The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 13 April 1932

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  • 16 1 The Singapore Free Press NO. 13,619. ESTABLISHED 1835. SINGAPORE, S.S. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 1932. 10 CENTS.
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  • 454 1 Argentina and Chile are being devastated by earthquake disturbances and volcanic eruptions; the town of Malarque appears to he doomed Page 11. It is recognised that though Ilindenburg was elected President Hitler was victorious and the elections to the Diets will be the next heayy battle— Page
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  • 1112 1 It was noon on a sultry day m March when our mctor cw reached the little hamlet of Bant.ian lv.li-way on the hilly road which leads ficm Slnearaja. the capital, to Tabanan on the couthern side cf the verdant isle of Bali. A <mall but intent
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 349 1 KLIM POWDERED MILK THE NEABEST APPROACH TO PURE, FRESH, PASTEURIZED MILK OBTAINABLE IN THE TROPICS. OBTAINABLE AT ALL LEADINGS PROVISION STORES. RAFFLES HOTEL r TO-DAY'S ATTRACTION TEA DANCE— 6.3O TO 8.15 INFORMAL AFTER DINNER DANCE 9.30 to\Mid-Night TO-MORROW SPECIAL DINNER DANCE AND CABARET FAREWELL APPEARANCES OF MDLLE. MI7RA SMIRNOVA N.
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    • 161 1 FAMOUS HOTELS WHERE EMPIRE WINES ARE OBTAINABLE Raffles Hotel ASK FOR tenfold 's (Vintage 1922) Champagne Tolley's 100% Pure Grape Brandy PRODUCE OF AUSTRALIA Sole Importers McALISTER Co., Ltd. SUPPORT EMPIRE PRODUCTS! EUROPE #h6teT TERMS— INCLUSIVE or A LA CARTE. I XXI RIMKMKU GRILL. FINEST HOME FOOD EXCELLENT CUISINE AND
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    • 114 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS B p?fe i. ttrar^kms Pcqr l Npxt SatrrdaVs boxinc P.. r----~ '•mvr^ments Pt-«» Pemodent removes film from teeth— Paer 8. CHRYSLER LOW UPKEEP Thousands of people have read these books. Have You? Shadows on the Rock. W. Cather Rule of Three, E. Crawshay-Willhms The Wife. S. Salt First
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    • 21 1 KLIM POWDERED MILK THE NEAREST APPROACH TO PURE. FRESH. PASTEURIZED MILK OBTAINABLE IN THE TROPICS. OBTAINABLE AT ALL LEADING PROVISION STORES.
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    • 455 2 FOR BEAUTIFUL NAILS USE GLAZO NAIL PREPARATIONS. Cuticle Cream, Liquid Polish and Remover, Nicotone Remover, Liquid Polish m five shades. Nail White, etc. MEDICAL HALL LTD. Retail Dept. 3. Battery Road Phone 6117. Telegrams "Obat,— Singapore. BUSINESS CARDS. STRAITS TYPEWRITER AGENCY STATIONERS REPAIBERS. 14A Chance Alley. Singapore. _^tf^^kt Th« Cheapest
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    • 661 2 TENDERS. SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE TENDERS. NOTICE is 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 Installation of Sanitary Fittings at Nos. 18, 19. 20. 21. 22. 38 and 40. Kampong
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    • 538 2 Stronger Nerves Increased Energy By unng Sanatogen you wil \^v. 4aV*wV won enjoy aound, healthy •iaay -^^^L again, becauae Sanatogen takav liaamai your ncrve-weakvaaa, More than 24.000 physicians all \SS over the world have ren'iumenoV V^^^^. r*^KSS^l ad Sanatt>gen m writing as mm :^^j9^i»w |w\l ideal tonic -iood why not
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    • 283 2 AUCTION SALE. IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE OF JACOBEAN DESIGN WAI NUT STAINED TEAK HOUSEHOIJ) Xl RNI IT HF PIANO nc THE PROPERTY OF HARRY GII.D E.~m To be hold «l No. :;i? Thomson Road ON WEDNESDAY APRIL 13th, 19.52 AT p.m. Comprising An excelVnt toned baby grand piano by The Kooiiwui
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  • 357 3 M.P.'s DEATH Chief Taxing Master Commits Suicide London. April 4. Whethvr I man could shoot himself with a long double-barrelled sports gun wa^ the central point at the inquest m the mellowed atmosphere of Lord Haih.ham's old-world country seat at Carter's Corner. Sussex, to-day. The victim
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  • 241 3 Town Loses Fortune by the Birth of Baby Brighton has lost a fortune, and the poor Widows of the town pensions of 10s. weekly, and all because of Baby Anne. Sir John George Blaker. a former Mayor of Brighton, who died six years ago. left £290.000
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  • 138 3 Husband Found Guilty but Insane George Henry Tandy (48). a steel forger, of Sheffield, was found guilty at Leeds Assizes of murdering his wife Alice. The jury found that j Tandy was insane at the time, and the Judge ordered that he should be detained during
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  • 71 3 Railway Police Officer Commits Suicide Calcutta. Mar. 30. Mi. J. R. Phillips, Police Superintendent of j the Eastern Bengal Railway, at Saippur, shot himself dead m his bungalow on Monday evt-n--j tag, after leaving his wife and sister-in-law lat the Club Deceased was greatly depressed owing
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  • 83 3 Two Chinese employees of the Post Office <aamp department. Lee Pook Tin and Shong Mun Pui. and a former employee of the Post Office. Leow Scow Leong, were produced before thy Third Police Magistrate, Mr. A. W. Hay en Saturday, charged with fraud. It is alleged that the accused carried
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  • COTY FACTORY IN LONDON
    • 130 3 Employment for 2,000 British Workers London. Mar. 36. A £50.000 Coty perfumery factory at Brentford. London, which will employ 2.000 British workers, is one of the results of Gieat Britain's tariffs. The first part of the factory will be completed m July and its development after that depends
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    • 287 3 (rowel Inflmed and Led by Agitators Thrit hundred infantrymen, with three rifle companies and machine-gun curps. were standing by at Detroit all day on March 9 'following the serious attack, by 5.000 demonstrators, on the Ford Motor Works at Dearborn, near Detroit. Despite these precautions and a
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  • 161 3 Big Sweepstake Scheme Breaks Down London. April 4. Owing to report -jd objection by members of the Heatherden Hall Club to participating m the sweepstake, the Otley Derby Club is abandoning its scheme of linking up with Heatherden Hall It was reported on April 2 that an
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  • 131 3 i Indecent Stories About School Life The annual dinner of the Old HulmciaruV Association took place m the Midland Hotel, Manchester. The President. Mr. Walter Thorpo, m the chair. A toast was drunk to "The pious memory of William Hulme." In reply to the (toast of the
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  • 190 3 j Although inquiries haw been energetically carried out since the report was made to the i Police of the loss of money from the safe at the Straits Trading Company's branch at Papan. no arrests have yet been made. Mr. E. C. Tidy. Officer-in-Charpe of Detectives, Perak, jvho is personally
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  • 275 3 Modern Man Not Worrying Dean Inge, preaching at St. Mirk's. North I Audley-.street. W.. said that hile Lent WM a season for lamenting our sins. Sir Oliver Lodne had told them too truJy. he feared that mod- J em man was not worrying about his siru
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  • 154 3 Peeress Loses £5,000 Pearls Nice, M.i i. t. 10. Lady Howard de Walden and her sister. Mrs. Humphrey Butler, were among the victims when train thieves raided the Blue Train, which left Paris for the Riviera last night. Colonel Jaques Balsan. whose wife, formerly Miss Consuelo
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  • 192 3 Accidental Discovery of Iron Bars on Line Oxford. March 8. An atiempt yesterday morning to derail the L.M.S. mail train running between Bletchlry and Oxford is occupying the attention of the Oxford police. In the early hours of the morning. Mr. Harry Lee. an engine driver, was walking
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  • 309 3 A number of Malays ,uid Chinese w»r»* brought up for trial at the P'rak Assizes m Ipoh OB Thursday and charged with Ran* robbery at BUDBBi Dulan«. Lower Porak. Thrw Chinese a. eased and a Malay named Mat. Buku bin Haji Abdul Hamid pleaded ruilty to th»« charge. The remaining
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 134 3 PROVED! IbmjmJl the baby f SUNLIGHT VITAMINS. The "Ankoria" Baby Food of New Zealand is produced only In 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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    • 114 3 Estate Trust Agencies (1927) Linuted. jwrnF-y^ BRANCHES; fcl, First Cross Street |Xl MALACCA. 11. Light Street X PENANG. S 14, Klyne Street KUALA LUMPUR Registered by and Security depo^ittri Hith the Straits Settlements Government. Act as Trustees, Administrators. Receivers, Guardians, Rent Collectors, Investments Supervised and Interest collected. Probate or Letters
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  • 410 4 TALE OF INTERCESSION Famous Courtesan Visits Old Capital Peking. Mar. 22. Memory of the Boxer MbtOtoa of 1900 is revived by the visit cf the fttMUl Chinese courtesan. Shuai Chin Hua. who saved the business quart. 1 r at Chienmen from destruction at Urn hands of tho
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  • 175 4 I Talk on Love By Mr. Justice McCardie "Although the Press of this country don't recognise the fact. I adcre women and I love children beyond measure,'" said Mr. Justice McCardie. the bachelor judge, speaking at the annual dinner of the Hammersmith and Shepherd's Bush Trade:
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  • 166 4 Marked Notes Found m Youth's Pockets Henry Alexander Paget. aged 17. a bank clerk, of Victoria-road, Kensington. W.. was accused at Chertsey, Surrey, ot stealing two £1 notes from a jacket hanging m the locker-room of the New Zealand Golf Club, near Guildford. Colonel
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  • 155 4 'Arms an* 1 the Man' to be Made at Elstree Bernard Shaw's famous play, "Arms and the Man," is to be filmed by the largest producing company m the country, British International Pictures, immediately. It will be directed at the Elstree studios by Mr. Cecil Lewis (formerly
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  • 17 4 former Greek dictator, is now living a secluded life m the little town of Eleusis.
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  • 291 4 War on China Has Cost V.200 Million Tokyo, Mar. 28. I According to a tentative decision reached at yesterday's conference of the financial authorities the expenditures m the working budget for the fisaal year of 1932 is V.I. 490.000.000. inclusive of V.40,000.000 established for fresh enterprises which will
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  • 468 4 Chats With West Ham Families London. March 19. A striking example of Royal interest m the lives of ordinary people was afforded by the unannounced informal tour, this week, by the Prince of Wales, of the homes of many of the poorer residents of West Ham,
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  • 459 4 UNJEARTHED IN LUCKNOW Older Than Bodleian Library Copy Calcutta, April 1. A discovery of world-wide interest has been made m India. This is no less than the manuscript copy of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam and is claimed to be the oldest m the world. Speaking
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  • 75 4 Mergui Estates Close Down Mergui, April 2. The price of rubber, which is the main produce of Mergui. has gone down to such an ?xtent that many large estates including those ?f certain English concerns have been closed town. The consequence is that many people. )oth natft'es
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  • Article, Illustration
    1066 4 Australian Champions m Action It was reported that the Prince of Wales while inspecting the exhibits at the Birmingham section of the Industries Fair "hefted" the feel and balance of an axe which the champion woodchopper used m Tasmania, and I suppose there were many home readers who had
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  • 102 4 Thousand Francs for Pastr Jewel Colombo. April 1. Mr Honi Honamphon Cl :rv complained to the Fort Police yestrrdav h.' when m Colombo In August last y. been sold a synthetic stone br I OotaMbO jeweller who stated that Hrn genuine blue sapphire Mr. Honamphon stated
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  • 99 4 Political Career m England Calcutta. March 31 Mr. E. Villiere. President of th»> Eiirop. m Association, is definitely leaving on April 22nd The strictest medical instructions have Just been issued against his spending the summer In India. At the urgent request of the Association
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    • 398 4 THE FUTURE OF THE EMPIRE ties m the arms cf every nursing mother \*r^£snP/j T^HERE are occasions when, do what yoo \^*^\j£x I \t/*\~S^ J i A. will, the Mother's milk remains *canry, weak and unsuitable. In these cases Sun- >^\ shine Glaxo has proved helpful to the Mother, remedying
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  • 1028 5 THE PHILIPPINES Dangers of Independence Movement Of the fears expressed by Col. An;, man Secretary of State, m con■uth the Bill recently passed by the BepnatataUVN providing for the Irno 0< the Philippines, to th#> effect ithdrawal of American control would iiTi domination of the Philippines.
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  • 285 5 An Ascot Gold Cuo Goes to the Melting Pot Tli. ncrH Mk of an A*cct Gold Cup for the BMlttaf pot has provided a piquant mystery m racing, circles. Who sold it Only one leading member of the (v ldMriths and Silversmiths Company, m K» -m -nt-Mri-ft.
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  • 266 5 Nose Closed by Electric Fire Blazing open coal fires and the new gas tii i pen the nose; the old gas fires and electric fires shut the nose." This was the conclusion come to by Professor Sir Leonard Hill, who demonstrated the fact ca nlmaell
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  • 131 5 On four successive evenings a brass band marched throuph the German Customs coniicl post at Ha .tern, near the Dutth frontier, "to serenade a lady. says Reuter's Cologne correspondent. On the fifth evening the Customs officers ore a Tie- suspicious. No mat 4 he v much the
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  • 119 5 Murders Breed Fear of Passover Disorders Jerusalem, April X. The possibility of a revival of Arab-Jewish tension on the eve of the Passover season, which has always been an anxious time, is suggested by two ghastly crimes, the victims being a Jew and an Arab. Israel Wolf, a
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  • 108 5 Will it so to Preston or Manchester A chicken-canning factory which it has brcn expected wculd be established m or near Manchester is new likely >-j b» located at Prestcn. Mr. Eric Bushell. the promoter cf the scheme, visited Preston and along with the borough surveyor and several
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  • 781 5 CARGO BY PLANES Bulolo (ioidiields Has Modern Transport Among visitors to Hong Kong recently was Mr. R. E. Hultgren, Service Representative of the Pratt and Whitney Aircraft Company of Hart lord. Connecticut. Mr. Hultgren has been m New Guinea lor the past two years, superintending
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  • Article, Illustration
    27 5 f£m do you manage to htp thin Jim m this hxastty dimat* drink Wkalv and My which cofitmm mubmdgm and 4ou not bio* to# cut? t
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  • 279 5 Hollywood and Oxford Far Apart Oxford, Mar. 9. The gulf which exists between the entertainment industry and the great seats of learning was discussed by Mr. R. C. Sherriff at the Oxford Luncheon Club to-day. The author of "Journey's End." who is now an undergraduate at New
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  • 308 5 Xun Who Never Saw a Motor-Car or Train There was buried m the Franciscan convert cemetery at Taunton the body of Sister ManMartha Butti. who for eighty-two years, ever since she entered the convent as a postulant at the age of sixteen, had not been outside its
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  • 175 5 Unemployed March To Newspaper Fifty unemployed men marched from the Central Employment Exchange for the Building Trade m Tavistock-street. W.C.. to the cflicos of a London evening newspaper which had reported that although schemes, which would employ hundreds ol thousands of men were being put m hand,
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  • 167 5 ]\lr. Stanley Bruce's Advice Mdbournt*. Mar. i. A itirrlng appeal to Australians to HM every to CTMtire :i return of pro.'-perity w;»> made L>\ the AMfatanl Federnl Treasurer (Mr. Rnici'i rt ;> v. Icomc home arranged by bit consti- -night. Mr. Bruce t ■niphiiM Bd thf (or Mnkini;
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  • 143 5 Decision to Reopen Shanghai. Mar. 31. At IV? annual general meeting of the Stock Exchange, held 10-dsy, it WU decided that the exchange reopen to-morrow, after nearly two months' suspension of activities, but for the time being transactions will be confined to cash. The bond market is
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  • 146 5 Post Office Reward to Errand Boy Portsmouth. A Southsea errand boy, who found a post office mail-bag containing £230. has boon rewarded with 10:;. The lad is James Wright, aged lfi. of Berke--1 icy-street. Southsea. employed at chemist shcp. H*s father was killed while serving
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  • 1743 6  - Chess Problems and Solutions. Our Chess Editor 8 By I Problem No. 141 (by W. J. Wood White t<i move and mate m thrre move*. London Chess Festival The international Ohm Festi\iU or Tournament- orpaniwd b> the Sunday Referee provec an immense success so much m>. that th« hope is
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  • 690 6 Being Some Impression* of "La Ville Ode are use" BY JOHN WELLS Suuscd is rignti I huve drunk more liquoi Men- fa week, than m the whole of my trlj f.om Cairo to Capetown. An acquaintance showed me an invitation to dinner that he had received.; it read.
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  • 831 6  - Maintain Easy Commun ication Ely Culbertson CONTRACT BRIDGE. I By I have frequently referred m the.;e articles to the similarity between the strategy and tartics of war and those of Contract. Before the Opening bid the hands of the two partners are like allied armies seeking the same end 'he
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  • 1580 6  - The Playing of Duplicate HORATIUS BRIDGE NOTES >By DUPLICATE Contract DM caMfM on amazingly and mUM-club couiesUs are becoming increasingly rx>pular. This is urprising because duplicaU' does not flatter uu moderate player and it is against hunia/ nature to enjoy those thingi which belittle prowess. At duplicate, your skill Ls
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  • 198 6 Possible But Most I'ncomfortahlf Then- may be living era r the siimr tvp > human Map I DOM ford.-, of khf pi.uu-fs icnprrature *ton JRrestest distance* from the miii map Mount Wilson Observatory. Okltfoniii On (he equator the t«tr.|>«i inn degrees above freezing point. MMPMW a maximum
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  • BENEATH A SLEEPING LONDON
    • 973 7 JUICE OFF Tunnels of Death— Without the Sting! li hi one o'clock m the morning. London it or should be. asleep. Piccadilly wears a tired. luitivt- air M inc. night prowlers move m the 'lamplight. Eros ;i,ms his .shalt at someone to whom love is I mockery, and a policeman,
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    • 465 7 Doubled-Seated Trousers for Boys Some of the resolutions tent m lor the annual conference of the Union of Past Office workers, to be held at Bournemouth m May, are not without tin if own humour, though they also betray some confusion of thought. It is not c
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    • 243 7 Safe Arrival at Melbourne Sydney. Mar. 9. A little Chap With bifi heart. Colonel Brin.smead. And after hii crmatl m the Dutch airliner at Bantikck Krely battered ttttk dv i says the Sydney Referee). But the big heart ki still there— terrible injuries, notwithstanding he wished to U
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    • 134 7 Blind Man Outbid Amid Hisses Brighton. Mar. 9. Then' WWPf boos and hisses when blind musician WM outbid for a pitch on the Bn;l.--ton beach, where he has lone b» -en lamihar fl«?a're with his acccrdlon. at the auction of beach stands her? to-day. The stnnd was
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    • 391 7 Judge Says Plain Kules are Needed Mr. Justice llcCardfc wanti Brttl b courti of hr.v to ha\e plain, deal rule>. Without the emm must wii I when lustioa can not be <i Mr. Justice IfcCardle complsli >>i ponfu km umunt; tin preced nts Iron u.rmh lawyer* teak quidaiu
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    • 89 7 A Malay Mail corresjjonclent v 1 ib :>n account of a plucky rescue from drowning whwh <x< urred near Ulu Yam this week. A child ab(.-ut 4 or 5 years old fell Into the river tn>m :i Mdp An Indian, M. S. Rain, immediately «liv«-d m with his clothes on
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  • 1268 8 WANTED, A PRINCIPLE A Consul-General Reviews Far East Situation 1 From Our Own OORMpOOdeOI I London. March 10. Th< F.u Last and Urn World's Powder Man-.i-| zinc" was tht> Utk uiven by Colonel P. T. Ether- 1 1 too U) Ml iMM given by him last
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  • BRITISH POLICE IN TROUBLE
    • 785 8 Succession of Undetected Crimes [From Our Own Correspondent j London. Mar. 15. The Police Bit just now m considerable trouble over their ffcUww to catch criminal, murderers, burglars, smash and grab motor thieves, and the like. I am afraid there is some uuth m the allegations, and the
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    • 73 8 Keith Wells, a middle marker of the Ryde <"N.S.W.> Club, is ambidextrous. He has a bag of left-handed clubs and a similar collection of the right-handed variety. He can play just as well with one lot as the other. But he believes, following a series of tests, that he
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  • 486 8 World-Wide Link For Welshmen Prince George was the gue>t if honour at the annual banquet of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion. held at the May Fair Hotel when Lord Treowen presided over a company of about 300 lii proposing the loyal t. Ast Lord Treowen referred to
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  • 509 8 LMovc to Abolish Uniforms Sydney. Mar. 4. The Rev. Albert Morris, at the Methodist Annual Conference yesterday, bitterly denounced war and the wearing Of military uniforms by chaplains. He declared that thi> Church h\d alway.s botfl the slave of the mil.taristic < spirit, and a recruiting ground for
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  • 222 8 London Decrees Their Return Sh< rt >kirt.s die coming back Loaioi so. London MMf rules tkf BmMMU Oi Captain Molyneux. the fßiroii> Entail <1 deri^ncr. who years -"»o h*d to n<> before his reruns ua- km- c- Im4 1:1 London He hftl bi ufch' hack th- Ufbt
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  • 68 8 "We Hope it will bo Soon." S.»vFiancee Lrndon. >!•' M'H Maruap.-t Whlgtlßfll. tIW 'i. h r youriK Bu»4 UM WU\ I I I arrive m London to-tiu> tv.m th.n MM E«ypt. •Wf\r just fUlta m love and W I l«n Vtlng tor^ard to ov»v wt>ddit\« iW xj
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  • 67 8 Thr following pa-ssenneis arrhvd at I* on Friday by tIM Klan* In mi HRPPd and Mrs Colin Kin*. Mr and Mrs C Mr. I J. Prank and Mis-s I«ow &»iic and Mrs. W. Flctrht-r. Mr and Mrs cm-. Dr. Moel. Mr. >tnd Mrs Saaid AMtafetf %l Abubakar. MMHI W SwitlnnUiiul
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 324 8 SHERLEYS Celebrated DOG MEDICINES Lactol. Lactol Biscuits, Worm! Capsules, Skin Cure, Shampoo. Tonic I and Condition Powders, Emergency Chests, Etc. NALDIRE'S WORM POWDKRS AND MAI BENBOW'S DOG MIXTURE C'ASTRIQI'E FOR WORMS 808 MARTIN'S CONDITION POWDERS Sopex, Pulvex, Kurmange Send to us for all your DOGGIE REQUISITES DOG COLLARS, LEADS. BRUSHES.
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    • 171 8 Germs of decay lurk m ugly him Prevent trouble— keep teeth free from film with this special film -removing tooth paste TF you were to allow your teeth to gently removes this rilm and reveals j Xgo even one day without brush- the clean enamel surfaces of your ing them,
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 411 9 VICTORIA THEATRE Positively The Last Performance SATURDAY NEXT, APRIL 16th AT 9.30 p. m of the TANGLIN TIT BITS The Brightest Funniest Show of 1 932 Be advised, Book Early at John Little's. Prlrew $g, $1, <<t* &O. EBand Performance 1-DAY AT 5.15 p.m. Telok Ayer Reclamation S. S. POLICE
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    • 318 9 SCREENLAN&S FUNNIEST PAIR Welcomed hack m their biggest laugh hit AT THE Malaya's Finest Theatre. TliTl\i;i: TO-DAY, 3.1.S [6J15 1 TO NIGHT J9JJS] The Famous "CUCKOOS"— bert WHEELER AND robt WOOLSEY IN RADIO'S LATEST FEATURE MUSICAL COMEDY RIOT PEACH OMRENO I4ot j as WttC'^r '<l* *"^<>_ 1 W fiß^» aH
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    • 298 9 i [W^^ TELEPHONE N9 6909 MK\I4. 11l MATINEE TODAY at 3 pm. WARNER OLAND IN CHARLIE CHAN'S CHANCE FOX MOVIETONE THRILLER. FRIDAY LAWRENCE TIBBETT LUPE VELEZ m Metro Goldwyn Mayer's Miracle Musicale CUBAN LOVE SONG BOOK TO-DAY PLANS AT ROBINSON'S. ""^''^^^^fct^^^ < BiitLshtr 1 10 rciv (Chinese) AJSMB^^^H^BIrf ]itc diamond
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  • 26 10 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES DEATH. ARATHOON. On the 10th instant at Kfacassar. L. S. Arathoon. M.8.E.. aged 49 years. Funeral at Batavia on the 17th instant. Deeply mourned.
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  • 702 10 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 1932 THE MALAY SETTLEMENT Some five years have elapsed since the Malay unofficial member m the Legislative Council, Mr. Mohamed Unus bin Abdullah, raised the question of the provision of a Malay Settlement at Singapore. Kis plea for the provision of such a settlement
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  • 266 10 The establishment of U. S. de Silva Bros.. Jewellers, will be closed to-dsy, the 13th. inst.. for the Sinhalese New Year. The sum of $420, proceeds of the charity dance organised by Mrs. H. H. Loh of Pasir Panjang. has been forwarded to the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce for
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  • 79 10 LONDON AND NEW YORK TIN AND RUBBER PRICES [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT] London. April 12. Messrs. Lewis, Lazarus and Sons notify to-day's tin prices as follows Spot £102 v 8 (£lO33 8 Forward £105i 8 (£105%). The market is steadier. Messrs. Symington and Wilson notify to-day's rubber prices
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  • 338 10 On February 18th the Kinabalu took away from Tawau to a well-earned furlough Mr. W. J. Phillips, who has been officiating as Assistant to the Resident here for over two years. His farewell was signalized by a general air of Hari Besar m the town and suburbs for some days
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  • 1292 10 TO-DAY'S PARADE Governor To Present Medals The Singapore Police Force will turn out for a full dress parade at 7.30 this morning, at the Thompson Road Depot. His Excellency, the Governor, will be present and will present the King's Police Medal to the following.— Inspectors W. G.
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  • 450 10 CHARITABLE BOYCOTTERS Singapore Repercussions of China Incident Passages from minutes of meetings -uid reports m the local Chinese press which won read by Mr. H. D Mundell m UH cour.sr ,>f his opening of the case m which memt the committee appointed to collect fur
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  • 70 10 Wednesday's April 13th Before Mr Justice Coboett m thf tad Court at 11 a.m. Part heard cases S. 929 31—The Attorney General lot the Straits Settlements on the reUtvin of Lim Kirn Tian m KhOO K»> Hian and others S. 419 31 —The Attorney General for the Straits
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  • 43 10 The public are cordially invited U) on The Modern English Novel by Prof X W I Haworth of the Rallies Collegs. to bl I under the auspices of the Litoran I> merit of the Indian Assicatii>: ni OS Friday, at the Association pVMti*
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    • 30 10 SPORTING CUPS IN SILVER AND E.P.N.S. LATEST DESIGNS BEST QUALITY REASONABLE PRICES Artistic Engraving, at LOWEST RATES. SPECIAL DISCOUNT TO CLUBS AND SCHOOLS. U. S. De SILVA Bros., JEWELLERS SINGAPORE.
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  • 204 11 DISARMAMENT REDUCTION BY PERCENTAGE SUGGESTED A "LEAGUE" FORCE PI Reuters Service] CVcncva, April 12 ambition plan for the reduction of proposed by M. Lltvinoff at >:m;iin<nt Conference. He asked if al ripramilL'd were ro-idy for r. subtbOUCll partial reduction of armaments BCrtl MftttVl |t W o U
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  • 118 11 t League Cannot Avoid Condemnation IReuter's Service] London. April 12. DUBttto* can no longer easily nl. mnation of Japan, according r Guardian m a leader on the m ions for which it blames tactic* were neither compatible nWyj resolution nor with a reamenl for a truce." Far Eastern
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  • 82 11 tomgrtm and Business to Investigate [Reuter's Service] New York. April 12. Ot the concern with which the tr »tlon regards the persistent fall m Prtee. Mr. Hoover has undertaken to i conference of Congressional and aders to devise means of improving ">"" sin the United States. The
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  • 79 11 r is m m Bandit Infested Areas [Reuter's Service] London, April 11. ••'m <»f Chinese launch crews who to the flooded areas, often under bands of brigands and Communists. v 1 cable received by the Emer'l Committee from Sir John Hope- 1' its that the Dean of Cr\nter•Plv
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  • 47 11 of Man Who Made Wheat History I Router's Service] Chicago. April 11. brother-in-law of the late Of Kedleston. lias died of 'Ik age of G3. thai ho bought wheat m 1897 to that ho became the largest let of wheat m the history of
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  • 623 11 THE TIN COMMITTEE Request for Malayan Representation fFrom Our Own Correspondent 1 Ipoh. April 12. rhi^H- heralded meeting of the FMS Pre a s J n n^T at^n d tk P revi «>usly been invited to Jh T 8 was ln camera tm elev thT
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  • 73 11 Swiss Factory's Contract IReutefs Service 1 Berne. April 11. I The Federal Arms Factory of Berne has ac- 1 copted a contract to supply an eastern Power I with 400 heavy machine-guns, it was revealed! to-day, when the Federal Council discussed I Swiss armaments manufactures for
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  • 112 11 Old-Established Dutch Bank Suspends Payment i [Reufer's Service] The Hague, April 12. I Scheurleer and Sons, one of the oldest private banking houses m Holland, has suspended payments, requesting a moratorium. Deposits are I declared to be safe. The news has created I consternation owing to the
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  • 277 11 GERMAN ELECTIONS "Hindenburg Elected but Hitler Victorious" IReuter's Service] Berlin, April 11. "Work begins to-day for the next heavy battle." This statement m a Hitler manifesto [reflects the opinion of Germans generally, who are now looking to April 24, when the elections for the Prussian.
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  • 108 11 Advice by the King of Siam [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT 1 Bangkok. *pril 12. On the occasion of presenting swords to military cadets who have parsed the final examinations the King delivered an address on the duty of soldiers m relation to the state. The King emphasised
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  • 52 11 Prince Subhayoga's Appointment [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT] Bangkok, .%pril 12. It is officially stated that the King has accepted the Minister of Finance's resignation and appointed Prince Subhayoga, who already has served m 1923 and 1929 as Minister of Finance and was previously Undcr-Secretary m the Ministery for
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  • 40 11 £20 a Week Offer From French Club FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT] London, April 12. The Evening News states that the Chelsea players. Gallacher and Law. are considering a £20 a week offer from a French football club.
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  • 333 11 Wheeler and Woolsey Back at Capitol Wheeler and Woolsey are here again. "Peach OReno* their latest production, was screened at the Capitol Theatre yesterday and promises to be as big a success as any of their previous pictures. The picture contains a wealth of comedy incidents which kept
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  • 260 11 VOLCANOES ERUPT OMINOUS PARALLEL WITH POMPEII TOWN DOOMED [Reuter's Service] Buenos Aires, April 12. Many thousands of inhabitants m the volcanic region cf the Argentine and Chile pasied a sleepless night of terror, subterranean rumblings continuing all night long. The town of JMalargue, m the Mendoza Province.
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  • 249 11 Recorded Evidence Not Signed The preliminery inquiry into the circumstances r-.ttending the alleged fbfgtnf of a cheque fcr 512.000. with which tv.o well known members of the Indian com.iunity. Ooomam Shanmugam and Mariamt:thu Sittampalani are char^t^d, was continued m the Second Polic: Court yesterday before Mr. A. W.
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  • 261 11 "FIGHTS FOR THE FLAG" To the Editor. Sir. The article m your paper to-day is of particular interest to me as I was born anri bred under the shadow of Caernarfon Castle. I consider that the students of my old College were perfectly correct m insisting
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 60 11 A Gazette notification announces the appointment of MajDr R. L. Nunn. D.5.0., to act as Adviser. Public Works. Malay Stftfc We notice that Dr. Fitzgerald has not yet been gazetted Adviser. Medical Department, which gives colour to the rumour that the decentralisation proposals with regard to that Dpi>;u'ment have been
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    • 130 11 FOR THE RACES 4|fe WE ARE NOW SHOWING A VERY JfjW CHARMING FfeM? COLLECTION >I|^^3;V\ BRITISH MADE wf RACE GOWNS HH AND M^fm a EXCLUSIVE AND ORIGINAL Mmfkn A model gowns m silk and MmfyM PRINTED CHIFFON. YOU WILL FIND THESE WORTHY OF YOUR INSPECTION. ROBINSON Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m
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  • 1365 12 IRELAND'S DEMAND NOTHING LESS THAN REPUDIATION MR. DE VALERA'S NOTE IRtuters Service 1 London, April 11. The British Note to the Free State Rays the ismie raised by Mr Dr Valera us nothing lean than repudiation of the Anglo-Irish settlement a.a whole, ana reiterates that
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  • 116 12 BABY LINDBERGH'S LIFE IN DANGER MOTHER'S COLLAPSE Police Efforts to Trace Ransom I Renter's Service] Nrw York. April 11. It is reported that Mrs. Lindbergh collapsed u.ider the cruel disappointment of yesterday's double-crossing and it is now feared that the publication of the serial numbers of the $50,000 ransom money
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  • 402 12 Elderly Chinese and a Promissory Note A case m which an elderly Chinese named Wee Man Chee was charged with forgery of a promissory note for $5,000, came before Mr. j G. C. Dodd. District Judge, yesterday. I Mr. R. G. Scholes appeared for the prosecution while Mr.
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  • 56 12 Restrictions to be Removed To-morrow London, Mar. 30. The restriction. 1! imposed on Army recruiting will be removed on April Ist. announces the I War Office. Rtiruitm^ will be re-opened for all oranche.^ of the Army and the minimum height standard i of five feet three inches
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  • 865 12 MALAY SETTLEMENT Few Applications for Building Allotments (By Our Muslim Correspondent) At a meeting of *he Committee of the Malay Settlement, Singapore, held at the Land Office recently, when there were present the Commissioner of Lands, S.S.. the Hon. Mr. F. T. Tree (Chairman), the Hon.
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  • 154 12 i Commission Appointed by Colonial Office [British Radio Official Service! Rugrby, April 11. Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister. Secretary cf State for Colonies, has appointed Sir William Carter, late Chief Justice of Tanganyika, to be chairJ man cf the commission of inquiry- into land questions m Kenya. The other
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  • POISON-SWALLOWER'S DEATH
    • 1092 12 Official Story of Fatal Performance The lull story of how the Swarai Yugu Narasingha, (who for several months past has been demonstrating m India his freedom fro»n the effects of poisons) gave his fatal performance, subsequently dying from strychnine poisoning m Rangoon is told m an official document,
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    • 237 12 Mr. and Mrs. J. I. Miller Entertained I The staff of the Department uf Statistic.* S.S. and P.MS t Singapore spent a very enjoyable evening at the Junior Civii Service Association on BUWSsgr. when t.\ey entertained the Registrar -Gem ral (Mr. J I Milier) and Mr.v Miller to
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    • 38 12 Death of Distinguished Surgeon New Ycrk. .\pril 1. The death is announreati cf th<- disin^ui lied surgeon. Dr. Evan O'Neill Kane, who created a stir In 1919 when he removed his own appendix. j
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  • "FASHION" FLIGHT To AUSTRALIA
    • 584 12 Promoting Use of British Textiles A uood-lookinu fMMff man. r n but very cheery, stepped Ml <>1 .t <ii(. aeroplane at Seletar on Monuay Bornii v. was Mr R T. Richard* who. m comp.:Lady Ch tytor. h-ft England on M;m h flight to Australia. It is ;t
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    • 76 12 Soviet Expedition In Preparation (Reuffr's Service I London. \pnl II An Art-tic expedition with the I discovering the shortest a:r rout*I Europe and America via Franz-Josei I-. the North Pole will be und.rtak. m Samoilivitch. the famous expkmr. -AhGeneral Nobtle's airship crew with thi Ue-breaker Krassln. which
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  • 115 12 l ist ol ri(in;il)cns n oi\«il b\ th< l*n« mploym: nl Committee fa Mud E.S.A M Clubs Mrs C M Berkeley Dr Dixon Malayan lob:un> 0D EHR I Royal Sot -iety o! S: <>»»>rvr E X RuL Sciai^or m Pwtrtcki HOB: Mr. J W. Simmons T ft
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  • SPORT OF THE DAY.
    • 968 13 Ireland Wins Sensational Match (From Our Own Correspondent] London, Mar. 16. One of the finest International games played fur a long time was seen at Cardiff last Saturday Vhm Waifs— the favourites for the ehamptoQlh p cot t) Ireland by 10 I?— two tries and. a drop goal
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    • 155 13 R C F. Nichols beat D. C. Hume by 15 6. 15—13. m the West of England Badminton singles championship at Bristol. Miss A. Woodroffe. the young Devon player, beat Miss L. M. King-bury, the woman champion, by 7 ll, II 4. 11 8 m the women's singles final. The
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    • 447 13 England's Victory Over Ireland [From Our Own Correspondent] London. Mar. 15. Before a large crowd at Dublin on Saturday Entjland defeated Ireland by 3—o. The game was played m glorious :ir-,hip" <\nd on I perfect pitch. The Englishmen opened up their attack:. ta dashing style, und wtthlli tin
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    • 360 13 Warwickshire's Big Loss j fFroro Our Own Correspondent] London, Mar. 1.%. TUe Warwickshire County Cricket Club, m common with the majority of other county clubs, surlered severely m a financial sense from the inclenvnt weather experienced last year, and the annual report of the committee, issued to members
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    • 191 13 I Greatest of Post- War Horses I From Our Own Corresponded Londen, Marrh 15. The greatest of all post-v;ar race-horses. Sc lario. owned by the late Sir Jchn Rutherford, is to be offered for sale at Newmarket on Two Thousand Guineas day. April 27. Solario won the
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    • 350 13 Sequel to Australians' Complaint (From Our Own Correspondent) London. Mjr. "!'J. That m MMC the Notts County Cricket Club may always stage one ol the Test matches between England and Australia at Tr.nl Bridgt. m an hnpoitajrt uHMMnoemaM nada ay Lord Belper at the annual meeting of th,
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    • 292 13 Newcastle Harrier Wins National Championship I From Our Own Correspondent London. March I.». Aftei one i' the most gruelling ractS m iltr .hiatoq «.f the emM J. A. Burns, nn individual runner entetcd tram the Bswtck «Newrastk--on-Dme) Harriets, won the Batlonal cro.*I country championship, held over i ten-miles
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    • 70 13 Mrs Edgar Wallaces horses tn training ir,to be offered for nil by Messrs. TfettoriMll si j the Newmarket First Spring Bloodstock Safe* en April 27. The man*, yearling* and fonts will be sold at Newmarket Second Ju!j Buk> Mrs. Edgar Wallace ha> about dofartt hurv*. Jn training with J. Beary
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 317 13 AUenburys Foods diarrnoea and choiera. Fred. Stock, of the 'Allenbury.' Food. w imported week Milk Food No. I Milk Food No. 2 Birth to J month. 3 to 6 montils Malted Food No. 3 4 month* and upwards fcMtafly packed m mm 0m bottle.. H .11 Cfce.lttg, Store. a« B.z««r>
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    • 156 13 40 YEARS EXPERIENCE m* BEHIND EVERY M& PHILIPS LAMP I wP c P ro^ uc s constructive jB thought and careful work /JP PHILIPS lamps are made with a scientific accuracy I that ensures consistent J WHEN PURCHASING ELECTRIC XAMPS remember that price is one of the least important points,
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 985 14 SHIPPING. THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE. (Ocean 7*HE SIAM STEAM NAVIGATION Co., Ltd. Steam Ship Co., Ltd.. and China Mutual THE SARAWAK STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd. Bteam Navigation Co.. Ltd. THE BTRAITS STEAMSHIP Co.. Ltd. THE SUN SHIPPING Co., Ltd. THE CHINA NAVIGATION Co., Ltd. THE AUSTRALIAN .v ORIENTAL LINE Ltd INSURANCE.
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    • 499 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. 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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    • 390 14 P. fe 9 O. British India and Apcar Lines. (Incorporated m England) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITO HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA JAPAN. Dur I TMMfI, Mnjc:»por«». Tonnage. >lnc CHITRAL 15,000 Apr.
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 538 15 Hk II A m I 111 mB MARC T IMM 3J J i^ KOZAKI MARU T. 10.500 June 15 16 -AW T. ,0.700 M ay ,9 20 EX^ 1 MARU T June^ 27 30 SHHU MARU T 11.000 June 23 haphv! MARU T ***** M S May omit. Rot^niam. Call.
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    • 453 15 I L fA5 STEAMSHIP MNE LMAEL LINE SAILING NOTICE OF FAMOUS PRESIDENT LINERS. TO MARSEILLES, NEW YORK AND BOSTON From Singapore and Penan* via Colombo. Bo > Sue.. Port Said. Alexandria, Naple, and Arrive Leave Leavr VrrKr Spore Spore Penan* Y ..»k 11-iill Pres Adams JuJy 18 July |O Jg
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    • 429 15 I K. P. M. KOMNKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIj l' "■JiTJ'CS. 1 AI Sapat. Ten.biiai.an P Wlw -P altos p.,^^ I M°ivn?R N p T UlSd V APril H a^wang. Peman g kat and Sambas Ba^td BanULS" Seman 5 Am TORADJA— Friday, April 15. Belawan-Di-li I TOGIAN— Satin day. April 16. Pr.it'anak
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  • 711 16 Once again— for the third tme m three years —a British driver m a machine designed and produced m Great Britain, a machine, moreover, already with the World's Land Speed Record to its credit, has travelled faster on land than any man has ever done before, and
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  • 185 16 100 Earthquakes a Minute The workers of the Pressed Sleel Company at j Oxford have an interesting test for bodies. known as a Shake Test. Periodically, a body is taken at random from the production lines; m its finished state up- hclstered and fitted with Triplex gtoss
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 704 16 Burns Philp Line. (Incorporated m Australia) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. arcimi monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and the S.S. MANGOLA (3,352 tons). [Cargo only.] s.B. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia. Cabins de
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    • 438 16 KERR STEAMSHIP Co. mc (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 In Port Apr. 18 M.S. SILVERWALNUT May 3 May 9 June 13 M.S. SILVERPALM May 24 May 30 July
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    • 243 16 SILVER JAVA PACIFIC LINE Joint service of PACIFIC JAVA BEN(i\l LINE and SILVFK LINE. LTD. to San Fraricisoi. I.os .\njt»-les .md \.irth v p rr .-ILVKRI! A I Apr. 11 BATOE ..Si Vessels from P.u Iflc Port,- blj bh For fW N.V. INTERN ATIONALK C REDILTEN BANOELB-VBBEENIQING KOTTI RDAM" AgenlA
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  • Port and Shipping News.
    • 52 17 Pjr Kedah from Belawan: Mr. E. G. WMMUr; Mr. G. P. J. Thomson, From Pemng: Mr. V. W. W. S. Purcell. Mr. W. H. Keng. Mr. Choeng Eng Hye. Mrs. A. K. Rhoden. Mr. J. K. Cheah. Mr M. J. Elenbaas. Mr. Tan Khean Soo, Mr. Franquet. Mr.
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    • 241 17 Ten Persons Drowned m the Whangpoo Nine people were drowned arid several reported missing as the result of a collision on the river near the Shanghai Tug and Lighter Co.'s buoy at Pootung Point. A Chinese ferry boat, carrying about 40 passengers, was crossing the river, while a
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    • 350 17 The City Procurator sitting m Nantao, Shanghai, held an inquest recently m connexion with the sad tragedy which occurred m Shanghai harbour when a* number of people were drowned as a result of a collision between the Customs launch. Ching Kuang. and a Chinese ferryboat. The accident occurred
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    • 82 17 Plans Completed for Service to Manila Nankin*. Mar. 29. It Is learnt at the Ministry of Communications that plans of the China Merchants' Steam Navigation Company to inaugurate an ocean shipping Line between China and the South Seas will shortly materialize. Trial runs on the new route will
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    • 85 17 Government Guarantees Loan Berlin, March 20. The Cabinet has guaranteed a loan of £3.850,000, of which £350.000 will go to cargo companies and the remainder to the HamburgAmerica and North German Lloyd lines. Owing to the financial stringency one of the conditions is that old creditors shall
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    • 834 17 To Help Train "Middies" of the Future The First Lord of the Admiralty, m introducing the Naval Estimates, made a memorable speech— one that is likely to prove a seamark m British Naval policy m coming years. Sir Bolton Eyres-Monsel restored to a naval debate that scent of
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    • 94 17 Herndon of Pacific Flight Fame Rescues Wife Passengers of the liner Estatendam arriving In New York recently from Bahama m the West Indies, said that Mrs. Hugh Herndon. wife of the American flyer who made the ■non-stop trans-Pacific flight from Samushiro. Japan, to Wenatchee, Washington, m October,
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    • 60 17 Straits Steamship Co. Buy Hua Khiow Vessels The shipping business of Hua Khiow Steamship Co., Ltd., of Muar. has been sold to the Straits Steamship Co.. Ltd. (reports the Malacca Guardian). All the Hua Khiow vessels, namely the steamers Karuah. Hua Tong, Barratta and the motor-ship Majam
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  • Page 17 Advertisements
    • 531 17 THE Singapore Free Press (Daily and Weekly Editions) Head Office: 138 ROBINSON ROAD, SINGAPORE. phune: 6056. Cable Address: ADVERTISER, SINGAPORE tin cables appear daily SDecial Krj:! clvd H e pictures •hi I I f" e^ notes laclj es' page with latest fashions, flyinc soortinir cinema, wireless articles, Vfide^letJefs H,X.? U
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    • 200 17 You just add water seven parts to one of MOLICO— Mr\??rr¥ y/e creamy milk of unquestionable purity. pOLICO the full cream milk powder— is excellent for all breakfast cereals for it is prepared from the purest milk under the strictest hygienic conditions. Diluted with water it solves the problem of
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    • 106 17 THE TORTURE OF PILES. Why continue to suffer With DR. VAN VLECKS ABSORPTIVE PLASMA no case of this painful malady is too stubborn or too long-standing to be completely and permanently cured. The easy application and wonderful power of absorption of DR. VAN VLECKS ABSORPTIVE PLASMA is amazing. It soothes
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    • 971 18 DRIVING STRAIN Women Crash After 40 Hours at Wheel I>< cs driving for f<;rty hours, with only a brief interval for re. c t, impose too great a physical strain on women 0 asks Harold Ptrnberton In the Daily Express. Three women were involved m crashes m the last stage
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    • 1074 18 THEATRE CONTROVERSY Should Evening Clothes He Compulsory London. Mar. 14. A plea for insisting on the wearing of even- I ing dress m the orchestra stalls of West End theatres is made by Mr. Eric Maturin. I Mr. Maturin. who is appearing m "The Gay t Adventure" at the Whitehall
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    • 864 18 ROUND YOUR DIAL I Popular Shortwave Radio Stations The following Is a U&t of stations which caui be received In Singapore; Java Stations Bandoeng PLM from about 5.20 p.m. gramophone records and telephony tests with Sydney. Australia, and other stations. Usual call after records "Hullo Sydney." Tanjong Priok. 21 metres
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    • 641 18 BANKS AND INSURANCE CHARTERED BANK I OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter) Paid up capital m 600.000 shares of £5 each £3,000,000 Reserve Fund £3,000.000 1 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3,000,000 HEAD OFFICE: 38, Bishopsgate, London, E.C. 2. Agencies and Branches: Aior Star Iloilo Saigon
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    • 577 18 MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. incorporated v; England' Capital 1 4. 000.000 Subscribed 1 .800,000 Paid-up 1.050,000 Reserve Fund ana Rest 1 217.926 BOARD OF DIRECTORS J. M. Ryrie, Esq., Chairman P. R. Chalmers, Esq., Charles J. Hambro. Esq.. W H Shelf ord Esq., Sir Thomas Catto. Bart Sir C.
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    • 490 18 BRITISH INMK\N<h (OMI'\SV lIMIII FIRE, MARINE, TKWmt ANI3 MOTOR CAR INSURANCE ACCEPTED I LOWEST CURRENT RATI I 0. MAROOUOtITH. Ifal Olnee Finlaysim Or. THE EASTERN UNITED ASSI'RANCE CORPORATION IJb FIRE, MARINE. MOTOR CAR AND PERSONAL ACCIDRNI INSURANCE. L Ci. JOHNSON: QoeMtlJ Mar. HKAD OKKKK: 3-r >Liloi«.i Singapore. THE Q^g^J^ ACCIDKM
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  • 1414 19 Ml Out" Tapping Policy Strongly Condemned i«th annual general mevliiiK of Planting Syndicate. Ltd. was held at 1 (i office of the roinpany, No. 1 ntnl Kuala Lumpur, on Wednesday. |Jt |im. with Mr D. St. L Parsons b hi Mi.wi Jdn s.s«'d the meeting as foliiuder review
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  • 61 19 Suggested Use for Raw Rubber IFREE PRESS SERVIC&-COPYRIOHT] London. April 12. A correspondent, writing to The Times sus«esLs that nm rubber ..hould be ased for light»i»K fins B [I^lUMnllui, ..pos.sib,,. iuspinic by t|M} ".at BTUU uhuh i,. faced with the M ot ■M^l of surplus coffee crops,
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  • 74 19 Curtailment of Production For Three Months Osaka. Mar. 28. Phe nnWMlflM of Hrn Japan Cotton Spinners ■■llillUM 10-dM decided to maintain the present ml. of curtailment of production for a further three rmnths. from July to September The rate of curtailment which it had been previously decided to
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  • 92 19 <iuthrte *nd t>o.. Ki»U Lumpur, Agent* RenoiiK Tin N... 3 Dredge 479 pkuls usi«..,d and Co.. Singapore. Agents: Buloh Kasap Output htffl month 56 500 Ml ConopondinK la*t year: HO.OOO lb*. Tot«l to dat<-: 677.500 lbs. Gadek 40.000; 70.000 133 500 KelftltfMl 46.308; 69.000; 557,165 Nordaival
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  • To-Day's Price Changes
    • 207 19 April IS. SELLING London. 4 mouths' sight 2 3 15|16 London. 3 months sight 2 3? 8 London, 60 days' sight 2 3 27,32 London. 30 days' sight 2|3 13 16 London, demand 23 ***** London. T.T. 2 \3 3|4 Lyons and Paris, demand 1075 Hamburg, demand 173
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    • 146 19 April 12. I* To $53.00 Gambler Pepper White 24U Flake Tapioca 3 Ptnrl Sago SniaJl 4V Copra. Sundried -n Sago, flour o 10 Devoe's Imperial Brilliant Kerosene per 2 tins 5 18 Sylvan Arrow Kerosene per i tin* 478 Socony Motor Gasoline ex pump per British Imperial gallon »6
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    • 64 19 April mh., I» o'clock noon. Buy«ts Seller; R^>.S. equal to London Standard Spot 5 Standard R.S.S. on Tender April 5' L 5S May 5 v sa, June 51, 5". July-Sept 5 7 6 Ort.-Dec 6', 6% rone of Market:— Slightly Firmer. -«test Cable— J^ondon Spot
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  • 731 19 TIKSDAY. APRIL 12TH. ISJi CLOSING QUOTATIONS Buyers Seller Asam Kumbang U> 20s 6d 22s 6d Austral Malay 18s 20s Ayvr Hitatn <ss> 9s 10s x.d Bangrin Tin <£» 8s 6d 9s 6d Batang Padang ($1) 07 Vi 12»« Batu Caves lsl> 15 20 Bukit Arang <.sii 30
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  • 143 19 Changes m Representative Prices (United Press Association] Yew York. A*»ril 9 11. American Can. Com. 53 r v 50 1.. Cities Service 4:,. 4s, ij Colombia Gas and Elec. 71 7" v Curtis Wright 1 1 Electric Bond and Shatv 12 12 4 Gen. Electric 1
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  • 180 19 THE ABROAD I British Radio —Official Service] March >« April 9 11. Amsterdam 9.29.. 9.35'^ 9.37. Athen.s 295 300 300 Bombay Is. 9 64d. Is. 6 116 d Is. 6 132 d Berlin 15.70 15 31 32 16 Brussels 26 13 16 27 1 16 27.07' Buchaiest 637'_• 632.. 637
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  • 543 19 The foOOTrtng publications were issued <w KKetVOtf by the Department of Statistics, gjg. and P.M.S. during the period iror.i March 26th to April Ist. 1932. inclusive, and ;ue available lor public u>e m the Reference Library Pulletto i BuildniL. MMippiiL Application may be made by members of
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  • 35 19 Amherst Estates Show a I FREE PRESS SERVICE-COPYRIGHT? ->, Apt* I*. The report of Amhemt Ettattt (Selan K or^ Rubber Comp*ny. UmiUnt shows a lok of £S rouit sum f a 462 fo ard
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    • 106 19 Assets exceed $12,000.000 Assurance m force over $35,000,000 The Great Eastern Ufe Assurance Co., Ltd. HEAD OFF-r™ <lncarporatod tn the «nau Settlements) 7 nc/\ij ut t^.%jtl Great Rjwtiirn The Company has £20.000 SinKaP re NDON OPFICE Jewty. E c Posited with the supreme Court of England and compile, *ith the
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    • 208 19 MALAYA RUBBER STATISTICS Monthly return of Colony stock* at close of business. March 31st.. 1932. m tons As declaml DEALE RS' STOCKS. DR V WET TOTAL ToUl s. s cbE p E Wrt DBY ww t Remlll Sheet and WET «d hw Area and Estate Blanket d2m^ Bark Bark U.S.
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  • 470 20 Local ricket.— S«rvv-«>s- Fouth Padang Match.— < pylon Sports Club Players to the Fore.— W her? are Last Season's Schoolboy Players The Retirement of 11. \V. Taylor. —Malay* 1 Brilliant Football.— Forthcoming Boxing. Th» Services cricketers are getting more Padang cricket this season than has been customary
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  • 1123 20 BATTING 101* B Dudley. Ceylon SC. vs. Etcetera 1 68* J. Cochran. United Engineers vs. RE. 62* N. Sullivan. SRC vs Malaya Command. 54 Pj ramsothy. Ceylon SC. vs. Indian Assc 51 E. J. Riches. SC.C. vs. A.P.C. and Boi neo-Boustead 50 Lieut. G. J. Bryan.
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  • 212 20 YESTERDAYS RESULTS hampi< nsh p Singles W. H. Drccgleever beat E. Cherrington iw.o.) R. F. Goodman beat H. S. Haskins 3—6 B—6. 6—2. Championship Doubles Dr. H O Hopkins and A. A. A. Paterson beat H. A. Bennindyk and Dr. L. Demeny. 6—4, 6—2. R. B. Gctch
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  • 147 20 "A" Machine Gun Co. S.V.C. vs. Keppel Golf Club To be played at Keppel on Sunday. Pte. Maxwell and Pte. W. S. W. Parsons vs. H. Jackson and J. Tryner. Pte. Horsley and Cpl. Strachan vs. W. P. Douglas and R. Bald 8.55 Pte. Milligan and Pte. Shrimpton vs.
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  • 118 20 Senior 80 Yards Free Style Handicap Inter-Team Competition Tan Khen Hock 42 4-5 seconds (net time); E. S. M. Khatena 45; Tan Wee Chwee 48; Scan Lye Seng 48; Lim Yap Puan 49; Lee Choon Nghee 49 4-5; Chan Joo Tiang 48 1-5; Teo Slew
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  • 1466 20 THE SEMI-FINALS How Newcastle and Arsenal Won [Prom Our Own Correspondent] London, Mar. 15. This week-end we made up for the lack of excitement m the football world during the previous week-end. In addition to the two Cup semi-finals, we had Rugby International between Wales
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  • 321 20 Green and Bostock Hill m Form Playing for the Planters against the Merchants on the Selangor Club padang on Saturday. T. C. Green, the veteran Selangor inter-State player. t-Dok seven wickets for 17 (runs and scored 32. Planters winning by 74 i runs. On Sunday on the
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  • 177 20 Unfinished Game at Balestier The game between the Indian Association and the Ceylon Sports Club at the Balestier Road ground en Sunday was unfinished. The following are the scores. C.S.C Muthukumaran c Mallal b Varma 8. Paramsothy b Bhaskaran 54, Hamid c Bha- skaran b Mallal 10. Jansen
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  • 98 20 In a third division match at the Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday evening the M.P.H. defeated the Public Services by 5 goals to nil. At halftime the winners were leading 2 o. The game was a personal triumph for Dollah as, after scoring the whole of his side's
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  • 31 20 April 1932 Ladies Spoon Play for the April Ladles Spoon yesterday was not possible owing to rain. The competition has therefore been postponed to Monday. April 18th. 1932.
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  • 33 20 The following are the events m the S.C.R.C. spring lawn tennis tournament: Sipgles Championship, Singles Handicap. Doubles handicap. Veterans' Doubles Handicap. Entries will be closed on the 28th inst.
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