The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 29 April 1931

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    19 1 The Singapore Free Press NO. 13,322. ESTABLISHED 1835. SINGAPORE, &S. WEDNESDAY. APRIL 29, 1931. 20 PAGES DAILY. 10 CENTS.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS
    355 1 Mr. Snowden's Budget proposals have had rather a mixed reception m the home Press, though their effect on the Stock Exchange has been favourable Page 11. Arrangements have been made that, should circumstances warrant, British residcr.ts m Madeira will be concentrated m a neutral lone under the
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    AT A FRENCH FAIR
    976 1 Country Fairs still survive In the rural districts of France and provide the peasants and wine growers with the old-fashioned amusements that they love. The merry-go-rounds with their tinkling music, shooting booths and games of chance draw them m crowds. The lucky ones, but they are
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      242 1 KLIM POWDERED MILK fll y > FAREST APPROACH TO PURE, FBCBB. PASTEURIZED MILK OBTAINABLE IN THE TROPICS. OBTAINABLE AT ALL LEADING PROVISION STORES. f RAFFLES HOTEL I I EXCELLENT ACCOMMODATION WITH MODERN SANITARY I ARRANGEMENTS f Wednesday, April 29th and Friday, May Ist, at 6.30 p.m. 1 I The KELVEY
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      303 1 OUR ORATORS. "The President, m a brilliant after dinner speech, did not forget those holding the farflung outposts of the Empire. He remarked inter alia, that at last they had got the right spirit m Malaya. he referred to the introduction of Old Rarity." From a London correspondent. EUROPE'^) HOTEL
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      93 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS cinema announcements— m&e 2. FlepiOdgnt fcr th? teeth Page 13. National Shcc Stort; bargain?— Page ">■ Change of prcgramme at Harm ton"? Circ;: -Pag? 3. Features that have made the Cftpil 1 R«sraurant popular ftige 2 A beautiful tyre to match the perfe* lea < \our car Goodyear
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      21 1 KLIM POWDERED MILK THE NEAREST APPROACH TO PURE, FRESH, PASTEURIZED MILK OBTAINABLE IN THE TROPICS. OBTAINABLE AT ALL LEADING PROVISION STORES.
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    THE SCREEN
    217 2 Paris Opens at Capitol To-day "Parts." Fir.;t National':; brfUtanl musical comedy success, which commences a season ai the Ca»pitol to-day at a soecial matineo. not only bttafi Irene Bordoni. famous French comedieni c. to the screen lor the first time but also marks the return to Singapore of
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    A LADY'S MORALS AT THE ALHAMBRA
    90 2 A Lady's MoraLs. which stars Gracv Moore. the Metropolitan Opera House singer who scored such a success m New Moon recently, opens at the Alhambra to-night. Reginald Denny and Wallace Beery are m the supporting cast. The story is concerned with the rise to
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS
    245 2 Programme of Drills up to and for weekending May 3rd. 1931. Wednesday, 5.30 p.m. Drill Hall. Officers -and N C. Os.. Dcmonstratit n of Guard Mjunting by the Ist. Bn. The Gloucestershire Regiment. f>.ls pm. Drill Hall. 'D' (Eurasian) Co., OOeori and N.C.Os. Section f<WMHng Class. H.
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    62 2 The Band of the 8.8. Police will perform the following programme, weather permitting at Katong Park on April 29th commencing at p.m. March "H. M. Jollies" Alford; "Ist auite In "E Flat" Hoist; Selection "Bric-a-Brac" Monckton; Oavott« "Hearts and Flowers" Wani; Scmiade "La Paloma" Yradier; Sutte *Dw«Uei. la the Western
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      531 2 I M The Lottery Bride" /s on the U a ?*l 16.15 TO-NIGHT 9;cj 11 Smashing Musical Entertainment y Nine Superb Song Numbers 3 The Queen of opera m a haunting romance Grace Moore -«»i -new moon- I M 1 Reginald Denny m Wallace Beer* MM I MORALS |j The
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      212 2 THE WEEK f \\rdii<»sdn.v. 291h. KiKt^ Water. W. 45, 7.6 ft.. 20.5.'i. TJ It Municipal Cnnrv.r. ion 2 p.m. Football: Div 1 I.CFA. vs. Malays. Stadium; R( rvr Div. Chinese A. vs. Glo^ter Reft :it S.H.C.; Division II Pt>st Office vs. B.A.T. at V.MC.A Vehicles vs. G.E.C. at Warders' ground;
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    BRIDE-TO-BE BUILDS HER FUTURE HOME
    368 3 "GREAT FUN" Miss Marion Duckham as Bricklayer On a slope of the Downs near Leatherhead. Surrey, overlooking Ranmore Common, Miss Marion Duckham, elder daughter of Sir Ailhur Duckham, the eminent industrialist, is building the home where she will live after her marriage next June. Miss
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    PLOVERS' EGGS
    346 3 I Sold Despite the Law Where do the plovers' eggs, sometimes seen m shops, come from, now that their sale is prohibited by the Protection of Lapwings Act? The question is raised by the report of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, which recalls the fact
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    CONVICTS' VARSITY COURSE
    160 3 "To Make Them Fit to Earn an Honest Living" I An experiment to further the rehabilitation of criminals through higher education is to be undertaken by the Stale of California. A group of picked inmates of San Quentin Prison will be paroled to the University of| California
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    THE LONG AND THE SHORT OF IT
    68 3 A man has left £200 to his granddaughter on condition that she never bobs her hair, uses lipstick paints her fuce, goes to dances or cinemas, displays pold or jewellery, or wears doQMi "too short at both ends." It depends how one looks
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    "I CAUGHT JACK THE RIPPER"
    732 3 MAN RELEASED Ex-Constable and a Strange Night Meeting I A claim to have captured Jack the Ripper is put forward by a former member of the Metropolitan Police m a remarkable letter to the Daily Express. The writer is Mr. Robert Clifford Spicer of Saville-row,
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    MAORI WOMAN'S RECORD
    128 3 The Family Bread Winner Sydney, March 24. Mrs. Katerina Nthua. a Maori woman who enters swimming competitions m order to obtain money with which to buy food for her family, yesterday broke the worlds endurance swimming record by five minutes. Bbc remained m the water at the
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    GIRL'S SAHARA ADVENTURE
    136 3 Forty Miles March After Forced Landing Berlin, Mar. 25. Praulein Elli Bt* inborn, the German girl flyer, has arrived m Timbi.ctoo after walking 40 miles on foot fr r m thf place m th** desert where sho madf a forced landinpr owinp to an oil leakage. After
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      328 3 aECTRICiTYI V ECONOMY AND SERVICE 1 Energy for lighting and fans as from April will be charged at 17 cents per unit, representing a 15% REDUCTION on the former figure of 20 cents. Services to all premises within Municipal limits are now FREE up to 60 feet. MUNICIPAL ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT
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      456 3 j Estate Trust Agencies f j (1927) Limited. I I BRANCHES 21, First Cross Street MALACCA. j f 11, Light Street PENANG. S j 14, Klyne Street KUALA LUMPUR. 5 Registered by and Security deposited with the Straits Settlements Government. g Act as Trustees, Administrators, Receivers, g Guardians, Rent Collectors,
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    EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW
    199 4 this easy way to increased vitality. Are you enjoying life as you'd like to! Or do you feel robbed of all your energy? It's not much fun for the woman who feels depressed, "washed out." spiritless, who seems to be getting thinner every day. Men turn
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    ROAD
    2201 4 SPEED AND POWER Recollections of a Motorist Development m any branch of science or engineering is rapid to-day, but few examples are more striking than that of the motorvehicle. In a relatively short time advancement and growth have been phenomenal. It is only 35 years a short time m
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    92 4 At the Kuala Lumpur Rotary Club dinner at the Station Hotel on Thursday, Dr. W. B. Haines of the Rubber Research Institute was the speaker. He gave an extremely interesting talk on his visit to Soviet Russia when he attended the World Congress of Soil Scientists. He drew a vivid
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    FACILIS DESCENSUS
    399 4 One of the motoring papers has a brief reference to a county court judge who evidently believes that man is a creature who is entitled to preserve his prestige as well as his life and limbs. In a case arising out cf a motor collision he is reported
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    THE CYCLING MANUAL
    140 4 The ninth edition of the "Cycling Manual," a copy of which has reached us for review, is undoubtedly the vade-mecum of the wheel game as it is to-day. Cycling, m the past few years, despite the growing volume oi motor traffic, has become increasingly popular, and a
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      462 4 GALVANIZED WIRE NETTING FOR TENNIS COURTS. With Galvanized Pipe Poles to match. Concrete foundation and top rails included. Very economical. New and second-hand pipes can be supplied. MOHD. BIN HOOSAINSAH, 66, ROBINSON ROAD. Phone Xo. ?454. THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS The Premier Morning Daily m Malaya. A live "news" paper
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      483 4 SUCCESS WITH SUNSHINE GLAXO What Norses Write: EXPECTANT MOTHERS NURSING MOTHERS MtOFHlHf^ SsdUlfeSS ffnfTM tIttH9CS flflilfacd •Tatient had very bad «ofning sidmew wm Übf fretfal fljitulence became Tery i!L I advised Sunshine Glaxo «««Vwl «^u >V--7 •i n l* j /^^a TOtntteo aitet meals not Mmmc weightj tt> and night.
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    THE BREAKDOWN PROBLEM
    1652 5 A NUMERICAL ANALYSIS Its Causes and Prevention Prom the analysis ol the causes of motor breakdown published with this article It fcili be seen that, although there is undoubtedly room for investigation by manufacturers, the motorist can avoid much trouble by taking reasonable precautions, says the Times
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    TYRE ECONOMY
    1135 5 Under-Inflation and Other Errors Two of my neighbours own cars which arc identical m every respect except colour. They were comparing notes after dinner a few days <»go and discovered to their genuine and mutual amazement that one car is averaging about 8,000 miles on a set of
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    Chess Problems and Solutions.
    1433 6 Chess Problems and Solutions. By Our Chess Editor. Simultaneous Exhibitions Notable exhibitions of simultaneous ptay n.-.w Ix-en ftfcn recently. One. which his set up a new record, was Riven by Benor CapeMKaca m New York. The great miter met 200 players, many of them the pick «>i ;«J< a York
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    SPURS OR WEST BROMWICH ALBION ?
    1185 6 SPURS OR WEST BROMWICH ALBION l Dope no c::v win charge me with havin;' a narrow cv parochial outlook on Soccer when I suggest that every footballer m London is deeply interested m the gallant bid now being made by the Tottenham Hotspur Club to regain its plate m the
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    FOR THE BOOKSHELF
    351 6 Honoured Sir. by Baimjee. Phillip Allan A Co. 3s. 6d. A collection of amusing letters and notices written by Babus and others of that type, one of which comes from Singapore and is an application for a post of Tamby m an office. We have most of
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    WHEN SAILORS SAILED
    333 6 Famous Skipper Writes for Free Press The Free Piers has secured a series of articles by Captain C. N. Bickford m which he looks back over a seafaring life of nearly 50 years to the days when sailors really "sailed" and when every voyage was fraught with
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    33 6 Mr. Fred Shepherd, a very old resident of Kintvt. is tearing for Home early next mouth and may not return to Malaya. Mr. Shepherd has not been In the best of health lately.
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    Bridge Notes and Problems.
    890 6  -  HORATIUS By HOW TO ASSESS HANI) VALUES 'THE value of a bridge hand is not to be com- puted on its intrinsic worth but on its relative value; That value changes three times before the cards are played. When you pick up your hand, it has
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    WHAT A WELCOME FOR A MAN !
    385 6 WHAT A WELCOME FOR A MAN By a Father Home from Exile •The. train's signalled, sir: she's up to time." I waited In the background, watching, white the Continental train slowed down. Carriage doors swung open, porters pressed forward, disappeared, reappeared, loaded with li?*ht "baggage. The crowded platform echoed with
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    41 6 Early on Friday morning a Punjabi, who was looking after some buffaloes on the roadside at Kumunting. near Taiping, was knocked down ba motor lorry and killed instantaneously. The Taiping Police have detained a Bukit Mertajam lorry driver on suspicion. TOM.
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    OH, YEAH !
    274 6 OH, YEAH New Voices for Film "Stars" Hollywood. MAi«h V The lower voice m the talk BfeM hero say. is the more natural ud Thin sopranos are therelore b»-mp tru Into contraltos and fabtttOt, When to bassos. John Gilbert, a leading "star 4 films, lost favour m his first t:\lk
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    MEMORIES OF YEARS
    75 6 Edna May Sees Revival of H» "< New York" London IP" 1 Memories of years OfWOMM r evening at Daly's Theatre, whi- 1 as a spectator at the revival oi New York." m which sin- MWted 1898. The audience recounted I and demanded a speech Edna P*
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    "DREARY" ESSEX
    905 7 Some of Its Romance mini nfl traveller hai declared ■sam to a dreary county, devoid of charm or history. a m;tp of Esm-x oiht saved a man from Me insanity. Homr-sickness reaches a ter- Intensity m desert places. The man was iated m the Arabian Desert, ninety miles
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    56 7 *Mr J. A. Peterson, a resident of very long standing of Penang, died on Saturday morning at his house m Kek Chuan-road. He leaves three children and twenty four grandchild ren. In February this year he was seventy-two years rid. He would have celebrated the diamond jubilee of his marriage
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    THE PERMANENT WAVE
    1026 7 How Nature Effects It Fashionable ladies are familiar with the techlique of the "permanent wave." Nature first practised the "permanent wave" when animals with coiled and crimped horns were evolved. Apparently the rolled horns of rams, for instance, are "permanent waves" m stout hair. This discovery is
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    56 7 The death took place on Friday morning at his residence m Perak Road. Penang. of Mr. Chemat bin Abdullasah. who was more familiarly known as "Chemat Collar". The deceased, who was 84 years old. was ill for a brief period. He leaves two sons and a daughter, the wife of
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    BANKS' BURIED WEALTH
    411 7 Embarrassment of Sterile Riches New York. .March iO. doicl m iabulous quantities, ntrnasstng the dreams of mediaeval alchemists, Is piling up m the vaults of American banks. Never before has one count it possessed such J treasure as is disclosed by thr latest Federal Reserve Bunk report,
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    70 7 Sir John Simon has denied a rumour that he contemplates taking a hottday In China "For one tblag,* 1 be said, "there are no golf courses there." Sir John is not wefl 111 Pi M till Shanghai is admirably equipped tor tha pursuit of the i';yal and ancient gam?, and
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    LINK WITH DISRAELI
    59 7 Father of English fiar Dead I British Radio Official S*-rvict J Kajfhy, ApHI f! Su Bdward Clarke, whose death occurred l«sr. Dight, was the lather of the English Bar urul the last survivor of those who 1 sat. m I*arliamen». with Disraeli. He figured m many famosst
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    MEET MISS 1931—IN WAX
    179 7 MEET MISS 1931— IN WAX Serious Type for the Sh«]i Window What the 1931 Summer Ciirl will look i»ke. rucordinu ti> a creator ot was mannequina, can be seen m that artist's workshop m West London. Rows of waxen c;ir!<s stand silent and immobile there. Each of then has an
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    THE LETTER MILLIONS
    92 7 Ludy Cynthia Mosley on the Losing Side I i« i^o. Tii» AppeUate Court ha* annour.r<ri it- Otutlag m the suit t'. r i -,nvp Mr. Jo^rp'i Letter from \bo trust^^ hip <> f the $30 oorro.^ (in.ooo. 000) estate of his fuller, the Into Mr. LBTJ Letter.
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    71 7 "It Mem to me that the HtraiLs-bnir. ("1. may be likened to the m ctijrmts of a < < v ho have hitherto trusted too much to kite He COfcCtalMl Thf* result Ls th't m- hM placed the coach In the rut of stugnntirn." saki Mr. Hf an Joo BMBg.
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      125 7 1 We offer the balance of our SHOE STOCKS i LESS THAN MANUFACTURERS COSTS I yw' Ladies' Viennese hand-made shoes. Usual prices $30.00, 2500, 22.00 S I NOW ALL ONE PRICE $12.50 per pair. I Ladies' English, Swiss and French high-grade shoes. Usual prices $19.50, 18.50, 16.50 f I NOW
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    A NEW CONQUEST FOR THE VIKINGS
    1686 8 ON THE PRAIRIE LAKES Fishermen Defy Barricades of Ice Mushing out of the moonlit solitudes of a mighty frozen lake towards the dim glow of electrically- illuminated loading platforms; prtaftng across miles of snow-clad forests, silent MVe for the propellor's drone and the song
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      232 8 When Ordering J MARMALADE f AsA /or V Crosse Blackwell's v Delicious product. V y i Stocked by all leading Provision JL Stores. X i T T V Agents for Malaya: X |SIME,DARBY&Co.,Ltd.| A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A V V
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      519 8 JaL^JL^*' t o'clockishness Bobby turns up his nose at ordi- middle of the morning, what docs nary milk and t»ays it's skinny, mother do 1 She gives him a piece Milk makes sturdy legs and bright of bread or a biscuit spread nice cncs and rosy cheeks. Bobby must and
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      501 9 BUSINESS CARDS. Tn TRAVELLING REPRESENT--OJVES STAYING AT HOTELS. ss of an experienced Short- Typist are available at m of the day. Satisfaction Terms moderate. BT BAITf TYPEWRITING RI'KKAL > E, Chulia Street. Singapore IVJARBLE FLOORING TiLES. j SINGATOU CASKET CO. Nor. 1 3. IVnh;is Roud. i ivendrr Strr«-t Phone «o*J.\
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      611 9 SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE. TENDERS. nn^ IC ls h r b Y thai tenders are now invued f or the following materials or rZ H° n that Particular of such tenders Ofltee^. btatned ln tht T<lndeT R°o«n. Municipal Selling „f refreshments inside the Jalan Besar Stadium. Date of Closing 4 nm
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      683 9 NOTICES. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. We beg to inform our customers that we have moved to No. 7 B 1 Malacca Street. K. SULTAN MAIiICAR BROS. AND CO. RADIO For tht convenience ol our Customers we have arranged for H. L. Carter and Co., 280 Orchard Road, to carry out sales
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      561 9 NOTICES. SINGAPORE IMPROVEMENT TRUST. Singapore Improvement Ordinance No. 10 of 1927, as Amended by Ordinance No. 13 of 1930. AMENDMENT NO. 10 OF 19.il TO THE GENERAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN. Hotice to Owners or reputed Owners of property affected by the plan. Whereas the Singapore Improvement Trust has considered it necessary
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      718 9 AUCTION SALES. BY ORDER OF THE MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONERS AUCTION SALE OF 25 lots of valuable freehold building allotments .situate at Al-Junied Road off Oeyfau* Road, next to txie Methodist Mission Church and School, near Sims Avenue, Singapore, ares 1,765 sq. ft., 1,383 sq. ft. and 1,440 sq. ft. each lot.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 1931. THE BUDGET
    819 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 1931. THE BUDGET On the whole it is not to be expected that Mr. Snowden's budget will affect m any material way the business outlook at Home. No anticipation of anything startling was common and the provisions are of a very ordinary nature. There
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    287 10 On a charge of selling obscene post cards, an Indian Mohamedan named Rahmut Dullah was produced m the police court before Mr. Clayton on Monday, and remanded for a week on bail of $500. Reuter cables that Mr. Shakespeare's speech (reported on page 19) was at the meeting of the
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    MALACCA ROTARIANS
    126 10 Farewell to Resident Councillor [From Our Own Correspondent! Malacca, April 28. The Rotary tiffin meeting to-day was largely attended, opportunity being taken to say farewell to Mr. C. H. G. Clarke (Resident Councillor). The speaker was Mr. A. H. Dickinson (Chief Police Officer) who delivered a most fascinating
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    MALAYAN ROTARIANS CONFER
    413 10 KUALA LUMPUR MEETING Question of Separate Administration A new chapter m Malayan Rotary was commenced on Sunday last by the holding of the first delegates' conference m Kuala Lumpur m accordance with the resolutions passed at th* Malayan Rotary Conference held m Singapore lin December 1930. The
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    CONDITION OF PRIVATE SCHOOLS
    305 10 Criticism at N.U.T Conference London, April 19. Startling allegations regarding conditions m some private schools m England were made at the conference of the National Union of Teachers at Yarmouth. One speaker asserted that fr<*quently the only qualified teacher was the proprietor or proprietress and that
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    EMPIRE AIR MAILS
    240 10 Indian Government Aeroplanes London, April 14. The aeroplanes for the Indian Government, have now been ordered from Messrs. A. V. Roe. Limited, and will be delivered by the end of this year, when the charter agreement with Imperial Airways for the operation of the services between Karachi
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    MUAR CLUB SUED BY MEMBER
    278 10 DEFAULTER NOTICE Planter's Claim for |> am Fans [From Our Own Corre.sjx> Malarca. Dn i Details of a case which <, 1U able interest m Muar recently to hand. The plaintiff. Mr. M j H planter on Nordanal Estate. Ulu Ifuai V Muar Civil Service
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    ESTATE TRAGEDY
    264 10 Planter's Collapsr* ii ;\Hh Room Kuala Lunipiii. \j>ril 25. An inquest wai held I -day r Bridge. Acting v Coroner, KuaJi i earning the death of Mr. Ahryn Th agod about 15, manager of K 1 rU.it* near Kuala Lumpur, who fill I r.io bungalow en March 23
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    THE SULTAN OF PERAK
    155 10 Leg Broken by Kick from Horse Kuala Lumpur. April H His Highness the Sultan of Ph ipch on Wednesday from Kuala R lUldef pi an X-ray examination Dfl W !nrh was injured last work by a kick fl a nis horses. His Highness, who. Due llvit
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    MALACCA RIVER INCIDENT
    85 10 Fine for Reckless Navifatfefl Motor Laun< h [From Our Own Corn For navigating a motor l;«<i:. less manner m Malacca Ri* Abdullah was yesterday Bned six weeks rigorous hnprtfOHß Mr. Harper for tin' I of appeal The MM VM the cident which occurn (i a for! motor-boat
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      144 10 9|| ROBINSON ROAD v THE RETAIL HOUSE OF CALDBECK MACGREGOR CO., LTD., (Incorporated under the Companies Ordinances of Hong Kong\ i lncorporated m Shanghai*. NO ORDER TOO SMALL. I Pure Fresh Cow's Milk I I OUR OWN DAIRY FARM 1 I OBTAINABLE AT 1 —COLD STORAGE-™ I ORCHARD ROAD SUB-DEPOTS.
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      85 10 JUST PUBLISHED THE DIRECTORY AND CHRONICLE OF CHINA, JAPAN, COREA, SIAM, INDOCHINA, MALAY STATES, STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, INDIA, BORNEO ETC. FOR THE YEAR 1931. PRICES: Large Size $12. Small Size $8. KELLY WALSH, LTD., (Incorporated m Hong Kong). RAFFLES PLACE— SINGAPORE. j U. S. De SUVA BROS, i JEWELLERS J A
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    MIXED RECEPTION FOR THE BUDGET
    257 11 MIXED RECEPTION FOR THE BUDGET LAND TAXATION favourable Effects on Stock Exchange I Radio Official Service] Kukl'v. April 28. is expressed generally tat Mr Snowden's Budget, openHoUM of Commons yesterday, :umum of new taxation, it is temporary measures can only tIM temporary emergency with In common with the rest of
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    EFFECT ON STOCK EXCHANGE
    56 11 substantial Advances Recorded [neuter's Bervk London. April 28. tatomcnt is proving popular on The rmtlllMlrt weakness on I itUmbUnf block to any apprelon of business at present, but with Ueved sentiment is deridedly more L-rclLit'ci .verurities advanced sub- h;lst tobaccos and breweries :.\rply as a result
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    NAZIS' LEADER ARRESTED
    43 11 Contempt of Court Charge I Reuter'j Service] Berlin. April 28. •>bels. leader of the Nazis m Berlin. I m Munich for contempt of court failure to attend the trial of libel i ::i Berlin. He was taken to Berlin by
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    GRETNA ROMANCE STOPPED
    130 11 \n Admiral Puts His Foot Down Lcndon, April 21. Oretna Oreen romance was nipped c biui last night when Vice-Admiral Eddrove out on the Great North London and intercepted a car m 24-year-Old daughter and Mr. icy. aged 20. the son of the playArchibald Pechey. were returning
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    MR. FORDS FLIGHT
    36 11 Nearlng the End of His Journey Reuter's Service] Hanoi. April 27. Shanghai, who is returning from imparted for Hong Kong via Fort Hanoi. April 28. «d with engine-trouble but reMB, for Hong Kong.
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    SIR WALTER SCHWABE
    39 11 S IR WALTER SCHWABE »I former Madras Chief Justice London, April 21. 'furred of Sir Walter Winer Chief Justice of tho Madras Sir Walter obtained Ist Class ai Oxinrd and was called to the »aa an authority on Stock
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    SAFETY OF BRITISHERS IN MADEIRA
    37 11 SAFETY OF BRITISHERS IN MADEIRA A NEUTRAL ZONE Arrangement With Rebels and Government I British Radio— Official Service) •aSS-SaSHr*-whereby m th f HMS Londonshould b- 6Vent f hoStilities all British Bruish VT^ 1^ ln Certaln hot€ that
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    HOMECOMING DELAYED
    142 11 Princes Lunch With Queen of Spain I Reuters Service] o Paris, April 28. Social calls' delayed the return to London of the Royal Princes. They were due home early this afternoon but decided to bid far«I to It Doumergue. whose Presidency expires on June 13. Afterwards they motored
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    THE KING'S PLANS
    90 11 Return to London Delayed [British Radio Official Service] Rugby. April 28. It is understood that the return of the Court to London, which had been fixed for Monday next, has been postponed and that the King and Queen will remain at Windsor Castle for a further short
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    INDIAN AIR FORCE
    65 11 Statement m House of Commons (Reuter's Ser\- ice] London. April 27. In the House of Commons, replying to questions Mr. Wedgwood Benn foreshadowed the institution of a new Indian Air Force before long. He said he was now working out details m consultation with the Air Minister
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    TWO MORE GANG MURDERS
    158 11 Sacred Law of Underworld Violated Twice London. April 20. Long Island City. When a prominent gangster is "bumped off" there is a truce until his funeral This sacred law of the underworld seemingly has been violated twice m 24 hours, for while "Bip: Boss" Masseria was
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    HOTELS' COLOURED GUESTS
    89 11 Miss Ellen Wilkinson's Enquiry London, April 16. In the House of Commons, Miss Ellen Wilkinson drew the attention of Mr. Clynes to the refusal of certain English hotels to accept coloured guests and asked whether, since this was causing indignation among the coloured peoples of the Empire,
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    BIGAMY CHARGE
    67 11 Calcutta Man at Bow Street London. April 21. A case under the Fugitive Offenders Act was hoard at the Bow-street police court when John Thompson, a 28-year-old Calcutta school teacher, was committed to India for trial on a charge of committing bigamy at Calcutta m January. An official
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    AUSTRALIAN GOLD FOR LONDON
    274 11 LIABILITY ON BILLS The Only Way to Avoid Default [Reuters Service] Canberra, April 28. The only way to avoid defaulting In connection with the £5,000.000 Treasury Bills due m London on June 30 is to ship gold to London. This startling statement was made by Mr.
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    SOVIET TIMBER
    64 11 Cargo Admitted to United States [Router's Service 1 Washington, April 28. The much-heralded test case to exclude Soviet timber fell flat to-day when the authorities ordered a shipload of timber from Russia, now at Providence. Rhode Island, to be admitted to the United States following affidavits from Amtorg
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    GAR WOOD
    45 11 Unsuccessful Attempt to beat Speed Record IReuter's Service] Miami Beach. April 27. The persistent Gar Wood made another attempt to beat Kaye Don's speed record of 103.49 miles an hour, to-day but he averaged only 101.66. Engine trouble developed after his third run.
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    ITALO-RUSSIAN PLAN
    32 11 Soviet Placing Huge Orders IReuter's Service] Rome, April 28. The new Italo-Russian agreement has been signed providing for Italian exports to Russia this year to the value of 350.000.000 lire.
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    DOUGLAS AND MARY
    101 11 Rumours of Permanent Separation Disproved London, April 17. Sceptics of the possibility of a lasting marriage between film stars have profited by Mr. Douglas Fairbanks' holiday m India to lend colour to rumours of a permanent separation. A recrudencene of reports yesterday started an epidemic cf trans-Atlantic
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    CAVENDISH CLUB CLOSED
    67 11 Mortally Hit by Depression London, April 17. The depression has mortally hit one of the best -known London clubs the Cavendish. The club, which has been m difficulties for some time owing to the shrinkage of candidates, is definitely closing down on July 31. For many years
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    SIR JAMES O'GRADY
    36 11 Appointed Governor of Falkland Isles I Reuter's Service] London. April 27. Sir James O'Grady, former Governor of Tasmania, has been appointed Governor of the Falkland Islands m succession to Mr. A. W. Hodson.
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    16 11 Captain B. L. Gardner. Senior Inspector of Mines, F.M.S.. has been granted leav?. prior to retirement.
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    SCOURING GREENLAND ICE
    149 11 MISSING FXPLORER Denmark and Sweden Aid Search [Reuter's Service.] Stockholm, April 28. Within a few hours the British Captain Rayner, m a Swedish machine piloted by the Arctic airman. Ahrenberg. expects to be heading towards Greenland Ice Cap m search of his friend, Augustine Courtauld, son of
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    SOVIET POWER PLAN
    78 11 Agreement with MetropolitanVickers [Reuter's Service] London, Ap:il 27. An agreement has been signed between the Soviet Government and Metropolitan Vicken: Electrical Company, whereby the latter will provide expert technical assistance for plant to be built m Russia by the All Union electrotechnical combine. The plant will extend
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    HOLLAND FIRM
    67 11 Stand Against Anti-Religious Campaign [Reuter"s Service I The Hague. April 28. Owing to the growth of the anti-religious campaign m Holland, the Government has introduced a Bill hi the Second Chamber, inserting clauses m the penal code providing punishment for anyone found guilty of cffending religious sentiment by
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    NEW YORK SENSATION
    47 11 Suicide of Musical Artists' Manager [Router's Service] New York, April 27. One of the best known managers of musical artists m the United States. Loudon Charlton. has committed suicide with a revolver. Friends believe the tragedy is due to losses on the Stock Market.
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    COMMODITY MARKET
    94 11 LONDON AND NEW YORK TIN AND RUBBER PRICES [FREE PRESS SERVICE COPYRIGHT 1 London, April 28, 5.31 p.m. Messrs. Lewis, Lazarus and Sons notify to-day's tin prices as follows Spo*; £107 i;i6 (£lO7 15 16). Forward £108 7 16 (£lO9 3 16). The market is steady. Messrs. Symington
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    THE WOMEN OF INDIA
    159 11 Their Part m the Political Struggle London. April 20. British women's admiration for the courage atid determination of the women of India was voiced at a women's conference m London arranged by the Commonwealth of India League, Mrs. Pethick Lawrence declaring that there had been nothing
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    42 11 The Negri Sembilan Branch of the Royal Society of St. George celebrated St. George's Day on Saturday. About 210 people were present. Speeches were made by the President of the Society (Dr. W. L. Braddon) and the Chieftain of St. Andrew's Society.
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      251 11 LATEST DESIGNS IN HALL MARKED f I SILVER CUPS. The Athletes of Ancient Greece and Rome strove for a wreath of Z laurel. The symbol faded even more quickly than the glory of which it was the mark. When the prize is a Silver Cup or Trophy its value increases
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    1194 12 •BETTER TIMES IN STORE" But Decline of Revenue Expected LAM) TAX PROPOSALS I British Radio Official Service] Rugby. April 28. Tin Chanceßor of th;> Exchequer. Mr. Philip Snowden, was cordially received *hen he rose en the debate on the Budget m the first spe<-( h ho has
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    A MALAY WOMAN'S ACCUSATION
    464 12 DEVIL EXORCISM Strange Story m Penang Court I A strangfi story was related m the Penang Police Court before Mr. Edward Jago when i Abdul Majid. a fisherman, was charged with < heatinu a woman named Ibraham Amah by representing to her that he was a
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    KAMCHATKA BONDS
    104 12 Soviet Reply to Baron Shidehara 1 Reuter's Service 1 Moscow. April '28. In reply to the latest proposal of Baron Shidehara regarding the fixing of the price of bonds of the Kamchatka Stock Company. at 33 >- sei- to the rouble, it i> officially stated that the Soviet
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    CHANCELLOR CONGRATULATED
    285 12 His Plans For Land Tax I Router's Service] Lcrdon. April 27. In Ms bucteet speech. Mr. Snowden appealed for co-operation m the elimination of unnecessary expenditure m order to avoid additional j heavy taxation. He then proceeded to announce the initiation of a scheme of taxation of land
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    CANTON RAILWAY DISASTER
    1058 12 CAUSED BY LANDSLIDE Only One Coach Keeps the Rails Hong Kong. April 21. The South China Morning Post gives the following details of the recent Canton railway disaster: With flickering lamps throwing fantastic shadows on the wrscked train and clouds of stram rising from the shattered engine,
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    A FAMOUS WOMAN PHILANTHROPIST
    672 12 HER HOMES FOR GIRLS Death of Mrs. Ada Travers Lewis (By Air Mail] London, April 14. Mrs. Ada Travers Lewis, the 'philanthropist, who was a friend of Queen Alexandra, died m London to-day aged 91. When she was an art student m Paris Mrs. Travers Lewis
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    "MAN WITH AN AXE"
    40 12 Echo of Plot Against Sidky Pasha I Router's Service] Cairo, April 27. The so-called 'man with an axe." Mohamed Taher. arrested m connection with a plot against Sidky Pasha, has been sentenced to seven years imprisonment.
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    ATTACK ON SPIRITUALISM
    208 12 Dangerous and Delusive Cult [By Air Mail! [From Our Own Correspondent; Lor don, April 14. Spiritualism ir, still being attacked by its opponents, and the latest attacker is the Rev Desmond Iforse-Boycott who during a sermon at the church of St. Mary the Virgin, Somers Town, of
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    PRINCE BIBESCO'S AIR MISHAP
    595 12 CRASH IN BENGAL I Four Casualties Taken to Benares Calcutta. April 17. A Ford aeroplane containing Prince George Bibesco crashed 95 miles on the Allahabad side of Gaya. Four of the occupants are known to have been rescued, but their names are at present unavailable. The
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    DETECTING FORGERIES
    247 12 New Bank of England Apparatus I By Air Mail! IFrom Our Ovvn Correspondent] Lcndcn. April 14. The Bank of England and the leading joint stock banks have just adopted a remarkable device for the detection of forgeries, counterfeits, and Takes. The device consists of a beam of electric
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    EUROPEAN UNEMPLOYMENT FUND
    23 12 I Donations previously acknowledged 522,701.78 H. H. Robbins. 'monthly) 40.00 R. J. Mitchell. 10 00 "Anonymous" Ipoh (monthly) 25.00 $*****78
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    MADEIRA REBELS ROUTED
    113 12 "BRILLIANT ACTION Fi K htin k r on Land, s<., and Air 17 INSURGENTS TAKKN [Beuter'l ■tnrftotj Fighting on land and sea and m Madeira to-day resulted m Owen* routing the rebels or whom n Troops dismantled the m station. An official comrnur KMtUCeM expeditionary for,,. L
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    SURGEON'S FALL IN LIFT
    297 12 Death of U,C«I. S. T. runi|) 01 Kaniroon As a result of an accident *b 'at the Rangoon General hospital I Lieut. -Colonel B. T. Crump, i;:. tendent, Duff Tin Hospital, sustain juries. At about twenty minutes to the mnrntng Colonel Crump anil RanfOOn General Hospital
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    NEREMGIER ARRESTED
    51 12 General Franco for the Defence i Renter 1 benrtci Mid id. I N The ex-Dictator, General B been arrested. It is staled that Qenet I I broti the airman, will defend Berei uer I A warrant hai been 1 [General Fernandez Hen [General Id Aragon under the old
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    BETRAYED BY HIS WIFE
    165 12 I How Kuerten Was I Arrested DsjsseMerf. Ipii i The thirteenth crime of Petei described aft tin- opening ol U the trial of tin- vampire and i am appeared m the dock In 1 attire, with unruffed demeai The evidence showed thai the bead <: beth
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    REMARKABLE STOICISM
    29 12 i Survivor of Log* Massacre I N m Oiir: n Oj ol the Jam..^ Lloyd, :.!>■• I; painful mud from which i tih protruded. Tha bi and timmpled <
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      677 13 England's Lack of Promising Youngsters One of the most vital aspects of the failure of English Rugby m the international field this season i.s that there is net even the consolation that any promi.sin|> young players have been discovered, writes A Rugby International m the Evening News.
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      THE MEDAN GRIFFINS
      115 13 The following is the result of the draw for the thoroughbred Medan gr.fflns which arrived by the Nieuw Zeeland. drawn for at the Deli Turf Club. H. H. The Sultan of Langkat— Bay Marp No. 9. Tungku Amirudin— Chestnut Gelding No. 4. Raja Mansur (Perak) Brown Mare
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      GOLF CAPTAIN HONOURED
      89 13 Retirement of Mr. J. Lovett fProm Our O\mi Correspondent I Kuala Lumpur, April 26. The Gardens Golf Club yesterday entertained the club captain (Mr. J. Lovett) and Mrs. Lovttt at a farewell tea and presented Mr. Lowtt viTh a putnv |fr. Srnkie>. making the presentation, pouited out
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      100 13 The new Chinese Vice-Consul for Sandakan, Mi Liang Tze Sum. arrived by the Marudu m the evening of March 27th. and was met by representatives of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, including The Hon'ble Mr. Kwan Hiu Sheung and the Capitan China, Mr. Lam Man Ching. Tea was then provided
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      THE M.C.C.'s TOUR
      810 13 Position of English County Men Calcutta. April 19. Two Important points are revealed from the information which has reached Calcutta of the decisions which have been made by the Advisory County Cricket Committee at Home. This body has decided that an English coin.ty cricketer who plays against
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      Q.P. RANGERS F.C.
      113 13 Mr. Jack Bowman Appointed Secretary-Manager Mi. Jack Bowman has been anoointed seen tary-manager of Queen's Park Ranged F.C. m succession to Mr. Bob Hewiaon. Mr. Bowman has already taken rp Ms new duties. Thirty jmr In the club's Southern Lc;><: days, r.i n nrman was player-manager Of
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      64 13 i The Chinese community at Selangor were At Home at the Town Hall, Kuala Lumpur, on Friday evening to bid farewell to the Hon. Mr. P T. Allen, M.C.S., and Mrs. Allen, on the eve of their departure, the former as Resident Councillor. Penang, succeeding Mr. E. W. P. Gilman.
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      283 13 ■Y1 gg^^> ShJIB 'lemove Jl iwPmim 1 i Ik JHr Teeth regain dazzling whiteness o, .oo,h a^ K mn SV" Kt C tf""! israi S: S ftSS S* d«tl. It dmsi to teeth and hardens S f CntlStS rt coinniend into tartar. Germs by the millions OiSk*™*** S ft U
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      788 14 Blue Funnel Line REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES. BXFKBSI SERVICE MARSEILLES. LONDON N. CONTINENT FORTNIGHTLY. UEEKLY SKKVKK LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. Tuirc Monthly Srrvice Liverpool and CiUisßow. (Via Genoa aaid Havre). Routr -n!i|i < I to alteration without notice. WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT Due. Sails. ANCHISES For Marseille s.
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      547 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 Due Singapore. s.s. CITY OF BATAVIA May 18 s.s. CITY OF CORINTH Junej une 9 HOMEWARDS. s.s. CITY
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      430 14 British India and Apc&r Lines (Inccir^ratcd m England). MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA JAPAN Due Tonnage. Singapore. Tonnage. 1931. KARMALA i O o KASHMIR 8,000 May 2
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      721 15 0. S. K. Line. .gjO >t\Kl L.OS ANGELES and NEW YORK Egress Freight Service) (Prom K^ |()NJ mmm LONDON, Rotterdam, Hamburg .Brem,», and AMp May 30 31 JUNTOS MAIM Dl HBAN. Cape Town. Rio dc Janeiro Santos Montevideo and Buenos Aires < Round-the-world Passage U9o> May I 4 ,Hl\»< n
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      836 15 K. P. M. KONINKLYKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. [ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION COMPANY OF BATAVIA.J (Incorporated m 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 m the Straits Settlements (Singapore and Penaag) of the TRAVELLERS OFFICIAL INFORMATION
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    205 16 Decline of £791,038 m 1930 London, March 29. There has been a remarkable fall m the Cunard Company's net profits. Last year they were £18.601. compared with £809,639 m 1929. which was a record. With the amount brought forward, it makes £413,867 available, of which the dividend on
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    SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA
    681 16 Experiments m Design of Ships At the spring meetings of the Institution of Naval Architects m the Lecture Hall of the Royal Society of Arts: Sir Charles J. O. Sanders read a historical paper on the Establishment of an International Load Line. He said that
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      605 16 Burns Philp 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] s.s. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia Cabins de
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      177 16 S* NORODEUTSCIIER |f()n2fil^V (Incorporated m German* The undernoted are the Company's lntendet tatvrat; OUTWARDS. MAIN For Saigon, Japan Ports and Hankow May 4 LAHN For Hong Kong, Shanghai, Taku, Dalny, Tsingtau, Yokohama and Kobe May 8 8 SCHLESIEN For Japan Ports and Hankow May 14 DERFFLINGER For Manila, Hong Kong,
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      510 16 MAIL DESPATCHES BT TRAIN Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lembing and Kuantan (via Getnas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. 6 a.m. Bangkok every Thursday 6 aJD Xota Tinggl, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taipirig, Pen an g and Kedah and Lower Siam 6 a.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and
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      373 17 Mm 1 Kunnel Flans for 1931 llolt and Co., managers of punnei Lms have nnnounced their miner, autumn and winter tor 1931. for 1931 Is a special winter Malaya. China and Japan, bf the Ulysses (14,650 tons). i the Blue Funnel fleet. The Of £126 has been
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      324 17 S% More Navy Buoys m Chinese Waters pa'-sinp of the naval anchorage m ntral reaches of the Whangpoo river «H| time :he privilege enjoyed by other I possessing definite mooring marks UA of China. says the Shanghai Tii-s decision, it was learned from an source, has been reached
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      12 17 PtalMl steamer, was run ■i;ui tanker Utiopa. while BtMHlftwH both being badly
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      1206 17 Some Lessons of the Disaster The Highland Hope. a new steamer of 14 129 tons, whose hull and cargo are stated to have been insured for approximately £800,000 went ashore on the Portuguese Coast on Novemoer 19. 1930. and subsequently became a total TontHh Bnti&h Shlpping industr
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    R.M.S.P. GRANTED A MORATORIUM
    821 17 LIMITED BORROWING K.C. and a Scheme to Save the Company [By Air Mail.] London, April 14. The petition of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Co., Ltd.. for the sanction of the court to a scheme of arrangement, m the nature of a temporal v moratorium lasting
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    29 17 Trans-Atlantic Passengers m 1930 declined 16 per cent, m the first and 12 per cent, m the second and cabin classes, but increased 28 per cent, m the tourist.
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    NEW QUEST IN CENTRAL ASIA
    761 18 THE MISSING LINK Most Primitive Forms of Human Life [By Air MaiLJ London. April 14. The Sunday Times learns that a new quest for the "Missing Link" is to be made m Central Asia, which many scientists believe to have been man's earliest home. Professor
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    A ROMANCE DENIED
    153 18 Baronet's Grandson and a Ziegfeld Beauty The reported engagement, cabled from New York, of Miss Josephine Larkin. the former Ziegfeld Folly bsauty. to Mr. Paul Rose, the 24-year-old grandson of the later Sir Philip Rose. Bart., was denied by his mother, Mrs. Lancaster Rose. Mrs. Rose said
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    50 18 The engagement is announced between John Stanley, only son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Mason of Weston-super-Mare. and Anita Constance only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Harvey of Hill Court. Yatton. Somerset. The marriage will take place early m May. previous to their leaving for their home m Borneo
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    274 18 I "An Unusual Number," says Judge Lewes. A love-letter m which were 75 marks indicating kisses caused Mr. Justice McCardie to comment "That is an unusual number, isn't It at Sussex Assizes. The Judge was hearing a breach of promise action brought by Miss
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    217 18 Mr. Tan Chin Wah. the General Manaper of Frankel Bros., Kuala Lumpur, will 00 having this firm at the end of June, says the Malay Mail to take up an appointment a.s a representative, of the Prudential Assurance Co.. Ltd., m Kuala Lmnpur, where office will be established .short lv.
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      181 18 I I I NUMERALS ij Automobile Registration Plates. j I New stocks of the latest type jjj white celluloid over aluminium w 3 I j can be obtained at extremely reasonable prices from i■ j jl Borneo Motors Ltd. S |j I 1 Singapore, Penang, Ipoh, j 1 j Malacca,
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      407 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 f3.000,000 HEAD OFFICE: 38. Eishopsgate, London, E.C. 2. Agencies and Branches: Alor Star Hong Kong Saigon Amritsar jlloilo Semarang
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      331 18 BANKING. MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. (Incorporated m England). Capital £3,000.000 Subscribed 1.800.000 Paid-up 1,050.000 Reserve Fund and Rest 1.666.845 BOARD OF DIRECTORS. J. M. Ryrie, Esq, Chairman. P. R. Chalmers. Esq., Charles J. Hambro. Esq., J. O. Robinson, Esq., W. H. Shelf ord. Esq., Sir Thomas Catto. Bart Sir
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      259 18 INSURANCE. SOUTH |40| BRITISH \j||> INSIRAME OOMMMV. 11,,,., FIRE. MARINE, TK\V, T AND MOTOR CAR INSURANCE ACCEPT} h \j LOWEST CURRENT RATES L C. MARGOLIOUTH Office- 2. F.:.. a q PERSONAL ACCIDENTS FATAL ACCIDENTS arf> HAVE you made provLs:o:i of your depend3nts should overtake you? IT only costs $15 yearly
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    BIKAM RUBBER
    747 19 Eric .Miller on Output Regulation f|By Air Maill London. April 14. !irst ordinary general meeting of 1 Rubber Estate, Ltd.. was held on Council Room of the Rubber iation (Incorporated). 2. 3 and EC., Mr. H. Eric Miller (the ding. ilrmaa said: A policy of jelective 1 no.
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    889 19 Seremban Loss Despite Economies London, April 14. Serembau Rubber report on working of season 1930 states that estate working account deals with crop of 890.110 lb. from eleven mouths" tapping only, as company subscribed to voluntary scheme for cessation of output during May. Of this quantity 861.932 lb.
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    438 19 To-Day 's Price Changes. EXCHANGE RATES April 27 SELLING London, 4 months* sight 2)3 27(32 London, 3 months' sight 2|3 13|16 London, 60 days' sight 2j3 ***** London, 30 days' sight 2|3 3 4 London, demand 2)3 23 32 London, T.T. 2j3 n 16 Lyons and Paris, demand 1430 Hamburg,
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    PATALING RUBBER
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    THE T.P.A.
    57 19 I Mr. Egmont Hake Malayan Chairman I Prom Our Own Correspondent j Koala Lumpur, April 27. It is announced here that the London Council of the T.P.A. has appointed Mr. H. B. Egmont Hake to take the place of Mr. J. H. Rich as chairman of the Malayan
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    F.M.S. LOAN
    46 19 I $22,000,000 Issue Shortly I From Our Own Correspondent J Kuala Lmnptzr, April 27. It is learnt m an unofficial source that the issue of the F.M.B loan of $20,000,000 is Imminent at 98, paving 4M per cent. This will be a local issue.
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    THE RUBBER MARKET
    539 19 London Brokers' Comments [By Air Mail] l.(i]. don. April 14. The following opinions are expressed by hading firms m the rubber market on the course of events during the past week, issued m their usual circulars under dates as stated:— LEWIS AND PEAT (8.4.:J1) Supplies continue far
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    346 19 WAR IN TIN MARKET The Bis Sellers and Restriction [By Air Mail) London. April 14. It looks as if another spectacular commodity war is brewing, says the Evening Standard. This time it is m the tin market, which is now m as^ bad a state of nerves as at any
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    RUBBER REPORTS
    109 19 Labu, Cheviot and Chan^kat Oividends I FREE PRESS SERVICE COPYRIGHT] London. April 28. Extracts from latest rubber company reports are as follow: Allagar: Forward credit £315. South Malay: Loss on 1930 of £1.378; credit forward £4.065. Selangor River: Lou OO 1930 £2.108: forward £9.624. Changk.it. Dividend of 5d
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    DUNLOP REPORT
    44 19 Net Trading Profit of £1,160,478 I FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT I London, April 28. Dunlop report shows a net trading profit of £1.160.478. the net profit being £541.424. Th" sum of £568.023 i:; beiir; can;: d forward No final dividend is proposed.
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    FORD MOTOR COMPANY
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    SUNGEI REYLA (F.M.S.) RUBBER
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    CEYLON RUBBER TRADE
    210 19 575. 6d. PER TON FREK.HT Statement at Meeting of R.GJL I Reuters Service 1 I/ondon. April i 7. '•Ceylon has nuulc wooderfttll] wWffful effort to reduce all-in coata on 'Am robber, but there Ls one economy they have been ui.nbln to effect to the extent aV.shvd. They
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    113 19 o-relation of Production witK ('onsumption I FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT I London. April 28 Mr. Shakespeare, spoakinu at the MUMd neetlnc of the Rubber Growers' Awoetetloo, said it was necessary to face the lad that restriction by legislative means was practically dead and that improvement could <nl\
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    359 19 Statement of Dutch East Indies* Official 1 .Mml«n. April 17. The Amsterdam correapondjent of the Finuncial Times Btafta that a Dutch lIHWB|ia|IH correspondent at Batavia InUmkwul Dr. Bernard. Director Of Auric-ulturr m the Dutch East Indies, who stated tliat the Dutch East Indies Government Wai not
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    21 19 Hrown. PhiUip» .uid Stanrart. l'*uung. B«firUrir»: Perak Rivor Valley 28.222. Juni fttllM 222: Somutn«i?ol Rubber 2f>.950
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    AMERICAN BASEBALL
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    DAVIS CUP
    49 20 Reserves m Dutch Team [Reuters Service j Amsterdam, April 28. Oying to the Dutch lawn tennis champion. Hans Ttmrner. who is convalescing from pleurisy, and A. Diemerkool not being available the Dutch Davis Cup team is eompoced of reserves: J. Vanderhoide. O. Kooprnan. M. Wetselaar, T. Vaneek.
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