The Singapore Free Press, 29 March 1926

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  • 13 1 Singapore Free Press li. CENTS. SINGAPORE, ML. MONDAY, MARCH 29, 1926. NO. 11,758.
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  • 318 1 Thf Light Blues won the annual Boat Race in easy fashion on Saturday Page 9. Exclusive sports cables to the FfM Tress from our London correspondent give many items of interesting newsPago 9. The Navy defeated the Army at rugby on the Stadium on Saturday Ily 16
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  • 1078 1 Riaddocks cottage in. tho middle of tho field had boon occupied >>y his family for "donkey's years." as he himself put it. It was natural that ho should put it that wa\ Bnddoek'l best friends were tho animals and birds with which he surrounded himself. When a humane
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 243 1 IU V "SNOWFLAKE" TH i: BLTTER BUTTER Raffles Hotel phom Mo: -JH2O. SAUKIES BKOI HEKS. Proprietors. EXTRAORDINARY NEW ATTRA(TION. HIE GREAT INTERNATIONAL CHARACTERISTIC RUSSIAN DANCERS MISS LADOVA YOURY YOURLO The above dancers will appear at EUfltea Hole! TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND SATURDAY. Admission, Non-Diners 81. GRILL ROOM. A. F. PEATE. I
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    • 326 1 TRAOK MARK VV ARMING! It has come to our notice that Soaps are bein£ sold as Gossagea which are not of (iossages" manufacture. In order to protect consumers from these imitations, Cossagea* Soaps are now stamped with the Trade Mark on the reverse sid«. CJossages' Soaps have over 50 years'
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    • 126 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. M >tor lorrfa i fur sale Page 7. Alhambra programme- Page 2. Peps for coafthi ftpd «.lds Page R. Player's Navy Cut eigarett* a— Page .">. Latest shipping on page* io, 12 ami 13. Little*! salv commenced to-day Page B. The Adelphi has beep remdUelled and reuocoratid-— Page
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    • 9 1 SEE THAT YOU GET "SNOWFLAKE" PURE CHILLED CREAMERY BUTTER
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 147 1 THE WEEK. Saturday, 21th. High Wat. r. MJU a.m.. 10.33 p.m. Kramer and NeSTc'l annl. mtg., eoon. Cricket: Army ea Navy. Tanglin. Kugby: Army es. Navy. Stadium, boxing: Army rs. Navy, Hsppy Valley. IJO p.m. Royol Hawaiians, Vie. Thontre, i»..°.0 p.m. Sunday, 2xth. High Water. 10.S a.m.. in. 55 pjn.
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  • 433 2 Local indignation at the aetion of the Colonial OAce in ratting d >\vn the salaries .it f- Chief Justices, the Colonial Secretary. 5. S. ami the Chief Secretary, F.M.S. ir no: likely to he allayed hy the disclosure that while the Imperial Government has been !■•<
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  • 333 2 Lfc-e, who wa- First Lord of the Admiralty the Coalition Government and it n w viMting Malaya, ia quoted I>\ the *D i i lis correspondent at Kuala I.umpui at dep] >ring the new policy under which India i» t< possess her own navy rather th;.: subscribe
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 237 2 STILLMAN'S FRECKLE CREAM. Double Action, Removes Freckles. Whitens the Skin. New stocks just arrived at MEDICAL HALL, LTD. 23, Battery Road. THE HAPPY VALLEY LTD. The Town Amusement CENTRE MALAY OPERA. CINEMA. Tl m Ik I I I 8 SIDE SHOWS AMUSEMENTS. Mdm. W M Kelvey s m School of
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    • 282 2 PAVILION From Thursday, 25th to Wednesday. 31st March. AT 9.15 P.M. SHARP. THE LATEST PATHE GAZETTE EVE'S AND EVERYBODY'S FILM REVIEW A BRILLIANT COMEDY-DRAMA STARRING LAURA LA PLANTE PAT O'MALLEY-HEDDA HOPPER IN The Teaser 7 REELS. he story revolves about an aristocratic teaser who flirts with all the arried men
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    • 258 2 From Sunday, 28th March, to Saturday, 3rd April ALHAMBRA THE SCREEN'S MOST ROMANTIC LOVER, THE lai,. l FAVOURITE EVERYWHERE lh^ In the Second Show commencing 9 p.m. RUDOLPH VALENTINO Supported by VILMA BANKY and LOUISE DRESSER A CLARENCE DROWN UNITED ARTISTS FILM DE LUXE Adapted for the screen by Hans
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  • 1120 3 The aim of Locanio was to close the centuries of bitter frontier conflicts between Fiance and Germany. The possession of the long disputed! provinces was to \w secured to Fiance, now by far the less numerous nation; in return Germany was to bc r«ad Stilts
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    • 166 3 The only Complexion Aid you need. II tacS fhe Jknl si '^."r 1 s lh I'"'l»l> llu i i,, v i,N u,ll h< ten thai KniM-hen fc -1i,..." i '"'.Lr v if iu h. always talking :,U„J„. I l "f jt In «.i.i|Je.xi«i isa :11 r v i'H|"'r.ti.- thai have
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    • 258 3 TIMKEN I Tapered Roller Bearings, ji I Most Efficient Readily Adjustable. I -.^a v ~j~~ I Every Roller Gauged Accurately to within /Ail^ffl I i i H One-Twelvethousandth of an inch. J/lC^/U H ImcSj Y I Mm Sole Distributing Agents: K rJ^ *imt m% Malayan Motors I Agents in F.M.S.
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  • 3773 4  - D'BURNEY'S GREATEST CASE DIXON KAYE fBV CHAPTER XVII. Gilbert repeated the man's words: All the lady croupiers off dutv will be there he said. 'I here won't be many of them missing." the valet replied; "Lord Helmore's suppers are known all over London." "And to whom am I to pav
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  • 202 4 (itrman Sea Captain'* Claim. Captain H. Wall, a former German seaCaptain, claims that he is the only li\ing person who has tho distinction of taming crocodiles. Captain Wall states that crocodiles are not really as savage as the popular novel W »uld make them ap pear. Itr
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  • 65 4 Major J. D. Scale has presented to the Zoological Society a Slow Loris, a tailless 1 -mur with a wide distribution from Assam down to Sumatra, Java, and Borneo. These gentle little creatures have thick fur, variable in colour, but always with a dark stripe along the back. They are
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  • 1399 4 FORMAL OPENING THIS AFTERNOON. The Buildings Described. Singapore exists in a period of large undertakings, completed, in progress and yet to be commenced. Attention is directed to what is one of the most importint of them all by the announcement that Sir Lam ence Guillemard is to
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  • 346 4 The important aenounceaaeaf that the Government of Ind -tops to give effect to the of revenue entailed by the raw policy eventual extinction nl export- ccpt for strictly medical purposes. Tm India gives the Bationf S lesd the measures for trhich the Geneva Pi I provides. And not onlj
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  • 15 4 Town children are quicker thar. t^children to learn a fo reign hmgUSg« E. A. Crosby.
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  • 1229 5 FRASER AND NEAVE, LIMITED. The annual genera] meeting was held the Company's ofliee, Trafalgar-street, noon on Saturday. There were present: Jteaars. W. H. Macgregor (.in the chair). I- Uwia, C. V. Bailey, M. tf. Ui .ean. n -v. Suns, Brodie, Makepeace, liaslie and Koy 1 eiry (secretary). The Chairman said-.-Gcntlemen.
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  • 403 5 GenMM Beieiitist'a Pctecairtt. Professor Albrecht Penek, director of the Berlin Geofrraphical Institute, hen att >mpted to ror easl the future distribution end density of mankind over thc globe. Hii conclusions, whirl: he will elaborate in lecture before the Berlin Acad my ■>;• Sciences, ere bri -My
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  • 151 5 lii:l to Remave in House ef (ommons. lonian, Mar 10. rhe House of commons reminded of the fact that it i fl rtil] Illegal Great Britain for Roman Catholic priests to wear robes in the streets or officiate in a building with a steeple or hell, irhen Mr
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 172 5 J although you have always cleaned I them is proof that the preI parations you have used proI bably tooth powders or pastes I do not preserve the teeth. I Tooth powders or pastes can I never, under any circumstances, I preserve the teeth from destrucI t on. That follows
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    • 144 5 If w^ I 1 U man experienced in th.- 4|Nu I lE?r y^^Niyl J\ I Ava VK °t woman, appreciates the .Ol I fNp /IfX tojcht hat variety maj add even SI I ~^lt I ,h< and purest of all ft*]!! I 15?^ S\J lil th amp o! »no!:trusivc KtM
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  • 613 6 AUSTRALIAN TEST TEAM IN CEYLON. Visitors* Narrow Victory. [Special Cable to Malay Mail]. Colombo. Mar. 24. The Australian Test team arrived today and began their match against Ceylon on the C.C.C. ground in fine wea tin r and in the presence of 4.000 spectators. Collins won the toss and
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  • 92 6 A Bolshevik naval flag, small red flags, a considerable quantity of inflammatory' literature, six automatic pistols, six pistol magazines and 330 rounds of ammunition were a small part of the immense haul of booty seized hy Det.-Sgt. Repas and a squad of Municipal Police when thev raided the house at
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  • 959 6 THE SPRING RACE MEETING. (Under S.R.A. Rules of Racing). Will be held on Saturday, Bth May, Tuesday, 11th May, Thursday, 13th May. Saturday, 15th May and Saturday, 22nd May, 1926. to run in Race son the Thin] n av B. to run in Race 5 on thc
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 388 6 JgS^ STANDARD VALUE Ifey. 1 1 8 1 1 I OBTAINABLE ONLY FROM I Whiteaway Laidlaw Co., Ltd. I POPULAR ALL OVER THE EAST. J?TI i THE "SUCCESS^ ALL-BRITISH CYCLE. V£yl\6 C^ O In Kn^ ia,uI the products of Birmingham have t IflC^Vd^^ l^ 4 cn brought to a fine
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 950 6 I PROGRAMME FOR THE INFORMATION OF MEMBERS ONLY. lst Day. Saturday, Sth May. Race No. 1. THE PEN ANC STAKES— Time 2.30 p.m. Values $1,300 with $250 to each second horse and $125 to each third horse; a handicap for ex-griffin horses Class A. to run in Race I on
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  • 279 7 ABSENCE OF MONEYLENDERS ACT COMMENTED ON. The absence of legislation regulating the amount of interest permitted to be charged hy moneylenders in the Straits Settlements was commented upou by the Chief Justice, Sir William Hudson, in the Supreme -Court on Saturday morning, when he and Mr. Justice
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  • 369 7 CONTRACTORS SICCESSITL AGAINST STEAM SHII- OWNERS. Messrs, .1. C. Gammon Limited wort successful in their action against Lim Mah l*e»h. who was sued IS representative „f the »wmr of the stenmer Mersing, to recover damages in respect ->f the* loss of s pontoon whieh was alleged to
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  • 94 7 Victorians March to Damascus. Jerusalem. .Mar. 12. According to reports from Arab sourcethe Kmir Fniour, chief of iho Faded tribes in tin* South Damascus district, lias joined the rebels and is marchmg toward. Damns CUS tarrying all before him. His revolt i of considerable significance' in
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  • 79 7 New Flotation in London. London. Mar. 12. Ihe Financial Times understands that a puhlie offer will shortly be maele in respect of the amalgamat' >n of 14 estates. The Company will be styled the Ceylon Amalgamated Tea and Rubber. The issue to the public Ks proposed tp
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  • 572 7 LORD GREY SAYS. SOME ENCOURAGING FEATURES. [British Radio— Official Service]. Rugby. Mar. 27. An encouraging view of the world outlook following the Geneva breakdown was taken by Lord Grey, in a speech at Cambridge last night. He agreed that the world was faced with a remgh and
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  • 279 7 f ßritish Radio- -Official .Service]. Rugby. Mar. 28. Sir William Joyason Hicks, Homs Secretary, premised in the House- ol Commonj ti produce bill for the furthei impre>vemeat of factory conditions. He said that he would submit a bill during the current session of Parliament with a view to
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  • 29 7 [British Radio Official Service]. Rugby, Mar. 26. New York 4.86; Brussels 121; Geneva 25.25; Milan 120.85; Bombay Is. 0!.; Shanghai 2s. 7 7 /*d.; Hongkong 2s. 3%d.
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  • 425 7 SMART WORK BY THE POLICE. About twelve hours after they had bee railed in, the Kuala Lumpur police wei ible to recover all the jewellery, valued i >»50, stolen e>n Sunday night from the res lence of Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Harding i Peng-rd., says
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  • 299 7 Dredge Ordered from British Tirm. Tho statutory meeting of Sungei Kinta Tin I hedging, Ltd., was helel at Winchester House-, oi«i Broad-street) E.C. Mr. Reginald Pawle, who presided, said everything was proceeding normally anel satisfactorily. Since the report was issued tha balance e.i the' avtatamiing calls,
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  • 34 7 The gianel exalieel ruler of the BcEevolent and Protective Order <d' the Elks has suspended the charter of a Texas Lodge directing a Complete change e»f officers, for violation of the Volstead (prohibition) act.
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  • 111 7 [British Radio Official Service!. Rugby. Mar. 26. The Uniem Castle liner Garth Gastle 12,715 t >ns, which left London 00 Matvl 7th fe>r Capetown and Other South Afrieat ports, ptruck on a rock off Ascension Island last night. She has aboard 22S passengeit including a crew
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 411 7 BUSINESS CARDS. j MARY SETON. 5 "j K. AMBER MANSIONS. S j I derful consignment has arrived 5 2 one-going clothes f or children. 5 I fhmm Send for the Illustrated J »atalogue of Musical Instruments, t I SEASON CO., LTD. e HI and 113, North Bridge Road. S HAItBLE
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    • 735 7 NOTICES. J NOTICE OF REMOVAL. I Tfci l Mt s8a K erit Maritimes Offices will be Roa7 om April lsl to No K ROBINSON AND COMPANY^ LIMITED. incorporated in the Straits Settle menls Be^S CE n S "K" EB V QIVEH that the biventh Ordinary General Meeting of the vT^Vm
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    • 601 7 NOTICES, EXCHANGE HANKS. >n The l-:xchall^. e Bunks will be closed on Friday e and Saturday, the 2ru\ and :Jrd April be:n* Public it Holidays and on sth April being Easter Monday. STRAITS SHIPPING PARCELS AND le SHIPPING AGENCY. n You need us? If you are booking s passage* e
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  • 666 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS MONDAY, MARCS 29. 1926. Comment of the Week. In considering tht* question of in-ter-allied debts, which has been a subject of the weak, introduced byj. Mr. Snowden and Mr. Churchill in the debate it) th« Commons, it must be borne in mind that Germany in; the tirst
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  • 625 8 Tin Y.M.C. A. >wimminp pool will be closed for clean ins to-day and to-morrow. Mr. s. \Vhittak»-r, ol the firm of Beat! and Company, who vent Bobm by the Kbi VO on Friday. i> n«.t returning to Singapore. i The Baroness Sadoine of Belgium ia "nei. of the paaaengen on
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  • 152 8 WATER SCARCITY AT PENANG. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang. Mar. 28. Owing to the severe* drought some parts tf the municipal area have been without water for the last two days owing to the tloeing vf the ma'iis, due to shortage at the reservoir, and to-day householders are
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  • 173 8 (From Our Owr Correspondtnt. Penang. Mar. 28. News has reached I'enang of a fatal tccident which ocearred in a ChfcSESe ice 'actory at Puket Hungah. th. victim being fames Rodrigues, the hrother of Ben Rodigu.-<. of the Supreme Court It is stated that while standing near the
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  • 61 8 I From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca. Mar. 2S. H R. 11. prince Gears arrived here e>: rday evening accompanied by the ion'i>l Mr. layton, Adviser, Johore Governnent. Th Prince visited the Swimming Hub this morning ami had tiffin with I fcptata Baker s1 l'i ing-. 't
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  • 68 8 By courtesy et M"->iv. Macphsi and Com- '< any. we learn that tin- price oi* rubber in ondon on Saturday, according T.. ouotaion- despatched from London by Henry j Isrdner ami Company, was:— t Itandard R. s. s. in warehouse, spot 2s. "ul. d.. c.i. f. CK.
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  • 252 8 ROYAL ARTILLERY ASSOCI ATION. The Singapore Branch. jj. t The Royal Artillery Association, which,, ave eHtablished branches all over the world. tarted a branch at Singapore on March •th, the Headquarters at present being: at |j lahang Mati. At the meeting L'o<> members ere enrolled. The C R. A Malaya
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  • 117 8 On Wednesday niyht Mr. Hydon, of the wi fcinsoo Piano Co., Ltd.. Kuala Lumpur, an eva to the Prince's Cinema in his Morris- Ki ►wky two seater, and on alighting asked I), s driver to park th; car and wait for him. S r hen Mr. Hydon came out of
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  • 134 8 IMPORTANT STAGE. ARMIES CONTUGING. [Reuter's Service.] Shanghai. M ar H The civil war has leached an important ■tase. The Manchurian gen< rals Li Chin*lir. and Chant? Tl— g I hana, having recaps titled Tientsin from th.- Koo Min army, are now advancing along the rai to Peking,
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  • 135 8 [Reuter's Service. London. Mar. >. Government faces snother difficult 1.1 .in whtn the second reading of the h ieity Supply Bill is taken t -morrow. '.«)j.. -ition i- expected from their owi »uppoiten for the strongest decline i..ong a s-.tion of C nservativei the Kill, which is
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  • 100 8 Washington. Mar. Iv The United States Ambassador, Hf "add. haa delivered KoCe the M< F*oieiga Office requesting the >peedy p nent of th»- bandit- who robbed tw< \meriean .nin.ii.r engine. is It Lttrsnj! v !a\ ■> agi>. 1 lit- ra have bees several ..ther snti-Aar-kaa oatbreaki in Mexico
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  • 55 8 [Better's Service.J iWrlin. Mar. I'"*. The Reichstag has read a third tr.r- thi Midget including a reduct:. n ir; the turnour a\ to aero 7% pet cent., and the renea! f tlu- tax on wines. Thi< is the tirst time since li»ll thai tbs >udget has been
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  • 26 8 [Reuter's Service.! Berlin. Mar. i!>. The Supreme Court which wa> e<^ istituted for the protection of the r^pu v e as been abolished.
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  • 54 8 ["Reuter's Service.l London. Mar. -7. The Bothwel] parliamentary by«efcctiol wessital d by the death of Mi. John nrtson (Labour), result d as follows: Mr. .Joseph Sullivan (Labour) 14JBH Mr. A. M. Mackay, K.C. (Conservative) H.?4" Mr. Ernest Young (Liberal) Labour Majority Mr. John Robertson's majority at the
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  • 153 8 The Times of February Mth. aim at a marriage had boeU arranged betUVtl iiliam Hamilton, eldest sur\ iving m late Sir William Lee Warner. G.CSJh I .!>.. and Mrs. C. I>. Beck, daughl r I e late Mr. John Andrew. Wc und< at the happy e\ent has since taken The
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
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  • 390 9 A WAY OUT. NEW TAXATION. [Reuter's Service.] Paris. Mar. 27. •p t Chamber Finance Committee agreed taxstion yielding an estimated ne- 1,380,000,000 francs, including a X from the conveyance of real pro- ii iacressed tax on the sale of busi- doubling the turnover tax on firms uvs exceed
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  • 19 9 [Router'- Service.] Ilucharest, Mar. 27. treat) of alliance between Rumania, i iand has been signed.
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  • 107 9 [Router's Service.] Rome, Mar. 26. ccasion of the Seventh AnniverFascism, Signor Mussolini sent a' to Italian Fascists, .-ay ing. Inter home the consent of the people ••tfing ever more around the Gov- j which has i olved formidable prottilflt oppositions of all sorts have •P< rsed. Abroad
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  • 72 9 [Router's Service. 1 Rome. Mar. 27. aew law sgainst political refugee^ ■■"•d ia the case of tho ex-Socialist Antonio Vacirca, residing in New i Angelo Tonello. living at Lugano. nur was deprived of his rights of citizenship anti his property enfisW the alleged systematic vilification in
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  • 36 9 f Reuter's Service. J Riga, Mar. 2«. kgraai from Moscow has announced re-called 'Holy Synod" has decided total abolition of monasticism it Russia. Monks must renounce as not conforming to the spirit -imes.
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  • 201 9 FRANCS AND BANKS. THE DURNERIN CASE. [Reuter's Service.] I/ondon. Mar. 26. French francs in London made a new low record, closing at 141.3, on selling believed to be emanating chiefly from Paris. Paris, Mar. 26. A further development in the suit Durnerin against the Banque Industrielle de
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  • 87 9 [Renter's Service.] New York. Mar. 27. Th negotiations in Mexico City betwe< n j representative* of the leading oil companies j and tht Mexican Gov rnment with reference to modifications in the regulations for exploitation of the oil-fields has broken down. Disagreement arose oaring to th- oil repr*--,
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  • 156 9 I Reuter'" Service. 1 Berlin. Mar. 26. The Rhenish-Westphalian Steel Trust. which will be known as the Vereinigte Stahlwerfce, il now practically a fait accompli and logins active operations m April 1 Ist. The purpose <«f the trust is stated toj l'« r< duced genera] expenditure by the
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  • 94 9 Reuter's Service.] Washington. Mar. 2ft. Mr. Keliogg has announced that the Gov- j crnments of Peru and Chile have accepted rt. gooa oftices of the l'nited States f cr j the settlement of the long-standing Tncnnl Aricn controversy. Arica, Mar. 27. There aie serious complications between the
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  • 58 9 London, Mar. 27. H.R.11. the Pi me ef Wales is progressj Ing eve. Ilently. \e* Vork. Mar. 27. Mr. Mellon has proceeded to Bermuda for ;the Faster vacation. Sir R<"»l>ert Horm bade ihim farewell at thc pier. Thc Hague. Mar. 2ft. Jonkheer Degraff, ex-minister at Tokio, has been appointed
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  • 60 9 j [Router's Service.] New York. Mar 28. i The st»ck market average price for twenty pivotal Industrials sank to new low levels for the yee?, as another stream of liquidation was poured out and aggressive bear selling caused heavy sellings and weaktned marginal accounts. Thi-
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  • 52 9 [Reuter's Service. l l*aris, Mar. 2S. A message from Beirut states that in the environs of Damascus a French column, I while proceeding from Sednaya to Nive, encountered hostile inhabitants and a convoy of tanks preceding the column engaged a powerful body of rebels at Barze,
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  • 133 9 CAMBRIDGE VICTORY IN BRILLIANT STRUGGLE. FRESHMAN'S FAILURE. (Copyright by "Free Press."— From our Ixmdon Correspondent). London, Mar. 27. According to general expectations Oxford were beaten in the annual Boat Race, stamina giving Cambridge victory in a brilliant struggle. Oxford established an early lead but they began to
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  • 46 9 widespread rumours have l>ecn circulated to the effect that an objection has been lodged on behalf of Zionist against King of Clubs, the winner of the Lincolnshire Handicap on Wednesday, on the ground of an undeclared partnership. fhe scare is ent in ly unfounded.
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  • 28 9 SIR THOMAS LIPTON AND THE BURTON CUP. It i> reported that there is a likelihood of Sir Thomas Lipton challenging America again in 1927 for the Burton Cup.
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  • 50 9 Although there was considerable objector among Londoners t > the admission barge of two shillings, nior than :!o,oou pectators saw K dton defeat Swansea in h< semi-final of the F.A. Cup >n Saturday, The meeting ef Manchester City t;:d Manchester l'nited attracted 4."».ooo special to Bramull Lane,
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  • 22 9 Lieut. Commander C. A. Kershaw, the Navy and England scrum half, retained hi in the amateur sabres champion- i .>
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  • 147 9 By defeating tlu- R.A.F. in the InterServiea Rngfcy touraamsnt at Twickenham thii afternoon Ihe Army iron the chain- I pionship for the Srst time, having won t<»th of their matches. They defeated the Navy by ti points to 10 on March ti. ihe Nary having
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  • 83 9 Meeting Middlesex in tlu :emi-linal tf the County Championship to-day Somerset achieved a narrow victory by 20 points to 17. Newport were visitors to Blackheath but found the Club too strong for them, a keen game resulting in a win for the Londoners by 11 points to
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  • 40 9 Having previously defeated Wales 4 o, and Scotland I 2, England defeated Ireland at hockey on Saturday by 2 goals to 1. In previous internationals Scotland beat Ireland 2— 1, and Wales beat Ireland 4 3.
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  • 33 9 .1. W. 11. T. Douglas, the Essex ami FngInnd cricketer, who recently had to undergo an Operation, will be fit to play cricket in I uly. I m mmmwm
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  • 98 9 [Reuter's Service.] London, Mar. 2ft. Instead of being French, Lincoln was an American National, as Jack Horner was purchased by a leading American financier. Charles Schwartz a fortnight! apo from Mr. Kenneth Mackay for £4,000. Brights Boy is owned by the popular Americap Mr. Sanford, the owner
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  • 604 9 LIGHT BLUES WIN EASILY. Oxford Crew Badly Done Up. .Reuter's Service.! London, Mar. 27. Fine weather prevailed for the Boat Race and the event attracted a huge crowd. Oxford won the toss and chose the Surrey side. Cambridge won easily, the official distance between the boats being
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  • 36 9 [Reuter's Service.] Sydney. Mar. 26. Major Goodsell ami Tom Saul have signed artieh s for a sculling raceVm the Paramatta River on May :*rd for the world's championship and a stake of £200 aside.
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  • 81 9 london. Mar. 17. New York. The famous Norwegian athletic, Charles Hoff, won the world's indoor all-round athletic championship, winning five out of se>von events. He defeated Norton, of Georgetown University, and Osbom, the Olympic champion. Hoff broke the world's indoor records for the long jump,
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    • 695 10 BLUE FUNNEL LINE REGULAR SERVICES TO LONDON, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP. HAMBURG AND BREMEN. GENOA, MARSEILLES, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. MARSEILLES, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW, r Taking cargo on through Bills of Lading for all Overland Points. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Due Singapore. HELEXUS Marseilles, London Rotterdam and Hamburg In
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    • 601 10 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND). "EIIEMANMINE PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL. FREIGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. s.s. KATHLAMBA Hongkong, Shanghai and Japan Mar. 29 HOMEWARDS. s.s. CITY OF WELLINGTON Havre, London, Rotterdam and Wbvtg In Poit s.s. CITY OF PEKIN
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    • 555 10 P. O. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LFNES. (Incorporated in England.) *T* MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO. LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. I (Under Contract with His Majesty's Government). OUTWARDS FROM LONDON. HOMEWARDS. For China and Japan. For Marseilles, London and A ir p.
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  • 1508 11 A VISIT TO AUSTRALASIA. (From Our Own Correspondent). Tokyo, Mar. 7. That the social conditions and social sys!em in Australia and New Zealand are che best in the world is the key-note of a ceport just handed to the Japanese Ministry of Home Affairs by Mr. T.
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  • 186 11 Plot Against the Throne (By Courtesy of the Nanyo NiehiNichi Shimbunsha.) Tokio. Mar. 2:». The trial for the plot against the Throne of the Korean Anarchist, Boku Retsu. and his Japanese wife, Kaneko Fumiko, has resulted in both !>eing sentenced to death. The Diet. All tbe Government Bills,
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  • 68 11 The Paris correspondent of the "Naval and Military Record" (M. J. B. Gantreau) writes: The normal life of most destro>*ers does not exceed twelve years. The limit over, they are both worn out and obsolete. A noteworthy exception to that rule is that of the twelve Japanese-built torpilleurs of 750
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 779 11 REMINDER AUCTION SALE OF VALUABLE FREEHOLD PROPERTY situate at and known as LADY HILL AND BATCHELOR' g HALL. ORANGE GROVE ROAD. To bo sold at Public Auction by Messrs. POWELL CO., LTD. at their Sale-rooms Nos. 16 and IT, Raffles Place, Singapore. ON TUESDAY, the 30th. MARCH 1926. AT 2.30
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    • 469 11 ||||pu* ii^qm]j]|[| \Y m/^^/M i I Br aw/ 'x "'".'*<•'•< //f I L, C^/ A A GREAT FEMALE MEDICINE TT\R. MORSE'S INDIAN ROOT PILLS L/ are frequently prescribed for the many ailments peculiar to the female sex, for the very reason that these Pills f are purely vegetable, mild in
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  • 155 12 Ship* alangaMe the Whar>c*. or ovperfed to arrive. East Wharf (Entrance Gale 1). I H.M.S. Hawkins and War Kri>hna K. K. K. Wharf; I entaur 20. J Main Wharf (Entrance Gate 3). Santhia l^; VeaaM Maru 1"; citv of Wellington IS; Plancius ll; Telemachua j Iran-halt .>:
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  • 127 12 The manager of the local branch of the O.S.K. write-:- Wc have the pleasure to announce that in April and onward a regular cargo and passenger monthly service between Japan and East African ports will hi- maintained by this Company, calling at Singapore en route, making Durban
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  • 240 12 THE LACON lA. Amongst the latest additions to the Cu* nard Fleet is the magnificent liner l^aconia (20,000 tons) which is due at Singapore on Saturday, April 3ra., on her world cruise. This will be her third voyage round-the-world and will extend four and a half months during
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  • 245 12 EtmH Asiatic Compan>> Fleet. With the recent completion of th«- motoi >hip Danmark foi tlu Baat A. iatic Com* pany (a vessel of 12,350 tona dead weight), the motor tonnage of these ownera now reachei the formidable total of 191,900 t ms dead wei ..lit. while veaaeh are
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  • 236 12 \erial Sur\e> af the Great Parrier Reef. Sir -I >->-;>h Cook, Hitrh Commissioner for Australia, went for his tirst* flight at South- mpton recently. lie was tale n up by I ptain 11. Biard, in Australian SupermaI rine "Seagull" No. 1. immediately after lit had been
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  • 138 12 During the past few weeks orders have Icon placed with Biitish and Continental yarda for thirty motor ships, totalling about 250,000 tons deadweight. According to The Motor Ship, this is a larger number than has previously been recorded in one month, and as it
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 456 12 Burns Philp Line (Incorporated in Australia.) f FOR SYDNEY, MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND AND BRISBANE. Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tona) and MALABAR (4.512 tons.) The s.s. MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia. Cabins de Luxe, single berth cabins, swimming
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    • 636 12 SINGAPORE-NEW YORK SERVICE. OF THE NEDERLAND STEAMSHIP COMPANY, "ROTTERDAM LLOYD" HOLLAND AMERICA LINE. J Sailings on fixed dates via Suez to New York and Boston s.s. ENGGANO due M Cargo is also accepted to Philadelphia, Baltimore, and to U.S.A. ana dian Inland Points on through Bills of Lading. For shipping
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    • 360 12 LLOYD TRIESTINO NAY. fl). (Incorporated in Italy HOMEWARD BAILINGS. Bi -monthly service for Bi SBd Trieste via ports tak;: through Bills of Lading foi Levant and Black Sea Porti l>»rts on the West Coasl f VENKZIA ROSANDRA FIUME L OUTWARD SAILINGS. FOK CHINA AM) JAPAN FUME L VIMINALE Dates of
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 410 12 I MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembing and Kuantan (via Gemas and Je ran tut) every Monday, Tuesday Thursday and Friday 6 a.m. Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.m, Kota Tinggi. Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah 6 a.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday G
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    • 679 13 O. S. K. Line. Destinations. Steamers. Arr. Dept. j, n ,i n. Rotterdam, Hamburg. Aatwi rp, Bremen, via Colombo, Aden prt Sudan and Port Said. Alaska M;iru Apr. 23 Apr. 24 Purban. Cape Town, Santos, Rio. Montevideo and Buenos Airo? via mho. t Hawaii Maru Apr. 14 Apr. 16 r
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    • 401 13 ASIEUOHIF UNE Round-the-World PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE 38 Days to BOSTON 41 Days to NEW YORK OILBURNERS. NO COAL DUST. NO CINDERS ABSOLUTE CLEANLINESS. via Colombo, Port SaM, Alexandria, Naples. Genoa and Marseilles. From New York these fine new liners continue on Round the World, returning to Singapore in UO
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    • 623 13 Kerr Steamship Co., Inc., j 44, BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK. (Incorporated in U.S.A.) GENERAL AGENTS. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA AND BALTIMORE (via Suez) s.s. RHINE MARU Due Apr. 13. For rates an<J after particulars apply:— GUTHRIF &CO Til A irents:— Singapore and Peaaaa K. P. M
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  • 463 14 STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. (From N.E.I. Papers). Sourabaya, Mar. 22. The lightning struck the protestant church at Boeboetan here. The tower was damaged. One man was killed and two injured by lightning in the kampong Patjar-kling. Killed hy Electricity. Sourabaya, Mar. 23. The sergeant-major, Rijpkema, who was engaged
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  • 332 14 land ()|M>ned in Singapore. brand) has just been started In Singapore cf the inter-Allied Memorial, which is being buiM at Liege. It will U- civil and religious monument. All tread, will have their chapeL The civil part will comprise a Museum of Charity. This building has to convey
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  • 86 14 GAYLANG FIRE RELIEF l 1 Nl>. To Ihe Kditor. Sir, The President of the "Tiong Nam School* 1 has as! ed me to point OUI tha; the various sums of $200, $1,060, $800 and $168,95 acknowledged in the Preu as trom the "Tiong Nam Si hooi"
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  • 141 14 GAYLANG FIRE RELIEF FUND (MOSLEM). The committee (Moslem) of tht. fund !>eg to acknowledge with many thanks the foil nving: Previously acknowledged $188.20, Kav.ma Haji Mohamed Hussain $100, Dr. H S Moonahi $10, Kaai Haji Abdul Razak Baheb $.>. K. Mydeen PHehay h. A. Ebrahim Sail $T., Per Towkay Um
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  • 161 14 The Municipal Health Officer in his statemen! for th. week ending Mar. 20th records 184 deaths, pneumonia accounting for 26, phthisis 20, convulsion. 18, beri-beri 111 mala »ia 10, ami dysentery lu. The .hath' fatg per mill was 23.43 compared with 25.32 ni the corresponding week of
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  • 163 14 Monday. Mar. 29, 5.30 ,m. Pi Ci. Plato >n. Tuesday. Mar. SQ, p.i D B.R.A. (v). Wednesday, Mar. Sl, 1. Timah B.V.C. Practice Int »rporl Shooi leave* Drill Hall at p.m. Thursdny, Apr. I, 5.30 p i l "'w S.R.A, (v) Erabai W. D I M< om
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 297 14 »»m —-^^^^^^^.WWW^^^^^mmmmW m^m^m^m^m^m^m\\^m^mmmwf^^L\mmmmmm\W^m^m^m^m^m^m^m^m^m^m^m^mmm^— n J mm^^^^^^^^^^^^tmmmmmm\ I A Strong Body can conquer I fl "An important feature in the treat- fl fl ment of tuberculosis would be a diet fl fl with an excessive calcium content n fl fl writes Dr. Ph. B. Matz in the American Review ot Tuber-
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    • 428 14 1 dry frosty cold that w g~>* "ft 9 constantly under Electricity Keeps lt Cola de re Th the Zone of KelImagine an unfailing supply of cold coining from an vination. It is much electric plug to chill your refrigerator. That's Kel- colder than the avvinator Electric Refrigeration, ra B
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  • 70 15 March 27. Dank 4 m.s. 2 4 15-32 Bank demand 2 3-32 Piivate credits I m.>. 2 4 21-32 New York, demand 56 13-1 tf Credits DO dnys ggft France, demand 1590 India. T. T. If** Hongkong, demand 4 p.c. Dis. Yokohama, demand 123 'i Java, demand 141 I
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  • 227 15 .March 11. Tin 125 Ton- 1 1 i0.2."> Gaaikiet 10.50 Pepper White 65.00 I'. ppe,- Black 44.00 Flake Tapioca v Pearl Sago Small 8.00 Coprs 1 1 .or, (Opra Buadi ied 11.90 Opium. Benares unt. 4.000 Rice, Lian? Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle New) 330 Rice, Siam c.d No.
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  • 57 15 DAILY P RICES CURRENT. < Saturday. March 27th. 12 nmm. Buyers Sellers < R.S.S. Kqual to Standard. Q.C.F. Spot 9S I'M.., < Standard R.s.s. en Tender April M Apr-June MM w^ •Inly -Sept. 95'.. 9»"«\. Tone «»f Market: Hull. Latest CatdeiLoadoa Sp<.t Sheet i>'j<l per
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  • 24 15 An interim dividend of 12 per cent., less tax. has been declared by the Kuala Muda Rubber Estates, Limited.
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  • 249 15 Rat rut Basin Tin, output lst half Mareh. To pikuls; 200 hours worked; 38,000 Cllbk yards treated; improvement expected fr >m now on. Takuapa Valley Tin output Ist half < March, .320 pikuls: .SOO hours worked 65.000 cubic yards treated. Sees: Harrisons. Barker and Ca Mentakab, 25,600; Jeram Kuantan, :{<;.i
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  • 716 15 Sees: Sime Darby and Co. (Ipoh). Johan Tin, yardage 59.882; Hours nm 509; output 251.92 pks (recovery by tables 194.10; puddlers 57.82); revenu<frona Sale of ore $21,180; tribute received $125.62; the dredge stopped four days for Chineee New Year and boiler inspection. Sees: Sime, Darby and
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 1850 15 i Assets Over $6,500,000. SXL A rm^a^a Assurance in Force Over $22,000,000. THE GREAT EASTERN UFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED. (Incorporated In Straits Settlements) HEAD OFFlCE:— Winchester House Singapore. LONHOM offtpp. qo am t The Co m pa„ y tm M d^u* fJß^mmCm^ f S *ml£ZZ^J^tt£ M .TTRACT,V E PLANS OF
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    • 40 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Ineorjoratad ti England by Boyal Charter A. D. 17*0). "RE MOTOR CAR MARINE Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds Singapo Representative- -Messrs. BARLOW Co. Messrs. HARRISONS. BARKER CO.. LVt CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (lst floor) A GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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  • 703 16 NAVY DEFEAT THE ARMY. A Disappointment. The Navy. 16 pts. The Army .3 Rts, The Navy sought and found consolation for theii 1 soccer reverse on Friday by defeating: the Army in the rugby match at the j Stadium on Saturday by 2 goals and 2 tries (16 points)
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  • 143 16 The Duke of Wellington's Refriment sent a water polo tram over to the Swimming Club yesterday morning and in a match against a Club side were beaten by 8 goals to 1. Penrice put in six of the Club goals. Leonard and E. V. Smith scoring the others.
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  • 34 16 The Royal Singapore Yacht Club entertained the M«n vo l. N rWerday and ran ont winners over tto lay':. raeia* by 4 points. moLr UtR,: a^' in tomorrow s issue
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  • 340 16 THE F. A. CUP. Manchester City and Bolton For Final. IReut'jr's Service.] London, Mar. 27. Tho results of the semi-finals in the F. A. < up played to-day were: Manchester City MYhester United 0. (at Bramall Lane, Sheffield). Bolton Wanderers S. Swansea 0. (at Tottenham I LEAGUE RESULTS.
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  • 110 16 TO-DAYS TIKS. Championship (Preliminary). Eiegele vs. HoUyn. Profession Pairs. Cooper and Dte Steurs vs. Bttllen and Hay. Kleinman and Sinclair ve. Bonrhe and Walker. Newcomers' Handicap. Astington vs. Nyhoff to finish. Ilarf »rd. owe l") vs. Bowen, plus 2. TANGLIN CLUE TENNIS. TO-DAY'S TIKS. Handicap Doubles Men.
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  • 175 16 A mixed foursome competition, nine holes medal play, was held on Friday last and resulted in a win for Mrs. I>. Turner and Ah. Hindhede, who returned a net score of 36. Thirty-nine cards were taken out and the fallowing were returned: Mr. Hindhede Mrs. Turner 4K
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  • 492 16 S.C.C. TRIAL MATCH. Vyvyan's Team Win by Two Runs. The S.C.C. cricket trial match on the Padang on Saturday was productive of a very close finish, Major Vyvyan's eleven defeating C. H. G. Clarke's team by tw<> runs. The wicket was hard ami fast and no less than 291
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  • 228 16 Playing on the Padang «>n Saturday, the Lanka Union defeated the S.R.C. by :?."> runs. E. Galistan b Ignatie* H C dc Vricf l> Chnachie I R. T. M..rro\v b R.-tnam 0 T. Leijuiei b Igaatiai in A K. Moreira c Peaaatharai i> Ignatiea B u.
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  • 88 16 Newmarket Handicap. 6 furlongs. Heroic, 9.8 (H. Cairns) 1; Perspective, B.o' (A. Wilson). 2; Fuji San. 9.5 (W T Duncan). 3. Betting: 10 to 1 winner and second, 16 to 1 third. Won by two lengths, third throe -quarters away. Time, 1.11%. Australian Cup. 2'j miles. Pilliewinkie. 9.6
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  • 18 16 Many people who think they are musical find their neighbours do not agree with them.— Mr. Dilston Radrlyflfi.
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  • 462 16 NAVY WIN LOWTHER GRANT CHALLENGE CUP. The proceeds of Saturday's services boxing tournament will reach a tidy sum, judging from the^ig crowd present. Major General Sir Theodore Fraser was present and distributed the prizes at the end of the programme, also making a speech in which he thanked all
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  • 41 16 (From Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur. Mar. 2K. Key out-pointed Perera on Saturday night in the bout for thc light-weight championship of Malaya. Al Trono knocked out Ye Song in the fourth round. Aman bant Bay Lim.
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  • 155 16 K.L. B.R.A. Srnl Inhere. A match between the Kuala Lumpu branch of tht- M.S.Y.R. Battalion Rifle Association and the Johore Rifle Club wasshot simultaneously recently on the Kuala Lumpur and .lohoro Bahru ranges, the Kuala Lumpur team winning by a margin of two points. Scores; Kuala Lumpur B.K. A.
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  • 22 16 Printed nnd published by Walter Makepeace TH «e pV the Sin **P° Te F "e Press Seiiement. mSOn R ad Str lit
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  • 51 16 Major R. B. Vyvyan, M.8.E., M.t\. Royal Corps of Signals, has been granted leave from June 4th. to Dec. 3rd., with permission to proceed to the United Kingdom Major Vyvyan's departure will be a loss to Singapore cricket and in particular to the S. CC, for whom he is cricket
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 383 16 WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED NEW STOCKS MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, INCLUDING JAZZ BANDS. MANDOLINES, VIOLINS, BOWS, JAZZ FLUTES Etc. GET YOURS TO-DAY. S. MOUTRIE AND CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Hongkong). KAFFLES PLACE, SINGAPORE. j^JMmuiimm^ T 0 t Kose of rur frienda I C/.-vJil-Va fiiiviSj'v whoapprecinte a perfec»'i> iMi*""*??^*""*^ mixed Cocktail but who
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