The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 13 April 1937

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  • 17 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 15.133 ESTD. 1835 TUESDAY. APRIL 13, 1937. 16 CENTS
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  • 494 1 Stern Warning By Mr. Baldwin WHY HOOD WAS SENT TO NORTH SPAIN Sequel To Sunday's Cabinet Meeting iv tt r London, Apr. 12. > the House of Commons Mr. Baldwin announced that following: the Cabinet meeting yesterday, the Government have decided they cannot recognise or concede
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  • 32 1 Berlin. Apr. 11. Prince Friedrich. the youngest son Oi the Crown Prince ard a godson ot King George V. has been invited to at- i tend the Coronation.- Reuter Wireless
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  • 96 1 Open Gold Market Not To Be Re-established Washington. Apr. 12. Treasury officials have flatly denied the reported intention to abolish the inactive Gold Fund or to re-establish the open gold market. A previous message from New York quoted the Journal of Commerce to the effect
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  • 200 1  -  Sin Chew Jit Poh White Russians As Vanguard Shanghai. Apr. 12 A MILITARY meeting held at Kapotze. temporary seat cf the Government of Inner Mongolia, decided to make further preparations for the invasion of Suiyuan. Chinese intelligence men report that a large number of spies from
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  • 29 1 Peiping, Apr. 12. A CHINESE banker. Fan Shao Chang, who was found guilty by the military authorities of embezzling 530.000. was executed today by shooting. Reuter
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  • 73 1 (From Our Own Correspondent) London. Apr. 12. llfß. Justice Bucknill granted a decree nisi and agreed to damages at £500 sterling and costs to Mr. Ernest Fletcher on the grounds of the misconduct of his wife, Mary Alice Fletcher, with Anthony d'Arcy Anderson at
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  • 58 1 •From Our Own Correspondent* Ipoh, Apr. 12. The Sungei Parit was m heavy spate this morning and overflowed its banks m several places, the area between the Tronoh railway and Connolly Foad, being transformed into a lake. Ipoh town escaped following the week-end deluges, thanks to the Kinta
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  • 60 1 Rawalpindi. Apr. 12. Two regiments oi the Second Brigade, namely the 2 4 Bombay Grenadiers and the 2 8 Punjab Resiir.?pt are leaving for Waziristan, developments which indicate that the authorities take a serious view of Saturdays engagement at Jandcla. The tribesmen who attacked the convoy
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  • 80 1 London, Apr. 12. The Japanese goodwill plane. Divine Wind, which made a record flight from Tokio to London, swooped thrice over the promenade deck of the Queen Mary at Plymouth this morning, saluting Prince Chichibu (brother of the Emperor > and Princess Chichibu who rose an hour earlier
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  • 98 1 To Strike Within 24 Hours NEGOTIA TIONS COLLAPSE (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh. Apr. 12. \TEGOTIATIONS between the uai- ors and employers have broken down and the men have issued an t.ltimatum giving 24 hours' notice to strike unless their demands are accepted. The demands include
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  • 36 1 \Wvhincton. Apr. 10. A joint Hdase-Senate ex t l PMC ed agreement ver '•y-v. nmm Coal B.i. tarty •.ment dJ which ll now assured. The bill provides for the it* the bituminous coal Industl Reuter Wireless
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 60 1 BIGIA TEA Brings the freshness and fragrance of the Malayan gardens direct to your home. TONIGHT I Cocktail Dance 6.30 to 8.30 P .m. Dinner and Dance (informal) 9.30 to midnight CABARET ATTRACTION— EXTENDED ENGAGEMENT NINA VLADIMIR Popular Continental Dancers Non -diners SI .00 RAFFLES CELEBRATED ORCHESTRA WHEN IN PENANG
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    • 108 1 There is no better Tea than BIGIA TEA GROWN IN MALAYA. ADELPHI HOTEL KOOF- GARDEN TONIGHT SPECIAL DINNER-DANCE CABARET FEATURING ll KAILIS HAWAIIAN ENTERTAINERS WITH QUEENIE DAVID KAILI 11 MARY WALTER &fc Jl i__T r *t >^i ai' T^kv k. *"*^MA& _l\ __4 BEAUTIFUL HAWAI lAN SONGS REAL "HULA HULA"
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  • Letters To The Editor
    • 681 2 REMAIN THE S. S. A. SWAMPING THE ASSOCIATION WITH ASIATIC MEMBERS MAY LEAD TO UNHEALTHY AND UNPLEASANT CONSEQUENCES "DO NOT BE MISLED"— EUROPEANS MA V HA YE TO SECEDE CORONATION COMPLAINT To The Editm. Sir.— l have been much impressed by your recent articles upon
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    • 153 2 To The Editor. Sir.—On reading the full programme for the Coronation celebrations m your paper dii Saturday morning, I was surprised to note the absolute lack of originality m any of the ideas put forward. On a great occasion like this, surely it would have been possible to enlist the
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    • 216 2 To The Editor. Sir. If was with genuine pleasure I a most humble loyal subject of their Britannic Majesties, re td m Thursday's Issue of your valuable paper the welcome suggestion that the hard working mercantile employees be given a small Coronatl m B mm so that these humble vet
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    37 2 held at th/l GUESTS at the main table at the Japanese reception Rear Xdm^i k El tel last night Included in this picture are Kear-Admiral Kobayashi, Major-Gen Dnhh*, the G.O.C.. Malava and Mrs. Dobbie. Free Press photo).
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  • 191 2 (iiant Processions •From Our Own Correspondent" Kuala Lumpur. Apr. 9. Preparations lor celebrating the King's Coronatl n :ire .so wrtl advanced m Kuala Lumpur that it Is possible to gain an Idea ol the length ot the procession which will be formed by the various communities The
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  • 21 2 London, Apr. 9. Then Majesties the King and Queen went into residenrp at Winn*™* r*avtio tliis evening British Wireless
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  • 63 2 all or the Europeans must secede and torm their own union. r have read too much history to expect that any association can be triK to the original ideals o£ its founder*: but to Judgs from the past political history of Malaya this demarche is unwarranted and so I would
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  • 121 2 Official Reticence Over Coming Conference New Delhi, Apr. It. Official clrcli s are maintaii I i extreme reticence regarding the forth-Indo-Japa shipping c nference. with regard to coastal trading ta by Japanese ships, it Is pointer il hat although Japanese ships have been free *o ply
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  • 66 2 Singapore Chinese Buddhists To Celebrate Apart from reciting tutras lor uninterrupted prosperity, peace, and glory during the reign of their Majesties and for bestowing upon them the choicest blessings and full length of life- the Singapore Chinese Buddhists will send a congratulatory cable to their Majesties erect arches
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  • 343 2 Allegations Against Javanese ALLEGED to have been the perpetrator of two thefts both from Police barracks, within the space of a week, a 20 -year-old I Javanese, Sairon bin Sain&n, was produced before ?4r. W. G. Reeve*, m the second court, Singapore, on! Saturday on
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  • 360 2 Wednesday Mar. 31. In the morning His Excellency and Lady Thomas visited Raflles Girls Schoo! In the afternoi v. Lady Thomas presided at the annntl ganaeal meeting ol the Child Welfare Society held at Government House. The following were the guest.s at a dinner given by His Fxcelleney
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  • 34 2 The Sultan i f Johore has made a gilt oi $250 to the Little Sisters of the Poor, Singapore, towards their institu tion for the aged- rxnr of Singapore and J hore
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 19 2 MISCELLANEOUS. BEAUTIFUL CEMETERY MEMORIALS m marble or granite Singapore Casket Co. 1 and 3 Penhas Road. Singapore. Telephone 6075.
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    • 519 2 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS AMBROSIA PORE DEEP SKIN CLEANSER Ambrosia Cleanser removes all dirt from the pores and skin surface. Clears away blarkhrai! s, blrmi>lies and pimples leaving the skin clear and velvety. Ambrosia Tiphtenrr: large ]>orrs, makrs uily normal. Ambrosia Dry Skin ream: rrplaces natural oils >nakrs div skins drwy smooth.
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    • 463 2 Zbc Singapore Jfcec pices llrad Office: Cecil Street, Singapore Pbone: $411 (5 line* k cstcnslona to all drpartracnt* Tel: "Times" >ny, Kuala Lumpur Office: 25. Java Street. Phonr: 3681. Ipoh Office: Breantrr Koad Phone: 37 Prnanf Offlcr: 12. Bishop Street, Penanc Phonr: 1471. London Offlre: 4S 43, Fleet Street, Loudon
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 183 2 Diary Of The Day High Water: 12.06 a.m 9 ft.: 11.54 p.m. 9.3 ft. Sports Soccer: Post Office vs. I.A. (Div. II > at Anson Road. Lawn Bowls: SC.C. final. Lawn Tennis: S.C.C. Doubles final. Cricket: V.M.C.A. Juniors Irs. Ft Canning at Anson Road. Cinemas ALHAMBRA The Great O'Malley with
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  • 315 3 Famous Old Bailey Trial Recalled BECAME A MOSLEM Cairo, Apr. 4. jt^ADAME Marguerite Fahmy, beautiful Frenchwoman who was acquitted at the Old Bailey m 1923 of the murder of her husband Fahmy Bey, rich Egyptian, is about to sue here for her share of his
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    32 3 MR PALL MCNUTT, (left) Governor af Indiana and the new High Commissioner for the Philippines, greets Senor Manuel Quezon, president of the Philippines. Mr. McNutt is strongly fancied to succeed Mr. Roosevelt.
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  • 143 3 To Shake Hands With Us <*TO see you and to shake hands. with you.' This, said Mr. Angus Mitchell, the leader of the Australian Rotary Goodwill Mission to the Far East, which arrived m Singapore yesterday, is the main objective of the mission. With Mr. Mitchell, who was Governor 01
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  • 123 3 •From Our Own Correspondent a Penan*?. Apr. 11. Penang foundry and macnine shop workers, over 200 ot whom went on s'rike. resume work on Monday. Workers were out yesterday ana today. The -trike was fortunately short lived and there have been no serious developments. This afternoon
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  • 122 3 •From Our Own Correspondent! Penang, Apr. 9. Pen Ulg is to have a $70,000 cinema h ill specially designed lor sound reproduction and ntage shows with comfortable accommodation for 1.000. The project will be financed by Madam Teoh Aun Liew on her own land at the
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  • 102 3 Johore River Plantations Meeting Adjourned •From Our Own Correspondent* London. Apr. Rubber shareholders are notoriously prone to slackness where attendance at the annual general meetings of the companies m which they are interested is concerned, a form of laziness so prevalent that would-be reformers despair of rationalising
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  • 115 3 MILITARY AERODROME IN JOHORE To Be Built At Kluang A military aerodrome is to be established at Kluang. fecal point of important communications m the centre of Johore. the Free Press understands. In area it will be nearly I four times the size ol the new Singapore airport at Kallang.
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  • 76 3 There will be two changes m the Customs and Excise Department shortly m Lumut. Mr. R. L. N. Harward, the Superintendent, will be > going home on leave on Apr. 23 and Mr. D. J. Allen. Assistant Superintendent, from Ipoh. will take his place. Mr. J. F. Symons, who recently
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  • 132 3 FRESH LABOUR TROUBLE IN SELANGOR Agitators At Work (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 12. OFFICERS of the Chinese Secretariat have been called out to Kiang this morning to investigate fresh labour unrest which has broken out m pineapple and match factories. Two hundred and fifty workers have been
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  • 155 3 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Apr. 10. The Negri Sembilan Mercantile Cooperative Thrift and Loan Society Ltd.. which will be holding its annual general meeting on Apr. 17 at the Negri Sembilan Miners' Association Hall, states m its annual report that the balance sheet presented
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  • 173 3 The Singapore Volunteer Corps programme of drills for the current week are as follows: Tuesday, Apr. 13, 5.15 p.m.—Head- quarters Ist Bn. S.S.V.F. Sig. Section Drill. lsti Bn. S.S.V.F. Int. Section Map Reading. "A" Coy. Drill. "B" Coy. Drill. "C" Coy. Drill. "D" Coy. Drill. [S.V.A.CS. Crew Drill.
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    16 3 DR. RABINDRANATH TAGORE. the 76-year-old Indian poet, arriving at Calcutta University recently to give a lecture.
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  • 79 3 PARIT PERAK RUBBER CO. DIVIDEND (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penan.?, Apr. 10. A payment of a dividend ol 5 per cent, on May 1. in respect of profit.;earned was approved at todays meeting of Parlt Perak Rubber Co.. Ltd. presided over by Mr. H. E. Nixon Mr L. E. Slowe
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  • 110 3 Many past and present Malayans were present at the annual banquet of the St. John Ambulance Brigade <Hong Kong> held last week, and they were H.E. Sir Andrew and Lady Caldecott, the Hon. Dr. A. R. and Mrs. Wellington. Mr. Aw Boon Par and Major and Mrs. R. D Walker.
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  • 700 3 Malayan Office-Club-Bed Life Criticised (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 11. "FVER since I came to Malaya 26 years ago I felt that if one L« did nothing but go from office to Club and from Club to bed one was really wasting
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 78 3 PITMAN'S COLLEGE Established m England 65 years. Singapore Branch, under European Management at Uniteers Building, River Valle Road (entrance Damar Road) Expert tuition m ALL COMMERCIAL SUBJECTS. Special courses m Shorthand Type-writing, Book-keeping. Commerce, Malay, Dutch and French. Individual instruction m all subjects. Students may be enrolled throughout tne year
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    • 119 3 y/tai Ovaltine' look of Health __m BSfe °ttb^S Hh^^ W*^\^^^^» 'd //ii tm r m i kir' y^OV/ILTINE You can enjoy this radiant health always if you remember the vital importance of correct nutrition and regular sleep. For ensuring these, there is nothing to equal delicious Ovaltine.' When Ovaltine' is
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  • 183 4 «\TO woman can look well dressed unless she has a trim figure," says Dolores Del Rio. Miss Del Rio maintains that by constant care, regular exercising, adequate rest and careful dieting, th? ligure can be startlingly improved. "Women as a group are careless about their
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  • 480 4  -  Sheilah Graham Film Fashions By Claudette Colbert's Velvet Hostess Gown Hollywood, Apr. 1. TT is not often that Claudette Coi- bert can be lured to the "still" gallery for portraits depicting her favourite clothes. But before leaving for Sun Valley. Idaho, for filmmaking "I Met
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  • 541 4 'THE use of an plified music b Mme. La Meri. the celebrate Spanish -American dancer who to dance m Singapore at the Capitf on Tuesday. Apr. 27. marks a interesting step forward m the lif of the theatre, and from all ac counts the innovation is
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 307 4 JUST VISIT and SEE A FINE COLLECTION OF NEW EVENING P R E S S l EN GTH S IN MOST ATTRACTIVE SHADES A LIMITED NUMBER HURRY AND GET BEST SELECTION Wassiamull Assomull Co. 31-33, High St. Phone 7144. f^%*. ___M 1 Ww*M m m %__f_Jf y. J y BECAME
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    • 110 4 Madame Christie L Capitol building will hold a MANNEQUIN PARADE SEA VIEW HOTEL SUNDAY— APRIL 11.30 to 1.30 'Km. where all the Ut<*i EUROPEAN FASHIONn of Evening Dresses. Coats. Coatee's. Dinner Dresses, Cocktail Dresst* and Ensembles. Costumes. Da\ anr' Morning Dranag will b< on Display The Newest m Ladies Handhi
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    281 5 ?»o/?!_Tu Prof^ ,W J hn Hi,ton he dea,t ilh th of Food and Health m a debate. s ir Kinsley Wood, being televis-d. MR. NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN, Chancellor of the Exchequer and Pre-mier-Elect, spent his Easter holiday salmon fishing on the Don at Castle I urbes, Aberdeenshire, but found the fish
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 115 5 Photographic copie> ol Free PrtM local picture- can be obtained on ippHcation to the Manager. Price 50 cents each. A, n.j, i JJIjL it IJI K_k /^//f /S wmV^^^ r ?k J^^ tKS- _\m jj_w j_W -'v*s^ JIB j^^ jm* Jay J_\_\________\\\\\__r^ T i^.V iT__\-^&r_V <** l^iT «F -2^rW i\*
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  • 330 6 Alleged Cause Of Death Of Local Chinese MURDER CHARGE SEQUEL A TIN or burning prussic acid Kung at his face brought 28-year-old Chia Ec Cheow, partner of an earthenware manufacturing concern m Singapore, into instant wakefulness on January morning as he
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  • 279 6 NEVER TAKE CHANCES WITH STOMACH TROUBLE! Pew complaints are ecrtous m the beginning. The most common trouble today— j etomach disorder- usually starts m a small way. It may attack you as HEARTBURN. BILIOUSNESS. ILATULFNCE or INDIGESTION, but its meaning is always the same and so is ils remedy. It
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  • 259 6 62-cent Debt Cause Of Murder STORY OF QUARREL A N altercation over a gambling debt of G2 cents Is alleged to have led to the deatii of Choon g Boon Heng when Mr. T. L. Tan. thc third Singapore magistrate, held a preliminary Inquiry yesterday into a charge of murder
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  • 337 6 Misadventure Verdict ■From our Own Correspondent) Penanc. Apr. 1(1. Details ol the racing tragedy on the first day ol the Piaster Meeting at Penang were revealed belore Mr. Trevor D Hughes this morning at the inquest on Drama n. when a verdict of death by misadventure was
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  • 323 6 Stocks Cause Shocks THE Singapore rubber market received a slight setback yesterday by the publication of the figures of Colony stocks on Mar. 31. These stocks totalled 46,350 tons compared with 47.440 tons on Feb. 28, I and ln view of the fact that March
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  • 424 6 $8,000,000 Capital Ambition THAI Co-operators m .Malaya should strive to commemorate Coronation year by increasing the subscription capital to 58.000.000, making thc membership 80 per cent, of persons available and increasing specific deposit accounts by >0 per cent, were some of the suggestions put forward by
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  • 265 6 Fine and Seven Months' R. L r-ONVICTED on a charge oi haying given false evidence m a criminal proceeding m the Police Courts, belore a trial magistrate on I Apr. 2 a Northern Indian named Raj Kishor Rai was yesterday sentenced to seven months' rigorous imprisonment and
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  • 43 6 Miss Owenellen M Thon rived m Kuala lanupur (M trip to the Far E is', and Hembar House. Sii the Federal Capital lor .«b- H Muv Thoma.- l. ktrnlv Intett th- Girl Guide BtOf m self Assistant Count*. < for Wolt Cubs m Bteeofishilt
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 90 6 Help Kidneys OwWW—i Acids of your Gcttme T*n Vif/h^T i_- rca4 cause Dissines^ BwoEen Ankfe- r£hh VOU 5? ess hie. Hpada.hcs R^.S Bladder TrouLe« Pains Vir 3L mo2S?& Rheumatism. ssfcßsgwß Pres. -rYpUon CvstVi oc t° r guaranteed Posited w^Mi ir Sl «s-tex). £1.000 dehacks ■pSJSTSSSSSf Bank London. health andXtUHt?YS 2
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    • 173 6 CARLSBERG PLA TITUDES ...No. II *A_^L M ~i Mtn^.W^A wTjJ' Tin fl :-ii-__h______MnS^--> -kt.sSia-:3£s& I I AVJ«y>f'«y.v.iy its time for a camjmmi JHE Bell strikers monumental cast netal gimp m clock on the Dipylon at the great Carlsberg Hi, executed by the well-known sculptor Btephaa Smd. Th. shows thc time
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 207 7 Look out for "THREE SMART GIRLS" IN TOWN TOMORROW Read this week's mail papers They are all RAVING about this amazing 14-year-old star! TOMORROW She'll be at the CAPITOL n. y^m s* _*a^ mW^^^ .Jl 11 li 1 H fl li \wM WWW I \v| o -:&$9389 Bk' WW L
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    • 755 7 Y. M. C. A. BEAT A f mamma I T J AND R AI *»AMIIIIA Positively LAST NIGHT of this next CHANGE magnificent NATURAL COLOUR V.M.C.A 4; T.j.&B. HI WAS NOT HUMAN Triumph Acclaimed by I'ress 0 In the 'v^c'lXVdy^rrdaW HHA and Public as One of the Finest V.M.C.A. defeated
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  • 987 8 The Singapore Free Press TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 1937. Our Obstinate Bureaucrats "•THE fact that the Malayan Gov- ernments are unable to see their way to grant any financial assistance whatever to a local air service is responsible lor the postponement of the scheme for an internal Malayan air service to
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  • 1323 8 WILL ITALIANS DOMINATE RED SEA? 'Skins Captains Who Rose From Ranks SERVK I I NOT S BY OUR SPECIAL CORREBPON DENT London. April 2. TWO captains of the Royal Inm killing Fusilier.*- have just gone on retired pay -Capt Mathew P Lloyd Cooper, garrison adjuta.it at Colchester; and Capt Frederick
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 138 8 oSfflL, ~r^^ CALDBECK'S BY SPECIAL Wff iL »tl RJL THE V«^l v _\\_W____\\__w'* fmS %|'|M>lN IMKN J MMi <>^ SIAM FOR ATTRACTIVE W EDDING PRESENTS IN STERLING SILVER, E. P. N. S. CRYSTALWARE I THE HEADQUARTERS AT THE ROYAL JEWELLERS (Incorporated ln Ceylon I. 19/21 High Street, No. 1, Bishop
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    • 68 8 AN ULTRA MODERN parent rang up a friend, "Sorry I shan't be able to dine with you on Friday. It's the children's night out and I have to stay at home with the nurse." Harmony m the home is promoted when it is protected by "GAFLAC FIRE and BURGLARY POLICIES
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  • 231 9 IPOH TO HAVE LARGE NEW HOSPITAL Approved By Sir Shenton Thomas ACCOMMODATION TO BE PROVIDED FOR 1 ,000 PATIENTS AIR CONDITIONING IN SOME WARDS (FROM OIK OWN CO-RESPONDENT) IPOH. APR. It THE TIMES OF MALAYA UNDERSTANDS THAT lIK. THE HIGH COMMISSIONER, sfk SHENTON THOMAS, HAS APPROVED IMMEDIATE ACTION REGARDING THE
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  • 176 9 [BLENDING modernity and utility, the new RJ>.M. MM-toii ■J motorship Maetsuycker will leave Singapore this afternoon on her waj to New Zealand inaugurating a new South Pacific service Which should do much to increase trade between Malaya and Sew Ztaia nd and
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  • 276 9 YCUNG MEN'S BUDDHIST ASSOCIATION THL jural meeting ol the Young lien's ihist Association was held on .day. Woon Kirn Heck siding. Mr 8. V A Mahanania said that an International Y.M.B.A. cou]d do an immense amount of od towards the social and reliadvancement of the youth of this country In
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  • 123 9 Opening Apr. 30 THE rganising of the annual Binga- :> ire British Trade Fair Is a I occupying many m mths and .u> the opening date draws near, :t it satii fact >ry to note that arrangements m well m hand, the building of the I having
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  • 36 9 Moscow. Apr. 11 M Jacob Sur:tz. Bovfel Amfrassa Germany. ha.s been appointed Ambassad ir I i France In nla ol M nkin, who his \>- j distant Commissar oi Fori Affair; M •w. Reuter Wireless
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    45 9 MUSIC WAS PROVIDED by the hand of the Japanese cruiser Ashigari at last night's reception at Sea Mew Hotel to meet the officers on their way to the Coronation Review. This band is said to be one of the best m Japan. (Free Press photo).
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  • 47 9 (From Our Oun Correspondent! Bangkok. Apr. VL CERTAIN section of t!t community m one Bangkok district carried out public processions. accompanied o> prayers, to drive off cholera iv the neighbourhood of their homes. Young and old participated and the processions attracted considerable attention.
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  • 71 9 Australian V.(\ Killed By A Cyclist Ragtoy, \pr It. All engagements have been cancelled he m si three days ss mai respecl tor Gunner Percy Sullivan v C member of the Australian mil tary Coronation contingent wh< was knocked down In Bird Cage Wa I I by a
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  • MANIAC ATTACKS SINGAPORE GIRLS IN THE STREETS
    • 109 9 Sequel To Theft Of $50 (From Our Own Correspondent Penanc. Apr. 12. QENTENCE was varied by hit lordship m the criminal appeal m forma pauperis by Chuah Hock Chan, who was sentenced on a theft charge m :he lower criminal court Lo three months' rtgoroj^ imprisonment. H.
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    • 35 9 The Singapore Sinhalese Ay i iation will be at home to sll memberi snd well-wisher* today, from 430 p.m I > 6 p.m.. on the occasion of f he National Day Celebration at 209 Queer. Street.
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    • 24 9 Mai M« \pr The funeral I B laces wh i age ofl tt. took Bukit Bruai was a wrea'hs
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    • 62 9 Fourth Outrage In The Past Month STROMthe S. Chinese maniac is ihe streets ot the town was further night whti. I ulanc to Beach Roao Irochew girl, who I she had been Thli i kind t(« ithin the peril d March a t< v. Bfth tout 1 > part v
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
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  • FREE PRESS SPECIAL COMMERCIAL SERVICE
    • 459 10 LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCKS SHARES Last Night's Quotations From London 6 p. m. April 12 Siiare of 1 denomination unless **reviousl} Yesterdaj Rise or Fall Conversion Loan, 5 pc. 1944-61 113% H3 3 Funding Loan. 4 pc. 1960-90 110 t 110\ War Loan. 3*2 p.c 103 103 Com. Union
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    • 144 10 Apr. S 10 American Con. Com. lot) i,,^ 101 American Telephone and Telegraph |6fl 1991 Vid Atcheson Railroad 77V« 7<j. 791/ Cheaapeak N M DuponT 155 155., 155 Firestolu *>>, 36i, 3<R General Electric 54 53... 527' Oeneral Motors so-; 59>! >«.- X Goociri( h 44 t+
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    • 82 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association 1 Apr. 11, \l oYlnik noon Buyers SclScra No I x.H SB In cases <F. 0.8 ApriN 42» /2 42- U Od FAQ. jn'ca.sc.s 1 P'O.B. April > H 1 H3, No. IX.R.S.S. (spotio:'sc> (awardable Singapore) 12» fl 42% April :-l>i i2»/b Jwne 12% 42%
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    • 65 10 SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES Apr. U Oambier T.T. 8.00 Java Cub? 00 Hamburg Cube [540 White Ifuntok Pcpj er L 3.50 Black. Pepper n^ Copra, mixed 7.70 Copra sundrted 8.00 Sm .11 Flake Tapioca 5.00 Rice Balgcn Ai siv,, Rice 81am, w.c. N >. Rice Slant w.c. No. 2 ii 42
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    • 180 10 From London 5.30 p. m. April 12 RUBBER: Weak. London Spot 11 7 lGd. ll 9 16d Previously. 12d 12' d July-Sept.: llUd. ll^d Previously: 12 3 16d. 12 B 16d Oct. -Dec ll^d. 11 11 I6d Previously: 12 3 lGd 12 5 lGd Jan.-Mar. U%d. 11
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    • 69 10 From London 5.30 p m. April 12 Tin: Dull Cash 6272 6d Previouslj Firm si 8275 I Three month <:26!t 2s 6d irlously E272 5 Neu York Tin: •0.50 pr viou 80 67 spper: Settlement £63 10a Previously i7s 6d Cold: Yesterday B 7 la Bd Previously
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    • 76 10 j London Closing Quotations April il j Metn d o- Paritj tx I n.ttc i>-, <'• Quoting 20 9-31 Yesl rd vk>u I Par France to 124*1 wsh 109 5 1«, We ;k I 4.88 4 90 49(1 Amsterdam Guilders to <: 12.101 K'.js l atb S?
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    • 1197 10 From Exchange Telegraph Co. Eraser and Co. 's List MONDAY, APR. li, 1037: H P.M. MINING Buyer* Sellers Ampat Tin (4j>j Cs 3d 6s 9d A sum Kumbang (£> 35s 3d 30s 9d Austral Malay <£; 57s 59s 6d A>vr Hit.i.n (ss) J9.* 30s Ayer
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    • 199 10 Yesterday's Singapore Quotations i Apr. 12 SFI LING London, T.T 2 4 1 if, London, demand 2 1 1 16 1 ondon, 4 months .si«>ht 2 4 1 Lyons, demand 1260 Hamburg, demand 14! New York demand 57» 8 Montreal, demand ;Y, Batavia, demand 104 Samarang, demand
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    • 103 10 EXPORTS OF TINNED PINE APPLES During the week ending Apr. 3. 1937. exports of tinned pineapples from Malayan ports amounted to .30.360 cases. ol which: 60.808 '76 per cent) casta wen- to thr United Kingdom. 2.744 (three per cent.* eases to tho Continent of Europe. 1.525 (two per cent.> eases
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    • 34 10 A dividend of eight per rent has >een recommended by the Malakofl lubber Estate Ltd. to be payable on vlay V The annual report and accounts )i tho Company arc t., be issued! shortly.
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    • 48 10 The results of the working ol the Kucha! Tin Ltd bucket dredge lor March are as follows. Actual Running Time 614 Hours 39 ".Tins.: Tfane Los* 129 Hours 30 Mm? Average Digging Depth 55 37 Feet; Ore Won 1.380 Pieuis; Yardage Treated 155.000 Cubic Yards.
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    • 82 10 Koine. Apr. 11. The ri.sr m wheal prie. is partly explained by the tact revealed In the tatisttrs ol the whi at i rade ror FVb ruary Issued by the International m Stitute 01 Agriculture thai the Italian Government bought 17 1 00-) tons ot wheal th. t
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    • 107 10 ISSUED BY FRASER AND CO. AT THF CLO6I OF BUSINESS YESTERDAY Im at nmld.«\ was M3»,.00. up The Tin sh.,.r market experienced aon ir ,m am rathrr prrnnnm* openin* and toward, thr „|osr dealt, c N 1 l( rally non-existent H,,N P«a«n .WSrtSLS *> h lh TTS£TH^_
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  • 288 11 Fraser Company. LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS. Total for Book.s Close. financial Company Dividend Date Ex Div. year TIN Payable Dale to date li-it u Belangur l x y- Int. Apr. 9 Apr. H Apr. 9 12'/ 2 'i Hoilj F'.ttf y; Fin;il Apr. If) Apr. 21 Apr 11 I.VJ Hong
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  • 122 11 Bearded Sikhs and thciv tamihes all over Malaya and throughout thc world arc celebrating their New Year Thc festival lasts tor three days, and its principal feature is the continuous i reading of the Holy Book In the gurdwharas of thc land. Sikh priests take it m
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  • 491 11 Winning CONTRACT I David Burnstine, Merwin D. Maier, Otwald Jacoby and Howard Scnenken world's leading team-of-four and inventors of the system that has beaten every other system m existence IN a recent article we described one of the hands taken from a friendly team-of-four match recently played at the home
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 361 11 HONGKONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated m the Colony of Hong Kong) The liability of members is limited to the extent and m manner prescribed by Ordinance No. of 19:5) of the Colony. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and Fully Paid-up.. $20 000.000 Reserve Fund: Sterling £6,500 000 Hong Kong Currency $10,000,000
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    • 553 11 CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND CHINA (Incorporated ln England b* Royal Charter > Paid up capital In 600,000 shares of £5 each 3.000. w00 Reserve Fund £3.000 000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £.1.000.000 HEAD OFFICE: WW, Bishopsgate. London, E.C. 2 Agencies and Branches. Alor Star Lollo Saigon Amritsar l;ioh
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
    • 843 11 RADIO PROGRAMMES FOR TODAY SINGAPORE 'The First Days of Steam.' The atory So* the first voyage entirely under steam from Liverpool to New York. 10.20 The Torquay Municipal Orchestra. Frederick Sharp (baritone). From The Pavilion, Torquay. 11.50 The news and announcements. 7.00 Chinese music (.records*. a.m. 7.40 Time, weather and
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  • LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
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      25 12 THE BARGE on which the King and Queen will travel on Apr. 26. photographed during the trials on Southampton recently. (See story m column five).
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    • 674 12 Company's Fleet's Third Motorship WET another addition to the long li>t oi vessels built by Messrs. Harland and Worn. Ltd.. specially fitted for the carriage ot refrigerated cargo, was made recently, when the Balacia, a 9.200 tons motorship. was launched at that firm's Govan shipyard.
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    • 216 12 KING AND QUEEN TO TRAVEL IN ADMIRAL'S BARGE lIIHKN the King and Queen open the National .Maritime Museum on Apr. 27. they will travel from Westminster Bridge to Greenwich m an Admiral's bargC designed on the latest speed-boat liner. Ttk bar--, will pi v > orted by a tills of
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    • 224 12 SCANDINAVIAN SHIPPING FINANCE Danish Companies' Increased Profits The report tor i 930 o: im Porenedi Dannvk.!)>-S -lskab -United Steamship Co.. Ltd..». Copenhagen, shows a g: surplus oi about 124 million kr < Ol 7.64 mill kr Thc sum ot 1 1 mill kr Is carried t reserve Shareholders will receive
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 504 12 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. iILEPHONE: Freight 5433— Passage Mil LLOYDS AGENTS. BOOKINO AGENTS FOR FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAYS ROYAL STATE RAILWAYS OF SIAM. mmwm_w___» m m m m__^__ m CANADIAN PACIf IC mllpV^iiilifl Lc corporate^ tn togMMl pRAVEL SYSTR* THE "EMPRESS" ROUTE oflfers TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICES via HONOLULU or direct EMPRESS to
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    • 140 12 For everything apportnininn to Ocean Passages. Foreign Money Exchange and Trol^ht apply COTOK'S WACqjjs^LlTS 39. ROBINSON ROAD No Booking \frm Telephone 5908. M.S. BORINGIA, Arrived Apr. 2, VX)~,. C n>igmes motorship from I notified that a gem ral IT cargo tended m a d will be held at OodOWO No
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 581 12 Local And Foreign Mail Dispatches And j Arrivals BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 p.m. Thursday 7.45 a.m. Swettenham, Taiping and Telok Anson: Weekdays* 7 pm Kota Bahiu, Kuala Krl and Thurs. and Friday 7.45 a.m. Sundays 7 pm. Kuala Lumpur and Penang: Weekdays* 7.45 a.m. and 7 p.m Sundays
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    • 331 12 SINGAPORE HARBOI h .ship* alongside the Wli.u»^ Expected to \rri\r Ea.st Whart (Entrance (iate |j Lisbon Maru 22; Anshun 20 .•lain Wharf (Entrance Gate Yasukuni Maru 18: Centaur wang 15; Patroclus 12; A President Doumer 9: Kedah 7 Empire Dock < Entrance (>atr City ot Canton 32; Panuko: U Maru
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 470 13 I™ -mWm___\ _W_m___{_ __^^l__\Ww El I m_\ BY P&Oand BRITISH INDIA LINES s*. O. S. N. COS SAILINGS, OUTWARDS Tonnage S'noir D Tonn»te Spore. bSS 1 »g T k 225S --oo wJSTu CORFU ,2^22 a> 2 SOUDAN 6.500 July 2 NALDERA SH *Jf J £*ISAR-I-HIND 11.000 July 2 CARTHAGE ty
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    • 472 13 Incc~t>crrai"l »i £1.0 oto% i_wP&km___\ ELLERMMI BUCKNALL S.S. Co., Ltd. 1 Incorporate*, xr. Stra'tt Settl+mrntn E "ELLERMAN LINE" FOR LNITED KINGDOM AND CCNTi,N£N^ VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL Steamer XCITY OF CANTON Havre. London. Rdam. H*>uil S CITY OF DERBY Havre. London. Rdam. H'burg W 0m Jj JJ A# 14
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    • 596 13 SHIPPING THL BLUE FUNNEL LINF .Ocean Ihr Hiu Khioir Mfamsiin n 1 Steam Ship Co.. Ltd.. and China Mutual Ihr iun.i.l White sur I4d Steam Navi« .-ition Co.. Ltd.) The Sarawak Sicimsh'in (o ltd The Stra.ts Steamship Co. Ltd. Ihe Australian Oriental Ltoe ltd Ihe China NaMgation Co.. Ltd. Ihr
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 607 14 K. P. M. ROKAN— Tuesday. Apr. 13. Bengkalis, Paneh, Berombang, TanjongMengeidar. Tanjong-Leidong and Asahan. MAETSCYCKER Tuesday. Apr. 13. Batavia, Semarang, Sourabaia, Port Moresby, Samarai. Rabaul. Port Vila, Noumea. Auckland, Wellington and Sydney. BOELONGAN— Tuesday. Apr. 13. Rhio. Tambelan, Singkawang, Pemangkat and Selakau. MAKASSER— Wednesday. Apr. 14. P. Samboe, Koeala Tcengkal.
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    • 742 14 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE I /xTa^lS^ W W_\______^^__ (^nß_w_r\ TO EUROPE FROM SINGAPORE AND PENANG VIA COLOMBO, BOMBAY. SUEZ, PORT SAID. ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, GENOA, MARSEILLES AND NEW YORK. Arrives. Leaves Leaves Arrives Spore. Spore. Penang. New York. Pres. Harrison Apr. 20 Apr. 21 Apr. 23 June 2 Pres. Polk May 2
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    • 526 14 O. S. K. LINE FOR AFRICA AND SOUTH AMERICA t Santos Maru Buenos Aires via Colombo. Durban. Apr Cape Town. Rio de Janeiro. Santos and Montevideo Atlas Maru Dakar via Durban. Lobit. Matadi. y Duala. Port Harcourt. Lagos. Cotonou. Accra. Takoradl, Port Bouet. Marshal. Monrobia and Conakry Chokoh Maru Cape
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  • 441 15 EXTENDED TR IAL OF TWOREFEREE SYSTEM London, Apr. 6. pOUNCIL of the Football Association at their meeting in V^ London yesterday committed themselves not only to an extended trial of the two referee system in matches promoted by the Football League, but in other competitions. The last-minute resolution proposed by
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  • Article, Illustration
    107 15 REAR-ADMIRAL SONOSI KO KOIIAYASHI. with the Japanese onsul(ieneral m Singapore and Mrs (Jun.ii at the reception held at Sea View Hotel last night m honour of the ofluers of the cruiser Ashigara which is on it* way to take part m the Coronation Review oil Spithead. MR. KAO LING P\l.
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  • Correspondence
    • 666 15 Importations That Are Over-Rated To the Editor, Sir: Sportdom, particularly the racing section have much to be thankful for m Nimrod's efforts to raise the sport to a higher level and he must be congratulated by the racing fraternity lor his handling of the Jack Druce case,
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  • 112 15 Th;r\ cardl wt re taker. to. Apr; at the Keppvl C> which resulted to a win for W t> il 'ne who returned a net: .^orc I Ball sweeps resulted: Saturday: first nine J. B Devit: 31 second nine W Gunslone 33 Sunday: first nine H. Gray
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  • 27 15 R C. F Nichols and Miss Thelm Ilngsbury retained their respect .ngle-s titles at the All-England bad i:nton championships, xvhich concluc d In London on Mar. 6
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  • 233 15 London. Apr. 1. STEWARDS of the Jockey Club are investigating the mystery of a horse entered m the name of Ling for the first race at Newcastle on Monday, but which was withdrawn when It was discovered that the real Ling was m another stable.
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  • 84 15 Tbt Oarrli d Q I Ctato*i fOff Apr.' T B and Sunday and r: suited In I I L at R G Grei: r With 2 up i the b» r turned L MM R G Gregory :p dpi J C H r LI Cdr h l
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    • 132 15 1934 Lanchester Saloon, 10 H.P. $1,375. 1935 Citroen Saloon, 11 H.P. $1,125. 1934 Singer Sports Coupe, 9 H.P. $1,025. 1934 Morris 10/4 Two-seater, 10 H.P. 975. 1933 Wolseley Saloon, 15 H.P. 875. 1931 Morris Major Saloon, 14 H.P. 700. c=, __WW\_^_\__mm^m_wS_ WEARNES USED CAR MAST J WtARNfc PROS. LTD PROPRIETORS
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    • 105 15 Itch Germs Killed m 7 Minutes V ruarai I DOES SHE NEED A GENTLE AID \____________________W r r a \____\\\W^' m m\_\\\_S&. x \^im_m_\\\W lS£^ -tSßbb ___m >__i _________________m B^ tit'ii N«»ur i hild needs a laxatne ;ive CWOCOUUL It a.U sentix. |Ik« i.iture. with no harshness r m r
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  • 274 16 _f^ IT 1 1 (joal Lach t_ In boccer Friendly THE draw of one-all m yes- terday's friendly soccer match between the Social Athletic Party and S.R.C, was a fair indication of the general run of play at the S.R.C. ground.
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  • 105 16 The Garrison Golf Club's men's monthly medal for April was played at Tanglin on Saturday and Sunday and resulted m a win for Lieut R. G. Gregory with 2 up The following were some of the best cards returned: Lieut. R. G. Gregory two up; Capt. P. J.
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  • 495 16 Ceylon Sports Club Beat Casuals 3-1 In Third Division League Match CSX 3: Casuals i. THOUGH starting rather diffidently and allowing their opponents to score an early goal, the Ceylonese improved with each moment of the game and defeated the Casuals m a third division fixture on the Anson Road
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  • 72 16 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, x\pr. 12. •TIIK Ferak Cricket team to play Selangor at Ipoh on Apr. 17 and 18 has been selected as follows: G. M. Brand (captain). I. H. Belloch, J. P. Chrvsostom, R. H. Ehrke, T. H. Hart. IT. O. Jonklaas.
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  • 181 16 To lie Held In July The Malayan Chin- so Olympiad lor 1037 is to bo hold m Singapore on the lour days, July 30 t; Aug. 2 Inclusive. Tli is decision was reached at a meeting of the executive committee of the Olympiad at the S.C.B V A.
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  • 47 16 Amsterdam, Apr. 12. Mlaa Jople Waalberg yesterday equalled the world record o^ M ayehr;; a t J t pan m the 20 ™tre S breaststroke of 3 mm. 4 4-5 .sec and beat the European record of Martha Genenger (Germany) by 3V 2 sec— Reuter
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  • 197 16 S. R. C. SPRING TENNIS TOURNAMENT Ties Drawn For Play This Week THE following ties have been arranged m the S.R.C. Spring tennis tournament. WEDNESDAY "B" Singles M. S. Cornelius 3) vs. E. Ryan (4 15>. Womens' Singles Mrs. L. M. Pennefather vs. Miss B. Oehlers. Miss N. Oehlers vs.
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  • 65 16 (From our Own Correspondent .loh >re ftahiu. Apr. 10. En an exciting LeagU soccer match played this evening 01. the Padani Corinth] ins beat Mi M Sp its Club by 4 -3 The wlnner> scored all their goals .n tht second half, ti eir scorers b"'.ne
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    18 16 photo). A C.S.C. player traps the ball during play against the Casuals at Anson Road yesterday. Free Press
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  • 152 16 ENTRIES FOR TAIPING SKYE MEETING No Runs For Class Four Horses rvwiNG to insufficient entries m c. tour horses, the Committee of the Taiping Turf Club hay- been unable to provide runs for this class at their Skye Meeting to be run on Friday and Saturday. The racing will be
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  • 111 16 Champion In S. C. C. Finals S WISE was well up to he defeated A D Aid- i 6—3. m the semi-final of championship singles last Forceful dnvi.^ by th»often found Anderson w tlon. Playing steadily tin i I maintained good length particularly with his back!
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  • 59 16 London. Apr THE English soccer team play Scotland on Apr 17 i* Woodle> (Chelsea). Mali Barkas. Britton. Young, Bra> Matthews (Stoke). (art.. (Sunderland). Steele (Stoke) Starting (\ston Villa). Johnson (Stoke). The Scottish team is: Daw son. Anderson. Bcattie. (Pn-v ton). Massie (Aston Villa > Simpson. Brown. Delaney,
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    • 106 16 SLIMMING DIETS FOR THE TROPICS Si on Contents. Various means of reducing Exercises. Slimming Diets. Published by KELLY WALSH, LTD. RAFFLES PLACE SINGAPORE. flhere are many //t^^B "INSECTICIDES" g&fej Aitf o/i/i# one _m_\_K_aM_l FLlTipi on <; Fl Fl is sold onV'inThe f^MfifiSl A^^» yellow tin with the soldier and M^tm___m
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