The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 12 March 1934

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    17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 14,212. ESTD. 1835. MONDAY, MARCH 12, 1934. 10 CENTS.
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    Police Detain Two Cantonese
    1055 1 *jET CLOSING ON POPEJOY SLAYER Arrests Made On Johore Causeway, Tanjong Pagar Dock MALAYA-WIDE MAN HUN) STWO Cantonese have been detained In connection with the murder of Inspector A. E. Popejoy th€ New Bridge Road shooting affray on ridaj After S4 hours relentless search word wa*
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    MELLON AND JAMES WALKER IN TROUBLE
    74 1 Charged With Evasion Of Taxes Washington, Mar. 11. Attorney General Cummings announced to-day that the Department of Justice is about to institute proceedings against Mr. Andrew Mellon, former Ambassador to Britain, Mr. Jimmie Walker, former Mayor of New York, and Mr. Thomas S. Lamont
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    Revelations By Sir Reginald Johnston
    149 1 London, Mar. 10. That the Manchurian independence movement, culminating m Pu-yi's enthronement as emperor is m no wise a Japanese invention, but purely Chinese and Manchu dating from at least as early as 1923. when Chang Tso-lin tried to reinstate the Emperor ot Manchuria is
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    27 1 I London, Mar. 11. New York, Mar. 10. Two more U.S. army airmen were killed when a plane crashed and burst into flames at Cheyenne. Wyoming.— Reuter
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    AMERICA TO BUY SILVER
    256 1 AMERICA TO BUY SILVER 25 Per Cent Above Market Price New York, Mar. 10. The death roll since the army took over the airmail services a month ago has been brought to eight as the result of two pilots being killed m the crashiing of two army mail aeroplanes to-day
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    Britain May Bay Timor Island
    52 1 London. Mar. 11. ACCORDING to the Sunday Dispatch, Britain is eonsid- ering buying for between £5,000.000 and £10,000,000 Timor bland, the last halt on the air route to Australia. The paper adds that both Holland and Portugal, joint owners of Timor, are apparently willing to
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    46 1 additional 250.000.000 ounces within a j year, such purchases are to cease it commodity prices reach the 1926 aver-,. President Roosevelt has announced; the lilting of the liquor quotas so as to permit unlimited entry into the bn;ted J State trom 20 to 60 days.- Reuter
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    JAPANESE OFFICERS LOST IN REVOLT
    67 1 Queer Happenings In Manchuria Tokio. Mar. 11. It Is learned from Harbin that Colonel lizuka. commanding a Japan- ese iniantry punitive column operating against bandits on the lower Sungari River near the junction with the Moutan Kiang-Puver vicinity m the Bansin witn over 10 b-cnior
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    Castor Oil Charge Is Not Strong Enough
    663 1 M4iV T£LLS AMAZING STORY LONDON MAGISTRATE LETS JL J. Iky V><Aky M. K-s V_F X—^ London, Mar 10. The two British Fascists who were charged with causing grievous bodily harm to a third man by dosing him with castor oil as a punishment
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      31 1 &*M W/m TO-DAY COCKTAIL DANCE (makan ketch.l) 6.15 P-m. to 8 15 p-tn-DANCE INFORMAL 9.45 p.m. to Midnight WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14th THE POPULAR ARTISTS S AJU>S^ J>jAWMl_ haffles~^lleb^aTed orchestra PHONE 5381.
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      94 1 On Other Pages i Britain's air plans for IM34— Page 9. What to do with the Budget surplus —Page 9. \rsenals sensational win. and other English soccer results— Page 16. International rugby— Page 16. A party of Malayan Scouts will visit Australia Page Former unemployed European gives donation to funds—
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      72 1 CHRYSLER i RIDING EASE I L i SEA VIEW HOTEL^ TUESDAY FRIDAY SPECIAL DINNER DANCE DINNER DANCE MUSIC BY RALF KELLERMANN'S FAMOUS BAND WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14th, 1934, 9.30 p.m. SPECIAL DANCE CABARET IN AID OF ST. ANDREW'S MISSION HOSPITAL TICKETS $1.50 EXTENSION TO 2 A.M. A SPECIAL DINNER WILL BE
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    Law Notices For The Day
    79 2 Before the Chief Justice at 11 a.m. Summonses-in-Chambers and Originating Summonses. Before Mr. Justice Pricliard m the Baal Court at 11 a.m. Assizes: Rex vs 00l Zatnan and Mahawali Khan. Before Mr. Justice Gerahty m the 3rd. Court at 11 a.m. S. 795 33— Fatimah
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    64 2 Nuiius arc to be given to the lorongs oil East Coast road at Slglap. At a meeting oi Municipal Committee No. 1 it was deckled *.o name them a3 folLorong A Crane Road Lorong B PenneXathei Road: Lcrong C Fowlic Road; Lorong 201— Marshall Road: Lorong 205— Mangis Road: Lorong
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    TITNGKU JAMELAH
    206 2 Death of Widow of Tun^ku Peh (From Our O-vn Correspondent.; Raub. Mar. 9. I The death took place of Tungku |Jemelah. wife of Raja Oiinan bin' iTungku Peh. at Simpam Raub on Wednesday evening alter a short illj ness. The death of Tungku Jemelah. j a connection oi
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    TREASURY ROBBERY
    138 2 Numbers of Stolon Notes Circularised Numbers of the missing notes which were so mysteriously stolen from the Batu Gajah sub-Treasury on February; 27. have been circulated by the Batu Gajah Police, and the local D?tectiv v Branch has circularised the bmks and r. oney changers with these numbers.
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    31 2 Municipal committee No. 2 have approved an application to erect a private market at Covent Row. subject to submission of satisfactory plans and compliance with the requirements of the Health Officer.
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    NO PACT FOR DEFENCE OF THE M.E.I.
    556 2 NO PACT FOR DEFENCE OF THE M.E. I. Dutch Naval Commander I Explains Why Dutch national policy being one of strict neutrality, the idea of there being any secret pact between Great j Britain and Holland for the defence of the Netherlands Indies is irreconcilable. I This statement was made
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    Y.W.C.A. FETE
    272 2 Successful Function At Fort Canning Road The fete at the Y.W.C A. at Fort Canning Road on Friday and Saturday was a great success. It was opened on Friday afternoon by Mrs. Caldecott. wife of the Officer Administering the Government. Mrs. Jordan, wife of the Secretary for Chinese
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    SELANGOR TURF REVIVAL
    351 2 MR. GLEESON LEAVING THE "DOG" To Renew 40 Years Old Racing Connections Improved trade has brought renewed prosperity to Selangor Turf Club, and a paid secretary is to take over charge of the club affairs from Major T. L. Fox, who has been acting m an honorary
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    S.V.C. PROGRAMME OF DRILLS
    173 2 The programme of drill of the Singapore Volunteer Corps is as follows To-day < Monday" 5.15 p.m.: Headquarters. S.R.A. (v>. A.A. Standing Gun Drill: S.R.E. »v>. Drill; S.V.F.A.. Unit Parade: 9 p.m.. "C" 'Scottish) Coy.. Miniature Range. Tuesday. 5.15 p.m.. Headquarters, Armoured Car Sec. M.G. and
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    TIBETANS DRIVEN BACK
    60 2 Invaders Evacuate Sikang Positions Shanghai, Mar. 8. The Sikang "war" continues at iTekkha. The Tibetan troops who entered Southwest Sikang last week were driven back by the Chinese garrison j forces m a counter-attack on Tuesday when the invaders were forced to evajcuate their positions along the
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      167 2 aTT^BaIBIB^B^BOT^B^B^H Toji Mcd t^er no !orf«r dm p*i «'4oomfort of kept j" a yjr* %r^ /s**,^- «a(# W*fc^» rW LJQ &W m 7A3L3T W» k 0s a) I a> mm I n TRAVEL BY K.N.I.L.M. TO: I P A L F. M B A N C. I IRATA V I
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      53 2 NOTICES. THE SINGAPORE LUGGAGE CARRIER CO. (Managers G. Waddell Co.) collects and delivers luggage within Municipal limits at the following rates I I TRUNKS .50 CENTS SUITCASES .25 CENTS I Minimum Charge $1.50. SPECIAL RATES QUOTED FOR LARGE QUANTITIES AND FOR HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS BAGGAGE INSURANCE ARRANGED. FORWARDING EFFECTED TEL. No.
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      501 2 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMEM W-S TABUTS introduce a new epoch m dermatology because they produce an organic re-construction and not merely piescrvation of the skin. They rebuild the skin from v ithin. regenerating and rejuvenatine: it. PRICE 59.00 per tin. Sole Agents MEDICAL HALL LTD. CHEMISTS. BUSINESS CARDS STRAITS TYPEWRITER AGENCY STATIONERS
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      361 2 TENDER. SINGAPORE MUNICIIWin TenderTenders are nox following materlali particulars, see Muni, Excavating earth Bukit Tlmah R< Road to Chain on the adjotain i Date ol Closing March 19th, lim I Purchase ol Coal Works lor pern 4 ol Closing 4 p.m v. 28th. 1934 Supply oi Hi-h Tubes. Date o:
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      133 2 Diary Of The Week Monday. 12tli. High Water 7.16 am.. 9.58 p.m. Licensing Justices Meeting 2.45 p.m. Football. S.H.B.J.S.C. vs. F. and N •3.' 5.H.8.; ARC. vs. M.P.H. Jalan Besar; Straits Times P.S.C vs. F. and N. "A." Anson Road Meeting Singapore Diocesan Association. St. Andrew's School Hall. Stamford Road.
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    THE "EMDEN'S" RAID ON PENANG
    980 3 $Tory Of How Russian Cruiser Was Sunk Von Mailer's Successful Ruse m the Ffcet Frew, Mr. Jin, a well-known busiiingapore has obtained an Government to salvage cruiser Jemtschug which iring the war m the Pen,uv by the German raider ton to visit Penang was von
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    456 3 lorning mirage. A little later luet gallantly challenged the tnd alter this destroyer had Capt. Von Muller had no returning to Penang. as messages had already -he news that the Emden had ''■inn. Emden decided to enter iad DO idea that the Jemtsin Penang harbour but exand the French cruiser
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    MORE THAN $1,000,000 DEFICIT
    53 3 From Our Own Correspondents Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 10. Another huge loss on F.M.S. Railwa: s is recorded for last year. In the Federal Council on March 19 the general manager will ask for supplementary provision of $1,039,000 to meet excess of expenditure over revenue on the
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      19 3 L CICELY COURTNEIDGE coming m the grand BRITISH musical comedy "AUNT SALLY" Watch for Gala Screening at the CAPITUL
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      113 3 w w may rest assured that once the new "flat-top' Westing- j_Z~i;'_ ~^>^ house Refrigerator is m- stalled m your house, it (^33 T^ J let you down. Switch the temperature knob to the n| required degree of cold j and you can Uj \Jl^# where you will, leaving the
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    The Forty-Niners Of '34
    1346 4  -  IDWAL JONES By MUSCLE, HOPE AND A GR ÜBSTAKE Booming prices for gold have so quickened activities m the famous old gold fields of California that a writer went into them to see if the tumultuous days of '49 had returned. He tells what he found
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    DUTCH SERVICE TO AUSTRALIA ?
    51 4 DUTCH SERVICE TO AUSTRALIA <From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Mar. 5. It is announced that Mr. Plesman the well-known director of the X.L.M will shortly visit Netherlands India. The Java Bode says that Mr. Piesman's visit is m connection with the K.N.I.L.M. and the extension of the air service to
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    Filming Jew Suss At Shepherd's Bush
    689 4  -  Jaan Littlefield BRITAIN ON THE SCREEN By CONRAD VEIDT, probably the biggest personality m British films, is a little difficult of access. At the Gaumont-British studios at Shepherds Bush, where this fine actor is networking on "Jew Suss." everyone seems a little m awe
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      42 4 m^' Mfc: :jt:-:':''-jj^-'^|Mi|fc N^pP DEVONSHIRE ALSOJIHEST CURED DANISH* OF DELICIOUS P LAVOUR COLD STOKACE <£„ b? 1 W.J.W. 118. Heralded a* the most Sparkling BRITISH comedy triumph of her career CICELY COURTNEIDGE -ln "AM M T SAUL V A Gainsborough musical corned gem-CAPITOL^SOONr
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      79 4 111 Quality always telN I rOVALTINE'i I is the most widely used I, I lbod Beverage p I m the World H THE U MENNO f GREASE CUP Provides a scientific, economical simple method off automatic lubrication for every industry. NO DRIP E tf&% iflH 33m ma u/a^tt NO COCKS
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    Dickens Play In Historic London Setting
    93 5 iA^^^^-^^^^:\^^^=^\ Mr. Harold F. Davidson, the former Rector <>t Still key. who was unlnuketl following charges of Immorality before a conslstofi tevrt, distributeci <<»pic*s. of a letter nhlck he recently ■enl to tin- Archbishop of Canterbury, io metnbera of the Charch Assembly. pic were
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    $65,000 FOR PENANG FLYING CLUB
    213 6 6 5,0 00 FOR PENANG FLYING CLUB INSTRUCTOR rENGA GED IN ENGLAND Three Moths Ordered From Our Own Correspondent.* Penang. Mar. 10. Government have donated $40,000 lor the equipment of the Penani Flying Club and a grant of $25,000 m respect of 1934. and have invited the Club to apply
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    CATHEDRAL WEDDING
    247 6 Mr. (J. K. Roper-CaMbeck And Miss Pamela Harvey The marriage between George Reginald, second son of Major and Mrs. Roper-Caldbeck. Scaynes Hill. Sussex. and Pamela, younger daughter of the Late Edward Key Harvey and of Mrs. C Bradbery ol Johore. took place at St. Andrew's Cathedral on Saturday!
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    SULTAN'S ASSURANCE
    249 6 I Xo Discrimination Against Non-Malays His Highness the Sultan of Perak m a speech at Ipoh on Wednesday, said that he was delighted to see such a large and representative gathering present to congratulate him on the honour that His Majesty the KingEmperor had conferred upon him and
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    WEATHER STOPS FLYING
    225 6 Two Had .Months At The R.S.F.C. Very little progress m instruction flyIng at the Royal Singapore Flying Club was made during: January and February j owing to weather conditions which pre- vail at this time of the year. During January only one day was fit for novice
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    THE CHIEF SCOUT
    52 6 London. Mar. 8. Lord Baden Powell, the Chief Scour, is making good i_rogrest: after his recent operations and was tod Ay taken on a 40 miles' journey from the hospital to his home m an ambuk ..ce. He will not be fit to engagements for three months-
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    THOUGHT HE WAS "INVULNERABLE ?"
    287 6 THOUGHT HE WAS "INVULNERABLE But A Quarrel Proved He Wasn't 'From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. Mar. 9. Trouble over a noisy card game m the old men's ward of the General Hospital led to a court case today. An inmate of the Thai Wai ward was charged with causing
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    MR. CALDECOTT
    122 6 To Visit Kuala Lumpur And Fraser's Hill His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, accompanied by Mrs. Caldecott. and attended by the personal stair will be leaving Singa- pore for Kuala Lumpur by the night mail on Friday. 16th March, and will stay at King's House from 17th
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    CAN PLEA OF GUILT BE WITHDRAWN?
    538 6 INTERESTING POINT BEFORE APPEAL JUDGE Mr. Justice Gerahty m a criminal appeal which came before him on Saturday was asked to decide whether a magistrate had any power at all to allow a man to withdraw a plea of guilty once that plea has
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    GOODWILL MISSION
    63 6 Sailing Short I n Austraii^T.N,;;;; 'From OUT own Coi The goodwill mis,u; M h&m, Attorney Gei rocu with much atl therlaixU Indan pr The party will ;irn which leave, Mr lat ham will be his vile, Mr. Longfiel. Attorney-GeoW, Depa r E Moore, ol the Depart meree and
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    A BODY AAND BOTTLE
    68 6 Queer Mystery Of i\ Seeing a man Han dead, from barbed i aide near Bebington, c Simpson, a Blrkeolv him down and went fi A bottle and a bit > Simpson was amased find the body and bottl the bicyr'- E still tl Later a mi
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      85 6 ANOTHER COOPER PRODUCT! MunicifiaL DILUTES ONE PART TO 600 PARTS WATER Municipal is guaranteed by test 13 to 22 times more powerful than pure Carbolic Acid and six times as strong as common types or cheap disiniectants but nowhere near six times the price. It is A L~"j^ -I~\ Authorities,
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      439 6 $1 50 Must Be Won FREE PRESS FOOTBALL COMPETITION Six Free Chances Every Week Below wi.i bt found particular* of the Free Piv^ Football Competition n\> m m which you are asked to forecast results of ten matches to be played or. March IT THE PRIZE OF $150 will b«
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      314 6 Free Pr^^s on Monday morning Competitors must .tend m their claims to reach this office by the last post on the following Thursday ni?ht and the result* of the competition Will be announced ir. the Free Presi the following Saturday morning. Entries f>r thi>, weefs competition must reach the Free
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      294 6 CHRONIC GASTRITIS ENDED m FORMULA. To be .i atonic i lour years, to dread ::nd then to and alm< si by a new medicin n by Doctors and Ef< «l I country that is th< ience ol iMr. c. t m don. This is what hi letter says "Being a
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    WANTS $3,000,000
    119 7 General Chan Chai-Tongfs Demand Hour Iff, Mar. 8. Chan Chai-tong. of the forces, has demanded from. sum ol $3,000,000 which the usury advanced to Chiang the northern expedition ien. Chan says the sum is i quired bo tide over the prerv crisis m Canton. Ned Government forces m
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    FOR THE HOME
    73 7 Entertainment Machine k Heath, an electrician, of who has retired alter 25 Indian Civil Service. aye invented an all-round rtalnment cabinet for the box, us it were, it holds a ma and a radio-gramo-eil as a means of adding running commentary to a Him and an apparatus
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    26 7 railing oil a shed m the Municipal incinerator, an olle is suspected to have fracture of the spine. He 'ed several other injuries and to hospital.
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    BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION
    146 7 PROGRAMMES FOH INDIA. BURMA, STRAITS SETTLEMENTS and FEDERATED MALAY STATES PROM THE EMPIRE TRANSMITTER. DAVENTRY, ENGLAND Two of UM following frequencies and II ffig s Sfi: or SIS 7 750kcs 25.53 m. Sic 9.585 kc.s 31.30 m. nr GSB 9510 kc s 31.50 m. GSA 6.050 kc
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    BULLOCKS BOLT
    17 7 Exciting Incident On Busy Road was said, by J Two Indian had gone very far.
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    BERKELEY SQUARE
    233 7 Great Hit At The Capitol Very few who know John L. Balderston's celebrated play "Berkeley Square" would believe that Hollywood with its super-optimism has dared to adapt this solemn, austere story of the gloomy past and transfer it, almost untouched by scenario writers, to the screen. The Capitol
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    "NOT A STAGED SUICIDE"
    152 7 Police Chief Throws Light on Stavisky's Death Paris, Mar. !>. "II you can end the abominable legend about a staged suicide. I would be grateful," feelingly pleaded M. Thome, former Director of the Surete Generale. giving evidence before the Stavisky commission. He explained a last-minute telephone
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    ROBBING UNEMPLOYED
    165 7 When Estate Managers Go On Leave Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 10. An outspoken protest against the practice of ex-planting directors coming out to Malaya from Home to take charge of estates while managers go on leave was heard at the absent ouests' dinner last night. Mr. E. D. Butler,
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    RED RAIN
    79 7  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh Remarkable Report r rom Chekiang Shanghai, Mar. A message from Hangchow. capital 3 t Chekiang, states that a most spectacular shower of "red" rain dropped it Ningpo. m Southeast Chekiang. tor three minutes yesterday afternoon The peasants regard the rain drops which are reported
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    MALAYAN SCOUTS FOR AUSTRALIA ?
    168 7 MALAYAN SCOUTS FOR AUSTRALIA Australian Jamboree To Me Held This Year •From Our Own Corespondent.* j Kuala Lumpur. Mar. 10. Efforts are being made to send a j delegation of Malayan scouts to the great Australian -jamboree to be held j at the end of this year. Lord Baden-Powell has
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    LITTLE FLYING
    237 7 Singapore Aviators Held Up l By Weather i Very little progress m Instruction j flying has been made during January and February owing to the bad weather conditions which always prevail at this time of the year. Consequently there is little ot interest to record. During January only
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    GIFT OF GRATITUDE
    178 7 I Unemployment Fund jj Donations j <From Our Own Correspondent.) j Kuala Lumpur. Mar. 10. A remarkable example of gratitude lor help rendered through the Ser- j vice Company at Port Dickson has come to light. This unit was created m 1930 for out-of-work Europeans. It was
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    MILITARY MISSION
    41 7 Chinese Officers' Moscow Tour Moscow Mar. 9. The Chinese military mission, beaded by General Yang Chien. was received here by Voroshilov. The members visited the military training institutions; and schools and also detachments ol the Moscow military distrlct.- Reuter
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      168 7 v y D D A OPENING I LH A IVI O X A TO-NIGHT 6.15 9.15 M W SONCiS and NEW SWEETHEARTS m I set to music I nmy Dunn falls m I .ove with a scintillating Jjjjj i&Lm, I ',l\v i i et heart, and W^^^\ I he's smart
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      41 7 THE NEW WORLD In commemoration of the anniversary of the death of Dr. SUN VAT SEN the NEW WORLD and all the shows therein will be closed TO-DAY, the 12th. instant. They will be re-opened TO-MORROW, the 13th. instant as usual.
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      258 7 Greeted by PACKED HOUSES at all the WEEK-END I SHOWS I Don 't you miss it I 6.1 5 CAPITOL I MS Unanimously eulogised as a magnificent adaptation of John L. Balderston's great play that attracted all-London for 2 Years LESLIE HOWARD HEATHER ANGEL fox Positively LAST NIGHT PRODUCTION „A
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    The Singapore Free Press MONDAY, MARCH 12, 1934. Week-end Comments
    482 8 The Singapore Free Press MONDAY, MARCH 12, 1934. Week-end Comments lI7E would have liked this morning to be able to report that the man who murdered a young and most promising officer of the Singapore police In such dastardly manner on Friday had been apprehended. We are not able to
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    As I was Saying
    729 8 ;|N the rather unlikely event of all j the farmers of England responding to the suggestion that they should each subscribe a shilling to make a wedding present to tha Minister of Agriculture. the sum total Gifts From snould compare very favourably Admirers with even the
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    FROM DAY TO DAY
    360 8 Dr. and Mrs. J. W. Field and their family are leaving for home at the end of this month. His Highness the Sultan of Perak will open the new Mosque at Sungkai on Friday next. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Stanton, their little girl, and Mrs.
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    The Maoris' Lund
    665 8 Alter a century ol c j pakeha. as they cali t\ {tier, the Maoris ot N j survive, and. indeec. ur»- 1 increase m numbers own a considerable area I they are comtng throug ing ordeal of the im^ tlon. which spares so m temperate climates the
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      161 8 Mm* F Q mORE THAN W i^ MWg rnPEE CENTuffiES H B fl ■jf BOLS has been the ><andard or V H 2 f quaittv for Gin and First Cla>i I D j^^l 1 Liqueurs It doesn t matter where I^^H IS V°u are whether on the We<J mmt BM
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      43 8 POLITENESS IS LIKE i an air-cushion. There's nothing m it but it eases the jolts wonderfully. So does a "GAFLAC" ALL SICKNESS POLICY when you are presented with heavy medical bills. GENERAL ACCIDENT, FIRE LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION, LTD. Hongkong Bank Chambers. Telephone 6480.
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    THAT BUDGET SURPLUS
    170 9 Mr. Chamberlain 1$ Undecided London, .Mar. 10. ..Vn' Chamberlain is not yet' my. he Will dispose of the surplus. mud** dear by him m a i Birmingham, In which he s hearers of the unwisdom of a final conclusion until he i that the surplus existed. Us
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    MUTO DIES
    54 9 apanese Industrialist Killed By Youth Kamakura, Mar. 11. succumbed at 9.20 this evening. < Tokio, Earlier. from Kumakura reports' Mr Sanji Muto was leaving his when an assailant approached and killed his steward, who rmpted to protect his master. tired on Mr. Muto who was tided m three
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    SINGAPORE HOTEL
    36 9 f Mentioned In London Divorce Suit i Our Own Correspondent* London, Mar. 11. nisi has been granted to Miller who m her affidavit Lat her husband. William stayed m hotel m Singapore woman, unknown.
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    BRITAIN'S AIR PLANS FOR 1934
    840 9 BRITAIN'S AIR PLANS FOR 1934 Four New Squadrons: No More Con tin ued Inferiority London. Mar. 8 Presenting the Air Estimates to the! House of Commons to-day the Undersecretary i or Air. Sir Philip Sassoon. said: "These estimates m broad outline j are the outcome of our desire to pursue
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    COMMODITY MARKET
    48 9 Latest Rubber Prices I (From Our Own Correspondent.) RUBBER London, Mar. 10. I Spot (Sellers) S^d. <%<}.) i\ (Buyers > 5 3 16d. (5 316 d.) Mkrch 5 9i32d. (5 9|32d.) I April-June 5 13|32d. (5 13|32d.) j July-Sept. 5 3364 d <5 33 64d.> Market .—Quietly firm.
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      150 9 most charmingly Situated Hotel m the Irtiwi^^^^^^^ 5 Rgo7)is. icith Verandah Bath w^-\* Modern Conveniences. Magnificent Dining t/L o^O^ d- Dance H<B 6^l^ »»oO° Cocktail Bar SO<> U 0^ 0 MaA:a7i Ketchil AQV"^ gO o>o Grill— l 4 Tennis Courts o e 0 0000^ Terms moderate [I FOR LARGE OR
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      251 9 ANNOUNCEMENT MESSRS ROBINSON CO., LTD. BEG TO ANNOUNCE THAT ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED FOR A BILLIARDS EXHIBITION FEATURING WILLIE SMITH CHAMPION 1920 AND 1923 TO TAKE PLACE IN THE STORE CAFE ON THURSDAY MARCH 15TH— PLAY TO COMMENCE AT 5.30 P.M. I AULt Di ORME SONS, LTD. sole ROBINSON CO.,
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      61 9 f\ |ff\ Dial 4825 SPECIAL DISHES FOR THIS WEEK MONDAY BRAISED BEEF TUMMY ROAST LAMB. Red Currant Jelly and Mint Sauce WEDNESDAY GOI'LASII a l.i PAPRIKA THl r RSDAY ROAST IXTKI.ING and Apple Stuffing FRIDAY ROAST BEEF. Yorkshire Pudding and Horseradish Sauce. SATURDAY ROAST LEG Oi PORK. Stuffing and Apple
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      DUTCH VIEWS ON RUBBER RESTRICTION
      1096 10 Co ntradicto ry NEGOTIATIONS CONTINUE BUT DIFFICULTIES INCREASE From Our Own Correspondent. London, Feb. 2b. The usual rumours regarding the oro^rtss OJ the restriction negotiations haw stimulated the now customary fluctuations m the price of the, •ommodity. but shares have not moved m sympathy. There
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      194 10 1 Mar. 7 8 10 American Can. Com. 99 3 4 100 3 8 100 American Telephone and Telegraph 119 3 8 121» 4 121 Atcheson Railroad 64 l 66> 4 65 Dupont 96% 98 97 Firestone. Common 21 4 21 4 22» 4 General Electric 21 4
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      JAPAN TRADE BOOM
      120 10 i Tokyo, Mar. 5. An official report issued by the Mm- istry of Home Affairs states that the j trade- boom, which is attributed prin- ipally to the busy state of the muni- i tions industry, has greatly decreased unemployment. At the beginning of October last year
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      Chamber Of Commerce
      82 10 Rubber Association March 10, It o'clock noon Buyers Sellers R.S.S. equal to London Standard. Spot 'loose) 17 516 17 716 R.S.S. equal to London Standard. Spot <F. 0.8.» 17 916 17 11 16 Standard R.S.S. on Tender March 17 7 16 17 9;16 Apr-June 17 916 17
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      Exchange Rates
      218 10 March 10. SELLING London. 4 months' sight 2 4 11 64 London. 3 months' sight 2 4 5 32 London. (50 days* sight 2 4 9J64 London. 30 days' sight 2 4Vs London, demand 2 4 7 64 London. T.T. 2 4 3 32 Lyons. Paris, demand 390
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      FEBRUARY RUBBER CROPS
      153 10 ISoustead's. Penang. agents United Palani < Malaya > 245.459 lbs.: MalakofT 137,000 lbs.; Taiping 119.220 lbs.; Sungei Batu 49.000 lbs.; Windsor 30,000 lbs.; Foothills 24,600 lbs.; Bertam 265.681 lbs.; Kuala Muda 214.191 lbs.. Val Dor 38.500 lbs.. Gadek 12.500 lbs.; Kuala ;Sidim 73,050 lbs.; Bassett 28,526 lbs
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      STOCKS AND EXCHANGES
      44 10 m London, Mar. 8. Sterling on New York opened at 5.08» 4 Paris 77 5 16. Stock markets are -quiet. British Government stocks are weaker. War i Loan 3V 2 per cent, are 103V 2 Gold is 1365. 8d British Radio
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      TREASURY BILLS
      43 10 The total amount applied for m 'Treasury Bills to-day was £69,675,000. The amount allotted for bills at three months was £35,875.000. The average irate per cent, was 18s. 077 d. as comI pared with 18s. 4 75d last wppl- British Radio
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      QUOTA NEGOTIATIONS GOING ON WELL
      64 10 I The Hague, Mar. 8. It is learned m an authoritative source that negotiations with regard to the native quota problem m connection with rubber restriction are progressing favourably. On the other hand, matters are complicated by Mr. Bingham, United States Ambassador m London, making
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      Singapore Produce Prices
      182 10 March 10, 12 o'clock noon THE TIN PRICE March 10. Singapore tin price 'per pftCUl) $116.50. Buyers Sellers Gambler 3.75 Java Cube 6.50 Hamburg Cube 6.50 Muntok White Pepper 31.00 White Pepper 30.00 Black Pepper 16.00 Copra, Sundried 2.95 Copra, mixed 2.35 Small flake Tapioca 4.25 Med.
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      £ Abroad
      20 10 Abroad London. Mar. 9. Exchanges to-day were Montevideo 38' 8 sellers. War Loan 3» 2 103 7 16. -British Radio.
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      PERILOUS POLICY
      85 10 Outside Tin Producers Increasing 'From Our Own Correspondents London, Mar. 8. Writing m the Financial News Mr. F. E. Mair. the well-known director of tin companies, estimates that the ratio of tin production of non restricting countries to restricting countries has increased from 966 to 10,000 m 1931
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      STILL HOPING
      69 10 Waiting For Colonial Secretary's Return <From Our Own Correspondent > London, Mar. 8. The London rubber market anticipates that a definite favourable or unfavourable announcement concerning rubber restriction will be made within the week following the return to London of Sir Philip Cunliffe-Listei Secretary for the Colonies, who
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      DEARER TYRES
      70 10 Possible Advance Of 10 Per Cent (From Our Own Correspondent) mi. t> London, Mar. 8. The Daily Express understands that six of the leading frms of rubber tyre manufacturers, including Dunlop, Avon and British Goodrich, are shortly to advance the prices of solid tyres by ten per cent.
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      WILKINSON PROCESS RUBBER CO.
      1204 10 Very Regrettable Loss In Accounts Difficulties Of Tin Mining Industry At the annual general meeting of the Wilkinson Process Rubber Co.. Ltd. held on Feb. 28 at the company's offices at Old Market Square. Kuala Lumpur, there were present: The Hon'ble Mr. H. B. Egmont Hake
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      ULU BENUT PROFIT
      130 10 Surplus RiTomm:ii(l< Carried F^rwari A profit ol $t,JI! ••<' the annual report Consolidated Rubb- r i" presented t<> inarehold annual general meeting Mar. IS. The report goes sum to the balan< i brought forward iron: B total ol $l!i.i:'.7 and loss accouni whh h recommend be <:
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    ERASER'S SHARE LIST
    811 11 Saturday's Closing Quotations SATURDAY, MAR. 10. 1934. .inbuilt I 37s 6d 38s 6d Malay l£) 42s 43s 6d tin Tin «5s' 14s 14s 9d ng .$1. 1.90 2.00 Tin v 33s 9d 34s 9d Padang 27 30 veS 91 93 Tin 43s 45s Bj 8s 9s 47
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    STRANGE JUDGMENT ORDER
    102 11 Cup of Vermicelli A Day N. Merican, a Malay moneylender. brouuht a Javanese named Tubi before Mr. B. F Bridge m the Penang District Court on a notice to recover a sum ol The defendant went into the box and said that he was unemployed and! that
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    STATION "Z.H.I." SINGAPORE
    64 11 MONDAY. MAR It, 1934. 8 p.m Retold Music 830 p.m. Relay of Dance Music by the celebiated Raffles Hotel Danct Orchestra under the direction of Mr. Dan Hopkins. 645 i) m Neu> Bulletin kindly supplied by Straits Times. 7.45 p.m. Relay of Dance Music by celebrated Raffles
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      63 11 IHE THT: EASTERN UNITED SOUTH /^fi*\ t^il. \N(T CORPORATION LTD. fe r nuh. marine, BRITISH MOTOR CAR PFRSONAL ACCIDENT njSCTIAKCe company, limited FIRE, MARINE, MOTOR AMI AND xrnl)nl n V Q WORKMEN'S OKKMEN S COMPENSATION COMPENSATION inslrance accepted at lowest INSURANCE. i current rates I(, [OHNSON: Cieneral Manager. L c
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      486 11 Assets exceed SI 2.QOO.O<>O Assurame m forte «»ver >.:'».»)iW The Great Eastern life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated In the Straits Settlements) HEAD OFFICE: Great Eastern Life Building. Cecil Street. Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 27. Old Jewry EC The Company has £20.000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England and complies with
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      360 11 CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter) Paid up capital m 600.000 shares ot £5 each £3.000.0Qt i Reserve Fund 3,000 00t Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3.000 HEAD OFFICE: 38. Bishopsgate. London. EC 2 Agencies and Branches Alor Star Iloilo Semarang Amritsar Ipoh Seremban
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    PASSENGERS LEFT
    315 12 By N.Y.K. s.s. Kashima Maru lor Europe and ports —Dr. and Mrs. Walter F. McCourt. Master A. W. •McCourt, Mr. and Mrs. J. Negrin. Mr. T. Okimo. Miss M. Siroka. Miss P. Wanka. Bishop and Mrs. A. Lea. Mr. L. Maytag, Miss G. V. Reid. Mr. Irwin Roth.
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    STRAITS CALCUTTA CONFERENCE
    39 12 It is notified that as from April 1. 1934, new freight rates to Calcutta will be m force. Copies of the new Tariff may be j had from the honorary secretaries, [Adamson, Gilflllan Co., Ltd. I
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    STRAITS HOMEWARD CONFERENCE
    35 12 Merchants are hereby informed that the cubic foot value on Plank and Tim- ber (other than TeaM) has been amend- N ed from 2s. to 2s. 4d.. effective from!* 10.3.34. h M
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    49 12 About a hundred cases of opium were 3 being conveyed to Shanghai m the t Japanese liner Suwa Maru, m Singapore recently from Europe, which seems rather like carrying coals to Newcastle The opium which comes I from Istanbul, among other places i was picked up at Pord Said
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      BRITISH SHIPS
      327 12 Sales To Foreign Flags A reply given by Dr. Burgh: Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade, to Mr. David Grenfell supplies 1 particulars respecting the increase In the transfers of British ships last year to foreign flags. The total number of vessels reported to have been trans-
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      FLEETS INSPECTION
      76 12 Admiralty Officials Leave for Gibraltar London. Mar. 1 The First Lord of the Admiralty S jßolton Eyres-Monsell. with Vice-4.d- < jmiral Sir Dudley Pound. Second Sea ■Lord. Vice-Admiral Little. Deputy Chief,] |of Naval Staff and Sir Oswyn Murray < Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty i will pay an
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      32 12 c Ie Quite a large number of pilgrims for 2 Mecca from the East Indies are voyag- j ing m the Blue 'Funnel liner Pyrrhus 1 which left here last month J
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      GERMAN SHIPPING
      291 12 The two leading German shipping lines, on the occasion of the re-listing of their shares on the German Stock Exchange, made a rather pessimistic forecast of their financial results tor the year ending December 31st. 1933. The Hamburg- Amerika Line, which now has a share 'capital of 54.570.000
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      CLIPPER SHIPS STILL AFLOAT
      875 12 CLIPPER SHIPS STILL AFLOAT Ocean Queens That Hold Off "Father Time" I Washington, Feb. 8. j In the files of the Bureau of Naviga- j jtion and Steamboat Inspection of the 1 Commerce Department there are hun- dreds of old faded marine documents Of famous clipper ships of a bygone
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      SINGAPORE HARBOUR
      124 12 SINGAPORE HARBOUR Ships Alongside (he Whir*. m Expected to Arrive East Wharf (Entrance <» a te j, Rajula 22: Van Heutsz. Bor Main Wharf (Entrance Gate Piancius, Leverkusen IH. Keoonp v Argun Maru 13; Pres. j o >, n Kumsang 8: Talma 6. Empire Dock (Entrance Gate Raby Castle 30:
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      VESSELS ARRIVED
      133 12 Penang Maru. Jap.. 3.230 t Calcutta 9.3. lor Yokohama Kong 10.3. Kinta. Brit 509 tons, from I 10 3. for Penang 12.3. Magnet, Brit 207 tons, from! 9.3. lor S. Liat 13.3. Raub. Brit 573 tons, from i 10.3. lor Pontianak 12.3. Rajula. Brit.. 4.702 lon 10.3. for
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      CLEARANCES
      47 12 March 10: Ban Ho Gimn. P ras. Togian. V. de Does cBenang, Toboali < Dutch*: Vyn I Angby -S;.r. Cap Bi I (French); Penang Maru J dang -Siami. Kajang. Klan Edendalo. Esmeralda. Sin Alk Lm mas <Brit.» Mar. 1! Bulan 'Brit.), 11l I Dul ißlixijoe 'Dut.«. I
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      648 12 Burns Philp line. < Incorporated m Australia) FOR BRISBANE SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailing by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and the s.s. MANGOLA (3,352 tons): [Cargo only] ss. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia. Cabins
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      197 12 i I HENDERSON LINE SCHFOILK s\ll|\(.s By Foitniijhtly Passenger Sleamrr Between Rangoon. Port Sudan, Marseilles. Pa) ma and Knglund HO^IEUARD BAILINGS Port oi Disembarkation Plymouth Lea\e Raiißnna I9M CHINDWIN .'6 KEMMENDINE Apr 9 BHAMO Apr M v AMARAPOORA M;iv 1 SAGAING 21 BURMA .Juii' I YOMA Jur. PEGU June 30
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      232 12 Local And j Foreign Mail Despatches and Arrivals BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 p.m. and Thursday 7.30 a.m. Saturday 7 p.m. Kuantan (via Jerantut) Monday to Friday 7.30 a.m. Kuantan (via Jerantut) Saturdays 7 p.m. j Kelantan (via Padang Besar) Monday and Friday 7 p.m. Kelantan (via Gemas) every
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      493 13 P. O. British India and Apcar Lines. 'Incorporated m England. MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S N CO OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA JAPAN. 6.810 Mar. 14 BEHAR 6 onn mV^ VRTHAGE 15.000 Mar. 16 KAISER-I-HIND nS» Mv II .SSSS. ffiff Sf:S 25,; IS -IE II -Ipr
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      475 13 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m England "ELLERMAN" LINE FOR HAVRE, LONDON, ROTTERDAM AND HAMBURG VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL L Ui City oi Lille A 2q rST' 9 Calls at Dunkirk. Apr Ma 2 FOR HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND J%PAN City of Eastbourne Aor 19 nr 1q City
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      1174 13 THE BLUE FUNNEL U3NE (Ocean THE HUA KHIOW STEAMSHIP CO.. (iWI) Steam Ship Co.. Ltd., and China Ltd tutt ?££??}Ji teiim Navi a^on Co., Ltd. THE CUNARD STEAM SHIP Co Ltd rS^P^icf^^SSJf S° Ltd THE SARAWAK STEAMSHIP Co.' Ud TOE SSS A^akt IG m??2?aJSS« Ltd> THE AUSTRALIAN A- ORIENTAL LINE
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      833 14 K. P. M. KOMNKLIJKE PAIiETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ PLAMIVS Ixionday. Mar. 12. Belawan-Deli. PALI.MA M >nday. Mar. 12. Penanp: < mails only* and Bagan Si-Api-ADi. BOTH Monday. Mar. 12. Muntok < passengers and mails only), Batavia. Semarang ;\nd Cheribon. BDtGARAMA Monday. Mar 12. Selat-Pandjani?. Koedap. Bengkalis and Baga:: Si-Api-Api. ROKAN Tuesday, Mar.
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      532 14 TO EUROPE TKOM SINGAPORE AND PENANG VIA COLOMBO, BOMBAY, SUEZ, PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, GENOA, MARSEILLES AND NEW YORK. Arrive Leave Leave Arrive Spore. Spore. Penan*. N.York. Pies. Johnson In Port Mar. 13 Mar. 15- Apr. 24 Pres. Monroe Mar. 24 Mar. 27 Mar. 29 May 8 Pres. Van Buren
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      626 14 O. S. EL Line FOR AFRICA AND SOUTII AMERICA. t Hawaii Mara Buenos Aires via Colombo, Mombasa all Zanzibar, Dar-es-Salaam, Beira, L Marques, Durban, Algoa Bay, Cape Town and Santos India 3laru Cape Town via Mombasa, Zanzibar. Dar-es-Salaam. L. Marques and Durban fLa Plata Maru Buenos Aires via Colombo, Durban,
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    Cup Quarter-Finalists Meet In League Battles
    1218 15 tRSENAL PLAY CHAMPIONS' EwtJ Correspondent London, Feb. 25. later *is^s of the F.A. Cup n. !i interest is always n th« League form of the clubs although experience has time and time again that such -ovides no reliable guide at all Lmate destination or
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    BOXING AT PENANG
    135 15 Rough Diamond Beats Boy Ntra <From Our Own Corespondent.) Penan*. Mar. 10. A monster crowd assembled it Wembly Park last night to see th;» boxing contest between Boy Nara. who is regarded as Penantj's best' welter weight, and Rough Diamond, his risi^p: compatriot. The nght went the
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    AMATEUR FOOTBALL
    20 15 London, Mar. 10. At Greenock to-day m the annual amateur soccer international Scotland beat Wales 4.— nil. Reuter
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    OVER ROPES FOR VICTORY
    469 15 EXCITING CRICKET IN KUALA LUMPUR Suitable Finish To Good Innings By Rivaz From Our Own Correspondent > Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 10. G. F G. Rivaz. who has taken up cricket seriously this season, has be^ 1 playing well of late. Last season he nviis unable to
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    RAIN STOPS CRICKET
    207 15 Rain interfered with all cricket mutches yesterday. The match at Balestier between the 'Ceylon Sports Club and the Old Raffles Association wwoa o abandoned alter only halt an hour's play, m which time the O.R.A. compiled thirty odd runs. With Lewis, their first batsman, out. On the
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    R.A.F. BEAT VISITORS
    109 15 The second match of the football i competition between the visiting Dutch naval squadron, the R.A.F. and the 1 Wiltshire Regiment for a Challenge cup I presented by the local Dutch community i was played at Seletar yesterday. The j R.A.F. defeated the Dutch Naval XI by
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    The Boat Race
    397 15 SEVERE BLOV\ FOR OXFORD I Ellison Will Not Row DARK BLUES FULL COURSE TRIAL I London, Mar. 10. j The Oxiord president. G. a. Ellison nas been forbidden by his doctor U ruw In tbr boat race next Saturday uxiord i-owori a full course trial al ebb
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    AUSTRALIAN CUP
    69 15 Heroic Prince Wins In Slow Time ♦From Our Own Correspondent* Sydney. Mar. 11. The two-and-a-hall mile race for the Australian Cuo. run unci, r the auspics of the Victoria Race Club to-day resulted as follows HEROIC PRINCE <8 5» 1 PETER JACKSON 18.OJ GIPPSLAND «7.7 Won by two-and-a-liaif
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    HOCKEY TOUR
    82 15 Malayan Team For Hong Kong The projected Malayan hockey visit to Hong Kong has now taken definite shape. The team will leave Singapore by the Naldera on March ;;o and play the following matches. April o -vs. Hong Kong April 7— vs. Army. April 9- vs. Macao April
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    INTER-CLUB TOURNEY
    252 15 Billiards MATCHES AT NEW WORLD Willie Smith to Meet Local Champion A scries of inter-club billiards I matches is being play.rj at The New World having begun on Saturday iMr. Julian Frankel. the President of tho Singapore Billiards Association has imported the table used tor th^ Championship of
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      23 15 tIUtLT CUURTNtIUtaC 111 Or »der role tluin M SOLDIERS of the KING. "AUNT SALLY" a| nsborougv s new musical Comedy Sensation. CAPITOL, Soon
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      160 15 mm v 3 B fIH t ~^^^f^LtL.^' vJBH 'E AS Y -ACCESS' p-^^^^c^^^Jß B WBAPPIHO NIV months a«o ™v Physician decided ,!^KTwVKJI B No fumble: should have, finally, to choose between J/jfl B rhc C4P coin<> abstaining from smoking or giving up aWlß^^/^B Ic° n> l< c c my career
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    Arsenal Stage Sensational Come-Back To Win
    1633 16 THRILLING SOCCER IN WEEK-END GAMES <r'rom Our Own Correspondent) London, Mar. 10. Thrilling football was witnessed by large crowds who Hocked to see the League games. Playing at home Arsenal beat the Villa only by the odd goal m five. Jack. Roberts and Hume
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    70 16 The following games have been fixed for Wednesday: W. \V. Speid and F. W. Fargus vs. H. Gray and R. Land. THURSDAYS TIES P. H. Romney and R. S. Wilson vs. N. G. Bishop and E. H. R. Bowerman. E. B. Evans and R. \V. Brown vs. A. D. Baker
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    Thirteen Points In Last 5 Minutes
    187 16 Thirteen Points In Last 5 Minutes AMAZING RUGBY AT SWANSEA Ireland Crack Up i After Dominating Game London. Mar. 10. THE most remarkable match m 1 the history of international Ru&ny was played at Swansea today where Wales beat Ireland by 13 points to nil. Ireland were the better side
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    Golf
    284 16 INTER-CLUB MATCH Island Club Beats Sepoy Lines Following are the results ol the matches between Island Club and Sepoy Lines Gcll Club played at Sepoy Lines yesterday the Island Club winning by 5» 2 points to 3' 2 points. 'Island Club players are mentioned first > W. McMullan <6»
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    E. MIDLANDS CHAMPIONS
    144 16 Gloucester Lose County Final 18. Midlands lOpts. Gloucestershire nil. East Midlands sprang a surprise at Northampton on Saturday by winning the county championship for the first time In their history, at the expense oi j Gloucestershire, who were defeated by 10 points to nil. East Midlands had
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    ENGLAND TEAM TO PLAY SCOTLAND
    57 16 The English team to play" Scotland at Twickenham on Mar. 17 are:— Owen Smith <St. Mary's Hospital* Booth 'Headingley Cranmer < Oxford I University > Gerrard 'Batht Meikle I < Waterloo* Slow "Leicester. Gadney << Leicester* Rew BlacWheath Gregory •Bristol) Longland 'Northampton* Forrest (United Services*
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    American Sets New Varsity Record
    217 16 OXFORD BEAT CAMBRIDGE Stanwood Wins 3 Events For Second Time London. "Mar. 10. AT the White City to-day Ox- lord beat Cambridge by 1 events to 4 m the inter-Varsity athletics. The American Stanwood created a record by winning three events lor Oxford for the
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    YACHTING
    49 16 Japanese hntertained By Local Sailors Yachting enthusiats of the Japanese Training Squadron were entertained at The Royal Singapore Yacht Club, last evening c.nci two interesting matches wen sailed, the result being 59^ points for th p hosts and 47 1 2 for visitors from k.i J M/s craft.
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    96 16 Mr. Teo Gunn Ho was entertained to a tea party by the members of the Useful Badminton Party last evening at 81 Nell Road on his departure to Borneo. Splendid batting performances by B. S Gill, who. ran up a total of 64 runs, and the State cricketer, A. Cariappa.
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      41 16 THE INVISIBLE MAN M G. A. Service. TEL. 5101. WHO WILL NOT TERRORIZE ANY WITH PRICES APPERTAINING TO FIXING COOKERS AND WATER HEATERS ON HIRE THE GAS WAY, THE CLEAN WAY, FOR EVERY DAY. IN YOUR HOUSE, FLAT, HOTEL, OR PALACE,
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      212 16 SOLVE YOUR DRAINAGE PROBLEMS EFFICIENTLY AND CHEAPLY BY Installing CALCO Gates m Conjunction with ARMCO Corrugated Culverts. (MAO AITOMATK DRAINAGE GATE. No upkeep. fIHKS(4 I '^SS^ Stops BACKFLOW so that drained areas cannot be ■'*<'£' '"'lt re-flooded. Works automatic-alt} ;ind efficiently. y^WtSfeMtefl Practically no supervision. li^k^W?^'' 'jtsjb ARMCO INGOT IRON
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