The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 3 April 1933

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1 16 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 19 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 13,921 ESTABLISHED 1835. SINGAPORE, S.S. MONDAY, APRIL 3, 1933. 10 CENTS.
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  • 876 1 Mil ty little launi h: hi I when before us si The summer rains ba< tone Island unsafe, but the i.. much In Rood Victoria Kalis to the town ol I b resent seat Not that there 1- anyta township, i trip was no) the land but
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  • 150 1 There has been tiirthei lighting in^idr the (Jreat Wai— Pa«e i. A skirmish between Russian and Japanese forces k lejMMted —Page A fine of SI.OOO was imposed on a Chinese for being comcined m the importation of chandu —Page I'.iil was fixed at $10,000 when a Chinese
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 252 1 MSmSSSm RAFFLES HOTEL Tea Dance 6.15 to 5.1 5 intormal Dinner Dance KAFFU:s CELEBRATED OIU HESTRA. Phone 5381. SttNGAPORE-BATAVIA BY AIR IS k M* I L TRIP. 11 ITS VOT R FIKST TIME BY All. Ml \NS TAKE IT. m JAVA is BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY TO sfK FROM THE AIR. GREAT
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    • 283 1 DISTURBANCE IN LOCAL HOW II WAS QUELLED Twas Eastertide m tht Workhouse, Oloom spread through til dining hall, When the mastor npn» thundered. To drink— yoirn have not ling .it all I wn up -pake one vetei n txuaaU With a voice as bold U brass, W« (ion't uaiu your
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    • 188 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Music this month— Page 5 Of Interesl to ladles P:\^v p, CHRYSLER EASY HANDLING Irritated Throat? then at once take FOR MAM I NT TIM G*rm-killlit« Tkr««t tobl«« Formamint cures Sore Throat and prevents Colds, Influenza, Diph> theria by destroying the disease I germs that have settled hi
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  • 833 2 How Teams Stand After Week-end Games The positions of the teams v: the English and Scottish FA iMfNI Ktt ai follOWi: P W L D P A Pts. Ai -.-nal 36 II 8 7 102 50 49 Sheffield Wed 35 20 8 7 73 52 47
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  • 135 2 Programme of drills up to and for week ending April 9th. 1933 Monday. 5.15 p.m. Headquarters. Portress Coy.. Malay Section— Drill: B" Coy 30 Yard* Range. "C" (Scottish Coy.. Company Parade Depot Coy.. Rifle— lnitial Lesson. Tuesday, o 15 p.m. Headquarters. "A" fMG Coy.. I. a. No
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  • 273 2 COMPARATIVELY SM DEFICIT Britain's Well-Maimed Finances a nuwrlriM] i revealed by pul expenditure .-t.iustic- T £32.279. 00t> Includes the v of the American i of fJMM DM on the other bf devoted to deM th. LMMIMt I .suspended ot debts due to Auui £37 The biggest Item
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  • 230 2 Accused Allowed $7,0(H Hail S(\t':.i! revenue case^ M| dealt the Criminal District Judfre. Mr H I on Saturday morning, among thorn I m which. MM haul of raw opium arv. $2 340 The story related by the revenue ofl connection with that case was that sh 10
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 470 2 NEW SEASON'S BRUSHWARE. A fine selection of 1933 patterns of ALL-BRITISH SHAVING BRUSHES. Ifai ired by Messrs. Mow. Son and Bon I MERITOR bnwhware fame. INSPECTION INVITED MEDICAL HALL, LTD., CHEMISTS. Outport orders promptly executed. BUSINESS CARDS. BE PHOTOGRAPHED BY H NUGENT BUCKERIDGK Hl«hnt Clmm w»rt— Liwmi Kat«a LAIDLAW BUILDING—
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    • 470 2 TENDERS. SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE. NOTICE Is hereDy given that tenders are low Invited for the following materials or services and that particular; of such tenders nay be obtained In tne Tender Room, Municipal Offices Supply of Sulphate of Alumina for period 16 33 to 31 5 1934. D^te of Closing.
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    • 525 2 NOTICES. rHE SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION. Notice Ls hereby Given that the Rubber Market will be closed officially on Thursday. April 6th. 1933. beinc a Public Holiday By Order of the Committee. GATTEY BATEMAN Secretaries PERAK TURF CLUB. Easter Amateur Meeting 1933, SATIRDAY. APRIL 15th. 1933. MONDAY. APRIL
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 139 2 THIS VVKKK Mitiidn «l 7 8 ft. JfiL' ciiii G H 15 p.na i r;<.it I IliiMi.O II h I! W..N M -If J8 4f>. 98 ft Pootl I. A. FA Lragui <l)i\ 1 I I.C.F.A Btad < R Ri Ootl < i'>H "iub Lai 'hly M- ..i \\«-dn»-sd.i\ lh
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  • 187 3 Will T.iii Tin^-Kai Take < ommand .i iilur). >|.i r I 1.. of hils month <>r 11 born, by th. Lv told Chin- to outl h I ..i «ny, LU from Km nd ill ::.n.. i i.e. cpedit* i M I .< Mat* IHM nil DIVISIONS 1 •:i
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  • 17 3 I**Eye M to Penetrate Living i ninarad. M I nosi fhe invent .pu'M ation In
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  • 116 3 l>«( line In Membership Of \>mk iation iiioii annual ni rhe report ol the nuabei or members .•:< mb« rs, n having ioined <o havii xpenditure ■gi Thi> b mainly (tut I arrean In Mbacriptioni n furniture Th«.- reoeipU iSJI HJM 18 and thy 1 1
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  • 85 3 Hotspur Association propoaa to visit ;nd to <- n two perlormanrrs of it.* pj Bon mi April Mth m aid of the Non-European Un--1 md A Sin-anorr niannum:: has b onainttni <>i th«—Mr I I'M KM Check L m L< i i\:n H<>n Becrateiy, 1 1. asurer,
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  • 36 3 i oDimemora- Promoting i (-nth. I rj mentioned the i 'm -tones and pub!, i. to 1 1 1« i th Archbtsl* p I Unit! I Braille Thai wa tj, two ol the rked for 'i
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  • 371 3 OXFORD MEN RETURN HOME Untrodden Land Kxploratl exi"dr Iron Sarawak About •KtO Insects, 350 mamm;tl>, N H: :ti h Mn-c :.n to 1., m lit I nunj wild ntry is also to 1 1 coramplifii dition Mi i H H hen markable ;miluh. f- son Hi
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  • 185 3 Cheaper Coal for Northern Russia MdMIMt Construction ol the Vorhuta-Ugor Bhar Railway beyond the Arctic Circle la to bo commented thi> year Us approximate length will be 327 kUometn The ob.ipct m constructing tins railway o« yond the Arctic Cneli In to provide a system for transporting Polar
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  • 469 3 (ieneva Humming With Control Plans Oeneva has recently been humming with propo ak for Urn abolition <>i Military ;md naval aircraft And strange to relate there seems I large mea un ol agreenenl that thia Is the proper course for the irorld to adopt, writes Oliver B<-11
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  • 114 3 Power Given To I .S. Presiden! vTashin ;t«sv Mar. > I I t f the H< I tat d ol tin i the P lent 1 n < m- am nd munit I i X A.: .t I i mini). M.v SI. Th< arms hi nla the pi
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  • 83 3 Four Important Decisions Shanghai. "Mar. 11. om Tokyo states that .Japan bM made the following ci cusions: To rfi< r Soviet Ruusia attractive inducement! m exchange for non»aggrewlon pact between the two countries. To hold the mandated Islands m the Pacific at iIUV rust To carry out a
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  • 119 3 Plan to Kstablish Trading Stations m the Tundra i l.rniiiKiad. Mar IK. I An expedition ol 25 nun. \nu 1 fleet at two MliefS. 10 CUtten and 28 barges, is soon dm to travel 4 390 kilometres along tin northern coast of Siberia to establish trading centres
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  • 52 3 Monday, April .Jrd. BrfOTC IIM (hi* I JntlN m th< lsl (oi/it .1' II .1 Ml. rait heard: l hi:, 32- Amu Bingo Ootham Sincn. Before Mi. Justin- Mihs „t I] a.m. Summanaca-in-ChamtM n Originating Summons, Motions ds.l 2.15) and Judgment Summonses. Mr. J— tltt \\hitle> a >l
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 47 3 You need suffer no longer the pain and discomfort of Rheumatism Sciatica, Lumbago if your blood Is kept m a pure and healthy state remove the cause of the trouble by taking Clarke's Blood Mixture. Of ail Chemists mud Suns. Equally good m IJQUtD or TABLET form
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    • 310 3 CORK-TIPPED VIRGINIA CIGARETTES stvc Mj\jnl3\jN made r ■•■> r r^'*"*" Ir.*.1 r.*. "_> <Vx >.''^ connoisseur's cigars come from *{k 5 tr.jditiiMi.il place of origin of the World's "A* finest Virpniii Cigarettes auJ. tutin^lv, tlu GRAVEN M t ~\f 11 .1 T 1 I" i I ■"?*< *^W v >¥^3
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  • 295 4 Special Pictures Of Final Test Match These exclusive pictures give our readers an excellent impression of the main incidents which characterised the tina! Test match at Sydney, where England defeated Australia by eight wickets. VERITY plays a high kirkniK ball from Alexander (•ver his head). RICHARDSON,
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  • 136 5 KIN<;-LIKE WFATHBS \IIH M I S VISITORS M» SOI TTH END.— ldeal wreft'Her conditions. «ith warm sunshine, attracted hundreds «f wkdtmn to South«nd. lluv W»« from all part^ of th« Honu Counties, m many cases by motor car. STACK STRUCK DOGB AT LONDON THEATRE. Mr.
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 53 5 RESERVATIONS PHQN£_69O3 LAST DAY CANARIES SOMETIMES SING" FREDERICK LONBDALE*fI SI trrina t\i."si» <>.MrJ)\ TOM WALLS VVONNE ARNAUD COMMENCING TOMORROW! I Saucy Impudent Tuneful that's II 'EVENINGS FOR SALE" A PAKAMOIXT PICTURE With HERBERT MARSHALL CHARLIE RUGGLEB-SARI MARITZA I If you enjoyed "Trouble m Paradise." be sure to see this I
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    • 44 5 LAST NIGHT of the Famous British Comedy CAPITOL Don't miss this last chance of seeing "JACK'S the BOY" JACK HULBERT'S BIGGEST WINNER with RENEE PAVLETTE and SVETLANOVA'S BALLET m New Dancing; Successes TO-MORROW NIGHT "ROME EXPRESS" ENGLAND'S GREATEST PICTURE PLANS RAPIDLY FILLING. PHONE 5261.
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    • 209 5 CRISP AND nUCBH TWO BRILLIANT BTARfi SIPEJ.'JLV MATCHED IN A BRIGHT AM) DIFFERENT COMEDY DRAMA WITH IHF THAT MAKES A SHOW TRULY WORTH BEBING ANY ONE OF THE HUNDREDS WHO SAW IT YESTERDAY WII L TELL YOl Don t miss K. SECOND HAWWIFE WEDNESDAY Matinee at p.ni. ROBERT MONTGOMERY V*
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  • SPORT OF THE DAY
    • 1394 6 TOTTENHAM'S STRONG TEAM Arsenal Lurky at Leicester London. Mar. 14. Th for promotion Is very keen, and In last Saturday's bright spring weather the matches were very pleasant to watch. With Arsenal struggling to regain the i a highest honour, Tottenham Hotspur bid boldly for promotion,
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    • 146 6 [From Our Own Correspondent] London. "Mar. 14. Everyone has sympathised with Maurice Tare. who. througn no tarlt of his own waa unable to obtain a place m any of the Te<t .•natehos against Australia Had hi* lervicei been utilised for Just one more Test, U b probable
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    • 120 6 (From Our Own Correspondent! London. Mar. 14. In a two-day match m which Foursomes. Singles, and better-ball matches wore played at Royal Lytham and St Anne's during the week-end a team of amateurs and professionals from the South were beaten by a Northern team on points,
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    • 101 6 The following have been invited to play Association football for S.C.C. vs 11th Bttv RA on Tuesday: A. Van Bachove; J. L Elmer I v Z C n? eTy F X E Hindley J A H "nt' N Walling; D. Alexander, R. w Jakemin B X aIG and
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 284 6 WH ITEA WAYS WOHBEBFIL ViLIEKi -^z£* g 2&h*\ jfs*' I *^7^ Hemstitched? 111 M^l ITC HKl> PIII.OU \>l >. TIKKIsM KVIH SHEETS. S Ma, A goo* qualif. „,f!. I I fmwn whiu 1 tripe Id Si/ bes I'ltK X Sl. it:, KACII. I'lllVK 7->Cts. KACH. VHIVELAW^i^v I TIIR>KISH BED SHEETS
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    • 297 6 Whisky gang thegither! GUARANTEED 12 YEARS OLD. fj^^J Singapore Cricket Club. JWB(L Singapore Recreation (luh yy^~^s^k New Adelphi Hotel ltd li^i^^Vl Singapore Cold Storage Co, Ltd l^^\a| Kun Bee Co.. Lim Khoon Heng P 411 Vong lleng Co., Orchard I Iw ]89 1 Provision Store, JIT^SV &fc\\ Kirn Ann Co
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  • 313 7 SINGAPORE SWIMMING CLUB'S REVIEW Remarkable Financial Results i nontl I a Lievemeni upportei Pated it re B b k-fl ast n < ipularity of hJ h hjl improvement n the the i lub. I at the I UK 1 ar unde: n 1, out bank II
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  • 255 7 1 ontrabaYid Smugglers Arouse I detective's Suspicions put forward b\ .1 Chan Lai when he was charged H a Forrer. the Criminal District Saturday v. irh being concernImportation •>! Non-Government to th< Colon] Me was, however, 22 months' rigorous Imprisonv Stilt tective police constable, said on rounds
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  • 32 7 ivernor has kindly Annual general I the 1 rack Club to b« i hold m i \n. c, ib building toThe 'Tommltiec cordially i ted i the public to
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  • 1418 7 Civil Action Which Lasted CANTON MERCHANT Intricate Issues of the Contracts xtnmth length] iudgment which tool: bout am-. Quarter to read, was deliverMl by the Chief Justin Bii WUUam Murtson) m th Bupreem Coun on Saturday m the Milt between v.. v>. (plaintiff) and chu Slew Kuan
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  • 564 7 IMPORTANT SESSION IN SINGAPORE Malaria Study Course For World's Doctors A vi-it to the King Edward VII College Medicine was paid on Saturday afternoon by the members Oi UM Advisory Council of tht Par Eastern Health Bureau of the League of Nation/, v. ho concluded their
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  • 366 7 Charming Performance Xi Victoria Theatre An excellent first performance was given b> the children who took part m this year's Grand Bnivt m th Victoria Theatre on Saturday evening In aid of the Children's Aid Society. There were eight *n items on the programme, and every on of
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  • Article, Illustration
    16 7 MR. RORKRT WORTH BIN GUAM. surceeds Mr. Andrew Mellon as I nited States Ambassador Jo London.
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  • 678 7 MALAYS LEAD CHINESE BY ONE GOAL A Game of (hanging Fortunes Malays I; < hinese Oi the seven goals scored m the match between the Malays and the Chinese m the first division of the League, at Jalan Besar stadium on Saturday, rive were registered
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  • 73 7 199 (alls Daring Last The numb r ol calls attended bj tb< Pin Brigade accident ambulance services during the month o! March was I'M. and oi these 15 were to cases outside Municipal limits. The cases are classified as Follows Motor car accidents 27; motor lorry accidents 12:
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  • 25 7 FREE PRESS SERVICE- COPYRIGHT] London, April I. Old Salopian! retain t h»- Arthur Dunn Cup having beaten Old Cholmelelans by 3 l.
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  • 530 7 Light Blue's Tenth Successive Virtnrv LEAD OF 2i/ 4 LENGTHS Gallant Struggle by Oxford London. Apr. 1. rhe annual Boat Raa between Oxford and Cambridge mi rowed to-day m fln< though somewhat dull weather bui sunshu* was not lacking as the sun burst through the 1
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  • 286 7 Y.M.C.A. SWIMMING CARNIVAL Keen Competition m Handicap Events Fine weather predominated on Baturdaj aftt'i'iioiiii and made eighth annual handicap swimming carnival ol the y m.c.a sptarMed event. It was held at the Association s;\inimmK pool Ptorl Canning. Fairly large crowd turning out t<> watch the keenly contested Items Under th*
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  • 13 7 Dr k Ando ii;t removed his eoMulttafl from 141 to 171, Middle Road.
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  • 330 7 VIGOROUS PLAY BY THE VILLA Brilliant Football By Lambert IFREE PMEBB BKRVICI COPYRIOHTI I Ollllm, I A rowd tt.OOQ pi na trounoc am m Villa by fiv< to nl The Vil1 v <■ traoMl playen were Injured, th. j,avinir eleven men on tin Ik Id at asafcsvt
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  • 184 7 S« r> hngland Lose Soccer International ICI <•< >PYRIOH I I I «>ndon. \pril Thl attend) „t Hampton r i i")' nd ball m .t< ji \\.i- .1 pro .iid i aen C14,0(M andti 1 r !i; mafc Lumpo <.f ilnci m Urn ftwi hall En
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  • 170 7 Bail of $10,000 m Alleged Arson Case Ooh Kuan Uam Chinese piece Koodu merchant ol I ah, wmt prodwad >■• •'•:< the Third Itaftstrati 111 j f r r i) Baturda] morning on ehi <•■ Ore fch lati od »c dai eto I amount ISO I(
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  • 21 8 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. BIRTH CAMPBELL.— On April 2nd. 1933. at the Maternity Hospital, Singapore, to Audrey, wife ot" s c Campbell, son
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  • 823 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS MONDAY, APRIL 3, 1933. WEEK-END COMMENT The reassuring statement that there is no immediate prospect of yellow fever entering Asia or Australia will be welcomed by all those who realised the dreadful consequences that might and probably would result if such an event ever happened. Until recently
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  • 240 8 Delightful Performance At the Capitol On.- would likt to -i) m-ht alter nighl to watch that brilliant child rtamcuer Renee Pa\lfttf. who iia\< wvenU new number.s with the change of programme at the Capitol over the week-end. Her talent and stage craft are admirable, and ilu- fully deserved
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  • 173 8 Tin- meeting of 'the Child Welfare Socu-ty •111 be held at Government Hoiu^t to-day at 5.30 p.m. Mr S D. Scott. Manager of The Borneo Company. Ltd.. Ipoh. ha.s returned to Epoh. alter visitnm Bfagapon on bwtaMM Mr R A N Hillyei. BritLsh-Cousul at Chifugmai. has returned from furlough and
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  • 676 8 Yellow Fever and Malaya Dependent on Crossing to East Africa Yellow fever b not an Immediate praMtan In Asia. This is the cotisidercd opinion of the Advisory Council of the Far Extern Htalth Bureau Ol the irnuuc of Nations, which met m Blngai) last week, after lengthy disci—inn of the
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  • 213 8 Fine Acting m "Second-Hand Wife" fine Ktillg by Ralph Bellamy and Sally EWcvs natal very good Him of "Second-Hand Wifiv the Pox production which opened at the Alhambra Yesterday. It Ls the old situation of tin- bOrtDHi man falling m love with his .stenographer— but with numerous new
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  • 67 8 LATEST RUBBER PRICES AND STERLING RATES I FREE PRESS SERVICE— COPYRIQHT Rubber prices and the sterling rates m New York and Paris, specially cabled to the Free Press, are as follow London, April 1 Spot: 2 3 32d. (2 3i32d.). Forward 2 7 32d. (2 7 32d Tone
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  • 242 8 EMERGENCY DECLARED IN SIAM P ROYAL DECREE ISSUED Assembly Propped; Si a Council Dissolved (From Our Oun OHfWpOBdl K.utgkok \|if A Royal I)« <nr issued prcM-nt Ff.»p'.. I si.blv cannot ;r OB its public fur.< th>ns und W the >al»-tv nt the St.«t MM9 the DOOpM Th« Kini: d- i
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  • 99 8 Weds Dr. K. C. YfC Pen a nil 1 tie weddn.L. t.>ok Man bN mo I H«fl Ho Tui: 1 ui\ H I;.: MMI I): X C ti \li BDd M :tv ••CtlCOMnti Th«- Mmnonj took >: .< Court RiciMiA Tli»' brid« who >-..'<:. a.».a. bj
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  • 85 8 "We Have Arranged to Imp the Price *>i Silver' UushinKlon. M If] M..tN\uv ,i «|i m ii\ i d by Mt to v. horn bai \sm- Mit-iiUtti b\ Mr 1>• al>o usittd The Bta>t< DcpwtOMWl ti:t>t Mr H'lil R Washington \pi IPs !m\<. anaiiK< y d
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  • 53 8 Sunday Morning Dash t«> Foreign Office tendon, \pril Sir Esmond O\ey arrived In 1 Moscow tht> morning anJ wa.- met at Strett S'atiou by a s^-iial Fon i n Oil sengrr who handtd him .t 1. i s^-al. and other dtxumt'nt- Sn Eswiond O for the FoniKn
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  • 26 8 IHi Mm \|< I Nt>Kotialionv tor tht sfUlcmciU t I rail strike haw broken down compl I iliu'stian of rrliistaU'inrnt of th> I I
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  • 30 8 p Nrw York If I T»f Pan-AiiH'i-u an Ahauj-s OMB I nOODOti IIM acquisition of 4f> \><i I capital stock, oi the China n. OMporattoa —Router
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  • 24 8 Liv iU-iiih-roU u\ tin 1 IOHMdI I Mxty. mtvst <>| HMM i^-ini; m Urn Ifl H region Hundrrd.s Ml mjun d H« I
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  • 26 8 London \pn« It i. :»|x»rt«'d that tbt Japai. I I and tin DaCcb li.tM inplttrti H toi non-at^rcssion part h< countries -Union Tlim H
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 246 8 j r ATI Yes I have. f /ave You Visited Our New I I PROVISION STORE IT IS WORTH YOUR WHILE COLD STORAGE ORCHARD ROAD. GREAT SALE ♦5§4, Outstanding Bargains m ■f-r-y Fashionable Corsetrv .^/-^^w V^ T i I Si §^—J TWILUT" QBMJ 104« "JINO- HBT BKASSIKKK "JLNO* SUSPENDER Wrap-round
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    • 67 8 A FIT OF SHIVERING is often perfectly natural,"' says a doctor. The victim should grasp a jugful of cocktail ingredients thus harnessing one of the forces of Nature to a useful purpose. Just as a "GAFLAC" ACCIDENT SICKNESS POLICY has been harnessed to the cause of easing the financial burden
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  • 211 9 I 4ELMSFORD, lEX VICEROY M I \uthor of Constitution I Reform Plans I "COLLAPSE Hen i nd of Maharaja Nawanagar ■L -rurred yesterday of y .11 Indian affairs. la: rd, ex- Viceroy, passa md. At Jamnagar a heb oi Nawanar infW Vibhaji. the led Of heart
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  • 199 9 ■"rirkt'ti'r. Soldier and Statesman IH Nawtmitr (Ranjl) waa a 1872 and \\;t. adopted by vmt -.ilitb of Nawaiia^ai e^uc OoD«ge, Cambridge be ad* .nance m < ounty crick t i<» I I m 18i)5. He headed p iii the .same yt'Jir. and r»--l:<4d until l©o2 He was
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  • 52 9 lian Nationalists \r rested Calcutta, Apr. 1. •■1 Nationalists recently IMStlng of Congress have QgrMi followers who asift slid and squatted there RW when the police ar)h y dispersed One hundred MTMttd. liifludiliK Mi f-imlish wile of the Berurnl Forty other women. baca taken as r«a4 unonß the
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  • 6 9 I I'WI). Alor Star. Omend Hospital,
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  • 258 9 AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON M. BONCOUE New Proposals For FourPower Pact I'aris, April 2. The aActel U K1 oi the Hnti h plan ftmendtaf '■hat submitted by Hgnor Muaaottni to \ii Ma.r>,nakl m Rom.- is understood to fa Contained m a Note handed by Lord Tyrrell,
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  • 171 9 Conversations With British Si a tern en London. Mar. 31. Mr Norman Davi- of the United States, who platting wtani countries with Ambaaaadoria] took and is i eloac personal friend ;ind associate >f President Rooaerelt, had to-day conversaions with the Prim MiniMr; and Sir John hiuuu
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  • 148 9 Atmosphere of Mediaeval Splendour Vatican City. April 1. The .solemn opening of the Holy Year commemorating the crucifixion was carried out by the Pope m an atmosphere of mediaeval splendour and surrounded by Cardinals, prelates Ambassadors and the Minister accredited to his court. Striking tliree times with
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  • 87 9 Kiangfsi Division Saved From Annihilation Shanghai. April 2. A cable from Nanchang. capital of Kiang. i. states that the 43rd Division of the Central troops were beseiged by several thousand Communists at the District of Lok On for five days, from Mar#h 24 to 29. The 18th Army
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  • 65 9 Japanese Fail to Discover Kidnappers Nrwchwans, Apr. I. As all attempts to locate the kidnappers have failed the local authorities anticipate that nothing will be heard of them till a ransom is demanded A Japanese destroyer has arrived from Port Arthur and is co-operating with H.M.S. Cornflower, while
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  • 1117 9 UNIFORMED NAZI PICKETS Decline m "Atrocity Campaign" Abroad Berlin. April 1. The Jew boycott wa< enforced at 10 a.m. Most of the Jev. ish .--hops were dosed and j the remainder will soon put up their shutters j for it Ls obviously impossible to expect custo- niers
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  • 515 9 All-night Attacks Inside Great Wall GEN. FENG'S APPEAL Reported Skirmish on RiissoManchukuo Frontier Shanghai. April 2. General Ho Chu-kuo, commander ol the defence forces at Shanhaikwan and Shiho, reports that the Japanese troops, covered by a large number of planes, armoured cars and tanks. started attacking the
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  • 66 9 Twenty-four Houses Wrecked London. Mar. 30. A violent explosion occurred at Mltcham, Surrey, to-day vhen a tank containing hundreds or gallons of methylated spirits blew up at the lavender distillery of Messrs. Bush. Twenty-fcur houses m neighbouring streets were wrecked a: id hundreds of others damaged. One boy
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 117 9 ROBINSONS SPECIAL OFFERS DURING APRIL TENNIS RACKETS. A comprehensive range of Tennis Rackets "Primoris" "Krackshot" "Cannon" "Doherty" "Suzanne Lenglen" "Matchpoint"— Etc., Etc., strung No. 1. red Tropical Gut. 13 oz., 13 Mi oz., 14 oz. Price $13.50 Each Nett. GOLF CLUBS. "Recorder"— "Auchterlonie"— Etc., Etc. Woods and Irons Price $3.75
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 1102 10 THE BLUE PUNNEL LINE (Ocean THE BIAM STEAM NAVIOATION Co.. Ltd. Steam Ship Co Ltd.. and China THE HUA KHIOW STEAMSHIP CO.. (1931) Ltd. Mutual Steam Navigation Co.. Ltd. THE CUNARD STEAMSHIP Cod.. Ltd. THE STRAITS STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd. THE SARAWAK STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd. THE CHINA NAVIGATION Co., Ltd. THE
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    • 518 10 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated In England) "ELLERMAN" LINE. FREIGHT SERVICE TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL HOMEWARDS. Steamer. One S pore. Sail* 8"por« .s. CITY OF MANILA For Havre, London, Rotterdam Hamburg Apr. 15 Apr. 17 .8. CITY OF KHIOS For Havre, London, Rotterdam
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    • 379 10 P. O British India and Apcar Lint* (Inc<n,#orated In England) fi MAIL, PASSENGER AND CAR« j SERVICES. I PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N C J UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVH LONDON AND FAX EAST MAIL SERVICE OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA \p 1 Doe Hi 1 Tonnage. SJn ff
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 590 11 1^ >- MARSEI %iSSoff ERP ««TERDAM ANO R May omit Rotterdam, Call, at Hamburg TO LIVERPOOL. nan- Cue*. Port Said. Beyrouth, Istambul Piraeus Omm Ifaneille*. Valencia and Liverpool v,i ta n TO HAMBURG. Sue,, Port Baku Havre L'don. R'dam and Hamburg Apr 6 7 TO SAN FRANCISCO KONG via SHANGHAI.
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    • 315 11 EUROPE Wa AMERICA VISIT SUNNY CALIFORNIA YOSEMITE PARK HOLLYWOOD GRAND CANYON SKIEE^ SAILI NGS FROM MANILA AND OR HONG KONG TO SEATTLE DIRECT OR VIA HONOLULU TO SAN FRANCISCO^ LOS ANGELES AND VIA PANAMA CANAL %0 'HAVANA P AND NEW YORK AX W LOW THROUGH RATES HONG KONG TO EUROPE
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    • 920 11 K. P. M. KOMNKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ OPlllR— Moi.day. April I, Belav.r.i.-Deii. Xl TEH— Monday April 3. Eengkali Asahun. Paneh and Beromban TOMOHOX— Tuesday. April 4. Cins:;r.;i:!j Peman^kat and Samba n.\.iAK— Tuesday. April 4. Ranch. Tanjcng-Mengektar, Tanjonf-Leldonf *oA I MAJANG— Wednesday. April 5. Prigi-Radja. Sapat. Tembilahan. Poeloe-Palla^ Pftual:ar> Estat*- and Rengat
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  • 440 12 Singapore. Mar. 31. MEAT Cts. Beef steak (Round) Kati Beef stew or curry "lo 25 Pork, lean do 44 Pork, lean and fat (Ist qaulty) do 36 Mutton Australian lb. 35 Fowl Kati 40 Hens < Locally reared) do 44 Ducks Each 66 Pigeons, domestic unfledged Pair
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  • 189 12 Barque's Masts Would Hit Sidney Bridge "How are we going to do it is the cry of Captain L. Peters, of the German fourmasted sailer. Magdalene Vinnen, which entered Sydney harbour. He was faced with the problem of getting his ship, three masts of which arc 215 f
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  • 88 12 The future of the liner L'Atlar.tique has' not yet been decided. The machinery of the snip la quite sound and it would be possible to build a new vessel into which it could be fitted. If the owners, who are Cle. Cc Navigation Sud-Atlantiquc. decide to her on the South
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  • 87 12 The Portuguese Government has Issued an order for the institution of a subvention for combustibles for the Merchant Service. It is retrospective from July I, IW2, and does not apply to Portuguese ships on a foreign time charter. It applies to passenger ships up to 20 years of age and
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 696 12 Burns Philp Line. (Incorporated In Australia) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Betular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7.376 torn) and *h« 88. M ANGOLA (3.352 tons). [Cargo only] s MARELLA U one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia. Cabins
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    • 26 12 LLOYD'S AGENCY. Messrs. Syme and Co.. having resigned as from March 31st, 1933. the undersigned have been appointed. BOUSTEAD AND CO.. LTD.. LLOYDS AGENTS AT SINGAPORE.
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    • 769 12 THE EAST ASIATIC TO LIMITED. 1 (Incorporated m I>UD»rt i Telephone 5323 PASSENGER AND FRi n j,j I SERVICE. TO GENOA. LONDON. R<»Tlt|<D Afe l HAMBURG AND COPI.MMi v Prom Prom Prott r^ B'pore Malacca Pon P^ M.B Bw«- 1 LALANDIA 18/4 18 4 I MEONIA 9/5 9 b ALSIA
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 597 12 MAIL DESPATCHES BT TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 p.m. and Thursdays 7.30 a.m. Kedah Monday to Friday 7.30 a.m Saturdays 7 p.m. Kuantan (via Jerantut) Monday to Friday 7.30 a.m Kuantan (via Jerantut) Saturdays 7 p.m Kelantan ivia Padang Besar) Monday and Friday 7 p.m Kelantan (via Gemas) every Monday,
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  • Port and Shipping News
    • 394 13 Position of Siam Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. !From Our Own Correspondent! Bangkok. April L The latter part of March, brought with h the balance of the company reports whose j year enck m December The first cf these was j the Siam Steam Navigation Co., Ltd.. which <>p«
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    • 304 13 Recruitment of Ex-Naval Man From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok April I. It wa* the organist at Westminster Abbey who once declared at 1 Three Choirs festival hat tenors were an expiring race. We may adapt the remark to the European pilots m the Bangkok Rner. tor it has
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    • 232 13 Another Attempt To Recover Treasure A new method of salvage is to be tried on H.IVf.S. Lutine. the British frigate which sank off the Dutch coast m 1799 while taking specie from Yarmouth to Hamburg. The Falvase is the property ot the Corporation of Lloyd's, whose underwriter* paid
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    • 30 13 I The Lloyd Triestiuo has decided to extend its cargo services this year to the Dutch Indie;). The ports to be newly visited are Batavta. Samarang. Sourabaya. Macassar and Padang.
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    • 318 13 Transport By Air And Sea Fresh proof has just been afforded of the time-saving of the air-and-ocean freight service v.lnch «a< instituted, some time ago by Imperial Airways m conjunction with ocean shipping companies. The other day an urgent consignment of goods was handed m for dispatch by
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    • 226 13 Night Race To Rescue A dramatic rare through mountainous xv was made by the Lizard lifeboat to iweoa the crew of an Italian steamer which wa> bein driven helplessly towards the rocks. The vessel was the Eleno, a cargo boat of 1.840 tons, bound from Rotterdam for Swansea.
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    • 318 13 The Health Bulletin Of the League of Nations' Eastern Bureau, for the week-ended March 25th. is as follows Beirut 5 smallpox case.< and no deaths as ccirpared with 11 cases m the previous week. Alexandria 59 smallpox cases and 11 dtaths as compared with 82 cases and 23
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    • 56 13 For countries which are off the gold standard, the Panama Canal dues paid m dollars are extremely high. A Norwegian tankship of 12,500 tons going from San Pedro to Europe was sent round by the Magellan Straits. As against a loss of 22 days there was a saving of canal
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 416 13 I i ii <GAPORE FREE PRESS Iv «mii,.: 138 ROBINSON ROAD, SINGAPORE. I Cable Address ADVERTISER, SINGAPORE. IThe premier m«rnin R daily m Malaya. Delivered h th H morning Latest news, latest telegrams and latest announcements London rubber and tin cables appear daily Special features include pictures, bridge notes ladies'
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    • 341 13 ____|_r I <7that needs no artificial aids T'HE kind of beauty that is founded on rational living and eating endures through a lifetime. Include Quaker Oats m your daily diet. It will send rich, red blood pulsing through your veins bringing a lasting colour to your cheeks and the charm
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  • 2256 14 ALLEGED HUGE FIRE-RAISING CONSPIRACY Insurance Companies' Six Figure Losses WITNESS PAID £5 A WEEK A HINT that "probably several" were involve m an alleged vast conspiracy to defraud m connection with fire insurance claims was thrown out by the j>rosecution at Bowstreet Police Court. r* en I ati Rol Dd
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  • 325 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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  • 61 14 Kuala Lumpur regular broadcasts are until further notice: DAILY on 48.92 Metres 10 30 to 11 am PETALING HILL TESTING. (Except Sundays and Public Holidays). 6.30 p.m. Krontehong Music. 7.00 English. 7.15 British Official Wireless News. 7.25 Recital of H.M V. Recorded Music. 8.30 Close
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  • 18 14 The office of the Chinese Consulate-General has been removed from 64. Robinson Road to No. 2, Cairnhill Circle.
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 8 14 Singapore, Penanp, Kuala Lumpur and LION BRAND. Ipoh
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    • 551 14 RANKS AND INSURANCE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA (Incorporated m England by Royal Charter) Paid up < apital 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. Bishop^ate. London. EC B. Agemies and Branches Alcr Star I Iloilo Saigon
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    • 330 14 THE YOKOHAMA viml BANK, LTD. 1 (established n Reserve Fund Capital SubM-ritxd 'F\ill> up) President k k•. Vic«'-Pr«'.«<ifl< nt 1 Head Oilier: Vokolur Singuporc Branch: .ML" VI ii K\l I IKs PI I.(»MM»\ RANKI \V< Ntmiii.a'T Bunk. Ltd I'ht N:it uiiuil Pio\ UK 1.1! i Lkff&t BMBk, Ltd. MMMCSJBI Alrandrti
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  • Page 14 Miscellaneous
    • 45 14 > BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION m i PROGRAMMES FOR INDIA, BURMA, J STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, and i FEDERATED MALAY STATES 1 FROM THE EMPIRE TRANSMITTER, I DAVENTRY. ENGLAND. J Wavelength* 25.3 metres and 313 J J metres. < Big Ben. News i 12.35 12 50 The BBC. Dance J
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  • 355 15 •S OF §38,990 YEAR Ljntmeiti to the j Board BMeting of Maynard the Chartered Bank Mr. E A. Brown, the Among those present thank H R L Dyne. lams, O. B Gardner. BVHtntlng the I <>unts it i^ with rert the death cf our Mr. G
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  • 35 15 l ..iuli. n Mar. 31. ion 2 l j per cent converTreasury Bills were open■PPHed for rxrreded £79 nint of the Conversion Loan r >oo, applicants at £94 J and requirements m full.
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  • 30 15 at viry cold HMO m Britain :i:«tu>nal rev i r footfro*. Most football U-ams boot for oech player the order of the day. »l PoottoftH League managers r ruhl^r.sol^ booU
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  • 670 15 Rubber Paving Blocks to Be Laid Th:- bulletin announced that- a section of "Oaisman" Rubber Paring Block* would be .aid m the Mersey tunnel m th near future. This demonstration hi of parti- ular inteu-M because It a known fact, from experience gained m similar tunnels m
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  • 159 15 Capital Rearransemt'iit Plans m older to provide hjrther funds, estimated at £3.000. to meet necessary expenditure, s capital scheme ta propose! by the directors ol Lanajkon North Borneo Rubber. The Bnti.sii North Borneo (Charteredl Company, which holds 424.920 2s shares, has agreed t<> make further advances up to
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  • 65 15 During the week ending March 25th. 1933. exporta of tinned pineapple from Malayan port^ amounted to 22.357 cases, of which n>.899 cases to the United Kingdom, 1.440 case.-, to the Continent of Europe. 2.805 eases to Canada and 1.213 cases elsewhere. Total exports for the period
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  • 154 15 Changes m Representative Prices Mar. SO 31 pr i American Can Com. 55 t v 54 55^ Am. Tphone and T-^raph 90 88 1 88" Atcheson Railroad 42 391 39.^ Dupont 34 34 2 34 s Firestone. Common 9.., N q 9 Oen. Electric n% H
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  • 213 15 United Kingdom Displaces US We reierii'd In our annual review to cv Britain having now taken ;t leadtife place m the list of World tyr* exporters, state Messr: Symington and Wilson. We have txm leceiwd from the Department of Commerce at Washington. Rubber Division, a special circular
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  • 242 15 Acreages of tappable rubber not tapped on estates of 100 acres and over, for the month ending Fobruary. 1933 Acreages of Tappable Rubber Not Tapped September October November December Notes: (a) Registered companies only and are rendered quarterly. (b) Registered companies only J. I. MILLER, M.C.S., Registrar-General
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  • 346 15 EXCHANGE RATES April 1 SELLING London, 4 months' sight 2 3 27 32 London, 3 months' sight 2 3 13 18 London, 60 days' sight 2 3 25 32 London, 30 days' sight 23 3)4 London, demand 2(3 23 32 London, T.T. 2|3 11|16 Lyons and Parts,
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  • 100 15 April Ist.. 12 o'clock noon lone 01 MarKt't Quiet Steady. Latest Cable:— Umdon Spot Sheet 2 3 32d per lb. New York Spot Steel U 15 16 G.cts per H> RS.S equal to London Standard. Spot <loos?> —Average buyers pncv for March-6 09c t.s Buyers
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  • 858 15 CLOSING QUOTATION* SATI RDAY, APRIL IST (LOSING QUOTATIONS Buyers Sellers AOUX! Kumoar.: 235 3d 24> 3d Austral Malay <£• 18s 20s nom. Aver Hua-.r. (59 10s 6d 11s 3d Baiuin Tin If) 10s 6d 111 6d Bukit Arang •SI 40 MB Bui man Malay •£> T> norn
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    • 60 15 j A^ets exceed f12.000.000 Assurance m force over 535.0ft0.000 The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated In the Strait* Settlements) deposited with the Supreme Court of England and complies with the British Life Assurance Companies Act m every particular. TIVE PLANS OF ASSURANCE. On application to p. q B.
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  • 805 16 336 NOT OUT MN GAME AT AUCKLAND HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL TKST SCORE 43 BOUNDARY HITS NEW ZEALAND TRY SIX BOWLERS Hammond, the Gloucestershire cricketer, created a new Test match record on Saturday, when m the match with New Zealand at Auckland, he scored 336 not out, thus
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  • 460 16 April Medal Competition and Spring Cup The April Medal Competition of the Singapore Golf Club was played at Buklt Timah on Saturday and Sunday and resulted m a win for S. J. BeattK' m "A" division with a net score of 68 md m a win for
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  • 28 16 London, April 1. At Beckenham to-day m the International hockey match Ireland beat England by a goals to l, and thus won the International championship. Renter.
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  • 24 16 The Gamman's Cup matches have been postponed. The draw tor the Indian Association billiards tournament will be made an Tuesday, at, 6.30 p.m. I
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  • QUICK DISMISSALS IN THE RAIN
    • 351 16 S.C.C. Team Defeats Fort Canning An S.C.C. XI had little difficulty m defeating Fort Canning on the Padang yesterday. Under rather miserable conditions, frequent showers making the wicket soppy, the S.C.C. bowWs early met with success, and had obtained .seven of the visitors' wickets for 53
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    • 240 16 St. Joseph's Institution yesterday defeated Singapore Recreation Club by 45 runs. Leijssius took three wickets for four runs. St. Joseph's Institution: H. Boon c and b G. Valberg 26. T. Cordelro c Collick b P. D'Aimeida 0. G. Fernancliz lbw. b P. D'Aimeida 3. E.
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    • 982 16 Week-end Cricket m Singapore An S.C.C. eleven were defeated on the padang, by Raffles Institution on Saturday. by five wickets, the schoolboys making the winning hit just before time. Windle and McLeod were the only batsmen of the club who were able to resist the steady and accurate
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  • 341 16 SCOTLAND'S TWO DROP GOALS Ireland Loses By Missing Goal Kicks (FREE PRESS SERVICE COPYRIGHT) London. April 2. Scotland Bpt». Ireland. 6 pts. See' land's victory over Ireland m the Rugby football international match at Dublin was unconvincing. The Irish To. ward, dominated the .vnunmages ami their
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  • 57 16 Harlequins Beaten By Gloucester The following were the scores m Saturday s Rucby football matches m England Bath 22. United Service Birkenlv^ad Park 11, Leicester 18 Coven try 9. Bristol 6. Harlequins 21. Gloucester 28 London Scottish 16. Old Blues Newport 0. Blackheath 5. Northampton 14. London Welsh
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 86 16 \NI) DAY NIGHT (.AS IS AY) B TO SERVE YOU. I iS9I lISBi *> I C ooKedf MEATS P%fe?|i^x TCN€LfI ham (^S^B CFCICEI I I F' l J[ I >^\ J I LJ k i J PICTURES I TELL YOUR STORY FREE PRESS H.V -t! BLOCKS will give a very
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