The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 25 April 1930

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    17 1 The Singapore Free Press NO. 13,009. 1835. SINGAPORE, S.S. FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 1930. 20 PAGES~DAELY7~ 10 CENTS.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    470 1 There has been some serious rioting in Peshawar following the arrest of four AllIndia Congress delegates. The military were called out and the mob tired on Pages 11 and 12. The Australian cricketers were at practise at Lords yesterday Fairfax capturing the first wicket of the tour
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    AQUATIC MIGRANTS.
    916 1 Our winter visitors are largely represented by aquatic birds, which abound in suitable localities, writes Professor C. J. Patten in The Times. Their advent is eventful to many who live at the seaside; and certain species. such as ducks, geese and plovers, are marketable and attract the attention
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      273 1 l^^^^^g* arc full in Havour but mild j k ;>~ Thnrsuifr even Hie most P -■I *Te Castles" g iHfCT J1- i l K **^-£l nrct cs ;^ffi i Golicate palates i irjifir^iiptiN I HUkLi i 1 3MW.iu El ROi 1 1 J; ttU 1 1 L I ■i "Renowned
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      151 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Flit for destroying ants Page 5. Three Castle cigarettes for quality Page 1. Kermath are the finest boat engines Page 3 Speedway attractions for Saturday nightPage 13. Try the Cold Storage blue band margarine Page 12. Folk dancing and physical training at th. Y.W.C.A— Page 9. Double Ace
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      5 1 Opening Shortly "MARLBOROUGH" WITH TALKIES
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    THE WEEK.
    303 2 Friday 25th. Hiph Water. 08.05. 7.0. 21.06. 7 3 Malacca: H. \V MS a.m.. 4.11. ftJO p.m.. 5.05 St. Oeorgeii Society annual dinner and dance RaHV- Rnsri R II n.m. Chamber of Commerce Electors Meeting Exrbaiiei' ROOOI 2 p nv Cricket: SC.C. vs. Welch. S.C.C; S.C.C. vs. SRC.
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    GKOCK LEAVES THE HALLS.
    150 2 Budapest. Maroh 21. Grock. the greate-i of all clown- who has brightened the lives ot millions thrughout the world, will no more be seen upon the musichall stage. The talkies have made another convert. I am poinp to be a film producer." he said i I
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    THE SCREEN
    202 2 At the Pavilion. Wttn abamee f i t* m Han Id Lloyd. Buster Keaton or Charles Chaplin A tures. local audier.ee>. experiencing a lack of uood comedian? on the screen (at apart from those appearing In short "slap-stack" comedies vill welcome The Perfect Gentleman which plctun M Qt]
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    85 2 Programme of Drills up to and for weekending April 27th. 1930. Friday, 5.15 p.m.. Drill Hall, S.R.A. (v). Battery and Battery Signal Parade. "E" (Chinese* Coy Weapon Training. Malay Drill Hall. "F (Malay > Company. Weapon Training and 30x Rangf. Saturday. 2 p.m.. Bukit Timah Range, "D"
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    BHIDE'S "NO" AT THE ALTAR.
    113 2 Escape Through Snow in Weddine; Dress. Geneva. Vlarch *1. A neatthy y, en ltd couple, accom- I parents and many friends, ap- nan Catholic pre-,: in the Bl Ictlnc m tiastery ;.t Desenlis. Canton Ori i oa, be marred yc terday. At the It pries!
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    ORCHID BEAUTY CREAM.
    31 2 n three tints Flesh, Brunette ana White. DOES NOT RUB OFF. Price $1.75 per bottle. < MEDICAL HALL, LTD., j Opposite General Post Office. 'rompt attention to outport orders. <
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    THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS.
    420 2 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. The Premier Morning Dally In Malaya, a live "news" paper 30-40 columns of news dally Also the best Medium for Advertising. Delivered with the Chota Hazrl each morning. Latest Telegrams, Latest News and Latest Announcements, Special Daily News Cables, Rubber and Tin Price Cables together with
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      38 2 Vigour! I For went orp&oij! I is just the enoyotf 'cud body- builder ntcmary I tft hot duruztes. W I In 4- sizes of all 1 1 Bazaars Stores I RtprwenUUfe:— Mr HM. Hod**, *».O. Box 274. SiiMrmpor*.
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    AMERICAN GIRL AND FLYING ACE.
    1148 3 DISILLUSIONED. Madame Assolant's Short Lived Romance. p By Madame Jean Assolant. Paris. There is a halo around famous aviators that is very apt to dazzle even the most un- romantic girl. They are heroes, national heroes t —often world heroes. And they cannot well be
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    DON'T LET INDIGESTION AGE YOU.
    153 3 MarrJ 1 people look old and haggard through indigestion. The continual pain and discomfort combined with the inability of weakened stomach organs to extract nourishment from food are such a strain that they drive all trace of youth away. If you ever have indigestion, no
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    £250,000 FOR CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY.
    185 3 Sir P. M. Lawrence's Legacy. London, April 15. Sir Percival Maitland Lawrence, ex-judge of he High Court of South Africa, bequeathed )250,000 to Cambridge University to enrich the Jniversity Library and promote the studies of •lassie ancient history, philosophy and archaeoogy. The family has long been
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    31 3 Peace must no longer be an interval between one war and another, but must be established as the deliberate accepted state of life between the countries of the world. Mr. Clynes.
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    NINA TCHAPLITZ CASE.
    99 3 iiimui.iv. ipnl 11. I The Full Bench of the Bombay High Court to-day received the decision of Mr. Justice Kemp iii connexion with the Nina TchapliU l case and held that the High Courl had jurLsf diction to hear and decide the case. A petition for the
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      170 3 I MALAYAN I uULr I I CHAMPIONSHIP j E. P. KYLE 1 I Avins i 9 <£ 4 f 4 TUT A "V"IJ»T T v UPTON'S 1 Choice V *w V *w -^^"^Si^^^^^^t*^^ a^* "MAXFLI" GIVES: LONGER DISTANCE TRUER FLIGHT 100 p.c. ACCURACY IN PUTTING. «♦< \A4WMWWWMWWWWW^ MM Directory s&
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      520 3 Estate Trust Agencies i (1927) Limited. 3 BRANCHES v X 21, First Cross Street MALACCA 'I 11, Light Street pi > »vi J fc n Ktyne Street KUALA LUMPUR. j Registered by and Security deposited ni:i» ►t; the Straits Settlements Government. Act as Trustees, Administrators, Kecei\t*rv. v Guardians, Rent Collectors,
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  • MOODS AND MODES OF EVE
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      THE RENO WAY TO DIVORCE.
      1319 4 THE RENO WAY TO DIVORCE. This is the fourth of a series of twelve stories by a woman who has gone through the divorce mil! at Reno, and is here relating heT experiences. Reno, Nevada. My dear Alice. Whom do you think I have run across again? The chic little
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      Exit the Boyish Silhouette
      766 4 FEMINITY Ls the keynote of the fashions today. Gone is the Eton crop and the mannish styles that people supposed would distinguish the girl of 1930 I remember going to a fancy dress ball at the end of 1928 when the costume worn by a girl
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    TRUTH FIRST.
    545 4 by Muriel Rapson Little. JUDGING by experience, few people believf that absolutely honesty Ls always the besi policy for the conventional white lie ha; smoothed over many an embarrassing situation In the interests of kindness, truth becomes z crime! But. strange to say. it sometimes pa\: to tell
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    A Londoner s Jottings
    1369 4 The King and Queen at Home: Valuable Uterarj \i t Distinction for Woman Novelist: Men's Dress Reform Offensive: Versatile Mr. Oliver Baldwin: Th< Purple Lip Vogue. rE KING and Queen have be?n leading aj quiet and vjry hom?ly life duiing *.he J weeks they have been
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    BOUDOIR AND BOULEVARD.
    454 4 i r There is nothing dull about the new dayP dress of light-weight tweed which are j sold with several sets of pique collars and cuffs. Delicate colours are fashionable. Pique s collars in orange or beige look well on frocks c of beige-eream-and-brown mixtures. Tweed in
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    THE UNCHANGING EAST.
    929 5 FEZ YASHMAK VANISH. Veneer of the West on Constantinople. Recently I have had occasion to visit Turkey and Asia Minor, writes Captain W. T. Forshaw, V.C., in the Morning Post. The apparent change in this land of contrasts during the last few years is immense. When I
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    FATAL MOTOR RACE.
    70 5 Italian Motorist Killed. London, April 13th. Brescia. The racing motorist, Berni, was killed during the Thousand Miles Race while driving an Alfa Romeo, belonging to Count Vince, who was also in the car. The machine turned turtle and fell down an embankment twelve feet. Vince escaped uninjured.
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    WOMAN IN THE RED ARMY.
    449 5 Russian Princess's Adventures. Bukharin. until lately editor of the Pravda. is credited with havir^ written in 1928. "We are making experiments on the living body of the people^ it is not the Soviet Union, nor yet its parts which interest us. but the struggle against
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    20 5 Being a bachelor Is the first requisite of the man who wishes to form an Ideal home. Mr Beverley Nichols.
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      227 5 Kl LL Spray Distrihuted by: Wm. Jacks Company (Malaya). Ltd.. Singapore Kuala Lumpur. McAlister Company. Ltd., Penang Ipoh. I BUY BRITISH GOODS bbbh a^^Bn *f 4 !Fu m It STI ■^■g I^JU Hi w s> bssbs^bcEßS LssssVi I^L^9Q P a a B^^^Lssl MXbS^^BBM W aassfl bb an A Pfl aTjaj
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      405 5 V nm. W 111 I I I wC If mother turns her back a minute, her motherhood that one word was David's off again. But Mother doesn't the most helpful she ever heard. reallv mind. When David's in mis- w n "Lactogen is rich farm milk— all the chief, she
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    ANXIETY IN THE HEART OF GAY MADRID.
    921 6 SECRET CONFLICTS. What is to be the Future of The Monarchy Marid. El Puerta Del Sol the Gateway of the Sun the picturesque and noisy heart of Madrid. An oblong open place, full of noise and bustle, shrill noises, a mixture of New
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    RIOTOUS SCENES AT NASIK.
    103 6 Untouchables and Caste Hindus Come to Blows. Bombay, April 10. Nasik, April 9th. Free fights occurred in various parts of the town between Sanatanists (orthodox Hindus) and Untouchables at the Chariot Festival, over the dragging of the monster chariot of the god Rama. It is reported
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    A ROYAL DIVORCE SUIT SECRET.
    162 6 Drawn Blinds and Staff Sworn to Silence. With the utmost secreecy. to preserve which most elaborate precautions had been taken, the special court called to settle the matrimonial dispute between Princess Charlotte of Monaco and her husband. Prince Pierre, met in a Paris house and
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    PORTER FRIEND OF PRINCES.
    286 6 Famous Political Organiser. Hitchin. March 21. When you go by train to Hitchin look out for a tall, good-looking young porter with well chiselled features, blue eyes, and a Captain Kettle rake to his hat. That will be Mr. E. J. Anderson, the champion porter-political organiser
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    16 6 The inferiority complex is a modern expression for what I would call moral laziness. Lady Dunedin.
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      403 6 IMPORTANT NOTICE. j RE TYE GUAN TONG IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE Suit No: 325 of 1930 Chew Yew otherwise known as Lee Sens Ton« or Teck Seng Tong. or Ong Seng Tong. or Ka Yum Tong. or Chew Teck Tong PtahitH and 1
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      577 6 1/ i t mi J^^^m i.S *J *i 3sr^' fc^i m i Strong with the strength of steel Beneath the beauty of the Dodge Six is strength the resilient strength that is inherent in steel. Under the sparkling finish and the luxurious upholstery is the all-metal Mono-Piece Body, welded so
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    CHINESE CABLE NEWS.
    353 7 No Fighting: Yet. [Nanyang Siang Pau Press Service. 1 s:i:m X hai. April 2";. Forty four more students have been arrested in Peping mostly belonging to the Government university. Yen Shi-shan has officially appointed officials to the Diplomatic Bureau. Peping delegates stationed at Taiyuan have jointly wi-ed
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    MUKDEN READY TO HELP NANKING.
    300 7 Reconstruction Work in Manchuria. Canton. Apr. 9. An interesting reference to reconstruction work in Manchuria and to General Chang Hsueh-liang's attitude towards the war between Nanking and Shansi. was made by the Mayor of Canton. Mr. Lum Wan-kai. who visited Mukden recently representing Marshal Chiang
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    CALCUTTA SWEEP TICKETS.
    212 7 Mr. Clynes Corrects A Misapprehension. London, April 12. It is understood that Mr. Clynes has written to Mr. Hore-JJrfisha. M.P. on the subject of the Calcutta Sweep explaining the "exact position" and stating that the letter may be published. The Daily Herald declares that Mr. Clynes said
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    MUNICIPAL ACTION.
    599 7 Minor Matter^. The following action was taken at a meeting of Committee No. 4 held on April 11th. Decided to suggest to the owner of the Alh.ir.ibra Theatre that :.n additional emergency staircase be p;\.v and that the existing stair-rails be strengthened. AecestSd the lowest tender, that of
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    RAFFLES LIBRARY.
    247 7 The undernoted non-fiction works will be ready for issue on Saturday, at 9 a.m. Armstrong <H.F.) Where the East Begins. 1929. illus. Belloc <Hilaire) Caliban's Guide to Letters and Lambkin's Remains. Beresford (J.> Ed. The Diary of a Country Parson: The Rev. James Woodforde. Vol. 4, 1793-1796. 1929.
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    29 7 If the cosmos has a purpose, that purpose can hardly be the production of life; there must be some relevant relation between factory and output.— Mr. A. Wyatt Tilby.
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      107 7 IiENERAL MOTORSmUCKS j FT 1 very where, every day, jp^ r' **^^rf and under all conditions I v vv General Motors 1 rucks are f& v demonstrating their superior ability to increase profits, cut costs and extend bus- iness operating areas. If > you have a transportation or haulage problem
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    SHE WONDERED WHY.
    202 8 IE GREW INDIFFERENT TILL SHE TOOK HERSELF IN HAND. Here's a message to every woman who feels 1 ler vitality slowly ebbing away who Is con>tantly tired and depressed. Get a packet of McCoy's Tablets and take them regularly. There is no finer tonic in the world.
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    THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND VISITS A "PUB."
    982 8 PALK WITH BAR TENDER. Priest Host of Slum Beer House. London, March 27. London is talking very affectionately of a isit Queen Mary paid last Friday to a slum 'pub." It is a modest "pub" in its way and 5 managed by an
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    HOME OF MELODRAMA.
    69 8 London. April 4th. One of London's famous playhouses, the delphi Theatre, in the Strand, which was for mny years the home of melodrama, is to be emolished and rebuilt on modern lines, inolving the disappearance of the pit. Incidentally, another thing to disappear \viii e the stage
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    RAILWAY CO-OPERATORS.
    347 8 Half Yearly Report: Increased Membership. The half-yearly report of the Railway Co-operative Thrift and Loan Society Ltd. states, inter alia, that during the half year ending Dec. 31. 1929. the Committee met 22 times. Some 188 new members were enrolled during the period and 127 ceased to be
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    MEERUT CONSPIRACY CASE.
    84 8 Arrest of Junior Del ••Protons and v i. a court Of law. T:.< m i Legtetettvi Oin said Mr. Hitter, Crow; application for reci lor i iti nnmlmttoi consplm ist'. Mr i) P Btnha application tor brin witnesses, who won defence under pro* joumment for tXMB muted
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      227 8 r^. i j_j WATERPROOF CANVAS. Beautiful Green and White Blinds and Tarpaulins of First-class British manufacture, including stitching with eyelets and rope complete. Durable white canvas stocked. PRICES VERY MODERATE. Write for quotations. MOHD. BIN HOOSAINSAH, 66. ROBINSON ROAD. Phone No. 2454. n little j^pes such KUnufactured by RONUK, Lu»iced.
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      473 9 BUSINESS CARDS. ASSAGE ANICVRE ISS FUMIKO 32 Dhoby Ghaut. MARBLE FLOORING TILES. SINGAPORE CASKET CO. Nw. 1 3. Penhas Road. ..IT Lavender Street Phone 6*75. EXPERIENCED AM) Ql ALIFIED TRANSLATORS. Fees Moderate. ttan of documents, account books mmerctel correspondence, etc. either !i into Chinese or vice versa. o Mr S.
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      678 9 TENDERS. MUNICIPALITY OF SINGAPORE. NOTICE Is hereby given that tenders are now Invited for the following materials or services, and that particulars of such tenders nay be obtained In the Tender Room Municipal Offices:— Closing Date. section of additional quarters and Garage Roof Noon, at MacKenzie Road. April 28th, 1930.'
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      805 9 NOTICES. THE STRAITS TRADING COMPANY, LIMITED. < Incorporated in the Straits Settlements). NOTICE is hereby given that an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Straits Trading Company, Limited, will be held at the Company's Registered Office. Ocean Building. Collyer Quay. Singapore, on Friday. May 2nd, 1930. at Noon, for the purpose
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      543 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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      614 9 AUCTION SALES. DISTRESS SALE. IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE. Distress No. 26 of 1930. IN THE CAUSE OF Sheikh Mutarak bin Mohsen bin Abdat Landlord versus Dolabhram Lallubhoy Tenant AUCTION SALE of ALL THE STOCK-IN-TRADE OF A CLOTH SHOP. Comprising:— lmitation silk sarongs, sarongs
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      641 9 AUCTION SALES. AUCTION SALE of VALUABLE FREEHOLD LAND AT I.OHONQ 3 GEYLANO LORONG I TELUK KURAIT ROAD. SINGAPORE and MORTGAGEE'S SALE of VALUABLE 999 YEARS LEASEHOLD LAND AND HOUSE NO. 33 EU TONG SEN STREET, AND VALUABLE 99 YEARS' LEASEHOLD LAND AND HOUSES NOS. 44. 46. 48 AND 50 CANAL
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTH.
    27 10 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTH. DE BURGH— THOMAS —At the Maternity ■io-pital. Singapore, en April 24. 193.:. to Mr ind Mrs A. de Burgh Thomas, a son. Both veil.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. FRIDAY. APRIL 25, 1930. THE WORLD'S ECONOMIC CRISIS.
    1031 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. FRIDAY. APRIL 25, 1930. THE WORLD'S ECONOMIC CRISIS. Realisation is steadily becoming greater all over the world that the present economic stringency is not merely increasing but is becoming more widespread. If exception is made of France, where rather remarkable conditions of employment prevail conditions which some
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    TERRIBLE AMOK IN PERAK.
    192 10 THREE PERSONS DEAD. Pengamok Dies from Wounds. [From Our Own Correspondent] Ipoh. April 24. A terrible amok is reported from Khota Bahru near Batu Gajah yesterday afternoon resulting ir. the deaths of two people, the wounding of another and the shooting dead of the amok. It
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    SINGAPORE'S NEW POLICE OFFICER.
    148 10 Mr. Savi Leaves Ipoh. [From Our Own Correspondent. 1 Ipoh. April 24. A pleasant function took place at the Chinese Chamber of Commerce to-day when the Chinese community gave a farewell reception to Mr. Savi who ls going as C.P.O. to Singapore. The President. Mr. Leong
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    COMMODITY MARKET.
    100 10 LONDON AND NEW YORK TIN AND RUBBER PRICES. [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT London. April 24. 5.5 p.m. Messrs. Lewis. Lazarus and Son* notify to-day's tin prices as follows: Spot £160 12 16 (down 8 16). Forward £162 14 16 (down 10 16). The market is steady. Messrs. Symington
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    EPWORTH LEAGUE ASSEMBLY.
    88 10 Easter Gathering at Ipoh. [From Our Own Correspondent.! Ipoh. April 24. A larse assembly of nbout 16"5 visiting members of the Epworth Leagues Northern Institute, was held here during Easter, and is breaking up to-morrow after six days lectures, meetings, services, sports and concerts. The Rev. P.
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    247 10 Mr. J. Dickson. of Taiping. left for Home on leave on Friday. Mr. Prank Kershaw Wilson. M.C.S.. Police Magistrate of Penang. is expected to leave the Colony during the middle of next month on transfer to the F.M.S.. where he will assume duties at the Federal Capital as Public Trustee
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    LONDON WAKING UP AGAIN.
    839 10 OUR WEEKLY LKTTKR Building Development j n Metropolis. [From Our Own Q l-oiidnn The newspapers reflect est is oat of politics for tl.. arc turning to the ordinal Even interest in the Naval t very largely subsided eecau intricacies of the neuotiati. ly much more concerned
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    THE WORLD'S AIRSHIP RIVALRY.
    164 11 GRAF ZEPPELIN'S VISIT. The RlOO to Voyage to Canada. I Reuter.s Service. J London. April 24. •German air r valry will be visibly Bl Cardmgton on Saturday when the ZeppeUß arrives there in the course of .m tour. rim's commander. Dr. Hugo Eck- dy m London
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    AUSTRALIA'S GOVERNOR GENERAL.
    157 11 AUSTRALIA'S GOVERNOR GENERAL. A Constitutional Revolution. rIIKE PRESS SERVICE COPYRIGHT London. April 24. been reported that the Rt. Hon. Sir I A Ki.ics. who was born in Melbourne and bad a notable career on the judicial fvnrh in Australia being recently Acting Chief 15 to be appointed Governor General >...i
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    ST. GEORGE'S DAY IN PERAK.
    84 11 ST. GEORGE'S DAY IN PERAK. Ceremony at the Cenotaph. I-" n Our Own Correspondent] Ipoh. April 24. Day was ushered in in Perak the committee of the Perak Society the Ipoh Cenotaph at nine in the laying a wreath of poppies in Enelish dead. The President. and each member wearing
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    THE BREMEN IN COLLISION.
    49 11 'RESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT I London. April 24. I German Lloyd Liner Bremen. the Blue Ribbon of the Atlantic trip by establishing a new record. :iision with a British oil tanker Btafltah Channel. •••u that no serious damage was r vessel. Earlier cables on page 12.)
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    CHOP BUNGA GHEE.
    179 11 I'aU- Trade Mark Charge Against Indian. mark charge in respect of some heard yesterday. The accused bf Air. C. Smith and Mr. J. G. Bred for the prosecution ci that the accused had sold M D S. Flower brand, but that brand of ghee -tated that the
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    17 11 Schofield. of Kamunting Tin I <l Taiping. is going on Home leave 0l tfat next few days.
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    THE PESHAWAR RIOT.
    152 11 HOW IT OCCURRED. Mr, Gandhi and Minority Problems. [Reuters Service.] Lahore. April. 24. News from Peshawar says the rioting there was a sequel to the arrest of four All-India Congress members. Afzal Ghafoor Khan. Agha Syed Lai. Parra Khan, and Lai Padahah A hartal was immediately declared
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    PATEL RESIGNS THE SPEAKERSHIP.
    45 11 [Reuter's Service.] Simla. April 24. Mr. V. J Patel. Speaker of the Legislative Assembly has tendered his resignation to the Viceroy. It is believed this is owing to disagreement with the GoverniriPm*-of India over the treat* ment of Indian political prisoners.
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    EDDA HAS A BABY SISTER !
    184 11 EDDA HAS A BABY SISTER Also the Best of Educations. f ßeuter's Service.] Rome. April 24. Edda. eldest ch Id of Signor Mussolini, aged nineteen and Count Galeazzo Ciano. aged twenty-seven, have been married. Edda who has three brothers and a baby sister only last autumn is a modern girl
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    AMERICA'S "PUBLIC ENEMIES."
    113 11 28 Slated to be Dealt With. [Reuters Service] Chicago. April 24. The special crime commission established to consider the problem of "cleaning up" America's greatest criminal city has drawn up a list of 28 men whom it describes as "public enemies" and advises the police to deal
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    "TOO MUCH OF THIS SORT OF THING."
    248 11 Gaol for Dishonest Prison Official. Sentence of three months' rigorous imprisonment was passed on a Straits-born Chinese named Lim Chin Soo. record clerk and interpreter at the Prison, who was convicted by the Di trict Judge <Mr. C Wilson* yesterday o>i a eterpi
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    41 11 Classes in Folk Dancing and Physical Training under irained and experienced instruct >r.s commence in May at the Y.W.C.A. Fee $5 for term oi ten lessons. Membership of the Y.W CA. is not required, and candidates should enrol at Y.W.C.A. Office.
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    THIRD INTERNATIONAL AGAIN.
    87 11 PLOT FOR WORLD RISING. Important Arrests at Riga. [Reuter's Service] Riga, April 24. According to documents possessed by Communist agents arrested here, the Third International has drawn up plans for a five year campaign leading to a world-revolution. It is gathered that emissaries have been despatched all
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    THE WAR IN CHINA.
    299 11 Feng Troops on the Move. [Nanyang Siang Pau Press Service.] Shanghai, April 24. Feng Yu-hsi?.ng is distributing 83,000 of his troops at Lunghai and Hsuchow and 40.000 on the Kinhan line to attack Hupeh. Yen Shi-shan has sent four divisions to participate in the attack. Feng
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    JAPANESE MILITARY ADMINISTRATION.
    40 11 [Nanyo Nichi-Nichi Service.) Tokyo. April 24. The report of the Committee which was appointed to consider and report on the possibilities of reorganizing the Military- Administration system is unlikely to be completed before the end of July.
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    JAPAN'S COMMERCIAL RELATIONS WITH AFRICA.
    35 11 [Nanyo Nichi-Nichi Service.] Tokyo. April 24. It is reported that the negotiations between British South Africa and Japan for the conclusion of a commercial treaty are expected to open shortly.
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    TOKIO TRAMWAY STRIKE.
    42 11 [Nanyo Nichi-Nichi Service.] Tokyo. April 24. The representatives of the leftist group of the strikers of the Tokio Municipal Tramway Bureau have also participated in negotiations in which the Inspector -General of Police tried to bring about a settlement.
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    JAPANESE FISHING IN CHINESE WATERS.
    29 11 [Nanyang Siang Pau Press Service! Shanghai, April 24. The executive council has instructed the Government of Kwangtung to prohibit Japanese fishing in territorial waters.
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    JAPANESE LOANS TO CHINA.
    28 11 [Nanyang Siang Pau Press Service] Shanghai. April 24. Japanese loans to China are estimated at a total of $538,000,000. [Earlier cables on page 12.]
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    148 11 In the Supreme Court, Kuala Lumpur, on Tuesday before the Hon'ble Mr. Justice P. A. Farrer-Manby. a Chinese contractor. Tan Kwee. of Segambut. near Kuala Lumpur, sued the State of Selangor for $3,850, which he alleged to be due on a contract. The contract was made on Feb. 27, 1929.
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    INTERESTING SHIPPING CLAIM.
    911 11 A CHINA SEA TRAGEDY. Court Sequel to Loss of a Tongkang. There was a sequel to the loss of the tongkang. Soon Hoe Seng, between Singapore and Pontianak in January of last year (when she is presumed to have foundered with all hands and a cargo of
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    CHINESE BOY SCOUTS COME TO BLOWS.
    52 11 Three Killed and Thirty Injured. Boy Scouts from Hupeh and Tsinan were involved in a dispute over prizes at Nankins this week, according to a message? to the Nanyang Siang Pau Press. Fighting took place, in which three of the boys were killed and
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    90 11 As it has been definitely decided that Ipoh 1 is to be the State Capital, the Government should seize the present moment to get or 1 with the building of the offices and houses it 1 will require in Ipoh as. owing to the trad* 1 slackness, contractors are ready
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    MORE SERIOUS RIOTING IN INDIA.
    401 12 PESHAWAR OUTBREAK. English Sergeant Hacked to Death by Mob. c Router's cxi v le. I London. April 21. It is reported from Lahore that serious disorders have broken out in Peshawar, where rioters attacked the police and civil authorities. a Deputy Commissioner and other officials
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    SEN GUPTA REPORTED DEAD.
    87 12 But as Fit as When he Went to Gaol. Reuters Service. Calcutta. April 23. In consequence of reports that the Mayor. Sen Gupta, had died in prison and that Subhas Chandra Bose was very ill owing to hungerstriking thousands gathered outside the gaol and demanded "to
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    EGYPT STANDS FOR SUDAN "RIGHTS."
    86 12 Ministers Uphold Delegates, i < (Reuters Service.) Cairo. April 23. An Egyptian courier arrived by air from j "London last night bringing a memorandum from the Egyptian delegation with xegard to the deadlock in the present Anglo-Egyptian negotiations. The Ministers immediately studied the re- port
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    DROP IN UNEMPLOYMENT FIGURES.
    88 12 [British Radio Official Service.] Ilugby. April 23. Th" muv.ber of persons en the unemployei Tegistt r in Grtat Britain showed a decrease for the wwk ending April 14. as compared Aith the previous week of 16.147. This is the first decrease registered for .~umc time, though
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    HELIOPOLIS AIR CRASH.
    39 12 Not Machine in which Prince Flew. I Reuters Service. Cairo. April 23. It Ls denied that the aeroplane which crashed at Heliopolis was the one in which the Prince of Wales flew from Khartoum to Cairo.
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    TURKESTAN-SIBERIA RAILWAY.
    35 12 TURKEST AN -SIBERIA RAILWAY. 1,000 Miles of Track Completed. I Reuters Service. Moscow, April 24. The Tass Agency announces that the laying of a thousand miles of track on the TurkestanSiberia Railway has htm completed.
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    OHIO PENITENTIARY DISASTER.
    167 12 CLAIMING THE DEAD. Pitiful Scenes at Prison Charnel Ground. [Reuters Service. Columbus, April 24. A pitiful sight was presented at the Penitentiary when the relatives ol the 318 dead convicts came to claim the bodies. Tearfully they foimed a queue outside the Governor's office. .vhere the Governors
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    DEATH FOR INDUSTRIAL SABOTAGE.
    53 12 Soviet Reign of Terror. Riuur's Service. I Riga. April 24. The trial ha.- concluded at Zhitomir. Ukraine, )t 127 officials and others connected with the Ukranian timber industry rharg?d with sabotauinu the Soviet five-year economic plan. Five were sentenced to death and the remainder to various
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    MARKET PRICE LIST.
    474 12 Singap>re .Ipr. 11th. The prices quoted are generally those current \t Clyde Terrace Market. At the other markets there may be small variations. MEAT. Beef ?teak Hound" Kati 51 Beef stew or curry do 42 Pork, lean do 64 Pork, lean and fat < Ist quality t
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    MILITARY EXPENDITURE AT SINGAPORE.
    2195 12 COMMONS CRITICISM. Malayan Money for General Purposes. In the course of the debate on the Army Estimates in the House of Commons on March 24 Sir L. Wortnington Evans said: The War Minister, speaking of Singapore, said that -he Governments policy had been stated, but he
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    BOYS KILLED BY TRIBESMEN.
    134 12 Sequel to a Blood Feud in Upper Sind. Karachi, Mar. 26. A blood fend has again been responsible for two deaths in Upper Sind. where two Moslem boys were hacked to death by a party of Baluchis. owing, it is alleged, to the enmity between their
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    RESTRICTION FEELING IN JAVA.
    1552 12 OFFICIAL VIEWS. No Pressure to be Put on the Natives. Raiavia. Apr. 18th. During an interview with Ar.eta. Dr. Ch. J. Bernard, the Director of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce gave his views on two important matters which are engaging the attention of producers and economists throughout
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    THE WORLD OF FLIGHT.
    165 12 CRAF ZEPPELIN TO < IT CARDINGTON. Rloo\s Trial Fii. I Briti^ h Uadio— OttCMU fc Mm Two »f the HHM Uinhl the British Hi oo and the (i. peiiii. will probably t. Cardington. near Bedford, (N The SBeppalkl is cominu to C pick up Dr. Mmuk,
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    PRINCE TO FLY HOME FROM FROM FRANCE.
    74 12 PRINCE TO FLY HOME FROM FROM FRANCE. By Rawalpindi to Marscilet, f ßritish Radio Official 8 Rut;h\, \,,,f The Prince Wales Will a: seilles in the lin< r Rawalpindi from Africa .r. on Pridaj conditions are favourable be Will leave bv aeroplane for London Squadron-Leader Don. «rho hi tht Prince,
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      INDIAN ATHLETES IN SINGAPORE.
      282 13 I ompetitors in Far Eastern Games. Three leadinu athletes from India passed through Singapore this weti: by the Takhwa on their way to Tokyo, where they are to represent India for the first time in the Far Eastern Games. Mr. A. Hamid. the captain of the
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      SUTTON AND THE WALKER CUP SELECTION.
      143 13 [Prom Our Own Correspondent. 1 London. March 27. TtM Daily Express is very annoyed at the action of the Walker Cup selectors in ignoring Mr. William Sutton. They point out that apparently unfortunately when Mr. Sutton became amateur champion in 1929. he remained an
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      AUSTRALIA'S DAVIS CUP CHANCES.
      571 13 A Dark Horse Team. By Vincent Richards. After a years interlude. Australia is returning to the Davis Cup arena this season with a young team which rr*o it K« u _i i_ «»€»j- Knr me UUIK horse of the international ties in Europe. Gerald Patterson has
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      ARMY SERVICES RUGBY CHAMPIONS.
      344 13 Royal Air Force Go Under. [From Our Own Correspondent.] London. Mar. 27. The Army on Saturday won the Inter-Ser-vices Championship for the third year in succession, by their defeat of the Royal Air Force. The scores were a goal and three tries to a goal and
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      BENDEMEER ATHLETIC CLUB.
      339 13 Easter Sport. The Bendemcer Athletic Club celebrated its tenth anniversary at Mr. Aw Boon Haw's bungalow (kindly lent for the occasion) last Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday morning the Angl > -Chinese School Union of Penang. spent the Easter holidays in Singapore ar guests of the Bendemeer
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      S.C.R.C. LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
      131 13 Results in the S.C.R.C. lawn tennis tournament are: Open Singles Championship. Chia Took Yam beat Wee Eng Yong 6—2. 6—2. A Singles Handicap. Lai Kwong Chun owe 15 boat Evan Wong OWe 6. 6 3. 6 l. A Doubles Handicap. John Lim and I. H. Hoahing
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      CARNERA IN FAKED FIGHT DISPUTE.
      88 13 Oakland. (California), April 15. Camera beat the negro boxer Leon Chevalier on a technical knock-out in the sixth round. The California Athletic Commission Subsequently held up the purse following allegations that the fight had been faked. It appears that one of the negro's seconds threw
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    FASTEST WARSHIP IN THE WORLD.
    194 16 Aircraft Carrier's 35 Knots. Rothesay. March 24. The new aircraft carrier. H.M S. Glorious, made extensive trials yesterday. She is credited with having attained a speed of thirty-five knots. It is also said that aeronlanes had taken off from the flying deck and landed there
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    REORGANIZATION OF CHINA MERCHANTS.
    158 16 Schemes for the reorganization of the affairs of the China Merchants S.N. Co. were brought into effect a week or so ago. According to the plans drawn up. the Shanghai office of the company will be incorporated with the business department of the company's head office
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    PASSENGERS ARRIVED.
    28 16 Per Krian:— Mr. C. Murray, Mr. Morris, Mr and Mrs. Pang Seng Chew and infant. The Portsea arrived from Cardiff yesterday with a cargo of salt.
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      707 16 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. uala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembln and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday iJ» angkok every Thursday 6 ajn :ota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang ard Kedah and Lower Slam 6 a.m :elantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6 pn\
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      MASKKE- MAKING GOOD PROGRESS.
      243 17 Round the World Junk. lurk, or rather better conditions, ap--10 hive attended the second efforts of ivkrr. the round-the-world junk, to leave tow, and yesterday evening the S. C M ttM issue of April 16>. gleaned BM news concerning her movements M- J Robson. the chief
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      CORAL FISH AT THE ZOO.
      423 17 Some Remarkable Arrivals. M: E G. Boulenger (Director A the al Society's Aquarium) writing in the Daily Telegraph says: Some remarkable new arrival tron the coral reefs of the Dutch East Indies have lately come to Englanu to pruce .arium. r.ding newcomer is the Trigger
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      BETTER HEALTH IN THE NAVY.
      88 17 '•♦n Suicides. But Only One "Flu" Death. the incidence of disease, rom>vith the five years' average and 1 m the Statistical Report of Navy lor 1928. f"i<e was 90.820. and the total >i disease and injury entered was 40.515. which gives a ratio MM, a
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      FLOATING FACTORIES.
      524 17 Ships Which Swallow Whales Some ultra-modern whaling methods would make the old New Bedford whalers stare. Thr whale-fishery has been industrialized. Thf modern whaler is often a floating factory for the preparation of whale-products. So we read in an article by Charles Haskin Townsend. director of the New
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      AGONIZING FATE OF TRAWLER'S CREW.
      235 17 Would-be Rescuers' Fruitless Efforts. London, April. 4. Nine ■UIItVWI of the Aberdeen trawler. Bendoran, which was wrecked on the Skerries Reef, a wild uninhabited island 30 miles from the Shetlands, suffered an agonizing fate, being forced to watch, while clinging desperately to the wreckage of
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      HAICHING PIRATES EXECUTED.
      105 17 Stoic Chinese Desperadoes. In the early hours of Wednesday morning, last week. Lam Hing and Lam Ming, who were sentenced to death at the Hong Hong Criminal Sessions on March 7th. for the murder of Khial Singh, an Indian guard, during the attempted piracy of the Hatching,
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      67 17 The P. and O. Mirzapore has left Htmg Kong :t:id is expected to arrive at this Port at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, the 30th instant. She will proceed alongside, the S.H. Board's wharves on ■rrtwi. The BBC hopes to broadcast the roar of Niagara Frills. Another natural feature of the
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    INVENTOR OF THE BILGE KEEL.
    660 17 Interview With Mr. Dyson Weston. In the green quietude of Tunbridge Wells lives Mr. Dyson Weston, far from the blue seas on which he voyaged for many a year. A kindly veteran of eighty-six, he can recall the fact that his sister married a fleet
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    PLAN TO DRAIN NORTH SEA.
    457 17 Some of the finest engineering minds in Germany have been busying themselves during the last few months with the fantastic idea of draining the North Sea. Some objection from England and Prance has been anticipated apparently, and not without reason, for the scheme involves the
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    FROM CRIMINAL TO DETECTIVE.
    817 18 MONSIER VIDOCQ. Story of a Real Life Sleuth. You know Sherlock Holmes, with his thin, intellectual face, and hs power of reading volumes from a few grains of cigarette ash, and nis contempt for Scotland Yard. You know Dr. Thorndike. scientist and detective. But do you
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    MODERN CRAZE FOR SLIMNESS.
    218 18 General Condemnation in London. London, April 4. The tragic fate of Miss Allyn King, once one Ol the famous Ziegfield Follies, who jumped 'rom a filth-storey window in New York, ir lesperation. it is alleged, at her inability U ?R«enl increasing weight, has led to General
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    SINGING IN A MONASTERY.
    341 18 Monk s Music which Led to Stabbing. U Thondara <37>. a Buddhist monk who has been in robes for 17 yeais. attached to the monastery of the Sir Po Tha kyaungdike. Taunglonbyan quarter, was sentenced last week to eighteen months" rigorous .mprisonment by the eastern subdivioional
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    ROBINSON & COMPANY'S REPORT.
    184 19 ROBINSON COMPANY'S REPORT. A Final Dividend. following is the Directors' report to th< b< presented at the annua held on May 3rd at noon al tons. Barker and Company. tinned depression in trade during the the financial year a condition genI Malaya— has. of necessity, ad- >.! the turnover. t
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    MACPHAIL AND PENMAN'S REPORT.
    150 19 Singapore. April 24. Rabfccr. London 7 5 16d 1 16d. down, l p.m. n Std Spot 24. SS R.S.S. BH I*9 24 Juno 25. July-Sept. 26. Oct--27 Dull. lin London £162 i?s 6d. £i 12s 6d. down. Mmuiiu. Dull. Sungei Ways 3.35 3.45 •II 1 26.
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    MALAYA AND SUMATRA SOILS.
    220 19 liudded Rubber Producing 2,000 lbs. an Acre. •l. Of the Krian Rubber PlantaC I mall week, at 49 ■eeteheep, EC C -man. Sir J. E. Barlow. Bail. aid tl notice that the report touched 'iib rafting T-a that connection it was to And th ;>'•*• who
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    NORTH BORNEO STATE RUBBER.
    105 19 v I'nabJe to Meet Debe?iturc Interest. directors of the North Borneo Stat* M that, owinn to van company is unable t' st on its debenture and h:\ ed to borrow the money necessary t d for the upkeep of it b North Borneo Company, whic' debenture,
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    21 19 il thought. Suppose the millenniun ii at List it comes, is held up until ratine v 'h»- Senate. Los Angeles Times.
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    THE T.P.A. RESTRICTION SCHEME.
    334 19 ironucers Curtailing Output. The fnlhlßlm list of producers restricting 1 out?* is forwarded for information. •I). ,T> Hcurs W«*kly ;,nd 1 Weeks Stoppage »auu.;ry. February and March: Padang Dredging Co. Ltd. Batu Caves Tin Dredging Co. Ltd.. Kampar Malaya Tin Dredging Ltd., Klang River Thi Dredging
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    THE TIN DEMAND.
    336 19 Prospects in the Canning Industry. With regard to the great canning industry. the United ■tatU Dep-.rtirunt cf Agriculture i reports that, although the n'T'fff devoted to peas in \?29 was the largest in twelve years. it is |O b" increased 10 per cent in 1930. Last >c.u
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    SILVER PREMIUM IN HONG KONG.
    123 19 Views of Chinese Bankers. The views of Chinese bankers were placed 3 before the Currency Commission by Mr. Shou s J. Chen, Manager of the Bank of China, at > a recent meeting. The Chinese Bankers' Ass sociation urge that the Government should take over
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    46 19 Toh Kiri Mining Co Ltd.. Is to be wound up. Mr. W. G. Ayton. of Osborne and Chappel. 1. Is the liquidator and a meeting of the creditors d of the Company will be held at Osborne and Chappel's offices on May 3 at 10 a.m.
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      417 19 April 24. SELLING. London 4 months' sight 2|3 15|16 London 3 months' sight 2 3 7 8 London 60 days' sight 2!3 13|16 London 30 days' sight 2 3 25 32 London, demand 23% London, T.T. 2 3 1116 Lyons and Paris, demand 1431 Hamburg, demand 234 New York,
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST.
    903 19 THI RSDAY. APRIL 2Uh. Closing Quotations. Buyers sellers. Asam Kumbang 1 2b 30 nom Ayer Hitam (ss) 15s 9d 16s 3d Bangrin Tin (£> 25s 3d 26s 3d Batang Padang <?1> 16 20 Batu Caves ($1: 97'- 1.05 Bukit Arang ($1) 60 70 Burmah Malay 22s 6d
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    YESTERDAY'S RUBBER AUCTION.
    150 19 I The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubbei Association held its 964th. auction yesterday when there was catalogued 1.799.437 lbs. 833.32 tons. Offered 1.436,205 lbs.. 641.16 tons Sold 1.165.653 lbs.: 520.38 tons. Spot. Londcn 7 5-16d. New York 14<, cts. PRICES REALIZED. Ribhrd Smoked Sheet. Cents Per l.b.
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    OVERSEAS BANK'S SUIT.
    376 19 Rs. 32,442 Promissory Note Claim. Mr. Justice OrmLston in Rangoon last week disposed of the suit, the Overseas Chinese Bank Ltd. v. Hoe Moh and others, in which the plaintiff bank sued on a promissory note made by the first defendant firm in favour of the second
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    AMPANG TIN.
    89 19 Al a meeting of Ampan?; < Perak > Th Dvedginp. ltd., held on October 1 last, proposals for reconstruct on were rejectee, anc an informal committee of shareholders \v nominated to consult with the directors. The board now state that it has not beer j found possible to
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    60 19 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION. April 24th., 12 I. noon. Buyers Sellers R.S.S. equal to London Standard. Spot 24', 24'^ Standard R.S.S. on Tender May 24 24 June 25 25 May- June 24 25 1 July-Sopt. 26 26', Tone of Market: Quiet. Latest Cable: London Spot sheet 7 5 16d
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    LYALL AND EVATTS SHARE REPORT.
    956 19 v>omm^ Municipal Loan. Singapore April M, Friday to Monday inclusive were occupied by the Easter holidays and the remaining day* have provided no exception to the inactivity and lack of interest which has for tOOM tfcM ehametarlMd the local share marker. Tin re Ls very
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    31 19 Thousands in New York fought to gvl in to hear Einstein's mathematical formulas cxukun- ed. and the only explanation we can offer is that they were expecting improper fractions. —Detroit News.
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    FIRST AUSTRALIAN WICKET.
    166 20 WOODFULL BEATEN. Side is Out to Win All Matches. [Reuters Service.] London, April 24. His Majesty sent a message to the Aus- tralian cricketers offering them a hearty wel- come at the British Sportsman's Club luncheon at the Savoy Hotel. There was a representative gathering including the
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    AUSTRALIAN TEST TEAM'S ARRIVAL.
    70 20 Amon^t the prominent cricketers present when the Australian test team arrived at Dover on Wednesday, says a British Wireless mesMOB, v.tre Messrs P. F. Warner. A. P. F. Chapman. H. D G. L*veson-Cower. F. T. Mann and A. E Giiligan. The Australians seemed full of confidence
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    THE DAVIS CUP.
    53 20 England Begins Badly. [Reuiers Service 1 London. April 24. The British Davis Cup hopes met with an unexpected reverse in the opening match against Germany at Queens Club. Landman beating Austin 6 3. B—6.8 6. 5 7, 4 6, 6 4. in a two and a half
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    LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
    89 20 Stockport Lose Valuable Points at Lincoln. [Reuters Service 1 London. April 23. Re>..'.;s in home football matches to-day were a.- I .low: DIVISION 11. Bury 2. Hull 1. DIVISION 111 (Northern). Lincoln 1. Stockport 0. SCOTTISH LLWGUE Div. I). Dwndw 1. Rangers 3 Partick 2. St. Johnstone I
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    NEW JOCKEY CLUB STEWARD.
    33 20 [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT] London. April 24. The Earl of Harewood (formerly Viscount Lascelles* has been appointed a Steward of the Jockey Club in succession to Sir George Bullough
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    CRICKET.
    59 20 s.r.c. vs. s.c.c. The following will represent the S.R.C. against the S CC. Firn Eleven in a cricket match to-day and to-morrow at 5 p.m. and 2 p.m respectively on the SRC. ground. H. Balhetchet, R Bartels. D DCotta. P. DAlmeida, W Ess. E Galistan. W. Keyt. T. Leijssius
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    SEPOY LINES GOLF CLUB.
    30 20 The men's monthly medal competition 1 <stroke > will be played on Saturday and Sunday. Entries for the Hose Cup Competition 1930 close to-day at 6.30 p.m.
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    KATONG GOLF CLUB.
    27 20 The winners of the Eclectic Competitions held over the Easter holidays were as follows: Men's Competition: E. A. Brown. Ladies' Competition: Mrs. M. Teasdale.
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    S.C.C. SNOOKER TOURNAMENT.
    36 20 FRIDAY'S TIES. R. G. W. Scholes and C. M. Van Cuylenburg vs. H. J. Frewin and L. G. Smith. W. Lindsay and H. A. Bassett vs. J. B. Myles and L. M. Thompson.
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    163 20 The grand aggregate championship, at the Rifle Meeting held at Kuala Lumpur during the Easter holidays, was won by T. J. McGregor, Penang. There were 77 entries from all parts of Malaya but only two from Penang. The Championship Shield of the Amateur Sporting Association for the annual Badminton Tournament
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    GUNNER'S HARD FIGHT FOR POINTS.
    514 20 MILLS IN FORM. Yesterday's Stadium League Match. Welch 2: R.A 0. The Welch have temporarily lost the services of another of their team, Wilkins, who was not well enough to turn out for the Regiment in their league fixture against the Royal Artillery at the
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    RESERVE DIVISION RESULTS.
    142 20 In the Reserve Division on the S C.C. ground •esterday the S.C.C. beat SRC s—o;5 0; and on he SRC. ground the Chinese B. beat ICFA t— 1. rhe following will represent the S.H.B. vs. SVarders m the S.A.F.A league (2nd. Division) it the Stadium to-morrow <
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    PENANG RACES.
    165 20 Winning Analysis. From the Pinang Gazette we take the following analysis of the recent racing. The only horses who scored doubles were Hot Iron, Final Opinion and She. JOCKEYS.' Ist 2nd 3rd Davies 6 1 o McPherson 5 11 Mayo 4 4 Farthing 3 3 2 Hill 2
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    REMARKABLE INTER-STATE CRICKET.
    476 20 MALACCA OUT FOR 6! Record Collapse Against Negri Sembilan. Remarkable cricket was witnessed at Seremban during the Easter holidays when a new record for an inter-State game in Malaya via? established by the dismissal of Malacca by Negri Sembilan for 6 runs! Looking back over n long
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    KHOO HOOI HYE IN BANGKOK.
    40 20 May Play Exhibition Tennis. [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT. Bangkok. April 23. Khoo Hooi Hye. the Malayan lawn tennis champion, has arrived here from Saigon and expects to play exhibition games before returning to the Straits.
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    S.C.C. LAWN TENNIS.
    78 20 Yesterday's Results. Championship Singles. Rev. W. Aitken beat N. S. Wise. 6—2 3—6 6—2. Profession Pairs. D. H. Kleinman and Roy Smith beat R. F Goodman and O. C. Youd, 6 o, 6 2. Godown Doubles Handicap. R. B. Gotch and W. T. Yoxall vs. A. D
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    KLANG LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    227 20 Results in the holiday lawn tennis tournament at Klang were: Men's Open Singes.— D. H. Kleinman beat C. P. H. Duncan 6 2, 6 2. Mixed Open Doubles.— D. H. Kleinman anc Mrs. Allin beat E. N. W. Oliver and Mrs Matthews 6 o, 7 5.
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    ARSENAL IN BRILLIANT FORM,
    714 20 SHEFFIELD ROUTED. Highbury Centre Gets the Hat-Trick. London, April 12. If to-day's form of the Cup finalists Is any criterion, the Arsenal already have the Cup in their pockets. The Londoners gave a dazzling display, whereas Huddersfield played poor football and were lucky to defeat Portsmouth,
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    ENGLAND-AUSTRALIA AIR SERVICE.
    268 20 During the debate on the Air Estimates in the House of Commons last month Mr. E. S Montague, under Secretary of State for Air said: I have been asked a question about the position of the Australian service. The India Service, apart from the difficulty which is
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