The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 10 April 1931
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Title Section19 1931-04-10 1 The Singapore Free Press NO. 13,306. ESTABLISHED 1835. SINGAPORE, &S. FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 1931. 20 PAGES DAILY. 10 CENTS.19 words
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Article471 1931-04-10 1 A daring attempt to kidnap Mr. Li Chingmei, Chinese multi-millionaire, in the International Settlement of Shanghai yesterday morning was foiled by the courage and presence of mjnd of Mr. Ching-mei's Russian chauffeur and bodyguard Page 11. The reported hitch in regard to the Franco- Italian naval agreement471 words
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Article1372 1931-04-10 1 I: We make no apology for republishing the following account of a reported visit of a great j film star to Kuching as recorded in the SaraI wak Gazette, and can only express regret that it should have to remain unfinished, as on turning to page1,372 words
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Advertisement296 1931-04-10 1 17 YEARS OF MANUFACTURING LEADERSHIP NO KELVJNATOR HAS EVER WORN OUT C.FTZ RPOS. CO., 53 Robinson Rd I s RAFFLES HOTEL I EXCELLENT ACCOMMODATION AVAILABLE WITH I MODERN SANITARY ARRANGEMENTS I j SATURDAY, APRIL 11th. I 1 SPECIAL DINNER DANCE I DANCING COMMENCES 9.30 PM I I MONIA LITTER'S CELEBRATED296 words
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Advertisement231 1931-04-10 1 I EBROPE^HOIELI Jfi "Renowned by Recommendation" j6 I TO-NIGHT |j Music on the Verandah fro* 7.45 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. jjj I MUSIC DURING TIFFI^ EVERY DAY. I CONCERT EVERY SUNDAY— 9.15 p.m. to 11 p.m. S a W ROBERT DRESCHER'S FAMOUS VIENNESE ORCHESTRA. jg w _2 fiRIII THE E^ROPE231 words
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Advertisement102 1931-04-10 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Dai gains at Little's Sale Page 10. TbfiltK and cinema notices Page 2 Tie wis* housewife chooses Cerebos salt 13. New shipment cf Mnrny's products at Medical Hall Page 2. Shipping and pert charges manual from Kelly ind Walsh Page 10. Specially reduced fare to Australia by W.102 words
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Advertisement17 1931-04-10 1 17 YEARS OF MANUFACTURING LEADERSHIP NO KEUrJNATOR HAS EVER WORN OUT GETZ BROS. CO., 53 Robinson Rd.17 words
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Advertisement273 1931-04-10 2 New Shipment Just Arrived of MORNY'S High Class Toilet Specialities. Bath Soap. Bath Salts. Bath Dusting Powder. Complexion Powder. Toilet Soap. MEDICAL HALL LTD. Opposite G.PO Singapore. Outstation orders promptly despatched. r— Everybody ,mmm ma mmmm mmm I Agrees j Thai the Best Food in Town, J I The most273 words
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Advertisement255 1931-04-10 2 MURDER jjj AT THE j|j VICTORIA THEATRE^ I Commencing SATURDAY NEXT Apn7 11th at 6-15 9-30 I SUNDAY 9.30 P.M. NIGHTLY AT 6.15 9.30 I I ALL BRITISH TALKIE I ifi WITH jfj INORAH BARING HERBERT MARSHALL ESME PERCY DONALD CALTHROP etc. jjj BOOKING AT LITTLES $2, $1, CTS. 50.255 words
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Advertisement239 1931-04-10 2 Hi!fi«fi!fi!fi«fi_iraK^^ B M**m \mmA VI i^m^^__u b ___H yr 4 I _g **M m M m A V ifi "_-_____r*i LI H-M 1 6.15 TO-NIGHT 915 w j........................................ i 1 I Matinees: Tc-IVIorrow: and Sunday at 3 p,m. j jjj I CHILDREN HALF PttlCE w jjj LAST NIGHT'S RAPTUROUS j239 words
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Page 2 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous591 1931-04-10 2 THE WEEK Friday. 10th. Hmh Water 02.20. 78 ft.. 17 20. U ft Teluk Anson Rubber meeting. Derrick's 12 Rotary ttfln. Football: Div. I. P. Bram vs Malays. Stadium: Div. H M PH. vs Robinson's at V.M.C A G.E.C. vs. Post Office at S.H.B Saturday, llth. High Water 03.20. 7.2591 words
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Article1876 1931-04-10 3 A ROYAL MURDERESS Isabel— Queen of England On a damp autumn day in the year 1327 a handsome man of middle age sat miserably on a mole-hill in an open field. Armed, men treated him with contempt, ordering him to shave in order to conceal his1,876 words
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Advertisement326 1931-04-10 3 I <*_?/ I wincarnis rKisi I nurse you JUs- 4\\ I back to health A__J^\\ I V\7 HF:N thc crisis of an "Hnesi !______A'Vf__i_ra VV is past, when doctors can do IIVAJI I no more for you, and your feet are P M\'|_| I «et upon the long tedious road326 words
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Advertisement88 1931-04-10 3 THE JjIfADYTO SERVEFOODS 3 AND DAIRY PROCDUE OF 5 Tempting dishes for the hot season i in great variety. St Ivel Ready- to- 1 serve foods and dairy produce. 3 Soaps, Fish, Sausages. Entrees, 3 I Hams, Jams, Cheese. S An tne best stores in 2 g Singapore sell them.88 words
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Advertisement326 1931-04-10 3 SK_li_li_i?!n_ff!i7!li!i^ Estate Trust Agencies f 1 (1927) Limited. I BRANCHES S ?J' Cross stre MALACCA. ic Jr „A* ht Strcet I PENANG. 2 5 I4 Klyne Street KUALA LUMPUR. jjj I ifi jjj Registered by and Security deposited with ifi jjj the Straits Settlements Government. jjj Si Act as Trustees,326 words
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Article1039 1931-04-10 4 THE DRESS PARADES A LONDONERS JOTTINGS Cocktails and Hats to Match London. March. riE London dress parades are now in full swing and while the snow is cn thc ground ard bitter winds drive everyone from the streets, women are eagerly examining transparent fea-ther-weight caps and hats of such dimensions1,039 words
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Article, Illustration721 1931-04-10 4 MOODS MODES OF EVE WHAT TO WEAR IN SUMMER MONTHS (BY OUR WOMAN CORRESPONDENT) M-. x ior our summer irocKs win soon oe discussed, especially materials suitable for tropical wear and tear. In this connection there is no doubt that Celanese materials take the first place. This fabric has now721 words
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Diamond Jubilee of a Famous Hall
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Article86 1931-04-10 4 NOW that flat decorations are so popular, a charming centre-piece for a large table, which I admired the other day. can be aptly described as "fashionable." It is a green flass bowl in a soup-plate shape and measures about twenty inches across, the rim being six inches wide, so86 words
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Article85 1931-04-10 4 ESPECIALLY for the woman who golfs is the leather handbag with adjustable handle. This bag in black leather, as well as beige, brown and navy, is well fitted inside, and the ordinary bag-handle can be attached to a long strip of webbing to make a shoulder85 words
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Article112 1931-04-10 4 JflO woman wants a lot of fussy accountancy bb i n connection with her home, but simple orderliness in dealing with accounts is essential to economy and peace of mind. To keep the bills in order, a new and convenient file has been made, which certainly answers a112 words
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Article104 1931-04-10 4 "THOSE interested in the best of the new bath- room schemes observe tha*. more and more baths are being fitted with recesses for the soap-dish and sponge-rack, instead of projecting devices. Again, there are panels of mirror In various shapes and sizes which are not only looking-gla&es but actually104 words
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Article95 1931-04-10 4 jytENU holders which are unusual and attractive add charm to well-laid dinner tables. A friend who makes the most of such oddments was proud to show me her latest acquisition. She has bought a number of holders in opaque glass, each representing a fish. Though this set portrayed95 words
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Article92 1931-04-10 4 A COMBINED egg cup and saucer constitute] the newest time-saver in the pantry, because there is only one thing to wash up instead of two. It is made in blue and yellow pottery and the stem of the egg cup is gracefully moulded into a saucer four inches92 words
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Article111 1931-04-10 4 IT is amusing to see the varied sleeves on the 1 new afternoon frocks. You are in the fashion if you decide to have very short sleeves. Then. there are elbow-length sleeves which most' women still wear a little self-consciously, so 1 lemg have they been out-of-date. Three-quarter sleeves111 words
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Article89 1931-04-10 4 IN buying a new cushion for the car there are 1 large shapes and small sizes from which to select, in bright and dull leathers, suedes and' uncrushable velvets. Wedge-shaped cushions are small, and useful for the owner-driver, a' new design I saw the other day,89 words
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Article986 1931-04-10 4 The Man who h a( j Nothing to d 0 /\N -this occasion I was tak;:. V sitting-up exercises which less than forty-eight hours and s:i fj^ an unofficial record of sixty hour lt th Club, bui it has never been Blum*? A.A.U because it was done hi986 words
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Article504 1931-04-10 5 LIFE IN MAIDA VALE "Bishop's" Story to Lord Cowdray When Fiank Oswald Charteris, aged 53, described as a company director, of Fellowsroad. West Hampstead, appeared on remand at North London Police Court on a charge of attempting to steel 600 cigars, value £75,504 words
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Article30 1931-04-10 5 Another Earthquake Scare l Reuter's Service] New York, April 7. Citizens of Managua were panicstricken by a fresh sharp brief earthquake this morning but there were no casualties.30 words
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Article65 1931-04-10 5 One Man Drowned, 2 Rescued in Thames While a police motor-boat was patrolling the Thames off Maynard's Boathouse. Chiswick. it came into collision with the tug Benbow. The motor -boat sank, and its three occupants were flung into the water. Two of them—Sergeant Pritchard and PC. Barnard65 words
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Article39 1931-04-10 5 Expulsion of Mosleyites Expected [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT] London, April 8. The I.L.P. Conference is to be held at Scarborough and it is thought that the expulsion of the band of Mosleyites from the party will follow.39 words
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Article55 1931-04-10 5 A policeman on his beat in Southend cams on Mrs. Cecilia Burton, wearing a- white pith topee, and down on her hands and kn?es crying out "Down with Germany!" She wore the topee when she appeared in the police-court the following day and was fined 10s.55 words
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Article64 1931-04-10 5 Paris, Mar. 6. A document which is claimed to be the manuscript of Napoleon's memoirs, written on Saint Helena, is being offered for sale in Paris. It has been declared authentic by experts. The memoirs, written on sheets of parchment paper, are said to have been64 words
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Article140 1931-04-10 5 Woman Sentenced to Death New Jersey. A life may hang on a single letter in the alphabet. Mrs. Hattie Evans, first woman sentenced to pay the death penalty by electrocution in New Jersey, offers the contention that the law does not provide the extreme punishment140 words
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Article90 1931-04-10 5 It is with regret, says the British North Bcrneo Herald, that we read in a recent isuie of the Weekly Times of the death in Englana on 31st January, of Kathleen Muriel Jane, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Cook, aged 27 years. Miss Kathleen Cook was born in90 words
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Advertisement349 1931-04-10 5 QUICK RELIEF FROM INDIGESTION No matter how badly or how long you have suffered, you can get speedy relief from indigestion by removing the cause of the trouble. Usually indigestion arises from excess stomach acid which causes fermentation and creates gases that give intense pain. By neutralising this excess acid349 words
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Advertisement357 1931-04-10 5 RESULTS 1 MILKMAID MILK ESSAY COMPETITION I "Why I Like "Milkmaid" Milk" I PRIZES BOYS GIRLS 1 lst. Prize $150 Chooi Bah, Zainab bt Mohd. Doon, <§ 9 St. Xavier's Institution, Kg. Parit Stongkah, Penang. Bandar Maharani, Muar 2nd. Prize, $50 Tan Siak Tong, Sharadha Rai 1 1 178, Moh357 words
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Article996 1931-04-10 6 GENEVA CONFERENCE Police Chiefs from Four Continents Meet Geneva, Mar. 6. This Ls an old city of conspirators. From Calvin and Jean Jacques Rousseau onwards. Geneva has sheltered revolutionaries and reformers. Anarchists and spies. Bolshevists and secret agents. But never has it seen such a996 words
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Advertisement289 1931-04-10 6 CHRY§IiER PIiYPHOUTe LEADING VALUES Just one ride will show you the astonishing differences between Plymouth and established ideas about louV /jM priced cars— how much bigger, steadier and smoother \^y Plymouth is— What a difference its internal-expanding weatherproof hydraulic brakes make- the advantages J£ CaaW oi it* full-size Safety-Steel body,289 words
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Advertisement124 1931-04-10 6 PNO MORE SHABBY FLOORS JUST ONE OOAT of DARKAUNE, only costing $1.10 will give your floor a lovely lustrous finish that won't chip, scratch or get shabby. DARKALINI is greatly superior to anything yet used, and always looks nice. Simply brushed on. dries quickly; and it only takes a few124 words
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Advertisement563 1931-04-10 6 Manufactured by RONUK, Limited. Portalade, ENGLAND. )wMM OSSXg §>®®®®<S -)«>®®®®®®®®®®s! WATCH FOR DANGER LIGHTS I The Sensation of the Sound Era 99®&*)<*#m^^ or \u#/" V _jj&fc-s dt floro*s> 130 pounds oi 'liv«» %v«'iulu v[ y^» ©> im swinging on a loop oi' Arm out \y7jlp^'^ Davis Cup Spiral tenuis siring563 words
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Article357 1931-04-10 7 I AFRIDI RAIDERS Troops Ambushed in Pass Peshawar. Mar. 19. One British soldier Tnd three Indian soldiers uere killed and one British officer and six British and Indian soldiers wounded in a series of encounters with Afridis in the vicinity of the Khajuri Plain on357 words
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Article82 1931-04-10 7 Big Industrial Dispute in Norway (Reuter's Service 1 Oslo. April 7. The culmination cf a long drawn out, wages dispute in a great lockout which has been threatening Norwegian industrial life seems to be materializing. Work will cease in iron, steel, engineering:, mining, textile, building and several82 words
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Article60 1931-04-10 7 Searching for Relief for Industry Renter's Service 1 Washington, April 8. An immediate cut of 33 per cent in imports of refined petrol and 9 per cent in crude oil until Sept. 30 is forecast by the voluntary committee on petroleum economics. Representatives of the oil producing states60 words
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Article47 1931-04-10 7 On Pilgrimage to Mecca I Reuter's Service Ron*. April 8. Rumours that eX-Ktof Amanullah has left to try and regain the throne of Afghanistan are txplained by the fact that' he sailed from Naples on April 5 lor Jeddah merely on a pilgrimage to Mecca.47 words
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Article291 1931-04-10 7 She Writes Shorthand at 100 Words a Minute There is no happier girl in London than dark and pretty Miss Violet Harper, of Boekenham, even though she is practically blind. For she has dreamed for years of a career in Whitehall and now she is to have291 words
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Advertisement249 1931-04-10 7 £TBAf^€ CS^P^s*! r a»_?_*-__n < mw m m «v ss s i __r §v§ g^ g .*^S)**g^^^ji^^- I 3LI OVER THE STRAITS I YOU WILL FIND i j-'^f F^ OLD SCOTCH CfiFv 4 k^ m^er *Mm Mj^JLWmmmmm%\ [VM I HI MMM H Sterling Silver Cup and Cover Sterling Silver Cop249 words
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Advertisement376 1931-04-10 7 WITH SUNSHINE GLAXO What Nurses Write: EXPECTANT MOTHERS NURSING MOTHERS morning sickness relieved nausea finished i_* Tgr **P*L*L j fmWmhßbf. fretful flatulence became very ill. I advised Sunshine Glaxo ——ai j W morning and night. Result good. Got I****** meals not gaining weight, stronger, slept better, had a good confinements376 words
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Article1074 1931-04-10 8 WORLD'S STAR I A Thousand Millions in Gold The largest and most permanent goldfields in the world are the Witwatersrand. According to statistics recently published £1,050.000.000 cf gold have been taken from them, writes Helena Hersman in United Empire. Here is concentrated about half the world's1,074 words
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Article26 1931-04-10 8 T Reuter's Service] Aiken*, South Carolina, Apr a 8. Mr. Nicolas Longworth, Speaker in the House of Representatives, is seriously UI with pneumonia.26 words
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Article234 1931-04-10 8 Sleeveless Vests the Thing this Season Fashions for men athletes were discussed at the meeting of the Amateur Athletic Association's General Committee in London. It was decided unanimously that athletes, if they so wished, might wear the sleeveless vests in general use on the Continent and234 words
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Advertisement316 1931-04-10 8 VI I i^Lr^___B_l I -^mm n mmmwmmw^^^^ [foorhe; Pain 6rowf New Skin lI7HEN applied to sore, injured, or diseased skin, Zam-Buk ends pain like magic and quickly heals. This wonderful curative ointment is endowed with valuable antiseptic and germicidal virtues. It destroys as well as excludes disease germs, and thus316 words
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Advertisement71 1931-04-10 8 Ask Your Chemist Mmm\ mV AmmmV mmmmW *t JS.V MW MW mM\MW g Mfj m^^ m^^^^^e^^ PRODUCTS PACKED SPECIALITIES ASPIRIN, CASCARA SAGRADA, SACCHARIN, QUININE, VEGETABLE LAXATIVE, ETC. TABLETS, AMPOULE PRODUCTS, ••REGAID" SURGICAL DRESSINGS, ETC. AOENTS: THE ANGLO-SIAM CORPORATION LTD., SINGAPORE— IPOU— PENANG. 2^^^^h^^^^^^ MADE- IN me mm —w w w71 words
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Advertisement465 1931-04-10 9 BUSINESS CARDS. BE PHOTOGRAPHED BY II NCGENT BUCKERIDGE Hlfbal CUm Work Lewcit Bate. LAIOLAW BUILDING— "Phone 7*9». MARBLE FLOORING TILES. SINGAPORE CASKET CO. MM. 1 3, Penhas Knud. off LaTender Street Phone 6015. 'experienced help j masseuse. FROM 8 A.M. TO 8 P.M. ISi Middle Road, Colonial Garage, Phone 3729.465 words
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Advertisement735 1931-04-10 9 TENDERS. SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE. TENDERS. NOTICE is hereby given that tenders are now invited for the following materials or ervices, and that particulars of such tenders ™y be obtained in the Tender Room. Municipal Offices: D-smanthnr of the Market at Geylang Road and Re -erecting same for New Pig Pens735 words
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Advertisement711 1931-04-10 9 NOTICES. SINGAPORE IMPROVEMENT TRUST. Singapore Improvement Ordinance, 1927. Addition No. 5 of 1931 to the General Improvement Plan. Notice to Owners or reputed owners of property affected by the plan. Whereas the Singapore Improvement Trust has considered it necessary to prepare by way of addition to the General Improvement Plan,711 words
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Advertisement665 1931-04-10 9 NOTICES. n i ORDINANCE NO. 44 (BANKRUPTCY) IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE Summary Case. In Bankruptcy Nc. 527 of 1930. Re T. M. EBRAHIM of No. 752 North Bridge Road, Singapore, Clerk. Reeeivinsr Order made January 16th, 1931. Date of Order for Summary Administration665 words
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Advertisement637 1931-04-10 9 NOTICES. SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL 5% DEBENTURE STOCK 1926. Interest Due May lst, 1931. Notice is hereby given that the Transfer Register of the above Stock will be closed from April 17th to April 30th. 1931. both days inclusive. W. MARSH. Municipal Secretary. MUNICIPALITY OF SINGAPORE. The Municipal Commissioners hereby give notice637 words
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Advertisement474 1931-04-10 9 NOTICES > RADIO For the convenience of our C tomers we have arranged for H. L Carter and Co 280 Orchard Road, to carry out sales and service of Pilot Receivers etc These prmiiM are open nightly until 8 p.m. (later if necessary by previous arrangement! for demonstrat ioni, etc474 words
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Article60 1931-04-10 10 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. MARRIAGE. GOTCH -MILLARD— On April Bth. 1931 at the Garrison Church. Tanglin. Singapore by the Rev. H. T. Malaher C. F. Ralph Butler Gotch. younger son of Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Gotch of Japan and Westbury. Wiltshire to Eileen Madge eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P.60 words
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789 1931-04-10 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 1931. BIG BILL EXIT— PRO. TEM What exactly happened in Chicago that the Mayoral election should result in a colossal defeat of William Hale Thompson and yet leave no dead upon the streets we shall have to wait to see, but, gunning or no789 words
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Article479 1931-04-10 10 Mr. A. J. Bostock Hill, the best all-round 1 cricketer in the F.M.S.. is going cn leave by the Mantun, this week-end. 1 Mr. C. S. Wong, secretary Lee Wah Bank Ltd.. will be leaving for China on holiday this week-end and is expected to return in July. Miss D.479 words
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Article649 1931-04-10 10 NOTHING MUCH Unconcerned Undergraduates Arrive Two of the most unconcerned EnglandAustralia flyers who have ever included Singapore in their itinerary made a perfect landing at Seletar aerc drome at 2.30 p.m. yesterday 1 (writes a Free Press representative). They were Mr. G. P. Fairbairn, owner649 words
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Article328 1931-04-10 10 Mr. R. B. Gotch and Miss Eileen Millard The wedding took place at the Garrison Church, Tanglin. on Wednesday, the Rev. H. T. Malaher C.F.. officiating, of Mr. Ralph Butler Gotch. of thc Hongkcng and Shanghai Banking Corporation, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Gotch. of Japan328 words
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Article204 1931-04-10 10 WASTEFUL POLICY What it Will Cost Malaya [From Our Own Correspoi. IlW'h. \j, r i] A floodlight on the npatr:;ui< q labourers was thrown by the discus io.-, .it th* end of the prolonged Indian Oonferenec Teluk Anson to-day, when Mr. Louis Thh) at the Perak State204 words
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Article276 1931-04-10 10 Intruder Roughly Handled hy Would-be Victims From Our Own Correspond Malan.i. April 9. The recend Assizes of the year pened this meraißC before Mr. Justice Whitley Thi fitting io expected to last just over a En the first caee Tan Ah Cha. i returned ba: ishee. was sentenced276 words
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Article254 1931-04-10 10 New Moon at the Alhambra A young lieutenant who fall- bl princess aboard a ship, and who thinks he has won her heart: then to discowr that she has been amusing hersrii at his spentl and lis engaged to the governor ot I I NTOi and at I254 words
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Article77 1931-04-10 10 Suicide of CkfaMM Woman The Coroner has returned a v. In connection with thc death < I woman named Sek See Mali pointed to the woman haying if opium and alkali. Her husband fave end- n that they manaccd a BOBber of I They lived happily tafUher77 words
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Advertisement231 1931-04-10 10 n__k __V n___L^_L__L^ m mmg^ mWm^ \^___^HM__W^^^2_i_____________» I SOLE AGENTS. CALDBECK MACGREGOR CO., LTD., (Incorporated under the Companies' Ordinances of Hong Kong). {Incorporated in Shanghai). 90 MMM EOAD. TELEPHONE 6228. Pure Fresh Cow's Milk I I I FROM 1 OUR OWN DAIRY FARM 1 OBTAINABLE AT |j COLD STO R231 words
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Advertisement92 1931-04-10 10 j DUES PORT CHARGES i ON SHIPPING I I THROUGHOUT THE WORLD A manual of reference for the I g use of shipowners, shipbrokers, gj and shipmasters EDITED BY ROBERT RITHERDON j Four $60 .00" Volumes 1 I Kelly Walsh Ltd.l (Incorporated in Hong Kong). I RAFFLES PLACE. SINGAPORE. U.92 words
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Advertisement20 1931-04-10 10 LAW NOTKKS Friday April I 10th Before Mr. Justice a'lfcvkeii 1 «*jj .Chambers: Summor.s etc Also Commercial Bank Itd I >20 words
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Article177 1931-04-10 11 Daylight Pistol Fight in Shanghai Streets K« it.rs Far Eastern Service 1 Iha ng hai, April 9 ide&U-l district of the International was startled this morning when a armed kidnappers made a daring i abduct the multi-millionaire landMr U Ching-mei. brother of Mr. Li formerly Chinese Minister In177 words
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Article250 1931-04-10 11 t Cotton Magnate Taken by Gan S Shanghai. April 1. Clun Kui, R -sinK. wealthy Chinese cotton hi id minftfcr, was taken by armed m one oi the most successfully earout induction* in Shanghai in recenr en, whose residence is at 51. Lloyd ftl was his wont,250 words
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Article84 1931-04-10 11 Royal Palace of Jericho Located [British Radio Official Service 1 Rusby. April 9. The great royal palace of Jericho, which was •-1 the ground when Joshua and the Itiea burnt the city 3.400 years ago has ated by Professor John Garstang ind n of the Marston Archaeo!or,.cal84 words
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Article67 1931-04-10 11 Plane with International Crew Leaves f Reuter's Service] Paris, April 9. party at 6.25 this morning bade Gcd to Prince George Bibesco. President of International Aeronautical Federation, m companied by two Rumanian pilots I British mechanic, he started on a flight an in a machine named Comte de67 words
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Article61 1931-04-10 11 Hopes to Reach Darwin This Morning [British Radio Official Service.] Rugby, April 9. 'uent progress continues to be made Mr Charles Scott, the airman, who is npt_ig to break Kingsford Smith's nine 21 hours record for 'the flight from Eng- Australia He hopes to reach Darwin torn61 words
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Article40 1931-04-10 11 imperial Airways Plane at Alexandria (Reuter's Service! Alexandria, April 9. Imperial Airways liner, which left y*m on Saturday with the first air mail Australia, arrived to-day. Mail is being Bk\ to Cairo instead cf the usual train.40 words
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Article246 1931-04-10 11 FLIGHT TO CAIRO British Experts Among Her Passengers [Reuter's Service] RHfic Friedrichshafen. April 9. _t____^b C TT are Strongly represented c^ro G ™<-Ze P pelln. which departed for Cairo at four o'clock this mornin-. The 25 passengers include Squadron Leader R s Booth, commander of the R246 words
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Article155 1931-04-10 11 Progress Being Maintained I British Radio— Official Service, j Rugby. April 9. It was officially stated at Windsor Castle to-day that the progress in the King's condition is being maintained This follows u*xm vesterday's announcement of a slight improvement. His doctors announced last Tuesday that the King155 words
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Article146 1931-04-10 11 t Streets Fail to Run Blood [Reuter's Service] New York, April 8. The only gunplay following Cermak's victory at the Chicago Mayoral election was rocket shooting at the stars. Hence, the London editor who telephoned Chicago police headquarters enquiring how much bloodshed there was was surprised146 words
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Article66 1931-04-10 11 >— Audience With Japanese Emperor (Reuter's Far Eastern Service.] Tokio, April 9. General Sir Arthur Currie who is visiting Japan from India on his way to Canada, had an aud.pnce vith the Emperor this morning. He sailed for Vancouver this afternoon. I Sir Arthur Currie will be66 words
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Article52 1931-04-10 11 Visit to Japan Ends [Reuter's Far Eastern Service] Tokio, April 9. Th? King r.nd Queen of Siam concluded their visit to the capital this morning and proceeded to Kamakura on a visit to the famous Daibuteu great statue of Buddha. They were accorded an enthusiastic send-off from Yokohama52 words
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Article36 1931-04-10 11 Commission Leaves London To-day (British Radio Official Service] Rugby. April 9. Lcrd Askwith. Sir Walter Egerton, and Count de Salis. members of the Malta Royal Commission, leave London to-morrow in the Kaisar-i-Hind for Malta.36 words
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Article143 1931-04-10 11 DAME 'MELBA'S WILL Royal Jewels Inherited by Grand-Daughter [Reuter's Service] Melbourne, April 9. Twelve-year old Pamela Armstrong inherited jewels valued at £14.000 presented to her grandmother, Dame Nellie Melba, by crowned heads of Europe. Dame Melba's will totals £200,000 and includes charitable and personal bequests and143 words
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Article188 1931-04-10 11 New Air Force Born [Reuter's Service] London.. April 9. "An Air-Force was born yesterday." Painted white, with national markings of green, white, red ft] A black, five Gipsy-Moth biplanes followed < .'ss-Moth monoplane from Hatfield Aerodr > or Paris en route for Irak. The monoplane is piloted188 words
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Article151 1931-04-10 11 Chinese Motor 'Bus Driver Exonerated The Chinese motor-bus driver who was in- volved in a fatal accident in Geyiang Road on April 3. the victim being a litcle Sikh child of six years, was yesterday exonerated from blame by the Coroner, who found that the accident was151 words
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Article96 1931-04-10 11 Mutilated Body Found in School The terribly mutilated body of a Sikh watchman was found within the Rangoon Road School premises yesterday morning. Both the forearms had been practically severed. It is believed that the man was attacked and killed during the early hours of the96 words
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Article63 1931-04-10 11 "Match That Will Set Australia Ablaze" [Reuter's Service] Adelaide, April 9. "We are striking a match that will set Australia ablaze," declared Mr. Lyons on his arrival to inaugurate a whirlwind campaign against Government's inflation proposals. Strong bodies of moderate opinion have already rallied to support tht63 words
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Article48 1931-04-10 11 Preferential Duty [British Radio Official Service Rugby, April 9. A request that the preferential duty on Empire tobacco should be fixed at threefourths of the duty on foreign leaf has been made to the Chancellor of the Exchequer by the Tobacco Federation of the British Empire.48 words
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Article20 1931-04-10 11 Mr. Cecil Pearce, formerly a well-known figure In Perak, arrived in Ipoh on Sunday from Home on a brief visit.20 words
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Article576 1931-04-10 11 NAVAL TROUBLES Mr. Henderson and Hopes for Disarmament [British Radio— Official Service] Rugby, April 9. Referring to the reports of a hitch in a technical detail concerning building programmes in connection with the navaJ agreement whicn he and Mr. Henderson negotiated in Rom- and Paris the First576 words
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Article72 1931-04-10 11 Daughter of Sir Lee Stack Killed [Reuter's Service] Scheidegg, April 9. While skiing on the southern slopes of the Lauberhorn, above Kleine Scheidegg, Miss Helen Stack, the 25 years old daughter of Sir Lee Stack, ex-Sirdar of Egypt, (who was assassinated in Cairo in 1924) collided with an72 words
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Article32 1931-04-10 11 Decrease of $37,000,000 on 1929 Figure [Reuter's Service] Boston. April 9. The profits of the Ford Motor Company in 1930 were $44,460,000 compared with $81 797 000 in 1929.32 words
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Advertisement273 1931-04-10 11 t f X WE ARE ABLE TO ANNOUNCE SUBSTANTIAL y REDUCTIONS IN PRICES OF X CARRON PREMIER f DOVER ranges! X "CARRON" Ranges hold a world-wide reputation X for construction, durability, maintenance and efficiency. X X X X ♦> JT^X^^.^ X f^^?M X Finite A JL 'Hi!i;;!i^l:i -vi V im273 words
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Miscellaneous97 1931-04-10 11 COMMODITY MARKET LONDON AND NEW YORK TIN AND RUBBER PRICES [FREE PRESS SER VICE— COPYRIGHT J London. April 9. 5.15 p.m. Messrs. Lewis, Lazarus and Sons notify to-day's tin prices as follows Spot £116 3J16 (£ll4 7 16). Forward £117 11 16 (£ll5 1516). The market is steady. Messrs. Symington97 words
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Article1849 1931-04-10 12 VILLAGE IMPROVEMENT Extending Services and Roads Th? Rur: il Board. S.ngepore. consists of the Commissioner of Lands < Chairman), the Deputy Colonial Engineer, the Chief Heahh Office!. Mr. R. Dix. JR. Mr. J. A. Elias. J.P.. Mr. H. P. Clarke, Mr S. C. de Souza, J.P..1,849 words
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Article121 1931-04-10 12 VALUE OF RUPEE Finance Member Appeals for Sanity. I Reuter's Service New Delhi, April 8. The Federation of Indian Chambers oi Commerce has passed a resolution demanding the cessation of further Government efforts to maintain the value of the rupee at ls. 6d. Sir George Schuster. Finance121 words
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Article78 1931-04-10 12 Two Self- Por traits by Titian Lcndon, April 2. Two self-poi traits of Titian of singularly fine quality have been discovered by the London collector Frank Asbin. who bought them as unknown masters from Lords Ashburnham and Darnley respectively. Not till I hey were cleaned was the simultaneous78 words
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Article653 1931-04-10 12 MOULANA ABDUL ALEEM Heartily Welcomed Locally (By Our Muslim Correspondent] Moulana Shah Muhammed Abdul Aleem Saheb Siddiqui Al-Quadri, of Meerut, India, a well-known Muslim missionary who visited the S.S. and the F.M.S. on a lecturing tour some three years ago. arrived here on Tuesday from Rangoon.653 words
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Article227 1931-04-10 12 Alleged Thrashing by Headmaster Order directing the Magistrate of Bukit Mertajam to issue a summons on the Headmaster of the Bukit Mertajam High School was made in the Supreme Court. Penang on Tuesday, says (the Straits Echo, by His _orriship Mr. Jhettce Sproule. The matter was227 words
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Article97 1931-04-10 12 The arrival at the Victoria Theatre towards the end of this month of M. Maurice Martenot with his music of the ether should provide an occasion of unusual interest both to the scientifically and the musically inclined. M. Martenot has discovered a way apparently of controlling those ether97 words
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Article22 1931-04-10 12 What is more pleasant than a cold bath before breakfast?" asks a writer. The answer is: No cold bath before breakfast.— Punch.22 words
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Article526 1931-04-10 12 THE CANCER "CRIMINAL" Narrowing Down the Search The circle of detective scientists is steadily closing in on the murderous agency known as cancer, and its capture, imprisonment, and abolition are passing from the sphere of possibility to that of a probability of the near future. Since526 words
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Article220 1931-04-10 12 Special Tribunal at Tharrawaddy Gaol Rangoon. Match tt. A Special Tribunal, composed of Mr. Justice Cunliffe and Messrs. Darwood and Ba O, held a preliminary sitting to-day at Tharraweddv Gaol in connexion with the trial ol those arrested for complicity in the rebellion In the Tharrawaddy220 words
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Article126 1931-04-10 12 Dr. Colijn's Appointment "Practically Certain" Medan. Mar. 23. According to the J iva-Bode, inforrraticn has been received from the verv best source that Dr. Colijn, the well-known Dutch statesman, whose nam? is closely connected with several economic conferences at Geneva, has; yielded to the pressure brought to bear126 words
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Article65 1931-04-10 12 Chinese Women Fined $2,460 Arrested for having unlawful possession oi 82 taels of raw opium at Yaumati Railway Station Chan Ho, a woman, was fined $2,463 or in default, nine months' imprisonment at the Kowioon Magistracy. She stated that the opium, which she carried tied around her waist65 words
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Article597 1931-04-10 12 BOW-LEGS UNKNOWN Sir John Bland-Sutton's Find on World Tour London. Sir John Bland-Sutton, the famous surgeon, has just returned from an eight months' tour round the world which he made in order to get a real rest and change. I He was looking tanned and597 words
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Article1434 1931-04-10 12 ASSEMBLY MEETING Advice to Members tf legislature There was a unique demonstration »j Irwin came to take a formal tareweU Houses of the legislature, says an A t,; Press message from New Delhi oi About 200 members were present lIu j Assembly Chamber was crowded ami1,434 words
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Article531 1931-04-10 13 Larry Gains Fights Like a Champion t Leicester, Mar. 9. Larry Gains, the coloured fighter, who was born in Toronto. Canada, at the Granby Hall here, to-night, proved himself to be not only the best heavy- weight in Europe, but one of the cleverest in the world.531 words
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Article225 1931-04-10 13 Divided Opinions of English Players There were nearly one hundred competitors at the open golf meeting held at West Hill (Brookwood) last month when the larger and lighter ball, which is now standardised in the United States, was given a further test. Unfortunately the weather prevented225 words
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Article68 1931-04-10 13 "They Are No Good for Cup-tie Work"— Their Trainer Exeter City, the "surprise team" of this season's F.A. Cup competition, who defeated First Division sides in Derby County and Leeds United, and made a draw with Sunderland, do not eat any eggs during Cup training. "They68 words
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Article42 1931-04-10 13 Victories for Birkenhead Park and Newport London, Mar. 26. Two important club matches took place to-day. Bath entertained Newport and were beaten by the visitors, 9 o, and Birkenhead Park were at home to Blackheath. The Heathens lost. 33 12.42 words
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Article92 1931-04-10 13 E. D. Andrews, the former New Zealand champion, is competing in the annual open lawn tennis tournament which opens at Klang during Easter. He receives a bye in the first round of the open singles, and also in the open doubles, in which he will be partnered by H. B.92 words
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Article492 1931-04-10 13 Bob Jones and Bill Tilden. New York. Bob Jones and Bill Tilden retired as amateur competitors not so far apart. By something of a coincidence each figured in a contest on the same day— Jones playing for charity in Atalanta with three of the best professionals492 words
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Article320 1931-04-10 13 The Test Match Averages WEST INDIES BATTING Highest Times Innings Runs score not out Aver. G. C. Grant 10 255 71* 4 42.50 G. Headley 10 336 105 1 37.33 F. R. Martin 10 254 123* 1 28.22 E. L. Bartlett 6 110 84 1 22.00 C.320 words
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Article103 1931-04-10 13 The balance-sheet of the Gloucestershire County Cricket Club shows that it cost £9.490 to run the club last year, the leading items being £3.232 for professionals' wages, £299 for umpires, £993 for travelling allowances, £1,051 match expenses, £244 for talent money, while the Australians teck £982 as their share of103 words
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Advertisement187 1931-04-10 13 Wisdom VV---wise housewife chooses t|_?r^slj Cerebos Salt for its absolute l^^_!_r^ purity. She uses less salt and gets uniform seasoning. And F_^^S_s___B there is no waste because it pours (erelSos) -^^mre*^ In Hand lib. M pQurtr tins. SALT &:&&§)(§>®<§j®@*^^ m SPECIAL J M THE KING i APPOINTMENT TO OF SIAM187 words
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Advertisement321 1931-04-10 13 BUY BRITISH GOODS 1 1 nPQ wSw 1 ?s? ?1* S HitlsT J* b#v* WWrta W® ■WBB* V Ml __K^_^__| __L y%//_H g Australia's Health-Giving Wines. ffi RICH RUBY PORT TYPE— BURGUNDY jg RICH WHTTK PORT TYPE— CHABLIS g RICH TAWNY PORT TYPE— SHERRY TYPE. S Obtainable at all Stores.321 words
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Advertisement826 1931-04-10 14 Blue Funnel Line REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES, EXPRESS SERVICE MARSEILLES, LONDON N. CONTINENT FORTNIGHTLY. WEEKLY 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 Sana, AOAPENOR For Amsterdam, London and Hamburg826 words
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Advertisement492 1931-04-10 14 Ellerman Bueknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated In England) "ELLERMAN M 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, CITY OP BATAVIA May 5 CITY OP CORINTH June 9 HOMEWARDS. s.s. CITY OF492 words
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Advertisement454 1931-04-10 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 GOVERVMrv* LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE T OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA JAPAN. Due Tonnage. Singapore. Tonnage sin 1931. KARMALA 9.100 Jfj BURDWAN454 words
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Advertisement759 1931-04-10 15 0. S. K. Line. j tie* and New York: (from H'kong) (Express Freight Service.] ie ma t Kwanto Main ADr 2 3 U ,from Kobe) t Africa mm., Apr2s I Rotterdam, Hamburg (Bremen) A tUOrP Apr w 16 i" rt EUxabeth, Cape Town, Rio de Iro, Santos. Montevideo ft Bu'nos759 words
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Advertisement475 1931-04-10 15 ?^V OF FAMOUS %LO% PRESIDENT LINERS. fff 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. N ew York. Pres. Polk Apr. 13 Apr. 18 Apr. 18 May 26 Pres. Adams Apr. 27475 words
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Advertisement837 1931-04-10 15 K. P. M. KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. [ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION COMPANY OF BATAVIA. J (Incorporated in Holland.) UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT Telephone No. 5451, with sub-connections to: Passage, Freights, Transhipment, Marine Departments and Managers *s desk. Representatives in the Straits Settlements (Singapore and Penang). of the TRAM.LLERS OFFICIAL837 words
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Article280 1931-04-10 16 Association for Mutual Help A large increase ot membership is again reported by the Association of Retired Naval Officers in its report for 1930 just issued. On December 31 the membership was 2.244. as compared with 2.090 m 1929. 1.837 in 1928. and 1.513 in 1927. Associate280 words
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Advertisement601 1931-04-10 16 Burns Philp 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 sj. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia Cabins de601 words
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Advertisement207 1931-04-10 16 WESTERN AUSTRALIA STATE SHIPPING SERVICE M.V. KANGAROO, having excellent accommodation for saloon passengers, is due to sail from Tanjong Pagar Wharf at 4 p.m. 13th inst for FREMANTLE. Specially reduced fare now in operation, £19 (payable in Australian Currency APPLY to McALISTER CO., LTD., Battery Road. Telephone 5171. m.s. FIONIA.207 words
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Advertisement541 1931-04-10 16 KERR STEAMSHIP Co. \Z\ (Incorporated In U.8.A.) GENERAL AGENTS. NEW YORK SERVICE. Regular Freight Service to Boston, New York Philadelphia and Baltimore (via Suez). Due Sails MB. SILVERPALM In Port ApT. 13 J* I M.S. SILVERTEAK Apr. 28 May 4 For rates and particulars please apply to:— AGENTS. SINGAPORE, PENANG541 words
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Miscellaneous643 1931-04-10 16 MAIL DESPATCHES *BY TRAIN Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembing and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. 6 a.m. Bangkok every Thursday 6 ajn. Kota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping, Penang and Kedah and Lower Siam 6 a.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6643 words
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Miscellaneous71 1931-04-10 16 Comdt Dorise. Fren. 3470. from Dunkirk 9. for Saigon 9. Santhia, Brit. 4841. from Kobe 9, for Calcutta via Penang 11. 1 Hong Kheng. Brit. 3975. from Amoy 9. for Penang, Rangoon 11. CLEARANCES April 9. Van Heutsz, Tidore, Tabian. V. d. Does de Bye (Dut): Canada Maru (Jap); Oregon71 words
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Article62 1931-04-10 17 BaloerarTs 22 Days to Southampton Dutch mail and passenger vessel. of the Rotterdamsche Lloyd Line. it Singapore on March 27. is scheduled Mi: eillaa on April 13th. and Southn on April 18th. It will be a quick it the Baloeran (16.981 tons* reaches poftl to scheduled time,62 words
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Article307 1931-04-10 17 P and O. Mantua for Europe at 4 pm. Mr L. J. Thompson. Mrs. A. M Mr and Mrs. C. H. Short. Mrs H. J. mn. Miss M. E. Planer, Mr. k. Mr L. If. Norris. Ida E. Thaekrah. Mrs K. E. Pmwcett, Mr. a. Logan, M Buckle.307 words
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Article452 1931-04-10 17 £2,500,000 Now Covered Further large Unas on the new Cunard vessel while under construction by John Brown and Co., at Clydebank, have been written this week by British insurance companies and by underwriters at Lloyd's and although a start •nly made with placing insurances in the ndon452 words
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Article34 1931-04-10 17 crutaar Cornwall, on the way back to the Button, is now due to arrive at the Ports as under— Colombo. April 14- April 20-22; Singapore. April 23Hont Kong. April 30.34 words
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Article1332 1931-04-10 17 Annual Report of the Guild < Continued t It is a lamentable fact that to-day the number of unemployed captains and navigating officers of our Merchant Navy runs into thousands. At one Guild Agency alone there are over one hundred and fifty out of employment. Either they1,332 words
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Article506 1931-04-10 17 Steamer Flooded by Inrush of Sea Victoria, B.C. Barely escaping in the clothes in which they stood, members of the skeleton crew of the Canadian National steamer Prince Rupert clambered ashore at Yarrow's dock, Esquimau., as the big passenger vessel suddenly commenced to take water, and gradually started506 words
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Article211 1931-04-10 17 Mr. D. S. Whyte Falls Overboard at Shanghai Falling overboard from the Asiatic Petroleum Company's steamer Tien Kwang, berthed at the Company's lower wharf at Shanghai Mr David Strachan Whyte. Chief Engineer of the vessel, was drowned It appears that the late Mr. Whyte was chatting with211 words
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Advertisement272 1931-04-10 17 See the CANADIAN ROCKIES In all their Grandeur Mm^s9mr* mmi MFmim The New Scenic Route %>^^^^9lB^ For Booklets and Information V^X Hongkong Bank Chambers. >^^"C!lZj||Bße~ O. BOX 130 SINGAPORE. /f^* r^*^S^»CANADIAN NATIONAL The Largest Railway System in North America 1 SEPARATE AND DISTINCT FROM CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY) ■_s____ss_b_b_ss___s_b_^^ iiUII JI272 words
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Advertisement266 1931-04-10 17 S£ NORDDEUTSCHER E& LLOYI) l IfVi Vjf ku °rporated In Germany). Ihe undernoted are the Company's Intended Ixtuies. OUTWARDS. TRAVE For Hong Kong. Shanghai, Kobe, Taku. Dalny and Tsingtau Apr. 14 t REMSCHEID For Yokohama. Kobe, Osaka, Moji and Hankow Apr. If TRIER Por Manila, Hcng Kong, Shanghai, Taku, Dalny266 words
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Article816 1931-04-10 18 M.P. IN THE BOX Mr. Christie's Boots Removed A member of Parliament, a doctor, and a coachman gave evidence in the Probate Court about the man who left £300,000 and two wills. So crowded was the court that witnesses had to be accommodated816 words
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Article115 1931-04-10 18 THE WEAKER SEX Girl Leads Posse on Bandits' Trail Red water, Texas. The term "weaker sex" must be dropped from the vocabulary of Arkansas. When two youthful bandits rushed into the bank in Redwater. Texas, drew guns and ordered th<> cashier, R. W. Hawks to "put up hi* hands." Eura115 words
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Article42 1931-04-10 18 "I want a summons, please, against my husband, name of Davies," said a woman at Willesden police-court. "But do be careful," she added, "because there are two others in the house of the same name I spelt D-a-v-i-s.". i42 words
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Advertisement548 1931-04-10 18 HALF PRICES MANUFACTURER'S CONSIGNMENTS STOCK m We have been instructed to clear the following goods at 50% below market price. Outstation orders executed on remittance 1000 Yards British Damask Table Cloth. 60 inches wide, at 60 cents yard. 1500 Rain Coats with Belt, sizes from 36-inch chest to 52, at548 words
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Advertisement480 1931-04-10 18 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. (Incorporated in England by Royal 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 Saigon Amritsar (Iloilo Semarang480 words
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Advertisement326 1931-04-10 18 BANKING. MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. (Incorporated in England). Capital £3.000.000 Subscribed 1.800.000 Paid-up 1050.000 Reserve Fund and Rest 1,645.505 BOARD OF 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.326 words
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Advertisement289 1931-04-10 18 INSURANCE. THE Atrfflfom SOUTH BRITISH INSURANCE COMPANY, LUHTEII FIRE, MARINE, TRANSIT AND MOTOR CAR INSURANCE ACCEPTED LOWEST CURRENT RATEs L. C. MARGOLIOUTH. M. Office: 2, Finlay:on Gn«n PERSONAL ACCIDENT^ FATAL ACCIDENTS are veryd HAVE you made provision for the p-,,,,. of your dependents should Rich overtake you? IT only costs289 words
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Article790 1931-04-10 19 Notes on Recent Visit to Dutch East Indies W H. Daukes. (Managing Director of Dutch Plantation- of Java Ltd.). :> the R.G.A. Bulletin. irney through South Sumatra- at the time la interesting on account of the l.v.s of the condition of native in that part of tin- world.790 words
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Article92 1931-04-10 19 Ihe United States was not alone among the ther rubb-r goods producing countries of the rid ui experiencing a decline in export fade in these lmes. According to the latest nd most complete official statistics, as re-itt-d D y the Department of Commerce practilly every principal rubber-goods exporting untry, with92 words
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Article525 1931-04-10 19 Shareholders to Consider Prospects Th, following is the directors' report to shareholders of Bricks. Ltd.. to be laid before be annual meeting at Kuala Lumpur: The -Jneetors r Kn t Umt owi g the rlMl(||||| ot building operations following on the adverse trade conditions there was little or525 words
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Article354 1931-04-10 19 A Slight Improvement in Km ploy men t London. Mar. 10. At'tei the conspicuous monthly decline in Canadian business activity during thc latter half of 1930. writes a Toronto correspondent, he index of general business in the Dominion tor January stands at approximately the same BfUre as for354 words
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Article446 1931-04-10 19 To-Day 's Price Changes. EXCHANGE RATES April 9. SELLING London. 4 months' sight 2 3 27,32 London. 3 months' sight 2 3 13 16 London. 60 days'' sight 2 3 25 32 London. 30 days' sight 2 3 3 4 London, demand 2 3 23 32 London. T.T. 2 3446 words
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Article941 1931-04-10 19 THURSDAY. APRIL 9TH CLOSING QUOTATIONS Buyers Sellers. .Vam Kumbmug (£> 20s 22s 6d Austral Malay 19s 21s Ayer Hitam Tin (ss) Us 3d 12s 3d cd. Bangrin Tin (£> 13s 6d 14s 6d Batang Padang (sl> 10 15 Batu Caves (sl> 371., 42^ Bukit Arang ($1) 35941 words
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Article85 1931-04-10 19 Dcmestic Production* of Tin. and Tin-in-oiv at 72 per cent, during the month of March 1931. Tons Tons Federated Malay States 4, 461 Unfederated Malay States Johore 26 Kedah 7 Perils 24 Kelantan 2 Trengganu 28 87 Straits Settlements nil Malaya 7^ F.M.S. U.M.S. Total Figures for85 words
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Article117 1931-04-10 19 The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its 1012th auction yesterday, when there was catalogued 1.819.400 lbs.; 812.23 tons. OfTered 1.582.754 lbs.; 706.58 tons. Sold 1.375.840 lbs.; 614.21 tons. Spot. London 3 B 16d New York 6 cts PXICES REALIZED. Ribbed Smcked Sheet. Cents Per Lb.117 words
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68 1931-04-10 19 April Wh., 12 o'clock noon Tone of Market: Steady. Latest Cable: London Spot sheet 3 5 16d. per lb. New York Spot Sheet G.cts. 6 per lb. Buyers Sellers. RS.S. equal to London Standard. s P ot 10', 10'. Standard R.S.S. on Tender April 1068 words
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Article63 1931-04-10 19 Messrs Guthrie and Co.. Kuala Lumpur inform us that the Board of Labu < F.M.S. > Rubber Co. has decided to recommend r dividend of 24 per cent, payable on 30th instant in respect of the financial year ended Dec. 31st. 1930. The sum of £4.000 is placed63 words
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Article64 1931-04-10 19 Messrs Guthrie and Co.. Kual i Lumpur nform us that the Board of Cheviot Rubber Company has decided to recommend a dividend of 2' L per cent, payable on 30th instant in respect of the financial year ended Dec. 30th. 1930. The sum of £3.000 is .placed to64 words
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Article89 1931-04-10 19 Sungei Wav Paying 2 Per Cent' (FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGH I 1-ondon. April Sungei Way report a profit of BSJ7J They ■re paying a dividend of 2 per cent utf earning forward £15 359. Pnnvion ior lepr«clatton is considered unnecessary JTS^mlmmT Sho lta f £I^ n U_.G<H is89 words
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Article162 1931-04-10 19 LYALL EVATT'S DAILY REPORT Singapore. April 9. The share market is brighter to-dav md quotations haw steadied sliuhtlv alter a *__k opening. Rubbers.-New Scudais dealt in yest-rdnv at 9d. have to-day conn- up to 1.00 M.ntakabs are 24 25 and Ulu Remits 21 23. Tins.— Although the metal price f:l]162 words
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Article155 1931-04-10 19 MACPHAIL CO.'S DAILY REPORT Singapore. April 9. Tin. Weak.— Talam Mines 70 75. P-nawat^ 57 60. Kintas 1.00 1.05. Rantau Prefs 40 45 Hitam Tin 17 20. Malaya Consols 15 18. Sungei Luas 1.00 1.05. Johans 20 23. Hong Fatt.s 5> 59. Petalings 3.90 4.10. Taipings 32' lil'. Rahmans 60155 words
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Article183 1931-04-10 19 Harrisons. Barker and Co.. Penan*. Agents. Pangnga River. 1.125 pkls Ogata* 1 |gg U930); 1.109 hours against 1.000; 24 toon yards against 266.000: Estimated realised value of ore $42,300 Ogata* $58,000. Knit:: K. lima 1.150 pkls.: against 500; 645 hours ogaln BIS; 191.000 yards against 123.000;183 words
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Article136 1931-04-10 19 Interruptions at General Meeting Madrid. Mar. g. Noisy interruptions marked the gonarol meeting of tht Bank of Spam yesfrdiv. at which over 300 shareholders were proi nt. Senor Viguri, Minister of Economv in Oeneral Berenguers Government, was defending th. tool Governments policy regarding th- exchange problem and136 words
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Advertisement66 1931-04-10 19 Assets exceed $12,000,000. Assurance in force over $38,000,000. Ihe Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. HFAn n^r^ (Incorporated In the Straits Settlements.) HEAD OFFICE. Winchester House, Singapore LONDON OFFICE: 27, Old Jewry EC The Company has £20.000 deposited with the Supreme Court of En.i-.n ATTRACTIVE PLANS OF ASSUAGE H j*66 words
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Advertisement68 1931-04-10 19 I Royal Exchange I a gj What do you connect with these two words g S Insurance jg jg Then why not give this old established jg Corporation the benefit of your connection and 3 Sj be assured of complete satisfaction. gj IRo\>al Eycbanac Hssurance. I |j INCORPORATED A D68 words
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Article325 1931-04-10 20 Forwards Erratic In Front of Goal BJ_. 1: R.A.F 1. Plenty of mid -field play was seen in the First Division game between the R.A.F. and the R.A. at the Stadium yesterday. Neither side predominated to any great extent and the finishing work of the forwards left325 words
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Article63 1931-04-10 20 IDolfatah Hattrick Against S.C.C. In the Reserve Division of the League on the Padang last evening the SC.C. 2nd. XI were well beaten by the Malays 2nd. XI by four goals to one after an even first half at the end of which the score was I—l.1 —1.63 words
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Article41 1931-04-10 20 In a match at the Y.MC.A. ground yesterday. the Press beat Robinson's Cafe by five goals to nil. The winners were much superior in attack and R. S. Wilson, who led the forwards, scored all five goals.41 words
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Article176 1931-04-10 20 Teams Against S.R.C. and Chinese B The following have been invited to play Association football for the S.C.C. lst. XI against SRC. on Tuesday o:_ the Padang: E. Cherrington: J. L. Elmer, J. G. Glasgow; D. R. Harper. A. K. Reade, A. Donald; R. A. F. Brown. E176 words
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Article317 1931-04-10 20 When a Foul Shot Must be Replayed George Ni Ison. the Yorkshire professional and billiards writer, says one of the most difficult points in ;h? Snooker rules he has ever had to answer came to him from a member of the Leeds North-East Ward Conservative Club. In317 words
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Article35 1931-04-10 20 Members of the Chinese Volunteer Rifle Section are reminded that a spoon shoot will be held at Bukit Timah Range on Sunday at 2.30 pm Bums will leave the C?ub at 2n m sharp H35 words
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645 1931-04-10 20 I PENANG'S SUCCESS British Amateur Records Excelled The 1931 Malayan later-r'ub amateur weight-lifting championships organized by the proprietors of the Sportsman and under the joint patronage of Dr. Chen Chang Lok, Con-sul-General for China, and Mr. Aw Doon Haw, were held at the latler's bungalow at645 words
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Article369 1931-04-10 20 Draft Itinerary for This Year's Tour The following are extracts from a letter dated March 25th. by Mr. A. S. de Mello. Honorary Secretary. The Board of Control for Cricket in India. Ned Delhi, to the principal Cricket Clubs in India in connexion with the proposed369 words
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Article449 1931-04-10 20 A DESERVING WIN Home Players Faster on the Ball London, March 28. A skirl of pipes, accompanied by the voices of 100,000 people, floated over Hampden Park prior to the start of what has hitherto been the greatest clash of the soccer stars of the season,449 words
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Article157 1931-04-10 20 S.C.C. Tournament Results Yesterday's results in the S.C.C. lawn tennis tournament were as follow: Championship Prelim inary P. H. Stewart Brown vs. O. W. Gilmour i unfinished). Championship. W. H. Drccglever beat S. E. Hfbcif, 7—5. 6 o. N. A. Sedwick beat E. A. Joy. 6—2. 6 2.157 words
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Article122 1931-04-10 20 100 Yards Dash in 9 4-5 Seconds New Delhi, Mar. 27. R. Vernieux. the young Bengal-Nagpur Railway athlete from Khargpur, won the 100 yards dash in 9 4 5 seconds to-day in the All-India inter-railway athletic meeting. This is" a very lemarkable achievement indeed if it122 words
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Article41 1931-04-10 20 To be Played Saturday at Hampden Park London, Apr. 1. The Scottish Football Association decided to-day that the Scottish Cup Final will be played at Hampden Park on April llth. Mr. Peter Graigmyle (Aberdeen) will be the referee.41 words
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Article33 1931-04-10 20 FRIDAY'S TIES E. H. R. Bowerman ar.d J. Kerr vs. P. H. Romney and W. Follenfant. W. Kenworthy and I_. E. Howe vs. E. A Hudson and A. S. Owens.33 words
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Article48 1931-04-10 20 Members of the Ex-Services Association are reminded that the annual golf competition will take place at Bukit Timah on Sunday morning the 19th. inst.. not the 26th. as originally stated. Entries should be sent to w T Houghton, Lewis and Peat, Ltd., as soon as possible48 words
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Article165 1931-04-10 20 City and Suburban Entries London, Mar. 25. Punters had a good start for the season in the Lincolnshire to-day. Knight Error's victory came as a pleasant surprise after several long-priced winners in recent years. The tipsters, however, came croppers as most of them pinned their faith on165 words
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Article134 1931-04-10 20 36 Horses Handicapped for Epsom Event London, Mar. 26. Following are the handicaps for the City and Suburban (over l*- 4 miles), to be run at Epsom on April 22nd: Xandover 9.5. Rustom Pasha 9.4. Strephon 11. 9.3, Alcester 8.10, Leonidas 8.8. Athford 88. The Macnab 8.8,134 words
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Article552 1931-04-10 20 Honda Beaten For Championship The South China Morning Post describing Hondas defeat in the Hong Kong Championship says: Essentially a defensive tactician with but an occasionally powerful forehand drive. T. Honda, present holder and several times champion of Hong Kong. (and former champion in Malaya > was552 words
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Article58 1931-04-10 20 i Mrs. Whittingstall Beats Miss Nuthall London. March 28. In the first Hard Court* Tournament of the season Mrs. Fearnley-Whittingstall <Miss Ellen Bennett), beat Betty Nuthall 6—3 6-2 Betty's variable form is subject to much speculation in the coming season, particularly as the Wightman Cup is to58 words
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