The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 8 May 1930

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    19 1 The Singapore Free Press NO. 13,020. ESTABLISHED 1835. SINGAPORE, S.S. THURSDAY, MAY 8, 1930. 20 PAGES DAILY. 10 CENTS.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    406 1 Latest reports m regard to the Burma earthquake show that the devastated par; of Pegu is still smouldering and it is feared that when the fire has subsided the death roll will be swollen Page 11. Bush and forest fires are still raging on the eastern seaboard
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    THE RED COCK.
    487 1 Watty Capstick sat on the wall at the foot of Peter Hill where the bus turns round. His cheeks were rosy-pink and the hair on his face shone where the ray* of the setting sun, filtering through the trees, fell upon it. Cooling off comfortably after his
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      129 1 WING LOONG. I <)K HIGH CLASS TAILORING. Cut ft Finish Guaranteed :;_>. HIGH STREET. |Raffles_ Hotel SATURDAY, MAY 10th. V SPECIAL RACE BALL t DANCING TILL 2 A.M. TEA DANCE Friday, May 9tfi. SPECIAL ATTRACTION 1 Le Petit Cabaret Intime" f "WE THREE" *t* Reginald Selleck Edna Leslie Maude Fyfield
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      77 1 1927 1928 1929 I t Three successive Royal record years <* X ww tN ROYAL SALES INCREASE V because the Royal typewriter is an acknowX ledged superior product backed by the V best organised typewriter service m Great Jj X Britain. i Comparison is the only infallible test of ♦>
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      12 1 WING LOONG. THE RECOGNISED HOUSE for EUROPEAN TROPICAL SUITS. 32, HIGH STREET.
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    CANARY SEASON OPENS.
    362 2 Norwich's Bird Industry. Norwich men ate happy, though the boot trade, a staple industry, lar.guislu for with spring dimes the cpeninu of the canary Mason. This is a profitable busim ss m many a working mans home. Fully 100.000 canaries are sent out frcm Norwich duiir.u a
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    GERMAN ATTACK ON "ALL QUILT" FILM.
    231 2 GERMAN ATTACK ON "ALL QUILT" FILM. Alleged Distortion by Hollywood. A n mark-.ible attack on the film version now beiny made m Hollywood of Remarque's book "All Quiet on the Western Front." was made before the Reichstag Committee on Education by Dr. Sievcis. a hi^h official of the German Foreign
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      181 2 SPECIAL OFFER: 14kt Gold wrist .^^■^mF watch Lever 15 J^^^%l tor Gent: c 1 5 An Jt^y^j^\W^k for Ladyt^ltf.UU ■n tT *9 |3«^ Absolutely g u ar JA^!^^ *^j/^^ ante c d. Delivered or sent an >' where Malaya against cheque or money order of $15.00 package and postage free.
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      332 2 VICTORIA THEATRE I TALKIE ATTRACTIONS COMING SHORTLY. I I THE DONOVAN AFFAIR. 1 SUBMARINE. J AND THE FOLLOWING I I BRITISH INTERNATIONAL PICTURES: f I ATLANTIC I I ELSTREE CAUJN6. I I JUNO and the PAYCOCK Etc. I I The Famous "MICKY MOUSE" Cartoons Series will I be shown with
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      380 2 i ALHAMBRA E From Wednesday, May 7, to Monday, >ia\ X Nightly at 6.15 p.m. and 9.15 p.m. Saturday and Sun it r metro-goldwyn-mayer' present PrTl I A DELIGHTFUL MUSICAL ROMANd I OF OLD FRANCE I 1 HITS. !O; j NOVAWMTS I™- s FIRST colour swtiytito SEQUENCES. 7.. TAIM I
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      263 2 THE WEEK. Thursday, Bth. High Water, 06.06. 7.4 ft.. 19.50. 7.4 ft. Ho Hong Bank, annual meeting. 2.30 p.m. Y.W.C.A. Jumble Sale. Raffles Quay. 4 p.m. Tennis: S.C.C. singles final. Club At Home. Football: Div 11.. Police vs. Sime Darby, S.R.C. ground: Ord. and Sigs. vs. G.E.C. Stadium: Warders vs.
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    EXPERT ON CRIMES OF PASSION.
    408 3 "Most Victims are Women." The prisoners m one of our largest gaols had a debate a few months ago on capital punishment, and by a large majority carried a motion m favour of its retention. This remarkable contribution to the controversy was quoted by Mr.
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    MANILA COMEDY.
    390 3 Shock for the Governor. Beautiful Malacanan Palace, on the barJu of the Pasig River m Manila, has its drawbacks as a residence for the Governor-General. Mr. Dwight Davis announce his policy of making Malacanan a showplace for tourists shcitly after his arrival. Consequently every time a boatload of
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    'PLANES ON SALE.
    145 3 Instalment Payments at Selfridges. The light aeroplane is the latest addition u> stock at Selfridge's. If not precisely to k* bought "over the counter," it can be inspect-d m four models, a Desoutter, a Moth, a Bluebird twin-seater, and a Klem, at the new showrooms at Avenmore-road.
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    32 3 The leaders of the Indian community of Perak gave an "At Home" at Kuala Kangsar on Saturday m honour of Sir Chulan bin Sultan Abdullah to congratulate Sir Chulan on his knighthood.
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    COVETOUSNESS AS A DEADLY S.N.
    293 3 Canon Donaldson on Wealth Withou. Work. "Wealth Without Work." was the subier* of the fourth Lenton lecture by Canon Donr.l :1son at Westminster Abbey m mail week. "The church of t^-day is piiilty because she either is silent or speaks so faintly her Master's teaching
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    163 3 Up to April 2 Mr. Wong Soongdong, compradore to the United States Consulate General at Shanghai, had not asked fen- a vacation for 54 years, and he had worked for the Consulate just that kngth of time. On that day he admitted he v. as tfcvd *>nd s:"ked to go
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      200 3 GOOD AMMUNITION 2_Jj7^^^l^t^l^> ..And your fl h KODAK LIMITED. SINGAPORE. Directory of Malaya^£§>2^ s'^'&Zs^ NOW READY 4lL^ Printed and Published by and OBTAINABLE FROM C. A. RIBEIRO CO., LTD. I J? SPECIAL SHIPMENT I d* OF IRISH DRESS LINEN IN I j Beautiful Various Colours s at i Wassiamull Assomull
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      328 3 j^gßsrl f SPECIALITIES s I ZltLllC W^T" I WILKINSON, HEYWOOD (LARK. J lilt^fiMCT I Green raints I^^^PflßHPyfl V (P r' r rffe ed as tlie :n: st permanent ffreens yet produced: every shade is guaranteed to u.llvtand s rcngest sun without bleaehin^, turning blue or blackening. overint: capacily approximately 800
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    THE NEWS IN PICTURES
    371 4 t w »> f»> ♦> ♦v»V^Hg > tX* *X* O *I V O *X I* f < »^g>^i» V LOVE OR MONEY FORTUNE FOR KENT RECTORS DAUGHTER. LOVE OR MONEY M:ss Marjone Jovcv Clementson -left., the pretty 24-ye,rs-old daughter of the Rector of Stapkhunt. Kent, who
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    INSURRECTION IN ALIPORE JAIL.
    353 5 Superintendent Assaulted. Calcutta, April 22. The political prisoners m the Alipore central jail including Mr. J. M. Sen Gupta, Mr. Subhas Chandra Bose, Dr. J. M. Das Gupta, Mr. Klransankar Ray, Mr. Satyaranjan I*ftir»hi late editor of the Forward (m liquidation^, Prof. Nrlpendra Chandra Banerjee and
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    PHOTOGRAPHS IN THE DARK.
    576 5 Recent Developments. The recent publication of a photograph taken n what we should call total darkness marks the conclusion of the first stage m a course of experiments extending over many years. The details of this research are not light reading, out some of the salient
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    WHO SMOKES MOST?
    85 5 A suggestion that women smoke more than men was made by Judge S r Alfred Tobln at Wc-tmlnrter County Court recently. Counsel arg ted tlvt women Y tongues were more sensitive than those of men because men smoked more. Sir Alfred: Do they? 1 find from experience
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      147 5 For a clear O~^W CoinplexionG^slliilS IjMpr Bcin^ an aid to health/^K§&j| II jKf Vrj* (S i I 1 «^V I I— IIIMW 1 '^oIJ everywhere m two dijji|i iHI and th< labe s«lio\*n ontl iik.jyc IIH SI art rtrg stc red trade n Illsl Ther«*s nofhrncf more rtt fcrhrtnf Phocmx
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      173 5 Most likely your doctor smokes Craven "A" /4r*^^/ Follow his good example! rnkJ® l^ He knows that Craven <4 A" are made specially to prevent sore throats and that they never vary CORK-TIPPED VIRGINIA CIGARETTES. MADE IN LONDON BY CARRERAS LTD. Sole Agents HUTTENBACH, LAZ %RUS SONS. LTD.. Singapore. Penang,
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    ARSENALL BLAZE DRAMA AT KIRKLE.
    210 6 ARSENAL L BLAZE DRAMA AT KIRKLE. Soldiers' Heroism. Behind the iss'je of a special complimenttiv order by the Ktrfcac <Poona> Brigade, lies the story of gallant efforts by British troops to nvert a serious explosion following an outbreak of fire m thf ammunition factory m the Kirkee area. The flames
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    HONG KONG TO EUROPE BY TRAIN.
    122 6 Chinese May Complete the CantonHankow Railway. Canton, Apr. 24. Although the contract has not yet been igned. the Chinese Government appears *o have accepted the tender of the Hop Hingiung firm of contractors to complete the YuetHan section of the Canton-Hankow Railway. The completion
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    30 6 Cinematograph nims belonging to the Hon. Mr. P. M. Robinson and Mr. F H. Grumitt are said by the police to have been stolen by a Penang postman. S. Echo.
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    LONGER SKIRTS.
    752 6 A Schoolgirl Tragedy. "You can't possibly have your new frock as long a3 that. Susan. After all. vou-'re only fifteen." "But all the new frocks are long, mother! Look at Olga's new crepe-de-Chine "Olga is grown up It would look ridiculous for a child like you to go
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    DAMES OF THE DANCE.
    250 6 h correspondent with some contemporary reflections on rising hopes of the lighter stage writes to the Manchester Guardian: When such an arbiter elegantiaruni as Mr C. B. Coehran uses the phrase "young ladies of the ensemble" to describe the members of his chorus we may. no
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    114 6 The death has occurred at the Country Hospital. Shanghai, of Mr. James Henry Logan, late of the Eastern Extension Telegraph Co. Mr. Logan had been with the Company for 36 years, and had spent 30 years m Shanghai. He was 52 years of age. and was due to retire on
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      186 6 After a Hard Day. When you return after being out m the sun during the hottest hours of the day and your vitality is low, then is the time to guard against sickness by taking WATERBURY'S COMPOUND For over twenty-five years it has been recommended by leading physicians. It contains
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    'MILLION-HEIRESS' BOUND OVER.
    586 7 High Life Letters From Novels. Hilda Lewis, tlu 19-year old London typist who for 18 months posed to net fiance as a million-heiress, living "an empty Society life m a mansion m Green-street. Mayfair'— as she put it appeared for rentence at London Sessions on a charge
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    MODERN YOUTH "BORED" BY RELIGION.
    429 7 Organised Christianity Dead By 2030. A prophecy that organised Christianity would probably be dead m a hundred years was made ;y Mr. C E. M. Joad, the philosopher, m a pMCh Bt Cambridge •A ratioa is growing to maturity." he aid. whicrh is to all
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    CHARLIE CHAPLIN AND HIS FORMER WIFE.
    386 7 Miss Lita Grey's Hint of a Reconciliation. A reconciliation betwem Mr. Charte Chaplin. the film comedian, ti'-.d his former v.-.ic Miss Lita Grey, is foreshadowed m an Lite rv.e\. which Miss Grey gave on her arrival m France by the Aquitania. Miss Grey declared
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      384 7 11 S" f I 1 aW aL I Ik. Jk 1C fl ft M a#* aV* 7, Reacts Everywhere. flrM In all parts the world Montseirat finJsits place lf IS Natures lt -ar drink— (f *h lll i| "8' "iv,£«,ratni>,> and J i .i!rh giving p k yd K'Pt cultivated
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      294 7 ZV SMOOTH FLOW of POWER <jn*cefiAl sweep of line ■■^^3 JH fIL l i I t»* k»' I^BHBBl^^^^P^^' i prices ona specifications it^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^fcfc_ j gl^fcjcCJ (0 ciuUICC UllllfMl flOtlC^fe UMMK COST OF operation Only t he patented double sleeve-valve en- >^^^^^^^ gine can give such performance as you en>^^^^>S. joy
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    NAKED FRESHMEN INITIATED.
    479 8 Mad Adelaide Varsity Students. Engineering students at the Adelaide University had a joyful rag when they initiated about a dcren freshmen. It culm inr ted m a noisy procession through the main city streets as the picturegoers were on their way home. Bearing yokes, and clad only
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    A ROYAL BIOGRAPHY.
    597 8 Queen's Life and Character. London. April IW. An intimate biography of Her Majesty Queen Mary, by Lady Charlotte Cavendish, was published to-day It reveals the Queen's whole life with charming Intimacy and tasteful restraint. It describes her "from the viewpo.n; of character ard mental abiUty as the
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    RAFFLES LIBRARY.
    200 8 The undernoted non-fiction works will be ready for issue on Saturday, at 9 a.m. Anonymous. Pulpits and Personalities by the Janitor. 1930. illus. Andrews (R.C.) Ends of the Earth. 1929. illus. Ashton-Wolfe (H) True Stories of Immortal Crimes. 1930. illus. Benn (E.J.P.) About Russia 1930. Berdrow (W.) Ed.
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    JAPANESE LOAN CONVERTED.
    46 8 JAPANESE LOAN C ONVERTED. [Reuter's Far Eastern I It is understood the Commissioner and Anglo-Am; ru a agreed to the Japanese lIN JJ^| redeemable m January. 1931 to a five per cent issuable at 1 mm issio3 twenty years. The under* nt:. is 3 per cent.
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    48 8 Mr. James Wallace, a wortcm pOiX i, Tayport (Fife* who left a I .^t**' bequeathed £500 to the Tay; d Band. £400 Is divided amon« Tc residue, about £2,000. goe* to U yr Council to improve the am.mv.Mr. Wallace was sixty-nine >«••« had lived In a very fruu.'l w
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      312 8 1$ iNsoumi* 3f%^^^^ «HAWULES ;3 3{^^^^^ > Good Health is r y Real Wealth t# The most precious possession you can have is Good Health. A rich man who if always ill 3 *f is the poorest man on earth. w£ A^ Health depends upon the food you eat. The
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      132 8 £f Superlative Quality at pf an Economical Price Ml State Express 999 are for those smokers who require a first-class It) ci^rette at an economical price. They are guaranteed to be \A HI ACl] y the same m every respect as the World-famous State ■N Express 555, except that they
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      415 9 BUSINESS CARDS. ASSAGE \MCUEI ISS FUMEKO 32 Dhoby Ghaut MARBLE MERCHANTS. SINGAPORE CASKET CO. s.~ a 3, Penlias Road, .ff Lavender Street Phone 6075. VIBRA INSTITUTE 2 urkish Baths Beauty and Health Specialist MADAME JUNE, ggfi Orchard Road, Phone 4710. DOXT WEAR A TRUSS! oks Rupture ApN. -a discovery. i^^^^^^^
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      673 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 m»7 be obtained In the Tender Room. Municipal Offices: Closing Date. Installation of Sanitary Fittings to certain premises m North Bridge Rd., Victoria Street. Arab
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      551 9 NOTICES. MUNICIPAL NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that Ballestier Road from Moulmeln Road to Target Road will be closed to through traffic from Monday. May 12th, 1930. until further orders for purpose of lowering and reconstruction. C. H. GOLDIE. Ag. Municipal Secretary. TIN DREDGING AREAS. Strong financial Interests will entertain
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      708 9 AUCTION SALES. DISTRESS SALE. IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE. Distress No. 38 of 1930. In the cause o* Koona Vayloo Landlord versus Colomer Engel Febvre Et Cie alias Colomer Engel and Co. Tenants. AUCTION SALE of Tyres, table, bentwood chairs, wooden screens, weighing scale,
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      471 9 MAKE SATURDAY YOUR I SPEEDWAY 1 NIGHT OF THRILLS i 4 4fr Grand Parade 8.45 p.m. First Race 9 p.m. 16 HIGH SPEED THRILLING RACES 16 <► The Second Vernon Cup t $200 HANDICAP. «j Present Position of Riders. X Sob Presong and Ron McCreath 7 JL JL Beppo Wahid
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS THURSDAY, MAY 8, 1930. A UNITED COLONIAL SERVICE.
    778 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS THURSDAY, MAY 8, 1930. A UNITED COLONIAL SERVICE. The report on the Colonial Services will be awaited here as elsewhere with considerable keenness by a very large circle of interested people who will oxamine the suggestions from the expert's point of view, meanwhile the cabled summaries give
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    1454 10 Raja Zainil. a nephew of H. H. the Sultan of Selangor. has sailed for England m order to take up a course of civil engineering. Mr. A. J. de Witt, lately of Tanah Merah Estate. Port Dickson. is now on the staff of Melville Estate. Labis. Johore. The Hari Raya
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    INDIAN WHO LOCKED HIMSELF UP.
    321 10 A QUEER CASE. Refused to Pij i ax j Fare. When Mr. S Ramui. master at Tank Road, wa Registrar of Vehicles (Mr. A v yesterday with refusing t.> Malay hire car driver alleu engaged his car and. leeoa pean was driven round European finally
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    PERAK SHADOW COMPANY CASE.
    93 10 Registrar of Companies Evidence. [From Our Own <' Ipoh M^ Further taAwwttai eviden m the "shad > v company" tain Malay *«harehold»--. directors (four C. the return of money i:. the company, ram no office, no property. Mid ippucnUjr I though much ha.> b»i.. Mr. G.
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    COMMODITY MARKET.
    98 10 LONDON AND NEW YORK TIN AND RUBBER PRICES. [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT London. May 7. 510 pn Messrs. Lewis. Lazarus and b notify to-day's tin prices M foliow> Spot £146 1 16 (up 1 7 16). Forward £147 13 16 (up 1 7 16). The market is firm
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    THE POLICE BAND.
    85 10 The Band of the S S the following programme l? at Katong Park on Fnd., com— 9 p.m.: March. Distant nl^ froß Overture. Stradella. Flot-nK M■ "Les Millions DHarloqui: "Merrj- England." Germa: Glow Worm." Linck; <b NicholLs: Selection. Bacchar. 1( tf The programme at th, hg^ 9
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    33 10 n Since the inception of Australia has paid £320.084 jj This information was sun 1 of Representatives by the 1 Scullin added that the tot a. P ill ri I *ince its formation
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      82 10 i (^eUßontt) > ASPARAGUS I i A MOTOR CAR VAN^ CONTAINING A HUNDRED DRESSES was stolen at Brighton the other clay. Surely the man who did the deed would have attracted less attention if he had abandoned the van and crammed the booty m his pocket. "GAFLAC" BURGLARY POLICES protect
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    THE PEGU EARTHQUAKE DISASTER.
    63 11 KMA COLLAPSES. IKnuulfed Island Disappears tS'Tvice.j Rangoon. May 7. n hquake some railway •d train services have <t with Jevafcjy of the Bhl Kanyoon, ■■■•> Iroqred. a a. a tin performance and till being extrirain of the I' red when it 'li roil v ill be
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    NUTTSAI IN MALAYA.
    52 11 i me Government Satisfied. SS SERVICE -C'OP'i Hittiil.i London. May 7. Shielfl 'Under Secretary, lytal| to Mr. H. GrahamEast i m regard to Sir li OBJ n-Mitai said that the n received and considered by OfTkt who were satisfied that nature of this social custom Malaya to
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    MR. PATEL TAKES UP CONGRESS CUDGELS.
    73 11 British Goods to be Boycotted. K*>urer'? Service") IS.imbuy. May 7. rhtpi to tod -i ip. Hi- Majesty's jail."' remark came from the Mi P.uel addressing a crown on Calcutta amid scenes of great I -violence m carrying out hich* would be framed at a
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    INDIAN NEWS DISTURBS JAPAN.
    47 11 Silk Orders Cancelled. Far Eastern Service.] Osaka. May increasing concern at :.;<h i> Btwa prominence Silk concerns m Yokohama tuae of the cancellation' of Indian residents m Kobe appear ercised over the arrest of offices and shops were closed vie meeting this evening.
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    TROOPS WITHDRAWN FROM BOMBAY MILL AREA.
    34 11 Favourable Indication. I[Reuter*J Service.] Bombay. May 7. pi have been withdrawn from and elsewhere This is regarded I that the situation has improved. i.ti.nly are working with full
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    FOREST FIRE HAVOC IN AMERICA.
    92 11 Ma-s K 'husetts Men Fight Flames. 'Reuter's Service! New York. May 7. :;d forest fires which have already cireds homeless still continue to 0O the Eastern seaboard. The :iv;ited by a spell of diy weather. bf high winds. Some of the .ii* now being controlled
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    JAPAN AND THE COTTON INDUSTRY.
    70 11 JAPAN AND THE COTTON INDUSTRY. "apital for China and India ••<• Nichi-Nichi Service. I Tokyo. May 7. is attached to indications showHhties of certain cotton spinning nterlnc into negotiations with Indian cotton interests for the I Japanese capital m Ch.na and understood that certain circles and Indian cotton interests m;:
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    10 11 Evans, of Messrs. Gibson, Ander•"'<i Co chartered accountants, goc* shortly.
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    SHOCKING TORNADO IN TEXAS.
    201 11 A WIND OF DEATH. Seventy Three Killed and Hundreds Injured. [Reuters Service. 1 Dalass. Texas. May 7. At least 44 peop'e have been killed m tornadoa which are sweeping a wide area from the MM to m far south as San Antonio. It is probable the
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    ANGLO-EGYPTIAN CONFERENCE.
    106 11 Another All Night Sitting. I Reuter s Service.] London. May 7. Apparently a battle royal is proccedi-g to-dry from the it sumption of the Anglo-Egyptian treaty negotiations to the unprecedentedly early hour of eight this morning, believed to be over the question of the Sudan, over which partial
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    INDIAN TEACHERS ON ESTATE SCHOOLS.
    62 11 No Reply From Malaya. [FREE PRESS SERVICE COPYRIGHT! London. May 7. Replying to Major Graham Pole (Derby. Southern! Dr Dnimmond Shiels 'Undersecretary Colonial Office' said that no report had been received from Malaya on the suggestion that teachers from South India should L. employed on
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    GENERAL ELECTION IN CANADA.
    159 11 No-Confidence Vote Against Government. [Reuters Service. 1 Ottawa, May 7. In the course of the budget debate m the HOW of Commons Mr. MacKenzie King (the Premier I announced that a general election m Canada would be held m the Autumn. The announcement which surprised the
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    BUILDING UP TO THE LIMIT.
    88 11 $1,000,000,000 Naval Bill to go Before Senate. Reuter's Service.] Washington. May 7. Mr Britten. Chairman of the Naval Committee m the House of Representatives announced the introducing of a Bill for the construction of war-craft involving expenditure, of $1,000,000,000. which was declared necessary m order
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    DUTCH AIR SERVICE TO AUSTRALIA.
    51 11 A Premature Report. ißeuter's Service.] Sydney. May 1. The reported decision to start an extension of the Dutch Indies air lino from Java to Sydney is denied, the Dutch Consul General telling Reuter that the question is still under considers inn. (Earlier cables on page
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    39 11 The engagement is announced L^tween Mr. Axel Jonsen. of the Siam Electric Corporation, Ltd., Bangkok, and Miss EUa Kunckel of Copenhagen. Mr. Jonsen is l.omeward bound on the Meonia and the wedaing takes plmce before he returns to Bangkok.
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    ST. ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL DISPUTE.
    232 11 DETERMINED BISHOP Commissary on Resignation Conjecture. The Rev. Keppel Gamier, Commissary to the Birhop of Singapore, who returns to Penang to-day by the Kedah which brought him to Singapore at mid -day on Tuesday, discussing the St. Andrew's Cathedral dispute told a Free Press representative yesterday
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    CHINA'S SOVEREIGNTY.
    178 11 Mr. Wang and Relations With the Powers. [Reuters Far Eastern Service] Nanking, May 7. The Foreign Minister. Mr. C. T. Wang, interviewed by Reuter. said the signature of the Sino-Japanese Tariff Agreement signifies that all the Treaty Powers have restored to Chin** the sovereignty due to her m
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    ITALY'S NAVAL PROGRAMME.
    96 11 Commons Question. [Reuter's Service 1 London. May In the House of Commons asked whethe" h*s attention had been railed to Italy's new Naval programme to build 29 warships. Mr. A. V. Alexander replied that the Admiralty were aware of the proposed Italian programme. It was usual for
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    300 INJURED IN DELHI RIOT.
    56 11 City Now Reported Quiet. [Reuter's Service.] Simla, May 7. An account of yesterday's Delhi disturbances received here m official quarters indicates that a Hindu and a Mahomedan w;_:e killed and about 300 injured of whom ten ar? m a dangerous condition and two died m
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    JALAN BESAR STADIUM.
    194 11 Municipal Arrangements. Municipal Committee No., 6 deaUr.g with facilities at Jalan Besar Stadium, have made the following decisions: Suitable refreshments stalls may be allowed at the Stadium, tenders to be .nvited. Layout for Children's playground approved. Construction of Bandstand similar to that at Waterloo Street, at an
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    68 11 Mr. V. O. Lyman, a former member of the Shanghai Municipal Council, died m Shanghai on April 26. He was 63 years of age and retired from the position of assistant manager of the Standard Oil Company m 1927, after 25 years' service. He was President of the American Chamber
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    JAPANESE PRINCE'S VISIT.
    596 11 TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME. Royal Guests at Government House Banquet. Two distinguished visitors from Japan are due to arrive m Singapore to-day on board the Kashlma Maru. They are H s Imperial Highness Prince Nobuhito and his wife. Princess Kikuko. who are on their way to England to return
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    ABANDONED AUSTRALIAN FLIGHT.
    240 11 Airmen and the Cause of Their Mishap Messrs. Smith and Shiers have reluctantl" decided to abandon their flight from Australir to England, (says the Bangkok Times.) Two considerations have influenced this decision The first is that it is impossible to have tlieii duralumin propellor repaired satisfactorily except
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    ECHO OF CORRUPTION SCANDAL.
    67 11 [Nanyo Nichi-Nichi Service! Tokyo, May 7. A resolution to impeach the Government, m connection with the corruption scandal m which Mr. I. Kobashi, ex-Minister m the present Government was involved and convicted at a preliminary examination, will, be moved by Mr. Osaki, Father of the Diet.
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    S.C.C. VOLUNTEER SNOOKER TOURNAMENT.
    20 11 MONDAY'S TIES. H. Morris and 3. A. Saunders vs. C. L. Wyatt and A. T. Naifih.
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    27 11 It is stated that when a pedestrian Is killed through reckless driving In Nanking, the driver of the car responsible is placed against a wall and shot!
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    THE MALAYAN TURF.
    2238 12 SINGAPORE RACES. Interesting: Second Day's Events. Fine v.i ither favoured the second day of ;h' Spring meeting yesterday and Abilst the crowd was not as large as usual perhaps there vero still a good number present and as the divi dends were, m many case 1 stimulating,
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    SHORTER KING'S CUP AIR RACE.
    225 12 Sixty Light Planes Likely to Compete. (British Radio— Official Service.! Rugby, May 6. This year's air race for the King's Cup is to be confined to light planes. The course will be one of 750 miles around Great Britain, and the contest will be held
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    PALESTINE PROBLEMS.
    138 12 Sir John Simpson's Mission. i British Radio Official Service. I Ku«by. May 6. Mr. Philip Snowden stated m the House of Commons that he was not m a position to make a comprehensive statement regarding the proposed action of the Government on the Palestine report, but w.'th regard
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    THE KING'S TWENTIETH. ANNIVERSARY.
    124 12 A Visit to the Races. [British Radio Official Service.] Rugby. May 6. The newspapers, m leading articles on the twentieth anniversary of the accession of King George, emphasise that HLs Majesty has seen mere changes, political, social and scientific, than any of his predecessors, the greatest
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    IRAK FINANCIAL PROBLEM.
    79 12 British Official as Adviser. [Reuter's Far Eastern Service.] Rugby, May 6. At the request of the British and Irak Governments Sir Hilton Young is proceeding at short notice to Baghdad, to advise the Irak Government on urgent questions relating to finance and currency, and to preside over
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    ANGLO-AFGHAN TREATY AFFIRMED.
    79 12 I British Radio Official Service.] Rugby, May 6. It is officially stated that on the accession to the Afghan throne of King Muhummed Nadir Shah, both the Afghan Government and the British Government desired to re-affirm the validity of the Anglo-Afghan Treaty, concluded at Kabul on Nov.
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    AMERICA'S DISLIKE OF PROHIBITION.
    50 12 "Literary Digest" Poll. New York, April 23. The poll on public sentiment towards the existing prohibition laws being conducted by the Literary Digest was made public again this morning showing the following figures: For modification, 1,105,683. For repeal of the existing laws, 1,507,314. For enforcement, 1,092,745.
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    UNSETTLED CONDITIONS IN CALCUTTA.
    222 12 GANDHI'S ARREST SEQUELS Mischief on East Indian Railway. I Keuter's Service.] Delhi, May 6. A complete hartal is being observed m the principal cities of Upper India m connection with Gandhi's arrest. Banks and business houses are closed and vehicular traffic is suspended. Thousands passed barehead
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    EGYPTIAN DEADLOCK. CONTINUES.
    84 12 Time Running Out. (British Radio Official Service.] Rusty. May 6. The negotiations with the Egyptian delegation were continued this evening at the Foreign Ofiic. 1 After a lengthy discussion, which was concerned with the Sudan, the meeting was adjourned until tight o'clock to-morrow morning. This early hour
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    FULHAM BY-ELECTION RESULT.
    67 12 Conservative's Regain Lost Seat. [Reuter's Service London. May 7. The West Kulham by-election result was as follows Sir Cyril Cobb (Conservative) 16.223. Mr. W. Banfield (Labour* 15.983. Sir Cyril Cobb represented the Constituency before the last General Election, when the seat was captured by Labour, the returns
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    CHARGE d'AFFAIRES ARRESTED.
    53 12 Russian Official To he Deported. Router's Service I New Ycrk. May 6. A message from Mexico City states that M Jacob Friedman. Charge d'AfTaires at the Soviet Embassy since the severance of RussoAmerican diplomatic relations, has been arrested for Communistic activities and it is reported is to
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    COMMUNIST REBELS IN INDO-CHINA.
    49 12 Twenty Killed m Brush with Police. 1 Router's St-rvice.) Paris. May 7. A message from Hanoi says Communist rebels attacked the concession near Vinh and killed four natives. The police hotly pursued the rebels 20 of whom were killed and 20 wounded many being arrested.
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    ENGLAND—AUSTRALIA FLIGHT.
    27 12 ENGLAND— AUSTRALIA FLIGHT. Miss Johnson Reaches Constantinople. I Reuters Service! Constantinople, May 6. Miss Amy Johnson arrived here to-day nonstop from Vienna on her way to Australia.
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    POLITICAL MEETINGS IN SPAIN BANNED.
    32 12 Universities Closed. [Reuters Service.) Madrid. May 7. Government has decided to stem Republican propaganda and has banned all political meetings. The Madrid and Valencia universities are closed.
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    ECONOMIC CONFERENCE IN SEPTEMBER.
    40 12 [British Radio Official Service.] Rugby. May 6. Mr. Philip Snowden, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, stated m the House of Commons that the opening date of the Imperial Economic Conference had been fixed for September 13.
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    A PADRE'S IMPRESSIONS OF MALAYA.
    1324 12 THE CHURCH IN PERAK. The Long Day's Work m a Land of Beauty. Mataiiß, Perak Here m the State of Perak is a count.which, though tropical, is marvellously green a fact accounted for by the humidity of the atmosphere. In the distance undulate vas* mountain
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    CHINESE VIEW ok EXTRALITY.
    107 12 French Subject Detained at Swatow. I i An hitereetlng eaee of extrahty cropped OB following on hi Chta to detain a Chinese wn on a eharfe i mi< the Bwajtow Public Worka D understood thai the nan formerly connected from which he absconded rith R9 rhe
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    CHARGE AGAINST SOLDIER.
    99 12 Accused of Attempted Mwfwef 4 Mohammedan Woman. Herbert Edward Bond ;>::.•.• Regiment, appeared bt-l on tl I MagLstratt al OeJCUtU I attempted murder. Mr. N. Barv.ell OOUtk s\ the defence (wtth Mr d k d that Boiu! ihould be tried I tkh subject The magistl ||U some
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    SAUCE MANUFACTURERS TO AMALGAMATE.
    129 12 ilirmnu h.i n Man h .'I An agreement has seen amalgamaticn cf two leading marmtactur. r> sauce, h.p. Bailee, Ltd. (f BtnalDflhi Lea md Pervir.s. ot \V. rc< The busints> however, will continut trade uncltr Bel own individual BUUMIMBenU. PUT lh» p pose of the amakamatKtn
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    THE GRAND DUCHESS ANASTASIA.
    73 12 Tsar's "Daughter" Naj bt D« P<' rt(>d I'll IN. »F'> A sensation has b< emigre circles by N- Washington Cum RUM I order of depuration [or I Duchess Ar.astasi.t- hU made her home In th I former Princes- X« :.i--cent divorce from bei attributed to her
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    DRUG PERIL IN INDIA.
    34 12 Astounding Inf:witt!< 1 The Daily Ben I ■tatae that, In of the Oongre Peace and I.v. I m peril. Mrs. Tarinl every thousand baM :n their t.ist fear their mothers
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    GIRL BANDIT SENTENCED.
    30 12 The seventeen-;.- Boyle, has iuvn wntei reformatory. Her W fifteen years In be flogged. I The gill ami her I TOWPIO bank 01 I re\ oi\ er
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      BERG'S GREAT VICTORY.
      680 13 Goes on Fighting After Two Bad Fouls. Kid Berg, one of the gamest fighters England has sent to America for many a long day, defeated Joe Glick. of New York, on points over ten rounds at Madison Square Garden. Berg turned a crowd of 15,000 people into
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      GILLIGAN'S HAPPY BAND HOME.
      156 13 Sure Australia Won't Win the Ashes. Mr. A. H. H. Gilligan. the captain, and most of the members of the M.C.C. team which toured New Zealand and Australia during the winter, arrived m London m mail week, bronzed and fit with a confidence based on their
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      "KILLING THE GOOSE," ETC.
      168 13 The Belgian racing authorities appear to be determined to make the most of the betting tax as a revenue producing concern. The receipts by the State m 1928 from the taxes on betting reached a total of 21,383,750 francs. When to these figures is added the
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      ARSENAL'S ENGLISH CUP VICTORY.
      571 13 Smith's Great Display for the Losers. Cables to the Indian papers supplement our London correspondent's report of Arsenal's victory over Huddersfield m the FA. Cup final. Davies, the Huddersfield centre, kicked of at three minutes to three Following some midfield play. Bastin beat Goodall. but Wilson
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      ENGLAND WILL WIN WALKER CUP.
      192 13 Cyril Tolley's View. Cyril Toller, who was m New York early m February, en business, announced his intention of competing m the United States Open and Amateur golf championships. Tolley was to leave fci Fngland at thi f>nd of April by the Mauretania which will
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      LINDRUM THRIVED ON HARD WORK.
      110 13 Walter Lindrum, according to the cables, says: "I never worked so hard m my life as since I arrived m England, but it enabled me to make the discovery that the harder I play the better I feel. I have been playing billiards now for
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      SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
      61 13 Entries for the "Club Championship" close on Sunday, May 18th, at 6 p.m. Entries for the "Duffers' Cup" competition, open to members with handicaps of 16 and over, close the same day at the same time. Members desiring to take part m these competitions should sign the
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      694 15 0. S. K. Line VeMeL Arrive. Le. T e. Wlld r«rdain. Hamburg. Bremen g u.rp via Colombo. Aden. Suez Amur Maru May 21 May 22 Fown, Rio dc Janeiro, Santo.s. and Buenos Aires. [Ronnd-the- l P £1901 t S^tos Maru May 26 May 27 M ranat Zanzibar. Dar-es-Salaam. Mar%UM. Durban
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      495 15 JHHAAR STEAMSHIP JUNE dhd AMERICAN MAIL LINE m **m I \p vV^sVy f TO MARSEILLES, NEW YORK AND BOSTON From SINGAPORE and PENANG via COLOMBO, SUEZ, PORT^SAID ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES and GENOA. Arrive Leave Le» ve Arrf^. Singapore. Singapore. Penang. New York PRES. FILLMORE July J;ily £f* J» J AND EVERY
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      724 16 Burns Philp Line in «.*>nH> rated In Australia FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA. DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. ftogul&r monthly mailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and the motor vessel MALABAR (4,512 tons). The sji. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia
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      428 16 B.S. GLENIFFER, 1 Consignees of cargo per the above steamer J from London (arrived April 30th) are hereby notified that a General Survey of all cargo landed m a damaged condition will be held at Godown No. 48-0 on Saturday, May 10th, 1930. at 9 a.m. No further Survey will
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      718 16 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. £uai», Panang, Pekan, Sungel Lemulb and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday ajn Bangkok every Thursday 6 sun. Kota Tinggi, Serexnban, Kuaia Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah and Lower Slam 6 ajn. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6 p.m
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      32 17 m ired (torn Haiphong yaater- im Indra Li ban (Oapla due here lnmi Europe and Bl 1 1 and will probMBI day ;«t 3 p n for Saicon. Shanghai, Kobe and Yokohama.
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      COLLISION ON MAIDEN VOYAGE.
      63 17 Motorship Returns to Port. Isaatcffgam May <;. Batavia c '.Hide. M idea and was B returned aSSCngeri Repairs will 1 am -< it was biunched 1 -inp of the Ifarnix under construction, Qgtn lia.v a mouldand a depth from k> t to Hi loaded < **nrtarrmtut
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      NEW DOLLAR STEAMERS.
      140 17 Latesl Specifications. 21 last the Dollar Oanpani ssjnwith the HeaiuuH News ShipDry Drxk Co. of Newport Ntw.-. nstruction Of two combina- ighl steamers. These ships In-acrew vessels, wUh ■Ughtty r.n cruiser stern, and will nd two masts, ana will be knmg sea apeed of 21 knots. Will
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      NEW COAL DEPOT IN COLOMBO?
      566 17 NEW COAL DEPOT IN COLOMBO Harbour Hulk Instead of Jetties. A irhfnil fol providing better and cheaper racUities for coaling vessels eater** Colombo Harbour was phuvj before th- Port Commission ay Jonkheer Wm van ihnejiin. a Dutcli "'>iil Magnate recently. Jonkhe,.' Van Berningen has interviewed the Colombo coal firms, and
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      CUNARD COMPANY MEETING.
      488 17 Sir. T. Royden Resigns Chairmanship. At the me: tins of the Cunard Steam Ship Company m mail week. Sir Thomas Hoyaen announced his resignation from the chairmanship, owing to the pressure of private affairs, and a warm tribute was paid to his .'.or': as chairman taring the
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      EPIC ADVENTURE OF EMDEN CREW.
      853 17 4,500 Miles Across Indian Ocean m Leaking Schooner. A great adventure of the war. hitherto unknown, is told m "Ayesha" by Lieut. H. Von Mucke. formerly of the German cruiser pirate Emden. says the Star. It is the story of how 49 members of the
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      175 17 Captain E. L. Trant. of the White Star liner Laurentic. is to take the command of the new 27.000 tons motor vessel Britannic when she sails from Liverpool on her maiden voyage to Boston and New York on June 4. Captain Trant, who was born m 1874, went to sea
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      312 17 I PASSENGERS DIE. I Friday: Fi m BrisI Proa Rjrdnej Mfaui Bonnet, Lady Brad I Q. A Burton Mr UM) .1. 1 R W BC IfJSJ L «taa Mi c". cWttis. Mr I Mv k *■<■:■ Ml B M tea Mr. and Mrs. Mm A J Horde:. Ml I Mrs.
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    MILITARIST IDOL OF GERMANY.
    962 18 PEACE TIME PRESIDENT. Is Hindenburg s Reputation Only War Legend Field-Marshal von Hlndenburg. every inch a soldier and a Monarchist, is the supreme paradox of modern Germany. For a life-time H e -erved with unswerving devotion three idols Kaiser, duty and Fatherland. He lived to ur<je
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    74 18 A Malay police constable attached to the Central Police Station Kuala Lumpur was stiucked by lightning on Friday evening and killed instantaneously. It is stated that the deceased was returning to his barracks after duty and owing to the grounds around the police station being flooded he walked behind the
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    NELSON'S FURNITURE.
    247 18 Proposed Purchase for Nation. In the House of Commons on March 31 Captain Cazalet asked the Prime Minister whether he is aware that Nelsons furniture, new on loan to the •'Victory.'" is about to be sold; and whether the Government will be prepared to make a reasonable contribution
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    MONEY IN BREEDING IN ENGLAND.
    102 18 National Stud Profit: How It Is Made. Since it was given to the nation by Lord Wavertree. the British National Stud has more than paid its way. After making the necessary charges for insurance, interest on capital, depreciation, head-quarters, and other overhead expenses, there was
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      228 18 On outings I °for every occasion I TqJo ciete confections EXPORT SALES CORPORATION (Inc. uTuS-A.) L__ ::A j <►♦♦ JV *^H aw TR USCON I ART-ROC WAX the X t STAIN and POLISH 4 I y Cement Tile Floors V V T T Imparts a uniform colour. X Can be
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      341 18 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. (Incorporated m England by Rcyal Charter) Paid up Capital m 600,000 shares of £5 each £3,000,000 Reserve Fund £4,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3,000,000 HEAD OFFICE: 38, Bishopsgate, London, E.C. 2. Agencies and Branches: Alor 3tar Hong Kong Rangoon Amritsar Iloilo Saigon
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      444 18 BANKING. MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. (Incorporated m England). Capital £3,000,000 Subscribed 1,800,000 Paid-up 1,050,000 Reserve Fund and Rest 1.646,505 BOARD OP DIRECTORS: J. M. Ryrle. Esq., Chairman. P. R. Chalmers, Esq. Charles J. Hambro; Esq. J. O. Robinson, Esq. W. H. Shelf o*d, Esq. Sir Thomas Catto, Bart. LONDON
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      219 18 i INSURANCE. Tmr SOUTH .gift- BRITISH y^§> INSURANCE OMIMlnr. m Mir., FIRE. MARFNK, TRASfc AND MOTOR CAR INSURANCE ACCEPTED tr LOWEST tIRRFN] xr L. C. MARGOLIOUTH Office: 2, rinlaysnn PERSONAL A(T!I)KNtT FATAL ACCIDENTS ar» HAVE you made provision of your dependents shou.d overtake you IT only costs $15 yearly to
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    FRASER & CO's. WEEKLY REPORT.
    471 19 FRASER CO's. WEEKLY REPORT. iMvtrdly luga carry-over of Smelten \a combined with heavy shipments Matistus at the end of April eoni discouraging effect m MM met;' h mi further accentuated ty ol drclminii values m the U.S. A tnonttM and spot positions arc botti I and with a withdrawal of
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    119 19 I OdOB Slock E\fharme. D (!..tcil April 7. .states baa be::i come to by the H rd of Inland Revenue tment of losses sus- -< ..c < a with the Hat- n ■fjMMOi provides >.v members, whether •uU > :',n.s by them or AIM ti them by
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    SUN LIFE ASSURANCE OF CANADA.
    63 19 I for ISM numbered *****1 for IJtS, an increase of 48 pei cent. BUT, and net revenue ad- 3<*B to £30.295.396. of which Of) im< -stments. &c. subscribed curltka held by the Company IiJW. Of which £71.106.789 is m £2.054. 794 is written off >r.wd
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    CHANGKAT SERDANG ESTATES, LTD.
    266 19 Annual Report. The following is the report of Directors to be presented to the shareholders of Changkat Serdang Estates. Ltd.. at the annual general meeting of the company to be held at French Bank Building on May 15th. The net profit for the year amounts to
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    OIL PALM PLANTATIONS.
    607 19 The following is the report of Directors *o the bondholders for the half yeai ended February 28th The Estate was visited by Mr. Jorgenser. m January who considered that excellent PFOmgM had been made The lfmamder vl ttal 2.000 acres of the V Series has all been
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    25 19 The British India Steam Navigation Company have declared an interim dividend of 4 per cent, tax-free on the Ordinary shares, as for the previous year.
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      216 19 May 7. SELLING. London 4 months' sight 2|3 15|19 London 3 months' sight 2 3 7 8 London 60 days' sight 2|3 13|16 London 30 days' sight 2 3 ***** London, demand 2 3 3 4 London, T.T. 2|3 ***** Lyons and Paris, demand 1431 Hamburg, demand 234
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      PRODUCE.
      198 19 May 7. Tin 200 Tons $73 GfMbier 8.50 Pepper White 48 Pepper Black 37 Flake Tapioca 5.00 Pearl Sago Small 6% Ccpra Sundried 8.60 Rice, Anam No. 2 250 Rice Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle (New) 8.30 Rice, Siam old No. 1. 320 Rice, Rangoon Bintan 260 Rice,
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST.
    873 19 SINGAPORE. WEDNESDAY. MAY 7th. Closing: Quotations. Buyers Sellers. i Asam Kumbang I 22s 24s Ayer Hitam <ss> 13s 6d 14s Bangrin Tin <£> 23s 24s Batang Padang <Sl> 13 16 Batu Caves <$1> 80 90 Bukit Arang (sl> 45 55 Burmah Malay <£> 15s 16d Chenderiang t£
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    BRITISH COTTON INDUSTRY.
    74 19 Enquiry Report m Preparation. I British Radio Official Service. Rugby, May 6. Mr. Phillip Snowden. asked m the Hous-.' of Commons whether he was able to announce the Government's propasals for dealing with the cotton industry, said the cotton committee which was considering the question was at
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    EXCHANGES.
    78 19 [British Radio Official Service. 1 Rugby. May 6. Foreign exchanges are: Amsterdam 12.075. Athens 375. Bombay Is. 5 13-16 d.. Berlin 20.365 BiusFels 34.83. Bucharest 818. Rio 5 7 Buenos Aires 43 Copenhagen 18.165. Geneva 25.085. Helsingfors 193. Hong Kong Is. 6',d.. Lisbon 108.30. Madrid 39.84. Milan 92.71. New
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    FAR EAST COTTON TRADING FIRM CHANGE.
    204 19 Scarcely a day passes without rumours of some other amalgamation of Manchester cotton goods merchants, and there can be no doubt that a great many changes are taking place m the merchanting section of the trade. Another change has now been revealed m the
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    U.S. CAPITAL ISSUES IN 1930.
    161 19 The extent to which the medium for ne*v capital issues m the United States has changed from common stocks to bonds since the Wall Street break is illustrated by official figures now available for the first quarter of 1930. During the first three months of
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    119 19 May 7th.. II o'clock norm. Buyers Sellers. R.S.S. equal to London Standard, Spot 23 23. Standard R.S.S. on lender May 23 1 23 Juno 24 24 July 24.. 24 July-Sept. 24', 25' Oct.-Der 25 26'; Tone of Market: Steady Quiet. Latest Cable: London Spot sheet
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    YESTERDAYS RUBBER AUCTION.
    136 19 The Sini>apore Ch»mber of Commerce Rubber Association held its 966 th. auction yesterday when there was catalogued 2.030.437 lbs 893 05 tons. Offered 1.657.387 lbs.; 739.90 tons. Sold 1.307.245 lbs.: 583.59 tons. Spot. London 6 13-16 d. New York 14 1, c ts PRICKS REALIZED. Rihhfd Smoked
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    MACPHAIL AND PENMAN'S REPORT.
    169 19 Rubber.— London. 6 13 16d. Unchanged. 4 p.m. Price (Ldon Std> Spot 23; S.S. R.S.S. on Tender May 23 L June 24; July-Srpt. 2-,. Ott.-Dec. 26. Steady sellers reserved. Tin.— London. £144 ss. £6 10s down Mining.— Weak. Suiißei Ways 3.10 |J), KuchaLs 1.13 1.16. Kinta
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    RUBBER AND TIN TURNS.
    189 19 Kvatt and Co.. Pcnanic. AgriUs: larva Tin. 113 pkls; 14.500 yards Malr-ya Consolidated. 693 pkls; 257.034j.ard>; IJM boon. Kali No. 1 dredge shut down indefinitely and Chemor dredge stopped 13 days on account of restriction and the balance ol tN> month was engaged m channel digging.
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    LORD KYLSANT ON SHIPPING OUTLOOK.
    168 19 At the outlet >>f the address at the meeting of Bartend and Wolff, Lord Kyleani Observed that notwithstanding ■tatmmili which had received BOOM publicity H to the position or other thipbutiding companies, tin* Jinn's output Of vessels for 1929 exceeded that of any other shipbuilding
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    EMPIRE CONTROL OF WOOD.
    112 19 Australian Proposal. Sydney. April 9. At a conference of graziers here to-day a resolution was passed m favour of the establishment of Empire wool control. The conference turned down a proposal to establish an Australian pool. Mr. Tout, chairman of the meeting, said that Sir John
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    AUSTRALIANS COLLAPSE.
    204 20 AUSTRALIANS COLLAPSE. ALL OUT 156. Essex Howlers' Havoc Amongst Tourists. [Reuters Service.] London. May 7. The Aus.t*v.lia-E:scx match which ope;v d at Leyton to-day hr.d a sensr.Uonal beg ':u* ing. the tourists who went i.i first on a tricky 'vicket collapsing and being all out for 156, Woodful boing bowled
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    YORKSHIRE OPEN WITH A WIN.
    143 20 Macaulay m Form. Reuti '.'>" Benrtee. London. >l ■> 6. Yorkshire opened their teason v. Un I yin against the MC.C. at Lord's. They owed their victory to a large extent to Ms uilaj their 'at bovtor who. after takklf five wickets for 73 m
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    AMATEUR INTERNATIONAL GOLF.
    82 20 England vs. Scotland. r F.. I PRESS BFRYTCfc— COHYKIOHT.I London. May The following m the ptaji from whom Wfl) be chosen the Engli.h to.im for the England vs Scotland amateur gu.l international on May 24 tiisl md: Bee.:. Bedd. rd, B >urn. Fiddian. Gent. Hardman. Hartley. Sir
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    SPECIAL SPORTS CABLES.
    41 20 Worried Football Secretary. [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT 1 London, May 7. Mr. FairelcUfch. secretary and manager of BHB >.y FC r. i eeut m h" re g -p. loa. He says the past season has been too worrying.
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    FOOTBALL INNOVATION.
    56 20 [FR^-fc PRES^ SERVICE— COPYRIGHT London. May 7. A five-a-side soccer tournament is to be introduced into London on June 7. Four teams will pluy on each Saturday for four weeks and prize money amounting to £200 will be divided each week and for the final tie £1.000. Players
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    ON THE TRANSFER LIST.
    21 20 [FKtt HKLaft S£RVIC£ OOPVBIOHT.] London. May 7. Birmirch^m ere OffextaC Clm^p r. Pike and Spencer for transfer.
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    FOR THE CONTINENT.
    29 20 TFREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT 1 London. May 7. Shaw of Sunderland is replacing Cooper of Derby County m the team which is leaving to-morrow for Berlin.
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    DAVIS CUP TIE POSTPONED.
    31 20 [FREE PRESS SERVICE COPYRIGHT I London, May 7. The Davis Cup second round (European Zone) tie between Great Britain and Poland has been postponed until May 10.
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    TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES.
    58 20 [Reuter's Service.] Lcndon, May 7. The Two Thousand Guineas Stakes, run at Newmarket to-day, resulted as follows: Sir Hug) Hints DIOLITE 1. Mr. W. M. Caz? let's PARADING 2. Major J. S. Courtauld's SILVER FLARE 3. Twenty -eight ran. Won by two lengths; third one nv-'v
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    32 20 In the Indo-Covlon club tenni- eMmoloT-Mp on Thursday M Sibramaniam moot- T Nt-.. rajan: on Snturdav Dr G. Haridas m»et- |f Singham: and on Sunday V. M. Samy :n?et* L. Nataraian. 4
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    MALAYS' CLAIM FOR VITAL GOAL
    1277 20 FOOTBALL DISPUTE. S.A.F.A. Council Uphold Referee. Many interesting matters affecting local football were dircussed at the meeting of the S.A. FA. Council held at the Singapore Stadium yesterday under the chairmanship of Mr. Hastie. i President of t.ie S.A.F.A. Others present were the representative of
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    LOCAL SPORTING NEWS.
    147 20 LOCAL SPORTING NEWS. S.C.C. TENNIS. Kleinman and Smith Win Profession Pairs Final. D. H. Kleinman and Roy Smith found the Rev. W. M. Aitken and Capt. S. E. V. Quinn far from strong opposition m the final of the Profession Pairs of the S.C.C. Spring tennis tournament at the Cub
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    TANGLIN CLUB TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    185 20 Yesterday's Results. Ladies Doubles Handicap. Mrs. Pedlow and Lady Murison plus 5 wo. against Mrs. Holmes and Miss Toms plus 4. Mixed Doubles Open. Miss Trevor-Smith and Hudson wo. against Mr. and Mrs. Bateman. Major and Mrs. Buchanan w.o. against Miss Griffith-Jones and McKerrow. Mixed Doubles
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    S.C.C. TOURNAMENT SOCCER.
    285 20 A.P C/s Tactics Fail Against P.S. PS 7; A.P.C 1. Tht Uck and rush tactics of the APC side as apart from the more scientific display of their skipper. L. V. Tayior and one or two forwards! proved of little avail against the Public Services m the
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    LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
    27 20 In a Division II match at the Stadium yerterday evening Robinsons defeated Socony. who were playing with only eight men, by 8 goals to nil.
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    INTER-STATE CRICKET.
    37 20 Perak XI to Meet Selangor. [Prom Our Own Correspondent.] Ipoh, May 7. Perak cricket team against Selangor on Baturday will be: Jonklaas, Speldewinde. Williams, Nicholson, Sturzaker, Smith, Frank Brand. Bayley, Rix, Dalgleish, Perera. Umpire, Good-i'-s
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    LAST NIGHT'S SPEEDWAY THRILLS.
    518 20 CROP OF SPILLS. New Mile Record Created. A slight drizzle greatly affected the attendance at last night's meeting at the Singapore Speedways, Serangoon Road which was rather remarkable for the number of spills, none of which were, fortunately, of a serious nature. The meeting saw the
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    GERMANS TO COMPETE AT OLYMPIA.
    139 20 Return to Normal Relations. [British Radio Official Service. 1 Ru«by. May 6. For the first time since before the War. a team of officers from the crack cavalry regiments of the German Army, will ride at the International Hor^e Show at Olympia next month, m
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    IRELAND'S DAVIS CUP SUCCESS.
    39 20 Win Over Monaco. [Reuter's Service. 1 London. May 6. At Dublin to-day m the Davis Cup Ireland eliminated Monaco by 3 matches to 1. To-day Maguire beat Landau ***** 11 o—6 3—6 6 4 6—l.
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    PRESENT COUNTY MATCHES.
    48 20 The County matches at present m progress are: At Gloucester: Gloucestershire vs. Lancashire. At Birmingham: Warwickshire vs. Somerset. At Brighton: Sussex vs. Northants. The M.C.C. are playing Surrey at Lord's; and Yorkshire are playing Oxford University at Oxford. The Cambridge Seniors match also started yesterday.
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    ROYAL SINGAPORE YACHT CLUB.
    114 20 Black Swan and Visitors' Events. On Sunday May 11th the A Cla*-, .ill sail the first of the series for the Bla~*. Swan Trophy. S. W. Monsoon Course. Stirt 10 am The B Class will sail the Visitors 1 Race, m which all helnrmen will be
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