The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 4 April 1932

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1 16 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 15 1 The Singapore FreePress NO. 13,611. ESTABLISHED 1835. SINGAPORE, S.S. MONDAY, APRIL 4, 1932. 10 CENTS.
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  • 304 1 The French Premier (M. Tardieu) and Finance Minister (M. Flandin) arrived m Li.rdcn yesterday to discuss European problems, including the Danubian States plan, a fcur- Power conference on which is to be held this week Page 9. China is prepared to resist to the last man and
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  • 1203 1 Fcr almost four years I was shipmates with Sails, and although I tried hard to do so I was never able to determine the land of his origin. That he belonged to Northern Eurcp? was cbvious from his inability to pronounce a V properly, but to call him
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 218 1 If it isn't a KELVINATOR it isn't fully automatic KELVINATOR ELECTRIC REFRIGERATION SALES AND SERVICE A. CLOUET CO., LTD 2-1 RAFFLES QUAY. RAFFLES HOTEL TODAY'S ATTRACTION TEA DANCE-« to 8.15 p.m. INFORMAL AFTER DINNER DANCE 9.30 TO MID-NIGHT MONIA LITTER'S ORCHESTRA TO-MORROW k DINNER DANCE 9.30 To Midnight. Phone 5381.
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    • 147 1 TOLLEY'S EMPIRE |p» EMPIRE! BRANDY gsri BRANDY Support I HL Only Empire MM\ $3 '^JT r Products f /%B^ra| including atocßea ny ±z^M As supplied to over 50 l^^^^^ 1 Government 1 1 Hncmf 'if o. s^JrHw^i leadingriotels, Singapore c PRICE fcijail IQLALITY RIGHT RIGHT THE EUROPE HOTEIT SPECIAL NOTICE
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    • 200 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS U?e Armcur's tennis strings Page 8. Smoke fre h Craven A cigarettes Page 3. Lit'le's annual sale bargains Pages 4 and 8. Butch air mail hrliday trip to Bali Page 12. Gas saves time, energy and money Page 16. Sale of H.M.V. records at Moutrie's Page 16. Melrose
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    • 22 1 If it isn't a KELVINATOR it isn't fully automatic KELVINATOR ELECTRIC REFRIGERATION SALES AND SERVICE A. CLOUET CO., LTD. 2-1 RAFFLES QUAY.
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  • 412 2 1 Discovery of spurious Coins and Apparatus Tlio preliminary enquiry into the case m which two Chinese namecl En-» Khee Kianc and Tan Kmn Chuah arc charged with counterfeiting Straits Settlements 5-ce-ni pieces and being lr. possession of instruments and utensils for counterfeiting was heard m the Penang
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  • 72 2 Indian Student's Flight London. Mar 23. Ciirrymu a Nev. Testament instead of a mascot, a youn« Indian Arts student of thf South Wales University College. Mr. E. P. N'air, will •ttempt h solo fli K ht to India m a small Moth piano early m April. He
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  • 60 2 The meeting of Regular and Vohmteer Gunners at the Reunion Ball the Adelphi Hotel "P of whlch may be anticipated that the -vent will become a regular annual occasion m taC (MMih Qimai L c L oidfleW.. Ueut--2i sR R A Nic v olM>n R A and
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  • 966 2 League Positions to Date I Positions m the home football Leagues up to and including Saturday are: I Goals. P W. L. D. F. A. Pts. Evertou 36 23 10 3 108 61 49 Arsenal 35 18 8 9 74 41 45 West Broimvich A ifi .9 13
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  • 225 2 Chinese Youth's Cooked Eggs as Prizes (From Our Own Correspondent Malacca, Apr. 1. The District court was rather amused this morning when a Chinese youth aged 16, was produced before Mr. H. C. Willan, the Malacca District Judge, charged with gaming m public at Kee Aun Road
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 505 2 FAIRY STOCKING DYES. Easy to work. Sure of success. BEAUTIFUL STOCKINGS can easily be acquired by using FAIRX STOCKING DYES 8 fashionable shades obtainable: Stone Beige. Evenglow, Gun Metal, Dago, Florence Mills, Shoe Grey, Sunbronze, Flesh. 30 cento per tube. One tube dyes three pairs of stockings NO BOILING REQUIRED.
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    • 589 2 TENDERS. SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE TENDERS. NOTICE Ls hereby given that tenders are now invited for the following materials or services and that particulars of such tenders may be obtained m the Tender Room. Municipal Offices Erection and completion of Electric SubStation at the Mental Hospital, Yeo Chu Kang Road. Date
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    • 999 2 NOTICES. SINGAPORE IMPROVEMENT TRUST. j Amendment No. 4 of 1932 to the General Improvement Plan under Section 50 of the j Singapore Improvement i Ordinance. PLAN OF PROPOSED AMENDED LAYOUT FOR TRUST LANDS AT j BALESTIER ROAD. Notice to owners or reputed owners of pro- perty affected by the plan.
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 291 2 THE WEEK Monday. 4th. High Water 09.44. 8.5 ft.. 22.24 8 2 ft Legislative Council 10.30 a.m. s < Andrew's Cathedral Parochial meeting. School Hall 530 pm FMOtbal! Div I SC.C vs SRC at S.C.C Div 11. R.A II vs Naval Bast at B.R.C. Tuesday. sth High Water 10.22. 8.7
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  • 201 3 Outstanding: Successes and Others London. The pr*>ent theatrical season is notable for ;be number of mediocre plays that are put n. sometimes with lavish settings only to sur- ive a few nights; and for the collection of raal successes which draws crcwded houses m spite of the depression.
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  • 169 3 A Famous London London. One of the most hitter :c and sociable of English Clubs to which strangers are never .tdmitted is the Beef-Steak, which was started m 1869 and still occupies its original premises! i Green Street, Lelcesi -r Square In the n-gn of Queen Anne cue
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  • 84 3 In the course Of a very inuresting review ol NUT*I w.ik ol King Edward VII School. Mptng. at the Annual Speech Day. Mr. R. P. Walker, the acting Principal, remarked that DI I i ii(.tu cable feature of the year was the frequency of changes m the senior staff. No
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  • 237 3 Snatching Back Telegrams on Losers Et (kmaker.^ fear a systematic effort to perpetrate the cancellation of telegrams'" fraud on a big scale during the coming racing season. At present, it is possible, by payment of a rm.ill fee. to cancel a telegram that has not already been
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  • 160 3 An epoch-making device, invented by Mr. G W. Rundle of Folkestone, has just been patented. It is a device which sticks a pin into a sleeper, or alternatively gives him an electric shock, every time he snens According to the official journal of tht^Patent Office, the apparatus
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  • 77 3 London. The Prince Cf Wales has just bought a new wireless set. a powerful portable of well-known British make, m a neat burr walnut case. It has a detachable stand of the same wood, ingeniously fitted so that it can be used as an occasional table, too.
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  • 492 3 TO OPEN ON APRIL 23 j Prince'? Choice of Play London. One of the mcr-t important event! of the year ill be the opening by the Prince of Wales of the new Shakespeare Memorial Theatre at Stratford-on-Avon on April 23. the prefs birthday. The Prince was consulted
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  • 255 3 When Expense was no Object London. There is an exhibit m the Walnut Exhibition now being held at Sir Philip Saloon's house m London, which proves that ready-to-serve foods are not the discovery of our modern Ugt. This is the Queen Anne Cookery Book, which contains,
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  • 252 3 Engaged for three years on one Novel London. Radclyffe Hall, whose new book. 'Tlip Master of the House. 1 has just- been published, never knows how long it will take her to write a novel. "The Unlit Lamp" took her three years and "Adam's Breed 1 only five
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 173 3 Estate Trust Agencies (1927) Limited. BRANCHES n f I F^Q* OSS Street MALACCA. 11. light Street ppvAvr--14. Klyne Street ntIALA LuJ&TO. 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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    • 233 3 £tojcrkji FRESH CORK- TIPPED VIRGINIA CIGARETTES B™^^ FACTORY" FRESHNESS m|««OMWA From Arcadia Works m London '^^Br^l(W& where the World's finest Virginia C^i^.ircttt*. arc nuJc dry Cigarettes "sting" and "bite." They irritate the throat. Only FRESH Cigarettes will you find COOLNESS, SMOOTHNESS and FULL ENJOYMENT. CRAVEN "A" are consistently FRESH. Their
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  • Article, Illustration
    4272 4  -  HOLLOWAY HORN by GEORGE RAWLINGS, a young barber's assistant, wins £7.000 m a football competition, thus bringing upon himself the attentions of many friends and sharks, and incurring the jealousy of his elder brother. STANLEY. The event means much also to ETHEL WAGLEY. an assistant m a sixpenny bazaar
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 242 4 fjtife's, ANNUAL SALE FOR TWO WEEKS ONLY THE LOWEST PRICES FOR YEARS WOOL GABERDINE RAIVSmartly cut. single breasted /sr^"?^^^ (m&/\%\\ Sale Price 527.50 I iffl 3m fl^ Worth S4s#o V'--" H MM JSfe^ 1931 TENNIS V •'.■i^7 /^Bi!fc 'I Offered at Reduced W 1 ull I PROSSER'S "SUPER" MODEL. PI
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 225 5 VICTORIA THEATRE OWING TO THE iiii:tii:\immk kkci]^ of the TANGLIN TITBITS their performance will be repeated ON SATURDAY NEXf APRIL 9, at 9.30 p.m. t Don't be among the number unable to obtain seats. BOOK EARLY AT LITTLE'S Prices $2, S l Cts. 50. BAND PERFORMANCE BOTANICAL GARDENS on Wednesday,
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    • 174 5 TO -NIGHTS 6.15 PERFORMANCE Part proceeds m aid of CHILD WELFARE SOCIETY Under the distinguished Patronage of LADY CLEMENTI. GEORGE ARLISS IN "OLD ENGLISH" SIR JOHN GALSWORTHY'S famous Play! ""MUSICAL 1 ""SELECTIONS'"^ the" BAND of the I GLOUCESTER REGIMENT, from 5.30 to 6.15 p.m. j By kind Permission of LT.
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    • 267 5 Uw^lk^ TELFPHONE N9 6^09 LAST NIGHT TO-NIGHT Norma Shearer In this Year's Most Successful Picture "PRIVATE LIVES" TO-TIOKIIOU Wallace Beery Jackie Cooper "THE CHAMP" Yes Another Mighty M.G.M. Super ""CORES OF ALL 50^ \I7"HATEVER your being compounded from r#-' VV skin trouble you fined her t> al extracts the x*
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  • SPORT OF THE DAY.
    • 766 6 Should Not Trouble Phar Lap m America Since Phar Laps arrival on the other side I have read the opinions cf various critics,. concerning him. and while some have credited him with almost a pretty picture appearance, ethers have properly described him as a powerful, but not handsome,
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    • 115 6 Bobby Jones Meets Japanese Player Pirehurst. North Carolina. Mar. 24. Miyamoto and Bill Melhorn defeated Bobby Jones ami Billy Burke by two up m I best ball exhibition game as a prelude to the $5,651 North and South Open Golf Tournanvn... B'bby Jones, who dislikes sand greens. scored
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    • 26 6 England's Victory Against Scotland Manchester, Mar. 19. England won their third consecutive hockey victory cf the season by beating Scotland by nine goals to one.
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    • 21 6 Brussel. Mar. 20. In the Army Triangular Soccer Tournament Belgium beat Prance by three goaLs to two. i
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    • 402 6 Did Smoke Screen Cause Hurdler's Death? Was a smoke barrage responsible for the destruction cf one of Sydney's most promising hurdlers, when Izaak Walton met his death at Firm*? 1 Item races? ask.;, C. J. Graves, m the Sydney Referee. Smoke blew directly BCfOn at the hurdle which
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    • 129 6 Leeds and Swinton m the Final London. Mar. 19. The following are the results of the matches played under Northern Union Rugby Rules to- In the semi-finals vi the Rugby League Cup. Halifax drew with Leeds with 2 points each at Huddersfield. and Swinton ..eat Wakelield by
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    • 123 6 To be Staged at Jerusalem Jerusalem. .Mar. 23. The Jewish Olympic Games, railed the "Maccabiade." will be held here next week under the protectorate < ?patronage> of the British High Commissioner. Sir Arthur WiuCbcpe. About 1.500 comtietitors are expected to participate, chiefly from the European countries, but the
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    • 92 6 Scotland's Runaway Victory Londtn. Mar. 19. While Scotland was lostnf the Ruro.v battk at Twickenham, the Scottish Amateur Soccer Team, including nine Queen's Park players, soundly thrashed England, before 10.000 spectators, at Hampden Park. Glasgow, to-day. Scotland won by 3 goals to one. Scotland held well together, and
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    • 55 6 Guy's Defeat St. Mary's London. Mar. 16. In the final of the Rugby* Hospital* Cup. Guys Hospital beat St. Mary- by 16 poiivs to seven at Richmond to-day. Guys have now won the Cup 2? r.im»s to St. Thomas's 11. St. Barts 5. St. Gtwrge's 3. Middlesex
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    • 65 6 Australian Celt Departs for Europe Sydney. |>b N Vivian B. M Grath. the brilliant lawn tennis player, will leave Sydn month for Europe. M Grath probably *1 pete m the Riviera toui tniments. and Vlll part m the French championship befoi ing to England to participate m the
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 558 6 WHITEAWAY'S OFFER TRAVELLING GOODS AT SLUMP PRICES W^ _B^ ™^^~m Z- _»^M^— ■SSS^^M^^V^HM^Sp*~^V^^_> ______g_p^^__r^______^^^^*^^^^* __________BWB__^^ M^^j -OXFORD" ATTACHE CASK wt^^^^^^ Built on stout frame, best ftbrette body. KIT BAGS GLADSTONE BAGS. Polished m smart nut shade, safety catch anH lrv k „»ptiii oaw low nrirp Made from selected hide, lined
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    • 263 6 X'M l J I ll AGONISING PILES. Thvrc is no need to suffer ttaftl distn-sM: affliction. One tube of DR VAN VLBCK PLASMA will relieve you of all painful .swHli-:? and inflammation. Results are amazing r succeeds m most obstinate rases. Simplt > use and certain m its curative uction
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  • 1464 7 BOXING FIASCO CONFUSION OVER Blf, FIGHT DECISION WAS RIVERS .FOULED Di sativlaction at the decision which was |tVNI m th» semi-final event, the Little LewlsL I Fond fight, at the Ne» World Arena on H-iturday night was the start of a most xtraordinaxy affair The
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  • 193 7 NEW TAXES Impossible to Save on 1933 Expenditure IReuter's Service] Washington. April 1. The new Revenue Bill providing $999,000,000 new taxation -till falls about $165,000,000 short of meeting the anticipated $1,241,000,000 deficit on the 1933 budget, according to a .statement by Mr. Ogden Mills. Secretary to
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  • 232 7 Magnificent Testimony of Balanced Budget Rufby. April 1. The Liberal Ministers m the National GovTrnmt'iit who. m accordancf with the "agreement to differ" arrangement, arc at liberty to express their views on the tariff question, sent' messages to the International Conference to 1 Piomote Fret Trade which was
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  • 128 7 Di*i;usted writes Bir As one of the many who paid admission to rev the boxing at the New World last night I should like to register a strong protest at the extremely unsatisfactory .state of affairs which prevailed on the occasion m question. Surely when the public's money
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  • 424 7 MILITARY ENTERTAINERS Gloucester Help the Unemployed It v not often that Singapore baa tIM priviege of witnessing an amateur entertainment, ;jroduceJ on such an elaborate scale as Tnnglin Tit-bits, the iiiou- given by the officers and j ct'ier ranks of the Ist. Battalion, the Gloucestershire
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  • 431 7 V.M.C.A. Handicap Carnival The seventh annual handicap swimming carnival, marking the opening of the 1932 swimming season of the V.M.C.A.. was held at theirj pool at Fort Canning on Saturday afternoon before a fairly large crowd of spectators. Each race was well swum although the handicapping was not quite
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  • 52 7 Conference to Fix Quotas [Reuter*s Service! Paris, April 1. Conversations between Prance and the cotton goods exporting countries are expected to begin during April with a view to fixing the future exportable quotas, following this week's decree placing a quota on certain classes of cotton yarn goods until
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  • 65 7 The death occurred on Wednesday at the General Hospital. Penang of Mr Neil McNeill. who first came out to Malaya as engineer on the Chenderoh Dam and after its completion started an engineering enterprise of his own. Then he was connected with the General Engineers Malaya) Limited, who undertook the
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  • GIRL GUIDE MOVEMENT IN MALAYA
    • 386 7 Interesting Camp at Malacca We have received the following letter from ,Mrs. A. Cavendish. Chief Commissioner for Malaya of the Girl Guides Association. j Sir. 1 wonder if you would be kind enough to help us through the news columns of your paper, by giving publicity
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    • 276 7 From Apr. 4th. to 18th. there is being held at the Malacca Volunteer Camp at Tan.iong Bruas. a Camp tor Girt Guides, with the Lady Elizabeth Pleydell-Bouverie as Trainer and the Chief Commissioner for Malaya a« Commandant. The accommodation for the first week is already fully- as
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  • 278 7 Death of Leader of Johore Chinese Community The Chinese community of Johore has lost one of its outstanding members m the person of Dato Toh Ah Boon. S.P.M.J.. whose death occurred at his Johore Bahru iwMenoc on Friday Dlfht at the age of 75. The Dito's
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  • 67 7 Some amusement was caused m the Ipoh Police Court on Tuesday morning when an old Chinese, who was charged at the instance of Mr. Cooper, of the Customs, with distilling Intoxicating liquor without licence, pleaded guilty to the charge, and begged HLs Worship to give him a long sentence as
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  • 715 7 R.A. AND CHINESE DRAW Gunners Miss Their Chances S.C.F.A 3 RJ* 3. Tnc First Division encounter between the R.A. and the S.C.F.A. at Jalan Besar on Saturday resulted m a draw of three goals all. It «a.< an interesting game, the Chinese netting a fast pace which
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  • 1166 7 SELANGOR RACES OPENING DAY OF SPRING MEETING AN $828 DOUBLE (Prom Our Own Correspondent Ku.JLi Lumpur, April 2. The Betangor spring meeting tggUtt here to-day In good weather, but the attendance was not particularly line. H.H the Sultan of PeraJc Tras among those present. Rare 1. Ponies.
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
    • 23 8 JOHNSTON— At the Maternity Hospital. Singapore, on April 2nd. 1932, to the wife of Mr. James Johnston, of Raffles Library, a son.
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    • 40 8 Hon. TOH AH BOON. S.P.M.J.— Aged 75 years, passed ay.ay at his residence No. 90 Jalan Ibrahim. Johore Bahru. on the Ist isstant. leaving an aged widow and seven sons and three daughters to mourn his loss. Deeply regretted.
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  • 1025 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS MONDAY, APRIL 4, 1932. WEEK-END COMMENT. Not for the first time during the long drawn out dispute between China and Japan is the news from the Far East and from Europe concerning events of a conflicting nature. The news from China, however, upon which the greater reliance
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  • 151 8 The transport Neuralia is expected to arrive at Singapore on her homeward Voyage on Wednesday. A reminder is given of the annual meeting of the St. Andrew's Parochial Church Council, to be held at St. Andrew's School this evening at 5 p.m Mr. Justice Sproule. senior Puisne Judge, Straits Settlements,
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  • 1136 8 SOUND POSITION Free of Debt m Two Years Presiding over the annual general meeting of the Singapore Swimming Club, held m the Club premises yesterday. Mr. F. B. Sewell referred to the enviable position that they would soon be m of being free from all debts. There
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  • 815 8 BRINKMANN CASE Position That Was Well Understood Judgment was delivered m the Supreme Ccurt on Saturday m favour of Messrs. Brinkmann and Co.. m the case m which Francis Ziegele claimed from them arrears of salary and leave pay under an agreement which the Company said
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  • 42 8 I SATURDAY'S RUBBER PRICES I FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT London. April 2 Messrs. Symington and Wilsc notify to-day's rubber prices as follows Spot 1 13 16d. (ITrcl). Forward 2 1 16 d. (2 1 16 d). The market is idle.
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  • 13 8 Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Edwards arm. v b furlough on the Minderoo.
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  • 49 8 The follow me tottN result of OK novices' race which was swum y< ing at the Swimming Club W. N. Rothery. 1 B M- iui tied for second place. Tlni.v H I The tv.-o biradJis MVtNrf rare -.ir. I off on Sunday. April 10. ll 11 ni
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 130 8 Ko^a WHOLESOME, REFRESHING, j jf>*»«^| Prepared solely from pure West India 6 Ume Juice, and the finest refined Sugar, j 13J3 Insist on having ROSE'S. I CALDBECK MACGREGOR CO., LTD., (Incorporated under the Ccupanies' Ordinance* of Hung Kong.i {Incorporated m Shanghai) 201 CANTONMENT ROAD. TELEPHONE 5371 5372. lOcts ESKIMO PIES
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    • 30 8 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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  • "TO LAST MAN AND BULLET"
    • 144 9 CHINA BECOMING IMPATIENT shanghaPoutlook TReuter's Service] Nanking. April 3. I Mtjmncant statement indicating the posy at the resumption of hostilities was made to-day by Mr. Tsai Ting-kai (Foreign Minister) who. interviewed by Router declared that if tfal Japanese renewed the offensive thlnkinc thereby to secure more
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    • 452 9 Hard Japanese Bargaining [Reuter's Service] London. April 2. Surprise has been created m official circles by Reuters Shanghai message foreshadowing the possibility of the resumption of hostilities, as H was thought the armistice negotiations were pursuing a progressive though tortuous course. I- is realised that keen irritation
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    • 66 9 Mrs. Short Leaves to Attend Son's Funeral [Reuter's Service] Seattle, April 3. Mrs. Elizabeth Short, mother of Mr. Robert j Short, the American who was killed m action Shanghai m February, sailed for the Orient terday, accompanied by her younger son, :mund. to attend the funeral and
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  • 116 9 Mystery of Monte Carlo Disappearance [Reuter's Service] Nice. April 2. It transpires that the man found dead m t villa at Monte Carlo was not Mr. E. N. T. r immins, the former chairman of the Planters' Association of Malaya. Mr. Cummins left '■'■•nte Carlo a
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  • 55 9 The Secretary of the V.M.C.A. is frequently <i for books and back numbers of story ni;i(raztnes. There must be many residents m Singapore who have novels and magazines for Much they have no further use. These will be Uomed and will be used to very good purpose if left afc
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  • EX-CROWN PRINCE ENTERS POLITICAL FRAY
    • 202 9 "I Shall Vote for Hitler" ißeuter f s Service] Berlin, April 3. Considerable astonishment has been evoked m political circles by the publication of a mani;to from the ex -Crown Prince declaring that abstention from voting at the second poll m the Presidential election is incompatible with the
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    • 184 9 Hindenburg's Election Certain fßeuter'o Service] Berlin, April 2. The presidential election battle between President Hindenburg, Herr Hitler and Herr Thaelmann re -opens with renewed fury at noon to-morrow, when the truce decreed by the Government after the election on March 13 ends. Hindenburg's re-election is regarded
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    • 92 9 Berlin, March 28. The Socialist Workers' Party, which is composed of dissentients from the Social Democrats, held their first national congress during Easter here. The Party has received re-inforcement m the shape of several bodies of Communist dissentients of both the Right and Left wings
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  • 143 9 Chinese Survivor of Straits Piracy (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, April 3. How a Chinese trading vessel bound for Sumatra with a quantity of matches, and manned by two Hailahong Chinese, was pirated on the high seas by five Hokkiens who had followed them m
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  • 84 9 Manchurian Route to be Abandoned [Reuter'3 Service] Berlin. April 2. A new air route between Berlin and Shanghai, taking six days, is being planned to start m the summer. A distance of 2.500 miles of the route is over Chinese territory via Urundzi, Semipalatinsk. and Russian -Asia,
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  • 71 9 Girl Telephone Operator's Suicide (From Our Own Correspondent) Penan*. April 3. The coroner returned a verdlcb of death by suicide at the inquest on Ung Say Im, the Penang telephone operator who was found dead m her room with a bottle of Lysol and a glass containing
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  • 155 9 STRAIN OF OVERWORK Tragedy of Lord Hailsham's Stepson [Reuter's Service] London, April 3. Mr. Edward Marjoriebanks. M.P. for Eastbourne, ha^ been found shot dead at the Sussex residence of his stepfather, Lord Hailsham. It is stated he was suffering from the strain of overwork. I Mr.
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  • THE IRISH REPLY
    • 107 9 [Reuter's Service 1 Dublin. April 2. The Free State Cabinet at the close of a five-hour session last night stated that they had considered the British Note and decided upon the outline of the proposed reply, the draft of which would be presented to a further
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    • 140 9 Press Report of Advice That Was Not Given [British Radio Official Service] Rugby, \T»ril 1. A Press report from Melbourne states that the Australian Commonwealth Cabinet, m response to a communication from the United Kingdom Government, has considered the attude of the Irish Free State Government towards
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  • 244 9 Chinese Libel Suit Fails Judgment was given by Mr. Justice a'Beckett Terrell on Saturday m the Supreme Court :ase m which Tan Kwee Chian. Li Leung Xi, and Thng Siong Phuan claimed damages for alleged libel by Aw Kwee Kang and Aw Boon Haw, m four articles which
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  • 69 9 Chamber of Princes Choice [Reuter's Service] New Delhi, April 2. H.H. the Jam Sahib of Nawanagar (famous m the cricket world as Ranjl) has been elected Chancellor of the Chamber of Princes by the overwhelming majority of 36 votes to the 4 of three other canadidates. The Maharajah
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  • 41 9 Receiving Order Against Rubber Company Chairman f Reuter's Service] London, April 2. The London Gazette gives notice of a receiving order against Sir W. B. Townley, former chairman of Allied Sumatra Plantations and Java Oil Exploration Company.
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  • 682 9 M. TARDIEU IN LONDON EUROPE'S OUTSTANDING PROBLEMS DANUBIAN PLAN lß:utcr's Servtcel Paris, April 3. M. M. Tardieu and Flandin. with a delegation of experts, have left for London for the Danubian conversations. London. April 3. M.M. Tardieu and Flandin arrived at Victorn at 4.13 p.m. and v.ere very
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  • 88 9 Brief Visit to Disarmament Conference [Reuter's Service] Washington, April 2. Col. H. L. Stimson (Secretary of State) Is leaving for Geneva on Friday, temporarily to assume the chairmanship of the United States delegation to the Disarmament Conference. He will remain at Geneva only a few days, returning to
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  • 61 9 Brief Visit to Windsor Castle [British Radio Official Service] Rugby, April 1. The Prime Minister (Mr. Ramsay MacDonald> who is the guest of the King and Queen at Windsor Castle, arrived there from London this afternoon by car and had audience of His Majesty. He will remain at
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 936 10 CIIIIIDIV/' Mill I I!Mi. THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE Ocean THE SIAM STEAM NAVIGATION Co., Ltd. Steam Ship Co Ltd.. and China Mutual THE SARAWAK STEAMSHIP Co.. Ltd. BUam Navigation Co.. Ltd THE STRAITS STEAMSHIP C<» Ltd. THE SUN SHIPPING Co. Ltd. THE CHINA NAVIGATION Co Ltd THE AUSTRALIAN fc ORIENTAL
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    • 472 10 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m England) "ELLERMAN" LINE FREIGHT SERVICE TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL HOMEWARDS. Steamer. Due Spore. Sails Spore. s.s. CITY OF PITTSBURG For Havre. London. R'dam and Hamburg Apr. 30 May 2 OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. s.s.
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    • 358 10 p. o. British: India and Apcar Lines. (Incorporated m England; MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA JAPAN. Due Due Tonnage. Singapore. Tonnage. Singapore CHITRAL 15.000 Apr. 15 KAISAR-I-HIND
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    • 770 11 O. S. K. Line. TOR EUROPE, AFRICA, NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA AND INDIA. Doe flalla KWWSAI MAKI- DIRECT to Lcs Angeles and New Yurk \ia* J:tp:iii from PenaiiK Apr. 15 15 lrnm Singapore Apr. 17 18 i ALASKA MARL' LONDON. Rotterdam. Hamburg and Antwerp via P. Swettenham. Colombo, Aden, Suez
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    • 571 11 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE c^nd AMERICAN MAIL LINE SAILING NOTICE^ OF FAMOUS PRESIDENT LINERS. TO MARSEILLES, NEW YORK AND BOSTON From Singapore and Penan* via Colombo, Bombay, Suec. Port Said, Alexandria, Naples and Genoa. Arrive Leave Leave Arrive Spore Spore Penang. N. York Pres. Harrison Apr. 11 Apr. 12 Apr. 14
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    • 822 11 K. P. M. KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ LJ i PLANCIL'S— Monday. April 4. Belawan-Deli. SINGKEP— Monday. April 4. Bcngkalis. Asahan. Panch and Berombang PASIR Tuesday. April 5. Penang and Bagan Si-Api-Api. MAPIA Tuesday. April 5. Paneh, Tanjong-Leidcng. Tanjonß-Mengeidar and Aaahan. TOMOHON Tuesday. April 5. Singkawang. Pemangkat and Sambas. BOTH— Tuesday. Anril
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  • 252 12 Vessel that Dare not Stop New York, March 9. The disabled collier Mardeleben, which dare not stop, is still at the mercy of the high seas, and throughout the night and all to-day the White Star liner Adriatic has kept m touch with her. The Bardeleben with 34
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  • 346 12 The completion of Ford's Wharf at Dagenham is m sight. Seaman visiting the Thames have been bcth amazed and interested by the building cf this huge factory. The work has been carried out by the famous British firm cf Messrs. Mowlem, who have been engaged yiere for
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  • 301 12 The Italian training sh.p Patria will be seen en the high seas this year. This vessel, which is intended fcr the practical training cf officers of the Merchant Nivy. is run by a United company formed for this special ptnpoM and called N3?ario Sauro with its registered
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  • 50 12 H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth will be the capital ship to be withdrawn from the Mediterranean Fleet. This, cays Reuter, is the belief m Malta following the Commons statement by Sir B. EyresMonsell. First Lord of the Admiralty, that the Fleet is to be reduced by one battle-hip.
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  • 103 12 The Minderoo arrived from Frcmantl- with 2,000 sheeo. The liner Cap Arcona of the Hamburg-Sud Amerrkanische Dampfs. Ges. has made a record journey from Southampton via Santos and Montevideo to Buenos Aires m 14 days IS ho-rs It is claimed that the previous quickest pas-' sages from Southampton to South
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 703 12 Burns Philp Line. (Incorporated m Australia; FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Hagular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and the 6.5. MANOOLA (3,352 tons). [Cargo only.] ■s. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia. Cabins de
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    • 380 12 KERR STEAMSHIP Co. Inc. (Incorporated In U S.A i GENERAL AGENTS. NEW YORK SERVICE. Regular Freight Service to Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore (via Suez). Dae Sails Due New York. M.S. SILVERCYPRESS Apr. 12 Apr. 18 May 23 M.S. SILVERWALNUT May 3 May 9 June 13 M.S. SILVERPALM May
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    • 193 12 SILVER JAVA PACIFIC LINE Joint service of fACIFIC JAVA BENGAL LINE and SILVER LINE, LTD. to San Francisco, Los Angeles and North Pacific Ports. Due Sails Spore. Spore m.v. KOTA BAROE tP.) Apr. 7 Apr. 9 x m.s. SILVERHAZEL <S( Apr. 15 Apr. 17 s.s BATOE -P. Apr 22 Apr
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 703 12 ,^-MAIL DESPATCHES > >. BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 p.m. and Thursday 7.30 ajn. Ketla-h Monday to Friday 7.30 aan. Saturdays 7 p.m. Kuan tan (via Jerantut) 7 p.m. Keiantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 7 p.m. Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Penang and Lower Siam 7.30 a.m. F.M.S., Batu
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  • Port and Shipping News.
    • 369 13 Ship Chased for 80 Miles by a Cruiser An amazing story of a fishery cruiser's 80--miles' chase of a trawler alleged to be poaching, and the discovery during the nine-hour pursuit that the trawler's crew were disguised, was told at the Stornoway Sheriff court. Charles Henry Taylor,
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    • 143 13 Rescue Ship Also Breaks Down London, March 9. With her engines stopped and her propellers broken, the British niotor-tanker Cheyenne was yesterday driiMng helpless m the Atlantic, 500 miles from Land's End, awaiting a second rescue ship to take her m tow. Eight days ago
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    • 459 13 In these days it is remarkable to find any company paying a dividend of 15 per cent. free of tax, as the West Hartlepool Steam Navigation Company has done for the thirteenth year in succession. Before that, while they were building up a wonderful reserve, they were
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    • 39 13 The Norweigian Merchant Fleet had a tonnage on January 1, last of 1.745,741 gross registered tons. Ships built for Norway last year numbered 91 with a tonnage of 368.585. Of i these only 18,039 tons were built m Norway.
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    • 296 13 Ships' Cross -The -World Run with Grain Twenty sailing ships, carrying 80.000 tons of grain, have started on the 15,000-mile race from Australia to England. The cross-the-world run is now an annual event, but the entry this season is the largest for many years. The majority of the
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    • 277 13 The Health Bulletin of the League Of Nations' Eastern Bureau, for the week ended March 26th, 1932. is as follows: Suez: 7 smallpox cases and 1 der.th. Bassrin 3 plague cases and 1 death. Bombay 2 plague cases and 1 death: 4 smallpox cases and 1 death as
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    • 88 13 On Night Husband's ship was last Seen Awakened from her sleep by a cry a few hours after the missing Ipswich steamer Oarsman left Rotterdam for Great Yarmouth on February 10, Mrs. Morter, of Ipswich, wife of the vessel's second engineer, told the Daily Herald that
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    • 21 13 Per Fushimi Maru on April 10. Mr. O. C. Andersen, Mr. J. Hansen, Mr. S. Kridakara, Mr. H. Wigger.
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    • 257 13 Captain H. Ipland, master of the Michael Jebsen, has left Bangkok for Hong Kong, and will there hand over this ship and proceed or* home leave. It may be that he will be returning East or he may forsake the sea and settle down m Denmark, (says the Bangkok limes).
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 544 13 Singapore Free Press (Daily and Weekly Editions) Head Office. 138 ROBINSOX ROAD, SINGAPORE. Telephone: 6056. Cable Address: ADVERTISER, SINGAPORE ana tin cables appear daily SDecial briST® 'H ClUf ls Pictures Tory «SPi f"? S he r s notes la<li^' pare with latest fashions, flyinc snoi-tiW cinema, wireless articles, Vef ides'
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    • 323 13 PROVED! \i^ m THE BABY SUNLIGHT VITAMINS. The "Ankoria" Baby Food of New Zealand is produced only m the Spring when the 'fresh green pastures are at their highest Vitamin Content, and by the introduction of Vitamin D known as THE SUNLIGHT VITAMIN. "Ankoria" builds up the bone, prevents future
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  • 140 14 Sale-room demand for Works London. Then- is likely to be a sale-room demand for the works of Edgar Wallace now that he ;is dead, and it will be interesting to see what a copy of the tint edition of "The Four Jus* Men." m *hich prizes of £500
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  • 260 14 The General Steam Navigation Co. Ltd., have recently sold the steamer Redstart to Belgian owners, and it is now called the Leon Moreau. With the passing of this vessel comes the end of this company's old ships which after the war numbered six or more. These vessels
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  • 82 14 The Committee of the Relief Fund for China I organised by the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce announces with thanks the receipt Of the following subscriptions: The Chinese; Staff of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corpn.. $73.50; Members of the Staff of Messrs. :s-on and Delay. $26.50. Messrs. Chua Hang'
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  • 87 14 "Newsboy" Brown Defeats Pinedo at Manila Manila, Mar. 20. In the presence of a big crowd last night •Newsboy' Brown, who is ranked as the third best bantamweight m the world, met the Filipino Pinedo. who is placed one below Brown The bout was scheduled for 12 rounds
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  • 106 14 The wedding v.a.s solemnised on .Saturday at St. Marks, Buttcrworth. Rev. E 1 Leader |<fficiating. of Mr. William Gladstone Price Assistant Manager. Straits Steamship dockyard at Buttenvcrth. and Miss Kathleen Pearson .King, only daughter of M:\ and Mrs P King of Newbarns. 3arrow-in-Furness. win arrived from home by the Antenor.
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  • 116 14 Colour counts m the newest lampshades. In design they are extremely simple, but a lot of consideration is given to colour. Readinglamps have dtep shades painted with ship*, and broad bands of gold top and bottom. Parchment is treated to look like batic silk. That spells economy,
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  • 111 14 The craze of the moment is for silver buttons Really distinctive they are. too! Buttons with plain tops are shiny and attractive and though the half -a -crown size is nicely facetted, others are 30 tiny they appear as small, gleaming nails. Flat silver buttons go on the
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  • 220 14 "Gave Gas to Claim The giving of gaso to patients with the ofefcct cf c aunmg fees led to a readjustment of j£. Dr. A. E. Of«a said a number of ioctan »ho .Rave anesthetics made no claim at all Of those who did. the sub-committee were
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  • 75 14 A herd of wild ttephan' Owned uiantation M tin II the Jeletm >ii tint, mm u.i abcut 100 clump- l bM IM Owen IX<\ i»'^ v ■:r.'cn .1 All Souls. 1 Lanfcham-F'ala. Ml recent ly b< foiv tlic K1111: and Buckingham Pfclaec D:i\. two of th,m 111 W«WI Kinjj and
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 38 14 The colour of Peerless Erasmic m the deep violet of the sea~at sunset. The fragrance is the perfume of lovely dew-drenched hedgerow violets* PEERLESS ERASMIC yiTiThe Prtntu Iff SOAP SOLD EVERYWHERE SIME, DARBY Co., Ltd. Malaya and Sarawak.
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    • 723 14 BANKS AND INSURANCE MERCANTILE BANK OF I 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
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    • 165 14 BRITISH INSURANCE COMPANT. LIMITED FIRE, MARINE, TRANSIT AND MOTOR CAR INSURANCE ACCEPTED AT LOWEST CURRENT RATES L. C. MARGOLIOUTH, Manager Office 2, Finlayson Qreen EASTERN UNITED ASSURANCE CORPORATION LI I IFIRE, MARINE MOTOR CAR AND PERSONAL ACCIDENT INSURANCE. L. G. JOHNSON: General Man*r»i BFAD OFFICE: 3-c Malacca Btr<*t Singapore. THE
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  • Page 14 Miscellaneous
    • 620 14 ROUND YOUR DIAL Popular Shortwave Radio Stations The following Is a lix>t of stations which can be received ln Singapore: Java Stations Bandoeng PLM from about 5.20 p.m. gramophone records and telephony testa with Sydney, Australia, and other stations. Usual call after records "Hullo Sydney." Tanjong Priok, 21 metres from
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    • 188 14 S.V.C. ROl'TIXE ORDKKS The followinu SIS th. routn* OVdm t*. Col. M J T Reilly. MC OOOUUI VF Singapore. Mar iii Karjsr-.. Thv ..owim; I* published for information Buse«s leave Drill Hall B Sun Bukit Timah I 2 p.m 7 30 p.m. 9 4 32 *E" <C I C Tab!.
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  • 972 15 H> Per Cent Reduction m Working Costs Mr W H. MMpigQV presided over the anenenl meeting of the Tapah Rubber atea Ltd held m the French Bank Bidldho; Saturday Others present were Messrs. C. Balky, H. D. Mimdell and J. A. Clarke. Moving the adoption of the report
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  • 602 15 Humour m Advertising .Methods Presiding ,at the Thirty -Fifth Annual General Meeting of Bovril Ltd., held m London. i,n February 24th. Lord Luke of Pavenham t Chairman) said the Bovril Australian subsidiary ran their cattle estates of many million of acres m Australia: whilst the Argentina Estates of
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  • 157 15 Singapore. April 1. Ovfaf to IIM intervention of the Easter Holiday., the market was closed for three days during the past week and the usual Wednesday auction way. net held till yesterday This morning's cables quote London unchansrd at l T sd and New York down
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  • 24 15 I Mr. P. Bernard Oehlers. who has been with the Asiatic Petroleum Co.. Singapore, for over 10 years, will be sailing for home shortly.
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  • 356 15 EXCHANGE KATES April 2. SELLING London. 4 months' sight 2 3 15 16 London. 3 months" sight 2 3\ London. 60 days' sight 2 3 27 32 London. 30 days' sight 2 3 13 16 London, demand 2 3 25 32 London, T.T. 2,3 3 4 Lyons
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  • 66 15 April '2nd.. I'Z o'clock noon. Buyers Sellers R.SS. equal to London Standard, I Tone of Market: Dull— Steady Latest Cable: London Spot Sheet 1 13-16 d. I per Ib. New York Spot Sheet Gets. 3 per Ib. Spot Mfi sft Standard RS.S. on Tender April
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  • 937 15 SATURDAY. APRIL 2ND. IM2 CLOSING QUOTATIONS Buyers Seller* As mi Kumbang (£> 21s 23s Austral Malay 18s 20s Ayer Hitam <ss> 9s 6d 10s 6d c.d. Bangrin Tin (£> 9s 6d 10s 6d Batang Padang ($1) 07 ft 12 ft Batu Caves (9ft) 15 20 Bukit Arang
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  • 112 15 The following are foreign experts of Tin. being final shipments on ocean-steamers at all Malayan Ports during the month of March. 1932. Destination Tons. United Kingdom 591 United States of America 2.037 Continent of Europe 1.465 British Possessions 270 Japan 190 Other Foreign Countries 40 Total 4.593
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  • 127 15 Changes m Representative Prices [United Press Association] New York. April 1 2. American Can. Com. 61 's 60'Cities Service s'» s'* Colombia Gas and Elec. lift II Curtis Wright Ift Ift ♦Electric Bond and Share 16 U 16 Gen. Electric 17', 17 Gen. Motors 15 's
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  • 194 15 THE ABROAD I BriUsh Radio Official Service) Mar. 19. April 1 2. Amsterdam 9.05 9 13 32 9 30. Athens 287';.. 300 290 Bombay ls. 6 5 32d. Is. 6 1 16 d. ls. 6 1 32 d Berlin 15 5 16 16 15 13 16 Brussels 26U 27U 26
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  • 66 15 Reasons For Recent Decline [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHTI London. April 2. According to the Financial Times there have been heavy tin realisations this week, chiefly m behalf of continental operators, who made large advance purchases m anticipation of a rise m the price, and hedged against a
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  • 16 15 lAdam&on Gilflllan. Penan*-. Secretaries: Rahman Tin Output for March 1932. 675 piculs.
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  • 170 15 F.M.S. CHAMBER'S MEETING Greater Say Needed m Control of Scheme An extraordinary general me«*uiiK of the F.M.S Chamber of Mines will be held ab the Office of the Chamber. 1. Brews ter Road. Ipoh. on Tuesday April 12th. at 10 a.m.. to pass the subjoined resolution as
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  • 436 15 No Final Dividend Out of $24,450 Profit The following are extracts from th? Directors* Report of Raja Hitam Coconut Estat?s f^r theyear ended Dec. 31. for presentation at *t*-twenty-nrst annual general meeting of shareholders to be held at the Office of the Company. No. 1, Embankment. Kuala
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  • 274 15 Taken as a wholp. the decrease m value of Swiss imports ;i:id exports followed closely the movement of general recession noticeable m the world's commercial exchanges. Swiss exports for 1931 show a 20 per cent drop as compared with 1930. while imports show a 12 per cent,
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  • 61 15 The office of MeAlister and Co., Ltd.. m Ipot» has jU£t been moved to their new premises ne«t to the Grand Hotel. McAlister and Co.. iXd is one of the oldest and mo-it esteemed busfnnor houses m their line m Ipoh and their numerous clients will wish them well. Mr.
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 84 15 I Assets exceed $12,000,000 M Assurance m farce over $85,000,000 The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. I (Incorporated In the Straits Settlements) HEAD OFFICE: Great Eastern Life Building, Cecil Street, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 27. Old Jewry. E.C. The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England and
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  • 981 16 CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHT Alex James Missed at Highbury [FREE PRESS SERVICE COPYRIGHT] London, April 2. The most interesting v.utcome of to-day's League matches was that Everton gained a point on the Arsenal m the battle for league honours, since they won both points against Qrimsby whereas
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  • 191 16 HOME RUGBY Royal Air Force Well Beaten [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT] Lor den, April 2. The A i-rny, ty defeating the Royal Air Force at Twickenham to-day by 21 points to 4, regained the triangulr.r cervices tournament championship which they had won thrice m succession before
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  • 218 16 To-day's Tournament Ties Godrwn Doubles Handicap N. S. Wise and A. C. Potts owe 15.3 vs. Dr. E. Madgw.ck and Dr. G. McOwan plus 4. A G. A. Mosley and T. F. Garside plus 3 vs. C. C. Perdriau and N. G. Morris plus 15. L. J.
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  • 55 16 Annual Sports Meeting m Penang [From Our Own Correspondent! Penng. April 3. At tlie annual Municipal sports the Electric Supply Dept. won the Commissioners' championship shield with 94 points. The Engineer's Dept. was second with 41 points. Goh Thye Sun, the former Anglo-Chinese School athlete, won the individual
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  • 62 16 Scotland Outclassed by Wales [FREE PRESS SERVICE COPYRIGHT] Londen, April 2. Scotland had to field a weakened team for the.r amateur international match against Wales at Glasgow to-day and they were beaten by 5 goals to 1. Wales were superior at all points and scored through Owen, J.
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  • 52 16 MONDAY'S TIES Veterans' Singles G. R. Oehlers vs. F. Ephraums. Ladies' Singles Mrs. N. S. Hogan vs. Miss M. de Souza. Miss E. Richards vs. Miss M. Lewis. Miss P. Richards vs. Miss B. Campbell. Miss M. Clarke vs. Miss F. Milne. Miss Z. Clarke vs. Miss
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  • 40 16 Members of Penang Turf Club are reminded that the sweep on the Two Thousand Guineas, which is run on April 27th.. will be drawn on Monday, April 25th.. at 4.30 p.m. Applications for numbers should be made to the Secretary.
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  • RAIN SAVES UNITED SERVICES?
    • 408 16 Effective Bowling By Cockle Rain led to the Padang cricket fixture between the S.C.C. and the United Services being abandoned shortly after noon yesterday when the Club appeared to have the game well m hand. In their innings on Saturday the S.C.C. knocked up 164 and the Services
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    • 298 16 Peachey and Evan Wong Do Well Playing on their own ground en Saturday, the S.C.R.C. defeated the 8.8. and I by nine wicketi. Evan Wong contributed 76. including nine fours and two sixes, before being clean bcwled by Peachey. Chow Tat played a brighl innings and knocked
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    • 243 16 Effective bowling by N. Sullivan, who took five wickets for two runs, played a big part m the SRC's victory by 4 wickets over the Singapore Municipality on Saturday. Scores: Municipality: Aldred c W. Ess b D'Almeida 1; Pritchett b R. T. Morrow 2; I Eber c
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    • 124 16 St. Jcseph"s Institution deleated United Engineers en Saturday on the .school ground. Scores: UnHe?is: Jcppe. lbw. b dAlmeida 9; Lake, S Philemon b dAlmeida 25; Cochrane b d'Almeida 4; Goddard lbw: b d'Almeida 1; Horsley b Windsor 49; Fennie run out 0; Clifford b Windsor
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  • WEI-HAI-WEI GOLF CUP
    • 114 16 Garrison Outclassed at Bukit Timah The final m the Wei-Hai-Wei Cup competition was played at Bukit Timah yesterday morning and. ao anticipated, resulted m an easy victory for the Singapore Golf Club, who beat the Garrison G.C. by 6 matches to 1. Details. Garrison G.C. Singapore G.C. R.
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    • 280 16 J. McConigley Wins April Medal The Apri] medal competition held at Bukit Timah resulted m a win for Mr. John Me Conigley m "A" Division and m a tie between Mr. H. H. Johnson and Mr. N. G. Bishop m "B" Division. The "A" Division Ball Sweep on
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    • 172 16 The following are the scores of the match between Sepcy Lines and the Island Club at Sepoy Lines yesterday morning: St-pcv. I land. J. S. English and G. V. Allen 0. Ibrahim and Uekori 1. A. I. Horsley and C. E. Brcoke 1. Rappa and
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  • 41 16 Scotland Defeat Wales [FREE PRESS SERVICE COPYRIGHT] London, April 2. In the annual hockey international to-day Scotland defeated Wales by one goal to nil. The was Scotland's seventeenth win out of 25 matches played, Wales having won five times.
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  • 51 16 The following is the result of the second found of the Garrison knock-out football competition 'B' Coy., 1-Gloster R. beat 7-A.A. Bty., R.A. 'A' Coy., 1-Gloster R. beat Pulau Brani. H.Q. Wing. 1-Gloster R. beat RE. %f Coy., 1-Gloster R. beat Port Canning. The final w^ll be played at Tanglin
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  • 31 16 joot run out 9; Rozario c Laidman b Pennie 0; Matthews not out 1; Extras 4; Total 134. Bowling: Cochrane six for 44; Clifford one for 48; Fennie one for 8.
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  • 141 16 The all-day match between the S.C.R.C. and the S.C.C. was started yesterday morning at the S.C.R.C. but was abandoned on account of the rain. The Club batted first. Gisbon and Stevens opening the innings. Gibson left after veering 20. his wicket falling to Ho Hiang's bawling. J. L.
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 115 16 SALE TfisMasferlAfoce DELETED RECORDS DOUBLE SIDED £lf\ Cts. RECORDS FROM %J \J each MOUT RIE'S (Incorporated m Hong Kong) H.M.V. SPECIALISTS Raffles Place Singapore. IVI I L l\ BUY BRITISH REGAL UNSWEETENED vONDLIMScD Procurable at all leading Provision Shops Sole Agents: Henry Waugh Co., Ltd* SINGAPORE, PENANG, KUALA LI'MPIR AND
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