The Straits Times, 8 April 1929

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    13 1 The Straits Times No. 29,057, SINGAPORE, MONDAY, APRIL 8, 1929 PRICE 10 CENTS
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      225 1 j! TROPICAL j SUITING rFLORODOR" (BD.JI) WING LOONG, HK.H HT., SINGAPORE. 11 MILK PREPARED 1N where If uniformity of quality means anything to you, as it should do especially where the health and well being of infants is concerned— you will want to know the origin of every tin of
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      111 1 I For the Races There is a distinctive tone in the New Millinery and Gowns. ROBINSON CO., LTD, Are showing the advance styles for the Spring in the most fascinating and becoming lines. 'An early choice is often the best/ ROBINSON Co., Ltd. (Incorporated In tht Strain S«ttl«m«nti) SINGAPORE KUALA
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      9 1 I "FLORODOR" (8.0.A.l WING LOONG TROPICAL < J WEAR. S
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      555 2 P. ft 0. BRITISH INBIA ANB APOAR LINES (Incorporated la Bngland) MAIL AND PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAS AND ORIENTAL B.N. CO. UNDRB CONTRACT WITH HIS HAJBSTT'S GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND FAB BAST MAIL BSBVICB. OUTVABDS FBOH LONDOB FOB CHINA AND JAPAN. Tonnage do* S'por* 1929 KALTAN 9.100 ApL 6 •JEYPORE
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      571 2 Shipping Announcements ST:~~ r 'T (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) TO LONDON Naples, Marseilles, London, Antwerp and Rotterdam Vessels Tonnagu Da* Bail HAKUSAN MARU 10,600 Apl. 11 IS t KITANO MARU 8,000 Apl. 28 M HARUNA MARU 10,600 May 9 10 t KAMO MARU 8,000 May 23 24 KATORI MARU 10,000 June
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      526 2 BURNS PHILP LINE i Incorporated la Australia) FOB BRISBANE. SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE, VIA JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND Regular monthly aaillog* by th* wallknown steamer MARELLA (7,876 tons) and the new motor vessel, MALABAR (4,612 tons). The s.s. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia.
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      611 2 staP.il. (ROYAL PACKET NAY. CO. OF BATAYIA) (Incorporated in Holland) Under contract with t'ao NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT Telephone No. 3640, with .ab-ceaneetioM to Pa.sage, Freight, Transhipment Mann* Dopts. snd Manager's Desk. Representative! for Singapore and Straits Settlements of th* Official Tourist Bureau of Java. All information, detailed itineraries free of
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      568 2 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE THE OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO, LIMITED. THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO, LTD. (Incorporated in Bngland) REGULAR SEBVICB TO LONDON AMS TBRDAM, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAM BUBO AND BREMEN— GHNOA, MAB SEILLM, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW.MABSBILLBS, HAVRB, LIVIRPOOL ANI GLASGOW— BOSTON, NBW YORK ANI BALTIMORE TUILT SBRVICB— LONDOH
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      526 2 THE SIAM STEAM NAY. CO. LTB. (Incorporated in Siam) BANGKOK COASTING SERVICE. For Kretay, Trengganu, Kelantan Bangnara Telupin, Patani, Singora, I.aeon, Sicbon, Bandon, Kohsamui, Langsuan, Cbumpon an-i Bangkok. Arrival Departur* VALAYA Apl. 8 Apl. 10 SUDDHADIB Apl. 15 Apl. 17 MALINI Apl. 22 Apl. 21 j Th* steamers are fitted
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      470 3 Shipping Announcements ELLERK«?B BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated In England). "ELT.ERMAN" LINH PASSKNOEU AND FREIGHT SERVICE TO THIO UN'ITKD KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. FKKjr.rrr sertich CH TWARDS To Honf Ko.it, Sh.i-igl.sl and Japaa in.- S';.or CITY 01 ;OW I s.s. CITY 0* MOBTLI May 10 ■OmWAtM s.s. CITY OF KHABTOUM LonHor>
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      477 3 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP U*B ofcrf AMERICAN MAIL LINE ROUND-THE-WORLD SERVICE From SINGAPORE and PENANG via COLOMBO, SUEZ, POUT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES. GENOA and MARSEILLES to NEW YORK and BOSTON Arrivsj Leav* Leave S'px.-e S'por* l'enang PUES. NOMROI Apr. II Apr. 18 Apr. 20 I'lthS. WILSON A;.r. M May 2 May 4
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      544 3 DUTCH MAILS Btoomva«rt MaalHchappiJ Nederland and Kotterdam L2oyd WEEKLY MAIL and PASSENGER SERVICE TO Genoa Amsterdam Suath^icptoa Marsaill** Hatterdam s.s. Insulinde 10,000 R.L. Apl. 12 s.s. J. P. Coen 11,100 S.M.N. Apl. H 1 m.v. Sibajak 12,500 R.L. Apl. 26 s.s. I'rins der Ned. 9,200 P.M.N. May 8 s.s. Tjerimai
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      232 3 CO?KS WACOJiHLITS IWOPLD TWAV^L SERVICE] «»-jy Paaaaica booked by all LiMa NO UUOKIMU FKK Rail tickets issued for the principal railways throughout the world. No booking fee. Baggage, rurniture, Merchandiae Shipped and ttoi.d. Cook's Interpreters in uniform^ meet the principal steamers and trains at all chief ports. Insurances Life and
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      134 3 ffjlades You'll have heard tell of the sclfidSt stropping device in the head of lni-iapr c "Valet" Razor, but do you realise how simple it is. how efficient, how by its use blades last, jj^ not days or weeks, but months. Each day a perfect shave s mjly by threading
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    CAIRO AS AN AIR CROYDON.
    452 4 "Make it Centre of Empire Aviation." A startling suggestion that Cairo should be made the great Imperial centre of commercial aviation, instead of Croydon, was made by Captain the Hon. F. E. Guest, the former Air Minister, to a press representative recently. This proposal," he
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    "A WONDERFUL MILE."
    418 4 Westminster Highways And Byways. The third lecture of a series on The Story of Westminster, arranged by the Westminster Housing Association, was given recently at Westminster School. The lecturer was Mr. A. H. Blake, F.R.Hist.S., and his subject, Westminster's Highways and Byways A Wonderful Mile." Mr. Jacques
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    52 4 Mr. Owen Rutter, who has already written a book on British North Borneo, is to follow it with another, announced by Hutchinson, on The Pagans of North Borneo." It seeks to portray, in an exact yet readable form, every phase of the Noiih Borneo pagan's life, from the cradle to
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    FICTION AND LIFE.
    224 4 M. Maurois on the Novel's Use. Lord Lytton presided at a Joint Parliamentary Advisory Council lecture on Le Roman et le Romancier," given by M. Andre Maurois, at the Governor's House, the Royal Hospital, Chelsea. M. Maurois, Lord Lytton said, was a very sincere and understanding friend
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    BRIGHTON SEAFRONT.
    256 4 To Be the Most Attractive In England. Brighton Town Council have decided to purchase from Lord Abergavenny for £55,000 over 200 acres of land on the cliffs at Koedean and Rottingdean. The acquisition of this land means that the whole of the foreshore of the greatly extended borough,
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    ESCAPED CONVICTS ROMANCE.
    498 4 Arrested for an Old Crime. Mr. James B. Davis, a wealthy timber merchant, who for 14 years has been a respected member of the community in which he lives, has been arrested in Alabama for a crime committed 16 years ago. There was no more universally respected
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    EARTH AS LIP ROUGE.
    63 4 Vanity caaes from British Columbia, with a hedgehog's tail for use as a shav-ing-brush, mussel-shells for razors, and ground earth for lip rouge, were among the collection at the Easter exhibition at (he Imperial Institute London, which opened on March 27. Other Indian relics on view
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      113 4 N EW f SHIFTING GEARS— STEERING, PARKING or TURNING is done with Remarkable Sase There are seven ball and roller steering prevents road shocks bearings in the clutch and being transmitted to the steertransmission of the New Ford ing wheel. I Car. Average practice specifies The New Car can be
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      312 4 The Famous tT*YA/S ■p*riall) presents a strong lwl^% Recn^r.; ended and very accurate *tf for movement. J4. J", _VJ_ :i; tr J Wear. PURE NICKEL HUNTEH POCKET W A I Sold with tho CVMA Factory "s WARRANTY ami il,. iruai i ,tea at your own local Watchmakci Special "TRUSTY" Cyma—
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    RUSSIA'S QUEST OF A MORAL CODE.
    642 5 J Purging the Ranks. COMMUNISTS WORKING OUT NEW STANDARDS. Utterly iconoclastic in the attitude toward traditional morality, the R Communists have been obliged to work out new standard* of conduct for their own guidance. Communism morality I rentially pragmatic in character every action is
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    SIR J. DENISON-PENDER.
    191 5 One-Minute Silence Tribute Of His Staff. A one-minute stoppage of circuits throughout the world-wide system of Kastern Associated Telegraph Companies l.ok place in maM week to allow the stalf on duty to stand in silence at the time of the funeral of Sir John DenisonPender, chairman of
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    OLDEST OLD HARROVIAN.
    77 5 Some discussion is taking place as to ln»- oldest living Old Harrovian. According to "I" Harrovian; this honour is held by Mr. T. M Jackson, who wai at Harrow i i.. ws Mayor of Birkenbead 1879bO, and .i !'art;u i m (I. H. Fletcher and Com shipowners,
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    DEAN'S TRIBUTE.
    223 5 Ex-Police Sergeant's Triumphal Return. Fl.-.g<: fl..wn mast high and a tiny triumphal arch in the school playground rooted ex-Sergt. Josling when he returned to the village of Weston Lullingfield, Shropshire, England, to resume his work a-, ihe village schoolmaster. The renter part of the population of ■'ii had
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    MUMPS EPIDEMIC.
    151 5 Theatre Closes Owing to Cast's Illness. The Gate Theatre Studio in Villiers Street, Strand, was compelled to with■i.il'l performances in mail week ol Hoppla the German revolutionary play by Ernst Toller, as half the cast WOTS down with mumps. Two performances were cancelled "hen tne leading actor and
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    BIRTHDAY STAMPS ISSUE.
    442 5 Khedive's Novel Present To His Son. The Khedive, King Paad, paid his little son a very pretty eoinpl .nent on his ninth birthday, recently. He ordered the postal official* to prepare four stamps of the value .1 oUUs, 10, 16, ai.d 20 mills bearing the portrait of
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    NEW BOOK SOCIETY FORMED.
    430 5 Mr. Hugh Walpole's Selection Committee. The average reader who, out of the ten thousand books that are published every year, finds it difficult to find the best, is about to have those best books selected for him by the newly-formed Book Society, which is having the
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    29 5 Th~ leave of absence granted to Mr. C. W. A. Sennett, M.C.S., has been extended until the arrival in Malaya of the Malwa due on or about July IS.
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    AGAINST CHARITY.
    221 5 Beggars of Szeged Defy The Police. A strike of beggars has just been broken by the police at Szeged, Czechoslovakia. Of late the number of beggars in Szeged had attained inconvenient j proportions, and the citizens, in selfdefence, were forced to adopt drastic measures. The genuinely destitute were
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    EAST END'S LOSS.
    114 5 Death of Best-Dressetl Man Of the Turf. By the death in St. Peter's Hospital, E., of Mr. Joe Solomons, the East End i of London, loses one of its best-known characters. For 50 years he had been a familiar figure on racecourses all over England, and his
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    GANDHI'S COLLECTIONS.
    44 5 Rangoon. Mar. 21. Mr. .Gandhi and party sailed this afternoon for Calcutta by the Aronda. His total collections in Burma amount to Rs. 1,55,000. Five members of the Provincial Simon Committee sailed by the same boat for, Calcutta en route to Delhi.
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    POPE'S SPEECH OF REJOICING.
    291 5 Diplomats' Greetings. "THE ENTIRE WORLD WITH HIM." In a d'panure from tradition. Pope Pius XI. made I tu .table > pec. h at tliv Vatican recently to over UN diplomat.; representing most Christian countries, who came to corigiatnlate his Holiness on the revived pap:., ■overeiguty. The
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    THE NEW VOTERS
    251 5 Women's Politics From Now On." Sir lan Hamilton, president of the Glasgow and Lanarkshire Association of London, speculated on how the new women voters would vote, and said that There would be no peace at all until the country had a lady Prime Minister. "We are not
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    GOSPEL OF MURDER
    195 5 Organized Terrorist Outrages. Speaking at a meeting in Dublin. Mr. Coagrftvc said: "A deliberate or^aniz'-d attack has ban launched against the foundation of BOCielj in the. country. Last January a murderous attempt was niailc <m a juror and a few weeks ago young man u;:^ t'.iuily murdered
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    MARSHAL FOCH.
    108 5 Ex-servicemen's Alleged Grievance. Paris, Mar. 2.. An unrrported incident on the OfHssinn of Marshal Focb'a funeral was the labjoet of an Interpellation by a Socialist Deputy in the Chamber. It appears that a body of ex-servicemen felt offended when they were not allowed to join the funeral cortege,
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      36 5 THE MARK OF REALLY GOOD MUSIC Instruments to suit every purse Records to suit every taste. S. MOUTRIE CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Hong Kong) RAFFLES PLACE. LaV9L L\ B^Laatak^i^Baa! v> t 9fioeiw oencufc&cU 'woUfc/w Phone 2463.
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      83 5 If you like a strong Chemical Beer Don't Demand Gold bottle BUT If you want a Beer that saves you from a headache, then demand "GOLD BOTTLE" BEER guaranteed to be PURE BEER Ask your Dealer for it. Sole Agents DIETHELM CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Switzerland) SINGAPORE PENANG BANGKOK. 1
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    MARK TWAIN'S FIRST SWEETHEART.
    2019 6 SCHOOLBOYS IDOL. Becky Thatcher and Tom Sawyer. REMINICENCEri OF SAM CLEMENS. Thwack Thwaes I Thwack Ml The Virch rod, wielded lustily by the stern teacher in a (Jay when moral suasion in child-training was unknown, came down on the trousers of the wriggling urchin. Now," demanded
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    TUNNEL IN SING SING.
    101 6 The prison authorities at Sing Sing, New York, have discovered a tunnel 40ft. long and 4fL square under the prison reaching to within Bft. of thr outer wall, but have not been able to find out which of the' 1,800 prisoners dug it. Although 640 cubic
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    32 6 Thr Governor has awarded the Coloiiiil Auxiliary Force* Long Service Medal to Gunner Dudley Thomas 1-cwi.s and Private Jacob Farbrother Hodgins, Singapore Volunteer Corps, in recognition of theii iong end .nie:itoriou< service.
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      139 6 A GOOD TIP TO OUR CHINESE FRIENDS CHERRY BLOSSOM Boot Polish and Creams y^Cj^Bt vV^^B^BswHsßHUSßwl^Bsvaw^ W Ha^ .sbib^^w^s^^^^M^t^i^b^i^JbTßß I B/l (Obtainable in all shades). SOLD BY ALL DEALKBS. Sole Acents in the S.S.. F.M.S.. BARKER KENGCHUAN SINGAPORE. EX STOCK Power-Driven Winch 3wyk Illustration is Uie KD'NA r )-cwt. HOIST With
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    WONDERS OF NEW PLANT.
    359 7 Prospect of Wealth For British Farmers. A new plant, the cultivation of which niay mean a revolution in British agriMilUrre, has been evolved by a British Karrlener. The discovery has ban kept a close Secret, and though the plant, Brotex by name, is now being grown
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    THE HELICOGYRE.
    86 7 Italian's Invention for Air Ministry. The Helicojryre, which is l»eing built for the Air Ministry, Is expected to bo ready to fly within the next iew weeks. This muchine, which has been planned l>y M. V. Isacco. a young Italian inventor. i ;i rotatinK wing machine with enirines
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    AN INTERVIEW WITH
    487 7 MODERN STATESMEN. Bernard Shaw "The Greatest Teacher." MASARYK COMPARED WITH MUSSOLINI. V Emil Ludwig was much feted during lis recent visit to Rome. There was quite :i lush to get invitations for his lecture tm NapcU'on. He had interviews with the Pope, King Victor Emmanuel, an<l Musr.olini,
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    EMIL LUDWIG.
    870 7 admire him because of his originality ami vision. Meeting with Lloyd Ceorge. A strangely interesting personality to me is Lloyd George, whom I saw lately at Poitofino on his yacht. From my carUe-top, which is not mme but thc-n neither is the yacht his own I threatened his
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    TWICE MARRIED.
    96 7 Seventy Divorced Couples Reunited in 1928. When, in the divorce court Mr. JuMicc Hill was asked not to make a decrev ataoluto as petitioner and his wife do sim! to re-marry, he remarked that hwished many more divorce cases would ha"c a >imilar happy ending. Inquiries at the
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    LAW OF PLACES OF WORSHIP.
    367 7 Unusual Proceedings At Windsor. An unusual case came before the Windsor magistrates recently, when William Hugh Dempster, of Windsor, was summoned that on Feb. 17 he was a person teaeaing or preaching :it a meeting of persons for religious worship at th. v (lospel Hall
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    BRIDGE THE GULF.
    218 7 Two Hearts in Conflict At Budapest. A divorce ease based on the ground:: of excessive bridge playing hus com«safPIS the Budapest Tnbunal. A certain .Mr. and Mrs. K. R. wall known in Society us expert bridge players, wire invariably placed at the same table by their hosts,
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    ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK.
    229 8 Monday. April 8 1 H. W. 9.2.1 a.m., 8.1, 10.16 p.m., 8.0. Sun rises G. 4 a.m., sets fi.lo p.m. Singapore Chamber »t (/•■MMrca Iluliber A .-■ociaiion. annual intj:.. 8.18 p.m. I'nthedral Parochial meetiiiK. I p.m.. ihaplcr Mouse. Kaai's Hawaiian Troubadours, Vie. Theatre, opening ni|(ht, BJS
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    450 8 nrrm harbour. Mam Wharf T«« Print*, Patrol, tola] Ue i. Bkark, Solon. Oil W'.iarf War i'imlari o.il m Mrf NIL VMMLa IM »:tv hocks. Tanjnnc l>i;»r. Alum link Cliona inoria i/uik K(|>prl Harbour. K:nt:'s Dock Trocas, Crane Pontoon No. 1 Dad Anprby Nu. I'.n-k v. in. Kitty
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    153 8 To-day. CkiM aii'l Hokow (JuMiqtMl !»-»•> China, Hainan, .laj.an. Kon.i. For-nio.-a, Cast Bibarla, Philippine Islands. Western (anaiia and W< tern States of I'.S.A. < Hons Khciitr> I ».n •loihow (Svak-l North and Kast India (SuisaiiKl l.abooan Bilifc (Sri Muar) I l>-"' Selat Pandjant: KenK^aiis ami BagM Si
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE.
    41 8 UM Arrd. By Spore London Johan d. Witt Feb. 22 Mar. 18 Slamat Mar. 1 Mar. 23 EUenua Feb. 28 Mar. 23 P. Juliana M«r. ft Aol. 1 Ekma Bar. 11 Apl. 6 Tambora Mar. II Ap!. 8
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    53 8 A light-buoy has been establishen southward of Pulau Uhin. Position.- Off the south-eastern side o' Squanre bank, at a distance of 14$ miles 248' from Martin Rock beacon. Lat. 1 2.1, N., long. 103° 58, E. (approx.t. Description.—A red conical light-buoy exhibiting a group flashing white light, showing three flashes
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      256 8 v VICTORIA THEATRE TO-NIGHT and Nightly al 9.30 Kaai's Hawaiian Troubadours THE ALL HAWAIIAN COMPANY IN r A NIGHT IN HONOLULU Booking at LITTLE'S. Prices $3, $2 and $1. Sunday. April 21 ONE RECITAL ONLY KUBELIK The World's Most Famous Vfolinist. Hooking Open at LITTLE'S. Prices $6, SI and $2.
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      103 8 SURINA THEATRE North Rridße Koad. Phone No. 6289. From Wednesday. April .1 to Thursday, April 9. 1929. THE GREATEST SPORTING EVENT OF THE AGE! At 9 p.m. Latest Pathe Gazette and Comedy SPECTAI TLAR BOXING For the World's Championship between KNOCKOUT REILLY and the Mexican Fighter KILLER AGERRA (JACK RENAULT)
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      281 8 The Acoustical Correction IN THE MEMORIAL HALL WAS DONE WITH ACOUSTI CELOTEX For samples, sj>ecifications and prices M. STERNBERG CO. 14, WWTBAWAT WILDING, Sole Agents for British "Malaya. ALHAMBRA TO-ISICHT LEWIS STONE in nL 'iff tU ALHAMBRA Sri TAN CHENG KEE CO., LTD.. Proprietor^ PROGRAMME Commencing Saturday, April 6, ending
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      197 8 ALHAMBRA Commencing Thursday, April 18 M BaT 1 )v^ Here is your Greatest Entertainment Thrill An Action Picture of Youthful Romance and Whirlwind THRILLS IN THE AIR New laughs in a new petting. The Aviation Schools where Daredevil youth learns to fly. It'n a Kpred pictare THE AIR CIRCUS. i
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      73 8 METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. K'andanjr Kerban Station. (By Courtexy of Call I—lB* llrallh MnJ Fur the -M Hours r-idinfi at Midnight on Aprit 7. I>e«. Miix. shade Uißß«raturc M r-. Mm. sha4a temperature 71 9. Mean shade temporatuio MJ V Max. MM radiation IM K. Mm. (trass radiaKun 70.5 F. Mean wet.
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    ORIENT TRUST, LTD.
    1262 9 Review of Past Year's Operations. At the annual general meeting of the Orient Trust, Ltd., hold in London in mail Wtl Mr B. L. Ham. '.ton presiding, sail Iti vii-.v of the removal of restriction on rubber, in which commodity more than half, the Trust's capital is
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    15 9 i From Thina and Japan, by Padua, due at Singapore 1 p.m. to-morrow.
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      LONDON MARKETS.
      567 9 Messrs. William Jacks Weekly Report. In their report dated London, Mar. 13, Messrs. William Jacks and Co. state Opinions seem to be equally divided as to the justification for the present speculation on Wall Street, but apart from this, trade in all directions continues to improve on sound
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      CROMLIX RUBBER ESTATE
      209 9 Success of Anti-Malarial Measures. The nineteenth ordinary general meeting of the Cromlix Rubber Estate and Produce Syndicate, Ltd., was held in mail week at 3 London Wall Buildings. Mr. A. C. Wylie presided, and said the accounts covered a period of great depression in the rubber industry.
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      SOUTH PERAK RUBBER.
      114 9 Report of South Perak Rubber Syndicate for year ended Nov. 30, 1928, states that amount expended on development and upkeep of immature areas was £4,024, revenue account shows profit on year's working of £21, phi £6«099 brought in, making £6,120. Rubber harvested was 292,000 lb., compared with
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      GOPENG CONSOLIDATED.
      93 9 Profit of Gopeng Consolidated for year ended Sept. 30, 1928, was £71,873, against £115,078. Quarterly dividends have been paid, totalling 3s. 3d. per share, absorbing £64.312, against £98,942. The directors have decided to write off £10,000 from pipelines and mine equipment and to carry forward £25,018, against £27,458
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      EXCHANGES.
      79 9 Rugby, April 7. Foreign exchanges are Amsterdam 12.101*, Athens 375, Berlin 20.46Va, Bombay Is. 5 31-32 d., Brussels 34.94U, Bucharest 815, Buenos Aires 47*4, Copenhagen 18.21 '4. Geneva 25.21 "a. Helsingfors 192%, Hong Kong Is. llVsd., Kobe Is. 0 15-16 d., Lisbon 108%, Madrid 32.311*, Milan 92.80. New York
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      260 9 EXCHANGE Singapore, April 8. On London, Bank 4 m/s 2/3T4 Demand 2/3% I Private 3 m. credit- 2/4 11/32 On New York, Demand* 56 1 Private 9!) 5 s 56% On France, Bank T.T. 1431 On India, Bank T.T. 153H On Honjf Kontr, Bank T.T. 12% p.c. disc. On Shanghai,
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      SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCN.
      66 9 12 o'clock noon, April 8.Buyers R.S.S. equal to Standard Q.C.F. Spot 37% Standard R.S.S. on Tender April Ntt May 38 Vi June 38% May-June 88V4 July-Sept. 39/4 Oct.-Dec. 40 Sellers MM 38% 39 tm 39 40 40 V 4 Tone of Market Stagnant. Latest
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        MINING.
        474 9 Yal. Pd. £1 £1 A°nm Kumbang £1 £1 B»ni;rin Tin 1 1 13atun£ i'udang 1 1 Hatu Cmm 1 1 Bukit Arang £1 £1 liurmah Malay £1 £1 Chenderiang U i'l Eastern Siam £1 £1 llaad Yai 1 1 llitam Tin 1 1 iloii^ r'att £1 Huey Yot Ord.
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        GENERAL.
        228 9 Issue Val. Pd. Buyers Sellers 2 2 Alex. Brick Preft. 2.074 2.12 ft 2 2 Alex. Brick Ordi. 2.46 2.5S £1 £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 0.1.3 6.3.9 Canadian Eagle 10/- 11 1 1 Central Engine 0.70 0.80 1 1 Cycle and Carriage 0.60 0.65 10s. 10s. Duff Development 10/-
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        123 9 1 U. Eng. 6 p.e. 1,225,500 Norn. Spore Cold Storage 7 p.c. 1 ,t.k ioo« a ion in, mo deb. of 1926 red. 1931-36 101 103 ci. Singapore Municipal 6 p.c. of 1901 red. 1930 $1,878,000 par. 6% prem. Singapore Municipal 4Vi p.c. of 1907 red. 1947
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        385 9 Fraaer Lyall Co. Evatt Alleni.y ($1) Alor Gajah ($1) A. Hitara ($1) A. K uning (SI) Am. Malay ($2) A. Molek ($1) A. Panas (|5) lialxuwnie ($1) Bussett ($1) Brogus ($1) Brunei ($5) a. JelutonK <$D It. Katil <*1) Bukit K. B. (91) B. Kepong ($1) B. Timah
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      TEMENGOR TIN MINING.
      80 9 Speaking at the annual meeting of Temengor Tin Mining Co., Major F. B. Lawson said Granted that the ground already worked by the monitor is a fair sample of the mme and the directors have no reason to believe otherwise and that 100,000 cubic yards per month
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      BUKIT IJOK RUBBER.
      30 9 I The Bukit Ijok (Selangor) Rubber Co. recommends dividend for 1928 of 12V4 per cent., less tax, to shareholders registered Mar. SO, payabl* on or about April
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      TIN COMPANY REPORTS.
      59 9 Sungei Besi Mines announces interim dividend of 5 per cent., less tax, in respect of year to Dec. 31, 1929, payable Mar. 26, to shareholders registered on Mar. 12. Tronoh Mines announces interim dividend of 7V4 per cent., less tax, in respect of year to Dec. 31,
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      AYER KUNING RUBBER.
      40 9 The Ajrer Kuning (P.M.S.) Rubber Company reports profit for 1928 of £20,539, against £27,746. Dividend of 124 per cent., less tax, recommended, against 17H per cent., £5,000 is transferred to reserve, and £14,802 carrUd forward, against £16,828.
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      SHARE MARKET REPORTS.
      285 9 Macphaii and Co., Ltd. Singapore, April 8. Rubber.— Local 3714 cents per lb. Market Steady. Tin. London £217 ss. Rubbers.— Quiet. Brogas 1.10-1.20, New Scudais 2.07 I ,*-2.15, Pajams 2.05-2.15, Bazsetts 95 cents- 1.10, Tapahs 2-2.10, Klr.ar.gs 5.256.75, New Serendahs 3-3.50, Connemaras 1.902.05, Malaka PLidas 1.80-2, U':u
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      MALAYA PUBLISHING HOUSE.
      249 9 Exceptionally Good Year's Business. The report of the directors of Malaya Publishing House, Ltd., for the thirteen months ended Feb. -28, 1929, states that as a result of offering shares to the public 104.510 shares were taken up, the vendors taking up a further 25,000 shares. This
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      MERCANTILE BANK.
      151 9 Dividend of 16 Per Cent. For The Year. The thirty-sixth annual report of the Mercantile Bank of India, Ltd., for the year ended Dec. 31, 1928, states The net profits for the year, after providing for bad and dubtful debts, and including £164,846 3s. 3d. brought forward from
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      CHARTERED BANK.
      109 9 Year's Dividend of 20 "4 Per Cent. Net profits amounting to £834,156, including £206, HD3 brought forward from the previous year, are reported by the Chartered Bunk of India, Australia and China for 1928 {against £93y,:tltt, including £215,354 brought in for 1927 i. An interim dividend of 7
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      RUBBER PRICES.
      60 9 Henderson, Helm and Company, Inc. New York, send us the following cable dated April 6, their quotations bc'ng in gold dollar cent!* closing- bid prices Rubber Exchange sales to-day 1,175 tons. April 22.00, May 22.30, June 22.60, July 22.80, August 22.90, September 23.00, October 23.10,. November 23.20, December
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      MARCH RUBBER RETURNS
      40 9 Bagan Serai.— 2B,ooo lb. BnUk Rabit— 34,ooo lb. 8a1ing.— 31,707 lb. Bakap and Titi Karangan.— 2s,62o lb. Batu Matarfg and Arras.— 29.6oo lb. Batu LinUng.--52.903 lb. Jong Landor. -67,000 lb. Kirn Seng.— l9,3oB lb. K«dah.— 6o,2oo lb.
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      907 9 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Other Classified Advts., see page 20. WANTS. FOR SALE. ETC. TO LET, shops in the OIUWMI Building, f'oni May I. Apply to Stephens. Paul Co. (lp) WANTKI), experienced <hini-e salesman for provision* and liquors. Please applj 600, Straits 1 WANTKI), experieaced codes and cable clerk, who has good
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Monday, april 8. SIMPLE SIMON.
    1087 10 Sir John Simon, in the course of what is described as a guarded review of the impressions gathered during his chairmanship of the Statutory Commission appointed under the Government of India Act of 1919, has confirmed our worst fears. Some time
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    THE LOST COLONIES OF GERMANY.
    741 10 (Geneva and East African Federation. (By the Right Hon. H. A. L. Fisher.) The nature of the mandatory system Ml up under the Covenant of the Leaguof Nations has recently been brought once more into the limelight of public attention by the report of a
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
    314 10 A Reuter cable f.-tim B.asle reports ihc death of the naturalist and ethnographer M. Paul Sarasin, who was famous for his researches in the Sunda Strait and Ceylon. The Rev- F. W. J. Reynolds, acting on the instructions of the Bishop of Singapore, will be away 1
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    829 10 A BISHOP PROTESTS. We publish on another pan*' of tlii* i-snc two letters from the Kt. Hey. PoSf W.stcott, D.0., Lord Bishop of Calcutta ..ml Metropolitan of India. Dr. Westeott takes exception to certain statement* maiie by us in the course of a loading article dealing
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    INDIA'S FIRST AIR MAIL.
    158 11 Sale Arrival At Karachi. COMPLETE SUCCESS. Second Service Leaves Croydon. Rugby, April 7. India received her first air mail from England yesterday, and thus the great enterprise which was launched at Croydon a week earlier is no longer merely an ambitious scheme but an accomplished fact.
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    THE KING'S PROGRESS.
    166 11 A New Treatment For Rheumatism. London, April G. A new treatment, ns\mcly diathermy, is to be applied to the rheumatic trouble in His MaestyV, left shoulder. It consists of the application of heat and light ray*. probably by the ray experts Dr. Howftt and Dr. Woods, who
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    TASMANIAN FLOODS.
    90 11 Death Roll Now Reaches Twenty-three. Hobart, April 7. The death roll o.i account of the floods is now 23. The waters are subsiding, enabling limited restoration of road transport. Many bridges have 0008 destroyed, and the damage estimated at £1,000,000. A motor lorry full of children crashed through
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    BRITISH RAILWAYS.
    76 11 Decrease in Revenue In 1925. London, April 6. Though British railways in 1928 reduced expenditure by i'G.500,000, their net receipts decreased by £1,900,000, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Transport. The receipts for ordinary passengers decreased by £1,200,000, all due to losses on third-class receipts.
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    OIL RESTRICTION.
    80 11 Analogy with Rubber Pool. New Yovk, April G. Mr. I^oring Black, a New York member of Congress, has announced his intention to usk CoBCTCH to esj] the attention of the administration to the operations of the American reserve for crude rubber, better known as the Rubber Pool. He
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    LANCASHIRE COTTON.
    28 11 London, April 6. Tho Bohon Kaatar Cotton-Spinning Association has recommended all emn\|oyers in the F.eypti/in section to continue the present short-time woiklng for another month. Reuter.
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    MEXICAN BANDITS.
    28 11 Washing-ton, April C. The ransom demanded for thy uiininjr engineers Red and Hanson, who were captured by Mexican bandit 3 and recently r«leu»ed, was itSOO. Reuter.
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    COMMUNAL RIOT IN LAHORE.
    160 11 Sequel to Murder Of Hindu. Lahore, April C. Raj pal, author of the pamphlet. Rangila Rasul, the Merry Prophet," which caused a sensation when it was published two years ago, was stabbed to the heart while lying in his shop in the Amakali Bazaar. A Moslem
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    SCHNEIDER TROPHY.
    205 11 British Team's Final Stage Of Training. Rugby, April 7. The British Schneider Trophy team will be transferred from Felixstowe to Calshot, Southampton Water, next weektnd to enter on the final stage of their irainintr. For the first two months the pilots will continue flying the older type of
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    AIR FORCE AWARDS.
    59 11 Kabul Rescue Officers Decorated. Rugby, April 7. The King has approved the following awards in recognition of distinguished services rendered during the recent evacuations from Kabul. Air Force Cross Squadron-Leader Reginald Maxwell, Flight-Lieut. Ronald Chapman, Flig-ht.-I.ieut. David Anderson. Hying Officer Claude I^eighton Trusk and Flying Officer Lionel
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    GOLD IN BRITAIN.
    69 11 Big Imports During Two Days. Rugby, April 7. In view of the monetary situation special interest attaches to the fact announced in the London Gazette that during the two days between noon on April 2 and noon on April 4 gold to the value of £838,847 was
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    REJOICINGS IN HANKOW.
    112 11 Chiang Kai-shek's Formal Entry. Hankow, April C. Chiang Kai-shek went ashore at Hankow for the first time at 11.45 this morning and was welcomed at the jetty by a delegation headed by the chairman of the Peace Preservation Corps, representatives of various public bodies and an enormous
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    GERMANY'S PRESIDENT.
    50 11 11l for a Week With Influenza. Berlin, April 7. It has just been announced that President von Hindenburg has been seriously ill with influenza for a week. There were gastric complications. He is now declared to be out of danger, but he is confined to the house. —Reuter.
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    57 11 Orchard Road, between Cairnhill Road Bed Scott's Road, which has been closed for some weeks fcr repair and widening, was reopened to public traffic to-day, much to the relief of various bye-roads which have been carrying a heavy traffic strain lately. The improvement effected by the widening of Orchard Road
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    SOUTHERN CROSS TRAGEDY.
    169 11 Still No Trace. SUGGESTED HELP FROM SINGAPORE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Sydney, April 7. There is still no trace of the Southern Cross airmen. Resentment is growing at the Government's apparent indifference, coupled with the lack of suitable aeroplanes for a long-range search. The newspaper the Guardian
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    AMAZING DIATRIBE.
    221 11 Marshal Pilsudski and The Deputies. Warsaw, April 7. An amazing jtotriln by Marshal Pil- 1 EOdflky, thi" Dictator of Poland, is publishod in the Poiish newspapers, dealing with! ihc action of the Diet in impeaching the f Finance Minister, M. Czechowicz, for exceeding the estimates. Marshal Pilsudsky says
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    DISARMAMENT.
    125 11 Abandonment of Coolidge Policy. Washington, April 6. The statement made by President Hoover yesterday that the problem confronting naval disarmament was agreement upon the strength of fighting vessels and classification into specific categories is interpreted by the Washington correspondent of the World as abandonment of the Coolidge policy of
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    BRITISH AIRCRAFT.
    66 11 Twelve More Machines For China. Rugby, April 7. An order for 12 more de Havilland ?.Joth light aircraft has been received from China. This brings the total of Moth machines for China up to 22. After bo many years in which little business was done with China this
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    PEACE OF IRAK. '
    52 11 PEACE OF IRAK. Notorious Tribal Leader Killed. Basra, April 7. The notorious tribal leader Faisal-de-Dowish, whose raiding propensities have distuibed the peace of Irak for years, is believed to have been killed in operations in which lbn Saud, ot the head of a force of 40,000, routed the rebellious Akhwan
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    TORNADO CASUALTIES.
    52 11 New York, April 6. At the conclusion of a cay of almost ni id-summer heat a tornado buret ovei North Wisconsin. Twenty people were killed and 50 injured while farm buildings were demolished and wheat crops damaged. Two people were killed in a heavy storm at Forest Lake,
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    AFGHAN INTRIGUE ON FRONTIER.
    130 11 British Action. MANIFESTOES TO TRIBES. Ntw Delhi, April 7. An official communique has just been issued dealing with Afghan efforts t> embroil the Indian frontier tribes in civil war and emphasising the measures taken by the Government of India to maintain neutrality. Inquiries indicate that the
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    ELECTION CAMPAIGN.
    180 11 Liberals First in The Field. London, April 7. The General Election compaign will opm in earnest during the forthcoming week. The Liberals are first in the field with a gigantic drive of several thousands of speakers, supported by the leaders, who will make a whirlwind motor tour from
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    REPARATIONS.
    129 11 Optimism Not Shared In Germany. Berlin, April 7. It is F."nii-official!y stated that thp optimism in the Paris Press with r.->?ard to the Reparations negotiations is by BO means shared by the Herman delegates. The Paris correspondents of Berlin newspapers unanimously declare that the Reparations problem is still far
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    POLAND AND RUSSIA.
    75 11 Murderer Dies From Heart Failure. Warsaw, April 7. Ivan Apanasewitz, a member of the Soviet trade delegation in Berlin, who shot and killed a Polish police official ut Baronowicze, has died in hospital from heart disease. It was reported on April 4 that Apanasewicz was arrested on
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    EMPIRE SHOOTING.
    76 11 South Africa Wins .King's Trophy. London, April 0. With an average of 79.903 out of a possible 100, South Africa has lor the thin! time won the King's Trophy awarded to the country showing the highest musketry efficiency in the Imperial Shields competition. Canada was second with 77.619,
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    "DRY FRIGHTFULNESS."
    59 11 Protest from Norwegian Steamer. Ba'timoi-e, April 7. The pilot of the Norwegian steamer Juan has lodged a protest with the Norwegian Vice-Consul stating that I'nited Slates coastguards in Chesapeake Bay without warning tired half-a-dozen shots, narrowly missing the Juan. The coastgu-m'.s then boarded the vessel and satisfied themselves
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    THE HOLLAND ROAD TRAGEDY.
    234 11 Coroner's Verdict And Comments. A verdict of culpable homicide not amounting to murder against some persons at present unknown was returned by the Singapore Coroner, Mr. F. G. Bourne, this morning at the conclusion of the inquiry into the death of the Chinese squatter, aged 70
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    MEXICAN WAR.
    270 11 Explosion in American Town. Naco, Arizona, April G. American soldiers and Mexican rebels had a brief skirmish after a disturbed night along the frontier in the course of which an American was shot in the chest. Guns were turned on the rebels, who fled. The Americans, scenting danger
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    SUGAR INDUSTRY.
    152 11 Efforts to Stabilise Production. Geneva, April 7. Consultations have concluded between the delegation of the League of Nations economic committee and experts from the countries interested in the sugar industry. The majority of the latter desire stabilisation of production for three or four years, and efforts to increase
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    DUTCH PRODUCE.
    42 11 Marks Guaranteeing Quality Demanded. The Hague, April 6. The Government has tabled in the Lower Chamber a bill prohibiting the exportation of butter, cheese, bacon, other salted pork and other products unless a mark guaranteeing quality is clearly made. Reuter.
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    NORWEGIAN HONOURS.
    46 11 Oslo, April C. Professor Teijitakagi, of Tokio, and Heer Egbert Brouwer, of Amsterdam, were among the 16 savants on whom the honorary degree of doctor was conferred at the memorial festival to commemorate the centenary of the death of the famous mathematician Abel. —Reuter.
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    26 11 The engagement is announced between Felix Bertram Dunbar Kilburn, of Singapore, and Mary, second daughter of Mr. nnd Mrs. Richard Saunderson, of 27, Ladbroke Square, London.
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    GARTER MISSION IN MALAYA.
    1358 11 Royal Tour 1 Tom Pen an g To Singapore. OFFICIAL PROGRAMME Welcoming H.R.H. The Duke of Gloucester. The official programme for the visit to Malaya of the Garter Mission to Japan has been issued. The Mission will arrive by the Morea at Penang on Thursday, April
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    YOUNG PLANTER DROWNED.
    296 12 Bathing in a Disused Mining Pool. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, April 7. A very sad drowning fatality occurrtd near Kepong estate, when the divisional engineer was drowned in a large abandoned mining pool just behind the Kepong Police office. From inquiries mad< on the spot
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    THE MEMORIAL HALL.
    505 12 Satisfactory Test of The Acoustics. As a demonstration of the vast change I in the acoustics of the upper room of the Victoiia Memorial Hall by the use on the inner roof of a new material the experimental concert hejd last night v. us v complete success.
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    JAN KUBELIK.
    63 12 Only One Recital In Singapore. Owing to the late arrival of the steamer on which the violinist Jan Kubelik is comirtr to Singapore the plans 'for his appearance here have had to be changed. He will give only one recital —on Sunday, April 21. Those who have already
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    24 12 Mr. A. W. Daly, of Batak Rabit Robber Estate, Ltd., has severed his connection with that company and has joined Aylesbury and Nutter, Ltd.
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    44 12 The Governor-in-Council has created a litiral Board in the area consisting of the portion of Singapore Island outside Municipal limits and of the islands of Pulau ll.in, Pulau Tekong, Pulau Brani, Pulau Sebarok and Pulau Bukum Besar to be styled the Rural Board, Singapore."
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    DEATH OF MR. IVENS.
    742 12 Distinguished Lawyer And Sportsman. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, April 6. The European community in general and the F.M.S. Bar in particular have suffered a grie/ous loss by the death, quite suddenly, early this morning of Mr. I. Burdett Ivens, partner of the legal firm
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    DIGNITY OF THE COURT.
    189 12 Lawyer's Protest to Penang Magistrate. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, April 7. The Chinese employee of ttoe Swimming Club who was charged on Thursday with criminal breach of trust in respect of money handed to him by Mr. Tyte for safe keeping was sentenced yesterday to
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    36 12 The death has occurred at Hove, Sussex, of Mr. Edward Bedford, who was chairman of Kinta Kellas, Klian Kellas and Northumberland Rubber Companies since their formation. Mr. Bedford had reached the good age of 80 years.
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    53 12 Dr. O. F. Conoley, Medical Officer to the estates belonging to the Straits Rubber and Allied Companies (Selaba Rubber Estates, Ltd., Straits Plantations, Ltd., and Coconut Plantations, Ltd.) is going Home about the 16th inst. by the President Monroe. Dr. Dixon, of Sungei Siput, will act for him during hit
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    NEW CATHOLIC CHURCH.
    756 12 Fine Building at Tiong Bahru. H.E. the Governor and Lady Clifford were present at the opening yesterday of the Church of St. Teresa, Singapore, which has been built by subscription among Roman Catholic Chinese at a cost of over $250,000. The church is an imposing building in
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    MISHAP TO STEAMER.
    63 12 Ashore in Gulf Of Siam. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, April 8. The steamer Nipah, belonging to the Siam Steam Navigation Co., went aground about three hours sailing beyond Chantsboon, on the east coast of the Gulf of Siam. The Bhanurangsi belonging to the same company went
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    DUTCH EAST PRODUCTS.
    60 12 Estimate of Rubber Output For 1929. It is estimated that the production of rubber for the whole of the Dutch Indies during 1929, will be 149,326 tons, of which Java should produce 63,444 tons. The production of tea is estimated at 72,526 tons, including 62,288 tons from
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    PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS.
    15 12 Kaai's Hawaiian Troubadours will open thi» season at the Victoria Theatre this evening.
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    CORRESPONDENCE.
    978 12 [The Straits Timei it not responsible for the opinion* of iti correspondent!. Correipondents should bear in mind that letters must be short and to the point. Long epistles are liable to be rejected or cat down. Correspondents must enclose their names and addresses, not necessarily for publication bat as
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    61 12 The following appointments are notified in the Government Gazette —Mr. R. Page to act as Attorney-General, S.S., with effect from Apr. 5, Mr. A. B. CobdenRanisay, M.G.S., to act as Second Assistant Secretary (B), S.S., Mr. T. F. Carey, M.C.S., to act as Assistant Emigration Commissioner for Malaya, Negapatam and
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    BEAUTY SHOWS.
    229 12 Unseemly and Vulgar Exhibition. Ireland is showing some interest concerning a Beauty Show, which it is proposed to hold at Galveston, Texas, U.S.A., in June next. According to the published scheme the winner of the competition is to be duhbed Miss Universe," and incidentally will receive substantial money
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    MURDERER ESCAPES.
    269 12 American Prisoner's Daring Stratagem. Armed with a revolver which had been smuggled into prison in a large bible, a young man named Elvertz Miquel, who had been condemned for the murder of his swet thcart, Louise Jacks, recently escaped from the shadow of the electric chair by one
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    IN DEFENCE OF LAWYERS.
    331 12 Allegations Against Indian Judges. Allegations that lawyers pmeUahtg in the Cak-utta High Court are not treat..! by the Judges with becoming respect were made r.t a meeting of the Bengal Legisvlati.e Council. Speaking to a token cut in the demand for Administration of Justi.e. Mr. B.
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    SINGAPORE FLYING CLUB.
    73 12 Two New Machines Received. The two new machines for the Singapore Flying Club have now arrived. One has already been flown aii'l the other will be tested shortly The machines are a great improvement on the two earlier seaplanes, having more powerful cna.innn which permit of climbing
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    FRENCH LINER REFLOATED.
    43 12 New York, April 7. The Compagnie Generate Transatlantique liner Paris, which was outwardbound, went ashore on the mud flats oil" Brooklyn in a fog. She was refloat e<l at high tide and was able to proceed on the voyage. Reuter.
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      FUTURE OF SWIMMING CLUB.
      1399 13 Lively Discussions. DIVERSE OPINIONS ON NEW SCHEME. The most important topi-- -it the annual meeting of the Singapore Swimming Club, which was hi Id in the clubhouse yestor- 1 day. Mr. H. L Manchester presiding, ml that of future -A'velopments. Discussions on the question lasted for
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      TENNIS.
      676 13 Ex-Service Women's Tournament. On Saturday afternoon, the Ex-Service Women's Section of the Ex-Service Association held a very successful American tennis tournament, at the Ladies Lawn Tennis Club. Ten couples took part in mixed doubles with five services ]lv head. The sealed handicap was opened at the conclusion of the
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      HOME FOOTBALL RESULTS.
      300 13 Exciting Struggles. PORTSMOUTH'S WIN AT NEWCASTLE. London, April 6. The .following were the results of English and Scottish League matches played to-day First Division. Aston Villa 4 Arsenal 2 Burnley 4 Birmingham 0 Bury 1 Everton 2 Cardiff City 1 Manchester City 3 Leeds Utd. 1 Derby
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      LEAGUE POSITION.
      907 13 I irst liir Rion. Sheffield W. &5* t t'liffc'% I«W«tor City 87 lft 11 784 45 Derby County 38 18 12 878 60 44 ...M.C.. viim 37 20 13 4 B.H 73 44 .Sunderlan.l ,j 8 18 U V Hi 64 2 BlackUuin R. .17 15 13 9U7
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      47 13 Singapore Amateurs Start Activities. The Singapore Amateur 1 Boxing Association will be in action at the Memorial Hail this afternoon between 5 and 0.30, and all interested are invited to attend. One ring out of the three which it is proposed to hay«: is now ready.
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      GOLF.
      246 13 Singapore G.C. Competitions. The Singapore Golf Club April monthly medal was competed for on Saturday and yesterday. The A division was won by Mr. O. L. Bjorneman, and the B division by Mr. R. F. Vu-elker. Seventy-eigrht cards were taken out and the following were returned. In the A
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      S.C.C. VICTORIES.
      374 13 Fort Canning and R.A.F. Well Beaten. An S.C.C. cricket eleven easily defeated Fort Canning at Tanglin on Saturday Scores Kort Canning Gallisford c Starjesa b Begley 1, Lincoln b Beglev i. Smith b bre- ■-> 18, hyatt b Begley 1, Loden b Andervoi 1 i'eppcr Ibw. b Whiteside
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      SPORTING FIXTURES.
      178 13 Monday, April 8 First Mr. Football Malays vs. S.R.O. Stadium. Second Dir. Football S.C.C. fa. S.R.O, sec Golf: Sepoy Lines Ladies' Medal (Borey^ Competition. Taeaday, «ApHI 2nd Div. Football V.M.C.A. A.P.C, V MCA 2nd Div. Football O.T.F.C. ts. S.C.F.A. "A," S.CJ.A. S.C.C. Tournament P.S. and Law ts. 8.8.1,
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      SCOTTISH CUP FINAL.
      63 13 Kilmarnock's Win Over Glasgow, Rangers* London, April G. About 110,000 spectators were present at Hampden Park, Glasgow, to-day to sj» Kilmamock meet the Rangers in the final of the Scottish Cup. KUmarnock won by 3—o.— Reuter. The result of this game was little less than sensational, se'-ing
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      109 13 Records Broken at Athletic Meeting. [(From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, April 7. The seventh annual sports meeting of the Penang Municipality was held on the Esplanade yesterday, when a record gathering, including the Resident Councillor (Capt. Meadows Frost), was present. The events were keenly contested and e'.evrn local
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      84 13 Three Games This Week At Stadium. The following matches have been JTanged for the Fuh Tan University :ioccer tourists at the Stadium Tuesday vs. S.C.F.A. Thursday vs. 2nd. Batt. Welch Regt. Saturday vs. Malays. The tourists will leave on Saturday for Jieir up-country tour. Army vs. Civilians. A
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      WELCH CRICKETERS BEATEN.
      415 13 S.C.C.'s Race Against Time For Victory. In spite of their bad start on Friday nfternoon the Welch Rent, forced the S.C.C. to go all out for victory when the frame was resumed on Saturday. The Tanplin side lost half their wickets for just over 50 runs on
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      791 14 Cuticura Heals Irritating Rash On Arm? And Limbs I suffered for soane tiaie from an irritating rash Da my arms and limbs. Parts of my body were also affected. The irritation was at times so severe as to deprive me of my sleep, my eights being spent in toesing, turning
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      829 14 NOTICE NOTICE is hereby given that the Trade Mark depicted above bearing a rcpresema tlon of two Eagles and the words Double Eagle" is the exclusive property oi TUi; GOODYEAR TIRE ANU RI'BHER COMPANY, a Corporation organized under the laws of the State of Ohio, in the United States oi
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      926 14 AUCTION SALE OF SINGAPORE TOWN AND COUNTRY PROrKRTIKS. hi Messes. Ch*on* Koon Sen* A Co.'s saleroom, No. 30, C'hulia Street, on Wrdnrsday. April 10, at 2.3* p.m. Lot 1. Valuable freehold land and European compound dwelling house known as Ilollycroft, No. 42. Stevens Road, Singapore, area 7N.&20 *q. tt. (Messrs.
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      286 14 WHITEAWAYS Standard Values "FAIR ISLE." "MIMOSA FIBBING." ()f stati( nor Papier de Luxe. conUlnint 30 Rood Stationery contain- ll f. lit v P»Pf 1% x. in X 50 note paper wltn vel ?l»'* t(> NEWTON LINEN nit, .ju note papei match. I'MI'KMIN with 50 envelope* to CUI*II £ii>lUlL'i\l. match. In
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    287 15 Transport Minister's Vision. At the nnnual dinner of the Institution of Civil Engineers held in the Institution Hall, Great George Street, London, Lieut. Col. W. Ashley, Minister of Transport, after rrf erring to several engineering schemes now approaching completion, induding the tunnel between Lochaber and Fort
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    130 15 It was announced at Carnarvonshire Education Committee that in 1932 and following years candidates for the entrance scholarship examinations in Carnar- j vonshire will be required to write Welsh i at well as English composition.-, exception being made in the case of English children recently arrived in
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    261 15 Famous Old Landmarks To Be Removed. Another if New York's landmarks, one of the oltiioi in the city, is having to Rive way to the march of progress--L.ondon Terrace, a row of pilastercd dwellings in 2Hid Street, and Chelsea Cottages in their rear in 24th Street. The
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    55 15 Plans are well advanced for the installation of the first Ti msatlantie exclusively telephone cable from the United States to Britain by the Amerirca Telephone and Telegraph Company. The British Port Onice has agreed to co-operate in the service in conjunction with the present wireless telephony, which necessarily
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    128 15 One of the oldest and most prominent British residents of Hong Kong in the person of Dr. Montagu Harston, will b* leaving for good when the P. and 0. Nuldera sails for Home on Apl. 13. Dr. Harston is going on retirement from th.' Rrm of Di\s. Harston, Black, Balean
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    551 15 1 'Technique Only Required." AMAZING STOIiY FROM MOSCOW. hrofooaor Theodore Aadrie* recently made an a toinshinc dcclarntion. Ha stated t. at the principle of the rew\a( ol the dra.l, had already bet-!i dCßOaatratcd, -.i.i or.ly required lIHIOII to work i>'J'. the twhniiiue to achieve 1
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    258 15 Fourteen Harbours Un4tr Review. Th» advance mado by British flyi: i:i th- b«t tv.o yp-irs as pass?ntfe'r < rr.V renew* the question of marine ni-p-r'-; and facilni;s for the customs <1 •»>•.-.::.■■ f passengers hr.-.l {roods. Ri-fi rv:--v l>een B*ao> to the preMem «>' t'.ni'i'--on th~ K.Tst Coast
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    RESTLESS GENERATION.
    98 15 The present peneration, that is HeIWMS the aites ot 18 and "0. are a sl'.jjhlly shell shoe fcixl generation." This was the concluson coma to by Dr. Cloudesloy Brereton in a lecture he defivered in London bef< re the Ethoioaicsl .Society on The Present Generation." They were embittered
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    DUMBNESS CURED.
    53 15 Mrs. Lily Evans, a dumb woman, living at Pleasley Hill, Mansfield, England. whs M shcc!«-rl when she saw hey four-year-old daughter in flames that she opened the window and called for assistance. Mrs. Evans, at the inquest, answered questions put to her by her friends ii an audible,
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    HOPE FOR 4,000,000 LEPERS.
    498 15 Science Defeating A Trooical Scourge. i I.rp:osy. tho dread scourge which has •■svr|{i ,i 111 Eastern world for 3,000 ytun, and *rm now hold.? -i.000.000 victim's in I" ndc^e, is Ixiinr conquered at la«t. The leading medicn! exnt-iis con;identljr bclicn thnt ihi iliseas^ will l» s'^'iipe^:
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    111 15 SOUTHAMPTON'S HALL. A new Tov.n Hall for Souihan.ii'. on, to '•i.- evooted on LinJ". already Uw W tnerty r»f tho rorponikai at v^'r Narfatmla, i»j :lv tjrin-iic. )bii"t of :i Bill whicV l'-'foi? tho \jr ,;>])o:<'.-d B'lln Committee of I th" Kouro of Commons recently. Sir Karrjr PritctaTd, P»rli«ra«ittrf trreni
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      367 15 Prasurtless Touch Instant Jr.. T\rr: The liyht weight c( the pen Droplet of i:. I :>v inelf is sufficitnt to Jt^rr and Mart at loach it U k keep Parker Ducfolti writ channel between without prc»3ui: i ri- i a hine< GBpilL \.:;li finsers. gravity teed. Geo. S. Parker's A
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    TEA CULTIVATION IN MALAYA.
    2115 16 VIEWS OF PLANTERS. Experimental Work to Be Extended. AN ENCOURAGING OUTLOOK. J The current i«.«u. <>!' th« Ma;iyan 1 Agricultural Jnir.nal published at Kuulv Lumpur has a memorandum b} M^ B. Bunting on Ua experiments cr.ndiiit.il by the Department of Agii culture, F.M.S.. ami S.S. It
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    64 16 The following appointments were made by the Secretary of State for the Colonies during the month ended Jan. .'!1 —K.M.S. Taylor, Major R. R., Commandant, Malay States Volunteer Regiment. S.S. Breach, Mr. H. C, Superintendent. and Telegraphs Dept. Day, Mr. L. F.. M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P.. Medical Officer Silley, Mr. M. L.,
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      103 16 Highest firade #»JPIP /M^wPvb PURE Jr CJCJD SOUP ON SALE AT ALL PROVISION DEALERS. Distributors GETZ BROS. CO, (Incorporatrd in L'.S.A.) 55, ROKINSON ROAD. THE GATE THAT IS OPEN MKS* BKCAUU OK m MEAT AI'I'EARANCE LASTOTO QUAUTUH MMtwn //sXs^^^ i^^^ lsl^^^^ coouhtM SHUTS V XI I»^ Zi jf 11 Supplied
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    1687 17 ate rrotn Tank Road Station to Government House. The route as far a;; I I he gate Into the Government House Domain will be decorated and lined by 1 police. At the gateway a triumphal arch will be erected. Inside the Government House Domain the road will be lined by
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    252 17 New Zealand Complains Of British Methods. How necessary was ihe Prince of Wales' recent call for better salesmanship i.5 amply illustrated in a research report Of the motor trade in New Zealand. British-built motor-cars will never sell in large quantities in that Dominion until ch<j
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    58 17 The funeral of Mr. J. D. Blaze took place on Thursday evening when many attended to pay their last respects to the deceased. Among those present were Messrs. T. R. A. Win;leatt and C. L. Green (partners, Osborne and Chapp.M), Messrs. Ayton, D. G- Ban, 1.. O. Morgan and Chelliah
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    53 17 Arrangements are being wade for an exhibition in Singapore of painting! by Mr. Otani Goroku. Mr. Goroku wa ressful in having one of his painting-,, A Malayan Scene, accepted at the last exhibition of the Societe Dv Sa'.on P'Autonne, Paris. For this exhibition over 20,000 paintings were received and only
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      513 17 SCRATCHING makes the skin's surface raw and f\^ inflamed. It opens the w;iy for poisonous germs to infect the broken tissues and set up ravaging eczema, rash, psoiiu;-i:-, st.ies and ulcers. dot'? n«n «v VVI For siopping irritatica and pan, killing disease germs, and fur whore foil growing ntw hi-.illln
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      538 19 Assets over $9,500,000 S.C. Assurance in force over $35,000,000 The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in Strait* Settlements) HBAD omCB i Winchester House, Singapore LOHDOB Omci I IT, Old J* ry. 8.0, The Company ha* CO.OOO deposited with the Supreme Court of Bngland and complies with the British
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      547 19 BANKING CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. (Incorporated in England by Boyal Charter 18M.) Paid Up Capital in 600,000 shares of IS each 13,000,000 Reserve Fund 44,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietor* 13,000,000 HEAD OFFICE 38, Bishopsgate, London, E.C. 2. Agencies and Branches Alor Star Harbin Seremban Amristar Iloilo Saigon
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      683 19 BANKING HONG KONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in Hong Kong) Head Offlc* HONG KONG. Authorised Capital 160,000,000 Issued and fully paid up f10.000,000 Reserve Funds Sterling i 8,000,000 Silver $14,000,000 i Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. N. S. Brown, Esq., Chairman. W. H. Bell, Esq., Deputy Chairman.
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      266 19 INSURANCE THE MANUFACTURERS LD7E 2nd Boor, Hong Kong Bank Chrs, Singapore. New insurance effected in 1928 £17,943,000. Insurance in force exceeds £93,000,000. COMMERCIAL UNION, ASSURANCE CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England) Fire, Life, Marine. Accident, Guarantee aad Motor. Asset* £61.000,000 ARTHUB C. POTTS— Manager and Underwriter, Eastern Branch, Singapore. The Imperial
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      395 19 JUMP AGENTS FOB STRAITS ;-W-^*l****V<A SETTLEMENTS AND nT^PTB fms TOEffl? Boustead Co., w5 W; LIMITED. \M WW (Inc. in F.M.S.) (Inc. in Ingland) TO LET OFFICES, GODOWNS, ETC Oflces in The Arcade. 15, 17, 19 and 21, Alkaflf Quay. 54 and 57-A, Bras Basah Road. 234 and 236, Havelock Road.
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      235 19 BALLANTINES WHISKY ■xafifscai *nutkj Pure Matured Scotch Whisky 10 years old. Sole Agents ROBINSON CO., LTD., SINGAPORE AND K. LUMPUR. THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD. (Incorporated in Denmark) SINGAPORE. Importers of OK CEMENT "NY CARLSBERG BEER "STAUB" 3 Stars Brandy "STAUB" Liqueur Brandy (20 years old) "SHIP" BRAND "SWAN" BRAND
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      249 20 TALCUM POWDER NEW SHIPMENT JUST ARRIVED. Enquiries Solicited. LEE KIM SOO 40, HIGH STREET. 11 Models. Aa supplitu to the British and Colonial Governments md leading commercial firms. Sole Agents DUNCAN ROBERTS, LTD. 137. CECIL STREET, SINGAPORE. GREEN MANURE SEED PAMANOEKAN TJIASSEM COMPANY, JAVA. (THE ANGLO-DUTCH PLANTATIONS OF JAVA, LTD.,
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      185 20 MODERN SANITATION AND SANITARY EQUIPMENT for DOMESTIC AND PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Apply to Fong Hiii G. H. Watts Co., s M, WALLICH STREET, SINGAPORE. Phone 7582. By Special Appointment to HJL The Kinf ol Siam. tmti. 1171. Many New and Delightful Specialities in JEWELLERY j AND WATCHES Set with diamonds on
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      1025 20 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. PREPAYABLB CHARGES for WANTS. For Saie, To La etc., In .i Jin-ry eluM m*. type (.averara aix words to line) are Per line Om irurtion tt c-nts. two ins. -id tents, threa ins. 84 esntl, four ins. 88 cen.s, fire ins. $1.00, six ins. fIJS, li.i ins. 11.40,
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      927 20 MOTOR VEHICLES FOR SALE, five-seater Citroen, in good condition. Aprly 693, Straits Times. ITALA.SU, LTD., Orchard Road, have always an attractive selection of secondhand cars. FIAT 609, four-seater, owner driven, excrllent condition. Owner leaving Colony. $700 or nearest offer. 669, Straits Times. OWNER WISHES to sell large Buick twoseator, in
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      308 20 HOMEWARD BOUND WE OFFER THE WORLDS BEST "HARTMANNS" AND "SEWARD" CABIN AND WARDROBE TRUNKS REDUCED PRICES LARGE ASSORTMENT yOU PAY LESS AT FRANKEL'S Wardrobe Trunk Cabin Size $65.00. Cabin Trunk 34 in. Size SUN. FRAME BROTHERS 876, VICTORIA STREET. VIOLIN OUTFITS Specially made for the Tropics. Consisting of splendid tune
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      296 20 SURVEYING INSTRUMENTS' Prismatic Compasses, Theodolites, Levels, Road Tracers, etc., etc. Agents for W. F. STANLEY CO., LTD. MOTION SMITH 14, BATTERY ROAD, SINGAPORE. THONG WHATT CO. Agenta for THE FRESH FOOD AND REFRIGERATING Co., Ltd. Suppliers of Wines, Spirits and Tinned Provisions. No. 12S, BEACH ROAD, SINGAPOEB. Telephone 4965. CHOICEST
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