The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 2 April 1925
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Title Section16 1925-04-02 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. I'J CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S., THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1925. NO. 11,45516 words
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Article244 1925-04-02 1 An important declaration of the Government*! Indian polity and an invitation to Mr. Das has been made by Lord Birkenhead Page ,>. It is now certain that the allocation of the British portion of the Boxer indemnity will not be confined la any special purposes Page .">.244 words
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Article876 1925-04-02 1 In the grey dawn liners from tli. Seven Seas slip into the dockt of London; and men and women gather there to meet friends. Some even meet their sweethearts. They an the lucky ones. It was nrtt yet light. Dawn was I g< I hour away, andH. V. Morton; Daily Express - 876 words
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Advertisement207 1925-04-02 1 TO-NIGHT. THIEF OF BAGDAD ALHAMBRA THEATRE RAFFLES HOTEL. CUES! NlGHTS.— Dinner and Dance. Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. ORCHESTRAL CONCERTS.— On Sunday Nights at 9.30 p.m. C ;RIL I; *Js?°. M SARKIES BROTHERS, Adjoining the Dmingroom. Open from 8.00 a.m. to 12.00 p.m. Proprietors. •it -sA 1925 DIRECTORY NOW READY.207 words
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Advertisement109 1925-04-02 1 has all the refinements that would be expected of an aristocrat of typewriters. Its title has been earn d, not inherited. It is selfmade. Though mute, its faction* are unmistakably those of a thoroughbred. Masterly craftsmanship has given it true distinction. The Easy Writing Royal cortbil.ea the strength and durability109 words
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Advertisement130 1925-04-02 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Niabelnngen ii)»)i is due to-day— Pace 2. Municipality want tenders for cement Pa^e 2. Two notable pictures at the Empire Page 2. Seven specialities sold l.y Barlow's Page 3. Collapsible fates from Wm. .lacks Pape 7. Notice re managership »>f the Overseas Assurance Corporation Page n. Notice re130 words
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Advertisement6 1925-04-02 1 TO-NIGHT. THIEF OF BAGDAD ALHAMBRA THEATRE6 words
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Miscellaneous107 1925-04-02 1 THE WEEK. Thitntda y, '2nd. Hijrh Water, tM a.m.. fi.2 p.m. Frlduy. 3r(/. High Water, 4.;^ si.m.. 7.43 p.m. Dutch homeward mail leaves. Slipway Co. meeting, noon. Mark Lodge. 8.30 p.m. Everest Film Thratre. Saturday, itk. High Water, «.14 i .m., 8.35 p.m. B. I. oatward mail due Sunday, oth.107 words
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Article265 1925-04-02 2 i 1 Kern a I and tin Dilatory RrideKroom. Constantinople. A committee of the vilayet of Constat)tinopla ha- elaborated regulation destined t«. put a check upon undue extravagance at marriage ceremonies. Ussier thi regulation the bride is in t to provide the furnitui for more than one room,265 words
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Advertisement572 1925-04-02 2 AGNESIA ANTISEPTIC DUSTING POWDER. CURES PREVENTS PRICKLY HEAT. MEDICAL HALL LTD. SINGAPORE. THE HAPPY VALLEY LTD! Shall she marry, rich man, poor man, beggar man, which What should the girl do H D P THE SINGAPORE SHIPGHAHDLERY COMPANY, LIMITED Shipchandlers, Shipbrokers, Commission Agents. Offices:— MAYNARDS BUILDINGS. 16 Battery Road. Telephone572 words
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Advertisement296 1925-04-02 2 GO TO THE ROOF OF THE WORLD A AT THE VICTORIA THEATRE COMMENCING, FRIDAY NEXT, APRIL 3, AT 9.30 P.M. A BRITISH FILM. TO THE GLORY OF BRITISH ADVENTURE Epic of Everest A FIGHT OF STRONG MEN AGAINST NATURE 50 per. cent, of the receipts go towards the next THE296 words
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Advertisement447 1925-04-02 2 T LAST! THE PICTURE YOC HAVE LONG BEEN WAITING FOR will be presented From Wednesday. Ist AprM. to Monday, nth April. ALHAMBRA Tan Cheng Kee Co., Ltd., Proprietors. In the Second Show which commences at 9 p.m. TOPICAL BUDGET of Interesting Screen News, r IS A PICTURE WHICH CHALLENGES DESCRIPTION-EASILV447 words
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Article840 1925-04-02 3 THE SONG OF THE MOUNTAINS. It was perfect Alpine weather. Tired of scraping our ski over stones and frozen grass inadequately covered by scanty snow, we decided to go on foot and seek the southern slopes, then stripped of all their BSCagre winter covering by the scorching840 words
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Article209 1925-04-02 3 I»udu-ro?d "Race Track." About 4.20 p.m. on Saturday, two hire bust- in Indian file wer^ tearing along the road to Pudu, Kuala Lumpur. When near th* S.C.R.C., the one behind, on catching up the other in the race, turned to the ri<-ht to pass it, st-ering again toMalay Mail - 209 words
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Article701 1925-04-02 3 Reminiscences of my Youth. By Maxim Gorki Translated by Veronica Dewey. (Heinemann). Goiki's autobiography is one of those gtand but terrible books which leave us uncertain which excites in us the greater wi.nder— man's degradation, or the obstinate nobility with which he rears himself fiom the guttei and strikes701 words
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Article119 1925-04-02 3 Class Warfare Not Desirable. London, Mar. 21. Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, in a speech at Aberaron, said that, candidly, whatever Government were in power it would have had great difficulty in re-establishing the British coal trade on a sound footing. There was talk about miners, railwaymen and119 words
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Article124 1925-04-02 3 Curious Accident to London Motorist. A seagull was the cause of a strange I accident which befell a motorist on the Brighton road, near Crawley. FLying into the face of Mr. William Francis Clarke, of St. James's, London^ the bird struck his right eye with its124 words
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Advertisement297 1925-04-02 3 I_^??sd" Coughs f7j/c/s &fnffucnja Elliott's Cinnamon Compound ii a most effective medicine for relieving Coughs, Colds, Catarrh, Asthma and Bronchitis. Its principal ingredient. Cinnamon, is officially ■ecogniatd as prophylactic against influenza and similar throat .md chest affection. Its curative properties' quickly relieve Indigestion, Colic and Dyaentery. It wards oft Malaria297 words
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Advertisement226 1925-04-02 3 < I /^USSSSBSSS^C^ I I 1 U» I I M^Tl f»- H I /%j| LVa I Um j ww BJ I .-S- 8^! V^BrJV. W'- BJ H I*l Bd Bl "WUrawaji B| I '™r^s^ \\v Ci£*^ BM B Br bV ""w»i« I \^V^ fiSrt -Bl I^ SEVEN OP WORLD FAMOUS226 words
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Article1157 1925-04-02 4 WHAT AN ANCIENT PHILOSOPHER DID IN SICILY. The Evidence of Coins. The British Museum was recently enriched in the Department of Coins and Medals by the presentation to the nation by Mr. A. H. Lloyd of a dozen ancient coins from Selinus, in Sicily. These throw an1,157 words
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Article754 1925-04-02 4 There are few card games, says a writer in a Home paper, which offer so much opportunity for sharp practice as auction bridge. Nothing is easier than for a player to convey illicit information to his partner. He can, for instance, make his bids, sometimes in a strong754 words
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Article57 1925-04-02 4 A police report from the Iftagwe District Burma, tells of the killing by a bison near Myothit village of Captain S. W. Walker. Assistant Superintendent, Geological Survey of India, while out on tour with his party. The date of the accident is not stated. Tinbody was57 words
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Advertisement372 1925-04-02 4 lAN A**v An 'Allenburys* f Baby at the age V /J CO Of 7 months. *sk. I g\X*& SSSSSSSSSSS— i lan has been reared from birth on the 'Allenburys* Foods, and though below normal weight when born he progressed so rapidly that at the age of seven months he was372 words
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Advertisement198 1925-04-02 4 Cooking S Economy With a Gas cooker you only pay for the TBfic.^SS?l ffl g fuel you burn, and j J! jl II! I only burn what you Jl I^^C© I I Gas Cookers, Geysers and other gas appliances may be hired from the Gas Department at reasonable rates. No198 words
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Article234 1925-04-02 5 AIiHORS ASSASSINATION. L. bVS ARMS OPEN. I Reuter's Service.] London, Mar. 31. A responsive note was sounded by Lord Birkenhead in the coarse of (he Indian delate in the House of Lords to-night, with regard to the recent utterances of the Swarajist lender, Mr. Das, wherein he234 words
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Article110 1925-04-02 5 [Reuter's Service.] London, Mar. 31. Impressive incidents attended the Evensong Service at St. Paul's Cathedral, being tin occasion of the last service under the Dome, prior to closing the eastern part for the work of preservation, which it is estimated will take six years. The services in110 words
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Article219 1925-04-02 5 HOPE ABANDONED. Forty men are missing at Scotswood pit. Th? reicat operations are proceeding strenuously though hope has ra.tically ieen abandoned. There have been intensely moving scenes at the pithead all night. Crowds of women, and grim-faced men acquainted with the workings of the pit are vainly219 words
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Article94 1925-04-02 5 [Reuter's Service.] j Paris, Mar. 31- The trial of M. Sadoul has opened at an Orleans Court-martial. On the application of the prosecution ill charges except that of desertion were withdrawn. Sadoul, who is an ex-barrister, conducted his own defence and emphasised his services to France r94 words
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Article166 1925-04-02 5 ITS DESTINATION. BETTER LEFT OPEN. [Reuter's Service.] London. Mar. 31. The standing committee of the House of Commons, presided over by Sir R >lert Hamilton, considered the China Indemnity Bill and rejected by 26 votes to 5 an amendment moved by Mr. Ponsonby (Lab. Sheffield) confining the166 words
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Article207 1925-04-02 5 [Reuter's Service.] London. Mar. 31. In his address to the London Iron anj Steel Exchange, Sir Edgsr Revs Jones dwelt on foreign competition in steel and. pointed out that the European and American markets had been steadily closing to British producers, and India, Canada, Australia and207 words
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Article49 1925-04-02 5 [Reuter's Service.] London. Mar. 31. The House of Commons has read a second time tii? British Empire Exhibition Guarantee Bill, whereby £1,100,000 sterling Is guaranteed. Mr. A. If. Samuel, mover of the second reading, hoped that the Exhibition would be open the first week in May.49 words
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Article62 1925-04-02 5 [Reuter's Service.] New York, Mar. 11. A shipment of $1,600,000 in gold by parcel post to India was frustrated owing to the refusal of a British litis of steamers to tranship the gold at Marseilles. The geld therefore was returned to New York. It is understood62 words
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Article38 1925-04-02 5 [Reuter's Service.] Berate, -Mar. St. The collapse of a pontoon bridge erected by pioneers over th? Weser, between Veltheim and Hausberge, resulted in th% drowning of numerous Reichswehr soldiers believed between fifty and a hundred.38 words
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Article28 1925-04-02 5 [Reuter's Service.] London. Mar. 31. The Earl of Ypres had a better night and his general condition has improved. [Latest telegrams on page 7 J.28 words
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Article121 1925-04-02 5 Even the magic of Mr. Gandhi's influence was of no avail in solving the problem of i ntouchability at Vaikom for the Hindu oppositionists, who had all along been obsti ucting the "untouchables" in their attempts to use roads leading to certain temples, refused to bow to the Mahatma sEx - 121 words
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Advertisement528 1925-04-02 5 BUSINESS CARDS. P* I I'lesse Send for the Illustrated I 2 Cstalogue of Musical Instruments. SEASON CO., LTD. g ill and 113, North Bridge Road. X Jfltftf^-tJO-tftttfttfl- aHHHHHHHI tf -D-fl-B- ttttOtt* THE PREMIER MANILA CIGAR. Since 1883 "La Insular" cigars have n the accented brand in mansions, clubs and hotels528 words
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Advertisement753 1925-04-02 5 JMOTICES. PUBLIC NOTICE. It is notified for general information that the title of the Admiralty Fuel and Store Officer 1 i s been changed to Naval Store Officer. All communications and accounts should be addressed accordingly. H.M. Naval Offices, Meyer's Buildings, Singapore 31-3 2 4 ORDINANCE NO. 44 (BANKITcPTCY) IN753 words
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Advertisement1114 1925-04-02 5 BJfci r r. For WATCH VALUE Specialising in accurate timekeepers to withstand the climatic conditions of the East. POCKET WAT( TIES JOHORE LEVER I $5 Each IN TWO SIZES MOTION LEVER THIN PATTERN WITH SCREW ss: K; ch CASES Stocks of Gold and Silver Hunters and Half Hunters. WRISTLET WATCHES1,114 words
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Article51 1925-04-02 6 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. MARRIAGE. McILROY FERGUS- On March ;Ust st St. Andrews Presbyteries Church. Kuala Lumpur. by the Rev. R. D. Whitehorn, Arthur Ernest Ceeesett, son of the late I Mcllroy, Esq.. DroBaere, Ce. Down, Ireland to Annie Grangv. daughter ef Mrs. Fergus and the late Hon'ble Theses Fersjas, Dunedin, X.51 words
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778 1925-04-02 6 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. THU RSDAY. APRIL 2, 1925. Looking to China. That is a striking statement made by the president of the London Iron and Steel Exchange, that he was convinced that within fifty years China would be the greatest steel importing country in the world, with a demand sufficient778 words
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Article1302 1925-04-02 6 The Hon. Mr. J. H. M. Robson and Mrs. Robson are on a visit to Penang. Mr. Perkins, Traffic Manager. F.M.S.R., Kuaia Lumpur, has returned to Kuala Lumpur after a week-end visit to Singapore. Inspector and Mrs. C. Harwood t of Penang. who left for Home by the Kashgar, were1,302 words
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Article123 1925-04-02 6 Mr. Thompson's Intentions. (From Our Own Corresponded loon. April i Mr. R. Thompson interviewed t<> ,< that he was starting the firm of Tl Malaya Ltd., with a head off}. Lumpur mainly for establishing 4 4. m staff tor giving assistance in n engineering problems.123 words
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Article60 1925-04-02 6 AMATEUR WIRELESS SOCIETY MALAYA. Th first general meeting of m and associate members of the Amitea Wireless Society of Malaya will at the Society's premises, on th,- 61 Union Building, at b.15 p.m. or, i April 7th. The agenda will \h> ofllre beareis for the *rraiag > arrange a programme60 words
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Article219 1925-04-02 6 I j lii addition to a selection i I 'the undernoted works have RsiHes Library and will be SVsilsble f. r Issne on Saturday, at 9 a.m. Ashton Arthur J.) As I went way. H Hoc H.) The Pyrei Bland <.L o. P.» Sometl Sketches of Chinese Life.219 words
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Article127 1925-04-02 6 (Seventh List of Donors.) 'Ihe Entertainment Committee thank tbJ following donors who have kindly book** tents for the plays to be given by afttisbtfl of the Hoi Thin Amateur Dramatic A» soeiation at the Poh Cheung Cheta Hall, Smith Street, in aid of the fun't the sboare127 words
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Article42 1925-04-02 6 Appeal for Funds to Preserve Natisasl Memorial. The following donations have t. reived: Previouslv ackn.-u 1 edged $24.! U Cheques should he made out' in fei Saint Paul's Restoration Fund, an 1 ed to Renter*. Agent, 11. Collyei Singapore.42 words
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Article113 1925-04-02 6 In a County Court the other dl Registrar, while waiting for the Judg looking through the latter's book Later his Honour asked the Ref "What is this paper in my booh William for four o'clock'?" "Your Honour." said the Registrar, taking the lli putting it into his pocket t "that113 words
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Advertisement367 1925-04-02 6 "THE CONNOISSEUR COMES TO CALDBECKS" BARCLA TS LONDON LAGER The 'DOCTOR" Brand FIRST SHIPMENT TO THE EAST JUST ARRIVED. FOR FULL PARTICULARS AND SAMPLES Apply to SOLE AGENTS Caldbeck Macgregor Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in Shanghai.) Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Ipoh. THE PICK OF THE LATEST MANUFACTURES JUST ARRIVED IN LADIES367 words
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Advertisement26 1925-04-02 6 jl EBI 1 Mnya< Ziautux /ffaAu. I 1 Ok* scow f SOLE AGENTS: W. R. LOXLEY CO. Robinson Road, Singapore. |j PEARS' I GOLDEN SERIES. i26 words
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Article59 1925-04-02 7 QUESTION OF FRONTIERS. un IT I K vnck RBQUIRBB. [Havafl Service.! Pari*, April 1. v to I'Ecbo de Paris, France will v firstly to state her intentions Polish and C'/eeho-Slovakian gnd Austria; secondly whether ted to accept aH the obligations tgue of Nations; thirdly, whether |ge to respect59 words
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Article86 1925-04-02 7 [Reiiter'a Service.] Paris. April 1. Mrarni debate in the Chamber in the Latin Quarter on l- bete terminated at three i i vote of confidence in bj 18 t<. 2'JO. M «ter of Education*, canmovement as political and said luntenance the sabotageing education, or t. recognise the86 words
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Article33 1925-04-02 7 [Havas Sei vice.l Paris. April 1. udet, interviewed by l'Excel-, n the great deal of I in all that is French. He f the J are at prech intellectnal33 words
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Article51 1925-04-02 7 t 1 Ke n ice, Berlin, Mar. 81. en reached between ind American cable interests tablishment of direct communitw countties. The the entire traffic Western Union 1 ind from Germany, between I es, while the American ;,,i! e traffic from the I nftJ agreed 1 the Azores. j51 words
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Article43 1925-04-02 7 London. April 1. I rsl Labour budget u closed to-day, show the estimated deftest of after taking account of sannesxpenditure, the surplus is £3.658, Aacrease if revenue compared I i was _37.783.m chiefly due to ,r in customi snd excis,43 words
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Article29 1925-04-02 7 [Heater. Service.] Moscow. Mar. 31. from the Caucasus collided tram on the outskirts of MosP*wons were killed and N injured. Earlie, cables appear sa p aKt .->29 words
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Article179 1925-04-02 7 '"•linden, Apiculture ofhe*. rt ->-.f theNanyo Nichi >"chi Shimbunsha.) I Tokio. Mar. 31. '7-< *-1 the Department of "'1 Agriculture has been divid- .n h-p. ndent ministerial offices. he department of Trade and In- the Department of Agriculture ■-;>;. both of which for the tim? Mr T t179 words
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Article181 1925-04-02 7 NEW UNIVERSITY OPENED WONDERFUL SCENES. [Reuter's Service.] Jerusslem, Apr. 1. An interminable procession of motorcar crawled up the slopes of the Mount ol Olives last night to Government House where Sir H. Samuels held a brilliant re ception on the eve of Earl Balfour opening the new181 words
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Article105 1925-04-02 7 [Reuter's Service. 1 Moscow, April 1. The Soviets arc ready to meet -soli I elements of private capital, inviting them to pass from profiteering operations to normal trade with normal profits." Thus M. Steinmann, Commissary of Inland Trade, addressing a meeting of representatives of private firms and105 words
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54 1925-04-02 7 [Reuter's Service.] Berlin. April 1. Eightyfour men perished in yesterday's bridge accident over the Weser and seventyBight are still missing. The disaster is Attributed to the negligence of the commanding officer in cramming 150 soldieis Ml a pontoon only intended to carry a hundred. {Earlier cable*54 words
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Article225 1925-04-02 7 Douglas Fairbanks' fantasy of the Ara- bian Nights. "The Thief of Bagdad." bega.' its engagement at the Alhamhra last night. It is a remarkable film for many reasons, but chiefly because the producer seems to have made the apparently impossible an accomplished fact. Douglas Fairbanks as225 words
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Article100 1925-04-02 7 Shanghai. Mar. 24. According to foreign reports received in Shanghai, bandits on March 13th. attacked he village of Yong-Cheng-Yu, in Mongoia, where there is a large Christian pomlation. They looted it and burnt the i remises of the Belgian Mission, including schools, church and orphanage. They also100 words
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Article142 1925-04-02 7 Opium, to the value of $40,000, and packed in 40 cases, was seized by local Customs officers on board the German steamer, Albert Volgler, of the Hugo-Stinnes Line, at Shanghai. The opium was in the vessel's holds in the guise of tinned fruits, and was consigned to Shanghai from Hongkong.142 words
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Article729 1925-04-02 7 J SIR G. MAXWELL ON VERNACULAR EDUCATION. j We have received a copy of the schoo magazine of the- Victoria Institution, Kuals Lumpur, for March, and an excellent sample it is of the literary activities ol th«> School. The Headmaster, Mr Sidney, j is president of the editorial729 words
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Article92 1925-04-02 7 On the departure of Inspector C. Ilarwood on long leave, Inspector Dawson will come to Pitt Street Station from the Dinding*. Inspector Hawkins, who has heen acting" as Court Inspector, will go to the Dindings on Thursday. On his return from leave Inspector Randall has resumed charge92 words
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Article89 1925-04-02 7 The death is announced of Dr. E. A. G. Longhurst. He was a co-worker with Ifiss Florence Nightingale in the Crimea and served with distinction at the time of the Indian Mutiny, when he was mentioned in despatches. A Yorkshireman was *ean standing at,' the foot of the Monument scratching89 words
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Article658 1925-04-02 7 COOLIE FINED $35,000. j Estate Coolies' Find. J One mile north of Puiau Pisang, Johore, t on March 14th., the Lalat captured a kotah manned by two Chinese, who were carry- ing 189 pikuls 42 katis of rubber. The i men were produced before Inche Djafar, the Batu658 words
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Article315 1925-04-02 7 Big Seizure on British Steamer. The seizure of about 75,800 dollars worth of non-Government chandu on board the steamer Seang Bee when she arrived in Singapore from China Ports on March 12th. last, was the subject matter of a District Court action which came up before Mr. Ralph315 words
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Advertisement72 1925-04-02 7 f ROBINSON Co., Ud. JUST RECEIVED fSßfe Millinery jmkJs^T Dresses ROBINSwTFco., Ltd. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements.) f Where Quality counts and Large Size Cigarettes are preferred. jj £S^i^ I Thc GAKRIGK rei ns s«Pf«me. BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO CO. (Strsits), LTD. (Incorporated in England.) Collapsible Gates, Grilles, Lift Enclosures. SELECTION72 words
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Advertisement807 1925-04-02 8 BLUE FUNNEL LINE Regular Service* to. LONDON, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAMBURG AND BREMEN. GENOA, MARSEILLES, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. MARSEILLES, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW. BOSTON, NEW YORK AND BALTIMORE. Taking cargo on through Bills of Lading for all Overland Points. WEEKLY SERVICE—LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Due Singapore. AGAPENOR London, Rotterdam, Hamburg807 words
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Advertisement504 1925-04-02 8 STEAMER SAILINGS Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND.) "ELLERMAN" LINE. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL. FREIGHT SERVICE HAVRE, LONDON ROTTERDAM. HAMBURG. s.s. CITY OF CANTON due April 27 s.s. CITY OF ATHENS due May 27 s.s. SUTTON FIALL due504 words
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Advertisement654 1925-04-02 8 STEAMER SAILINGS P. O. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated in England). MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO. LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. (Under Contract with His Majesty's Government). OUTWARDS FROM LONDON. HOMEWARDS. For China and japan. For Marseilles, London and Antwerp. Tonnage. Singapore.654 words
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Advertisement656 1925-04-02 9 STEAMER SAILINGS O. S. K. Line. Destinations. Steamers. Arr. Dept. I ,i Hamburg; Rotterdam, Antwerp, Bremen, via Colombo, Vden and Port Said. Alaska Maru Apr. 16 Apr 17 New Vork via San Francisco, Panama Shunko Maru from Kobe Apr* 30 Dud Bay (Port Elizabeth). I iwn, Rio, S:.ntos, and Buenos656 words
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Advertisement397 1925-04-02 9 STEAMER SAILINGS J£n< Round-the-World PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE 38 Days to BOSTON 41 Days to NEW YORK OILBURNERS. NO COAL DUST. NO CINDERS. ABSOLUTE CLEANLINESS. via Port Said, Alexandria, Naples, Genoa and Marseilles. From New York these fine new liners continue on Round the World, returning to Singapore in 110397 words
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Advertisement644 1925-04-02 9 STEAMER SAILINGS AMERICAN FAR EAST UNE OPERATED FOR RV JSSH STATES SHn ™G BOARD BY STRUTHER ANDKARRY, MANAGING OPERATORS jl SINGAPORE TO LDS ANGELES AND TTCOD SAN FRANCISCO. U.S.S.B. WEST SEQUANA A 00 U.S.S.B. WEST PROSPECT pr 22 U.S.S.B. WEST CARMONA j f and subsequent steamers approximately 30 days apart644 words
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Article168 1925-04-02 10 The Master of the Laisang reports that he passed a large spar with wreckage attached in Latitude 7.05 North, Longitude 107.11 East at 2 p.m. on March 28. The Master of the Tohlam reports that the Light on Melville Shoal, Durian Strait, was not burning at 2 a.m.168 words
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Article374 1925-04-02 10 SAILORS IN TOP HATS. Days of the 'Sea -Dog.* There was a time when sailors 'boarded their ships in top hats, an old man long associated with the sea recently told the Evening News. In the stores and workshops huddled together alongside Deptford Creek is literally everything from374 words
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Article367 1925-04-02 10 LATEST ADDITION TO CUNARD FLEET. launched at Barrow. Barrow. Feb. 24. Vickers to-day launched the steamer Carinthia, built for the Cunard Line. She has a displacement of 27,000 tons, is 625ft. long, and will be fitted with turbine engines giving her u speed of 16 knots. She is a sister367 words
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Article206 1925-04-02 10 Bombay, Mar. 24. The Marine Court of Inquiry after nearly a week's session concluded its investigations to_day inl© the loss of Killindini, a steamer which capsized in the Arabian Sea in February last causing the death of 17 passengers and crew, the survivors being rescued by206 words
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Advertisement462 1925-04-02 10 Burns Philp Line (INCORPORATED IN AUSTRALIA). FOR SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, via- JAVA, DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND AND BRISBANE Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and MONTORO (5,000 tons). Th s.s. MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia. Cabins de Luxe, single berth cabins, swimming bath,462 words
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Advertisement42 1925-04-02 10 |llfli__j_____r IV Ufl Ci mi bV//I HUDSON'S THE SUPPLY HOUSE FOR MUSIC and MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS ARE OFFERING Solid British Made Upright GRAND PIANOS PARTICULARS FROM THE HOUSE OF THE CATCHY MUSIC H. C. HUDSON, 100. North Bridge Road. Telephone No. 1705. Singsporo,42 words
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Advertisement380 1925-04-02 10 "GREEN H STRIPE" I (fe|^|] A Blend of I Old Whiskies. I Obtainable from all Dealers. JOHN LITTLE CO., LTD. II (Incorporated in England.) SINGAPORE AND KUALA LUMPUR. J I MESSAGERIfiS MARITIMES Under contract with the French Government Mail and Passenger Services. DIRECT FORTNIGHTLY FAR EASTERN SERVICE. HOMEWARD MAILS. To380 words
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Advertisement389 1925-04-02 10 I I _J '——FiT 1 8 _l l*>«*vß— _>fr«* 'i^vSl l___CM____ _bE£3__ B_________B i S_____bb______________-_ Passages booked by all steamship lints Independent and Conducted Tours Travellers' Cheques. Letters oi Oedit. Remittances by Draft and Cable Trar.^' Foreign monies exchanged. Baggage and Accident Insurance T t BOOKING OFFICE FOR F.M.S. Railways,389 words
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Miscellaneous538 1925-04-02 10 MAIL DESPATCHES. TO-DAY. China, Hainam, Japan, Korea, Formosa, East Siberia and Philippine Islands M. S. Java 10 a.m. Selat Pandjang, Bengkalis and Bagan Si Api Api B. Lee Gwan noon China, Hainam, Japan, Korea, Formosa, East Siberia and' Philippine Islands Seang Bee noon Cucob Hong Aik 1 p.m. Siam except538 words
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Article70 1925-04-02 11 FEBRI ARY INCREASES. BrttLh 'mT f imP ,tS aml '<* Brrtish Malaya, for February show (excluding parcels post). Total imports $69.*****6 or £6,904,313, ru^l92a*^ 1,3i6 r 2 for Total export* $71,143,323 or _8,300,004 against 154,*****4 or £6,382,602 in the cor- respondina; month of last year Total increase in70 words
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Article105 1925-04-02 11 YKSTEKDAVS LIST. The Singapore Chamber of Commerce! Rubber Association held its 791st. auction! i-'-V l a n W, <n thm uas Catalogued 877,936 lbs.; 391.94 tons Offered 613,326 IDS.: 2,.,.81 tons. Sold 458,621 lbs.; 204.74: Near York 19 4 2. 'h C'tS. rVleca Realized. Standard Quality I»ak- gale<105 words
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Article184 1925-04-02 11 MACPHAIL CO. LTD'S REPORT. Singapore. April 1. R__Wr^-I_>Ddof, la B*d. Weak. Locai to. Tin.— London i'2:vj r n LoctA l>o\, 1 (••> tons sold. Rubbers— Steady. Craigieleas quoted 80 <>4. Malaka Pindas have buyers at 1 53^ and sellers at 1.56. Uiu Benuts have buyers at »H with sellers at184 words
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Article141 1925-04-02 11 Tokio, Mar. 7. At the meeting of creditor! of Takata axu\ Company, held on the 2nd instant, arrangements were made that the drawing up of the consolidation draft would be left in the hands of big creditors, and that the consolidation of the CompanyEastern News Agency - 141 words
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Article30 1925-04-02 11 Acting-ChM Justice Johnson says con- Vtcta in the United States serve a portion I of their sentences before being pardoned. which seems to be at least very commendable. Manila Bulletin.30 words
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Article45 1925-04-02 11 Bank demand o Private credits I m.s. 2 4 19-;12 France, demand i^jq Hongkong:, demand 1\ )C [>j s Yokohama, demand iy;> om r» Bangkok, demand 7§%t Sovereign, Bank Buying $854 Bank of England Rate 5 P-(V Bar Silver London 31 H-i f j45 words
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Article212 1925-04-02 11 April l. Tin 175 Tuns s 0 Gambier g. Zj Paper Black 0 Flake Tapioca j."-,, Pearl Sago Small gjg Pra U«4l Coprs Saadned 21 75 Opium. Benares unt. 4 0 00 Rice, Liang Hin Chan Mirk Blue Eagle (Old) 375 Rice. Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle (New)212 words
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Article26 1925-04-02 11 Singapore. April 1, 12 noon. Singapore Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet Spot 72*4 73; May-June 70 71: Sheet Is. B%d. Market Weak.26 words
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Article150 1925-04-02 11 Yesterday's Alterations. IK. Kainuntinp (10s) 40s 6d 4fl Kuchai Ords. x o )i i 971 Njwbj Pet <$) i!so isfi cd Tronoh Ml 2700 AlorGajah(s> Mo ,2Q Ayer Kunin ff 35 40 Aver Molek ($1) 1 o Q Sf) Ayer Panas (W) .V.~ Bukit Jelutonir (50 65150 words
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Article354 1925-04-02 11 A SI'CCESSFI L YEAR. The report of the above, far the year faded December 31. 11)24. states:— The profit for the year, after writing off depreciation and transferring: to employees' bonus fund the sum of $5,000. amounts to 1794,047.13 with the balance brought forward from last year354 words
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Article251 1925-04-02 11 The Sungei Gau Tin Mining Co. Ltd has issued its report for the vear 1924 which Will be submitted at the annual meeting to be held at 2.15 p.m. on Wednesday, April Bth, at Derrick and Co's offices, Hongkong Bank Chambers. It states that the '•ss for251 words
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Article235 1925-04-02 11 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. (L. R. Macphail). Singapore. April 1. Rubber.— -Is S%e\ It%. Ttl. WW ss. 120 V 175 tons. Tin shows a substantial drop of 95> and there is an easier tone in the mining section. Rubber has alec set, back but prices have not been much affected.235 words
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Page 11 Advertisements
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Advertisement1351 1925-04-02 11 Assets over $5,000,000. rriir* r«i_r» a m n i nmnT__T Assurances in force over $17,000,000. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LlMlTED(lncorporated in Straits Settlements) HEAD OFFICE Winchester House Sine-aDore t nvnoxr oannr ift .h/sSp^e Coun _S^ ynucnw plans op AS su RANCE C A isszw^rs [Secretary Managing Director Actuary1,351 words
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Advertisement44 1925-04-02 11 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated in England by Royal Charter A. D. 1720). FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds Singapore Representatives— lessrs. BARLOW Co. Messrs. HARRISONS, 1 BARKER Co., Ltd. j Branch Office 64, The Arcade, CoUyer Quay. A GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.44 words
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Article1591 1925-04-02 12 PRIVY COUNCIL JUDGMENT. Mr. Justice Barrett -l^ennard's Decision Upheld. It will be remembered that a Reuter table received on March 10th stated that the Privy Council had dismissed the appeal from the judgment of the Supreme Court of the Straits Settlements on December 22, 11*23, not allowing1,591 words
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Article192 1925-04-02 12 I CONCLUSION OF THE SESSION. The last case on th? list for trial before fthe Assize Court came to a conclusion yes-t-.rriay afternoon when two Chinese were charged with attempted murder. The incident, which was the cutcoms of the refusal of the complainant to join the Sin Ghee192 words
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Article142 1925-04-02 12 P. and Bank Action Succeeds. The P. and O. Banking Corporation. Ltd. succeeded in their action against Mr. M. E. Klias. in connection with the sale of rupees, in the Supreme Court yesterday before the Chief Justice. Sir Walter Shaw. Mr. C. H. Smith, who appeared for the142 words
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Article67 1925-04-02 12 Shanghai, Mar. 21. Mr. Kentwell, a British barrister, who Wh> arretted last evening, appeared at the Police Court to-day. before the Magistrate, Mr. King, charged with being in possession of counterfeit notes on the Bank of Comiv un Rations. The warrant was issued at the instance of the67 words
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Article199 1925-04-02 12 ROYAL SINGAPORE YACHT CLUB. The annual general meeting of members of the Club was held at the Club House on Monday last, about 50 members being pr-.sent, with Mr. F. G. Lundon, ViceCommodore in the Chair. Mr. Lundon referred briefly to the past year's accounts and pointed out199 words
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Article337 1925-04-02 12 S.C.C. vs. Royal Sussex. The S.C.C. were defeated by the Roy .1 Suss.x on the Padang yesterday by the l arrow margin of two goals to one. It was not a very inspiring game, the Club forward giving a very poor exhibition of team work. Smith was again wasted337 words
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S. C. C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
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Article48 1925-04-02 12 Championship Pairs. Potts and Cameron vs. Salter and Moss postponed. Profession Pairs. Kleinman and Sinclair beat Col. Haseidine and Major Vyvyan, 6 l. 6 2. Palmar and Murphy beat Furber and Lourry, 6 2, 6 4. Championship. (Preliminary). Lt. Bourke beat Preston, 6 4, 6 2.48 words
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Article53 1925-04-02 12 Championship Pairs. Hewitt and Bridges vs. Sinclair and Hill. Major Davies and Lt. Bourke vs. Fuller and Murphy. Potts and Cameron vs. Salter and Moss. Whitley and Kleinman vs. Nathan and Nathan. Profession Pairs. Winter and Cooper vs. Hamilton and Griffith -Jones. Newcomers. Hudson vs. Watta. Championship. Dr.53 words
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Article24 1925-04-02 12 YESTERDAY'S PLAY. Championship Pairs Mixed (Final.) Mrs. Hamilton and Whitley beat Miss Griffith-Jones and Donnell, 6 2, 5 7, 7 6.24 words
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Article38 1925-04-02 12 YESTERDAY'S PLAY. Championship. V. Misso vs. F. Monteiro unfinished. N. E. Baa beat W. F. Carnegy, 6—3 6—2. W. Neubronner Beat V. H. Norris, w.o. Single Handicap. W. A. Balhetchet beat F. Ephraums, 6—3, 6—o.38 words
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Article22 1925-04-02 12 Championship. L. Gammell vs. F. de Souza. Single Handicap. C. A. Norris owe 30.2 va. C. A. Bateman owe 30.2.22 words
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LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
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Article467 1925-04-02 12 First League. The following are the fixtures for the S.F.A. Leagues this season: April. Monday, 20th.— R. Sussex vs. R. A. Wednesday, 22nd.— S.C.F.A. vs. S.R.C. Saturday, 25th.— S.C.F.A. vs. S.C.C. Monday 27th.— S.C.C. vs. Malays. May. Monday, 4th. R. Sussex vs. Malays. Thursday, 7th.— S.C.C. vs.467 words
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Article77 1925-04-02 12 The S.R.C. meet the S.C.C. on Saturday on the latter's ground when the following will pl«y for the S.R.C: Anthonisz, Battels, Leijssius, S. D. Gauder, A. H. Gauder, Keyt. Campbell, Pearse, Bligh, Westerhout and and E. De Souza. The second elevens of the same clubs will meet on Saturdav77 words
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Article31 1925-04-02 12 Men's monthly medal "Bogey" will be played on Saturday and Sundav, 11th anr 1 12th ApriL The ladies monthly medal "Bogey" will be played on Thursday, 16th April.31 words
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Article19 1925-04-02 12 A hockev match will be played to-day on the Raffles School ground between the Raffllesians and the R.A.19 words
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Article44 1925-04-02 12 Programme of drills up to and for I Sunday, Mar. 29: Saturday, April 4th at 2 p.m. Bukit Timah, S.R.E. (v) Farrer Range, M. G. Platoon. Sunday, Ar-ril oth at 7 a.m. Bukit Timah. S.R.E. (v) Farrer Range, M. G. Platoon.44 words
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22 1925-04-02 12 Orders for week ending sth. April 1925. Thursday, 2nd. Band Practice, Headquarters at 5.15 p.m.22 words
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Page 12 Advertisements
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