The Straits Times, 7 May 1933

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    38 1 THE SUNDAY TIMES THE LEADING SUNDAY NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA, fig L No. 73. Sunday, May 7th., 1933. Price 10 cents. THE SUNDAY TIMES The Leading Sunday Newspaper in Malaya. No. 73. Sunday, May 7th., 1933. Price 10 cents.
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    OXFORD GIRL'S DEATH RIDDLE.
    125 1 Body In A Wood. UNDERGRADUATE DAUGHTER OF HEADMASTER. MYSTKRY -surrounds «!ic discovery hi a weed <>f the baiy of a pretty Oxford fcirl undergraduate. She vanished for 12 days and had ti< en rleiiH for four days v.hen her body «as discovered. (From Our Own Correspondent.)
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    POLICE HOAXED.
    221 1 A Ziegfeld Folly Gets Temperamental. Gendarmes with loaded revolvers went Uiilthily to a lonely farm at Lagay, on the Maine, near Paris, to snatch from the hands of a French bootlegger his beautiful American woman prisoner. The captive. Mrs. <'oval. a former Ziegfeld Follies girl was. it was
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    U. S. NOTE?
    63 1 Secret Dispatch To France Rumoured. Washington, May 6. The State Department has declined to confirm or deny the report from PaiM thai tlio United States has sent a Note lo the Quai d'Orsay dealing with financial matters. It is believed that some communication w;i>- dispatched but. owing
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    FOOTBALL COMPETITION.
    152 1 St'\cn Readers Share The .SI OO Prize. The football eowpaCHion in connection with the matches played on April '29 resulted in bit y—W HIM readers, ;icli of whom ■Qccetded in predicting ti-f result* of nine of the ten matches played* The successful competitors, to 'vliou cheques for ?t
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    PRINCESS ELIZABETH IS SEVEN.
    317 1 HER FIRST 'GROWNIP" PART\ PRINCESS ElizaU'th. seven years olt on April 21, gave her first grownup" party at Wmdsof < astle, and lie: 1 guests included the King and Queen. She was the happiest little princess in the world when she solemnly cut twT ■Hem <>f
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    BLACKMAIL CHARGE.
    362 1 Woman's Fortune Teller Suggested It." THE allegation that a woman charged with blackmail had said she was influence.l by a London fr>rt>ine-tefler was made at Bath. Mrs. Minnie Hall, aged 38, of New-!>ridsre-road, Bath, was charged with uttering a letter demanding money from a married man, referred to
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    BOY'S SUICIDE.
    110 1 "(Jood-bye, Mum. I have been accused at work of taking some money. I never took it. Please believe me." This pencilled note was found beside the dead body of a 16-year-old boy, Kenneth Coofo Woodcock, of Dundee-road, South Norwood, an inouest on whom was held at Cr^-'"«. Surrey.
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    MR. T.V. SOONG.
    27 1 Chicago, May 6. Mr. T. V. Soong. the Chinese Finance Minister, and party visited the Century Progress grounds and then continued to Washington. Reuter.
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    GERMAN LIBRARY "PURGE."
    196 1 Sex Institute Raided. "STUDENTS" TO PROTECT OUR WOMEN. An amazing seri -s of raids on nuMic libraries all ever (ieraMta) is being carried out by students who proclaim their intention to "purge" the country of un-(ierman books. One of the biggest raids was on a famous "S<\iinl
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    IX)NDON RUBBER & TIN.
    85 1 LONDON RUBBER TIN. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London. Saturday. RUBBER. (Quotations as supplied by Symington and i I mm Spot (Buyer) 2 27/32. (Sellers) 2 29/12. July-Sept. 2 15/16. Oet.-F)e«. 3 1 .12. Jan.- Mar. 3 3/32. .Market tone (Juiet. TIN. Spot 1177 Bk. 9d. Three months i"l7K2s. fid. Market
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    KAISER'S "GOLD" CUFF-LINKS.
    237 1 Weren't! "PLATED" GIFT TO A -J FRENCHMAN. I A PAIR of good cuff-links which the !A. ex-Kaiser gave to the great Frenr h nAo:- Coqnelin, after a parformance in the Emperor's presence at Luebeck, has been found to be only gold-plated. This discovery was made as a
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    SOVIKT AND JAPAN.
    82 1 Direct Action To Follow Note Harbin, May 6. The further Note^/rom the Manchukuo sonorities to Russia demanding the iiMTipdiat* return mf r .K.R^ rolling-stock. i< the* i rccu^or of direct action. The Vote ar'gnes fhat Russia's rights under th" 19? 1 agreements are now sub- v '?Jk-
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    FOR BRITISH FILMS.
    37 1 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, May 6. Bebe Daniels, the film-star, with her husband, Ben Lyan, and her baby arrived London today to make a film at Elstree. Sally Eilers also arrived with them.
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    "POULTRY TSAR" IN HIDING.
    236 1 NEW YORK HUNT FOR "RACKETEER." AN attempt to defeat and abolish the iniquitous system of racketeering.'' which prevails in many industries in al most every American city, and levies millions of pounds upon business people, is to be made, beginning witih an attack on the Poultry
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    NEW RAIL POOLS.
    176 1 L. M. S. L. N. R. And G. W. R. The Ministry of Transport announced tly that the Minister had given his consent to agreements between The London, Midland and Scottish. and the Great Western Railways, and The London, Midland and Scottish the London and North-Eastern, and
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    G. P. O. PROFITS.
    574 1 Significance Of A "Turn In The Tide." Sir Kingsley Wood, the Postmastergeneral, speaking at Nottingham, gave some interesting details of Post Office damage in the great blizzard of February, which, he said, was one of the worst on record. Here are some of the details. 1,585
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    G.B.S. TALKS OF HIS TOUR.
    300 1 Back In England. POOR OPINION OF 29 COUNTRIES. MR. BERNARD Shaw returned to England on April 19 after a world tour which had lasted four months. He arrived at Southampton in the liner Erapress of Britain. At Waterloo Station he stepped briskly from the train
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    TENNIS " INCIDENT."
    67 1 TENNIS INCIDENT." Umpire Reports Fred Perry. (From Our Own Correspondent.) l/ondon. May 6. Fred Perry, the liritish "international tennis-player, was reported by an umpire at Bournemouth after the match in which I'errj Ixat Letin the semi-final of the British Hard Courts Championship. Alleged remarks were the subject of the umpire's
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    :'TO HELL WITH YOU.'
    125 1 "TO HELL WITH YOU." Gen. Dawes Ami Chicago Teachers. Thousands of school teachers who he'd a protest march in Chicago demoralised the financial districts of the city. Tht-y forced three big banks to close their doors temporarily when they threatens! to storm the pren The infuriated men and women heckled
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      5 1 I<QCEANj i MOTQR i {POLICIES
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    DOPE TRAFFIC HORRORS IN THE PARIS UNDERWORLD
    2461 2  -  MRS. KATE EVELYN MEYRICK. By CHAPTER, l T>() revert for a moment to my experiences in the gay Fu-nch capital, I want to say that 'Lhc uitimaU- failure of the venture notwithstanding— mj stay in Paris will always remain one of the mo-
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      154 2 f^pDwCONSIDJEMED \|||iiiih^s J> LOOK IN ANY MAN'S POCKETS AND WHAT DO YOU FIND? ODDS AND ENDS. A BOX OF MATCHES, A BUNCH OP KEYS, A PIPE, A FEW COINS, PERHAPS A DOLLAR NOTE OR TWO. HE NEEDS THIS SMALL CHANGE FROM DAY TO DAY FOR LITTLE PURCHASES THAT OCCUR TO
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      249 2 YOU HAVE SUCH yts BUT SWE W*LL .j n T>f\r> i-OVELY HANDS— I i OVERBID j < V I I I I ]f2-l (Copyright, 19.: i. by Thg BrP Sv"..;i^j:c. T n;.| ttsiiiiiiiiffliiHiiimiituiiiiiiiiiiiuuiim t /*~> I l I if ''I ITI I Tear your general knowledge by Heeing how many
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    $1,250 Offered In New Racing Contest.
    255 3 NO ENTRANCE FEE. Whal Will Win On The First Day At Bukit Timah? .ark the opening for racing oi the Singapore Turf (lull's bbw course ;.i Bukil Timah, which take- place on Saturday week. May If, The Sunday Tinicf: i offering SI Mfl OF
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    YEAR'S TAX "BREATHKR."
    139 3 YEAR'S TAX "BREATHER." Lord Wakcfield's Plan For Prosperity. pear's reductioa ef taxation as an experiment was recommended by Alderman Lord Wak field, addressing the elei ti.rs of his Ward of Bread Street, t'ity of London, at Cordwainei>" Mall. "Unorthodox as it may be." he said. "I an of the opinion
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    ANTI-CiOD VIEWS.
    116 3 ANTI-GOLD VIEWS. Mr. Miixton In House Of Commons. 1 think the people of the world will have to be freed from their hoHef in *upt>>i.;'Auial religions," said Mr, Max ton, in the lif use of Oaansßßl when he spoke against a Bill to impose imprisonment on iioople teaching blapheaaooa or
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    MKS. MKVKICkS STORY.
    2503 3 MRS. MEYRICK'S STORY. (Continued from i>ik»" inismg with people whom 1 »hoold hay. Ul h an "alive" man he mv*l ;i priso i i esf ri I I, tin). I they are. It w probably the Poekiah mom of hjnaour which. 1 hive le.-n told. i> pait of '"V Irish
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      314 3 CONDITIONS. The io>, oit ion- governing the corapetition are as follow- It i- a mndition ».l entr> thai (he Editor's dtiision is accepted as linal on all matters .ipiM-rtainini* to (he com petition and no correspondence can be catered into with eeampeManra. In the e\ent of two or more competitors
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      193 3 the AUSTIN four ras u:\ H)i 1 i-of. in ajsael that ha« l>c« n li-ng enough on Ihi toad to he thorouKhly It-.-t.-H li\ u« n« r drivrr-. Th-ir \<-rdi<-( ot Bf |in^;il ha« iM-en pronounced lour <->lind«-r NgBM "I «-\««'Pl i.m.il |<t-\ihilit> and ;n,iuli MeeflTS <>l pi.»i'.. iicir -i.-cd
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    The WORLD Of BRIDGE. Mainly About Malayans
    3407 4  - The WORLD Of BRIDGE. Ely Culbertson h World's Champion Player and Greatest Card Analyst IN addition to the strictly Forcin bida in the Culbertson System, which partner may not pass, there are a number of I. uls and bidding situations which, by correctly drawn inferences, are Forcing. flood players instinc
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    Mainly About Malayans
    2295 4  -  THE WANDERER. BY Sex Appeal In Parks— Kuala Lumpur's Waitresses— And Its Racketeers! Taking Away Cinema Fans Carping At Raffle* College— Why Not Help Instead A Highlands Scientist. i i. THOUGH the Straits Times was i quite right in iWwiihing he extortion practiced Iv a gang of
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      92 4 Remember that pure blood not only keeps away disease, but is Nature's remsdy— in fact, the blood is the stream of life. In the treatment of Blood and Skin Complaints Clarke's Blood Mixture is unexcelled, it expels the poisons and assists heal inf. Of all Chrmitts and Srortu Equally good
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    Letters From An Up- Country Mem.
    854 5 WK HAVE just had tho Sultan'^ bii thd ten .in important towns of the State hold congratulatory The Buroi tarately invited to i ten i or dark suits. So at 0\46 in the mornii G i tho ng very t u'd up in a
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    SUNBATHKR.
    165 5 SUNBATHER. Naked Near Course On Ladies' Day. A man wan wan .li*,! to have worn only a haj aud a pair 1 1 mm e.J at Hondotj with conducting liim--elf ird<K-en:ly it! >JB to in-uk females. 1 1. \V. Sowuner of Hillview-garojoaa, Waktmans Hill, Kingshury, who stated that he was
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    DUKE Of NORFOLK. I
    86 5 DUKE OF NORFOLK. Resigns Commission In I torso GuanLs. The "London Gaaeit*' 1 aMMMtoed thai l>u;> :of Norfolk had resigned his ■1 as L'nd lieut--nanl ir< tl>e Royal (iuani.-, and had been U t>. thj Renl The Duke of Norfolk, vho i ~~> was taki ibatioß by the Royal Hone
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    MOST EXCLUSIVE NUDIST CLUB.
    211 5 Secrets Of "Sparta." ARISTOCRATS WHO PLAY UNCLOTHED. I RAVI .in ;u.\ oraek-ead of my Kf« tayiag :it (ixtenth-centur* nun a meraher ol Sputa, the i.io<t c hlb in thi> woil! (writes l>;n!y i.f tlie fil<l i .itu- manor It ia Mar 'in «rhc!B I 111. .l.Di
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    YOUR NEW EVENING FROCK
    562 6 For Women Only. (By Our W oman Correspondent.) pHKKK are so many lovely fabrics the- days that the task of choosing aatorial tot one's new evening dress is ;tthc. a ditlicult one. It must be reaembered, however, that striking designs nd coli .ii- are fat the
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    Marlene Dietrich Found. ....
    1099 6 Marlene Dietrich Found. UPON' t x -e compietirn of her last Paramount pktuti\ "Bionde Venus," ilaiiene Dietrich went ea a ■hopping our in the New York fashion centre, ami ,'!caned the following modes tor the raring season: Printed handke chiefs contrast the ;'.ain one-colour frock- hsttsff than th Ivid one
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      503 6 i^WHITEAWAYS HAVE RECEIVED A NEW STOCK OF I REGAL -ZOfSOPHONE RECORDS. MADE BY COLUMBIA. r 'iOTFS faWMACICfiOTES BILLY COTTON AND HIS BAND VK SK7 Strr.l ol Hi l'ri-;< -niliii'i ><>v <:ire MX K«ti >!.m Su|i«r I ir. r I!. i MX XBH Htr«-- I -ill Ii l<> I in- lOnit;
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      329 6 ta V^ Jr «bm3 V^4&*^a.^% m. 2nd Floor, Maynmrd Baildinx. Henry H Coh*n. Ltd Telephone 5164. 16. BATTERY ROAD. SINGAPORE. THAT'S PAR IS! THE TALK OF THE TOWN EVERYONE SAYS THIS WHEN ENTERING RENE ULLMANN'S (Millinery Department) THAT'S PARIS ALL THE VERY SMART MODELS OF DRESSES AND HATS FROM PARIS
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    QUEENS HALE MURDER
    3239 7 THE QUEEN S HALL MURDER His eyes glowd with a fire that wa almo al. Was this man after all a lunatic? Tlu- idea entered the minds o! Taunton at the same each could read the other's suspicions. Thai was it. The criaaa was the ■wo :itic. That was often
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      209 7 j^k HARMONIOUS EFFECTS-^! AREGENERALLY DIFFICULT W TO ACHIEVE. Jr I THE BEST f iOLSINAJ IS! j WASHABLE WATER PAINT, j I 14 LBS. KETTLES^^ MANY DELICATE SHADES^k j^INITED ENGINEERS LIMITE^. j f^r SINGAPORE BRANCHES. Wr^s BSsßnaT^nr nnannrVnaP^ bbb^bbt^^b^^^ S^iS^^PßlMb! BSBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBiBStfSBnnw^S rtanan^sWasßßisaM mtoV '<L^nnnl "ff v 'Jbbbbbbß^ 2 annnnnnnnnßvssßßßßßßßsr g*^g7 v^fl^HHHl^av.
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    TOTIDEM VERBIS.
    577 8 Why do not the Asiatic unofficial members of the Legislative and Federal councils press more energetically the claims of locally-born men with university qualifications to the higher technical appointments in Government departments? This matter has not been discussed in either, of these councils, so far as we can
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    EVERY HAND TELLS A STORY.
    2404 8 Your Future In Your Palms. (By Dahlia Rawsey.) "/""100 caused signs or seals on thr hands of all the sons of men, tha 1 the sons of men might know their work«;." This passage from the original Hebrew of the Book of Job shows that
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    AN UNKIND JOKE
    17 8 which appeared in the American hu moroua^monthly Ballyhoo with just tfiis description: "100 American,"
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    ■ – ■ – --^ STOP PRESS.
    68 8 STOP PRESS. (Ananias Newt. Factory.) Singapore. Saturday. The Foreman of the Ananias Not Factory, hr. ing ju-t foinH roiifiim.i tion of thr rrport -lint Johnston \s I'ier (nl!) is to be demolished aft- all and that thr step*. «hit h will h< left for the conwnienre of MUMit are to
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      180 8 AMUSEMENTS. SINGAPORE. ADELI'HI HOTEL. oi:< HBBTKAL CONCERT.— Straaai ;md His Band. 9.:t0 p.m. ALHAMBRA THEATRE. THK MUMMY. With Boris KarlofT ami i>avql Manners. 6.1. ->— 9.1.-I p.m. Phone 6909. CAPITOL THEATRE. THE INFKHNAL MACHINE. ith tienevieve Tobin and iJhester Morris*. 6.15 9.15 p.m. Phone 5261. MARLBOROUGH THEATRE. I'K\(II UNO. With
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      31 8 PIANO TUNING— REPAIRS. REMOVALS— HIRE. E. CHARLES. I Phone 2902. 282, Orchard Road. EDITORIAL, MANAGERIAL AND ADVERTISING OFFICES 78, Cecil Street, Singapore. TELEPHONE 5151. Kuala Lumpur 25, Java Street. TELEPHONE 3683.
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      43 8 J**- TUT .tfPk s^^ +**^C9toi fi TODAYS *-^S, J>& Ml 'HE n^U^Ff^ SSERTION /^rr! sstef j^> v \n, „i,,, I jm. *h,^"^£t' S *7Xu -^rrr^.-, K > hrwttfT -rv o n n n n ri =n rt n n ff n n- n- nrTWt
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      394 8 to another individual cVt where. Continu'injt, "Ignoramus" says: "On hill.-. <>n |le\ el land, tHiJ alwi'i the eagiaocr'i jo*" ernors are to contrrl the car. Ii Colony, in the F.M.S. and thr I.M.S. Sir Samuel's governois an- to control- will, everything. How unique centrifagaj governois I Ignoramus, y v mustn
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    Singapore Won't Have Women Police.
    657 9 JUST STRONG, SILENT MEN. Hul Sometimes They Are Very Embarrassed. IIMIY no women police in Singapore? •Jl,. 1 m London, Hresder. v and D Ihi. to mention only a few important places in th< world 01 erfano. lot decided to enrol them and Peipinft K
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    HIS PET GULL.
    90 9 Man Who Would Not Leave Prison. When a man at Kxeter Prison had completed term of IX months and was told he was once apain v free man ho declined to leave. He wanted an assurance first that his pel seagull would be cared for. He ex-
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    SIR PHILIP WAS WRONG.
    291 9 Malayan Unemployed. FUND NOT SUFFICIENT FOR RELIEF. (Fioin Our Own Correspondent.) Kua'.i limipin. May SIR PHlip Ciin'ifM.-t' mm wrong H -:i\inir th:it the incoMie of the Burn an Unofßpl vim-nt Fund in Malaya WW safick Wr k* al roMof. That is tl < N I e»uld
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    FLYING KNIVES.
    310 9 Chinese's Story Of A Friendly Visit. Judgment war del fond Yesterday by Mr. H. A. Toner. ♦',-> Criminal District Judge, after a protr D'.od trial in which two Cain <■. Ytom Yt boons am Tan Quak Chi. we.<» eharnvl with (1) voluntarily causing hurt to a m:n named
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    32 9 A squad of the first women police in India leaving police headquarters at Delhi in charge of the chief woman constable. The ir signs of office are an armlet and a stick.
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    WHAT SINGAPORE MISSED.
    418 9 A Film Of Itself. THE TRAVELOGUE THAT WAS BANNED. ■HOLLYWOOD one? invented the slogan 'Trade Follows the Film Well, if that's true, God help Singapore." Mr. Roland Braddell, th.' eminent Singapore lawyer, said this in an address o the Rota y Club upon his return from 1
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    256 China's Oldest Man Dies.
    122 9 256 China's Oldest Man Dies. Chungking, May 6. After sitting in meditation for several decades, the oldest man in China, and probably in the world, named Li Ching-yun, a farmer herbalist, has died at Kiah Sien where he was born in 1677. He had a number of wives, the last
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    Malaya's Oldest Man Interviewed.
    1537 9 111— AND YEARNS TO DIE. When Tigers Were As Common Cats And Dogs! MEET the oldest man in Malaya—lll year-old Su'cimanji Abdulrahim of Kuala Pilah. He is a native of Burnt, India, and has resiiled in Malaya for the last 93 years—again a record for 'hj\
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    K. L. CRICKKT.
    329 10 Seungor Club Win GaUBC Of Low Scores. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, May 6. Rain earns down before noon but cleared away enabling all matches to be played. The Seaagor Chab met the K. L. Railway [natHoto OB the latter*! padang. The Europeans won the toss
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    LUCKY DAY.
    256 10 When They Poured Beer .Away! It wa good Mie brothers Arthur and Leonard lutes, of (iuildford when they beci brothers i Charles Gates, who ipened a grecer'i shop ..i the High-street of Guildford in The panded, aad c a flourishing trade was also I in winei ana But
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    SALARY SAVED HIM.
    132 10 New Notes Win Acquittal For Chinese. 7he fad that he had bsea paid his ry i:i new notes, caused the acquittal of a Chinese "boy* 1 i wa rharg tore Mr. .i. F. P. '.i •.!'>;•. the Third I .rate, with ha- in«< the handb;:;; .1 a
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    THE SIMPLE WIFE.
    121 10 Swindled By "Confidence Man." The credulity of the wife of an unlicensed hawker culminated in of a your I eating. Convicted by Sin>£.> rday he was sen ui> for peni Mr. H. A. Porrer, the Cr Judge, as he had one previou and was sent t.> gaol
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    POtST REGATTA.
    369 10 FIRST REGATTA. Women In Thrilling Race. Thj Brst rowing regatta of the yeai held !>v ingapore Yachi Club took place inside the breakwater y> c'av aftornosn. Wind and unnetltors who found it hi d "oik rswisjg, and, in addition, a strong sun was shining down on the BSB. The launch
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    BY FOUR RUNS.
    152 10 Khalsa's Close Win Against S.C.C. it home, ben) i s on -•C( ii Cleaai II W. iiainillon b Ram Piara 0, A L liill Sclakan Singh i<. ■■.eill b 6, h\ me sinjrh R Singh 1. S. A 0, A. C,., ke b Hassan ana b Hassan
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    K. L. TENNIS. •
    114 10 K. L. TENNIS. Closing Stages Of Championships. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, May 6. In the Slate tennis championships here ■•on. Kovil and Sinclair beat t.uu and Hannah fi 2. 6 l in the semifinal of the men's doubles. The mixed doubles, which rain stopped lay when Oliver and
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    •'CALUMNY AGAINST MR. BALDWIN.'
    296 10 "CALUMNY AGAINST MR. BALDWIN." MR. W. ORMSBY-GOBE I ITHDRAWS. IBTTEKB which haw passad between <* Mr. Churchill :w\\ Mr. W. 0 Dewing the dwenesiona on Indian issued far publication. In the nrst, Mr. Chun h Ormsby-Gors justify this statement he h: "No occasion or subject i.- too various for them"'
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    THE LOST SMILE OF "JIMMY* \\ \LKER.
    217 10 THE LOST SMILE OF "JIMMY" WALKER. HE NOW GOES TO BED AT TEN O'CLOCK. JIMMY Walker has lost hfa >mil. I svea his approaching marriagi y Betty Cotaptoa, the Englieh I, cannot back. If by soom miracle he ware te <>ld Mayor Walker, the playboy York politics, he would ise
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    SHOT IN OFFICE.
    33 10 (FffSai Our Own I lt London, .May t, Edward Wilson, ckef civil engineer of the Metropolitan Railway, died today .ai'ier being found shot in his a revolver by his safe.
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    SHIPBUILDING IS BOOMING.
    441 10 Clyde's 25 Vessels. RUSH OF ORDERS FOR TYNE WEAR AND TEES. THINGS arc looking up in British shipbnildiaff yards. The "Daily Express" has conducted an investigation through out the various esatrei of the industry; and this ii tound: Twenty-five Mil rcsscll laid down on the Clyde since
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    ST. .lOSI.IMI.
    22 10 ST. JOSEPH. h will l«- celelira' t«l ;tt tie Church of St. Joseph, i Tinah. ti i\ Hifi vi be keM .1.111.
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      Care Of Books In The Tropics.
      1108 12 "V s;ood book i; i(• <.* precious lif blood > maatei npirit, embalnu-d and in a life beyond >." Mi IN I i can fieric hlU.lidity and i ill-- occupant of the chair ;n the crH In the tropics, hoi >• our bookx have
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      Trend Of Music.
      479 12 Modern Composer*. By (iuido IVnnain. Translated In Michael Monavia. l)en». H) s M. Modern minie is something of a puzzle to its public. Ww uU'i rapidly <l> veloped and as Mriekly chan'id for mv.er. new nv.-th>d aaprrWtly dia•rieally opposed to the old. s.iv,. to liewildei- th.- listener
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      Beauty & Some Beastliness.
      384 12 Beauty Some Beastliness. Image and Superscription. B> Leslie Mitch*'l. Jarrolds. 7s. 6d. Although there is much BBaaeaai beastliness, than is aJaa much beauty M this sombre and powerful n vel. /reel Shaw, the teatial tiguie. is haunted throughout his life '>y she an awry of his faaatieal father, "ho Lecomes
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      Imagination & Good Sense.
      535 12 Imagination Good Sense. Power. B> S. Foh I. r Wriuhl. Jarr;»lds. 7s. Kd. Suppr-t a ri-:?itf young found himself in on, whic'i !)i.n powerful SMMSjk U. HWM the ponition of Dictat r, and that ho eosjld all Lie groat \cst\d interests, i i ii i, linanciu!, to do his will
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      A Really Good Ghost Story.
      325 12 He ariivod \t l)u>k. ll> K. ÜBw] HaeMet tnd 7s Sd. I; is a lorn tim. since we have lu»d .mi Xl Ashby oadaal in impartin^r i)h-.e of dread into "He Ai ..t I-usk." The arrangement of the ous, ami the contrast betww kthcr justihably
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      Snakes As Pets.
      703 12 i Snake Life Simply Told. By J. Morewood !>«•.» sett. .Ii hn Hale. Sons and Danielsson. Ltd.. London.."»>. This interesting lib U hawk well de c- the reward of having run i:ito a j edition, because, aMaaagh Ihara i pie \»ho take an bati Kcep< U i
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      Expedition.
      117 12 llhuriels Hour. |{y Joanna < annan Hotiflt-r and sHous;ht*n. :*s. (id. This st<uy af a Hirr.ilayan mountnt:on by Mia JoaaM haen reviewed be n 'li>e Sunday Times. It aaw published in a cheaper edition. This ■a <>t i!if :iut hin U-st known bootes and has. aaaaad, been reprinted three
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    The Malays—A Maritime Race.
    1364 13 The Malays A Maritime Race. THE MISELM SPEAKS. PRIMITIVE BOAT-BUILDING. When Pirate Galleons Sailed Round Singapore. (Uy a Sunday Times Special Keprescii'ativ;.'.) i fTMIK scene of animation in the inner r«.ad. af Biagapore oa the morning of New Year's Day when the annual sea sports are held always b ings
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    23 13 The dexterity with which the Malays handle their boats is shown in this photo of two kolehs at the start af a race.
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    AROUND THE CLUBS.
    569 13 Councillor At A Club. SIKH UNION PROPOSED IN NEGRI. THE eighth monthly committee meet ing of the A.A.A. will ye held on Wednesday. May 10, 1933, at the Association's premi>es, 43-B, Upper Nankin Street, at 8 p.m. sharp. Several very in portant items are included in the
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    MR. BOTTOMLEY.
    111 13 Pension Held Up For Appeal. Mr. Horatio Bottomlpy mnv not obtain his old age pension after all. The navment of ten shillings a wel:. authorised by a sub-committee at Holbom Town Hall, has been suspended following an appeal against the committee's decision by the pensions officer. A «peci»l
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    BRITISH EXPORTS RISE.
    213 13 MAKai TOTAL HIGHEST j FOR NEAUA \\:\R. BRITISH aapatti in March showed a dectd merit, the total being lie largaal Hat nearly a year. aaaai with the previous month exports show an increase of £4,623,000,! while the 00 higher than] :n March, IMS. Imports were 17 MMN
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    A MODERN PIED PIPER.
    182 13 BANISHED BY LONDON MAGISTRATE. Spectators in Maryborough Street Police Ciurt rubbed tneir eyes. A man was standing in the dock when ruddenly white ra's bigan to appear from nowhere. They climbed up '.he man. walked along the dock rail and vanished. Something seemed to l>e wrong.
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    DOOMED TO DIE OF CANCER.
    317 13 Mrs. Edgar Wallace. TRAGIC SECRET KEPT FROM HER. THE tragic secret of the death of MrKilmer VTaHaaa can now be revealed. sneer in caw of its deadliest an I ni'ul forms which killed this attractive woman at the early age oi thriiy six. Hrn true
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    £5,000 MISTAKK.
    125 13 £5,000 MISTAKE. Hospital Windfall From Slip In Will. One of Bristol's hospitals is to receive an unexpected windfall of ££,000 us a result of a slip in the wording of a will. Mr. William I.anglands. a wealthy Bristol shipowner, who died on Feb. 1J last, leaving £",^h.l77^ lequeathed £5,000 to
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    THE SILENCE OF MR. SHAW.
    239 13 NEW YORK REPORTIKS BAFFLED. MR. BERNARD Shaw arrived at New York on .Apr. U al.oaid the Km<>f Britain. B the onLaughtl of fifty reporters and pltoto hen by barricading himself in Mi inp all requests for inter- it\\ It was oviden. that i.c hr.d hee'i
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    BILLIARDS.
    109 13 Malayan Championship At New World. The second round of the Malayan Championship Compeiil <>~< for the Padmore Challenge Shield, held the New World last night, resulted as follows: In the tir>t match Cliec Liang Chye 'United Con federate Funeral Association) beat Lim Poh Scan (S.H.B. Club) l.y m t
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      171 13 TSmmmmmJiJgilt* *Z^ W J W ""^a^H natea^aaßßMr Fv v :^f s ijßj^iaHiL^^x:. -^aa^Bk *> b^b\ t? j^ xv^r sa^BK^'^^^^ a^al a^a& SBfl aib^M^*' flr The mother on the right is Mrs. Howard with her little son fed on Cow Gate— lst prize winner* in the London News-Chronicle "Mother and Child
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    FAVOURITES9 DAY AT PENANG
    529 14 FAVOURITES' DAY AT PENANG TWO OUTSIDERS ONLY. Light Dividends. BIG CROWD SEES MANY THRILLS. (From Oar Own Correspondent. > Paaaasj, May (>. rl K bird dajr'i raeteg of the Penan,; Turf Clat>*l m.etini,' was held Be* The weathei ira one and the Roing i ihe attendance betUi (ban on the
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    HOME FOOTBALL RESULTS.
    246 14 L\M MATCHES OF 1111 SF \SO\. i oadoa, Has Tat EaajUah Loagae ■aaaaii officially tdtH today with the fodawiac i matches: Fir~.i BMataa t Aston Villa I I' 1 »J I oimty 0 Bolton Wands. B Leeds United 8 C ne i i Sund i land 1
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    FIRST DEFEAT.
    83 14 St. Francis Assoen, (io Down To Teachers. From Our Own Cb Ma The St. Francis Asaoeiatioin oatlored their first defeat of the sea. on todaj losing by it; runs to 4he Teaeh< n v ciation. The S.F.A. wren ned by four p!ay«.-rs playing for the Teachers who batted
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    LEAGUE POINTS FOR | THE ARTILLERY.
    391 14 LEAGUE POINTS FOR THE ARTILLERY. VVAW ICJJL TEAM WELL BFVTKN R.\. I ICJJL 0. IN aetanpy lirt ii<iaiaa match that did not reach a liivrh standan 1 .f !)1;.;. the Roy;t! Artillery defeated the In-!o-Ceyione t by (Ivi goak be nil yi a1 the .'a':ii' I'liuni. The Ind.i-Ceylont'se were without
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    BIG SCORI S.
    194 14 BIG SCORES. Indians Show Good Form. The Indian Association made an undly i. ne show playing on their own groOßd against the Nondescriptday afteraooa. The visitors iada II! for the los.^ of six wickets, of which Varma'a hag avi five. 'Flu hoinr team had scored 111 for the taat af
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    U. E.S WIN.
    161 14 U. E.'S WIN. United BagaWMl «!< lia-tn*'' the Minto Club by K't) runs ye-teiday. The following were the sc .n->: United Engineer*: lake Abbas b Alioudin :H, J. Loveday r Aniin b Allouihr. "iii. Van uylenherir c Ami i l> Anian 17, Hoi-ley c and b Alloudi'i 11, Mitth.-ws.lhw I.
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    S.C.C. WIN BY 51.
    652 14 S.C.C. WIN BY 51. Brooke's Solid Seventy. RUNS HARD TO GET ON THE PADANG. THE B.C.C.'i mau-.i agaiaal the I ryiaa Sports Club on MM Padnnx yesterday, ned from Frid».y nHMfi proved an interesting one. The home eleven won by 51 runs. The vi-itors pava ;ii. S.C.C many anxious m<
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    A MALAYAN SPORTING DIARY.
    1867 15  -  FORWARD. By Tluijudeen, A Fighting Machine Vincent Perera' s tieturn W lien A Sikh iirtomes A Boxer Cricket On WH Croutuh The S.C.C. Selangor Came. AI.TI!(H'(;iI no-one of the class af Thj'.judeen and Perera could be tainod to oppose these boxers in Kuala Lumpur last Monday
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    PENANG.
    1320 15 Chinese Supremacy At Cricket. DOLLOWUfO what was a moral vie. ■T tory over the Penant? Cricket Club Ita Sunday, the Chin?se. having previously Ijeaten the P.R.C. the CeVHHI tiation and the BtraHs Tradi Club, can rightly claim to be the raagin Pena:iK this SSaaOB. Their successes are all the
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    NEGRI.
    455 15 Well Balanced Soccer Sides. SINCE writing la i WMk about the Ne^i i Sembilan i>ail Aaeeciation League wo irames have bet i |>hiyed. Opt bfM an opinion i:u* that the |ej ir the League a this l>einy the beeukl to rmlf n i pw of Hrn week was the
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    MALACCA.
    122 15 Chinese F. A. Win The Shield. (From Our Own Cm -respondent.) Malaria. Ma\ >•. In the Yt-uw Kirn Bwee Shield Competition final today, the Chinese F.A. beat the Chinese K.A. Mcond tiani 5-0. The sonioi-s played one short throughout but proved Kood wiMH The second tca'n \\;<- unlucky mi
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    LEAGUE TABLES.
    465 15 Tottenham And Stoke Promoted. Th. English and Scotti h Leagues before yesteriay'i matches were m follow! 1 Thl, l o.mpi-titi',l. Mor- ■> r i >» i»i i^i'mi. I- w l ii. r. a. -II K i B 111 v. West Broi II -'•> II I II M tie
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    KIN. NOT FOOTBALL.
    65 15 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Laatpsjr, .May sveaiag the lul^ <ir Sangei Ujong ii a very scrappy K ume which produced no pod football and a lot i mem. The horn* team* foi wa finish and lo i many opportunities while we tack f! planned attack wac
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    SJLC'S BIG WIN.
    10 15 Defeat S.C.R.G B> Nine Wicket-. i i
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      130 15 TO QKNBBAL QUEBTK 1. English portrait painter. William Booth. Fhe Andi s. 1. Benjamin Franklin. Her uncle. William IV. < A )>ali 7. One which requires a signing nation to mii render an act of an axe or othei 9. <'.u»wa. I Id. Pathetically and toftfar. 111. Judges. 12. A
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    14 16 Th Ked CM I'airs T. Haydon (bow), M. (oliart (stroke) and Mrs. Chamicr (cc\).
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    THE SUNDAY TIMES
    25 16 Ihe Red crew J. L. C WdaW (how, R. A. (ioodihild (2). R. A. lladen (3). B, L Kayliss (Mroke) and R. S. Kinder (cox).
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    First rv.o. I .v>i. Regatta Of The Season.
    27 16 First R.S.Y.C. Regatta Of The Season. The Green Club Pairs crew in yesterday's R.S.Y.C. Regatta J. P. Blyth (stroke) .Mrs. Shook (cox) and T. H. Stone (how).
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    14 16 HM lit rf (above) and (Jri-en nil >' y iictitn during the iuniur four^ event.
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    24 16 The (Jreen crew K. S. Walker (bow) C. Webb (1) W. R. S. Perrott (2) V. H. Martin (stroke) tnd W. K. Wilton (cox).
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    34 16 Kiuhi At the opening of training at the new race-course. Below (left): A sharp sprint during training at the new race-course. Right Out for a gallop at the new racecourse where training has begun.
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