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

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    13 1 Singapore Free Press 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, &S. MONDAY, APRIL 8, 1929. NO. 12,686
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    253 1 There seems a possibility that the Southern Cross may be found as it is thought she may have descended near Tliurburn Bluff Page 9. Hankow has been peacefully taken «>ver by the Nationalist armies and many Wuhan soldiers have surrendered—Page 9. His Majesty is to undergo new
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    BORNEO DAYS.
    995 1 Major General Sir Neil] Malcolm has been paying his second visit to North "Borneo as President of the Chartered Company with the result that the shareholders will, at the next annual meeting, have the benefit of his views after his opportunity of seeing on the spot how things
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      134 1 I>l RE CHILLED CREAMERY BUTTER "SNOWFUKE" A TASTE OF HOME. I Raffles Hotel! i !RST CLA» ACCOMMODATION WITH MODERN SANITATIOnI 1 1 TEA SPECIAL CABARET DINNER f I HANCES DORB MAYTLE AND aiFF DA NCES lupn^4 Y AY KENDALL tuesday I P AND WILL APPEAR DURING ™*«SDAY j 1 JZS£%.
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      165 1 r fTrewhella Monkey! Z f* 1 L JJ FOR LAND CLEARING AND X GENERAL CONTRACTORS' I POWERFUL, QUICK AND I McALISTER CO., LTD. I J (XncoTpor«t€d m the Straits Settlements.} <£ j*^^*^™ l fl |l^^^^^ <^*' fcl^ B> fffiWi^^ |iHii| i riri r EUROPE |SJ HOTEL! I Freeh from Home
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      114 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Use Socony motor oils Pajre r>. i aigo survey notice le Glenbeg— Pa^c U Show of silver cups at RobinsorTsPap.o 9. Some of Whiteaway's standard values— Pane 6. Important furniture sale by Cheonc Kooa Seng and Co. Page 2. Kaai> Haw^iaos at th- Theatre; Latest ■inenia h'lm changes
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      13 1 WOOD'S I FAMOUS SELF RAISING I FLOUR FOR SCONES AND I CAKES. I
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      213 1 THE WEEK. Mvndaij, *th. Rifrh Witter, 9.25 a.m.. S.I, l«).ifi p.m.. s.u. Cathedral Parochial meeting i pj». Chapter House. Chamtof of CeouNeree Rubht A— in. annual ■Mating 2.11 p.m. Football: Malays v*. S.R.C. i Div. 1) Stadium; S.C.C vs. S.R.C. (Div. II S.C.C. Kaais Hawaiian Troub.niours, Theatie. overling nijrht. Tuvxdtiy,
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    COLONEL BARKER' IN COURT.
    239 2 Evidence Given by "Wife." London. Mar. 27. TU- Marylebone Police Court was crowded to-day, mostly with women, when Mrs. IJI--lias Irma Valeric Smith, letter known as "ColMttl Barker." was charged with perjury m connexion with an affidavit which she HMMfe m the course of Hijrh Court
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    LONDON'S 30,000 FACTORIES.
    212 2 Lord Ashfield's look Into the Future. "Since the war London has been changing its character." said Lord Ashtield m a speech— which was read, m his absence owing to a chill— to the shareholders of the Underground Group. "It is becoming more of an industrial city. There
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    £100,000 DRINK SEIZURE.
    146 2 £100,000 DRINK SEIZURE. New York's Secret 44 Rin£." While Mr. Hoover plans a complete investigation into prohibition New York continues to enjoy Europe's choicest liquors. Two ofbees ostensibly devoted to legitimate trade have bevn raided by Federal prohibition agents who secured imported liquors valued at £100,000. This store is alleged
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    CAPTAIN RANDALL'S REPLY.
    131 2 "You Have ao Jurisdiction Over My Ship." I»ndon, Mar. 25. Captain Randall, of the "I'm Alone," interviewed, admitted that there was a cartfo of liquor on board when he was hailed 14% miles from the shore on March 20thbut he refused to heave to. The cutter, the
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      446 2 NEW STOCKS. BLMAa* The New Vitamin B. Food. TAKY DEPILATORY. NONN TONIC TABLETS. ESPANOL SOLVENT. The New Reducer. MEDICAL HALL LTD., Opposite Post Office, SINGAPORE. Quality Service Price Economy. Q v/^^^-^ Qtoamouni <?mm f^fP(^^l| A, cla«3Tbow kiHAMBRA| Commencing lj| Thursday. April Iftth. 11l 5 Jm m m \^W^ n 111
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      909 2 VIOTOBIA. TTffgATHE il U A MDD A P V To-Nlght! and NighUy, ,un. flL«lli*lflUl\ii 690 l KAAIS HAWAIIAN t *rnnfTnAnnTm« Cosußeaciog Satttrday, April 6th and Ending n Hie All Hawaiian Company m 1 The Latest Empire News "A Night m Honolulu" TTw* C. |ncA i f\ 1 BOOK AT LITTLE'S.
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    SING SING.
    1217 3 THE NEW PRISON AND THE OLD. What has been done. The New Yc.rk correspondent of The Times says: Sing Sing: Prison, for nearly a hundred years a dreadful reminder of man's nhumanity to man, is soon to be no more. To take the place of the old prison
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    IN AN OPIUM DIVAN.
    93 3 IN AN OP IUM DIVAN. An opium divan on Klong No. 6, Dhanyy.buri, was the scene of a big tight between two parties of men aimed with firearms and knives on the 22nd inst. One man was snot dead; another was mortally wounded by a bullet; and a third was
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      181 3 Kodak PilnS Arc Always Appreciated! ,h'J KODAK LIMITED, j j «|k^J, (Incorporated m Enpland.) r^^fl SINGAPORE. I w I v. 'i> il jf t \t vi '/I? I aft* 1/ /^k- \d) y i BABY BFN DE LUXE I BIG BEN DE LUXE I HEIGHT 3«iins. HEIGHT s%in«. I Stands
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      180 3 PILES CURED No Knife! No Surgeon! No other affliction causes more human misery than Piles. Yet Piles can be quickly and easily cured without the use of injections.- knife, scissors, "hot iron." electricity, or any other cutting or burning method, and without confinement to bed, and no doctor's or hospital
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      122 3 1 Estate Trust Agencies (1927) Limited. 1 BRANCHES I 21, First Cross Street MALACCA I 11. -Light Street PENANG 1 Registered by and Security deposited with the I Straits Settlements Government. 1 Act as Trustees, Administrators, Receivers, Guar- dians, Rent Collectors, Investments Supervised and I Interest collected, Probate or Letters
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    MEMOIRS OF AN OLD PARLIAMENTARIAN.
    4066 4 REMINISCENCES OF T. P. O'CONNOR, Some Personalities m a Mighty Struggle. J Birth of the Boycott— Matt Harris's Speech— Twenty men against 615 Parliamentary Obstruction. (World Copyright Reserved). As is usual m all the .Murder of Lord sudden revolutions of Mountmorres, long oppressed classes. Sept.
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    STRENUOUS TENNIS MATCH.
    45 4 London, Mar. 22 Nice. The finalists m a tennis tournanont at Bordighera. Mrs. Satterthwaite and Sigrmrina Valerio, played a match to-day, m which the first rally lasted 15 minutes There were 425 strokes. At the end of the rally Signorina Valerio collapsed.
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    SPORT AND PLAY.
    377 4 What America Spends. A statistical aulhoiily ha> -+v\ I that America spends t"4. 209.1 ifk U '•> num on sport and play. These aw figure?, and one WOttW like to ktum ii comparable calculations law t\vr iita<le for Great Britain. The rwul indoubtcdly be extremely Intern* th.'
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      129 4 xm\ ffl HrthTrjV aiL kxi y j )ri 'i Bfl^^s^s^s^^^^s^iMs^s^^^^s^s^s^s^P m~ JKLJr^M MbPv flfl b^b^^Sb^s^^j B^B^B^. B^Bt T ImCT B^B^S^^^-^E^^^ B^B^te^BH B^^W^u i *^J^y^^^ Hie Second, the Third Wktttinowitcrof a Graham Brothers Truck or Bus hmsW WW >A«— few replacement or to take care of business expaa* s*»— fee buy*
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    PARISIANA.
    906 5 ULTRA^OSMOTOLITAN AUDIENCES. Opera "De Luxe." [From Our Own Correspondent.] Fans, March 3. The difference between opera m Monte Carlo (where many Parisians are now dispoiting themselves) and opera elsewhere is that the proprietors ol the Casino, putting aside all thoughts of making receipts balance expenditure, look upon the performances
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      159 5 vftva I w \I»W <[ **»\\\l I Portable Adding Machine BRINKMANNgCa 1 I SOLE AGENTS, 1 I ST. HELEN'S COURT^- COLLYER QUAY, 11 STAMFORD ROAD. f X lie Rattery^ I LLjLC UC3L X l^l eVEKEADv I S Trade Mark H I Unit Cells I I the world's finest flashlight bat*
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      520 5 B^fctlM MOD'S B| tfdief. Sufferer* Iff [2^2* I I k»y f«»er.BfHiLMtl?U B ■^iiiity off* 5O PVI immi II NOTICES. SELANGOR TURF CLUB. AMATEUR RACE MEETING. Friday and Saturday, April 12th and 13th, 1»29. FIRST RACE AT 2^o P.M. EACH DAY. TWO HANDICAPS for Classes 111, IV V HORSES. ONE HANDICAP
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      104 5 SDCDIIY I (Pronounced SO CO^- NY) I I It Pays to Buy the Best I STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF NEW YORK (Incorporated m U.S.A.) I SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR IPOH PENANG. I ttj tF a I i I WATCHES 8 1 Make your selection of Watches from a varied I assortment
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    MISTAKES DANCERS MAKE.
    515 6 The most astonishing: thing; about modern ballroom dancing is the number of people who unwittingly spoil their enjoyment by technical blunders. I will not say that they do not enjoy dancing at all, but it is clear •that they are far from experiencing the pleasure which might
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      476 6 WHITEAWAYS STAHDASD VALTTJES PLBATBD «3SS T I)KESS llrwHM\\h-W 1 ma e "«ht JBf/]fl l| WEIGHT PURE WOOL. Superior (juahty white loritfcloth hody £I I I jy 1 I i anr] 2 button fnmts, stiff linen ruffs! |f 1 1 f I nt 1 k st vlt w '^h 2 side
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      76 6 I HIS preparation contains the natural medicinal principles of the Grape and Lemon. It relieves headache, biliousness, flatulence anH sickness. If has a special appeal as a blood- purifier to al l those living m hot countries. Stocked by MEDICAL HALL Ltd. and all leading Dispensaries and Provision Stores Agents
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    THE MERCHANT NAVY.
    402 7 Prince's Fine Tribute to War Services. [British Radio— Official Service.] Kugby, April 5. lne Prince of Wales, who is Master of the Merchant Navy and Fishing Fleets, has written a foreword to the third and final volume of Sir Archibald Hurd's work, "The Merchant Navy." Paying a
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    PROHIBITION'S DEATH ROLL.
    34 7 [Renter's Service.] Washington. April 6. According to a Treasury statement since prohibition was enacted its enforcement has caused 195 Violent deaths. Dry agents killed were 140 while 66 agents were killed.
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    WHY GENERAL BOOTH DID NOT SEE HIS SISTER.
    143 7 Dr. Milne Explains. In a statement to the Daily Mail, Dr. Wardlaw Milne explained why his pationt, General Booth, was not allowed to see his sister, Commander Evangeline Booth. Dr. Milne said: Ido not take sides m this matter. General Booth is
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    ELECTRICITY AS CANCER "CURE."
    129 7 French Engineer's Theory and Apparatus. A new method of cancer treatment by electricity has been invented by a French engineer, M. G. Laville, starting from the theory that all muscular and cellular action m a living body is determined by electric currents. M. Laville describes cancer
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      629 7 BUSINESS CARDS. j "FLORANGE" I o IMPROVES I J YOUR HEALTH I (FUNERALS. j| SINGAPORE CASKET CO. 1 EXPERIENCED UNDERTAKERS. 1 Day and Night Service. Tel. No. 75. I ErtaMfehcd 1912. Tele. 3492. jg MASSAGE I MR. A MRS. FUJIMORI 1 JAPANESE BONE-SETTER 1 Xo. 19, Dhoby Ghaut, Singapore, i
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      684 7 NOTICES. i MALAYA PUBLISHING HOUSE, LIMITED. (Incorporated m the Straits Settlements). j NOTICE is hereby given that the Annual 3 .eiH.ral Meeting of the Members of Malaya üblishing House, Limited, will be held at the Offices of the Company, 45 Stamford Road, j Singapore, on Thursday, April 11th, 1929 at
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      644 7 iIEPARATIONSPOSITION NOW MORE HOPEFUL. C The Allied Minimum, j [Reut«r's. Service, j I Paris. Apr. 5Tlw atmospheie of the reparations experts' conference is now hopeful. As a result of interviews of Dr. Schacht with the heads of the principal creditor delegations, the Germans have officially learned the tota Allied minimum
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      96 7 A CAPE SENSATION. FARMER SENTENCED FOR MANSLAUGHTER. Bad For Hertzog. [Reuter's Service.] Capetown, April 6. A sentence by the Bethel (Transvaal) circuit court of ten lashes and seven years hard labour on a white farmer, Jack Nafte, found guilty of manslaughter of a native employee, has caused a sensation among
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      588 7 I MEMORIAL HALL j I Treated with j ACOUSTI CELOTEX I Sound Correction I M. STERNBERG CO., I 14, WHITEAWAY BUILDING 2 Sole Agents for British Malaya. NOTICES. SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL 5 PER CENT. DEBENTURE STOCK 1926. sbWbVßbbbbbbbsbMbbV INTKRKST DUI MAY IST, 1929 Notice i» hereby tfiven that the Tiktnsfer Register
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      718 7 TENDERS. MUNICIPALITY OF SINGAPORE. Tenders are invited for CJ. Soil and Waste Pipes H.S.S. delivered a t hMflsjS) 1 Park Store. Form of tender and all particulars may be had on application at the Sanitary Kngineer's Office and tenders sealed m envelopes endorsed "Tender for C.I. Soil and Waste Pipes"
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
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      BIRTH.
      23 8 MOBLBY. At the Maternity Hospit**., IVmhnk. «>m April 4. iy29, to Paphno tPtggJf t wife uf A. (i. A. Iff fay, ><»n.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. MONDAY, APRIL 8, 1929. WEEK-END COMMENT.
    576 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. MONDAY, APRIL 8, 1929. WEEK-END COMMENT. His Majesty the King continues to make solid progress and is now so much his own man that he can move about as he feels inclined and take full advantage of the extraordinary Spring weather which has succeeded the bitterness of
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    487 8 Mr. W. 6. C. Blunn has bc«a elected chairman of the Selangor Bianch of the F.M.S. Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Simpson, formerly Assistant Postmaster. Ipoh, ha# returned to IpoH after spending a short holiday m India. < Mr. L H. Elphinstone. formerly AttorneyGeneral, Ceylon, now Chief Justice, F.M.S., arrived m
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    THE ROYAL VISIT.
    577 8 THE DUKE OF GLOUCESTER 1 IN SINGAPORE. Programme Prepared. A provisional programme subject to any necessary revisions and to His Royal Highness' approval, has now been prepared covering the stay of the Duke of Gloucester m Malaya. The arrangements as regards other places have been more or
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    254 8 The April mdrithly medal was competed for on Saturday and yesterday. The "A" division was won by Mr. O. L. Bomeman, and the "B" division by Mr. R. F. Voelker. Seventy -eight cards were taken out and the following: were returned. In the "A" division the sweep
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    54 8 Dr. O. F. Conoley, Medical Officer to the estates belonging to the Straits Rubber and Allied Companies (Selaba Rubber Estates, Ltd., Straits Plantations, Ltd., and Coconut Plantations, (Ltd.) is groing Home about the 16th. inst. by the President Monroe. Dr. Dixon, of Sungei Siput. will act for him during his
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    LOCAL WIRES.
    83 8 SAD TRAGEDY AT KEPONG. Estate Assistant Drowned [From Our Own Correspondent.] Kuala Lumpur. \u< On Saturday evening at Report 1 yo j,' n assistant on Kepong Estate, Mr <; 3 Aylemore, was drowned while bathing j n mining pond. It appears decease! who ettfj not swim went out
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    SUDDEN DEATH OF MR. F. B. IVENS.
    118 8 Kuala Lumpur, \pr. fi. Tht* death occurred suddenly hit night of Mr. F. B. Ivens of Bannon and Bailey, Kuala Lumpur and Houan and Iv»»n.~. h-nang Deceased who was 47 years of age »n eto Ma'itva m H>.:7 He was p at ithlftf
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    COMMODITY MARKET.
    39 8 SATURDAY'S RIBBEK I'KKES. [FREE PRESS SERVICE. COPY HIGH London, April 6. 12 noon. Messrs. Symington and Sinclair notify to-day's rubber prices as follows Rubber lid. (unehan>ml) Forward 11 6 16d. (down 1 16). Tte market is quiet.
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    MEMORIAL HALL CONCERT.
    421 8 Test of Sound Control. At the Victoria Memorial Hail a mwber Oi talented local anut-r--buted to a delightful eveninc"- pi fl m an experimental concert arrang the auspices of the Singapore Municipality •md the Theatre Board of Control Excellency the isOWfßor, \*&s Cli fofd an: a party
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    Y.W.C.A. FUND
    113 8 For the forthcoming BodfEVi maintenance of the work of 1 the following amounts haw ceived befoie the opening day. that within the week the full $6,000 will have been subsrn»>< Straits Steamship Co.. (Jut hi Katz Bros., John Duke. \W>< I each. General Rubber Co., Slant- w S
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      255 8 DHNHARD'S I BERNCASTLER I I ESTATE WINE I The connoisseur will appreciate this Superb Wine— The Product of the world-famous gj r\t vineyards of the Berncastel District. §j of I CALDBECK MACGREGOR CO., LTD. 1 31 (Incorporated und*r the Companies' Orri'mnnrr* ff Hong Xoug) Ifi ft! (Incorporated m Shanghai.) fV
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    CHINA FIGHTING.
    116 9 CHIANG WELCOMED IN HANKOW. The Town Quiet. [Reuter's Far Eastern Service.] Hankow, April 6. hiang Kai Shek came ashore for the first time at 11.45 a.m. and was welcomed at the jetty by a delegation headed by the chairman of the Peace Preservation Corps and representatives of various
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    ELECTION CAMPAIGN.
    163 9 Communists' Attack on Labour. f[ Router's Service.] London. April 7. rhc general election campaign opens m earnest m the forthcoming 1 week. A oam■irn is unprecedented m the Spring for (Tears. The Liberals are early m the with a drive of se eral thoui of speakers supported by
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    NEW TREATMENT FOR THE KING.
    123 9 tThe Rheumatic Trouble. [Reuter's Service.] London, April 6. A new treatment, namely diathermy, will applied to the rheumatic trouble m His rtjr*i left shoulder. It consists of the icmtion of heat and light rays probably ray expert! Howitt and Woods who hitherto applied the luminous
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    CHINESE CABLE NEWS.
    149 9 Request for General Li's Release. arrangement with Xanyang Siang Pau Press.] Hong Kong. April 6. Wong Kuk Tsu and Lvi Wun Vim have knmnded maintenance. T»i Tons: at a meeting with these promised to supply $:$<)0,000 monthmx months after their return to K\vang*i. on leaden are preparing
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    NOTORIOUS RAIDER KILLED.
    40 9 [Router's Service.] Basrah, April 7. otorkmi tribal leader, Faisal ed ™*f raidinff propensities have ""•<i Iranian peace f or years, is believ--1 be«n killed m operations m which wading force of 10,000. routed IH *>i Akhwan tribesmen.
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    COTTON TRADE SHORT-TIME.
    37 9 [Router's Service.] The vl t r- Bolton, April 6. h »wr < ottonspinning Association mm,ml(,l all employers m the t -ot.on U> continue the present 111 working for another month. Saturday', cables on page 7]
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    THE SOUTHERN CROSS.
    121 9 AVIATORS MAY YET BE FOUND. A Broonte Message. fFREE PRESS SERVICE -COPYRIGHT.) Sydney, April 6. A message from Perth states that Col. Mansbndge, Government Resident at Broome, has telegraphed to the Premier of Western Australia that the Southern Cross js supposed to be down southeast of Therburn
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    LAHORE SENSATION.
    68 9 "Rangila Rasul" Tragedy. [Router's Service.] Lahore, April 6. Raj Pal, the author of the pamphlet "Rangila Rasul the merry prophet.*' which •aused a sensation on publication two years auro, has been stabbed to the heart while lyinp m a shop m Amakali Bazaar. A Moslem has been arrested.
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    THE RAILWAY PROBLEM.
    77 9 Huge Fall m Receipts. I ..i liter's >r» it*' London. April •>. Though the British raihrayi m 1928 reduced their expenditure by £o,r>tM),ooo their net receipts decreased by £1.900,000 according to a statement of the Ministry of Transport. Receipts for ordinary passengers decreased by £1,200,000 all due
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    FRENCH LINER ASHORE.
    78 9 (Reuter's Service. l New York, April 6. The Compagnie Generate Transatlantique liner Paris, outward bound went ashoie on the mudflats off South Brooklyn m the fog". She is carrying 1,000 passengers of whom 415 are first class. It is expected she will be refloated at high tide
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    "MIDSUMMER" PERILS.
    52 9 f ßeuter's Service.] New York, April 6. At the conclusion of a day of almost idsummer heat a tornado burst m North Wisconsin. Twenty persons were killed and 50 injured. Farm buildings were demolished and wheatcrops damaged. Two n.ore persons were killed during a heavy storm at Forest
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    A MADMAN'S END.
    52 9 [Reuter's Service.] Warsaw, April 6. Apanesewicz has died m hospital from heart disease. [Apanesewicz was a member of a Soviet trade delegation to Berlin. On being arrested on the Polish frontier owing to an inadequate passport he fired at the officials with a revolver killing one and
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    NORWAY HONOURS STRANGERS.
    44 9 [Renter's Service. l Oslo, April 6. Professors Teijitakagi (Toyko) and Egbert Brouwer (Amsterdam), are among sixteen on whom the honorary degree of Doctor was conferred at a memorial festival to commemorate the centenary of the death of the famous mathematician Abel.
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    PRODUCE MARKING.
    41 9 [Reuter's Service.] The Hague, Arpil 6. The Government has tabled m the Lower Chamber a bill prohibiting the exportation of butter, cheese, bacon and other salted pork, and other products unless the mark guaranteeing its quality is clearly shown.
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    POLISH COMMUNIST IN TROUBLE.
    31 9 [Reuter's Service.] Warsaw, April 6. The Communist deputy Ladislas Daczynski, whose parliamentary immunity the Diet has raised, has been sentenced to five years imprisonment for subversive activity.
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    CROYDON-KARACHI AIR MAIL.
    47 9 [Reuter's Service.] Karachi, April 6. The Indian airmail which left Croydon on March 30 has arrived at its destination. Karachi, April 7. A regular air-mail to England was inaugurated by the departure of a plane at 7.40 this morning. [Saturday's cables on page 7.]
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    NAVAL DISARMAMENT.
    132 9 HOOVER CHANGES THE BASIS. New Instructions. lueuter's Service.] Washington. April 6. A statement by Mr. Hoover yesterday that the problem confronting naval disarmament was agreement upon the strength of fighting vessels and their classification into specific categories, is interpreted by the Washington correspondent of The World as an
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    MEXICANS INVADE AMERICA.
    264 9 Fighting m Arizona. [Reuter's Service.] Naco, Arizona, April 6. American soldiers and Mexican rebels had a brief skirmish after a disturbed night along the frontier m the course of which an American was shot m the chest. Guns were turned on the rebels who fled. The Americans,
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    RESCUED MINING ENGINEERS.
    25 9 [Reuter's Service.] Washington. April The ransom for the mining engineers Reid •••4 Hanson who were captured by rebels m Mexico was .£9OO.
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    SUGAR PROBLEMS.
    85 9 [Reuter's Service.] Geneva, April 1. Consultations have concluded between the delegation of the league's Economic Committee and experts from countries interesle'i m the sugar industry. The majority of the latter desire stabilisation of production for three or four years and efforts to increase consumption of sugar, regarding w*hich
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    CUBAN SALE SCHEME.
    56 9 [Reuter's Service.] New York, \pr. 7. Cuban sugar interests have endorsed the creation of a joint foreign sales syndicate comprising all American sugar interests m Cuba to co-operate m the sale of 300,000 tons of sugar outside the United States. Planters consider the scheme a safety valve
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    IS THE RUBBER POOL LEGAL?
    80 9 [Reuter's Service.] New York, April 6. The New York Congressman, Mr. Loring Black, has announced his intention to ask Congress to draw the attention of the Admi. nistration to the operations of the American reserve for crude rubber, better known as the Rubber Pool. He
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    COASTGUARDS' DEVASTATING ENERGY.
    66 9 Another Ship Fired at. [Reuter's Service.] Baltimore, April 7. The pilot of the Norwegian steamer Juan, has lodged a protest with the Norwegian Vice-Consul that United States coastguards m Chesapeake Bay without warning fired half a dozen shots narrowly missing the Juan, which the coastguards boarded and
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    CHURCH DEDICATION.
    937 9 GOVERNOR ATTENDS AT KAMPONG BAHRU. Huge Crowds Present A huge gathering, estimated at between five and six thousand, was present yesterday morning at the dedication ceremony of the new Roman Catholic church of St. Teresa at Kampong Bahru. His Excellency the Governor and Lady CliJord were present during
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    THE NEW ATTORNEY GENERAL.
    74 9 A telegram has been received from the Secretary of State for the Colonies stating that Mr. W. C. Huggard, K. C AttorneyGeneral, Kenya, has been selected for appointment as Attorney-General, Straits Settlements, on the retirement of Mr. M. H Whitley. His Excellency the Governor has appointed
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    18 12 CARGOES. Kola, from Bangkok, 258 sheep. Takada, from Calcutta to Hong Kong, 700 sheep and goats.
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    101 12 The P. and O. Macedonia arrived at Lordon at 6 a.m. on the sth. instant. The Blue Funnel liner Autolycus left Singapore on February 26th. calling at Port Swettenham, Penang, and Colombo. Vessel arrived at New York on April 3rd., having occupied 36 days on the \oyage. 4,364 tons of
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    SHIPBUILDING IN 1928.
    457 12 Progress of Motor Ships. The annual summary of mercantile shipbuilding which Lloyd's Register of Shipping has just issued for the year 1928 affords, perhaps, the most exact evidence of the tendencies m shipbuilding that has yet peen published, as a comparison with the figures given and those
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    THE TRITONIA DISASTER.
    284 12 The Secretary of the Imperial Merchant' Service Guild sends the following, dated March sth: Further news is to hand regarding the explosion and sinking of the Donaldson Liner Tritonia at Buenaventura. Part of the vessel's cargo at the time was 1,150 tons of explosives and two of
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    FIVE EAST ASIATIC MOTOR SHIPS.
    57 12 The East Asiatic Company has ordered five more motor ships m addition to the four already under construction. They will be of about 12,000 tons d.w.c. and have a speed of 14 knots m service. AH are to be built by the Nakskov yard, and
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      453 12 Kerr Steamship Co. Inc., 44, BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK. (Incorporated m U.S.A.) GENERAL AGENTS. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA AND BALTIMORE. M.S. BILVERBEECH In Port ails M.S. SILVERBELLS due May 8 9ails Mty M.S. SILVERMAPLE due Miiy 26 sailg Mfty M.S. SILVERHAZEL due Jnne 16 sails Ju^
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      261 12 INDOCHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO, LTD i (Incorporated m England). Direct Services to Japan via Hong K«t Amoy and Shanghai and to Catatti via Penang from Singapore. Taking cargo on through Rills of Isdin for Canton, Macao, Swatow, Arooj, CWf« Tientsin, Newchwang. YangUie port*, ti Philippines, etc. FOR PENANG AND CALCUTTA.
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      730 12 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Snagei Lembin and Kaantaa (via Gemaa and Jerantat) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 6 mjm. Bangkok every Thursday 6 a*m. Kota Tinggi, Sere m ban. Koala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah and Lower Siant 6 a.nt Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and
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    MATTERS CHINESE.
    643 13 Wu Sin Li Chin Seafa. (By Our Chinese Correspondent). w U..SIn 11 Chin S~h v/as formally declared open on March cist at its club house, Robinson Road. This association which had been duly registered under Societies Ordinance, was organised by the local Kimoi residents, particularly those of the
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    LORD LONSDALE'S "LOVE LETTERS."
    112 13 How Lord Lonsdale cheered wounded soldiers during the war was told by Lord Desborough at a dinner of the British Sportsmen's Club at the Savoy Hotel. Lord Desborough spoke of Lord Lonsdale as "Hugh," and said that during the war he took an interest m wounded
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    "EGGS OF WAR."
    458 14 Sir I. Hamilton and a "Profound Error." General Sii lan Hamilton, speaking ati hv gathering of the London J^ife Associate n made a humorous rtferMtt to i\w loss :>f his lt'ft hand. He was telling the coirtrkwmc— m his life ard those of the chair-. man. General
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    IN THE INDIAN VILLAGE.
    288 14 Mr. Strickland's Views. Speaking at a meeting of the Kotary I mto m Kuala F.umpur Mr. C. F. Strickjan i. J.C.S., jjavt an interesting account of Indian Village life. Mr. Strickland has spent -"> yean m the Punjab and m Northern Inlia ;*rd. as he unmarked,
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    HILL STATION RECORDS.
    50 14 Th»- Government Health Office gives reurns for the week ending March 30th. Penanjr Hill (2 100 feet) average mean «had«- temperature. 72.13 (deg. F), ev.'iporation .:*OO m., rainfall .767 m. Taiping Hill (3,500 feet), average mean shade temperature 71.24 (deg. F), evaporation .141 ins., rainfall 3.06 ins.
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    FRASER & CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS.
    827 15 FRASER CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. SATURDAY APRIL, 6TH. F. and Neave ($5) 17.50 17.75 Fresh Food ($1.60) 25 20 dis. Hammers and Co. (100) 215 220 HTcong and S'hai Banking corp- (H. K. $125) flBl £13" Hong Kong Hotels (H.K. $10) H.K.I 8.50 9.00 Katz Broe. Lk-i. ($10) 13.00
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    EXCHANGE.
    59 15 April fj Bank demand o 3 3 4 Private credits 3 m.s. 2j4 11 32 New York, demand 56 1* rarite. (iomand 1431 a> 1534 Hong Kong, demand H^ p c Dis. Yokohama, demand 125 Java, demand 140 Bangkok, demand *0K oar Silver London 25» 4 Bank of England
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    PRODUCE.
    231 15 April Tin 250 Ton- $110.00 Pearl Sago Smnll Copra Sundried y.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 Broken No. 1. 220 Rice, Siam Broken No. 2 200 Rico, Siam Glutinous
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    66 15 April 6th.. 12 o'clock noon. Tom* of Maiki't: Stagnant. Latest Cable: London Spot -jht'ft 1 1 1. pt-r lb New York Snot Sheet G.cts 22^ per lb. R.S.S. equal to Standard, Q.C.F. Spot ;{s usu Standard R.S.S. Ml Twilff Apr. .18 4 :\H\ May MH
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    ROSE MACPHAIL AND PENMAN LTD'S REPORT.
    229 15 Singapore. April H. Rubber. Ixmdun lid, *-&d up. Closing Prices 1 p.m. Spot 38, April 58*4, May- June* 3i». July-Sept. 40. Oct. -Dec. tOY». Quiet Steady. Tin. London 1*217 5 18. Mining. Sungei Way SUM) 8.15, Kuchais 1.34 1.36, Kinta Dredge L47H 1.52 12.l
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    156 15 Messrs. Guthrie and Company. Kuala Lumpur, Agents, have received a cable from the Secretaries of Labu (F.M.S.), advisin*? that the Directors of this Company have decided to recommend, subject to audit and usual adjustments, a final dividend m respect of the financial year ended December 31st. of 10 per cent,
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    420 15 BOVRIL'S GROWTH. The thirty-second annual preneral meeting of Bovril, Limited, was held on February 26th at River Plate House, Finsburycircus, London. Sir George Lawson Johnston (chairman of the company) said the net profit for the year's trading at £.566,897, is a little more than t'6,000 ahead of
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    JACKS' REPORT.
    340 15 London, March 13. Opinions seems to be equally divided as to the justification for the present speculation on Wall Street, but apart from this, trade m all directions continues to improve' on sound lines. Copper— The advance has been somewhat rapid, and consumers apparently have cowred their requirements
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    MACPHAIL'S SHARE LIST.
    19 15 Satundays Alterations. Buyer* SHleri. Ulu Klangrs 1.3 m 1.35 Renong Consolidated 24s 2"»s Pajams 2.00 2.10
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      390 15 ASSETS ASSURANCE IN FORCE OVER $35*00.000 T THE GREAT EASTERN IM ASSURANCE COMPANY UNTIED. (Incorpmted m 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 Lite Assurance Companies Act Su
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      278 15 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. Incorporated m England by Royal Charter. Paid up Capital m 600,000 shares of £5 each £3,000,000 Reserve Fund 4,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors 3.000,000 Head Office: 38, Bishopsgate, London, E.C. Agencies and Branches. A lor Star Harbin Tongkah mn f Bar Iloil
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      390 15 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated m Homg Kong). Head Office: Hone 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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    SWIMMING CLUB.
    1138 16 THE ALTERNATIVE SITE PROBLEM. $10,000 Voted for Information. After considerable expression of opinion during which several members opposed the idea of moving, it was decided at the annual meeting of the Swimming Club, held m the Club bungalow yesterday morning, that the incoming committee be authorised to spend
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    HONE FOOTBALL
    47 16 RANGERS LOSE SCOTTISH CUP FINAL. Portsmouth's Fine League Win. fßeuter's Service.] London, April 6. At Hampden Park, Glasgow, m brilliant i weather and before an attendance of 110, r CO. Kilmarnock beat Rangers by two goal* to nil m the final of the Scottish Cup.
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    SPORTS CABLES.
    120 16 NATIONAL SPORTING, CLUB SCHEME. Latest Boxing News. [FREE PREStt SERVICE.— COPYRIGHT.] London, April 6. The National Sporting: Club is negotiating for the purchase of Dorchester House m order to enhance and extend its position. It is also rumoured that the Black friars Ring is to be enlarged on
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    LOCAL CRICKET.
    330 16 AN EXCITING FINISH. S.C.C. Win Just m Time. The finish of the match between the S.C.C, and the 2nd. Welch Regiment on the Padang on Saturday, was as exciting aa th« opening stages the previous day. Though the Club were m a much better positiia than their opponents,
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    LEAGUE RESULTS.
    236 16 DIVISION I. Aston Villa 4, Arsenal 2. Burnley 1, Birmingham 0. Bury 1, Everton 2. Cardiff C 1. Manchester C. 3. Leeds Un. 1, Derby C. V Leicester t, Blackburn R. 1. Liverpool ft, Sheffield Wed. 2. Manchester Un. Sunderland. 0. Newcastle <>. Portsmouth 1. Sheffield Un. I,
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    INTERNATIONAL ARMY RUGBY.
    29 16 LKeuter's Service.) London. April f>. At Twickenham m the International Army Rujrby m brilliant weather before 10,000 P ctators the British beat the French -1 t>-
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    THE KING'S TROPHY.
    75 16 South Africa's Third Win. [Reuter's Service.] London. April 6. With an average of 79.903 out of a posliblc of 100. South Africa for the third ti.nv <• on the Kind's Trophy awarded to the C-XlB-try .-howinir the highest musketry eflicior:~y m the Imperial Shields competition. Canada was
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    S.C.C. BILLIARDS TOURNAMENT.
    35 16 TUESDAY'S TIES. Day-Dewdney owe 75 vs. E. .T. Cameron owe 25. W. H. Follenfant owe 25 vs. G. S. Lovett owe 50. E. S. Bell owe 50 vs. If. Bradbury owe 100.
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    BUD WALLEY'S FOURTH MATCH DRAWN.
    71 16 BUD W ALLEY'S FOURTH MATCH DRAWN. The ivsult of the Singapore flyweight's fourth fight at the N.S.C. has just come to hand. In this eight-round contest Bud Walley was matched with Evan Lane of Pontypridd and, according to Boxing, Racing and Football, Lane's spoiling tactics provided an excellent counter for
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    SATURDAY'S RUGBY.
    56 16 [FREE PRESS SERVIOE.— COPYRIGHT.] Ixmdon, April 6. The weather was fine and the grounds dry for Rugby to-day and the following were the results of the chief club matches. Birkenhead 3, Leicester 0. Bradford 3, Richmond 5. Coventry 19, Old Blues 11. Newport 22, Blackheath 6. Bristol 11,
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    ENGLAND'S BIGGEST EVER.
    67 16 IFRKE PRESS SERVICE. -COPYRIGHT. 1 London, April 6. It is expected to complete Olympia m ten months. It will then he the biggest place of the kind m the world. A new hall will be added on the Hammersmith Road and a site has been acquired on
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    HALLAMSHIRE WIN AGAIN.
    54 16 IKKEE PIIM SKRVICK.— ■COPYRIGHT.'. London, April 6. In the London to Brighton Relay Race (distance 53 miles 1,432 yards) Hallamshire were first m 4 hrs., 4S mins. 37 sees., Birchfteld Harriers second m 4.4 H. Surrey were third, Herne Hill Harriers fourth and Westhill fifth. Hallamshire won
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    GIPSIES TO GO FROM EPSOM DOWNS.
    44 16 [FREE PMBBI SERVICE. COPYRIGHT.] Ixmdon, April 6. It has been decided that the gypsies shall be excluded from Epsom this year owinjr to a decision of the grandstand association which possesses sufficient powers to carry out the decision.
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    AMERICAN GOLF BALL DISLIKED.
    47 16 fFREE PRESS SERVICE.— COPYRIGHT 1 London. April 6. The new American golf ball, which is lighter and larger than the present one. has been tested but has not met with approval as mishits are emphasised and there is no control en the greens.
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    SELANGOR AMATEUR MEETING.
    170 16 The Entries. The following are the entries for the Amateur Meeting of the Stflangpr Turf Club on April 12th and 13th. Horses: class Hl.:— Speardale, The Miser, Bawin, Traitor, Prowess. Prevail, Dowse-the-Glim, Miss. Australia. Young Egypt. Horse*: Class IV.:— Mona, Balrana, The Witch, Stiffy, Ho, Duke Beechley,
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    SPRING RACE MEETING.
    151 16 There was quite a fair feathering at the Racecourse on Saturay morning- for the offical opening: of training: for the meeting m May. There is a very heavy list of horses m work but of course a large number are upcountry as yet. Even so it is
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    S.R.C. vs. INDIAN ASSOCIATION.
    195 16 This match was played on Saturday on the S.R.C pround ending m a win for the H<»me side. Indian Association: Nomanbhoy l.b.w. Westerhout 5; Menon b Bartels 1; Roman 1 b.w. Bartels 1 Suppiah t V. C. Westerhout b Bartels 3; Baskaran b Leijs^ius 9; Jumabhoy
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    S.R.C. vs. ROYAL ENGINEERS.
    174 16 This match was played on the S.R.C. grround yesterday the Home side having an easy win. R. E. Sports Club:— Lieut. Walken l.b.w. Balhetchet 1; Sgt. Telford c A. G. Armstrong b Balhetchet 1 Sgt. Jenkins st. Tessensohn b G. Armstrong 16; Spr. Bewley c and
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    S.C.C. LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    194 16 MONDAY'S TIES. Godown Doubles Handicap. R. N. Byatt and H. L. Marshall minus 4 vs. F. H. Harris and O. W. Gilmour plus 2. A. C. Potts and N. S. Wise minus 15.2 vs. J. C. Walker and J. V. S. Brooke plus 1. K. R.
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    HOCKEY.
    21 16 [FREE PRESS SERyiCE.— COPYRIGHT.] Ponton, April 6. At hockey m the puWic schools match England beat Wales 2 to 0.
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