The Straits Times, 20 April 1929

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    13 1 The Straits Times sTo. 29,0T>8 SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 1929 PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      221 1 TROPICAL SUITING "FLORODOR" (8.D.A.) WING LOONG, mr.n st. Singapore. MILK PREPARED 1 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 ik you buy.
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      118 1 Special Consignment TOOTALS COTTON SHEETS and PILLOW CASES l^^ >-»♦•♦♦»♦«♦♦....» wSm/^*^-- lB SHEETS PILLOW CASES ,—^W Si 9 Price Size 20 x3O in. W T^^^s, 2 x2l j yds. $5^5 each. $1.60 each. TYtlfw^X^^^ 2^ x 3 ds $6*906 90 each AND PILLOWCASES 50 per I These are of a
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      8 1 M FLORODOR n (B.O.A.) WING LOONG TROPICAL WEAR.
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    THE STONES OF ST. STEPHEN'S.
    1115 2 Falling Gargoyles. EXTENSIVE SCHEME OF REPAIR. The Gothic revival of the last century bu bequeathed some nice problems to this. The decaying stonework of the Houses of Parliament has been occupying attention off and on for nearly eighty years. The problem is as old as
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    U.S. AGRICULTURE.
    80 2 New Measures Considered By Congress. Washington, April 18. The House of Representatives began the debate on the Farm Relief Bill and the DCW agricultural land measure introduced in the Senate. Both bills provkle for a Federal Farm Board and place at Its 1 1 a fund of Sr>oo.ooo,ooo.
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    RANCHER PEER'S FUTURE.
    676 2 Desire for Hard Work. FOND OF THE AXE AND FORK. What does the future hold for the Earl of Egmont, the rancher peer from the Rocky Mountains of Canada, who, by a strange turn of fortune, has inherited a Hampshire castle and estate, a seat in Ihe
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    PRINCE GEORGE'S CAREER.
    793 3 Why He Left the Navy. GREETING FROM CIVIL SERVICE. Prince George, who. is leaving the service in the Foreign Office,! as present t 1 ning, among i nen coll Bguo a< the Civil Service anna) dinner at the Connaught Rooms. He himseli revealed the reasons why. ering
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    THE KING'S PROGRESS.
    51 3 Rugby, April 18. The Kin;,' passed a good day. During the morning the weather cleared and the sun shone brilliantly. His Majesty spent the whole morning in the grounds sad after his usual afternoon rest he spent another hour in the L'rounds in the late afternoon British
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    WHAT A METEOR DID TO SIBERIA.
    1506 3 REPORT OF SCIENTISTS Great Crater in Earth's Surface. ENORMOUS QUANTITY OF METAL. In t)M i'h.iv morning of July 30, 11)08, 40,000 tons c i iron shot down out of the sl.y ;uiil struck the milh a Mow which was felt a tlHMMUMi miles away.
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    FLAPPERS REBUKED.
    159 3 Dictator on Boosting Feminism." Oneral Primo de Rivera, the Dictator Of Spain, took the flappers of his nation 10 task the other day for the part they ■re allej-ed to have played in the recent student riots which have seriously affected Madrid, Barcelonia, Valencia, and many other cities.
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    26 3 Soon after 9 p.m. on Wednesday the electric current, failed in Kuala Lumpur and the town was in darkness for about a fMftaf of -n hour.
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    OVERSEAS PURCHASES
    84 3 Cash on Delivery Facilities To be Withdrawn. WclliPKton, April 7. The Government of New Zealand has decided to withdraw cash on delivery facilities for overseas purchases. Announcing the decision, the Prime Minister estimated that between 150,000 r.nd C200.000 loft the country every year under the facilities accorded and
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    89 3 By the kind permission of Lieut. -Col. the Hon. Dato Abdul Hamid, D.P.M.J., and Officers, the Band of the Johore Military Forces will render the following programme (under the director of Mr. R. V. S. Wright, A.R.C.M.) at the Istana Garden on Tuesday, the 23rd instant, commencing at 9.15 p.m.
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    ADVERTISING 'DON'TS.'
    449 3 Hints by a Newcastle Expert. A paper on Some Don'ts in Mm tising," prepared by Mi. AagM Watson, of Newcastle, was read ti> the PMMkity Club of Sunderland recently by hiMr. Bernard A. WatMh Mr. Angus Watson was unabls?, owing io |MWS«ra ti. engagements, ta tM present In
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    FROZEN TREK FOR A WILL.
    275 3 Far North Hunt. !RI(II MAN WHO DIED OF STARVATION. In an endeavour to recover the body of Mr. Jack Hornbjr, a rich man who died if sla-vation in the barren, lands of Northeni Canada, Inspector J. Trundell and rk, of the Kort Reliance ilt UichmeM
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    THE SOUTHERN CROSS.
    28 3 Machine's Safe Arrival At Derby. Sydney. April 18. Capt. Kitlgsford S:.iith and his companions in the Southern Cross have landed at Derl>>. West Australia. Reuter.
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    AMSTERDAM FIRE.
    25 3 "Crystal Palace" Building I Vstroyed. •cnlam, April 18. The Paleis \<><>r V.)lksvylt (the Crystal Palace of Amsterdam) has been comdestroyed by fire. Rcuter.
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      119 3 OTHERS V.S\ MAY BE GOOD J^> BUT HERE IS I \K it v iiwl FRAMKOZ CO. 9 Suppliers to all the Civil and Military Hospitals of Singapore. THE UNITED ALKALI CO., LIMITED. LIVERPOOL. ENGLAND. A SUBSIDIARY COMPANY OF I'ERIAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LIMITED. MamifjK-turers of PI U M KM 1 (5...1
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      104 3 >^ S*^V LOOK FOR THE fs^fityi TRADE MARK vfl^^PE^r ie World-renowned Trade .Mark "His Master's MASTERS M voice' Voice GRAMOPHONES stands for quality, supreme and and unapproached. On a GRAMOPHONE it GUARANTEES IvrA.OIvDS. an instrument of the HIGHEST GRAOK, beautifully designed and perfectly finished in every part On a RECORD
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      566 4 P. 0. BRa'ai-. S EKO.A AND APCA3 LUKES (Incorporated ir. England) MAIL AND PASSENG] X \M> C.VRUO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.N. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT LONDON AND PAR tAST JIAiL SERVICE. OUTWARDS FKOM LONDON FOR CHINA AM) JAPAN Ten age due Spore 1928 Mf'.R^A HMO Apl.
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      592 4 Shipping Announcements (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) TO LONDON Naple.«, Marseilles. London, Antwerp and Kotter'iiMi Vassal* Tonnage Due Sail T KiTANO MAKU S.OuC Apl. 25 16 tUAKUNA VLARU IMM May y ii> 'KA.MO MAKU 8.000 May 26 24 IKATOBJMABU IMM June 0 7 1 ATSUTA MARU 8,000 June Jo 21 KAffHUfA MAKU
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      529 4 BURNS PNILP LINE BURNS PHILP LINE (Incorporated in Australia) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE. VIA JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND Regular monthly sailing, by the wellknown .teamer MARELLA (7,875 ton.) and the new motor vessel, MALABAR (4,512 ten.). The s.s. MARELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading
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      595 4 K. P. M. (ROYAL PAGKET NAY. CO. OF BATAVIA) (Incorporated in Holland) Under contract with the NETHERLANDS INDIAN GOVERNMENT. Telephone No. 3640, with sub-connections to Pa»»aic-, Froigi.t, Transhipment Marin* Depts. and Manager. Desk. Ropre.entative* for Singnpor* and Striitt Settlement, of the Official Tourist Bureau of Java. All information, detailed itineraries
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      624 4 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE THE OCEAN STEAM SHIP COLIMITED. THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO.. LTD. (Incorporated in England^. REGULAR SERVICE TO LONDON AMS rKRDAM, UOTTERDAM, ANTWERP, HAM BURG ANU BREMEN— GENOA, .MAX SEiLLL-S, LIVERPOOL AND GLASGOW MARSKiLLES, HAVRE. UVXBPOOL ANI' GLASGOW— BOSTON, NKW Vol'.X AMI BALTIMORE. WKKICLV SERVICE -LONDON
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      486 4 THE SIAM STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. (Incorporated in BsMs) BAMGSOB COASTING ÜBVICS t,. r Kietay, Trengganu, Kflaiiii.n. Baacaara T.lupin, i'atani, Singora, !....>n. Sichor., Bandon, Koh.iamui, Laagstutli, ChumpoD and Bangkok. Arrival Departure MAI. INI lai. >2 Apl. 24 VALAYA AaL t» May 1 The <t«auer. are fltteJ lkr*ags>OUt with •laetric liakt
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      514 5 Shipping Announcements ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. I Incorporated in England). "ELLERMAN" LINE PABBKNGKB AN'I) FREIGHT SERVICF. TO THE (TNITCO KINGDOM AND CONTINENT' FREIGHT SERVICE OI'TWARDS. To Hong Kong, Shanghai and Japan. Due Spore. ITY OF MOBILE May 10 s.s. CITY Of DERBY June 10 HOMEWARDS. s.s. CITY OF KHARTOUM
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      489 5 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE <And AMERICAN MAIL LINE ROUND-THE-WORLD SERVICE From SINGAPORE and PENANG *ia COLOMBO, SUEZ. PORT SAID. ALEXANDRIA, NAPLES, GENOA and MARSEILLES to NEW YORK «nd DOSTON Arrive Leave Leave Spore Spore Penang I'KKS. WILSON Apr. 29 May 2 May i I'KKS. VAN HIKKN May U May 16 May
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      545 5 DUTCH MAILS Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland and Rotterdam Lloyd WEEKLY MAIL and PASSENGER SERVICE TO Genoa Amsterdam Southampton Marseilles Rotterdam m.v. Sibajak 12,600 R.L. Apl. 26 s.s. Prins der Ned. 9,200 S.M.N. May 3 s.». Tjerimai 8,000 R.L. May 10 m.v. Chr. Huygens 15,700 S.M.N. May 17 s.s. Patria 10,000 R.L.
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      387 5 OCEANIC AND ORIENTAL NAVIGATION CO., SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. TACOMA ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP CO., TACOMA, WASH. STATES STEAMSHIP CO., PORTLAND, ORE. JOINT SCHEDULE. Direct Wrekly Freight Service from Hong Kong to S. Francisco, Los Angeles, Portland, Seattle, Taioma, Vancouver. Sails about SAN FKANCISCO AND PORTLAND S.S. NKW YOKK Apl. 'JO SAX IRAN-CISCO
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      208 5 Get Your "Kodak 77 and Cine-" Kodak 77 Ready for the Arrival of H.R.H. The Duke of Gloucester and use "Kodak" Film Remember we will examine and clean your KODAK frvv of charge at oar Retail Store, tf, BATTERY ROAD. "Kodak 77 Service Costs Nothing KODAK LIMITED (Incorporated in England)
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      223 6 ALHAMBRA ST TAN CHENG KEE COi, LTD., Proprietors. n PROGRAMME H Commencing Thursday, April 18, ending vi Tuesday, April 23 In the Second Show at 9 p.m. THE LATEST EMPIRE NEWS A William Fox De Luxe Thriller THE AIR CIRCUS The greatest show in the Skies with a Cyclone of
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      450 6 VICTORS THEATRE FOB SEVEN NIGITa DNLT ut 9.30 EDGAR WARWICK prctieaU TKE WARWICK REVUE COMPANY In a atria, ol L^.ih.i i«d a. v tmrmm, ÜBKCT FROM LONDON OpMing JVrfcrmaii.c TO-NIGHT THE PEEP SHOW MONDAY. AMUt H KS f UV HIGH LIGHTS CO "lE INSIDE 7 JLSi FOR FLN THE MERRY-GO-ROUND
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      403 6 A PICTURE THAT WILL ELATE, FASCINATE AND INTOXICATE The Last Co-Starring film of RONALD COLMA> ft tIL-ViA BANKY TWO LOVERS 10 itee's Toerther witli thi-TUNNEY-HEENEY FIGHT For th«- BeaiijPlllill AaaipWnahiß th< W...1.1. I 1 r 1 Show 41 7 pin slurp. A HK-.MAWS COUNTRY Koaturinc MCI HATTO.N. I Bella. NO
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      577 6 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. afuidrfv. lawtl "v »i. w ;a i'uUk IMidai Wanriek Rivue Company, T!,<' Peep Show," Vie. Th.'utic, :..:;o p.m. ■iundnv Aj. nl 21 B. W. U.I a.m.. SO. !>.H> p pi.. 7.1. liari'l. Botanii 9 p.m. Kabelik'i Viulin RteiUl, Vie. Theatre, y.au p.m. \lnn.i ■>. April 22
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      TEMENGOR TIN MINING.
      524 7 Progress in Work Of Development. 1 uni.unl frenera! mooting el the KnNn oT TemengOT Tin Mining Company, I.lil., '..iv In M in miiil week at V. :;iche.»t<-r House, OKI l!rou<l Street, E.C., Mujor F. B. Lawson, O.R.K. (the chairman I, presiding. Mr. W. F. MucLafran, representing the
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      KUALA SIDIM RUBBER.
      45 7 Messrs. Boustead and Ci>.. secretaries for the Kuala Stdin Rubl>er state that a forward contract wns. 1 eluded on March 7. for fid t"ns rililo.l smoked sheet at -lfi'_- eantl per lb. f.o.b. Penang. Janonry-Deceinni 1 I delivery in equal quantities monthly.
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      MARCH RUBBER RETURNS
      27 7 Bane Narn. l^.Hll lb. Bedford. 16.778 lb. Crlenealy. S8.M7 lb. Kill Rise.— 2'J.OOO lb. lie-, land. —17,000 lb. RaUnui.— 3S.9M lb. Trolak.— 25.000 lb.
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      SOUTH PERAK RUBBER.
      432 7 Hopeful View of The Prospects. v tl Ixteenth annual ordinary fi ith Perak stebber Byndirate. Ltd., h ild m mail week at 71, St. Mary-axe, E.C., Mr. M. Sidney Parry, the chairman, presiding, said in the course of his address The esate expenditure at £8,586" was £1,2.U
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      LEAN'S WEEKLY REPORT.
      136 7 Fives Our Own Correspondent.) Penang. April 19. Lean :.ni Co.'s sliaro report states Ihat tin after a rally in price to £210 10s. !>ot and £_!"> iis. for three months, took a Farther downward turn and touched spot ar.d (CM ;\ir three months, but closed better :;t
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      A YEAR RUNING (F.M.S.).
      97 7 The report of the directors of the Ayer Kuning (F.M.S.i Rubber Co., for the year ended Dec. SI, IH2N, states ihat the years working resulted in a profit of £20,5.5.i. which with tho net amount brought forward from 1927 fltl.TiiJ 19s. !»d., makes a total of
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      RUBBER PRICES.
      53 7 Henderson, Helm and Company, Inc. New York, send us the following cable daU ;1 April 19, their quotations beinj,' n Klilil dollar cents closing bid prices Rubber Exchange sales to-day 4,560 lons. April 19.40, May 19.60, June 19.90, July 20.10, August 20.30, September 20.40, Ortuber 20.50, November 20.G0,
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      PASSENGERS FROM HOME.
      488 7 The following passengers were booked" for the Straits by the I. and O. stoamoTJforaa which left London on March &< and is due in Singapore to-day Mr. K. A. G. Anderson^r. and Mrs. E. K. Allin, Mr. C. A. AlioJajnT Mr. R. P. Allison, Ml (J. Altman^Mr;
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      LOCAL RUBBER AUCTION.
      763 7 Prospects of Fall In Prices. Lewis and Peat (Singapore) reSingapore, April. l'K Although no erratic movements h"-e takon place during the past week pries gradually declined and at the lower level; that have been reached a fair volume of rubber has changed hands. Sentiment that only so
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      RANTAU TIN.
      130 7 Declaration of Dividends On AH Shares. The Rantau Tin Dredging Co., Ltd., have dei-lared a dividend of 3 per cent., being the arrears on the issue of 850,000 6 per cent, cumulative participating preference shares for the period from Feb. 1, 1928, to July 31, 1928. and 6
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      TIN RETURNS.
      104 7 Chenderiang Tin (first half, April).— Dredge 291 hours, 200 piculs. Hydraulicing Julius 60 piculs Sungei Lah 30 piculs. Kamunting Tin (half). 671 piculs and 1.026 hours. Batang Padang (First half).— l7B piculs, 583 hours, 55,000 yards, (2 dredges) No. 2 Dredge lost .'i6 hours Government inspection of boilers
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      NAVAL MOVEMENTS.
      53 7 SHIPPING NOTES. The following alterations are made in the programme of movemen's of H.M. ships H.M.S. Sandwich and H.M.S. Bridgewater will remain at Singapore until June 2. H.M.S. Cleopatra is to arrive at Singapore on Hay 3 and leave on May 5. H.M.S. lioquois leaves Singapore on April
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      HEALTH IN EASTERN PORTS.
      296 7 Report of the L. of N. Eastern Bureau. For the week Mdad April. IS, liU'.i. ths I c.f Nations' Eastern Bureau lisue thr 1 .iMov.ii, k I"- ihh bulletin Suez <1:n- sasallpoi < Aden 28 smallpox cr.scs and lix death :n aga!na( nine cust.-. sad three
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      EXCHANGES.
      78 7 Rugby, April 11>. Foreign exchanges are aaislaids»ii 12.08, Athens o7'». Berlin 20.15. Bombay Is. 5 29-32 d., Brussels 34.1(55, Bucharest 820, Buenos Aires 47 5-16. Copenhagen 18.21. Geneva 25.215, Hclsingfors 193, Homr Kon.; Is. lMid., Kobe Is. 0 15-16 d., Lisbon Madrid :)2.«y5, Milan 92.70. Now York 4.85 13-32,
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    BETTER TRADE.
    199 7 Improvements in Iron And Steel. Although lower values for both our import* and to loaed by th<- Board ■.f Trade re< ims fur February last as coni- Botewortby that wl have declined by £7.">o:ini2 export h;'-." fallen t>y only Is an balance of trade. pavatira fipu. Imports. Ttl.
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    ROBINSON ft CO.
    278 7 Directors" Report for Past Year. The report of the director] of BobiMM ami <".. Ltd., for the Bnancia 1 ltd Jan. tl, 1929, states that the turnover was aiTecteil by the general depression in trade throughout list this. hOWtTtl, UM pori that th" new bram h in
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    34 7 Mi- 1 Bl !ow and Co., in their copra repnit. dated April is, state The market has been steady throughout the week. Approximately 1,040 tons were shipped. Closing t|uot:i: Follows Sundried $9.1."> lixed IMi.
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      173 7 H. B. WINTER Tailor BATTERY ROAD SINGAPORE Tol. OSS. P.O. Box 662. J HUDSON'S EUMENTHOL JUJUBES MADE IN AUSTRALIA. The Great Antiseptic and CAVEAT EMPTOR. Prophylactic. let the buyer beware. The larg-e sale for EUMENTHOL JUrZmtr r-'^gT.iKM— JUBES has led to a number of imitaJ^ jK^'cS^V tions being manufactured under
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      189 7 The British Malaya Trustee and Executor Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements and Registered under The Ti-jst Companies Ordinance ISMJ is prepared to act as EXECUTOR ADMINISTRATOR TRUSTEE CUSTODIAN TRUSTEE ATTORNEY OR AGENT The Company has funds at its disposal which it is willing to lend at reasonable rates
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      781 7 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Other Classified Advts., see page lti. WANTS, FOR BALE, ETC. 8, 1.1 1 1 YD KOAO. Wi.itinc list only. 11 RMISHKO ROOM with board, private f«n;a>. si. 881, Strait* Times. tCI I led top floor Hat. The rimes or Tel. w El alesmaa for provisions sundries. Apply stating
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, APRIL 20. SINGAPORE'S WELCOME.
    954 8 At the conclusion of a triumphant journey through Malaya, H.R.H. the Duke of Gloucester reached Singapore this morning to find awaiting him a welcome of such warmth as must have surprised even those who had undertaken the t aborate arrangements for
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    HEALTH IN THE TROPICS.
    849 8 Natural Enemies Of Man. (By a Medical Correspondent). Xaturo has a wonderful way of keeping a balance of power among all living creatures, and if any attempt is made to upset this equilibrium, sometimes extraordinary things happen. Possibly a cloud of locusts may c.mc and eat
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
    505 8 The Hon. Mr. P. M. Robinson is to be temporarily a nominated unofficial member of the Legislative Council in place of the Hon. Mr. Palgrave Simpson on leave. Mr. William Burton, Barrister-at-Law, is to act temporarily as a Judge of the Supreme Court of the Straits Settlements,
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    779 8 JAPANESE SENTIMENTS. The importance attached to the visit of the Garter Mission in Japan itsel. is shown by the fact that some of tho leading Japanese papers have sent their own representatives as far afield as Malaya to describe the visit here and accompany the Mission
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    77 8 j A cable from London announce:, the ■death of Mr. Eric Maxwell, brother <>f Sir George Maxwell, in a nursing home in London. Mr. Brie Maxwell was widely j known in Perak. He was the founder of the legal firm of Maxwell and Kenion and j retired a wealthy man
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      81 8 ALHAMBRA TO-NIGHT In the Second Show at 9 Win. Fox de Luxe Production THE AIR CIRCUS The greatest show in the skies with a cyclone of thrills. Along with Latest Empire News. First Shuw at 7.30 p.m. A Western Drama THREE JUMPS AHEAD Featuring TOM MIX. TAN CHENG KEE CO..
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    SINGAPORE WELCOMES THE DUKE OF GLOUCESTER. KUALA LUMPUR VISIT.
    5535 9 Departure To-morrow. The P. and Morea, by which His Royal Highness will travel to Hong Kong, will leave the wharf (godown No. 18) at 10 a.m. to-morrow, and the departure will h informal. The Duke, accompanied by the Governor and Members
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    RUBBER MERGER WITHDRAWN.
    142 9 Connemara, Ltd. MANY DISSENTIENTS TO SCHEME. The shareholders of Connemara, Limited, have received the following letter from Messrs. Boustead and Co., Ltd., as secretaries Proposed Amalgamation. At a meeting of directors held on the 15th inst., we were instructed to write and inform you that owing to
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    SMALL-POX SCARE.
    131 9 Vaccination Compulsory At Havre. London, April 19. It is officially confirmed that tbe Mayor of Havre is from to-morrow to enforce the regulation requiring all persons lan.'ling fro'.i Kngland to produce certificates stating that they have been vaccinated during the past six months. The Southern Railway is considering
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    AVIATION IN CHINA.
    157 9 Contract with American Corporation. Shanghai, April 20. The State Council has approved the controct betw^pn the Chinese Goveijn-g ment's National Aviation CorporaticWt and the American Aviation Kxploration Co., Inc., which is controlled by the (.urti.ss company, by which the latter undertakes to establish air routes in various
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    RACE STABLE FIRE.
    34 9 Sixteen Valuable Horses Incinerated. Havrcdc Grace, Maryland, April 10. Sixteen well-known racehorses were incinerated in a stable fire here. They included Shasta Knhn, El Canoe, Goulash, Hot Time and Inlaid. Reuter.
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    FINNISH DIET DISSOLVED.
    31 9 Helsinjffors, April ltL The President has dissolved the Diet owing: to the refusal to vote credits to increase the salaries of Government employees. Elections will bo held ihortly.—Rcuter.
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    LORD REVELSTOKE'S DEATH.
    188 9 Succumbs to Heart Attack In Paris. Paris, April 19. The death has occurred, following a heart attack of Lord Revelstoke, chairman of the sub-committee appointed to discuss the German reparations offer with Herr Schacht. Reuter. Lord Revelstoke, who was 'he second Baron, was 66 years of age.
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    DERBY SWEEP FEVER.
    220 9 £1,000,000 in Stock Exchange Fund. London, April ID. The sum of £1,000,000 has been subscribed to the Stock Exchange Derby p, officially known as the Stock Exchange Mutual Subscription Fund," and the list has been closed. There ill be two winning tickets in the Stock Exchange sweepstake,
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    FAMINE IN KANSU.
    160 9 Appalling Conditions Described. Peking, April 20. The China International Famine Relief Committee reports the receipt of pitifully worded appeals from foreigners in the famine regions of Kansu. One from Lanchow says, Is Kansu forgotten or the distress under-estimated Those who have been on the_ verge of starvation
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    AMERICAN AIR SERVICE.
    33 9 New York, April 19. A new air mail and passenger service is announced by Tri-motor Safety Airways, covering the journey between New York and Buenos Aires in seven days. Ittuter.
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    DUKE OF GLOUCES TER IN SINGAPORE.
    24 9 His Royal Highness conversing with the officer commanding the guard of honour at Tank Road Station this morning.
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    RUBBER INDUSTRY'S PIONEER.
    335 9 Memorial to Sir Henry Wickham. It has been suggested that friends of the late Sir Henry Wickham, and others who were acquainted with him, would welcome the opportunity of being associated with some simple form of permanent memorial to Sir Henry, whose services in connection with the
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    LOST AIRMEN.
    99 9 Hopes of Discovery Rapidly Fading. Sydney, April 19. Hopes of discovering: the airmen, Lieut. Keith Anderson and Mr. Hitchcock, who were lost over a week ago while searching for the Southern Cross, are rapidly fading. Eight aeroplanes have fruitlessly scoured an immense and practically uninhabited area without success.
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    MOTOR SPEED RECORD.
    64 9 Capt. Malcolm Campbell's Trial Run. Varneuk Pan, April 19. Capt. Malcolm Campbell will make his attempt on the motor speed record to-morrow. In a trial run with which he J was very satisfied he reached 215 miles an hour. It seemed that there was nearly an accident
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    KING OF BULGARIA.
    40 9 May Marry Daughter Of Grand Duke Cyril. Paris, April 18. It is rumoured that King Boris of Bulgaria is to marry the daughter of the Grand Duke Cyril, who is leader of the Russian Monarchist emigres. Trar.sOcean.
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    HOLY PLACES.
    36 9 Proposed Negotiations With Great Britain. Rome, April 19. The Holy See is planning to appoint a Papal Nuncio in Jerusalem to open negotiations with Great Britain regarding the Vatican's claims to Holy Places. TransOcean.
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    BRITISH VIEWS ON DISARMAMENT.
    1152 9 Lord Cushendun's Speech At Geneva. NAVAL QUESTION. Land Forces a Matter For The Continent. Geneva, April 19. The meeting of the Disarmament Committee heard the report of the Bureau (composed of the President and the vice-president's committee) on the Soviet scheme. The report rejects the Soviet
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    COUNTERFEIT CURRENCY.
    32 10 Geneva, April 10. The Conference for the Suppression of Counterfeit Currency has concluded after adopting the draft convention. Th<; Indian and Chinese delegates made reservations with regard to extradition.— Reuter.
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    SOUTH AMERICAN LOANS.
    31 10 New York, April 19. Largely as a result of President Hoover's goodwill tour, it is learned that various South American countries are seeking development loans totalling $318,000.000.— Reuter.
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    39 10 A shipment of gold to the amount of !."9.filO was made to the Straits Settlements in the week ended March 18. The total export of gold from England to the Straits Settlements during the month of February was £151,964.
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    82 10 A Tamil named Kattua was produced in Penang police court on Thursday on a charge of the murder of another Tamil at a house in Hutton Lane on Wednesday Bight. The accused is alleged to have had quarrel with his wife whom he stabbed. A man from the next room
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    111 10 Mr. E. F. O. Maxwell, whose death took placa in England last Sunday was the third son of the late Sir William Maxwell, v.ho held high office in Malaya before becoming Governor of the Gold Coast. Mr. Erie Maxwell spent two years in British Columbia and then came out to
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    REPARATIONS.
    347 10 Slight Improvement In Paris Atmosphere. Paris, April 19 There is a slight improvement in the position with regard to Reparations, flerr Schacht had private conversations with the heads of the different delegations, and it is believed that he indicated that the last word had not been said. He stated
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    FOREST FIRES IN SPAIN.
    87 10 Inhabitants Hastily Leave Villages. Madrid, April 19. Forest fires on Mount El Dualle which spread to the itcighbouring mounjtain villages have assumed catastrophic proportions, farms being swallowed up in a blazing inferno which thwarts all attempts to check it. The inhabitants are hastily retreating, leaving their
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    DUNLOP RUBBER GO.
    57 10 DUNLOP RUBBER CO. Dividend on Ordinary Shares Reduced. London. April 20. The Dunlop Rubber Co. has reduced the dividend on the ordinary shares from 25 to 20 per cent. The trading accounts is credited with £1,500,000 from reserves, and the sum so credited is less than the company's losses consequent
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    SEAPLANE DISASTER.
    26 10 Four Killed Through Mid-Air Collision. San Diego, April l'J. Four naval airmen were killed as a result of a mid-air collision between seaplanes. Reuter.
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    DUTCH INDIES COUNCIL.
    61 10 Equal Rights for Asiatics And Europeans. The Hague, April l'J. The First Chamber, by 29 to 15, approved the bill revising the constiti tion of the Dutch East Indies Peoples Council. Henceforth natives, Europeans and Oriental foreigners will have equal rights of representation, and the present European
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    PRINCE RECEIVES MINISTER.
    17 10 Pugby, April 19. The Prince of Wales to-day received the Egyptian Foreign Minister. Reuter.
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    SUMMER TIME.
    12 10 London, April 19. Summer time will begin on Sunday. Reuter.
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    68 10 Recent departures from Bangkok have been Mr. S. Brighouse, a well-known member of the legal profession and a director of many companies Mr. H. R. Bird of the British Consulate-General Pr. A. F. C,. Kerr, director of the Botanical Section in the Ministry of Commerce Mr. H.B.(i. Garrett, M.C, a
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    GENERAL ELECTRIC SHARES.
    196 10 Controversial Financial Scheme Dropped. London, April 19, Sir Hugo Hirst the chairman of the (Jen' ral Election Co., has sen ;i letter t*"> the shareholders in which he stat that the controversial ftnancUl scheme which had been proposed will I>< dropped. He adds that he is sure
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    ROYAL ENGINEERS.
    117 10 Re-organization of Local Districts. It is officially notified that the followiri c re-organization of the Royal Engineer ili--tricts will take effe/t from to-day The Division Officer, Royal Kr^\ te< I Tanglin, to be Deputy Coouaander, Boy.tl Engineers. Tanglin. The Division Officers, Royal Knginecrs, P.laknn tfati and Pulau Brani
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    HUNGARIAN BONDS.
    96 10 Sentences for Fraud in Paris Court. Paris, April 19. Twenty-seven persons were tried in the Correctional Court for illicitly procuring Government stamps for 100,000 HunK<in:-i bonds, thus giving them jrreatcr Immediate value and preferential treatment under the Reparations scheme. A Viennese banker named Josef Blumestein, a French Consul
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    FIGHTING ON YANGTSE.
    66 10 Wuhan Troops Attacked On Two Sides. Shanghai, April 19. Fighting is in progress on both banks of the Yangtse between Shasi and Ichang, 15,000 Wuhan troops beinpr attacked from the east by National forces and from the west by Szechuanese proNationalists. Gun fire has proceeded all night
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    MANSON MEDAL.
    28 10 Awarded to Sir Ronald Boss For 1929. London, Am il 1 1. Sir Ronald Russ. the malaria expert, has l>cen awarded the Manson Medal for l'Jii'J.
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    DUTCH SUGAR INDUSTRY.
    50 10 The Hague, April 19. The Second Chamber, by 48 to 4:!, adopted a bill granting a bonus to the Dutch beet sugar industry for the year beginning next October, not ci I '-i florins per 100 kilogrammes. It estimated that the grant will Government 4,000,000 florins.— Rtuler.
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    UTOPIA !
    38 10 UTOPIA Tokio, April lh. Mr. Talka-hi Satoh, a Japanese nai<h n in Rangoon, has leased 8,000 ;urrs of land in Upper Burma and is now plannir tstablish a Utopian community in there will be no racial discrimination. Trans-Ocean.
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    26 10 The tender of Wong Ah Phanir amount ing to $47,900 has been accepted for i« erection of three clas<s IV quarters at Batu Lanchang Lane, I'enang.
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    71 10 The general meeting of the Java Pal nakan Club was held on Wednesday and the following were elected office Ix-ai I for the coming year PrasJaV treasurer, Syed Mohamed bin man Alkaff, vice-president. Ahmed bin Bachnk .secretary, Harron bin Oaan. Committee: Ahmed bin Maji A.rsad, Yus'.; 1 bin Onan, Jehad
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    TAIPING AMATEUR RACES.
    1124 11 Record Tole. ROSETTE PAYS *1,U12 IN FIFTH RACE. (Fran Our Own ('"iicspondent.) Ipoh, April 19. Rat-injr h;nl t<> be suspended for half an hour after the first race at the Taiping Amau-ur Meeting to-day <>m account of tho torrential rain. After this short delay conditions became a
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      MISS BETTY NUTHALL.
      113 11 To i'artner Miss Ryan At Wimbledon. London, April 11. As a Mquel to cable* exchanged between three ■■nnttn-iits. Miss Betty Niithall will partner Mi.-< EUxaheth Ryan in the iromen'a double! at Wimbledon. White in ln<)ia MiM Ryan received a al from .Mi>s Helen Wills that they should
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      TENNIS.
      375 11 S.C.C. Tournament. The following were the result? of ye*-U-i day's ties. cterans' Doubles Handicap. Sir W. Murison and C. V. Miles bi>;tt, R. B. B. Donnell and E. S. Adler owe 2, a, ,-_r,, 6— Hunter and Dois bMt E. W. P. Fuleher and V. J. Coleman owe 1,
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      S.C.R.C. Championship Final On Wednesday.
      34 11 The replay of the Straits Chinese Uecreation Club tennis singles championship final between Khoo Hooi Hye and Lim Bong Soo has been fixed for Wednesday next, starting at 4.30.
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      RHINE ARMY CUP.
      37 11 Won by The 2nd Welch Fusiliers. Wiesbaden, April 6. The 2nd Welch Fusjliers won the Rhine Army Rugby Cup for the second year in succession, beating the 2nd Dorsels by 14 points to 8.
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      S.F.A. SENSATION.
      62 11 Malays Fail to Turn Out Against Chinese. The Chinese and Malays should have met in a Singapore League first division 1 match at the Stadium yesterday, but the I Malaya wen unable to raise a team am. thi match was abandoned. There will be «n official inqvicy, we
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      TO-MORROW'S MATCH.
      93 11 Revised Team to Meet Malayan Chinese. The following is the revised team to represent the s.F.A. against i he Malayan Chinese at the Stadium to-morrow. Melam (M.F.A.); Pennefather (S.R.C.) and Richards (Welch); Moller (S.R.C), Turner (Welch), Ess (S.R.C); Oehlers (S.R.C), Shove (Seletar), Hay (S.R.C), Deeriug (Welch) and Mur.ford
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      FUH-TAN TOURISTS.
      24 11 The Fuh-Tan University Students, coiitiuuing their tour up-country, iiiaycd tin Soivmban United Chinese Association XI ;i steniay and were beaten by 5-2.
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      BOXING.
      191 11 La ftarba Knocks Out Willie Smith. Kidc! I^i Burba and Willi- Smith. ;!i. South African bantamweight, met lor t!ii inroad time in Sydney last month, an:l ngain victory wi'iit tj the former tlyweifjht champion of the worl.i. Om th first occasion I.a Uarba won on pointThe second fight was
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      Action by British Board Of Control.
      52 11 The Dritish Boxing Board of Control has r. fused a licence to Mr. Jeff Dickson, the French-American bnxirpr pro motor, who has promoted many of the I'iarges! and most popular European ccitcsta, on the ground that he is not pi'i-- 1 maneiitly resident in
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
    230 11 English Scottish League Fixtures. The following ure t!.<> llxturos in the Enrjlish and Scntti-sh Leagaos to-day Rnt Division. Con Villa \t. HaddenfiaU Burnlov vs. ilokon Wonderan Bury vs. Manchester C; Cardiff v<. Pwtoiaiwlt Leeds \vn. vs. Blackuuni R.; Leicester C. vs. I Evertoa Lhrerpo< vs. Sunc! /Hand Man[cMatet
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    154 11 Saturday. April M ■t. S.C.C. v,-. Old ftsifclslM. P—lang. f ieket S.C.C. 8.E.C., R.C. rroaad. Hak<- if 'in'iccitjr &t tli« I'olo Club, ■I i»., i. lad |i t. football: BJLO-D. \s. H. Board. I'nluu Bruni. laipin>; Amateur Kaces. Su-i!ay. April 21 S.C.C. 2nd XI vis. &.C.R.C., )'ad. Crtefcel
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    620 12 Motor Products Lead. INCREASING TRADE IN TYPEWRITERS. The enormous increase in American exports within recent years is strikingly shown in a report umtd l>y the Department of Overseas Trad*, and prepared by Mr. A. J. Pack, Commercial Secretary of the British Kmliussy at Washington. The pamphlet is
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    168 12 Programme of Drills up U and for week ending April 21, IKS Sunday. April II, 7.:iO a.m., Itukit Ttaah R:iiV« "K Chlne«e Musketry T.:iil ua, Firm K.-inite (Saletar), "A" M.<;» <'»•. M Clainiflcatlon. Monday, April 22. MI l>.m.. Drill Hall. S.H.A. (V>, Batten Panda; 1.11 p.m.. Drill Hall,
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    AMERICA'S GREATEST CURSE.
    436 12 Alimony-Diggers. WEAKENING MARRIAGE BONDS. Alimony is The Greatest Curse ;n; n America," says Judge William X. GemI mill, of the Superior Court in Chicago, xv read, in commenting on the merits of a case before him. The women feel that all they have to do is to
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    1454 13 LIBRARIAN'S ADVICE Quick Heading And Skimming. CETTINT. THE BEST FROM LITERATURE. Dr. Henry Guppy, Librarian of th< fumoui Ji hn Rylands I.iljrar .h< iter, recently delivered an a.l Hren on "The Art of Reading." am it üblished as a shilling pamphlet by the Manchester
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    IDEALISTS TO CO.
    27 13 IDEALISTS TO GO. Not Wanted in Soviet Schools. HMCOW, April IS. The Polytechnic Institute has diuniased 'in teachers m KCOUBt of their idealist onceptioo of history." Trans-Ocean.
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    309 13 Wanted Man Said to Be In Philippines. Manila, April G. A (general alarm was yesterday received by the local police for the arrest of a man supposed to have been the author of a sensational mail robbery on board the Leviathan, on the United States-Europe run. on
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    99 13 Remarkable Story from The Cameroons. London, March 29. The Berlin agent of a German firm which ha.* ulantations i:i the Camernnrs tells a remarkable story in his monthly ■•eporc to the firm. An elephant hunter who saw a herd of apes in the trees, shot ono
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    130 13 "When We Were Boys Together." London, April 11. A si'ptiiaKvr.arian, Mr. William Kintf, who was a shipmate of Hv. Majesty when t he tatter was a midshipman in H.M.S. Bacchante, recently wrote to the Kiiifr -iatior.s, and was invited o rkh ralgwaU House, where, carrying
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    SPINAL MENINGITIS.
    182 13 First Case Reported In Manila. Manila, April 2. The first case of meningitis in Manila broke out to-night. The patient has been isolated in the San L&zaro Hospital. Thr Health authorities do not expert an epidemic of the disease but measure* of the utmost precaution arc being taken
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    35 13 Oslo. April 18. The Government discussed the question if granting Trotsky the right of asylum n Norway, and decided that this could not be done as surveillance wouid be too difli:alt. Trans-Ocean.
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    1125 13 LUXOR TREASURES. Splendours of the Ancient East. REMARKABLE DISCOVERY AT UR. Cairo, March 17. The fiift instalment of the most recent treasures from the tomb of Tutankhamen weie on view to-day at the Museum of Antiqul Among the most interesting exhibits is a ceremonial boat on
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