The Straits Times, 15 April 1932

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    38 1 The Straits Times. [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] THE LARGEST, AND MOST, INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA, 20 PAGES. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 1932. PRICE 10 CENTS. The Straits Times. 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 1932 PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      292 1 SINGAPORE 78. CECIL ST. PHONE 6151 )Y 6.15 Tonight 9.15. BERT WHEELER, i ROBERT WOOLSEY j and Dorothy Lee in PEACH O' j RENO" Phone 5261-2. Begin the day with I BETTER HEALTH! O The new Tonic laxative, Phosferine Health Salt, comes l*"/i°' asa k° on to those who have
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      61 1 FOURNfSR'S HYGENIQUE MIXTURE TONIC ELIXIR World Wide RepnUtion. BtfaM Substitutes. Bold by all Chemliti and Storat u4 TIMMS 1 DISPENSARY. BaflUt Square, Siccapora. FOR YOUR EYES TU bmk b Jut c«o4 anoufh. Wear Z«lm ft*** LHft JOHN DUKE, OPTICIAN! 11. Battery Boad. Sinjapora. ALL BRITISH SELF FEEDING DUPLICATOR Latest Model.
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      147 1 KUALA LUMPUR; 27. JAVA ST ('PHONE 36B3)\ WORTH'S THE NAME OF f\ l\ HAS LONG BEEN l\l jL A SYNONYM tPw yv\ FOR EXCELLENCE jJ WSi££h IN CORSETRY >x n a^BKaA and the /sCX^J) TkWrsk\\ GRACEFUL /y^^Al ffigralffi FIGURES '(^Jsd fli i \V_ OF wearers \\o^sL\ jC^n/^w^ 8 OF THEIR
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      19 1 6.i:i Tonight 9.15. I BERT WHEELER, J ROBERT WOOLSET and Dorothy Lee in "PEACH 0' RENO Phone 5261-2. j
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      455 2 P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES (Incorporated In England.) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S.lt. CO. UNDKR CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOi> I AND JAPAN. Tonnag*. Da* S'por*. 1981. CHIThAL 18,000 Apr. 16 XiIANGALuRE 6,700 Apr.
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      605 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.) TO LONDON. Naples, Marseilles, London, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Middlesborongh. Vessels. Tonnage. Dae. Sail. tTASUKUNI MARD 12,000 Apr. 19 20 XHAKONE MARU 10,600 May 4 5 SUWA MARU 10,700 May 19 CO jj FUSHIMI MARU 11,000 Jon* 2 S HAKOZAKI MARU 10.600 Jan* 16 14 TERUKUNI
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      430 2 BURNS PHILP LINE (Incorporsted in Australia.) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE Tia JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailing* by tn* wellknown steamer MARELLA (7,866 tons) and the s.s. MANGOLA (3,362 tons) (Cargo only). The s.s. MARELLA is on* of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia, cabins
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      602 2 THE BAST ASIATIC CO^ LIMITED (Incorporated in Denmark.) Telephone S32S. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. TO GENOA. LONDON, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. Leava S'por*. Penang. M.s. LALANDIA Apr. 27 Apr. 29 m.s. MEONIA May 18 May 20 m.s. BORINQIA Jon* 8 Jun* 10 m.s. FIONA Jen* 29 July 1 m.s. ERRIA
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      1063 2 s^^^ SHIPPING THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE. <Oce«" THE SIAM STEAM NAVIGATION Co.. Ltd. Steam Ship Co.. Ltd;, and China Mutual THE BAR AWAK STEAMSHIP Co, Ltd. TIIRBTO%TS ITFA^HIP Co Ltd. THE SUN SHIPPING Co., Ltd. T h! CHINA NAvFgATION c£ Ud.- THE AUSTRALIAN ft ORIENTAL LINE Ltd. INSURANCE The Liverpool
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      389 3 OCEANIC AND ORIENTAL NAVIGATION CO, BAN FRANCISCO, CAL. STATES STEAMSHIP CO., PORTLAND, ORB. JOINT SCHEDULE Bailings lor United States and Canada Points f tom Hong Konf. Ban Francisco and Portland. S.S. KENTUCKY sails from Hong Kong Apr. 20 Ban Franclsca and Los Angeles. B.S. GOLDEN STAR sails from Hong Kong
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      414 3 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINB cfm/ AMERICAN MAIL LINE WHY TRAVEL THE DOLLAR WAY? BECAUSE 1 Fresh California fruits and vegetables are served at every meaL I Every stateroom <s an outside cabin. 3 Outdoor salt-water swimming pool on Deck. 4 Orchestra music fur Tea-Dancing> Dinner and entertainments. 5 first Run Motion
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      547 3 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. (Incorporated in England) ELLERMAN LINE. Passenger and Freight Services to:— UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT. Via Port* and Saet CasvU. OUTWARDS. TO HONG KONG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN. Steamer: Due Spore. sj. CITY OF PERTH May 15 HOMEWARDS. s.s. CITY OF PITTSBURG for Havre. L'don, R'dam and
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      386 3 THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. (UeorporaUd In Bngland) Capital Authorised n 5W.000,000 Capital Subscribed 1,800,000 Reserve Fund and Reat 1,217,926 Capital paid np 1,060,000 BOARD OF DIRECTORS i J. M. Ryrie, Esq., Chairman. P. R. Chalmers, Esq., Charles J. Hambro, Use:, W. H. Shelford, Esq., Sir Thomas Catto, Bart,
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      537 3 BANKING ANNOUNCEMENTS NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPY, N.V. Netherlands Trading Society. (IstablUhed at Amsterdam 1814.) PAID OP CAPITAL Fl. 80,030,000 STATUTORY RESERVB Fl. 40,015,000 HEAD OFFICE IN AMSTERDAM WITH AGENCIES IS ROTTERDAM AND THE HAGUB. HEAD AGENCY IN BATAVIA. BRANCHES 'Bandoeng Hong Kong Rangoon Bandjermasln Ko' c 'Semarang Bombay Weltevreden Shanghai Calcutta
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      485 3 NEDERLANDSCH INDISCHE HANDELSBANK, N.V. latablished 1863 at Amsterdam Authorised Capital Glds. 100,000,000 (aboal £8,500,000). Paid np Capital Glds. 05,000,000 (about *4,600,0OO). Reserves Glds. 29,190,007 (about *T2,432,U00). HEAD OFFICE: AMSTERDAM. BRANCH OFFICES THE HAGUB. ROTTERDAM. OVERSEAS BRANCITES Batavia i Head Office for Dutch Baal Indies. BRANCH OFFICES I DUTCH EAST INDIES
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      737 4 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. There are appro Imately seven words to a line and there is a flat rat* charge of 25 cents per line per Insertion with: A minimum of one dollar per Insertion. Advertisements will be accepted ap to 10 a.m. on the day of issue. A fee of 26
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      764 4 BOARD-RESIDENCE GKOSVENOR Hotel, Service rooms furnished, modern sanitation, from $60 montaly. SWISS PENSION, first class cooking and accommodation, low rates. Apply 861, S.T. BACHELOR REQUIRED as paying guest with private family. Tangiin District. Apply H46, Straits Times. CONVALESCENTS, quiet rest home on sea-frant, Katong. Special cooking. Hot baths, sanitation, moderate
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      641 4 y^USES. FLATS TO LET TO LET, flat No. 322, Orchard Road from April 1. Rent >65 per month. Apply J. S. Nathan. BA, De Souza Street. WANTED. WANTED, a secondhand electric gramophone, in good condition. 819, Straits Times. WANTED, secondhand, large cabin trunk. Must be in good condition and cheap.
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      410 4 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET No. 4, BATTERY ROAD, formerly oecn)ied by Bank of Taiwan, Ltd., to let by floors >r to suit tenant's requirements. Apply jdthrie ft Co., Ltd. SHOWROOM I TO LET OPPOSITE NEW JOHNSTONS PIER, Winchester House, Collyer Quay. Apply THE ROBINSON PIANO CO, LTD. Collyer Quay, Singapore.
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      648 4 FOR SALE KRIGIDAIRC fur sala, medium size, almost new, in perfect condition. Phone 2699. FOR SALE, Stanley Precision Level with tripod and staff. Nearly new, quick levelling head, micrometer screw. Cost $400. Apply Box 780. Straits Times. SRI PRANAKAN the Straits Chinese Ro-mamsed-Ualay Weekly Journal will be issued on Anr.
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      669 4 PUBLIC NOTICES. SINGAPORE TURF CLUB. NOTICE SPRING PROFESSIONAL MEETING 1932. Saturday. April 30. Wednesday 4. Saturday 7, Wednesday 11, Saturday 14 and Monday, May Hi. ENTRIES CLOSE at 12 o'clock noon on SATURDAY, Apr. 16, 1932. SWEEPS.-A $5 UNLIMITED SWEEPSTAKE FOR MEMBERS will be held on each day of the
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    S.V.C. TRAINING.
    139 5 Programme of drills up to and for week ending Apr. IT, 1*32 Friday, Apr. 15, 5.15 p.m., Drill Hall, 1st Bn. Siennl Section, Cable Joints 6.16 p.m., Drill Hall, "D" (Eurasian) Co., Weapon Training and Section Leading 6.16 p.m., Malay Drill Hall, "F" (Malay) Co., Weapon Training 6.15
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      SHIPPING CONFERENCES.
      399 5 Comment on Mr. Braddell'g Letter. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, I have read with interest Mr. Roland Braddell's letter on the question of shipping conferences which appeared in your columns yesterday, and 1 should like to be allowed to make on or two observations thereon.
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      SPIRITUALISM.
      504 5 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, I cannot let the article by Dr. Osty pass unnoticed. It is all very well for him and some scientists to say they are experimenting and are not convinced of survival etc., but what about the millions of others wio are,
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    65 5 [The Straits Times is not responsible for the opinions of its correspondents. Correspondents should bear in mind that letter* must be short and to the point. Long epistles are liable to be rejeoted or rut down. Correspondents must enclose their names and addresses, not necessarily for publication but «s guarantee
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    42 5 At the tnmial general meeting of tha Christ (Tanul) Church, Malacca, the fol. lowing were elected office-bearers Chair* man, Rev. N. Williams hon. secretary! Mr. V. S. JameH hon, treasurer, Dr, Richards committee, Messrs. Dorai R-ij, Isaac, f. 3»rucb »nd S. Emmanuel,
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      368 5 HOTELS RAFFLES HOTEL TODAY'S ATTRACTIONS TEA DANCE 6.30 to 8.15 p.m. INFORMAL AFTER DINNER DANCE 9.30 to Mid-Night SATURDAY S. Tiffin Music 1 to 2.30 p.m. RIJSTTAFEL oZrW y-v In the Grill, noon to 3 p.m. SPECIAL DINNER AND DANCE *to c CwV^N v Phone 5381 (10 lines) SEA VIEW
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      410 5 PROFESSIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. H. LAZARUS. OPTICIAN may be consulted for SPECTACLES At THE REST HOUSE MALACCA on SATURDAY and SUNDAY' (April 16th 17th respectively) PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE is hereby given that the partnership subsisting since January 1, 1930, between Yeow Kirn Pong, Ong Kirn Liat, Ong Lok Choo, Ong
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      362 5 PUBLIC NOTICES. GAMMON (MALAYA) Lid. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements) NOTICE is hereby given that the Fifth Annual Genera] Meeting of the Sfaarafc.lden of the above-named Company will be h.ld at the Registered Offlc. of the Company, 12. Ocean Building, Singapore, on Wednesdaj April 20, 1932, a' U noon. f
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      617 5 LEGAL NOTICE. NOTICE is hereby given that the Trade Mark depicted above is the exclusive property of Kabushiki-Kaisha Mitsuyu i'hoten of Ktta Kyutaro-Machi 2-choma. Hiffaskiku, Osaka, Japan, and that the same is usad by them in respect of cotton piece (roods of all kinds manufactured and sold by them in
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  • INDIA, BURMA AND CEYLON WEEK BY WEEK.
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      Notes From Bengal.
      1565 6 Rulers To Join All-India Federation But Feud Still Continues Bengal Breaks With Tradition ISetc Governor IV ot A Politician Lall Singh Expected To Make Good fruiter Becoming AirMinded General Sir John Shea Retires No Lottery For Calcutta. V (From Our Own Correspondent.) Calcutta, Apr. 1. I Constructive
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      INDIAN WOMEN PRISONERS.
      1061 6 No 111-Treatment ASSEMBLY REJECTS A PROTEST MOTION. New Delhi, Mar. 23. By 58 votes to 33 the Assembly yesterday rejected Sardar Sant Singh's adjournment motion over the treatment of yomen political prisoners during their transfer from Delhi to mixed jails in the Punjab. When the president, after
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      LOTTERY TO, HELP HOSPITALS.
      611 6 LOTTERY TO HELP HOSPITALS. Ruled Out Of Order By Mayor. Discussion of the institution of lotteries for rescuing Calcutta hospitals from their present financial difficulties was ruled out of order by the Mayor when the matter was mentioned at a recent meeting of the Calcutta Corporation, but Dr. K. S.
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      MR. R. N. REID.
      65 6 New Chief Secretary For Bengal. i iMr. R. N. Reid, C.1.E., 1.C.5., Commissioner of the Chittagong Division, is appointed to act as Chief Secretary to the Government of Bengal, in place of Mr. W. S. Hopkyns, who is proceeding on long leave. Mr. A. J. Dash,
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      DIRECT VOTE CLAIM BY ANGLO-INDIANS.
      436 6 "Suffrage May be Safely Extended." Delhi, Mar. 28. That Anglo-Indian? and domiciled Europeans, men and 'omen alike, should be given a direct >vte and a separate communal electora c is the view ex press t 1 in a memorandu l submitted by the Anglo- Indian
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      ROHRI'S COMPLAINT.
      110 6 Water Supply Affected By Sukkur Barrage. Hyderabad (Sind), Mar. 21. The effect of the Sukkur Barrage on the water supply of Rohri, a 'own on the left bank of the Indus and the site of the Barrage, has caused a great deal of concern there. The water supply
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      CINEMA POSTERS.
      71 6 Madras Europeans Want Censorship. Madras, Mar. 24. A deputation on behalf of the European Association waited on the Home Member this afternoon at the Secretariat and represented that the Association should have adequate representation on the Board of Film Censors in Madras and that instructions should be issued
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      SIR S. JACKSON'S FAREWELL.
      1128 6 Progress In Bengal. BLrGHT OF SHORTAGE OF MEANS. H.E. Sir Stanley Jackson bade farewell to the Bengal Council on Mar. 24 on the eve of the termination of his Governorship of the Province. In a review of his term of office Sir Stanley said that many
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      41 6 I L4fi3 TOmBCr J „,^sif*'£ I /2 ■^'^V I Luiern K.iihe your spirit in the crystal air of SWITZERLAND HOTKI GUfMi shnwin? tariffs, illniti.it. il l>..<.Mrt>; m»i'« «nd all information free <>n application to the Swiaa Conculatr, Kt. Market Strret. Sinjapore.
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      110 7 A LHAMBR A TONIGHT. Matinees Tomorrow Sunday at 3 p.m. a^E LbbbbbbV ttrange way of /^^^^H twisting ro- i MB ma nee! j^ *tv A (rand love W h dju O^* lor y' n^ I jA [ft' 'X s j^V V -9 tnousan< Uu(hl < i ban jH fe .^bb^^^^«K«^
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      217 7 Everybody agrees IT'S THE BEST LAUGH-SHOW IN TOWN! DONT MISS IT! LAST 2 DAYS!! efflncok The World's funniest screen comedians WHEELER We AND f OOLSEY L-, with DOROTHY LEE A m I^MMbb^bbT ~aT .^bbbbbw. {Cbbbbbbbl(9^bP'^^^^* > "Jbb^' J wi f if X^BBBBk _i K^V* In Radio's screamingly funny comedy. "PEACH
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      318 7 ■BBBBBbP^^P^l?^^'' 4Szk? > BOOKING PHONE 6903. %%^s^ MATINEES SATURDAY SUNDAY 3.15 6.15 TONIGHT 9.15 ANOTHER GREAT BRITISH COMEDY FOR YOUR WEEKEND ENTERTAINMENT. WE WARN YOU— PLANS ARE RAPIDLY FILLING SO DONT BE DISAPPOINTED— BOOK NOW. E RALPH pTW-WirilFRBD SHOTTER- FAMf CHIEFS A REAL. PICTUREo'HEALTHV FUM THE PICTURE ez^/frvMzv^^ The P'
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE
    235 8 Mm North. N.-East and N.-Wcst Suiratra (Toradja) .3 p.m. Selat PandjanK, Renßkalis, Sink, i'akan Baroe, Pajakombo A Padang iHonir Thonir) 3 p.m Miri, Philippine Islands China and Japan < Hurirenland) 3 p.m. t^uurahaya, Celebes, Moluccas, Timor Hilly and South-East Borneo I (CiiatiK Ann i 1 p.m. J
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    SHIPS BY WIRELESS.
    75 8 The following ships are in communication with the Wireless Stations at Sinj a!>i>iT Aiina. Agatha, Benrinnes, Blytlimoor, C«pe St. Columba, Chitral, Gaeli?- I .stai, Glenbeg, Hakodate Maru, Juno, j Kistna, Lemataa*;, Malta Maru, Nanshin Mftru, Pyrrhus, Sipirok, Sirdhana, Tairea, j Tcrgestea, Vinemoor. li nann Alster, Arabia Maru,
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  • LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD
      248 8 Friday, April 15. Ship* alongside the Wharves or expected Ic arrive. Rntaanrf Codown tiatr ...it Wharf Op Ten Noort 20 1 Main Wharf Azumasun Maru 14 3 Burccnland 11 3 Chitral 7 3 Empire Dock Penrith Oastlc 32 3 City of Khios 37 3 Silvercypress 46 4
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        MIN ING.
        433 8 Issue Val. Pd. Buyers. Sellers. :i £1 Asam Kumbang 20/6 22/6 -1 £1 Austral Malay 18/- 20/-i/-6/- Ayer Hitam Tin 9/- 10/- xd. .1 £1 Bangrin Tin 8/6 0/6 a £1 Batang Padang 0.074 0.12H 1 1 Batu Cavei 0.15 0.20 I 1 Bukit Arang 0.30 0.40n0m. £1
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        GENERAL.
        259 8 Usue .'•1. Pd. Buyers. Sellers. t t Alex. Brick Ord. 1.00 1.50 2 2 Alex. Brick Prefs. 1.65 1.90 O £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 3.12.6 3.17.6 1 1 Central Engine 0.20 O.SOnom 100 50 Chinese Ccm. Bank 70.00 75.00 tl £1 Con. T. S. 7% Prefs. lfi/- 16/» 21
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        142 8 Singapore Cold Storage 7 p.c. deb. of 1926 red. IMI-M 100 101 el. Singapore Municipal 6 p.c of 1901 red. 1940 $400,000 100 102 nom. Singapore Municipal 4V4 p.c of 1907 red. 1947 $1,600,000 97 99 nom. Singapore Municipal 4H pc of 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000 97
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        386 8 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's quotation*. N.B. Host of above rubber share quotation! are now only nominal. Today's Price Frmser Lyall t Co. Evatt Allenby ($1) 0.30 0.40 0.30 0.40 Vl.. r Gajah ($1) 0.20 0.30 0.20 0.30 A.. Hitam ($1) 0.50 0.60 0.60 0.60 Kilning
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    TELEGRAPHS.
    7 8 Communication with Bangkok is totally interrupted.
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    49 8 From China, by Conte Rcsso, due at Singapore on Sunday. From Franc by Chenonccaux, 'due at Singapore 5 p.n.. on Sunday. From China and Japan, by Suisang, due at Singapore 6 a.m. on Monday. From China and Ja.ian, by Tokiwa Ma.'u, due at Singapore on i "onday.
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    MALAYAN WIRELESS PROGRAMMES.
    829 8 Tonight's Concert From Saigon. (By Our Wireless Correspondent.) Singapore, Friday. The list of stations which may be heard daily in Malaya is as follows (Singapore time only is given) ALWAYS ON THE AIR. BANDOENG, PLM., 82 metres, 6.10 to •5.30 p.m., recorded music 6.30 to 7 p.m..
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    ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK.
    129 8 Friday. April IS. 'If H W. 3.15 a.m., 7 ft. 2 in., 7.9 p.m., 6 ft. 1 in. Singapore f.ovt. Servant*' Co-oppralir« TJirift and Loan Scy. mtR., Legislative Ol. Chamber. 1> p.m. Police Band at Botanical Gardens, 5.15 p.m. Saturday. April 16. H. W. 4J56 a.m.,
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    TELEGRAMS TO CHINA.
    36 8 The Chinese Administration advises that telegrams addressed to places in China are subject to censorship. Senders and addressees of telegrams in codi language should submit their codes to the Chinese Administration foi- examination.
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      69 8 (^TO P' I f** SAF ETy 'S SAKE A' i lr b t ■bh£!!£ i T x aerated waters^ PLANTING MATERIAL BUDWOOI) AND BUDHCI) STUMPS From BtA Java and Sumatra Clones. SELECTED RUBBER SEEDS AND STUMPS SELECTED OIL PALM SEEDS AND SEEDLINGS ALL GROWN IN MALAYA UNDBI EUROPEAN TECHNICAL SUPERVISION
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      156 8 rCOiocumaii Dissolves Uric Acid A eooroo ol URODONAI. II Wk 1/ thould be taken every month U| ni |Tli., one toaapoonlul diasolved T W v w» Kn«Umatum. in half a tumbler of water thrice f daily between meals. %«.<<.• /J7 OOUt. Coroolc sufferers from utio \,£A, y add complainu should
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      307 8 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Report, YESTERDAY. 1 P.M. YESTERDAY. Bright Wind. Stations. Temperature Rain- Sun- Relative DirecMax. Min. fall, shine. Humidity. tion. Force. Weather. F. F. in. hours. m.p.h. Kedah Alor Star 87 73 2.21 4.4 75 W 2 Overcast Kelantan I Kota Bharu 89 74 Nil 7.S 75
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    168 9 Tin and Rubber Prices Unchanged. LITTLE BUSINESS PASSING. (From Our Financial Correspondent.) Singapore, Friday. Today's Prices Rubber, ")'i cents per Ib. Tin. 100 tons at sr>:<.2"> per picul. Yesterday's Prices Rubber, London, 17, d..I 7 ,d.. unchanged. New York. 2", il>.. down 1-16 ct. Market Tone Dull.
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    EXCHANGES.
    83 9 Rug»y. Apr. 14. Foreign exchanges nre Amsterdam 9.SI 1 AtlMI I'-i.v Is- 6 l-16d.. Berlin I5T4, Bl liiuharcst 632>j. Rjo 4'i. Buenos Aires :tC, 7-1G. Copenhagen IS r.-lii. Gcaeva 19.38, HaUiBgfon 21."., Hong Hone 1^- 11-KM., Lisbon 109 Vi. Madrid 40^, Mil..n 73 Monte Video 2H nominal, Montreal 4.1914,
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      NEW SERENDAH RUBBER.
      477 9 Maintenance Estimates Called For. The 22nd annual general meeting of the New Serendah Rubber Company Ltd., was held at the office of the company, No. 1, Embankment, Kuala Lumpur, on Wednesday, the chairman, Mr. D. H. Hampshire, presiding. The chairman addressed the meeting as follows The past
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      THE SUN LIFE.
      161 9 C 5527,000,000 of New Assurances. Some in.lication of the vast strides made by the Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada may be gathered frcm the president's address at the annual meeting. He stated that new assurances of over I C 5527,000,000 had been received durin? the year,
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      RUBBER REPORT.
      208 9 Guthrie and Co., Ltd., in their weekly rubber report, dated Singapore Apr. 14. states The uncertainty regarding the extent ul" areas which are going out of tapping as I a result of the low prices ruling has tended to create a steadying influence in I the market, prices
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      CHAMBER OF, COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      60 9 Buyers: S«ll«n. t.S.S. equal to London Standard Spot 514 5*, lUndard B.S.S. on Tender M«y 5% 6* •J u P e °'4 s Jul y-Sept. f>\ Oct.-Dec. C 6% Tone of Market Dull. Latest Cable London Spot Sheet l'id. per 1b. New York Spoti Sheet
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      MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA.
      1153 9 A Difficult Year. PROBLEMS OF WORLD TRADE. The thirty-ninth annual meeting of the Mercantile Bank of India, Ltd.. was held on Ma.-. 22. at Winchester House, Old Broad Street, E.C. Sir T. S. Catto, Bt. (deputy-chairman), presided in the absence, through indisposition, of the chairman, Mr.
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      LABUAN BILEH.
      329 9 All Expenses Covered Last Year. The 22nd annual general meeting of Labuan Bileh Ltd., was held at the office of Boustead and Co., Ltd., Ipoh, on Monday, Apr. 11, Mr. C. Footner, presiding. The chairman addressed the meeting as follows: The year has been a most unprofitable one
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      ANGLO-JAVA RUBBER.
      247 9 Ttvo Estates Closed Down. An extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders of the Anglo-Java Rubber and Produce Co., Ltd., on Mai-. 2J approved of the following resolution: "That the consent of the holders of tht issue.) 8 per cent, cumulative preference shares having been obtained, 1,400,000 unissued ordinary
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      HOME AND AMERICAN STOCKS.
      270 9 Closing: Quotations In London. (From Our Own Correspondent. London, Apr. 14. Closing: quotations last oigr.t of the principal British and American stocks are given beiow The rise or fall is in relation to the price of Apr. 13. GOVERNMENT STOCKS, BRITISH. Rise or Fall. Conversion Loan
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      EXCHANGE RATES.
      194 9 Singapore, Apr. 15. SELLING. London, 4 months' sight 2/3 15/16 London, 3 months' siirht 2 3% Lonuon, 60 days' sight 2*3 27 :i2 London, 30 days' sight 2/3 13 '10 London, demand 2/3 25/32 London, T.T. 2/3% Lyons and Paris, demand 1075 Hr.mburg, demand 171 New York, demand
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      PRODUCE.
      70 9 Singapore, Apr. IS. Gambler 10.00 (Cube No. 1 unpicked! 16.00 Copra 5.70 mixed 5.10 Saao flour. Safrihrak 1.12U White Pepper 24.50 Blafck Pepper 20.50 'earl Sago 4.23 small 5.00 medium pearl 6.00 Rice, Siam $161 to 222 Sniffon $15. r > to 17(1 Rangoon $158 to 170 Mo. 1
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      93 9 Kerosene oil.— Per unit of two 4-gslloi in» Shell $6.18, Fish J4.S3, Dragon $4.9: :rown M-78, Cross $4.03, Kerosene prices fo; and Crosi in drumi 3* cents per unit en than above. Devoe'i imp. Brilliant 5 m« $6.18, Sylvan Arrow |4.78 per 2 tins. MotoT spirit per imp. gal. Shell
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      PALM OIL PRICE.
      20 9 Cumberbatch and Co., Kuala Lumpur, repbrt the London pr.im oil price as £10. The market is idle.
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    PRIZES OF £100.
    402 9 SHIPPING NOTES Awards Under Thomas Gray Memorial Trust. Under the will of the late Mr. Thomas •L. Gray, the Royal Society of Arts has been appointed residuary legatee of hvs estate for the purpose of founding a memorial to his father, the lave ThonM I Giay, C.8.,
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    MARCH RUBBER RETURNS
    227 9 The figures ir brackets give the outputs (or the corresponding period of last year. Feb.). --37,000 lb. Roebourn*.- -22,419 lb. (25,712 Ik.), Kuhlier Estates si Johorc. r,:,.ir.2 lb. Riuf..- 15,020 Ib. «R:hu. 13,100 lb. K<,uth Malay (Feb.). 1 1.100 Ib. Subur (Feh. >. :{.".,000 Ib. South J.hore
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    AMUSEMENTS.
    126 10 Singapore. ALHA.MBRA.—Lawrence Tibbett and Lupe Velcz in The Cuban Love Song. 6.15 9.15. Phone G909. CAPITOL.—Robert Woolsey, Bert Wheeler and Dorothy Lee in Peach O'Reno. 6.15 —9.15. Phone 5261-2. GREAT WORLD.—Wayangi, Cinama, Donkey Rides, Zno, Maze, Skating ground Commercial Museum. MARLBOROir.il.—Trader Horn. 6.15— 9.1.■>. NEW WORLD.—Side Showi, Cabaret Dancing,
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    The Straits Times. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 1932. INDUSTRIAL SIGNS.
    832 10 Malayan Collieries Limited has always been a company of outstanding originality and energy, but it has never done anything more remarkable than the payment of a twenty-two and a half per cent, dividend during the worst year in Malaya's economic
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL.
    228 10 SOCIAL PERSONAL. Mr. C. F. Blackater, of Carey Island, will be leaving for home next Thursday. Mr. Carl Lav:son, who went to India as manager for Levante, the conjuror, has returned and is now in Ipoh. Mr. R. O. W. M. Davis, Probationary Assistant Commissioner of Police, F.M.S. has been
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    SOME SENSATIONAL BUDGETS.
    1195 10  -  y Politkus.") British Chancellor Who Was Assassinated. CBj Great. Britain'* Budget will be presented on Tuesday. In the following article "Politinw" I tells of past Budget days which were sensational, vot for the i statement made by the Chancellor of the Exchequer but for incidents which occurred.
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    646 10 PiTY THE POOR CENSOR! One of the most thankless jobs in tha world, next to editing a newspaper, must be the censoring of cinema films. SomeiHidy is always (jetting at film censors and we are not entirely blameless in this respect ourselves. We are "getting at"
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    EUROPEAN'S JUNGLE ORDEAL: LOST FOR TWO DAYS.
    683 11 SAKAIS JOIN IN SEARCH. Caught by Darkness At Fraser's Hill. FOUND UNHURT. Naval Base Sub-Agent's Experience. After fxinn lost in the jungle for two nights and two days. Mr. M. S. Shand. a visitor to Fraser's Hill, was found at 4.30 yesterday afternoon
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    SUNDAY CINEMAS.
    150 11 Powers Given to Local Authorities. Rugby, Apr. 14. In the House of Commons last night, after a long debate, the Sunday PerformRegulation Bill was read a second time, but only by a narrow majority ofII vciis. The figures were for the Bill SK, against 21Y. The Bill now
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    DROP IN U.S. RUBBER CONSUMPTION.
    337 11 New Chairman Proposed For the R.G.A. (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Apr. 14. The price of rubber has eased following on the publication of figures showing an unfavourable United States consumption. March was 27,828 tons, compared with 30,012 in February, and 32,788 in March of
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    LONDON TIN CORP.
    275 11 Loss of £1,777 Announced For 1931. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Apr. 14. The London Tin Corporation, L*d., shows a loss for the year ended Sept. 30, 1931, of £1,777. The sum of £1H,1S7 has been carried forward and i 765,000 applied to the writing down of
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    PASSENGER POOL.
    64 11 Shipping Companies In Conference. Rugby, Apr. 14. A conference of North Atlantic shipping lines is being held in London today to discuss a passenger pool and economy in sailings. At this conference the recent Atlantic fare cuts will also come up for consideration. In addition to the White
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    ROYAL VISITORS.
    55 11 Princes "Drop In" On Workmen's Clubs. Rugby, Apr. 14. The Prince of Wales and Prince George last night paid a surprise visit to some of the poorest parts of London. They entered unannounced seven workmen's and exService clubs, chatting for a long time with the members and joining
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    FIERCE RIOTING IN NEW ZEALAND.
    76 11 Marines Restore Order. UNEMPLOYED CLASH WITH POLICE. Auckland, Apr. 14. Fierce rioting and looting broke out here when the unemployed clashed with the police at the conclusion of a procession of civil servants demonstrating against salary cuts. Hundreds of civilians and 23 police were injured
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    EUROPEANS INJURED.
    190 11 Latest Congress Outrage In Allahabad. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Calcutta, Apr. 14. The latesr outrage of the Allahabad rioters has been to attack three European railway engineers while they were inspecting the damage done to a bridge by infuriated Congress supporters. A!l three were injured. The latest form
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    NO BLOODSHED.
    148 11 Nazi Storm Troops Being Dissolved. Berlin, Apr. 14. The swiftness of Government's action in issuing a decree dissolving the Storm Troops and all other Nazi military organisations has taken the Nazis by complete surprise. The police raided the Storm Troops' offices and barracks and seized warlike accoutrements, including
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    SILVER COINS.
    46 11 Germany to Mint to Value Of 100,000,000 Marks. Berlin, Apr. 14. The Council of the Reich has sanctioned the minting of silver coins to the face value of 100,000,000 marks which will raise the total circulation of coined money to over 1,500,000,000 marks.— Reuter.
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    CHINA, MANCHURIA & MONGOLIA ONE.
    424 11 CHINA, MANCHURIA MONGOLIA ONE. Mongol Princes' Views. FIGHTING EXPECTED IN HEILUNGKIANG. Shanghai, Apr. 15. General Ma Chan-shan has again sent telegrams to Pekirg and Loyang announcir.g that he is removing the capital of Heilungkiang Province to the Great Black Kiver (sometimes known as the Taheiho or Helampo River) near Hailun,
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    FIGHTING IMMINENT.
    1638 11 Exciting Happenings In Heilungkiang. Shanghai, Apr. 15. Reports Indicate that further serious fighting in Heilungkiang Province is imminent. General Ma Chan-shan has moved his capital to Taihakhotun and has finally severed all relations with the Manchukuo Government. He is gathering together his forces at Hakho and Hailun, north
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    LADY CLEMENTI WAVES FAREWELL.
    48 11 Miss dementi, daughter of the Cove: nor. Sir Cecil Clementi. and Lady Clementi, left for home this morning by the P. and O. Corfu. The Governor and Lady Clementi aaw her off and the picture shows Lady Clementi waving as the snip moved away.
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    PUNISHED FOR FOOD RAIDS.
    211 11 Thirty-One Coolies Sent To Prison. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 14. Thirty-one Chinese coolies, most ct them rubber tappers, were sentenced to two months' rigorous imprisonment without the option of a fine at Kajang this morning for looting food shops in the villages of
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    PERFECTLY SATISFIED
    232 11 Mr. Thomas Allays Ulster's Fears. Rugby, Apr. 14. Lord Craigavon, Premier of Northern Ireland, who visited London to discuss the p.spect of letters exchanged bttween the Dominions Secretary, Mr. J. H. Thomas, and Mr. de Valera, has sent the following message to the Belfast Telegraph As a result
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    LACK OF FUNDS.
    157 11 Big American Company In Difficulties. Chicago, Apr. 14. The appointment of a receiver is likely for the Middle West Utilities Co., the $2,500,000,000 holding company for the Insull Combine Utility Companies. The company's bankers are doubtful whether sufficient funds can be raised to meet their outstanding financial
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    U.S. DELEGATES.
    50 11 Arrival of Col. Stimson And Mr. Kellogg. London, Apr. 14. Col. Henry L. Stimson, the U. S. Secretary of State, has arrived at Plymouth en route for the Disarmament Conference. Mr. F. B. Kellogg, who is to attend the Hague World Court, was also among the arrivals. Reuter.
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    ATTEMPTED SUTTEE.
    50 11 Nine Men Arrested For Aiding Widow. Patna, Apr. 14. Nine men of the Thakur caste in the village of Karwiaul: have been arrested and charged with aiding a widow to commit suttee. Police witnesses gave evidence that they saw the widow op her dead husband's funeral pyre. Reuter.
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    GREAT IMPETUS TO TRADE.
    909 11 Due to Abnormal Imports Order. MORE EMPLOYMENT Cost of Foodstuffs Lowest Since 1915. London, Apr. 14. The operation of the abnormal import* orders had given British industries their greatest impetus since 1921, the President of the Board of Trad?, Mr. Walter Runciman, toM the House of
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    AUSTRALIAN'S BOGUS CHEQUES.
    1491 12 "Continually Drunk." DID NOT KNOW WHAT HE WAS DOING. Tie defence that he was continually drunk for several days and that he did not know what he did during .that period and that he only woke up in hospital, was put forward by an Australian who appeared
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    GERMAN BOURSE.
    158 12 Normal Conditions After Seven Months. Berlin, Apr. 13. After an interval of seven months, during which business has been restricted to private transactions without official quotations, the German Bourse went back to normal yesterday. At noon the Bourse opened with the entire machinery working and with electrical indicators
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    NEGRI SEMBILAN ASSIZES
    75 12 Tamil Who Attacked Girl Wife With Parang. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Apr. 14. The Negri Sembilan Assizes concluded today before Mr. Justice McFall, when three Chinese were sentenced to four years' imprisonment for committing a robbery at Broga. A Tamil named Appu was also sentenced to
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    LUCKY 33.
    67 12 Astrologers' Prediction Comes j True at Penang Races. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Apr. 15. During litigation here involving a sweep ticket which won $5,403 a witness said he bought fifteen tickets. Why so many," asked counsel. Because ihe astrologers told me that in my 33rd year I
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    BIBLES IN MALAYA.
    73 12 Since the inception of the British ami Foreign Bible Society's Agency in lialaya over 5,000,000 copies of the Bible have been circulated according to the report for 1931, signed by Mr. E. Tipson. During the year, however, the circulation dropped to 223,606 from 250,206 in 1930, the
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    DUTCH FLYING-BOAT CRASHES.
    49 12 One Soldier Killed And Three Missing. Sourabaya, Apr. 15. A Dornier flying-boat while engaged in night-flying practice, made a faulty landing and caught fire, sinking with its four occupants. Three non-commissioned officers are missing while the fourth member, who was found seriously injured, died later. Aneta.
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    FORGET ABOUT DEBTS.
    168 12 Startling Proposal From Mr. Al Smith. Washington, Apr. 14. Tho Democrats have been e'ectrified by a plan advocated by Mr. Al Smith, Tammany leader of the New York Democrats, that the United States forget for the. next 20 years all abcut debts owed to the country by
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    VENICE ART EXHIBITION.
    55 12 Britain Officially Represented For First Time. Rugby, Apr. 14. For the first time since the institution of the Venice Biennial Art Exhibition the British Government is officially organising a national section at which 236 exhibits of the work of three sculptors, 13 engravers and 18 painters will
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    PHILIPPINE DEFICIT.
    58 12 Governor Volunteers' 10 Per Cent. Salary Cut. Manila, Apr. 9. As the Philippine Government has found itself faced with a deficit of 19 million pjsos, the Governor and other highly paid officials have volunteered to forego 10 per cent, of their salaries. Other officials are offering a cut
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    PAHANG CONSOLIDATED.
    48 12 We are advised by the Borneo Co., Ltd.., agents for the Pahang Consolidated Co., Ltd., that the 3>£ per cent, dividend referred to in a cable published in yesterday's issue of the Straits Timts is an interim dividend on the cumulative preferenct shares of the cempany.
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    WORLD ADMIRATION.
    279 12 Mr. Mellon's Tribute To Great Britain. London, Apr. 14. All the world, and particularly Americans, has watched with admiration the heroic manner in which the Government and people of Great Britain havl faced their difficulties and not hesitated to add to their already heavy burdens in order to
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    SINGAPORE'S HEALTH.
    150 12 The Singapore Municipal Health statement for the week ended Apr. y gives the total number of deaths as male 124 and female 84. This represents a death-rate of 23.00 per mille, per annum, compared with 19.46 in the preceding week and I 26.36 in the corresponding week of
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    MRS. WEE CHENG KONG.
    70 12 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Klanp. Apr. 14. The funeral of Mrs. Wee Cheng Knmg wife of Mr. Wee Cheng Kong, chief cashier, Chartered Bank, Klang, whose death occurred on Apr. 11 after a brief illness, took place yesterday at Simpoug Lema cemetery. About 250 wreaths were
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    DISARMAMENT.
    86 12 Britain and the American Proposals. Geneva. Apr. 12. In an interview on Monday evening the British Foreign Minister, Sir John Simon, emphatically denied the rumour that the British Government bad previous knowledge of the American proposals presented to the general committee of the Disarmament Conference. Sir John Simon added
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    GERMANY'S PRESIDENT.
    187 12 Reason Preferred to Empty Promises. Berlin, Apr. 11. The entire country rested over the week-end after the hectic campaigning of t!iu last few weeks. Only a few newspapers came out this morning (Monday), but it is possible to glean some interesting comments on the election. The Cologne Times
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    BUILDING RAZED.
    71 12 JBoy Scouts Do Much to Stop Fire Spreading. (.From Oar Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Apr. 14. An attap brick kiln at Lorong Pandan caught fire this morning and in quarter of an hour the whole building was razed to the ground. I The scouts attached to the Tranquerah English
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    WIFE KILLED IN CAR.
    57 12 Husband Injured and Children 1 Unhurt. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Apr. 15. A Chinese woman was killed, her husband injured and her children unhurt rattcrday when the small car in which they j were riding crashed into a tree in Kelawei j Road. The narot
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    CHILD WELFARE.
    129 12 The committee of the Child Welfare Society, Singapore, acknowledge the following subscriptions sent in response to the appeal made at the eighth annual general meeting held at Government House on Mar. 9 Lady Clementi $100, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Kong Chian 200, M-. and Mrs. Tan Swes Hoc"
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    MUNICIPAL ACTION.
    74 12 The following action by committee No. 3 of the Singapore Municipal Commissioners is reported Recommended re-vote of sums amounting to $97,500 under Vote 22 Reconstruction of Roads, for reconstruction work postponed from 1931. Approved test borings for suggested niw bridge over the Singapore River at Bonham Street or
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    POLICE BAND.
    68 12 The Police Band will play the following programme at Katonp Park on Sunday, starting: at 9 p.m. March Militaire (Schubert) Selection, "Show Boat" (Kern) Largo from ths "New World" Symphony (Dvorak); Cornet Solo, The Song that Reached my Heart (Jordan) Humoresque on The Old Folks at Home" (Roberts)
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    QUICK TRAVEL.
    63 12 Mr. and Mrs. Elliott, who were passengers from Singapore to Batavia by air on Wednesday, are proceeding to Europe: by the Dempo, which sailed from Batsvia the same day. As they wish to see something of Java before sailing, air travel gives them Mipi< time to do this.
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    TENNIS CHAMPION IN COURT.
    675 12 Criminal Breach of Trust Charge. A record of 23 years' residi?iiee in Singapore without a black mark against him was broken yesK-nlav afternoon when a German was fmnd guilty of criminal breach of trust and fined $100 or three months' rigMMM imprisonment in default by Mr.
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    MALAYAN DIRECTORY.
    141 12 1932 Edition Published By Printers, Ltd. The business community will learn with something akin to relief that the Singa pore and Malayan Directory for 1981 is now on sale. This is the famous Buku Mera," which has been an adjunct of every office desk in the country for
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    RAFFLES CONCERT.
    69 12 Tschaikowsky's 1812 Overture and Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue will be played by Monia Litter and his concert orchestra at Raffles Hotel on Sunday night. These concerts are becoming increasingly popular, laid next Sunday should Me an even bigger audience. An entrance charge of $2 is being riaue, the
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      CHELSEA PLAYERS FOR FRANCE.
      272 13 Gallacher and Law. TO JOIN THE NIMES SPORTING CLUB. 7 London, Apr. 14. It is officially announced that H. Gallacher, Chelsea's centre-forward, and T. Law, the left back, have been engaged by the Nimes Sporting Club. They will urrive at Nimes on May 4 and May
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      SPORTING FIXTURES.
      256 13 Friday. April 15. Football: SARA. Div. 1: S.C.C. vs. Pulau Brani, Padang; Div. 2: R.A. II vs. Police. Anson R<!. Stadium; Straits Cattle vs. Malays 11, Jalan Besar. Tennis: S.C.r. and S.R.C. tournaments. Saturday. April 16. Football: S.A.F.A. Div. 1: Gloucester* »s. Chinese. Anson Rd. Stadium; Raffles Institution
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      LOCAL FOOTBALL.
      397 13 Teams for England-Rest Match at S.C.C. The following will turn out in the S.C.C. soccer fixture England vs. The Rest on Thursday next on the Padang England (in white): E. Cherrington J. G. Glasgow and J. L. Elmer C. Bembroke, L. R. Woods and T. Black E." A.
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      WEIGHTLIFTING.
      68 13 Association to Give Display \t Great World. The Singapore Amateur Weightlifters' Association wil give a physical culture demonstration at the Great World on Saturday, Apr. 23, at 9 p.m. in aid of the f 'hina Relief Fund. The items on the programme will include weigrhtlifting, iron bar bending, breaking
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      SPEEDY DADO WINS.
      213 13 First Round Decision For Filipino Flash. Seattle, Mar. 30. Speedy Dado, the Filipino flash, had his own way with Abie Israel, of Seattle, in a six-round bout here tonight, winning an easy decision. He floored the local boy in the first round. Dado weighed in at 117
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      TO VISIT ENGLAND.
      68 13 Arthur Suares in Search Of Experience. Bangalore, Mar. 21. Arthur Suares, the middle-weight champion of South India, is one of the few local Anglo-Indians to take seriously to boxing and his progress has been very marked. Suares, it is learnt, will be leaving fci England about the
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      TOMORROWS BOXING.
      193 13 Gunboat Jack and Guillermo At the New World. Gunboat Jack and Battling Guillermo will meet in a 12- round contest at the New World arena tomorrow. This will be Jack's last contest before he leaves Singapore. Sid Nash will meet Fighting Choo over 10 rounds and Joe Diamond
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      MALACCA CRICKET.
      100 13 Teachers' Assoc. Beat High School by 93 Runs. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Apr. 14. The Malacca Teachers' Association defeated the High School yesterday by 93 runs in a cricket match. Thanks to a fine effort by C. A. de Vries who scored 63, the teachers totalled 146.
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      YACHTING.
      61 13 First Race for Somerville Bowl On Sunday. The Royal Singapore Yacht Club announces On Sunday the A class will sail the first race of a series of three races for the Somerville Challenge Bowl. The B class will sail a team race. A Class will start at 10 a.m.,
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      U.S. BASEBALL.
      41 13 Results of Games in the Two Major Leagues. New York, Apr. 14. Today's baseball results are National League. Cincinnati 5 Chicago 3 St. Louis 4 Pittsburgh 6 American League. Detroit 3 Cleveland 1 Chicago 0 St. Louis 3 Reuter.
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      MALAYAN TENNIS.
      482 13 Results of Selangor Singles Matches. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 14. The Se'angor tennis championship meeting opened on Tuesday and was continued yesterday. The following are the results fr> date C. P. H. Duncan beat M. Gheliah, 6—2, 6—3. C. Gregory beat H. C. D'Arcy Irvine,
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      WATER POLO.
      133 13 Eight Goals in Drawn Match at S.S.C. In the Singapore Swimming Club waterpolo tournament yesterday, Ford's team drew with Druiding's team each side scoring four goals. Ford's team, after leading by a goal at the interval, almost won the ■match, and only a last minute Roal by their
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      RENE LACOSTE.
      139 13 Offer to Play for France In Davis Cup. Rene Lacoste, the former Wimbledon champion, whose "oolness and machinelike strokes have woi 1 the admiration of the tennis world, will probably return to ti rru-.TiS in the near future for it is urderstood that he has offered to play
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      KEPPEL' GOLF CLUB.
      335 13 Result of Ladies' Eclectic Competition. The result of the ladies' eclectic connpetition at the Keppil Golf Club for a cup presented by the vice-captain was a win for Mrs. R. E. Earie, who returned the best score of 32—1 2/3=30 1/3 net. The other scores returnee' were
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      CRAVEN STAKES.
      61 13 Favourite Wins by Three Lengths. t London, Apr. 14. The Craven Stakes (for three-year-olds, one mil*) was run today and resulted ,as follows LOANINGDALE ..1 t POMPIER .2 1 ROYAL DANCER 3 Seven raiw Won by three lengths a neck between second and third. Betting Even money on
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      RANKING OF U.S. TENNIS PLAYERS.
      478 14 Vines First with Lott And Shields Following. New York, Feb. 29. The ranking committee cf the United States Lawn Tennis Association, in conformance with the new ruling adopted at the annual meeting, made public recently annual ranking for 1931 of the men's, women's, juniors', girls'
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      ARSENAL'S HUNT FOR CENTRE-FORWARD.
      1055 14 Coleman's First Match. FORWARD LINE COSTING £45,000. (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Mar. 8. The main topic of the week in Association football has been the Arsenal's frantic rush round the country for a centreforward. Now that Lambert, who was never a clever footballer but usually
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      ACROSS COUNTRY.
      418 14 The Inter-County Championship. The Inter-County Cross-Country Championship was decided over a heavy course at Chinjrford in February, and showed Midland runners to great advantage J. T. Ho.den, of Staffordshire, winner last year, made light of the heavy going and again showed the way, though he only had 35
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    JOCKEY BEHSMAN.
    97 14 Licence Again Withdrawn In India. Bombay, Mar. 21. The Western India Turf Club announced today that the Stewards have again withdrawn the licence granted to Jockey Behsman. This time he is held to be guilty of dangerous riding on the Arab horse Saint Fortunate in Division I of
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    34 14 A meeting of the Tomlison Hall Literary Society will be held at 9 p.m. on Apr. 19 when members will give a reading- of "The Mob, by John Galsworthy. The W&& th i<WkWWit7 t
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      550 14 SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA STATEMENT FOR 1931 ASSURANCES IN FORCE (net) 5f5,37 1,6 14,436 NEW ASSURANCES PAID FOR (net) 929,470,070 TOTAL INCOME (net) 347,077,461 TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS 240,332,746 PAYMENTS TO POLICYHOLDERS AND BENEFICIARIES IN 1931 164,146,126 PAYMENTS TO POLICYHOLDERS AND BENEFICIARIES SINCE ORGANIZATION 1,046,100,352 SURPLUS AND CONTINGENCY RESERVE 37,193,661
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    37 15 The funeral \of Mr. Yeoh Guan Swee, chief cashier of the Serembcn branch of the Chartered Bank for over 25 years, took place on Thursday at the Chinese cemetery and was well attended writes our Seremban correspondent.
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    JUDGMENT RESERVED IN SHANTUNG CASE.
    765 16 Counsel Breach of Trust By Defendants. < The Shantung Relief Fund case coneluded yesterday in the Supreme Court whin Mr. Justice Cobbett reserved judgment. In this case the Attorney-General, on th" illation of Lim Kim Tian, sought the administration of the Court regarding the manner
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    Fashion Flighi To Australia.
    66 16 Lady Chaytor, wife of Sir Edmund Chaytor. of Wit ton Castle. Durham. set out from England last month on a flight to Australia where she will tour the country giving lectures on women's dress. She caught a <hill and was advised to continue from Calcutta by
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    MORE TROUBLE FOR Henri Deterding.
    158 16 Alleged Story About Sir Henry Deterding. Paris, Apr. 10. A new charge has been preferred against the celebrated Madame Hanau for illegal trafficking cm the money market. This process has nothing to do with tho one opened against her yesterday as proprietor of the Gazette
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    CHINA RELIEF FUND.
    32 16 The staff of the Chartered Bank (collected by Mr. Chia Choo Seah) $279; the staff o! the Central and Geylang Fire Brigade (collected by Mr. Sim Zbiajß &vfi*L liifii
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    THE STRATOSPHERE.
    222 16 Ascent to be Made by Russian Experts. Leningrad, Apr. 4. The Bureau of Aerotechnique attached to the Leningrad branch of the Ossoviakchim (Society for the Promotion of Aviation and Chemistry) has commenced the designing of a balloon which is to rise to a height of 20 kilometres. The
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    AIRWOMAN SAFE.
    59 16 Silence After Leaving Madagascar. Paris, Apr. 13. Maryse Hilz, the well-known woman flier, has been found quite safe and sound on the island of Juan de Nova. Her aeroplane is undamaged. No news had been received from Mdlle. Hilz since she left the west coast of Madagascar on
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    STALIN NOT ILL.
    142 16 Foreign Press Reports J Denied. Moscow, Apr. 3. The Moscow correspondent of the Associated Press has received a letter from M. Stalin, Secretary-General of the Communist Party, in reply to his inquiry concerning reports in the foreign Press that M. Stalin wms ill. The reports alsc stated
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    AEROPLANES COLLIDE.
    51 16 Three of Four Occupants Parachute to Safety. Le Bourget, Paris, Apr. 13. Two military aeroplanes met in a headon collision yesterday and were completely destroyed. Three out of four occupants managed to save themselves with their parachutes but the fourth was killed, his parachute not opening in time.
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    TRAIN THIEVES CAUGHT.
    45 16 Holding Up Passengers At Pistol Point. Valance Sur Rhone, Apr. 13. Two armed thieves have been arrested on the express between Marseilles and Geneva. At the moment of their arrest they were holding up passengers at the point of a revolver. Aneta-Havas.
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    2009 17 Strings To A Highlands Bow— High-Grade Tea The Best Proposition Blue Mountain And Arabica Coffee —A Lesson From Timor Tung Oil And Cardamoms Effects Of Imperial Preference Facts For Local Capitalists. (By Our PUntin* Correspondent.) WHILE no agricultural crop has yet f been produced on a commercial
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      RUGBY.
      187 18 Holiday Spirit and Unexpected Results. Most of the week-end.- Rugby was brightened i<y the holiday s|virit and the I results were quite surprising. Swansea, I for example, overwhelmed the Harlequins, Bath gave N rthampton a thorough! trouncing, an i Bristol whacked I —despite the fad th;n their two great
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      THE MOUNTAIN WINS !
      1100 18 THE MOUNTAIN WINS Camera Batters Out Poor Cook. From the start, everyone realised that only a miracle could save Cook from defeat—and nothing supernatural happened. To begin with, there was such an obvious physical disparity between the two men. Rijfhteen stone Camera, 6 ft 7 in. tall, towered over his
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      GLOUCESTER vs. REST ?
      564 18 GLOUCESTER vs. REST Rugger County Champions' Proposal. Gloucester, who have carried off the Rugby football county championship for the eighth time, are making every effort to persuade the Rugby Union to revive the match EnHand v. the Champion County. I hear that the matter will be considered by the R.
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      HOCKEY TRIUMPH.
      274 19 France Defeated in Sparkling Game. The hockey international between England and France (to which a brief referin..- m made above) proved a fitting climax to our gloriously successful season. The Fnmhnien were far faster than our previous victims, the Welsh, the Irish and the Scots, and their defence
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      NAVY'S SOCCER VICTORY.
      211 19 Foresters Keep the Army Cup. Yesterday was an important day for Service soccer. The Navy^ met the Air Force in a Services Tournament match at Sentford and won by five goals to one, and the Ist. Sherwood Foresters won the Army F. A. Challenge Cup for the
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      CRICKETS LOSS.
      490 19 Lord Harris Dies While Smoking a Cigarette. As you will have heard a fortnight before this letter appears in print. Lord Harris, the "Grand Old Man" of cricket, died at his home at Belmont, Favershara, Kent, on Thursday afternoon. Though he had been in ill health for many
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      BILLIARDS CHAMPION.
      480 19 Davis Beats McConachy For The British Title. Joe Davis, the former billiards champion of Britain, has won the title again by defeating McConachy in the championship match at Thurston's. The winner gathered most of his points bv nursery cannons and both men made breaks of over 800. Many
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      THE BOAT RACE.
      311 19 Once Again Becomes A Procession. Although the Boat Race was rowed no fewer than ten days ago it is still the subject of eager discussion and much disappointment is expressed that this year's contest again degenerated into a "proces- sion long before the winning post nas reached.
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      INTERNATIONAL SPORT.
      202 19 World Recreation Congress In Los Angeles. It was announced this week that Mr. Noel Curtis-Bennett (son of the late Sir Henry Curtis- Bennett) will represent Great Britain at the World Recreation Congress which is to be held in Los Angeles from July 23-29, just before the opening of
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      Extraordinary Golf Statistics.
      119 19 Malayan golfers may be interested in some extraordinary statistics collie "I l>y two veteran Wiltshire golfers -oicr-ir-ing the rounds which they have playH together during the past nine years nn Sir Ernest Wills' private course of nine holes near Hunger-ford. In this period, they have met every
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      New Cycling "Sport."
      225 19 New Cycling Sport." Although tens of thousands of cyclists are still to be met with on our roads. there is no doubt that the popularisation of motoring has struck a shrewd blow at this healthy sport, since comparatively few people like to take their exercise in an atmosphere of petrol
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    RAN INTO CROWD.
    86 19 Many Casualties Caused By Runaway Car. Auckland (New Zealand). Apr. A runaway motor-car driven by a woman caused havoc in the ranks of an open-air Salvation Army meeting. The driver, in attempting to avoid pedestrians, mounted the footpath, knocking down a number of other pedestrians, and finally
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    A 'REVOLUTION' AT CAMBRIDGE.
    295 19 A REVOLUTION' AT CAMBRIDGE. Actresses to Play With Footlights Club. After 50 years, the Cambridge Footlights Club, an organisation of undergradutes devoted to the lighter kind of theatrical entertainment, has decided to i«dmit women, not as members but as professional players. Mr. Peter Lyon, the president, said Newnham and Girton
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    SMUGGLING EXPLOIT.
    162 19 Tobacco Seized by London Police. I.uiicion. Apr. 2. An amazing smuggling exploit, in which a vessel of similar type to the wartime submarine chaser was used to carry ■_>.-> cut. of contraband tobacco from Holland to the Isle of Wight, was described in the London police court today.
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    GIANT OCTOPUS.
    134 19 Five- Year-Old Boy Rescued In South of France. Nice. Apr. A desperate struggle to save a five-year-old boy from the death grip of a giant octopus was witnessed by hundreds of holiday-makers at Le Lavandou, popular seaside resort near Toulon. A monster octopus, the largest seen on the
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    COTY FACTORY.
    130 19 Employment for 2,000 British Workers. London, Mar. 30. A £50,000 Coty perfumery factory at Brentford, London, which will employ 2,000 British workers, is one of the results of Great Britain's tariffs. The first part of the factory will be completed in July and its development after that depends
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    SAILORS' HOME RAIDED.
    40 19 Communistic Inmates to Be Deported. Rotterdam. Apr. 1. The local police made a clean sweep at the Communistic Sailor*' Home, which was raided -today. The inmates, belonging to SI different nationalities, were arrested. They will be deported.
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    Easter At Home—Beach Loungers At Eastbourne.
    75 20 Easter At Home Beach Loungers At Eastbourne. HOI. ID IYING AT EASTBOURNE:— So warm was been the weather on the youth coast that visitors a% Eas/er rnio>rd Ihe sunshine and sea breezes lounging en ihe beach. The photo shj«s the MMt on the bmeh at hastIxiurnc. (Planet Ne\\s!) AN OPEN
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    50 20 -PETER PAN WEDS FAMOUS RUTHVEN TWlN'.— The marriage of Mr. Peter Llewelyn Da vies, the iiiiKinal of Sir James Bwtirti immortal hero "Peter Pan" and a godson of the famous »ritcr..lo Mm Margaret Hi.ro-Uiiilivfii, daughter of Lord Kulhven. Governor of Jersey, took place at Ihe Sa>oy Chapel. London. (Planet News.)
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    55 20 CHAPEL THAT WAS ONCE A BAKEHOUSE.— The third restoration of the Lady Chapel of Southwark Cathedral, one of the most beautiful architectural treasures in London, has just been completed. In the sixteenth century, before an earlier restoration, it was used as a bakehouse, and was also rented by a butcher
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    35 20 I .<>Kli RAREWOOD PRESENTS PRIZES— Lord Harewood. husband of the Princess Royal, presented p.-izes at uu annual din il.ution of the Ist City of London Regiment (Royal Fusikcrb) at their Bloom. .l>m> Hiddquartcr... (Planet News.)
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    26 20 LOUDSPEAKERS OF THE U.S. NAVY.— An unusual view, looking toward the dying sun on the Pacific Ocean, from the deck of the I'.S.S. Oklahoma. (Planet News.)
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