The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 27 April 1929

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    13 1 Singapore Free Press IU CENTS. SINGAPORE, &S. SATURDAY APRIL 27, 1929. NO. 12,703
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    291 1 Yet another long and hazardous flight has started. Yesterday a New Zcalander left Lympne on an attempt to fly to New Zealand via Australia Page 10. The Fairey monoplane which is attempting to regain the air endurance record for Britain has passed over Karachi Page 11. The
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1067 1 Qmiequid agant homims uostri est farrago 'Libelli Juvenal. The week has been notable for the issue of the King's letter to the Empire recording his sense of a merciful deliverance from his illness. That letter probably expresses more truthfully than any document of its kind ever
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      300 1 WING LOONG. |H» KECOC.MSEU HOUSE for Xi ROPEAN TROPICAL SUITS. .2 HIGH STREET. I Raffles Hotel! z I McGwire's Little Symphony XPR (GRAMME FOR SUNDAY, APR. 28th, at 9.15^, A f I "THE LIFE FOR THE CZAR M Glinka A r th, Opera --PIQUE-DAME- P. Tschaikov sky Ot> Allegro Vivace,
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      111 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Last two nights of Warwick Revue Co. Page 2. Tollis leather belting at Uniteers Page 3 "Buy an Austin car and banish care" Page 5. -Fi»k tugged de luxe .tyre for mileage &*>***« Government evening classes start May 6 Page 9. Auctions. Municipal notice. Government tenders Page 9.
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      18 1 WING LOONG. I FOR HIGH CLASS TAILORING. I Style, Cut and Finish Guaranteed. W 32. HIGH STREET. I*
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      174 1 THE WEEK. Saturday, 21 tb. High Water, 0.53 p.m., 7.8. Rob'nson and Co., annl. mtg., noon. Poh Li>n Kok Visitors Day 4 p.m. Cricket; Volunteers Tl, Service*, S.C.C S.CC. XI vs S.R.C. S.R.C Warwick Co.. Theatre. 9.30 N 'everything. Sunday, 2Sth. High Water. 0.17 a.m., B.S, K2B p.m., 7.3. Cricket:
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    DARK YOU LOOK THE WEIGHING MACHINE IN THE FACE?
    162 2 DARK YOU LOOK THE WEIGHING MACHINE IN THE FACE? SklNN 1 MKN \M> WOMEN— DONT MISS THIS you i i v ai y. i hay. thii it.. trikes you. If j take on 1 »k tu* b) und *tronp, t*> the chem I I h bin I ickel M Coy*
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      165 2 _<_xs<_«<s>®®_'-_e«^^ ALHAMBRA I I 6thM»y6th I I An Excellent FOX Three Feature Programme. 1 DOLORES DEL RIO I m I NO OTHER j WOMAN I Drama. Intrigue and Passion m I Society's Pleasure Resorts. ;Prep **\i Pep A Comedy Drama oi Youth, I I Romance ec Amusinir Adventure. 1 rin
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      260 2 X-*M-4 Two N-felite EDGAR WARWICK presents the WARWICK REVUE COMPANY A series of Light-Hear-ited Reviews of Revues. To Night at 9.30 p.m •WJEVERYTHING" MONDAY, APKIL 29th. AT 9.30 P.M. HOOKING AT LITTLE'S $4. 2 AND I. -Few Three Nights Only Thursday, Friday and Saturday, May 2nd, 3rd. and 4th. at
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      413 2 ALHAMBRA y Tm Chens: Kee Co., Ltd., Proprietors. Programme I Commencing April 24th., and Ending Monday In the Second Show at 9 p m M i THE LATEST EMPIRE NEWS I n Annie Laurie FEATURING LILLIAN GISR I A Stunning Drama of the Scottish H In the First Show at
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      592 2 CHURCH SERVICES. ST. ANDREWS CATHEDRAL. THE FOI'RTH SUNDAY AFTER EASTER. 7 F 1 t> in 11 UII :.>)!. 7.45 tun. choral j Holj Commanion ;o*i I s. i i ».tfi Mat in» nnd Litany. I ji.:._. Th« Catechism. 5.J.C. p.m. eh >ral. Evensong nnd Senium. M->'.-!.-.\. Wednestla) nnd Friday at
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    THE CINEMA WORLD.
    946 3 SCHOOL EDUCATION BY FILMS. Boon to Malaya (By Our Film Correspondent.) The institution of films m classrooms, as a means of creating greater interest m tudies is by no means a new subject either m the minds of some educational departments m England, or, as it would
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    MARKET PRICE LIST.
    461 3 Singapore. April 22nd. The prices quoted are generally those current at Clyde Terrace Market- AL the other markets there may be small vauations. Rico Xo. fc gfaw (Jantanjr ."SO alt UJ Kati 0| >au<.>, hitu^e UiKuiiuiu) Qu-irj •>"> Susar Whitr l.vt quality Kati W lea, Ceylon Goldlcaf
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    £2,500 FOR A PRINT.
    81 3 £2,500 FOR A PRINT. A French print. "The Joy of the- (.'uitar l>y Janinet, fetched the record price of ,£2,500 at Sotheby's. Only four impressions of the plate Ml known to exist. These were found when a portfolio owned by Janin.-t's family was opened m is 78. Three subjects by
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    £2.730 FGR A TINY REMEBERANDT.
    59 3 £2.730 FGR A TINY REMEBERANDT. A Rembrandt -tody* of an old man with i dark cap. painted on a pane! noaoarißS only J) 1 2 inches by 7. inches, was sold at Christie's for i' 2,7:.(». Continental experts are of the opinion that thy- work is a study for The
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    MEMORIAL TO VAN DYCK.
    62 3 Sir Anthony Van Dyck. the great flemish painter, has been honoured l»y a memorial lo him unveilled m the crypt of St. I'aul's. Cathedral by Sir William Llewellyn, president of the Royal Academy. Van Dyck, who died m London m 1641, was buried m old St.
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    NEW PICCADILLY CIRCUS GARAGE.
    480 4 The Minister of Transport was formally tc open on March 27 the new Piccadilly Circus Garage, m Denman-street, which ha:been m operation since the beginning of the year, and is now fully equipped for accommodating 480 to 500 cars. Colonel Ashley, it is well-known, strongly favours
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    BRITISH MOTOR-BOAT TRIUMPH.
    584 4 Major Segrave's 87 m.p.h. By winning* the world's motor-boat speed ehampions*hip at Miami, Florida, m his single-engined 900-h.p. l.oat Miss England, Major H. O. D. Segrave gained a notable triumph for British motor-boating. Some people confused the championship race with an attempt on the world's waterspeed record.
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    MOTORISTS REPLY TO CHANCELLOR.
    196 4 The deputation from the conference of twenty-two motor organisations which waited on the Chancellor of the Exchequer on March 7 to plead for reduced motor taxation issued a statement recently criticising Mr. Churchill's unfavourable reply. The statement says: Mr. Churchill's references to "fortunate' and "buoyant" motorists
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    RUSH FOR SUMMER MOTOR-CARS.
    80 4 Influenza has seriously affected the output of motor-cara and motor-cycles, but these industries have been considerably stimulated by the brighter weather, and orders are above expectations. Overseas business is on the up-grade. There is a brisk call from India, Japan, and the Dutch East Indies. Commercial
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    MOTOR SHOWS.
    712 4 Their Value to the Trade. 1 There is prol ably no single annual event that has done s<> much to promote the iom--1 plete reception of the idea of motoring m the minds of the British public as the M«>- tor Exhibition at Olympia. writes K. H. Blake.
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    SEGRAVE-THE BOY.
    429 4 Peter Pan of the Whd. Henry O'Neal lv- HbT three years old, the Mi grave, an Irishman, and .ac- 1 baronial family of Segran iJ Mowbray and Stourtun th- bead, ai •J. W. D. m the Daily Expren 7 a barony of Segrave centurie. if He left Sandhurst
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    LEE BIBLE'S WIFE GETS £800.
    80 4 LEE BIBLE'S WIFE GETS £800. Triplex Car Owner and $****>* Dead Rival. Mr. I. ftf. White, the awi lex racing car m which Mt killed during his attempt U) he** grave's world record, ha- fives J (i' 80) to Mrs. Bible sad hs* r> the funeral expense.-. Major Segraves part)
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    EVERY ROAD A SPEEDWAY.
    709 5 WHAT CAR DEVELOPMENTS FORESHADOW. Secret of To-day's Standard. THE HON. MRS. VICTOR BRUCE. L special to the Free Press.] Only a very small proportion of present day motoiisls fully realise the remarkable pi ogress that has been made even since the War. Those of us who
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    MOTOR-CAR TO GO 270 M.P.H.
    278 5 Another Attempt at Speed Record. Mr. Kaye Don, the Brooklands driver, undeterred by the announcement of Major Segrave that he is "through" with highspeed motor records, is now completing arrangements to take a car to Daytona Beach next year for the purpose of eclipsing the
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    MOTORING ON THE WATER.
    560 5 Motor-Boating, which was once the prerogative of a selected few, has of late years been coming much to the fore and promises to become a popular sport, states a Lieute-nant-Commander. Nowadays our roads are too crowded to get the pleasure that one used out of mere
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      205 5 <? ©s'® j£ m*fk <g **g\mw*mmY i M <§> r I ALL-BRITISH I "TROUBLE-FREE" CARSf Smart Roomy Comfortable AND ECONOMICAL TO RUN. Buy one under our LEAVE SCHEME, whereby you have w the use of the car during your entire leave. i On expiry of your leave, your car will
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      311 5 liw»^ l^r Highest Traditions of am the Century Hupmobile 's 1929 CENTURY SIX W £j #//t^MOBiLE has ever been loyal to its own- ers Loyal to those high standards X „_X the finest possible motor car perform- ance. Now, m the New Century Six, Hupmobile l\ JL has again furnished
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    MEMOIRS OF AN OLD PARLIAMENTARIAN.
    4261 6 REMINISCENCES OF T. P. aCONNOR. Parnell m. Supreme Control of .the Irish. Parnell released from Gaol The Phoenix Park Murders The Young Sialfour. (World Copyright Reserved). A Nationalist Defeat m Ulster. There was one other incident a little later which produced a found impression or
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    WHY BAN THE GAELIC FOOTBALLER?
    967 6 Suggested Combing of English I Clubs. I FOLLY IN THE EXTREMK. [By Dave Halliday. Special to the Free i i Still new suggestions come with regard to football and its betterment. Some proposals, more fantastic than otb.is, are entirely impossible to carry out; but when
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    BATTLE OF HALF-BACKS IN THE FINAL.
    684 6 BATTLE OF HALF-BACKS IN THE FINAL. Footfall tot m has a habit ed \i\ ttin the calculations of even th best judges of this fickle game, more especially wh r thf Cup Is concerned, writes David Jack the Arsenal.- .10,000 forward m the Evening News. So In the Final we
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    NEWS BEFORE THE MAIL.
    127 7 THE NATIONAL. FLYING SERVICES. Inaugural Luncheon m London. Lcndon, April 17. Londoners were to-day piven a glimpse oi the future, wnen al_-ux.s wi.l so_ve the r.-cund tiafF.c problem, ty EiF.n-*- Co'onci the Master of Sempill, with the Dowaeer Lady Swaythling as passenger, alight on the Thames,
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    PRESS CRITICISMS OF THE BUDGET.
    189 7 Over Optimistic Estimate. London, April Ifi. The Budget is variously labelled "pleasant." "commonplace," "commonsense" and 'a Churchill failure," according to the political complexion 0 f the papers describing it. The Times picks out the total abolition Ji the duty on tea (which is generally regaided
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    PANIC AVERTED BY GLADYS COOPER.
    90 7 London. April 1 1. Gladys Cooper averted a panic during a performance at the Playhouse Theatre. Sounds of a di.-turbance were heard near the top of the house, and the people beneath became uneasy when a rumour that a tire had broken OOt started to
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    LONGER COURT DRESSES THIS YEAR.
    48 7 London. April 5. Thc Ix>rd Chambeilain has issued regulations that dress will be slightly longer at the Courts this year. Trains must not stretch more than IS inches from neel when the wearer is standing, and the arms must not b? entirely bare.
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    BOMBAY- COLOMBO AIR MAIL ?
    247 7 BOMBAY- COLOMBO AIR MAIL Lc n.»on, April 17. Interviewed to-day, Vlacomrt Chetwynd, Vice-Chairman «_<. t«upti«*J Airways, i_td., who, with his daughter, the Hon. Eve het»»>ii.i. iv awheel London on Sunday by the inst air mail from Karachi, enlarged on the smooth running ol the journey, which was made without mishap,
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    BURMESE MAGISTRATE SHOT DEAD.
    94 7 Mandalay, April 16. A Burmese Magistrate, U. Po Ku, was shot dead on the bench m open Court by a Burmese sub-Inspector of Police, Tha Din. who committed suicide on the spot. Tha Din and two other sub-Inspectors were charged with criminal breach of trust m
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    HITORIC MANSION BURNED DOWN.
    214 7 HI TORIC MANSION BURNED DOWN. be more than £50,000. Clearwell Castle to-daiy is a heap of smouldering ruins. The gaunt black stone wa jis— a mixture of early English rubble and modern masonry are all that is left standing. Y ve broke out m a chimney m the old oak-panelled
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    OUR IRISH LETTER.
    1478 8 THE ROMAN CATHOLIC EMANCIPATION. Great Ceremony m June. irrom Our Own Correspondent.] Dublin, March 26. The firtal day of the Centenary celebrations of Roman Catholic Emancipation will be Sunday June 23rd, m Dublin. High Mass will be celebrated m the Fifteen Acres, Phoenix Park, when it is
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      373 8 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. The Premier Morning Daily m Malay*. a live "news" paper .'.O-40 columns >! re* daily. Also the best Medium for Adverti*ingf. Delivered with the Chota Hazri each morning. Latest Telegrams. Latest .Sen and Latest Announceivents, daily N-?* s Cables. Rubber and Tin Price C**** together with
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    I'M ALONE SINKING.
    210 9 CASE TO BE SUBMITTEE TO ARBITRATION. j Can Canada Claim Redress? I Reuter's Service.] Washington, April 2<i. Canada and the United States have agree, to submit the case of the sinking of the Fir Alone to arbitration to decide whether Canada is entitled to redress. The fact
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    ROYAL HONEYMOONERS IN ENGLAND.
    81 9 [British Radio Official Service.l Rugby, \pril 25. The Crown Prince and Princess of Norway, who are at Sandringham during their Jmneymoon visit to England, went for a motor-car drive through the district this afternoon. They were recognized by several people and were greeted with respectful salutes.
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    GMAF-ZEP'S LONG FLIGHT.
    22 9 v [Reuter's Service.] Kriedrichshafen. Apr. 2ft. Tht Graf Zeppelin landed to-night after a flight of 57 hours. i I
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    SENSATION AT SCOTLAND YARD.
    131 9 Two Officers Suspended. l/ondon, April 13. It is naderotood that much difficult investigation will be necessary before the authorities at Scotland Yard can decide whether any action should be taken m regard to allegations against certain officers. iPosslbly "the officers- unwittingly committed breaches of the regulations
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    ELECTORAL COMEDY IN TORKSHIRE.
    98 9 Seven Children Enfranchised. 1 Ixmdon. April lb. Unless action is taken by the High Court before the General Election, there will be no legal bar to seven children, of whom one is a six months' old baby, polling m the Parliamentary Division representing Baildon, Yorkshire, with
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    TRAFFIC BLOCK IN TOOLEY STREET.
    56 9 Effect of Repeal of Tea Duly. London, April IH. The cancellation of the tea duty caused one of the biggest traffic blocks ever experienced m the warehouse district. In Tooley street, vehicles of every description, from six-wheeled lorries to oneton vans, were waiting to load
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    SHOOTING INCIDENT AT GARE DU NORD.
    109 9 .London, April 15. Paris. President Doumergue has granted a free pardon to the Comptesse de Janze nee Miss Alice Silverthorne, of Chicago wh< was sentenced to six Ibonths' imprisonment with the benefit of the t irst Offeh<!eYs Act and ordered to pay a fine
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    REPARATIONS DEADLOCK.
    119 9 > LITTLE HOPE OF SOLUTION. Denial of Schacht Allegations J [Renter's Service.] I-ondon, Apr. 25. The Preliminary draft of the Reparations Committee report will be ready to-morrow but German experts, both m Paris and Berlin, entertain only a faint hope of an I understanding. Berlin financial circles think
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    ROCK-WRECKED TRAIN.
    125 9 Details of Siberia Smash. [Reuter's Service.] Moscow, April 26. Details of the railway smash betweer. Irkutsk and Chita shew it was the result of a landslide believed to l>e due to earthquakes m the Baikal region. A rock rolled down from the mountain and blocked the track near
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    W.S. DISARMAMENT PROPOSALS.
    104 9 Premier Promises Support. f ßeuter's Service.l l/ondon. April 25.. Mr. Baldwin m a spoech at Bristol oir behalf of ''Ireat Britain endorsed Mr. Gibson's declination at Geneva m j'avour not merely of limitation but of reduction of armaments including war vessels of every class: We will cooperate
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    CHINA ARMS EMBARGO RAISED.
    88 9 [Router's Service.] London. April The Foreign Oflu-o announces that the diplomatic body at Peking has unanimously agreed to ram-el the agreement of 1919 whereby the leading Powers undertook to restrain their nationals <'xportin.!_; arms to China. The communique points out that as practically all the signatories
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    TORNADO SWEEPS NEBRASKA.
    71 9 Mississippi Fl ooA Menace. a [Reuter's Service] New York, Apr. 25. Much damage to farms with several persons injured has been caused by tornadoes which swept Nebraska. Wyoming has suffered the worst blizzard season and cattle breeders are threatened with severe losses owing to snow drifts. There
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    "DRY" CHRISTENING FOR NEW U.S. CRUISER.
    57 9 _v [Reuter's Service.] New Yoi.., April 25. A bottle of water was broken on the bows at the christening of the Pensacola the latest United States cruiser launched at Brooklyn. She displaces 10,000 tons and is armed with ten 8-in guns and is equipped
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    IRAQ-PERSIAN RELATIONS.
    35 9 [Reuter's Service.l Teheran, Apr. 26. A prolonged period of friction betweer Persia and Iraq has ended with the pre- > sentation to the Iraq Mission of a documen. recording Persia's recoffifftion ot Iraq. Vv
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    A QUESTION OF LAW.
    42 9 B [Reuter's Service.] London, April _•>• In the House of Commons at quest; >n time Sir Joynson Hicks refused to interffefl with a private lottery like the Stock Ex change sweep which did not involve bread of the law.
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      688 9 NOTICES. i ■■■—■—■_-___________hi I IN THE ESTATE OP M. MAIDIN ABDUL KADEB DECEASED. PURSUANT TO SECTION 25 OF ORDINANCE NO. 144 (TRUSTEES). i m CE |S heruby Kiven that creditors I and other persons having any claims or demands I upon «r agamst the Estate of M. Maidin- Abdul Kader
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      662 9 'i Gofovaaf Evening Classes. Raffles Institution. 4 (Subject to there being a suflficient number of students to justify their formation, classes will be held m the following subjects, starting on i Monday, May 6th: TECHNICAL. COMMERCIAL. 1. Mathematics. 1. Rook-keeping. 2. Chemistry Theoretical 2. Typing. 3. Chemistry— Practical. 3. Shorthand.
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      284 9 AUCTION SALES. Hy order of The Superintendent «»t' the Government Monopoli**.. AUCTION SALE of CONFISCATED goods To be held at The Government Monopolies" *>tore Cecil St reet On Wednesday. May Ist., al 2.30 p.m. Comprising: Chinese tobacco, Dutch cigar.-*, cheroots, .lava tobacco, stout, beer, sampan.-, etc. ___Terms: Ca-*h. Puyers to
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY, APRIL 27. 1929. NAVAL REDUCTIONS AND SEA RIGHTS.
    697 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY, APRIL 27. 1929. NAVAL REDUCTIONS AND SEA RIGHTS. The Premier's statement, m his speech at Bristol, regarding the British attitude towards the United States naval disarmament suggestions, may be taken to represent the policy which will actuate any negotiations which may take place at Geneva. The
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    376 10 L Mr. J. I. Miller had over 300 Municipal summonses to deal with m the Third Police Court yesterday. Mr. K. Crawford has been appointed Treasurer of the Presbyterian Church m I place of Mr. A. E. Baddeley. Mr. V. Birkinshaw has been appointed an Inspecting Officer for Singapore under
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    LOCAL WIRES.
    92 10 FLOOD DANGER IN PERAK. Bridges Washed Away. (From our own Correspondent). Ipoh, April 26. Exceptionally wet weather m March ami April, unprecedented for this time of the year, is expected to cause flood trouble i f lit does not break soon. Yesterday several minor roads m Kinta were
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    BIG JEWEL ROBBERY.
    64 10 IFREE PRESS SERVICE. -COPYRIGHT. London. April 26. A £50,000 jewel robbery has taken place from the Hyde Park Hotel, the jewels being the property of Mrs. Anton Jurgens, the wife of the Margarine millionaire. It is supposed the robbery is the work of a cat burglar. The
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    EPSOM GYPSIES BOUND OVER.
    44 10 [FREE PRESS SERVICE. COPYftIGU 1 .1 London. April 26. The fifteen Epsom gypsies who were sumoned for camping of the Downs against th^ order of the Grandstand Association were bound over irt the court to-day to be of good behaviour.
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    PRISON FOR COLONEL BARKER.
    45 10 [FREE PRESS SERVICE. COPYRIGHT., I-ondon, April 2<>. "Colonel Barker." the lady who created such a sensation by masquerading as a man for some years, was sentenced to-day for making a false marriage entry, to nine months' imprisonment m the Second Division.
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    THE KING.
    28 10 I TREK PRESS SERVICE.- COPYRIGK 1 I»ndon, April 2H. The King is expected at Windsor on May Ifi. He is now able to sign Royal documents.
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    DROUGHT PERIL.
    28 10 fFSEE PRESS SERVICE.- COPYRIGHT! London. April 26. There is peril of a drought m England the crops being three weeks belated. Noth'oo*- appears to be growing.
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    ANOTHER TORNADO IN AMERICA.
    26 10 f Reuter's Service.l Macon 'ieori?ia. Apr '_t». i Twenty were killed -and 200 injured m a tornadc m Central ard South Georgia.
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    COMMODITY MARKET.
    70 10 LATEST TIN AND RUBBER PRICES. [FREE PRESS SERVICE.— COPYRIGHT London, April 26, 4.10 p.m. I Messrs. Lewis, Lazarus and Sons notify to-day's tin prices as follows: Spot £196 6 16 (down £5). Forward £198 9 16 (down £4 9 16). The market is weak. Messrs. Symington and Sinclair
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    AT THE THEATRE.
    102 10 Another excellent programme was presented at the Victoria Theatre tait night by the Warwich Revue Company when they gave "Airy Nothings." The numbers were brief but nevertheless the class "of talent displayed was all that could be desirni. _Rex Burchell as usual was full of humour and
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    162 10 The Chinese Druggists Guild, Singapore, has been ordered to furnish proof of its existence. The Government Evening Classes will be started at Raffles Institution on May 6th if there are sufficient entries. Subjects and terms are detailed m an advertisement elsewhere and prompt applicaton for enrolment will be appreciated. We
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    SEAPLANE OVERTURNRD.
    468 10 ACCIDENT TO C Lr_ MACHINE. B Eye Witness Story. A Moth seaplane from th.. > ln ing Club overturned m th* <? p0r -F| y steps of the small vv,,,,,...- Siloso, near Keppel Har. ,/J,* r f fort The two occupants, of which r r -i? Instructor of
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    THE BRITISH BID FOR AIR ENDURANCE RECORD.
    189 10 Karachi Passed. The Air Force mon«»plarv *a« > r rt here at IS.4"> C.m.t. I .-ondon. April The Air Ministry *Ute* the law: monoplane vvas last sight..! ovtt euta >** sia at 01.20 G.m.t. London. April 2ti. 2 V-* The Air Force _nonoplau«-
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    HAZARDOUS LONG FLIGHT STARTS.
    51 10 Lympne to New Zealand. [Reuter? Serv,. London. w Lm A New Zealander. Frank Wm* g Lympne aerodrome at -^p hoiiC power single H-atei t irru.- f light plane on the first attempt ton Britain to New Zealani via l *y*\*Jo He carrier petrol lof miles non-stop
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    GRAND DUKE MICHAEL DEAD.
    21 10 [Reuter's Serv 1 London. AP™ ftK The death has occurred m l-" n(0n Duke Michael of Russia
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    SMALLPOX.
    17 10 [Reuter's Serv.;< 1 j London. MT.su Th« reported smallpox e*M* now number 345. [Earlier cables on
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    DISARMAMENT PROPOSALS.
    147 11 DELEGATES URGED TO SPEAK OUT. .t'nev a Discussions. I Keuter's Service.] Geneva, Apr. 26. *%m pi armament Committee discussion th tivei of Mr. Gibson's important .titement, said that the American Govern- nt w prepared to accept the views of military I !> thereanent and urged the ukgati. to
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    THE BANK SITUATION.
    55 11 ir ii ially stated that hitherto ha- no trace of withdrawals by foreign banks depoaitl from Germany. Ihe report thereanent circulated abroad is ribed a_ a "deliberate undermining of GefMUi credit abroad.** The communique u*\s that the K-ichsbunk decision to m.- the discount rate was taken before
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    JAPAN AND ANTI-WAR PACT.
    96 11 Ratification Unlikely. [Nanyi N'ichi-Nichi Service.] Tokio, April 25. r tnti-War Pact :> unlikely to be retoaatnfcd to tht Privy Council for ratifii,: io lWf ore H.R.H. the Duke of Gloucesteri departure from the capital. li itsted that Japanese ratification with RMtvation is unlikely to be accepted
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    DUKE OF GLOUCESTER IN HONG KONG.
    71 11 Ptater'i Far Ka.-tern Service.] Hongkong, April 26. I'tv I»uk_ of Gloucester motored to the New Territories to-day and played golf at Fialng. He woa the guest to luncheon the Royal Golf Club and for a garden ranythi* afternoon over 2.000 representa-fo-M and resident, of
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    ECHO OF OBREGON'S MURDER.
    52 11 ECHO OF OBREG ON'S MURDER. [Inter'i Service.] Mexico City. Apr. 26. Mother Superior Conception (whose name, will be nmembcr-ed wa_> associated with the muri rer of General Obregon) >ent to tht- prison colony of Las -■^nu.na-- th.- "devili island of Mexico") JJ **ltu i somber of other women coni *i
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    'PRESIDENT OF CHICAGO VARSITY.
    30 11 'PRESIDENT OF CHICAGO VARSITY. tueuter'? Service.] g. 1 Chicago. April 26. tank l Mavnar «i Hutchins, at present t thp law School of Yale UniveriHv\7r? PolntH PfwWent of Mm Univer-
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    HUNDRED THOUSAND MEN OUT IN BOMBAY.
    29 11 HUNDRED THOUSAND MEN OUT IN BOMBAY. lßt'_;t»-r's Service.l Hthrt, .L Bombay. April 26. ill h v lh '^Plovees of out of 84 au "track and 100.000 n.en a,e ir-
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    BIG CHEMICAL TRUST.
    175 11 [B-Wtar'i Service.] Th< tm, New York April 2-S- iv J™*tion is announced of the Am r^. of ]'j: X a Corporation under (,K *llHh-f. pl Far tenindustrie Aktien W., fn r nan -Dye Trust). The W p- -j topa 'ncludes, Mr. Walter Patl V of v r"
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    3228 11 POWER STATION SHUTDOWN DISCUSSED. Committee's Recommendations Approved. The capabilities of locally born end locally obtained men were freely discussed at |_M monthly meeting of the Municipal Commission held yesterday when a lengthy report of a special committee appointed to investigate the circumstances of the lecent shut-down of the
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    THE PANZERSCHIFF.
    1496 12 GERMANY'S "POCKET BATTLESHIP." Deisel-Driven Wonder Craft In view of the bulletin issued by the United States Navy Department calling attention to the wonderful new cruiser being built by Germany, the following extracts which we take from an article m The Navy on the subject of the vessel will
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    "THE LOST LEADER."
    263 12 The Sunday Times publishes a letter by Robert Browning, m which the )>oet states definitely that he had Wordsworth m mind when he wrote "Tne Lost' Leader." Dated Sept. 7. 1875, and bearing the post office stamp of Villers-sur-Mer, France, the "tetter was left among the effects
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    CHANGE IS THE LAW OF LIFE.
    681 12 Writing under the above title the Malay I Mail of Tuesday has a leader commenting for the possible danger of a negation of the .policy of decentralization, lt says: In his memorandum on the 1929 Budget the Chief Secretary recorded that no changes had
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    PRESEUVING OPEN SPACES AROUND LORDS.
    54 12 M.C.C's PurchaM- \jpm*m*\ ***£< With the object of preventing flats being built to overlook pm, njous cricket ground, the M< chased the land and house- beni X Lords pavilion for £6GM*> tM,in un r £1 per square foot. They ,un 0 ty valued at £800,000
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      268 12 fll ~uli wl m j INEW CAR jj PETROL TANKr— Safe, simple, efficient, en MJ U dnrinj^— these are the outstanding qualities S Im of the petrol tank of the new Model A jy fl Ford car. fl M A fine-mesh circular sieve extends downward vL j Jrfl^(BflflWi__________________________ am jP
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    LIVES THROWN AWAY.
    1780 13 WHAT MALARIA MEANS TO INDUSTRY. Sir M. Watson m Ceylon. "It is perhaps, not generally known that Sir Ronald Ross himself is practically destitute," remarked Sir Malcolm Watson, Principal of Malarial Control m comi2xion with the Ross Institute, who has arrived m Ceylon on a fifteen-days' visit,
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    LAWRENCE OF ARABIA.
    198 13 London, April 7. Lawrence of Arabia, after two years* absence, has returned to the lonely cottage where, as Private Shaw of the Tank Corps, he finished his famous book. The Seven Pillars of Wisdom. After finishing his day's duties at (attewater air station, near Plymouth, Lawrence motor-cycles
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      190 13 w M^^^^^^^^^^^*§^^^BK^m^m^^mg^m^mmßm Uaaaaaaammma mmmmmmmmmpmmm_m w A^_l_l_l_l_l_l_l_l_-_I_I_I_I_I_I_I_IH i-m c^BSKSlS^flflflflflflfll m%\ X. mf*m _M Woerax -A V gss=sggsss-_=scBSg; w^_->. W T# _^> j; i^l LAXO is the only food that *> vJThas been used m 5 Royal X il Nurseries. Surely if there was X X a better it would have been
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      779 14 Blue Funnel Line REGULAR PASSENGER &«ARGO SERVICES EXPRESS SERVICE MARSEILLES, LONDON N. CONTINENT FORTNIGHTLY. WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. P Twice Monthly Service Liverpool and Glasgow. (Via Genoa and Havre). Route subject to alteration without notice. (0) WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. hue Spore. MERIONES For London, Rotterdam
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      476 14 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m U.S.A.) "WBmW LINE 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. sa. CITY OF MOBILE May 8 s.s. CITY OF DERBY June 10 HOMEWARDS s.s.
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      363 14 _P6r»o British India and Apcar Lint, (Incorporated m England.) *»i MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARcn SERVICES. U PENINSULAR A^ORffiNTAL S Nta UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY S GOV___hl_i__i? LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE/ OUTWARDS PROM LONDON 'm CHINA AND m Tonnage. Singapore. TmMmfm PERU* 7,600 Apr. 27 KARMALA l DELTA
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      637 15 O. S. K. Ijine. I>< Mi n D Steamers. Arrive. Leave, erdam, Hamburg, Bremen, j, I Antwerp via Colombo, Mid Port Said. Amur Maru May 17 May 19 Town, Rio dc Janeiro, idee and Buenos Aires, fLa Plata Maru Apr. 28 Apr. 29 the-World parage £150.1 f Santos Maru May
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      425 15 BOU-Aft STEAM SHIP Llm" cJndAMWMWTAH MAO, .UNE I /v^_^_^^U_il m^AmW MMMMMmJ'^^^^***m\mL**h. i /i^^^HH^X^^^^^^r* ROUND— THE— WORLD SERVICE. From SINGAPORE and PENANG via COLOMBO, SUEZ, PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, GENOA and MARSEILLES to NEW YORK and BOSTON. Arrive Leave Leave Singapore. Singapore. Penang. PRES. WILSON Apr. 29 May 2 May 4
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      828 15 K. P. IML KONHfXLYKE P METVMRT MAATSCHAPPU. (ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION CO„ OP BATAVIA^. (Incorporated m Holland.) 0 UNbEB CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT. Telephone No. 3640, with sub. connections to: Passage, Freight, I Transhipment, Marine Departments and Manager's desk. Representatives m the Straits Settlements (Singapore and Penang). of the
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    254 16 Cargoes arriving yesterday included rice by the Hay from Bangkok and coal from Samarinda by the Sipirok. The Canadian Pacific Liner Empress of Asia will now sail from Hong Kong at 6 a.m. on Wednesday, May 15th instead of at noon as originally scheduled. Owners and Masters of
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    SHIPPING CONSTRUCTION IN THE U.S.
    211 16 Fifteen Loans Authorised. It was stated on March 1, at the offices of the Shipping Board, that since the enactment of the Jones- White Act to provide for expansion of the American merchant marine, the Board has authorised 15 loans, amounting approximately to 18,500,000 dols.,
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    TOWED NAKED CORPSE.
    341 16 Allegation Gainst an Australian Policeman.. Lismorc. X.S.W.. Mar. 17. That IJs more residents were treated to the ppectacte of the naked body of a woman being towed up Richmond River behind a motor speed boat by 50 feet of rope tied around her legs, was the allegation
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    124 16 The old reservoir on St. Paul's Hill, Malacca, is to be demolished, while the present road leading to The Residency is to be deviated and a shorter one will take its place. Ex. Jarak, Brit. 74, from L. Bilik 26. for L. Bilik 29. Jerantut, Brit. 73, from Muar 26,
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      186 16 BIBBY LINE. LONDON ADDRESS 22 PALI. MALL. I ONDON .>■»' of fast twin-screw Oil W* Mail Passenger Vessels RANGOON. COLOMBO, M ARSEM* PLYMOITH AND I ONDON with through connection from Sina* and Penang. HOMEWARD SAILING Steamer. Leave M 119 YORKSHIRE 1: LEICESTERSHIRE SHROPSHIRE JJ! STAFFORDSHIRE HEREFORDSHIRE LANCASHIRE JJ CHESHIRE y?
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      702 16 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembin and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 6 a.m. Bangkok every Thursday 6 aja. Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah and Lower Siam 0 a,m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6
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    THE HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE.
    474 17 Maloney Drawing Again. It is as puzzling to mc sometimes as it must be to the fan to know just how these heavyweight eliminations are decided upon, writes Tommy Loughran for the Free Press -nd the N.A.N.A. The latest round robin suggested brings together Sharkey and Paulino
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    "TALKIE" TROUBLES.
    132 17 F. 8.1. Search for p Solution. Cinema proprietors who instal American apparatus are not allowed to show British talking pictures, and those who instal British apparatus are not allowed by the Americans to show American talking pictures. Ths^e statements were made at a meeting at the offices of
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    GOVERNMENT BY WHITEHALL.
    165 17 I .ondon, March 29. A topic of considerable interest was raised m the House of Commons this week by the Conservative Sir John Marriott, who dwelt on danger of acquiescence of Parliament m Government by Whitehall officials. He said that during: the last three years the average
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    ROWING BLUES WHO HAVE BECOME FAMOUS.
    401 17 of twenty-two years old has a larger expectation of life than the average man, and a visit to the Leander Club during any Henley Week confirms this view. A hundred years ago Charles Merivale, of Cambridge, sent his challenge to Charles Wordsworth, of Oxford,
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    "DARLING OF WICKED CAPITALIST AUDIENCES."
    108 17 Soviet Official's Opinion of Anna Pavlova. London, April 10 Moscow. The Soviet authority who manages the State theatres, has just discovered that the celebrated Russian danc?r, Anna Pavlova, during the past ten years has sent £200 annually to help distressed ballet dancers m Moscow and
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      103 17 DAVID COPPERFIELD IN PICTURES, by Arthur Moreland. No. 78. Miss Murdstone does her duty. t'X^*- \rr •*rmm o ff^ g^ c^ ><<OK> < oo«wto»snx>yoriHfc^rrto *^»ltu, WJ^Bfl^*!lir ,/lbttebs. -sh^wao R»*-me reticule, oavioi&ok tf pmtt ry t, if RTCTtv wt/ip-n" -*> H*Pao*--BP--WMBU-*wo«T Cri»rr€»tfi«T44eoo*_#«e4S>*«<*WT long ttusPecxtiaANO fM_juTHe«_ArteoHHM*»seL««.A**o DICKERS W*S IN jEfSSJ^wr^^ f**W»l^%»lt«CaLOtJr HAO
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    For the Wireless Enthusiast.
    1454 18 For the Wireless Enthusiast. Buzzes. Hums, Crackles and Frying Where those Noises Come frond. [From Our Wireless Correspondent.] neeeptjon lately has been good and Chelmsford's programmes are coming through very well. "The Crucifixion" broadcast on Good rriday was a treat to those who listened m. ihe mid-day transmission foes not
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    "HULLO, HULLO BANGKOK."
    626 18 "This is Nauen Calling." In the old rest house at Bangkok Noi, where an earlier generation of departing travellers stayed before setting out for the long three day railway journey from Bangkok to Penang, there has been installed the receiving station of the wireless service between Berlin
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    'YOUNG WOODLEY'S' AUTHOR.
    81 18 "After All," a new play by Mr. John Van Druten, author of "Young Woodley," will be produced m London on May 5 by the Three Hundred Glub, now amalgamated vith the Stage Society. It will be the play's first performance m any country. It was the Three
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    TELEPHONE FROM U.S. TO ENGLAND.
    310 18 Wonders of 1,000-Mile talk Wiieless telephone calls betweei E and the United States ha\« nearly 400 per cent, during The success of the Tran>.<t!;irt service has Iv^en emphasised t n the by the interviews with mm, Segre**.* iie<l through, from the Daily Kxprvw on his
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    LEWIS AND PEAT'S REPORT.
    202 19 Singapore, April 2ti. The past week has witnessed a check to the continuous downward movement Of prices that has recently taken place and locally due to trade support and snort covering a slight recovery was s. en. Heavy shipments this month, however, still outweigh any hopeful
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    189 19 CHANGKAT SERDANG REPORT. to th' tht mp**t innunl shHV^ ad *L* Presente<l at the annual meeting at Kvatt and Company's ofliees on May 3rd at noon. ta?!!?*?? profit for the y ear to *MMI6.7J v as. against 141,413.71 for the previous year), to which must be added
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    ROSE MACPHAIL AND PENMAN LIMITED'S REPORT.
    206 19 Singapore. April 2H. Rabber. London 'ivoi. --.d down. iosinu p.m. Spot i.:') 1 May _13%, June 34, July-Sept :)Pj, Oct.-Dec. :';:>. Quiet. Tin. London £'-.<; 1 ss. M)s down. Mining, hull. Sungei Way ."5. (Ml :.l<>, Kuchaia 1.30 1.:..".. Kinta Dredge l.t- !.4 Klanu
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS.
    16 19 RUBBER AND TIN RE TURNS. ESvatfl and Co.. Secretaries. Brunei United* March output o; months :.4:?.0."0.
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    MACPHAIL'S SHARE LIST.
    136 19 Yesterday's Alterations. Buyers Sellers. Hong Fatta 56 &7% Kinta Tin Dred. 1.1- 1.4"> Kawng Pet wo i.o»» Rahman* Ily.i. f.86 1.39 Etantau Pref. 1.27 1.30 Sungei Luas 04 prcm. 06 prem. Teluk Kruim '.)."> i.t»2 ox. Mont Kong Tin dully) 12s M |3a Kanumtin<r Tin 15fl 16:h
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST.
    96 19 j Yesterday's Alterations. Buyers Sellers. Bating Padang ($1) 35 40 Bukit Arang ($1 > 1.65 1.75 Nawng Pet ($1) 92 97 N. Taipiog 66 70 Pahang Consd. Us 6d 12s i)d c.d. Penawat 80 85 Petaling 5.25 5.50 x.d. Rantau Pref. ($1) 1.25 1.35 c.d. Sungei Luafe
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    EXCHANGE.
    26 19 demand 1431 Honn Koag, demand |f% p.c. Dis. Yokohama, demand 12.'. I*.1 Bangkok, demand 80% Bank of England Rate 6-Vi p.c. Sovereign, Bank Buying 8.54
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    PRODUCE.
    236 19 Tin 175 Ton- $1011-4 Pepper Whit.- 108 Pearl Sago Small t Copra Baadried 9.20 Rice Liun_r Hin (.hari Mark Red Eagle (New. 3.30 Rice, Siam old No. 1. 330 Rice, Rangoon Bintan 260 Rice, Rangoon Sioka 256 Rice, Siam Broken No. 1 220 Rice, Siam Broken No. 2 200
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    69 19 Vpril 2»>th.. 12 oYloek naon. H.s.S. equal to Standard, Q.c.K Spot $34 14 Standard R.S.S. Spot 33%| :;i' 4 'Standard R.S.S. on Tender Ma> v :>P. Jnne S4\ *v 4 May-June SJ 844 July S.-pt Ml"'.. 36 Qet-Der. U B*4 Ton« of UarhaS: l>ull Sellofi
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    GUTHRIE'S REPORT.
    93 19 Singapore, April 2(i. The tone ol the market, has beefs undecided and values have fluctuated uncertainly from day to day. Forced Sellers have l-eeii disposing of their holdings and the tendency at the close is downwards. Xew Yoi*. reports Factory buying of Spot and Kegrbv Rubber at the
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    MAKING AN HOTEL "FINEST IN ENGLAND."
    230 19 New Owners Plans. After being about four monthe m. the possession of Mr. Bracewell Smith, heat! bi tho Park lane Hotel, the Alexandra Hotel, Knightsbrktge, has heen s.>|<! again to Mr M. V. North. Mr. North is a leader m the residential hotel business.
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    LONDON FINANCE WIRE.
    503 19 R.G.A. CHAIRMAN AND RESTRICTION. The Industry Sacrificed f [FKJI'E PSKBB SffBVI. B. •COPYRIGHT.. London, Apr. 26. The rubber sharenvurkct uninteresting owing to the sharp setback m th.- commodity. Although the tone ll somewhat indefinite it la found Impossfl l« to put through buying orders at fractionally cheaper
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    THE USES OF RUBBER.
    256 19 Futile" Suggestion^ In a very long experience are havi known no market like tho nil ber that, has .keen OO prolific m futile suggestions for pr.onuuing the use of Ita staple product, says .h.' Financial Times, lt is admittedly aa ex cellent sign that ihareholdera ■ho-uUI
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      383 19 BANKING. HONGKONG ANO SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated m Hong Kong). HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and fully paid up $20,000,010 Reserve Fund— Sterling 6,000,000 Silver $14,000,-JOO Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS: N. S. Brown, Esq., Chairman. W. H. Beii, Esq., Deputy Chairman. F> Beith
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      40 19 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter A.D. 1720) FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE. Fidelity Gurantee— Administration Bonds. Singapore Representatives.— Messrs. MARLOW CO., t Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER GO.. LTD. CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (lst floor). A GORDON. LEE, Resident Manager.
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    MALAYAN TURF.
    314 20 SINGAPORE SPRING MEETING. First Day's Weights. The following are the weights for the first day's rating of the Spring meeting on May 4t_v:— Horses— Class 4— 2nd. Div— (7 furs.):— Petacre 9.7, Sunsnip 9.5, Pacify 9.5, Swastika 8.5, Alacoque 8.0, The Bandit 8.0, Duke Beechley 7.12, Kinta Girl
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    CAMPBELL SETS UP NEW RECORDS.
    109 20 [Reuter's Service.] Verneuk Pan. April 26. Captain Malcolm Campbell brokt the records for five miles and five kilometres but failed to break the one kilometre record. His speeds were for five miles 212 m.p.h., five kilometres 211 m.p.h. NO TYRES LEFT. Captain Campbell oeat the
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    LOCAL CRICKET.
    221 20 Possibles Useful Start. On the Padang yesterday a match was commenced between two representative S.C.C. teams from which the team to represent S.C.C. against Selangor Club will be selected. Hoblyn and Coleman opened the Possibles batting to the bowling of Duncan and W T elchman and with the
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    SINGAPORE SWORD CLUB.
    113 20 Foil Handicap Competition. There was a good attendance of Members to witness, the opening bouts of the Singapore Sword Club foil handicap competition which commenced at the Tomlinson Hall on Thursday night. The best bout of the evening was between L. B. Brunelli and R. R. Gardener,
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    47 20 Programme of Drills up to and for week ending April 28th. Saturday, 2.00 p.m., Bukit Timah Range "Wf* (Chinese) Co. Farrer Range (Seletar) AT <M.G.) Company. j S*M*y, 7.80 a.m., Bukit Timah Ranee l*t n (Chhveee) Co. Farrer Range (Seletar) -A" (M.G.) Comply. j
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    LOCAL FOOTBALL.
    373 20 S.C.F.A. DEFEAT Scrappy Game. S.C.F.A 3: S.R.C g. In a First Division S.F.A. League match at the Stadium yesterday, the S.C.F.A. defeated the S.R»C. by three goals to nil after a scrappy game m which the Chinese showed better control of the ball than their opponents. Hay of
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    F.A. CUP FINAL TO-DAY.
    225 20 League Fixtures. The final of the F.A. Cup hetween Portsmouths and Bolton Wanderers takes place at Wembley to-day. English League— Division 1— Arsenal vs. Leeds Un., Birmingham vs. Bury, Black, turn R. vs. Liverpool. Derby C. vs. Newcastle Un., Everton vs. Manchester Un., Huddersfield T. vs.
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    R.S.Y.C.
    145 20 Th_» following race will be sailed on Sunday. Team Race: Both Classes together. Vice-Commodore Club Burgees: B 1. Prima Donna, 11. June, 18. Jean 11, B 2. Jazz Fiend, B 4. Irene, B 5. Merlin. Rear-Commodore Yachts' Racing Flags. B 6. Columbine, 2. Kathleen, 3. Ella Dorothy, B 3.
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    S.R.C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    66 20 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. Mixed Doubles. Miss Klatt and Siddons heat Mrs. C James and F. James, 6—4, 5—7. 6 3. Miss Gomes and Clarke beat Miss Ranna and F. Gomes, 6—l, 6 4. Championship Singles. N. E. Ess vs. C. A. Peterson (unfinished). Single Handicap A. S. L.
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    TSE RYDER CUP.
    769 20 AMERICA'S EGOIST CAPTAIN. Progress of the Matches. (.Renter's Service.] VT London, April 25. Never has there been such a stir over a golf match m England as over the ls>29 Ryder Cup. An unprecedented feature has been the publication by newspapers of articles signed by the principal
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    ENGLISH AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP.
    115 20 Fifth Round Survivors. [Reuter's Service.] -ru e Gos-forth Hark, April 26. ♦i_^H_! oI,OW, ir Were left m at tha el »d of the fifth round: R.Thompson (Gosforth) W Sutton (West Cheshire) C, Ollerhead (Fulwell), K. Tolley (Liverpool), T. Thirsk (Bridlington), E. Tipping (Ashdown Forest), N. Dunn (Doncaster),
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    JOYCE WETHERED WINS SURREY TITLE.
    44 20 [Renter's Service.l London. April 25. Miss Joyce Wethered ex-open champion, who has played but little competitive golf m the last few years, won the Surrey Ladies' Championship at Worplesdon beaming Mrs. Latham Hall m the final 7 *m\ C.
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    175 20 The monthly Mixed Foursome competition was played yesterday afternoon, and resulted m a win for Mrs. James Wilson and Mr. L. P. Hickey. Forty-eight cards were taken out and the following were returned. Mrs. James Wilson and L. P. Hickey 43 8^ 34*4 Mrs. Cowap and R.
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    S.C.C. LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    21 20 MONDAY'S TIES. Championship. Semi -Final. Rev. Aitken vs. D. H. Kleinman. G. R. More vs. P. Clerc.
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    TUESDAYS TIES.
    33 20 Championship Doubles Final. Winter and Hill vs. Clerc and Kleinman. Godown Handicap. Semi-Final. W. McMullan and G. A. Martin plus 4 vs. Rev. Aitken and Maj. Miller owe 15. (to finish).
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    WEDNESDAY'S TIES.
    18 20 Profession Pairs Final. P. Clerc and D. H. Kleinman vs. A. D. Anderson and N. Wise.
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    THURSDAY'S TIES.
    34 20 Godown Doubles Handicap Final. C. E. Winter and A. M. Mackintosh owe 3 vs. Winners of W. McMullan and G. A. Martin plus 4 and Rev. Aitken and Maj. Miller owe 15.
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    MONDAY'S TIES May 6th.
    37 20 Championship Singles Final. The marriage of Dr. P. J. Mulcahy, of Baton* Berjuntai, Selangor, and Miss M A. Stott Uelie, of Kapar, took place very quietly m Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday morning. M.M.
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      127 20 KEPPEL GOIF CI.IB. The following are the teams for the match to be played over Keppel links on Sunday, between Keppel Golf Club and the Sepoy Lines Golf Club. Sepoy Lines players mentioned first. 8.40 a.m. English and Lowson vs. Barron and Meldrum. 8.50 a.m. Cowap and Hillay vs. Gibson
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