Malaya Tribune, 30 March 1935

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    36 1 The Malaya Tribune "Malaya's First National Newspaper: Guaranteed Sales] SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 1935 FIVWr CENtTS. v The Malaya Tribune. Singapore: Saturday, Afar. 30, 1933. j Malaya Tribune 24 PAGES! SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 1935. 1'^
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      212 1 n the iSSSHSSSHi^ THEULAST WORD IN THE ART Of BREWJNG 1 c S Pj Sol« Import en>: >* ft I The East Asiatic t Company, Limited.,'i SINGAPORE K DALA UJtfl'UH 1 «I.HANG. 0 Jlocaou 1 I'iiii-nro'aocaogaasaosj^. 1 fJL tl* .a* m\ WE f BUTTER.! II o* l EVERY ONE LIKES
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      130 1 fHE "CONTAX" CAMEI > vJ. j,, freshment ty. Trt mil! j -<SSS"" -v stimuli!*. Ordfcr i,t*'str\v The SCOICB YYiIaKY l S i I > < >' 4. *j L Sole Agents 2 •ik SIWE, DARBY CO., LTD., T*£s mZT/ r I J»- -T— t jII > r. -J FOR STRONG
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    AUNT SALLYS. LETTER
    132 2 i I Dear Girls, This week again I have the pleasure of welcoming three new Girls to the Comer, namely, G. N. Goh, Sustfta Chia, and B. Oh. This weekly addition of new members lo the Corner is really very gratifying and I am glad to see
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    Friends
    148 2 (By "Outcast Girl") Everyone has friends. There are two kinds of friends. Those are helpful to us m time of distress, willing to share sorrow as well as joy are true friends. They can be trusted; but those who only care for money, deserting us in time of need
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    Just A Chat
    164 2 (By "Water-Lily") I'm glad to tell you that Ada my sister, is a new member of the corner. Oh how happy she was when she received that I lovely badge from Aunt Sally and pinned it on her dress. The next day when her friend met her
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    "The First Umbrella"
    400 2 (By "June Chan") Do you realise that at one time— and such a tremendous time ago. either— 1 there were no such things as umbrellas. and that the first umbrellas were very different from those we are accustomed i to see nowadays? I The first umbrellas were
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      124 2 frotect your family/ T pests j POWDER!~>*2 l^fe ATf Hi II» b*db»i*, tats, cockroachtts, jCT BjsfVV I CROOKES OPTICAL CO., 206, South Bridge R<U Singapore. P.O. BOX NO. 59. TEL. NO. 6844. i I 1 I 1 I Crookes Lenses complete M& J I with frame from $5- #|f I
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      187 2 _j* ii. mj -v m*r Tel^Master \Sr Condition Powders I In hot climates all dogs need special 9 care and attention because their blood itfADUC quickly gets over- P —W UK HID—I heated and impure. I are your dog's They should be given F wont foe. Give a regular course
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      232 2 GIRL S CORNER I I m Try this free 10-day beauty treatment for your teeth Pepsodent Tooth Paste contains a special cleansing and polishing material that removes film quickly safely DONT miss this opportunity to get nfree Pepsodent—the special film-removing tooth ten-day tube of Pepsodent Tooth Paste paste. Its new
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    RESULT OF SAAR PLEBISCITE
    1291 3 League Council's Report IMPORTANT QUESTION SETTLED THE final results of the Saar Plebis- cite were as follows: Number on the voting register 539,542 JN umber of votes cast 528,704 I' or the present regime 46 613 For France 2,124 ror Germany 477.03^ Invalid, papers 9Q5 Blank
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    JUDGE LOSES SUIT
    163 3 Has His Feet Tickled In Court j Los, Angeles. THE extraordinary spectacle of a judga 1 having his fee* t.ckled has been witnessed in a law court here. Judge Francis Heney of the Superior Court, was the plaintiff in an action against a sleeping-car company and he.
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    OLD FIRE ENGINE
    92 3 Still In Good Working Order An t Sidney, March 11. An old London fire enrrne cf ih#> ?^i° d of mU9X now Tta the broke? 3 *J rf T P Clark an sr nfprt' Sydne y- to whom it was preMr N n I !2L nt ,0
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    MALAYA RUBBER STATISTICS
    254 3 Monthly return of dealers and Port Stocks. Straits Settlements at close of business. 28th February, 1935. as declared in Dry Tons. A. DEALERS' STOCKS. DRY RUBBER WET RUBBER (estimated dry weight) Total CREPE TOTAL 1 All Territory R.S.S. U.S.S. Estate Remill Cols. Wet Scrap Total Grades Blanket
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    DEATH STING IN SLEEP
    313 3 Child Victims Of Monster Scorpion Malmesbury, Cape Province. k PLAGUE of scorpions has descended upon the town, and three children have, already been stung to death. A fourth child is at present on the danger list. People move about warily in their houses and are very
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    PRESENCE OF MIND
    306 3 Boy Helps To Save Mother And Sisters 'By Air Mail) (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Mar. 13. P!u£'c and pivseace of of a boy of fif-ern lid pod to save his mother, two brothers and three young sisters from I fire which sfcv« rely damaged their home
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    VISITS PRES. ROOSEVELT
    167 3 Soldier Who Guarded Abraham I Lincoln's Bier I Washington. I William Henry Gilbert, one of the last living links with Abraham Lincoln, has visited the White House and be.en received with honours by President Rocsevelt. He is 93 years old and was one of the six Union
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      393 3 U I ~v modern girl is a young lady of good taste she prefers Playgks Players' Pt'AYetf s CIGARETTE!" 1 I COAL TAR FOR ALL PURPOSES PREPARED BY THE MUNICIPAL GAS Dep*. SINGAPORE. SAMPLES AND ANALYSES OF CRUDE AND DISTILLED TARS CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE MUNICIPAL GAS Dept. OR
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    Shipping News & Notices. WORLD TONNAGE "SUFFOCATION"
    544 4 Shipping News Notices. WORLD TONNAGE "SUFFOCATION" An American's View Of The Problem THAT the United States was not guilty of over-building and, therefore, in good grace should not be asked to contribute to any scrapping of tonnage was the statement made by Mr. G. C. Gaede, of the American Export
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    YASHIMA MARU TRAGEDY
    261 4 King's Silver Medal For Japanese The King has, on the recommendation of the President of the Board of Trade, awarded silver medals for gallantry in JaVmg life at sea to Mr, Takejiro Ikemoto and Mr. Usuke Koizumi, of Kobe, S recognition of their gallantry m Lttemntine to
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    SWEDISH SHIPBUILDING
    127 4 Thirty Vessels In Hand Or Ordered The Swedish Committee of Lloyd's Register reports that 16 ships of 74,200 gross tons are under construction at Swedish yards, all of which, with the exception of a small tanker of 400 tons, are for classification in Lloyd's Register. Besides these, 14
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    ORDEAL IN GALE
    252 4 Piano Swept Overboard From Smokeroom PASSENGERS described their ordeal in a 90 m.p.h. gale when the Dutch liner Costa Rica (8,672 tons) reached Plymouth recently from the West Indies. One, Miss L. M. Williams, of London, had her nose broken and her face badly bruised, and others
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    U.S. RECOGNITION
    74 4 Gold Watches And Medals For Japanese Crew I I 3 Tokyo. Mr. Joseph Grew, the United States Ambassador to Japan, through Mr. X Hirota. the Foreign Minister, delivered gold watches and medals of recognition to Captain Kikuyama and eleven members of his crew, in recognition for their bravery
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      405 4 STEAMER SAILINGS I m and BRITISH INDIA P. 0. S. N. Co.'s SAILINGS. OUTWARDS. Due Tonnage. Singapore. 1935. RANCH! 17 0 0 In port. BURDW/.a 6,070 Apr. 11 N ALDER I 16 000 Apr. 12 RANPURA I 7,000 Apr. 26 SOMALI 6£lo May 8 RAJPUTANA. 17,000 May 10 MANTUA 11,000
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      620 4 PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. TO GENOA, LONDON, ROTTERDAM. HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. From From From From Spore. Malacca. Port Penang. M.S. Sham. *BORINGIA 2-4 2-4 3-4 4-4 ERRIA 23-4 23-4 24-4 25-4 LALANDIA 14-5 14-5 15-5 17-5 JUTLANDIA 4-6 4-6 5-6 7-6 MEONIA 25-6 25-6 26-6 28-6 Calls Madras, Djibouti, Marseilles
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      494 4 N.Y.K. LINE GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS CUNARD WHITE STAR LTD. (Incorporated in Japan.) To London via Naples, Marseilles. Next Sailings— 1986 s.s. HARUNA MARU April 4 s.s. KATORI MARU Apr. 19 s.s. KASHIMA MARU May 2 m.s. YASUKUNT MARU May 16 s.s. HAKONE MARU May 30 MINIMUM FARES TO Ist class
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      477 4 STEAMER SAILINGS mmmwm ■•>. *v NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD. (Incorporated in The underacted are the Company's litended fixtures:— OUTWARDS. "TRIER," for Manila, H'kong S'hai, N. China Japan Apr. 2 S "TRAVE," for Manila, H'kong, S'hai, N. China Japan Apr. 9 HOMEWARDS. For Rotterdam, Hamburg Bremen. t "NORDLAND," also calls Genoa, Marseilles and
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    Financial News & Views. LATEST SINGAPORE SHARE QUOTATIONS
    1300 5 Financial News Views. LATEST SINGAPORE SHARE QUOTATIONS The following mining share quotations are issued by Fraser of p!" a ge and sto <* brokers. Rubber quotations are those ot Fraser Co., and Lyall and Evatt- MIJNING Singapore, Friday, 4 p.m. issue. Value Buyers. Sellers. 41- Ampat Tin 3|6 4 i
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    TIN CONTROL AND THE TIN POOLS
    410 5 FA DEFENCE OF THE SCHEME WELLKNOWNti AUTHORITY REVIEWS CONTROVERSIAL QUESTIONS' JN the following article, which wt take from the Financial News, Captain Oliver Lyttelton makes a defence of the much criticised Tin Pool and the conduct of the 1 in Contro' Scheme. It should
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    MALAYAN QUOTA
    531 5 True Facts About Allotment What are the criticisms thou which must be discussed? First, a certain minority of uioducert, in Malaya object to the scheme because they think that the quota allotted to them is insufficient. Figures can cer tainly be produced to support this view, but the
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    PRICE OF TIN
    322 5 "Safer, If It Were £10 Lower" These criticisms, however, have now somewhat receded, only to be placed by a new series: "The price of tin has been forced up to outrageous levels." The facts are that tin is to-day £6 to £7 above the average price at
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    JUSTIFIABLE FEAR
    451 5 Stimulation Of Outside Production A further fear—and it is a justifiable one—is that "outside" production may become greatly stimulated if tin minini? is made into a highly profitable industry. It is for this reason that the writer would prefer to see the price range slightly lower than that
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    CATEGORICAL DENIAL
    137 5 Tin Interests Not "In Pepper" Lastly, as if to support by prejudice what cannot be supported by argument, rumours have been assiduously circulated that the financial interests behind the Tin Restriction Scheme, the International Tin Pool, and such private market operations as have followed Its dissolution, were in
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    SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
    67 5 j DAILY PRICES CURRENT. Tor R M A No. I. X. Ribbed Smoked Sheet. Singapore, Friday, noon. Bayers. Sellers. Spot (loose) IK% ]9*4 (F. 0.8.) April 19 19V 4 Apn! June 19*% \U« 4 Julv'Sept. 20' v 20% Oct'Dec. 21% 21% Tone of Market: sad Invpular.
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      411 5 TO-DAY'S MARKET POSITION RUBBER STEADIER AFTER FALL London And New York Prices Down (By Our rinandal Correspondent, Singapore, Saturday, noon. To-day s Prices:— Rubber (Singapore), 19 cts., down ct. Market Tone: Quiet. Yesterday's Prices:— London: S'vgd., down VW. Market Tone: Easier. New York: 11 116 cts., down 516 ct. Market
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      27 5 THE EASTERN UNITED ASSURANCE CORPORATION, LTD. FIRE, MARINE, MOTOR CAR, PERSONAL ACCIDENT AND WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION INSURANCE. HEAD OFFICE: M Cecil St, Singapore. L. G JOWWWW. Gew»«" M*n*r*T.
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      77 5 Nederlandsche Handel-Maalsctaappij, N. V. (NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY). Established in Amsterdam, 1824. HEAD OFFICE: AMSTERDAM. WITH BRANCHES IN ROTTERDAM AND THE HAGUE, BATAVIA. Branches throughout' the Dutch East Indies and in the Straits Settlements, India, China Japan and Arabia. LONDON BANKERS: The National Provincial Bank, Limited. Correspondents in the principal Cities
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      209 5 Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Ltd. (Incorporated in Straits Settlements). SUCCESSORS TO THE CHINESE COMMERCIAL BANK, LTD., THE HO HONG BANK, LTD. AND THE OVERSEA CHINESE BANK, LTD. CAPITAL: Authorised $40,000,000.00. Paid Up $10,000,000.00. HEAD OFFICE. CHINA BUILDING, CHI LIA STREET. SINGAPORE. LOCAL BRANCH: 458, NORTH BRIDGE ROAD. BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Cbee
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      556 6 M. HASSAN, 86 A 87, BRAS BASAH ROAD. SINGAPORE. We undertake all sorts of work j In electrical, gas and water ser- J vice lines. We give prompt attention to all orders either big or small. Why not consult us about your requirements Estimate submitted upon Te- j quest without
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      551 6 EDUCATIONAL. m i 9mM saws 1 i i FAR EASTERN MUSK! SCHOOL. Established 1918. iA Government Registered 8chool). (For Boys and Girls). 1-A, Kirk Terrace. Da shy Ohaet, Singapore, Cnri < for a Sound Musical Education -systematic Training both In Technique and Theory. Complete Courses leading to T.C.L. Certificate, Diploma.
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      659 6 CHINESE SECRETARIAT. NOTICE. TENDERS. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that- tenders are now invited for the regular cleaning of the Chinese Secretariat, Singapore. Speci- j fication of such cleaning may be seen at the j Chinese Secretariat. "Date of closing:—l 2 noon on lOth April, 1935. A. B. JORDAN, Secretary for
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      419 6 j Do Your Shoes Give f Yon Complete Foot J j Comfort?; I When buying Shoes, the three I main things to consider are:— J I 1. Complete foot comfort, 1 2. Durability, 1 3. Style. 2 Yap Heng Shoes possess all t these features. Please call at our showrooms
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      374 6 i TRY SARSaPARILLA TONIC 1 The blood builder and purifier and be convinced of its effects in curing vanous disI eases, chronic or otherwise. Pr>ce one bottle $1. Full Course of blood purifying—G bottles for $5. f Sole distributor*: j A. M. MOHAMED EBRAHIM ft COI 79, Hill Street, Singapore.
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      345 6 429, NORTH BRIDGE ROAD (Near Middle Road) THE RIGHT SHOP IN TOWN FOR ALL REPAIRS OF CLOCKS, WATCHES AND GRAMOPHONE Contractors for the Repair f Clocks Watches to the British .Toy sad R.A.F. Base, Malaj ĕmmmmmmmmmmmmmm P ssssi i l i i i i i i i i t i
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    B.B.C s Great Plans For The Jubilee OFFICIAL DETAILS REVEALED
    949 7 Address By The King ro BE HEARD TWICE A WEEK (By Air Mail) From Our Own Correspondent) London, Mar. 20. /VFFICIAL details revealed by the 8.8.C. yesterday show that the 1 Jubliee celebrations will undoubted- he the greatest landmark in
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    BERLIN, SHORT-WAVE STATION
    389 7 Programmes For The Week-End JHE wirehss programmes for the weekShor w/v! nn f ounce i by the German HouV a*;* Broadcasting SATURDAY. (Germ DJN Announcement 4- 20 p.m. Woman's Hour. 4.50 p.m. News in Engl sn Van°e°ty P Con,e F rt om Deu^ndsender 5- 50 p.m. Topical
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    BOY KING OF SIAM
    40 7 Members Of Assembly Take Oath Of Allegiance (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, Mar. 29. The members of the Assembly with the Council of Regency have taken the oath of allegiance before a photograph of the Boy-King.
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    PHOHI, HOLLAND
    239 7 Programmes For The Week-End THE wireless programme for to-day as 1 announced by Phohi, Holland, broadcasung on a wavelength oI 25 57 metres is as follows. (Sta'ion PCJ: Wavelength 19.71 (metres). SATURDAY. 8.50 p.m. Dutch National Anthem and opening announcement. 8 55 p.m. News talk by Mr. L.
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    DAVENTRY WAVELENGTHS
    91 7 6.20 a.m. G.S.A. 49.6 metres and G.S.B. 31.5 metres, Transmission 5. 6.20 p.m. G.S.F. J9.82 metres and G.S.G. 16.86 metres. Transmission 2. 7.50 p.m. G.S.F. 19.82 metres and G.S.E. 25.3 metres, Transmission 2. 9.35 p.m. G.S.E. 25.3 metres and G.S.C. 31.3 metres, Transmission 3. 1120 p.m. G.S.C. 31.3
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    ALLEGED STABBING
    114 7 Sequel To Killiney Road Affray Singapore, Friday. An echo of 'he stabbing affray In which three Tamils are alleged to have been seriously stabbed by a compatriot in Killiney Road in the early hours of this morning was heard before Mr. Norman Grice, the Second Magistrate, this morning
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    ATTEMPTED SUICIDE
    108 7 Desperate Straits Of Elderly Chinese Singapore, Friday. Pleading guilty to a charge of attempted suicide by jumping into the sea at Pulau Tekong before Mr. Norman Grice. the Second Magistrate, to-day. j an elderly Chinese named Wong Ah 1 San told a pitiful story of how he had
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    GAZETTE NOTIFICATIONS
    132 7 Singapore, Friday. The following notifications are published in a Government GazeUe issued this evening: Mr. W. E. Pepys reappointed an Official member of tjhe Legislative Council; Mr. R. H. de S. Onraet io act as Inspector-General of Police, S.S.; Mr. S. E. King to officiate as Deputy Immigration
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    EMPIRE PROGRAMMES FOR WEEK-END
    745 7 t Vocal And Instrumental j Recital Wireless I I T HL Empire wireless programmes for ih<« I week-end are as followsI Orchestra. 1 BiS Ben Ths Sc0 l5h S,u<lio 6 50 p.m. "Canadian Cook ry." A talk by Mrs. Kathleen Bowker. 7.05 p.m. The B.B.C. Northern
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    SYNTHETIC DIAMONDS
    409 7 Secret Discovered By Old Man AN old man discovers how to make synthetic diamonds. He tells his secret to a friend. Hidden in a laboratory, guarded day una night, ne manufactures the jewels under the noses of the diamond syndicates This is the intriguing story told by Mr.
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    SINGAPORE'S TIGER TO BE SHOT
    252 7 Decision Of Municipal Commissioners S Singapore, Friday. INGAFORE'S tiger or t.gers, which is now on the prowl in Bukit Timah, is to be shct. Mr. John Lay cock brought up the questior: of "Mr. Stripes'" undes.rablo pie:ence in Bukit Timah on the adjournment in the
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    ALLEGED THEFT
    49 7 S ngapore, Friday. Bail of $200 was allowed in a case of theft of $5 from a compatriot in New Brdge Road when a Chinese named Loh Fai was produced before Mr. J. M. Brander, the Third Magistrate, ihis morning. The case was postponed until Apr. 5.
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    S.S.V.F.
    55 7 Singapore, Friday. A Government Gazette issued this evening announces t.he transfer of Lieut. P. R. Wait, S S.V.F., to the Reserve of Officers; promotion of Lieut. F. Bedford to the rank of Acting Captain, while in command of Singapore Fortress Coy. R.E.: transfer of Major T. D. Hay TS.V.F.
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      185 7 I CLEARANCE SALE 1 V OP j) RECORDS (3 for $1) jj RADIOS from $50.00 jj j GRAMOPHONES from $125 j M& E. NATHAN j 96, NORTH BRIDGE ROAD and at 23, 27-29, ORCHARD ROAD, (l AMBER MANSIONS. .»«r»i;|:!li:l.;l((lli|i;illlMll!illlil|ii|illi;l^ a a POST IL-8 LID. I Phone 3646. T t iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii/iiiiiiiiiii
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    RETAIL SALES
    299 8 I British January Figures j Show Expansion 1 THE retail sales figures for January, prepared by the Bank of England and the Incorporated Association of Retail Distributors, and published in the "Board of Trade Journal," show an advance of 4.2 per cent, compared with the corresponding month of
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    JUST WHAT YOU WANT TO KNOW. TO-DAYS SKIPPING VESSELS ARRIVED
    110 8 Ophir, Dutch, 1,299 tons; from Belawan 29.3, to Muntok 29.3. Kamuning, British, 1,275 tons; from Malacca 29.3, to Bangkok, date uncertain. City of Adelaide, British, 4,177 tons; tons; from Dairen 29.3, to P. Swettenham 2.4. Merlin, French, 943 tons; from
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    MALAYAN COLLIERIES
    401 8 Belter Times Ahead Says Chairman j j j j I i 'From Our Oiun Reporter) Kuau Lumur. Fiidapy. Folowing the chairman- speech at tne annual meeting of Mala} an Cclhc-ries to-day. Mr. John Hands asked that the directors proceed very slowly with the expansion of their subsidiary works
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    TELUK ANSON RUBBER
    224 8 Profit On Year's Working Of $43,712 i In their annual report for the year ended Dec. 31. 1934, the directors of Teluk Anscn Rubber Estate, Ltd., state: The profit for the year, after providing for Depreciation and Directors' Fpes, j amounts to $43,712.26 which added to the
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    MAILS EXPECTED
    38 8 From Australia. Netherlands Indies, etc. by Air <Qantas> due at Singapore on Monday. From Europe, etc. by Air <Imperial) due at Singapore on Monday. From China by the HosanL due al Singapore at daylicfit on Monday.
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    DEFERRED DEPARTURE
    24 8 The sjs. Rancni for Hongkong &c. Mails previously announced as closing at ■10 r>.m. to-day will new close at 2 p.m. to-day.
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    MONEY MARKET
    302 8 SELLING Singapore, Mar. 29. London 4 months' sight 2[4 3j32 London 3 months' sight 2|4 116 London 60 days' sight 2<4 1;32 London 30 days' sight 2 4 London demand 2|3 31,32 London T.T. 2j3 31 32 Lyons and Paris demand 844 Hamburg demand 137 New York demand
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    PRODUCE
    220 8 Singapore. Mar. 29. R. (Siam) W. Coast N. 1 per Koyan $137 R. (Siam) W. Coast N. 2 per Koyan $135 R. (Siam) W. Coast N. 3 per Koyan $133 Rice. B. Siam N 1 per Koyan 5124 Rice B. Siam N. 2 per Koyan $121 Rice. Siam, Al
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    AMUSEMENT?
    76 8 ALHAMBRA The Eighty Barnum.* APOLLO.—Hindustani laiuie.s. CAPITOL.-'The Lives oi a Bengal Lancer." EMPlRE.—Change of programme. GREAT WORLD.—CaDaiet Dancing, Side-shows, Malay Operas, Chinese Wayangs. Cinemas. Taikies, etc. HOLLYWOOD. "Dance Team and "To-day We Live.' MARLBOROUGH.—"Burn 'Em Up Barnes." NEW WORLD.— Cabaret Dancing, Side-shows. Malay Operas, "hinese Wayangs, Cinemas. Talkies, etc.
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    RUBBER MARKET
    149 8 Lewis And Peat's Weekly Report Messrs. Lewi.? and Peat I Singapore! Ltd., in iheir weekly report dated Mar. 1 29 state: Ihe revised quotas lor the second and third quarter Oi the year came as a surprise to a market which was suffering from an acute state of
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    HARBOUR BOARD
    121 8 I SHIPS ALONGSIDE THE WHARVES OR EXPECTED TO ARRIVE Singapore, Mar. 30. East Wharf (Entrance Gate 1) I Nil. Main Wharf (En-ranee Oa 3) Ranchi 18: Benmacdhui 16; Kinta 14; Felix Roussel 11; Glenogie C: Erria 7. Empire Dock (Entrance Gate 3» City of Adelaide 30; Foylebank 32;
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      441 8 SINGAPORE HOTELS SEA VIEW HOTEL j IDEAL SEASIDE RESORT. I I EVERY ROOM WITH PRIVATE BATH. RUNNING HOT AND COLD WATER TENNIS GOLF SWIMMING SUNBATHING. Z I ONE OF SINGAPORE'S SCENIC BEAUTY SPOTS, s SUNDAY I I POPULAR CONCERT 11 A.M. TO 1 P.M. SPECIAL CURRY TIFFIN. i SUNDAY EVENING:
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      25 8 j FIGARO Ladies Hairdressers. WAVING By European Experts. *S SuO »nd SIS only. RAFFLES HOTEL, (Room 120) at 91. Bras Basah Road. TELEPHONE 2868. j
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      591 8 [POSTAL I HT€LLiC€NC£|_ SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE TO-DAY Western Canada and Western States of U.S.A. (Ranch 1 1 2 p.m. China (Generally) (Ranr.hi) 2 D.m Hongkong (Rancni) 2 p.m. Japan (Ranch.) 2 p.m. Trengeanu (Asaang) 2 p.m. Djambi (Toba) 3 p.m. Sarawak (generally), Miri, Sarikei Sibu (Marudu) 3.30 p.m. Borneo (North).
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      139 8 I 8 30 p.m., Dr. Chia Keng He's residence. 3 Sea Avenue, Kitong. i U.C.M.A.: Dance orchestra practice, 8 ;\m.. Chinese Association, i Shanghai Badminton Party: Dinner. New Life' Restaurant, Great World 8 I p.m. I Anson Athletic Association: Monthly i meeting. Mr. Yin Loh Boon's residence, 25. Cheng Cheok
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      263 8 1 DIARY Of Tti€ DAY j WHAT'S ON Public Functions And Sports Fixtures TO-DAY, MAR. 30 High Tides.—5.51.a.m., 9.10 p.m. Singapore Flower Show, New Wuld. Football: S.A.F.A. League, Div l, Wiltshires v. M.F.A., Anson Road Stadium; Govt. League, Div. I, Monopolies v. Police, Police Depot: M.F.A. League, Kota Raja v.
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    DR. C. T. WANG AT THE S.C.R.C.
    791 9 Members' Reception i I EXHIBITION MATCHES PLAYED Singapore,. Friday. LARGE gathering was present at a reception given by members of the Straits Chinese Recreation Club this afternoon in honour of Dr. C. T. Wang, the president of the China National Amateur Athletic Association,
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    WINTER TERROR IN BULGARIA
    327 9 Wolves Made Bold Through Hunger JJOW wolves make winter a time of terror Wf in the country districts of Bulgaria is illustrated by the following messages relayed by Reuters correspondent in Sofia:— FIREMEN'S ORDEAL. Deep snowdrifts blocking the roads made it impossible for the Varna fire
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    STUDYING THE "AURORA"
    55 9 Leningrad. A scientific expedition is making observat ons upo.t the Aurora Borealis. It has been sent to th? town of Kirovsk (formerly Khibinogorsk) by the Chief Astronomical in Pulkovo. The observations are expected to be of great significance in connection with the study of the chemical composition
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    AWAY WITH STRIKES
    164 9 Govt. Decree To "Mobilise" Workers Belgrade. WOMEN as well as men may be called to the colours in the case of a strike on certain essential services according to new regulations issued by the Yugoslav Ministry of the Interior. In the event of a strike on railways,
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    MALACCA NOTES Chinese Entertain Mr. C. T. Wang
    325 9 (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, Mar. 28. The Hon. Mr. A. McKenzie, of Tebong Estate, has returned from Home leave. The second annual general meeting of the Malacca Badminton Association will be held on Saturday evening, April 6, at the Seng Cheong
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    EARTHQUAKE FUND
    229 9 Relief For Sufferers In Bihar And Orissa It will bo remembered that a Tamil, Drama Orgar.isintf Committee was set up ;n Singapore in March, 11)34, to collect- funds for the relief of the suffere.s from the arthquake disaster in the Province of Bihar and Orissa in North India.
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    MOSLEMS AND THE JUBILEE
    436 9 Appeal By Singapore Committee THE following let'er on the subject of the Moslem celebration of His Majesty's Silver Jubilee in Singapore has been forwarded to us by Dato Mohamed Ghazali, J.P., and Mr. A. M. Alsagoff, J.P.: The Moslem Committee which is arranging the pageant and
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    SHE LOST WEIGHT EACH WEEK
    197 9 The Ideal Way To Reduce A woman writes to tell how she is radocing excess fat —and lur way cons u> be 1-he ideal way. "I am 4!t yean old, 5 ft. stf ins. in heisfh'.. und was H ll.s. when I started taking a
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    THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN
    132 11 Exhibition Of Monstrosities To Be Refused AN ordinance to amend the Children Ordinance of 1927 is shortly to be introduced into the Legislative Council the object; of which is to give tlie Protector or Controller power, subject to an appeal to the Governor in Council, to
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    BREACH OF TRUST
    146 11 Chinese Actor Succumbs To Temptation Singapore, Friday. Lim Ah Kow, an actor emixloyed by a Chinese theatrical company, wa.s, this morning, charged before Mr. J. M. Brander, the Third "Magistrate, with criminal preach of trust in re»i>ect of $10. The accused, i was stated, went to his
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    RED CHIEF CAUGHT
    70 11 Sent To Foochow For Trial Shanghai, Mai. 23. Chang Chung Shun, the Red lcadei. has been arrested at Minhon. He is bein& em under escort to Foochow to slana trial. The Reds under Chu Mo are icii* aUng to northern Kweichow. having icCTOSfted Chikshui. They were intercepted
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    RAFFLES LIBRARY
    389 11 The Underacted no n-fiction arajjjcs will be ready r issue on Saturday at 9 a.m. Angel! (Sir N.> Prefare to Peace. A Guide far the Plain Man. Hat i Win Henry j Beimaute the .Matador. Hi us t rated. Boliiael (Cforney) The Tragedy of Gaadhi Illustrated. rTheaterton (G.K.)
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    JOTTINGS FROM UP-COUNTRY
    227 11 F.BLB. Response To Rubber (Juola THE F.M S, response to the fixing of the rubber quota at 70 per cent, for April. May and June and 6.0 per cent, for the remainder ot the year is "cheerful and confident." The International Rubber Regulation Committee, it is felt,
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    N.S. Planters
    214 11 NO federation or amalgamation can be aiive without vigorous autonomy ir its separate const it uem» and this applies is suiely to plan'me; matters as it doer o affairs of stale it is becoming increasingly clear that the success of th •.lew union o.* Malayan planting interest iepends
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    42 11 A patty ol 10 Siamese Government lticials will arrive in Singapore from Bangkok on April 13 and will sail on the Na'dera for Hongkong. There they will :ake the Presidem Coolidge for Tokyo where they will attend the Japanese Industrial F.iir. j
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCE'S [niet leesbaar]
    74 12 S ouTof C Mr ri^. ,)ray f T S e of soul of Mr. larenco A. Com z. who v 0 ok P m Hp 1 r 0,1 March 18 at 8-30 pm. He times from a respectable family in Anjengo (B India) and leaves behnd
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    A LOOK AROUND
    510 12 J|IS inclination towards conferences and conversations, gestures and pacts, which caused him to travel all over the Continent earned for Mr. Ramsay MacDonald the apt soubriquet of "our peripatetic Prime Minister." Today he cannot lay claim to sole possession ot that distinction, if so it can be
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    EX-KING OF SIAM
    62 12 Decision To Stay On In England Reuter. London. Mar. 29. THE ex-King of Slam will hencefor- ward be rfficiallv known as Prajadhipok. Prince of Sukhodaya. He has bought Hangmoor, a large house with fifteen acres in Virginia Water, and has decided to stay in England, as h's
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    JEWELLER CHARGED
    195 12 Alleges He Is Worth §105,000 Singapore, Saturday. Kassim Mohamed Oli Mohamed, a wellknown jeweller carrying on business in Street, appeared before the District Judge, Mr. H. A. Forrer, yesterday. He was charged "that on Nov. 19, being legally bound by oath to state the truth as to his
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    ALLEGED MURDER
    81 12 Sequel To Joo Chiat Place Affair Singapore, Saturday. An affray between two Japanese in a house In Joo Chiat Place on Ma? 27 and the subsequent death of one of the men (Yamasi Tsutsumi. n hospital from a fractured skull, had its seoue before Mr. Merman Grice. th
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    Notes and Comments Textile Quotas
    229 12 ysUALLY the proceedings at the annual meeting of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce are placid to a degree. The chairman reads a speech in which the trade of the Colony ls reviewed m detail, officers are elected and that is all. The average member is
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    The Fetish
    245 12 THE Free Port Policy, so vigorously advocated by the older generation, Is largely a fetish. Not all those who advocate it are quite clear as to what the term means. Free trade in a port in which British and other European import trade had been killed would not
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    The League
    219 12 JAPAN made her formal departure from the League of Nations on Monday and it is on record that she shook the dust of Geneva from her feet hi an j atmosphere which suggested that the modern Tower of Babel had been trans- formed into a mutual admiration society.
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    Advertising Malaya
    150 12 I "TO relieve the routine of life on boara. why not travel through Malaya befween Singapore and Penang? ihe F.M.S. Railways offer the best means of doing this at an attractive reduced first-class single fare of $20, or £2 6s. 8d This is the message on the latest
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    Topics Of The Day
    356 12 "IT isn't wrong," says a writer, "for a man to take a girl out and not spend money on her." But it's very, very dimcult A j A publisher puts a postcard in every i book asking the reader where he obtained i k We understand
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    Abyssinia Breaks Off Negotiations With Italy SITUATION MOST SERIOUS
    238 13 SEQUEL TO FRONTIER INCIDENTS Arbitration Demanded Difficulty In Reaching Agreement Rome, March 29. JT was officially announced today that the Abyssinian Government had decided to break off direct negotiations with the Italian Government. It is understood that the Abyssinian Government is
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    INTERNATIONAL LOAN
    154 13 Waiting For China's Proposals Shanghai. March 28. Sir Alexander Cadogan the British Minister, who is now in Nanking, stated that he is waiting for Dr. H. H. Kung, the Finance Minister, to submit con crete proposals for foreign financial sistance to China. Mi Nelson Johnson, the American Minister,
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    CORONER'S COURT
    86 13 Singapore, Saturday. A verdict of death by misadventure was returned by the Singapore Coroner. I Mr. W. G. Porter, as a result of a fatal lorry accident in Serangoon Road on the afternoon of Mar. 23, in which a eight year-old Chinese boy named Tan Song Nam met
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    PRESENTED AT COURT
    33 13 Reuter. London, Mar. 29. Mr. M. T. Liang's daughter was presented at Their Majesties' Court by Madame Quo Tai Chi, wife, of the j H v Mfn««t<*r in T onden.—Renter.
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    CROWDS GREET DUKE OP GLOUCESTER
    297 13 j Guildhall Luncheon In i His Honour British Official Wireless. London, Mar. 29 THE Duke of Gloucester was welcomed i home by the City ot London after his j seven months' Emp.re tour. i Large crowds greeted the Duke as ha drove m an open
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    THE LATE MRS. J. WILSON
    347 13 Largely Attended Funeral In K.L. 'From Our Own Reporter) Kuala Lumpur. Friday. The funeral of Mrs J. Wilson, wife of the Secretary of the Club, whose death was announced yesterday. :ook place this evening at the Cheras Road Cemetery was very well attended. The service
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    JAPAN'S RADIO SERVICE
    103 13 Daily Broadcasts Of News In English The Japanese radio station at Tokyo daily news in English for the benefit of BruFst? and American listeners in the Far E The service is also directed to London and San Francisco, where, apparently, th? broadcast would have to he converted
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    FINE FILM AT THE ALHAMBRA
    232 13 Wallace Beery In The Mighty Barnum THE CINEMAS WALLACE Beery and Adolphe Menjou give suoerb character, cations in "The Mighty Barnum," Darryl F. Zanuck's 20th Century production which opened to full houses at the Alhambra Theatre yesterday. The film offers everything that the- j mcst
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    THE "REVERSE CLUB"
    166 13 Where Everything I s Done Backwards j j j Prague, This story should really have the dateline at the end and the headings underneath and should be read upside down. It is about the "Reverse Club" where [everything is done backwards. Thirty-nine young Czechoslovaks, of both sexes
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    HARMONICA JAMBOREE
    90 13 Tokyo. I What is clamed to be the first harmorvea j Jamboree ever held will take place in Tokyo this summer. I'« has been estimated that at least 200,000 people in Japan play the mouth-organ now, the instrument having grown In popularity enormously during the past few years.
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    DUKE SETS THE FASHION
    148 13 Young New Zealanders Now Wearing Moustaches Wellington. N.Z. The fashions of men of the c m itry have been influenced in at least one direction by h.. visit to New Zealand of H.fi.H. the Duke of Glou ester. I; has persuaded large numbers of them to
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    NEW KINDS OF FISH
    154 13 Twenty-One Species Unknown To Science Found Burban, W'ai. Twenty-one species of fish entirely new •r» science have been discovered by Mr. if. W. Bell Mavl'v, Fisheries Officer in Natal. Hp sent e< ns'gnment of fish to Dr. Henry W. Fowler, of the Academy of Natural Sciences,
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    PERMISSION REFUSED
    123 13 Man Who Wants To Change His Name To "Mr. Devil" Helsingfors. I A man who wanted to change his name j to "Mr. Devil" has been refused permission. He was a shoemaker from Viborg, who was one among 24,000 applicants who wish- j ed to avail themselves of
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    ON OTHER PAGES
    46 13 GIRLS' CORNER, 2. THE SAAR PLEBISCITE, 3. I FINANCIAL NEWS, 5. RADIO TOPICS, 7. I CLUB DIARY, 8. CHURCH SERVICES. 9. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEETING. U and 29. MUNICIPAL MEETING, 15. SPORTS NEWS, 16 and 17. THE JUBILEE FILM. 22. HOYS' CORNER. 23.
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    BRITISH ENVOY IN MOSCOW
    249 13 Heart-To-Keart Talk With Stalin j Reuter. Moscow, Mar. 29. A CHANGE in Mr. Anthony Eden's pro- gramme suggests that to-day will be the most important day of the conversations. He will now be seeing M. Stalin in the morning alter M. LitvinofT instead of in the
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    DUTCHMAN IN COURT
    88 13 Application For Detention Singapore, Saturday. Appearing before the District Judge Mr. H. A. Forrcr. yesterday, DetectiveInspector Wray made an application in connection with extradition proceeding-: I concerning a Dutchman named Louis i Alexander van Coeverden. The application was for his detention in Singapore for a further period.
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    BELGIUM TO STAY ON GOLD
    279 13 19 Belga To Be Devalued LONDON UNSHAKEN BY DECISION Brussels, Mar. 29. JHE Government announced that Belgium was remaining on th> gold standard, but that the Belga would be devalued to a degree not below 30 per cent. The gold reserve of the National Bank
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    STRIKING SIMILARITY
    224 13 U.S. President's Action Followed Reuter. sterling, but failed to impress the Stock Lxehange where the news has been discounted. Consequently shares of companies which are likely to sutler from intensified competition in the world market showed no further reaction. Paris regards the action of Belgium as a "blood
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    Free Port Policy Or Piece Goods Quota System CRITICISM OF "TRADITIONAL ATTITUDE"
    358 14 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEETING Member On Committee s ''One Sided View gTRONG criticism of the policy ad opted in regard to the piece-goods quota was made by Mr. L. A. Davies, of Henry Waugh and Co., Ltd., at
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    CHAIRMAN'S SPEECH
    905 14 The Paramount Importance Of Rubber Addressing the meeting, ihe Chairman said: Gentlemen.—With your permission, I will, as usual, take as read the report of the committee and the accounts for the year 1934. The accounts show an excess of expenditure over income of $1.102 24, as compared with
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    TIN CONTROL
    540 14 Question Of Its Extension For Further Period I I am obliged to the Straits Trading Company Limited for the statistics and rmation bating to Tin, which you will find printed in the Appendix. The vexed question cf Tin control has 22. mu in the Height in recent wecKs.
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    GENERAL PRODUCE
    859 14 Disappointing Year For Shippers The year under review was disappointing to shippers of Produce, prices generally being at a low level during the earlier months and turnover smaller Supplies of Copra showed a small falling off. but prices improved from $3.10 and $2.40 for Sundried and F.M. respectively,
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    GENERAL
    1049 14 Arrival Of H.E. Sir Shenton Thomas The following are some of the subjects that have had the attention of your Committee:— THE GOVERNOR: His Excellency, Sir Shenton Thomas. K.C.M.G., arrived in Singapore on Nov. 9, to assume the office of Governor of the Straits Settlements and High Commissioner of
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    PIECE-GOODS QUOTA
    956 14 Member's Criticism Of Chamber's Policy Under "General" Mr. L. A. Davies of Henry Waugh and Co.. said: Mr. Chairman, with your permission I should iike to refer to a letter thai appeared in the Free Press on Jan. 25 signed "Ten Members of the Chamber of Commerce" That
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    Commissioners Debate On Singapore's Hawker Problem
    1550 15 Committee s Forfeiture TroposJs T(eferred Sack Singpore, Friday, i npHE much discussed question of the control of hawkers in Singapore as again debated in the meeting ot the Municipal Commissioners held to-day. decision of Committee No. 2 to peal to His Excellency the Governor
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    MEI LAN FANG
    65 15 Shanghai, Mar. 29. According to messages received from Moscow. Mr. Mci Lan Fang, the wellknown Chinv>e actor, has received much priase for his series of performances in thr Soviet theatre halls. Soviet high officials, including M Molotov, and M. Voroshilov, and also Madame LitvinofT are daily among
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    P~. C. T. Wang was entertained at the Singapore Chinese Recreation Club yesterday and delivered an Interesting address on the progress of sport amongst the Chinese. ' *
    26 15 P~. C. T. Wang was entertained at the Singapore Chinese Recreation Club yesterday and delivered an Interesting address on the progress of sport amongst the Chinese.
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    STRIKES THREATENED IN U.S.A.
    95 15 Extension Of N.R.A. To Meet Situation Reuter. Washington. Mar. 29. SECRETLY drafted Administration Bill for the extension of the N.R.A. with seme modifications was hastily introduced in the Senate after the warning by Mr. Richberg, the N.R.A. chief, that strikes wer? threatening in ihe steel, coal,
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    IPOH CLAIM
    220 15 Retired Merchant Sues Accountants (From Our Oicn Reporter) Ipoh, Thursday. MR. W. P Bams a retired merchant and planter) made a claim lox damages against Messrs. R. P. Phillips, R. S. Stewart and A. S. Brown, wellknown Malayan accountants, in the Supreme Court on Tuesday, on_ the ground
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    HEALTH OF THE EAST
    386 15 following l ihe health bulletin of the League of Nations Eastern Burrau Singapore, for the week ended Mar. 23Aron? c n S the p)rt in the Astern Arena to report the prssence of plague during the week, tw 0 fatal cases having been not fied. Cholera
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    Golden Miller Falls In Grand National
    148 16 HOTTEST FANCY EVER Reynoldstown Wins AN ATTENDANCE OF 200,000 Reuter. London, Mar. 29. Grand National Steeplechase, over a distance of 4 miles, 856 yards, was run at Aintree to-day and resulted as follows: Major Furlong's REYNOLDSTOWN (Owner) 1 Lady Lindsay's Blu£ Prince (Parwin) 2
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    THE RACE DESCRIBED
    276 16 Favourite Falls At Seventh Jump Reuter. London, Mar. 29. From a good start, Theras led, followed by Thomond II. Emancipator, Golden Miller. Castleirwell. Really True and Royal Ransom, with Ballvbrack last. Huicholloa and Southern Hue fell at the first fence and at the fourth Fouquet refused the
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    PRINCE OF WALES
    143 16 The Most Distinguished Racegoer Reuter. London, Mar. 29. The Prince of Wales was the most distinguished racegoer among 200,000 people who flocked the Aintree his afternoon to see the Grand National. Americans were in a stronger force than ever and there was a large increase of French
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    S.C.C. TENNIS
    58 16 Limited Number Of Courts Available A limited number of courts will be available for booking from Monday Apr. 1. with the exception of Wednesday, Apr. 3. when the Japanese Davis Cup players will be giving an Exhibition at the Club. Mixed Doubles may be played next week on
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    THE GAME OF BOWLS
    175 16 Saying Of 1588 Repeated In 1935 Reuter. Newcastle, Mar. 14. In 1588 Sir Francis Drake was on the Plymouth Hoe bowling green when 1 somebody told him about the Spanish 1 Armada. "They must wait their turn," said Sir Francis, and finished the game, j In
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    BLUE EAGLE v. HAPPY PALS
    80 16 The following will represent the Blue i Eagle Badminton Party against the I Happy Pals Badminton Party to-day at* 3 > p.m. to be played off at the court of > the latter. SINGLES: Tan Soo Aik, Omar Bin I Othmar, Amat Bin Mattar, X
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    39 16 In a friendly game of soccer which was played on the S.C.C. ground yester- day between the second team of the I Club and the Singapore Cold Storage the Cold Storage defeated the Club by 2 goals to 0.
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    NOTTS CRICKET CLUB
    35 16 .Sir Julien Cahn Elected President Reuter Wireless. London. Mar. 21. Sir Julien Cahn has been elected President of the Notts County Cricicet Club on the nomination of the Duke of Portland.—Reuter Wireless.
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    PRINTING OFFICE WIN
    32 16 Singapore. Samrday. In the Second Division of le Government League, the Printing Office beat the Audit-Treasury by three goals to two on the Junior Civil Service Association ground yesterday.
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    S.R.C. TENNIS
    135 16 j t Next Week's Tournament Ties THE following are the tie? fixed for Monday and Tuesday next:, MONDAY, APRIL 1 SINGLES HANDICAP G. Clunies Ross (plus 3) v. A. K. Pereira (owe 1) E. Ryan (pluj 15.3) v. 1 C. B. Webb (plus 15.3), A. J. Vaz (plus
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    OLYMPIC BELL
    211 16 Approximately 7ft. And b\'i Inches In Height The Berlin sculptor, Walter. E. Lemcke, has now completed in his atelier the model from which the Olympic Be will be cast. The body of the bell stands approximately 7 feet 6V2 inches high, its crown 1 foot 1 inch, and
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    720 16 Some Surprising Results Of 1 lie IV?ek <By "FULL BACK') TVHERE have been some surprising results during the week, both in the S.A.F.A. League and the Com mercial Cup competition. The biggest surprise occurred yesterday, when the Chinese, last year's champions, were soundly beaten by the Royal
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    LEAGUE CHAMPIONS BEATEN
    660 16 Soccer Surprise CHINESE LOSE TO ENGINEERS Singapore, Friday. I AST year's League Champions, the Chinese, were rather surprisingly beaten this afternoon, at the Anson Road Stadium, when they clashed with the Royal Engineers in the First Division of the S.A.F.A. League. The Engineers gave an excellent d'spiay
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    773 17 New Club House IMPORTANT PLANS FOR FUTURE npHE remarkable growth of tho Singapore Swimming Club since pool was installed is shown by I c figures quoted in the report for year ended Jan. 31, which has st been issued. During t
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    U.S.A. AND JAPAN
    576 17 I First To Nam* Olympic Competitors THE Americans and Japanese have not much more time at their disposal for eliminating contests for the Winter Games at Garmisch-Partcnkirchen, com- 1 meriting on February 16, 1930. since it is a long journey from these two coun- tries to Germany
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    67 17 Ret ice ice Carried Into Retirement W M WoodfuU, Australia's ericke. captain.' cairies hjs reticence into retirem c nt The Board of Control asked him to submit 8 wi.tten L;ta emcnt 011 tne T ccn teur el England, with recommendatictrs reining to future tours. He oici ftho manager
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    GOSSIP OF THE BOXING RING
    745 17 Sieve Hamas May Appear At Wembley CTEVE HAMAS was badly knocked abcu. *f by Schmeling, but before going to Hamburg for i'he fi«ht, expressed his dcs m to meet th? best mail In B.itain. a id there la every likelihood that ho will be seen
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    LAWN TENNIS
    106 17 Advice By Jack Crawford the following points on Lawn Temii s Tare given to players by JackCrav,lord, the Australian champion:— Do not be over-confident. Do not fear your opponent. Disguise your nervousness. M-ke him believe that you are not worried, no matter how badly he is beainD(Tnot be
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    306 17 Some Notes On The Lesser Lights ONE of the most interesting among the lesser lights cf the forthcoming Grand National is Tapinois. a seven-year-old owned by Mr. F. E. Peek and trained by liui i This youngish chaser is by Tapin, the Frc-:vjh horse that won the Lincolnshrc
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    GOLFERS AND CROWS
    211 17 New Ruling May Be Required Canberra, March 14. The crows that annoy golfers on the Canberra links may provide a new puzzk for a ruling by the Royal and Ancu Should a golf ball picked up by o. crow and dropped near the hole be playeu from
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    INTERNATIONAL SOCCER
    43 17 An International Soccer ma eh will be ntayed be.ween Germany and the Irish Free Stato this summer This would be the first time that these nations have met at socce r The venue of he match has not yet been decided.
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    Scottish Cup Semi-Finals To-Day TWO KEEN GAMES LIKELY
    517 17 The Last Lap INTERESTING LEAGUE FIXTURES THE semi-finals of the Scottish Cun will be played to-day, the draw being as follows: Rangers v Hearts (at Hampden Park) Aberdeen v Hamilton (Ground not hx<?d) Will Hearts be able to nip in on the
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    JEAN BOROTRA'S 50TH TITLE
    254 17 Recent > In Covered Court Tennis BOROTRA'S iv cut successes in the French covered courts lawn Una is championships brought the t„ al ot his ruH J Utie wins to fcrty-ninc. lie has I ~w won Iht covered courts single title ten times. Buro>ra was extremely
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    CHARTERED BANK R.C.
    131 17 The 4th annual genera! meeting of Tne Chartered Bank (Local Stall) Recreation Club was held on Mar. ii 3. at the Club.; premises, 454—A. Serangoon RosUL The following were elected Olfice Bearers for 1935:—Patrons: Messrs. Ngccw Nian Chin and Tan Ek Lee; President: Mr Tan Obg Seng;
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      423 18 A TRIUMPH FOR THE TRIBUNE GREAT JUBILEE FEATURE FAMOUS DRAMATIST DESCRIBES THE KING AND HIS REIGN JOHN DRINKWATER'S OUTSTANDING WORK FOR THE MALAYA TRIBUNE SUNDAY TRIBUNE (SPECIAL JUBILEE ISSUE i j SPECIAL JUBILEE ISSUE of 44 PAGES on )of 28 PAGES on APRIL 23. APRW 28. j I 0 tell
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    419 18 The Craving For Magical Cures London. THERE is to-day a steadily growing loss of confidence on the part of the public 111 the medical profession. Such was the statement made here by Sir Walter Langdon Brown. Regius Professor of Physics at Cambridge in a lecture
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    68 18 Women More Efficient Than Men Calcutta. Do women make more efficicn. telephone operators than men? Sir Frank Noyce. Memb.r of Industries and Labour lias answered this question in he affirmative in the Legislative Assembly. The reasons which he suggested for th s pieference, which he said was common
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    121 18 Heart Balm Suits To Be Abolished In U.S. Reuter. Albany (New York), Mar. 29. TOVERNOR Lehman has signed a bill "abolishing "heart balm" (breach of promise) suits in New York State on the ground that they have been made an .1 rtvument of blackmail. The law
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    351 18 Minutes Of Committee Meeting At a commit tec'meet ing of the Singapore Ratepayers Association held on Mar 21, he president, the Hon. Mr. Tav Lian Teck. welcomed Mr. G. H. Kiat, as a new member 01 the commutes. A report prepared by Mr. Hogan relating to Government Resurveya
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    276 18 Municipal Commissioners' Tribute Singapcre. Friday. Reference to the death of Mr. Simon de Souza was made at the Municipa i Commissioners' meeting held th's after- nocn. The Commissioners stood up in silence as a mark of respect to the deceased'a memory. At the beginning of
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    77 18 Singapore, Friday. Han Loo T 00, a Chinese engaged as an assistant in a coffee-shop in Tanjong was produced before Mr. Normar. Grice. Second Magistrate, to-day, on a charge of stealing a brief-bag belonging o I/UB Cheng Lien in North Bridge Road. P. C.
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    729 19 Singapore Flying Club (HAIRMAN'S SPEECH AT MEETING pKKSlDING at the annual general i meeting of the Royal Singapore ni r Club yesterday evening, Wing imiiodore F. G. Lundon made a progainst the petrol tax, which inr(j fuel used by "aircrafts which f! .»t use the roads/'
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    793 19 ivil Aerodromes Required There i re *s> one other matter in <x»ntc'J*l with proposed aerodromes -n *waya that I would like to stress W>- night, and that As the necessity 0 i not neglecting <to provide evil aerodromes on the -east coast of .Malaya. The aeropiaae aervasTts
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    BUDDHISTS AND THE JUBILEE
    36 19 A -feint meeting of the Internationa! Jfitr iJSon. Singapore Buddhist S?«SS4 San Si SSS2r»«ISe Racecourse Wad. 01. 3F2£ ,1 11 am to consider the best a means to celebrate the King's Jubilee.
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    37 19 Munich. 1h< South German Johann war of 1864, at the age o£ 97 at Furth, just outside r A n v mo«rns the de5{E" 1%J and honourable filhS-r" of Germany's "old" days of glory.
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    SINGAPORE FLOWER SHOW
    785 19 Opened By His Excellency The Governor Singapore, Friday. *THAT this year's Flower Show was on a bigger and better scale than any of ti t bhows held in previous years, were the opening remarks of His Excellency ths Governor, Sir Shenton Thomas, and Mr. John Laycock, Chairman
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    THE PRIZE LIST
    1032 19 GROUP I, FLOWERING PLANTS IN POTS Class 1, balsams: 1, Khian Kee; 2, Mayen Garden; 3, Wah Kee. Class 2, begonia: 1, Mong Heng; 2, Ah Tee; 3, Mong Heng. Clas- 3, begonia (spec.men flowering plant): 1, Mong Heng; 2. Ah Tee; 3, Mot.-g- Hens:. Class 4,
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    "THREE fFINGERSD JACK"
    568 19 S* n ten cod To Five Years' Penal Servitude Londo i. 'THREE Fingered Jack," otherwise 36- years-old Owen Jennings, stated to he the most expert tforgsr m «nghwid. ha* been sentenced to five JMMV penal -servitude at the Old 'Bailey. He was accused, with four c 'her
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    UNDESERVED CRITICISM
    331 20 Committee Member's Reply To Mr. Davies Mr. A. P. Cameron in reply .said: I have listened to the last speaker's remarks with interest and particularly his criticism of the Committee which J feel is a little undeserved. I would remind members that in June last year a Special
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    ALMSHOUSE FOR SINGAPORE
    2057 20 Municipal Decision CAPITAL FUND TO BE RAISED Singpore, Friday. yjY an overwhelming majority, the Municipal Commissioners, at thenmonthly meeting held this afternoon at the Board Room, decided to adopt the report of the sub-committee appointed to consider the question o1 providing a home or homes for the
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    ROAD DEATHS
    127 20 Number Continues.To Fall In United Kingdom British Official Wireless. London, Mar. 27. I The Transport Minister, Mr. I Belisha. stated in Parliament that the j number of person? killeo and injurd 1 on roads, which had shown a contlnu- i I cus decrease in recent weeks, was likely
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    TRAMP SHIPPING.
    61 20 Minimum Freight Rate; Adopted Reuter. London, Mar. 29 IT has been agreed that the scheme 1 for minimum freight rates from Aii tral a to the home market and f— Eastern ports be accepted by Br.- 'shipowners and adopted forthwith The Tramp Shipping Administer Committee, is satisfied that
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    BANGKOK DOCK MANAGER
    34 20 Transferred To Singapor Firm (From Our Own Correspondent, Bangkok. Mar 29. Mr. Duff, for several years manager o* 4 he Bangkok Dock Company. has bcfii ransferred to the United Engineers 3ingapore.
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    PARDONED
    58 20 Echo Of Attempt On Life Of M. Venizelos Reuter. Athens, M;tr. 29 The Assize Court has acquitted ail tii accused who participated in the at tampon the l'fe of M. Venizelos Hi Ji'ne. 193j l eluding ex-Chief of the Athens Polic< M. Polychronopoulos, the brigand ch> i M. Karathanassis,
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    ALLEGED HOUSEBREAKING.
    60 20 Singapore. Friday. Charged with hou«-bre2king ana theft of a hat and clothing belonging to a compatrlo" living in Tc.luk Aver Street, a Chinese named Tay Boon Sian pleaded guilty when he appeared before Mr J. M. Brander, the Third Mag s,ratth s morning. The case was postponed until
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    SWIMMING RECORD
    24 20 Reuter. Cambr'dge (Massachusetts* Mar 29. Jack Medica swam the 1.500 inetn free-style in 18 minutes 59 3 10 secor* a world's record.—Reuter
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    1345 21 An "Exhibitionist" I'KEVIOUS efforts to EXCITE PITY I (By Air Mail) London, Mar. 13. ••OK was an exhibitionist," said the coroner for Westminster, Mr. liurlt'by Oddie, yesterday, recording fi verdict of suicide while of unsound 11(1 on Desmond C. J. McSweenev, an acting principal of
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    REV. DR. JAMES ELLIOTT
    183 21 Poor Irish Boy Who Became A Professor Winnipeg, Manitoba. The remarkable life-story of a pcor Irish immigrant who became a professor of philosophy and ethics at a famous Canadian college and also a Methodist minister, has ended with the death oi the Rev. Dr. James Elliott.
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    NETHERLANDS INDIES RUBBER STATISTICS
    161 21 thP Chief of the Central B ireau of Statistics. Batavia. Ihe following information has been receivea from tne uw Tarmarv 1935 r, v,H O r Fstates for the month endi g 31st January im Acreages of tappable rubber not tapped on Rubber Estates, wm TappjWe g££
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    394 21 Investigations Still Proceeding TAREFUL scrutiny is being made by men skilled in this class of investigation of papers and documents connected with two fires on premises occupied by the late "Willie" Clarkson, the wig specialist and theatrical costumier. William Berry Clarkson died suddenly last, October as
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    COMPANY OF GARDENERS
    201 21 Prince Of Wales Admitted A Member I j London. When the Prince of Wales was ad*m'tt:d here to the Worshipful Company Of Gardeners, he had some things t 0 say about the varous City companies to which he belongs. "I have been admitted as a Fro'men to
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    "THE KING, GOD BLESS HIM"
    571 22 Jubilee Film Complete TRUTHFUL RECORDS OF EVENTS London. (\N May G, Accession Day, 'The U King, God Bless Him/ the Silver Jubilee film, which has now been completed, will be released for every cinema of the Empire and throughout the whole of the Englishspeaking world.
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    112 22 Mendicants Organise Their "Work" Prague. Twenty beggars formed a businesslike organisation to further their "work" at Moravska Ostrava, in Czechoslovakia. First they divided the town and surrounding districts into "beats." one to each beggar, to prevent overlapping. Then "pooled" the money they got and bought a motor-car. Their
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    124 22 How He Managed To See Girl Sydney, Mar. 19. Judge Curie wis, at the Quarter Sessions, in binding over Harold James Herr. a youth, to be of good behaviour for 24 hours, on his own bond of one shilling, expressed regret that he was compelled, under the law,
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    AMERICAN STUDENTS' STRANGE JOBS
    230 22 Paying Their Way Through College New York. AMERIC/iN undergraduates will do anything from minding babies to acting as undertakers in order to pay for their college education. This is shown by a census that has just been taken, which reveals- that in a large number of
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    86 22 Wireless Music Breaks Glass In Nursing Home Duroan, Natal. A note in a broadcast musical programme broke a glass in a nursing-h jme here. A patient who was I'st.-ning to the radio had just replaced the glass upside down on he carafe of water standing on the table
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    113 23 ]>«•.» r Boys. ontribnthvrfs from y6.: ail have asain been largo ami hi- »s lAost hi pruning. lln articles you are srtjrtms »n are also fitting more interesting and I glad vi see i»iat -ou all af< tnkinc i rrvefy interest in the Corner. Rtfnre
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    343 23 (B'; "Ambitious Sen; mntry in the fam rt*" s to gain the respect of ntial fcr her to -te unblemished morals. rory tells us that many a grc4s n Las fallen very low Iron: hat •al solely due. to het licemioi» i ces and degrading morali
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    Influence Of Surroundings
    256 23 (By "Queit'i,' Durwarif') The proverb. "Tell me your friend and I will tell ycai who you are" has been uni- rsally approved as true. We;xnay also iw a proverb from this.naving the n? meaning. "Tell me your surroundand I will tell you who. yon are. "Our surroundings
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    561 23  -  (By "Y. C. Whatt" Where there's reek there's heat, is an crd Scottish proverb, and a turn one for while there may be heat without reek" or smoke, smoke is never found without Smoke* smoke, smoke—Where can we go to escape from it? Lo6k how it rools in black
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    315 23  -  (By "Quentin Durward" look around us will prove that the moverb is true. It means that some effort is needed to obtain something. 'I his is not always, true in all cases, there ber- some exceptions; yet in a general oi. t it is true- To
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    245 23  -  (By "N. Wl Kak" It is true, all that glitters is not golu. i I Even nature gives confirmation to it. Many things of nature have the most j attractive appearance to -tempt mau kind, but are not worth what they look i like.
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    630 23  -  (By "Y. C. Whatt" Before a substance can begin to burn it must be made hot. But all substances do not need the same amount of heat before they catch fire, some need very little-, others a great deal. In lighting a fire we use things that will begin
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