The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 11 April 1929

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    13 1 Singapore Free Press 10 CENTS. SINGAPORE, &SL THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 1929. NO. 12,689
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    310 1 It is thought in some quarters in the United States that Mr. Hpover may have some helpful disarmament suggestions to make Page 9 Three very important points are raised in the Canadian Note to Washington on the subject of the lm alone incident Page 9. It was
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    THE ROAD TO PONG.—II.
    1039 1 THE ROAD TO PONG.— II. In the Rest House after dinner that night, we examined the wall map by the light of the oil lamp. "We could get to Pong by another way/' I said. "Here is a jungle track marked to a place called Tasek from which a small
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      180 1 WING LOONG. THE RECOGNISED HOUSE for EUROPEAN TROPICAL SUITS. tt. man street. [Raffles Hotel j FIRST CLASS ACCOMMODATION WITH MODERN SANITATION 1 j[ TEA GRILL ROOM AFTER I |i DANCES UNRIVALLED IN THE EAST DINNER I II MONDAY. DANCES 1 1 „,;^v D ™*k« SS^I «.i.-.~«.i3 P .m. Dinners O4^'
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      242 1 I The ne^v ROYAL shiftlock S I movement assures greater S f speed and strength, only the S I type segment moves during j§ S this operation, the carriage S 3? remaining stationary. g I INCORPORATED IN THE 18in 20in &26in MACHINES i i S The strengthening bars being j|
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      90 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. I Chop kenala the new British beer. Special jiolf brojrues from Robinson's Pa?re Use a Kodak when the Duke comes Page 3. Auction sales, public notices and tenders Pagre 7. Theatre, picture house and hotel notices —Pages 1 and 2. A pood maxim from the Malaya Publishin jr
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      17 1 WING LOONG. I FOR HIGH CLASS TAILORING. I Style, Cut and Finish Guaranteed. 32. HIGH STREET. I
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      146 1 IIIEt TV KtWAfX, Thursday, Uth. High Water, 11.29 a.m., 9.1. Football: S.C.C. vs. Seletar (Div. I) Padang. Fuh Tan vs. Welch, Stadium. Malaya Publishing House meeting. 12 noon. Kaai's Hawaiian Troubadours, Theatre, 9.30. Friday, 12th. High Water, 11.32 p.m., 8.9., 0.10 p.m., 8.9. Rural Board 11 a.m. Cricket: S.C.C. vs.
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    MARKET PRICE LIST.
    717 2 Singapore, Apr. 6. j The prices quoted are generally those u current at Clyde Terrace Market. At the other markets there may bo small vana- tions. II li A lawyer Muned Nai Korn Bodkisuk haa 11 raised a fund to cast a lx.ll a.s a memoiial II
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      237 2 I NORTH COUNTRY 1 CONCERT will be held in RAFFLES INSTITUTION JJ ON SATURDAY, APRIL 13th, AT 9 P.M. I g ID Northumbrian Folksongs, Tyneside I. and Yorkshire Community Songs, M Scouts from NICHOLAS NICKLEBY. JJ 1 X Admission Programme, $2, $1, X III! 50 cts 1 v Proceeds in
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      290 2 Victoria 'J*hm&fbk LAST THREE NIGHTS To-night Nightly at »^0 p.m. MATINEE: SATURDAY AT 5 PJML KAAIS HAWAIIAN TROUBADOURS TO-NIGHT! "HAWAIIAN SMILES" BOOK AT LITTLE'S. PRICES: $3, $2 and $1. Children Half -Price to Matinee. COMMENCING SATURDAY, APRIL 20th. KOR SEVFN NIGHTS ONLY. At 0.30 p.m. EDGAR WARWICKS present the WARWICK
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      187 2 ALHAMBRA^ <*«« K— Co^ LtA, Proprietor. Programme COMMENCING SATURDAY, APRIL 6th AND ENniv In the Second Sh*w at 9 pjn H T^^ LATEST EMPIRE NEWS THE SUNSET DERBY A Human Drama of the Turf as it pmII. with eall > h! MARY ASTOR RALPH LEW A FIRST NATIONAL WINNER THE
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    A LONG DAY FOR BABY.
    260 3 very pleasant to see that every now Ihea the expert— or at least the type of l M'«rt who writes, with a large professional "mature, i n the lay press falls clown with d bump on the terribly hard and flat •v«ment of everyday experience.
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    SEA, EARTH AND SKY.
    1032 3 AWAITING COLUMBUS OF SCIENCE, Secrets of Unknown Realms. Mar has still three worlds to conquer, li.e possibility that there are three spheres of life about which little is known jj> aumitted by leading scientists. A Daily Express representative, who discussed the question with officials of the
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    BASKET BALL.
    189 3 Fun Tw* rnjV««M{ly vs?. Singapore. Under tfc* auspice* of the S.C.F.A., an attractive basket-bad match has been officially arranged between the Fuh Tan Uni verity Basket-BaJl te«*i» ami a combined Singapore Chinese team. The latter wiU consist of the best players selected frwn the following: clubs ami schools
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    WEIRD STORM IN OTTAWA.
    232 3 Lonrfton, Mar. 20.. Ottawa.— Thti- Peace Tower of Parliament Buildings wa.s stnu& l>y lightning: daring: a ratheir weird meteorological phenomenon early tbis afternoon, j Only slight damage was done by tjfcIWindingt blut? flash, which caused considerable alarm in the west Mock o r Parliament Buildings. The
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    COMIC OPERA USURPER.
    163 3 Stain's Recognition of Noo-Existent State. Berlin, Mar. 6. A comic diplomatic incident has just otvurod between Czechoslovakia and Siam. Towards th* end of la»t year one Vinco Mihalus, a schoolmaster in the .:>wmlet m Trenshin, Slovakia, proclaimed himself head of an independent Slvacal: State. He solemnly circularised
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    YOU NEVER CAN TELL.
    37 3 "He has a good suite of offices," said counsel at Westminster County Court. Judge Turner: All the more reason for wanting cash on delivery terms. You never know how much they are mortgaged.
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      190 3 r GET YOUR "KODAK" AND I I CINE- 4 KODAK fl I 111 READY FOR THE ARRIVAL OF j ||i H.R.H. The Duke of Gloucester f I USE "KO^K^ FILM. J Remember we wiU examine and clean your "Kodak" 1 free of charge at our Retail Store, 8, Battery Road,
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      158 3 j TIMBbBITE '"I I THE PEBFBCT WOOD PRESEUVAWE AND WORE ANT PREVENTAIWE I I Prevents Rot, Stops Decay f Withstands Insect Attacks f P»E¥EMn«I B CHEAPEI THAN CORE. I MANUFACTURED BY WILKINSON, HEYWOOD CLARK I FOR PRICES ETC. J APPLY TO j§j 1 RARLOW CO i Agents. the OBJECT in
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    CAUGHT BY THE CAMEHA.
    288 4 I soviet raEsroEisrr at home president hoover A^w> bpison. Kalinin, President of the Soviet Union, at table with his family. This hi Mr. Thomas McAuliflfe who is nrmlcss but plays golf repularly at Moor Park. FwiMtnt Hoover honoured the veU-r;n inventor Thomas Kdison \>y ft visit
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    GOLF. STORY OF A TRY OUT.
    1296 5 GOLF. STORY OF A TRY OUT. Yellow Fever. Plenty of people are ready to discuss the proposed lighter and larjrer golf ball, to speculate about it, to curse it, even occasionally to bless it; but so far few of them have ever taken the obvious step of trying it, says
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    HEALING BY TOUCH.
    130 5 Monsieur Joanny Gaillard, known all over the world as the magnetic man, was coming from France on a month's visit to the National Laboratory of Psychical Research at South Kensington. He claims to be able to mummify objects, including a pigeon or a mutton-chop. He also claims
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    RACIAL RIVALRY IN U.S.A.
    118 5 london. March 27. Chicago. A man pushed over the balcony in a scuffle during the fight between Fields and Thompson for the N.B.A. Welterweight World Championship has now died of a fractured skull. The disturbance arose between whites and blacks and grew directly out of the
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      204 5 k* AWOiMTHfWT IO lI. M. THE king Ktirtitoa Visitors to London Mappin Webb have the distinction of being one of the oldest Firms of Gold and Silversmiths, Jewellers, and Dressing Bag Makers in the World, and they extend a cordial invitation to visitors from Overseas to call when in London.
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      111 5 THE NEW BRITISH: BEER <| Specially Brewed For The Tropics Ask For CHOP "KEPALA" I TIP HT l^m^ /M&\ rA at Lliitl I pP^^/H tUUL Ns* EDINBURGH-/^ S REFRESHING OBTAINABLE AT THE FOLLOWING HOTELS I Europe Hotel— Raffles Hotel— Sea View Hotel AND Front All Dealers Of Repute. f^PHHl^^^.^ a
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    SOVIET ELECTION CAMPAIGN.
    793 6 Children Organized. The Moscow Press states that "hundreds of thousands" of Soviet children are now taking an active part in the election campaign which is in full progress all over the Soviet Union, that their voice is now being: heard as a new feature at the mass
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    Y.W.C.A. FINANCE APPEAL.
    137 6 The following subscriptions have been received. Chinese Extension Appeal; Mrs. C. \l. Wang. Mrs. S. Q. Wong, Mrs. S. J. (nan $100 each; Miss Rosie Seow, Hon. Mr. Tan Cheng Lock, E. A. Stevens, $50 each. General Fund Appeal: W. H. Macgregor Goodrich and Co. (S.S.) Ltd.,
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    THE PLAIN MAN'S MONEY.
    675 6 Relation to Economic Machine. Mr. Norman Angell spoke recently on "Economics and the plain man" to the Manchester Luncheon Club. It was the club's hundiedth tfatberinu:. a:id Mr. E. D. Simon, the original president, was in the chair. IV'r. Anufll said he wanted to talk about
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    FREE KNICKERS FOR SURREY BOYS.
    103 6 l.afe Virar of PJilcj*i Strange Will. l.r.ndon. Mar. W. Providing ii« i is n«>t born Mack, that ho or hi.v parents have not received parish leliet". and he has satisfied numerous other stipulations, notably in regards to age and place cf residence, any boy in
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    GOAT'S TRAVELS RECORDED IN LONDON GAZETTE.
    88 6 London. Mar. '10 A goat has achieved the dignity of having a page in the London Gazette devoted to official instructions regarding its comings and goings. The Ministry of Agriculture, in an official order, states that the goat, which is the property of the
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    "MOTOR HOTEL" IN PICCADILLY.
    81 6 Six Concrete Floors for Cars. London, Mar. 30. Colonel Wilfrid Ashley, Minister of Transport, attended the opening of the new Piccadilly Circus Garage, which he described as a "motor hotel." It covers 10,000 square feet and consists of concrete floors. It has a road communicating direct
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      505 6 I A, THE SECRET OF THE. SUCCESS OF |4 !!ME/VJB^R FAIuS 1 TABLETS Stock TABLETS II CENTS. "ASPRO." CENTS. colds kt icDDn ff nncc i^. Rornu uulo Hill J* ia^^^a^ dengue HAnm Int ntAnl^ [H| iSLEEPLESSNESS Wfl 2E#W^W NEURALGIA E\'PI T RITF< V *-< v lv i i i k~
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      126 6 IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE of TIN MINK Sill ATK AT TITI, NBGEI SKMRILAN. At M«Mf». CklMf Koon Scrip and Co's sale- «»ojn, N<». 30 Chulia Street. AT AN EARLY DATE. I-t't 1. All that valuable tin mine situate at Titi in the Mukiin of Glami Lnini, District of Jelebu, Nejfri Sembil.-in,
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      453 6 NOTICES. N^^SPECALWBREVrtD A7 \^v SPEC.A.IV 8 "f k NOTICE is hereby jfiven that the above two Trade Marks arc the DAI NIPPON BREWERY COMPANY, LIMITED, of 247 Mita, Japan, whose Sole Agents and Importers are Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, I JmikJ Singapore, and the said Trade Marks are used by them
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      451 6 MALAYA PUBLISHING HOUSE, LIMITED. Incorporat«MJ in tat Btraiti NOTICK i> krichy gi^ei that 1 (ient-rul Meeting of the M. Publishinjr House. Limited, ail office* of the Company, Singapore, on TkarMiay, April 12 noon. AND NOTKK i- alea ben Transfer Register of the Con from April sth t<» April 11th. 1929
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    COMMUNICATIONS LTD.
    147 7 THE IMPERIAL MERGER THROUGH. Distinguished Directorate. [Reuter's Service.] London, April 9. The Imperial wireless cable merger has become an accomplished fact by the registration of a holding: company entitled Cables and Wireless, Limited, with a nominal capital of £100, which can be increased to £53,700,000 to acquire the
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    AMERICAN MERGER'S DIFFICULTIES.
    33 7 [Reuter's Service.] Washington, April 9. Government officials state the amalgamation of Radio Corporation's Subsidiary Communications, Limited, with the International Telephone and Telegraph Company, has been prohibited under the last radio
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    MONEY MAKING CONFERENCE.
    113 7 [Reuter's Service.] Geneva. Apr. 9. Thirtyfour States, including four nonmembers of the League, the United States, Turkey, Soviet Russia and Ecuador, attend, ed the opening of a conference to devise means for suppressing counterfeit currency. Mr. Hay ash i (Japan) declared Japan favoured a convention prepare! t>y
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    TREASURY WINDFALLS.
    68 7 [British Radio— Official Service.] Rugby, April 9. More than £500.000 will be yielded to the Treasury by the death duties on two wills published to-day. Sir John Brunner, director of Imperial Chemical Industries, left unsettled property of <£87ti,102. The death duties on this amount to about £260,000. Mr.
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    COPPER MARKET TROUBLES.
    63 7 (Reuter's Service.] New Y'ork. April ?>. In order to meet the unusual prevailing market conditions Copper Smelters and the affiliated Copper Exporters Incorporated, have received special permission to sell nearby copper abroad at 22 V4 cents per Ib. It is understood large producers who are sold out
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    RANDALL DISCHARGED.
    60 7 i [Reuter's Service.] New Orleans, April 9. The resumed hearing of the charges against (apt. Randall and the crew of the Imalone ended in the discharge of all accused at the request of the District Attorney who, however, emphasised that 4 the right of the Coastguard to fire
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    CHANNEL NIGHT AIR SERVICE.
    49 7 [British Radio Official Service.] Rugby, April 9. The first regular night air service connecting Great Britain and the Continent was successfully inaugurated when a machine left Le Bourget aerodrome about 1.15 this morning and reached Croydon about four o'clock. It carried a ton of goods.
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    DAWES FOR ST. JAMES.
    31 7 IKeuter's Service.] Washington. Apr. 9. Subject to the British Government's approval. General Dawes, autht i of the famous Dawes reparations plan, has been appointed Ambassador in Lonlon.
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    MUNSEY'S MONEY MUSEUM'S MEED.
    31 7 [Reuter's Service.] New Yor 1 Apr. 9. The Metropolitan Museum of Art receives over |17,000,000 as resii.ary legatee of the will of the newspaper proprietor, Frank Munsey.
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    MEXICAN GOVERNMENT SUCCESS.
    19 7 [Reuter's Service.] New York April 10. The Mexican Government forces Have occupied rebel headquarters at Juarez.
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    THE BOMB OUTRAGE.
    99 7 PERPETRATOR'S PREVIOUS CRIME. Police Claims. neuter's Service. t New Delhi, April It is confirmed that it is Bhagat Singh, nephew of Ajit Singh, who was wanted by the Punjab police for the murder of Mr Saunders, Superintendent of Police, Lahore Police from the Punjab have arrived at
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    THE RIGHTS OF MRS. GANN.
    142 7 [Reuter's Service.] Washington, April 10. At the end of two hours discussion by the diplomatic body, Sir Esme Howard, as Dean, visited Mr. Stimson, with reference to the social precedence of Mrs. Gann. Mr. Stimson subsequently sent a letter to Sir E. Howard, placing on
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    BAD LUCK FOR LUFTHANSA.
    142 7 Heavy Cuts in Air Subsidies. [Reuter's Service.] Merita, April X As a result of budgetary euta made in order to re-establish harmony among Government parties, the aerial traffic department of the Ministry of Communications has suffereu severe!} A sum of 4,500.000 marks allocated for the building
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    THE PLEA FOR OIL RESTRICTION.
    83 7 [Reuter*? S«r,vice.] New York, April In an interview in the Times, Sir Httiri Detvrding again urges the 'necessity of con-s-'erving -supplies of petroleum all over the world. He says he tloes not ask the oil industry to enter into agreements but to pledge themselves to
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    EAST AFRICAN PROBLEMS.
    62 7 [British Radio Official Service.] Rugby, April 9. Sir Samuel Wilson, Permanent Undersecretary* for the Colonies, left London this afternoon for East Africa to confer with the local governments and representatives of non-official opinion on the Hilton Young report regarding closer co-operation-- between Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika. He
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    KING'S OUTDOOR LIFE.
    56 7 [British Radio Official Service.l Rugby, April 9. The Kinj? to-day not only spent the morning in the grounds o f Craigweil House but went out again after luncheon. The Duke and Duchess of York went down from London to visit His Majesty, who walked with them for
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    SWEEP WITH 35 FARMS.
    191 7 Mr. William Henry Nightingale, aged eighty-nine, who began life in the workhouse, and is said to have left a fortune running into six figures, including farms, small holdings, and considerable house property, died at Coventry. At an early age he was handed over to a chimney
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      510 7 BUSINESS CARDS. "FLORANGE" IMPROVES I YOUR HEALTH I |gjgjgjSfc_fc_lc-Ic-[c-fc-I--(@ic_f-_lc_lc-l_^ I FUNERALS. 1 SINGAPORE CASKET CO. I EXPERIENCED UNDERTAKERS. Day and Night Service. Tel. No. 75. E-taMiahed 1912. Tele. 1492. MASSAGE 1 MR. A MRS. FUJIMORI I JAPANESE BONE-SETTER §j No. 19, Dhoby Ghaut, Sincapoi*.! Hours 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
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      708 7 WATCH YOUR WEIGHT! MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN CAN Pl'T ON HEALTHY FLESH THIS PLEASANT WAY. The Medical Profession knows the danger of being unduly thin, for such a state means tha* there is not a sufficient reserve of vitality anj| stamina to resist disease germs. The Medical Profession also knows
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      632 7 TENDERSMUNICIPALITY OF SINGAPORE. Tenders are invited for C.I. Soil and Waste Pipes B.S.S. delivered at Peoples' Park Store. Form of tender and all particulars may b€ had on application at the Sanitary Engineer's Office and tenders sealed in envelopes endorsed "Tender for C.I. Soil and Waste Pipes" will be received
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      738 7 AUCTION SALES. SHERIFF'S SALE. IN THE SUPREME COIRT OF THB STRAITg JKTTLEM E\TS. SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE. In the c.'iu-M' of Chop Soon Kee Plaintiffversus Tan Chye Neo (widow) IMWMmM AUCTION SALE of All the right, title and interest in all that piece of land situate in the District of Tunjonr
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTHS.
    63 8 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTHS. PHILLIPS. At th*- European Ho»pit«l, Ku.ihi Lumpur. '»ri April Sth. to Mr. :'fi(! .Mr-. (i. K. Phillips, P. M.S. Railway-. Seremban, non. PATON. At t)u- European Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, on April 7th, 1H"!'.». to Mi. Mrs. it. PatOfl, Banting. I dauyhtci. NOKRIS. At tl..- Maternity Home, Genorai
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. THURSDAY, APRIL 11. 1929. POSTAL INITIATIVE.
    715 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. TH URSDAY, APRIL 11. 1929. POSTAL INITIATIVE. We should like to congratulate the Postal Department of Malaya in connection with the fact that its recent efforts in regard to utilisation of the air mail service to England have failed. The congratulation is, of course not upon the
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    307 8 Wt acknowledge from the agents, the Borneo Co., Ltd.. a bottle of Buchanan's old liqueur whisky, which we have sampled and found to be of excellent quality. The Sultan of Johorc, travelling on the i\ and O. liner Macedonia, intends to disembark at Marseilles for a tour of Europe lasting
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    CAMBRIDGE RESULTS.
    898 8 Local Students' Successes. SENIOR BO^S. Under 18 Who Obtained Honours. Anglo-Chinese School: A. W. S. Thwathacan. Under t8 Years: Satisfied Examiners. Raffles' Institution: O. C. Aeria, Bhao: Singh. Gan Koen Hen?, Gaw Sien Khian, Loh Sau Nam, Muhhtaq Ahmad Mallal, H. F. Oehlers, Ong Eng Lean, Ong Hock
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    PERAK RIVER DAMAGE.
    169 8 SERIOUS EROSION OF BANKS. D.O.'s House in Danger. (From Our Own Correspond n Ipoh. April If, Some slight sensation was c au f iv revelation at the Lower Permit S in Board meeting yesterday of th.> ture of the erosion of the IVrak river l.ank at Teluk
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    FIREMAN IN A HURRY.
    153 8 I F'rom Our Own ContftpoiM IN— j, \pri| jo. Ah Soang, a driver »i" th«« Muni i| Brigade, was charged with drivii engine with rash negligence in 'ourt today. It was stated he turnou out of MactU tor Road into Penang Road at „f twoen 30
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    COMMODITY MARKET.
    430 8 [FRKE PRESS PBIVTCE I i »PYRI 111 London. April 10. t.ll p.m. Messrs. Lewis, Lazarus tnd Sor* notify to-day's tin price? as foUowi Snot £208 7 16 (down 6 16). Ftt want £209 2 H> (unchanv ■>. T r market is steady. Messrs. Symington and Sincla; r rvrtify
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      52 8 WEE MAC From ALL DEALERS I MEMORIAL HALL i Treated with p ACOUSTI I I CELOTEX *j 1 FOR x Sound Correction |M. Steinberg 8 Co. 14 Whiteaway Building [11l Sole Agents for British Malaya H.B. WINTER I TAILOR, I I BATTERY ROAD. I SINGAPORE. I 1 Phone 188 P.O.
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    U.S. AND DISARMAMENT.
    200 9 HAS MX. HOOVER ANY SOLUTION The Hab of the Problem. [Reuter's Service.] New York, Apr. 10. l t jintt'stood that Mr. Hugh Gibson Hm I s < legate, has sailed with very definite instructions regarding the wishes o f the Amercan Government in connection (iisanrament and possibly
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    COUNTERFEIT COIN SCANDAL.
    110 9 [Renter's Service.] Gene\a. April 10. Hui 4 million dollars worth of counterrarrency is confiscated annually all •m world** stated M. Poepioil, Goverf the National Bank of Czeeho-Sio-vh.i presided at the conference of ■re, police onlcera, and professors of ttional and criminal law, reprecrountries, to consider a draft
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    TANAKA'S AWKWARD POSITION.
    45 9 Apologia for Tsinan Settlement. anyu Nichi-Xichi Service.] Tokio. April Baron Tanaka will express hiWednesday*! plenary meeting of until, lor the allegation that the Tsinan agreement without of the Privy Council. Council's niry into the Premier's responsii an fully watched by the nation.
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    SALVATIONIST CENTENARY.
    52 9 ESS SKRVICE.- COPYRIGHT.] I/ondon. April 10. I win, the Prime Minister, will night at the .Salvation Army tnarj meeting at the Albert Hall. ■General" Booth i> still ill and does not ppear t<. he progressing. of the Booth family are only invited to the meeting as ordinary of
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    SIR JOHN SOMERS VINE DEAD.
    56 9 PRESS SERVICE. COPYRIGHT.) London, April 10. ith in announced of Sir John Richmej> Vine at the age of 82 years. years as a journalist and correspondent Sir John held the posL rivate secretary to the Lord Mayors for some years and was Official the Fisheries,
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    CABLE MERGER AND STOCK EXCHANGE.
    37 9 CABLE MERGER AND STOCK EXCHANGE. Revter'i Service.] London, Apr. 10. of the Wireless-Cable merger f on the Stock Exchange with t Shares in Marconis, Eastern i Cable group opened buoyant f lently changed hands freely at price*.
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    WELL-KNOWN POLO PLAYER'S SUICIDE.
    25 9 WELL-KNOWN POLO PLAYER'S SUICIDE. 188 SERVICE. COPYRIGHT. I London. April 10. cnown Indian polo player Captommitted suicide by shooting a revolver in a London hotel
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    BAN ON EPSOM PICNICERS.
    33 9 SERVICE. COPYRIGHT.] Ijondon, April 10. Grandstand association has that private motorists will be "in leaving the road to picnic Dowitt on Derby Day. Wli -r cables on page 7.]
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    17 9 rarr, of Messrs. Lovelft2e > aerembta, will be proceeding ourt about the 20th. instant. >^of Kuala Lumpur will
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    THE IMALONE INCIDENT.
    185 9 IMPORTANT POINTS RAISED BY CANADA. Was There Justification? [Reuter's Service.] tk n Washington, Apr. 10. ine Canadian note over the Imalone caie the'ean^^ 4 the SUte *te**mit Its t^ W^ion yestenßV afternoon Its terms are not disclosed. Randall and tie mor^T at NeW Orleans thi T Washington,
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    CLOSE FRANCO-SIAMESE RELATIONS.
    122 9 Prince Purachatra Entertained. [Havas Service Paris. April 10. The French Colonial Institute gave a lunch-* n in honour of the Siamese Prince Purachatra which the Air Minister, H. Eynac the Siamese Minister, Phya Viait Vontr and representatives of the Foreign and Colonial Offices and a auwber of
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    CHINESE CABLE NEWS.
    175 9 [By arrangement with Nanyang Siang Pau Press.] Hone Kong, April 10. Wong Ying Yuh proceeded to Siukwan to t;«.ke up the post of rehabilitation eommis tioner on April ninth. There will be no change in government officials. Lam Wan Hoi. Ma Cbao Tsun, l.i Lik Chiao have
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    JAPANESE ROYAL ENGAGEMENT.
    30 9 fNanyo Nichi-Nichi Service.] Tokio, April 9. The engagement was announced yesterday between Prince Takamatsu and Princeas Kikuko Tokugawa. Th? wedding ceremony will take place early next year.
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    COPPER AND TIN SLUMP.
    40 9 IFREK PRESS SERVICE. -COPYRIGHT^ London, April 10. The heavy slump in copper affected tin which dropped yesterday evening 1 SI 10s. Good buying towards the close helped to restore the price. [Earlier cables on page 7.]
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    QUESTIONS IN PARLIAMENT.
    193 9 Air Station at Singapore. March 12. On the report of the vote of £1,700,000 for works, buildings, etc., for the Royal Air Force. Lieut.-Com. Kenworthy called attention to the amount of £576,000 included in the vote for the Air Station at Singapore. He said he would not
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    THE ESCAPED PRISONERS.
    303 9 EXCITING SCENE IN JOHOfcE. Suspect Shoots Himself. It was reported in Singapore police circles yesterday that another of the convicts who escaped from Sepoy Lines Prison on March 24th. has been captured in Johore. A number of men, it is stated were passing through Kulai village Johore
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    ECHO OF RAN TECK GUAN. WRECK.
    296 9 Rubber Salvage. < Judgment in the sum of $40,815 was granted to Chop Chin Hock Chiang and nine others in the Supreme Court yesterday before Mr. Justice Deane when they claimed this amount from the owners of the Ban Toefc Guan, a steamer trading
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    IMPERIAL AIR MAILS.
    147 9 Attempt to Arrange Malayan Service. The Secretary for Postal Affairs regrets to announce that the air mail service between Great Britain and India which was inaugurated on March 30th, 1920, is not yet available for the transmission of Mails between Great Britain and Malaya or vice Versa.
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    Y.W.C.A. FINANCE CAMPAIGN.
    142 9 The Committee desires to acknowledge with appreciation the following further contributions towards the appeal for funds needed for the maintenance and extension of the Association's work in Singapore. Chinese Extension Appeal. Lim Kim Tian and Anonymous $100 each; Lin Peng Mau, S. Y. Wong. Anonymous $")0 each;
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    OUR SIAM LETTER.
    874 9 THE KING ADDRESSES CADETS. Conscripts good Reputation. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, April At the presentation of sworcte to the military cadets His Majesty, an old Commander of the Cadet College, addressing thf Students said in other professions such as trade, heads of businesses could see .*oi
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    WARWICK REVUE COMPANY.
    119 9 It was Mr. Edgar Warwick. If memory nerves correctly, who introduced this part of the world, when he brought out many years ago The Court Cards and The Joker, to that light form of entertainment, call it cabaret or revue of whatever you like, which has since
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    117 12 The Anbui arrived from China ports yes*rday with 2,114 deck passengers. Cargoes arriving yesterday included 100 iheep and goats by the Ekma from Calratta* and rice cargoes by the Hafthor and Dukat from Bangkok. The M.M. mail steamer cT Artagnan is due here from Colombo on Sunday morning
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    LIVING CONDITIONS ON BOARD SHIP.
    506 12 LIVING CONDITIONS ON BOARD SHIP. The annual report of the Imperial Merchant Service Guild states, inter alia Living conditions of Masters and Navigating Officers have been a subject in which the Guild has interested itself for many year* past. At one time they were very bad in deed, but as
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    THE DOYEN OF STEAM YACHTS.
    176 12 To bt- wrecked, re-floated, repaired and re-commissioned has been the receni history of a Thornycroft steam yacht built 33 years ago for service on Lake Geneva. She was built for a wealthy German owner and sent overland in sections*, where she, for many years, attracted
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      157 12 Sin Aik Lee, Brit. 69, from B. Pahat 10, for B. Pahat 11. m Ban Siong Bee, Brit. 74, from B. Pahat 10, for B. Pahat 11. Tronoh, Brit. 73, from Muar 10, for Muar Hua Tons, Brit. 109, from Muar 10, for Muar 11. Kopah, Brit. 223, from Malacca
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      679 12 MAIL DESPATCHES. BYTSAIN. ICaalA Eahaa*, Pekan, 8o«i l^tw l^" and ¥Titm*Tft {wim Guiw and Jcnotat) Friday 0 «Js^ H^ngJrmr mt| Thursday Kota TiflCfi, B«mb«at Jad» Ijimigif, Ipoh, TaipfaCt and Kedah and Lower Siam 0 *Jsv .^^^^^^h^H^V H^T^feS^^i^fc ■B^^BtfVflß^aV^H^ day and Saturday 6 pm; Kota Tincgi and Kedah every Satsrday 0
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    NO NEW SWEAR WORDS.
    1171 13 I AMERICAN PROFESSOR'* LAMENT. A Lost Art (D*. Barges Johnson is Professor of Enj > lish and "Director of Public Relation."^ I Syracuse University, New York. Lately h i bewailed the fact that no new swear word I have come into English for two or thre
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    CHALLENGE TO A PREMIER.
    387 13 Church and State in Malta. Maha. Mar. 2. Reports that Lord Strickland, Premier of Malta, has been excommunicated are absolutely baseless, and a^e a distortion of the Archbishop's lenten pastoral issued on February 9. The following are the actual facts- Some three months ago Father Carta,
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    76 13 Acred 96, Mr. James Edward Underhill. of Wolverhampton. who at the age of four went into mournine: for William IV. by wearing a black ribbon round his straw hat, has been engaged in the profession of solicitor for 75 years. At the age of 93 he broke his leg 1
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    WIRELESS HEATING.
    76 13 French Engineers' Scheme. Electrical heating of the entire city of Paris by wirelesi waves from Eiffel lower is a possibility of the future at present engaging the attention of French electrical engineers. The attention of the French has been seized by the ideas of M. Jacques RisleT after
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      357 13 X REASONS for I lAI HI a^*' A I I ika I liimuHi i I SUPERIORITY I I CONTROL. T Plymouth steering alone is enough to indicate at first i j> trial the superiority resulting from exceptional care in design. Y It is REALLY light with exactly sufficient castor action
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    ANDORRA ANGRY WITH SPAIN.
    268 14 Tiny Republic "Up in Arms." Paris, Mar. 3. A violent agitation has broken out in the tiny republic of Andorra, nestling on the crest of the Pyrenees, airainst a number of recent decrees of the Spanish fiQTiif II 111 that seem to compromise its independence. The
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    THE HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE.
    346 14 Sharkey's Chances. New York, Mar. 14. The ten-round bout between Sharkey and Stribling on February 27 did one thing, writes Tommy Loughran, Light Heavy, weight Champion of the World. It eliminated Stribling as a heavyweight contender or this year at least. The Georgian faded out of the
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    THE BRITANNIA.
    230 14 King's Racing Yacht Out of Commission. l/ondon, March K. It was learned on good authority last, night that the Kind's ncintf yacht Britannia will not be put into commission for th' •"orthroniing season. It had been hoped iha. BrHamtki would take part in the Western Regattaf and the
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    FAMOUS WRITER'S HOME GUTTED BY FIRE.
    100 14 FAM OUS WRITER'S HOME GUTTED BY FIRE. George A. Birmingham n Manuscripts Saved London, Apr. 2. Mells Rectory, near Frome, Somerset, \.he residence of Canon J. A. Hannay, better known by his nom de plume George A. Birmingham, was gutted by fire yesterday morning. The alarm was raised at 3
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    CRICKET.
    97 14 The following will represent the S.C.C. vs. The Ceylon Sports Club at Balestier Road on Saturday at 2 p.m.: T. M. Calhaen, O. E. H. Cutler, A. Bromley-Davenport, W. S. G. Edgecombe, C. H. Imrie, R. Jarvis, R. G. Littlehales, J. McLeod (Capt.), E. J. Sturjess. F Vine and
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    NO WHISKY TO MOURNERS.
    138 14 The Passing of An Old Scottish Custom. The custom ot passing round the whisky bottle at Scottish funerals is now a thing of the past. So declares the Rev. .1. A. C Mackellar, a (tlaKgow clergyman, who gives this as one of the reasons for a
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    A CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY.
    132 14 Sentence Imposed on Itertha Mason. pw« London. iMar. 21. Bertha Mason was sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment in the Second DM* Kion. Renter. [An earlier message stated:— London, March 2nd. A poorly-clad, middle-affed woman. Berth Mason, admitted that she had made a big; mistake in
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    HOCKEY DEADLOCK.
    358 14 Attempt to Smooth out Complications. An attempt will Km MMk to Mnooir. t complications in the hockey world ita international conference is h* Id in l> <u on March 22, says Tht- Sporting I-' 1 r mail week. Something: in the nature of I itdk has existed recently,
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    33 14 Mr. w. J. Wright of 2S *fl Laidlaw and Co., Ltd., Kuab l u^Kr^| for Home on six months' ltaw C^l During- his absence Mr. K I will act as manager.-M^ l I
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      255 14 t SEGRAVE t I Smashes World's Record! for Land Speed. THE GOLDEN ARROW fitted with Smith lustra- ments and K.L.G. Sparking Plugs. x I BUY BRITISH AND BE PROUD OF IT I <& 'X Sole Ajrents for Malaya: J I i*f/4L^K4A^ MOTORS, Ltd. X 14-20 ORCHARD ROAD, SINGAPORE. V The
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    496 15 MAC^?^itw AND CO LTD/S WEEKLx REPORT. T Singapore, April 9. Despite a depressing decline in the prices of both mam commodities there has been an increased movement in the Share Market and transactions have maintained a steady and consistent interest albeit with more buyers than Sellers and
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    MACPHAIL'S SHAKE LIST.
    132 15 Yesterday's Alteration*. Buyers Sellers. Batu Caves 1.60 l.G"> Hong Fatts HO Or. Kinta Tin Dred. 1.4S i.:,i Kuchai I.:H 134 Rahman Hyd. ].;if> 1.40 Rantau Pref. j.;jO 1.3;, TaipinK 1.02 LOG Ulu Kianyrs 1.2G I.JJO Ulu Piah 7,0 57 Ampanjjs )S s Idris (ss) ir, s 9d
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    OIL PLANTATIONS LIMITED REPORT.
    152 15 Satisfactory progress can be reported, states the progress report to bondholders, referring to the planting The nursery 5 nil alreadv reported as having been felled, has now been burned and the process of dean clearing in preparation for the seedlings is almost completed. This means that
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    EXCHANGE.
    64 15 April 10. Bunk 4 m.s. ffj 7 y Bank demand 3.4 Private credits 3 m.*. 2;4 11J32 New York, demand 56 Credits 90 days s*}% France, demand 1431 India, T.7. 153^ Hong Kong, demand 12 p.c. Dis. Yokohama, demand 124% Java, demand 139 7 Bangkok, demand 80% I Bar
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    PRODUCE.
    202 15 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. 2 260 Rico, Siam Glutinous No. 1 360 Rice, Siam Glutinous No. 2 320 Rice, Rangoon
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    59 15 April 10th-, 12 o'clock noon R.S.S. equal to Standard, Q.C.F. Tone <>»' Market:- Steady Quirt. Latest CaUe: London SpOfl shtvt 11 1 I^<l Set lb. New York Spot ShtH't (fjetm. 2iU p*«' lb. Spot 88H :*B*» Standard R.S.S. on Tender April Mfj :>9 JunY 39
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    LYALL AND EVATT'S WEEKLY REPORT.
    363 15 Singapore. April 10. The further decline in values in the metal market, during the past week, has had a very depressing effect in the Metal Exchange. Tin i>as sutfered heavilv with losses of 110 15l and i.l 7s 6d respectively for Spot and three months,
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    REMBAU JELEI DIVIDEND.
    54 15 Messrs. Guthrie and Co., Kuala Lumpur, agents for Rembau Jelei write: With reference to our letter of 6th inst. please note that it is a dividend of 10 per cent which the Directors have decided to recommend and not one of 15 per cent as advised in
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    151 15 YESTERDAY'S RUBBER AUCTION. The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its 911th. auction yesterday, when there was catalogued 1,278,7'J8 lbs.; 570.89 tons. Offered 1,067.461 lbs.; 476.54 tons. Sold 877,236 lbs.; 391.62 tons. Spot. London 11 l-16d. New York 22 H cents PRICES REALIZED. The next auction
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    FRASER'S WEEKLY REPORT.
    654 15 Singapore, April tt. During the period under review tho tin market has developed a distinctly weaker feeling and although London advices have reported a certain amount of support in the market for near positions, the latest price shews severe tall closing £11 lower on balance. As a
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS.
    23 15 McAuliffe, Davis and Hope, Penan/?, See Eastern Siam: Yards Treated 31,504* Pikuje 77.33; Dredge stopped for repairi 408 Hours.
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      404 15 ASSETS OVER $9,500,000 Till? /inn,* ASSURANCE IN FORCE OVER $35,000,000 THE GREAT EASTERN LffE ASSURANCE COMPANY LUffTED. (Incorporated in Straits Settlements). The CompT^has^C^ 16 LONDON OFFICE: 27 Old Jewry, E.C. P y nas iJO.OOO depoaited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British Life ATTRACTIVE m awo
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      272 15 BANKING. MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD,, (Incorporated in England). a P ital £3,000,000 Subscribed 1,800,000 aid u P 1,050,000 Keserve Fund and Rest 1,612,046 BOARD OF DIRECTORS: J. M. Ryrie, Esq., Chairman. P. R. Chalmers Esq. Charles J. Hambro Esq. I. O. Robinson, Esq. W. H. Shelf ord, Esq. Sir
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      569 15 BANKING. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in Hong: Kong). HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and fully paid up $20/000,000 Reserve Fund— Sterling: 6,000,000 Silver $14,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS: N. S. Brown, Esq., Chairman. W. H. Bell, Esq., Deputy Chairman. B. D.
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      40 15 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated in England by Royal Charter A.D. 1720) FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE. Fidelity Gurantee— Administration Bonds. Singapore Representatives.— Messrs. MARLOW CO., Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER CO., LTD. CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor). A GORDON. LEE, Resident Manager. 1
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    SPORTS CABLES.
    40 16 POINT FOR OLYMPIC CONGRESS. What is an Amateur IFREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT.J London, April 10. The Olympic committee has agreed to refer the final settlement of the definition of amateurism to the Olypmic Congress in Berlin in 1930.
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    BRITISH GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.
    31 16 [FREE PRESS SERVICE.- COPYRIGHT.] London. April 10. Over 120 entries have been received for the British Amateur Golf Championship at Gosforth Park. Perkins, the holder, is not competing.
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    TENNIS.
    51 16 [FAS! TRESS SERVICE. -COPYRIGHT.] London, April 10. Betty Xuthall will probably be partnering Miss Ryan in the doubles at Wimbledon. The seriousness of Fraulein Aussem's eye trouble is contradicted. The treatment she has been undergoing has been successful but great care will be necessary when she is playing at
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    MERTHYR'S TROUBLES.
    36 16 [FREE PRESS SERVICE.- --rOPYrir,H T London. April 10. Merthyr Football Club which is in bad financial circumstances is prepared to hand over the Club affairs free of debt to the suggested bona nde syndicate.
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    RYDER CUP FINANCE.
    68 16 [FREE PRESS SERVICE.-- COPYRIGHT.! London, April 10. There is much criticism over the fact that in order to finance the British Professional Golfers Association with £4,000, only £730 of which has been received from the public, to defray the cost of the Ryder Cup competition at Moortown.
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    HOME FOOTBALL RESULT.
    26 16 [Reuter's Service.] London, April 9. In the Third Division (Northern Section) of the English League, Southport defeated Accrington by 3 goals to 1.
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    K.S.Y.C.
    393 16 Saturday's Regatta. The opening Rowing Regatta will be held on Saturday afUrnoon when the following races will be rowed: 4.45 p.m. Open Sculls 2 mile): Entries: J. M. Gamble, J. K. Gwinnell W Keylard, F. A. Merry. 5.05 p.m. Nutt— Beresford Challenge Cup i 1 mile for Junior Fours):
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    GREYCING HULING.
    66 16 London, March 27. The Greyhound Racing Club has passed new rules that no licensed official may bet on any race at a meeting: for which he is licensed; no betting may take place on trials; all greyhounds must run in safety, non-biting: muzzles approved by the Club. The
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    COL. LAWRENCE.
    26 16 mm London, April 3. CAUwrtDCf (Aircraftsman Shaw) is m tiM »ertonnel of the Catwater Air Station, Plymouth, where he is enraged in ordinary duties.
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    LOCAL FOOTBALL
    578 16 SEVEN GOAL WIN FOR CHINESE. Boon Lim's Four. S.C.F.A 7; I.C.F.A 0. For the First Division game against the I.C.F.A. yesterday the S.C.F.A. tried out Vong Liang again his first appearance since sustaining an injury last season. The result of the game was an easy victory for the
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    MISS EDERLE DEAF.
    160 16 Effect of Swimming the Channel. New York, Mar 22. It was revested to-day that Miss Gertrude Ederle, who made a fortune from her feat in swimming the English Channel, has paid for it by losing her hearing. A traffic officer this week arrested the swimmer for a
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    CAPTAIN CAMPBELL AND SPEED RECORDS.
    80 16 London, March 2b. Replying to a cable from the Royal Automobile Club inquiring about Captain Campbell's intentions the official time-keeper at Verneuk Pan declares that Captain Campbell states emphatically that he is certain to make attempts for new records for the distances of a mile
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    Y.W.C.A. TENNIS.
    81 16 "Some good tennis was seen at the Y.W.C.A., Fort Canning Road, on Saturday afternoon, when six of the best players of the Tennis Club and Mrs. Clarke and Mrs. Davies competed in a friendly tournament arranged by the secretary, Miss L. Klatt. Arrangements are being made for a
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    MALACCA SPORT.
    693 16 M.V.C. BJLA. OPEN PRIZE MEETING. Shooting nit too Good. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Malacca, April Dth. On Saturday and Sunday last the Malacca Volunteer Corps Battalion Rifle Association hetd their annual open prize meeting at Bukit Sebukor Range, the competitors numbering 35 including five marksmen from the Welch
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    CRICKET.
    219 16 The Railway Institute beat the Indian Association on the latter's ground at Newton on Sunday by 55 runs. Indian Association. F. A. Sundaram b Thanapathi 0; A. Nomanbhoy c Paramsothy b Sinnadurai 2; D. K. Samy b Sinnadurai 7; M. Rajah c Sinnadurai b Sinnadurai 11; M. Mallal b
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      147 16 Championship Doubles. Lt. Dearden and Lt. Waring beat G. Murphy and M. G. Marriott, 6—l, 6 4. C. E. Winter and W. C. Hill beat L. P. Hickey and J. Wilson, 6 2, 6 4. P. Clerc and D. H. Kleinman beat Rev. Aitken and N. S. Wise,
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      TO-DAY'S TIES.
      112 16 Godown Doubles Handicap. R. M. Duff and E. J. Cassels owe 15 vs. H. Jackson and D. M. Doig owe 3. Dr. Madgwiek and Dr. McOwan plus 15 vs. C. E. Winter and A. M. MacKintosh ow.e 3. Championship Preliminary. G. H. Daly vs. Lt. Waring. P. Buschow
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      YESTERDAY'S RESULTS.
      56 16 Championship Singles. N. E. Ess beat R. C. Oehlers,,« 3, 6 o. Single Handicap A. F. Norris w.o. H. G. Stack. V. C. Westerhout vs. T. Leijssius (unfinished). Single Handicap B. F. Ephraums beat K. Oehlers 6—o, 6 2. D. Siddins w.o. R. Nicholson. R. de Souza beat
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