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

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  • 16 1 The Singapore Free Press NO. 13,624. ESTABLISHED 1835. SINGAPORE, S.S. TUESDAY. APRIL 19, 1932. 10 CENTS.
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  • 392 1 General Ma Chan-shan ascribes to the Japanese General Honjo the statement that Japan are prepared to go to war with any third party who interferes with their plans to retain Manchuria Page 9. Further Soviet charges concerning Japan's effcrts to injure the Soviet's policy of noninterference m
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  • 969 1 'Oh. to be m England Now that April's there!" The words repeated themselves m my brain Kke a refrain as I set off on a ride through Northumberland one April morning. If Browning amid his 'gaudy melon -flowers' had sighed for the freshness of an English spring
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 137 1 BIGIA TEA Brings the freshness and fragrance of the Malayan gardens direct to your home. RAFFLES HOTEL TO-NIGHT SPECIAL DINNER and DANCE TO-MORROW TEA DANCE 6.30 to 8.15 P.m, INFORMAL AFTER DINNER DANCE y 9.30 to Midnight. y<^ 'X ysP V S X >< C %m* PHONE 5381. y^\^ X
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    • 380 1 EUROPE #HOTEL TERMS— INCLUSIVE or A LA CARTE. I'XMI'RIMMNED ORILL. FINEST HOME FOOD EXCELLENT CUISINE AND SERVICE SPECIAL DINNER AND AFTER DINNER DANCE EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT. No Extra Charge for after Dinner Dancing The "Europe" Orchestra renders light music on the verandah and during meals every day. ORCHESTRAL CONCERTS EVERY
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    • 92 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS > Hotel announcements Page 1. •Cinema and Theatre attractions— Pace 5. Tclcng-Lah will be published on April 30 Page 2 Austin Seven i> built fcr the car-proud owner Page 3. CHRYSLER EASY HANDLING W T ,^-*^'S**^*J^ '-s^ L£_-_*aaaa«--aaßaaaHa^aaaaMMa»a M aa.^a-«l Prevent Colds M I did MMt have •flu
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    • 11 1 There is no better Tea than BIGIA TEA CROWN IN MALAYA
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  • 275 2 .Admission of Asiatics Into Civil Service After a discussion of the question of the admission of Asiatics to the Malayan Civil Service, at a meeting of the committee of the straits Chinese British Association. (Penangi I held recently it was decided to approach the kindred association* at Singapore
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  • 237 2 Willing to Guarantee Independence Tokyo, April 5. Mr. SMmson's letter on Philippine independence is given wide prominence m this evening.-, papers. Official quarters appear •surprised at the House's passage of the Hare Bill, as they never regarded the question of independence as a practical proposition of the
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  • 37 2 The foUou-inß members of the Malayan Civil Service are returning by tlie P. and O. Chitral fi'm home leave— Messrs. O. A. O. Walker L H N. Davis. R Broome. T. P. Cromviell and H W. Nightingale.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 14 2 at her witcheries again Yes. it was good to ht m England vi April
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    • 422 2 TOLONG-LAH This .Mirthful, Witty aixd Trenchant Illustrated Magazine WILL BE PUBLISHED ON APRIL SOth. m aid of THE PUNTERS' BENEVOLENT FUND OF MALAYA Price $1.10 per copy by post anywhere from The Editor, TOLONG-LAH, P.O. Box 272. Kuala Lumpur. BUSINESS CARDS. BE PHOTOGRAPHED BY 11. NUGENT BUCKERIDGE Highest Class Work—
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    • 734 2 TENDERS. SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE TENDERS. > NOTICE ls hereby given that tenders are now Invited for the following materials or service* and that particulars of such tenders may be obtained tn the Tender Room. Municipal Offices Supply of 200.000 Hard Burnt Clay Cover Tiles at rate of 16,500 per month,
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    • 450 2 f7l p J*mJ| J-fcJ WW v| Germs of decay lurk m ugly film 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 iilm and reveals JL go even one day without brush- the clean
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    • 216 2 r VISIT CAIRO DURING YOUR HOMEWARD JOURNEY When time permit-. Cox Kings arrange short trips by car from Suez c. nnectlng with the steamer at Port Said For further particulars apply to PATERSON, SIMONS AND CO., LTD or to any of the Branches of COX AND KINGS (AGENTS) LTD. Head
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    • 120 2 mows pills ma nil** i _m_9_W_M Therr I MMmM than MAIM INS You .nn I MMMW r «''>' upon MARTIN S IMIJ S 1 Mr Sold by v ChemiMv Storr- and 1 by THE FEDERAL DISPENSARY I I, Kaffirs Sq,i:irr, Sinp.ipnrr I nSD Ilrescriptior. W If you are a sufferer
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 286 2 THE WEEK 1. ...d0 19th. Hiuh Water 09.00. 8.4 tt.. 2137 80 ft. Football- Div 111 V.M.C.A. \s Mama at YMCA Fraser and Neave vs. MPH at S.H.B. APC Tl Ho Hong Co. at Jalan Besat Wednesday. 26th. High Water 09 50. 8.9 ft 22.05, 8.5 ft Rotary Dinner. Adelphi
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  • 1170 3 Position of Guarantee Fund The report on the working Of the Currency DepsiiSMnt, for the period October lst. 1930 to BtptSSOlan 30th. 1931. shews that the position Of the Currency Guarantee Fund at the beginning and end of the pertbd under review was:— Desciipticn of holding Oct. Ist,
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  • 114 3 Bombay. April 8. Mrs. Sarojini Naidu. Acting President of Congress, who has been bu.:y holding consultations and conferences during the last three days m her rooms at the Taj Mahal Hotel, interviewed, said that the news of the ban on the Delhi session of
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  • 301 3 Chinese Woman Killed m Penang Car Accident Madam Law Mr« Bong was killed and her bueband, Mr Bosy Bwee Bm-! ol tn. Government Telegraph Office >e»i->u-Iv bsjUTSd v B motor car accident on Thursday evening. Their tive children, who vera al m th. cat had a miraculous
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 289 3 mil] mi!/ BUILT FOR THE CAR PROUD OWNER DRIVER MM I I i I P nci(> 0< OWHewhip Ll surely the be all and end i j aa,* 11 owning a car. It Implies the blending ol I attractive appearance, mechanical excellence I economy, absolute reliability and quality. 1 \y
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    • 138 3 THERE IS NO RESTRICTIONTO THE USE OF— lC mmi /j '_2# IBjr jtj^Bk^*^S!^Mi_L WW UmlY« w*t*E-NI mml j-^^i» ttmrnm^ n 3ICSI HBfli 9l wf^^mW .a- Wil-L— 9-J9 iMMMMBBBr I I MM I I MMT A^M J^' ___^_____t__A______M_ mmmt Wmmmm d^l^mmmmmm mmm AmWW RENOLD CHAIN DRIVES For light or heavy work,
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  • 1682 4  - Monopoly Subsidy Agreement in British Aviation T. STANHOPE SPRIGG FLYING TOPICS Capt. Balfour Criticises System Sir P. Sassoon Gives Facts (By (Special to the Free Press). -.onoon. THE annual debate on the Air Estimates m the House of Commons is usually productive of some highly original viewpoints on aeronautical affairs.
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  • 771 4 TAMMANY HALL "Graft-Now Why Bring That Up?" New York, March 20. Tammany Hall has become a temple of silence. The heavy-jowled political "bosses" who held court In that building, which is virtually the seat of government m New York City. are strangely subdued these
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  • 127 4 200-Year-Old Job Taken Away Bow Bells, whose merry peal bade Dick Whittington turn again as he was leaving the City m despair, are the cause of heartache ln Whitechapel. For nearly 200 years the historic bells of St. Mary-le-Bow m Cheapside have been repaired by the Whitechapel foundry
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  • 998 4 By Dr. Max Winkler THE tragic end of Ivar Kreuger recalls the rise and fall of other powerful magnates whose existence was due almost entirely to the war and the pronounced economic changes caused by the conflict. 1 It is generally believed that Hugo Stinnes is the pioneer
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  • 85 4 There still seems to be quite a lot of spare gold m Penang (says the Straits Echo) for another company has come here and is doing B roaring trade m the purchase of gold bars, i Jewellery and ornaments at their offices at 224 226. Chulia Street. The manager of
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  • 1546 4  -  Mr. Ogden L. Millo By Secretary of the Treasury Review* Position Washington. AT this time the United States is passing through a most important phase of an economic cycle, during 'the past two years of which it has been experiencing perhaps the most severe depression m
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  • 233 4 London. M.in h 1 Further predictions regarding f were made by Prince George Bib. ent of the International Aeronau' Won. during a brief visit to London to arrangement for his flight from F Chad m April, for tlie purpose of Africa for new aerodrome sites The
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 210 5 VICTORIAJTHEATRE TREMENDOUS ATTRACTION ommencing Thursday, May Sth 930 p.m. THE SAN CARLO Italian Opera Company DIRECT FROM ITALY. ARRIVING ON BOARD THE CONTE ROSSO. I Opening Performance May Sth IL TROVATORE I WATCH FOR BOOKING DATE. THIS WEEK'S BAND PERFORMANCES I TELOK AVER RECLAMATION. WEDNESDAY, p.m., j BOTANICAL GARDENS. FRIDAY.
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    • 344 5 "As m previous BRITISH Paramount offerings, the production is of the best".— STRAITS TIMES 18 432 -CAPITOL Malaya's Finest Theatre. ["-Via H NIGHTLY i iisl ft Another Triumph for oggt Paramount's BRITISH Studios BB "STAMBOUL" with ROSITA MORENO, WARWICK WARD j And all-English cast A Drama of Intrigue and Romance-
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    • 436 5 X BpH W£ WaaW^^/ ATA-W ma. MA W V^^-L >>^^B--B VsP^ at AmW Aw _r**lk_%^kV v%V^| Yr Aw *—W AW _r m—m V k 9 m w m. I mmMM Ar _r Am _r -Iffi S Bl m _^k ——mWL——M. ''xl' 1 'BlUt ffl I I I'M ***** l 9_W
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  • SPORT OF THE DAY.
    • 1268 6 England Wins tho Calcutta Cup I Fiv.ni Our Own Correspondent I London, Mar. >Z. A sronctortal day's sport m wonderful weather .is how OOS would describe last Saturday The crowds started enjoying themselves early m the morning with the Oxford and Cambridge boatrace and the various river races and
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    • 908 6 The Touring Car's Debt to Racing The private motorist has a perfect right to inquire whether motor speed records serve any useful purpose, because he is actually the person who foots the very heavy expenditure involved m motor racing. Possibly that is hardly a fair way of stating
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    • 25 6 Mr. P. V. Norman, of the Revenue Survey Department. Taiping. who Is well-known m Ifß-Sysn rugger circles, is going on transfer to Kedah next month
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    • 364 6 J ied hirrry^m myself •He is audi a happy, contented little fellow, and so sturdy. I knew that nothing could equal his natural food to ensure for him the right foundation for future health and strength. For some months before he arrived I took 'Ovaltine" regularly. with the result that
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    • 361 6 BB —^^^r fll— V —I IH^H vr^j VM Sff jj/ l l^bl t T J —l F h Sf s^a&fls W tSgLr* _H maam WBm V a WK'.VH mV_a -(nr 2&C— 9 B. mmm BHS Ban *GH B a O Ma S*A f S&mr \Ff*^^iA m. JT 1 power. The
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  • 2346 7 CONTRACTORS' WORK NO PUNS READY FOR COMPLETE SCHEME ADMIRALTY CONCERN FPtoao Our Own Correspondent) London, Mar. 18. Durini tin debate on the Navy Estimates m Hi mm of Commons on Tuesday Vice-Adß-fra] Taylor eth. Con.M-rvatn, Me-mber for -»u?h Paddington* said 1 dSßtare sa this Vote to ask
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  • 795 7 SOLIDARITY OF CHINA Will War Break Out Again <-Jy Our Chinese Correspondent* Th. latest news from China is no* vary encouraging. The Sino-Japanese peace conference- at Shanghai U reported to have encountered many difficulties, the worst of which is the lack of any definite dale for
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  • 184 7 STRONGER BASE NEEDED Empire Delegates and Shanghai Lesson i Should the Singapore Naval Base be made stronger? asks the Sunday Dispatch. This question will be discussed between Britam's representatives and the Dominion delegates at the Ottawa Empire Conference <the paper states). t I Work is now proceeding on the modified
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  • 449 7 SIX ACQUITTED Two Directors Sent to Prison i London. April 11. The ScottLsh Amalgamated Silks case, m which eight directors were charged at Edinburgh High Court with defrauding the, public of large sums, ended m a verdict of guilty against A. Young and G. M. Todd. The
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  • 444 7 Callers at Charing Cros>. Headquarters I From Our Own Correspondent I London. March 22. Among th- callers at the Malayan Office this J iveek have been Mr. G. O Farrell of Posts and Telegraph Service, who is staying at 17. Woodstock Road. London. S W. 16.. Ungku Y.
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  • 79 7 Mr. L. A. G. Morris. A.C. P.. Perak North, who is at present an inmate of the General Hospital. Taiping. is now much better and expects to be discharged within the next few days. Capt. W. B. Hawks. Assistant Warden of Mines. Federated Malay States, and Mr. N. Ward, an
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  • 234 7 CANTON AIR FORCE Canadian Pilots Being Enlisted J Canton Government representatives ...ent specially to the Philippine Islands, the Straits Settlements. Australia. San Francisco and Canada for the purpose* of enlisting support from wealthy Chinese merchants for the air force have met with much success. I Mr.
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  • 517 7 Proposed Chinese Ladies' Club I From Our Own Correspondent! Malacca. April 17. Yesterday afternoon there was a very interesting gathering of about 80 Chinese ladies ano gentlemen on the badminton courts at Mt. Kho Sian Eng's house. Hospital Road. Malacca, an the occasion of the opening of the
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  • 134 7 •Sl 0,000 Stocks Destroyed The drying shed and packing rooms, with some 3.000 pikuLs of rubbe-i at the lacti rv <,: Messrs Aik Hoe-. It] Maephersem Road wen-destioye-d by tire which broke out there e-.u'v on Monday morning. The fire was presented from spreading to the rest
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  • 65 7 The death has occurred at Seremban. of llr. YeohGuenSwee. the chief c -shier of the Seremban branch cf the Chartered Bank. The hate Mr. Yeoh Guan Swe- was an old resident of I Negri Sembilan and had been m the service of ,the bank for well over 25 years He
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  • 597 7 YOUNG SUSPECT POLICE BELIEVED TO HAVE A CLUE CONSTABLE'S CHASE More light has been thrown em the shockinic triple^ murder committed at Menglembu on Thursday, and. as the result of Investigation* made, the Police are now scouring the* country. for a young Chinese engine driver who i* I
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  • 259 7 Southern Cross' Bad Crash Sydney. Mar. 2.1. If on Saturday night, there was inyone unluckier than -Qngaford Smith they have- uur sympathy That pile-up (.1 his ;<t Ma M ot Svd t «n drome was a veritable financi.' tTSfSdj Of late* things h:t\e- be-en tou'-,h f(
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  • 98 7 I The Hon'ble Mr J D Hall. MCS BritLshv Adviser. Kedah. has been granted 9 month* and 13 days leave. Captain A. C. Bak«*r. MCS, MO. has been appointed to act as British Adviser. Kedah. with affect frcjm April Mtfe 1932. Mr. W B Hall. Superintendent and T. and Mrs
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
    • 37 8 STONE: JACKSON —At St. Andrews Cathedral, on April 18. Albert, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stone,' of Hastings. Sussex, to Elsie Irene, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Henry Jackson, of Yalding. Kent.
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    • 36 8 HEWICK —On March 19. 1932. at Cliff Cottage. Svvanage. John Edwin Hevvick. J. P., formerly Puisne Judge. George Town. British Guiana, and many years ago an Officer m the S.S. Police, m his 86th year
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  • 1152 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS TUESDAY. APRIL 19. 1932 PRE-BUDGET REFLECTIONS It is perhaps inevitable, m view of the frequent references which have been made m recent weeks to the remarkable recovery m British trade and to the sound condition of Britain's financial position, that there should exist m some quarters optimistic
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  • 447 8 WEEK-END YACHTING Two Hours Drift m Flat Calm Yachting events at the Royal Singapore Yacht Club on Sunday morning were marred by an almost entire absence of wind. Such conditions are usual at this season but it is fortunately rare fcr the boats to drift about m
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  • 211 8 Mr. E. T. Campbell's Views on Seabelle II [From Our Own Correspondent 1 London. March 22. It will be remembered that Mr. E. T. Campbell. M.P for Beckenham and Parliamentary Secretary to Sir Kingsley Wood, the Postmaster General, recently asked the Colonial Secretary whether he would take steps
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  • 79 8 German Airwoman's Crash at Don Muanji IFREE PRESS SERVICE COPYRIGHTI Bangkok. April 18. Marga Etzdorf. the German airwoman, crashed yesterday morning when leaving Don Muang for Akyab from a height of 50 metres. Marga and her pet cat which was a passenger were shaken but not
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  • 80 8 LONDON AND NEW YORK TIN AND RUBBER PRICES [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT] London, April 18. Messrs. Lewis, Lazarus and Sons notify to-day's tin prices as follows Spot £106 1116 (£lO4 13 16). Forward £108 13 16 (£lO6 13 16). The market is slightly better. Messrs. Symington and Wilson
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  • 17 8 Major H. G. Keet. of the Government Monopolies Department?. Penang. and Mrs. Keet are leaving for home.
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  • 786 8 SHAREHOLDERS' DEMAND Extraordinary General Meeting failed The following letter has been lir shareholders of United Engineers limit. With reference to letter dated 1932. addressed to Shareholders by Oid. Board, the requisition under the pr < Article 56 of the Company's Article sociaticn referred to therein «M sign-d
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  • 38 8 The Hon'ble Mr Ju.sti« W H actum Chief Justin- VMM., v. ill b. m ipoh this hMk h, wiH W then a fortnight, ass-stint the Hon'ble H W Pilchard. XC. the Wan* civil work btfOfl the latter Penang.
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 198 8 CALDBECK S SUPERIOR OLD BROWN SHERRY A FULL FLAVOURED APFRITIF. CALDBECK MACGREGOR CO., LTD., (Incorporated under the Companies' Ordinances of Hong Kong.i (Incorporated m Shznghaii 201 CANTONMENT ROAD. TELEPHONE 5371 A §378. Bl SPE< lAI T M E APPOINTMEM 3m jF&i KING OK SIAM ESTD. 1872 DIAMOND SET PLATINUM ENGAGEMENT
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    • 46 8 anil TWO SEATERS are now being made to tit all pockets. That will save garage costs but we expect it will still be necessary to take out M GAFLAC" MOTOR CAR POLICIES on them. GENERAL ACCIDENT, FIRE LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION, LTD. Hongkong Bank Chambers. Telephone 6480.
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  • 60 9 JAPAN'S POLICY iiussia an Obstacle to Their IReut< r Servieei Geneva. April 17. < delegation has received a lengthy ■I from Genert! Ma Chan-shan denbini Japanese action In -fanehsata and IbuUni to the Japanese General Honjo the thai Japan h rtitiimaisd to retain BJ coat end
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  • 122 9 .Japanese Intrigue m Manchuria aWmaaamr, April 18. heing led with to lace n. w disasters and the ibility fur further ci, ulopments and definitely devolve upon certain Vttt Ml influencing th* olicv (/«.-< nmeeti H declares Eeveetta with w. Manchurian situation. rlnf to aiu-ed anti-Soviet actions at tha
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  • 79 9 Soviet Ask for His Recall I Reuter s Servic Moscow. April 18. of the Chineee Consul at hensk, Bast Blherta, l rssjiioJad by I Litvtnoll on the ground that the Consul is baas tent to rarti Ps ta ot china countries coded telegrams conveying rrom General Ma Chan-shan.
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  • 118 9 rTo be Resumed Shortly Reuter*l Far Eastern Service) Shanghai. April 18. armistice negotiations are nrsn nod shortly chief Chinese itnlatelc. Mr Quo Tai-chi. D conferring with the Government [flanking, is due at Shanghai Tokio. April 18. 11 is learned authoritatively that instructions bl tnt to Geneva tc-night intithat
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  • 54 9 Englishauui'fl Claim To I'atagonian Land Buenos Aires. April 9. ICunro, an Englishman, has been kbe sole heir tv the £600.000 vast? Btates ef his brother. Donald iied 32 years ago. The Argentine ih nt rf Education had taken possession but the Fiscal Court holds that sole
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  • 155 9 Examine, Chinese Copy of Treaty of 1905 Nanking:. April 7. 1 Commissioners returned from tl ternoon. and before crossing Pakoa were rushed by motor to Office, where they were shown ted to be the original copy of the treaty of 1905. This copy, which i have been unearthed
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  • 146 9 OUTBTANWNG QUESTIONS Sir John Simon Confers With Col. Stimson [Reuters Service: Geneva. April 18. The <• -***H Col Stimson and Sir John Simon cr. Saturday, lasting two Mm. coveted the whde ground including thr Far Eastern crisis. The conversation revealed complete UMtth-dto Of the BrltUh and
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  • 173 9 Lady Conan Doyle's Testimony I." niton. April 11. The spiritualistic cause celebre m which Mrs jMeurig Morris _J suLne the Daily Mail, which l challenged the genuineness cf her alleged powers, is attracting enormous interest now that the Rector ol StifTkey case ls temporarily out of 1
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  • 91 9 Death of Noted Sociologist [British Radic Official Service] Rugby. April 18. The death occurred yesterday of Sir Patrick Geddeo. the sociologist, aged 77. Sir Patrick was formerly Professor of Sociology and Civics at the University of Bombay, and Professor cf Botany (retired) at University College. Dundee He
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  • 82 9 £2,475 Confiscated by Indian Government [Reuter\s Service] Ahmedah-d. April 18. Government has confiscated £2.475 deposited m a local bank by the Gujerat Sabha on the mound that it is being used fcr furthering the I Unlawful programme ol the Indian National Congress. The Gujerat Sabha is the
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  • 36 9 Slight Increase m Past Week IFREE PRESS SERVICE COPYRIGHTI London. April 18. London rubber stocks decreased from 64.01fc tons to 63.717 tons this week and Liverpool itocks increased from 60.832 tons to 61.302 tons
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  • 98 9 His Wife Or His Royal Rights Bucharest. April 10. The troubles of Prince Nicholas of Rumania have not yet ended. King Carol is apparently still resolutely refusing to recognise his brother's marriage with Madame Saveanu. I Prince Nicholas yesterday arrived by air from Budapest. He wa.s not
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  • 63 9 A Chinese, named Chow Keng Sang, who! pleaded guilty before the Ipoh Magistrate on Wednesday, to carrying uncustomed goods, to wit, cloth, mats and web belts to the value of $193.20 with intent to defraud the Government of duty to the value of $19.32. was on Saturday sentenced by His
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  • 606 9 I A PRESS FORECAST i Financial Statement To-night [Reuter's Service] London, April 18. i The possibility of the inclusion of a tax on > rubber m Tuesdays Budget Is envisaged by the Morning Post. Apart from this Budget eve speculations follow the lines previously
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  • 88 9 Life-Long Work for Shop j Assistants i London. April 7. Shop workers elated at the early hour for the i closing of shops are reminded of the humani- i tarian aspect of it by the death of Captain t Albert Larkin. who devoted the bulk of
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  • 105 9 Recruiting from British t Army i Lcndon. April 11. t In the House of Commons Mr. Dagger l asked Sir Samuel Hoare why it was proposed to recruit British members to the Civil Service m Bengal from the British Army. He urged j that qualified Indians should
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  • 62 9 Report At End Of April Lor don. April 11. Sir Samuel Hoare told Mr. Bernays that the Franchise Committee hoped to ccmplete its report by the end of April. Col. Wedgewood asked whether the report would definitely commit the House to a system of direct election Sir Samuel
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  • 147 9 50 TCS. A MONTH LIMIT Pensions, Commissions and Bonuses Included [FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT] Bargkck, April 18. The Government has imposed a salary t-ax. effective from April Ist. It Includes not only actual wages and salary for work done but also pensions, annuities, gratuities, fees, commlsslcns.
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  • 234 9 Deaths of Capt. Redmond and Mr. Jeremiah MacVeagh l Bril ish Radio Official Service] Rugby. April 18. Captain William Redmond, son of Mr. John Redmond, the famous leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party, and himself a member of, the House of Commons before the Free State was
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  • 127 9 Bride m Lord Mayor's State Coach j Lcndon. April 9. The first wedding m St. Pauls Cathedral IOV four years was held to-day. It was the wedding of Mr. R. A. Jenks. the elder son of the Lord Mayor of London, and Miss dv Cros. daughter
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  • 87 9 Bookmaker Saved From Rash Bet Lcrdoii. April 11. A bookmaker's remark to a backer when the latter was placing half a crown on a hors^ that "I will give you £5 a week for life If it wins" was taken seriously by the backer when
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  • 190 9 Sister of Sultan Seeks Ownership Dayanjf. March 31. The sister of the Sultan of Sulu has filed a claim with the American and British governments m which ownership is claimed over sixteen small islands m the Sulu Sea. between the main body of the Philippine Archipelago and Borneo.
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  • 40 9 The funeral of the late Mr. Yeoh Guan Swee. who had been Chief Cashier of the Seremban Branch of the Chartered Bank for well over twenty-five years, tcok place on Thursday at the Chinese cemetery there and was well attended.
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
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    • 386 10 P. O. British India and Apcar Lines (Incorporated m England) MAIL, PaASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSUU-R AND ORIENTS S. N. CO UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA JAPAN. Our Tonnage. Singapore Tonnage tpv< BANGALORE 6,000 Apr 24 MANTUA 11.000
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 582 11 O. S. K. LINE EXPRESS FREIGHT SERVICE TO LOS ANGELES NEW YORK, Bl »r**rr ONt PHILADELPHIA BALTIMORE LW MOTORSHIP [NAI MARU" irT Lass**" Los Angeles New York WO Ma] Jl May 11 M JuW S-NOAFORI Ma| 12 May Li further particulars please apply to: OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA, Singapore. I«l Nt*
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    • 406 11 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE Jlnd AMERICAN MAIL LINE v. fBTT-1 EUROPE vi* AMERICA VISIT SUNNY CALIFORNIAYOSEMITE PARK HOLLYWOOD-GRAND CANYON WEEKLY SAILING FROM HONG KONG AND OR MANILA FARES £120— £112— £83— £79 EUROPE^ SUEZ SAILINGS EVERY OTHER TUESDAY MAINTAINED BY THE STEAMERS PRESIDENT HARRISON— HAYES— PIERCE MONROE— VAN BUREN— GARFIELD— POLK—
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    • 878 11 K. P. IVI a KOMNKLIJKt PAIvETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ PALOPO— Tuesday. April 19. Riouw. Tambe'.an. Singkawang. Pemangkat and Selakau MAPIA Tuesday. April 19. Paneh. Tanjong-Leidong. Tanjong Mengeidar and A:-»han. VAN DER LlJN— Tuesday. April 19. Sourabaya. Kota-Baroe. Balik-Papan and Samarinda GEN. VERSPYCK— Tuesday. April 19. Letong. Maras. Tarempa. Genting. Poeloe- Pandjang. Serassan.
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  • 572 12 EVERY ROOM RIFLED 'Yard' Comb London Underworld For Killer London. Mar. 19. Every criminal haunt m London was visited last night by detectives. Every housebreaking crook and px-convict was questioned. The police carried out over the length and breadth of the Metropolitan area a great
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  • 239 12 Big Official Sweepstakes m Calcutta Calcutta, March 29. There is a hope that m the very near future big sweepstakes will be run hi Calcutta, under official supervision, as the Irish Hospitals Sweepstakes is being done, for the purpose of collecting money for charitable purposes and particularly
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  • 76 12 Revolutionary Propaganda m Norway Oslo. April "S smett-lng will have to bi? done to check revolutionary propaganda." declared the Minister of Defence m making a startling announcement of the discovery cf documents showing thar revolutionary agitation m Norway was financed by a foreign Power to the
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 582 12 Burns Philp Line. I (Incorporated Ln Australia) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. -toinlsr monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 tons) and the S.S. MANGOLA (3.352 tons). [Cargo only.] as. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia. Cabins
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    • 57 12 A murder was committed m Ord Road on' Wednesday, when an aged Chinese was attacked frcm behind by another Chinese and sustained deep incised wound on the neck, severing the jugular vein. Tlie man died immediately* after admission to the General Hospital. Hist assailant got away, but the Police are
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    • 500 12 KERR STEAMSHIP Co. mc (Incorporated In U.SA.) GENERAL AGENTS. NEW YORK SERVICE. Regular Freight Service to Boston, New York. Philadelphia and Baltimore (via Suez). Due Sails Due New York M.S. SILVERWALNUT May 3 May 9 June 13 M.S. SILVERPALM May 24 May 30 July 4 For rates and particulars please
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 607 12 MAIL DESPATCHES BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 p.m. and Thursday 7.30 a.m. Kedah Monday to Friday 7.30 a.m. Saturdays 7 pjn. Kuantan (via Jerantut) 7 p.m. Kelantan every Wednesday 7 a.m. every Saturday 7 p.m. Seremban, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Penang and Lower Siam 7.30 a.m, F.M.S., Batu Anam, Batu
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  • Port and Shipping News.
    • 1744 13 Fuel For Merchant Ships The comparative advantages of coal and oil fuel for merchant ships were discussed at the annual meeting of the Institution of Naval Architects, which was continued at the Royal Society of Arts. Admiral of the Fleet Lord j Wester Wemyss, the president, was
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    • 127 13 Ten Million Yen Corporation for Japan Tokyo, March 20. An amalgamation of Japan's fishing industry m northern waters will be arranged m the near future, it was learned to-day. Mr. Teijiro Yamamoto. Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, has met with Mr. Takayama. president of the Toyo, Takushoku Kaisha
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    • 126 13 7 -Hour Battle to Save British Officers Hamilton (Bermuda), Mar. 15. In a howling gale to-day Captain McKay and four officers of the British steamer Prinre David, which struck a reef near here yesterday. were rescued from the doomed ship. The passengers and crew had already been
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 571 13 THE Singapore Free Press (Daily and Weekly Editions) Head Office: 138 ROBINSON KOAD, SINGAPORE. Telephone: 6056. Cable Address: ADVERTISER, SINGAPORE. The premier morning daily m Malaya. I 1 Delivered with the Chota Hazri each __dT2_L LateSt new latest telegrams am latest announcements. London rubber and tin cables appear daily. Special
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    • 243 13 TO EVERYWHERE IN CANADA WAND M.QSJ OF THE UlSxtK The New Scenic Route of the Canadian National Rail way*. See the beat of the marvellous Canadian Rockies stay at Jasper sb am Park Lodge m the heart of wondrous mountain beauty, or -B R travel straight through from Vancouver without
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  • 570 14 Popular Shortwave Radio Stations The following is a list of stations which can be received m Singapore Java Stations Bandoeng PLM from about 5.20 p.m. gramophone records and telephony tests with Sydney. Australia, and other stations. Usual call after records "Hullo Sydney." Tanjong Priok. 21 metres from
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  • 66 14 Kuala Lumpur regular broadcasts are until further notice DAILY on 55.5 Metres 10.30 to 11 a.m PETALING HILL TESTING. (Except Sundays and Public Holidays) FRIDAY on 65 Metres PROM THE STUDIO 6.30 p.m. Krontchong Music. 7.00 English. 7.15 British Official Wireless News. 7.25 Recital of
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  • 181 14 Dr. O. J. S. Mac Donald has taken over the duties of Dr. M. Watson of Banting who has gone home on leave. I Mr. H. A. S. Jennings, who has recently arrived m Ipoh. has been appointed agent for Perak of the Prudential Assurance Company Ltd. News has reached
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  • 91 14 Russian Found With Dynamite Harbin. Apr. I. A total of 131 sticks of dynamite and a nimber of coded letters were found when the police arrested a Russian named Bazanoff and tvimined the contents of his handbag, as he was leaving the railway station, on arrival heft
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  • 140 14 A Durbar ;f the Malayan Rulers. presided OVSr by His Excellency Sir Cecil Clementi. is to be held al Pekan. Pahang. on the 28th, instant and cne cf my correspondents m Penantells me tnat the arrangements for this Durbar are well m hand under the onrrgotfcl direction cf the Honble
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  • 178 14 Shanghai Landlords' Gesture Shanghai. Apr. I An exceedingly gen, rous gesHiie by the Shanghai Land Inveetmenl Comp.mv WSI disclosed to-day by ooticei distributed In certain districts ot the Settlement. The nolurs reveal that the C, mpanv propose to grant exemption from the payment of rem for February and
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  • 43 14 A warrant is out for the arrest of n nn<l<:., aged clerk named P R Kanappan. employed by Messrs. W. J P. Grenier and Co.. Kuala Lumpur, who is alleged to have absconded A ;;um exec. ding: 54.000 is said to be missing
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  • 65 14 Freiu h Poli« v \rriv il •!> Nick of I.BM Sh.ii tho \|>r'i Tin- j highly I a mob attack «»u a .Japan. l vi ;u h le) The mai; 9 h<> IM I icked end ti i:!!)'- bi l mob. coneletlni mainly i I lying
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  • 44 14 Shanghai Poller §UU— Tra«ed> ■leaegb al mja* Tllt'.M ClUJie.se eons' ..t .t double mm der ami Mliddl hot tune ;>t tia Contra] M* this moi num. n I Refusal Lo pay m Om- nrrfrtTiMr dree ni two of ia companl i .self.
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 350 14 To Your Health! 1 must say you look a different fellow since you took my advice and URODONAL A typical co:.ve:sation this, between two of those good fellows we all know, just reaching that age when care must be exercised •n diet, m living, because of those too prevalent troubles
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    • 398 14 BANKS AND INSURANCE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND CHINA (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter) Paid up capital m 600,000 shares of £5 each £3,000,000 Reserve Fund £3,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3,000,000 HEAD OFFICE: 38, Bishopsgate, London, E.C. 2. Agencies and Branches Alor Star Iloilo Saigon Amritsar Ipoh
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    • 328 14 MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. (Incorporated In England) Capital £3.000.000 Subscribed 1.800,000 Paid-up 1.050.000 Reserve Fund and Hest 1.217.920 BOARD OF DUUM TORS J. M R.vru. Esq.. Chairman P R. Chalmers. Esq.. Charles J. Hambm Esq.. W H. Shelford Esq.. Sir Thomas Catto. Bait. Sir C. C Barrie. K.B.E. LONDON
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    • 297 14 THE /wJ&fim*&L south fewSr^? BRITISH iNMRWd. COMPANY, UMITII FIRE, MARINE, TRANSIT AND MOTOR CAR INSURANCE ACCEPTED M LOWEST CURRENT RVI l C MARGOLIOUTH. OiTieo 2. Finl 9J9OK. Ql THE EASTERN UNITED ASSURANCE CORPORATION .TD FIRE, MARINE. MOTOR CAR AND PERSONAL ACCIDEM INSURANCE. L. G. JOHNSON: General M, HEAD OFFICE: 1-9
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  • 621 15 LONDON COMMENT WHY THE NEGOTIATIONS FAILED DUTCH NATIVE OUTPUT London. Mar. 'i'Z. i. 'a. ment "v ill do much to remove it hu> prevailed m tie* lot si vt ial months and m that m wi loomed by tho.-.e interested try, says the Financial Times cumin the no
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  • 589 15 Amsterdam. Mar. 20. nitnuruque issued by the Dutch ""i" at Tlie Hague on S'turdav af- BO end to hopes of any Govern-' rolled .M| U me c»t nabber restriction, POOI few years it is estimated that Ix-nies for rubber restriction have forwerd b-, ttaoee interested m
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  • 580 15 The industry now knows precisely where it jlands, (says the Financial Times) m relatioi. a o official intervention for the limitation of a lUtput. What are the basic tacts of the staistical position? During the year to the end if January world stocks piled up to a
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  • 1430 15 Completely Impossible to > Survey The whole conference (says the Financial i News) agreed on three fifhdameutal points: (1) That a scheme which failed would be far t ■mac than no scheme at all. <2i That no scheme would b"» any use which i did nut restrict
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  • 210 15 April 18. Tin 75 Tons $54.00 Oambier 10 Pepper White 24^ Flake Tapioca 3 Pearl Sago Small 4-& Copra. Sun dried 5.75 Sago, flour 2.12' Devoe's Imperial Brilliant Kerosene per 2 tins 5 18 Sylvan Arrow Kerosene per 7 tins 4.78 Socony Motor Gasoline r>\ n'imp per British Imperial
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  • 481 15 Singapore. April 15. The prices quoted are generally those current at Clyde Terrace Market. At the other markets there may b t small variations MEAT Beef steak Round i Kati 4U Beef stew or curry Uo 30 Pork, lean do 50 Pork, lean and fat (let qualilj
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  • 327 15 Question of Future Policy The 22nd annual general meeting of Labuan Bileh. Limited, was held at the office of M 909 r^. Boustead and Co.. Ltd.. Ipoh. on April llth. Mr. C. Footner presiding. The Chairman said: The year has been a nool unprofitable or.j for rubber producing
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  • 385 15 Alternative Schemes Being Considered The twenty-second annual general ny tutir of New Serendah Rubber Company. Ltd.. »'ls lield at the registered office- of the Company. No. 1, Embankment. Kuala Lumpur, on April 13. the chairman. Mr. D. H Hampshire, presiding. The chairman addressed th" meet ing a* follows:
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  • 382 15 Proceedings at the Monthy Committee M*rt> ing of the North Borneo Chamber of Ckinunerna held m the Offices of Messrs. Harrisons and Crossfield (Borneo) Ltd. on Saturday. Aprd 2nd. 1932. at 11 a.m. Present The Honourable Mr. F. W Pin nor* (m the Chair). Dr.
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  • 143 15 Preference on Tobacco Withdrawn The follow ing notification appears m a supplement dated April 15. to tiv F.M.S Gazett;The Chief Secretary to Government hereby amends Notification No 1725. published m the Gazette of Mar. 10. 1932, regarding the imposition of certain preferential import duties, by deleting the whole
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  • 35 15 Mr. P. M. Cocke. Superintendent ut Cuxtoi-i*. Taiping. has resumed duties after mving on •<.- dical leave and Mr. Holland. Assistant Superintendent of Customs. Parit Buntar. who wan «».Aing for him. has returned to Parit Buntar.
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 77 15 Assets exceed $12,000,000 Assurance m force over $35,000,000 The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated In the Seralta Settlements) HEAD OFFICE: Great Eastern Life Building. Cecil Street. Singapore LONDON OFFICE: 27. Old Jewry EC The Company has £20.000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England and complies with the
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  • 553 16 JOHORE IN TROUBLE Three Wickets m First Over of Match Narrowly mi.sMnu the hat-trick m the opening over A. F. Hunter gave yesterday's Padang match between the S.C.C and Johore a most .sensational start. Watkins and Davies opened the inning for Johore and the former played two
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  • 459 16 Selangor's Big Score Against n Negri Sembilan r v> (From Our Own Correspondent] Kuala Lumpur, April 18. Sehngor were robbed by rain of victory, yet they made cricket history at Kuala Lumpur Padar<- to-day m th match against Negri Sembilrn Continuing their overnight innines ILivoek brought his score
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  • 195 16 The Jehore C.C. payed the SR.C. at Johore Bahru on Sunday. The game was left drawn. Scores S.R.C. G E. N Oehlers b Keyt 21; G. Tessensohn b Keyt 1; D. Ess b. Watkins 15; D. dCotta b James 0, N Sullivan lbw. b Subramaniam 2;
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  • 502 16 A C'-ylon Sports Club side defeated the St. Jc: c ph's Institution on Saturday at Waterloo Stieet by seven wickets. The Josephians scored 98. towards which Philemon and Cordeiro contiibuted 29 and 21 respectively. The Ceylonese replied with 152 for three wickets, Hamid
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  • 111 16 Malacca Club beat Malacca Chinese I From Our Own Correspondent 1 Malacca. Apr. l 17. The Mahui" Chinese suffered defeat at the hands of the Malacca Club last Saturday. L. H. Tay cf the S.C.R.C. Kuala Lumpur, did his best /or the Chinese, getting 6 wickets for 77
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  • 51 16 Roi de Paris Wins by Five Lengths IFREE PRESS SERVICE COPYRIGHT! London, April 18. The Great Metropolitan Stakes (2' 4 miles) was run at Epsom tc-day and resulted as follows ROI DE PARIS 1 CHELMARSH 2 NOTICE BOARD 3 Won by five lengths. Winner started at 100 to
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  • 49 16 [Reuter's Service] New York, April 18. Baseball matches yesterday resulted as follows NATIONAL LEAGUE Brooklyn 0: Philadelphia 2. St. Louir 1: Chicago 4. Cincinnati 3: Pittsburgh 4. New York 6: Boston 0. AMERICAN LEAGUE Washington 3: Philadelphia 11. D-tioit 0: St. Louis 1. Chicago 1: Cleveland 6.
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  • 85 16 OLYMPIC HOCKEY TEAM Will Not Tour New Zealand Calcutta, April 12. At a Council meeting of the Indian Hockey Federation at Simla yesterday, the offer of the New Zealand Associati:n that the Indian team should visit that Dominion was turned down. It is possible that* the team will return via
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  • 264 16 JAMES STILL UNFIT Hulme Unlikely to Play IFREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIGHT] London, April 18. It seems likely that m addition to James. their star inside left, the Arsenal will liave to take the field m the Cup final on Saturday without Hulme, their regular outside right.
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  • 146 16 Another Severe Blow for Chelsea [FREF PRESS SERVICE— COP YRIGH I I Lcndon. April 18. Chelsea lc-ok like experiencing considerable difficulty next season, fcr net only will they be without Gallacher and Law. whoe-e services new «eem likely to be placed at the disposal of the Nimes
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  • GOLF
    • 126 16 The eight players who qualified to compete for the Garrison Golf Club Championship Bowl ■played off on April 9th and 10th with the following results: First round: Sqr-Ldr. A. E. Barr-Sim defeated Lieut. G. L. S. James: Mr. S. P. Holmes- Smith defeated Mr. R.
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    • 283 16 Golf Match at Island Club on April 17th. i Shanghai Foursomes). J. T. Smith and S. I. M. Ibrahim E. C. Crosse 1 and A. B. Lim 0 F. M. Still Capt. Uekiri and B. S. Abdullah 0 Ito 114 F. V. Murdock
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  • 642 16 S.R.C'S. LATE RECOVERY Saved From Defeat By Last Minute Goal S.R.C 2; R.A 2. After a disappointing display for threequarters of the game S.R.C. suddenly rallied and got a couple of goals to draw with the R.A. m the First Division of the League at the Anson
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  • 49 16 Gloucesters Well Beaten By Chinese In a Second Division match on the S.R.C ground yesterday the Chinese II defeated Gloucesters II by 5 goals to nil. The Second Division match between the S.C.C. II and Gloucesters 11. postponed from March 23. will be played on May 4.
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  • 305 16 League positions to date are as follow DIVISION I Goals. P. W. L. D. P. A. Pts. Malays 5 5 0 0 22 11 10 Chinese 5 2 0 3 14 6 7 Gloucesters 5 3 1 1 13 9 7 i RA.F. 4 3 1 0
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 113 16 H.M.V. RECORDS THAT ARE IN GREAT DEMAND ***** Rhymes Part 1 and 2. New Mayfair Orchestra ***** More Rhymes Part 1 and 2. Ambrose Orchestra ***** Eleven more months. t Once Aboard the lugger. ***** My Mystery Girl. Oh Mo nah. ***** Save the last dance for me. Meet me
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