The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 18 March 1929

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    Masthead
    13 1 Singapore Free Press Id CENTS. SINGAPORE, S-S- MONDAY, MARCH 18, 1929. NO. 12,669
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    THE DAYS NEWS.
    230 1 A medical bulletin regarding the King gives encouraging news as to his progress Page 9. In view of the Daytona fatality efforts have been made to deter Capt. Campbell from his speed attempt m Africa Page 9. The special British share issue of the G-E.C. has roused
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    MORE AMERICANA.
    891 1 The American newspapers conti ue to rovide a wonderful feast of unconscious uniour for the connoisseur. As tJUT as one an see, there is no falling of! 1 m Urn vaiioty nd number of the different manifestations f progress that mark the spread of true ivilization m the
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      341 1 KEEPS BRIGHT METAL BRIGHT Ü BRIGHTSHINE" LIQUID METAL POLISH II Raffles Hotel 1 1 FIRST CLASS ACCOMMODATION WITH MODERN SANITATION j i 1 i 1 1 tea SPECIAL CABARET DINNIR 1 jj DANCES DORIS MANTLE AND CUFF DANCES jj monday KENDALL Tuesday g I WEDNESDAY THURSDAY S ;i ANB WILL
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      180 1 t r IMcALISTER ©Co., Ltd.! 1> 4 (Incorporated m Straits Settlements.) X Agents m the S.S. and F.M.S. for VICKEKS -ARMSTRONG, f AND VICKERS E LECTRICAL t EXPORT Co., Ltd. p JECROPE HOTEL!: S tar ReeonwMndation^ 1 DANCING 7<c 1 F S After Dinner every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. I
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      151 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Whiteaway's for dollar values Page 6. UsV the Socony anti-Malaria Mixture Page o. Buy a geyser and *ing m your bath- Page 16. Ribeiro and Company for Stephens' inks —Page 3. Little and Company for Jasonite wall paint Page 8. Brinkmann's for the Burroughs adding machines Page 5.
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      10 1 KEEPS NEW SHOES NEW I "BLANCONA" I SHOE CREAM I
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      192 1 THE WEEK. Monday, 18fh. Hieh Water, 2.27 a.m., 8.3, 4.3 p.m., 6.6. Rural Board 11 a.m. Malacca Electric Light Co. Evatts, noon. Raffles Girls School Prize Giving 4.30 p.m. Banvard Company Rookery Nook 9.30 Tuesday, \9th. High Water, 3.16 a.m., 7.8, 6.7 p.m., 6.0. Banvard Company, Theatre 9.30, Rookery Nook.
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    "LENT AND OVERDUE."
    719 2 Book Borrowers* Penitence. Ones more- the Headmaster of the Gr&m mar School, Carlisle, makes m these columns the suggestion of a special day for the return of all books "privately lent and over- due," says The Times of Feb. IS. His j courtesy is worthy of the
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    WHY CINEMAS ARE POPULAR.
    76 2 "Ptoph jr< to cinemas chiefly because they an Umrc warm, comfortable places m whicf/ to hold somebody's hand." said Mi-s Lena Ashweli. the actress, at a meeting of th« Putney Brotherhood. ''When I was young, ami when 1 was m love with scmeoody. the only place
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    189 2 Mi. ari(f Mrs. W- Ro.lffor leave for Ho«M on leave <.ri A[.ril IS l»y the N'aldora. M.M. The en^a,}rement is announced of Mr. .lames X Kisher. Bhutan X.state. Nilai, younuvst son of Mr. and Mrs. T. G. Fisher, Edinburgh, *,nd Elsie, only daughter of Mr. wnd Mrs. J. R. Jvryhuist,
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      447 2 NEW STOCKS. BEMAX. i The New Vitamin B. Food. TAKY DEPILATORY. NONN TONIC TABLETS. t ESPANOL SOLVENT. The New Reducer. MEDICAL HALL LTD., Opposite Post Office, SINGAPORE. Quality Service Price Economy. S^dJHAMBRA "S I COMMENCING MARCH 19th. IJ g An Excellent FOX 3-Feature jjjj Programme. nil y- e^eV l e^nl
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      499 2 VICTOBIA ENTIRELY NEW COMPANY, FIRST VISIT TO SINGAPORE OF THE Banviri English Comedy Co. Season of L^a.ta£^ter- Cr 1 TKrills To- Night and To-morrow at 930 p.m. 'ROOKERY NOOK. Friday Saturday March 22nd 23rd. Wed. and Thurs. March 20th and 21st. "OTHER MEN'S WIVES" "THE FANATICS' iVed. and Thurs. March
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      486 2 ALHAMBRA^ teQa|Ktt Co. Ltd^ prnn^ tn PROGRAMME Commencing March l3 tK &na Ending Monday. i^A/ In the Second Show at 9 pan. The Latest Empire News LIFE'S JIRCUS MARY JOHNSON A Masterpiece of Circus Life Filled with Dramatic Thrills A DEFU Production Released by First National In the First Show
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    MALACCA NOTES.
    549 3 Formation of Co-operative Thrift Society. [From Our Own Correspondent.] .Malacca, March 13. The public meeting hi- Id on Monday the llth instant with the object of forming Mercantile Co-operative Thrift and Loan Society was well Attended, there beinj» over 70 persons present. The Hgn'ble Mr. Tan (liens Lock
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    INVENTOR OP A NEW PRONUNCIATION.
    204 3 Languages Professor Found Dead. he death <>i" a professor of languages, who was statt'il to have invented a new system of pronunciation, was the subject <»r ■\n inquest at Mortlake. He was Mr. Cecil Haysiv.an. aged ftftyfive, of Ripley Gardens, Mortlake, whose body was found
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    LEYDEN TOWN HALL BURNT DOWN.
    291 3 The Hague, Feb.l2. Leyden Town Hall was destroyed by tinearly this morning, together with some of the neighbouring houses. The tiro began at half past 4 and was discovered by a telephone girl at the Central Tost Office. The fire brigade soon arrived, but, owing
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    45 3 Mr. C. W. D. Hall, A.C.P., Ka.r.par, has one on transfer to Taiping m place of Mr. H. I). Langworthy who has just left on Home leave. Mr. P. K. Hazlitt, A.C.P., Teluk Anson, haa been transferred to KamI ar m place of Mr. Hall.
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      284 3 *»EywTnpoui i Estate Trust Agencies j YOUNG MAR? /inOTX I j 1 Are you feeling too old aad worn-out when I 111// I I imifilii I yon should be full of life? Do you find yourself \Ji *U£ LjllllllCtle suffering from Backache, Fatigue, Weakness, 1 1 Rheumatism, Loss of Appetite,
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      52 3 DAVID COPPERFIELD IN PICTURES. by Arthur Moreland. No. 44. Vtgg«ty~Zd Mr. Barkis. w iIja "^"J V KinTATPiD^TKuniUMiryi aiiTAOticc oh.^ F WHurn I' !y fl Saying that h£*Kao a TRiFlc OF MONEVSOMF. where. Hut he was a^I T/QN ABOUT THE. OLD HOUSE BR0U6HT UNDER THE BED 9 nucu.Kttfwin iour\ umviu lxjwnoi"
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      CHAPTER XXIII.
      1678 4 1 INSTALMENT 11. ANOTHER SILENT HOUSE. The following morning, Philip found Mr. Phipps genial and smiling when he oame down for breakfast. The little man appeared exceedingly well pleased with himstlt. He rubbed his small hands with the gesture of a man who feels it is thoroughly good
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      CHAPTER XXIV.
      1942 4 THE ENCOUNTER. An hour's solemn and equaiiy profound thought had not contributed any improvement to the situation so far as Philip v/as concerned, but there was one question which presistently recurred. What was their ohi ject m putting him "out of action What harm was he doing:? The
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    CO-ORDINATION IN TRANSPORT.
    513 4 A correspondent writes to the Times:— Surely the time has come when those who govern us should call on the best brains of the country to think out and develop a scheme by which the conflicting claims of our railways, our roads and our air service, and
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    BOOK WITH 26 AUTHORS.
    388 4 Crime and Love m a 'Round Robin* Novel. This is a story of One Book with TwentySix Authors. All the authors live m Amersham. They collaborated m the writing of one novel. And such a novel! True, only two copies exist. None the less it is
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      259 4 I A THE SECRET OF I j£ra£k THE SUCCESS OF I ''Ti' "ASPRO I li thal v I I NEVER FAILS I ffi 10 All Chemists 25 I ||l TABLETS Stock TABLETS I 81 25 "ASPRft" 60 I m cents. Aarau. cents. I colds "ASPRO" DOES jft^K I INFLUENZA un-r
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    OUR IRISH LETTER.
    1390 5 MR. DE VALERA IN THE NORTH. An Inevitable Happening. [Prom Our Own Correspondent) Dublin, February 12. Mr. Eamon de Valera, the Republican It Gr> iS cn J°y in th hospitality of the Northern Government for a period of one month m the edifice popularly known as the
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    TIGERS AT THE ZOO.
    447 5 Experiment m Climbing for Food. Tiger? m India, although they are chiefly grounJ animals, living m thick jungle and not frequenting trees, ha\4e been known to take to trees. Field-Marshal Sir William Birdwood, m a recent letter to a member of the council of the Zoological
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      101 5 ISQCQNY (Pronounced SO-CONY). r I Anti -Malaria Mixture I FOR MOSQUITO DESTRUCTION. I Highest Toxic Value I PRODUCES AN ACTIVE AND WIDE SPREADING FILM. I I Manufactured and Imported Solely by I Standard Oil Co. of New York. I (Incorporated m U.S.A.). I SINGAPORE— KUALA LUMP UR— IPOH— PEN ANG.
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    TOMMY TEAL LEARNS A LESSON.
    1039 6 How Birds Get Used to Man's Contraptions. Reacting recently about the c ous which, according to report, have learnt not to sit on the overhead electric wires, I asK.ed myself hovv far birds and beasts, especially birds, have profited by experience and learned how to
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    30 6 I Let us not readily or lightly impugn the srood faith of one another, for that is to destroy the very foundation of all hope of better things. I^rd Irwin.
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      373 6 WHITEAWAYSI ONE DOLLAR Values Commence To-Day I MONDAY, MARCH 18th and continue until I SATURDAY, MARCH 30thJ flaw 'JS^7 m a -U/" >^\^^4f\ I aja^aiß^^^ i^v a^aa <*i' Vj^^~JawsWf ivkj^Lli >4kv)w I 11* I I.' M I aja^a^kw f9 a^P^ I 1 I *^^OL AMEKHA.N n.\lK!) (iI.ASS I llJl CuJ
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      134 6 I! r Embrocation is specially prepared for India, Federated M I Malay States, and Straits Settlement!. It was formerly H known as Pain Relieving Balm. Gives instant relief ■I to those suffering with Headache, Toothache, Neuralgia. Gout. H Rheumatism, Sciatica, Lumbago, and Sore Throats. The pam ■I resulting from Stiff
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    HOME FOOTBALL
    283 7 SATURDAY'S LEAGUE RESULTS. The Wednesday's Win. [Reuter's Service.] London, Mar. 16. DIVISION L Arsenal Cardiff 1. Birmingham 0, Liverpool 0. Blackburn 1, Sheffield Un. 1. Bolton l, Manchester Un. 1. Derby C. 1, Aston Villa 0. Everton 2, Burnley 0. Huddersfield 2, Newcastle 1. Manchester C. 4, West
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    L.O.N. HEALTH BUREAU.
    188 7 The following is the Health Bulletin of the League of Nations' Eastern Bureau, for the week ended March 9th: Baghdad: 3 plague cases. Basrah: 1 smallpox case and 1 death. Kas&ein: 2 cholera deaths. Karachi: 46 smallpox cases and 22 deaths Madras: 76 smallpox cases and 24
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    BIRDS THAT COST £160 A PAIR.
    251 7 Dreamlike Beauty of the Budgerigar. Oh, lovely budgerigar, who, m the name of all that's wonderful, gave you your name? How could they do it? Have you ever seen a budgerigar? If you have not, go to the Crystal Palace, and Bee the selection
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    FLOODS IN AMERICA.
    185 7 MANY THOUSANDS CUT OFF. Woman Operator's Heroism. [Reuter's Service.] Montgomery, Alabama, Mar. 16. Very serious floods are following the heavy rains m Alabama. Georgia, Nebraska, lowa, Illinois and Alabama have suffered worst and at least five towns have been inundated including Flomaton and Brewton where 10,000 persons
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    GERMANY'S FINANCES.
    115 7 [Reuter's Service.] Berlin, Mar. 16. In the Budget debate m the Reichstag Chancellor Mueller declared unless the budget was passed Government would resign. The situation m Germany was so critical that party politics ought to be kept m the background. It was essential to introduce a budget which
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    AN INJECTION ANAESTHETIC.
    104 7 [British Radio Official Service.] Rugby, Mar. 15. A new anaesthetic which is not yet on the commercial market is described m the current issue of The Lancet by two distinguished anaesthetists, one of whom, Dr. Shipway, acted as anaesthetist to the King m his recent operation. It
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    THE YORKS IN BERLIN.
    88 7 [Reuter's Service.] Berlin, Mar. 15. The Duke and Duchess of York spent •two hours m the ex-Kaiser's^palace and were most interested m William the Second's apartments. Sir Horace and Lady Rumbold acted as guides. The party afterwamia lunched at the Embassy and motored tp Potsdam where
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    THE WUHAN SETTLEMENT.
    79 7 [Reuter's Far Eastern Service.] Hankow, Mar. 15. The three dismissed members of the Wuhan Council have wired to Chiang Kai Shek expressing their willingness to abide by the decisions of the Central Government. The Chinese papers here have changed their tune and are welcoming the WuhanNanking rapprochement
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    SERIOUS FAMINE IN CHINA.
    81 7 [Reuter's Far Eastern Service.] Nanking, Mar. 16. The Minister of Public Health, who was recently sent to Honan, Shensi, and Kansu to report on actual famine conditions to give the Central Government a definite idea of funds required and. what best steps to take for relief
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    MR. LEAR BLACK HELD UP.
    47 7 [Reuter's Service.] Bulawayo, March 15. Mr. Van Lear Black the American newspaper proprietor who is flying through Africa en route to England and then the Far East, is held up at Broken Hill. The two pilots and mechanic are suffering from influenza.
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    WAR SUPPLIES FOR MEXICO.
    50 7 [Reuter's Service.] Washington, Mar. 16. Large quantities of war materials, including tear-gas, arms and ammunition, have been ordered by the Mexican Government from American manufacturers to use against the rebels. Mexican authorities desire to use tear-gas rather than poison-gas m order to minimise loss of life.
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    INTERNATIONAL RUGBY.
    269 7 SATURDAY'S GREAT GAME AT MURRAYFIELD. Scotland beat England. L-Keuter's Service. Scotland 12: England 6. Murray field, Mar. 16. The Rugby International between England and Scotland was played here to-day m dull weather before 75,000 people. The turf was m splendid condition. Scotland attacked from the outset and forced
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    INTERNATIONAL SOCCER.
    33 7 I Ji^uier's < rv ice.l England .1: Scotland 1. Leeds, Mar. 16. j In the amateur soccer international m fine weather before 10.000 people England beat P Scotland 3 to .1. f
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    318 7 The Anglo-Irish Treaty. T !o the Editor. Wr< I do not know whether your leader writer is a Sinn Feiner, or the peculiar type g of Englishman who is such an easy victim of self -deception and sentimentality where Ireland is concerned, but m either case
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    NEW BRITISH AIR LINE.
    77 7 [British Radio Official Service.] Rugby. Mar. 15. A new service of air liners between Lon- don. Brussels and Cologne is to be begun by Imperial Airways on Monday. The service will leave Croydon aerodrome at 8.30 each week-day morning", and Cologne will be reached at 1.45
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    JAPAN'S BUDGET PASSED.
    32 7 [Reuter's Far Eastern Service. I Tokio, Mar. 15. The budget of 1,752,000,000 yen, including the Navy 268,000,000, Army 231,000,000 has passed both Houses. Supplementary estimates will be presented shortly.
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    GIFT FOR PnKNCE ADVANCEMENT.
    37 7 [British Radio Official Service.] Rugby, Mar. 15. Under the will of Mr. John Humphrey Plummer, of Southport, who left £271,000, a bequest of £200,000 made to Cambridge University for the advancement of science.
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    GOLD SHIPMENT TO AMERICA.
    23 7 [Reuter's Service. 1 New York. Mar. 16. A consignment of gold valued at £1,400, 000 has arrived from Berlin.
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      671 7 BUSINESS CARDS^ f "FLORANGE" j i IS HIGHLY CONCENTRATED f PURE FRUIT I f WREATHS. 1 I p res h floral wreaths made to order. E SINGAPORE CASKET CO. 83, SELEGIE ROAD. 2 Telephone No. 75. Eettblished 1912. Tele. 3492. j MASSAGE I MR. MRS. FUJIMORI JAPANESE BONE-SETTER k No
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      713 7 HllfftOD't I Tu d r m «dT Nlnßiil l throughout the Z§\iMMi\ world for 5O Hi«Wij 1 1 T^rjror A#th- If "—M 1 Hay P«ver, ■J I I NOTICES. PROPOSED FORMATION OF CAMERON'S HIGHLANDS ASSOCIATION, Will everyone who is interested m procuring land on Cameron's Highlands for the purpose of
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      826 7 THE TORTURE OF PILES. Why continue to suffer With DR. VAN VLECK'S ABSORPTIVE PLASMA no case of this painful malady is too stubborn or too long-standing to be completely and permanently cured. The easy application and wonderful power of absorption of DR. VAN VLECK'S ABSORPTIVE PLASMA is amazing. It soothes
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTHS.
    43 8 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTHS. BHAFTO. On 12th March. 1929, to Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Shaft*., of 4. 801 l Road. Penang. a son. MILLER. At tIM Maternity Hospital. l\nanjr, on the 7th March to Mr. and Mrs. M. J. V. Miller, a daughter.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. MONDAY. MARCH 18, 1929. WEEK-END COMMENT.
    730 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. MONDAY. MARCH 18, 1929. WEEK-END COMMENT. The official bulletin now isMie^ with regard to His Majesty will be read with satisfaction throughout the Empire for it gives us the first authentic information we have had for some time with regard to the progress made. It is now
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    361 8 The annual meeting of the Garrison Golf Club will be held m the Library, Fort Canning at 10.30 a.m. on March 21st. Lieut. K. S. Bellamy R.A., arrived by the Naldera and is taken on the strength and Lt.-Col. W. Hyde Kelly R,E., Capt. K. M. Papworth R.E., having left
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    ST. PATRICK FOR DEVON.
    1076 8 GOVERNOR CLAIMS ENVIED PATRON SAINT. Witty Speech at Irish Dinner. After the greatly -sought-after-Patron Saint had been claimed by the Welsh Society as a Welshman, by the Scotch Society as a Scotsman, and by the Irish Society as their rightful own, the Governor (Sir Hugh Clifford)
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    LOCAL WIRES.
    75 8 TORRENTIAL R AI v. IT I NOR T J AIN S UP I Country Hooded. I [FREE PRESS BEtVICE rnpv I Bai'rtofc J? I<il!T I Extraordinary rainfall ha* L eh 7 I enced m the peninsula :i **l*r,. m six days while it j s .till fall >nr
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    SIBOUR'S FLIGHT To BANGKOK.
    36 8 IF REE PRE.S SERV,r K r*^ I Hanekok i GBt Viscount Sibour and his lt v rch 7 I Moulmein m their Moth niM.i, ed frr >ni I pleasant flight. mach I
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    MALAYAN SCOUTS JAMBOREE.
    57 8 MALAYAN SCOUT S JAMBOREE. [From Our Own ?oms P( n entl I Ipoh is invaded to-.lay by 5^ J?^ I who are attending Jami)( weekend m the extensiv, njl^ I Dv Ton* Sen's house. Th p V' f I Perak will present th, troph^V I scout officers from other part,
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    RIVER VIEW ESTATES.
    64 8 [From Our Own "iHlnim^ At the annual meeting of R iv J Estate at Ipoh, Mr. W. Patron I*l I said that unless a prfe, uf [J ldln obtained no extensive new clearing' CO Tu be attempted m Malaya. A hnal div^ I of 15 per cent,
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    COMMODITY MARKET.
    53 8 SATURDAY'S RUBBER Prices. [FRLK PRKSS BElVtOt COPYRIGHT) London. Mar. 16, noon Messrs. Symington and Sinclar notify to-day's rubber prices as follows Rubber 12d. (unchanged) Forward 12 4 16d. (down 1 16). The market is quiet. Movements "up" or "down" are m comDarison with our 4 o'clock price* of
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    MUNICIPAL COMMITTEE ACTION.
    257 8 The following action was taken at a meet- ing: of the Committee No. i held on Ma^ 12th. Accepted the tender of The African aid Eastern (Malaya) Ltd., for (jMI mki cement, the Home Agents to arrant tor independent tests of the cement before shipment. Also decided
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    CAMERON'S HIGHLAND
    50 8 An advertisement m another columr attention to the idea of fr rmin an^ ciation of those interested m Cam« Highlands, for the purpose tf ■J* l Jj wf the more rapid development of I It is hoped that all m any way C will communicate with tho advertis
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    57 8 The Hon. Mr. Justice Elphinstone tk Chief Justice of the Federated Maia> aj jj is duo to arrive m Penanp bj Kalyan on April 4 or f>. Nine hundred and fifty btoß***£l by the Rajula of whom 856 uviv m Penang for quarantine tin haiam* ceeding to Port SwetU-nham. al^
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    THE KING'S HEALTH.
    110 9 rnMTK IMPROVEMENT RECORDED. Bulletin Issued. London, Mar. 16. B .]leiin M?ned by Sir C. Hewett and ftiwson, says the King is steadily, ilovly, regaining his health. -Jjvtttent is definite m strength, vi,nd SW***** 6 1 L*ratb" >> restricting opportunities JL outside the house and ray-therapy nt i<
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    PRINCE GEORGE'S FUTURE.
    76 9 [Reuter'i Service.] London. March 17. k erdtr t(> <>na b]e him to become acirith affaira from a diplomatic v princ«' George on March 18 will take ft temporary duty at the Foreign After that it is expected he will tr,f squadron stationed either m the the western
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    A CITY SENSATION.
    160 9 ,E.(. New Issue Postponed. [Renter*! Service.] London. Mar. 17. "sit n was caused m city circles at Ht minute by the announcement that i^nera! Electric issue of new British baa been postponed. |r proposed terms of issue have aroused pfcntble feeling not only among Ameshareholderi but m
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    DEATH OF MR. STEPHEN WALSH.
    110 9 [Reuter's Service.] London. Mar. 16. l death has occurred of Mr. Stephen I M .P.. War Minister m the Ramsay •■'■r.al.i Ministry. fcttsed who had been Labour member fat since 1906 was 6<J years of age. been a miner m his younger days "*a- Parliamentary
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    MAGISTRATE AND POLICE PROCEDURE.
    212 9 MAGISTRATE AND POLICE PROCEDURE. >na H> Comments m Court. Jkarp, comments wore made by the .Magistrate Mr. \y. N. Gourlay, on TJ y a^inst the procedure adopted by m a case m which a motor-bus produced on a charge of caus- by a rash act nspector Farquharson said that m
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    19 9 I-r r B FMnco Dhani Nivat, Minis- !>? anT- tWin Siam is on a visit t0 laying at the Runnymede
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    SPEED CONTESTS.
    85 9 NEW YORK WORLD'S CRITICISM. Useless Manslaughter. [Reuter's Service.] T M New York, Mar. 16. The New York World, m an editorial or motor speed racing says Segrave an d others have merely succeeded m proving the possibility of driving on a special track a specially constructed but useless
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    CAMPBELL UNDETERRED.
    172 9 "There is no Turning Back." [Reuter's Service.] Capetown, Mar. 16. Captain Malcolm Campbell, who after fruitless attempts to find a suitable track m the Sahara and elsewhere, finally selected the dried up lake bed of Verneukpan m Cape Province, 400 miles from Capetown and went there m January
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    THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE.
    77 9 [Reuter's Service.] Geneva. Mar. 16. The committe of jurists to-day completed the general examination of the possibility of revising the statutes of the permanent court of international justice and appointed a drafting committee anil two rapporteurs to prepare a concrete scheme for next week. The
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    MARSHAL FOCH'S HEALTH.
    60 9 [Reuter's Service.] Paris, Mar. 16. Marshal Foch has persistent kidney trouble. The doctors consider an operation necessary but at present this is impossible m consequence of his general condition. There had been a serious change m the Marshal's condition with a rapid pulse and nine doctors had
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    LOCAL CRICKET.
    218 9 S.R.C. VS. S.C.R.C. The match between the S.R.C. and the Chinese Recreation Club played on Saturday on the Padang resulted m a draw. S.R.C: H. N. Balhetchet b Siow Hian 40, D. D'Cotta c Chow Tat b Kirn Hock 7, T. lieijssius b Siow Hian 26, L. da
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    S.R.C. VS. POLICE.
    186 9 The S.R.C. had no difficulty m winning a match against the Police on the Padang yesterday. Police: J. Jeans c Balhetchet b Almeida 12, H. Meredith b Almeida 9, T. Wray b Eber 0, V. Sissamer Ibw Eber 2, J. Bernbroke b Almeida 0, S. Worsey b
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    BEAU SABREUR SEASON EXTENDED
    35 9 Owing to the great success of Beau Sab- reur at the Pavilion the season has been > extended up to Wednesday night. Seats I booked for Salammbo will be transferred on application.
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    SPANISH TROUBLES.
    100 9 DISORDERS GROWING WORSE. De Rivera Mobbed m Effigy. [Reuter's Service.] Hcndaye, Mar. 16. The Spanish disorders are growing worse. Disturbances have broken out m Granada and an effigy of Primo de Rivera was torn to pieces m Madrid. Madrid, Mar. 16. The Cabinet has decided that students guilt
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    RHINELAND INFLUENZA.
    122 9 Troops Suffer Severely. [Reuter's Service.] Paris, Mar. 16. The heavy influenza mortality among French troops m the Rhineland there having: been 175 deaths m February alone was critically debated m the Chamber all night on a Socialist motion tantamount to a vote of censure on Government. M. Painleve,
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    AUSTRIA'S GUARANTORS.
    49 9 [Reuter's Service.] The Hague, Mar. 16. Dr. Zimmerman, ex-Burgomaster of Rotterdam, once Commissioner General of ihe League at Vienna, succeeds Dr. Patyn, exSecretary General of the Foreign Ministry, as the Dutch delegate on the commission of control of the States which have guaranteed the reconstruction of Austria.
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    RESTRICTING OIL OUTFIT.
    55 9 [Reuter's Service.] Houston, Texas, Mar. 16. The American Petroleum Institute general conservation committee has adopted a resolution to restrict from April Ist. the output of crude oil m the United States, Mexico, Northern and Southern America so as not to exceed the daily average production of 1928.
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    AUSTRALIAN TEAM FOR MALAYA?
    359 9 Excellent Prospects. If all arrangements can be made satisfactorily, says the Malay Mail, we understand that there are excellent prospects of another tour m Malaya of a team of Australian cricketers. Several enthusiasts have been and are m communication with the Bardsley brothers who have already
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    S.C.C. BILLIARDS TOURNAMENT.
    70 9 WEDNESDAY'S TIES. R. S. Wilson scr. vs. C. H. Davies owe 100. E. H. R. Bowerman owe 75 vs. J. F. A. Swallow owe 50. W. Scobie owe 25 vs. E. J. Cameron owe 25. H. L. Hopkin owe 75 vs. R. G. Littlehales owe 100. H.
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    SPORTS CABLE.
    107 9 ENGLAND'S RUGBY TEAM CHANGES. Defence Too Weak. [FREE PRESS .SERVICE. COPYRIGHT.] Lortdon, Mar. 16. The weather to-day was fine and cold with dry grounds generally. The England team at Murrayfield suffered a number of last moment changes and the general run of the match showed that it was
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    LINCOLN BETTING.
    35 9 [FREE PRESS SERVICE. COPYRIGHT.] London, Mar. 18. The following was the course betting on the Lincolnshire to be run on Wednesday. Miscou 1,000-140, Umslopogaas 5,000-350, Tommy Atkins 1,000-50, St. Fortunat 3,000--120, All taken.
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    THE MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP.
    34 9 [FREE PRESS SERVICE. COPYRIGHT.] London, Mar. 16. Alexander Ireland and Len Harvey have been matched for the middleweight championship and Lonsdale belt for £3,000 the fight to take place m May.
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    CUP FINAL SEATS ALL BOOKED.
    34 9 [FREE PRESS SERVICE. COPYRIGHT.] I.onfdon. Mar. 16. The Football Association has returned £50,000 for applications for Cup final seats at Wembley which it has been found impossible to allocate.
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    GREYHOUND STUD BOOK.
    52 9 [FREE PRESS SERVICE. -COPYRIGHT.] London. Mar. 16. The Stewards of the National Greyhound Racing Club, following: on Lord Sefton's recent severe criticism of lack of care m regard to preserving the best breed m dog:s, propose to start their own stud book which will be operative after
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    EYE TESTS FOR TENNIS UMPIRES.
    31 9 [FREE PRESS SERVICE. COPYRIGHT.] London, >lar. 16. The Lawn Tennis Umpires Association is arranging: for qualified opticians to test the sight of umpires for tennis tournament?.
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    SOUTH AFRICAN RUGBY VISIT.
    27 9 [FREE PRESSI (SERVICE. COPYRIGHT.] London, Mar. 16. The International Rugby Board has issued an invitation to South Africa for the season 1931 1932.
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    STIFF BOATRACE LIKELY.
    27 9 [FREE PRESS SERVICE. COPYRIGHT.] Ijortdon. Mar. 16. Both the University eights are doing superb work on the Thames and a desperate struggle seems likely.
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    INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY.
    34 9 [FREE PRESS BERVIOK COPYRIGHT.] I/Oii'don, Mar. 16. At hockey England beat Wales four goals to two, The England women's team beat Wales two to nil, and Ireland beat Scotland three to nil.
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    233 9 Ireland vs. The Rest. Played at Bukit Timah on St. Patrick's Day (Sunday). Ireland players mentioned first. English and Quin 1, Jackson and Beavis 0. Murphy and Glendinning V 4, Marshall and Scoular 1. Newell and Hodgins 0, Craik and McMichael 1%. Cullen and McMullan 0, Joyce
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    54 12 WEEK-END CARGOES. Beans by the Timavo from Dairen for 'rieste. Rice by the Dukat from Bangkok. 500 sheep and goats by the Shirala from Calcutta. 156 bullocks by the Kistna from Bangkok. 168 bullocks by the Prachatipok from Bangkok. Rice by the Hero from Bangkok. Coal by the
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    36 12 The M.M. mail steamer, Chenonceaux, is iue here from Colombo to-day at 6 p.m. and vill probably sail to-morrow at 6 a.m. for Saigon, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Kobe and Yokohama. She will berth at the wharves.
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    FIRST N.Y.K. TRANSPACIFIC MOTOR LINER.
    595 12 Asama Maru Built m Japan. Work is progressing rapidly on the Asama Maru, the first of the three transpacific motor liners to maintain the regular service of the Nippon Yus«n Kaisha between San Francisco, Japan and China. A sister ship is the Tatsuta Maru, which
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    SONG IN FEBRUARY.
    1067 13 Febma y h Lucifer amoi.,.' ~he months. II bringing the swiftest gain of light; and as II mornings brighten, and evening lifts its II eyelids to look for spring, the birds acclaim II its coming:. The reinforcement of their H chorus m February is more than usually
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    73 13 1 We hear says the Malay Mail that the provisional programme of entertainment for H.R.H. the Duke of Gloucester will I include a dinner at Kuala Kangsar at which 1 H. H. the Sultan of Perak will be host after I which H.R.H. will leave by special train for Kuala
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    NO ZOO SEES THEM.
    1035 14 CURIOSITIES OF THE ANIMAL WORLD. Captivity Kills Them. Some of the world's most interesting animals never have been seen m the United States, says Dr. William I-.i. Mann, director of the National Zoological Park m Washington, writing m The Science News Letter, issued by Science Service
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      239 14 Kill Fl^as with Flit Arch-annoyers of mankind, fleas are also a grave menace to health. They have been known to carry from the skin of disJ eased rats the hideous germs of bubonic Plague. Protect your I health and comfort destroy fleas with Flit. Flit clears the house m a
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    ROSE MACPHAIL & CO'S REPORT.
    221 15 ROSE MACPHAIL CO'S REPORT. Singapore, Mar. 16. Rubber. London Is OVkd. V»d down. Closing Prices at 1 p.m. Spot 41 Vi, March 4114, April 41 V-, April-June 42, July-Sept. 43, Oct.-Dec. 43%. Tin.- London 1221. 3()s up. Mining.— Dull. Sungt>i Way 3.05 3.15, Kuchais 1.38 V. 1.41, Kinta Dredge 1.46
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    46 15 "It is a very sensible suggestion. Mr Mac Donald has not said anything to pi« about it," was Mr. Bernard Shaw's repl> when asked if it was true if, m the eveni of Labour returning to power, he woulc probably be one of the new peers.
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    FRASEK & CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS.
    888 15 FRASEK CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. SATURDAY, MARCH lHth. Buyers Sell*r». Asam Kumbang 44s 45s Bangrin Tin 39b 40s Batang Padang ($1) 43 4s Batu Caves 1.55 1.60 bukit Arang ($1) 2.00 2.10 Burmah Malaya 41s 42s Chenderiang 7 S 6d 8s 6d Chin Chin ($1) 15 20 Eastern Siam
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    EXCHANGE.
    61 15 March 16. 15a nk i m.x. 2 29-52 Bang demand Uj3 125-32 Private credits 3 m.s. 2(3% New York, demand 5C 1-IU Crcditi 00 clays 5-1 France. r!*mAH4 1431 India, T.T. ISS% Hong Kong, demand 12 V 4 p.c. Dis. Yokohama, demand 125 Java, demand 140 Bar Silver London
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    PRODUCE.
    234 15 March 16. Tin 225 Tons $111 Pepper White 114 Pepper Black 63 Flake Tapioca 6/J5 Copra Sundried 9.70 Rice Liang; Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle (New) 3.30 Rice, Siam old No. 1. 330 Rice, Rangoon Bintan 260 Rice, Rangoon Sioka 256 Rice, Siam Broken No. 1. 220 Rice, Siam
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    243 15 March 16th., 12 o'clock noon. R.S.S. equal to Standard, Q.C.F. Spot 41 41H Standard K.S.S. Ml Tender -Mar. 41 -41 1 Apr-June 42^ 42% July-Sept. 43% 4:Uj> Oct-Dee. 43 2 4 44 Tom- of Market: Easier. Latest Cable: London Spot Sheet 12%&. per lb. X««w
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    289 15 AVER TENGAH RUBBER. The report by the directors to the twelfth ordinary annual general meeting <.f shareholders of Ayer Tengah Estate to 1 held on March 10th, at 12.30 p.m. at Sime. Darby and Co., Malacca, states inter alia: After charging all secretarial and office expenses to
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    JACK'S REPORT.
    502 15 London, Feb. 20. Trade m this country and m America is unaffected by the set-back on Wall Street, and m Northumberland and South Wale> the trade thermometer has risen from frost to summer heat over-night. Copper Electrolytic Copper at 18 cents represents the original maximum hoped for by
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    THE FIVE TESTS.
    888 16 PERFORMANCES OF TEAMS AND PLAYERS. Statistics for the Series. In all Test Matches played between England and Australia the position now stands: Won Won by by Drawn Total Eng. Aus. In Australia 28 37 2 67 In England 18 11 23 52 46 48 25 119 RESULTS
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    "ADVANCE AUSTRALIA!"
    667 16 England Defeated by Five Wickets m Final Test. RYDER MAKES WINNING HIT. Before a big attendance of 30,000 and amid scenes of frantic excitement, Australia defeated England m the fifth and final TVst match at Melbourne on Saturday by five wickets. The end came shortly after lunch and
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    THE COMPLETE TEST SCORE-CARD.
    478 16 THE COMPLETE TEST SCORE -CARD. England. Ist Innings. Hobbs Ibw. b Ryder 142 D. R. Jardine c Oldfield b Wall 18 Hammond c Fairfax b Wall 38 Tyldesley c Hornibrook b Ryder 31 Duckworth c Fairfax b Hovnibrook 12 Hendren c Hornibrook b Fairfax 95 Leyland c Fairfax b Oxenham
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    117 16 We are officially informed, says Sporting Life, that A. P. F. Chapman and the members of the M.C.C. now m Australia will be entertained to dinner at the Mansion House by the Lord Mayor of London on their return home. The dinner, however, will not take place
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    CRICKET IN JAMAICA.
    58 16 Cahii's Eleven Defeated. [Reuter's Service.l Kingston, Mar. 17. All-Jamaica defeated Cahn's XI by 144 runs. The scores were: All-Jamaica: Ist Innings: 317 (Holt 126, Rae 64). 2nd Innings: 447 (Headley 143, Holt 56). Cahn's XI: Ist Innings: 271 (Sandham 159. n0t out, Small seven for 77). 2nd
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    596 16 SELANGOR SPRING MEETING. Park Mill Scores at Last. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 16. The third day of the spring meeting was rather warm but the going was good and there was a large attendance including His Highness the Sultan of Perak, Sir William Peel and
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    172 16 S.C.C. LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT. WEDNESDAY'S TIES. Godown Doubles Handicap. < F. H. Harries and O. W. Gilmour plus 2 vs. J. S. Anderson and J. K. Hamilton owe 2. W. Warden and R. Morisse owe 1 vs. A. C. Potts and N. S. Wise o've 15.2. F. A. Nibloek and
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    33 16 MONDAY'S TIE. Mrs. Zylstra and Miss Wallis vs. Mrs. Newell and Mrs. Atkin Berry. [Note. In the event of rain the Mixed Doubles Open will be played to-morrow, S'JivJay.l
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