The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 16 March 1931

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    19 1 The Singapore Free Press NO. LWBS- ESTABLISHED 1835. SINGAPORE, S.S. MONDAY, MARCH 16, 1931. 20 PAGES DAILY. 10 CENTS.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    557 1 The Prince's speech at the opening of the British trade exhibition at Buenos Aires was broadcasted and heard by millions of listeners; a bomb explosion m Buenos Aires which killed three men is not thought to be connected with the royal visit Page 11. China had a
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    "THE TALE OF A SHARK."
    1098 1 Captain Hardweather could stand it no longer. For two hours ne had been listening, from his habitual corner of the "Hope and Anchors* back -parlour, to the young sea -faring m*n of the town exchanging experience of their adventurous careers. It was the custom for
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      165 1 f| UtS OF M\\! FACTUMIfa I K .AIIKKSIIIP NO KELVINATOR ||X EVE! WORN OIT 53 Robinson Rd T/f/S EVENING 6.15. I TEA DANCE I MONIA LITTER'S RAFFLES ORCHESTRA. I THE BEST DANCE BAND IN MALAYA f I GRILL ROOM "j I SPECIAL DISH TO-NIGHT j I GRILLS) CHATEAUBRIAND AND BLACK
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      184 1 Carron Company, j Ironfounders to H,M. King George V. 1 FOUNDED 1759. CARRON BATHS. I CARRON MANHOLE COVERS. I CARRON RAINWATER PIPES. I CARRON SOIL PIPES. I CARRON PIPE FITTINGS. I Specify "CARRON" and get THE BEST. I STOCKISTS Fonghin G. H. Watts Co., j (Incorporating John Morey and Co.)
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      92 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Willys Motor Cars— Page 7. Cinema announcements Paur 2. Wedding presents at the Gift Shop Pap,e 1 Robinson s for China and. Ceylon tea Page 11. Books for Planters Kelly and Walsh— Page 10. Of interest to those travelling to Europe Page 6. Tennis balls that ire mv.
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      17 1 17 YEARS OF MANUFACTURING LEADERSHIP NO KELVINATOR HAS EVER WORN OUT GETZ BROS. CO., 53 Robinson Rd
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    ALIIAMKRA THEATRE.
    309 2 Contract with Metro-fiolduyn-Mayer Signed. AMiainbr.i Th*;itn Limit'!.', yesterday eoniplsted a contract with Mstro-GoMwyn-lfaycr t.f) m -rc'-n tbefcf 1931- 19:*2 supers. This will puf the Alhambra m the position, from this vjsek on, of fffrwn^ig <»niN Ittl productions, the advantage oi v/hAcn is at once apparent m vuw i>f
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    WOMEN BARRISTERS.
    202 2 Amusing Debate at Gray's Inn. A resolution war, (iebated by the Gray's Inn Debating Society recently, 'That tnt admission ol women to membership of th.> Inns of Court is to be deplored." but half an hour ehip:,t d baton Mr. J. W. Parker, who presided, could obtain order.
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    34 2 Report has it that the Raja Muda of Ptrak ts atgantrtng a small flower show of his own at Teluk Anson and is givlnß a cup for competition amongst Asiatic amateur gardeners TO M
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      398 2 'mm PRICE 55.00 EACH. Spare batteries and lamp bulbs MEDICAL HALL LTD. Opposite G.P.O. Singapore. Phone ii^\ty I Dinner— I MS^, and then ijj^, the show WoS*f f***%— for to-night we 1 suggest that you 1 dine here and 1 then see Disraeli. 1 CAPITOL RESTAURANT J j PAVILION I
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      261 2 I Positively the Last Two Nights f (if >^ I Tonight and Tomorrow (Tuesday) I I at 6.15 and 9.30. 1 I AFRICA SPEAKS. I The Jungle Talkie. 1 (5) Hooking at Little's $2, $1 and 50 cts. I Commencing Thursday, March 19th 1 for Three ISights One Matinee Return
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      238 2 16.15 TO-NIGHT g^ w Continuation of the foimer amaziito|\i successful season of Metro GoUwvn Mayer's all musical extravaganza I HOLLYWOOD \J BJ \i IJt S mm m* W 3 I m* 1 IVLfUL 31 I COMING SOON. The Most Important Picture Ever Made I Raoul Walsh's I "TTTTP I X
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      316 2 THE WEEK. Miiiul.in. Kith. i. 5 M H.. 22.15. 7.7 ft. ptotball I to*>-C inwHi ad. Tursday. 17th. HiK»i Wall r li.lt, tJ it •2^."J9. 8.0 ft. Kuantaii Itubbrr. Harri.,o:i Barker 12.15. Pbotball i>y i sec vi raf.. s.c.c. Padang; Hi., ii: h ii. i.i. w i j ->m OOoa,
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    THE MALAYAN TURF.
    602 3 SELANGOR MEETING. jeeessful Day's Racing. From Our Own Correspondent.] 1 Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 14. The first day of the Spring Meeting was a threat success. There war; a large gathering and the weather was ideil. The Chiif Secretary F M tt H H. the Sultan of Perak
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    A NEW CHELSEA BRIDGE.
    227 3 Wide Enough for Six Lines of Traffic. A new Chelsea Bridge is to be built across thf Thames— wide enough to carry six lines of traffic. The linpruvements Committee of the L.C.C. recommends the Council to approve of an estimate of i.059.250 for the reconstruction of
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    83 3 A furnished cave has been discovered MM tattoo, Devonshire. The occupant Is being Hiclu-d for by the police, The cave vas discovered by coastguards and fishermen who IfcW a nrr burning In the middle of the 500 ft. cliffs; a difficult entrance was made from a I iope being lowered
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
    438 3 M«.iulay. Mar. 2nd. His Excellency and M... BC4 I accompanied by Captain A. V. A^ton. ICO., M C.S.. A.DC, and Mr. A. Pyde, MC.s.. Private Secretary left '.he "Coit;.4c>" raSping Hill proceeded to the Residency, Taping. His KxctUfncv tncpacted the new Aerodrome, the Government Offices and the Convict
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    114 3 The mortality returns for the week ending March 7th. .show a total of 167 d' aths m Singapore giving a rate of 16.95 compared v. Ith 19.28 the preceding week. 24 64 m the corresponding week of last year, and 29.35 the five year average. Deducting the deaths of .seven
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      264 3 EUROP,E HOTEL R ')iav M&r Jftm'^jf 1.15 L.X. XZ A L gP B^^aJfcfc ja. jß&i fl IWI JBV Wl m BM Ba HBBBB^a^. 4^ dial RBW B^J^^« &A P AiJI I^H I m sl Br Bb9 B\B A &gi I M SCa^BB t A .^^Bi k SnB^HB&VB^Ba 3C^ jBT BBL^i^^Bai
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      176 3 j4siSgsW fe GIVE YOUR BABY THE FOOD YOU KNOW IS NEAREST TO MOTHER'S MILK HUMANISED Nearest toMothers74ilk OBTAINABLE FROM MEDICAL HALL LTD. batti:ry koad Singapore. Your Wife's Pale Face and Sunken Eyes should at once lead you to enquire into her condition of health. Can you let her suffer? Bhe
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      387 3 I Estate Trust Agencies (1927) Limited. |j BRANCHES: 1 g first Tross Street MALACCA gj 14 Kl y n e Street KUALA LUMPUR Registered by and Security deposited with f jfi the Straits Settlements Government. Eg Act as Trustees, Administrators, Receivers, jg Guardians, Rent Collectors, Investments Supervised g and Interest
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    POLITICS AT CHINESE DINNER.
    2933 4 COUNCIL REFORM. Mr. Wee Swee Teow Entertained at Garden Club. Politics held sway at the dinner at the Gard n Club on Saturday night when the memb-rs of the OhhMM community entertained the H'»n hie Mr Wee Swee Teow m honour of hts appointment a.s a
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    HE SAVED £2,000,000 FOR BRITAIN.
    391 4 HEALTH SACRIFICED. Ex-Soldier's War-Time Revelations. Sergeant William Abbott, late of the R.A.M.C, through whose hands passed every one of the 40,000.000 tubes of anti-typhoid vaccine required to immunise the British Army from this deadly disease during the war, disclosed to a Daily Express representative the
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    MUSSOLINI AND THE FORD.
    71 4 Italian Scheme Definitely Off. For some time a scheme has been afoot whereby the Isotta-Fraschini and Ford concerns were to combine to produce Ford cars m Italy, while Ford was to further the interest of Isotta-Fraschini products m the United States. Government approval to the scheme
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    ROMANCE OF SWEDISH PRINCE.
    1291 4 COMMONER FIANCEE. No Break With Royal Family. Stockholm, Feb. 5. I was granted an Interview to-day by Prince Lennart of Sweden, whose recent engagement to Miss Karin Nissvandt has been front page news since the Prince's grandfather, King Gustaf. refused his assent to the engagement and
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    The Royal Sailors and Soldiers of Japan.
    813 4  - The Royal Sailors and Soldiers of Japan. Alfred E. Pieres By (Our Tokio Oomspondwt) Tokio. 'THE male members of the Imperial Family of Japan continue to find m the Army and the Navy about the only careers deemed commensurate with their lofty rank. This is simply because it is the
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    HORSES FOR HUMAN FOOD.
    179 4 Firm's Reassuring Statement. Following on the statement m the House of Commons that eleven Army horses had been sold for human consumption to Messrs. Smith and Spalding. Ltd., London, Mr. C. Spalding. a member of the firm, ridiculed the idea that horse flesh was being consumed
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    SUICIDE AS ACT OF MERCY.
    145 4 Canon's Sympathy For Incurables. A remarkable declaration on suicide Is made by Canon Peter Green, of Salford. m his new book, "The Problem of Right Conduct." Canon Green asks if Church and State BlgM not allow a man, under due safeguards and conditions, to end
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    DOVER CASTLE KEEP.
    218 4 Discoveries m Ancient Norman Structure. since the tnuMfefence of th< Castle from the W;ir Oilier to tl the Office of Works la -t October, Wf* has beon made by oMcfcJ »t Monuments Department with tbi chaeological research wi'hin UN new discoveries ha\e bOßfl nia-i-I was informed by
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    SILVER FOX FARM.
    56 4 (irrman American fur fnrpts m Ann i I Oiooi MnenltM bom with m poJn "i Uw >f t A 40-foot lower In the iM\ ;t ft v. I 71 <,f inlraii irlll i- ta o\Mi<T BXP« tO I" fox |Hlt. i ft* iflH I farm m OIWIMIf
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    PEOPLE ARE NOT IMMORTAL
    761 5 SCIENTISTS' CREED. "You Have Lived 1,000 Million Years." So ran ful rf the type she seems. So careless of the single life. Tennyson. "Biologically, life ceases to go forwar 1 unless individuals come to an end and are replaced by others. "The idea of any sort
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    THE WAR ON HAWKERS.
    291 5 Mr. Scow Poh Leng's Objection. The following was amongst action taken at a meeting of Committee No. 2 held on March 9th. Certain decisions regarding hawkers, referred back by the Board for re-consideration, nrc confirmed as follows. Mr. Scow Poh Leng not agreeing to the decisions
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    "A SLEEPING PARTNER."
    174 5 India ti> remove the bra from Urn Congress Working Committee, ton:- H mail, without r«ny undertaking thai it mm garni lo nan ita stdlttolll itf'tr. it 1* r Since the BOMMi 'I able Confereno Oovernmenl oi imiia nad ">x«-n t<;«> VSCill tin i'nci :ip()loK*tic. He did nt»l
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      216 5 CHEF BRAND 1 P PROVISIONS lbody Good Value. 1 I I [sauce assorted jams jj I MIXED PICKLES MARMALADE j I PASTES BAKED BEANS j j I SOUPS TOMATO CATSUP 1 1 SAUSAGES FRESH HERRINGS I OLIVES HERRINGS IN TOMATO j j AND MANY OTHER VARIETIES. j| STOCKED BY ALL
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      321 5 —and inwardly digest AM the difficult cases come CO I Milk is the natural food for a baby. "Lactogen"notv. Babies who are not "Lactogen" is the rich creamy milk growing! Not gaining! "Lactogen" which Baby has been needing all the is given to babies like these and you time. With
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    METEORITES.
    923 6 Diamonds Fell m One m Arizona. Here and there, at long intervals. the earth's surface is broken suddenly by the fall of a meteorite, flashing through the sky like a ball of fire, only to be broken into fragments by the impact immediately it strikes the ground. In the
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    SYDNEY TOWN HALL SCENES.
    255 6 Free Fights at Meeting Opposing Mr. Lang's Plans. Sydney. FYI>. 14. Stand-up iißhUs. tumult ::nd uproar and ejections of About 20 men by the polloe occurr d to-night durtog a public meeting at the Town Hall to protest ai>ain.';t the repudiation pn p ll •;f Mr.
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    FOOD POISONING.
    107 6 Cholera Follows Marriug*' Feast. Calcutta I eb. A larvc uumb*.-r of Hindustanis wire itinultaneously attacked with cholera on I morning as a result of food powjoatof. It I r.tated that about a thousand permit attende i I feast, following a marria«v c.'rtin(;ny. at th«house of a rich Hindustani
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    65 6 The Hon'ble Mr. E. W. F. Oilman. Resfc* 01 Councillor. Mnang; who wets U> Bail üb<.ut ttM middle ot April on leave prior to rvt.n-ij has now deferred his derxirture ull May 2. He has booked to sail by the Rajputanu. Mr P. T. Allen. Secretary for Chinese Atfairs. Kuala
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    CRUFT' SHOW.
    224 6 Dogs of the Karl .md 'Busman. i D members and ex-ni m Police and their Ivt b i cast l". by tramwaj :iiui < n the Burl of Noi hesk b) th- d Uraee, hj rallwaym n, d M irehlon f Lond Mora ct< *f z than I
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    43 6 A* th- WC I Club the i I Mr. c; H H itlon 1 1 AngkH >: lental Ml President of tl ivui .1 varied Urn world and to a talk Oil "AlMl lh m Itat north of tl Invested with •< pant ot ftoUrtaw
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      545 6 OF INTEREST TO THOSE TRAVELLING i TO EUROPE ON LEAVE ""WEEKEND" .*/t" "The Ocean" EXPANDING SUIT CASE tf) g %j yH^tJ^vf TRAVELLING TRUNK TIIL "WhKKKM)" K.\rAM>l\Ci SLIT §kj {\V\%\ Made of strong ply-wood body, covered I CASK. 1 1 11 V with green canvas, and strengthened with t r I*
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      33 6 j4s& Your Chemist m^MW CJ^h^^^ PRODUCTS I PACKED SPECIALITIES: I ASPIRIN, CASCARA SAGRADA, SACCHARIN, QUININK, I VEGETABLE LAXATIVE, ETC. TABLETS, AMPOULE PRODUCTS, "REGAID" SURGICAL DRESSINGS, ETC THE ANGLO-SIAM CORPORATION LTD., •INGAPORK— IPOH— PENANG.
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    STUDENT'S AMAZING HOAX.
    469 7 STUDENT'S AMAZING HOAX. A BO6UB PRINCE. "Abyssinia" Defends Her Slaves. An amazinß hoax was perpetrated la.st linht at a meeting of tho Upton and Forest Gatp branch of the Ixatjuo of Nations' Union, hold at the Wesleyan Church Hall. Plainer.-, which a Pewflg student of the London School of Economics,
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    ST. JOSEPH'S INSTITUTION.
    246 7 Cambridge Examination Results. According to a cable received on Mmch 11" h. ;h< lollowing candidates from St. Joseph*) Institution passed m the Cambridge Examination 'ield last December: School rertifieate: Bu Chian Tee •Honours). John Amirdanathan. Francis Chan Went Cheoßg, Edward chee Kong Hrn, John Chia Yeck Bong,
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    LICENSING BOARD.
    167 7 Opposition to Sikh Beer Shop. Only thveE applications were dealt with by the Board of Licensing Justices at their lirst quarterly meeting. The Police and Monopolies Department cpposfd the application of a Sikh named Amor Nath-Rnkharom who asked for a licence to sell beer at IUO Tanjoim Pa
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    24 7 A telegram to a Ceylon paper announces that 'he death has taken place of Mr. Shelton G. *tar at the age of 57 years.
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    FRANCO-CHINESE RELATIONS.
    234 7 The Recent Disturbances m Indo-China. Paris, Mar. 2. In treating of the relations of France with China, the report on the budget of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs states that Indo-china had to take serious measures to prevent people who ferment disturbances coming from China and obtaining access
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    EXTRALITY ISSUE.
    98 7 Nanking Disapproves Gradual Abolition. Nanking, Feb. 28. The Foreign Affairs Committee of the Nanking Central Political Council is understood to be against the abolition of Extrality previleges m China by stages and an official announcement setting forth the Nationalist aspirations for the early and complete abolition of Extrality
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    AN OFFICIAL BLUNDER.
    298 7 Wife Who Married Again. "You are discharged not only without a stain on your character, but with the strongest possible regret that you should have been put. through the bundling of a Government department, to this indignity. Everybody sympathises with you." Sir Ernest Wild. K.C., the Recorder,
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    ARMS FOR CHINA.
    61 7 Sh;int;h.ii, I. t. Since the bogtanlng of the nontli the btmmU ;tt tht Yawata. Steel Woks h»«s |M WOfldMJ at full pressure The .Jiji U irM thai Ihi i. BOHMdtd with QenenU Chant. H«ueh-llang'a order for forty 20-centimetr« "tm ;mrt J»» (»«)(> rit»e«. Tlus is thr llrst
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      265 7 ALLURING gparkHaf vitality /•manly appeal OUUUI who's 'alive' inbouiHKd cnvrtiy and She is. naturally. rig. depressed. t< i fOU'd like 1 '•< if',ht and «.f intpk v.;iy tO iiJ) tO lost ttahty i/i i. ht Eaodnatflng [cCoy'i Tablet* and I < ontain Jast h •:..(!<■ jtiid otlu j to Uin
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      55 7 :j B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^Ll B^^^^ I;. -T^ I J BHH^^B^H^^H^H Automobiles, Trucks and Busses Before purchasing any make of car truck Oil OilSt) lH VwSll§3.l6 XHJE ICfc^fel 1 m ■aW I I Ik^ I y^»V All prices and specifications subject to change without notice THE CYCLE CARRIAGE CO., (1926) LTD. REDUCED WILLYS-OVERLAND
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    FILMING THE FORTH BRIDGE.
    853 8 A GREAT THRILL. Ji>o Feet Above the River. Many and diverse are the occupations of the film cameraman m these days of unusual sounds and unusual angle photography, but the greatest thrill of my life, exceeding even experiences m a stunt airplane was the scaling to
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    KING ZOGU.
    115 8 To Recuperate m Italy. Vienna, Mar. 'i. The King of Albania (who recently had a narrow escape from assassination) has anounced his intention of leaving Austria shortly and proceeding to Italy where he will spend a period of rest In a villa presented him by Signor Mussolini. It
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    OVERSEAS LEAGUE.
    72 8 The amiual meeting of the Singapore branch of the Overseas League will be held m the Europe Hotel on Monday. March 23rd. at 5.15 p.m. Owing to the departure from Singapore of several active members it becomes nec-ssary to elect various officers. It is hoped that members will
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      335 9 BUSINESS CARDS^ HHGATOBI CASKET CO. Son 13» 3 Penha* Road, ff Lavender Street— Phone 6175. UK PHOTOGRAPHED BY NUGENT BUCKERIDGE H, t fir i S Work— liuwest Rates I UDLAW IU ILDING- Phone 7808. jtfIET AR GRANGE j r.th "iilc 1 homson-Selctar Rd. J BATHING IVUiAR— TIFFIN ETC. Mtiermtc ChmrftJ
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      776 9 TENDERS. SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE. TENDERS. I NOTICE Is hereby given that tenders are now lnvlt*d for the following materials or service*, and that particulars of such tender* may be obtained In the Tender Room, Municipal Offices: Completion of OooHl Lines at Park Road. elfins date, 4 p.m. March 23rd. 1931.
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      675 9 FOR SALE. f V." W. O. "aY" j I Jumble Sale j Friday, March 27,4 p.m. BOOKS OP REFERENCE.— The following looks of reference are for sale at $1.00 per /olume, application to be made at the Free ?resB Office, 138 Robinson Road: Who's Who, 1929; Whitaker, 1926; Dominions Office
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      537 9 NOTICES. SELANGOR TURF CLUB. SPRING RACE MEETING. Saturday 14th, Saturday 21st, Wednesday 25th and Saturday March 28 th 1931. COMMEXCIXG AT 2.30 p.m. EACH DAY. ENTRIES close at 4 p.m. on Friday March 6th 1931. DOUBLE TOTE— will be held on two races each day of the Meeting. UNLIMITED SWEEPS:—
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      419 9 AUCTION SALE. POWELL AND CO. LTD. AUCTION SALE of VALUABLE SINGAPORE 999 YEARS' LEASEHOLD PROPERTIES. Situate at Beach Road At Messrs. Powell and Co.. Ltd.'s saleroom. No. 12. RobirLson Road. Singapore. On Tuesday, March 17th, at 2.30 p.m. PARTICULARS Lot. I—Valuable1 Valuable 999 Years' leasehold land and shophouse premises No.
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      392 9 LiniE BOY IN AWFUISTATE Almost Blind With Skin Trouble. Cuticura Healed. "My little boy's trouble bt-pan on his ear. It became red and very dry, and when the skin cracked water came from it. His ear was very hot and painful. The trouble spread to his eyes and he was
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. MONDAY. MARCH 16, 1931. WEEK-END COMMENT.
    661 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. MONDAY. MARCH 16, 1931. WEEK-END COMMENT. The great effort which is being made by the Prince of Wales and his brother. Prince George, to establish a favourable atmosphere for a revival of British trade with South America appears to achieving a success which the energy and enthusiasm
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    389 10 A Chinese was fatally stabbed by another Chinese m Macpherson Road on Saturday morning. His assailant was arrested. The Mercantile Institute is m receipt of cable information that four of their students out of eight were successful at the Cambridge Examination. A Y.W.C.A. Jumble Sale will be held on Friday
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    STEAMER ON FIRE.
    82 10 Outbreak on Fook Mow m Harbour. Fire broke out on the small coastal steamer Fook Mow while she was lying off the Hylam Kongsee last night. The flames soon gained a strong hold on the ship and, so far as could be gathered from enquiries last night,
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    BANGKOK MEMORIAL BRIDGE.
    65 10 Rapidly Nearing Completion. Bangkok. Mar. 15. The Bangkok Memorial Bridge will be finished within seven weeks, much ahead of contract time. Their Majesties paid their last visit, before proceeding to America on Friday, to witness the operation of lowering and raising the centre bascule to allow shipping
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  • THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF THE PHILIPPINES.
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      MR. DWIGHT DAVIS' VISIT.
      760 10 Official Landing Yesterday. His Excellency, Mr. Dwight Davis. GovernorGeneral cf the Philippines. afllfed m Singapore yesterday afternoon on board the U.SS Pittsburgh which anchored m the Roads at 2 p m. The usual salutes took place The ADC. to the Officer Administering the Government. Capt Aston,
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      GOVERNOR-GENERAL'S CAREER.
      740 10 A Long Record of Public Service. The Governor-General is accompanied by his son. and his daughter Miss Cynthia DavLs; Mr. E. B. Schwulst. Vioe-Presidcnt. Philippines National Bank, and Financial AdvLser to the Governor-General; Mr. Rafael Aluiuui. Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources; and Mr. Filemon Perez, DorrctUJ Of
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    COMMODITY MARKET.
    34 10 SATURDAY'S RUBBI R c [TtUU PRBB BKRVICI loimlom. Mai H s Messrs. Bymington notify to-day 1 nil 1 follows Spot 3 13 I6d (3 4d (4« H cl). The market I i
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    THE EMDEN AT BANGKOK.
    53 10 Wtddimg and Christenifl German Cruiser. [fMBPRBBSIRVn J Siamese naVSi unit Kni'icn 'I KfIMNI Visit tIK ship ai! (WO German reel* the criiiMT i" >: Linuiii.r Oenaan coup! Memben ol ti.- y»1 >' ant Conaular C reception iinoi the W n prkta) nHW The ten «i.iv u>:t
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  • BRITAIN'S TRADE WITH ARGENTINA.
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      EXHIBITION OPENED.
      412 11 Prince's Speech Heard at Home. Wireless Service.) Buenos Aires, Mar. 15. Unti ta Empire Exhibition was 8008 m the magnificent Pal- MnotflC Wales and President n a tremendous ovation left to OfMB the exhibit by plpen of the Camewho led tIH procession to the bluejacfcati from h.m.s. Destlfornu
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      A BOMB EXPLOSION.
      72 11 P lr << Killed m Hitenos Aires Street. BWMI \iirs. Mar. IS. pn race here of the Prince of Oeorce and the large influx tin- Exhibition unusual nctte- > <i iv by tbc explosion of a I tramcar. rrted by an Italian. Anselmo pocket and was discharged
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      PRINCE AS PILOT.
      100 11 Charge of His Own Plane. Buenos Aires. Mar. IS. Wale and Prince Oeorfje, fly- Plan- returned here from the Mar Del Phita. Whtn they have days holiday, In neadmeai Use British Trade Exhibition Wales' arn\al. according to his quite Informal His only "'in his pilot, m a
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    NORWEGIAN SHIP WRECKED.
    368 11 CREW'S EXPERIENCES. How Pirates Were Kept at Bay. [Reuter's Far Eastern Servlve.j lions Kong, March 15. Thirty-six officers and members of the crew of the 9,000 ton Norwegian motor vessel Roseville (Captain Y. Johanessem which, when coming from Shanghai to Amoy m a dense fog on the
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    FRENCH LANDSLIDES.
    139 11 Feverish Efforts to Avert I Reuters Wireless Service.] Chambery. Mar. 15. The village of Chatelard. which two centuries asjo was destroyed by a landslide and thirty year* afjO was gutted by lire, is once again threatened by destruction. For the past two days a series of landslides have
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    PLOT OR JOKE.
    110 11 Nazis' Leader's Curious Parcel. I Router's Wireless Service.) Berlin, Mar. 16. What at first was thought to be an attempt on the life of Heir Goebbels. the NationalSocialist leader, turned out to be a practical joke. Herr Goebbels received a mysterious parcel, which was given a wide
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    PRESENTATION REFUSED.
    89 11 Gandhi's Hint to Cloth Dealers. IReuter's Wireless Service. 1 Navsari. Baroda State. Mar. 15. Mr Gandhi, who is tourin;; Gujerat, created sensation on arrival here this morning by refusing an address and purse presented to him by local cloth merchants. Mr. Gandhi said that he could accept them
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    AN UNPOPULAR PLAY.
    98 11 Demonstrations m Sofia Theatre. IReuter's Wireless Service. 1 Sofia. Mar. 14. During a performance of the play "Le Premier Homme que J'ai Tue," at the BtottCbefl Theatre last niuht members of a patriotic organisation showed their disapproval by hWlllH stinkbombs. compelling the suspension of the performance after
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    CHINA'S FINANCIAL OUTLOOK.
    240 11 $101,000,000 DEFICIT. Heavy Military Expenditure. I Renter- Far Eastern Service. f Shanghai. Mar. 15. The Finance Minister's report to the Government on the fiscal year ended June 30 1930 states that Government's expenditure of $539,000,000 Mexican, was split up as followsLoan payments 37.5 per cent., military expenditure
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    THE NAVAL AGREEMENT.
    165 11 America to Assist Drafting. [Reuter's Service.] Washington, March 14. Official circles believe the United States will accept the British invitation to be represented on the committee which will draft the final form of the Anglo-Franco-Italian naval agreement, but this does not necessarily mean the United States will
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    GAOL REVOLT.
    126 11 Shots Fired During Illinois Outbreak. [Reuter's Service.] Juliet. Illinois, March 14. Revolt broke out among the 1,500 convicts m the penitentiary here shortly after lunch to-day. The men defied their guards and refused to go to their cells. The guards fired warning shots, the alarm was raised, reserves
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    AN EXPENSIVE QUART.
    60 11 Life Imprisonment for American. (Reuter's Wireless Service. 1 Kansas City, Mar. 15. For possessing a quart of liquor, a man named Buttler. aged 55. has been sentenced to imprisonment for life By a peculiar law, persons who have been sent to a penitentiary three times are liable,
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    DOMESTIC TRAGEDY.
    112 11 Arrested Wife's Appeal for Mother. I Reuter's Wireless Service. New York. Mar. 14. "Tell mother to come immediately" was flashed across the Atlantic by the United States consul at Nice at the request of Mrs Nirdlinger, a beautiful young American, formerly an actress. Miss Charlotte Nash, who surrendered
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    LONDON HOUSING SCHEMES.
    44 11 County Council's Big Programme. IReuter's Wireless Service.] London, Mar. 15. It was revealed to-day that since the war the London County Council has spent £29,000,000 m building houses. Yet their programme is only half completed. Another £29,000.000 Ls to be spent.
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    SHOEBURYNESS ESCAPES A DISASTER.
    114 11 FIRE OUTBREAK. Threat to Ammunition Store. [Reuter's Wireless Service.) London, Mar. 15. An ammunition store packed with shells and other explosives at Shoeburyness, the Royal Artillery Garrison, was m grave danger of blowing up at dawn to-day when a fire broke out m neighbouring stables. A
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    WARSHIPS IN "ACTION."
    186 11 L Realistic Naval Exercises. [Reuter's Wireless Service.] London. Mar. 14. Reuter's special correspondent aboard the battleship Renown m the Fleet exercises m the Mediterranean, graphically describes how furious volleys of shells were directed by one British battleship towards another, when, after a night search over the pitch-black
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    THE MOST DEADLY POISON.
    162 11 S. African Professor's I Reuter's Wireless Service. I Pretoria. Mar. 14. The deadliest poison In existence is claimed to have been discovered by Dr. H. H. Green, expert at the Onerstepoort Laboratory. The poison, known as Adenia. has been discovered m a bulbous herb growing m
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    INDIA'S POPULATION.
    45 11 40 Millions Increase m Ten Years. [Reuter's Wireless Service.] New Delhi, Mar. 15. There has been a striking increase of 40.000. 000 m the population of India during the past 10 years. It is now 351,000.000. [Another messag? gives the increase as 32.000.000.)
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    FLOODS IN JUGO-SLAVIA.
    60 11 Eighty Villages Under Water. I Router's Wireless Service.) Belgrade. Mar. 15. Eighty villages are already under water m Jugo-Slavia where the River Slava is still rising rapidly, being m some places 25 feet above normal level. The town of Kosinj m Croatia, with 10,000 inhabitants is completely
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    AN $18,000,000 CONTRACT.
    48 11 Bringing U.S. Air Service Up to Strength. [Reuter's Service] Washington. Mar. 15. The War Departm-nt is shortly entering into a contract for 388 aeroplanes at a cost of $18,000,000, with the object of providing employment and to bring the Corps up to the authorised strength.
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    KU KLUX KLAN.
    88 11 Kansas Society Renews its Activities. I Reuters Wireless Service] X.ins.i-, City. Mar. 15. The Ku Klux Klan, the notorious secret society, which has long boeil quiet, has resumed activities. Two Labour agitators arrested by the subsequently released. They allege that they were then seized by Ku Kluk
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  • VILLA TROUNCE ARSENAL.
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      HOMESTERS' 5 GOALS
      537 12 Leeds Hooked For Relegation. SITRS' HANCEB OF PROMOTION. Tl llity th:;t even now the Ar have h(i the r the gri iter >>:»rt (.1 the >< on v. i:i!i m th" I i championship i strengthened by their n-.»••--whelming defeat at Villa Park on Saturday, where the
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      THE LEAGUE POSITIONS.
      904 12 'i he League poritiom .o date m low. MUST DIVISION. P W. L. D. F. A. Pts. Ai^nrl n 21 4 8 104 53 50 Aston Villa M 2!) (i 8 |M «>■>• 48 Sheffield Wed 18 r, R4 63 42 Dwbf Ccunl :\2 l > 78
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    DRIVING MONEY AWAY.
    141 12 N.S.W. FISCAL POLICY. Interest on <*<;vernment Borrowings. I Router's Wireless Service.] Sydney, Mar. 13. In pursuance of its independent fiscal policy. the New S.Miith Wales Government has published its plans for regulation of interest Th< chief features of the scheme are limitation of int< rest on Government
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    ANTI-GRAFT DRIVE.
    106 12 New York Businessmen Form Secret Committee. I Renter's Wireless Service. 1 New York, Mart'h 13. The drive ;u:»inst uraft m the city admmistraritn. and racketeering, continues unabated. it Is now reported that a secret group ol leading New York businessmen have decided to organise themselves with the object
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    JACA REVOLT TRIAL.
    101 12 Five Death Sentences Demanded. I Router's Wireless Service. IWM, March 13. The court martial of 81 officers, non-commis-sioned officers and privates concerned m the mutiny of the garrison at Jaca last October be:>an here to-day. PrOMCUtlng counsel demanded the death penalty for thr-M? officers and two sergeants
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    LEAGUE POINTS FOR CHINESE.
    480 12 PULAU BRANI DEFEATED. Enterprising Leadership of Keng Hock. S-C'.F-A 4; Pulau Brani 1. Youth and speed triumphed at the Jalan Bcsar Stadium on Saturday when the S.C.F.A. defeated Pulau Brani by four goals to one m the First Division of the League, thus offsetting the rather
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    FRENCH FOREIGN POLICY.
    542 12 M. Hriand on Disarmament Question. Paris, Mar. 4. The discussion of the budget of the Ministry lor Foreign Affairs was continued m the Chamber. M. Briand stated that the only policy worthy of the standing of Prance is one of pace between France and Germany, and the
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    FARM BOY BECOMES PEER.
    183 12 BARON SNELL. Romance of Nottinghamshire Labourer's Son. IReuter's Wireless Service.] London. Mar. 13. Romance underlies trie bald official announcement to-day of new ministerial appointments. These include Mr. Henry Snell. appointed Ur.der-Secretary of State for India m succession to the la.c Lord Russell, and upon whom, it
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  • SNOW CAUSES DISASTER.
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      Latvian Train's Plunge Down Embankment.
      90 12 IReuter's Wireless Service. 1 Rigra, Mar. 13. The heaviest snowfall within living memory lias dislocated road and rail traffic throughout Latvia and has been responsible for the derailment of a passenger train at Liepaja. A locomotive plunged down an embankment, the driver and fireman being
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      BLOCKADED BY SNOW.
      59 12 Better Weather Dispels Swedish Fears. I Router's Far Eastern Service. Stockholm, Mar. 13. Sweden is successfully emerging from the severe weather conditions of the past few days When tremendous masses of snow swept down md hampered and delayed communications. Ice conditions to-day are easier and there is
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    SOVIET DUMPING.
    90 12 A (lose Watch m South Africa. I Router's Wireless Service.] Capetown, Mar. 13. The possibility of the South African Government taking action to prevent Soviet dumping was foreshadowed m the House when the Finance Minister. Mr. Havenga, said that it was not proposed to introduce special legislation m
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    A £7,000 A YEAR JOB.
    78 12 Labour Left Win*? Join Tory Opposition. Reuter's Wireless Service.] London. Mar. I.J. Th? Government majority foil to five m the House of Commons this afternoon when members of the left wing of the Labour Party combined with the Conservatives m opposing the appointment of Sir
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    REPEAL PROHIBITION.
    33 12 Massachusetts' Petition to Congress. f Reuter's Wireless. 1 Boston. Mar. 14. The House of Representatives of Massachusetts has passed a resolution to ask Congress to amend or repeal the Prohibition Act.
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    PERUVIAN NATIONAL LOAN.
    45 12 Negotiations for a Moratorium. [Reuter's Wireless Service. Lima, Mar. 15. The Peruvian Minister of Finance announces that negotiations have officially begun to obtain a moratorium for the payment of the National Loan of $85,000,000. Simultaneously, investigation into tariffs will be started. t
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    90 12 TimgkU Svod Abu Bttkar, First Class lUffe. fcnte, Klang. who left for his new .station. S--Uan K by ear an the llth but is reported to have met with an accident on the way, writes our Klaim correspondent, says the Malay Mail It is stated that, about 15 miles from
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    ANOTHER BALKANS QUAKE.
    196 12 RECORD HIGH FLOODS. Day of Terror m South Yii^o-Slavia. [Reuter's Wireless Service.] Belgrade, Mar. 14. Earthquake shorks. floods, and the strange phenomenon of yelknv rain have made this a day of terror m south Yugo-Slavia. Last night there was a rtlf llMiesuilW of the shocks which caused
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    398 12 To Thr Kditor. Sir. Apropos of the very Interestinf .uinl In your issu-^ of the nth Instant entitled "Jimmy.* 1 one wooden whether your contributor "A" remembers that memorable garni* that look place about the sane period he mentions, when "Jimmy's" team waa catted upon to
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    A LABOUR OFFICE QUARREL.
    163 12 Cross-Summonses by Clerk and Deputy Controller. Evidence of t>ad feeling among the :t:>!r <>: the Labour OfTire for .some time past VM brought to Hmlii In tin- Pburth IMtee Court on Saturday, when the bearing '>! i summon and cro.-;s-.summons ua.s continued nnd ;i ata adjourned.
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    REPATRIATION OF ALIENS.
    52 12 U.B. Plan to Relieve Unemployment. [ReUter'l Wlrelejg Service! New Yi)rk. Mir. l. r >. As one means of dealing with i;.s millio:. i unemployed, the United States has decided to pay third class pasr.i*. to their native tend for all aliens v.iio. within leaa than three yens.
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    59 12 ah dog lovers ia Malaya v. ill velcomc aopeanmcc of the lint number of Urn IfaJ Kennel Oaaeitc, whleh Ii lo be hmied quaii rly m future, under the honorary editorship ol Mr. A. E. Dick, of Golden Hope E.^atc Klauv one of our foremost authorities on dop and all
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    A BIG TRAFFIC SCHEME.
    137 12 PUBLIC OWNERSHIP. Underground and R o: ,<| < 1V to Combine £130.000,000 AMALGAMATION IReUk-r s Win h The greal c. London s road Bervta outlined m Bill the I tO-d: Th Bill v.ii: ir 3omm< »>\ M m p an i lt controversy orei U ship,
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    THE ARCHBISHOP.
    88 12 Vatican Disquieted at Palestine Visit. I Reuter'a Par I Vatic id < \i i it was stated From !h" Archbii h •;> i c•• i Ifedlterrant m sb •.<! mi pi yacht on a hcalti: Tiiis ilbjqtilrted the V thai ii the An h i hop J Christ]
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    FAKED NATURALISATION PAPERS.
    66 12 How Racketeers outwit Authorities. 1 'a Whet (M llov. !n j-;ir-; BtetCf and the fight i overlap Into Canada I ment that ;< Can to Invest igat ca i of fn Miituruli; A targe ri papi r i the object ol stera than I cotmtrie When the
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    PARIS TOKYO FLIGHT.
    39 12 R French Air nen K< Hon«; Kong. [H if The airmen, M arrived hei i v. as "i TIM I'm- I who lef t H Ha rd here un< for Honi ii. l Burtta and m
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    FRENCH BUDGET ADOPTED.
    9 12 IK,. Thi Cl >■• bii'U" t as
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  • SPORT OF THE DAY.
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      FINANCIAL FAILURE.
      565 13 West Indies Tour m Australia. Tiir We* Indies as a t-.Min. hay had their rtMinow, md Called to rise to them, says Mr svdny Referee. In the opaafag match I.}]- had a «rip ar^aiust N. S. Wales, yet wero beatan. In Adelaide, m the return with South Australia,
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      S.C.C. LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT
      562 13 TIES FOR MONDAY. March 16th Godown Doubles Handicap. W. Watt and Roy Smith scr. vs. Lt. J. W. P. Saunders and Capt. R. Me L. Mare, plus 15. C E. Brooke and J V. S. Brooke owe 2 vs. R. N. Hamilton and S. E. Newbury
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      WALES' VICTORY.
      630 13 A Fierce Ireland-Scotland Straggle. Wrapped up ■omewhere m to-day'a Interns Uonals were the letson'j ru.i <■ champl •says a LondOO cable of Feb. 28 and while th Gaels met m Dublin.- where the attend;numbered 40.000. the Welshmen celebrated Bt Daud\; Day at Sv.ansea. encouraging with 1 II their
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      DAMN FINE BATTING.
      176 13 Chapman's Tribute to South Africans. When England lost the first Test m South Africa, London newspapers commented with asperity on old players having been given preference m the team to younger men. instead of the selectors endeavouring to build for the future, while retaining present strength. Som*of
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      66 13 The Racecourse Betting Control Board is Co conduct a double event pool on the Lincolnshire Handicap and the Grand National, and tickets to the value of 10s. each will be on sale. It has been officially announced that the Middlesbrough Club have placed Maurice Webster, the England international centre half
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      403 13 ||#T«**«» I.'IO |MMIM«I* Ol %V«»il>||| flfe- [W suirifliiiK on a loop ol' Ariuoin V m |l;i\is 4 ii|» Spiral Ifiinis Nlriiic W i viyj-x: ''-\^L t JWi I, th«- modern tennis jjam«-. racquets 5 I+. ;,i ttmKs must maintain their reftiliency |k I B ;,d driMfix power through many matches
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      177 13 l^^ MM *"7%g Blood it the Stream QJ I TO TREAT Df S REMOVE THE CLARKE'S BLOOD MIXTUKc m the treatment of Blood and Skin Diseases gets to the root of the trouble I by purifying the Blood. In cases of RHEUMATISM ULCERATED LEGS STIFF JOINTS PSORIASIS/ LUMBAGO ECZEMA I
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      861 14 Blue Funnel Line REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES. EXPRESS SERVICE MARSEILLES, LONDON St N. CONTINENT FORTNIGHTLY. WMMMLt SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Twice Monthly Service Liverpool and Glasgow. (Via Genoa and Havre). Route subject to alteration without notice. WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT Due Sails. MACHAON For Amsterdam, London and
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      506 14 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated In England). "ELLERMAN" LINE. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. (VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL). FREIGHT SERVICE. OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. Due Singapore. ss. CITY OF ATHENS Mar 2 4 s.s. CITY OF SHANGHAI Apr 2 7 HOMEWARDS.
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      341 14 P. O. British India and Apcar Lines, (Incorporated In England). > MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N CO UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVttNMENT LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVIC T OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA JAPAN, v ue Tunnage. Singapore. l 'i*! >»^ '''if RAJPUTANA
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    516 16 Possibilities of the Gyroscope. That it is desirable to prevent ships from rolling is so obvious as hardly to need mention. Rolling has its most obviously evil effect m seasickness, the fear ol which definitely deters thousands of people from sea travel, and a ship which can claim not
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      617 16 Burns Philp Line. (Incorporated In Australia). FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Bstjnlar monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7.375 tons) and the motor vessel MALABAR (4,513 tons). Th« us. MARELLA Is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia Cabins de
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      142 16 eUs lloyd I#A4)V (Incorporated m Germany). The undernoted are the Company's intended fixtures: OUTWARDS. S FRANKEN For Hong Kong. Shanghai, Taku Bar, Dairen, Tsingtau, Yokohama, Kobe, Osaka and Moji Mar. 18 FULDA For Manila, Hong Kcng, Shanghai, Taku Bar, Dairen and Tsingtau Mar. 29 HOMEWARDS. SAARBRUCKEN For Genoa, Barcelona, Lisbon,
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      494 16 KERR STEAMSHIP Co. nc (Incorporated In U.S.A. GENERAL AGENTS. NEW YORK SERVICE. Regular Freight Service to Boston, New York Philadelphia and Baltimore (yi a Suez). Doe Sails v M.S. SILVERWALNUT In Port Mar 17 M.S. SILVERPALM Apr. 7 Apr. 13 17 For rates and other particulars please apply to AGENTS
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      684 16 MAIL DESPATCHES. DV TRAIN. Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembin and Kuan tan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. 4 am Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.tn Kota Tlnggi, Seremban, Kuala J Aim pur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah and Lower Slam 6 axa Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday
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      57 16 Talma. Brit. 6154, from Calcutta 15, for Honi< Kong. Amoy and Japan 17. Rajula. Brit. 4702, from Madras 15, for Madras via ports 19. CLEARANCES. Mar. 14— Islander, Kajang. Circe, Ban Siong Bee, Petaling, Jerantut, Edendale, Hua Tong, Larut. Bencleuch (Brit); Sumatra Maru, Hawaii Maru (Jap>; Toradja, Toba, Belawan, Toboali,
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      50 17 ert has been ppointed a mem- Board Nnang vice capt. s. R igh pttt iburg, flagih-p oi the Aaasrlj v Bast, arrtvsd ham from afternoon -it |Ji with HNs ernor-Oeneral ofl the PhiifhC Honourable Mr. Dwight The cruiser rmflwrrt m the aftef the Governor-General ded to OoeiOWa I for coaling.
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      THE INDIA.
      327 17 11,.. Largest Danish-Built Ship. Of t in ir 2Urd large motor itk Oo Oipi'iihami, ac- ye el they have yet com--0 has tIM distinction of Diesel cargo vessel built m lavlan fWd It i*> for the Eastern rs and sailed direct to tin t i:;ils late m December
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      CHARTING OF THE SEAS.
      177 17 Thy Work of the Survey Ships. 1 jremr sees the recommencement by naval sloops of survey work m the Hydropraphic Department Their duty is to map out the man, and it is a proud the ships of every maritime the world are dependent on the Brlitii
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      NAMSANG FOR SALE.
      115 17 N AMSANG FOR SALE. W«II- Known Jardine Steamer. between Calcutta and Japan for the Namsanu. owned by the Navigation Co.. Ltd.. is She ls still an eminently ;tnd has been token ofr the OOdern vessels have superseded ""inamier was Capt. F. Mooney, >" IBlp for a number of years. teft
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      BOAT-LOWERING.
      1310 17 New System on Giant German Liners. One of the greatest problems with which shipbuilders and designers are faced is the selection of boat-lowering gear, a matter which has given concern to most commanders and officers of ships. It was therefore (says the National Magazine), with considerable interest that we
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    IN SOUTH SEAS.
    471 17 Experiences of Bolton Ship's Officer. Considering that Bolton Ls an inland town there are a surprising number of links that bind her to the sea. One of these if one may use the term m referring to a person has just returned to Bolton after three years
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    QUEER CARGOES.
    277 17 The river steamer is tying alongside at Baghdad, and as the Captain emerges from his cabin, day is breaking over the old city. Out of warm masses of purple shadow minarets spring upward like fingers of fire, and the domes gradually become visible, m all their splendour of
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    29 17 Mr. C. W. Ballantyne. Secretary, Penang Harbour Board will act as Resident Manager of the Penang Harbour Board when Mr. Parry proceeds home on leave, accompanied by Mrs. Parry.
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    SCANDAL OF SUMMER WEEK-ENDS.
    390 18 OARING WOMEN. River Mixed Bathing to be Regulated. The Thames Conservancy Board has decided to purchase a section of the river bank and certain islands at Hurley, and to regulate public bathing there. The decision of the Board to regulate the amenities of Hurley, near Maidenhead,
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    S.V.C. ROUTINE ORDERS.
    338 18 By Lieut-Colonel M. J. T. Reilly. M.C., Commanding S.S.V.F. Singapore, Mar. 11. Ranges. The following Range Allotments are re-pub-Urtlitl for information. iiuses leave Drill Hall Sat. Sun. •p.m. 7.30 a.m. Bukit Timah Range Farrer R. 21 3.31 S.R.E. (V). T. B. C Co. Table B 22 331
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    GRIPPING STORY OF GIPSY LIFE.
    144 18 Lady Eleanor Smith's "Flamenco." Lady Eleanor Smith, daughter of the late? Earl of Birkenhead. has achieved m less than twelve months a literary triumph given to few women. With two novels she has become, at the age of twenty-six, a distinctive figure m the world
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      511 18 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK. OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. (Incorporated m England by Royal 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 Star Hong Kong Saigon Amritsar Iloilo Semarang
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    CRITICAL SITUATION.
    994 19 I nifties of the Rubber Industry. ill OO Ji.llet ior i I !:)bb r produi the RubQuarterl] I February. /Uttaouga Un d prs< in months lo d tn ;i i Ingle fortn. > '.nnii'i.iity whs M per Ib ;it the ela ol Llio whole market been little forward
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    TYRES DOWN.
    286 19 Keen Competition Among Manufacturers. I By Air Mail I London. Feb. 17. wnh the price of robber still eont^iumg low. owners of motor-can bare been reaping the be- ei't m the rrrtne-'d prices of rubber tyres. In fact, it is probabk that the price of tyres was never
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    BULOH RIVER.
    126 19 The Buloh River Rubber Estates, a small Undertaking with an issued capital of £70,000 m £1 iteTM (18s. paid>. incurred a trading loss of £3.838 during the year ended September 30. 1930. With the addition of the interest on the outstanding £8.700 8 per Cent. Debentures, trustee fees
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    To-Day's Price Changes.
    433 19 To- Day's Price Changes. EXCHANGE RATES. March 14. SELLING. London 4 months* sight 2,3 27|32 London 3 months' sight 2|3 13 16 London, 60 days' sight 23 ***** London 30 days' sight 2 3 3 4 London, demand 2 3 23 32 London, T. T. 2|3 vu j lo Lyons
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST.
    931 19 SATURDAY. MAR. 14TH. CLOSING QUOTATIONS. DOLLAR BCBBCKS. Allenby ($1) 100 1.10 Alor Gajah 80 90 A. Hitam ($1) 1. 20 1.35 Am. Malay (s2> 130 1.45 A. Kuning ($1) 20 3d Ayer Molek ($1) 75 90 AyerPanas ($l, 95 LlO Bassett ($1) 50 60 Brunei United ($5)
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    LYALL & EVATTS DAILY REPORT.
    245 19 LYALL EVATTS DAILY REPORT. Btagmpatc, Mir. 1 1. Tin- last two days have been i sry quiet ones m the local mark-, The ******nrn -übbn baa been somewhat shaken by the poor American consumption OfUICS of 28.800 tons for February; and. for the second week m succession, United ECinfdani stocks
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    MACPHAIL & CO.'S DAILY REPORT.
    159 19 MACPHAIL CO.'S DAILY REPORT. Singapore. Mar. 11. Tin. Weaker. Johuns 23 25, Sunftd LUBJ 112 1.16. Kuchais 93 95. Raniau Pretl M 45. Talam Minos 63 b 3. Kintas 1.13 1.17. Malaya Consols 19 21. Httam Tin 17 21. Hoofl Patti 59 62. Jtohnwni 60 70. PHalings 4.05 4.15, Taipingi
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    JAVA RUBBER.
    33 19 Report Reveals Deficit of £8963. [FREE PRESS SERVICE -COPYRIGHT.] London, Mar. 15. Java Rubber report reveals a deficit on the year of £89U:*. but there is a credit balance of £427
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    68 19 March 1 Ith.. 12 o\Un k noon. Buyers Sellers. R S.S. equal to London Standard, Spot )?>, I2j Standard R.S.S, on Tender March 12 12 April 12 v 12. May 12". 13 U April-June 12 T 13 July-Sept. 13 13 i Tone of Market Quiet
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    38 19 There is nothing worse than ran hupprn to money than that it should got into the public purse. Sir Ernest Bonn. Money hidden away m a Stocking Bay b "idle money," but surely not bank deposits.— Lord Meston.
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    TRADE STATISTICS.
    561 19 Additions to Library Ihe following p ibUcationi i n ,i ,»r i" i. d by tli i) partmenl .f B i and I ms.. during the week ended tfarch I lth IWI and are available for publk use In the Reference Library, Pullerton Bull isstti) ny I DEPARTMENT.
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    OIL IMPORTS REDUCTION.
    198 19 r.s. Companies Make Verbal I Renter') Win!. Srrvn Wishing t»i, M<i 1 Voluntary agra tneni between i. and most <>i the Important oU-tanporUi n pmnlei for the purp 1 1 <-\ r>-<\\< -i:^ <.ii bnporta b> eeveral millioo barrela a ><-..r wxi ann mi by Mr. Wilbur
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    AN ALL-BIRMINGHAM CUP FINAL.
    704 20 Everton and Sunderland Fail. CFLTIC AND MOTHERWELL SCOTTISH FINALISTS. F.A. CUP. SCOTTISH CUP. Birmingham 2: Kunderland 0. Kilmarnock 0: Celtic 3. WeM Bromwich 1 Everton 0. Mctherwell 1 St. Mirren t. At Leeds. London, Mar. 14. That it is not only cricket that is crammed with
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    SIAMESE RACING.
    62 20 Phya Pradibaddha Wins King's Gold Cup. TFREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT. J Bangkok, Mar. 15. Phya Pradibaddha. the former Siamese Consul -C'umral at Singapore (where he was amonj; the loading owner.s) achieved his lifeloiik ambition yesterday by winning the King's Gold Cup fi-i the first time m 35 years
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    CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP.
    69 20 Depleted Birchfield Harriers Team Wins. IReuter's Wireless Service. 1 London, Mar. 15. Although WMkMMd by the absence of throe of their best runners, who wrre suspended lor technical faMnaMMaft of amateur rules. Birchtu)d Ham. is nuuned th«> National Cross Country Championship with 104 points. J. PotLs. of
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    24 20 fcrntlMlwul total m Illinois (U.S.A.) fartaf 1930 drew tot^^ttendanccs of 705,000 with m t rtc.ipLs of £203.400. Amateur boxing <ln:% 277,000 fans, for £40,340
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      W. P. Webb Wins Spring Cup.
      250 20 The Spring Cup was competed for on Saturday and ycsurday. and resulted m a win for Mr. W P. Webb who returned the excellent net score of 67. One hundred and one cards were taken out and the following were returned. W P Webb
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      GUILLEMARD CHALLENGE CUP.
      85 20 Draw for First Round. The following is the draw for the first round m this competition which must be completed not later than Sunday the 22nd inst.. F. M. Still vs. A. Roose. W. McMullan vs. L. J. Empen. W. P. Webb vs. J. A. Chippendale. H.
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    THE BOAT RACE.
    135 20 Oxford Probable Favourites. [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT.] London, Mar. 14. Reports on the form of the two University crews indicate that they are fairly even. Oxford had the best trial to-day although conditions were more favourable for them than for Cambridge. Oxford will probably start favourites. I
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    INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY.
    57 20 A Double Victory for England. (FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT. 1 London. Mar. 14. England sained a double hockey victory at the expense of Wales m international matches to-day. In the men's match at Beckenham they won 5 3 and the women's match at Newton was won 10 nil.
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    MISS BETTY NUTHALL.
    49 20 Victory Over French Champion at Nice. I Reuters Wireless Service. 1 London. Mar. 15. England's woman lawn tennis hope. Miss Betty Nut hall, after discouraging form on the Riviera, won the Nice championship final, defeating the French champion. Madam Mathieu 6 o. 3 6, B—6.8 6.
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      SERVICES COLLAPSE.
      853 20 Match Against S.C.C. Drawn. The first fixture of the season between the S C.C. and the United Services proved a match of many surprises. The Club, who were without Dr H. O. Hopkins as well as W. W. Dean, were all out for 190 on Saturday afternoon. Yesterday
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      S.R.C. VS. S.C.C.
      322 20 S.R.C. Recover and Nearly Win. After a bad start they had seven wickets down for 64— the S.R.C, thanks to Johnson and Sullivan, pulled round m their match at home with the S.C.C. on Saturday and declared two hours and 20 minutes after the start at 120
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  • WALES WIN RUGBY HONOURS.
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      GOOD FORWARDS.
      437 20 Ireland Well Beaten at Belfast. [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT. London, Mar. 14. Wales 15 pte: Ireland 3 Pte. Wales defeated Ireland at Belfast to-day m the international Rugby tournament by a goal, a dropped goal and two tries (15 points) to a try (3 points) and thus won
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      COUNTY RUGBY.
      158 20 Gloucestershire Champions Again. [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT] London, Mar. 14. In the final of the Rugby County Championship played at Gloucester, Gloucestershire beat Warwickshire by 10 points to 9. This is Gloucestershire's seventh success and their second running, for they won last year at the expense of Lancashire,
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      CLUB RESULTS.
      41 20 To-day's principal Club results were os Army 10. Richmond 5. Bradford 6. Blackheath 3. Rosslyn 5. Birkenhead 8. Harlequins 15, O.M.T. 15. London Scottish 16. P'mouth Services 6. St. Barts. 3. London Irish 10. Blackheath 22. London Hospital 5.
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      HARBOUR BOARD VS. S.C.C.
      250 20 S.H.B.J.S.C. Also Robbed of Victory. Hamid. who carried his bat for a fine 97, laid the foundations for what should have been a convincing win by the S.H.B.J.S.C. over s.n S.C.C. XI at Cantonment Road on Saturday. Time saved the S.C.C. who had 8 wickets down
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