The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 6 April 1929

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    13 1 Singapore Free Press 10 CENTS. SINGAPOaKE, &S. SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 192& NO. 12,685
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    263 1 Ihe Nationalist Forces, have occupied Hankow without opposition from the remaining Wuhan troops. The panic associated with the Government troops advance has subsided and foreigners ap- pear to be safe Pages 9 and 11. The Mexican revolution has come to j an end with victory for the
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    998 1 Quictjfid uyuttt homines nostri est furrugt* Libeili J'j.t».-.1. Having heard ali about the arrangements for the Duke of Gloucester's martyrdom at Colombo, Hong Kong, Penang, Kuala Kangsar, and Kuala Lumpur, The .Topicist waits with well- bred impatience to learn what tiemendous schemes are being secretly hatched
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      251 1 WING LOONG. THE RECOGNISED HOUSE for EUROPEAN TROPICAL SUITS 32, HIGH STREET. I Raffles Hotel I McGuire's Littk Symphony PROGRAMME FOR SUNDAY, APR. 7th, AT 9.15 p.m. X JL Overture RUY BLAS F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy Opera Fantasie LA JUIVE p. Halev>- 4% O Interval.' ♦J# Sonp Without Words "A LOVE SONG"
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      146 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. i I Stainless steel pens at Ribeiro's Pape Alhambra cinema new programme Page 2. Fresh shipment of fish at Fresh Food Co. 1 —Page I,\ Auctions of tin mine c.nti household fur- I niture Page i*. Sandeman's port and sherry at Hutten- bach's Page 1. Eurcpe Hotel verandah
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      14 1 WING LOONG. FOR HIGH CLASS TAILORING. Style, Cut and Finish Guaranteed. 32. HIGH STREET.
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      178 1 THE WEEK. Saturday, Bth. Hiph Water, 7.32 a.m., 6.9., 9.31 p.m., 7.1. Sze Hai Tong Banking and Insurance Co., Hong Kong Bank Chambers, noon. Cricket: S.C.C. vs. 2nd Welch; S.C.C. XI vs. Fort Canning. Banvard Co., Theatre, 9.30, Thark. Race training begins. Sutiduy, Ith. High Water, 8.34 a.m., 7.5., 9.54
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    A WIFE AT BRIDGE.
    244 2 \o\el Divorce Aetsssj m Bsssaipsst. BssSs^psai, Feb. 26. A diTOR9S esae baiad on the grounds oi Sasesstol bridge-playing has come before the Budapest Tribunal A certain Mr. and Mrs. K. R. weie well known m society as exj>ert bridge playeis, and wei-e invariably placed at the
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      326 2 ALHAMBRA Tarn Cstenfc X*» Co., Lit* Proprietors. Fro«~mme Commencing Saturday, April 6th and Ending \u th* Second Shew at 9 pjn. The Latest Empire News The Sunset Derby A Human Drama of the Turf as it really j, Mary Astor and Ralph Lewis A First National Winner. THE PRINCE OF
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      430 2 CHURCH SERVICES. ST. ANDREWS CATHEDRAL. THE FIRST SUNDAY AFTER EASTER. 7 a.m. Holy Communion. 7.4."> a.n.. choral Holy Communion Sssl Sermon. i<.l."> a.m. Mutins and Holy Communion. 4 p.m. ChildrvnV Service. 5.30 p.n>. (choraH Even>onp and Sermon. .Monday. Wednesday and Friday at 8 a.m. Holy Communion. Tuesday. Thurueas and Saturday
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    ROUND THE NIGHT CLUBS.
    1242 3 ONLY SIX LEFT IN LONDON. Soft Drinks am} Boredom. At 11.15 at night we stood m the foyer Ci luxury hotcfl. The place was clean and i Aight and gay and well run. iiut the itch ct insomnia or wanderlust had attacked my American triend. "I
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    DESERTED FIANCEE DRINKS CARBOLIC ACID.
    73 3 London, March 18. At an inquest at Harrow on Edith Softly, aged 27, the evidence showed that the defeased, who was a nurse, returned recently from India to fret married and found that her fiance had married someone else. The deceased had made all arrangements
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    SEARCH FOR ARK OF MOSES.
    395 4 Sensational Claim. One of the most sensational discoveries m history may be made m the near future, i: the hopes of Dr. A. F. Futterer, a wellknown archaeologist, are realised. After two years of exploration m Palestine he has returned with the remarkable statement that
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    AERIAL DISASTER NEAR KABUL.
    46 4 New Delhi. March 18. Peshawar, March 18th. -Bacha-i-Saqao's aeroplane, which left Kahul for Hada with two Mullahs, who were to have participated m the Mullahs Conference, fell en route and the pilot and passengers were killed. The machine was smashed to pieces.-
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    FOG BEHIND SKID AHEAD.
    942 4 BUT CARS CONTROLLED BY NEW INVENTION. Differential Free- Wheel. [By The Hon. MRS. VICTOR BRUCE.] [Special to the Free Press] If you ask any motorist what conditions appertaining to motoring he, or she, dislikes most of all, the reply inevitably is: "Fog." Devices innumerable have been
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    FLORAL BOXING RING WREATHS.
    51 4 A number of wreaths, resembling boxing rings, complete even to towels, were among the floral tributes at the funeral at Bilston, of Reginald Price, late middle-weight champion of the Midlands, who was killed m an explosion while tnawing gas generators. Price won ten lights at the
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    THE DAYTONA TRAGEDY.
    216 4 Theories of the Cause. Daytona, Mar. 16. Mr- Lte Bible who was killed m tinattempt here to beat Segrave s World --peed record, was born on a farm m Tennessee. has been railway signalman, telephone linesman, and mechanic m a motor factory. He was aged forty-two and
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    LEARNING MOTORING.
    209 4 How Long Does It Take? How long does it takes to learn motoring? That is the sort of question the potential car owner often asks. Generally, he receives an unwittingly misleading answer to the effect that it will take about three hours, or a week, or three weeks,
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    THE BROAD GOLD WAY.
    87 4 Nuggets Crushed Under the Wheel of Cars and Lorries. London, Feb. 20. There is a road, five miles long, m Colorado that is the most valuable m the world (says the British United Press, from Fort Morgan, Colorado). It is paved with gold. The bed of
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    JUNE WEDS LORD INVERCLYDE.
    106 4 JU NE WEDS LORD INVERCLYDE. Famous Actress Cheered by Chorus Friends. London, Mar. 22Cheered by many of her old chorus friends, Miss June Howard Trip:\ the well-known actress, married Lord Inverclyde to-day at a London church, where her blind brother played a voluntary of his own composition. [Miss June Howard
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    HEALTH OF THE ARM!
    355 4 Causes of Sickness at Shanu hai. Lieutenant-General Sir llatthea H. G Fell. Director-General, Army Me Services, m his report on the nta tl Army for li>27. state-, that both at home and abroad the health of the tl satisfactoiy. There was an increax pei 1,000 of
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    ECHO OF FAMOUS TRAGEDY.
    177 4 Archduke and Marie Yet via. Vienna. IM> One of the mysterious figures engac^ the still ananlTtll tragedy of Meyerlmf. where Crown Prince Rudolf and the l,lu Baroness Marie Vetse»*a were found m 1889, died to-day at Baden, ncai m the person of Baron Henry Haiti seventy-one.
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    NORTH DUBLIN BYE-ELECTION.
    36 4 De Valera Candidate Defeated. London, March l^ The North Dublin bye-election has rettw ed m O'Higgins, Governmental I>:l|T l >5 didate, being returned with 2S.4»>t> fajn defeating Traynor (De Valerate). obtained 28,276 votes.
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      128 4 B r I For The Man Who Knows Tyres J Drivers who insist upon the sort of service that a* ordinary tyres cannot give, find the utmost S pleasure and satisfaction m Fisk Tyres. 3! Fisk Balloon Cords are now built of "Fillerlesa" ja Cord, by a Fisk patented process
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      46 4 SEGRAVE Smashes World's Record for Land Speed. I THE GOLDEN ARROW I Xwas fitted with Smith Instru-t f ments and K.L.G. Sparking X I -I j BUY BRITISH AND BE PROUD OF IT J. Sole Agents for Malaya MALAYAN MOTORS, Ltd. X 14-20 ORCHARD ROAD, SINGAPORE.
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    MECHANIZED FORCES.
    569 5 Problems of Supply. "The Problems of Supplying Mechanized Forces m the Field" was the subject of a lecture by Colonel D. C. Cameron, R.A.S-C, at the Royal United Service Institution, Lieutenant-general Sir W. Hastings Anderson, Quartermaster-General to the Forces, presided. Colonel Cameron said that if present ideas of
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    HUPMOBILE WINS STOCK CAR RACE.
    232 5 There is an annual racing event m the Argentine for stock cars which creates a great deal of expectancy among Argentine automobile race fans. The distance to be covered m the contest is approximately 245 miles, and comprises the length of the road from the
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    TANKETTE FOR TWO.
    163 5 Baby Cars With "Caterpillars. The Baby Austin is shortly appearing m a new and unexpected role as a result of War Office experiments. Officers responsible for the development of Mechanised Force have reported that motor-cycle combinations are unsatisfactory for reconnaissance, suggesting that tests should be applied to
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    BY THE ROADSIDE.
    652 5 How America is Aroused. The countryside Preservation Conference d writing to The Times says: We have received a large amount of correspondence from people interested at home and ab- road, including an interesting collection of leaflets about the campaign "Save the >> Beauty of America," a short
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    BUICK WINS A DESERT RACE.
    230 5 A regular automobile service is now given between Damascus and Bagdad, the cars leaving on certain days each week from each city. The traffic over this desert route, where the cars travel m caravans for safety, is steadily increasing and a very large number of
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    THE KING'S NEW MOTOR-CAR.
    153 5 Wnen the King is well enough to go out his first journey will be m a magnificent new motor-car that is shortly to be added to the fleet of vehicles m the royal garages, says "One Wanderer Returned" m the Overseas Daily Mail. Within the last
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    TRAFFIC IN VIENNA.
    1008 5 How It Is Regulated. The problem of traffic regulation m Vienna, as m most European capitals, proved to be a complex and complicated one, writes a Manchester Guardian correspondent. Berlin is a comparatively new city with wide streets, but Vienna is a very ancient one, and the
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    MOTORISTS IN REBELLION.
    403 5 (All-Round Boycott of Dear Petrol. British motorists launched a serious and determined boycott against the oil combine one Sunday recently. "Sunday-on-wheels" was a complete failf ure. The popular Kingston by-pass, which r is usually dense with traffic over the week- end, was practically empty. The Brighton r
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    FORD-CANADA CO., STRUCTURE ALTERED.
    230 5 To effect larger Canadian ownership m the Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited, the capital structure of the Company has been altered. One hundred thousand shares of one hundred dollars par value have been converted into two million shares of no par value. The offer of
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    AMERICAN CARS IN DOMINIONS.
    177 5 British car manufacturers will have to look to their lauiels. It is stated that the sparepal t tCtvlet of British cars m the Dominions is deplorable and that firms are even sending MIM prints and models of parts of British motor cais to America to obtain
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    MOTOR BOAT MEETING AT VENICE.
    140 5 At the Hotel Ritz m Paris, convened by Prince Carle Maurizic Ruspeli, a meeting was held of the Presidents of the Foreign Collaboration Committees of the international motor-boat meeting which will take place next September m Venice. H.M. the King of Italy, H.R.H. the Crown
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    MEMOIRS OF AN OLD PARLIAMENTARIAN.
    4298 6 REMINISCENCES OF T. P. O'CONNOR I My First Visit to America. An Unpaid Missionary Tim Healy and Parnell '< Irish Party Split— Parnell's Satanic Pride. i (World Copyright Reserved). Finally, among the great IVTCy First Visit influences of his (Parnell's) to America. 1881. early days,
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    FOOTBALLERS ENGLAND MAY CHOOSE.
    1201 6 1 Possible Men to Play Against jj i Scotland. 5 I DEFEAT, THE BEST ASSET. i IBy Billy Gilis'-pie. (Sheffield United and Ireland) Special to the 1., j Ax an bmtfiishman writes about the lortn-j coming international matcn at Hampden •Park, (April l.ith) when his country
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    PLAYER-WRITERS.
    162 6 Harry Bedford, the berby County centre, forward, is to be warned for contributing signed articles to the Press. The Football Association looks with increasing disfavour on players' journalistic activities, and so long ago as 1920 the Coun- cil passed the following resolution: The attention of the Council having been
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    COLLEGES' WAR OVER 16s. Sd.
    270 6 COLLEGES' WAR OVER 16s Sd. Feudal Dues at Oxford. Legal warfare is threatened Km Oxford Colleges. Magdalen ami A involved m dispute which dab Tudor days. In 1517 the president of Mag I a reckless agreement with Morton that when a president of Magdalei lied resigned the college would do
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    MAKING THEIR OWN HOSPITAL CASES.
    473 7 The Sad Story of St. Mary's Men with Charing Cross. What it feels like to be beaten by 71 points to nothing, as told by the dauntless players of the Charing Cross Hospital Rugby team which was massacred by the St. Mary's Hospital nun m
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    HOLIDAY "WOUNDED" AT VICTORIA.
    447 7 Ambulances Meet Winter Sports Casualties. Two ambulance? and a long line of closed cars packed with cushions greeted the arrival of the Continental express at Victoria Station. It was the home-coming of the winter sports casualties from Switzerland. More than 500 passengers disembarked from two frost
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    SLOT-MACHINES.
    1069 7 AN AGE OP AUTOMATIC MARKETING. Problem of Giving Change. We are at the beginning or so the company promoters are telling vs of "an automatic age"; which is but to say that more of our wants are to be supplied m future by what used to be called "Penny-in-the-slot
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    ST. GEORGE'S CHURCH.
    293 8 First Double Wedding. m [To the Editor .Piaang Gazette.] Sir.— The only double wedding taking place m St. George's Church previous to the Miss Surkies' wedding on March 27th last, was celebrated on June 30, 1818\ It was m all probability the first wedding to take place
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    KUBELIK'S VIOLIN COLLECTION.
    247 8 It is only as one would expect, m a violinist of M. Kubelik's fame and fortune, that he should possess some particularly fine examples of the violin makers' craft. Unique as his collection is, pride of place must undoubtedly be given to his wonderful Stradivarius. This violin
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    PO LEUNG KOK.
    160 8 Fourth List of Subscriptions. Previously acknowledged $G,hl*2; King Yeunu Wui Kwan $100; The Chinese ProJduee Commission Agents Asscn, flOO; The Wine and Spirit Association $10v>: Hin \vn\ Waal Kyan flOO; Le* Kirn Soo, $ll>:>; Hock Hwa Sundries Association $50; The Sin j Kuo Mm Prnat $50; Singapore
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    TRADE SECRETS.
    271 8 Lady Haig has told us that Mussolini has twice refused to reveal the Italian secret for making the preserved leaves used m war memorial poppy wreaths, so that we have to import from Italy the leaves we need; but this kind of trade secrecy has not always been
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    EXPERIMENTAL CONCERT IN THE MEMORIAL HALL.
    148 8 Besides vocal items by Mesdames Kinloch and MacLeod, and Messrs. Haines, MacNeish and Brown, Mrs. Barlow will play pianoforte solos, Mr. Eber will be there with his violin, and a string quartette arranged by Mr. Allen will provide an item which is heard all
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    ASTHMA.
    852 8 F The Malady of Paradox. The proposal to establish research centres for the study of asthma evoked the following article from a sufferer, written to The Times: Asthma v commonly regarded as m some vvay comic. Humorous writers find "asth.r.atiA a useful epithet for their aid men and their
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    DESERT BRIGAND CAPTURED.
    222 8 London, Mar. 15. Cairo. Despite the lapse of two months during which the rains began to wash away the foot-tracks m the frontier district, the Camelry Corps, by s)heer luck, captured one of the barefooted ringleaders of the party of bandits which, last December, engaged m a
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      351 8 NOTICES. THE SOUTH BRITISH INSURANCE CO., LTD. NOTICE i? hereby niven that the Transfer Book.-* of the above Company will be Closed from the llth to the 24th day of April. 1929. both <iay> laelasive, preparatory to payment of dividend. I By Order <>t* the Beard, L. C. MARGOLIOITH. Singapore
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      719 8 NOTICES. SINGAPORE TURF OuT NOTICE. SPRING RACE MEETING-^ MAY, 1929. Saturday, 4th., Tuesday, 7th M Thursday, 9th., Saturday, Hth^ Saturday, 18th. and Monday, 20th. (Whit Monday) of May, PROGRAMME caters for HORSES— Classes 1, 2, I i 4 PONIES— CIass 1. SINGAPORE TURK CLUB sRR IRISH MAIDENS. mv ENTRIES CLOSE
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    FILMS IN THE COLONIES.
    124 9 MR. AMERY APPOINTS A COMMITTEE. Censorship Question. [Reuter's Service.] London, April 5. Mr. Amery has appointed a committee to consider how arrangements for supply and censorship of cinematograph films for public exhibition m the colonies, protectorates and mandated territories could be improved having special reference to
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    THE SEATS OF THE MIGHTY.
    204 9 Flutter m New York Social Circles, l Reuter's Service.] Washington, April J. A question of apcial precedence is agitating official Washington. Vice- President Curtis, who is a bachelor, hen he assumed office gave the name of his sister. Mrs. Dolly Gann, as his hostess Bad
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    EARL BALFOUR TO RETIRE.
    134 9 Aged Statesman's Decision, i [British Radio Official Service.] Rugby, April 4. It is understood that the Earl of Balfour will retire from public life when Parliament is dissolved next month. During the present Parliament he has held the office of Lord President of the Council and
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    RUSH FOR DERBY SWEEP TICKETS.
    139 9 LKeuter's Service.] I^ondon, Apr. 4. There has been a record breaking rush for tickets for the Stock Exchange Derby .weep, officially known as the "Stock Exchange Mutual Subscription Fund." The original issue of 500,000 pound tic'<fcts was rapidly disposed of and a second atch of
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    THE KING.
    47 9 [British Radio Official Service.] Rugby, April 4. The King again passed a good day. Although the weather remained dull His Mal'esty spent two hours t in the gardens this morning. He sat on the lawn protected by screens and also walked for about 20 minutes.
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    EX-PORTUGUESE PREMIER DEAD.
    30 9 [Reuter's Service.] Lisbon, Apr. 5. The death has occurred of Sir Joao Franco, Prime Minister when King Carlos the Crown Prince Louis Philippe were assassinated m 1908.
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    SUPPORT FOR AMANULLAH.
    26 9 [Beuter*s Service.) New Delhi, Apr. 4. Ali Ahmed Khan, ex-Governor of Jalalabad, has crossed tile frontier at Chaman, en route to join Amannllah,
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    WUHAN COLLAPSE.
    255 9 TROOPS FALLING BACK ~ON HANKOW. Nationalists Advance. [Reuter's Far Eastern Service. j Hankow, Apr. 4. The Cantonese commander of the Seventh Wuhan Division, holding the Hwangpei sector of the defence line turned over to Nanking leaving a gap through wfiich Government troops are pouring. The defence line has
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    EVACUATION OF SHANTUNG.
    44 9 [Reuter's Far Eastern Service.] Teki A;.«\ It is reliably stated Japanese troops a: Tsinan will commence concentrating at Tsingtao on April 18th. The iirst detachmem will leave for Japan about the 24thIhe remainder will be evacuated by vhe midele of May.
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    BRITISH BIDS FOR AIR RECORDS.
    148 9 An Ambitious Project. [British Radio Official Service.] Rugby, April 4. It is stated m aviation circles that it is hoped to secure four world records for this country during the present year. They are the duration and non-stop records, which a Fairt^y Napier monoplane is
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    OIL RESTRICTION QUESTION.
    122 9 Lukewarm Supporters. [Reuter's Service.l New York, April 4. In view of the Attorney General's ruling regarding oil restriction the question has arisen whether the Royal Dutch and Shell interests will continue to co-operate with the American Petroleum Institute's oil restriction scheme. According to the Journal of Commerce,
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    MINING ENGINEERS RANSOMED.
    66 9 [Reuter's Service.] Mexico City, April 4. Two mining engineers, the Britisher Reid, and the American Hanson, who were kidnapped by bandits of March 2, from the offices of the San Nichols Mining Company at Vocas, m the State of Durango where Hanson is resident manager, have been
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    WARNING TO U.S. BANKS.
    86 9 [Reuter's Service.] Washington, Apr. 5. The eag£r?y awaited statement- on she credit situation has been issued by the Federal Reserve Board at the conclusion of a joint conference with the Governors of twelve federal reserve banks. The statement warns the member banks that unless they voluntarily
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      469 9 NOTICES. j THE TANGLIN CLUB. Notice fe hereby given tfcat the Annual General ateetiag of the Members will be held no the Clab on Friday. April 12th, 1929. at 6-45 p.m. BUSINESS: (1) To receive the Committers Report and i Statement nt Accounts for the year -ended January 31st, 1929,
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTH
    22 10 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTH EDMONDS. At the Maternity Hospital Penang. on April 3rd. 1929. to Mr. and Mrs. W J. Edmonds, a daughter.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY. APRIL 6, 1929. THE HANKOW "VICTORY."
    1082 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY. APRIL 6, 1929. THE HANKOW "VICTORY." According to reports from Hankow once more m the record of China's internal revolts the purse has proved mightier than the sword. After every elaborate arrangement had been been made for a strenuous resistance to the Nanking Force the efforts
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    KUALA LUMPUR -TEWS.
    168 10 A EUROPEAN MOTORIST FINED. Chettiar "At Home." [From Our Own Correspondent.] Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 5. R. H. Whitty, a European, was fined $100 at the Police' Court to-day for negligent driving of a car. Accused ran into two rikishas on the Ampan? Road at midnight, killing one
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    INDIAN LABOUR.
    168 10 Recruiting has been generally resumed m Madras Presidency, but the following taluks are closed to recruiting owing to prevalence of disease: Cuddapah, taluks of Cuddapah, Pulivendla, Rajampei. Jammalamadugu, Siddhavattam, Badvel and Kamalapuram; Chinglepet, taluks of Chinglepet, Conjeevaram, Saidapet, Scriperuml udur and Madurantakam; Kumoc'i. taluks of Nandikotkur. Pattikonda and
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    COMMODITY MARKET.
    330 10 LATEST RUBBER AND TIN PRICES. [FREE PRESS SERVICE.— COPYRIGH I London. April 5, 4 p.m. Messrs. Lewis, Lazarus and Sonnotify to-day's tin prices as follows Spot £217 12 16 (down 14 16). Forward £217 14 16 (down £1 14 16). The market is dull. Messrs. Symington and Sinclair
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    BANKRUPTCY COURT.
    347 10 ALLEGED FRAUD OF CREDITORS. Dodging the Assignee. When an aged Chinese bankrupt nai Chan Yong Seng applied for his discharl! m the Bankruptcy Court, before Mr. jjj? Deane, yesterday. Mr. Paul Storr, said sin*> the last hearing his client had informed hi that apart from a little on
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    WANTED EXPENSES.
    287 10 Because he was unemployed and I therefore be unable to find work if he con sented, Shaik Abubakar bin Salmi Bahri\ at one time a partner m a baihuii kstn as the Europe Motor Garage, asked for expenses if he were to attend at the Offii;^ Assignee's Office
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    TALE OF "OUTBOARD" DEBTS.
    282 10 In the adjourned application oi Lst S* h Chek for the discharge of a bankrupt named Chop Hong Heng, Mr. Prtttishall laid *J bankrupt's insolvency was due A oatataw debts. They had a bad case then The* Chinese merchants exported to the l )uU East Indies
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    CAPTURE OF HANKOW.
    207 11 WUHAN TROOPS REFUSE PTO FIGHT. Commander Flees. [Reuter's Far Eastern Service.] Hankow, Apr 5 It appears Wuhan tropps refused to'fieht yesterday morning and fraternised with the eattajr. The Garrison Commander at Hankow hastily evacuated his headquarters si the ex-Russian Consulate and fled hinese officials from the British
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    ANOTHER AVIATOR DOWN.
    157 11 Van Lear Black This Time. [ReuteiA Service.] London, April 5. Mr. Van Lear Black had been forced to ;:i:;.i owing to engine trouble at VentimigR« will be delayed pending the arrival -pare parts. A cable dated London, April 3 says: Mr. Van Lear Black, the American mil-
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    RAILWAY ACCIDENT.
    44 11 Big: Casualty List. [Reuter's Service.] Bucharest, April .*>. The KisAnew -Bucharest express has been derailed near Buzeau. Three full carriages were overturned 20 are believed to be killed lad 90 injured. Rescue work was most wficult owing- to the tempestuous weather tad >no\vstorms.
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    REPARATIONS EXPERTS MEET AGAIN.
    90 11 iKeuter's Service. J Paris, Apr. 4I'• -vpaiations experts committee met :,^ain after the Easter holidays and disIM«ed two memoranda; firstly, a composite Allied Mjpuestion enumerating the minimum Ssnisndi of the different creditor countries; ""•rully. the personal suggestion of the American chairman, Mr. Owen Young, cov*»af the
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    REBUKE TO ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT.
    51 11 [Reuter's Service.] New Delhi, APr. 4. Crerar (Home Member), announced tt the Assembly that the Government view "»les was that the President, Mr. Patel, not empowered to disallow discussion f the Public Safety Bill while the Meerut Wals were progressing as Mr. Patel ruled n April
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    U.S. MARINE APPOINTMENT.
    32 11 [Reuter's Service.] Washington, April 4. "lul s. 1). Bulter, commanding the nit States Marines m China had been nted to command the Marine Corps < [Karlier cables on page 9.]
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    THE BANVARD COMEDY COMPANY.
    47 11 Banvard Comedy Company's long, but tori, Ti SStUI st ason concludes at the Vie- Ualr( to-night when they will pre;i a farewell offering that delightful ,r, h A;„n. Thark. I AW, Hryce of the Rubber Research InI);u F Spent the Easter holidays on
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    THE POLAR REGIONS.
    257 11 I THE QUESTION OF THEIR SOVEREIGNTY. America Butting In. [Reuter's Service. J Washington, April 5. he P° tent »aKties of the Antarctic Contment for aviation bases and the existence coal, mica and other mineral resources also the fact that the surrounding waters contain practically all the world's
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    CHEAPER PETROL.
    86 11 Combine to Keep up Price. [Reuter's Service] Washington, April 5. Mr. Holmes, chairman of the Executive Petroleum Committee, recommends tha.t the committee proceed with the plans for the curtailment of petroleum production as a test case against the Attorney ruling m tfce courts contrariwise. Senator Borah m a
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    CHINESE STUDENTS AT HOME.
    36 11 [FREE PRESS SERVIOEA COPYRIGHT.] London. April !> Sixteen Chinese students have arrived sent by General Feng principally for technical training, also for entrance to the Xaval and Military Schools, if the Government permits.
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    PLAGUE OF RATS.
    34 11 I FREE PRESS SERVICE.— COPYRIGHT.'. London, April 5A plague of rats has been discovered at Hull. They are supposed to have come from the River Plate on the Italian steamer Tirreno-
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    ELECTION BROADCASTING.
    50 11 fEREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT. I London, \pril 5The broadcasting of politics will start on Monday and will be continued until May 3. Half-hour every third day. The Government takes four half hours against the others two each, thereafter equal opportunity to each partyThe Liberal Party are very dissatisfied.
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    PRINCE AND THE MERCANTILE MARINE.
    80 11 [Reuter's Service.] London. Apr. 5. The Prince of Wales, Master of the Merchant Navy and Fishing Fleets, has written a foreword to the final volume of Sir Archibald Hurd's "The Merchant Navy." The Prince palys a magnificent tribute to the part taken by the mercantile
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    MR. KELLOGG ILL.
    411 11 [Reuter's Service.] London, April 4. Mr. ana Mrs. Kellogg arrived at Plymouth aboard the lie de France, lav. Keilogg is m bed with a cold. Paris, April .7. Mr. Kellogg has arrived. [Earlier cables on page 9.] Seven scouts and an officer of the First Penang (Free
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    END OF MEXICAN REVOLT.
    70 11 t\ GOVERNMENT WINS A DESPERATE BATTLE, 800 Dead, Thousands Wounded. i [Reuter's Service. 1 Mexico City, Apr. 5. The most desperate and bloodiest battle l of Mexican revolutionary annals marked the end of the revolution and left the Federal troops m possession of La Refoma r
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    INDIAN POLITICS.
    137 11 Scene of an Uproar. [Reuter's Service.] New Delhi, April 5. Crowded galleries and considerable liveliness was noticeable m the Assembly on the resumption of the debate whether the Public Safety Bill was discussable. The Simon Commissioners were present. The proceedings terminated m an uproar when Speaker Patel reserved
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    COLONEL HOUSE BETTER.
    22 11 [Reuter's Service.] i New York, April 4. < Colonel House who was recently operated 1 on is progressing satisfactory. i
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    JAPANESE CABLE NEWS.
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    MR. IKEGAMI DEAD.
    30 11 [By arrangement with Nanyang I Nichi Shimbunsha. I ToMo. Apr. 6. The death is announced of Mr. Shiro Ilegami, chief of the Civil Administration of Chosen (Korea).
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    COUNT GOTO ILL IN KYOTO.
    19 11 J Count Shimpei Goto, a distinguished politician, is suffering from cerebral hae- morrhage. i <
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    HANKOW CAPTURED.
    20 11 Reports from Nanking say that the Nanking forces entered the city of Hankow last evening at 7 o'clock. <
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    PREMIER TAKES A REST.
    65 11 < Premier Tanaka had an interview with j Mr. Kuratomi, President of the Privy j Council and explained to the latter the circumstances under which the Tsinan j affair was settled. j The Premier after visiting the only elder statesman, Prince Saionji at Okitsu to-day will
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    S.P.C.A. BRANCH AT PENANG.
    44 11 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Penang, April 5. At a meeting last night a provisional j committee was elected to form rules etc. for the Penang branch of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Mr. Balfour Ross was elected nresident. i
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    MINERS' RELIEF FUND.
    97 11 r~ 1 We acknowledge receipt, with thanks on i behalf of the Miners' Relief Fund of a sum of $143, part of the proceeds, as promised by the organisers, of the Fancy Dress and j Advertisement Ball held recently at the 1 Drill Hall, Beach Road. 1
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    OUR IRISH LETTER.
    985 11 CRAIGA VOX'S GOVERNMENT UNREPENTANT* How de Valera was Boomed. [From Our Own Correspondent.] -r Dublin, Mar. 5. j Mir Eamon de Valera will complete his I months imprisonment m Belfast Jail on l Thursday, he having refused to take advanJltage of the Northern Government's offer kl ta
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      GREAT AIR PROJECT THAT FAILED.
      268 13 PICTURES OF THE PREPARATIONS. The whole world m anxiously awaiting news of the fate of Squadron Leader Kingsford Smith, Fit. Lt. Ulm and members of the crew of the Southern Cross which has now been lost m the north-west Australian wilds tor close on a
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      DRUMS OF JAPAN.
      373 13 A Motive for Noise. One night after dinner, writes a correspondent m the Times, I strolled out on to our rampago a wide expanse of green which serves as a parade ground for the military, but is also the scene of many I the open-air festivals m
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      MODERN LACE.
      345 13 Texture and Pattern. The symbol of all that is light, graceful, and of a gossamer texture has always been lace. In description we use the phrase "as! fine as lace," but this year the laces for, dresses have changed their character. Of course, laces of fine texture will
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      427 14 EUerman Bucknail Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m U.S. A.) fUESMT IMt PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT ll (VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL). FREIGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG. SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. Due Spore. 1»2». «.s. CITY OP GLASGOW Apr. 7 s.s. CITY OF MOBILE Msy 10
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    142 16 The P. and O. Padua has left Hong Kong, uid is expected to arrive at this Port at I p.m. on Tuesday, 9th. instant. She will proceed alongside the Singapore Harbour Board's Wharves on arrival. A cargo of coal arrived m port yesterday by the Kinsen Maru from
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    SHIPPING CASUALTIES.
    324 16 The following reports of shipping casual, ties have recently come to hand: Darvel On March 4th. Lloyd's agents reported that the steamer was apparently embedded m abvOt three feet >f hard mud and would probably require a pontoon to assist buoyancy, before refloating would be possible. In thefir
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    PROFITS FROM MOTOR SHIPOWNING.
    429 16 The East Asiatic Company has always represented a test case for motor ship owning. It was the first company to rely almost exclusively on motor vessels m its fleet, and for many years past has now had few and usually no steamers m service. It has,
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    THE WHITE STAR LINER.
    52 16 No decision has been reached regarding the propelling machinery for the 60,000-ton White Star' liner which Harland and Wolff are building. We understand that the complete comparative figures relating to Diesel engine and turbo-electric propulsion have only just been completed, and are now being examined by
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      80 16 MESSAGERffiS HARITrMES 0 HOMEWARD MAILS To Colombo, Djibouti, Port Sold and Marseilles from Singapore. Gross Tonnage. PORTHOS 12,700 tons Apr. 18 Marseilles Tin Madras and Pondkherry. CHANTILLY Apr. Z2 OUTWARD MAILS To Saigon, Bong Kong, Shanghai and Japan. D'ARTAGNAN 15,200 tons Apr. 14 To Saigon. Toarano and Haiphong. AZAY LE
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    PEACE CONFERENCE SIDELIGHTS.
    305 17 Mr. Churchill's Disclosures. London, Mar. 7. "The Aftermath/ by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Winston Churchill, published to-day, supplements the previous four volumes on the World CriSis and brings the story to the end of 1922. Mr. Churchill paints vivid pictures of the negotiations leading up
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    WATCHING THE LINE.
    250 17 Eye Tests for Lawn Tennis Umpires. Lawn tennis linesmen generally would probably declare that m the course of their duties they should keep their eyes on the line for which they are responsible. According to expert opinion, however, they are wrong: they should keep their eyes on
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    MR. J. M. KEYNES DEFENDS LLOYD GEORGE'S PLAN.
    142 17 "Common -Sense Remedy for Unem ploy ment London. Mar. 20. The well-known economist, Mr. J. M. Keynes, contributes to the Evening Standard a vigorous defence of Mr. Lloyd George's employment scheme, which he describes as "the common-sense, obvious remedy." He expresses the
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    COLONIAL EMPIRE DEVELOPMENT.
    425 17 Review of Four Years* Progress. A comprehensive review of the progress and development m the Colonial Empire and m the machinery for dealing with Colonial questions from November, 1924, to November, 1928, is contained m a memorandum by Mr. Amery, Secretary for the Colonies. Mr. Amery points
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    AIR MAIL SERVICE TO INDIA
    117 17 Alternative Route Across Central Eurcpe. London, Mar. 11. Reuter understands that m view of the difficulties that have arisen regarding tie original route, via Italy, of the new air Mail service to India, which is due to begi:. next week, Imperial Airways, Ltd., is con«.deiin*
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    MEMORIES OF AN ATMOSPHERIC LINE.
    494 17 The completion of the electrification of the Southern Railway's suburban system recalls an early chapter m South London's suburban travel the London-to-Croydon atmospheric railway. Although it is eighty pairs since this ceased to run there are still with us those who travelled on it. One
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    This Week's Great War
    613 18  -  UNKNOWN aW nW Cv V MflOM Uf lint TaMilta* April 7— Lord Chatham's Last Speech. 151 On April 7th., 1778, William' YEARS Pitt, the first Earl of Chatham, AGO. who was popularly known as "The Great Commoner," made his last speech m Parliament. Ho was born
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    THEIR POLITICS.
    466 18 The following sketch appeared m the Rangoon Gazette: Your honour wishes a report on the election prospects. Of the two rival candidates, Mr. Pyu ll a tine Home Ruler, and Mr. Net champion of the Non-co-operators. Mr. Net is the richer man and should tip the poll. Metal
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    TWO MILLION SCOUTS.
    89 18 World-Wide Extension of the Mo\ement. The Duke of Connaught will open the Boy Scouts' World Jamboree at Birkenhead on July 31, when 30,000 Scouts from 42 countries will assemble to celebrate the coming-of-age of the Boy Scout movement. The Chief Scout formed his first camp on Brownsea
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    A PLUMBERS LUCK.
    99 18 An amusing: incident occurred the other day up at Harrogate m Yorkshire. A plumber and his mate, after attending; a burst water pir*» *t "a bi<r hotel walked into the Royal Hall where a fancy-dress ball was m progress, prizes being; <?iven for the best costumes. They
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    MARKET PRICE LIST.
    447 18 Singapore, April 2. The prices quoted are generally those current at Clyde Terrace Market. At the other markets there may he small variations. B—t steak < Round) Kati .">(} iievf htt'w or curry do 45 Pork, lean do 62 Pork, lean and fat Ist quality) do 52
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    MACPHAIL'S SHAKE LIST.
    683 19 April sth., Closing Prices. Ayer Weng Ratang Padang X Batu Caves xgg jgg bukit Arangs 2.00 £l 0 riitams aiu. 701/ HongFatts Kinta fm Dred. 1 49 1 Klang River 3 3 25 Kuyohs 08 n Lu n k g u U t IS Tin i 75
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    EXCHANGE.
    66 19 April 5. Bank 4 m.s. 2 ,3 78 Bank demand 2)3 314 Private credits 3 m.s. 2(4 11J32 New York, demand 56 Credits 90 days 577^ France, demand 1431 India, T. T. 153 Hong Kong, demand 11% p. c Dis. Yokohama, demand 125 Java, demand 140 Bangkok, demand 80%
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    PRODUCE.
    244 19 April 5. Tin 250 Tons $110 Gambier 6% Pepper White 107 Pepper Flack 62 Flake Tapioca 6.60 Pearl Sago Small 8 Copra Sundried 9.65 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
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    LEWIS AND PEAT'S REPORT.
    399 19 Singapore, April The market, which had closed fully steady before the holidays, opened firm on the resumption of business chiefly on account of the rise m New York. The buying, however, was speculative, and on the publication of the shipment figures for March which were large
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    LONDON FINANCE WIRE.
    194 19 Reports from the Sharemarkets. [FREE PRESS SERVICE.— COPYRIGHT.] London, April 5. .Rubber changes are not numerous and on the sharemarket the commodity is "drooppy" m the absence of support, and business is exceptionally small. Wall Street trading is quieter indicating that the heavy liquidation is over for
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    BARLOW'S REPORT.
    185 19 Singapore, April Owing to the intervention of the Easter Holidays, the local market was closed for three days during the past week. Prices have fluctuated between 39 and 37*4, today's figure being 38 Mj. The tone has been quiet but the period closes 1 better on balance. Cables
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    GUTHRIE'S REPORT.
    149 19 Singapore. April 5. Values have fluctuated within narrow limits on small business owing to the short working period available. On the publication of the Malayan export figures which were unexpectedly heavy at 4D.448 tons prices received a setback but recovered from the worst and the tone of the
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    FRASERS SHARE LISTS.
    106 19 Yesterday's Alterations. Buyers Sellers. Kuchai Tin Dredge ($1) LSSH LS74fc Kuyoh Tin noni. Nawng Pet ($1) 90 1.00 Penawat 85 »j Petalingr 5.70 5.90 Sungrei Lnas (40) 13 lKp.em Ayer Molek 1.80 2.00 Bassett ($1) 90 1.00 B. Katil ($1) 75 80 Glenealy 1.85 2.00 Indraß-iri ($5)
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    62 19 1Ton« of Market: Quiet. Latest Cable: London Spot sheet 10*4 d. per lb. New York Spot Sheet G.cte. 22%, per lb. April 5th > 12 o'clock noon. R.S.S. equal to Standard, Q.C.F. Spot 38% 38 Standard R.S.S. on Tender April 38 39 May 39 39
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      403 19 ASSETS OVER $9,500,000 TUP Amsm ASSURANCE IN FORCE OVER $35,000,000 THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSBRANCE COMPANY LffIDUD (Incorporated m Straits Settlements). HEAD OFFICE: Winchester Wn„«*> ai The Company has im^amnmmmTm^S^ L ND N FFICE: W o,d Je^ 3 ««,uuu deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the
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      280 19 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. Incorporated m England by Royal Chaiter. Paid up Capital m 600,000 shares of £5 each £3,000,000 Reserve Fund 4,000,t)00 Reserve Liability of Proprietors 3,000,000 Head Office: 38, Bishopsgate, London, E.C. Agencies and Branches. Alor Star Harbin Tongkah Amntsar Hoilo (Bhuket). Bangkok Ipoh
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      625 19 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated m Hong- Kong»). Head Office: Hong Kong. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and fully paid up $20,003,000 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.
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      39 19 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter A.D. 1720) FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE. Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds. Singapore Representatives.— Messrs. BARLOW CO., Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER CO., LTD. CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor). A GORDON. LEE, Resident Manager.
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    THE TURF.
    924 20 SINGAPORE SPRING RACE MEETING. The Horses m Training. The preliminary list of trainers' lots for the Spring Meeting m Singapore m May has been issued. Training began officially this morning and the Meeting takes place on May 4, 7, 9, 11, 18, 20. W. W. Kedfearn: 1 Charlie
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    HOME FOOTBALL
    211 20 TO-DAY'S LEAGUE GAMES. Scottish Cup Final. Division I. Aston Villa vs. Arsenal, Burnley vs. Birmingham, Bury vs. Everton, Cardiff C. vs. Manchester C, Leeds Un. vs. Derby C, Leicester vs. Blackburn R Liverpool vs. Sheffield Wed., Manchester Un. vs. Sunderland, Newcastle vs. Portsmouth, Sheffield Un. vs. Huddersfield, West
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    NAVY BEATS PENANG CRICKET CLUB.
    35 20 [From Our Own Correspondent.] Penang. April H.M.S. Bluebell defeated the P.C.C. by 3 to 2 m a fast game of football yesterday. The Club never led but twice drew level.
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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    CAMERON'S HIGHLANDS.
    502 20 [To the Editor, Times of Malaya]. Sir. I have read "Cameron's" letter m your issue of 30th March re. the need for a Cameron's Highlands Association. I agree that much good may be done for the benefit of those who intend settling m the Highlands by forming an
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    AIR DEVELOPMENTS IN MALAYA.
    156 20 AIR DEVELOPMENTS IN MALAYA. [To the Editor, Times of Malaya]. Sir, It may interest you to learn that a nam* that may figure to a great extent m Malayan progress within the next twelve months was omitted from the list of passengers who arrived by the P. and O. Mantua.
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    LOCAL FOOTBALL
    564 20 SELETAtt DEFEAT THE R.A. A Deserved Win. Seletar, 3; R.A 1. At the Stadium yesterday Seletar won their first match n> the First Division of the S.F.A. League when they defeated the R.A. by three goals to one. Seletar undoubtedly deserved the win on the run of play
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    OUR CATHEDRAL'S HISTORY.
    292 20 Effectively bound, and ornamented with a delightful etching of the tower by Mrs. Scott, there has been issued a little book giving "A Short History of St/ Andrew's Cathedral." The book has been compiled by the Archdeacon and is priced at a dollar and after the costs
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    LOCAL CRICKET.
    227 20 LIVELY PLAY ON THE PADANG. Club Begin Well. When the Cricket Club entertained the 2nd Welch Regiment on the Padang, last evening, matters soon got very lively. The first wicket fell for eight; the second for thirty-three. Then Ilsley and Wigglesworth relieved More and Braddell with the bowling.
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    BAND TO PLAY.
    29 20 By kind permission of the Colonel^ and Officers of the Welch Regiment, the Regimental Band will play on tho ground today between four and six o'clock.
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    S.C.C. LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    230 20 MONDAY'S TIES. Godown Doubles Handicap. R. N. Byatt and H. L. Marshall minus 4 vs. F- H. Harris and O. W. Gilmour plus 2A. C. Potts and N. S. Wise minus 15.2 vs. J. C. Walker and J. V S. Brooke plus 1. K. R. Stevens
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    OVERHEAD WIRES IN COLOMBO.
    280 20 Municipality Grant Another Concession. Government have succeeded by degrees m coaxing from the Colombo Municipality the necessary permission for the erection of overhead wires m Colombo and a proposal for the removal of another obstacle m the granting of the necessary sanction will be brought up
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      211 20 iTfce MARK of REALLY GOOD MUSIC j jl Instruments to suit every purse H Records to suit every taste jj 13. Moutrie fi? Co., Ltd! S (Incorporated m Hong Kong). 'jj S RAFFLES PLACE, SINGAPORE. OmmmmMmmwm}Bmm<am^ THE WORKS OF GEORGj MEREDITH Set of 18 Volumes $60.00 The Adventures of Harry
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      38 20 SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS. Saturday, 2.00 p.m., Bukit Timah Range, M E W Chinese Company. Farrer Range (Seletar) -A" (M.0.) Company. Sunday, 7.30 a.nr^ Bukit Timah Range "E" Chinese Company. 7.30 a.m. Farrer •Range (Seletar) "A n (M.G.) Company.
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