Malaya Tribune, 20 April 1935

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    40 1 The Malaya Tribune Malaya's First National Newspaper: Guaranteed Largest Sales] ot XXII.- No. 93 SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 1935 FIVE CEN't> The Malaya Tribune. Singapore: Saturday, Apr. 20, 1935 Malaya Tribune 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 1935 KIVK UKNjf,
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    GIRLS' CORNER AUNT SALLY'S LETTER
    76 2 Dear Girls, I was delighted with your response to my appeal last week. Your contributions (his week were just splendid. Our new stock of badges have arrived. I will be sending them ou: to those new members who have not received their badges. I am
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    "Switzerland"
    205 2 (By "Rosalind Wee") I cannot imagine anyone who goes to Switzerland for a holiday coming toack disappointed. For sheer grandeur there is nothing in all Europe to surpass the snow clad Alps. In the early spring, when the snow on the mountains staru to melt, it sweeps down the
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    Read With Imagination
    167 2 (By "GoldencLrcp") Reading does not end with the eyes but goes on in the mind. No one cai hope to get anything interesting and ii. strucave out of a book unless, while reading with their eyes, their mind works, just as did the author's mine when he
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      288 2 DON'T RISK I INFECTION! I Remove m corns 1 with the safe, M scientific m m BROKEN DOWN SYSTEM This it a condition for »-T 1 m names are civen wL d aisea s e to which many the »it*i a break dow n as it were nLuerwha > JUSUm
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      100 2 I Crosse Blackwells Soups, Jams. Pickles. Sauces and Pastes and many othar pre- pared footl delicAckis < ow e their perfection to th e long experience one of th oldest and best known British Manufacturers. Only V ry best m^edien ts are used and the careful attention IOX TAli I
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    Shipping News & Notices. BRITISH MERCANTILE MARINE
    470 3 Shipping News Notices. BRITISH MERCANTILE MARINE Tribute From Prince Of Wales London. "THE great economic developments of the 1 British Empire in the last eighty years would hardly* have been possible had not the Empire been spread all over the world and been served by the seas, and had not
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    THE EGYPT SALVAGE
    215 3 Court Case To Decide Value Of Rupee Notes A problem which is to be solved shortly in the M lan courts is whether Indian rupee notes salvaged from the P. and O. liner Egypt, which sank off Ushant nearly 13 years ago, are worth their face value—
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    CUNARD WHITE STAR
    320 3 Change In Insurance Policies I AM able to deny a report which I appeared in a London daily newspaper recently to the effect that the Combined Cunard and White Star fleets will no longer be insured in the open market, writes the marine correspondent of "The Journal
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    STORY OF A LOST PORT
    137 3 From Australia comes the story of a lost port. The port is Coff's Harbour which lies a li'-tle north of Sydney and is a busy shinning centre for coastal trade. The Grck ship Neion, however, was unable to find it. Chartered to load a cargo
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      416 3 STEAMER SAILINGS I Ot and BRITISH INDIA P. O. S. N. Co.'s SAILINGS. OUTWARDS. Dae Tonnage. Singapore. 1935. ■A* PTJRA 17,000 Apr. 26 6,810 May 8 KAJ'UTANA 17,000 May 10 MAfiTUA 11,000 May 24 UANt'JALORE 6,000 June 6 CARTHAGE 15.000 June 7 ItAWALPIJfDI 17,000 June 21 BHUTAN 6,100 July 4
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      32 3 I O.S.K. LINE s.s. "AFRICA MARU" (10,000 G. Tons). LEAVES SINGAPORE MAY 10TH direct for COLOMBO STEERAGE $17. For further particulars please apply to: OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA, TEL. 5337—9. i I (Lr
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      617 3 PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. TO GENOA, LONDON, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. From From From From Spore. Malacca. Port Penang. M.S. STiam. ERRIA 23-4 24-4 26-4 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 ALSIA 16-7 16-7 17-7 19-7 BORINGIA 6-8 6-8 7-8 9-8
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      471 3 N.Y.K. LINE GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS CUNARD WHITE BTAR LTD. (Incorporated in Japan.) To London via Naples, Marseilles. Next Sailings— 1935 s.s. KASHIMA MARU May 2 m.s. YASUKUNI MARU May 15 s.s. HAKONE MARU May 30 s.s. SUWA MARU June 13 s.s. FUSHIMI MARU June 27 MINIMUM FARES TO Ist class
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      476 3 STEAMER SAILINGS NORDDEUTSCHER gffgEy* LLOYD. (Incorporated ;n The ondemoted are the Company's intended fixtures: OUTWARDS. oc 1935. SAARBRUCKEN for Manila, H'kontr STwii, N. China Japan Apr. Ii 8 ALSTER for Manila, H'kong, S'hai. N. China Japan May i HOMEWARDS. For Rotterdam, Hamburg Bremen NECKAR also calls Genoa, Marseilles, Barcelona, Casablanca
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      478 4 M. HASSAN, I I t 87. BRAS BASAH ROAD I 1 SING A PORK I We undertake all sorts of work I in electrical, gaa and water flep I vice lines. I We give prompt attention to all I wi eith€|i big or smaJl I Why not c onsult us
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      490 4 FOfc SALE—3-Ton Cargo Launch, fitted with 30-36 ti.P. Thornycroft Petrol Engine. Excellent condition, inspection and trial by appointment, Box No. 621, c;o Malaya Tribune, Singapore. SITUATIONS VACANT. WANTED—An Experienced Motor Lorry Driver. Apply with copies of testimonials to Box No. 622, c o Malaya Tribune. WANTED—Chief Chrk. Experienced in Clearing
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      659 4 SINGAPORE TURF CLUB. NOTICE. SUMMER SKYE RACE MEETJ NG PROFESSIONAL RACE MFETINr lOJK SATURDAY 4TH, WEI) NES PAY MW SATURDAY 11TH, isW 1 SATURDAY 18TD MAY. TH> SI MMER (GOVERNOR'S CUP, FRIDAY 24Tn SATURDAY 2 r, r H MAY. ENTRIES CLOSE~-I PROFESSION A L MEETING—I 2 noon on WEDNESDAY. 24th
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      605 4 IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE. Originating Summons No. 33 of 1935. In the matter of the Estate of LEE CH4N otherwise know.i as LEE CHAN REE or LEE CHAN LEE deceased. And in the matter of the Rules of the Supreme Court, 1934, Order
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      438 4 BOARD AND RESIDENCE j THE LANKA BOARDING HOUSE, I 47, Bencoolen Street, Singapore. COOL-AIRY-CLEAN COMPOUND HOUSE Day—Week—Month. In the centre of the town. All rooms tarnished. Every Convenience. Reasonable Tariff. Terms very Moderate. The Cheapest Yet. TRY TONIC The blood builder and purifier and be convinced of its effects in
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      259 4 429, NORTH BRIDGE ROAD 3 (Near Middle Road) THE RIGHT SHOP IN TOWN FOR ALL REPAIRS OF CLOCKS, WATCHES AND GRAMOPHONE Conlractore for the Repair f Gloria Watches to the BKtVI, R.A.F. Rave, 5 Blades for 1»') CertN Razor with 1 Blade .']<* Cents Obtainable everywhere. Agents: SRCftIFFNER CO, j
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    DEVALUATION OF BELGA
    91 5 Will \ot Lead To Abnormal Exports London, Apr. 16. ol ht- Board of Trade, Mr. K nan. in tne House of Comv plad to state that the Belvi farmed the Brit sh Gov--rep;- had been taken to ensure ..iua n of the belpa should f abnormal exports
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    MERCANTILE BANK
    169 5 ir..:. dividend Of 6 Per Cent. Recommended uua: report cf the board of oi the Mercantile Bank of L-d for the year ended Dec. 31, mce of profit and loss account year amounts to £173.398 7s. 5d., amount available after adding 9d.. brought forward from ount is £345.830
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    GUTHRIE AND CO'S REPORT
    157 5 S rtgapore, Apr 18 I cur last report, the market has quid and steady and sellers have -umewhat reserved Monday last there was consider firming up on the news that the the American Rubber Industry beei averted There is now a bet- I 'ivmami and the
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    BELGIAN EXPORTS TO U.S.
    63 5 Brussels. A:?r. 11. Follownm he example of the United States, Bcimum has ruled that pay- m reaper- of obiigjatior.a containing :h<- cold clause will legally be met by payment* in ihe devalued currency. The order operates from Mar. 31 and aoes not affect obligations in respect
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    RUBBER CROP
    26 5 rubber crop of *.he Buuit K&UI ;oDrr Estates. Ltd for the month ol lurch 1935. was ***** !b. Total for It months 214,552 :b.
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    Financial News & Views. LATEST SINGAPORE SHARE QUOTATIONS
    21 5 Financial News Views. LATEST SINGAPORE SHARE QUOTATIONS The following share quotations are issued by Fraser and Co., and Lyall and Evatt:—
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    MINING
    597 5 Singapore, Thursday, 4 p.m. Issue. Value buyers SeiVrIssue Fraser vail Value. Co. Lvatt. 4 Ampat 4 6 4 9 4 6 4 !C £1 A. Kumbang :*3 33 9 33 34 £1 A. Malay 50 61 59 61 5 A. Hitam 13 13 9 12 6 13 SI A.
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    DEBENTURES AND LOANS
    155 5 SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL ISSUED BY FRASER CO EXCHANGE AND STOCK BROKERS Buyer» sellers. 5% 1901 T£± 1940 $400,000 Mar. 31. Bept. 30 110 1!2 nom 4Vb% r** 1 $1,500,000 Interest Mar. 31, Sept. 30 114y 2 116>>i nom 4y 2 1909 red 1955 $1,000,000 Interest Mar. 31, Sept.
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    RUBBER
    368 5 Singapore, Thursday. 4 p.m. Issue. Value. Fraser nyall anc Shares. and Co Evan 1 Allenby 1.45 1.50 1.50 155 1 A. Gajah 1.15 1.2J 1.15 120 1 A. HiUm 1.60 1.80 2.00 2.10 1 A. ivioieK ijta i xj l uj i.*u 2A. Malay 3.05 320 300 3.10xd i
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    GENERAL
    371 5 c a e CLOBINO QUOTATION*^ 52 P 3 "5 "3 Beyers. > CL •> Issue Fraser Lyali Value. Co. Evatt. 52 A. Brick Ord. 1.30 1 35 1.30 1.35 S2 A. Brick Pre. 1.65 1.70 1.65 1.75 S10 Atlas Ice 11.00 11.50xd 11.00 ll.SOxd £1 BAT. 113- 118- 1126
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    RUBBER MARKET REVIEW
    299 5 Lewis And Peat's Weekly Report jy|ESSRS. Lewis and Peat (Singapore) i Ltd., in their weekly report dated Apr 18 state:— The American Rubber Statistics for the month of March show consumption at 42.300 tons which is highly satisfactory in view of the rather pessimistic estimates which came
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    STOCK MARKETS
    38 5 British Official Wireless London. April 18. STERLING on New York was 4.84-13 16d.: Paris 73-9 16. The stock markets were dull. British Funds were somewhat wcak-r. War Loan beins 107-3 4. Gold 1435. 7d.—British Official Wireless.
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    A QUIET WEEK
    148 5 Stanton Nelson's Rubber Market Review Singapore. Thursday. Messrs. Stanton Nelson and Co. Ltd.. in their weekly report state: Nothing of an adverse nature has occurred since our last report, and the improvement in the price of rubber has continued under the influence of the news from America
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    MONEY MARKET
    77 5 Discounts Register Slight Decline Reuter Wireless. London, April 13. On the Monty Market this week good use was made of clearing bank accommodation owing to increased payments for Treasury Bills over those maturing and the Easter currency demand. The influx of foreign capital seeking temporary employment owin;T to
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    IMPORTS INTO ITALY
    131 5 British Delegation S2eks Definite Agreement British Official Wireless London, Apr. I THE Beard >,1 T ade announce that an exchange of views r.as taken place in Heme gu; ng the past few days between a United Kinf.iom delegation and representatives cf the Ita.' an Gcvei~mem w th
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    TRADE WITH COLONIES
    106 5 Question In The House Of Commons British Official Wireless London. Apr 17 In the House of Commons the Coomal Secretary. Sir Phil p Curdifk L-ster, said, in answer to a question that dtring the d scuss'ons with the Egyptian Trade Delegat on in London the possibility of
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    OVERSEAS TRADE
    102 5 Reuter Wireless. London A:.ill 13 A pleasinp feature b the improvements Overseas* trade in March -..as that staple uades which suffered mo? dunn 1 the slump showed the largest increases and iron, steel, co ton. woollen and coal exports all show tig advances Comoared with February. import; Increased
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    POSITION OF LABUAN BILEH
    324 5 Chairman Reports Profit At Annual Meeting rHE 25th annual general meeting of ihaiehoiaers of Labuar: Bileh. Ltd., was held at the offices of Boustead and Co.. Ltd., Ipoh. Mr. C. Footner, the Chairman, presid'ng. The chairman addressed the meeting as follows: lj.e profit for the year,
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    SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
    84 5 DAILY PRICES CURRENT, r» R.H.A. N* t Ribh-w SH*«* Singapore, Thursday, noon. «u> c,*. Seller*. Good F.A.Q. in cases (F.OB. Current month) 18% 18*» No. I.X.R.S.S. in eases (FOB. Current- month) 1916 N I.X.R.S.S. (Snot, loose) 19* do. April Tender IS***. 19Vz do. May.Tune 19% 19T*
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      121 5 THE SOUTH BRITISH INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD., (Incorporated in New Zealand). FIRE, MARINE, MOTOR and ORK MEN'S COMPENSATION. L. C. MARGOLIOUTH. Manager. UFFICE: 2. FINLAYSON GREEN. THE EASTERN BANK LIMITED (Incorporated in England). SINGAPORE BRANCH: 4. D Almeida Street. and Subscribed nn n Ufepftal £2 '9^o »-m*-up-Cap-tal £1,000,000 •wrve Fund and
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      79 5 Nederlandsche Handel-Maatschappij, 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. U LONDON BANKERS: The National Provincial Bank, Limited. Correspondents in the principal
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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: ICD, Ceefl St. Siagaaars. L G. JOHNSON, Gesnwat Mas****.
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      120 5 THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK. LIMITED, MEYER CHAMBERS, RAFFLES PLACE Capital FuUy Paid Yen 100,000,000. steserve Fund Yen 125.800,000. HEAD OFFICE: YOKOHAMA. iRANCHES at Alexandria, Batsavia, •erlin, Fengtien, Hamburg, Hankow, Harbin, Honolulu, Hongkong, Hsin*ing, Karachi, Kobe, London, Los Angeles. Manila, Moji, Nagasaki, Nagoya. New York, osaka, Paris, Peiping, Rangoon, Rio de
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      317 5 THE QUILON BANK LIMITED. 9 (Incorporated in Travancore 1919) Authorised Capital Rs. 15,00,000 Subscribed Capital Rs. 13.50.000 Paid Up Capital Rs. 4,80,000 HEAD OFFICE: QUILON, S. INDIA. Bran he*<: tHeppej Mvxir,. Ahraye Nagereail Baafpilarc < antt. Rcjapettafc (Madras) Bangalore CH) S" ur d rabad Chirayinkil Sherthallai Cochin T< kasi mbatorr
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    JUST WHAT YOU WANT TO KNOW— TO-DAY'S SHIPPING
    180 6 JUST WHAT YOU WANT TO KNOW TO-DAY'S SHIPPING To Be Berthed In Telok Ayer Basin H.M.S. LABURNUM H.M.S. Laburnum, the new R.N.V.R. drill ship at Singapore will be towed •n Tuesday. Apr. 23, at 11 a.m., to her permanent berth at Telok Ayer, where the ship will be secured with
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    VESSELS ARRVIEI)
    193 6 Toboali. Neth.. 662 ions, from Bagan 1S.4; rrcm Bagan via ports 20.4 Fa:;as. Neth. 1.181 tons, from Ba'i 18.4; for Bawean 20.4. Tcba, Neth.. 684 tons, from Diambi 18.4; for Djambi 20.4. Teiresias, Brit.. 4.655 ions from Oran i8.4; tor Port Swettenham 23 4 Asciang. Siam. 4G5 ton.s.
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    NOTICE TO MARINERS
    83 6 The Commcdoie in Charge- F.infiaoore SEJ thc fGil °™g notice to the effect that at marking eastern end of J ihoal.Lai.l deg. 19'N. long. 104 dteg 05 E. <approx.. the light-buov- exhibiting a group flashing white" light lowing two flashes every ten seconds has been temporarily replaced
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    MAILS EXPECTED
    112 6 Mails expected from Australia. Netherlands Indies, etc., by air (Qantas), time of delivery of boxholders' letters only 6 p.m. to-day and general delivery of letteis 0 a.m. on Monday. Mails expected from Europe, etc., by air (Imperial), time of delivery of boxholders' letters only 8 p.m. t >-morrow
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    JUBILEE COMMEMORATION
    164 6 Special Issue Of Postage Stamps In The S.S. It is hereby notified for general information that His Majesty the King has been gracicusly pleased to approve the issue of a series of special postage stamps lor use throughout the Colonial Empire. The series v. ill comprise four denomination.*:
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    MONEY MARKET
    198 6 SELLING Singapore, Apr. 18. London 4 months' sight 2j4 3j32 London 3 months' sight 2;4 110 London 60 days' sight 2j4 1,32 London 30 days' sight 2!4 London demand 2|3 ***** London T.T. 2|3 ***** Lyons and Paris demand 852 Hamburg demand 138 New York demand 56% Batavia
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    STERLING EXCHANGE
    108 6 British Official Wireless. London, Apr:i 19 Paris 73 19 32. New York 4.85. Montreal Brussels 28.65 V 2 Geneva 15.00. Amsterdam 7.19 1 2 Milan 58 11 16. Berlin 12.03 2 Stockholm 19?39> Copenhagen Oslo 19.90y 2 Vienna 25 3 4. Prague 116 1 8 Madrid 35*2. Helsingfors~226
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    PRODUCE
    225 6 Singapore, Apr. 18. R. i Siam I W. Coast N. 1 per Keyan $143 R. (Siam i W. Coast N. 2 per Ko>an $141 R. (Siam' W. Coast N. 3 per Koyan $133 R:ce. B. Siam N. 1 per Kcyan $128 Rice, B. rfiam N. 2 per Koyan $124
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    ■ * _ MARY Of Ttit DAY) WHAT'S ON?
    291 6 MARY Of Ttit DAY) WHAT'S ON? j Public Functions And Sports Fixtures TO-DAY, APRIL 20 High Tides.—o.o6 p.m., 11.40 pjn Recital by Madame Qalli-Jurci Vicl Memorial Hall, 9.30 p.m. Racing: Ipoh Amateur Meeting Ri I day. Cricket: S.C.C. v. Malacca. fast day S.C.C; Singapore v. Selangor day, Kuala Lumpur; S.R.C
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    AMUSEMENTS
    63 6 ALHAMBRA.—'"The Winning Tick and "Twice Two." APOLLO.—Hindustani talkie. CAPITOL.—"The Merry Widow." EMPIRE.— "Pirate Treasures." I GREAT WORLD.—Cabaret Dancing I Sxde-shows, Malay Operas. Chinese Wayangs, Cinemas, Talkies, eic. HOLLiWOOD.—DoubIe lalkies. MARLBOROUGH. See hfl nam.NEW WORLD.—Cabaret Dancing Side-shows, Malay Operas, "hinese Wayangs, Cinemas, Talkies, etc. PAVILION.—"Topaze RlTZ.—"Many Happy Return "What No
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    HARBOUR BOARD
    115 6 SHIPS ALONGSIDE THE WHARVES < >i< EXPECTED TO ARR1VL Singapore. Apr. 2t). East Wharf (Entrance Gate 1> Rohna 22; Muinam 20. I Main Whatt tlsnuranee Gau 3» President Adams 11; Anleno: Empire Doc: (Entrance Ga«e 3) Artemisia 30; Benreoch 32; Ten 34; Kinta 37. Empire Dock (Entrance Gate
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      554 6 SINGAPORE HOTILS I i w fen, ,pl, I SEA VIEW HOTEL I*l TO-NIGHT AM) TO-MORROW NIGHT r SPECIAL DINNER DANCE CABARET. DE MEZEY REVUE DANCING, SINGING, COMIC, ACROBATIC DANCING. J COMPLETE CHANGE OF PROGRAMME, g EASTER I r SUNDAY I MORNING I EVENING I POPULAR CONCERT SPECIAL DINNER, 1 mJ!
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      62 6 LATEST ADVERTISEMENT j WANTED KNOWN The Jade Tre?, Ltd., is having a sensational clearance of pure silk embroidered and lace trimmed under- 1 wear beginning Tuesday 23rd. VAULES UP TO $35.00. Slips your choice from $4.90, 6.90, 9.90. Gowns ditto $5.75. 9.75, 12.90. Pajamas ditto $7.00 to 16.00. Exquisite Neligles
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      27 6 FIGARO Ladies Hairdressers. PEKM\NKNT WAVING By European Experts $8, $10 and $15 drtlv RAFFLES HOTEL, (foxm i 2 O) A •t 93. Bras Basah Road. TELEPHONE 2868.
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      37 6 Explosives will be used to rem W concrete foundation of Johnston': Pin at 4 a m. on Mondav. April 22 bj 9 e Woh Huo. the Contractors. All craft are to keep out of the confer zone.
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      71 6 DAILY WEATHER REPORT j Malayan Meteorological Service i Yesterday. Last Night Max. Bripht Mm i j AJor Star 89 O 03 9.8 71 Sitiawan 90 Nil <) 3 72 Kota Bharu 92 Nil 1 7 7, Bukit Jeram 89 Nil 0 3 Malacca 86 Nil Y<) Singapore: (Kailang Aerodrome) 89
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      422 6 [postal ihmuotHci SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE TO-DAY *Siom, Burma. India, Iracj, Palestine, Egypt, E. and 6. Africa, Great Britain, Ireland, N and S. America and of Europe (Imperial) 7 p.m. TO-MORROW Australia. New Zealand, Java and Timor 1 Qantas; 7 p.m. ("Mails for Europe*. CLUB DIARY {There are numerous Clubs and
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      447 7 MYMoTHER Ii^Sf GIVES ME uJcn Yesterday mv tummy felt funny and I was awful .rox s So Ntother gave me some good-tasting Castoria. Now I feel happy again." Lucky is the child whose mother keeps Castoria always readvfor the little upsets that will come even to the healthiest children. For
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      132 7 lie A friendly nibI ber—good com* pan v a few BP drinks. Pleasant H fleeting hours. Just one side of H life in this country. Tomorrow, the blazing sun—the daiiv round. Can you greet the morning with H the jov which comes from a sense H of personal fitness and
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      317 7 I -An unbrokfn tradition of I v qaalitv. maintainr d for ncariu I i naif-a-century. I 1 60 S T Tt w ss I j CIEARANCE SALE j I RECORDS (3 for SI) i I RADIOS from 550.00 J GRAMOPHONES from i>l2s I (i at Jj M. &E. NATHAN I
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      814 7 Wireless EMPIRE PROGRAMMES FOR WEEK-END Band Of His Majesty's Welsh Guards THE Empire wireless programmes for the week-end are as follows:— 6.20 p.m. B:g Ben. Sydney Gusiard. at the Organ of the Gaumont Palace Cinema, Chester. 64jg p.m. The B.B.C. Northern Orchestra. 7.05 p.m. "The Empire Bookshelf." Setting the Empire
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      330 7 BERLIN, SHORT-WAVE STATION Programmes For The Week-End THE wirele;.; programmes for the week1 end as announced by the German Short-wave Station. Berlin. Broadcasting House, are as follows: I SATURDAY. 4.05 p.m. DJB, DJN Announeem nt i (Germ., Engl.). German Folk Song. Frogramme Forecast (Germ.. Engl.). 4.20 p.m. Faith and Victory.
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      539 8 I°F X( KSSI VK LENGTH OF PROGRAMME THERE WILL BE li «»^pHHHpjpjjp]j^^*' r j I sH(,Y\S DAILY, TO DAY. TO-MORROW AND MONDAY. 3.15, 6.15 cv J > AND NOT AS PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED. W W |y months in the making A cast of 485 people HE WLwmwA I j Grand, Saucy
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      25 8 OPENING TO-MORROW. PAVILION 3.15 6.15 9.15 Sonnie HALE J. ROBERTSON HARE RIOTOUS LAUGHTER IN A ROLLICKING COMEDY THE LAUGH OF A LIFE TIME m%mmm*mmmmm*mom*mmmmmmßwmmm j
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      332 8 I I A Picture to send you into stitches of limitless laughter j1 1 PAVII lON Z g ~f j I jdJJLAST DAY Any man can have wealth, women and fame who knows the tri, of success. Topaze proved it in a great big wav YouMl love the scoundrel OPENING
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    WHY BRIGADE WAS LATE
    484 9 Result Of Penang Fire Inquiry (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Thursday. THE findings of the inquiry into the recent disastrous fire at Ayer "Itam. village held by the Chairman of the Rural Board (Mr. C. R. HowiU) were officially announced to-day. They are as follows: There
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    Comedy Success At The Pavilion
    135 9 THE CINEMAS THE story of Professor Topaze, the timid science master who was too hones, to become rich and famous but succeeded in spite of himself, offers an excellent medium for John Barrymore to display his art. It is certainly one of his best character
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    "Babes In Toyland" Ai The Roxy
    51 9 "Babes In Toyland," Hal Roach's spectacular picturisation of Victor Herbert's operetta, with Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, commenced a season at the Roxy Theatre on Thursday and has been attracting crowded houses at all performances. An exceptionally strong programme of shorts precedes the main
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    GAZETTE NOTICES
    119 9 Singapore, Thursday. A Straits Settlements Government Gazette issued this evening contains the following notifications: Mr. lay Lian Teck to be a nominated Unofficial Member of the Legislative Council; Mr. G. Wiseman to be a temporary Official Member of the Legislative Council; Mr. H. cc S. Onraet to be
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    A LOOK AROUND
    759 10 was plenty of interesting news from overseas during the week but it was mostly of the quiet variety. There was a serious clash between miners and police in British Columbia but no major tragedies were recorded by the news agencies which serve this part of the world.
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    TRY AGAIN GIRL
    95 10 Miss Jean Batten On Way To Karachi British Official Wireless London, April id. M3ss Jean Batten, the 25-year-old lir ll°Sla^ h d° gag6d n 5010 Austra davf on?frnm n Wa seve n-and-half aays out from Darwin this mornine when she left Calcutta for Karachi Shn arrived at
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    DUCHESS OF YORK
    59 10 British Official Wireless i London, April 19. Th Duch ess of York and her daughter, Princess Elizabeth attended service at Westminster Abbey to-day 1 when, as is the custom on the Thursday e is u r t ted Eastere ed Easter Mo nday, money was dis- n
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    SIR JOHN SIMON
    31 10 British Official Wireless London, April 19. Sir John Simon, the Foreign Secretary, arrived in London by air from Pans this morning on his return from Geneva.—British Official Wireless
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    EURASIAN ASSOCIATION
    50 10 Members of the Eurasian Association are informed that as a public meetine Mb to be held at the Memorial Hall g on Thursday in connection with the D ro posed Silver Jubilee Fund, the general meeting of the Association will be hotel on Friday at s.ir pm leld
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    Untitled
    27 10 Mrs. F. M. Still, headmistress of the SffiV Heng English School, Johore Bahru, will be sailing for Home on hoii day by the Corfu on April 26
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    Notes and Comments Mr. MacDonald
    184 10 JJUMOURS that Mr. Ramsay MacDonaid is to resign the Premiership after the Jubilee are persistent but the only thing that is known definitely is that he is suffering from his eyes again. Criticism of Mr. Mac Donald's policy is le,gitimate but the personal abuse of
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    Heavyweights
    160 10 JHOSE who decry boxing as brutal ma> feel that they have, support for their arguments in the case of S'eve Hamas, who was badly beaten by Max Schmeling in a contest in Berlin. Hamas is said to have temporarily ;ost the use of his legs after the contest. He
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    The Holiday Feeling
    193 10 JJASTER always sees a carnival of in Malaya, and many Lntere I events have been arranged fc the end. Singapore is the centre Fox best golfers from all over the c for the championship is to de<. at Bukit Timah, the final beiny p] on the week-end.
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    "Sinologue"
    155 10 is a sinologue? The reply is that it is a man who knows all about China and Chinese affairs, and to that the retort of the. well informed is that there is no tuch a person. Giving his inaugural lecture as Reader -n Chinese. Religion and Philosophy at Oxford
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    Topics Of The Day
    448 10 By "Looker-On" JHE frailties cf the average secondhand motor-ear are well-known to owner-drivers in Malaya, but now and again you come across people with amazing stories to tell of cars which they designate "temperamental." We were discussing musicrr.s an«l temperament at the club ths ether night
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    Cabinet Committee Meets Mr. Lloyd George
    169 11 NEW DEAL PLAN EXPLORED Further Consideration ROADS, LAND AND HOUSING British Official Wireless London, April 18. r rHE Committee of Cabinet Ministers, which has devoted several wtcks tj the examination of Mr. j (1 (ieorge's national development me; tliis morning for further eonleration of
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    GERMAN MINISTER IN SIAM
    74 11 Death Due To After Effects Of Influenza From Our Oum Correspondent) Bangkok. April 18. THE German Colony was saddened by the news of the death at a nursing home early this morning of their Minister, due to after effects of influenza with complications, at the earlv
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    MR. H. G. R. LEONARD
    196 11 Entertained By Pahang Asiatics ONE «X the biggest, farewell functions yet given to a British Resident of Pahang was held on the afternoon of Sunday when the Asiatic communities of Kuala Lipis entertained the Hon. Mr. H. G. R. Leonard, M.A., M.C.S., British Resident, to
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    AUSTRALIA-ENGLAND
    39 11 First Passenger 'Plane leaves* Reuter. Darwin, April 19. The first machine carrying passengers on the Australia-England air route left at 6.35 a.m. for Tokio. Lady Louis Mountbatten is on board, travelling to Malta to join her husband. Reuter.
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    GERMANY INDIGNANT
    50 11 British Official Wireless London, April 19. The Bri ish Ambassador in Berlih, Sir Eric Phipp.s, was summoned last evening by Herr yon Buelow, who expressed the German Government's indignation at the resolution passed by the League ol Nations Council and the British attitude in supporting it.—British Official Wireless.
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    INDIA FINANCE BILL
    32 11 Reuter Wireless. New Delhi, Apr. 16. The Council of State, by 32 votes to 0 votes, passed the Finance Bill in the iorm recommended by the Governor<»enpral Renter Wireless.
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    A Shock For Shoppers In Oxford Street
    88 11 MANHOLE COVERS BLOWN UP British Official Wireless London, April 18. fusing of electric mains in Oxford Street yesterday afternoon caused a temporary failure of the lighting and power systems over a considerable area of the principal shopping centres of London. Several minor explosions
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    GERMAN BONDS
    131 11 Protest Against Method Of Payment Reuter. Washington, April 19. THE United States has delivered a vigorous protest to Berlin against Germany's action in paying American holders of the current Dawes Loan interest amounting to $2,000,000 in registered marks deposited at the Reichs Bank. This menas that while British
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    GALLI CURCI
    202 11 Song Recital In Singapore To-night Madame Galli Curci, the famous Italian singer, does not like "fuss," and this was demonstrated when she arrived In Singapore on Thursday. Except for Mr. Bridges, the manage* of the Victoria Theatre, and one or two others who were on the platform to
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    PETER SMIDOVITCH
    94 11 Death Of Oldest Leader Of Bolshevik Movement Reuter Wireless. Moscow, Apr. 16. The death is announced of Peter Smldovitch. one of the oldest leaders of the Bolshevik movement and a member o" the Praesidium and of the Central Executive Committee of the Soviet. Amongst many other important offices
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    GIVING IT A COAT OF WHITEWASH
    198 11 New Turn In U.S. Arms Inquiry Reuter. Washington, April 18. MR. Nye, the chairman of the com- miuec inquiring into the arms racket, announced in the Senate that 'he munitions investigators had agreed, after a conference at Whitehouse with President Roosevelt and Mr. Cordell
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    PREMIER ON STRESA
    95 11 German Caae Not Well Handled British Official Wireless. London, April 18. THE Prime Minister, in his talk about the Stresa Conference last night, said "I wish the German people knew how deeply grieved their most sympathetic wellwishers are at the latest handling of their grievances. "I wish
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    PRESUMED DEAD
    167 11 Tramp Refused Admission To Hospital Prague. "We can't admit you in here. You've been dead for a long time." With these words a 73-year-old tramp, who gave his name as Robert Uvizl, of Olomoue, was refused admittance to a hospital at Stemberk, in Moravia. Enquiries at Olomoue had
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    ROAD ACCIDENTS
    69 11 Less Fatalities Ii\ United Kingdom British Official Wireless London, April 18. The Ministry of Transport return for last week of road accident figures in Great Britain shows 91 killed and 3,586 injured. The figures for the corresponding week last year were 117 killed and 3,831 injured. The new
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    FIRST TIME IN HISTORY
    153 11 Death Sentence On Guernsey Woman Reuter Wireless. London, Apr. 17. THE first woman sentenced to death in 1 the Channel Islands occurred at Guernsey where Mrs. Gertrude Elizabeth Delamare, aged 27, was found guilty of murdering Alfred Brouard, 76, farmer, for whom she acted as Housekeeper.
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    RUSH FOR ALMS
    131 11 Results In Tragedy At Bahrein Reuter Wireless. London, Apr. 16. News has been received in London that 75. mostly women and children, were crushed to death at Bahrein on Apr. 14, in a panic following a rush for alms by a crowd of about 2,000 which gathered
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    SOCIAL SECURITY
    58 11 National Insurance For U.S.A. Reuter. Washington, April 20. House of Representatives has passed the Administration's Social Security Bill to provide for a national system of unemployment insurance and old age pension. The cost of the scheme is estimated at £20,000,000 for the first year and £40,000,000 each succeeding
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    THE "TROUBADOURS"
    120 11 Two Girls Sing And Act Their Way Round The World Berlin. Two young New Zealand girls who are singing and acting their way round the world have just passed througn Berlin. They are t-he Misses Joan and Betty Rayner, two sisters from Wellington. These two girls call themselves
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    HIT BY SLUMP
    104 11 Menton. Menton Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, where the International lawn tennis tournaments are held every year, requires at least £130 to enable it to carry on through the summer. Together with all golf courses and tennis clubs on the Riviera, the Menton Club has been severely
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    ON OTHER PAGES
    40 11 GIRLS* CORNER, 2. FINANCIAL NEWS, 5. CLUB DIARY, 6. WIRELESS PROGRAMMES. 7. SEVEN LOCAL BANK DIRECTORS CHARGED, 12. UNITED PLANTING ASSN.'S ANNUAL REPORT, 13 and 14. SPORTS NEWS, 14 and 15. CINEMA TOPICS, 16. CHURCH SERVICES, 18.
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    RECORD EASTER
    209 11 Aeroplane Trips To North Africa Reuter. British Official Wireless London. April 18. Jl FEATURE of a record holidaytt making Easter Is the hundreds of owner pilots who are making inns by air, some planning week ends in' North Africa. Imperial Airways has suspended the ordinary London-Paris timetable, despatching
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    ALLEGED "OILY MAN"
    90 11 Original Charge Amended Singapore. Saturday. fJARON bin Ali, Singapore's alleged "oily man," made another appearance before the Second Magistrate, Mr. N Grice, on Thursday, when the original charge against him was amended. Baron was charged with wandering between sunset and sunrise armed with an offensive weapon with
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    MENIN GATE
    63 11 Last Post To Be Sounded Every Evening Reuter Wireless. Brussels, Apr. 16. The La.st Post will be sounded at Menin Gate, Ypres, at sundown every evening forever. For four years, Belgian Firemen daily have sounded the lament on bugles presented by the British Legion who have now raised
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    TRADE MARKS CASE
    59 11 Singapore, Saturday. In answer to a summons, Mr. C. Bauer, manager of Messrs. N. V. Carl Schlieper Handel. M. J.. appeared before the District Judge, Mr. H. A. Forrer, on Thursday. Mr. Bauer was called upon to answer on charge tinder the Merchandise Marks Ordinance, relating to
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    BRITAIN'S WATER SUPPLY
    179 11 No Danger Of Scarcity Thifl Summer British Official Wireless London. April 19. DURING a debate on the adjournment of the House of Commons, the water problem which caused considerable anxiety in some parts of Britain last summer was raised and Opposition members protested against the inadequacy of
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    NEW HIGHWAY CODE
    112 11 Huge Task Of Stationery Office British Official Wireless London, April 19. A new edition of the highway code which has been revised in the light of recent legislation and regulations designed to make for greater safety on the' roads will some up for approval by Furliament soon
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    FAMOUS ESTATE SOLD
    86 11 Lord Strathcona Disposes Of Glencoe British Official Wireless London, April 19. Glencoe estate in Scotland covering 75 square miles and famous as the scene of the massacre of the Mac Donald Clan in 1692 has been sold by Lord Strathcona. The total amount applied for In tei'ders
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    ATTACK ON EVEREST
    63 11 Preparations For Next Year's Expedition British Official Wireless London, April 18. In preparation for the attempt on Mourn Everest in the early summer of 1936, a small reconnaissance expedition led by Mr. E. E. Ship ton, will shortly leave for India. Next year's attempt on the summit
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    Seven Local Bank Directors Charged
    154 12 ALLEGED GRANTING OF LOANS Without Security ALL THE ACCUSED CLAIM TRIAL Singapore, Thursday. APPEARING before the Third Magistrate Mr. J. m. Brander, to-day in answer to a summons, Mr. Lee Wee Nam, managing director of the Sze Hai Tong Ifcink and insurance Company, and Mr.
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    MISSING JEWELLERY
    256 12 Kx-employee Of Frankel ISi others Sentenced Singapore. Thursday. The District Judge, Mr. H. A. Forrer dealt with two cases to-day in connection with the loss of a considerable quality of jewellery which was missing tram the well-known firm of Messrs Frankel Bros., in Victoria Street. In the first
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    CHINA'S COMMUNICATIONS
    78 12 Rapid Development In Progress Shanghai. April 13. RaDici development in Chinas communications is being made. According to figures supplied by the Chinese Maritime Customs for the first three months of this year the number of motor-cars imported into Shanghai alone was 596. In response to the orders of
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    LEAGUE'S FINANCES
    142 12 Position Shows Continued Improvement I I v c Geneva. n\o nnantial position of the Leagur- of Nations shews c >n'oinued improvement, according to the lat it figures issued here .I.v the id of hist month ovrr 17 per ec-nt "t the contributions due in 1935 had been received,
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    IMPROVEMENT TRUST APPEAL
    236 12 Echo Of Recent Property Case Singapore, Thursday. IT is understood that the Singapore Im- provement Trust has lodged an appeal against the decision of the Chief Justice. Sir Walter Huggard. in the case in which three land-owners obtained writs of prohibition against the Trust. It will be
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    STATE REPRESENTATIVE
    54 12 Arizona To Send Ambassador To Washington Phoenix. Arizona. •JSaJSOI °A f T)Zona has to send TifW*? Am V* M **>r'' to Washington m!Ko) lars <*PP ro *i»«tely The Governor of Arizona declares that the State needs a diplomat of its own in he Public funds indodinc qoest if
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    TELEGRAMS TO LONDON
    73 12 Time Taken For Transmission On Thursday rvT he East ern Extension Telecranh Company announces that the transit -me on full rate telegrams from Sh£aS£e" as ThUl Sday ril^B Telegrams handed in u P to 5 n m 5 mir.ires. H Telegrams handed in up to 5.50 p«
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    GERMAN CHURCH DISPUTE
    46 12 Three More Pastors Placed Under Arrest Reuter Wireless. Berlin. Apr. 16. 1 hree more pastors were arrested in Saxony and placed in concentration camps for supporting the recent protest made by opposition pastors against "the new paganism," the Nazi German christian church.—Reuter Wireless.
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    SURGICAL TRIUMPH
    127 12 Belgrade. A remarkable operation has just been performed by a Zagreb doctor on a young heart"* broken and PerforatedSteven Bujani had been jilted by his sweetheart He t*,ok it .so badly that he shot himself. Friends rushed him to a hospital immediately and Dr. Milutin Radotitch found that
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    BEER CONSUMPTION
    110 12 n j Toronto. I m ana aa is drinking more beer—if the Hgurea for the province cf Ontario can be considered representative. j During the fiscal year 1933 Ontario consumed 7.407,000 gallons. Last year this increased to 11,891,000 gallons, a cording Board. rePOn f tht ntari Liquor "Contn!l
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    Some Modern Lighting Developments
    1505 12 raper RjttA To Singapore Engineers illuminative paper, entitled "Some Modern Lighting Developments, with particular reference to Cinema Studios, Aerodromes and Street Lighting,'' was read by Mr. G. S. Robinson, M.A. (Cantab), Lighting Engineer of the General Electric Co., who is on a tour of the Company's
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    ART EXHIBITION IN SINGAPORE
    210 12 Some Of The Conditions Of Ekitry GREAT interest is being taken in the Exhibition of paintings, drawings, etchings and art photography to be held at the Municipal Offices, Singapore, during the Jubilee celebrations from Thursday, May 9, to Saturday. May 11. It is anticipated that there
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    WAS MAGISTRATE'S ORDER RIGHT?
    719 12 Interesting Sequel To Theft Case A Singapore, Thur MISCELLANEOUS application revision of an order made by Second Magistrate, regarding the posal of certain property which fiei m a theft case, and which had' pawned by the thief, formed the c a case that was heard before
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    SOUTH AFRICAN GOODS
    82 12 Pretoria. Trangvaa Great Br r tain is still South Ah a' best customer. Official figures relating to the I imports and experts for 1934 show 1 the Uniud Kinudom bought poOdi valued at £43.970,406 or 79. Tp. r Cci I t South Africa's total exports. Goods to
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    Year Of Fulfilment For Rubber
    144 13 UNITED PLANTING ASSOCIATION'S REVIEW CONFIDENCE IN FUTURE HOW CONTROL SCHEME ENSURED RECOVERY "THE hope that 1934 would prove a year of fulfilment was realised. After months of difficult negotiations rubber regulation was accomplished. "It has been fortunate in coinciding with a period of expanding consumption,
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    Mr. C. WARD-JACKSON'S REPORT
    401 13 HPHE report is, as usual, a very complete and comprehensive record of the Association's activities and forma a valuable review of the rubber industry as a whole. It is issued in the form of a pamphlet of 67 pages, and extracts are given below. Regarding the
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    CONTROL SCHEME
    816 13 International Committees Work The principal event for the rubber growing industry in 1934 was the conclusion on May 7 of an "agreement between the Governments of Fiance, the United Kingdom. India, the Netherlands, and Siam to regulate production and export of rubber." in and from their rubber producing
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    THE MARKET
    737 13 Strong Fluctuations In Price With strong expectation of the introduction of a rubber regulation scheme, there was heavy speculation during the early months of ths year; prices fluctuated and at times moved rapidly. 1924 opened with rubber at 4 1 4d. a lb., touching on Jan. 17, 4
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    INDIAN LABOUR
    542 13 Influx Of Immigration Regulated Much cf the work of the Association of necessity concerns questions affecting labour; and during 1934 the Indian labour position had to be carefully watched. With improved market conditions obtaining in the early months of the yeajr, the demand for labour increased, and in
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    Selangor Team Triumphs
    584 14 LOCAL CHINESE BEATEN By Solitary Goal VISITORS SET THE PACE Singapore, Friday. 'PHE Selangor Chinese showed .very good form at the Anson Roac Stadium this afternoon when they defeated their Singapore compatriots in an exciting game. At the outset the visitors set up a tremendous pace, which
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    MALAYAN BILLIARDS
    111 14 Thursday's Results And Week-End Ties Singapore, Saturday. THE following are the results "of Thursday's matches in the Malayan Billiard;: Championship tournament played at the Metropole Hotel. Mr. Anciaro (St. Joseph's Church Brigade b?at Ang Tee Kia (A.A.A.) by 300 to 206. The match between C. Albuquerque (Po.-t Office
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    AMATEUR BOXING
    201 14 Preliminary Bouts To-Night The preliminary bouts in the Singapore Amateur Boxing Tournament will be held at the New World Arena tonight, starting at 7 o'clock. Admission to the arena will be 10 cents to all seats. THE ENTRIES The folic wing is a list of the entries: FLYWEIGHT.
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    ANNUAL GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP
    499 14 RESULTS OF MEDAL COMPETITION Qualifying Round To-Day Singapore, Saturday. THE annual gclf championship meeting held under the ausp.ces ot the Malayan Golf Association commenced yesterday at the Singapore Golf Club's course at Bukit Timan, members or various clubs throughout Malaya being Weil /epreseiited. There was a tie
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    MALAYAN GOLF ASSOCIATION
    461 14 Sixth Annual General Meeting Singapore, Saturday. THE sixth annual general meeting of the Malayan Golf Assocation was hr.M at the Singapore Golf Club at Bukit Timah yesterday evening. On a proposal by Mr. H. W. Raper, the retiring president, Mr. C. H. Sani som was elected president
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    ALMOST TURNED PRO.
    182 14 Interview With Fred Perry Reuter. «*mv New York W :!0 -ril-M may say to me 'Ydu have 1 lcui mucking arcund a lo! md jrc dc nc: want you,' but until (bey dc, I wi!i remain an ama;eur" said Perry in an interview, oriliimmg his intention to
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    TWO DRAWN GAMES
    557 14 Interesting Tournament Match Singapore. Thursday. A GOAL scored early in the first half gave the Merchants and Services the lead, which they retained till a minute before full time when the Merchants and Police scored and the game ended In a draw. The game which was played
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    THIRD DIVISION
    458 14 S.R.C. And Y.M.C.A. Share Points DLAYING on the S.R.C. ground on Thursday evening in the Third Division of the S.A.F.A. League, the match ketween the S R.C. and the Y.M.C A was played !c a draw of two-all I he result is cuke a lair refiox of the
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    Engineers Draw With The Malays
    626 14 EXCITING GAME AT STADIUM Mat Noor's Brilliant-; LATE EQUALISER BY R.E. Singapore, Thursd A LARGE crowd was treated citing football at the A Road Stadium this afternoon, the Royal Engineers and the VI; clashed in the First Division of S.A.F.A. League. The sons of the
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    Scottish Cup Final To-Day
    577 15 CHALLENGE BY HAMILTON Wonderful Record Of Rangers 'I I. in the Scottish Cup will played to-day when the K ,i] holders of the trophy, will Hamilton Academicals ;'.t I:,- .it'll Park. THK TEAMS »llowing are the probable IMM.KUS HAMILTON A. iu. >on. Shevlin Wallace. Ilnnald. Kulloch.
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    TWO INTERESTING GAMES
    65 15 Singapore, Saturday. Ivoad Stadium will be the i two inicresting matches this -end. rrow the Selangor Chinese the Malays. A very good game till in view of the fine- impresthe visitors made against the A. vsxrday. lay the Seiangcr Ra ißers play •ore Chinese. The Rangers are
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    EASTER BADMINTON IN SINGAPORE
    384 15 Malaya's No. 1 Player Beaten Singapore, Saturday. CJEAH Eng Hee, the badminton runnerup of Singapore scored a great personal triumph at the annual Ea?te» fixture between the Sunnydale Badrtlintoi. Paity of Kuala Lumpur and the Mayflower Badminton Party cf Singapore yesterdav at the Clerical Union by
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    INTER-STATE BADMINTON
    304 15 Perak To Meet Selangor At Kuala Lumpur Considerable interest is centred in the annual Inter-State Badminton match between Perak and Selangor which will be played at the VI. Hall on Sunday and Monday. April 21 and 22, instead of April 20 ana 21 as previously announced. The games
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    HALES B.P.
    71 15 At the annual general meeting of the Hales Badminton Party, held at the Pre-"den'-'s residence, the following were elected office-bearers for the current Lim Teck Soon, President (reelected*; Mr. Leong Sek Him. hon secretary (re-elected); Mr. Leong Sek Hm hon. treasurer; Mr. Sim Keng Song hon. sports captain
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    ARSENAL'S 8-GOAL VICTORY
    626 15 Manchester Beaten I I SURPRISES IN THIRD DIVISION l j London, April 19. QOOD Friday's soccer at home prci vided interesting results. Arsenal scored a great victory (against trouncing them 8-nil, while Sunderland by beating Preston 3-1 are still hanging on to the gunners' heels. Manchester City
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    It's A Dog's Life In Hollywood
    536 16 POPULAR PETS OF FILM STARS Life Of Luxury I JEAN HARLOW'S GIFT J TO POWELL are the most popular pets of the film celebrities. And if thev could speak they would affirm thai Hie to them is one good bone after another, and comfortable
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    Screen Entertainment In Singapore
    749 16 Glimpses Of Some Forthcoming Films THE many thousands ot ftlmgo* rs who plead for the employment by nroducers of England's natural beauty will r f lv ha i'f *heir wishes gratified when •ThV S e Alexander Korda's new picture The Scarlet Pimpernel." featuring Leslie Howard and
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    TWENTY YEARS AGO
    473 16 From Th? Malaya Tribune, Apr. 20. 1913 WHEN the courtmartial re-assembled yesterday the case in which Niaz Mohamed was charged with mutiny was commenced Prosecutor,: Mr. R. Braddell. Prisoner's Friend: Mr. da Silva In outlining the case. Mr. Bradd< pointed out the Sepoy Sundar. having been convicted
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      189 16 DOCTORS DISCOVER QUICKEST REMEDY FOR INDIGESTION Amaz ng evidence c f the ramarkahl.. Wlt wh h indigestion' an^ 1 tonS pains can be stopped has been revealed b medical experiments aid numerous X rav photographs of actual cases. These prove I ingredients 0 f 'Bisurated' Magnesia t> be the qirckest-acting
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    CHINESE LABOUR
    637 17 Serious Shortage In Johor/? I position with regard *o Chinese bour is not as satisfactory as that of m labour. The problems of sup1 md demand are more difficult of i( >n than those connected with ui labour. In the latter case there •■'am. thanks to the, Indian
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    UNITED PLANTERS
    725 17 hy Association Changed Its Name In Federal Council on Oct. 23, 1934, the Bill Intituled "An Enactment to amend the Planters' Associaticn oi Malaya Incorporation Enactment, 1923," was read and passed, and became the Un.ted Planting Association of Malaya Enactment, No. 42 ot 1934. The. Bill was introduced
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    CHINESE BOUNDARY DISPUTE
    112 17 Joint Commission To Make A Report Reuter. Nanking. April 17. A JOINT commission of two each fron? n Britain and China and one neutral appointed by the League Council will be established to investigate the GinoBritish boundary dispute on the Peng-hung-Yunnan-Burma border, according to an announcement by
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    HEALTH OF THE TOWN
    98 17 The Municipal health statement for the week ended Apr. 13 shows that there were. 229 deaths, as compared with 194 in the preceding week and with 185 in the corresponding week of last year. The chief causes of death were:— Beri-beri 7, phthisis 19, malaria 24,
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    S'PORE VOLUNTEER RIFLE ASSOCN.
    753 18 Report For The Year 1934 THE following is the annual report of 1 the Singapore Volunteer Rifle Association which will be submitted at the annual general meeting to be held at the S.V.C. Headquarters on Monday, April 29, at 5.15 p.m.:— The year under review has,
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    ALLEGED BREACH OF TRUST
    43 18 Singapore. Thursday. Charged with criminal breach of Sed X° f h sl2 T **5U2 wwnjed tnal when he aopeared before MSffi? GriCC Second Magi" anolhci Japan Tbe case w»s poßtooned until Apr 25 Yashigawa being allowed bail in $250
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    JOHORE CONSTABLE'S LAPSE
    48 18 (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, Aoril 17 A fine of $35. in default six weeks' A^TLT mSOnment was imposed cm by Sheik Abu Bakar bin Yahaya. Second Magistrate, Johore Bahru, for thef n IJES£ con m to* $13. from the baju of another policeman.
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    ALLEGED POISON IN FACE POWDER
    201 18 Case To Be On April 30 Singapore, Wed-iesrt-,,, FURTHER evidence w thi -ase-T the proprietor and the mai Peng Kuang, and Sia Chean-* f' 4a Chinese theatrical company ar v a with, (1) causing hurt by a 'react and (21 providing a stance, will be
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    LOCAL ACCIDENTS
    92 18 B Singapore Thii A Sweidsh engineer on board Nanking was accidently hit by [r« bar while in the engine room /est tri morning. He was already dn officer when the ambulanci d A Chinese ricksha-puller who to have been assaulted by a Jj Malay Street in the early
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    MEAT TRADE INQUIRY
    69 18 London. April 17. The joint committee of investigitm into the meat trade at to-day's i approved a resolution setting up committee to act in Argentina to collect evidence as to the costs of refrige'atioa before shipping meat, the pos cattle producers and other facts relevant to the
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      845 18 Tuesday, 8 p.m., Malay Service. Speaker, Mr. Ong Tiang Tye. Friday, 8 pm., Hokien Service. Speaker: Mr. Ong Tiang Tye. CHINESE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 78, Prinsep Street. Sunday, 9.15 a.m., Sunday School. 10.30 a.m., (Teochew) —Easter Service —Rev. Quek Keng Hun. 5.15 p.m., (English)—Mr W Jackson. Wednesday, 7 p.m., Choir Practice.
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    BOYS' CORNER UNCLE BOB'S LETTER
    63 19 p< ur Bo\s. lour letters ibis week were good and I was mi pleased with the barge number 1 received. Xhf holidays will irivc you an opportuiu t\ ;o write on places you are likely i„ visit and 1 shall expect to get another budgr
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    "Superstition"
    266 19 (By "Cecil Lim") Superstition has existed in all ages, it was more common in olden ban it is now. Many books such •lit- Arabian Nights" and ever most of Shakespear's books give us an in- nt into the superstitious beliefs heid by people. We might laugh at witches and
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    "Time Is Money"
    361 19 (Bij "Merry Heart") There is no need to dwell on the truth of this maxim in the present day. The rush of the hurrying throng, the shriek of the railway whistle, the throo of the steam-engine, the click o£ the telegraph needle, and the sharp peal of
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    "Worry"
    482 19 'By »C. S. Foh") One of the penalties of modern life which strains on almost every individual, is that we have to endure worry. Worry is in truth a mental poison. It can act as effectively as any other ordinary poison if it is given time to work. It
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