The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 10 May 1935

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    Masthead
    16 1 Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 14.570 ESTD. 1835. FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1935 10 CENTS
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    Historic Jubilee Ceremony At Westminster
    1671 1 ADDRESSES FROM LORDS AND COMMONS "Throne A Loved And Si ~J J KINGS TRIBUTE TO QUEEN London, May 9. U7ESTMINSTER Hall today was the scene of a historic cere- mony, intimately British in character, when His Majesty met both Houses of Parliament in the 11th
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    WHY MUSSOLINI ORDERED MOBILISATION
    291 1 WHY MUSSOLINI ORDERED MOBILISATION ARMS IMPORTS BY ABYSSINIA "To Shoot Down Italians Rome, May 7. i| BILISATION orders have been .\1 ler to guarantee [talian East African s this is owing arms having been :yv several Eurohad been clearly ri and the mobilisation mea- 1 .< Ethiopian Gowrnnise of a
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    CANNOT TRADE BY CORRESPONDENCE
    125 1 Advice About Chinese London. May 9. "TF we want a share of the Chinese trade which is certainly coming we must help to create that market and we must return to the days of commercial adventurers." said Mr. Louis Beale. C.8.E., Commercial Counsellor to H.M. Legation
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    SIR AMBROSE FLEMING
    83 1 Receives Kelvin Medal For Electrical Research PRome. May 7. A high tribute was paid to Sir Ambrose Fleming, the octogenarian inventor of the thermionic wireless tube, when the Postmaster-General presented him with the coveted Kelvin Meda*l on behalf of the Electrical Institute for electrical research. Sir Kingsley
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    BALTIC STATES AND SECURITY
    99 1 Collective Gua rantees Favoured Kaunas (Lithuania), May 9. HEAFFIRMATION of their assent to the idea of regional collective guarantees of security are made in a communique issued at the conclusion of the conference of the Foreign Ministers of Lithuania, Latvia and Esthonia, held here. The three
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    U.S. MONETARY POLICY
    56 1 Mr. Morgenthau To Make Important Speech Washington. May Mr. Morgenthau. the Secretary to the Treasury, will make an important speech on Monday night when it is understood he will probably discuss j monetary policy and possibly reveal the White House view on the question of a currency
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    44 1 New York, May 9. AMELIA EARHART (Mrs G. Putnam landed at Newark after completing the first solo nonstop flight from Mexico City to New York, a distance of 2,100 miles in 14 hours 28 minutes, which is a new record for the trip.- Reuter
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    JUBILEE GIFT
    64 1 Porch Presented To St. John's Church, Ipoh (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, May 9. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. F. Towers have presented St. John's Church with a porch in commemoration of the Kings Silver Jubilee. The gift supplies a long-felt want as previously, in rainy weather, worshippers
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    JUBILEE TRUST
    27 1 London. May 7. Donations to King George's Jubilee Trust now exceed £500,000. Sir Charles Hyde has given £30,000 worth of rail- way stock.- Reuter Wireless
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    BRITISH LORDS' SYMPATHY FOR GERMANY
    304 1 BRITISH LORDS' SYMPATHY FOR GERMANY FOREIGN AFFAIRS DEB A TE "Let Proposals Be Submitted" London, May 7. PYMPATHY for Germany and M approval of Mr. MacDonald's recent declaration of policy was shown by several speakers in the debate in foreign affairs in the House of Lords, replying to which Earl
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      76 1 fIGJSJ Sffles fMef] PREMIER HOTEL 4 m%/ TONIGHT COCKTAIL DANCE 6.30 to 8.15 P .n, (informal) 9.30 to midnight AND TH E SENSATIONAL FASCINATING DANCER HENSIE ROGOTTA WHOSE AMAZING ACROBATIC NUMBERS DISPLAY GRACE SKILL NEVER BEFORE WITNESSED IN SINGAPORE. ■■^ijJjARING NIGHTLY NON DINERS $1.00 ln^ TOMORROW JUBILEE RACE DINNER BALL
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      57 1 |H| AvE59 SEA VIEW Jj_f/ HOTEL SATURDAY I Ul\ maaWr\ I SPECIAL DINNER MIDNIGHT SUPPER FOX TROT COMPETITION IN AID OF THE UNEMPLOYMENT FUND DINNER DANCE MUSIC THE FAMOUS RELLER BAND DINNER $5.00 (including 1.00 to the Unemployment Fund) SUPPER $1.00 0.50 NON-DINERS $1.00 (to the Unemployment Fund 8 PRIZES
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    MR. C. O. LIM
    102 2 To Be Married At Chinese Consulate On May 18 The marriage of a popular Chinese couple will be solemnised at the Chinese Consulate on May 18. The parties are Mr. C. O. Lim. assistant Official Assignee. Singapore. eldest son ol Mr. and Mrs. Lim Hoon Bee.
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    BING BOY MINSTRELS
    82 2 Among those who participated in the Jubilee Celebrations on Monday night were the "Eurasian Bing Boy Minstrels." Rendering musical selections, they paraded the town in a decorated and illuminated lorry. This Party was one of the entrants in the decorated and illuminated car: and lorry procession which
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    ART EXHIBITION
    87 2 In connection with the exhibition of paintings, drawings, etchings and art photography at the Municipal Office which closes on Saturday, exhibitors are requested to note that exhibits must be taken away either on Sunday or on Monday. Exhibitors will receive by post a permit authorising them to remove
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    MR. ANTHONY EDEN
    47 2 London May 8. Mr. Anthony Eden, the Lord Privy Seal, has recovered from his recent illness. He will return to his duties at the Foreign Office on Monday and will attend the meeting of the League Council at Geneva on Mav 20 British Radio
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    "THE AULD ENEMY"
    194 2 Members Of Commons In Playful Mood London. May 7. In the House of Commons today Scottish members playfully demonstrated this afternoon on the purely English decorations of Westminster Hall for Thursday's ceremony when Parliament assembles and presents an address to the King and Queen. The decoration consists
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    R.N.V.R. LAUNCH SUNK
    547 2 R.N.V.R. LAUNCH SUNK Marine Court "A Important decisions on the manoeuvring oi launches in the harbour are expected to result from a court of investigation which sat In the Marine Police Court. Singapore yesterday to examine the circumstances attending the collision oi the A.P.C. motor launch Makota and the R.N.V.R.
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    KING'S THANKS
    133 2 Successful Organisation Ot Jubilee Day London. May 8. The King in a letter to the Home Secretary, congratulates all concerned on the wonderful way in which every- thing was so successfully organised and carried out on Jubilee Day. The Queen and he were especially j pleased to notice
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    ADMIRAL KEYES
    30 2 London. May 7. Admiral Sir Roger Keyes, leader of the historic attack on Zeebrugge on St. Georges Day, 1918. has been placed on the retired list- Reuter Wireless
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    26 2 The Tokio Club Jubilee dinner will take place at 8 p.m. on Saturday at G H. Cafe and not at "B" Raffles Quay as previously announced.
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      31 2 00 NOT MISS IT -SUCH A PICTURE MAY NEVER COME AKAimT Somerset Maugham's Daring Story "The Painted Veil" (M. G. M.) starring with HERBERT MARSHALL fiAPRfI WARNER OLAND SOON AT PAVILION
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      197 2 Diary Of The Week FRIDAY, MAY 10 High Water 2.59 a.m. 7.7 it.. 5.4 p.m. 6.5 ft. Cricket: S.C.C. vs. Wiltshires. Oral day. SC'.C. padang. Football: Friendly, M.P.H. vs. Raffles Institution, R.I ground; Government League Div. 11. Immigration vs. Printing, J.C.S.A. -round. Goll Garrison Club, Robinson Cup Women's > SATURDAY,
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      292 2 i Today's Radio j Progrcaranes j B.B.C— GSF and GSG •Wavelengths— l9.B2 and 16.86 metres p.m. 6.20 Big Ben. An organ recital by Ernest W. Maynard. relayed from Bath Abbey. 6.35 "Meet the Detectives of Fiction." "Meet Max Carrados. the blind detective." presented by his creator. Ernest Bra mah. j
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    MOTION AGAINST THREE LOCAL SOLIGITORS
    2750 3 Objections Raised By Counsel Over- Ruled 1,1,1. TEXT OF SUPREME COURT JUDGMENT against three local advocates and solicitors Ii and C, to show cause was carried a step -in-day when the Chief Justice, Sir Walter Huggard Justice a Keckett Terrell delivered judgment n preliminary objections
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    HIS LUMBAGO HAS GONE FOR GOOD.
    173 3 HIS LUMBAGO HAS GONE FOR GOOD. A Sailor Finds That Kruschen Keeps Him Free. POUT years a ;u tins sailor had ah attack i lumbago. Kruschen put him right again and has kept him right e» er since: "Fcur years ago." he writes. "I was troubled With lumbago intermittently. and
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    WOMEN INTERESTS
    1878 4 Around The Town —Mignm Looks On DURING years oi residence here, I confess I never really realised what a vast population and a great number of cars were hidden away in Singapore. These points have forcibly impressed themselves on me during the last few days when my evenings
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    135 4 Cream together two oiu.n sugar and two ouocei ot battel Add a tablespooniul ot milk, then th. yolb of two eggs. Beat well, tl ounces ot ground almonds, which hie been sifted tree irom lonpi Beat together, adding s little more milk if necessary Whi.sk the gfctl I the eggs
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      166 4 A BUSY DAY IN A PROUD FATHERS LIFE .>, (fri 1 1 fi (Q_ 1 1 9 a.m. 9-lQom Mom _y L-. .;Oy Vr P 1 Tl ,1 Meantime IVirs. Johnson at home searches everywhere tor that last photograph of little Dick to show some visitors! "Old Johnson's simply potty
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    184 5 si\(.\PORF waterfront by night si* 1 owing the tlemettel Hall and on .he extreme tl, ,U, ,nal s <-«-»eral Post OlT.cc. eentre. ireme amm the spire ..I St. Andrew's Cathedral. I U KIK .Kurthin. „p, thl fl)||rth nm Patr((|cah (SMgh -p| t II BU VV deeoratkNM on tlie Covernment Office*.
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      129 5 LEICA-PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE JUBILEE PARADE ON VIEW AT SCHMIDT CO. 89, BRAS BASAH ROAD, RAFFLES HOTEL BUILDING. THE PHOTOGRAPHS WHICH ARE FOR SALE ARE ANOTHER PROOF FOR THE SUPERIORITY OF THE DO YOU KNOW THAT imperial" airways AND QANTAS EMPIRE AIRWAYS KThv lave to Ennlar.r: Ifl ■.'•>. CISC, md (0
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    JUDGMENT FOR NIECE AGAINST UNCLE
    627 6 Trouble Resulting From Objection To Her Marriage UHTHE defendant objected strongly to the marriage, and this is no doubt the fountain of all the trouble between the parties," said Mr. Justice Burton yesterday in the course of a judgment in the case In which Mrs.
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    Papuan Rubber To Control Australian Market
    478 6 Papuan Rubber To Control Australian Market PERMANENT BOUNTY OF 2d. A POUND N REQUESTED Canberra. THE Lieutenant-Governor of Papua i Sir Hubert Murray >. in his annual report, which was presented to the House of Representatives, forecasts an increasing prosperity in the rubber plantations in the territory. Sir Hubert Murray
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    Loss To Science At Cambridge
    395 6 DR. KAPITZA KEPT IN RUSSIA Cambridge. Apr. 24. CAMBRIDGE has learned with great regret that Dr. Petei Kapitza. F.R.S.. Fellow of Trinity College. Director of the Royal Society Mond Laboratory and Messel Professor of the Royal Society, is not likely to return to Cambridge for
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    8 6 TWO SENORIT\S gaily attired for churchgoing in Madrid.
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    JUBILEE IN BORNEO
    164 6 Special Fireworks Display In Sandakan ("From Our Own Correspondent) Jesselton, May 5. It has been decided that the whole of the $1,500. voted by the Chartered Company for use in celebrating the King's Jubilee is to be concentrated in Sandakan, the seat of Government A specialist in
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    SIAMESE WARSHIPS HERE TODAY
    114 6 SIAMESE WARSHIPS HERE TODAY Unofficial Visit To Last Four Days FOUR Siamese warships, the gunboat Sukhodaya and three torpedo boats will visit Singapore for four days on their way back to Bangkok after a cruise of the west coast of Siam. They are expected today. As the visits is unofficial
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    Tube Lift Works Without An Attendant
    263 6 Tube Lift Works Without An Attendant ROBOT SAYS "STAND CLEAR OF THE GATES" London. THREE automatic lifts, fitted with what the London Passenger Transport Board calls "speaking apparatus," will, it is expected, be put into use at the Strand Underground station very soon. When the lifts were being tested, passengers
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    TO TOUR FAR EAST
    282 6 50 Young Australia League Melbourne. Fifty schoolgirls will visit the Far East and spend six weeks in Japan this year on the first overseas tour for girls organised by the Young Australia League. The girls, who will be between 14 and 18 years of age. will
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    EXPRESS HELD UP
    156 6 Senators Wait While Bird Is Freed Canberra. Why the express to Canberra should stop for five minutes in the bare brown paddocks a mile from Canberra Station with no signal near was a puzzle that brought the heads of Senators and other passengers out from windows recently.
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    HEARING ADJOURNED
    207 6 Ipoh, May 6. The hearing was begun beiore Mr. W. A. Ward, magistrate, of the case in which Jal Rustim Manacksha stands j charged with ..aving managed or assisted in the »nanagement of a place i used as a common gaming house. Mr. J B J Birch, prosecuting,
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      39 6 VICTORIA MEMORIAL HALL Sat., May 1 lth at 9.30 p.m. JUBILEE CONCERT Under the Patronage of His Excellency the Governor Sir Shenton Thomas. Full Orchestra and Chorus. Booking now open at LITTLE'S. Prices $2, $1 and 50 Cents. i
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      247 6 Wakened by PAIN GONE-V Jj ASLEEP AGAIN IN 5 T r w^ry ts with the pair. at your Inside? i sufferer end,. find that n 1 hare a late and I up in the earl* I indigestion, flat tension of the of Char dor ta >/« minutes the p asleep
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    CAPITAL REDUCTION
    42 7 Wborfaed For Singapore Para Rubber Estates y r London, May 7. Chancery Division, London, ;^v before Mr. Justice Crossman, n was confi nned of the Capital of S^gapore i3Mnnn Ltd., from to £180,666 145., by writing <■ from the 2,386,666 issued
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    CHINESE FAMILY ROBBED
    285 7 Alleged Participant On Trial j A young Hokchew, named Ngin Ngow Ngow, was found guilty at the Singapore Assizes yesterday, before Mr. Justice ft Beckett Terrell and a common jury, of culpable homicide not amounting to murder, and was sentenced to three years' rigorous imprisonment. Woo Yok
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    False Fire A larms
    180 7 BELIEVED WORK OF COMMUNISTS Penang, May TWO malicious lire alarms were received by the local Fire Brigade last night during the progress of the Lantern and Decorated Cars Processions. The iirst call, at 9.46 p.m.. was reo Ived from Logan Road .md the second call at
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    "SEQUOIA"
    90 7 Brilliant Film Of Natural Life Jean Parker, who will be seen simultaneously at the Alhambra and the Marlborough Theatres next Friday in "Sequoia" (pronounced "See-quo-yah"), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's remarkable drama of natural life in the Sierra Mountains, doesn't mind playing with full grown mountain lions —yet she will run from a
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    DR. R. O. WINSTEDT
    35 7 The Hon. Dr. R. O. Winstedt, C.M.G., M.C.S., General Adviser, Johore, has been granted four months and twentythree days' leave on full pay, with effect from Apr. 27. inclusive, before retirement.
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      308 7 fp**%**«* ORAND JUBILEE WEEK PRnrnAuur u^^ IM *ft___ NGLAND-S I ATr OT PROGRAMME A f LANUS LAThSI AND BEST COMEDY FILM! \7 >**'*'«'• J666cM> ___K< ••••X 1 fc,i "-->-» this PAVILION I f V itw^T,: Jl FREE PRESS TiiF«t I V *Z^:A:'y TUES f j TONIGHT 6.15-9.15 I f A
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      215 7 m\ g* mm V T a^a^k _P^^atV k F obtain K: i*tf \^l_______?^^__________ t Ci^'^ _Tj_l*' It] HA w (>t lJu hidden room hut those I ,11,1,,,^%% Ifr war ner oiand house always died! I Wl I^DUDIEYDIGGES Picture. 3 THE SCREEN! Have You Seen this Riotously Funny British Variety Show
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    The Singapore Free Press FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1935 Future Of Shipping
    866 8 The Singapore Free Press FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1935 Future Of Shipping THE problems confronting shipping interests in Singapore are hardly less pressing than they were 12 months ago despite the slight improvement in trade. Certain aspects of the difficulties attending the industry in the Far East are brought into the
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    DAY TO DAY
    335 8 Mr. H. B Talalla J.P., M.C.H is 1 slightly indisposed. j Mr. F. W. Palmer V.C.. has gone home 1 on leave on medical advice. He is expected to be back in October. I Dr. C. S. Wilson. B.A. M.8.. 8.C.H., i 8.A.0.. L.M.. State Surgeon. Perak.
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    As I Was Saying
    425 8 Popular 'Hamlet A RECENT vote has been taken in the United States on the most popular play, and (according to a correspondent) "Hamlet" has turned out to be the winner which would be interesting support for the old lady who found that play interesting but terribly
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    The Dance
    894 8 IMMEDIATELY the baize cover was taken from the cage the parrot inside bowed low to Miss Fulke. and Miss Fulke as solemnly inclined her head But neither of them spoke; the deep intimacy of their exchange of courtesies made this unnecessary. The day was lovely, the bird sensed
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      52 8 "CORINTHIANS I," commenced the parson, in giving out his text. A young man in a deep reverie concerning the previous afternoon's cuptie shouted "No, they didn't Newcastle won." All forms of sport are covered under the GAFLAC PERSONAL ACCIDENT POLICY. GENERAL ACCIDENT, FIRE LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION, LTD. Hongkong Bank Chambers.
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    Singapore Youth Adds Its Jubilee Tribute
    857 9 Singapore Youth Adds Its Jubilee Tribute THANKSGIVINGS IN THE CATHEDRALS Wiltshires "Beat Retreat On The Padang THE two chief Jubilee functions in Singapore yesterday were the Thanksgiving Services by the various organisations in St. Andrew's Cathedral and the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd, and the stirring ceremony of the "Beating
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    LAST NIGHTS CONCERT
    319 9 RECORD NUMBER OF PKRFORMERS Tribute To Memory Of Queen Alexandra igapore Musical Society ;V t the first of two patriotic in the Victoria Memorial night. deserves every praise for for they gave of their ut. lj enough, the first part rt consisted of Elgar's balBanner ot St.
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    BRIDAL BOUQUET
    93 9 T <> Be Made Of Artificial Blooms I Sydney. Jiri Miss Hazel Young, ordered her bridal made of artificial flowers will last lorever. indl cannot furnish her with she wants magnolias. and irangipanni she is made at a Sydney departidesmaids* bouquet will be ream roses in a sho^r
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    DEATH OF M. MERLIN
    27 9 DE ATH OF M. MERLIN Paris, May atti is announced of M. Chn form er Governor of Indo;y and father of the Davis Cup Andre Merlinm Reuter
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    17 9 Shanghai. May 7. "•an evacuators are returning tc Conim 1U followin g the retreat of the Reuter
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    SHIPPING DEAL
    61 9 Hanking Syndicate Acquires U.S. Line New York, May 7. The control of the American Export Steamship Line, owning 24 vessels, has been sold to a banking syndicate, including Lehman Brothers and Thomas Chadbourne. The sale is due to the Shipping Board's opposition to the ownership of shipping lines
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    DUKE OF RICHMOND
    49 9 Death Of One Of England's Largest Landowners London. May 7. The death is announced today of the Duke of Richmond. He was aged 65 and was crippled permanently by war wounds. He was one of the largest landowners in England, owning about 286.500 acres.- British Radio
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    SERIOUS RIOT ON
    110 9 Javanese And Indians Come To Blows (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, May 9. A SERIOUS riot took place on an estate near Beting Luas, in the Dindings, joetween Javanese and Indian labour last night. It is understood one labourer was killed in the course of the rioting
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    WAR VETERANS' BONUS
    100 9 U.S. Senate Disregards Warning Washington, May 7. Disregarding the warnings of a Presidential veto, the Senate today aligned itself with the House of Representatives by voting for an immediate cash payment of a bonus for war veterans. substituting the Vinson Bill (whereby the Treasury would decide the
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    JUBILEE FUND DONATIONS
    306 9 GENEROUS SINGAPORE CHIN'ESE $2,500 From Overseas THE fourth list of the Singapore Silver Jubilee Fund reveals that the contributions have now reached $20,242.60. The list below includes donations ot $2,500 from the Overseas Chinese Bank, $1,010 from Mr. Chwee Swee Cheng, and $1,000 from Mr. Ong Soon
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    SOVIET CLIMBS DOWN
    78 9 Visas Granted To French Journalists Paris, May !>. The Soviet Embassy has now agreed to grant visas to the representatives of the papers without distinction in connection with the forthcoming visit to Moscow of M. Laval, the French Foreign Minister. Reuter. Previously a number of special cor-
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    SIAM RICE CROP
    81 9 Official Forecast For The Ensuing Season (From Our Own Correspondent > Bangkok, May 9. The annual commencement of the ploughing festival held this morning resulted in the following official forecast of the crop for the ensuing season Of the grain harvested, one half will be damaged. There
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    COMMODITY MARKET
    106 9 Latest Rubber And Tin Prices < From Our Own Correspondent > RUBBER London, May 9. Spot (Sellers* 5 13 16d. <5 1116d.> (Buyers) 5 11 16d. (5%d.) July-September 5 7 8 d. <5 2532d> October-December 6 1 32d. <5 24'32d.> January-March 6^^- <6 1 16d > Market Firmer.
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      234 9 INNOVATION I H I m ,__|^____^____k Messrs. Robinson Co., Ltd. BEG TO ANNOUNCE THAT FRESHLY CUT FLOWERS DELIVERED BY AIR FROM JAVA ARE AVAILABLE ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF THEIR PREMISES. ROBINSON Co., Ltd. SINGAPORE. rim W k\ mmma^^Mmmm t m\\mmm\ \mw mM a^aL. 1 m^rwAmm Wa SHIELD YOUR WOODWORK
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      IMPROVING OUTLOOK FOR EMPIRE TRADE
      1310 10 London Optimism Growing WORLD TEA OFFERINGS (From the Free Press Correspondent) London. Apr. 26. TIIK City we«t on holiday on Thursday of last week, and did not resume work until Tuesday morning of this week. Consequently, very little business has passed in any share or
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      UNION INSURANCE DIVIDEND
      58 10 Subject to audit, the directors of (Union Insurance Society of Canton Ltd at the annual general meeting Jj f» Ht > n g Kong on Friday. a Vi V e ominend the Payment lof a dividend of £2 per share for the lrtf^ €n H ded fe
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      MENTAKAB RUBBER TO PAY 10 PER CENT.
      352 10 Annual Report THE fifteenth, report of the directors to the shareholders of Mentakab Rubber Company, Limited, for presentation at the annual general meeting at Singapore on Wednesday, May 15, states: Your directors beg to submit their annual report together with a duly audited
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      Wall Street
      191 10 May ti. 7. 8. American Can. Com. 118 7 K n7 7 s 121 American Telephone and Telegraph 115% 114^ 117*^ Atcheson Railroad 40i a 39 7 a 40 3 8 Chesapeake 42 > 2 41 3 4 42 s Dupont 96% 96 2 98 s 8 Firestone
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      RURAL CRAFTS
      163 10 Successful Exhibition At Cardiff An exhibition, aiming at "making the countryside a place flt for craftsmen to live in" was held at Cardiff in February and extended over ten days. Thousands of pounds have been realised in sales of local arts and crafts products since the Monmouthshire Rural
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      Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association
      97 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association .May !>. 12 o'clock noon Buyers Sellers No I X. R.S.S. in cases (FOB. May) 19 3116 It* Good F.A.Q. in cases mmns i <F.O.B. May> 189)16 18 111b No. I X. R.S.S. (Spot-loose) vawardable Singapore* 1874* 19 No. I X. R.S.S. Ma y 19
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      Singapore Produce Prices
      98 10 THE TIN PRICE Mav 9: Singapore tin price «per pICUI) 5113.37» 2 Gambler 5.00 Java Cube 9 50 Hamburg Cube 11.00 Muntok White Pepper 28.00 White Pepper 26.00 Copra. Sundrieci 4.95 Copra, mixed 4.60 Small Flake Tapioca 3.90 R. B. Siam No. 1 $102 Blanja Jelotong 5.75
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      Exchange Rates
      221 10 May 9. SELLING London. 4 months' sight 24 3;32 London, 3 months' sight 2|4 ljl6 London. 60 days' sight 2j4 1!32 London. 30 days' sight 214 London, demand 2 3 31 32 London. T.T. 2.3 31 32 Lyons and Paris, demand 850 Hamburg, demand 137 New York, demand
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      Petrol And Kerosene Prices
      102 10 Shell and Fish Kerosene per Unit of 2 x 4-gallon tins $4.86 Crown, Cross and Dragon Kerosene per Unit of 2 x 4-gallon tins $4.46 Shell Motor Spirit ex pump per British Imperial Gallon g 2 Shell Motor Spirit in 4gallon drums per British Imperial Gallon
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      Fraser's Share List
      1065 10 THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1935 MINING Bayers Sellers. Ampat Ilii <4s> 4s 3d 4s 9d Asam Kumbani; (I) Austral Malay <£> bl.> Aycr Hitam Tin (5s > 13s 3d 14s Ayer WcnR ($1) 1 «7 1 92'a x.d. Bangrin Tin (£> 24s 25s Chenderiang <£> 8s 8s 9d
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      Yesterday's Rubber Auction
      92 10 Yesterday's Rubber Auction The Singapore Chamb Rubber Association held It tion yarterday when tl llogued 1,231,691 Ib*, ***** 1,192,411. lbs.. BUS] tons; lbs. 460.G3 tons London Now York PUCU KK\i.i/m Ribbed Smoked <y Mts Standard Quality Good Average Quail Fair Average Quality Off Quality Sheet Cutting* repe Fine Quality Pair
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      RUBBER OUTPUTS
      157 10 The following outputs ol the month of April from estates are notified U (Malaya l Rubber Estates Ltd., Ul.Ttt y lb.. Malakoll* Rubber Estal i Ud 149.580. Taiping Rubber i Ltd., 115.934. Bnngel Batu im Rubber Estates Ltd.. 49.50U. 1 (F.M.S* Rubber Bstatc Ltd., 19.0XFoothills Malaya I Rubbt
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      SUNGEI SALAK RUBBER
      77 10 Pays Total Dividend Of 10 For Cent. For Year 'From Our Own Correspond London. KfSJ Sungei Salak Rubber Co.. Ltd t a profit for 1934 ol €14.525 and I dr. dend Of 6 per cent., making 10 pi r lor the vear. is reconunended Thearry. forward is
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      TIN OUTPUT
      42 10 The Homing Tin Dredging Co put of ore for the month of April IW is:— No. 2 Dredge 90.37 pftcaU, No. Dredge ***** pftculs, total ->***• pieuls. *w+ straits Chinese Methodist Church, Singapore. OFFICERS of the Epworth League of the Straws
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    GOOD WORK by the Epworth League
    969 11 GOOD WORK by the Epworth League Local Chinese Topics BY OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT Othe young people's organiitions which is least advertisdoes a lot of good to the aeration, is the Epworth r U e ol the Straits Chinese dist Church. Singapore. us banner the young life of in is so
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    CULBERTSON on CONTRACT
    420 11  -  Ely Culbertson by World's Champion Player And Greatest Card Analyst SPEED THE wily declarer has any number of advantages and one of them is the ability to think faster than the opponents. It is a well known fact that one of the best ways of securing necessary
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    Played Part Of Wife To Two Men
    522 11 HUSBANDS' DRAMATIC MEETING Pistol Removed London, A WOMAN who for five years was stated to have played the part of wife to two men was one of the principal figures in a marriage tangle which was solved by Mr. Justice Langton in the
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    Raffles Library
    428 11 The following novels were added to Raffles Library during the past fortnight: Ashton <Charlts> Murder in Make Up. Baker <A. J* Leaf in the Wind. Banner (H. S.) Hells Harbert. Barke (James) The End of the High Bridge. Beckett (Mark* The Dower House Mystery. Binns (Ottwell) The Shining
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      133 11 HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in the Colony of Hong Kong) The liability of members is limited to the extent and in the manner prescribed by Ordinance No. 6 of 1929 of the Colony. HEAD OFFICE HONG KONG Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and fully paid up $20,000,000 Reserve Fund—
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      474 11 CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA (Incorporated ln England by Royal Charter) Paid up capital in 600.000 shares of £5 each £3.000.000 Reserve Fund £3.000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3 000 000 HEAD OFFICE 38, Bishopsgate. London E.C. 2 Agencies and Branches. Alor Star Iloilo Saigon Amritsar Ipoh Semarang
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  • LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
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      18 12 i Ships in harbour will be "dressed" I on May 24 (Empire Day) and May 26 (Queen's birthday.)
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      GERMANY'S NAVAL PLANS
      994 12 GERMANY'S NAVAL PLANS Five Vital Years London, Apr. 25. IN yesterday's Morning Post it was pointed out that a consideration of Germany's present naval position and of its capabilities for expansion led to the conclusion that she could realise her claim to a ratio of naval strength of 35 per
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      SINGAPORE HARBOUR
      115 12 SINGAPORE HARBOUR Ships slsUgsUi t\,m Wll or expected to arri\« East Wharf I Fntrance fiatr i Celebes Main >:' Ophir 20 Main Wharf < Ku trance Gat«> Ranchi 18; Rajputans 18. I Carnarvonshire 8 BeHeroph< Empire Dock (Entrance (im Islander M): l.arut SI Castle SS; Chinese Prince I mpire Dock
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      520 12 BOUSTEAD Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in P.M.S.) riJLK PHONE Freight 5433 Passage 5431. LLOYDS AGENTS. iiOOKI\<; MHNTI FOR FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAYS. ROYAL STATE RAILWAYS OF SIAM. _L_ _P>fl_l^l HaP^LKa^al __^^____^_al I TtA ,uw |fl __^^__^_____i fl aH aH Incorporator! in England). HOME VIA CHINA, JAPAN HONOLULU CANADA BY THE -EMPRESS"
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      84 12 I HEAP ENG MOH STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. J J I^OVngPS OU a Sun kissed Sea And ?/ist as y0,7 ioosM tome ll Be 77ze H r av rfta* Everyone nonld 0 P^fclaWr Everyone did only Know v Special cheap Holidnv Town to J |2 by the comfortable veaatfa oi 2
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      536 12 Local And Foreign Mail Despatches And Arrivals BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 p.m. Thursday a.m. Kedaii Monday to Friday 7.30 a.m. Saturday 730 a.m. and 7 pjn. Kuantan tvia Jerantut) Monday to Friday 7.30 a.m. Saturday 7.30 a.m. 7 p.m. Kelantan »via Gemas) every Monday Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
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      728 12 PASSENGERS LEAVING The following passengers are proceeding per s.s Ranch! sailing from Singapore at 9 90 a.m. today lor Penang. Colombo. Bombay and Europe. Miss H. Flint. Mr. and Miss Ansley Young. Mr. M. E. Wright. Miss A. Jones, Sgn. Lt. J. A. Page. Mr. A. A. P. Neave, Mr.
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      366 12 VESSEI S ARRIVED Ranchi, Bit. 8 849 ton hama 8. tor London 19 Mat a Hari. Brit, 111 I Penang 8. for Penang Nieuw Holland Dul •> Adelaide 8. for Java and 20. Kum Bang, Brit 1341 cutta 8. for Japan Via H Karagola. Brit.. '.(,47 cutta 8. for Calcutta
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      412 13 BRITISH INDIA P. O. S. N. CO'S SAILINGS. 0,810 In Port KAISAR-I-HIND 11.500 Julv 5 RAJPUTANA 17.000 May 10 BEHAR G 000 Julv IR MANTUA 11.000 May 24 RANCHI ***** Julv 1Q BANGALORE 6.000 June 6 SOUDAN 6 500 Juiv 31 THAGE 15,000 June 7 NALDERA 16 000 Aug 2
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      500 13 EUerman Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated ln England) "ELLERMAN" LINE FOR HAVRE, LONDON, ROTTERDAM AND HAMBURG VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL Steamer r> ne SailL5225H551 Ma y 3o Jun 2 P v nf n m^ Wy JUne 14 JUne 16 City ol CarditT June 2 9 Julv 2 Calls Avonmouth
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      1071 13 REPRESENTING SHIPPING si!L ?h l *Y RK"L- _55 i??*"! Th "bio* Steamship Md Steam Ship Co.. Ltd. and China Mutual The Cunard White star 1 m TSLTmm N f, Vi, UOn St SSH^ The +—m Steamship Co Lid The Straits Steamship Co., Ltd. The Australian Oriental Line Ltd The China
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      836 14 Ka P. M. KONINKLIJKE PAKEIVAART MAATSCHAPPU OPHIR Friday, May 10, Muntok passengers and mails only), Batavia. Semarang and Sourabaya. TINOMBO Friday May 10, Belawan-Deli. ."MIJER -Friday May 10. Rhio. Blinjoe. Djeboes. Soengei-Liat. PangkalPinanK. Koba. Tanjong-Pandan and Batavia. MAROS Friday. May 10, Poeloe-Kidjang. Sapat, Tembilahan, Poeloe-Pallas and Rengat TOBA Saturday. May
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      359 14 M .Hm.Ja^}||J|Mffl 3 r H ln^"t 1 m REGULAR FORTNIGHTLY SAILINGS TO NAPLES GENOA MARSEILLES Via Penang, Colombo, Bombay, Suez, Port Said, Alexandria on the Famous PRESIDENT LINERS AU oattlde staterooms— Excellent cuisine Swimming bath talking motion pictures. Three day stopover ln Egypt. Arrive Leave Arrive Singapore. Singapore. New York.
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      600 14 GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE. TO LONDON, VIA NAPLES, MARSEILLES. ANTWERP, ROTTEKI) \m AND MIDDLESBROUGH JYASUKUNI MARU 12,000 May 14 Ifl iTERUKUNI MARU 12 000 In HAKONE MARU 10.500 May 29 30 HAKUSAN MARU 10.500 V ISUWA MARU 10.700 June 12 13 HARUNA MARU 10.500 §FUSHIMI MARU
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    THERE WAS MORE MONEY IN MALAYAN RACING LAST YEAR
    3388 15 REPORT QF STIPENDIARY STEWARD More Events Over Middle Distances Urged BOOKMAKING STILL RIFE THERE are not at the moment in Malaya more than a dozen es in all classes who genuinely get even a middle dis uch as l', miles— henoe
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    19 15 LEADING IN Lord Woolavingion I Montrose. ridden by (iordon Richard's, after winning the City and Suburban Handicap at Epsom.
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    MISSED PENALTY KICK
    98 15 Selangor CU Beaten Bj Chinese At Soccer Kuala Lumpur. May 8. In a friendly soccer match on thi padang this afternoon the Selangor Club were deiei<ted by the Selangor Chinese Recreation Club by the odd goal in three. The Chinese opened the scoring through Chong Weng in
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      49 15 PETROL RUNNING TO WASTE while you use those old, worn-out, wasteful plugs CHANGE TO C3_ RSj.'m ra_Bi fiiS?- u** ir^___ lBl__ff^^___K. x r^i*.^! faH& lnfl_B__R ■SiKL 1 -pk. jEjjja vm__ I rff )i_fc___l a_r^^ J^iit :!l^^- 7^j_3nPx DLstrlbutors for Malaya BORNEO MOTORS LTD. remember: ask for the ENGLISH A.C.
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    SINGAPORE DEFEAT SERVICES IN AN EIGHT GOALS MATCH
    1215 16 MAT NOOR OUTSTANDING IN JUBILEE CHARITY A Truly Memorable 111 HHtf/^ Play By Both V^/Ta^C SIR SHENTON THOMAS A INTERESTED SPECTATOR js.A.F.A 5: Comb. Services 3: A laudable canoe, brilliant weather, a I large aad represeatative gatheriag laud the stage v. as
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    INTERPORT ROWING TRIALS
    328 16 Singapore Crew Show Practice for the Interpol! I Rowing Regatta between the Royal Singapore Yacht Club and the Batavia Rowing Club which will be rowed at Batavia over the Whitsun holidays is now in full swing here. T H. Stone, who is this years captain ol boats,
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    WEEK-END CRICKET
    79 16 Non-Benders Eleven Against The following l^ave accepted to play cricket for th^ Non-Benders C. C. I (Singapore) vs. the S.C.R.C. at Hong Lim Green on Sunday at 11 a.m.: Sir Shenton Thomas. H. R. Bartels, J. A. Dean. W. W. Dean, O. P. Griffith Jones Capt.), J. Huggins,
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    Boxing Tournament At Seletar
    87 16 Oa May 17 the Army meet the Royal Air Force ia a boxiag match at the RAF. Statioa, Seletar. Thirteen contests are being staged ia one of the haagars commenciag at 9 p.m. The event is being well supported; riagside seats at one dollar may be
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    SELANGOR TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS
    254 16 Fine Matches In SemiFinal Stages From Our Owa Correspoadeat I Kuala Lumpur, May 9. The Selangor Lawa Tennis Championships were continued today ia fine weather, whea the semi-aaal stage of the Mea's Opea Doubles was reached. G. O. Hovil and H. J. Sinclair had to go all
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    JUBILEE SOCCER AT HIGHBURY
    51 16 England Beaten By Anglo-Scots London, May 8. At Highbury today before 10,000 spectators in cold and dull weather, a Jubilee international football match between England and Anglo-Scots resuited in a win for the Anglo-Scots by J the only goal scored. There was no score at half-time.-
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    SINGAPORE SWAN-SONG
    111 16 Can Rivers Repeat Success Over Aide? (By Ringside) Al Rivers will appear in his last fight before he leaves Singapore for India tomorrow night at the Great World when he meets his old rival, Young Aide taver 12 three-minute rounds. Prom all accounts, hard and assiduous training have
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    WEEK-END YACHTING
    111 16 Preparing For Interport Kacing At the Royal Siagapore Yacht Club this afternoon, there will be the usual afteraooa races for the B aad C Classes. Start at 5.20 p.m. Oa Sunday. May 12. International Six-Metre Class will sail a race in preparation for the Batavia Tnterport Races. Start
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      184 16 The following have been Invited I jplay association lootball for S.C.C. XI vs. Government Monopolies on Tue>dav. May 14: G. H. S. Stroobacli; F 0 [Heath, R. S. Wilson; D. Alexander 10. Child. J M. Brander; H Oil C. Teasdale, C. T. Owea. W I> c Erskiae-crum. P. Bartram. KEEr
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      382 16 WEIGHTS FOR THIRD DAY'S RACKS Athlacca To Carry Ten Stones The following are the >. ia}]m dicaps for Saturday, the third day of the Singapore Tj Summer (Governor's (u meeting Race 1. Horses Class 1, Div t, (j hlr 2.30 p.m. Wattle Ash 9.0. Hiatal. Stick Up 8.10. Click 8.8.
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