The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 9 April 1927

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    12 1 Singapore Free Press CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S., SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 1927. NO. 12,074.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    302 1 Murder most foul Page 10. Late cables show that the latest development in China is the waging of a war against Communism by Chiang Kai Shek— Page 11. A terrible tragedy occurred in the Thompson Road district yesterday, Mr. C P. W. Flynn, manager of Bukit Sembawang
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    990 1 Quicquid <iui("t ht*inin,.< ttmttri <si ftirrmf* ÜbeUi Inml "The More We Are Together. as the big 1 batch of Government officials will be sinking- in unison whilst blowing oft the froth at the Sports Club in June. The leg-pulling custom incidental to April Fool's Day is,
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      168 1 WING LOONG PON HK.H CLASS TAILORING. i i- and Finish Guaranteed. IJ. HK.H STREET. j Raffles Hotel To-night, April 9th 8.15 p.m. jj |i Special Diner Dansant jj Dinners will be served in the Ball-room s For reservations phone 2920. 5 J. WILLIAMS, Manager. > V '$/?L TYPEWRITERS Clean-cut, beautiful,
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      107 1 s <:^**~^By 1 #W*J" ~^^^y Made by hand— One at a time ftff THE UNIQUE 555 LEAF ARDATH TOBACCO CO LTD LONDON ij The Etirope Hotel. g* "Renowned by Recommendation." Special Rose Dinner. ij SATURDAY, 23rd APRIL. DANCING UNTIL 1.45 a.m. TICKETS $3.50. Tables may now be booked. f\ •1
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      89 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Trade mark notice Page 9. Oil drums for sale Pa^re 9. The Cow and Gate way— Page. 15. Annual meeting eilservices Page 9. Wincarnis. the wine of life Page 14. Simond's Pale Ale at Caldbeck's— Page 10. Kolynos Dental Cream contains no grit —Page 7. The Hupmobilt? 6
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      12 1 WING LOONG THE RECOGNISED HOUSE for EUROPEAN TROPICAL SUITS. 32. HIGH STREET.
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      139 1 THE WEEK. Saturday, l Jth. High Water, 2.32 a.m.. 7.9.. 4.38 p.m. 6.3 Malacca. H. W.. 11.50 a.m.. 4.6. Outward P. and 0. mail due. Bukit Timah Rubber, Evan's, noon. Mikado tinal performance. Theatre. 9 p.m. Sunday, 10th. High Water, 3.3Ka.ni., 7.3.. 6.47 p.m. S.S. Malacca H. W., 12.50 a.m.,
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    VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES.
    599 2 VO LU NT EER ACTIVITIES. shootim; trophies. Chen «M a number of trophies to be won bj aembefa of the Corps fox shooting, tiu-h year, MMi it behoves each imMiHer fc do his best to win one oi these. Numerooa opportunities are presented to Volunteers during the course of the
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    121 2 M>\ K. W. Mumford is now stationed at Kkwy as 0.C.P.D., in place of Mr. W. F. Lam nby. retired Sonithin^r new ;n the way of Cabaret entertainment is promised at the Adelpbi Hot starting on Saturday next during th after dinner dance. The management have engaged Miss Pegrgry James,
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      189 2 [HE HAPPY VALLEY UD. 1 NIGHTLY THE PICK OF CHINESE—MALAY OPERAS. European and Chinese Restaurants. SIDE SHOWS ETC. GATE 10 cts. Mdm. \a Kdvey's v School of I DANCING For children and young W Classical. Clop:, Kxhibition. Ballet anrl Toe Dancing. Private lessons in modern ball-room dancing ay.d latest variations.
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      193 2 VICTORIA THEATRE 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 THE EX-SERVICE BENEVOLENT FUND. Booking opens at Little's on Wednesday April 6th. PRICES $3, 2 AND 1. PA VILION From
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      397 2 Wishing our Mohamedan Patrons "Sktmat Hari T ANOTHER TRIO OF EXCELLENT PICTURES From Monday, 4th, to Sunday, 10th Wil AT THE ALHAMBRA i (Tan Cheng Kee Co., Ltd., Proprietors) In the Second Show, commencing: 9pm A FRANK BORZAGE SPECIAL PRODIVTio\ From the Stage Triumph by F. Tennyson Jesse and H.
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    THE WHITE SLAVE TRAFFIC.
    851 3 Complete Organization. ISSUE OF LEAGUE REPORT. Geneva, March 9. The Council decided this morning to ielea«e for publication the first part of the report on the White Slave Traffic, whi-jh has been made at the request oi the League by a special committee of experts under
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    ONE SHOT, TWO ELEPHANTS V.C.'S FEAT.
    42 3 Hunting on the North Limpopo River Bulawayo, a rancher, Mr. H. S. Henderson, brought down two elephants with one shot, a feat believed to be unique. Mr. Henderson won the Victoria Cross in the Matabele Rebellion.
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      192 3 ■f m ff fc I it if i^a^"^.-^^ SC t f fc^L y^> LAXO builds firm flesh, <i I plenty of strong bone, <X V^J. and a sound constitution. <S It contains nothing what- j\ ever to harm baby or cause him <\ ft pain. That is why if Baby
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      239 3 WILKINSON, HEY WOOD O TTCI rTITr*TTM7i P BLACK BITUMINOUS PAINT. For use on Galvanised Iron, Zinc and Steel. Rust resisting and withstands the action of Sail Xt or Fresh Water, Chemical Fumes, Acid and specially suitable for use on Ships, Bridges, Mudguards, Roofs, Boilers, Bunkers, Pump Machinery, Mine Winders and
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    A NEW ENGINE.
    145 4 A handful of privileged persons witnessed in London on January 24 a private demonstration of what experts describe as a remarkable motor cycle engine one cylinder, double-shafted, and two pistons designed by an Australian engineer named Werry. Though the engine is nominally rated at 2V 2 horse-power,
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    23 4 The accounts of the Hong Kong Automobile Association show a balance in hand of $10,823.30. Ninety-eight new member? were enrolled during the year.
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    THE IMPORTANCE OF SERVICE.
    695 4 POINTS TO CONSIDER BEYOND FACE-VALUE OF A CAR. ADVICE TO PROSPECTIVE BUYERS. By Major F.A.C. Forbes-Leith, F.R.G.S. [FREE PRESS SPECIAL.} Wnen the average man sets out to buy a new car, the principal features that enter into his consideration, and quite naturally co, are the price,
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    A TRIUMPH TRIUMPH.
    77 4 Messrs United Engineers have received advice from the Triumph Cycle Co., Ltd. that for the third year in succession the Triumph Team has won the coveted team prize in the "Australian Six Days" promoted by the Motor Cycle Club of New South Wales. Local motor cyclists will
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    DUN LOPS AT 207 M.P.H.
    43 4 The following telegram has been received from London by Dunlop's branch here. "World motor record maximum speed 207. 5 miles per hour Segrave cables Dunlop hearty congratulations on wonderful b2havious tyres dining my record run they are perfect."
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      132 4 E High Pressure and Balloon Tyres and Tubes 1 ttjaTT/ V% iiuoe to u P T OFF n Distributors CYCLE AND CARRIAGE CO., (1926) LTD. Singapore. j? 5 Singapore. Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Ipoh, Malacca- I I*4 I mm^ L C^V H^^WT 3PB H^ wJI 'i^l^^^l '^^^^^BBttAf *^Rl »> *^^^^^d B^Bw
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      181 4 j N all parts of the world and under all j 1 V*r conditions of travel, Goodyear Heavy Duty Pneumatic Lorry Tyres are rolling j up records of economy, endurance and long, long mileage. X IOQ *>*^ > a— i t-Mgrnai— n mi uwi a— ««i^*^B««M«^^^^^^B«^^^^«^""^^^^"^" Grl v^ E ir
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    CAR MAKERS' ENTERPRISE.
    401 5 BRITISH PRODUCTS FOR ARGENTINA. Motor-car manufacturers, who were mentioned by the Argentine Minister, Sir Malcolm Robertson, as being among the British firms neglecting" the golden opportunities of the Argentine market, were able to give some encouraging details recently of the challenge that is already being offered to
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    REDUCING FUEL CONSUMPTION.
    235 5 Everybody does not realize that the magneto can play an important part in the fuel bill. In the course i f time the driving chain stretches or the pinions wear, and this has to be discounted by advancing slightly. When the mixture is ignited late, not only
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    MANCHESTER TO CALCUTTA BY MOTOR CAR.
    204 5 From Manchester, England, to Calcutta, India, in less than eighty days is the record established with a Willys-Knight six motor car by Mr. L. L. Drader, India representative for Willys-Overland Crossley, Ltd., of Manchester, England. In this international tour Mr. Drader travelled more than
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    36 5 Every time a child is killed by accident in Toledo, Ohio, a mourning flag is displayed from the windows of the Toledo branch of the National Safety Council. This striking method emphasizes the importance of safety.
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    CAUSES OF ACCIDENT.
    254 5 APPEAL FOR CAUTION. From careful observations the R.A.C., Britain, has formed the opinion that the two principal causes of motor accidents sic: (1) Lack of proper care in negotiating corners and crossroads. (2) Failure to give or observe driving signals. The increasing use of white lines at
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    51 5 A motor car light bulb has been invented which will throw a beam of light up or down and dim or increase at the touch of a button. The new bulb is technically known as the depressible beam double filament bulb and can be used with any type of lighting
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    THE END OF "BABS."
    108 5 "Babs." Mr. Parry Thomas's plant racing: car, driving which he met his death, was towed from the beach at Pendinc and buried like a human body. A great grave was dug by villagers on the sand dunes. Tt was at first proposed to take the car
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    WORLD TOUR BY MOTOR CYCLES.
    162 5 Adventures in Many Lands. What must surely be one of the most *d venturous motor-cycle tours in history was described to an Echo representative on Monday, says the Straits Echo, by Mr. B. H. Cathrick of the B.S.a' Motor Cycle. \Y rks, Birmingham, who, accompanied
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    TOLL OF CALCUTTA STREETS.
    128 5 The steady increase in the number of mob r vehicles in Calcutta is reflected in the heavy toll of the streets. During five months— September, H)26. to January this year no fewer than 48 people were killed and 727 injured. The record of the taxi is
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    MOTORIST'S WISH FOR PLUCKY BAKER.
    75 5 Mr. Lfwis Stroud, a solicitor of Chesham Bois whose car knocked down a Now Benham baker, Arthur Jones, seventy-two, attended the inquest at Uxbridge on Jones, who died from pneumonia following on the injuries he received. In expressing sympathy with the widow, he said he
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    73 5 In connexion with the new station at Morden on the South London electric rail way extension, a large public garage, intended primarily for the convenience of Underground passengers travelling by road to the station was opened recently. It is situated on the main Epsom road and offers accommodation for some
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      284 5 Be Guided I By Experience jfbr Economical Transportation Over two and a half million owners have discovered that it is possible to obtain in a Chevrolet all the advantages of a truly modern gear-change car at the lowest cost. Models and Prices Be guided by the experience TOURING $1500. of
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      144 5 IfESS^I ESSEX FOUR DOOR fIESSExI! i [motors SEDAN motors I DETROIT^/ ViLl/nil IL DETROIT J! New Type New Colours New Upholstery New Appointments. This Sedan with four wide doors offer individuality and reliable transportation. It has a new beauty of line distinction in its two tone colour effects and a
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    DRAMAS OF WESTMINSTER.
    1230 6  -  Louis J. Mcquilland STORIES OF PARLIAMENT. Some Tragedies and Romances of Lords and Commons. las -by- Zuz »The woll-known bookman who was once a political secretary.) tffc |f NO: 4— HOW DILKE DEVASTATED A GREAT §8 j§j CAREER. SI SO vital are the doings at Westminster, that
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    GOVERNORS HAND GRANT REFUSED.
    216 6 A demand cl R^. 70.000 on account of the band establishment of H. E. the Governor \\a- refused by the Bengal Legislative Council recently. A determined attempt to reject the demand of Rs. 113.000 for the Bodyguard establishment was. however, defeat,-.: by 66 votes to fiO.
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    90 6 It is stated that Mr. J. W. Boyle has been granted a commission as Second Lieutenant in the Eurasian Company, P. and P. W.V.C. This is the third of the Boyle brothers who have secured a commission in this company, the other two being Lt. W. C. Boyle, and It.
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    COMET TO BREAK RECORD.
    345 6 NEAREST APPROACH TO THE EARTH. Two astronomical records will be broken in June. Two comets will be within 20,000,000 miles of the earth for the first time in the history of the stars, ami one of them will be nearer the earth than any comet has
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    WIRELESS AND DRINK.
    87 6 Changed Habits in Czechoslovakia Wireless is becoming very popular in Czechoslovakia. On December 31, 1926, the Post Office registered 175,000 licence holders, while exactly one year ago the number was only 17,000. One unexpected result is the decrease in custom at the inns and beer shops. It
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    PSYCHOLOGIST IN COURT.
    180 6 CHARGE OF PRACTISING MEDIC INK WITHDRAWN. Professor Adolf Maximilian Lanirsner. the Vienna psychologist, who was recently iii Singapore, was fined 50 Pcs s in Manila; «n the charge of illrflpi possession of firearms. He pleaded gruilty. The court also ordered confiscation of his Iver-J hnson revolver; including
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    105 6 Several 'well-known naval boxers, among whom were some who boxed in Singapore during the visit of the Special Service Squadron three years ago, took part in the Atlantic Fleet championships at Malta recently. The Repulse finished see nd 10 the Revenge. A. B. Purdy (middles) and Leading Stoker Baker (feathers)
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    GERMAN SENTENCED FOR FRAUD.
    136 6 Charged m Benf Xi m the Palace Hotel throuj to the imounl of $217 |1M mm respect tl Ferdinand Hauschild, it the time of bit ii£ineer.n*r BtagMb I week*' hard labow an I fion. four wed-' foi in his passpon.-. Bie Worship: When yo you had
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    76 6 The Fire Brigade rwsefaed three calls in two hour- ll I Station on Wednesday eVMUBf from Cairn Hill Road. Pr< v alarm. Sh« rtly afterwards to South Canal Road, wheie I No. 4. a rubber store. MM the fusing: of a win-. Aft.-i guishing this before any >ian the firemen
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    LOVE-LETTER BOMBSHELLS.
    848 6  -  Gerald Barbour II Famous Epistles Read in Court. by fdfer Letters which have appeared either innocent or sacred at the time of writing have on many occasions, meant the ruin or death of somebody. The writer of this article recalls some famous letter-cases. The public will still recall
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      638 6 $100 $100 FOB. ONLY 13 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, t* nteHor our prize of one hundred
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    POLICE GIVE A TIP.
    489 7 "We'd Rather You Didn't Tip Us." A MODE OF MAYFAIR. Never, in any circumstances tip a policeman. Sir Leonard Dunning, H.M. Inspector of Constabulary. "We think tipping: should stop. But we don't think it will.'' The Force. Acting on the instructions of my superior officer (writes
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    KEEPING GOOD MEN OUT OF THE FORCE.
    242 7 On this question of "tipping" policemen Sir Leonard Dunning has much to say in his annual report, on the County and City or Borough Police Forces of England and Wales. Commenting: on the fact that, generally speaking, the difficult:: of finding suitable men
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    MILITARY POLICE OFFICER KILLED.
    81 7 Five Other Casualties. Maymyo, Mar. 29. News has been received of an attack on one of the parties in the Triangle resulting 1 in the death of Captain West of the Military Police and Lance Naik Agam Singh and o-ne follower, whose name is not reported.
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    262 7 INTER- VARSITY EVENTS. LIGHT BLUES' ATHLETIC SUPREMACY London, Mar. 27. Queen's Club. The Inter-Varsity Sports were held before a large crowd. The weather was boisterous and showery, and the track was heavy. Cambridge beat Oxford by 'J events to 2. The following are the results: 100 Yards: Rinkel
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    INTER-VARSITY GOLF.
    187 7 London, Mar. 30. Cambridge beat Oxford in the inter- Varsity Golf Tournament at Hoylakt by nine matches to six. Cambridge's victories were as follows: Grimwade beat Oppenheimer at the forty-first hole. Speed beat Tayl< r by 3 and 1. Robinson beat Butterworth by 10 and 8. Scott Moncrieff
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    INTER-VARSITY RACQUETS.
    78 7 Cambridge Win by Odd Match. London, Mar. 29. In the Inter-Varsity Racquets Tournament at Queen's Club, the Oxonians, Milford and Dawnay. beat the Cambridge pair. Kemp Welch and Cambridge, 15 6, 7 15, 15—10, 15—11, 15—3. At Queens Club, in the Inter-Varsity Racquets Tournament, Kemp Welch beat Milford.
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    BALDOCK KNOCKS OUT FRIEDEMANN.
    172 7 London, Mar. 30. At the Albert Hall Germany made a notable bid for fistic supremacy, when three of her representatives were pitted against Britishers. In the first fight, a ten rounds middle-weight contest, Herman Herse. the German welter champion, knocked out the Australian, Frankie Burns, in
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      144 7 OUT OF Q of all cars on the road use DOUBLE RIBBED CH#oN SPARK PLUGS Champions for every Car, Lorry and Marine Engine. Obtainable from MALAYAN MOTORS, LTD. 209-212 ORCHARD RD., SINGAPORE. J USE \£C\\ Vkl AC DENTAL CREAM AirskiDs <wl England \k An airship service from England may soon
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      446 7 To-day Sttne "I ||<- j J Age 5. After Virol. Age 18. CYRIL D. COLSTON. Once a hopeless case 3 DOCTOR'S REPORT that he is of average build and that I his muscular system is well de- 3rd January, w.5 veloped He is mentally alert and "In 1912 I made
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    We Hear from London
    1456 8 We Hear from London GOSSIP FROM THE METROPOLIS. Ramsay Mac Donald to Resign Labour Leadership?— A Popular Duchess —The Queen's Hall.— The Fountains of Trafalgar Square. [FREE PRESS SPECIAL.] London, Mar. 10. It came as a surprise to the political clubs this week to see the suggestion thai Mr. Ramsay
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      318 8 Mother! Have no x^SIS) When breast- feeding fails— feed Baby on \/5%i/^^ Mellin's Food, and watch him thrive! Mixed N <*^CT as directed, it is the perfect substitute for y?* V Mother's milk. It contains all nourishment needed %r^ M k for builuing bone, flesh and a sound constitution. i
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      213 8 I i ill 1 i»^« 1 *5 bbßlimh^E^ a ~'-i3f& r it' *v I s *i ffes *i ISSBSF dainty clothes With LI A You are simply tkrowii^ money iy i invented to wash Lr.J. preserve ilu\sc. Lux will nbt harm the ;Inest silken thread i PORT Jg^K b j^ft^
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    1610 9 TITI TIN. I To the EdHor. Sir,— l read your leader of 30th March in reference to the affairs of Titi with much interest and as I am responsible tor the questions put at the General Meeting I should be obliged if you would publish my
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    FOR BLINDED SCOTSMEN.
    196 9 To the Editor. Sir. Referring to my arrival from Edinburgh in your issue of March 31st., you kindly drew attention to the splendid work of the Scottish National Institution for Blinded Sailors and Soldiers. Xewington House, Edinburgh. Will you extend to me the courtesy, before sailing for
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    TROLLEY BUSES.
    207 9 To the Editor. Sir, Ever since the firs£ day when Trolley Buses began to run on High Street I thought of writing against the dangerous speed in which those buses were run in such a congested place like High Street, at (r*ing to the Chinese boycott I thought
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    THE SWIMMING CLUB.
    363 9 The Annual Report. INCREASE IN HEMBBRSHIP. The report of the Committee of th. Swimming Club for the year ended January 81st, 1027, to be presented at the annual meeting at the Club House on April 24th., states, inter alia: Finance- The Club has been well attended during
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    CONTRACTORS ACTION.
    351 9 Claim Dismissed. JUDGE'S COMMENT ON PERJURY. Messrs. J. G. Gammon and C Ltd. ware sued in the Supremo Court yesterday, before Mr. Justice Deane, by a Chinese contractor, Ten Bock Chwee, for payment for work done in pile-driving for the defendants at the building of the Singapon Harb
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      409 9 BUSINESS CARDS. .MARY SETON. J I hi KWOOD FURNITURE SHANGHAI SHADES. B AMBER MANSIONS. J fiJuWWWiWVMWWMWWS FUNERALS? SINGAPORE CASKET CO. XPERT UNDERTAKERS." I KI .KPHONE 73. TLBtRT L. A. DALEY. I I vPERTAKSH ON I M KSTA L I MASON. I j., ,-h t d 1597. TeL 915. 'cars for
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      738 9 NOTICES. EXCHANGE BANKS. Th*' Exchange Banks will be closed on Friday and Saturday April 15th and H>th being Public .Holidays ami on Monday AptH ISth being Bank Holiday. 7-4 i M EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. NAUTICAL /LASSES FOR MALAYS. The N'auticai Classes for Malaya will bo re-opened at RAFFLES INSTITUTION on 2nd
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      624 9 NOTICES. NOTICE. »Bo un ftuK^Syi r *K>^s TvS9 s5 *> NOTICE is hereby {riven that the ibova '■<» Trade Marki are the piyerty oi HITS! I BUSSAN KAISHA UMITKH I ,ny ;m..tporated in Japan and are aaed bj dwn ifl respect of HATCHES imported tfcenn infti th<- Straits Settlement* and
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      SILVER WEDDING.
      41 10 AGER -DE BASAGOITI. -On April 9, U»O2. at St. Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore, by the Colonial Chaplain, the Rev. \V. H. C. Dunkerley, Albert Powtrill Ager, of Bedford, England, to Elfrida Lucy, fifth daughter of Mrs. M. de Basagoiti, Singapore.
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      DEATH.
      31 10 TAN. At Joo Chiat Place at noon yesterday. the beloved wife of Mr. T. H. Tan. Sin Kuo Mm Pre>s. Funeral at Bukit Brown Cemetery at 10 a.m. on Sunday.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY, APRIL 9. 1927. The Peking Legation Coup.
    640 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY, APRIL 9. 1927. The Peking Legation Coup. The official account of the remarkable incident in the Legation Quarter of Peking when Chinese officials and police raided buildings within the Russian Embassy compound, will be awaited with unusual interest, not merely because of its bearing upon present
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    403 10 Mr. Russell Grey is leaving for Home next week. M.M. Mr. E. Cheers. A.S.P. has been seconded I for service in Kedah. Mr. X. Jethsing j"ins the Hindu Advisory Board vice Mr. T. X. Das>. Mr. T. Yamazaki has been recognized as Vice-Consul for Japan at Singapore. New regulations dealing
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    LOCAL WIRES.
    38 10 ILLNESS OF MR. WHITEHEAD. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, April 7. Mr. Whitehead, Manager of the Linotype Company, arrived here by the Deli this morrnng, but was landed ill and had to be removed to hospital.
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    PENANG ITEMS.
    229 10 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang. Apr. 8. The wedding was celebrated at St. George Cathedral yesterday the Rev. Keppel Gamier officiating of Thomas Ewart Mason of Mansfield and Company and Ellen Jane Proudfoot. of the General Hospital. Tht bride was given away by Mr. McLeod Craik and attended
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    TANGLIN CLUB TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    77 10 YESTERDAY'S RESI ITS. Dyne Cup. Mr. an<i Mrs. Hunt owe IS beat Mr. and Mrs. Fuller plus 2. 6—3. I—4, 7—5. Cullen Cup. Sornerville and Mrs. Jackson BCT. beat Dr. and Mrs. Chambers owe 1. I— -fi. 6 l. g 2. Mixed Open. Mr. and Mrs.
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    Y.M.C.A. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    22 10 THURSDAY'S RESULTS. S. Murakami defeated Wood I kom Ta: J. B. Abed defeated L. Natarajan 6 o. 6 3.
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    TO-DAY'S TIES.
    20 10 Winner of Stack and Ziegele vs. D. David. A Singles Handicap. Set. J. Knijrht vs. Wood Chow Tai.
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    MONDAYS TIES.
    27 10 Doubles Handicap. J. Abed and D. David vs. .1. Knight arvl Ridgeway. M. Taib ami Wee Enp Yong vs. W Parsons and H. S. Duncan.
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    TANGLIN CLUB TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    81 10 L MONDAY'S TIES. Cullen Cup. Niven and Mrs. Whitky plus 6 vs. Cantrell and Mrs. Salzmann plus 5. Teale and Miss Hilton owe 4 vs. Richer and Miss Nicholson plus 2. Ladies Handicap Doubles. Mrs. Jackson and Mrs. Chamber* plus 1 vs. Mrs. Cameron and Miss
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    HOCKEY.
    65 10 Garrison League Results. Results in the Garrison Hockey League during the past week are as follows: No. 2 Coy. 1, H. Q. (B). 1 H. Q. (A). 3, No. 1 Coy. 0. No. 3 Coy. 1. No. 4 Coy. 1. No. 1 Coy. 1. R.A.M.C. 0. No. 2 Coy.
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    639 10 MR. C. P. YV. M VNA SHOT DEAD DARING THOMPSON < M!; M Malaya as a whole ai.i munity in particular will b that Mr. C. P.W. F!v,,. ger of the Bukit Semhawattg Seletar met itfe dear} at th« known assailants while estate in a atotor-OU with
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    31 10 A reward of PM information leading bo tin- tet large diamonds. Weighing each, of a yellowish Dol< about $P.OOO, belonging t« v Nfmsntfcy, whirh he >' ;;< Kuala Lumpur on the 23rd ult.
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    THE NEW WAR.
    153 11 CHIANG vs. COMMUNISM. tXSTTK MKASIRKS TAKKN. t: Eastern Service! Shanghai, Apr. 8. mid of the Soviet offices j i bunesc police at Tientsin the French Consul-Ctao raided rive Soviet firms in which were suspected g el propaganda. (.xcit :m-ni in Shanghai ■.vnin_ whea inte: natu-.-.al settt< d
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    GUNMAN SHOT DEAD.
    441 11 era are concerned, of the new move can noi yet be estimated. The difference between the polity of the Communists and "Moderate" Kuomintangr supporters vis a vis foreigners and thei v treaty rights, is chiefly one of the degree to which each is prepared to go in
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    SNIPING IN SHANGHAI.
    124 11 JAPANESE WOUNDED. AN HOUR'S INTERCHANGE. [Reuters Far Eastern Service.] Shanghai. April 8. Japanese marines patrolling the muni, cipal road in the -northern district were fired at just after midnight by snipers j operating from alleys and rooftops. One marine was seriously wonded. The i patrol replied with
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    THE NANKING NOTE.
    100 11 [Renter's Service.) London. Apr. 7. The delay in presenting the identic notes J regarding the Nanking outrage does not mean a hitch in the negotiations between j the three Powers bui it has been found there are many matters t i be discussed and a great many
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    SOVIET SEEKS IMPERIALIST AID.
    243 11 SOVIET SEEKS IMPERIALIST AID. [Reiner's Far Faster^ Service.] Shanghai Apr. 8. It is officially explained, in connexion with the Municipal Council's action with regard to the Soviet' Consulate, that on the evening of April 6th. the Commissioner of Police. hearing that Chan- Tso Lin's troops na-.l raided the Soviet Embassy
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    MOSCOW IN THE DARK.
    126 11 fF.euter's Service. l Moscow, April 7. A semi-official statement giving an account of the i-ncidents at Peking says that full details are not yet available. The Foreign Commissariat has enquired of the Chinese Charge d'Affaires at Moscow and also telegraphed to the Foreign Minister at Peking
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    DR. KOO RESIGNS.
    44 11 [Reuters Far Eastern Service.] Peking, April 7. Dr Wellington Koo has tendered his resignation of the Premiership to Chang T so Lin A report is current that the latter s high adviser, General Yang Yu Ting, will be the next Premier.
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    THE LATEST.
    268 11 AIR FORCE FOR CHINA. [Reuters Service.] London, April 8. One of the airforce squadrons stationed at Ramsgate has been ordered to proceed to China. [Reuters Far Eastern Service.] Shanghai, April 8. The consular body this afternoon discussed a protest received from the Soviet Consul General concerning the picketing
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    CHINA IN THE HOUSE.
    264 11 London. Apr. 7. Mr. Ramsay MacXtonald and other Labour members in the Commons pressed for information regarding the invasion of the i legation territory at Pekin which it is re- ported was done with the concurrence of the Diplomatic Corps but Mr. Locker Lampson declined to
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    MR. WHEATLEY CASTIGATED.
    190 11 [Reuters Service.] Birmingham, April 7. Mr. Wheatley's suggestion in the House of Commons yesterday that Britishers in China should be repatriated, drew strong condemnation from Sir A. Chamberlain in a speech in West Birmingham. "We may have different views on economics and finance" said Sir A. Chamberlain,
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    U.S. MARINES FOR CHINA.
    30 11 [Reuters Service.] San Diego, April, 7 The navy transport Henderson with 1500 officers and men of the Sixth Regiment of Marines aboard, has sailed for Shanghai.
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    HOOVER ON A WIRE.
    66 11 PLEASURES OF THE FUTURE. THE "CLOSE-UP" OF COMMERCE. [Reuters Service. New York, April 8. Television was formally introduced to the American public when Mr. Hoover, from Washington conversed with Mr. Clifford President of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company, New York, while the apparatus showed on
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    A MILITARY TRAGEDY.
    105 11 [Reuters Service.] Gibraltar, April, 7. Lieut-Colonel J. S. Fitzgerald, Commanding the Second East Surreys, has been shot dead by Lieutenant A. C- Duffield of the same Regiment. At the inquest th? j Adjutant gave evidence that Duffield en- tered the orderly room to see Fitzgerald j after
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    PINEDO TO USE U.S. PLANE
    77 11 [Renter's Service.] Nov York, April 7. De Pinedo lias accepted the United State j Government's offer to 'lend him an arm? I aeroplane. London, Apr. 7. j Colin Mayers who has been charged in connection with naval plans ha? been com- 1 1 mitted for
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    ENQUIRY INTO NICARAGUAN AFFAIRS.
    33 11 [Reuters Service.] I Washington, April 8. Mr. Coolid^re has commissioned ex-War I Minister, Mr. Stimson, to go to Nicaragua I to report on the state of affairs. j I
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    HELPLESS CHINESE COOLIES.
    101 11 II [Reuters Far Eastern Service.] Hong Kong, April 7. The work of rescue of the Tjileboet's passengers was particularly onerous tho i i Chinese appearing absolutely incapable Df helping themselves. 1 Bluejackets carried women and children I from the Tjileboet to the boats and from j I
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    GENERAL PI EXECUTED.
    70 11 [Reuters Far Eastern Service.] Peking, April 7. The report that General Pi Shou Chen had 1 1 been executed is confirmed. It is thought j*< Chang Tsung Chang was willing to condone Pi Shou Chen's loss of Shanghai (in connection with which Pi was accused of treachery)
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    JAPANESE GUARD AT TIENTSIN.
    31 11 [Reuters Far Eastern Service.] Tokyo, April 7. The commander of the Japanese garrison at Tientsin having requested reinforcements the Cabinet is meeting to-morrow to discuss the question.
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    AMERICA'S PLANS FOR OLYMPIA GAMES.
    67 11 [Reuters Service.] Xew York, April 8. The American Olympic Committee announces the United States will send a team of between 300 to 350 athletes to the Olympic Games at Amsterdam in July 1928. A liner will be chartered to use as an hotel while the
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    MORE AMERICAN MONEY FOR AUSTRALIA.
    56 11 [Reuter'L Service.] New York, April 8. The Equitable Trust Co. of New York, which will head the syndicate, has confirmed the rumours of another $25,000,000 issue of New South Wales bonds shortly to be offered in New York in the form of 31 year 5
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    20 11 It is understood that Mr. G. Sturrock, State Engineer, Kedah, has obtained the appointment of Deputy Colonial Engineer, S. S.
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    HOME OR PUBLIC SCHOOL?
    836 13 How Our Boys "Go Wrong." STAMP COLLECTING AND PATRIOTISM. Preparatory and public schools were amusingly castigated by Cambridge under. graduates at their Union Society debate.] The subject was: "This house regret? that the 'gentlemen of England' banish their sons from their homes at a tender age
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    LIFELIKE PORTRAIT OF THE PRINCE
    80 13 London, Mar. 23. Mr. Albert H. Collings has completed a portrait of the Prince of Wales for the Government cf Bihar and Orissa. It is described as so lifelike that a visitor to the studio, seeine: the reflection of the painting in the mirror, withdrew
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    YOUNG MEN—RULE THE WORLD !
    632 13 YOUNG MEN— RULE THE WORLD Famous Banker Praises Youth's Progress. "EUROPE'S BEST HOPE." "I have no quarrel with the younger generation. I think they will give the world i just as efficient business men, just as fertile i artists and inventor*, just as courageous j pioneers, and every bit as
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    ERRORS OF JUDGMENT IN FLYING.
    205 13 Coroner's Comment on Folkestone Fatality. London, Mar. 20. At the inquest on the death of Flying Officer Priestman and Leading Aircraftman Pickering, who were killed in an aeroplane accident near Folkestone, the leader of the flight of three machines, of which the deceased occupied one,
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    OUR FINANCE LETTER.
    958 14 L Rubbers Improve. TIN PROBLEMS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London. Mar. 10. Rubber shares have displayed a marked improvement throughout the past week, both in the volume of business transacted and in the tendency i f prices. Quite good buying support has been noticeable each day while
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    55 14 INTERNATIONAL "SOCCER." Ireland Team to Meet Wales. London, Mar. 30. The following is the Ireland team chosen j to play Wales in the "soccer" international j on April 9th. Scott (Liverpool); McCluggage (Burnley)j McConnell (Reading); Irving (Cardiff), Sloan (Cardiff). O'Brien (Derby); Gallagher (Falkirk), Irvine (Everton), Johnstone (Portadown). Gillespie
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    CRICKETER'S LOSSES.
    111 14 C. F. Root Discharged From Bankruptcy. London, Mar. 23. The Worcestershire bowler, C. F. Root. has been granted a discharge from bankruptcy, at Dudley, on the payment of a sum enabling his creditors to receive a final dividend of Is. 10d. in the pound. Root gave a £100
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    SCOTS RUGGER CHAMPIONS.
    90 14 It now seems highly probable that Ha. wick will secure the Scottish Rugby Championship, says a home paper in mail week. In the last 18 fixtures they have been defeated only once, and have now scored 30*1 points. Scottish Rugby enthusiasts are agreed that it will be
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    FROM KARACHI TO ENGLAND.
    68 14 Bombay, Mar. 25. Preparations now are being made for two R. A. F. officers to fly Home, in April, in a D. H. 9 machine. The route to be followed will be from Karachi, via Bunder Abbas, Baghdad, Constantinople and across Europe. The D. H. 9
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    FROTH BLOWER FINANCE.
    408 14 GRAND TYPHOONS REPLY TO MR. KIRK WOOD. Mr. Kirkwood (Socialist member for Dum- j barton Burghs) gave notice in the House, of Commons he will ask the Home Secre- I tary: If he is aware that the balancesheet of a charitable organisation known as the Ancient Order
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    48 14 The Executive Engineer, Kajang, telegraphs that the Kajang-Bungi-rd. is flooded to a depth of 13 ins. at the 20th mile and to 21ins. at the 21st mile. The Telok Datoh-rd. is flooded to a depth of 24ins. at the 28th mile and to 15ins. at the 30th mile.
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    BRITISH DETERMINATION IN HONG KONG.
    256 14 Message by Secretary of State. i i The full text of the communication which, under instructions of the Secretary of State for the Colonies, the Governor of Hong Kong issued at a meeting: oi the District Watchmen Committee at Government House recently is as follows:
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    THE PHILIPPINES.
    97 14 Chinese Will Absorb Them If I .S. Withdraws. New York, Mar. 21. Professor J. 0. Beatty, travelling Fellow of the Albert Kahn foundation, in the re- port of his observations, said that if the United States withdrew from the Philippines they would gradually be absorbed by the Chinese.
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    29 14 On Sunday a bull was knocked down by the train between Seremban and Tiroi. Its body was later found lying about twenty yards from the scene of the accident.
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    SEDITION CHARGE.
    179 14 Canton Student S«m [»r«x»n. "The British soldiers people at Hankow again i massacre at Kiukiang. (Nil men rise and ncttnguisl scene of ever 3,000 of our drowned as a eMWqm W boat sinking a merchant ship.'" These highly -t AH other similar object I I the charges of
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    AERO CLUB OF INDIA TO BE FORMED.
    98 14 Generous Offer Mack U> Sir A number of Jtrttunblj day. nder the- pemidencj Mitra, tfrmbcr in Charge i resolved to foi m M otcaii known as the Aero Club of Ii A foundation Commit.,• for was formed, with Sir i'" Chairman and Dr.
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    923 15 New Methods Described. OUTSPOKEN SPEECH P,Y SIR JOHN CADMAN. A great and prosperous era for the British oal industry which would follow the introduction of modern methods and machinery in its production and distribution was sketched hi a remarkable speech by Sir John Cadman. Sir John is
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    A DEFENCE OF THE TOPPER.
    358 15 Canon Donaldson in a speech at Barnet described the top-hat as "a vicious, vile, ugly symbol of the ungodly Victorian hard, unyielding, uncomfortable and pretentious, and responsible for much of the baldness of the late generation, which it typifies." These strictures have brought forth a
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    AUSTRALIA'S REAL EMBLEM.
    415 15 Sheep Rather Than Kangaroo. "Some impressions of Australia by a Parliamentary delegate" were given by Sir Frank Nelson. M.P.. at a meeting of the Royal Colonial Institute at the Hotel Victoria, London, when the Earl of Stradbioke, late Governor of Victoria, presided. Pointing out that what he
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    72 16 The Soon Ann, formerly belonging to the Heap Eng Moh Line, sailed yesterday morning for Hong' Kong under the Chinese flag, having been sold to a Chinese company. The N.Y.K. mail and passenger steamer Hakone Maru' 'left Colombo on the 6th. inst., and is due at this port
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    22 16 Four Dutch warships, a light cruiser, a destroyer and two submarines, passed Singapore yesterday afternoon from the East.
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    THE WAYS, WHO ARE LAMPLIGHTERS.
    477 18 LONDON FAMILY'S REMARKABLE RECORD. v300 Years Helping to Make the Town Bright. London's lamplighters are a steadily dwindling body. Thousands of incandescent lights now burst into a white blaze together at the touch of a magician at the gas works, or else electric lights have
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    FAKE MARRIAGES.
    238 18 CRYING EVIL IN THE PHILIPPINES Manila. The business of arranging "fake marriages" in the Philippines has recently reached a point where it threatens to displace the usual methods for undertaking: matrimony. The Bulletin, an American daily paper demands editorially that steps be taken to suppress the hundreds of
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    72 18 Misinformed about Leith Result. London, March 2A. Labour's hopes of another gain were shown by an extraordinary scene in the House of Commons. While the Home Secretary, Sir William Joynson-Hicks, was speaking, Labour members suddenly rose and cheered, and there were cries of "Four thousand majority!" Mr.
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    395 18 ARMOUR TO PROTECT THE HORSE. Madrid, Mar. 6. To-day the bull tight season opened here at the Plaza de Toros. and for the first time there was a public test of the armour for horses ordered by the Government. The "poto," as it is called,
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    35 18 To scatter flowers on a grave is simply a way in which an ordinary person can ex- press in gesture things that only a very great poet can express in words. Mr. G. K. Chesterton;
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    MR. LLOYD GEORGES GIBE.
    186 18 GOVERNMENTS APATHY ABOUT BOSWORTH. London, March 24. The Keith bye-election will give fresh heart to the Liberals, who entered the byelections at Leith and Southwark with a confidence not felt before the recent purging: of the party. This was voiced by Mr. Lloyd George in his
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    150 WAYS OF SERVING UP POTATOES.
    177 18 One of the many highly successful innovations at the Daily Mail Ideal Home Exhibition at Olympia is the college of cookery provided by the Empire Marketing Board, a Government endeavour t > make the public buy British and best. Among the items prepared, cojkod
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    SYDNEY'S FERVENT WELCOME.
    131 18 ROYAL VISITORS REACH U ,i;\ll London. M.i h Sydney. Very lease en «rds greeted the Dttfce and Dm bl thunderous cheers v Et.M.S R ed close to the light cruisers, H.^ The droning of squadi i overhead mingled M crowds and the thurun-r I A number of
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    RAISING IHE WIND IN CANTON.
    95 18 It has been an unque-t--anti-opium drutrs <>n sale l>y i.» Finance in the city, are M pared opium, but no quest. until a few days ago wher Department of the Army H asked that the Finance Mini^'iA trading in these drugs. Ifce M reply to
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    46 18 Forecasts of the Government B courage the production mi wl I British films" are bofat niiill eminent itself refuse t»> r -veal t I am told there will be a quota. ernment hopes to pet a similar I ("encouragement" adopted sinai. throughout the Empire. Evening News
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    FRASER & CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS.
    738 19 FRASER CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. FRIDAY, APRIL Bth. [Figures in brackets show the issue value I >f the Share in dollars unless otherwise I marked.] Asam Kumbang 57s 9d 58s 6d Bangrin Tin 37s 38s Ba.ang Padang ($1) 77 Va 82 x 2 Chenderiang 26s 6d 27? Eastern Siam
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    EXCHANGE.
    63 19 April Hth. Bank 4 m.s. 2;4 1-16 Bank demand 2|3 23-32 Private credits 3 m.s. 2|4 5-16 T ew York, demand 56 Credits !><! days 57^ France, derrrrrnd 1411 India. T.T. 154 Huii^- Kong, demand S% p.c. Dis. Yokohama, demand US 1 Java, demand U9% Bangkok, demand 80^ Bar
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    PRODUCE.
    214 19 April Bth. Tin ~~> Tons 153-4 Gambier '.< Pepper White 7.5 Pepper Plack 4n Flake Topioca o.M Pearl Sago Small T-% Copra lfl.2<t Conra. Sundried in. 7.". Opium, Benares unt. 4.UUO Rice Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle (New) 330 Rice, Siam old N©. 1 330 Rice, Rangoon Bintan
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    BARLOW'S REPORT.
    120 19 Singapore. Apr. S. Since our last report there have been only minor fluctuations with a steady undertone. This morning London is reported quiet but steady at Is < s d. whilst New York it dull at li cts. gold. Locally the market is quiet and steady at 70%
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    163 19 ROSE MACPHAIL COS. REPORT. Singapore. Vpr. K. KuWmt. London. Is *d. Local TO^cts. Tin.— London, £299 Lss. L 2« M up. Local $153.7n for 7"> tons. Mining. Linj?ui LBf I.SG. IVtaiin^ 4.60 167%, Kuyoh 1.33 I.3<\ Hon*> Fatt 1.27 1.30, Raub 3.20 3.2:.. Ulu Piah LSO LBS
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    LEWIS AND PEATS REPORT.
    162 19 Singapore. Apr. Though tin tnarkei during the past week has Keen uuit and v< ry little variation in prices is to be noted, a steady t<»n<' <-ontinucs to be maintained and even tin- announcement of the Match shipment figures at 11,300 tons has failed to bring
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    54 19 April. Mh.. 12 oelmk noon. Buyers Sellers R.S.S. equal to Standard Q.C.K Sp*t Tn 7,h Standard !!.>> era Fender A- 71 m Kaj .1 T: I.1 luljT'Sepi WVi M «.<t i». one of M^'ket Si mdy. l.;Af-\ PaUe: Lend i m-• Shei I 26d HNew
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    EXCHANGES.
    76 19 [British Ra<ii< Of!i«iai Servfa Ru^ln Apr. 7. Amsterdam 12.13%, Athens $59, Berlin 50.49, Bombay is. 5 K>-l»;d.. Bruueh S4J9S, Bucharest 805, Buenos Aires 4 7 B-lf, Copenhagen LMt, Qaacra B^S, Madrid 27.49%, Selsingfon 182%, Hong few* ln. O%«L, Lisbon 2 17-42, Milan 101 7-16, New York 4.86 21-J2, o>lo
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS.
    143 19 Gattej and Batrnrn, Secretaries. .limah Rubber 2*.4Xi. I Hi own. Phillips ft Stewart, iVnan^: A^-vnt.- Perak River Valley, February, 28.857 Jura, February, 16,255; Semanggol, Feb ruary, 29,201. Barlow and ('<>.. Agent*. Harimau, 8,200; Majedie (Johote), !>.:;<io [Muar liam, 27,168; Permas, 22,000; SeX- one. 22,500. Adamson. (Jilfillan
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    77 19 Statistics recently prepare! ja regard 1" the expenditure M musical instruments hi New South Wales show that the focal output of pianos, piano players, gramophone* and records, ftc., increased from C 268,000 in 1920-21 to £736,000 in LA2S-26, and til* value of oversea imports from £430,000 to £552,000. Those values
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      435 19 ASSETS OVER $7,500,000 ASSURANCE IN FORCE OVER $27,000,000 THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY UMTTED. (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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      881 19 BANKING. YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED. -Established 1880— Capital Subscribed V.100,000,000 (fully paid up) Reserve Fund V.92,500,000 President: K. Kotfama Esq. Vice-President: R. Ichinomiya, Esq. DIRECTORS. M. Odagiri, Esq. K. Mogami, Esq. Baron K. Iwasaki. K. Takeuchi, Esq. K. Tatsumi, Esq. T. Hodsumi, Esq. F. Watanabe, Esq. T. Okubo, Esq. Baron
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      99 19 INSURANCE. THE ASIA INSURANCE CO., LTD. (Incorporated in the S.S.) DIRECTORS: Teo Chong Siong, Esq. (Chairman). Chua Han Leong, Esq. Wong Yong Kai, Esq. Loke Van Kit Esq. Lee Pie Soo, Esq. Leong Foong Siew, Esq. Lee Chin Tian, Esq.. Thio Kirn Chuan, Esq. Mr. Au Mm Thong. The Company
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      40 19 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE (Incorporated in England by Royal Charter A.D. 1720) FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds Singapore Representatives.— Messrs. BARLOW CO., Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER CO., LTD. CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor). A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager. i
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    KRETA AYER INQUEST.
    2717 20 The Concluding Addresses. CORONERS SUMMING-UP TO-DAY. When the Kreta Ayer inquest was continued yesterday morning, Mr. Seth, Solicitor General, ?aid he did not know whether counsel were going to call any witnesses ano* he did not know whether the Court desired to call any witnesses. He had
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    SPORTING EVENTS OF THE REGIMENT. SEASON'S PROGRAMME ARRANGED.
    107 20 SPORTING EVENTS OF THE REGIMENT. SEASON'S PROGRAMME ARRANGED. At a recent meeting of the Sports Committee of the Duke of Wellington's Regiment the general committee and the subcommittees for the various sports were elected. It was decided that rugby, hockey, association football, cricket and boxing competitions on the knock-out system,
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    S.C.C. CRICKET.
    37 20 No play was possible yesterday in the S.C.C. match between Possibles and Probables, owing to the wet state of the wicket. Players are requested to note that the match will commence to-day at 1.30 p.m.
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    202 20 Home Football. TO-DAY'S LEAGUE PROGRAMME. Division I: Birmingham vs. Newcastle, Blackburn vs. Derby, Bury vs. Leeds, Everton vs. Manchester Un., Huddersfield vs. Sheffield Un., Leicester vs. Bolton, Wednesday vs. Aston Villa, Sunderland vs. Arsenal, Tottenham vs. Burnley, West Bromwich vs. Liverpool, West Ham vs. Cardiff. Division ll:— Barnsley
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    THE LAST INTERNATIONAL.
    78 20 The last match of the international soccer programme is being played in Wales to-day, where Wales entertain Ireland in what will be the fortieth match that has been played between the two countries. There have been 18 Welsh victories in the past and 14 Irish. The match
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    LEAGUE RESULTS.
    27 20 [Reuters Service] London. Apr. 8. Results of League matches played to-day are: Division I. Leicester 3, Cardiff 1. Division 111 (Southern). Northampton 1. Milhvall 4.
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    THE SCOTTISH CUP FINAL.
    209 20 CAN EAST FIFE HOLD CELTIC A Hundred Dollar Forecast. This is the conjecture in the minds of followers of Scottish Cup football in connection with the final of the competition, which is to be played in Glasgow on Saturday next. The odds are all against it,
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    RACE COURSE GOLF CLUB.
    76 20 The result of play for the March Medal as follows: T. Morita 40 41 11 TO H. C. H. Lim 39 39 5 73 G. Haridas 44 49 18 75 L. Rappa 44 37 4 77 V. Norris 46 46 14 78 A. L. B. Lim
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    LADIES RIFLE ASSOCIATION.
    113 20 The above Association was at Home to friends on the Seletar Range on Thursday when quite number attended and there was an open competition for ladies and gentlemen at 300 yards and a brick competition at 100 yards. Captain Chatterton won the former for which Mr. Gattey
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