The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 8 April 1925

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    16 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 1925. NO. 11,460
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    218 1 The French Cabinet has approver! the bills submitted by M. Demonzie for the improvement of the financial situation Page 9. Kueter gives a summary of reparations payments up to March :*l— Page 9. The British and Russian trade-union-ists met at Eccleston Square behind closed doors Page 7.
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    MERU.
    1049 1 Some years ago (Jan. 16, 1915) we had Sir Geo. Birdwood's version of thr legend* Now. in anticipation of the Mt. Everett Ex pedition Reports, we would turn to B Hedin, Keveral of whose works are alread) in the Library. According to the Micient Vedic books Asia lay floating
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      126 1 >\\ \I,IOW AND ARIELI/S BISCUITS AND CAKES OBTAINABLE PROM ALL DEALERS RAFFLES HOTEL. Telephone No. 2920. GUEST NlGHTS.— Dinner and Dance. Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. TEA DANCES, Every Monday and Friday. LEVINE ft HOPKINS DANCE BAND Pea Dance at Raffles Hotel. No Dinner Dance at Sea View Hotel. (;R
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      217 1 "Kurlo" Soap Wafers. Absolutely pure and /ree from any deleterious ingredients. Unsurpassed for washing woollens, laces, silks etc. "Kurlo" will not injure or harden £he most delicate fabric. WithoVt shampoo {2&<s'^%j§s soluton. /^jfCs Manufactured by: WILLIAM GOSSAGE SONS LIMITED. Widnes, England. Singapore Depot:— 05. Robinson Road. THE PIXIE GRIPPA PLAYS
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      129 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Whiteaway's values Pa^t 3. Cold Storage ice cream Page 3. Perfumes Dupire Bros. Pa>re 8. "Silver Slipper?" rt Theatre Pa*re 2. DtKijre cars. Central Motors Pa^e o. Latest shipping on pajres 10, 12 and 13. Capstan cigarettes, B. A. T Page 11. "Tohraleo" fabric at Robinson's Page 0
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      12 1 TO PRINTERS THERE'S MONEY IN WIMBLE'S INKS SOLE AGENTS, FRANCIS MONK CO.
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      116 1 THE WEEK. Wrdncftduy, hf/j. Hiph Water, 9.48 a.m.. 10.22 p.m. Robinson and Co., H. Barker's, noon. Straits Steamship Co. mtp., noon. Sunpt-i Gau Tin, Derrick's. 2.15 p.m. Thursday, *)th. Hi>rh Water, 10.27 a.m.. 10.47 p.m. Health Bureau at home, 12.30-1 p.m. Dutch homeward mail leaves. P. ami O. homeward mail
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    "ABSTAIN FROM DRINK."
    369 2 \<i.ite to Minister's Son in Black|>« -»l Case. Edward Edwardson (84), labourer. David I\>tts (2T>. labourer, and Pfcrcy Cunningham llacKay (86), at the Preston Int«'i mediate Sessions, pleaded truilty to breaking and entering the lock-up shop of Michael Taylor, at Blackpool, and stealing four overcoats and other
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    STRANGE PEARL CRAZE.
    345 2 British Columbians, who can buy all the world ha? to offer in bottles at Government liquor stores, have taken t<> drinking pearl* not real pearls, but the pretty imit ati n ones that are imported in large quantities from the Orient for ladies' wear. The trick of
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      226 2 SKETOLENE A NEW AND QUITE UNIQUE PREPARATION FOR THE PREVENTION OF MOSQUITO AND OTHER INSECT BITES PRICE $1.00 and $1.50 Of All Chemists ami Stores. AGENTS: MEDICAL H^LL LTD. SINGAPORE. THE HAPPY VALLEY LUX Shall she marry, rich man, poor man, beggar man, which What should the girl do H
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      406 2 POSITIVELY THE ONLY SEASON IN SINGAPORE OF EPIC OF 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. MATINEE WEDNESDAY AT 5.15 P.H. VICTORIA THEATRE
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      364 2 TWO MORE NIGHTS. To-Ni«Ht To-Morro^ AT THE ALHAMBRA Tan Cheng Kee Co., Ltd., Proprietors. In the Second Show which commences at 9 p.m. TOPICAL BUDGET of Interesting Screen News IT IS A PICTURE WHICH CHALLENGES DESCRIPTION-E I-\SI| Vtu MOST ARTISTIC EVER SHOWN-THERE IS NOTHING WHICH M CHES IT IN IMAGINATIVE
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    THE DEMOLITION OF HELIGOLAND.
    348 3 MMM lb. of Kx plot he*. of the Island of Heligoland itatlM of fortress and submarine a fishing station and Kribed in a paper to the Institution of Civil Enjri- L H. Savile. The work, which mi tarried out under: the tern the Inter-Allied Com- j
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    34 3 The Calcutta Fire Brigade had a lively time on March 10th fifteen tails in twelve hours, seven* of them from S.M p.m., beginninp with a fire on the City of Venice, to 10.T>4 p.m.
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    JAPAN NOT JEALOUS OF SINGAPORE BASE.
    492 3 LORD BALFOUR ON MISCHIEVOUS STATEMENTS. Hail, Hotter! East and West must seek my n\i\, Kie the spent fMUT may dare the port afar. The second doorway of the wide world's trade Is mine to loose or bar. Such is the boast of Singapore in
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    PORK AND PINEAPPLES.
    78 3 Shortage of pineapples at a cheap price in this country can be laid at the door of Germany, where two pineapples are being" imported to every one here. But why to Germany? Germans love fat pork: pork is said to be one of the causes of cancer;
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      156 3 The Food of Kings! -»O YOU, Baby is the King of your household, X and claims as his birthright the Food of Kings I and as the best is not too good for the children of Royalty, it is not too good for your Baby for Glaxo is the food
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      622 3 SOME OF WHITEAWAY'S STANDARD VALUES fhClJ^^nfPpH F^of lhC daik> Complete with father strap. S*^Sv Ji li^ht Oxtord Zephyr specially r^w &O/\P 1 m «s»e ior shirts. The coloured j^t^-^l^*! CAiUCL DESIGN. 1 stripes are guaranteed fast colour, S^MI^ V (An> shir; that fades in washing >^S^^^HBPt/ "WINDSOR 1 CRKTONNI will
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    MOTORISTS AND SLIPPERY ROADS.
    284 4 That the problem presented by the recent experiences of motorists on new road surfaces is no chimera is evident from the seriousness with which it is regarded by road experts. Mr. A. Dryland, M. Inst. C.E. (road engineer of the County of Middlesex) contributes to the
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    BRISBANE TO SYDNEY BY MOTOR CYCLE.
    70 4 Sydney, Mar. 12. On a 9-11 h.p. motor cycle and sidecar Messrs. E. C. Clarke and L. Stewart Hwoke the Brisbane to Sydney record by 8 minutes. The dista»ce, which is 657 miles, was covered in 30 hours 37 minutes. II is the intention
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    41 4 The output of Fords in America during 1924 was some 1,800,000, or about half of the total number of automobiles made in U.S.A. last year. It is predicted that America will make close on 4,000,000 cars and motor trucks during 1925.
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    LACQUER FINISHED MOTOR-CARS.
    898 4 At the last motor-car show in London there was introduced, notably from America, a number of cars which some described as having dull finished coachwork, but which have what is more generally known as lacquer finished coachwork. In appearance these vehicles have not that mirror-like polish that
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    79 4 S D. Bnggs, formerly assistant to J. E th! M VlCe president in char *e of sales of the Maxwell and Chrysler Motor Corporations, has been named Resident American Representative with headquarters a h of England. ,n London .Mr. Bribes who wiled for England February 7, wßcudv a position whichis
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      303 4 *The Good MAXWELL An Uiwisxially GKtiet Motor characterises this New Good Maxwell but that should not mislead you into the belief that nothing is happening under the hood. Drive this car for thirty minutes and you will be loth to leave the wheel. This New Maxwell, even more than the
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      118 4 I i fJ W f^£J The Business Car Thafs Also a Family Car m \^JLs d 0 [f j j irL 1 fe > \y a)) Open Cars are Stormtight Incorporated in Um S.S.) T^ 1^ Jl f 1 j^^ I 1 MADE BY THE MILLION FOR THE MILLIONS LOWEST
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    ACROSS AUSTRALIA.
    357 5 ir.trt^jjid M«»tor Cyclists l"nc!<.rtakin}r. A Little k:v>t <>f spectat ra assembled a* j I I Geneva] Post Office to bid fare- 1 well t< aj intrepid a pair >>:" motor cyclists ever made Bvi.- tijo starting poini "stunt" ride, when Messrs. E. Clarke and L. Stewart set cut
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    OLD MOTHER HUBBARD.
    114 5 A prospective customer was being shown round the spare parts stores of a leading city garage, and the wonderful .system whereby every detail of the huge stock was kept up to strength was being carefully explained by the service manager. To do monftrate the system the latter
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    MOTORING IN SWITZERLAND.
    79 5 i 1 A, C. ia Informed that a referim recently taken in the Canton of >-«: in Switzerland ha? resulted in the litition of the circulation of ail motor in that Cantor.. This i< most onfor- affecting as it will many of I routes from France into
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    THE CAR YOU WANT.
    141 5 A >y of the cars in the list bel w from the Dealer meni BORNEO MOTORS LTD. !)riii>h: A ist'u Clyno, C American: Maxwell, I brysler, Hupm >bil« Chi «o- Jewett, Paig i ivnch: Peug< 3d of I on iei and 1 mby. tor Cycles: Un
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    47 5 Speaking in New York recently on tha city's traffic congestion, Mayor Hyhui re marked. "Why we should have surface car running upon our streets, when subway and automobile 'buses aTe paralleling th whole or a considerable portion of the sam i route is a mystery to me.''
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    TRAFFIC ERRORS.
    255 5 (i\rt Vs-tu-s I- "Sffond Nature." What ad you I i complicate traiiivr danger the lives of others? This ia the neu ai Ur to an old subject 1 red ■>■ ;h(«H' who believe that when you can't interesi a motorist in O.\<- Importof rare and safety you stand
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    A POINT OF DESIGN.
    209 5 The r da; motorist wai driving 'happily along in the aftornooa whan a (rettUM "I tb." hooter button failed to evoke its customary raucous scteeeh, and I lew hasty tests showed that thr entire j electric installation had gone west. The BSUSJ tests showed that the
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      115 5 JL OJLv One-ton Truck I Economy in Transport Q1 IPBIKNT INCLUDBS: LUCAS THKEE LAMP DYNAMO UGRTING SET. DRIVING MIRROR NUMBER PLATES SPARE WHEEL AND TYRE 32 x 1' 2 PNEUMATIC TYRES COMPLETE SET OF TOOLS Fitted with the RENOWNED MORRIS OXFORD 13.9 HP. POWER UNIT. j PRICE COMPLETE: -m £J"
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      167 5 tPai<je-Je>*}Qtt Six Cylinder Viators OIX cylinders are better than four because the six gives a flexible top gear performance and smooth, vibrationless operation. That is why quality ears are sixes. It remained for Paige -Jcwett engineers to perfect an economical six-cylinder that would be reliable and last a long time
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    INDIA'S AIR PORTS.
    344 6 A special cablegram from our London correspondent gives support to the view expressed in these columns a short time ago that Karachi would bo i-ecommended by Sir SeftOQ Brancker and the Indian Air Board as the Indian stopping place for the projected airship service between this country
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    BULLET-PROOF VEST.
    294 6 h, A h'ril hfUl andin <*» boast that than 1,000 timei and still lives— to-continue H s Alvar Jacobsen; his present home ii ttTIJS?: ai^ hIS JOb is t0 demonstrate the bullet-proof qualities of a patent vest, •rhich is made of a new metal compound It« principle is
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    M. P. A. A.
    668 6 Labour Questions. At the annual general meeting of the Malay Planters Agricultural Association, Mr. W. R. Gray gave his presidential address, which included among other interesting features, the following on Labour. With regard to statistics relating to arrivals and departures during 1924 you may find the
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    FASTING AND FIGHTING.
    192 6 After a lengthy interval of inactivity, the Spaniards have started a counter-of-fensive against the Riffs in Morocco. Possibly, the Spanish General Staff, who can hardly congratulate themselves upon the course of events up-to-date, assume that the Mohammedan fast of Ramadan will render the Riffians less formidable. It
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      306 6 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. /SAFETY AT NIGHT- use your f lashlight^\ EVEREADY Flashlight SAFE— DURABLE— RELIABLE nflflhß I'd sfW*« ■»«< I gM^ Eveready Flashlights bring to
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      117 6 When you want a strong antiseptic Soap and it is so often useful in this climate— get I Calverf s 207. CARBOLIC I MEDICAL SOAP I J Ask the man who knows the country k he is sure to know this Soap too and can tell you why and when
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    LABOUR'S BATTLE.
    149 7 SECOND vg. THIRD INTERNATIONAL. A TKF \j. OF STRENGTH. [•Reuter's Service.] I <»ndop, Aprfl Behind closed d0... the r. preser.tativc* Of the British and R u >si ltn trade-unionists nut at KeclettOfi Square to discuss ways ftnd means for facilitating the affiliation of the Russian tradi unions to
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    SINGAPORE HEALTH BUREAU AT WORK.
    62 7 SINGAPORE HEALTH BUREAU AT WORK. [Reuter's Service.] Geneva, April H. The health section of the League of Nations h:is received the tirst message from its Epidemics Bureau at Singapore. The messages will be retransmitted to the health organisations of the world, together with information with regard to epidemics in thv
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    ULSTER'S ELECTIONS.
    54 7 [Reuter's Service.] London, APril 6. The North Irish elections have resulted in the return of 32 Unionists, ten Nationalists, four Independent Unionists, three Labourites, two Republicans and one Farmer. The Government lost seven seats, the Independents and Labourites each gained three, the Farmers gained one, the Nationalists gained
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    THE SADOUL TRIAL.
    83 7 [Reuter's Service.] Paris. April 6. Sudden silence signalised the appearance of Ambassador Rakovsky, giving- evidence in thi Sadoul trial. Rakovst y referred to the "intelligent far-sightedness of Sadoul'' and declared that before and after the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk the Soviets wished to continue the war with Germany.
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    STORMS RAVAGE FLORIDA.
    47 7 I [Reuter's Service.] Miami. Florida, April 6. Rain and hailstorms have caused considerable damage on the east coast of Flori la, especially at Whitebelt Dairy near here, where three persons were killed and 23 in- {ured owing to minor tornado demolish ing the buildings.
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    COOLIDGE ON COTTON PROBLEMS.
    62 7 [Heuter's Service.] Washington, April 7. President Coolidgre, addressing; th< National Cotton Manufacturers Association, predicted an increase in business activity and said that he found in the preseni future industrial situation justification for the American tariff policy. He promised th< ull assistance of Government in fighting th<
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    U. S. FLEET MANOEUVRES.
    83 7 U S. FLEET MANOEUVRES. [Reuter's Service.] San Francisco, April <i. The United States grand fleet of a hundred and mill warships of all kinds ami classes, stretching in single file for twentyfive miles, representing the largest concentration of naval power the Golden Gate ever harboured, anchored to-day for ten days'
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    THE FRENCH CRISIS.
    342 7 A TEN PER CENT. LEVY DBMONXm FLANS. [Router's Service.] Paris. April 6. Dtrewah he* submitted to Jhe Cabinet the bills with which he proposes to improve the financial situation in the state treasury. The Hist authorises the B:\nque de France to Issue four milliardf of new bark
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    THE NORTH'S "BLIND SPOT."
    91 7 [Reuter's Service.] Washington, April ti. President CoolidgC has approved of the proposal of the Arctic explorer McMillan, for the exploration, with the assistance of Government aircraft, of the region between Alaska and the North Pole, in the hope of finding the Arctic continent long believed to
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    BRITISH SHIPBUILDERS BEATEN.
    52 7 [Reuter's Service.] London. April 7. In the House of Commons, replying 1 to Mr. Windsor. Mr. A. M. Samuel stated th.it the result of the enquiries with reference to tht recent failure of British shipbuilders t compete with Dutch shipbuilders showed lhat the latter at present received
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    IN THE GRIP OF THE TRUSTS.
    62 7 [Reuter's Service.] Kichmond, Yirpiania, April 7. The minority shareholders in the he.-.-peake and Ohio Railway Company are abort to take new steps in the Virginia Courts to su; pend the execation oi leasing the pi«iperty to the Nickel Plate Company, on 'he ground that
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    ASIATIC STATUS IN AFRICA.
    130 7 [Reuter's Service.] Capetown. April 7. On the resumption of the debate on the Mines Works Bill, in the Assembly, Hertzo.T expressed appreciation of Smuts' attitude and said that the time had not yet arrived to abolish the differentiation between the white and coloured races, but they
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      382 7 BUSINESS CARDS. UGHT MASSEUSE j p\liV 10 A.M. TO 10 P.M. In'moolen Si root. :.-k <} CKj-»* I'h'H-e Send f<»r the Illustrated CstslogM of Musical Instruments. SEASON OOt, LTD. 11l and US, North Bridgf Road. "TIuTrKKMIKR MANILA CIGAR. Insular" cigars have ted brand in mansions, where highest quali_ Th«' following
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      720 7 NOTICES. MENTAKAB RUBBER (J, LTD. <Inco:Tor-»ted in the Straits Settlements..) Notice is hereby given that the Sixth Ordinary General Meeting of the Members of the Mentnkab Rubber Company Limited, will be held at the Offices of the Company, Chartered Bank Chambers, Singapore, on Saturday 25th April, 1923, at 12 o'clock
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      1111 7 Estate of Shaik Awath bin Sallim Hamdoon, deed. Important Auction Sale of ValuPhle 999 year, fcasehoM Singapore Town Properties At Messrs. Cheong Koon Seng r o: s Saleroom No. 30 Chulia Street OX WEDNESDAY APRIL 15th AT 230 I'M -^iJtSEa^^r^BaWxtr^" p r,, I"5? W "j! nm lcaseho]<l I <™ l
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 1925. News Broadcasting.
    475 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 1925. News Broadcasting. Many people welcome life aboard ship simply because it means no tekI phones, no post and no newspapers. Others of an alert mind, who cannoi: dismiss the affairs of the world even for a few days, although the news of those
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    Cameron Plateau Road.
    377 8 It would be re-assuring to many to hear what the Government has decided as to the construction of a road to Cameron's Plateau. In Sir John Anderson's time a section of 12V4 miles was made from Tapah-rd. and then extension ceased. Too much time would be spent
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    408 8 Mr. A. W. O. Allen ha? taken the place of Mr. A. Ross as manager of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, Malacca. Mr. G. M. Kidd has been appointed a Deputy Controller of Rubber under the Rubber (Restriction) Enactment. 11*24. Friday's F.M.S. Government Gazette contains rules made by the Chief
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    LOCAL WIRES.
    244 8 THE HA.VIILTON APPOINTMENT. (From Our Own Correspondent.) J'enanir. Apr. 7. At a meeting of the Municipal Commission, Mr. P. M. Robinson asked for a statement regarding Mr. A. W. B. Hamilton*? proposed departure to Singapore. The President laid on the table correspondence from Mr. Hamilton asking, as he
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    AN "ANTI-OPIUM REMEDY."
    475 8 Action Against Dispensary. An "anti-opium remedy. which, if taken in accordance with the directions, mi said to cure the opium habit in a very short time, was one of the features of a CAM in the Supreme Courc before Mr. Justice Sproule yesterday afternoon. The plaintiff was
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    195 8 The Rev. Bro. James, 0.8.E., the visitor of the Christian Brothers' Schools, was in Malacca last week on inspection duty. Mr. A. B. S. Morton has been appoint-d a member cf the Indian Immigration Com mittee, vice Mr. V. A. Tayle., on leave. The Sinhalese National Day will be celebrated
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    TRANSPORT PROBLEM.
    487 8 DETAILS OF TROLLBYBI s 'M. I The following Notes „r Bintin i eeager TraaV with Particular I I Trolley Buses has been for* I by the Tramways BUUtagei f The underlying aim the passenger traffic problei I should be the provision of B I reliable >eivice of B
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    AN INDIAN KIDNAPPER.
    281 8 Abductor (iels One Vnr'l 1 mi>ri~«»nnuiT I I I A Tamil Sfohamedan pie. I fore Mr, Ralph Scott in the Dirtrid I I yesterday morning to ;t charge I I pin^ and was sentenced to one I (»us Imprisonment. The accused eft S i pore with a
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    61 8 The March HMO* »l Tlu- Ifuslil I lasved and beaidet continu E H. Sarwar'i papers on kht I science, has number of relilfiou and replies to contentions. It I with regret that this paper is ii I owing to want of fund-, and i I hoped that the Ifohamedan c
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      150 8 -THE CONNOISSEUR COMES TO CALDBECKS" 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. Cfr ANCHOR JlfU BRAND XJ BUTTER New Zealand's Best. SINGAPORE
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      28 8 PARFPMS DE LUXE I COTY, j ORIGAN CHYPRE ROSE JACQUEMINOT PARIS EAU DE COTY i Agents DUPIRE BROTHERS. 3 BLACK WHITE 1 I gj^r -A' p.r ju WHISKY
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    THE DEMONZIE PROPOSALS.
    85 9 CABINET APPROVAL. KVIATION l)l NATIONAL DEBT. Service.] Paris. \pril 7. i Demonxie'i proposal*, which **a« completed at rninjr, ro* idc for paynu m [inarj voluntary levy spread i i-aytMs failing ♦(> ,a:i< ii for thi- pur1 taxed on basis tl ion of commercial payment. Subs- Govt rnmenf
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    REPARATIONS PAYMENTS.
    19 9 -I [R< I'ari.N. Apr. 7. payments ral for Repam wra payments gold marks 128,000,000, 7,000.000. _'.'.tiMi o.
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    GROWING VOGUE OF MOTOR SHIP.
    32 9 I .ondon. Apr. 7. f the m< tor ship is lew, show- ping is bvuur srds f which with internal B yards are 1,165,000, for the onstruC"
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    DISCOVERY OF "RADON."
    41 9 [Reuter'i Service.] New Yoik, Apr. 7. dent of the New Dr. Viol, in his t to t can Chemical Radon" -übstance $0,000 times store radium 15,000,000 an in use than ■sued activity. Earlier csaiaj ippear on page 7.J
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    FAREWELL TO MRS. LANGHAM. CARTER.
    136 9 FAREWELL TO MRS. LANGH AM. CARTER. Kavc an at Hume 1 bto say goodMrs. Lanffham-Carter. A large shew their regard tfternoon. over Mrs. Holds*, itk a ■id they had all met toll to say good-bye to »ho was so soon laid they had all re- St her hands and »ure
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    84 9 of South Africa returns to on July 1 of this year, then expiring, fo o K>vernment are acting on the experts, Professor Kcmi ring;, who have loressituation and reported. 'Ihe h«ve already beeun to *e\\ the Reserve Bank, and car rward to position of itaWttj. 1 fold producing country, interest
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    AMATEUR WIRELESS SOCIETT OF MALAYA.
    1695 9 TRANSMITTING LICENCE <;rax i E i>. Enthusiastic Inaugural Meeting. If tho interest and enthusiasm shown at the Brsl ItMltl meeting of members and av.-», an* mcmbcn of the Amateur Wireless I -Hu-ty of Malaya yesterday evening is anv cnur-.on. the future success of this admirable
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    MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
    120 9 The following action was taken at a meeting of Committee No. 1 held on April 3rd: Decided to appoint Mr. de Souza to the post of Inspector P.C.A. Department, provided the necessary arrangements can be made with Government to reinstate him in Government service if he be found
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    PALLADIUM BENEFIT.
    107 9 Starting to-night for three nights only Messrs. Pathe have kindly supplied free of charge a repertoire of films with a change of programme each night to assist the Management towards the cost of repairs incurred and loss of business sustained by the recent Orchard Road floods. To-night the
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    SEQUEL TO COLLISION.
    925 9 F.M.S. GOVERNMENT LAUNCH DAMAGED. Action in Supreme Court. The sequel to a collision between the motor launch Rewak, one of the craft cf the Rubber Smuggling Preventive Fleet, and the water-boat Enterprise, alongside the water-boat jetty at Singapore, was heard before Mr. Justice Sproule in the Supreme
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    BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION.
    20 9 Orders for week ending April 10th. Thursday, 9th. Band Practice, 5.15 p.m., Headquarters. FRANK C. SANDS, Commissioner.
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      284 9 T °BRAk CO look fir tAe Name /^J^^ yarTof [38ins. Wide $1.25 Per Yard. A new assortment of 57 colours and patterns has now arrived. Plain, Stripe, check and fancy designs in White, Fawn, Pink, Sky, Mauve, Grey, Saxe, Brown, Tan, Gold, Navy, *****, Black, Khaki, Etc. This name on
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      782 10 BLUE FUNNEL LINE Regular Services 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 I ading for all Overland Points. WEEKLY SERVICE—LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Due Singapore. DABDAKUg Hnvi London,
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      499 10 STEAMER SAILINGS Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND.) "ELLERMANMINE. PASSENGER AND F HEIGHT 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 HALL due
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      586 10 STEAMER SAILINGS p. To. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. (Incorporated in England). MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVK ES. o PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION 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 Due Tonnage.
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    AUSTRALIA & SINGAPORE.
    658 11 AUSTRALIA SINGAPORE. ML MtUCB ON NEED OF THE BABE. Not "LacaJ British Politics." The fall text of the statement male on March 7th. by Mr. Bruce, the Australian Prime Mini-ter, on subject of the Singapore scheme was: Mr. Bruce, referring to press reports on the debate in the House of
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    HOW TO GROW OLD IN A NIGHT.
    259 11 Ernest Polsuski, now in Chicago from lays hi- is associated with a group I scientist* who are testing a new rapidgrqwth serum which may prove such as Vrilj can-- plants or even animals to COHM to maturity in a -ingle day or night.
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    A ROMAN SURVEYING INSTRUMENT.
    505 11 A ROMAN SURV EYING INSTRUMENT. Most people are greatly astonished when told that the old Romans wore h.us and 1 :;.nts, that the\ used wire ropes, that the water supply in their homes was legulated by bronze plug vahes similar to those that you buy to-day in a hardware store,
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    138 11 Sir Robert Home, who has recently returned to England from a tour in India, shows a commendable modesty in his utterances on Indian problems. Unlike many globe-trotters who are quite prepared to write a book on the past, present a«d future of India as a result of a cold weather
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    74 12 AFFRAY ON A STEAMER. Trouble was reported on board the British steamer Tangistan which arrived in Singapore on Monday. The .Marine Police hoarded the vessel and found that three men, two Indians and the Chinese ouartermaster had been stabbed by a Teochcnv. The alleged assailant, a Chinese, was
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    MENAGERIE FROM CEYLON.
    100 12 The Medan arrived in Colombo on March 26th from Batavia with a cargo of Indian products and three passenger? and is bound for Rotterdam. The cargo in dudes a large selection of tropical wild animals which Mr. John Hagenbeck is tak ing with him to Hamburg. The
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    TIDE CALCULATOR.
    278 12 Machine that is Almost Human. Bkbton Observatory, which belong* to the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board, h.i> been provided with a tide-predicting instrument, ©i whicl) there are only tare; in the Empire. The machine hai been presented to tha Tidal Institute at Liverpool University bj a number of
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      697 12 Burns Philp Line (INCORPORATED IN AUSTRALIA). lOR SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, via JAVA, DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND AND BRISBANE Regular monthly sailings by the well-known .-teanier MARELLA (7,375 tons) and MONTORO < 5,000 tons). Th IA MARELLA is the largest and finest steamer trading to Australia. Cabins de La t-, single berth cabins,
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      262 12 LLOYD TRIESTINO S.N. CO. (Incorporated in Italy.) HOMEWARD SAILINGS. Bi-monthly service for Brindisi, Venice and Trieste via ports taking raigo on through Bills of Lading for Fiume, the Levant and Black Sea Ports, also to ail p >rti on the Wesl Coast of Italy. Due to Due to Arrive. Sail.
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      436 12 "SPRAY LOTOL FREELY-ITVESTROYS ALL GflUOL* f r Oi ?< x> 1 y*^S\ y In tsttse^wereci I Y> districts every S> fioine should have i-O SH r«5» BUSf 'IK >>s* ass <£_£3, SKej wiri' /os»; tgi X^ THE SPRAY THATS LAYS \S S^ DROTECT your family from lX houses, drains, sinks,
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      686 12 MAIL DESPATCHES. TO-DAY. Cucob and Benuit Hong Cheang 9 a.m. Karimcn Soon Lee 9 a.m. Java, South-West Sumatra, SouthEast Borneo, Celebes, Moluccas, Timor Dilly and Australasia Malatian It a.m. D mbi Singkep <» a.m. China, Hainam, Japan, Korea, Formosa, East Siberia, Philippine Islands- and U.S.A. and Canada Talamba 10 a.m.
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      88 12 E. T. Miller Miss E. Miller, Mr. A H Mansen Coun. F. W. Millinston, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Naish, Mr. W. R. N. Oliver, Mr. H S. Openshaw, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Pearson Miss J. M. Pearson, Miss N. M. Pearson! Mrs. B. M. Reynolds, Master W. S.
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      609 13 STEAMER SAILINGS 0. S. K. Line. DtatfMrttoaa Steamers. Arr. Dept. Hamburg, Rotterdam, Brem n, via Colombo, Aden a: ..1 I' rt Sai(i Alaska Maru Apr. 16 Apr 17 Nt v York via San Framusco, Panama Shunko Maru from Kobe Apr.' 30 Bay (Port Elizabeth). un. Ri<>. Santos, and Buenos 1
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      436 13 STEAMER SAILINGS Jglfs Round -the- World -^5^H |j B ■■■I 188 JBK.A *g 1 PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE 38 Days to BOSTON 41 Days to NEW YORK OILBUKNERS. NO COAL DUST. NO CINDERS. ABSOLUTE CLEANLINESS. via Port Said. Alexandria, Naples, Genoa and Marseilles. From New York these fine new liners
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      632 13 STEAMER SAILINGS AMERICAN FAR EAST LINE. OPERATED FOR UNITED STATES SHIPPING BOARD BY STRUTHER AND BARRY, MANAGING OPERATORS SINGAPORE TO L3S ANGELES AND SAN FRANCISCO. U.S.S.B. WEST SEQUANA Anrlfi U.S.S.B. WEST PROSPECT M U.S.S.B. WEST CARMONA Jun e and subsequent steamers approximately 30 days apart. For rates and further particulars
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    393 14 "VICTORIA DAY." Tc the Editor. Sir, The following letter has been sent to the Old Boys' Association and I shouul he glad of the hospitality of your columns so that it may be read by the many Old Victorians now resident in Singapore. "It has always
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    CHILD WELFARE FUND.
    456 14 Another Entertainment. The night of Friday at the Poh Cheung Choon Theatre Hall, Smith Street, was a gala night when the members of the Hoi Thin Amateur Dramatic* Association staged their last programme viz: "The Refor mation of a Husband." The seating accommodation was taxed to its
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    50 14 The area to be taken up by the new Lumbini Park in Bangkok is approximately 144,000 square wahs, and for it* construction a committee has already been appointed, with H .E. Chao Phya Yomaraj as chief. The others forming the committee am high official! of the various departments and Ministries.
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    THE LANGUAGE OF ALL WORKERS
    758 14 MR TILLETT'S PROPHECY. A Beautiful Thought. English is destined to become the universal language of "all the workers of the world." The precise date of the arrival ot this linguistic Utopia has not yet been fixed, but the time-will rarely come. Is k net written
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    ROMANCE OF A FORTUNE.
    116 14 Gibralter, Feb. 10. Judgment was pronounced by the Granada Supreme Court to-day in a case in whicn the point to be decided was whether British or Spanish law applied regarding an estate worth £600,000 left by Mr. Arthur Larios, a British subject, who died at Gibraltar
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    FINGER-PRINT CHIEF RETURES.
    478 14 (rime A Question of Environment. Superintendent C. S. Collins, who is retiring from Scotland Yard after devoting thirty-five years or more to the work connected with the identification of criminals, itated en Fefa. 14th that the conclusion at which he has arrived as the result of all
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    WHERE APPENDICITIS FLOURISHES.
    184 14 Appendicitis is found by Dr. A. Rendlc Short to be rare among- peoples or classes whose diet is simple, containing a relatively lar^ne bulk of coarse vegetables and often a small amount of meat. It is common in the more civilized European and American countries, rather uncommon
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    A SCOTTISH VICTORY.
    71 14 An American touring: Scotland belittled everything he saw. The mountains were only hillocks, th« rivers merely .streams, and so on. This was too much for McTavish. Taking the visitor to the summit of a hill overlooking the Spey Valley, he pointed to four chimneys all belching forth
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      454 14 WOODS' GREAT PEPPERMINT CURE For Coughs, Colds and Internal Troubles i M @JL \To keep your Child^ ik'Ji <^W^^ under a Glass Dome 'yd? V It would however be the only I way to protect your children ftf against inhaling dangerous IIH.' germs. Formamint kills ijernis, RV^^EjL which may have
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    EXCHANGE.
    62 15 April 7. Bank 4 m.s. 4 Bank demand Private credits 3 m.s. 2 4 l;J:{> New Yoik, demand Credits 90 days g-ZT France, demand |qqq India. T. T. 155a Hongkong:, demand l 7^ p c Dis Yokohama, demand 133 Xom Java, demand j^n, Bangkok, demand 791" Sovereign, Bank Buying
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    PRODUCE.
    166 15 April 7. Tin 150 Ton< »>,-,.. C $11 < .50 Flake Tapioca 6ro Pearl Sago Small g5 U Copra 11 45 Copra Sundried 11*78 Rice, Liang Hin Chan Milk Rice. Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle (New) 298 Rice, Siam old Xo. 1 Rice, Rangoon Bintan o-T. Rice, Rangoon
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    JERAM KUANTAN REPORT.
    359 15 JERAM K UANTAN REPORT. The following- if the twelfth report of the Directors to the shareholders of the abov? Company to be presented at the annual meeting on April 20th at noon at Harrisons, Barker and Company. The Profit and Loss Account for the jrsar shows a net profit of
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    190 15 MACPHAIL CO. LTD\S REPORT. i i r Singapore. April 7. is. 7%d. Qufct 1.,,,,,; to^ d London £2:U 17)S U^"7H. 160 ror at ..0., with sellers at 2.10. New Cr«i Bieleji are quoted 62 65. Perakßiv*rs are hrmer with buyers at Usfi su£ fV a (ollnsbur^ can
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    LYALL AND EVATT'S REPORT.
    177 15 Tin.— 1"2M4 15s. Down 555. Local 11"' l->0 tons. 5"!|&r 1 S 7 1 Un <**n««l Local To. K: hhers.— Haytors a >.v wanted at 1.80 Uraigieleaa have buyers at 624 with few snares offering:. Jermm KuanUni offer at, 42H and Bfentakaba at 24. Hamiltona an
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    ROSE MACPHAIL & CO'S REPORT.
    225 15 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. (L. R. Macphail). Rubber.— Is. 7 7 s d. Local 70 Tin.— £234 i:». Tin has experienced further letback but mining share quotations have not been affected! Rubber is unchanged and ■hare quotations in this section are iteadyi In- dustrials continue firm and Loanfl are in
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    40 15 Singapore, Apr. 7, 12 noon. Singapore Standard Riblx-d Smoked i Sheet. Spot 70 70 > April 7044 70%; May-June (JS' 4 68%; July-Sept. 65 65^; Oet.-Dec. (54 64%. London Quotation I Sheet Is. Bd. Market Quiet.
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    185 15 Mr. Amery's remark as to the position of Australasia vis-a-vis the Singapore bate hardly described a satisfactory situation. It appears that, prior to the Labour Governmental decision to abandon tin- schctii. both Australia and New Zealand offered contribute to it, and New Zealand actually voted £100.000 as a first instalment.
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      1815 15 Assets over $5,000,000. m rDrA m pinmnniT Assurances in force over $17,000,000. GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. BEAD OFF.CE:-Winohe st e r aJSZ^"* ATT K,CT,VE PLANS O F AS S,,.»Nn.. Secretary Managing Director Actuary G KN X HORACE W. RAPER. A. ROBINSON, F. I. A. t t KASER CO..
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      121 15 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, BARKER Co., Ltd. Branch Office 64. The Arcade, Collyer Quay. A GORDON LEE, Resident Manager. Straits Ice ($10) 9.50 10.50 nom. S. Steamship
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    SPORTING NOTES.
    1039 16 The &C.C. football prospects for the coming season are by no means bright, for, with the first leagfle games commencing a fortnight hence, the team is still in the skeleton staye. Edlin, one of the best halves in Singapore, will be seen on the Padanjr this evening for
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    FOOTBALL.
    422 16 [Reuter's Service.] London, April 6. In the first division of the English League, Sheffield United beat Burnley 4 to 0. S.C.F.A. vs. H.M.S. HAWKINS. A return match between the S.C.F.A. and the team of H.M.S. Hawkins produced another excellent encounter, the Chinese being: beaten by three good goals to
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    S.R.C. II vs. S.C.F.A. II.
    96 16 The second teams of the S.C.F.A. and the S.R.C. met in a friendly game on the Padang yesterday afternoon, the match resulting in a win for the Chinese by three goals to one. The Club tried out several new players and they did quite well.
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    S. C . C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT
    14 16 S. C C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT Xo play was possible yesterday, the grourd being unfit.
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    TO-DAY'S TIES.
    42 16 Profession Pairs. Bailey and Moss vs. Bell and Hoblyn. Newcomers' Handicap. Major Watson plus 1 vs. MacLennan, scratch. Championship. Kleinman vs. Ziegele. Roy Smith vs. de Stuers. Winter vs. Fuller. Potts vs. Hamilton, Murphy vs. Cooper Sinclair vs. Lt. Bourke,
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    TO-MORROW'S TIES.
    32 16 Championship Pairs. Hewitt and Bridges vs. Fuller and Murphy. Newcomers'. Final. Hudson vs. Major Watson or McLennan. Profession Pairs. Kleinman and Sinclair vs. Bailey and Moss or Bell and Hoblyn.
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    256 16 long time, will walk away with the title with perhaps a fight or two with Key or Domy Santos, for the simple reason that there is no fighter in his class here to give him a real go. What about Johnny Regan Began seems to have gone out of the
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    98 16 THE SELANGOR CRICKET TEAM. The following have been selected to represent Selangor in the match to be played at Kuala Lumpur on Saturday and Monday: A. J. Bostock-Hill (Kuala Lumpur), G. M. Brand (Klang), C. G. Burg'e (Kajang), J. Caiter (Kuala Kubu), T. C. Green (Kuala Kubu), N,
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB.
    44 16 Easter Competitions. The following is the programme Tor the Easter Holidays: Good Friday afternoon Mixed Foursome Flap Competition; Saturday Nil; Sunday moraine Men's Flag Competition; Monday afternoon Mixed Foursome stroke playusual condition*. All tin- above competitions are open to Supernumerary Members.
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    MALAYAN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.
    95 16 Entries for the Straits Settlements and F.M.S. golf championship close vA 5 p.m. to-day and amongst otheis at present expected to compete are Hardie, Braddell, Craik, Birse, Bell, Banmn, Guthridge, Hemmant, Kyle. Leonard, Slielton-Agar, Carr. The qualifying round takes place on Saturday morning, the second round on
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    ROYAL SINGAPORE YACHT CLUB.
    130 16 The following arrangement! vn announued: On Sunday the yachts will rate for the Fairy Point Cup. Owing to prevailing light breezes it has been decided to substitute rr»ee round the harbour for the usual cruising- race to Changi. The course will be as follows: Starting line
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    BOXING.
    123 16 Uren Defeats Pelkey. Melbourne, Mar. 15. When Havilah Uren. the New South Wales lightweight, met the Frtipino Young Pelkey, at the Sydney Stadium a month or so ago, Uren was floored by the Islander s weighty right in the sixth round, before Uren knocked him out two rounds later.
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    LIVERPOOL SPRING CUP.
    49 16 London. Mar. 26. The following is the result of the Liverpool Spring Cup: Paddy 1 Dinkie 2 Inchrory 3 Betting: 7 to 2 Paddy, 7 to 1 Dinkie, and 100 to 8 Inchrory. Nine ran. Won by a neck, with thre<* lengths between second and third.
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    AUSTRALIAN MILE RECORDS.
    121 16 Melbourne. CM. Lloyd Stakes. 1 mile. J. If. Cameron's Ihe Hawk, by Martian Sparrowhawk, 8.12 (J. Pike) 1 C. B. Kellow's Heroic, 8.6 (G. Harnson) 2 The Earl of Stradbroke's The Night Patrol. 9.1 (R. Lewis) 3 Other starters: Qvtatv*, B.S (Mill*)); Father's Voice, 8.6 (Duncan), Betting:
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    S.V. RIFLE ASSOCIATION.
    41 16 There will be a Spoon Shoot on the Bukit Timah Range on Sunday starting at 8 a.m. Deliberate shooting at 200 yards, 300 yards, and 500 yards, 7 rounds and 1 sighter. The usual entrance fee and prizes.
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    INTER ARMY POLO TOURNAMENT
    55 16 New York Mar. 26.— The American Arn.y polo players who are defending the title of Military champions against the British Army at Hurlingham sail on the Minne- tonka on Saturday. The team is composed of Major Beard,! Major Wilson, Captain Rhodes, Captain) Gerhardt, Lieut. J. Smith
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    278 16 THE HARBOUR BOARD. To the Editor. Sir, Having been Secretary to the olt- Company and|or the Board prior to, during, and subsequent to the Arbitration re the expropriation in 190F, I am interested to read the remarks of the Chairman of the ChamJcer of Commerce and
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    AMERICAN FLEET.
    594 16 The Australian Cruise. Washington, Mar. 17. Rear- Admiral David Potter (PaymasterGeneral of the Navy) to-day gave the Austialian Press Association, some interesting details concerning the provisioning and maintenance of the American fleet in Australian waters during the forthcoming cruise. He said that in view of the fact that
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    12 16 The Y.M.C.A.. Swimming Pool will be closed to-day and to-morrow for cleaning.
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