The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 10 May 1930

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    19 1 The Singapore Free Press NO. 13,022. ESTABLISHED 1835. SINGAPORE, S,S. SATURDAY, MAY 10, 1930. 20 PAGES DAILY. 10 CENTS.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    417 1 Senator Robinson has dropped another bomb in America by telling the President that his business optimism is bunkum Pace 11. A statement was made in the House yesterday that control is established throughout India. A shocking story of mob revenge on policemen is reported from Sholapur Page
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1182 1 Quicquid agunt homlnci nostri est farragc uibelH Juvenal The Topicist salutes the memory of Robert Scoular who passed away this week. Bob was a great sport and a very good friend of trte young fellows of Singapore, for whom he always kept a very warm spot
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      276 1 WING LOONG. *OR HIGH CLAS<» TAILORING 4 vie. Cat Finish Guurtiuu.«<i 52, HIGH STREET. Raffles Hotel! I To-Night I Special Race Ball f Dancing Till 2 a.m. f I THE LEGION BOOK 1 EDITED BY CAPT. H. COTTON MINCHIN. g J I Collected by H.R.H. the Prince of Wales and
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      125 1 i tts^ijnh m Shi I A |fi(, c lt€ Lake u x I and your choice will be 4 I DEWARS I I MfyiteLaber I {•■^t-t+n.nw.n-m«yii Sole Agents, Smfapor*: J HUTTENBACH, LAZARUS SONS, LTD. 1 (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements) *j[ SINGAPORE, PENANG, IPOH AND KUALA LIMPtR. EUROPE iH HOTEL
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      101 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Inseparable chocolates Page 8. Art lampshades for tne Home-— Page 20. Notices of coining cinema Page 2. Getz Brothers for the Kelvinator freezer r»age 17. The Legion Book on at Kelly and Walsh —Page 1. Special .uiractions next week at Speedways Page 9. Tenders required by Government for
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      12 1 WING LOONG. THE RECOGNISED HOUSE for EUROPEAN TROPICAL SUITS, 32, HIGH STREET.
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    66 2 P: ftlMI of Drills up to and for vwk-CDd-ing May 11th. 1930. Saturday 2 p.m. Farrcr Range S.R.A <\> 2.30 p.m. Bukit Timah Range S.V.R.A.; 3 p.m. Siglap Ut Bn. Signal St^c. Arty, and Inf. Bde. Signal Section. Sunday 7.30 am. Bukit Timan Rane< "E" (Cbtneae) Coy
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    59 2 The Birthday of H. H. The Sultan of Pera'on Saturday. May 10. is to be celebrated In royal fashion at Kuaia Kangsar by a series oi events all day Mr. K. HejTWOOd presided at a farewell UDB I at the Runnymed*' Hott i. Penang. given m honour of Mr. and
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      245 2 00 YOU SUFFER COMSTAHT PAIN? Is constant pain in back, arms and le*;s making your life a misery Do you ache 'all over'? Are you suffering from loss of appetite, sleeplessness, and are you unfit to enjoy yonr work or the pleasures of life If so, De Witt's Kidney and
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      317 2 I VICTORIA THEATRE TALKIE ATTRACTIONS COMING SHORTLY. I THE DONOVAN AFFAIR. 1 SUBMARINE. I AND THE FOLLOWING BRITISH INTERNATIONAL PICTURES: f I ATLANTIC, 1 I ELSTREE CALLING, I I JUNO and the PAYCOCK Etc. 1 The Famous "MICKY MOUSE" Cartoons Series will be shown with the above pictures. 1 WATCH
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      301 2 ALHAMBRA S M A1 From Wednesday, May 7, to Monday. Mav fi Nightly at 6.15 p.m. and 9.15 p.m. Saturday and Sun.l, METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER PRESENT Pftl i' I A DELIGHTFUL MUSICAL ROMA\( i I OF OLD FRANCE I HITS. NOWKRirs j COLOUR SI^IHIO 1 SEQUENCES. TAIhIE 1 Devi/May I I Owe
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      254 2 THE WEEK. Saturday. 10th. High Water. 08.44. 8 3 ft.. 21.13. 8.1 ft MMjapocw Raeta. Crukot SCC vs United Services. SCC. RiH-Raffs vs. Police. "D* Co. Welch vs. SCC Tanglin. Football. Div. I RA vs. RE.. Stadium. Div. II F. N. vs. Socony. Jalai. BMW. Sunday, ltth. High W.iter. 09
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    MISS SWEDEN OF 1930 PASSES BY.
    658 3 MISS SWEDEN OF 1930 PASSES BY. LIPSTICK TABOO. Blue-Eyed Idol of The "Nobbles." "My ancestors were nobbles." said Ml Martha Tegner shyly. 'Oh, nobles?" I said interestedly. "Yes. nobles." raid MLss Tenger. Without knowing them. I maintain here and now that Miss Tegner's nobbles were the nicest, bravest, noblest nobbles
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    POLICE FIGHT POLAR BEAR.
    446 3 Attack on Ice Hut. Vancouver. News has just reached here of a thrilling encounter between two members of the Northwest Mounted Police and an angry, ravenous polar beai, which secured possession of their ,'un during the fight. During an 1,800-mile journey in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago.
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    36 3 Mr. J. W. Davidson, the Travelling Commissioner of Rotary International, was in Ipoh on Monday night in the course of a motor journey to Klang from Penang where he arrived a few days before from Sumatra.
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      126 3 FLECTRiciTY ECONOMY AND SERVICE ■9f?fTIHyVV^K Bill fI li liUln if f tfl l) nI nl l^^^^^l k *%^^^^H l^fel tllnl In nnllll ll nlft I I!llfrrnflBai Directory of Malaya 1930^^$ 5 NOW READY "w^> Printed and Published by and f y *^r OBTAINABLE FROM C. A. RIBEIRO CO., LTD. m
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      267 3 @®@K I THE "REX MIXERS OF 1930S ARE SUPER QUALITY MACHINES FAR I A AWAY AHEAD OF ALL COMPETITORS f f\ iHS3B '■'■^■■i'l^fei. ON VIEW AT OUR SHOW-ROOMS §3 SIZES STOCKED:-! f c c FEET I No others quite so handy or so tough. United Engineers Limited. I (Incorporated in
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    Snags in Starting.
    964 4 WASTED PETROL CAUSED BY TOO MUCH SPEEDING. By The Hon. Mrs. Victor Bruce. IF there are two things which anyone would imagine are really simple in connection with the running of a motorcar, they would be the actions of starting and stopping it. Yet there are an
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    THE DEVELOPMENT OF GENERAL MOTORS.
    399 4 34 Per Cent of U.S. Car Products. Detroit. Mich.. March 22. During the last week the General Motors Corporation has issued its annual report for 1929. marking completion of the twenty-first year of its existence. The report reveals salient facts regarding the scope of the
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    RILEY SUCCESSES.
    51 4 Borneo Motors have received a cable from the Riley Motor Co. (Coventry) Ltd. to the following effect: "Land's End Trial Riley owners entered 38, awarded 27 gold medals, 7 silver, bronze 2, retired 1, no award 1." This is a very notable performance and will interest all Riley
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    20,000 WORKERS FOR NEW FORD FACTORY.
    375 4 5-Day Week and £4. 10. Minimum. Five days a wee!; only will be worked at the new Ford factory, near London, and the minimum wage will be £4 10s. Only a very small proportion of the 20.000 workers w.ll come under the £3-a-week level,
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    PART OF THE PRICE.
    73 4 If an engine is to have high compression it must have a small combustion chamber. A little carbon in a small combustion chamber means a lot more than the same amount in the old-fashioned type. Carbon, then, must be kept out of the modern engine. It
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    22 4 The L.Q.0.0. is still experimenting with the colour of its buses. We may yet see "exciting" duo-tone schemes. on the London streets'.
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      214 4 I jfgffcL AIKUU I PUREST AND BEST t CUBES &'/> CUBES- X 1 Ib- cartons. fe\ V^ Re %Sw ♦i* 3 lb. mnd 5 lb. tin*. fc^ Y^ $gt* GRANUUTED- p. >^ J®^ c^ J 1 lb. cartons. ip J !5 lb. and 10 lb. bass. OBTAINABLE FROM ALL DEALERS
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    FROM KENT TO KITZBUNEL.
    2111 5 A Wonderful Drive on the Continent. There must be dozens of motorists who. like ourselves, are ski-ing enthusiasts, and therefore take a winter holiday, and yet, quite as a matter of course, leave their cars in England and suffer the discomfort of a Continental journey to
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    458 5 "Clashing of Gears/' To the Editor. Sir.— ln your tame of the 7th of May. page 5 under the htading "Clashing of Gears" you have printed s-sme very excellent advice to motor: ts; but in the last paragraph the article mentions thr.t '.t is alo a
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      277 5 I SINGING IN 1 I THE RAM 1 Is very pleasant when riding in the comfort of an AUSTIN 7 Saloon. f Have you never tried this wonderful car? 1 Do not hesitate to write us and arrange for I a demonstration run. No obligation to you. YOU WILL NEVER
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    Famous Players and Their Methods.
    1025 6 Saturday Tennis Special. By D. M. GREIG. Writine this week on the renius of Miss Helen Witt*, the American world champion. D.M. Grefc. attributes the winning forcefulness of her game to her constant practice with men players. \mon* the lesson to be learned from the
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    By Jack Britton.
    509 6 The Hardest Sock 1 Ever Got. Jack Britton. the former world welterweight champion, says that Bryan Do»ne> gave him the hardest punch he ever felt in 26 years* ring experience, at CmmUm Ohio, when he made an almost fatal mistake in the eleventh round. BRYAN Downey hit
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    42 6 Phil Scott, the Apollo of the English ring, is going to run a beao't parlour. He has acquired premises near his home in Thornton Heath, and he will shortly begin to fulfil two of his ambitions beautifying women and keeping women young.
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    THE NEW RACKETS CHAMPION.
    337 6 Title for I). S. Milton. London. April 10. D. S Milford defeated I. Akers-Douglas in the final of the Amateur Rackets Singles Championship at Queen's Club on Saturday with astonishing east bv 13 5. 15 3. 15 3. mci .hus won the title lor the first
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    NAVY, SERVICES SOCCER CHAMPIONS.
    210 6 NAVY, SERVICES SOCCER CHAMPIONS. London. April 10. The Royal Navy and Royal Marines beat tht Army on the Arsenal ground on Saturday by four poali to nothing, and so became the Service champions for the sixth time since the Championship was instituted in 1920. Prince George was present at the
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    By Eddie Held.
    565 6 My Greatest Golfing Fault. Eddie Held, the Canadian 1929 amateur champion, tells how onre he had conquered his tendency to slice he immediately started pulling, a fault to which he occasionally tends. Practice a ill? pracice tee. he advises as the only way to eradicate tbc trouble.
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    SHOULD A CAPTAIN TELL?
    982 6 JIMMY SEED asks I would be misleading: you if I pretended that I am not a most disappointed man, writes James Seed, captain of Sheffield Wednesday in a special article for the Free Press in mail week. It was my fond hope and antcipation that Sheffield
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    AMATEURS AND THE F.A.
    150 6 [From Our Own Correspondent. 1 London, April 10. A decision was reached at the adjourned conference of County Associations held at the end of last week, under the Chairmanship of the Rev Herbert Dunnico. As a result, there will be no definite steps this year by
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    A LESSON FROM LINDR?
    692 6  -  Arthur Peall. He Can Teach the Amateur I ittk< WATCHING FOR AMUSEMENT. By V ALTER UudfUM continues .0 make bi: liards history at an emal: s? rate. 3» s lining possession of the table for an hour or 3 he left off in plav with a
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    UNDRUM'S MEMORABLE TOUR.
    452 6 Billiards History. [From Our Own Corresponaent Lcndon. April 10. The tour of Walter Lindrum. the Australian player, which marks a new era in the h y of billiards was concluded on Saturday wfa p. he was beaten in his last match at D. biin D which he
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    ABERAVON—NEATH RUGBY BREACH.
    90 6 ABERAVON— NEATH RUGBY BREACH. I The scenes which occurred in the match be- tween Aberavon and Heath on Jan. 4th, at Neath, and the subsequent action of the Neath club in cancelling fixtures with Aberavon. were the subject of an Inquiry hv:ld by the Welsh Rugby Union, at Cardiff. Representatives
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    THE STORMING OF BROOKLANDS.
    221 6 THE STORMING OF BROOKLANDS. Remarkable ScCMA I [From Our Own C I di.. \;il I* The most v. in the 23 year of MstOf) ol Broottu racing trick at Weybrtdfe day. when the BrtUstl M their opening martini Of t of the 10.000 ■Otortrtl OP bufa crowd of HMO nt
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    BOXING AT A BALL.
    63 6 The pjroutne de«in ness boxing contentrannements for ttM B the Women's aw oh tion, to Lk- held on Mas Hotel. London. lad\ I iim the function, the voomh ittmdhn boxing. UMI had 90U* > public ha!l. -she had »n boxing contest should be the ballroom dttrtni
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    PERFECT CHILD OF THE FUTURE.
    355 7 TOO GOOD. Anxious Times for Parents. New York. A pedagogue's picture of the perfect child is d-awn in a pamphlet issued by the Bureau of Publications si Teachers College. Columbia University, or the habits of children from two to five years of cge. in order
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    CHINESE CABLE NEWS.
    321 7 [Nanyang Siang Pau Press Service.] Shanghai. May 8. One battalion has mutinied at Liyanghsien and fled to Maoshan in the v cinity of Chinkiang. Metropolis guards hurried to the scene and are searching deserters. Yen Shi-shan arrived at Taiyuan yesterday morning. Feng Yu-hsiang arrived at Kunghsien. Insurgents
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    CARRIER PIGEON SMUGGLERS.
    131 7 Drug in Small Metal Bands. New York. Pigeons, with capsules of cocaine and other forbidden drugs attached to each leg, are now added to the long Ist of dumb smugglers, which includes dogs, donkeys and even cattle. The pigeon smugglers are causing serious concern to the Customs
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    20 7 Mr. Charlton Maxwell, who recently underwent a slight operation at Taiping hospital, has now returned to his estate at Lumut.
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      97 7 Cure sore Throat and prevent dangerous infectious disease* by taking Formamint. Give Formamint to your family too. It will destroy the germs in mouth and throat before they can do any harm. fORMAMINt P 7*« G-m-Killinm 7fcr»«rt TmU.t. I I \^W^ FOR HEALTH VITALITY 1 RAFFLES CAFE, BAKERY CONFECTIONERY j
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    DIAMOND-MAKING SECRET SEARCH.
    750 8 PROCESS OF MIDDLE AGES. When Gold and Jewels Will be Made by the Ton. What are the scientists doing behind the doors of their laboratories? Strange things have been happening lately, and the chemists and physicists are the first to admit they are bewildered. Theories accepted for
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    KING SOLOMON'S ROLE.
    181 8 Magistrate Who Got More Than He Asked For. Chicago. Magistrate Russ, sitting at Evanston, confidently essayed the famous role of King Solomon, with a result, however, that he did not anticipate. The little brown dog with white spots, the magistrate pronounced, should decide whether he belonged to
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    35 8 Mr. Arthur Page, a puisne Judge of the High Court at Calcutta has been appointed Chief Justice of the High Court at Rangoon in the vacancy caused by the death of Sir John Guy Rutledge.
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      124 8 INSEPARABLE ofociete CHOCOLATES IN INDIVIDUALLY TIN LINED BOXES. r NEW STOCKS JUST ARRIVED. OBTAINABLE FROM BUN BEE AND CO. LIM KIIOON HENG HIGH STREET MAYNARD AND CO.. LTD PROVISION STORE ORCHARD ROAD KIM ANN AND CO. PROVISION STORF LIM TECK LOONG AND OTHERS SOLE AGENTS:— EXPORT SALES CORPORATION. (Incorporated in
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      378 9 BUSINESS CARDS. ASSAGE ANICI'RE ISS FUMIKO 22 Dhoby Ghaut. FUNERALS. INGAPORE CASKET CO. Nos. 1 A 3, Penhas Road. (T lavender Street Phone 6075. VIRRA INSTITUTE kish Baths Beauty and Health Specialist MADAME JUNE, v Orchard Road, Phone 4710. DOXT WEAR A TRUSS! Binds and StA W together lE jt*
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      705 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 may be obtained In the Tender Room, Municipal Office*:— Closing Date. Installation of Sanitary Fittings to certain premises in North Bridge Rd., Victoria Street, Arab
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      589 9 NOTICES. MUNICIPAL NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that Ballestier Road from Moulmein 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. SINGAPORE IMPROVEMENT TRUST. SINGAPORE IMPROVEMENT ORDINANCE, 1927. Kampong
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      499 9 AUCTION SALES. SHERIFF'S SALE. IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE. W T rit of seizure and sale dated April 26th. 1930 In the cause of 1. The Eastern Investment Company Limited Plaintiffs 2. Oriental Motors versus Lau Poey Kim Defendant AUCTION SALE of ONE C-CYLINDER
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      458 9 a♦ a a f V i J OWING TO UNSETTLED WEATHER CONDITIONS THERE WILL BE NO f X SPEEDWAY TO-NIGHT I Y f X BUT MAKE NEXT f SATURDAY YOUR X X NIGHT OF THRILLS t t AT SINGAPORE If SPEEDWAY i NEW RIDERS-NEW P.JK'ES-GOOD RACING X THE VERNON $20)
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTH.
    25 10 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTH. ALLISON —At the European Hospital. Kuala Lumpur, on May Bth. 1930. to Mr and Mrs. H. B. Allison, of Seremban. a daughter*.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY. MAY 10. 1930. A DAMAGING RUMOUR DENIED.
    627 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. SATURDAY. MAY 10. 1930. A DAMAGING RUMOUR DENIED. It is a matter for genuine satisfaction that the Federated Malay States Government has taken action on its own initiative to refute the very damaging reports which have been spread abroad in regard to its policy for alienation of
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    528 10 His Excellency the High Commissioner has been pleased to grant to the Hon'ble Mr. A S. Bailey leave of absence for ten months, as an UnofTicial Member of the Federal Council, with effect from April 23rd, 1930. inclusive. His Excellency the High Commissioner has been pleased to appoint Mr. Leonard
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    SINGAPORE'S WATER SUPPLY.
    1129 10 PONTIAN KETCHIL WORKS. Malaya's Largest Reservoir Inspected. The completion, in about eighteen months to two years time, of the Pontian Ketchil Water Works, to which the Municipal Commissioners, headed by Mr. R. J. Fairer (President), paid a visit of inspection yesterday (witcs a Free Press representative who
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    MINE MANAGER'S CLAIM.
    174 10 JUDGMENT RESERVED The Kepayang Case. (From Our Own Corn The action by Mr. T M manager of Kepayung Tin M against the Company for an« :i leave pay and passage, el ment being reserved. There v ness for the defence Mr .1 secretary of the Malaya Mil
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    KING OF SIAM RETURNS FROM INDO-CHINA.
    39 10 KING OF SIAM RETURNS FROM INDO-CHINA. [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT Bangkok. Ma? n The King and Queen IttWMd ?rom th-a Indo-China tour this evenuig nd rereiv«i 4 hearty welcome from the BtfMtf, membt-m of the Royal Familv and ofl
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    LOCKED SHOP-HOUSE ALIGHT.
    192 10 Serious Fire Averted. The prompt arrival of the Brigade •*> a shophouse down South Bridge Road averted ».i»t would have undoubtedly proved to be a seno» conflagration in a crowded arei of the \an yesterday afternoon. Soon after four o'clock the roof of a &hoj>house, one of
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    179 10 The Hon. Mr. ft W. F Ott—. Councillor. Penang. VOI be for Sine pore on Saturday to attend th W*J*^JJ Legislative CouncU to be held I Ml The Singapore Improvenvi.! having during the three y.-.ir-revealed certain deficiency l mtro dinance has been prepared I duced in Legislative Council 00 It
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      215 10 t WHOLESOME, REFRESHING. Prepared solely from pure West India Lime Juice, and the finest refined Sugar. Insist on having ROSE'S. CALDBECK, MACGREGOR CO., LTD. incorporated under the Companies' Ordinance* of Hone *••<•* {Incorporated in Shanghai). 90, Robinson Road, Telephone No. 6228. fll by speciai srroamaNT to d.M. THE KIM iSSniS:
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      60 10 THE WOMEN WON. Women recently beat men at a cricket match. It is understood that the men were beaten by attempting too many glances to leg. "G AFLAC POLICIES GENERAL ACCIDENT FIRE LIFE ASSI KANCE CORPORATION, LTI Hongkong Bank Chambers. Telephone 6480. lH.fi. WINTER J lAILUK i «ATTERY BOAI> j
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      126 10 COMMODITY MARKET. LONDON AND NEW YORK TIN AND RIBBER PRICES. [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COP VRIGH I London. May 9. 5.10 p.m. Messrs. Lewis. Lazarus and Son* notify to-day's tin prices as follows: Spot £144 14 16 (down 816). Forward £146 10 16 (down 8 16). The market is easier. Messrs.
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    INDIAN SITUATION CONTROLLED.
    118 11 OFFICIAL STATEMENT. (Conciliatory Policy Unchanged. Reuter's Service] London, May 9. louse of Commons at question time t for India Mr. Wedgewood Benn immary of a despatch from India situation generally is well under pite riots in various places following of Gandhi, for which the Govern bmm well
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    OIL SOAKED POLICEMEN BURNT ALIVE.
    203 11 OIL SOAKED POLICEMEN BURNT AL IVE. Refugees* Story of Sholapur Horror. Poona. May 9. unmen and children refugees arrivSh^lapur. where they staU\l that the tr. b yesterday caught three policemen, soaked t m ta towrint and burnt then alive Evidently the rioting at Sholapur took a C ■Bunal turn as
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    AFGHANISTAN QUIET.
    64 11 t ßritish Legation Returns. Reuters ServUc Peshawar. May 9. '•nn stafT of the British Legation at •a- ill be reopened in view of the of a stable regime in Afghanistan. K tc-day. Minister. Mr McConachie and other staff leave for Kabul on May I been no British Minister
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    THE NEW POET LAUREATE.
    26 11 Reuter V Service.] London, M:iy 9. Minefield has been appointed Poet succession to the late Robert Bridges. Earlier cables on page 12]
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    THE MARLBOROUGH REOPENS.
    107 11 M.-.r borough cinema. Beach Road, was 700 capacity last night when with the "talkies. 11 The apparatus Western Electric and the sound Ufh all over the hall very well. There i for improvement in the seating :ion. but when the new chairs America the Marlborough will be
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    TORN PAGE WORTH £2,000.
    99 11 Uair, Must Be Made Before 1955. New York. A. Gallagher, a famous eye spehas died suddenly in the city of ->hio. at the age of sixty-nine, has £2.000 to the unknown possessor hu; page torn from a valueless printed HKf, however, must present his frag•he page
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    46 11 m-et. says the Pinang Gazette, to anUte death of Mr. Lim Chwee Leng. Chief I«t h lhe Hong Kong and shft nghai Bank May 2 r Mdenc e No. 64 A, Kimberly Street, on was 55 years of age. having served Ban* for nearly 34 years.
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    AMERICA'S INDUSTRIAL CONDITION.
    57 11 IS PRESIDENT WRONG? Senator Says Business Gets Worse. CReuter's Service.] Washington, May 9. Senator Robinson, in his first speech commenting on the political situation since he returned from the London Conference, severely criticised Mr. Hoover's "optimistic but misleading statements regarding business conditions and unemployment." Senator Robinson averred
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    TERRIBLE FACTORY TRAGEDY.
    122 11 Explosion at Armour's Reuter's Service. J St. Joseph. Missouri. May 9. Twenty -two are missing and four are known to be dead as a result of an explosion in huge ammonia tanks at the Armour Packing Company. The building seemed to be lifted anri flung down again.
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    A SCHOOLBOY'S SUICIDE.
    80 11 Hanged Himself to Avoid Fagging. (PREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT.] London, May 9. A sensation has been caused by the suicide of Charles Fairhurst. the son of the Vicar of Barrowford. who hanged himself when at Home. The boy. who was only fourteen years of age. was in
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    JAPAN'S CONVERSION LOAN.
    90 11 The Issue Arrangements. [Reuters Far Eastern Service.] Osaka, May 9. It is reported the Finance Department has been informed from London of the terms of the conversion of £25.000.000 1905 4 per cent. £12.500.000 is being issued in London at 90 at oSj per cent, redeemable in
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    EARTHQUAKE IN PERSIA.
    62 11 Thousands Dead. Reuters Service. Tehran. May 9. The newspapers estimate that 2.000 peop'e perished in a earthquake at Salmas. near Lake Urumia on May 5. The first shocks drove most of the inhabitants from the town but during the night a second and severer shock rocked down
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    CHINESE LABOUR CONTROL.
    262 11 All Employers Affected. In the Labour Amendment Ordinance to bo introduced in Council on Monday, the object of Clause 2 (at is to extend the scope of the Controller's jurisdiction in Chinese labour disputes. Under the present law the Controller is empowered to inquire into and decide
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    45 11 Medan is to have a new air station. Plans are now in preparation for the reconstruction of the present flying field at Medan on the lines of Tjililitan air station but slightly smaller. The work will be carried out by the Department of Public Works.
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    EGYPTIAN DELEGATION LEAVES.
    114 11 FRIENDLY FAREWELLS. Hope to Return Soon. f Reuter's Service.] London, May 9. The Egyptian delegates have left for Egypt. There was a great demonstration at Victoria. A crowd of Egyptian students and others surrounded Nahas Pasha and his colleagues waving Egyptian flags and displaying placards inscribed "Long
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    AMERICA'S PENAL SYSTEM.
    96 11 Founded on Fallacy. '■Reuter's Service, i Washington, May 9. Mr. G. Wickersham. chairman of Mr. Hoover's Law Enforcement Commission, in a speech criticised the entire penal system of the United States, which he declared was founded on a fallacy. He declared experience had shewn that Increasing penalties
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    INDIAN DELEGATION TO MALAYA.
    96 11 More Questions. [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT.] London, May Major Oraham Pole, Labour member for Derby, has put a question on the paper to ask the Secretary of State for India the terms of reference of the delegation of the Indian Government to Malaya, which is to
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    CHINESE CABLE NEWS.
    191 11 The Fighting Developes. [Nanyang Slang Pau Press Service! Shanghai, May 9. Chiang Kai-shek left Nanking after a conference with the leaders at the military school yesterday morning. Four special trains left Pukow headed by armoured trains. Ta-ping made Chu Pei-teh responsible for matters. The rear trains arrived
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    A WILL AND THE POPE.
    207 11 Judge on When a Bequest is Charitable. A woman's gift by will of "my entire property" to the Roman Catholic Church was the subject of litigation in the Chancery Court recently. It was argued that because Italy had recognised the Pope's temporal sovereignty the gift
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    72 11 At an early hour on the morning of April 30 a Portuguese sergeant of the Artillery Company is stated to have taken his life in the Camoens Gardens at Macao. The unfortunate man, whose name is Fernando Vasques Pereira. apparently shot himself with a revolver, the bullet penetrating the heart.
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    MOSES AS HERO OF JAZZ OPERA.
    490 11 PRETTY CHORUS. Sister Aimee Sets old Testament to Music. Paris. April 7. Sister Aimee McPherson, the Los Angeles evangelist, confessed, as she stepped on the train for Marseilles this morning, the real reason for her trip to Egypt and the Holy Land. "I have
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    268 11 May Mixed Foursomes. The May Mixed Foursomes competition was played yesterday afternoon and resulted in a tie between Mr. D. Paterson and Mrv Atkin Berry and Mr. J. C. Rash and Mrs. de Piro. Fifty -six cards were taken out. and the following were returned: Mr. Paterson
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    TWICE CONDEMNED.
    193 11 Men Who Heard Death Sentences Repeated. Two men one in Ireland and one In Palestine have each heard the death sentence passed twice upon them. A petition for the reprieve of Samuel Cushnan, a fanner, sentenced to death for the murder of a postman at Toomebridge, Co. Antrim,
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    CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE INJURIOUS,
    184 12 MUSLIM ANXIETY. The Moderate Element States its Views. [Reuters Service.] Bombay. May 8. The Council of the All India Muslim Federation passed a resolution disapproving of civil disobedience as injurious to the interests of Muslims end advising them to keep aloof from the movement, also advocating counter
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    LENA GOLDFIELDS.
    102 12 Moscow's Vindictive Sentences. (Reuter's Service] Moscow. May 9. The Supreme Court has sentenced to ten years imprisonment Koliar.ikov. chief metallurgist of the Lena Goldrields Company, and lfurantaev« legal adviser of tlie concesMonnaires. c;i charges of destructive activities and espionage, but reduced the sentence to six years on Bashk'rtzer.
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    AIRWOMAN IN SANDSTORM.
    46 12 Miss Amy Johnson's Experience. [Reuter's Service. 1 Baghdad. May 8. A sandstorm forced Miss Amy Johnson (who is flying to Australia* to land in the desert between Aleppo and Baghdad, but two hours later she re-started and reached here. She pushes on to-morrow.
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    GERMANY'S POCKET BATTLESHIPS.
    48 12 Budget Provision Refused. fßeuter's Service.) Berlin, May 8. Ihe Budget Committee of the Reichstag by 19 votes to 13. rejected the proposal of the "Minister for Defence to insert in the Budget a nominal sum for the construction of cruiser B (Germany's second pocket battleship).
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    TORIES' SAFEGUARDING POLICY.
    105 12 Home and Empire Campaign Launched, [Reuters Service.] Lcndon. May 9. Mr. Stanley Baldwin launched at Sheffield to-day the home and empire campaign of the Conservative party. He expatiated on the policy he laid down in his London t-peeches recently and promised the restoring of all the safeguarding
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    HONG KONG'S NEW GOVERNOR.
    24 12 Sir William Peel Arrives. fßeuter's Far Eastern Service.] Hong Kong, May 9. Sir William and Lady Peel have arrived here.
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    SEVENTH DAY ADVENTISTS' CONFERENCE.
    141 12 Sixty Delegates from Far East. It is stated that the Far EaU will be repreMOfetd by more than sixty delegates at the "World Conference of Seventh Day Adventists m the mat Civic Auditorium of San Francisco from May 28 to June 12. men and women who
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    LORDS CRITICISE NAVAL TREATY.
    769 12 A WAR LESSON. Insufficient Protection for Food Supplies. [British Radio Official Service Rushy. May 8. The Naval Treaty wa; hotly criticised in the Housie of Lords to-day. Viscount Bridgeman opened the debate. He said that, so far as the smaller portion o f the Treaty, which
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    LAWLESSNESS IN KWANGTI'NG.
    184 12 Foreign Missionaries Kidnapped. Slunghai, May 1. In connexion with the recent outrage at Meihsien in th? East River district \vh"n a Swiss and too German missionaries were kidnapped by Chinese bandits for ransom, the Canton military authorities announce that following an expedition organised by the Meihsien Magistrate,
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    COMPLETELY INADMISSIBLE CLAIMS.
    441 12 THE SUDAN. Breakdown of Negotiations With Egypt. I British Radio Official Service.] Rugby, May 8. Asked in the House of Commons to-day 'H connection with the Egyptian negotiations failure) whether a status quo was maintained on the four reserved points, Mr. Hendercon replied that that must be
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    TRAFFICKING IN GIRLS.
    248 12 Man and Two Women Sentenced. The case m which Ng Pui-chi and Tong Siu-lan. a married couple, and two other women. Lau Sze-koo and Kwan Chai weru char*ed with being concerned in the sale of girls. In cne instance for the purposes of prostitution. I entered upon
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    CURIOUS TRIAL IN SHANGHAI.
    209 12 Female Jury to Decide Insanity Question. Empanelled for the first time in any tav: court in China, a jury of six American ladi?s were summoned in the U.S. Commissioner'.-; Court at Shanghai to determine the sanity cf Miss Klara L. C. Wegner. an independent missionary. Mr.
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    44 12 Mr. M. G. Clarke, lately of Mantin Estate, Mantin. and the Negri State cricketer, has gone to Banteng Estate, Banteng.— M.M. More than a score of Bengalis have been arrested in Rangoon op suspicion of having been concerned In the recent insurrection at Chittagong.
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    CURRENT LONDON TOPICS.
    1273 12 THE VALLEY OF DEATH. Another Fatal Aeroplane Smash. [From Our Own Correspondent! London, April 10. "The Valley of Death" is the name now being given to the land near Caterham. Surrey, at which this week another aeroplane disaster occurred. It will be remembered that within p. few
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    TERRIBLE SHANGHAI CRIME.
    907 12 SEVEN MURDERED. Hacked to Death With Choppers. Shanghai. April 26. One Of Shanghai's most rhastly tragedies occurred early yesterday morning, when seven members of one household were murdered, all of them hacked to death by choppers. Two i of the household, the cook and a 19-year old
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    116 12 TIM f.-l'i; 1 i:v. ill) duriny ;ht nonttl of M :a:-y oJ State for t!i. Minulia.M. MA. If V Snutliu ite hi'.vr D* |<MBoer ami Kun 18. Calkly h.:.^ b. to the Straus Settlements M merly District tnuiii. i I ment. Ceylon, bai i cial fmliwwr. Public f lcn. Captain
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      PORT DICKSON YACHTING. A Good Turnout.
      256 13 The Port Dickson Yacht Club race sailed on Sunday proved a very pleasant one, with a close finish, after the boats had completed a course of 12 to 14 miles, the first six boats finishing within 3 minutes of each other, says the Malay
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      AUSTRALIAN TEAM FOR EMPIRE GAMES.
      246 13 W. M. Whyte Omitted. Sydney. April 9. The Australian Games team, which will leave for Vancouver by the Aorangi on June 26. to take part in the Empire games at Hamilton, Canada, was announced to-night. Those chosen are: H. R. Pearce (N.S.W.), sculling: H. A.
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      KIRKWOOD-HAGEN HALVE THE PROFITS.
      122 13 Hagen Forfeits Claim to Guarantee of £3.200. Sydney, April 8. Walter Hagen has forfeited his claim to the (13.200 guaranteed him by Joe Kirkwood for the Australian tour. He sair'. t>>-day that if there were a profit from the tour he would split it with Kirkwood.
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      THE WORCESTER MATCH.
      147 13 Australian Bowling Criticised. Cables to the Indian papers state that in the opening match against Worcestershire Hornibrook maintained an uncertain length, while Wall was innocuous. A'Beckett and Fairfax were good, but Grimmett was the spearpoint of the attack, turning the ball puzzlingly. During his innings of 236
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      GRIMMETT HIDES HIS IDENTITY.
      86 13 The Australian test team has been amused at the story told by Grlmmett, who leVt his rickshaw at Colombo to Join in a game with some native boys. Grimmett wheeled up leg breaks to a dark skinned lad, who hit him to the boundary twice in
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      SOME RACING MATTERS.
      742 13 Parliament and Betting. iFrom Our Own Correspondent..* London, April 10. We are not going to have a Committee to consider the condition of the law relating to betting since in the House of Commons Mr. Clynes, replying to Mr. Foot, said he did not think it would
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      PROFESSIONAL BILLIARDS TOURNEY.
      65 13 Newman Makes 1,567 Break. London, April 30. To-day's close of play scores in the Professional Championship were: Newman (in play) 17,377; Inman 7.884. Newman had a break of 1.060 unfinished. London, May 1. To-day's close of play scores in the second heat Professional Billiards Championship were: Newman
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      CHAPMAN AND GILLIGAN TO APPEAR IN A TALKIE.
      77 13 London. The cricketers A. P. P. Chapman and A. E. Gilligan and the famous Rugby captain. Wakefield, will collaborate in the talkie. Playing the Game, which deals with public school and university life and sport. The British and Dominions Film Corporation is
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      U.S. JUNIOR TENNIS TITLES FAMILY AFFAIR.
      55 13 Brookline. The Palfrey sisters, aged 17 and 15, have kept the national junior lawn tennis honours in the family. Sarah defeated her younger sister in the singles final. Then the sisters beat the Boehm twins, Hilda and Helen, keeping the doubles in the Palfrey
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      518 14 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. "EUERMAN" LINE. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO (INITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT 'VIA POETS AND SUEZ CANAL-* FREIGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. SO HONG KONG. SHANGHAI AND JATA* a*. CTTT OP MADRAS May 29 M. CTTT OF.DELHI 3"** ■j OTTY OF SINGAPORE Aug. HOMEWARDS. mm. CIT OF NORWICH
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      396 14 P. O. British India and Apcar Lin J (Incorporated in England). MAIU PASSENGER AND CARGO I SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOv i KN'MCNt LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVK E OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA JAPjJ oJ T— mage Singapore Tonnn*e 8lni»i»B
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      737 15 O. S. K. Line Destination. v vessel Arrive. Leave. Lonti Rotterdam. Hamburg. Bremen twerp via Colombo. Aden, Suez 11 SaW Amur Maru May 21 May 22 ('it)o Town. Rio de Janeiro. Santos. \.tleo. and Buenos Aires. [Round-the--1 pam £1901 I Santos Maru May 26 May 27 U i Tar.pa. Zanzibar.
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      554 15 HOLLAR STEAMSHIP JUNE iJbid AMVMWyAw MAIL LJNE TO MARSEILLES, NEW YORK AND BOSTON From SINGAPORE and PENANG via COLOMBO, SUEZ, PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES and GENOA. Arrive Leave Leave Arrive. Singapore. Singapore. Penang. New York. PRES. POLK May 12 May 15 May 17 June 24 PRES. ADAMS May 26 May
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      856 15 K. P. M. KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. 1 (ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION CO., OF BATAVIA (Incorporated in Holland.) UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT Telephone No. 5451, with sub-connections to:— Passage, Freight, Transhipment, Marine Departments and Manager's desk. Representatives in the Straits Settlements (Singapore and Penang) J 1 of the TRAVELLERS
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      584 16 Burns Phiip Line (Incorporated in Australia). FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and the motor vessel MALABAR (4,512 tons). The bs MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia Cabins de
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      99 16 COMPAGNIE MARITIME BELGE (LLOYD ROYAL) S.A. [Incorporated in Belgium.] MONTHLY SERVICE OF STEAMERS from SINGAPORE to VANCOUVER, SEATTLE, PORTLAND AND SAN FRANCISCO, via Hong Kong, Shanghai, Kobe and Yokohama. STEAMER. Due Singapore 8.8. KAMBOVE May 29 B.S. CARLIER June 30 S.S. PATAGONIER Aug. 1 8.8. BUEVIER Aug. 29 For further
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      481 16 sjs. GLENIFFER. Consignees of cargo per the above steamer from London (arrived April 30th) are hereby notified that a General Survey of all cargo landed in a damaged condition will be held at Godown No. 48-9 on Saturday, May 10th, 1930, at 9 am. No further Survey will be held.
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      338 16 KERR STEAMSHIP Co. m 44. BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK (Incorporated In U.S.A.* GENERAL AGENTS. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO BOSTON, NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA AM, BALTIMORE. (via Sues) Dae. Balls. M.B. BILVERYEW May 12 May 18 June M.S. SILVERBEECH May 26 June 1 PACIFIC-JAVA-CALCUTTA SERVICE SINGAPORE TO SAN FRANCISCO AM) LOS ANGELES
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      819 16 MAIL DESPATCHES. BY TRAIN. £uau», ttktukag, Pekan, Sungei Lembtn and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 0 a.m Bangkok every Thursday 4 a.m Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah and Lower Slam 6 ».m Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6
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      STEAER BROKEN UP.
      67 17 jhr ISu.i Cheng; Lying at Kowloon Bay. 1 on Bay. where she has been the Hwa Chens* is now beinp She WM onec a v ell-known vess^' c 0:1st After the war but has lately of UK German vessels allotted the war and was run for some
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      ECHO OF SHIPPING DISASTER.
      146 17 ■sin Wan to be Salvaged ratood that the Hsin Wah. which neat Waglan at the beginning of the loss of many lives, will he permission can be obtained from to do so 7; i n k Ofl this sunken steamer realised $1600 when it was put
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      OVERLOADED BY FIVE INCHES.
      223 17 Norwegian Captain to Pay a Fine of 0 O!-.:i master of the Norwegian Hing. was fined $400 in Hone MUn| his ship on April 28 H' of the Harbour Department, testified that he boarded Die had just arrived from Bangi then lying moored to Buoy C
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      SHIPPING CONTRACTS LEGALISED.
      177 17 fcferal \(t to Stabilise Freights Passed Canberra. April 14. Representatives to-day passed Bill amending the Industries so that a speedy. regular wee to and from Australia at stai;.y be assured. 4 the Bill, which is of vital imAustrallan exporters, is to legalise b may be enterei into
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      11 17 Ii battle between the muscles and I Mr. R. C. Sheriff
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      A NATION OF FISH EATERS.
      299 17 Busy British Trawlers. In 1928 the quantity of deep-sea fish landed by British trawlers totalled 11.580.00'Jcwts which was sold at the dockside for £14,000.000. But last year showed nearly I.OOO.OOOcwts increase, the total being 12.324.000cwt5.. with a value at the dockside of £15.000.000. This is
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      LUNDY ISLANDS CLAIM TO BE SELF-GOVERNING DOMINION.
      327 17 London. April 18. The ambitious claim of Mr. Martin Coles Harman. owner of Lundy Island, off the coast of Devon, that the island was a self-governing Dominion of the Empire, did not impress the bench of magistrates at Bideford. who, disregarding Mr. Harman's
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      BRITISH WOMAN'S WAR EXPLOIT RECALLED.
      252 17 London. April 18. The war exploit of a British woman, living alone with a baby child in a deserted part of the coast of the Falkland Islands, was recallei on the arrival in London of Mrs. Creamer, whose promptitude and decision in warning the authorities
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      49 17 For some time past man has devoted aU his scientific knowledge, much of his energy, and no little of his money not towards encouraging the fit. healthy, and efficient members of his race, but towards aiding the survival and encouraging the propagation of the unfit. Dr. A. F. Tredgold.
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    JUNNA RIVER STEAMER DISASTER.
    1122 17 gers taken on at each port of call. Details gathered on the spot show that the engineer, when he observed a cyclonic cloud with a reddish tinge approaching, anchored the ship and attempted to head her to the wind, but before these measures could be taken,
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      418 18 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. (Incorporated in England by Rcval Charter) Paid up Capital In 600,000 shares of £5 each £3,000,000 Reserve Fund £4,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3,000,000 HEAD OFFICE: 38, Bishopsgate, London, E.C. 2. Agencies and Branches: Alor Star Hong Kong Rangoon Amritsar Iloilo Saigon
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      258 18 BANKING. MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. (Incorporated in England). Capital £3,000,000 Subscribed 1,800,000 Paid-up 1,050,000 Reserve Fund and Rest 1,646,505 BOARD OP DIRECTORS: J. M. Ryrie, Esq., Chairman. P. R. Chalmers, Esq. Charles J. Hambro, Esq. J. O. Robinson, Esq. W. H. Shelford, Esq. Sir Thomas Catto, Bart. LONDON BANKERS:
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      226 18 INSURANCE THE south .|lr| T BRITISH INSURANCE COMI-ANV FIRE, MARINE. II \\si T AND MOTOR CAR INSURANCE ACCEPTKD h LOWKBT CURRBNI I VTBg L. C. MAROOLIO! in Office: 2. Plata) PERSONAL ACCIDENtT FATAL ACCIDENTS arc HAVE you made pnnisjon of your dependents should overtake you IT only costs $15 yearly
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    53 19 fIMPANY REPORTS. Loaf List of Dividends. S SERVICE -COPYRIGHT London. May 9. reporta anaad to-day Uowlnaj: per cent dividend. £33,227 carried Jive per cent dividend. £7.407 < urd. n no dMdend, carried forward C3.117. V r cent dhidend d £14 pet cent dividend. dividend, carried forward I
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    A NEWNON-TAPPING SCHEME.
    124 19 A NEWNON- TAPPING SCHEME. nci have be-n held: A •>:• i a linal of seven twelve ind a na if „n d I 574. hairman, said the proposed agree to cease tapping specified days hi every any month when the average London standard quality smoked Boeed mn-peiK-e. if tried for
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    PRICE FALL SUITS NO ONE.
    29 19 Neva commenting on the fact tl itUh Rubber profits have been says it -.hows thai ththat manufacturer! derive be i^- •!:>■ raw price, i ntialeadtnv.
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    AMERICAN LAWYERS ON CHINESE LAW.
    119 19 Foreign Statutes Confusing and Mr the In rtean ■octet? of < atad thai the hintartlj i pply '-■.<•< law, thus paving the way ■■< Utgr. B. Li.bmgier. fc:Tiierly of the C Mr. William Dan'to 'hi Chintse Government at ford houid where Chiner.e m solution oi
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    PURE BRITISH BEER.
    95 19 Voiced In Parliament I.omlr.u, April :*.O. tuals to purr Bri- I In the House of ComI UM debate on I Ccn irn to the Bndfri mking reB beer bn wvd from BriftM claimed that ehap« British beei ly yo a long \v:*y in country dis bU h
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    CYYLON'S INCOME TAX.
    301 19 Why itjsMDpposed. The ,wing opposition to the income t«x propoaada of Government k evident from the utterances made at meetings of various poli.iCJtf and planting bodies during the A eek write, IBC Colombo correspondent of the Pining Q%~ -rttr. No one Ls. of course, against an im
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    INDIAN LABOUR.
    123 19 The following taluks in Madras Presidency ;u< now closed to recruiting on account n| bllatillom disease: Ii: the area served by the Port of .Madras: Hanjara. tatahi -jf chicacoie. Chatxmpari -v dala. Ichapuram and Sompcta; Vizapap-.it lr taluk oi VWmmiumb; Ruraool, laluk M NancUkotkur: B' llarv. taluks of
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    CONTROL OF MALARIA.
    139 19 Annual Report of Ross Institute. London. April 30. Tbt annual report of the Ron 1., titita snowi the visit <>. Tin- r.i;i'alia I J India in 1928-29. Tiw ni.ort uq i atl [action i 1 inaus- :y sappotUof the Tlw dcmandi on Lm ne« malaria labortury i.t
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    "HOME AND EMPIRE CAMPAIGN."
    118 19 Conservative Party's Latest Move. London. April 30. Ifanj thousands of meetlngi ttuuuglMMt the country mSD ring vith Con.scrvative slogan:; 01 May sth to Iffty 24ih. during the '•Homo i'.'-.I Empire Cmpui-rn" for whirh all the Con..:ive big |WM have been mobilized. Mr. Baldwin wiil addic-s five
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    87 19 Dvrtaf 1929 the Cromlr: Rubber Estate and Produce Syndicate harvested 506,0001b. of rubagainst 435.2501b. >. The crop realized an Werafl gross price of 9.77d. per lb. (against J3 21d). The net prorit was £6.044 (against £3.320 >, and £5.382 was brought forward. There jhas been placed to depreciation account £1,000
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST.
    885 19 SINGAPORE. THURSDAY. MAY Bth. Closing: Quotations. Buyers Sellers. Asam Kumbang <£> 22s 24s Ayer Hitam <ss> 13 5 i4 S Bangrin Tin <£> 23s 24s Batang Padang ($1) 13 16 Batu Caves ($1) 80 90 Bukit Arang ($1) 45 55 Burmah Malay (£> 15s 16d Chenderianp <£>
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    CHINESE WIVES OF AMERICANS.
    110 19 Possible Relief From the Immigration Law. Washington. April 27. Members of the Senate Immigration Comniitt< v on expected to report favourably, either to-morrow cr Tuesday, on Senator Hiram BinpbanVl resolution which would admit to the United States Chinese wives of American citizens married prior to passage
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS.
    94 19 Guthrie and Co.. Kuala Lumpur. Agent 1 Bantcnrr <S:.*langon 08.453; Beaufort Born-n 45.000; Bajau Rubber and Produce 17.953; Bintan 51.701: Cheviot 148.341: F.M.S. Rubber Planters 205,9(53; Galang Bcsar Rubber 31.800; K.M.S. (Malay States 89.427: Kamuniri? (Perak) 118,671: Karmen 51.600; Kombrk (PMSi 60.042; Kuala Geh 40,000; Kimatvs
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    HEAVY COST OF WAR WITH KWANGSI.
    81 19 Canton. May 2. Interviewed by pressmen, Mr. Fan Kee-mo. Commissioner of Finance, said that the present financial situation of Kwangtung province can baiely support the heavy expenditure incurred by the Bth Route Army, and that any amount exceeding the present sum of 54.200.000 monthly
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    EXCHANGES.
    81 19 [Brittofa Radio cuicini Bsnrlc*.] Rugby. May 8. Foreign exchanges are: Amsterdam 12.0Tt Athens 375. Eombay Is. 5 13-16d.. Berlin 2O.Jf? Brussels 34.825. Bucharest 818. Rio 5 7 s. Bueiv Aires 43 7 CVj|WiltWfllll 18.1G.i, Geneva 25 03~> Helsingfors 192 r <.. Hong Kong Is. 5 15-16d.. Lisbon 108.30. Madrid
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    91 19 The price of tin. rit £142.7.6 per ton to-day says Wednesday's Malay Mail, compares with the £120 a ton to which it descended in 1011 and the £419.10 reached in 1920. It is interesting to remember that the lowest averar price obtained throughout a year in recent times was in
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    SILK MANUFACTURE IN KWANGTUNG.
    388 19 $100,000,000 Trade Lost in Past Two Years. Canton, May 2. A statement to the effect that the exportation of raw silk from Kwangtung during the past two years has suffered a setback of offer $100,000,000 as compared with the annual exportation in 1922 and 1923. is
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    DUNLOP COTTON MILLS: 62 PER CENT DIVIDEND.
    194 19 Considering the state in which a big part of the cotton trade finds itself, the report of the Dunlop Cotton Mills. Ltd.. will come as a great surprise to many people, for its gross profit was increased in 1929 by nearly £100.000. and
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    ELECTRIC "COMBINE" DENIAL
    108 19 "Co-Operation to Mutual Advantage." A report that a cartel has been formed fed include all the principal electrical manufacturing concerns of Great Britain was denied in official quarters. An official of the Gc'p.emi Electric Company, one of the concerns named, told a Press Association reporter that the
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    134 19 Ths Hon'ble Mr. P. If. Robinson, of the Eastern Smelting Co.. Ltd.. has been on a business vis.t to Kuala Lumpur. Mr. J. B. David, the mining company promoter of Singapore, arrived in Kuala Lumpur on Monday morning. In a recent circular letter, shareholders c: Sungei Way Dredging. Ltd. were
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    MALAYA'S RUBBER LAND POLICY.
    199 19 AMERICAN RUMOURS. Government's EmphaticDenial. An official communique received from tha under Secretary lo Government P. M.S. stabs rt has been brought to the notice of th* Government that in their Weekly Market R( port dated London April 2nd. 1930. Messrs Symington and Sinclair quote from a
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    PIECEGOODS TRADE IN CALCUTTA.
    649 19 Fall in Business. At the memem a loss hopeful feeling prevails in our Baikal and less business has been brought to book than for some time past. Th»> present .state is mainly due to the compaten against foreign cloth combined with the political activities which are
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    ESSEX BADLY BEATEN.
    552 20 AUSTRALIANS DECLARE. Oldfield-Grimmett Plotting. [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT] London. May 9. Having made 2C4 for the loss of six wickets overnight, the Australians very sportingly declared and Essex started the task of trying to retrieve their fortunes this morning. The weather was i.ne but the wicket was
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    COUNTY CRICKET.
    234 20 Sussex Makes Huge Score. London, May 9. Sussex vs Northamptonshire. At Brighton: Sussex won by an innings and 209. Sussex: 5?1 for seven declared. Northants: 187 ana 125 (followed on). Duleep~hinji ce'ebrated his return from abroad by -coring 323 whilst Tnte made 111. In Northsnts fir-t i ni
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    THE MALAYAN TURF.
    667 20 SINGAPORE RACES. Scratching and Selections For To-day. Unless there has been heavy rain overnight or bad weather comes this morning: the course should be pretty good going and interesting racing should result, especially as the scratchings have not been numerous and most of the fields will be
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    WOMEN'S GOLF.
    27 20 fPPEE PRESS SERVICE COPYRIGHT. 1 London, May 9. In the women's international golf at Formby England scored 3, Scotland 2. Ireland 1 and Walts 0.
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    PETERS BEAIS AUSTIN.
    74 20 Oxford Blue Wins in Three Sets. FoiHon. ApHI 30th. The her? of the Bmlh E>jyls Cup lie at the -ee'-end. "Bvnry" An tin, Wttl ea«r«y defeated in the Boun emouth Hard Courts Championhips to-day bv g. Peters, *he former Oxford blue, 6 2, 6 3, 6 Pete-.s
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    UNITED SERVICES AT THE
    721 20 YESTERDAY'S CRICKET. Stewart Brown's Best This Season. The second match between the S.C.C. and the United Services— the first, it will be recalled, resulted in a tie commenced on the Padang yesterday afternoon, and play will be resumed this afternoon with the game in a very
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    S.C.C. XI vs. JOCKEYS AND TRAINERS XI.
    418 20 This match was played on the Raffles College ground yesterday resulting in a win for the S.C.C. Xl* by an innings and 61 runs. Jockeys and Trainers XI Ist. Innings:— Billett b Dean 2; Robinson c and b M llardWatts 9; Ward run
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    THE ENGLISH RACE CLASSICS.
    97 20 A FAVOURITE'S WIN. One Thousand Guineas Result. [Reuter's Service.] London, May 9. Ihe result of the One Thousand Guineas (one mile for three year old fillies) run over the Rowley Mile at Newmarket to-day was: Lord Derby's FAIRISLE 1 Mr. A. de Rothschild's TORCHERE 2 Mr.
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      Stribling's Decisive Win Against German.
      84 20 [Reuter's Service.] London, May 8. At the Albert Hall to-night Young Stribling. (the American who 3gured in the sensational contests against the Italian. Camera) beat Schonrath, the German heavyweight champion. The referee stopped the fight in the second round. Stribling ended a sequence of 25
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      PHIL SCOTT TO MEET STRIBLING.
      34 20 Match Fixed for June 10th. in London. London. April 39. Jeff Dickson has signed up Scott and Stribling to meet at Clapton Stadium on June 10th over 10 rounds.
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    PERAK LAWN TENNIS.
    160 20 Inter-Club Competition for Sultan's Trophy. fFrom Our Own Correspondent.] Ipoh. May 9. An inter-club knock-out lawn tennis doubles competition open to all Perak Clubs has started for the challenge trophy presented by H.H. the Sultan of Perak. Each club sends two pairs. The event is decided firstly
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    TANGLIN CLUB TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    181 20 Yesterday's Play. Men's Doubles Handicap. Sole and Bright plus 2 beat Holyoak and Gibson scr. B—lo. 6 3. 6 4 Mixed Doubles Open. Mrs. Stephenson and Wise beat Mr. and Mrs. R. Stevens. 6 2. 6 3 Mr. and Miss Droogleever wo. against Mr. and Mrs.
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    SWIMMING CLUB.
    33 20 The racing season commences at the Swimming Club on Sunday, with a one length novices' race. High tide Is at 939 and the race will be swum at about 11 o'clock.
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    30 20 Mr. Andrew Duncan, who was an engineer on the steamer Sunning when the vessel was pirated in November 1926. has just been married in Hong Kong to Miss Agnes Robin.
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