The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 17 April 1929

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    13 1 Singapore Free Press 10 CENTS" SINGAPORE, S-S. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17 1929 NO. 12,694
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    231 1 Comments on the budget are tinged by political feeling but there seems to is no severe criticism Page 11. A National Flying Company is to be r ated with the object of giving llyiiiß erviie anywhere at a shilling a milePage 11. The statisticH for the quarter's
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    "IN DAYS OF OLD"—NO. 18.
    1094 1 "IN DAYS OF OLD"— NO. 18. On another occasion, while Tommy and 1 were resting by the road-side just Above Fanjang's mine, we heard a crashing m the jungle behind us with gruntings of pig a?ul yelping of dogs— a pack of Malayan jackals cutting out and running down a
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      313 1 SWALLOW ARIELL'S ROLLER FLOUR IN SLB. BAGS Raffles Hotel For One Night Only 1 THURSDAY, APRIL 18th Two Exhibition'iDances 1 Miss BARBARA WE ALE I I Mr. GUYIATHOM I i I OF THE WARWICK REVUE COMPANY I 4 DIRECT FROM LONDON j For Reservations Phone 2920. I u:U U :xa
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      177 1 i jDe Laval i I OIL FURIFTEBS I I k f McALISTER CO., "LTD. p (Incorporated m Straits Settlements.) JW TTTiTi'li Ii Ii Ii Ii Ii Ii li7iTiTi>iTiTiTiTiMi7iTrfi*rrrn-rrrfrn'^rrnTi'r,'l,'|,»|^lHlr > Jr'Jr > Ji j EUROPE f|| HOTEL I j DAN€ING 44 f CnOWlied by *t^ I 11 1^ EVerY Tuesday Thursday
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      110 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Frcskfood specialities Page IT. Buy Fry's chocolate cartels Page 8. Castrol gives car confidence Pa^e ]7. Nestle and the lamu ot knowledge— Pact 12E. B. GustOQ for the Tiench watchPage 7.- Pork sausages at the Cold StoragePage 10. Furniture Mb by (hing Ken^ Let- and Co. —Page 2.
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      9 1 SWALLOW ARIELL'S I Biscuits and Cakes ARE WORLD RENOWED
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      184 1 THE WEEK. W'idntuday, \7th. Hijrh Water, 2.52 a.m., 7.6, 6.33 p.m., tU. Football: S.R.C. vs. I.C.F.A. < Div. I) Stadium. Thurxday, \&th. Hi»rh Water, 4.10 a.m., 7.0, 7.51 p.m., 6.5. S.CF.A. "B" vs. 1.C.F.A., S.CF.A. ground FrUlay, Iff*. High Water, 6.11 a.m., 6.9, 8.46 p.m., T.I. Taiping Amateur Races. Football:
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    MARKET PRICE LIST.
    421 2 Singapore, April 13th. Tht i prices quoted are generally those current at Clyde Terrace Market- At the other markets there may be small vanations. MEATBwf .-teak (Round) Kati 50 Jltt'f stew or curry do 45 Hens (Locally reared) do 70 1 Hicks Each 1.10 PigeOßS, domestic unfledged
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    G.W.R. CO-OPERATION.
    236 2 Revenue Increased by Employees Schemes. The Great Western Railway Magazine for March contains some striding examples of the success of the scheme instituted !>y Sir Felix Pole, the General Manager, for obtaining the help of the employees m obtaining additional traffic On N*W Year's Day Sir Felix Poll
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      474 2 NEW STOCKS. BEMAX. 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. 3f*fou Suffix, ftom, riK YOUR CHEMIST fwfly -j^x- ./or Haemorrhoids anrf kindred ailments A TUBE r**D« TVf SURGEON JNT*> AUCTION SALES.
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      381 2 VICTORIA *|TEEg"ATHg Commencing: Saturday. April 20th. for seven nights only. At 9.30 pan. EDGAR WARWICK presents the WARWICK REVUE COMPANY In a series of Light-hearted Reviews of Revues. Direct from London. OPENING PERFORMANCE, SATURDAY. 20th. "^Tlie PEEP SHOW" Monday, April 22nd. Tuesday. April 23rd. "HIGH LIGHTS.^ Wednesday, April 24th. Thursday,
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      234 2 SHERIFF'S SALE. IN THE SIPREME COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE. In the cause of Chop Soon Kee Plaintiffs versus Tan Chye Neo (widow) Defendant AUCTION SALE I All the right, title and interest m all that I piece of land situate m the District of Tanjongl Pagar
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      362 2 ALHAMBRA Tnt Client Kec Co., Ltd., Proprietors. ejnai m lOj^rallllllC COMMENCING FRIDAY, 12th t AND ENDING WFiw* APRIL 17th. hSD^V In the Second Show at 9 p.m THE LATEST EMPIRE NEW* DOixORES DEL 810 I revenge! A Gypsy Romance of Fire, Passion and Revenue! Highly Bntertai A UNITED ARTISTS PRODUCTION
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    OUR JAPAN LETTER.
    1367 3 NATIONAL MOBILIZATION REHEARSAL. The Biggest Ever, L*'rom Our Own Correspondent.] Tokio, March 20. I'uiinjr fcen days m the coming lamnier, lioni June 24 to July 3 inclusive, Japan wiil stage the biggest mobilization of the national resources this country has yet held. Aot only will the Empire's
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    A TRIBUTE TO DUCKWORTH.
    179 3 Dealing with the finish of the last Test match The Observer correspondent says: Duckworth has been a revelation to Australia. Jack 4 Blackham, the greatest wicketkeeper Australia ever had, paid Duckworth a tribute to-day when he said: "He is the best English keeper since I J
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    GOLFERS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
    181 3 Shillonii Incident. Shillonjr. Mar. IS. An extraordinary incident occurred ft*torday <>n the Shillong (loir Course, during the progress of the St. Patrick's Day u«»lf match between representative! of Ireland and those of all other countries. Two players, Captain Fisher of I -Bth. Gurkha Rifles, and Captain
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    CENTENARIAN'S CLAIM.
    39 3 At Tottenham Revision Court a woman whose Bgt WAI a^ 10") MCCtM/lllly claimed the Parliamentary franchise, though her claim to appear on the Local (Jowrnment list was disallowed. And this is what they call the flapper vote!
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      327 3 I FRTS iCARTETS I I CUBE BLOCK CHOCOLATE i fruit ami Nut Chocolate I j "f delicious plain choco- ffsjf i' t remixed with juicy raisins *)JC 1 I r: almonds! 7T\ fTC p9f[i MM Chocolate W# CaCll- Made wltb fveth milk from English farms. The choicest !j i milk
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      123 3 Bwolkn joint* backache; etifflimb* pain. In tin mueclea, the constant ask* and pain day and night, act all signs that your blood Is fmll of poison. That is why you suffer pain. Forty yean of successful results proT* that there is no quicker way of earing all rheu matie conditions
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      85 3 Estate Trust Agencies i (1927) Limited. I I BRANCHES J I 21, First Cross Street MALACCA 1 I 11, Light Street fc PENANG I Registered by and Security deposited with the I I Straits Settlements Government. Act as Trustees, Administrators, Receivers, Guar- 1 I dians, Rent Collectors, Investments Supervised and
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    SUGGESTED CORPS OF "ROAD GUARDS."
    314 4 Conference at Home Office. A conference has been held at the Honi? Office to discuss the advisability of settir.g up a force of "road guards to take over from the police the work of traffic control. The conference discussed both tha preneni idea and the
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    MR. CHURCHILL AND MOTORISTS.
    149 4 No Taxation Rflief. Mr. hunhill, th«* Chancellor nt tin- KnieaeejueT, warned a deputation representing Motorinti and the motv>rin« industry that he coi:!i not hold out the expectation of redueti< ns m motor taxation. A plea was made for a reduction of the Road Tax by a
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    HELPING TO BUILD THE CAR.
    885 4 The British Manufat -turers of earjustifiably claim that the vehicles with which their names -ire associated represent the very best possible value m efficiency, low upkeep ami minimum initial expen-e that can be* procured anywhere, a claim that has been more than borne out i»y
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    69 4 At the recent meeting of the Perak State i Council His Highness the Sultan made some remark-; about the bad driving of motorists, Fays the Times of Malaya which adds: We are with His Highness m his complaint. Reckless driving takes place on Perak roads every day. Forty mi'es an
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    BIG FERRY SCHEME.
    198 4 Plans for a ferry m t\ i•• fcol Channel are being revive ago the Barry Railwa) C ged m the Great Western Railway,*! pe*lOTl to iun such >iTvi 'roH (jlainorgan, to Watch.!, m S jeet being to link up I trade of the West of En m
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    AN OMNIBUS CENTENARY.
    136 4 The Go*** <>f the Aw Company i—ifadi iw thai 100 years ago, the nr-t service be^an m London* vehicles ru'irinir from th m MnryWbono road to tl The first OMnJbvoei thm] were modern m cornpav! real doors that opjned only illuniivation at "> IUI tt^ol| smoky oil
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      253 4 2^4 •*?I i 1 IL,-^::..l I m KM I S i v V 2 !jS V I j i i iI j For The Man I jj Who Knows Tyres 1 Drivers who insist upon the sort of service that i t ordinary tyres cannot fcive, find the utmost i
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    RAIL, ROAD, AND AIR.
    1278 5 COORDINATION AND THROUGH-BOOKING. Passenger Traffic Problems. Any forecast of the probable development of the carriage of passengers by road vehicles must obviously take into account the alternative methods, which now include the aeroplane, writes Sir John E. Thomycroft, K.8.E., M. Inst. C.E. m the Times. The
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    WONDERFUL MOTOR.
    260 5 An Advance People are Prone to Overlook. "Because the conquest of The air imiMli a more spectacular feature we arc ipt t«> overlook the marvellous advance which Imm been made m the automobile," sa> n raceot editorial m the Lincoln Star. f mitutmjt or. »he record breaking: HI
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      165 5 I© ■C tit m jJk i The reputation of Austin I Cars is unsurpassed by i I® i any other m the industry, I® and the new Austin Uirht I® Six is a fresh revelation I i m performance, comfort 1 rlfirl l*Oll^%nili'fl^7 miv 1 vIIdUIUL V /a Call and
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    MEMOIRS OF AN OLD PARLIAMENTARIAN.
    2523 6 ij REMINISCENCES OF T. P. O'CONNOR, ;i Irish Question before Foreign Policyl\ Annexation of Transvaal— Struggle m the East I \l Opponent of Home Rule "Late Liberal Leader." (World Copyright Reserved). Parnell subjected his foL lri>h 1-^uvd Hill lowers to a very severe Introduced, ordeal.
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    BRIDGE NOTES AND PROBLEMS.
    1170 6 i Bread Upon the Waters, jj SOME DANGER FROM BEING GREEDY. jj [Special to the Free Press.] It is a favourite idea of mine that it does not always pay at Bridge to be too greedy and grasping. One obvious example is that of risking tne
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    CHESS NOTES AND NEWS.
    1181 6 Prospects of World Champion. 1 1 J m m 1 }j 1 ill j J GIRLS TAKING TO THE GAME. [Special to the Free Press.] jl J I i i Problem No. 62: (by G. Bertram I Stocker.) White to move and mate m three moves.
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    WOMEN DOCTORS IN MIDDLE AGES.
    1006 7 Age-Lon^ Fight for Equality. An interesting new illustration of the ancient tag about history repeating itself was given by Professor T. F. Tout, late of the Manchester University, m a lecture at the Royal Institution. In the course of his researches into mediaeval records he
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    12 7 I If we must fall, let us fall liko nen. William Pitt.
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    THE PRINCE AS A SAILOR.
    778 7 Atlantic Blue Riband. "With the advance of engines and inventions you have got to keep up "to-day. Wt have for many years held the blue riband &f the Atlantic. No ship has ever beaten tht record of the Mauietania. Long may we keep it." These
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    F.M.S. APPOINTMENTS.
    260 7 The following appointments are notified m the F.M.S. Government Gazette of April 12: Mr. R. Adamson to be a Building Inspector, Kinta Sanitary Board; Capt. F. Blackwell to be a Controller, Posts and Telegraphs; Mr. J. Matheson to be a Locomotive Foreman, F.M.S.R.; Mr. W. F. Henley to
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      180 7 g f;;*j T^T A PIT WHITE I WHISKY GORDON'S #||5i 1 1U V i; *C* ill I« I TO DISTILLERY %M ie VJlll LONDON, M S |i Sole Agents: jg The Borneo Company, Ltd. I SINGAPORE, PENANG. IPOH, KUALA LUMPUR AND TELUK ANSON. n l > t iiiniiinn'in'i'ini'i'i'ii-i'i"i"in*innnn"i"in~i~iTiiiiiii LiLiL K^=^=^^\
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      244 7 SOCQNY (Pronounced SO -^CO NY) Til sqcony m THE SPIRIT OF MILEAGE AND POWER. STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF NEW YORK (Incorporated m U.S.A.) SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR IPOH PENANG. I When food makes I A failing appetite is one of Nature's I X danger sionals. It is a warning that all
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    UNEMPLOYMENT AND ITS TREATMENT.
    918 8 A Valuable Survey, Mr. Ronald C. Davison's book "The Un•iiiployed: Old Policies and New*' (Longmans, pp. xiii. 292, 10s. 6d.) is timely and important. It is a review of the measures adopted m this country for relieving and assisting the unemployed during the last twenty years.
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      207 8 The World's Finest Boat B Engines Are Kermaths I o— p or contintious month -m and v J Sixteen time- month-out service, at lowest operI d models ating costs, no marine engine is I to fit any comparable to a Kermath. Approxtypeofboau imatdy 80% of all the leading boat I
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      292 8 I 1 Q2£^ I The New Superior Whippet, j I "Finger-Tip Control' The Most Notable I X Advance m Driving Convenience Since JL 4"Vt£L C-^T-f CJ4-r* yfpy *J» 4 4 eaaaavk saaaam* .^saaaa^. faaaaaaaaaaaVeaaaaaa* .^aVsssste ssaaamk ftsaaa^s* ea^g^g#sajjaaaj» .^ssnaaw, esaaaa^sssaaav>saaans> 4 I NOW ON SHOW c* f The Cycle Carriage
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      450 8 .^aaar^s^Wfl aaaaaa^*>aaaaU,Oll ssk ~~~^*^m,^l sk* "^^2 B as You can double the value rof your smile NEW WAY gives "off-color" teeth dazzling whiteness and makes your gums firm and healthy DON'T think your teeth arc nat- also invites tooth decay. urally "otf color" and dull. Kiltii cannot be ri moved
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      117 8 GOVERNMENT OF JOHORE "The ExeiM Kv.acx- Itll SESSION OF I.ITKNSIM. IUUKI' The next P«««l«11 Urn I the District of KUuag »ttl KkWMg Court H«ttM at II day of June. li»L'i». All application> for tho transfer of Liceme> mv»! bi forms m triplicate and todf man of the Board at thf
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    WINSTON'S BUDGET BAH.
    420 9 REPLY TO LIBERAL PANACEA. Only Cure for Unemployment [Keuter's Service.l London, Apr. 15. Continuing his Budget speech, Mr. Churchill paH, the relief of rates for agriculturists would operate from April Ist. instead of October Ist. Th? super tax and income tax were unchanged. The abolition of the
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    POINTS FROM THE BUDGET SPEECH.
    509 9 [British Radio— Official Service.] Rugby. April 15. Mr. Churchill said that in regard to revenue during the year, customs and excise showed a deficiency which was almost entirely accounted for by beer alone. Beer showed a total deficit of £7,350,000. That was an Exchequer embarrassment
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    ARCHBISHOP'S POSTPONED VISIT.
    48 9 The Real Reason. [Reuter's Service.] London, April id. A statement from Lambeth Palace says the only reason the Archbishop ol Canterbury will not visit Jerusalem is that his host, Mr. J. P. Morgan is unexpectedly detained m Paris by the work of the Reparations Commission.
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    FLOGGING FOR WHITE FARMER.
    71 9 Renter's Service.] Pretoria. Apr. 15. 1 he acting Minister of Justice announced that the Cabinet, al'tei full consideration, had decided it was unable to recommend the Governor General to exercise mercy m the case of the farmer Nafte and the lashes would accordingly be administered. [Nafte
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    NEW U.S. CONGRESS MEETS.
    43 9 [Reuter's Service.] Washington, April la. The new Congress met m extraordinary .-ession to consider farm relief and tariff revision. Mr. Longworth was re-elected Speaker of the House of Representatives. Other formal business was completed and Congress adjourned till to-morrow.
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    FRENCH REVENUE SURPLUS.
    56 9 [Reuter's Service.] Paris, April 15. The revenue returns for March totalled 2,930,0*0,001 francs showing a surplus of 432.000,000 compared with budget forecasts and 242.000.000 on March last year. For the first three months the surplus reaches 1.303,000,000 on the budget fore- casts and !«2!),000.000 compared with the
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    TROOPS IN CHINA.
    45 9 [Reuter's Pa? Eastern Service.] Shanghai. April 16. The headquarters <.f the Xorth China Command ceases to exist on April 15, on the departure of the rest of the Headquarter Staff to Hong Kong leaving two battalions and a Brigade headquarters at Shanghai.
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    CHARGE AGAINST PANGALOS.
    32 9 IKeuter's Service.] Athens. Apr. 16. The ex-Dictator, General Pangalos has been committed to the Assizes on a charge of firing on the crowd on the eve of the elections.
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    SARAWAK GOVERNMENT AIR SERVICE.
    273 9 Height Tests by H.H. Seaplane "Venus/* Flight-Lieut. Phillips, of the Government Air Service, has kindly sent as (Sarawak Gazette) a few notes on the tests he carried out the other day. In view of thy little flying which has taken place in these par^, such tests
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    153 9 Two Chinese were fined $2 each in the Fourth Court yesterday for contempt of court by wearing 1 their hats inside the court The accused pleaded guilty and explained that in leaving the court they forgot for a moment where they were and put their hats on. The Bangkok Karn
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      575 9 BUSINESS CARD5. NEVER BE WITHOUT 1 em JB T^ JaV f?j 1V11-4 J\* MEMORIALs/l SINGAPORE CASKET CO. 1 MONUMENTAL MASONS. Telephone No. 75. j I published 1912. Tete. 3492. <| 1 MASSAGE 1 MR. MRS. FUJIMORI I JAPANBSE BONE-SETTER 19, Dhoby Ghaut. Singapore. I Hours 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
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      745 9 IUiWVH BBBBV»3£--aa i.OLD LEAF^Tea Sales Increase. Of all dealers and growers throughout Alalaya. Sole Agents F. A. BARTHOLOMEW 1 TO., 3A, Raffles Ouay. NOTICES. ORDINANCE NO. 96 (MINOR .OFFENCES). iVIice Orders made under Section 6 (4> of Ordinance No. 96 (Minor Offences) for the UKulatuin of traffic on the occasion
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      693 9 NOTICES. /< %^yw\ ti e c r jSV«ISSCH[cSE li XOT IC IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Trade Marks depicted above are the Trade Marks of ROETHLISBERGER SOHN of Bahnhofstrasse. Langnau, Canton Berne. v^ir! n M !f ufactUWrs and are Used by the said Company m respect of (heese. NOTICE IS
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      584 9 J1MAH RUBBER ESTATES, LIMITED. (Incorporated in Straits Settlements.) Xotfec is hereby given that the I i r eetors have declared an interim dividend of I cents per share payable on May 8th, 1929, to all shareholders on the register on that date. Notice is also given that the transfer books
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 1929. THE BUDGET.
    676 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 1929. THE BUDGET. Without having a closer acquaintance with the course of politics at Home than is possible at this distance, it is difficult to understand why it should have been so circumstantially stated that if the Conservative Party is returned at the elections
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    360 10 Mr. T. Xaraindas, J.P., general manager. Messrs. Wassiamull, Assomull Co.. has returned from a holiday m India and will assume charge of the Singapore office. Mr. and Mrs. Willmott return to Singapore m May, and Mr. Legg replaces Mr. Willmott as local manager of the Straits Steamship Co., Ltd., says
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    NEW MUNICIPAL HOME.
    577 10 WHERE TO PAY YOUR TAXES. This Way Please The mysterious interior of the New Municipal offices m St. Andrew's Road, is a mystery no longer. Majestic as the aspect appears and perplexing as one might imagine the interior, the offices are really quite simple from within, and
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    HIS EXCELLENCY DEPARTS.
    84 10 His Excellency the Governor left Sinjraporv yesterday on board the Govirnn.ent yacht Seabelle II for Penan*: to welcome thyDuke of Gloucester on Thursday. Sir Hugh arrived at the Master Attendant's pier at HMO a.m. and left on board the Government launch Princess Mary for the yacht lyin^
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    SINGAPORE FLYING CLUB.
    73 10 The Hon. Secretary writes stating that Messrs H. W. Shook and J. Pestel made their first Solo flights on Sunday the 14th insl. most successfully. It is of interest to note that the first three "ab initio" Pilot- (i.o. Pilots who have h-.d no previous experience of
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    143 10 In an editorial note m our Ismm of August last, we had occasion to comment upon the inability of the F.M.S. Gazette to decide upon the correct name for the Educational Service, says British Malaya. It is a matter for regret to see that the confusion still continues. The Gazette
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    PENANG'S TRADE.
    303 10 HARBOUR EXTENSA SCHEMES. N Need _for^a Ution I (From Our Own <or,,. pondnti !'«'nani», \i> r ii At the annual Meeting ,f th* 7k of Commerce Mr. .1. M. iine m**r proposing the adoption t i, chai^an. accounts said the valu,- ,v P rt and year was $140^77.-71
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      Rubber Quiet.
      28 10 'FIRE PRESS SKRVI< I I < nd«»n. \pril 18. Then- ha- beta a limit I :n the rubl>er shaiv nuirkrt wit The commodity markei <li$rhtly easier thousi
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      THE STOCKS. POSITION.
      10 10 The im-rvaso in Londoi and Liverpool 1-W.
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      A BATCH OF DIVIDENDS.
      34 10 The following dividend* m uu Pelmadulla 10, Gopeng Perak !H, k* Sen« 4. Langrkat Sumatra I. RembU I*A 10, GoKonda Malaya 1". Lai Sumatra 10. Bantam .l;i\ >. Goldei H?* .0.
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      TIN SHARKS STEADY.
      58 10 In the tin market tht-rt hai eea tep* l ed heavy selling by thr fTO ID. TWi However has little affected Ea»tern in<k'ed Ipoß Siamos*- are Mffher oi mhßi Kamuntin^, Malayan. Sonthern Malayan. Pen^kalen and most of the Othen h firm gmmaily speaking Ul€ Igh rt r
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    COMMODITY MARKET.
    74 10 LATEST TIN AND RfBBEB PRICES. [FRKE PRKSS BEBVICE. COFTIKI London. April I^. I p.m Messrs. Lewis, Lazarus and Sor notify to-day's tin prices as follows Spot £205 1 IT> (UP t\ 14 Forward £205 15 1(J (up fl I ;>> 1()l The market is steady. Messrs. Symington aid
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    JAPANESE ARTIST'S EXHIBITION.
    54 10 On Saturday, llonda) •> art enthusiasts hi Sitlgap opportunity of srcinu conception of Malayan uates Mr. Otani Gorokll, had the distinction of exhibi Salon, is riving an exhib I at the Y-M.C.A. from Admission will by five, are m the hands of Mi Amateui Photo Su>w, Meyei
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    17 10 A Gaaettc Extraordmar) day appoint* the bonl>k Governor 9 Deputy during •t'^eTvi' i?: r.ane an.; I N
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    BUDGE COMMENT.
    48 11 (LEVER ELECTION MEASURE. Or a Bribe PRKBI SKIIYICK.— -COPYRIGHT.! London. April 16. pK BudgH is eulogised by Conservatives rfrver electioneering measure. IVn ar»- few really severe criticises. t r. its, ti course, are disappointed jlQgt the boukiifcWl are happy. .try annoyed over what it ln'tion bribe."
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    AIR TAXIS.
    43 11 Shilling a Mile Anywhere. >S SERVICE. -COPYRIGHT.] London. Apr. 16. Nation li>inp Services is being floated i provide, inter alia, air taxi inywhen 1 at a shilling a mile. -»«1 to treet 20 aerodrome* and I "H landing grounds within three
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    SHIPBUILDING FIGURES.
    92 11 Indications of a Revival. Kter** Senriee.] ix>ndon. AjiriJ lfi. m shipbuilding is indicated m st< r t' Shipping showing 1 :r>7 lit m, m (Jjeat Britain md 31 an 1 1.450.000 abroad. t.<'<' I and 105,000 respectively Dec. SI. Great Britain and Ireland for the British Dominions. i
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    CHINA CARLE NEWS.
    151 11 lEvifrti— of Shantung. irrangeMcat with Xanyang Siatlg Pau Press.] Shanghai. April 16Japanese flight squadron is evacuat-to-day and Chinese troops have f v. Sino-.lapanese negotiations c yesterday settled at Nanking but disf affairs continues to-day. Mr. You ait ing home instruction coning the revision of treaty matters. Sze
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    JAPANESE CABLE NEWS.
    36 11 TSIXAN AMI JAPANESE TROOPS. [N'anyo Nichi-Nichi Service.] r«kis, \pril Kilted that the withdrawal of ■at* troopi fr., m Tsinan has been delaythe unpreparednes,, on the part hinete mi]itnr> authorities who to lontrol Tiiaan
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    PREMIER DENIES RUMOURS.
    36 11 x that Premier Tanaka. with a "uking the Washington Govern«tand the Japanese position M [•War Pact. Mat instructions to Mr. •nesc Ambassador at Washing■iatty denied by th* Premier. [Earlier caMtt oa page o.]
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    H.R.H. DUKE OF GLOUCESTER'S VISIT.
    94 11 H.R.H. DUKE OF GLOUCESTER'S VISIT. I ladiei and gentlemen will be I Indians and CejrloMM for I the India-Ceylon Pavilion at I »'l in front of St. Andrew's I mben of the Reception ComI arc kindly requested to to the Honorary Secretary, treet, and ITenrs. Dawood and Rallies Quay, on
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    25 11 I me discharged the respon- '"">« Court yesterday when Silva (respondent in a »nd hia father. Maximillian to show cause why they Itted for cntempt of
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    HOOVER TO CONGRESS.
    217 11 ENQUIRY INTO FARMING DIFFICULTIES. Policy of Tariff Changes. [Reuter's Service.] x Washington, April 16. The creation of a Federal Farm Board and a limited revision of the tariff and lecrgamsation of the Tariff Commission are outstanding recommendations m Hoover's nussase to Congress. Mr. Hoover said the Board
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    DISARMAMENT.
    99 11 Draft Scheme at Geneva. [Reuter's Service.] Geneva, April 16. At the Disarmament Committed meetinir M. Litvinoff declared the Soviet scheme of disarmament was the only practical one. The Chinese delegate outlined a scheme lor abolition of compulsory military service. Herr Eernstorff hoped the German delegation woul.i not leave Geneva
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    BABE RUTH TO MARRY AGAIN.
    59 11 [Reuter's Service.) New York, Apr. Ifi. On the eve of his sixteenth major League season, the national baseball idol "Babe" Ruth h;«s taken out a license to marry Mrs. Hodgson. [Ruth's previous wife was burned to death m her house at Watertown. Massachusetts, on Jan.
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    MUSJID SULTAN FUND.
    167 11 The following: is the 2»>th. list: Previously acknowledged $1)0.989.77 'ollection from Shaikh Salim M attar: Hadjee Mohamed Hakim $188.5f> Ahlol-Khair 135.40 323.96 oiled ion from Mas Abdulkareem 50.00 'ollection from Hasan Hadjee Dawood: Ahlol-Khair .T2.0<> Abdulhafeez bin Hadjee Da\an? 10.00 Ismail bin Hadjee Ameen 10.00 Mohamed Saeed
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    40 11 The of the Town Superintendent's Office, Sanitary Board, Kuala Lumpur, entertained Mr. VV. Rodger, Town Superintendent, and Mrs. Rodger, to a farewell dinn"r at the Great Eastern Hotel on Saturflay on the eve of their departure on Home Kave— M.M.
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      WHERE WE LAG BEHIND SIAM.
      51 11 The Bangkok-Berlin Phone. (FREE PRESS SKRVICE.— COPYRICHT.i Bangkok, April 16. Yesterday evening continuous wireless telephone communication was maintained between Bangkok and Berlin for two hours. Messages were sent and received the whole time between the Minister of Commerce, speaking from Berlin and Ministry officials from
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      BEST MALAYA CAN DO.
      125 11 Kuala Lumpur to Ipoh! [From Our Own Correspondent.] Kuala Lumpur, April 16. A successful experiment was made this morning of the new wired-wireless telephony between Kuala Lumpur and Ipoh m the presence of Federal Councillors, the Press and Public and Mr. A. Caldecott. Mr. C. G.
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    BORNEO NOTES.
    402 11 Sir Neill Malcolm's Visit. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Jesselton, April 9. The only event of importance which has disturbed the even tenor of our way on this coast has been the recent visit of the President of the Court of Directors, Sir Neill Malcolm, X.C.8., D.5.0., who arrived
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    THE LOTTERY PRIZE CASE.
    281 11 Judgment for Defendant. In the Civil District Court yesterday, Mr. J. L. McFall grave judgment for the defendant m the case m which Mr. S. Anthony sued Mr. W. T. Cherry, Superintendent of the Government Printing- Office, for $200 m respect of a wireless set which
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    IPOH POLICE COUP.
    223 11 DESPERATE BATTLE WITH ROBBERS. Gang Captured: One Killed. [From Our Own Correspondent.] IP**, Apr. 16. There was a sensational raid by robbers m the heart of the town last night m the same street where are located the premises of the European firms. Numerous shots were exchanged
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    SMALLPOX SPREADING.
    23 11 [FREE PRESS SERVICE.— COPYRIGHT.] London, Apr. 16. The smallpox infection introduced from the steamer Tuseania is spreading all over the country.
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    REBUILDING ALBANY STREET.
    28 11 (FREE PRESS SERVICE.— COPYRIGHT.] London, Apr. 16. The Crown is rebuilding the whole of Albany Street east of Regent's Park. [Earlier cables on page 9.]
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    MUNICIPALITY AND LAND.
    414 11 Counsel's Observations Over "Ridiculous" Price. The price offered for certain land was i nsidered "ridiculous" by counsel m the Supreme Court yesterday m a land acquisition case heard b\ Mr. Justice Deane with yessrs. R. H. Young and C. M. Van Cuylenbergr as assessors. The Commissioner ot"
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    TRIBUTE TO LATE MR. PILLAI.
    197 11 The members of Ceylon Tamil Community of Singapore celebrated their New Year on Saturday last at the Association's premises. The programme of variet> entertainments included a dramatic play entitled Lalithangi by the members. Leading members of the community were piesent. The principal event of the
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    23 11 Mr. A. F. Carter, Manager, Gopeng-Perak Rubber Estate, Kampong Kepayang, Ipoh, is leaving Home this week, with Mrs. Carter, by the Naldera.— Ex.
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    MATTERS INDIAN.
    856 12 THE RECENT HINDU CONFERENCE. Interest by Chettiar Community. (By Our Indian Correspondent). The growing desire amongst the Hindus m this country to bring* about radical reforms m their social customs and institutions found enthusiastic expression at the sixth half-yearly Perak Hindu Conference, which was held m Ipoh during
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    STREETS PAVED WITH NOTES.
    108 12 A sum of £60 m Bank of England notes was found on the Warringrton streets between 7 a.m- and 10-30 a.m. The first was a £5 note, found by a workman, who told his brother. The brother went out, saying: "I an* jroinr. to look for
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    HOT THE SOUTHERN CROSS FLIGHT WAS ORGANISED
    1577 13  -  C. T. P. Ulm By Fit— It. vXT*r Me nd m re conscious of the real Soon th av l* U They have faith it. Soon these flights be no longer pioneermg ventures. From them will evolve reKU lar services. Already the air
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    COUNTRY OF UNTOLD WEALTH.
    377 13 I Resources of Peace River. Mr. Cowper RocMbrt, one of the first men to prospect the Peace River country on horse and on foot, and who knowa the West and North of Canada as do 1 \v other men. is m London. He lias spent '>f>
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    NEW LIGHT ON DIEGO COLUMBUS.
    826 13 N>anish Treatment of Indians. rtillg and important letter of i>. son and successor of Chrisibus, has recently been disSpain. It has been purchased brought to London, and is York. Tl addressed to the famous enei dc Cisneros, Archbishop texi v written m two and a
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    33 13 3.1 r. A. Haynes, M.C.S.. District Oriicer. Lower Perak, leaves Teluk Anson on April 15 for Kuala Lumpur to take up his new appointment of Acting Secretary for Postal Affairs, S.S. and F.M.S.
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    61 13 Mr. I, J. Fleuiy, State Veterinary Suru« < n. Kedah, has proceeded Home on furlough. Mr. Wallace, of the I.M.S. Veterinary department, has been appointed to act m his place. Mr. Maurice Maude, who is on a visit to Teluk Anson, intends visiting other rubber properties he is interested m
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      496 14 EUerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m U.S.A.) 0 fLLERMMr LME. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT <VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL). FREIGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. Due Spore. 1929. s.s. CITY OP MOBILE May 10 s.s. CITY OF DERBY June 10 HOMEWARDS.
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    98 16 The Wing Lee arrived from Hong Kong yesterday with 361 deck passengers on board. The M.M. mail steamer Porthos is due here from Saigon to-morrow at 8 a.m. and will probably sail at 4 p.m. for Colombo, Djibouti, Port Said and Marseilles. She will berth at the wharves.
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    MEDIEVAL NAVAL ARCHITECTURE.
    494 16 Types of Masted Vessels. In a letter to The Times on March Bth Mr. C. D. Jarrett-Bell says: The newly revealed wall painting m Canterbury Cathedral supplies information of considerable interest to naval archaeologists. The two sailing vessels are of a type rarely illustrated, inasmuch as they
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      406 16 Kerr Steamship Co. Inc. 44, BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK. (Incorporated m U.S.A.) o GENERAL AGENTS. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHI V h BALTIMORE. M.S. SILVERBELLE due May 8 M.S. SILVERMAPLE due May 25 A 9 l 3 M.S. SILVERHAZEI. due June 15 ail j 30 PACIFIC JAVA
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      280 16 BIBBY LINE. LONDON ADDRESS; 22 PALL MALL. LONDON, > w > <>f fast twin-scrt-u Oil I>r Mail Passfnjrer Vctneli RANGOON. COLOMBO, MARSEILLE PLYMOUTH AND LONDON, with through eoMMetion from >. and PenuTur. HOMEWARD S\ll|\(,s. Steamer. aYe m mr 'HESHIRE Mr YORKSHIRE Jbm I LKK'ESTERSHIRK Sm SHROPSHIRE JuSTAFFORDSHIRE HEREFORDSHIRE \m I
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      655 16 MAIL DESPATCHESBY TRAIN. Kuala Bahans, Fekan, flu— ft Lembin and KaantM (*ia Gemas and Jermntut) every Monday, Tuesday, Tlumday and Friday 6 ajat. Bangkok every Thursday 6 ajn. Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipah, Taiping, Penan*and Kedah and Lower Siam turn. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6 p.m. Kota
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      112 16 Peleus, Brit. 4SOO, from Liverpool 16, tor Hong Kong 19. Proteus, Norw. 1025, from Honjr Konp I^. for Rangoon 17. rr*»«u>r, Dut. 2754, from Amov l. r >, for E. Deli 17. Wing Lee, Chi. 641, from Hon*r Konjr for Honjr Kong 18. PASSENGERS LEAVING. To-nuM-row (Thursday) by East Asiatic
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    BOOKS OF THE WEEK.
    1104 17 SINCLAIR LEWIS'S NEW NOVEL. Literary Notes. March 21. Mr. .Sinclair Lewis, whose new novel Dodsworth has just been published by Jonatn hi Cape, has- been described as a specialist m American provincialism. His new book discusses the question, 'Is there m America an undeclared war of
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    "BOOK DAY" IN GERMANY.
    143 17 A Campaign to Popularise Reading. Berlin. March 14. "Book-Day" is an innovation m German) which will be celeberated this year tor the first time on Goethe's birthday, March 22. It is to hf an annual event. The underlying idea is to make people read more books,
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    BOOK REVIEWS.
    210 17 The Tale of Flour, by E. (harks Vivian. (Ward Lock and Co.. Ltd.). This is the tale of a pretty young adventures < whose end is dramatically tragic. Fleur has been given no chance m life from her childhood upwards, and it is not uniil Kichard Ciienville is
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    THE KING'S BATH CHAW.
    191 17 A picture m the Overseas Daily Ifail ihowa the King- m the grounds of Craigweil House, Bognor, and is likely, I thinl;, to provokfl remarks concerning the quaint bath chair m which his Majesty is sitting. This chair has an interesting history. It was made m
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      32 17 DAVID COPPERFIELD IN PICTURES. by Arthur Mordant. No. 69. Miss Mills to the resc ue. ssst^SSKS^ s^^s^si^^^Sk fessaßss.-Si'Kg S^^sSSSSSSw I a^cN L S.?sJ2u.s^ S^S^JSi|lffi' lv >CH NSeoTO «£S3BiSSKSS3E2? oir Sg^S, a g^SS^g2;SS^&^^
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    A PLAIN MAN'S SERMONS.
    1049 18 Christ's Courage. The Rev. L. ft. AhL, y (Kector of Djckleouigh) writes m Moining Post: One of the oddest ideas which has ever gained currency is the notion that the character or Christ Is very beautiful, but soft. It may have. been garinburne, with his "pale
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    41 18 There is no wealth but life life including all its powers of love, of joy, and of admiration. That man is richest who. having perfected the functions of his own life to the utmost, has also the widest helpful influence. Ruskin.
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    FIRE HILLS IN FLAMES.
    992 18 Sussex Glens Laid Waste. Hastings Uarch 11. The Fire Hills, one of the most oeauti/ti. Marts of Sussex, were swept to-day b) a uorse fire which has buimd furiou: i\ throughout the day. An area of 10 square miles of downland at the top of Fairlisrht
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    37 18 A verdict that death was due to the poison from cigarette smoking -was returned at an inquest at Hampton, Cheshire, on a licensed victualler. The widow said that he smoked between 50 and 60 cigarettes a day.
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    FRASER & CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS.
    898 19 FRASER CO., EXCHANGE AND SHARE BROKERS. TUESDAY. APRIL 16th. buyers Sellers. Asam Kumbang 41s 42s 6d Bangrin Tin 35s 36s Batang Padang ($1) 40 43 c.d. Batu Caves 1.57V* 1.62*4 Bukit Arang ($1) 1.85 1.95 Burmah Malaya 41s 42s Chenderiang 8s Gd 9s 6d Chin Chin ($1) 15 2o Eastern
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    68 19 April 16. Bank 4 m.*. 2.3 27 32 Bank demand 2 3 23 32 Private credits 3 m.>. 2 4 11 32 New York, demand 66 Credits 90 days 67% France, demand 1431 India, T.T. 153% Hon£ Konc. demand 12 > 4 P-c. Dis. Yokohama, demand 125 Java, demand
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    247 19 April 16. Tin 200 Tor.. $104':. Gambia <5 T Pepper Whit>- 108 Pepper Black 61 Flake Tapioca 6 2 Pearl Sago Small 8 Copra Sundried 9-20 Rice Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle (New) 330 Rice, Siam old No. 1. 330 Rice, Rangoon Bintan 260 Rice, Rangoon Sioka 2W
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    63 19 April 16th., 12 o'clock noon. R.S.S. equal to Standard, Q.C.F. Spot w Standard R.S.S. OB Tender April S*»n tl May 11 x June -iT^ 37-: May-Jutu- 37 U 37 3 July-Sent. 07% 3S Oct-Dec. 3H»* M% T«>:i:- <»:" Mark.'': Steady Quiet. Latest Cable: London Spot
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    ROSE MACPHAIL AND PENMAN LTD'S REPORT.
    220 19 Singapore, April 16. Rubber.— London 10 11 16d. l/16d up. Closing Prices 5 p.m. Spot 36 hi, April 36*4, May-June 37 U, July-Sept. 38, Oct.-Dec. 38 Vs. Tin. London £204 5s. Mining.— Dull. Sungei Way 3.00 :'».1<>, Kuchais 1.30 1.33, Kinta Dredge 1.42 MS,
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    106 19 Yesterday's Alterations. April 16th., Closing Prices. Buyers Sellers. Chin Chins 20 2^ tfon* Fatts 61 IS% Sungei Luas 10 preni. 13 preni Talam LS7% 1.41% Aver Hitam 8s 3d 9s Hong Koner Tin (fully) 12s 6d 13s 3d Kents (fully naid> os 3d Ps Reronq: Consolidate<l 23s
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    691 19 GAMMON (MALAYA) LIMITED. Good Progress Made. Mr. H. Elphick presided at the second an. tiual general meeting of Gammon (Malaya) Limited, held at Ocean Building-- yesterday at noon and there were also present Messrs. Gaw Khek Khiam, H. W. Cowling, I. H. Clark, L. T: Wakeford, F.
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    CHINA'S NEW WIRELESS STATIONS.
    76 19 Direct wireless communication bttWWfl China and Europe, and China and America is shortly to be established. At present China's only means of communication with the outside world is by cable through Japan, but the Chinese National Government has arranged for two twenty-kilowatt hi«hpower short-wave transmitting stations
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    1389 20 A little fatter than usual, but still in its familiar yellow-jacket, John Wisden's Oicketer's Almanack for 1929 has just come to hand, reminding us that the Home cricket season is rapidly approaching". Here is set forth, with indisputable accuracy, a full record of the previous season, a unique
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