The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 2 April 1927

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    13 1 Singapore Free Press hi CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S., SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 1927. NO. 12,069.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    273 1 It is reported the Powers are preparing a draft protest regarding the affair at Nanking, demanding reparation, whilst conversations are proceeding for joint action in case of non-satisfaction Page 11. The anti-foreign feeling in China is increasing rapidly and a belated despatch at Hankow shows that the
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1244 1 Qtutqmid agtuU lowiiici wtatri <*t farniyo LibelU Juvenal. It has always been said that outwardly, that is to say as appearing to their fellow citizens, the greatest criminals have led the most blameless and innocent live-: io ,k at "ripper and others for instance. This alone
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      202 1 WING LOONG i( K hm;h class tailoring. Style. CIH ami Finish Guaranteed. i 32, HIGH STREET. Raffles Hotel Saturday, April 2nd 8.15 p.m. j; Special Diner Dansant I. Dinners will be served in the Ballroom For reservations phone 2920. J. WILLIAMS, Manager. > The Efficient Steno- r*<J^\ I jriphir and
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      87 1 Made by hand— One at a time AVAPW^VA^^Vb l wAlV.■■^svL^^^^^^lV.v.v ■■v.v/w B .v^As%sv%VA*vy% b After-Dinner Dancing ./v every Tuesday, /v<^>^ /-oiii Th d g Q >^>^^^ GRILL g Saturday. j^tcf^s* gr ouse-birds f: V^^^^^" WILD DUCK PLOVER PHEASANT, ETC:— j^^ m Qf rom home. THE EUROPE HOTEL, LTD., 'Phone 2740.
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      102 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Furnished flat to let Page 9. Triumph motor cycle for sale Page 9. Booking for "Our Flat" opens on April 11— Page 2. Auction of furniture at Claymore Drive to-day Page 1). Nautical classes for Malays to be opened on May 2 Page 9. South British Insurance Company
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      12 1 WING LOONG THE RECOGNISED HOUSE for EUROPEAN TROPICAL SUITS. 32, HIGH STREET.
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      164 1 THE WEEK. Saturday, 2nd. High Water. 10.27 a.m., 9.4., 11.5 p.m. B.T. Malacca H, Water, 7.40 a.m., 6.5.. 8.00 p.m. 7.1. Outward mail due. Race training begins. Cricket: Possibles vs. Probable?, S.C.C. The Mikado, Theatre, 9. Sunday. 3rd. High Water, 11.13 a.m.. 9.6., 11.33 p.m. 8.9. Malacca H, Water, 8.20
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    45 2 \l WIN BYE-ELECTION .N CVAMAGATA. j artesy of Nanyo NichiN ich >h bw sha. Tokio, Mar. 31. j: Thu yen ection in Yamagata E*ref ecture j J res Ited in the victory of Mr. Anami of theL h JAPANESE DELEGATION TO TRIPARTITE PARLEY.
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    87 2 i anese delegation to participate b tripartite disarmament conference Is i I i arriw in Genoa, on June 7 a VY.K. Awa Mara which sails f- X be b April 25, SENDJ3G TROOPS H PREMATURE. .A certain section of Mm Japanese Army rappi ting those who are arming the <■
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    65 2 ]>'■ ling the Sino-Japanese Treaty Con. cc, !m. Wang Chang-cbi a Chinese "gate, told the press that Dr. Wellington Koo, the hineae negotiator, has i»cen advtoed y the Chinese Foreign Office Treaty Bureau cAM to an acreement on the ou- sti of the most^favoiired-nation clause. tn> period and scope of
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    HILL STATION RECORDS.
    78 2 T l Government Health Office sends refot the >fven days ending on Saturday, March 26th. Hill (2400 feet), average moan temperature 7:1.77 (deg. F.), lotal evaporation .406 Inch, total rainfall 1.832 Inehea. Taiping HOI <;.roo feet), average mean ■hade temperature 70. 0s (cleg. P.), total eva wration
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      258 2 THE HAPPY VALLEY LTD. NIGHTLY THE PICK OF CHINESE— MALAY OPERAS. European and Chinese Restaurants. SIDE SHOWS ETC. GATE 10 cts. Mdm. t^Jlelvey's School of I DANCING For children and young tL ladies in Character, Classical, Clojr, Exhibition, Ballet and Toe Dancing. Private lesson? in modern ball-room dancing and latest
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      226 2 I Victoria Theatre m j Coming Attractions I RETURN VISIT OF MIROVITCH and BORISSOFF THE JOYBELLS I the WILBUR PLAYERS I MOISIVITCH i J ZIMBALIST 2 DATES WILL BE DULY J ANNOUNCED I •■•■-■•■•■-■-P-q-P-l^l-llHi>p-B-a->-«-w>i>i-^i>i>» AT LAST WEIRD WILD MYSTERIOUS "The Phantom of the Opera" STARRING LON CHANBY NORMAN KERRY-MARY PHILBIN
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      289 2 FOR SIX NIGHTS ONLY: A TRIO OF PICTURES OF ICKftTT From Tuesday, 29th March, to Sunda\. rf j n ALHAMBRa (Tan Cheng Kee Co., Ltd.. Proprietors) In the Second Show commencing 9 nn. i» .hi ONE OF BUTCHERS EMPIRE MCTUU6 A GREAT INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTION With I supported by an Ensemble
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    OUR FINANCE LETTER.
    792 3 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Mar. 5. There is a decidedly more cheerful atmosphere in the rubber market, and though more busntess would "naturally be welcomed, dealers tell me that last week they put through mere bargains than for some time. That inquiry has been stimulated by
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    79 3 Owing to alterations, there will be no cinema show at the Adelphi Roof Garden on Sunday night. Instead, the ever popular Adelphi orchestra will give an orchestral concert in thfc Palm Court on Sunday, commencing at 9.30 p.m. with the following programme: Overture, William Tell, Rossini; Prelude No: 2 op.
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      269 3 X x^ 2^^^ y* <\ VS ty^^^ 7) L f X JJ f if jf Jl The Food of Kings S Court Physicians know the best and see that j) Royal Babies have the best. That is why Si Glaxo has been used with success in 5 Royal <1 Nurseries.
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      204 3 WILKINSON, HEY WOOD A Ivl r\ I A D 1^ I TDTTCJTIT^iTT^Tri^ Rust resisting and withstands the action of Salt *a /\lJ\dll* Apr j Civil Engineering I DESIGNS PREPARED AND ESTIMATES SUBMITTED FOR i RESERVOIRS, EARTH and MASONRY DAMS, FILTERS, SERVICE T&NKS, WATER MAINS, PUMPING INSTALLATIONS and SERVICE PIPES. wraf
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    ACCIDENTS ON THE ROAD.
    714 4 NEARLY ALL DUE TO CARELESSNESS. A SUGGESTION FOR IMPROVEMENT. }i\r Major F. A. C. Forbes-Lelth. F.R.G.S. [FREE PRESS SPECIAL.] On the subject of motoring accidents, as ~n many others of topical interest, it is easy to be a critic. It is still more easy to be
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    ROUND THE WORLD ON A MOTOR-CYCLE.
    38 4 Mr. Douglas Hill, of Regent-square, London, will set cut soon to ride round the world on a motor-cycle. He must complete the journey in six months to win a wager of £200.
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    103 4 The Ford Motor Co. of Canada, Ltd., covers an area of two hundred and four acres at Ford, Ont. Seventy five thousand tons of coal per year is required to operate the power plant of the Ford Motor Co. of Canada, Ltd. at Ford, Ont. when it is running at
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      143 4 i High Pressure and Balloon Tyres and Tubes j: i wJS^^wmV^^^ V 4 Time to Re-trr© B *p /^Jy^fX TRADE MAfW REG. U S PAT. QPF. J '^B l^k B Distributors CYCLE AND CARRIAGE CO., (1926) LTD. Singapore. Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Ipoh, Malacca- < THE 1 ISK TIRE EXPORT
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      197 4 PILES CAN BE CURED. A Treatment That Is Different. If you are suffering the tortures of Piles and its kindred ailments, and have tried every known remedy without obtaining relief, we ask you to give Dr. Van Vleck's Absorptive Pile Plasma a trial. Its curative healing action on the inflamed
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      172 4 jfl __l!^ ~*^*—m~* fl i_^o jsu GIVE VALUE TYRES -L. J* Xt-UKJ are the most popular tyres, because tlu> are the lOßfiMt*>WCMring, safest and most economical tyres of all. The longest and best experience in the Industn Si behind eur\ Danlop was the pioneer Pneumatic lyre Maker, and i«* tIK
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    INCOMPETENT MOTOR DRIVING.
    779 5 ONE-LINE VISION AND THE MASTERY OF SKIDS. The lowering of car cost in synchronism with the development of the product, and the expected improvement of trading conditions during this year, will result in over 10C,000 new vehicles being taken into use in Great Britain (writes Mr. H.
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    QUICKER -THAft-THOUGIIT MOTORING.
    428 5 QUICKER -THAft-THOUGIIT MOTORING. The 1,000-h.p. motor-car with which Major H. O. D. Segrave hopes to attain 200 miles an hour on JViytona Beach, Florida this mcnth can travel at a speed quicker than thought. When you decide to pick up, say, a pencil you may think that the carrying out
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    24 5 The new machine shop of the Ford Motor Co. of Canada Ltd. at Ford, represents fifteen acres of ground under a single concrete floor.
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    ROAD MANNERS AND MADNESS.
    436 5 RISKS THE MOTOR-CYCLIST SHOI LD AVOID. Recently I was approaching a bad crossr ad, and moving fairly slowly when a veis young man. driving a combination, dashed past me without blowing his horn or -lackenino- in the slightest. I pave a Icng blast on my fa
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    IRE RACING MOTORISTS FEARLESS?
    147 5 F( m peoph 1 bal sure, know how much ihter courage is needed for record-breaking attempt 1 irrttei "'.cii "in The Lijrht Car and Cyclecar. They imagine that it is a jol calling for a fearless driver and that, therefore! be ran kn<»w no feai. 1
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    GOLFERS IN A STAINED-GLASS WINDOW.
    28 5 Golfers in plus-f< urs fipure in a stainedglass window designed for St. Nicholas' Church, Wallasey, by Mr. J. A. Berrie, a Liverpool artist.
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      284 5 Be Guided I By Experience I Jbr Economical Transportation Over two and a half million owners have discovered that it is possible to obtain in a Chevrolet all the advantages of I truly modern gear-change car Models and Prices. at the lowest co.-t. Be guided by the experience TOURING $1500.
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      152 5 llessbZl ESSEX FOUR DOOR fESSExI! I MOTORS SFDAN' MOTORS j ui-iiyni! IL Detroit J: t New Type New Colours New Upholstery New Appointments. I 5 > This Sedan with four wide duors offer individuality and reliable transportation. It ■I .has a new beauty of line distinction in its two tone
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    DRAMAS OF WESTMINSTER.
    1459 6  -  Louis J. McQuilland STORIES OF PARMAMENr. Some Tragedies and Romances of Lords and Commons. -by- (Thfi well-known bookman who was once a political secretary.) NO. :5.-JOHN SADLEIR, LORD OF THE TREASURY. <n vital are the doings at Westminster, that its personalities and the of their lives are
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    96 6 The>e are scores of clergymen who ■MUtagc to combine an almost superstitious revutixv for th;> episcopal office with an entire readiness tr> slan the face of the ■articubur bishop to whom they have promised canonical c'oeclienco. Dean Inge. In a scratch match at the Kowloon Cricket Club, recently, the captain,
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    RARE CASE OF PARALYSIS
    153 6 Montreal, Mar. 9. A message frcm Evanston, Illinois, states that 35 doctors and others have been working two together in 15 minute shifts to keep Alfred Frick alive for 70 hours by artificial respiration. Frick is aged 22 years, and is suffering from paralysis of the
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    UNIVERSITY WOMEN "OARSMEN."
    93 6 London, Mar. 21. A women's eight of University College beat Newnham College by two lengths ever the last part of the Inter-Varsity boat race course from Ibis Boat-house to Barnes BTidge in the first official boat race between women en this part of the Thames. Mr. Fisher,
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    FINGER-PRINTS AID CUPID.
    155 6 Professor's Ix>st Memory. London, Mar. 14. The finger-print system ended in a romantic second honeymoon, following the identification of a man alleged to be suffering from complete loss of memory in an asylum near Turin as Professor Canella, of Padua, who disappeared during the fighting in Macedonia
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    SHIBBOLETHS.
    69 6 "The Indian natives," writes a military correspondent of the Morning Post, are like the Ephraimites, but the other way about. They can pronounce the sibilant V before a vowel, e.g., sahib, but before a consonant it becomes 'ish.' I had a pony once called 'Star,' but on the race
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    RUNNING THE GAUNTLET WITH A CAMERA
    1639 6  - RUNNING THE GAUNTLET WITH A CAMERA W. H. Page DIFFICULTIES OF A CAMERA MAN. Confessions of a Press Photographer. ELUDING THE POLICE. BY IFREE PRESS SPECIAL.] My MCtto, as a Press Photographer, ha? always been to take my picture rirst and not to court a refusal in advance. In the
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      639 6 $100 $100 FOR ONLY 12 MATCHES. We publish below the first of the two coupons for our weekly Football Competition. A second coupon will be published on Wednesday morning. Both of these coupons entitle the reader, by carrying out the instructions given below, to ente P r for our prize
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    We Hear From London
    1554 7 We Hear From London GOSSIP FROM THE METROPOLIS. Pehind the Political Scenes. What a Penny Post Would Mem. Irish Politics. Brighter Fashions for Men. Busy Sovereigns. [FREE PRESS SPECIAL.] It is a Long time since so much coniment has been caused by the result of i 1 bye-election as that
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      208 7 OUT OF Q of all cars on the road use RIBBED SPARK PLUGS Champions for every Car, Lorry and Marine Engine. Obtainable from MALAYAN MOTORS, LTD. 209-212 ORCHARD RD., SINGAPORE. I BERGER PAINTS L Enamels and uj fei Varnishes Ij k< One paint with the jj |m virtues of two
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      253 7 Lite j 11 1111^1 fli 1 I \W !l iJwx\ 11 ll i #fr^ oaiety tor Babus Food For your Baby-: Food to become even liable to j. contamination is unthinkable. Yet this risk is much more possible than seems apparent. With COW GATE MILK FOOD CONTAMINA- -j TION IS
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    JOHORE ASSIZES.
    460 8 Malay's Remarkable Defence to Murder Charge. THOUGHT WIFE WAS A PIG. The remarkable plea that, although the murder took place at ten o'clock in th: morning, he thought there was a full moon and that a pig was attacking him, that he stabbed at the pig and found
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    SHAW'S "ARMS AND THE MAN."
    281 8 Offered £32,000 for Film Rights. London, Mar. 22. Though present in Court when the case Was resumed to-day, Mr. G. Bernard Shaw did not enter the witness-box. His counsel explained that he would have liked to do so. evoking the remark from Mr. Justice Eve.
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    PATIENT SHOOTS DOCTOR.
    78 8 Refusal to Kill. Paris, Mar. 11. A controversy as to whether doctors should be permitted to end the sufferings of incurable patients has risen through the action of Raoul Martin (53), a resident of Issouden, in fatally shooting a doctor. The doctor informed Martin that his case
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    CRICKET.
    443 8 The S.C.C. Elevens. FIXTURES FOR THIS SEASON. The following is the fixture list for the S.C.C. this season: First Eleven. April 8-9. Possibles vs. Probables Home. April 15-16-18.— vs. Selangor, Selangor. April 29-30. Married vs. Single, Home. May 13-14.— vs. Duke of Wellington's Regt., Home. May 20-21. Trial match,
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    AMATEUR "SOCCER" INTERNATIONAL.
    137 8 England Marksmen in Form. London, Mar. 19. The amateur "socoer" international between England and Wales was played at Reading, in perfect weather, before a crowd of 70,000. England sccred after six minutes, R. Smith (Stockton), netting from Lieut. Hegan's centre. Four minutes later Lieut. Hegan cut in
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    INTER-LEAGUE ENGLAND-SCOTLAND MATCH DRAWN.
    52 8 London, Mar. 19. In the Inter-League "soccer" match at Leicester, McPhail (Airdrie) scored after eleven minutes and at the interval Scotland led by one goal to nothing. Walker (Aston (Villa) and Elkes (Tottenham Hotspurs) scored for England, McGrory (Celtic) equalising a quarter of an hour from
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      1037 8 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE. ORIGINATING SUMMONS NO. 12 OF 1916 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF M.S. MOHAMED KASSIM MARIGAN, DECEASED K. E. Ahmad Marican and K. S. Dawood Plaintiffs^ and Ismail bin Mohamed Kassim Marican (Substituted by Order of Court) Defendant
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      226 8 if^^fß^B T^ff\n mm J^^*^\^^y^^*^|BPJ^^B^^Bc^^B>^ > £jBc B Your life in your hands I J The deadliest £ermb nre spread by J infected people on things you touch You ot s always help touching 1; or the things they handle J YOU CAN punfv your &w I; frequently, B g 5
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    KRETA AYER INQUEST.
    1286 9 Mr. Edwards' Evidence. THE ASSAULT ON THE INSPECTOR. The hearing of the Kreta Ayer shooting inquest was continued yesterday afternoon when the evidence oi" Mr. Edwards, Inspector in charge of the Kreta Ayer Rikisha Depo: and a Police Lance CorpbiaJ was taken. William C. Edwards, Inspector in
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    134 9 To the Editor. Sir. With reference to your report of yesterday which says that the writer "could give no photographic explanation of a white line which appeared on the print and ran across the chest of a police constable" while it is true that I could not give a positive
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    "OUR FLAT."
    169 9 Owing to the very generous support of the business firms of Singapore it will bt- possible to produce what may well prove to be a record programme for the coming production of this exceeding funny play. Approximately $2,600 has been given for advertisements in the programme which will
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    SPANISH COMMERCIAL TREATY.
    51 9 [British Radio— Official Service] Rugby, Mar. 31. Conidr. Locker-Lampson, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, replying to questions in Parliament, said the negotiations between Great Britain and a.id Spain for a commercial treaty had reached an advanced stage, but he was not yet in a position to make detailed
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    BRITAIN USING MORE MOTORS.
    59 9 [British Radio— Official Service.] Rugby, Mar. 31. An increase in the use of motor vehicles is .«hov\n by the figures issued by the Ministry of Transport. The number of private motor cars rose during the three months ended February 28 from 498,000 i< 572,000, and the
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    NATION GROWING OLDER.
    71 9 [British Radio— Official Service.] Rugby, Mar. 31. Englishmen are living longer nowadays, according to the annual report issued by the Registrar-General of Births and Deaths. A man born between 1838 and 1854 was above the average if he was still alive at 40. A baby boy of
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    8 9 St. Patrick's Society, Malacca is exempted from registration.
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      420 9 3USNESS CARDS. MARY SETON. i i BI \CKWOOD FURNITURE < SHANGHAI SHADES. E. AMBER MANSIONS. MiMoKIMS. HAULS OR GRANITE SINGAPORE CASKET CO. HONUM EN TA L M ASON S." TEI.rJ'HONE 75. "ALBERT L. A. DALEY I \!»KIM ALEK MOM MENTAL I MASON. I I iMbM WW« Tel. 915. CARS FOR
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      511 9 NOTICES. i THE SOUTH BRITISH INSURANCE CO., LTD. The Transfer Pooks of the above Compnny will be closed for 14 days from 15th April, 1U27. to 2Sth April, 1027, both days inclusive. L. C. MARGOLIOUTH, Manager, Singapore Branch. FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAY. KASTKR HOLIDAYS, U>27. In connection with the Kaster
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      621 9 TENDERS. MUNICIPALITY OF SINGAPOREThe pOUNnissiOMia invite tenders for about J,OOO yards grrey drill which they have for saie. Tenders will be received by the undersigned up to noor. on V»th April. 1 92 T. and s:rmple of cl«>th may be inspected. The Commissioners da not bind tiwsaaelvei to accept the
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      714 9 CHURCH SERVICES. sth SUNDAY IN LENT. St. ANDRFW'S CATHEDRAL. 7. .'50 a.m. Litany. 7.45 a.m. Holy Communion (Choral) ajid Sermon. 9.15 a.m. Matins followed by Holy Communion. 4- '$.111. Children's Service. 5.30 p.m. Evensong and Sermon. ST. MATTHEWS CHURCH. 7 a.m. Holy Communion. JOHORE BAHRU. 6 p.m. Evensong and Sermon,
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
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      BIRTH.
      23 10 THOMSON. At the European Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, on the 30th instant, to Mr. and Mrs. H. Graham Thomson, Kundang Estate, a son.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY, APRIL 2. 1927. Present Affairs.
    529 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY, APRIL 2. 1927. Present Affairs. Now i hat the excitement caused by the recent rioting has died down jand it has been definitely shown that Government is resolved not to tolerate any upsetting of good order in this Colony, it may be useful to consider one
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    Training Malay Seamen.
    289 10 The classes for Malay seamen to ■give them instruction to enable them Ito pass for the grades of helmsman, i gunner etc. are about to be restarted and we draw attention to the matter again because it is desirable that an effort should be made to encourage
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    242 10 The Free Press will be issued as usual on Monday morning (Hari Raya* but not on Tuesday in order to give the staff the Monday Holiday. The next session of Assize at Malacca will open on Monday, April 25. Mr. L. C. Simpson-GrayT Cadet, has been appointed an Assistant Controller
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    ALL QUIET LAST NIGHT.
    90 10 That the action of the police in dealing with the recent disturbances was successfulful is evinced by the fact that things were quite normal again last night. A few small police pickets were on duty in New Bridge Road, but the streets were crowded with all
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    TROLLEY BUS IN COLLISION.
    101 10 A collision occurred in High Street last evening, a trolley hus. on tor car and rikisha being involved. After the collision, the trolley bus crashed into a shop window and it was some time before it could be got clear. As a result of the collision,
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    DEPARTUTRE OF MR. D. W. REID.
    153 10 The whole of the Messn McAlister and Co. met on Thursday to sa: good-bye to their Managing Direotor, Mr. D. \V. Reid, and .Mrs. Reid, on their departme for home. The Europen >taff presented Mr. Reid with a gold watch, suitably inscribed, and Mrs.
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    WIDENING OF STAMFORD CANAL.
    41 10 WIDENING OF STAMFORD C AN AL. Yesterday's Government Gazette contains a declaration that it appears to His Excellency the Governor in Council that 8.97."i square feet of land in the district of Claymore, are needed for the widening of Stamford Canal
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    372 10 The annual meeting of the Guru Khalsa Diwan (Sikh Association). Malaya, will be held at Ipoh during the Easter holidays. The Anode Rubber Co. Ltd 15 rhrogmorton Avenue. London, ait authoriw d I file specifications of an invention for nnprovements in the manufacture of rubber goods from rubber* emulsions. His
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    LATEST TELEGRAMS.
    630 10 [Router's Far Rattan Hnnir h<>n:. (i Shameen: Yesterday aft* from the Inland Watei TranM visited the British tfNMM i remanded a hundred dollarfiremen and sailor.-. The accede to the demand Representatives „f 5, called the polk* win pen port Delegates in custody, Shameen: The Province G issuing- a
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      10 10 To-day's Feature. TRIALS OF A PRESS I PHOTOGRAPHER. —Page 6.
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    THE NANKING OUTRAGE.
    156 11 POWERS DEMAND REPARATIONS. w ri-r'(>REIGNISM GROWING. ::tatively learned that draft reparation for the Nanking en formulated by the Pow:m<i the question f united itc agreement that the mci:- b s «ne *'■> tail n rhe i'owt {<" dew usds a not implied attention i Ib< .i w
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    THE ANGLO- AMERICAN BARRAGE.
    97 11 Shniirhai. Mar. 31. 'omiaandeT R. C. Smith, Jnr.. of an offii CT at Nan- in of Admiral Hough, phasis tin the British anil Americans was n<> que.-Jun of the British ans nte this affair. We harmonj after full con- self and the commandei Ml the Ameruans
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    HANKOEW'S ENLIGHTENED RULE.
    124 11 Shanghai. April 1. following is vne of many Reuter mes- Hank w recently suppressed by! m season dated March 16. the ratepayers of the ex-Bri- j i n<>w special administrative! i-^'erday an increase for the, expense budget d Tfe. 11,000; in comnlisnce with the demand nesc tht-iv
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    COMMANDER FOR FRENCH TROOPS.
    39 11 COMMANDER FOR FRENCH TROOPS. i Reuters Service.] Paris. April 1. Paris states that Admiral aaa asked thai an ofke? be" sent to j the French troops at Shanghai. accontmgij! a Colonel will be sent j SJ nghai from fndo-Chraa.
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    JAPANESE FLEET AT AMOY.
    28 11 I Shanghai. April I. Japanese second fleet h:is arrived at I f rwiiiiiti <>f tw> battle-ruisers, EM cnilWfl. 14 destroyers. "> sub- ai;.l a lender.
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    MORE TROUBLE EXPECTED.
    132 11 AMERICANS BOARD GUNBOATS. OUTBREAKS AT YANGTSE. Reuters Far Eastern Service.] Shanghai, April 1. Very unsettled conditions continue to prevail on the Yangtse where fresh demonstrations and outbreaks are expected in the next few days. The f( reign authorities are consequently taking precautionary j measures. For instance, at
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    TELEGRAPH SLATES RAMSAY.
    188 11 [Reuters Service.] London. Apr. 1. Mr. Ramsay Mac Donald's attitude regarding china is severely criticised by tha Daily Telegraph, which considers his speech a 1 Glasgow "makes a disgraceful business if anything worse." lh- relegraph des< ribes as a "preposter- i ns argument" and a "counsel of
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    GERMAN SAFETY IN SHANGHAI
    68 11 Shanghai. Mar. 31. With reference to the statements in the German press to the effect that Shanghai! perfectly safe for Germans under the Nati' nalists, a telegram has been sent on ehaif of practically the whole German mmunity contradicting these statements and ca ressing the opinion
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    EVACUATING CANTON.
    68 11 FReuter's Far Eastern Service. l Horn* Kong, April 1. Shameen news says it is understood Bri- tist women and children have been ordered fa evacuate Canton City for Shameen or Hong Kong. A company of British soldiers is expected for the defence of Shameen. Hong Kong, April 1.
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    A HINT TO CHINESE BANKS.
    40 11 Shanghai, Mar. 31. Mr. T V. Soong has approached Chinese bankers for a loan of $5,000,000 secured by the easterns' sjrtax and repayable in five month?. It la believed that the loan will be forthcoming.
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    DEATH OF KANG YU WEI.
    194 11 [Reuters Far Eastern Service.] Shanghai, Apr. 1. The death is announced of Kang Yu Wei the famous monarchical reformer. [Kang Yu Wei was one of the old type of reformer but like ethers he came from the South. He interested the Emperor Kwang Hsu in
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    16 11 Advertisers undertake a grave responsibility in keeping alive all the newspapers of the country. Lord Birkenhead.
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    BUDGET DEFICIENCY.
    67 11 THIRTY SIX MILLIONS SHORT. INCOME TAX DECREASES. [Reu f cr\ Service.] London, Mar. 31. The Exchequer, at the close of the financial year, shows a deficit of £36,693,794. London, Apr. 1 Mr. Winston Churchill budgeted for a revenue of £824,750,000 and an expenditure of £820,641,00. The .actual revenue
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    THE COLONIAL OFFICE CONFERENCE.
    56 11 [Reuters Service.] London, Apr. 1. The official list of representatives of the colonies, protectorates and mandated terj ritories for the Colonial Office conference jin May includes: Palestine- Mr. E. Mills, Ceylon, Mr. E. B. Alexander; Malay States, Mr. R. O. Winstedt; Straits Settlements, Mr. H. Marriott;
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    THE LEAGUE AND CHIN V
    56 11 [Reuters Service.] London. Mar. 3i. In the House of Commons during questions. Mr. G. Locker-Lampsofl (Under-Sec-retary for Foreign Affairs) said that no information had been received from any part in China with regard to the submission of the problems in dispute between! China and the
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    BIRKENHEADS LATEST.
    123 11 [Renter's Service.] London, Mar. 31. Lord Birkenhead. in a speech at Coventry with regard to China, said that he was not without hope that the realisation would spread that while the threat now primarily was addressed to Great Britain, in its certain extension it must affect equally every
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    HOLLAND'S NEW FOREIGN MINISTER.
    32 11 [Reuters Service! The Hague, Mar. 31. A Royal decree accepts the resignation i f Jonkheer H. A. van Karnebeek and appoints Jonkheer Beelaerts van Blokland as Foreign Minister.
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    GENEVA DISARMAMENT DISCUSSIONS.
    86 11 [Reuters Service.] Geneva, Mar. 31. The Preparatory Disarmament Committee lengthily discussed the limitation of the period of service and the fixing cf annual contingents, namely, the number of regular officers and soldiers serving, and finally agreed that each State should indicate the maximum number of officers, warrant
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    FIVE THOUSAND YEARS AGO.
    54 11 [Reuters Service. I Cairo, Apr. 1. It is understood that Mr. Cecil Firth, while excavating at Sakkara on behalf of the Egyptian Antiquities Department, discovered a fifty century-old third dynasty tomb. It is not yet known whose, but is considered the mest remarkable tomb of the
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    SINGAPORE GIRL GUIDES.
    125 11 A general meeting of the Girl Guides' Association, Singapore, will be held at the residence of the Chief Justice, Nassim Hill, at 6.15 on Wednesday evening. It is lioued that all members of the Associatior. and the Executive Committee will endeavour to attend. At present, owing to
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    GENERAL CABLE NEWS.
    76 11 PAN- AMERICAN AGITATION. [Reuters Service.] Buenos Aires, Apr. 1. Entitled "The Pan-American Crisis" a leader in the newspaper La Prensa, declares that restrictions on the import of Argentine produce recently made by the United States do not affect Argentina as much as United States intervention in Nicaragua.
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    ITALY'S DIPLOMATIC SERVICE.
    81 11 [Reuters Service.] Rome, April 1. In the Chamber Signor Grandi, Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs, announced that all Italian diploma'. ists would henceforth have to serve an apprenticeship in the Consular Service, after which it would he decided whether candidates would remain Consuls or be assigned to a
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    GREAT AMERICAN COAL STRIKE.
    56 11 [Reuters Service.] Chicago, Apr. 1. A hundred and fifty thousand bituminou coal miners are prepared t sti ike at midnight j when the owners Central Co-operative Field j i announce that the war-time wage scale will! lap?e. The owners predict a stoppage until the Miners' Union
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    HENRY FORDS CONDITION.
    50 11 I [Reuters Service.] fe Detroit. Apr. 1. g The hospital bulletin states that Henry 1 Ford is .progressing favourably nevertheless 1 newspaper correspondents in Detroit are le>s i ptimistic and the New York Evening Post g correspondent declares that Ford is spitting I blood from internal haemorrhage.
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    A RIOTER JAILED.
    538 11 1 1 ONE OF THE MONDAY GANG. Another disturber of the peace met his just reward at the hands of Mr. P. A. F. David in the District Court yesterday. The accused was Chua Ah Tcha. and he g was prosecuted by Mr. N. H. P. Whitley.
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    CAN ELECTRICITY BE STOLEN ?
    962 13 CAN ELECTRICITY BE STOLEN Police Magistrate Says "Yes." CEYLON JUDGES HOLD THAT IT CANNOT. The question whether electric current can be the subject of the offence of theft has been answered in the negative by a Divisional Bench of three judges, composed of Mr. Justice Schneider, Mr. Justice Lyall Grant
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    Mr. Justice Lyall-Grant.
    760 13 Mr. Justice Ly all-Grant. Mr. Justice Lyall-Grant in the course of j his judgment says: "In view of the tentative opinion which I formed on this point, an opinion which if correct, would no doubt j necessitate the introduction of remedial legislation, I thought it advisable to reserve the case
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    CRIME COSTS AMERICA £2,600,000,000 A YEAR.
    109 13 CRIME COSTS AMERICA £2,600,000,000 A YEAR. Crime costs the United States, on a conservative estimate, nearly £2,600,000,000 yearly, and on a liberal estimate may ap- j proach £4,000,000,000, according to Mr. M. O. Prentiss, one of the leading authorities, in an article in the current issue of the Manufacturers' Record.
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    "DEVOLUTION."
    345 13 THE MIDDLE WEST. To the Editor of the Times. Sir I have read article? and correspondence in your issue cf the 11th inst ab- j out American prudery; the suppression of i books, free discussion, plays, etc. May I say in reply that people living in Europe can hardly
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    31 13 The engagement is announced of Mr. C. E. Bernard, of Blackwater Estate, Kiang. and Ann Catherine Jane Ellis, daughter of Mr. Humphry Ellis and the late Mrs. Ellis, of Bangor, Wales.
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    THE HOPSANG PIRACY.
    764 14 How Dutch Passenger Was Wounded. i CHASED PIRATES FROM SALOON. Further details of the piracy of the IndoChina Steam Navigation Co.'s Hopsang are published in the Hong Kong papers. The attack occurred at a time when only one deck officer was on duty and the ship fell
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    CHINESE INFLUX TO HONG KONG
    131 14 Official statistics in regard to the influx of Chinese into Hong Kong during the past few weeks show that there has been an excess, when compared with those leaving, of close on 15,000. For the period from February 21st to March 17th, the inward passengers
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    MR. BALDWIN "A BIRD OF PASSAGE."'
    385 14 DISMAL VIEW FROM DOWMNG-STREET. "In London I am but a bird of passage; I own no house; I am not a tenant," said Mr. Baldwin at the inaugural banquet of the Worcestershire Association in London last night. "I live in a house from which
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    23 14 Of all the tyrannies a country can suffer, there is none so dangerous as the tyranny of the majority. Mr. Duff Cooper, M.P.
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    LORD LYTTON AND THE Y.M.C.A.
    346 14 VALIABLE WORK DONE IN THE EAST European Association^ < harues Calcutta. Mar. 1«. In view v.i the European A.SBOci>ti< n'tresolution, and the subsequent controversy in the Press, significance is attached to tin Governor's utterance this evening on tht. occasion of a farewell At H me
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    38 14 Messrs. A. C. Harper and Co., Ltd., have just concluded negotiations for the purchase of the big Tenanqr property commonly known as Tenang A and R blocks comprising an area of over 4.000 acres, for a London company.
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    CRIME IN AMERICA.
    87 14 CRIME IN AMERICA Professor's Indid imnt Pmnftim r Has not I II ey, University, noted sod g I the Clergy Ctoh, Hid: "T- i tion ineompeteni police i ed prosecutors pitted -a-j-,-. lefending erira r.a.- |id urard expendttnn sforai bent, rinJafctr politics, judges and the Yellow mbmi of crime in
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    FRENCH COUNT MAULED BY LION.
    54 14 Ik^ath of \o!<d Mi Gastt |,<'iui(tii. M Cairo.— Count Sunya li, game hunter. \\i. I Uons neighbourhood of l.:.k< V severely nasted by wounded was locally treated, I b.n hurried where he was tak. t Government hospital ship, »W< for Khartum. bi;t the OtHtnt died
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    VOTES FOR WOMEN.
    57 14 Fa\nurabU> DecMM KiMuour.d London Mai The lobby oortßanondeni the News Agency >a\> that tb G has come to a prelim mar\ <i< < of granting W* men votes at ttf The Prime Minister (Mr. San. win* promised statement before and meanwhile the < onsen at. have an
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    F.M.S. RAILWAYS.
    31 14 Easttr Holiday oiu t^i""Speoial concession ti Mi i*» tween April lfnh an.l LW* at stations beginning M A|i section with the boliday tnitVu. can b<* ascertaiiHMi ai \hr -iati<-ti
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    CO-OPERATION BOARD ACTIVITIES.
    908 15 Rubber Factories and Banks. QUESTION OF COLONIZATION. The following summary of the proceedings of the Co-operation Board, F.M.S. August to December, 1926, is forwarded for publication. ~By notification in the Government Gaze.te dated the 6th August, 1926, the Co-operation Board, F.M.S. was established with the following members:
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    242 15 SQUASH RACQUETS DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP. Results of Second Round Matches. London, March 14. The following are the concluding results in the second round of the Amateur Squash Racquets Doubles Championship being played at Queen's Club: P. Kempwelch and L. Cambridge beat O. Smith Bingham and C. Robson, 15 3,
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    Two American Victories.
    194 15 London, Mar. 21. The following are the first round re- j suits of the Queen's Club Amateur Rac- quets Championship: P. Cazalet had a walk-over A. Maton, who scratched. J. Hewitt Morgan (America) beat R. Williams, 15—6, 15—5, 15—5. P. Kemp Welch beat C. Browning, 15—10, 17—15,
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    PRINCE OF WALES THROWN.
    89 15 Tumble During Army Point-to-point Race. London, Mar. 22. Competing in the race fcr his own cup at the Army point-to-point Steeplechase at Holdenby (near Northampton), the Prince of Wales fell at the first jump, but was not hurt. The Prince, r-H^ner Cnrk Courtier, was le.iding with
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    CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HURDLERS
    52 15 Team to Visit America. London, Mar. 22. The following team of Cambridge University hurdle 1 jumpers will compete in the Pennsylvania University relay races at Philadelphia on April 29th:— Lord Burghley, G. Weightman Smith, T. Livingstone Learmouth, H. Bowler, and J. Richardson. They sail for America on
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    THE DAVIS CUP COMPETITION.
    38 15 London, Mar. 21. The European Zone Committee has fixed May 9th and 22nd as the dates by which the first and second rounds, respectively, of the Davis Cup lawn tennis competition must be completed.
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    WHERE BEAUTY FAILS.
    548 15 Film Star's Fortune in Her Eyes. STUBIO TRAGEDIES. In Regent-street the other day I met a iilra producer, and we saw on the opposite pavement a gloriously pretty girl whom we I both knew, writes a cinema correspondent of a Home paper. I "If that girl had
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    BLOWERS AND TASTERS.
    157 15 The Ancient Order of Tea-Tasters', whi h is being started as a rival organisation to the Ancient Order of Froth Blowers, can hardly boast such picturesque titles for its i officers as those of the older organisation. The office of Hereditary Grand Urn has already been conferred
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    383 16 TROUBLE ON BRITISH STEAMER. QUARTERMASTER'S THREATS. Alleged to have been guilty of obstreperous behaviour when refused shore leave, a Chinese member of the crew of the British steamer Yeun Sang was prosecuted before Mr. Smith, Third" Police Magistrate, yesterday. It was stated that the accused, a quartermaster on
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    PORTUGUESE LIGHT CRUISER ARRIVES.
    39 16 The Portuguese light cruiser Adamastor, 1,760 tons, arrived in port about 2.30 yester- day aftermfon, and the usual salutes were exchanged on entering the harbour, She is tied up at the West Wharf. Section 4.
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    285 16 The Kiungchow brought seven bags of j mail from Hong Kong yesterday. The Admiralty oiler War Pathan, i? due to arrive in port about April 13th., and will go to Keppel Oil Wharf for bunkering. Admiral Sir Edwyn Alexander-Sinclair, upon relinquishing his. appointment as J Commander-in-Chief, China "Station, had the
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    PIRATES SHOT.
    102 16 Canton General's Exemplary Conduct. In spite of a stern warning by BricradierGeneral Chu King-tong (the local anti-ban-dit -commander appointed by Canton), "tv fei" (local brigands) continue to levy tells from river craft under the guise of collecting "safe conduct" fees. General Chu was returning from a pirate hunt
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    67 19 April 1. Bank 4 m.s. 2 4 1-16 Bank demand 2 i 3 23-32 Private credits 3 m.s. 2;4 5-16 Sew York, demand 56 Credits 90 days 57 2 France, demand 1411 India, T. T. 169% Bong Kong, demand 11 p.c. Dis. Yokohama, demand 113 Java, demand 139% Bangkok,
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION
    55 19 April Ist-, I- o'clock noon. Buyers Sellers I.S.S equal to Standard Q.C.F. Spot 70% WM Standard R.S.S. on Tender April 10% i May-June 72% 73 Joly-Sept 74% 74% Oct-Dec 76% TOTone of Market: Quiit. Latest Cable: -London Spos Sheet 20d per Ib. New Yurk Spot
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    GUTHRIE'S REPORT.
    158 19 Singapore, Mar. Ml. The week was marked by fairly steady demand and very narrow fluctuations in price. Some weakness was apparent when the substantial increase of 1867 tons < t(i 63,167 tons) in London stocks became known, but good buying supervened, and the week closes with price- only
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    159 19 ROSE MACPHAIL COS. REPORT. Singapore. April 1. London. Rubber Ls Nl Down fc.4. 1 ocal TO 1 Tin. Lomion 2W Ids. Ip 2<>s. IMininjr. Kucha i 2.20 2.24. Raja Persic 4!» •"'1 preni.. Ma'aya Consolidated 1.20 1.24. Kinta 2.20 2.2; i. PetaUng 4.52 2 4j60, HongFatt I.2'J
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    LEWIS AND PEATS REPORT.
    172 19 Singapore. Mar. 31. There has been very little movement in the market during the past week ami prices have 1 ept within narrow hniits. In spite of a much easier lone in London tho market here has Kept very steady, and it has been difficult to
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    DUKIT TIMAH RUBBER.
    270 19 Fhe following is the directors' report i to :he shai eh< kfc pb to be pre «tted ftt the annual meeting on April 9th. at noon b4 Xva 1 t and < ompanj *> offices Th accounts of Hk Company As* i n<-i profit ol $79,285.90 <;;.-
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    MACPHAIL'S SHARE LIST
    138 19 MACPHAIL'S SHARE LI ST The development of industry in the la«t twenty years in this country I ;-.s shown 'quite clearly, just as in tho ease of military war so in the case of industrial war, that the whole thing 1 is becoming more and BOTO a large scale operation.
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      419 19 ASSETS OVER $7,500,000 ASSURANCE IN FORCE OVER $27,000,000 THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY UMITEfI. (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 Assurance Companies Act
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      878 19 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 £6,000,000 Silver $13,500,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. Hon: Mr. D. G. M. Bernard, Chairman Hon: Mr. A. O. Lang, Deputy Chairman W,
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      606 19 FRASER CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. FRIDAY, APRIL Ist. i [Figures in brackets show the issue value j of the Share in dollars unless otherwise i marked.] MINING. Buyers Sellers Asam Kumbang 57s 9d 58s 6d JBangrin Tin 37s 38s Ba.ang Padang- ($1) 77% 82 y 2 Chenderiang 26s Gd
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      189 19 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE I (Incorporated in England by Royal Charter A.D. 1720) FIRE MOTORCAR MARINE 1 Fideiity Guarantee— Administration Bonds Singapore Representatives.— Messrs. BARLOW CO., Messrs. HARRISONS, 1 BARKER CO., LTD. 1 CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor). I A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager. I B. Am. Tob (t'D 4.18.0 5.0.0
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    VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES.
    586 20 Captain Stephenson's Departure. MOTOR CYCLING RECRUITS.' There was a fairly representative gathering of members from all units of the S.N.C. last Monday at the Drill Hall to bid farewell to Capt. G. A. Stephenson, the late Adjustant, who left for Home by the City of Bristol on Wednesday,
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    INTER-SERVICES SPORT.
    66 20 During the visit of H.M.S. Enterprise various sporting events were arranged between the ship and the Duke of Wellington's j Regiment. The Battalion beat the visitors I at water polo by six goals to five. At foot- j ball the Royal Navy beat No. 4 Company 4—2; No.
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    GARRISON HOCKEY LEAGUE.
    69 20 Results .n the Garrison Hockey League during: the past week were as follows: No. 4. Coy. 0, 25th Bty. R.A, 1, H. Q. <Ah 0. 25th Bty. R.A. 0. No. 4. Coy. 1. H. Q. (B). 0. No. 3. C v. 1, No. 1. Coy. 0. H.
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    AMATEUR RACQUETS CHAMPIONSHIP.
    69 20 A M ATEUR R ACQU ETS CHAMPIONSHIP. London. March 23rd. The following are results of third-round matches in the Queen's Club Amateur Racquets Championship: Leatham beat J. H. Morgan (America), 5-15, 15-10, 15-8, and 15-8. Kemp Welch beat C. Crawley, 15-5, 11-15. 15-7. 11-15, and 15-11. C. Pell (America) beat
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    GARRISON GOLF CLUB.
    29 20 The Men's monthly Medal (Bogey) will be played on Saturday and Sunday Uth and 10th instant, and the Ladies' monthly Medal (Bogey) in Friday, 15th instant.
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
    109 20 International Match To-day. THE LEAGUE PROGRAMME. The programme in home football to-day includes an international match between Scotland and England who meet in Scotland. In earlier matches England and Ireland drew 3 3 at Liverpool, Scotland beat Wales 3 o in Scotland. Wales and England drew 3 3
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    LEAGUE MATCHES.
    224 20 Division I: Arsenal vs. Hudderstield; Aston Villa vs. West Ham; Bolton vs. The Wednesday; Burnley vs. Birmingham; Cardiff vs. Tottenham; Derby vs. Everton; Leeds vs. West Bromwich; Liverpool vs. Sunderland; Manchester U. vs. Leicester; Newcastle vs. Bury; Sheffield U. vs. Birmingham. Division II: Bradford C. vs. Blackpool; Chelsea
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    FOOTBALL COMPETITION NO. 18.
    100 20 We publish on Page 6 the first of the two weekly coupons for Football Competition No. 18. m which are awarding a prize of $100 to the reader who sends in a correct forecast of twelve League matches to be played on Saturday. Should no reader
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    INTERNATIONAL RUGBY.
    258 20 LAST MATCH OF THE SERIES. In Paris to-day England and France meet in the last match of the international rugroy tournament. It is the sixteenth game between the two countries. In Paris in 1900 England won by 35 points to 8 and sinci then France have lost every
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    INTRNATIONAL HOCKEY.
    73 20 England and Ireland meet at Liverpool to-day in an international hockey match, this being the 28th meeting between the two countries, England's victories numbering 20 to Ireland's 3. Scotland lead the countries on the results of other matches of the current series, for they beat Wales B—2,8 2,
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    SPORTING NEWS,
    318 20 SPRING RACES. HORSES IN TRAINING. Training for the forthcoming Spring Meeting begins this morning, the following are the Trainers lots. G. W. R. Redfearn Johore) John Sands, His Double, Some Silk, Horatius, Applause, Mountain Lover, Belle of Ireland, Prince Bucknell. W. W. Redfearn: Star of Athole, Dorothy Dee,
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    S.C.C. 2nd XI BEATEN.
    120 20 Duke of Wellingtons 8. S.C.C. 1. The S.C.C. second eleven suffered a rather heavy defeat yesterday at Tanglin, when after a rather uninteresting game, they were beaten by the Duke's second team by eight goals to one. The game, although there was not much in it.
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    S.C.C. CRICKET.
    85 20 Probables vs. Possibles. The trial match between the Probables and Possibles for the forthcoming match with Selangor, commenced at the S.C.C. yesterday. The Probables went in first and when stumps were drawn only three wickets had fallen, and the score was as follows: V. O. Charlesworth, c Smellie
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    Y.M.C.A. TOURNAMENT.
    42 20 MONDAY'S TIES. "A" Singles Handicap. Woon Chow Tat vs. Sng Teck Lye. Sgt. L. Ridgeway vs. D. David. "B" Singles Handicap. Ng Wing Choon vs. W. Parsons. Wee Eng Yong vs. Chan Lai Fat. E. Cherrington vs. Teo Liang Keng.
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    TUESDAY'S TIES.
    42 20 "A" Singles Handicap. Sgt. J. Knight vs. H. G. Stack. S. Murakami vs. S. P. Virayasiri. F. Ziegele vs. I. B. Abed. Singles Championship. Lim Siew Jen vs. L. Natarajan. "B" Singles Handicap. M. Taib vs. H. S. Duncan. j
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    THE BOAT RACE.
    272 20 CLASSIC ROWING EVENT TO-DAY. The boat race between Oxford and Cambridge University crews, the history of whkh gees back as far as 1829, will be towed to-day. Of the 77 races rowed since that date Oxford have won 40 and Cambridge 36, the race of 1877 resulting
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    TANGLIN CLUB TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    79 20 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. Dyne Cup. Mr. and Mrs. Hunt owe 15 beat Assiter and Miss Wallis plus 2. 4—6. B—6. 7—5. A Class Gents Doubles Handicap. Sinclair and Esson owe 2 beat Dr. Bain and Paterson owe 2, w.o. B Class Gents Doubles Handicap. McKerrow and Kent
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    MONDAY'S TIES.
    133 20 Dyne Cup. I Rutley and Miss King owe 3 vs. Bateman and Miss Richardson scr. j Cullen Cup. Esson and Miss Lamb owe 15 vs. Cantrell and Mrs. Salzmann plus 5. Dr. and Mrs. Chambers owe 1 vs. Somer ville and Mrs. Jackson scr. Mixed Doubles Open. Miles
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    THE S.C.C. TOURNAMENT.
    165 20 TUESDAY'S TIES. Championship Preliminary. Maj: C. F. Stoehr vs. O. R. S. Bateman. J. S. Nathan vs. E. C. Poyser. Championship Pairs Preliminary. J. Wilson and H. Nyhoff vs. S. E. Newbery and R. M. Duff. R. E. Prentis and B. E. Ablitt vs. Dr. M. C.
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      45 20 SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS. Saturday 2 p.m. Farrer Range Chinese Coy. 2.30 p.m. Drill Hall M. C. Platoon. 2 p.m. Bukit Timah Range Eurasian Coy. Sunday 7 'a.m. Farrer Range Chinese Coy. < 7.30 a.m. Bukit Timah Range Eurasian Coy. Monday 8.30 a.m. Bukit Timah Range S.V.R.A.
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