The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 28 April 1931

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    19 1 The Singapore Free Press NO. 13,321. ESTABLISHED 1835. SINGAPORE, S.S. TUESDAY. APRIL 28, 1931. 20 PAGES DAILY. 10 CENTS.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS
    464 1 Increased petrol tax, manipulation of the method of collection cf income tax and appropriation of £20,000,000 from the Dollar Exchange Account are the principal methods employed by Mr. Snowden to balance the budget Page 11. Australia is to raise an internal loan of £12,000,000 to help the
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    "THE PASSING OF RUBY LIPS"
    1009 1 We called him Ruby Lips. He came to us after a long succession of cooks of many kinds. One had left on account of continual bouts of malaria, another because he said we lived j too far from a town, and he disliked the walk
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      268 1 GOOD MORNING! ARE YOU DRINKING CROSSED KRIS" TEA CROWN IN MALAYA. RAFFLES HOTEL I I EXCELLENT ACCOMMODATION WITH MODERN SANITARY I ARRANGEMENTS 1 Wednesday, April 29th and Friday, May Ist, at 6.30 p.m. I i The KELVEY Mannequins I (LEVEE ACROBATIC BABIES AND I 71 ATA I IN NEW NUMBERS
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      306 1 I "Renowned by Recommendation" I I TO-NIGHT DINNER and DANCE TO-NIGHtI I MENU, 1 |j Hors d'Oeuve Varies Consomme Profiteroles S g Creme Marianne S g Fletan Normande g Timbale Toulousaine Tournedo Jardiniere g Dindonneau Roti a l'Anglaise a S Epinards en Branches Pommes Dauphine S Charlotte aux Pommes S
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      157 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Cinema attractions Page 2. Lifebuoy soap for health Pa^e 6. Kelvey Mannsquins at Ratfles Page 1. Phoenix crange rrid le'/no i pop Pag- 13. Delphin t^p filler from RftMIWUM Page 11 Falconite enamel f:r Interior decorationPage 1. Notices by st. Andrew's SDCiety rod Municipality Page 9. Auction rale
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      8 1 DRINK BIGIA TEA! CHEAP AND GOOD! MALAYAN GROWN
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    NOTED JURIST DEAD
    180 2 Career of Sir Edward Clarke Reuter's Service I London. April 26. The death of Sir Edward Ctarke is announced Sir Edward Clarke uas a brilliant advocate and orator. He was the ton of a London n-weller and became a writer m the India Ofßot but later took
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    CENSUS ROUND-UP
    113 2 Strange Scenes m London Streets London, April 27. There were strange scenes m London streets «'arly this morning when the police armed with oaoMi forms made a great round-up of the homeless m order that they should be included m the Nations decennial "roll call." "Down and outs"
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    CENSUS DISCLOSURES
    238 2 Population of Penan^ 197,000 The total population of the island of Pvnang according to the Cemus taken m March is approximately 197.000. Of this figure. 49.1 5t» to known definitely to represent the population of the rural area, and the balance. 147.844. Ls very near the final figure
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    M. HERRIOT'S ELECTION
    30 2 IReuter's Service Lyons. April 26. A/ter negotiations between M. Harriot and the Socialists the former's election as Mayor uas coniirmed ay 39 votes to nil. Eleven abbtained
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    THE SCREEN
    35 2 There will be a special matinee of the Two Black Crows m Why Bring that Up. at the Capitol to-day. The film is drawinu lame audiences and intending patrons ore advised to book
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      290 2 Everybody Agrees That the Best food m Town, J The most attractively- j presented dishes and S The delightful Furnishing j and Comforts are 3 Features of The CAPITOL! RESTAURANTI that have made it Singapore's j Most Popular S I Rendezvous j Have you visited our new PALM COURT J
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      173 2 Victoria Theatre PROFESSOR MARTENOT will give Two Extra Concerts on his return from Java June Ist and 2nd at 9.30 Largest and Finest Theatre." I Special Holiday I Imatineel I To-Dayat3.ls L«!!J?J TO-NIGHT rylgj Last Night of the Famous Comedians whose Gramophone records have reached the sale of Millions MORAN
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      297 2 She's Coming The Lottery H r idi> 1 6.15 TO-NIGHT 9.151 j I H OLiD AY] I I IMATINEE! g S TODAY AT 3 P.M. j*j j CHILDREN HALF PRICE. 1 GEORGE O'BRIEN, MARION I LESSING, WARREN HYMER m the sea picture of stunning tfi startling, tingling thrills, I THE
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      208 2 THE WEEK Tmfcj isih. lii^h Water, 06^0. M tt.. 2020. T.l it H;«ri RSfl Hrn PuMk Hol;da;. Singapore Psyrholop :t-al Assocn. Adelpl.: 6.10. Crirkef SCC v United Services, at S.CC; Johore \f S.CC. XI. at Johore Golf Garrison OC Mixed Foursomes Utdn.sdav. :Mth. Hißh Water. 07.45. 7.6 it MJ6, 7.5
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    MEMORIES OF 47 YEARS IN A BANK
    1086 3 WHEN GOLD JINGLED Races (m Top Hats up the Monument There has almost disappeared from Ufa banking personnel of the City a race of men who did all the detail work of banking by head and hand writes W.C.S. m the Evening News.
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    19 3 "Optra is not dying" says the The Literary Digest. The last one we heard sounded like it Southern Lumberman.
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    HORSE DRIVEN TO DEATH
    447 3 Animal Dies During Joy Ride Jaffna. April 8. "You have dealt mercilessly with ihe horse entrusted to you. I have no power to uive you lashes, but I will said you to goal," said Mr. M. F. de S. Jayaretne. Police Magistrate. Jaffna, m sentencing Suthan
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    INDIAN JURIES
    112 3 Miss Jenny Lee's Suggestion Turned Down I.umlon. Apiil 11. In the House of Commons, replyi&f In the negative to M I who ashed whether Bhagat Blngb, Rajguru and Bukhdev re tried by jury. Mr. Wed wood B»-nn said thai be wai net prepared to take tbj action thai
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    JUDGE ON BLACKMAIL
    161 3 Courts Resolved to Stop It When the Court of Appeal illimliml the appeals of Ueweßbm Wtathorpe Bendrtck a«d William Ctrljott Smith, who convicted) «t the Central Criminal Court on Frbriiiiiy 18 ot blackmailing off< net .1 -Mr x." Mr. Justice Swift havlnc -mmtiil the faci* said Kenrtrtcfc
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    THE MERCY OF THE COURT
    72 3 John Dunn; i Reuter me from Imington I < rolina) mi < a i .ur>. and llk case I ed as If H i e\eral a s Uj ettl Jm. bad i toqp »;iBagenM to b al .<! ojn;: -hi:, ucc' > <: to, "I*vi
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      139 3 I Defy the trying heat by f drinking FRAMROZ'SI D-e-I-i-c-i-o-u-s I ORANGE SMASH j PINEAPPLE SMASH I RASPBERRY SMASH AND i STRAWBERRY SMASH I I m GUARANTEED FROM FRUIT JUICES j 1 I They re-in force strength and nourish I ">i rectory c Malaya \.nOO PACES i^^^ mnd MAP of
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    German Delegates Confer with Marshal Foch
    2500 4  - German Delegates Confer with Marshal Foch GEN. J. J. PERSHING PF.RSHINO'S STORY CONCLUDES By ICommander-in-Chief American Expeditionary Forces m the War.] THE ARMISTICE IS SIGNED Historic Meeting m Railway Coach m Forest PARIS CELEBRATES THE CEASE FIRE Allied Leaders Decorated by General John Pershing AS the conference between Marshal Foch
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    THE MAITRE D'HOTEL IS SHOCKED
    700 4 DINERS IN A HURRY Oriental Dancers for Paris I From Our Own Correspondent] [*HE French usually are kind to animals, i skinny cats and mongrel dogs being mdled with a persistence worthy of a far ?tter cause. Very different, however, is the ttitude of a
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    266 4 General Petain, who stood m front of the com mand. I spoke a few words regarding his exceptional service to his country, thanked hirr for his uniform consideration and great assis tance to our armies, and pinned on the medal At Cambrai. where I went the next day tc decorate
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    SCHNEIDER TROPHY RACE PREPARATIONS
    1442 4  -  T. STANHOPE SPRIGG FLYING DAY BY DAY By BIG PRIZE FOR FIRST P/LO7 TO GLIDE ACROSS CHANNEL London, April 1. AS I write these notes the long-awaited Report of the Simon Commission on the iccident to R. 101 comes to hand. A brief ;lance through its
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    AIRMAIL SPEED-UP
    331 4 AIRMA IL SPEED-UP England-India m Five Days As a result of permanent agreements with Italy and Greece, which are about to be ratified, and the introduction of new and fr-ster flying boats m the Mediterranean, Imporial Airways have arranged to speed-up both their England India, and the newly opened Central-African
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    THE HARI RAYA HAJI
    899 5 MUSLIM PILGRIMAGE Its Performance and Merits •By Our Muslim Correspondent.) For tr? conservation of a tru<e religious spin.. Ifil'iri a»e enjoined to f< "low esrtafa practical dutter, one cf hlcli iz he Pilgi image to Mecca, or the "Hajj." From a Muslim point of vtsw, it
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    195 5 Mr. T. G. Husband is to act as Senior Executive Engineer. P.W.D.. Province Wellesley. The Thai Mai records that on the 3rd inst.. an opium inspector named Nai Yeb Bungah became mentally affected, and ran amok on the Tongkah Harbour road, m Bhuket. He carried an axe and box of
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    KAMEL PEAK
    367 5 Preparations for British Expedition Bombay. April IT. Preparations fox the Bxitish expedition to attempt the ascent of Kernel peak m the Himalayas have already been started m Bombay. The peak, vhich is over 25.000 feet high, remains yet to be conquered, fcur attempts having failed m the past.
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    GIRL COMMUNIST
    159 5 Ho Lung's Sister is Held Captive Canton. A message re^etvsd by the lecal military circles frcm official quarters m Hunan reports the capture \r; the Government acops m KweichGYY prcvin.e a fortiiight ago Of Ho Sam-koo, a younger sister of Ho Lung 1 the notoncu.s Red leader ct
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    'WAR-WITH-BRITAIN'
    219 5 The death of Rear-Admiral C. P. Plunkett,' whose speeches advising America to be prepared for "inevitable war" aroused much controversy all over the world, is reported by Reuter's Washington correspondent. In January, 1328, Admiral Plunkett delivered an extraordinary speech to the National Republican Club m New York, m which
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      463 5 ZZ?" Jf t Microscopic view debilitated nerves V\ take up Sanatogen s as the parched earth drinks m water m these words a well-known physician m his book "Nerve Energy" describes the action of Sanatogen. Every single particle of Sanatogen is preedily absorbed by the blood stream and, without any
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      132 5 If I 11 11 s LI Amm L I I\J\J L -L# I I L»mImLI ft I i pj -,f<<£y H I CIGARETTES W.D. H.O. WILLS, BRISTOL LONDON. Sterling Silver Cup and Cover Sterling Silver Cup 13jin.high 6} m. hitfh £10 10 0 £5 5 0 Features of Mappm Prize
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    WORDS WINGED BY WIRE
    2509 6 20,000 PER MINUTE World's Largest Carrier Current System From cross-arms to robot?, is the short, short ■lory of the telegraph. Away bark m the *****. a hard-hear ved college authority set up a ruling that students living m different houses of the school couldn't set tog-ther
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    OLDEST MAN IN WORLD
    38 6 157 Years <>!<« rA London London «^j Claiming to be I*l like a wrinkled old app!Zaraagha. the oldest ni.tr briskly ashore at ■outhwnp the United States Hi weeks m London bet on- r- m Constantinople
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      203 6 AAw no pr^. MORE c^TSHABBY a^aT FLOORS JUST ONE COAT of DARKAUNE. only costing SI. 10 will give your floor a lovely lustrous finish that won't chip, scratch or get shabby. DARKALINI I is greatly superior to any--1 thing yet used, and always I looks nice. Simply brushed I on,
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      156 6 "M^___f your keeping! fJOW can boys and girls with power to ward off inKplay the rollicking games tion. The Lifebuoy he;,!;!, they love without picking up element will protect them dust and dirt dangerous at home and out of doors dirt which may harbour the germs of some dreaded Py
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    TREASURE TROVE LAW
    451 7 A TREASURY PLEDGE Finders Entitled to Full Value A com iciei able amount of "treasure trove." <hielly g-jid and silver coins of past centuries. I lost ivery year to the naticn owing to the ignorance of the public as to the procedure to adopt m order to
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    MALACCA NEWS
    188 7 Celebrating St. George's Day (From Our Own Correspondent I Malacca, April 26. In connection with St. George's Day the Malacca Society of St. George held a successful fancy dress ball m the Malacca Club on Saturday. It wu well attended and many quaint dress creations were seen. This
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    TRAFFIC IN CHILDREN
    140 7 Allegations by Director of N.S.P.C.C. •It is much easier to sell i child m this country and then lose sight of it than it is to a prize bulldog or canary." said Mr. W. J. Elliott. Director of the MMfcmtf Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
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    FATAL FIGHT
    94 7 Murder Verdict m Penang Case [From Our Own Correspondent; Penang, April 26. A una. imou vevdkt of nfflidßf by K*:oi Pia Sim. alias Chap Yit Chai was returned by the jury at the Coroner's inquiry on Saturday into i he death or a Chinese, Lim Chai Tuck, who
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    A DEATH EVERY HALF HOUR
    81 7 Every day nearly 50 people are killed and 3.000 injured by accidents m Great Britain. Every half -hour somebody dies; every minute somebody is hurt. These figures are given by the National Salety First Association, \ohich is to hold its stoond National Safety Week between
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    PAYING FOR THE PHONE
    460 7 Curious Provision m a Will A curious provision is contained m the will of Mr. AlthUl Knowles Legg. a Leeds man. Tvho died leaving estate of £14.022. Hp left: The income from £400 upon trust to Ellen Pilling, "for life or for so long as she
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    21 7 i It is said that n any modern novelists write entirely for their own pleasure We gladly [accept the explanation. Punch.
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    A CANCER SERUM
    194 7 Discovery by London Doctor Htm York. Mar. Vi. A serum winch destroys cancer tissue, while beintr harmless to other living tissues, has been discovered In the cancer researcli laboratory of tru 1 London Hospital (England according to an article by Dr. Thomas Lumsden director of the cancer
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    BEES INVADE CHURCH
    148 7 Minister and Congregation Take Right Sydney. Divine worship has been Indefinitely suspended m the small township of Agnes Banks, near Richmond. New South Wales, owing to the church building being occupied by two large swarms of bees. While a service was m progress recent! bee.-, undeterred by
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    74 7 1 London's alien population is su.tdily < I ing. OWtnf to rigid inspection ai the poitfl and periodical examination of pap n h\ the Atteni Branch of Scotland Yard. Contrary to is generally ■uppoaad, the number «»f chlnea m London is .smiii. Durinv; ill war, with tIM demaa^.d frr labourers,
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    OLD ENGLISH SILVER
    292 7 13,038 for Two James 11. ups and Covers In tale oi old silver :.t Sotheby'a m Baa I I week i ..M <i > agniflo i: ...filed cups and v b i i i i n trmt c, Bri-4U'Ji<r-O( era] Bir Henr] Pi Croft, and fetched £9,038*
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    DEBT LEADS TO WAR
    95 7 lit;; Fighti ig AIWMI Basuto Naitres A v> -.i n m .'t si debt The native refused to \a i 1 1 let Commiftidoi itt ipt« ins itoek, kM r i i all m prq The locs] < ii i <.. i i a, •tnd stilt
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      413 7 I STRONG W^T ft| KKEP < When the climate makes you list- $^^S less, nervy and almost without S> energy to carry on, it's a sure sign t^J^r 1 you need Hall's Wine. HalTs '^HP Wine is by tar the finest tonic you can take < because it quickly restores
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      45 7 Made Specially to Prevent Sore Throats! "g fQCHAVENA > r V tRGINI^-c J CORK -TIPPED VIRGINIA CIGARETTES hr^r Made Specially to Prevent Sore Throats IN LONDON BY CARRERAS LTD. 142 YEARS' REPUTATION for QUALITY Sole Agents .—HLTTENBACH, LAZARIS SONS, LTD., Singapore, Penan*, Ipoh and Kuala Lumput
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    BOOKS AT TEN A PENNY
    157 8 urio Dealer's Collection Dispersed Book.- were sold lor ton penny In Man(hesitr recently. Among them •civ vnHIUMI worth two and three shillings each, and dating beck to the ititotntti etaluiy. One cmtomw bought lO.onc books (of £4. while another lot of 6.000 were sold for
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    THE WORLD BANK
    117 8 A First Dividend of (i Per Cent Basle. April ?0. Tht Oovcrnon of the World Bank met OO Sunday night and. according to the Swiss Press, found that the profit of the ftnl year".work of the Bank amounts to eleven million Swiss Francs. Of that sum about
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    LONGEST TUNNEL IN THE EAST
    94 8 Japan's 31,000 Feet Construction Iwaki. April 20. The Railway Department announces an elaborate plan for celebrating the completion of the Shimizu railway tunnel construction work. The construction of the tunnel has involved an expenditure of ten million yen and ten years' continuous labour on the
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    RENEWED WINTER IN EUROPE
    99 8 Paris- London Mail Planes r Delayed Paris, April 19. An amazing cold wave is spreading over lar^e parts of Europe and has seriously interfered with aviation m France. The German airplane keeping up the connection between Barcelona and Stuttgart was borne down m a heavy snowstorm
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    KINGDOM OF SYRIA
    123 8 Rumoured French Intentions Rome. April 11. A sensation lms bwn caused m political IJITIM hMt by pvri tent reports of France's intention to establish a Kiimdom of Syria, with Emir AH, Kintf Hussein's son. as ruler. The Prtss unanimously rejects the scheme v-hirh. it Is insisted, must
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    POIRET AND A PREMIER
    762 8 When Not 10 Had a Mannequin Show l.indrn. March 'J.I. P.: nl Potrct, the French "Fashion King." has published a bcok of memoirs. Ii tells, among other things, of how No. 10 Downing street, the Prime Minister's house, was called "Ge.wninj-'-sirevt" during, the occupation Ol L:;dy
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    CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE
    226 8 Indian Missionary's Cricket Story •Thf effect Of the civil disobedience movement m India has been twofold: on one side the suffering and self -discipline it entails has toughened the moral fibre of many; on the Otter it ha.s had an unfortunate effect on many young people." said the
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    BIG LOAN BY B.A.T.
    129 8 1 520.000.000 to be Advanced to Shansi Tientsin, Apr. 10. The Shansi Military Government, which is Urgently pressed by the Divisional Commanders for funds to carry out disbandment plans m north-western China, has concluded an agreement with the British and American Tobacco Company for a loan
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    UNLICENSED PISTOL
    98 8 Year's Imprisonment for Chinese On Saturday the DLstrict Judge. Mr. G. C. Dodd. passed sentence of one year's rigorous imprisonment on a Chinese who was arrested by Detective Inspector Mclntosh m a coffee shop m Middle Road. The man was. found m possession of an automatic pistol, for
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    A LADYLIKE ARMY
    210 8 A report that the authorities who arc m charge of the arrangements for the Aldershot Tattoo of this summer are looking for three handsome young soldiers of a sufficiently 'girlish 1 appearance to play the parts of Boadicea and her two daughters suggests another problem for the
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    CHEAPER TO BE UNMARRIED.
    287 8 CHEAPER TO BE UNMARRIED ECONOMY PLEA A Divorce to Evade Taxation Two opera singers of international reputation, the world-famous Mme. Olszewska and Dr. Schipper. of the Vienna Opera House, have decided to obtain a divorce on the grounds of economy. Once divorced they will save considerably on their income-tax assessments.
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    COUNTERFEIT COINS
    137 8 Two Chinese Committed forTrial At the instance of Detective Inspector Mclntosh. two Chinese named Fong Leong Hoo and Eng Pan were charged before the Second Magistrate. Mr. G. E. Clayton, on Saturday, with counterfeiting Straits Settlements one cent coins. Inspector Mclntosh said that at 10 a.m. on April
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    SHANGHAI MAJESTIC SITE
    118 8 Purchased For Use As Building Allotments Sh.in.qh.il. April 15. It is learned to-night that the Asia Realty Company, as managers of a syndicate consisting of Sir Robert Ho-tung. Mr. Maurice Benjamin. Mr. Li Minp. Mr. K. P. Chen, and themselves as interested parties, have purchased the Majestic
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    CHINA'S PASSPORT REGULATIONS
    113 8 Enforcement on May 1 at Shanghai Shanghai, April 16. AH foreigners arriving at Shanghai after May 1 must produce passports before landing. So the Commissioner of the Bureau of Public Safety of Greater Shanghai announced to-day It is reported that the Consular Body requested a postponement of
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    A DISTINGUISHED EXPLORER
    85 8 Death Follows Motor Accident Bremen, April 10 The German explorer Emil Trinkler, who was injured m an automobile accident between here and Brcmerhaven recently, has died m hospital. HLs latest trip had been through Tibet. He had also extensively travelled iv Chinese Turkestan, Afghanistan, and Russian Turkestan.
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    PIQUE TRIMMINGS
    137 8 The cotton fashion has even invaded the new winter frocks, and pique, which found such favour during summer, is again brought forward to trim the new tweeds. Kay Francis, who is appearing m "Scandal Sheet," a Paramount picture, adopts the new innovation with great success on her gown
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      403 8 I GET WELL— AND GET I FREE GIFTS I XI7INCARNIS is not only a delicious J I VV tonic wine about which thousands M of grateful users have wrinen us. It is I QOt only a giver of health; it is a giver of rr? I gifts— FßEE GIFTS ff\
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      409 9 BUSINESS CARDS. BE PHOTOGRAPHED BY H NTGENT BUCKERIDGE Hifhf«t Work— Lowest Rate* %ID I \W BUILDING— 'Phone 7895. TO TRAVELLING REPRESENT- I ATIVKS STAYING AT HOTELS. rvices of an experienced ShortI Writer Typist are available at of the day. Satisfaction Terms moderate. hIK UTS TYPEWRITING BUREAU gf-E, Chulia Street, Singapore
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      518 9 TENDERa SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE. TENDERS. no- o hCreby gl^ n that now Invited for the following material* or ™!7 v^?? that partlcul *ra of such tenders maybe obtained m the Tender Room. Municipal Selling of refreshments inside the Jalan Bes»r Stadium. Dak- of Closing 4 nm May, 6th. 1931. Erection
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      587 9 NOTICES. MALAYAN TRADE PROTECTION AGENCIES LIMITED, IN LIQUIDATION. NOTICE TO CREDITORS In pursuance of Section 210 (1) of Ordinance No. 155 (Companies). NOTICE L«: hereby given that a Meeting of Creditors of the above named Company will be held on Thursday, the 30th day of April, 1931. at 12 o'clock
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      552 9 AUCTION SALES. AUCTION SALE of Unredeemed pledges and jewellery of every description. At Messrs. Cheong Koon Song <fc Co's saleroom. No. 30 Chulia Street. On Friday, May 1, at 10 a.m. On Saturday, May 2, at 10 a.m. On Monday, May 4, at 10 a.m. On Tuesday, May 5, at
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      799 9 AUCTION SALES. BY ORDER OF THE MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONERS AUCTION SALS OF 25 k>u> oi valuable freehold building allotments .situate at Al-Junied Road off GfeylacftK Road, next to tlie Methodist Mission Church and School, near Sims Avenue, Singapore, are* 1,765 sq. ft., 1.983 sq. ft. and 1,440 sq. ft. each lot.
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. DEATH.
    20 10 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. DEATH. COOPER— On April 6. 1931. at 66. Parkavenue. Bromley. Kent. Amelia, widow of Alfred Cooper, aged 72.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 1931. CEYLON'S CONSTITUTION
    828 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 1931. CEYLON'S CONSTITUTION Conditions m the Straits Settlements and conditions m Ceylon are so radically different that it is not very useful to compare them m any constitutional way; none the less it is certain that those who are fond of advocating some form
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    248 10 A Chinese was found on Boat Quay j-esterday morning suffering from five stab wounds. He was conscious and stated that five men attacked him as he stepped off the twakow on which he worked. He was taken to the Hospital m a serious condition. The Police are making inquiries. Mr.
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    CATHEDRAL CHAPLAINCY APPOINTMENT
    1212 10 REFERENCE TO PRIMATE Powers of Bishop and Church Council The matter of the Cathedral Chaplaincy appointment, wliich is at present under reference tc the Archbishop of Canterbury, was referred to at the annual meeting of the St. Andrew's Cathedral Parochial Church Council held yesterday m the St.
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    OBJECTION TO A POLICE MAGISTRATE
    774 10 MR. A. F. GREEN'S TRIM, Sequel to Naval Base Quarry Fatality The case m which A F. Green, the Wm employ se of Messrs. John Jackson. for the Naval Base. Is charged with death by a rash act. was again ■tattooed In th* First Magistrate's
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      78 10 OFTEN WHEN A WOMAN MOTORIST puts out her hand she is either going to the right or to the left, or seeing if it is raining or showing a friend how her new ring sparkles, or warning you that a "GAFLAC" Accident Policy is indicated whilst she is about. GENERAL
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    MR. SNOWDEN'S BUDGET PROPOSALS
    553 11 MR. SNOWDEN'S BUDGET PROPOSALS A Revival of Prosperity Expected PETROL TAX "upldT^ND INCOME TAX MANIPULATION (FREE P RESS SERVICE^OPYRIGHT) Mr Philip Snowden's Budget (which me, L ndon A P ril «ne tax save in the system of vIv^L 0 Change in from 4d to 6d and appropriates S J? creases
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    PRINCE CHANDABURI
    25 11 k >:jth of Brother of Kins of Siam Havas Service Paris. April 27. Ktaburl, ex-Minister of Finance, v"'u King of Siam. died to-day.
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    RUBBER STOCKS
    30 11 Increase of 1040 Tons SERVICE— COPYRIGHT] London. April 27. itockl have increased during 8^.704 tons to 85.922 tons, and I'om 51.221 tons to 52.043 tons, °l 1.040 tons.
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    PRINCES IN FRANCE
    193 11 Informal Homecoming To-day I Router's Service 1 Pcinte de Grave. Gircpde. April 27. The Prince of Wales and Prince George ha\» landed. From early morning the little rivermouth port was galvanised into unwonted activity m preparation for the arrival of the cruiser Kent, which pulled up at
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    MISSING EXPLORER
    136 11 Planes to Look for Mr. A. Courtwald [British Radio Official Servie) Ruffby. April 27. Measures are being taken with a view to ending assistance by air to Mr. Augustine Ccurtwald. who has remained alone since December m an isolated post on a Greenland ice cap to take meteorological
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    "WEAR HOMESPUN"
    65 11 Movement to Popularise Egyptian Cotton IReuter's Service 1 Cairo, April 27. The "wear homespun" movement is invading Egypt and appears as an appeal prominently featured m the vernacular papers, signed by the directors of the Egyptian Spinning and Weaving Company, announcing an increase of capital by E£200.000 stating
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    THE KING'S HEALTH
    45 11 Recovery Now Complete [Reuter's Service] London, April 27. The King dined with the other members of the Royal Family yesterday evening for the first time since Good Friday. His Majesty is now completely recovered. The Court returns to London on May 4.
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    ELEVEN HOURS GLIDE
    27 11 German's Remarkable Feat (Reuter';, Service) CawseL April 27. Henschel broke all German glider records today by remaining m the air 11 hours 1 minutr.
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    AUSTRALIA TO RAISE £12,000,000 LOAN
    216 11 TO HELP WHEAT GROWER! Only Way to Relieve Urgen Necessities [Reuter's Seiv»^i Adelaide Anril 27 Concluding that a loan I. the on* immediat, means of raising money to relieve urgen necessity. Mr. Theodore announces that 2 a^OO^f^ deltaltely decided *> h/ In i lnternal lOan
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    EXTRALITY AGAIN
    170 11 Commons Questions on Future of Shanghai (Reuter's Service] London, April 27. Replying to questions m the House of Commons to-day Mr. Henderson said the extrality negotiations are still proceeding. As he informed the House last week, he was not prepared at present to make a further statement on
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    SWEEPSTAKE FORTUNE
    110 11 Order for Payment to London Bookmaker Reiner's Service 1 London, April 27. The Dublin High Court has ordered payment of £266.043 to Arthur Bendir, a London bookmaker, being threequarters of the sum won by Mr. Emilo Seala. m the Irish Grand National Sweep. Bendir's counsel, making the application,
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    JAPANESE SHIP WRECKED
    96 11 Passengers and Crew Saved [Reuter's Far Eastern Service] Seoul, April 27. In a dense fog and rough sea the 2.160 tons ?en-an Maru. bound for Pusan from Chemulpo, grounded at 6.30 this morning and is sinking, rhe fate of fifty passengers and crew is feared or. Salvagers
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    FILLED WITH BUCKSHOT
    51 11 Jack Diamond Goes to Hospital fßeuter's Service] New York, April 27. Jack Diamond is m hospital with a brok?n inn and ribs inflicted at Arrapoga Inn, near ?airo. New York, early this morning by a des>erate gunman who eluded Diamond's bodyjuard and filled the notorious gangster with
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    HOMEWARD AIR MAIL
    39 11 Singsford Smith Sets Out from Port Darwin fßeuter's Service 1 Port Darwin, April 27. Kingsford-Smith took off for Koepang with he first Australia-England air-mail. From Koepang he will fly via Sourabaya, Singapore. Victoria Point and Rangoon.
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    PIRATES OF MODERN CHINA
    156 11 STRANDED SHIP GUTTER Cargo and Bullion Looted [Reuter's Far Eastern Service! c H °n« Kong, April 27. Stripped from stem to stern, with the whole superstructure burnt away the French steamer Llmchov/ arrived here towed by the salvage tug Henry Keswick and escorted by H.M.S. csLiriing.
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    A 514 LB. MAKO
    310 11 Mr. Hoyd Anderson's Bte Catch While fishing at Otehei Bay, Urupukapuki Island. New Zealand, last month Mr G B Anderson, of Singapore, a Director of Messrs Bendixsen and Co.. Ltd.. landed a 514-pounds mako after a struggle lasting one hour and 45 minutes. Mr. C. Stewart,
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    MOTOR-CYCLE RACING
    55 11 British Rider Wins at 77 M.P.H. [British Radio Official Service] Rug-by. April 27. The English motor-cycle racer. Hicks, on an A.J.S. machine yesterday, won the 274 kilometres race for 500 cc. machines (the Grand Prix des Nations) at Monza. Italy. In blinding rain he maintained an average speed
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    COMMODITY MARKET
    86 11 LONDON AND NEW YORK TIN AND RUBBER PRICES [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COP YRIGHT] London, April 27, 5.34 p.m. Messrs. Lewis, Lazarus and Sons notify to-day's tin prices as follows Spot £107 15 16. Forward £109 3 16. The market is easier. Messrs. Symington and Sinclair notify to-day's rubber
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    MADAM KELVEY'S PUPILS
    207 11 Clever Dancing Display at Raffles Hotel Madam Kelvey's pupils and Zlata gave exhibitions of dancing at a tea dance at the Raffles Hotel yesterday evening. A large company of people was present and they demonstrated the fact that they were greatly pleased with the programme. The Babies
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    THEATRES' BID FOR FAVOUR
    1132 12 TALKIE COMPETITION Opposition to Sunday Opening 1 WHOLESALE EXPERIMENTATION I From Our Own Correspondent! Lcndcn, April 14. Tk.- Tlv:itn\s arr Bftklnf desperate bid l.i public fnvovr m competition With the talkies In tin- tirst place, then- is now before the country the Government Bill providing for
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      TRAGEDY OF LONE ISLAND
      379 12 WOMAN'S EXPERIENCE Four Out Of Seven People Die Of Starvation London. ApiU 14. A graphic account of the tragedy of St. Paul Island a lonely rock m the South Indian Ocean on which four of the seven inhabitants died of starvation last year, was furnished on
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      SCHOOL DRESS REFORM
      131 12 Experiment at Mill Hill I From Our Own Correspondent 1 London. April 14. Boys at Mill Hill School are next term to load a public schools dress reform campaign. Ibf headmaster has given the boys the choice of wearing their ordinary clothes or grey flannel shorts or
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      516 12 her attention to the theatre. Htr "BlacK coifee" is a detective story of the normal type but not outstanding, and I am just a little inclined to believe that the public are tired Of detective stories. I even think they have had enough cf Shaw. St. Joan has just been
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      FOREIGNERS IN CHINA
      505 12 EXTRALITY POSITION Defence of National Aspirations London, April 14. Mr. Tang Shao-yi. High Adviser to the Chilese National Government and Magistrate of he Chungshan Model District, who has held numerous important Ministerial posts since the -evolution of 1911. and was the first Premier )f the Republic, has
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      LIGHTING FOR COAL MINES
      289 12 Sheffield Experiments Yielding Results I From Our Own Correspondent London, April 14. Problems which lor yaan have baffled tho.se engaged m mining rematch are said to b< on the eve of being solved M the result of experiments m Sheffield. Cos! pita may toon bo m
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      EAST SUMATRA
      109 12 Trade Restricted by Rubber Depression Amsterdam, April 13. At the annual meeting of the Trading Association of Medan Mr. van Niemvkerk. the president, emphasised the enormous increase which had taken place m rubber investments on the east coast of Sumatra namely, from £21,500 000 to £29,100.000— in 1930.
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      8 12 Nottingham woman: He strurk me between the forehend.
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      A LINK WITH THE APEMAN
      768 12 ANCIENT HUNTERS Strange Race Of 250,000 Years Ago London, April 14. A wonderful reconstruction of life m China ibout 250.000 years ago, and of a race who vere tireless and possibly without tools, who von their cave homes from the sabre-toothed :,iger. the wolf and
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      THE SENORITA'S TROUSERS
      134 12 A Sensation on the Riviera I From Our Own Correspondent] London, April 14. Senorita Lile de Alvarez, the Spanish tenni." champion, recently created a sensation on the Riviera by appearing m trousers on the lawn tennis courts at Monte Carlo. She is to play m London m
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      A TALK WITH THE OLDEST MAN
      651 12 A TALK WITH THE OLDEST MAN Jl WIVES, 36 CHILDREN "Napoleon I Fought Against Him— A Fat Little Man" Southampton, April 14. The Oldest Man In the World arrived at Southampton to-day from New York. He is a Turk, this Oldest Man, and his name Is Zara Agha. He claims
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      PROMISE OF LONDON SEASON
      338 12 Many More Visitors Expected i From Our Own Correspondent 1 London, April 14. With the advent of spring and the comin into force of Daylight Saving on Saturday, w are now thinking about the forthcoming Lon don season. This year it is expected to attrac many
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    BRITISH TRADE DECLINE
    511 12 DEPRESSING FIGURES Lancashire's Decreased Exports INDIAN BOYCOTT EFFECTS London, April Hopes that the t ;r'.ign trade of th»- i Kingdom would ihow 1 recovery from the depression of the first two months of ih. rent year have not yet materialised. The Board of Trade returns for la.;
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    OUR NEW ZOO
    244 12 Zoological Society's Turk WhipsnauV I Prom Our Own Correspo. I dor>. April The London jftooloftra 1 Boclety*a gleal Park at Whipsnade B I 30 mile:; from London pubiir on May 23. thl 1 Sunday. From then the m extent, win be opened daily v cd. The public
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      A GOOD SPRINTER
      494 13 Hockey Title Certain to be Defended Calcutta, April 11. There is every livelihood that Indian representation at next year's Olympic Games will ba more extensive than at any previous Games. It is certain, of course, that the hockey title will l>3 defended at Los Angles, but besides
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      WILLIAM COOK
      342 13 Plight of Old Billiards Player In the modern rush of sport old favourites aTe soon forgotten, and there is a touch of tragedy m the fact that William Cook, well known m the world of billiards before the war, has been an inmate of a North London poor
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      THE HOOKING EVIL
      490 13 Clem Lewis on a Rugby Problem Discussing the appointment of a sub-com-mittee to deal with Law 15, concerning the tciuminage with special reference to Clause B Uio player shall wilfully prevented the ball being put into the scrummage) Clem Lewis < Cambridge, Cardiff and Wales) says: Everyone
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      J. O. OLIFF'S NEW PARTNER
      143 13 Search for Davis Cup Pair It doubtless came as a surprise to many people that J. C. Olliff and H. W. Austin are not to defend their Doubles Title m the British Hard Court Championships at Bournemouth after making all arrangements to that end. It
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      A BOAT-RACE TIE
      210 13 Tli^re has only once been a dead hent m the University Boat-race, and, paradoxically, it was not a dead heat at all but an obvious win for Oxford. This strange result cam? about m 1877, when the rowing code was not definitely fixed and any very close
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      611 13 302 Years Ago the Haigs began to distil Scots Whisky. Many other distillers followed, but none excelled them, and none can claim the years of experience that belong alone to hb the Haig family. Local Amenta THE ANGLO-SIAM CORPORATION LT 0. SINGAPORE b^^^^^B I ltlsnt Quaker unless/ ■r jd^^^^^ Br
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      824 14 Blue Funnel Line REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES. exfmks scßvin iAunuM Lonmom n. comamn fortnightly. \MIKI\ MKVKK LONMN AX!) X. CONTINENT. 1,.,,-c ■lllifcij N.r-ur Liverpool and <i!as*mv. (Via G*noa av^d Havre). Hoiiic t«» alti'raUon without notice. WKKKI V SIUVKF. LONDON AND N. CONTINENT Due. Sails. ftor lIWMttIH, London. IMticidam and Hamburg
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      562 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). OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. Steamer Singapore. I s. CITY OF BATAVIA May 10 s.s. CITY OF CORINTH June 9 HOMEWARDS. Is. CITY OF
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      409 14 V- p. British India and Apc&r Lines. (Incorporated m England). MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERN.Mi \T LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA JAPAN. Due Tonnage. Singapore. Tonnw 1931. KARMALA 9.100 KASHMIR 8.000 May
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      689 15 It \r I■ m lm I *1I 4b k H I k BS Ik 1 hj I F tMMM^M^^Mi JB 1 I I I ZX?2£ ?:!JS SUM 'Sr. I™ 2 3 •NA MARU T 10.500 June 3 4 HAKONF MA»n T 2000 JUly 1S 16 I MARU T. 10.000 June
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      478 15 OF FAMOUS fpl^ €#i PRESIDENT LINERS. ff| 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. X ew York. Pits Adams In Port Apr. 30 May a June B Pres. Harriaoa May 11
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      747 15 K. P. ML KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. [ROY At PACKET NAVIGATION COMPANY OF BATAVIA] (Incorporated m Holland.) UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT Telephone No. 5451, with sub-connections to:— Passage, Freights. Transhipment, Marine Departments and r > Managers 's desk. Representatives m the Straits Settlements (Singapore and Penang) of the
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    SUEZ CANAL DUES
    431 16 Liverpool Steamship Owners' Statement [By Air Mail.] [Prom Our Own Correspondent] London, April 14. The Liverpool Steamship Owners' Association las made a reply to the statement made by the 3uez Canal Company on Match 26th, the substance of which I have already sent out. I take the
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    THE KING LOOKS BACK
    158 16 "The Ship I Used to Serve In" The King recalled his service as a nava officer when with the Queen, he paid a sur prise visit to the Royal United Service In stitution m Whitehall. It was their first visit there since befori the war, and
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    CUNARD INSURANCE
    131 16 Government to Find £1,780,000 Mr. I. Albery <Con.. Gravesendt asked Mr Graham, the President of the Beard o Trade, in Parliament what was the respec tive proportion of the Cunard constructioi insurance which had been finally placed in th market, and the proportion which fell upon thi Government
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    197 16 The Holland-East Asia Line has innouncec its intention of leaving the Straits-China-Japan Conference and fighting it. Captain F. C. Christiansen of the Malin which left yesterday, is handing over his ..hip in Singapore and going on home leave, (say* the Bangkok Times of April 20). He joins the Selandia at
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    CLEARANCES
    17 16 April 27— Penrith Castle, Corato. Kinta. Medusa. <Brit); Plancius. Swartenhondt. (Dut); Pleapantville, (Nor): Katori Maru, (Jaoan>.
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      473 16 Burns Philp! i Line. (Incorporated m 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 S.S. MANGOLA (3,352 tons).. [Cargo only] f «s. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia
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      486 16 KERR STEAMSHIP Co. Inc. (Incorporated In D.B.A.> GENERAL AGENTS. NEW YORK SERVICE. Regular Freight Service to Boston, New York Philadelphia and Baltimore (via Suez). D BaUi On. n*. Twl M.S. SILVERTEAK May 1 May 4 M.S. SILVERSANDAL May 19 May 25 M.S. SILVERWILLOW June 2 June 8 M.S. SILVERYEW June
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      666 16 MAIL DESPATCHES BY TRAIN Kuala Pa hang. Pekan. Sungei Lembing and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thurs- day and Friday. 6 a.m. Bangkok every Thursday 6 a.m Xota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taipirig. Penang and Kedah and Lower Siam 6 a.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and
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      49 16 Selandia, Dan. 3162, from Tsingtao 27, for Copenhagen 29. Schouten, Dut. 968, from Batavia 27. for Brwean 28. Jai Jerngkha. Siam. 260, from Bangkok 27. for Bangkok 29. Amboise, Fren. 4916, from Saigon 27. for Madras 27. General Verspyck, Dut. 640, from Natuna Isl. 27, for Natuna Isl 2
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      STRAITS-CHINA-JAPAN CONFERENCE
      40 17 rates on Tanned Hides become from April 23rd $7.00 per bundle $8.00 $8.00 April 23rd. 1931, a rate of $25.00 bMB fixed for cattle from Singa- M l $1.10 per case or ireigbt not to exceed 224 lbs.
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      PASSENGERS ARRIVED
      247 17 nt Adams. Mrs. F. J. Andrao, Mr. Mis N. B Bach. Mi*s Helen Bedier, :> :< hanan. Miss Elsie M. Greer, Mr. Hinds. Jr. Mr. Thorkil Host, Mr. Kadumal. Mr. Masaichi Kojlma, N I (franc, Mr. Harmon Lewis, Mr. M.trdonald, Mr. O. Menghraj. Mr. A Mr N. T.
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      PASSENGERS LEAVING
      81 17 i Funnel Anchises to-day: Mrs. J. A. miant. Mrs. J. S. Webster. Mr. C. Phillips. Mr. T. C. Shafto. Mr. H. Mrs. A. B. S. Morton and son, Mr. Mi f B de F. Garland. Mr. and W Lobb. Mr. E. O. Gulland. Mrs. land. Mr. C. A.
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      BLUE FUNNEL WAGES
      157 17 A Ten Per Cent than 2.000 employees ashore and ancai Alfred Holt and Co. (Blue Funnel :pool. were affected by a 10 per rtion m wages which came into force 1 The reductions also took place Ddfl paid by the company. The m an official statement states
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      AERIAL DISPLAY IN PENANG HARBOUR
      80 17 AERIAL DISPLAY IN PENANG HARBOUR nwall. Capt. G. H. Knowles, which b on March 26 and which touched Malta, Port Said, Aden and nute. arrived m Penang at daylight rod is expected to leave for Singaina on Monday, says the Pinang from the Cornwall went up m and gave an
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      SHIPBUILDING DECLINE
      55 17 Impression m British London, April 17. PPing report shows a falling off i( d:nß m the first quarter of the -H tonnage of vessels under con- Ist instant was 1,999,000 tons, ion of nearly 300,000 tons. Twodifference results from the construction m British yards. of motor-ships on the
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      38 17 R Jordan, late of the P. O. 'hs, has died at the age of 96. > Rajputana has left Hong Kong to arrive at this Port at 8 a.m. ttH 29th instant. She will prothe S.H. Board's Wharves on
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      INDIAN ARGONAUTS
      2223 17 On the Training Ship Dufferin The brotherhood of the sea is an ancient rX n? nd C J°!f U lnClUdeS amon the f ™ter. nity men of diverse races and creeds, but 11 remains to be seen whether it is sufficienth cx panslve to admit as brethren natives
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      26 17 t I The following passengers sailed for Singapore 1 on the Kashima Maru. which left London on t April 10th:— Dr. T. Bunnag, Mr. A. Khunjazm.
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      503 17 ["funds for the I j JOURNEY. i cook 9 s I TRA VELLER'S CHEQUES, 9 J NEGOTIABLE EVERYWHERE, I J Obtainable from, j Thos. Cook Son, (Bankers) j Ltd. 39, Robinson Road, Singapore. 1"" iB iB ■> V ■> 0> SB M 9B SV VB J£ NOKDDKIJTSCHER tjtg&ji LLOYD. Ill#*il»
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    £20,000,000 WIRELESS SALES
    355 18 WITH PRICES FALLING A 1(1 Per Cent. Increase For The Year The wireless industry last year ha"d a turnover of £20,000.000. which was 40 per cent. higher than m 1929. This cheering information is contained m the first "Progress and Statistical Number" published by the Wireless and
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    THE "CENTRE OF LONDON"
    557 18 Whether the Cro« m the forecourt of Charms Cross Station or the Nelson Monument m Trafalgar Squai is the official centre of London is a question which has been raised m a dispute M to w»fee down on the marshes m Essex. In an earlier London
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    CUT SHOELACE SAVES LIFE
    78 18 As Mr. John Edbrooke. a railwayman, was working on the permanent way at Yatton (Somerset) station his foot became imprisoned m the point rods of the line. An expre«is was approaching at 50 miles an hour. Mr. Edbrooke struggled frantically to free his foot, but failed.
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    1d WORLD PHONE CALL
    233 18 Interesting: Experiments m Kent London, April 2. World telephone calls for a penny is tJit prediction of enthusiasts who participated m a remarkable demonstration of the power of "micro-ray" at St. Margaret's Bay, Kent. Representatives of British and Foreign Oov- crnments, the General Post Office und
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    ILLEGAL LOTTERIES
    143 18 Questions m House of Commons London. April 14. In the House of Commons Mr. Clvnes. replying to questions about the attitude of the authorities towards the Irish Sweepstakes, said that he did not propose to discontinue theexisting practice as regards preventing che use of the post lor correspondence
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    MISS EDITH SLADE ILL
    50 18 Gandhi's Disciple Down with Small-pox Annie dabad. April 6. Mirabai (MKs Edith Slade). a disciplo of Mr. Gandhi, is down with small-pox and is a patient m the Municipal Hospital at Karachi. If she recovers sufficiently by that time, she will join Mr. Gandhi at Ahmt-dabad.
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      204 18 You Cannot Impi ove on jjj !fi j Crosse S Blackwell's 1 jj i delicious Oxtail Soup I Now greatly reduced m price. 1 Stocked by all leading Provision Stores. I I a Agents for Malaya Sj 1 SIME DARBY Co,, Ltd. I X y.^^ij n ver >b°^y*s Lips, I
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      405 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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      330 18 BANKING. MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. (Incorporated m England). Dapital £3,000,000 Subscribed 1.800 .000 Paid-up 1.050,000 Reserve Fund and Rest 1.66H.845 BOyfRD OF DIRECTORS J. M. Ryrie, Esq, Chairman. P. R. Chalmers, Esq., Charles J. Hambro. Esq., J. O. Robinson, Esq., W. H. Shelford, Esrj., Sir Thomas Catto. Bart. Sir
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    THE QUOTA SCHEME FOR TIN
    1344 19 I Sk;\S OF OPPOSITION Malayan Allotment Inder f Criticism !By Air Mail. I London. April 14. 1 jruvtin^ of the Malayan ChamLondon yesterday proved to than usually interesting, says th« Of April 10. the If dim lmures m the industry! Mr. John Hdwcson. of the
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    U.S. RUBBER CONSUMPTION
    198 19 4,000 Tons More m March |By Air Mailj London, April 14. In the questionnaire figures received from America yesterday by Messrs. Symington and Sinclair, consumption of raw rubber during March was shown to have improved by some 4.000 tons, to 32.788 tons, this figure comparing with an
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    To-Day's Price Changes.
    418 19 To-Day 's Price Changes. EXCHANGE RATES April 27 SELLING London. 4 months sight 23 27;32 London, 3 months sight 2j3 13J16 London, 60 days' sight 2,3 25J32 London, 30 days' sight 2|3 3|4 London, demand 2|3 23(32 London, T.T. 2(3 11|16 Lyons and Paris, demand 1430 Hamburg, demand 234 Vi
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST
    913 19 MONDAY APRIL 27TH CLOSING QUOTATIONS Buyers Seller*. A:-im Kumbang t 20s 22s 6d Austral Malay (£> 18s 6d 2!s Ayer Hitam Tin (3*> lls 12s Bangrin Tin 13s 14s Bating Padang (sl> 10 15 Batu Caves ($1) 37% 42M» Sukit Arang ($1) 35 40 Burmah Malay <£>
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    RUBBER REPORTS
    116 19 Soengei Itampah Considering Cessation of Tapping; I FREE PRESS SERVICE COPYRIGHT! London, April 27. Latest rubber company reports for the pasi year give the following details. Lower Perak profit £932; forward crtdt £6.170. Kirby: profit £3.037, forward £20.775. Rembau Jelei: profit £6.968. forward £31.479 Dusen Durtan: net profit
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    CHANGKAT SERDANG
    174 19 Small Loss on Year's Working The following is the Directors" repoi' to thr shareholders of Changkat Serdang to by pre■ented at the annual meeting on May 4 at 2.15 p.m. at Evatt and Company's. The Accounts show a loss of $2,994.20 on the year's working. After deducting the
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    LYALL & EVATT'S DAILY REPORT
    147 19 LYALL EVATT'S DAILY REPORT We report a completely idly market to-da: with little or no business passing. Rubbers. New Scudais can be pkictd at 8 rmd Mentakabs at 21. but there are .sellers onl 1 slightly higher. Malaka Pindas are in-ailabl at 70 and Pajams at par. Tins. Kuchais can
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION
    60 19 April 27th.. 1' o'clock noon Buyers S«*ller« IS.S equal to London Standard. Spot 8 Standard R.S.S. on Tender May 9 9 1 June 9' i 9' July-Sept 9"v 9 7 Oct. -Dee. 10 U 10--rone of Market Dull. Cable London Spot sheet 2 T .d.
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    ULU BENUT RUBBER
    754 19 Big Reduction m F.O.R. Costs The eleventh annual Hurting of Ulu Benut Consolidated Rubber Company was bdd at noon yesterday m the ollcea ol Messrs Derrick and Company. Horn; Konn Bank Chambers Mr. S. Q Won;: presided and nth rs preatal W€n Messrs. E. A Elias. W.
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    MACPHAIL & CO.'S DAILY REPORT
    172 19 MACPHAIL CO.'S DAILY REPORT Singapore. April 27. Tin. \Vt;,k. Hon.. Fails 53 50. Pctalinrs 39n 4.0'). Johana 10 21. Taipin K s n% 37', Twill Luas 98 1.00. Rahmans MH 70. Rantui Pi k 38 41. Hitam Tin 15 'JO. Klntas' 95 98. Pm.iwats 52 55. Malaya Consols 15 17.
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      56 19 I Royal Exchange g What do you connect with these two words I Insurance j if Then why not give this old established i Corporation the benefit of your connection and ffi be assured of complete satisfaction. i 1Rov»al Eycbanae Hssuraucc. J! INCORPORAFEO AD 1720 CHARTERED BANE CHAMBERS. A. GORDES
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    VICE-COMMODORE'S 1931 TROPHIES
    693 20 SUNDAY'S YACHTING Wins for Tromp and Ella The weather on Sunday morning was not of the best for local yachting enthusiasts but, nevertheless, the keen members of the R.S.Y.C. were to be found indulging m their usual weekend pastime. At 10 a.m. m light breezes the six
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    AMERICAN BASEBALL
    80 20 Latest League Results [Reuters Service) New York, April 26. Baseball matches played yesterday resulted as follow: National League New tfork 3. Philadelphia 4. Brooklyn 4, Boston 5. Pittsburg S, Chicago 8* American League Boston 5, New York 4. Philadelphia 3, Washington 2. Detroit 3. St. Louis New York,
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    A SLUMP VICTIM
    131 20 Indian Business That Failed A bankrupt named Hassal Ali Rasambhov examined m the Bankruptcy Court yesterday' said that after earning $60 a month as a clerk In Singapore for seven years he bought a business for $4,000. He was able U> do that because his employers boarded
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    A SURPRISE FOR THE GLOUCESTERS
    296 20 R.A. WIN Two Goal Victory m Poor Game R-A 2; Gloucester* 0. A first division match between the R.A. and the Gloucester was played at the Stadium yesU»May afternoon, and was won by the Gunners by two goals to nil, both goals being scored m
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    S.C.C. TOURNAMENT
    272 20 Etceteras Too Good for A.P.C. Etceteras 5: A.P.C 1. The Etceteras beat the A.P.C. by 5 goals to 1 m their S.C.C. tournament fixture yesterday afternoon on the Padang. Bryant was responsible for four of the goals. Brown being the other scorer for the Etceteras. Perkins scored the
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    INTER-STATE TENNIS
    339 20 Selangor Entertain Perak (From Our Own Correspondent] Kuala Lumpur, April 26. The lawn tennis match between Selangor and Perak began yesterday m ideal weather. The standard was very mediocre, the only good game being between the respective State champions Ong Ec Kong < Selangor > and Lam Say
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    S.R.C. LAWN TENNIS
    21 20 There was no tennis on Monday on account If rain. Monday's ties will be played off on Vednesday.
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    THE MALAYAN TURF
    209 20 SINGAPORE RACES Handicaps for Second Day Handicaps for the second day of the Singapore meeting (Wednesday May 6) are as foJlow: Race I.— Ponies Class 2— Div. 2— (s»* Furs —2.15 p.m.:— Red Blazes 9.12, Young Egypt 9.9, Lady Remington 9.5, Whippet 8.12, Longchamp 8.9, Shireen 8.7,
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    CRICKET
    381 20 C.S.C. II Beat Railways The above fixture was played on Sunday at Balestier and resulted m a victory for the C.S.C. by four wickets. Scores: Railways:— E. Sinnethurai b Gunesekara 0: Balasingham c Retnasabapathy b Balasingham 5: Dnapathy c Lingam b Balasingham 3; X. Muthukumaru c Retnasabapathy b Dudey
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    KUALA LUMPUR BOXING
    217 20 Referee Stops Three Fights I From Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur, April 26. The boxing last night at the Triumph Garage Stadium provided three surprises, the referee intervening and stopping the fight when the fighters showed no signs of receiving punishment. The crowd were disappointed as Boy
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    DAVIS CUP
    47 20 Argentine Defeats Chile IReuter's Service] Santiago, April 2. In the Davis Cup competition Argentine won the singles and now lead Chile 3—o. The singles matches were: Andriano Zappa beat Egan Schoenzrr 2—6 3—2, 6 o. 6—o. Guiller Morobson beat Lionel Pace 6—2, 6 4, 2.
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    SCIENCE DEFEATS FORCE
    305 20 A BUD WALLEY REVERSE Connell Overcomes Aggressive Tactics [By Air Mail] London. April 14. Jack Connell (Aldershot), the former Imperial Services fly-weight champion, gave a display of scientific boxing last night at the Ring. Blackfriars, when he defeated Bud Walley (Singapore) m a fifteen-rounds contest. The Englishman's
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    "WHEN A MAN MARRIES"
    410 20 Bankrupts' Domestic Difficulties E. D. Rozario. an operator m the Eastern and Extension Telegraph Company earning $250 a month, told Mr. Justice Sproule m the Bankruptcy Court yesterday that his liabilities were due to the illness of his wife and children and heavy interest on borrowings.
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    RACE COURSE GOLF CLUB
    75 20 The Colonial Cups Competition The final m the Colonial Cups competition was played off on Sunday afternoon, and resulted m a win for Morita and Uekiri by 3 and 1 against Ibrahim and Yean Bee. To-day Tuesday. <Hari Raya Haji.) there will be a Flag Competition.
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    MANY DEPENDENTS
    159 20 Bankrupt Keeping 13 People on $160 a Month Lim Hock Seng. 69 years of age. a timekeeper who retired from the Harbour Board about a month ago after 11 years' servicexamined m the Bankruptcy Court yesterday >aid he was willing to pay his debt* out of .he gratuity
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