The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 5 May 1931

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    Masthead
    19 1 The Singapore Free Press NO. 13,327. ESTABLISHED 1835. Singapore, s.s. Tuesday, may 5, 1931. 20 PAGES DAILY. 10 CENTS.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS
    308 1 The crowd swarmed on to the playing fitld during a match between Malays and Chinese at Kuala Lumpur and play was stopped at half-time Page 11. It is reported that II M.S. Vindictive has r-ttn sent to Nanking, but the Admiralty is without definite news Page 11.
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    PROPOSAL AT THE RECTORY
    765 1 It was like being m an aquarium. Deep Gothic windows exiled noon, and through green curtains filtered a perpetual subaqueous twilight. White lilies and white phlox were everywhere, brighter than the air, shining with more than their own purity, and from the arms of long-painted Madonnas
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      316 1 GOOD MORNING AXE YOU DRINKING CROSSED KRIS" TEA? CROWN IN MALAYA. I RAFFLES HOTEL I EXCELLENT ACCOMMODATION AVAILABLE WITH MODERN I SANITATION I Dinner and Dance I j MONIA LITTER'S FAMOUS ORCHESTRA I J SPECIAL DISH TO-NIGHT I ■ROAST SADDLE VEAL A LA BOUQUETIEREI 1 i FRIED POTATOES J S
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      337 1 I "Renowned by Recommendation" I I TO-NIGHT DINNER and DANCE- TO-NIGHtI I MENU. I Hors d'Oeuvre Varies g Consomme Vermicelles j| Creme Excelsior S Saumon Bouilli, Sauce Mousseuse j| Medallion de Ris d'Agneau St. James Tournedo Portugaise Chapon Roti a la Broche g Epinards Florentine Pommes Chateau S Charlotte aux
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      167 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Cinema quide Page 2. Rusiicide prevents rust Page 1. Stop that cold with Peps Page 3. A special offer by M.P.H. Page 20. Government evening classes Page 9. Maynard and Co. lor skin foods Page 1. Make germs powerless with LL r ebi.c; t-o: p Page 5. Compare
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      8 1 DRINK BIGIA TEA! CHEAP AND GOOD! MALAYAN GROWN
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    MISS EDNA BEST
    203 2 To Appear m Two British Films It it no* definite that Miss Edna Be.^t't, next films will be talkies to be made In London this summer. She and Mr. Herbert Marshall, her husband, are expected back In London during June after his present stage appearance m New
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    THE SCREEN
    112 2 Harold Lloyd m "Feet First" PavLs. the First Naiional production concluded a highly succer^ful seaj>on at the Capitol last night and will be followed m thy new programme to-night by the Paramount alltalking comedy Feet First, m which the famoustar Harold Lloy<l makes h's 'talkie" debut locally. The
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    204 2 Programme ol Drills up to and for May 10th 1931. Tuesday 5 p.m. Malay Drill HaU T" Malay. Coy. Drill and Weapon Training. 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall "A" (ICO.) Coy. MG. Training. Pin. tr f Scottish) Cey. L. O. Class. "E (Chlnc.se> Coy. Platcon Drill. Fortress Coy.
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      755 2 sia»JiUiJmuuimiai!ii!iiJi!JiUiUiaiaiaiaiaiai3iiha»aaiaaifitfiag^ifitfiif;ifi^ iI 6.15 TO-NIGHT 9 v I j Two Great Shows m One 1 I DOUBLE FEATURE PROGRAMME i EDMUND LOWE, LEILA HYAMS 1 j m the merriest, funniest marriage mix up <>f the Mir|i"PART TIME WIFE"! i PLUS GIRLS DEMAND EXCITEMFM TOMORROW^ I BOOKING AT ROBINSONS I DON'T GAMBLE
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      246 2 THE WEKK High Water, 11 It. Football Div. i Pulaii Brani f. 8.C.C., Btadtam; Reserve Dtf RAF. vs. (MasSCCa, S.H.B Ohintfls a va. Ohliit— B. at s.R.C. W-dnrMiny, 6th. Hi«h Water, 00^0, s*-0 n \z.Z*>. 1.1 Mofapon Rum tnd Day Oolf: I adioK open championship. Garrison G.C. Footbsili Div. IX
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    DEPRESSION FORCES DOWN WAGES
    808 3 DEPRESSION FORCES DOWN WAGES TEN PER CENT CUT Fewer Strikes Than Usual m Australia Melbourne. During the last twelve months the industrial position m Australia, due to various causes, has created much anxiety. One of the developments was a slide m wages which during the long period of prosperity were
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    DENTIST FINED
    171 3 Instrument Which Slipped into Patient's Throat Some time ago while a Paris dentist WM treating a your>'4 wotmn, a small sharp instrument termed a "nerve puller" slipped from his hand and fell into her throat. Later it necessitated a serious surgical operation on the stomach. The client brought
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    CROWDED INDIA—AS MR. WHITLFY SAW IT
    444 3 CROWDED INDIA— AS MR. WHITLFY SAW IT THE LAND-LOVING NATIVE* Britain is Necessary to its Progress Mr J. H. Whitioy. fcrmerlv Speaker of the j House of Commons, has returned to London j after a Kcond visit of the Royal Commission on Indian Labour, (writes the Evening News). 1 He
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    FILMING PROPHETS TOMB
    178 3 I Sultan's Scheme For Propaganda The King of the Hedjaz has ordered a new piopaganda nlm to be made dealing with the Prohefs tomb m Mecca, th^ holy city of Islam, and the ntv. developments made there for the comfort of the pilgrims. The route to Mecca
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    NEW BUSINESS METHODS
    355 3 Too Much Waiting for Politicians "Self-hcip is better than State help. Get o-> pith the Job. Don't wail for the politicians," the advice bj c i- Francis Ooodenough rman ot tin Government Committee on Bd tion and Salesmanship, ir> an ack»: v to be Edinburgh Chamber -->
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    "MONEY-HATCHING MACHINE"
    126 3 "MONEY -HATCHING MACHINE" An American Woman Duped I Mrs. Mary Lebua, arred thirty-five, of New jYork. ;sar lor five days on two boards fastened together with metal clamps, hi the middle iof which she believed her saving of ?12'> reposed, a :ci (or five nights she P' > "money-hatching machine.*
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    DOG SETTLES DISPUTE
    172 3 Tw-> won:cr.. by direct qof M Rud-I ich, Bttttng In the Fi r i-. -aver Court, Brooklyn, stood sttbei rids ol th< r irt room r.hile. m the middle of the ro m r c«iur*. attendant held a i-rn^U brind!'? bu.'ldot "Here. Sport." called Mrs. Florence Moxon.
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    TRANSFORMING AN AERODROME
    436 3 A BROOKLANDS JOB Work that WH 1 Last Five Years Brooktends a r '-cvin I I under o > irnn*rormetioiL Tlie landing 1 area li to be surged tnd levelled. Wew shed 1 > ii< and clw>> luwses sn i to be built. The present oid-tashlonejd ramshackle
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    PUBLICITY WHILE YOU EAT
    110 3 Novel Restaaraiit to be Opened H. rlin. a restctn ml wt by, ;*n<i i MMmenu viii bi •>«. <.^ tiv T mm In Berlin U-.L month I I have tan 1 tf"in<; bftdty <„':•'••).■ l n. but the J" vir 1. fTIU bo [able to ;i-v
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      418 3 NEGLECTED cough or cold dees serious mischief to the delicate bronchial tubes and lungs. It oiten up m an attack of bronchitis, asthma, or other )orn chest complaint. Don't run needless risks r ke Peps breatheable tablets at the first sign of a cold or kill and ward off worse
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      57 3 Where Wheels Sink m "OROLOS" Travel with Ease. T .^n__ i. -< 1 Illustration shows a f latex cart equipped L i^. with "Orolo" tracks. I i "Orolos" are suitable -^^T 'V 4 ior almost any type r >■* I I a IL\.. -:'/.-:^x,^/.. j iitav luau^. Stocked By UNITED
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    Manuscripts of Sir Sefton Brancker
    1610 4  - Manuscripts of Sir Sefton Brancker T. STANHOPE SPRIGG FLYING DAY BY DAY By Bright Young People Organise Aerial Treasure Hunts London. ELEVEN years after Sir Ross and Sir Keith Smith made the first pioneer flight from England to Australia m 28 days the first experimental air mail service between the
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    LOG OF THE VIASTRA
    442 4 Fast Mail Work In Australia Just as the captain of the large ocean-going mailsteamer keeps his log showing incidents of the trip, speed and position, so the pilot of the Australian Airways viastra air-liner and indeed the pilots en all services keeps an accurate record of
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    A LIE THAT STARTLED EUROPE
    766 4 BOGUS LOVE AFFAIR Miss Jeanette Mac Donald's Romance London, April 8. It was announced yesterday from I.os Angeles that Miss Jeanette Mac Donald, the celebrated American film actress, star of the Lottery Bride, is to be married to Mr. Robert O. Ritchie, a New York
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    ELEVEN HURT AT RACE MEETING
    127 4 Bradford. April 8. Eleven persons were injured by competitors :rashing into spectators at Esholt. near here, to-day during motor-cycle races at which nearly 50.000 people were present. Mrs Nellie Miller and her two children are detained m hospital with injuries received when a motor-cycle and
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    QUICKER MAILS AND BETTER PHONES
    411 4 QUICKER MAILS AND BETTER PHONES P.M.G. SAYS "GET BUSY" Major Atlee Calls for Results At Once A great s^oed-up is taking place m every department of the British Post Office. Major C. R. Atlee, the new Postmaster-General, has held conferences almost daily, and has investigated important development schemes. He is
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    CHARM THAT FAILED
    340 4 I Villager's Death from Snake Bite 1 t Sabalpur. April 19. Dasarathl Kajuria. of Bhandarimal. a snake rharmer by profession, is awaiting trial m the Court of Sessions m connexion with the death, from snake bite, of Ujal Kanda. a co-villager. Dasarathi is alleged to have told
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    LORD EXMOUTH
    238 4 A Peer Becomes a British Subject The London Gazette announced that Charles J Ernest Pellow. Viscount Exmouth. has been granted a certificate by the Home Secretary, as a naturalised alien. An asterisk after the announcement denotes! that "this is a case of readmission to British: nationality." j i
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    ACTORS' PROPERTY DESTROYED
    253 4 £10,000 Theatre Fire at Macclesfield In one of the biggest fires Macclesfield has known for many years, damage estimated at about £10.000 was done to the Opera House. Th«» outbreak was discovered at 1.50 a.m. by a resident m George Street West who was aroused by a
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    UNLUCKY AIR MAIL
    82 4 Third Machine Break- d*WH African Service Following the break* planes on the WuA Afrl mish.ip occurred to-day. The Post Office Btated of two weeks' aiv Dt*U flying boat yesterday n at Entebbe to a land a< mediately for Juba. This mi at Juba. and was not abl.
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    63 4 a nmtfam ofl tin Old Chinese School was h ki al Coleman Street on April Cheong Boon Ban pn Association was organic*' cers and committee ny 1931-2— Patron Dr. Ofr dent Mr. OtMOOf X Mr. Scow Poh LtQff, Mr Secretaries Mr. T. Pakn TMMiircr Ifr. T W H H. If.
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    Shipwreck — and No Wireless
    1306 4  - Shipwreck and No Wireless CAPTAIN C. N. BICKFORD MORE ABOUT WINDJAMMERS— By Trapped In a Crew Waits for Doomed Ship\ Vessel to Sink Horrors of Trip Round the Horn WRECKS were common m the old windjammer days. I remember my first, that was the Wamphray, a fine, four masted barque
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    SAVAGE RITES OF SECRET SOCIETY
    547 5 CANNIBALISM "Human Leopards" on Murder Trail Sierra Leone. Travellers have many stories to tell of obscene and barbaric practices of the negro tribes V>n the west coast of Africa, writes a Daily Express special correspondent. Secret societies are rampant, and are interwoven m the social
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    MALAYAN PERSONALIA
    354 5 Movements of People at Home Prom Our Own Correspondent* London, April 9. With the Intervention of the Euster Holidays the Malayan Office to not very busy this week and they are m fact having a veil earned rest. Mr. Banner bai one or t-.vo small lectures still to
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    THE POPULATION OF PARIS
    500 5 CONTINUED DECREASE The Movement to the Suburbs Paris, Pritlay. According to the Intransigcant," th»j provisional figures of the census taken on M°.rch 8 show an increase of about 280.000 m the population of the Department of the Seine m the last five years, and an increase
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    "A COMMON HUMOUR"
    128 5 Mr. Edgar Wallace's Denial Mr. Edgar Wall-ice, spe&ktaf at Aldwycn Club luncheon, dealt with what he culir-d a! common rumour concerning his writings that th y were net all his own work. "No story, no article. hM ever gonf out under my name, cf which I have
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    MACHINE-GUN EDITOR
    344 5 When Berlin Beat Bolshevism it wu an editor with a machini >mi who killed the Bolshevik chances of capturing the centre of government In Bctlll dinrlni tho Spartakist rMnf m 191 R. This Is tho stci- told Mr. An.o DOSCB> Pleurot, an American newtpapei correspondent, m one ol
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      171 5 I Make germs powerless A good refreshing plPPf" you at any moment fl is a scientific weapon v^^'^" V trVFK BBOTHLRS LIMITLP, PORT Sl'MlHir. fSi> LANp Ll/iyr pif m thousands or MOMKS (N ALL PARTS Cr THE WCQLD ■OLD A RECOMMENDED Jj %A V VJ^ I V WTOWJLS EVERYWNKKB AGENTS,
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      226 5 Thinking of buying a new car Comfort and convenience are important. See the Amazing 1931 Chevrolet m (Le groom for six-footers wide doors E for wide people 4 long springs I hydraulic shock absorbers— electric i petrol gauge automatic windshield I wiper bumpers front and rear windshield folds flat or
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    51 YEARS OF VISITS TO THE BRITISH MUSEUM
    364 6 READER'S TICKET IN 1880 Catalogues Written m Manuscript Mr. William Brackett, of Tunbridge Wells, is the proud possessor of a British Museum reader's ticket which is 51 years old. It is dated January 2. 1880— and Mr. Brackett wonder* if anyone has
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    IN STOLEN CLOTHES
    335 6 Prisoner's Escape From Hospital London. April 9. Something quite new In the way of escapes was accomplished b\ a Peiuonville prisoner m I the early hours of to-day. He escaped not from prison, but from an ordinary civilian hospital just walked out. dressed m another patient's clothes.
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    MALARIA THREAT IN CALCUTTA
    197 6 Mosquitoes Advancing Up Hooghly Calcutta, April 1). Calcutta has hanging over it the threat of I wide outbreak of malignant malaria. The Anopheles Ludlowi, a type of salt water breeding mosquito, which is identified as the main carrier of malaria m Malaya, is advancing on Calcutta
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    MENACE OF THE GUNMAN
    566 6 MENACE OF THE GUNMAN LONDON RAIDS Increased Number of Crimes While the defeat of "Big Bill" Thompson m the Chicago mayoral elections and the accession to power of the paity of reform, is hailed as a staggering blow for the gangsters, police authorities are seriously perturbed at the increasing number
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    PUNISHMENT OF HOAXER
    259 6 Writing Nearly 100 Letters of Apology The former pupil of Epsom College whoso April Fool hoax TJfTtimtfHi nearly 100 people named Harris had a busy time for his punishment consisted of writing by hand 100 separate letters of apology. The victims of the hctax received letters inviting
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    SHAKESPEARE'S TOMB
    115 6 "Here Lies the Ghost of Francis Bacon" London. April 24. Shakespeare's tomb at Stratford-on-Avon was desecrated yesterday, while Stratford wa.s celebrating the playwright's birthday. The representatives of 75 nations attending the celebrations had just left the church, after laying wreaths on the tomb, when a man entered and
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      263 6 I Solid Silver I GIFTS-FREE! I FOR 75 WRAPPERS (LARGE SIZE) 150 WRAPPERS (SMALL SIZE) 1 I A LADY'S solid silver hair brush, a fiSh m 1 /\]ady*s solid silver wrist watch, a I/*x*\ I gendeman's solid silver wrist watch, and jptf U(2 'A I a heavy electro-plated tea-set— each
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      292 6 PHOTO NERVE CRI.I.S SEEN THaoUGH M Conquer "HfoT w (Irritability, listlessncss, stomach tnmhhw Nerve- weak ness causes bad transmission of the nerve impulses and may result m the irregular functioning of almost every organ ol the Irritable nervestdigestive troubles, stomach p ii sleeplessness all these different complaints are due to
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    FRIEND OF THE BOGUS BISHOP
    235 7 RELIGIOUS STORIES How He Got a £50 Cheque Sunday school pupils at a London mission bad ss their superintendent an ex-convict and an associate of Frank Oswald Charteris, the bogus bishop, it was revealed at London Sessions. A smartly dressed man, describing himself as John
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    THE INN OF ROMANCE
    453 7 How Shop Girl Found Plot for a Play "People say it is my own love story; but I if it were, the end would have been different. I The elfin creature smiled, her face as merry ;»s the bright toys round her. Then she told a
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    98-YEAR-OLD CORPORAL
    210 7 When He Had to Eat Leather Corporal Henry Jessel, one of the few sur- viving veterans who fought m the Crimean War, lias died m Shoreditch at the age of 98. He had been m good health until recently, when he fell and fractured a leg. Corporal Jessel
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    70 7 Among those present at the funeral of <he Dato Bentara Stia of Kclantan who died suddenly at Ft-nanfe or. Wednesday were Hi*> Highness the Sultan cf Eelarton, His Highness the Raja of Kelantan, Dato Bentara Dalam (Private Secretary to His Highness). Captain H. A. Anderson. Commissioner cf Police, Kelantan, and
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    THE LOVE DRAMA OF KITTY O'SHEA
    1581 7 PARNELL "VINDICATED" New Li^ht on Great Political Scandal Handsome Charles Stewart Parnell. brilliant j leader m Parliament of the Irish rebels m the < 'eighties and 'nineties. Captain O'Shea, a professed follower, and beautiful "Kitty" O'Shea. his wife, formed the most sensational "eternal triangle"
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      194 7 7 n^Ht»^ir 'm tuukxT&ieSunr I 111 I 111 And m nothin tf «lsc 1 I is the quality of age 11 more valuable than 1 i m Whisky. rJi^^ has been continuously l"*^^lfHßpa distilled since 16 27. K>u? k c.t^l|H« No other Whisky distillers can over 300 years' experience. N
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    INDIAN WARRIORS FOR THE KING
    412 8 V ROYAL BODYGUARD Nativo Orderly Officers m London Four cf India's crack native officers, the cream of the Indian Army, have arrived In f London. They are the King's Indian Orderly c Officers for this year and they will stay until 1 the end of
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    RANKER'S RELATIVES
    379 8 Great Dinner of The Hoare Family The toastmaster struck the table 1 with hi> mallei and announced, "Pray silence for Aunt Ellen's Joseph. Norfolk branch." Aunt Ellen's Joseph rose, and with a slight bow to the packed room said. "In giving this t;>ast. I couple with it Uncle
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    "TEMPTED BY THE SALES"
    165 8 Where Her Husband's Licence Money Went Bertram Edwin Tyler, aged thirty-two, giving an address at Railway-grove, New Cross, who appeared at Bromley Police Court on a summons alleging the fraudulent use of an Excise licence on a motor-cycle, explained that he had two motor-cycles, and that
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    ADVENTURE OF LADY ERSKINE
    546 8 DASH DOWNSTAIRS Men Who Disturbed Her Sick Husband Lady Erskine, wife of Sir James Erskine, the former Conservative MP. for St. George's, chased two burglars down a flight of stairs m her house m Eccletiton-square, Westminster, after they had disturbed her husband, who was lying ill
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    GUARDIAN OF SECRETS
    334 8 Mr. Salaman's Many Trusteeships 'Mr. F. S. Salaman was appointed as trustee." This phrase appears m the details of a hundred and *one bankruptcies as published m Ihe London Gazette. Mr. Salaman is a chartered accountant, with spacious offices m Bucklersbury. rind L? one of the greatest
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    TWENTY MILLIONS OF CARS
    117 8 Ford Company's Total Output The Ford Motor Company has weathered the current business depression far b-;tter than it did the depression of 10 years age, according to a special dispatch to the Wa;l sUset Journal from Detroit. In 1921 it was caught by tie d<v?inc wttli
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS
    394 8 The Premier Morning D:»i:y 1: ive "news" paper 30-40 column- of I Mso the best Medium for AdvertM with the Chota Hazri each morning Latest relegrams, Latest News and Late, t Anr.oun:enents. Special Daily London Cables, Huboer md Tin Price Cables together with ov iurive special features,
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      81 8 I MADS I* JV I Parker I>nio^o!il B pen owners now lave |1m c«»-t of a S pen when buying a deakteLTakt M yourf»o<'ket )uoi r olil to \<»ur rl»al. r. m he will fit a desk lapec to it f r< < «,t chargewhen\oul>»:y KfletktetkaM a Investigate this unique,
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      334 9 BUSINESS cakus. 7r\VHLING REPRESENTI ?IVES STAYING AT HOTELS. ptTficei of an experienced Short- T>plst are available at 4 the day. Satisfaction antec d Terms moderate. 8 TRAITS TYPKWRITING BUREAU H-g, huHa Street, Singapore FUNERALS. I -ITfOAPOBI CASKET CO. I, 1 S, Penhaa Roaa. ,c L\*«^d*»* Btreet Phone MiS. TXPEPJENCED HELP
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      746 9 TENDERS. SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE. TENDERS. 1 1 NOTICE is hereby given that tenders are low Invited for the following material, or tt services, and that particulars of such tenders nay be obtained In the Tender Room. Municipal Offices: S.'le of Vchidts Dtpt. Inspo C tion Office at Woodland:, 01e«mg 4
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      558 9 NOTICES NOTICE. (B Notice b hereby v>r:cri tliat all roadi withip. c OovcrnaaenC Koujc Domain will elueed tht public frojn 1 p.m. i>, Ji p.m. on each of p r l iol.'ov:hig day Via., May 2nd. Hth, 9th. 13th. 16th. 23rd and th, 1931. xi R L. NUNN, M. Inst.
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      629 9 AUCTION SALES. I tV Or:!>fcK Or i'HF SINGAPORE HARBOLR BOAKfM AUCTION SALE of it'ic:;. Brandy Banoplesi Wine, Champagne, Beer. Tobnccos sud Cigarettes. fOl To be sold by public auction at on it Singapore Harbour Bonrd's Bonded Store "D" East Reclamation. On Friday, May Bth, at 2.30 p.m. Express Catalogues issued.
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      618 9 GOVERNMENT EVENING CLASSES Raffles Institution Subject to there being a sufficient number of students to justify their nation, classes will be held m the following subjects and will commence Monday, May 18 1931 TECHNICAL COMMERCIAL 1. Mathematics 1 Book-keeping 2. Chemistry Theoretical 2 Typing 3. Chemistry— Practical 3. Shorthand 4.
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
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      BIRTH
      18 10 CHASEX— At the General Hcxspital. Singapore, on Monday, to Mr. rod Mrs. P. N. Chasen. a daughter.
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. TUESDAY. MAY 5, 1931. THE EGYPTIAN TROUBLES.
    744 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. TUESDAY. MAY 5, 1931. THE EGYPTIAN TROUBLES. The riots which have broken out In Egypt seem to be only the outward, visible and indeed customary sign of a Wafdist attempt to create an uproar m order that British intervention might once again be forced and the people
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    386 10 Mr. and Mrs. L'Estrange. two of the founders of the Malayan Kennel Association, are going on Home leave shortly. Mr. David has arrived from home for the Malayan Educational Service and has been posted to the Anderson School, Ipoh. Mr. C. H. Sansom. Chief Police Officer. Perak, is on a
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    COPYRIGHT OF PRESS TELEGRAM
    348 10 REUTER'S ACTION Chinese Newspaper Proprietor Fined Renter's Ltd., were successful m their action against Mr. Wee Tok Han, managing director of the Chinese newspaper known as the Mm Kok Jit Poh, of 70, Robinson Ro?d. for an infringement of their copyright m the District Court yesterday,
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    SINGAPORE FORESTS
    469 10 Proposed Abandonment of Reserves The annual report on Forest Administration m the Stvuit.s Settlement.-, fey the year 1930. vitate inter alia In Singapore Island an extension of 682 acres of fairly ccod. but immature, bakau was added to the Tuas reserve. In Singapore Island the Buldt Timah reserve
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    110 10 A Chinese was found drowned m a large drain m Lavender Street on Saturday. Deceased had a piece of rope tied round his neck. ,the rope having two knots on the back of the fcieck. The Police are investigating. An Indian ix>lice constable was yesterday acquitted by Mr. J. F.
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    KUALA KANGSAR RIOTS
    242 10 ACCUSE!) REMANDED Public Take LHtle Interest [From Our Own Corrr The disturbances m Kuala Kan.. v rJ t of the v/eek-end are dying down JJ? attempt at looting at Kati village 11 mtw which occurred m the course of i t iM the police court when batches
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    COMMODITY MARKET
    93 10 LONDON AND NEW YORK TIN \\D I RUBBER PRICES I [FREE PRESS SERVICELondup M.iy 4. Messrs. Lewis. Lazarus and Soib notify to-day's tin prices as f<>ll< Spot £102 11 16 (£lO5 7 £104 1 16 (£lO6 11 16). The market is steady. Messrs. Symington and Sir.dair notify to-day's
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    THE SHAFTO CASE
    78 10 Accused Before the Magistrate (From Our Own C n 1». -,j 1. C. Shafto (the former accountant ed by Ifeam llansl eld and C arreeted for aOeged ertminal breach of ti $20,000 > Wc\s produced I flstrate this morning. Mr. R. D. Hume appear.:! and said the
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    THE HOLY QURAN
    149 10 An Address by Ha/rath Maulanu I His Holiness HUntll Ml mod Abdul Aleem Sahcb Siddiq of Meerut City, India, the quulil addressed a large fathering at tl Islamic School. Victoria BtTCtl 1 understand the Holy Quran An present were Mr. Soon Kirn I (Citor, Syed Abdul Rahman
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    TEMPORARY ALLOWANCES
    85 10 Petition by Kuropnu Service •Prom Our Ovn OOff m I It is reported that Mtmfa Service Association h:m- Secretary of State protests t removal or interference ffttl allowanres. It kl ■nderttood thi not only for ttM OWJ B« I officers. I Before the Actinf l ;:i Prall yesterday
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      79 10 I J i I i I t I l j PelMontt^ I A SCIENTIST says that man is a slow mover. He has evidently never seen the lightning parabola described by a corpulent gentleman m coniunction with a discarded banana skin. A "GAFLAC" ACCIDENT POLICY softens many a fall. GENERAL
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    CROWD SWARM ON PLAYING FIELD
    95 11 ROWDYISM AT KUALA LUMPUR MA T(H ABANDONED v ;r Own Correspondent] Kuala Lumpur, May 4. match between S.C.R.c. I ranakaa was stopped after half the attitude of the crowd which teld making play impossible irt. always league rivals and their ;;ibly are marred by an
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    OTTAWA CONFERENCE
    58 11 Britain Dosircs to Help Dominions Radio Official Service] Rugrby. May 4. minion Affairs, Mr. j. h. Derby, referring to the mle Conference at British Government repreOtt iws not to make any rate with ok facts, and to help them m which he believed they i itributiui to the
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    SPHINX OF WALL STREET
    70 11 Man Who Cave to Charity New York. May 3. '-iv nonagenarian banker i Chairman of the First New York, recalls a sensationwhen he Is reported to have i I '^0.003 m one day selling b market price. ixvn v. night-watchman v.v.d ••I hi* banking career. Hell
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    NEW AERO ENGINE
    71 11 iments with Heavy Oil Type tttSß Radio Official Service] Rugby, May 4. Mail says the well known engineerrdmore, Limited are experiment- J With o new aercplane engine of' avy oil burning type. It is stated Ine, cf which ths weisjhl per unit; lerably reduced, can be built
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    MR. E. ASHMEAD BARTLETT
    54 11 Death of a War Correspondent E[ Reuter's Service Lisbar., May 4. ath has taken place here of Mr. Ellis C 13. E. .d-Bartlett had a distingu- career as soldier and '.n many front- and rejyrelon Pre i at Jbffre'i headquarHe waa Conservative If. P. for b
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    PROHIBITION
    52 11 Is Finland Tired of It? lllhlßlf Arril 25. ml of the Bill increasing of alcohol m beer li taken Ign v! the breakdown of Prohibition which hid led to a state of aiTairs m the United States. A strong has been set afoot for the ,'iiu mini At cf
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    TRAIN AND BUS COLLIDE
    46 11 me Killed m French Accident LiHo, April 24. b tweeii a local train and a vere killed and 32 injured. .:i the b-is. the conductor been an tilted. He was the only escaped injury. The locomotive but the driver and fireman int.
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    82 11 accident occurred at Matang Batu, I Eotate. Taiping. on Sunday even- Vben a motor car. occv.piei by returning to Taiping from Port Weld. H the road and fell m trying to avoid With a hired car. Mr. M. L. Webber. i Officer, Kuala Kangsar, one of I, suffered from a
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    H.M.S. VINDICTIVE SENT TO NANKING ?
    238 11 H.M.S. VINDICTIVE SENT TO NANKING LONDON WITHOUT NEWS New Provisional Regulations [Router's Service] TV.* t^ London, May 4. from s^mu 11 ffiCG haS not heard defln "ely 'xra-terri^v, r PS n that "^tiations for Attl H ty haVe d€fln "ely broken down. res^H the dlfflculti <* being as regards ITSLsr
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    NEW REGULATIONS
    259 11 To Come into Operation on January 1 Nankins:, May 4. The Government announces that the provisional regulations will become effective on •Jan. 1932. The provision*] regulations concern legal i Involving foreJsjaers m china. "Foreigners" arc defined as those foreigners m China enjoying, extraterritorial privileges on U- 31. 1929.
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    FLOODS IN EUROPE
    342 11 Widespread Inundations m Russia and Poland Moscow, April 24. The river Moskowa has overflowed its bank flooding Chfl suburbs of Moscow. Widespro < inundations are also reported from Whit Russia, wheie railway communications arv partially at a standstill. Parts of the city ol Mogilev are under water,
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    MADEIRA IN STATE OF SIEGE
    132 11 REBEL "DICTATOR" AND OFFICERS DETAINED MARTIAL LAW DECLARED [Reuler's Service] Fonchal, May 4. Although Madeira's almost bloodless war has ended the population of the island is living In a state of siege. Martial law has been declared by the restored Civil Governor, Almeida Cabaca (who
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    FLIGHT ABANDONED
    140 11 Capt. Stack to Return Home [Reuter's Service.] Constantinople, May 3. Capt. Neville Stack and Chaplin have abannoned their Anglo-Australiaii flight owing to their machine not being tuned up for the hazardous project ajid damage to Ihe accumulator, which delayed them here. They will yly back to England to-morrow.
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    PLANE TOUR ENDS
    61 11 Mrs. Edwin Montague's Lucky Escape [Reuters Service 1 Louden May Mrs. Edwin Montagu (who left ITiifjlar.l on March 27 In a Gypsy moth on an aerial tour of Soviet Russia and Persia) cabled from Meshed (Persia* stating that she crashed yesterday but was pulled out of the
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    STROMBOLI ACTIVE
    47 11 No Present Threat to Inhabitants Rome. April 25. The island volcano, Stivmboli begem a new eruption on Saturday. Large masses of ashes and lava are streaming out of the crater, which is enveloped m dense clouds. But so far the inhabited district is not threatened.
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    FRENCH PRESIDENCY
    56 11 Election Proposed for Next Week Saigon, April 25. Paris: At the meeting of the Cabinet on Tuesday, it is expected that M. Laval, the Premier, will propose May 13th for the election of the President of the Republic before the re-assembly of the Chamber. M. Laval is to
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    PESHAWAR AIR CRASH
    26 11 British Officers Killed London, April 26. Two British military aviators named Wood and Ring have been killed m an air accident near Peshawar.
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    INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL
    122 11 Drawn Game Between Holland and Germany Amsterdam, April 26. Before 40.000 spectators, including several thousand German visitors, the •international football match between the Netherlands and Germany was played at the Olympic stadium, and ended I—l.1 1. The Dutch eleven scored thr:r goal before half time, after which the
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    KATONG GOLF CLUB
    27 11 The Weiding Cup Competition at Katong Golf Club will be held next week-end, 9th and IOtH inst. Conditions of play 18 holes against Bogey.
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    76 11 The air mail that called so unexpectedly at Don Muang on Saturday April 18th, was piloted by Smirnoff. No wonder he was m a hurry to be off, for he was out after the record, and 'did succeed m his object. He left Batavia on Friday, the 17th inst.. and
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    BRITISH WARSHIPS TO VISIT GERMANY
    80 11 FIRST SINCE 1914 German Government's Invitation [British Radio Official Service] Rugby, May 4. In response to an invitation from the Germr.n Government H.M.S. Dorsetshire, flying the flag of Rear-Admiral Astley Rushton, and H.M.S. Norfolk will pay a visit from July 4 to July 11 next
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    WATKINS EXPEDITION
    131 11 Anxiety for Their Safety Unwarranted [Renter's Service 1 London, May 3. No importance is attached by a London authority on the British Arctic air expedition at he absence of information r.s to tne whereabouts of Watkins and his two companions mentioned m a Copenhagen report as missing as
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    L.T.A. FINANCES
    375 11 Huge Surplus Funds (From Our Own Correspondent] London, April 0. The councillors of the governing body of the Lawn Tennis Association are wondering how it b goin^r to spend £50,000 which is at its disposal. They are at their wits' end to devise ways and means of spending
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    13th CENTURY BANDROOM
    340 11 Musicians Rehearse m Conway Castle Visitors to Conway may not infrequently, m the evening?, hoar strains of music coming from \he depths of the great Upper Gate (Forth Uchaf) m the town walls, Here, m a chamber within the v.ali which was once guardroom of the gate,
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  • OMINOUS SIGNS IN EGYPT
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      RIOTERS KILLED
      263 12 Police Fire on Wafd Demonstrators NAHAS PASHA'S ACTIVITIES RMtarfi Service 1 diro. .May six ofleaoaatreAori v-iv kiikd and three kv> jUWd mtfd MUrOM eaj 8 and 40— by police riilr ire d-.nnu rtOtl at Bfni-Su.f. Seven policenv v v.tif injured. The riot* followed the arrival of Npiihs Pash*
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      A PREVIOUS INCIDENT
      177 12 Leaden Shut Up on Station Platform (aim. April 6. A Wafdlat attempt to hold meeting at Benh Ouef for the pmpoat Of inciting the people to boycott the election, was frustrated to-day. A party composed Of leaders of the Wafd gnd I iberal paitie^. who had proceeded
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      FACING CRITICAL TIMES
      223 12 Significant Meeting m Kuala Lumpur An Informal gathertnf took pte^e at Mr. Choo Kia Penr/>> houee on the Amoant Road yes- terday afternoon to lUecuea tht ruimatlnw cf ai General Purpoaei Committee to waten the r;ibbes rttnatton m it affect all elaeaes m the f.m.s.. s\>s the
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      THE GERMAN PRESIDENT
      107 12 Hindenburs to Remain m Ofiice Indefinitely ■jfetttn, .Vj>U 11. The Press features an announcement that the Parliamentary People's Party are Intending to table m the Reichstag B Bill "-.tending President von Hmdenburg's term ol oifi^e until death, or until he rhooset to resii n. Th*» :inviouncement hu
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      SOISSONS CATHEDRAL
      49 12 Restoration Work Completed Soissoiss, April 2fi. The great cathcdia! v.hich was mutilated' |ii the war. has now been restored, and the )BKshoi> conduct.d th<> II QPfinllH service today. The reremony took plo hi che prn-ence of a large tattering including severs] Bishops and iho Archbis.Mop of RpJnis
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    NAVAL AGREEMENT "ON THE ROCKS"
    564 12 THE FRENCH ATTITUDE British Diplomacy Blamed m Paris Rome, April 27. Th-M Italy v. ill foßo* Britain's lead m I r- .tiny Frances DCW proposali for salvaging tuo Nava! Accord, i-rtimated m lone Pre«^ rirnimantariiii on the. naval situation from v.hich it j;15o appears that
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    RAFFLES LIBRARY
    283 12 The following novels were added to RafflerLfltnrary during the past fortnight: Atfan 'Cecil i Golden Mist. Allan (Luket The Jungle Crime. Allen (Michael) Men Dislike Women. I copies. Arasstorng (Anthony) The Trail of the Blade King. Austin (Phy'iss* The S'.opin^ Garden. Blair (Hamish) Governor Hardy. Elatchtord (Robert) Shadow
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      A MOMENTARY PANIC
      97 12 Most Severe Shock Ever Experienced ißeuter's Service] j London, May 3. j Manchester and a large area of TjAncashire. I including Eccles and Bolton, experienced a: violent earth tremor to-day. There were noj casualties and damage chiefly consisted of dis- j iodg.d chimney-pots while there was Borne
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      DEEP EARTHQUAKES
      333 12 A New Method of Observation Earthquakes originating several hundreds of| J miles below the surface of the earth will m f future be located with the speed and accuracy alrrady achieved m the case of seismic disturb- j •DOM relatively near to the surface. i The rtudy ol
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    M. CLEMENCEAU
    339 12 Striking Tribute by M. Tardieu Nantes. April 26. In inaugurating a monument to M. Clemen- i ceau In the court of honour of the College here, j M. Tardieu retraced the dead statesman's life, j which, he said, was a lesson to humanity. The war revealed Clemenceau to
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    TRANS-PACIFIC FLIGHT
    52 12 Japanese Airmen's Plans Mochl, Japan, April 26. The aviator Yoshihara has decided to start on his trans-Pacific flight on May 4th. The Asahi 'planes on their round the world flight, westward via Siberia and eastward via America will start within a month. The aviators announced respectively are Pukushima
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    MR. CHARLES CHAPLIN
    63 12 Completing Film Scenario on Riviera Marseilles, April 26. Coming from Algiers Mr. Charles Chaplin arrived to-day. He is somewhat fatigued by the voyage and an attack of lumbago. He declared himself charmed with Algeria. In tht evening he will leave for the Riviera where he will stay
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    AN AIR MAIL SLIP
    1449 12 LETTERS THAT MISSED Record Which Proved Fatal [From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, April 36. Just Bangkok's luck. The postal and military authorities have taken the greatest interest m: matter of air mail services for the past few I '/ears, and have awakened the people and mer-
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    MELBA'S LONDON BEQUESTS
    355 12 FORTUNE FOR A GIRL OF 12 A hope that "Another Melba Will Arise" London people share m the many bequest* of >ame Nellie Melb?. the world-famous stager, •ho died m Melbourne on lebrup.ry 26. She left a fortune ot £200.003. ;;b.rut half of ,-hich is invested m
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    CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
    266 12 Kuerten Case Creates German Controversy Ik I'll. April 27. A heated controversy ho^ arisen m the PllM between the tdvocates tnd the opponanti of j capital punishment over the fate of the Dues- 1 Beldorf vampire. Peter Kuerten, who last week J -was sentenced to death on nine
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    BUCHAREST ALARM
    104 12 Lunatic's Peal on Historic Bells Bucharest. April 24. The entire city was put Into state °>f great Alarm when the historic bells of the Metro-] poiitau Church started pea ltng. These are rung only on the outbreak of war or the deathj lof the Sovereign. The vildest rumors
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    NANKING REBUKE FOR CANTON
    244 12 ATTACK ON CHIANC Hci»ly to Demand I Impearhineni EXTKAI.ITY TALKS MtCAK DOWN fßeuti t> Par i Nankiai The Government on Bun ed textually, firstly, Use ortfii i tour Canton members «.f ihe r Oommlttec (vtatualrjr the Board ehavgmi Ohiant Kai Bnek i Han Mm. trying to
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    "A FLOOD OF MILK"
    300 12 Japanese Firm's Reported Intentions Tin- fttatement that, accord! newspaper, a Japaneai Urn. slump, intended *o iteca tht Bil with 40.000 «m of milk, v jTongUe, head Of the Sit I Branch, In the District Court >»\ rd*> Mr. c. Smith, entering a plea behalf of the
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    VATICAN AND POLAND
    79 12 Misfiring! Concerning Reiw> Constitution w A ronßirt haa i risen Oovernment and Urn Va< ptana for constitution alleged In PtthAlk clrci Poland's C 'hollr tTi H mfsgft > laid dum i Pt P with the pra lent In no bn coostttution must ros^-ct for the G■' TIM
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    EX-KAISER'S HEALTH
    17 12 Denial of Serlow Illness The mmoura that hw bi ttm ex-KalM i I i ll
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      THE WOODEN SPOON
      903 13 England's Rugby Defeat at Colombes I From Our Own Correspondent] London, April 9. I England lost her critical match at Colcmbes' by one point, and so, for the first time sinc2 the War, ended a season without a victory to their credit. This was the last International
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      ARSENAL AMBITIONS
      483 13 Their Easter Holiday Matches [I rom Our Own Correspondent] London. April 9. Portsmouth have been the outstanding team of the holidays m drawing twice with the Arsenal id m overplaying A ton Villa, and though they may not finish higher than fourth m the table they will rank
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      BROOKLANDS ACCIDENTS
      372 13 S^r N. Campbell's "Closest Shave" [From O Own Correspondent] London, April 9. Britain lost her chief motor-racing hope. Ar. S. C. H. Davis, fcr a. least the rest of he season, m a serious crash on Monday. He s now at Weybridge Cottage Hospital suffering rom a broken
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      454 14 P. O. British India and Apc&r Lines (Incorporated m England). MAE., PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N Co UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERVMcv LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA japan Due. Tonnage. Singapore. T *>*. 1931. KARMALA 9 lon >tn RANPURA
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    THE BENBOW PASSES
    855 16 Drama of a Ten-days "Battle" m North Sea Rosy(h, April 6. H.M.5. Benbow. a weathered 25.000-ton hulk cf rust and faded paintwork, sailed like a ghost-ship up the grey waters of the Firth of Forth at dawn, and came to rest m the Royal Navy Dockyard to
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    130 16 Empress of Japan Does Trip m Eight Days The Bong Kong office of the Canadian PaciAc Steamship, Ltd.. hao just received telegnpbk advices ttmttng that the Empress of Japan h* broke: hex previous speed record ClOiStCg rhe Farm- ocean, from Yokohama to Victoric seven hours. t\>o minute*
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    20 16 May AugUflttna, Cp ten Noort. Ab-.K:--(Dot); Maurice Ix>r.g II (Vteh); Bamburf Mam (Japa i:! Qleno^e, Rteta, Cit; of Xhios
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      649 16 MAIL DESPATCHES BT TRAIN Kuala Pahang, Pekan, Sungei Lemblng and Kuantan (via Gemas and Jerantut) every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. 6 a.m. Bangkok every Thursday 6 bjd Xota Tinggi, Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Taiping. Penang and Kedah and Lower Siam 6 a.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 6
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      STRAITS PACIFIC CONFERENCE
      58 17 EMPTY CYLINDERS FROM ;\M A rate Of freight of a i or 40 eft has been n from Port Swetten- r rti elfeellti as trom t> r— l Rawalpindi arrived m London Instant i Boudan hai left Hong Kong uriv m Singapore at 4 p.m. dth Instant.
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      PASSENGERS ARRIVED
      125 17 M: J. S. Nicolson. Mr. Vfi v» L. 14 tides, Mr. L. n and baby. Mr. Khye sv. icr. and Ifr md Mrs. o. c. Abdulraham, Mr. Teagku Homvinn: and family, Mr c, iu'.v Ooan Hien md wife, Mr Oi Tian Jce o Thuai Kto and child. I
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      THE P. C. HOOFT
      218 17 Machinery Power Increase m 192 b the P. C. Hooft .1 Dutch motor liner, vessel for the Netherland m service* of 14.000 tons with a beam of 67 ft. 9 ins. lv of 28 ft. 3 ins. She two 4.000 blip. Sulzer en- < ylindcrs 680
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      THE SUEZ CANAL
      105 17 lord Inchcape on Reduction ot Dues I < n4on, April 24. Board of the Sue/. :11 hold Itl monthly meeting lth of next month; and it is presumed v i!l not come to any decision before the request cf the Briton ship>li^his letter from Lord Inchthat the
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      SHIP'S "BOY" FINED $38,000
      100 17 Importing Opium into Hong Kong One of $38,000. or m default twelve lprisonment. was imposed by Mr. I the Kowloon^Magistracy, on Li im/s "boy" on the Empress of admitted charge of having im--1 t.iols of prepared opium into the Elston said that the vessel ('ing from
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      THE FRENCH NAVY
      28 17 Destroyer's New Speed Record Paris, April 24. Prendl destroyer Albatros. on its world's speed record for war- J lining a speed of 42.8 knots peri
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      DEEP DIVING BY SUBMARINES
      792 17 WAR -RECORD" RECALLED American Vessel's Claim What is claimed to fa a new submarine record for the United States Fleet has (states a Reuter message from Portsmouth. New Hampshire) been set up by the Submarine V 6 also known as the Nautilus. which en Monday reached
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      173 17 All-Night Ordeal m Loch Lomond Edwin W. Parker, a Glasgow man who was spending a holiday at LiJs.s, had a Uying ordeal on I.och Lomond. At tvo o'clock cne afternoon he hired a small boat for the purpose of a trip on the loch. He was strongly
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    BATTLESHIPS OF THE FUTURE
    797 17 20,000-TON VESSEL Vexed Question of Size The size of the battleship of the future continues to excite interest m Naval and other circles, and attention has been directed to the prospect of limiting capital ships to 20,000 tons, carrying guns of no greater calibre than 12
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    COMEDY OF A "LAUNCH"
    266 17 Boat Declines to Take the Water A boat which refused to be launched at Leigh-on-Sea (Essex) turned what was intended to bo a civic ceremony into a comedy. The boat is the first addition mad? to the Leigh fishing fleet for 29 years, and when she
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    BRITISH TRADE IN FAR EAST
    1672 18 'STRONG REPORTS" Return of Economic Mission Liverpool. Most oi the members of the British Economic Mission to the Far Ea t arrived here from Canada on board tiie Canadian Pacific liner the Duchess of Richmond. Their reports a general one by the main body of
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    185 18 l"t-r Friendship with v Pianist a bm leal it tnai tof a appeared on -rt p.. tforn revealed by the will of ft H man, or sfelhur] b DO In tru Amy Hare, PJIJ Ti\e >i>>n Mary Ports Rare: ..".(>. i, r Joseph "Ol B •tdc. tiit^
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    54 18 Le l\ I MM A fine baby boy v. plcne at a hci^iu i»i 1,000 fed An en i v <aU m tion en Urn N< 1 Oml ub expecUu t n rushed to hospital. FttKht-Lteutenant W < to tb.e place, bad th i and lelt
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      554 18 re "IS ,->-V S <£ V^In tubes for the Hand-hag or Pocket "'HAZELINE' SNOW" This delicaiely perfumed preparation is o.uickly absorbed by the skin and vanishes without leaving a trace oi greasiness. Throughout the day, always keep a tube with you ready for immediate use Buy a pot far home
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      399 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. Stehopsgate, London, E.C. 2. Agencies and Branches: Alor Star Hong Kong Saigon Amritsar Iloilo
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      338 18 BANKING. MERCANTILE UANK OF i INDIA, LTD. Incorporated m England). I 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, Esvj., Sir
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      153 18 INSURANCE THE SOUTH BRITISH INSURVNCi: COMTANV FIRE, MARINE, TRANSIT AND MOTOR CAB INSURANCE ACCEPTCO LOWEST CURRENT RATES L. C. \L\P.GOLIOI omce: 2. nriayn PERSONAL ACCID FATAL ACCIDENTS an i HAVE you made proTl of your deoendanti ihould overtake you? IT only costs $1 j jremi iv Policy for SIO.OdO with
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    HANGKAT SERDANG
    523 19 lion of Tapping {Suspension ii meeting oi the changkai I Ltd. was held yesterday at the r.i the Company, French Bank •1 D Mundill ni m the chair present Mr. c. c. h. M: O. V Bailey for the SecreEvatt Co. moving ib 1 adoption of the j.id.
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    TOO MANY "CROAKERS"
    191 19 Future of British Trade HoUoway, of Saltash. Cornwall. president ol khe National Union of j ..ii Travellers, In his presidential adthe aiinuai conference of the union Btte-00-iyne, .said that the members I no heed w the croakers who were I that British trade M sick beyond reI:
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    RUBBER PRODUCTION
    88 19 A Suggested Duty oi' Sixpence (FREE PRESS SERVICE—COPYRIGHT I London, May 4. rue Times publishes, and draws attention to. a letter, unsigned, proposing a duty of Sixpence per pound Vtfcfc a rebate of ten shillings per mature an-., per month. The figures are arbitrary, but are based on
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    COMPANY REPORTS
    74 19 Kuala Pertang Propose Increase m Capital IFRKE RIMS SKRVICE— COPYRIGHT I I.i-..i'!i»ii. May 4. Bungel Kiuit report fof 1930 disposes a loss or £2,6;>G with crodii of £3.671 to Lh> carried forward The report ol United Rubber and coffee Piant.Uioiis for 1930 shows a profit ol £1.472 and
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    STATISTICAL LIBRARY
    509 19 The lollov ins- Publications were issued or received by the Department of Statistics, S.S. and F.MS., taring th? week ended April 20th 193! and are available for public use m the Reference Library. Fullerton Building. (1) Issued by the Department. Nil <2> Received by the Department: Burma. Report
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS
    69 19 \damson. GUflllan Co.. Peruinp. Agents: Hitam Tin 193.11 pkls. Rahman Hydraulic ,1,500 pkls. Evatt and Co.. Penan*. Secretaries: Malay Consolidated Output 698 pkls; RRainst C 93 pkLs (1930): Yardage 219.118; against 257 034- Hours 1,214 (2 dreCsc-K against 1.658 (4'dedees.) The Che:-.or rired*e v/orfced through poor
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    To-Day's Price Changes.
    419 19 To-Day 's Price Changes. EXCHANGE RATES May 4 SELLING London, 4 months' sight 2,3 27|32 London, 3 months' sight 23 13|16 London, 60 days' sight 23 25J32 London, 30 days' sight 2|3 3j4 London, demand 2 3 23^32 London, T.T. 2,3 Iljl6 Lyons and Paris, demand 1430 Hamburg, demand 234^
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST
    898 19 MONDAY, MAY 4TII Ulu Yam (£> •> nom. W. Hammer and Co., (100) 187.50 192.50 U»yre hellers. Asam Kumbang il» 20e 22s 6d Austral Malay <£t 18s 6d 21s Ayer Hitam Tin (os) 11s 12s Banprin Tin 13s 14e Hatcjig Padang ($1) It 15 Btvtu Caves (81)
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    MALAYA RUBBER STATISTICS
    159 19 Ocean shipments cf rubier (including concentrated latex, latex mm! re vertex, beirg final shipments on Ocean ■toimr.'i at all Malayan ports, c'uiin tin uontb of A v Slicct Crepe LfIUSX C-.'rcrtu. La«e« T .1 TOM RevUx. T< t Bspo t TranshipmeKt Lxport Tranahipnyml E-.p- Tr: n hipm
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    LYALL & EVATT'S DAILY REPORT
    160 19 LYALL EVATT'S DAILY REPORT Singapore, May 4. Tin continues to lall and with it BOM almost ''the last spark of optimism, for it is now almost impossible to find buyers of rubber shares, zin shares or industrials. Rubbers. A few Mentakabs h-ive been dealt m at 21 and New Scudais
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    WORLD'S OIL OUTPUT
    72 19 Washington, April 20. The Department of Commerce reports that the world statistics rcgartltni petroleum m 1930 shew a reduction of 4 per cent m the iotal number of producers. It stresses the progress effected by Germany. Aiihou-?h Oermany'i tonnage is insignificant, it has increased 70 per cent.
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION
    58 19 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION May 4th., IX o'clock noon Buyer* Sellers. R.S.S. equal to London Standard. Spot R 8 Standard R.SS. on Tender Ma\ B, 9 June I) 9\ July 9. 9. July-Sp'. 0\ Oct.-Dec. Tone t>t Market Stagnant. Latest Cable London Spot iheet 2 II I6d per lb.
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    MALAYA RUBBER STATISTICS
    145 19 Foreign imports of rubber during th<« mouth of April. 1931. DRY WET Country of Origin Smoked Start Scrap Lunv ■nd Onpe Wwt aiui r*:u-k TtJ Tons Tons Toivi Ton> Sumatra 418 4.602 348 MM Dutch Borneo 4O.'J 62 2.7r>> Java n nd Other Dutch I.lanc':> ."."> SI
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    MALAYA TIN STATISTICS
    73 19 Foreign imports of Tin Ore du/'np tli** MOOtta of April, 1931 Dutch East mc Japan 47 Union ofl South Africa j Total 3.942 i 1. This return repreaenle imports dnrlni in.calendar month, Irrespective of dit<? of receipt ■of ehtpplng document*. 2. Imports m L9M w»mt tons ItjMO
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    197 19 I The late I move »n Briicin's w?r igaintl I uuto br.ndi's la Ml experiment by BODtlaßi Tard j*Uh a MW type of tyre claimed to br unskul- able. onbunttMei «ud unpuncturaJble. it be alrei'.dy undergone v-rv extensive private uul.. and Ls to be titted m th<" near Nture to
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      77 19 Assets exceed $12,000,000. Assurance m force over $38,000,000. The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m tfce StraiU BeUtemento.) HKAD on ICE: Winchester House, Singunore LONDON OFPICK: n, Old Jewry, E.O The Company has £20,000 deposited with th« Hiim-^ ATTRArnw m AM supreme Court of England and complies with
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      90 19 I IN A.D. 1720. I 5l <*wo hundred mnd eleven yeurt ago.* 1 j S Tiiere were no Telegraphs S y; m m Cables mm Telephones ;j $5 uuil Ihe General Toai Office had ii only j«.i<t been opened with a very i J elementary service. j I il BUT
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    GLOUCESTER REGIMENT SURPRISED
    625 20  -  FORTI NATE DRAW Game with the Indo Ceylonese Gloucrstf r Recipient 1 I.C.F.A 1. The Indu-Ccylone:t. whose ignomous defeats at the hands of nearly ev*ry other team m the first divuion have upset many goal averages, ire.ued one ol the biggest* surprises of the season when ths
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB
    141 20 Leading- Scores m Ladies' Medal Competition Tht Ladies Medal competition for May d! the Singapore Golf Club resulted m a win for Mrs R. L. Nunn m "A"' Division, and m a tie between Mrs. Laing, Mrs. Cowap and Mirvs Brooks m "B"' Division. Altogether thirty-eight cards
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    ST. JOSEPH'S vs. UNITED ENGINEERS
    205 20 This match was played on Saturday on the school ground and ended m a win for the echool. St. JoM-pii's: C. Mosbergen c Outwin b Vernon 14, D. Es£ c Joppe b Vernon 66, G. Fernandez run out 3; K. Morrando c Singh b Clifford
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    COMMODORE'S TROPHY WON BY TROMP
    631 20 WEEK-END YACHTING New Rules for B. Class Skippers It Ls a considerable time since there has been any real good sailing breezes and Sunday last was no exception for the sea was like glass and wind was of a minus quantity. However the ever keen
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    GARRISON GOLF CLUB
    112 20 Draw for Andrew Currie Cup The following is the draw for the first round of the Andrew Currie Cap to be played over the Garrison Golf Links en Wednesday. The course will be closed from 3.10 to 5 p.m. 3.15 p.m. Lady Colina Husjey and Mrs. J
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    SINGAPORE RACES
    133 20 Third Day Weights Race 3. Horses— Class I—Div.1 Div. 3 <s*i furs.) —3.05 p.m.: Rotherwood 9. Bikanir 8.10, Le Souverain 8.10. Benaroon 8.7. Olympic Jinks 3.7. Perle DOr 8.6, Puzzler 8.6. Kings-Mar 8.4. Jock's Fancy 7.12, Lady Rossdale 7.12, Amye 7 3, Balloon 7.7, Bloomiield 7.7. R^ce s.—
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    71 20 His Higlmr.. the Sultan of Kelantan and a small though distinguished company of BUCSto MMMfctel U (fewer tt the E. and O h w° n Uirday to Bood-S2 tthe Hon. the MtWl Adviser, Mr. A. S Ha,nes. who is leaving for Home. Others present were the Raja of Kelantan. Captain
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    GERMANY'S LAWN TENNIS ECLIPSE
    310 20 S. AFRICA'S VICTORY Ireland, Italy and Czechoslovakia Win Germany's defeat by South Africa was the outstanding result m the four matches m the Davis Cup competition which were played during the week-end. The defeat m itself was surprising, although with Prenn not available Germany were considerably
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    WEEK-END CRICKET
    581 20 Attractive Century by Hamid An attractive innings of 107 enabled Ceylon Sports Club to declare at 202 for 4 m their match against the V.M.C.A. on the V.M.C.A. gicui.d on Saturday, but Ceylon Sports Club were unable to force a victory. Civlcn Spcrts Club: Dudley c Meredith b
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    AMERICAN BASEBALL
    59 20 (Reuter's Service 1 New York, May 4. Latest baseball results are as follow: NATIONAL LEAGUE Brooklyn 4: New York 3 :lon I: Philadelphia 4' Cmcinnatti 3: Pittsburgh 6 Cincinnati 10: Pittsburgh 5' £L Louis 5: Chicago 4 AMERICAN LEAGUE N w York 8: Boston 3 Washington Philadelphia 3
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    PUTTING IS A PERSONAL MATTER
    976 20 OLD GOLFERS' VIEWS Concentrate on the Blade BY GRANTLAND RICE A putting lesson is hard to give because putting is too often a personal matter. Which is to say that any number of very fine putters go about their operation m entirely different ways and
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    S.R.C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT
    123 20 The following are the results of yesterday's ties m the S.R.C. tennis tournament: "V Singles N. E Ess beat \V. A. Aeria 4 G— 4. 6—4. "B" Singles. rin»; R. Morrow beat M. A. Cordeiro. B—6, I—6. 7 5. Mixed Doubfcs Mr. and Mrs. N. 3. Hogttn
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      535 20 I 'HIS MASTERS VOICEI GRAMOPHONES are built on the latest scientific j| acoustic principles and not merely (ml assembled by guess work. V We have models to suit every no. L<-t I from 857.50. If) bSB hI The model illustra.ted is the populai I fl^H@^»l grand— Oak 130, $90.00 and
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