The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 6 April 1936

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  • 17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 14,820 ESTD. 1835. MONDAY, APRIL G, 193G 10 CENTS.
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  • 447 1 Message From Negus To Wife After Defeat ITALIANS CLAIM BIG VICTORY Elimination Of The Last Obstacle To Complete Occupation? DEFEAT SAID TO BE DUE TO DISOBEDIENCE OF CHIEFS P-THERK IS NOTHING LEFT FOR YOU ITO 1)0 BUT TO PRAY FOR ME." The Negus
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  • 263 1 Shanghai, \pr. .V THE Fore^n and War Ministries of Japan have dot ided to carry out the so-called three- point policy of Mr. Ilirota m a more intensified form m China, according t'» a late mr- from Tokio which
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  • 102 1 Mishap To Plane In The Sahara < iii Bechar, Apr. 1 Mrs. Amy Moll: is till at Colonib ture depends on the arrai. tan make for f her plane to Oran, m fur Pari.s. nted at having attempt. who took off from I
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  • 71 1 ARCTIC AIRMAN NOW SAFE After Being Forced Down In Snowstorm Moscow, Apr. 5. t airman, one of two makcombined flight over the Arctic "rani Josef Land, who was lost torm over Novaya Zembla is ted safe, having come down from Waigatz Island, which icceeded m reaching. il < "t the
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  • 269 1 Addis Ababa, Apr. 4. Five p'.anes without warning appeared ever Addis Ababa this morning. Two flying at 60 feet machine-gunned the aerodrome, riddling the hansar with bi/lets and destroying an old aeroplane, but there was no loss of life and wireless apparatuss was untouched Aged Adowa veterans
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  • 64 1 London, Apr 5. Si&nor Grand:, th? Italian Ambassad^j m London inform -d Sir Robsrt Vansittart. Permanent Under-Secretary wl State Icr Foreign AlTairs. yesterday at the Foreign Office that the Italiaii Government wished to reaffirm its previous assurance that th,-? rights c. Great Britain with regard to the Lake
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  • 17 1 Sir Thomas Comyn-Platt was the guest of the Seremban Rotary Club at the recent monthly dinner gathering.
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  • 392 1 MR. EDEN TURNS DOWN FRENCH REQUEST No Locarno Talks In Paris MEETING CF COMMITTEE OF THIRTEEN* L»nuon, Apr. 4. "THE Foreign Secretary. Mr. An- thony Eden, has given careful consideration to the request of the Cbarge d'AfYalr^s laat tfight that a meeting of Hip I ocarno Power*-' ihould held next
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  • 49 1 Speaking at Portsmouth 'ast night, the Minister for the Co-operation of Defence, Sir T. Inskip, said there wer-2 a great many things m the German proposals which were attractive and which he hoped could be welded into Teal meaSUr p<: n aor««ment Vvlu/f<*>n the nations British Radio
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  • 42 1 Rise Takes Place From Today The Hague, Apr. I, MESSAGE from Batavia tates that the export duty on native rubber rubber has been raised raised from 33 to 34 guilders per KM) kilojjrames dry weight,etifet*tive from Apr. 6.- Reuter
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  • 118 1 Hut Framea Not To Viofcifc Peace Treaty The Diet has unanimously adopted a law authorising the Chancellor, m case of emergency, to enlist all ab'e-b-died males between the ages of 18 and 42 years for service with the colours, with or without arms. The measure is
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  • 31 1 Peipir»». Apr 4. Chinese reports say that Shansi troops today entered Pingyanfu aft^r a stiff fight to which the be.sieuinp R *ds were routed and one hundred killed.— Reuter
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  • 149 1 Mr. BaMwia'i CtMtbitiM For Defcal Liinrto \jir 1 There was excitement m tin Hoy I oi Commons this tVtlUll| wtl n Mi Ellen Wilkinson's motio thai tht 00l trnoMnl |fvt eiiect t<» th- im K'.soiu tion that women employed pi c mmon classes of ')ir Civil >><■
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    • 42 1 W^^^^^mmmm\mmmmmm\\m COCKTAIL DANCr^-fes, 4 5^ 630 to 0.15 p.m. ILUNH Ot DINNER DANCE ANDRE| n informal) 9.30 to Midnight DANCERS NON-OUTERS SI 00 SPECIAL EASTER SUNDAY ATTRACTION GRAND ORCHESTRAL CONCERT by RAFFLES CELEE RATED ORCHESTRA directed by DAN HOPKINS. 9.30 p.m. prompt
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    • 135 1 DJFKLSDFJSDFSD SEA VIEW ff|| HOTEL IDEAL SEASIDE RESORT EVERY ROOM WITH r»PIVA If BA J*l UNNINf. HOI AND OQUI WA I P!R— TENNIS GOLF BWIMMINO SUNHAniINO ONE <^ SINOAPOi SCENIC 3EAUTY BPOTB TUESDAY APRIL 7th "DAMANTIP IUf!IITQ" Wednesday sth lIUmAW lIU Nlulilo Duma muvu <>n tbi law* CONCEKT DURING IHNNK.K
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  • 1441 2 Referendum To Be Held U,\GALLANT PROTEST AT ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OLD die-hafd*, bachelors and "selfish married men," wearing shorts, bathing co umes and towels, were aghast at a suggestion made at the annual genera] meeting of the Singapore Swimming Club yesterday. A
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  • 191 2 HAUPTMANN GOES TO THE ELECTRIC CHAIR Trenton (Nrv. .Irrsoy), Apr. 4. I>RUNO Hauplman was executed IftSl night fGr the murder of the Lindbergh baby. Hauptmann met his death In fchf electric chair at 8.47 p.m. <Nrw Jersey time). He did not confess o.nd did not ntt"i a single Word after
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 640 2 ""classified advertisements. "AGNESIA" fragrant HAIR DRESSING A vaiuubl' Dm B*l »i»d Tonic for \hc lla-.r. Is stn.psl. 1 -li.iiiiliit ,mj: ;uid a sure pivvtntative ol Damiru/Y. Price: S1.2:"» a"d S'» 00 per bottle. MEDICAL HALL LIMITED. Chimists and DrugKists. BOArIT~RKSI*)KNCE. SEA FRONT KATONO CiRANCiE— 77 Meyer Rd. Large rooms facing
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    • 449 2 Übc Singapore jfrcc press Hea4 OfQec: Ofll Street, Hlncaport fboBC J«<l O Ultra win extension* to All d+paKinru TH: -Tim**" Mnff»|>ur« Eaala l-ompur oftic* ty Java Hire*. I'ho.ir: 3«53 London Office: ■t/tl lInI Kireel, l«r.'M Phunc: Central StCf i««» T«l: "LeadmaUya" t«t.A.. SUBSCRIPTION RATES BlnMpor* Wl'hln OiJt.*.l6> Vvltt Malay* Mnh-.v»
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 45 2 Law Notices For The Day Before Mr. Justice a'Kerkett TertPll m the :Jncl Court al 11 a.m. Vr^;s rate's Appeal Nu. G'A io R«x vs. ft. ShunmuKam. B<*fore Mr. Justice Adrian Clark m the 3rd Court at 11 a.m. Simnrrm.sesiii Chambers. Originating Summonses and Motion.
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    • 674 2 Diary Of The Day I High Tide: 11.1 a.m. 8.5 it.. 11 12 p.m j 1.4 ft. Cinemas ALHAMBRA "The Last Of The Pagar.s:" with Mala and Lotus. TIVOLI "Cheating Cheaters" with Fay Wray. CAPITOL Strike me Pink: with Eddie Cantor Ethel Merman and Sally Eilers. PAVILION The Guvnor: with
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  • 339 3 GIANT AERODROME FOR BERLIN To Be Largest In World LANDINGS IN ANY WEATHER Berlin, Mar. 25. A i II public rnterprises under the Nazi regime are graniii the rxtrrmr, it is not su p^inK <hat the new aerodrome In Bertln for civilian air ..ni< is t» be the biggest m
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  • 503 3 SUNG BY THE DINERS IN CAFE X, C*s Assurance In Law Suit 'ISLE OF CAPRI" MADE £20,000 London, Mar. 27. lI7IIAT were described as "freak" .songs were discussed m the Chancery Division yesterday, when the hearing was resumed of the action brought by ihe Irwin Dash Music Co. Ltd., Denmark
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  • 37 3 the auspices of the literary he Indian Association a "Mental Hygiene" will be Mr C. R Menon at the AssoPremises, Racecourse Road to--15 pm Arlytian. MA. Bar-at-Law <J" Members and friends are ill] lnvit< d
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  • 54 3 > Chaplin. Miss Paulrtte and her mother. Mrs Alt a are expected to return to norn their tour of Java and n Tuesday. will fly by Dutch plane I wia and is expected here the same day. wiU sail trom Singapore m the liner Arumis for a tour
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  • 422 3 Future' Hopeful Despite Loss The first annual general meeting of the shareholders of The United Chinese Bunk. Limited, was held at its Registered Office. Bonham Building. 31-A. Chulia Street. Singapore, on Saturday. April 4. 1936. at noon. Those present were Messrs. Wee Kheng Chiang (m the chair).
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  • 349 3 Son Denies Killing Mother COURT TOLD OF VIOLENT QUARRELS London, Mar. 25. A MOTHER'S tendency to reprimand and humiliate her son before her servants was disclosed by prosecuting counsel at a murder trial m Dublin yesterday. Nineteen-year-old Edward Preston Ball, an actor, is accused of murderins his mother. Mrs. Lavinia
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  • Article, Illustration
    25 3 KING EDWARD VIII talking to an unemployed slum -dweller on his recent visit to Clydebank to inspect the giant Cunard-White star liner, the Queen Maty.
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  • 61 3 KING OF SIAM'S MOTHER TURNS CHRISTIAN .From Our Own Correspondent Bangkok, Apr. 4. 'THE Siamese minister m Paris, according to a report jni'olished m a Siamese neivspaper here today announces that the mother of the young King of Siam has professed the Christian religion as a Pro^stant. Prior to her
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  • 118 3 Burglar Tries To Cover Up Robbery (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 4. AN attempt to set on fire the residence of the Chinese Consul m Ampang Road was mad«* iti the early hours of this morning by a burglar who entered the
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  • 67 3 200 Voyages Without Accidents (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Apr. 4. Siam's pioneer civil aviation service operating m the north-eastern part of the Kingdom has closed the most successful operating year since its establishment m 1931. The mail carried last year was ten tons and the mileage
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  • 76 3 Peiping, Apr. 4. A body of Red troops, numbering several hundreds, was surrounded m Chuyo district, Shansi. last night and completely disarmed by Gen Wans Chlng-kuo's forces, states a Taiyuan communique. Reports from various areas reveal that the concerted offensives of the Government forces, who outnumber the Reds
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  • 148 3 DID CYCLIST FALL OFF BRIDGE Ipoh, Apr. 3. A FEW days ago a cycle was found abandoned near a temporary bridge across a stream m Tanjong Tualang. The Batu Gajah police were informed of the find and, after investigations, it was surmised that some passer-by, m
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  • 3108 4 AIR MAIL LETTER FROM LONDON Spring Song In London The Attractions Of Our Parks And The Great Migration To The Sea The Queen Mary And The Nation— Mr. Baldwin May Get A Rise— West End Cheers For Von Ribbentrop The Naval Treaty -And An Agreement With The U.S.A.— Government Experiments
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    • 41 4 llvrv. ul Lust 1 11 A T WASSIAMULLS' NEW SHIPMENT ARRIVING TOMORROW PRINTED MATERIALS AND READY-MADE SILK GOODS All Latest Designs and Colorings Specially Ordered for this Season VISIT SOON CHOOSE BEST AT WASSIAMUIL ASSOMULL Co., 31-33 HIGH ST., TEL: 7144
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    • 189 4 Take SANATOGEN— then you will not feel so j f f*£cf What Sanatogen has done for disappear, and m a short thousands of others it will do time, you will feel and for you. Your listlessness, your look a healthier, happier lack of energy to perform your being, daily ta«k,
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  • Article, Illustration
    439 5 'mmL K AIY wlli h is tc lhe London and Washii gt«;n treaties when they i \pire at the end of his year, was by Great Briiam trance and Ine I nited Stalls at a plenary session of the London Naval ('.inference m the Queen Anne drawing room of St.
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 42 5 M, Tako a lip (»c, iii d good housekeeper. Serve appetizing dishes garnished with the finest imported bacon. Make breakfast a delight by adding one of these brands to it. AUSTRALIAN ("Pineapple Brand DEVONSHIRE and DANISH TEL. 5378 I l Ml i
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  • 765 6 Tragic Mother's Sentence Of Death "BITTEREST DRAMA OF OLD BAILEY" Woman Who Feared Husband's Insanity London, Mar. 27. A WOMAN on whom a dread disease has already cast the shadow of death stood In the Old Bailey dock yesterday while Mr. Justice Hawke sentenced her to death for the murder
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  • 379 6 Italy's Mighty Air Force In Readiness COMPLETE CONTROL OF MEDITERRANEAN New Bombers To Carry 1J Tons Of Explosives Horn'-. M.ir TN view of Btgnor Mr.s. olhii's fOVKMt -irnnu the po bility of a European war. particular Importance ai lathes t<» th« speech by General Valle. Air Uiuler-Sccietaiy. m Ha- Chamlxr
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  • Article, Illustration
    20 6 OXFORD AM) CAMBRIDGE met m the annual intcr-lnivcrsity fencing match at the London Fencing Club, St. James. The Cambridge team.
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  • 354 6 Hand With Revolver At Door Paris, Mar. 25. A CiIHL and a man with a small child on his knee were sittine: m the "Dead Rat" cafe iii Montmartre on the evening of Dec. 22, 1934, celebrating the coming of Christmas. i THE doer
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  • 131 6 Elderly Indian Done To Death Prrantj, Apr Minder was committed at Kins Street. yesterday morning, when the body of an elderly Indian was found m the ?T»iddlc section 01 a house with tv/o stab wounds, one of Which ripped open the abdomen. Tiv dead mm. t m Ifeera
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 147 6 £i2r£ 3- f< 5^ '"^nl GV DIEECTOCvI IcncONICLEI aB? I I p| JAPAN H China, Japan, Korea, Inrio-China, 0^ X i|» S B Straits Settlements, Malay States. KOREA f\ r> Sinm, Netherlands Indies, Borneo, Jj H Ibe only real comprehensive directory cover- I Vl rij the whole of the Far
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    • 7 6 FULL MOON TODAY THE GAP ROAD HOUSE
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    • 74 6 V a. V/ttUI v^Bt^ j y x ':Jni^^^H Bltlitiuiib. s^^B^Bß^^ yf itty y->x^«ocVHBSP^9HHnK»' J AL> Em»> /o//cA o/ QUALITY! Bcr^veN^l v .>.»U^ _/nrtt i^, FRtiHNti) Of '■•^■^■i^y «H. \^V J i*« pr. ir\nl within 41 EASY-ACCESS M INNER FOIL WRAPPING a feature of the io\ packet uhah cmblcs ad WfcßWWi
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  • 662 7 Newcomer's 3 Goals r; WORTH, new addition to the I ore* strength, scored three his fhnrt football match In Jj n Saturday iyed herok part m the tredefeat of the Malays at Anid stadium, the margin running i lear u<»als. three of these went to
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  • 82 7 Miss Gunner has arrived m Malaya from University College Hospital, London, and has taken up duties at the District Hospital. Talping HH. Tungku Amat. son of the late i Regent of Kedah. succeeds Che Wan Ibrahim as Assistant Superintendent ot Monopolies and Customs, Sungei Patani. The first Malayan passenger to
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  • 134 7 Last Performance Of The Magic Circle Tho "House Full" notice was up at the Victoria Theatre en Saturday night when the Malayan Magic Circle gave -their final performance of "Magic. ICirth and Mys:ery." Many latecom- j en had to be turned away. Once again, the show was given
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  • 225 7 Programmes of Drills up to and for reek ending Apr. 12. 192 G. Monday. 6. 5 15 p.m. Headquarters 5.R A <v> 3.7 How and A. ALA. trainlg. 5.30 p.m. Headquarters S.R.E. <v) nti-Gas Trailing. 5.15 pm. HeadItarteta S.F.C.R.E. <vt Malay Sees Drill <No. 1 Section to
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  • 465 7 Winning Contract 2?^Wfovw\ou^> David Burnstine, Michael Gottlieb, Oswald Jacoby and Howard s< hrnkem. world's leading ieam-of-four and inventors of the system that has beaten every other system m existence. (iKKAIKR lATCTI COME players may lind ll I considerable reliei to contract [or their slams m ranid-fire order a:.d nus eliminate
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  • 175 7 Thr foUowlSf h th« Sc C. volunfc r ii loker tournaoM Tuesday, Apr. 14 W Kniwurthy and U W I I)r-, mund vs E H R B>w»rm.m and W J H Wardvn G F Str;« kland and R I) ftHMM v.n j Let and v P Kiniey WcdMrs'l.ix,
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    • 216 7 ALHAEIBR i NIGHT OF M.Ci.M.'s ({KILLING SOUTH SEA UWENTUBE— The LAST of THE PAGANS" MALA, LOTUS and of Beautiful Tahitian Girls lOMORROW NIGHT :.i^o nuiMt'ai comedy i the Screen ANN SOTHERN m "The GIRL FRIEND" QUININE. prophylactic against MALARIA. use even day 2 sugar-coated t> grains Quinijie Ilydro- hlorjde. suit
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    • 21 7 v r~~* > a A JBiQi ■Hal »W liK''lnf IbWbW bW i OUt till* EUot. ITJI W» f /f A BaanBHMH^HHMB^BHBVBI SINGAPOREB
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 836 7 RADIO PROGRAMMES FOR TODAY (Irish Folk Song) <arr. Wood) April's Coming In (Hewitt). Charming Chloe < Edward German) Orchestra: Moto Perpetuo Straus?). Overture. Fra Diavolo (Auber). 11 20 A Ballad Concert. Muriel Sotham (Contralto). Frank Webster (Tenor). Muriel Sotham: I See a Tree (Michael HcJges). She Shall Have Music <
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  • 1253 8 The Singapore Free Press MONDAY, APRIL 6. 1936. Subsidise The F.M.S.R. J THERE is an old Roman maxim to the effect that one should be willing to learn .rom the enemy and If the Straits Steamship Co. can be regarded as an "enemy," or at least a rival of the
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  • 800 8 CINCE the formation of a strong neutral Cabinet under Aly Maher Pasha, and the postponement of the general election until May the question of the early return of the Wafd (the Egyptian Nationalist party > to poEgyptUm wcr a nd otner f do m c stic
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  • 1052 8 IN the kitchen Of a hillside cottage a 1 wizened little woman knelt at the window peering lown through tarnished brass telescope Wind volleyed threateningly m the wide chimneys of the cottage; rain bubbled and gurgled under the back door; Ircm upstirs came a steady patter of rain
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 220 8 JOHN VERY FINE OLD LIQUEUR BRANDSES CLUB LIQUEUR OVER 40 YEARS OLD OVER 60 YEARS OLD Imported direct from Cognac by CALDOfXJCS 5933 jv Tel^raphic Address: 503-4 H V GOODWOOD The mos! rharfr'i p!\ si^atod Motel m the Island. Ideal t'i pertn<«neni residents RESTAURANT Tab!* d'hote and a la carte.
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    • 73 8 A LESSON FROM MR. FORD Two London pigeons, m building a nest, have made use of leather, old springs and odd pieces of tin. Owners of two-seaters m the neighbourhood are furious at the continual purloiring of building material from their cars but have not yet had recourse to th?ir
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  • 1132 9 Three Europeans Terrible Ordeat In Harbour SWIM FOR HELP IN SHARKINFESTED WA TERS "Three Men In A Boat To Say Nothing Of A Dog" MR. DARGUE ROBINSON'S GRAPHIC STORY ttj THOUGHT DEATH HAD COME With these words, 42-year-old Mr. Dargue Robinson, the well-known Singapore boxing referee, covered m blankets and
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  • 91 9 But Eckener Has From Nazi Grace NAME VERBCTEN IN THE PRESS Rio do Janeiro, Apr. 5. jhi- I new Zeppelin Hindenburg d bere after covering ap•lv 0875 miles m 100 flying •hil correspondent nboard burg .states that the comEckener, expressed astomoyance of the
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  • 65 9 age from Berlin states earned now that Dr. Bckener from grace and that the Nazi i gime relume to allow the new Zeppelin to be named '"Hitler." Dr. Goebbels baa issued the follow"The name of Dr r henceforth must not be men- In the Press. Newspapers and
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  • 92 9 Engines Being Built At Bristol London, Mar. 5. THE Pegasus engines needed by Imperia: Aincays for the Empire flying-boats, to the number of 156, built at the icorks of the Bristol Aeroplane Co. Of these engines 116 are required the fly ing- boats now under construction at
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  • 665 9 MRA. AT HOME IN HONOUR OF CAPT HASHIM CHAMPION OF MALAY CAUSES Legislative Council Appointment /\APT. Noor Mohamed Hashim, the newly appointed Legislative Councillor wis t^-i? guest of honour at an At Home held at the headquarters ol fhp Mnlav-. tp -tb.Ul Association at Balestier yesterday. Welcoming Capt. Hashim. Mr.
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  • 271 9 Tokio. Apr. 4. IN a press interview the Navy Wnlgl Admiral Nagano, said that since Japan had left the Naval C fflferenet and had become a free and md pindent country, the repkni.vim n( <>l her national deft-nre was neccs ;»ry. therefore m the forthcoailll
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 56 9 •Ji'jj'v knorks but once 'tis m J- But U «c are held back by ''•iHh how are we to answer the hxropractic the drugless dew* deals with the cause c** and by eliminating the see us prepared for that SscrSS i f > Ti s Send for fite enpenre ix>oklet.
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    • 167 9 z/4, UJ/orxhs* /\^/nW MODEL 689 V^T^||nrHL/ STEP-IN CORSET. PINK |T^W |l SURGICAL ELASTIC. SATIN lit Jliifl FRONT WITH TWO BONES -jl^^W SIZES 24-3O |Wflw- Price $6.50 BEAUTY BEGINS W!TH A yJt/Ol tliS FOUNDATION ROBINSON €t CO., LTD. SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR. w REFRESHING SLEEP Bflfl mJlo TONIC FOOD Send this Coupon
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  • TRADE AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE
    • 223 10 hi ■HTluf Steady. Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers London Bpo< 7Vfed 7 9 Hid. Previously: 7»/2d. 7 916 d. April-June 7 9 16d. 711 lGd. Previously: 7%d. 711 16d. July-Sept. 711 lGd. 7 J ,d. Previously: 7 1116 d. 7 lSl.'id.
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    • 79 10 Foreign Exchange Rates. London Closing Quotations April 4 Method of Parity before Rate PreCentre Quoting 20-9-31 Yesterday viously Parte Francs to C 141 21 75*., 75 3 i Mctr York to 4.88 23 495 7 16 4.95 1116 Amsterdam Guilders to c 12.91 7.29 :i 7.30 3 4 Hong Kong
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    • 224 10 LOCAL EXCHANGE RATES Yesterday's Singapore Quotations April 4 SELLING London. 4 months' sight 2 4 3 32 London, 3 months' sight 2 4 3 32 London, (50 days' .sight 2 4 1 16 London, 30 days' sight 2 4 1 16 i-ondon, demand 2 4 132 London, T.T. 2 4
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    • 192 10 April 2. 3. 4. American Can Com. 125 124 4 123 3 4 American Telephone and Telegraph 1651fc 165% 166»L' Ateheson Rail load 78 77 78 Chrsapeak 57% 57 :1 57% D\ipont 149% 149' ■> 151 'h Firestone 31% 31 31 I General Electric 39 7 H
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    • 262 10 Home Hank Chairman Voices Misgivings London, Apr. 2. "It is naturally not without misgivings that we view this momentous change to a managed currency." Sir Foot Mitchell told the annual meeting ol the Chartered Bank, referring to ('Una's abandonment of the silver Tho principal reasons for these misgivings
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    • 568 10 BIG DRAIN FROM U.S. AND CONTINENT Heavy Shipments To Russia CYMINGTON and Wilson's weekly market report dated London. Mar. 25. states: For most of the time since our last report the rubber market has been steady to firm. Business was done on ThuKsday m ribbed smoked sheet
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    • 45 10 Tribute was paid at the recent meeting of the Selangor State Council to Mr Nicholas, the late State Engineer. Selangor. who has retired on pension, for keeping the roads of Selangor m such good condition, although the money vote had been cut down by hall.
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    • 358 10 Foreign imports of tin ore during the month of March. 1936. Country of Origin Tons 1. Alaska 1 2. Burma 278 3. The Netherlands Indies: Banka and Billiton Singkep Other Places 7 4 French Indo-China 153 5 Japan 19 6. Siam 1.463 7. Tanganyika 29 8 Union
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    • 101 10 During the week ending Mar. 28. 1936. exports of tinned pineapples from Mrlayan. ports amounted to 13.940 esses, of which: 10.049 <72 per cent > Cfttei were to the United Kingdom. 140 •1 per cent.) cases to the Continent of Furope. 1.360 <10 per cent.) cases
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    • 1008 10 Fraser and Co.'s List mi.. I. <?2> N ;i. tsl> m <$1) I'.ur I Nraft k V i ?l) PuiUtfor ''I' l RacMla < f 4 *2> ■l H.-.m i rakam Tapah <$li 1 A;, mi <$1) PMMrtak <$i> M ItafUftf (ft) 1. 11 1
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    • 143 10 IVf r c if D Co-operation, f\ms :rj ss la on ol Inspt <-:iun to |po|| Mr j Did baa h eta te i c mini of t>»" I'nmm r ol Con meite and Mr. T. S Martine has I). •i':i: >- Hou Mi i 1 (1
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    • 78 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association Tom of Marl I I Cabfc I 7» .ri ptff lb. N i York i per II I ii M to tak rl Me in'. f I i f r Chi f R.ii.iv km on tl an m |.< April 4. 12 oVlork Wmm i
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  • 1911 11 SI rails Steamship Co. \M SERVICE SCHEME IS PROGRESSING THE main features of the air services scheme which the Straits Steamship Company is contemplating with Imperial Ltd., are now well advanced, declared Mr. C. E. iurg, presiding at the annual
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 728 11 HON6KONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated m the Colony of Hong Kong) The liability of members Is limited to the extent and m manner prescribed by Ordinance No. 6 of 1029 of the Colony. Authorised Capital $RC Ono.ono Issued and Fully Paid-up $20,000,000 Reserve Fund: Sterling C 6.500.0(m Hong Kong Currency
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    • 492 11 CHARTERED BANK 0§ INDIA. lOßlilll AND CHINA (Incorporated lr. England by Royal Charter) Paid up capital In 600,000 shares of JCb earn 3.000 ,000 itMMH Fund JC3.OOO.WIQ rv*» LtattOttf of Proprietors £3.000 000 HhAl> OFFICE 38. Blshnp.^ate London EC 2 Agencies and llr.tnches. Al<»r Wat DoOQ BaJgon Amntsar Ipoh «n«
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  • LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
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      44 12 CATBBIBB preparing for the huge <t< wds «>f sightseers expected on the Inchinnan shore <m Mar. 24 to watch the Queen Mary sail for Southampton and her trials. Thousands r.i caves of mineral waters and uthcr refreshments w?re stockeJ m readiness for the sailing.
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    • 403 12 Mr. P. Franklin On American Requirements KTfcfcl) for type development of a strong United States Merchant .•Marine was stressed by Mr. P. A. S. Franklin m an interview granted on his 65th. birthday, the day following his retirement from the presidency of the International Mercantile
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    • 579 12 Partial Restoration Of Cuts Agreed To London. Officers ot the mercantile marine both navigating and engineers— are to have thrir rates of pay advanced at the end of March. They had asked for a restoration of the balance ol the reduction made m 1932; and inasmuch as the
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    • 84 12 A report on the Swedish merchant fleet, recently published, shows a total decrease during the past year ot the Swedish merchant fleet by 37 vessels totalling 40.900 tons gross The number r»t steamers decreased by 44 ships, while motors-hips rcse by eight. The number of vessels lost
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    • 232 12 Captain Gibbons Also For The Queen Mary The Canard whit s v 1 Mary has two < ipi „.ns On nl the nr< at m/. <>i the Uneff id- corap hus appoi: I Captain (;< rge G bboi ♦o the *h:p In Addition to B i Britten, th»>
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    • 41 12 Whitr and lU.uk IV| M> rr Witt fertnce to n >UOcmtioa iated h b 1936. Bhlppen m h« r. i )V n llUri the r.-cJucrd r.itc-s »ti win BUirk Pepper h%w kx i to May :U. 1!>.5«»
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    • 608 12 BOUSTEAD Co., Ltd. (Incorporaved In P.M.8.) TELEPHONE: Frn*ht 5433— Passage Mil. LLOYDS AGENTS. BOUIUNGk AGENTS FOR FEDERATED MALAY BTATES RAILWAY* ROYAL STATE RAILWAYS OF SIAM. P CANADIAN MClffM ;%•';> -:k' l'M r^: ':•:'>'■.'-.*•:■ iSSRS? (Incorporated m England) THK "EMPRESS" ROUTE offers TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICES via HONOLULU or direct EMPRESS to VANCOUVER—
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    • 104 12 HENDERSON LINE S< IlkM it OF HAIIINf.H By Fortnlfhily Ptssrnirr Hir*m+t Brtween Ranffoon, Port Sudan, Marseille^ l*alma and KngUnd HOMRWAKI» BAILIN(.S Port of Disembarkation Pl>mo«lli Lravf Kangooa wm YOMA PEGU CHINDWIN KhT4MKNI>INE M.. BHAMO 1 AMARAItX)KA Jim SAGAINU J II BURMA lul] YOMA An,: 8 PEGU CHINDWIN KEMMKNDIM, > l!l
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    • 418 12 Local And Foreign Mail Dispatches And f\ IT iff UfTf M O BY TRAIN (Bangkok every Saturday 7 pm Thursday 7.45 a m Alor Star: Mon. to Frl.* 7.45 a.m. Saturday 7.45 am. and 7 p.m. Ipo: Weekday*; 7.45 am and 7 pjn KJang, Kuala LI pis. Port Swettenham, Taiplng
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    • 195 12 SINGAPORE HARBOUR Ship*. wloncMdr Ihr Wh n rxprctrd l» Arr»\» I-'.jiM Wharf (Kiilr.im L.Hr |j h'.ijula 22 Main Wharf (Fntranrr <.. p Kulniciland IH. I \m [j jcd 13: Pres J f 1 1 l > Glenn? 7 K.tnpirr l>ork (Rntranrr itr JavaTH'sc Prince i» Borneo M;-ru M 4. Kmjao
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    • 495 13 I O% and BRITISH INDIA P. O. S. N. COS SAILINGS, OUTWARDS Tunnaie Spore. Tonnage S po£. 1936. Ujjg •BHUTAN 6.100 Apr 9 RANCHI 17 000 June 19 RAJPUTANA 17.000 Apr .0 SOMALI 6 810 July 1 BhHAK 6.000 Apr 19 NALDKRA 000 July 3 CHITRAL 15.000 Apr. 24 KAISAR-IHIND
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    • 618 13 (Incorporated m Straits Settlements.) 1 B T 1 ELLERMAN BUCK N ALL S.S. Co., Ltd. i A (Incorporated m England.) "ELLERMAN LINE" FOR UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL !j AOCSPIING CARGO FOR MONTREAL AND HALIFAX VIA COLOMBO. Steamtr l>ue Sail* CITY OF DUNKIRK Havre London, Rotterdam.
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    • 1145 13 SHIIM'INCi lIE IHAV Ft NNEL LINK (C> ran i. r Una Khhm .> im^hlp <• (1932) U4 cam Ship Co Ltd., and China Maiual Ihr (uiu d Wlntr Mar Ltd Lram NaMgation U Ltd.) I iie Su4«.ik Siram^hip C* LI4. hr SI aiis Sir un hip (o Ltd. Tlir Au.ti.iUu
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  • 203 14 Refuses To Return To Actor Husband T wo famous proplc figured In I divorce suits m London- MUi I Eileen Bennett, the tennis »tar. m a suit brought by her husband; Lord de {Clifford as co-respondent m unoth r action. A decree nisi was
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    • 708 14 K. P. M. lIOUTMAN— Monday, Apr. 6. Batavla. Rodriguez, Mauritius, Reunion, Tamatave, Durban, Lourenco-Marques, Beira, Zanzibar, Mombasa and Mahe (no cargo will be accepted for East and South African ports). OP TEN NOORT— Monday, Apr. 6, Belawan-Deli. VAN OITTHOORN -Monday, Apr. 6, Muntok and Batavla, thence per s.s. "Both" to
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    • 645 14 JOINT SERVICE PRINCE LINE -SILVER UNE FOX HALIFAX, BOSTON, NEW YORK, BALTIMORE AND PHILADELPHIA, VIA CAPE OF 6OOD HOPE Due Sails Due Singapore Singapore New York. M.S. JAVANESE PRINCE Apr 4 Apr. 13 May 24 M.S. SILVERCYPRESS Apr 23 Apr. 27 June 7 M.S. SIAMESE PRINCE May 4 May 11
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    • 493 14 O. S. K. LINE FOR EAST, SOUTH AND WEST AIRK A ANI> SOUTH AMERICA Kofuku Mara Cspe Town via Mombasa. Zanzibar. Dar rs Salaam, L Marques, Durban, Algoa Bay and MomH Bay Apr 7 •> t Hawaii Mara Santos, Buenos Aires via Colombo, Mombasa. Zanzibar. Dar es Salaam. Beira. L.
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  • 397 15 Thirteenth Time Running OXFORD 5 LENGTHS BEHIND AFTER VALIANT STRUGGLE London, Apr. 4. (he thirteenth time m succession, Cambridge beat Oxford ibe annual boat race rowed an the Thames from Putney tv Mortlakc. This fi%«i Cambridge 46 wins against Oxford's 40. This year Cambridge 9
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  • 95 15 The following represent tne F.M.S.R. Institute against H.M.S. Terror Engineers today at Railway ground at 5.15 p.m. Chelliah; Yap Ah Han and Peng Tay Rajuloo, Swee Hock and Katnam. Sany 8.X.. Keng Pak^ Keng Swet Sulong and Antony. Reserves Pakin- aamy and Ah Mat. 2. H. W. Mason (Clifton Trian.
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  • 249 15 After Extra Time AN exciting finish was provided m the cricket match on the Nondescripts' ground on Saturday where St. Joseph's Institution beat the Nondescripts' by one wicket when allowed to continue for two overs after time for c'rawing stumps. Scores: sec. P. Chopard b Toledo
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  • 104 15 The following are tomorrow's ties m the S.C.C. tennis tournament. Championship Singles A. D. Anderson vs. H. E. Orr. Veterans' Doubles Handicap R. H. WhittaU and F. A. W. Handlej plus 15.3 vs. R. B.B. Donnell and Justice N. H. P. Whitley owe 30. V D Knowles and
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  • 54 15 The following have been selected U play for the V.M.C.A. vs. Monopolie today at the J.C.S.A. ground at Bales tier Plain at 5.15 p.m.: J. Bleha. Taj Hock Wan. H. Crocker, Kwee Thidn Teck G Day. W, Mitchell, Jackson, Kin Wee. Charlie. Pillay. Swee Keng. Re serves: Kan
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  • 436 15 Match Ends In Draw EQUALISER SCORED FROM CRITICISED PENALTY London, Apr. 4. UNDER blue *k es and bathed m sunshine 90.000 people saw England and Scotland draw I l at Wembley Stadium m the last international football game of the season. As a result Scotland
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  • 59 15 The S.C.R C. are starting their annual spring tennis tournament sometime this month, and it has been decided to lower .he entrance ie?s as follows: singles championship $1.50 per player, doubles championship $3.00 per pair, singles handicap $1.50 per player, doubles handicap $3.00 per pair, veterans' single
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  • 48 15 Tl:e following will represent the SRC. at football at 5.10 p.m SRC. ground versus Bata Shoe Co. this afternoon: O. C. Aeria. J. Reuters. T Albuquerque. D. c. Perrean, R Barth. A Gardner. N. Sullivan. E. Galistan. G. C. Ross, D. C. Roes, F. L Wilson
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  • 33 15 Twenty-one cu.'d^ were token <»iH lor the Kepp-1 Golf Club Ladies Spoon on Apr. 3 which re.suUud m a win for Mrs E Litchfleld wiih a score ol all suuare.
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  • 297 15 S. C. C. II DEFEATED THE Singapore Recreation Club second string inflicted a severe defeat on the Singapore Cricket Club second team on Saturday m their cricket nxturr on the Padang. Batting first tbe S.C.C. put up 105 runs, mainly ♦Virough an excellent contribution Pi 43 by
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    32 15 AN INCIDENT during yr vti-i day's match licl-.veen Xbr CTylon Sports flub fetid the Chinese at lluui I.m Green. The Chinese were defeated by an innings and 51 runs, (hver Ires* photo).
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  • 1008 15 Sport Marred By Rain KIRWAN WINS WITH GREAT LAST-MINUTE SPURT (From Our Own Corn spotuknt) Kuala I -impiir. Apr. 4. A LARGE crowd attended the concluding day of the Srlanuor Turf Club Spring meeting which was a success from every point of view. The
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  • 307 15 Hill Bats Well THE V.M.C.A. team, who are having a very lean time this season, lost their cricket fixture with St. Andrew's Schooi on Saturday on the School padang. Batting first the Young Men cot. ld only total 64. J. Sanderson beirr: top scorer
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    • 78 15 This heals PILES stops Pain, ttchiftg, Bleeding r l"l' may b« so sullen and oause "y nrirl trrror to replace them, hare givep up hope of a cure i" »y op-ration. Be wrsuaded to Vfcck'a Al) R orptive !>ik- Plasma. Dh- pain in«tantlv. The 1 '"I'»'l.i«l/Mg. They u-.ll 'proceed t'l'.wu^
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  • 443 16 Now Considered Certain Of Championship HUDDERSFIELD'S VICTORY (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Apr. 5. r r\\V. defeat off Derby County by Huddersfield is generally considered to ensure the championship to Sunderland, who triumphantly recovered their best form of the season and crushed Portsmouth
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  • 102 16 Tennis Takes Up Too Much Time Alexandria, Apr. 5. Roderl ;h liensel, the Czech Davis Cup player, played the last game of his career today when, partnering Frau Wolfe 'Austria), be was beaten m the final of the International champlonship by Hughes and Yorke, 6—2. (i 4
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    26 16 4 VIIW of .v,s.erd a y S cricket match be.we«n the S.C.C. »nd the S.B.* the Padang. The S.R.C. had an easy win. (Free Press photo).
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  • 389 16 Tarbot Retires yESTERDAY the R.S.Y.C. Inter- national Six-metre Class sailed the second race of the series for the Guillemard Challege Cup during which a light steady breeze from the N.N.E. prevailed. The sea was slight and the tide flood. Ramona skippered by J. E. S. Alexander
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    28 16 THE MALAYS' GOALKEEPER ab out to clear the ball, following a raid by the R.A.F. forwards on Sa turd ay The Airmen won s—o. (Free Pre ss Photo).
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  • 526 16 CHINESE SUFFER HEA VY DEFEAT FROM C.S.C. Jansen's Deadly Bowling IN a two-day cricket fixture at Hong Lim Green, the Ceylon Sports Club 1 defeated the Straits Chinese Recreation Club by an innings and 51 runs. Taking first knock on Saturday, the Chinese were only able to put together 67,
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  • 292 16 A DRAWN MATCH (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Apr. 5. I TNLIKE yesterday, bright cricket was witnessed on the Esplanade today on the continuation of the State trial. Anthony's team occupied the wicket the whole morning and up to the tea interval, scoring 254 m reply to
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  • 435 16 S.R.C. Batsmen Make Merry QUICK SCORING IN BRIGII I PADANG MATCH NO less Ukiii HKli runs were scored yesterday when thr < m i.. match between the S.R.C and the S.C.C was resumed on the Padang. The Recreation club batsmen made merry „i
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  • 37 16 Thi 10 R C a. .1 •v.flr KM I Wh I 'A-;sh to pmH to «ive their li.trn TIM winning t ..-> medals The 1 i the Rotnlni \mi Mom Wall K.i:n J.ii. A W On*,
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