The Straits Times, 1 April 1932

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    40 1 The Straits Times [E3TABKHKD NEARLY A C^NTUnY.] THE LARGEST r AISD MOST WfIVEtfTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, VsiDAY. APRIL 1, 1932. k PRICE 10 CENTS. The Straits Times 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 1932 PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      369 1 imcA^ow; y». cicit BT, x'PHOHf ifiix.^ 6.1S Tonight 9.15 I RICH MAN'S FOLLY featuring GEORGE BANCROFT, j Phone 5261-t \f ELIMINATION i IS NOT ENOUGH' j Phosferine Health Salt I 1/f^X Ip I Tones as it Cleanses •"> Inngoratian must accompany the regular daily removal V of the'eauses of Constipation,
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      136 1 •OMU UIMIM .t'i^HON. M£LROSE GIN k MELROSE .L-* THE GIN ■•4p i RECOGNISED IS TRIPLY TTN DISTILLED AND L /ls>//%+J,. FOR ALL GUARANTEED COCKTAILS. ABSOLUTELY PURE I FINEST LONDON DRY I J OLD TOM $2.75 K-c5t L«S a o PER BOTTLE ooiiufc. X, Mac in ■>€*- SOLE AGENTS: ROBINSON CO.,
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      12 1 6.15 Tonight 9.15 RICH MAN'S FOLLY featurinf j GEORC.E BANCROFT.! Phone 5261-2
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      422 2 P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated in England.) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL SJI. CO. UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND FAB EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOB AND JAPAN. Tonnaga. Dna S'pora. 1932. RANPURA 17.000 Apr. 1 CHITRAL 15,000 Apr. 16
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      583 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.) TO LONDON. Naples, Marseilles, London, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Mlddlesborough. Vaasels. Tonnage. Due. Sail. SKASHIMA MARU 10.000 Apr. 7 8 ■tYASUKUNI MARU 12,000 Apr. 19 20 XHAKONE MARU 10,1100 May 4 5 s SUWA MARU 10,700 May 19 20 IFUSHIMI MARU 11,000 June 2 8 HAKOZAKI
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      513 2 BURNS PHILP LINE (Incorporated in Australia.) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly aailinga by tha wallknown steamer MARELLA (7,865 tons) and t' t s.s. MANGOLA (8,352 tons) (Cargo only). The s.s. MARELLA is ona of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia,
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      580 2 THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LIMITED (leorporated in Denmark.) Telephone 5323. PASS7NGER AND FREIGHT J SERVICE. TO GENO. LONDON, ROTTERDAM, HAM- B,KG AND COPENHAGEN. Leave Spore. Penat.g. >, m.s. ArIA Apr. 6 Apr. 8 m.s. LLANDIA Apr. 27 Apr. 29 m.s. N ONIA May 18 May 20 m.s. I iKINGIA June
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      1011 2 SHIPPING THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE. (Ocean THE SIAM STEAM NAVIGATION Co., Ltd Steam Ship Co., Ltd.. and China Mutual TH E SARAWAK STEAMSHIP Co Ltd Steam Navigation Co.. Ltd.l tup cttm quiodivp n i v THE STRAITS STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd. [E SUN SHIPPING Co., Ltd. THE CHINA NAVIGATION Co., Ltd.
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      492 3 OCEANIC AND ORIENTAL NAVIGATION CO., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. STATES STEAMSHIP CO., PORTLAND, ORE. JOINT SCHEDULE Sailings for United Stales and Canada Points from Hong Kong. San Francisco and Portland. S.S. KENTUCKY sails from Hong Kong Apr. 20 6an Frinrlsro end I.o* Angeles. S.S. GOLDEN STAB sails from Hong kutig Apr.
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      415 3 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LIN B WHY TRAVEL THE DOLLAR WAY? BECAUSE 1 Fresh California fruits and vegetables are served at every men 1 2 Every stateroom is an outside cabin. 3 Outdoor salt-water swimming pool on Deck. 4 Orchestra music for Tea-Dancing-Dinner and entertainments. 5 First Run Motion Pictures. 6 A
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      546 3 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England) ELLERMAN LINE. Passenger and Freight Services to:— 1 UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. Via Ports and Snei Canal. OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. Steamer: Due Spore. s.s. CITY OF DERBY Apr. 1 HOMEWARDS. s.s. KASAMA for M'seilles, Havre, L'don, Rotterdam and
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      436 3 THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. (Incorporated in England) I Capital Authorised £3,000,000 Capital Subscribed 1,800,000 Reserve Fund and Rest 1,666.846 Capital paid up M 1,060,000 I BOARD OF DIRECTORS J. M. Ryrie, Esq., Chairman, P. R. Chalmers, Esq, Charles J. Hambro, Esq, W. H. Shelford, Esq., Sir Thomas Catto,
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      536 3 BANKING ANNOUNCEMENTS NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPY, N.V. Netherlands Trading Society. (Established at Amsterdam 1824.) I I PAID UP CAPITAL PI. 80,030,000 STATUTORY RESERVE Fl. 40,016,000 HEAD OFFICE IN AMSTERDAM WITH AGENCIES IN ROTTERDAM AND THE HAGUE. HEAD AGENCY IN BATAVIA, BRANCHES 'Bandoeng Hong Kong Ra goon BandjermaslD Kobe 'Semarang Bombay 'Weltevreden
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      485 3 NEDERLANDSCH INDISCHE HANDELSBANK, N.V. Established 1863 at Amsterdam. Authorised Capital Clds. 100.000.000 (about £8,600,000), Paid op Capital Glds. 66,000,000 (about 0(>0). Reserves G!ds. 29.19U.007 (about mVUI HEAD OFFICE AMSTERDAM. BRANCH OKKH KS THE HAGUE, ROTTERDAM. OVERSEAS BRANCHES Batarla Head Office for Dutch last Indies. BRANCH OFFICES DUTCH EAST INDIES Ainpcnan,
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      680 4 CLASSIFIED J ADVERTISEMENTS. VJ There are approximately seven words to a Be and there is a flat rate charge of 86 i} a ints per line per insertion with: A minimum of one dollar per insertion. Sd Advertisements will be accepted np to 10 m. on the day of issue.
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      689 4 BOARD-RESIDENCE VACANCIES, at 2, St. Tnomas' Walk. >rms moderate. TWO V«cancieß, 781, Grove Rd., Katong. ichelors only. Tenni*. garage. Phone 5742. SERVICE FLATS now available naar Oxley ri. $80 to $60. All conveniences. 658, S. T. "OXLEY HOUSE," I, Oxley Rise, central, imfortable, homely. Charges moderate, daily monthly. PTione 2920.
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      494 4 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET OFFICES TO LET, 24-B, Battery Koad, 2nd floor. Apply Guthrie A Co., Ltd. OFFICE, Robinson Road, 8,700 sq. toft, first class property. United Engineers. TO LET, SHOP, FLAT, Amber Mansions. Apply Spore Building Corp. M. Market St. GODOWN, R\ver Valley Boad, iuitable Motor Garage or Store,
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      410 4 MISCELLANEOUS PUBLIC STENOGRAPHER (EUROPEAN) 31, Hont Kong Baak Chambers. JU-JITSU or THE AET OF SELF DEFENCE by PROF. T. WATAJTABE Private Tuition will be given also Bone Mttinf 444, SERANGOON ROAD. FOR SALE GENUINE ITALIAN VIOLINS from $25 upwards. Season V^Pml Co., Ltd, 115, NorMi Bridge Rd. FOR SALE, Stanley
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      629 4 SHIPPING NOTICE. M.V. KIST.NA V. 101-A. ARRIVED ON MAR. IT. IM2. Conr.iimeeH of cargo j>er the above ves*pl re hereby requested to note with respect i the Insurance on their goods, that the essel met with boisterous weather on th." lyage from Bangkok and the Master has oted a Protest
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      781 4 TENDERS BTNG APORE MUNICIPAL NOTICE TENDERS NCHCE Is hereby given that tendera are bow invited for the following materials or services, and that particulars of snch tenders may be obtained in the Tender Boon., Municipal Offices. Purchase of empty tins at Scrangoon Incin*ator, Kolam Ayer Lnne, during remainder of 1932.
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    PARIS GAMING DEN.
    74 5 Prison as Sequel to Fleecing Of a Woman. Paris, Mar. 21. Recently cheated out of five million francs at baccarat in a gambling hall, Mrs. Falker, a Danish woman, communicated with the authorities. The conductors of the saloon where the swindling took place, including two EnglishrraeTi, were
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    AEROPLANES COLLIDE.
    37 5 Pilots Unhurt After Jump With Parachutes. Strasburg, Mar. 28. Two military aeroplanes collided at a altitude of 1,500 metres and crashed. The pilots were able to descend in parr chutes and were absolutely unhurt.— Aneta-Havas.
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    COMMUNIST STUDENT.
    108 5 Executed by Canton PoKce. Canton, Mar. 17. The authorities here have decided to carry out an anti-Communist drive within the Cily prior to dispatching- the antiRed expedition to Kian&si. Special detectives have been instructed to maintain a sharp look out for Communist activities in the Chinese universities, schools
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    A HONG KONG ACCIDENT.
    124 5 Naval Officer Has Ducking In Harbour. Hong; Kong:. Mar. 17. Commander Skyrme, R.N., had a ducking in the harbour yesterday afternoon while riding a motor-cycle along; the Praya, but, fortunately, *as not injured, although he had to swim for it. It seems that about four o'clock
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    S.V.C. TRAINING.
    143 5 Programme of drills up to and for weekending Apr. 3, 1832 Friday, Apr. 1, 5.15 p.m., Drill Hall, Ist Bn. Signal Section, Lecture Cable Laying 5.1S p.m., Drill Hall, "D" (Eurasian) Co., Company Parade Weapon Training; 5.15 p.m. Drill Hall, FYxrtresß Co., European Section 5.15 p.m., Drill Hall,
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      868 5 HOTELS RAFFLES HOTEL THIS EVENING TEA DANCE yg'^O 6.30 TO 8.15 pjn. v^T^ <i*' S' \K^ TONIGHT '<& '**$r INFORMAL AFTER t' DINNER DANCE s' 9.30 TO MIDNIGHT /^^Phone 5381. (10 lines) SEA VIEW HOTEL There will be NO DINNER DANCE TONIGHT SUNDAY, 3rd APRIL. ORCHESTRAL CONCERT 11.30 a.m. 1
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      43 5 RAFFLES CAFE Excellent Meals a la Carte at Moderate Cost. BREAD daily delivery to all parts of the town. CAKES Cakes and Pastries, Sausage Rolls and Curry Puffs freshly made daily. Upcountry orders executed promptly. Chocolates, Sweets, Crackers and Fancy Goods. PHONE 5381.
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      86 5 THE ART FURNITURE DEPOT 28-34, Orchard Road, Singapore. mfj 20 per cent, reduction on stock furniture owing to excessive stocks. Furniture equal to the best in Europe at cost price. Use only ulterior toilet aoaoa. KAMINIA WHITEROSE SOAP KAMINIA LAVENDER SOAP DILBAHAR SOAP Hlgheat in quality and matchleat la admirable
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      225 5 Today's Crossword Puzzle 7 12 13 I pf [5 |6 P|§P~T* I 9 I I*l T^~ -is *Ms *> HP* 7 11"1 1" i. gfes g&| g© mh jp ite $M B"'J (CLUES.) ACROSS. illiu 22. Precious stone 1. Evadccl 23 indifferenti ndiffercnt 7. Toiled 24. Those- who tnkc :i
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  • INDIA, BURMA AND CEYLON WEEK BY WEEK.
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      Notes From Bengal.
      1379 6 Changing The Face Of Calcutta Stceeping Away The Slums And Building Garden Suburbs Policy Of Europeans Towards Reforms Turning A Curse Into A Blessing? Clever Cocaine Smugglers Outwitted A Hockey Team For The Olympic Games Pushing Tea In The U. S. A. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Calcutta,
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      BURMA'S CRUEL DACOITS.
      112 6 Five Villagers Killed In Henzada District. Rangoon, Mar. 18. A horrible case »f cruelty perpetrated last month by Burmese dacoits has now come to light from Pyinmabaung, a village in the Henzada district, where 15 dacoits killed five persons, including four inmates of a Burmese woman's house.
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      INDIAN PRINCES AND FEDERATION.
      395 6 Need for Early Decision. NO NEED FOR EXTREME PESSIMISM YET. New Delhi, Mar. 9. Intelligent sections of the Indian public will be able to see through the dust thrown ir.-to their eyes by certain agencies and will realise that, if a Federation worth having is to
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      BRITISH POLICY.
      157 6 Viceroy's Reply to Deputation Of Landholders. New Delhi, Mar. 17. The Viceroy, Lord Willingdon, replying to a deputation of talukdars (landholders) from Oudh, expressed the determination of the Government to Introduce constitutional reforms as rapidly as possible, in order to bring India to her rightful position amongst the
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      FOUR MURDERS.
      143 6 Ghastly Assam Rifles Affair In Rangpur. Kurigram (Rangpur). Mar. 20. A tragedy attended by/four murders occurred at the Raumari steamer station on March 14. It is reported that a detachment of the > 4th Assam Rifles, consisting of 40 soldiers under the cKarge bf four Lance Naiks, a
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      HARTAL LEADS TO RIOT.
      93 6 Police Officers Attacked With Knives. New Delhi, Mar. 17. A serious clash occurred between police and Congress processionists in New Delhi during a hartal to commemorate Mr. Gandhi's m*rch to Dandi two years ago. Several officers received knife wounds and the police were forced to clear
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      HATHA YOGA FEATS AT BOMBAY.
      214 6 Man Who Ate Glass And Nails Drank Nitric Acid. Bombay, Mar. 15. Glass, china, wood, coconut shells, nails, strong nitric acid and the head of a viper constituted the menu of Professor L. A. Rao, of Mysore, last night when he per- i formed hatha
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      "THREE CATEGORIES."
      150 6 How Moslems in India May Be Divided. London, Mar. 21. Haji Rahim Baksh, chairman of the Reception Committee of the All India Moslem Conference, said the Mohammedans today stood divided into three categorics those who stood with Congress and were not a large body, those who were gaining
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      INDIAN CIVILISATION.
      89 6 Said to be in Danger Of Breaking-Up. Calcutta, Mar. 17. Mr. Edward Thompson, formerly Principal of the Wesleyan College at Bankura and now lecturer in Bengali at Oxford, in an inters iew with the Statesman this i week, declared: It seems to me that Indian civilisation is in
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      LORD WILLINGDON.
      86 6 Frontier Tour by Air This Month. New Delhi, Mar. 11. According to present, arrangements the Viceroy w;ll leave Delhi about April 16, for a tour oof. f the North-West Frontier Provinces, where he will Knight and instal the Governor, Sir Ra'ph Griffith, and open the Legislative Council and
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      MRS. K. GANDHI IN GAOI.
      80 6 Reclassified as "A" Class Prisoner. Bombay, Mar. 17. The Director of Information, in a communique to the Press, scys "With reference to the reports which have' appeared in the newspapers that Mrs. Kasturba Gandhi was classed "C by the trying magistrate, it has been ascertained
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      HOUSE SET ON FIRE.
      46 6 By Lightning Woman Burned To Death. Calcutta, Mar. 21. During heavy rain yesterday, lightning struck a house in Tulsipur, within the Municipal area. The house at once caught fire and the only inmate, a woman of 60 years, was burnt to death.
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      WAR AGAINST DRUG SMUGGLERS.
      162 6 Far East Shipments Via Singapore. Calcutta, Mar. 17. A bland looking Chinese shoemaker, one of the poorest looking of his trade in Calcutta's Chinatown, /appeared before the Chief Presidency Magistrate yesterday afternoon. His appearance in court was the result of one of the largest seizures of
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      DRUGS AND ARMS.
      152 6 Case Against 46 Accused At Alipore. Calcutta, Mar. 19. Charges under the Drugs and Arms Acts were framed today by the Special Magistrate at Alipore against Ahmed Shah, a Peshawari, and 45 others, including a Chinese woman. The case for the prosecution was that the accused, who
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      MOSLEM YOUTHS HANGED
      257 6 Sequel to Bookshop Murder In Calcutta. Abdulla Khan and Amir Ahmed, the Punjabi Mohammedans, who were sentenced to death at the Calcutta High Court Sessions for the murder of Bholanath Sen and two others in a bookshop in Col- 1 lege Street, Calcutta, last year were j
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      NO BURMA SEPARATION.
      124 6 U Su Wants India Link, With Reservations. Rangoon, Mar. 8. In the coarse of a manifesto U Su, one of the delegates to the (Burma RoundTablo Conference and president of on section of the General Council of Burmese I Associations, declares that the proposed constitution for Burma
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      EUROPEAN POLICY IN INDIA.
      1062 6 of criticising the actions of others without the logical corollary of having to make good all the short-comings that he professes to find in those he is criticismg in a word, once he becomes realty responsible for his sayings and his doings, I have little doubt
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      48 6 No trip to SWITZERLAND is complete without ascending to the Junnfraujoch, 11,400 feet al>ove sea, Europe's highest situated railway station and hotel, by the famous railway. HOTEL i.IIDKS showinr tariffs, illoe tratt'd hnnkltts. mips and all informatioi frc« on application to the Swiss Consulate. 121. Market Street. SlncaP°r«-
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      197 7 M < »^™"»ssa»-Ma«ss I»n»sm»n»n*««asa»»M—.1 »n»sm»n»n*««asa»»M— TONIGHT MATIHEES TOMORROW SUNDAY AT 3 P.M. The Show they're SHOUTING about! Packed houses at every performance UNQUESTIONABLY The Best Picture yet shown this year NORMA SHEARER ROBERT MONTGOMERY IN PRIVATE LIVES Metro Goldwyn Mayer's Superb Adaptation of Noel Coward's Brilliant Comedy. TONIGHT Constance Bennett
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      375 7 PHONES 5261-5262. A POSITIVELY LAST NIGHT J$3S? One of the fi »»est Paramount Pictures or the year. "RICH MAN'S FOLLY" WITH GEORGE BANCROFT FRANCES DEE. ROBERT AMES lid JULIETTE COMPTON Suggested by CHARLES DICKENS' immortal story, "DOMBEY and SON" IF— BlW^ CommencinK at the MATINEE, 3.1". jl^^y-"*'* _K We Th
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      304 7 PAVILION 6.15 TONIGHT 9.15 THE PICTURE IS HERE! PAUL LUKAS Jt W\ LEWIS STONE (as the great lover.) fWf (the kindl > Judfr' *^t 4B BE Wr I i 3'D-EYFOX 6EO|t6E (the sweet young J < MEEKER F^ '-&S (the boy from wW 'miiy v Orange.) WEEK-END AT LOVE, LAUGHS
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    PASSENGERS.
    1082 8 The fnlluwine pasaen-crs *loft ky the P. and O. Rajnatana Ictiay U. Cdr. J. C. Derrick. Mr. H. C Savons. Mr. R. Mathews, Mr. K Shadgett, Mr. und Mm, R. Mortoft. Mr. M. B. Lynch, Mr. I. t'ockburn, Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Barnua, Mr and Mrs. F. B.
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      EXCHANGE RATES.
      202 8 Singapore, Apr. 1. undvn, 4 month*' sight 1/4 1/3; ondon, 3 months' sight 1/3 IS/1* •melon. CO days' sieht 2 ■n.1,.,1, 30 days' M V -.i,t W 3 27/31 ondon, demand 3 2. r i '3' jndon, T.T. 2/8* yor.s and Paiis, demand I.OBC ambara;, demand ITS vk
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      THE SINGAPORE AUCTION
      125 8 The Singapore Chamber of Commero lubber Association held its 1,063 rd jul.di B Mar. :il when thi're was catalrgu 1 («I,4SS Ib. or '.'-".1.21 t us offered 1,813,191 >, or Mil. I.L'iL'OM lb. or 550.1 Spot. Lon.ion 1 15-16 d. New York 3 1-16 cts. PRICES REALISED.
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      TELEGRAPHS.
      8 8 C< mmunication wit.i Bangkok has bee», i\*tored.
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      STOCKS AND SHARES.
      18 8 lamed by Fraser and Co., E xchange and Stick Broken. Singapore, Apr. 1, 10 a.m.
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      MINING.
      437 8 Val. I'd. Bayers. Sellers 1 1 Penawat 0.25 0.32 5/- hi- Pengkalen Ord. 10/- 11/1 1 Petaling Tin 3.1S 8.25 £1 £1 Puchong 6/- ll£l £1 Punfrah 7/- 8/1 1 Puteh 0.43 0.48 I 1 Rahman Hyd. C4O 0.45 1 1 Rajah Perak 0.10 O.l'.nom £1 £1 Rambutan 4/6
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      GENERAL.
      265 8 al. Pd. Bayers. Sellers Z 2 Alex. Brick Ord. 1.00 1.50 2 2 Alex. Brick Prefi. 1.90 2.00 1 £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 3.17.6 4.1.3 1 1 Central Engine 0.20 OJOnom 00 60 Chinese Com. Bank 70.00 75.00 1 £1 Con. T. S. 1% Prefi. 16/6 16/6 1 <1
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      DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
      134 8 Singapore Cold Storage 7 p.e. deb. of 1926 red. 1931-36 100 101 ci. Singapore Municipal 6 p.e. of 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 99 101 Singapore Municipal i\i p.e pf 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 95 »3 Sln/apore Municipal 4V4 p.e. of 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 9S 96 Singapore
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      RUBBER SHARES.
      401 8 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's quotations. N.B. Mostj>f above rubber share quotations are now only nominal. Today*! Price Prase r Lyall A Co. Evatt -.llenby (»1) 0.30 0.40 0.30 0.40 Alor Gajah ($1) 0.20 0.30 0.20 0.30 A. Jlitam (Jl) 0.50 0.60 0.30 0.60 .V Kunirur
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    231 8 Today. North, N.-Ea»t and af.-West Sumatra (Tinombo) 3 P m Selat Pandjang, Bengkalii, Siak. Pakan Baroe, Pajakombo and Pa- dang (Hon«: Thong) 3 p.m. Banka Island, Java, South-West Sumatra, South-Ea»t Borueo, Celebes, Molucca! and Timor Dilly (Op ten Noort) 8 P- m Sourabaya, Celebes, Moluccas. Timor Dilly
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    241 8 KETPEL HARBOUR. Main Wharf Sarita, Toradj-a, Giang Seng, Scott Harley. Oil Wharf Nil. Coal Wharf Nil VESSELS IN DRY DOCKS. Tanjong Pagar. Sheers Wharf Salsaas. Albert Dock s.y. "Sea Belle II." Victoria Dock Kuching. .-ppvl Harbour. King's Dock King's Dock Caisson N0.,/2. No. 1 Dock W. Bt.
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    PRODUCE.
    69 8 Singapore, Apr. 1. Gambier 13.00 (Cube No. 1 unpicked) 16.00 Copra Mi mixed 5.0T. Sago flour, Sarawak 2.05 White Pepper 2*.00 Black Pepper 2200 Pearl Sago 4.75 "Unsll 6.00 medium p«axl 6.00 Rice, Siam $173 to 230 Saigon f 165 to 170 Rangoon (160 to 180 \o. 1 of
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    13 8 The Portuguese transport .Gil Kapes. from Macao, is lea-ine Sijfer»f"roTior Portugal tomorrow. 4
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      308 8 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Report, YESTERDAY. 1 P.M. YESTERDAY. Bright I Wind. Station. Temperature Rain- Sun- Relative DirecMax. Mm. fall thins. Humidity. tion. Fores. Weather. F. F. in. hoars. m.p.h. Kedah Alor Star U3 73 O.H'J G. 3 55 Calm Cloudy Kclantan Kotu Bharu K5 74 1.07 5.5 95
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      788 8 MALAYAN WIRELESS PROGRAMMES. Tonight's Concert From Saigon. (By Omr Wireless Correapoatat.) Singapore, Friday. The list of stations which may be heard laily in Malaya is as follows (Singapore .irae only is given) ALWAYS ON THE AIR. BANDOENG, PLM., 82 metrea, 6.10 to i 30 p.m., recorded 6.30 to 7 pjt,
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      170 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK. Friday. April 1. H. W. 8.11 a.m., 7 ft.. 8.59 p.m., 7 ft. 1 In. Reunion of Royal Regiment of Artillery and S'por.> Royal Artillf (Volunteer Corps), Adelphi Roof Garden, 9.90 p.m. Saturday. April 2. H. W. 7.55 a.m., 7 ft. 4 in., 9.31 p.m., 7
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    249 9 Rubber Steady— But Quiet FURTHER HEAVY FALL IN TIN. (From Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Friday. Today's Prices Rubber, .r. r J cents per lb. Tin, 100 tons at 556.H7'/ 2 per picul. Yesterday's Prices Rubber, London, 1 15-16 d., unchanged. New York. 3 cts., down 1-16 ct.
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    HOME AND AMERICAN STOCKS.
    271 9 Closing Quotations In London. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London Mar. 31. Closing quotations last night of the principal British and American stocks arc given below The riso or fall is in relation to the J)rice of Mar. 30. GOVERNMENT STOCKS, BRITISH. Eise or Fall. Conversion Loar
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    EXCHANGES.
    84 9 Ru»;hy, Mar. 31. Foreign exchanges aYe Amsterdam 9 13-32, AthenK .mO, Bnnfthny Is. 6 3-32 d.. Hcrlin U..16-16, Brussels 27 >k, Bucharest •87*4, Kio 4, Buenos Air.-.-- :tV'.i, Copenhagen 1814, Genera It n-lti. H^sintrfors 215. Honir Kon»r Is. :i 11 lCd., Lisbon 110. Madrid i'O, Milan 7.f',. Monte Video"
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      Lower Profits For Collieries.
      5208 9 MAY TAKE UP CEMENT MANUFACTURE. In spite of having to announce smaller profits and curtailed activities for the year, a strong note of opti mism was struuk by Me. J. A. Kussell, chairman of Malayan Collieries, Ltd., at the annual general meeting of the company, held
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      72 9 Tone of Market Dull, steady. Latest Cable London Spot Sheet 1 15-lCd. per 1b New York Spot Sheet G. cts. 3 per lb. R.S.S. equal to Loudun Standard, Spot Average buyers price for March C.39 rts rw. i :.S.S. eqn»l to London SUndini tandard R.
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      123 9 WONDER OF WONDERS Once again, ns always, RENE V •I.MANN leading. watchmaker -iho#s thi' way. He lias secured the Sole .leonfy of ATMOS clocks. These clocks are not electric nor do they work with battery or any other hel:>. tin;- work WITHOUT being wound and they work for ever without
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    AMUSEMENTS.
    119 10 Singapore. ALHAMBRA.— Norma Shearer and Robert Montgomery in Private Lives. 6.15 9.15. Phone 6909. CAPITOL.- George Bancroft and Frances Dee in Rich Man's Folly. 6.15— 9.16. Phone f>2Cl-2. GREAT WORLD.— Wayangs, Cinema, Donkey Rides, Zoo. Maze, Skating ground Commercial Museum. MARLBOROI'GH.- Constance Bennett in Sin Takes a Holiday. 6.15—9.15.
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      DEATH
      23 10 i HKNDRICK. P. L. B. Hendrick of 19.'. Middle Kii. at the General Hospital, Spore. this I ir.ornintr. Fumral tomorrow 9 a.m.
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE. FRIDAY. APRIL. 1, 1932. THE FIGHT FOR FREEDOM.
    1044 10 In view of the very admirable Repor of the Customs Duties Committee, \vhic! was issued yesterday, it may be law that the idea of a customs union for I Malaya is dead. There is no equivocal >o !in
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    142 10 SOCIAL PERSONAL. The appointment of Mr. H. J. Harris as Assistant Secretary for Postal Affairs, S.S. and F.M.S., is gazetted. Capt. A. H. Barnes, D.S.C., of the Singapore Pilot Association, sailed for horno on leave today by the Rajpjjana. Mr. W. Allen, who has been for over 25 years with
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    LARGER AND LARGER ZEPPELINS.
    1034 10 Trans-Ocean Transport By. Giant Airships. (By Karl Arnstein, late technical manager of the Goodyear Zeppelin Corporation, Akron, and chief designer of the LuftschifTbau Zeppelin Company.) The practicability ntid efficiency of far larger airships than have yet ban built in f(,.si cusged in this article. The use
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    867 10 "LEVIA CRASILIENSIS." The Canterbury and District Ironmongers' Assistants' Association recently listened to an address on rubber by Mr. E. T. Bradley, and a highly creditable effort at reporting it was made by the reim -cntative of the Kent Herald. Ho t ipped up a little on
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      32 10 9 DESTROYS 5.1..rf,,K, SS^^gT cockro.ch.i, %m, In* fnoth't and all vermin. r^P* Co«( not injure the JL (fintit fabrics. f 1 ■Okl.;«.kl.i.ioi.,ltoi. •m Slant, Billin f>4 HORUCKS APPEALS AS A LIGHT DIET.
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  • MALAYAN CUSTOMS UNION SCHEME CONDEMNED.
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      Colony's Inclusion Not Practicable.
      7588 11 REPORT OF THE CUSTOMS DUTIES COMMITTEE. Would Lead To Clash Of Interests In Malaya. "After weiiihinff up all the evidence which has been produced, we consider that the inclusion of the Straits Settlements within a Customs In ion of Malaya, in any shape or form, is
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      DEATH OF A FORMER P.A.M. CHAIRMAN.
      334 11 Mr. E. N. T. Cummins. POLICE INQUIRY INTO RIVIERA TRAGEDY. Mr. E. N. T. Cummins, a wel'-known figure in the rubber world and a former chairman of the Planters' Association of Malaya, has been found dead in circumstances into which the police are inquiring
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      PENANG RIOTS.
      267 11 Police Stories of Knife And Bricks Attacks. (From Our Own Correspondent.) 4 Penang, Apr. 1. The seven Chinese arrested following j the victory riots here appeared in the additional District Court yesterday where they were charge;! with rioting, one of them being chained with rioting with a deadly
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      WAGE REDUCTIONS.
      70 11 New Agreement Reached In Holland. Enschede (Holland), Mar. 31. An agreement on the basis of gradual wage reductions has been reached between the employers and the religious union? in the textile industry, of whom 18,000 have been on strike since November. Although the factories are re-opening on Monday
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      ROMANO'S FOR SALE
      24 11 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Mar. 31. Romano's, th? famous Stran.i restaurant, is to be put up for auction next month.
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      ST. ANDREWS HOSPITAL.
      47 11 Owing to pressure on space today, the report of the annual meeting of the St. Andrew's Mission Hospital is held over until tomorrow. A meeting of the committee of the Straits Settlements (Singapore) Association will be held on Tuesday, Apr. 12, at 5 p.m.
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      IRELAND & OTTAWA CONFERENCE.
      203 11 IRELAND OTTAWA CONFERENCE. Mr. Bennett's Emphatic Denial. Ottawa, Mar. 31. A most emphatic denial of the report which appeared in a local newspaper regarding the possible refusal of a seat at the Imperial Conference to the Irish Free State has been given by the Prime Minister (Mr. R. B. Bennett)
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      RUBBER RESULTS.
      204 11 Annual Reports of London Companies. (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Mar. 31. The following rubber company results for the year ended Dec. 31, 1931, are announced The Kuala-nal Kelantan Rubber Co., Ltd.. shows a loss of £2,273 against a loss ■of i' 4,858 in the previous year. A
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      TAXES IN U.S.A.
      123 11 Drive to Balance Budget Continues. Washington, Mar. 31. Continuing the Budget-balancing drive the House of Representatives today turned attention to Wall Street. Despite the opposition of representatives from New York, the House voted taxes of a quarter of one per cent, on the sale prices of stocks,
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      TARIFF ON TEA.
      87 11 Safeguarding Empire's Produce. London, Mar. 31. While there has been no special withdrawal of goods from warehouses on the Ti.ames in view of Budget contingencies there has been an exception in the case of tea. The manager of the general warehouses expresses the opinion that there b
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      THE KING AND QUEEN.
      89 11 To Stay at Windsor During April. Rugby, Mar. 31. (8 p.m.) The King and Queen this afternoon motored to Windsor Castle, where Their Majesties are expected to remain in residence throughout April. During their stay they will be visited by the Duke and Duchess of York,
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      BRITAIN'S BUDGET BALANCED.
      656 11 Remarkable Achievement. RESTORED CONFIDENCE A3ROAI). London, Mar. 31. The most remarkable year in Great Britain's financial history ended with tho revised Budget balanced, leaving a surplus for 1931-32 of £364,000 after providing £32,500,000 for the redemption of debt, taking from the Dollar Exchange Account only £12,750,000 (including
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      LOANS REPAID.
      67 11 Credits to Britain from U.S. And France. London, Mar. 31. The Treasury announces that the $"0,010,000 in Dollar Bills, maturing on Mar. 29 in New York, have been repaid, as have also the 900,000,000 Francs Credit given by the French banks. The Treasury retains the right to reborrow
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      RECORD BROKEN.
      40 11 Over 137 Miles An Hour In 4-Cylinder Car. London, Mar. 31. Mr. Kmye Don's record of 136.98 miles per hour in a 4-cylinder car has been broken by Mr. Wilbiv Shaw who accomplished 137% miles per hour. Reuter.
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      ON THE BRINK OF BREAKDOWN.
      2187 11 Vice-Foreign Minister's Message to Geneva. KOREA ALARMED. j Serious Trouble on The Manehurian Border. The Chinese V ice-Minister for Foreign Affairs (Mr. Quo Tai-chi), in a cable to Dr. W. W. Yen (China's representatives at Geneva) declarer that the Japanese arc adamant and are refusing
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    ALLEGED ARREARS OF SALARY.
    1581 12 Brinkmann's Sued. li:ave many times postponed. Mi- s. Brinkmann and Co. were sued before Mir. Justice a Beckett Terrell in rtBM ourt yesterday by Mr. Ziegele for alleged arrears of salary. leave pay, and general damages for breach of agreement. According to the statement of claim
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    CHARGES AGAINST A RECTOR.
    123 12 Hearing to Last at Least A Month. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Mar. 31. The hearing, by the Norwich Consistory Court, of the case against Harold Francis D&vidson, Rector of Stiffkey, is expected to continue for at least a month. The allegations include immoral conduct over
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    SINGAPORE WEDDING.
    86 12 (apt. J. F. Hermansen and Miss Anna Neeven. The wedding took place on Monday at the Presbyterian Church, Singapore, the Rev. Stephen Band officiating, of Capt. John F. Hermansen and Miss Anna Neeven, daughter of Capt. H. Neeven, of Bergen, Norway. Capt C. P. Mogenson was best man
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    S.H.B. CO-OPERATORS.
    49 12 The ordinary general meeting of the Singapore Harbour Board Employees' Co-operative Thrift and Loan Society, 1.M., will be held at the 5.H.8.J.5.C., CunlonmenL Road, on Wednesday, Apr. 0 at t; p.m. The accounts for the half year ended Dec. 31, 1931, show a net profit of $2,372.61.
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    SELETAR FLYING BOATS.
    32 12 Batavia. Apr. 1. The three Seletir flying boats, now on their way back to Singapore after a flight to Port Darwin, left Kupang for i buiia this morning. Aneta.
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    LOST IN BRAZIL.
    103 12 Suggested Expedition to Find Col. Fawcett. New York, Mar. 21. An offer to organise an expedition to search for Colonel Fawcett., who disappeared in the wilds of Brazil seven years ago, by Mr. G. N. Dyott, the South American explorer in a letter to the New York
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    SYRIAN CHRISTIANS
    67 12 The Syrian Christians of Singapore, Johore and other parts of Malaya celebrated their annual social on Monday at the Teo Hoo Lye Institution. A resolution expressing sorrow at the death of His Holiness Elias HI, Patriarch of Antioch, and hqad~ of the Jacdbit* Syrian Church, was moved and
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    FURTHER HELP FOR BRITISH TRADE.
    318 12 New S.S. Duties. PREFERENTIAL RATES OF IMPORTS. Early last month the F.M.S. Government made provision for the preferential treatment of British Imports and, according to a resolution to be moved in the Legislative Council on Monday, that treatment is to be extended to the Straits
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    CHINESE SWIMMERS
    84 12 Club to Entertain Its President. The Chinese Swimming Club is entertaining its president, Mr. Cheong Koon Seng, to a farewell tiffin on Sunday, Apr. IQ, .prior to his forthcoming tour round the world. Members who wish to join in the function are asked to communicate with the hon.
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    MONEY-MADNESS.
    91 12 Senator Johnson's Bitter Comment in Senate. Washington, Mar. 16. "A sordid tale, at once grotesque and tragic," was Senator Hiram Johnson's description of the history of American foreign loans, in the course of an address in the Senate reviewing the Senate Finance Committee's recent investigation of foreign loans. Commenting
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    JAPANESE LANDING.
    75 12 Famous Artist to Paint Picture. Tokio, Mar. C. General N. Abe, former War Minister, left Tokio for Shanghai last night to inspect the military situation there. With him went Mr. Sanzo Wada, an artist, who has been commissioned by the Imperial Navy to paint an action picture of
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    OUTWARD MAIL.
    37 12 The P. and O. Ranpura is now expected to arrive Singapore at 2 p.m. today. Correspondence will be ready for boxholders at 3.45 p.m. and a full general delivery will be made at 4 p.m.
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    36 12 From Western Australia, by Minderoo, dae at Singapore 8 a.m. tomorrow. From France, l.y Portlios, due at Singapore 4 p.m. on Sunday. From China and Japan, by Tango Maru, due at Singapore on Monday.
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    AIR MAILS.
    31 12 MaHs by the Outward Dutch Aeroplane from Amsterdam arc expected to arriv at Singapore by the evening express tomorrow. Correspondence will be ready Her -^ttvery boxholder3 at 7.30 p.m.
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      GUNBOAT JACK WINS EASILY.
      1227 13 Rivers on Defensive. COMPLAINS OF INJURED HAND. (By Referee.") There were no thrill^ in the contests hetween Gunl>o;it .lack, the Negro, and Al Rivers, which drew a big crowd to the New World last nicht. After an opening round in which nothing at all was done
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      ACCEPTANCES FOR THE DERBY.
      151 13 Sixty-Nine Names In Second List (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Mar. 31. The second acceptance leaves the following horses in the Derby, to be run on June 1 Mannamead, Peter Planet, Hurry Brian, Celebrator, Wisborough, Hesperus, Corey, Erase, St. Andrews, Canaletto, Violator, Shred, Portofino, Sunnyborough, Warrant,
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      LOCAL GOLF.
      168 13 Sepoy Lines vs. Island Match. The Island Golf Club team will visit Sepoy Lines on Sunday. The matches will be as follows, Island players mentioned first:— B.4s.— lbrahim and Uskiri vs. J. S. English and G. V. Allen. 8.50 Rappa and Morita vs. A. I. Horsley and C.
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      Y.M.C.A. SWIMMING.
      94 13 Handicap Carnival to be Held On Saturday. The annual handicap swimming carnival of the V.M.C.A. will be held at the Association's pool at Fort Canning on Saturday starting at 4.30 p.rr. The programme consists of 11 items, including all swimming strokes, fancy diving, a blindfold race, a life-saving
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      SPORTING FIXTURES.
      280 13 Friday, April 1. Football: S.A.F.A. Dit. 1: Indo-Ceylonese vs. R.A.F.. Anson Rd. Stadium; Div. 2: Straits Cattle vs. Gloucester Rejrt. 11, Jalan Besax; R.A.F. II vs. Malays 11, G«ylang>. Saturday, April 2. V.M.C.A. Swimming Carnival, Fort Canning, 4.30 p.m. Cricket: S.C.C. vs. United Services. Padang; S.R.C. vs. Municipality,
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      THE FARRER CUP FINAL.
      765 13 Electricity Dept. Win Again. Electricity Dept. 1 Health Dept. 0 For the second year in succession the Electricity Department of the Municipality has won the Farrer Cup competition, defeating the Health Department by the only goal of the match. There was a poor attendance at the
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      YACHTING.
      75 13 Cuillemard and Winsteut Cups For Sunday. The Royal Singapore Yacht Club announces On Sunday, the "A" class will I sail the second race of two for the Guil- lemard Challenge Cup. I The "B class will sail the first race of a series of two races for the Winstedt
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      SINGAPORE CRICKET.
      414 13 Week End Matches For The S.C.C. The following are the S.C.C. teams for their week-end matches Vs. United Services on Saturday at 2 p.m. and Sunday at 11 a.m. on Padar.g R. A. Ashworth. D. C. Burn, W. W. Dean, R. N. Hamilton (capt), D. R. Harper, W.
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    Sporting News.
    280 14 JACK HOBBS. To Accompany English Team To Australia. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Mar. 8. Thousands of little boys in Australia are after all to have a fair chance of obtaining the autograph for which they have waited and longer]. For .lack Hobbs will accompany the M.C.O. team
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    LEAGUE TABLES.
    297 14 Gloucester Head First Division. The following are the positions of teams in the various divisions of the S.A.F.A. .vague First Division. P. W. L. D. F. A. PU. CilllllfXri 3 3 0 0 9 2 6 Malayi 3 3 0 0 II 6 6 :t 2 0 1
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    FLATULENCE IN BABIES.
    173 14 First and foremost among the troubles of babyhood are digestive derangements, usually manifested by distressing attacks '>■' flatulence. Besides the primary .seriousness of the mr.l-nutrition, there is always danger of convulsions if the child is unable to expel the accumulation of j.va* in the stomach. b order
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    AFTER-CARE ASSN.
    266 14 Women Invited to Join Committee. At a general meeting of the Singapore After-Care Association, after the report and accounts had been passed and the financial position explained as satisfactory, the following were elected office-bearers: President, Sir William Murison; vicepresidents, Messrs. Tan Kah Kee, See Tiong Wah, Mm Nee
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    NEGRI PLANTERS MEET.
    118 14 Return of Health Boards Enactment Not Wanted. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban. Mar. 31. Presiding at the annual meeting of the Negri Sembilan Planters' Association today Mr. D. Farquaharson suggested meeting the no restriction decision by an improvement in the standardisation of the commodity. He stated that
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    MR. LIM KOON YANG.
    76 14 Retires After Long Service With Legal Firm. Mr. Lim Kopn Yang, who is now seventy years old, has retired on pension from Messrs. Braddell Brothers in whose service he has been a managing cl'-k since 1889. His recollections of celebrated cases and celebrated lawyers extending back
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    HEAD PRIEST CHARGED.
    65 14 Alleged Assistance in A Public Lottery. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Mar 31. Chan Tarn Lam, head priest of th( Burmah Road temple, has been charged with assisting in the carrying on of public lottery by the collection of ticketifor admission to the zoological gardens. Dr. Goh
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    GAMBLERS FINED.
    166 14 Chap-Jee-Kee Lottery Promoters. The three accused, Majid bin Maiden, his wife, Marsi binte Abdullah, and Noh bin Seemin, who were arrested by Detective Inspector McEwan and changed with assisting in tha management of a public lottery, namely chap-jee-kee. pleaded guilty before Mr. A. W. Hay, the Singapore Second
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      IN SHANGHAI.
      1046 14 How Is Friendship Possible? To the Editor of the Straits Times. Suv With xeiewnoe io the speech made by the Japanese Minister for Foreign, Affairs, as translated and forwarded by the Japanese Consulate General for publication, will you kindly allow some space in your valuable paper to express
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      BRITISH DEFEATISM."
      364 14 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Si/, Ever since British statesmen -emei-ReJ, Americanised," from the Council Chamber at Versailles, they anJ .their successors in office, no matter to which political party they pxofossed allegiance, have almost invariably ft'lowed a policy of defeatism. The notable (exception was when
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      MALAYS IN SOUTH AFRICA
      205 14 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, With reference to your correspondent's letter questioning the veracity of Mr. Curie's statement that there are Malays in S. Africa, I wish to point out that this ia correct There is quite a large community of them in
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      WHY THE DIFFERENCE ?
      135 14 WHY THE DIFFERENCE To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, With reference to the lettr appearing under the heading of Why t-v Difference in your issue dated Mar. 24 I beg to mention that Perak charges a (I i rate for water supply per month of .<. Taiping and
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    Malayan Planting Topics.
    1735 17 Covers On Old Hill Areas A Common Problem Uses Of liracken And Stagmoss Improvement Of Denuded Slopes Controlled Forestry Methods A Significant Half Acre The Results Of Abandonment. (By Our Pltntinir Correspondent.) WITH international restriction of rubber production now definitely ruled out it If inevitable that many
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    TO BUILD MEN.
    147 17 Mr. R. P. S. Walker on The Duty of a School. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Mar. 30. The last official act of Mr. B. W. Elles, the British Resident of Perak, prior to his departure for home on retirement was to attend the speech day at
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    'MAIL ORDER BLUEBEARD'
    138 17 Song Composed While In Death Cell. Houndsville <W. Virginia), Mar. 19. "I'll wait for you, dear heart," is the title of a song, the composition of which occupied the last day of Harry Powers the "Mail Order Bluebeard," who was hanged yesterday for the murder of Mrs
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    WIDE CHOICE OF ROUTES HOME.
    273 17 Agreement For Interchange Of Tickets. Arrangements have been concluded between the Nederland Koyal Mail Line and the following steamship lines for the interchange of tickets: Rotterdam Lloyd Royal Mail Line, Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, Or ent Line, Blue Funnel Line, Canadian-Australian Line, Union
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    TRADE BOYCOTT.
    251 18 Japan Still Demanding Its Suppression. London, Mar. 30Japan obviously does not intend to abandon her position in Shanghai until her previous demands, especia'ly the suppression of the trade boycott, have been conceded, says the Manchester Guardian. Apart from the fact that hostilities have ceased the position is just
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    CHACO'S MALEFACTORS.
    79 18 24 of Them Landed In Italy. Rome, Mar. 24. The Argentine auxiliary cruiser Chaco has landed 24 of its ambulating malefactors in Naples. The Italian authorities could not refus? them permission to land since they ar Italian subjects. What the Chaco will d with the rest of the
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    GERMANY AND POLAND.
    72 18 Decision to End Tariff War. Berlin, Mar. 27. The latent tariff war bfftwe*n Germany and Poland terminated on Saturday by ex- of sx ti -s :it Warsaw between the (■erman Minister, vor. Moltke, and the Po!i-h Foreign Minister. Zaleski. According to an official communique, it was agreed
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    56 18 Matter of Justice for Asiatic Countries." Sacramento, Mar. 26. Mollification of the I\S. Immigration An, placing Asiatic countries on the quota ha.Ms, is recommended by Mr. S; n.iK'l J. Hume, Secretary of the California Council of Oriental Relations. The question," he states, is no longer an immigration problem
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    JEWISH OLYMPIC GAMES.
    124 18 1,500 Competitors to Meet In Jerusalem. Jerusalem, Mar. 24. The Jewish Olympic Games, called the "Maccabiade," will be held next week under the patronage of the British High Commissioner, Sir Arthur Wauehope. About 1,500 competitors are expected to participate, chiefly from European countries, but the United States,
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    GERMAN FINANCES.
    104 18 Two Leading Banks Amalgamate. Berlin, Mar. 24. The extinction of the Darmstaedter and National Bank, once one of Germany's most powerful financial institutions, was finally decided upon at a shareholders' meeting, which unanimously approved fusion with the Dresdner Bank. The amalgamation of the two banks is part of
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    GUARDS FIRE ON CROWD.
    73 18 Child Killed and Fourteen People Injured. Madrid, Mar. 24. One child was killed and 14 persons were wounded when Civil Guards fired on a crowd demonstrating before Government House in Orensa Province, Galicia, demanding the Civil Governor's resignation. The fury of the population was roused 1
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    GENERAL URIBURU.
    57 18 Former Argentine Leader Visiting Europe. Lisbon, Mar. 27. The former provisional President of thr Argentine Republic, General Uriburu. who led the successful revolt of 1930 a. signed the presidency after the recen j elections, has arrived here on abroad i German steamer Cap Arvona. He wi'" j make
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    OFF TO THE CONGO.
    56 18 Extensive Tour Planned By King of the Belgians. Brussels, Mar. 24. King Albert left on Wednesday for thBelgian Congo where he will make an extensive tour. The king's journey to th Congo is expected to take a week and wil' be accomplished by means of the
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    SELETAR FLYING BOATS.
    50 18 At Kupang on Way Back To Singapore. Batavia, Mar. 30. The three Seletar flying boats which recently made a flight from Singapore to Port Darwin left Port Darwin this morning and arrived at Kupang at 2.15 p.m. The aircraft will be leaving Kupang on Friday morning. Aneta.
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    PAPAL STATE STAMP.
    57 18 Picture of the Pope and Views Of the Vatican. Vatican City, Mar. 23. The new stamps of the Papal State will represent views of the Vatican, of the famous Papal gardens, St. Peterfe Square, a general view of the City and a portrait of the Pope. Twenty
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    KING'S HOUSE.
    97 18 Monday, Mar. 21. His Excellency, Lady Clementi and Miss Clementi visited the Dairy Farm at Fraser's Hill, this morning. Tuesday, Mar. 22. His Excellency and Lady Clementi visited St. Margaret's School, Fraser's Hill, this morning. Wednesday, Mar. 23. The Hon. Mr. H.G.R. Leonard, Mrs. Leonard and Miss Leonard
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    DEAD IN HIS BED.
    132 18 Englishman Long Resident In Manila. Occupants of No. 1009 Misericordia Street awoke yesterday morning to find Sidney C. Preston, 54, English merchant, dead in his room, says the Manila Tribune of Mar. 18. Benito Villarosa, Preston's housekeeper, saw that the Englishman was apparently lifeless on his
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    DEATH OF MR. N. McNEIL.
    73 18 Engineer Who Worked at Prai And Chenderoh. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Mar. 31. The death has taken place in the General Hospital here of Mr. Neil McNeil, who had be?n in ill-health for some time. Mr. McNeil came cut to Malaya as an engineer
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    TO FLY FOR A MONTH.
    190 18 Hon. Victor Bruce's Amazing Attempt. London, Mar. 19. An amazing attempt to live for a whole month in a small aeroplane, flying over England, but never' descending, will be made this summer by the Hon. Victor Brace, accompanied by his daring wife. Tht-y hope to
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    INDOCHINA RUBBER.
    30 18 Paris, Mar. 23. A Bill authorising the Government of French Indo-China to issue loans of '250,000,000 francs to assist rubber proi duction was passed by the Chamber. Aneta-Iwaki.
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    5090 19 GRAVE ANXIETY OVER UNIFICATION. Government To Be Approached By Malayan Doctors. It was agreed by the doctors assembled in Penang for the meeting of the Malayan branch of the British Medical Association that there was a tendency at the present time to curtail, beyond the
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    MONDAY'S COUNCIL MEETING.
    708 19 Efficiency Expert For Government Offices? At the meeting >>r the Legislative ('uiiiuil, to be held in Singapore on Monday, Mr. H. K Nixon will ask What action does this Government intend to take on the recommendations of the Rubber Taxation Committee whose report was recently made public
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    40 20 Camera In Training. Britain's Cotton Queen. THE COTTON QUEEN The Cotton Queen went in state to the British Textile Exhibition at the White City, London. The photo shows the Cotton Queen beside a cotton waterfall at the exhibition. (Planet News.)
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