The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 19 April 1930

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    17 1 The Singapore Free Press NO. 13,005. ESTABLISHED 1835. SINGAPORE, S.S. SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 1930. 20 10 CENTS.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    253 1 The question with regard to the futarc of the Singapore Naval Base if*, to be reviewed as soon as the Naval Conference is concluded, which it is hoped, will be within 48 hours Page 11. Anglo-Egyptian discussions have been adjourned so that the Egyptian delegation can consult
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1039 1 Quicquid r.gunt homines nostri est farrago Libelli Juvenal Whatever the outcome, and there is no reason to doubt that it will be other than successful, the Telephone Company are hardly to be congratulated upon their choice of a day to initiate their automatic system, though if
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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      406 1 WING LOONG. FOB HIGB CLA B B TAILORING. BtjiM. Cut and Pinlah Ouaranteod. 12, HIGH STREET. •-t~>**>****>-*>*^^^**«>44^^^^^^£ I Raffles Hotel! MONDAY-SPECIAL ATTRACTION The New Yorkers! In Special Cabaret Songs and Dances J FAREWELL PERFORMANCE <f> A Admission $1. Reservations Phone 2920. J+ AT 6.15 P.M. I _L_r J KRISTIN LAVRANSDATTER
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      234 1 l TO WIRELESS FANS 1 1 There are three ways of getting in X touch with us Y Y By Phone, by Letter, and X X by Calling Personally. We prefer the latter because X 4 X We are able to study your Y Y requirements more carefully I t
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      160 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Hotel arrangemtntr, Page 1. Glaxo forms Sunshine babies P.i^e 4. Save time on the K.N.I.LM Pa_,e 20. Cinema and amusement notices Page 2. Notice of interest to Austin owneis Page 5. Klnr. powdered milk keeps without ice Page 7. Opening announcement of Speedway f^agr 13. Kepler Cod Liver
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      15 1 I WING LOONG. I II THE RECOGNISED HOUSE EUROPEAN TROPICAL SUITS. 99 Ill_ .11 STREET.
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    70 2 A proposal is aioot to open up a tea estate at Changkat Jong, in Perr.k. Dr E A O. Travers has returned to Londor. from hLs vLsit to Kenya, where he had a veiv good tun- Mid eOeal .-port. HLs -bag'' includes hon. ko._t.rc-. rani varieties of deer and Other
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      429 2 SPECIAL OFFER: fl.kt Gold wrist for Gent: AA for Lady: iI<).VV ante e d. Delivered or sent anywhere in Malaya against >.he_ue or money package and postage free. Call or send orders to RENE ULLMANN Stamford Road Capitol Building SINGAPORF 1 I COTY'S L'Origan Perfume DE LUXE "THE PERFUME OF
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      485 2 I VICTORIA fHKATRE I Commencing Monday Next, April 21st, at 9.30 pjn CARL LAWSON Presents The^ Bandman Comedy Co., 1 I WITH HILDA DORRINGTON I MONDAY. APRIL 21ST. i TUES. WED.. APRIL 22 23. |j 1 "MEET THE WIFE" TLSSST ™^^S_^ 8S I 5 BY LYNN STARLING. "BIRD IN HAND
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      260 2 I)®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®^^^ p S e ALHAMBRA^r| Season Extended Until Monday, April 21st CHANGE OF PROGRAMME ON TUESDAY, APR > >„,* na The Management Take Pardonable Pride in Ottering THE FIRST VIENNESE OPERETTA OF THE I TALKING SCREEN 1 -CJSSmK. an SINGING, DANCING.TALKING I MOVIETONE /ILI SONG ROMANCE _> and GERTRUDE LAWRENCE,
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      345 2 THE WEEK. I Saturday. 19th. rL:: a H- l To, 8 oi;r.Vo. 6 fo,op.n,.. < .o 8 Public and bunk holiday. Outward mail due. Malayan Exhibition Kuala Lumpur Singapore Speedways °l« nta g^., BMA clinical meeting. Tan Tock Sengs hospital, annual dinner. Sea View. Football. Malays vs. I.C.F.A.. Jalan Besar.
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    CURRENT CINEMA CHAT AND COMMENT.
    1378 3 What thr E.F.E. Missed; Br iti.- h "Talkies" in other Hands; Blackmail. Atlantic and Elstree 'ailing. Coming: Where will they be shown? Marlborough May Day. <By Our Film Corresponded > Ever since the European Film Exchange <M. A. Namazie and his confreres) admitted. through thLs
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    GIVES ORDERS TO HER FATHER.
    390 3 Girl Registrar of Fulham. Most father? nowadays do wh::t their daug_tt^r? tell them. Mr. Alfred Busby, of F-._ha:i. is cne of the:.-. 3ut. unlike Other fathers, he dare not pr0t0.... for Mi« Kathleen Busby, his dau._i.ter. he just been appointed seperintend(.nt registrar of Fu'ham. He-
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
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      206 3 l ELECTRICIT Y 1 |_f^ ECONOMY ftIMQ SERVICE* f 1 i I more than n costs "JV m ''ma*m^mmm***m*m^****mxm^m*m^mmmmt *a*mma*amamm*ammmmm*X*»m***M**ma J *D MM~~~~~~~~~____________________i 1 1 a_______i^^HM_____i**_____-_i^^B _> «««y_fiifi_fw««i.«K»«ffiKa D I Truth in Advertising Promotes Confidence. [jj LW m\ I ifi (Desiccated Ox Liver.) jjj I jjj FOR ANAEMIA AND FAILING
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      200 3 FRICTION IS A DEAD LOSS U Magnolia is the original graphited metal, largely self -lubricating and reducing friction by 36 to 50 I I——-- *xS>®°/^ i Apta 1 THIS SIGN H^Tv |.r_^-s_.___^ MAGNOLIA IS Till.® MEANS SWEETER «^U_»^/ IDEAL METAL FOR® RUNNING. gTowTR- BFUVND !,:|f OF a AI^LINED I _____>^^T'
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    Hill Climbing Fears
    886 4  -  Victor Bruce GEAR CHANGING BOGEY: HOW BEST TO DO IT. By The Hon. Mrs. THERE is no element of car driving more feared and more bungled by the beginner than hill climbing. The reason for the fear and the bungling is largely the fear of, and inexpert
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    BUSINESS ON UPWARD SWING.
    283 4 Business in general and the automobile business in particular, are on the upward swing and should be on a practically normal basis within the next sixty davs. This is the opinion of L. A. Miller, president of the Willys-Overland Company. George M. Graham, vice-president in charge
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    AROUND THE WORLD IN A 9 H.P. CAR.
    131 4 AROUND THE WORLD IN A 9 H.P. CAR. English Plan To See 23 Countries London. Mar. 16. To see 23 countries in a small car is the aim of two British drivers. Messrs. C. E. Shippam and F. DLxon. who will start at Easter on one of the most ambitious
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    ADMIRABLE WARNING SIGNS
    100 4 Excellent warning signs have been erected at the more dangerous bends on the main London to Brighton road. They are of the reflex type, and have been let into the telegraph poles, at a height of some 10ft, at the side of the road, being easily picked
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    MOTOR BOAT SALES IN 1930.
    254 4 MOTOR BOAT SALES IN 1930. That the outlook for the motor boat industry is brighter than ever was indicated by the unprecedented attendance of the public at the Motor Boat Show held recently in New York. Marine engines particularly captured the interest of boating enthusiasts. This trend toward the power
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    ROAD SIGNS IN THE PHILIPPINES
    274 4 Comprehensive Scheme for Aid to Motorists. Manila. Mar. 26. The Philippine Bureau of Public Works will soon instal the official road numbers to designate the principal highways in the Philippines for the guidance of motorists. The Manila North road, starting from this city and as
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    "BORROWED" CARS.
    135 4 Mr. Mead, the Marlborough Street. London, magistrate, considers as unnecessary the Bill before Parliament under which it is proposed to make "joy-riding" an offence. He maintains I that no joy-ride can take place without the theft of petrol. He remarked: It appears to me that the criminal law
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    IS THIS A CYLINDER RECORD.
    100 4 28,000 Miles Without Dec**"-* i wt A writer in The Auto the greatest distance that < thfr out the cylinders being de fl quoted the case of a car tW* r" 1 without decarbonising Mr. Filson Young, th-* however, makes this fißun lo* speaking, small,
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      238 4 G OOD JUOCEX KNQW I THAT, I AFTER TRYING OTHER BRANDS. "SUGARCANE" HAMS and BACON 1 ARE I I The Best by .TaMi j I TRUTH IN ADVERTISING I I INDICATES SOUND JUDGMENT. I PfTOSHfGDD_J fREPRIGIrRATIMG Co LTD I gOrchard Road, Selegie Road, Keppel Road and Grange Road Market. 3&s®®®®e^^
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      168 4 SUPER SURPASSES ULC VULCANISING The STRONGEST REPAIR in the WORLD for TYRES TUBES Distributors Malayan Motors, Ltd. 14 20, Orchard Road, Singapore. _k T^ S^fe^" m mmm M f}v /Jf MM¥s** 4 l IS YOURS A I sunshine Baby? NO RICKETS— NO J CONSTIPATION < L Will your Baby be
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    REORGANISING U.S. CAR INDUSTRY.
    649 5 SELLING REFORM. Retail Conditions Must be Revised. Detroit, Mfc-h.. Mar. 8. One effect of the readjustment which ihe automobile industry is undergoing is expected to be the reform of conditions und^r which l -trs ait- handled at retail. With the $15,000,000 junking plan to be operattva
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    CAMELS TO YIELD TO MOTORS IN CHINESE EXPEDITION.
    64 5 Tractors are to replace camels on a desert expedition being organized by French and Chinese scientists to cover unexplored parts of North China and Indo-China this year. The Chinese section of the expedition will start from Peiping in February and will meet
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    TWO SUBSTITUTES FOR GASOLINE.
    88 5 Two substitutes for gasoline as a motor fuel are being studied one in Switzerland and one by the United States Bureau of Mines. The Swiss fuel is called "gasolene" and is manufactured from wood charcoal. This would be used chiefly for the operation of trucks. It
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    OTHER COUNTRIES STUDYING AMERICAN TRAFFIC RECOMMENDATIONS.
    69 5 OTHER C OUNTRIES STUDYING AMERICAN TRAFFIC RECOMMENDATIONS. World interest has been aroused in America's progress toward a solution of the traffic problem, according to the American Engineering Council, which following a nationwide study has formulated recommendations for the guiddance of cities. The Council's findings are being studied by governmental and
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    CARS IN CANTON INCREASING.
    67 5 The number of automobile owners in Canton, i China, i*. increasing rapidly. There are now 625 motor cars, an average of one for every 1,000 inhbitnnts. Road construction ln the heavily populated areas is expensive and continued civil warfare makes progress difficult. Authorit e*: loik for
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    TRANSANDINE MOTOR-BUS SERVICE.
    120 5 TRANSANDINE MOTOR- BUS SERVICE. Five passengers safely '-rc-sed fhe Andes in a motor-omnibus the first of a service which vill eventually join Sanriai •>. the capital of Chili, with Buenos Aires, 300 miles away across South America. The passengers alighted at Mendo.^a, in the Argentine, where they stayed i the
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    ACROSS EUROPE TO PRAGUE.
    189 5 Journey Which Involved Three Lunches a Day. Recently, at the Royal Society of ArtB, r»n interesting and amusing lecture was deliver' A by Mr. V. T. Brennan on the subject of the i C.S.M.A. Run to Prague. Starting frum Middle- r burg and proceeding down the
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    SIR H. SEGRAVE FINED.
    75 5 For Speeding! Sir Henry Segrave, the holder of the world motor-car speed record, was at Hampstead fined £5 for driving a motor-car at Fitzjohn's- avenue, Hampstead, at a speed of 45 miles an hour. Mr. J. P. R. Lyell (the chairman): Is any thing known against
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    ICTRESS TO MARRY A RACING MOTORIST.
    195 5 ICTRESS TO MARRY A RACING MOTORIST. Jane Baxters Fiance to Give up Rac-n£. Miss Jane Baxter, the actress, vho ta now riaytng In "'The Middle Watch" at the Shaftesbury Theatre, la to marry Ifr Clive Dunfee. mmt younger cf a pur o! bei U known ai racing motorists. i be
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    MANY BATTERIES HURT BY EXHAUST.
    148 5 While boom the m tiufactiu have taken the precaution ol loca ting thi storag i ba U mme point where It cannot be affected by nchaust beat, a surprising number of batteries till are in the 'heat belt." There reasons why batteries arc likely to
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    53 5 First figures for automobile production ir Canada during 1529 indicate that the recorc output of 1928 will be exceeded. Por the Domi nion as a whole only ten-months figures an as yet available, but these show a total o 248,376 cars and trucks as compared wit] 221,188 for the same
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    SALESMANSHIP ENDURANCE RECORD.
    89 5 motion In Burma 1-* fraught with duTr the experience of one General on the upper branches of the [mr bores ll rwa The chief entertainment Burmese is a theatrical performBtarta at sunset and lasts until I'!' announced the coming end production and the lain from miles around.
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    DETROIT'S "SPEED-HIGHWAY."
    63 5 f_M ling along Woodford Avenue, Detroit to utiac. Michigan, 20 r.ilx'r to be lined, it ta reportavel al peed under 35 mp.h.. Oi I 'hre are four "lanes" for fast afßc which must travel at 35 mp.h., two such 'lanes" in each direction. i. bo four "lanes" tor
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    THE FIRST CAR.
    63 5 to be used on the island cf St. ig the removal of tha ban which ii < < t motor v< luc-les on the nd, vas an Austin Seven taken out there the end of last year. The Gov- rylng OUt a thorough overhaul In roada, and
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    MOTEL PUNISHMENT.
    65 5 I A novel sentence was recently passed on a motorist for speeding and reckless driving at I.ibert> ville. Illinois, U.S.A. He was fined fifteen d '.i..rs. but in addition he was forced to s'.y _ep the street outside the courthouse from end to end. under police supervision. It
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    BRITISH TRACTORS FOR ITALY.
    63 5 One hundred motor tractors, made at Walth- am 'tow have been sent to Italy, and orders for 800 more have been received by Agricultural ancl Geneml Engineers, Ltd.. Aldwych House, a e i central organisation representing more than a »f i dozen British firms. These orders
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      335 5 f*fr*->+4*+'-**-*+-*>-*-*+-*++++++++++++^ AUSTIN OWNERS! z i* We wish to draw the attention of Austin owners X AUSTIN MAGAZINE f for their benefit. Every AUSTIN owner should I .übsoribe to this MAGAZINE as they will find Jm many things of particular interest and the sub- f scription is ONLY $4- PER ANNUM.
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    ROWING BLUES IN AFTER LIFE.
    370 6 Survival of the Fittest. Spectators w.':chnis the University crew.-, at practice have been heard to ask what affect the strain of the race and of the neces.arv training has on their future careers. My own impression and one that a eaSOB study of the facts
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  • Saturday Football Specials.
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      Frenzied Finance of League Football.
      1184 6 IVAN SHARPE on the EVERTONS £30.000 EFFORT TO AVOID RELEGATION: DIXIE DEAN'S DECLINE. It i, difficult writes Ivau Sharpe in the following special article for the Free Press. il .he Briton oversea, to realise at what a frenzied state League finance has arrived the clubs
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      End of Season Keenness.
      1069 6 HICKS on EXTRAORDINARY NUMBER OF AWAY FROM HOME WINS: SPECTATORS SEE BETTER FOOTBALL. Writing in mail week, J. Hicks, of Birmingham, says one of the S* tf s«_Wh_s been the lateness of any definite knowledge as to who wffl gatei honours will be relegated. It used
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    A STIR IN THE GOLF WORLD.
    240 6 University Captains' Action. London. Mar. 28. The golf world was stirred by the unprecedented action of the Oxford and Cambridge -aptair.s m the inter-'Varsity contest deciding to disregard the Royal and Ancient rules and make their own- rules ui consequence of the bunkers being
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    INDIAN CRICKET TOUR.
    93 6 Matches Fixed for Bengal and Assam. The Cricket Control Board of Bengal and Assam have arranged the following matches against the M.C.C. team, who are to visit India in 1930-31: December 27, 28, 29 vs. An All India eleven. December 31, January 1. vs. Britishers in Bengal.
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    538 6  - Joe Kirkwood My Greatest i Golfing Fault. Bu Joe __.rkv.ood. the great trick shot golfer, explains that hLs greatest weakness Ls one which he will never be able to overcome. It springs from his practice of trick shots which has put him out of the runnin? aa one of the
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    344 6  - James J. Braddock 'Ihe Hardest Sock I ever Got. By James J. Braddock. the Irish-American, tells how Joe Monte, gave him the hardest punch he ever got. Braddock says he won the decision. The "Lverlast Boxing Rec.rd" gives the result as a draw. Braddcck's recapitulation is: Matches engaged in ?>'\.
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    LINDRUMS SECRET.
    723 6  -  Arthur Peall Billiards Notes and Comments. ji Reaping the Reward of Hardl m J HIS SHOTS DESCRIBED. m*. < j by T.IERE has been a good deal ot nonsense written and talked about Walter Lindrum. He is a billiard genius beyond compcri-on: the greatest that ever stood behind
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    CUP-TIE RUGBY SPOILING CALCUTTA CUP.
    328 6 Countless Scrums. The Rugby teams of England and Scotland did their best on Saturday to save Twickenham and serve France, writes Elmo in the Daily Express m mail week. They had no su.**h schemes in mind, of course but. by playing unspectacular, non-constructive football, ti
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    NEW ZEALAND CRICKET PLANS.
    114 6 The New Zealanders who will visit Bn in the summer of 1931 will probably pla] thirty-six matches, apart from the Test mati h to be played at Lord's on June 27. 29. 10. They vil meet the M.C.C. at Lord'a on May 16. 18. 1.. They
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    YOUNG ENGLISH HOPER IN SPORT.
    145 6 YOUNG ENGLISH HOPER IN SPORT. Coming ampion>. H W. Austli Borotra at the Lo*:': ing has inspired the 1 that we ihall soon up at W fWI Urea compar b giants of the Austu* ed n bril small the Sum J < I m bas shou hum- osely n I
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    WOMAN STEALS HER OWN SILVER.
    396 7 Servants Accused of Theft. Berlin, Mar. 17. Berlin society has been profoundly shocked by the sensational disSovery made to-day that the mysterious thief who during the past few months has repeatedly stolen table silver and other valuables from the palace of the Governor of Potsdam
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    REAPPEARANCE OF KING AT ROYAL COURTS.
    179 7 London. Mar. J B. The reappearance of the King at the Royal Courts is expected to make this year's season one cf th* most brilliant and memorable since the War. Five Courts will be held by the King and Queen owing to the tremendous
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    A FLYING HOLIDAY.
    143 7 London. Mar. 28. A novel way of spending the Easter holidays has been chosen by a party of twenty young I men and women < most of whom are engaged I in business*, who are keen on aviation. They I have decided to tour Europe in aeroplanes
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    FRENCH WOMAN AND TROUSERS.
    90 7 London. Mar. 28. A French woman s attempt to establish her right to wear trouper., for sport has failed. Mile. Violette Mom had brought an action in the French courts SPainst the French Women's Sporting Federation for expelling her because she habitually wore men's clothes. Dismissing
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    NO AERIAL DERBY THIS YEAR.
    105 7 London. Mar. 28. The suggestion for a revival of London's Aerial Derby. Which is the world's fastest race for aeroplanes, has fallen through owing to lack of entrants. Thc 'ace. which was formerly an annual event in summer, was lar,t flown in 1923, when it
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    QUEEN INSPECTS WORK OF INDIAN ARTISTS.
    91 7 QUEEN INSPECTS WORK OF INDIAN ARTISTS. London. Mar. 28. In the course of a visit which Queen Mary recently paid to the Royal College of Art, South Kensington, Her Majesty had the opportunity w of inspecting the work of four Indian artists being trained under the supervision of the Principal.
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
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      519 7 they're wonderful They do not stick to my lips and I know they're pure, and made under the most hygienic conditions cna_v__ar__: CORK-TIPPED VIRGINIA CIGARETTES Made Specially to Prevent Sore Throats CARRERAS' HYGIENIC FACTORY jQ# l|J |ll *"»Mfc| HAMPSTEAD HI), LONDON f^J*} \'i;\! "A ry_ -"4. ftf l__7 "_T i,
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    ELECTRIC CABLE MURDERS.
    540 8 Wire of Death Huiir Across A Road. Vienna, Mar. 17. A triple murder unprecedented in the history of crime and the* drama of an alleged modern Cain form the subject of a sensational trial which began to-day in the litt tie town of Komeuburg, near Vienna. A
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    FOX ATTACKED BY 40 MONKEYS.
    165 8 Escaped Intruder's Zoo Adventure. Forty baboons and monkeys united to nght fox escaped from its den into the monkeys' ■r.'los'ire at the Zoo. Th. fox first made its way into the tunnel eading to the babuona' eagea. it was thrown out by a large baboon,
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    USELESS FORTUNE OF £3.000,000.
    118 8 USELESS FORTUNE OF £3.000,000. Insane Woman's Vast Income. Nev. York. Mar. 17. There living hen bo I she would be no less well off wilh 3.000. jUO pen she is insane, and has be m hit up ta a home for thirty-two year o.v is Mrs. Ida A. Flagler, widow
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    PROVING IT.
    88 8 "Tea, my dear," said the old lady, "there"one thing I'm thankful for, and that is that ny daughter Lhade married a gentleman." '"And 'ow do you know e was a gentleman?" said her friend. "Beeau-c I pt<t lm to the test," replied the old lady. The first time
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    58 8 As the Hot:'. Cecil has been sold and is to be converted into offices, it is no longer possible to hold the annual dinner of the Association of Britkh Malaya at that establishment. It I has been arranged that the Dinner of 1930 shall take place ut the Grosvenor House
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      194 8 m **W/^^r' ~ma t*mf > I ___i ___b_J l^__________ k^_______! _________E_____T __IT>^b v 4 i _______B I Concessionaires for M__a><_ I ITALASIA LIMITED.! H (Incorporated to tbe Strait* Settlementa. *> H I Singapore, Penang, Kuala Lumpur and Ipoh. f a\ t r-m.r-^%. T* A 1 1. 7 AA T rTxil
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      414 8 "____s I feel 7-f X like a 2-yr-oldf Since taking Kruschen Salts. l hare been readhia Ihe ens? tf tbe ludu <>( 70 tr/to f'W* thankx lo Krnseh>t> s.ilt*. I mm „,xi. half ber axjr. ami I <■■"< feel like a ttro-tmtr-old. la fact i <„,iM m 'bu* (reer. Kruschem
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      389 8 You Buy Economy and Long Life in a Kermath When you buy a Kermath you buy economical operation, endurance to Sixteen time- withstand the most trying conditried models tions,and unequalled pulling power. to fit any Kermath Marine Engines 1 to 6 type of boat. cylinders, 3to 200 h.p. —possess in
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      491 9 BUSINESS CARDS. ASSAGEI \NICI RE ISS FUMIKO 32 Dhohy Ghaut. MARBLE FLOORING TILES. SINGAPORE CASKET CO. No*. 1 X. IVn..as Road, off lavender Strert l'hone 6075. VIBRA INSTITUTE Turkish Baths Beauty and Health Specialist MADAME JUNE, 28.-A Orchard Road. Phone 4710. DONT WEAR A TRUSS Brooks Rupture Ap- __P*»3___ noe
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      658 9 TENDERS. MUNICIPALITY OF SINGAPORE. NOTICE Is hereby Riven that tenders are now Invited for the following materials or services, and that particulars of such tenders may be obtained In the Tender Room, Municipal Offices: Closing Date. Construction of Four Hard Tennis Courts at Open Noon, Space, Lavender Street. April 22nd,
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      676 9 NOTICES. THORNYCROFT (SINGAPORE) LIMITED. NOTICE is hereby given that the Third Annual General Meeting of the above named Company will be held at the Registered Office of the Company, Thornycroft House, Tank Road. Singapore, on Thursday, May Ist. 1930, at 12 o'clock noon. AND NOTICE is hereby given that the
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      625 9 NOTICES. GAMMON (MALAYA) LIMITED. (XPMCpoeated in the Straits Settlements.) NOTICE is hereby given that the Third Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders of the above named Company will be held at the Registered Office of the Company. 12, Ocean 3uilding. Singapore, on April 26th, 1930, at 12 noon. BUSINESS. 1.
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      1048 9 IMPORTANT NOTICE. RE TYE GUAN TONG IN TBI MPKDIL COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE Suit No: 325 of 1930 Chew Yew -tfeerwtat a> Lee Sens Tong or Teck Seng Tong, or Ong Seng long. K* Yum Taag. m Chew Teck Tong Plalnll—L and 1. Leow Man N>*ng.
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      21 10 MURRAY ROSS —At Penang on April 14. to Betty, wife of J Murray Ross, of Simpan-: Estate Taiping. a daughter
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      17 10 FRY— March IT. 1930. at ClanbanifTe. Beer. Devon. Robert Symonds Fry, .at-- Coionial Service. Straits Settlements.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 1930. THE ANGLO-EGYPTIAN DISCISSIONS.
    590 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 1930. THE ANGLO-EGYPTIAN DISCISSIONS. The deliberations of the Naval Conference in London have so filled the stage in international affairs during the last month or two that they have had the effect of relegating to the background other less vital, but at the same
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    1602 10 Inere will be no Issue of the Free Press on Tuesday. The Raja Muda of Perak is going to England on a six months' holiday. Mr C V. Stephen- has been appointed' chairman of Malayan Tin Oredging. Ltd.. Southern Malayan Tin nredging. Ltd.. and Southern Perak nredging. Ltd.. in place
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    SIR WILLIAM PEEL ENTERTAINED.
    388 10 HOME FUNCTIONS. China Association and Victoria League. I The General Committee o the I j ciation had the pleasure ot enter! j William Peel. K.8.E.. CM Ci I held at Claridge's on March M I departure for Hong Kon I The Rt. Hon. Lord South!) 0.C.M.G..
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    THE CRUCIFIXION.
    175 10 Fine Rendering by Cathedral Choir. Members of the congregation <• gt Anb Cathedral joined last nmht ir tion upon tht Barred Paaatou ol U Redeemer when Stair..- Cl by the choir Mr. Thornley Jo: organ and his aecompanu* in harmony at all tm. 1 1 Mu Rae sang
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    EX-SULTAN OF TURKEY.
    56 10 Claims for Compensation Rejected Uniaa bji Conatantinupl- I Arbitral Tribunal has claims of the heirs of A liaiiaallim for the cor.:. tan's istati Tin claim- ner. .or pr i Lebanon estimated t<> be vvoi itsterling. The decision rsta.w-: cedent for similar rfaiß and Italian Oorernment Palestine and
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    Y.M.C.A. SERVICE.
    47 10 The services beinp he) I connection with faunf t ..j tf and the second of Mt Sunday BlgM at 8 ojdoc* J^ M pV of the Y.M CA. The Rev will be the speaker Speci arranged and a hearty Inn to all to be present.
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    STOCK EXCHANGE DERBY SWEEP.
    30 10 a f.,r Tii'k-? tv Poor Demand r j The demand for Sweep tickets is 10 I originally was to have t will be open XM fur-!
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      295 10 I v *y I I I I TO M.M. Y^?> V-> VM TMI K»NC I I i^^^kWm I I MAGNUMS QUARTS PINTS I I VINTAGE 1924. I I SOLE AGENTS I I CALDBECK, MACGREGOR CO., LTD. I I [incorporated under the Companies' Ordinances of Hong Kong), I (Incorporated in Shanghai)
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      68 10 mx mx W aa mx W W W IZLm MM A BEAUTY SPECIALIST says that eggs used externally are very good for the complexion. This should be some consolation to nervous performers who do not carry "G AFL A C w POLICIES. GENERAL ACCIDENT FIRE LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION, LTD. Hongkong
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    END OF THE NAVAL CONFERENCE.
    258 11 FUTURE OF THE BASE. Terms of the Safeguarding Clause. 'British Radio Official Service] Rugby, April 17. .1 Conference will be completed witht 48 hours, a summary will at once u Phed to the capitals and It Ls hoped •Aill be received in time for the
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    ANGLO-EGYPTIAN DISCUSSIONS.
    93 11 ANGLO-EGYPTIAN DISCUSSIONS. A Consultation with Cairo. R:*dio OOcbU S ivh« Rujfby. \pril 1~. >Mr. Benderaon) ui--4 Commons this morning .:-.;> rtanl points in the Evrvpnan BtlU presented difficulties and it been agreed that di__*u.idjourned over th rttamentary UK ement folloi ed probetween thi delegations They afteiuoun and continued dis:.t dinner
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    ANTI-POLAND CONSPIRATORS SENTENCED.
    49 11 Court Finds Extenuating Circumstances. [Reuter's Service! War-saw. Apr. 18. trial ten members of the German urbanisation. Deutschum Bund, at for conspiring against Poland, re- -cntences of a month to a year varying finemeid in a fortress to benefit under OSenden Act. Court found there were extenuating
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    CALCUTTA SWEEP IS ILLEGAL.
    198 11 Labour M.P. Suggests Police Action. London. Apr. 11. Calcutta Sweep again figured in ques- Hauai ci Commons yesterday. Day (Labour* suggested police action Dl Dnnbera Ol Uetetl being procured public. I R Clyr.es. Home Secretary, replied I aaan statements in the press but unabk to say
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    16 11 I bbMee Minister, Dr. Alfred Sze. and ciaughters arrived at Plymouth on Jl from New York.
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    THE EIGHT HOUR DAY MEASURE.
    151 11 A I.ONDFIELI) BILL. Time and a Quarter Pay for Overtime. (Reuter's Service.l London. April 17. A Government Bill was introduced in the House of Commons this afternoon by Miss Bondfleld to regulate the hours of work in industrial undertakings, which is based on the Washington
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    PRISON FOR KARACHI RESISTERS.
    109 11 Two Vears for Sind Leader. i ßeuters Bar-vice Karachi. April 17. Convicted on charges of breaking the salt an ..nd under the Indian Penal Code six local eadera ol tin civil resistance movement were entenced to substantial terms of rigorous im>n.>onment to-day. Dr. Choithram. President )i
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    DUCHESS OF BEDFORD IN RHODESIA.
    89 11 Hopes of Reaching Capetown To-Day. [Reuter's Service.] Broken Hill. Apr. 18. The Duchess of Bedford has left for Palapye. She expects to arrive at Capetown to-morrow. Broken Hill is in North Rhodesia. IThe Duchess ci Bedford, with Captain Barnard, left Croydon aerodrome on April 9
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    VIOLENT EARTHQUAKES IN GREECE.
    55 11 Good Friday Worshippers Alarmed. f ßeuter's Service] Athens. Apr. 18. Worshippers who crowded to Good Friday .ervices here and at Piraeus during the night I 8800l alarmed by violent earthquake shocks which covered a wide area in Greece Church towers were shaken down. At Isthmisa. Sparta,
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    SOVIET SUBJECTS IN BRITAIN.
    66 11 Their Position Being Investigated. {British Radio Official Service.] Rugby. April 17. It was suited in the House of Commons today that the Home Secretary has now receivec a list of persons dismissed from Soviet organisations in Great Britain who had been orderec by the Soviet Government
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    BIOGRAPHY OF THE QUEEN.
    128 11 "Impertinent and in Worst Taste." London. Apr. 11. In refu. .ng to print extracts from what it describes as "an impertinent biography of th. Queen." written by Mrs. Charlotte Cavendish, who is said to be the widow of the late Colonel Cavendish, of the Indian Army,
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    UNUSUAL REPTILE FOUND IN INDIA.
    74 11 "Danras" Snake With Two Feet. Calcutta. Apr. 9. Rangpur, April Bth A huge "Danras snake recently shot at Sukurerhat. a village in the Interior of the Rangpur district, was found to have two distinctly-formed feet about an inch long, complete with three toes each. The
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    AUTOMATIC TELEPHONE CHANGE-OVER.
    837 11 HOW IT WORKED. All Over in Exactly Two Minutes. The cool air of the amazing new automatic exchange room at Telephone House, Singapore, headquarters of the Oriental Telephone and Electric Company. Limited, was charged witb I an atmosphere of excited expectancy when a I representative of the
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    P. AND O. STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.
    43 11 5 Per Cent. Dividend on Deferred Stock. London, Apr. 9. The P. and O. Steam Navigation Company has declared a dividend on deferred stock, foi the six months ended March 31st. of five pe cent, tax free.
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    OMAR KHAYYAM MSS FOUND Al CALCUTTA.
    127 11 London, Apr. 10. Sir Denison Ross, in a letter to The Time.* in regard to the discovery of Omar Khayyam manuscripts at Calcutta, declares that if these contain miniatures they must have been taken from one of those narrative poems to which Persian artists
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    VOLUNTEERING IN THE F.M.S.
    746 11 ANNUAL REPORT. Gen. Pritchard's Praise for M.S.V.R. Major-General H. L. Pritchard. the Gener;*! Commanding the Troops in Malaya, comments as follows in his annual report on the F.M.S. Volunteer Force. "The general efficiency of the Malay States Volunteer Regiment Infantry is probably as high as that
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    CHARING CROSS BRIDGE SCHEME.
    108 11 Drastic Revision Necessary. London Apr. 10. The £14.000.000 scheme for the construction of a new Charing Cross bridge, drafted after many months of negotiations, must be drastically revised in consequence of the House of Commons committee rejecting the site of the new Charing Cross station on
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    MURDER BY WIRELESS.
    91 11 Peasant's Fiendish Plan. London. Apr. 11. Prague. Murder by wireless was the flendLsh plan devised by a peasant. Riding to Warnsdorf. he climed on to the roof of the house of his brother-in-law, against whom he had a grudge, fixed a wire to the wireless antennae and
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      189 11 £*»>X»>X+>X»>>X-^^^^ I SHANKS LAWN MOWERS I Pm < For nearly a century Shanks' lawn mowers have >' .4 y 1 held first place in the estimation of all practical X p gardeners, greenkeepers, etc., and have established a M p world-wide reputation built on the solid foundation of best British
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    MEDICAL ASSOCIATION IN MALAYA.
    4333 12 ANNUAL MEETING. Some Thoughts on Modern Health Problems. Two very interesting addresses, the first by tie retiring President, Dr. C. J Wilson. Chief Medical Officer. P.MS, and the aeecad by the new President. Dr. A. L. Hoops. PC MO., were read at the annual meeting o."
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    36 12 We hear says the Times of Malaya that nearly 600 guests are expected at the Ball to be given by the Perak St. George's Society on April 26 in Ipoh in honour of St. George's Day.
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    LOUD DARLING ON HANGING.
    681 12 NO INNOCENT SUFFERS. But Many Guilty Persons Escape. I Lord Darling gave evidence before the E.lect Committee of the House of Commons on Capita! Punishment. T believe." he remarked, "that at present our law in regard to this matter is intelligently administered, and that the execution
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    GOVERNMENT OFFICES AND RACE DAYS.
    256 12 Civis writes to the* Straits Echo. A number of Government servants are quite naturally resenting Government's action in deciding not to close Government offices on racf afternoons. I'm sure, however, that after a lew years they will thank Sir Cecil Clementi from the bottom of
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    52 12 An oyster .ciier and a fishmonger, botn of whom were enacted at Clyde Terrace Market by Inspector McEwan of the Weights and Measures Department, were fined $175 and SI2F. respectively by the Second Magistrate*. Mr. P. S. Williams on Tuesday, for being in possession of unjust dachings. Both the accused
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      28 12 CHURCH OF ST. JOSEPH. Victoria Street. 5.30 and 6.30 a.m. Low Mass. 8 a.m. High MassCHURCH OF ST. TERESA. Kampong Bahru Road (oil Keppel Road). a.m. Low Mass.
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      598 12 CHURCH SKUVK rs ST. ANDREWS ATM. MM EASTER Hav 141 a.m. Holy Communion 730 a.m. Holy ;;i 9.15 a.m. Holy Comm 10.30 a.m. Matins (Ghor 11.15 a.m. Boh Comm Mt p.m. Festal Kvci St. Matthew'. Sepoy Lha 0 H' c omnia lion St »iristophf.\. m 6_~' pjn Bveenom Ea.ter Monday—
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  • SPORT OF THE DAY.
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      CALCUTTA CUP RUGBY.
      1320 13 Disappointing Result. [Prom Our Own Correspondent.] I'Ontion. Mar. 20. England's last throw of th»' KMOS for the Rugby Internet Jonr.l Championship against Scotland at Twickenham was only partially successful. The ;mme. which was witnessed by over 60,000 spectator?, including the Duke of York, ended in the stalemate
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      GREATEST TURF BACKER.
      415 13 Days of Gallant Gamblers Past. Mr. Charles Hannam. who is known p "Old England," should be one of Ihe niu.it famous men in the world. He Ls said to be one of the few men In the world who have made money by betting on horses and
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      FOOTBALL EPIC TO BE FILMED.
      354 13 Arsenal to Figure in Wembley Thrill. Filmland has chosen the Arsenal a.s the winner of this year's Cup final. I gathered this information from Mr. Jack Raymond, who has been commissioned by the powerful Gaumont-British Pictures Corporation to produce a football epic with its climax
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      370 13 81 jg >**«>__r^^^'m-^^ __f 'Jiiiiyr xr. f ?e^ Ti lfl.| H_ __*_**_tfl Make your teeth stronger, healthier l>r H F.B. W. write* in the "S.A. Medical Record i -ever is **v. leam ot disfunction ;n the rum deficiency is probably .i roncnbacißf Lack ot calcium I imr) nm only caaam
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      386 13 DAY SALE RESERVE SECTION AT ROBINSONS "SINGAPORE SPEEDWAY TO-NIGHT PRIZE MONEY $500. SINGAPORE'S FIRST REAL NIGHT OF THRILLS GATES OPEN 7.30 GRAND PARADE 8.30 FIRST RACE 9 P.M. 18 HIGH SPEED THRILLING RACES 18 G. GREGOR says: "I look forward with pleasure to my appearance at Singapore Speedway on Saturday
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      801 14 Blue Funnel Line REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES. EXPRESS SEBVICE MARSEILLES. LONDON N. CONTINENT FORTNIGHTLY. WEEKLY SEBVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Twlee Monthly Sendee Liverpool and Glasgow. (Via Genoa aad Havre). Route subject to alteration without notlee. WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Due. BARPEDO.T For MarseiJ •<-. London, Rotterdam and
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      514 14 EUerman Bucknall l Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated In England). "ELLERMAN" UNE. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT (VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL.) FREIGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. Dae Singapore. sa. CITY OF CORINTH Apr. SO sa. CITY OF MADRAS May 28 SA. CITY
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      379 14 P.^O. British India and Apc&r Lines (Incorporated In England). MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N rn UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT LONDON AND FAR EAST MAH SERVICE OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA JAPAN Dne Tonnage. Singapore. Tonnage. S|| J** MANTUA 11.000 Apr. 19 RAJPUTAN/. 6
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      801 15 O. S. K. Ldne Destination. v«____ umm m» Arrive. Leave. Uuidon. Rotterdam. Hamburg, Bremen and Antwerp via Colombo. Aden, Suez and Tort Said. Alaska Maru Apr. 27 Apr 28 Durban, P. Elizabeth. Cape Town. Rio de Janeiro, Santos. Montevideo, and Buenos Aires. [Round-the-world nassarr £l_te l _< L ..-v>.. Kr
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      572 15 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP UNE I /-_r/____*^l_ 4 P ______l_i!pG _lw_____PW___i_ 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. GARFIELD Apr. 28 May 1 May 3 June 10 PRES. POLK May
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      853 15 K. P. M. KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART MUTSCHAPPU. (ROTAL. PACKET NAVIGATION CO., OF BATAVIA.) (Incorporated in Holland.) ■MB CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIAN OOVER_tM_Dr_. Telephone No. 5451, with sub- connections to:— Passage, Freight, Transhipment, Marine Departments and t Manager's desk. ■epresentatlves fas the Straits Settlements (Singapore and Penan*! of the OFFICIAL TOURIST
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      734 16 Burns Philp Line (Incorporated In Australia). FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE yia JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Bogular monthly callings by the well-known steamer MARELLA 17.376 tons) and tho motor vessel MALABAR (4.612 tons). Tbe s MARELLA la one of tbe largest and finest steamers trading to Australia Cabins do
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      298 16 sjb. NIEUW ZEELAND. Consignees of cargo per the above steamei from Australia (arrived April 10th) are hereby notified that a general survey of all cargo landed in a damaged condition will be held at Godown No: 4-5 on Wednesday, April 23, 1930, at 9 a.m. No further survey will be
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      475 16 KERR STEAMSHIP Co. Inc. 44. BEAVER STREET, NEW YORE. (Incorporated in U.S.A.) GENERAL AGENTS. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA AND (via Suez). im* MS. SILVERYEW May 12 May 18 "j 1 M.S. SILVERBEECH May 26 June 1 PACIFIC JAVA CALCUTTA SERVICE SINGAPORE TO SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS
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      898 16 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembin and Kuanten (via Gemas -and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 6 am Bangkok every Thursday 6 am Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah and Lower Siam 6 am Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6
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      340 16 PASSENGERS LEAVING. Per Sarpedon sailing on Tuesday: Mrs. R. H. Pitts, The Hon. Mr. A S. and Mrs. Bailey, Mr. T. R. A. Windeatt and child. Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Case. Mr and Mrs. R. McGechan. Mr. R. A. M Stradling. Mr. W. J. Warin. Mr. W. T. Houghton,
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      DISMISSED THEIR SHIP.
      405 17 (laim by Captain and Chief Officer. Jodgmenl was Riven by Mr. Justice Wright H the King's Bench Division in an action bK»ut- hi by Captain Richard Henry Power, of (ton gantena, SW. and Mr. Philip Sav Baoetao road, Oulton Broad, Suffolk. QtmumsmW and Chief Officer respectively ol
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      MERCHANTS' MARINE INSURANCE.
      328 17 MERC HANTS' MARINE INSURANCE. The report of tho Merchants' Marine Insurant Company for 1929 states that the marine .ndfr-writinp account. 1928. ■flar payment o' amounting to £42.128. showed a balance on January 1 of £230,434. The net tttHßcntfl during 1929 amounted to £195.439. feeftaf a credit balance of £34,996. It
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      BLVE STAR LINE.
      169 17 New Service to the Far East. Blu< Star Line, which for the pas? ba boon cowed Id the homewar.i ed trade trom the Far East, has now extend its activities. In conjuncrith lieaata. Alfred Holt and Co. and n and Bucknall Steamship Co.. Ltd.. C«(|0 service will
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      A CENTURY OLD TALE.
      552 17 Vessel Seized by U.S.A. in 1812. Toronto, Mar. 6. After one hundred and eighteen years of litigation, beginning with the complications which attend a breach of international law. and ending in prolonged explorations of th.* family tree of the late Hon. James and William Crooks, the
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      RIVER PIRACIES ATTEMPTED.
      517 17 Bold Attacks on Canton Boats. Canton. Apr. 1. Unless the Canton Government takes prompt measures to check the activities of pirates on the Canton River, where no fewer than three piratical attempts to seize towboats occurred last week-end. it is feared that river communications between Canton and
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    DUTCH SHIPPING ENTERPRISE.
    986 17 Many New Vessels for East Indian Trade. The Netherlands merchant marine haa been! strengthened during 1929 by the addition of 231 [steamers of 107,940 gross tons, and 15 motorships of 55,060 tens, while on the other hand, 1 1 steamers of 36,960 have been sold, broken up,
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      345 17 L 4r SfflSUCtt lJ fl__\ W 4L__c^_al___-_A tfp^^H^ q^Sf and 4^^r IWhrered perfect condition If Thu advertisement i» imum. by th. Brit nh American Tobacco Co. ti>uo*u) IM, fe tt -b Od tlnronH»tfd io katajamd) Mrs. F. Bentley Tells How Cuticura Healed Eczema j i J L~-— "MB l£> "Twelve
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    For the 'Wireless Enthusiast.
    1284 18 VALVE TYPE DIFFERENCES. By Our Wireles; "t'l IE advent of American receivers Into the tatMi ni^.rl'ct m:.l:es it MeMMiy for those nte: ested to have ki.ow.ed_*.-.* of the various vp-*-s cf valves as they differ in many respects ,'icm BrWHh types. F rat cf all it
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    HIGH-TENSION CURRENT.
    1038 18 Advantages of Mains Unit. M:u_.s high-tension units are being broughinto use in increasing numbers (writes W. Jamcr. Morning Po.t Wireless Correspondent *> Dry br.tteries are being discharged and their place*, takao by units which are connected tc t_ house ..-apply of electricity. The respective advantages of dry batteries
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      262 18 ISllenburys Foods The 'Allenburys* Foods are particularly suited to the feeding of babies in hot climates. They are germ free and their use is an absolute guarantee against infantile diarrhoea and cholera. Milk Food No. 1 Milk Food No. 2 Birtli to 3 rn :i!h< I iii WtmS Malted Food
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      360 18 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. (Incorporated in England by Rcyal Charter) Paid up Capital in 600.000 shares of £5 each £3,000.000 Reserve Fund £4,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3,000,000 HEAD OFFICE: 33, Bishopsgate. London. E.C. 2. Agencies and Branches: Alor Star I Hong Kong l Rangoon Amritsar
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      450 18 BANKING. MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. (Incorporated In England). Capital £3.000.000 Subscribed 1.800,000 Paid-up 1,050.000 Reserve Fund and Rest 1.646.505 BOARD OF DIRECTORS. J. M. E>rie. Esq., Chairman. P. R. Chalmers. Etn. Charles J. Han.oro. E.sq. J O. Robinson. Esq. W. H. Shelford. E q. Sir Thc^mas Catto. Bart. LONDON
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      223 18 INSURANCE, i HE /azr~s>. SOUTH te BRITISH INSURANCE (OMI'W, LtHr_c_ FIRE, MARINE, T^ANgr, MOTOR CAR INSURANCE ACCEPTED ft* LOWEST CURRENT '> L. C MARGOLIOUTH. U Office: 2. F: PERSONAL AcSSf FATAL ACCIDENTS an HAVE you made provision „'3* of your dependent MmMki overtake you kai IT only costs Sl I
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    BRUAS RUBBER COMPANY.
    707 19 Increased Profits. .ual general meeting of the Bruas Rubber Company. limited, VM held In ihe r<d offices oi tIM company. Chartered iiank x re. Penang. The chairman. Mr. S. B Palmer presided and rs present were: —Messrs. J. Dick, E. A H. E. King and E. V.
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    149 19 tarns! Chronicle pays tribute to I i) ,1 Chappel's management i Ltd and states that of this Company may. in their catc--edged." There h the price of tin could go very r ti n it is to-day before Gopeng I II to pr.y dividends. BettlesaoutS and Malayan exI idttd Antwerp,
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    MALAYA RUBBER STATISTICS.
    470 19 Noies:— l. Stocks on estates of less than 100 acres and stocks In transit on rail, road or local steamer arc not ascertained. 2. The production of estates of less than 100 acres Is estimated from the formula: Production Imports Stocks at beginning of month Exports Stocks
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    LEWIS & PEATS RUBBER REPORT.
    245 19 LEWIS PEATS RUBBER REPORT. Dampened Market. Singapore, April 17. The United States Rubber Statistics received I here on Tuesday had a dampening effect an I this market, and prices generally were marked l down about three quarters of a cent. At the J lower level the buying interest __prin became
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    OIL PALMS IN MALAYA.
    199 19 Home Comment. [Frcm Our Own Correspondent.] London, March 27. Comment IS be.ng made tn the press on the i .>. in British Malaya for the porpom of establishing oil palm plantations over an area of 10,000 acres in Johore. it is frit tc be of great
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    30 19 We acknowledge receipt of a copy of "Guide to Eastern Thi Stocks." 1930 edition, which contains a record of the performances of the Australian companies operating in Malaya and Siam.
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    TALAM MINES, LIMITED.
    392 19 Annual General Meeting in Ipoh. The tenth annual general meeting of Talam Mines. Limited, was held at the offices of the Secretaries, Messrs. Evatt and Company. Ipoh. cn Tuesday. Mr. R. P. Brash presided and the following were present: Messrs. H. R. Rix. C. Lomont. P. C.
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    83 19 [British Radio— Official Service] Rugby, April 18. Foreign STfhangWS era: Paris 124.02 New York 4.86 3-16, Bru ;scls 34.84 J Geneva 25.0ii. Amsterdam 12.08 r Mdan 92.72'.. Berlin 23.37'-.. Stockholm 18.09' t Copenhagen 18.16' 4, Oslo 18.16' Vienna 34.51 Prague 164'.. Helsingfors 193';. Madrid 38 87 >_. Lisbon 108.30.
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    JACK'S METAL REPORT.
    365 19 London. Mar. 26. Cheap money and the improvement in the Stock Exchange has naturally been followed by considerable buying on the part of speculators and consumers in all metals, and the pessimism that has been rampant for so long has disappeared. Copper. The Standard Oil Company announce
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS.
    97 19 Messrs Harrison's Barker and Co.. Agents: Mentakab 37.00:) lbs. Jeram Kuantan 35.370: S'.ndycroft 18,000: Sungei Bagan 35,500: Batu Village 1,121; Pulau Bulang 34,215, Kapala 5. 996. Messrs. Boustead and Company. Penang. Agents. Takuapa Valley output first half Aprii lit hours. 150,000 cubic yards 360 pikuls. Ratrut
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    UTAN SIMPAN RUBBER REPORT.
    448 19 Dividend of 5 Per Cent. The directors' report and statement of accounts for the year ended Dec 31, 1929 presented at the 20th annual general meeting oi shareholders, at the registered office of tht company. No. 1 Embankment. Kuala Lumpur, on Monday, states that the net
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    88 19 There are whispers that one of the ven big tyre companies Ls experimenting to-dr-/ whh rubber with the idea of taking up laoilll facture on a large scale of rubber flooring, etc I think, writes -Autolycus." that in closin, this little symposium of opinions on the subjec enough has been
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    GUTHRIE'S WEEKLY REPORT.
    119 19 Singapore. April 17. The past week has been quiet and uneventful, and has verged on dullness, due principally to the approaching Easter holidays. Over the period prices have been practically unchanged, and at time of writing are as follows: Singapore 24',. London 7 7,16d.. New York 14
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    MARKET PRICE LIST.
    469 19 Sinj-rupore Apr. llth. The prices quoted are generally those current at Clyde Terrace Market. At the other markets there may be small variations. MEAT. Beef steak < Round* Katl 52 Beef stew or curry do 44 Pork, lean do 64 Pork, lean and fat (Ist quality* do
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    72 19 The Investors' Chronicle, London, expresses the opinion that, although there Ls a good deal of tin available now, six months time may see a very considerable change. America is working back to peak production and. if no setback takes place, we have not the slightest I doubt that by the
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    HOME LEAGUE FOOTBALL
    417 20 TO-DAY'S GAMES. Dress Rehearsal for Cup Finalists. But for the fact that both sides will probably have a number of reserves on duty, taking no risks with their star players, to-day's League match between Huddersneld and the Arsenal would provide an interesting pointer as to what is
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    HULL PLAYER SUSPENDED.
    148 20 Worst Soccer Cup Semi-Final. London. Apr. 10th. Childs, the Hull player, has been suspended till the end of the season. Pierce and foul play characterised the semifinal replay between Arsenal and Hull at Birmingham, which has been described as the worst cup semi-final, in which, the critics
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    JAPANESE TENNIS FINAL AT DULWICH.
    197 20 [From Our Own Correspondent.] London, Max. 20. The final rounds of the Dulwich Covered Courts Club Tournament were completed on Saturday. In the singles R. Miki beat Y. Ohta by 6 2, 6 2. They had met four times before in tournaments in this country,
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    17 20 Mr. H. C. P. Rodda, Assistant Commissioner, PMS. Police, has been transferred from Beremban to Batu Gajah.
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    LOCAL SPORTING NEWS.
    447 20 LOCAL SPORTING NEWS. EASTER CRICKET. S.C.C. vs. Selangor, and Other Teams. The annual match between the S.C.C. and Selangor commences on the Padang at eleven o'clock this morning and will be continued to* morrow and Monday, play commencing each day at 11 o'clock. The teams are as follow: S.C.C: R.
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    MALAYAN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.
    153 20 First Round To-day. The qualifying round of the Malayan Golf championship will be played at Kuala Lumpur this morning and the first round proper this afternoon. The semi-finals will be played tomorrow and the final on Monday morning. The inter-team competition will be played this morning. Entries
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    WILSON TO PLAY IN CUP FINAL.
    99 20 Huddersfield Centre-Hairs Suspension. London, April 10. The Football Association special Commission considered the case of Wilson, the centre-half of Huddersfield Town who was ordered off the field during the League match with Derby County on March 29th after disputing with the referee about the
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    "A TYPICAL ENGLISH VICTORY."
    101 20 The Wembley International. London, April 7. Scottish papers pay a generous tribute to England's success in the soccer international at Wembley under such headings as "Wizard's Wands Change Hands at Wembley." "The Rose has its Thorn." "Wizards who Pailed to Wiz," "Scots' Wembley Exhibition." "Harkness Strips
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    SERVICES' RACQUETS FINAL.
    34 20 London, April llth. At the Princes Club to-day the Royal Navy vs. Marines Racquets Championship Final, Lieut. Commander I. Sanderson beat Lieutenant D. Holland-Martin, 17—14, 15 12, 7 15, and 15—6.
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    BRITISH RUGBY TEAM LEAVES FOR NEW ZEALAND.
    25 20 London, April 11. Southampton— The British Rugby players j left to-day for New Zealand by the motorship. Ra«.ti»ta.
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    NEWPORT BEAT BATH.
    22 20 London. April 10. In a Rugby Union match at Newport to-day Newport beat Bath by 15 pts. to 3.
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    REMARKABLE CRICKET IN WEST INDIES.
    703 20 UNFINISHED 7-DAY GAME. Headley 's Gallant Innings in Fourth Test. Remarkable cricket has been seen in the fourth Test match between the M.C.C and the West Indies at Jamaica, which after seven days play was left drawn on Monday after heavy rain had prevented play
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    DAVIS BEATING FALKINER.
    48 20 The Billiards Championship. Close of play scores in the first heat of the Professional Championship at Thurston's Hall, London, were: London, April 9. Davis 6.241; Falkiner (in play) 4,037. London, April 10th. Davis, 7,376; Falkiner 6,291. London, April llth. Davis (in play) 9,700; Falkiner 7,085.
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    LINDRUM AND MCCONACHY LEAVE.
    40 20 Hope to Meet Australian Cricketers with the Ashes. London. April 10th. Lindrum and McConachy sailed for Australia to-day. They said they hoped to return in the Autumn to meet the Australian cricketers returning with the Ashes.
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    HOCKEY INVITATION TO INDIA.
    45 20 Team Asked to Tour England in 1932. London. April 10th. The English Hockey Association has invited! the Indian Hockey Federation to send a team to tour England in 1932, the matches to include an international one between Lngland and India. j
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    ENGLISH GOLF SEASON OPENS.
    173 20 SEYMOUR'S SUCCESS. Remarkable Play at Roehampton. London, Apr. 9th. One of the greatest English competitive golf seasons opened sensationally at Roehampton to-day, when there were no fewer than ten scores of under 70 for 36 holes. Reg Whitcombe, with 73 and 64 137 the best score
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    THE CITY AND SUBURBAN.
    110 20 First Acceptances. London, April 9. The following are the first acceptances for the City and Suburban (over l'. miles) on April 30th Vatout 8.13 Athford 8.12 Saint Corentin 11. 8.8 Ghost Train 8.8 Sunnytrace 8.5 Masked Bandit 83 Lion Hearted 8.2 Empire Builder 8.0 Pianola 8.0
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    "PREPOSTEROUS" PROPOSALS.
    194 20 St. Helen's Trouble With New Zealanders. London, Mar. 28. What were described as the preposterous proposals of the three New Zealand international Rugby League players, Hutt. Hall and Hardgrave, have caused a sensation in Northern Union circles. The trio appeared before a St. Helen's Committee meeting on Sunday,
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    FAMOUS "ACE" ESCAPES.
    98 20 Airplane Overturns in Landing. Fam borough. Mar. 16. Flight Lieutenant Richard L. R. Atcherley, the famous Schneider Trophy pilot, escaped uninjured when his airplane made a bad landing and overturned at Farnborough Aerodrome to-day. His passenger, Flight Sergeant J. Martin, was taken to hospital suffering from shock.
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    BULLFIGHTERS PLAY FOOTBALL.
    148 20 The largest arena for bullfights in Spain, which will be inaugurated next month, was inspected by the provincial authorities a few days ago. It is in Moorish style, to seat 25,000 spectators, and has been under construction for the last thirteen years. Public taste has changed since
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