The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 23 April 1935

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  • 14 1 The Singapore Free Press NO. 14,555 ESTD. 1835 TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 1935 10 CENTS.
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  • 231 1 WORKERS NOT UNITED FOR REVOLUTION "BACK TO THE LAND" SAYS LABOUR How £200,000,000 Can Be Saved London, Apr. 22. QOOTED opposition to affiliation with the Communist International was adopted by a large majority at the Easter conference of the Independent Labour Party at Derby.
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  • 63 1 HUEY LONG'S THREAT TO THE PRESIDENT mHE R •BOSTON jEA PARTY Relief Funds Are Withheld tthnt.t <ir»rma. \|>r. 81. Lj tmenl ol the r Bill, which will place Federal millions supporters Long, the dictari Louisiana. Mr. Harold Ickes, th( Interior. to cut off all relief c di Louisiana. i I
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  • 18 1 tthington, \m •»•> fxe d tiflcates bv i the Commis 'ana ol from .tion t4«» Reuter
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  • 157 1 DIRECTOR MURDERED IN STORE Philanthropist And Ex-M.P. BRUTAL CRIME IN Baldwin Mills, Quebec, Apr. 19. II7ILLIS Keith Baldwin, director of many companies and a reputedly Immensely wealthy millowner, was found dying today in his store, evidently the victim of a murderous assault. His skull was crushed and a brown paper
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  • 92 1 Londoners Inspect Jubilee Preparations London. Apr. 19. Good Friday was showery but the i: llday gave many Londoners and visitors their first opportunity of Inspecting the Jubilee preparations which are well advanced in many districts. Already the Mall and Constitution Hill and Piccadilly are lined with
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  • 71 1 Hods Closing In On Capital Of Szechuan Shanghai. Apr. 22. Aboin forty British and American imen j«id children Including a baby days, have been evacuated air from Chengtu, the capital oi huan, on account cf the Communist menace. All arrived safely in Chungking In specially chartered aeroplanes.
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  • 244 1 Successful Trip By R.S.F.C. Planes AN enjoyable flight to the hill station at Brastagi. Sumatra, was made by two land planes of the Royal Singapore Flying Club over the Easter holidays. The pilots and club members who made the flight weir Mr. Hughes Ha llet t
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  • 347 1 CABSNET RESIGNS IN PROTEST TROOPS STAND BY IN BULGARIA National Government Formed Sofia, Apr. 21. AFTER the formation of a National Government under the Premiership of the septuagenarian M. Andre Tocheff. a vigorous appeal to the people to rally to the new Government for the good of
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  • 202 1 I Offers Of Help From U. S. And Britain Taihoku, Apr. 22. THE latest casualty figures in the Formosan earthquake are 2,711 i dead and 11,386 injured. U.S. RED CROSS OFFER Washington, Apr. 17. Admiral Grayson, chairman of the United States Rod Cross, has offered Its
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  • 36 1 Dr Fiir-wangler has born reinstated! following bis dispute with Dr. Qoebbels. Tht announcement thai Dr. Furtwangler will conduct the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra on April 25 follows a recent interview of Di. Purtwansler with ffiUer.- Reuter Wireless
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  • 50 1 Report To Be Submitted To London, Apr. 17. The sittings ol the Klect committee considering th».» question of Western Australia's secession petition have been concluded. The chairman hai announced that the committee would prepare tti report. which would be submitted to both I -s ol Parliament. Reuter Wireless
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 92 1 BIGIA TEA the freshness Bring? < n( fr*r««« f thc Ml,-" fdeMl a;r c! ,o vour home. HOTEL jf op,. TONIGHT V hCIAI DINNER CONCERT j D;\Vpi> 815 To 915 P.M. "OKMAL) 9 .30 TO M.DN.GHT ALS E y": BRIL LJANT CABARET ENTERTAINMENT 4,'OU PAUL THE rr K s' AMOls
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    • 154 1 JUBILEE WEEK PROGRAMME /C^^- s )W -2 W^yMW^\ i|^ ADELPHI HOTEL SEA VIEW HOTEL may eth JUBILEE "DINER DE LUXE" MA y 6th I JUBILEE <<DiNER DE LUXE" AND AND EXTENSION d»|| EXTENSION to 'am DHU n BALL DINNER $500 NON-DINERS $1.00 iO-A.M. p|NNER NON D|NERS $1 0Q may eth
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    • 11 1 There is no better Tea than BIGIA TEA GROWN IN MALAYA
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  • 112 2 The following were passengers by Royal Netherlands Air Lines: From N.I. to Singapore on Apr. 16 Mr. and Mrs. Porter. Mr. Stanek. From Singapore to N.I. on Apr. 17 Mr. De Cocatty. Mrs. Ling and Mr. Lee. From N.I. to Singapore by K.L.M. on Apr. 17 Mrs. Link
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  • 66 2 Corbin (Brit. Columbia). Apr. 17. The strike of coalminers which began in January alter a refusal of the management to reinstate certain miners, culminated today in a fierce battle. More than 250 miners, aided by women, wielding clubs, hammers, and stones, attacked the police who made a baton
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  • 355 2 Heralded by advance reviews eulo- gising it as one of the finest British films made to date. Alexander Korda's latest triumph. "The Scarlet Pimpernel." will be given its Malayan premiere at the Capitol this week, immediately following the present attraction. With an all-star British cast,
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  • 98 2 In order to facilitate the establishment in the "'station d'altitude" of Dalat of foreign residents and allow them to take advantage of the latest improvements, golf, swimming pool, roads, railway, telephone, etc.. of this very cool and pleasant resort. H.M. The Emperor of Annam has
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  • 243 2 ARTIFICIAL METHODS DANGEROUS Has No Hope Of Becoming Self-Supporting London, Apr. 10. THE -report of the committee of 1 inquiry into the British beet sugar industry launched under Government auspices in 1924 says the committee cannot recommend the continuance of financial assistance amounting to several millions annually
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  • 99 2 Death Of Old Leader Of The Bolshevik Movement Moscow, Apr. 16. The death is announced of Peter Smidovitch. one of the oldest leaders of the Bolshevik movement and a member of the Praesidium and of the Central Executive Committee of the Soviet. Amongst many other important offices he
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  • 95 2 British Government Taking Up His Case London, Apr. 17 in the House of Commons today replying to Mr. G. Le Mander (Lib' wolverhampton. E.» asking for the present position in regard to Mr Lenox-Simpson's claim following the suppression of his newspaper in Harbin last year. Mr. Baldwin in
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  • 186 2 Dramatic Evidence In Murder Trial Bournemouth, Apr. 16. The hearing oi the Rattenbury case in which Alma Rattenbury. a widow, aged 31, and a 19-year-old chauffeur, George Stoner. are charged with the murder of the woman's husband, was continued today. Evidence was given by Mrs. Rattenbury who
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  • 231 2 8 Miners In Cage Which Plunged Into Water Kalgroorlie. Eight men had remarkable escapes from being trapped and drowned 2.000 feet underground recently when a cage in the Great Boulder Mine, in which they were being lowered, over-ran the bottom level and plunged them into the water
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  • 104 2 Penan* Apr. 20. In the Supreme Court this mornlnMr. Justice Whitlej delivered a lengthy Judgment on a mojion by the Chartered Bank asking for a decision whether the bank had a general Hen upon certain securities deposited wltil it by a debtor firm -the Chetty firm T.S.N..
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  • 90 2 Launched Against Drug Trade In Szechuen Chungking. Szechuen's notorious opium trade which has enjoyed freedom lor more than 13 years, has received a definite setback with the crusade against it launched by General Chiang Kai-shek General Chiang, who has come here to direct the anti-Communist campaign in Szechuen.
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  • 78 2 I Expires At The End Of The Present Year London, Apr. 17. The British Broadcasting Corpnrntion charter expires at the end ol the year and a committee under the chairmanship of Lord Ullswater hftl been appointed to consider the constitution, control, and finance oi broadcasting services in this
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  • 97 2 The third annual general meeting of thfl Singapore Chinese Exchange Bro kers' Association was held at the A ciation premises. 12. South Canal Rn.d when the following officers were elected for the year 1935. President. Mr Lek Piak Sin re-elected Vice-President Mr. Seah Mui Sia re-elected >
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 105 2 \\W "will I To Be Opened On -4L!/ 1 FRIDAY. 3rd MAY. jfcj By His Excellency THE GOVERNOR i W AT 6.45 P.M I THE EX-SERVICES ASSOCIATION OF MALAYA. SINGAPORE BRANCH LAYING UP OF THE STANDARD FROM THE NATIONAL CENOTAPH WHITEHALL, IN THE ST. ANDREWS CATHEDRAL ON WEDNESDAY 24th APRIL
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    • 190 2 1 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISES^ MATCH YOUR LIPSTICK WITH YOUR NAIL POLISH. NEW CUTEX LIPSTICKS to harmonise with CUTEX NAIL POLISHES. Obtainable from MEDICAL HALL, LIMITED. Battery Road. BOARD RESIDENCE. "EAST ANGLIA." 6, OXLEY RISE, Near Town High and cool situation. Largo grounds. Excellent cuisine. Tennis I 1 Dally or monthly terms.
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    • 210 2 1 followli I par:. r Ho. m *2 1 i D i I M Cms-: I Dal I A. Supply Jan 1 J Ncmoxl 'nii: i:i KA^I ASSOCIATION, siNrJJ fcona m. m 9 Pllblc M til Victoria M ol His Ex< Thursd General Mi elation to the 8H c is
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 177 2 Diary Of The Week TUESDAY, APRIL >3 High Water. 0.46 a.m. 81) ft 1.25 p.m. 7.5 ft.. Pootball s.a.f.a League, Div 11. H.MS. Terror vs S.C.F.A.. Anson Road Stadium Div. 111. Y.M.C.A. vs. Fort Can- 1 ning. Y.M.C.A. ground Div. 111. Abattoirs vs. Medical Services, s.R.c. ground Cricket Malacca High
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    • 118 2 Today's Radio Programmes 8.8.C. Wavelengths 25.29 and 16.86 metres 9.20 Big Ben. The 8.8.C. Empire Orchestra. Anne Wood (contralto). Greenwich time signal at 10.20 p.m. 10.20 "Meet the Detective" Series. "Meet Dr. Eustace Hailey." Presented by his creator. Anthony Wynne. 10.35 Interlude. 10.40 Light Classical Concert. The Serre Trio: Queenie
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  • 62 3 jubilee Committee's Decision raipint. Xl>r 18 built la i as a A ln honour ibilee tting the though ui the jula was Jubilee mous In public tricts to t >. This amount thai required the trans- for a veni In nature ats to spot 111
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  • 63 3 \jr. (oltman Ma) I *lii > Chinese Champion Ik the Chess iitoi P i r Club. an Club Ml Cl Hv, h i who arveek, at the I ib on Wednesday. ;j p.m. club has the who wish ti r th< mselves Imming club for the nake it
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  • 23 3 Ban* Made At Japanese Imperial .Mint Osaka. ►usy making ring the Emperor rendered di» fighting tl In 1932 nd become
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  • 18 3 Sydney. students, S ago 'dney mrse world. Ns \Y n the •Sir d Seoul for
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  • 347 3 CAUGHT CROCODILE ALIVE Electric Torch And 1 Lance As Weapons (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, Apr. 17. A LARGE crocodile measuring four and a half metres, and said to be about twenty-years old, arrived NarLs yesterday. It was the property oi a Malay passenger who arrived on a visit to
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  • 111 3 Record Take By Japanese Whaler Kobe. tie 5).00t)-ion whaler Antarctic Mam. which has been cruising in the South i Pacific since July, has just returned alter a very successful voyage. The captain reports that the ship took 232 whales In fifty-seven days. On i one
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  • 93 3 When He Read Inscription I On Wife's Tombstone Cebu, Philippines. Maximo Labrv.da didn't pay a great deal of attention when his wife died, i He even allowed his father-in-law to make the funeral arrangements and secure the burial plot. But when Mr. Labrada visited the cemetery and
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  • 264 3 Alleged To Be Forgeries Penaiiff. Apr. SI. the case was mentioned before Mr. J. P. Blddulph, the second magistrate, yesterday, in which two Cantonese named Wong Chen Yen and Loh Pak Soon wen charged with being in possession of 8,000 rate Siamese- ticals ;it an
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  • 747 3 Coronation Of New Sultan To Take Place Shortly Colombo. Apr. Hi. jy.fß. Hilmy Didi, the Maldivian (iovernment Representative in Ceylon, returned to Colombo yesterday morning after a short holiday at home. He contradicts the rumours and statements regarding unrest in his country. Mr. Didi
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  • 238 3 Baby Faces Are Explained By Science WHY SOME NOSES ARE SNUB BABY-FACED women have a scientific explanation. It is that girls* faces stop growing almost completely at about thirteen or fourteen, while boys' go on for several years more. That is one of the facts about human growth discovered by
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  • 295 3 FRIEND OF KINGS EMPERORS Gave Away Fortunes —And Dies In Pcnurj ALEX Pokol, schoolmaster, gold king and the Iriend of kings and emperors, has died in poverty at the age of seventyone in Budapest. His life story reads likr a 1 airy- tale. Thirty years ago he was an insignilicant
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  • 150 3 Because It Tickled Him When He Slept Peipintf. Mussolini's view that the beard is I sign of senility was one of the reasons given by Mr. Hsiun«4 Hsi-lin. a wellknown Pelplng philanthropist, when he was asked why he had cut his hirsute appendage before he remarried Mr.
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  • 232 3 Shark Which Contained Sack Of Coal Sydne> That sharks will not attack black skinned people and that they nav turn on their backs to Kl« th<>ir pn V are myths, long exploded, that had their origins in antiquity. But (here are later mythical beliefs, according to Mr. g.
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  • 57 3 The wedding took place il the v»n nin^ Road Chapel, Kuala Lumpur, on Monday. Apr. 15, ol Mr E. II Broml»-y of the tutorial itaff of th< Victoria Institution, eldest son oi Mr. and Mrs. F: B. Bromley, of India, to Miss Iris Mar lorie, eldest daughter ol Mr and
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  • 88 3 Foreign Couple Married In Chinese Style Mptaf. For the first time in the history of Peiping. a foreign couple have been married here in accordance with Chinese rites. The contracting parties were Mr. V. Zuzanek, Professor of Music at National Norma' University, and Mi> Z Lepshina. The groom
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
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    • 79 3 I NATURES CURE Dr De JONGH'S LIGHT -BROWN COD LIVER OU contains VITAMINS A and D IN CORRECT PROPORTION WITH ALL THE OTHER VALUABLE CONSTITUENTS of Cod Llw Oil Highly r«cnmm«nd«4 by J>* ri«dlcal fro4«uten or o««r LIGHTY ye*ri In th« tr««tm«nt ot CONSUMPTION ASTHMA BRONCHITIS RHEUMATISM INRANTILE and ALL
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  • WOMEN'S INTERESTS
    • 1085 4 Let's Talk About The Value Of Style In Stockings. Sheer White May Become Popular j I WONDER how many of you know that the stocking business was founded on love The first stocking machine was invented by the Reverend Mr. Lee in 1589 because his fiancee was j so busy
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    • 791 4 A CHANGE is coming over the outlook of people in Great Britain who are intelligently workIng for the cleaning up of the screen. This change is being forced upon' them by the logic of circumstances. i Recently a letter from Prebeaciary Wilson Carlile. Honorary Chief
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    • 108 4 For those who like an unusual salad this is attractive and seasonable Prepare half a pint of bottled shrimps bv cutting them into small pieces- cut up the best part of a celery into small pieces, and shred finely the contents of a small tin of pineapple or
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    • 410 4 From Our New York Correspondent New York. A LTHOUGH she no longer is the wife of the film magnate, her name still is Mrs. Jack Warner. < a kindly, stout,ish lady with a menacing sense of humour. She has become a habitue of
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
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  • Article, Illustration
    107 5 ™::.r .r n tsjx. •ss^j^.^^s-sjc^sst^sv. MlsM FAY WR^V.the film actress, was among those leaving Croydon by air to attend the Grand National at Aintree. Hen Hitlers deputy, addressed an enh*mkh on wo;k€ts in a large locomotive works f* urmam nts requirements. The speech »M l.roadrast all over Germany KOCHARD-11-CHUAN. one
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  • 421 6 Boast Of Public Enemy No. 1 Falsified Dallas, Texas. DESPITE his boa.-,t that he would never bo taken alive Raymond Hamilton. America's Public Enemy No. l. was captured without a shot being fired at Fort Worth, Texas, and was lodged In Dallas County Gaol. TIM rapture
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  • 57 6 London. Apr. 17. Sir Aure] Stein baa been awarded, the Gold Medal oi the Society ol Anti- quaries tor distinguished services tor archaeology.- Reuter. I. News has been received of the death at Horam. Sussex, recently ot Major.: C. B. Mullins. R.M.. who was at one! 5
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  • 409 6 THE following passengers arrived 1 by the President Adams on Saturday Dr. Antonio EJercltO, chief, section oi malaria control, bureau ol health. Manila, who has come on business. Mr. James M. Major, auditor lor the Robert Dollar Co. at Shanghai, on a business trip to
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  • 577 6 Romance Of A Former R. A. F. Captain WAR TIME BRAVERY RECALLED Douai. I HAVE just returned from the marriage, in a village near here, of a former Captain in the Royal Flying Corps. Mr. Edward Marten, a native of Sydney. Australia, and Fraulein
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  • 179 6 Will Soon Be All Of Standard Gauge Dairen. With the unification o! Manchuria's railway network, military as well as regular freight and passenger trains will soon be able to traverse the length raid breadth of the new State. Hitherto unable to penetrate turther inland than Changchun, S. M.
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  • 139 6 Doctor Looks At Lords And Sighs PIR Morton Smart, a doctor, *J cast a glance round a room ;of the House of Lords recently and sighed. He was giving evidence on the Os- > tcopaths Bill before a select commit- tee. He had been asked if any human beings were
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  • 337 6 Girl Ends Her Own Life Sarugossu. IN the dead of night, the household ot Senor Luis Alguarez was roused by a shriek of terror From the room occupied by his beautiful daughter. Raquel. The girl explained that ihe had |ust had a vivid drci*m in
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  • 86 6 Instrument With Hundreds Of Famous Signatures Shanuhai. Shanghai i5? the home <>i one ol the most unique i<nd pricelen musical Instrument! in the world a battered old cello containing the autographs oi many hundred rent peraonai The Instriu tor the purp. Ueved to b« tii piece made h
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  • 42 6 LOST THE DREAD OF GETTING FAT Enjoys ii,.;. *fc Bh led r<. r •I i welghl the i n (i i i still i nji thank 1 Mrs. i c i) Th liti tivii:i i that bef< "jumping d instead <.: lion foil
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 102 6 VICTORIA MEMORIAL HALL TONIGHT at 9.30 p.m. Entire Change of Programme MADAME GALLI-CURCI THE WORLD FAMOUS SOPRANO AT THE PIANO FLUTIST HOMER SAMUELS RAYMOND WILLIAMS BOOKING AT LITTLE'S PRICES $4, $3 AND $2. Her Motto Was "Kiss and Tell" »X A BX W w y *H ?i= BIOGRAPHY OF A
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    • 93 6 %*d COX KINGS (AGENTS) LDOTBD Head Office. 13, Regent Street. LONDON. TAKE CHARGE OF EASTER!* KH PORT SAID BRANCH HAVE IT LAUNDERED AND READ\ POi ON THE RETURN .POURIS Representatives board all homeward bound sU PORT SAID, MARSEILLES, LONDON AND MVERPU* to irrmncc Bfeggage Clearance Rail Aceonmodal For further particulars
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  • 99 7 ;V|Nl HUMK AFTF.K BORNEO ISJ Oi! And Tobacco Prospects concluded a twool the territory adpany, Major:olm. president* Chartered) 0 Europe via I mnel steamer lie ol the Both Sir been 1 discuss lmithorlties when are alwi Hich can rsonal visit, i i these connt In arch
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  • 52 7 ii oi the Malayan published. It conm I iid priz< m Show held last V primarily bem nds upon his time, w n. ■■iv--1 I AssociaW Malayan W y requested I The date I Mr Ward-Jackson will I' v. been t(nni> -ill be con- f the Assof
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  • 727 7 Singapore Volunteer Rifle Association SUCCESSFUL YEAR RECORDED PHE report of the Singapore Volunteer Rifle Association for the 1 year 1934, states The year under review has. from all angles, been one of the bes the Association has had for some time past. This is partly accounted for by the absorption
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  • 156 7 Talk On "An Army In The Making" From Our Own Correspondent > Seremban. Apr. 15. The Hon. Mr. J. W. W. Hughes. British Resident of Negri Sembilan. presided at a dinner meeting of the Seremban Rotary Club held at the Seremban Rest House. Major C. A. Scott. M.A.
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  • 100 7 Chinese Knocked Down By Car. From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 21. Mr. R. S. Clemons, of the Trade and Customs Department, was driving his car, in which wxs also Mrs. Clemons. in Batu Road on Friday when a Chinese stepped, into the road from behind another
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  • 451 7 MR. TAY LIAN TECK IN KUALA LUMPUR Guest Of Honour At His Old School •From Our Own Correspondent.) ™xr Kua la Lumpur, Apr. 21. W o tl n Mr Tay Lian Te <*. M.L.C was the guest of honour at the dinner given by
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  • 104 7 Falls Victim To Vamp He Tried To Charm Shanghai. If Tsu did net woo. he would not|| have met his Waterloo. I Tsu. with a local reputation as a 1 "Don Juan." was Shanghai-bound with I £40 in his wallet, attaint for pleasure, j When his vessel
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 135 7 Night after Night enthusiastic crowds revel the beauty of this grand Musical Entertainment CAP^TOI TONIGHT lT!inj_U_L_ 6.15-9.15 M Day! 2ht PERFORMANCE!! ""he famous Stars of -The LOVE PARADE* mM' S. M's musical joy Ylfll DOUJI Meil/?" 2 Uhar 's Immortal Songs and Dazzling Dance Sequences! Its Hundreds of people have
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    • 213 7 JllUiiinni A GRAND slam of I jALHAMBRA) jffT?.TgS I The answer to the eternal question— SHOULD YOU PLAY BRIDGE I WITH YOUR WIFE? Hilarious comedy packed with laughs! I E^^ w **l^^ I 1 Ef\*^~ I i# H f K^k SV. I ls^ X^^ V v V II \j J
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  • 804 8 The Singapore Free Press TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 1935 The Formosa Earthquake I ATEST news from Formosa shows that the death-roll in the great earthquake now runs into thousands. This catastrophe, carrying widespread destruction and misery in its train, adds yet another tragic chapter to Japanese history. The island of Formosa
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  • 325 8 Mrs. Keppel Qarnier returned to Penan--; on Thursday by the Rohna Ifrcm Madras. Mr. C. R. Dyen. secretary oi tluPerak Tun Club, will be going home on leave on May (3. Dr. \V H. Bailie, late oi Bttngel Merbau Estate. Tanjong Malim. has retired and left Malaya
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  • 428 8 I'HE Soviet Government appear.-, now to be quickening the process ot creating a large mercantile marin< During the pa.st tew weeks their agents have purchased twelve second-hand ships. Includl the Nederlandsche n Lioyd fleet of seven Russia Huys .steamers and th» Ships P.S.N. Company's liner Essequibo
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  • 93 8 Do You Know That tigers were mm M common on Singapore Island that more than 200 death* from tiger attacks were recorded in some years in the 'sixties? Mount Blizabeth and TeloK Blangah are two districts in which, it is recorded, tigers were very troublesome, and also in
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  • 850 8 IT was a third-class carriage, packed With people, all bound lor little Cast U ian villages except the youngster who sat next to me. He was going to Madrid to .seek his fortune as a bullfighter. And he fare this iniormation defiantly though he expected us to
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 127 8 ./Good Taste '^W-fcjKW CALDBICCIi'S BY SPECIAL A TO H.M. THE \PPOINTMENI KIN<I OF SIAM FOR YOUR WEDDING BIRTHDAY PRESENTS We always have the biggest and finest selection of most useful articles in STERLING SILVER E.P.N.S. CRYSTAL WARE. Never fail to call at your jeweller tor quality and right service. (Incorporated
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    • 66 8 IT SEEMS A JAZZ-BAND CONDUCTOR recently composed a i4 hot" number while suffering from 'flu. Not, one Slopes, one of these "catching" tunes. If you are incapacitated by illness or injury, a "GAFLAC" ACCIDENT AN D ALL-SICKNESS POLICY will protect your income. GENERAL ACCIDENT, FIBE LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION, LTD. Hongkong
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  • 1403 9 TWO FAMOUS WRITERS INTERVIEWED IN SINGAPORE I jnt Killed l\,j{l^ IMSASTEH IN \M\ V SCOTIA .mhi-li. Scotia, \pr. Hr|M wtrt killed and several I njared when the Sydneyij.iiiux Canadian National -l tii D ver the embankment. r «li<i train Is rushing to t Jit' the disaster.— Renter tireless i Authors
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  • 57 9 INVOLVED Hi FATAL OCCIDENT I London. Apr. 19. THK airwoman, Amy Mollison had a narrow escape today when taring a motor-car accompanied by her father near the latter's home in Yorkshire when she was involved in an accident with a motor-cycle, the pillion passenger of which was killed
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  • 88 9 Long Prison Terms For Ringleaders Vienna, Apr. 18. Major Alexander Eifler has be.'n sentenced to 18 years' imprisonment and Capt. Rudolf Loew to 15 years in connection with the Socialist revolt in February. 1934. Eighteen others received sentences I varying rrona one to ten years. The accused were
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 198 9 MODES THE I I MINUTF' E ,jOT\ CH ARMING MODELS /fs% j SUITABLE FOR THE f 'GARDEN PARTY" AWAITING YOUR INSPECTION. ROBINSON CO., LTD. SINGAPORE j^B bWw Jh H^ JB^Ji Inn .^V r™« AUSTIN >l.«r yet 'tis not so radical in drsiun that it uill mm,,, p oul r^jft. ss.tst'sr&r!?
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  • TRADE AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE
    • 2720 10 Estate Costs Approaching Commodity Values ECONOMIST FEARS FURTHER EXPORT QUOTA CUTS (From The Free Press Correspondent) London, Apr. 4. A WEEK ago, Mincing Lane confidently anticipated a steady rise In the rubber price to at least 7d. and possibly Bd. per lb. The decision of
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    • 259 10 Rise In Value Of Exports From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, Apr. 13. The new Customs monthly return gives the Port of Bangkok figures for the complete year April 1, 1934 to March 31, 1935. The value of the exports from this port last year was Tcs. 127 5
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    • 484 10 MALAYAN TIN SHARES "TIPPED" IN LONDON U. S. Metal Demand Improving MR. JOHN HOWESON AND THE PEPPER POOL (From Our Free Press Corn I -»ndoii. pr I T^HE market tor Tin metal in London is so narrov. 1 severe fluctuations in price frequently result causes. During the past week, for
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  • 63 11 Duke And Duchess Of Kent Back Home London. Apr. hi. The Duke and Duchess of Kent arrived in London this morning by air fiom Paris, on their return from their honeymoon cruise In the West Indies. After visiting their new London home this afternoon they drove to
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  • 50 11 Japan's Vacant Place In The League Council Geneva, Apr. I<>. Today's meeting of the League Conn- ril was the first since the expiration Japan's withdrawal notice. Japans chair at the Council table. Which has been vacant for two years. now removed, and M. Litvinoft will Reuter Wireless
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  • 253 11 CONFERENCE IN ROME ON xMAY 20 Misgivings By Little And Balkan Ententes Kome. Apr. 15. THE conference on Austrian independence has been officially fixed for May 20 at Rome. Invitations are being sent to Britain. trance and Germany and all the succession States. M. LAVAL'S STATEMENT Geneva,
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  • 65 11 Last Post To Be Sounded Every Evening For Ever Ilrussels. Apr. IS. The Last Post will be sounded at the Monin Gate. Yores, at sundown every evening forever For lour years. Belgian Bremen daily have sounded the lament on bugles presented by the British Legion who have now
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  • 1284 15 Reed And Hewan Add 88 Runs In 40 Minutes PERAK PLAY FOR A DRAW But Sitting On The Splice Does Not Pay KLANG CLUB LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT NO SURPRISES IN FIRST ROUND gRILLIANT weather favoured the tenth annual open lawn tennis tournament of
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  • 311 15 Boon Beng Takes 7 Wickets t> tween the Recreation Club Recreation Green ended In the local side i d 298 t wici tii were drawn for the the P.C.R.C. but on the follow I- 142. I "ributing 44. Lim v Eu Cheow Hin 20 not '-ndt'd
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  • 464 15 The Malacca High School defeated the Raffles Institution on the latter's •ground yesterday by 76 runs, in a lowscoring match. The visitors took nrst knock and compiled 94. towards which H. Aman contributed 24 and Mr. Extras 25. The R.I. replied with 42. The M.H.S..
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  • 835 15 LAST DA Y OF PERAK T.C. SKYE MEETING Republican Pays $113 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Apr 2*> DBTOBUCAN, with Che Hamid up, sprang a surprJe at the second day, today, of Perak Turf Club Skye meeting and paid $113 for win and $31 place. A stiff breeze sprang up
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  • 103 15 Selangor's Badminton Victory Over Perak 'From Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur. Apr tf gELANGOR maintained her unbeaten record l when she defeated Perak in the annual badminton fixture by eleven games to one with one game abandoned owing to bad light. A sensation was caused by the defeat oi Tan
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  • 403 16 Last Two Batsmen Play Out Time ON RAIN-SOAKED WICKET Magnificent Innings By (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 22. SINGAPORE just averted defeat in the inter-State cricket match today in a thrilling finish with the last pair of batsmen together. The weather
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  • 171 16 (From Our Own Correspondent > Kuala Lumpar, Apr. 22. "pHE results oi the third stage in the F..wi.s. rifle championships nre as follow Open: F. H. Hare 144. Classes B and T: Abu Bakar 130. The Qnal FM.S. championship resulted as follow: First.
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  • 47 16 London, Apr. 11. Th<- Cricket Board of Control has ippoinied Plum Warner, Mr Percy Pi rrin and Mr. T Hipson as thr seleccommittee for two seasons to the Test teams to meet South Africa and India. Warner succeeds Sir Stanley J.ukson as chairman. Reuter Wireless
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  • 362 16 WEST HAM WEARER PROMOTION Yesterday's Home Football Results London, Apr. 22. HPHE promotion problem went a long way towards solution today. West Ham not only won, but their victory was at the expense of Blackpool, who had usurped the Hammers' position in the table. Bolton somewhat surprisingly
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  • 90 16 Tournament Ties For Today And Tomorrow Ties in the S.RC. billiards tournament for today and tomorrow are as follow TODAY Mixed Doubles Handicap W. A. Aeria and N. S. Hogan (owe 125; vs. Dr. C. L. Tessensohn and C B Webb (owe 100), "A" Class Handicap F. D'Cruz
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  • 59 16 Alcana Comes In To Pay 25 To 1 (From our <)un Correspondent) Sydney. Apr. 21. Th« k race for tht* Sydney Cup today resulted as fellows: AKUNA <7.0> DARK CHIEF »7.10> SYLVANDALE 12 > Won by half a length, a head between second and third. Bixteen ran. Betting:
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  • 698 16 Craik Regains Malayan Amateur Golf Title RECORD ROUND OF 68 BY G. HALLIDAY /^VNE of the most closely-contested golf finals in recent years V-J was provided at Bukit Timah yesterday by R. Craik and M. M. Paterson in the final of the Malayan championship, Craik running; out the winner at
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