The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 3 April 1925

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    17 1 Singapore Free Press AN D MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. LO CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S., FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 1925. NO. 11,456
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    226 1 Airship EU3 has been dug up from obscurity and is to undergo trials lor the Empire airship service Page 7. Members of the Russian Trades Union have arrived ii England to con suit as to an international tradeunion Pace 7. The trouble between Russia and Poland over
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    LEMONS.
    1172 1 "Orange* and lemons, which will you chouse?" "Oranges, of count" is the usual answer, without shade of doubt; but one child always chose lemons, being sorry for the fruit nobody else wanted, "lemons for me." it was, and i- still. The choice has become more iiTuult at- 1 the
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      220 1 W ING LOONG H! RECOGNISED ROUS! EUROPEAN TROPICAL SI ITS. 12. HIGH STREET. RAFFLES HOTEL. GUEST NlGHTS.— Dinner and Dance. Every Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday. ORCHESTRAL CONCERTS.— On Sunday Nights at 9.30 p.m. v\ RIL^ O M SARKIES BROTHERS, Adjoining the Dmingroom. Open from 8.00 a.m. to 12.00 p.m. Proprietors.
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      256 1 »j| "PABCO" _f§^^ General Utility Paiat ]U BLACK A jet black, brilliant i>aint for interior or exterior use. Recommended for application on Structural Steel, Iron Fences. Pipe Lines, and any surface of Will dry in 24 hours and covers about 000 square feet per gallon. Gives protection against weather, corrosive
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      125 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMEVIS. White Star oil tot Ford cars Pa>re J, Try Goodyear Supertwist balloons— Page o« "The Epic of Everest** at the TheatrePage 2. Uniteer's for the WiUmrd batteriet Page 3. No throat harm in Golden Spot cigarettes Page 4. Red rose dance at the Europe on St, George's Day
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      14 1 WING LOONG FOR RIGA class TAILORING. Style, Cut and Finish Guaranteed. 32. HIGH STREET.
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      116 1 THE WEEK. Friday, 3rd. Hifrh Water, -i.'M) a.m.. 7.43 p.m. Dutch homtward mail leaves. Slipway Co. meeting, noon. Mark Lodj^e, 5.30 p.m. EwicNt Film Th.atre, 9 JO 'p.m. 7 I Saturday, 4th. Hiph Water, 6.14 j.m., 8.35 p.m. B. I. outward nu.l due. Sunday, oth. High Water, 7.29 a.m.. 9.7
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    CO-OPERATION FOR COOLIES.
    386 2 The Latest Extension. At the Ipoh meeting of the I'.A.M. Mr. Cavendish, the Director of Co-operativ« Societies, s.s.. and F.M.s.. addressing the meeting, said that he had round a lot of misunderstanding sbo_l wl at Co-operative S> rieties stood for. The principle of cooperative thrift was the
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    BOGUS "DEAD" MAN.
    93 2 Robbers Trick to Escape the Police. Paris, Feb. 23. Detective- n Pontevedra, Spain, having received word that a notorious robber, named Gonzalez, was hiding in the Leres quarter, made a thorough search of all the houses in the distric '1 hey notice 1 in one house a
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      152 2 AGNESIA ANTISEPTIC DUSTING POWDER. CURES PREVENTS PRICKLY HEAT. Prepared by MEDICAL HALL LTD. SINGAPORE. THE HAPPY VALLEY LTIh Shafl she marry, rich man, poor man, beggar man, which What should the girl do H^ z D P fr h TENNIS BLUE SCREEN All sises. Best materials only. Prices M eond
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      294 2 (EPIC <* EVEREST A FIGHT OF STRONG MEN AGAINST NATURE A BRITISH FILM, TO THE GLORY OF BRITISH ADVENTURE GO TO THE ROOF OF THE WORLD 9.30 p.m. TO-NIGHT 9.30 p.m. and nightly at 9.30 P.M. VICTORIA THEATRE Popular Prices $2 and $1. Combined Orchestras of the Theatre and Adelphi
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      385 2 AT LAST THE PICTURE YOU HAVE LONG BEEN WAITING I OR will be presented From Wednesday, Ist Aprii, to Monday, 6th April. AT THE ALHAMBRA Tan Cheng Kee Co., Ltd., Proprietors. In Uie Second Show which commences at 9 p.m. TOPICAL BUDGET of Interesting Screen News. IT IS A PICTURE
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    K. L. JEWEL ROBBERY.
    95 3 The Kuala Lumpur Supreme Court was crowded on Monday when Mr. Justice Far-rer-Manby, the Assize judge, had before him Ramalingam, a goldsmith, oi Java-st., on a charge of dishonestly retaining stolen property. The jewellery round which the case centres belonged to Dato Lee Kong Lam, and
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    H. M. S. BRITAIN.
    1614 3 MR. KIPLING IN GOOD FORM. At the annual banquet of the Chamber of Shipping, Mr. Rudyard Kipling, proposing the toast of the Shipping Industry showed that the old imagination and fire have not died out. I believe it is not an offence, under the Use and
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      189 3 SUPERTWIST Buy Supertwist Balloons j VVTien you are considering Bal- In actual test "SUPERTWIST" loon Tyres ask your dealer h as yearly prolonged the life ively by Goodyear, protects To-day, as in years past, on BalGoodyear Balloon Tyres against *°on Tyres as on other tyres the .tone bruises and ruptures,
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      459 3 FORD OWNERS I ii AVOID COSTLY REPAIRS BY USING Ij White Star Oil RECOMMENDED BY THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY OF CANADA AS BEING MOST SUITABLE FOR THEIR ENGINES. ll Malayan Motors 209—212 ORCHARD ROAD. WEARNE BROTHERS LIMITED, Proprietor-. I —the daily dash of ENO 1 ■j Give Nature the gentle
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    RISE OF THE ARGENTINE.
    374 4 Argentine, which the Prince of Wales is to visit, is the wealthiest and most progressive of the South American Republics. The 'reveller feels the potential greatness of the country the moment he enters the 100-mile-wide River Plate, red gold at sunset, roofed by turquoise sky. It
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    LABUAN NOTES.
    681 4 Mr. G. H. Fieldgate, the Captain of the Labuan Recreation Club Soccer Team, haton many an occasion led his team to victory and he added to his honours on the 21st instant when he brought his team to Mempakul at the invitation of Mr. T. St. P. Molony,
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    "A WILD CAT SCHEME?"
    315 4 Naturally, the suggested Perak River hy-dro-electric scheme has provoked an acute difference of opinion. Our Singapore contemporary, the Free Press, puts it in the wild cat category, and "will be surprised if any big scheme able to supply the power la feasible at a moderate cost."
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      126 4 ABRAMS MOTOR TRANSPORT CO. 3, Penang Lane TELEPHONE 3140. New touring 5-seater Gardner cars for hire. Price $3 per hour rating. This is cheaper than hiring a taxi. W^_____________HBHHH___________B_— fe^_!i_. w www^ w "^^!!Sl 1 eft V^Srdatfi^'! mere ts no CDarrantu 1| throat harm in a million Gold Spot cigarettes
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      336 4 a'jUWJ.Wi v sfe" wf% my IC I k *i_lsH^ J I P^ How PEPS Protect M^\ £u\/^/ THROAT LUNGS Against? J f /ir Deadly Germ Disease. V \J|| MANY a deadly throat and lung disease is V breathed in from the dusty germ -laden air. Once settled on the mucus
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    THE NEW SANHEDRIM.
    749 5 JEWISH CULTURE. ABOVE JERUSALEM. [Reuter's Service.] Jerusalem, Apr. L The Hebrew Oahrersity was inaugurated in the at senee <»f erven theevaad people In the great amphitheatre ut in the Greek style on the side of Mount Scopus, from whoa i three thousand fe-t summit the cop-per-domed building
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    THE WORLD'S NAVIES.
    166 5 MODEST BRITISH PLAN. SEVEN PER CENT. [Reuter's Service.] London, Apr. 1. In the House of Commons, reply in* to < apt. Beamish (U. Lewes). Mr. Bridgeman. First Lord of the Admiralty, stated that since the armistice the following- warships had been laid down: British Empire five cruisers;
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    PIRACY NEAR HONGKONG.
    181 5 [Reuter's Service.l London. \pr. 1. In the House of Commons, replying to Sir John Marriott (U. York.) with regard to Cum plaints of the prevalence of piracy in Cue waters adjacent to Hongkong, Hon. Ormsby Gore said that steps had been taken to increase the number of
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    THE WIDOWS' MIGHT.
    92 5 [ReuteT'a Service.] New York. Apr. 1. According to the newspapers, one of the largest commercial cash transactions ever concluded in the United States has been the purchase by a New York banking syndicate, headed by Dillon Read Company. of the Dodge Motors Company for $175 million cash.
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    DEBATED SOVEREIGNTY.
    42 5 [Reuter's Service.] Washington, Apr. 2. An agreement reached in January, between the Netherlands and the United SUtes, to refer the question of the sovereignty of Palmas Island, in the Philippines, is arbitration was formally signed by the SU'te Department to-day.
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    DETAINED AS HOSTAGE.
    41 5 [Reuter's Service.] Moscow. Apr. 2. The Polish priest Usaas, who was to have been exchanged for one of the men murdered on a train while being sent over the border, has been rearrested. [Latest telegrams on page 71.
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    BABY AS LOTTERY PRIZE.
    175 5 Geneva, Feb. 23. A flower- seller in the market place at BergantO, on the Swiss-Italian frontier, was surprised to find a baby girl about one year old lyinp' on a cushion in a small box with the following message on an envelope pinned to her clothing:
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      540 5 BUSINESS CARDS. ["The premier Manila cigar. .<-:nre I> S^> M La Insular" cigars have accepted brand in mansions, nd hotels where highest qualid» nianded. The following |i have just arrived: King Alfonso XIII Puque <le Heraaai ritos de St. Mar na de K. Carrion Victoria Extra Fina. a Victoria N.P.U.
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      708 5 NOTICES. MENTAKAB RUBBER CO., LTD. (Incorporated in the Strait? Settlements.) Notice is hereby given that the Sixth Ordinary j General Meeting of the Members of the Mentakah Rubber Company Limited, will be held at the Offices of the Company, Chartered Bank Chambers, Singapore, on Saturday 25th April, 11*25, at 12
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      603 5 I R. YOUNG Co., Ltd. SANITARY ENGINEERS. New Office and Show rooms, 65, ORCHARD ROAD, (NEAR THE PALLADIUM). —I i Ready Stocks of Shanks' Sanitary ware Fittings, etc. THE SECRET OF SATISFACTION. Wherever friction, heat, rust and noises must be overcome there is a SHELL LUBRICANT Olll_LL HIGHEST kjlll_LJL LUBRICANTS.
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      216 5 RED BLOICHES ALL OVER. LIMB Itched Terribly. Used to Wake At Night. Cuticura Heals. "I scalded my limb and when it started to heal it began to itch terribly. I couldnot resist scratching it, which caused it to break out in little, red blotches which spread all over my limb.
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
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      BIRTH.
      23 6 RYKKTT. At Batu Gajah Hospital on March' 28, tO Mr. ami Mrs. J. "W. Pyket »f Tduk Anson, Lower Perak, rtanghli i
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      MARRIAGE.
      40 6 BIGGS-MINNITT.— At St. Georges Church.' Penang, en March 31, by the Rev. Keppel Gar- 1 nier, Colonial Chaplain. Loui> Alban Coutier, Biy:>:?. Secretary, Municipal Commissioner*,' Penang, only ton of the !ate Rev. Louii Coutier Biir_~. I Miss Anna Minnitt.
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      IN MEMORIAM.
      20 6 IN Memory of REGINA MARK!,. the beloved wife of R. C. C. Dyason. Sadly Missed. April Srd IWS.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 1925. Stagnation.
    840 6 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 1925. Stagnation. In October 1917, seven and a halt* yemrfl ago. Governor Sir Arthur Young issued a commission to certain gentlemen to enquire into the cause j of the housing difficulties in Singapore, and the steps which should be taken to remedy such difficulties.
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    176 6 Mr. D. H Hampshire, has left Kuala Lumpur on a visit to Java, and expects to b absent about three weeks. A beginning was to be made this month with the memorial to the late Earl Kitchener, to be erected on Marwick Head, nortnwest of the Mainland of Orkney. Mr.
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    B. M. A. (MALAYA).
    273 6 THE KUALA LUMPUR MEETINf;. The attention of medical men is directed to the forthcoming meeting of the Malayan Branch of the Brftish Medical Association which is to be held in Kuala Lumpur on the 10th, 11th and 12th instant. All members are cordially invited to attend.
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    PENANG WEDDING.
    197 6 The wedding took place on Monday afternoon at St. George's Church. Penang, ir. the presence of a numerous congregation, I of Mr. Louis AH an Coutier Biggs, Sec tetary to the Municipal Commissioners, Penang. anti Miss Anna Minnitt. niece of Mr. C. Alma Baker. C.8.E., the well-known mine
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    THEFT OF JEWELLERY.
    170 6 THEFT OF JEWEL LERY. Various articles of jewellery were displayed as exhibits in the District Court yesterday morning, wh n a Japanese who was arrested and charged some days back in j connection with the theft of about 1,500 dc liars worth of jewellery from the re- j sidence of
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    MURDER IN TELUK AYER.
    98 6 Wife Accused of Catting Husband's Threat. V Chinese woman was brought up before, the Third Magistrate yesterday on a charge of murder. She was arrested In a house in Teluk Ayer Street on Wednesday evening. it is alleged that the woman attacked i her husband with
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    103 6 There will be a concert at the Tangim Club on Sunday evening, commencing at S^.O p.m. Mr. 1 aaslo Schwartz, the Hungarian artist, and Miss Dawn Assheton, the wehknown English coloratura soprano, will, tomorrow evening, at the residence of Mi. Manasseh Meyer, present to an audience of invited guests, a
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    LOCAL WIRES.
    73 6 ABIES IN K. I. The Pasteur Treatment (From Our Own Correspond n t Kuala Lumpur. pr At a meeting of the Sani^H! Read presiding, statements were n Dr. Kingsbury, pathologist and Gregor, veterinary surgeon, on th. Ijt| of rabies, indicating that eighthad been given the Pasteur treatment March
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    THE F. G. TAYLOR DEBENTURE CASE.
    110 6 Judgment Against a nk. (From Our Own Correspondent.) NislC Vpr. ■>. Mr. Jastk« Whitley read fairly judgment in the case in which I s dator of F. G. Taylor and Company wa plaintiff and the Hongkong Bank defi in connection with rifty $6,000 d
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    FATAL LANDSLIDE.
    55 6 I ron Our Own Cor:. Penansi. )r j Torrential rains causeii a in the side of Gunong .Terai to break down. Blocks of granite and brai were dashed down and rased th< tht foot of th hill. Four persons are dead undei and one is missing. Fifty iber
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    ALOR STAR PROGRESSES.
    24 6 (From Our Own Corre. Peaaag, \nr. Alor Star, it is stated, is so< own band composed of Hiembei ordinate civil service.
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    171 6 Japaa*i Disarsaameat. By courtesy of th< N Nichi Shimbunsha.) Tokio, M»nl i Six hundred army •RU dismisaed according to the am issued by the War Off" Three thousand navy officers, it i believed, ere to l». dismissed in tin of this month. Mr. K. Mori Ehcttd MP Mr.
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    THE EPIC OF EVEREST.
    262 6 To-night's Attn ctiea at Theatre. For the small sum of two dollar* it eill be poasibh for the samite ol Sii to-night and following nights al the Va> toria Theatre t<» witlSSll in pictOlH one of the greatest stories of Brit; iiji" and endurance ever chronicled
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      148 6 -THE CONNOISSEUR COMES TO CALDBECK'S" BARCLA Y'S LONDON LAGER The "DOCTOR" Brand FIRST SHIPMENT TO THE EAST JUST ARRIVED. FOR FILL PARTICULARS AND SAMPLES Apply to SOLE AGENTS Caldbeck Macgregor Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in Shanghai.) Singapore. Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Ipoh. v^___= ==)J !~"jT "ANCHOR" j jTfL BRAND BUTTER New Zealand's
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      46 6 \d} j 1_ _f "PETROLE HAHN." < The ideal hair dressing. An invaluable aid to grace and beauty. On sale everywhere. Sole Agents: DUPIRE BROTHERS. 0 Qt BLACK WHITE f ______________a_B^a____ai firriin _E H _PT^^% I WHISKY i Mr*. H. T. KARBTEN. M.S. FALSIRIA. p. p.c. I
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    AIRSHIP RESURRECTION.
    43 7 KS3 TAKES AN AIRING. pajpARING FOR EMPIRE SERVICE. [Reuter's Service.] London, April 2. i::;:: flew from Cardington. locked up for four lerodrome this nsorniag ipecial tests at Pulham f peif cting a type of pUble to regular air service inioi i.
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    RUSSIAN TRADE UNION SCHEMES.
    73 7 [Renter's Service.] < London. April 2. < Russian trade-unionists rived to discuss with the General Council ngress the question F< b. '.'th stated: After -.il by the British deiega- litional informal confer- J the Moscoa International, with unity, the Council i ederation of Trade i tioi
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    RUSSO-POLICE FRICTION.
    28 7 'a Service.] Noacoa \pril hat the Foreign l note to the Po Polish consul's Minsk. annulled and hoping liat ly for harbour- i the fr >n-
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    DOHENY OIL INTERESTS SOLD.
    27 7 Nea Y«rk. April f. L. D aim. unced thi by the Dobf ny i ijority of their I Pan-Am rican Petro- j jr.
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    HUGE COUNTERFEITING SEIZURE.
    21 7 H UGE COUNTERFEITING SEIZURE. ce.] Montreal, April 2. carried ->ut on counterfeit .iP.<i seized ng 150 thousand 1 .<{ hair' a i
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    ADMIRAL CULME SEYMOUR DEAD.
    82 7 ADMIRAL CULME SEYMOUR DEAD. [R Service,] London. April 2. d of Vice-Admiral yn\i Ur, at the age ss -'i second Sea Loid ralty and Chief of Naval Per- a distinguished career :v d at Jutland and I sspian. He was Command in the Mediurranen >mmand afloat was ommai of the
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    LITTLE HSU COMPLIMENTS FRANCE.
    53 7 LITTLE HSU COMPLIMENTS FRANCE. [H Service.] Paris. April 2. <■■ i eral Hsu declared that France struck him with 1 1 was r greatly impressed by inment of the French forgive < forsid t< him throughChina he would do the Franco-Chinese 1 Ping that both coun- acquainted with IF- 1
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    39 7 starch 2G: P. William**,, CM. A <|vi»er to the Government of ret to aii successor, Cook, on Sunday by the Kamuning for foi H o| ""J"' tat< -bes a Blue Funnel -Mr. Williamson thus severs -'■•;•> years in the Fast.
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    PARISIANA.
    897 7 FRENCH TASTE IN ENGLISH LITERATI RR. A Dinner in Honour of Dickens (From Our Own Correspondent.) Pari* Mar. 2. Although the Fnglish-speaking Parisians (of whom, by the way, there are a number* draw the line at the British "high-brow" author, they are eager to make the aquaintance of .Dickens
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    16 7 There will be matinee performances at the Alhambia on Saturday and Monday at 4.1.") p.m. sharp.
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      NEED FOR INDUSTRIAL PEACE.
      99 7 Glasgow, Mar. 23. 1 he audience was sharply divided during speech by Mr. J. H. Thomas (the Labour ex-Minister) who confessed himself a disciple of the Baldwin policy of peace and industry a statement that was received with ironical cheers. Cries of "traitor" greeted his declaration
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      ECHO OF FASCIST COUP.
      61 7 Mr. H. Pollitt in Liverpool. London. Mar. 23. Th police guarded the approaches to Mr. Harry Pollitt'a meeting in Liverpool yesterday. The audience numbered 2,000 and consisted meat If of his sympathisers. The meeting passed otf undisturbed. It will be remembered that Mr. Pollitt Wis recently
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      SENSATIONAL SOCIETY SUIT.
      263 7 London, Mar. 24. In the King's Bench, judgment foi- i'12,075 Was given in favour of Mrs. Waterhouse. the Jury exonerating Sheldon. The Judge commented; "A man who keeps a wife, like a man who keeps a monkey, is held to be responsible for the mischief she does."
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      THE EGYPTIAN DISSOLUTION.
      275 7 Dramatic Seems in Chamber. Cairo. Mar. 22. Loud applause greeted Zaghlul's election as President of the Chamber, which many members insisted, should be held forthwith when Ministers returned from the Palac*. though Government intended that the vote should be taken in the afternoon. Zaghlul, In a short
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      PRESS VIEWS.
      118 7 Cairo, Mar. 24. Press comment on the crisis runs on party lines. The Liberal Constitutional ''Al Siassah" says that it is either a return to the policy of catastrophe or dissolution, while the Unionists journal "Itthead" comments similarly. The Zaghlulist Press declares thai the Ziwar Ministry dissolved Parliament
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      FRANCE INTERESTED.
      105 7 Paris, Mar. 22. The Egyptian situation is being closely followed here. Le Temps expresses the opinion that Ziwar's prudent policy can facilitate thv task of conciliation between Great Britain and Egypt, while safeguarding Egypt's interests. On the other hand, Zaghlul's policy, which is completely dominated by nationalist passion,
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      THE DESERT MAIL ROBBERY.
      59 7 Bagdad, Mar. 23. The robbers who attacked a motor convey on March sth have been arrested 200 miles from the scene of the outrage by the Iraq Police Camelry vand are now being brought into Ramadi. Three assailants are alleged to have made a full confession.
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      BENGAL MINISTERS' SALARIES.
      80 7 Calcutta, Mar. 24. The main business of public importance at this session of the Bengal Council is the discussion whether Ministers shall bo voted salaries. The salaries were refused yesterday and the Ministers' work has been carried or. since by the Governor. A grertt political surprise was
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    USELESS TRIPS TO THE TOMB.
    59 7 Cairo, Mar. 25. Work on Tutankhamen's tomb is progressing, but there is no likelihood of the coffin being opened this season. Consequently there is a growing irritation among tourists, and many trips lo Luxor have thus Veen rendered fruitless. The Ministry of Public Works now
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    COMPANY LITIGATION.
    177 7 Case Settled Out of Court. Legal business in the Supreme Court yesterday morning was of very short duration, the Chief Justice. Walter Shaw, being occupied for only rive minutes. In the action of J. H. Leopold and Company. Limited versus The British Malay Trading Company, Mi. E. A.
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    CHILD WELFARE SOCIETY.
    174 7 There was a very large audience at the j Poh Cheung Choon Theatre Hall on Wed- j nesday night when the members of the j Hoi Thin Amateur Dramatic Association of, Singapore staged the play entitled, "The Re-union of a Lost Wife and her Husband." Long before
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    PALLADIUM BENEFIT PERFORMANCES.
    197 7 It will be remembered that the recent floods caused serious mechanical defects at the Palladium, the management of which, besides being compelled to close this theatie for two weeks, have been put to considerable expense in putting the machinery in first-class order. The distributors of the excellent
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      705 9 STEAMER SAILINGS 0.5.8- Line. Destinations. Steamers. Arr. Dept. Hamburg, Rotterdam, Bremen, via Colombo, B nd Port Said, Alaska Maru Apr. 16 Apr. 17 n Va V< ik via San Francisco, Panama Shunko Maru from Kobe Apr. 30 Alftoa Bay (Fort Elizabeth). iwn, Ri<>. Bantoo, and Buenos via Colombo f Hawaii
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      427 9 STEAMER SAILINGS j^fei, 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 110
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      648 9 STEAMER SAILINGS Hj AMERICAN FAR EAST LINE. OPERATED FOR UNITED STATES SHIPPING BOARD 1 BY STRUTHER AND BARRY. MANAGING OPERATORS SINGAPORE TO LDS ANGELES AND SAN FRANCISCO. U.S.S.B. WEST SEQUANA Anr ir U.S.S.B. WEST PROSPECT M« v U.S.S.B. WEST CARMONA Jun e and subsequent steamers approximately 80 days apart. 1
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    111 10 The Shipping and r.he Import and Export offices will be closed on Good Friday, the 10th April and open on Saturday the 11th and Monday the 13th April for one hour only (from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.) The P. and O. Sicilia has left Hongkong, and is
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      FIRE ON TALMA.
      204 10 A serious fire broke out on beard the B. I. steamer Talma, while lying at the wharves at Hongkong on Mar. 26th, causing considerable damage to cargo and holding up wharf business for some time. The outbreak was firs*. observed by the third officer shortly after 4.30
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      MOTOR ENGINES FOR JUNKS.
      179 10 The Harbour Master at Hongkong has brought to the attention of the local Chamber of Commerce with a view to the exploration of the commercial possibilities opened up, an application by a fishing junk owner for permission to fit his new junk with a motor. The
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      CHANGES OF B. I. CAPTAINS.
      481 10 Captain H. J. Baker, commander of the B. I. motor vessel, Dalgoma. was admitted last week into the General Hospital, Colombo, for treatment. Captain K. R. Moon, of the steamer, Binfield, assumed command of the Dalgoma, vice Captain Baker, while Mr. Williamson, Chief Officer of
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      467 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,
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      328 10 s.s. MONTORO, ARRIVED MARCH 25, 1925. Consignees of cargo per the above steamer from Australia are hereby notified that a general survey of all cargo landed in a damaged condition will be held on 3rd April in Godowns Nos. 12 and 13 at 2 p.m. No further survey will be
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      388 10 V, "QQ THRXXIQH THE HOUSE WITH LOTOL" I Thorough I j I/( I THE SPRAY tIhATSLAYS VOU will find LOTOL indis- V~^N I pensable for use in your home. wX Its powers of penetration are fa j) v simply marvellous and when used \A t/ >fo f consistently LOTOL will
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      573 10 MAIL DESPATCHES. TO-DAY'. North, North East and North West Sumatra, Ceylon, Southern and Western India Tambora 9am g Ja bl Toh Lam 9 aim. Pontianak Khoen Foeng 9 a.m. Cucob and Benuit Mersing 9 a.m Karimon Soon Lee o a m Siam except Western Siam D Hafthor 9 a.m. Pontianak
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      76 10 PASSENGERS ARRIVED. Per Circe: Messrs. E. Shaw, W. Eldred, Boustead and Madame G. Bannardel. Per Klang:— Mr. E. A. Murray, Mr. J. Setz, Mr. A. Neubronner, Mr. C. F. Breedveld, Miss C. Ambrose, Mr. E. O. Neil9haw, Mis~4B. Ennion, Mr. Tay Cheng Kee, Miss M~Murray, Miss Sinclair, the hon*.]* Mr.
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      FRASER'S WEEKLY REPORT.
      715 11 a f„..fi Sin Kapore, Apr. 1. A further considerable rise in the price of spot rubber has taken place during th'past week and London stocks are once again down to the extent of 942 tons A< Rubb? l here ha% bee» »ore demand for _ri__TJf ha, re
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    38 11 Singapore, Apr. 2. 12 noon. Singapore Standard Ribbed Smoked Sheet. Spot 69% 09%; May-Dec. 68 O 1 July-Sept. 65% 65%j Oct. -Dec. 63% 63%. London Quotation Sheet Is. 7 7 sd. Market Weak.
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    EXCHANGE.
    59 11 April 8. Bank 4 m.s. o > Ba?ik demand .> j Private credits m.s. o j i;,_;;-> New York, demand Credits 90 dayi France, demand < Viu India, T. T. Hongkong, demand g p. C- j,_ Yokohama, demand 135 N um Java, demand 1 :',!>•, Bangkok, demand 79^ Sovereign,
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    PRODUCE.
    163 11 Rice, Liang Hin Chan Mark Rice. Liang Hin Chart Mark Rice, Siam old No. 1 330 Rice, Rangoon Bintan 2>"> Rice, Rangoon Sioka 257 Rice, Siam Broken Xo. 1 220 Rice, Siam Broken No. 2 200 Rice, Siam Glutinous Xo. 1 360 Rice, Siam Glutinous Xo. I 320 Rice,
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST.
    203 11 Yesterday's Alterations. Aaani Kumbang (£1) 4">> 4fis Batang Pndanp Tin 60 tV, Hitani Tin 1.65 1.70 •lohan Tin 4s ">0 K. Kamnnting (10s) 41- 42s Kucha! Ords. 1.28 1.27 Kucha i Prefs. (Si) 1.27 1.30 K.iala Lumpur Tin (f) 25c 6d 20s 0d c.d. Kinta Tin ($1)
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    GENERAL WOOD'S SON "WANTED."
    116 11 Warrant for Man who made £185,000. Paris, Feb. 24. A despatch from Bayonne states that the French police have issued a warrant foi the arrest Of Lieutenant Osborn Wood, son of General Leonard Wood, the Governor o." the Philippines. Mr. Wood disappeared from Paris a week
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    RUBBER EXPORTS.
    145 11 MARCH FIGURES. .Statement of Quantity and Value of Ruhber exported during March, 192"). Total £6,835.88 *****48 87,841.88 86J83J8 Note. The above figures represent total Exports from all the Ports of British Malaya. The imports of Lara rubber from countries outside British Malaya during March, 192.") amounted to 13.395.93
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    LYALL AND EVATT'S REPORT.
    213 11 Singapore, Apr. 2 Hn.— £243 15s. Up 90s. Local 121.00. 126 Rubber.— ls. Nd. Down Id. Loral 69. Rubbers. The drop of 1.1. in the price of the commodity has not greatly affected the market and prices remain generally steady. New Craigieleai have bean an active
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    ROSE MACPHAIL & COS REPORT.
    237 11 ROSE MACPHAIL COS REPORT. (L. R. Macphail). Sinuapore, Apr. 2. Rubber.— ls. Bd. 60%. Tin.— £24:', 15s. 121. Tons 125. Tin has regained the loss reported yesterday and share prices in the Mining section are steady. Rubber shows a substantial loss of Id. and the recent buying activity in this
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    BARLOW'S REPORT.
    233 11 Singapore, Apr. 2. Rubber. During the period under rear «re have had Strong market, and prices have again risen o nsiderably. The highest price recorded for Spot Sheet SHM 75. Owing to lower quotation! from both London and New York, there was an easier tendency in yesterday's local
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      322 11 \.<tts over $5,000,000. A m Assurances in force over $17,000,000. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. (Incorporated in Straits Settlements) HEAD OFFICE :-Winchester House Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32 Old Jewry, E C The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British Life
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      449 11 BANKING. YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED. Established 1880.— Capital Subscribed Y. 100.000,000 (fully paid up) Reserve Fund Y. 80,500,000.00 President: K. Kodama Esq. Vice-President: R. Ichinoraiya, Esq. DIRECTORS. Y. Yamakawa, Esq. Baron K. Morimura. M. Odagiri, Esq. N. Igarashi, Esq. Baron K. Iwasaki. K. Mogami, Esq. K. Tatsumi, Esq. K. Takeuchi,
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      591 11 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in Hongkong) Head Office: Hongkong. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and fully paid up $20,000,000 Reserve Fund:— Sterling 4,500,000 Silver $26,500,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. G. M. Young, Esq. Chairman H. P. White, Esq. Deputy Chairman B. D. F. Beith,
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      43 11 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated in England by Royal Charter A. D. 1720). FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds J Singapore Representatives— lessrs. BARLOW Co. Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER Co., Ltd. Branch Office 64, The Arcade, Collyer Quay. A GORDON LEE, Resident Manager.
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    BAILIFF AND AUCTIONEER.
    805 12 .A TECHNICAL OFFENCE. Proceedings which were described by the Deputy Public Procecutor as being of an unusual character, were brought asainst Mr. A. C. Pestana, Bailiff of the Supreme Cour<<, who was charged before the District Judge, Mr. Ralph Scott, yesterday, with committing a breath of the
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    101 12 'Britain's Birthright," a film of the journey of the Special Service Squadron, is on view privately in London and will soon be released for public exhibition. The Ala _tres intimate pictures of life on the great ships, and possibly may include "Singapore In the reign of Jupiter Pluvius." During Easter
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    45 12 Programme of drills up to and for J Sunday, Mar. 29: Saturday. April 4th at 2 p.m. Bukit Timah, S.R.E. fr) Fan*T Range, M. G. Platoon. Sunday, April sth at 7 a.m. Bukit Timah. i S.R.E. (v) Farrer Range, M. G. Platoon.
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      FOOTBALL RESULTS.
      69 12 [Reuter's Service.J London, Apr. 1. The following are the results of League matches played to-day: Fir fc t Division. Notts C. 1, Preston 0. Cardiff 0, Manchester 2. Villa 4, Aisenal 0. Second Division. Crystal P. 1, Chelsea 0. S. Shields 2, Hull 0. Blackpool 1, Southampton 0.
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      RACQUETS.
      63 12 [Reuter's Service.] London. Apr. 1. At Queen's Club, in the British Amateur Racquets Championship challenge round. Pell beat Leatham 15—10, 15 12, 17 16. London, Mar. 23. At Queen's Club, in the challenge round of the Racquets Amateur Doubles Championship, the Hon. C. Bruce and H. Leatham (holders) defeated
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      AMERICAN BOXING.
      22 12 [Reuter's Sen-ice.] Philadelphia, April 9. Mike Balierino won the junior lightweight title, outpointing Steve (Kid) Sullivan in a ten-round bout.
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      IPOH'S GOLF CHAMPION.
      74 12 (From Our Own Correspondent). Ipoh April 2. The Ipoh golf club championship has been won by Ayton, who beat Leigh the winner of the Siam open championship, by three and two in a 36 hole match. Both played good golf and kept close for the first eighteen
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      S. C. C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
      83 12 S. C C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT. < hamp onship Pairs. Hewitt and Bridges beat Sinclair and Hill. o—2, G L Fuller and Murphy beat Major Dfcvistt and Lt. Bourke. 2 6, 6—2, 6 3. Potts and Cameron beat Salter and Moss. 6 2, 10 8. Whitley and Kleinman beat Nathan and
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      TO-DAY'S TIES.
      48 12 Profession Pairs. Bailey and Moss vs. Bell and Hoblyn. Cameron and Hewitt vs. Nathan and Nathan, postponed. Newcomers. Major Watson vs. MacLennan, Championship. Kleinman vs. Ziegele, postponed. Denham vs. Wilson, postponed. Roy Smith vs. de Steurs, postponed. Winter vs. Fuller. Murphy vs. Cooper. Potts vs. Hamilton.
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      MONDAY'S TIES.
      37 12 Profession Pairs. Kleinman and Sinclair vs. Bailey and Moss or Bell and Hoblyn. Cameron and Hewitt vs. Nathan and Nathan. Webster and Davidson vs. Green and Whitley. Championship. Smith vs. De Stuers. Denham vs. Wilson.
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      S.R.C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
      28 12 YESTERDAY'S PLAY. Championship. L. Gammell beat F. de Souza, w.o. Single Handicap. C A. Norris owe 30.2 heat C. R Batataaa, 6 4, 6 B.
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      TO-DAY'S TIES.
      25 12 Mixed Doubles. V. H. Norris and G. de Souza rs. C K Norris and F. Norris Championship. W. Neubronner vs\ N. E. Ess.
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      FOOTBALL.
      149 12 S.C.C. II BEAT S.R.C. 11. The S.C.C. second eleven were not t xte-nded during the course of their meeting with the S.R.C. second string on the Ffcdasisj last evening and won somewhat comfortably with a 2 o margin. Halfway through the first half, Hill, the Club inside-right, gained possession
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    SURPRISES FOR GOLFERS.
    537 12 ONLY WETHERED, HOLDERNESS AND TOLLEY AT SCRATCH. National "Hazards." There are now only three amateur golfers in England who are scratch players under the system of national handicaps as distinct from their own club handicaps. They are Cyril Tolley, Roger Wethered and Sir Ernest Holderness. A new
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    CRICKET.
    229 12 There will be a match between the S.C.C. and the S.R.C. on the former's ground tomorrow. The S.C.C. side will be the same as that picked to go to Selangor at Easter namely:— H. M. Car.trell, C. D. Fenn, W H Fmdlay. R. N. Hamilton (captain). Captain Kidd. W.
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    THE STADIUM.
    62 12 \Ve are requested to announce that the Stadium will not be available for any sporting event until the S.F.A. League matches commence on April 20th. Members of the Straits Chinese Recreation Club are informed that entries are now open for the tennis tournament and -lose on Tuesday, April
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    701 12 MACPHAIL AND CO. LTD'S WEEKLY REPORT. Singapore, April 1. With the decline of £9 in the price of tin the share market in this section closes with a weaker tendency and with one or two exceptions quotations are slighly easier. Rubber continues to show an improvement, London
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    LYALL AND EVATT'S WEEKLY REPORT.
    526 12 Singapore. Apr. 1. The market has been active throughout the week, all sections showing improved business. Rubber has been very firm, though experiencing a set-back at close. and stocks have further decreased. Rubber shares have been generally active, all issues showing improvement and this section
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