The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 6 April 1932

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    Masthead
    16 1 The Singapore Free Press NO. 13,613. ESTABLISHED 1835. SINGAPORE, S.S. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 1932. 10 CENTS.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS
    349 1 Kramat Tin (propose paying an interim dnidend of sixpence per share Page 19. Mr. George Eastman, head ef Kodak's Ltd., left most of his fortune of $20,000,000 to Rochester University Page 12. The Government of India has accepted the invitation to send a delegation to the Ottawa
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    THE TROPICAL AGES OF MAN
    1112 1 by GEORGE C. NASH. I He is seven years old and with his father and mother and aunt he ls standing on the cold windswept wharf at King George V. Docks m London. Dimly he realises that m the next few minutes he will have
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      301 1 KLIM POWDERED MILK TBI NEAREST APPROACH TO PURE, 1 FRESH. PASTEURIZED MILK OBTAINABLE IN THE TROPICS. OBTAINABLE AT ALL LEADING PROVISION STORES. RAFFLES HOTEL TO-DAY'S ATTRACTION iSPECIAL ATTRACTIONS ■TEA DANCE 6.30-8.15 p.m. FareweU a PP earances of MLLE. MURA SMIRNOVA INFORMAL In Spanish Dance Creations AFTER DINNER DANCE On Monday,
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      167 1 TOLLEY'S ■B__^ a__i_^ _^-B_^__^_^H S_B__ Ma_B__^Mß_a_B M_BMB_i_BM_a_a EMPIRE £pa EMPIR Et BRANDY fed BRANDY Support iIBL Only /Mm wmm\ th ~> _r Empire /^a^ffi\ per Products lifrS^mm including Stocked by A s S _^iie„ t o over 50 I^Sipi Government dealers m Hospital, c- y_SSiil__S leading Hotels, Smo;apore *<&&&&&&?■ PRICE
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      117 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Public notices Page 2. British made bags Page 4. New shipment of shoes Page 5. A ureat opportunity to save money Page 8. > CHRYSLER POWER AT LAST— A HIGH CLASS PAPER OF AIR WEIGHT SUBSTANCE BASILDON i AIR MAIL STATIONERY When speed m delivery is of the
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      21 1 KLIM POWDERED SULK THE NEAREST APPROACH TO PURE, FRESH, PASTEURIZED MILK OBTAINABLE IN THE TROPICS. OBTAINABLE AT ALL LEADING PROVISION STORES.
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    SUNSHINE SUSIE
    482 2 Fine British Musical Film "Sunshine Susie" which opened at the Pavilion yesterday is apt*ly titled, splendidly acted beautifully produced and directed with real imagination It is among those rarest of films which live up tf> advance notices. Unquestionably the best musical film yet turned out by a British
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      520 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 Grey, Sunbronze. Flesh. ::0 cents per tube. One tube dyes three pairs of stockings NO BOILING REQUIRED.
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      591 2 TENDERS. SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE TENDERS. NOTICE Ls hereby given that tenders are now invited for the lollou ing 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.
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      373 2 W\r J mmmuJmT^*^ m^MM mWt __^_^E^_^^ ___^__L I ______F 1 ___tr>_ 1 __t "T""7 _*^*»v^__» X__L^**_i_ft_^^'^ AT*m i **^"'_^-^____r^ __-__k __i*'****^_a JP*L_r I jS*^ I __> AmW m aWT it mat _W waW l_r Pepsodent polishes teeth as it removes film This double- action tooth paste brings a rapid improvement
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      193 2 Amm^M if j- i)iiN&i£' 4 i t* M.- "SB D EAD how S-n-tocea Jj-i^**"' A V transiormed a mere aV^B existence, ruined by nervejr' H weakness, into a life oi M health and happiness. years with neurasthenia. I had it so badly, I thought I would never get better. One
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      315 2 THE WEEK Wednesday. 6th HlKli Water 10 55. 8.7 It.. -3 05. 8.5 ft. Rotary tiflin. Capt S Ramplen Jones, on Tin Indies Union Anniversary Tta Pary to Lady Clem nti 6 Mount Sophia. 4.30 pm Poller Band. Botanical Oard- M i.ll p.m. SUB Co-operative Thrift and Loan Society CT-lll.miill
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    MALACCA PLANTERS
    1519 3 Chairman's Appeal For More Support The annual general meeting of the Malaoct Planters" Association was held m the Malacct Club on Sunday. The following were present Messrs. Alec. McKenzie (Chairman). A. Gould P. D. Sime. H. d-S. Darby. Vowler. G. Grant C. Milne. F P. Marshall. Rasmussen. D
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    THE PENANG RIOTS
    399 3 i "Hail of Brickbats" Described 1 Pfnang, March 31. Sinn.* as Additional District Judge to-day Mr. J. H. Bassett began the trial of the seven Chinese who stand charged with rioting m con- nection with the disturbances which took place on March 5. i The whole of
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    JIMMY
    108 3 Died to Save His Brother Dowlais. March 7. I To-day the body was recovered frcm the j Penwern pond of little Jimmy McCarthy, aged i Kn years, who lost his life m an heroic attempt to rescue his youngest brother from drowning. The pond was frozen over, and the
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    F.M.S.R. CO-OPERATION
    746 3 A Wrong View of Subscriptions The half yearly general meeting of the F.M.S. Railway Co-operative Thrift and Loan Society was held on Wednesday evening m MM Kuala Lumpur Town Hall. Mr. J. W. Lew is. the President of the Society, presiding. The President m moving the adoption of
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    104 3 HH. the Sultan of Johore has been pleased fe>| make the following appointments m the Johore Military Forces, with effect from March 16th. inclusive:— Captain Mohamed bin Ahmad to be Officer Commanding; Captain Musa bin Yusof to be Quartermaster. On Saturday last the marriage was celebrated according to the reformed
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    THEATRE STRIKE
    194 3 Averted at Eleventh Hour Paris, Mar. 28. The threatened closing down of all theatres, cinemas, music halls and cabarets, which wa« scheduled for to-morrow night, has for the time being been averted, the eleventh hour negotiations with the Government having resulted m the proprietors provisionally accepting the terms
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    98 3 Sentencr of 6 months rigorous Imprisonment was passed by the Penang Police Maoist rat. Mr E. Jaeo. on a Chines*, named ('row K< Sen* wh(» was convicted on Thur>day afternoon of being a member of an unlawful society n-tnely the Malayan General Labour Union. Mt V "Fowler. ASP. Detective Blanch,
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      352 3 SILKS Wassiamull Assomull Co, [The House of Quality Silks, Curios, Carpets, Under-' wear, Shawls, Dressing-Gowns Sole Distributors Kayser Hosiery 31 and 33 High St.— Singapore— 'Phone 7144. SILKS j j^§ll_____3r| CAMELS s >^f--- rrfljO re Cigarettes prepared from nicely > Yf** im. *^-yy blended tobaccos and are of a flavour
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      148 3 l Estate Trust Agencies (1927) Umfted. BRANCHES 21, First Cross Street MALACCA. 11. Light Street PENANO. 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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    CRIMINALS WHO WILL BE HANGED
    298 4 AGE LIMIT TQ BE 18 The Case of The Sweetheart Murderer Whether the age limit below which no one may be hanged should be raised to eighteen or to twenty-one was debated by a Parliamentary committee, and it was decided that the limit should be
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    20 4 Karl Schafer. the young Austrian who won the golden prize for men's skating during the Olympic preliminaries at Lake Placid.
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    £57,000,000 IN SUR-TAX
    360 4 Amazing Revenue Figures Millionaires multiplied, income tax yield increased, and 50.000 taxpayers dropped out of the lists of Somerset House m the year that ended on March 31. 1931. according to the report of the Commissioners of Inland Revenue for the year. Here are the facta, gathered
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    THE AKRON
    610 4 Airship Development m America Akron, Ohio. The U.S.S. Akron when repairs have been made will be every bit as strong as she was when she left the construction dock last autumn and was turned over to the Navy, states Mr. P. W. Litchfield, president of the Goodyear Zeppelin
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    WARFARE IS POPULAR
    233 4 Realistic Leaden Soldiers Paris. Leaden soldiers make a brave show I** many windows, the whole French army, lncludlnr: Senegalese troops, being utilized as models The uniforms and equipment are rrpr with perfect fidelity; the diminutive mmm*, rifles and bayonets might have been made m small arms factory;
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      290 4 &H6fa, FRESH CRAVEN A CORK- TIPPED VIRGINIA CIGARETTES __oa_M__tf_____^____B_(_*________r v JSS^* ".wK< 'iS S______ •ft P*^PfW*R* l___.. __B "*^^!^^^^^^^^ffl^. Sa_l i^' b__Sl__M_C'_S2iS^_____^^^ x S^_^^^ 'KliixiiWi*'*'^ Tk__r _E *A/^___/ BW^_— ■ia^~"Hiit"' X r *f^B^^MHfc^^*~*** t> M *7 v _^fc S^S»?s^^ $_afe:; **m»*^ I BM _HL r -iac ME Craven'^' I 7KV
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      87 4 BAGS! BAGS!! ~7 I BRITISH MADE >/ DAY «>C% AND v<S* V_» EVENING X** V BAGS s&/S*y*e/ lust _V A. T^ Received _>* *4^^ R,NG o^/ velvet d w\ v> a BEAUTIFUL \M> £j~ tT^T/ CHARMING COLOURS S S^y FRESH CONSIGNMENT COME AND SEE THE PRIDE of CALIFORNIA ORCHARDS |fij|mtv
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    THE WOMAN NOBODY KNOWS
    643 5 MRS. GANDHI What She Saw m Prison Bombay. Mar. 6. i haw Interviewed the voaaaa nobody knows \i: Oand__, who came o:it of prison a week tga. after aervini her first sentence of forty- days' nnprU.nment. writes H. J. Greenwall Dai BpeeW Correspondent. It w;us a
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    38 5 The Rev C. D. Gnanamani. the Selango: Tamil missionary of the Church of England who was also m charge of Klang St. Barnaba Church, preached his last sermon there 01 Easter Day prior to his transfer to Singapore.
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    12 5 WALLACE BERRY appearing; with Jackie Cooper m "The Champ" at the Alhambra.
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    "GAS-STORAGE OF FRUIT"
    921 5 Demonstration of New Method m Kent IFrom Our Own Correspondent] London. Mar. 8. i A few days ago I received an invitation from 1 the Secretary of the Empire Marketing Board j to a Press visit to the Dittcm Laboratory at! East Mall ng. near Maidstcne. to
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    FIELD-MARSHAL KNOCKED DOWN
    139 5 i "My Own Fault m Taking a Risk" London, Mar. 9. The remarkable ?scape of Field -Marshal Sir William Birdwood. Master of Peterhouse. from senous injury m a motor accident at Cambridge, has just become known. The Field-Marshal, who is 66. was on his way j to
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    27 5 Mr. Teng Khoo. who recently returned tc Taiping after completing his teacher's course at Raffles College, Singapore, has joined the staff of King Edward VII School, Taiping.
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    158 5 Mr. D. J. Davis. Assistant Engineer. PW D J rraang, is a patient m tne General Hospital Penang. Lieutenant R. Adamson. M.C.. II S.V.R tpi h bSj been transferred to the M. S.V.R. Re-mc of Officers. Dr. BearbiocK. M.0.. Kuala Kangsar, has proceeded en Home leave. He has been succeeded
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    TRAIN CRASHES 500 FEET
    133 5 Runs Backwards Down Mountainside Paris. Mar. 8. Two people win killed and five were injured when a funicular train crashed 500 feet down a BMUhtainskk 'rem French territory into Monte Carlo to-day. The train, uliich was running between Monte Carlo and La Turbie. m France, had
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    27 5 Mr. R. E. Ince. of the staff of King Edward Vn School. Taiping. who recently left on Home leave, has been succeeded by Mr. Bromley, of Singapore.
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      303 5 _-fl_-__-____ l__w v K_hlDh___ J_§l wmSxsVw aa _____W Y/fMm\\YitXmWmmmm^^ -t-ffl-PB^ Sj •I can tn-thlnßy V El_^_j WAS FED ON w I nir__\!. SUNSHINE s_-hJ" G ..n 5 MM bath Md ha. hwn birth B< srusxTS ot a v/^ r"*fi?* f notion* have been 1"▼ I JL f I 6 months
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    The Value of Sequences.
    1122 6  - The Value of Sequences. HORATIUS BRIDGE NOTES By IN ph-.Mii^ a luuui aKaitust No Trump-, or vi promoting a secondary suit after trumpa bare boon "Muuimkl tin- too prtjoc'iv* card.; aie those which hum sequences either m individual bands or combined hands. Where those M-qiieni cs ore m the "Honours
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    THE HOLE-IN-ONE AT CONTRACT
    1438 6 BY ELY CULBERTSON *T*HE Grand Coup Is a play m Bridge so rare and unusual that these who have an opportunity to make it enter the same select circle In their favourite mental recreation as do the ftolfers who once m a life-time make a hole-in-one.
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    45 6 The engagement is announced cf Mr. Liew Seng Chong. the only Kuala Lumpur Chinese flying member of the Kuala Lumpur Plying •Club, and Miss Alice Lim Teng Chew, of the Eastern Anto Co.. Ltd. Tho wedding is to take plac? at the end of May.
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    24 6 An American trans-Atlantic flier caused a sensation m Cuba recent 1\ when he landed m his autc-giro 'plane, the first to be seen there
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    AN EPIC OF THE SNOWS
    1089 6 »J Mad Criminal Who Defied Canadian Mounted Police Edmonton. Alberta. After the first two unsuccessful attempts cl I the Royal Canadian Police patrol to captur Albert Johnson, the mad trapper of the Arctic, the third posse left Aklavik on the morning of t Tuesday. February
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    TRUMPS
    93 6 I have just discovered a new trump indicator which I really think is news worth passing on It works on the principle cf a ca*h register which means that as the keys are pressed the right suit pops into view." This amusing novelty would be quite an excellent suggestion
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    NEW PLAYS
    238 6 I A. P. Herbert, who is becoming the Most popular of modern English humourists, now Ihm examples of hLs work m two loud on Ik I His adaptation of the book of Helen" tttt RheUihardt -Cochran success, contnbuti Ml J little to the R-eat success ci that MhUM
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    19 6 Mr. O. P Bradney. Financial Ad\wr. FM s and Mrs. Bradney have left Kuala Lumpur on furlcugh to England.
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    ROMANCE OF NORTHERN TERRITORY
    1292 6 MURDER AND DISEASE TERRORS AND TRIALS OF FIRST SETTLERS GALLANT MEN OF EMPIRE (By V. de P. O'Gorman) Steering a craft made of horse hide w.th an escort of terrorising crocodiles, the wreck of a party barely escaped with their lives. It was a typical instance
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    TEACHERS' "BREAD LINE"
    473 7 Chicago Staffs Unpaid For Many Months Chicago. The teachers of Chicago received their last regular pay m April 193! Since that time, only tWO months' additional salary has been received and. at present, no cash is m sight, writes Agnes B. Clochesy. President of the Elementary Teachers'
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    AN OBSCURE DISEASE
    132 7 Woman's Death In Trance An obscure form of trance was descriLcd at an inquest at St. Pancras. London, on Mrs. Dorothy Agnes Potter, aged 33, of Belsize Park. Hampstead. N.W. Her husband said that two weeks previously II awakened m the night by his wife breathing heavily.
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    39 7 Dr W H. Hart. Bl W^cl and Heilrh Perak, who weal to Sin-: pore en Tuesday lo attend a meetir.R of th- Council of Kine Edward VII College of Medicine, returned '"> Taiping by the day Btail train Oil Thursday.
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    U.S. DIPLOMAT WHO SHOT A TIGER
    592 7 IN MALAYAN JUNGLE Incident That Changed His Career Washington. The new Ambassador of the United States to Japan Is a man who attributes his first' appointment In the United States foreign service I to the fact that President Roosevelt chanced to hear how he
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    36 7 M re. J. F. and Iff. C. Macgregcr. Governing Directors of Caldbeck. Macgregor and Co.. Ltd.. have arrived from Manila to inspect the S.S. and FMS. branches. They expect to be here for about a fortnight*.
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    THE PAWANG'S DAUGHTER
    612 7 THE PA WANG'S DAUGHTER Remarkable Case m Iroh Cburt The Ipoh Police Cr.tr. va_ cro vd:d to ttl utmost capacity with Malays, c:: Thursday, when a young Malay, named Buying bin Haji Mohamed Noor. was charged under Section 4 of the Mohamedan Law Enactment 28 of 1904. with enticing away
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    THREE RIOTERS CONVICTED
    289 7 Policeman Committed for Trial I Penang, April 1. The Penang rioting case, which was concluded m the Additional District Court before Mr. J. H. Bassett. took a surprising turn yesterday when four of the accused were acquitted and discharged and a police constable was summarily committed to
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS
    157 7 Programme of Drills up to and for weekending April 10th. Wednesday. 5.15 p.m.. Drill Hall, "A" WingDepot Coy., Weapon Training Recruits Course; S.R.A. (v). Battery Parade; Brigade Signal Section, Section Parade. Thursday. 5.15 p.m., Drill Hall. N.C.Os Promotion Class. Tactics on Sand Table; "E" (Chinese) Company, Weapon
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      58 7 i i_^m _.i_ni -i i i ——a—— l *^__X Km mm'^aW JCJ" _T^ LIQUID "I _P^^*^^^^-~ liiil STAR BRIGHT I FRUIT JELLIES BU?_&src»B I are ready made, and simply rV^o^eo" I require pouring into moulds ,^^~^d| and chilling until firm. Favourite Fruit Flavours:— Lemon, Orange, Peach, Cherry, Raspberry, Pineapple, Strawberry.
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      60 7 DOUBLE Bl_^^^»wf^ ip^^__fiB^*w® 15 /!_uL WSTTrnT^mTmrnM S^y /miStd (QPs_/ mmSe r*^_._B %^X^w w aaais-j v •^^^^^^-^---J______wii________l /ilmiW mmm// jR(^"""" J^7 ASK' POR CAPSTAN BLUE TOP J^"" .^s-SB_tafci^^s--Sf < iu t —>. S_____9 F ___fe__^____i ___^^___a__li^________l^__r^ ____^^*^___f ___i_^______!____^^________i_^^______i__^**^^^^_____^^_______^^^ jEi Without a moments hesitation instant, certain, sure an immediate start is assured
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    KUALA LUMPUR FLYING CLUB
    1125 8 GOOD YEAR 28 Pupil Members Fly Solo The annual general meeting of the Kuala Lumpur Flying Club was held on Thursday night at the F.M.S.V.F. headquarters. Mr. Mungo Park presiding. The annual report for 1931 stated: Membership at the end of the year was 109. consisting
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    FOOD LOOTING
    207 8 Incidents at Two Selangor Villages Kuala Lumpur. April 2. Raids, presumed to be concerted, were carried out yesterday morning at ten o'clock simultaneously m the villages of Dusun Tua and Ulu Langat. which are separated by sLx miles m each case-by parties of about fifty Kwongsi estate coolies.
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    POISON GAS TESTS
    235 8 M.P. to Ask for 12 Years' Secret A grant of nearly £2.000 a week is made 'by Parliament for chemical warfare research. I most of which is carried out on men and animals at Porton. on Salisbury Plain. Secret tests m the preparation of gas and I
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    STRAITS JUVENILE UNION
    83 8 At the annual general meeting of the Straits Juvenile Union (Boon Wah Kok) the following were elected office-bearers for the year 1932: President Mr. Cheng Lian Seng, Vice-Presidents Messrs. Cheng Soh Boon, Koh Geok Boon, Hon. Secretary Mr. Choo Ah Thye, Hon. Treasurer i Mr. Ho Eng
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    49 8 Mr. E. Foster Lee. who was a delegate to the Methodist Episcopal Conference at Manila last 'month, has returned to Ipoh. Mr. Lee took advantage of his holiday to visit Hong Kong, Canton, Macao and Saigon and was greatly imI pressed by all he saw m those busy towns.
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      325 8 ANNUAL SALE FOR TWO WEEKS ONLY A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO SAVE MONEY BUY NOW AT BARGAIN PRICES Our Entire Stocks m j^C&ACfiCfie IB A YDECHE N E"— ir~"~\- "TRICOCHEN E'— fM^^^^, M T A C H E N X"— T^ "TOOTISHA" and other T /^J)-^^& makes of Art Silk and
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      363 8 /|f\ 'Hiwio^mtv^^lm^ thin Jim mthis btasrfy c/imat* fT-frt-* drink WhhJUy mnd My which conta* matu-dfm 1 ApolJinarts s Foods The 'Allenburys* Foods are particularly suited to the feeding of babies m hot climates. They are germ free, and being simply and easily prepared by the addition of boiling water, their
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      239 9 VICTORIA THEATRE OWING TO THE ■it i:ji i:\imm* srccHM 1 of the TANGLIN TITBITS their performance will be repeated ON SATURDAY NEXT APRIL 9, at 9.30 p.m. Don't be among the number unable j to obtain seats. BOOK EARLY AT~ LITTLE'S Prices $2, $1 Cts. 50. NEXT BAND~PERFORifANCE BOTANICAL GARDENS
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      472 9 Last Nights Audience held Spell-bound I AT THE CAPITOL SPECIAL MATINEE TO-DAY AT 3.15 m> m |6;isi NIGHTLY 9.15 1 j ■■■■■■■■■■■I -Nr- SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE'S FAMOUS DETECTIVE MYSTERY "THE SPECKLED BAND With a BRILLIANT ALL-ENGLISH CAST headed by Two Leading Stage Stars RAYMOND MASSEY LYN HARDING as and
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      305 9 Packed to Capacity f METRO GOLDWYN MAYER SMASHES OVER ANOTHER GREAT HIT! N l P-HH RPH PI E-i TODAY at 3, 6.15 9.15 Wallace Beery Jackie Cooper IN A STORY THAT YOU'LL WANT TO HEAR AGAIN A FILM YOU'LL ALWAYS RAVE ABOUT "THE CHAMP" ALSO VNIQUE SCENES OF THE CRITICAL
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 1932. COUNCIL MATTERS
    965 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 1932. COUNCIL MATTERS The large number of people m the Colony who read with relief the very definite condemnation of a Customs Union contained m the report of the Committee appointed by Government last year will > probably experience a feeling of disappointment, not
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    COMMODITY MARKET
    78 10 LONDON AND NEW YORK TIN AND RUBBER PRICES [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT] London, April 5. Messrs. Lewis, Lazarus and Sons notify to-day's tin prices as follows Spot £109 5 8 £lOB 13|16). Forward £111% (£llO 1116). The market is firm. Messrs. Symington and Wilson notify to-day's rubber prices
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    SUICIDE BY POISONING
    243 10 Inquest on Mr. A. I. D. Hodge Suicide while of unsound mind was the verdict returned by Mr. F. G. Bourne, the Singapore Coroner, yesterday at the conclusion of the inquiry into the death of Mr. A. I. D. Hodge, of the Mercantile Bank, who was found
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    FORGED N.Y.K. TICKETS ALLEGATIONS
    915 10 CHINESE ACQUITTED Judge and Insufficient Evidence An echo of the case In the District Police. Court m which an Englishman named J. A. Ratcliffe was sentenced to 18 months rigorous imprisonment for attempted cheating and abetment of forgery, was heard yesterday before the District Judge. Mr.
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    THE "DOLE"
    42 10 Government to Deal with Question Afresh [FREE PRESS SERVICE—COPYRIGHT London, April 5. It is officially announced that the Government intends to deal afresh with the whole question of unemployment insurance and place It on a permanent footing In 1933. I
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    33 10 A lecture on "Scientific and Religious Views of Death" will be delivered by Swamy Adyananda-. President, Ramakrishna Mission, at the Theosophical Society, 181 Tank Road, tomorrow at 630 p.m. All are cordially invited.
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    VEHICLES CLERK ACCUSED
    501 10 VEHICLES CLERK ACCUSED BREACH OF TRUST Penang Official's I Discoveries I (From Our Own Correspondent Penang April The hearing of the rase _3 which Ahmed Khan, until recently employed m the office of the Registrar of Vehicles a.gistration clerk, is charged with breach of i of $3,500 and falsification of
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    THE ALHAMBRA
    297 10 Wallace Beery In The Champ Having as its central motive th> tftOl of affection between a father and his con a t> ving picture of a distinctly unusual Ifpo II bl hOJ screened at t.ie Alhambra for the next few ci entitled The Champ. One of the kotOOl
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    FIVE WHISKERS CASE
    106 10 Sentence Increased on Accused'"* Appeal (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh. April I What Is known as the Five WMtfM which involved an alleged libel Of the I principal of the Anglo-Chinese School at KOBB par. came up before Mr. Justice I'm' the Appeal Court yesterday ITM jfe*
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    $19,840 MISSING FROM SAFE
    147 11 DUPLICATE KEY? STRAITS TRADING COS LOSS WATCHMAN ARRESTED (From Our Own Correspondent] Ipoh, April 5. A very daring theft occurred at the Papar Ol tlie Straits Trading Co. during th( week-end when the office safe was opened anc len. Tbe theft was evidently perpetrated some time
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    HOSTILE TO SOVIET
    79 11 Woman's Evidence Against [Reuters Service J Moscow. April 5. My brother was always hostile to the Soviet." declared Karasina. giving evidence against her brother, Judas Stern, who, on trial fcr his life ;> v guilty m the Supreme Court to "a terroristic act," attempting to kill Hen
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    MORGAN CREDIT
    53 11 Britain Repays Full Amount [Reuter's Service] New York. AprU 5. Further proof of Britain's financial strength .11 whin the last vestige of the Morgan banting credit of $200,000.0000 granted to last August was repaid to-day. Ac- the Herald-Tribune the United Win not cancel the credit which will open
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    MOSCOW SUSPECTS PLOT
    63 11 By "Certain Imperialistic Powers" [Reuter's Service] Riga. April 5. "Certain imperialistic Powers" are scheming to wrest Far Eastern territory from the Soviet, declared M. Molotov m a speech at Moscow, adding that it was vitally necessary to prepare against the Powers who planned to create a White
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    JAPANESE ORDERS
    65 11 German Wire Works to be Fully Employed [Reuter's Service] Cologne, April 5. Large Japanese orders will fully employ H tag*! rolled wire works at Hochfeld, near Duisburg. it is stated the orders are not connected with the Sino-Japanese conflict. B-stag's are the largest and most modern m many
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    SILVER PROBLEM
    48 11 British Government's Attitude [Reuter's Service] London, April 5. Tu.' Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Mr BUst informed the House of Commons that mint has not received official representa"licerning the holding of an International <•< inference. The Government did nol M to Initiate any action m the matter.
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    LYTTON COMMISSION
    46 11 A Busy Day at Hankow [Renter's Far Eastern Servlcel Hankow, April 5. rd Lytton and the Commissioners, wh< I• d yesterday morning from Nanking, lef l-ukow en route to Peking this evening I their crowded stay the Commissioner i d dykes and refugee camps.
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    COUNT CZERNIN
    29 11 Death of Austrian War-tinu TReuter's Servlcel Vienna, April 5. The death has occurred of Count Czernir Uto- Hungarian Foreign Minister during th taajM of the European war.
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    R.G.A. DECISION
    116 11 [FREE PRESS SERVICE—COPYRIGHT] I Lei.don, April 5. I i The R.G.A. Council decided m view of J j the decision against a restriction scheme i that they would not re-open negotiations with the respective Governments or i consider any schemes for regulation of J supplies on a voluntary
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    FAILURE OF SOVIET FARMS
    258 11 WHOLESALE ARRESTS Anxiety Over Grain Crop Reuter's Service] London. April 5. The greatest anxiety Ls felt by the Soviet Government owing to the possible failure of th? grain crop throughout Russia and the bad state of live stock production caused by alleged "criminal neglect" In Spring
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    FEWER UNEMPLOYED
    137 11 Improved Position m Britain [British Radio Official Service j Rugby, April 5. Monthly Returns of the Minister of Labour state that at March 21 there were approximately 9.549.000 insured persons aged 16 to 64 m employment m Great Britain. This was 146.000 I more than one month before
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    OATH OF ALLEGIANCE
    128 11 Dominions' Messages to De Valera [British Radio Official Service] Rugby, April 5. It is announced that the draft of the proposed n.ply to the British Note regarding representations made on the question of the oath of allegiance to the Crown and payment of Irish land annuities had
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    SHANGHAI NEGOTIATIONS
    123 11 League to Review Position Next Week [Reuter's Service] Geneva, April 4. The Sino-Jarpanese dispute is momentarily m suspense as far as the League is concerned, though the upshot of the Shanghai negotiations ls being awaited with much interest. The special Committee of the League Assembly dealing with the
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    M. TARDIEU ON HIS LONDON VISIT
    836 11 "IMPORTANT RESULTS" VALUE OF PERSONAL CONTACT DANUBIAN STATES [British Radio Official Service] Rugby. April 5. The French Premier. M. Tardieu. arrived In Paris from London this morning and was met by Lord Tyrrell, British Ambassador, and members of the French Cabinet. Addressing all representatives
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    40 11 His Excellency the High Commissioner ha*: been pleased to appoint Mr. Albert Shlllinglaw Lilburne to be an Unofficial Member of the Federal Council during the absence on leave of the Hon'ble Mr. H. B. Egmont Hake, commencing on March 18.
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    PHILIPPINES TO BE INDEPENDENT
    157 11 AMERICA'S DECISION Colonel Stimson's Fears [Reuter's Service] Washington, April 4. The House of Representatives to-day passed the Bill providing for the independence of the Philippines within eight years. While the farmers are delighted at the passage of the Bill, hoping that it will mean the imposition
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    FORTESCUE CASE
    273 11 Armed Police at Honolulu Trial [Reuter's Service] Honolulu. April 4. Armed police guarded the grey-stoned lemple of justice at the opening of the Fortescue trial. Simultaneously America has been stirred by the issue of a report by the United States Assistant Attorney General, who has been investigating conditions
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    IRAQ PIPE LINE
    83 11 Big Contract for British Firm [British Radio- -Official Service] Rugby. April 5. A contract fcr a large percentage of the 1,200 miles of pipe line to be laid bj the Iraq Petroleum Company has beer, placed v»uh Stewarts and Lloyds. Limited, tube manufacturers, ot Glasgov and Birmingham.
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    "NOT A DOUBT ABOUT IT"
    288 11 Judge's Finding In Claim Against a Chetty Chetty was the defendant and a Tamil woman the plaintiff In a case that was before the Chief Justice (Sir William Murlson) yesterday. The defendant was S. P. K. M. S. T. Kumar rappa Chetty. The case of
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    33 11 This afternoon at 4.30 the Ladies Union. Singapore, is giving a tea party at No. 6, Mount Sophia, m honour of Lady Clementi on the occasion of the first anniversary of the Union.
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    BRITISH POLICY IN INDIA
    2023 12 REASONS FOR ORDINANCES Sir Samuel Hoare Explains Again London. Mar. 24. On the motion of adjournment for the Easter recess the question of British policy m India was again raised by Mr D R Grenfell »Gowen who declared that the present emergency meaMire* ended the period
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    56 12 i fcflsi Lilian Davies. the well-known musical comedy actress, who underwent a serious noerattoa while acting m a pantomime at Manchester, has recently died. Miss Davies was renowned for her beauty and h r lc-vely v:ice. She appeared with d stinction i.i 'Polly. "-flcac of the Soa." "The Three Musketeers,"
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    FEDERATION AND THE PRINCES
    785 12 A CALL FOR COURAGE Viceroy on the Need of the Times New Delhi. Mar. 28. The Viceroy, m opening the eleventh session of the Chamber of Princes yesterday, emphasised that the times called for courage and confidence. He said that he sympathised with the Princes m
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    OTTAWA CONFERENCE
    160 12 Indian Government Delegation Selected IBritLsh Radio Official Servicel Rugby. April 4. The Government of India has accepted the invitation to send a delegation to the Ottawa 'Imperial Economic Conference m July next. It has been informed that the conference will discuss the policy of trade agreements between different
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    SQUALL CAPSIZES YACHTS
    53 12 Adelaide, March 27. Seventy-five persons were thrown into the water and had to struggle for their lives m tcssing seas when a squall swept seaside resorts here to-day with disastrous results. Some 22 yachts capsized and five members of the crew cf the champion yr.cht, Sunny South,
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    POLITICAL ASSASSINS IN JAPAN
    884 12 BLOOD BROTHERS Prominent Statesmen Marked Down Tokyo. Mar. 2H. Thirteen members of the Blood Brotherhood conspiracy to assassinate leading political and financial figures were formally indicted this morning on the chaige of murder. The wide ramifications of the plot were gradually unravelled as a result of
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    HUSBAND'S AGONY
    118 12 Wife and Family Burnt to Death Nap-Tree (Ontarie). Mar. 28. The husband is m severe agony at seeing his wife and three children burned to death by a fire which has destroyed his house and an adjoining; sore m a small village near here. The owner cf the
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    POISON SWALLOWER DEAD
    649 12 FATAL STRYCHNINE Death Follows Rangoon Performance Rangoiin. Mar. 2U. Yogi Narasingh;. Swami. the poison swallower is dead. He died at the General Hospital at 1.30 p.m. from what is believed to be the effect, of strychnine which he swallowed during his last performance on Thursday night at
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    SALE OF WORK
    318 12 Successful Presbyterian Effort The Presbyterian Church held sale In Tomlinson Hall yesterday for the plipooe ol rai>ing funds to cover the cost cf various church requirements. The sale wai a huge success, frcm every' point of view. The .sum raised was 'approximately $1,500. In asking Mrs. J.
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    RACE WITH DEATH
    65 12 Montgomery (Alabama). Mar. !8. A well known Birmingham (Alabama! couple had to race with death m the latest tornado to strike the Southern States when they Raw a "twister on its way when they were out tor a motor drive. They drove furiously ror BtUOJ over the
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    HUGE FORTUNE FOR UNIVERSITY
    505 12 I MR. EASTMAN'S BEQUEST Disposal of $20,000,000 r Estate Reuter's Service 1 RoehesUr. New York. Vpril I The will Of Mr Oeorge E ist man h Kodak's Ltd. has bean proved ;it UtjOM The bull: of his fortune Ml to RoclM ter University I Rochester Univcrsi»\
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    MR. T. F. RYAN'S £29.000.000 ESTATE
    135 12 Son "Cut OfT With Set ol Shirt Studs New York. M < l« Tin will oi Mr Thomas Fortun. H New York Bnandcr, mm admit to-day at £23.000.000— the second I record. The first and Mfgea* VI 1' Whitney'.- e-tate. Death dutie- will account
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    NATIONAL AVIATION DAY
    57 12 Sir Alan Cobhain\s Plans for Homo Campaign [Bntish FMdio— Official S< Rugby. April Plans lor a n day towns norn Nm nice to I prepared by Sir Alan Cobliani th. airman His campaign to make H I minded ha- the warm sup:- H •t Walt the Air
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    SOMALILAND CRUISE
    33 12 R.A.F. Squadron's Flight [British Batlta fffllnlal s Kujftiv. Ipfil The thm Royal .\r I ift ol H h imut r squadron nsgosjad an tft>» aUhj KOChed Wadih Alii t> -ii;ty ha
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    25 12 Mr \V. IV Ci rlUIL ">1 thr Str:i'ft Co.. Ltd. Ijift. ,-i.ft Mr: Caurlnft h for Boom Tin I b<- .iv i\ of th;- \«.'f.
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      MANTON HORSES
      1415 13 The Derby Favourite at Home I always greatly appreciate the privilege of being allowed to peep at the Manton horses at home, and it was a particularly pleasant experience this year, when so many high-class performers are to be seen m the stable. The racing public is keen
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      TURF LIBEL
      349 13 Irish Paper Pays Trainer £1,000 Mr. Edward Timothy O'Sullivan. racehorse owner and trainer, of Devizes. WQtabire, who has been described as the 'Trainint* Wizaid was awarded £1.000 damages, with cost.< m the King's Bench Division yesterday, against Independent Newspapers. Ltd., proprietors of the j "Irish Independent" for libel.
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      15 13 Miss Sonja Henie. the Norwegian woman who holds the world's champion skating, title, m America.
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      LAWN TENNIS
      23 13 Paris Beat London Paris, Mar. 20. In the three day inter-City fixture here Paris defeated London by 13 wins to eight.
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      63 13 At the annual general meeting of the Seremban Golf Club the following were elected officers for the current year: President: Mr. J. W. W. Hughes. M.C.S. Captain: Mr. W. P. Crowford. Hony. Secretary. J. F. Walker. Committee: The above gentlemen and Messrs. R. F. Gunn and N. B. Frazer. The
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      475 14 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m England) "ELLERMAN" LINE FREIGHT SERVICE TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL HOMEWARDS. Steamer. Dne 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. ss.
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      569 15 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE SAILING NOTICE OF FAMOUS PRESIDENT LINERS. TO MARSEILLES, NEW YORK AND BOSTON From Singapore and Penang via Colombo, Bo Sue/. Port Said. Alexandria. Naplea and Germ. Arrive Leave Leave Arrive Spore Spore Penang N. York Pres. Harrison Apr. 11 Apr. 12 Apr. 14 May 24 Pres. Hayes
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    CONNEMARA RUBBER
    554 16 Satisfactory Year's Working The 16th annual general meeting of Connemara Limited was held at the registered office of the Company, No. 1 Embankment, Kuala Lumpur, on March 23, the Chairman, Mr. Jack Murray presiding. The Chairman said: I think you will agree with me that Ccnne*nara Limited is
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    ABDUCTED GIRL OF 14
    137 16 Coloured Showman m Court Albert Stowe. aged 28. a coloured showman, of St. George's-stTeet. E.l, was at Exeter committed for trial accused of the abduction of a 14-year-old girl. Eve Rendell. I It was stated that the girl met Stowe at a midget golf course. t
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      704 16 Burns Philp Line. (Incorporated m Australia) I FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via I JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. b Begular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and the I S.S. MANGOLA (3,352 tons). [Cargo only.] s.s. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading
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      501 16 KERR STEAMSHIP Co. Inc. (Incorporated In U.S-A.) GENERAL AGENTS. NEW YORK SERVICE. Regular Freight Service to Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore (via Suez). Due Sails Due New York. M.S. SILVERCYPRESS Apr. 12 Apr. 18 May 23 M.S. SILVERWALNTJT May 3 May 9 June 13 M.S. SILVERPALM May 24 May
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      151 16 AMERICAN EXPRESS CO. INC. I Incorporated m U S A International BANKING and TRAVEL SERYH I S Travellers Cheques. Letters of Credit Money Orders. Drafts. Transfers of Funds fef Mul and Cahle. Tours. Cruises. Steamship Restr*. aliens. Railroad Tickets. Baggage Insuiame SINGAPORE, No. 1, Collver O^u.iy. SILVER JAVA PACIFIC LINE
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      699 16 MAIL DESPATCHES BY TRAIN iangkok every Saturday 7 p.m. and Thursday 7.30 ajn. wedah Monday to Friday 7.30 ajn. Saturdays 7 pjn. I luantan (via Jerantut) 7 pjn. telantan every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 7 pjn. Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Penang and Lower Siam 7.30 a.m. i-VM.S., Batu Anam, Batu
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      215 16 Victoria Deck: Angby. Keppel Harbour King's Dock: King's Dock Caisson No. 2. No. 1 Dock: Toradja. No. 2 Dock: Kistna. VESSELS ARRIVED Hua Tong, Brit. 109, from Malacca 5, for Muar, Malacca 6. Gen. Verspyck. Dut. 640. from Natuna Isl. 5. for Natuna Isl 8. Lipis, Brit. 462. from Port
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      FREIGHT RATES
      55 17 The rates of freight on the undernoted commodities from Straits to Conference basis Ports m Europe are now reduced as follows: Black Pepper 75 9d per scale Ton White Pepper 90 3d per Ton Tin 77 per Ten Illipenuts 60 9d per Ton The above reduced rates come
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      273 17 Cunard Lme has given three months' notice to some 60 members of its office staff. Chargeurs Reunis have carried forward the profit of 1194 francs that they have made dur- I ing the year. Columbus. Ncrth German Lloyd liner, has had her second class accommodation converted to third tourist. Lloyd
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      SHIP PROPULSION
      637 17 Parting of the Ways Uuder the comprehensive title, "Modern Types of Propelling Machinery for Mercantile Marine Use." an able paper— the fourth Thomas Lowe Gray Lecture was recently delivered before the Institution of Mechanical Engineers by Mr. Sterry B. Freeman, C.8.E.. M.Eng.M.l.Mech.E.. superintendent engineer of Messrs. Alfred Holt
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      FAMOUS CUTTY SARK
      843 17 Training Ship For The Navy The First Lord of the Admiralty, m introducing the Naval Estimates, made a memorable speech one that is likely to prove a sea-mark m our Naval policy m the coming years. Sir Bolton Eyres-Monsell restored to a Naval debate that scent of
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      UTILISING OBSOLETE OCEAN LINERS
      186 17 Ship destruction rather than ship construction continues to be the order of the day, and additional firms of shipbuilders m several centres are turning their attention to this line of occupation mainly with the view of providing for their regular employees. The Furness Shipbuilding Coy. of
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      558 17 THE Singapore Free Press (Daily and Weekly Editions) Head Office: 138 ROBINSON ROAD, SINGAPORE Telephone: 6056. Cable Address: ADVERTISER SINGAPORE and tin cables appear daily. Special features mclude pictures, serial story bridge and chess notes lades' pal' with latest fashions, flying snortin? from" our"' 1 616 *****> bef ides' letters
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      306 17 PROVED! {y^ i| THE BABY l&ABYFOOf FOOD hs^«%%£xz&^~;'*?%mm v v y*r\ N^^___^^^ *****/ THE SUNLIGHT VITAMINS. The "Ankoria'* Baby Food oi New Zealand is produced only m the Spring when the fresh preen pastures are at their highest Vitamin Content, and by the introduction of Vitamin D known as THE
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    TRAGEDY OF LILIAN DAVIES
    514 18 PRETTY TOLLY" Love Story Ends m Shadows A rhorus-girl who achieved fame m a ni^ht. Vet behind whose life lay tragedy, died m Manchester recently She was Miss Lilian Davies. I Born m Cardiff thirty-v t n yeirs au<>. she had good looks and a tine
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    RIGID JEWISH LAW
    199 18 Tragedy of a Broken Romance The broken romance of a young Jew and his Gentile sweetheart was described at a Stepney Inquest m mail week. The inquest was held by Dr. Guthrie on Sarah Nunn. aged twenty-two. a cap machinst, of Great Eastern-buildings Quaker Street, Stepney. Mrs.
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    £5,000 ROBBERY ON BLUE TRAIN
    143 18 Lady Howard De Walden Loses Necklace Paris. March 9. Lady Howard de Walden and her sister, Mrs. Humphrey Butler, of Seaford He-use. Belgravesquare, London, were victims of a daring robbery during the night when thieves broke into a railway carriage on the Blue Train somewhere
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    47 18 Mr N. K. Bain, District Officer. Lower Perak has been appointed to be a member of the Perak State Council. He takes the place of Mr. J V. Cowgill. who. by virtue of his office as acting Secretary to Resident. Perak. has a seat m the Council.
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    DEATH SENTENCE ON FREEDMAN
    670 18 MURDERED TYPIST "I Loved Her Too Much to Quarrel" Mamie;' Freedman. aged thirty-six. a traveller, cf Clapton. E.. was sentenced to death by Mr. Justice Hawke at the Old Bailey for murdering Miss Annie Friedson, aged thirty-one. a typist, al.s« of Clapton. Miss Friedson was found
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    22 18 A scientist at work at the international station set up last year on the top of Jungfrau. 3.500 metres above sea level.
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    FARMER ATTACKED BY EAGLE
    73 18 Attacked by what he tock to be a giant crow, which he had shot at. Mr. Maurice Broadley. son cf the owner of Lenacre Farm at Whitfield <near Dover), felled the bird with a second shot, and then discover that it was a white-tailed sea-eagle. j
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    ROUND YOUR DIAL
    315 18 Popular Shortwave Radio Stations The following Is s t of stations which can oe received tn Singapore: Java Stations Bandoeng PLM from about 5.20 p_n. 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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    RADIO SAIGON
    180 18 The following programmes of music will be broadcast by the studio orchestra of Radio Saigon, under the direction of M. Andre Soyer. WEDNESDAY Fierrabras. Schubert; Miss Robinson. Varney; Aria (for violoncello. Mme. Simone Chefnay) Bach: Evensong. Schumann; Invitation to the Dance Sudessi; Fantasy on Tannhauser. Wagner; II court,
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    13 18 New York stock exchange, where fortunes are made and lost »n a day.
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    KUALA LUMPUR AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY
    67 18 Kuala Lumpur regular broadcasts are until further notice DAILY on 55.5 Metres 10.30 to 11 am PETALING HILL TESTING. (Except Sundays and Public Holidays.) FRIDAY on 65 Metres FROM THE BTUDIO I 8.30 pjn. Krontchong Music. 7.00 English. 7.15 British Official Wireless News. 7.25 Recital
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    48 18 Mr. P. E. Williams, Station Master, Ipoh. has retired from the service after having served the Railway Department for 27 years. Mr. Williams has been m Ipoh for a couple of years and, before his transfer to Ipoh. he was stationed at Tapah Read Station as Station Master.
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    POLLY MORAN
    132 18 T PrC Com A edv in Lomedy The determination of Polly Moran—Marie Dressler's girl friend—to be good-looking has Ed her into trouble again. A few months ago she allowed a beauty urgeon t:> straighten her nose. And immediately her employers, the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Company, loudly protested that* the improvement
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    65 18 After drawing her old age pension Mrs Hallett. a widow of Southampton, went into a church to pray. When she rose from her devctiens she discovered that her bag had disappeared. The bag contained her last penny m the world as well as some objects of purely sentimental value which
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    BIRTH-RATE GOES DOWN AGAIN
    122 18 New Low Record for England and Wales Another low birth-rate record has been established. During the last quarter of 1931 there were 147.619 live births (14.6 per l.OOOi in England and Wales (says the Registrar-General's return). This Ls 7.009 fewer than the number for the corresponding
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    85 18 The Rev H J. Hutchinson. Chaplain of South Perak. left Ipoh on Home leave on Thursday. During his absence the Rev L St G. Petter will Mt as Chaplain. Mr Petter Arrived from England this mm* but ha*, unfortunately, gone down with fever and has been admitted to Batu Gajah
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      721 18 BANKS AND INSURANCE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. ancorporated m England) Capital E3. 000, 000 Subscribed 1.800,000 Paid-up 1.050.000 Reserve Fund and Rest 1,217.926 BOARD OF DIRECTORS J. M. Ryrie, Esq.. Chairman P. R. Chalmers. Esq.. Charles J. Hambro. Esq.. W. H Shelford Esq.. Sir Thomas Catto. Bart Sir C.
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      551 18 BRITISH X§B^ INSURANCE COMPANY. LIMIT!!) FIRE, MARINE. TRANSIT AND MOTOR CAR INSURANCE ACCEPTED AT LOWEST CURRENT RATES L. C. MARGOLIOUTH. Manager Office 2, Finlayson Green TOE EASTERN UNITED ASSURANCE CORPORATION LTD FIRE, MARINE MOTOR CAR AND PERSONAL ACCIDENT INSURANCE. L. G. JOHNSON: General Mukfti HFAD OFFICE: 3-e Malacca Strom* Singapore.
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    COMPANY NEWS
    54 19 Kramat Tin Interim hividend I FREE PMSMI SERVICE COPYVIGHTJ London, April 5. I show profit ol £1.370 on the year u.o propose to carry forward £18.819 A prom of £705 is shown by Taiping Rubber who PfOpon to carry forward £20.185 Kramat Tui propose to pay an interim
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    BANGKOK DOCK CO.
    551 19 Loss of 503,000 Ticals l RIMtJ genera] meeting oi the share- j In the Bangkok Dock Co Lid was held ered <<tiAt~ of the eonpnny last Ml S Bl lgltW-M «Chainn;<nt presided. and there uere also praam. Messrs A. V. Rooth. R haitUon, D. Jack and R.
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    CANADIAN TARIFF
    202 19 Another Blow to Japan Trade Japaneai exportora to Canada are alarmed M the rei*ort that the French-Canadian taim agreement h :.s now been cancelled. effective June 16 state* a Japan paper. Japanese go;;d hitherto enjoyed the same interim duties I kmpoaed on French goods, but m future will
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS
    18 19 ••<<urw.ii. GilfllUn and Co.. Ltd.. Penang. s «*rreU*rte*: Ritaa-i Tin, 102.31 pic v is.
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    SUNGEI RAMAL
    653 19 Biff Increase m Yield Per aAcre The 18th annual mm] meeting of Sungei Ramal Syndicate. Limited was held at the registered office of the Company. No. 1. Embankment. Kuala Lrmpur en Wednesday, with Mr. E. G. Leyne m the chair. The chairman addressed the meeting as follows:^ The
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    MERCANTILE BANK
    267 19 The Thhtv-Ninth Annual Rep )it of the Board ot Diiectors to the shareholders of the Meicantlc Bink Ltd.. presented at the annuai meeting at Winchester House on March 22 states. The profits tor the year, including £166.845 I Bs. lid. brought forward from list Account j amount lo
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    To-Day's Price Changes
    363 19 To-Day s Price Changes EXCHANGE KATES April 5. SELLING London. 4 months' sight 2 3 15 16 London. 3 months' sight 2 3s 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. 23 3|4 Lyons.
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION
    67 19 April ,">th.. 12 o'clock noon. Buyers Sellers R.S.S. equal to London Standard. Spot 51.. 5 s Standard R.S.S. on Tender April 5\ May 5 4 5 T v June 5 7^ 6 July-Sept. 6 1 6', Oct-Dec. 6'j JTone of Market Steady. j Latest Cable.
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST
    967 19 TUESDAY. APRIL STH. 19'.i> CLOSING QUOTATIONS Buyers Sellers Asam Kumbang (£> 21s 23s Austral Malay 18s 20s Ayer Hitam (ss> 9s 6d 10s 6d c.d. Bangrin Tin (ff) 9s 6d 10s 6d Batany Padang tsl> 07 2 12 Vs Batu Caves ($1» 15 20 Buku Arang isi>
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    MALAYA RUBBER STATISTICS
    339 19 Ocean shipments of rubber, including concentrated latex, latex and icvertex, being final shipments on ocean -steamers at all Malayan ports, during the month of March. 1932. Sheet Cl«pe I atex. Ct rated Latex TOTAL Tons Revertex Tons Tons Destination Export Transhipment Transhipment Transhipment Orand Export Export Proper
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    MALAYA TIN STATISTICS
    59 19 Foreign Imports of Tin Ore during the month of March. 1932. 3. Netherlands India Banka and Billiton 944 4 French Indo-China 85 8 Union of South Africa 10 Note 1. Imports In 1931 were 43.563 Average per month 3.630 2. Figures for 1932 are January 2.314 February
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    YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK
    108 19 The Directors' Statement of the Liabilities and Assets of the Bank, and of the Profit and Loss Account for the half-year, ending December 31st. shows that the net profit of the Bank for the half-year, after providing for al" bad and doubtful debts, rebate on bills. <tr
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    NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
    100 19 Change* m Representative Prices r United Press Association] New York. April 2 4. American Can. Com. 60.. 50 I Cities Service 5* H gat Colombia Gas and Elee. 10-v Curtis Wright 1 1, 1 Electric Bond and Share 16 16=> Nat. City Bank 40 40.. N
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    THE £ ABROAD
    174 19 THE ABROAD I British Radio Official Service 1 March 26 \pril 2 4. Amsterdam 9. 29.. 9.30 9.37 1 Athens 2J5 290 295 Bombay Is. 6 9 64d. ls. 6 132 d Is 6 L32d Berlin 15.70 15 13 16 16 Brussels 26 13 16 26 15 16 27.10 Bucharest
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS
    19 19 j Kramat Pulai: From the Mine 320 pkuls. IFrom Tributors 54 pkuls. Total 374 pkuls.
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    51 19 The Committee of the Relief Fund for Chirm organised by the Singapore Chinese Chamber ot Commerce announces with gratitude the recvtpt of $32 from the Chinese Staff of the P. and O Banking Corporation. Ltd.. and $79 from tlvSubordinate Staff of the Mimicipa. Uectrfc*. Department, as subscriptions towards the above
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      73 19 K exceed $12,000,000 1 Assurance m force over 535.000.0P0 be Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated In the Straits Settlement*) Great Eastern Life Building, Cecil Street, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE. 27 Old Jewry EC >any has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England and complies with the British Life
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    WEEKLY SPORTING NOTES
    2244 20 R*risin_ Malayan Golf Handicaps.— The We* Hai Wei tup.— Week -end Cricket.— Cockle Playing Himself into Colony Xl— D. R. A. 11. hi mi Versatility. The 1932 Rawing Seaiwr.— Saturday's Boxing Scandal. S.C.C.s Soccer Debarle'— Death of Capt. Cattle. As was anticipated, the Singapore Golf Club had
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      ENTRIES CLOSED
      140 20 Many Applications from Malaya TFREE PRESS SERVICE COPYRIGHT j London, April 5. Entries for the Empire Overseas Golf Tournament have been closed already instead of on May 30 owing to the record number of over 300 applications. The entry of actual competitors is limited 150. Singapore entries are:
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      WALKER CUP PLAYERS
      42 20 [FKEE PRESS SERVICE COPYRIGHT! London, April 5. The following will be Britain's golf team m Walker Cup matches with U.S.A.: Bookless (Inverness). Burke (Lahinch). Crawley (Brancepethi. W. L. Hartley (Royal). Hartley (Chislehurst). Mcßuvie (Leventhistle), Stout (Bridlington). Torrance (Sandy). I
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    SOCCER INTERNATIONAL
    51 20 Scotland's Team for Wembley [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT] London. April 5. The following team will represent Scotland m the match with England at Wembley on Saturday. Hamilton (Rangers); Crapnell (Airdrie). Nibloe (Kilmarnock*; McNab (Dundee). Craig (Motherwell). Brown (Rangers); Archibald Rangers). Marshall (Rangers*. Dewar (Third Lanark). Napier (Celtic). Morton
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    S.C.C. SNOOKER
    297 20 Draw for Volunteer Tournament The draw for the Volunteer Snooker tournament, commencing at the S.C.C. to-morrow, resulted as follows: J. W. Jones and A. W. Hay. J. E. Wills and F. S. Wood. J. V. West and D. R. Harper. Capt. D. V. Hill and L. N. Strachan.
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB
    102 20 April Monthly Medal And Spoon The monthly Medal for April (stroke) will be played for during the week-end. 9th. and 10th. nstant. and the Ladies Spoon (bogey) on Monday. 11th. TELEGRAPH CUP The qualifying round for the Telegraph Cup will be played off m conjunction with the
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    YESTERDAY'S FOOTBALL
    28 20 The following ere the results of third division games played yesteidav: Bramtoco 2, V.M.C.A. 0: Harbour Board 5, Public Services 3; Post Office 3. Robinson's 1.
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    S.C.C. LAWN TENNIS
    472 20 Yesterday's Results and To-day Ties Yesterday's ties m the S.C.C. lawn tennis tournament resulted as follows Championship Singles Dr. H. O. Hopkins beat E. Jackson 6 l, 6 o. E. Cherrington vs. W. H. Droogleever unfinished set all to finish Wednesday. A. A. A. Paterson beat Dr.
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    THE SPECKLED BAND
    338 20 A "Thriller" at the Capitol Capita! Theatres m presenting the "Speckled Band", by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, have given Singapore an opportunity of judging for themselves the rising standard of British productions, for this picture is without a doubt one of the best of its kind yet
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    PHILANTHROPIC MONEY CHANGERS
    130 20 One -Fortieth of Proceeds of Business to Charity It was disclosed an a case that came before Mr. Justice Cobbett yesterday that one-fortieth cf the proceeds of two money changing businesses, during the existence of a partnership that began m 1924 and ended m l-? 27. was
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    45 20 The following have been invited to play for S.C.C. vs. R.A. on Friday at the Stadium:— E. Cherringtop; J. G. Glasgow, J. L. Elmer; D. R. Harper, A. K. Reade. E. Laidman; E. A. Joy J. E. King, C. Kendall, N. Fyfe, H. L. Vincent.
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      94 20 LAW NOTICE Wednesday, April 6th Befrre the Chief Justice m tMe Ist. Court at 11 a.m. 5.*****1 Asam Khan otherwise known as Thosha Khan vs. Asiatic Cattle Co. Bfcre Mr. Justice Cobbett m the 2nd. Court at 11 a.m. 5.419 31 His Majesty's Attorney General for the Straits Settlements on
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      81 20 SAL E TfisMasferisAfoke DELETED RECORDS DOUBLE SIDED Cts. RECORDS FROM Cf \J each MOUTRIE'S (Incorporated m Hong Kong) H.M.V. SPECIALISTS Raffles Place Singapore. POP IT INTO THE OVEN AND YOUR TASK IS ALMOST DONE— THERE'S NO WOOD TO HANDLE, NO DELAY, NO UNCERTAINTY WITH THE CLEAN, EFFICIENT MODERN GAS COOKER
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      90 20 THE WEEK'S HONOURS LIST BATTING 76 Evan Wong. S.C.RC vs BB and I. 53 B. Dudley. Ceylon S.C. vs. R.AF. BOWLING 8 for 55 L A C. Cockle. United Services vs. see 6 for 30 D'Almeida. St. Joseph's vs. United Engineers. 6 fcr 41 Cochrane, United Engineers vs. St. Joseph's.
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