The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 26 April 1928

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1 16 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 13 1 Singapore Free Press Hi CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S. THURSDAY. APRIL 26, 1925. NO. 12.:W1
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  • 213 1 Mr. Irani. LaHlMd thr radnif motorist, has ht»n kill««l at M«>ton« Tain- London l'r«*«»* nimment **n Mr. hurt hill's hudtret if x«r> fa\ Durable— fmm The \ustrali;Ln GaWd will dt'.il with any outbreak m o»nn«-<ti«»n with the rr«:t*nt shirpinx deal— I'aK* 9. NfWk trom i hina is
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  • 749 1 ••mi «hi l.d' from San I'ole hot. Thar sun had shining steaaJily all morninr aad aaaw Od a hair ol I tftae ins II... in valley heH%». At Ma We v thankful t<i hull at s small eatrauao >a Ml a»< I dark on thr .v it. A
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 388 1 WING LOONG. |()U HKiH CLASS TAILORING. vie, Cut and Finish Guaranteed 32. HIGH STREET. TKA SINGAPORE FLYING CLUB DINER I moanst rrn n [,\NCES INAUGURATION DINNER DANSANT lull W^ I Kin SATURDAY. \I>KII 28th. EVKRY X^^C^l j^j /f \l< >N l> \> Pickets $5 each maj Uv obtained **^> *^*^£JXBP
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    • 86 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENT < < Hm ma atil a< tfofU PakT'' Drink Goldbottlr i r Paa J'horf.lX i I 1 mm v Royal irMaky, Cwtltfit ud Co. Pair Lat.vt vhip|.,ntf ni'tu»> «m paw*- H>. 11 and 12. IVak I Pai Latest "!.all ;»«iv< n.-«-m« ru an«l notices on j.air^ 7. •id
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    • 25 1 v.*.vw.%%%vwwv.%%vw l wv*v,v imia ummg. 3 i THK KFX<M..\|sri) ll«il > J J for J J Bt' ROPE AN TROPICAL SI' ITS. •I 3? HIGH HTRBBT.
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 133 1 THE WEEK. 7 "A.. A 1 ..c:.: 11. W. 11l >ri; -by t. \i- v •>«• Ihit.--MmU>a Hi m nrati Slafl t Bla| fTati p.m.. 1!. W. oio a.m.. U, n.lO pjn., 4.6. > rk hat, Hanii i Magi < ..•s.^r;.! fVati. Mianrial Ihil m.:io Mr <.*' It-uRc- aad Scfi«"<
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  • 323 2 CIVIL AVIATION IN INDI A. 1st if K.X.I. Facilities Authorized. Nch Delhi. Apr. 12. l! been decided that, where the exigencies of the Service permit, a v i 1 aircrafl will be allowed to amice oae ol Royal Air Force statloM and landing (rounds in India, aiin comprehensive rules governing
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  • 202 2 Strange Scene in I'aris Music Hah. Paris. An audience at ths new Folies-Wagram musk-hall wHnessod an uarehearsed sketch recently, which included several memberi I police force. When the curtain went up on one of tinscenes in the revue spectators WOTS surprised to st-e two couples, one in
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  • 167 2 Maaawavriag to Avoid M t_mmba M From A<r vol contest b tween t light aeroplane and ;> fast motor boat has been arranged to taki place al the Welsh Harp, Hendon. The contest, which Is to settle a friendly dispute hi tween a motor boat enthusiast ami
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  • 89 2 T 1 arc fewer suicides m France thai m Central Enropt, Figures art published showing that m Hungary lv> per 100,000 of the population kill ttmrassiTcs. the same pi .►portion m ('/.ich«tslovakia. tl m Germany, m Austria ft, m France 17. Estonia 15, Bwedsa ;.rwi Dennarii M each,
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 1135 2 "S-™" Victoria Theatre ALHAMBRA PH C E A Monster Proftrammc (Tan Chw K and c°ud rk lUViiMiu a iv 6 iuiuu COMMENCING TUESDAY NEXT, MAY Ist. .0 OF And Nightly at 9.30 p.m. Varied AmUSCmentS au^-JJ JZ™»°* Commencing Thursday, April 26th niif HIK SIN NM M GATE lOcto j~i t
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  • 657 3 The Hteivtorj nHM'tinK ol r:ii«'i Tin Dredfian MM >i<i(J at Kuala l.iinipui on Monday. Th«- < Kalrmaa, Mr. I Mm, ai<l: Thii MM- \r.\r is talU-.i to comply with -tatntor} rcquimnecti m that the roults m he t.umatiMn the Compaay «an hi mmcm) <toi. y,, u and
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  • 206 3 Familiar a~ U the Wool with maaj <«t' the prodncts of the Baot, distance and time taken transit deny acquaintance with (uite a number. Speedy modem transport is. however, ■toadHy overtaldnfi the lair cards. Coveni Garden* that vaal empo> lium of Nature's boemtios— aai iu>t oeTered the Bawoe
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  • 55 3 f ßritish Radio OaVml Sorvtoa.] mafjkf, \|»rii 2a. Mi. Amery, the Colonial Secretary! Mated m the Hovso ol Commons that, according ti» the Gout m meal of Sierra Leonei 17 applicationi had he'.'n received m January t mt exclusive prospecting Hceacea m connection with th.' discover)
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  • 98 3 Duke of York to IMa\ with Norman hrookes. According to .1 i. i> Mad cabl< from Sydney, Norman K. Brookes, the rr rhnm i ion lawn tennis player, will partner th* Duke of York in the men's doubles chum oionehips at Wimbledon in June. Brookes has one of
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 189 3 Ask For j KODAK" FILM FILMPACKS I A (JOOD SNAPSHOT EVERY TIME. i, learned !V -XlinVieiic-e that thSTlli ."'"'^'irrauhei- ite* and h all iSff Tas^Tt^u fth J I rmity, its h-h R no«J iv keetinJ 'T uni ««nd.rf..l latitude, Th,; 1 v aU' "^f^at ui.,"^ Srh.^ I J pendaMe Blm
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    • 121 3 THERE IS NO HIGHER PRAISE. I I Quality and Variety at a Moderate Price j 1 OBTAINABLE AT HI THE LEADEN! STORES AND DEALERS I |H Sole Agents I Barlow Co. I TELE. 2790. TCI c o n TELE. 2791 fMELDRUMS LIMITED I TIMPERLEY, MANCHESTER. I Keruse Destructors KAN(;iN(i KROM
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  • 269 4 HOW DARK WARRIOR WON THE LINCOLNSHIRE. GE >i.r. \i. \1K\\ ot" th.- hn;<i> the i inc I Warrior, the winning kotos, i- a a .'ust pasl Iks posl followed b) Philammon own I M i: I Mr. Solly Joel, which finish d second Captain J. EL
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  • 2825 5 COMMONS CRITICISM OF ITS POSITION. "Someone Has Blundered/' Further references to the Singapore naval base wer( niad (lurin(r the d bnto on the Navy Estimates in the House if Cor MM on March 22. Mr. Ammon (Lab. N. Camberwe.h Mid: I want the House seriously to notice
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  • 34 5 A good tariff law in one that put -< import duty on your products, ao they will sell hiph. and none on the oth« r ft !l w' 1 \..u ran buy eheup. Fri.Uricksbuig (Val
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  • 159 5 Hand Kri tain I light IMan. J.h_innev», lir March 10. I' :.r..i,r n -rr pi Maaaaaj st Johannesburg for PtablishgMM of 1;1 r nil lahf plsne* collect unv mK Rhodesian min. ti K.'fini r\. Sir Alan i h«m. who inten -t. d in th. Rhod.si a abort
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  • 34 5 British Honduras, a contemporary re* minds uh, auppbea a great deal of the material from which .Kw ing -gum k u U* 11. re we l.a%. pou.rful •*•«•__>. Om -nt >f Ml wi!h ib. D_g
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 207 5 Cusenier's Three Crown BRANDY QOOM a% C ll $3.30 Per Bottle (Duty Included) Agents JOHN LITTLE CO., LTD. 'Incorporated m Enjrland.) Singapore. Penanj? and Kwda BOOTS polished fiom reflect your good taste A»k aJway» for RONUK BOOT POLISH m the mauve tins. SOLD E VMM t WllKhE. RONUK. Limited, PorUiaoe,
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    • 138 5 I Teak Bedroom Furniture} f > tit* *«».:„„**>• HANDSOME BEDROOM SJITE t I 'Sel SOLID TEAK 1 I__ Plfir' S IILUSTR IIOH I I I I I C^^—— H-HZI 11. 1.00 mil Made m Our Own j eak IWdnlead. XI IJ I Pt tat BMi R;ul- m M 1& European
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  • 594 6 THE RELEGATION PROBLEM. League Positions to Date. The positions in the Knglish and Scottish Leagues, including games played on Monday and Tuesday are as fi llow>: DIVISION I. Lan Huddersfield !><• M Goals. P. W. D. L. F. A. It.-. KvoMom 10 IW 12 9 Jl »i" 50
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  • 28 6 (By courtesy of the N'atno NichiNiehi Shimhiinsha.) Tokio. April 2.1. The s„(|( j(.n ,t t.alh took place last night of Mr. K. Muto. M. p. malatarialist
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  • 20 6 The training ship Yakunio with H.LH Prince Takamatsu on board left to-lay 01 her long cruise
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  • 31 6 Kutakura-gumi. noted sericultut ists. with a view to opening a cocoonery in Sumatra, is sending there an expert who will lea\; Yokohama on Thurmtnj oj >hc Faohlmi Maru.
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  • 42 6 Baion Tanaka, Premier, baa declared that he Is prepared to dissolve the In-. 4 again. The Minseito's proposal to form a common front of opposition parties was received favourably bv various parties exo-p* the Meiseikai. new Party, whioh Is resisting
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 264 6 I FOR LADY DRIVERS I I FERODO I! Friction Linings. i- Ferodo lined brakes respond instantly L ii; to a lijcht pressure of the foot on the W i brake pedal. They jfive a comfortable feeling of con- I h'dence m traffic, that removes for ever S if the fear
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    • 275 6 GOOD-BYE TO DULLNESS DUST r WHEN YOU KARVALLY V I 1 I Pv x v^ AX A "D V^ /x XX TRY THJ3 CLEANER AND POLISH ONCE AND YOU WILL NEVER USE ANY OTHER MALAYAN MOTORS, LTD 11—20 ORCHARD R()A!>, SINCi APOKg. I "What a big Boy I r~~ you
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  • 739 7 RELIEF OF RATES I OK PRODUCERS. Tax on Foreign Pelrol. [Reuter's Service. 1 London. V»r. 21. i outrnuing bisbuajgot speech Mr. i r.u a. ill -aid be propoood to estabM b a new fixed .lebt charge of I 166.01 0,0 > s year which would extinguish internal and
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  • 88 7 bhed in Trench Court. [Renter*! Service.] Paris, April 24. 01 ral has been heard sgainsl the sentence by d fault of eight months lui- in i tin e i i i l insu 1 1 1 1 on the Communist !i'-:>u Vaillan Couturier, in connexion with sn article
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  • 42 7 AMPHLETT ESCAPES PROM SANDING. [Reuter*s Service.] New York. April 2"i. Mr. Amphletl hs Brl i h Sun in r of the Mine a 1 I a Lus ha- escapa**! from Bandino end arrived safely at Puerto iCabexas on the eoast of Nicaragua.
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  • 160 7 SUCCUMBS TO PNEUMONIA IN QUEBEC Lindbergh to the Rescue. JHeuter- Service. 1 New York.~\pr. The airman who riew to the relief of the trans-Atlantic airmen at Graoaly Island ilylng on the brink *.f death. He is Mr. Kb yd Bennett. ■gahsol doctor's orders piloted a maehin. from
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  • 106 7 On Borderland of Starvation in China. I keuter v.., x j I <»nd an. April 2.*,. In I he Hoew I I i mmoat I omIi i\«-n-aorth) i lab. Hall) drra attention ition uhi-.ai ho de-c J .-d a- the "horderlaad ol n" "i British oAk I I
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  • 73 7 AUSTRALIAN SHIPPING DEAL. Cockatoo Dockyard Idle. (Prom <>ar Own I t r< -.-.ndent. i S\dne>. \|-ril < oneequent upon th. thi I em- I lllonwealth line.- le 'he White Stai I in- I ■•any far _l.pnu.it f the I Dockyard it Byduej nil] ot kangai so aonlod The lio'.rnn.ent 1-
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  • 78 7 Modern Martyr*. I Reuta k -u n I ondon \pr. 2\. The "extrao, din :ri.. kigh *a-a '.--r and record of the missionaries in hina" was ko liibato paid "> tl hop of Caaterbury nt the meeting of the Society foi he Propagation of the (icspeL He
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  • 114 7 COMMONWEALTH SHIPPING TENDERS. [Reuter's Ser\ice.] aaassrca, Apr. 1 1. Other tenderers tor th. esaimon wealth lane w.-re Sir Walter Hunciman. 11,250,000 Mad Sir Jnoses Connolly gl,575j000. [Sir- Walter Runciman is n knoen in the ihipping world. He was i..-t peur*i denl of the hamber of Shipping ol the United Kingdom,
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  • 45 7 I. rater's A Goaci Apr. Eum C nmnil; t* e has d» d to refer the question of illicit trad-, in drugs thro igh the Pool Office to the next conferenci laternathmal Pool J Union which ii meeting in April, 1029.
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  • 38 7 I Reutei 'i S si i ice.] Cnakorra, \pr. 14. The i < meal a alec! n to inci ase thi duty oo Foreign Rims '..d. s foot I oted roduce i i"". 1 K).
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  • 60 7 \n nn ia death of 1 Knol OH the 4; h in.-t held at s. r Mr. O. E. Vens i I been a <<l a 1 i 03 ol bis d. eta, knviag i years' i .i. for gang i Warders videace of Unding him dead cloth. h tw-
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 538 7 NOTICES. THORN YCROFT I (SINGAPORE) LTD. NOTH I is HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Gamenil Meeting of th, above najoie.1 Company will h.- h.!,i th.- Reg] U red ol th«- •ompaiiy. m. Orchard K....i >,„ Friday, May |g28, .1 12 o'clock NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that ths ''""•< ths CemaMny
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    • 324 7 NOTICES. maaaaaaaaammmmmammaaamBmaaaaaaamamam 'mmmmmmmmmi^^^^^^^t^mmm OEDI> w< I MO I I COMPANISI < I tolotieoa ..f ARATHOON BROS., LIMITED. Ai Unary M- ths M< of th« aanaod Company, da I iraUnar) omp hi- i 1 I i 1 i 11. I John n* DawaM Cirl M > H bo and I I
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    • 123 7 TENDERS GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. fr.tai fM, f..r tl JuI taa I Road w« bia_r u» I I aad i R Rssai n tin it .my i... r brea wcc«pted fail alato of I h f h naa> *r an] render.* n- t the I V I Usssapi re, April ITth la."*
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  • 28 8 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. ACKNOWLEDGMENT. Mi Mrs H i-.tu-l wish t.> grateful thmik^ to all triewdh <"»>• .m 1 kinu -ynipath\ *h-..-h they »vill acknuwW .Ijre i luaHv if: due c<
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  • 514 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. THURSDAY, APRIL, 26, 1928. MR. CHURCHILL APPROACHES A GREAT PROBLEM. Quito apart from the financial dexteriiy and ingenuity displayed m recent budgets, which has earned the admiration of critics and is continued m the present one. there is an interest attaching to this year's presentation of the
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  • 277 8 U we *ne to judge by the fairly frequenl complaints, etpeciilb °l lat<\ which have ban made, publicly and privately, regarding the mann<"*in which thr authorities in the Datcb Bad Indies deal with some viUtor*. there is ground for the complaint thai the treatment rmctivad
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  • 245 8 Mr. R. V. Patterson, of Borneo Mot* rs. Ltd., Penang. has returned from his trip to Java. A debate on "Which is more glorious th* victory of Peace or the victory of War?" will bo held in th.- GjCJL Hall. Prinsep Street, to-day at S.I.". p.m. All intereste-1 are welcome.
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  • 290 8 Proposeil Visit To Naval Base. Mr. Onaakj Omv c«»rw»«l «»u. Mi I roiriMuin »T<lav <•( »*r un.l Ifu Port H.;«lt!, hti-nrtiirn l-.^luy h.- l ill i?i. th«- \a> R i with tin Captain in-'H«i^i' Mapt. (r*«<>flrn > > MHcku.rth. K.N.». At t. h. will Up is ir«
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  • 43 8 J ».u nt<»\\ n M Granvi I -«r^ ■1 a tun. i tx-licwd it had i >*\\ following com mitt < \h-\\ :•> furt hi r .(.i.i t thr > M thHl <!• r- I I. I D. 8. Nair. I>. I >!r 1! v..|l.
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  • 340 8 Mr. i.M«: Sat-nd.. Mr. ami M-» V I. ■.i fr..n 1. |Vf n. x 1 t r .ivcilfil \ia Anui ion. Mi. C l» gaarnily an.l Hi I I Rratltivll arri^^•<^ m IVnnn^ <>'. M >jr L'ai -t« by th< Klanff Th« uv~\ fatal n Ku<lat occuirvd on Vpril 2.
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  • LOCAL WIRES.
  • 29 8 nUnHo ii n__m»w «•»< rong an Ijmm the engine and edjuresult thai shr I Darwin t IV a MHO I u whole t i .t adno*
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  • 19 8 ha» been p-sawed la apt rhan. Ooaa*l Srj_ti Uaaswa Of th. J-.sl.ru < of one >«.»r orlll
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  • 16 8 A 00> whi. h a Bengal »ng Oeg MU I and i_ Ii. >'
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 193 8 "THE COSSOISSEVR COMES TO CALDBECK'Sr KTHATCOCKTA.L? ISN'T COMPLETE WITHOUT I BOOTH'S GIN. I CALDBECR MACGREGOR CO., LTD. i (Incorporntt:! tnuhr tin CtMfMwiM 1 OriHn^nc" -i //'••.»> A'"ry>. 'i (It'crimnih <> m Shanghai.) i SINGAPORE. ji L XV SPFX'IAL \^T A. S^ AIM»()INTMENT TO HIS MAJESTY 2?(P^S THK KWG W MA
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    • 30 8 Imumm's! a to I CHAMPAGNE IIHE WORD! ■.§aH®ss-« •j«*MiMgig liifggagg! From All Garages Dealers. I H.B. Winter. HKCBANT TAILOR. 6-M, Battery Road, (Second Floor- "G. H." Buil.iinß). SINGAPORE. Tel. 18S.
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    • 7 8 To-daVs KiMut. \A j r< KATOS I
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  • 41 9 ANOTHER VICTIM OF SPEED (RAZE. Smash a! 200 m.p.h. Keuter's Service.] l>ayt„na. Apr. 2T,. w v Frank Lockhart, the racing tisirg preparatory to an world record, he loat eoo> ar and was killed while travel* 200 miles an hour.
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  • 44 9 Northern Reverse. i tr Ka.-U-rn Service.] Shanghai. April 85. snfc's tro >;>- entered Tsini "noon fn m tho touth-i-'iom resistance from hei ners, who are t and t!' <-d ii. ir th Shan't' of deserters are W Hei < i with v. mesa and
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  • 75 9 Japan Denounced. Far Eastern Service.] Nanking. April 2.V hai telegraphed thai •lanfu i> now complete. have captured 60.000 4 iruns. Central Eawcutlvi (oni--11 ito denouaciag t.. Shantung, as- the plea ot protactlaa of .1 mere pn t*-xt. while :i lar^t body <>f troops grave eon-equenee^ for which China
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  • 15 9 I mi Service.] iVkiiitf. Apr. ->. «n- a Chinese■i Hnishwill I for
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  • 20 9 AMERICAN MISSIONARY KILLED. I astern Service.] befoo, Apr. 2T». American -~i«>n Hospital at Tsinina" Idler during irthem and Nation- :<> hand.
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  • 73 9 I m Service-] Tokio. Apr. 25. Tanaka. referring IB i1 intrigues, declared ruined to deal most convicted and will also •be locial erili which Left win*; extremism. Minister announced that he revise taxation as to lessen i -w.i and middle classes. d that the Government's had crippled
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  • 75 9 Portion.] Geneva. April 25. I eamittee adopted the re- N_ by M. Bourgeois in•roposed Central Board of the langus of Nations and thi Becretary-Connial of sill assure the working of the trativc services. hinese, FiVn h, Italian, I Y ago-Slav members voted Olution and the British,
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  • 38 9 Fai Eastern Service. 1 Hankow, April 25. appalling stories of the Kingmen City of 000,000 inII an River valley by laughter of 5,000 inbands are composed of mbers Of the Divine Wold organisation. I ha
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  • 16 9 ter*a Berrice.] Braeocto, April 2.">. eurred of Genera' lea lei of ths Wr.it
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  • 230 9 WHAT THE PAPERS SAY. Stock Exchange Cheerful. [Reuters Service.! London, Apr. 2"> "Courageous," 'hold," -solid," and "coneirueuve, are among the adjectives the morning papers apply to the Budget the chief surprise of which has been the "plumottered to parents In increasing the incometax rebate of children allowaaees lo
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  • 122 9 [Router's Sc-vicc-1 Sofia. April 27>. Official statistics concerning the recent earthquake! shew that over n.ooo houses collapsed m Ptrilippopolis, r,.i00 have become uninhabitable, and another 2J690 must ne repaired. \then>. April 25. The earthquake damage at Corinth is estimated to have caused d00.0n0.000 drachmae's worth of damage, 154)00
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  • 105 9 Government's Reply to Threats. g[Reuter's Service.] Canberra, Apr. 2">. Mr. Bruce, in announcing the Coin awn wealth Line deal, said that C260JOOQ would le paid on delivery of the vessels and th. remainder in ten equal instalments with interest f 5^4 POI cent., secured by debentures. The
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  • 45 9 A Simple Monument. [Reuter's Service 1 (Quebec. April 25. A simple store monument of Labrador rock is to be erected on Greenly Island to commemorate the landing of the Bremen as the first non-stop crossing of the Atlantic from Fast to West.
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  • 32 9 [Router's Service.] New York. Apr. 25. The Arctic flier Capt Wilkins has been awarded the Samuel Morse pold medal, the highest honour of the American CeogTa- hieal Society.
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  • 51 9 Too Many Yankee Bullets About. I Renter's Serve. 1 Ottawa. April 2a. In the House of Commons Mr. Mackenzie King announced that a Note is being sent to Washington in connexion with the alleged danger to lives of Canadian citizens from bullets fired by United States piohihu'.on
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  • 47 9 f Reuters Service.] Umbels. April 25. Mt-mU-is of the Dutch robber eonuwttte* and the principal llclgiun and French rroweri met thb awtwg. Tha proeeedtaift which w«W secret. VOTt reportedly confined m an exchange of rtawi as rcjarda growing and th« manufacturing situation.
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  • 22 9 [Reuter's Service.] Calcutta. Apr. 2">. Fift.rn Indians and siy Chines-.- wore injured m a riot at Kint? George's Dock.
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  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    • 882 9 To the Kditor. Sir, —May I trespass on your space to put forward a few fa ts and a point of view with regard to matters touched upon in your bader of 24th instant and Mr. R. M. VI illiams letter appearing in your issue of 2f>th
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    • 836 9 To the Editor, Sir, Newspaper accounts of the Dutch Kast Indies were so alluring that they tempted me to visit these parts a few weeks ago when I obtained my leave. I had contemplated to visit Palembanjr and the neighbouring: Dutch ports, but had to abandon my plan
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    • 38 9 RAFFLES ST ATUE. To the Kditor Sir, May I suggest that the statue of Rallies be removed from its present horrible stucco surroundings to the front of the main entrance of the new Post Office. Yours etc. IMPROVEMENT.
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  • 106 9 lHtal gun tight m which il.e MMUOI were the leader-" of two rival Chinese gang* took place m a CMTmj shop m South Bridgt Koad on Tuesday morning. The shop i.s only a short distance from the Kreta Aver Police Station. Police arrived on the scene to
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  • 69 9 (Reuter's Sen ice. Itombay, April The cotton stoppupe is praeticalh complete. Owinir to the serious situation the Governor. Sir Leslie Wilson, accompanied hy Mr. Jehangrir. General Member, is returning to Bombay on April 27 from Mahahaleshwar. Three cotton mills, it is reported, have closed down at
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  • 35 9 [Router's Service] London. April 2~>. The P. and O. Steam Navi^ati-m COM pany has declared a dividend <»t' I Mf MM tax free on Deferred >hare~ f« r the hall year.
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    • 1444 10 Blue Funnel Line EHerman Bucknall J> g^ REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES Cl 1 ¥g Jj I EXPRESS SERVICE MARSEILLES, LONDON &N. CONTINENT FORTNIGHTLY. a^ Lft afl ITI M 1 aTI I if! 1j I M Rf5 A irk Infill *m A/I A aA I WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT.
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    • 1637 11 O. S. K. Line. "m"^^™*^^^™*" X P M ■■"SrsMTO H7. TRAyEL" 1 COMFORT koninklyke p'aketvaart maatschappij. -.::;:™",5'™,.,., DOLLAR Ifij^i ™-lrrs.'3™ m ay nl av B»rn*.<, Maru Apr. 25 Apr 27 mm Transhipment. Marine Departments and I; nh:i >- Honolulu Man May 10 May 1' KlCi-^I MJeLIH 1 H I Manager*
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  • 81 12 The Sei.-tan arrived from Hong Kong yesterday with 703 deck pa*aenir<TJ« on board. Mr. Cyril Webb, chief engineer of the Hong Peng, who died suddenly on Monday evening, had been nil ing for some time and death was due to apoplexy. May 6th. being the anniversary of the
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  • 215 12 One of the two latest additions to the Rotterdam Lloyd freight service arrived m port yesterday. This is the Kota Inten. a fast cargo vessel of 114 knots, which left Rotterdam on March 17th. with a general tu|i touching ut P«-rt Said, Suez. Belawan. and
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  • 184 12 The purvha>< by lord Kylsanl <»n behalf of the Whit- Star Line of the Au>tral.an Conur.(»nwealth Line i* t ht second considernble White Star a««iui-ition to he announced during the pa-t month. In mail week it ua> announced that un agreement had been signed providing for
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  • 77 12 Officers and Ship's Com pa m at Porlsmoulh. Kui_b\. Apr. t:t. The Australian cruiser Melbourne, whuh is to be sold out .'i service and whose offi.ers and shftpa company will turn <•%» r to the new cruiser Australia, now budding at Glasganr< arrived st Portsmouth last evening
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    • 622 12 Burns Philp Line (Incorporated m Australia.) (0) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. (0) Regular monthly sailingH by the well-known steamer MAHKLLA (7,375 tons) and the new motor vessel MALABAR (4,512 tons). The MARELLA is the largest and finest Rteamer trading to Australia. Cabins de
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    • 548 12 Kerr Steamship Co. inc. 44. BRAVER STRRKT. NEW YORR. (Incorporated la 1.8 A.) Q GENERAL AGENTS REGULAR FREIGHT SERVK X TO JBOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELI'HI Nh BALTIMORE (via Su*t> M.S. SILVER!! A /.K I. due May M.S. SILVERASH dv.- May M.S. SILVERCUAVA dor May 29 PACIFIC JAVA CALCUTTA SERVIf r
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    • 651 12 MAIL DESPATCHES. av-iiMk. Kuala Pahang. Pekan, Sungei Lembin and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 6 a.m. Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.m. Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, lpoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah and Lower Siam 6 a.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6 p.m.
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    • 330 12 Seistan. Brit. 1571. from Hong Kong 25. for i-t.ti'it. G. G. Roumc. Pr, 1870, from Sai.*. 2'». for Saigon unc. Brailand. Ger. 3*<9fi. from Hamburg 1 1. for Hong Kong 20. IsareUa, Brit. 4346, f r on Melbourne _M. tor Melbourne 2 s Bulan Brit. 441. from Penang _.">. u
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  • 1273 13 TONGKOI/S EXPERIMENTS IN LOCAL WATERS. Light on Trawling Costs. As a result of the Government steantiawler, Tongkol's continued tests of the t-eas about the Malay Peninsula throughout 1927, much experience has been gained. The vessel, manned with a crew able to fact the worst of the monsoonal weather,
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  • 427 13 Adelaide Syndiatt/s Project. Melbourne. March 27. To is issued thfc pTOOOactM of tin Hie. nil Hare Association i India i Ltd. which is being formul in Adelaide t<» tablish electric hare racing m Coloooho Hai g.. on, Calcutta, Madia- nbo I' and Delhi The nominal
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  • 114 13 Arm> Now Say* Armoured." The Army Council continues its eraoaaV for purer Knglish. It was recent 1\ announced that the mil* tary formation at Tidworth hitherto kn.-ur us the "Experimental M.i haiu.seil Force" will in future be called the "Kxperimi-nta' Arnsourod Force." Recently the word "mechanicalised" wachanged to
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  • 95 13 Betw.-en 12.:>0 and »>.:U) one Mn, lav morn ing the Southern Railway laid a new bridgi weighing more than in ton.- M.u.oi lane. Lee. S.E. A> oon as the ia.st trail had passed on Saturday night MM i. 909 men with acetylene flares and two craoas begun to
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  • 41 13 The F.M.S. Government has been nform ed by telegram of th" MOOI examination in Criminal and Co Caw of Tungku [small His Highness tha Yang dl Pert mn hV i Sembilan, who is now stadyhaj th- i .1 in London.- MM.
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 494 13 ()K ,)KR OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS GOVERNMENT PRELIMINARY NOTICE. *2**&,»jtttj* Aucti,n st their sale-room. AT AN EARLY DATE SKY BBLLE" as she now lies at Keppel Harbour Wharf Permission for inspection may be obtained from the Auctioneers. CHING KENG LEE k CO.. LTD., Auctioneers. MORTGAGEE'S SALE The undersigned have been
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    • 294 13 ?To Motorists? J HAVK YOU BVB GEOMBLED AT TIIK KRKQUKNT NECESSITY OK HAVING YOUR I YI.INDKRS DKCARHONISKI): YOLK (JARAGK BILLS ARK OUT Ol PROPORTION j| BBCAUBI YOU ARK UfIHQ LUBRICATINC oils 5 WHICH DKI'OSIT TOO MUCH CABBOM f AVOID THIS BY I SlN<- I Texaco Clear Clean Golden Motor Oils,
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  • 1148 14 SEQUEL TO ROYAL STARS GROUNDING. Singapore Decision Reversed. The following is a full IWBOTI ef the appeal hy Mr. John MacLeod, Master of the Blue Star liner Royal St.u, .mm the finding of a Court of Foimal Investigation held at Singapore on Janui ry 2*» and
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  • 22 14 -I. 1 1 I I > Mr. II b) Mi H.^m a. t as ,-n i Mr l» \m-.t ;|v ami Mr I
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    • 249 14 ==ajggfla s@9- eat jm 1 st? MORE FRUIr ™/fib4jf\ /J\\ LSfey J iere aie man y tempting -rv ITT L? 7 (llsl »es to be made from fruit v V\ If U ]T*i i)Ut the one the children love i I y| fi7 j_/ an<^ the simplest to prepare y)
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    • 112 14 You II never Craven A ~.Tm •"^k tf OMV M^^F W. ly ftj »^P &r M.mm jE T vcP ''HBWJ NEVER W V^m9 m jam*. HI 1 1 I j^H a m\ 4mT^Hb± ral A.^r^^***' Aft, VIRGINIA CIGARETTES MADE. SPECIALLY TO MADE IN LONDON PREVENT SORE THROATS By CARRERAS, Ltd.
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  • 365 15 Scope <>f Tariff Board's Enquiry Extended. Bombay. Apr. 10. One important point made by a section Of public opinion against the terms of reference of the Tariff Hoard m connexion with the enquiry into the claim for the protection of petroleum interests m India, namely, the
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  • TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    • 583 15 Singapore. Apr. 21. A dull business week with no item of particular interest so far as transactions are concerned may. on tn taci of It, M pear somewhat depressing, but n is. aovartheless. a matter tor cngiatuiatioi. that the markets remain steady, if quiet.
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    • 190 15 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. Singapore, Apr. 2"». Kuhhcr. Lnarinn. 7 7 h«1. I t< -hanired. Tin. I iiilon. f283 7a Bd. Up IT- d. Local *ir.".- for 118 Tom M«ninu. Quiet. Kuchai 1.70 LTS, Petalinir 4.46 4. •">•">. Malaya Consolidated I. 1.0 1. Linfpli 1 > >nn«:ei Way 5.05. Kinta
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  • 80 15 Chinese miners m Kinta say that th«tlifFereme to thorn between firewood burning; ermines an«l crude oil engines is $1,400 m favour of the oil engines. It w«»u!«l seem that the Conser\ator <>f Forests kille«l the (MM which was laying the golden eirirs when he raised the royalty on bakau tire\vo..d.
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  • 50 15 X' r Bank ..mi hi I'rivati ir«iin Ww Y..rk, denancJ I i-iit- ,ia\ Ii < .n<i 1 lull;.. |V; H<»iik' K.-rt^r. .i<-mnri<l I" p Yokohama. i I I T 4 Jjivji, < I r 1 1 1« n• I Bangkuk. demaiul I' Londot, Bank «>f h;njrlan<l kato P SiniTi-iirn,
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  • 170 15 V Tin I (jam li« IVpjnr Whit i |1~ 1 < ..|.T (i|m., Sundru<l 1 1 M' Rice Limtii; Hin Than Mark Red Euplv i N>- S.lO Rice. Si mil oM No I 310 I Uamri.ou Hi n t an Hi K(«. Rangoon Suka 2M "ice, Siam Broken \o
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  • 38 15 \pril 2"»lh. 12 o'clock n«M»n. R S.S. equ;»l to Standard < F s s > i > 1 1 Ti ml. r May .1 .lu'\ I '.'T 4 I London Spot Shret M p« r Ih.
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  • 171 15 Ma 1 1 rn Nawar. KimI.i Kampar and Tanjong Tualang. ■ydney, Itareh H An amalgamation of thri'e of the alluxial tin group (the Malim Nawai South. Kuuhl Kampar. and Tanjong Tualangl. forme I to work the propert es in the Km: proposed in a circular to the
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  • 92 15 > e>terda> \lteration* April __"ith. I Iodine Prior*. Buyers let i adaag it P ta Rantau Pi.-I 1.0. Sungei Bai grin 40s Id i Hand v.u 10 Us K. Lampuf Lb* Phin Soon 11Puchong '*d Ramhatan I Renting Consd 3s 2s M disc. Selayanga lStone Tin PanaBalgownie
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  • 82 15 YHSTKRDAY S 1(1 i:i;n; \l HON Th. RuM h. id M raa Ca! 1.270.2 41 Ba ..i U um lbs )1n s ,j Ion S I n.lf»n s.i Ml York Ii. I'KIt K> Kr \l l/Hi The next am turn will tie held on Wedn l.ihrtfrf Smoked
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  • 213 15 Mntaixtrr. \pr.l |4 I II .|il< U»k thr |»MM W« Ml ii m lll.lined i|U>\«' IfUtt tl\e l.v i a further <!i<|» ml' t *ih, rontinucs <>n 11 i• > w i k or London. A dfln»i«- m nmn- <|U«>t v a further «Jr«n» all r<»und. i.
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  • 75 15 Vr^irrda)* \lttrai. I .-i huchai ($1| .X I I III Ill I Is am Mini -*li K I <*!<»• Moll l m Colli (|l| I I I'll > I I Malak.-i Pm. ii ill) I I $1 I I $2 i I <*l > Tambalak <*lt n
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    • 691 15 VSSETS OVER $8,000,000 TIIH /inT.™, ASSURANCE IN FORCE OVER $30,000,000 THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED HF\n npuirp v (Incorporated m Straits Settlements) HtAU ui-i-iCE: Winchester House, Singapore T ONnoM nvvirv- 97 nu r c It. Co rapany de|)osited Supreme Cmm o f Sd rn F d C lpL
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    • 324 15 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OK INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND CBDIA. Incorporated m England bf Royal Chartor. Paid up (apital m (>OO,(M)U •aaiai (»f X each £;j,ooo.u<io Hoscrv«' Fund 4.000,000 Rtservt- Liability of Proprietor! :*,000,000 Head OHice: 3h. Kishopsjrate. London. E.C. Ajfencit>s and Branches. Alor Star Uoilo Tongkah Amritsar Ipoh (Bhuket). Bangkok Karachi
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    • 39 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. Incorporated m England by Royal Charttr A.D l? 20» FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINK Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bond*. Singapore Representatives.— Messrs. BARLOW 00 Messrs. HARRISONS. BARKER >. LTD CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor) A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager
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  • 867 16 EOF THE SEASON POSSIBILITIES. ill Huddersfield be Champions? I_ess than a fortnight remains to the English league football season- -the Scottish season is as good as over, only one game remaining to be played and the struggle for promotion on the one hand and for the avoidance of
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  • 40 16 Blackburn Trounce Pompey. 1 Renter's Service.] I ..ml on Apr. 24. In a First Division match to-day Blackburn beat Portsmouth at Blackburn f> 0. In the Northern Section of Division III Tranmere won at Nelson 5 3. i
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  • 38 16 Mr. G. H. W. Gray, formerly of Jasin Uillan^ estate, who ha* just returned from leave. ha* tak«m over~the management of Bahau estate from Mr. Stanley Smith, who proceeds on Irave at the end of the month. i
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  • 69 16 THE L.T.A's STRANGE REQUEST. The Cricket Championship. [Our Own Correspondent. Copyright.l London. April 25. J. C Gregory and E. Higgs have been asked by the L.T.A. to withdraw from the North London Hard Court Tournament as it is considered they should devote their time to the Davis Cup.
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  • 24 16 (Our Own Correspondent. Copyright.] London, April 25. Goto heat Scot i -Chad (th» holder) m the Army Rackets Championship by ."> to 2.
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  • 29 16 (Our Own Correspondent.-- Copyright). London, Apr. 2.~>. Warwickshire won the County Golf Championship with an aggregate of H46. Yorkshire f>s3 and I^neashire fiM came second nnd third.
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  • 30 16 (Ow Own oirespondent.— (\»iiyi ight.) London. April 27». Most 1 Park w..ii the Women's Inter-Club (i«ilf Championship for the fifth time with an aggreir^te of 227.
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  • 51 16 (Our Own Correspondent. Copyright.) London. Apr. 2.">. Th» Sporting Life stai i thai they an aathofisad to itate thai thi Footbal %ssoriatioa* &t tin United Kingdom will continue to rfvc t hi ir permi»nion to clubs to pmy ahfoad tven if the International Federation object, as it is
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  • 48 16 (Our Own Correspondent Copyright). London. April 'JV The Sporting I tfe consider that it the suggestion to >tan(ia!(li>t the MHahsff of matches played by each county m the Cricket Championship i> adopted at the County (ticket Committee's Hietting. interest m the Championship will be qoickefM
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  • 51 16 FOur Own Correspondent.— Copyright.] Lendon. Apr. The Army w n th Intcr-^en ices Cros?c< untry Championship of 7 1 mile^ with 39 points. The R. A. C. scored M and the Navy Sf> points. Corporal Ferris of the R.A.F was first, his time ht intr 42 niin. ."1
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  • 214 16 R. A. and Pulp Brani Meet ;:t the R.A i: Pulo Brani 1. The Gunner? wtr« far Uv ftod for Pulo Brani at the Stadium yesterday and after a fast garr.o retired the winners by four goals to one. Pulo Brani weiv weak m their defence and while
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  • 49 16 [From Our Own Correspondent. Penan r. Apr. 2."». Th< P.C.C, defeated the (hinam University fvx>tba)lers from Shanghai by 3 goals to 1. The biggest erow<i which h:,^ e\ei watched a local match saw a very ordinuiy game, the visitor? being the reverse of ell \(r individually.
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  • 61 16 It is proposetl to hold a racy for visitor^ during thr Singapore Turf Club meetinpr nrd the date fixed is Sunday. May 13th. Up-country yachtsmen who would care to take the helm of the Koval Singapore Ya'l'i Club members' yachts for this race are requested to
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  • 75 16 A practice water polo game has ber-r. arranged to-morrow ai r p.m. The aides will he chosen from the following, who ha\e promised to play: W. C Hill, D. Iken, 11. F. W. Leonard, Ch. de Haes, J. A. Gagan, A. G. Hay, W.
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  • 379 16 THE SINGAPORE MAY MEETING. A Hi* Entry. The following nre the entries for the forthcoming meeting on May 5, R, 10. 12 and 19. Horses:— Double Ros« Kllaline, Dukedom, Sunnyray, Puzzler (Late Chartello), Petacre, Shepherd Prince. Selma, Cinderella, Pallawan, Sunsprite, Kosciosko, Nalpa, Treasure King, Roland, Clear Post, Pagasus
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  • 43 16 [K.-.Jler's fltlllia] I <.n«j,. n \|>r. 2"». The i ;.nit S,.tuiian <l l mil > which Wat mi to-day re-ulted a< MWws: PRIORY PAKK (20-1) FOHANAIX 1) t THE MOHAWK (10i Kichtieii ran. \\\,n by Mtk\ third I length aw;»\
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  • 79 16 Birchneld Harriers Win in Good lime. 1 ondon. April 14. Twaaty-tWO clubs competed in the New.of the World Loadon to Brighton rda> race |ol miles. i.;:.2 yaiaa). There wen teams of ten runnels covering specific! distances, varying from 4\ miles to mill Birchfield Harriers won in 4
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  • 174 16 The police aiOCtcdtafi against the* Chi nvst lorry dfivtf who m arrested am" c harfred after knocking down the* Kite Mr F.W. Bbvff at the junction of St. Michael" Hua<i nnd Seianpoon Road on March I las came to a conclusion yesterday when thSecond
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  • 75 16 Mr. ,1. Uu-rmark. who has bi*«-n m 'lie Singapore office of the X.P.M.. for the p.i" 1 17 years, during the latUT part of wh»ch time ho has l»oen assistant manaptr, ImV«M shortly to take up the appointment of manager of tho Company's Penanj? bran«-h. Mr. Utermark has many friends
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  • 198 16 THE S. C. C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT^ Yesterday's Results. i hampionship l>ouhles Preliminary. R. H. Wild and K. C. NfMf beat G. F. Murphy and O. Fuller. 6—1. 3— 6, 6—3. hampionship Double* P. Clerc and J. Ctermark beat A. I). Anderson and J. M. Collins, 6—2, 6—2. Major
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  • 55 16 rarraiAi i übsulti Double Handicap. Semi-Final W. A. BalKcti lv t a'l.i V. H N'orri- <.\w 40 btat C A. N rr F Fphraum- owe MJ, J. •>— 1. Sinjrle Handicap -Semi-Final. K. C. Otfcfcfl S. L Oehler- I J I puday*i rm Sintrk* Handicap A. Final.
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  • 112 16 Selangor vs. IVrnk. i Vn>) Our Own nd»«nt Ipoh. \pr. £3. In preparation f<T ;h«' annual ni.iUh l>e n\f*en the Colony an.l the X M S for the Ciiiillemaril Cc]>, Prrak ng S« lanpor thi» week-end, the team hrinj? ;i- follow* iMMIK Rhone an<l Kokvin. S:i\k«» and Thuan
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  • 92 16 The (Jarrison lawrt ttnni- tournament plate froiti ?ia> 21i»t., June "»rd at the Alexandra Rai r..< ks EWftl *t Sinjrapon There are »v»i ti -»nl> .pen It r« otTucrs of the Na\ Army and Air Font stationed m Malaya, r.ut mosi <>f th»- e\tnts ■N open to
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  • 56 16 Plans of the Argentine and Australian Twain*. The Argentine team to moot Great Bn tain in the Davis Cop at lUOUjUaj M M _t. 4. and ."> will be selected from Mi nsra Hi bf-on. Boyd. Cnttaruz/.i. Mon-a. and Zappa. The first threi- ha\e alread\ visited England.
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  • 120 16 The inaugural meeting i»f ih»- Se^amab Diatfirt Cricket Clul» \\a>> held at Ow Service Club Segumab on Sunday. Mr. J. C. McHezzer presiding over a v«-r\ w t- 11 attended gathering of local sportsmen. The following gentlemen were elected; President the Assistant \d\iser, Vice l'i< dent
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  • 73 16 Programme of I hills up to and f«n 2'.»th April I!>2S. Thursday. M 6 p.n«. Drill Hall. I (ttmpnny, S.R.A. Tv) Signals. Friday, ">.ir> p.m. I Mill Hall Knra-ian Company. S.Y.C.. Band. Malay I>rill Hall Main\ < orupany. Saturday 2 p.m.. BuKir Timah Kanirc Chinese Company Farrer
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    • 168 16 /^?X Look for the l i^^\ Trade Mark. I The world reno^ m^ I -His "HIS MASTER'S V<Hf> Master^ stands for gualit>. upr« m( Voice" lihJ unappr«»i|j. On a rnanpaim 1 ramophniU'N inntrum^nt of th. hicKeat rr». By Easy fully d i lM^ •^»< < J every p*rt. On a
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