The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 14 April 1937

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  • 19 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS. NO. 15,134. BS55SH mmmmm ESTD. 1835 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 1937. 16 CENTS.
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  • 572 1 If Found In Spanish ________m_________________________________________m CLOSE NAVAL BLOCKADE OF BILBAO BY INSURGENTS U_f% __r^ -W^^... norficial Bargaining With Gen. Franco LONDON. APR. 13 T»HB MARITIME DELEGATE OF THE BASQUE GOVERNA MENT AT BAYONNE ANNOUNCES THAT A BRITISH MERCHANTMAN, NAME NOT YET KNOWN, HAS BEEN
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    23 1 MEMBERS OF THE BUCHAREST de-contamination squad. wearing gas-masks and chemical proof suits, spraying the ground with gaskilling chemicals, during exercises m Bucharest recently.
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  • 214 1 WHY MR. BALDWIN IS RETIRING Office Has Sapped His Vitality London, Apr. 13. MUCH sentimental interest attached to the meeting of the Bewdley Unionist Association al Worcester this afternoon when Mr. Baldwin for the first time openly referred to his impending retirement. 'It may not be so very long." said
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  • 368 1 KEELUNG INCIDENT: JAPAN APOLOGISES London, Apr. 13. I R Anthony Eden announced m •W the House of Commons that J the Japanese had expressed regrets lor the Kcelung incident (m which Japanese police assaulted British sailors). Replying to Lieut. -Commander Fletcher. Mr Eden said that m accord ance with the
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  • 24 1 Rome. Apr. 13. E:?ht people were ki'A.d vrh:n two Italian bombers collided m mid-air during a formation flight over Fori! Reuter Wireless
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  • 98 1 Sudden Death At Taiping From Septicemia From Our Own Correspondent* Taiping. Apr. IX The death took place yesterday of Mr. Jim M. H. Jenkin.s. mly son of Mr. c. H. Jenkins, formerly of Mating estate. A week ago he contracted septicemia. Born m 1915 and
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  • 50 1 Ipoh Tailors Fail To Carry Out Threat (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Apr. 13. At the expiry of their 24-hour ultimatum the Ipoh tailors decided n:t to strike but to place the matter m the hands Of the Protector of Chinese who will meet both parties tomorrow.
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  • 325 1 ANOTHER CHOLERA CASE ON KEDAH: BOY PUT ASHORE Death Roll Mounting ANOTHER CASE OF CHOLERA-THE SECOND WITHIN A WEEK— HAS OCCURRED ON THE STRAITS STEAMSHIPS COASTAL VESSEL. KEDAH. Five days after the death firm the dread disease of Mr. S. van Haselen, a high official of the X.L.M. (Royal Dutch
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    • 47 1 «a-»»J— mmmmmfi^mmmm_________mmm_____________~___\ TONIGHT Cocktail Dance 6.30 to 8.30 p.m. j Dinner and Dance (informal) 9.30 to midnight CABARET ATTRACTION— EXTENDED ENGAGEMENT NINA VLADIMIR Popular Continental Dancers Non-diners 51.00 t RAFFLES CELEBRATED ORCHEST3A WHEN IN PENANG STAY AT THL I Directed by Pan Hopkins E. O. HOTEL j
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    • 141 1 Ijfs^EH SEA VIEW \3 HOTEL TONIGHT FRIDAY SATURDAY SPECIAL DINNER-DANCE CABARET FEATURING KAILIS HAWAIIAN "THTERTAIHERr WITH QUEEN E OAVIO KAILI AND 11 MARY WALTER^ BEAUTIFUL HAWAIIAN SONGS MUSIC "ZZ X 7* REAL HAWAIIAN HULA HULA DANCERS SEA VIEW HOTEL MANNEQUIN PARADE MADAME CHRISTIE capitol building win hold a MANNEQUIN PARADE
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  • 3220 2 363 Professional And 159 Amateur Races For Year DECREASE IN NUMBER OF HORSES OVER PERIOD A REPORT of racing for the year 1936 has been compiled by the S.R.A. stipendiary steward Mr. J. C. Osborne, and contains many interesting points m connection
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    • 12 2 VICTORIA MEMORIAL HALL COMING. EARLY NEXT MONTH. MISCHA ELMAN THE CELEBRATED VIOLIWIST
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    • 317 2 NOTICES. RAFFLES COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS Entrance Scholarships, not exccedin-r ten hi number, will \>v awarded by the Crunch of Raffles College m May 1931 These Scholarships will be of the value 'f $720 a year and will b^ tenable for three years but may be withdrawn or suspended by the Council
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    • 474 2 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS AMBROSIA PORE DEEP SKIN CLEANSER Ambrosia Cleanser retnovea all dirt from the pores and skin surface. Clears away blackhcauls, blemifhes and pimples leaving the skin clear and velvety. Ambrosia Tightener: closes large I'orrs, makes oily skins normal. Ambrosia Dry Skin Cream: replaces natural oils makes diy skins dewy
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    • 440 2 ftbc fefngapore Jfrec press Head Ofllce: Cecil Street, Slnfaport Phone: 5471 (S |Jne» v fc exUnslona to all depar«m.« v Tel: "Times" Singapore. Kuala Lumpur Office: 25, Java Street. Phone: SMI. Ipob Office: Brewater Roa4. Phone: S7. Penanc Office: 12. Bishop Street, r, Phone: 1477. London Office: 4#/4J, Fleet Slrerl.
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  • 83 3 Our Own Correspondent.' Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 12. nstable Monamed N<i bin lap v.: was charged with -^xtortirom a lorry driver at Kepong by putting him m fear 01 a tion under the Vehicles Enactwas found guilty by Mr. C. H. In the Kuala Lumpur Police H wat tin-d
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  • 194 3 Westernisation Brings Cleavage In Japan CAUSE OF PRESENT CLASS STR UGGLE Significance Of The Coming Elections "TO restore internal political tranquility. Japan must regain 1 some of her former philosophies. Although we owe much to the West, the process of Westernisation has brought class struggle to Japan," declared Dr. Cliikao
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  • 279 3 Retiring Governor Talks On Far Eastern Security "THI. Military defences of French Indo-China have been strengthened recently and there are now >3.000 French soldiers stationed m the territory apart from local troops In ndd,t,on there are aeroplanes and cruisers stat.oned permanently m French Indo-China,' said the
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  • 75 3 Selangor Resident's Silence (From Our Own Correspondent/ Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 13. ALTHOUGH it i.. believed that a written constitution for Selangor similar to that of Johore. the oni^ Malay State with such a statusis m the course of preparation, no information as to progress is available. Approached by
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  • 97 3 Th 51st annua] genera! m cm. g ol the Singapore ChrJ tiai F Society will be held at the Clei Union, I7?a Rangoon Road on Sui Apr. 25. at 10 a m According t *he rep rl U tnittee tor 10.56 membership dec by one to 322.
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  • 112 3 Kuala Lumpur. Apr, i„> a na .a. bating ooois used r winter spurt, were seen m a Kuala Lumpur sports shop today The new who Is oil his way to ,t, the Cor nation hopes to use them when he visits the artificial ice riaks
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    50 3 photo). M. COLIN photographed with his charming wife and their lour daughters. Anne, Josette, Michele and Genevieve on board the I»re-.i dent Doumer yesterday. M. Colin is the secretary of the retiring Governor of Tongking, French Indo-China, M. A. Tholanee, who is returning to France after '{»> years service. Free
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  • 174 3 "INDUCED TO TELL LIES TO POLICE" Chinese Woman's Plea (From Our Own Correspondent. Johore Bahru. Apr. 11. II7HILE her husband lay buried m ""a swamp not many yards iron her hut. Chong Moi told the police that he had left for hospital. She was found guilty by Che Ibrahim the
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  • 165 3 CHILDREN ON RADIO TONIGHT IVrcussion Hand Concert Twe: tj oi c schoolchildren. aged between six and seven. wiU give Singapore's radio public its Oral taste of a school percussion nand this evening between e:w and 7 Vciock. This band of 13 girls and eight boys from the Tanglin Preparatory e^hool
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  • 107 3 (From Our Own "or-espondent I Seremban. Aor. 12. F A Dawson, a senior Indian Health Inspector of Seremban was lined $160. or. In default two months simple Imprisonment ana his driving licence was suspended for a period o! three month- when nidgmeai was delivered today by the Seremban
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  • 60 3 Mr and Mrs. H. C. Punt and their, two sons are passengers on the Johan Van. O'denbarnevelt tor Home. They will be away a year. After a month m L. ndon. and another month m Holland, they will spend the remainder, ol their leave m Innsbruck and the Austrian Tyrol.
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  • 513 3 Leagues Vital Role A BKIFF review of the League of Natiens' ureal innpu-i. for the suppression of international crime. espet i.tlh m the fields of rountcrfeit coinage, forgery of documents. mafficking m women and girls, and the trathc m drills v i- ,n, i by Dr. M.
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  • 33 3 •F: I > 0 C Kuala lami|juiI ami|jui p» i nriih trig k a;);».< Bwetti :v and w I not been n. Chun a atrlke was not I :or durini itril
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  • 128 3 Heavy Fines Fur ChineManager •From Our Own Cor: Kuala I cnipiir. \pr 1 y on L.;k Chak W Chinese BUUC. shop, *h.< aimorning found guilty >v Mr Dakers m the Kuala i. ÜBIMI I Court ol evading i amounting to Slut* on 2\h solution of sugar and
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  • 44 3 London \i», The bur. m Suuar Conference committee eoiuitUnß M Spin of France, aid til U delegate. Mr. Norman I collaboration with i dekTato.v. wiii ■•<•{ into tou delegations for Uk pui n if: at >omc proposal whicl as basis of British Wireless
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    • 34 3 SURTOL QUICK CLEANERS FOR SAME DAY SERVICE Goods handed m by 10 a.m. can be collected by 6 p.m. same day. 2*B, Orchard Rd. Phone 7776. TOWN AGENT:I H. B. WINTER, 20. Battery Road.
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    • 36 3 THE SOUTH PACIFIC LINE inaugurates a new and direct route to NEW ZEALAND NO TRANSHIPMENTS. NEXT SAILINGS PROM SINGAPORt: "VAN REES" Bth toy m.v. "MAETSUYCKER" 15th June or particulars apply to K.P.iVI. LINIE; Finlayson Green, SINGAPORE.
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  • 2164 4 Speed. Security And Comfort SJt-A.Ce Scholarships Committee's M Short List Talented Candidates .Chance For Youth Progress Of Air Force Expansion 103 Squadrons At Home Importance Of Counter -Attack Air Service To South America Tiro Stages England-West Africa Experiment. London, Mar. 30. TWELVE
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  • 407 4 In Perfect Health At 7:) —Thanks To Kruschi Thirty-five years ago this HptUS arlan was helpless with idattc tie heard of Kruschen Since tt. he has enjoyed perteet Health H is his remarkable story "Thirty-five years ago. 1 severe attack of sciattci an scarcely
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    • 25 4 y** A J It B v^-t, v]l IH/B I 111 k U H W \*C _4 t_^^_m_r fl \__W^_W \\m________. I Si |f 50th.APRILto^ay\ B^Bl
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    • 57 4 OVALTINE I COLD or Hot 1 is now served 1 intheleadituf A a/i\s and I Restaurants NEAR EAST NUMBER WESTERN MAIL m-.i^^Tt lwM a !H a Background of History Development Malaya. MALAGAS PEACEFUL PROGRESS. Singapore R idisl P East, Varied People of Malaya Netherlands Ea.st Indies _om\ 30 cts. per
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    316 5 cPa ta tie preface T___? ..o»L KSS^'SS Zfl. W h the G V Va.enp cuic nuge crowds. Mourners following the hearse, m the funeral procession. SIGNOR MUSSOLINI officiated at an imposing ceremony m the m Piazza Venezia m Rome, when, on the Altar of the Fatherland, he presented a gold
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  • 536 6 Remarkable Evidence Of Malay Woman SEQUEL TO CHARGE OF PICKPOCKETING A REMARKABLE defence was put by Nepa binte Ahmad, a married Malay woman, when she was charged before Mr. W. G. Reeves m the second magistrate's court, Singapore, yesterday with pickpocketing a wallet from a detective,
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  • 90 6 Captain r. l. Cuscaden, oi the Cu.toms Department. Ipoh. will proceed to Seremban on transfer and Mr. R. L. Burnett Smith, from Seremban, will fill the vacancy m Ipoh. With the concurrence oi His Excellency the High Commissioner and the lour Undang, His Highness the Yang Di-pertuan Besar of Negri
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  • 586 6 GA Y FUNCTION A T Y. W. C.A. "Royal" Gathering To Launch Big Finance Campaign WHO would have guessed that the gaily dressed throng who crowded the Y.W.C.A. lounge at Raffles Quay on Monday night, with such happy faces and merry voices, were met to launch so grim a thing
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    27 6 THE MONUMENT that has been erected over the tomb of Marshal Foch, whose remains were recently transferred to the Invalides m Paris to lie beside Napoleon's tomb.
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  • 67 6 $17,054 Breach Of Trust Case HOKKIEN CHARGED A 35-YEAR-OLD Hokkien. named Tan Cheoiiß Kiat. was charged before Mr. T. L. Tan m the third magistrate's court, Singapore, yesterday with the criminal breach of trust of 517.054 cash belonging to Tan Kirn Chwee between Apr. 10. ItSt, and Apr. 11, 1937.
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  • 220 6 (From Our Own Correspondent. i London. Apr. 12. The better prices and the higher production quotas ruling for rub ber last year are reflected m the profits of Lewi and Peat. Ltd. one of the biggest rubber dealers m London tor the y ar 193 G.
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  • 350 6 Bukit Timah Rubber s Good Year THE -steady and satisfactory progress of Bukit Timah Rubber Estates was mentioned by the acting chairman, the Rev. J M Ouillon. at the annual meeting m Singapore yesterday when a dividend of 5 per cent, was approved Proposing the adoption
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  • 205 6 Garrard In Court Again WALKING quite normally into court. A. E. Garrard, the wellknown professional jockey, who is charged with having caused grievous hurt to Mrs. Garrard (his wife) m Dunearn Road on Mar. 22. made a second appearance before Mr. T. F. Cromwell m the fourth
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  • 107 6 NEW SCHOLARSHIPS F OR METHODIST SCHOOLS From Our Own Correspondent I Kuala Lumpur. Apr. 9. Mr. Khoo I'eik Ec. J P.. the Kuala Lumpur, lawyer, just pri r to leaving lor England, for the Coronation presented tw > Endowment Scholarships m memory ot his father— the late Mr Khoo Keng
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  • 72 6 London CAPTAIN Lawrenc< I reterta t mrgi church Rota W rth .stake ticke.in envel >;>e win i. b tamed his te: ptMMU At Hove y and 30> g Ha r b "an env.l -;x bear r. and marks wh eh seni on Hi
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  • 57 6 S.A.D.C DONATIONS TO CHARITY Pi sub- wen m..': Am.it. ur I^r unal I Clttb the n p rt adopted .it ueneral meeting. "The Pint M: Fta* v next play t lat thi VtctOrlS I': The etectl cnsumu v. if President. M: V X: re-elected' Klnsev Commit. M k It I
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    23 6 THIS pIONSTKK HOOK east at the famous Krupp m Germany, neighs seven tons its immense sire can be judgsi the workman standing I.
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  • 48 6 Tl. I iron. s. m I Pn D 81ng Mr gad Mn A t ;h>:U. Miss Mi;: de bouuum Mr. a Mr and Mrs IN i Mrs r.. Ml 0 A. LaCombe. R. I iFathei J M D r lid^e Mr Oorn Mr J I Qarta
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    • 49 6 MenMadeYoung Vigour Increased In 24 Hours Hip results m•• t V,.,!* i\ r^yVf.Taba are a new Dr> W»W body and m- v,> blood al,d H «tron S LADIES' HAIR DRESSERS IMAISON PERM 18. Stamford Road. Singapore MAISOM MARIE 63, Victoria Street, Singapore. I*I»ots for Max Factors Cosmetics —Phone: 4610.
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    • 95 6 PATANWALA'S .^fc«& TOILET PRODUCTS IWTANWAKA KAIAI. IVATAWWI GLYCOtINK SOAP, siKMs. HlUlMWiisi There caw be D«J 1). Iter pr ol of the merit <>i this range Ol de-lux TOIKKTKIKS than then steadily Increasing sales To the most lastidiaus they bring a punt\ and a daintiness equal to the t>c.sl ann consequent^
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    • 126 7 ■■P^BH BEAUTIFUL KAY IN ANOTHER WF MAGNIFICENT ROLE! /j^Ky I OPENING TONIGHT 6.15-9.15 fch~ J AT THE PAVILION H&* &L <-V I I Phone 5261 and 6903 After 5 p.m. for Advance Reservations i/^^^T^ VV ST RY BASED ON RECENT INTERNATIONAL EVENTS |£m| S KAY FRANCIS iwf^^//l j^^ftlL As Th
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    • 60 7 !A Great Story of Heroism ALHAMBRA OPENING TODAY at 3.15 m WAS MOT HUMAN But his courage was greater than man's, his love was deeper than woman's 3 *>5r MICHTY NOAH BEERY JR. BARBARA READ Original Sfory by AI3ERT PA YSON TERHUNE Directed by Lewis D. Collins A UNIVERSAL PICTURE
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    • 221 7 TODAY at the CAPITOL I OPENING at 3.15-6.15 9.15 The Outstanding Screen Event of the Month! QUB'SmBSSS^ m TA \_W_Wm_i_ _^^_\r^^\. Rs^pg£>,: "'*yji i||, X^^M Fjr ,am ■jbT '*^jJß^. ißk^^^l Ifl WwJ&n i__\_____W^A___\WHl____\ W_____^ W\^^a& _W \_\__j^W fc%^^^^"^^'^s^^ •■'•jjgfif^i Wk\r J&Bta,' W& __M__k_^_\WL f_^^S_W§ $B_T >%*_?__&£_ >■ HW "zWaSI W
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 438 7 Diary Of The Day High Water: 12.53 a.m. 8.6 It: 1154 I p.m. 9.3 ft. Sports Soccer: Malays vs. S.C.C <Div. 1< at Anson Road. Midds. vs. Fort Can ning (Div. II at Gillman. S.C.FA v. S.H.B. .Div. 111. a t S.H.B. Lawn tennis: S.C.C. tourney. Cinemas AIHAMBRA Tht Mighty
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  • 944 8 The Singapore Free Press WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 1937. The Eastern Bureau EVERY week the Free Press p ib--1 lishes the health bulletin Ol the Eastern Bureau ol the Lea| of Nations and almost Invariably, while cholera takes a savage toll m Calcutta and Bangkok and smallpOS eau.se> numerous deaths m
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  • 190 8 Mr Edington, oi the E M s Railw. •i, have gone o leave prior to roll me it! and il travelling via Can... Dr. H. R Dive has been appointed Deputy Director >>[ ftfedical Service Btraits Settlements. Mi and Mrs Alfred Btfonach oi Bala c yes Kuala
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  • 413 8 IT is not possible to parallel exactly the recent curious scene m the French Chamber when debate was interrupted by an altercation between the wife of M Blum and another occupant of the private gall c r y The debate was Excited suspended and an usher
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  • 1002 8 (•arhhlaeh. \rr>ll. I'l all too <a. y to fall into th- nood In any country churchyard but th« Uttle walled enclosure' ot m .st"nos that overlook this remote I West Hlghlanda can teach 'be hiatOTS I well as th I human frailty, its epitaphs are rerda m
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 149 8 JpL KHIHEBOL^ 4N N UM. U%lLa YOUR CHANCE TO BUY Jj Ja\| 9 jl BEFORE PRICES RISE Jl r» 1 L_BLl 20% REDUCTIONS OFF MANY SALE PRICES TO DAY TERRIFIC FINAL REDUCTIONS IN ALL DEPARTMENTS. JOHN LITTLE CO., LTD., Incorporated m England) SINGAPORE. KUALA LUMPUR. PENANG IPOH. ff _W Ut
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    • 72 8 AN ERUPTION m the bed ot a New Zealand lake threw up hundreds oJ columns Ol steam and mud. ft must have been almost like book oi memoirs. One cannot avoid illness or injury but one can provide for compensation under the -gaflac" accident and ALL SICKNESS POLICY li t
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  • 865 9 PENANG WARNED ABOUT SLUMP DANGERS Commodity Prices: Brake Wanted ANNUAL MEETING OF BTHE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE GREATER PROSPERITY EXPECTED (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Apr. 13. "T THINK I may say that trade on the whole has hecn satisfactory. We have realised much better prices for our exports, particularly during
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  • 27 9 THE LAUNCH from which Rear-.\dmiral Sonosuko Koba.vashi, of the vistttag .lapanese cruiser Ashijjara, landed at Clifford Pier on Monday morning. (Free Press photo).
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  • 462 9 Despite Pro-Roosevelt Decisions Washington, Apr. 13. FOLLOWING the announcement of the Supreme Court decision. the Attorney-General. Mr. Cummlngs, stated that /any idea that President Roose^ elt n.ight withdraw the bill v, r reorganising the Rupreme Court was "hooey." President Roosevelt's nly comment. made Informally to
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  • 386 9 Britain And U.S.A. Protest London, Apr. IP>. Washington message states that the Italian Foreign Office ias promised an investigation of the reports thai three American vcomen missionaries have been expelled from Ethiopia. The U.S. Ambassador, Mr William Phillips, has Informed the State Department that the Foreign Office I
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  • 43 9 London, Apr. 10. Mr. Dull Cooper. Secretary for War, I announced at Manchester yesterday that the number of recruits 6,397 obtained for the Territorial Army during March was a record for any month [since the Territorial Army was reformed after the war Reuter
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  • 190 9 East Hopei Charhar Regimes To Go? Shanghai, Apr. 13. |Vyiß. KODAMA. leader of the A Japanese Economic Mission which has just completed a tour 1 m Central and North China, is reported to have made several pro posals to Mr. Sato, the Foreign Minister, concerning the future economic relations of
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    • 12 9 < __>_?_& ifefflK afi Si iJ& «^^Bf j &j ${§S£Hx 1 _J_f X 5
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    • 100 9 "KENO w ALAKN CLOCKS ii HIGH SEAM- XjffljSk DEPENDABLE STURDY BASE. vSgffir MOVEMENT LUMINOUS DIAL PRICE $3.25 PLAIN DIAL PRICE $2.25 ROBINSON CO., LTD. SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR CORONATION SELECTED PRINTED DRESS LENGTHS i RARE a»o EXCLUSIVE DESIGNS CHOT3RM ALL'S LADIES DRESS MAKERS 41-43, HIGH ST. 'PHONE 7957. LIU 1 MAISON
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    • 166 10 Apr. 9 |2 American Can. Cow 104* i 04»., 105 rican Telephone and Telegraph iw»/a 169' 4 i 69» 8 n Railroad 7f)> 791 82 i 2 l h( «U Go< 60 Dupoilt 155-, 155 155 Firesl M«/« 36% 37 General Electric 53-\, 52~ X 54-' 8
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    • 80 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association .Apr. IS, 12 o'clock noon Buyers Sellers No. I X.R.S.S. m caSM F. 0.8. April > 40 ,v Good FAQ. In cmci 'FOB. April* ;J8"« 3»», No. i. x.r.s.s. f spotloose) <awardable Singapore) 39Vi i April 39^ :*<p May-June :w :iO" Juiy-Bept. :i<)" i; i-)
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    • 453 10 LONDON AND NEW YORK STOCKS SHARES Last Night's Quotations From London 6 p. m. April 13 .Share of JC I denomination unless Previously Yesterday Rise or Pall otherwise stated CoOTenlOQ Loan, 5 p.:.. 1944-B4 113- l 113» Funding Loan. 4 pc, 1960-90 110 ;l i 110", War Loan. 3'L> p.c
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    • 62 10 1 \or. II G imbier T.T. b.OO Hamburg Cube 15.00 Whit.- Muntok Pepper 13.50 Black. Popper H. 2:) Copra, mixed 7.70 Copra, sundried G.uo Small Flake Tapioca 5.00 Ri'-e Baigon ai $167 Rice Siam, W.C. N >. 1 $158 Rice Siam. W.C. No. 2 $142 Rice oiam,
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    • 185 10 From London 5.30 p. m. April 13 RUBBER: Dull London Spat: ll 3 8 d ll'_.d. Previously 1 1 7 lGd 11 I Lid. July-Sept.: ll'„d. 11 11 lGd. Previously ll':d. ll r H cL Oct.-Dec ll 5 8 d. 11 11 16d Previously: U%d< ll 1!
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    • 51 10 From London 5.30 p. m. April 13 I m Firm Cash: 8273 5s Dull at 8272 Three month? E2l g■* Sd New York Tin. »)U.SD Copper: Settl* n G62 IT v. 10_ (.old: Vesterdaj £1 Is. Previou Is Bd Silver: Spot 21> prevj rwo month* 21' d
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    • 60 10 London Closing Quotations April 13 Ccnti Qu tin i i y.,- vilJ Par.- Fran ■<• to i 124.21 Mew York to Axnsttrd un Ouil lers to 4 107 H<<s' S° ng X PC' (i l'iu l^ 2 „V ;,r Shanghai Per dollar i, 2 9 i W
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    • 213 10 Apr. 13 BBLI INCi London, T T 2 1 1 London, demand 2 1 16 London 4 month.- sight i y :i- (i. mand 1 270 Hamburg, demand 1 1 1 i V"! k demand •> j d ma n<i 1 i;, Batavia, demand 11M Samarang, demand
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    • 97 10  - ILLICIT GOODS IN TIENTSIN Sin Chew Jit Poh Chinese Merchants Declare Them To The Customs Shanghai, Apr. 13. m accordanc. with the recent orders o: the Chinese auth nrltles, Chinese merchants m Tientsin who have illicit merchandise m 'heir god wns have commenced sending particulars to the Customs Department m
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    • 40 10 London. Apr. 10. The total amount applied for m tenders lor £40,000,000 Treasury Bill* was e 75.320.000. The average rate pei cent, lor bills at three months was 10s 10.27 d. against lO.s. 1080 d a week aao British Wireless
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    • 72 10 To R Entertained By Sir Andrew Caldecntl Hoi Kong, \j>i. 'J. Qcn v. v rich Ch ng the new O vernor ol Kwangtung, ut arrived i:. Hong Kong today, will enter taint d bj Sir Andrew Calde 'ol Go lion-.; Kong, and, later b th ci.
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    • 49 10 NOU DtMln. Apr. 12. Light months' negotiations have ►n I rmlnated with the Initialling i < die Japanes i Indian <■ tton trade i protocol which j.s understood to be effective from Apr i and designed to regulati th< trading ol Indian raw c tton for Japanese pleeegoods.
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    • 1312 10 From Exchange Telegraph Co. I Fraser and Co. f s List J 1^ »—^L^km^k^m^km^m^k^m^mm^m^m^m^Lm^m^m^Umm^mU TUESDAY, APR. 13, 1937: 6 P.M. MINING Bayers Sellers Ampat Tin <4s> 6s 6d 6s Sid Asam Kiuntoeng <£) 35s 3d 36s 9d Austral Malay >i 57s 59s 6d Ayer Hltam
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    • 277 10 Daily Share Report ISSUED BY ERASER AND CO. AT THE CI OSF OE BUSINESS YESTERDAY Tin at niidda> uas $1.11',. down S|iJ. The tin share market experienced anothei quiet da> t ihled advices from London indicated an irregular market m tin shares there hut the general drop m the stock
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  • 250 11 Fraser Company. LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS. Total for Books Close. financial Company Dividend Date Ex. Div. year TIN Payable Date to date Batu Belangor TV- Int. Apr. 3 Apr. 14 Apr. 9 12'/ 2 ',i Final Apr. 10 Apr. 21 Apr. 11 15* V Int. Apr. 10 Apr. 21 Apr.
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  • 311 11 RUMOURS OF CHANGE IN FOLIC V Alarm Also In London And Paris New York. Apr. 10. 11/hile nervousness regarding a possible change m Government's gold -buying policy and other deflationary steps continued to influence all American markets despite official denial:-, banker.-, are convinced the Treasury at
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  • 67 11 To Visit Finland And Baltic- States London. Apr. 1 1The Earl of Plymouth. Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, will, at the invitation of the Governments concerned, pay an ofhcial visit to Finland towards the end ol May and tD the Baltic States on his return
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  • 357 11 CAPITULATIONS IN EGYPT CONFERENCE ISSUES AT MONTREUX Abolition Supported By Great Britain London. Apr. 11 Tlih confer! nee to discuss the question of capitulations m Egypt was opened this morning at Montn ux by M IfOtta, the Swiss President. The l ih- Egyptian deli tfahas Pasha, made i itatement tutlining
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  • 59 11 I TlflT-, Apr. <>. Since the war some 12,000.0001 persons -equal to no per cent oi the population -.havr moved into new houses. Sir Klngsley Wood, Minister of Health, made this statement m a speech this aftrnoon and said he believed removals on so large a scale had
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  • 456 11 Winning CONTRACT David Bumstine, Mervrtn D. Maier, Otxoald Jaccbu and Hrnoard Scnenk.cn world's leading team-of-fovr and inventors nj the system that has beaten every o'her system m existence A LOSING BID IN cur opinion one 01 the wars: bid.^ ■m Bridge is the first hand paychic that Ls not an
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 511 11 HONGKONG SHANGHAI' BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated m the Colony of Hong Kong) The liability of members is limited v to the extent and m manner prescribed by Ordinance No. 6 of 1929 of the Colony. Authorised Capital $50,000,000 Issued and Fully Paid-up.. $20 000.090 Reserve Fund: Sterling £6.500 000 Hong Kong
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    • 437 11 CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND CHINA (Incorporated m England BOftl Charter* Paid up capital m 600,000 shares of £5 each C3.noriooo Reserve Fund C 3 00C0OO Reserve Liability of Proprietors noo HEAD Ol •TIC E: 38. Rishopsrate. London. .< Agencies and Branches. Alor Btat I Hon Amritsar j Ipoh
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
    • 856 11 RADIO PROGRAMMES FOR TODAY SINGAPORE all Parts of the country. In this programme from Evesham, men and 1 333 kr/s (225 m_i .u om^ n who are actually engaged m 1,333 W (225 m.) the fruit-growing industry will come to the microphone to tell of the care which has already
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  • LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
    • Article, Illustration
      79 12 THE SPANISH GOVERNMENT STEAMER Mar Caspio, which left Newcastle recently with a cargo of coal Nf a factory at Le Boucau, was shelled m French territorial waters, according to the captain, hy two armed insurgent trawlers, off Cape Breton and driven aground badly damaged, at the mouth of the Adour
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    • 491 12 Shipping Company Resumes Payment Of Dividend THE annual report of the Koninklijke Neclerlandsehe Stoomboot Maatschappij, of Amsterdam, states the past year was more favourable for the trans- Atlantic trade than for the European services maintained by the company, which have been handicapped by sanctions, trade barriers, difficulties
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    • 53 12 a Chinese warsnip the TJoe \'<- eapocted to vfttf Singapore short.v Th \.ss.'; has ben tO M.imi.i and M dUO at P- IS Apr 27 She is to visit the Netherlands Indies before re turning to China There are 40 ip prentices ol the Chin ac Marine
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 477 12 I^F U 1? Wk mfi I m\kW\Wm W '^Al EMPRESS mm^^^^^S To Worth At.. >r:cu Hp^^RFG^MW/^^l _&t Fortnightly sailings to Victoria BBf >^^^ and Vancouvei Director via MLa^^S^^^ rhis ume go via Canada Dook I JvM U"~ your passage on Canadian Pacific's f W 'x^msmm^^^^ treat, whitf Empress of Japan—
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    • 239 12 BIBBY LINE (LONDON ADDRESS: PALL MALL. LONDON. S.W. 1. <»: last twin-screw 0.l Dr yen Mall P iswnger Veesi li between RANGOON, COLOMBO PORT SEDAN. MARSEILLES. PLYMOUTH \ND LONDON with thr >ugh c mievtion trom Singapore and Penang ■UMmm sailinos Leave Leave Ranojoon eflesaßo MSI DERBYSHIRE Apr 22 Aor 21
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    • 312 12 RED FUNNEL LINE HEAP EN6 MOH S.S. CO.. LTD t lncorporated m Straits Settlements* REGVLAR PASSENGER and t ar«o Ser\i Irom Singapore to Java. Borneo. BatiWa and r.llllton (Every Tuesday and I GIANO SENO Fn A>r II 8 s BAN HONO LXONO 1 I For SOI'RIBAYA IKB BAWBJtBMItIH < Forfeit
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 655 12 Local And Foreign Mail Dispatches And Arrivals BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 p.m. Thursday 7.45 a.m. Swettenham, Taiping and Telok Anson: Weekdays* 7 p.m Kota Bahru, Kuala Kri and Thurs. and Friday* 7.45 a.m. Sundays 7 p.m. Kuala Lumpur and Penang: Weekdays* 7.45 a.m. and 7 p.m Sundays 7
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    • 154 12 Mrs. R. H Smith and child. Miss Bergen. Mrs. A. J Clark and 2 children. Mrs. H. G Williams Miss D. H. Deane, Mrs. Tull Mr G. RatclilTe. Mr. A A Armour. Mr A E. Arnold. Mrs Arnold and 2 children. Mr. .1. A Blackw tod, Mr. g. c. Brown,
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    • 51 12 CLEARANCES Apr 12 India 'Dan >: Hin Lee Tganu i Raub. Hong Slang. Flevo Meran. Silver Gull Brit> Apr 11: Hong Lam. Hong Kwong. Hong 'Thong. Rahman. Esmeralda. Rantau, Tandjong Balei, Kudat. Narbada. Kinta. PatroclUl Nam Tong Brit i Hong Ho 'Chin. Boelongan Ena. Kedoe (Out.); Ha: Hing. Osthav Nor
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    • 242 12 SINGAPORE HARBOI i. Ships alonrslde the What** Expected to Arrive East Whart (Entrance Gate 1) Hosang 20. •lain Wharf (Entrance Gate Yasukuni Maru. Fukuyo Maru Centaur 16; Bulan 14; Jon. 12; Agapenor 11; Neckar I X pore 7. Empire Dock (Entrance Gate 3) City of Canton 32; Kan > M
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 298 13 P O FOR COMFORT AND SERVICE CHEAP RETURN TICKETS TO CHINA, JAPAN, COLOMBO AND BOMBAY. Available for two montka. Prom SINGAPORE TO: Ist. Class 2nd. Class Hong Kong $137.14 $102 86 Shanghai $188.57 $137 14 Kobe or Yokohama $222.86 $154 °9 Colombo $205.71 $137 14 Bomba y $274.29 $162.86 NOW
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    • 552 13 (Incorporated m England.) WW ELLERMAN BUCKNALL S.S. Co., Ltd. JwrToratea tn Straits Settlements.ELLERMAN LINE" FOR UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENV VIA PORTS AND SUEZ CANAL Steamer Due Sails CITY OF DERBY Havre. London, Rdam. Hburg Apr 29 May I CITY OF LILLE Havre. London. Rdam. H'burg May 29 June 2 "AMERICAN
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    • 957 13 P^^ REPRESENTING SHIPPING THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean The Hua Khiow Steamwlp Co <19M» U_L Steam Ship Co., Ltd^ and China Mutual The Cunard Whit* vt^r Ltd. Steam Navigation C<^ Ud.) The Sarawak Steamship Co. Ltd. T^e Straits Steamahip Co.. Ltd. The Australian Orien.al Lit_, Ltd. The China Navigation Co.,
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 715 14 K. P. M. MAKASSER— Wednesday. Apr. 14. P. Samboe, Koeala Toengkal, PoeloeKidjang. Sapat. Tembilahan. Poeloe-Pallas, Pengallan-EstaU and Rengat. BONTEKOE- Wednesday. Apr. 14. Batavia. RodrißUez, Mauritius. Reunion. Tarnatave. Durban. Loureneo-Marciuts. B-ira. Zanziba:. Mombasa and Mahe. THEDENS— Wednesday. Apr 14 Muntok and Palembang. TOGlAN— Wednesday, Apr. 14. P. Samboe, Toengkal, Moeara-Saba and
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    • 587 14 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP UNE TO EUROPE I ROM SINGAPORE AND PENANG VIA COLOMBO. BOMBAY. SUEZ, PORT SAID. ALEXANDRIA. NAPLES, GENOA. MARSEILLES AND NEW YORK. Arrives. Leaves Leaves Arrive* Spore Spore. Penang. New York. Prt.s. Harrison Apr. 20 Apr. 21 Apr. 23 June 2 Pres. Polk May 2 May 4 May C
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    • 516 14 Q. S. K. LINE FOR AFRICA AND SOUTH AMERICA f Santos Maru Buenos Aires via Colombo. Durban Apr Cape Town. Rio de Janeiro. Santos and Montevideo Atlas Maru Dakar via Durban. Lobit. Matadi M Duala. Port Harcourt. Lagos. Cotonou Accra. Takoradi. Port Bouct. Marshal. Monrobla and Conakry Chokoh Maru Cape
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  • FRISCO-RIVERS BATTLE: YOUTH VERSUS RINGCRAFT
    • 1021 15 yo one could say after witnessing the Frisco-Rivers battle at the New World that the fight had been a thrill from start to finish. The youth, fitness and weight of Frisco were matched against the ringcraf*. guile and pluck of good old ex-U.S. Marine Al Rivers, hero
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    • 1098 15 Singapore's selectors crowed to the extent of a nine-nil victory— but my aim today is not to pat Singapore but the University on the back, and to point out how two slips by the selectors made all the difference m the first match. Bach And
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    • 615 15 'd most unlikely that they would get mything near the 200 mark. Their first two wickets fell with the ;otal under double figures and Balhet;het was nearly the third victim off he first ball he received. He survived ,wo other chances later on before he vas
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    • 113 15 From Our Jw:> Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur. Apr. 10. A sixth wicket stand realUuif M runs was the Nature of the Selangor Club's innings when they dre* with the Selangor Indians on the padang today The Club had lost five wickets for 14 runs m
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    • 99 15 r 7_T^^_\?aS_^_\ S_\ v v i Am j _> t ss ma/ *~v.v~v M_mia_9mBßm»>*_> m 1 ft® The Critical Jl) Smoker Chooses Bvi Discriminating Smok- (9{?i &rL ers ask for State Express c^ Five-Five-Fives almost r'V IK&A V___y( >$5s by instinct, for Five- £^5 §3? Five-Five have been fti;) recognised
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  • 773 16 Fourteen Goals To Nil Division League WINNING FORWARDS GIVE BRILLIANT DISPLAY Post Office 14: Indian Association 0. TTHE Post Office made football history, at least m the Singa--1 pore Amateur Association league, when they pulverised the Indians m a second division fixture to the
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  • 215 16 Handicaps For First Day of Taiping Skye Meeting "THE following are the weights lor A Friday, the first day ol' the Taiping Turl Club's Skye meeting. Race 1. Polo pony event, post entries catchweights). Race 2. Ponies, class 2, div. 3. (about 5 furs.) Perfect Lady 11.2. Leonie 10.9. Chinese
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  • 129 16 TWO-ALL DRAW AT F. N.'S GROUND Business Houses League Match F. N 2; H.S.B. 2. A two-all draw was the result of the Business Houses League soccer between Prater and Heave and Hongkong and Bhanghal Bank played oil the former a ground yesterday. Owing to the h.eavy shower before the
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  • 96 16 Tin B.CC lawn tennis tournament draw I r today Is: Veteran's Doubles Handicap J S Nathan and J A Dean I 3> vs T H Holyoak and H S Godwin phi.s 3>. Championship Singles W J M W aide:, vs. A P. Webb. Championship Doubles Semi Final Capt
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  • 34 16 Home rugger matches played on Monday resulted, cables Renter Devonport Berv. 10, Bridgend 12. j Falmouth g. Cardifl 05 Llanelly 34, Abertillery j Poutypool Neath |Q Torquay A 9. Q] uecstcr 4
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  • Article, Illustration
    32 16 THE HONG KONG BANK goalkeeper rushing out to clear during play m the B.H.L. match against P N/s. at F. N.s ground yesterday The game was drawn two- all. (Free Press photo).
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  • 65 16 FOR their opening First Division match today, against the Malays at Anson Road stadium, the S.C.C. may be without Abbott, who is awaj from Singapore on business. It is hoped, however, that he will be back m time to play. The team will be: Adam: (apt.
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  • 35 16 l.ond'iii. Apr. 1 Home t otball is c ibled by R r areMUST DIVIMON c.:i nsb) Sui o SOITIIFKN Cardifl 0, Millwall l NORTHERN Tranme'n i. VTrexh im i gGOTTUM Dundee 2 Pari
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  • 87 16 S. C. C. BEATEN BY FIVE GOALS TO ONE H.M.S. Eagle 5: II Hi HALF a d««7en goals vs.i. scored on the Padang terdav when the socier Wain <». H.M.S. Eagle tried ohhliimm,, with .1 weak St.C ilc\tn 1 1,, men from the warship netted five times to the clubs
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    • 192 16 MUNICIPAL GAS DEPARTMENT. PHONE^ini OR CALL AT THE SHOWROOMS MUNICIPAL BLDG., COLEMAN STREET. Hi H^ ■■■H W.PS 6A BOOKS JUST RECEIVED Wau-h m Abyssinia Ev elyn Waugh $6.00 The Voyage of the Girl Pat skipper Orsborne 5.00 Men Were Different Shane Leslie 7.00 SnrH maUf f r y J. B.
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    • 171 16 i t^F "'-wt tTi jkjj^^hft w>% v I **l A. fet I___m^ W "4b v oIRI w^ "'yR L^A^Sf 9S Jl _L 4 >K:'4t _^Mt«r m r m +miP_ _\___J U k ''V^ l|l^. SQs 1 ■at^^ Rf v«-ji v :^__tJ___% f Bl tS^^^ J "BJI^T A > t^ \5
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