Malaya Tribune, 9 April 1928

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    21 1 The Malaya Tribune oL XV, No. 80 SINGAPORE, MONDAY, APRIL 9, 1928 FIVE CENTS. The Malaya Tribune MONDAY. APRIL 9. 192S
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      253 1 TRY KORE4 MISSION CLOTH am does ret FADE. 8 not SHRINK. I wearg LONGER. Korea a Products Co. Bras Basah Road. SINGAPORE. 'Phone 324. IN THE SThZiis TTLFMENTS Sole Importers ONE MODEL FOR ffflHT'P II EVERY POCKET Ij I SPYDER C 1.600 X TORPEDO $1,750 SALOON 2 DOORS $2,300 W
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      229 1 J C 3 t Tropical Wear HIGH STREET, Singapore. l Now is the time I I 1 VESTA Sewing Machine I g The most popular and up-to-date Machine in the World. Complete I with attachments and book of instructions, S If you want to save money buy a <k m-*Z
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    Explorers in Africa
    1666 2 HUSBAND AND WIFE LOST SINCE SEPTEMBER Believed to Have Been Killed in French Territory Great anxiety exists as to the fate, in the wilds of Central Africa, of an Englishman and his London girl-wife—Mr. and Mrs. Glover, the principals of the "Glover Scientific Exploration Expedition.'' The news
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    MATERNAL MORTALITY
    389 2 Queen Urges Education of Mothers The Queen sent the following message to the Maternity Mortality Conference, held recently at the Central Hall, Westminster:— "The Queen views with grave concern the continued high rate of maternal mortality. Her Majesty feels that a very real endeavour should be made to
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      553 2 1 WHITEAWAT'S g Popular jj Standard Values. O The "Empress Hooped End The Wembl^ M Suit Case. O Q Trunks. I Kit Bag Handles An inexpensive suit case of strong Q 0 Compressed Fibre, covered with brown 1 Strong brass I Fibre composition, two brass locks. Q D waterproof painted
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    £10,000 on His Head
    874 3 OUTSTANDING COURAGE OF IRISH LEADER Mr. Healy on the Exploits of Michael Collins Mr. "Tim Healy in the course of an interview of many hours with the London "Daily Express correspondent at the Viceregal Lodge gave him his impressions of both the British and the Irish
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    CROP RETURNS
    88 3 Messrs. Barlow and Co. report the following crop returns for March: Ayer Kuning (F.M.S.) Rubber Co., Ltd., 52,000 lbs. Badek Rubber Estate, Ltd.. (Staffield Estate), 12,500 lbs. Bradwall (F.M.S.) Rubber Estate, Ltd., 31,600 lbs. Dennistown (Krian F.M.S.) Rubber Estates, Ltd., 8,524 lbs. Highlands and Lowlands Para Rubber Co.,
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      261 3 PHOENIX jjtjk LEMON SQUISH 'PHONE 3463 P A Poisonous Fiend-the Mosquito I TT7THILE you sleep, this death-dealing fiend swoops down oa I W you. He tortures you with his annoying sting—and worse, 1 he injects in your system the hideous poison of malaria and other I deadly fevers. Protect yourself
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      185 3 A REAL THIRST QUENCHER > SUSTAINS yr AND STIMULATES Fraser <S£ Neave, Ltd. AERATED "WATER SPECIALISTS, SINGAPORE. I TyRCTLXT yourself from the 8 dangers that lurk in dark- S I ness, light the way i:i safety with B 1 an Flashlight The I 8 'Oi most powerful and dependable I
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    BRITISH INDUSTRIES FAIR
    902 4 R.G.A.'s Exhibition At Birmingham ANOTHER TRIUMPH OF CO-OPERATIVE EFFORT The Birmingham section of the British Industries Fair has this year been selected by the Rubber Growers' Association for a comprehensive exhibit of the industrial applications of rubber. This exhibit is again a triumph of co-operative effort, over
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      135 4 I The Latest Records of I "HIS MASTER'S VOICE" I issued in LONDON tor I MARCH 1928 f. have arrived and are now on sale i I Electric Recordings 1 Lists sent on application. j S.MOUTME CO., LTD. I "THE MARCH OF PROGRESS" IN DECORATION I USE HALL'S DISTEMPER I
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    Market Prices
    435 5 Singapore, March 31. MEAT Beef, steak (round) kati 52 Beef, stew or curry kati 48 Pork, lean kati 62 Pork lean and fat (1st quality) kati 52 Mutton Indian lb. 55 Mutton Australian lb. 55 Fowl, kati 82 Hens (Locally reared) kati 92 Ducks each 92 Pigeons, domestic,
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    ON WITH THE WAR
    233 5 Nationalist Hope of Reaching Peking Speaking before newspaper dents General Chiang Kai-shek said that he believed that the Revolutionary Forces would be able to reach Peking before the Dragon Boat Festival. The most encouraging aspect at present, according to the Nationalist Com-mander-in-Chief, was that the Fengtien
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      386 5 HEARING RESTORED. v people, especially those suffering deafness, noises in the head, or nasal rrh, will be interested to learn that a nge nious little instrument, called Inhaler" has recently been infor the permanent relief of these *sing ailments, and which has already he means of successfully overcoming ds <>f
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      142 5 TILLEY SAFETY-FIRST" LAMPS. Bura Common Kerosene Oil (not beuine) ALL BRITISH 300 CP. All Tropical Models are wind and insect prDof. No Noise. No Smell. As supplied to the General Post Office, Police and Medical Departments, Government Monopolies, Municipality, etc, also to the Shipping, Rubber and Tin Mining Communities. 16
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      83 5 TT D LIES sole agents: SCHIFFNER Co., SINGAPORE. MEYER MANSIONS, TEL.I 34-2 NATURAL MILK FOOD Nestle Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Co., (London) 144-147 CECIL STREET, SINGAPORE. To ask I MWk N.J.Club Whisky is f mt:Mi to show the keenest y :K j appreciation of quality 9 HtJ and mellow age S
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      263 6 EMPIRE CINEMA i I Commencing Monday, April 9 I TWO SHOWS TWO PAYMENTS 1 I First Show at 7 p.m. Second Show at 9-30 p.m. 8 I Thrills! Stunts! Actions! Chinese Historical Picture. I THE KING, j I BAN HUA LAU" I I (PECK TJENG) I The much improved historical
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      216 6 Amusements. ALHAMBRA 'PHONE 909 X (TAN CHENG KEE Co., Ltd., Proprietor..) I TO NIGHT AND NIGHTLY I *f AT 9 P.M. a II WE TAKE GREAT PLEASURE IN PRESENTING I H. B. WARNER j I ABLY ASSISTED IN AN ALL STAR CAST SORREIL and SON I A MAGNIFICENT FILM ADAPTATION
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      343 6 GAIETY CINEMA Junction Albert Bencoolen Street* 'PHONE NO. 3156 FROM SATURDAV^^ 7 T0 TH(J|ISOA¥ NIGHTLY AT 9 P.M Ahead of all others THE LATEST GAUMONT GRAPHICS The Stop Press_of the Screen IN BRONCHO LAND aw o lit rS y o 0 u ?n Cti t° h n is on c
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    HARBOUR BOARD
    118 7 Ships Alongside the Wharves or Expected to Arrive Singapore. April 9. !-:a«t Wharf (Entrance Gate 1) V stland Fast Basin; Shirala 20. Main Wharf (Entrance Gate 3) osan Maru IS: Titan 8. Empire Dock (Entrance Gate 3) Clan MacNair 81; Siberg 38. Baipirc Dock (Entrance Gate 4) 16;
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    LOCAL AMUSEMENTS
    155 7 The New World i he New World shows proved a great i' action during the Easter holidays, the .'rounds being packed with pleasure- < i kers. The City Opera, as usual, was <■ main attraction there being crowded rouses on each night. Last night the staging of "Sheik
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    101 7 untitled three years ago it is said that were but 1,900 motor vehicles of the U type in the whole United States now, according to "Aera," the journal cf merican Electric Railway Association, are 8,350 "buses in operation. The ber number are equipped with heavy igie and dual pneumatic tyres,
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    CAMBRIDGE RESULTS
    451 7 Last Mail Brings Names of Successful Students Saturday's home mail brought the usiv.il annual list* of the successful students in the local Cambridge examinations. We print those from Singapore only. Senior—Boys CANDIDATES UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE WHO HAVE OBTAINED HONOURS Raffles' Institution H. E. Oehlers, Wong Kok
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    JR. LOCAL EXAMINATION
    662 7 Junior—Boys CANDIDATES UNDER 16 YEARS OF AGE WHO HAVE OBTAINED HONOURS Raffles' Institution Abdul Jalil, Chio Su Wong, Chua Seng Chew. CANDIDATES UNDER 16 YEARS OF AGE WHO HAVE PASSED Raffles' Institution O. C. Aeria, Ariff bin Haji Md. Said, F. A. Chua, Low Siew Pee, Ong
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    COMPANY MEETING
    466 7 South Perak Rubber Syndicate Limited The fifteenth annual meeting of the South Perak Rubber Syndicate, Ltd., was held on March 1 at Buge House, St. Maryaxe. Ec, London. Mr. M. Sidney Parry (the Chairman) said that the final dividend of 10 per cent., making 15 per cent, for
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    182 7 The Kenya Government Treasury building, one of the oldest and most prominent structures in Nairobi, has b3en condemned as unsafe by the experts. It has been shored up for some time owing to cracks, 1 ut it is understood that the latest developments are the result of the earthquake last
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    FINANCE & COMMERCE
    1528 7 FINANCE COMMERCE PRODUCE d; c x, Sinßapore, April 9 Rfce*' |S2 X J PCr K yan SoJ Buyers Sellers Rce 122 X2 2 Mixed Black Pe PP e r 69.75 69.75 K»ce, Siam 3 $286 Sundried Copra 11.40 5 gaigon I n $251 *Mixed Copra* Ul5 11.15 Rice, Saigon 2
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    Boxers Victimised
    214 7 THIEVES BREAK INTO TRAINING CAMP Boys Startled to Find Rooms in Disorder The Filipino training camp in Ceylon Road, Tanjong Katong, under the management of Mr. Nai Kirn Lim, was broken into on Saturday night and clothes, etc., to the value of several hundred dollars were stolen. Mr.
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    GERMAN EYES OPENED
    300 7 The Vernacular Press in Japan (From Our Berlin Correspondent.) Berlin, March 11. One of the popular features of die Japan Institute, which is housed in the former Imperial palace in Berlin, arc the lectures on Japanese affairs it arranges from time to time. They are destined to
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    PACIFIC BASES
    163 7 America's Need for Far Eastern Stations Lieut.-Commander C. A. Tinker, of tht» t'nited States Navy, writing on "The Naval Situation in the Pacific" in the thirty-ninth a?->nual issue of "Brassey's Naval and Shipping Annual for 1928," just off the press, furnishes a chapter which, according to a chapter
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    78 7 Lower rubber prices, writes the American correspondent of the India-Rubber Journal," will stimulate demand in many quarters. Take a simple article like rubber bands. The seed distributors buy them by the carload, but when the price gets too high they seal their packages with paper sealing tape, 'although it costs
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      82 7 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS NOTICE. Messrs. Italasia Ltd. give notice that Mr. A. F. Sanderson, until recently Director of Messrs. Borneo Motors Ltd., has i joined their Engineering Department with effect from April I, 1928. AUCTION SALE OF PIECE GOODS COMPRISING :-Japanese Crepe, Stripe, Red and Black cloth (Slightly damaged by sea
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      284 7 SINGAPORE DIARY To day, April 9 rd< s. 9:19 a.m., 1:2 p.m. and Publk Holiday. Golf Championship, K. Lumpur. S.C.C. vs. Selangor, S.C.C. To-morrow. April 10 i des. 0:43 a.m., 1:38 p.m. Rubber Co., Union Building, noon. Ceylon XI vs. Malays, ill: Muslim I. C. vs. C.t.A. an land at
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    THE Y.M.C.A. CENTRE
    653 8 When we made an appeal, some weeks ago, on behalf of the Down-Town Centre run by the V.M.C.A. We had hopes that time would improve the position of the Centre and enable it to continue its excellent work. The decision to close the Centre down at the
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    1629 8 In the Council of State, New Delhi, on March 22. a motion for reduction of the salt duty to eight annas per maund. and another for .he reintroduction of the quaiter-anna were both rejected. Our Ipoh contemporary gives currency to a rumour that c w.dl-known Chinese rubber dealer in Lower
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    SOCIETY AND PERSONAL
    589 8 SOCIETY AND PERSON AL The death of Mr. J. R. Haifa, engineer employed ac tne lelu water works, took place oil i from pneumonia. The Foreign Office has arrai g< the incidents of King Amanullah Britain. Copies of the film v i subtitles will be sent to Afghani; Dr. Kok
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    MAIL EXPECTED
    13 8 From Australia by s.s. City of Palermo, due at Singapore to-morrow.
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    STANDARD OIL FIRE
    24 8 Reuter's Service Havana, Api The second fire in the Standard Oi! ta has been got under control. The estimated at $2,000,000.
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    TANKER EXPLODES
    36 8 Reuter's Service The Hague, Api Two Dutchmen were killed, iev< i were injured, and one Dutchman a natives are missing as a result of plosion on the Dutch tanker Ch. i v\ lllemstad, Curacao.
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    AN ARMS SEIZURE
    35 8 Reuter's Service New York, Sixteen thousand pounds of amm believed to be intended for the f the insurgent Xicaraguan leader. S have been seized by the custom ties aboard the steamship Lempir
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    FRENCH FLIERS' SUCCESS
    62 8 [Havas Agency] Paris, April 7. The French aviators, Cornillon i' Girardot, coming from Casablanca to made land at 6:0-1 p.m. and depart 2 a.m. for Paris direct. Paris, April S. Cornillon and Girardot landed near P:' at 2:40 p.m. having covered about kilometres in 65 hours of
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    " WHY, ITS OLD DEWAR"
    390 9 WHY, ITS OLD DEWAR" \LLEGED INCIDENT AT GIBRALTAR Royal Oak" Parties Meet ADMIRALTY TO ISSUE STATEMENT AWAITING DETAILS Reuter's Service Gibraltar, April s. -triking incident occurred at the Hotel this morning, tfnar Admiral was sitting in the lounge when a entered. it's "Id Dewar" exclaimed the Rearimping to his feet.
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    #oy Kilner Dead
    92 9 LOSS TO ENGLISH CRICKET Illness Started on Journey From India [British Official Wireless] London, April 8. irlish cricket in general and Yorkshire particular have suffered a great loss he death of Roy Kilr.er in Barnsley ital. He became ill on his journey from India where he had
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    REPARATIONS PARLEY
    41 9 Trans-Ocean via Pan-Asia Berlin, April 8. hi- German Finance Minister, Herr •Mer, is at present at Rome and confers rrow with the Agent-General of Reons, Mr. Parker Gilbert, and the m Fin-mee Minister, Signor Volpi, and also Sijfnor Mussolini.
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    DISPUTE SETTLED
    22 9 Reuter's Service Stockholm, April 8. agreement has been reached in the ulp industry and work will commence 11 after Easter.
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    MERCHANT MARINE BILL
    139 9 American Effort To Improve HELPING THE PRIVATE OWNER Reuter's Service Washington, April 8. The House of Representatives Merchant Marme Committee has apnroved the JonesWhite Shipping Bill to stimulate private ownership The Merchant Marine Bill. Which embodies the Jones Bill, was drafted by Mr. White, Chairman of the
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    RACIAL QUESTION
    89 9 Missionary Conference on Friction and its Causes Reuter's Service Jerusalem, April 9. I The Missionary Conference has concluded its sessions. It adopted a report on racial relationships after a full discussion by representatives of areas where intense racial trution is prevalent, declaring that all Christian forces are bound
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    ROUMANIAN CRISIS
    56 9 Peasants' Party Said to be Planning Civil War Trans-Ocean via Pan-Asia Berlin. April 8. "The Vossische" learns that the Roumanian situation is very badly strained. The peasants' leader. M. Maniu. plans to defy the Government and proclaim a new Government during- the National Congress at Carlsburg and march
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    GERMAN FLIGHT
    54 9 Irish Air Chief to Share Atlantic Effort Reuter's Service London. April 7. Commandant Fitzmaurice, chief of the Irish Free State Air Force, has received permission to accompany the German trans-Atlantic flight from Baldonnel, replacing Spindler, who has returned to Germany, as second pilot. Fitzmaurice accompanied Mcintosh in his
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    BEHRENS DEAD
    53 9 Reuter's Service Trans-Ocean via Pan-Asia Moscow, April 7. Admiral Behrens, former Soviet Naval Attache in London, and a member of Soviet delegations to several international conferences, is dead. Moscow, April 8. Admiral Behrens, the Russian Fleet's War Commander and then the Soviet Russian Navy's technical adviser, has died
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    TROTSKY SAFE
    27 9 Reuter's Service Moscow, April 7. It is officially stated that the. rumours of a mishap to Trotsky are quite untrue. Nothing has happened to him.
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    TO RENOUNCE WAR
    36 9 Reuter's Service Washington, April 7. France and the United States have agreed to submit the Franco-American correspondence on the proposal for a multilateral treaty renouncing war to Great Britain, Germany, Italy and Japan.
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    123 9 The number of motor-cars imported still continued to increase, rising from 1,097 in 1925-26 to 1,355 in 1926-27, the respective values being Tcs. 1,709,000 and Tcs. 2,035,000, says a Siamese official report. Imports from the United States totalled 554 (537), and from the United Kingdom 153 (215). At the same
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    MISS GLEITZE SWIMS THE STRAITS
    99 9 Success at Sixth Effort TWELVE HOURS IN THE WATER British Official Wireless London, April 8. Miss Mercedes Gleitze, swimmer cf the English Channel, has swum the Straits of Gibraltar, which feat was never before accomplished. She began the attempt, which was her sixth, from Tarifa,
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    GERMAN FOREIGN POSTS
    136 9 List of Changes Announced THIRTY DIPLOMATIC MOVEMENTS Trans-Ocean via Pan-Asia Berlin, April 8. A list of changes in the German diplomatic service was published officially last night. It does not contain any surprises but affects about thirty posts. The Minister at Peking 1 Herr Boye, retires, being
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    LLOYD GEORGE ON RESTRICTION
    123 9 Premier's Policy Attacked INJURING HONEST BUSINESS Reuter's Service London, April 7. Mr. Lloyd George in a speech at the National Liberal Club attacking the Government, referring to rubber, said that there were in Great Britain over 1,000,000 small investors in the rubber industry. It was not
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    JAPANESE NEWS
    179 9 (By courtesy of the Nichi-Nichi Shimbunsha) Tokio, April 6. Mr. K. Okijima, Independent, M.P. for Shimane Prefecture, has joined the Seiyukai, Government Party. The aeroplane which is to be used for the forthcoming trans-Pacific flight has been completed and named Sakura (Cherry). Nineteen Chinese stowaways, disguised as if
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    CRICKET
    761 9 Singapore's Great Start ONLY THREE AND A HALF HOURS' PLAY Rain Causes Postponement Both Days 1 he Singapore-Selangor Cricket match at the PaJang is doomed this year to be unfinished, for after being able to play only about one and a half hours on Saturday Jupiter Pluvius again interfered
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    Rain Spoils Match Between Perak and Penang
    112 9 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, April 0. The Perak-Penang cricket match was spoiled by the rain on the first day. Penang won the toss on Saturday and batted but were being rapidly bowled out by Chelvan, who took five wickets for eleven runs.
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    Sporting News
    715 10 The Turf EASTER HOLIDAY RACE MEETING Large Attendance and Good Going at Ipoh (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, April 7. The Faster holiday amateur meeting began to-day, there being a large attendance including H.H. the Sultan of Perak and many well-known people from outstations. The going was good
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    Football
    386 10 S. R. C. DEFEATED BY P. R. C. Exciting Game Played on Slushy Ground At the Padang on 'Saturday afternoon the Penang Recreation Club def. ated the S.R.C. by the only goal scored in the match. Heavy rain came down at about eleven o'clock spoiling the programme arranged by
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    M.P.H. Defeated by Jalan Sultan XI
    138 10 On the V.M.C.A. ground on Saturday afternoon, the Malaya Publishing House was defeated by the Jalan Sultan XL which consists of school boys, by 7 goals to 2. In the first half, Dollah. a promising forward for the future M.F.T.. after fine dribbling scored
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    K. L. Survey Jolly XI vs. U.C.A.
    655 10 Five goals all was the result of a soccer game played before a large crowd on Friday, the 6th instant, at the Kubu C ground. Malacca. The contesting teams were the United Chinese Association and a Kuala Lumpur combination who played under the
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    Honours Shared by Selangor Rompers and U.C.A.
    565 10 The four sides of the Kubu a ground, Malacca, were lined by another good crowd on Saturday, the 7th instant, when the second Easter soccer match of the United Chinese Association was played off. This time the opposition was provided by the Selangor
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    Ceylon Barefooted Players Have Arrived
    42 10 The barefooted players have arrived from Ceylon and are as follows: Goal-keeper, Batharmadusa; Fullbacks, Edward Henry and Haniffa; Halfbacks, Dias, Fernando and Sumtherajoh; Forwards, Miskin, Rafiah, Buhari Piaris and Marshall. Their programme here has already been announced.
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    Saturday's Play in English and Scottish Leagues
    274 10 Reuter's Service London, April 7. To-day's matches in the English and Scottish Leagues resulted as follows: DIVISION I Birmingham 2, Portsmouth 0. Blackburn 0, Aston Villa L Bolton 1, Sunderland 2. Cardiff 2. Sheffield United 2. Everton 1, Bury 1. Huddersfield 2, Liverpool
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    HOME FOOTBALL LEAGUES
    967 10 Including Matches up to Saturday, April 7 Positions in the English and Scottish League to-date are as follow: English League.—Division I Goals. P. W. L. D. F. A. Pts. Everton 37 16 9 12 85 57 44 Huddersfield 34 19 9 6 80 56 44 Leicester 36
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    TENNIS
    37 10 Mexico Eliminated from Davis Cup Contest Reuter's Service Mexico City, April 8. In the Davis Cup contest the United States has eliminated Mexico, Tilden and Arnold Jones defeating Kinsey and Alfonso Unda, 6—2, 4—6, 6—3, 6-3.
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    GOLF
    102 10 Championship First Round to Semi-Final Played (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, April 8. In the golf championship first round Ranrenner beat R. B. Kyle, Elkins beat Ellen, Bell beat Bannon, E. P. Kyle beat Gibb. The latter match.was keenly watched and contested. Kyle won the first two holes
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    BADMINTON
    132 10 Juvenile Party Open Singles Championship The following were the results of the ties played last week, in the third round of the Open Singles Championship of the Juvenile Badminton Party. 14 The Liat's Trophy Koh Beng Swee beat Teo Ban Teck, 15—11, 15—7. Tan Peng Cheow beat Lim Yew
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    BILLIARDS
    147 10 Selangor Rompers vs. Malacca U.C.A. The Selangor Rompers played the United Chinese Association of Malacca at billiards at the latter Association's premises on Friday and Saturday. The games were English singles and doubles and, in each case, were played off to the extent of 300 points up. The singles
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    WATER POLO
    70 10 Chinese Swimming Club Defeat Soldiers Last Saturday at the Chinese Swimming Club, a water polo match was played betwen the Club Juniors and a team from Fort Canning, which resulted in a win for the Club. Play was very keen and interesting. Both sides had a good understanding
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    239 10 Monday, April 2. His Excellency, attended by Mr. Hiddingh, A.D.C., and Mr. Churchill, Private Secretary, arrived at Singapore by mail train. Tuesday, April 3. Le Marquis and La Marquise de Chasseloup Laubat, Comte de Chasseloup Laubat, and Group Captain Cave Brown Cave arrived to stay. Captain A. F.
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    807 10  -  SONG BEATS MAURO ON POINTS Kwi Put to Sleep in Second Round By "k.O." Y. C. Song, Malaya's featherw» came through with flying colours w outpointed Clever Mauro in their return twelve-round contest held at the World Arena on Saturday night. Though not quite as exciting a- ;r
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    166 10 The somewhat unusual sight known monkey being buried wii able ceremonial was witnessed last month, the obsequies beinby a band, much beating of ton long rows of "pall-bearers." and five hundred people. It appear monkey with a black face wain a timber-yard in Poona City unexpected discovery
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    1168 11 \KCHBISHOP THANKS NEWSPAPERMEN underfill Memory of Queen Victoria •ibishop of Canterbury was the tic London District of the Instiurnalists at luncheon at the i; taurant recently when Mr. E. presided. i]shop, responding to the toast rh, said he thought he was an a freak among his contempohe
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    279 11 English Party in Peril in New York Subway The word subway to an Englishman is interpreted as an underground passage for pedestrians. An underground railway i* known simply as "the underground." It was this difference in word usage that led to a preposterous, even though true, incident. A
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    160 11 To be Kept Sealed for Twelve Years A diary of the war years, compiled by the late Field-Marshal Ĕarl Haig. and deposited by him with the trustees of the British Museum, is sealed, and is to remain unopened until 1940. It has not been seen even
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    76 11 The rate of issue of Money Orders for India and Ceylon to-day is Rs. 153 equal to $100. The rate of payment of Money Orders from India and Ceylon is Rs. 157 equa l to $160. Mr T Palmer, M.P.S., has arrived in j Kuala Lumpur from Home to join
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      324 11 TO-NIGHT! MONDAY, APHIL 9. TO-NIGHT! NEW WORrLD SHOW VARIED ATTRACTIONS CHINESE WtYANG. THE CITY OPERA Presents To-night A thrilling, sensational and extraordinary play of Inche MJ. Haron's production. THE SON OF SATAN Supported by latest Extra Turns and Vaudeville. WATCH DATE OF STAGING The "Girden of Eden" A London stage
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      163 11 "***lliti i i > mm Mimn m ***** mmllm n 11 m 2 I I I I X 5 "Better be sure than sorry" mpr I Better make certain J J of securing whisky of J absolute reliability by A immature J Obtainable from every good Dealer J I or
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      152 11 SINGAPORE VOLUNTEERS Programme of Drills up to and for April 15, 1928. To-day, April 9 8 a.m.—Bukit Timah Range, Eurasian Coy., Spoon Shoot. To-morrow, April 10 5:15 p.m.—Drill Hall, S. V. F. A. Stretcher Drill. 5:15 p.m.—Malay Drill Hall, Malay Coy., Recruits Drill. Wednesday, April 11 5:15 p.m.—Drill Hall, "C"
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    954 12 MARTYR OF SCOTTISH REFORMATION First Native-Born Scot to be Burnt at Stake On February 29, 1528, Patrick Hamilton, the "protomartyr of the Scottish Reformation," was burned at the stake in front of the gateway of St. Salvator's, now the United College, St. Andrews. He had done little of
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    48 12 Japan took its general election very seriously. We read that "the demeanour of the public in the polling stations was decorous and almost reverential, the voters bowing right and left to the officials who shepherded them." It is plain that Japan is not yet thoroughly educated in demowacy.
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      343 12 jjj GALAXY CINEMA ARCADIA CINEMA g S GEYLANG KATONG 3 H From Saturday, April 7to Monday. AprU 9 Froni Monday, AprU 9to Wednesday, April 11.1 "MERRY GO ROUND" I g with ALL AROUND FLYING PAN I Ln MARY PHILBIN and NORMAN KERRY H I with In jg 10 PARTS Fred
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      530 12 To Restore Good Appetite, Good Digestion,! Good Humour. Good Health, Take The World-Famous Tonic Dr. WILLIAMS* PINK PILLS. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People are obtainable from Chemists everywhere, or post free, 1 bottle for $1.50, 6 bottles for $8, from the Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Singapore. Miss Mintrek
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      354 12 59, SELEGIE ROAD. (New Premises) I MILLINERY, FANCY GOODS AND STATIONERY, Etc H Have just received g Large shipment of Ladies' Hats I comprising j Models, Trimmed and Untrimmed. tij EARLY INSPECTION INVITED. 1 You can keep Fit and Well, even j in a trying climate, with the help of
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    454 13 COMMITTEE'S AMAZING REPORT Prevalence of Crime Due to Inefficient Administration The New York correspondent of the "Times" says, the National Crime Commission has received from its sub-committee on the inefficiency of the police and the Courts a startling answer to its question, "Why does crime flourish in
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    418 13 On This Day—" April is the month when, in Europe, great campaigns have most often begun after winters spent by/armies in trenches or winter quarters. In 1917, April 9 brought the beginning of the great British attack eastward from Arras and against the Vimy Ridge, an attack intended in conjunction
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      735 13 w fl I jj ggj j jl toTT&i J[ IGNAC< n) H 6-Mofi l S Shipped by Purveyors I the SPECIAL I I WELL KNOW* FIRM APPOINTMENT I DENIS-MOUNIE GO. |9H| The Late Ki l EdwaPd V I jj ESTABLISHED 1838. «OlDlE*f 1 5 RBRJUjI 1 I I I Obtainable
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      332 14 PUBLIC NOTICES Easter Conference. Bethesda Hall, BRASS BASAH ROAD. SUBJECT OF CONFERENCE. Christ Jesus, The Apostle and High Priest of our Profession. Friday, April 6. MORNING. His Diety. Speakers—Mr. Ashdown, Mr. Bird, Mr. Grenier. EVENING. His Humanity. Speakers—Mr. Angus, Mr. Dant. Saturday, April 7. MORNING. His Atoning Death and Resurrection.
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      402 14 SITUATION VACANT MUNICIPALITY OF SINGAPORE. Applications are invited for the post o Surveyor. Applicants must be capable of setting Engineering Works, measuring up, and taking out quantities. The appointment is on the temporary staff but may be made permanent at the Commissioners' pleasure. The salary is $250 to $300 per
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      738 14 THE HO HONG BANK, LIMITED. HEAD OFFICE: 94, MARKET STREET. BRANCHES Penang 85, Beach Street. Malacca 131, Jonker Street. Muar No. 1. Jalan Sayang. Batu Pahat 109, Jalan Rahamat. Palembang 16, Hir. Hong Kong 13, Queen's Road, Central. Seremban 63, Birch Road. Batavia 47, Corner Lloyd Street Shanghai 9, Kiulriang
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      333 14 BANKS THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED. (Registered in London, under the Companies Acts of 1862 to 1890, on 2nd December, 1892.) Authorised Capital £3,000,000 Subscribed Capital £1,800,000 Paid-up Capital £1,050,000 Reserve Fund and Rest £1,546,666 HEAD OFFICE: 15, Grace Church Street, London, E. C. 3. BOARD OF DIRECTORS: J.
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      926 14 INSURANCE THE EASTERN I Mtfj. 1 ASSURANCE LIMITED. (Incorporated in the S.S) HEAD OFFICE: SINGAPORE 2nd Floor of No. 3, Malacca Str,- Singapore. Phone Nos. 3046 and 3047. BOARD OF DIRECTORS See Teong Wah, Esq. (Chairman). Gaw Khek Khiaro, Esq (Vice Chairman). Ong Soon Tee, Esq. Koh San Hin, Esq.
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      403 15 STEAMER SAILINGS P, 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES rporated in England) H iil PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES. rE .-N l LAS AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LONDON AND I \u EAST MAIL SERVICE. I Contract with His Majesty's Govern r»"* it.) Ml TWAU" 0 U*m LONDON t*cr China Japan Due
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      440 15 STEAMER SAILINGS THE STRAITS BORNEO SHIPPING COMPANY. REGULAR FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE Singapore, Soerabaia Bandjermasin S.S. HOCK SENG Due on 15th April, Sailing 18th April 1928. For Freight, passage and other particulars, Apply to the agents:— STRAITS BORNEO TRADING CO., 12 13, Boat Quay, Singapore. 'Phone 3373 562. HAMBURG—AMERIKA LINIE Including HUGO
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      417 15 STEAMER SAILINGS NORDDEUTSCHER Vi aS I (Incorporated VT in Germany.) The undernoted are the Company's intended fixtures:— OUTWARDS FOR HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. t ALSTER due Spore Apr 18 t PFALZ due Spore May 17 FOR MANILA, JAPAN AND NORTH CHINA PORTS. t HAI MON due Spore Apr 14
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      219 15 STEAMER SAILINGS STRAITS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. LOCAL SAILINGS FROM SINGAPORE. PENANG (direct express service—l 9 x /i hours) Thursday 11.30 a.m. "KEDAH" BELAWAN (via Penang) Thursday 11.30 a.m. "KEDAH" PORT SWETTENHAM PENANG Monday 4 p.m. "KINTA" Wednesday 4 p.m. "IPOH" Saturday 4 p.m. "KLANG" PORT SWETTENHAM TELUK ANSON Friday 4
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      463 15 STEAMER SAILINGS i i m (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) TO MARSEILLES LONDON Tonnage Destination Du t g-n Hakone Maru 10,500 Naples, Marseilles, London, A'werp w Rotterdam April 12 11 Suwa Maru 11,000 Naples, Marseilles, London, A'werp Fushimi Maru 11,000 Naples, Marseilles, APnl 26 Rotterdam May 10 11 Hakozaki Maru 10,500 Naples,
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      295 16 I Cool yourself with a bottle of jjj POPULAR j Aerated Waters, j I Obtainable from all Dealers: jjj j Popular Aerated Water Works g I 26, 28 30, CHOON GUAN STREET, I (off Anson Road). 'Phone 379. In In I UP-TO-DATE jjj 5 A. T>. S. I jjj I
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      334 16 I Our Popular STEINBERT and STEINMEYER I I PIANOS. I j FIRST CLASS WORKMANSHIP THROUGHOUT. I I jjj Full Sympathetic Tone. j I CASE WORK BEAUTIFULLY FINISHED. g I S I I g CALL AT I j I NANG HENG Co. j i 105, Selegie Road.: Phone 958. I I
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      419 16 I HEALTH! S A clear skin, glowing cheeks, abundant energy and surprising resistance to fatigue X all these are daily accomplishments of The Health Culture Hall—Where Nature Cures. 0 All drugless methods. Under Peter S. Yang's personal supervision. g If you are suffering from bodily ailment--1 or are discouraged because
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