The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 9 April 1929

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    13 1 Singapore Free Press 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, S.S- TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 1929. NO. 12,687
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    296 1 A dastardly outrage has been committed at New Delhi. During the sitting t i the Legislative Assembly two bombs v. ere l hi own which wrecked the Chamber and seriously injured several of the members who had to be removed to hospital. Two men were arrested who
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    "ON LONELY TRACK."
    865 1 "If the Angel Gabriel with a flaming sword didn't stop these horses, I don't know what did?" Thus, dramatically, a British sergeant sought to explain a weird episode m 1918. In and around the Salient of Ypres there are to be found the graves of more artillerymen
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      18 1 WING LOONG. I FOR HIGH CLASS TAILORING. I Style, Cut and Finish Guaranteed. I 32, HIGH STREET. I
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      179 1 THE WEEK. Tuesday, 9th. Hiirh Water, 10.8 a.m., M."., 10.39 p.m., S.I. Police Bund Botanic Gardens r» p.m. Football: V.M.C.A. vs. A.V.C. .Div. II i V.M.C.A. ground: O.T.F.C. vs. S.C.F.A. "A" Div. lit S.C.F.A. ground. Kaais Hawaiian Troubadours. Theatre. }*..Sl>. Wednesday, lOf/i. Hijrh W'nter, 10.49 a.m., 9.0, 11.4 p.m.. 8.7.
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    CANE TO MAKE ELECTION LINES' ?
    579 2 CANE TO MAKE ELECTION LINES' The S( h<tols Keply to Political Critics. Whin .nnninir is We prefer v->the: necessary to puTtfoti forma of puiilaß pravt orTvnderm, it li ment, inch m it il carried out -%4il it m tnc boy tidy ap a not overdone. Tke room or be !.«»i:don
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    100-MILES AN HOUR TRAINS.
    279 2 New Kngines Being Made. boeomotnrc designer* »r the meat railway eompaaiei m trying to produce engines of greater ipeed ami power. Jt ig predicted that the flay v not fai distant when expveM trains will rush along at a speed very much nearer 100 miles an
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      414 2 THIN AS A SCAIi^OROW! f. THINKS HIS STAMINA IS &ONE FOIJ EVKR WHY DOESNT iUMA^tmY TELI/ HIM HOW TO BM X HIS MANHOOD rtorv'a nK.n'likc that livinjr m yjur town. B« .nay by f~i nVi W k an.J weary f,.r weaki as sad now. He's le* meigkt; his ippetite*f isae;
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      478 2 ALHAMBRA Tan Chen* Kee Co., Ltd., Proprietor* Programme Commencing Saturday, April 6th and Fnding ||,i In the Second Shew at 9 p.m. The Latest Empire News The Sunset Derby A Human Drama of the Turf as it really j, WITH Mary Astor and Ralph Lewis A First National Winner. THE
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      257 2 IMPORTANT AUCTION SAU TI N M INK S 1 i A T SEMBIL.A At Mi- I X rm No. S6 < AT AN EARM DATE. Let l A thai I m the M 1 trid eontaininK lot 1 roa I 27 on m ftat< >n, S Lot J. All the
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    A LONDONER'S JOTTINGS.
    1112 3 "WOOING" THE FLAPPER VOTE. Novel Inducements. Altnh.mll thf JCltrml Election is still ovc-j two months' distant, preparations are •Inady afoot and all three paities are coneentiatin^ on the need for winning over the thovisar.ds ot youn^ women who will be using 1 a vote for the first
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    CO-OPERATION.
    158 3 The half yearly general meeting of tho Penmng Government Servants' Co-operative Society was held at the Chinese Protectorate building on April :',rd. Mr. Gammons m a short address said that the object and advantages of a Co-operative Union were obvious. The idea was to have a union m every
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      289 3 Remove capsule |j £}kw\ jI Replace a NEW BOTTLE SEAL NO CORKSCREW) QUICK CLEAN SAFE Nobody can put better Whisky into any bottle than that which goes into the Haig bottle. tmk Doctors are using it I 5\ CM \.!'j Judges are using it |2 Sun rers irom tcidity /f^
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    PROSPECTS FOR BRITAIN'S GIANT AIRSHIPS.
    1381 4 PROSPECTS FOR BRITAIN'S GIANT AIRSHIPS. FLYING DAY BY DAY. Auto-Giro Problem Solved. BRAKING THE AIR LINER. By T. STANHOPE &PEIGG, (Editor of Aiiways). Special to the Free Press. i' mat we have not heard the last of the helicopter, that agv old problem of human flight. The Air Ministry burned
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    A PROBLEM OF ARTIFICIAL LIGHT.
    1262 4 A PROBLEM OF ARTIFICIAL LIGHT. SCIENTIFIC SOUFFLE. Enormous Loss to the User. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE LAMP. [Special to the Free Press.] Light is radiant energy which is visible to the eye but there are other effects of radiant energy m addition to light. If we regulate a flame, for
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    REAL SECRET OF WOMEN ARTISTS.
    483 4 iiiologi.-as, anl particularly tame w/ba bolieve in Feminism, should have queued ti the Royal Institute Cialleries in Piccadilly where the Society of Women Artists held their exhibition of paintings and sculptures and crafts. A very wonderful exhibition it was. Itdecorative originality illustrates the difference between
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    THREE POLICEMEN....
    476 4 THREE POLICEMEN. a m« iir i jo w In So Many Words—and So tew. 1 It was my lirst day m London, and just outside Waterloo Station 1 asked a policeman the way to the Strand. "Penny fare on any of these buses"— with a wave of his hand or
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    MAN AND THE APE.
    419 4 Professor's Attack On Darwinism. Darwin, more than the views of Darwin himself, was vigorously attacked a meetIng m the Central Hall. Westminster, S.W., of the Victoria Institute, over which Pro fessor J. A. Fleming presided. The lecturer. Dr. A. Rendle Short, quoted Berg's evidence to the
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      627 4 FREE PRESS FOOTBALL CMffEgnON. NO ENTRANCE FEE: $50 Musi Be Won. We publish to-day and every Tuesday morning coupons for our weekly Football Competition. A prize of $100 will be awarded to the reader who forecast* the CORRECT RESULTS OF THE TWELVE MATCHES in the coupon below. In the event
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    MAHATMA GANDHI LEAVES RANGOON.
    124 5 Rs. 155,000 Donated to Khaddar Fund. Rangoon, Mar. 21. Mahatma Gandhi left for Calcutta to-day after completing a 13-day tour, with the object of collecting money for the Khaddar Fund. He received addresses from the Municipalities of Rangoon, Moulmein, Paungde, Toungoo Pyinmana and Mandalay, also numerous
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    17th. CENTURY BELLS AS GIFT.
    226 5 From Canterbury to South-West Africa. Lonuon, Feb. I. The seventeenth century bells of the mediaeval church of St. Mary Northgate, Canterbury, are now on their way to Oamaraland formerly German West- Africa > where they will be hung m the cathedra church of the diocese.
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    SITUATION IN AFGHANISTAN.
    211 5 Sir Denys Bray's Statement. New Delhi. Mar 22. Sir Deny* Bray, m referring to the Kabul evacuations to-day, said that the Biitit: Minister formally offered facilities t*> all British Indian subjects m Kal ill, the women and children to come out m December and the men later.
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    PILGRIM RUNS AMOK.
    99 5 Two Killed and Eighteen Injured. Hatton. Mar. 2C It is reported from Adam's Peak that a pilgrim *an amok and stabbe<l to death two other p"it>rims and seriously injured about 18 others. It is understood that the trouble started over an alleged insult offered to the pilgrim*!
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    DEAD GIRL AND A GIPSY CURSE.
    414 5 Pastor's Evidence. 'It is one <>f the most extraordinary cases I have had to deal with." said the East Surrey Coroner at the inquest at Caterham on Annie Pauline Goldsmith, aged 28, a domestic servant, of Johnson-road, West Croydon, whose nude body was found
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    RECLAIMING UN CANS
    188 5 hen I wrote concerning; the dm of »»i,i i in tans which used to be crushed and baled and 10 Essen before the war, I had not seen the issue of the Contractors' Record for February 20, whwh is now before melt contains an Interesting illustrated account
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    L.O.N. HEALTH BUREAU.
    185 6 The following was the Health Bulletin of tte U-ague of Nations Eastern Bureau, for! th<- week ended March 30th. Suez: 1 plague case. Aden: 9 smallpox cases and 4 death.s. liajrhdad: 2 plague cases and 1 death lia^rah: 1 smallpox case and 1 death Komt»>: 1 ptapue
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    S.P.C.A.
    97 6 At the March meeting of the Society the following- elections took place: Lady Colina Hussey and Mrs. H. L. Pritchard, Vice-Pre-sidents, Mr. A. E. Thornley Jones, Honorary Treasurer and Mr. T. L. Kvans on Committee. The following matters were discussed: The conditions under which pigs awaited slaughter or transhipment
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    GARRISON ASSOCIATION LEAGUE.
    112 6 The following was the position as at April Ist. Goals. T W. L. F. A. Pts. R.A.O.C. and k. Signals 2 0 0 3 1 4 "A" Coy. Welch R. 10 1 I 2 :J 11th Battery, R.A. 10 0 4 0 2 Royal Engineers 1 0
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    47 6 On Tuesday night the members ot' the Teachers' Association of Malacca entertained their president, Mr. P. W. Thambyah, to a farewell dinner at the Malacca Rest House. Mr. P. G. Pamadasa presided over a very enjoyable function at which about 30 persons, including ladies, were present. M.M.
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    MATTERS MUSLIM.
    385 6 "Real Islam." (By <>ur Muslim rnnTinnndcnt The January Dumber of the K*«al Islam,'" the Muslim religious monthly published locally m English, ii just off the press and. m usual, contains some articles of particular interest to Muslims and, perhaps, to ItoilMuslims who are interested m comparative religions. It
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    BRIDE'S WEDDING NIGHT DEATH.
    173 6 Husband Committed for Trial. .;anu*s Kerley, sportsman and farmer, who \as accused of murdering his wife, Mrs. Anna AHsabeth Kerfojr, a^ed twenty, on the uay nn which they were married, at Kiilanny. Co, Louth was committed for trial at I)un<]alk Police Court. Mrs. Kerley was found
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    THE ECLIPSE.
    902 6 DETAILS OF THE EXPEDITIONS. Einstein Theory Test On May 9 tfcf sun will ue totally eclipsed for a period up to more than five minutes m a belt which crosses land m Sumatra, Kedah, Siaiti, Cambodia and the Philippines The length of totality and the good field of
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    LYNTON'S VICAR DEAD.
    53 6 [Reuter's Service.) London, April ■">. The death has occurred of the Rev. Herbert Branston Gray. [Deceased who was Vicar of Lynton, North Devon, was 7X years of age and had been Headmaster of several famous schools and had been associated with various commissions and conferences. He had
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    SELANGOR TURF CLUB.
    437 6 AMATEUR RACK MEETINC. Friday and Saturday, April 12th and IMb, 1929. FIRST RACE AT 2M P>! EACH DAY. TWO HANDICAPS for Chwi HI IV I HORSES. ONE HANDICAP lor Cla» I IM>Mr> TWO HANDICAPS for Clmsci II 4 I PONIES. ENTRIES CLOSE at 4 p.m. M rri.la>
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      216 6 NOTICES. SINGAPORE TURfIIJ SPRING RACE MEKTINg MAl^mG. Saturday, 4th., Tuesday 7 t^ Thursday, 9th., Saturday, \\a Saturday, 18th. and Monda> 20th. (Whit Monday) of JJJ' 1929. PROGRAMME caters for HORSES— Classes 1, lV PONIES— CIass 1. SINGAPORE TURK CLUB M IRISH MAIDENS. ENTRIES CLOSE at 4 p.m. WKhNKSDiv APRIL 24th.
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    DICTATOR'S DIATRIBE.
    186 7 PILSUBSKY S ATTACK ON DEPUTIES. Wholesale Accusations. [Reuter's Service.] Warsaw, April 7. An amazing diatribe by Marshal PilsudBky, dictator of Poland, is published m the Polish newspapers dealing with the action >f the Diet m impeaching the Finance Minister M. Czechowicz, for exceeding the estimates. Marshal Pilsudaky says
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    REPARATIONS IMPASSE.
    120 7 [Reuter's Service.] Heriin. April i. li M seini-oflicially stated the optimism m he Paris press m regard to reparations negotiations is m no way shared by the German delegates. Paris coi lespondents of Berlin newspaper* unanimously declare the reparations protein is still far from being solved. i he
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    AFGHAN TROUBLE ON INDIAN BORDER.
    124 7 AF GHAN TROUBLE ON INDIAN BORDER. (Renter's Service.] New Delhi. April 7. An official communique has just been issued, dealing with Afghan efforts to embioil the Indian frontier tribes m civil war and emphasising measures taken by the Government of India to maintain neutrality, inquiries indicate the authorities m India
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    SCENE AT RAJ PAL'S FUNERAL.
    94 7 [Reuters Service.] Ignore. April 7. On the occasion of the funeral of Raj Pal, who was stabbed m the bazaar, de.spite the fact that the authorities fearing communal tension prohibited processions this week, i crowd went m procession with an empty bier after an address
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    DEATH TOLL OF TASMANIAN FLOODS.
    88 7 [Reuter's Service.] Hobart, April 7. The death-roll from the floods is now 23. The waters are subsiding enabling a limited rfstorntior. of road transport, but many bi idges have been destroyed. Damage is ■timated at i*i ,ooo,ooo. A motor lorry, full of children, crashed trough
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    MARSHAL HINDENBUKG ILL.
    42 7 I Uruter's Service.! Berlin, Apr. 7. It is just announced that Marshal Hindenburg has been seriously ill for a whole week with influenza and gastric complications. He is now declared out of danger but is confined to the house.
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    SCHNEIDER CUP TRAINING.
    210 7 SECRET MACHINES READY IN JUNE. Speed Record Attack. f British Radio Official Service.] Ku?rby, Apr. 7. The British Schneider Trophy team will be transferred from Felixstowe to Cahshot, Southampton Water, next week-end to enter on the final stage of their training. For the first two months the
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    THE INDIAN AIR MAIL.
    156 7 Second Plane Leaves Croydou. [British Radio Official Service.! Rugby. Apr. 7. India received her first air mail from England yesterday, and ihus the great enterprise which was launched at Croydon a week earlier is no longer merely an ambitious scheme but an accomplished fact. The last
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    AIR FORCE KABUL AWARDS.
    59 7 [British Radio Official Service.] Rugby. Apr. 7. Ta* King has approved the following awards m recognition of distinguished services rendered during the recent evacuations from Kabul. Air Force Cross: Squadn>n-I,eader Reginald Maxwell, Flight-I.ieut. Ronald Chapman, Flight. -Lieut. David Anderson. Flying Officer Claude Leightofl Trust and Flying
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    TWELVE MORE BRITISH MACHINES FOR CHINA.
    68 7 [British Radio— Official Service.] I Rugby. Apr. 7. An order for 12 more de Havilland Moth light aircraft has been received from China. This brings the total of Moth machines for China up to 22. After so many years m which little business was
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    GOLD IMPORTS IN BRITAIN.
    67 7 [British Radio— Official Service.] Rugby. Apr. 7. In view of the monetary situation special interest attaches to the fact announced m the London (lazette that during the two days between noon on April 2nd. and noon on April 4th. gold to the value of £K3X,K47 was
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    THE KING.
    64 7 [Router's Service.] London, April 7. Dre, Howitt and Woods applied tht diathermy treatment for rheumatism to the King at Craifjweil House for the first time this afternoon. [British Radio— Official Service.] Rußby, Apr. 7. The King- passed a good nipht. The weather at Bognor to-day was sunny and
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    DEATH OF NOTED ETHNOGRAPHER.
    29 7 [Reuter's Service.] Bale, APr. 8. The death has occurred here of the naturalist and ethnographer, Paul Sarasin, famous for its researches m the Sunda Strait.
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    FIGHTING IN DEH CHOPAN DISTRICT.
    80 7 FIGHTING IN DEH CHO PAN DISTRICT. Quetta. Fighting is reported to have broken out among the Ghilzais and Hazaras m the Deh Chopan District. There is a long-standing enmity between the two tribes. Though the origin of the fighting is obscure, it would seem that if fighting is not checked,
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    HOME FOOTBALL
    854 7 KEEN STRUGGLE FOR TOP PLACES. The Rangers Fine Record. V^y!° UO 7 in Ure tht Potions on the English and Scottish Leagues up to and including Saturday's results (foal.s. Derby ounty M 18 12 8 7H M 44 l M II 4. 88 73 44 U^TdSl 18M 7
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    SERVICE BEHIND LOCKED DOORS.
    213 7 An unusual case came before the Windsor magistrates recently when William Hujrh Dempster, of Windsor, was summoned "that on February 17 he was a person teaching or preaching at a meeting' of persons for religious worship at the Gospel Hall of the Plymouth Brethren at Windsor
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
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      BIRTH.
      18 8 MOBBERGEN. At 211 l Qu«en St.-.t. Monday. April »th, to Catherine k'iU o \V. H. Mosbergen. fon.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 1929. THE REPARATIONS POSITION.
    714 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 1929. THE REPARATIONS POSITION. The dissatisfaction which is l>eing expressed m the (lemian Press with the supposed terms EUlßested for a reparations settlement, need not be taken too seriously. It was thoroughly understood when the experts met that whatever figure they proposed the German
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    449 8 A ihort talk on The Meaning of Life will be delivered at The Singapore I.»odge Theosophical Society on Thursday at 6.30 p.m. The Rev. F. W. J. Reynolds, acting on the instructions of the Bishop of Singapore, will be away from St'langor. from April lf> to May .'J, on a
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    CATHEDRAL MEETING.
    1412 8 THE CHAPLAINS LAST ANNUAL ADDRESS. A Memory artd Inspiration. The annual parochial meeting of St. Andiew's Cathedral was held m St. Andrew's School Hall last evening, the Vtnerable the Archdeacon, Rev. F. G. Swindell presiding over a large gathering. After the minutes of the last meeting had been
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    LOCAL WIRES.
    68 8 NEW BANGKOK BRIDGE. King's Busy Day. rFREE PRESS SEHVK X COPYllft^ l«anirkok. April On Saturday afternoon the Xin X the first all-concrete railway viaduct! m Bangkok. Later their Majesti* King- and Queen opened the Red Crou^ and the first baby show held m th»- (V after which they
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    MALAYAN AGRICULTURALISTS.
    58 8 [From Our Own Coriv>p'>rvj.-nM I'enanc. Apr At yesterday's meeting of th y a Peninsula Agricultural Association, the h Mr. J. W. Kennedy was n--«-l»-. T.-.i n and Mr. C. L. Kin^ ViiH-Pr»M i<nt Mr. J. W. Kennt-(i> m hi> iddn» viewe.l the position and mid arc could [forward
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    DUKE OF GLOUCESTER'S VISIT.
    274 8 DUKE OF GLO UCESTER'S VISIT. Muslim and Chinese Arrani;emenk The first meeting of the Mv < committ* appointed to make ananjenv nection with the lantern proi honour of the Duke of Gloucestei vai h at the Malay Volunteer Drill Ha Hon: Inche Eunos m the chair Mr $j Abdul Rahman
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    RUSSIAN TRADE SPIDER.
    158 9 WILL YOU WALK INTO MY PARLOUR? Wary London Press, [Reuter's Service.] London, April H I. it* consensus of newspaper opinions i, nr.y criterion, Great Britain is not likely rise immediately td the luscious looki»<» au dandled before the British Trade Dele* nation now touring Russia by M.
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    ANOTHER MAIL ROBBERY.
    56 9 Public letting; Annoyed. PRESS SERVICE. COPYRIGHT. J London, Apr 8. mntal mailbag has a-ain been this time between Folkestone and iggested Lhe theft occurred m Harbour and the papers are l- paitieuar emphasis on the fact that fourth mail robbery In two th>. ;i general demand that
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    JOHORE PLANTATIONS.
    70 9 No Dividend But Bis Cost Reduction. PRESS SERVICE. COPYRIGHT. I London, Apr- S. liking at the meeting of Johore Plantations Sir Frank Swettenham thej could not be surprised at che nc« of ;i dividend for I^2v The only ;n the present situation was future prospects were not so
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    QUANTOCKS ON FIRE.
    41 9 PRESS SERVICE. COPYRIGHT.] London. Apr 8. has been a confiscation on the Hills where, as m other cases, me undergrowth killed off by the >ince been sco re he 1 m the ru>t [Earlier cables on page 7.]
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    KAAI'S AT THE THEATRE.
    234 9 A Bright Entertainment. ring the unusually long theatre we have been experiencing, coming shows of all varieties, it was a surprising to find such a good audience up for yet another company when Hawaiians opened at the Theatre night; but Kaai's are old friends and i
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    COMMODITY MARKET.
    63 9 LATEST RUBBER AND TIN PRICES. RESS SKRVICK. COPYRIGHT! London, April 8, 4.10 p.m. M r; s t r Lc wis Lazarus and Sons «J to-day's tin prices as follows: £216 3 16. Forward £216 Ihe market is dull. noHf^ Sr SyminKton and Sinclair .|i> to-day's rubber prices as
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    42 9 ttl( joint Mspicea of Health and L* Salle University «neje Students' Literary Associ"- l" -'"Mivss on ChtaMC Students b« (fee,, hy Mrs. U Teo Soon first lady barrister-ai- :\V A Ha]l< Oreh w| R<^ d Ladies and fentlemen are 1 it *'<i
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    NEW DELHI OUTRAGE.
    460 9 BOMBS THROWN IN LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY. SIR GEORGE SCHUSTER AMONG INJURED. sion «^H th l- tilne V? h T lbB Wm thrown at th Vice-Regal procesdastardK «.t K f °i has W™"* occurred approaching the LeriulL A*!, at N W Delhi When bomhB r thrown into the Two
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    JOHORE'S NEW COURT.
    599 9 His Lordship Disappointed. Th»> J oh ore Bahru Assises were opened on Saturday before Mr. Justice McCabe Reay m the new Law Courts. Members of the Bar ami the -public attended and m spec-red the new building. Hi-; Lordship took his seat on the Bench at eleven,
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    39 9 Mr. M. A. H. Chowdhury will open a debate on: Emigration is a loss to UM Mother Country, at the Indian Association on Friday, at H p.m. Mr. L. C. Davar will oppose him. All interested are cordially invited.
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    HOLLAND ROAD ASSAULT VERDICT.
    266 9 Coroners Strong Rider. The Coroner. Mr. F. G. Bourne, yesterday, gave his findings m the Holland Road assauli case. Captain Morgan. 2nd. Welch, was present on behalf of the Military. The Coroner found that Tan Chan, an adult male Hokien Chinese, aged 70 years, a vegetable
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    GOLF.
    243 9 Race Course G.C. vs. Singapore There were ten matches m the above inter-club game played at the Race Course on 9unday with the following results. The Race Course players are mentioned first. G. C. De Silva and A. L. B. Lim 1, T. Morita and I). Uekuri V 4.
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    38 9 At a meeting of the Singapore Sinhalese Association held on the 7th. inst., it was unanimously resolved that a fitting reception by the Sinhalese be given to H.R.H. The Duke of Gloucester on his forthcoming: visit to Singapore.
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    JOHORE ASSIZES.
    459 9 MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE COMMENT. Serious State of Affairs. Some severe remarks on the miscarriage of justice m Johore were made by Mr Justice McCabe Reay when he presided at the Assizes at the new court, Johore tfanru on Saturday. A case of revision has been taken at the
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    RAFFLES COLLEGE.
    370 9 Examination Results. English (Principal Subject): A. Ponnurajah. Sot) Han Hoe, Wee Soong; Kanu:, G. A. Machaiio, Miss M. Lewis Singapore >. Lee Mun Yui. K. Utani Sintrh (Pcrak). I.im Boon Hock. Cheng Choo Kny: (Fetianjj). C\ O. d'Silva. T. Mori. W«>?ijr Ah Katt, M. fillsfHf f nil (Selangor).
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    83 12 YESTERDAY'S CARGOES. 175 bullocks and 6 buffaloes by the Valaya from Siam. Rice by the Dux from Bangkok. 693 pigs by the Schouten from Cheribon. 89 bullocks by the Redang from Bangkok. When the Van Hogendorp arrived m port yesterday from P. Baroe, her master reported colliding with
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    KAISER'S DREAMS OF NELSON.
    514 12 "In Love" With all Things English "It is difficult to understand the indignation of Englishmen 'against Kaiser Wilhelm. "The old man now aits m tranquillity chiefly occupied with an unrequited devotion for the present Prince of Wales, but the rancour of Sir Sidney Lee and other
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      229 12 MESSAGERIES MARITDE 0 BOMBWARI) M\n 8 To ('olembo. Djibouti. Port Said j NUMilln from Sin-ap«>rt Gross I will PORTHOfI Marseilles via Madras and |V«JM d CHANTILLY OUTWARD M til B To Saigon. Mont; KoMff, SfctifW and .la i, a n I D'ARTACNAN IV> To Sai»r»;n. Tourant- and H.upb" n AZAY
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      692 12 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala I Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembin and Kuan tan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 6 a.m. Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.m. Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah and Lower Siam 6 a.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and
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      347 12 Sourahaya. Dut. 341, from Tg. IMnang 8, for L. Hilik 8. Ban Hong l.iong, Brit. 70S. from Cheribon 8. for Batavia 12. Van Hogendorp, Dut. oi»3. from I*. Baroe s. for p. Bardic 10. Barratta. Brit. ">.">. from Muar 8. for Muar <». Hong Keat, Brit. 7:%. from Rengat 8,
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    This Week's Great Dev
    627 13 B^B^^^^BB^ w^^^^r April 9— Death of Lord Bacon. v^a°t>o April h 1626 Francis aA? Bacon, Karon Verulam and VisAGO. count St. Albans, one of the great outstanding figures m English history and literature, died at the age of He was the youngest son of Sir Nicholas
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    YEAR'S PAY FOR MONTH'S WORK.
    580 13 South Sea Island Prosperity. London. Feb. 25. One month's worl m the year, with an income of £320 for the twelve months for a family of six on beautiful island where the thermometer rarely rises above eighty degrees m the summer, are the ideal conditions
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    VALUE OF MODERN LANGUAGES.
    559 13 Where Salesmen Fail. Following the Prince of Wales' speech, a further appeal for better salesmanship was made by the President of the British Export Society (Mr. F. W. Goodenough* at the annual luncheon m London. He emphasised the importance of a know ledge of foreign languages,
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    7 13 Patience and gentleness are power. Leigh Hunt.
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    "THE FIVE."
    860 13 ALL PARIS WATCHES. Competence. Suavity— and Vanity. T Paris, Feb. 22. lhe Experts' Sub-Committee of five "The Five," as they are called, who are grappling: with the problem of Germany's pow of transferring money to creditors without upsetting trade balances, have fairly captured the imagination of Paris, writes
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    THE HUMBLE KIPPER.
    112 13 "The Empire cannot run on trivialities like kippers," warmly affirmed Sir William Joynson-Hicks from condemning newspapers, which, he said, balanced Government's solid achievements against the fact that kipptrs were unpurchasable alter eight o'clock at night. Conservatism to-day differed greatly from the dry-as-dust Toryism of half a century
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    DEAD MAN BEATS THE BANK.
    166 13 Number That Kept On Winning. A tragedy of a gambling- resort on the Riviera, at which a dead man won £4.000 at the roulette table, is to have its sequel m the courts. A well-dressed young man took his seat at the roulette table and
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      208 13 eep Your Hair r ealthy and Glossy GfcNTLV massage the scalp with iticura Ointment to soften and move any dandruff. Let remain a few inures, then shampoo with a suds (uticura Soap and warm water, insc thoroughly m cooler water. *iurli SSCfc Soap. Ointment and Talcum cr upon request, from
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      108 13 1 nffi soups I cents per tin* I BnnsH soups for British homes. oll<vjrJK AY hd Smashes World's Record for Land Speed. Tlffi GOLDEN ARROW was fitted with Smith Instru-i ments and K.L.G. Sparking <^W 4" I BUY BRITISH AND BE PROUD OF IT I *4 J^ Sole Agents for
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    PRESIDENT HOOVER.
    1170 14 HIS GREAT PERSONAL INFLUENCE. How Will He Use It? The New York Correspondent of the Manchester Guardian writes: President Hoover, as President-elect, said that it would be his aim to continue m the course iaid down l<> Mi. Coolidge. but few Am- 1 leans take this statement very
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    POH LEUNG KEK.
    165 14 Fifth List of Subscriptions. Previously acknowledged $7,794: Lee Wee Nam $l.">u; Tye Teong Kck and Sionjc Hin 1/ee Kee $50; Tong Jin Kok $)'.>; Lo imn, Club. Kia Ko Siong 800 Hung, X«» Tiak Chuai Tan Chee Cheng and Chop Yam Sen?, $20; Tan See Hoe Kuan
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    MERCANTILE INSTITUTE.
    42 14 I The following candidate* were at tin- pitman's Shorthand Exami the Phonetic Institute, Hath. Englarfc m Kebuary last: Anthony Francis A' (SO w.p.m.); On*? Kin Hock (80 Theory): Ang Ou Bee (00 ir.p.m. Chin Lot (Theory), Caio Eaj W mentary).
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      114 14 a i Ib*> .^BB^ i L^BBBBBBBBBB^'^ a I J W- SZ*" "rr m i J~ J# I J 1 <"* 1 f REASONS FOR i c I luinouTn i «^™fcr SUPERIORITY CONTROL. X Plymouth steering alone is enough to indicate at first trial the superiority resulting from exceptional care m
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    FRASER'S SHARE LISTS.
    85 15 Yesterday's Alterations. Buyers Sellers. Batu (V.es 1.60 1.65 Eastern Mam <l) <>s 9<J 7s 9d Honjr Fatts 62 68 Kampong (10s) 22s 3d 28s 3d Penawat 82 87 Petaling 5.75 6.00 Renong Consols. 24s 25s Sione 28s 3d 29s T. Harbour 9.50 10,00 Tronoh (ss) 19s 9d
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    GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY. LTD.
    65 15 Sir Hugo Hirst, the Chairman of the G.E.C., has been reported as having stated that his Company proposed to establish a factory m Australia for the manufacture of electrical apparatus. We understand that this report is not accurate. Sir Hugo's statement was only to the' effect
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    MACPHAIL'S SHARE LIST.
    789 15 MA CPH AIL'S SHARE LIST. I April Bth., Closing Prices. 1 I v Buyers filers. P V w sS5 i.tA> 1.25 2.00 2.10 Kuchai |%»j 1 t'i Lu^ufTins L IMlkmm. Murai i 91 1 i ba i£laii X ISok iJi nx/^m. L cl|'JlM ii 1 *> Pmwl Tins partly 0T^
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    EXCHANGE.
    37 15 JO O|4 Private credits I m.s. 2]4 11 32 India, T. T. M^ Rone Kong, demand 124 p.c. Di". Yokohama, demand 124% Bangkok, demand 8 0% Bank of England Rate si£ p.c. Sovereign, Bank Buying 8.54
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    PRODUCE.
    225 15 Pearl Sago Small Copra Sundried y.:>o Rice Lianp Hin Chan Mark Red Ea*)« (Now) 3.30 Rice, Siam old No. 1. 330 Rice, K;.tmoo!i Uintan 260 Rice, Rangoon Sioka 256 Rice, Bi*m Broken No. I. 220 Rice, Siam Broken No. 2 200 Rkv, Slam Outinous No. 1 300 Rice, Siam
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    66 15 April Sth., 12 o'clock noon. Latest Cable: I. on. ion Spot »heet lid. pet H> N.'w York Spot Sheet (Lets. Zt% pet U». R.S.S. equal to Standard, Q.C.F. Spot 87% "\*U Standard H.s.s. on Trader Apr. :isi 4 p>x% May asi,. :w. June .'*S- 4
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    REMBAU JELEI DIVIDEND.
    70 15 Mrssrs. Guthrie and Co., Kuala Lumpur, atfer.s for Rembau Jclef Rubber are m- ivceipt of telegraphic advice from the Secretaries t> the effect that, m resprct ol the year ended December Mist the Director! haw deckled to recommend the payment on :>">th. inst. of a dividend of
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    GRAND HOTEL IPOH.
    93 15 Development Projected. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Ipoh. Apr. 8. At the first annual meeting of the Ipoh Grand Hotel to-day, Mr. Brash, presiding. said the trading profit vhs $18,400 from which deducting profit ar>d loss items there HI left a net profit of ?ii,Xfi9. The hott 1
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    SZE HAI TONG BANK.
    194 15 The twentysecond annual general map tint of shareholders of the a' ovc (.'niiipany was hold at its re^i stored office at No. M C'hulia Street, on Saturday. Mr. IS^ i^u Bag Una Chairman > presided. The Director*' Report and Accounts wara duly adopted and parsed. The
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    ROSE MACPHAIL AND PENMAN. LIMITED'S REPORT.
    207 15 4 April K. Huhlitr. London IUI unchanged. Closing Prices, Spot 98, April ;i« l ;j, May-.lune July-Sept, 10, Oct.-Pec. 40 V». Quiet. Tin. London £21 < 6 I6i Mininjr. (^uiet. Sungei Way 5.05 8.15, Kue-hai^ 1.-'U l.'Ml, Kinta DtcdgC 1.60 1. •">•"), Klang River
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    ANGLO-SIAM CORPN, DIVIDEND.
    67 15 The Anglo-Siam Corporation Ltd.. have received a letter from rtead Office intortninjr them that the Directors have declared interim dividends of Sty per cent -on the preference shares and "'•> per cent together with a bonus of SSfc, per cent making 10 per cent on tho ordinary
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    NAWNG PET.
    27 15 Nawnj; Pet Tin Limited., have just re ceived a wire from the Mine stating that sluicing has been resumed ami the liams are practically full.
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS.
    161 15 RUBBER AND TIN RET URNS. Adamson, (.iMillan C«k. Ltd.. IVnam!, Agents. Rahman Hydrautic Tin, (&arc*h> ««irtput i»00 pkls. f Hitam Tin, (March) output W pkls. Harrisons, Barker and Ok. Lid* Penan*;, Agents. Kamunting Tin, (March) Output 1,565 pikuls; Hours run 2,104; Yardage 263,000; Estimated realised value of Qre $104,100. East
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      312 15 ASSETS OVER ASSURANCE TO RCE OV E E THE GREAT EASTERN WE ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED. (Incorporated m Straits Settlements). ATTRAPTivrDiAvr, Assurance Companies Act ATTRACTIVE PLANS OF- ASBURANPR AGENTS WANTED. G Managing Director Actuary G C KN X HORACE W. RAPER. A. ROBINSON, F. I. A. INSURANCE. SOUTH (jftlfe| BRITISH LRANd
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      257 15 RANKING. 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 j Tongkah Amntsar Iloilo (Bhuket). Bangkok Ipoh
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      393 15 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated m Hong Kong:). Head Office: Hong Kon*. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and fully paid up $20,000,000 Reserve Fund Sterling 6,000,000 Silver $14,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000 000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. N. S. Brown, Esq., Chairman. W. H. Bell, Esq., Deputy Chairman. B.
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      39 15 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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    RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    1326 16 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEETING. Rule Alterations. The Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association meeting was held m the Fullerton Building yesterday afternoon when there was a large gathering presided over by Mr. H. W. Hawkesworth, with Mr. A. M. Pearson acting for the Secretaries, Messrs. Gattey and Bateman. In
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    278 16 LEAGUE FOOTBALL MATCH. Malays Defeat the S.R.C. MaUys 2: S.R.C 0. At the Stadium yesterday evening the| Malays defeated the S.R.C. m a first division of the S.F.A. league match. The game was exceedingly fast throughout, and while it could not be said that it provided an inspiring
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    YACHTING.
    202 16 Kathleen Wins m Fitful Breeze. Five yachts of the A Class started on Sunday morning at 10 o'clock on the journey round Pulo Hantu m a light but steady south-east breeze. June was first over the line taking a windward berth. Jean was last over. The breeze freshening the
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    PENANG RECORD BREAKERS.
    50 16 (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang. Apr. 8. At Saturday's Municipal Sports the individual championship was won by R. Ix*sslar. the runner-up being C. 6. Rodrigo, champion m the two previous years. Some tine «p«>rt wa< seen, eleven records being broken. The prizes were presented by Mrs. Pedlow.
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    A DAVIS CUP WALK OVER.
    28 16 [Reuter's Service.] Paris. Apr. 7. Holland has had a walk over m the first round of the Davis Cup owing to Portugal scratching.
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    MALAYAN TURF.
    284 16 SELANGOR AMATEUR MEETING. Friday's Weights. The following; are the weights for the first day's amateur races at Kuala Lumpur on Friday. Ponies—Class III 2nd Piv. <4 furs.):— Coquette 11.6, Gipsy Girl 11.6, Brown Laddie 11.5, Glenabay 11.3, Cobar 11.0, Lanercost 10.8, Burok 10.5, Old Bill 10.5, June II
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    SINGAPORE SPRING RACE MEETING.
    33 16 The distances over which ponies m pony races. Class I. will run have been altered as follows: Ist. run 6 furlongs; 2nd. run. T» furlongs; 3rd. run 7 furlongs.
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    S.C.C. LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    214 16 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS Godown Doubles Handicap. F. H. Harris and O. W\ Gilmour plus 2 beat R. N\ Byatt and H. L. Marshall minus 4, 6 2, 3—6, 6 4. J. C. Walker and J. V. S. Brooke plus 1 W.o. A. C. Potts and N. S.
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    TUESDAY'S TIES.
    130 16 Wterans Doubles Handicap. F. Ruchwaldy and A. G. Stredwk-k owe 1 vs. R. M. Duff and H. Elphick out? 1. (Jodown Doubles Handicap. L, W\ Byrde and E. V. Smith plus 2 vs. C. E. Winter and A. M. MacKintosh owe 3. Major Miller and Rev. Aitken owe
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    91 16 Ladies 9 Competition The Ladies' Spoon Competition (Bopey) w played yesterday afternoon and resulted m a tie between Miss Gilroy, Mrs. Savage and Mrs. Margoliouth, who returned 1 up. Thirty-six cards were taken out, and the following were returned. Miss Gilroy 13 1 up Mrs. Savage 15
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    GARRISON GOLF CLUB.
    34 16 A four ball foursomes match, Civilians vs. the Army wilUbe played on Sunday 28th instead, of the Shanghai Foursomes. Will all members desirous of playing enter their names at the Club.
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    DISTRICT COURT.
    807 16 SUIT OVER A LOTTERY PRIZE. What was it Worth The case m which Mr. S. Anthony is suing- Mr. W. T. Cheny, Superintendent of the Government Printing: Office for $200 m respect of a wireless set which he alleges he won m a lottery, was continued yesterday before
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    S.R.C. LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    53 16 S.R.C. LAWN TENNIS TO URNAMENT. WEDNESDAY'S TIES. Championship Singles. N. E. Ess vs. R. G. Oehlers. Single Handicap A. T. Leijssius vs. V. C. Westerhout. F. Norris vs. H. G. Stack. Single Handicap B. D. Siddon vs. R. D. Nicholson. F. Ephraums vs. H. F. Oehlers. O. G. Strouys vs.
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