The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 23 March 1935

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1 16 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 14,530. ESTD. 1835. SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 1935 10 CENTS.
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  • 226 1 Not Less Than £5,000,000 INCOME TAX SURPRISE London, Mar. 22. AST week's Treasury returns m- j L dicate that the total yield Of I ncome tax for the financial year! ending on Mar. 31 will be appreciably above the Budget estimate. Revenue estimates, as a
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  • 169 1 SUSPICION IN EUROPE j Statement By Sir John Simon London, Mar. 21. THE House of Commons listened very attentively when Mr. Lansbury, leader of the Opposition, moved the adjournment m order to initiate a debate on foreign affairs. He said Germany had thrown out a challenge and the demand of
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  • 113 1 Mr. Frank Kellogg And Germany's Action Pasadena, California, Mar. 21. "There is no excuse for Germany's violation of the Peace Treaty" declared Mr. Frank Kellogg, but added there was some truth m Hitler's claim that I other nations had agreed to disarm i and had not done so.
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  • 89 1  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh Arrest Of Chinese Naval Officers Hongr Kong, Mar. 22. Mr. Siu Fat Sheng. a member of the Executives of the Southern Government, has denied that Admiral Kiang Si-yuan lias been detained by the authorities of Canton. Mr. Siu said that the rumours have
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  • 349 1 Difficulties Confronting The Powers It is understood that Great Britain is at the moment endeavouring to arrange a loan for China m consort with other Powers. London, Mar. 21. i The Chinese Finance Ministers statement on a loan (see footnote) is' of great interest.
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  • Article, Illustration
    59 1 Detroit, Mar. B. Martin Insull, the financier, has been deported to Canada. In an interview, he declared "I am returning to Orillia where my wife is joining me. I will live very quietly. I haven't any business plans." When Insull was brought to the United States to answer charges it
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  • 86 1 To Be Completed By 1939 London, Mar. 21. The Singapore base ought to be ready by 1939 at the present rate of progress, stated Capt. Euan Wallace, Civil Lord of the Admiralty, m the House of Commons today. Even-thing is proceeding according to plan. A smaller sum was
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  • 97 1 Improving Barracks In China And Egypt London, Mar. 21. Sir Arnold Wilson drew attention m the House of Commons today to the infestation of barracks m Egypt, Gibraltar. Malta, and China by bugs and inquired what steps were contemplated. Mr. Douglas Hacking. Undersecretary, Home Office, admitted the j
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  • 35 1 Moscow, Mar. 22. The Commissars' Council has ratified' the agreement initialled last October between the Soviet Concessions Com- mittee and the Lena gold fields for a full settlement of the case.— Reuter
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  • 111 1 Unemployed Marchers Defy Police GRIM HAND-TO HAND FIGHTING London, Mar. 22. X SERIOUS encounter between unemployed and police occurred m Western Valley. Monmouthshire, last night. This was a sequel to the forbidding of a demonstration of unemployed against the Poor Law administration. Thousands of unemployed marched up
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  • 67 1 Sir Malcolm Campbell Packs His Car Daytona Brat h. Mar. 21. Bitterly disappointed ;it failing U> reach 300 miles an hour Sir Malcolm Campbell finished the 1933 trials and. after inspect ing the beach today, decided not to run and ordered Blue Bird to be parked
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 131 1 fBIGIA TEA Brings the freshness and fragrance of the Malayan gardens direct to your home. Cm^Z MALAYA'S PREMIER HOTEL 4 l^^*^ 1 A?, TODAY'S ATTRACTIONS RIJSTAFFEL 12.30 to 3 p.m. SPECIAL DINNER CONCERT us t. 9.15 DANCE formal) 9.30 to midnight WITH MIA MuNNA CALORIS Acrobatic Eccentric Dancers Featuring tUKm^mL
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    • 172 1 There it no better Tea than BIGIA TEA GROWN IN MALAYA SEA VIEW fl H 0 T E L THE IDEAL SEASIDE RESORT TONIGHT (FORMAL) SPECIAL DINNER DANCE MORNING SUNDAY BVENDfO CONCERT DINNER 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. ~^-i 3^ ON THE LAWN CI'RRY TIFFIN CONCERT PROGRAMME OF MUSIC SUNDAY
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  • Letters To The Editor
    • 252 2 On being shown the above "Autolycus" replies as follows: Sir. —Although I say it as shouldn't I seem to have taken all the wind out of: "Old Stager's" sails with my challenge. to Judge from the weakness of his re- ply. All the losing of temper seems to
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    • 35 2 ADVICE TO THE YOUNGER MEMBERS OF OUR STAFF—KEEP YOUR TEMPER—"I SAID IT FIRST" "AUTOLYCUS" REPLIES "WHYDOESN'T "OLD STAGER" PROVE HIS CHARGES? CHALLENGE SHIRKED WHEN BLUFF IS CALLED—"NE W STAGER'S" TRIBUTE TO "MIGNON"
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    • 215 2 Sir, —You should. I think, explain to the younger members of your staff that one of the first things to do. m an argument, is to keep one's temper. Failure to follow this rule spells disaster, as it has done m poor Autolycus' case. Of course I
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    • 208 2 Sir.—Newspaper columnists are much maligned folk. The public they seek jto interest and at times succeed m educating are quick to find fault, far less anxious to praise. Occasionally I look round the town with "Mignon." I do not always agree that at Baffles, Mrs. Blank loooked
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 643 2 CLASSIFIED AP IPANA TOOTH PASTE. Right from the start you'll like IPANA because of its refreshing flavour, and because it leaves your teeth really CLEAN and sparkling. Prom all CHEMISTS AND STORES. Importers:— GRAFTON LABORATORIES, 20b, Collyer Quay. BOARD RESIDENCE. "EAST ANGLIA." 6, OXLEY RISE. Near Town. High and cool
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    • 483 2 SINGAPOKp^^ MUNICIPAUTY, Tenders are now lnviton following materials or Z r particulars, see Muni > Room. ler id*rx Construction of Suffolk Road, from I r o s to Boundary of Lot Closing. 4 pm t 28th. 1935. Supply of Water Ifetei Jan. Ist. 1936. to Dec soil Pumping Static* p^fV
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 212 2 Diary Of The Week SATURDAY, MAR. 23 High Water 0.26 a.m. 8.9 ft., 12.51 p.m. 8.7 ft. Cricket: S.C.C. vs. H.M.S. Terror, padang; S.C.C. vs. St. Andrew's School, S.J.I, ground; S.C.R.C. vs. Anglo-Chinese School. Hong Lim Green; C.S.C. vs. R.A. (Changi), Balestier Road; S.C.R.C. vs. Raffles Institution, R.I. ground; St.
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    • 342 2 CHURCH SERVICES 3rd. Sunday In Lent sT. ANDREWS CATHEDRAL 6.50 a.m. Holy Communion. 7.30 a.m. Matins. 8.00 a.m. Holy Communion (.choral). 5.30 p.m. Even\>onc: i chorale and Sermon. Weekdays: Holy Communion on Monday. Wednesday and Friday at 8 a.m.; Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 7 a.m.; Evening Service and Address
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    • 238 2 Week-end Wireless Programmes Singapore ZHI (Owned and operated by Radio Service Co. of Malaya Ltd.) Wavelength 49.9 metres it is to be broadcast. SUNDAY 11 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. recorded music. 8.8.C. Transmission HI SATURDAY 9.30 Big Ben. The Belfast Wireless Orchestra. Ruth George (soprano). 10.20 Donald Thorne, at the
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  • 996 3 Assault Follows Domestic Discord WIDELY DIFFERING STORIES Ay 1 Butterworth, Mar 19 Haj'l I"" r^™ 1 f thC lOtal P lice Force -»ed Man bin of Ms wife ?k X- c gCd h mSelf y SlaShi th < »-c Chief Inspector R. j.
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  • 168 3 EGED OVERDRAWING OF $240 Penang, Mar 21 cisc. arising out of a cliii mo against \v. h. Jambu a being amount overdraw November and December 19-t I inuary to April 1932 irom tn linate Civil Service Benefit Func .'-ntiont ci bo fore Mr. B. F
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  • 59 3 lllegatioa Of Wrongful Assault From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, .Mar. 20. ar Tamil coolies from Lindon te appeared before Sheikh Abu 3akar, the second police magistrate. ►hare Bahru. this morning to answer charge of having wrongfully confined md assaulted their conductor. Joseph. y claimed trial. Inche Manas
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  • 59 3 Prom Our Own Correspondent* Kuala Lumpur. Mar. 21. ramii milk vendor, while turning Pudu Road from Bukit Bintang i early this morning, was knocked vn at the junction by a motor bus. n by a Chinese, who was going irda Pudu. The injured man was fved
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  • 319 3 INSTALLATION OF TUNKU BADLISHAH <From Our Own Correspondent) A A Penan*, Mar. 22. A lor Star yesterday H.H. Tunku BadHshah, eldest surviving son of the Sultan of Kedah. was installed heir apparent with the title of Raja Muda This title had been In abeyance since the
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  • 43 3 Moscow. It is officially announced that the State Internal Lottery Loan for a term oi ten years and with a total sum of one hundred million roubles is being issued. Bonds for this loan may bo freely sold or pawned without restrictions, Tass
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  • 279 3 Death Occurs At Seremban General Hospital (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Mar. 20. The death occurred this morning at the Seremban General Hospital of Miss Joan Lynn Allen, aged 28. Miss Allen was residing with Dr. and Mrs. W. L. Braddon. her uncle and aunt. The
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 350 3 Suffered with Psoriasis 7 Years Healed by Cuticura "My girl suffered with psoriasis for seven >ears. and I was told it could not be cured. It appeared like a d;y scaly eruption, her r ~ad being the worst. I had *il hrr hail l»ken off and she was home from
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    • 180 3 tifUr Office <Uours. Where to g0... ufl What to d 0... J^/jL VISIT CAIRO DURING YOUR HOMEWARD JOURNEY When time permits Cox Kings arrange short trips by car from Suez connecting with the Hm M at Port Said. For further particulars apply to PATERSON, SIMONS CO., LTD. or at any
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  • 949 4 Chess Notes And News By The Chess Editor 'THE Free Press inaugurates todaj 1 a chess feature which will appear on this page each Saturday. The game or science as Staunton appropriately termed it— has many devotees all over Malaya. Singapore is the stronghold of chess m the Peninsula, and
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  • 63 4 Tiflis. On the electrified section of the Transcaucasian Railway experiments with the express Soviet electric locomotive. "PB 2101". have been successfully completed. The locomotive daveloped a speed of 120-127 kilometers per hour. Along one of the most difficult sections, the locomotive pulled a train of 17 four-axle cars,
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  • 890 4 Free Press Special rpHE forthcoming London season, with its Jubilee ceremonial functions, will be not only the longest, but also the most perfectly planned for years. With her usual forethought, the Queen has seen to it that there shall s be seme special function each month instead
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  • 96 4 (From Our Own Correspondent* The High Court of Justice m a very elaborate judgment has decided th€ case ot Mr. Boutmy against Lhe Government. A small branch of the River Angkee ran through his plantation, and he had always used its water for th^ purposes of the plantation.
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  • 281 4 The usual epidemic of going on leave has recurred. The Master-Attendant and all topside officers are all acting An outsider is m charge of the General Hospital, acting: why could not an "insider" come from Penang as used to be done? In the Blue Book it
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  • 155 4 As It Was -In The Singapore 50 Years Ago Free Press, For The Week Ending March 21, 1885 WE learn that a new plan is to b( tried for sweeping and cleansing th( streets In the town, the old system oj scavengers sweeping the roads twice 2 day never having
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 64 4 THE BRITISH BEDFORD l>ep.. .tert above is one of the semi-forward drive WTL models m Ihe service of Messrs. Seng Hup and Co. of Singapore I his lorry has a payload of 4' 2 tons and is practically as o.on.nnica. m operati, n as a 2-ton job. As can be
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    • 159 4 INDIGESTION Stopped m 5 minute Amazing evid3nce ol ti speed with which ri( stomach pa'.r.s can b» gtoon pealed by medicil exp X-ray photOfraphj ol These prove th mi n r (1 rated' Magnesia t be th acting md most effecl medical science. Within 5 minute! I Bsuratod' Magr.. prcducvd
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  • Article, Illustration
    228 5 MEN OF THE ESSEX REGIMENT received an enthusiastic welcome at Rheims when they passed through France on their way h<*me after <* vt > with the international army m the Saai«. They were the official guests of the French Government. REPAIRS are being carried out on Hammersmith Bridge Lonte One
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 56 5 rill 1 1 /*S, lull wx%\ (ifjti MilnSllDl OT^^tes^>^^^^^H Se??d ?jo?r /or /u/Jy illustrated list of BSSs^''^"liSi^S^E Royal Baker V' suggestions, showing a wide a7id varied selection Orders are accepted for all special occasions, such as Weddings, Birthdays. Christenings etc., and icing can be executed m accordance uith perso?ial wishes.
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  • 1447 6 Mr. Adrian Clark Objects To Additional Grounds FILED AFTER DUE DATE Appellant's Counsel Does Not Proceed On Original Grounds THE appeal of I. I. Modaliar Nagalingam, who was convicted at the last Assizes on an indictment of five counts and sentenced to an
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  • 525 6 ALLEGED CRIMINAL BREACH OF TRUST Kuala Lipis. Mar. IIfAN Ali bin Wan Chik. the Dato Stia Muda. one of the eight Major Chiefs of Pahang. was charged before Mr. VV. C. S. Corry M.C.S., District Officer and Magistrate, Temerloh. at Kuala Lipis. today, with criminal breach
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  • 126 6 MAYOR OF CALCUTTA ON ADULTERY CHARGE Hostile Demonstration By Crowd Caloutta. Mar. 13. r pHE prosecution on a charge of I adultery against Mr. N. R. Sarkar, Mayor of Calcutta, was resumed this afternoon. The complainant. Protessor P. N. Sarkar, ol Feni College. Bengal, was examined, corro- 1 bora ting
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  • 28 6 The Poppy Day colleciona (or the whole of Malaya, including Borneo and Brunei, realised $76,041.63. This is an increase of $6,174.87 over the previous ?ar.
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  • 300 6 POLICE CAMPAIGN AGAINST GAMING Taiping. Mar. VX THE Taiping police are launching a vigorous campaign against various forms of gambling. Several arrests were made yesterday, and the Taiping Magistrate was called upon to deal with a number of i cases today. Two Tamils. Retnam and Sandarasegaram
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  • 124 6 Died Suddenly Yesterday Morning With tragic suddenness the deatn' occurred yesterday morning, at the General Hospital, of Mrs. Edith Knox. i I wife of Mr. H. B. Knox, assistant Super- j intendent Engineer of the Straits Steamship Co., Ltd. Mrs. Knox was taken ill suddenly yesterday morning
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  • 333 6 GALLE TOWN DECLARED A DISEASED AREA Fear Of Small-Pox Being Spread dalle. M M PRACTICALLY the Vhol< 1 Galle, within Municipal :luding the Fort Ward. Ittlared a diseased area The Chairman of the Council states m a proeh ;Ms step has been taken i ianger of the disease be: )ther
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  • 62 6 Chia Chan Tok Itolmri On Bail Arrested at noon yestenUs known member of the Chinese nity, Chia Chan Tok. of Teluk Ay( Street, appeared before Mr. J Brander. the Singapore thlra trate. He was charged with cheatli manager of the Oveisea Chines' of a sum of $5,000. Accused
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 399 6 ITHHU9WffKr THERAPIONNO.2 FHERAPION Nq.3 n I Bl»dd*r Catarrh. Mo- 9 for Blood A BHln DIMUU. No SforChronloWaakniMMi i -ik 1 retJv r tmi'.ti, i«a.th«r No rat urn Mall, Cl c Mril to Ibrrritockßil.N.WJ.LoidM ORLF.CI.ERCS PlLLBfoi»th«U¥w» •w. i !iiv« weakkidnaytAblUdar. l adi r.a. If 7<m ar» aaort you oaa la ar«*a*
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    • 119 6 YOUR HOME DESERVES DEPENDABLE REFRIGERATION. Domestic refrigeration is not a The famous I.G.E. machines provid* "luxury fad." Unseen when temperature 'JfljUw all tnat is most desirable m dMMfttc rises, bacterial growth attacks food. It refrigeration— and m addition eflec is a real menace to health extra savings with new food
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  • 691 7 More Evidence At Inquiry INSIGHT into the work of a bailiff of the civil district court was provided yesterday at the continued preliminary inquiry before the second magistrate into a total of 29 charges of cheating, receiving illegal gratification, and abetment of offences against four men.
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  • 61 7 Tamil Youth Who Was Bathing Prom Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Mar .22 Another bathing tragedy has occurred In the Perak River. A Telok Anson ami] youth, aged 16 years, while bath with companions got beyond his lepth and was drowned. The body was > covered at midnight.
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  • 48 7 Ipoh. Mar. 22. Hit' calendar ol the next Perak riminal assizes contains six cases The ession opens on April l. There arehree murder trials including the case Rulia Singh who is alleged to hay* ..tally attacked a compatriot m at I oddy shop at Ipoh.
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  • 115 7 Eitfhty-Three Prints Accepted Ph^t trie v! W the Ov ersea Chinese Photographic Exhibition closed on Mar 15. 352 prints by 38 entrants having been previously received from Selangor Negri Sembilan. Perak. Penang. Tren--Kanu Hong Kong and Singapore. The selection took place at the organisedcm^ on Mar. lf>
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  • 99 7 Magistrate's Advice To Old Man From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Mar. 22. As a sequel to excise officers carrying cut a raid at Gunong Chiron, which was described as honeycombed with caves and a paradise for illicit distilling ol samsu, Cheng Siew was fined $250 or four
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 189 7 "Since m bed, a man maid It does no good to burn up hJf wood, It is a needless waste" May bundle and be chaste, (From an old 'Bundling' song) OPENING TOMORROW CAPITOL 3 SHOWS 3.15 6.15 9,15 Come and have a grand laugh at PARAMOUNT'S famous 'Bundling' comedywith the
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    • 388 7 DKLIGHTFI'I. ENTERTAINMENT describes this filn, l>, I I ALHAMRRA 3 SHOWS TODAY an d fPS^^MB| I h"**Wl P I TOMORROW AT 3.15 —615 9.15 JL 3|^^^B3 I THE PICTURE EVERYONE HAS BEEN~ WAITING TO SEE! JBH^^^^^H I JANET GAYNOR and LEW AYRES s?k :^j w^b m X Ik I i^BB
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  • 31 8 DOMESTIC OCCURENCE DEATH. At the General Hospital yesterday of May Edith the beloved wife of H. B Knox. Straits Steamship Co. Ltd.. aged 43. Funeral at Bidadari at 9 a.m. today.
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  • 830 8 The Singapore Free Press SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 1935 Help China! THE acute financial straits m which China finds herself at the moment may be exaggerated but I there is no denying that she needs i and would welcome help from other countries to tide her over the present crisis. For
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  • 262 8 Mr. A. C. J. Towers, the wellknown ipoh accountant, and Mrs. Towers arc sailing to Hong Kong from Penang on Mar. 28 on the P. and O liner Ranchi. They will return by the Cathay about the middle of next month. Two former news-editors oi the Malay
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  • 104 8 Z)o You Know Tanjong Rhu was an active shipbuilding: centre until a J lew years ago? J i Towards the end of the war J one of the most interesting of shipbuilding experiments took J place at Tanjong Rhu, when I steamships of timber con- struction were built
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  • 264 8 Disputed Atlantic Islands Waterproof As lXationdl Costume ARGENTINA'S shadowy claim to tne Falkland Islands, which has been Again revived has been put forward at intervals for more than a century. It i dates from 1820. when Buenos Aires claimed the islands on the ground that Britain
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  • 1032 8 1 ■T'HE Municipal Commissioners, it I seems, are determined to use Ibe Van Kleel Bequest for an Aquarium. 'so the Topicist humbly suggests that it would be a graceful tribute r if some of the tanks or the more important fish were named after them. The
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 157 8 Caldbecks BY SPECIAL A TO H.M. THE %PPOINTMEM KIM> Ol SIXM I sin WHfj& I8T; FOR YOUR WEDDING BIRTHDAY PRESENTS Wi- always have the biggest and finest selection of most useful articles m STERLING SILVER E.P.N-S. CRYSTAL WARE. Never tail to call at your jeweller for quality and right service.
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    • 55 8 THE PEDESTRIAN SHOT r LI) HAVE THE RIGHT OF WAY, says a writer. He is right. All traffic moves aside at the first clang of the ambulance gong. It is becoming more and more imperative m Singapore to hold a GAFLAC ACCIDENT POLICY. GENERAL ACCIDENT. FIRE LIU ASSURANCE CORPORATION, LTD.
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    • 9 8 |^^5 90 a bottle^^v >^\f 6 75 a botHe^^t
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  • 376 9 NO ITHOUT THEM NO FEDERATION Many Doubts Simply Duo In Misunderstanding London, iMar. 20. attitude of the Indian towards the Governof India Bill was discussed House ot Commons m the the White Paper publish Tuesday last. In which cnof the Princes and the iry of
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  • 83 9 The Fox mm, "Handy Andy," featuring Will Rogers, Peggy Wood, Conchita Montenegro. Mary Carlisle and Roger Imhof, and now showing at the Pavilion, Is a first-rate comedy. Adapted from the play. "Merry Andrew", by Lewis Beach, it is a film m which Will Rogers is seen at his
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  • 709 9 Tributes At Annual General Meeting Of Presbyterian Church PHERE was a large attendance of members at the annual general meeting of the Presbyterian Church Singapore, last night. ronnrt Pr °f° Sing Vhc ado P^n of the He n w the year 1934 the
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  • 197 9 Scholarship Fund To Be Founded JUBILEE celebrations formed the J main subject ol a representative meeting of Indians held at the Indian Association premises. Singapore, last night. After considerable discussion ti e 'ollowing resolutions were passed<l> that the Indians m Singapore should fittingly celebrate the occasion <2»
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  • 388 9 Annual .Meeting Held In Singapore At yesterday's annual general meeting oi the Society of Yorkshiremen m Malaya, at the Adelphi Hotel, Mr. S. Reason criticised the cabaret items included m tin* last annual dinner ol the Society. "We a.s Yorkshiremen are quite capable of entertaining our guests without the
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  • 42 9 In these days of lavish musical films and historial romances it is refreshing to see a sentimental comedy, particularly one m which Janet Oaynor is starred. Such a picture is Fox's "Servants' Entrance" which began at the Alhambra last night.
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  • 195 9 AS DRAMATIC AS EDGAR WALLACE STORY Accused IVith Key To Strongroom London, Mar. 19. rpHE story of the theft, which the prosecution described as dramatic as any by Edgar Wallace, was unfolded m connection with the disappearance of £21,000 worth of gold from Croydon Aerodrome bullion room
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  • 116 9 Latest Rubber And Tin Prices (From Our Own Correspondent) RI'BBER: London. Mar. Z3L Spot (Sellers) o 3 H d. *5 l 2 Buyers' 5' 4 d. '5 3 sd. > April- June 5 3 d. <5 15 32d.> July-September ;>■ _.d. I 5 19 32d. > October-December 5%d.
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 108 9 NEW NOVELS $3.60 Each Topper Takes a Trip Thorne Smith I ater Howe D. Wallace Saraband for Dead Ld*ers H Simpson The Haunted Hills B. M. Bower Second Officer Taffrail Splendid Exile L. P. Greene The Lode Star E. Wooll Wrexham's Romance Ganpat Shinim? and Free G. B. Stern Skin
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    • 160 9 COMFORTABLE HYGIENIC ATHLETIC VESTS AND TRUNK* colours CREAM 8c SKY SOFT LUSTRE SPECIAL QUALITY ARTIFICIAL SILK "LOCKNIT AND CELLULAR MESH* MEN'S UNDERWEAR. IDEAL FOR THE TROPICS SO DESIGNED TO ALLOW ABSOLUTE FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT. STOCKED IN SIZES 32 34 INCH ATHLETIC VESTS V NECK NO SLEEVES $2.00 EACH. SHORT DRAWERS
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  • TRADET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE
    • 1719 10 TIN IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS A Successful "Bear" Raid LORD ELIBANK DEFENDS THE RESTRICTIONISTS (From the Free Press Oorrespondent) London, Mar. 5. FOR more than a fortnight now, the Socialist Opposition m the House of Commons has used the alleged gamble m tin as a stick with which to
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    • 91 10 (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Mar. 21. AS a result of substantial buying for a rise the prospects of the price of rubber making and early recovery are rapidly improving, and it is now thought unlikely that the International Committee will revise the current quota, as was
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    • 221 10 WHY RUBBER PRICES HAVE DECLINED LEWIS and Peat's Rubber Report dated Singapore. Mar. 22 states Coming at a time of currency disturbance, the political unrest m Europe has struck a blow to all markets and rubber during the past week has suffered a severe setback.
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    • 100 10 Mar. 22. Gambier 5 00 Java Cube 8.75 Hamburg Cube 1100 Muntok White Pepper 31.00 White Pepper 30.00 Copra. Sundried 4.10 Copra mixed 3.85 Small' Flake Tapioca 3.90 Blanja Jelotong 5.75 Sarawak Jelotong 6.75 R. (Siam) W.C. No. 1 per koyan Sl2O R. B. Siam No. 1
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    • Company Reports
      • 411 10 1 1 The report cf the directors of Suloh j Rubber Estates, Ltd., to be presented at the ninth annual general meeting of shareholders to be held within the registered offices of the company. Hong Kong Bank Buildings, Ipoh, on Wednesday, Mar. 27. 1935, at 1130 a.m.,
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      • 372 10 The report by the directors to the I twenty-fifth ordinary annual general meeting of shareholders of Radella Rubber Estate. Ltd.. to be held on Saturday. Mar. 23. 1935. at 10.30 a.m., at Fort Road. Malacca. 5 The directors submit the balance j sheet and profit and
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    • 1016 10 Buyers Sellers. Ampat Tin (4s) 4 6 d Asam Kumbang 33s 6d 34s 6d x.d. Austral Malay 60- 6d 61s 6d U Ayer Hitam Tin (5s) Us 6d 12s 6d c.d. j Ayer Weng ($1) l-lg IJJ I Bangrin Tin 24s 25s Chenderiang W g I Hitam
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    • 72 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association DAILY PRICES CURRENT FOR R.M.A. No. 1. X RIBBED SMOKED SHEET I Tone of market Quiet at the decline. Latest cable: London spot sheet 5%d. per lb. New York spot sheet G. cts. lO l^ per lb. Mar. 22, 12 o'clock noon. Buyers Sellers Spot
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    • 69 10 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Mar. 21. Closing pepper prices quoted on the Lcndon market today were as follows: White Muntok, unchanged and nominal at 9*4 m bond. Black lampong, 3? B d., all positions; foi April delivery 3*/^. There was little business m white but better demand
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    • 102 10 The Morris Factory at Cowh v an area of 82 acres, and finds etnpl" ment for nearly 5.000 people, wh weekly wage bill averages over BJ The foundry at Coventry CO 79,000 sq. ft., while the engines bran at Coventry and the Courthouse On machine shops possess a
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    • 125 10 t Mar. 18. N American Can. Com. 1 1 3 L 113 ft 1 American Telephone and Telegraph* 100" l Atcheson Railroad 39 3 H Dupont 88 > 4 Firestone 14 r > X I4"i General Electric 5 I General Motors 28 Goodrich 8 1 Goodyear 17', 16
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  • 752 11 Weekly Radio Notes m Has Done To Improve MICROPHONES W^"? u V, blished the «'<l Part of an article by Mr Noel Ashbridec chief engineer of «he BBC .on what th R l done and is dome to improve the technical «irf» i. as .hi, part, the
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  • 367 11 New General Advisory Council For The B.B.C. rpHE 8.8.C. announces that a new 1 General Advisory Council, ol which the Archbishop oi York has accepted the chairmanship, has been set up m view ot the increasing scope and responsibilities of the broadcasting service. It will act for an experimental period
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  • 119 11 First Radio-Phone Call A Success Moscow. The first radio-telephone conversation between Moscow and the Arctic took place recently when a member oi the staff of "Pravda" was told by the head of the Dixon Island oamp that Molotov's report had been successfully relayed as far as Wrangel Island. The
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  • 89 11 Short Wave Transmissions Just Started Short wave broadcasting from station ZBW. Hong Kong, on 8,750 kos. 34.29 metres started on Monday. The following are the times of transmission from ZBW Daily 11 50 a.m. to 1.35 p.m. (local time). Mondays and Thursdays 3.20 p.m. to 720 p.m.
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  • 24 11 Mrs. Boswell, who recently arrived from home, accompanied by Mr. A. S. Boswell. Conservator of Forests, Pahang, reached Kuala Lipis from Singapore on Monday.
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  • 651 11 by Ely Culbertson World's Champion Player and Greatest Card Analyst THE ACE OF SPADE WINS •pODAY I am continuing my discussion of hands played in the match between P. Hal Sims and myself. This match, as you will remember, arose irom a discussion between Mr. Sims and
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  • 57 11 The engagement is announced between Basil O'Connell. an Assistant Commissioner of the Malayan Police, youngest son of the late Sir Morgan O'Connell. Bart., of Lcikeview. and the late Dame Mary O'Connell. and Lucila. yjunger daughter of Major H. H. P. Deasy (late 16th Lancers) and Mrs. Deasy of Cnoc na
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  • 375 11 BROADCASTING HOUSE CHANGES TELEVISIONS GROWING NEEDS |>LANS for doubling the size of Broad- I casting House at a cost of £200,000; v/ill reoeive the assent of the 8.8.C. Board of Governors at their meeting this month. Work on the new building j will then begin as soon as certain tenancies
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  • 61 11 Hong Kong, Mar. 21. Admiral Kiang Si-yuan, commander of the southern fleet, who was detained by order from Gen. Chan Chai-tong. has tendered his resignation which has been refused because the Canton authorities have not completed investigations regarding the allegation that Admiral Kiang has been involved m the
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  • 205 11 Australian Girl Has Her Own Station Sydney, Mar. 18. A 12-year-old girl, Madeline? Mackenzie, of Wynnum. Central, near Brisbane*. Queensland, is the youngest radio transmitter m the British Empire to hold a licence. Not only has she the ability of b?ing able to send and receive Morse sigi
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  • 51 11 Athens. Mar. 18. The court-martialling of the first batch of 30 rebel officers for participation m the recent revolt has begun The court is entitled to inflict the death penalty. It is estimated officially the State has suffered the direct loss oi nearly £1,000.000 through the revolt Reuter
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    • 17 11 WEEK-END PROGRAMMES PI LL ZHI, 8.8.C., PHOHI and DJA programmes will be foond on page 2. I
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    • 289 11 Assets exceed $12,000,000 \*T,iirancf m force orer Oou.ooo The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. 'Incorporated In the Straits Settlements* HEAD OFFICE: Great Eastern Lile 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 the
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    • 406 11 OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA (Incorporated m England b) Rojal Charter) Paid up capital In 600.000 shares of £5 each £3.000 000 Reserve Fund £3 000 000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors €3.000 000 HEAD OH ICE 38. Blshopsgate. London EC 1 Agencies and Branches Alor Star Uloii i SalgOfl Amritsar
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  • LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
    • 338 12 ACROSS THE ATLANTIC IN AN HOUR Air Feats Of "Not Far Off" Future HASSENGER rocket airplanes 1 capable of 14,000 m.p.h. across the Atlantic are among the wonders prophesied as certainties of "the not far distant future" by Mr. Charles G. Philip. In his book. "Stratosphere and Rocket Flight." just
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    • 357 12 The health bulletin of the League cf Nations eastern bureau for the week ended March 16 is as follows: Plague. Two human cases from Bassein and one from Colombo were notified during the week from eastern ports, while plague-infected rats were found at Rangoon and Colombo. Cholera has
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    • 292 12 Freighter's Crew Hungry And Penniless Kobe. Twenty-seven sailors, representing eight nationalities, today were roaring as one, "We want our wage?." A week after their arrival here irom 'Mobile, Ala., aboard the s.s. Prospector. an 8,000 ton freighter, which took fouriteen weeks to navigate the distance separating the western
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    • 541 12 BOUSTEAD Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m F.M.S.) TELEPHONE Freight 5433 Passage 5431. LLOYDS AGENTS. BOOKING AGENTS FOR FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAYS. ROYAL STATE RAILWAYS OF SIAM LANAIIIHI H^l I^^ < Incorporated m England). HOME VIA CHINA, JAPAN HONOLULU CANADA BY THE "EMPRESS" ROUTE— LUXURY AT LOW COST. See Lovely Lake Louise,
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    • 60 12 STATE SHIPPING SERVICE of Western Australia FREIMANTLE (Via Port Swettenham. Penang Paletnhang, Ban joewangi and Ncrth Wettern Porte) Due Sail Spore. Spore. T.s.m.v. Kangaroo June 8 June t Fares Single £19.0.0, Australian Return £30.0.0. Currency i For particulars of Freight and Paasaf« please apply to: McALISTER CO., LTD. SINGAPORE PENANG
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    • 546 12 Local And Foreign Mail Despatches And Arrivals BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 p.m. Thursday 7.30 a.m. Kedah Monday to Friday 7.30 a.m. Saturday 7.30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Kuantan (via Jerantut) Monday to Friday 7.30 a.m. Saturday 7.30 a.m. 7 p.m. Kelantan wia Gemas) every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and
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    • 279 12 PASSENGERS The following passengers are due m Singapore ircm the U.K. by the jPatrocius on Mar. 23: Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Mason, Miss Tweedie Miss Tweedie. Miss M. H iDixon. Capt. and Mrs W. G. |Handcock. Miss R J. Dixor. Miss lA. M. Blaikie-Smith. Major and :Mrs. H. A.
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    • 232 12 SINGAPORE HARBOUR I Ships alongside the j, I or expected to ft East Wharf (Entrance I Main Wharf (Entrance I Tilawa 18; Toussoum I Garfield 11; Kajang 8; P., ft Empire Dock (Entrance I Phemius 30 Kin- I 37 I Empire Dock (Entrance ft Silverash 48. ft West Wharf (Entrant
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    • 405 13 bmjmb^^i Bp I aft m 1 9 P. O. S. N. GO'S SAILINGS. OUTWARDS Oat D-e •BURDWAN S^M? 'BANOALOHE "eSST jKT. SOMALI 6.8 10 May 8 KAISAR I-HIND 1M jSv 5 RAJPOTANA 17,000 May 10 BEHAR 6 oSS J^v 18 MANTUA u.OOO May 24 RANCHI i?.o{£ f$ J* Cargo only.
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    • 488 13 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated In England) "ELLERMAN" LINE FOR HAVRE, LONDON, ROTTERDAM AND HAMBURG VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL "*J*w. Steamer Dnm itm City of Adelaide U 0 City of Birmingham M May I Ci of Bris <ol i i M P ay ?4 May 16 FOR HONG
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    • 857 14 K. P. M. KOMN-'LIJKE PAKLTVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ rOROALI Saturday, Mar. 23. Koedap, Tampoetih, Tampat-Tinggi, Bengkalis, Batoe-Pandjang Seneboei and Bagan Si-Api-Api. PATR AS- Saturday. Mar. 23. Rhio. Bawean, Padang Bay, Boeleleng and Sor rabaia,. PALlMA— Saturday, Mar. 23. Penang and Bagan Si-Api-Api. TOGl AN— Saturday. Mar. 23, Pontianak. TOMOHON— Saturday, Mar. 23.
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    • 355 14 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP UNE EUROPE via AMERICA VISIT SUNNY CALIFORNIA YOSEMITE PARK HOLLYWOOD GRAND CANYON NEW LOW THROUGH RATES HONG KONG TO EUROPE VL4 AMERICA WEEKLY SAILINGS FROM MANILA ANDOR HONG KONG TO SEATTLE DIRECT OR VIA HONOLULU TO SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES AND VIA PANAMA CANAL TO HAVANA AND NEW
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    • 699 14 TO LONDON, VIA NAPLES, MARSEILLES. ANTWFRP, ROTTHU^m AND MIDDLESBROUGH I 1 HARUNA MARU 10.500 Apr. 3 4 SSUWA MARU 10.700 I *KATORI MARU 10,000 Apr. 18 19 SFUSHIMI MARU ll.uuo I. I I SKASHIMA MARU 10,000 May 1 2 HAKOZAKI MARU 10,50<> I +YASUKUNI MARU 12,000 May 14 15 iTERUKUNI
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  • 2092 15 Forwards Play With Real Irish Fire VIGOROUS TACKLING TRIUMPHS Wooller Only Welshman To Play Up To Form Belfast, Mar. 9. Ireland 9 pts.; Wales 3. IRELAND brought off a great win here this afternoon. Not only did they beat Wales by two
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  • 394 15 HOME FOOTBALL FIXTURES appears as if it will be exceedingly difficult to prise Arsenal's grip off leadership of Division I and their natch today" should see their grasp hten for although Grimsby are a good solid team, they will have to pull it deal out
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  • 172 15 INTER-CLUB MATCH The following match has been arranged between the Sepoy Lines Goli Club and the Singapore Golf Club at Sepoy Lines on Sunday. Singapore Golf Club players mentioned first. 9.00 a.m. R. Craik and W. Eldred vs. J. S. English and A. L. Birse. 905 S. J. Beattie
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  • 50 15 The annual general meeting of associates was held m the Club House on Monday. Mar. 18. The following office bearers were elected: Captain. Mrs. A. P. Cameron; hon. secretary. Mrs. C. N. Bennett; committee. Mrs. C. R. Cherry, Mrs. S. N. Kelly and Mrs. H. H. Sturt.
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  • 247 15 Yesterday's Spring Tourney Results Yesterday's results m the S.C.C. spring lawn tennis tournament were as follows: I GODOWN DOUBLES HANDICAP D. K. Evans and P. H. Swinchatt beat •R. W. Brown and W. Rodger, 6 l; 6 4. I F. G. Heath and A. Seward beat D. jR.
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  • 29 15 A. Ferguson and V. J. Coleman play with W. Williams and C. J. Fugler m the semi-final of the SC.C. lawn bowls doubles tournament on Monday.
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  • 30 15 The first division league match. SRC. vs. R.A.. fixed for Monday. Mar. 25, will be played at Anson Road Stadium on Thursday. Mar. 28. at 5.15 p.m.
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    30 15 P. H. SWINCHATT and D. K. Evan (near camera) beat F. V. Duckworth and K. Maclennan B—6. 3—6. 9—7, m the championship doubles of the S.C.C. Spring lawn tennis tournament.
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  • 130 15 <From Our Own Corresponds I Penan*, Mar. 22. rpKE visit of Joe Kirkwood. the famous 1 Australian golfer, to Pcnang today overshadowed all other sporting events Kiikwood took part m a four-ball match which resulted m thrilling golf McKinstery and Halliday. thanks to brilliant recoveries, were all
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  • 162 15 First Annual General Meeting 'From Our Own Correspondent .1 <>h ore Bahru. Mar. 22. Dr. II Birchec, the founder and first president of the Johoro Badminton Association presided at the lust annual general meeting of the association yesterday afternoon at 330 at the Jol»ore Club over a
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  • 38 15 'From Our Own Correspondent.* Kuala Lumpur. M.n 21. Lall Singh, the All -India and AllMalaya cricketer. Is duo )ack m Kual.i Lumpur at the end oi April, and will be an acquisition to Selangor Stattcricket.
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  • 45 15 KMla Lumpur, Mar. 21. The Jockeys and Trainers beat a Setencor Club XI at football on tho padang today by 3 goals to 2. Conpai^ a no Robrrtson scored for the Club and Hale (two penalties* and Dragon for t:iu* Jockeys and Trainers
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    • 67 15 VHjjj^H^^THAT I~HE sure means of y^H^^^ I relief from coughing is EVANS' Pastilles. In the process of dissolving thev^Ma^jgw send penetrating antiseptic vapours Info every crevice, y^BaV^ftaV relieving congestion and soothing Inflammation. Carry /jfrjj Ba^ftw them with you against colds and sore throats. In the j^J^M neat little flat pocket
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  • 593 16 Marines Beaten In Friendly STANTON AND KNIGHT SHINE AMONG NEWCOMERS r.A 2 Marine Dept 1. THE Royal Artillery started their official football season auspiciously 1 with a two-one victory over the Marine Department at the Anson Road Stadium yesterday afternoon. The winners, who turned
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  • 244 16 Footballer Suspended T*HE following communique was issued by the Singapore Amateur Football Association yesterday The Disciplinary Board met on Mar. 19, and considered the circumstances under which Amat of the Medical Services team was sent off the field, by the referee, for ungentlemanly conduct during the 3rd. Division match, Medical
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  • 89 16 V.M.C.A. Beaten By M.P.H. M.P.H 5: V.M.C.A. 1. Four goals scored m the first half with one against them gave the Malaya Publishing House a commanding halftime lead m a friendly football match against the V.M.C.A. on the association ground yesterday afternoon. The M.P.H. further consolidated their position
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  • 77 16 By sinking a 60 feet putt MacDonald Smith, the veteran Scot, who j has been playing golf more years than most of the current champions are old. became $6,000 richer as a result of winning first prize m the Oakmont Golf Tournament. Sinking this long
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  • 132 16 SELECTIONS AND SCRATCHINGS FOR TODAY Selangor Races. i From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 22 The following are selections for tomorrow, the second day of the Selangor Turf Club Spring meeting: RACE I: BABZ II Larnt Little Miss X. RACE I: SPOILT GIRL Car wren Sky High. RACE 3:
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    26 16 A POLICE forward just about to shoot for goal as Welch, an S.C.C. back, comes across. The Police beat the Cricket Club second string B— e.
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  • 897 16 Cricket Teams For The Week-end S. C. C. TOURNAMENT MATCH TOMORROW THE following have accepted to play cricket for S.C.C. today. At S.C.C. vs. H.M.S. Terror: R. H. C. Luverton <capt.>, D. H. Palmer, K. C. Gillett. J. A. Gibson, J. A. Dean, A. H. Williams. E. N. Griffith Jones,
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  • 51 16 Ipoh Meeting In April The Perak Turf Club are holding a skye meeting on Saturday. April 20 and Monday, April 22. There will be two runs each for horses class 5 and ponies class 3. I If possible one or two runs will be provided for class 4
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  • 284 16 GOLDEN MILLER THE GRAND NATIONAL Will He Win? EXCELLENT CHANCE SAYS WELL-KNOWN CRITIC 117 ILL Golden Milk, Jf steeplechaser, add., by winning the Qrand again this year This question has t>< many people recently On this subject Geoiu-well-known ra,in, I love enthusiasm. UMI ung to Me and bear Golden Miller
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  • 123 16 SEVERE DEFEA T FOR CUSTOMS < From Our Own Correspondent > Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 22. PLAYING on the Padang the Selangor Club met the Selangor Customs at soccer and trounced them by nine goals to nil. Except for a lew fruitless spasmodic raids by the Customs
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  • 108 16 At the termination oi the S.C.C. spring lawn tennis tournament, the S.C.C. open mixed doubles and handicap mixed doubles tournament will be held. Entries list, which are now open, close ot April 10 and the tournament starts on April 22. Entry lists for the S.C.C. full rink American
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