The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 23 April 1936

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    17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. KO. ur.y USUI). 18.15 THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1936. 10 CKNTS.
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    GLOOMY RECEPTION FOR THE BUDGET
    536 1 Disappointment Over Defence Loan' TAX RISE NOT NECESSARY: DID MR. CHAMBERLAIN ERR ON THE SIDE OF CAUTION? i Opposition Fear Worse Years Are Ahead London, Apr. 22. THE Budget was generally received by the pre?s as un- expectedly elaborate and severe but it was accepted
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    Exodus Continues From The Abyssinian Capital
    620 1 Exodus Continues From The A byssinian Capital NEGUS STILL COMMANDS j A STRONG ARMY Addis AI) aba, Apr. 22. "THE capital is virtually an empty cityl 1 as the excdua continued all nigh' The re-rare der ol the British and Dutch i ambulances have ariived. !< The Dutch report that
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    THE QUEEN MARY
    68 1 Principal Trials Exceeded Expectations London, Apr. 22. Queen Mary has sen* a personal message of congratulation on the j ruccessful trials ot the liner Queen Mary Her Majesty's message was in reply to a telegram from Lord Aberconway. 1 1 chairman of the builders, the Arm of
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    SPY SCARE IN TOKIO
    98 1 b Soviet Embassy Involved ARREST OF 17 JAPANESE Tokla, Apr. 22. THE Hochi Shimbun splashes the I outline of an espionage case involving a certain (obvlouu Soviet Embassy which the Police Board has been busily sleuthing since Feb. 26. with the result that 17 "undesirable" Japanese.
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    TIGER IN TAIPING TOWN LIMITS
    101 1 •From Our Own Correspondent* Ipoh. Api. 22 A tiger is reported to be roaming within thd toum limit > of Taiping Two days ago the tiger carried ofl a cow belonging to a Pu.ijabi living at Tupai A search parti/ discovered the mauled remain* of
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    PRINCESS ROYAL
    21 1 London. Apr. 21. The Prircess Royal and her son. the i Hon. Gerald Lascelles. are suffering ,from measles Reuter
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    PALESTINE RIOTS
    95 1 Nineteen Believed Dead And IM Injured Brirul. Apr. WW, Reports irom Palestine give the B r.uaities lo the J.w-Anb clashes If dead and 130 injur d The situation in Jalla is stated W si-erably quieter, though ther \M still seme agitation elsewlltN Jerusalem. Apr. 21. An air of
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    LOST IN DESERT
    82 1 Still No Trace Of German Minister To Cairo Cairo, Apr. Tl. Despite relentless search ro tr.u has been discovered of Hur two St-jhrer. the German Mi liter to Cairo. who disappeared in a deaeri tandatorm on Apr 18. Two squadrors of British Air Won planes an j
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    STOP PRESS
    46 1 The Hmmgmtt Apr. 22. MO quota for the third 1 quarter was fixod al the International Tin (ommit tee meeting held hen* today. The next meeting will he held in London on Mav 2«.- The present internet ion;il ciuota is H per cent. Reuter
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    PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
    79 2 To Pay "Good Neighbour" Visit To Canada Ottawa, Apr 22 Mr. RooseveV today provisionally accepted thc in'.'itatlon to visit Canadas as the guest of the GovernorGeneral, Lord TAcedsmuir. He will probably make his visit in thn coming summer. A previous New York message stated that Mr. Roosevelt may
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    N.S. MALAYS BEATEN
    83 2 (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban. Apr. 18. Poor shcotir.g on the part of the forward! on both sides marked today's soccer league match In which the Negri Sembilan Malays I Pcrsidangan Bella Club) were beaten by the Se- remban Rangers by four goals to nil The Malays
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    WIFE SLASHERS TO BE WHIPPED
    232 2 WIFE SLASHERS TO BE WHIPPED JOHORE JUDGE'S STERN WARNING (From' Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, Apr. 20. 4C\fOU have inflicted a horrible wound on 'an inoffensive woman and for a time her life was in danger. You are a strange** here, and when you are here you must not behave
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    DOG CRAZE IN N.S.W.
    170 2 Greyhound Racing Sweeps Country Sydney. N.S.W.. Apr. 15. No other sport in the history of New South Wales has made such amazing strides as has greyhou d racing The progress of the sport has now reached an interesting stage. The craze has swept the country, a:
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    JAPANESE PROPOSAL
    111 2  -  Chew Jit Poh Demilitarised Zone As A Special Area Shanghai, Apr. 21. The special representative of the Japanese Kwantung Command In North China has proposed to torn the so-called demilitarised zone south of the Great Wall as a special administration area. If Gen. Sun Che Yuan, head of
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    SEAMEN'S MISSION
    77 2 In the report of the annual meeting of the Missions to Seamen, which appeared in Tuesday's Free Press, the Bishop of Singapore was stated to have said that the further sum ol $2,500 needed for the building of the chapel had beeft gladly given by the Mercantile Marine
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    BETTER KAMPONG CONDITIONS
    357 2 Great Progress (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 20. DECAUSE drawing water from a well was insufficient for their needs. Malays in a kampong last year took bamboo poles and laid a pipe line to a dam which they had built on a neighbouring hill. In
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    59 2 GOLD is without doubt the most eagerly sought-after metal in the worl<? t hut the methods of obtaining it. apart from the big goldmiring companies remain very primitive. With a very ordinary flan this Australian gold-washer continuously sieves auriferous sand, hours of work and an immense quantity of sand yielding
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    JAPAN'S THREE POINT CHINA POLICY
    105 2  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh New Foreign Minister To Carry It Out Shanghai, Apr. 21. Speaking at the last Cabinet meeting. Mr. Arita. the new Foreign Minister of Japan, promised that he would carry out the so-called three- point policy of Mr. Hirota regarding China. Referring
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    PENANG FLYING CLUB RECORD
    468 2 PENANG FLYING CLUB RECORD EXCELLENT RESULTS LAST MONTH MARCH is reported by the Penang Flying Clul to have been a month of great activity. Three club machines were constantly in use. and all available daily flying hours employed. Members are to be congratulated, it is remarked, on the keenness shown,
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    43 2 Mr. Lim Heng Say. of the Capitol Restaurant. Singapore, and the Hat?l M.ij stic. Kuala Lumpur, writes t j poirt out that he is no: the Lim Hens Bay who was acquitted in a court case beiore Mr. T. D Hughes, on Tuesday.
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      246 2 <ibc Stn c Jficc press Head Oflice: Plinn mUtmtm i.i Kuala Lumpur OHiee: t Plio- Penang Ollur: I r.i 1,., n London Ollur T* I I SUBSCRIPTION RATES Monthly I I.M Oii'iitei'K S alf Yearly 517 t« Vcarh Nolr <)ur „|«a. the uMial bank divoi,in ADVERTISEMENT RATES Thr «h.ir*f>» anj
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      214 2 Diary Of The Day High Tides: —12 03 p m 11 40 p.m. Sport Fcotball. SA FA League Div 11 R.A.O.C. vs H.M.S. Terror. Pulau Brani; Div 111. S C FA 111 vs SRC. SRC Cinemas VICTORIA The Story of I/, ;is Pasteur: with Paul Muni ALHAMBRA "Millions in the
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    RUBBER PRODUCERS MUST DEMAND CONTINUANCE OF CONTROL
    2401 3 U. P. A. M President's Annual Review WORKING FOR REASONABLY REMUNERATIVE PRICE Governor Was Patient Over Quit Rents Problem pEVIEWIXO the affairs of the United Planting Association of (V Malaya at Kuala Lumpur on Monday the Hon. Mr. S B Palmer, lhe president,
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    Siam And Smallpox
    542 3 Siam And Smallpox THE MAN WHO INTRODUCED VACCINATION From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, Apr. 18. TXR. H. R. O'Brien, formerly of the U Rockefeller staff at work in Siam. has published the story of the introduction of modern methods of vaccination to Siam. He writes: Dr Dan Beach Bradley was
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    52 3 HOLLYWOOD FILM STARS divide their life between seeking and shunning publicity, lu their efforts to obtain privacy they, have established their own ehib. which is In. used in the building .shown above. .Membership of and entry to the club is obtained with the same difficulty as for the most exclusive
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    HUSBAND OFFERS OLIVE BRANCH TO WIFE
    371 3 HUSBAND OFFERS OLIVE BRANCH TO WIFE I JPON Mr. E. Trcnerry stating that he was still prepared to U leave his wife, Mrs. Rebecca Trenerry alone, as he had undertaken to do in a letter he wrote to h-r in March, the summons against him to show cause why he
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    Siam's Queen Grandmother
    44 3 Siam 's Queen Grandmother (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok. Apr. 21. TliF Queen grandmother of Slam is making a health trip on the molorship Erria leaving Bangkok on Thursday for Saigon and Singapore. She will return to Siam by the Lalandia transhipping at Singapore.
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      14 3 A l|''{l HYGENOL i THE NEW j PINE OIL DISINFECTANT FOR ALL OFFICES I
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      303 3 —■^■■■■11 -_-_m-__.-m_.mmm.mm_. CONCtUDING PERFORMANCE TODAY Ml ftl VICTORIA THEATRE of WINI SHAW in and as "THE BROADWAY HOSTESS" The SUPER Musical. OWING TO THE EXCLUSIVE GALA PREMIERE OE LOUIS PASTEUR at 9.30 tonight. The Broadway Hostess' season MUST conclude at 6!5. GLOBE THEATRE-tonight at Ml &9.30 Two Final screenings ol
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    GERMANS IN TANGANYIKA
    784 4 Chan&ed Attitude Towards Otker Europeans Dar-es-Salaam, Apr. 6. ACfRADUAL change In the attitude of many Germans residents in Tanganyika towards other European natiorals has been apparent for some time. During the past few weeks this has become more pronounced. A number, not excluding the older men. are
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    GROUP THEATRE
    152 4 The Group Theatre, a band of experimental players working at the little Westminster Theatre, have put on a clever satire of the modern world, called "The Tug Beneath the Skin." by W. H Auden and C. Isherwood. It is rather in the form of a revue and much
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    AMERICAN PLAYS FOR LONDON
    102 4 Lilian Gish's New Role A NUMBER of American successes are shortly to be seen on the London stage. At the St. James's. Gilbert Miller will present "Pride and Prejudice." with Dorothy Hyson. Celia Johnson and Hugh Williams in the cast At Daly's. Dennis King will be
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    LOYAL COSSACKS
    51 4 All Restrictions Removed By Soviet Moscow, Apr 21 In consideration of the loyalty the Co-sacks have shown to the Soviet, all restrictions so far placed on their service in the ranks of the Red Army have bet n removed by a decision of the S:viu Central Executive Committee.—
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    38 4 RAPID-PROtIRESS is being made with the Winchester (Hampshire) by-pass road. When completed it will enable motorists to save much time on the London-Southampton juuriicy. A mechanical navvy excavating under a road bridge near Winchester for thc new by-pass
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    A Scientist Examines The Proteins
    246 4 L ELASTIC POACHED EGGS A SCIENTIST who can talk about <* poached egys one minute and the secrets of life the next lectured at the Royal Institution, London, recently. He was Mr. W. T. Astbury. Director of the Textile T'hyslcs Laboratory of Leeds University, and
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    LONDON'S "GKEEN BELT" PROGRESSING
    463 4 Check ing The ferrybu i Icier London. Api*. 8. 'THE report which came before the London County Council last week records substantial pi ogress with scheme to establish a "green belt" IrcUhd Outer London, which will cony. itute a definite break in the spread of building
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    GOVERNESS AGAIN
    222 4 "Old-Fashion" T\ pe Come Back Into Favour London. Apr. 15. THE "old-fashioned" governess seems to be coming into her own again 'Employment has been much betUr lately than it has been for many years." an official of the Governesses* Bent relent Institution said. "Employers are returning to the
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    DOLPHINS DOOMED
    122 4 Under Range Of Italian Hostilities pVEN dolphins have come within the 1-1 range of hostilities and Mussolini is offering rewards for their extermination, one pound for every dophin killed this year How different from tinattitude of classical mythology in which the dolphin is raised to an object of
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    Problem Picture
    152 4 Edward Wadsworth has made maritime history by having painted a "problem picture" for the "Queen Mary." It depicts objects connected with the sea, grouped round a white column surmounted by what might be taken for a whelk shell. Very small on the horizon is the ship herself. "The
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    MOURNING WEAR
    149 4 Court mourning will influence the wearing of Jewels. Strictly speaking no jewels should be worn, but in the general social world pearls are regarded as mourning wear, and onyx and jet are also correct. It is likely that in the evening well-dressed women will wear slender bracelets of
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    MURDER IN MALAYA ?
    312 4 MURDER IN MALAYA Jungle Setting TIM Frd cf Illusion. By Honn r W. Smith. Cassel 7s. Cd. Cassel 7s. Cd AS might be guessed ItOtU the nam the author of thV; back is an American, but the revel itself o trays au.>> of the usual American's treat men. <>i a
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    BAND PROGRAMME
    87 4 The follow!, g is the ban:! programm for Friday. Apr 24 al Botanic Oar i n March Fl; tiner Julius Fo A Overture Morning, Noon and Night |b Vienna Bapp Selection Carmen H Waltz Jut like Darby and Joan J G OUU rr March from the Suite in
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      392 4 v Gomtus HAVE QUITE GONE Aro you one ol women who ;u to wear uul. Why not Mf !i i simple, safe waj ai be able to w shoes. Read h Ihi comfort through u tn had two mui i it big tues, and Ml/ fret Wtft Vi a .sire
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    219 5 I HOC SANDS of Eascr holidaymakers crowded pleasure steamers at Scat!- :»?r r.i on Ir er<»eF ta cKain a close-up view ol the Queen Mar) aa she lay in the Ocean Docfc before going for her trials. IHF SEAKCiI lOR OIL in Fmrland u.is commenced when Mr>. < rookshank. wife
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    $67,000 Claim By Chinese Clog Manufacturer
    438 6 $67,000 Claim By Chinese Clog Manufacturer MACHINERY WORTH $40,000 SOLD FOR $460 Breach Of Agreement Alleged THE hearing of an action for the recovery of 5G7,193 was commenced in the High Court, Singapore, yesterday, before Mr. Justice Adrian (lark. The claim by the plaintiffs, Siew Tuck and Co., wooden clog
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    34 6 UNCI: GOVERXGK of New York and a former caniidate for the American Presidency. Al Smith finds fishing a great relief after politics and he is here seen with his line and hLs inevitable cigar.
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    FELL THROUGH AIR WELL
    188 6 Elederly Sikh Dies Of Injuries From Our Own Correspondent! Malacca, Apr. 20. At the ecroner'a inquest held this afternoon into the death of a 50 years old Sikh named Narayan vSingh. Mr. J C. Derrick returned a verdict of death by misadventure. Dr Francis Z. Olivero
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    RETURNED BANISHEES
    209 6 Tamil And Chinese Sent To Prison Lee Ah Seng was sentenced by Mr Justice J V G Mills, at the joi or Bahru Assizes, to three years' rigorous imprisonment on pleading guilty to a charge of having returned from banishment He was found living at Mawai in Johore
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    AIR PASSENGERS
    197 6 Arrived from N.E.I, by KNILM "PK-AFK" on Apr. 14:— Mr. L. W. Elliot and Mr. and Mrs. Breet. Left for N.E.I, by KNILM "PK-AFK" cn Apr. 15:— Mr. F. W. Berlin and Mr Osmund Oliver Bill. Arrived from N.E.I, by KLM "Oeverzualuw" on Apr. 15:— Mr. H J.
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    74 6 The following appointments are notified in the S.S. Government Gazette Mr. R. A. Ward. M.C.S., to act as Thlrr. Asistant Secretary. Colonial Secretary's omce. Mr. C. J. Parker, M.C., to act as Director of Public Works, S.S. Mr. S. J. W. Gooch to act as Deputy Director of Public Works,
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    LENDING MONEY TO MALAYS
    593 6 Chettiars Want Revision Of Law HIGH COMMISSIONER PETITIONED <From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 20. A petition by the F.M.S. Chettiars' Chamber of Commerce for the re- I vision ot the laws contr' Uln** the lend- ing of money by Chettiars to Malays on Malay
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    33 6 AN ASBESTOS SUIT for firemen was recently tested in England Besides giving complete protection against fire, the material is sufficiently pliable not to hamper the wcartr, even allowing him to ride a bicycle.
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    Friend Of All Enemy Of None
    191 6 SIAM'S FOREIGN POLICY UQJAM is not specifically pro-any- one. except herself which is quite understandable," said Sir Josiah Crosby. British Minister to Siam. who arrived in Singapore on Tuesday on his way to Java and Sumatra on an inspection tour of the British Consulates.
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    CATHOLICITY OF TASTES
    99 6 Last year lhe medical department of the Government Analyst's depart ment in Singapore examined 107 toxiCOlogtcal specimens. Thirty-seven were free from polaon but the remaining 70 contained the following range of poisons: Morphine. tyaoL aolpbonaL salicylic acid, iodine, alcohol, kerosene, calcium carbide, caustic soda, opium barbitu ric
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    MALAY GAOLED
    81 6 i From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur. Apr 20. Sentence of six months' rigorous imprisonment was passed by Mr J Calder in the Kuala Police Court today, on a Ma'ay. Mohamed bin Jaafar. who pleaded guilty to housebreaking and theft of jewellery and clothing valued at $251. the
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    K. L. M. Speed Up To Far East
    119 6 K. L. M. Speed Up To Far East (From Our Own Dor* :l) London, pr j, j AM informed th.it J Royal Dutch Air* fitting more powerful Douglas plane.- which present vising on th- East service. The change will additional 300 ho; an incr aai d p.ivl td According to
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    CHINESE FOR TRIAL
    50 6 Arrested on Mar 27 in i Lorcng 8. Geylang. Ting Kon yesterday commuted to itand a' the aAsize^ ol Meg in possess: instruments tor count Kirg'9 coin When accesed's h'iu.si w.i Detective inspector Ntckeli maila lor manulacturin^ S.S twenty-ct nt thc premiseAccused r- serv. d hla d
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    INDIGESTION CURED WHEN ALL ELSE FAILED.
    190 6 II you had had years ol Fun. Indigestion a: d could find not hi: do you any good, would you Ml 'hit.; it marvellous II I tWW doses §fl ftl ni» die; v«-u trie i completi your suffering? Vet th:s is what happ I
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    ORCHESTRA SINGER'S Rapid Rist To Stardom
    563 7 ORCHESTRA SINGER'S Rapid Rist To Stardom Hollywood In Person Sheilah Graham HOLLYWOOD'S newest star is none other than Harriet Hilllt oi her performance m -Follow The Fleet," in Whicl acting and singing irom Fred Astaire and ira R. KG. -Radio has i her star in the comedy. Twinkle," to be
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    DR. ECKENER
    80 7 Nazi Press Ban Not Yet Lifted Berlin, Apr. 21. Dr. Eckener has returned to Friedrichshjafen from Berlin a disappointed man. Dr. Goebbels' ban on the press S mentioning his name has not been J lifted. No statement about his position has been issued by Gen. Goering and it
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    Winning CONTRACT
    562 7 Winning CONTRACT £*^CVv< A ovjj^ Qxxb mI LSuT t S!i Mt hael Gottlieb > s ™'<* Joojbv and Howard tchcv.ktu. worlds leadinq team-of-four and invcnlon of the tystem that has beaten every other st/sfcm in existence j* AN ACC IRATE COCM" yHE 298th hand of the 300-hand Anglo French match
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    INDIAN LABOUR
    228 7 Schemes To Assure Future Supply (From Our Own Correspondent,) Kuala Lumpur. Apr. SL "The time is suitable for referring ta Iht reed tot setting aside plots of lan i which In:ia estate labourers can cultivate," said the Hon. Mr S. 3 Palmer, the retiring president, at the ar.nual
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    KALLANG BASIN
    65 7 The Sub-Committee On Compensation A general COBUBlttlf meeting ol thSingapore Municipal Commlap i• i win follow Um onV. ..irv and ..pi i meetings on Frida\ DO question of payment of e n| in connection vtth the ant I n tlarlal measures taken in the Kalla etc.. for (al
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      117 7 QUININE. as a prophylactic against MALARIA. use every day 2 su^ar- coated tablets «rai i Quinine Hydrochloride. Re sure to take a quickly disintegrating (soluble) tablet, such as made by BANDOENG Ql IMNE FACTORY. tradr ft Kj mark Price^of a boitle of 50 tablets $0.!»0. Price of a tube of
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      509 7 RADIO PROGRAMMES FOR TODAY Singapore ZHI Owned and operated by Radio Service Co. of Malaya Ltd.) Wavelength 49.9 metres p m. 6 Recorded music. 6.45 News bulletin supplied by Straits Times. 830 Close down. Penang— ZHJ (Penang wireless Society) Wavelength 49.3 metres pm. 7 Time signal. 7.03 Day's programme. 7.08
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      266 7 t 'll P e news and announcements. 11.35 English music. The London Chamber Orchestra. 11.50 Greenwich time signal a.m. 12.20 Close down. Holland— PHl Wavelength— 25.57 metres p.m. 8.50 Opening announcement. 9.00 Music. 9.05 News. 9.30 Talk by Prof. Dr. Willem Mengelberg. 9.45 Piano recital. 10.05 "Criss-cross through the Netherlands."
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    The Singapore Free Press THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1936. "Shattered Hopes"
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    DAY TO DAY
    66 8 It Is understood that Mr T J dimming is to be new chairman ol the Rubber Growers' Association London. The Hon. the acting British Resident of Perak (Mr. Marcus Rex> presided on Monday at the qualifying examination for probationerships in the Malay Administrative Service. Kuala Kangsar, this
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    British And U.S. Oil Firms Hit By Smuggling
    218 9 British And U.S. Oil Firms Hit By Smuggling JAPANESE TERRITORY USED AS A EASE Goods Circulating As Far South As Sh 1 Tientsin, Apr. 22. THE increasingly serious problem caused h\ ntaggUllg in North China has been emphasised by the addition of gasoline and kerosene on the list of smuggled
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    Vrgoi^ manese Meeting In Mukden
    142 9  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh CHINESE VOLUNTEERS AGAIN A CTIVE Shanghai, Apr Z GEN. Itlnami, commander-in-chief of thc Manchukuo and Japanese Manchuria who has jxxst turned from a flying visit to Toil rilled an urgent conference in Mukwhen only a limi e number :f hiuh officers
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    ANOTHER CHINESE JOAN OF ARC
    89 9  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh Irfanchm Troops Surrender P Without A Fight Shanghai, Apr. 21. j± detachment of Chinese volunteers led bp a icomal: named Lee Hung Kwang made a successful attack on the Manchukuo garrison at the Kuchengchen. ov the Suifen Rcver. in North Heilungkiang.
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    KING'S SURPRISE
    79 9 Birthday Present For Princess Elizabeth London. Apr. 22. The King, who was prevented, owing to other engagenents. from attending Princess Elizabeth's tenth birthdav party at Windsor yesterday, paid a surprise visit to his niece in the evening. The King's present to the Princess was a gold mounted riding
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    ROADS IN CHINA
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    DUKE OF KENT
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    THE DARDANELLES
    58 9 Official Denial Regarding Refortification London, Apr. 22. The Dardanelles mystery has further deepened by the announcement in Athens that the Turkish Ambassadoi has officially informed the Greek Government that the Straits have been occupied and are being fortified. Notwithstanding the Athens announcement it is officially denied in Angora
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    CUBAN AMAZONS
    39 9 Havana, Apr. 21. Women soldiers participated in a military review at Pinar del Rio today, forming detachments of 50 each ,of infantry and cavalry. They were greatly applauded, particularly the cavalry, for gracefulness of movement. Reuter Wireless
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    RESPIGHI DEAD
    22 9 Rome, Apr. 21. The death has occurred here of the composer Ottorinc Respighi, composer 'of "The Pines of Rome."- Reuter
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    TO PREVENT ATTACK ON BELGIUM
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    BUDGET HOPES
    133 9 Mincing Lane Astonished By Tea Duty Increase London. Apr. 21. A heavy turnover and large fluctuations in the two Eagle issues drew thf bulk of attention to oils. Elsewhere. Standard Motors reached a record of 995. 3d. Otherwise, the market awaited the Budget in a hopeful spirit. The
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    £100,000 FIRE LOSS IN BANGKOK
    41 9 Bangkok, Apr. 22. (From Our Own Correspondent) A fierce fire on Tuesday destroyed the Kampong market, a familiar landmark to all International Express travellers proceeding to Malaya. The damage is provisionally estimated at ov*r £100.000 sterling.
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    OLDEST MUMMY IN THE WORLD
    110 9 Discovery Of Four Tombs In Egypt Cairo, Apr 21. Four intact Egyptian tombs, one of which contains the world's oldest mummy, were discovered near the Pyramids by Sehm Hassan Professor of Egyptology at Cairo University They include the mummy of the son of Chefren, budder
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    U.S. SILVER POLICY
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    CHIANG PAYS SECRET TAIYUAN VISIT
    244 9  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh CONFERENCE WITH GEN. YEN SHI SHAX Dr. H. H. Kung Appointed Acting Premier Shai -''.ii \pr. 21. A REPORT from the Bz uan capi- tai states that Marshal Chiang Kai Shek paid a secret visit to Taivuan. capital of Bhansi on
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    40 9 TAKDIEI RETIRES. I Tardieu. a farmer Premier <>' t:uiip. has decide:! to retire from politics and did not stand .-> cauilidate at thi recent French thcthm> lie is heiv Men Mjring uond-byc taring a faicutil iwut of the parliamentary district he represented.
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    94 9  - Canton 's Anti- Gambling And Opium Drive Sin Chew Jit Pon Hong Kong. Apr. 22 THE provincial authorities of Canton have prepared a three-year plan for the suppression of gambling and opium-smoking in the province. The first stag? of the plan will be enforced shortly and dm ing this period
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    NOT TO RECOGNISE SOVIET PACT
    58 9  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh Shanghai, Apr. 21. Ifi2. Chen Chia. Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, has formally assured the Japanese Charge d'Affaires in China that China uill never recognise thc Soviet-Outer Mongolia pac* concluded by the Soviet without reference to China. China has promised to effect
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    PORT ARTHUR AND DAIREN DEFENCES
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    NEW JAPANESE AMBASSADOR
    38 9 Nanking, Apr. If, The (lovcrnnient lias approved the appointment of Mr. Kawagoe. Japanese CsasalvGeNral in Tientsin, as Ambassador to China. Mr. Kawagoc is successor to Mr. Arita who has been appointed Japanese Foreign Minister. Reuter
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    SITUATION GRAVER THAN IN IM4
    163 9 War Secretary's Challenge To Church OC England London, Apr 21 Tlir European situation was described by the Secretary lur Wm Mr Duff Coepi-r. as gravi than in P)l4 when addressing a Territorial Army (i in >n st ration at Manchester He added that the stak'
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    30 9 The Rev Fr\nk Oliver Chaplain. Perak South, announced from tl pi-iplt of St John's Church. Ipoh. before the sermon on Sunday that he is retiring next month owing to illhealth.
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      498 10 LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCKS SHARES. From London 6 p. m. April 22 Share of £1 denomination unless otherwise stated Previously Yesterday Rise or Fall Conversion Loan, 5 p.c. 1944-64 1183 4 118% Vs Funding Loan. 4 p.c, 1960-90 117% UTft —Vs War Loan, 3»2 PC 107 n 4 107)4
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      176 10 Apr 18. :>0 21 American Can Com. 122V2 122 125^ Ann rtcan Telephone and TelegrapJi 165 163 7 163 Atctiagcn Railroad 70 77 76' 4 Che, apeak 571, 57 5(Pi Dupont 1451 2 142 4 144 Firestone 29', 28% 29 General Electric 39% 38 5/ }J 38
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      Yesterday's Rubber Auction
      156 10 The Singaoore Chamber of Comm res Rubber Association held Its 1,27 It h auction yesterday, when th^re wer catalogued 1.081.439 lb. 482 79 tonsoffered 1.022.008 lb.. 456 25 tons; sold *****4 lb.. 415 64 tons. SPOT London 7 9 i 6a New York i57 8 cts PRICES
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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. Thi? "3 the first occasion on which a newspaper published in Mali /a
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      57 10 Mr. B. T. Foss, the well-known visi<tog agent, and manager of Messrs Socfin Co., Ltd., Kuala Lumpur, is proceeding on leave to Europe by the Chitral on May 8. Mr. Foss, apart from being a well known public speaker and ardent Rotarian, has recently taken up racing with zeal and
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      186 10 From London 5.30 p. m. April 22 RUBBER: Steady Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers London'Spot: 7 9 16d. 7%«. Previously: 7 9 16d 7VI July-Sept. 7* 8 d 7 11 lid. July-Sept. 75 rt d nSd Oct.-Der. 7* 4 d. 7lS|l3d. Previously 7* 4 d 7?'d Jan.-Mar 713
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      74 10 From London 5.30 p. m. April 22 London: Easy Thm *r° 6 h 12 mm Prrvi.„.,..v: Dull :,t £207 2s 3d Ne* VoU Tin: PfertWrty: £202 17s. 6d. Cop^rf 7 rrov; U „3ly: M 75 Settlement: £37 2s. 6d Previously: £37 2s 6d i*oid Yest.rday: £7 Os
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      Foreign Exchange Rates. London Closing Quotations April 22
      76 10 Foreign Exchange Rates. London Closing Quotations April 22 n_____. Method of Parity before Rate Pre Centre Quoting 20-9-31 Yesterday viou^ly Parls Francs 141.21 74 15 16 74 15 16 New York to 888 2 3 4 93 3 4 494 Amsterdam Guilders to 12.91 7 27 34 728 ng ng
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      LOCAL EXCHANGE RATES
      217 10 LOCAL EXCHANGE RA TES Yesterday's Singapore Quotations Apr. 22 SELLING London. 4 months' sight 2 4 332 London, 3 months' sight 243 32 London, 60 days' sight 2 4 1 16 London, 30 days' sight 2 4 1 16 London, demand 2 4 132 1 London. T.T. 2 4 1
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      SINGAPORE STOCK AND SHARE PRICES
      1022 10 Fraser and Co. 's List WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 1936. MINING Buyers Sellers. Ampat Till (4s) 5s 3d 06 Asam Kumbang (£> 26s 9d 30s 6d Austral Malay 58s 6d 59_ 6d Ayer Hitam <5«) .14s 6d 15cs 3d Ayer Weng (11) 1.67 V* 1.75 >
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      92 10 Apr. 22 Buyers Seller* Gambier 575 Java Cube 8 75 Hamburg Cube 10 75 White Muntok Pepper 16.75 Black Pepper 850 Ccpra. Sund> < d 500 Copra, mix'd 4 t;o Small Flake Tapioca 4.50 R B. Slam No. 1 per koyan no Banja Jelotong 775 Sarawak, Jel
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      EFFECT OF SANCTIONS
      48 10 Italy Loses Nearly Half Export Trade Geneva Apr. I Further details of the effect! ol sanctions are given by Mr. Wesunan president oi the Sanctions Experts Com- mui r I nt si d Imp i et Ima l-ASt abom bal: reserves R< ul i Wu
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      51 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association i No. ix R M tn 1 Qood V Ai) i No I X RSS Bj hu m I 'award 1 I 1 rei I Ju I lau -M tone of .v.,. n Uts I Cable 1 7 B ltd 1 lb Htw 1 per
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    KUALA SIDIM'S GOOD YEAR
    1005 11 Company Reports DIVIDEND OF TEN PER CENT. Bassett Rubber Makes Small profit The directors of Kuala Sldim Rubber Co.. Ltd. in their report for the year ended Dec. 31. 1935. to be presented at the annual meeting to be held at Weld Quay. Penang. cn Apr.
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    231 11 Profit Of 811,27:5 For The The directors of the Bukit Timah Rubber Estates. Ltd. in their report to be pr sented to shareholders at the ar.nual meeting al French Bank Buil ling. Singapore, on April 29 state: Your director] submit herssrlth i duly audited statement ol accounts
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    COTTON FUTURES
    74 11 Commission To Regulate I.S. Market Proposed Washington. Apr. IH. Mr. Sam Hubbard, former President of the New York Cottor? Exchange, has recommended before the Bf atf Cotton Investigating Committee t hut i commission, similar to the National Securities and Exchange Commission, be created for th" regulation ol cotton
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    747 11 Quotations For Tins Well Maintained niNCB our last report nothing of any special importance has D occurred to disturb the extremely quiet conditions of the local share market. The European situation allows no signs of „„> immediate change for thc better, but despite this the
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    REMBAU JELEI DIVIDEND
    48 11 fMJTHRIE and Co., Ltd., Kuala Lumpur, as agents for Rcmbau Jelei Rubber Limited have received a cable from the Secretaries of the Company advising that the directors recommend a dividend in respect of the last financial year of I per cent., payable on May 21.
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    MONEY MARKET
    120 11 Free Flow Of Credit Continues London, Apr. 18. On the money market the ease with which large operations are being carried out was further exemplified this week by the repayment of £44.000.000 !cf 3 per cent. Treasury Bonds and. j although admittedly paiUy Jield by Government departments, the
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    242 11 Dividend Of Four Per Cent Recommended The report of the directors of Trafalfar, Limited, for the year ended Mar 31. 1936 to be presented at the twenty- i sixth ordinary general meeting on Tuesday. May 5. at noon at the registered office of the Company. No 2 Prince
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    79 11 i^ABLED ad\;ce has been received by Borneo Co., Ltd., of the declaration of the following interim dividends by Pahang Consolidated Co., Ltd., in respect of the year ending July 31. "Preference shares Sft per cent. less tax. Ordinary shares 10 per cent, less tax (making 20 per cent,
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    RUBBER EXPORTS
    44 11 Cancellation Of Unused Credits The following rubber export credits Iu: used on Mar. 31, have been cancelled F.M.S. 4.3381b; Johore 2.356; S.S Mainland 3.537 1b; S.S. Islands 1.038 lb; Kedah 456 1b; Labuan 93 1b; Trengganu 15.167 1b; Total 26.985 lbs. I
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    118 11 Oils, Rubbers And Motors In Demand London. Apr. 20. On the Stock Exchange today the scramble for the twin Eagle shares constituted a good feature. Mexican Eagles rose from 15s 7d to 18s 9d. despite sporadic profit-taking. Canadian Eagles likewise rose from 12s 9d to 15a 4d. Other
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    217 11 Goes Round And Round The World Sydney, Apr. 12. Mr M. Franklin Kline American business man, is the world's most bored traveller. He "just gets dizzy" going round and round the world, he says. He arrived at Sydney from San Francisco before breakfast and almost had time to
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      629 12 Loml And Foreign Muil Dispatches And Arrivals I i i. BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 p.m Thursday 7.45 a.m Alor Star: Mon. to Frl.* 7.45 a.m. Saturday 7.45 a.m. and 7 p.m. Ipo: Weekdays: 7.45 am and 7 p.m. Kiang, Kuala Lipis, Port Swettenham. Taiping and Telok Anson: Weekdays*
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    172 14 Cabinet Ministers Follow The Cortege London. Apr. 15. Highest British honours mwtw paid to the late German Ambassador. Dr von Hoesch. on the oeeasion Of the iunetul procession Irom the Embassy to Vietoiia Tor conveyance o! the remains to Germany The Horse Guar i.s hffitdtd
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    HARVEY EAGER TO GET INTO ACTION AGAIN
    370 15 Wants To Meet Neusel OFFER OF £1,000 SIDE-STAKE FOR RETURN MATCH London, Apr. 9. j EN HARVEY, fully recovered from his throat operation, and L looking for fights, is looking to Walter Neusel, the German, he Is willing to meet in a return
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    SOUND TEAM WORK HELPS MANCHESTER UNITED
    574 15 Fight For Promotion GREAT RECOVERY IN MATCH AGAINST FULHAM '.ondon, \pr. 7. MANCHESTER UNITED made a splendid recovery at < raven Cottage in their postponed League game against Fulham. for, after being two goals behind at half-time, they eventually succeeded "fn drawing the match,
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    INDIANS TIE WITH Y.M.C.A.
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    S.R.C. BILLIARDS
    85 15 The lollowing ties in the SRC billiards tournament will be played this evening at 6.30: Singles "A" Handicap K. C Wyhe 20 vs G E. N. OehLrs <ser> Russian Pool H Beins and A. J. Vaz (ser) vs W JH. Mosbergen and R. H Barth <- r ,'S>
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    HOME FOOTBALL
    37 15 London, Apr. 20. Today's league football matches resulted as follows: First Division Wolverhampton 4 Preston 2 Second Division Burnley 0 Tottenham 0 Third Division (North) I Lincoln 2 Darlington 1 Barrow 1 Walsall 0 Reuter.
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    275 15 i I earns Taking Part I i s taking part in the! i:r six a-side soccer tour-! are ;>;iven below. Thei will start on the first in May, 1936, and the; 11 be open for practices every' and Friday. The fixture be published in the Press posted
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    127 15 The lollowing will represent the scrc at cricket on Saturday va Acr un the sc.r.c ground Yap Ah Chuan, Tan Th an Tel:. N Oeo Lee, Chua Boon Ann S ai Ten I Chew Ong Swee Keng, Teo liong Joo Dr Ail Kee Ha- Kam CKm Lock, K.
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    Y.M.C.A. CRICKET
    115 15 The following have been aelectcd to play crickel I t thi ymca on Saturday. Apr 25. at A: ad v. Wame Bros. W. R. Willis (captain). H Olb son. B Berehger. D C wras Cham Kim Chong. B R 0 Willis, J Nrgni M Arms.r ng, 1 N
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    SWITCHBACK PAYS $152 AT SECOND DAY OF PENANG RACES
    1359 16 V Tooren Gets Three y Winners OTHER GOOD DIVIDENDS (Fa- m v ICo .>;>:t f l-nt) Penang, Apr. ZZ. II VL wreath 1 r favoured i r opening of the second chiy of the r y<->.:, irf Clu Ea meeting. The
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    25 16 Pholo.) A STRUGGLE for the ball during yes (it Jay's match between the Middlesex Regimen; and the S.CC. The soldiers won fl I. Free Press
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