The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 22 March 1934

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  • 17 1 The Singapore Free Press And DAILY NEWS NO. 14,221. ESTD. 1835. THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 1934. 10 CENTS.
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  • 1373 1 (NTERNATIONAL GANG TRACKED DOWN Activities In Britain And FOR GERMANY AND RUSSIA PNDRED persons are beKj to tin^oh ed activities of a huge international espionage tracking down follows the eighteen foreigners m Paris n Christmas < including two Americans of Russian oriPoles and several Russians),
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  • 157 1 Preparing For Bilateral I Naval Conference? MANCHUKUO RECOGNITION j ONLY A MATTER i OF TIME I Washington, Mar. 21. JkiIUTUAL pledges of goodwill are con- tamed m an exchange of notes be- tween the United States and Japan. Both Mr. Hirota and Mr. Cordell Hull
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  • 239 1 London, Mar. 21. American recognition of the Manchukuo is merely a matter of time. as the hostility to Japan under the Hoover administration has become a thing of the past, according to the Morning Post Washington correspond- ent, who declares that a new realist
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  • 25 1 Captain R. Macdonald, M.C., of the; {Audit Department, who returned from* 'leave by the Carthage accompanied by; iMrs. Macdonald is coming to Singa-i pore. l
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  • 74 1 9 Days Old Tragedy Just Revealed Moscow, Mar. 21. MEW'S 01 another railway disaster, which occurred nine days ago, is published to-day. The casualties numbered 33 killed 68 injured, of whom 22 were severely hurt. The accident occurred when a local passenger train overran the
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  • 64 1 Berlin, Mar. 21. \X ATTEMPT was made this afternoon to assassinate General Goering and the Nazi Group Leader, Ernst, when a bomb was thrown from an apparently empty house at the motor car m which they were driving. The outrage occurred near the Prussian State
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  • 106 1 Mr. Washburn Child In London London, Mar. 21. Mr. Washburn Child, Mr. Roosevelt's special economic envoy to Europe arrived at Plymouth to-day and proceded to London. He is seeing Sir John Simon to-morrow. He told Reuter: "I am not an ambassador at large. My mandate is to find
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  • 82 1 Singapore £144 prizewinners m the Irish sweep— Pafe 9. Play On won the Lincolnshire fry a neck from Obesity; a collision on the road between Newmarket and Lincoln caused the death of an ambulance nurse and necessitated the scratching of Versicle —Pace 16. Japan is intrrasinj: her
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  • 265 1 I ROOSEVELT AVERTS LABOUR CRISIS I i Motor Industry Leaders I To Confer At I White House Washington, Mar. 21. A GAIN IN the nick of time, as m the \r\ banking crisis last year, Mr. Rooseivelt has dramatically and decisively! j thrown himself into
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  • 226 1 Hitler To Marry 300,000 Girls This Year Berlin, Mar. 21. THE ALLOTMENT of 1,000,000,000 1 marks to conquer unemployment was announced by Chancellor Hitler i:> a speech from a motor lorry at a lonely spot between Munich and the Austrian iron tier to men engaged m road works The speech,
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    • 42 1 BIGIA TEA Brings the freshness and fragrance of the Malayan gardens direct to your home. TO-NIGHT R.IM.S. "FR ANCONIA" SPECIAL CRUISE BALL CABARET FRED COLLIER BETTY CARROL SATURDAY, MARCH 24th THE NOVELTY DANCERS FRED COLLIER BETTY CARROL RAFFLES CELEBRATED ORCHESTRA PHONE 5381.
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    • 72 1 There it no better Tea than BIGIA TEA GROWN IN MALAYA CHRYSLER I RIDING EASE ADELPHI HOTEL facing ST. ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL TABLE D'HOTE MENU A LA CARTE ORCHESTRAL SELECTIONS DURING LUNCHEON i ROOF GARDEN TO-NIGHT ROOF GARDEN SPECIAL DINNER DANCE i DINNER DANCE MUSIC BY ■I HALF KELLERMANN'S FAMOUS BAND
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  • 44 2 Dog Show Protest To The Editor. Sir. I understand the whole trouble is In connection with the profits. Who gets them: Charity. The Malayan Kennel Association, or the promoter of the Second Annual Livestock and Trade Show Yours etc., BOW-WOW.
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  • 138 2 Hefure t lie Thief Justice m the h\. Court at 11 a.m. Part heard. S. 872 33 Hock Meng iv Co. vs. Loo Boon Kung etc. Before Mr. Justice l'richard m the 'Itxd. Court at 11 a.m. Part heard: -8. 479 33 S. Pierre vs.
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  • 238 2 Thar .day. Tiiid. High YVat'r 2.04 a.m.. .1.25 p.m. Alexandra Brickworks Ltd. General Meeting. Mercantile Bank Building. 12.30 p.m. Football S.A.F.A. League First Division. S.C.C. vs. S.R.C.. S.C.C. padang 5.15 p.m. (Mr. J. E. Farwell > Second Division. Pulau Branl vs. Straits Cattle Traders. A.R. Stadium,
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  • 179 2 CKvc Hrook In a New Type Of Role Not often can it be said oi a film production that every single member ol the cast gives a brilliant performance. No one who has seen the picture can deny that such is the case m •Gallant Lady." the 20th.
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  • 223 2 British Trade Fair At Singapore As already announced, the British Trade Fair will be held at the Great World, Kirn Seng Road, Singapore, between May 4th and 12th next. The number of stalls applied for is 149. This year's Fair, therefore, will be twice
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    • 222 2 Articles may be handed m for SPECIAL and EXPRESS LAUNDRY SERVICE Dry Cleaning Waterproofing Invisible mending undertaken. WEEK DAYS. HOURS 7 AM -2 P M 4-6 P M. SATURDAYS. HOURS 7 AM 2 P.M RECEIVING DEPOT SINGAPORE STEAM LAUNORY LIMITED. 259 ORCHARD ROAD OPPOSITE COLD STORAGE I I FOR SALE.
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    • 483 2 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTr^ I an infallible rem o d y i !fo r Headaches j S Neuralgia Neuritis Rheumatism Influenza j S Malaria J and other fever* Price 65 cents. i Wholesale Distributing Agent* I THE FEDERAL DISPENSARY LTD. J I THE MEDICAL HALL LTD. I Singapore. J BOARD RESIDENCE. THE
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    • 447 2 TENDER* I SINGAPORE I MUNICIPALm. I Tenders art- now Invite. I following materiaLs or I particulars, see Municipal ivv,^'\ I Purchase of a quantity I machinery brtonfing uTtS I Sept. Date ot Closhn 2 I Tender Room. I Purchase of about 25 tun I iron and steel. ct I Municipal
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  • 1164 3 OUR CITY OF 30 SQUARE MILES How 200 Tons Of Refuse Is I Treated Daily cities m the worfci. One of the main Is ea tDV Or thiS happy State of affair" Ihi > Orient gaP re U the cleanest cit >' m A description of the way the city
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  • 331 3 Monday. Mar. 12. His Excellency had luncheon with Vice- Admiral H. Matsushita on board H.I. J. M.S. ;.«ama. I In the vening His Excellency and j Mrs Cole t cot t attended an At Home i given by Commodore D. Scalongne on board Hr.NM.S. Java and afterwards stayed
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  • 373 3 SNA TCHED HUSBAND'S WRIST WATCH m Why Popejoy j Visited Pawnshop Lee Kirn Hong, who has earned considerable publicity as the woman m a I case of theft m conducting the investi- gations ol which Inspector Popejoy was j rumoured to have made his fatal visit to the North Bridge
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    • 144 3 *^c 7* xxSf^Eqßb^S^ JST ONE FEATURE OF THE NEW ALL- PORCELAIN FRIGIDAIRE Icking Wv trays If your erator is a Frlgldafte,— n. trays release automatical the touch of a nnger. series Frigidaires are porcelain, inside and electric lighted interior. imatic defrosting, ad.iustshelves V 4 more food m the .same sized
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    • 231 3 Reaches you at the \sv% /enith of perfection Brooke Bond Tea irl/A garden freshness. TRAVEL BY K.N.I.L.M. TO: IPALEM B A N G I MIX* ULDICTION ON RPrCRN FARES v COOL, QUICK and COMFORTABLE M I Apply to the Booking- A cents. I BRITAIN'S.DEPENDABLE.CAE k ■v. ,«y^^y JapL fl^^^Biß^BMkftiK^ ill
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  • 3969 4 London, Mar. 10. •THERE'S new* this week. London, ruled by progressive Conservative Municipal Reformers for over a quarter of a century has come under Socialist control as a result of the amazing apathy of the hundreds of thousands of middle class voters who were too
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    • 405 4 CADBURYS REVEAL why Bourn- vita is better &«#< A ia tor sleep and energy I The Independent proof of _J^^-~~ ]sfi? V I BoMrn vlta s superiority j I'^^-^^S^^*^ 'i/ I rbe digestibility and "digestive power" ol 3 \^y T WHAT IS DIASrASE you I X^S.tTS^iSS'hSKftiS^- X Vi VV V\\
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  • 225 5 picture. picture. Oxford boat race crew at Putney m their third new boat since they began training. The boat was built by Messrs. Sims and Company, m the record time of three days. It has a little more
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    • 156 5 GUlavcl's POTTED MEATS Famous for their Delicate fFlavour-TRY THEIR CHICKEN HAM TURKEY TONGUE CHICKEN, HAM 6, TONGUE and other Varieties. Moce ay CILLARD 8 CO LTD I London, Ercland. Established 1867 f I I I They are stocked by I Messrs. BtN BEE CO. 111-113 Beach Road. KIM ANN CO.
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  • 809 6 DEALINGS IN STEAMER TICKETS Kongsi Partners And Their Profits Lucrative Business Revealed Lee Siong Kiat. a. well-known Chinese controlling a wide range of business interests m Singapore and Penang, was on trial before the Criminal District Judge. Mr. N. A. Forrer, yesterday on three charges of criminal breach of trust
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  • 160 6 Rotarians' Tribute To Prominent Chinese Members of the Rotary Club of Singa- I .pore paid a silent tribute to the late; j Mr. CtMOtlf Koon Seng, who was a pro- j mlnent Rotarian, when they assembled lor their usual weekly luncheon meeting at the AdelphJ Hotel
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  • 131 6 i Divers Duo In Penans This Week salvage operations on t lit* I Russian warship Jemtschug. which was sunk m Penang Harbour during the war by the German raider Emden. had to be unavoidably delayed for a tow days. Originally it was intended to start operation! on
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  • 650 6 j DURING OPERATION IN KUALA LUMPUR Hospital Absolved Of Blame The inquest into the death of a Tamil girl, named Kamala Doss, -who) died at the General Hospital while undergoing an operation on Feb. 1, was 1 concluded before Mr. F. K. Wilson, at the Coroner's Court,
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  • 103 6 A duplicate list l£ provided m which the jompetitcr may keep a record of his entries rnese usts must not on any account used for eatries-they are omj for toe convenience of competttors. Competitors who ha*e forecasted correctly EIGHT or more matches should •end m
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  • 112 6 I agree to abide by the conditions governing this competition as set our above and to *f£*!* final the decision of the Competition Editor of the Singapore Free Press m aU matters appertaining thereto. My forecast of the results of the following Cup and
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  • 52 6 Birinjmrham vs. Portsmouth SS2HS* WU Tottenham Mill* all %s. Bradfo-J Swansea vs Prp r^ itiU Aldershot Bristol R. >ortlumpt..i) vs. < „v«-rili' Torquay R^ adin h ter vs. Trarmier.- vs. </he>tcrfie!d or competitors In keeping record of thdr n T? ?f* »^*«^k •h«m* it b« W
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  • 358 6 OFFICIAL TRANSFERS TOO FREQUENT Mr. Caldecotfs Speech To Federal Council At Monday's meeting of the Federal Council m Kuala Lumpur, Mr. Andrew Caldecott, deputy High Commissioner,! addressed the Council on what he described as the curse of transfers among Government officers. "This is no new complaint."
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  • 6 6 THEY "GET THEIR MAN"!
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  • 386 6 Apropos the search that is being j made for the murderer of Inspector Popejoy the Egoist m The Times of/ Malaya writes Many years ago when I was a young journalist m j Singapore I was very friendly with Police and often went out with them
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  • 429 6 $1 50 Must Be Won FREE PRESS FOOTBALL COMPETITION Six Free Chances Every Week Below will ot: found particulars ol the ftee Pre* Football Corapetuioi^ No SI, m which you are asked u> forecast results of ten matctoM to be played ->r. March -!4 THE PRIZE OF $150 Will be
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  • 99 6 Can Municipality Afford To Restore Them At the meeting o t v Commissioners UNnorrov Pathy will ask the Preside whether the present dnanrfoi of the Municipality is Jt-uV factory and. if so. will t* restoration of the 10 pec applied m November Ml salaries of Municipal emp] Mr. C. C.
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  • 84 6 Tragedy On British Warship A British woman and I are overcome by frtel foil covery of a shoot ii., H.M.S. Royal Sovrreigii Lt.-Commander Horatio I Jones was found shot In I I is believed thai i near the spot The first Intimation th received by the r 1
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  • 82 6 Chinese Youth Snit I Asylum A charge of theft a Chinese youth naiv. was withdrawn In th< trate*fl Court by Mr J terday, when it was accused had bern n a leper it had been allet i he was seen pus!..: ear trom Cross Street from win
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  • 73 6 Prom Our wn Con KUnc Mai Ch< w Ai: T« .i" Hoklen Chin< m woi Swettenham. was Inehe Osman. th< X and charged with thefi a dwelling, the prop Ivlng at Port Bwettenham The hearing' wai March 23 and th< allowed 021 a bail 01 1500 Medan. Nail
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    • 22 6 ANNOUNCING THE SALE v I —FRIDAY S ATUROAY NEXT [llSEDnMgto f jfc^^^^^ig^ "^B^^^SL^y SPEC! ALL V REDUCED PRICES- WEARNE'S USED CAR MART.
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    • 60 6 I RELIEVED HBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB^BBpvO* i^^^3B 1 Irritations quickly and mutty Ff»r MilTorrr* fiom it. -lim.. afTpctioiit, errt'ina, pun; totl, roi'uh -.kin, !«>rc, it«!« ing I>»t, rhalinu*. cUnppin-S l"irn« ;iii<l all Komi «•> •l' il l»l<»ti -ht* ]»roni|»! i piief nu v bi auointi-i^ with 4nH««"-* Oliidiu-ot (t <|u> LI and •<hhi
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  • 224 7 < £3,500,000 Comes From The Orient p u t No One May Know Where It Goes London. Mar. ,\\n\ know anything a -ret. e5.500.009. arrived ail way Station. Lon- < moon, li came by Plymouth, where* it >m the liner Corfu unloaded the noid. acked
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  • 317 7 GIRL OF 19 IN MURDER TANGLE Gangsters Blamed For Four Deaths I i New York, Mar. 14. Four murders -three of policemen and one of a watchman- three bank, robberies, two theatre 'hold-ups"—in-volving thefts totalling £s,ooo— are features of confessions made to-day by Morton Millen. 24, and Irving Millen 21.
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  • 542 7 VALUABLE RESEARCH IN PROGRESS Colonel Wedgwood's Exhaustive Work It la now possible lor the first time to "analyse" the composition of the English Parliaments during the Fifteenth Century hitherto the "Dark Me" of Parliamentary history, thanks to the enthusiasm of Colonel Josiah Wedgwood. M.P. A searchlight has
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  • 271 7 COFFEE HOUR CONFIDENCES "Good morning Betty! Come and have a coffee with me!" "Oh it's you, Jean: yes I'd love to, 1 and I must tell you what I've been I doing this morning. "You see, I'm going home next month. Harry's leave isn't due until I February, but I've
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  • 377 7 MESSAGE OF SYMPATHY TO LONDON Special Mass For Dead Queen Emma The local Dutch community, through i the Dutch Consul-General, Mr. W. I Daniels, has sent the following message [Ol sympathy to the Netherlands Legajtion. London: "On behalf ol all Netherlander m British Malaya request you kindly to
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  • 152 7 The troopship, Somersetshire, due tomorrow < Friday > carries 50 naval oilicers and 1.000 naval ratings for the China Station. There are also a few military detail! abroad who will, it is believer lisembuik here. Burgeon Couunander C. E. i .son arrives to relieve Surgeon Commander Ktzroy
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  • 281 7 1 Malay Supe rstition s Continued from page 8> is an unlucky omen and lorbodes mis- fortune. Another superstition is that a coin, copper or silver <it is usually the former must be left m the till, or whatever receptacle money If placed In, m a Malay shop. This is
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 83 7 SEASON AGAIN ALHAMBRA EXTENDED TO-DAY 6.15 9.15 Don't miss the finest screen M A entertainment for many months _k< A- and still doing good business as^ your friends who J have seen it ESKIMO IL»- ?liiM an P icture irected b y W. S. VAN DYKE. EIGHTEEN ■^^•■■■■■i MONTHS IN
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    • 504 7 A PICTURE THAT MAKES EVERY MINUTE COUNT < opening AiniTfli to d *y i ttt CAPITOL j I ißflHlr DOES THE SOFT RUSTLE OF I IP^bV^ SEDUCTIVE SiLK ECHO THE j ft jHL ROAR OF BANDIT GUNS!... i HL You'li know uhen \imrc i l^j Pf IL^ihS Lm. streaking across
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  • 459 8 The Singapore Free Press THURSDAY. MARCH St, 1934. Recovery Costs Money ALTHOUGH the cables yesterday 1 morning appeared to indicate that President Roosevelt had secured a breathing space m regard !to the imminent threat of a strike among motor industry workers it is not clear that an equally satisfactory arrangement
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  • 1171 8 THOUSANDS of dollars have probably made their way from various parts of Malaya to Dublin m the course of the last few months, thousands of little sprats whose owners hoped to catch the This Sweep Business mackerel of i £30,000 prize m the Grand National Sweep.
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  • 386 8 Mr. Folliott. A.C.P., is acting as 0.5.P.C.. Sungei Patani, m place of Mr. D. P. Macnamara who has gone on leave. Mr. A. Metcalfe. formerly of Ipoh, has been appointed Manager and Engineer-in-Charge of United Motor Works Garage m Grove Road, Singapore. Mr. A. S. Lilburne,
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  • 921 8 "Malay Superstitions Malays, like many p. very superstitious tl of infinite number and will begin with two ir. housebuilding. It is unlucky to placi steps, which form th< Malay house In such one of the main rafter exactly over the centr> this is done, there will quarrels, fighting, and .shed
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    • 132 8 VERMOUTH ,^ffl VERMOUTH 4k J GAUDBIBCK'S i IBV SPECIAL TO BW. THE APPOINTMENT KING OF SIAM FINEST SELECTION OF SMART JEWELLERY JUST ARRIVED Wearing good piece oi JEWEL is a fine old tradition that appeals to the pride of ownership m everybody, young and old. The beautiful' designs or JEWELS
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    • 58 8 "WAITER DIDN'T YOU HEAR ME SAY 4 Well done'?" shouted the irate diner. "Yes, sir, thank you, sir. It's seldom we get such kind words, sir." The man who has really done well is the man who has protected himself and his property with GAFLAC POLICIES. GENERAL ACCIDENT, FIRE LIFE
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  • JAPAN'S ARMY GROWING IN MANCHURIA
    • 185 9 Shanghai, Mar. 21. ;v ol twelve Japanese military .md scientist! has arrived m on their way to Mongolia and west regions of China. Unete official announcement number of Japanese troops m ;md Peiping as follows ulurs. 3.000 volunteers. 2,000 larda and two military engines. It is
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    • 66 9 Minister Of Commerce Shanghai, Mar. 21 Kung-po. Minister of and Commerce, will pay a Malaya. Indo-China. the Islands and Siam shortly. is reported to be m conwit h certain industrial enterwhieh he will otter to the Chialists m these countries. He ake a report on the financial
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    • 55 9 Income lp By £1,273,060 Last Year London, Mar. 20. )<Tial Chemical Industries fd a final dividend of ftve tux free nuking 7 l _> per cent. year compared with six per 1932 as income amounted to mpared with £6.415.000 m income represents an mi- 1.273.000 over 1932. The
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    • 43 9 Reported Breakdown Of Negotiations Incorrect Hague, Mar. 20. irnt officially that the rumours )ber restriction negotiations len broken ofl are unfounded. are still m progress. f possible to ascertain whether conclusion is m sight or if reasonable chance of success. Reuter
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  • 1072 9 MA LAYA'S LUCK IN IRISH NATIONAL SWEEP £30,000 Prize If Slater Wins j I TWO LOCAL £100 WINNFRS London, Mar. 21. m»H i h s SWeep hor se draw has concluded and after the residuals the drawing of the 100 consolation prizes proceeded. Winners include Wuntung. 4 Des Voeux Road.
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  • 41 9 Picturesque Marriage To Chinese Bride Hue, Annam, Mar. 20. Miss Nguyen Hu-hao. daughter of a great Indo-Chinese mandarin, has become Empress of Annam. She was married to the 21 year old Emperor Bao-Dai to-day with picturesque cere- |monial- Reuter
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  • 642 9 THRILLING AIR RESCUE IN THE ARCTIC Expedition Stranded On Ice Floe Moscow. Mar. ft. Reports from Dr. Schmidt, head of the -Chelyuskin" expedition, dated today, give details how the airplane ANT4. piloted by Lapidevsky with Perov as I observer, flew from Cape Wellen to the Chelyuskin'^camp, where it landed at
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  • 94 9 Latest Rubber And Tin Price And Sterling Rates From Our Own Correspondent > London. Mar. 21. New York 5.11 <s.loi:»>| Paris 77 2 <77V_» STERLING: London. Mar. 31. Spot £234-15-0 < £234-10-0) 3 Months £233 (£233-7-6) Market: Steady. TIN London. Mar. 21. Spot (Sellers' 5 5 32d. (5
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 84 9 CHINA POSTAL ATLAS 1933. Showing the Postal tablishments and Postal Routes In each Province 'rinted m Five Colours m Chinese and English Ol Atlas 25 In. x 15 l 2 In. Scale 1,900.000 Bound In Full Cloth Published by NANKING URECTOftATE GENERAL OF POSTS 1933 PRICE $12.00 KELLY WALSH, LTD.
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    • 215 9 LIPSTICK I E b APPLY A SMALL j J^B QUANTITY ON THK LIPS I IN THK MORNING I I (^Sra BREAKF^ST. I dttfrT LUNCH, TEA. j Silll WNNER. J i^i Hlf j L rli:nth c r i c I El Nil LIPSTI^ < STAYS ON RY tH A TOILET LUXURY
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  • TRADE AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE
    • 1289 10  - WHAT 120,000,000 ARE THINKING— No. 1 Ralph W. Page By Bankers' And Bus Boys' View j Of U. S. Recovery Drive 117 HAT do Mm people of the I nited States think of Pre'"sident Roosevelt's National Recovery Programme by this HMC Has it helped Does it hinder What are its
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    • 78 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association I»AILY PRICES CURRENT Mar. 21. 12 o'clock noon. Buyers Sellers K.S.S. equal to London Standard Spot -loose) 17% i 7 nl6 RSS. equal to London Standard 'F.0.8.i 17 7 H 18 Standard R.S.S. on Tender Apr.-June 18 18*8 July-Sept 18% 18V 2 N Oct.-Dec. 18
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    • 215 10 MARCH 21. SELLING London. 4 months' sight 2 4 1164 London. 3 months" sight 2"4 5 32 London, 60 days' sight 2 4 964 London. 30 days' sight 2,4*8 London, demand 2 4 7 64 London. T.T. 2 4 332 Lyons, Paris demand 900 Hamburg, demand 147 New
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    • 221 10 Yesterday's Alterations Ayer Weng <$1> 190 2.00 c.d. Hong Fatts <1> 48 50 Jelebu <$1> 1.20 1.25 Johan Tin <20> 22* 2 24 Kamunting <ss> 13s 6d 14s 6d Kinta Dredge (sl> 2.42 I 2 2.47 l 2 c.d. Klang River sl> 2.20 2.27* Linrui isl> 1.13
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    • 93 10 Malaya's Weekly Export Figures According to the Department of Statistics, during the week ending Mar. 17th, 1934, exports from Malayan ports amounted to 37,721 cases, of which 28,265 cases were to the United Kingdom, 300 cases to the Continent of Europe, 5,525 cases to Canada, and 5,525 cases
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    • 277 10 Steadily Increasing Last Year -From Our Own Correspondent > Medan, Mar. 17. Tht agricultural section of the Department of Economics has published a report on native rubber production m Netherlands India. Production increased consistently with improving prices during 1933. The relationship can be seen m
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    • 264 10 The Singapore Chamber oi Com- merce Rubber Association held its 1 1,066 th. auction yesterday, when there was: Catalogued 1.544.051 lbs. -689.31 tons Offered 1.395.135 622.83 Sold 1.127.335 503.27 Spot London 5.3 32d New York 11 cts. PRICES REALIZED Ribbed Smoked Sheet Cents Per Lb. Standard Quality
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    • 108 10 of Statist'^ q g l °P haS been receive d by the Registrar General tips Ratvi f MS fr m the chief ot the Central Bureau of »«to--1934 tQVm Acrea^° of tappable rubber not tapped at the end of January, The above acreages are converted from
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    • 245 10 Dividend "Of 4 Per Cent Recommended The net profit for the year ot Tapah Rubber Estates Ltd., to be reported to the annual meeting on Mar. 29 amounts to $26,481.46 <as against $10,253.79 for the previous year), to which must be added the balance of $42,534.11 brought
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    • 138 10 Loss Of $141,189 Reported The report of the directors of Alexandra Brickworks Ltd. to be presented at the sixth ordinary general meeting of the shareholders at the office of the secretaries 'The Borneo Company, Ltd.), Mercantile Bank Building, Singapore, to-day at 12.30 p.m. states: There were no additions
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    • 123 10 The following index numbers represent the estimated monthly traffic receipts of the Imperial and International Communications Limited as related to comparable traffic m the year 1929. Monthly figures reduced to working day average. Working day average ol comparable receipts year 1929 100 1930 1931 1931? 1933
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    • 557 10 Quiet Week m FraMT and Comp nys n D liar. 20 states The conflicting news itrom the U.S.A. regardta b.ems there has possibly the factors m the iharp i prices of both rubb r and •-he week, which hi i m turn pressing effect m
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    • 9 10 Pfrak Rivor V. 33.000 lbs.: Som:u..«- 2
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    • 178 10 Mar. 17 IJ) to. I American Can. Com. 98 96 97 American Telephone and Telegraph 1117„8 7 in 1 118» Atcheson Railroad 66 7 65 r»G Dupont (j 6 93 r, 8 96 Firestone. Common unq. 20 4 >o" H General Electric 21 7 B 21 1» 2i
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  • 826 11 SECOND TIME SINCE THE WAR Tanks Among Ghosts Of Old Warriors There are to be Army Manoeuvres this year. This will be the first time since 1925, and only the second time since the war. that they have been held. The Manoeuvres will take place m
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  • 75 11 250 Miles An Hour On Trial London, Mar. 15. A speed oi over 250 miles an hour has been attained by a new type of singleseater low wing aeroplane with a following wind at the first trials held at Gravesend. The machine is suitable as a light
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 29 11 EASTERN UNITED ISSITVAMCK OOMOftATMNI LTD. FIRE, MARINE, MOTOR CAR, PERSONAL ACCIDENT P WORKMEN'S OMPENSATION INSURANCE. i. JOHNSON General Manager HI \i> OFFICE: No. 4. Cecil Street, SING ATOM i
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    • 29 11 7HF. SOUTH fß^i BRITISH \^J INSIRVMK COMPANY. LIMITED FIRE, MARINE, MOTOR AND WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION I INSURANCE ACCEPTED AT LOWEST CURRENT RATES L C_ MAROOLIOUTH. Mana^r Ottice: 2. Finlayson Green
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    • 795 11 A&&«<3 exceed $li?.W)tHKi Vssuramr m for, m»r > >.>*« i The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m the StTaits Settieavmts; H»AD OFFICE Great Eastern Ufc BuiWin,. Cecil Street. Singapore. LONDOW mc( 27 ou £c The Company has £20.000 deposited with t*e Supreme Court o. Engtad and complies with
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  • 116 12  - Local And Foreign Mail Despatches and Arrivals TRAIN BY i Bangkok every Saturday 7 p.m. and Thursday 7.30 a.m. Saturday 7 p.m. Kuan tan (Ma Jerantut) Monday to Friday 7.30 a.m. jKuantan <.ria Jerantut) Saturdays 7 p.m. jKelantan (via Padang Besax) Monday and Friday 7 p.m. Kelantan (via Gemas) every
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  • 170 12 BY STEAMER, TRAIN AEROPLANE TO-DAY (Rhio Bee Sen 9 a.m. j Puiau Tekong Hong Hin 9 a.m. jPengerang San Soon Heng 9 a.m. «Karimon Meranti 9 a.m. Penang. Province Wellesley, North-West Perak, Kedah, Siam. Belawan and Medan Kedah 10 a.m. Western Australia Balranald 11 a.m. Saigon Van Vollenhoven 11 a.m.
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  • 36 12 From Europe -London mails des- patched Mar. 1 by Rohna m Penang 'daylight to-day and from Holland by I Kota Nopan m Singapore noon to-day. From China and Japan by TUawa m (Singapore to-day.
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  • 72 12 Mar. 20.— Unyo Maru. TQyama Maru Muroran Maru, Johore Maru Jap)Shantung (Bwed); Conte Verde Ital)' Hervar Nor. Andre Lebon Fch Palembang, Berouw, Rokan. Toussoum' iKulit, <Dut.»: Achilles, Kong Kheng jChye Hin Tay Yit, Rusa, Ban Siong Bee. Malacca. Hong Thong. Hong Kwong. Hong Lam. Hua Tong. Giang Mar. 21.—
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  • 214 12 Police Raid Island Off Hong Kong Heavily armed and wearing bulletI proof vests m expectation of dangerous j work ahead, a large party of Hong (Kong police set out early one morning last week on a quest m local waters for pirates who have lately been harassing
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  • 1100 12 U. S. Warship Burnt To A Hulk Thrilling Story Of Adventure Told By Seamen Hong Kong, Mar. 14. j Swiit catastrophe last night overtook the United States gunboat Fulton, which was on piracy patrol near Bias Bay. and which caught fire at about j 8 p.m. Fortunately
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  • 126 12 SINGAPORE HARBOUR Ships Alon-Mdo the Wl Ml <s Expected to Arrin East Wharf (Entrance Gale i Van Heutsz 22; TilaJ Anshun 20. Main Wharf (Entrance (i a te I) Kistna. Kota Nopan Balranald. Perak 11: Kan^, Empire Dock (Entrance Gat, V Malacca Maru 30 Sil Karagola 35 Chattanoog i oil
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  • 113 12 Dalemoor. Brit. S,6* Kohrichang 21.3. Tinombo. Dut.. 525 ton b. wan Deli 21.3 ior Belawan lvh Ngow Hock. NOCW., Bangkok 21.3 for Bang* k 2 Silverpalm. Brit.. 3,38 Calcutta 21.3 for Vancoj Java Philipines. Los Angel< 24.3. Bulan. Brit.. 441 tons it 21.3 ior Penang via p >:•
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  • 50 12 The placing oi a eontn i i n.ooo tons tanker with I Shipyard has given a n'i., building on the Riv< :T- yards had not nI order for some time, although I siderable number <■: imall vessels ban been built and launched durii past twelve montl
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  • 139 12 1 Fitted On Cargo Vessel Sydney. Mar. 10. A new type of propeller fitted to the Shaw. Savill. and Albion line freighter Kumara. which arrived In Sydney recently irom Cardiff direct, is said to be responsible for a fast and economical voyage. The Kumara was formerly the twin
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    • 572 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] s.s. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia. Cabins
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    • 95 12 For everything appertaining Travel, Banking Freight Apply to. COOKS WACji^^JLITS 1 WOP tD TWAVEJ^SEWVtCtI ROBINSON ROAD IndiTi^uaJ Attentioß Telephone 5908 STATE SHIPPING SERVICE of Western Australia i FREMANTLE Via Port Swettenham, Penang, Palembanj*. Banjoewangi and North Western Ports Due Sails Singapore Singapore T.s.m.v Kangaroo 6 a.m 22nd Mar. 23 9
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    • 140 12 HENDERSON LINE ICUDVU. of >\mv.> By Fortnight!} Pfcs&engtr Stramer Between KangcMm. r«trt Sudan. Marseilles. Palma and llngland i HOMEWAKI) sXIHM.S Port of I>isenih;irk.UiHf» Plymouth HH KEMMENDINE Apr 9 BHAMO AMARAPOORA SAGAING BURMA YOMA PEGU CHINDWIN KEMMENDINE BHAMO AMARAPOORA SAGAING Calls London. Through PlMfi I [fares to Straits Port n LONDON
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    • 452 13 lV lflfe *i v ,^^F' J^Kv^Cj^L,?.* <■ P. O. S. N. COS SAILINGS. OUTWARDS Tnage Spore T'naee S'oore ALDER A 16.000 Mar. 30 KAISER-I-HIND 11.500 May 25 GALORE 6.000 Apr. 12 SOUDAN 6 500 June 6 CORFU 15.000 Apr. 13 RAJPUTANA 17.000 June 8 MANTUA 11.000 Apr. 27 RANCHI 17
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    • 501 13 Ellerinan Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated In England) "ELLERMAN" LINE FOR HAVRE, LONDON, ROTTERDAM AND HAMBURG. VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL Steamer Dne Sall City of Chrlstchurch Mar 30 Anr •> citrof B L a ifi dad £N City of Lille Apr 29 May 2 FOR HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND
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    • 1153 13 THm I?* 17 JS n 1 X BL LBNE THE HUA KHIOW STEAMSHIP CO.. (1111) Steam Stolp Co., Ltd., and China Ltd Ltd. INSURANCE. C In^'SSn^e (Sf uS** 00 lobe The Thames and Mersey IJMNM RAILWAYS. 0 Xae Federated Malay States Railways The Royal State Railways of Siam AIRWAYS. SXS^ivSSJS
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    • 835 14 I\> P» Ma 4OMNKUJKE I'AKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ TIDORF Thursday, Mar. 22. Selat-Pandjang. Bengkalis. Soengei-Pakning. Siak and Pakan-Baroe. EABlR— Thursday. Mar. 22. Penang < mails only> and Bagan Si-Api-Api VAN ■BVTBC- Tluirsday. Mar. 22. Hong Kong. Swatow and Amoy. MAPIA Friday. Mar 23. Prigi-Radja. Sapat. Tembilahan. Poeloe-Pallas and Rengat. OPHIR-— Friday. Mar.
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    • 397 14 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP UNE p COMFORT V/TTH tor ECONOMY PRESIDENT UNER TOURIST C ffers LARGE OUTSIDE STATEROOMS Each with hot and cold rnnniitf water and restful beds. UNEXCELLED CUISINE DIVERSIFIED ENTERTAINMENT ORCHESTRAS DANCING SWIMMING TALKIES DECK SPORTS In addition to first class EVERY Tr ana- Pacific President Liner now features this
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    • 625 14 TO NAPLES, MARSEILLES, LONDON, ANTWERP Rorrii,,,. TO H.VMRI'RC; M u HAKONE MARU 10,400 Apr. 4 5 HAKUSAN MARU 10 500 ifSUWA MARU 10.000 Apr. 19 20 HARUNA BARU IOSOC SFUSHIMI MARU 10.000 May 3 4 SKATORI MARU iqoi HAKOZAKI MARU 10,900 May 16 17 KASHIMA MARU 1000 C :s t
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  • 635 15 Strong m Batting But I Moderate Bowling j Says 'Plum" Warnet i .:.>:: lt\4 names of the six."d to come to EngTest *i>ur this year the ian Cr:- \»t Board of Control «ne or two cases. m m accordance with lority )inion 'according to I F
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  • 193 15 >< K.C. Teams For WeekKnd (fames following are invited to reI the SCR c. for the week-end: ainst the CSC. on Saturday at 2 Hong Lim Green: Ciiua Choon ng (Capt), Ong Scow Hian, Chco Leong, Chua Choon Sim. Tan Beng, Robert B. Tan. Ronald Tan, lp Woon.
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  • 35 15 im for to-day versus S.CC. is ua follows "teraon. H c Humphres, T. I- Moiler. N. Hay. W. P BcuUy, M. Valberg, G. A O vaberg. A. Olivelro. F V. .V.res, G. Day
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  • 54 15 i The match between the Reds and the Browni arranged for Tuesday. March '1 /tn. will be postponed to May 17th. The following passengers arrived by the Imperial Airways plane VTAEG Aurora on Tuesday: Mr. A. J. Johnson from Bangkok* and Mr. T E.
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  • 175 15 Regret Victor Richardson's Omission General (.pinion m Australia I* thai, the* Test selector! have done their I wjil: well. LIUle criticism has been levelled at them, though there is regret that V. Y. Richardson, the South j Australian batsman, has not found a place. Arthur Mailey. the
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  • 212 15 On Sunday the sixmeire data will sail the third and final race for the Guillemard Challenge Cup. Start 10 a.m. B Class will sail the second of the; series of three races for the Winstedt Challenge Cup. Start 10.10 a.m. C Class will sail the third
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  • 401 15 Check To England's Sequence Of Victories Prom Our Own Correspondent* London, Mar. 5. rot the first time m the history oi international hockey contests between es and £n S lan <*. which began m 1898. England failed to beat the Principality on Saturday, at Penarth, where each
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  • 130 15 Handicaps for four of the races on Saturday are Race 5. Ponies, Clas 1. Div. 2. 6 furs* 4.25 p.m Get Up 9.4 'Blue Belle 8.3 Lady Ron a 8.9 Apple Glory 8.2 Penny Bee 8.9 Rockley Star 8.2 j Biddy Marsh 8.7 Well Spun 7.13 I Mountain
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  • 126 15 XT No phiy was possible m the S.C.C lavn tennis tournament yesterday Ties for to-day are as follow: Championship Singles Rev. F. Smith vs. J. P. de C. Hamilton. O. Fuller vs. R. N. Jack. W. H. Day vs. F Lt. E. D H. Davies C.
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  • 129 15 Championship Singles A. D. Anderson vs. E. C. Cherrington. Oodown Doubles Handicap C G. Van Houten and G. H. Streebach —3 vs. L. V. Taylor and E. Jackson plus 3. i J. P. Blyth and W. 3. Kruysmulder jplus 15 vs. R. W. Brown and T. Robertson plus
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  • 123 15 The following ties will be played on i Thursday March 22nd. M. A. Alsagoff vs. Y. P. Wee (Court j No. I>. Dr. Chia Teck Yam vs If I Reshty < Court No. 2). MEN'S DOIBLES The following ties will be played on j Saturday March 24th. Wee
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  • 363 15 Details Of Spring Meeting The programme tor the Singapore spring professional meeting to be held on Saturday. May 5. Wednesday. 9, Saturday, 12, Wednesday. 16. Saturday. 19, Whit Monday. May 21. was issued yesterday i There will be three runs mr each division of classes 1. 2
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  • 73 15 V.M.C.A. vs. M.P.H. on the V.M.C.A. Ground on Monday, at 5 p.m. and V.M.C.A. vs. Post Office (League 3 B> on the Singapore Harbour Board Ground, Cantonment Road, on Wednes- day, at 5 p.m. J. Ferguson, Au Peck Kan, J. Lovick. Kee Yew Hock. Sect Ben Sin. Lim
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  • 75 15 In a Scottish Lacgue <Div. I» match to-day St Mirren lost to MotherweK 3 1 Reuter. In a Div 111 Northern Suction match Reuter S'uthpurt beat Walsall 3—l.- The band of The Wiltshire Regiment will play at the Swimming Club on Bvndmy from G p.m. to 8 pm
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  • 1007 15 WORLD BOXING IS AT A LOW EBB Particularly Among The Heavies Professional boxing all the world over, though plentiful enough and as liable to draw a large crowd as a small one, is at a low ebb so far as real skill is concerned. The standards have remained so low
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    • 29 15 TO THE CONNOISSEUR IT IS QUALITY THAT COUNTS is a cigarette of unique merit MADE IN /4f$JSiP 6O CENTS ENGLAND iM^J?' PER TIN AWDATH TOBACCO COMPANY UP LONDON f
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  • 291 16 Road Collision Causes Nurse's Death RACE NARROWLY WON BY PLAY ON A FATAL collision m which an ambulance and the horse-box m which Lady Barbara Smith's Versicle was being: taken to Lincoln were involved cast a shadow over the Lincolnshire handicap to-day. A nurse m the
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  • 178 16 Malaya Football Association J Fixtures The following fixtures In the above j league competition will be played this) week. To-day: 11. K. Raja vs. Bidacari Sports Ciub. 'Second Division* Saturday Perhimponan Btla vs. D Khair. < First Division Sunday: K. Bahar vs. D. Cepiah. Second Division! The above
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  • 529 16 Ben Foord The Hero Of The Battle London, Mar. 9. Following his victories over Smith. Meen and Crossley m the past few weeks. Jack Petersen beat Ben Foord, the South African, at the Albert Hall last night. The referee stopped the j contest m the thirteenth round,
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  • 331 16 THIRD DIVISION MATCH Wiltshires Beat Athletic Union Wiltshire Rest. .3: Singapore A.U. 2. The Singapore Athletic Union made their debut m the third division competition of the S.A.F.A league yesterday at Jalan Besar when they met the Wiltshire Regt. and suffered defeat by three goals to
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  • 117 16 Three Of Them Expected Back To Coach Bombay. Mar. 10. The M.C.C.. with the exception of Jardine. who is m Mysore on a shooting holiday, sailed to England by the Rawalpindi. Interviewed by the Associated Press. Major Ricketts. m the absence oi Jardine, said "We all
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  • 122 16 820,000 Less For Kentucky Derby Chicago. Feb. 24. The wave of depression has engulied j the famous Kentucky Derby, which lor twelve years has carried an added value ol $50,000 and is considered the nations outstanding race, historically and sentimentally, tor three-year-olds. Saying that "we had to cut
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  • 79 16 Rough Play At Batu Arang The Malay Mail is informed that the second division S.A.F. league match played at Batu Arang between the K.L. Railway Institute and the Batu Arang Sports Club was a very rough game and ended m a victory for the visitors by 3 goals
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  • 36 16 Bukit Timah Championship To-day The final of the ladies* championship of the Singapore Golf Club (over 18 holes', between Mrs. C«rtk and Mrs Richardson, will be played this afternoon commencing at about three o'clock.
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  • 757 16 CRITICAL DISCUSSION IN PENANG "Peppermint Cure And Pocket Money" I <From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Mar. 21. The annual meeting of the Penang football Association last night was an inusualiy long affair. When it came 0 the accounts, Mr. McNee < Penang Cricket Club> said he had been
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  • 48 16 Clerical Union And Aston A.C. b Inter-Club Final The Clerical Union by defeating the Wiltshire Regiment by 567 points to* 437 last night, qualified to meet Aston Athletic Club m the final of the interclub billiards tournament at the New World on Saturday night at 7.30. i
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  • 821 16 HEAVY GOING AT KUALA LUMPUR Major T. L Fox's and Mr. Wyes POINT BLANK i Wadsworth 8 I Mr. T. H. Menzies and Mr. J C limes' GOUTTE dOR Mcpherson> 8.12 2 H.H Sultan of Perak's MITHRAS »Davies> 8 1 3 Won by halt a length; third 2 lengths away.
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