The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 17 April 1935

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  • 17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 11,551. ESTD. 1835. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 1935 10 CENTS.
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  • 511 1 T 0 BE REPLACED BY MR. BALDWIN L Neville Chamberlain The Real Driving Force L MIXED RECEPTION FOR THE BUDGET Itemiers resignation are again circund rally expected that he will le Government after the Jubilee celeiced by Mr. Baldwin, i^ expected to remain
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  • 389 1 WHY THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN READY AND FORWARD PRICES? Quota Speculations SHORTAGE OF LABOUR STILL ACUTE •From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 16. VjR. H. s. Lee chairman of th< Selangor Miners' Associatior at the annual meeting today saic he did not need to refer to
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  • 162 1 ENGAGEMENT ENDED BY ATLANTIC PHONE Killed By Publicity Says Fiancee London, Apr. 15. jyjISS Mary Lawson, the actress, told Reuter today that her engagement with Fred Perry, the tennis champion, has been broken off following a trans-Atlantic con-' versation. She said Publicity has killed our romance. Somehow
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  • 91 1 Slight Damage On Her First Atlantic Flight I'ernambuco, Apr. 12. The famous German airship, Graf Zeppelin, which has already crossed the Atlantic on numerous occasions, was damaged on her first Atlantic flight of this year. The airship arrived from Rio De Janeiro m a driving rain. This, combined
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  • 33 1 New York, Apr. 10. Tne steamer Tower Bridge has wirelessed she does not need immediate assistance. She was previously reported as having sent out an S.O.S. while m mid-Atlantic- Reuter Wireless
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  • 286 1 "Squeezing Of Markets Brings I Its Own Retribution" I From Our Own Correspondent* I London, Apr. 15. I "The position is becoming a public I scandal and markedly resembles a I :orner," declare Messrs. Malcolm Bow- I ley m a report on the tin market posi- I tion,
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  • 163 1  -  NAZIS BY JOURNALIST KIDNAPPED Refuse To Return Him To Switzerland Berlin, Apr. 15. GERMANY has rejected SwitzerIVJ land's demand lor the release Of the journalist Berthold Jacob, who was kidnapped m Switzerland and rushed across the frontier. on the grounds that "he came into the
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  • 28 1 London. Apr. 15. The death is announced of the artist Joseph Farquharson. His picture *'A Joyless Winter Day." was bought by the Chantry Rpmirst nvor «;n Reuter Wireless
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  • 40 1 London. Apr. 10 Lord Trenchard la being mentioned n political circles as the next Govcr lor-General of Australia. At the office of the High Commislonei In London the only comment la Nothint? definite has txvn (Umo Reuter Wireless
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  • 227 1 R. G. A. APPEAL FOR EXTENSION OF RESTRICTION MUST HAVE TIME TO SETTLE DOWN Hopes Of Increased Consumption London, Apr. If, THE chairman. Mr. James Fairbaim, addressing the Rubber Growers' Association said the res;triction scheme must be given time to settle down He did not doubt that m due course
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 101 1 E MP a '^ff7M*iv4^-i M— !^jaya;( premier hotel i C *)A sHfl X^^^^ OLA PAUL y W S^^^ESTIVITIES I; I^-^ SI^NNER M& BALL D^ E Sp! L R E n DINNER BALL STRLJH?« parade H V tv,,,, s M rlslnal «»<« best ladies and seiHs M»' StrSL iS2 P eseilted
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    • 53 1 PrsrlSll SEA VIEW HOTEL SPECIAL DINNER DANCE CABARET DE MEZEY REVUE DANCING SINGING COMIC ACROBATIC DANCING COMPLETE CHANGE OF PROGRAMME THE ROTARY CLUB OF SINGAPORE MEETS TODAY AT 1 PM AT THE ADELPHI HOTEL SPEAKER rotarian richard Sidney SUBJECT: "see malaya from the air" ADELPHI HOTEL: roof- garden tomorrow SPECIAL
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  • Article, Illustration
    134 2 Produced under the magic touch of Ernst Lubitsch. the internationally famous operetta. "The Merry Widow." comes to the Capitol tonight as the most brilliantly conceived and lavishly staged musical production offerod to illxngoers by the Metro-Goldwyn- Mayor studios. The film marks the reunion m the leading roles of Maurice Chevalier
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  • 74 2 Coolies Unaware Of Value Of Their Find Shanghai. An ancient red earthenware jar, believed to belong to a famous general during the Ming Dynasty, was sold to an unknown person by some coolies for sixpence. Coolies working on the new canal connecting the Huai River with
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  • 621 2 Letters To Tfte Editor GOING TO CEASE AT END OF THE YEAR?— I.T.C. HAS DONE ITS JOB WELL— THE DAILY EXPRESS CAMPAIGN —DAWN IS AT HAND FOR PATIENT RESTRICTION IST WHY BUFFER POOL IS DETESTED To the I ditoi Sir. I hardly thought the antirestrictionist.s would go so
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  • 46 2 Charity Football Matches Suggested A correspondent signing himself 'a 1 keen football player" suggests that a few charity matches be arranged m connection with the King's Jubilee celebrations. He suggests the following match: Malaya Command vs. Sino-Malays or Malaya Command vs. a Singapore XI.
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  • 34 2 Passengers from Batavia by the K.N.I.L.M. mail 'plane yesterday were Mr. and Mrs. Porter of Bali, and Mr. Stanek. Mr. and Mrs. Porter caught the Conte Verde which sailed for Eii rope yesterday afternoon
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  • 83 2 Counsel Succumbs To Stroke Of Apoplexy Nanking. The proceedings m the Nanking District Court against Hsiao Shang-pei and Liv Kwang-ao m connection with the alleged theft of treasures from the Palace Museum at Peiping was dramatically interrupted when counsel for the defence. Mr. Tsao Tsu-fah. succumbed to
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  • 101 2 Hokien's Death Due To Natural Causes A Coroner's inquiry held before Mr. W. G. Porter disposed of the theory that foul play had been the cause of the death of a 32-year-old Hokien. Lim Teng Guan. who died m the General Hospital on April 8. It was
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  • 70 2 (From Our Own Correspondent > London. Apr. 15. Today's closing prices on the London jepper market were as follows: White Muntok, unchanged at 9V4«i. m bond. Black Lampong. spot and April delirefjr 3 5/16 d. buyers, afloat 3 3 ad. buyers: March-May 3 1 2 d.. buyers. The
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  • 33 2 Mai or Nunn, acting adviser. Public Works. Malay States, has been appointed temporarily an official member of the Federal Council m place of the Hon. Mr. G. Sturrock who has retired from Malaya.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 123 2 W A A A A A. A. Ai a. A <T Samson had his hair cut and <-«■ V lost his strength I! *t* Topaze had his beard cut and 'I hW^ -*M JL discovered hidden power J A Any man can hnve wealth, i» ttt «J» women md f;mu'
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    • 111 2 WANTED. WANTED-Chief Clerk— Experienced m clearing Import Goods, calculating Costs, keeping Stock Records. *n voicing", and capable oi controlling subordinate staff. Previous experience essential. Apply to Box No. 460 care Free Press. AGENTS WANTED. £25 EASILY EARNED. Agents wanted (either sex) to sell the WELLKNOWN and QUICK SELLING WESTMINSTER Series
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    • 570 2 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISK\ientN 1 NOVELTY GIFT FOR CASTER. BOIRJOIS SOIR DE PARIS EASTER EGG PERFUME of all chemists and stores. SOLE AGENTS: GRAFTON LABORATORIES, 20b. Collyer Quay 1 BOARD RESIDENCE. "EAST ANGLIA." 6, OXLET RISE. Near Town. High and cool situation. Large grounds. Excellent cuisine Tennis. Daily or monthly terms. Telephone
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    • 177 2 lend« rollowlny particular Room. Snjjpi men! soil Pum Park Suppl: DaMa: Isi Construct:, Oeoi Date oi April Sinpl- Jan. I Date < 31. I KKIM'KI. <;<h.k7^ a mixi d lx- held on 8 ring 3.30 p.m P;ilt!.(i. this OCC PHI SINGAPORE CHAMBER COMMERCE K(B« ASSOCIATIDK Notice li i Rubb< r
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 295 2 Diary Of The Week WEDNESDAY. APRIL 17. High Water. 10 20 a.m. 7.9 ft.. 10.38 p.m. 8.1 ft. Football S.A.F.A. League. Div. I, S.C.C. vs. Wlltshires. padang; Div 111. Medical Services vs. S.C.F.A. 111. V.M.C.A. ground; Commercial Cup. Fraser and Neave's vs. 5.H.8.. F. and M. ground. Goll: Garrison Club.
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    • 195 2 Today's Radio Programmes Singapore ZHI (Owned and operated by Radio Service Co. of Malaya Ltd. Wavelength 4!U> metre*. p.m. 0 Recorded music. 6.30 Relay of dance music by x<afflrs Hotel Dance Orchestra undei the direction of Dan Hopkins. 6.45 News bulletin supplied by Straits Times: Stock and share report supplied
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  • 333 3 rOpen Verdict Returned EPILEPTIC MALAY DIES ON ROAD he death of an unknown Chinese, whose Tanjong Bungah, and a the junction of Edgecumbe d before Mr. J. p. Biddulph, the rdict o Ivancec -If flt, quiry.ducted both first Id that on Mar. mortem an
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  • 182 3 Melbourne. A COW, which was being driven by a horseman, walked through the front door into the branch shop of a grocer m East Malvern, Melbourne, recently and attacked a slack of condensed milk tins. the junction of Edgecumbe Road and Burmah Road. She went to the spot
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  • 130 3 Alleged To Be Disorderly House ollowing a raid conducted by De-rtivc-Inspector B. Lewis and a party af detectives at the Eng Ann Hotel, -nulia Street. Penang. at 12.15 a.m. on Saturday, a Chinese was charged before Mr. J. P. Biddulph, the second magistate, the same morning, with permitting
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  • 72 3 On Tamil Coolie Found Hanginjr A verdict of suicide was returned >V Mr. W. G. Porter, the Singapore after an inquiry into the ircumstances that led to the death ►fa Tamil coolie. Manikam Manikam was found hanging m a i behind a house m Pasir Panjang I on
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  • 140 3 MALAY YOUTH PLEADS GUILTY AS a result of several complaints from Pv glrl operators at the Telephone Exchange of indecent language used by Rtf Tu^l? Callers from the Tronoh Road hooth the Detective Branch kept a i:ap for the offenders. A 13-year-old Malay youth, Wan Hussein
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  • 83 3 In Front Of Others Undergoing Cure .Five Chinese, including a Turner Army officer and a ricksha puller hTve been executed here for violating written undertakings net to take drugs They had been treated at the muni--s»nnrt C f nt l c f r drUg addlcts but had
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  • 55 3 The caption under the picture which appeared on page 6 of yesterday's Free Press incorrectly described it as the crew which won the junior fours at the rowing regatta. Actually it was the losing crew consisting of A McKechnie <bow>. F. Thomas C W MacPherson, H. J. M. Zeeders (stroke)'
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  • 230 3 TO BE TRANSFERRED TO JOHORE Teluk Anson, Apr. 12. JJAJI Ahmad bin Haji Karim. Johore Malay, who was produced and charged at the Teluk Ansor magistrate's court on Wednesday on the undermentioned charges was agair produced today to be tried on the first charge and
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  • 61 3 On giving an undertaking not to m 11 or expose for sale the goodl «»i which the trade mark had been mlringed. Hedeya Ebata. the Japanese proprietor Of Ebata and Co.. was acquitted by Mr |K. a. Forrer. the Singapore criminal j district judge, yesterday Ebata had
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 27 3 :BI||KBR RSI U rt.thtr No r*l ,ra Mail. 1 weakklt ir>«y« At ladders I l" V^^^ r £\> and |J rwT J*— eve >"ur .""derate. ISI( with c
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    • 94 3 iIEIIMiI INVESTMENT VALUE and the front seats are readily adjustable by light facilitates rerendag and there is luso In tllc W()1 !(l of cara you measure dependability by the Austin. In driver and passenger. truest iriliue. Now, every Austin model displays striking beauty of mid liDe aJHI cou ntlesa new
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  • 2605 4 AIR MAIL LETTER FROM LONDON London, Apr. 5. THERE aw many subjects witn which I would like to start my letter to you, but for the time being i at any rate it is almost forced on 1 me to tell you about all the proposed Jubilee celebrations, for, turn
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 56 4 BUY A CERTAINTY! You need have no fears when you buy a Remington Typewriter, for REMINGTON means RELIABLE wherever business is done REMINGTON NOISELESS STANDARD Phone WRITING PERFECTION WITH SILENCE 2426 ASK for a DEMONSTRATION. REMINGTON RAND INC. < Incorp*r»t«ii m U. S. A.) UNION BUILDING, SINGAPORE. mim^ m 3l
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    • 57 4 GWYN N ES I^^. experience exteiulinu p^j J^. years m the designing A fjfa manufacturing (>t M ■11 of Pumping nist;iN« BB nfflll Also pumps for 1 irr i- General Scrvi GWYNNES Pumps Inive been installed :it the Singapore Municipality: P. W. D.; Naval lMOb Singapore; Tin Dredges; Open Cast
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  • Article, Illustration
    138 5 m rasa, v &£r^r Mr a t£ X ">■ rfain, .1,,,,,. ol y:f m IMX'HESS vi YORK, accompanied by the Duke, launched the .>,.,. i» hi shi,, laid *>wn for the company m its ]00 years' hkHZ /'"A hner st rathjnore. The liner, which is named after the Duchess' I
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 105 5 VICTORIA MEMORIAL HALL The Management kindly requests all those who nre attending Galli- Curd's Concerts on April 20th nnd 23rd to be m their seats not later than 9.25 p. m. on each evening. An atmosphere of aid Japan YOU WILL FALL FOR THE CHARM OF THE TAMAGAWA GARDENS RESTAURANT
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  • 1845 6 Warm Tributes Paid By Members BILL FOR APPOINTMENT OF J.P.s Legislation To Deal With Speed Ofi Vehicles To Be Introduced TOHORE is to have Justices of the Peace and this was J made nossible by the passing of a Bill at a
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    85 6 THE NEW Belgian National Cabinet formed by M van Vce-Governor of the National Bank of Belgium. Seated (left to vi'ht)lpaul Hymans (Minister without Portfolio): Emile Vandercide (Minister without Portfolio): Paul van Zealand (Premier Ind Foretell Affairs): Prosper Poullet (Minister without Portfolio) Albert DrreL (National Defence): Atrhille Delattre (Labour): Paul Soucan
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  • 202 6 Complainant And Defendant Leave By Same Ship CASE AGAINST MR. JAMES YOUNG NOT PURSUED MR. James Young. a_director of the London Musical Co. which has just concluded a season m Singapore, made j his last appearance before Mr. Noi'nan Grice. the Singapore second magistrate, yesterday. Mr. H. R. Wilson, appearing
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  • 360 6 Husband's Scarf as /Vo 0s A WHITE silk scarf, a gorgeous Spanish 1 shawl, and a faded cluster of white lilies these pathetic relics placed m 1 the Brighton mortuary bore mute testimony to a woman's fatal grief t the husband who killed himself
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 64 6 VICTORIA MEMORIAL HALL TWO RECITALS ONLY Saturday April 20th and Tuesday April 23rd at 9.30 P.M. MADAME GALLI-CURCI "THE VOICE of the CENTURY" BOOKING NOW OPEN AT JOHN LITTLES PRICES $4, $3 AND $2. ALL SEATS ARE BOOKABLE FREE LIST ENTIRELY SUSPENDED THERE WILL BE NO ISSUE OF THE STRAITS
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    • 40 6 k We l ve Cone Around the World f"^ «i^B lHH|H^^Br^H 7<inf To Gee Bor/v In^H 1' .^^B BF*~ w B^^^ O vjr a t. m BJ| IASTEP IcLUI vl octiv* 1/ V ly j Ring 3463 for prompt deli»^|
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  • 455 7 FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC BLOCKADE OF GERMANY f There Are Any More Treaty Violations FRANCE SUSPICIOUS OF HITLER Ed lor consultative procedure m th" case of a disturbance of peace Hitler emphasised the difficulty of clearly establishing the identity of an aggressor He declared the Government's readiness to join m general
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  • 246 7 "The Church .Mouse" A Most' Enjoyable Comedy With the advent of the talkies him ls dreds of players of the old silent day lg were thrown out of the profession bu i s j me nav e staged a "come-back' n i through the new medium. The latesi
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  • 47 7 Invitations have been issued by Mr ?ml M H E w y° ad en for the wedding of their daughter, Louisa Muriel (Lulu), with Mr. Peter Barnabas on Saturday, April 27, at 4 p.m. at St Barnabas Church. Klang, and afterS, Han' reC6PtiOn at the H h
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  • 66 7 Attitude Towards Pacts Defined Thfl n Berlin, Apr. 14. ioJ£ Government s attitude toward; communi^ue PaCt forth In lon^ pact m T bl l lty tO join an Easte ?p dv f rm P r °P° se d but was nacr f. approve of s^ch a collective tual
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  • 77 7 Commemoration Of 20th Anniversary Of Anzac Day Far th,> orwi MelkfOM, •Dhv thJ p h> anniv^^ry or Anzac mem win° mUSter Gcn Departst 1 T H SUe sramp. The design was suggested by the Returned Soldiers' Lea-uT It contains a representation of the br eed J bv at
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  • 113 7 Ivondon-Brindisi Hi-Weekly Service th^^n A r^~Ltd.. announce oi Urln J the summ^ months of b£L>tE' 28 f° SepL 30 < inclusive, a I bi-weekly service will be operated be- tween London and Brindisi by DH 86 4 engined) aircraft to connect with the east and west bound Malayan
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  • 51 7 To Practice Reciting And PMUk Speaking Melbourne ttrLst m a proposal by Mr H Colin, 01 Thornbury. that a StarniTr n,^ b lOrm(>d In Melbourne Mr. Collins Ukm is to assist suilerers o overcome their inferiority complex Inr practising reciting and pubM, making at me 'tings „1 the
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 112 7 GALA OPENING TQDAyT II II UL ©.15 9.15 I W^ I MAURICE "cHEVALIFR ■fH^dtt?*'^* f THE MERRY WIDOWS f £l J^-?^JBP^ I > Maxim's! The lovely Sonia with ■£|B iw^ Wt S'* <381 '^1 I ♦J* Count Danilo and The Girls, EDWARH F\7 GOOD FRIDAY, Il9* «"Jf*lL 'ifc^ ifci V
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    • 89 7 FORTUNE NOT ONLY I Ae; o v^ c ucjtK 1 1 *Y g led HOLIDAY ALL COMEDY s»-eepsfoJtes ln 1S WCe PROGRAMMF howls m the M I HAMR Ie A season's Acp /^T l %fc Jl llFllwl U lI M SEASON STARTS TODAY <4 THE WINNING mW^* FUNNIER ONE! fJSStrf^jk^
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  • 891 8 The Singapore Free Press WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 1935 The Budget THERE never was and never will be a budget that satisfies everybody and Mr. Neville Chamberlain's is no exception to the rulethough it might be said with some truth that fewer people are dissatisfied than might normally have been the
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  • 174 8 His Excellency, the Governor anc ).\rty are attending Galli Curci's reital on Saturday. Apr. 20 Lt. T. B. Brown. R.E.. arrived h Singapore by the Naldera on Apr. 12 :om Ceylon for temporary duty ir Vlalaya. Lt. Col. S. W. Kirby. 0.8. E., R.E., ar rived m
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  • 84 8 Do You Know That Beach Road, once known as Kampong Glam, was once so marshy that during heavy rains it was under water to as much as seven feet? In 1831 a party of 200 convicts were put to work to drain the land by putting m surface
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  • 414 8 THE appeal for complete union ol F Tanganyika and Kenya which was t recently made at Arusha by a conference of settlers and public men from > the two territories marks a further stage m an argument which has now 1 tihni In lasted some years The possibility of
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  • 977 8 A PERFECT memory is one. I think, si which knows what it is profitable bto remember and which casts aside the IB rest A memory can still be called a a good one if it is not burdened wit i too many lutile things. And I am
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 68 8 The Connoisseurs Choice. CAUDBECH'S Superior SHERRIES AND PORTS. I EASTER HOLIDAYS FRIDAY, April 19th, from 6 a.m. to 10,30 a.m. Tit 1 MONDAY, April 22nd from 6 a.m. to 10,30 a.m. smufok COLD STORAGE <">■■ u mm I F% Wl i^l \J F% TO-DAY I IS THE TERRIFIC FINAL REDUCTIONS
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    • 53 8 MOTORIST EXPLAINED) HIS ACCIDENT by saying he was learning to drive. But those who saw his arm around his passenger say he was using the wrong clutch. You can't go wrong if you take out a GAFLAC MOTOR CAR POLICY. GENERAL ACCIDENT. FIRE Ik LIFI ASSURANCE CORPORATION, LTD. Huugkorg Bank
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  • 922 9 Banks Turn Down Protest By Chamber of Commerce PENANG'S PROBLEMS REVIEWED AT ANNUAL MEETING Flying Club To Accelerate Mail Deliveries? THE fact that their protest over the new charges introduced by the Malayan banks had been turned down was revealed at the annual meeting of the Penang Chamber of Commerce
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  • 154 9 "BUY CHINESL" CAMPAIGN T0 COUNTER SILVER POLICY OF U.S. Volunteer Kising In Mimhiikuo Shanghai, Apr. l<>. from the Unite that the America I ropose chang policy for tw oi contrplUn nd *oM In tim EJ.B.A a die the finance o countries: am I exports n to all thi In the
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  • 52 9 Latest Rubber And Tin Prices Our Own Correspondent. RIBBER; < "ndon, Apr. 1.. ;32d ,6 3 16d.. NVu Vnrk. Apr. U>. t 11.78 i .1.80 .11.90. '12.03. MX: '""^'•n. \p r hi 2226- 5-0, 8222-10-0) JJ n London, r if. a 73 11 16 .731.,, c -VKK: I
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  • 136 9 PLANE CAPSIZES ON ALIGHTING Pilot Undergoing His "AM^st QNE of the Royal Singapor y Flying club seaplanes, th VR-SAG, piloted by Mr. Session during the course of his A licenc test, had the misfortune to cap size on the water after alightin near the club outer buoy
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  • 146 9 t No Great Enthusiasm For The Budget i London. Apr 15. The Budget has failed to arcse enthusiasm m the City which, however considers it typical, sound, conservative. British finance and as iucfc a further step towards restoring world confidence. Bankers are gratified to learn that the equalisation
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  • 28 9 All communications to the Singapore f Badminton Association must, m future, I be addressed to the hon. secretary, Mr. I M. S. Menon, c o V.M.C.A., Singapore. I
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 55 9 t*'^ TOMORROW Watch Tv m Potage Long^hamp Chop Daily Menu Fish Oriy '""mi. s.,, lU^ Grilled Tournedo Nicoise Sala«| PHONE French Beans and Fried Potatoes Cold Meat and Salad l < '>ir«. 4906 Chocolate Ice Cream iin^ im^ Cheese, Fruit, Coffee. L «u E England's Greatest Picture— emmg t. th«
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    • 183 9 I "CHARMANTE" I J SCIENTIFIC f fr^Bl CORSETRY. J^^^^Sl\S Sll{|:| < (,I|{l)M J«?lkW^ l||| IHte s\i\i.i._ mi:i)ii \i i X^mJF^\ I ROLL-()N (OKSALKTn W^tifcsJ^ J HII I)KKN» LIBERTY mzMmmm^ SIZES 2 T(> lfi. 1 PRICES: 95 cents to $2.2:>. I "FOR REAL HEALTH AND BEAUTY ROBINSON Co., Ltd. SINGAPORE KUALA
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  • 1413 10 Armaments And Chemicals Popular TEA PROSPECTS BRIGHTEST (Fr©m The Free Press Correspondent) London, Apr. 4. IDLE and dull conditions have prevailed m most London share and produce markets this week, despite the Treasury's cheerful announcement that the national financial year of 1934-35, which closed on Mar.
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  • 522 10 DIVIDEND OF 10 PER CENT. RECOMMENDED Report to be submitted to the shareholders at the eighth annual general meeting of Gammon (Malaya) Ltd. to be held at the registered office of the Company, 63, Geylang Road, Sngapore, on Saturday, Apr. 27, at noon states: Capital. The capital
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  • 89 10 Apr. 16. Gambier 5.00 Java Cube 9.00 Hamburg Cube 11.00 Muntok White Pepper 28.00 White Pepper 26.00 Copra, Sundried 4.50 Copra, mixed 4.25 Small Flake Tap.oca 3.90 Blanja Jelotong 5.75 Sarawak Jelotong 6.75 R. <Siam) W.C. No. 1 per koyan $120 R. B. Slam No. 1 $102
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  • 314 10 Unsatisfied Demand For Spot Tin i London, Apr. 10. On the Stock Exchange business m ill sections was small and with the recent higher levels inducing some profit-taking, the markets, generally, are less certain. Wheat ruled strong, bears rushing to cover on the news that Italy and
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  • 110 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association Tone of Market: Dull. Latest cable: London spot sheet 5.13 16d. per lb. New York Spot Sheet G. ets. 11.13.16 per lb. Apr. 16, 12 o'clock noon. Buyers Sellers Zrood F.A.Q. m cases <F. 0.8. current month) 18 7 8 19 No. 1 X. R.S.S.
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  • 205 10 Apr. 12. 13. 15. American Can. Com. 118 119 119 3 4 American Telephone and Telegraph 106% 107 107 Atcheson Railroad 40* 4 40*2 39U Chesapeake 41% 4112 41 7 8 Dupont 92 1 8 93 94 U Firestone 14 14% 15% General Electric 23 3 4 24'
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  • 83 10 April 16: Singapore tin price <per picul) $115.25. Mar. 26. Poorer sorts, however, were fully firm. Indian teas did well when a total 3f 43,239 packages were sold on Apr. 1 and Apr. 3 as compared with 43,389 packages at the previous week's sales. There was a
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  • 966 10 TUESDAY, APRIL 1«, MM MIXING Buyers Sellers. \mpat Tin (4s > 4 7' rf d 5s \sam Kumbang 33> J4s Austral Malay t£) ->9s 61* \yer Hitam Tin (ss) 12s 3d 13s Ayer Wens .51) l.fHi 2.02 >« r.d. Bangrin Tin (£> 24k 25s Shenderiang 7 s
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  • 76 10 KnbiM-rv Indragiri 1.75 1.80; Nyalaa l <»o 109 -40 -41; (Jlu H Tukun.u 1 imi l L4O/1.46; United Broga -90 -«»3 Tap ITO i «<> Miring M C Taipiup -3 J -41 N T&i Pnngali 23 23 <;. 10 6. PeUling ft.Bft 6.05; Ampa 4 9;
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  • 133 10 Thy follow inu information has been reeetved Fr Central Bureau of Statistics, BaUivia. Exports of rubber from the Netherlands Indlet dur March. 1935. converted to long tons of L\:>4o lbs. cry wel 'Preliminary Figures > Notes: 1 The above iigures were exportl subj-« 2. The return
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  • 84 11 SECOND 3- YEAR PLAN Scheme To Make Kwangtung A Model Province Canton. As the most important parts of the three-year plan of reconstruction will probably be achieved within this year he drafting of a second titanic scheme for making Kwangtung a model province is now under contemplation by the Provincial
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  • 87 11 Five Women Leap Screaming Into River Hong Kong. The inexplicable simultaneous suicide I five Chinese women m New Territories is providing a difficult puzzle for the Hong Kong authorities to solve. The five women. who were busily engaged m reaping a crop of grain, suddenly threw down their
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  • 503 11  -  Ely Culbertson by World's Champion Player and Greatest Card Analyst *¥*HE motive power of every majo tournament and all duplicates i found m the director. It is his duty t arrange a suitable movement, seed th players, settle dls putes, pass upoi protests, keep th game moving
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  • 87 11 Many Caused By Chinese Style Of Dressing T)l Shanghai. T.ie Chinese style of dressing is to blame for many industrial accidents m bhanghai. according to a report issued oy the municipal council. •'Loose clothing— the wide and short trouser leg. the short coat and the long sleeve— is
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  • 304 11 FAKE STOPPINGS Papers Stolen From French Foreign Office Paris. 'THE revelation that hollow teeth had 1 been used to hide microscopic photographs of secret documents and plans stolen from the French War Office was made here recently. Mile. Riva Davidovici. a beautiful young
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  • 82 11 To Be Prohibited In China Nanking. Chinese husbands will have until July 1. 1935, to decide whether they wish to have concubines. After that date, all such additions to a man's household will be forbidden by law, but men already possessing them will be allowed to retain them. The
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  • 39 11 Mr. B. P. Perera. CCS. Additional A.G.A., Matara, has been selected by the Ministry of Labour, Industry and Commerce, as a Ceylon delegate to the International Tourist Conference to be held m Tokio during the first fortnight m May.
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  • 160 11 Fisherman Saved By Friend San Francisco. Jl^ 10-FEET octopus seized Frank Coltrin. a fisherman, while he was v/ading waist-high m the surf at a .point south of Golden Gate— which is the entrance from San Francisco Bay to the Pacific Ocean. The tentacles of the
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  • 538 11 William Jacks Metal Market Report U7ILLIAM Jacks Metal report dated London, Mar. 1, states "Awkward questions" were asked m Parliament last week regarding the Pepper and the Tin Pools, and the Government answers condemned the former lor attempting to "rig the market, and praised the
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 58 11 SINGAPORE FREE PRESS FRIDAY, MAY 3RD SPECIAL JUBILEE Dm* a "d m TISH TRADE FAIR NUMBER egular order now and make s ure ot your copy, 56 P geS Usual Siz with Covers m Colours. 10 Cents. SINGAPORE FREE PRESS W L BE PUBLISHED AS USUAL ON GOOD FRIDAY. NO
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    • 142 11 HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated m the Colony of Hong Kong) The liability of members is limited t< the extent and m the manner pre* cribed by Ordinance No. 6 of 1929 o the Colony. HEAD OFFICE HONG KONG Authorised Capital $50,000 00( Issued and fully paid up $20,000
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    • 494 11 I 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 1 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3.000 000 HEAD OFFICE 38, Bishopsgate. London EC. 2 Agencies and Branches 3 Alor Star lioilo
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  • 135 12 Device Adds To Safety At Sea New York, Apr. 2. A new marine signal lamp that will penetrate a medium fog for a mile has been added to the many devices designed to increase the safety of ships. Gjon Mili, engineer for the Westinghouse Lamp Co., said
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  • 238 12 Huge Dredging Scheme Contemplated IUIODEItN commerce has brought into being vast dredging jobs m recent years, but the one that is now eon- tempated m the Great Lakes, the cost iOf which will run into about £100,000,000, leaves all of them m the shade. It is the
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  • 752 12 THE COMBINED FLEET EXERCISES Merchant Navy Takes Part In Practice THE principal naval exercises of the year, those in which the whole Home and Mediterranean Fleets take part, WC held this year from Mar. 7 to 15 in the Atlantic, to the westward of the Straits of Gibraltar between the
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    • 557 12 BOUSTEAD Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m F.M.S.) rh'LKPHONE I Freight 54?»3 Passage 5431. LLOYDS AGENTS. •OOftUMJ u;ents for federated MALAY statls railways. ROYAL STATE RAILWAYS OF £lAM (Incorporated m England). NOME VIA CHINA, JAPAN HONOLULU CANADA BY THE "EMPRESS" ROUTE—LUXURY AT LOW COST.! BM Mm If Lake Louise, Bmfl the Beautiful
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    • 306 12 BIBBY LINE [LONDON ADiHUSS: tt, PALL MALL. LONDON. S.W.I 1 of fast twin-screw Oil Driven Mail Passenger Vessels between RANGOON. COLOMBO, PORT SUDAN MARSEILLES, PLYMOI'TH AND LONDON with through connection :rom Singapore, and Penaii^. HOMEWARD BAILINGS Leave Leave Rangoon olombo itss WORCESTERSHIRE Apr. 24 May 1; CHESHIRE May P> M.iy
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    • 86 12 HEAP ENG MOH S.S CO I LIMITED. (RED FUNNEL LINE (INCORPORATTD IN STP KlfUl PMMIIgCI rrom Singapore I Baaka "id Bil 1,,, ii\t\m\ cnnuwM si \l\K\N<(Even in*' iaj i •a Ban Hon I s.s Oiang sdi Fof SOIKAKAVX 4 IMMMf (PWinlghU v ix QUoi Aj > s Ql ins Ann
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 442 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 pm. iKuantan (via Jerantut> Monday to Friday 7.30 a.m. Saturday 730 a.m. 7 p.m. Kelantan via Gemas) every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday
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    • 281 12 SINGAPORE HARBOR ship* alawgsMi the or esaectej i Kast Wharf (Eartraa <„t,. Haldis 20; Hon| P Main Wharf ih.1,.,,,,. Kola 18: Katorl 14; Ifenelaus 11; s Baiplre Dec* (Enti m Tango Ifam 32 :i6. liinpire Dock (Elttn Khandalla 46 \\Vst Wharf (Batraaci <„., Nleuw Zeeland i Section 10 (BatnUM I
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    • 301 13 BRITISH INDIA I P. &O.S. N. CO*S SAILINGS. I OUTWARDS I Mm* rnmg* s'pon- T'nage S'^n KAISAR-I-HIND 11 500 July I 810 May 8 BEHAR 6.000 July li .000 May 10 RANCHI 17.000 July 1« A 0 May 24 SOUDAN 6 500 July June G NALDERA 16 000 Aue RANPURA
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    • 341 13 Ellermaii Buckna] Steamship Co., Ltd (Incorporated la England) "ELLERMAN" UNE x City oi Birmingham D «c Satt« City of Bristol Apr. 29 May J City of Bagdad May 14 May l( City of Kimberley May 30 June x Calls Hull' JUne 14 June JSUSF K NG SHANGHAI AMERICAN AND MANCHURIAN
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    • 369 13 I StS?"*^""'''®! HI J*«a«K»W STCAMSHN- CO^Sr P grasses Emm^M (The Liverpool am t™^ INSURANCE. ?>* BLUE rUMMCL LIMB t■£ if JS C CLYTON?T en> Mar s( ill( s a »d Gla-ogov X; A P r L 4 May 26 IONRbb Bclavan £*P r 28 Ma> l May 3C HAVRE AND
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    • 856 14 K. P. M. KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAABT MAATBCHAPPLJ MAJANG- Wednesday. Apr. 17. Prigi-Radja. Sapat, Tembilahan. Poeloe-Pal-las. Pengallan-Estate and Rengat. TllEDENS— Wednesday. Apr. 17. Muntok and Palembang^ TOHITI— Wednesday. Apr. 17, Toengkal. Moeara-Saba and DJambi. BOTH— Wednesday. Apr. 17. Penang and Belawan-Deli. RFIJNST Thursday Apr 18. Cheribon <not for passengers), Semarang, Sourabaya. Boeleleng.
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    • 359 14 ,4n cr REGULAR FORTNIGHTLY SAILINGS TO NAPLES GENOA MARSEILLES Via Penang, Colombo, Bombay, Soez, Port Baid. Alexandria oa the Famoii PRESIDENT LINERS All oatilde •tateroom»— Excellent calslne— Swimming bathThree day itopover la EffTPt. Arrive Leave Arrive Singapore. Singapore. New York. PRESIDENT ADAMS Apr. 20 Apr. 23 June 4 PRESIDENT HARRISON
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    • 526 14 lv» Lit M.S. RIO DE JANEIRO MARU. SISTER VESSEL OF M S WONM UMI M«, rO THE UNITED STATES VIA S.AFRICA S.AMERic, Lea. Arr. Arr. Arr. Arr Next Sailings Spore Durban C. Town R.deJ'ro Santo? B Air s. Rio de J. Maru Apr. 29 May 16 May 19 May 30
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  • 691 15 CRICKET IN MALACCA Schoolboys Coining To Singapore I mdeni i Malacca, Apr. i». ol tlv mter- [Mttta- High by 54 evenged their the loss nts m, a tie ground ,adlyhandistar hOWlor 19, but Chiew put troll s,nt .m.- High rted .My 1 ing three two overs. Eight >ut v sofl
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  • 1927 15 Weekly Sports Notes Comp iled By A rgu s CINGAPORE has had two successive wet Saturdays and as on the previous week all cricket matches arranged for Saturday last could not be played. The State trial, which was to have begun on Saturday afternoon on the
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  • CRICKET HONOUR LIST
    • 38 15 Latin (Sel. Police vs. Kilat) 100 C. J. Bede-Cox (Perak vs. N.S.) 79 F. K. Macnamara (Sel. Police vs. Kilat) 65 hopard (N.C.C. vs. Wiltshire*) 63 Hopgood (Wiltshires vs. N.C.C.) 63 R. Chapman (N.S. vs. Perak) 56
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    • 75 15 M. Ignatius (Ceylon S.C. vs. Khalsa) five for 3. A. S. A. Jansen (Singapore State trial) seven for 12. (iorbex Singh (Sel. Indians vs. F.M.S.R.) seven for 16. Sundran (Ceylon S.C. vs. Khalsa) five for 11. Ken ft Siew (S.C.R.C. vs. :vi.r.A.> n %c rot g£ <1. < Inn
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  • 363 15 Rangers Beat Tamils By Two To One (Fran Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 15. 'THE ilrst Division match m the Selangor F.A. League between the Selangor Rangers and the T.P.C.A. "A" at the Stadium today resulted m a win for the Rangers by the odd goal m
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  • 440 16 5 -NIL VICTORY IN SECOND DIVISION Police 5 M.F.A. II 0 THE Police team scored a notable victory m the Second Division of the League yesterday, when they beat the Malays' second eleven by five clear goals at Anson Road Stadium. Previous to this,
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  • 312 16 THE S.C.F.A. play the Selangor Chinese at Anson Road stadium on Friday at 5.15 p.m. doubtful at several stages of the game whether they would eventually be the winners, for the Malays never lacked thP £E SPi rlt BUt the of the Police forwards was too good
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  • 27 16 tt, London, Apr. 15 Following are results of Scottish league games played today J? carts 2. Clyde o Queens Park 3. Hibernians L -Reuter.
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  • 33 16 The attention of Keppel Golf cinh members is drawn to the fact that a at i 3.3°0 n p S m nday Apr 2S «»nme»clnl u»?2S3or be drawn by ballot <•"
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  • 30 16 The Abattoirs FC and i WW it..u t Raiment team drew one a.f in a 'th/r'd ?n™ match on the V uc A football ground. Anson Road, yesSf-
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  • 6 16 In a friendly game of soccer
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  • 635 16 KA THLEEN BE A TS RAMON A IN THRILLING FINISH Lundon Challenge Cup Resail LIGHT south-west to westerly breeze and an overcast sky with hP tt«?t rea f ?1 raln and a Strong ebbtide were the conditions at ne start of the re-sailed race for the Lundon Challenge Cup by
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  • 49 16 The following will represent the .M.C.A. at soccer against S.R.C. on the S.R.C. ground tomorrow at 5.10 p m J. Bleha; R. Lyne. Tan Huch Wan- G Day, W. Mitchell, Ang Whatt Kir- C Crocker. V. N. Pillay. H Crocker I Reshty. Reserves: N. Lim. W Pullen J Baker.
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  • 60 16 Famous Jockey Dead London, April 16. The death has taken place of the famous jockey. Bill Speck. He rode Mr. Whitney's Thomond the Second m the Grand National. He died at Cheltenham today following a fall m the Ledbury Steeplechase on Apr 10 when riding Gwelo a 2 to 1
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  • 206 16 New Classifications And Transfers 4 Horses— Transfers: -Ernst from Clas* a'fto Class 1. Oolong from Class 2 tc r j Class l. Scrubbing Brush from Class 2 c! to Class 1. Forfeit from Class 1 to Class ™i; USty from Class 2to Class Miss Middy from Class 1
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  • 116 16 R.S.Y.C. Arrangement For Week-End As previously anhounced there will )e moonlight races for "C" and "ET vh S< n 9 n a w H hG R yal Sin^pore Yacht -lub on Wednesday. Apr 17 "C" Class will start at 6.40; "B" Class v:ll start at 6.50. Next Friday,
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  • 102 16 The following have been invited to ?u' o ssociation football tomorrow m the S.C.C. tournament. Merchants and Services (Whites) G. Boas: Lt. J. P. MeN Wilson A P M a iS ie w L P -S- Gardiner. J. E. Harvey. r t ivY° rt: T FO A Goldin^-
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  • 459 16 MONOPOLIES UNABLE TO KEEP LEAD R.E. II 3 Monopolies AFTER taking the lead Jin times, the Government Moi c polies team were forced to shar the points with the Royal En gineers II m yesterday's game i; the Second Division of the S.A.F.A League, on
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