The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 26 March 1937

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    Masthead
    17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 15.119. ESTD. 1835 FRIDAY. MARCH 26, 1937 16 CENTS
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    BACK TO PRE-SLUMP WAGES
    1098 1  -  MR. H. S. LEE MR. CHOO KIA PENG gsgsdgsdgsdgdsg MINERS FEAR THAT STRIKE WILL SPREAD "Labour Situation Is Very Acute" "Unless A Bold Step Is Taken PARTIES DEADLOCKED IN BATU Tuc ti ..i Kuala Lumpur, .Mar. 25. HE I nited Planting Association of Malaya, at a
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    NO DANGER FOR MOTORISTS
    62 1 JfLfOTORISTS contemplating upcountry tours are assured that they axe not likely to be impeded by Chinese strikers. Inquiries made from official quarters m Selangor yesterday by the Singapore branch of the Automobile Association of Malaga made m response to requests by members elicited the information that
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    HOW THEY ARE SPENDING EASTER AT HOME
    235 1 London, Mar. 25. "THE King and Queen and their daughters are spending the Easter holiday m complete seclusion at Royal Lodge, Windsor Park, Queen Mary being the sole visitor. Their Majesties will reopen Windsor Castle on Monday and for the first time since
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    ANOTHER RUBBER LANDMARK
    190 1 Price Forced Up To 13d. London, Mar. 25. *pUBBER made another landmark today when the 13d. level was reached owing to a wave of speculative buying due to more hopexul tilings regarding the Chrysler strike and the news that 75.000 acres m Selargor are idle owing to
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    CHRYSTER FACTORIES TO BE EVACUATED
    83 1 Detroit, Mar. 25. TIIE strikers m ad the G*_ry*te] A plants except Jeiierson. wher' voting is proceeding, and Kercnt'va; have voted for evacuation. Mr Homer Martin Ls sure that all planta win t>e evacuated bf lo when the new com Ten cc bttfieau Mr fohn
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    SOCIAL CREDIT
    36 1 Edmonton, Mar. 25. Mr. Aberharfs Social Credit government was defeated for the first time by 27 votes to 25 m the Commons h^re on a motion to adjourn the debate on the Budget.- Reuter
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    "FLYING DUCHESS"
    34 1 London, Mar. 24. No trace has SO far been discovered ol the 71-year-oid Duchess of Bedfords aeroplane, m which she set on on Mon day afternoon rm vVi^rt m.,\,, alone. British Wireless
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    RISING TEMPERS OVER SPAIN
    443 1 M. Maisky And Count Grandi TIIE ITALIAN "INVASION 9 London, Mar. _5 INTERNAHOKAL acrimony on the situation m Spain is apparent jirom the Official rtport of the m< ting oi the non-intervention committee yesterday which shows that after M. Maisky had urged the cespatch of a
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      64 1 M_____uil wz M itvi jfT* Iff M DIC if n 199 1'11i1l Bf S iff I Y*t jj <>^~~*"**^ t ***T^^ "fw "'W im m\ vt^ TONIGHT COCKTAIL DANCE 6.30 to 8.30 p.m. DINNER DANCE informal) 9.30 to midnight CABARET ENTERTAINMENT BY LOLA and MATYI CONTINENTAL DANCERS Non-diners $1.00 S^EISE
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      77 1 EBB SEA VIEW P^ HOTEL TOMORROW NIGHT SPECIAL DINNER-OANCE CABARET FEATUFING I DOLORES DOLEN 1 j ADAGIO CHARM T«- R *< OMEDY DAM 881 THERE WILL BE NO DINNER BANCS TONKiIIT EASTER SUNDAY: POPILAR CONCERT 11 A.M.— l PM SPECIAL TIFFIN- SPECIAL CI RRV 1? ?,U— 2..10 P.M EASTER MONDAY:
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    ARRANGEMENTS FOR WEEK-END CRICKET MATCH
    322 2 ALL-MALAYA vs. Sir Julien Cfehn's XI and the Malayan amateur G Championship will be the two main .^port attractions In Singapore this week end. The golf championship will b ed at Bukit Timah. Sir Julien Cahn and his cries arrive m Singapore lrom Coiomoo to
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    LOCAL QUARRY WORKERS ON STRIKE
    153 2 No Demands Presented tvdred 01 inese Quarrymen moal of the granite ouar ire are now a strike In i .1 u roup ol men arbo downed tools at the Chla Er.u Bukit Tirr. ih Road a lew d ciLMiussed a number ol European Quarries are
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    SECOND DIVISION SOCCER MATCH DRAW
    382 2 Terror And Recreation Club Faii To Score POR fifty minutes the naea Iroau the Terror harassed their opponents' defence and rained shots from all angles at their goal when they met the S.R.C. m a second division fixture yesterday, but could not put the ball
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    MAIN TRUNK ROADS
    60 2 London. .Mar. Th. Transport Minister. Mr Bore- BeUsha. Ini irmed the County Councils' I J at its annual meeting to- i day, that agreements had been worked out Without any irietion m connection with the coming transfer to the Minis- try ol the main trunk roads, and
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      24 2 THERE WILL BE I NO ISSUE I OF I THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS I TOMORROW I PUBLICATION WILL BE RESUMED ON MONDAY, MARCH 29th
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      286 2 NOTICES. NOTICE. Dressers Kxuminatiun An examin »r dressers will be i"ld m Singapore, Penang and Malacca, on Apr and »> 1937 Estate Iressers who have had the necessary ralninf maj -tor this examina:on Further particulars may be ed cm application to the Chief Medical ear m each Settlement. Entries must
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      755 2 CLASSIFIED AWERTISEMENTS. I wampole's products I be *ujapote have NO EQUAL anywhere. fVCC |P>CCBS TRY THEIR oile CwU Blr s 'n»-'i><>" MILK OF MAGNESIA F__-T_*_T W for Indigestion, Constipation i.ump.ir Office: 25. Ja»a S(re»l. and Intestinal Fermentation. vj-l «>•«»»: J«ts. I pah ODVr: A BRITISH lETTEH PROOUCT RBSffS TOR LESS
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      214 2 JOHORE GOLF CLUB TO PLAY JAPANESE The following are the ata__ and < times tor the toll match beta** he Royal Johore I tit em at ion al and the Blngap re Japanese Golf clubs tomor- r c.v I m i 900 D: C P Allen (0) and J W
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      174 2 Diary Of The Day High Water: 10.36 a.m. 8.9 ft.: 10.3 p.m. 8 5 ft. Sports Malayan Golf Championship at SGC. Cinemas ALHAMBRA Mummy's Boy with Wheeler and Woolscy. CAPITOL Born to Dance with Eleanor Powell. PAVILION Crime Over London, with Margot Grahamo and Paul Cavana-^h. MARLBOROUGH Bansari Bala. RITZ
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    CHINESE KNOCKED DOWN BY EUROPEAN
    300 3 Misadventure Verdict At Inquest CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE NOT PROVED W JNTERKSTING remarks were passed by Mr. W. MacQuarric, the Singapore Coroner, yesterday m returning a verdict of death by misadventure at the conclusion of an inquiry conr cerning the death of a 68-year-old Chinese, named Cheong
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    SINGAPORE A. A. MEMBERSHIP
    186 3 Almost Doubled «"T*HE membership of the association has passed the 5,000 mark," said Mr. R. W. S. Drummond. chairman of the Singapore branch of the Automobile Association of Malaya at the annual meeting yesterday. "The Singapore membership increased by nearly 50 per cent, last year and
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    MONKEY FLESH AS MEDICINE
    149 3 P Prized By Chinese From Our Own Correspondent Taiping. Mar. IZ. Two slabs of B Chinese medicine, said to contain extracts lrom the flesh of monkeys, and highly orized by Chinese as a health-giving tonic, figured a.s exhibits m a <ase m the Taiplng Police Court
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    WHITE GLOVES FOR MAGISTRATE
    126 3 No Cases In K.L. Court (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. Mar. *M. Mr. C H Dakers. Kuala LumpaO First Magistrate. was presented with a pair of ffblte gloves m the Police Court today. Chief Court Inspectoi A E Jakeman said that there were no cases
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    NEW FIRE-ENGINE?
    73 3 Singapore will have a nice new-fire-engine if the acceptance of a render by Committee No. 4 is confirmed by the Municipal Commission. A tender of United Engineers. Ltd. for a new Merryweather fire-engine at a price of $14,880 was accepted by the committee as being the most suitable
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    CAUSING DEATH CHARGE
    253 3 Two Killed As Result Of Collision m (From Our Own Correspondent' Kuala Lumpur. Mar. 'li. Judgment was reserved until Mar. 31 by Mr. C. H. Dakers m the Kuala Lumpur police court today, m the case In which a Hokkien named Ng Kirn ia charged with causing
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    DONT TIP CAR JAGAS!
    93 3 I do wish members would refrain from tipping the car jagas." said Mr. t? W. S. Drummond. chairman of the Singapore branch of the Automobile Association of Malaya at the annual meeting yesterday. 'These men are paid by the Association from funds provided by members' subscriptions
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    DESTROYED $200 I. O. U.
    179 3 Nine Months For Chinese 'l^H Peng Kirn. who was on his trial at the 'Singapore Assizes, before Mr. Justice Home and a common jury, on a charge of fraudulently or dishonestly destroying an 1.0. U. for $200 was found guilty yesterday of attempting to destroy
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    BROADCASTING AND POLITICS
    140 3 Siamese Premier's Assurance I From Our Own Correspondent Bangkok. Mar. !4. Following criticism of a broadcast by the Minister of Defence last Wednesday, naeatlona were addressed to th? Premier at the Assembly meeting and resulted m the Premier giving an as..iirance to the Assembly that he would
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    MUSLIM IMPROVEMENT CLUB
    118 3 The twelfth annual celebration of the Muslim Improvement Club will be held at the Club's premises, 69 Tras Street, on Sunday at 2 p.m. sharp. At the same time the Club's Library, comprising of about 2f» books, will be (declared open by the President, Mr. O S.
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    LOTUS CLUB
    39 3 Arrangements have oeen made for the members of the Lotus Club to visit the Phoenix Aerated Water Works at 11 a.m. tomorrow. Members are requested to meet at t'.e Y.W C.A E Raffles Quay, at 10 a.m.
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    PROGRESS OF ROTARY IN INDIA
    384 3 |V|R. F. E JAMES, Rotary *Wm Governor of the 89th Uistrict (India), who has come from India to attend the Rotary convention to be held at Kuala Lumpur over the Easter holiday week-end, told the members of the Singapore Rotary Club yesterday, at the Adelphi
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    $10,000 DAMAGES CLAIMED
    122 3 Alleged Mulicious Prosecution rvAMAGES ot $10,000 met* cfetaaad by Mr. A. P. Scully again-o his former employer. Mr. C. M. i proprietor of the firm ot LM arid Fletcher. Singapore, tor ■Ho§Da*l malicious prosecution m a suit which concluded before Mr. Justice McElwaine. Chief Justice m the
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    TAIPING WEDDING
    68 3 From Our Own Correspondent.*! TaipinK. Mar. gl Invitations have been issued and 'he wedding will take place on Sunday. Mar 28. at the Hokkien Hoa\ Kuan. Kota Road Taiping. of Mr Tan Chin Tick. Clerk to the BOH. the British Resident. Perak and attai Khoo Paik Eng second
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    STOMACH BLOWN OUT BY GAS
    196 3 Discomfort Ended by (liardox Just another suileier lr-.rn n. dr:«-> tion. with a d'lleirm V look his tn üblei to his d el r h m adveo >s we!T V. doctor hv* that ll w.» ment tor Ch.-i io\ In try it It was vise
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      24 3 OVALTI N E COLD or Hot Its now served I m tlit leading Cafe's and -Restaurants A. WANDER LTD., 18 Chartered Bank Chambers, Singapore.
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      173 3 Wire Netting Fencing Maker and repairer of rattan and Rertam (hicks. Canvas and Spring Blinds. Tarpaulins. Tents. Bags. Blur Screens. Rertam Panels. Wirr Netting Icm no; W«kil huntings and I lags ABDUL RAHMAN, Telephone 2454. (Mine: Wi. Rnhinsun Itoad. fOffJpcaita T It graph 0 Workshop: Jon t hiat Plat r
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  • WOMEN'S INTERESTS
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      QUIET WEEK
      49 4 Singapore has beer, very q.iiO this week yes. very quiet ir. or cr People actually have been going to bed. early and, with th exception oi a tew dinner parties, they seam to have been eaehaaring the usual baui I wonder whether the recent grand opera season
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      AROUND the TOWN with MIGNON
      1238 4 here has had such a tremendous effect on us that more ordinary pleasures do not seem to come naturally afterwards! For myself. I'm still trying to get the hang of the hang-over from the opera season Whether it's absent-mindedness or not. I di not know,
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      386 4 Ladies Dressmaking $J*k tipert Chinese Tailor. *W DOU LATHAMS Al IS— HIGH STRKET A True Story m Pictures Mew. Easy Way To look Fresh And Young drawn, wrinkled >^f/AA^ *J Faceafrerahard Ar 645 she uses jf 2 magical Ar 7 she^^^B T^--^ new 4 in one face looks fresh and
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      75 4 RE -OPENING ENGLISH SCHOOL OF DANCING LATEST STEPS TAUGHT CHILDREN'S CLASSES TWICE WEEKLY $5. STARTING APRIL Ist. Apply 58. CAI.iNHIU ROAD. •^^^mam^m^mm^immmi^msmmT BBBBBBBBJ **********8881 r -A j I iT J *"jb™i WK\^ Z^m^WmJS ml ■17 re*torafl f BBJ tie*! BW BT B**************r BT S iitl a a a fl Ifl
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    U. S. ARTIST SKETCHES SINGAPORE TYPES
    88 5 THE sketches on this page are the work of Mr. Raymond Creekmore. a young American artist visiting Singapore m the course of a world tour during which he is studying types m the various countries he \isits. A special article describing aMr. Creekmore and
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      27 5 HOT 4- BUNS j-eMJ&f*** X mmV- 1 mW^ \f > f,r 60c is per doz i^Ji:i^JJ-iyaBBBB»BBBB— -y B- A caLs> STO_s\_PROPRIETORS PHONE: 5376 mmmmmmm^ a**, w.p.5. 257 Baaaaa
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    INTERPRETERS WHO DECIDE CASES
    507 6 Chief Justice's Comments CONVICTION QUASHED (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Mar. 25. «T HAVE often said that m cases where a person cannot speak the English language it is essential that the exact words from the plea should be taken down. However, that very simple piece
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    MALACCA LIGHTING PAYS 9 PER CENT. FOR YEAR
    1443 6 Sound Financial Position i fY JR lin ™eial position is sound, the aggregate market value of our investments exceeds the book value, while we have made what ft consider to be adequate provision for any doubtful debts or flucLuOons In the value
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    Czechoslovakia's Trade With Malaya
    303 6 Czechoslovakia's Trade With Malaya DEPENDENT ON EXPORTS pON HOSLOVAKI.VS desire to increase her trade with .Malaya, since she is dependent upon her industrial exports, was stressed m an interview by Mr. Joseph Wcchsberg. a well-known Czechoslovak Journalist, who is visiting the Fast as correspondent for newspapers of several Central European
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    CHEATING CONVICTION
    106 6 'From Our Own Correspondent) Scrcmban, Mar. A Malay petition writer named Tambi Ali was charged m the Seremban magistrate's court today with cheating a Chinese. Ah Heng. by felsely inducing him to deliver $5. Ah Heng stated that the accused. Tambi All, told him that certain work was
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    SELANGOR C.R.C.
    107 6 'From Our Own Correspondent.) Kaals I. umpur. Mar. 15 At o h0 annual Kenerai meeting of the Selangor Chinese Recreation Club the lollowing were elected office-bear-ers for the year President: Mr Yong Shook Lin J P Vice-President: Mr Khoo 800 Gong Committee: The Hon Mr Lai Tet b£k
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    INTERNATIONAL LIBRARY
    622 6 Good Progress *s (From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru. Mar. 23. PATISF ACTOR Y progress m every *J respect has been made by the International Library, the formation of which took place only a year ago on the initiative of His Highness the Sultan. This Is disclosed In
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    Goering's Gift To Siamese Premier
    100 6 Goering 's Gift To Siamese Premier Classmates Together (Prom Our Own Correspondent! Bangkok. Mar. 25. Gl'M'lt.M. f.OHRINCi. who *..s a classmate of the Siamese Premier at the Prussian Military Acad, in m Berlin, ha* foruarded to Pfcfl Bahol through lhe German Minister In Bangkok a portrait and personal letter. The
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      65 6 BURTOL QUICK CLEANERS SAME DAY SERVICE Goods handed m by 10 a.m. can be collected by 6 p.m. same day. 278, Orchard Rd. Pho.e 7776. 1 1 FOR REPAIRS 1 JEWELLERY WATCHES V. S. de SILVA MANUFACTURING JEWEIuR 179 ORCHARD ROAD (LADIES' HAIR DRESSERS MAISON PERM ""fl. Stamford Road, Singapore
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      156 6 i^jK r "insecticides"^! W*VMk wont hill 1 "^fcL FLIES/ Be sure you gel f V^O^ POWERFUL mm FLIT Don t risk your health and <om AM mmm^ M.. v v TOr occeptinq worthiest m jL\\ »oc»icid«» or imitotiont that ma% -f~ -»-^*aS V Skl < u ra( on d*r the
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    REDUCING MADE HER FEEL FITTER.
    200 7 Ix>st 23 lbs. Of Fat—Gained Health And Vigour. You sometimes hoar a stout woman say: "I should like to reduce, but I'm sure it must be very weakening." You need have no fear of that if you reduce the Kruschen way. If you have any
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    JOHORE SOCCER TO BEGIN NEXT MONTH
    102 7 From Our Own CarUjondenti Johore Bahru. Afar. I) Footoal) practices are In rull SWinn and a meefcjug is to be hold before the month is out to make arrangemem ior the start oi the League Seven teams art' expected to enter and tiie Customs,
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    QUALIFYING ROUND OF GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP
    208 7 Draw And Starting Times TTHE f following Is the draw and Starting ttanss 10 r the qualifying' round oi the Malayan Golf. ChampionShip Meeting to be. played on Saturday the Singapore Golf Club: 8.15 and 2.15 San Kwok Leong and 8. N. Kelly. 8.20 and
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    S.R.A. RESIGNATIONS
    28 7 The Frc Press understands that two Straits Racing Associatkai officials. Mr. J. 0 Stipendiary Steward, and Major D. M. Patrickson, Handicapper, have handed In their resignations.
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      66 7 I Next Week at the CAPiTOL J J^h~^^^ The FIRST Juni»]e ,^_^^jf *'ffE^\J lin-U Adventure Story "^^m^***- W "The JUNGLE princess" k>_Wp with DOROTHY LAMOUR !a_W^M^ as ULAK talking reel i JfJ* 'V^*^m found her! -i lhirnr r"f^ ;:^HoS An Excellent Xc- Screen Team! PAVILION JS T CHANGE mT^^\^-^w2 bb\
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      15 7 FIRST 6 CHAPTERS OF wm Flash Gordon" IN SERIAL FORM AT THE ALHAMBRA next change
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      387 7 GREAT FUN FOR ALL! I ALHAMBRA] OPENING TODAY 3.15 MATINEES DAILY at 3.15 bM mmm— mi > Srtt^m^mm^m. \W**Jm\'* V ajßbK «Wj BKcl iijr\it "ml t^_jL v*sv- p. V^wa*^**j^^***a**a*iM^o**p*yX'sAA.»^' jms) IkTi \-WSI fr'l-f »i¥ *"*-'P' *->-- v^^*' O'-w •"S" mMmaaa mm*mmm* m mmm \_U____V_ js "Viflß ttsX__f m&mm)^*^^ __m\tmmm\ «uWV
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      566 7 CHURCH SERVICES ST. ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL GOOD FRIDAY ?un: 7.30 a.m. Matins and Litany 8.00 a.m. Ante-Communion 10.00 a.m. Children Service. 12 noon to 3 p.m. Three Hours Devotion. The Rev Nigel Williams. -6.00 p.m. Evening Service and Address. Easter Eve: 8.00 p.m. Ante-Communion. 5.15 p.m. R°mcmbrance Service at Bididan 6.15
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      839 7 Wed: 6.00 p.m. Singring Class and Hymns Practice. Pri: 4.15 p.m. Girls' Friendly Band i Meeting. ST. PAUL'S CHURCH Upper Serangoon S\in: 8.45 a.m. Holy Communion. Processional Hymn 133. At Oflertory Hymn 124. After Blessing Hymn 625. 5.30 p.m. Carol Service. Processional Hymn 626. Opening Prayer. 1. Carol No. 95
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    The Singapore Free Press FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 1937. The Strike Situation
    1007 8 The Singapore Free Press FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 1937. The Strike Situation POR many months now Malaya has been experiencing a series of strikes, the workers involved covering practically every phase ol activity, from Government work.-, and Municipal services down to shoemakers, but none have assumed such serious proportions as the
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    DAY TO DAY
    174 8 Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Dawson, of Kota Bahru Estate, were entertained last Saturday by the Asiatic staff and labOUT force ot the four estates of which Mr Dawson is manager, m honour of their departure on leave. Mr. R. G Bower la taking over fram Mr
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    As I was Saying
    615 8 - Fairies Who Play Foot thill In Ireland Meerschaum So Longer In Ftivour •THAT the Irish belief m fairies has not yet corrpletelv vanished was proved by a letter recently read at the Westmeath Board of Health In it a man complained of disturbance by tairies. and
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    Conrad Meyer
    1132 8 "DENII.EYS li flit O n'" said Mrs ThrelO "Th.v hafl to flit." said Bill ThrelOili 'Tut-, re extending th* mill" *_lr« Bsntltj has been wanting to flit tor more nor thirty year." said Mrs Threlfall "an 1 Sam wouldn't hear of "Ah rrak' nowt o' flittin' miser." .said
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      188 8 "Single" Whiskies i leave home? Single whiskies," said Johnnie Walker, leave home to marry and better themselves. For the point of blending is to make good whisky better. The men who blend Johnnie Walker choose matured single whiskies which they know will unite harmoniously. Each contributes its own quality to
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      74 8 IT ISN'T ALWAYS WISE to judge people by the things they stand for. A better estimate of their character is often obtained by observing the things they fall for. But whether you stand for or fall for the "GAFLAC" ALL RISKS POLICY to protect your wife's jewellery and lurs you
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    SINGAPORE'S NEED OF BETTER
    421 9 LIGHTING Accidents On The Increase TRAFFIC AN ACUTE PROBLEM THE NEED FOR TRAFFIC REORGANISATION AND FOR I BETTER AND UNIFORM STREET LIGHTING WAS STRESSED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SINGAPORE BRANCH OF THE AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION OF MALAYA YESTERDAY. "Motor accidents are increasing m Singapore," said
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    $300,000 DONATION TO CLUBS IN MALAYA?
    279 9 As A Coronation Gesture LIFTING BURDEN OF DEBT (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Mar. 25. •THE interesting suggestion that I Government should make a Coronation donation of $300 000 to enable clubs, especially clubs interested m sport, to wipe off debts and enable them
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    CANTON PROTEST
    91 9 Hong Kong, Mar. 25. •"■pHE merchants of Canton are pre- paring a big demonstration on Saturday as a protest against the business tax that has recently been introduced by the Provincial Government of Kwangtung. They will petition Mr. Lin Sen, Chairman of the National Gcvernment. who is row
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    U. S. A. ARTIST SKETCHES LOCAL TYPES
    368 9 Special Page For Free Press A YOUNG American artist. Mr. Raymond Creekmore, examples of whose sketches appear on page 5 today, came to the East because he is interested m people, he told the Free Press m a special interview. In China, where
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    SUGAR PRODUCERS IN CONFERENCE
    146 9 London, Mar. 25. While Empire sugar producers, who are meeting at bhe Colomial Office, are busily engaged m preparing their powder and shot for the international sugar conference, the delegates of Cuba. Czechoslovakia. Germany, Belgium, Peru, Hungary, Yugoslavia and Poland are assembled here for an identical
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    CABINET SALARIES
    84 9 £2,000 A Year For Leader Of Opposition London, Mar. 25. The text of the Bill shows that Ministers salaries are m accordance with Monday's forecast The Leader of the Opposition and former Prime Ministers receive £2.000 a year. While all other salaries will be liable to Parliamentary discussion,
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    RETIREMENT OF MISS BUCKLE
    58 9 T TIS Excellency the Governor I and Lady Shenton Thomas will pay an official visit to Raffles Girls' School at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Mar. 31, when an address will be presented to Miss Dorothy M. Buckle, 0.8. E. by past and present pupils of the
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    48 9 Just A Few Lines «117.11TE traffic lines are not el legal m England." said Mr. Q. M. Coltart at yesterday's meeting of the Singapore branch of the Automobile Association of Malaya. "I don't know on whose authority they were introduced m Singapore I object to them very much."
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    257 9 Local Chinese Consulate's Legal Adviser MR. RICHARD LIM APPOINTED DV a Special Order issued by the De**partment of General Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs m Nanking, Mr. Richard Chuan Hoe Lim, barris--1 ter-at-law. formerly of Prince's Building. Hong Kong, and now of Messrs. Mallal and Namazie. 24 Raffles
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    72 9 London, Mar. Is. Deputations from privileged bodies were received by the King at Buckingham Palace this morning- and presented addresses of congratulation on His Majesty's accession. The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Archbishop of York, the Prime Minister. Lord Halifax and the Earl of Athlone were among
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    400 9 Five Killed When Plane Crashes In France London, Mar. 25. rtVE were killed and one injured m when the Imperial Airways flying-boat Capricornus, while on her maiden flight to Alexandria, crashed m a remote spot m the Beaujolais Mountains, about 40 miles from Lyons, m a snowstorm
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      508 10 LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCKS SHARES Last Night's Quotations From London 6 p. m. March 25 Share of 1 denomination unless Previously Yesterday Rise or Fall otherwise stated Conversion Loan, 5 p.c. 1944-64 IISH H 51 4 +Vfc Funding Loan, 4 p.c., 1960-90 112 112 War Loan, 3V 2 P.c
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      62 10 Mar. 25 Gambler T.T. 7.50 Java Cube 10.50 Hamburg Cube 15.50 White Muntok Pepper 20.00 Black, Pepper 11.50 Copra, mixed 8.00 Copra, sundried 8.25 Small Flake Tapioca 5 25 Rice Saigon Al $170 Rice Siam, W.C. No. 1 $156 Rice, Siam, W.C. No. 2 $146 Rice. Siam
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      196 10 I From London 5.30 p. m. March 25 RUBBER: Strong. London Spot: 12 13 16d. 12 15 16(1. Previously: 11 3 8 d 12V?d. May: 12 15 16d. 13 1 16 d. Previously: 12' 2 d. 12^d. July-Sept.: 13 l|l6d. 13»-8d. Previously: 12 11 16 d. 12
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      71 10 From London 5.30 p. m. March 25 Tin: Firm Cash: €302 10s PieVaOUll" BtrOOf ai €300 10s Three months: C 293 5s Previously <:299 15s New York Tin: 66 12 PnwouOv 05 25. Copper: settlement £73 7s 6d Previously U72 ss. Cold: Saturday £7 2s. 3d Previously
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      74 10 London Closing Quotations March 25 Method of Parity before Rate PreCentre Quoting 20-9-31 V. -?!< rday vlously Parljs Francs to 124 m 106% 106 3 8 New York to 4 88 48h' r 488> v Amsterdam Guild era to 12.107 «<*2> 2 US Hong Kong Per dollar
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      210 10 Yesterday's Singapore Quotations I Mar. 2$ SELLING London. TT. 24 1 16 London, demand 2 4 1 16 London 4 months' sight 2 4> B Lyons, demand 1240 Hamburg, demand 141 New York, demand 57 Montreal, demand 56 7 8 Batavia. demand 103*6 Samarang. demand 103 3
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      86 10 London, Mar. 20. On the money market loanable capital seeking employment continues to iavour borrowers but with the prosl^ects of the end of the quarter creating increased demand, it would not be Mirprising to see some contraction m credit. If this materialises it would bo welcomed by discount
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      27 10 New York, Mar. 23. There was a bad break on Wall Street yesterday, the worst m the current recovery movement, the chief
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      137 10 The following are rubber and tin outputs lor the month of February. Tin: Pahang Consolidated Co. Ltd. I 3 797 pels, ipoh Tin Dredging Ltd <A Ktam) 452 pels.. 119.900 yardage treated > 442 hours run. Ipoh Tin Dredging Ltd. iLahat> 355 pels.. 94.900 yardage treatled
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      1252 10 From Exchange Telegraph Co. Fraser and Co. f s List THURSDAY. MAR. 25, Htf] C P.M MINING Ampet Tin (4s) 6s 6s 6d /.sun Kwnbang Cfi) Sss 3d 3<Jb rid Austral Malay £•> 54.s Ayer Hltam (ss) 28s 6d 30s 6d Ayer Weng <Sl> 170
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      227 10 ISSUED BY ERASER AND CO. AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESB YESTERDAY MINIM*. The Sterling Tin Share market was rather dull throughout the day. but prices were fully maintained and share* remained more or less unchanged m this section. Amongst Dollar issues, the market was also more or
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    402 11 Fraser Company. LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS. Total for Books Close financial Company Dividend Date Ex Div. year TIN Payable Date to date Batu Selangor T%% Int. Apr. 8 Apr. 14 Apr 0 I2ft& Burma-Malay 6d. <12th) Mar 22 Mar 27 Mar. 23 Idris Hyd 5% Int. Mar. 10 Mar. 30
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    361 11 Winning CONTRACT David Bumstine, Merwin D. Meier, Oswald Jacoby and Howard Schenken, world's leading team-of-four and inventors of the system that has beaten every other system m existence WOULD YOU HAVE BEEN FOOLED? THEODORE LIGHTNER of New York! is conceded to be one of the country's greatest players. While he
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      592 11 WEEK-END RADIO PROGRAMMES TODAY B.B.C— Transmission 5 lr>l4 mc s (19-82 m.), 11.75 mc s ptnuArutus 2553 m) and 951 {tgM 1,333 kc/s (225 m.) am m 6.20 Big Ben. A programme of Welsh .o A pcems and songs. 7on 2SR? reC Y a < rec rds): 650 'Old-time Music
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      283 11 Bach <records>. 8.50 Talk. 9.10 St. Matthew Passion <contd» 920 Talk. 940 Share report. 9.50 Close down. mum iv UrLKLIaN DJE 17.76 me s (lf'.Bo m.) DJB 15.2 mc s (10.71) m.>. DJO 13.28 mes (19.63 mo. DJA mc s (31.38 m.) and DJN 0.51 mc I (31.45 mo 6.15
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      310 11 TOMORROW SINGAPORE 1,333 kcs (225 m.) p.m. 12.45 Light orchestral music, played by Reller's Hungarian Orchestra, relayed from the Adelphi Hotel. 200 Close down. 5.30 Resume of day's play m cricket match between Sir Julien Cahn's XI and All-Malaya. 600 Chinese music (.records). 6.30 Children's hour: 700 Evle Armont and
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      50 11 7.10 'A Scottish Notebook 7.45 Scottish dance music 8.00 The news and announcements. 805 Greenwich time signal. 8.20 Close down. Transmission 2 21.47 mc s (13.97 mo. 17 79 m< s (16.86 m.) and 15.11 kc s (19.82 m.) p.m. 8.15 Music. 8.35 Greenwich time signal The on page 15
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    192 12 Progress In Scheme Of Absorption b.i i Maeaaean The scheme lor absorption of all shipbuilding and engineering trade unions within one organisation Is nearing completion. At the quarterly meeting of the Confederation ol Shipbuilding and Engineering Trade Unions at York. Mr. W. Westwood. of New-castle-on-Tyne, who
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      644 12 1936 Total Only Exceeded Twice Before TRAFFIC passing through the Suez Canal m 1936 aggregated 32,379,01)0 tons, representing 5,877 transits Only on two previous occasions has the tonnage been greater, namely, m 1929, when the total was 33,4«i;,000 tons, and m 1935, when it was
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      394 12 Pretoria's Maiden Voyage lIIGH tribute to the efficiency ot the new German African liner Pretoria was naid by Captain H Breckwold*. th commander when th*» ship reached Southampton homeward bound recently on her maiden voyage lrom Cape Town On the outward voyage lrom La > Palmas to
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      210 12 TRADE AT SOUTH WALES PORTS Substantial Improvement In Exports a\nd Imports Considerable improvement has beer shown this ■ear m the export and import trade ol the Soutn Wales ports according to the official returns issuer" recently The total import and export trad( ol the six chart ports of the distnd
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      137 12 I'rotipects Ot Associations (o-Opcrntini: At the annua! meet Ptl Baleagi As ,i m A B Turk v rman v Mr p .t aTUliamj ilrma tor the enauini The t- n Simpson, recalled thai li report k (traham relerrec* t po.ssibiht operatii i Gaaaaoa M trin< S..
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      409 12 Local And Foreign Mail Dispatches And Arrivals fMMe Bia»T BY TRAIN Thursday 7.45 ajn. Swettenham. Taiplng and Telok Anson. Weekdays* 7 p.m i Kota Bahru, Kuala Kri and i Thurs. and Fridey* 7.45 a.m. Sundays 7 p.m. Kuala Lumpur and Penang: Weekdays* 7.45 a.m. and 7 p.m. Sundays 7 pm.
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      129 12 CLEARANCES Mar 25: Boelongan. Camphuys. Sibolga. Tinoinbo. Talisse. Joseflna. Buyskes I Dut I Taikai Maru (Japan); Ngow Hock (Nor); President Monroe (Amt; Kepong. Rohna. Glenogle. Larut. Radnorshire. Scott Harley. Kedah. Shirala. Sing Kheng Seng. Klias 'BritV Mar 26 Carthage (Brit*: Tidore. Miejr <Duto Auby <Saro Muinam i Dan». Mar. 27:
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      242 12 SINGAPORE HARBOUR .ships alongside the Wharves or Expected to Arrive m l ist Wharl (Entrance Gate I): Op ten Noort 22, Muinam Hing 19 •lain Wharf (Entrance Gate 3): Carthage. Rajputana ll I 16; Malacca la. Gorgon li. Mi. Ki.stna 7 Empire Dock (Entrance Gate 3): Lo&siebank 30 Steel N
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    593 15 HOME football fixtures for toda; Saturday. Monday and Tnesda are as follows: ENGLISH LEAGUE DIVISION I FRIDAY Arsenal vs Btoke. Bolton vs. Sheffield Wed Brentford vs. Preston. Chelsea vs Charlton. Grimsby vs Portsmouth Liverpool vs. Manchester C. Manchester U vs. Everton. Middlesbro vs Birmingham Sunderland
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      224 15 week-end radio programmes (Continued trom page 11 news and announcements. 855 The Commodore Grand Orchestra, from the Commodore Theatre. Hammersmith, London 905 Close down. Transmission 3 21.47 mc s (13.97 m.), 17.79 mc a (16.86 m.) and 15.14 kc/s (19.82 ni.) p.m. 9.20 Big Ben Old-time Music Hall, j 10.05
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    591 16 photo). Chinese Beat Sappers By Two Goals To One R. E.s UNLUCKY NOT TO FORCE A DRAW (BT NIMROD) Chinese 1\ Royal Engineers 1. HONOURS for this First Division match ro to the great 1 revival the Sappers staffed m the second halt".
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    119 16 Four (.oals To Nil At F. NVs Grand "Wearne Bros. 1; Strait, Times 0 m the Business Houses' League aoccer played i n the Prase? md Neave around jreaterday the Btratte Times i by four e!ear goals to W< srne By:.. \V< cirr.es were the aggressors from
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    40 16 If the writer of tho letter, alajrod 'Onlooker,*' m the Singapore Free Press of Feb. 23 communicates wilh the Hon. Secretary of the Royal Sin- sapore Yacht Club, he will be given j the information he desires.
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