The Straits Times, 20 April 1928

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    14 1 The Straits Times No. 28,761. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 1928 a PRICE 10 CENTS
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      63 1 Milkmaid Sweetened.^ Full Cream Milk < PERVERTED PROVERBS, No. 5. 7*oo many Brands spoil the digestion. Stick to BLACK and WHITE and you wont go far Wrong. THE BORNEO COMPANY, LIMITED MALAYA. STOCKS DIES TAPS 1 COMPLETE SETS WHITWORTH AND GAS From Stock aiso spare From Stock TAPS, DIES, STOCKS
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      131 1 ROBINSON S f PRESENT SOME NEW SPRING STYLES ATTRACTIVELY PRICED Chosen from the very first Spring Models, these styles tell of Fashion's latest decrees. Equally moderate in price and equally perfect in quality are hundreds of other Fashion-inspirations awaiting your choice ROBINSON Co., Ltd. RAFFLES PLACE, SINGAPORE. FOR HORS D'OEUVRES
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      6 1 Milkn.;. :l **«H— i >.:iii.i.il Milk.
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    RUBBER RESULTS.
    315 2 Reports, Dividends And N«fice& Lawas. No int. divd. (I^ast year 15 p.c.i. Karmon.— No int. riivd. (Last year 5 p.c). Oamansara. Final divd. 4 p.c, making 8 p.c. (L*st year 16 p.c). Pilmoor.— Final divd. 8 p.c, making 18 p.c. (Last year 32 Vi p.c). Kimanis. Divd. 7M:
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    TIN RETURNS.
    433 2 I'uhang Consoliduted. 3.482.30 picu'.s. lpoli Tin Dredginp-- 7H0.00 piculs. Sungei Kinta Tin Drt-dging. -2~i pii-jls. Taku:.pa Valley T.n Dredging N.L. First half April 21« hours worked. li.'Hid i.ibitynrdii treated. 172 piculs. 5. r > MM iMI changing l>uil;et drive and acc-id< n! l;:ii<ler Mat. Chendorhing T;n L)rcdxir«. Ltd.
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    RAFFLES LIBRARY.
    217 2 RAFFLES LIBRA RY. The following books will be roady for issue to-morrow Andrews, Roy, Chapman. -On the Trail of Ancient Man. Narrative- si the Cinttal Asiatic Expeditions. lU^2-l!»i5. Aiiou.- ThitiK.s I Shouldn't Tell. Hy the Autl.or of L'ncunsored Recollections." .'.Miii.U., Earl of.— Filly Vcam oi Parliament. 2 Vols. BcMuc. Hilairv.
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      237 2 IJIJIJLL^ call por H I SCOTCH lU^^^^^l I WHISKY THE DISTILLERS ACENCV LTD |l I) EDINUUROH SCOTLAND )i ORANGE SQUASH A Genuine Drink MADE OF FRESH ORANGES AND THE FINEST SUGAR NOT A CHEMICAL DRINK BUT TRANSPARENTLY PURE AND NATURAL There's health in every bottle. OBTAINABLE AT ALL DEALERS. BOTTLED
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      259 2 "For the Blood is the Life ee^' A X^^sßsssk3^ mm PutH.th E. tf Hatra Ufht write* Some time aeo I raffered greit pain from a varicose frg which bersine buiily ulcerated. After Irving several ointnienis and medicines which spmned to do no sood, 1 reanlved to try Clarke 8 Blood
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      169 2 $50 ONLY! «n. i— TT-; 9 I SEASON CO., LTD., in us. nokiii imm;ii road. High-class Kraniophditc mth double spring mntor. NMihiy {.aynient system can be arranged for l:>cal customer!-. -7' u,T'*.'.Tr"'"~*'":'rr < rr:f.'r-\' ■.^■s; H 23 1 13 h O ffl I^^^P^ DRAGON Vi^P/ SSI Supplied to the Singapore
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    BIG DEAL WITH RUSSIA.
    467 3 CREDIT OF £500,000 TO THE SOVIET. An important extension of trad' 1 l>etwern Great Britain and Russia, under which the Union Cold Storage Company, the jri'i't chilled beef and shipping* concern, i-ontrolleil by the V'estey interests, lias ii(jrici<i to gnat a credit of approximately i'f>oo,ooo to
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    RUBBER RETURNS.
    321 3 Antlo-Mi lay. 10.500 lbs. AHenby. 11.1X0 lbs. Ankola. 4 871 Ibn. Aaalg-mated Malay. 19,0*7 lbs. Hlkam. 12,100 Ibl Broonu (Balangor), l\,2'M> lbs. Halu Tii^:i (Balattgor). <>1,500 llju. Itukit Kaian, 17,0X1 lbs. Bajo.' Ktdoal. IM.7M lbs. Brunei Uaitad Plant.- 22MH lbs. Buka Tim. h r 1L\537 lbs. Ilru ah.
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      155 3 ANOTHER SHELL SUCCESS Till: FIRST NONSTOP ATLANTIC FLIGHT FROM EAST TO WEST Accomplished by Captain KOEHL, Baron von Huenfeld and Commandant Fitzmaurice Fly ins Junker low-wins monoplane USING wrl tLL LUBRICATING OIL a. i w-.—i.. -ai ---------------i--. ---___i I '^^_^*Hl __f__K_*' c 111 _i_r Engineering Refinements I Increase Economy Many
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      546 3 A MOTHER'S REASON Why Haby's Own Tablets Are Always Kept in Her House. Many mnlfcoi* have found that Baby's Own Tablet-; are ,h t sali.-t, mo. convenient, agreeable and ttteaeieu* of nil medicines for the common ills of childhood asd tl.ey never run the risk of I. without them. "I
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      1101 3 If you want to please your JOHORE GOVERNMENT Folk at home, and the a' 1 i_i Tenders will ho received at I lie office of 1 KUestS, these articles might the State Secretary. Jol liai.ru, up to ho nf interest A i' r ::o 1!> IU =""'>''- v UC UI
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      492 4 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES Incorporated in England i MAIL AM) PABBBNCB \ND (ARC.O SKKVK KS PENINSII \R AND ORIENTAL S.N. CO. UNDER COXTRACT WITH Ills MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND V :>;a:i- SERVICE. OUTWARDS I RUM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN Tonnage iluc Spore MAI.W II.HM A« II
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      578 4 Shipping Announcements (NIPPON YTJSEN KAISHA) TO LONDON INarlea, Marseilles, London, Antwerp and Rotterdam Vesaela Tonnage Due Sail SVWA MAIIU 11.C00 Apl. 2« 27 KUSHIVI MARU 11,000 May 10 11 HAKOZAKI MARU 10.SOO May 24 25 HAKUSAN MARU 10,500 June 7 KITANO MARU 8,000 Jnne SI tl tHARUNA MARU 10,600 July
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      496 4 DURNS PHILP LINE (!neorpora'i>d In Aa«tr*;;«i FOR BRISBANE, fITDNET AN': MEL BOURNE. VIA JAVA. DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly esUinga by the vail known steamer MARK.!. I A (7.578 toot) and the new motor paaaaL MAUVBAR (<.615 tone). The MAURI. LA is the largest and firust ateamer trailing to
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      582 4 K. P. M. (ROYAL PACKET NAY. CO. OF BATAViA) (Incorporated in Holland) Under contract with tfee NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVKRNVKNT Telephon No. 3K40, with sub-connection* ta Pnssaff, I'rcight, Transhipment Marine Dcpti. and Manager. Desk. Representative, for Singapore and Straits Settlement of the Official Touriat Bureau of Java. All Information, detailed Itineratie.
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      519 4 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE THE OCEAN STEAM SHTP CO, LIMITED. THR CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England) REGULAR SERVICE TO LONDON, AMS TERDAM, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAM HURG AND BREMEN. GENOA. MARSEILLES, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW.MARSEILLES, HAVRE, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW.— EOSTON, NEW YORK AND BALTIMORE. WEEKLY SERVICE— LONDON AND
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      470 4 THE SIAM STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. Incorporated la 81am) BAKGEOI COa.-IIN« SFRVICF.. For (Qikiiiaii, Kre*n> rnapßßM, Kelan'.*n, 3inici. Kn, Telupin Patan( Stajgara, Lcaua, Hati'iiin. Kohsaniui, I.*ngiu*n, ChumroE aLa Baegkok. A.-i-;t»! Depar+nre PH BATIPOI Apl IS Apl. 25 TWa »t('«rrerj > .re ,t wth «lec:..c light and h.t<-v sxoellent «eeom 'or
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      1443 5 Shipping Announcements DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE ROUND-THE-WORLD SERVICH NEW YORK and BOSTON via COLOMBO, PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA. NAPLES, QBIKNa and MARSEILLES. Arrive LeaTe Leave Spore Spore Penanff tmtMmt Marrlaoß Apl. 80 May S May 5 Ptr, •*<■<■' Menraa May 14 May 17 May 19 fiaaH—l W9tm MaytB Ma; SI Jane 2
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      283 5 SINGAPORE-NEW YORK SERVICE of the STOOMV. MIJ. "NEDEULAND" KOTTKUDAMSCHE LLOYD and HOLLAND AMEKIKA LIJN. Intrnrii'd aaaVaaji of the above companii* fn.m NNGAPOBI »i« I'KNAN(; l<> inW YORK, MMTOM and PHILADELPHIA vto SI KZ Arrival Departure I TOSAKI Apl. 21 Apl. 24 tSTADSDTK Jam i Jun,- BI.OM.MKKSDYK July Hi July 17
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      225 5 THERE is no worry ur anxiety in rearing Baby healthfully and happily, even in a tropical climate, when Glaxo is used as Baby's food. Glaxo is the food that has been used to rear the children in five Royal Nurseries. Court Physicians see that Royal Babies have the best and
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      470 6 ALHAMBRA T (TAN Cnm KKE CO.. ITD.. Proprietors.) COMMENCING FRIDAY, APRIL 20, AT 9 P.M. A UNITED ARTISTS SPECIAL THE MAGIC FLAME WITH RONALD COLMAN AND VILMA BANKY A Romantic Triangle of King and Clown and Columbine. In the lirst Show at 7..'f0 p.m. FOR EVER AFTER A punch-packed story
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      291 6 VICTORIA THEATRE I TO-NIGHT AND NIGHTLY AT 9.30 W. R. BANVARD Presents THE BANVARD MUSICAL COMEDY COMPANY TO-NIGHT QUEEN HIGH From the Queen's Tkaatlt, LvadMk Saturday. April il M,,nH-.v \nril >1 KATJA THE DANCER sionaay, .-\prii za From Daly s Theatre. 1. un 10 THE BLACK BOTTOM REVUE I'ii. April
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      266 6 CONFETTI HAS ARRIVED Watch for Further Particulars. jejgjj*^ YOUR FAVOIRITE igflf^fo A UNIVERSAL RIOT H f REcg^ j^J -%J£ Never mind v.hat the Dii -i i.i.mry si, _DBNN> BPBLIA— LAUGHS. A Million of Smiles, Chocklcs, GifK^ Roan, SereauM A Coht«I»I«»b* A BOMBURST OF MERRIMENT PAVILION TUESDAY, APRIL 24-UGGK HOW. COMING
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    DAILY TIME TABLE
    159 7 FIXTURES. Knday. Api il 11. W. IOJO a.m., U. 2, 10.39 p.m., Hii. I a.m.. i mail due. v. S.K.C., S.R.C. mail (Naltforu) closes (j ji.ni High," Uanvird Co., Vie. Theatre. Id, Mt p.m. April 21 111.'! a.m., 9.4, 11.8 p.m.. 9.0. i: und Co., Mtg., Chartered
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    151 7 Friday, April M. Main al<niK-'ide Use Whanex ur expected to arrive. Entrance S2 1 Nyaeinthus 2\ l Wharf S! i^ :t < ut Palermo Ifl Empire Dock Poekaang M :i ■paaioa 41 4 Katong -1 Wharf lapis 4!i -I Polyphonies I Hoygeas I I Kupah Jannne's I
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    HILL STATION RECORDS.
    34 7 nding mfdnighl II: 8.100 ft.), aT, temp. TIJ7I 1..11 1.409 inches ft.), .:v. tomp. T 1 1 1' rainfall 4.W2 inches v. temp OSjM X Ii c* i linfall ::.15 inches
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE
    144 7 . To-d«y. Siak and oni Kwoag) 2 p.m. I i> in l-1.-.n.1. Java. South-West Sumatra, Bouta-East Borneo, Cel- >ml Timor Dilly li p T. Sumatra, SouthKa<t i'.orneo. Crlel.es. Moluccas 3 p.m N..ith. N. Lajt and N. West Sumatra i> 3 p m 4 p .n pylon. Southern :ind
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    SHARE MARKET REPORTS.
    106 7 Macphail and Co., Ltd. Singap* ■c, »i i W. per li. Ouiet London OSS IC Robbers. Qviol and iteady. Stw Scodaii I.OS-1.07, Hu!;it Katils eenU, Halaki Plndas 1.08-LltH, BenUkabs 20-24 .-i :it^ 1.20-1.1.-.. Brogas 68-7S rent Uls Be«ata M-t4 cents, United eenU-1.02, Pajami 1.10-I.ZS' H:tkit Jeht- eenU,
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    Rose Marphail and Co.
    149 7 London.— Babhor x'*i\.. up Local cents. London. Tin ggM 16a- up la. .id. Mining.— (Jaiet. Kuehala 1.7. 2-. Lingui 1.98-I.SW .Malaya Consolidated 1.W.41.03, Rantaa Prof. ]>;'; 1.:r.".. Ponawat Tl74 e(:it.<. Petalini 1.45-4.56, Sungci Way :>■ 5.06, North Taiping 1.06-1.10, Soml Se-UH eenU, Taiping l.l'i-i.i::. Kteta 1.471»-IJJ'4,
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    ROLLED INTO SEA.
    114 7 Vagrant's Sleep on Esplanade Sea Wall. A policeman on duty on the X plaJaado at about 1 1 o'clock last night board muliled shouts troin tkjfl vvrUt, in thevicinity of the Cenotaph. Investigation revsalad a man shouting for h lp. th; while he was swimming siong the
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    STABBED AND BURNT.
    104 7 Dead Body Found in A Sack. Th'.Te were extensive burns and multiple stab wounds on the body of a Chinese found in a sack on the Yco Chu Rang Road recently. A medk-al witness before the Coroner said the man had been stabbed before ho was burnt.
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    EXCHANGES.
    82 7 [BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO] i:u K by. Apr. It. ForeiK'i exchanges are Air.sterdam 12.10 :i 4 Athens W2\i, Berlin 20.42, Bombay :;2d.. Bruaaola :(1.'.t7. Bucharest 77: i' lluenos Aires 17 11-16, Copenhager LIJ», Genera tSJJS, Helsingfors 194, Hong Kong 2s. o>4d.. Kobe Is. 0 lf-ldd., Lisbon ZK, Madrid 2:>.'.2- Milan
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    CABLE NEWS FROM JAPAN
    54 7 . (Nichi-Nichi Service.) Tokio, Apr. 18. Ths fiftwnth bank, Jugo Ginko, will resume business from the 28th of this month. Thi diaptltM In IWII the South Maichoril K.iilway oi-.ipany and th.' Muk den authorities has ben K'sult of a concession made by the Chinese. Thi- death occurred
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    41 7 By Iiuulin.le Khiva Sphinx Kashmir J. P. Corn Sibujul; 1 Ii \rrn S'pore London Mar. 16 Apl. 7 Mar. I'" Apl. in Mar. II Apl. 10 Max. i;:l Apl. 1. Mar. 2:< Apl. U M-.r. SO Apl. lf>
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    FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
    251 7 EXCHANGE. Singapore, Apr. -i\ On London, Bank 4 m/» 1 a 19 32 Demand l'rivjito :i m. credit On New York. Demand j.; I W I'r'vnte 00 d'» ."7 On Kr;ime, Hank T.T. 1 I.' On India, Uiii.K T.T. On Hunit Kont;. Hank T.T. 10 no. .lisi.
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    SINGAPORE CHAMBER OK COMMERCE RUBBER.
    57 7 t»% MM Tom- of Hark i i Stagni Latest Ciililp London Spot Sheet X'sd. per Ib. Nev fork Bpoi Bheet U. eaata 17' 4 per Ib. K.S.s. equal to Standard, Q.< I-. Stanclar.l !:.S.S. on Icn.lci April .July Si Del Buyers 2U 1 m% Seller
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      MINING.
      426 7 Issue Val. Pd. £1 £1 Asam Kumbang £1 £1 Bantcrin Tin l l Bating Padanc l 1 Batu Cmn £1 £1 Chenderiang I 1 Chin Chin t'l i'l Eastern Siam £1 £1 Hand Yai 1 1 lliiam Tin l l Hong Fatt £1 £1 lluey Yot Pref. £1 *1
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      GENERAL.
      177 7 MM V«i. Pd. Buyer* Seller! £1 £1 B. Am. TViacco 5.15.U C.0.0 i I Central Engine (>..')0 n."'. 1 1 y.lc >'; Carriage 0.77% 0. 2Vi D £1 K. Smcltinir Co. 13.50 1 1.00 Fraser Naava 17.:;o 17.80 mo 100 Hammer 4- Co. IS .0 Uk. 125 125 II.
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      DEBENTURES.
      96 7 0. tag. fi p.c-. HJSMM W pren. Singapore Cold Btormf* Deb. 7 p.c. $5.'."..»n'i 101 108 Singapore Municipal 5 p.c. ■DO of "901 par. I prcm. BincraoN Mom pal p.<?. of ii)o7 $i.600.(i00 oo par. Siiiicnpiiri- .Muniripiil 4 p.c. of 1909 $1,100,000 90 par. Singapore Municipal 4 p.c. of
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      RUBBER SHARES.
      391 7 Kraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt 'a qnotations. To-d»y Prices FraMr Lyall A A Co. Kvatt. AHenliy .$H Alor Gajah ($1) A. Ilitam ($1) A. Kiining ($1) Am. Malay ($2) A. Molek ($1) A. Pan as ($5) Uulgownie ($1) .$1> Bro K 3S N. ($11 Brunei U.
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      DEATHS
      124 7 BATBITTEL. Oa Aoril 19, IMS, at th Central Hospital. Bittgapor*, John Juliii: ttel, iiKrH fears, younger son n\ Mr. an<i Mrs. L. X. Haybittal, Heoal Real Slngapon. LIM. Lini Kwoc Knir. alias I.im Tiok t'hyi at No. Mahamad Baltaa Ksaa oa April 17. 1988, at 6 p.m. He is
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      ACKNOWLEDGMENT
      37 7 Massra. K. Tsutada and 11. Taahlra bag t, thank all friends ami relatives who attend rd the toaeral af I late Mr*. Mary Aikc Tsutada, aad also tfcoos who >ent wreaths taltgrama and lotßlta ot con<!oicncv.
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      140 7 AUCTION SALE of onv Kox tcr.n* 1 nod Wsj I Irish nwu i.iii. To bi- hi-Iil ;,t Um salc-roi-m of Nvtll i.n<l i.t.i.. N... it. KaJUa Oli Tuesday, April M, MB, at II a.m. On rim on il ■■>• Ml*. POVXU. a.- 00VTAN7, UVITI D. Aaetioacan nnii Valaan I'RIU SSEN.
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      136 7 NIGH STR^GEHEnfiL "^JL^ :.l 52. I!!GH STRKET. ft M mh\ MH i We -illicit your inflection viz. rflB 1 V SHawauiflßlF^^BY Kritish Manufacture, s«th as MM \,^ffirVj^&A-M Leather Materials. W% '^A y&'ififflZyr Ladies' Handbags. Purscj. J} Gi-nt's Pocket Caeca, Bell da^ Children's Shws in wine Glace. DA VII IftNl Green
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      607 7 CHURCH SERVICES S. ANDREW'S CATHBDiIAL. tnd Sonda; after Baator, Apr!) It, IMS. T n.m.. H.C. I 7.!.". a.m.. H.C (Choral 1 and Sermon; I.l unt .Matins and Litany 4 p.m. The Cttechijin r '.:!U p.m. Evonsonji .nd Sermon. S M.iitiww's, Sepoy Unoa. 7 a.m. H.C. AUCTION SALE IN THE SUPREME
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      625 7 j LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Other Classified Advts., see page 16. WANTS, FOR SALE. ETC. FOR BALE, complete travailing cinema outfits. Particulars 60!», S. Times. (lp) TO LET. No. ad. Cairnhill Road Entry ninic.li .trlv. Aefly No. D OK S :.l re-seater, good running ordar. Apply 20, Thomsoi TO BE LET, large
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      56 7 METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. Kandang Kerbau Station. *ourus> of Government Hralth Officer.) i.r Hi. n Baan .ndinu at Midnight on \i;r,l 19. Dej. ■d< npcrmtan liadc i. rupcrstar* Ti;.:> K. Mean ihade tempetmtsn hi.! r. diation m v. 72 K. Mm. M K. raturc 77.1 •I. humidity i p«r cont.i (illibai tlA
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, APRIL 20. THE PRICE OF PETROL.
    657 8 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, APRIL 20. THE PRICE OF PETROL. Since 4he appearance of our leading article discussing the disturbing difference between petrol prices in Great Britain and Malaya there have been many indications that this matter is well on the way towards ecoming a lively local issue. Unquestionably
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    AN OCCASIONAL NOTE.
    167 8 While the death of Lord Eversley, reported in another column, will convey Htth to the present generation, to students of politics of Victorian days and to tho c .o whose recollection of Parliamentary life anies them back for half a century, the news will come as the
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    COMDR. DANIEL.
    108 8 DECIDES TO LEAVE THE NAVY. [RELTER TELEGRAM] London, Apr. 20. Comdr. H. M. Daniel has decided to leave the Navy and seek civil employment, as he is convinced that as a result of the court-martial sentence he has no prospect of advancement in the service. Comdr. Daniel is
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    LINK WITH BRIGHT AND GLADSTONE.
    499 8 LORD EVERSLEY DEAD. BRILLIANT CAREER OF A VICTORIAN STATESMAN. With the death of George John ShawLefevre, first Baron Eveisley, announce;! ')>■ Reuter to-day, the-re passes one of the lew remaining Parliamentary stalwart* jf the days of Bright and Glad.stnnr. First seeking election to the I
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    NANKING REPARATIONS
    121 8 Question of Damage at British Consulate. [reuter telecram] London, Apr. 19. In the House of Commons, replying to Mr. Harry Day (Lab., Southwark, Cantral) Comdr. Locker-Lampson saii no specific claim for reparation for the occupation of the British Consulate at Nanking by Nationalist troops had becii lodged. His
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    DR. LOGAN'S CONVICTION.
    58 8 To Appear Before Medical Council. London, Apr. li. Dr. Dorothy Lokuii. the Channel swimmer, has been summoned to appear bcfoiv the General Medical Council on .May Tl. in respect of her conviction on November 7, at the Mansion House. Doctors may be summoned before the Council for
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    CIVIL PRISON ARREST.
    55 8 Hylam Agitator and The C.I.D. A Hylam, who has been known to the C.I.D. for some time as a person extremely active in local Communist circleyesterday had the temerity to visit two political prisoners at the Civil Prison, with the resjjt that he was arrested with an
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    SUMMER TIME.
    17 8 [rei;ter telegram] London, Apr. 19. Summer time begins at 2 a.m. on the 22nd iiutant.
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    413 8 .All-?. R. P. Aet«a, wife of Mr. .lustko Acti.n, has lieen admitted to the (lincrul Hospital, Singapore. The Bishop of Singapore will be present at ■ramong at Urn K;mtau Cluli id-morrow and will preach the sermon. Mr. .1. W. Simmons. British Adviser, Tienu'franii, Staff. Malayan Civil Service,
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    AMITY BETWEEN COMMUNITIES.
    74 8 Mr. Ormsby-Gore's Impressions Of The F.M.S. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 20. Mr. W. C. A. Ormsby-Gore was presented with two addresses of welcome yesterday, one from the Ceylonese and Indian communities and the other from the Subordinate Civil Service Association >f the F.M.P. In
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    MUNICIPAL AREA
    78 8 Proposal to Take in Siglap District. A proposal by the Singapore Municipal (un;r.issinni-rs to include in the Municipal urea part of the district of Siglap, stretching from the Municipal boundary OB Clian^i Itoad to Teluk Kur.-.u Road, was iiinsidi'rcci at a meeting of the Kurul Board this morniag.
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    SINGAPORE AND JOHORE
    27 8 [keuteb telegram] London, Apr. la. In the House of Lords the Straits Settle-mc-nts and Johore Territorial Waters Agreement Dill was passed in committee unamended.
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    RUBBER PRICES
    62 8 Henderson, Helm and Company, Inc., New York, send us the following cable dated A) ril 19, their quotations being in gold dollar cents closing bid prices Uubber exchanges sales to-day 2,740 tons. April 17.20, May 17.50, June 17.60, July 17.70, August IK cents, September 18.20, October 1 5..10,
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    IRISH GUNMEN AND RUSSIA.
    404 9 MORE INTRIGUE. FINANCING REVOLUTION IN BRITAIN. DBCLO6URES BY THE HOME SECRETARY. [rkiter tklegram] ii. Apr. lit. In the House of ominous, wX qnestioa time, the Home Secn;.\:>. Sir Wiiliain Joynsor:-Iti< Us. confirmed thai Bank of Knirliiml notes found on liie Irish gunmen aiuited en Korea 21
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    DUNLOP RUBBER CO.
    169 9 Sir Eric Geddes Criticises Government. [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, Apr. Ist. Sir Eric Gediies. presiding at the meeting of the Dunlop Rubber Co.. said that in view of the termination of the mtfk tion scheme on Novoatbor 1 the Co:upar.y would put the estates on a fuller tapping
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    LIMITING ARMAMENTS
    138 9 Question of Abolishing Submarines. [BRITISH IMTKRIAL RADIO] Rugby. Apr. H). Coondr. X— worthy aakod, in the House of Commons. whether a statement could bi- made nprihg the conversations that had taken |>l;u,- Let wren the British Foreign Office anil the French Foreign Ministry M the subject of limitation
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    LABOUR AND RUBBER.
    128 9 DATE FOR MISHANDLING' DEBATE. [REL'TER TELEGRAM] London, Apr. 19. At the end of question time in the House of Commons, Mr. J. R. Clyues asked that an early date be fixed for a debate on the mishandling by Government of the rubber question. Mr. Baldwin replied that
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    ATLANTIC FLIGHT.
    114 9 To Be Continued To New York. [BEUTKB TCLEGRAM] London, Apr. l'J. I^ake St. Agnes, Quebec "We have not reached New York yet until we do oar trip is not over," declared Captain I'itzmaurice when he landed here to obtain spare parts for the Bremen. He said it would
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    BRITAIN AND HEDJAZ.
    274 9 Sir Gilbert Clayton's Mission. [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, Apr. 19. Sir Gilbert Clayton, head of the British mission to Ibn Saud, with whom he will discuss outstanding Anglo-Hedjaz and Irakian-Hedjaz questions, departed from London for Jeddah and will meet M. Bourdil'on. Councillor of the High Commissioner of Baghdad,
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    BATTLE OF THE FALKLANDS
    106 9 Cruisers' Mess Plate Returned To Germany. [RXUTKB TELEGRAM] London, Apr. 19. Sydney The mess plate of the German cruisers Scharnhorst and Leipsiir, which wen' destroyed in the Battle of the Falklands, is being returned to the German Government as an act of grace. How the plate
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    RUSSIA AND THE BALKANS.
    49 9 [TRANS-OCEAN VIA PAN-ASIA.] Berlin, Apr. 19. Moscow Diplomatic circles warmly comment on the ltalo-Turkish rapprochcnn:it, which it is hoped will hera'd an llalo-Turko-Russian alliance, thus consolidating Russian influence in the Balkans. It is stated that conversations between Chicherin and the Italian Ambassador ara taking place.
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    FEARED LOSS OF MOTORSHIP.
    155 9 ASIATIC PRINCE. FORTNIGHT OVERDUE AT HONOLULU. [reuter telegram] London, Apr. 19. A message received from Barry states that American destroyers have returned to Honolulu after a week's vain search for the liner Asiatic Prince, with a crew of 22 to 30 British and Chinese, which is
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    EARTHQUAKES
    191 9 Many Casualties In Bulgaria. LIIEI'TER TELECBAM] London. Apr. 19. Sofia Thirty earthquake shocks were felt in I'hilippopolis during the night. Over v thousand dwellings are in ruins and the others are uninhabitable. It is known that 27 people were killed in live neighbouring villages. London, Apr. 19. Sofia, later
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    FRENCH ELECTIONS.
    201 9 Majority for Poincarism Expected. [reuter telegram] London, Apr. 19. Paris The main issue of the French elections, in which the first ballot will be on April 22 and the second and final on April 29, is the question of the continuance of the Poincare Government and its financial
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    AMERICAN GANGSTER HANGED.
    62 9 [reuter telegram] London, Apr. 19. Bci.ion, Illinois Charles Birger, leader of the gang warfare which has cost the Egypt section of Illinois a score of lives, was hanged to-day. He 'was sentenced to death in July, 1927, for the murder in December, 1926, of Mr. Adams, Mayor
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    U.S.A. REDISCOUNT RATE.
    29 9 [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, Apr. 20. New York The Federal Reserve Banks of Boston and Chicago have established f he rediscount rate it 4 4 per cent.
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    THE SINGAPORE BASE.
    349 9 COMMONS QUESTION. FLOATING AND GRAVING DOCKS. In the House of Commons, on March 22, Mr. Ammon, referring to Singapore, said the fact that there was not likely to be a graving dock there altered the whole position, and for all practical purposes a floating dock would not
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    OUTLAWING WAR.
    238 9 French Note to The Powers. [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, Apr. 20. Paiis A French note which is being telegraphed to London, Berlin, Rome and Tokio immediately, embodies the draft treaty outlawing war. It follows the lines of the note to the United Stales of March IL and stipulates that
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    AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE.
    191 9 New Grading Scheme In Britain. BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO] Rugby, Apr. 19. Mr. Walter Guinness, Minister for Agriculture, moved in the House of Commons the second reading of a bill for the grading ai.d marking of agricultural produce, which has already passed the House of Lords. He said it
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    CHINA FIGHTING.
    158 9 CHIANG KAI-SHEK'S HEAVY LOSSES. [reuter far eastern service.] Shanghai, Apr. 19. Sun Chuan-fang has been carrying out an offensive with the object of cutting the Lunghai railway at Kweiteh and thence turning Chiang Kai-shek's left flank. Peking Feng Yu-hsiang's advance on the south side of the Yellow River
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    JAPANESE IN SHANTUNG.
    191 9 Five Thousand Troops For Tsingtao. [REUTER FAR EASTERN SERVICE.] Tokio, Apr. 19. The Cabinet has decided to despatch three companies from Tientsin to Tsinanfu. A mixed bridge of 5,000 is going from Kumamoto to Tsingtao for the protection of Japanese lives and property in Shantung. Owing to
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    OPIUM CONTROL
    132 9 1 Coping with the Illicit Traffic. [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, Apr. 19. Geneva The formidable list of opium seizures it-ported to the League since November, 1926, was discussed by the opium committee to-day. It testified to the vigilance of the authorities in many countries to cope with illicit traffic.
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    NOTORIOUS COMMUNIST ARRESTED.
    50 9 [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, Apr. lit. Valencienne The Communist Deputy Doriot was arrested while leaving an election meeting. Doriot, who was previously believed to lie in Moscow, was sentenced in default to three years' imprisonment and a line of Frs. ::,000 for revolutionary activities in Indo-China last year.
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    SUICIDE IN PRISON [REUTER TELEGRAM]
    57 9 SUICIDE IN PRISON [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, Apr. 11). Helsingfors Vilhunen, one of the Communist leaders, who was arrested in a police rou.id-up of suspects, has committed suicide by taking poison. Thirty Communists are now in custody, and arrests continue. The prisoners include most of the Communist party's salaried officials, two
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    THE SOLOMONS MASSACRES.
    44 9 [UUni TILBGBAM] London, Apr. 19. j Tulagi, Solomon Islands A native j named Freal has confessed to shooting Cadet Lillies during the massacre here. He was sentenced to death. Fifty natives will be tried for the murder of native polk*. I
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    MR. ORMSBY-GORE AND THE P.A.M.
    2582 9 THE LUNCHEON. FUTURE OF RUBBER INDUSTRY. INTERESTING SPEECH AT KUALA LUMPUR (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 19. The Rt. Hon. W. G. A. Oimsl.y-Gore, M.P., U nder-Secretary tf for the Colonies, was the principal truest at a luncheon given by the Planters' Association
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    VOLUNTEER NOTES.
    260 10 Training Programme Arranged. The S.it.K. (v). training programme has been completed and printed and I are now in possession of cards showing the parade* which are to be Carried out during the year. A very comprehensive programme has been arranged, Indwmng instruction from the regular unit In Singapore.
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    11 10 Ti-mbuk estate has harvested 188.73J coconut:', for the month of March.
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    GOLF.
    161 10 England v. the Rest. The following is the draw for the match between England and the Rest, to be played at Bukit Timah on Sunday. The players representing England are named first H. 30. Upton and Hull v. Hardie and Winter. HMO, Storr and Smith v. Sefton Cullen and
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    BOXING.
    159 10 To-night's Contests at the New World. Though nothing sensational is billed, there should be some good bouts seen at the New W »rlil to-night. It is an evenly balanced programme, and it often happens that these promotions turn out better than those which look so well on paper. The
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    TAIPING RACES.
    212 10 Handicaps for To-morrow. Polo Ponies (two furlongs). Tarec 14.5, Sunehoke 10.13, Bolter SU2, Mahjong 9.5, Midinette 9. Ponies, Cluss B (six iurlongs). Bonzo II.G, Jaya 11.4, Coquette 10.11, Seatrout 10.10, Precious 10.10, Stirling 10.9, Dixie 10.8, Gipsy Girl 10, Icy Hot 10. Horses, First Division (I.ace Cour.se).Jinah 11.10,
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    60 10 At 8 a.m. on Sunday, Monseigneur Peirichon. the Coadjutor Bishop of Malacca, will perform a pontifical high mass for the titular fca»t of the Cathedral of The Good Shepherd. In the evening, after the vrsr>er3, the four Warden- will be entertained to the usual annual dinner by the President of
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    MR. STIRLING'S ORDEAL.
    328 10 DRAMATIC ACCOUNT OF STABBING AFFRAY. Mr. \V. G. Stirling, the assistant Protector of Chinese, gave a graphic account of the affair which led up to his I.emir stabbed by a Chinese in December of 1926, when evidence was taken before tfr. J. 1- Mcr'all in the District
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    TAMIL COOLIES DEATH
    215 10 . Alleged Assault on Local Estate. The death from a ruptured spleen of a Tamil coolie on Bagam Estate, at the 16th mile, Jurong Road, was the subject of an inquiry held by the Coroner (Mr. F. G. Bourne X- I An estate mandor told the Coroner that
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    CARPENTERS INJURED.
    66 10 Temporary Workshop Collapses At Penang. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang. April 19. Four Chinese carpenters had a narrow Meaas >vh»n their temporary workshop near Pulo Tikus post office collapsed while they were working there. It appears that heavy rains had soddened the supports causing them to collapse. One
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    FELL INTO CAULDRON
    95 10 Strange Death on Singapore Pig Farm. The story of fatal fall into a cauldron of boiling pig feed was related to the Singapore Coroner (Mr. F. G. Bourne) yesterday. Ang Ban, of Yeo Chu Kang Road, said that on March 28, while putting bran into a cauldron
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    PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS
    76 10 The Universal picture "The Cat and the Canary," one of the best mystery plays i ver screened, will be shown at the Gaiety from to-nitrht. A comedy-drama entitled The Winner," featuring Billy Sullivan, will also form part of the second programme. The usual weekly cineinn show, arranged in
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    83 10 In the Third Court before Mr. C. H. Dakers yesterday the Assistant Controller of Labour (Mr. J. Hardy) charged iCamasamy, a petty contractor, o*f Annamalai Chitty Lane. i'or not paying wa.ee-; amounting to $433 due to labourers who worked under him during the months of January and February tbis year.
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    TOWN AND COUNTRY.
    794 10 The Easter vacation of Singapore Schools, ends to-morrow and classes will be reopened on Monday morning. The Board of tne Trinity College of Medicine have awarded a local exhibition for l'.'-S to Mis? Edna Thorp, a pupil of Miss M. Aitken, of Singapore. Sentence ot' twelve months
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    THOMSON ROAD FIRE
    125 10 . Escape of New Row Of Shophouses. I A row of new shophouscs M Thomson Road hai' an escape from lire yesterday, when the Humes from two nearby attap dwellings attacked the rotf of the corner .shophouse. The attap dwellings stood at the corner of Thomson Road and
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      PETROL PRICES.
      570 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.—l have followed your studied aiticlc anil the subsequent letters wild i:iterest, and. whilst I agree that the price of petrol is too high, 1 think you ate tackling the subject from tandpoint. In your commas you have than once stated
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      THE BANVARD COMPANY
      144 10 Mercenary Mary at The Theatre. It is a tribute to t'.ie drawing power of the BanvHid Company that on their third visit to Singapore within recent months, and for I midweek show, they had a large and enthusiastic audience at the Victoria Theatre last night. The show
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    CRICKET.
    104 10 The following will represent the Lanka Union in a Pramros Cup match against 'he Y..\1.('..\. to-morrow on Ok Union ground, play startin:; a1 2 (in A. 8. Maniam, T. A. Chunchj Jasingbe, T. K. K. Ketnam. A. Jansi'n, M. Ignatius. B. Dudley, P. Retnasi be pathy, D. Ponruthurai. S.
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    PERSIAN RAILWAY CONTRACT.
    56 10 [KEITKK TELEGKAMj l.un: l Apr. M. Teheran. he M--.jn- I bill granting ai. America! firm and a OcnOM cnmliine the raiiway Mirv.-y from Bandargaz (Caspian) to Vihammerah (Persian fiulf), with the construction of '93 miles M a irial section End th^ option to construct the entire line,
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    THE WEEK-END COLUMN
    806 11 ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦< Mr. Ormsby-Gore. The chitf topit- of interest this week the visit of the Hon. W. G. A. Ormsby-Gore, whoso wmmgvtik tour of the I .M.S.. has proved that, whatever his intentions in COfIUHC to .Mal:iya may In-, "joy-ridiin;" is not one of them. Although he is
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    LOCAL RUBBER AUCTIONS.
    435 11 Fall in Prices During Week. Bhilum and Co. report .Singapore. Apr. It. Til.- L'runter part of the period under ri--,-d quietly, all iii:,rket» being fairly stcn.ly. On Wednesday, however, there was I taMea Im-ak. London falline ';d. to 77« d.7 7 «d. Bad N'<« York rent sold
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    CRUDE RUBBER.
    154 11 importationß into the United State*. We are indebted to the Plasters' Aaaocintion of Malaya for the following details of the importations of crude rubber into the United States during Feb. IMB. The figures have been compiled and distributed by the Rubber Association of America. The estimated net weights
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    PASSENGERS.
    385 11 Mm Mtowfaaf aaaaaaatn were seeked far Xh- StraiU i.y th«- ami O. ataaawr KaJwa uhi.-h left London on kUrel an.l la .luc in Singapore to-d:iv Mr. Mai Mrs. T. K. llurl.ili. Mra. 1). ISnrl- lets, Mr. C. C Kiiuli'hrr. Mr. C. Bomiinic. Mr- I an.l Mrs. .1. Bum, Mrs.
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    CAPT. HINKLER'S FLIGHT.
    309 12 HIS BIGGEST THRILL AT SINGAPORE. In an article describing his flight from England to Australia, Capt. Bert Hinkler says The biggest thrill v f my flight, however, occurred when I took off at Singapore. It had been raining heavily, and the racecourse on which I landed was
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    THIEF AND CONSTABLE.
    128 12 Housebreaker Makes Clean Breast Of It. A Chinese who broke into a house in K'-oiitr Sek Band while the tanii; won asleep and stole some clothJßg ran into a Constable as he was making hit Being unable to explain how he came i>y the clothing he made
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    THE RUBBER PIONEER.
    260 12 Presentation to Mr. H. N. Ridley, The Frank N. Meyer medal distinguished service in plant introductio.i has been presented to Mr. H. N. Ridley, F.R.S., F.L.S., in recocnition of the important part he played in est.iMishitii; plantations of the Para rubber tree in the Oriental tropics. The
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    CABLE NEWS FROM JAPAN.
    96 12 (Nichi-Nichi Service.) Tokio, Apr. 17. France has notified Japan of the intention to submit for the consideration of the Japanese (Jovornment. anti-war proposals, quite distinct from those submitted by the United States. Dr. kawakami. professor of the Imperial University at Kyoto, has tendered his resignation. He
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    30 12 If science is so wonderful as it claims, why doesn't it make some effort to cross the rubber plant with a steel plant ami ifcrow tiren with metal rims?—Philadelphia Inquirer.
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    PALM OIL PLANTING.
    1489 13 FINANCIAL SIDE OF THE PROPOSITION. (From u Correspondent.) It is stated by people who are in a position to know that a Palm >il Estate can be brought into healing, fully ssjsiafiod, for MS pis- tot, of which the factory j costs, at pretest, about CS per
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER COURTS.
    74 13 htgIMMM of drills up to ami f«r April 22. Friday. April '.>.l-> pjn., I>'Hl Hall. Kurasian Co.. Company I'ara'Jc !>rill hail, S.V.G Band. Band PnwttM Matey Drill Hall. Malay Cnssaaay Paiaae. Saturday. April tl, UO p.m., Bnkit Timah Ranjrr, Ettfasiail <<>■. Mukctry 1 Ifleation 2.30 p.m., him
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      1238 14 Assets, over $8,000,000 S.C. Assurance in force over $30,000,000 The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in Straits SettleaeaU) HEAD OFFICE Wincb»«ter Hoose. Singapore. LONDON OITICI 17, Old Jewry, «.C. Vh. Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of Ecgland and eeaspliea with the British Life Assarance C.apaales
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      888 14 BANKING INSURANCE THE MERCANTILE BANK THE MANUFACTURERS LIFE OF INDIA, LTD. INSURANCE CO. (Incorporated in England). 2nd floor, Hons; Kong Baitk hra., Singapore. nnnnnnn A nlans of Life Endowment and Annuity l^i SuCXd' V. ".Wu K|^? isS d at b st Capital Paid up £1,050,000 •'»'>■ Kcserve Fund and Rest
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      780 14 SETTLEMENT OF SYED MOHD. BIN AHMAD ALSAGOFF, DECEASED IMPORTANT^rUJCTION SALE of vnluable freehold three modern Kuropean residences know* as Nik. 7i>-,\. 7. V1 ami (6-1, Thomson Road, and eight baflding sites situate oIF Thomson Road. Singapore. To be held at MOMf*. Cheonit Koon Senn Co.'s s.'le-n 01,1. No. 30, (hulia
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      571 14 AUCTION SALE Of VAI.I ABIE FREKHOII) LANDS AM) Bl lI. DINGS. To b* held af our fale-room. No. 3-A, Kinlavson l.reen. SinKapore. on Wednesday, April 25, at 11 a.m. PAJtnCULAJO. 1. All that piece of freehold land situate in the District of Kalian^, Singapore, estimated to contain a.. area of
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      115 16 SPECIAL OFFER ftp v lAiifinr innrn w JVIIUIUJ LiIjTIjII DArifTT lUvlVljl "B" 41 W* ■If B P ■IK LI I LU m S^Bl fit i<> -v^ ywr^JJ\ W $7.50 each Solid nickel screw case moisture and dustproof. Jewelled Lever Movement. ACCURATE AND RELIABLE TIMEKEEPERS. Sold by tSwivV /pT^c\ jJ^H-^ lifli:iS
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