The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 7 April 1933

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    19 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. 0. 13,925. ESTABLISHED 1835. SINGAPORE, S.S. FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 1933. 10 CENTS.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS
    250 1 1 hi- sus|M'ctt-d existence of a moimtaii. higher than Everest was desrribrd by a Tihetiaii explorer now m Singapore I*a>;e While attemptiiif; to es<-ape from IheiiNazi kidnapiiers, a Jewish rouple were killed through leaping from a ear. The wtupunts of the ear were arrested I'age 9. The
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    POETIC VENGEANCE
    987 1 A little b..y sat m his uwno.tt beneath ti* winter-bared branches <>t an apple tre hit knees he h w a pennj exerdee-book Thouuh odd winds chill Tin garden Lhiouyh The sky is still %1 blue M blue. he WRilt, and paused to <<.a-u), r now aa object
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      149 1 B**8 la ™est SELLING *T« < I GAR «LJI iN THE WORLD RECORD OVER ur>,(M)o,ooo F AFFLES HOTEL MALAYA'S PREMIER HOTEL I TEA DANCE-6.30 to 8.15 p.m. I INFORMAL DI^ER DANCE I W AMBER ROO>PM^OPEn"IfoIr" PRIVATE"! I NCHEONS AND DINNERS. STRICTLY PRIVATE I I RAFFLES CELEBRATED ORCHESTRA. Phone 5381. I
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      213 1 SEA VIEW HOTEL TO lIOHT INFORMAL DINNER DANCE ANNOUNCEMENT THE MANAGEMENT OF THE ADELPHI AND SEA VIFW HOTELS TAKE PLEASURE IN ANNOUNCING THE ENGAGEMENT, FOR A SHORT SEASON, OF LES DEJEHANSI AND -WILLIAM RIMELS FROM CASINO DE PARIS CELEBRATED FRENCH ARTISTS DANCING SINGING SKETCHES VENTRILOQUIST DEBUT NEXT &VTURDAY SEA ViaV
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      186 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS New novels Pane 1. British again Page 10. Filty cents for 50— Page 6 Save while you pay Page 9 Short trips to Cairo Page 13. Outstanding bargains at Little'; Page 8 CHRYSLER LOW UPKEEP V U R Kl E^^^A H A~M SANDWICH PASTE used as a filling
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      6 1 OBTAINABLE AT ALL LEADING PROVISION STORES
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    JAVA PERANAKAN CLUB
    525 2 New Office-Bearers Elected fßy Oui Muslim Correspondents Th« half -lea rly fenoral meeting of tru- Java Peran.ikan Chib was hrld at the club house. No. 17 Bussorah Street, on Saturda\ afternoon Mr Rattan bin Haji Da wood, the PivBldpn!. >.'.;• m the cliair. and there rere about
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      382 2 p 1 (z\^^* Conducive to slimming. Starch reduced and made with fresh natural Gluten. STOCKISTS MEDICAL HALL. LTD. CHEMISTS. OITPORT ORDERS PROMPTLY EXECI TED. BUSINESS CARDS. BE PHOTOGRAPHED BY H NUGFNT BFCKERIDGS Hlgheat Olaai Werfc— Leweet Bate*. LAIDLAW BUILDING— 'Phone 7ftM. STRAITS TYPEWRITER AGENCY STATIONERS A REPAIRERS. 14A Change Alley,
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      577 2 TENDERS,, SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE, Tenders. NOTICE Is hereby given that tenders are now Invited for the following materials or services and that particulars of such tenders may be obtained m the Tender Room, Municipal Offices Supply of Sulphate of Alumina for period l 6 33 to 31 5 1934. Date
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      354 2 BARGAIN ADS. FOR SALE. BOOKS OP REFERENCE. The following books of reference are for sale at $1.00 per volume, application to be made at the Free Press Office, 138 Robinson Road: Foreign Office List, 1925. 1926, Singapore and Straits Directory 1898, 1901 (2 copies). S.Shimura Co Shirt and Pyjama Makers
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      133 2 v^^^. Mm -^^BEAUTY veeds no artificial aids THE kind of beauty that is founded on rational living an v eating endures through a lifetime. Include Quaker Oats m your daily diet. It will send rich. red blood pulsing through your veins bringing a la>tit^ colour to your cheeks and the
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      372 2 THE WEEK Friday. 7th. High Water. 07.39. 7.1 ft, 21.14. 71 ft. Oolf Singapore Golf Club, mixed foursomes competition. Football SAFA League (Div. Ii R.A.F. vs. Wiltshire Regt.. Stadium: S.C.C. vs. Marine Dept., at Tadaiig; Div. Ill: Chinese m vs. Medical Services; Jalan Besar CrickH Johore C.C. vs. Pi.lav Bam.
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    ARM NUMB WITH RHEUMATISM
    4 3 ARM NUMB WITH RHEUMATISM
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    BAILLIE STEWART COURT MARTIAL
    5423 3 Marie Louise Intrigue Alleged To Be Espionage MYSTERY OF BANK NOTES FROM GERMANY THE now well-known Prisoner-in-the-Tower episode culminated m the trial by court martial of Lieutenant Baillie Stewart of the Seaforth Highlanders, at which some startling evidence of military watchfulness against leakage of information to
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      97 3 \t\vComLot*t 9 C onvetiijence, 4\ A- SOAP SU I^G STICK. ft «(K»tht 9, heals and mmfttrts the face Nch r» .mlv m the nvw and ittra« f iv lj'-rin<!i( alh-M'aled antaincr, vritli a holder top ;»n<l .i v rapp«r tliat ran lie renio^ til a* re«juire<i. Mailer A I'hipps (Malaya).
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      218 3 s Foods I^e 'ABcnburys' Foods are particularly suited to the feeding of babies m hot climates. They are germ free, and being simply and easily prepared I by the addition of boiling water, their use gives I complete independence of doubtful milk supply, I and is an absolute guarantee against
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    IN MY GARDEN GAY.
    877 4 PLANNING SPACE, SIMPLICITY AND SECLUSION. 44THE rolling English drunkard made the rolling English road." sings G. K. Chesterton, and later describes it as "A merry road, a mazy road." I have seen many a crazy pathway that makes me feel like that, too. The amateur gardener
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    ARTIFICIAL SILK
    123 4 Artificial «iik vests should bo :;oaked for several hours m cold water before they are washed. Rub a good quantity of soap over any particularly soiled parts before putting the vests to r,oak. Wash the articles m worm water, rubbing carefully all over. After rinsing the vests, roll
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    Cocktail and Dinner Dresses
    158 4  -  Sylvestre Dorian By A LTHOUGH 9 great many of the smart Parisians ;till linger on the Riviera. there i-; a sprinkling of well-dressed women to bo seen any day at the Ritz. the Clarkige and other distinguished hotels and tea-rooms of Paris. Amon", daytime costumes. I
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    COLOURED MIRRORS
    280 4 While a jueat many mirrors are coloured m strong tones and deep blue, together with the ordinary silvered mirror, recalls a past period. there L< also a strong movement m favour of the mirror which looks whits but gives a warm tone. Modern lighting has concentrated on the
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    A Change On The Tab
    760 4 ORANGK PI DDING Half pound suet. lib. Hour, rind and juice of a larg.' orange. 6oz. sugar. 2 eggs. Sic% r^ the flour m a basin and add the chopped suet and a pinch of salt. Grate the rind and mix with the sugar Mix
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    WEIGHTS
    88 4 wn. Ntn t akci i i itrwti luiv. i m m MMtOMMJF M IttlßM .1 l"ii ill tin- m. it ilu-niv ("i.ns.-.ju. r. 1 ;u«\s.s tin quantities, with th> cooking not Mlwi to nirsisun' tlic IngTl llll lltl ton m a huiiv. and on mcil hlloAint; i:ii I. will
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    ORDER AMONG BOOKS
    292 4 TIM BM book* uhuh slutu: book-shelf tablv mi^ht bt propp< bookond^s. Those puinted with 1 arc trypical of the new st> turnings ;ire very Kay Then HMI Ml broad Mt-tOI -ticks m china You can .<■■ the bookends pfihaps not mH picture, but ixi colours n»'.ii And.
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      84 5 As^\ NIGHTLY c.15 C 9.15 f>.M. MATINKKS TO-.MOKKOVV SUNDAY AT 3J5 GAIBTT KIIYTIIM ROMANCE II x all m "EVENINGS for SALE" THK GLORIOUS VIENNESE MUSICALE *of^^ >tf> Starring J^m^L HERBERT MARSHALL CHARLIE RUGCiLES V SARI MARITZA «^H MARY BOLAND It .^1 H fl IK This is a how to :£tjHikB
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      78 5 The Picture All Singapore's Flocking to LcXpQX Packed Houses NIGHTLY You must see the Gaumont-British Triumph ROME EXPRESS with CONRAD VEIDT GORDON HARKER JOAN BARRY HAROLDHUTCH CEDRIC HARDWICKE DONALD CALTHROP "As line a picture as anything made by any company anywhere" VARIETY (U.S.A.) Don't miss these LAST FEW NIGHTS of
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      222 5 WATCH FOR "TESS of the STORM COUNTRY.' W 1 I ■i"li j ft «a¥ A m HH |ftLaJ-jJXaJ_U^ i JI T f Pgi^rffßCT MATINEES TO-MORROW SUNDAY The BIGGEST week-end Show Singapore has seen m months Here's all M.G.M. Programme THAT HAS EVERYTHING Robert iff out colliery Til 1 1 ii
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  • SPORT OF THE DAY
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      HIGH SCORING IN RUGBY GAMES
      1184 6 HARLEQUINS 1 27 POINTS AGAINST O.M.T. Thrilling Match at Swansea r rom Ovr Own Oacreapondjent) London, Mar. 14. «jn Saturday we had .some excellent, Ruyby fri beautiful weather. Amom: the dubs Harlequmi gained remarkable Victory over O.M.T.'s by 27 points to Mtntni The Old Boys
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      POOR PLAY IN SCOTTISH CUP SEMI-FINAL
      654 6 MOTHERWELL'S LUCKY GOALS Celtic Not Up to Standard [From Our Own Correspondent J London. Mar. 21. The Scottish Cup semi-final ties, favoured by splendid weather, attracted an aggregate of 112.000 spectators to the two big Glasgow grounds, Hampden Park and Ibrox Park. At the
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      51 6 Meets of the Quorn. Cottesmore and Belvoir hunts v. ill have to be cancelled following a stnnd-till order through foot and mouth disease 1 just issued by the Ministry of Agriculture. The I B-Ivoir has been fairly free this season but j Qttorn and Cottesmore have suffered consider aLly. li
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      BUSINESS IMPROVING. BRITISH FACTORY'S RECORD.
      203 6 In these days of trade depression it is heartening to learn that at least one industry is working at full pressure, as indicated by the latest report from the Austin factor? at Longbridge, Birmingham. It is revealed that this factory's delivery figures for the past
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      114 6 4 THE ONLY SAFE WATER jf&> IS STERILISED WATER" IfV Liquid Chlorine will absolutely destroy all microbes w&% 1 and is the least expensive, costing one dollar BBlfcJW^* to purify 1,000,000 gallons of water. Chlorine Control Apparatus is used extensively m Reservoirs. Jv Sewerage Systems and Swimming Baths. ||?]l i
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    RUSSIAN BILL PASSES SECOND READING
    162 7 RUSSIAN BILL PASSES SECOND READING mik opposition rejection I power to Prohibit Import of Soviet (ioods London. April 6. Nonas of Commons Labour Opposition mo--4 UN RUMIM bill which •»<1 sympathetically ..-i.'-Uou to insert fur the operation of the ;uv dealt with the of the Anglo- tain «i tiom |J
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    OVER MT. EVEREST
    184 7 < ongratulatkmfl to Houston Plycn t undon. April, t. Bvtmt, the iully a<jjß equipped Hcu ton Kveran »-xP servers who took pa:< ■tulated on a)] ro that K\. i. t has bean photo rapri ta V to prove ot i pilot v.< u>rt Clydcadi k n. tatod
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    $120,000 WEDDING
    61 7 Guests at Carpathian eremony Pnijrur April 1. sis. jiKiudin^ levers] from petted .11 the little town of sub-Carpathian Ruaria, Urn the •i:. daughter ol \u> local Ft >,>>;> l most powerful pai <m Bnropr. Th< nTile R;»bbi of Miikiiinn m London. New Yolk. Paris. >'< land. 1 1
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    CAR HITS CYCLIST
    23 7 PBendahan i his driven, ■t the function nd I'n-n Puteh Road •.ii >• Including it m- buy; if ny not very
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    MR. MONTAGU NORMAN
    24 7 London. April I. ted Mr. Oovenm m Urn Bank ■>-"t v,,,r Ttak hi bk reflection H <■ ronUnuw as to- British Radio
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    £170,000 MUSLIM CENTRE
    253 7 Ambitious Scheme For London MOSQUE AND HOSTEL Project of National League •By Our Muslim Correspondent It is reported that a Muslim Centre will shortly be built m London, the site chosen being In St. James' square. The arcotted vhi Ifßtat the t;ro.:p of Dinldin-- ls Mr Sheikh
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    LODGE MALAYA
    378 7 .Many Visitors At Meeting In London Lodgl Makix.i inn n Hotel Rembrandt. South Kensington, OO W< dneadßJ, March 8 Those pnatOt included Bio- A E Bailey. W.M Sir Claud Severn, kbe. c m g i.pm. c. c Cadman PA ODC S.W H. S. Barm. i actiim Jw. if.
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    MUNICH "PLOT"
    239 7 Soviet Press Expresses Amusement iINIV, April Thi Soviet press expresses ironic amusement m a raeem statement by me poiic president ol Munich allf^JM;: that be had un< -ovcred and (ruttrated plot to assassinate chancellor Flit lcr thai had i>- n prepared by "threi agent* o| the Cheka •■'i
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
    534 7 FREEING THE WORLD TO THE MOTORIST To The Editor. Sir The A A of Malaya has now added Denmark to the list of countries for which it may issue "Triptiques". and thus triptiques are now available for Belgium, Luxembourg, Denmark. Great Britain, Irish Free State. Northern
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    "HOLLYWOOD—CHANGI?"
    132 7 To The t.ditor. Sir.— Now that we have lust class film producer m Mr Frank Buck with us. why doni we establish our own 'Hollywood" at Cnangi The conditions m Singapore are the best m the world for film producing. With BKB Mm Mr Jo<- EHas and Mr. Joe
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    FEWER UNEMPLOYED
    143 7 More Activity m Building Industry London. April 1. The Ministry of I abour"s monthly return shows tnat during March there was an increase of 10.300 m the number of persons employed and a decrease of 80.454 m the number of registered unemployed men. A lartre proportion of the
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    KUANTAN ASSAULT CASE
    106 7 Kuantan, April Three Indians. Hanpanl, BaoJyah and Kavary were fined $4 or a weeks risjOTOU* imprisonment each, on a charge of havini- created a disturbance m the vicinity of the local toddy Shop by assaulting a compatriot and his wife on March 25 The case was heard
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    MOHAMMEDAN OR MUSLIM?
    992 7 THE FOLLOWERS OF ISLAM Erroneous Use of Word 'By Our Muslim Correspondent) At long last local Muslims have, m effect lodged their protest to the erroneous use of tru word "Mohammedan" when referring to th< followers of Islam. In the address which th< Muslim community presented to
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    BRINGING JOHORE NEARER
    620 7 "By-Passing" on Bukit Timah Road NO MORE FLOODING Transformation of a Highway By-passmg." the modern road builder's unromantic name for the art of establishing the shortest route between two given points on an old road, has come to Singapore, and the first big road work of the
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    TWO MINUTES MEETING
    173 7 Swift Work by the K.L. Sanitary Hoard Kuala Lumpur. April 4. Two minutes suffired to transact the business of thr meeting of the Kuala Lumpur Hanttsr] Board Thr only business on thr nuenda was the confirmation of the minutrs of thf last meeting. Mr. D. Richards, the
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    MINERS WIN
    80 7 Novel Strike Proves Successful Warsaw, April 1. The hunger-strike of the 1 .100 miners m the Klunontoll and Mortimer pits m the Dombrova district, who refused to leav the galiiii' unles s the order for closing the pits wai rescinded, declaring that they would rather starv. below, ended
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    A NEW SPHINX FOUND
    38 7 airo. April 4. A new sphuix ig reported to have been unearthed by Professor S«lim H;cs.san on a sit*near th* weood pyramid. Twelve Mastabas (ancient Enyptian tomb.s^ are al^o reported to h^ve been discovered.
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    CHINESE CUSTOMS SYSTEM
    614 7 U.S. PROTESTS AGAINST NEW REGULATIONS Marks of Origin on Goods Shanghai, April 5. The Board of Directors of the American Chamber of Commerce has passed a resolution asking that representations be made to the Nanking Government for the modification of the newly-announced customs regulations, ior marking all
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    LADIES' UNION
    321 7 Election of Officials And Committee At the second annual general NMttag of the LMIiCI Union. Singapore thr following committee m elected for the current year: Mrs B. C. Handy, president. Mrs T. (J. Thomas and Mrs. Prithvi Chan, vie, -presidents; Mrs. A O. Menon and Mrs. T. B
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    40 7 fie. hi- mibUng )>«•; -nil fee up motol f;ii blindfVdi "I milt's avuy b\ Itl'ivkiti^ ;it :i MiliilJ OOppOT (li.s< VI sliown ;it ;wi h.l)i--(1011 o( the Mi'"ui(i Rank Ail Club opcnH In i/>i](i(jii by Mr Reginald MrJCenna la. t naaML
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    SINGAPORE FREE PRESS FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 1933 BUT JUST HOW MUCH "GOOD"
    936 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 1933 BUT JUST HOW MUCH "GOOD" Nothing but good can come of the decision of Mr. Ramsay Mac Donald to accept President Roosevelt's invitation to visit the United States and discuss with him personally the war debt situation. On that point most people will
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    227 8 Mr W. Birtwistle. Officer-in-Charge oi Fisheries. S.S and F.M.S.. has gone on long lea\c An extraordinary <?eneval netting of th* -F.M.S. Chamber Of Mines will be held on Saturday. Their HfctaMMi tlie Sultan and Sultanah of Johore attended the 6.15 performanc of 'Rome Express at the Capitol Theatre last night,
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    COMMODITY MARKET
    91 8 LATEST TIN AND RUBBER PRICES AND STERLING RATES Rubber and Tin prices and the sterling rate m New York and Paris specially cabled to the Free Press are as follow RUBBER London, April 6. Spot 2 116 d. (2 1 16 d Forward 2 3 16d. (2 3
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    Singapore's Water
    583 8 1200 Million Gallons Imprisoned Gouitf for a drive? Of course, you want somewhere iu i w to go; well, try the reservoir. Not the old familiar re<>ervoirs off the Thomson Road, which have so long been a standby of the motorist m Simjapor" who is stumped let "somew
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    TO VISIT MALAYA
    95 8 Trainer of Chinese Kin Sword Corps Shanghai. April t>. Mr Chang Chi-kian- one ot the most famous OUMK expert., m ancient OMMM pugilism, and twenty otheis will leave Shanghai shortly for Malaya and lot Dutch territories Mr. dmg who U*>k a prominent part m the training of
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    HIGH TIDE AT SEA VIEW
    141 8 On the night of the next full moon, Apnl 10th. another outdoor function of the type which has proved so popular m the past will be held at Sea View Hotel The programme will start with a boys' handicap race at 7 p.m. followed by
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    CAPITOL RESTAURANT
    109 8 Attention i- drawn to thr announcemen'. made l>y the Capitol Restaurant on pa- OM of to-day's issue NfMtilnf H»ltel Cfttltfdl v mornlnc tea parties. NMHMk| Ili ■WtltlW. at which mu.sk- will I* provided by Alfr d Crusnier's orchestra from 11 a.m. until I p m A special attraction
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    TANGLIN CLUB
    34 8 Members are reminded that the bund of the k*resident Pierce has been engaged for the dance to be held at the Club on Saturday. Aprtl Bth. and are advised to reserve tables.
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    ALMOST HOPELESS QUEST FOR WORK
    700 8 Europeans Willmsl aI) 1 There is little need Ur difficulties of obtaining i Europeans m Sinuapon bitter experience ot h.,. before they ha\. to do. The European Uncrnpl.,-, ing praiseworthy relief complaint against Mm apn the proportion m which deserving cases, but s hen these
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    36 8 A nreman from th. I fell off a moving trolle> bn of Victoria Street and St I day afternoon The ambuUi rushed him to the C>. external injuries wen toumt was semi -conscious himl w observation.
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      55 8 "WHAT IS THE BEST CURE FOR insomnia, palpitation, and loss of appetite?" enquires a worried correspondent. Ask her to marry you and get it over. And don't forget that the contents of every home should be protected by "GAFLAC" FIRE and THEFT POLICIES. GENERAL ACCIDENT, FIRE LIFE %SSURANCE CORPORATION, LTD.
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  • HIGHER THAN MOUNT EVEREST
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      LONE TIBETAN EXPLORER'S SEARCH
      166 9 LONE TIBETAN EXPLORER'S SEARCH I Country Without Politics or I International Complications n EWHKRE In the heart of Northern Tibet there is believed to be ntain which is higher than Mount Everest ll:iV" m rch of this mountain. The National Society 01 America sent an expedition which entered Tibetan rted
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      MAPPING UNKNOWN TERRITORY
      705 9 I ii.d m Sin-apiue on I- en route for asm Ik a 'I ii>< taM ate ft 'm iin-lrtr a(!\rnturcr ft i ,i; s- ni itivt- 12 1 his room ft kl.i\ but \.»ii can get I if V(/n make tiie-ni launJi ui<! I made them laugh
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      GERMANY AND GOLD
      68 9 U(i «h bank Decision To Repay Credit Ix.ndon \pril ol Germany abandoning th« i» 'tnundinr reduction of h«t external loon* is envisaged '"i' m eanwquMwa of the' •<• \t hsbuik to repay m gold "<>o strrlm^ granted by matlana] lUtlkimillli m 1931 old .ov«rin>/ of the 1
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      MUSSOLINI PLAN
      70 9 Fascist Grand Council Communique Rome, April 6. Italy's reply to the attempt to whittle down the Mussolini plan is contained m a < ommunique issued after a three hours' meeting by the Fascist Grand Council. It affirms that the lundameiital element of the Mussolini plan must remain intact
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      26 9 Mr O. W. A. Trimmer, chairman of the Singapore Harbour Board, has presented a silver cup to the Kelantan military police as a iUUskctrf challenge cup.
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      JEWISH COUPLE KILLED
      133 9 ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE FROM NAZI KIDNAPPERS Formerly Leading Theatre Managers Berlin. April K. Following the mVBT&K Of the German journalist. Doctor QCOC| Bell, who was taker, from a Nazi hotel Xt Dunhhohxn m the Tyrol, apparently by Bavarkm Nazis m revenge for ;>Utyed treason, a si»nil:ir outrage
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      14 YEAR "DROUGHT" ENDED
      73 9 1 New York, Apr. l tt. I Fourteen years' "drought" ends to-night m nineteen out of forty -tight I States. Bear, ale and porter can be sold i m restaurants, clubs and hotels. i Broadway. however, remains tempo- i J rarily dry as New York brewers
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      ENGLISHMEN ARRESTED
      122 9 London. April 4. A question was asked m the House of Commons to-day regarding the arrest m Berlin of two Englishmen. Corden and Catchpool the head oi the Berlin branch of the Society of Friend* and Geoffrey (Harold f) Frazer. employed by th< Trans-Ocean Wireless News Agency. The
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      NANCHANG SAFE
      124 9 NAN CHANG SAFE Red Armies Hundreds of Miles Away Shanghai, April <>. The Ist. 3rd and sth Red armies are reported fed be still at Yungfeng and Lo An. The report that they are threatening Nanchang. the capital of Kiangsi which is hundreds of miles from the Red-controlled areas, is
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      ANOTHER "PLAN"
      84 9 Discussions on Four Power Pact Paris, April 3. Yet another "plan" is expected to emerge Irom the discussions m the Four Power Pact m which matter Prance Is giving full consideration to the little Entente objections to revisionist claims. It Is understood the Cabinet is preparing the memorandum
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      AKRON SEARCHERS CRASH
      51 9 Naval Aeroplane Fall's Into Sea London, April 4. A New Jersey message reports that a naval 'plane while searching for survivors of the "Akron" crashed into the sea. Two of the crew weTe rescued by a seaplane but it is feared that five have been drowned. British
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      TAEL SYSTEM ABOLISHED
      46 9 Shanghai. April 6. Tho Central Government has issued a notification regarding the abolition of the tael system, with effect from to-day. It has been replaced by the dollar system. Silver leaving the country is subject to 2.25 per cent advalorem tax. Union Times
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      NEW ARCHBISHOP OF SYDNEY
      24 9 Sydney, April The Bishop of Western China, the Rt. Rev. Howard West Kilvinton has been elected Archbishop of Sydney Reuter
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      BRITISH MARINES LANDED
      478 9 Heavy Fighting Near Treaty Port REFUGEES' TREK Peasants Flee From Burning Towns and Villages Shanghai, April 6. The areas to the west of jShanhaikwan and to the northwest ,of Chinwangtao were a mass of flames and smoke last night after ;the Japanese planes set fire to the
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      SUEZ CANAL
      65 9 Suggested Extension of Directorate London. April 6. Urging the reduction of the Suez Canal dues m an address to the Central Asian Society m London to-day. Sir Arnold Wilson suggested that the statutes of the Suez Canal company should be modified so as to provide for directors representing
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      BURNED IN EFFIGY
      43 9 Germany's Protest to Polish Government Berlin. April 6. The German Minister to Warsav. Herr von Molkte, has been instructed to protest to the Polish Government against a recent antiOerman demonstration at Kattowice at which Hitler was burned m effigy.- Reuter
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    BANNED BOOK'S HUGE CIRCULATION
    544 12 CENSORSHIP NOT DESIRABLE Famous Publisher's Views '"On the whole a censorship of literature is lot desirable m the public interest," declared Mr. George W. Harrap. founder of the famous London publishing house, m an interview at Melbourne m which he summed up the con•lusions he has
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    DOCTOR WINS ACTION
    402 12 Woman Who Took Chance of Ruining Him' A will, by which the 72-year-old sister-in-law of a baronet left her £20.000 estate to a 29--year-old doctor, was upheld m the Probate Court. Dr. Osvald Birrell Deiter, an osteopathlc physician, of Pr.rk-lane, W.. propounded a will made m January,
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      591 12 THE EAST ASIATIC CO. LIMITED. (Incorporated m Denmark) Telephone 5323. PASSENGER AND FRHGHI SERVICE. TO GENOA. LONDON, ROTTERDAM HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN Prom, Prom Prom Protr Spore Malacca Port Penaa« M.B. Swett. LALANDIA 18/4 18/4 19/4 MEONIA 9/5 9/5 10/5 W/l ALSIA 30/5 30/5 31/5 BORINOIA 20/6 20/6 21/6 23/6 FIONIA
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      162 12 s.s. KUM SANG April sth. I. Consignees of < argo Japanese Ports are notified vessel having Krounded ifl Average has been dec la mi of 5 per cent of th< of the goods will be 00H also requested to B A m our Office. BOUSTEAI) (Union h Singapore. A;>ril 3rd.
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      674 12 MAIL DESPATCHES BY TRAIN 3angkok every Saturday 7 p.m. and Thursdays 7.30 a.m. iedah Monday to Friday 7.30 a.m. Saturdays 7 p.m. Cuantan (via Jerantut) Monday to Friday 7.30 a.m. iuantan (via Jerantut) Saturdays 7 p.m Selantan (via Padang Besar) Monday and Friday 7 p.m. ielantan (via Gemas) every Monday,
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      MORE LUXURY LESS SAFETY ?
      466 13 MORE LUXURY LESS SAFETY FIRE RISKS AT SEA PROBLEM Clash Between Designer And Decorator London. April 4. lln luimirT of spectacular fires m passen-t;<-i liners recently has brought home the necessity of careful invr.-,iigation of the causes ;:nd cluince of fire at mm. Actually, the total DUmtMT of .such fires
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      EAST ASIATIC CO.
      219 13 Increased Dividend From Shipping The East Asiatic Company (of Copenhagen) reports for 1932 an increase m net profits from shipping from 2.815.260 kr. m 1931 to 3.303.033 kr.. and an increase m dividends on investments from 424.760 kr. to 1.075,547 kr. On the other hand, there was
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      ARCTIC PERILS
      83 13 Antarctic Expedition Meets Misfortune Oslo, Apr. 4. Misfortune, it Is reported here, has overtaken the Antarctic Expedition of Captain Riser Larsen. the well-known Norwegian explorer, which left Europe for En derby Land via Capetown, at the beginning of the year to survey the unexplored region between Princess Ragnhild
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      CALLING AT LISBON
      69 13 The Rotterdam Lloyd Roy.il Mail line has decided to resume the direct rail at Lisbon both outward and homeward by their Far Eastern mail vessels. The first outward ship the Indrapr.vra leaving Southampton on April 17 will call at Lisbon on Monday, April 10. The first homeward
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      MOTORISED WARSHIPS
      393 13 Revolutionary Change m the German Navy Germpny s OgMteg fleet is to be completely motorised. Reliable information from Berlin indicates that this important decision has been reached as the result of experience with ships already m service such as the gunnery cruiser Bremse. the three "X" class cruisers,
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      YOUTHFUL STOWAWAYS
      363 13 Adventurous Trip To Suva The story of a daring escapade was told by William Scott Munday. 18. on his return to Sydney m custody by the Matscn iiner Monerey. Munday stowed away on the Mariposa. slsterslilp of the Monterey, on her last voyage from Sydney, and landed m
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      RIVER PIRATES
      104 13 Canton Fraternity Make Own Torpedoes Torpedoes Lc. A detachment of the 2nd. Army raided Pei Pa Chau. near Whampoa and broke into a robber's nest. The inmates scampered away, but their plan- for bombing river craft have been frustrated. These are no ordinary thieves for great technical skill
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      44 13 The Hapag-LJoyd carried last year a total of 100.000 passengers. In the North Atlantic trade alone 55,300 passengers were taken as compared with 54,000 m the previous year. The North German Lloyd carried about 163.000 passengers In 1932 as against 172.000 the year before.
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    150 14 HAVE YOU AN ACID STOMACH? When wind, pain and distress follow a good meal, it is a sure sign of too much acid m your stomach. Get rid ot it now, for it is dangerous. Acid is the cause of ulcers. No matter how much acid there may be m
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    115 14 military authorities at this time to itMp tlv matter nenl J Certainly. And that you indicated to thi> officer- that if t» admitted this matter he would get out by being allowed to resign his commission, and that he rejected that suggestion?— Nothing of the sort. Did he say to
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      543 14 BANKS AND INSURAI^CF CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA (Incorporated In 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 I 38, Bishop-sgate. London, EC 2. Agencies and Branches Alcr Star iloilo Saigon Amritsar
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      341 14 THE YOKOHAMA I'JJ BANK, LTI> (Established m 18 1 Capita] Subscribed <Fu]]y paid I Reserve Fund President X Kod-o Vice-Prpsidt-nt T Head Otlior: Yokohar, Singaporr Branch:— MK\ t 1 R.UFLKS FLACI LONDON BAN hit Wofni'iL -t< t H.Mik. Ltd The National Provnici.i, I; Lloyds Bank. Ltd. MUNCH I Alexandria <
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      449 14 BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION PROGRAMMES FOR INDIA. BURMA, J S STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, and j FEDERATED MALAT STATES i rROM THE EMPIRE TRANSMITTER, J DAVENTRY. ENGLAND i I Wavelengths 25.3 metres and 31 3 J i metre. I Friday. April 7th. J GMT 130 pm. Time Signal from i Big I2en. N»ws
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    LOCAL MARKETS APATHETIC
    422 15 LOCAL MARKETS APATHETIC IN PRICE OF TIN nsei and Company's Report I disinterested apathy re <>f the local share la few weeks continues I ither locally or :t which calls for :•-mains very steady event* the cross- iMiiiuy round 3.42. d from l»ndcn. the Tin market there I.red q .it)sfuctory
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    BATU CAVES RUBBER
    40 15 (against £866), which 1 058 brought forward. H». tt has been decided depreciation and carried forward 4 '>Uso lb (505,311 lb.). 1 •UucUon m directors' In 3:j 13 per cent, to 40 i 1933. to 4& per.
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    BIKAM RUBBER
    69 15 Crop for J932 was 1.178.389 ]b. Average net sale price, including estimated value of unsold portion was 1.92 d. per pound (equivalent to 2 59d. per pound London landed terms), com--1 pared with 2.40 d. per pound for previous year. Balance brought forward was £21,159, deduct net loss
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    SOVIET TIMBER
    335 15 Now World's Biggest Producer Moscow, April 6. The tanker industry m old Russia was num-b-red among the most backward and primitive industries of the country. It employed no modern technical devices. Its uneconomical and unscientific methods were ruinin? the timber resources of the country. With the advent of
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    BARLOW'S WEEKLY REPORT
    118 15 v ms;ap«»rt\ .Vpiil (>. KuMtei There is little or no chan report In the tone >>f the local market the date of our last report Order- from consuming centres are Conenicuous by their ibeence. but at the same time sellers o Dtinue to be reserved, especially up-country
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    PALM OIL AND KERNELS WEEKLY REPORT
    98 15 PALM OIL AND KERNELS WEEKLY REPORT Singapore. April 6. The latest buyers' prices, reci-ivru by table this morning, for Malayan palm oil and palm kernels are: I'almOilln Bulk: (it. landed weights New York Philadelphia 2.10 rents di.s. currency) per lb c l.t landed weights U.S.A. Pacific Ports 2.05 cents (U.S
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    MENGKIBOL RUBBER
    108 15 Crop for year 1932 was 914,647 lb. as compared with 930.0001 b. m 1931. After allowing for depreciation and interest on investments, revenue account shows loss of £3.055. Against tills there is sum representing profit on realisation of investments and War loan bonus, amounting to £4.000. so that
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    MORE TALK OF RUBBER RESTRICTION
    397 15 GROWING SUPPORT IN HOLLAND Satisfactory Situation In U.S. (From Our Own Correspondent London. March. 21. There is still talk of restriction m the rubber world, and according to the Financial Times Amsterdam correspondent the appeal to the Netherlands Indies Government to take the lead m
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    KAMOUNGHLA TAVOY TIN
    133 15 KAMO UNGHLA TAVOY TIN R< port ior year 1932 states that to protect eased < >L were made to extent of is. per share on holders of partly-paid shares. Result was sufficient to enable directors to pay Burma Government Rupee* 8.390 (.about C 635); whole of amount m respect of
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    ANGLO-MALAY RUBBER
    114 15 Crop of rubber harvested during 1932 amounted to 605.144 lb., which shows considerable reduction on 1931 harvest. Average net sale price of crop, including estimated value of unsold portion of it was 2.28 d. per pound equivalent to 2.90 d. per pound London landed •arms) compared with 2.62
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    JAVA RUBBER PLANTATIONS
    111 15 Amount brought m was £523. add transfer from general reserve £3.000. making £3.523, deduct trading loss for 1932 'including £1,095 loss on exchange) £3,119. leaving credit balance of £404. (Previous year, net loss £4,770.* Quantity of rubber harvested was 524,151 lb. During year 539.634 lb. (including rubber
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    NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
    173 15 Changes m Representative Prices Apr. 2 3 4. American Can Com. 55 4 56 57i. 4 Am. Tphone and Tgraph 89 90 90 •■< Atcheson Railroad 39., 39^ 38 i s Dupont 34:^ 34 35 Firestone, Common N.Q. 9i 4 gi 4 Gen. Electric 12^ H
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    RUHHER RESTRICTION
    643 15 Tax Plan To Produce £10,000,000 In a letter to the editor of the Financial Times.. Mr. R H. Tickell writes Mr. E. M. Hicks m his- letter published m The Financial Times of March 9th asks me to explain various points with respect to my letter n. The
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    To-Day's Price Changes
    151 15 PRODUCE April 6 Tin Singapore price (per pikub $79.50 Gambier 4 50 Pepper White 21 Flake Tapioca 4.40 Pearl Sago Small 4.25 Copra, Sundried 3.90 Sago, flour i.82 Devoe's Imperial Brilliant Kerosene per tin 2.69 Sylvan Arrow Kerosene per tin 2.49 Socony Motor Gasoline ex pump per
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    FRASER'S SHARE LIST
    952 15 WEDNESDAY. APRIL STII. CLOSING QUOTATIONS CLOSING QUOTATIONS Buyers Sellers Asam Kumbang 23s 3d 24s 3d Austral Malay 18s 20s nom. Ayer Hitam (ss) 10s 6d 11s 3d Bangin Tin 10s 6d 1U 6d Batang Padang ($1) 05 07 > 2 Batu Caves ($1) 35 40 Bukit Arang
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    CHEMISTS' PROFITS
    408 15 Dividend by George Town Dispensary The thlrtf seouml ;umu»i general meetti of the shareholders oJ tl-.. c; Town pensary, limited, was held at Pi n a irn Mr F. N. Sycr (Director* presiThe chairman ba the coarse of r said The n« i profit for the year amounts
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    44 15 A silent typewriter was used for the flm time m any police court at Wolverhamptoo to take down the depositions m a case. If the innovation proves a sucoe«» it to possible that silent typewriters will sooc come into common use In police courts.
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    ANGLO-CHINESE SCHOOL ATHLETICS
    508 16 LEOPARD HOUSE WINS SHIELD First Meeting of Year m Singapore On. a| thll rears first athletic school .sports was held b] AnfJo-Chtoa« Continuation School at the Jalan Besar Stadium on Wednesday afternoon. The sportin- spirit with winch tins rum carried through can be adjudged by the fact
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    S.R.C. TENNIS
    151 16 Tournament Ties For To-day The following are the ties for to-day m the S.R C. tennis tournament Singles Handicap F. NorrLs vs. G. Lowe. J. da SUva vs. K. C. Wylie. D. E. S.ddons vs. J. V. Moss. J. B. Quays vs. E. Ryan. C. B. Webb vs.
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    IPOH GOLF CLUE
    106 16 Profit of $3,977 For 1932 At the annual meeting of the Ipoh Golf Club In the re-erected club-house on their new course In Tiger Lane, Mr. A. C. Gooding, who presided, reported that the Club's Income over expenditure for 1932 amounted to $3,977. During 1933 a sum
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    SCOTLAND'S REMARKABLE VICTORY
    1890 16 CROWD OF 75,000 AT MURRAYFIELD Varied Methods Defeat England I From Our Own Correspondent J London. Mar. 22. Sr-otlan trtctoi? over i-.;u;u nd OQ Saturday t Mm Held by a try, v.as the result of an extraordinary Bame, and though I think that t-'ioUaiui i. deienred tQ
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    GOALS SCARCE IN HOME FOOTBALL MATCHES
    72 16 YORK'S WIN OVER BARROW Four First Division Matches Drawn London. April 6. The result of yesterday's matrh^s m the English League were as follows: DIVISION 1 Derby 2. Middlesbrough 2. Everton 0. Newcastle 0. Manchester City 0. Leeds 0. Sheffield Wed. 1. Birmingham 1.
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    DATO ABDULLAH CUP
    115 16 Rembau Starts A Football League Seremhan, Apr. 3. Througn tho efforts of the Assistant District Officer. Che-' Kamarudin. Rembau has begun a football competition on the league system for a challenge cup presented by Dato" Bedlfl Raja Abdullah. Undang of Rembau. The challenge cup will be known
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    JAPAN'S FATAL BLUNDER
    183 16 RIGHTS COULD HAVE BEEN SECURED League Still Ready to Help London, April 6. The Loafnic of Nations has been weakened by the Japanese withdrawal but strengthened morally by the decision t: face honestly the hardest situation with which it has ever been confronted, declared Sir Eric Drummond
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    "LARWOOD INFLUENCE"
    165 16 South African Youth Injured Pretoria. Mar. 23. The "Larwood influence," which broke out M a minor epidemic m junior cricket, following the Australian controversy, continues to make its presence felt both metaphorically and literally. In a Second Division match between Pretoria and Southern Suburbs, played at Pioneer Park,
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    LORD OXFORD
    78 16 Proposed Westminster Abbey Memorial London, April 4. Tributes to the late Lord Oxford were paid m the House of Commons to-day by the Prime Minister, Mr. Lansbury and Sir Herbert Samuel on behalf of the three panics m the House, when Mr. Mac Donald moved an address to
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    BULLION STANDARD
    69 16 U.S. Embargo on Gold Lifted Washington. April t>. America will henceforth be on the "bullion standard" by virtue of presidential orders for the lifting of the embargo on the export of nold and by the licensing of the issue of gold for industrial and trade transactions and the
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    INFLATION
    51 16 Only Way to Relieve U.S. Agriculture Washington, April 6. President Roosevelt's farm relief bill and mortgage refinancing programme combined into a .single bill ha; oeen reported to th-> Senate by the agricultural committee which has ako unanimously recommended considerable r,rrency inflation as the only way substantially to relieve agriculture
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    ANGLO-ARGENTINE TRADE
    34 16 Buenos Ai.es, .tpril 6. Official circles here are of the opinion that it will not be possible to conclude the AngloArgentine trade agreement at present as the British demands are inacceptable.- Reuter
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    30 16 London, April 6. Mr. Ramsay Mac-Donald accompanied by Miss Ishbel Mac Donald and Treasury experts, it is planned, will leave for America on April 15. Reuter
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    30 16 Calcutta, April .66 Mdlle Mary Sehilz. who Is flying from France to Saigon, landed at Calcutta and left aga.n for Rangoon at 6 p.m. last night. Reuter
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    OIL WELLS TO CLOSE
    27 16 Austin, Texis, April 6. The U.S. railroad commission i. is ordered 10,000 oil wells m East Texas to close for five days. Reuter
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    14 16 Mrs. P. M. Robinson arrived m Penang on Monday from Beiawan by the Kedah
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