The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 24 March 1930

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  • 19 1 The Singapore Free Press NO. 12,982. ESTABLISHED 1835. SINGAPORE, S.S. MONDAY, MARCH 24, 1930. 20 PAGES DAILY. 10 CENTS.
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  • 367 1 Skirmishes between Government troops and rebels are reported from north China and Yen has taken control of the PekingHankow Railway Page 11. Latest reports regarding the naval conference are not hopeful though there is a prospect of a three-Power pact Pages 11 and 12 Edward Doheny. American
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  • 972 1 No tennis, no golf, no ice. no roads! Yet our hill-resort furnished us with delights m plenty, and it was with the keenest anticipation that we made our annual summer exodus from the plains. There were seven 'foreign' houses m the little valley two thousand
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 176 1 SWALLOW ARIELL'S TAKES FOB AFTERNOON' TEA. RafflesJHotel Mura Smirnova I THE WELL-KNOWN SHANGHAI DANCER APPEAmS DURING J j fc MONDAY TUESDAY Tea Dances J™?day Dinner Dances (Admission to Ball Room Non-Diners $1.) j i IMPROVED X Remington Portable! Neater Letters X Compact Simple X New Tabular Feature GUARANTEED FOR ONE
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    • 257 1 WIRE TYING MACHINES f COMPANY, LIMITED. X Manufacturers of v 'THE TIE THAT BINDS" v •*4 V Why you should use GERRARD strapping: I.— Pilfer proof. •5 X 2. Its centre re-inforces, which »J V doubles the strength of the ordi- X I*< nary packing case. V S 3.— lt
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    • 177 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. A guarantee by Ardath's Page 5. Bargains at Whitea way's Page 6. Notices by Rose. Macphail and Co. Page 9. Sale of property by Ching Ke:ig Lee Page 9. Jantzen Smart bathing weir from Little* Page 10. General Motor Trucks for all conditionsPage 5. The Riley hi the
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    • 8 1 FOR DAINTY PASTRY SWALLOW ARIELL'S PATENT ROLLER FLOUR.
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  • 303 2 Vn Kxcellent Talkie for the Alhamhra. In i^ a Great LU I < M yn Iteyet picture which the Alhambra i> putting yin tor its next cnaOfH is quite ihe •'.k.i thai lias come to Singapore up eni It combine! -nd wholeseme •tory with wealth of musical
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  • 142 2 At the Tivoli. re two feature on the Tivoli proUTB. The Eddie Leonard and Dvi a? if it were Intended talkie and failed. There is a close retembiance is t. i m tha; of Tht Rainbow Mm and several otter films of It deals with a pair who
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  • 105 2 rents has bi en pened Parti Tlv- -rhool is co-educational. i;nl: well as mothers bcii-.i; eligible as pupils There ts humorous speculation whether flepaiti will be Issued at the end of the term It is Mgawted that it would be diflicult fur lather to complain
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  • 57 2 The number of beggars m Madrid has grown to such alarming proportions that the board of aldermen has agreed to spend two million pesetas for the creation of a park which will serve the purpose of a -beggars' reservation." Policemen will also arrest incorrigible idlers and hH||«l and put them
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 174 2 MOUSSON BATH AND TOILET SOAPS m the following perfumes: Lilac— Lily of the Valley Lavender Eau de Cologne. MEDICAL HALL, LTD., Opposite General Post Office. SINGAPORE. THE "HUMS" of POOH AT GOODWOOD HALL ON MONDAY, MARCH 24th., at 5 p.m. Tit-Rets at John Little> and at the Door. Adults SI.
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    • 552 2 1 VICTORIA 'pHEATRE TO-NIGHT AT 9.30 P.M. R. B. SALISBURY'S COMPANY I THE QUAINTS I IN THE LATEST LONDON MUSICAL COMEDIES. m TO-NIGHT AND TO-MORROW. jjg Mr. CINDERS STILL RUNNING AT THE LONDON HIPPODROME >< Wednesday, March 26th. Thursday, March 27th. W WHEN KNIGHTS WERE BOLD FUNNY FACE (Q\ March
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    • 234 2 f^ALHAMBRA^ George Bernard Shaw I WILL SPEAK TO YOl V j> Every Evening at 6.15 p.m. and 9.15 V Saturdays and Sundays at :i n m V FOLLOWKD BY COMEDIES NEWS REELS AND i THE SKY HAWK FOR THRILLS, SOUND, ACTING PRODK riON f I This All Talking Fox Movietone
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 159 2 THK WKKK. Monday. 21th. i Water, 04.10. 7.1. 20.10. 6.2. i H W.. 2.50 a.m.. 3.10. 3.00 p.m.. 3.04. i.i i Covinril. 10.30 a.m. Tlv K«n H of Pooh, Goodwood Hall. I p.m. Tlv QMtafta, Thealit.'. 9.30 p.m. Tuevday. 25th. Wfctll, 15.55. 6.8. 21 03. <i 7 H W 4.30
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  • 1454 3 IN KHAMA'S COUNTRY. Attempt to Force Chief's Hand. Khama's suce?ssor. Chief Tshekedi. is abou* to leave his capital at Serowe and come 1« London to appeal to Lord Passfield to :jav~ his country from being exploited for gold and ither minerals. A remarkable story lies behind
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  • 185 3 The Ptaang Oaaette eorreepoadent at Bungel Patam wiring t.n Muich 17th. says. The stor>' of a tragedy at Tanjong Davei, Sungt-* Palani, was related m the Becond Hitih Court of Suneei Patani before Tuan Sy* d Mohamcd Idid. the Malay Jud«e. when fOUng Chinese named Loh Yeok
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 114 3 I fm larget Rifles Need ~>« GOOD AMMUNITION y a V w I KODAK LIMITED. I t lncorporated m England). Singapore. I FRASER NEAVE LIP. I AERATED WATERS I QUALITY SERVICE IRIBEIRO'S specialise m I I Company Seals f Brass Name Plates 1 I Engraved Visiting I or Business Cards
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    • 333 3 I Estate Trust Agencies I 1 (1927) Limited. f BRANCHES I 51 f H"! 1 SJT 8 Street MALACCA. I Jl 1 Kht S eJ eet PENANG. X V 14, Klyne Street KUALA LUMPUR. 9 >J V >: Registered by and Security deposited with g. the Straits Settlements Government. Act
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  • 1157 4 SUNSHINE AVD SHADOW. Millie's engagement to Jim Morton was not tnade public until the week followfn Pat DalToy's wedding It had been the famiV s Intention that the wedding should be a quirt one. because of the special circumstance which made it an occasion for sorrow as x<
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  • 4757 4  -  W. RILEY iOUR SERIAL NOVEL. A Yorkshire I Romance. I BY thor of Windyrid*e ete.)| bring her pride down a bit and that's what's badly wanted. "And when her pride has been brought down what then? he asked, fixing his eye* upon her. "What then. Matilda? What wil!
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  • 664 4 ALCOHOL AND HEALTH "Undesirable/* Say> sj r f; Newman. Drinking cocktails is. I desirable from a medical point ing a cocktail before dfalM i cocktail without any relation te undesirable for mo.st people —Sir Geor Health M Ghosts of dead-and-gnno fa the taverns of eighteenth cc
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  • 91 4 Scheme to Stop the Puhlu W* Time. During Test Ticket Weak, m\ ended on UM OudWtlOUOd R;ul^ tickets were taken b\ Ml .sp» < the exchange station.^ Each ticket beans one at BB distinctive station OU|M whirh tafc every kind of peometnr;,] BgUTC what route tiie pMMOfSf
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  • 594 5 Gift From Hong Kong Chinese. On March 12, says the China Mail, the Hon. Mr. A. C. Hynes completed 36 years of residence m the Far East, and the anniversary was celebrated by Mr. and Mrs. Hynes by an "At Home" which was held m
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  • 524 5 The Need for System. I have ahvavs had a feeling of sympathy for Rumty Wilfer. who enlivens the pages of "Our Mutual Friend." writes MAS. m tho Manchester Guardian. You will remember Rumpty's ambition "to wear a complete newsuit of clothe.*, hat and boots included, at one
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 240 5 t v a A ♦> t 4 f <! pioneer, and one of the X world's greatest industrialists, f acknowledges world's debt to a gy B: L-J !=v fe t t 4 Engraved on the walls of the new J> Ford building m Detroit (U.S..> are *J* the names of
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    • 238 5 General MotorsVrucks P" very where, every thiy, PJJj anc^ un<^ er a^ conditions I $p> General Motors Trucks are I demonstrating their superior I ability to increase profits, ll cut costs and extend bus- I%^ v mess operating areas. If lift you have a transportation or I? haulage problem investi-
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  • 728 6 FOREIGN PRAISE. Remarkable Efficiency m AH Departments. Though the absence, on medical advice, of H.M. the King from the recent field exercise", at Korat lessened to an appreciable degret the eclat attached thereto, public interest m the exercises was naturally keen, and m this Connexion the
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  • 138 6 The news thai Will Roc turn en return to Now York, that he ha red England one m m who c m out-1 i but there were champions of both ti It m n pas Ible to pit Mr Mr. Rogers against the two great
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  • 59 6 Calcutta. M:ir. 10. Mr. Sityendra Nath Mnjumdar. Editor of the Ananda Bazar Patrika. a vernacular daily, was sentenced to six months' rigorous imprisonment to-day by the chief presidency magistrate on a charge of sedition m connection with three articles published m the ipecta] Conjuess number of
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 535 6 WHITEAWAYS "We mb lee' HfT^iK^fELLIRRC^^ Built on stout ni.-K.l frs.-.ju- <T t "T^V f^ TlCM'Y^^^^n Übn vu unditllim lined i»side with MCUTeI] nvetn-d. VV I/Lri* f 1I I I L^^ I I i^xine. fitted with plated sliding leather mam fibrcttc bodj F^-" I LvUi lac ks. and strong leather ;i;.d
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    • 16 6 Mr. C. G. Cadman, Enyinet-r-in-Chltf. Pos'~. and Telegraphs Department. gom on Hin leave on Wednesday.— MM.
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    • 294 6 ROYAL DUTCH iNDIAN AIRWAYS 1 X FLY TO JAVA X X IN A TRIPLE ENC.INKD MONOI'I. \NK »J CLOSED CABINS FOX H PABSENGEES TVJ V w Flying time 7 hours 1* I S l Beattlif til Scenery. »J i^/f Apply to: K.IVM.— ROTTKRDAM LLOVD NEDERLA.NI> »t* ROYAL MAIL LINE THOS.
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  • 1250 7 TWO SISTERS DRAMA. The Postman Who Vanished. V.'afcrford. Ireland, Feb. 24. Never, surely, has there been a stranger murder case than this case of the "murder without a body." about which we heard m Waterford Courthouse to-day. [Brief details of the case appeared m these columns
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  • 83 7 [Nanyo Nichi-Nichi Service.] Tokio, Mar. 21. The American Ambassador had a conversation with Baron Shidehara, Foreign Minister, who the Ambassador, it is alleged, has sounded on Government's attitude towards the latest American proposal to Japan at the Naval Conference. The Foreign Office spokesman, in an interview, admitted that
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  • 41 7 [Reuter's Service.] Tokio. Mar. 21. An agreement has been reached for the interchange of mititary officers of Japan and the Soviet, enabling Japanese officers to be attached to Soviet military units, and vice versa
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 202 7 DORSAYS PERFUMES PARIS AIL THE NICEST FLAVOURS IN BEAUTIFUL CRYSTAL r.OTTTFS "DANDY," "DUO," "CHARME," etc.; IEAU DE COLOGNE D'ORSAY SOLD EVERYWHERE. ASK for Official Price-List at RENE ULLMANN JMOA. SINGAPORE. mKNf H INno-CHI^A You Buy Economy and Long Life m a Kermath When you buy a Kermath you buy I
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    • 862 7 sß# 4a^c%''''' :^'l aY !Ja» aß^a^ ■J?^BH'!a'r I -M I SaVT tSti\ S SSBBBBBB^ I 1 aßßaß^BSaßvi' '^£^^r isw^r :^B\ I V'^VaV I B I San h I ■m^BVBw 1^:. I fl^ sbbbbW I SsVa^a^ S I V B PQ ■BK'.'^JS'^^! I _^^F-'-- B^'^^sa^^^^^ il ■HBPP^' I ar"""S^^ a« I
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  • 643 8 HAPPY ECHO OF A 7-YEAR-OLD DRAMA. SMUGGLED COUNTESS. Bridegroom Who Was Fined £100. Paris. Friday. Feb. 14. The beautiful Italian countess. Anna Monici who smuggled herself into England m a fishing smack m 1923. and was deported as an undesirable alien, has been married here to Capain William Henry Paterson.
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  • 270 8 The Penang Report. A balance of $1,719 is shown m the annual report and balance sheet of the Ex-Services Association of Malaya. Penang Branch, to be presented at the annual meeting on March 27. The report states: the receipts on General Account amounted to $1,106.62 to which must
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  • 29 8 IReuter's Service.] San Francisco. Mar. 21. The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco has lowered its re-discount rate from AM to 4 per cent.
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  • 30 8 F. Wadsworth, the jockey, who has been riding with much success m the F.M.S., has returned to England. He was formerly associated with i Huge Powney's stable at Newmarket M.M.
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  • 108 8 Fighting m the South. Nanyang Siang Pau Press Service Hong Kong. Mar. 21. Fighting started at Pingnam between vanguards, though there is no official communique. Chu Shao-hang's headquarters have been removed to Yonghue. Mo Ping-mar's troops arrived at Tenghsien Four regiments of Wong Shao-hungs army and one
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  • 240 8 Shanghai, Mar. 21. Chiang Kai-shek and Soong Mei-ling left Nanking downstream yesterday morning abroad the gunboat Tchiuyui. A few aide-de-camps and Chen Shao-kuan accompanied them. They Inspected the forts at Chinklang. and Klang-yin, and are expected at Shanghai to-day and may return to Fenghua and stay
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  • 26 8 (Nanyo Nichi-Nu-hi Barrtee.] Tofci«. >« It is announced that th. OuMlßßirnt decided to increase the work inn «>timatr 1930 to V 1.606. 000 ,000
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 406 8 v^K tt^ L^LU Power that far exceeds all demands noWER that exceeds all demands whether up I steep grades, on bad roads or m city traffic —is developed by the Dodge Brothers Six high-compression engine. The Dodge Six exhibits remarkable all-around ability everywhere acceleration that sweeps you ahead quickly and
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    • 225 8 Be Sure Of Your Whisky! The finest of Scotch Barley the pure, sparkling water to be found only m Scotland and years of experience m the distilling of whisky these are the foundation of King George IV," but they are only the foundation. For many years it must lie m
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 515 9 BUSINESS CARDS. TO Ul SINESS MEN. shorthand and Tvpowrltlng Bureau Wi ress especially for your convenience malfc inquiry will at all times receive our best attention. Prompt Service— Charges Moderate. I VI'EWRITINO BUREAU. I i lulia Street. SINGAPORE. ASSAGE ANICURB ISS FUMIKO 32 Dhoby Ghant. FUNERALS. SINGAPORE CASKET CO. Nos.
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    • 619 9 TENDERS. MUNICIPALITY OF SINGAPORE. NOTICE is hereby given that tenders are now invited for the following materials or *"i vices, and that particulars of such tenders may be obtained m the Tender Room, Municipal Offices. Installation of Sanitary Fittings to Nos. 10. 12. 14. 16, 13. 20. 22. 24. 26.
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    • 435 9 NOTICE. i WITHOUT DOUBT tTHE MOST SENSA TIONAL FORM OF MOTOR CYCLE SPORT KNOWN REAL DIRT TRACK MOTOR CYCLE RACING OPENING APRIL 19th SINGAPORE SPEEDWAY SINGAPORE'S NEW HOME of THRILLS 18 HIGH SPEED EVENTS 18 FOUR CORNERS TO ONE LAP. FOUR LAPS TO ONE MILE. 18 ONE MILE RACES EACH
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    • 502 9 I notice. U. S, De SILVA BROTHERS I beg to notify the public that j I they have opened new premises I as manufacturing jewellers, etc. I I AT I j No. 61, HIGH STREET, j IMPORTANT NOTICE. RE TYE GUAN TONG IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS
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    • 425 9 the SINGAPORE FREE PRESS The Premier Morning Daily m Malaya, a liv» news" paper— 3o-40 columns of news daily Also the best Medium for Advertising. Delivered with the Chota Hazri each morning. Latent Telegrams. Latest News and Latest Announce ments. Sprcia' Daily News Cables Rubber aiv Tin Price Cabins togi'ther
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    • 296 9 I Put Beauty I m well us 1 Efficiency on I Your Desk I W% doubly useful, this 1 handsKime Parker De«k I St-t, at your desk or j I fuidoors, efficient I 1 tin"ie saver. 1 Tht smooth m wiitum I PaTker DuofoUl desk pen I is quickly converted
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  • DOMESTIC OCCUPRENCES
    • 21 10 WARDLAW— On the 18th March at Penang to Kathleen, wife of H H. Wardlaw, Chersonese Estate. Kuala Kurau. a daughter.
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    • 42 10 MACMILLAN SWITHINBANK -On Saturday. March 22nd. at St. Andrews Cathedral, Singapore Joyce only daughter of William James and Mrs. Swithinbank. Roundhay. Leeds, to lan Campbell Macmillan. Straits Settlements Police, son of the late John Campbell and Mrs. Macmillan of Newlands. Glasgow.
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  • 748 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. MONDAY, MARCH 24, 1930. COMMENT OF THE WEEK. The breakdown, or rather the partial breakdown, of the London Conference, which has been hinted at more than once m the cables of the past week, now appears to be almost a certainty m consequence of the failure to
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  • 490 10 His Excellency The General Officer Commanding the Troops. Malaya, accompanied by Mrs. Pritchard. left Singapore yesterday for a tour m Japan, and will returr. early m May. Mr. H. Fraser, District Officer. L.ir;;t arS< Matang. who was an inmate of the European Hospital Taiping. m connection with, an operation, has
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  • 500 10 MR. CINDERS. Well Received Musical Comedy. John Mills and Betty Hare scored a distinct success m the performance at the Victoria Theatre on Saturday night of Mr. Cinders, the amusing musical comedy by Clifford Grey and Greatex Newman based on a modern interpretation of a male
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  • 388 10 Mr. I. C. Macmillan and Miss Joyce Swithinh.mk The wedding of Mr lan Campbell Macmillan. Assistant Superintendent of Police, who is at present seconded as Head of Preventive Service, to Miss Joyce Swithinbank took place on Saturday at St. Andrews Cathedral, the Rev. J. V. Westlake officiating.
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  • 37 10 SATURDAY'S RUBBER PRICES. [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT.. London, March 11, noon. Messrs. Symington and Sinclair notify to-day's rubber prices as follows Spot 710 16d. (up 116). Forward 8 (up 2 16). The market is steady.
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  • 449 10 YESTERDAY'S OPERATIONS. How Concentration Plan Worked Out. Through the theatres, cinemas, h >• the police, and by telephone and personal notincaton from an oiiir. of the Singapore Volunteer Corp ncatlon after 8 pm on Saturda;, thirteen hours later, i.e.. at 9 am. on when they were called
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  • 205 10 Bright Hatting on Both Sides. Penan*. Mar. IS. The Penang C. C driV.it, -d th. NoB-Bi by six wickets m a twelve-a-side mat« h day. The feature of the Won-Bendm' hu was the third wicket partnership >» Green and Bostock Hill who added and a half
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  • 101 10 Decreasing Opium Revenue (FREE PRESS SERVICE— OOPTRI Bangkok. M«r Siam's budget for the ptM OOMBMM 1. shows an estimated IWMMM of 106.593.135. expenditure tirals 93.f>34.3: portant items of new expenditure the organisation of ;i (iinunal Inw department, an increase m the bodfH Department of Public H.:lth. furtJier diture
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  • 49 10 Bangkok MM Following the coming Ma IOfW medical law. pharmacists In NMB. Europeans, have JOWMd .1 PhW Society amonK the objects of which h prove the status of and to Mipport the mm law m Siam and to MfllltM and IW materia mcdica indigenous to Slain
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 130 10 CALDBECK, MACGREGOR CO., LTD. (Incorporated under the Companiet' Ordinance* of Hong Kong) (Incorporated m Shanghai). ARE THE LEADING WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS IN THE FAR EAST. BRANCHES FROM PENANO TO PEKLN RETAIL HOUSE 90 Robinson Road. Telephone No. 6228. •> I DUTCH SMOKED HERRINGS I j Singapore Cold Storage Co.,
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    • 82 10 1 SUNDSTRAND f ADDING MACHINES I iPATERSON, SIMONS CO., LIMITED, 4 Prince Street, Singapore. PHONE 2700. j 634 j North Bridge Road. TENG SENG GUAN. j Established 1905 Tele. No: 2415. i I X. K. I J Ladies' Tennis Shoes. Sizes 25 to 40 J From $1 .10 to $1.60
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  • 93 11 tUMBUNGS OF WAR. .m muni cat ion with Peking Severed. Reuter's Far Eastern Service.] Peking. Mir. Q, war on a larg« scale has not yet first rumblings of it are indicated a of skirmishes between Government rebels m east Honan and north 1 the
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  • 206 11 \merka and Hank Rate Reduction. lßeuterV BmtVlm.] New York March 22. lion Of the Bank of England rate f be 1 ondoo bank rate on a par with (ten regarded a drop m the Brii sure indication of a further de- New York rate but the
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  • 82 11 Million Dollars Damage. [Reuters Service] Hobokrn. New Jersey. Mar. 23. nmated at a million dollars was when destroyed two piers belong- I rtinport and Holt Line, eight freight :.i ereat quantity of merchandise on v night on the bank of the Hudson ppofite New York City
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  • 29 11 Rangoon Sedition Case. Rangoon. March 12. Gupta, the former Mayor of Calcutta. sentenced to ten days imprisonment ...rge of sedition. [Earlier cables on page 12.]
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  • 235 11 Judgment m Jeeewa Singh Will Dispute. if the estate of Jeewa Singh, the Bn-ainc Gardens murder, should Ifc and half to the next of kin. was BMde by the Chief Justice (Sir WilMurtsom delivering judgment m the Court on Saturday en two petitions admmistrata.:i m the deceased's
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  • 22 11 (Nanyo Nichi-Nichi Service.) Tokio, Mar. 22. 6 death is announced of Baron Yasuba. >f the House of Peers.
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  • 17 11 Honble Mr. John Strachan, General F.MS. Railways, has started on a 1 in.sp»ftion of the Kelantan Line.
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  • 258 11 WOMEN VOLUNTEERS. Extensive Recruiting m Bengal. [Reuter's Service.] m Buva, Mar. 23. Gandhi arrived here from Jainbusar to-day Replying to an enquiry from a prominent social worker. Miss Chattopadhyaya. Gandhi said he id not desire or expect women to neglect their children, but women who could satisfactorily
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  • 100 11 Japanese Reply This Week. [Reuters Tar Eastern Service.] Tokio. Mirch 22. AM the navy have not yet completed drafting instructions which, subject to the approval of the Foreign OFke and the Cabinet, will be sent to the delegation m London, to-day's Cabinet meeting passed off without considering
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  • 52 11 Unfavourable Conditions at Daytona. [Reuters Service.] Daytona Bearh. Mar. 23. Kaye Don's attempt on the speed record has been brought to a standstill owing to thr beach at low tide being very rough Officials think it may be the middle of next week befoie an attempt
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  • 70 11 England Win Comfortably. [FREE PRESS SERVICE COPYRIGHT] London. March 23. Evenson (England) was the first man home m the annual international cross-country race <9 miles on Saturday, his time being 53 mins. 49 sees. He was followed by Sutherland (Scotland* only a second behind him. The team
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  • 45 11 Six Winners out of Eight Mounts. [FREE PRESS SERVICE COPYRIGHT.] Sydney, Mar. 23. Some remarkable riding was seen at thr* Mooref:e!# nietting on Saturday when E. Bartie, who rode vi ei«ht races, finished the afternoon with six winners and a second.
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  • 29 11 Victories for England and Ireland. (FREE PRESS SERVICE COPYRIGHT.] London. March 23. In international hockey matches yesterday England beat Scotland 4 o and Ireland beat Wale<= 3—l.
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  • 47 11 [Reuter's Service.] New York. Mar 22. It Ls learned that Police Commissioner GroverWhalen is resigning shortly m order to resume the general managership of Wanamaker's department store. New York, March 22. Mr. Groven Whalen has denied that he has intended to resign.
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  • 21 11 [Reuter's Service.] Washington, A.iv. i&. Ex-President Taft's estate is valued at £95,000 [Earlier cables on page 12.]
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  • 94 11 DOHENY ACQUITTED. Alleged Bribe a Personal Loan. [Heuter's Service.] Washington. Mar. 22. The oil magnate, Edward Doheny, has been acquitted on a charge of bribery, m which it was alleged he gave the former Secretary of the Interior. Mr. Albert Pall, £20,000 for the grant of
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  • 113 11 Mme. Hanau Wins Against 13 Prison Officials. [Reuter's Service] Paris, Mar. 22. Mme. Hanau. her spirit unbroken after a fortnight's hunger-strike successfully resisted forcible feeding to-day. The doctor tried to administer cafe--\u-lait through a tube m the nose while twelve ass: tants held her down, but she
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  • 106 11 The New American Tariff Bill. [Reuter's Service.] Washington. Mar. 23. The Senate has completed revision of the tariff. The final vote on the Bill, embodying the revised tariff will be taken on Monday The passage of the Bill by the Upper House, which appears certain, means
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  • 73 11 Smith And Shiers Leave To-day. [FREE PRESS SERVICE COPYRIGHT] Sydney. Mar. 23. The Australian airmen. Dave Smith and Wallv Shiers. who are to make an attempt to beat tNtime of Kingsford Smith and Ulm for their flight from Australia to England, and cover the distance m
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  • 59 11 R.A.F. Defeated. [FREE PRESS SERVICE COPYRIGHT.} London, Mar. 22. At Twickenham to-day m the inter -Services Rugby tournament the Army retained the championship for the third successive year beating the Air Force 14 8. In the other matches of the tournament the Navy beat the R.A.F.
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  • 41 11 Full Course Trial. [Reiner's Service. J London, Mar. 22. The Oxford crew had a full -course trial from Putney to Mortlake to-day their time being 21 mins. 8 sees. Conditions were good and the crew showed excellent form.
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  • 39 11 [British Radio Official Service.] Rugby, Mar. 21. Mr. Walter Lindrum. the Australian billiards player, visited the Premier at 10, Downing Street, where Mr. Mac Donald congratulated him on his achievements and wished him good luck.
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  • 40 11 [FREE PRESS SERVICE COPYRIGHT.] London, March 23. Red Lynch and Lady Starlight have been scratched from the Lincolnshire and Easy Virtue from the Grand National. Gregalach, the National favourite, will be seen m action at Leamington.
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  • 36 11 [FREE PRESS SERVICE COPYRIGHT.] London, March 23. In a match between the Corinthians and Queen's Park yesterday the Scottish side won by three goals to two. [Earlier cables on page 12].
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  • 118 11 END OF 7 YEARS LABOUR. The Earthquake Havoc Repaired. I Keuter's Far Eastern Service, j Tokyo, March 23. After nearly seven years labour and the expenditure of over 800,000.000 yen Tokyo, seventenths of which was destroyed by the terrible earthquake of 1923. stands re-built and modernised.
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  • 109 11 Widespread Support for an International Scheme. fßeuter's Service.] London. Mar. 23. It is stated that the majority of the European nations, the United States, Argentine, and several other South American Republics have expressed their willingness to join the scheme for coping with international crime arranged last
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  • 88 11 Uproar at Paris Function. fßeuter's Service] Paris, Mar. "»3. Members of the Association of the IndoChinese Students Institution with separatist tendencies caused an uproar at the Cite Uulversitaire on the occasion of the inauguration of the Indo-Chinese hostel. Many of the students bore banners on which was
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  • 41 11 Silver Duty Proposals Approved. [Reuters Service.] New Delhi. Mar. 22. The Assembly by 56 votes to 49 rejected an amendment to delete the silver duty proposals from the Finance Bill, which is now assured of a safe passaee.
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  • 89 11 Principal Club Results. fFREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT London. March 23. The results m the principal Club Rugby matches yesterday were as follow: Cardiff 21, Blackheath 13. Richmond 6. Bradford 8 Harlequins 11. London Scottish 8 Coventry 6. Leicester 11. Newport 26. O.M.T.s 0. Gloucester 12, Northampton 6. Swansea
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  • 218 11 MONDAYS TIES. Profession Pairs. W. Swithinbank and H. H. Saunders vs. C. E. Hudson and O. Fuller. V. D. Knowles and C. P. Burke vs. P. H. Hopkins and P. Ziegele. G. G. Carew and D. P. Perry vs. R. F. Goodman and O. C. Youd.
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    • 23 11 Mr. A. E. Lambert of Messrs Sime Darby and Company. Malacca, who went to Hospital m Singapore, has returned and resumed his duties.
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    • 489 11 WINES AND SPIRITS SHIPPED BY f FINDLATERS |j X London, Leith and Oporto Established 1856. X X V X PRICE V V SHERRY Per Duty Duty ♦> ♦> Case S.S. FMS JL 1 PINDLATERS "Medium Full." 23 .00 $7.00 $6 00 f V FINDLATER'S "DRY CLUB." An exceedingly pleasant wine,
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  • 293 12 IS THIS THE END? French and Italians Ruin Pact Prospects. (Reuters Service. 1 London. Mar. 22. The prospects of a fi\f Power naval agreement are petering out m view of the apparent inilMWilbllHjf Of ending tbc Franco-Italian dead- X Hr'iicf is hardening that the Japanese
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  • 60 12 Heavily Oversubscribed on First Day. Reuter's Service. l New York. Mar. 11. The Royal Dutch Oil $43,030,003 fiftcvn year 4 pgr cent di-beiiturv IMM was heavily over■UfeMrfbsd. Negotiations for the issue UN settled yesterday by Sir Henri Detudme on behalf of the Royal Dutch over
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  • 279 12 Ciovernment Anxious for Inofficial Opinion. At a meeting of the Ceylon Legislative Council on March 14. the Colonial Secretary said that a paragraph m the introductory chapter of the report of the Salaries Committee on the Civil List Salaries and Allowances and a rider
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  • 68 12 Bombay. March 11. The pottM earn* v out one of the most sen>ational gambling raids m the city last night, when they besieged a taBMMDt building near Crawford Market arrested about 100 persons iind si ized large sums of money All the accused, except 38.
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  • 73 12 Rugby. Mar. 21. Mr. Chawla. the 17 years old Indian wno Hi w from Karachi, to Croydon. a distance of 5.000 miles, m eighteen days, dues not qualify for the prize of £500. offered by the Ann Khan, which is for the hist solo flight
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  • 46 12 Seven Muslims Sentenced to Death. Bombay. March 13. OMttegoac. March 12th Seven Mahumcdans »en wnfttfd to death by the Sessions Judge OH .1 har^c of murdering UM son of a Hind i Zemindar, whom they chopped to pieces, ,'ience of previous enmity.
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  • 975 12 RACE FOR LEADERSHIP. Interesting Second Division Struggle. DIVISION L Goals. P. W. Li I>. F. A. Pts ShelTield Wed. 30 18 6 6 78 13 42 Dfrby County 34 13 10 6 6J 61 42 Manchester City 34 17 10 7 78 62 41 Blackburn R. 35
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  • 82 12 Daily Chronicle's Forecast. London. March 13. The Daily Chronicle's political correspondent ■tatM that the McKenna duties on imported ■Mtdf NHI and the duties on silk and arti:i ial silK will be retained. This is partly due to representations made by Mr. J. H. Thomas, who
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  • 65 12 Apparatus for talking pictures is being installed m Sheffield public-houses. Several public-houses have been showing rilent pictures free of charge for some months, and one stablishmcnt m West Bar, m the centre of the city, announced that it is to show talkies They are being shown m
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  • 140 12 AWAITING THE WORD. Civil Disobedience to Start at Mahatma's Bidding. IReutcr's Service.] Ahmedabad. Mar. 21. The All Indian Congress Committee has unanimously adopted a resolution congratulating Gandhi and his followers and authorising the Provincial Congress Committees to unJertake civil disobedience, concentrating as far as possible on
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  • 133 12 Revolutionary Road Changes at Home. I British Radio Official SerVu c. I Rugby. Mar. 21 The Committee of the House of Commons has agreed to the clause of the Road Traffic Bill, abolishing the speed limit for private motor-cars and motor-cyclists. Mr. Herbert Morrison, the Minister
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  • 51 12 Mass Protest Demonstrations. (Reuter's Service] Mom-ow. March 22. 750.000 peopic 1 participated m the protest demonstration against the "anti-Sjviet prayers" abroad Processionists carried banners caricaturing the Pope and placards condemning his and the ArrUbish p of Canterbury's pronouncements. Similar mas*- meetings were held m other important
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  • 375 12 A Strange Story. The drinking of "holy water" by a w>man named Niroda Bewa. who keeps a dairy business m Entally. had disastrous results for her, for when she awoke after a night of unconsciousness she found that the valuable gold ornaments on her person
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  • 95 12 An Englishman's Fate. A grim little story of the Foreign Legiontold from Paris. Two deserters from the Foreign Legion on;.of them believed to be an Englishman were recognised by the police as they were passing through the village of Benguenir, m Morocco. The
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  • 572 12 SELANGOR AMATEUR RACES. A FAVOURITES' DAY. Sultan of Perak's Success with Polo Ponies. From Our Own Correspondent. I Kuala Lumpur. March 22. For the second day of the Selangor Turf Club's amateur meeting to-day there was a good attendance and going though good, was on the hard side. It was
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  • 176 12 Sir Stanley Jackson's Statement. Calcutta. March 13. "We must not allow a few lakhs of recurring expenditure to stand m the way of doing what is obviou.sly the right thing. "Misjudged economy can prove serious extravagance m the long run." So said the Governor. Sir Stanley Jackscn.
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  • 124 12 V.C. Who Brought Down 52 Enemy 'Planes. London. March 12. Ottawa. Colonel Barker, V.C.. has been killed m an air crash. He served m the R.A.F. during the War and was officially credited with bringing down 52 enemy 'plans. Colonel Barker. who was testing a new biplane
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  • 830 12 PROFESSOR KARVE'S VISIT The I.C.F.A. Annual Meeting. By Our Indian Correspondent I Tlie Adelphi Hctel P.oof Garden bids fair to become a popular resort for social functions organised by local associations. The lead given by the Sindhi Merchant- Association a few weeks ago when they organised
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  • 67 12 Believed to be second attempt he has made to destroy his life. Private S.inpson of the Ist Queens Own Cameron Hinhlanders was found m the bath-room of his barracks m MingaladL-i on a day last week with his throat cut. Simpson is now lying m the military
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  • 73 12 Belgian jewellers are organising a diamond ball m connection with the Flemish National Exhibition m Antwerp. The most DCMUtIfUI work of Belgian gjldsmiths and jewel BCtien will be shown at the ball, worn by mannequins m a parade, and secret prt cautions ot an unprecedented nature
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  • 32 12 A woman m Amazonas, Brazil, hu.s given birth m a single day to three sets of twins. Mother and all six children are reported to be doing well.
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  • 519 12 LIVELY DEBATK Imperial Preference \,,i Imv«hred. m the t .1,1). Rainy m I fol I Tariff Bill. He mid thai the prtncip anci i:i< •.sure was n .rhini: mon present circum .tan« s n wai tec: the nianiifactww r of cotton and it did n t
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  • 141 12 Higher Than m England and Wales London. Pci The ai.M.ry f.-!t m Australia tt* rate of maternal mortality dndt the report of Dame Jam t Campbell B« n Medical OfDMT for Matermu md <'hild W« fare. Health Ministry. \vh<» tMM been I to AuNtrahi' She pom!.-
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  • 119 12 The island of PontikroniK bettel its more romantic title, i h. -.-i oi tl which legend declares wm once tl rOJiMOII. Who MMttnec! tbl -tir... on their ivturn from Troy li In tag into th-- it a oommtsslan lent to study 'he island report that
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  • 1560 13 1 INTERNATIONAL RUGBY TOURNAMENT. England's Victory Over France. I From Our Own Correspondent. J London. Feb. 27. The greatest Rugby match of the season was easily the England vs. Prance encounter at Twickenham last Saturday. When the gates opened the crowd poured into the ground, and
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  • 67 13 Advance Bids of 325. 6d. For £1 Tickets. London. Mar. 14. The latest medium of speculation on the Stock Exchange is Stock Exchange Derby Sui ep tickets, subscriptions to which are limited .o £100.000. against £1.000.000 m last year's sweep. Advance bids of 325. »sd. for
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  • 60 13 Englishman Fouled Twice Says Referee. London. Mar. 14. Johnny Douglas, the well-known boxiim ivferee. summing up the film of the Scott-Shar-key tight, which was shown privately i.o-da\ states: "I should say Scott was definitely fouled twice and possibly four times The proprietors of the film m England
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  • 271 13 List of Jockeys. London. .Mar. !"'th. Following arc the probable- for the Grand National. Easter Hera 12.7. (CulUnan), Gregalach 12. Everett >. Gatebook 11.8. iT Morgan Donzelon 11.7. Lyall>. Shaungoilin 11.7. <Waudby>. Grakle 11.6. <Piguott>. Newsboy 114. (Captain Sassooti'. Rhyticere 11.2. iF. EteesX, Lordi 11.2 (Stott>.
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 173 13 s& give uourm if COMPLEXION |1 IriL SOFT CLEARNESS OF YOUTH Skin clear and smooth as silk or the petal of a flower, colouring delicately fresh- that's the complexion of youth— the complexion of every woman who trusts her skin to the care of Lux Toilet Soap. There is complexion
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    • 427 13 IMmMff^ U tak 3 ri for rhe finely spices md IMmmff 2? v ou ry '"B'ed'en" that are hlend^d into orkshin fMMMU Kehsh to become rt-fined «md n.mr.-d And th« /MM iff r "V h ls p Hcct condiment a th.n but ri« h sauce /4Mr£W Wllh such a luscious
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    • 165 13 NICHOLAS NICKLEBY IN PICTURES: No. 67. Nicholas's Vain Appeal to Gride. By Arthur Moreland. MAN ADVANCING MARRlftGE GRlDE. SuS 'W' Wl iij&Ui S^ <S^^^~S> to TOWARDS HIM- SPRINGI NGOP -PECTING A RIVAL, DROVE NICHOLAS Ul5 BOOK ACCOMPANIED BY 'FAHTU'^ftinPEG AMONG TMP A<;mfc GRIDE. PREPARING FOQ HIS WETDD- IN TT:BROR.GC1DE BlO
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    • 765 14 Blue Funnel Line REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES. EXPRESS SERVICE MARSEILLES, LONDON A N. CONTINENT FORTNIGHTLY. WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. I Twice Monthly Service Liverpool and Glasgow. (Via Genoa and Havre). Route subject to alteration without notice, WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. t AENEAS For Marseilles, London, Rotterdam
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    • 578 14 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd.; (Incorporated m England). "ELLERMAN" 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 Singapore. s.s. CITY OP SHANGHAI Apr. 3 s.s. CITY OP CORINTH Apr. 30 HOMEWARDS. s.s. CITY
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    • 417 14 PC? o British India and Apcar Lines. (Incorporated m England). MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERIES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMKM LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA JAPAN DU l>u. Tonnage. Singapore. Tonnage. v KHYBER 9,100 Mar. 30 MOREA
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    • 651 15 O. S. K. Line Destinations. Vessel. ArriTe. Leave. Rotterdam, Hamburg, Bremen iIWUP via Colombo, Aden. Port Sut-7 .md Port Said. Amazon Maru Mrr. 26 M^r. 27 Capa Town. Rio de Janeiro. Santos, to, and Buenos Aires. [Round-the-\v.,rl.l passage £190.1 La PhUa M«r Mar 27 Mar. 28 raaaja, Zanzibar, Dar-es-Salaam. Marques.
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    • 353 15 Fresh Fruits and Vegetables from the States Iced head lettuce. Celery Louis. Fresh Asparagus. Hot-house Tomatoes. California Oranges and *^H Grapefruit Washington Vpplos... These jit specialties on th«* President liners... That is one reason wh) the experienced traveler prefers this American Service. DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES and AMERICAN MAIL LINE THE
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    • 735 15 X ~P IVff KONINKLYKE PAKETYAART MAATSGHAPPU. (ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION CO., OP BATAVIA.) (Incorporated In Holland LNDEH CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIAN OOVKRNMDTT Telephone No. 5451. with sub-connections to: Passage, Freight, Transhipment. Marine Department* and Manager's desk. Mepresentatlves m the Straits Settlements (Singapore and Penanfl of the OFFICIAL TOURIST BUREAU OF
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    • 656 16 Burns Philp Line (Incorporated In Australia). FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,376 tons) and the motor vessel MALABAR (4,512 tons). The sji. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia Cabins de
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    • 702 16 CHARGEURS REUNIS. (Incorporated In France.) REGULAR MONTHLY FREIGHT AND PASSENGER SERVICE. OUTWARDS. SAIGON, TOURANE AND HAIKHONG Due Bingapor* GAP VARELLA Apr. 9 CAP TOURANE May 7 HOMEWARDS. MARSEILLES, NANTES AND BORDEAUX. Doe Slut***** CAP ST. JACQUES Apr. 8 CAP VARELLA May 6 MARSEILLES, HAVRE, DUNKIRK AND ANTWERP. DALNY Apr. 1
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    • 529 16 KERR STEAMSHIP Co Inc 44, BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK (Incorporated In U.S.A.) GENERAL AGENTS REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA AM BALTIMORE. (via Sues) Due. BalU M.S. SILVERPALM In Port Mar. 2A M%J M.S. BILVERASH Apr. 8 Apr. 14 Maj a PACffIC JAVA CALCUTTA SERVICE SINGAPORE TO SAN
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    • 676 16 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala. Pahang, Pekan. Sungel Lembin and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 6 a.m. Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.in. Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah and Lower Siam 6 a.m. Kelantan every Monday. Wednesday and Saturday 6
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  • 447 17 tie Halvdor arrived from Bangkok witn rice MM. mail steamer. Exploratour Gran- r. Captain Denoiae. is due here from Indo-o-day at 9 am. and will probably sail same day at 3 p m. for Madras. PondiOotaßte, Aden. Djibouti. Port Said and Ulei She will berth al
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  • 223 17 Effects on Shipping. The decrease, amounting to nearly 700.000 r 35 per cent m exports of grain from Canada last year has been an important m B lence m the acute depression of the North It shipping trade, but it does not follow :n the long
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  • 282 17 \rthur Sutherland, the newly-elected •■Mdent of the Chamber of Shipping, has f interests m cargo tonnage and is '.lv associated with shipping owned on NVrth-East Coast, and m his address at annual meeting it was natural that he 'ild emphasize the iowness of the current
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  • 122 17 50 Year Amalgamation of Hamburg Amerika and N. I). L. I Reuters Service.l t'oiognt. Mar. 22. The Hamburg-Amerlka and Norddeutscher Lloyd lines. Germany's two biggest shipping companies are amalgamating their interests for the next fifty years. Each will retain independence and sail under its own flag.
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  • 678 17 Merchant Navy Officers' Federation's Views. The proposed alteration m helm orders receives the support of the council of the Offiim' < Merchant Navy> Federation, which claim: o represent over 10.000 certificated officers of tba British Merchant Navy, m its annual report. The council points out that as
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  • 75 17 Notable Reductions at Liverpool. Substantial reductions m Liverpool dock rates, town dues, and haulage charges, consequent upon the Government de-rating scheme, were announced at a meeting of the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board by Mr. Hugh L. Roxburgh, chairman of the Finance Committee. These reductions will have the
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  • 34 17 The rate of freight on rubber from Straits to Conference basis ports m Europe is reduced to 57 6d per ton of 50 eft. effective from March 22nd, 1930.
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  • 917 17 Passengers Have to Leave Comorin. A serious fire broke out on board the 15.000--ton, P. and O liner Comorin, m Colombo Harbour last night, says the Times of Ceylon of March 14. The Comorin arrived m Colombo from Australian ports yesterday morning, and vis
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  • 177 17 The P. and O. Rajputana arrived m Penang this morning, says Thursday's Pinang Gazette, one day ahead of original time. The Rajputana did not stop ai Gibraltar and Bombay as other P. and O. liners were at these ports at the same time. The Rajputana is one
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    • 284 17 A 111 BT^^ I I I"^^ I m^^ ~^^^^*^^^^^frrS^^r^^^ gt jgL JL. Jbw. David It mother turns her back a minute, her motherhood that one word was David's off again. But Mother doesn't the most helpful she ever heard. really mind. When David f s m mis- Lactot^en is rich
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  • 299 18 Canton Fears. Canton. Mar. 13. A recrudescence of Communist activities m the East River districts where the "Reds" threaten to establish a Soviet Government, similar to the one m 1927 at Hoifung. If engaging the attention of the Canton authorities, wh. have commissioned a corps
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  • 170 18 Wife of Famous England Cricketer. I avmham, t>b. 20. Lady Harris, wile of Lord Harris, the "grand old man of cricket." of Belmont Park. Faversham. has died suddenly m the Fav»rsham Nursing Home, which she entered about a week ago to undergo a slight operation.
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  • 69 18 DARING HOLD- UP IN SHANGHAI. Car Bandits Get Away With $46,000. Shanghai, Mar. 13. A daring daylight robbery was perpetrated on the bund thfc afternoon, when a messenger oi the Joint Savings Society, with an arm^d escort, was held up by four desperadoes, who relieved his escort of their weapons.
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  • 156 18 Ex-Soldiers Reject Plea for Cooperation. Colombo, Mar. 1. A statement that "the time has come to make it clear that we British who fought side by side with the French. Italians. Americans and others against Germans. Austrians and others are wise enough and big enough to sink
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  • 126 18 The picturesque village of Hallsands, Boot!: Devon, is m danger of being wiped out by th^ inroads of the sea. Twenty years ago dredging operations to provide sand for building Devonport dockyard Mfl responsible for extensive subsidencies. In 1916 the fisherfolk were forced to abandon .heir homes,
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  • 40 18 Jerusalem, Mar. 11. The court of appeal has quashed the charge ?f premeditated murder against the Jewish ooliceman, Hinkis. and substituted a char&c of participation m wilful killing and sentenced him to fifteen years' imprisonment.
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  • Page 18 Advertisements
    • 157 18 I MOTORISTS' NEEDS I if I We have a large selection of accessories always In stock V X. Lit AS HORNS LI'CAS LAMPS V PHILCO BATTERIES V > WINDSCREEN WIPERS ♦> V POLISH CLOCKS jL v CLEANING CLOTHS V V CIGAR LIGHTERS ETC., ETC. t t I BORNEO MOTORS LTD.
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    • 694 18 BANKING. BANKING. CHARTERED BANK iJERCANTILE BANK OF OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. INDIA ITH (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter'- 1111/1/1, Li 1 1 (Incorporated m England). Paid i'O Capital m 600,000 shades Capital £3,000.000 of £5 each £3.000,000 Subscribed 1.800.000 Reserve Fund £4 000 000 PaW-uP 1.050.000 Reserve Liability
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    • 332 18 INSURANCE. THE SOUTH flMr'') BRITISH \^|X/ INSURANCE COMPANY UMlltlll FIRE, MARINE, TRANSP AND MOTOR CAR INSURANCE ACCEPTED U LOWEST CURRENT RA 1 I L. C. MARGOLIOUTH. Mn OflTice 2, Finiayson Qtm PERSONAL ACCIDENTS." FATAL ACCIDENTS are everyday possibllltir* HAVE you made provision for the pn of your dependents should such
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  • 487 19 aith m Ultimate Recovery. '■■'■> raeovn I That ls a question putting to < urybody with wliom I rta| the SMI few d-»ys < write M Past labour correspondent fen mail <" v has mv.uubly been the I may be thas expressed: "it is the ith
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  • 298 19 London. Feb. 26. ntlur reduction., m the prices of Pool OOmmodiiJes have led to a further set-buck m metals, ad consumers of iron and steel and QOO-ferroui metals arc now all buying from hand to month Capper. WaU Btreel said to bo influenc- Copper Exporters' Trust m nnintainivd
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  • 253 19 Marked Increase m Perak and Selangor. Tin- anr.ual report of the F.M.S. Bankruptcy Department for tin- veai 19-9 states. Ths onico of Official Assignee. F M S was held by bm Raja B; M C.S throughout Iht Iwartipiarti 11 of the AasManl Official Assignee were re-transferred to
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  • 61 19 The report of tnc r■ .< I rilalaya) Tin Dredging Company for the (1 August tin on were red, which 1 £7,642), which en credited t > development account As tie dredgea cii i 1 me Into full operation mtJl iiit;-r the cV ol the r.ii..:i. ial
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  • 42 19 Saturday's Alterations. buyers Sellers. Coned. < I Ids Psnawal 'Si> 67'j 72'^ P< taliiv; ($1) •"> .~>rj 5.70 CJT. Hkong and S'hal Banking Corp. (H. K. |12S) :!12 £llt; Malaccs Bactrte <si> :j 2.30 cd gTpon Cold Storu,.- rs3) I (.50
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  • 125 19 a rubber coin boMer to serve the purpose )f pane has been devised by Donald Fairbarn of Drtroit. Mieh. Small round hotel i' m circular piece of toner tube stuck rubber r orm the bis is of tho devic: 1 the holes holding .he eotaa m place by compression. htly
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  • 4 19 To- Day's Price Changes.
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  • 228 19 MtcU 22. SELLING. London 4 months' sight 2 3 15 16 London 3 months' sight 2 3"* London 60 days' sight 2 3 13 16 London 30 days' sight 2 3 25 32 London, demand 2 2'\ London. T.T. 2 3 1116 Lyons and Paris, demand 1432 Hamburg,
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  • 213 19 March 22. Tin 150 Tons $85.37'Gambier 940 Pepper White 70 Pepper Black 49 Flake Tapioca e.()0 Pearl Sago Small 8.25 Copra Sundried 8.90 Rice, Anam No. 2 250 Rice Liang Hln Chan Mar* Red Eagle (New) 8.30 Rice, Siam old No. 1 320 Rice. Rangoon Bintan 260 Rice, Rangoon
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  • 833 19 Singapore. Mar. 22nd.. Closing Prices. Bny»rs Sellers. \yer Weng 1.00 1.25 Batang Parians 20 24 non. Batu Caves 90 97 Bukit Arangs 80 90 norn Hitani"; 35 40 Hong Fatts 70 73 '-■> cum. Jo ha i Tin 38 41 Kinta Tin Dred 127 130 Klang Rivt-r
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  • 189 19 Singapore. March M London.— Rubber 7 9 16d. 1 16 d down. HOOS (London Std>. Spot 25'j. S.S. R.S.S. on Tender. April 26 j. May-June 27 JuJy-S-pt 28 Oct. -Dec. 90. Steady quiet Lcndcn.— Tin £166 17s 6d 15s up. Mining.— Firm Sun^ei Ways 3.35 3.5a.
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  • 176 19 No Dividend Proposed. The following is the tenth annual report of the Directors to the Shareholders of Ulu Bonut Consolidated Rubber Company to be presented at the annual meeting on April Ist at Derrick and Company's at noon. The profit for the year, n i tor providing
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  • 188 19 Advantages of High Tariffs. 'To the Editor of the Mornini> Post Sir.— Your correspondent Mr. L. Phillips ealN attention to a request he has leceived from i Mend m Singapore, asking him to purchase some British wireless components as hi only buy American and German goods out
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  • 54 19 Harek Mud.. If a'essrfc neon Buyers Sellers. RS.S. equal to London Standard, Spot Standard RS.S. on Tender April 26 2G MMi n 27 May-Jur.e 27 28 July-Sept. 29 Tone of Market Dull. LatMt Cable: London Spot Bheet 7 0 16d per lb. Np-.- Ycrk Spot
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  • 333 19 LOCAL CHINESE MEET. Official Svffestion Regarding Export Tax. A meeting of Chinese Estate OwtMfl and Chinese M« rchants was held at the Chm. ■>.• Chamber of Commerce on Saturday. March -2i-d at 2.30 p.m. Tlu< Chairman of the Chamber. Mr. Lee Wee Nam. presided over large
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  • 174 19 [From Our Own Correspondent] Ipoli. .M.trth 22. \n unusm.lly WpceetnUlUW niertir.u of Asiatk rubber producers df Perak met jreeterday. comprising Malay>. Chmcee and Indian- .1-. qua] mimben, and diSCUaWd the May step The Raj» Bendahani «>t PMrak preetded Mr. Louis Tlmy g*r* an admin.b!. xpla:,., Mon
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  • 193 19 Gathrie and Cu.. Ptvian^. ageata Teja Miiava .First halt M;u<V 101 pikul D. IH -d on th to Insta] new ladder pivot shaft tx i bracked Ronon- Tin (First hall March) N 1 Dl I2a pikuta; No 2 Dredge la pflnUt No. 2 m:: 7j boon
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    • 66 19 ASSETS EXCEED ,10,000,000 ASSURANCE IN FORCE OVER 535.000.000 THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED (Incorporated m Straits Settlements). SSTln^? L ND N FFICE: Old Jewry, E.C. pany nas £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British Life Assurance Companies Act ZetT™ PIANS AgglTP AGENTS
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    • 92 19 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE (Incorporated In England by Royal Charter A.D. 1720.) FIRE MOTOR CAR MARINE. Fidelity Guarantee— Administration Bonds. Singapore Representatives.— Messrs. BARLOW CO., Messrs. HARRISONS, BARKER CO., LTD BRANCH OFFICE CHARTERED BANK CHAMBERS (Ist floor). A. GORDON LEE, Resident Manager. The sunken heel of a rubbir owrshrx- pal.tit ed
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  • 1071 20 PADANG CLUBS DRAW. Balhatchet and D'Cotta Save the Situation. Leaving out of consideration for the moment the excellent innings of Major Olliver for the Cricket Club, the S RC. may be said to have emerged from their first encounter with the B.C.C. on the Padang
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  • 297 20 T*e features of the match betweea th* RiflRafls and the Welch Regt. 2nd XI at Tanglin «n Saturday, which the visitors narrowly won by 30 runs, were a splendid century by A. R. Bromley-Davenport, and an equally useful 57 not out by L Cpl.
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  • 188 20 The S C.R.C had a narrow escape from defeat m their home match against Indian Association on Saturday S. C.R.C.: Ong Siow Hian c Jumabhoy b Mallal 49: Hoahing b Fernandez 17: Evan Wong lbw. b Fernandez 7: Choon Leong b Fernandez 8. Teck Ec c Lall
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  • 247 20 The SCRC defeated an SCC XI on the Chinese Clubs ground yesterday Scores: S.C.R.C.: Evan Wong l.b.w. b Hill 22. Keng Hock b Vine 6; Siow Hian st. La vert on b Begley 26; Jitt Siang b MacParlane 29; I. Hoahing st. Lavertcn b Vine 9; Chin
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  • 188 20 Good Batting by Perkins and King. On the Padang yesterday an S.CC. side beat the A PC. by two wickets. A.P.C: Wheatley b Dean 0; Gibson rttired hurt 7; Perkins st. Cantrell b Wills 12; De Souza c b Dean 17; Tatham lb.w. b Dean 2; Taylor
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  • 110 20 This match at Raffles College (Bukit Timah) yesterday was abandoned owing to rain. Scores: S.C.C.:— R. Haxworth b Snewin 1; Dr. J. M. Lowson c Brooke b Snewin 10; H. Gibson b Stevens 12; D. C. Walmsley run out 1; G. J. West b Snewin 28; P.
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  • 57 20 Raffles School ground was the venue of an interesting game yesterday when two Malay teams met m what is probably the first cricket match whleh Malay teams have played m Singapore. The game resulted m a win for West (66 and 41) tgainst East <40 and 61).
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  • 433 20 THE DOUBLE NOT FOR THE WEDNESDAY. HUDDERSFIELD TRIUMPH. Hull Hold the Arsenal to a Replay. Huddersficld .2: Sheffield Wed. .1. Hull 2: Arsenal 2. The most interesting conjecture of the English football season involving Sheffield Wednesdays ability to equal the record of Preston and Aston Villa, the only clubs who
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  • 428 20 FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT 1 London. March 33. Blackpool, in scoring six times against Charlton to-day, owed much to the accuracy of Hampson. their inside left, who found the net four times the other goals coming from Rattray and Upton. The finishing of the Chelsea forwards against
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  • 634 20 S.C.F.A.'S SECOND DEFEAT. Military Forwards' Good Form. Welch Rest 2: S.C.F.A 0. At times the Welch Regt. played really classic football to beat the S.C.F.A. for the second time m a week, at the Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday, which they did by the margin of two
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  • 127 20 Eferre and 2nd Division Fixtures. Pending the printing of the fixture cards lor the season, which will be sent out to Club Secretaries as soon as they are to hand, the following is the fixture list for the first week m April which Clubs are asked to take
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  • 66 20 The following matches will be played during the week at the Anson Road Stadium: Tuesday S.C.F.A. League Final. Wednesday S.C.F.A. vs. Socony. Thursday —S.C.F.A. vs. O.T.P.C. Friday —S.C.F.A. vs. R.A. An S.C.C. XI defeated a Dutch XI on the Anson Road Stadium on Saturday
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  • 100 20 "Tiger" Lewis who, together with Jack Sharp, arrives on the m.v. Centaur at the end of this month under contract to Singapore Speedways is anxiously looking forward to his arrival m Singapore. This now famous rider is a Malay States lad. His parents reside at Kuala Lumpur,
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  • 31 20 Mr Henry E. Roseboom. acting editor of the Malayan Daily Express, Kuala Lumpur, will ucceed Mr. F. F. Cooray as editor of the Malacca Guardian at the end of this BtOOUk
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