The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 18 May 1932

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  • 15 1 The Singapore Free Press 13,649. ESTABLISHED 1835. SINGAPORE, S.S. WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 1932. 10 CENTS.
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  • 317 1 About 200 passengers and crew have not yet been accounted for m the disaster to the M.M. vessel Georges Philippar Pase 11The fire is believed to have originated m an empty cabin due to a short circuit m the wireless rcom Page 11. The story of the
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  • 1057 1 It happeneded to a cousin of mine and I have tried to tell it as nearly as possible as she told it to me. The only alterations I have made have been to the names, which had to be made for various reasons. I am not impulsive
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 189 1 KLIM ,O\VI>ERED MILK rli M MMST APPROACH TO PURE, H PARHIMB MILK INAMJ IN THK TROPICS. SABLI AT ALL LEADING VISION STORES RAFFLES HOTEL :i Modern Sanitation and Hot and Cold Running Water. TO-NIGHT TEA DANCE 6.30 to 8.15 p.m. Informal After Dinner Dance 9.30 to Midnight. TO-IVIORROW SPECIAL DINNER
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    • 165 1 fin ihtuyuiq r Swimmer ZIMMY holder of the worlds C| Endurance Swimming championship f| established recently at Honolulu when he remained m the water for 100 hrs. wTvtA 15 sees always uses TOLLEY'S BRANDY to "keep him going as he A^^-^A puts it /4v =?<^v\ When he attempts to swim
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    • 188 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Dainty sifts Page 10. Own vcice records Page 20. Trade Mark notices Page 2. An amazing swimmer Page 1. Empire shopping week danee Page 20. Little'? display if British good- Pago 10. Popular H.M.V records at Mcuties Pave 20. CHRYSLER POWER GARDENING. To create your ideal garden J
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    • 21 1 KLIM POWDERED MILK THE NEAREST APPROACH TO PURE, FRESH, PASTEURIZED MILK OBTAINABLE IN THE TROPICS. OBTAINABLE AT ALL LEADING PROVISION STORES.
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  • 343 2 Beion- large gathering, the msMben of the Singapore Amateur Welgtatltften' Aandatton litlri a physical culture display lit the Oieat World OO Saturday, m aid of the China Relief Fund. The various novel turns displayed were loudly applauded. The programme opened with Ahmad bin Jamal pulllnt two
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  • 202 2 i.uiini' oi drill> up 10 and for w ek endmil- M;n Bod Wednesday Itth, -MS pjn.. Headfluartera, Oflken, Bword Drill: D' (Bttrastan) Coy.. Reheanal Kum's Birthday Parade s.r.a ItebMlMtl Klnf'l Birthday Parade; Bde. Ki'-. Section, s»<-ti«m Parade; "A" Winw Dspot Co\ {<• cruita Ooorae Thur. -diiy 19th.
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  • 47 2 A v»m Heine stick, mounted with a copper knob made from metal taken from the Victory. Lord Nelson's flagship at Trafalß-ar. was presented to, Lord lnverclyde by members of the Glasgow branch of the BHtLsh Sailors' Society when a party of fia«c day conveners visited Cattle Wmpss
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 446 2 THE REMEDY PAR EXCELLENCE for PRICKLY HEAT. "AGNESIA" POWDER M.uuitactured m Singapore by the Gratton Laboratories. Obtainable m Boxes at 60 cenus Mi $1 50. from all Chemists and Stores Sole Distributors: MEDICAL HALL, LTD. Wholeralt Dept. BUSINESS CARDS. STRAITS TYPEWRITER AGENCY STATIONERS A REPAIRERS. 14A Chance Alley, Singapore. .^^flßfet
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    • 610 2 TENDERS. SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE TENDERS. NOTICE la hereby given that tenders are now Invited for the following materials or services and that particulars of such tenders may be obtained In the Tender Room, Municipal Offices Erection of Foreman's Quarters. Coolie Lines, etc. at Kolam Aycr Lane Date of Closing 4
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    • 408 2 TRADE xMARK NOTICES. WAUKEGAN NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the above trade mark is the trade mark of THE AMERICAN STEEL AND WIRE COMPANY of New Jersey, a Corporation organised and existing under the Laws of the State Ol New Jersey, located at Rockefeller Building. No. 614 Superior Avenue. Northwest.
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    • 348 2 NOTICES. SINGAPORE TURF CLUB. Spring Amateur Race Meeting I FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, MAY 20th AND 21st. 1932. (RACES tor Class 4 Horsey CtftM 2 Pomes and Polo Ponies. ENTRIES CLOSE on TUESDAY. MAY 17th at 3 pin ;tt the Secretary" Office. FRIDAY, M*y 20tli. lust R:(<«- commences 4.15 p.m. SATURDAY.
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    • 161 2 AUCTION SALE. AUCTION SALE VALUABLE PRBBHOLO LAND \i I.ANE <oU T:mi.|( t: K:Uom- R 400- A BEACH ROAD MORTGAGEE'S SAI Mi VALUABLE niBBHOLD I \M> No. 9-<; »oui n Loro B. I To l>« hTin- s.iii -l. om 4 ftfßßßßfl LEE ft COMPANY, MM! Ohambei i:.;;:. Ptac< c On Monday,
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 295 2 THE WEEK UcdnrscLo. lKth. Hir.li WBtei 0«4.) R.I it 20 49 82 ft. Etnpln Kitnpplng Week optM Annu:, rn"tiii 1 Chuiinksr Serdamr Estatt -s. ltd French Bank Buildings. 12 noon. MlMarS Tiffin Mi. M A I> Ua.rt on Air Traftic m U» N.E.I. k n i ULC Oknomttn Ke»t si.idii.ni
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  • 357 3 I Oxford's Last Horse Cab Disappears London, April 26. rath notable taoeptton tha openE nun r Term it Oxiord has been pi :.:i!i l itny other Summer tndl i.:.der-Kraduates WHO rathvaj .-t itions have hired then to their respectHej coiiblj I > a noticed that <\- absence from
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  • 53 3 on tlic Downs mar Brighton recent■mn .small phials half full of a :ir.Mni( They took them to who promptly informed the police. one bai txt n able to account for the CbemlsU i" Brighton have been 'iinr books for *>me description of ArsyUn" which appeared on each tthool MKOMi Tin-
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  • 515 3 I Inquest Story of Money Troubles London. .Mar. 30. K\Kl»rhi Di Hi* tuiaiu ial affairs nt the Rev Prank Rayasond shields, the Rector of Poplar. (1 ;t vmarkable suggestion that lit' had nt.nned to the Rectory unknown to .my MM between the tune that lv disappeared and the
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  • 38 3 Mr. O. Wilde. Engineer, Posts and Telegraphs, Central I*erak, will be proceeding on leave on the 28th. instant. Mr. W. Gibson, who was stationed m Alor Star. Kedah. before proceeding on leave, will succeeded Mr. Wilde at Ipoh.
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  • 647 3 A COUP Naval and Aerial Reorganisation Canton, May 4. A quirt political turnover, the reorganisation uf the Air and Naval Forces, and action taken by General Chin Chai-tong to bring the entire military and political machinery m Kwangtung under his supreme command are some of the
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  • 282 3 Latest Happenings m the Cayton Aerial Bureau Canton, May 2. It is problematical whether all of General j Chmg Wei-eheung's subordinates will abide by the deoi.sion of thr Kv.anptung military which replaces their chief. General Wong Kwong-jui nominally is to be at the head of the KwaocUing
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  • 478 3 Chan lhai-Tong's Attitude Obscure Canton, Later. Canton Ls qui. r. It i.s rtrrrrtfht that the Navy :nd Air Force must acquiecv m the reorganisation, and hostilities are not expected. The real attitude of General Chan Chru-tong I towards the Nanking Government and Mr. Hu Han-min remains somewhat
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  • 651 3 Grave Development Expected (.niton. May 5. Canton remains uaiuv-ni. but keen obaerven b< lieve that iht present uncerUln sit laiion is transit with Important develcpeaenta, (Kneral Chan ciuii-tong. the Commanrtrr-ln-chli I after appointing a new thief for the Air Fon Is nam prococwitni without interruption toward fl .v
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  • 233 3 Decision m Interests of London, April 26. Concern about the safety oi wotahlpperi at the Chapel oi the Savoy has led to the decision to eIOK the building on Sunda\ The Rev. Hugh Chapman said to the Evening Standard to-day. "A none It'll from the cornice on
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  • 175 3 Appeal Court Orders New I^Miilon. M.n 6. The Appeal Court baa ordered i new Mai m the "Helen of Troy' cast, m which John Place, grocer's Mrnt. originally sued Dr. searie. of c.Mnbridm lor damages 11: reaped ol the enttcement of his (Place's) wife but i<>-i
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  • 172 3 Madame Antoinette Tierc-e Honoured tendon. April 6. /!:< delightful bo of roaanu passage of thr war m London ycrtaidaj vhta Madame Antoinette Tierce m entcrtaJnsd by the Anglo-French Luncheon ciuo v tIM Boaal Victoria, we iii< who know bey book '■atvatß 'v.. Wrw- will recall
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 96 3 \IET US HELP YOU m KE EP TOUR DOC HEALTHY AND HAPPY. We cany a complete stock of SHERLEY'S and 808 MARTIN'S ..rid famous dotf foods and medicines. (HPT YOUR COPY OF 'HINTS TO DOG OWNERS' HI.I. OF VALUABLE ADVICE <;IYEN FREE WHILST SUPPLY LASTS. THE FEDERAL DISPENSARY, LIMITED. Irmirporated
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    • 119 3 Estate Trust Agencies BRANCHES: I 21, First Cross Street MALACCA. 11, Light Street PENANO i 14. Klyne Street Xl ALA LUMPIR j Registered b> and Security deposited with j the Straits Settlements Government. Act as Trustees, Administrators, Receivers, Guardians, Rent Collectors, Investments Supervised and Interest collected, Probate or Letters of
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  • 366 4 Then Want it Back The Prison Commissioners have asked the Kent County Council to release them from the undertaking to sell Maidstone Prison; m fact, they want the prison back. The Home Office decided to close the prison because of the reduction m the number of
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  • 286 4 Secession From S. Africa Demanded Joha n nesburg A well-attended public meeting m Durban has passed a unanimous resolution urging the secession of Natal from the Union of South Africa, and calling a convention of Natal citizens m Maritzburg at an early date to consider Natals
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  • 69 4 Finishing his second round with the remarkable figure of 3,4,3,4,3, E. Noel Layton, of Walton Heath, won the Prince of Wales'G golf trophy on the Prince's course, Sandwich. His two rounds were 78 and 73. and he beat Allan N<>wey (Moseley) and Eric Piddlan (Stourbridge), two young Midlanders, by one
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  • 1640 4 A GOOD BOOST Club Where You Pour Your Own Whisky! [From Our Own Correspondent] Bangkok, May 11. The visit of the Taiping Polo players has given the game a good boost. Like squash, polo was played m the north of Siam for years before Bangkok
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  • 492 4 Painting While You Wait In the presence of aoout fifty memoers of the Arundel Society Mr. E. Hartley IfOOMJ the well- known Manchester artist, gave a demonstration of portrait-painting m the suitabk surroundings; of the Manchester City Art Gallery. Mr. H. J. M. Maltby (chairman of the Council
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  • 35 4 Elliott rode M. de St. Alary's Kandy to victory In the One Thousand Guineas at New-market on April 29. this being the second time In four years thafr a French-owned horse has won this race.
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  • 192 4 Disadwintau's «»t Oil F.xphiined The use of cold tea II c 1 for burns. In preference bo a |T was suggested by Dr I \V nn»n. medical superintend.:. at a Camborwell inqi.> He said that if barns v »°y o( tht old gr< Mf cult to
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  • 113 4 Prince Sets Fashion for Men I The Prince of Walt*. h;irbitu fashions for men. has hUWfMM new stylo For informal mitd has taken to wearing a cap ami made from a grey finely-checked m. often wears them when dflfllll W travelliiiß by tram HK II with a
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 54 4 w^^/J^^^^\. .^E^^'% No fussing with pots and pans. Every mould a masterpiece. Crown Jelly is a time and labour saving BRITISH PRODUCT. FRAMROZ Co. KAYSER STOCKINGS New shipment just arrived All latest shades now m stock Call now and get your pair early from Wassiamull Assomull Co. 31 and 33
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    • 185 4 n mW f MM Germs of decay lurk m ugly him Prevent trouble— keep teeth free from film with this special film -removing tooth paste T F you were to allow your teeth to gently removes this film and reveals Xgo even one day without brush- the clean enamel surfaces
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  • 2512 5 I Where They Pray for Home Rule and Hope it will Never Come By Sir (iKOFFRKY CLARKE, C.5.1., 0.8. E. In.ii i i- »«t a country suffering from any grievance due to imistration. She is the freest country m the World. |r,\ ail more sympathetic
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  • 293 5 Where Princess Royal's Son Will Go To School London, April fg. When the .shy new boys arrive at Ludgrove School. Cuckfosttii, tHadley Woods*, on May 5. cne of them will be Lcrd Lascelles. eldest son of Lord Harewood and the Princess Royal. Lord Lascelles is nine. He
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  • 132 5 Shanghai, May 2. Tlic Hungkew Park outrage has given rise to a remarkable situation m the French Concession, where Japanese consular and military police, armed with warrants, have been entering and searching scores of Korean homes In the French Concession. A larp- number of arrests are reported to
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
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  • 1010 6  - Bridge Notes and Problems. HORATIUS BY I CHRONIC CRITICS AND SYSTEMS FIOUREti tU pun anything and §O can curds, to UM .atiofaction ol the manipulator but to drcrj a syntem on irrelevant evidence .Mid to make against it a ease based on bad mddint 1 is 'he height Oi unfair
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  • 634 6 Superiority of the European Does the brain tissue of the dark-skinned races differ In quality as well as m quantity from that oi the white-skinned This important question Ls partly answered by Dr. J. H. Sequeira. writing from Nairobi m the current issue of the British Medical
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  • 132 6 For Best Singing of "Abide With Me" LFrom Our Own Correspondent] London, Mar 3. Children m the village of Lidgate are disappointed. The West Suffolk Education Committee have decided that they cannot accepl a bequest of £100 for the school because of the difficulties and expense
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  • 1835 6  -  ELY CULBERTSON By lI7HEN a player decides to give up a certain game for the possibility of a Slam he ,hould be sure that the chances of making a Slam are at least oven I receive a great many letters from Bridge players everywhere telling the
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  • 100 6 Royal Command Performance at the Palladium 1 From Our Own Correspondent J London, May 4. I understand that the music-hall artists whose names have been drawn up for the approval cf the King for the Rcyal Command Performance on May 30. at the Palladium, include the following:
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  • 825 6  -  GEORGE CECIL Improved Manners m Paris By J Special to the Free PRM] pof^ many yeais Pans dinnei-partie., were |O- as-you-ple tse affair^. The male pMOtS, hoWBVOT < xtensive their wardrobe, did not consider lit incumbent on them to drew like uentlt nien. thounh every
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  • 864 6 j Ifelsingfors. The litth Northern Republic »1 Finland wt :it wet U)-(lay. tempeiak'ly and with order oreVaJUnej. The Phanay of standards was aeCQßßplished on an entirely hiirtnfailllrf manner during the dayUgtd hours, niuhtfall vawuk the tra imposition a more aahl ■WJtrt. wriv-v James B. Whaiton. The
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  • 420 7 gpj \\i) RELIABILITY 150 M.I'.H. Monoplanes for (airo-Cape Route now being made to the i l^ht MM 4-engined hk D are being designed r Imperial Airways for jM milts trans-African air- :i Capetown. *iii lirst machine will l> Urtak within the next few :li t \ull
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  • 168 7 ALL MANCHURIA AFLAME Heavy Fighting Proceeding Harbin, May 5. battles m many plftOM arc r» aching < to the Manchukuo Govern- uMv cW tending Fangcheng against MUllta m strong force. The mflerH very heavy casualties. 1 hv .stiil holding the town nunandrr has called for remand troops urt- being transported
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  • 12 7 rW Bait, assistant manager of Glen- Betaagar, is going on home leave.
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  • 259 7 "INQUISITION" ON FAMILY LIFE 8.8.C. QUESTIONNAIRE 18,000 Forms Issued— s,ooo Replies Only 5.000 replies have been received by the London School of Economics to their questionnaire on family life arranged m conjunction with the British Broadcasting Corporation. The number of forms sent out was 48,340. It remains to be seen
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  • 479 7 "No Mystery About BoneSetting" Says Surgeon CVmiderable stir is likely t be caused m the medic il we rid by the putMc -.it ion of a remarkable bock on "Manipulative Surgery." by Mr. A. S. Blundell Bai kart. orthcpcd:< surg i,n to the Middlesex Hospital and mraeon to
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  • 242 7 American's Lost Wager London, March 31. IIUW Icndon telephone operators, who have each made more than a million telephone calls, celebrated a 25 years' anniversary yesterday. The participants were Messrs. W. H. Hayball. H. E Hudson, and J. Tracey. all of whom joined th? telephone staff cf
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  • 510 7 THE THREE ANGELS Man Who Gives £10 Tips London. May 4. Famous ghosts m plenty will hover m the unromantie background of Knight. Frank, and ißutley's sale rooms m Hanover-square. Lcndon on Wednesday, when Romano's Restaurant, haunt of the Bohemians for the past 50 years. |will be
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  • 507 7 Bank Action Which Took Six Years to Decide IFrcm Our Own Correspondent) Lcndor. May 3. The costs m the Water low and Bank of Portugal case, m which the House cf Lei > last week delivered jutigm nt fcr the bank for £610.392. with COSta m three
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  • 14 7 Mr. Martin, of the Colonial Office, has arrived m Kinta on a brief visit.
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  • 337 7 Sir William and Lady Peel Go on Leave Hong Kong. May 7. His Excellency the Governor. Sir William Peel, accompanied by Lady Peel and his private CCCKtiry, Mr. G. W. A. Tufton. left Hong Kong on the Empress of Japan at neon yesterday on Home leave. Many
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  • 74 7 A t5-year-oid bey at Nottingham ree ntly VM >ent to I reformatory en a charge of shopbreaking and stealing cigarettes. It WMM that he was the leader cf a gang of boys km un as the "Phantom Gang." Som of the fang when questioned stated that they were frightened by
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  • 192 7 The Daily Express is able to nml that the I "mysteiy" OOIOIK] who was tOUnd wandering abrut Wimbhdcn, dying of poison, is Colonel Frederick Pepys OookereU, M.C a descendant )f the diarist, and a distinguished soldier who aOM epaftfe OtWfc, Dutch. Russian. Italian, [French, -.mo ■eventeen distinct
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 233 7 R /A "Wotr rfo you manape tn keep thin. Jim. m thix beastly climate"? y L (-Itiuys 4ri*k WhUkti (i>;<! Polly, which ron'a'n* nafiira/ pa* and jj T^SpP*ST^ do<-» not b.'wr <!»;.- Apollinaris I A N«r«« "ID AXS A7 1 i«y 1 have not 117 A O crT\ i^v-VT V
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  • 788 8 IN HONOUR OF A HANGMAN Executions m the "Bad Old Days" London, May 11. Human life was held cheaply m the bad old days, so cheaply that m the fifteenth century the theft of even ninepennyworth of ropes, nets and cords was, under an
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  • 193 8 Seized by the French Government The French Government has confiscated the crash-proof aeroplane m which M. Albert Sauvant was pushed over a cliff near Nice. Presumably the Government does not wish the invention to fall into the hands of a foreign Power. At the same time, it does
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  • 1379 8 RETIREMENT TRIBUTES "Very Old Doctor Who Bowled Out Australians" Perak has recently at public functions bade formal farewell to Dr. P. H. Hennessy. the veteran cricketer, who is shortly to retire from Malaya. At a luncheon m his honour Dr. Hennessy, replying to the
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  • 129 8 Ancient Village Ceremony m Leicestershire London, March 30. The annual ceremony known a.s "Hallaton bottle-kicking" was celebrated at Hallaton, Leicestershire, yesterday, m the presence of a large crowd. Under the will of a former Rector, the Rector of Hallaton has to provide a hare-pie, weighing over 201 b., which
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  • 170 8 Nightly "Battles" Frontier Amsterdam MM I Smuggling on tho Dutch c T especially m the region Of South Ge'.^rland and North Umburg. ha.s .i. .nnlng proportions In spite of increase •>' tbe customs officials. During February, m the d the German officials conn. 15,000 cigarettes. 1.700 packets
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  • 104 8 GAS MAIN EXPLOD ES Much Damage Caused m Creenwich [From Our Own Correspondent London. l| A violent and at prtM-nt ■MSplati explosion whirh took plac.- r.crntly m wich, made a 30 ft wid.- hole In I street, hurled a si\-U>n m. tor OQMk shattered hundreds of Window and stones against
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 245 8 PROVED! L^^ii THE BAEY |BABY'FOOP| Ff)f)n N^^___^^r T^/r^ the SUNLIGHT VITAMINS. The "Ankoria" Baby Food of New Zealand is produced only In the Spring when the fresh green pastures are at their highest Vitamin Content, and by the introduction of Vitamin D known as THE SUNLIGHT VITAMIN, "Ankoria" builds up
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    • 227 8 COX KINGS (AGENTS) LIMITED Head Office: 13, Regent Street, LONDON, S.W.i TAKE CHARGE OF EASTERN KIT AT THEIR PORT SAID BRANCH HAVE IT LAUNDERED AND READY FOR ON THE RETURN JOURNEY. Representatives board all homeward bound steamer PORT SAID, MARSEILLES, LONDON AND LIVERPOOL to arrange Baggage Clearance, Rail AccomnvKiatlon. etc
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    • 245 9 BAND PERFORMANCES DURING MAY POLICE BAND Thursday 19th at 9 p.m. Teluk Ayer Sunday 22nd at 9 p.m. Botanic Gardens Friday 27th at 5.15 p.m. hat on g Park Hand of the Ist Batt. Gloucestershire Regt. kind permission of Lt. Col. A. F. Chapman Officers FRIDAY, 20TH AT 9 P.M.
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    • 439 9 —MALAYA'S FINEST THEATRE— SPECIAL EMPIRE WEEK "REVIVAL" SCREENING of BRITISH SUCCESSES! i MATINEE TODAY at 3.15 6.15 TO NIGHT 9.15 FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY BY POPULAR DEMAND The Famous English Comedian LESLIE HENSON BBBSpHS^H m the H^^V W^lkS CiainslMirough Uproarious Wf Comedy— I With HEATHER THATCHER and CONNIE EDDIS MAUGHTY
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    • 405 9 Tl ill i:i: TO-DAI at 3 p.m. AGAIN THE FINEST SHOW IN TOWN AS ALWAYS— A FILM SUPERLATIVELY ABOVE p COMPARISON JOAN CRAWFORD CLARK GABLE V at last co-starred by M.-G.-M, J IN POSSESSED A vivid drama of the clash of two fiery personalities a story to leave you gasping
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  • 24 10 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. MARRIAGE CAREY-COBB. On May 14th. at Kuala Lumpur, H. R. Carey. Malayan Education Department, to Enid M. M. Cobb. Malayan Medical Service.
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  • 845 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS WEDNESDAY, MAY 18. 1932. "BUY BRITISH" "Sorry, but I must have British," Sir George Jeffreys, the recently appointed G.O.C. of the British troops m the Poona district of India, is reported to have said during his first shopping expedition m Poona immediately after his arrival from England.
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  • 162 10 The wedding took place at the office of the Registrar of Marriages (Mr. A. E. Coope) on Saturday, of Mr. H. R. Carey, of the Education Department. Johore. and Dr. Enid ManMargaret Cobb. of the Malayan Medical Service. A marriage has been arranged and will take place at Singapore m
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  • 219 10 British Programme at the Pavilion (By Our Film Correspondent) The Calendar, the Gainsborough adaptation lof the story of that name by Edgar Wallace, forms the piece de resistance of an all-British 'programme at the Pavilion, which opened I yesterday. When one read the book one was able to
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  • 89 10 Wednesday, May 18th Before the Chief Justice m the Ist. Court at 11 aan. 5.1416J31— M. R. M. S. Sockalingam Chettlar vs. V. E. H. Sayampanathan. 5.1417J31 M. R. M. R. S. SockaUnsam Chettiar vs. V. E. H. Sayampanathan. Before Mr. Justice Whitley m the 2nd Court at
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  • 939 10 Captain Dollar's Business Methods The death of Captain Robert Dollar, president of the famous shipping line. Ins removed a notable American figure. The writer was privileged to get a few Impressions of Captain Robert Dollar from a Singapore resident who knew him well. He was a
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  • 178 10 Annual Kuala Lumpur— lpoh Contest [Prom Our Own Correspondent 1 Ipoh, May 17. Whitsun sport m Ipoh was confined solely to V.M.C.A. annual contests with Kuala Lum- I pur Association. The cricket on Saturday and, Monday was a low-scoring game for which the Ipoh Padang is now noted.
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  • 332 10 FORGERY CHARGE Assize Court Story of Alleged Tricken A remarkable stor\ w Assizes, before Mi Justiyesterday, when a Chin Choon, alias Song Kirn 1 charge of using as genuli The document w;i %pi m favour Of Sinw Ngftl C: for the Ciown. a.s latcd In A: ICUUIIg
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  • 90 10 LONDON TIN AND Xl BBFR PUCES [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRI I.omlon M.iy 18. Messrs. Lewis. Laarni ;ind Sons notify to-day's tin prices ta follows Spot £120 l 8 (£l2O~ H > Forward £122i 8 (£l22 5 8 The market is firm Messrs. Symington and Wilson notify to-day's rubber
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  • 277 10 Remarkable New Fettwrtl Discovered (From Our Own Corn lp«h. M.n II The discovery of som« i tures m the terrain of tin I region between the Highland Valley has been disclosed by ethnological officers m :i kBM Sakai country. It appears Hwi and a stretch of rivei for
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  • 26 10 Under the auspices of the M Pnya Lebar, a Pray.-. MMtU wi the Chapel on Thursday :r! I Dorisamy will bo Hrn *Mlnr I cordially welcome
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
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    • 20 10 DAINTY GIFTS of PRACTICAL EVERYDAY USEFULNESS FOR LADIES and GENTLEMEN U. S. de Silva Bros, JEWELLERS, 23 High Street, Singapore.
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  • 507 11 M M. VESSEL STILL ABLAZE ORIGIN OF OUTBREAK SHOW-CIRCUIT IN WIRELESS ROOM RESCUER'S STORY Si l^el I-i (lon. May 17. .!\iv.us the Georges Hrn Bati not be definitely 1 b port to-day. u\k to deflect uitli r Djibouti, where there t( not available at
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  • 23 11 u^cl(T torms and Rain •n Britain —Official Service] Ruirby. May 17. howwf weather m most tend with the enjoyment 'Holiday yesterday.
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  • 12 11 I-ondon, May 18. > far the open golf i>»o late
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  • 592 11 ARMY'S ATTITUDE Admissions of Mysterious Priest fßeuUT's Far Eastern Service] Tokyo, May 17. Mr Ki.,aburo Suzuki. Home Minister, has informally accepted the presidency of the Seiyuki party. The elder men of the party decided to support Mr. Suzrki and early this mcrning successfully prrmacUJ Mr. Takejlro Tokonami.
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  • 550 11 Premiership Not Yet Solved lßeuter"s Service] Tokio, Later. The new Cabinet is not likely to be decided before May 20 as Prince Saionji is not expected to arrive m Tokyo till May 19. A mass meeting of Parliamentary members of the Seiyukai this afternoon unanimously elected Mr.
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  • 526 11 72 DEAD; 800 INJURED BRITISH TROOPS RESTORING CONFIDENCE MILL AREA CLOSED (Reuter's Service! Bombay. May 16. The gravity of the situation here is indicated by the fact that armoured cars were rushed here this morning and an Indian Regiment is standing by to-night prepared for emergencies.
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  • 47 11 Week-end Visit to Fleet [British Radio— Official Service] R**by, May 17. The King visited the fleet during the weekend. Although he witnessed the naval tattoo at Portsmouth two years ago this visit to the fleet was the first paid by His Majesty since his illness.
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  • 80 11 INTERNATIONAL OIL CARTEL NEW YORK CONFERENCE U.S. Anti-Trust Law Obstacle [Reuter's Service] New York, May 17 <^, P TTn YeS f the Royal Dvt <" h «d on ro^ g CrSian Burma Oil and to-day to discuss ways and means of stabilising international oil markets. Some of the Euro peans
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  • 124 11 To Leave Nursing Home To-day f ßeuter's Service] London, May 16. A bulletin states that the Prime Minister's eye is so satisfactory that he is leaving the nursing home for Lossiemouth on Wednesday instead of on Friday. [British Radio Official Service] Kuffby. May 17. The Prime Minister has
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  • 86 11 Highland Patriot m London Docks [British Radio Official Service] Rug-by, May 17. The new Nelson motor liner. Highland Patriot, reached Albert Dock, London, last night from Belfast. She was built by Harland and Wolff. The ship had run her trials successfully and on May 28, will begin
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  • 80 11 Italy's Games with Spain [Reuter's Service 1 Rome, May 16. Maier and Tejada (Spain) beat Del Bono and Deminerbi (Italy) 5 7. 6 2. 6 2. 6 4. m the second round of the DavLj Cup. The Italians won the first two singles matches. Rome, May 17. Palmieri
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  • 66 11 New High Records Established [British Radio— Official Service] Rugby, May 17. When the Stock Exchange opened after the holidays this morning an outstanding feature was again provided by leading high class investment securities on a favourable monetary position. Good buying was again m progress, and new high records
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  • 174 11 Second Round m Malayan Championship The first round of the Malayan billiards championship was completed at the New World last night, when L. T. Thiago (Selangor I.A/> defeated W. S. Dean (Gloucester Corporals' Club) 250—205. Thiago made the highest break of the contests (39). The first match m the
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 142 11 EMPIRE \SSSIP** SHOPPING \!P«18^ WEEK May 1 8th to 24th. BUY EMPIRE PRODUCTS Their Quality and Craftsmanship are Still Unsurpassed VISIT OUR SPECIAL l»l*l»l. 1 V* OF BRITISH EMPIRE PRODUCTS AT RAFFLES PLACE AND THE "NEW WORLD" ROBINSON Co., Ltd. (Incorporated In Straits Settlements) Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. j^ GOOD
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  • 1315 12 EMPIRE SHOPPING WEEK IN MALAYA i CAMPAIGN OPENS TO-DAY A concerted effort will be initiated to-day with the object •of extending the market for British goods m Malaya. The Empire Shopping Week, organised at the instance of the Overseas league, and enthusiastically supported by British merchants, commences to-day
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  • 255 12 The under-noted non-fiction works will be ready for issue on Saturday, at 9 a.m. Adams (J.T.) The Epic of America. 1932. Baring (Maurice* Lost Lectures or. the Fruits of Experience. 1932. Baurr <I,udwig> War Again To-Morrow. 1932. Trans, from the German. 2 copies. Bigelow (H. 8.) Oceanography. 1931.
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  • 687 12 JAIL COLLAPSE Over 200 Prisoners Escape Calcutta. Hay 19. One of the most violent galas experienced by Mymensingh residents within living memory was responsible for the collapse of part of the Mymensingh jail buildings yesterday afternoon. Several warders are reported to have been killed and
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  • 227 12 No King's Birthday Sports This Year I From Our Own Correspondent Malacca, May 16. At aii Officers' Conference held last week it was decided that, m view of the bad times, the urgent need for donations to the Colours Fund, and subscriptions required for the forthcoming annual Service
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  • 38 12 A backer at Newmarket coupled two 100 6 outsiders m the 10s. daily double on the tote. 3oth won and as a result he received £701 11s., us he was the only backer successful m finding he double.
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  • 333 12 ADVERTISEMENT TRIP First Madrid-Manila Flight Rangoon. M.t> 111 Don Fernando Rein Loring. a 29-year-old Spaniard, who is making both a pleasure and an advertisement trip from Madrid to Manila by air, landed at the Mingaladon aerodrome ;it 11-5 a.m. yesterday, five minutes after his small two-seater all-metal
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  • 429 12 Strong Support for Delhi Resolutions Bombay, M.n 8. The informal conference of Indian Princes and their Ministers concluded to-day after disposing of all the items on the agenda. The Maharaja of Dungarpur and Sir Richard Trench en behalf of Hyderabad were additional members i present at to-day's
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  • 164 12 There is a tendency among dancing folk to revert sometimes to the old time dances, and m response to many requests, some of these dances, such as Lancers, old style Waltzes, etc. will be included m the programme of the Ball to be given at Raffles
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  • 35 12 I Mr Tang Fock Choon. lately employed as t Assistant Cashier at the Chartered Bank t Taiping. who was accidentally shot during a t footing picnic last week, died at hi, residence:, on Sunday morning.
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  • 365 12 SLUMP EFFECTS Marked Improvement m Pians and Design The report of Mr. A. Cannell, acting Municipal Building Surveyor, for the year 1931 states During the year 1931 a decrease Ls .shewn m the number of plans submitted nnd appn>\ed. the number of buildings completed compared with
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  • 283 12 Mauve Sari and V ermillion Forehead Mark Allahabad, May 9. Savitfi Dcvi, alias Mrs. Jaffar All. an Irishwoman '50>. was placed on trial before the Additional Sessions Judge. Allahabad, to-day on charges of harbouring an abseonder. Yaspal. and being m possession of unlicensed arms. Dressod m a
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  • 146 12 Chinese Woman Robbed Two Chinese named Teo Boon Ann and Koh Ah I,eng yesterday morning appean-d before the Second Police Magistrate. Mr. A. W. Hay. ,m on a charge of gang rotHnif. The accused, who were not repu-sented by counsel, claimed to be tried. Mr. S. Fun*
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  • 113 12 Old Gorge, a cart horse, had an excltin X time the other afternoon. Some mis K uid-d children at White Hart Dock. Lambeth, bepan pelttni him with stcnes and Old Oeorp-. objecting to such treatment bolted into the Thames and beg>n to sink. Barge.*, workmen and police made united efforts
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  • 568 12 THE SEASON Pictures Which Set a \u Standard iFnm Urn On i y Piliau Warn Da) k applied. Urn m;. 1. don HIM, This painting is an admin 1,1. pPBHIoa Ol th< .iiFamous nan am! i VMVing the works ol ma pattnltl ot the
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  • 58 12 A small pictUTß ITi' M which was rmiWkiTtl oi lifti£Bl9 at Christi. It it \\;us picture on the hack uiui. i m va.s. This i. 0) German paintt i .md the Mil of Lot and bii ilaintilT— hn ■a#OMJ and QlWHMiall Ii th: been dis( o\. red Bl ttM la
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  • 474 13 L Sullivan and His Men m Colombo Colombo May 2. i -mbinations ever sen: I Rugby League arrived m i toombo ttM J< rvis Bay on their way Uld Htm Zealand. "•in is captained by James Sullivan, who I his third trip overseas, while Bryn > is ■ecood
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  • 213 13 [From Our Own Correspondent] London, April 26. Mr. Adrian D. Stoop was last week nominated as president of the Rugby Union for the season 1932-33. Mr. R. F. Oakes (Yorkshire) and Mr. J. Milnes (Lancashire) were nominated as vice-presidents and Mr. E. Prescott as honorary treasurer. These nominations
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  • SPORT OF THE DAY.
    • 661 13 Two Wins and a Defeat for Indian Assccn. The following are the results of matches played by the Indian Assocn. during the weekend: In the match played between the Association and United Engineers Recreation Club on Saturday at the Indian Association ground, the Association won comfortably: United Engineers
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    • 191 13 The St. Joseph's Institution turned the tables on the Ceylon Sports Club on Monday at Balestier when they defeated the Ceylonese by 54 runs. St. J.I. H. Boon c Maniam b Ambiavagar 14; G. Fernandesz b Jesudasan 35; F. Pereira Ibw b Martinus 21; S. Mosbergen b
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    • 143 13 r:\.\.\. 10-Miles Championship [Prom Our Own Correspondent] London, April 28. J. F. Wood (Heriot's F.P.A.C.) a little Scotsman, who holds his national title, achieved a great performance m winning the A.A.A. ten miles championship at Perry Barr. Birmingham. The weather was squally, with occasional hailstorms, and Wood seemed at
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    • 566 13 Good Impression m Indians' First Match [Prom Our Own Correspondent] London, May 2. It was among beautiful surroundings, and with the English climate m a pleasant mood for once, that the All-Indian team began their first match on Friday. They were playing on a private ground al Pelsham.
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    • 208 13 But The Game Went On One player was drowned and three others narrowly escaped with their lives m a *Go-As-You-Please" football match at Workington. Cumberland. After the dead man's body had been swept away m the swollen River Derwent the other players went on with the game. In
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    • 140 13 Mr. Thackray Recovering From Accident [From Our Own Correspondent] London, April 28. Mr. Fred Thackray, the brilliant young amateur rider who was unconscious for thirteen days after the fall of his mount Gregalach m the Grand National, returned to his home at Cal-cot-Row, Reading, on Saturday, thirty-seven days
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  • 82 13 Miss K. Stammers is. at the moment, playing as well as any other woman m Britain. She achieved the feat of winning the women's singles at the West Side Country Club at Ealing. where she subdued such a sound player as MLss Freda Scot, of Suffolk, by 6 3, 6
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  • 358 13 Arrangements for Next Season [From Our Own Correspondent] London, April 26. Thp report of the sub-committee appointed txj select the clubs to be exempted m the early rounds of the F.A. Cup competition next season is being adopted by the council at their meeting m London. The following
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  • 351 13 Seven-a-Side Rugby at Twickenham [From Our Own Correspondent] London. April 26. We had our annual jolly afternoon's enertamment at Twickenham, watching the concluding stages of the Middlesex County Rugby Union seven-a-side tournament, and m the end new winners of the event were found m the Blackheath team They
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 59 13 A/ UNITEERS y EMPIRE PRODUCTS SPECIAL DISPLAY OF ALL ELECTRIC I All British Merchand' I ise During Empire SHOPPING WEEK We invite YOU to I visit our Electrical Fittings Show Rooms, I I7'i9 Battery Road. United Engineers Limited. (Incorporated In the Straits Settlements). MM. A PORE BRANCHES. r 1 ij4
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    • 358 13 YOU CAN HAVE A 1 STUDY COLLEGE TRAINING IN IN AT ALMOST ANY CAREER YOUR HnM n FOR A FEW SHILLINGS SPARE nvm^ MONTHLY. TIME LET ME BE YOUR FATHER Unless you are m touch wi h m^ all branches of industry, you L &M D PR FESS T cannot
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 1025 14 OIIM. m. B. M. i \JI THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean IHt SIAM STEAM NAVIGATION Co.. Ltd. Steam Ship Co.. Ltd., and China THE HU A KHIOW STEAMSHIP Co.. (1932) Ltd. r, r*^ THE SARAWAK STEAMSHIP Co.. Ltd. Mutual Steam Navigation Co., Ltd.). TRE CUNARD STEAM SHIp Co Ltd THE
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    • 529 14 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated In England) "ELLERMAN" LINE. FREIGHT SERVICE TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL HOMEWARDS. Steamer Due Spore. Sails S'poir. s.s. CITY OF BAGDAD For Havre, L'don, Rdam and Hamburg In Port May 17 ss. CITY OF BEDFORD For Havre, L'don, R'dam,
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    • 336 14 P. O. British India and Apcar Lines. (Incorporated m England) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N CO UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJKSTYS OOTED ||BMI LONDCN AND FAR EAST MAIL SKKVK I OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA fi JAPAN. Dm Tonnage. Singapore. BHUTAN 6,000 May 26 RAWALPINDI
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 718 15 M\KSEILLFS, LONDON, ANTWERP. ROTTERDAM AND MIDDLESBROUGH. IO.IM May 18 19 HAKUSAN MARU T. 10.500 July 13 14 I I 11.000 June 2 3 HARUNA MARU T 10.500 July 27 28 y{ 10.500 June 15 16 KATORI MARU T 10.000 Aug. 11 12 12.000 June 28 29 5 KASHIMA MARU T
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    • 589 15 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE ciw/ AMERICAN MAIL LINE BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBv M 1 at4> \^^^m^^^—Mm^^^^^^^^m^mmm X. M BBBBBBBW^ B^aHaBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBaV^ /M^ .^B^BBBBBBBBBBi TO EI«OI>£ FROM SINGAPORE AND PENANG VIA COLOMBO, BOMBAY. SUEZ, PORT SAID. ALEXANDRIA. NAPLES. AND GICNO V Arrive I^eave Leave Arrive Spore. Spore, Penang. N. York. PIM Monroe May 23 May 24
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    • 788 15 K. P. M. KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ I.A'I'AK Wednesday. May 18 Prigi-Radja. sapat.. Tembilahan. Poeloc-Pallas. Peng»llao» Estate and Rengat. ELOUT Wednesday. May 18. Muntok and Palembang TOBELO Wednesday, May 18. Toengkal, Moeara-Saba and Djambi VAN LANSBERGE— Wednesday. May 18. Belawan-Deli. VAN HEUTSZ Thursday, May 19. Hong Kong, Swatow and Amoy. N.
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  • 721 16 The Voyagers on the Cat London, May 4. Fines amounting to more than £3,600, arising >ut of what Mr. Bingley, the Marylebone magistrate, described as a "daring exploit" were imaossed at Marylebone to-day. Lionel Victor Earle, aged 22, merchant seasian, of Wellington Esplanade, Lowestoft, was fined £1,200, or
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  • 201 16 "I Can't see I'm Blind" "I can't see I'm blind." These words were wrung, m a half-sob and a half-scream, from the ashon-grey lips of Kid Sheppard, the American coloured boxer, m the seventh round of a fifteen-round contest at the West Bromwich Palais de Danse, Birmingham.
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 684 16 Burns Philp Line. (Incorporated m Australia) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and the S.S. MANGOLA (3.352 tons). (Cargo only] B.s. MARELI.A is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia. Cabins de
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    • 663 16 Kerr Steamship Co Inc. (Incorporated In U.S.A.) NEW YORK SERVICE. Regular Freight Service to Boston, New Vorl Philadelphia and Baltimore (via Suez). Doe Sails Due MS. SILVERPALM May 24 May 30 M.S. SILVERTEAK June 14 June 20 M.S. SILVERSANDAL July 5 July 11 For rates and particulars please apply to:
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 675 16 MAIL DESPATCHES BT TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 p.m. and Thursday 7.30 a.m. Kedah Monday to Friday 7.38 a.m. Saturdays 7 p.m. Kuantan (via Jerantut) 7 p.m. Kelantan every Wednesday 7 a.m. t every Saturday 7 p.m. P Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Penang and Lower Siam 7.30 a.m. F.M.S Batu
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    • 64 16 India. Itl. 4073. frcm Genoa 17. for Batavia 18. Havre Maru. Jap. 3450. from Bombay 17. for Hong Kong 17. Achilles. Brit. 7184, from Swansea 17, for Hong Kong 19. CLEARANCES May 16— Mabella (Nod; London Mnru tJapi, Woolgar (Nor); Flevo. Raub, Larut, Medusa. Gemas. Sin Kheng Seng, Hong Lam.
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  • Port and Shipping News.
    • 460 17 Rescue of Crew of "Mary Jones" The master and two seamen of the British steamer Foam Queen were presented on April 8 with Lloyds Medal for Saving Life at Sea, m recognition of th >ir gallant rescue of the crew f the Mary Jones on February 20. The
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    • 446 17 Per t.s.s. Antenor sailing to-day:— Mr. and Mrs. A. Gordon Lee, Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Geddes. Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Preston. Mrs. Muir, Mrs. Petrie and inft.. Mr. H. Oke, Mr. W. Lowson. Mr. and Mrs. C. E Gibson. Mr. and Mrs. K. D. Turner. Mr.
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    • 189 17 Riga, March 31. A wireless message received In Leningrad states that the Soviet icebreaker Krassin remains icebound off Vaygach Island, between Novaya Zemlya and the mainland, with the icebreakers Lenin and Malygin. The Malygin stuck there m November. The Lenin, sent to her relief, reached her In December,
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    • 446 17 Navy Wants Training on The Ocean "England has a Navy without sea legs, and *he day may come when a large proportion of the Navy will be seasick on the rare occasions It puts to sea." This startling attack on the senior service was made to
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    • 245 17 In reviewing the latest developments m wireless apparatus for use at sea. the magazine Radio Intelligence, draws attention to the "skipper-conVrollcd" sets now being fitted to small vessels, trawlers, yachts, and the like. Such sets are as simple to operate as a breadcast receiver, may be used
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    • 247 17 Theoretically, a time of depression like the present should be a period when manufacturers with enterprise and energy should be preparing designs which will lead to a considerable improvement m their machinery, ready for practical application on a large scale as soon as the tide turns. Actually,
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    • 71 17 The s.s. Conte Rosso is expected to arrive at Singapore from Shanghai and Hong Kong on May 19th at 7 a.m. and will sail the same day at 4 p.m. for Colombo, Bombay. Suez and Italy via ports. The M.M. mail steamer Porthos is due here from Saigon to-day at
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  • Page 17 Advertisements
    • 501 17 THE Singapore Free Press (Daily and Weekly Editions) H Office: 138 ROBINSON ROAD, SINGAPORE. 60G& Cable Address: ADVERTISER, SINGAPORE. f/ The premier morning daily m Malaya M/ Delivered with the Chota Hazri each f morning. Latest news, latest telegrams and latest announcements. London rubber and tin cables appear daily. Special
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    • 440 17 CAMELS F^^^^^^ are cigarettes prepared from nicely yN^-.^ i=ag/) blended tobaccos and are of a flavour ,> Yf^<.^- -^ar' that is more than merely pleasant. <j §f 3\ f^[ v Their aroma is different from that 5 R/TiJ*' 1 >?A* associated with the smoking of the i 1 N^-<v ordinary
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  • 344 18 Peodatr Reactions Seen m JapM Jap.mt-M patriotism expies es Use!. 1 m Kt range wa\s. Spurred by the example of the Three Berole Private*;," who made "human bomb-." of themv Jves to break a Chinese p sit ion near Shanghai, patriot* of Nippon now are \\ing with one
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  • 392 18 200 MILES THRO UGH THE ROC KIES CUacier Trail Ride From Jasper .laNper, Alta. Toiimts who like their iminim along the trails and out of tin- way pIMM not generally followed by their It How nun ha\e tit at m store for them thi.; summer. They will ha\e 0M opportunity
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  • 280 18 MALAY -EN GLISH DICTIONARY rMr. K. J. Wilkinson's New Work A Malay-English DtoUOMUy. ("Romanized^ By R. J. Wilkinson Part I. A-K. 12 x 9, «31 pp. Mytilene Salncpoul s and KinderIls. Mr H. J. Wilkinson is one of the greatest of Mvtafl Malay scholars and this monumental work, the second
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  • 686 18 DR. SZE'S RESIGNATION To Rest For Two I Years From Our Own Correspondent. I I i mli ii. April 26. Dr Alfred S/c the Chinese Minister for London, ha.s handed m his resignation, which has appaiently been expected, because his sue- fssor has ben appointed. He
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  • 119 18 i'nusual Course m Paternity Case The Shelf crd < Lincolnshire) magistrates recent)! adopted the unusual course- of adjourning to affiliation case for a blood test to be made to decide paternity. The applicant was a domestic servant. The defendant denied the girl's story m its enWhat
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  • 122 18 Artist's Son Leaves i the King 1 London, April 22. I Edwin John the son cf Hie famous artist, has decided to discontinue boxing as a proles- km. He has informed his manager, Mr. Johnny Thomas, that his recent fight at the Ring, m which he waa b.-aten
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  • 87 18 London, May 6. The news that Mr. Ernest Rice. General Ma- nftger of Plpwortb Industries, has been found Shot draws attention to a renr>.rki«bly successful experiment to find profitable employment under healthy conditions 1 for consumptives. Mr. Rice, aged 40, was suffering from tuberculosis, so he abandoned
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  • 321 18 All Britishers to Serve m Volunteers The Government, of Kenya has decided, according to the Nairobi correspondent of the Times, to apply the compulsion and penalty clauses of the Defence Force Ordinance of '.927. The Ordinance conscripts all British males resident m Kenya between the ages of
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  • 378 18 Someone m America must think that there is a very strong demand for the broadcasting of proceedings m the Senate at Washington m order to meet that presumed demand a microphone that can be worn by the legislator on the lapel of his coat has now been
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  • 185 18 Demolition of London Dwelling With the coming demolition of Osnaburgh Terrace. Marylebcne. will disappear a link with Charles Dickens, for he used No. 9 as temporary 4uarters before his departure for Italy m the spring of 1844. He had bought a "good old shabby devil of a
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  • 158 18 Possible Revival for Officers' Full Dress London, April '>(>. The shako, which is closely associated with military history, is returning to favour. A conference of officers representing Regiments of the Line was recently convened by the Army Council (it was ultimately postponed to a more convenient date to
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  • 231 18 Wounded Companion Safely Landed It is not Often that the R yal Air Force suffers a war casualty m thes<- days, but the Air Ministry has received news of a dying pilot's gallantry m Iraq. l Some Wapiti aeroplanes of No. 30 Bomber Squadron were operating with
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  • Page 18 Advertisements
    • 627 18 BANKS AND INSURANCE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND CHINA incorporated m England by Royal Charter) Paid up capital m 600.000 shares ol £0 each tii.OOO.OwO Reserve Fund £3.000.000 Reserve Liability ol Proprietors v.i 000.000 HEAD OFFICE: 38. BLihopsgate. London. E.C 2 Agencies and Branches Alor Star Iloilo Saigon Amritsar
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    • 284 18 THE YOKOHAMA SPECK BANK, LTD. 'Established In Capital Sutx-f r:t,. up) te.Mrwd Fmui President X K.r Vice-President X Head Office: V,*, Singapore Branch :-u <m LONDON BXNKI 1 Westminster Bank ltd Tin National Provim t B Moyds Bank. Ltd I'.IC W< Ifl v Alexandria (*opt) h Calcutta. Canton. Chan^hun n
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  • Page 18 Miscellaneous
    • 614 18 ROUND YOUR DIAL Popular Shortwave Radio Stations The following is a list of stations which can be received In Singapore Java Stations Bandoeng PLM from about 5.20 p.m. gramophone records and telephony tests with Sydney, Australia, and other stations. Usual call after records "Hullo Sydney." Tanjong Prlok, 21 metres from
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  • 78 19 Very Little Chmage In April i niiiiitii. >i.i\ tin manthl] i ft< April little. U I Mm Ii II Allow. \uk BtrmtU, tbetc i Hrie M. 1 i: m CUM U>iprll Tints Mil 188 i I mh I ii IOS3, Tons j 1 jMI i M 4 H
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  • 165 19 Setson*l Revival m Industries Ottawa. "Niuieiiced 1U fmvtacm if i imdi i aitte- i .uirquaN- outlook is conI thi wuth-ceotnd agri- n d» d belon he minds t lai--3 nwan. where drought I bow 101 l paal men! Bureau .!;il prtM|J ding I t -pill.': A lit- I
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  • 48 19 iOtLiua. lumber, kuch v birch, "'•l"<k. iprUM and 0 reel In PUmiary January and IWI TIM 'lilted St;.i. vHli Wttta 16. tuttraU. 7.447. BrtUah' south 1- ihmd. rtmdl H<n 1R K.»ny tad also purchaans, ari ol Btattatfea and Kamn a slight I IVru Cireut hrgeal pur-
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  • 8 19 A Vimi Him the A to mtt .>f
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  • 79 19 A Proposed Capital Reduction IhRLF PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT! I^indoii, May IT. Kf(it -rstU'd. SfUuiu i will huld qq extra- idinary nu-<-tinu <m June 6. feo < iisidt-r thir< (I\k tion o| «;»pnal Him £125.000 to C 25.000 by wrttim down th«- tlwrM lo 4s r Ki\t-r report rtwwi
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  • 426 19 Strong Financial Position iin report Victoera Ltd.. tor the reai ended DeeeeMher 31 1931 tiiat vn spite d1 the world-wtdc industrial depression and financial disturbance the Company was able t^> .ichit\«' malU which no Otter T^nt^T concern has paralleled Tht net tradtni profit was £943.811 compared with C1.173.Mt
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  • 269 19 I Sir Frank SweUenham on the Outlook London, May 4. Tii> Twenty-sixth ordinary neetinf <t tiv Highlands and I wlar.d* Pant Rubber Company. 1 limited wa- \w'.\ v.sterdav l t Sir Frank A S\m ttenham. G C.M.G-. C.H.. the chairman, who pmMrd, .said: I Co not rcnHurc
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  • 54 19 <> ill. v itui Xt («■(>).> n. snrel.nii^ Jinuih Rubber. Output for April 48.900 lbs. I v tit and Co., Kuala Lumpur. Secretaries: Rononfc Consolidated (first half May); hours run 301. cubir yards treated 74.000. ore 614 Vkls. Katu Tin: <Pirst half May»: hours run 222,
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  • 370 19 To- Day's Price Changes EXCHANGE RATES May 17 SELLING London 4 months' sight 2 3 29 32 London. 3 n.onths' sight 2 3 27;32 London, 60 days' sight 2 3 13 16 London. 30 days' tight 2 3 25 32 London, demand 2 3 l 4 London. T. T 2
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  • 65 19 May 17th., 12 o'clock noon Buyers Sellers R S.S. equal 10 London Standard. Spot 5 v 5 1 Standard R.S.S. O.i Tender May 5 1 t% Jiine 59 l« 5 11 II July t% s:t,5 :t Ju]y-So.;t i% s'. Oct-Dec. 6 9U Tone of Market
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  • 10 19 TIFSDAY. MAY CTH. VJ.il CLOSING QUOTATION* XCBN
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  • 409 19 America Hailing a New Product London, .Hay .1. At long and irregular intervals during the past three or four years newt has reached us from America that experiments, having as their object the discovery- of synthetic rubber, have met with success. The late Mr. Thomas Edison. the famous
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  • 329 19 Increased Activity Hoped For Shortly London. May S. Following lhe weeks ol Wig**! prices under the influence of the "No restriction" fiat, the Rubber share nMfkH last week presented a itutrtul appeal -ancc. and dealers expressed themselves M being quite -satisfied. In the circumstances, with the week's business.
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  • 37 19 A T&iptaf lady writes to tbe Times oi Malaya At Ah Tats i>;mien In Asam Kunitwnc, Taipint; I doubh' -King Hua" plant had thirty-one bloom* last night I- this a record fOC the double fl ararlllj variety
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  • 452 19 Possibilities of Commercial Development [ncreastnf interest (states the Financhil j News) is being taken m Malaya m the possijbilities of th-> commeicial production of tea m (that country m view of the fact that the depressed .state of the rubber and tin industries has reacted greatly to
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  • 566 19 RUBBER NOTES FROM MANY SOURCES Acccrdmn to the Motor Bout, the new .spet~l Ix.-at -Mis.x England III." with Whftcb Greab Britain hopes to recapture the ■uiHl* vuwd record on water is to be fitted witli rubber hm'ttf The two famous forerunner-; of Urn* new boat wciv both fitted with these
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  • 57 19 The local office of the Chartered Bonk L»/orm as that they have received ~4he following telrKram from their London ottice Sliell Transport and Trading Co. Ltd. drr- lured dividend at the rat** of 1 6d per dum> froe of income tax. payable July 6th.
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  • Page 19 Advertisements
    • 74 19 Slg,ooo,MH> Assurance m force over «3* 000 Oft* The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m the Sfcralu Settlement*) Great Eastern Life Buildta*. Cecil Street Singapore. LONDON OFFICE 27, Old Jewry. EC mpany has £20.000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England and complies with the British Life Assurance
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  • 2207 20 Guillcmard Cop Lawn Tennis. F.M.S.'s Surpriw Win.— And Why.— H. M. de Souza's Distinction. Holiday Cricket. A Tie at IVnai k. S.C.C.'s Failure Against the NeigTi. Malacca's Visit. Ladies' Golf Championship. Saturday's Boxing. League Football. By winning five matches (two singles and three doubles) to seven matches
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  • 213 20 BATTING 110 Dennison-Smith. Selangor vs. Penang. 101 H N. Balhetchet, S.R.C. vs. S.C.R.C. 88 T. Ltijssius. S.R.C. vs. Gloucesters XI. 88 If. E. C. Orr. Penang vs. Selangor. 77 Lieut. Orr. Royal Engineers vs. S.C.C. 76 F. Bhaskaran. Indian Assocn. vs. U.E. 72* Porter, Gloucester? XI
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  • 520 20 AMATEUR RACES Entries for Week-end Meeting Entries for the Singapore Turf Club Spring Amateur Meeting on Friday and Saturday are as follows: Horses Class 4. High Crag, Speardale, Calchas. Taiping 11.. Ethelwood, Miss Taiping. His Mark, Duke Menin. Carry On, Blairlight, Sure Cure, Ali. Bongao. Owd-Bob, Nancykar.
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  • 68 20 A. A. Battery beaten by "Heavies" The 7th A. A Battery were beaten by the 11th Heavy Battery m the R.A. and RE. Shield grame yesterday by six goals to one. England scored fcr the "Archies' and the 'Heavy scores were Stephenson (2) Heath. Mercer (2) and Kidd.
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  • 75 20 Results of recent ties played m the SCR C. tennis tournament are as follow: "A" Singles Handicap C. K. Pang beat Yap Ah Hyan 6 3. 6 o. "B" Singles Handicap Ng Wing Choon beat Low Huck Leng 6 l. 5—7. 6—o. Loh Jwee Yong beat
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  • 47 20 YESTERDAYS RESULTS Man's Doubles Handicap (Final) Cameron and Bateman owe 4 beat R. P. 'Newell and Day owe 15 2 6. 6 3, 6 2. THURSDAY'S TIES Mixed Double* Handicap Mr. and Mrs. Cameron owe 4 vs. Mr. and Mrs. Newell plus 3.
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  • GOLF
    • 435 20 A four-ball match will be played on Sunday morning next at Bukit Timah between Garrison Golf Club and Singapore Golf Club. The following are the teams and starting times (Garrison players mentioned first): 8.15 Sqr. Ldr. A. E. Barr-Sim and R. Renton vs. L. D.
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    • 101 20 GARRISON GOLF CL UB MONTHLY MEDAL The Men's Monthly Medal was played during the week end. The best returns were as follows: G. G. C. Pigott 38 5 32 1 J. D. Pierrepont F. E. Rowland 78 14 64 F.-Lt. G. G. C. Pigott 77 11 66 J. D. Pierrepont
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    • 92 20 TELEGRAPH (IP In the final of the Telegraph Cup H. Irving Jones beat C. R. Evans by 5 and 3. Eleven couples entered fcr the Guillemard Cup during the week-end and the following were the scores returned: H. Jackson and A. Law 85 8 77 H. Fancott
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  • LEAGUE FOOTBALL
    • 150 20 In a Third Division League match at Jalan Besar yesterday the M.P.H. defeated Robinsons by two goals to nil. The M.P.H. won the toss and, after Robinson's had kicked off. Dollah almost immediately got possession and went through to test Cherrington within 30 seconds of
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    • 25 20 Gloucester^ Regt. II 9. Naval Base 0 DIVISION II Medical College 0. Ho Hong S.H.B. 2. V.M.C.A. M.P.H. 2, Robinsons 0 DIVISION 111
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  • 113 20 [From Our Own Correspondent 1 Penan*. May 17. The semi-final men's doubles and final mixed doubles contests m the Penang Lawn Tennis j Association championship were play. d this evening. The men's doubles was a one -sided match Yeow Ec Yeang and Tan Thean Seang I winning
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