The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 19 March 1932

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  • 16 1 The Singapore Free Press NO. 13,599. ESTABLISHED 1835. SINGAPORE. S.S. SATURDAY. MARCH 19, 1932. 10 CENTS.
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  • 432 1 i ort.a won the Grand Nat.rnal yesterday, Egremont coming seccnd and Shaun Goilin third— Pa^e 20. A plot to seize Premier Lang and throw hin into the river at the opening of Sydney Harbour bridge to-day is revealed Page 11. The Prince of Wales opened Manson House
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  • 1633 1 Quicquid agunt homines nostri est farrago Libelli Juvenal. In this age of the ultra-mercenary side to sport such as is represented by the big sv.eep on the Grand National yesterday, thought ol the boat race between Oxford and Cambridge en the Thames to-day, with its sporting
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 169 1 BIGIA TEA ;?rinffs the freshness md fragrance of the Malayan gardens direct to your home. RAFFLES HOTEL ■ELLENT ACCOMMODATION WITH MODERN SANITATION TO-DAY'S ATTRACTION Tiffin Music 1 to 2.30 p.m. IRIJSTTAFEL In the Batik Grill Room 12 noon to 3 p.m. Please make your reservation early. Special Dinner and Dance
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    • 205 1 THE EUROPE HOTEL TO-NIGHT SUNDAY CONCERT PROGRAMME 9.15 p.m. to 11 p.m. Ql)|?r'|A I niltnVlET} A\in 1- Concert March THE RED CLOAK Mansfield OI LA IAL 1/lillNEili Alll/ 2 Valse JOLLY FELLOWS Vollstedt nAIVfF 3. Overture POET AND PEASANT Suppe Ul\ll\jßj 4 Intermezzo y OU ARE MY XT HEART'S DELIGHT
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    • 123 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS What"*r en at th e hotels— Page ■1. Choose.- Nestle s chocolate Page 5. Have you- driven the new Opel? Page 5. Cinema and amusement, programmes Page 9. Was£iaraull Asspmull and Co. for silks Page 1. CHRYSLER SATISFACTION pi. v RAFFLES HOTEL Sunday, March 20th, at 9.30 p.m.
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    • 11 1 There is no better Tea than BIGIA TEA GROWN IN MALAYA
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 469 2 BUSINESS CARDS. BE PHOTOGRAPHED BY H. NUGENT BUCKERIDGE Highest Class Work Lowest Rates. LAIDLAW BUILDING— Phone 7898. MUSLIM KHAN CO., 37, JAVA ROAD. BOOK BINDERS. Orders promptly executed CHARGES MODERATE MEMORIALS. SINGAPORE CASKET CO., No*. I*3, Penhas Road, off Lavender Street— Phone 6675. MARBLE CHIPPINGS, ROAD METAL LIME FOR SALE
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    • 522 2 TENDERS. SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE TENDERS. NOTICE la hereby given that tenders are now Invited tat. the following materials or services and that particulars of such tenders may be obtained to th* Tender Room. Municipal Offices Purchase of surplus Coal Tar, approx. 1,450 piculs per month, from May Ist, 1932 to
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    • 595 2 j* M H V Vy^^ I then* n, f h I Nerve troubles m 4 I I JL Loss of nerve-strength may result m ■nL%y»i hi^LM seemingly different complaints as lisi'u I^WJKAUwil^<^|B_ ness, stomach troubles, and lack of appe lPi^Hr^i//jlr^ IFL tite,sleeplessness,and nervous ht ad,., hes. Is^^^vl bbbbbL 7m mil
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    • 70 2 I Hig/u£t Circles— /jf^*^ I I who can appreciate f I fine distinction of I flavour have won «^^^u^ycrajS2^>^^fc I for it a prestige as /rftvFj S^T^Sl I UPTON'S* I YELLOW LABEL I •rilte spending of money to best BSfttfPPfj Cercbos Salt is pure, fßTjFk+i I therefore less is used;
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 285 2 THE WEEK KatunUy. 194 b. High Water, 07.10, 7.1 ft., 21.41, 7.2 ft. Fraser and Neave annual meeting, Trafalgar St.. Noon. Malayan Breweries meeting. Fraser «k Neave's 12.30. Football: Dlv. I. Pulau Brani vs. Malays, Stadium. Cricket: S.C.C. Ist. XI vs. S.R.C. at S.C.C. S.R.C. vs. V.M.C.A. at S.R.C. Raffles
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  • 293 3 SCIENTIST'S "RIDDLES" Longer Life Not Good For The Race "Why must we die?" "How does our hair turn grey-" Is telepathy a fact?' and "Is there cruelty m nature?' These are among forty or more questions put by Sir Arthur Thomson, professor of natural history.
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  • 374 3 Doomed Man's "Thank You, My Lord" A string, broau-shouldt red young man. with I a bronze on his face that two months of i.nprisonnient could not eradicate, made an eleventh-hour :<r>T>cal to escape the death adjudged him for the crime of murder. He, was William Harc-M Goddard,
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  • 143 3 Mr. Justice McCardie on Things He Does Not Know London, Mar. 1. Mr. Justice McCardie spoke about his modesty and about his ignorance m some matters when addressing a jury m the Kings Bench Division to-day. He said: "When I find myself considering what I
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  • 120 3 Plea of Man who Once had £300 a Week Sidney Bowkett. aged 66, a playwright, who is stated to have at one time earned £300 a week, was accused at Bow-street with begging. Ht> was remanded for a medical report. It was stated that after
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  • 576 3 BLOODSTAINED RAZOR Conductor and Man Who Rode on Back Seat London, Feb. 17. Statements that a bloodstained razor had been 1 found behind a cushion on an omnibus caused a sensation at the resumed hearing at the Guildhall of the City typist murder case. J Maurice
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  • 280 3 Tiger to take part m Motoring Experiment London. Mar. 1. Large Tiger wanted. Engineering firm want to buy live Bengal tiger; should be as large and as savage as possible (man eater preferred*, 'or would hire for a few months; no cruelty. Pull particulars to
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  • 123 3 They Might Get In The Way Of The Airmen London, M.tr. 1. The Air Ministry has issued an order prohibiting all instructional flying m the neighbourhood of Croydon Aerodrome after Aug. 31. So many commercial planes use the aerodrome that it is no longer safe
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  • 252 3 "Lovely Lady" Runs Three Days (From Our Own Correspondent* London, Mar. 1. All L^ certainly not right with the theatrical world and theatrical failures are becoming almost a monotonous week-end feature. The latest to go down, after only three days" trial, is "Lovely Lady.' tht play with
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  • 209 3 "Played with Fire" says Judge A girl whu mi '"married'" at Gretna Given to make her "engagement" to a boy "mure definite." and to persuade h^r parents to agree to a "real marriage,"' asked at Edinburgh for the anvil marriage to be declared "null and viid." The
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  • 304 3 Who Should Occupy Room 13 i F Tom Our Own Corre.sjKjndenu London, Mar. I. What the public- regards a.s a comedy but what the principles concerned regard as a serious matter, occurred m the House of Commons this week and which was m fact a fight,
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  • 146 3 Want Too Much Liberty "The trouble m this caw. as In many others. said Mr. C. L. Hodgkinscn. frr Uftß defendant m a matrimonial case at WaL^ll. "Is that the wife seems to have taken too much to heart certain words of Mr. Justice McCardie. "Modern wives seem
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  • 29 3 Dr. George Ingram Shaw. r*.~<lical Officei, Tampin. has been acting for I*ie Medical Officer, Scremban, since the 6th instant ami Dr. 1 P. L Snbnpnthy is acting r| Tampin.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 407 3 ™<!£llcnbimjs Foods Made from the purest milk of cows pastured m the home counties, the Allenburys* Foods are as easily I digested as mother's milk. They are germ free and I are simply and quickly made by the addition of I boiling water only. Fresh supplies, specially packed for the
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    • 97 3 At LastA motor specially built for folks who fish' 4 h.p. for only $225.00 And a 14 h.p. service model, the last word m a low priced, powerful util' ity motor $400.00 And then we have the four cylinder 18 h.p. quad "the sportsman's machine. Speed, strength and the smooth
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  • 794 4 FRENCH PROPOSAL German Ex-Minister's View I Berlin, j The Memorandum for Disarmament which jM. Tardieu has conjured up m Geneva is universally rejected by Germany. An echo from the United States and other countries not upholding the French theory of "Might makes Right" also condemns the
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  • 162 4 Star Resents an Invitation to his Wife London. Feb. 16. Mr. Adolphe Menjou has been the central figure of an extraordinary scene m a noted West End restaurant. The film star, who came to England two months ago to act, has been often seen m
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  • 18 4 Mr. A. M. Dryburgh, M.C.S., has arrived at Taiping and has resumed his duties as State Treasurer, Perak.
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  • 586 4 A NEW BOOK Supplies Author With Incidents' I Astounding stories of King Edward VII, when Prince of Wales, the source of which is apparently the ex-Kaiser, are told by the German writer, Herr Karl Novak, m "Germany's Road to Ruin." Mr. Constant Huntington, chairman of
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  • 274 4 Camera Plays With His Prey Berlin, Feb. 5. Like some prehistoric animal, playing with its prey, Camera to-night toyed with the German footballer-boxer, Ernst Guehring, whom he boxed with open gloves, much to the annoyance of the crowd of 10,000, until Guehring finally retired, m the fifth round,
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  • 75 4 Tragic Incident at Berlin Berlin. Feb. 27. A tragic Incident marred a boxing meeting here on Friday night. A round was being fought out between two middle weights, Paul Voelkner and Sabottke. The latter knocked Voelkner out, and he was carried out of the ring unccncious and died
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  • 325 4 Secret Lair of Miss England London, Feb. 6. In the secret fastness of a Thames island, not far from Hampton Court, is being built a great new British record-breaker— Lord Wakefields Miss England nil. writes Thomas H. Wisdom m the Daily Herald. I investigated some of
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  • 139 4 Because we Keep our Heads on '"Englishmen are more popular m the United States, both as a nation and as individuals, than I have ever known them to be before." Thii is the Impression of Mr. H. Gordon Selfridge, jun. who has just returned from
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  • 251 4 Aerodrome Every 20 Miles Soon England should soon have a net-work of aerodromes stretching over practically the whole of the country. Already 11 municipalities hMI their own aerodromes, licensed by the Air Ministry. towns have purchased sites, 14 have made provision In their town -planning schemes,
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  • 118 4 Black Magic Expert Say* Il( Saved a Life A London vicar has reveaUd ■he hypnotism. He is the Rev. W. J. J. Cornrli Saints', North Peckham. SE I Black Magic "Hypnotism working through tbe have good results," he said. "I hi hypnotic powers, and once S1 man
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 127 4 EVENINGS BEAUTY M S ANSHEEN KAYSER STOCKINGS SPARROW LACES IN CHARMING COLOURS Just now on display at CHOTIRMALL'S 41, 43 High Street Phone 7957 V% A^ 1^ >^P(K H>>^ SOLE AGENTS jgP^l BOUSTEAD CO. LTD. W®jjtt> SINGAPORE. PENANG. F.M.S. KELANTAN _^^m^^^ Aft Here is your REMEDY IJROIJONAI. the definite remedy
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    • 204 4 il^^l STAR BRIGHI I .oh cr; 5 £S^;ce I tKL/11 JttLLlhS m &ra o ,?TO f °rss? I are veady made, and simply I FRAMWO ,vJl^°«: I require pouring into moulds .f^^BSSSS I and chilling until linn. Favourite Fruit Flavours: Lemon, Orange, Peach, Cherry, Raspberry, Pineapple, Strawberry. In Pints and
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  • 584 5 ENQUIRY SOUGHT Experts DeiTiand Control by Nation London, Feb. 6. For the sake of the 60,000 men and women now doomed to die every year from cancer. Parliament must at once appoint a committee to inquire into the custody and use of the nations
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  • 342 5 Napier Case Too Complex for Jury London, Feb. 16. An appeal by Mrs. Montague Stanley Napier, the widow cf the millionaire aero-engine and motor-car engine designer, to have her will suit heard by a jury was dismissed yesterday. Mrs. Napier, .said her counsel (Mr. TurnerSamuels) is seeking
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  • 1222 5 Breaks New York-Los Angeles Record A Willys-Overland Standard Six roadster, traveling the greatest distance at the fastest speed of any previous transcontinental auto mobile run. recently broke the record from New York to Los Angeles and return by seven hours! Here is dynamic testimony of spectacular performance of
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  • 121 5 Fewer People Killed Last Year Lcndon Feb. 19. For the first time m ten years the number of pecple killed m street accidents m Great Britain decreased last year. The figure was 6,685. which is 620 le*s than m 1930 More people, however, were injured, namely
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 273 5 N^> v Smart people choose NESTLES CHOCOLATE CAMELS S^^ are prepared from nicely '^W .TL^ n blended tobaccos and are of a flavour r* 3\ IVf 4>» k that is more than merely pleasant. f w r^, m y*/* I Their aroma is different from that 8 'jo 2 associated
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    • 301 5 Have you driven the NEW OPEL YOU need no longer refrain from the pleasure of owning a car. Opel is here offering everything, modern motoring demands at prices unbelievably low. Perhaps you have already seen it if so you will agree that its smart lines, its comfortable interiors and the
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  • 1562 6 Good Film Fare for Singapore What We are to Expect During the Next Month [By Our Film Correspondent} A MAN named Robert Milton connived the idea of bringing to the screen a part of "Id London dating back to the Fifteenth Century an oasis of quiet m a desert of
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  • 154 6 Thinks Shanghai Fracas Child's Play Wires received m Hollywood from Shanghai reporting the discovery of Ronald Colman drifting about the city nonchalantly. gtive the film colony a big surprise. Due to arrive m Miat city, they still believed that Cclman would deflect his journey and abandon his
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  • Article, Illustration
    9 6 JOHN GILBERT and MADGE EVANS m "WEST OF BROADWAY
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  • 362 6 Threat to Hollywood's Famous The kidnapping of the Lindbergh baby makes the following message from Hollywood interest- ing. The kidnappers of Hollywood would seem jto be at work again. Guards added to the servant force at the Harry Bannister home indicate that small Jane, daughter of Ann Harding,
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  • 171 6 I Hollywood Report That Fails To Get Over i i )i I find the film industry highly sceptical con- cerning the report from Hollywood that Noel Coward has "received nearly £600.000 <at current rates) from the Fox Film Corporation i for the film rights of 'Cavalcade." Bitter
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  • 912 6  - Sunday Football In Britain IVAN SHARPE F. A. Unlikely to Remove its Drastic Ban (By Special to the Free Press EFFORTS are being made to persuade tIM Football Association to take up and control Sunday Football. It is being suggested that they will be compelled to recognise Mr or it
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  • 513 6 'From Om Ovn Correswndcrr London. Fab. Two new Mtbh rihns were seen this wtn-k. of quite difTer.'nt types. "The Civilisation of Africa" is very atlrnctive and Interest: ni» film, m six ppjjndu, suitable fcr a 18 minuKs show each week at a cinema. It is a
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  • Article, Illustration
    12 6 Tom Walls return* I to the Capitol soon m Canard Sometimes Sins
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  • 2788 7 Hardy Pioneers and Their Fight for Gold DARWIN'S RUM DAYS (By V. de P. O'Gorman) Is there somewhere m North Australia, m the desolation oeneath the British air mail route, a bleached skeleton with a lortune m sold stuck to its bones About 1879 a packhorse
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 249 7 Jt «$> I WHY 1750,000 PEOPLE T Hi B^bbl bbH V I CHOOSE FRIGID A IRE I ♦J» g it will give you more efficient refrigeration with surprising economy. Refrigeration that can be controlled by means of V the "Cold Control." Refrigeration suitable for vegetables by means of the "Hydrator."
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  • 194 8 m.itfci h«>w f;it von mv or Imw mock mi bat* t*» it«-t «»ut Mi walk v ooupv of mil*If you will tak* half h tOMpMNI "f KfUmheM Naif* m ;i ulas* of hot w««t< i ««vrry morning for S0 day* You will fWI s«> u«m*J mi
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  • 199 8 A Treatment That Is Different If ron are suffering th« tortures of Piles and Ms kiadrad ailments, and have tried event ••own remedy without obtaining relief, we ask ?o« to give D*. Van Vlkck's Absorptive Pile Plasma a trial. Its curative healing ectioa on the inflamed
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  • 550 8 Last Year's Progress m Kuala Lumpur The armua. meeting of the Kuala Lumpur Girl Guides Association UTM held on Tuesday night at the Verm ing Road Maxniic Hall. Mrs. A. Cavendish. Commissioner, presiding m the absence of Mrs. InglLs, DLstriot Commissioner, who is m hospital. Among those
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  • 1037 8 The tallowing students of the V.M.C.A. School of Commerce. Sln^^pore. passed the November, 1931. Examinations of the London Chamber of Commerce: SENIOR Book-keeping and Accountancy: Wee Teou Poh (Distinction). Chan Kunn Chee. S. Chelliah. Chung Yuk Lune. Goh Tee Chuan. Ho Fye Dow. V. Kanagasabapathy. Khoo
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  • 534 8 Annual Meeting m Penang: During the Easter vacation the Malayan branch of the British Medical Association will hold its annual general meeting m Penang. In past years these annual meetings were either m Singapore or m Kuala Lumpur. Thin is the first time an annual meeting is held
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  • 489 8 (Distinction*. Chan Yew Ghee Distinction >, Chan Yuen Cheong (Distinction*. Miss Cheng Geok Lim. Cheong Hock Quee. Cheong Kenp Wah. Cheonfc Tai Tak (Distinction). Chia Buang Ann. Chia Heng Eng. Chia Kit Cheone (Distinction). Choc Siew Hock. Chua Lenji Kuan. Chui Tang Leek. Poo Wah Choo (Distinction). Alfred Qan. Goh
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 89 8 iIMHHHi SMOOTH, SILKEN SKIN, IMH^fflili X THE ir -R esisti blh WmBhKA 1 I screen stars and their i tit T? ill VVV 1 111 1 I 1 I*l 1 i iI»V. v v. PIU film stars advise II HJX Toilet SOAP I IUI <X 1 JOAN CRAWFORD, the Nfetro-Goldwyn-Maver
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 245 9 VICTORIA THEATRE FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY Saturday, April 2nd, at 9.30 p.m. IN AID OK THE UNEMPLOYMENT FUND. A NOVEL REVUE TANGLIN TIT BITS RKATION OF THE Ist BATTALION THE GLOUCESTERSHIRE REGIMENT. SNAPPY SONGS, DANCES AND BURLESQUES. AND WHAT! A BEAUTY CHORUS. DONT MISS THE BIG MUSICAL FINALE OVER 60
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    • 106 9 TO-NIGHrS THE NIGHT! AT THE Finest Theatre— The Best Pictures. I j MATINEE TO-DAY at 3! 1 5 I A Great English Actor m an outstanding BRITISH Production! CYRIL MAUDE m Paramount^ First All-British Production M %S U THFSF Mm 111LJL Wks &if CHARMING m &\j people k Michael Aden's
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    • 63 9 Prevent Colds m I always put a Formamint tablet m my mouth when Influenza is about and feel sure that that is why I escaped having it for some years." Mr. N.W.G.-E. FORMAMINT protects you against infectious diseases, such as <At mil Influenza, Diphtheria, etc J Amazing How D.D.P. Prescription
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    • 170 9 Marie Dressier coming m Politics iljEk^" TELFPHQNE N9 6909. MATINEES To-day Tomorrow^ AT 3 p.m. CHILDREN HALF PRICE. NIGHTLY 6.15 and 9.15. First of the Most Sensational Group of Pictures ever shown m Malaya Wm. HAINES JIMMY DURANTE, IN That Carefree Sparkling Comedy GET RICH QUICK WALLINGFORD Number One of
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  • 653 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 1932 A POINT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Judging from what our London correspondent has reported m the last week cr two Malaya has every reason to share m the satisfaction felt by exhibitors at the British Industries Fair, for those m charge of
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  • 595 10 Mr. C. L. Ham, M.C.S., is granted leave oi absence for eight months and 13 days. Second-Lieutenant Khoo Kirn Lian. Straits Settlements Volunteer Force, is to be Lieutenant. Mr. S. R. Franklin. Assistant Superintendent of Police. Straits Settlements, is granted leave of absence for eight months and two days. The
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  • 987 10 E. AND 0. LEASE Echo of Sarkies Bros. Bankruptcy I Tne affairs of the Eastern and Oriental Hotel, Penang, were discussed m the Bankruptcy Court before Mr. Justice a'Beckett Terrell yesterday. rn 1 The Official Assignee (Mr. E. N. Taylor) 'successfully applied for authority to disclaim
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  • 116 10 The following Johore appointments are gazetted: The Hon'ble I>ato Abdullah bin Abdul Rahman, to be Secretary for Religious Affairs; The Hon'ble Inche Abdullah bin Esa, to act as State Treasurer, Johore; Inche Abdul Kadir bin Daud, to be Deputy State Secretary; Inche Awang bin Omar, to act as State Commissioner,
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  • 270 10 RETIREMENT OF CIVIL SERVANTS PROPOSED BILL A Measure of Retrenchment A Bill is to be Introduced r. the :>«*. Council to provide for the ment of officers from Una Gazette states: It is hereby enacted b\ Straits Settlements with the advice and r«J^ bf the Legislate Couiu 11 th« <
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  • 326 10 To-day's Rehearsal For the j Cup Final Arsenal and Newcastle will ned it W*>mbl«f on April 23 m the final of the F A C.p ranpetition. To-day at Highbury \v:ti..\ >n oil of Wembley they meet m u )i.<t will b? an* hearsal for the more import a:
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  • 63 10 LONDON AND NEW YOKK AND RUBBER PRK s [FREE PRESS SERVICE London. March J» Messrs. Lewis, Lazaru> notify to-day's tin prices Spot £130*4 (£l2B 13K'> For 3 £132 (£l3O 9 16). The market is steady. Messrs. Symington notify to-day's rubber follows Spot 2!/ B d. (2» 8 d).
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  • 38 10 In the second round of t) out soccer competition tht dl B. Co. Gloucester vs. 7th A.A I Tanglin; A. Co. Gloucester at Tanglin; H. Q Wins. CV. at Port Canning and Fort Cannr. Gloucesters at Pulau Brain
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 237 10 ASK FOR M Booth's W Gin 8 321 H THE FINEST ?VJ% FOR Cocktails SOLE AGENTS CALDBECK MACGREGOR CO., LTD., (Incorporated under the Companies' Ordinances of Hong Kong.* (Incorporated m Shanghai* 201 CANTONMENT ROAD. TELEPHONE 5371 5372. BY SPECIAL >«JI3S^P TO M THE APPOINTMENT I KING OF SIAM. GOLD MOUNTED
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    • 45 10 ASPARAGUS A GIRL IN EVENING DRESS IN AMERICA suddenly produced a revolver and held up the guests. It's a mystery where she had concealed the weapon. What about a "G AFLAC" ACCIDENT POLICY GENERAL ACCIDENT, FIRE LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION, LTD. Hongkong Bank Chambers. Telephone 6480.
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  • 254 11 ME DISTINCTION JAPAN AND "BENEVOLENT EXPANSE" DOUBTFUL FUTURE [Reuter's Service J distinction between Shanghai and drawn by Mr. Sato m an inter- »n prominence m the News the form of question and answer. rnment satisfied with the result n of force and has the militurned out as
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  • 70 11 [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT Lodon, Mr. 18. Am.ruan spot rubber is now 3.62. i M is due to dwindling hopes of i restriction. There is a general conviction I that the Government decision which Am- i <terdam expects during the week-end will I ,be adverse Still,
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  • 65 11 Deprived of Rights by Cabinet Decree fßeuter's Service] Stockholm, Mar. 18. Prince Ltnnart has been deprived by cabinet l«re<? of hi.- riphts to succession and rights as hereditary prince m consequence of his mareto Mjss Karin Nissvandt. The name < -Bernadotte" is the only right he retains. V
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  • 55 11 New Company to be Formed E SERVICE— COPYRIGHT] London. Mar. 18. Envelopment Company Limited, which rubber plantations m Kelantan, proorm a new company with a capital shares of ss. each. Shareholders 1 their holdings into the new com- H a liability of Is. each. The direc-"M'*--<l putting the
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  • 40 11 < onservatives Hold Dumbartonshire I Reuters Service] London, Mar. 18. I .irtonshire bye-election consequent ntment of Lieut. -Colonel Thorn to idfMblp resulted as follows: 1 i> r Cochrane (Conservative) 16,749 Johnston (Labour) 13,704 'Scottish Nationalist) 5,178 Clntype (Communist) 2,870
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  • 43 11 kNew Rill Passed m Holland Rtuter's Service] The Hague, Mar. 18. -m? the excise duties on wine mtafaf the stamp duty on foreign 'i r -ißarettes has been passed by the The bill also imposes an a fruit*, from southern countries.
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  • 25 11 i wp-son, Manager of Wearne Brojranch. left Ipoh on Wednesday M^na^er of the Rangoon branch Sunms, the Manager of the Ranam taken over m Ipoh
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  • 661 11 CONSTABLE STABBED Did Corporal Exceed His Authority (Frcm Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur. Mar. 18. An alleged attack by about 20 Malays upon a police corporal and constable at Dusun Tua. Ulu Langat. when the corporal was rendered unconscious and deprived of his revolver, resulted m
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  • 270 11 Last Seen Alive The Previous Night The circumstances leading to the death of Mr. A. I. D. Hodge, of the Mercantile Bank, who was found dead m his car at the 11th mile Ponggol Road on Thursday morning, are a complete mystery. He was last seen alive
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  • 42 11 By Air to See Grand National [British Radio— Official Service] Rugby. Mar. 18. The Prince of Wales and Prince George left London to-day In their private aeroplanes to see the Grand National Steeplechase. They are returning to London this evening.
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  • 161 11 STARTLING RADIOGRAM TO BE THROWN INTO SYDNEY RIVER! IS IT A HOAX [Heuter's Service] London, Mar. 18. An amazing plot to seize Premier Lan? and throw him into the river at the opening of the Sydney Harbour bridge to-morrow is disclosed m a wireless message received
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  • 132 11 Opening by Prince of Wales [British Radio Official Service] Rugby, Mar. 18. The Prince of Wales, m opening Manson House, the headquarters of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene dedicated to the memory of Sir Patrick Manson, the great pioneer m those sciences, said "Having been
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  • 286 11 These Charming People at The Capitol Paramount British Productions have certainly set a praise-worthy standard m their adaptation of Michael Arlen's well-known play. These Charming People, which, if it is maintained by their subsequent offerings, will banish for ever the criticism, at times so unavoidable, that technique is
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  • 218 11 Annual Meeting of the Malayan Branch The annual general meeting of the Society of Yorkshiremen m Malaya was held yesterday evening at the Europe Hotel, Sir John Scott took the chair. The minutes of the last annual general meeting held on March 20, 1931, were confirmed and the
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  • 471 11 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS Ties for Next Week Championship Singles W. H. Droogleever beat V. P. Barbat 6—l 4—6, 6—3. A. A. A. Paterson beat D. E. L. Anderson 6—o 4 6, 6 o. Dr. L. Demeny beat A. C. C. Perdriau 7—5 G— 1. O. W. Gilmour
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  • 207 11 March Mixed Foursomes The March Mixed Foursomes Competition was played yesterday afternoon and resulted m a win for Mr. A. W. Bourne and Miss M. Mayson. Forty-three cards were taken out and the following were returned: Mr. Bourne and Miss Mayson 43 7 1 j 35 "4
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  • 114 11 Annual St. Patrick's Day Celebrations [Prom Our Own Correspondent] Kuala Lumpur. Mar. 17. Upwards of 400 Irishman and guests were present at the Selangor Club last night at the annual St. Patrick's celebration, including Lady Clementl, Miss Clementi, Mrs. Caldecott, the British Resident, Selangor (the Hon'ble Mr. W.
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  • 106 11 Mr. C. H. Rogers appeared m the Penang Police Court to answer a summons for failing to report to the nearest police station after an accident, while driving his motor car P. 1830 on February 9. He pleaded guilty but stated that he was going to the Queen's Cinema and
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 26 11 Mr. H. W. Foston. Manager, R. R. 1. Experiment Station, went on leave by the Errla and Mr. H. O. W. Matthews will act for him.
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    • 228 11 WEAR COTTON OXFORD FOOTBALL BOOTS THE SPEEDIEST AND MOST COMFORTABLE MADE AT LAST— A PERFECT SOCCER BOOT— A BOOT DESIGNED AND BUILT IN CLOSEST CONSULTATION WITH PROMINENT ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONALS A REVELATION IN COMFORT AND WEAR Let us /it you with a pair To-Day Price $15.00 per pair. Sole Agents ROBINSON
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  • 1965 12 HAP HENG CASE FIRST MEETING WITH HO WAN HEE FLOTATION VENTURES At th» close of th« third day's hearing of i the case m *hirh Ho Wan Hee, his wife Chan' Chin Scow and Boniface Pestana were charged at the Singapore Assizes with falsifying the accounts
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  • 124 12 1 S-Passenger Plane oq Singapore Service On Tuesday. March 22nd, one of the big airliners of the K.N.1.L.M.. fitted «vith ail modern equipment and accommodating 15 to 16 passenger*, will arrive at Seletar at i.<*o p.m. This plane, the PKAFH is equipped with 3 Pratt and Whitney Wasp
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  • 222 12 BRITISH CONFERENCE DELEGATIONS PREMIER AT LAUSANNE i Mr. Thomas to Lead Ottawa Party iHritzsh Radio Official Service) Rugby. Mar. 17. The Prime Minister announced m the House of Commons to-day the provisional list of delegates to the Ottawa and Lausanne Conferences. He said that the Government had to be represented
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  • 59 12 Proposed Reduction of Quotas [Reuter's Service] Washington. Mar. 17. A resolution for the reduction of the immigration quotas by 10 per cent and placing the I countries of the Western Hemisphere on a j quota basis restricting 10 per cent of the visas issued m 1930. was received
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  • 331 12 THE SOCIAL EVIL To the Editor. Sir. The parading of these sly prostitutes within the area of the Catholic Churches and the Catholic Schools at Queen Street and Waterloo Street has now become a regular nuisance and nightly after 11 o'clock the mii decent cries of
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  • 300 12 Mr. C. E. C. Stapledon and Miss Kathleen Hastings At St. Andrew's Cathedral on Thursday afternoon Mr. Charles Edric Cooper Stapledon, of jthe Surveyor-General of Ships Department, Singapore, (eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Stapledon, of Bideford, North Devon), was marj ried to Miss Kathleen Mary
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  • 600 12 CONGRESS AGENCY Government's Warning to Lashkars Peshawar, March A serious deterioration m the situation owing to the activities of the Haji of Turangzai and the threat that the Haji-village will be bombed are reported m a communique issued by the North West Frontier Province Government, which runs
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  • 192 12 A New Departure at Tanglin A large banner of red cloth with Chinese characters and the Communist emblem, the hammer and fickle, painted white upon it. was found hanging across the road near the Tanglin Post Office early yesterday morning. It was obviously the work, of local Communists
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  • 172 12 (Prom Our Own Correspondent) Malacca,' March 17. Malacca is very thankful indeed for two rhcwers cf rain that have fallen after a period |cf about 21 days of heat and dryness. There appear prospects of more rain between now and next wpek since newt Monday will be the
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  • 836 12 AMERICAN CHARGED Movie Operator Committed For Trial Rangoon, March 4. A blood-stained shirt worn by Swe Kin, an opium den keeper, of Maung Khine -street, at the time he was shot, was closely scrutinized for powder burns round the hole made by the bullet during the
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  • 243 12 Back From Her First Film Trip Miss Joyce Reid, who has been engaged by Mr. Harry Schenck, the American film producer, to work with him on a picture to be made m Malaya, is back m Singapore. Shy has been to Siam and to Kuala Kangsar. In
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  • 24 12 The Rev. W. M. Young and Mr. C. D Roth who arrived m Penang last weelt-«nd by the Talrea, left for Singapore by train.
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  • 138 12 HITLER'S PROTEST FORTY KILLED IN R BTvr WEEKS POLITICAL ATTACKS [BMtert Bern* Hmk ii \i., rrh F ty members of th. N have been killed In the have been assaulted and injury few weeks allege Ban Utter the course of a vJ K :.n,u, methods of the
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  • 94 12 CS. Not Considering Revision WashiiißUin. Mir i: Newapapa reports thai Mr MeUoawl ly open mvoUhHom (or the revision tLsh war debt provoked a warm: Senator Robinson, the Dem.the United States OOffMUMUI problem from the rtandpoini taxpayer rather than th,- Bnti h v son ba.s<-d his warnini; on
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  • 114 12 Hack to Pre-Crisfc Level [British Radio— Official Hi I Rurby. H The City to-day recta rd a wtk when a further rdurtioii oi UM I the third within a month, ni unoH ed Thr rate was reduced a week |§a from tiv. per cent. To-day it came down
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  • 68 12 Convicts Amused afl th*' Proceedings i Renter's Btn I London MaitH I" Bursts ol tffllffltrT from 1 1 charged m OOBBtetiOB with the I 1 mutiny punctuated the pwcccdii town Police Court K.-d.-ty m the Court Vheo Udy. 1 convict named "Arthur". Vtl the convicts as 'Horthur
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  • 61 12 Report on Half Vetrt ()peration> (British Radio— Official E Rucb>. v Mr. Montagu Norman Q of England, was cnn^n'tul.it. >■ ly (TPnrral court to-d;iy on 1 to the 'po.st. Mr. Normnn MM ,for the half-y-ar ended Feb 29 provisions for all contingent > mr.kinpr the amount of
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  • 48 12 Veteran Missionary llh on Leavr [Reuter'3 Bervictl i The death is nnnouiucd rf t!. I* 1 i_ Dymond. United Methodist M for 46 years, while m home fvirlo tended to return to Yunnan .shortly ciated with the Rev. Sum PO foundation of Mino work
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    • 1714 13 INTKIIXATIONAL RUGBY Disappointing Scottish Forwards I From Our Own Correspondent) I/cndun. Marrh 1. Interest surrounded the Scotland vs. Ireland International Rugby match at Edinburgh chiefly because neither Scotland nor Ireland had wen an international match this season. The match ended m a win fcr Ireland by 20
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    • 108 13 Motherwell Forwards Checked m Cup Tie London, March 5. Though weakened by the absence of two of their regular players. Marshall and Archibald, the Rangers eliminated tbelr strongest rivals for the Cup convincingly when the critics had fSpeeted Motherwell to obtain ct lea^t a draw. Tfcc R^gprs halvo
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    • 96 13 It has been decided to charge admission to the Parrer Cup final at Jolan Eesar Stadium for the benefit of the Unemployment Funds. When the stadium is available it is proposed to have a series of charity matches played between the Municipal Club Team and other Clubs
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    • 99 13 Results m Third Round The following are the resists of matches m the third round of the Rugby League Cup which were played to-day: Dewsbury 7. Wakefield 14. Leeds 21. Leigh 2 Wigan 2. Halifax 8. Castleford 2. Swinton 10. London, Mart- h 5. The following are
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  • 164 13 Worcestershire Offer to Bromley Perth. Feb. 14. There Is every possibility that E. Bromley, the Fremantle lefthander, will soon be lost to Western Australian ericJcet. He ha* recently received an offer from Worcestershire Count* Cricket Club to go to England, and Is of the opinion that he will
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  • 21 13 England Beat Wales Landon, March 5. In an international hockey match England beat Wales by 5 goals to 1.
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  • 145 13 BelmonU California I Mar. The British polo player. Pat Roark. is suffering from severe concussion of the bruin Hi* life Ls not m danger S.C.C. FIXTURES The following have \x<v\\ invited to play cricket for PS. and L. vs. St. Joseph* Institution to-day at 2 p.m.
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  • 88 13 i At a special meeting of the Penang Malay Cricket Club to discuss the arrangement* tor the forthcoming tour to Singapore, a decided that the party should leave PenaiiK on Thursday. March 24. On March 26 and 27, the Penang Malays will meet the Blnieapor^ Malays at Crtcke.-, the former
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 174 13 \^£jfc^^^ Chambers. Singapore, S.S JoCHIVERS* M%. CUSTARD "<£% POWDER C?" Delicious served alone, or at an addition je lru Puddings, piet, etc. ChiverV V*^^ «JTlMard m rich and creamy and very ea#v and economical to prepare ENGLISH FRUITS SSLSft^^tt 9 lJik ITV FOUNO N a i CHIV-»<» ORCH^RO FACTORY PRODUCTS
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    • 148 13 Cow&Gat« I 111 I** 111 I I v u I III"'.. CWIOFOtO.S'** 1 iflff BABY KNOWS! From the first mouthful Baby seemed to realise that this food would suit him* He knew nothing about its composition—the English West Country milk, rich m mineral salts and vitamins, from which it was
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    • 906 14 BLUE FUNNEL LINE. REGULAR PASSENGER CARGO SERVICES. FORTNIGHTLY EXPRESS SERVICE MARSEILLES. LONDON AND N. CONTINENT WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. THRICE MONTHLY SERVICE LIVERPOOL, HAVRE AND GLASGOW. kCcute subject to alteration without notice. WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. t SARPEDON For Marseilles, L'don, R'dam and Glasgow Mar. 20
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    • 509 14 Ellerman Bueknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m England) "ELLERMAN" LINE FREIGHT SERVICE TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL HOMEWARDS. Me»mer Due Spore Sails Spore. s ELABAMA Fot Havre, L'don, R'dam Hamburg Mar. 30 Apr. 2 OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. SJ CITY OF DERBY
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    • 354 14 British India and Apcar Line! (Incorporated m Ent(l;in(i) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARrnl SERVICES. I PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. c J UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNupv H LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVHk I OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA jap I Due Tonnage. Singapore. ronn-^r. s, "J RAWALPINDI 17,000
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    • 736 15 0. S. X Line. M)K El ROPE, AFRICA, NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA AM) INDIA. Our Sails. a!V¥ O MAKIi LOS ANOELEB and NEW YORK Express Freight Service) t From Kobe) Apr 13 4V|X /o\ »L\RU LONDON. Rotterdam, Hamburg and Antwerp via P. Swettenham. Colombo. Aden, Sues and Port W Mar
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    • 375 15 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE dhtd AMERICAN MAIL LINE ■■■■^^£in^^^|hbib^2 S^sHSHHs^k^'r^^^HiHH DOLLAR PRESIDENT LINERS MAKE BOMBAY REGULAR PORT OF CALL. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY ALL DOLLAR ROUND THE WORLD STEAMERS WILL CALL AT BOMBAY AFTER LEAVING COLOMBO. NO LOSS OF TIME INVOLVED IN JOURNEY FROM SINGAPORE TO EUROPE. STEAMERS WILL SAIL FROM SINGAPORE EVERY
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    • 860 15 K. P. M. KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ DE WEERT— Saturday, March 19, Blinjoe, Djeboes, Pangkal-Pinang, Koba, Toboall and Batavia. VAN DER HAGEN Saturday. March 19, Penang. Oelee-Lheue, Sabang, Tjalang, Meuiaboh. Tapa-Toean, Sinabang. Singkel, Baros, Sibolga, Natal, Sasak. Padang, Indrapoera, Benkoelen, Kroe and Batavia. TOBOALl— Saturday, March 19. Koedap Tampoetih. Tampat-Tinp^l. BengkalVs.
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    • 630 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 tbe S.S MANGOLA (3.352 tons*. [Cargo only.] *.s. MARELLA Is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia. Cabins de
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    • 605 16 KERR STEAMSHIP Co. mi n (Incorporated In U.S.A.) GENERAL AGENTS. NEW YORK SERVICE. Regular Freight Service to Boston, New York Philadelphia and Baltimore (via Suez). D e Salls I>i" Nn Vnn. M.S. SILVERYEW Mar. 22 Mar. 28 ork M.S. SILVERCYPRESS Apr. 12 Apr. 18 M.S. SILVERWALNUT May 3 May 9
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 648 16 CHURCH SERVICES Palm Sunday ST. ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL 6.50 am. Holy Communion. 7.30 a.m. Matins. 8 ajn. Holy Communion (Choral) and Address. 9.15 a.m. Holy Communion. 10 ajn. Children's Service and Procession of Palms. 5.30 p.m. Evensong (Choral) and Sermon. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 7 a.m. and 8 a.m.
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    • 689 16 MAIL DESPATCHES BY STEAMER, TRAIN AND AEROPLANE TO -DAY Pulau Tekong Hang Yon 7 a.m. Karimon Soon Lee 9 a.m. Rhio Sri Emilie 9 a.m. Pulau Soegi Hong Teck 9 a.m. Kukup Hong Chcang 9 a.m China, Hainam, Japan, Korea, Formosa, East Siberia, Philippine Islands, Western Canada and Western States
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  • 2157 17 NAVIGATING BY HOOTS I Sitting at the Feet of an Expert If any bright lads m the Merchant Navy (as we call it nowadays) are caught by this title and inveigled into reading the article under tho impression that the hoots referred to are what are sometimes known as "bosun's
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    • 534 17 THE Singapore Free Press Daily and Weekly Editions) lead Office: 138 ROBINSON ROAD, SINGAPORE. :kp i 606a Cable Address: ADVERTISER, SINGAPORE. The premier morning daily m Malaya. Delivered with the Chota Hazri each morning. Latest news, latest telegrams and latest announcements. London rubber and tin cables appear daily. Special features
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    • 331 17 NEXT TIME YOU GO HOME /Wk T NCLUDE Canada's new tcenic route !a ji I U your itinerary. y M^ I See the finest scenery m the Canadian «x^ Rockies Mt. Robson, tallest of them ail V.. AWrA^^^But from luxury trains equipped for supreme comfort v HBJIH Transcontinental trains from
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  • Page 17 Miscellaneous
    • 241 17 PASSENGERS HOMEWARD The following passengers sailed per Conte Rosso for Trieste via Ports: Mr. and Mrs. R. Barthelmess, Miss. M. B. Carstairs, Miss M. L. Jenkins, Mr. and Mrs. Barnard, Mrs. A. M. J McLean, Mr. and Mrs. Tavcrena, Miss. Ash- worth, Mr. H. Surbeck, F. and I. Finnigan. Mrs.
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  • 1550 18 FOR THE BEGINNER J The Mipt-r h.t.'n d\ ih* relates to the amplification of short wave signals at i high frequency, which is a very difficult J matter. The super -heterodyne is an i J it genicus method of solving the prob- j lent. The short
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  • 86 18 No Dividend on 5V 2 P.C. Preference Stock London, Mar. 5. A depressing effect was caused on the Stock Exchange by the "Cable Wireless Limited" dcci .icn not fee pay a dividend en the s'y per cent cvnv-t \tive preferen:j titock.. Somi .'thing at lcr.st was
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  • 117 18 After the Chinese Conrul U Penang, Mr. Hslch Hsiang. had issued a circular all Chinese shopi thrit h"d remained closed frcm Sunday cpened, and rikisha pullers and bus drivers were back at their wcA. When the disturbance ocj cut red on Snturaay. Mr. Hsieh Hsiang was I ?way m Kuala
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  • 314 18 Popular Shortwave Radio Stations The following is a ILt of stations which can be received m Singapore: Java Stations Bandoeng PLM from about 5.20 pjn. gramophone records and telephony tests with Sydney, Australia, and other stations, Usual call after records "Hullo Sydney." Tanjong Priok, 21 metres from
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  • 316 18 The following programmes of music will be broadcast by the studio orchestra of Radio Saigon, under the direction of M. Andre Boyer. SATURDAY March of the French Archers, L. Gregh; Album Leaves, Ch. Levade; Minstrel's Song, (for violoncello, Mme. Simon c Chef nay) Olazounov; A Walk Beneath the
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  • 66 18 Kuala Lumpur regular broadcasts are until further notice DAILY on 55.5 Metres 10.30 to 11 am PETAUNa HILL TESTING. (Except Sundays and Public Holidays.) FRIDAY on 65 Metres PROM THE STUDIO 6.30 p.m. Krontchong Music. 7.00 English. 7.15 British Official Wireless News. 7.25 Recital of
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  • 49 18 Saturday, 2 p.m.. Bukit Timah Range, "E" (Chinese) Coy., Table "B"; Farrer Range "B" Company, Table "B". Sunday, 6.20 a.m.. Farrer Range. S.V.R.A., InterpoTt Practice; 7.30 a.m., Bukit Timah Range, "E" (Chinese) Coy.. Table "B"; 9 am. Farrer Range, "B" Company, Table "B"; Officers, Promotion Examination.
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  • 19 18 Captain H. Dane, general manager of the Perak River Hydro Electric Co.. Ltd., is shortly going home on leave.
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  • 509 18 Offer to Repay Money Obtained by Fraud A former solicitor, who has been working as a greengrocer to make restitution for frauds m connection with the estate of a master ol Westminster School, where he had been educated, appeared at London Sessions. William Douglas Shearly Sanders, aged 32, was
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    • 6 18 *i wm»* AT JT» *Av«riA H
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    • 408 18 BANKS AND INSURANCE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter) Paid up capital m 600,000 shares of £5 each E3 ,000 ,000 Reserve Fund £4,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3,000,000 HEAD OFFICE: 38, Bishopsgate, London, EC. 2. Agencies and Branches: Alor Star i Harbin
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    • 326 18 r MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. (Incorporated m England) Capital 13.000,000 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., W. H. Shelford Esq., Sir Thomas Catto. Bart. Sir C. C Barrie, K.B.E. LONDON
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    • 448 18 THE SOUTH flip BRITISH \TJ§js INSCRANCE COMI'ANY. I.IMITEIi FIRE, MARINE, TRANSft AND MOTOR CAB INSURANCE ACCEPTKD AT LOWEST CURRENT KATES L. C. MARGOLIOUTH. Manage Office 2, Finlayson Gre«u. THE EASTERN UNITED ASSURANCE CORPORATION ltd FIRE, MARINE, I MOTOR CAR AND PERSONAL ACCIDENT INSURANCE. L. G. JOHNSON: General Man** HEAD OFFICE:
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  • 563 19 Notice to Terminate Services I (A the Ontral Health Board wa& MBttdOT March Tth. at 10.30 a.m. at ol the Conti oiler of Labour. Present: pr Mri«nt. Tht Hon. The Controller ol \l;daya. Mr. C D. Ahearne. M.C.S. The MMNT, F.M.S.. Mr. W. A. Ward, The Cliairman.
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  • 136 19 Flans for Japanese Fertiliser Plant Jwinneii Qowmmol may not allow the h Manchuria Railway Company to establish Imposed Y20.000.000 sulphate of ammonia I>;<ircn. Japanese fertiliser manu- ire all opposed lo the plan. Quite tv t.lt by the mirket at Kobe when ».u lirst received. The S.M.R. .scheme
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  • 82 19 James P. Hutlon and Co. Ltd.. m irhwiWr weekly market report state hare been negotiation for fancies r some of the old staple cloths for ™tng to the unsettled conditions >n <nirhai there has been very little trade market. Hong Kong. Tientsin and outlet* have booked small lots of i
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  • 67 19 An Alternative Restriction Scheme [FREE PRESS BER VICE— COPYRIGHT] London. Max. IS. South Perak Rubber Syndicate. Limited, at its annual meeting adopted the report of the directors. The Chairman. Mr. M. S. Parry. ;?id it was impossible to estimate for the future. Regulation was MMMMf, h« added, and
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  • 369 19 Husiness Resumption Will be Long Process Tlh ■hilling of the zone at conflict beyond the Shanghai area will net. to any appreciable extent, alleviate the business depression here, is the opinion of Mr. L. C. Tau. serwtary of thr Ratepayers* Association, who stated that the trade m Shanghai
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  • 227 19 Cost Of Rubber Manufactures London, Mar. 1. Mr. h. VV. Fn\r.klin. M\nat.in' Director, J O. Franklin and Sons. India Rubber Manufacturers, write < to The Fii.ancial Times. Tiie accusation ol prtflteering on the part ol rubber menuiacturerii is no utteijy iiifionsistcnt witii fact that I can only assume
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  • 145 19 The report cf the Ratanui Rubber EstateLtd., shows a loss for the past year endex September 30. last of £1.402. This figure i arrived at after wjiting off the £509- for de preciation on buildings, machinery, etc.. an« paying £140 m export duty to the F.M.S Government. The
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  • 414 19 EXCHANGE RATES March 18 SELLING London 4 months' sight 24 1(32 London, 3 months' sight 213 15)16 London, 60 days' sight 23 7)8 London. 30 days' sight 2(3 27,32 London, demand 2 3 25 32 London. T.T. 213 3(4 Lyons, Paris, demand 1030 Hamburg, demand 164 New
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  • 743 19 ITU DAY. MARCH 18TH. }»3t CLOSING QUOTATIONS Buyers Sellers Asaiu Kumbaug (£> 24s 25s c.d. Austral Malay 18s 20s Ayer Hitani (ss; 10s 11s rd. Bangrin Tin 9s 6 d 10s 6d Batang Padang ($1) 07 H 12^ Batu Caves (sl> 18 23 1 Bukit Arang ($1)
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  • 145 19 Changes m Representative Prices [United Press Association] New York, Mar. 16 IT. American Can. Com. 65 V 67 Cities Service 6 6 Colombia Gas and Elec. 13 V, 14 x j Curtis Wright l"v I\. Electric Mond and Share 7'» 7 1 Gen. Electric 20 20%
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  • 209 19 THE ABROAD i fcjrt Ash Radio— Official Service J Feb. 27 Mar. 16 17. Amsterdam 8.65 l j 8.97 8.97 Athens 270 290 287 Bombay Is. 6 9;32d. Is. 6 5 32d. Is. 6 5,32 d. Berlin 14 lljlfl 15.25 15 3 16 Brussels 25 16 25.97 "-j 25.90 Bucharest
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  • 221 19 LEWIS PEAT'S REPORT While awaiting an announcement, which the market generally expects will be unfavourable to restriction, prices continue to sag, and a lower level than ever yet seen has been reached. Whatever the announcement may be the production of rubber must decrease, obviously if restriction comes m. and likewise,
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  • 140 19 Annual Report Shows $1,040,823 Profit The report of the Directors of the Bank (if East Asia. Ltd.. to be presented to the shareholders at the meeting to be held on the 19th. hist, states: The profit for the year, including the amount brought forward from last
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  • 182 19 H. Konu Bunk <$50i 30.00 33.00 Henry Waugh and Co ($10) 4.00 5.C0 Kinta Electric <$1> 4i» 50 Malacca Electric Ord. (sl* 1.12 1.17 's Malacca Electric Prefs ($1» 1.60 Malayan Breweries <60> II dis 05 dis Maynard uAd Co. <$10> 3.00 norn McAlister and Co. <50> 60.00 64.00 Robinson
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  • 509 19 Calcutta Supplants Bombay I Calcutta Banks are finding the truth of the old ;i(i;m that it is an ill wind that blows no* I body any good. While trade tn Bombay to being strangled by the activities oi pickets, more and more business is coming Calcutta's way and
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  • 205 19 Mar. 17. The tone of the market was steadier during the first half of the week, but the latest ne*.regardhin Restriction lias caused prices to mar slightly. To-da\ s cable* qiiot<« both London and Nrw York unchanged at 2 3 16d. and pold respectively. The forintr market shows
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  • 137 19 LYALL EVATT'S DAILY REPORT Singapore. Mar. IK. Weak and de pressed conditions continue to prevail m the local share market and almusi without exception quotations of tin and rubber shares are still trending downwards, irrespective of commodity prices. Rubbers. There are plentiful sellers of nearly all counters but Scudai., k?ep
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  • 127 19 Substantial Profit Last Year Tht- annual report of the Gre<Mi I Und Cement Co., Ltd.. states that the net profit for the year, after providing for Depreciation m. buildings and machinery at Hok yn Wo&»--and Macao Works, steam launches and lighters etc., is $325,422.12. and the amount
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    • 77 19 Assets exceed $12,000,000 Assurance m force over $35,000,000 The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m the Straits Settlements) HEAD OFFICE Great Eastern Life Building. Cecil Street. Singapore. LONDON OFFICE 27. Old Jewry. EC The Company has £20.000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England and complies with the
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  • 583 20 OXFORD I st. ib. G. A. Ellison (West- minster and New i College) (Bow) 11 3 I *2. G. M. L. Smith (Win- 1 Chester and Brasenose) 11 11 J i 3. J. de R. Kent (Sher- J borne and Brasenose) 11 6V 2
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  • 560 20 EGREMONT SECOND Third Place for Shaun Goilin IReuter's Service] London, Mar. 18. There was a field of 36 for the Grand National Steeplechase run at Aintree to-day. The weather was glorious and cold and the course very hard. 15 to 2 Grakle and 100 to 12
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  • 33 20 I FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT] London, Mar. 18: Weather prospects for the boat race are good. r Cambridge are still favourites but the race will be an open one. i
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  • 59 20 I The following have been invited to play for f Etceteras vs. Raffles Institution on Saturday, March 26th. at 2 p.m. on RaiHes Institution Oiound: R. Boyer, O. Chljd, T, P. Oarside, Ii Jackscn. C. B. Maxwell, H. Meynell, A. G. k A. Masley, A. W. Nichol-0.-i, W.
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  • 558 20 GUNNERS BEATEN Fine Goal-keeping By Morris Gloucester^ 3: R.A 0. The R.A. had to play with only ten men m their first league game against the Gloucesters at the Anson Road Stadium yesterday. Soon after the start Green, the right half, had to leave the field
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  • 251 20 "C" Scottish Co. 3; "A" (M..G.1 Co. 1. "C" Scottish Coy defeated "A" (M.G.) Coy. at soccer yesterday on the Padang by 3 l m a very poor game. "C" Co. had the better of things throughout the game and although they scored three times m the first
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  • 79 20 Ladies Monthly Medal Result The Ladies' Monthly Medal war played on March 16th and 17th. The following were the best returns: i Mrs. J. D. Breakey 41 8 33 Mrs. F. G. Hyland 45 9 36 Mrs. S. H. Mass 48 1? 36 Mrs. J. Wallis 48
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  • 59 20 The 30th Annual Athletic Sports of Saint Joseph's Institution will be held at the Jalan Besar Stadium on Founder's Day, Monday. May 2Srd at 2 p.m. The Old Boys are reminded that tfce same two events will be open to "them, v|z: One Mile Race and 100 yards Race.. Both
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  • 374 20 England's Chance to Square] Accounts With Scotland England have an excellent, opportunity this year to square the account with Scotland m j the Calcutta Cup match. At present Scotland claims 22 victories ol the 53 matches played and England have wen 21, ten matches having been drawn. At
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    • 134 20 Angles on Practical Flying BY P. W. F. MILLS Local interest attaches to this book on flying m that the it for his close connection with the Singapcre Flying Club since years ago. Recent issues of the Club Rules have contained Flying N seaplane problems and informative treatment of wider
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