The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 30 March 1932

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  • 16 1 The Singapore Free Press NO. 13,607. ESTABLISHED 1835. SINGAPORE, S.S. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 1932. 10 CENTS.
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  • 373 1 The complete cessation cf hostilities has been agreed to by the Shanghai conference, according to a Japanese official report, but the pcints concerning the withdrawal of the Japanese troops and the administration cf the evacuated territory are still unsettled Page 11. The severe strain imposed on Mr,
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  • 898 1 It is of course only to be expected that North Borneo should be entirely deficient in what would be classed at home as 'ancient monuments." but even those relics of the unsettled times that preceded the signing of the Charter and a settled form of Government are
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 170 1 KLIM POWDERED AOLK THE NEAREST APPROACH TO PURE, I FRESH. PASTEURIZED MILK OBTAINABLE IN THE TROPICS. OBTAINABLE AT ALL LEADING PROVISION STORES. RAFFLES HOTEL 10-IIiVK ATTRACTIONS TEA DANCE 6.30 t08.15p.m. INFORMAL AFTER DINNER DANCE »9.30 to Midnight TO-MORROW i»i i:it x i»a\< i: [A LITTER'S CELEBRATED ORCHESTRA I'hone 5381. SEA
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    • 167 1 TOLLEYS EMPIRE pi EMPIRE BRANDY fert BRANDY Support 1 ft Oniy RmnirP iU^ 3 25 P er p /^^m i"* 1 Products f[f%jfiJH| nc udin Stocked by PU» As Slino /,W to over co (iovernment r P r|lp r o i n MSSJE&S^' Hospital, o- v^gMg^i /eading Hotels, Singapore c
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    • 151 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS What the new Glaxo is Page 4. Why the Capitol Restaurant is popularPage l. An announcement by Josephine GownsPage 3. Little's annual sale begins on April Ist Page 10. Another used car show at Borneo Motors Page 11. Eskimo pies at reduced prices from Singapore Cold Storage Page
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    • 21 1 KLIM POWDERED MILK THE NEAREST APPROACH TO PURE, FRESH, PASTEURIZED MILK OBTAINABLE IN THE TROPICS. OBTAINABLE AT ALL LEADING PROVISION STORES.
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  • 106 2 Fatal Shock While Cleaning Or IKrom Our Own Correspondent! Kuala Lumpur. Mar. 29. The death oecvrvod yesterday afternoon with tiauic suddenness at Pr it Swettenham of Captain .!<■ i-ph Rogers pilot at Port Swettenham. aue<l 42 Captain Refers \.:is •BCftgad in cleaning his motor-car and
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  • 101 2 Prai Railway Office Tragedy An F.M.S. Railway employee dropped dead m his ottce <>n Friday evening. Mr Muiu^esu. clerk to the Railway Whi<rf Superintendent at Prai. had finished Mi day's work and before leaving office was engaged in a conversation with a few of his friends. Suddenly
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  • 218 2 Th« half-yearly general meeting of the Singapore Malay Teachers' Association was held on Saturday, at Kampong Gelam Malay School with Che" Mohd. Nor bin Haji Abdul Manan in the chair. The report and statement o[ accounts for the past half year was adopted. The election Of office
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  • 62 2 A n<;at belonging to a farmer of Sibsey in Lincolnshire was recently arrested by the police for mischievous behaviour. It was stated in court that the gO at had walked to Sibsey wit" /"hi 5 the children A ter Lu Com P nca^ d Kymnastic show, diked lu" 8 St
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 482 2 FAIRY STOCKING DYES. Easy to work Sure of success BEAUTIFUL STOCKINGS can easily be acquired by using FAIRY STOCKING DYES 8 fashionable shades obtainable. Stone Beige, Evenglow, Gun Metal, Dago, Florence Mills. Shoe Orey, Sunbronze. Flesh. 30 rents per tube. One tube dyes three pairs of stockings NO BOILING REQUIRED.
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    • 770 2 TENDERS. SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE TENDERS. NOTICE is hereby given that tenders are r.ow Invited for the following materials or services and that particulars of such tenders may &♦> obtained in the Tender Room. Municipal Offices Installation of Snnitury Fittings at: Nos. 7 and 9 Nassim Road. No. 1 Eber Road.
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    • 382 2 vnf:' :> "V. v t4 B^B.- A-.-i iv.v.'.vK'. 1 •;•."■> .'>-. -?jjm? A]sm >*-* 4c \Wv Without a moments hesitation instant, certain, sure an immediate start is assured with BATTERIES STARTING LIGHTING Sole Agents UNIVERSAL CARS LTD., Orchard Road. Singapore. BOOKS FOR LENT. The Way of the Crow; $..io Imitation
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    • 196 2 m W Iriu: j^M fVom«TO«ra^ H u D FAD how Sttn«ito««n XV tt.msloniic>l a mere m,^" rxistriK e. tuirifJ by nrrvr-.y-y H^^ weakness, into .i hie oi health and happinew. 1J "I have suffered for seven years with neurasthenia. I had it so badly, I thought I would never get
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 271 2 THK WKKK ednfsd.iy. 30th. h wjt. i m, n wj*. H ft ip.; OoomhlmMimi mm\ I pm Foc.tbsll Hi'- I r> ulau Wnm. vs SC FA St tdium \y,\ ii scc «i ICalayi sec. Thursday. l^t. H.t'l. V. '4 06. 7 2 It 20 08. 6 5 ft. ai i!
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  • 446 3 "Being married this afternoon: Love. Pearl and Teddy." Thus read a telegram sent to Mrs. C. W. Pfeiffer. telling of the secret wedding at All Saints' Church. Woollahri. of her elder daughter. Pearl Appleton Sydney society beauty and actress, who was known as Phyllis Elgar. A trunk-line
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  • 189 3 Mr. and Mrs. Brute's Amazing: Attempt London, Mar. 19. An amazing attempt to live for a whole month in a small aeroplane, flying over England, but never descending, will be made this summer by the Hon. Victor Bruce, accompanied by his daring wife. They hope to beat
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  • 140 3 Telephones for the Lapps Stockholm. Feb. 27. The Lapp tents in Sweden will in future be equipped with telephones, according to an official statement by Dr. Erik Bergstroem. the Government inspector of the ambulating Lapp schools. Swedish Lapland, being approximately of the same size as Great Britain.
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  • 92 3 Dean Inge, speaking at the Church Hall, Barnes, at a meeting of the Society of the Friends of the Ancient Parish Church of Barnes, of which he is president, said that that church •Was consecrated in 1215 by Archbishop Stephen Langton. The Rector (the Rev. Patrick Dott»
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  • 257 3 Caning of Boy Fifty -Four Strokes Remarking that the infliction of 54 strike*on a boy of ten was not rn act of cruelty but an act of brutality. Mr. R. H. Bassett. Police Magistrate of Colombo, sentenced M. Carar.akara. a Buddhist priest of M^haragama. to six
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  • 121 3 Jubilee Recital at Buckingham Palace I. undi n. March 20. The Kiny and Queen to-day listened for an hour to the Salvation Army Regent Hall Band, playing on the occasion of its jubilee, in the forecourt of Buckingham Palace. Little Princess Elizabeth and her baby sister. Princess
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  • 76 3 Mr. R. W. Taylor has been chosen by the Herne Bay Council out of 722 applicants to fill the post of general supervisor of the town. His salary will commence at £400 per year and he will more or less have to manage all the public business in the town.
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  • 335 3 Forbidden Wealth in Town's Streets Sydney. Optimistic immigrants who dream of gold being picked up in foreign streets may find their dreams come true if they come to Australia and are bold enough to defy the municipal laws of Bendigo. I It was gold that made Bendigo
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  • 194 3 New Medium for Godless Cartoons Yet another channel of anti-religious propa- I ganda has been discovered by the authorities of i Soviet Russia. It is the .substitution of bli*- j phemous cartoons for the orthodox designs of the Court cards in packs of playing-cards. A pack of
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  • 797 3 Murder Clues in a Diary London, !■>!>. 24. Initials in a little porket diary may lead the police to the man who murdered Dora Alicia Lloyd in her bedroom in an apartment house in Lanark -villas. Maida Vale, London. Mrs. Lloyd was found dead in her bed.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 180 3 AIKOIXCEKIGNT! THE PROPRIETORS OF I HENRY H. COHDi, Ltd. v H*! I I ""^FBRANCH: MAYNARD'S BUILDING. TH .1164 16, BATTERY ROAD. BEG TO ANNOUNCE THAT THEY WILL SHORTLY OPEN THEIR OWN BRANCH IN SINGAPORE AT SKCOXI) FLOOR, MAYNARIVS BUILIMNG. PROVED! i :^^H \y^m THE BABY |B*BY'Foo6| FOOD SUNLIGHT VITAMINS. The
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    • 184 3 Estate Trust Agencies (1927) Limited. BRANCHES: 21, First Cross Street I MALACCA. 11. Light Street PENANG. 14, Klyne Street KUALA LUMPUR. Registered by and Security deposited with the Straits Settlements Government. Act as Trustees, Administrators, Receivers, Guardians, Rent Collectors, Investments Supervised and Interest collected, Probate or Letters of Administration applied
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  • 168 4 220 Fine for Unstamped Agreement Mr. Justice McKlnnon recently made reference to the losses to the revenue due to failure to stamp documents. Addressing counsel, he said: You hand me a service agreement between the claimant and his firm, and I find that the agreement has never
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  • 28 4 One Is continually distressed to find in the 8.8.C.'s outlook a strong admixture of that culture which Is the hall mark of the upper democrat. Mr. P. Eckersley.
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  • 1792 4 PASSENGER SHIPS COLLIDE ACCIDENT NEAR MACAO Two Killed and Two Injured Hong Kong. Mar. 14. Two Chinese seamen are reported to be missin?, two Chinese passengers were killed, and several injured, as a result of a collision between the Venezia and the Sui Tai about 3.47 p.m. on Saturday near
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  • 393 4 American Attacked by Japanese Rowdies While arguing with a Japanese naval chauffeur regarding damage done by him. Mr. Harold D. Robison, P.S. Trade Commissioner. was on Saturday afternoon, March 5. attacked by Japanese plain-clothes men of the type whose activities have caused so much trouble during the past
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  • 93 4 It is understood that when Dr. O. D. Gordon, Medical Officer, Larut, comes to Ipoh next month in place of Dr. P. H. Hennessy, who is leaving for Home on retirement. Dr. Gordon will be relieved by Dr. Pitzpatrlck, Medical Officer, Teluk Anson. T.O.M. Workmen are busy getting the Lyceum
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  • 259 4 Growing Unrest Evident Shanghai Mar. r In view of reports from Japan U Se.yukai Ministry. despite R| tMfl the Diet, is proving incnpablr of lively with the economic, politico and that a strong political clicj to form a strong "National" OOfWM Ing which the Army may be
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  • 127 4 "Veritas" writes to the Malay reference to a recent paragraph lr ""It is not correct to say that prar European firms have left Klanjr Tlv firms still operate in Klang Wl. Planters Stores and Agenry Co.. I son, Simons and Co. Ltd. ATrading Co., Ltd.. Harper. Gllfill < Ltd., James
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 264 4 SHERLEYS Cel Crated DOG MEDICINES Lactol, Lactol Biscuits, Worm Capsules, Skin Cure, Shampoo, Tonic and Condition Powders, Emergency Chests, Etc. NALDIRE'S WORM POWDERS AND SOAP BENBOW'S DOG MIXTURE CASTRIQUE FOR WORMS 808 MARTIN'S CONDITION POWDERS Sopex, Pulvex, Kurmange Send tc us for all your DOGGIE REQUISITES DOG COLLARS, LEADS, BRUSHES,
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    • 95 4 What the New Glaxo is "The New Glaxo, in our opinion, is an excellent conception, and shows that the manufacturers of infant's foods are not content to stand still, but are anxious to make use of new discoveries in scientific research." ONLY GLAXO CONTAINS ADDED VITAMIN D sod that means
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  • 1666 5 ESTATE HOSPITALS Economy And Limit of Safety Mai.iva Branch. B.M.A. met at Penang Easter week-end. Amongst those prewere: Drs. J. H. Strahan, Eveson and .Singapore). Mr. EL. Robert (F.R.C.S > Drv Macaskill and Quaife and Green Lumpur), Dr. Barruwman <Klang>. Dr. iTelck Anson), Dr. Waugh Scott
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  • 122 5 Ju c t out of kerryosity hov.like is a Sullivan It has the fortefaccia of Markus Brutas, the wingthud of a spreadeagle. the body uniformed Of a metropoliceman with the brass feet of a eclared grand. Mr. Jemes Joyce, When Mr. Rcbert Williams, a well-known Labour leader, was sued at
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  • 1096 5 F.M.S. RIFLE MEETING Woman Competitor as Runner-up [Prom Our Own Correspondent] Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 28... Blazing sunshine and scarcely a breath of wind provided almost ideal conditions for the concluding stages of the F.M.S. Rifle Championship meeting, which ended on the Kuala Lumpur rifle range to-day
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  • 91 5 Walking Race for Blind Men's Escorts The blind man held my arm as we walked. He d.d not clutch it. His fingers lay light on my forearm. The blind man's head was held high; the crisp breeze ruffled his hair. His nostrils twitched slightly. It was a
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  • 297 5 An event of great interest to local members cf the Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes tock place on Thursday, March 24th.. when, in response to a Challenge issued by the Foreign Ledge No. 7063. the Et Gloria Lodge No. 5872 turned out a team to oppose them
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  • 287 5 Mary Pickford Again Denies Divorce Rumour Mary Pick ford looked very wistful as she sat en a brocade chair in front of a large fire in a great hotel in New York. She was brightly arrayed in a turquoise satin coat and peachcoloured trousers, and little blue
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  • 86 5 Oxlord is to have one of the bi^ne-st and nio't modern jarafM in the country. It is bring built ftr Morris Garages Ltd. and will be epened at the end of the sumnv r. It will have accommodation for over 500 cars. Then- will be no waiting for lifts since
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 99 5 •^\MjM/^«i»gp Chin Jim m this btastty cTmaH f^y'^r JfW^ and Mly which cofiti&immaUmtfß Apollinaris STANION NELSON Co., Ltd. PUBLIC STORAGE GODOWN For Merchandise. Personal Effects, and Motor Cars. *pply 4, COLLYEK QUAY or Telephone 5874. U4bl warn 2*ls*&^*^^^^^^^^^^^^ m^ mflVfll jk mm BUSINESS-MEN I Time spent in travel is for
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  • 1655 6 Chess Problems and Solutions. By Our Chess Editor. Problem No. 140 (by W J Wood Blark f> pieces London International Tournament At the moment of writing the International Tournament organized by the Sunday Referee, and its able chess editor. Mr. W. Hatton-Ward. is in lull swing and is proving a
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  • 154 6 How he Overcomes the Passport Trouble Paris, Mar. 18. '"When I arrive at the frontier I have no papers and no passports, so I say that I am called Alfonso and am an undesirable." exKing Alfonso told a fellow passenger on board the French liner Champollion
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  • 33 6 The one vitally important thing at the moment is to prevent England from being flattered or coaxed or preached into undertaking her favourite role of policeman of the world. Mr. A. A. Baumann.
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  • 373 6 Ca tab's Conquest, by Joseph Hocking, Ward, Lock and Co. Mr. Hocking's latest story is woven round the discovery oi a tin mine not a Malayan tin mint', it should be noted, as in that case, in MM light of our past experience, we should have
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  • 58 6 'Vunchinello.' 1 the play by John Hastings Turner, which was taken off after only three performances, is to have another chance. So much interest has been occasioned by the dramatic failure of a fine play that the author has decided to refashion the play and it will shortly be presented
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  • 815 6  - THE SKY THE LIMIT Contract Bridge. (BY ELY CULBERTSON NOT all Contract bidding permits of the drawing of correct inferences nor. unfortunately, are correct inferences always drawn from correct bidding. I have frequently voiced my objection to SOSB3 cf ihc arcific'al bidding convert.on; used by sm? fine Contract players because
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  • 1625 6  -  BRIDGE NOTES »By IN Bridge, one of the most used and most abused Weapons of attack is the simple finesse. It is an obvious move and it is pl.iyed to excess by those who cannot see the mure subtle end play which is likely to give them
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  • 40 6 I Loss of memory following the strum Ing 112 different principal parts in thi 1 12 weeks is believed to be IwpoOlMc l sudden disappearance of Mb* Marjorl^ M Powell, tlw 19 year-old leading IhJ\ Morton Powell Repertt»r>" O0«P«"S Leicester:
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  • 566 7 Will Government Give Them A Beach? lion; Kong. Mar. 15. Ii the Government lends a sympathetic ear, the Hung Kcng Nudist Society is hopeful of acquiring a b^ach for the practice of the cult either on Lantao Island. Lamma Island or Ma Wan Island. At the moment,
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  • 411 7 Decision to be Made in Autumn Rangoon. Mar. 1. Hi- Excellency the Governor, addressing the Burma Legislative Council this morning before proroguing it. said that he had two purposes in view in doing so for the second time during the present session one. to let them know the
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  • 24 7 There are far too many people doing an increasing number of utterly pointless things and bereft of any standard of values. Mr. George Moore.
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  • 283 7 Is Colonel Fawcett Still Alive New York, Mar. 21. In an offer to organise an expedition to search for Colonel Faueett. who disappeared in the wilds' of Brazil seven years ago. Commander G. N. Dyctt. a South American explorer, in a letter to Use Now York Times, suggests
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  • 55 7 Competing in Road Race 1 Paris, Mar. 18. Prince Nicholas of Roumania. who is wel Iknown in his native land as a furious but experienced driver, will compete in the motor race from Paris to Vichy and Nice in a highpowered American car. There will be 50 or
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  • 31 7 Harbin Merchant Kidnapped Harbin, Mar. 12. A Mr. Koffman. a well-known and Influential merchant of Harbin, was kidnapped yesterday evening by Chinese bandits who now demand ransom of $300,000.
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  • 137 7 Arya Hindu Opposition to Belief Lahore. \Lar. 8. At the weekly meeting yesieruay of the WachhowaJi Ana Samaj. which is the headquarters of the orthodox section of the Arya Hindus. Mr. Kanshiram Vaid. in the course of his speech, said that the time had come when the
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  • 89 7 Picked up by Dutch Trawler Amsterdam. Mar. lf>. A bundle ot papers belonging to the American airman. Parker Cramer, who was I<>.> t 1 isi September in attempting to fly from America to I Europe via Greenland was found in thr AttonHr by a Dutch trawler. Despite
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  • 73 7 Gambling Saloon Conductors Convicted Paris. Mar. 22. Recently cheated out of 5.000,000 .'rams in baccarat in a gambling hall. Mrs. Falker. a Danish woman. communicated w:th tin authorities. The conductors of the sakxii where the swindling took place, including two Englishmen, were brought before the
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  • 87 7 Brecqhou. ont ~.t the smaller Channel Island^, has been put on the market for sale. It is 160 acres in'^xtent and contains only two buildings, a stone mansion and a four-roomed bungalow. The ow^er. who will have a seat in the Parliament of Sark. will have to. make his Mm
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  • 116 7 Studios Taken by Wealthy Foreigners Rrme. Feb. 2;. Italian and even foreign ■itHla who live in Rome are grumbling about the way in which the studios are bein^ monopolised by wealthy foreigners, who neither paint nor sculpt. In the Via Margutta sp- cially the studios have
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  • 99 7 Viscountess Snowden's Lament London. Mar. 19. The widespread Hewlett ;uid disregard of music by all those in hi*h pla< s in Great. Britain were criticized by Viscount**.* Snow den when presenting the Trinity College prizes Jor Music, at the Queens Hall. She said. "This is tht
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  • 87 7 I'nited Appeal by All Denominations Jerusalem. Mar. 20 Christians. Moslems and JtWI Onfttafl this week-end in a ommon praytr fcr rain to end the drought ;md heat which m berominK a. Rerious menace and causing OHMMmiHi apprehension with regard to the Palestinian and] Trans Jordanian crops.
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  • 45 7 An Outrage by Bandits Reported IVfciriiT. >«•" 1«. The LUinJ? Buddha of Kokonor an4 his chief lieutenant have "been killed 'by bandits at Tongkow. according to a Chinese message from N»nt?h.«ia. whleM "-add* that the author am hoping to appreht -nd the murderers
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 410 7 5^ Allenburgs Foods The 'Ailenburys* Foods arc particularly suited to the feeding of babies in hot climates. They are germ free, and being simply and easily prepared by the addition of boiling water, their use gives complete independence of doubtful milk supply/ and is an absolute guarantee against infantile diarrhoea
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    • 14 7 (^L^^^^«\ WORTH €fc w ■^*^^s^" «r T \J i^h W&fM®. WML. Bristol s London
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  • 1892 8 SPECIAL EXPERTS German Chemist Stands by His Secret Sou t ha ll (Middlesex). Feb. 23. The fact that five of the greatest metalluigists in this country have challenged his claims does not dishearten Mr. Charles Gladitz, a German chemist who professes to be able
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  • 170 8 Kidnanped Women Released i The women and children kidnapped in the bandit raid on Breaker Point Lighthouse. Svatow. at the end of Feuruor^. have beeM released but the two men are still being held. Information to this effect was received by the Naval Authorities in Hong Kong from
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  • 45 8 When a young bus conductor was charged at Watford recently with making insulting gestures at an inspector the solicitor said that the gesture (holding up one hand with two fingers extended) was really the historic Roman CUStOtn f f "mittinir th*» hnrna f n ik«
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  • 247 8 Two More Accused Acquitted Owing to the absence of DM <>t th* .1 the hearing of the mam c;um- arisiiiK recent disturbances in PHMflg mh> poned to March 31 The case in which nine ma D with forming an unlawful I rescuing a prisoner was then 1
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  • 150 8 Attack on Officials At Meeting Wrihaiwri. >!«• Students hen- are causing trouhY airegcd importation of JfepMMM Dairen. First, of all they demanded n Chamber of Commerce i-o MMM MappftDi this importation. During thstudents disagreed with the nnrr:* merchant and attacked him until he j The Vice-Chalrman
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 313 8 JUST UNPACKED WHAT!! and WHERE!!! NEW DESIGNS AND COLOURS IN CHINESE INDIAN Carpets Mattings AT CHOTIRMALL'S 41, 43 High Street Phone 7957 ■^fcSS^-^^^^^^^^^^SL^^s^SM TRY THIS UAIXVI I Rf.tirK I 1 1 Jelly A Fruit Salad I %BW Strm!]l| .^p fro. frait. j J^S9 1 Diasolr* jelly in 1 pint >
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    • 166 8 iBH "^^^b^b^bl^ l^^l Pepsodent polishes teeth as it removes film This double- action tooth paste brings a rapid improvement in the appearance of your teeth QOMK tooth pastes will remove three molt important things necessary O Him, but they muy harm tooth to keep teeth clean and sparkling. enamel. Others
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 290 9 VICTORIA THEATRE FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY Saturday. April 2nd, at 9.30 p.m. IN AID OF THE UNEMPLOYMENT FUND. A NOVEL REVUE TANGLIN TITBITS < KKATION 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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    • 281 9 A famous Novel now brought to lite TheTINFST THEATRE. The Best Pictures. I MATINEE TO-DAY AT 3.15 CHILDREN HALF-PRICE I*ls] TO-NIGHT ;9;i5; ...........I One of Paramount's finest Dramatic Hits A .luhilee production adapted from CHARLES DICKENS' great story "DOMBEY AND SON"— .^a -^SVtt Here's a story that's Different You'll REMEMBER
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    • 609 9 ™h jK iIIWI■ I l» m 9m mf\ I Amufm^^^^^^m W ■B' aWB "^a^a^af ■^-^■M wtm- 1 A TELfPHGNE N9 f>Cj O 9 TO-DAY Matinee at 3 p.m. Evening 6.15 9.15 More Love, Laughter Wit packed into a single picture THAN YOUVE EVER SEEN BEFORE I Adapted from NOEL COWARD'S
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  • 665 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 1932. ECONOMY AND HEALTH The decision to repeal the Health Boards, the value of whose work in securing and maintaining the remarkably healthy conditions which have prevailed on Malayan estates in recent years is now universally recognised, has not unnaturally given rise to fears
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  • 802 10 Mr. K. A. Seth. of the legal firm of Sisson and Delay, has returned to Singapore from leave m England. It is rumoured that a modern cinema maybe erected on the site now being cleared at the junction of Orchard Road and Tank Road. H. H. Prince Sithipom is now
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  • 505 10 MR. SMALLEY CHARGED An Alleged False Report There was an echo In the District Court yesterday o/ the Hap Hens Mineral Syndicate [cause when Mr. O. C. Smalley. a public accountant, was charged, as secretary of the company. In connection with certain alleged false entries
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  • 174 10 Sudden Collapse After Exhibition The death of a local Malay boxer. Young Kasslm. will be the subject of a Coroner's enquiry. Kassim took part in two exhibition bouts at the New World during the holidays. The promotions were in aid of charity and the bouts were of
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  • 66 10 LONDON AND NEW YORK TIN AND RUBBER PRICES [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT] London, March 29. Messrs. Lewis, Lazarus and Sons notify to-day's tin prices as follows Spot £118 7J16 Forward £119% The market is steady. Messrs. Symington and Wilson notify to-day's rubber prices as follows Spot 1 15|16d.
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  • 143 10 The death has taken place in Brooklyn, N.J., of Bishop Francis Wesley Warne. a pioneer of the Methodic Episcopal Mission in India and Burma. Bishop Warne, who was over 80 years of age, went out to India in 1888 and his work took him to Malaya and the Philippines He
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  • 639 10 AND A LOST LETTER Sanitary Engineers' Claim A claim by MtMfS. w. Hill engineers, in Singapore, for $i.<» engineering work at a block of derson Road was resisted h Chiang Swee. in the Suprem. Justice Sproule yesterday, on th. the terms on which he bad architect.
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  • 107 10 For Wednesday, March Hlfci 1932 Before the Chief Justice in ti 11 a.m. Part heard :—S. 1109 30— J vs. Tay Mui Heong and another Issue.) Before Mr. Justice Sproule in the at 10.30 a.m. Bankruptcy— 1888— Re C K W Followed by (1). S. 548 29— Chla
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  • 30 10 Owing to the rain which had i>. the Kinta Valley. Uie Kintu Rr.. risen about two fret on Good Fn but the flood water had suh Inches the next morning.
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 135 10 ASK FOR Jl Booth's m Gin BOOTH* TUIT PIVCCT i Jf~& THh MiNEST FOR Cocktails SOLE AGENTS CALDBECK MACGREGOR CO., LTD., (Incorporated under the Companies' Ordinances of Hong Kong.* (Incorporated in Shanghai* 201 CANTONMENT ROAD. TELEPHONE 5371 A 5372. lOcts ESKIMO PIES lOcts at REDUCED PRICES Singapore COLD STORAGE Co
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    • 30 10 SPORTING CUPS IN SILVER AND E.P.N.S. LATEST DESIGNS BEST QUALITY REASONABLE PRICES Artistic Engraving at LOWEST RATES. SPECIAL DISCOUNT TO CLUBS AND SCHOOLS. U. S. De SUVA Bros., JEWELLERS SINGAPORE.
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  • 720 11 NEW CAPE RECORD Tremendous Strain of 6,200 Miles Journey [Reuters Service 1 (ape Town, Mar. 28. -T ICoUInB (whc. left England at b 24. with the object of est- ncu mot* by Hying to the Cape in land, d bm K 6.24 p.m. GMT. Cape Town. Mar.
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  • 70 11 Self- Supporting Scheme Sourabaya (Java), Mar. 22. Political motives played a part in a •ablish a self-supporting sugar inI based on a concrete business founda representative of the Hartelust inery on his departure for British if i -d that this was evidenced by the purfive complete white
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  • 30 11 Wpointmente of Mr. Falls as Senior "idcnt, T. and C. Department, and of Miller as Assistant Secretary to Manager. F.M.S.. Railway:;, have been by the Secretary of State for the
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  • 180 11 SHANGHAI CONFERENCE Small Measure of Success Reported [Reuter's Far Eastern Service] Shanghai, Mar. 29. Agreement for the complete cessation of hostilities was reached at the Sino- Japanese conference this morning, according to an official Japanese communique. The more important points covering the Japanese withdrawal, the points
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  • 151 11 SIR HORACE P T UNKETT Death of Man Who Read Own Obituary Notices [British Radio Official Service) Rugby. Mar. 29. The death occurred during the week-end of Sir Horace Plunkett, the noted Irish agriculturist, aged 77. Sir Horace Plunkett enjoyed the curious experience of reading his own obituary notice? printed
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  • 170 11 Governor of Bengal Leaves for Home [Reuter's Service] Calcutta, Mar. 29. The ceremonies attending the departure of Sir Stanley Jackson on relinquishing office as Governor of Bengal, upon the arrival of Sir John Anderson, his successor, passed off quietly as a result of most elaborate precautions taken
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  • 47 11 No Secession from National Labour Party (British Radio Official Service] Ru^hy. Afar. 29. The Independent Labour Party at a conference yesterday rejected the policy of leaving the National Labour Party and carried a proposal for affiliation, but on conditions to be the subject of negotiation.
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  • 43 11 Decline at London and Liverpool [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COP YRIQHT] London, Mar. 29. London and Liverpool rubber holdings show a decline this week, the former having fallen from 65,014 tons to 64,461 tons, and Liverpool from 60,922 tons to 60,775 tons.
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  • 94 11 Visit to Oxford Street Bazaar London, Mar. 18. Early morning shoppers in one of the large popular bazaars in Oxford Street which specialize in the sale of low-priced everyday requirements were astonished to find the Queen there. Her Majesty purchased articles like an Axminster rug for five
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  • 462 11 BREACH OF TRUST Prison for Malay Chief's Son fFrom Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 29. Sentence of twelve months rigorous imprisonment was passed at the Selangor Assizes to-day by Mr. Justice Thome upon Petut bin Penglima Kiri, Penghulu of Kalumpang, Ulu Selangor. son of a former
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  • 138 11 Former Headmaster of Harrow [British Radio Official Service] Rugby, Mar. 29. Dr. Lionel Ford. Dean of York, died during Easter at the age of 66. Dr. Ford, who had been Dean of York since 1925, was perhaps better known as Headmaster of Harrow for fifteen
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  • 76 11 Vice-President of Republic Wounded [Reuter's Service! Buenos Aires, March. 29. In a duel near Cordoba between Senor Abalos. ex-Minister of Public Works during President Irigoyen's Government, and Dr. Enrique Martinez, former Vice -President of the Republic, the latter received face wounds. The affair originated in an account published
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  • 169 11 Coins Converted Into Ingots In Bombay Bombay, Mar. 8. Bazaar refineries in Bombay are reported to be having a roaring business now In turning silver coins into ingots. There is said to have been a steady stream of these silver coins into Bombay for some months past
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  • 201 11 NEW YORK RATE Gains in British Government Stocks (British Radio Official Service] Rugby, Mar. 29. Further appreciation in the value of sterling occurred during the week-end. The pound M New York this morning opened at $3.77 u. The feature of the London stock markets to-dsy was
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  • 567 11 Annual Report of the Association The annual report of the Youne Mtn's Christian Association of Singapore states: During the year under review the Young Men's Christian Association of Singapore has faced its task and attempted loyally to achieve its purpose in the midst of difficulties which are world-wide.
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  • 51 11 New Tariff Not Acceptable [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT] London, Mar. 29. Owing to the enforcement as from April 11 of the new piecework, tariff for stevedores employed in discharging ocean -carried cargoes in the Thames there is a serious outlook, the men not having accepted the new
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  • 39 11 Specials Called Out in London [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT] London, Mar. 29. Metropolitan special constables are being called out in several districts of London to help the overworked police, especially in night patrolling. The service is voluntary.
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 295 11 COMFORT AND FIT {fa COMBINED M Wot m (SEMI-STIFF) m JJ^Hh collars fi^HU AND COMFORT B For years you have longed I'or a comfortable soft collar that M A does not look untidy after a few I I hours' wear, and does not crease wrinkle or cling to the neck.
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  • 5546 12 Mr. JOHN BAGNALL'S FORECAST DECLINING SINGAPORE TRADE REVIEWED Difficult as was the year 1931 for Singapore trading interests the tutal trade of the port declined from $912,000,000 in 1930 to v*. (11.(1(1(1 (Kio last year, exports (excluding coin and bullion) being lower by $119,000,000 and
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  • SPORT OF THE DAY.
    • 472 13 America's "Fifty-Fifty" Chance Los Angeles. California. The United States has only a fifty-fifty chance to win the Davis Cup this year in the opinion cf Henry Ells worth Vines. Jr.. youngest National Mi-n's Singles champion in the history of United States tennis. A year ago ranked by the
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    • 270 13 How Arsenal Entered Cup Final London, Mar. 12. In the semi-finals of the F. A. Cup, the Arsenal beat Manchester City I—o1 0 at Birmingham, and Newcastle beat Chelsea 2 l at Huddersfleld. The gates at Birmingham were closed when the attendance had reached 65.000. Bright sunshine
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    • 158 13 Guillermo and Rivers to Meet for $1,000 Purse Boxing fans will be glad to hear that Rivers and Guillermo have been fixed up to fight under the promotion of J. (D. Campbell on Saturday, April 2nd. at the New World arena for a $1,000 purse. These t-wo boys have
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    • 276 13 And the Archbishop of York Replies London, Mar. 4. 'Leaders of the Church must build a newchurch suitable to modern conditions, a church that appeals to energy, not self-content, a church unhampered by Puritanical misgivings* and Victorian traditions." This is the opinion of Mr. Giles Playfair,
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    • 280 13 Ipoh Club's Good Year rpoh, Mar. 23. The annual general meeting of the Ipoh Golf Club was held on Tuesday with Mr. Justice Prichard in the chair and a very successful report by the Committee was submitted to the meeting. The chairman in commenting on the past year's progress
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    • 120 13 1,397 Horses Take Part Calcutta. March 22. No less than Rs. 10.92.500. as well as cups, was given away by t-he stewards of the Royal Calcutta Turf Club in stakes during Calcutta's cold weather racing season. The number of races run in 22 days was 145. and no
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    • 30 13 Amateur Jockey's Serious Condition London, March 21. Thackeray, the amateur jockey injured In the Grand Nattonal. is still unconscious and his relatives are at his bedside.
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    • 231 13 Jerome Fandor's Unexpected Win I London. March 16. The runners were identical with the probables in the Lincolnshire Handicap which was won by Jerome Fandor with Dooley and Knight Error taking the second and third places. The following were the starting prices 40 to 1 against Jerome Fandoi
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    • 212 13 Calcutta Stewards* Action Calcutta, Mar. 19. The Stewards of the Royal Calcutta Turf Club have been busy with inquiries lately. The Rncin? Calendar, announces thit on a report of the Stipendiary Steward, as a result of his inquiry into dangerous riding of Jockey Mendoza, <a former Malayan jockey),
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    • 114 13 "Significant*' in view of Australian Tour Ilxmdun. Mi IT. D. R. Jardine has btN-ti appointed to the emptainry of the Suirry C:ruket Club. Some quarters rp«ard thLs appointment as significant in vie- of f.V E'^iish visit u .\<uvralia. Jardine's work at hi v -*as
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    • 81 13 A Refcreeless Contest London. March 22. The old saying "all over bar snouting" «i« be translated In reality at Hie Albert HaB where Camera meets Oeorge Cook, the JJ-year-old Australian campaigner, in a refererfcw flght. the verdict being judged on the rabm* of public cheering as each
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 326 13 JOB" «p W€* «1. 1 MAi y ?A I^ aVC L a C e ,f my mtlk of ""questionable puntv nULCO— the full cream m.lk powder— ,s excellent for all breakfast cereals for .t «s prepared from the purest m.lk under the str.ctest hyg.en.c condmons. Diluted with water .t solves
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    • 65 13 ■HHi v- x <? I x I it C> y^ PHILIPS DAYLIGHT ELECTRIC LAMPS The daylight blue glass used in the construction of PHILIPS DAYLIGHT LAMPS gives the nearest approach to actual daylight attained by means of artificial light. Sole Agents United Engineers Limited. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements). ELECTRICAL
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    • 871 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. Ki'ijti- subject to alteration without notice. WEEKLY SERVICE LONDON AND N. CONTINENT. TEIREBIAS For Amsterdam, London. Hamburg and Hull In Port Mar.
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    • 492 14 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in England) "ELLERMAN" LINE FREIGHT SERVICE TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL HOMEWARDS. Steamer. Due S'pore. Sails S'pore. s.s. KASAMA For Marseilles. Havre, London. R'dam and Hamburg In Port Apr. 1 OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. ss. CITY
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    • 338 14 P. O, British India and Apcar Lines. (Incorporated In Kn^i.tiicb MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERN MI-NT LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA JAPAN, Due Tonnage. Singapore. Tonnagr M^^^l RANPURA 17.000 Apr. 1 BHUTAN
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    • 747 15 O. S. K Line. ,oi; UROPE. AFRICA. NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA AND INDIA. N\|-M M\Kl lO* ANGELES and NEW YOKK Express Freight Service/ iFrum KoUl May 3 I k\ M\Kl LONDON, Rotterdam. Hamburg and Antwerp via P. Swettenham. Colombo, Aden, Suei and Port Said. Apr 16 1H x v m»-
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    • 575 15 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE (inrf AMERICAN MAIL LINE SAILING NOTICE OF FAMOUS PRESIDENT LINERS. TO MARSEILLES, NEW YORK AND BOSTON From Singapore and Penang: via Colombo, Bo ambaj Sues, Port Said, Alexandria, Naples and Genoa. Arrive Leave Leave Arrive Spore Spore Penang. N. York Pres. Harrison Apr. 11 Apr. 12 Apr.
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    • 820 15 K. P. M. KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ MAJANG— Wednesday. March 30. Prigi-Radja, Sapat, Tembilahan. Pwloe-Pallas. Prncalian Estate and Rengat. CREMER Wednesday. March 30. Belawan Deli and Penann. THEDENS— Wednesday. March 30. Muntok and Palembang. TOBELO Wednesday. March 30. ToengkaJ. Moeara-Saba. Djambi. TlDORE— Thursday. March 31. Selat Pandjans. Bengkalis. Soengei-Pakmn*. Stak and
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  • 175 16 Possibilities of Electricity Mr. F. E. Rebbeck was in the chair at the Connaught Rooms, Great Queen-street, W.C., at the thirty-sixth annual dinner of the Institute of Marine Engineers, of which he is president. Mr. W. Norman Raeburn, K.C., proposing the toast of "Shipbuilding and Engineering Industries,' confessed
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  • 185 16 Shipping Before the Mast The employment situation of British ships 1 officers is sc deplorable tt the moment that many aie shipping before the mast but this naturally has disadvantages from all points cf view. The men resent it and the afterguard feel that it is weakening their
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  • 192 16 Shipped by Rotterdam Lloyd Vessel I The m.s. Kcta R^dja frcm Rotterdam for Dutch East Indian pcits recently had a most nmirkable load en deck viz. a bcxed passenger caniage for the State Railways cf Java. This ■rncrmous lead which measured 1963 by 282 by 383 cm.
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  • 132 16 Arrangements for Interchange 1 of Tickets Arrangements have been concluded between the Rotterdam Lloyd Royal Mail Line and the following Steamship Lines for interchange of tickets, viz: Stoomvaart Mij. "Nederland," Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, and their Associated Lines: British India Steam Navigation Cc. Ltd.. New Zealand
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  • 52 16 A full cargo of goods belonging to King Carnival Circus was brought from Muar to this port by an Indian wind-jammer last Monday. Mai. Guardian. Owing to trade depression the fare for a deck pasrenger travelling by a coaster from Malacca to Singapore is fixed at one dollar including food.
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  • 67 16 Tidcre. Dut. 526. from Pekan Baroe 29. for Prkan Baroe 31. Leif, Brit. 210. frcm Trengganu 29. for Trengganu unc. Menestheus. Brit. 4817, from Hong Kong 29. for New Ycrk 1. Dempo. Dut. *****. from Rotterdam 29, for Sourabaya 29. Hua Tong. Brit. 109. from Malacca 29, for
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    • 698 16 Burns Philp Line. (Incorporated In Australia) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. B^>giTiAr monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and the S.S. MANOOLA (3,352 tons). [Cargo only.l s.s. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia. Cabins de
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    • 72 16 m.s. MALAYA. Consignees of cargo per the above motorshlp from Europe (arrived March 27th) are hereby notified that a general survey of all cargo landed in a damaged condition will be held at Godown Nos. 17 end 18 at 9 a.m. and at Bonded D and Matches Store at 2
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    • 543 16 KERR STEAMSHIP Co. i nc (Incorporated in U.S.A.) GENERAL AGENTS. NEW YORK SERVICE. Regular Freight Service to Boston. New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore (via Suez). Due Sails u u r N>w y M.S. SILVERCYPRESS Apr. 12 Apr. 18 M.S. SILVERWALNUT May 3 May 9 M.S. SILVERPALM May 24 May 30
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 652 16 MAIL DESPATCHES BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 p.m. and Thursday 7.30 ajn. Kedah Monday to Friday 7.30 a.m. Saturdays 7 Pm. Kuan tan (via Jerantut) 7 p.m. Kelantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 7 pm Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Penang and Lower Slam 7.30 a.m. F M.S., Batu Anam,
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  • Port and Shipping News.
    • 1897 17 One of the Government's Most Pressing Problems The recent outrages that have taken place in India again call attention to the steady stream bf firearms and ammunition which is obviously contriving to enter the country, in spite of all precautions taken by the Navy and other authorities.
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    • 158 17 Per President Adams. Mr. Walter D. Alexander, Mrs. Walter D. Alexander, Miss Helen E. Alexander, Mrs. Marie Baker. Mr. Walter G. Baryl. Miss Tawan Bunnag. Mrs. May A. Burnside, Mr. J. Russell Clairmonte, Mr. Leon F. Douglass Jr. Mr. Henry J. Eddo. Mr. Clarence O. Gardner. Mrs. Ida
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    • 146 17 Two Australians named Patrick John Moore and John Tracey appeared before the Master Attendant, Captain Geoffrey Freyberg. in the Marine Court, and were charged with being stowaways on the Marella, which arrived in port on March 28. Both the accused pleaded guilty and were convicted. His Honour sentencing
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  • Page 17 Advertisements
    • 562 17 THE Singapore Free Press 1( Daily and Weekly Editions) O Head Office 138 ROBINSON ROAD, SINGAPORE, telephone: 6056. Cable Address: ADVERTISER, SINGAPORE. The premier morning daily in Malaya. i Delivered with the Chota Hazri each morning. Latest news, latest telegrams and latest announcements. London rubber J and tin cables appear
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    • 204 17 HAVE YOU TRIED Crosse BlackweWs New Pack DELICIOUS JELLY CRYSTALS? Obtainable from All Provision Stores. Sime, Darby Co., Ltd. Agents for Malaya. COUGHS&COLDS A MOST rwnarkabl* cur* for coughs, chills, sore throat, bronchitis, etc., is known as the Peps breatheable treatment. Whcsi dissolved in the mouth, a Peps tablet gives
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  • 103 18 Some Stolen Pieces Discovered Amsterdam, March 18. A Eucharistic dove, a splendid specimen of ecclesiastical enamel work of the Xnth century, which some time ago disappeared with other works of art from the treasure chamber of Salzburg Cathedral, has been found In the collection of a private person
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  • 119 18 A sensation was sprung upon racing circles on February 26. by the report that Lcrd Astor's colt Mannamead, the second favourite for the Derby, may have to miss the classic races this season. Mr. J. Lawson. the Manton trainer, I stated. "Mannamead pulled up lame after doing a six furlong
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  • 251 18 Apropos the "Pine-apple Picture at the Wai nut Exhibition in London, it seems doubtful whether the pine-apple being presented to Charles 11. by hLs head gardener was really a British-grown fruit, as stated. Joseph Paxton says the pine-apple was first grown in England by Sir Matthew Dickens,
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  • 134 18 Report! tnm London tint B itish film rr.a^ Mtea ntme t- have any .aig to do wi 'i tv ii;m of Mount Kamet which Wu taktn h- 1} M Bitirh Htamtaya expedition last year and of which the King has comm:md»>d a special perrormanee t Buckingham
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  • 94 18 The Bishop of Carlisle. Dr. Williams, prcstfing at the annual meeting of subscribers to thr Cumberland Infirmary, said that the numl i of road accidents was appalling. He hardly dared to think of the evidence it afforded of the general carelessness and inseusitivenes^ of the public, and
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  • 176 18 One Engaged to Millionaire Ihr Other Dying Nrw YurW. Irh 1\ Miss Virginia Chernll the ynuih tress who played the blind mil i! I Chaplin's last picture. City Ufhi day reported to be engaged ti> Mr Rhinelander Stewart, one of Am-: men. According to the New, Y«ik
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  • Page 18 Advertisements
    • 382 18 S I LKS Wassiamull Assomull Co. i The House of Quality Silks, Curios, Carpets, Underwear, Shawls, Dressing-Gowns Sole Distributors Kayser Hosiery 31 and 33 High St.— Singapore— Thone 7144. SILKS m £Jt tfll Following the recent advert- M^jLr^ /J^Alm "«»»enl composed entirely J9 j M m 0 ffJftlM^^^ °f extriuts
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    • 725 18 BANKS AND INSURANCE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA (Incorporated in England by Royal Charter) Paid up capital in 600,000 shares of £5 each £3,000,000 Reserve Fund £4,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3,000,000 HEAD OFFICE: 38, Bishopsgate, London, E.C. 2. Agencies and Branches: Alor Star Harbin Penang Amni.-ar Hong
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    • 125 18 SOUTH fiffi^ BRITISH INSURANCE COMPANV. IlMiun FIRE, MARINE, TRAXsn AND MOTOR CAB INSURANCE ACCKPTKh u LOWEST CURRENT RATH L. C. MARGOLIOUTH. M Office 2, Finlayson I THE EASTERN UNITED ASSURANCE CORPORATION u u FIRE, MARINE MOTOR CAR AND PERSONAL ACCIDENT INSURANCE. L. G. JOHNSON: General Man*,,, UFA I) OFFICE: 3-0
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  • Page 18 Miscellaneous
    • 568 18 ROUND YOUR DIAL Popular Shortwave Radio Stations The following is a lLt of stations which can be received in Singapore: Java Stations Bandoeng PLM from about 5.20 p.m. 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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    • 138 18 SINGAPORE VOLl'N'l II O|:I^ The following is the pr<u to and for wrfk-*T]din«. April Wednesday— ftlft pm. Drill H S«-( Set-lion Parad. "A" Wil Recruits Course. Thursday— ft. lft pm. Drill H motion Class All Candida!- l Coy. WlMpon Training; 2ii(i H pon Traunny. BmafMß Boad Parade, ft 30 p.m.
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  • 1810 19 \.M. REPORT The Health Board's Activities attract* trum tin- annual p m t > be pif-N«-ntt-<t ;it Mm meeting OO March 30 at the imm Road, Kuala Lumpur:— n'.i rnl by appiwcd Health the end ol Ittl arm 1. 08 1.388 VtUl 944.70H BCTM at the
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  • 366 19 To-Day s Price Changes EXCHANGE RATES PRODUCE March 29. SELLING London 4 months' sight 2 4 132 London, 3 months' sight 2 3 15|16 London, 60 days' sight 2 '3 7 8 London, 30 days' sight 2 3 27,32 London, demand 2(3 25 32 London, T.T. 2j3 3 4 Lyons,
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  • 942 19 TUESDAY. MARCH 29TK 1932 CLOSING QUOTATIONS Buyers Sellers Asam Kumbang 24s 25s x.d. Austral Malay 18s 20s Ayer Hitam (ss> 10s lis c.d. Bangrin Tin If) 9s 6d 10s 6d Batang Padang ($1) 07 H- 12 V_ Batu Caves ($1) 18 23 Bukit Arang ($1) 30 40
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  • 68 19 March 29th.. 12 o'clock noon. Buyers Sellers R.fcJ.S. equal to London Standard, Spot 5' L s<, Standard R.S.S. on Tender April 5 ;i t H May 6 6 1 April-June 6 6 1 July-Sept. 6 s 6>s Oct'-Dec. 6; 4 7 Tone of Market: Dull.
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  • 130 19 Changes in Representative Prices f United Press Association! New York. Mar. ?ti 28. American Can. Ccm. 62-, 62 Cities Service 5 6Hi Colombia Ga.s and Bee. 12 s 12 v Curtis Wright 1 1 Electric Bend and Share 6 7 Gen. Electric 18 18 Gen. Minrs
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  • 411 19 Ceylon View of the Future Discussing the future of the rubber ltKlustrjr in the light of the decLsion against restrirtioa the Times of Ceylon says: In Ceylon, companies will be able to adopt permanent policies t> repl we th tentative policies which have beta followed during netnt
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  • 210 19 TELU K ANSON RUBBER A Loss of $30,768 on the Year Thi report of the Teluk Anon Rubber Estate. Limited, to be presented at the c mpany"* 23rd. ordinary general meeting to or held at the offices, Hongkong Bank Chambers. Smu.ipore on April Bth. states: AftM providing tor depreciation and
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  • 63 19 BU KIT CLOH RUBBER Report for peat 1931 states that loss was £2.253 (against £113*. in which figure is included £500 isamet written eff for depreciation Amount brought forward was £5.431: deduct I h ss for vcr £2.253. leaving u> be carried forjWard £3.178 Crop amounted to 394 291) Ib..
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  • Page 19 Advertisements
    • 78 19 \ssets exceed $12,000,000 Assurance in force over 535.000.000 ■The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated In the Straits s.ttlt m« rts) HEAD OFFICE Great Eastern Lite Building. Cecil Street. Singapore. LONDON OFFICE 27, Old Jewry, E.C. 1m Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England complies with
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  • 1616 20 Easter Sport.— Malayan Golf h..m ptonship.— S.C.C.-Selangor Cricket.— Golf Handicaps.— League Football.— To-morrow's Farrer Cup Match.— Btxrr's Tragic Death. Forthcoming Contests. Whether they were successful cr not in their respc.w-vc holiday undertakings Malayan sportsmen generally may be raid to have triumphed over one of the wettest Eastern
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  • 146 20 Batting 92 Flt.-Lt. V. Croome. S.C.C., vs. Selangor. 77* D. R. A. Hoblyn. Penang vs. Bangkok. 67 Ford, Bangkok vs. Penang. 63 Syd. Bayley, Perak vs. Penang. 55 A. L. Henry. T.P.C.A. vs. Ceylon S.C. 53 L. de Silva, Selangor vs. S.C.C. 52 O. M. Brand, Selangor
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  • 123 20 Barbarians' Third Holiday Win [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT 1 Lender. Mar. 28. The Barbar.ans, consisting almost entirely of international players, having won their two oilier holiday fixtures against Penarth and Cardiff, today defeated Swansea 12 8. The majority of club matches were played on heavy g:ounds in ccld,
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  • 98 20 The following will represent the Health Dep'j. against the Electrical Dept. in the F trer Cup Comp3tition to-morrow at Jalan B?sar Stadium:— Kabul: A. B. Collide. A. N. Chatter jee; Md. Yusoff, John Then. Muttucumaru; G. C. Ross, Ismail. A. J. Vaz (Capt). Rajsh Mat. Ardie. Reserves
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  • 223 20 DIVISION 111 MATCHES Three Penalty Goals in Yesterday's Games Y.M.C.A 5: Vehicles Dept 0. Two goals from the penalty spot were among the five which the Y.M.C.A. scored against the Vehicles Department in a Third Division League match on the Y.M.C.A. ground yesterday evening, the Vehicles Dept.
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  • 496 20 Yesterday's Championship Results Results in the S.C.C. spring lawn tennis tournament yesterday were as follow Godown Doubles Handicap L. J. A. Feilden and M. A. Matthews plus 4 beat C. P. Burke and J. G. Campbell plus 15, (W.0.). J. E. Harvey and H. Hall plus 3
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  • 173 20 Competitions for April The April Medal Competition will be played on Saturday and Sunday, the 2nd and 3rd proximo. Members are asked to note that no player whose name does not appear on the Time Sheet on the first-mentioned day, may play on the Main Course. The
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  • 18 20 The S<?poy Lines Golf Club Monthly Medll xds von- by Mr.- J. McConigley 75-^l6^sft'.
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  • 675 20 RANGERS DEFEATED Arsenal and Everton Draw Again [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT 1 London, Mar. 28. The outstanding features of to-day's League matches were the heavy scoring and the defeat of the Rangers, which practically gives the Scottish League championship to Motherwell. English club forwards were
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  • 103 20 Easter Holiday Competitions The following were the results of the Competitions played during the Easter holidays: Mixed Fla« Won by F. H. Robinson and Mrs. J. McNeish. W. Y. Semple and A. Law 83 12 71 R. E. Earle and J. Tryner 82 9 73 T. Heigh
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  • 66 20 S.C.C. vs. United Services The following have been invited to play cricket fcr S.C.C. vs. United Services on Saturday at 2 p.m. and Sunday at 11 a.m. at S.C^C. R. A. Ashworth, D. C. Bum, W. W. Dean, R N. Hamilton (Capt). D. R. Harper, W. R. M. Haxworth,
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    • 141 20 I TfisMarferSVbice" I RECORDS FROM "CONGRESS DANCES" HAVE JUST ARRIVED LOVE, LAUGH AND LIVE Ray B6IH Orchestra JUST ONCE FOR ALL TIME. ALSO APRIL Ist NEW ISSUES. /S^ S. MOUTRIE U Co., Ltd. \T^HK£p/ (Incorporated in Hong Kong) H.M.V. SPECIALISTS Raffles Place Singapore. WATER, WATER, EVERYWHERE HOT WATER! SUPPLIED WITHOUT
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