The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 11 May 1933

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  • 19 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. r KSTA BUSHED 1835. SINGAPORE, S.S. THURSDAY. MAY 11, 1933. 10 CENTS.
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  • 176 1 British formula (or a tariff truer has been accepted by the I nited Slates Pa*M l OHu ial »ij;ures of the unemployed fell h> ~X. last month Pane Kritish Kditor of the llathin Httald has I een e\p« lied by order of the Manchukuo (iincrnmciit Pajre 9.
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  • 157 1 LT.S. AMBASSADOR TO BELGIUM a>hiiiKl»ii, >la> JO. The Ptoreigi RelaUona Committee ol tin us Senate lias approved the nomination of Mr. Daw Hennrn Morris, the well-known New York lawyer, to b»- us Ambaavador to Belgium. Renter. l*-miis i hampionshi|i titlt- .it Wimhlidon this >ear Fa^i' IK. There is
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  • 946 1 T HE GOLD SHIP An i d tp Id a droshky to the mail tlve centre oi M. scow. Ir autumn, and the man teemed the gold II:- it.- H old bhti ■> braid roui mouth were quite whJ .Mining •trained m hii under- nourishment. En fad i. >^" another
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    • 368 1 I IIB. ih< f" I tf! I^S HOTEL ADELPHI SEA VIEW I .lIKH HOTEL HfITFI HfITFI I CENTRALLY LOCATED IDEAL SEASIDE RESORT l T| j« I rO!t*Ti:it Excellent Cuisine Service I GENRMA MANAGER H. <>. WABER. i: kmk. to MID-NIGHT TH \I(HT I rKA dance onrn 4 t rvT\T\TFn I
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    • 45 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Ouai t Pin ru'-;f I Keep 'i ml Worth OutUm p.-.. Brandy Prom South Africa—Page tf ■P:ni: t> Your ToUejrs.. Pa.- Svallov And Arlell'a Biscuits— Page 4 CHRYSLER BIG CAR PERFORMANCE Do you want a Thousand Dollars Given Away oy The Sunday Times.
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    • 11 1 There is no better Tea than BIGIA TEA GROWN IN MALAYA
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  • 923 2 EIGHT N LAWYERS AND 100 LAW BOOKS Complicated Claims For Dead Legatees Bight lawyers were engaged In a matter which came before ihr Chiel Justice. Mr. W. C. Huggard m the .n will of ;i former well-known Cnii anker. Leou Uhia Heng Th* Court ..as asked
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  • 346 2 No Regard for Long Arm oi the Law in. \< n dad In i>i;.'«ui raiment i:,., Qulam Khan who is ai pi top.; c Of "m .ii Imprisonment [or poi houi e-bteaking Implcm n1 i: fore Mi. 11 a Porrer, tt» Ci I nln > Judge,
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  • 73 2 I <>Il(|4l|| \|)l ,'M Wa U 1 Indi mn Hat Austral an M playei a^ mam< d i Hen-rietta-street Regtsti ndoi Allria Ho-kin .1 pn tt\ Avmtt Uiaa gii i Nodi p of the v i:iven om< >. I .uinnr V -Iri* JnuS k»-pt th^ tlm t
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  • 27 2 to mak< I ;mb Britain could be compd \t .1 nlk every 1 000 peopk m the tra more than 1 a Kiven w ata In rail
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  • 123 2 netnei r iibi. and The n v q to ti daughters u.r conUn from tii Thi i.u wttti v i at a the v there i ould m i uirplus. laid Mi Koek. the vii! thai th< annuiti the laconu ol Lh< i twpa difl from th i HMM POa
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  • 6 2 EROPEAN UNEMPL MENT COMMITEE I I
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    • 397 2 1 EPHEDROL \u entirely new and KrieiTtiflc i method for the relief of p I Catarrh Hay Fever j > and let the prevention of a COLO m its early stau<-s > INSTANT lU.MII j STOCKISTS The* Federal Dispensary Ltd. i (Incorporated In vi' 1 F.M.s.> a I Surressors to
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    • 529 2 TENDERS. SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL b NOTICE. Tenders. NOTICE is li.rfby given that tender* tn now invited for the following materials cr teifkes and that particulars of such tendera nay be obtained m th<^ Tonder Room Municipal Offices Supply of 8.500 UMU Australian Gas Coal delivered ;.t Cms Works between Sepi 1«*
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 489 2 lUX WKKK Thunsisy, llth. H: II M IS I Exhtbsttoi on Australiai Nleuw Holland i 9 At:: Ltd n. n < Road, noon. Fbotfefil s,\ i i s.H c I.C. FA Sf id U O.C Canning Oolf i irrison c; i on Club ladies B ikil H Championship, I ■■>
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  • 14 3 PLAN'S OF ELLSWOKTH EXPEDITION Sir Hubert Wilkins a Member jghj
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  • 435 3 Th«. occupation of the port uJ Chinwangtao by the Japanese deals a severe blow to British trade Interests m North China, The district is now virtually the "front line," with the oppastnf forces strongly entrenched and the Dal) railway line m the area Is oi nr mnslt] rendered unclean.
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  • 32 3 Rome, May C. Mussolini and the Soviet trade representative m Italy have signed two agreements dealing with the customs' question and trade between Italy and the Soviet respectively.— Renter Wire-
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  • 340 3 THE GIPSY "QUEEN" OF KENT Gathering of the Boswell Clan Bromley Common (Kent). April .>|. 'And on the third day I shall die Gipsy i.<-. nthrrv.is, Mrs. I cvi Boswell, the "Queen oi Kent.' .spoke the words an she lay m her caravan
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  • 349 3 Sir Fabian Ware's Broadcast t)n (m eve of An/ai I>!iy. Sir Kabiiii. Ware, rice-chairman ol tin imperial War Orawa Oommission, broadcasl a talk on "Tine Empire's Care of Ansac QrvrtaT to AupUatta and N;\s Zealand. Ht Bald that it waa only feat ago, thai to *;*y. mon than
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  • 183 3 Sinjfaporr, May 10. I The lollouing are the S.V.C. routine orders by Lieut. Col. if. J. T. Reilly. M.C. Commanding S.S.V.F j Ranges. The following allotments nr» published for information:— i Buses leave Headquarters Sat. Sun. Bkt Tmh. R P H 2 p.m. 7.30 a.m. ■13.5.33 -E-
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  • 11 3 The Bishop of Exeter, Lord William Cecil strongly condemns birth control
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    • 318 3 INDISPUTABLY If? THE BEST I II i Tl It O X X Co I 'Phone 6354 \-reeltit—\ I L 2 FEW MINUTES >^ u^ir How DO YOU FEEL v r^ H y ?our Energy Spent Do you V.^ I aH l/l^^^ lrp<^ yoiir System I A nm^V out -of -sorts
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    • 185 3 TO MO RRO W A SPARK MAY SEND YOUR WORKS OR VOITR HOISE IP IN— FLAMES V AX OVERHEATED EXHAI'ST PIPE MAY REDI C E YOIK I OKKY TO A BLACKENED TAKE TIME BY THE FORELOCK AND SAFECiI ARD YOUR PROPERTY I MERRYWE ATHER S I C. T. C. Fire
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    • 727 4 a^Laiggga gHksjgsT /^g^^^^ I I W~*~~* f^^ggsa^^^aV^^gg^l Jgggff •^a^^^^™^*^ i I V^^l gggga rt •/jIVN -«1,. =CS^ F^S^l^##^l^:-i,^ A J AUSTRALIA'S MERCHANDISE ON A Because of nuu be sterling from cnpared to the dollar, and sIW \i I t\W A \l.»lL'i the e\tn deep.-! raUan, buMiH's*. men living In the
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  • 949 5 Ljgj Of A Woman Court 1! I Prince I 1 brilliant I ,di<> lovely I I I Imp c I D I I I oM DM B i: I W&& g< tting (1 to his I umbrella M sprang to vorked like V i ..hi'
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  • 65 5 Mr Charles Predi rick Pascoe.of King's-apenue. Ifuswell Hill, vice-president of the Bocletj the Propagation of the Oocpel In Foreign P who died on March 2 aged 81. leaving f^.'.JT bequeathed all hia property on trust for I Caroline Prancklyn for lilt .t lUght return for such valuable h lp received
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  • 323 5 Council's Request to Mr. Philpot .From Our Own Correspondent! London, April 25. More than I.HOO works have b<< n accepted by the Academy this year— over 100 more than were chosen last year. The •'thinning out" had to be drastu for about 12.000 paintings, drawings and sculptures
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  • 119 5 LPron Our Own Correspondent] London* April 25. A plant with B single flower staled to be worth £200 and the only one of its kind m the world, has been stolen rrom the rockery of the R( v J F Anderson, a horticulturist, of Great Glen, near
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  • 54 5 a motor-car In which a man of 81 and hi> mife of 80 were bt ;ng driven by their dauuhtor !on an outing to tlobrate their diamond wedding day cane Into coltyaion With a motor-lorry at Prittlewell Th<. man. Qeorgl Cannon, of rive, Thorpr Bnv. di» t: h> ißJUliea, and
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  • 57 5 I Two of the attractively arranged stalls m the Australian trade ship Nieuw Holland. I Uu Kin- ,n,l 4>utM-n the rtplav of Urn Army (up final between the 2nd Rifle Brigade and the 2nd Queen's Own 1. nde£! look plare at Aldershot. The photograph shows the Killemen
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  • 318 5 A CASE OF PREMATURE "LEAVE" Solving a Difficult and Not Infrequent Situation }h Ho thai you Evelyn?" "Yes, v.hiit.s new "Well- Just K>i onee —lots. Leaves havi been shifted around ;u the ofßoe and we've been asked to t;ik<- ours now in>i :id of In Decembei Naturally, i"■ delighted becausi
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    • 242 5 ♦1 P Jr 6.15 NIGHTLY 9.15 Era JH^s «t rp i I \I I ■k <he secret madameBLANCHE CAPITOI BOX offue phone 5 gi 6.15 NIGHTLY 9.15 "A FILM that is certain to eun screen honours for its producers" FIRST NATIONAL'S amazing p ov f T 72 l« s CKASII
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  • 298 6 TWELVE ACU TE CORNERS Isle <>r Man Motor 1 rials London, \pril IS. !<■ i] Automobile Club has turn Issued la* ns for two races which ate to w In Doug ls Isle i I Han, In July. The first the* r.u < tyled th ivLannui B*<r and be run
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  • 26 6 ibt Annual Association Football Match bethe Regular Oarrlson :.nd the Singapore teer Corps has been arranged for Friday ltH, M the Anson Road Stadium.
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  • 66 6 The tottowtng have been invited to plaj f> I vs Merchants on Sunday, -Or. H O. Hopkiirs. N H P Whltlty, R 8 Tutnej. Wades, a. cj. Cooke, h b svm P w D Cnilllton H m '•nst I 1I "V"V WiU "*«*»< Ceylon. I 1 As^iatlon on Baterdaj at
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  • 916 6 STRONG PREFERENCE FOR ENGLISH HORSES Over $400,900 In j a Mr. J C Osborne. Stipendiary Steward, of the Straits Racing Association In the count oi a lengthy report for last jreai tone Interesting figures and statistic! Statistics of racing days during the year shorn thai 360 racei
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  • 522 6 Village School's Five Test Cricketers Among the meadows of Nottinghamshire la uttie village school with a re <>rci that challenges any public scho 1 In the land. Children come to it over the Delds from the scattered cottages of miners, and i' has produced no fewer than five
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  • 181 6 Rugbj Prevents Outright Iyondoii. Vpiil IS. Rugby, represented by h a. day and R P Lumb, won the t>2nd. competition (or the Public Schools Rackets Championship at Queen's Club on nrarsdas beating the holders, Harrow <R. Puibrook and -J h Pawle) by four games to two <5 15.
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  • 56 6 The following will represent the V.M.C against the M PH. on the V.M.C A. around on Friday, at 5 pjn. Chu Bwee Bung, Then Geok Boei, James Lovlck, Ny Kong Yip. Jameston Urn, R. Lyne. Chan .Too Kirn. Lee Ah Chrv Tan Hock Leong. Lee Pong Lim. Chan Ui Wing,
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  • 180 6 Yorkshire Wins the Championship iF:cm Oir Own Correspondent] London. April .\V Aftei splendid display, Yorkshire won tiuEnglish county coif title at Canton on 8 with a soofc of til 9. the lowest afl I letuusßd bi event Worcestershire second with and Lancashire third with 629. Yorkshire's total was
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  • 117 6 Royal Navy Wins Championship [Prom Our Own Correspondent j London. April 18. En the Inter-services' football tournament, the Royal Navy won a fine frame ayainst the Hoyal Air Force at DuMch, thanks to the <-x< elleni shoot m £f of Chapman, who leored twlee and Coatos to pive
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    • 300 6 IN AGONY FOR SIX MONTHS I Awful Burning on Face and Hands. Cuticura Healed. "I had an awful burning sensation that SCiC mid to be under th\ skin, and then red pimples broke out on my face and hands. The nchm^ and burning A^ent mii ami I w.is desperate. Thm
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    • 330 6 AS DEPENDABLE AS Ak the ifflr seats annfi^ieasth^ on OVERHANG Ft 1 Ife It's a very important point this feature of body 'overhang. rfv^ If the rear seats m an\ cai make \<>u sil X^ y wm »jL hehiml the axle you will experience riding V*«» h discomfort the rise
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  • VOLUTION OR EVOLUTION-CRISIS FACES WORLD
    • 107 7 R ea Opportunity For Service lit II 1 1 I j I if T( li [SITOR'S SUGGESTION Rotary to take up the question problem o that by co-operatively be found out of the difficulties rallen. was made by Dr H. sioner for the Netherlands East ■<•
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    • 420 7 jghj Ints Humanity is still In ;u^ cradle. 1 am arcmtosnud to think m nu:.oi ihouaandH of yean and Un lem thou••"t; hai if. esapssd bbboc liuoi-uutv started Lo develop In organised commuoit i.<n count against the million- vi yean us. it v m rationi bw d
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    • 1101 7 The Granary of South-Eastern Asia Phia Mitiakum Raksha said TIM Lit l« of to-day's talk. A historical <>i tbe coouaneW retetlom betweet Btaßß and Malaya, will make JNM think o twins, white elephants, cat- and P« haps rice. Fow people will. IuWL-M-r. reali>«- that Sian hai been
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    • 1028 7 LEGAL CONTROVERSY AT ASSIZES Predicament Caused by I Doctor's Absence WThen the caw against three Chinese, charged with murder and attempted murder, wai called up at the Assizes yesterday Mr J n Basseti acting Deputy Public Prosecutor. made an application for .1 postponemest of the tmi
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    • 630 7 POLICE ACTION AGAINST CAR JAGAS Street Boys Who Annoy Private Motorists Expecting ;i great number ol peopl to arrive at the godowna atui park then can there during the borthhm ot the Australian show boai. Nitiiw Holland, at th<> Tanjong Rsgar Wliarve-s. the Singapore Harbour Board
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    • 224 7 Chinese (JiH Upsets Kettle of Boiling Water The cit nth of a '.six-year-old ChttMee ffirl tanMd the subject of enquiry by the Singapore Coroner. Mr. P. G Bourne, yesterday morning TOe evidence showed that the girl, Poim Kirn H<in», the daughter of a Chinese clerk living m
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    • 53 7 The Band of the S.S. Police will perform tinfollowing programme, weather permitting at Botanic Garden on Friday commencing at 5.15 p.m March "Colonel Bogey" (Alfordi Overture "My Old Stable Jacket" <Bllta>. Waltz ("MorgenblatUM'" (Straun) Selection "The Rose" (MyddMoni. Cornet Solo "I passed by your window (Braho>. Cornet Solo "Down Here
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    • 872 7 Sale of Alleged Counterfeit DETECTIVES TRAP Two Chinese Committed To Assizw A novel form of swindling alleged to have been attempted bj two Chinese, Tan Hee Beng and Seah Sew Hock who marlr i| appearance befon |fl A Hay ih. Bl Mamstni. yestcrdas afternoon at th. pit
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    • 22 7 Lieutenant. AcUn« Captain. Raja Abdul \sxt CMC. Malayan Volunteer Infanfry r.irr qulshes the aetta* rank of Captain, with »>f],> from April 3.
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  • 869 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS THURSDAY, MAY 11,1933. DISARMAMENT There has been no world issue so painfully protracted, m such a perpetually morbid condition, yet SO reluctant to shuffle off this mortal plain* as the disarmament Issue. Statesmen have become estranged over it. national political parties have been split over it and
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  • 93 8 LATEST RI'BBER PRICES AND STERLING RATES Rubber and Tin prices and the sterling rate m New York and Part?, specially cabled to the Free Press are as follow RUBBER London. May 10. Spct 225 32d. (2 13 l*Gd.) Forward: 227 32d. (2 7 B d.) Tone of Market
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  • 121 8 M: .1 h c Read Assistant sup<:.. R m Surveys, South K«>nah hai proceeded H Furlough Bnche Ottoman, Probationary Asiatfc Inpector, who was attached to tbe Central P Station. i[*->h. has severed his connection with the fms PoUct Fora and •_> X I umpur. Mr. and Mrs. George Goldsaok. ti.of
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  • 351 8 DEFAMATION SENTENCE QUASHED Imputations In Telegram To Singapore T From Our Own Correspondent I'rnang. Ma> 1(1 To-day. Mr. J. C C. Cobb»'tt gave hmfjmenl m the appoal Of Teja Sm«h who m comic t.d B the lower court en a chart:* <>t llrfMMtton rhe matter arose
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  • 107 8 Heavy Rains Ma\ Cost $600,000 mi oui i > Cot a( IVn.uit;. M.i\ m .v the meetii I Commissioner; M: \V R ri, \u th« a i ii lon < pent though m the water ui-par: Ush tirm> OA how 1 Bt BM to Itd pxpectii tirm
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  • 64 8 Pengkalen £4,900 and TekkaTaiping *U>7l [PREE PROS BERVICI COPYRH I oiidon. Maj If Pi Icali Ltd uum mci i .>. I [or tbc y«u th< di \i .v count I idend of T> per WJ on ill dm fei d m TBKKA-TAIPINO Tekka-Talptng Ltd announ a pi
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  • 75 8 G#od Acting In Alhambra Film David Mant.« l croooi a selection oi hich suit his m "The Crooner" U National pi which opened at the MhamlM i;»> Invi'ly Ann I)\"iak handl-s th»- km :nt« sutr ol thi ttory with conuDemW and Kin Murray a.<= Th. publk try \cr\
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  • 70 8 Bangkok Barrack> Flattened Out (From Our Own Cornsponu' nt> r. .n>.. k M.iv m A cyclonic wind burst our Mm mil. quarters m Bangkok and the suburbs a<,..n: panied by heavy hall falJ of the M7v of pebbles The barracks wero flattened out and soldiers were killed by
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  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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    • 228 8 CaVLIDIBIECIK'S SHERRIES PORTS I i i I THE CONNOISSEUR'S CHOICE BY SFLCIAI >K^^t>ssr TO n3L THB APPOINTMENT KJLN'G OF SIAM DIAMONDS SET PLATINUM ENGAGEMENT RINGS AND ETERNITY RINGS. AISO Bridal presents m diamond set Watches. Brooches. Bracelets, Pearl Necklaces. LARGEST AND WELL-SELECTED STOCK DO NOT FAIL TO ENQUIRE FOR SAME
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    • 77 8 BEAUTY PRODUCTS t c Ask for leaflet i "MY DAILY PRACTICE- I by Miss Ne i1 so n-Te rr y. Depot: J British Dispensary, Ltd. < 33, Raffles Place Singapore. < A GIRL FAINTED recently at the Zoo on i hearing a lion roar. Some of our girls seem to
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  • PANESE APPROACHING PEKING
    • 83 9 Advance- diiiirds Across The I.van River SPERATE CHINESE STAND Bt Conference Called To Consider Grave Situation Peking, May 10. to the BOttth ot the Groat Wall, a l Japanese forces i.s reliably reported to the vicinity ol Luanchow. taken re-possession ot several touns kid
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    • 123 9 Mai l° rrii it .ii-ti i> ■i,,.ii; X 1 Nt| I■■ N'-'^ c I rce tin- Chinese h ni<, rtera to jive up the ctttea ;i Meanwhile, the Chinese authorltl£j ere I] on PoUowtos ihi .t! Chai Chinese lit I li id .1 ni 1 [runtled leaden
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    • 15 9 drafted To Suit Isrii.nu m Dnited Uajan iti British i nomic Davis Mi
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    • 106 9 I I ".S. Delegate And Need For Disarmament London, fctaj many will modifj her to bi mad at th;> l Conference la understood to b Id No man Davis In an th Ho R N;i/i repn sent- H< mphasised the American view that an pherc of goodwill
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    • 68 9 Offices Of Harbin Herald Forcibly Closed Harbin. Mas IU. the British Consul General toManchukuo representative demanded thai M: Simpson, editor of the HaiMn Herald J should leave Mamhukuo territory by May 16! the continuance of the paper's anti- i Manchukuo poiuy In spite ol repeated warnHarbin Herald offloes
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    • 219 9 REGISTRY OFFICE WEDDING Ceremony To Take Place On June 1 [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT] London, May 10. According to the Daily Mail the marriage of Miss Leonora Brooke, daughter of the Rajah of Sarawak, to Lord liuhcape will take place at a Registry Office
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    • 91 9 Future Air Links With hma London. May 10 The question of extending thr nojected British air servkv to Singapore to Shanghai m view of am running from Shanuhai U) m Upper Yangtsae .md other parts of China is under consideration, said the Under Deere tan <>r Air In
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    • 103 9 *osition Of Tientsin —Pukow Railway London. Rfaj HI I have no reason to suppose thai the monthposits ol the TlenUiit—Pukow Railway are lot being made on the due date.' stated Sir Foh:i Simon, m th- House of Commons m reply O a question, •'narticuai ly as the
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    • 53 9 Property Of Political Opponents Berlin, May 10. The German Government has seised the property ol the Social Democratl and tin Re[)ubiican Rrtchsbanneir organisation and also taken over their newspaper* The Socialist Party was the MOond stnmue.st party at the general election with 125 seats •ompared with the Nazis'
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    • 44 9 Judge ttingham On Voyage To Britain New York. May 10. Tlie new United Btatef Ambassador to Britain. Judue Robert Worth Bingham. with his wilt and daughter lofi lor England on the American luxury liner Washington, which Is making her maiden voyage. Reuter
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    • 35 9 New Head Of Federal Reserve Hank Washinirton, May 10. Mr. Eugene Robert Black has been appointed Governor of the Federal Reserve Board m succession to the retiring Governor Mr. Meyer. Reuter
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    • 24 9 Paraguay Declares War On Bolivia Asuncion, May 10. Paraguay has formally declared war against Bolivia over the disputed Gran Chaco. Reuter
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    • 352 9 Release Of Gandhi Not Precedent BAD NIGHT Physician Called To Bedside Simla, May 10. The release oi Gandhi indicates no Chftllfe la general policy regardinc the release ot civil disobedience prteotwrs, state* Oovernment ot India < omnuuiique. Friends oi Gandhi have hastily sunxmoner: to Poona the
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    • 76 9 Lords Read Research Kill Second lime London. Max 10. Tlif House of Lords read a second time the Rubber Contribution Bill after Lord Irwm had .said £15.000 was required. The estimated contribution will not exceed one forty-fifth of a penny a pound The Government grant i> discontinued. The
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    • 47 9 Conferences With US. Experts Washington. May 10. Mr. T. V. Soor.£ accompanied by Dr. S?r ,and two Chinese experts continued conver=.'.jtions with Mr. Hull Trade and monetary matters were diacuned with special reference to silver. Mr. Hull was assisted by three experts. Reuter
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    • 193 9 WOR THS— ®h THE NAME OF /yjk "WORTHS" I |\\j3i II synonym for excellence y|| > n corsetry and the r u^^W graceful figures of iKvl-ff wearers of their choice creations are invariably No. 689 J worths corset conspicuous m every Step-in, with elastic panel sides, fitted 2 pairs suspenders.
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    • 1119 10 "*■"'>•*"*• __^^w^^^*****^* Tr .i-^li— -r—~ ~^"Z^ "^V ff THE BLUI FUNNKL LINE (Ocean THE SIAM STEAM NAVIGATION Co.. Ltd. Steam Ship Co. Ltd.. and China THE HUA KHIOW STEAMSHIP CO.. (1931) Ltd. Mutual Steam Navigation Co.. Ltd.. THE CUNARD STEAMSHIP Co Ltd THE STRAITS STEAMSHIP Co.. Ltd. THE SARAWAK STEAMSHIP
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    • 485 10 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co M Ltd* (Incorporated m England) "ELLERMAN" LINE. FREIGHT SERVICE TO t UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL HOMEWARDS. Steamers. Due Spore. Sails Spore. .v. CITY OF LILLE For Havre, London. Rotterdam Hamburg May 30 June 2 s.s. CITY OF EVANSVILLE For Havre, London.
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    • 284 10 British India and Apcai X MAIL, PASSENGER D fi SERVICJ PENINSULAR AND OR ]Ai TNDER CONTRACT WITH lI In LONDON AND FAR I v Ml OUTWARDS FROM LONDON I m Due Toniuw KAISAR-I-HIND 11.500 MANTUA 11.000 \f SOMALI 6.500 HAWALPINDI 17.000 .Tun RANPURA 17,000 tan BANGALORE 6.000 RAJPUTANA 17," RANCHI
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    • 501 11 S. X-- ijine. WD SOITH AMERICA 1 1 i I Colombo. I)>Tbat». Cap* BantO <i.(i Mnnt»-"-iden ***** Ma-, 23 24 111 i I nbo, Durban, Purt Bit di- Jaodra Santa> -world £190) j MIIP 28 29 IIREfI m;> Colombo. Mombasa. Heira. Lo. Marques, wmu Kiu di- Janeiro May 9 •akO,
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    • 439 11 >J/M I f flit %J l9 SCHEDULE EUROPE via AMERICA VISIT SUNNY CALIFORNIA YOSEMITE PARK HOLLYWOOD GRAND CANYON WEEKLY SAILINGS FROM MANILA AND OR HONG KONG TO SEATTLE DIRECT OR VIA HONOLULU TO SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES AND VIA PANAMA CANAL TO HAVANA AND NEW YORK LOW THROUGH RATES HONG
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    • 912 11 i K. P. M. &ONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIi VAN DER LIJN Thursday, May ll.Cht-ribon mot for paaMßfcra), S«inaiang. Seurabuya, Boeleleng. Ampenan. Padane-Bay. Benoa and Banjoewangi. TlDORE— Thursday. May 1 1 Srlat-Pand.ianic. Btnukuli.v tfocni-.'i-Pakinn S4ak and PakatiBaroe. X. HOLLAND Thursday. May n. Penaim (jmUi t>nly> and Belawan-Hili TOMOHON— Thursday. May 11. Sin^kawaim,
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  • 819 12 SAW WOOD AND LIVE LONG Have Nothing to do With Modern Intentions Hersham (Surrr>i. Few men have resisted the march of time like Mr. Frederick L. Vaux, England's most Victorian churchwarden, who has resigned at the age of 90. His house and his garden opposite
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  • 170 12 Earl Fitzwilliam. whose heir. Lord Milton, was married m Dublin to Mis Olive Plunket, has formed limited liability companies to i acquire and manage Ins estates m York- shire. Notts. Derby. the Isle of Wi^ht. i and Ireland. Father and son are director! of the companies, and are subscribers to
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 662 12 Burns Philp Line. (incorporated m Australia) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and the S.S. MANGOLA (3.352 tons). [Cargo only] I MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia. Cabins de
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    • 394 12 Tin usi iflnal From ?s^i^| I I I 11 pachk M rOSANHMNTIsro 1 I Rotter^ Hound thr tfftj J Fan redu-t. For r •»M *v, UI( I -1 R*»« J Ku* .i J umpur -M <^^| A 1 v 1 Tner* is no need u> iu> }fl affliction Onr tub*
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 696 12 M4IL DESPATCHES BT TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 pjn. and Thursdays 7.30 ajn. Kedah Monday to Friday 7.30 ajn. Saturdays 7 pjn. Kuantan (via Jerantut) Monday to Friday 7.30 ajn. Kuantan (via Jerantut) Saturdays 7 pm. Kelantan (via Padan g- Besar) Monday and Friday 7 pjn. Kelantan (via Gemas) every
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    • 33 12 Chye Hin Tay Yit. Glengarry. Clytoneus (Brit.); President Van Buren (Am.): Himalaya Maru (.Japan); Retch. Tjipai (Dut). May 10.— Singkawane, Majanp, Singkel, Toba, Thedens. Paula (Dut.); Klang. Cipts, Rajula. ,Tung Song. Katong (Brit.).
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  • Port and Shipping News
    • 153 13 STRAITS— CHINA— JAPAN CONFERENCE The following rates become effective immediately Shwpskins Saltrd. Hong Kong $6.50 per 50 cv.ft. Shanghai $7.50 Japan $7.50 Iron Ore m Bags. Japan $5.00 per 20 cwt. Metal, Old. (Srrap Iron. Tin Chipping*, et<\> To Japan $8.00 per 20 cwt Malacca Canes. To Hong Rons? $1.00
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    • 187 13 Scott Barley, Brit. 193. from Siantan 10. S. for Anamba and Natuna Islands 13.5. Gian? Ann. Brit. 545. from B'masim 9.5. for Batavia 10.5. Albert Sarraut, French 1131. from Tg. Pnok 10 5. for Saigon unc Tinombi Dutch 525. from Deli 10.5. for Deli 12 .:>. Marosa. Nor
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    • 34 13 Passengers from N.E.I, to Singapore by K.N.I.LM plane on May 9th were: Mr. A. Van Duursen. From Singapore to Batavia on May 10 Mr. Andre OLsen, Mr. Dietsche, Mr. C. van Konijnenburg.
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    • 37 13 BATAVIA/ AMSTERDAM AEROPLANE The homeward bound aeroplane PH-AIH (Hawk), with commanding pilot Mr. P. Both. 2nd. pilot Mr. G. Bax. leaves Singapore this morning and is expected to arrive at Amsterdam and London on Wednesday, May 17th
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    • 51 13 The outward flying plane PH-AIJ (King* Fisher) which left London and Amsterdam on Thursday. May 4th, Is expected to arrive m Singapore this afternoon 4.30 p.m. Commanding pilot, Mr. J. J. E. Duimelaar, 2nd. pilot Mr. J. J Abspoel. This plane leaves for Batavia on Friday morning 6
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    • 109 13 The final concrete work In connection with the Dolphins now m course of erection. the outer end of the new pier will be carried out at low tide between 6 ajn and 9.30 a.m. on May 12th. 13th. 14th, 15th. and 16th. When work is m progress
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    • 114 13 Thf* following passengers disembarked m Singapore from the P. and O. Ranchi (westward bound* yesterday: Mr. W. R. New. Mr. S. R. Hill, Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Turner. Mrs. J Blssland, Mr. and Mrs. S. Green. Miss A. Green and Miss M. Green. Mrs. A. Galordi. Mr.
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    • 45 13 The s.s. Marosa. drawing 10 feet of water, reports striking an uncharted rock at 1 pan. on May 9th, at a distance of 1.4 miles 242 degrees from southern extremity of Pulo Babi. Lat. 2deg 2519, long. 103 deg. 58' E (appcox) Depth 1% fathoms
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    • 1088 13 s.s. Ranchi's Passenger List The following passengers are proceeding per s.s. Ranchi sailing at 9.30 a.m. on Friday, for Penany. Colombo. Bombay and Europe. Mr. J. A. Kirkv.ood. Mr. E. C. Ball. Mr. K. G. A Dchoo, Mr. A. S. Ramsay. F O. H. R. Hood Mr. H.
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    • 105 13 Uompradore Kidnapped and Money Stolen The Chinese owned steamer, Saiihsing. owned by the Sanhsing Steamship Company of Shanghai, was pirated off Cheliang Point. The Chief Compradore was kidnapped and $4,000 m cash, and a quantity of clothing were carried off by the pirates. The Sanhsing left Amoy for
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 357 13 LpORE FREE PRESS .M ROBINSON ROAD, SINGAPORE. Office ADVERTISER, SINGAPORE. mmrmlmg daily m Malaya. Delivered Rasf each morning. Latest itli'srams and latest announcements. and tin cables appear daily. include pictures, bridge notes. latest fashions, sporting. articles, besides letters from urn spondeiits m London. Belfast. i,.t Siam, etc. Up-country news by
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    • 411 13 TO EVERYWHERE IN CANADA U AND MOST OF THE U.S.A. W. The Norn Scenic Roui* of tne Canadian National Railway* \^J See the boat of the cnarvelJoas Canadian Rockies stay at .1 *sp«r S^ftte Park Lodge In Lho heart of v\ >n(iroti3 mountain beauty, o* y^^fßL 'ravel straight through from
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  • 169 14 PROGRAMMES FOR EMMA. BURMA. STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. and FEDERATED MALAY STATES i i FROM THE EMPIRE TRANSMITTER. J J DAVENTRY, ENGLAND. Wavelengths 25.3 imtms and 31 3 i 1 metres. s J Thursday. May 11th. J B.S.T. 2.30 p.m. Time Signal Horn i l3ig Ben. News t i
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  • 76 14 jghj Shanghai. May 9. The dispute over the alleged illegal mortgage of the wharfs of the China Merchants Navigation Company by Mr. Chen Fu-muh. ex-Vice-Minister of Communications, has been settled. The mortgagee, an American firm, has agreed to have the sale annulled, and the Chinese Government has promised
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  • 367 14 His Great Work for Britain Sir Henry Royce the brain behind .some of the world's fastest motor car and aeroplane engine!, who had been bedridden for six months, died at his homo at West Wittering. near Chichester. Although 70 years of ane. Sh Henry had kept m
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  • 158 14 The following is the programme of drills up to and for week-ending May 14th. Wednesday. Headquarters. 5.15 p.m.. S.R.A (v). "A.A" Gun Drill; Intelligence PI.. Squad and Arms Drill; "D" (Eurasian) Coy.. Drill; 'E" (Chinese) Coy.. Miniature Ran?e; M.G. PI Eurasian), Drill; Ist. Bn Int. PI.
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  • 37 14 Washington, May 6. The President has designated Mr. Manley Hudson, professor of law at Harvard University, as United States member of the Permanent Court of International Justice at The Haeue.- Reuter Wireless
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  • 44 14 Hong Biang, a Chinese with two previous convictions, was sentenced to seven months' rigorous imprisonment by Mr. H. A. Forrer. the Criminal District Judge, for being m possession of a revolver. He was arrested bj Inat>ector Gray m a coffee shop m Katonf districtrecently.
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 286 14 P O P U L ARv '^F^^B^ ALL OVER THE WORLD \^|k %^o^s world wide favourites. I housanda \^d^!^^^- -J^SiJP^^ of torj« of ripe fruits from our j §£^&sS&ppr own orchards are made into iaxn y&^-^BS**^^ the da y tney Iff picked ChiversJams I Try also Ckivers* Okie EngliaK Marmalaae,
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    • 512 14 BANKS AND i.vsfJJ CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA (Incorporated In England by Royal Chart* n Paid up capital tn 600.000 shann of £5 eacb 13 .000,000 Reserve Fund £3,000.000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors HEAD OFFICE 38. BLshopsgate. London, EC Agencies and Branches Alor Btar Hollo Amrltsar Ipoh snnarang
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    • 101 14 i:\\k. I I i I I I H i I I I B I H r > B THK EASIHR I A II 1 m X B V yjm in< v j Bi m i« r t c THE SOUTH J BRITISH 1 IN BI ILKSCI i OMM M FIKK.
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  • Page 14 Miscellaneous
    • 591 14 ROUND YOUR DIAL Metre 80 Ronu Italy > 2RO. 70 2 Khabarovsk (USSR) RVIS. 9 a.m.— noon. 58.3 Bandoeng. Java IPMYI. < 50.26 Vatican City (Italy). HVJ. Daily, 7.0— 7.15 p.m. Sun.. 10 10.30 a.m. also. j 50 Barcelona Radio Club Spain t EaJ2.) Sat.. B—98 9 p.m. M Bucharest
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  • 105 15 TIN PRICE GAINS £11. IX It Weresl Displayed m Rubber t May It. to m i| .1 iln the llil.s •> able iinI ■••kl\ I I I little mH ilmobt enX X d buying B I at 13 10. unchanged and H throughout I MIMVi. H to 530 also m
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  • 255 15 Moathl) return of dea:tn an 1 port stocks. Straits Settlements at close of ImillUM. April 30th. m tons, as declared A. DKALKKS STOCKS l> R V U X I TOT A I. Total dry CREPE rubber M Artl R-5» UMS Wet estimated Estate Rcmill Blanket Scrap Lump
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  • 459 15 Proposed Dividend of 10 Per Cent The M\th annual general meeting of iammon <Mala\a> Limited will be hold at he n glltf ITil office Of the enm I)aii.\1 )aii.\ Oirntl luilding, Singapore on Friday, May i9t h at L' ruM.n Hh directors m their report itaU Tin
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  • 174 15 Changes m Representative Prices >Iav American Can. Com 79 78 78 t Am. T'phon. -.nd T"graph 100 99 1 100 j t Atcbeaon Railroad 56 1 56\ 56 Dupont .i4', r )4 s 56 i Firestone, Common 18 17 17 Qcn Bectrtc 19 1 19', is
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  • 177 15 THE ABROAD Par May ti X. Amsterdam 12.07 8.41 h 40 Athena 375 580 586 Belgradi 25.22 > Ml 247 Berlin 20.43 i4.:*2'._. 14.32 1 Boml)n\ is. 6(i IS. 68 64 Is H 5 64 Bru.vsci 35 24.17. 24.25 'j Bucharest 313 565 565 BuetMMi Aires 47.58 42 ofl) 41
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  • 413 15 Jin following publications were issued or ecetved by the Department of Statistics. S.S. nd P. M.S., during the period April 22, to 28. 1933. inclusive, and are available for mblic vise m the Relerence Library. Fullerton Juilding. Singapore.. Application may be madt >y members vi the public
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  • 367 15 i ■■■■■■■■■fMlwmigM— l EXCHANGE RATES May iw ■inn London, 4 months' light 2 4 1 32 London. 3 month*' sight 2 4 London. M days' sight 2 3 31 32 London, SO days' .sight 2 3 15 16 London, demand 2 3 29 :v2 London. IT. 2
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  • 74 15 May IMh.. 1) o'rlork noon Buyers Seller* R S.S. equal to London Standard. Snot (loose) H <Ht; 8 R S.S. equal 10 London Standard, •FOB, 815 1H 9 Ktundurdß s.S. on Tender June 8 8 IMti July 811 1H 813 16 July Sept. B''i BT4
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  • 876 15 CLOSING QUOTATIONS A.sam Kunibar.2 24s 6d 26s Austial Malay <£. 20s 2,1s nom. > I Aver Hit-am <5.-' 13s 6d 14s 6d I Bangrtn Tin <£• ids i6s 9d JBatan.4 Padang ($1» 10 15 Chenderiang (£> 1W is nom. Hitam Tin <$1. 27 30 I Bong Fatts
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 69 15 12.000,000 Assurance m force over $35,000.000 The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m the Straits Settlements) stern Life Building, Cecil Street, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE 27, Old Jewry, E.C. leposited with the Supreme Court of England and complies with the British Life Assurance Companies Act m every particular. ANS
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  • 238 16 O'Neill's and Local Strings at Work RAIN NEEDED 249 Entries For Inaugural Meeting Wednesday. Morning. Although training at the new course opened officially on Saturday, few but local horses have been yet on vit w Trainer O'Neill, however. has a team at work, and trainer van
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  • 1006 16 Large Fields In All (lasses A new record m the number of horses entered for a proft ■■ional raa meetini: m Malaya «iU up at tht forthcoming meeting of Ihc Singapore Turf Club on the new racecour^r. uhu h Will thus be opened under the most favourable
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  • 330 16 PERFECT WEATHER FOR MOONLIGHT RACE Mowgli Wins !n Close Finish With a calm sea and a cloudless sky. almost perfect conditions prevailed lor the Royal Singapore Yacht Club's second Moonlight Race on das evening-. At the .start of the race (7.13 pjnj the wind was very
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  • 55 16 Ireland Knocks Out Denmark oprnhagen. May In the Da\is Cup earner- Uinch beat Mitauh 6 2. 6 3. Ireland won the contest by —2. Renter. Brussels. May «1. LaCroix beat Artens H 2. 6 2. 6 4. Mate.ika eat Deßorman 2—6. 6—4. 6 o. 3 6. 6 3.
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  • 395 16 MIXED DOUBLES AMERICAN TOURNAMENT Entry List and Conditions of Play A mixed doubles American tennis tournament will bo played at the S.C.C. on Monday, May i ]sth.. Wednesday. 17th. and Friday. 19th. Ln case of rain on any of these days ties will be postponed
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  • 146 16 Results m the ties played off yesterday qq j the Tanglin Club tennis tournament are as follows: MIXED DOUBLES HANDICAP Mr and Mrs J VS. Brooke (owe ben* Mr. and Mrs. P. H Battishill towe I>, 6—4 6-2. MIXED DOUBLES OPEN Mrs Zylstra and T. L. Palmer beat
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  • 113 16 The results of yesterday's ties were as follows. MIXED DOUBLES Mr and Mrs. N. S. Hogan (owe 15.3> beat Miss B. Oehlers and G. E. If. Oehlers Ucr 6—3. 6—3. Miss F. Milne and P. F. de Souza (owe 15) w.o. against Miss A. Rappa and J. V.
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  • 69 16 Maureen Wins Newmarket Handicap London. May 10. The Spring Two-Year-Old Stakes at Newmarket; 5 furlongs, was run off to-day and resulted as follows MAUREEN j FLYING COOT 2 FLYING HOME COLT 3 There were ton starters. Won by half a length. a neck between second and third. Betting:
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  • 18 16 I FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT 1 London. May 10 Tanjang has been scratched from the Derby.
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  • 507 16 HARLEQUIN FORWARD'S ACROBATIC GOAL Chinese Waste Their Chances and Lose Harlequins 2; Chinese II I. The Chinese had only themselves to blame for being beaten by the Harlequins yesterdai m a second division match at the Anson Road Stadium by the odd goal m thret\ for
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  • 60 16 Friendly Game Ashore Yesterday >larinr Dept. .3; P. and O. Ran< hi 1. The Marine Department entertained a soccer team from the P. and O. Ranchi. the match resulting m a win for the former by 3 goals to one. Signalman Ahmat and Seaman Ahmat
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  • 166 16 S.C.C. Team Against Marine Dept. The followinp have been mviud to play Asi soelation Football lor S.C.C. vs. Marine Dept. on Thursday May 18th —A. I Horsley. A. Buchanan, J. A. Evans. T. M. Maclachlan, T3. E. Nickels. J. K. Gale. A. C. C. Perdriau. R. C. Beavls.
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  • 29 16 To Play At Wimbledon This Year San Francisco, May 10. Mrs. Helen Wills Moody has announced that has decided to defend her title a; jghj Reuter
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  • 44 16 [Prom Our Own Correspondent] Kit a l.i Lumpur, May 9. E. N. W Oliver and H. S. Sewett won the Selangor men's doubles championship yesterday beating O. O. Hovil and H. J. Sinclair m the final, 6 4, 4 6, 6 3.
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  • 225 16 LOW SCORING IN COUNTY GAMES CLARK CAPTURES 10 WEST INDIAN WICKETS Sandham Hurt After Scoring 169 Except for the displays of Su Worcester) Gloucester «vs. Oxford UimerMtyi and Surrey <\s Hampshire) the county cricket games just concluded at horn- \\»ie nuuked by low scorinp. Sandham compiled IK9 lor Sum.a before
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 87 16 HOW TO KEEP lIKAfS IN THE TROPICS 1 J. n. i)i:c;i) \i .l "This little book has been writt who have come out to tin tro\ but also for those who live the nearest rf<><t, THIS USEFUL HANI BOOK IS NOW \Y\ll.\m I n SPECIALLY REI)l< I pri ct OF
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