The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 4 April 1935

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  • 17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO. *****. KSTI). 1835. THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1935 10 CENTS.
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  • 581 1 AGAMEMNON'S FORECASTLE SLIGHTLY DAMAGED Lighter Sunk CHINESE CREW RESCUED A LIGHTER was crushed and three men were rescued from the n sea when the Yugoslavian freighter, Carica Milica, and the "C" Blue Funnel liner. Agamemnon, were m collision at Taniong gar wharves yesterday morning.
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  • 47 1 German Reprisals Against Lithuania Kovno, .Mar. 30. As a repribal lor the Memel sentences, the German Government is refusing to issue transit visas to Lithuanians. As Lithuania has no diplomatic relations with Poland, Lithuanians desiring to reach Western Europe must trawl by sea. Reuter Wireless
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  • 35 1 London. Mar. .'{o. The death is announced ot Sir Edward Sharpey Schafer, inventor of the I Sehaler method ol artificial respiration which has saved the lives of thousands! ol apparently drowned people. Reuter
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  • 89 1 Forecasts Said To Be Exaggerated Munich. Apr. 3. "When Germany announced her return to conscription this declaration was already backed by a corresponding number of soldiers and the world knew it." declared Rudolph Hess, German Vice-Chancellor, addressing thousands of the employees of the railway repair shops. "Since Mar.
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  • 98 1 Berlin, Apr. 1 Forecasts of 750:000 as the future strength of German army are described m official quarters as an exaggeration. It is pointed out that no one year class of conscripts reach even 580,000 as it is possible that 50 per cent of conscripts will be
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  • 61 1 Reuter Wireless Washington, Apr. 3. The United States should declare an arms embargo m the event of war between foreign nations and there should be conscription of industrial lenders under the disciplinary control of the Department, according to the recommendation of the Senate Munition Committee m
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    31 1 ANNABELLA, the famous French actress, was recently attacked and slightly injured by a bear during the filming: of "Variete." She is here seen with the animal just before it attacked her.
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  • 26 1 Paris, Mar. 30. After laborious negotiations the Franco-German commercial agreement has been signed which prolongs the clearing system for three months from ADril 1. Reuter Wireless
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  • 33 1 London, Apr. 3. In the House of Commons today Sir John Simon announced that Herr Hitler stated during the conversations that Germany had reached parity with Britain m the air. Reuter
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  • 90 1 MA URETANIA 'S LAST VOYAGE To Be Broken Up At Rosyth London, Apr. 3. QCEAN travellers throughout the world will learn with regret that the famous old Cunard liner Mauretania is shortly to make her last voyage to Rodyth on the Firth of Forth where she will bv broken up.
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  • 721 1 Under- Cutting Abolished (Free Press Special) QKEAI benefit will accrue to the Malayan pineapple industry by the recent action taken by the canners as a last resort to obtaining a fixed and reasonable price for their pineapples Since- Mar. 26. the cunners, who m l.«l
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  • 90 1 Open Ballot Elections In Hungary Budapest, Apr. 1. The Premier, Dr. Gomboes, has won a sweeping victory at the elections held by open ballot and already has gained over half the tctal seats. The latest results give the government party 133 seats and other parties 28. The newspaper
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  • 77 1 Washington, Apr. 1. Another ohapter m the famous Scottsboro' trial was opened by the Supreme Court ordering a new trial of Norris and Patterson, two of the seven negroes condemned to death. Chief Justice Hughes declared discrimination against negroes was proved by the fact that no negro had
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  • 251 1 BRITAIN MAY ACT AS MEDIATOR Dissension In The BRINGING CHINA AND JAPAN TOGETHER London, Apr. ;i. CARL Peel's motion m the House of Lords today draws attention to the situation m the Far East and to Sino-Japanese relations. There promises to be a lull debate. Lord Addington, Lord Newton, Lord
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    • 71 1 BIGIA TEA Brings the freshness and fragrance of the Malayan gardens direct to your home. j^,^ MALAYAN PREMIER HOTEL TONMIHT SPECIAL DINNER AND CONCERT 8.15 to 9.15 pjn. OANCE (formal) 9.30 to midnight T THE ROGERS xfti 'w A THE CLEVER DANCE TEAM wfc*^ Some Excellent Acrobatic, |p Eccentric and
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    • 61 1 There i* no better Tea than BIGIA TEA GROWN IN MALAYA SEA VIEW HOTEL TONIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT (INFORMAL) (FORMAL) SPECIAL DINNER DANCE CABARET DE MEZEY REVUE DANCING SINGING COMIC ACROBATIC DANCING RflflK NOW FOR MAY 6th jUBILEE WNNER BALL UUUn nuff MAY 9th DINNER, SUPPER BALL APELPHI HOTEL "AMBER GRILL"
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  • 192 2 DEMAND FOR RELEASE OF JOURNALIST Territory Violated By Nazis Geneva, Mar. 30. rpHE Swiss note demanding the release of the German journalist, Berthold Jacob, at present detained m Germany, will be handed to the Foreign Minister, Baron von Neurath, on Apr. 1. Jacob, who was exiled
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  • 137 2 Sending Jubilee Message To The King; Rome, Apr. 1. His Holiness the Pope announced that he was lending a Jubilee message to the King during the consistorial meeting to appoint Mons. Hinsley as Archbishop of Westminster but the Pope will not send a deputation to the celebrations
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  • 77 2 Violent Cyclone Sweeps The Adriatic Rome. Mar. 11. Thirty-fhree people were drowned m a violent cyclone which swept the western coast of the Adriatic Sea. Immense waves overwhelmed and sank a number ot fishing boats and much damage and destruction was done to property while 20 fishing boats
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  • 52 2 Agrarian Leader To Attempt To Form One Madrid. Mar. 30. The President has requested Senor Lerroux to form a broad-based Coalition Cabinet. Madrid, Apr. 1. The Agrarian Leader. Senor Martinez Develasco. has agreed to attempt to form a Cabinet on the retiring Premier. Senor Lerroux. declining the task.—
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    19 2 ETHEL BEARD, principal soprano of the London Musical Comedy Co. which opens a season at the Capitol Theatre tomorrow.
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  • 86 2 Only Upon Recognition Of Manchukuo London. April 2. In the House of Commons Capt. Peter Macdonald (Conservative* drew attention today to the official Japanese statement that the Manchukuo promise to maintain the "Open Door" was conditional on her recognition by foreign governments. Sir John Simon replied that
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  • 80 2 Openings In China If Roads Were Developed London, Apr. 2. In the House of. Commons today Mr. A. E. Chorlton (Conservative) drew attention to road development m China, especially for the encouragement of bicycles. Lieut-Col. Colville. Secretary, Department of Overseas Trade, replied the department had recently arranged for
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  • 67 2 To Be Discussed With The Dominions London, Apr. 3. The Prime Minister stated m the House of Commons today that advantage would be taken of the presence of Dominion representatives m England for the Jubilee to discuss personally and informally any questions of particular importance. No precise arrangement
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  • 25 2 Mrs. T. Dun of Messrs. Yamato and Co., Klang. who has been seriously ill during the last tew days, is on the road to recovery.
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    • 63 2 To Be Opened On £z FRIDAY 3rd MAY. iJfc By His Excellency vri THE GOVERNOR k W AT 6.45 P. M 1 W f} ia>J:lJU ll J,l:lll f\ GREAT LOVE!.. An impassioned Stegjil. romance that P^l^J LOVE lIMIT A Fox Picture with "PAT- PATERSON NILS ASTHER HERBERT MUNDIN HAR R
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    • 457 2 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. Spillers Dog Foods for Uniform Quality, Purity and Nutritive value are unequalled THEY PROVIDE THE IDEAL FEED FOR EVERY AGE AND BREED AGENTS FOR MALAYA Wholesale and retail special rates for Kennels. The Federal Dispensary, Ltd. (Incorporated m the P.M.S.) Raffles Place, Singapore. BOARD RESIDENCE. "EAST ANGLIA." 6,
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    • 536 2 TENDER^ SINGAPOKK MUNICIPALITY Tenders. Tenders are now invited for th following materials or services particulars, see Municipal TennM Room. atri Supply of 750 cubic yards b for delivery at Sew^e 1, Works. Alexandra Road Closing. 4 p.m. Monday April Supply of Pumps. Electrical ment. Pipes and Valves soil Pumping Stations
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 364 2 Diary Of The Week THURSDAY, APRIL 4 High Water. 11.38 am 96 it.. 11 45 p.m 9 ft. Football: S.A.F.A. League. Div. 11. H.M.S. Terror vs SC.C, SC.C. padang: Div. 111. Abattoirs vs. S.C.FA. V.M.C.A. ground: Commercial Cup. Fraser and Neave vs. Oversea Chinese Bank, Fraser and Neave's ground: Friendly.
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    • 62 2 Law Notices For The Day Before the Chief Justice m the Ist Court at 11 a.m. S. 610 34— Rankani Gopalan Nair vs. Rankani Sankaran Nair. Before I»ir. Justice a'Beckctt Terrell m the 2nd Court at 10.30 a.m. S. 526 32 -Tanaka Yuki San vs. J. B. Westerhout <S Chambers
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    • 232 2 Today's Radio Programmes Singapore ZHI (Owned and operated by Radio Service Co. of Malaya Ltd.) Wavelength— 49.9 metres. 6 Recorded music. 6.45 News bulletin supplied by Straits Times. 8 Relay of dinner music by Raffles Hotel orchestra under the direction of Dan Hopkins. 8.30 Close down. K.o.C Transmission HI p.m.
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  • 312 3 tpecial Correspondent) p}l Ah Hui, the former S.C.F.A. half back, who was a popular figure m local Chinese Am\ who also reted Singapore m the Malaya now m Canton undergoing training as an aviator, though he Still continues to play favourite game and
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  • 815 3 BOUGHT FOR $150 THE pathetic story of a little orphan girl who was acquired for $150 m 1932 to become the prospective daughter-in-law ot the accused was revealed by Mr. W. H. Gat Held, the Protector ol Chinese, m the ipoh
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    37 3 J? i 100I 00 WaS caused when the "<*er Garonne over flowed its banks and flooded an entire quarter of Bordeaux, France, forcing many people to leave their houses. A view of the floods from the air
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  • 43 3 We are asked to state by Mr. Goh Socn Kheng that the paragraph which appeared m the Free Press on Tuesday, under the heading "Alleged Misappropriation of 18,000 Tiles" has no connection with his son Goh Kirn Lim of 10—8 Chapei Road. Katong.
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  • 592 3 Five Maiden Solo Flights r IHE condition of the sea is always the dominating factor where seaplanes are concerned and as is usual at this time of the year the sea continued rough during the whole of the month. January and February are
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  • 78 3 CLOTHES LINE ACTS AS CONDUCTOR Ipoh. A SHOCKING tragedy occured m Tronoh village near' Ipoh, where two children were killed by lightning on Friday. It appears that lightning struck a coconut tree and was conducted through a clothes line to a house occupied by three
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  • 359 3 European On Criminal Breach Charge AROUND THE COURTS YESTERDA V A EUROPEAN, E. S. Hart, was pro duced before Mr. Ntorman'Orico, the Singapore second magistrate, yesterday after his arrest on a provisional warrant, on a charge of criminal breach ot trust of a motor-car. Hart was allowed bail m $500
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  • 342 3 JUMP IN MEMBERSHIP <From Our Own Correspondent) T Bangkok, Mar. 31. HE members ot the British Association m Siam held their annual meeting at the British Club on Friday evening. The membership of the Association as at Dec. 31, 1933, was 129. During the year 27
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  • 78 3 Mr. I Stephen, of the stall" of the Anglo-Chinese School, Port Swettenham, has left on transfer to the school at Banting. Mr. Ng Keng Hock from Banting has gone to relieve him. At the Hokkien Association, on Sunday, the marriage took place. Mr. Ng Teong Kiat officiating, of Mr. Gunn
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    • 97 3 mi Airy ke's CUM Dr De JONGH'S LIGHT- BROWN COD LIVER €><i contains VITAMINS A and D OKRECT PROPORTION WITH ALL THE OTHER VALUABLE CONSTITUENTS of Cod Liver Oil •<d«d by ih« Medical ProteMior. IiGHTY yean In the treatment o» ONSUMPTION ASTHMA 9 RONCHITIS RHEUMATISM INFANTILE and ALL WAS?BMG tOOSEASES
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    • 577 3 ril m asf^aßaV I 4V THE~BENNETT COLLEGE, SHEFFIELD. OPEN LETTER TO PARENTS Dear Sir or Madam, When your children first arrived they brought with them a wonderful lot of sunshine. I Later, you became proud of the intelligence they displayed, but, still later, you became anxious as to what would
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  • 992 4  - Debutantes Are Getting Ready For The First Courts Joan Little field Seeing London WHEN THE QUEEN CHOSES HER GOWNS (By rpHE first Co art are almosi upon us and many a debutante i. wondeiinn about the ordeal that is before hn r. Court however, are Supp friendly affair, there are
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  • 114 4 Birmingham Assists Liverpool Birmingham, which now claims to be England's most prosperous industrial city, is assisting Liverpool by finding work for the unemployed juveniles 'trom Merseyside. Arrangements have been completed for unemployed boys and girls from Liverpool to go to Birmingham, where I there is a demand for
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  • 70 4 ITS. Lewis's proprietors of a chain si nvs In the English provincial towns who have purchased a site m the middle ol Leicester and are erect;i reon a huge multiple store have decided to buy an additional site municipality. will be at the corner of 31
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  • 166 4 7,000 More Find Work At Wolverhampton As a result of the abnormal demand !lor factory accommodation m Wolverhampton during the past year, there are now, with one exception, no empty factories m the town suitable for the requirements of modern industry. However, arrangements have been imade by
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  • 855 4 Alexander Korda Reveals HIS PLANS Britain On The Screen 'Free Press Special) MUCH interest is being aroused here by the efforts of the two biggest British cinema combines— Gaumont-British and Associated British Cinemas— to acquire new cinemas. It is said that the rivalry between them has one primary object; to
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  • 235 4 TRAVEL SEE THE EMPIRE THE Duke of OIOUCC welcomed home by the I London alter his scvm Empire tour. Large crowd the Duke as he drove m ;1! carriage with an c cor! of i Guards. At the Guildhall luncheon the distinguishes) ed the Archbishop ol Canterb i Prime Minister
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  • 476 6 STATE BEFLAGGED AND ILLUMINATED Kuala Lumpur. ALTHOUGH the question oJ per manent memorial to commemorate the silver Jubilee of the reign of His Majesty King George the Fiftli is not within the province oi *<**(* contra! committee which is engaged hi hand- ling the
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  • 206 6 Man Arrested On Five-Year-Old Murder Charge Taiping. HFIIE long arm of the law nas en- circled a Chinese, named Beh Ah Phee. alias Beh Phee Tow, who was wanted on a murder charge, alleged to have been committed by him m 1930. A Chinese woman was found
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  • 67 6 May Be Introduced In Germany Berlin. Mar. :JB. The early introduction of conscription ot labour as supplementary to military conscription was foreshadowed by the Reich Labour Service Leader. Henr Hterl, In a speech at Leipzig. United compulsory labour service would produce a new type of workman, consolidate esprit
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    82 6 TWENTY GRAND. America's greatest racehorse, holder of the American record for the mile and a quarter, and winner of the 1931 Kentucky Derby, arriving aboard the American Banker at King George V dock. London. Tho horse, owned by Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney, is entered for several of England's classic races
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  • 1452 6 Impressions Of Holiday There Given At Weekly Rotary Luncheon THK. Hon. Sir Andrew Caldecott, the Colonial Secretary, gave the members of the Rotary Club of Singapore his impressions of his tour m Java, at the weekly luncheon of the club at the Adelphi
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  • 143 6 Malay Arrested At Kuala Lumpur On Dutch Warrant IN the Seremban Police Court, on Friday, a Malay from Sumatra named Haji Sabarudin alias C. Sabarudin was produced by Mr. Matheson, 0.C.D., who stated that the accused had been arrested on a Dutch warrant, issued at Fort de Kock.
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  • 69 6 London, Apr. 2. Todays closing prices on the London pepper market were as follows. White Muntok. unchanged at 9^d. m bond. Black Lampong. spot 3'ed. buyers afloat 3 3/16 d. buyers; March-May 3 7 16d. buyers. The market was steadier and there was more demand. Stocks: white 19,405
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  • 121 6 Alleged Theft Of Rubber Trees IPOH MERCHANT IN COURT an Intomttng cue vu dm the first magistrates court day when Leong Hong with theft of :>0 rubber tree able propeny ol one Chettiur. The accused claimed trial that he had Instruetloi remove the trees tor one M: Seng. The case
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  • 71 6 Three British warships ut today. They arc the two rioopi H Wellington and Laburnam and cruiser. H.M.S. Calcutta. H.M.S. Wellington— taking Urn ol the Laburnam translerred froni Zealand to Singapore lor duty wttl local RN.V.R, arrived on Tuesday will continue her voyage on Bund Her commander is
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    • 205 6 H V^ H Kaicavta m cam t» B^- k JB; #-ti4nt r«««4n«*t Iwr 7*p '^20 natural course 7 > <£^ fo Care-free Health Kvery pkytidaa know, that irregularities of the function. periodnal sullering. and pain l need not be n.ev.table to women they kn W th^ In nearly every case,
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    • 133 6 pure sugar and unfailing quality \^ET nave made Me^sr'.. C'hivrrs' Jams V yffe 's^ world-wide fa%onrstrs. Ihousandt stfL^J^^ of tons of ripe trtiit* from our y£\m£^ti£{&^^ own orchards are made into jam •^s^**^'^ rhe day they are picked. ChiversJams Try also Chivtrj' Oldc English Marmalade, Cannrd Iruiu and Vegelahlc, Agtot»
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  • 507 7 Farewell Dinner At Kuala Lumpur 'From Our Own Correspondent) MR xj, KuaIa L "«npur, Apr. 2. R- and Mrs. j. w. Bustraan were entPTtained to dinner by the Asiatic Malava I HTL Anglo-Orient, 1 Malaya >. Ltd., and associated comSSVflS! Lec Wong Kee Gard Cafe
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  • 176 7 Kuala Lumpur Report r own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 2. A annual meeting of the ala Lumpur Book Club, held the Selangor Club on Friday, a past year of $882 was orted. .inly due to the removal misea and to the provision lex. This yeir it is
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  • 90 7 Minister Of Selangor Presbyterian Church. n our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 2. was a large congregation at Presbyterian Church i witness the induction lony ol the Rev. Alan Pringle. minister of the Selangor Church. Stephen Band and memthe Malay, Field Committee the ceremony after which to
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  • 84 7 Electric Expansion m Britain London, Apr. 3. itral Electricity Board, m its, I report, shows that the tricity irom public supply, Britain continued last year gressive increase. the world output has exbout 10 per cent., whereas tain the increase has been 50 Every part of the
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  • 36 7 London, Apr. 2. al Institution has decided to I rofessorship of astronomy; mes Jeans has been electntender ol the chair. s the first new professorship by the Royal Tnst.it.ntP sinr-P I British Radio
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  • 133 7 Government To Assist In Development London, Apr. 3. An organisation lor the development ol colonial forests has been set up under the Colonial Officer and two technical officers of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research. Major Oliphant and Major Cosgrave have been transferred to this work. Major
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  • 400 7 Observance Of The Jubilee (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 2. A RRANGEMENTS are well m hand for fitting rejoicings m the Federal Capital on May 6, m celebration of His Majesty's Jubilee. A beginning will be made at 8 a.m. with a parade of children
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  • 35 7 Athens, Apr. 1. The Senate has been abolished by proclamation on the ground that it has shown itself defective to the point of upsetting confidence m the value of public institutions. Reutor Wireless
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  • 909 8 The Singapore Free Press THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1935 Back To 1914 FRANCE'S decision to treble her air bombing tonnage is just another symptom of the dangerous state into which Europe has drifted within the past few months, so that it is neither exaggeration nor scaremongering to compare conditions now with
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  • 136 8 The Hon. Raja Uda. M.C.S.. District Officer. Kuala Selangor. is expected to go on leave m June. Dr. W. L. Braddon and Mr. P. P. Chient. J.P., have returned to Seremban after their tour m Java. Mrs. Pegler. wife of the manager of Whiteaway Laidlaw and Co..
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  • 89 8 Do You Know That m some of the older houses m Katong and Siglap and other outlying parts the old wells which formerly provided Singapore's water supply still exist The toicn has had water mains si^ce the '80's, but the wells were m use right up to the
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  • 1644 8  -  AUTOLYCUS A Commentary On Malayan News Of The Week BY MOST OF THE officers of the M.CS. who attain to retirement age and pass Home to spend their declining years m green old England are little missed m Malaya except m a social sense. No imputation against
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    • 84 8 THAT WARDROBE TRUNK You know the feeling when you see your wardrobe trunk perched on the back of a coolie walking up a narrow gangway or being slung over the side of a big ship. Will it be dropped? And your heart stands still as the man staggers along swaying
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  • 196 9 Marshal Pilsudski The Stumbling- Block Mr. Eden's Difficulties In Poland Information Exchanged UNLESS colon,, Sr^, last-minute surprise, it is likely Mr Anthony Eden will leave withom definite proposals in his pocket merely having given and received information on the situation as it afrects^o-bIV'T-'v'T 15 proposals SKLS V M K dvn
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  • 223 9 Future Developments In Polish Policy Warsaw, Apr. 2. White-haired, blue-uniformed, beme- <: ailed Marshal Pilsudsfci, virtual dictator of Poland, talked to Mr. Eden in his palace for 50 minutes this cveniiie both speaking in French. Marshal Pilsudski expounded PUand's viewpoint, especially with regard to the Eastern Pact
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  • 223 9 Soviet View Of Mr. Eden's Visit To Moscow Moscow, Mar. :>O. It is felt here on all sides that Mr. Btien's visit has been a definite success. Although the purpose was to exchange information. It seems likely to achieve definite results. It is asserted here that the questions
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  • 330 9 BUTE TO BE PAID TO DR. WIXSTEDT Farewell Dinner On April 16 our Own Correspondent) Joliore, Hahru, Apr. 3. A i rxw i ting of the mem- -h hore Civil Service ght, the Hon. Mr. j, i Adviser, Johore) the club, presiding. c the Hon. Mr. w.
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  • 94 9 London, Apr. 3. In Warsaw today Mr. Eden has been engaged In conversations with leading Polish statemen. This morning, after visiting the Premier, Col. Slawek, he spent two hours with the Foreign Minister, Col. Beck. He took luncheon with President Mosciciki and later continued his conversation with
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  • 148 9 New Officers Of Thong VVah Kok Assn. Our Own Correspondent Joh ore, Bahru, Apr. 3. At the 13 th annual general meeting of the Thong Wah Kok Association the following officers were appointed: Patrons— Messrs. Seah Lam Siew and Wong Shec Fun; president. Mr. Lim Siow Joo Vice-Presidents
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  • 41 9 Information has been received by telegraph that 1,918 State-aided labourers will arrive today by ss Rajula. J It is expected that 740 will be sent to Pulau Jerejak and the balance will proceed to Port Swettenham for quarantine there.
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  • 111 9 Latest Rubber And Tin Prices (From Our Own Correspondent) RUBBER: London, Apr. 3. Spot (Sellers) 5 ll|l6d. (5 13|16d.) I (Buyers) 5 9|l6d. (5 11|16d.) i July-September 527 32d. (5 15!16d.) Oct.-Dec. 531 32d. (6 332 d.) Jp.n.-Mar. GV B d. (6 7J32d.) Market:— Dull. New York, Apr.
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  • 19 9 Warsaw, Apr. 1. Mr. Eden, whom the Press greets as "one of the world's ablest young
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  • 243 9 BOMBING TONNAGE TO BE TREBLED Ready For Reprisals Against Aggressor Paris, Apr. 3. "IN the shortest possible time, the French bombing tonnage will be trebled and the range of action doubled, and will embrace all necessary objectives," asserted Gen Denain, Minister of War, m a speech
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  • 94 9 London, Apr. The conversations between the United Kingdom Government and Ministers of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia who are m London were concluded yesterday. The meeting lasted about three hours. The Australian Prime Minister. Mr. Lyons, made a general statement on his Government's view of the
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    • 134 9 BOOKS JUST RECEIVED 'uduis the God. R Graves 6.00 •""•<. <i P. Collins 5.00 the List Phase. "I mis Son 12 00 ili a n Adventure, I tleming 7 00 bnipbailien <a Novell (hohe. G Blake 5.00 "a Valley, B NichoLs 4.00 SaHor T^ p. Fox 350 N W»J to
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    • 88 9 EMPIRE LINEN MESH UNDERWEAR IYItbrILIN /fh y Jy» p** I A? llJflm FRONT AND SHORT SLEEVES, i] ||j flf^^ -^38 SLIGHTH SHQI» SQILKI* ALL ONE PRICE— S2.SO EACH NETT. WONDERFUL VALUE SIZES 36 TO 42. ROBINSON CO., LTD. 0 APPETISING o^ cx S GUlard's FISH PASTES f SHRIMP, LOBSTER, CRAB
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    • 1070 10 Why Market Weakened MEAGRE RESULTS OF STOCK REDUCTION SYMINGTON and Wilson's weekly market report, dated London, Mar. 20, states On Thursday of last week our market opened firm and business was done m standard ribbed smoked sheet on the spot at 6d. per
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    • 100 10 Gambier 4.75 Java Cube 8.75 Hamburg Cube 10.50 Muntok White Pepper 30.00 White Pepper 28.00 Copra. Sundried 4.35 Copra, mixed 4.10 Small Flake Tapioca 3.90 Blanja Jelotong 5.75 Sarawak Jelotong 6.75 R. (Siam) W.C. No. 1 per koyan $120 R. B. Siam No. 1 $102 Siam, No.
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    • 83 10 April 3 Shell and Fish Kerosene per Unit of 2 x 4-gallon tins $486 1 Crown. Cross and Dragan Kerosene per Unit of J 2 x 4-gallon tins 4.46 Cross Kerosene per Unit i of 2 x-gallon tins 431 Devoe's Imperial Brilliant Kerosene per tin (of
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    • 80 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association DAILY PRICES CURRENT FOR KM. A. No. 1. X RIBBED SMOKED SHEET April 3, 12 o'clock noon Buyers Sellers Spot < loose) 18 7 8 19 i FOB > Current month 19' b 19 /4 April 19V4 19% May June 19*2 19% July September 2O'/
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    • 97 10 pvURING the week ending Mar. 30, exports of tinned pineapples from Malayan ports amounted to 22.769 cases, of which 9.821 <43 per cent.) cases were to the United Kingdom. 795 (3 per cent. > cases to the Continent of Europe. 9.335 (41 per cent* cases to
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    • 181 10 The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its 1 220 th auction yesterday when there was catalogued 1.437.846 lbs.; 641.90 tons Offered 1.354.909 lbs.; 604.87 tons Sold 1.096.378 lbs.: 489.45 tons. Spot London 53 4<i. New York 11.316 cts. PRICES REALISED Ribbed Smoked Sheet Cents Per
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    • 35 10 For March Dredge Takuapa No. 1: 668 hours. 175.000 cubic yards. 655 piculs. Dredge Takuapa No. 2: 595 hours. 155.000 cubic yards. 470 piculs. Estimated value of output $69,000: Mine working costs $32,600.
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    • 1079 10 Fraser 's Share List WEDNESDAY, APR. 3. 1935 Buyers Sellers. Ampat Tin (4s) 3s 6d 4s Asam Kumbang 33s 34s Austral Malay 59s 6 ls Aver Hitam Tin (56) 11s 9d 12s 6d Aver WeHf ($1» 185 1.95 Bangrin Tin 24s 25s Chenderiang 7s 8s Hitam Tin (.50 cts.) .45
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    • 17 10 Rahman Hydraulic Tin, Ltd., advises that the output for the month of March, 1935 was 478 piculs
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    • 445 10 TIN PRICE TENDING TOWARDS LOWER LEVELS? "But Outlook Obscure" RISING AMERICAN MOTOR OUTPUT A BULL FACTOR (From The Free Press Correspondent) London, Mar. HTHE London price of tin has suffered a severe setback til 1 consequence of the temporary withdrawal of the "Group > and as a result too, of
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    • 535 10 Frasers Co's Share Report CRASKR and Co.'s share report dated April 2 states On a quiet market, there have been 1 dealings m Sungei Ways at $2.55, Souths 41 cents. Ulu Klangs $1.10 and Mambaus at 52 cents. Ayer Wengs were placed at $1.79 and subsequently
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    • 87 10 Mar M M» American Can. Com. 118 American Telephone and Telegraph I Ateheson Railroad I7 1 Chesapeake :J8 Dupcnt Firestone General Electric General Motors Goodrich 8 Goodyear !7'_ Inter-Telephone and Telegraph National City Bank 18' j New York Central Railroad Pennsylvania R'road 18 Radio Corporation Soeony Vacuum Standard
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  • 554 11  - ACADEMY PASSES Over BETTE DAVIS MOLLIE MERRICK Hollywood In Person By Ny ol Motion Picture Sciences has been on a system of awards based on nominations with the aid. of certain II these years, there has such talk and argument as pro »n1 time, due to the professionals ol Holiyhink
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  • 55 11 To He Held In Borromeo Palace Rome, Apr. 2. Blgnor Mussolini has ordered preparations for the Stresa Conference at the famous I7th century princely Borromeo Palace on Bella Island. Lake Maggiore. The palace contains some of the most magnificent reception rooms m Italy, overlooking beautiful gardens m ten
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  • 643 11  -  Ely Culbertson by World's Champion Player and Greatest Card Analyst NOT ENOUGH TRUMPS FOR SAFETY IT is almost always dangerous to raise your partner's suit when you have only two of his trumps, and unless the suit has been re-bid, even a raise with Bo strong a
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  • 116 11 Kxample Of Russia And Italy Not To Be Followed London, Apr. 2. Mr. G. R. Hall Came Conservative) m the House of Commons today asked whether any further consideration would be given the desirability of Britain following the example of Russia and Italy m raising the Legation m
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  • 94 11 To Remain In China For Four Months London, April 2. In the House of Commons today Sir John Simon, replying to Mr. A. C. Morelng (Conservative) announced the departure to China on April 4 of BrigGen. F. D. Hammond and two railway exports, who aro expected to remain
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  • 22 11 Mr. Y. S. Menon. chief clerk. Messrs. Harrisons Barker and Co.. Ltd.. Port Swettenham. is an inmate of the Klang District Hospital.
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    20 11 A GROUP PHOTO of the Chinese Association at their picnic outing at Mr. Aw Boon Haw's bungalow at Pasir Panjang
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    • 405 11 Assets exceed $14,000,000. Assurance m force over $38,000,000 The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated In the Straits Settlements* H EAD OFFICE Great Eastern LUe Buiiding. Ccci, Street, Singapore U^ OFJICE :2? Ojd T» Company nas £20.000 deposited with the Supreme Court of Engiand and compiles with the British
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    • 409 11 CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AM) CHINA (Incorporated In Enpi-mri by Rojal CharterPaid up capital In 600 000 shares of .e5 each i-<nnnru\r Reserve Fund Reserve Liability of 3-000.000 000 M 38, Blshopsgate, London EC Agencies and Branches Alor Star I Hollo Bftlcoi .Amritsar ipoh Semaranir Bangkok Kinujhl ScwmbTi Batavia
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  • 133 12 The following passengers left by the Bonngia yesterday for Europe: Mr A Baehr. Mr. and Mrs. R. Burns. Miss I Clark. Mrs. E. A. Duncan, Miss M Fowler. Mrs. S. van Gelderen, Captain and Mrs. M. D Hamilton, Mr. and Mrs Charles M. Hawthorne, Mr G D Mackay.
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  • 173 12 Debts Of Almost Four Million Pounds The White Star Line, Ltd., is calling meetings of its shareholders and creditors this month to consider the voluntary winding-up of the company. The resolution states that the company cannot, by reason of its liabilities, continue its business, and it is
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  • 586 12 RUM RUNNERS PLOTTING NEW STRATEGY Puzzled Over Coast Guard Activities Washington. TPHE Federal Government, through a series of international agreements, is seeking to eradicate rum-running, it was recently disclosed. State Department officials, working closely with Treasury authorities, are attempting negotiations with Great Britain to prevent smuggling of
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  • 85 12 May Be Thrown Out Of Jobs On American Ships New York. All Filipino sailors employed on American ships may be thrown out of their jobs under a plan put into effect by the American Sailors' Union. Mr. Otis Shepard. head of the steamship company which bears
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    • 478 12 BOUSTEAD Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m F.M.S.) TELEPHONK I Freight 5433 Passafe 5431. r LLOYDS AGENTS. HOOKING AGENTS FOR FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAYS. ROYAL STATE RAILWAYS OF SIAM (Incorporated m England). HOME VIA CHINA, JAPAN HONOLULU CANADA BY THE "EMPRESS" ROUTE— LUXURY AT LOW COST. Sec Lovely Lake Louise, Banff the
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    • 126 12 HENDERSON LINE SCHEDULE OF SAILINGS By Fortnightly Passenger Steamei Between Rangoon, Port Sudan, Marseilles, Palma and England HOMEWARD SAILINGS Port of Disembarkation Plymouth Leave Rangoon 1935. SAGAING Apr. 20 BURMA May 4 YOMA May 18 PEGU June 1 CHINDWIN June 15 KEMMENDINE June 29 BHAMO July 13 AMARAPOORA July 27
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    • 80 12 STATE SHIPPING SERVICE of Western Australia FREMANTLE (Via Port Swettenham, Pen.-\n« Palembang, Banjoewangi and N< ith Western PorU) Dm Spore. I i T.s.m.v. Kanga: JUDfI T.s.m.v. Kangaroo Aim Fares Single £19.0.0, Austr; Return £30.0.0, Currer For particulars of Freight and please apply to McALISTER CO., LT SINGAPORE PENANG Planters Stores
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 471 12 Local And Foreign Mail Despatches And Arrivals BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 p.m. Thursday 7.30 a.m. Kedah Monday to Friday 7.30 a.m. Saturday 7.30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Kuantan (via Jerantut) Monday to Friday 7.30 a.m. Saturday 7.30 a.m. 7 p.m. Kelantan (via Gemas) every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and
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    • 57 12 CLEARANCES Apr. 2: Hai Lee <Nor. >: Aramis <Fch>: Pasir (Dot); Hua Tong. Ho Sang. Chye Hin Tay Yit. Pangkor. Hong Thong. Hong Kwong. Ban Siong Bee. Esmeralda. Hong Keat. Aing Leong (Brit.). Apr. 3: Malacca. City of Adelaide. Agamemnon. Marella. Cyclops. Cardium, Ipoh (Brit); Majang Singkel. Khoen Hoea. Blitar.
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    • 326 12 SINGAPORE HARBOUR Ships alongside the \\»ur\r S or expected to arrr.. East Wharf (Entrance date I Toyama Maru 22: Banthl Main Wharf (Entrance Gait I Haruna Maru 18: Kola ]r, 11; Carica Milica, Pangk 8; Tabian 6. Empire Dock (Entrance (.it. Karoa 30. Foylebank Maru 34; Cingalese Princ< 38. Empire
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    • 335 13 J I A t^^^k vHK BRITISH INDIA P. O. S. N. COS SAILINGS, OUTWARDS T'na*e Spore. *>ue BURDWAN 6,070 April CARTHAf-ir T nage Spore. NALDERA 16.000 Apr. 12 RAWAL^NHT JS'J 00 JUne 7 17,000 Apr. 26 BHUTAN 17 00 June 21 SOMALI 6.810 May 8 KAISAR t wrxrr, 610 Jul
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    • 339 13 Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated In England) "ELLERMAN" LINE FOR HAVRE, LONDON, ROTTERDAM AND HAMRTTRr VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL WA MBURG. steamer x City of Birmingham Due Sails City of Bristol A P r 30 May 2 City of Bagdad May 14 May 16 "x Calls Hull. May3 June
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    • 560 13 THM BLUE FDNNKL LJisne SbSSI «i P °Si' L "^«1 C*5S H0^ d KHIOW STKAMMtP 00.. uwTf D Airway. Ltd !SijS Ob r VS? n T~ Mlller Avia "°n Co., Ltd Qantas Empire Airways Ltd k t Nelh J; rlan< Indla n Airway.. BLUE TUMMCL LINE VI, For, S^uSES,****™ .MLb?™"
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    • 808 14 K. P. M. KOMNrXIJKE PAKfcIVAART MAATSCHAPPU VAN HUTS! Thursday. Apr. 4, Hong Kong, Swatow and Amoy. TIDORE Thursday, Apr. 4, Selat-Pandjang, Bengkalis, Soengei-Pakmng, SiaK VAN^DER LIJN Thursday. Apr. 4. Cheribon mot for passengers), Semarang, Sourabaya, Boeleli-ng. Ampenan. Padang-Bay, Laboean-Hadji, Benoa and OP TEN NOORT— Friday, Apr. 5, Muntok 'passengers and
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    • 488 14 TTW T T TT™\ I I I*\_« Bk_l k. JX. -^y^L— J «i JL —^s^^sss I TO EUROPE FROM SINGAPORE AND PENANG VIA COLOMBO BOMBAY SUEZ, PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA. NAPLhh, GENOA, MARSEILLES AND NEW YORK Airive Leave Leave v Ar "r k Spore. Spore. Penang N-™ Efe- I I&. 1
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    • 609 14 TO LONDON. VIA iKA A MA M R A u Ru \rz %y i 'sssss^sso is i i? <?mVA MARU ***** June 12 13 HARUNA MARU 10.500 LI MA MARU P-n, Sue^Po^Said Valencia. Casablanca. Liverpool and Brombrough TO HAMBURG TSURUGA MARU Port Swettenham. Penan* Colombo. TSURUGA maku port gaid Ravre
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  • 1246 15 Lessons Learned At Murrayfield TALE OF CHANCES THROWN AWAY Pack As Mobile As The Marble Arch From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Mar. 18. 10 pts. England 7 huge Murrayfield crowd roared at the end of a fflorioas match on Saturday, when Scotland
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  • 196 15 MATCH WITH <;.{;.<:. AT M W\ LI MPUR (From Our Own Corresponden: Koala Ltunpmr, Apr. l. •pHE Belangcr Golf Club on Saturday extended the courtesy of their course to the Senior Golfers' Societv tot match against the Gardens Goii Club, m which the Seniors were defeated oy
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  • 140 15 Tournament Ties For Today And Tomorrow Ties m the S.C.C. spring lawn tennis tournament are follows: TODAY Championship Doubles A. D. Anderson and J. A. Dean vs. H. S. Hewett and Fl. Lt. Davies. Veterans' Doubles Handicap R. E. Prentis and M. W. Tipler <plus 3» vs
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  • 93 15 The following are further results of ties played off m the S.R.C. tennis tournament: Singles Handicap R. H. Barth beat M. Orr 6—4: 6—o. C. B. Webb beat E. Ryan 6—4; 3—6; 6—l. C. A. Peterson beat V. O. Galistan w.o. G. Clunies Ross beat A. E.
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    9 15 ***** v^ttslsk, rz™^ h -jft a draw, I—l.1 1.
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  • 570 15 SINGAPORE LEPERS AT PLAY I Girls Give A Good Show INMATES of Singapore's Leper Settlements spent an enjoyable time on Saturday last, when the annual sports meeting was held m Cine weather. The officials, to whom the greatest credit la due tor their praiseworthy efforts, were President and M.C.. Dr.
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  • 39 15 im x London, Mar. 30. Miss Joyce Weth^red made one of her few appearances m competitive golf today when she and J. Morrison won the Sunnlngdale Open Foursomes by beating Pam Barton and Leslie Garnett 3 2. Reuter Wireless
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  • 280 15 Eurasians Beat The Y. M. C. A. 'From Our Own Correspondent. T Kuala Lumpur, Apr 1 WO Stonor Shield matches 'were VTv/r?? a e 2 dUrhlg the w **-end. the! V.M.C.A. being defeated by the Eura- I sians an d the Kilat Club gaining an 1 easy
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    • 134 15 25 YEARS A KING TO COMMEMORATE KING GEORGE'S ON FRIDAY, MAY 3 A SPECIAL ENLARGED COMBINED JUBILEE and BRITISH TRADE FAIR NUMBER fll ''wSsi flBKt^KKx I fc. <^~ 4K r ri fll WP-'-^jfijJSS^S^ Bl flßßjT^^^^^ 9a s vflt flBBBBBJ§& si Bx flßJoMtt^H^S > t *Bm bbbbbßk^^^^^^e^k; fl h l bI
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  • 828 16 Tennis Thrills On The Padang LOCAL MEN FAIL TO EXTEND VISITORS VAMAGISHI and Nishimura, the Japanese Davis I Cup lawn tennis players who are passing through on their way to Europe, were seen m a series of exhibition jrames at the S.C.C. yesterday.
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    18 16 VN X..V forward movement m their first division match against the S.R.C. on Thursday. K.A. won 4 nil.
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  • 603 16 Airmen and S.C.C. Share Points S.C.C 1: R.A.F 1. KTEITHER the Cricket Club nor the R.A.F. were m the mood to play good football, when they met m a First Division match on the Padang yesterday. The game was the dullest possible, and
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  • 130 16 London. Apr. 3. In a first division league football fixture yesterday. Grimsby drew 1—1 with Huddersfield. In the northern section Southport and Lincoln shared six gcals.— Renter. three games and the set. the last being a love game. Fifth Sot Yamagishi and Nishimura next opposed Wise and
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  • 414 16 Hong Kong Bank's Missed Penalties Footballers Suspended lion*: Konn. Apr MKSSKS. hau Kali Kou v.,, hia Hua .m<l In lok w.li known footballers ulio rhitN Singapore with Shanghai 1 «>«»t ball teams on two occasiesji, have been suspended for by the Amateur Foothill
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    13 16 THE STRAITS CATTLE Commercial Cup team which ein w Municipal Services I—l.1 1.
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  • 18 16 The Wiltshire Regimen* Medical Benrleet by 7 2 m Division m.itrh on tt* lied ground, yesterday
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