The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 6 April 1927

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    13 1 Singapore Free ftess Id CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 1927. NO. 12,071.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    271 1 The Nationalist thrust t .wards the Yellow River is now meet in? with resistance from the Northerners, who have counter-attacked Page 11. The Destruction Society, says a Peking cable, is looting and killing through the salt area of Shantung Page 11. The Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank
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    IT IS A QUESTION.
    927 1 This was in the natter of the pooi la<l> who had been bitten <>n th<- mouth by hoi Pekingese dog. the dog whom siic kissed. Medical neo and veteiinary surgeons pave their opinions. There was a WPtl'litMlfJ Surgeon who said that seventy in a huttdn 1
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      138 1 V/.V.V.V.V.V.V.V.-.V.V.V.SV.VA SWALLOW ARIELL^S J "CHERRY RIPE" RAFFLES HOTEL Thursday, 7th April, Diner Dansant 8.15 p.m. Dinners will be served in Ball Room TO-NIGHT For reservations phone 2920. J. WILLIAMS, Manager. m^^m *j zJj tit lJ H^m^Bw f Dignified Utters create a good sion of Progress. Get a impres&ion of your
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      263 1 i .y THE FAVOURITE PERFUME OF QUEEN VICTORIA AND -j FAMOUS FOR MORE THAN HALF-A-CENTURY. S i^^^^ *#t^«J lIIBiISsssI^ 1 1 I perfume happily chofen has a wonderful B WKi MMOeM-m ljifjjll^^^*o effect upon the nerves and kehngs. Swee!- v% "tiPffitttlC iltiWi<!^^ r ness bezels sweetness. l r.tb Apple Bloss
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      126 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Little's sale Page 10. Oichids for sale— Page 9. The Chevrolet car— Page 1. Ford cars for value Page 5. Buick Motor Hiring Page J. He Who Gets Slapped— Page 2. The Overland Whippet Page 15. St. George's celebrations— Page i*. Geysers from Gas Dept. Page 20. Dodge
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      13 1 V.V.V.V.V.V.W.V.'.'.i.Vi'.'.V.t'.'.'i S FAULDINGS > jj SOLYPTOL SOAP j: FOR TOILET IH RPOSES. J ViVA^WA'.ViWiWJ'iWiW.ViV.
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      127 1 THE WEEK. Wednesday, 6~ Hiph Water. 0.33 a.m.. 9.0.. 1.28 p.m. *6. Malacca H. Water. 10.10 a m. 5.4, 10.20 p.m. G.<^. Police Parade for Royal Humane presentation, Padanp: 8 a.nv. Football: Robinson's vs. Boustead's. Girl Guides, Lady Hanson's, 6.15. Thursday, Ith. Hijrh Water, 1.8 a.m.. 8.8., 2.16 p.m. 7.6.
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    JAPANESE LEAVE HANKOW.
    105 2 [Renter's Par Easterq Service.] Shanghai. Apr. 4. .1 in nesi navaj wireless from Hankow sa II it since Ifcia morning the Japanese essi d 'ms been surrounded by Chinese mobs which the Chinese troopsi are endeavi In check. It is expected the evacuation I all Japanese except
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    JAPAN WANTS ACTION.
    88 2 Re r's Fai Eastern Service.] Tokyo. Apr. 1. p v y may be all right but we cannot nea mbs bring injury or h; v xa als a their property pfcileti jr back witk non-resistance nu 9. We ck sire G >vern- sol cleai cvi definite ac-
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    PACK BATTERY FOR SHAMEEN.
    37 2 Rei V- Far Elastem Service.] Shameen. \pr. I. A mek ry coi sisting of :•> i eighteer i mis j v ning fro i Bn? Kox Pan jai r aboard 11. M.S. M orhen.
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    BRUNNER SUICIE CASE RECALLED.
    129 2 BR UNNER S UICIE CASE RECALLED. Tw« Estates Valued .i 1 f!83,69J London, Mar. 21. Rose Bi ncr left £1 17 00. His i 5,694 i ton Mess; lasi t ma", of B r. Mob pany. ai found shd I in thei hous R »h1 ff] pj htensti X red
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    REMARKABLE HUNTING EXPERIENCES.
    165 2 REMARKABLE HUNTING EXPERIENCES. 5 Athukod lv» a Raven London. Mar. 24. of the UUswater hounds had k Kperienct while hunting in Hhe t tern foothills of the Pennines. T i took khan up a slope of Cross Fel thi <• of which borders on Westn and, Cumberland, and the North
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    RETIRED MAJOR'S HEAVY LOSSES.
    70 2 f87,9#9 Lost in T\v;: Motor Companies. I.oridon. Mar. 23. The examination was concluded by the London Bankruptcy Court ofVeraon Albert Mi Brandshaw, a retired Major who in 1919 inherited £120.000 from his uncle and TP2eiv..,i money by othi r wills. He lost the wtoote of it,
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      157 2 MEDICAL HALL LTD., 23, BATTERY ROAD, SINGAPORE^ Depot for YARDLEY'S, HUDNUT'S, MORNY'S AND DUBARRY'S TOILKT SPECIALITIES. New Stock of Allegro Stroppers $8.50 each. Post orders receive immediate attention. Correct prices and service guaranteed. THE HAPPY VALLEY LTD, NIGHTLY THE PICK OF CHINESE— MALAY OPERAS. European and Chinese Restaurants. SIDE SHOWS
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      203 2 VICTORUTHEATRE FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY MONDAY, APRIL 11th AT 9.30 P.M. THE ORIGINAL "ANTENIANS" THE CONCERT PARTY OF THE "ANTENOR" A PERCENTAGE *OF THE RECEIPTS WILL BE DEVOTED TO rTHE EX-SERVICE BENEVOLENT FUND. J Booking opens at Little's on Wednesday April 6th. PRICES $3. 2 AND 1. X liAol WEIRD
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      343 2 Wishing our Mohamedan Patrons "Slamal I! ANOTHER TRIO OF EXCELLENT !M( TlUt From Monday, 4th, to Sunday, 10th Apri ALHAMBRA (Tan Cheng Kee Co., Ltd., Proprietors) In the Second Show, commercing 9 n m A FRANK BORZAGE SPECIAL PRODUCTJON From the Stage Triumph by F. Tennyson Jesse and H. M
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    HOME FOOTBALL TO DATE.
    1321 3 Results Including Saturday, April 2nd. Deducted two points for playing- ineligible player on 19th. March. Home Away Goal? Goals PWDLF A|WDLFA Points Newcastle 10 34 15 1 1 52 16 6 4 7 30 32 47 Huddersficld 1 35 12 4 1 40 17 I 4
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    HOME RACING.
    136 3 HOW PRIORY PARK WON THE LINCOLNSHIRE. London, March 23rd. In the Lincolnshire Handicap Berkley Bridge and Galloper King were the first to show up in front. They led from Priory Park, Asterus, Orbindos, Autocrat, and Helter Skelter for two furlongs, where Priory Park took a slight lead over
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    LORD DERBY WINS LIVERPOOL CUP.
    53 3 London, March 24th. The Liverpool Cup resulted as follows: SCHIAVONI 1 POLISH PATRIOT 2 ARTIST GLOW 3 The starting price betting was: 8 to 1 against Schiavoni, Polish Patriot and Artist Glow. Sixteen ran. Schiavoni won by three lengths and the same distance separated the
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    BRITISH BOXERS' OPPONENTS.
    50 3 Felix Friedemann, bantam-weight champion of Germany, was Teddy Baldock's opponent at the Albert Hall en Wednesday. Phil Scott, Great Britain's heavy-weight champion, is matched with Julius "Voile" Okun, the American heavy-weight, at Olympia, over twenty rounds, for a purse of £3,500, on April 21st. Times of Ceylon.
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      163 3 i I YOUR BABY'S future good health and I happiness depends upon your choice of his j food in infancy. The right food for your Baby is Glaxo, which H has been used to rear successfully the children |1 of 5 Royal Nurseries. If there was a better [1 food
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      108 3 SWE (XPI^ESS CIGARETTES r j 1 1 1 i lif I IT*. i^TTT i Til tJTT?. £i i*XT^B '(if ■■'f TT Tf■ 1 4 < ttt Tit *Ti I j t7~»"t t T* TTT < 7"?" TTT i+Tr^B -3 > 1 1 IT* 1 J if i Tt r **~]lTTTi'itTi^B
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    DEVELOPING MOTOR TRADE IN INDIA.
    516 4 MR. W. E. ROOTES' VISIT. Mr. William E. Routes, who is on a world tour with a view to develcping the British motor car industry in overseas markets and particularly investigating local conditions in various countries, is enthusiastic concerning the possibilities of good business in
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    BUMPED INTO A DITCH.
    63 4 Motorist's Undue Speed Proves Expensive. London, Mar. 20. An ambulance conveying a patient from an infirmary reached the cross-roads near Ashby-de-la-Zouch when a motor car came along and knocked it clean into the ditch. The driver, who was a local farmer, did not stop to see
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    LONDON'S 'BUS TRAFFIC.
    129 4 L.G.O.C.'s Proposal Rejected. London, Mar. 22. The attempt made by the London General Omnibus Company to acquire sole control of the Metropolitan 'bus traffic, has received a set back owing to the rejection, by an association representing the independent owners, of its offer to purchase their vehicles.
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      168 4 I— l /Ok ire* Ts#v Kit 4m Are the Improvements Review tfiis notable list of Dodge Brothers improvements- an important twelve months' record of progressive engineering: A new five-beanng crankshaft (replacing Stylish new body lines. < £«h*id the three-bearing type). Anew attractive new co^s.^ tapr oved two-unit starting and lighting
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      125 4 High Pressure and Balloon Tines and Tubes f^Tr9*JU m THAOC MAHI HBB U ft PfT OfP wf Tltf| I 111 B I Distributors CYCLE AND CARRIAGE CO., (1926) LTD. Singapore Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Ipoh, Malacca THE FISK TIRE EXPORT COMPANY, INC. G.ll and G. 12, Union Building, Singapore. to
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    200 MILES AN HOUR.
    929 5 Major Segrave's Three-Ton Twin-Engined Car. HOW 1,000 H.P. WILL BE USED. Discussing the attempt by Major H. 0. D. Segrave to be the first man to travel on land at 3 miles a minute Mr. H. Massac Buist, in the Observer, says: There is no remote
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    ADVANTAGES OF FRONT BRAKES AND BALLOON TYRES.
    295 5 There can be no question as to the advantages of both front brakes and balloon eyres on light cars. It is wrong to assume that better braking was needed only on highnowered and high-speed models, for the emergencies which call for more rapid
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    RUST PREVENTION IN TYRE RIMS
    128 5 Graphite is immensely useful in preventing rust inside tyre rims and the rotting of the canvas which rust causes. The best treatment is as follows: Having carefully cleared all rust and scale fri m the inside of the rim. it is slightly heated on the
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    13 5 shape and comfort of the cushions and hacks to be maintained almost indefinitely.
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      235 5 tße Guided By Experience Jbr Economical Transportation Over two and a half million owners have discovered that <t is possible to obtain in a i hevrolet all the advantages of a truly modern gear-change car Models and Prices. at the lowest cost. Be guided by the experience TOURING $1500. of
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      194 5 CLTNO I The Car for Economy and 1 The Clyno Overseas Model incorporates a three door body with special tropical hood, large type radiator, fan, ventilators, electric horn, oversize tyres, specially strengthened frame, etc and is built especially for the Tropics. Price reduced to I Two-seater $1895. Four-seater $1995- I
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    CHESS NOTES AND NEWS.
    783 6  -  W. HATTON-WARD For the Leisure Hour Indoor Recreations i A HELPFUL MACwAZINE. by [FMBE PRESS SPECIAL.] Problt-m No. 36 (by A. (J. Fellows). Black 4 pieces. White 6 pieces. Mate in TKre*. The British Cken Magazine: This valuable chronicle of the greatest <f all games has
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    IS CHESS AN ART OR A SCIENCE ?
    295 6 IS CHESS AN ART OR A SCIENCE Cht ■>> piayen will not be surprised to hear, that the headmasters of English schools did not accept the offer of a School Chess Cup. ness is not a game which lends itself to school life. It is not a team game. It
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    USEFUL LITTLE FINGERS.
    151 6 The American scientist who has predicted the ultimate disappearance of the little finger and the little toe is not to be congra- j tulated on his originality. The littleness of these members naturally suggests that they are dwindling, and that if they continue to dwindle, they will
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    79 6 Mr. Charles H. Judd, Assistant Tresurer of China Inland Mission, writing from Shanghai on March 7 to Mr. G. O. La Brooy, Ipoh, says that 300 mission workers have been obliged under, pressure, to evacuate their stations and come to the coast and the problem of finding accommodation for them
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    77 6 Sir Claud Severn, formerly of the Malayan Civil Service, and Lady Severn were among the guests of the Italian Circle of the Lyceum Club at a luncheon on March 4, in honour of the Italian Ambassador, who is about to leave England. Replying to the toast of "The Guests," Sir
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    BRIDGE NOTES AND PROBLEMS.
    1356 6  -  HORATIUS THE BLIND LEAD. —by— [FREE PRESS SPECIAL.] Apart from a succession of rank bad sards (or rank bad partners), there is nothing more unpleasant at the bridge table than the blind first lead against a suit contract, when your partner has said nothing and you
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      654 6 $100 $100 FOR ONLY 12 MATCHES We publish below the first of the two fcupons for our weekly Fo<»tl>all c «.m tion. A second coupon will be publisher' on Wednesday morning. Both ol t|,, coupons entitle the reader, by carrying cut the instructions given below enter for our prize of
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
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      117 6 Novel Crosswords No, 8 A correspondent of an ingenious turn of mind has forwarded a sen< > of en puzzles of a clever and unusual character. In these puzzles there are no numbered squares, but all the letters of if. are used once only. In fitting the clues to the
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    SHANGHAI TERRORISM.
    540 7 Has the Provisional Court Failed POLICE GET SCANT AID. Shanghai. The Provisional Court in Shanghai has failed and should be abolished, the Chinese judges being replaced by foreigners, as in the Mixed Court, that, prior to the rendition of this latter body some months ago, handled cases in
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    "BLACK LIST OF BART'S."
    289 7 Book of Notorious Shammers The "Black List of Barfs" is a secret and formidable volume locked up in one of the doctor's rooms at St. Bartholomew's Hospital. It contains the names of London's mest notorious shammers. 'Down-and-outs' come to us and try to get a nigrht's
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    33 7 Mr. Nevins Selvadurai, J.P., M.8.E., retired Principal of Jaffna Hindu College, and his wife, are at present staying at Klang with their daughter, Mrs. Hoisington, wife of Dr. G. W. L. Hoisington.— M.M.
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      207 7 Api Besar Tuan !j "Mana?" I "Dalam Godown, Tuan." "WHERE IS THAT FIRE j EXTINGUISHER?" j "We have not yet bought i one, Sir." j Insurance may cover 1 1 I your actual monetary loss, I 1 but it does not cover loss il| DISLOCATION OF YOUR 1 1 Hi
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      322 7 WHITEAWAYS Have just received a new shipment of the famous "Valet' Safety Razors, j MODFI 1 SFT \I FT > *^*^-v^^ Pontons nickel nlated Razor V^^ MODEL 55 "VALET" SET. Contains nickel plated Kazoi, MODEL 50 "VALET" SET. Contains throe blades and strop and three blades in Contains heavily silver
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    FOREIGN POWERS' POLICY.
    953 8 THE SIGNIFICANCE OF NANKING. FIRM ACTION NEEDED. [Reuters Far Eastern Service.] Peking, April 3. Every day's delay in firm action by the Powers regarding Nanking is increasing the apprehension of foreigners in North China who feel that hesitancy to deal adequately with the outrages, will so encourage
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    ANTI-FOREIGN MANIA.
    361 8 LABOUR UNION RAMPANT. GERMANS IN TROUBLE. [Reuters Far Eastern Service.] Shanghai, April 4. The local labour situation continues to be disturbed. The General Labour Union is feverishly busy organising and framing demands and mainfestoes. It ordered one Japanese cottonmill to replace all female workers by males. The management
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    KUOMINTANG CABALS.
    195 8 WHO WILL WANG JOIN [Reuters Far Eastern Service.] Shanghai. April 4. Much significance i* attached to the return from Europe to-day of Wan,ir Chinp Wei ex-Chair man of the Executive Committee of the Kuomintang. who left Canton last year ostensibly on account of ill-health but really owing to
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    LONDON-MELBOURNE WIRELESS.
    27 8 [Reuters Service.] London, Apr. 4. L ndon-Melbourne direct continuous wireless communication begins on April 8, when the Anglo-Australian beam service is opened to the public.
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      222 8 cA Loveliness J\[ature Intended for Svery ijOoman NATURE intended every woman's skin to be soft, smooth and lovely. Blemishes, coarseness of texture, sallowness are not natural they are simply the result of neglect or improper care of the skin. PQNDSIS73S?CREAMS used together, give the proper, balanced care every normal skin
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      289 8 TAPERED ROLLER BEARINGS jj SIMPLE— EFFICIENT— ADJUSTABLE^ 1 II J III: fT^DJ lj I Come to us for Replacements ij ■J —WE CARRY STOCKS FOR I- ALL POPULAR MAKES OF J CARS AND LORRIES— MALAYAN MOTORS, LTD. 209-212, Orchard Road. PABCO CTDIfI CPA D Waterproof Oilproof Colourless Pabco Servispar Varnish
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      400 9 BUSINESS CARDS, f MARY SETON. RI VCKWOOD FURNITURE 5 SHANGHAI SHADES. J E AMBER MANSIONS. J •'•.•.•.V-V.V-V.V.V.V.V.V.V.V.V.V. Km i^m^^ l^ m^* m m f^ mvmme^ K m I I FUNERALS! SINGAPORE CASKET CO. I XPERT UNDERTAKERS." i TELEPHONE T">. "ALBEHI LA. DALEY I i Nii]-i: I IKSR MOM MENTAL 1
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      706 9 NOTICES. STRAITS SETTLEMENTS i 1 TRADE MARK CAUTIONARY NOTICE SODOMS PLATE POWDER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the above distinctive Name and Trade Mark "GODDARD'S" is used as a Trade Mark by J. GODDARD SONS, of Station Street, Leicester, England; Manufacturers; in connection with Plait Powder, and is their exclusive
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      931 9 i THE KRETA AVER INQUEST. The Orders As To Firing. COUNSEL'S CROSS-EXAMINATION. At the losumed hearing, yesterday, of the j Coion. j s raque&t which is being held in j connection with the shooting by poiies constables oi six Chinese during the riots outside the Kreta Ayer Pome Station on
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      840 9 six or eight buists of firing. Witness himself only iired once. Prior to the firing bayonets were not fixed. 3\lr. Daviss: With fixed bayonets you could have held the crowd back?- No. The people were not afraid. The crowd could hay? overpowered the police even if they had fixed their
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      489 9 NOTICES. ROYAL SOStTOF~ ST. GEORGE (SINGAPORE BRANCH). GRAND BMUKQ SUPPER RAFFLES HOTEL— APRIL 23rd. Applications for tickets, $<> each, should be made to: The Honorary Treasurer, c o Commercial Union Assurance Co., Ltd., or to: The Honorary Secretary, c <> The Honirkong and Shanghai Bankwitf Corpn., and must be accompanied
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      824 9 AUCTION SALES. I AUCTION SALE OF W.-.x polished te:ik household i "u r n; tv 1 Crack* ei>. Motor ear 'etc •it The United Bngineert Store, Kaa pong Bahvp Road (near Kampong Bahra IM Police Station*) On Saturday, 9(h. April at 2.:i0 p.m. Comprising; excellent desig^ wax i- ItehedJ teak
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 1927. The Trade Unions Bill.
    685 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 1927. The Trade Unions Bill. The introduction oi' the Trade Unions Bill in the House of Commons marks the beginning of what may prove a fateful episode in the life of the present administration, for there is no doubt it will cause the fiercest
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    524 10 Dr. E. G. Weir has returned to Malacca after a long holiday in Europe. Mr. L. L. Simpson-Gray has been appointed to be an Assistant Controller of Labour. S.S. Mr. Roberts has arrived in Malacca from home leave and has taken charge of Messrs. Adamson, Gilnllan and Co.. from Mr.
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    CHILD WELFARE.
    918 10 Society's Annual Meeting. YEAR OF GRATIFYING PROGRESS. The annual meeting of the Singapore Child Welfare Society was held in Government House last evening, the President, Lady Guillemard, presiding over a good attendance. Lady Guillemard, in proposing the adoption of the report and accounts, dealt with the wor): of
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    S.S. (SINGAPORE) ASSN
    613 10 The Annual Report BIG INCREASED MEMBERSHIP The following are the minute-. mittee meeting held in the Stnga ..-hange Room on March 114 ,-,> Present:— Mr. I. G. Campbell p Messrs. H. W. Raper <Vi T-, B. Layton, F. A. Ettas, s. Hut) H. Flphick, A. H. K.
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    15 10 Extension of leave has l.een irrai Mr. F. E. Harmer. Assistant ftttfeife of Police. S.S.
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      246 10 -THE CONNOISSEUR COMES TO CALDBECK'S" CURACAO w^ W £H CHERRY BRANDY I^l 11 W CREME DE MENTH DULiiJ KUMMEL MARASCHINO CREME DE CACAO ACKNOWLEDGED BY Conroisseuis as being the best CALDBECK, MACGREGOR CO.. LTD. (Jjif ijwfcri 'aider th* Cowpa,'"*' Ordrmanets of Hongkong) [Incorporated in Shanghai.) SINGAPORE. I REDUCTION IN PRICES
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      45 10 Parfums de Luxe i I OOTY Chypre Origan Rose Jacqueminot J Paris f. J Emeraude > EAU DE COTY J 5 to be had from all dealers i M Dupire Brothers. i SIDEROSTHEN ANTICORROSIVE PAINT. For Mudguards, Iron, Zinc, Wood, etc. Agents: THE BORNEO CO., LTD.
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      6 10 To-day's Feature. LEISURE HOUR j PROBLEMS.
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    REIGN OF CHAOS.
    64 11 PFSTRICTION SOCIETY RAVAGES SHANTUNG. SLASHING THE SALT SYSTEM iter*9 Far Eastern Service.] Peking. April 5. itaochoV 0» Destruction Society. kitting throughout the sal: Shantuns anil along the coast rued down magistrates' offices, and other buildings, and killed the -a!t police, salt collectors I 1: Sfc 'i Chen,
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    FOREIGN HOUSES LOOTED AT NANKING.
    19 11 FOREIGN HOUSES LOOTED AT NANKING. ni inf arc expected. ist sol Hera were seen >• eign re kfc n ?es
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    PICKET CLOSE CUSTOMS AT AMOY.
    12 11 fi Am<>y of April practically closed the
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    JAPANESE LOSSES AT HANKOW
    62 11 Fa*- Eastern Serriee.] Shanghai. April •">. as message from Hankow of April latest estimate of casualties, ait of the recent Chinese-Japanese Chinese, 1C killed and many la] UMSf), two killed, two wound- > p. held as hostage*. tpanesc country dub. hospital, and il godowas have been
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    SOVIET CONGRATILATIONS.
    39 11 SOVIET CONGR ATILATIONS. Shanghai. April •">. (ken have received from the ral I.ai>"ur Union a message them on the capture of I urging that, as the Labour countries are under the :»-rna:i rial. ihey should co-operate against imperialists and all
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    MORE PREPARATIONS AT SHAMEEN.
    44 11 iter*a Far Eastern Service.] Shameen. April 5. rv arrived with machineterday evening from Hong Kong eted at the Hong Kong Bank. -•vatit-n i> taking place in Can--12 to protest against "Imtppressi n, the bombarding of Nanburning houses and villages near
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    NEW GUBOATS FOR CHINA.
    34 11 fKe.:ter's Service.] I^>nd«n, April 5. vv rhm u'unbnats are leaving for IMS Tern, Gannet and Seamew W leodt, Woodlark and Robin while H.M.S. Petrel will b© Petrel safl from London
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    PRESENTATION FOR GALLANTRY.
    96 11 I Excellency the Governor will attend M the Padang at 8 a.m. reseat the Royal Humane So- i rary Vellum to Lance Corporal j ci >inirh. of the Sikh Contingent,! ■■>>nduct in saving life at St. the night of 27th January,! ni^ht in «iuestiun this officer twice
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    THE Y.W.C.A.
    40 11 fol Kuropean women will com- Saturday at the Y.W.C.A. "B" Quay. Newcomers to the country a hwiwVidff of Malay useful for :.ir Ud shopping will appreciate noni vriven by Mr>. A. E, Cole Satatdajf morning at 9.1." a.m.
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    CHINA ASSOCIATION.
    161 11 HANKOW AGREEMENT CRITICISED. ERITISH CAPITAL UNSAFE. [Reuters Service.] London, Apr. 5. Speaking at a dinner at the Imperial Industries Club, London. Mr. E. M. Gull, joint secretary of the China Association, criticised the Hankow Agreement. He said it did not provide any safeguard for British capital invested there.
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    CHINESE LOAN ISSUE.
    231 11 "ONG KONG HANK'S ACTION. [R liter's Service i London. Apr. 5. In nnection with the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation's announce- 1 nient that the payment of coupons drawn on bonds on the German issue of r > per cent. Chinese loan, IS9(>. will be deferred
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    SIR ARTHUR YAPP'S APPEAL
    139 11 Reuters Service*. London. April 5. A strong plea for a complete and cordial Anglo-American-Japanese understanding in China is advanced by Sir Arthur Yapp in h letter to the Morning Post, in which he expresses the opinion that by working toerether for China's good and not trying
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    COMRADE LANSBURY FOR CANTON ?
    107 11 COMRADE LANSBURY FOR CANTON [Reuters Service.] London. April 5. Mr. George Lansbury, M.P., is going to China in June, according to the Morning Post labour correspondent, as a member of the international commission to the PanAsiatic Labour Congress at Canton. London, Apr. 5. Mr. George Lansbury, interviewed by Reuter, said
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    THREE-POWER CONFERENCE.
    36 11 [Nanyo Nichi-Nichi Service.] Tokio, Apr. 3. It is understood that General Ugaki. Ww Minister, will act for Admiral Viscount Saito, Governor-General ,cf Korea, who accepted nomination as chief delegate to the Geneva tripartite conference
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    20 11 Mr. G. R. Sykes, an officer in Class 111, M.C.S.. has been seconded for service under the Government of Kedah.
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    MILITARY POSITION.
    333 11 THE CHIEF THREAT TO PEKING. NO MOVE BY FENG. [Router's Far Eastern Service'l Peking, Apr. 5. The recent Fengtien successes in Honan, in which Chang Tso Lin's troops proved a vastly superior fighting force to their opponents, having iemoved the danger of Wu Pei Fu's large ill-disciplined armies
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    DISARMAMENT PARLEY.
    162 11 FRENCH REFUSAL. [Reuters Servife.l Paris, April 5. France has sent the State Department at Washington a note re-iterating France's refusal to participate in the naval disarmament conference on the ground that the League might thereby be weakened. NO WEAKENING OF LEAGUE. [Havas Service. l Paris, Apr. 5. Replying
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    JAPANESE NAVAL MOVEMENTS.
    55 11 Tsingtao, Apr. 4. The Japanese first squadron, with the exception o: two cruisers, has proceeded to Chefoo. Three destroyers, belonging to the sixteenth flotilla, have left for Shanghai. [Nanyo Nichi-Nichi Service.] Tokio, Apr. 3. Two light cruisers, the Abukuma and the Kuma, are expected to arrive in
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    MEXICAN TREATIES WITH EUROPE.
    53 11 Reuters Service. 1 Mexico City, Apr. 5. The Mexican Foreign Office has announced that the old treaties of amity and commerce with Great Britain, Belgium, Holland, Germany and France, which have expired, will be continued until Dec. 31st. in order to afford time for the negotiation
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    MURDERERS EXECUTED.
    35 11 [Reuters Service.] Mexico City, Apr. 5. According to advices received by the Mexican War Department, seven members of the band which murdered the American, Mr. Wilkins, were executed at Guadalajara after a court-martial.
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    335 11 S.G.C's Easter Programme. MALAYAN CHAMPIONSHIP AT SINGAPORE. The following are the arrangements for the Straits and F.M.S. Championship meeting at Easter. Friday: April 15th. Morning and afternoon. Bogey Compe.ition: (18 Holes under Club Handicaps). Members and Visitors may compete by entering their names in the Competition Book before
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    THE AUSTRALIAN VISIT.
    50 11 NO DECISION AT KUALA LUMPUR (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 5. A meeting cf cricket delegates on Sunday regarding the proposed Australian visit was inconclusive and it was decided to make no statement for the Press but it is believed a hopeful atmosphere was created.
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    EURASIAN COY. RIFLE CLUB.
    108 11 At a spoon shoot held on Sunday at the Bukit Timah Range the following were the results: "A" Class: 200 Yds. Pte. J. T. Abad. 500 J. F. Galistan. 600 A. C. Monteiro. The "A" Class handicap aggregate prize, presented by Sgt. A. F. Cornelius, was
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    ST. GEORGE'S DAY CELEBRATIONS.
    116 11 St. George's ,Day this year will be celebrated by a ball and supper, under the auspices of the Singapore branch of the Royal Society of St. George, at Raffles Hotel on April 23rd. It is requested that members make early applications for tickets ($6 each) from
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    JAPANESE TRADE.
    27 11 [Nanyo Nichi-Nichi Service.] Tokio, Apr. 3. Japan's trade returns for last month show a total of Y229,343,000 for imports, as compared with Y153,917,000 for exports.
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    32 11 His Excellency the retiring High Commissioner,. Sir L. N. Guillemard, is to be the guest of members of the Malayan Civil Service at a farewell dinner in Kuala Lumpur on April 20.
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    SIR HUGH CLIFFORD.
    927 13 Change Without Precedent. CEYLON I'KESS COMMENT T t is officially announced, writes the Times of Ceylon, thai Sir Hugh Clifford is at to vacate the Governorship of Ceylon in order to become Governor of the Straits j Settlements and Higfc Commissioner of the Feck ::itf d Malay
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    L.O.N. HEALTH BUREAU.
    149 13 The following is the Health Bulletin of the League of Nations' Earftein Bureau f< r the week ending March 26th. india. fcassein: Three plague deaths; four cholera deaths. Calcutta: G7 cholera deaths as against -">2 during the previous week; 424 cases of smallpox with 300 deaths as
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    BRAVE ENGLISHWOMAN.
    173 13 Puts Armed Riviera Bandits to Flight. The bravery of an Englishwoman is a conspicuous feature in stories telegraphed by news agencies from Paris says the China Express and Telegraph out by the mail, of the raid by armed hooligans at La Napoule, near Cannes, during the week-end. Les
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    48 13 Dr. Dowden, Principal Medical Officer, F.M.S., who has been to Brastagi for his health, was expected in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday. em Rhodesia. It will thus be seen that he has no Eastern experience and he will come amcng» us with an entirely fresh mind regarding Eastern administration.
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    RUBBER SMUGGLING.
    242 13 Telegraphic Information is to hand to the effect that on the 30th ult. the Lahtt when on patr off I'ulau Pisang sighted a kota containing two Chhiese and 12 pikuJs oi' rubber and another kota with two Chinese and 23 pikuls of rubber, both of which she captured.
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    ASSOCIATION OF BRITISH MALAYA.
    83 13 The dinner of the Association of British Malaya will be held this year at the Hotel Cecil, Strand, W.C. 2 on Monday, 80th, May. Further particulars will be issued later to members of the Association, but members who are now in the East and will be
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    105 13 H.R.H. Prince Bhanurangsi of Siam was met at A lor Star Station on Monday last on his way back to Bangkok by Tunku Cha, the son of the Sultan of Kedah. Tunku Cha then accompanied Tunku Mamud by motor car as far as Arau station where they again met the
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    THE CHINA CRISIS.
    682 14 QUESTIONS IN THE HOUSE. THE NANKING BOMBARDMENT. [Reuters Service.] Londen, Apr. 4. In the House of r ommons, replying to a number of question by Labour members, Sir Austen Chamberlain said that no nego.iations were proceeding 1 concerning the futu.o position of Britishers at Nanking, whence all
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    MORE MILLIONAIRES.
    46 14 [Reuters Service.] Washington, Apr. 4. That millionaires have doubled is shewn by the figures published by the Treasury that 207 millionaires paid income tax in 1926, being an increase of 132 millionaires compared with 1925. Seven individual incomes now exceed five million dollars annually.
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    WOMEN IN THE SADDLE.
    166 14 The King Objects to Astride Seat. "I do not like to see women ride astride. The other way looks much more graceful." The King made this remark as he watched the women riders at the Hunter Show in Islington Agricultural Hall recently. All the women wore
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    A CRIME TO BE BORN !
    238 14 A CRIME TO BE BORN j Many crimes are committed in ignorance, as an English tourist in Vienna discovered recently when, dropping a tramcar ticket, he was promptly pounced >n by a passing policeman and fined two "schilI lings" (one and two-pence). If you die in the village of Sensor,
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    57 14 Small shipments of South* m R oranges to London and Bon I of Beira have beea made dvrinf twelve months, aihi ih'i- il ion* cf a 4evelop»Ml of this trad. I future. Alieady small M refl ments of fiattf fruit, growl I I of the Mozambique \>m|ian\ in the adjoining
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    JAPANESE MOBBED.
    417 15 fRAGES AT HANKOW. I \V INESE TO LEAVE. Far Eastern Service.] thai following a quarrel in OHC S93OH between Japa- panes* saHoni was hurriedly] the warships and was compel!- j* i Chiaesc being wounded. I tispers L The majo- s< .it M living within and ion numbering moi
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    AMERICAN MONEY FOR EUROPE.
    44 15 K[ Ktuter's Service.] Warsaw, Apr. 4. of Polish I'pper Silesian la signed a preliminary agree■l of t'4,000.000 fr>- modernists, with the American Con--1 '.rat it. closely connected with U Kuiopean interests. The eate will he under control of the Am-
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    A MEXICAN MURDER.
    41 15 [Reuters Service. 1 Mexico City, April 4. I the bandit gang: concerned in the of Wilkins are reported to have ftptantd, The leader said his men I WiHtiM because they were angry at 09€ pursuit of Federal troops.
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    DEFENCE PROBLEMS.
    540 15 NEED FOR BRITISH REINFORCEMENTS. JAPAN'S WAITING ATTFFUDE. [Reuters Service.] London. April 4. The Cantonese threat on Peking, and the British Government's decision to send another brigade to China, which will bring the Shanghai Defence Force fo about 23,000 m<_n, and the general suspense and gravity of the situation
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    OIL COMPANIES IN COURT.
    58 15 [Reuters Service. 1 Washington. April 4. Tbe Government has filed a suit against ?6 t iLrefining companies, including- the Standard oi New Jersey and Indianopoiis wherein it prays for a decree adjudging 'hat the system of cross licenses and also the "cracking" process agreement is un.
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    RUSSIAN TIMBER GRANT.
    41 15 [Reuters Service.] Moscow, Apr. 3. contract has been signed granting: the Japanese Far Eastern Timber Syndicate i concession to cut wood and export timber until July 1. 1933, over 11,000,000 hectares on the shore of the Tartar Strait.
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    24 15 Mr. R. C. M. Kindersley arrived at the end of last week by the Malwa. Mrs. Kindersley is expected in May by the Kashmir.
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    CHANG'S CAMPAIGN.
    104 15 [Reuters Far Eastern Service.] Peking, April 4. Chang Tso Lin's headquarters officially j announce the capture of Yencheng about 90 j miles down the Peking-Hankow railway -outhward of Cheng Chow. It is understood Chang Tso Lin does not intend to advance further at present in view of the
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    106 15 Mr. W. D. Home has succeeded Mr. A. B. Jordan as Protector of Chinese, Negri Sembilan. Mr. Jordan is now Chairman of the Kinta Sanitary Board. Two young Europeans named McVitie and Darby, one or both of whom are believed to have come from Penang, were charged on Monday before
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    PARIS REFORMS.
    189 15 CHANGES IN THE MUSIC HALLS Paris. A spontaneous wave cf reform is passing over Paris. It is showing itself in three main directions and has been brought about seeriiingly without officia action of any kind. Visitors returning after an absence o: J a few months nr.tice first that
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    37 15 Mr. F. B. Ivens, who was at first reported to have broken has ankle, in reality fractured, for the second time, the tendon Achilles. He has been operated on in Singapore and is going on satisfactory. M.M.
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    DEATH OF MOSQUITOES.
    100 15 Great Chemical War in Epping Forest The College of Pestology is preparing ft) launch a mass attack on the hordes of mosquitoes which make Epping Forest unendurable in summer. Three hundred and sixty v< luntec-rs will be thrown into the fray, and. armed with chemicals, they will
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    HEART FOUND ON WRONG SIDE.
    96 15 Surgeons Surprised at an Operation A surgical operation on a schoolboy living in the village of Seethal. in the Canton of Argovie, has revealed an abnormal appendix situated on the left instead of the right side of the body. The boy complained of violent pain?
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    AMAZING CHARGB AGAINST DOCTORS.
    121 15 AMAZING CHARGB AGAINST DOCTORS. Captain's Claim for Damages Dismissed. London. Mar. 22. After a bearing extending over 15 days a jury in the Kind's Bench Division stopped the case with a verdict for the defendants in an action by Captain Frederick Humespry, who cLainied damages against two doctors for alleged
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    "PLAYED AN INCONSPICUOUS PART."
    67 15 Indian Paper's Criticism of Sir Hugh Clifford. Bdmbay, Mar. 25. The Times of India, commenting on the transfer of Sir Hugh Clifford to the Straits Settlements, says that Sir Hugh, during his short term as Governor of Ceylon, played an inconspicuous part. He carefully refrained from
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    138 16 The bucket dredger Tembakul has made good progress in dredging the middle channel at the mouth of the Malacca River. In a notice to mariners, issued yesterday, it is reported that the Horsburgh flashing white light, Singapore Strait, is now working correctly. The Admiralty oiler, War Pindari, arrives
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    POSTERS SEIZED ON THE FATSHAN.
    187 16 Two posters with Chinese written characters were removed by the Police from the Fatshan (owned by the China Navigation Co., Ltd.) when she was alongside the wharf at Hong Kong. The native crew refused* to sail until the posters were returned to them. On the
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    115 16 Casualties in the accident which occurred in the section of the Huangpu known as the Astrea Channel when the Empress of Canada collided with a Japanese cargoboat, the Jinsho Maru, have now been ascertained as the chief fireman and the first engineer of the latter ship. The first engineer is
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    VESSELS ARRIVED.
    476 16 Rahman, Liit.. 73, from Kuaman 4. for Kuantan unc. Eeael, Dut., 825. from .Letong 4, tor Anambas 7. Glenunu.y. Brit.. 4,656, from ladivos.ook 4. for London 5. Singkep, Due, 284. from Djambi 4, for Djanibi 6. Van Swoli, Dut., 992, from Palembang 4, for Talembang 6. Halldor. Nor..
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    THE PROBLEM OF TUNISIA.
    1660 18 Hidden Dangers. "ITALIAN RIGHTS" AND FRENCH CONTROL. What may be "the Tunis problem," to which vague and mysterious references are made, implying that here is something of subtle consequence to. nations which it is not expedient to explain and could with difficulty be understood in distant
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    GIRTON GIRLS "RAGGED."
    166 18 Mock Marriage at Cambridge. The culmination of a great Cambridge "rag" was the capture by undergraduates of an omnibus taking a numfcer of women students back to Girton. The omnibus was held up on King'sparade and decorated with streamers and various advertisements relating to the necessities and
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    1214 20 Davis Cup players are such rare visitor^ to Singapore S. M. Hadi, the Cambridge University captain and Indian Davis Cup player, was the last, about eighteen months ago— that it was natural for large numbers of lawn Unnis enthusiasts f> be attracted by the exhibition matches in which
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    42 20 Home Football Results. BIRMINGHAM'S BIG WIN. Reuters Gervice. London, April 5. Results of League matches played to-day-were: Division I. Birmingham 6, Bolton 1. Division 11. Southampton 1, Chelsea 1. Division 111 (Northern). Doncaster 2, Halifax 0. Ashington 0, Walsall 2.
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    FOOTBALL COMPETITION NO. 17.
    90 20 TEN CORRECT RESULTS IN ELEVEN One competitor, Mr. J. Holmberg, Straits Trading Co., Singapore, in our Football Competition No, 17. which related to League matches player! on Saturday, was successful in correctly forecasting the results of ten of the eleven games played. A cheque for has
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    DIKES DRUMMERS DEFEAT S.R.C
    45 20 After a close game on the S. R. C. giound yesterday, the Drummers team of the Duke's defeated the S.R.C. by two goals to one. For the home team A. E. Moreira scored, whils: Smith and Sanson scored for the winners.
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    INTER-COMMERCIAL CUP.
    37 20 The following will represent Robinson's in :he semi-final with Boustead's to-day at the Stadium: Cherrington; Ah Joon, Mating; Cheng Swee. Syed. Salleh; Majid. Oirawa. Rogei s. Chin Yen Poh and Buang. Reseives: Vernum and Hassan.
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    25 20 Mr. G. C. Dodds, our new District Judge, arrived here last Saturday to succeed Mr. N. D. Mudie, and is staying at the Cottage. M.O.
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    192 20 The following have been invited to play fo tball for the S.C.C. against A.P.C. tomorrow on the S.C.C. ground: J. McLeod, H. W. Kuenzler. G. H. Page, H. Watson. G. Heywood Daly. B. J. Wright, C. F. Snell, A. M. Drysdale. G. R. R. Caldbeck, A. F. Johnson. The following
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    LAWN TENNIS.
    196 20 The S.C.C. Tournament. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. Championship Preliminary. Major C. F. Stoehr beat O. R. S. Bateman, w.o. J. S. Nathan beat E. C. Poyser, 6—3, e_B, 6—4. Championship Pairs Preliminary. S. E. Newbery and R. M. Duff beat J. Wilson and H. Nyhoff, 6—o, 6—2. Dr. M. C.
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    TO-DAY'S TIES.
    105 20 Championship Pairs Preliminary. R. G. Pash and Paul Storr vs. G. Goldsack and T. J. Winnall. E. S. Nathan and J. S. Nathan vs. E. L. Case and A. C. Gilbert. C. E. Brooke and A. K. McKenna w.o. Championship Preliminary. Dr. M. C. Bain vs. Lieut. H.
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    TO-MORROW'S TIES.
    80 20 Profession Pairs. E. S. Adler and R. F. Voelker vs. Paul Clerc and R. W. Sinclair. F. A. Niblock and E. J. Sturgess vs. E. W. P. Fulcher and A. H. Assiter. J. S. Nathan and E. Macdonald vs. E. M. Murphy and O. Fuller. J. Huggins and
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    TANGLIN CLUB TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    101 20 TO-DAY'S TIES Dyne Cup. Miles and Miss Gunn owe 3 vs. Poyser and Miss Hope Falkner owe 3. Rutley and Miss King owe 3 vs. Bateman and Miss Richardson scr. Cullen Cup. Mr. and Miss Hutchison plus 1 vs. Teale and Miss Hilton owe 4. Meredith
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    V.M.C.A. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    53 20 MONDAY'S RESULTS. A Singles Handicap. Woon Chow Tat beat Sng Teck Lye. D. .David beat Sgt. L. Ridgeway 7 5; 6—4. B Singles Handicap. Ng Wing Choon beat W. Parsons 6 3, 6—l. Wee Eng Yong beat Chan Lai Fat. E. Cherrington beat Teo Liang Keng 3
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    TO-DAY'S TIES.
    33 20 Singles Championship. S. Murakami vs. Woon Chow Tat. J. B. Abed vs. S. P. Viryasiri. B Singles Handicap. M. Taib vs. H. S. Duncan. Ng Wing Choon vs. Wee Eng Yong
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB.
    29 20 The result of the Keppel Championship (1927) was: S. C. Campbell winner and H. Jackson, runner-up. The monthly mixed foursome for April will be held to-day.
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    BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION.
    27 20 Orders for Week Ending April 9th. Wednesday, 6th.— Signalling Class Headquarters, 5.15 p.m. Thursday, 7th.— Band Practice Headquarters 5 p.m. FRANK C. SANDS, Commissioner.
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    YACHTING.
    575 20 The Ella Dorothy Cup. ELLA'S FINE PERFORMANCE. At 9.30 a.m. on Sunday morning, an ominous cloud lay on the horizon to the south-west as the crews manned their boats for the start. This, however, did not develop into anything more than a good full sail breeze which sent the
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    INTER-STATE CRICKET.
    233 20 SELANGOR VS. NEGRI SEMBILAN (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, April 4. There was no play before lunch yesterday owing to rain. Negri Sembilan won the toss and decided to bat first and put up 136 runs, the chief contributor being R. T. Foster, who gave a capital
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