The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 16 April 1936

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    17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 14,828. EBTD. 1835. THURSDAY, APRIL 16, MM. 10 CENTS.
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    TUGS DISABLED IN HELPING THE RANPURA
    807 1 Weather Takes. Turn g~~j yr yr y ror Worse SALVAGE VESSELS UNABLE TO APPROACH Slight Additional Danger From Delay In Refloating LONDON, APR. 15. Jll! V WD O IN LONDON LEARN THAT THE RANPURA 1 has APPARENTLY ESCAPED WITH LITTLE DAMAGE. AN INSPECTION HAS
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    NEW LINERS FOR P. and O.
    39 1 London, Apr. 15. 1/ICKERB- ARMSTRONG an"<>»ince that they have received a contract for t..e 1 *»Stnu tion of two liners, each 01 -UK)O tons, for the P. and O. Steam Navigation Co.— -Renter.
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    They All Want To Go To The White House
    457 1 They All Want To Go To The White House Chi. ago, Apr. 15. THE incomplete State Presidential primary electicV. returns from Chicago give Col. Frank Knox 90,000 votes and Senator Borah 51,000. Other areas show that Col. Knox and Senator Borah obtained about 10,000 votes each. Reuter Colonel Knox /^OL.
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    NURSE WADDINGHAM TO DIE
    66 1 Mercy Recommendation Rejected London, Apr. 15. T'HE Home Secretary has de- clined to act upon the jury's recommendation of mercy m the case of Nurse Waddingham, who will be hanged m Mrrtiin*ham on Thursday, for -poisoning Miss Bagulev m a Nottingham nursing home. She will be
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    SHANSI REDS RETREAT
    78 1 Chiang Kai Shek Cables Congratulations Shanghai, Apr. 15. Hurdreds of Rol trocps who hay». b;en surrounded by the Government forces at Hsinghsien have offered to surrerder. according to a late repoi 1 from the held headquarters m Taiyuan, capital of Shansi. The main body of the Red
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    MR. CHARLES R. GAY
    26 1 New York, Apr. 15. Mr. Charles R. Gay has been er.ominated as president of th^ New York Stock Exchange. -Reuter Wire less.
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    SENSATIONAL NEW MATERIAL
    86 1 SENSATIONAL NEW MA TERIAL Pulp Fibre Thinner Than Silk Kansas City. Apr. 15. A new synthetic fibre, onethird thinner than the finest natural silk, has been produced from wood pulp by American manu/aCftorerfc of rayon, accordt to a7i ayinc-un cement at the annual meeting of the American Chemical Society. The
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    COL. EATON'S SUCCESSOR AT THE R.R.I.
    116 1 Final Decision Rests With Sir Shenton Thomas (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 15. IT is reported that Mr. H J. Page, controller of the agricultural research. Imperial Chemical Industries, Ltd., will succeed Col. B. J. Eaton as Director of the Rubber Research
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    ABYSSINIAN TOWN DRENCHED IN GAS
    78 1 ABYSSINIAN TOWN DRENCHED IN GAS USED INTENSIVE! V FOR A MONTH Terrible Suffering Of Victims Geneva, Apr. 15. MINETEEN cases of poison |M attacks by the Italian.-, cited m an Abyssinian Note published by the League, with the date of the attacks ranging from Dec 22 to Apr. 7. Il
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    Terrible Suffering
    72 1 I .i..m. Apr. 15. The newspapers give prominence to the appeals received from authoritative quarters m Abyssinia for antl-gai me-11-Canta suitable for treating iufferers from gas bums caused during the recent bombing by Italian airmen It is row established that for over cne month an intensive use of
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    Slavery Abolished
    34 1 Asmara, Apr. 13. Alt gether 22 Italian aeroplanes, including 13 bombers, flew over Ihg capital yesterday ani dropped propaganda pamphlets. i eluding the near proclamation abolishing slaver.throughout the occupied territory Renter Wireless
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    SENATOR CHERON DEAD
    39 1 Parts. Apr. 15. The death has occurred of the veteran ex-Minister. Btßftto Cheron. who was Minister of Justice at the tirr? of the Stavisky disclosures and the assassination of Xii g Alexander m 1!>34 Reuter Wireless
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    STOP PRESS
    17 1 Rome Apr. 15. FT is officially announced 1 that the Italians h;i\r occupied Dessie. Reuter
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      66 1 BIGIA TEA Brings the freshness and fragrance of the Malayan gardens direct to your home. _t__P^P__-^_§H_-_-_-[ __l_-_M_-_-K Vl^ _____r^^\ __L _____-r-'^______r____i w--^__ TONIGHT ORCHESTRAL CONCERT CABARET SUCCESS THE WORTH J Si DI ER SISTERS UANCE (formal) TWO of AMERICA'S MOST 0 POPULAR CABARET S-45 to Midnight ARTISTES NON-DINERS $1.00 IRAFFLES
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      79 1 There is no better Tea than BIGIA TEA GROWN IN MALAYA. ADELPHI Slipf HOTEL TONIGHT TONIGHT SPECIAL DINNER DANCE AND CABARET DINNER DANCE MUSIC BY THE RELLER BAND WHETHER VOL REQUIRE LIGHT REFRESHMENTS OR A MORE ELABORATE .MEAL. THE AOELPHI GRILL IS RENOWNED rOR ITS EXCELLEN. FOOD AM) t OIRTEOL'H
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    UNSELFISH SERVICE TO THE INDIAN CHAMBER
    753 2 Members* Farewell Tea Party To Mr. Jamnadas Purshotarn rj THE important part played by Mr. Jamnadas Purshotarn m the creation and development of the Indian Chamber of Commerce was referred to by Mr. Mohamet! Jumabhoy, preBsident of the Chamber, :i* a farewell tea party
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    TRAIN DERAILED
    352 2 PENANG PASSENGERS' i HOTR DEUH Penang. Apr. 15. PASSENGERS by the night mail and the race, special, following with horses, arrived at PC ana four hhurs late, due to the derailment of a goodstrain breaking a van near Simpang Lima last night. The passengers were transhipped by train
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    FILMS IN CHINA
    91 2 Shanghai, Apr. 15. Regulations governing the control of film manufacturing firms and the supervision of the making of films by foreigners m China were approved by the Government at the last meeting of the Executive Council. Foreign firms contemplating t making of films m China must obtain
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    TURKEY AND THE DARDANELLES
    309 2 TURKEY AND THE DARDANELLES REFORTIFI' ATION DEMAND Essential For Her Defence Athens. Apr. 11 THE Turkish Minister has solicited the supper: Ol Greece m tb< qu il on 3f the refortification of the Dardanelles. Th? Greek Cabinet wii! d SCUSS the matter before replying. Greek ciicles observe that if the
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    ITALIAN AIR CRASH
    35 2 R«»me. Ap;-. 15. It Is revealed that a seo'nd Sir 1 cash occur. cd on .Frldsy when Italian airman was killed at th Mirafieri a rporl near Lake Tras m Renter Wire'
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    THE ALHAMBRA
    199 2 RxceDenl Fbrteg Scenes In •Soldiers Of The Storm" Although the j) it is but a slight ol b ieme which has been Icited many times before, boom sbcellt ni (lying hits "Soldiers of the St< rm." which opened at the Alhamhra I ht. well sfcOTt the level ol
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    Law Notice For The Day
    29 2 Kcforr Mills J. m the 3rd Court at 9.48 am f I >tm 35 A Kadir and 2 uthi is v# M X Kaiuppiah
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      66 2 BUSINESS CARDS. MASSAGE. MR. and MRS. AKAJI, GRADUATE OP THE TOKIO MASSAGE SCHOOL. 210-2, Queen Street Near Tost Office, SINGAPORE (MILLINERY! I from conservative styles to the most 1 extravagant mortefe you will find at V 0 B f*?> K wkmier p s 117.4 North Bridge Road (Meyer Mansion) The
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      226 2 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS JP «urr Your <*&_ '-^SJ^X With Ihe f \Og Victor "---a v* Inhaler. Solo \c:< iits. GBATTOM LABORATOUBBi .0-1. full.vcr Quay. BOAKD KICBIDKNCB. wmmm i iw— —rm— t—— r— SEA FRONT KATONG GBANGB— 77 Meyat Rd. J LsftgS r I ÜBI facing sea with own bath roofll II
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      359 2 slbe Sinoaporc free ipic lead Oilier: Cen I I'hon r\l«*tisi«>n M <u.<l.i l.umpur (HIIIT I'll. London tXlii c tt» ■I I Tel -I SUBSCRIPTION Vlonlhlv l^UiirteiK |SM I. ill Vrarlv B k early IM.ff Note Outvt.it mi i i-i Iht* usual li.iiiU <l«v. ADVERTISEMENT The eh:irß«> .in. J m riBO
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      148 2 Diary Of The Day m.' High Tide. 4.31 am 7.2 ft. 7.21 pm. 8.2 ft. Sport Soccer: Div. 111, SRC. vs. Indian H.C, SRC. Cinemas VICTORIA Ceiling Zero: with James Cagney and j Pal O'Brien. ALIFAMUKA B Idiers of the Storm: with Regis! Toomey and Anita Page. I IVOLi Black
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    "PERFECT MOTHER" MODEL FOUND DEAD IN FLAT
    364 3 Mystery Of The Seven Pillows POLICE SEARCHING FOR FINGER-PRINTS London, Apr. 6. BKATRH I SLITON. whose fli aoh BS the "perfect peared m baby food ad- »o years a^o. was mothered under seven pil- m her Hal m Klmhurst-man-4ons -road, i hapham, yes-
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    MATH FROM BLOW
    44 3 an elderly Chinese ".day sentenced to iple imprisonment by tho acting Criminal J "dge having caused grie>thei elderly Chinese her on the head wood as a result ot quently died. d who was an elderly luffi ring rrom an enlarged aulted
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    COLLIDED WITH STEAMER
    171 3 Tongkang Sunk 110-TON tongkang fully loaded with timber was sunk just offi Peak Island, near the quarantine station, early yesterday morning, when it was involved m a collision with the Bcheer a 8.139-ton Ham-burg-Amerika cargo steamer which was leaving Singapore waters ior Aden. Before the .pink turned
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    QUINQUENNIAL BONUS OF EAGLE STAR
    181 3 English And Scottish Fund The directors of the Eagle Star and British Dominions Insurance Company announce a compound reversionary 'bonus al the rate Of 3 per cent, per annum on the sum assured and existing reversionary bonus additions m the case of ah policies entitled
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    CINEMA SUED
    89 3 Plaintiff Gets $1,032 And Costs The case m which Heng Scow Kuan sued the Shanghai Cinemas was dis posed ol yesterday In the High Court Ibrtore Mr. Justice Whitley, Acting Chief Justice. The plaintiff originally claimed $1,032.92 being arrears of hire and $600 for meterial supplied. The defendant
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    CHEMICAL FIRM'S STABLES WITH 1,500 HORSES
    490 3 For Producing Serum I 'THE magic story of a chemical producing linn, whirl, had only three horses m 10 1 1 from which to produce scrum, ancl now has over 1.500 horses m its stables, was related by a representative of Dr. Roussels laboratories,
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    VOLUNTEER AIR FORCE
    203 3 Officials Appointed And Members Selected The first meeting of the Special Advisory Committee of the Straits Settlements Volunteer Air Force was held at Singapore on Tuesday to appoint officials and to select the first members of the new auxiliary force. Group-Captain A. H. Peck. Senior Air StalT
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    Found
    155 3 I A 500 POUND ANCHOR A STOCKED anchor weighting between 400 and 500 pounds has hern piCKed up m a position N. 26 degrees W (true) 7» 2 cables from i on tor shoal light beacon. Anyone claiming the above should apply to the acting Master Attendant, S.S. Commander
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    £10,000,000
    193 3 Big Insurance Company's Deficiency Vienna, Mar. SI. Dr Draxler. Austrian Finance Minister, revealed this afternoon that the £26,000,000 premium reserve fund of the Phoenix Life Insurance Company. greatest insurance undertakig m Central Europe, was uncovered to the extent of €10.000.000 The deficiency was discovered after a change ot management
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    MYSTERY OF ETON BOY'S DEATH FROM SHOOTING
    581 3 In Grounds Of Aunt's House DROVE ALONE, COLLIDED, AND THEN DISAPPEAR!) Steeple Landlord (Witts), %pi I NO one will ever know how leunan Lionel Th.ipl md KvBBB, seventeen-year-old Eton boy. of Lovcsgr-.'. IBaiJßlßftß met his death from gunshot wounds m the grounds of
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      19 3 V> a^ Na *MM__|K«MM__IBHMaMM-i __B \f> _^fc\_ HYGENOL THE NEW PINE OIL DISINFECTANT FOR PRIVATE HOUSES I APB I
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      204 3 ÜBI ______\W -««yi Mm Oailv J_[9 mm kf Mm* ___B_r "\W^m H BMHkv /.I __L^___P__^___K^^L_ r^a Watch The Faces Of I tn- People Who See It fm The I'erfe* t I finite I I (treat Production Oi Warnei Bra*. (i.iiu PreaalMi «t Bh VICTORIA XHEATRE Tliursda>. .'ul i* I l»
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    THE FRENCH VIEW OF THE RHINELAND SITUATION
    1517 4  -  ANDRE TARDIEU Britain's Policy Criticised BY Paris, Apr. 1. Tift Andre Tardieu, three 'Ames Ifl Prime Minis! vr of Frame, and lone of the authors of the Treat it of Versailles, sums up m the fcttow'ng articte the deep feelings aroused m France
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    ROMANTIC CORNISH SITE TO BE EXCAVATED
    602 4  -  Joan Littlefield London Life By Great Love Story Recalled m* London Apr. 2. T^HIS month one of the most romantic sites m Cornwall is to be excavated. This is the hill-camp o_ Castle Dore. between Lostwithiel and Fowey, which may have been the dwelling
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    BOLSHEVIKS GO BOURGEOIS
    153 4 BOLSHEVIKS GO BOURGEOIS Fashion Shov/s Now T7HE stylish clothes of the city ot Moscow arc fast replacing the traditional village garb of the ninety million peasants of Russia. Factorymade suits and smart dro ses. silk ties, starched collars and felt hat and leather shears are increasingly making their way into
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    YOUNG AUSTRIA
    84 4 Scheme For Military Training Vienna, Apr. 3. The military education of Aus:rian youth is well m hand All high schooli and secondary schools are now giving up two hours a week to military training and the 1800 students m the first batch are to be trained by regular
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      137 4 <*2___ cor iis AND CALLOUSES I'" i r m I-. i t And h.-ii m „n» rn.ir •uSM tfh I Ud fundi v put ,m .nd tn nil tl I < an milk m comfort and <.\t> > i. r ul')> m..\. rem, v.. i bath .»x th«* softonlnjf s.ilt>
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    346 5 TRIAL GUARD crack regiment of the Abyssinian forces European officers, who ere routed m the fierce battle near on the northern front. Italian planes, machtae-gan--1 irtillerj anits fired ceaselessly on the terrified retreating tribesmen and soUers. Tils, ill Ki-, AM) DUCHESS Oi* KENT hfi Croydon Aer;»dreme by plane fo. Paris
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    CONSCRIPTION FOR WOMEN IN CZECHO SLOVAKIA
    190 6 Drastic New Laws PRESS CENSORSHIP TO BE INTRODUCED Prague, Apr. 6. WOMEN are to be conscripted m Czechoslovakia. New laws which will come before Parliament on Apr. 21 compel women to assist m national defence. rThey will be conscripted for service m munition factories
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    £100,000 WORTH OF BEER GIVEN AWAY
    136 6 £100,000 WORTH OF BEER GIVEN AWAY London, Apr. 6. PREE beer to the value of over £100,000 is away m London every year. Everyone working In a brewery is entitled, by age-old cutcm, to two pints daily one m the morning, another m the afternoon, writes a Sunday Dis patch
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    N.S. MALAY WEDDING
    77 6 Seremban, Apr. 14. The wedding took place m the Linggi district of Negri Sembilan yesterday oJ Mr. IxDckman bin Yusop, of the .staff of the Government English School, Kuala Pilah. and formerly of Raffles College, Singapore, and Inche Hajir binti Mohamed, daughter of Inche Mohamed bin Abu,
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    LL.P. Member Goes High-Hat!
    218 6 LL.P. Member Goes High -Hat! MR. McGOVERN SPRINGS A SURPRISE London, Apr. 1. MR. McGOVERN, the LLP. member for the Shcttleston Division of Glasgow, wore a top hat m the House of Commons tonight. There is nothing remarkable m an MP wearing- a top hat. But Mr. M ('Govern imported
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    30 YEARS' SUFFERING WITH DILATED STOMACH
    210 6 here is a case of interne interest to all sufferers from indigestion and stomach trouble. Eve.: if you have been m pain for years and have tried all sorts of medicines without relief, you can still be cured if ycu will only do as
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    AIR MAILS
    42 6 Th^ Outward-bound Imperial Air ways mail plane left Calcutta yesterday morning. She will probably stay over r ight at Bangkok, and is expected to be here tonight on schedule. The Dutch plane is also exoeoted to arrive on schedule tonight.
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    WIFE'S APPLICATION
    66 6 Against Noted Racehorse Owner An apolioation was made yesterday by Mrs. E. Trennery against her husband Mr. H. E Trennery. a prominent racehorse owner, to show cause why he should not be bound over to keep the peace for six months m one surety of $100 Mr. J.
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    SMUGGLED CHANDU
    69 6 Former Police Constable Sentenced Pleading guilty to having smuggled ten tahils of non-gdvernmert chandu. hidden m his trousers while embarking or. board the Ufc Van Heutz on Apr 7, Tan Ah Ming, ?n ex-police constable. was yesterday sentenced to one day's imprisonment and a fine of $800 or
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    Chance For Sailors!
    98 6 WOMAN WANTS TO MARRY ONE London, Apr. 2. OHOBLEM set to the Mayor of Southampton, Alderman T. 11. Sanders. He has just received this letter: "Dear Sir,— Will you p!eus. help me I have, since a email child, wanted to marry a ginger-heired sailor, but so far
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    PERAK FLYING CLUB NOW HAS 70 MEMBERS
    450 6 Report For First Year THE first annual report of the Perak Flying Club states that there were 50 members at the close of the year, whilst a further 20 members have since been elected, bringing the present total up to 70. Mr. T.
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    20 STROKES AND IMPRISONMENT
    115 6 For Snatching Girl's Locket pONVICTED for stealing a gold locket and chain, Soh Jong Aun. with four previous convictions against him. was yesterday sentenced to six months' rigorous imprisonment ond twenty strokes of the rotan to be followed by six months' police supervision by Mr. T.
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    MID-AIR CRASH
    33 6 Buenos Aires. Apr. 1 1 Two civil aeroplanes collided m midalr over Moron end crashed to the ground. Thro;- of the occupants wen killed and a fourth gravely injured -Renter Wireless
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    POLICE BAND
    19 6 The Police Band engagement at Katong Park at 5.30 p ni. on Friday. Apr 17, is cancelled.
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    Ginger-Headed
    116 6 Ginger -Headed AUTONOMOUS REGIME IN EAST HOPEI Japanese Occupying The Key Positions Shanghai, Apr. 11. Ihe autonomous regime m East Hmci h as employed a number of Japanese as tespeefcn* of schools with j the object of putting a stop to the student movements m the districts under its control.
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    UNUSUAL PICTURES EXPECTED AT R.A. EXHIBITION
    393 6 "Double" Portrait PAINTING OF FAMOUS ACTRESS IN BED London THIS year's Royal Academy Exhibition, which opens on »i, v 4, promises to be an interesting Inoue h perhaps not unduly exciting one. Murh ai tin interest will i clemeia oi advent urou i some
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    English Taught By Music
    168 6 8.8.G PIANIST FOX S.B. MHJCATKMN WW. THE appointment of Mr. (J. Williams, 8.8.C. Children's Hour pianist and university choir conductor, to be Master of Music, Kdiuation Department, Straits Battle ments, marks a new departure i i education policy m the Colony. Although music and singing' have
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    RUSSIA'S HUGE PILOT RESERVES
    103 6 Thousands Turned Out \\y Amateur Clubs Moscow, Apr. 1 1. rwER 3.500 reserve pilots were trained las: year by the amateur air clubs In Soviet Russia, declared M. Koeoare*, general secretary of the Toung Corn munlst League, m a fighting g|M today He added ir was
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    THE TENSION OF FILM Work Is Terrific
    680 7  - THE TENSION OF FILM Work Is Terrific Sheilah Graham Hollywood In Person Oo R KO. -Radios "One liam Powell disn M. O. M.'s "Great be releaai d to the p ibl lime tn yean I telt l p trt la 1 hree dlmenI irn with a lather aid. I flesh
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    Winning CONTRACT
    415 7 Winning CONTRACT S^\Xva^ ou^ Oa__Ji David Burnt-tine, Michael Gottlieb. Onrald Jar^y and Hmrnrd sc^ifcrm, world's leading team~of~four and inventus of the ejefJM that has beaten every other svsti m m cxixtrnce COVERING HO.V)I US AN old whist rule that has come down to us through the ages is "Coy r
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    COMING MUSICIAN
    223 7 Miss Eva Chong Awarded Second Exhibition (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 14. Information has been received by the local secretary of the Trinity College Of Music. London, that Miss Eva Chong. of Ipoh. has been awarded a local exhibition m the examination on the Theory of
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    MIDGET STEAM ENGINE
    80 7 Not Larger Than An Ordinary Steam Roller Budapest, Apr. t A steam-engin l ol which LlUlpul might have been preud lias been m.irl< by Gyula KecsLs. chief mechanic el Szckesfehervar It is no longer than en ordinary pen nib The engine tooic four months to mak«and is
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    YESTERDAYS LECTURE
    78 7 Hi<£ Eminence Allamah Shih Muhammed Addul Ale. m .n.-b Slddlque Al-Quadrl delivered D ed dress m English on 'How to ItSVi i»< In this world" to a packed audi< I the Victoria Theatre yesterday The Hon Capt H. M IteehlM M.G Retired) presided. There was a large gathei
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      101 7 ITS A THRILLING SHOW YOU WANT HERE IS THE PICTURE ALHAMBRA 6.15 aiid 9.15 REGIS TOOMEY AMT A PAGE m "SOLDIERS OF TOE STORM" ■S -"i«W mm n l _r_r amm OWNING TOMORROW Merry Mimical Hit! "MUSIC ES MAGIC" Timm M-i mi n IHl.ll— ll— l| l— AD E b
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      141 7 QUININE. as a prophylactic against MALARIA. use every day 2 suk ar coated tablets 3 grains Quinine Hydrochloride. Be sure to take a quickly disintegrating (soluble) tablet, such as made by BANDOt.NC (MIMM FACTORY. trade ft.Kj mark Price of a boitle of 50 tablets $0.90. Price of a tube of
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      439 7 RADIO PROGRAMMES FOR TODAY Penang ZH.I I Penang Wireless Society) Wavelength 49.3 metres p.m. 7 Time signal 7.03 Day's programme. 7.08 Violincello and pianoforte recital: Mr. F. V. Raynor violincello). and the Rev. Colin King pianoforte). 8 Share report. 8.05 Prose reading (No. 5> by Mr X P. Deighton. 820
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      367 7 with Herbert Hughes at the i pianoforte. 6.45 Musical interlude. 650 An organ recital relayed from First Presbyterian Church. Rosemary Street. Belfast. Greenwicn time signal at 7.20 p.m. 7 20 Talk: "Imperial Affairs." 7.35 The Bath Pump Room Orchestra, relayed from the Pump Room. Bath. 7.50 "Lifeboats." A programme representing
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    The Singapore Free Press THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 1936. Roosevelt's Prosperity Programme
    1066 8 The Singapore Free Press THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 1936. Roosevelt's Prosperity Programme OF all promises those made during an election campaign are probably most susceptible to the cynical gibe that promises were made to be broken. This If not so much a reflection upon the honesty and sincerity of the polii
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE
    65 8 Tuesday. Apr. 14. Sir Thomas Comyn-P att arrived to siay at Government House Co'onel G. M. P. HorniU°e j s an inmate cf Batu Gajah Hospital. Mr. E. A. Brcwr. with the Misse. Barbara and Shelagh Brown, returned from Home m the Norideutscher Lloyd express liner Bremen which
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    As I was Saying
    621 8 - (/c rm.it j /\rsecuti(,ft Of The Mm 'Ihe Highest Decree of Comrmge Hnie Ijnvi (-un We Expsd In THE Bishop of Durham. Dr. Hensley Henson. has written a gra>ve for word to a volume dealing with th. 3ersecution of the Jews ln Germany i "The Yellow
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    September Afternoon
    971 8 th.m touching plants, shifting earth round roots, pressing m seeds We sat m shade against the wall, on John's bench, and looked across the sunlit garden. The light touched my outstretched feet. No words came to me. and only shallow-flowing thoughts. I wondered how much water there was
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    FAMOUS BLUE RIBAND CAPTAIN IN SINGAPORE
    706 9 FAMOUS BLUE RIBAND CAPTAIN IN SINGAPORE Bremen Commander Who Inspected The Queen Mary 1 "SURE TO BEAT FRANCE'S NORMANDIE CAPT. Wilhem Daehne, one of the world's foremost sea captains who, as commander of the Bremen, won the Blue Riband al the Atlantic for Germany, told the Free Press yesterday that
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    Committee Of 13 Not To Be Bluffed
    414 9 ITALY TRIES DILATORY TACTICS Geneva, Apr. 14. THE fact that Baron Aloisi's ariiv.;] Ill Geneva hai been delayed 24 hours a as created an unfavourable impres--.io:. and is regarded as indicating thj.t ttaiy intends an attitude of procrastination and obstruction in order to
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    BOMB EXPLOSIONS IN MADRID
    70 9 Madrid, Apr. 15. Two bombs exploded near the grandstand* containing the Presideni the Cabinet aid the DipUmaUi Corps during a celcbra--0) the Anniversary oj the Republic The troop.-, participating m the march past br ke formation protect iichi and flocked around the grandstand. Several jured. i;ieludi?ig
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    CHINA-MALAYA AIR SERVICE
    85 9 Hong Kong, Apr. 15. 'T'HE Director of Public Works of Kwavgtung has proposed that the commercial public of the province shou'd be encouraged to form an air service between Canton and the commercial centres m the South Seas, including Malaya, the Philippine Islands and the Dutch East
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    HOLIDAY DROWNING TRAGEDY
    125 9 Bereaved Sons Sail Yacht Home London, Apr. 15. TWO fathers were drowned m a holiday yachting tragedy, ten miles off Lulworth Cove. The yacht Penguin left Weymoutii this morning on a pleasure trip with a Leeds man named Chapman and a Cambridge man named Shewring. each accompanied
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    BARON VON HOESCH
    162 9 Funeral Arrangements For Late Ambassador London, Apr. 14. The body of the late German Ambassador, Baron Von Hoesch, will be borne on a gun-carriage from the German Embassy to Victoria Station tomorrow and detachments ef the Royal Horse Guards and of the Grenadier Guards will march m
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    STAFF TALKS
    82 9 London, Apr. 15. The General Staff talks which are >eing held under paragraph three of he London agreement of the Locarno igratories other than Germany, openti at the Admiralty this morning. No intimation has been received m i.ordon of the intention of Italy to be •epresented at the
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    GENERAL COAL STRIKE IN FRANCE
    93 9 Industry Threatened With L Paralysis Lille, Apr. 14. THK Pi al industry is threaten,ri with pa as a result of the miners I N*d D partmsnt of the Pss d C lata unanimously voting on a lener > begin on May 1. Th< of the
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    SOVIET-MONGOL PACT
    72 9 < Ninas Request For Full Text Of The Treaty Shanghai, Apr. 15. Mr Chen chia. Vice-Minister for •reign Affairs, Nanking, has formally the Soviet Ambassador m Nan--0 supply the Chinese Government the tun text of the Soviet-Outer Jolia Pact. Jhe Ambassador has promised to to Moscow for irLstructions.
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    TO BANISH SCOURGE OF WAR
    87 9 Eloquent Appeal To 21 American Nations Washington, Apr. 14. An e'oqucnt appeal to the p.oples of the 21 American nations to support the efforts of their governments to banish the scourge of war for ever from this hemisphere was made by Mr Cordeil Hull. US
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    QUEEN MARY AND BLUE RIBAND
    54 9 London, Apr. 15. LATE tomorrow afternoon the liner Queen Mary will leave Southampton for her speed trials m the Firth of Clyde. It is believed m Southampton that the Queen Mary ivill have no difficulty m gaining the Blue Riband on her first crossing of
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      524 10 LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCKS SHARES I From London 8 p. m. April 15 The above ire dealers' middle prices; jobbers, margins, brokerage and stamp duty are not included. .siiun* oi denomination unless otherwjM stated Previously Yesterday Rise or Fall Conversion Loan. 5 p.c. 1944-04 118% lia% K.indinu Loan. 4
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      199 10 Apr 11. 13. 14. American Can. Com. 120'* 4 121% 111% American Telephone and Teftegrapn 107 16*y. i 65' 4 Atfcheson Railroad 35 86'„ 83' 8 Ctiesapeak si< 58 57^ Uu).ont |5F£ lfi 2 147 Wi«atc__s 30"„ 31% 30->, General Electric 40', 40»/2 39- 4 General Mrtors
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      RUBBER ASSESSMENT
      171 10 Change In Basis Most Unlikely (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 14. Authoritative inquiries m. Kuala Lumpur today revealed that it is "most unlikely that there will be any change In the basis of rubber assessment m Malaya." At the last meeting of the I committee of
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      EXCHEQUER RETURNS
      52 10 1 London, Apr. 14. Exchequer returns show a total I ordinary revenue. excluding seitI balancing Items, of €18,522.03S compared with £26.502.936 at the corresponding date of last year. Total ordinary expenditure, exclu sive cf self-balancing items. <• r :3* 992.014 compared with 470 at the corresponding date m
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      LAST NIGHT'S QUOTATIONS
      203 10 By arrangement with the Exchange Telegraph Company, Ltd., the Singapore Free Press is able to offer to its readers this complete and reliable service of commercial news from London. New York and other centres. This" *j the first occasion on which a newspaper published m Mali /a
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      THE COMMODITY MARKETS
      131 10 From London 5.30 p. m. April 15 KIBBFK: Steady. London Smit- 7 v ip,j n i Buyers Sellers JuySeol' 7 111Gd t? h Previously: 1 HIM. HfcA O,t-Dr 7 13lS 77 l( Previously: 711 IGd. 713 16d l n Mr i-i I M1 Previously: 7-^d. 7^ M
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      THE METAL MARKETS
      49 10 From London 5.30 p. m. April 15 London: Easy Copper? 6 Previously: 47.12. (ioldf Ulement: C 3? 5S< Previously: £37 ss. SilvoT. eSterday: £1 S 1Od Pnviously: .€7 Os. lOd Spot: 201 d Previously 20 I irh Two months: 20 5 Ifid. PreyS: S« d d
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      Foreign Exchange Rates.
      77 10 London Closing Quotations April 15 Ppmrp Method of Parity before Rate PreCentre Quoting 20-9-31 Yesterday viouLy Paris Francs to ***** 74 15 16 74 15 16 New York $to 4. 8 8 23 494', 494, Amsterdam Guilders to C 12.91 7 27^ 4 7 27/ n^ Ong
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      LOCAL EXCHANGE RATES
      217 10 Apr. 15 SELLING London, 4 fnoi.ths' sight 243 32 London, 3 months' sight 243 32 London, 60 days' .sight 24 116 Lcndon, 30 days' sight 2 4 1 16 London, demand 2 4 132 London, T.T. 2 4 1 32 Lyons and Paris, demand 870 Hamburg, demand
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      SINGAPORE STOCK AND SHARE PRICES
      996 10 Fraser and Co.'s List mm^ mw mm m mw wm I WKl>NfcS||>AV. APRIL 15. 1936 MINING Buyers Seller* Am pat Tin f#s) 5> 9d 6s 3d Asam Kumuang 28s 6d 29s tid Austral Malay <£» 58s 6d >'J 6d Ayer Hitam (ss> 14.s 6d 15»
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      SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
      88 10 Apr. U Buyers Sellers Gambier 575 Java Cube 900 Hamburg Cube 10 75 White Muntok Pepper 16.75 Black Pepper 875 Copra, Sundried 5 25 Copra, mixed 4.75 Small Flake Tapioca 4.50 R. B. Siam Ma 1 per koyaa no Banja Jelotong 7.75 Sarawak, Jelotong 7 50 R.
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      RUBBER CROPS
      62 10 The foi. owing rubber return*: Cor Ihe month of r.fs eh, ire m fted: Alor Gajah 14.000 lb., Austral a :0,5C0 lb.. Ayer Panai 51.000 lb Bwk t Kubu 9,000 lb. Olenealy ***** lb Jalan Kebun 5.400 lb.. Kluang 21 000 m Pajam 97,000 lb. Port Bwettenh'am 5,000
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      Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association
      79 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association Apr. Ift, 12 <m kna Ku%rr< Sellrr* No IX R.S S 'H)M Apii 3| Goo IFA.Q.ii 'ifiH April) Na I I R U (opo< (aw irdabl l lune Jolv s Oct b Deceml January Ma Tone „i Market reserved i 7 9 16d \y r
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      CAR SALES HAMPERED BY BAD WEATHER
      1857 11 CAR SALES HAMPERED BY BAD WE A THER (j m S. Output For First Quarter May Fall Below Ptast Year's Figure Washington, !>.C, Mar. 19. Bl SINESS activity has declined moderately below the December peak bat major indexes foi both January and February *ere higher than for the same period
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      RUBBER EXPORTS
      30 11 Exports of dry rubber, uncorrected figures, from Malaya. Brunei ane Labuan for the month of March. 1936:— Mainland 24.620 tons Straits Settlements Islands 545 Brunei 71 Labuan 17
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      ROLLS – ROYCE CREATES NEW RECORD
      570 11 ROLLS ROYCE CREATES NEW RECORD TWELVE MONTHS' PROFIT £349,802 Year's Distribution 22V_ j Per Cent. London, Apr. 4. OOLLS-ROYCE proposes a final dividend of 15 per cent., making 20 per cent., and a cash bonus of 2i/2 per cent. (nil). The total dis- tribution for 1934 was 20 per cent,
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      THREE-YEAR PLAN FOR CHINESE NAVY
      99 11 More Battleships, Cruisers And Refortification Shanghai, Apr. 13. A three-year plan for the expansion of the Chinese navy and the naval defences of the Chinese coast and the inland waters has been submitted to the Central Government by the Ministry of the Navy for approval.
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      GENEVAS PROMISING ACHIEVEMENT
      329 11 GENEVAS PROMISING ACHIEVEMENT CONGRATULATIONS FOX BRITISH London, Apr. 11 rHE papers, while showing no disp >- sition to minimise the international iifficulties which the proceedings at 3eneva have brought into relief rather han merged m any promise ol solution, express satisfaction ac two iti-ms }f yesterday's news. The first is
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      MERCHANT VESSELS IN BRITAIN
      116 11 Highest Quarterly Total Since IMS London. Apr. 11. THE highest quarterly total _lnec December. 19ttb. ol merchant n being constructed m Britain and Ireland is recorded In Lloyd'. I returns Km the quarter ended Mar. 31. These show that 842 301 t tni ai being built
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      210 11 ION6KONG SHANGHAI lANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated m the Colony of Hong Kong) The liability of members is limited to the extent and m manner j, prescribed by Ordinance X No. 6 of 1929 of the Colony. uthorlsed Capital $50 000.000 ssued and Fully Paid-up $20,000,000 leserve Fund: Sterling B MOt.ooo Hong
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    STRAITS HOMEWARD CONFERENCE.
    45 12 Rata of Freight on White Pepper. Shippers are hereby informed that the rate of freight oo White Pepper only is restored to ita former level, effective from June 1. 1936. viz: Pepper, White. Bags 14 cwt. Col. 1. 109/-N, Col. Z. 121/-
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    JOHAN VAN OLDENBARNEVELT
    40 12 The Nederland Line Royal Dutch Mail liner ms. Johan van Oldenbarnevelt will berth alongside the S HB. wharves at 7 a.m. on Friday. Apr. 17. and sail again the same morning at 10 a m. for Europe.
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      LIFE IN THE LOWER DECK IN 1936
      1269 12 LIFE IN THE LOWER DECK IN 1936 The Briton Says, "Thank God For The Navy" London, Apr. 7. THE funeral of King George evoked indescribable emotion m those scores of thousands who witnessed the processions through London and Windsor. But few people can have resisted a justifiable glow of pride
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      89 12 HENDERSON LINE SCHHM II OF S%lf !%<■* By Fortnightly Passenter Slram" Between Rangoon. P»rl smU". Marseilles, Palma and FniUni HOMFWAKD IAtUMM j Port of Disembarkation Pl>-m«si* I Lrave* lunges* PEGU M CHINDWIN KKMMFNIHNL BHAMO J AMAKAPI ORA SAGAING BURMA YOMA PEGU CHINDWIN KEMM.NIdNI. BHAMO 1 AMARA POOL' A SAGA I
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      620 12 Local And f m\ I Foreign Mail Dispatches And Arrivals BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 p.m Thursday 7.45 a.m Alor Siar: Mon. to Frl.* 7.45 a.m Saturday 7.45 am. and 7 p.m Ipo: Weekdays; 7.45 am and 7 p.m. Klang, Kuala Llpls, Port Swettenham, Taiping and Telok Anson: Weekdays*
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      245 12 SIIVGAI'Oiu: HARBOVK Ships alniiuMoV tio vi, expected 1., Ka.nl WharT (Ita tram Van Heuts/ 23 .v Main Wharf (Entr.u. <„ Hakozaki Ifarv 13 Benreoch 11. 1 ft Kmpire Dock l_Utra«c« >.. Karapara 30; j Raby Cas'lc ;J7 West Wharf fhniran,. Rhex.uior I; P Section 10 (Kntrnce C.H, Kidderpore ;>:*. R
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    240 14 Arrived Irorn Europe and India by KLM Perkoetoet on Aor fi Mr J. C Schocn. Mr. and Mrs dfl Vogei and Mr. Liewald Left for N.E.I by KLM Pcrkoe: oet on Apr 7: Mr J C Behotn, Mr and Mrs de Yogel. Mr Liewald. Mr Sauvage. Mr. Green
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    22 14 Rome \l»< Gen Mario Beltrami orf air leree eai killed while living 010 m lln Reuter Wireless
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      741 14 K. P. M.I TINOMBO Thursday, Apr 16. Selat-Pandjang, Bengkalis, SoengelPakning, Siak and Pakan-Baroe. VAN HEUTSZ- -Thursday. Apr. IC Hong Kong, Swatow and Amoy GEN. VAN DER HEYDEN— Thursday. Apr. 16. Letong, Kramat, Tarempa, Midid, Poeloe-Pandjang, Serassan. Genting and Maras. PLANCIUS Friday. Apr. 17. Muntok (passengers and mails only), Batavia. Srmarang
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    S.C.C.'S SUCCESSFUL EASTER TOUR
    460 15 S.C.C.'S SUCCESSFUL EASTER TOUR I st Visited For First By Singapore Team I T ket tea. 1 wh:cii was on tour of the East Coast h holidays had an enjoyable time. They hes both of which they won. t» titer was m great ah -round form m both games A
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    JOHORE ROBBED OF WIN
    104 15 Saves S.R.C. From respondent. hort Bahru, Apr. 13. c ius -d the S.R.C. < C match to be Johore needed only h nine wickets m RECREATION (LIB b Krishnan.. 5 I Xi ishnan 9 bb b Barthelot 0 b Barthelot 0 Jhnan 6 •dhull b Maniam
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    N.S. CLUB WIN
    265 15 HMemban Ransrers Lose By Six Wickets From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Apr. 12. F<HE Negri Sembilan Club beat the Seremban Rangers today by six -wis. J. E. Edmonds, who did not .lay at Malacca, owing to a leg injury. 3. Fernandez and E I. Ponniah batted veil
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    MATCH TO BE REVIVED?
    93 15 (.rem Our Own Corresnondent) Penang, Apr. 14. A decision was taken at the Mohammedan Football Association annual general meeting held this evening to send a letter to the Singapore Malay Football Association to inQuire as to th. possibility of an annual maich between the two associations
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    SELANGOR MALAYS WIN
    86 15 Penang. Apr. 13. The Selangor Malay footballers, who are on a visit to Penang, defeated t be Dairul Aishan F.C. by the odd g>al m five yesterday. It was a keenly contested game and thoroughly interesting. The local forwards finished poorly otherwise they would have made a
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    MORE PEOPLE THAN EVER GO RACING
    856 15 Auspicious Start To Jockey Club Season London, Mar. St. NO Jockey Club season that I can recall started In more auspicious manner than that which got under way last week, writes Meyrick Good m Sporting Life. It seems that more people than ever are
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    ST. MARYS AGAIN WIN HOSPITALS' CUP
    705 15 ST. MARYS AGAIN WIN HOSPITALS' CUP Third Successive Year BUT ST. THOMAS' PUT UP GREAT OPPOSITION I London. Mar. :!G. St. Mary's Ilosp 19 pts.; St. Thomas' 8. ST. MARY'S won the Hospitals' Cup for the third successive year, and the fourth time m all. when they heat St. Thomas'
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    Woman Racehorse Trainer
    313 15 Woman Racehorse Trainer IN BANKRUPTCY COURT Oxford, Mar. 27. IT was revealed at the resumed examination m bankruptcy here today l Mrs Beatrice Goldsmith, aged 27. m racehorse trainer, oi Sparsholt. Dear Wantage, that her total expenditure m eight years had amounted to 35.000. Thi; sum included a fortune ot
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    135 15 The following will play cricket for the SRC. on Saturday vs. Ceylon Sports Club at S.R.C. L. Alvis. H. N. Balhetchet. H R Bnrtels. A. Chapman, P. d'Almeida. J. O Bdwardf, M. Valberg. P. R. Lewis. N. Sullivan; D. Ross. D. C. D'Cotta and O. C. Ro.s. Sunday's
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    BARBARIANS HOLD NEWPORT
    69 15 I 'indnp Apr I I Tii- H.i w.n S*:i.\ Wwp Hi o are i I -M i Ixetei Leicester 24 L\dn- v r Nt wpcr' i j Bal 111 «ns 11 21 L :;d n W< \h .5 Bi Istol II Di eonp r S. rv 8
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    Third Division Points For Chinese
    594 16 Third Division Points For Chinese FIVE GOALS AGAINST MEDICAL SCI .A. 11l 5; Medical Services 1. r FHL Chinese controlled a heavy ball remarkably well yester- day, m their third division fixture, with the Medical Services, on the Singapore Harb our Board ground. If their forwards had been less reckless
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    WORLD OLYMPIAD
    141 16 China Selection Trials On May 31 Shanghai Apr. 14. Selecticn trials with a view to selecting the field and track team to represent China at the International Olymoiad In Berlin will take place on May 31 m Shanghai. Candidates to these trials must have previous records equivalent to
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    S.R.C. TENNIS
    185 16 TODAY'S TIES "A" Singles:— F. Scully (ser.) vs. G. A Lowe (—30.3). D. Leicester (ser.) j vs. S. Stewart (—3O). "B" Singles:— G E. N. Oehlers (—l5; vs. G. A. Tessersohn (—3). C. R Ebcr (plus 3) vs. G. C Ross (—3). E. Ryan, fplus 3) vs. C
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    INNISKILLINGS OVERWHELM CRICKET CLUB
    872 16 Ten Goals Conceded Without Reply SOLDIERS HAVE HIGH JINKS ON THE PAD ANG Inniskillings 10; S.C.C. 0. THE Singapore Cricket Club were as lambs led to the slaughter yesterday. They were beaten by ten goals by the Inniskilling Regiment m a First Division match on their
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    Oxford Lose At Newport
    447 16 HOME CLUB BORROWS NINE PLAYERS M. M. Waif ord Injured London, Apr. 2. Newport. .12 pts.; Oxforr* Cniv. .3. FIFTY years ago, before any Welsh club was deemed strong enough to meet Oxford, matches were played between South Wales and the University at Newport. Today it
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    Dominion Students Beat United Hospitals
    319 16 London, Apr. 2. Dom. Students 11 pts. ltd llosps. 5 DOMINION STUDENTS won their annual match at Richmond against the United Hospitals by a goal and 3 tries to a goal. It is a pity that more people do not go to see these sanies
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