The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 29 March 1930

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    19 1 The Singapre Free Press NO. 12,987. ESTABLISHED 1835. SINGAPORE, S.S. SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 1930 20 PAGES DAILY. 10 CENTS.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    326 1 The Grand National was won by Shaun Goilin Page 20. Both rubber and tin share and commodity markets opened with a cheerful tone yesterday morning our London coric psmdent cables Page 19. The Irish Free State Government, the longest lived in Europe, has been defeated by the
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1216 1 (Jutcquift sfMl homines nostri est farrago Libelli Juvenal Whether it is the outcome of the present dispute between the two combines which control the supply of benzine in Malaya or not the Topicist does not know, but according to the latest rumours in town Pasir Panjang
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      294 1 WING LOONG. FOR HIGH CL\SS TAILORING. Style. Cut and Finish Guaranteed. 32. HIGH STREET. J Raffles Hotel Y Concert Programme by Monia Litter and His Orchestra 2 on Sunday, March 30th at 9.30 p.m. J 4 MtM ROSAMUNDE F g^.^-. V > Oi« ra Fantasie TORr *V Y TOBCA Puchini
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      212 1 X tPfoinmiHX ro mis M*jtsiY i M H I JLobe^ t EST Scotch Wh^ X CHEAT ACt X i 1 T T l_^ D| STILLERS _d V t s „Pe bT^ X DEWAR'S I "WHITE LABEL" De-war's White Label, af e and quality guaranteed, is en V V sale at
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      182 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Gaflac soothes sprains Page 13. The Kelvinator stands all tests Page 8 Mellin's Food stocked by Henry Waugh and Sons Page 13. Kelly and Walsh for the Adrema addressing machine Page 1. Wassiamull. Assomull and Company's special lace show Page 5. B. P. de Silva has a special
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      12 1 WING LOONG. THE RECOGNISED HOUSE for EUROPEAN TROPICAL SUITS. 32, HIGH STREET.
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    SORE PAINFUL FEET.
    182 2 HEAL BLTSTEXS AND ALL SWOLLEN RAW PLACES WITH ZAM-BUK. If you mffflr oadly with your feet— if the; ue painful, swollen or inflamed, or perspin too freely, you will find in Zam-3uk a suit source of relief. Zam-Buk contains refined an. coatlv herbal extracts. It gets right
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      404 2 KELVEY'S SCHOOL OF DANCING. SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT. Classes and private lessons are now ln full swing. Madam Kelvey will be holding a display in May and parents who desire that their children should take part, should send them for lessons now. BALL-ROOM DANCING. 1930. Madam Kelvey guarantees to make you proficient
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      334 2 VICTORIA JHEATBE TO-NIGHT AND NIGHTLY AT 9.30 P.M. R. B. SALISBURY PRESENTS HIS COMPANY Y t THE QUAINTS Y IN THE FOLLOWING LONDON SUCCESSES. Y Y TO-NIGHT Y THE GIRL FRIEND f Y MONDAY TUESDAY, MONDAY MATINEE 4.30 P.M. X MARCH 31st APRIL Ist. HAMLET Y SO THIS IS LOVE
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      303 2 (Q)ff pV |%r ALHAMBRA EVENINGS AT 6.15 P.M. AND 9.15 P.M. S SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS AT 3 P.M. <g> 1 METRO GOLDWYN MAYER 1 present I <§> The World-Famous Entertainers -THEI Duncan Sisters! >< in a supreme TALKING, SINGING AND DANCING COMEDY I "IT'S A fGREAT LIFE"! (g> A Wonderful
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      358 2 THE WEEK. Saturday. 29th. Blft) Water. 1003. 8.4. 12.46. 82 Mala ta: H W. 700 a.m. 5.08. 7.10 p.m.. 6.01. Oi;' mail due Hav; bbl meeting Evatts noon. Crick- 1 SCC vs. RifT-RafTs Padang: •A Co. Welch vs SCC. XI. Tanglin: S.C.C. XI VS 'Police Thomson Road: SRC. vs. Ceylon
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    CURRENT CINEMA CHAT AND COMMENT.
    1523 3 Where's the Great Life?; Appreciation But Little Liking-. Singapore Before Loni!o:i?; Paramount Director Due; And Now We Talk; The .Secret Hour; Press Treat mea..; Pavilion to Laugh Last? •By Our ?ilm Correspondent It's a Great Life li not such an appealing •talkie" as others, whether
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    S.C.C. LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    208 3 Thursday's Results. The following were the results of ..ies playtd in the S.C.C. tournament on Thursday: Championship Preliminary. E. C. Cherrington beat Lieut. Armitage. w.o. A. L. B. Perkins beat O. R. S Bateman. 6 4. 4—o. B—6. R. F. Goodman vs. Winner of Hobbes and
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    121 3 The Munieipal mortality returns for the week ending March 22nd. show a total of 231 death? giving a rate of 24.22 compared with 21.18 the prececding week 27.65 the corresponding week of last year and 29.51 the average for the past flve years. Deducting the deaths of 11 persons resident
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      184 3 1 ECONOMY AND SERVICE 1 WSr^_^Ml MM Use Electricity to lighten your f 1 nf\\^_M-HB l-abour and to light your Insure. J ELECTRICITY SAVES tz~~~jr~ More than rr costs" mitnicipal electrical I ru~LrxfXT^^ru-u'Ljn_JXJ^-rxr*i_r^^ UfJ **_fisfi_fi_fi_fi_s_fi_fi*_fi*_fiirv-s Truth in Advertising^Promotes Confidence. ifi (Desiccated Ox Liver.) _fi jjl FOR ANAEaMIA AND FAILING HEALTH.
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      137 3 +*t*o*t**t**^ ITHERMAX f m\ &The "Ruston" Boiler which CUTS FUEL COSTS A fuel consumption of 8 cwts in a "THERMAX" X gives the same evaporation as a fuel consumption V of 10 cwts in a vertical cross tube boiler! X We will give all interested power users fullest details 9
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    THE FOUR-AND-A-HALF TON BULLET.
    2571 4 KAYE DON'S CAR. Details of a Remarkable Racer. Whatever success the Daytona Sunbeam, christened the Silver Bullet." may achieve, it definitely is a hne engineering job. Some idea of the size of the car can be gathered from the main dimensions. The wheelbasc is 15ft. Sin.
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    Garages That Tell A Story.
    658 4  -  Victor Bruce VIVID PICTURES OF TWO TYPES J OF MOTOR HOUSES. i The Hon. Mrs. By COMPARISONS aie odious, and I should not like some of my friends to know what I think of the condition in which they keep their car housed. It would
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    DRIVERS—AND DRIVERS.
    342 4 DRIVERS— AND DRIVERS. How Pilot's Personality Impresses Passengers. It is surprising how the "atmosphere" cf a car can change according to the driver with whom one is blessed <or cursed*. There is the driver who inspires confidence among the passengers: the car "feels" different under his beneficent control, and one
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    ITALIAN BID FOR THE BRITISH MARKET.
    157 4 The Latest Fiat. The Fiat Motor Company of Turin within the next few weeks will open new works at Acton treble the size of the present Wembley servicing plant. This will be Italy's latest bid for the British small car market, as hi these
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    THE PHANTOM LORRY.
    422 4 Road Mystery Solved. A lonely road between Godley and Mot tram Cheshire, reputed to be haunted by a phantom motor-lorry, was treated with more tha:i ordinary care bv motorists to-day wi Daily Mail correspondent on February 19 Its unenviable reputation, owing to a succession of accidents, with
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    MOTOR VEHICLES IN SINGAPORE
    91 4 Over Ten Thousand Registered. The following official figures rrs-ardlmr mot. vehicles in Singapore will prove of considcrat interest Vehicles Registered at Dec. 31st.. 192?* Private vehicles registered motor cars Public vehicles registered and licensed Ist. class cars Public vehicles registered and licensed 2nd class cars Public
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      222 4 SUPER SURPASSES I VULC f VULCANISING I 1 The STRONGEST REPAIR in the WORLD for TYRES TUBES I 8 I I w Distributors 9 Malayan Motors. Ltd. 1 14-20, Orchard Road, Singapore. a Phoenix Siiprcwaey in min«rsf w*Urs h akin Id Tne BriThb Wwy oh to* Wafer i _H B__L
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    "LES PARKINGS."
    529 5 Easy to Make Rules, Difficult to Enforce Them. Paris is proving that it is easy to pass a deree against leaving cars standing in the street, rut very difficult to enforce it. There is a joyjus freedom for the motorist in the French capital. He drives up to
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    THE MARCH OF PROGRESS.
    493 5 I never like to run more than two hundred and fifty miles a day. I know you don't agree with me. George, but I feel that when you run three hundred or three hundred and fifty you d' nt ieally see all tho scenery as thoroughly
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    FOR THE KING OF ARABIA.
    135 5 A very roomy saloon body has been built by James Young and Co., Ltd., of Bromley, on a Packard chassis, and supplied by Arthur Stuart Auto Serviceo, Ltd., to His Majesty Ibn Saud of Arabia. The body is of engine-turned aluminium and is very handsomely
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    CARS SUMMONED OVER MICROPHONE.
    144 5 Buckingham Palace Innovation. Debutantes and their chiperons leaving Buckingham Palace after the Courts this year will probably be aided by a system of loudspeakers to find their cars. Officials of the Lord Chair. beiiain's department and the Office oi Work., have been conducting experiments with an
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    50,000,000 CARS REGISTERED BY 1950.
    267 5 50,000,000 CARS REGISTERED BY 1950. Recently a statistician asserted that than would be fifty million cars registered in the United States by 1950. Countering this assertion, the president of one of the leading maker, of automobile? in U.S.A. otaftM that this fac is impossible, not because 'he manufacturfcannot produce that
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    THE BEST DRIVERS
    222 5 Kaye Don's Tribute to Motor Cyclists Kaye Don. well-known English motor (.rhrei and racing motor cyclist, says th.it driving i motor cycle is the finest piece of road educatio a man or woman can have, Bine, tt calls :< the application of all the simple exerctol driving
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    "VOICES FROM THE CLOUDS."
    146 5 Lately, many experiments have been made a Brooklands track with the loud speaker arrangements for giving information as to speeds, class leaders and so forth during races, the object being to cope, as far as possio with the difficulty always experienced in recuring any sort of
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    HAMPERING BUSINESS.
    67 5 Speaking at the annual general meeting of Willys Overland Crossley. Ltd.. Sir William Letts, chairman and managing director of the concern, said that uncertainty regarding the McKenna duties was crippling business. The company relied upon the buying public, and if the public were led to believe that price
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      184 5 I 1 I TT i U I I n l e you have a trial run in 1 I the car that interests you it is V I I _-L ery difficult to fully appreciate 1 I its full value. g 1 h y not phone us Hullo, Hullo 1
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      304 5 The car for everq climeThe Overseas A full 5-seater designed and MORRIS built tnrou ghout by the greatest car manufacturers in Europe, and designed for a definite purpose long, faithful, unfailing service under the world's worst conditions. Every dimension, every detail of engine, body and chassis is produced with this
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    Saturday Football Specials.
    2222 6 IVAN SHARI'E mus the HARRY HEALLESS on Araonauts Are on Choppy Seas. Goals- the Test of Good Football *wnx th_v b E ga-mo ™_J~™*™ MAINBPR E DIFFICULTIES TO BE OVERCOME. xt season of The \rgonauts into the The best football is that which leads to goals, declares
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    403 6  - Primo Carnera The Hardest Sock I Ever Got." Bu Primo Camera, the Italian prodigy, says lhat the hardest "sock" he ever got n his shent and meteoric rise to fame was R iven him by Joe Thomas, in his second tight in Paris less than two months after he first
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    SELANGOR MOTOR TRIAL.
    763 6 a\ (Jreat Success. Tiie Belangoi bl -tor-Cyclmg Club's reliability trial held ye>tcrda..\ proved a great success say the Malay Mail of Monday. Starting at 730 am from the front of the P.W.D Offices, the competitor! left at one-minute intervals. Their route lay over Damansara Road io Seventh
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    40 6 One of the victims of Primo Camera, the Italian prodigy, who has gained tweJvmeeeeatre knock-outs in the short time he has been m America. Camera contribute, this week's article to our "Hardest Sock I Ever Got" series on this page.
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    R. T. JONES IN GREAT FORM.
    86 6 R. T. Jones, who is to captain the American Walker Cup team, was in great form in New York in the $3,000 Savannah tournament, and went round in 65 nine strokes below par. Thi brought him level with Horton Smith, another of the Cup
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    MINIATURE COURSE GOLF CHAaMPIONSHIP.
    210 6 Ted Ray. the veteran Oxhey professional has won yet another title the miniature course championship, which was decided on a nineholes course in the grounds of the Palace Hotel at Torquay. The course measures only 600 yards, but there Ls almost everything to test the ability
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    POINT THAT PUZZLES.
    772 6 Billiards Notes and Comments. i Limiting of Consecutive Misses. I SIMPLE EXPLANATION. I |i by ArtHtir Peall. LIMITATION of consecutive misses seems to be a source of trouble to numerous amateurs. Several readers have asked my advice or. the rule that governs this point in the game.
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    AUSTRALIAN RACE PONIES FOR HONG KONG.
    222 6 An Experimental Hatch. In circular sent to members ef the Hong Kong Jockey Club it is stated that the Steward--ha\e decided 'provided sufficient support i forthcoming! to import an experimental batch Of ponies from Australia to race at th. annual race meeting in Hong
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    THE AMERICA'S CUP RACE.
    227 6 London. Mar. 8. Both the challenger and defender in tlv. America's Cup will be ready for launching ii April. The two yachts. Yankee and Whirlwind— which are b: io.rr built at Boiton from which America's ch ;ice will be made, are boats etion contrasting with previous
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    396 6  - Bill Melhorn My t. realise Golfing fault. By Kill Melhorn. one ot \mencjs r famous professionals, says his ;ir.»ir.i handicp in golf is the ■tieaftl* bh hands and wrists, acquired in his fiti" contractinc \ard This (He. ihe fault whleb be «> afraid be via -ww* be able to oveicemc
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    THE M'ZAB.
    902 7 A Garden of the Desert. The M'zab writes a correspondent in The Times, is an irregular depression in the middle of the district known as the Chebka. in the Southern Territories of Algeria, between the Atla.s Plateau and the sand-dunes of the Grand -.it,. Chebka ir.eanc "a net";
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    RESCUED FROM DROWNING.
    263 7 Jaga and Scout Act Promptly. Yok Kit. a lad of about twelve years of age, who helps his father, Poh Lai Puan, in the running of a coffee stall at the 2 mile. Sungei Besi Road, went to bathe with his brother tt a small, deep pool
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    GERMAN MILLIONAIRE SHOT DEAD.
    440 7 Assassinated In His Garden. Berlin, Feb. 20. Dr. Kramer, the millionaire director of the famous Concordia mine, near Magdeburg, and a prominent man in the German industrial world, was assassinated last night in the garden of his home. The detective:; \vh-> were summoned at once are
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    26 7 Mr. H. E. Bunn who has been an Inmate of Batu Gajah Hospital, is now convalescent and has returned to duty at the Anglo-Chinese School— T.OM.
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    MAHARAJA OF DARBHANGA'S ENGLISH ESTATE.
    21 7 London, March, 17ih. The late Maharaja of Darbhanga's personal estate In England Is valued at £167,804.
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      464 7 I __l_^ y <_T his peg with any man —Hitherto "Martyrdom to touch it." Here'- another firm believer iu B_; us_*2 g,_; r.ars w n,s waiNli-ag be had never kaawa nemar. MSSM pears ago MM >:<ntr S:i Krusehen v«.uiself to-morrow wonderful Salts without uui, ben, rial """"'''g. Keep it up
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      274 7 The 4 points that have made Craven 4 A' the biggest success in cigarette history. jflH|^^ X PURE TOBACCO Jl Finest imported matured j|| Virginia tobacco guaranteed J| B pure and absolutely free from M PP^ t. of any kind. fl K Awarded Institute of Hygiene _^-_^-H--l__a!-3-K PR 1 certificate.
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    A SUPER CINEMA.
    483 8 Half Million Dollar Shanghai Theatre. Shanghai's newest cinema, embodying the most up-to-date features in theatre construction, is soon to rise at the corner of Avenue Edward VII and Rue Marco Poio, at the boundary of the French Conces.icn _.:.U International Settlement. It will be known as the
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    QUEEN MARY IN EAST END BAR.
    183 8 A Surprise Visit. London. Mar. 15. The bar of the Anchor Inn, a model public house in Somer^ Town, a poor district af London, was full of men drinking when th*> customers were astonished on recognising a stately lady standing behind the counter. Thrwas
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    "POLICE HOOLIGANISM" IN RANGOON.
    101 8 Nationalist Leader's Complaint. Rangoon. Mar. 21 As the result of the recent clash betweu he !>ol.ce and a crowd outside the Courthouse, three men so far have been sent up ur .r_... charges of causing a breach of the pmct and assaulting public servants on duty.
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    SUPPRESSION OF BROTHELS IN BOMBAY.
    86 8 Home Member's Statement. Bombay, Mar. 20. Speaking in the Bombay Legislative Council on a Bill for the suppression of brothels ir. Bombay City, the Home Member Mr. J. E. B. Hotson. said that prostitution was the chief industry in a local area of Bombay, and.
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    ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY.
    58 8 Founder's Medal for Captain Kingdon Ward. London, Mar. 14. The Royal Geographical Society has awarded the Founder's Medal to Captain F. Kingdon Ward for his exploration of South-West China and South-East Tibet and the Murchison Grant to Colonel H. Wood for his serveys with the Tibet Mission
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    HANGMAN WHO KEEPS SWEETS SHOP.
    197 8 Tells Why He Favours Capital Punishment. The Dai2\ News states that Pierpont. the liangman. is expected to give evidence before the committee enquiring into capital punishment. He does not favour the abolition of hanging. In an interview he said that murderers, when reprieved and sentenced
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    LONDON STOCKBROKERS JEREMIAD.
    261 8 Clients Advised to Sell British Securities. London. Mar. Some stir has been aroused in financial circles by the publication in the newspapers of a circular sent by a well-known firm of stockbrokers to their clients advocating the sale of shares of almost all companies and the investing
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    AMERICANS BEATEN BY FILIPINOS.
    101 8 Ugly Incident in a Shanghai Cabaret. Shanghai. March 17. Two American business men from Siam had a nasty experience on Monday night when, following insulting remarks against Americans generally, they were beaten by a gang of Filipinos :n a cabaret outside the settlement. Out managed to
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    "FOWL" WORK.
    392 8 Tying by Wings and Legs Illegal. An interesting point as to what constitutes cruelty to chickens when being weighed was decided by Mr. Whyte Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy when three stall-holders of the Mongkok Market were charged. In one instance it was given in evidence that the
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      391 9 BUSINESS CARDS. TO BUSINESS MEN. th run a Shorthand and Typewriting Bureau «t trrts Address especially for your convenience smallest enquiry -.-ill at timf| rtC9l our best attention. Prompt Service— Charges Moderate STRAITS TYPKWRITINO BUREAU 28-E, Chaha Btreet. SINOAPORE 1 ASSAGE ANICURB ISS FUMIKO 32 Dhoby Ghant. MEMORIALS. SINGAPORE CASKET
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      695 9 TENDERS. MUNICIPALITY OF SINGAPORE. NOTICE is hereby given that tenders art now invited for the following materials or services, and that particulars of such tenders Municipal Offices: .Installation of Sanitary Fittings to Nos. io, 12 14 [J. 18. 20. 22, 24, 26. 28. Noon 31 and 32 Hooper Road. March
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      584 9 HOARD AND LODGING. COMFORTABLE FURNISHED ROOMS. 51 Sideford Road off Orchard Road. EAST ANGLIA— 6 Oxley Rise. Reasonable: /lose and comfortable Phone 4390. SUPERIOR BOARD-RESIDENCE. One Jouble room with dressing-room and bath, hot and cold. Also one single room with bathroom attached Tennis. Oarage, Phone. Moderate terms. Apply Box No.
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      647 9 NOTICES. NOTICE. No. *****3 Sergeant Nichol, F. G. Royal Air Force. Deceased. Take notice any claim against the estate of this airman should be forwarded to the Officer Commanding. R.A.F. Base. Seletar. not later than April 17th, 1930. MUNICIPALITY OF SINGAPORE. Notice under Section 101 of Ordinance No. 135 (Municipal)
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      736 9 IMPORTANT RE TYE GUAN TQNG IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE Suit No: 325 of 1930 Chew Yew otherwise known as Lee Sen* Tong or Teck Seng Tong, or Ong Seng Tong. or Ka Yum Tong. or Chew Teck Tong P___nt__f and I. Leow Man
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      219 9 AUCTION SALE of EXCELLENT WALNUT-STAINED TEAK HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE. Comprising: Fine design teak dining, sitting and bedroom furniture of every description. H.M.V. double sprint; motor table grand hornless gramophone with records, plants, etc.. also a Baby Austin motor car No. S-4C83 in perfert running order (gfcnnet new*. The Property of Dr.
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTH.
    22 10 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTH. DAVIES— At the European Hospital. K';ala Lumpur, on the 23rd inrtar.t. to Mr end Mrr H Davi« a son.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATIRDAY. MARCH 29, 1930. CAMPAIGN CHANCES IN CHINA.
    865 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATIRDAY. MARCH 29, 1930. CAMPAIGN CHANCES IN CHINA. With the near approach of Spring there has come the customary crop of rumours of severe campaigning in China, but it has to be admitted that apart from the weather factor such rumours do not seem much more definite
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    270 10 Mr. A. E. Coope. M.C.S has been appointed to act as Assistant Adviser. Muar. The list of registered midwives in the Municipality of Singapore is published in the Gazette- The S.S. Post Office pro forma time table for the quarter ended June 30 is now available. price 10 cents. The
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    SCOTTISH COMPANY DINNER.
    1244 10 SCOTTISH COMPANY DINNER. MOBILIZATION TRIALS. Ninetynine per cent of War is Waiting. "Take a mobilisation. Private Williams might say to Private Timothy: "'Here's the Adjutant coming along' Don't go and ask any question from the Corporal. Just go to sleep again or you will spoil my letter in the Press
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    THE QUAINTS SEASON.
    281 10 A BRIGHT COMEDY. Palace Theatre Success. The Quaints were in really hanp night when they gave The Girl musical comedy which, original!'* the Palace Theatre. London, ha lengthy run of success that it rug most popular productions of its k::. There is something ven,- pta-NU music of
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    MALAY OPERA SEASON.
    203 10 .Miss Riboefs Company it New World. Till Moonlight Hall at th N Besar, era packed I i capacity lasl opening pertorm:;:u I Ofl M. Dramatic Company Orion.' Tl was Juanita de Vega tte large repertoire which Ls ootuid< able as a comedy -drama t mixed ittdien And
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      75 10 I "A _N Man D a_J Ji Igguggj I "DEUCE'D AWKWARD It is remarkably easy to sprain an ankle or wrench a knee-cap while playing tennis. Such temporary disablement means beinglaid up for some time with •financial loss. A "GAFLAC" Accident Insurance Policy will compensate for this loss. GENERAL ACCIDENT
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      95 10 COMMODITY MARKET LONDON AND NEW YORK Til* AND RUBBER PRICES IFREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT London, March 28. 5 p.m. Messrs. Lewis. Lazarus and Son> notify to-day's tin prices as follows Spot £1696 16 (up 6 16). Foi a £170 14 16 (up 6 16). The market is steady. Messrs. Symington
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    FREE STATE POLITICAL CRISIS.
    76 11 GOVERNMENT RESIGNS. Will De Valera Succeed [Reuters Service.) London. Mar. 28 Irish Free State Government has" re:,.Uowing the Dail passing the second by 66 to 64 of the opposition (De Party's bill to extend the operations old Age Pensions Act. which the GovI resisted on the
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    GREAT FIRE IN JAPAN.
    52 11 Million Yen Damages. Reuter's Far Eastern Service! Tokio. Mar. 28. hundred buildings, including the •it ion. schools and Town Hall were by a fire at Komatsumachi. in rest Japan imsge is estimated at a million yen. m om killed and three seriously through the overturning of
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    GERMAN GOVERNMENT RESIGNS.
    70 11 Young Plan Brings Financial Quarrels to a Head. f ßeuter's Service.] Berlin. Mar. 27. rnmsnt has resigned owing to difhetween the party leaders and Governa the flnrncial programme Bargaining was proceeding long before the plan eras adopted. The Socialists, the m the Rcichstae. are particularly the financial
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    EXTRALITY IN CHINA.
    51 11 Japanese Claim Discussed. Far Eastern Service Nankinß. Mar. .8. OS for relinquishment of extrahty are proceeding ft n_reement has been submitted for n Of the Japanese Charge d'Affairo> -Japanese tariff agreement will o. signed within ten dogs Minister, Mr Wang, stated this eement contain:- no reference tan
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    THE WEI HAI WEI RENDITION.
    31 11 Par Bastern Service, l Nankinß. Mar. '.8. I Lampson is expected here early in ign the Wei Hai Wei rendition, agree- Earlier cables on page 12.]
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    CHINESE CABLE NEWS.
    266 11 i hang; Remaining Neutral. ing Siang Pau Press Service i Shanghai. Mar. 28. H-uan-tsai's men advanced and clashed 1 .•elm's, and retreated after fightb lasted three hours. ?"u-chu's men surrounded the city of forcing them to surrender. Kai-shek has returned to Fenghua. T:en-yin's men have evacuated the
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    36 11 final performance of "Quality Street" Riven on Thursday by the Dramatic Club V w.C.A. to a good audience. The Club \m rttuilar meetings and invites iho i t"OUld like to study with them to join at
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    WATER SALE PRICE DISPUTE.
    2652 11 MR. FARRER EXPLAINS. Commissioners' Strong Opinions. Should the President of the Municipality give information to the Press concerning subjects which have not been discussed by the Commissioners as a body- The question was debated at length at yesterday's meeting of the Commissioners, several of the members
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    LIBERAL-LABOUR PACT.
    80 11 GENERALLY ACCEPTED. Next Election Now Far Off. [FREE PRESS SERVICE COPYRIGHT] London. Mar. 28. All the papers now appear to take as an accepted fact the Liberal -Labour pact. It is thought that it is so far-reaching that it covers not merely free trade but everything else. It
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    SIAM'S MILITARY OUTLOOK.
    72 11 The Army as a Career. (FREE PRESS SERVICE COPYRIGHT. 1 Bangkok. Mar. 28. The King and Queen dined on Thursday at the Military College as the guests of the Minister for War. The King presented swords to 41 cadets, who were receiving commissioned rank. In a speech
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    JAPANESE CABLE NEWS.
    99 11 New Manager for Singapore Y. S. Bank. (Nanyo Nichi-Nichi Sendee. Tokyo. Mar. 28. It is learned that Mr H. Unagami will succeed Mr. Nakamura as Manager of the Singapore branch of the Yokohama Specie Bank. JAPAN MAY AGREE TO AMERICANPROPOSALS. Despite the fact that naval circles are
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    SIDELIGHTS OF MUNICIPAL DEBATE.
    101 11 During the discussion at yesterday*, meeting of the Comm'^^ieners on th^ of leakage of information to the Press. Mr. Brown said that he did not think the Press should be allowed to "nan into print on a subject without definitely stating that the Commissioners as a
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    72 11 Mr. J. W. Harries and Mr. Lee Chim Tuan have kindly consented t > be Vice-Presidents of the Singapore Mercantile Co-operative Thrift and Loan Society Ltd. A musical and cinema pfagiamTTTrt* will ba presented by the Straits Chinese Epworth League at the Social Hall. 3 Kampong Kapor Rd on Saturday
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    CONFERENCE ENTERS NEW PHASE.
    369 12 PLENARY SESSION FIXED. Clearly Defined Issues Before Delegates. 'Biuish Radio Official Service.) Rugby. Mar. 27. With this afternoon's meeting of the heads of the delegations, the London Naval Conference Is generally remarked as having entered upon a new phase. The issues confronting the Conference are now
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    KING RECEIVES SOVIET AMBASSADOR.
    156 12 600 Guests at Royal Levee. IBritL>h Radio Official Service. 1 Rugby. Mar. 27,. The King to-day held, at Buckingham Palace his first levee since his illness. The 600 guests comprised officers of the Navy. .Army and Royal Air Force, politicians and civic dignitaries. For the first
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    CHINESE CABLE NEWS.
    273 12 Preparations for War. (.Nanyang Siang Press— Service. Shanghai. Mar. 27. Chiang Kai-shek inspected Hsiangshan harbour yesterday, arriving aboard the Kienkang with Chen Shao-kuan. The Kuomingchun has occupied Chengchow. Yen Shi-shan has secured a large quantity of foodstuff, cars, and horses by exaction in Hopeh. Suiyuan and Shansi.
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    IS THERE A LLB.-LAB. PACT.
    263 12 MR. CHURCHILL'S FEAR. Significant Action Over Coal Bill. [Reuter's Service.] London. Mar. 28. The danger of a Liberal-Labour compact to the Conservative Party was the theme of a speech by Mr. Winston Churchill at Epping to-day. He declared it was more than probable that the
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    LANCASHIRE TRADE TRAGEDY.
    293 12 154,000 Out of Work. I British Radio Official Service I Rugby. Mar. IS. In the House of Commons Sir Herbert Samuel, the Liberal leader, raised the question of unemployment in the cotton industry He observed that the trade depressic. in Lancashire was worse than it had gaan
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    MR. HENDERSON'S EGYPT TREATY.
    119 12 Conference Opens on Monday. Rugby. Mar. 27. The Foreign Secretary. Mr. Arthur Henderson, accompanied by Sir Robert Vansittart, the Permanent (Foreign Office* Under-Secretary, and Mr. H. Daltom.the Parliamentary (Foreign Office) Under-Secretary, and Sir Percy Loralne, the High Commissioner in Egypt, this afternoon received at the Foreign
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    MISSOURI BAN PRIMO CARNERA.
    118 12 Opponents Not Good Enough. r Reuter's Service.] Kansas City. Missouri, Mar. 28. The State Boxing Commission has suspended Trafton. the Chicago boxer whom Camera knocked out in 54 seconds. It is announced that Camera will not be allowed to box in Missouri again unless a worthy
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    THE HONG KONG OPIUM CASE.
    2047 12 DR. KOTEWALL'S EVIDENCE. The Charges Against Mr. Mui Kwok-Leung. In amplification of the details cabled by our Hong Kong correspondent at the time we take the following extract from the South China Morning Post relating to the proceedings at the first day's hearing of evidence
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    BIG GERMAN STEEL MERGER.
    60 12 [Reuter's Service.] Cologne. .Mar. 28. A number of important west German steel concerns are being merged into the new RuhrStahl Company with a capital of 36.000.000 marks, producing nearly half a million tons of raw steel annually. Both the Vereinlgten Stahlwerke (the German Steel Trust) and
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    69 12 On Sunday at 10.30 a.m. at the Chinese Swimming Club there will be 50m. handicap races (free style) in the A and B classes, and a water polo match between the Dragon and Sea Serpent teams. Referee Mr. T. O. Mayhew. Owing to a number of the swimmers having gone
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    THE SINGAPORE HAWKER PROBLEM.
    847 12 WHAT SHOULD BE DONE. Pebate in Straits Chinese Reading Club. "Itinerant hawkers should not be abolished" was the subject debated at the Straits Chinese Reading Club on Thursday evening. Though the question was of great interest and importance to the local Chinese, there was rather a
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    INTER-'VARSITY BILLIARDS.
    122 12 Cambridge Victory Over Oxford. London. March 13. In the inter-Varsity billiards match. Cambridge beat Oxford by 2 games to one. Gandar Dower (Cambridge) beat the Nawab of Pataudi by 500 points to 317. London. March 13. To-day's close of play scores in the billiards matches are: McConachy. 8.052;
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    LINDRUM'S BIG LEAD AGAINST SMITH.
    26 12 London. Mar. 15th. To-day's close of play scores in the billiards matches are: Lindrum 18,669; Smith 6,891. McConachy 12,209; Davis 10.741.
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    33 12 Jockeys Huxley. Cohen and Hay for Australia. At a meeting held in the CEE hnim parade on Monday Capt. T. C. slur Ing. it was decided to resuscitate tht Volunteer Club of Penang
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      570 12 CHURCH SERVICES, ST. ANDREWS < \TIII 4TH SUNDAY IN LBN 7 a.m. Holy Communion 7.30 a.m. Matins. 8 a.m. (choral) Holy Commuiuui. 10 a.m. Sunday School at St fl 5.30 p.m. (choral) Evensong and l Monday. Wednesday ;tnd Frui.u Holy Communion. Tuesday, Thurbday, and lattti Holy Communion ST. MATTHEW'S. Sep«»>
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      STANDARD OF CEYLON CRICKET.
      958 13 Frank Views of "Razor" Smith. Mr. "Razor" Smith, the first Ceylon cricket roach, left the Island on Saturday with an excellent record of services rendered to Ceylon cricket in general and school cricket in particulars, says the Times of Ceylon. In spite of the efforts to
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      A SHOCK FOR CEYLON "BUCKET SHOPS."
      461 13 What Ha*opy Star Meant to Their Proprietors. The race clubs and "bucket-shops" in Colombo suffered a severe set-back on Saturday when one of the winners at Nuwara Eliya, Hapvjv Star, was made the medium of one of the b'ggest coups in local racing history
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      £3,333 A MINUTE.
      270 13 £3,333 A MINUTE. Cost of Kaye Don's Speed Attempt. Twenty thousand ptmnds has been spend la building the Silver Bullet, the car with which Kaye Don hopes to established a new speed record this peek. It will ac il.-. bo run lor.abo.; six minutes a cost of £3.333 a minute.
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      67 13 NICHOLAS NICKLEBY IN PICTURES: No 72. The Death of Smike. R y Arthur M or eland INTQ N THAT^tT^DeVON^«RE WGHT E« BURIED^ Q IH^OvT f^> VP^C^^^^r^^^^ NEKR TO HIS OLD HOME THEY ''^nfc. \Jk,1^>S WHERE HIS UTTLE OftUOHTC^A^ U A FEW O/W5 AFTE^ GREW WORSE ANO DtD^ 1 8£& LO
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      740 14 Blue Funnel Line REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES. EXPRESS SERVICE MARSEILLES, LONDON N. CONTINENT FORTNIGHTLV. WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Twice Monthly Service Liverpool and Glaagow. (VM Genoa aad Havre). j Rente subject te alteration without notice. WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. I TEUCER For London. Rotterdam and Hamburg
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      566 14 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in England). "E-JJERAtAN" UNL PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT (VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL.) FREIGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. Ova Singapore. sa. CITY OF SHANGHAI Apr. 3 sa. CITY OF CORINTH Apr. 30 HOMEWARDS. sa. CITY
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      424 14 P-Sr-O. British India and Apar Lines, (Incorporated ln England). MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAX S. N. CO UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA JAPAN Due D M Tonnage. Singapore. Tonnage. >-in KaIW KHYBER 9,100 Mar. 29
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      675 15 O. S. EL. Line Destinationa. ,«.udon. Rotterdam, Hamburg, Bremen Arrive. I and Antwerp via Colombo.' Aden. Suez uid Port Said. Alaska Maru Anr ->- urban. P Elizabeth. Cape Town. Rio Api 28 until-.-. Santos. Montevideo, and Bueno" \irv* Round -the -word passage £I<MJ 1 v v»age _i9«.] Buenos Aire.* Maru
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      532 15 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE cMAMEB^^ MAlt -LINE TO MARSEILLES, NEW YORK AND BOSTON. From SINGAPORE and PENANG via COLOMBO, SUEZ, PORT SAID ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES and GENOA. Arrive Leave Leave Arrive Singapore. Singapore. Penang. New York. PRES. WILSON Mar. 31 Apr. 3 Apr. 5 May 13 PRES. VAN BUREN Apr. 14 Apr.
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      723 15 K. P. M. mmm runuun maatschappu, (BOYAL PACKET NAVIOATION CO.. 01^T_m_U f (IncorporaUd in Holland.) OIfDBR CONTRACT WITH THE NET__^LANDB INDIAN GC^VERNMBTT 1 Telephone No. 5451, with sub- connections tor-Passage Freight. 1 Transhipment, Marine Departments and J Manager's desk. Mepre_enutlves In the Strait, Settlement. (Singapore and Penang) of the OFFICIAL
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      638 16 Burns Philp Line (Incorporated tn Australia). FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via i JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. i Regular monthly saltings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and the motor vessel MALABAR (4,512 tons). The sji. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to AustralU
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      693 16 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. mmmm, Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembin and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday. Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 6 a.m Bangkok every, Thursday .6 a.m. Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah and Lower Slam 6 a.m Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6
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      615 16 PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION TO EUROPE. s.s. OLDEKERK, sailing AprU Ist. for Genoa, Marseilles, Amsterdam etc., still available one double berth cabin and one lady's berth. Fare Singapore to Genoa or Marseilles, £46. Singapore to Amsterdam London, £50. For particulars please apply to: N. V. STOOMVAART-MAATSCHAPPIJ "NEDERLAND." Phone 6527. PHY LINE (LONDON
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      435 16 KERR STEAMSHIP Co. Inc. 44. BEAVER STREET, NEW TORE Incorporated In U.S.A.) GENERAL AGENTS. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE To BOSTON. NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA A\ BALTIMORE. (via Sue** Due. Salto M.S. SILVERPALM In Port Mar. 29 M.S. SILVERASH Apr. 8 Apr. 14 PACIFIC JA V A CaALCUTTA SERVICE SINGAPORE TO SAN FRANCISCO
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      CRRIED AWAY BY TIDE AND WIND.
      237 17 H\, Meamers Damaged by Lung San. -.liners were damaged, nve cargo nk and several wharve; hit by the San. 2.000 ton vessel owned by the San 8 C<> in Shanghai harbour, when she wild career in the grip of the wind lea days ago.
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      THE WUHU.
      194 17 \eu Shanghai-Ichattg Steamer Launched. TEE Wuhu. built by the Taikoo Dockird and Engineering Co.. was launched at Dockyard last week. This vea_el, the dimensions of which arc 295 in length. 48 feet extreme beam tender, and 21 feet depth to upper deck. bet:, specially designed to meet the
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      WINE SMUGGLING.
      203 17 liquor Concealed in a Bamboo Pole. way of smuggling dutiable wine Colony was disclosed in a Hong Kong chen a Chinese was charged with the p of half a gallon of Chinese nirh he had attempted to smuggle past archers on the Ping On wharf A Chinese Revenue
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      MUTINY AVERTED.
      170 17 i hiactc Passengers Cause Trouble. A has reached Hong Kong of a serious which occurred recently on the Yuan •'board which over a hundred Chinese r^ were being repatriated to China upon r return from French Equatorial Africa. appear that the labourers were most disttented over the manner
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      SHORE TO SHIP TELEPHONE.
      460 17 The Leviathan Experiment. While the Leviathan was steaming eastward from New York on December 8. telephone calls from New York. Washington. Atlantic City. Indianapolis, and other cities of the United Stateh wert put through to passengers on board. This new service was officially opened when Walter
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      URGENT NEEDS OF SMALLER PORTS.
      161 17 .Mr. Runciman's Appeal. The annual dinner of the Chamber of Shipping of the United Kingdom took place at the Hotel Cecil in mail week. In proposing the toast of H.M. Government. Mr. Walter Runciman made several pointed suggestions to Mr. Thomas, urging that an international
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      HELM ORDERS.
      147 17 Pilots Against Any Change. A deputation from the United Kingdom Pilots' Association and the Gravesend pilots waited on the Pilotage Committee of the House of Commons to protest against the proposed change in helm orders. Mr. Richard Lewis (Liverpool) said the pilots did not require any change, nor
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      DANISH WARSHIP FOR THAMES.
      122 17 Friendly Adventurers to Make it a Home. The old Danish warship Jelland may soon find a permanent home on the Thames as the headquarters of the Honourable Company of Friendly Adventurers, and will provide accommodation for Danish members during visits to England. A model of the
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    A BAD YEAR FOR SHIPPING.
    912 17 HIGH TARIFFS DANGER. Trade Position "Critical." A warning that high tariffs obstruct Empire development is contained in the report of the Chamber of Shipping presented to the Chamber at its annual meeting. "Shipowners welcome the solution of Empire trade problems on a basis of the
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    AWARDS FOR VESTRIS RESCUES
    67 17 Pieces of plate have been awarded by the Board of Trade, for services in rescuing 213 survivors of the British liner Vestris, after she foundered in the Atlantic in November, 1928, to Captain Fernande Forey, of the French Myriam, Captain S. F. Cumings. of the American
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    607 18 EASY CIRCUIT WORTH TRYING. (By Our Wireles* Correspondent.) (By Our Wireless Conc:;ponaeiv.i The first figure in the accompanying o.iagiains is that of another "stock" circuit which usee only one coil with a tapping to earth. It will be noticed that the grid tuning condefiser is across
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      298 18 HE WAS WEAK, THIN AND LISTLESS BUT WON BACK MANLY STRENGTH THIS WAY. He grew thinner and thinner. His appetite ♦was like a canarv's. He alwavs felt tired and "fit for no* lung" got no real satisfaction out of life. T.ien one dsv some friend told h'tr about McCoy's Tablets
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      173 18 I No more I I sleepless nights! I I If you cannot sleep, or your sleep is B B fitful and broken, the chances are that your B B digestive system is at fault. Eno is the B natural preventive of sleeplessness which fl comes from this cause. Eno's Fruit
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      373 18 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. (Incorporated in England by RoyaT Charter > Paid up Capital in 600,000 shares of £5 each £3.000,00C Reserve Fund £4,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietorr £3.000.000 HEAD OFFICE. 38, Bishopsgate, London. E.C. 2. Agencies and Branches: Alor Star Hong Kong Rangoon \mritsar Iloilo
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      260 18 BANKING. MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. (Incorporated ln England). Capital £3.000.000 Subscribed 1.800.000 Paid-up 1.050,000 Reserve Fund and Rest 1.612.046 BOARD OF DIRECTORS: J. M. Ryrie, Esq., Chairman. P. R. Chalmers. Esq. Charles J. Hambro, Esq. J. O. Robinson. Esq. W. H. Shelford. Esq. Sir Thomas Catto, Bart. LONDON BANKERS:
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      321 18 INSURANCE. THE i? SOUTH P 4f71r1 BRITISH INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITQ FIRE, MARINE, TRANSIT AND .MOTOR CAR INSURANCE ACCEPT I u LOWEST CURRENT I \I is L. C. MARGOLIOUTH Oflice 2. Finlayson PERSONAL ACCIDLNtT FATAL ACCIDENTS are every* HAVE you made provision for »-rtJct of your dependents should s l!n overtake
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  • BRIGHTER HOME MARKETS.
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      Tin and Rubber Up.
      52 19 i IlEE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT. 1 London. March 28. market this morning opened j.t U I \^\t. improving later to 7 10 16 Uv Tht sharemarkrt nano was ttfrty naglgq to firm. f. D rM optBVd :tt £170 4 16 and £171 I tin sh.ui market
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      LATENT DIVIDENDS.
      67 19 .1 Kanpsar Company ■greed to a dtvMeod Deal ..t tlu- annual mooting and Gula mpang u> 7 aim fCKWIIlU show i>, I j n :n of £34.865 •ii a c.r.T\ I ru:ird of £7.92^ and recommend LO par cent riivick-nd. n.'t profit cf £32.667 w.ilh a CU'.771 anri
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    LEWIS & PEAT'S WEEKLY REPORT.
    144 19 LEWIS PEAT'S WEEKLY REPORT. The Tapping Holiday. Singapore. March 2Kth. re durlni the past week has that which prevailed c. e*e the quarterly a__nc I What a frequentrIn happt-n now and it found that even though favourae' no immediate respons :.> f,. g the Trtnrntne that are ss- ral support
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    MACPHAIL AND PENMAN'S REPORT.
    79 19 Singapore, March tt i p m B B n ss. or. A] 'me 26 J-.:ly-Se I .r) M.ni'j St 99 i n 1 12 M Mai IM I i B IJB IJ 5 i b I Pm T: j Malacca 1.55 1 da 2.30 2.35. ifalaka
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    MACPHIL'S SHARE LIST.
    80 19 Yesterd.i\ s Alterations. Me. ?Bth., (losing Prices. Buy»r* SHlrrs. (33 75 MB, 40 412 a 45 Pin Di l 33 136 1.31 135 583 5.90 1.03 1.07 1.30 135 14s 6d 15s 4s 3d 5s 6d 9s 7'_d 10s 3d 19.> M Hi 3c 16s 3d 17s
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    13 19 and Mrs k a. Bartnoiomeusz returned l.'ndon by the Hakone .Maru on Monday.
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    BUKIT TIMAH RUBBER ESTATES.
    567 19 BUKIT TIMAH RUBBER ESTATES. Annual Meeting. The annua] general meeting of Bukit Timah Rubber Estates Ltd.. was he'd at the offices of Messrs Evatt and Co.. French Bank Buildings yesterday at noon. Mr. H. D. Mundell presided >PP-rfted by Messrs A. E. Gib_on. J A EliaJ MM Rev. j. M
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    BARLOW'S WEEKLY REPORT.
    109 19 BARLOW'S WEEKLY REPORT. Market Quiet. si r. .Mar. 28. The market has i o very ajufte. durtu and although the period ptoses unci on balance, to-dav's price shows foe of ct nt from be morning's a Mite London down 7 9 Idd. and N v i stftl sh ci. and
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    NEW USE RUBBER LEVY.
    167 19 An Ipoh Protest. Mr tl. L. Morrison, mining engineer of Ipoh. as follows: The Times of Malaya quote .he Free Press as Baying that a prominent Sinrapore banker atatee that the scheme of export :i kind to be supplied to new use only iriginated in Kuala
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    To-Day's Price Changes.
    422 19 To- Day's Price Changes. EXCHANGE RATES. March 28. SELLING. London 4 months' sight 23 15 16 London 3 months' sight 2|3"s London 60 days' sight 2;3 13 16 London 30 days' dght 2|3 25|32 London, demand 2'3% London, TT. 23 11 '16 Lyons and Parts, demand 1432 Hamburg, demand 231
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST.
    919 19 SINGAPORE. FRIDAY MAR. 28th. nuyrrs tellers. A.sam Kumbang <i> 35s ,j»s Ayer Hitam <ss> 14s 9d 15s 9d Bangrin Tin 1 I 22s 6d 23s 6d Batang Padang '$!> 19 23 Batu Caves ($1) 95 1.00 Bukit Arang ($1) 90 1.00 Burmah Mnlay 22s 6d 23s 6d
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    GOVERNMENT RUBBER ENQUIRY.
    137 19 Financial Times Criticism. [FREE PRESS SERVICE COPYRIGHT. 1 London, Mar. 28. The Financial Times says that although ihv proposed restriction holiday is of the Utmost moo* aniee there i~ considerable scope (or effective action in other directions, although it is not convinced that an official enquiry is
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    INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY IN 1929.
    375 19 Greater Than in Preceding Years. Industrial activity in the United Kingdom in 1929. as estimated by the Board of Tradr\ was 5.8 per cent greater than in 1928. and !5 per cent greater than in 1927. the index numbers for the three years (based en 1924-100),
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    EXCHANGES.
    73 19 [British Radio Official Service.] -tughi, Mar. II Foreign exchanges are. Amsterdam 12.13 Athens 37J>. BOBTlbay Is, 5 i:.-13d. Berlin Brussels 34 8.5. Ehtchaureet 818. Buenos 4_ Copenhagen 15.1)<3. Geneva 23.155. 11% fora 193%. Hong Kong ls. 6%d.. Lisbon I Madrid 39.15. Milan 92.81. New York 4.80 I O-lo 18.17.
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    59 19 March 28th., 12 o'clock noon. Buyers Sellers. R.S.S. equal to London Standard, Spot ftSK -■< Standard R.S.S. on Tender April 2-> M M:ty 26 Vi 26-, May-June 27 TIM July-Sept. '23 2i>, Tone of Market —Steady Quiet. Latest Ca'cle: London Spot sheet 7 9 Hici
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    PENAWAT TIN DREDGING.
    927 19 The New Areas. On March 25th. Messrs Evatt and Company. Penang. issued to shareholders a summary of two reports by Mr. E. P. Hargraves of December and February on the new areas lately acquired from Rengit Malaya and Rengit Tin. The circular, after giving thi statistical information
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    THE GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE.
    675 20 AN IRISH WINNER. Hard Fought Out Finish. [Reuter's Service.] London. Mar. 28. The Grand National Steeplechase at Aintree, distance about 4% miles was run to-day. It was one of the jolliest of Grand Nationals and was watched by 300.000 spectators in .rlorious weather. There was a
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    A MALAYA BORN BOXER.
    128 20 In the Post Magazine and Insurance Monitor we read of an interesting boxing contest at the headquarters of the Insurance Boxing Club on February 3 when the welter weight final was **on by J. A Hope, who, we believe, is the son of of itSL V
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    SORRY OUTLOOK FOR THE RIFF-RAFFS.
    283 20 YESTERDAY'S CRICKET. Cheap Wickets for S.C.C. Bowlers. The RifT-RafTs are faced to-day with a formidable task in their first match against the S.C.C, for in perfect conditions on the Padang yesterday evening against only moderate bowling, they lost half of their wickets for a modest
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    S.C.C. SPRING TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    380 20 MONDAYS TIES. Championship Preliminary. F. T. K. Hobbes vs. W. Rodger. Championship Single. A. D. Anderson vs. D. H. Kleinman. Profession Pairs. A. L. B. Perkins and E. Jackson vs. C. E. Hudson and O. Fuller. P. H. Hopkins and F. Ziegele vs. R. F. Goodman
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    WEI-HAI-WEI GOLF CUP.
    124 20 Singapore G.C. vs. Garrison G.C. The first round tie between the Singapore Golf Club and the Garrison Golf Club wil 1 be played on Sunday, on the Garrison Course. The following are the teams and times of starting. SG.C. players mentioned first. 9.00 a.m. L. D. Hardie
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    AUSTRALIA vs. TASMANIA
    86 20 Ponsford and Bradman in Form. The match between Australia and Tasmania ended to-day in a draw. Australia, in reply to Tasmania's first innings score of 131, made 413 for 4 and declared. Ponsford, who made 166 in 176 minutes, played brilliant all-round cricket, hitting 13 fourwith Bradman,
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    S.C.F.A.'S GOOD NEW BLOOD.
    390 20 S.C.F.A.'S GOOD NEW BLOOD. SECOND TEAM DRAW. R.A. Fortunate at the Stadium. R.A. 2nd XI 2; S.C.F.A. 2nd XI 2. Apart from Teck Seng, the goalkeeper, the S.C.F.A. fielded a team of entirely new players, mostly youngsters, to play the R.A. in a second eleven friendly match at the Stadium
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    LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
    61 20 Next Week's Opening Match. The following have been invited to play for the S.C.C. against R.A. on Tuesday, on SCC Padang in the first match of the Singapore League (Div. I.) E. Cherrington; J. Lee, A N Other: E. S. Bell, A. K. Reade. A. Donald; A. F.
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    FOOTBALL.
    78 20 The following will represent the IC.FA. against the Kadir Sultan Club at the Jalan Besar Stadium on Sunday Govindasamy. Selvadurai and Rajoo, D K. Samy. Rajoo and Thandapani; M. V. Pillai, Suppiah. Samson. Perera. Sivasambo and Sinnathamby. Reserves: Paransothy. Ponniah, Fernandez and Mohamed. The following will play for the
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    THE NON-BENDERS BENT.
    297 20 P.C.C. Giving Weight. Well, the Non-Benders have been met and bent to the tune of six wickets, writes '-Blacksmith" in the Pinang Gazette. Having promised ray readers that I would give them my criticisms of this mueh-talked-of game I naturally watched every bail of the match with
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    INDIA AND THE FAR EASTERN GAMES.
    88 20 Following the meeting at Allahabad the following athletes have been suggested to represent India at the Far Eastern Games to be held at Tokyo in the early autumn of this year. M. Sutton (Bengal) sprints, long jump and hpn. ster> and jump. Abu Yusuf
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      TO-DAY'S GAMES.
      248 20 Division Leaders Face Easy Tasks. DIVISION 1. Arsenal vs. Blackburn R. Aston Villa vs. Middlesbrough. Bolton W. vs. Leicester C. Burnley vs. Manchester U. Derby C. vs. Huddersfield T. Everton vs. Birmingham. Leeds U. vs. Liverpool. Manchester C. vs. Sheffield U. Portsmouth vs. Newcastle U. Sheffield W. vs.
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      THIRD DIVISION RESULT.
      24 20 [Reuter's Service] London, March 27. In a third Division match to-day Queen's Park Rangers, playing at home, defeated Brighton 3 l.
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    S.C.R.C. LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    330 20 "A" Singles Handicap. Lai Kwong Chun owe 15 beat Woon Chow Tat owe 12, 7 5. 6 4. Chia Teck Yam owe 9 beat Wee Eng Lock owe 9, 6 2, 6 3. Chua Choon Sim owe 9 beat Tan Thian Sang owe 9. 6 l.
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    CRICKET.
    96 20 The following will represent the Indian Association against the Raffles Institution to-day at 2 p.m., on the Raffles ground. A. A. Samy, A. K. Mallal (Capt). Teja Smgh, C. Lall, D. Kuppuswamy, Wazir Singh Dighe. Pradan. D. K. Si my, S. S. Varma, Choor Singh, Reserves -Kennedy, Dumont. The
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