The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 8 March 1929

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    Masthead
    11 1 Singapore Free Press CENTS. SINGAPORE, &S. MARCH 8, 1929. NO. 12,661
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    239 1 The Kind's progress continues. Ihe Queen If taking this year's Courts with •he Prince acting as escort onlv (age 9. A Proletarian Deputy of the Diet has r sea murdered in Tokio by an assassin who handed him a paper setting out his react*, and then stabbed
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    A SOCIABLE SERVICE.
    875 1 During the Chinese New Year holidays, whilst we were visiting our Chinese friends' to wish them a happy New Year, one of them, a school-master's daughter, asked me if I would u.o to the girls school that afternoon to a concert. At least I thought she said
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      246 1 FALLOW ARIEL'S ROLLER FLOUR I\ SLB. BAGS [raffles hotel I Commencing Saturday, March 2nd. X X Special Engagement <« JMiss Mantle 8 Mr. KendaUl WHO WILL APPEAR DURING ALL I TEA AND DINNER DANCES. I 0 0 0 f FRASER NEAVE, LTD. I fr FOR ALL FILING EQUIPMENT. aVAjfta-aTA. afta.
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      182 1 a*W Mi II frVlilrlrTrTrfr'"MM^MMWh^^ 8 A NAVY CUT f| 1 I M CIGARETTES* TOBACCOS W 1 EUROPE aD HOTEL! "Renowned by Recommendation" jg jg I ll MORNING MUSIC ON THE VERANDAH FROM 11.30. ggi 1 J^JEg. MJjgJJASCE_ j I IN.B. Owing: to other arrangements the After-Dinner Dance rr> will not
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      94 1 Latest advertisements. Situations vacant Page 7. Cold Storage fresh pork Page .V Public notices and auction sales —Paget rt -ind 7. W. Hammer and Co. close on Wednesday Page 7. Chevrolet offers choice of body-colour combination at no ?xtra cost Page 1-1 Lyon Motors of Orchard Road are agents tor
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      8 1 SWALLOW ARIELL'S Biscuits and Cakes ARE WORLD RENOWED
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      166 1 THE WEEK. Friday, Hth. High Water, 8.8 a.m., T.o, 10.18 p.m.. 7.°.. H.E. General Van Straubenzee le.ve-. H.H. Sultan of Johore leaver Macdona Players, Theatre, 9.30. Man r.n.l Supeiman. Saturday, 9th. High Water, 9.3 a.m., 10 11 p.m., 7.7. Selangor Races. Macdona Players, Theatre, 040. F*rew«V. Performance. Sunday, 10th. High
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    ROYAL TOMBS AT UR.
    605 2 i Research Work Discoveries. More discoveries in the cemetery at Ur one of the most important of the early Babylonian cities are describtd in a report on the work during: November of the Joint J Expedition of the British Museum and the < Museum of the
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    UPS HELP FOR TUNNEL.
    320 2 Rush to Serve on Committees. A very definite impetus to the Channel Tunnel movement was given by a meeting attended by more than 100 Peers and members oi the House of Commons. Sir William Bull (Con., Hammersmith South), who presided, asked for names of members willing
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    DACOIT SURRENDERS TO EUROPEAN.
    257 2 At the Mergui Club, a few weeks ago, some of tht' members were discussing the failure of the police to capture the notorious dacoit On (Jyee, whose activities extended ovt-r the whole District and upon whose head there was a reward of Rs. 500. He had
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      239 2 NEW STOCKS. BEMAX. The New Vitamin B. Food. TAKY DEPILATORY. NONN TONIC TABLETS. ESPANOL SOLVENT. The New Reducer. MEDICAL HALL LTD., Opposite Post Office, j SINGAPORE. Quality Service Price Economy. I ALHAMBRA i I 16th. MARCH 16th. HILARITY PROGRAMME. I SAMMY COHEN I I. in I PLASTERED IN PARIS. I
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      355 2 VICTORIA TTEEKATRK Last Two Nights OF THE MACDONA PLAYERS IN PLAYS BY jgCjWAgP SHAW. 10-Wlght: rMAN*ANb SUPERMAN To-Morrow, Saturday, at 9.30 pjn. FIRST ACT. FIRST ACT THIRD ACT. "PHILANDERER" "DOCTOR'S DILEMMA" "PYGMALION" Booking at Littles $4, 2 and 1. I Sunday, March' 10th, at 9.30. WILLIAM HEUGHAN. Booking at Little's
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      230 2 ALHAMBRA^ s*ro__»a.mme COMMENCING MARCH 7th. and ending TUESDW M MtCH ij^ In the Second Show at 9 pan. The Latest Empire News POLA NEGRI "BARBED WIRE* A most human drama, brilliant and unuemtf A PARAMOUNT PICTURE In the First Show at 7*30. Zane Grey's Drums of the Desert Rumbling through
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    JAVA NOTES.
    1058 3 THE SECRET TREATY AND THE D.E.L Press Comments. [From Our Own Correspondent.] XT Batavia, Mar. 1. .Needless to say the Dutch East Indian press has been full of the alleged secret treaty which has been published by the Dutch Paper the "Utrechtsch Dagblad" and gener1 1 ly speaking
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    JOAN OF ARC'S FAMILY.
    89 3 A Society of the "Family of Jean of Arc" has been formed to take part in the coming celebrations of the five hundredth anniversary of her mission to and liberation of Orleans. Joan of Arc's uncles, aunts, and brothers had issue whose descendants exist to thia
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      379 3 «p_aBJBBBBB_BBBBBBB| I Hows 1 I Estate Trust Agencies polished I (1927) limited. with i H Bw^m _U_P -f Y____^ S 1 Registered by and Security deposited with the H JP^%pJ"-i^^Bk S Straits Settlements Government. 1 l*_>ff__M»ft s I Act Trustees, Administrators, Receivers, Guars HEIWSCT jg dians, Rent Collectors, Investments Supervised
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    THEY WOULD BE SUCH BORES.
    586 4 Her Highness the Ranee of Sarawak, writes in the Daily Express:— Suppose husbands, like winter coats, could be obtained to order. Suppose every woman who contemplated marriage could find just the man measuring up to her exact ideas of what a perfect husband would be
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    A PINK CREATION.
    30 4 Lily Elsie in The Truth Game at the CilLobe Theatre wearing panne velvet of the palest rose petal pink, with flounces shading to a deeper pink. (DailySketch).
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      A CARDBOARD STAR.
      492 4 Bucharest la a fantastic city. Those who know it say that it is unknowable; like Roumanian women, whose powers of selfdeception are equalled by no other nation. It was my Fate to have to see something: of Madame Jonescu, and, though I tried to be philosophical over
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      CHERRY AND GREY.
      17 4 A Paris model in grey and cherry straw, by Mareelle Rose, Paris. (Daily Sketch).
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      24 4 Now that the faces of some vaudeville singers have been lifted, is there any way to have their voices lowered .New York I Times.
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      THE PERFECT TENNIS HOSTESS.
      865 4 (Special to the Frej Press). Tennis la the easiest, also one of the healthiest and least expensive ways of entertaining your friends out East, but to have a successful tennis afternoon needs, like every other form of entertaining, a certain amount of thought beforehand by the
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      AUSTRALIAN HIKING HONEYMOON.
      66 4 Mrs. Francis Kelly, formerly Miss Carrie Tennant, leaving for her honeymoon after her wedding. She and her husband will spend a month in a walking tour which will start in the Northern Rivers district and probably end in Brisbane. The bride wore a smart double-breasted coat, knee
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      BOOK REVIEWS.
      951 4 1 Deserts Idle. By Michael H. Mason (Lon- don: Hodder and Stoughton). This is a plain but very interesting record of wand- erings in the upper Sudan, Uganda, Kenya < and Tanganyika by one who is very obviously accustomed to look after himself and < to rough it
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    WHAT MEN AND WOMEN TALK ABOUT.
    640 4 It is curious how th *lk mainly about politics ?> vomen about clothes and f ,l! Won aS i_____^2 in asserting that they a P^ he opposite sex. "Women ar.^ they say, "talk nothing but vandal; men are so m_,h hr oa V Ud
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    TRANS-ATLANTIC GREETING,
    37 4 TRANS- ATLANTIC GREETING, Before leaving New York for Holly. wood Gertrude Lawrence, the well known British revue star, ml to the Daily Sketch a message of greetmj: which was flashed across the Atlante in her own handwriting.
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    OLD THE BOXING.
    1202 5 BOUT THAT WENT TO 37TH ROUND. Tricked Fighter's Victory. The following article is one of a notable series on Old Time Boxing which a special correspondent who writes under the name "Old-Timer" contributes to The Evening News. One of the cabmen who made history in the prize
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    53 5 Strong' opposition is being nuulc to a Bill introduced in the British Columbia Legislature by the Attorney-General, Mr. Pooley, extending the existing censorship of films to film advertisements in newspapers and on hoardings. Mr. Pooley insists that the Bill applies only to advertisements displaying material excised from films by the
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    STRAWBERRIES AT £1 EACH.
    100 5 Luxury in the Interest of Science. Paris, Ja n 29. Strawberries costing £1 each were eaten by members of the Academy of Science in Paris yesterday. The berries were produced from roots planted in pots in a cellar under the yellow rays of two Tungsten lamps,
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      423 5 Another "Hopeless Case" saved by VIROL. WWW r *Wl H^_s________ff AWk* -Hlmmj-f 1 ___r^^-MTffiTi^ffl lr^llß--rW-----P---Fi^___Hlil^^ jjgfgfcg min!! S__a4W-_---H-88--rt^ '•■-*>•: :^tr__B____j_________i- *i_ ...*^^B|^^.^^B BBBB_i----^B-i W\\ EBB ___________HH-aT^B^__H-_----------------B_-)Bafl1 __B t__P_r ••n_-t__S FWtTtTTTnWH^ nf_ff7.j! tJ_TTTTnH-HT_------------ Kl CENT PHOTOGRAPH OF MAURICE PICKERING. AGE 22 REMARKABLE I <AMB a SAME BOY 6 YEARS OLD LIFE
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      183 5 JHL^^.* **»o*__» cpHti i iu> j^*^ For a cream which will (V k add satisfaction and 100 /f l nourishment to all fruits, ll salads, puddings and sweets jM m MM LrJM -*mw* %M I y t^^^^___a^^^ /J 8888 l_^^^__i mm T W _fj_bfl_i 1 feS^^^ i^m Inv oratin anc
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    EASY GOING.
    834 6 Man and a Rather New Machine. One is a liuie say, v_-*tes a limes correspondent, of applying big phrases Lo *mall experiences, and moioid ana:ysis is no longer so modish as i. was; Lu. it is time that some scientific observer began to look into the psychological ci'.oct_>
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    39 6 The death took place on Sunday in I nor of Mr. Cheong Tak Foon, a well known Perak miner formerly an interpreter at th. Supreme Court. Among his sons-in-law were Mr. Eu Tong Sen and Mr. Lau Ek Chong.
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      833 6 NOTICES. **********88-_-M-_B---_Bi-__B--------iBB NOTICE. .\.w*-. \V. Hammer <_ To.. Ltd. hereby give notice that Wednesday, March l'lth, IMO, beinc Hari Raya I'aasa, no Water will be supplied to •hipping on ,hat day. COatomen are therefore reejaaated to obtain th*'i'- reeaireaaaata ao tke previous day. ORDINANCE NO. 44 (BANKRUPTCY). IN THE SUPREME
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      450 6 ____B-F __r .^^^£C___-__K _____r^_____r^_v >>^_^. v^ t Jb. ml mm\ Bt«T b«itai« «w_/»^s|_r t^_\. vi fIJB J W/fWmmXIS SK7II S^A/tICA I2«l/?. \L \f __T_____________f/ BH«-lAU__0S»S-O»UST«_llA >___■ _B_\ 1 W \*^****\ff m»0 OTHMt EAT.WTS WOIW dj____________ 1 If dainty 1| f Salt for 1j a dainty table (epebqs) SALT CEREBOS LIMITED
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      162 6 j DAVID COPPERFIELD IN PICTURES. by Arthur Msrdand No. 36. David's .k-tsehasater. -ThEOLOSOLOIEKL- {c» P^STROMG WAS AN EASY VICTIM FOR mW _fc___W,_ t ro r A f C \V *_£_2r^*> V >*, EVER READY TO TAKE AJ> EVERY BEGGAR |f>l CANTERBURY, AND IT WAS A 8l^!^_ 7<V JJ! f?- J^V^
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    OUR LONDON LETTER.
    1383 7 THE BRITISH INDUSTRIES FAIR. How Malaya was Represented. I From Our Own Correspondent, j London, Feb. Malaya is to be well represented this Baa* at the British Industries Fair, vakil opens on February 18th. at the White City. Ihe Malaya Stand, which will be in charge of
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    MEXICO'S REVOLT
    132 7 FEDERALS GET UPPER HAND. Monterey Retaken. [Reuter's Service. 1 Mexico ,City, Mar. 6. The tide of battle has turned in favour of Government as a communique states the Federals have retaken Monterey and are confident of recapturing 1 Vera Cruz in three days. The revolutionists retain the ascendancy
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    PREMIER TO THE MINERS.
    129 7 Government Action Undesirable. [Reuter's Service.! London. Mar. 6. Th* 1 joint report of the proceedings between Mr. Baldwin and the Miners' Executive says the Premier expressed the opinion that amalgamations and other forms of reorganisation were satisfactorily progressing and direct Government intervention would not le advantageous.
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    RELIGIOUS DISPUTES IN MALTA.
    111 7 [British Radio UfTicial Service.) Kugby. Mar. 6. In the House of Commons to-day Mr. Aniery, the Dominions Secretary, stated hat the Government, at the instance of the Maltese authorities, had instructed the.Bri:ish Minister at the Vatican to approach the rloly See with a request that an
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    THE MONEY SCRAMBLE.
    41 7 [Reuter's Service.] New York. Mar. 7. Public eagerness to secure the 2,000,000 shares in the new aviation holding company is so great that they have already been oversubscribed although the issue is not to be made before Friday.
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      623 7 gfISINESS CARDS, I IMPROVES I I YOUR HEALTH FUNERALS. I i SINGAPORE CASKET CO. 1 I EXPERIENCED UNDERTAKERS. 1 ___a snd N«- ht Service. Tel. No. 75. tasbH.h*d 1912. Te1«.5492. MASSAGE I MR i MRS. FUJIMORI I I JAPANESE BONE-SETTER g 19, Dhoby Ghaut, Singapore, g Hours 7 a.m. to
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      728 7 f AGAIN CHOICE fi EXPERT! ELEGANCE EFFICIENCY I I MAJOR H: OD. SEAGRAVE Y has Purchased TWO Hillman straight ft Saloons to act as 4 Tenders to the famous I GOLDEN ARROW r DURING HIS ATTEMPT TO BREAK THE J" WORLD'S SPEED RECORDS f 1 HILLMAN CARS I X THE
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      453 7 iMUNICIPALITY OF SINGAPORE. Tcadan are invited for the execution of repairs etc. to various Markets, and will be rc•e;ved by. the undersigned up to noon on Monday, March 11th. Specitications and forms of tender may be >bt:.ined from the Municipal Architect's Office. deposit of $50 is required and will be
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      512 7 1 AUCTION SALBS. SHERIFF'S SALE. ECL IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE. Writ of Seizure and Salt viainrl^lVAV **h. 1*159. In the causv if Chop 'foe Woh Tai P'*.»..t_4_V Versus Chop Nooag Sang Mfcifd_anf_i AUCTION SALE of ALL THE STOCK-IN-TRADE AND N 1TURE OF A
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 1929. CHINA WAR THREATS.
    710 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. FRIDAY MARCH 8, 1929. CHINA WAR THREATS. There is a rather depressingly familiar ring about the news from Shanghai as to the military position in China. It was perhaps hoping for too much to expect that the success which the Nationalist Government achieved last year would be
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    481 8 Mr. and Mrs. Alan Loke and family who were in Penang for Chap Goh Meh festivities returned to the Federal Capital on Tuesday. Mr. C. Hanningan. Commissioner of Police. F.M.S., and Mrs. Hannigan are leaving on Monday for a trip to Japan. They will be away about six weeks. M.M.
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    G.O.C'S RETIREMENT.
    124 8 FAREWELL MESSAGE TO TROOPS. A Happy Command. Major-General Sir C. C. Van Straubenzee ssued the following farewell order yester- lay: Upon relinquishing the Command of the rroops in Malaya, I wish to take the oppor- .unity of expressing my appreciation of the oyalty and support I have received
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    SIAM'S PROSPERITY.
    50 8 (FREE PRESS SERVICE. rOPYRIC.HT.I Bangkok. Mar. 7. The King's Address from the Throne on the occasion of the Coronation is published to-day. It is announced that revenue has reached such a figure that it is now possible to set aside funds for the reduction of the national debt.
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    FRENCH FLYERS LEAVE FOR SAIGON.
    24 8 [FREE PRESS SERVICE.— COPYRIGHT. 1 Bangkok. Mar. 6. Paillard and Le Brix left for Saipron by steamer this afternoon.
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    THE ADVERTISEMENT BALL.
    116 8 Arrangements for the Advertisement and Fancy Dress Ball at the Drill Hall on Saturday, March 23rd., are progressing very well and the event is likely to prove very interesting and amusing. A feature will he the extensive advertisement decoration of the Hall, whilst many of the Firms
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    DESTITUTE STRANGERS' AID FUND.
    234 8 The report for the year 1928, states that the Committee met during the year and applications were circulated amongst the members whenever necessary. Passages were provided for in 20 cases to England. Australia, etc., at a total cost of $4,092.91 as against 24 cases at a
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    122 8 Our London correspondent cables that the death has occurred at home of Mr. lan Crawford Findlay of Kelantan. The newspapers report that the Rev. H. G. Peile is ordered three months leave after Easter, being threatened with a breakdown. —Cathedral Magazine. News has been received that the Rev. E. G.
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    ECLIPSE OF THE SUN.
    596 8 DETAILS OF B Rl T Ku EXPEDITION SH Arrangei^^ ompleted Colonel J. Waley Cohen sends th ng details to the Bangkok T. h foll The total eclipse of th, i&T May 9 next. It wUI be t_3ttfc*»tß Sumatra Kedah, South S lar u, JH -.■hina, and
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    "THE BEST PEOPLE."
    153 8 This is claimed by the Banvard Comj* Company as being one of thoir h s v^ and there should be nothinu wrong the piece seeing that it was ■■>'* times in London and was soon *"J* by the Prince of Wales. It on March 11 and 14.
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      305 8 -__t«_i_^__»__M_M_a^ a aa aa a> aa r _p Wa a>^^_a_^_^^_B_B_i-a_^_L_«___a______________________^^ 1 1 m THE CONNOISSEUR COMES TO CAU}BECK'S." |j 8 It's not a Whis— per S f I Murmured Amongst Friends gj BUT i 1 WHISKY and PERRIER WATER 1 THE NATURAL MINERAL WATER THATS jj S BEING TALKED ABOUT.
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      123 8 i£XQUISIT£ FACE j i! fDWMRS I; Delicately perfumed a* i tesoitmlL DIJTIRE^THERS, LTD.I Sale Acea_f_B (Wlwle— le.) jjf _________t___________________l _________C -:054> Wd-iwHday: 13th March 1929 Bank Holiday T. K. K.'S Well Ba.-e Balloon Tyres 26 x 3.50 $10. Tubes $2. Well Base Balloon Tyres 27 x 4.40 $12. Tubes $2.50
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      79 8 COMMODITY MARKET LATEST RUBBER AND TIN PRICES. (FREE PRESS SERVICE. COPYRIGHT) London, Mar. 7, 4.10 p.m. Messrs. Lewis, Lazarus and aon> notify to-day's tin prices- as lollop Spot £218 11 16 (down 11 Forward £220 10 16 (down 12 m The market is steady. Messrs. Symington and Sinclair notify to-day's
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    TOKYO POLITICAL OUTRAGE.
    138 9 1 ASSASSINATION OF W DEPUTY. peclaration of Reasons. Siohi-N'ichi Service.] mnr* Tokio Mar 6 Yamamoto, M.P. of a ProletI J*J been stabbed to death by w** person at a lodging house in >tnpoH-ho. Kanda. Tokio. fJnF Tokio, LaW*. ;.j n has now been identified as l**: vuroda.
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    HISTORIC RELIC TO BE SOLD.
    78 9 The Portland Vase. BOPBESS SEBVICB. COPYRIGHT. 1 London. Mar. 7. 'yhist.ru Portland Vase which has been Zlritish Museum for 119 years on loan fc Dtrnx. of Portland is to be sold at y Portland Vaae was discovered in LfcltSO. It is of blue cut giass
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    THE 1929 COURTS.
    37 9 U rtESS SERVICE. -COPYRIGHT.] I»ndon, Mar. 7. •:s officially announced that the Queen j. till hold the 192i> Courts and receive EgBBH of the debutantes. The Prince T|>s will merely act as Her Majesty's
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    THE KING'S PROGRESS.
    67 9 Iriti.h Radio Official Service.l Rugby, Mar. 6. VKr.p passed another good day. The ty was much warmer and the sun ..vliantlv. Rugby, Mar. 7. morning th*.- King's condition was titory. The weather at Bognor was Kind overcast but the King spent a iisd satisfactory day during which
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    MOHAMA TRAMWAY STRIKE.
    42 9 [Naayo Nichi-Nichi Service.] Tokio. Mar. 6. curatives of the Tramway departr. of the Municipality of Yokohama have strike a.< the department refused ■aft appeal for the restitution of dis*d comrades. tramway traffic of the entire routes >IBBB_) been dislocated.
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    NETHERLANDS QUEEN MOTHER IN LONDON.
    58 9 I_ondon, Mar. 7. N Airlie, on behalf of the King, welts at Victoria Station to-day the Queen kif the Netherlands, who looked reply fresh and bright after her 14 p JBB.BBJ. She smiled a response to r,r «Kome. posed for photographers and r fto her
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    DEATH OF CABLE CHIEF.
    72 9 [Reuter's Service.] London, March 7. P*B*a b announced at the age of 74. '-John Denison Denison-Pender. He firman of Eastern and other Associ- tab!* Companies, director of Atlas p*i Company Ltd.; and director of J and 0. Steamship Company Ltd. Sir ■an decorated for services in
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    A LEGATION APPOINTMENT.
    29 9 [Reutor's Service.] London. Mar. G. am t Foreign Oli.ce) has < ounsellor of the L itisr. at Peking and leaves England this Battier cables on page 7.]
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    104 9 v. v X; H'nt^' annual general meeting of m< Funeral Association was residence of Mr. Loke Yew Bee, *in r 1 1: I,}- on March 4th. The i j* °ffina|. wori. mAmg/mi for the year -v/ w Y** Bee. President, re- -Ir. Orir Boon Chwee, vice-Presi-C/; '}X)kr K^' Kuan. Hon.
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    THE ASSIZES,
    603 9 I ROBBERS' BRUTAL ATTACK. Woman Shot Through Legs. unln^ l^ 1 a tack 0f three robbers upon a defenceless Chinese woman, wife of a shopkeeper on the island of Pulau Übin rrih^ T h rS f the ™>™ng was described to Mr. Justice Deane at the Second Sam
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    ALLEGED SHOOTING AFFAIR.
    274 9 Amin bin Masawan and Saman bin Sarilah, two Boyanese, claimed trial on charges of armed robbery of cash, jewellery and clothing to the value of $100 and also of voluntarily causing hurt while committing 'the robbery. Mr. N. H. P. Whitley D.P.P., prosecuting, said just before 10
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    DEATH IN A CELL.
    131 9 At the Penang Police Court on Saturday Mr. J. B. Walton held an inquiry into the circumstances attending the death of a leper in a cell in the Central Police station. According to the evidence the deceased was detained in the cell pending an order of
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    RUBBER COMBINE SCHEME.
    1000 9 THREE COMPANIES CONCERNED. Amalgamation Proposal. Messrs. Harrisons, Barker Co. send ns for publication copies of the following circular to shareholders which has been issued in connection with a scheme for the amalgamation of the above companies. "As you are aware your Board, for some time past, has
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    THE MEXICAN REVOLT.
    112 9 FEDERAL TROOPS ROUT REBELS. Collapse Likely. [Reuter's Service.] Mexico City. Mar. 7. The collapse of the revolution appears imminent, at least in the state of Vera Cruz, according to an official communique which states there has been sanguinary street fighting in the city of Vera Cruz between
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    THE FORGED TREATY FARCE.
    86 9 [Reuter's Service.] Brussels, Mar. 6. Heine, who was arrested in connection with the "Treaty" forgery, has be.en released by order of the examining magistrate in accordance with the application of the Public Prosecutor. It is semi-officially stated the charge of passport forgery does not justify his
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    CHINA'S NAVAL REFORMS.
    77 9 [Reuter's Service.] London, Mar. 7. Commander Barr of the Chinese Navy is visiting London on a secret mission on behalf of the Chinese Government. According to the Daily Express he has approached the British Government with a request to lend China a number of naval officers to
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    COMMUNIST ROW IN BERLIN.
    69 9 [Reuter's Service.] Berlin, Mar. 6. On the ground that its public performance would endanger law and order, the President of the Police has prohibited the production of the Communist play in three acts "Dictatorship of the Future," originally entitled "Poison-gas Over Berlin." The play was performed
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    TRADE WITH RUSSIA.
    62 9 [Reuter's Service. l London. Mar. 5. The British trade delegation to Russia leaves on March 25 and will represent 150 prominent firms. Mr. Douglas Hamilton, president of the Bradford Chamber of Commerce, will represent the woollen industry. It was stated at a meeting to-day that the Russian
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    FRANCE BANS LONG DISTANCE FLIGHTS.
    42 9 [Reuter's Service.] Paris. Mar. rt. The Minister for Air has again suspended authorisation for long distance flights. Consequently the flights of Captaii.s Cost»;s, Weiss, Girier, Challes, Rignot, Lieutenant Paris and the brothers Arracharl, have *>ecr. postponed indefinitely.
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    BUICK'S FORTUNES.
    57 9 ("Renter's Service. 1 Detroit Mar. 6. The death has occurred of David Buick at the age of 74 from cancer. He was a pioneer motor-builder and lost two fortunes. He spent his last years in poverty living in a shabby flat, while thousands of cars bearing his name
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    POLICE KIOSKS IN LONDON.
    23 9 [FREE PRESS SERVICE.— COPYRIGHT.. London, March 7. Police kiosks have been established in London as sub-headquarters for beat policemen.
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    MR. DE VALERA RELEASED.
    33 9 [Reuter's Service.] London, >_ai. Mr. De Valera who was arrested recently for entering Northern Ireland, has been released and placed on a Dublin-bound train. [Earlier cables on page 7.]
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    25 12 Included in cargoes arriving yesterday were 500 pig» by the G.G. Maurice Long and 140 sheep and goats by the Egra from Calcutta.
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    PASSENGER JUMPS OVERBOARD.
    75 12 Another case of jumping overboard from the ferry steamers occurred on Sunday. A .TV*? Seng: _i r WaS on his wa y to Prai on the Railway ferry steamer Violet. When \»L1 l6t T* 3 ff Bagan Luar man Thrt-T?r b ard and was not seen again.
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    ILL-FATED SHIP NAMES.
    463 12 ft* _A*_ na o tnp of one of their new liners the White Star authorities confessed that they had some difficulty nowadays in finding ior their new ships names ending in -ic (according to the practice of the White Star Line) writes Frank Bowen in the Evening
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    STRADIVARIUS VARNISH.
    117 12 Authenticity of Find Doubted. Doubt is cast on the authenticity of the recently discovered papers alleged to be from the hand of Stradivarius by M. Gallicane, who has made a special study of Cremona violins. The manuscripts are claimed by Signor I^eandro Bisiach. of Milan, who found them,
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    ADVICE TO NOVELISTS.
    116 12 'Wait Till You're 10." 4 A man should never write a novel until he is forty," said Mr. Ford Maddox Ford, the British author who lives in Paris, when interviewed before leaving for the United States. "Between the ages of 20 and 2"> it is veryeasy for
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      690 12 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. 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, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah and Lower Siam 6 a.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6
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      127 12 figra, B_h. 2345, from Calcutta 7, tor Calcutta 8. Klang, Brit. 723, from Penang 7. for Penang 9. Ningchow, Brit. 5837, from Hakodate 7, for Liverpool unc. Seiyo Maru, Jap. 4770, from Yokohama 7, for Bombay 8. Iris, Dut. 2217, from Calcutta 7, for P. Bukom 7. Van der Parra.
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    INVESTOR'S GUIDE. VILL-LISTEN TO LANGTON.
    447 13 INVESTOR'S GUIDE. VILL- LISTEN TO LANGTON. (By "Searchlight") who have follow**.! _n >o far in thes? lecture* nay Ha* to heir what someone! C J ..boot the Oil Palm. Well, just tune I i :-t> i-in to Langton. H. M. Langton, I B s>.. who— opinion* must be i_ ro
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    GULF.
    994 13 A MOST ENGAGING DILEMMA. Replacing Divots. A recent incident, says a writer in The Observer, involving the loss of a hole, and, incidentally, the match as well, seems to be puzzling a good many golfers, though why it should I cannot for the life of me understand. Briefly, the
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    49 13 Important Bills to be Shelved. 1 [By courtesy of the Nanyo NichiNichi Shimbunsha.] Tokio, March 5. Most of the (Government Bills, except the Budget Bills, including the Tax Transfer Bill are likely to be shelved. The Diet re- mains open only a short period of twenty t'ay?.
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    OUR IRISH LETTER.
    925 14 IRISH GRAND PRIX MOTOR RACES. Guarantee Assured. [Ftom Our Own Correspondent.] Dublin, Feb. e. I am pleased to be in a position to announce that the Guarantee Fund for the Irisrh International Grand Prix Motor Races, Phoenir Park, Dublin, next July, has been not only rubscribect but
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      246 14 I STOP THAT Less Wo*j LEAK! A j X Ya_ can aukkly repair 1 Better Result, A leaks or cracks in radi- i <&• ators, why be stranded BB miles from home, when jf ♦> it can be avoided by /v« _B_ I pnrchasinK a tin of:— ___*<___/) W™*3 BBs
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    245 15 BARLOW'S REPORT. r Singapore, Mar. 7. Ihe maricet has been rather unsettled since the date of our last report, and after daily fluctuations, with an easier tendency the period closes cent down on balance London is *4d, lower on the week at Is %d and New York
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    SINGAPORE TRACTION.
    288 15 The thin! annual geneial meeting of the Singapore Traction Company. Ltd.. was held in London in mail week. Mr. L. \V. Hawkins (the chairman) said that it was satisfactory that they hai reentered in a modest way the list of divi-dend-paying companies, their position in which had been
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    MACPHAIL'S SHARE LIST.
    131 15 M A CPHAIL'S SHARE LIST. Yesterday's Alterations. Buver% >«»ller» IUikit Aland 2.00 2.10 Hour Fatts 85 <«> Johan Tin W m Kinta Tin Dred. 1.48% 1.61% Kuchai 1.3'» l^»H Kuyohs W% U^nom. MnVuis 1.75 LB1 nom. Petaling 5.40 5^0 Puteh 1.50 1.53% Rantau Prof. I.S7H 1.41% Sunpei Ways H.10 li.lT
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST.
    79 15 Yesterday's Alterations. Bayers Selfar*. Batang Padang ($1) 46 48 Kuchai Tin Dredge ($1) 1.35 1.40 Malayan Collieries (10) 44.00 44.50 Murai Tin ($1) 1.10 1.15 Pangnga River (5s) 6s 3d 7s 3d Petaling 5.20 5.50 Ratrut 18s 6d 19s 6d Renong Tin 31s 32s c.d. Southern Tronoh
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    EXCHANGE.
    64 15 Mure* fc Bank 4 m.s. o •> 29-3*> Bang demand 2,3 25-32 Private credits 3 m.s. 2,3% New York, demand 56 i-13 Credits 90 days s>s France, demand 1431 India. T. T. 153^ Hong Kong, demand 11% p c Dis. Yokohama, demand 126 Java, .demand 140 Bangkok, demand 80^
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    PRODUCE.
    238 15 March 7. Tin 200 Tons $111.50 Gambier iy Pepper White 116 Pepper Blaik ijo*U Flake Tapioca 7 Fearl Sago Small s Copra Saadried 9.70 Rice Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle New 3.30 Rice, Siam old No. 1. 330 Rice, Rangoon Bintan 260 Rice, Rangoon Siok.i 256 Rice, Siam
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    C OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    56 15 March 7th., 12 o'clock noon. U.S.S. equal to Standard, Q.C.F. Spot 4 1 44'-_ Standard U.S..***. on Tender Mar. 44% 41 Apr-June 4.v» 4 4«»'4 July-Sept. I6H it Oct-Dec. 47 47'_ Tom- of Market: Stagnant. Latest Cable: London Spot theet 12%d. per lb. New York
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    MACPHAIL AND CO., LTD.'S WEEKLY REPORT.
    417 15 Singapore, Mar. 5. The exhilaration of the past few weeks has undergone a passing lull, markets being steady but dull, with the prices of the two leading commodities shewing only very slight fluctuations, with a quietening effect on shares. Rubber, on w'hich major attention
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    YEAR OF GOOD PROGRESS.
    755 15 Greater Optimism in Industry. [From Our Own Correspondent.] London, Feb. 7. Several of the big banks have held their annual general meetings during the last few days, and each reports an increase of business under difficult conditions. Sir Harry Goschen, the Chairman of the National Provincial
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    SIAM ELECTRIC CORPORATION.
    42 15 [FREE PRESS SERVICE.— COPYRIGHT.) Bangkok. Mar. 6. The Siam Electric Corporation operating the tramways and light systems of Bangkok, made a gross profit in 1928 of ticals j 3,*****1 and are declaring a dividend of 1 10 per cent.
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      629 15 r ASSETS OVER $8,000,000 ASSURANCE DJ FORCE OVER $30,000,000 THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED. (Incorporated in Straits Settlements). HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 27 Old Jewry EC The Company has €20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British Life Assurance Companies
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      617 15 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in Hon? Kong;). Head Office: Hong; Kong;. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and fully paid up $20,000,000 Reserve Fund Sterling 6,000,000 Silver $14,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. N. S. Brown, Esq., Chairman. W. H. Bell, Esq., Deputy Chairman. B. D.
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      39 15 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 (lst floor). A GORDON. LEE, Resident Manager.
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    BETTING TAX TO GO?
    85 16 ABOLITION BELIEVED LIKELY. Substitution Scheme. I TREE PRESS SERVICE. -COPYRIGHT.] London, Mar. 7. i The Daily News announces, and it is probably correct, that the betting tax is to be abolished and a new scheme of graduated licences substituted. Our London correspondent yesterday cabled:— In view
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    SPOTTING THE WINNERS.
    505 16 The Young Man in the Blue Suit found that it paid him to stay at the hotel during Race and Tennis Week. It always provided him with at least half-a-dozen subjects for articles which editors jumped at. This morning he must write something about the typical racing
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    MALACCA NOTES.
    236 16 Mercantile Co-Operative Society. rFrom Our Own Correspondent.] Malacca, Mar. 6. It is proposed to inaugurate a Mercantile Co-operative Society in Malacca and in this connection a meeting of the clerical staffs of all business houses and estates in Malacca and district has been called for Monday the 11th
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    HILL STATION RECORDS.
    49 16 The Government Health Office gives returns for the week ended March 2nd. Penang Hill, (2,100 feet) average mear shade temperature 71.33 (deg. F); evaporation .423 ins., rainfall 1.471 ins. Taiping Hill, (3,600 feet) average mean shade temperature 71.65 (deg. F), evaporation .233 ins., rainfall 1.64 ins.
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    HEROES OT GOLF.
    531 16 FAMOUS PLAYERS ON M HOW THEY DO IT. The Drive. Jess Sweetser, the writer of this aritcle, is admittedly one of the great amateur < players of all time. He won one national i amateur title and was finalist in another. I He is the only American-born
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      49 16 Ladies' Doubles Open. Mrs. Zylstra and Miss Wallis beat Mrs. Bennett and Mrs. Prentis 6 l, 6 3. Miss Stephenson and Mrs. Wurtzburg beat Miss Griffith Jones and Mrs. Stephenson 7- -5, 6—2. Mrs. Newell and Mrs. Atkin Berry W. O. Mrs. Pierrepont and Miss Trevor Smith.
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      TO-DAY'S TIES.
      35 16 Men's Doubles Handicap. (Final). Bartley and Salmond plus 2 vs. J. S. Anderson and J. K. Hamilton plus 1. Mixed Doubles Open. Mrs. Zylstra and A. D. Anderson vs. Mr. and Mrs. Bennett.
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    CRICKET.
    54 16 The following will represent the Indian Association against the Press on Sunday on the I. A. ground at 2 p.m.: R. Jumabhoy, N. A. Mallal, P. K. Baskaran. A. Suppiah, F. A. Sundram. C. A. Baig, K. V. G. Menon, A. Samy, D. Sundram, D. K. Samy, Ranjit Singh.
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    FOOTBALL.
    60 16 The following will represent the Indian Association against the Travancore Athletic Club on the I. A. ground on Saturday at 4.45 p.m.: Govindasamy; K. Samy and Suppiah; G. Rajoo, I). K. Samy and V. Rajaloo; Rama, Manikkam, Ramasamy, R. Govindan and Dorai. Reserves: Sithambaram, Jayaram and Kandasamy. Selatar United
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    INDIAN CONFERENCE.
    113 16 The first meeting of the Standing Comi mittee of the Indian Conference of Malaya, > will be held at the Selangor Indian Asso- ciation, 17 Scott Road, Kuala Lumpur on Sunday, March 17th. at 10 a.m. Every Indian Association in Malaya has been invited to send two delegates
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    66 16 J Lambeth Guardians recently congratulat--j ed Mr. J. Goldspink, their clerk, on the comI pletion of 21 years' service as the chief i official of the board. Mr. Goldspink stated that during that time he had signed cheques on behalf of the board for £9,000,000, and l had attended 6,000
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    MALCOLM CAMPBELL.
    673 16 WIFE ON HER HUSBAND'S RISKS. His Childlike Faith. Exceptional people do not become exceptional suddenly; they are always so. This J is characteristic of Malcolm Campbell. The J world knows him behind the wheel of his I famous Blue Bird, but it does not know the man who
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    Y.M.C.A. NOTES.
    182 16 Another good programme is arranged for the weekly Y.M.C.A. cinema show which is held every Friday at 8.30 p.m. "Win that Girl'* is the chief feature starring David Rollins and Sue Carol. Football. The following have been invited to represent the Y.M.C.A. in a football match against the
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    151 16 i j An accident occurred in .lalan Raia out- side St. Mary's Church this morning says Saturday's Malay Mail, when an Austin Seven collided with a larger car and was j overturned, the wheels being buckled and the body crushed. No one was hurt. This is the second accident within
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    181 16 WILLIE SMITH FOR MALAYA. To Play in Singapore. Information has been received by Messrs lohn Little and Company, that Willie Smith the well-known billiards player will >e passing through Malaya during April ind May and will play a number >f games. Matches will be arranged t>etween April 21
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    F.A. CUP RE-PLAYS.
    98 16 Scottish Cup and Leagues Results. [Reuter's Service.] London, Mar. 6. F.A. Cup re-plays yesterday resulted as follows: Bolton beat Blackburn by 2 to 1 and Huddersfield defeated West Bromwich by 2 to 1. London, Mar. 6. The followng are the results of matches played in Home league
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    AN IPOH MARATHON RACE.
    156 16 Ipoh Watchman does Ten Miles in 63 Minutes. Bagga Singh, watchman. Straits Trading Company. Ltd.. Ipoh. accomplished a running feat on Sunday morning when he finished ten miles in one hour and three minutes, says the Times of Malaya. This was undertaken in consequence of a
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    SELANGOR SPRING RACES.
    87 16 The followimr handicaps for Race 1 and Rave 7 on Tuesday have heen issued: Race I.— Pontes. Class 2. 2nd Div.— (6 Furlongs):— Mutual Trust 9.2, Dixie 9.2, Perseus 8.10. Beauford Lassie 7.10, All Speed 7.10, Grotesque 7.7, Cool Game 7.6. Che Siti 7.2. R ace 7.—
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    BADMINTON.
    79 16 The following will represent the Indian Association against the Lourdes Recreation Party on the I. A. courts on Saturday at 3.30 p.m. Singles: G. Sithamharam, A. Ghani, L. C. Davar, S. K. Pradhan. Doubles: J. Louis and N. M. Suleiman, L. C. Davar and S. S. Varma. The following
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    MISS AKHURST'S SUCCESSES.
    69 16 Miss D. Akhurst. who with Miss Bickerton was in Malaya recently has scored a triple success in Australia recently. She beat Miss L. Bickerton 6 l. 5 7, 6 2, won the doubles with Miss Bickerton, beating Mrs. R. R. Harper and Mrs. P. O'Hara Wood, 6—2,
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS
    55 16 Friday, 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall, "A" (M.G.) Coy.; lst. Bn. Sig. Sec. Eurasian Coy. M. G. Sec. Eurasian; Bde. Sig. Sec. (Sinhalese); S.V.F.A. Saturday, 2 p.m. Bukit Timah Range, Eurasian Coy.; Seletar (Farrer Range), "C* (Scottish) Coy. Sunday, 7.30 a.m. Bukit Timah Range, Eurasian Coy.; Seletar (Farrer
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    23 16 I [Printed and published by Alfred Stanley Banks, at the office of the Singapore Free Press, Limited, 138, Robinson Road, Singapore Straits Settlements.
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