The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 20 April 1933

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  • 18 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. dsfds ESTABLISHED 1835. SINGAPORE, S.S. THURSDAY. APRIL 20, 1933. 10 CENTS.
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  • 131 1 THE DAY 'S NEWS Tributes to his qualities as a judge and .1 nit iid were paid to Sir William Murtson. the retiring C "hief Justice, by the Singapore Bench and Bar yesterday Pane 7. A Chinese aroused of cheating in respect of S3 was sent to prisi>n for twu
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  • 58 1 MOSCOW TRIAL Miimiih, April lit. M BftMMk baa presented pettUon to tlu Soviet Central Committee uUng foa commutatton oi Thornton's and IfacDonald's sentencei it li cpected tliat the petition will be granted and the ■entencea commuted to life banishment.- I s. r.0i.1) DtVASOO \\a»binut<)ii. April 1!». Roosevelt hai
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  • 1096 1 The Distrii, OfUcvr <>> npl.tt d i i.ulthus-. break <>i nine ;.nd tin pun wu ovei Wi put. „wa\ our CUM mid -.onied tin- uin-palnt conferencc assembled on tu< Club verandah "Coin. ;iloi, said dM Di oßatTerU 'U nisi ill lime \i-
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 211 1 Gl v TEA I freshness ii. r of the n mirdens our home. PLES HOTEL •IALAYA'S PREMIER HOTEL TO-NIGHT CIAL OINNER DANCE t.:n l<» M1I)-NI(,HT TO-MORROW I TEA DANCE— 6.IS to 815 p.m. IjOLUWOOD HI- LIGHTS CABARET I Admission $1.00 I BOOK NOW IS CELEBRATED ORCHESTRA. m PHONE 5381. HAVE
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    • 130 1 TO-NIGHT ADELPHI HOTEL INFORMAL ■DINNER DANCE CABARET WITH THE DEJEHANS WILLIAM RIMELS FROM THE ASIXO DE PARIS DINNER S-5 NON-DINERS $1 ADMISSION ■SEA VIEW HOTEL Friday DINNER DANCE SATI r RDAY iinkok>jal» CABARET FOR MORE THAN 3 YEARS YOU HAVE SEEN THE K.N.I.L.M. PLANES FLY OVER SINGAPORE PUNCTUALLY Every Tuesday
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    • 55 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS l! irou art blondt I\im I D be uuut r..:t 8 hit tiim-pirt Page 9. ihi _r.at \\a}\ ol India Pic* Presto Fran Devon meadowi Pa_t 4 CHRYSLER BIG CAR PERFORMANCE S.Shimura 8 Co. Shirt and Pyjama Makers Complete Shir t Outfits in Stock 0 No. 82-2, Bras
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    • 11 1 There is no better Tea than BIGIA TEA GROWN IN MALAYA
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  • 283 2 Moml.tv \pril in I anr. P at Govern] I liu-d.»\. \pril JI. Hi K I i this Ifr ..--I. at c>< I .Mrs. T. i: and C Ci" nraent ii Boon M.i: rdana M- i SerJ Abdul Rai. Ibi nab Enche Arriffln and Id Mm i> Barron dined
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  • 31 2 Thursday, April 20th Brf Mr NHttM Whitlrv at !0 1 3 a.,,, Chamba ta o s "1 29 :> dwiir, d«-< i(( in |M (ouit at 11 :i i ■eah
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  • 143 2 tO Sad Case Of Berlin Woman That a prisoner was unable by reason of her corpulent dimensions to enter a prison cell was the unusual story told when the reputedly heaviest woman in Berlin, weighing 350 Bml, failed to appear at the Appeal Court to answer
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  • 165 2 I Two Mon Charged With Church Thefts Dr. Francis Meaty n, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Cardiff, ?a\e evidence recently In ihe Cardiff police court, when charges of burglary re alleged auainst Leslie Charles Spencer and George Arthur Coates. The men barged with a number ot offencr> Including breaking
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  • 167 2 Labour (amps Throughout ISA a pra -uem.pt to tackle the enormous iroblem of the L2 to ir> million unemployed iii be United BtaU tag made by President I olt. He baa Oongresa to Mitboriae unnedlate measu -.huh. iu estimated, would r 250,000 persona by the early summer. I
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  • 49 2 Mr A W. A. Spicer. one of the European Hasten at Anderson School, Ipoh, and Mrs. (Or.) Spicer are leaving Malaya and proceeding to England on leave. Mr. and Mrs. Spicer arc not returning to Malaya, as Mr. Spicer har accepted the post of Inspector of Schools lr Nigeria.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 78 2 Hair Dressing Beauty Culture Eyelash Dyeing. (a speciality) J Alice McGregor i Federal Dispensary Ltd. (Incorporated iii the F.M.S.) Successor* to Timms" Dispensary Ltd. j Raffles Place. Singapore. i. irphunt 2615 BUSINESS CARDS. BE PHOTOGRAPHED BY H. NUGENT BI'CKERIDGE I Highest (lass Work Lowest Kate>. LAIDLAW BUILDING— Phone 7898. BOARD
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    • 588 2 TENDERS. I SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE. Tenders. NOTICE is hereby given that tenders are I now invited for the following materials or I services and that particulars of such tenders! may be obtained in the Tender Room, I Municipal Offices I Sanitary installations at: Nop. 21. 23, 24,1 46 and 63
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    • 555 2 TENDERS. GOVERNMENT NOTICE. Tenders will be received at the Colonial Secretary's Office, up to noon of April 27th, 1933. for the following supply during 1933 Supply of Bitumen for use on Singapore Roads. Samples of bitumen in sufficient quantity for testing shall be submitted with the tenders for testing purposes.
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    • 237 2 NOTICES. TANGLIN CLUB. NOTICE i.- herebv civen that tli. Annual >(<neral Ifeetini of the member.- WIU DC held D the Club on Thunday, April 27th \9:\< it 7 p.m A D ANDERSON Honorary Secretary, The TangUn club THE Y.W.C.A. DEPOT FOR NEEDY WOMEN Orders for plain wwing and a ved
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    • 55 2 AUCTION RE SATSM \LA I UCTHr VALJUAMLM PM LEBAR ROM i Th>- Bl On Monday. .\p R| I IN 111 I BTftAII I 111 Ml M Oilier d Cli' 01 All I i $AL! VAIAAHI I AND PI AMOV BTH OIR I On Mond.i\ Mi i You nee »nd dis
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 176 2 THE WEEK Thursd.t- •Oth High VV..I. N 44, 7.3 3 it Footbai: sa.k.a Di I BH.C Malaya An Hum; DU II StraiU re lali Bi I Ili Boyi School i Kuala Lumpur. Bt I >n John: 81 JO rridu\. ilst. Hißh Water, "a.!, t Football SAF.\ Dil 111. Publii RFC
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  • 144 3 For Would-Be Brides her that fear dn thi i "surplus" mk biiu in r 'it rj«» pjtrk to Count] <>i IfflMlon. ttet now then over nun vu Aim took \"unu men and the Ittl en only 105 glrli ilar nuu i i.-i illed "surplus It was in
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  • 327 3 Chlb For Retired Officer* Of (able Co. Tin re ]v In Nelson, Htm Zealand lit t it* Club within a Club" known by the Malay name "Pusing-pusine;.*' i.o«aiiy this b translated M 'to turn around" and is said to haw Ri't.tiian Munihcanee. though "pusinn" w.i\ t>« i
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  • 1181 3 LIVELY REMINISCENCES MALAYAN RESIDENT RECALLS TONGKAH SEIGE Landslide That Buried a Town Two verj \uii-known Kuaia Lumpur resident* said good-bye to their Iriends and boarded the Blue Funnel Uner Achilles for Honfl Konu on Saturday. <>n their way home via Amenta They were Mr. and
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  • 159 3 Comprehensive Shou Being Organised Th. Btraita Chinese Reading Club are now organismi a Grand Chanty Ba/aai m aid of the Non-European Unemployment and Piinsep Street Church BuikUng Fund, under the patronof Mr. Bong on« Blang, ma i,1.m.. c.b.e and R>\. |(r w Murray. M.A. The Bazaar will b«
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  • 76 3 European Committee's Statement The March report ol the European UnemiV'jyment Committe is as follows: Previ- This ToApplicationa ously Month Date iMnuapore local Commute 200 i 205 Pen M8 2 to Mala t; Kedah 4 4 Barak 100 i 101 Negxi BemH 22 23 Central Committee, k L, jo.t 20H
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  • 12 3 ANGLO- AMERICAN FLEETS Officers and Men Entertained by Swatow Authorities Union Times
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  • 50 3 Indian and Ceylonese ladies, member* of the Ladies Union and Lotus Club, have been united to Lady dementi's "At bone" <>n Thursday, April 20th Four probationerships in the Malay AdministraiVC Service air to br lillrd tins year. Of these two are confined to candidate Iron the Malay College. Kuala Kans-ar
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  • 65 3 Mr. Bennett to jjo to Washington Ottawa, April IS. It la officially announced that the Canadian Premier, Mr. Bennett, will to Washington on April 24 in connection with the Roosevelt -MarDonald meeting and will stay for two days at the Canadian legation and two days at the White
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  • 9 3 Geneva Proposes Heavier Penalties Reuter Wireless
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 304 3 1 I—^ j^k J L *^mM ft Allenburys Foods the purest milk of cows pastured in the tics, the 'Allenburys' Foods are as easily mother's milk. They are germ free and and quickly made by the addition of Fresh supplies, specially packed e tropics, are received each week. clm of
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    • 34 3 l/iDJIIfSWUS mMMm+- There Is no better pill ■■FV^ than MARTTN 8. You c«n WWmM rely upon MARTTNS PTLLB. WwW Sold by all Chemists Btores and I f by THE PTEDERAL DIBPKNBART. Raffles Square, Blngapof-
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    • 86 3 B U Y TULLIS LEATHER BELTING For all Mill Purposes I lioJjiUri I j J M*M M~J XJ A 1 i T \_J j i I STRONG FLEXIBLE WATERPROOF. I j STOCKED AND SOLI) BY— UNITED ENGINEERS LUUlfill H«v /r~" t^^.^ h F. A. BARTHOLOMEUSZ, LTD., 3A, Raffles Quay, Telephone
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  • 229 4 ED Abstiact of Ohs.T .itiMi; for M..|'. Air Temperature ITwlilltj H blicoMi Mean Max Mi,, \i. ix Min 9a m ]p !n m\ Dt'u f. Deg. b i),. p Dei v i lor stai 1 72.1 M .m 7a ho ft 91 T Tor, 94 n 74
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  • 1270 4 CENTENARY OF CROWN AGENTS Vast Ramifications of Official Purveyors Orders from a Button to a Steamer (> COMPLIMENTARY foreign testimony might be quoted to '.he >» peculiarly British principle on which the Office of Crown Agents for the Colonies, which celebrates its centenary this year, is organized. More than cnce
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  • 61 4 i Mother of Secretary of Italian Queen Killed Rome. April 17. Btomora oinieri. mother uf the prtvatc .-ecretary of the Queen of Italy, and her chauffeur were killed and her m>h injured when their car collided With another car In Which Prince Potemziam. ex-Governor of Rome, was driving
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  • 39 4 London. April IT. Charitable bequests exceeding £7f>0.000 are contained in the will ot Baroness Beaforta which include £267.000 to the German Red Cross. £60,000 to the Seaforth Sanitonum and LUrt.O.'O tc Dr. Bainado> Rcmei Renter Wlitieaa
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  • 91 4 In tin- first round of Hm Malayan Billiards CbamptonaMp on Tue.sdav Sara.i bin Ha.ji Ahmad Java Pranakan Club> beat S S Varma Indian Association" 300 192: Poh Tianu Siew (United Confederate Funeral A^.x lation beat T.o Chwee Hot' t Clerical Union' 100 2H H.M.S Vindictiw and H.M.S. Curacoi the two
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  • 46 4 Members <»i isnihi Di'lt'ualion H Bern BB I i Ith v I Bhm iK riu. v ta < hali i i BUU H 111 fill;, i. R I). Chief Ki onoml _F •i n b.. :•>• p r the b K M M V R B
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  • 10 4 111 H I plane i H stati-'i t.i Pj ftapttal
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  • 101 4 A Kian«;si General Slum; li. ii. \piil in Fur the io>v oi the Dutrfet <m Nlwum;, in central Kiat-.-M c;> Chen Chen] Com< maiidci df t in enuml foron m rCiaagsl imbevn remoTt4 from the headquarttrs mm! piac id at moUwr post in south KlmmbJ Ocnaml Lo Clmj
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  • 65 4 The following BQpolnUnenta mc notified In s Government Oawtta M: c \r Even. If.CS., to ;ut as 1)..- tint OOkcf Christ■MM flMind; Mi W Gordon to I H Prevanttve Bervlee, Bmgapora Di i Baeai to oflelAte a> s<'iiioi Hiairii Ofltoer, rXraaat; Mr H S Russrll to act M a BMOMMt
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 181 4 X^^^^ IHn price" \^^^^|fljJSg^^ ALL OVER THE WORLD A\"^KL\c^A^ v^^^3*s^/^ never varies anJ a wide range of Vsv^SV^X /^i*?!/ delicious flavours have ensured appetising, they are, at the tame time, verv wholesome and nourishing. Start using them to-day f ChiversJellies I To- also Chiven' Jam*, Olde English Marmalade, Custard and
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    • 76 4 A New I Cow Gate^—^ I tft^ 6^ ddiqkked, tf| f l l |s L fr^s/t from r/t^ Green Meaimn I ;nWv Devon Dors < OBTAINABU AT All B«li \s;«'i>» loi M.il.ixa ..nit v INV.AI.II)> Hy\ 1 The niitritixt- ijuuhrk- Wdl V^BK y// F C\»n Liver On pA^^B^ *g. A
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  • 209 5 HE'S OFF HOME NEXT MONTH! Hut His Car Storage Worries Him. Lucky man otf to England m a lew weeks.. iniu'tly elated at the prospect, ready to ma** the most of those few .sunny and fine Spring days which occasionally happen between April and October Looking forward to travelling the
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  • Article, Illustration
    224 5 IKORCE \\l\s TRIANGULAR CROSS COUNTRI MATCH \l NOKI iiOl I. -Servant S. Ferris, the famous w;i- the first man h«m<> in the Triangular ross (ountr> .Matrh httwetii the lioyal Air Forte, the (i\il il«ll.-.\ i iumt\. whi«h took place at Northolt. Middlesex. The l^oval Air Force were the dinners with
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 59 5 NIGHTLY 6.15 C 9.15 P.M, x \()\-ST()P LAUGHTER SHOW Sgdneu rlowarclir^Pir »\ik\ SPECIAL EXCLUSIVE ATTRACTION"** **1 PETERSEN vs. PETTIFER M- ■luimpinn.ship J ROUNDS OF GRUELLING COMBAT. \M hMKK-OI I EXCLUSIVE BOUND FILM I KKKI.S. i "mt.sckihkr's delivery notice. satisfactory please cut out this coupon and forward to it'livered to me
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    • 77 5 Meet Fifi, t v The Sweetheart oi Puree 1 J^B^^ Ca piTni W^ml NIGHTLY The Week's Big All-Colour Musical Comedy Show run if I« JH fix J i VICTOR HERBERT'S world famous pl a> with BERN ICE CLAIRE (The Beautiful Singing Star of "NO, NO, NANETTE") EDWARD W f tVLnLTT
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    • 44 5 WATCH FOR "THE MUMMY" it comes to Life TO-NIGHT FOR LOVERS AND DREAMERS— EVERYWHERE YOUR HEART WILL BRIM WITH SMILES AND LAUGHS AT THIS MERRY AND ROMANTIC COMEDY SPENCER TRACY MARIAN NIXON IN "Face in the Sky \k\i < iia\4;i: SAMUEL (iOLDWYN'S MASTERPIECE "STREET SCENE"
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  • 1800 6 Several Casualties at Twickenham (From Our Own Correspondent] London. Mar. ?8. The Army. M had been expected, retained ih<- iiiU'i-S'. rvk'<v tournament s1 Twickenham in Saturday by beating the Royal Air Force, bat the] went through many anxious times before estabttshlnf their
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  • 355 6 Selection To Be Made By Zones Some important decisions were made at ar. emergency meeting of the Board of Cricket Control held in Delhi. One of these was that tiu> selection of Indian teams for the Tests during the M.C.C. tour of India should be made by
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  • 1118 6 TURNING POINT AGAINST THE VILLA Newcastle's Two Goals in Two Minutes From Our Own Correspondent London. April I. The Arsenal have recovered their form They had a bad time last month when the) earned only one point Such an experience fc a novelty for this
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 369 6 Wears to a Wafer Pure and most economical lasting three times as long as ordinary soaps 4'utl«*ur« Soap is ideal for daily family use. It contains medicinal properties which are moat beneficial to the -kin Sample earn Soap, Ointment and Talcum free upon request, from Muller Phipps (Malaya) Limited. I'nion
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    • 193 6 Bl'l BRITISH i\H BE PIIOI II OE i T I 1111 i 111 l i iii I \ii i\ iii i I \li BUILT FOR THE CAR PROUD OWNER 0R| V^ tilt pride of ownership is surely the be all and end I 1 1 I all of owning a
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  • 1549 7 SIR WILLIAM MURISON 'S GOOD-BYE Striking Tributes from Bench and Bar |M()()H \I)VANCE IN JUDICIAL PROCEDURE his iterliß| qualities as a judge and a friend William Murison, the retiring Chief Justice, and Bat of Singapore when they said farewell th< Supreme < ourt jrewtertay. ri present neaif] all the advoc
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  • 264 7 "NOT SO SIMPLE, MY DEAR WATSON!" PLEA OF GUILTY NOT ACCEPTED Sherlock Holmes and Two Fellow Gunners' Joy-ride Threo gunners from Blakan Mati who admitted having taken a joy-ride in a car which was parked una'.tended near Jardine's Stops on April 17. appeared before the Third Magistrate. Mr J. F.
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  • 176 7 Woman Who Was Abroad At Three a.m. For coming to court late a Chinese woman accused, Chan Ah Kit, was fined S2 at the outset by the Second Magistrate. Mi A W Hay. yesterday morning, but she met \wth btrttr fortune in her when the was finally dischaiiji
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  • 132 7 Revenue Officers' T\\<> Day "Troasuro Hunt" Knowing that a valuable collection or smuggled Amoy chandu bad been concealed in a coconut plantation in Bukit Brown, i party of revenue officer'' proceed) I Um place April \~> and set to wrork digging up the ground. Ilit whole of that
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  • 77 7 Speeding I'p the Joint Select Committee London. April 14. It is authoritatively stated la London that the various periods mentioned for the duration of the Joint Select Committee on Indian reforms are wholly speculative. The duration is completely In the hands Ol UK Committee itself save that
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  • 945 7 Careless Pedestrian Fined $20 TEST CASE Causing Hurt By Rash Walking Far Um first time in local police courts a pedestrian was charged ye:terday with voluntarily canting grievous hurt to a motor cyclist by rash -walking. When Mr. Tampo:- Philips, counsel for the defence, concluded his address
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  • 56 7 Seven months' rigorous hnprisonmeal vm Um KBlencc imposed upon a Malay burglar, Ahmad bin AH. who said hi* only motive m breaking into a house at Potony PaMr on the Bight Of April was to obtain some food He v. as sentenced by the Criminal District
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  • 1187 7 VIRTUES OF BEVERAGE EXTOLLED Greetings From a Club in Kent Although the establishment locally of a very modern dairy farm has provided Singapore with a plentiful supply of fresh cow's milk, the demand for tinned milk, especially of the sweetened condensed type, is very great,
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  • 520 7 Alleged Members of Unlawful Union 'VERY DANGEROUS MAN' Detectives' Raid on Bras Basah Road House "He is known as the chairman of the Malayan Seamen's General Labour Union, and is a very important and dangerous Communist," asserted Mr. Barry, A.S.P. attached to the special branch of
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  • 101 7 lint is Discharged in His Absence The protracted beailoi i I the «ha: attempted < xtorUon au.un- 1 potto* constables. iad two ix >i u Infonnen (Leonsj Ah Kow. Lim TODSj Hin. Chonu Bong <*"tj lyo Chto Pnvj^ riult-d yt.'-t rdas v. lnn thl Criminal Distrnt Judft, Mi"
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  • 62 7 Paraguay Afreet to Stop Fighting AsMimption. April 10. «> piling the parliamentary kmloo yesterday F'rr-Khiii Ayala declared thai P lmci tlon Ol !i> »-t il it ,11 i dihlltion that tin ir would »'> resumption whattvei and thai ;iil »j I a -i.uuimu i>« kuboattted t«> arbitration.
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  • 26 7 ri). honourable Mr Ifohi med IHmiiim bin c\\r, iMJL.C n J.P. and cii hma atmmtwl th»po t of Patron of Penal!:: H.-ii. \o)«in BOCMf Of Sui^aport'.
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  • 815 8 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1933 RESTRICTION AGAIN Within less than six months of the official announcement by hia excellency the Governor of the Straits Settlements that those desirous of seeing measures 01 rubber restriction reintroduced into this country would be doomed to disappointment as the British authorities were
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  • 57 8 The Hou^ KoDi: Automobile AfMctattoa ha- v nUTtd into R<i i|)ii)i";tl A:;i irmi'lll with tht A AM 'i wo Chinese woman, occupant! o( .1 null <-«r. WON slightly in]ui»-(i vtm tin Wtft thrown out oi thete vehicle which overturned MftCT cullLsion witli a lxmldtT in Klunny Roaci jreaterday. Tne drtvec
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  • 96 8 LATEST TIN AND RUBBER PRICES AND STERLING RATES Rubber and Tin prices and the sterling rate in New York and Pari*, specially cabled to the Free Press are as follow London, April 19. Spot. 2> 2 d. (2i 2 d.). Forward: 219 32d (25 R d.>. Tone of
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  • 8 8 Houston Expedition's Second Trip Reuter
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  • 901 8 LADY EVELYN COBBOLD'S TRIP TO MECCA New Malay Council Member Feted ißj Oui Mi'siim Corrcapondcnt) The ton tnehe Mfttirnrii Route bin Chee. who, has succeeded Inch' Mftttumtd Bunos !>m Abdullah as the Maia\ mema c on the u-kis-];iti\c Cd\ ncii was entertained to tea-parti
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  • 41 8 I'ri'sident Monroe's Kund on Saturday ItaMbta <ii TaufMu ciub art imMM Mh4 thf band of the President Monroe ha tMM ■ppl lot the dance to !>• held at the Club on Saturday, April 22nd and are advised to reserve fable*
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  • 315 8 WORK OF UNKNOWN COMMISSION Diagnosing Mala m\ J After spi-iKiii months busily cai Information i their inquin*-. Commission, wl enee In Ftebruarj tlov. ii to tlk i local tn«'i i and din < i ..numn ill-h< alt h wtik th s. t i ;in pi (bit n ii once each
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  • 81 8 R— lance and 111 Alhitn Room i pi. I timi i m. thi Alli.i.t fc> prodtM < <i 1 i rale wbt Marian N I ■'ill v I) I Or (OMI-'I I to the cii.ti H eon tin on th> i M 'ini. d I P
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 114 8 ttHPIEg JOMMSTOrNES NJCLUB WHISKY >9 Co. L.tCl* Sole Agenec for Straiti Settlement* and Federated Malay States Incorporated under the Comtanitt orAtnanc** of Hong Kong.' lncorPormUd in Shanghai: BT SPECIAJ T HM lllM APPOINTMENI «(^^^S» KING OI SIAli I DIAMONDS SET PLATINUM ENGAGEMENT RINGS AND ETERNITY RINGS. also Bridal present* In
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    • 84 8 J^ BEAUTY PREPARATIONS Nourishing Cream Foundation Cream Cleansing I otion Orange Protective Lotion Hand Bleach Toilet Soap Face Powder Depot British Dispensary, Ltd. 33 Raffles Place Singapore. TAXES ARE PAID WITH CHICKENS in some of the small villages of China. It is not an unheard of thing for a tax
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  • RESTRICTION RUMOURS
    • 63 9 OPINION |[xpe d Kwival In erica <.(■, RfOHTI H I i. iidi. 11 April 1 1. K i abb i f iii H, market ni" iiit i v H^ < i parakm in H old be H rfetted in pedal imoni .inn ul.it nu< of
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    • 41 9 ■i\<rii'ih Ik Meet Trcasurv B Official I ishii -,i..n \piil 19. ■H| r- s I ifasury I I centra] I^V i'i ord»'i I B .him pirn n in I). inks Hh£ iinouii'i Hi K\ V it in known
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    • 35 9 I I Modifications Suggested I rekeran IprM It. i >lishi (i I I V (la j\ KM.UH- the I declared I I ntented llli< atlon khi I 1 Ol Mlt 1: I
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    • 23 9 lons For Renewal oncessions I I. |f, ■'"tin ('adman. Oil Company, 01 the renewal opened The nv I Hy secret but i
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    • 21 9 1 Kilometres 111 Hour Mil.tn. \pii| If, ■ii- hi Lake Uarda. M ill how in a been con-
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    • 11 9 ll lhe Hk!". Mlwei Gtaardl Uvee V|»nl If. nd Black!
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    • 3 9 ton Island
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  • RUSSIAN GOODS PROHIBITED
    • 222 9 Embargo To Come Into Effect RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR CALLS ON SIR JOHN SIMON London. April 19. A meeting of the Privy Council was held in Windsor Cfcfttle at 9.30 urn. and was attended by Mr. Stanley Baldwin and Sir John Simon. who
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    • 1241 9 Mimii«, \pril IK. M 11*0 pin thi Judges have now been onsidering tin verdict for h\.- houra In room tdtoining the court Hundreds ol spectator* >■ pat mi anxiously to and fro outside the iooi iraitta to rush In when the electric bell Caviare sandwiches and
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  • 21 9 Prevent Extension of Fighting in China BRITISH INTERESTS Chinese Holding Line 200 Miles Long Sin Chew Poh
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 148 9 LENTHERIC PERFUMES //o// r/rr /Nondt Lentheric Exquisite and Enchanting Robinson Co., Ltd. (Incorporated In straits BettleaMMU) SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUh. NEW SHIPMENT It .8 *1* l?J^| 1 I WESTMINSTER CHIME I^BtfH KELIABLI lI.Ki.Wi I^R ni I I jH| i I magnificrnt and HI I I Jill liandsomc tinupiett'. H l l
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 981 10 THE BLUE FUNNEI- LINE (Ocean THE SIAM STEAM NAVIGATION Co Ltd St> am Ship Co.. Ltd. and Chiiia THE HUA KHIOW STEAMSHIP CO <193i>Ltd Mutual St.'am Navigation Co.. Ltd. THE CUNARD STEA'ISHIP Co Ltd THE SIR AITS STEAMSHIP Co.. Ltd. THE SARAWAK STEAMSHIP Co' Ltd THE CHINA NAVIGATION Co. Ltd.
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    • 478 10 Ellerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Ixxoorporated In KngUmi) "ELLERMAN" UNE. FREIGHT SERVICE TO UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. i VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL HOMEWARDS Steamer. Dm S*»or«. SaUa B>«ra. kb. CITY OF KHIOB For Havre, London, Rotterdam Hamburg Apr. 30 May 2 in v. CITY OF LTT.T.K For Havre, London,
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    • 372 10 PC o at\ m *L 1 British India and Apcar LinJ In coi /orated In England) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO I SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL ft J UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S >KNMivJ LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SKIP OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR (HIV fi jJ Due T< V V
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    • 473 11 LONDON. ANTWERP. ROTTERDAM AM MIIIDLESBROL'GH. ¥TW Arsl May 6 4 HAKONt MARU T 10.400 June 28 29 18 19 SUWA MARU T i0.700 July 13 14 lUM 1 2 FUSHIMI MARU T 10 700 Julv 27 2R JOM 13 14 HAKO/.AKI MAHI T 10.50.. Aui 910 .mil Ki.tterdim (alls at
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    • 432 11 EUROPE via AMERICA VISIT SUNNY CALIFORNIA YOSEMITE PARK HOLLYWOOD GRAND CANYON i WEEKLY SAILINGS FROM MANILA AND OR HONG KONG TO SEATTLE DIRECT OR VIA HONOLULU TO SAN FRANCISCO LOS ANGELES AND VIA PANAMA CANAL TO HAVANA .AND NEW YORK LOW THROUGH RATES HONG KONG TO EUROPE VIA AMERICA ..EUROPE
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    • 838 11 K. P. M. KOMNKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCUAPPU VAX »ER LUX— Thursday. April^O. Cheni>>n .not for parent; rs > ScmaTao .b.jya. Boeleleng, Ampenan. Fadang-Bay. Benoa and Banjoewangi. TIDORE— Thursday. April 20. Selat-Pandjai« Bengalis. Sorn-ei-Paknins Siak and Pak:mBaroe. CREMER— Thursday. Apni 20. Hongkong Swatow and Amoy N. ZEELAND— Friday. April M, BcUavia. Scmarai^.
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  • 449 12 U.S. HOUSTON HITS THE FRANCIS GARNIER French Vessel Holed Below Water Line Damaged to Mich an extent thai immediate docking was necessary, the French river uunboat Francis Gamier m in collision on April 5, with the u.s.s Houston In the Whangpoo, shortly before the cruiser
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  • 77 12 Vagrant at Pcnang to be Repatriated rtnarttm Builty before Mr i> Willi :ri 'ii« Ptiuim Police Court on Saturday to a .>; bt'iii^ a vagrant ami havrng no visible r di subsistriic. at the Marine Police Station 12.25 p.m. on April 13. a Malay nannd H;.shi.:. bin Haawn
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    • 696 12 Burns Philp Line. incorporated in Australia i FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Becular monthly sailings by the well-known steamer MARELLA (7,375 ton*) and tb« 8.8. M ANGOLA (3.352 tons). [Cargo only] ti MARELLA Is one of the largest and finest steamers tradlni to Australia.
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    • 470 12 THE EAST ASIATIC d LIMIlli > hi' <»rp< Tel. PAssknc.fi: M U( TO <iKNO% I ■AMMJM im, (M f M IJVLANDI MEONIA M SI A BORINOIA FIONIA ERR I A LAIJVNDI MEONIA ALSIA woman MHTpO ves.srls with accomniodi' i majority of qb] TO M\Ks| II I I XM m< AUDI
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 716 12 MAIL DESPATCHES BY TRAIN Banpkuk 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. Kdantan <via Padang Besar) Monday and Friday 7 p.m Kelantan ivia Gemasi every
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    • 276 12 Tairai Main, .lap 2or>B from Bombay ih 4 for unc. Baariand, Oer 4070, Irom Dainn 18.4. for Colombo 19.4 Karagola. Brit 3(547 from Calcutta 19 4 !-jr P. DUC Rangoon, Calcutta 20.4. TUng Si>:h\ Brit 156, Horn Malacca liM. fat Malacca unc PagCT, Nor. Ml, *****1 Bumbav H*4 tor Bangkok
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    • 980 13 FIRE-EATERS HAVE A FIELD DAY Building lip to Full Treaty Strength Washington. Apri' Supporters '>i .< Mgger na\y launched drive lo<4ki tot Inclusicu i UNW '•<.■. ooti mi.'. progra mine In r i" (••?tnistral employment plan and although there »*aa do official confirmation bit navy
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    • 846 13 APPEAL OF JAPANESE DISMISSED Story Of Voyage To Akyab Older. s have been passed by Mr J P. Doyle. I.C.S. Barnster-al-Law. District and Sessions Judge. Tfcvoy in the appeal Of ten Japanese against the convictions and sentences of the First Additional Bpedal Power Magistrate, Tavoy,
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    • 402 13 INGAPORE FREE PRESS 138 ROBINSON ROAD, SINGAPORE, able Address ADVERTISER, SINGAPORE. m premier morning daily in Malaya. Delivered tin (hota llazi each morning. Latest news, l.itrst telegrams and latest announcements London rubber and tin cables appear dail\ Special features include pictures, bridge notes, pape with latest fashions, sporting ti -ni.l
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    • 555 13 TO EVERYWHERE IN CANADA V V AND MOST OF THE U.S. A VI riu New Se««lc Rouu of inr < ana.iian National kallwaya, \J Sw the best ut the NMUTVCHoun Cana.Jian Rockio May at laif 3g 'mU Lodge in thr h«>art of wondrous ntoiii.tain l»vanty. o» y^J|^L 'ia\<l straight through
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  • 432 14 Startling Disclosures From Cairo I I Cairo. The names of the drug kings of Europe are revealed by Russell Pasha, Commandant of the Cairo Police and head of the Central Narcotics Bureau, in a report which was forecast by the Daily Herald last month. 'If has taken seven
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  • 79 14 Duration of Joint Select Committee London. April 15. ll is authoritatively stated in London that the various periods mentioned for th duration of the Joint Select Committee on Indian reforms are wholly speculative. The duration i.s completely in tht hands of the Committee itself save that all the
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  • 8 14 Why Alabama Case was Reuter
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  • 20 14 j I ..mil, 1 1 April IX. The veteran actor. Fred Tarry, died vest.rri.. in London Reuter
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    • 193 14 I B^^H -^^B Jfl it FC< ACKATCD WATERS You will not be afraid to A smile if you use Flying Horse Tooth Paste xt Prepared In Singapore under European j supervision from the finest materials obtainable. TRY A TUBE YOU wii^ ffld^^W BF AGREEABLY SURPRISED -^t^^H|^^^^^ J A product of
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    • 541 14 BANKS AND INSVR.\\c CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA (Incorporated In England by Royal Charter) Paid up capital in 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, EC 2. Agencies and Branches Alor Star Iloilo Saigon Amritsar Ipoh
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    • 191 14 THE YOKOIP 5 S BANK OMal Capital SubM-nh'. up) Reserve Fund Manl Mncapoir Kr.ui, LONDO Hs TIK N I it,Ale\;ii'ii Call Bai Honolulu Aii' ikl, N« wi Rangoon, h "i Sourab;i\ tao Com ',>■ of tin an 4 In', n-t v Fix-.; Depi appMcattoa y i ness trai For pai
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    • 687 14 BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION j PROGRAMMES FOB INDIA, BURMA, I STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, and FEDERATED MALAY BTATEB J FROM THE EMPIRE TRANSMITTER, DAVENTRY. ENGLAND. WaTeJengtha 25.3 metres and glj a metres. 1 Thursday. April 20th. Jj GMT. Summer Time. 1 30 p.m 2.30 pm. Time Signal from J Big Ben Ne\\> Bulletin.
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    • 33 14 16.88 Eindhoven (Holland) PHI. 16.87 Bound Brook (N.J) W3XAL. Daily, I—91 9 p.m. I 14.17 Buenos Aires (Argentine) LfiY 13.97 Dftventry OSH 13.93 Pittsburgh WBXK 12—5 p.m j Times are given in G.M.T.
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  • 543 15 \i i\ Display At Great H rd time Ik L- P" Hl' 'i B' Kv I r. Hr the t bh ms K nable to I H gf t i tarn ■Ml pi torn. fruit lice Msiio pvr lONS lfciU ndi by be Islt boow.
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  • 9 15 Vva liable Tor \pril 19 crop
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  • 127 15 Max i nui m Ban of 3,600 Lifted in Rangoon maximum of '.< goo rikishar; lor Rancmi pended and nil whetl new >>r old, wIU be eligible to be ena d during the current month, lbility of old rickshaws will <t c depend on tbelr Ix-in^ roadworthy. Artn
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  • 160 15 Changes in Representative Prices April 15 17 18. Air. rlcaa Can Com. 63 's 61 7 63 •< Am Tphone and T'graph 89'j 87 88 Atches.m Railroad 42 4 40', 40 -s Dupont 40 38^ 39-, Firestone. Comni' 12^ 12 13 M M. 13 7 13'-
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  • 345 15 Native Rubber Becoming Unsaleable Am^trrilatn. April I. M: n Bui well-known Dutch rub- ber grower, a member of the formei Committee and tiif rubber article published by the "Ai I •cnbLici" advocatea t>. trictioi th< Amsti i dam of the Pinanc ial N\ In i the anti-reel rictici
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  • 89 15 210,000 Kilometres of Motor Roads Planned I Moscow. Apr. 15. Motor roads to a total length of 240.000 I kilometres will be built in the Soviet Union I during the period of the second Five-Year Plan, .tati an announcement of the com•jmittee appointed to compile the plan
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  • 466 15 MEAN -AND DESPICABLE FRAUD BOGUS COLLECTOR SENT TO PRISON "Extraordinarily Gullible" "It seems to me that this Ls too deliberate and carefully planned a case, and a mean and despicable sort of fraud." said Mr. A W. Hay. the Second Police Magistrate. yesterday, when he had to deal with .1
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  • 83 15 Soviet Annexes Another Polar Island Mosoow. April 11. The Polar i l»nd of Victoria near Franz JoKpil Land has boon annexed by Soviet Russia, the crow of a Russian Governiiifnt VMSd having recently landed on the irland and hoistled the Soviet Russian flac. thereby taking posI session
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  • 368 15 EXCHANGE RATES I April 19 SELLING London. 4 months' sight 2 3 27 32 London. 3 months* sight 2/3 13 16 London. 60 days' sight 2 3 25 '32 London. 30 days' sight 2 1% London, demand 2 3 23 32 London, T.T 2 3 11 16
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  • 91 15 \pril I Mill.. 12 o'clock noon Buyers Sellers R.S.S. equal to London Standard. Spot llt .osc 1 7 f t R.S.S. equal to London Standard. 'F 0.8.i 711 16 713 IS Standard R.S S.on Tender |faj 7 1.- 7 June 7 7 11 16 Ifsy
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  • 744 15 WEDNESDAY, M'Hil. i<»th CLOSING OUOTATIONN LOSING QUOTATIONS Buyers Sellers I 23s 3d 24s 3d 18s Lit Gd 12 fin lla 12a 11) 05 u"; Caves i| 35 40 lalay (I os la nom r 9d I nom 20 L V J 12i 3d 13> 3d 4s 5s
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    • 73 15 ,j_tU,ooo.oo» Assurance In force over |35.M«.t— I The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated In the Strait* fetUementa) I Great Eastern Life Building, Cecil Street, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 27. Old Jewry EC deposited with the Supreme Court of England and complies with the British Life Assurance Companies Act In
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  • 554 16 HARD STRUGGLE AT ANSON ROAD I Only Goal in Match Results I From Free Kick M I II I Wiltshire K«-u II Aithc i,ii li im haul struggle Irani beginning u end, the Malays thorough!) doserved thin li.uiou rlctorj ovei 1 1 >•
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  • 138 16 Malayan Football Handbook The Malay;i. Football Handbook' and Sports, Annual, ediw-d by 'Echo" oi the Malaya Tribune, has made its appearance and forms a Useful referent, look for those uho wish to be Informed of tin history and records of the various footbal. rugger, tennis and cricket
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  • 66 16 The fuller .i have been invited to play for the S.RC .i..uii t the United Services on Saturday an, Sunday on the S.R.C. ground n* p.m. ai. 11 a.m. r» sp-ctively T lietjssius 'dipt H R Bartels. D. D'Cotta. O I «ssensohn. O. E N. Ovhlcrs. C Mosbergen.
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  • 42 16 Re-Play of Final on Sunday lh. r(-(>'av rl th. Una] cup-tie Kota Raja vs sm^apoi Pranakan, will take place at Jalan Wttmt Stadium on Sunday. Mr S M Alkafr will pit s. nt the Cup to the winning team.
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  • 50 16 Th lolK.xinf will represent the S.C.C. against the Amicable Athletic Association at football an Fniiiy, itt the 6.C.C.. A Van Bachove. J. Le< F.lnicr. G V AnUr«\vs. F E K Hlndlty, H. N. Elliott. G. Br-nt»oU T. Robertson, F Q Heath. S. Kirk »nri .1 B Picktving.
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  • 110 16 CITY AND SUBURBAN HANDICAP Victory By a Length in Field of 13 London. April lit. The CttJ and Suburban H.-ndicap which was run at Epsom to-day nt von in 2(<-l outsider. Detalsi Mrs Ch -stt lieatU .n (JKEAT SCOT 8.4 (Collins) 1 Mr. Joseph Benson'
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  • 389 16 Derby, Oaks And St. Leger Acceptances Hit miii;,i acceptance for the Berta Oa.: and Bl I 'i MC M 1 1 <V Hit DKKIiV I<i In- run at Kpsuni Ml M.i\ S| wiin h< ;»u The Abbot, AngeUcv, Ham.. Light sii.M'\. Maii\\o(>u Corona-Corona, n.>i II Belfry. Young Lover,
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  • 80 16 Eiflmore Challenge Shield In la^t Mghfl play in the Malayan billiards championship lor the Padmore challenge shield Ghulam Hussain bin Haji Ibrahim (Java Pranakan Club) beat Henry C Wills (Vehicles Dept. Sports Club) 300 283. Bft Cnllick (R.A.F. dub) beat Yeo Ktm Chuun (Bondemeer Athledc Club) 300 143. To-night's
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  • 120 16 New York. April If). Two National League baseball g;;;r»es which were clown for decision to-day had to be postponed owing to rain. They were Brooklyn vs. Boston and St. Louis vs Cincinnati. Games played were Reuter B. H. E New York 3 4 0 Philadelphia 2 10 0 G.
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  • 427 16 A SATISFACTORY YEAR REPORTED Improvements to the 'W<' liave earned on fairly well m these times to have a net deficit on the years workbag <t only 5i.500. 4< said afr. AtUn-Berry, the acting president of the Singapore 001l club. in course Of his speech from the
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  • 44 16 Bangkok Police Confiscate Tickets Bangkok. April If. The police captured a British subject lliiv tickets tor the Irish Sweep. The sellt rharged and lined fifty heals and worst of Ai\. tin police confiscated tin tickets plus th< counterfoils of sold tickets.
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  • 228 16 Result! of tit-s played on Wednesday in Um Singapore Recreation Club lawn tennis tournament were as follows: Singles Handicap N k K.-.- lawi ]*'■!> i)i at .i s Sousa (OWC 4» 6 3. 6 2. N 8. Hogan '<)u ;.i j. beal O (plus li 9—7. 9—7.
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  • 91 16 Yesterday 1 ties in the Royal Singapore Yat ht Club lawn tennis tournament resulted m follows Nathan beat Tweed ie 6 3. B—68 6 Anderson beat Blyth 6 3. 6 o. TO-DAYS TIES Mrs Taylor and Anderson owe 30.2 v> Mrs. Edwards and Worham plus 15.2. Miss
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  • 42 16 A replica of the S.A.F.A. Cup won by the Malays three years in succession, will be presented to them after the match between the M.P.A. and the SRC. at the Stadium this afternoon. The Malays are the present holders of the Cut>.
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  • 65 16 SINGAPORE TURF CLUB If entries permit two runs \%ill be provided for horses Class 3 at the Singapore Turf Club Spring amateur meeting, distances s'^ and 6 furlongs, stakes $550 per race. Owners are accordingly invited to enter on the understanding that they will be notified immediately after the opening
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  • 190 16 FULL PROGRAMME ASSURED 96 Horses and Ponies Entered (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang. April 19. Entries lor the Penanf Turf Club extra professional nuotinu on April 29. May 3 and 6 which dosed to-day, are exttvmriy satisfactory and a full three-day programme is assured. The
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  • 392 16 Wiltshire Suffer Innings Reverse on Tuesday nn the School ground .si .j<«seph'a defeated a Wiltshire xi i>\ an Inning and n3 runs. st Toarnh*i H. Boon, b Lunt 23. a FernaiHiea b Sprat t 10, 'I Oordeira run oul 12. 1 Li n>>ius b Boulton S, s.
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  • 316 16 Reaction to Challenge in Police Court [From Our Own Correspondent] Kuantan. April l». a nhtnest contractor his two wives, dangerous character and the proverbial "cock' h--ad" theory played ,it) important part in :i trial oi a Chinese at the Kuantan p: court before Che Husaaln when Wong
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  • 22 16 lii a third division match at the Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday the Medical Services defeated the Y.M.C.A. by two goals to one.
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  • 239 16 Burmese Boxer B«glitm Se» ond Victory The SLadnmi ar Km- DVBInU Rh uas uell Oiled for tin pracramm b and Burmese boxing. The star hour i,( th. .i;i. »m (ha: o. tWWII Kid DSilva and Bflttlini Oulltel speculation ran hi«h h- th» i- Kad 1.. would repeat his
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  • 61 16 Too lever in Cup S< "I Mill l,i 1 pktvrd .i< Hi A K Btev< and llli k followin i ball Will.;!. I IlllUl' 'I. I (■•■lit; BUk netted u I I than !OVl\<il bill the) thn tht K<'imn\\»% C<ili. R Hothrrurll McC Hlair. licKcflrt Mcfadv n si.
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    • 54 16 THE GREAT NVaLl| OF INDIA 1 irl4? /r I A FASCINATING {J JUS I A DESCRIPTION H m rr A DEFINITE v\ i i .S--(JU I OWN FIRST IMPI -a ILLUSTRATED NORTH WKST ik, $1.50 ■A II t x I MALAYA PUBLISHIN(, LIMITFI) SINGAPORE. ,Sii^ 1 /tfter evens I Kind
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