The Straits Times, 29 April 1932

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    53 1 Singapore: ?8, Cecil st. T'phone biboy KUALA LUMPUR 27, JAVA ST. r ('PHONE ***** V The Straits Times [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] THE LARGEST, *AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, FRIDAY. APRIL 29, 1932 PRICE 10 CENTS. The Straits Times 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, FRIDAY. APRIL 29, 1932,
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      470 1 r 8.15 Tonight 9.15. J EDWARD EVERETT J MORTON in J SMART WOMAN: with i MARY ASTOR i Phone 5261-2. {iL^> TONIC j \f^ Km lAX4HVE WHICH TONES AS IT CLEANSES II 7 p Mudicol authority and actual experience prove that regular v Jiisiiii; trilh old-fashioned salts produce a "lowering"
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      100 1 LENTHERIC LIPSTICK. You will just love this New Creation of Lentheric. LENTHERIC H LENTHERIC PERFUMES. CH^ 111 FACE POWDER. THE MOST I THE PERFECT EXCLUSIVE. I J POWDER. APPLY A SMALL QUANTITY ON THE LIPS IN THE MORNING. Then have:— BREAKFAST, LUNCH, TEA, DINNER. YOUR LENTHERIC LIPSTICK STAYS ON ALL
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      17 1 6.15 Tonight 9.15. EDWARD EVERETT J HORTON in :SMART WOMAN j with j MARY ASTOR Phone 5261-2.
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      451 2 P. 0., BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES In England.) MAIL, PABSENGER AND CABGO SERVICES. WNINKT'LAR AND ORIENTAL S.H. CO. TJNUKR CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT, LONDON AND FAB BAST MAIL SERVICB. OUTWARD FROM LONDON lf>» AND JAPAN. Tonnage. Dae Supers. IMS. R4NCFII 16,740 Apr. VAI.HKR*. ld.ooo Ma> 18 X BHUTAN
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      631 2 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON TUSEN KAISHA.) TO LONDON. Ifaploa. Marseilles, London, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Middlesborough. Vessel*. Tonnage. Due. Sail. XHAKONE MARU 10,500 May 4 6 i SUWA MARU 10,700 May 19 10 JFUSHIMI MARU 11.000 June 2 8 HAKOZAKI MARU 10.500 June 16 18 X TERUKUNI MARU 12,000 June 28 29
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      512 2 BURNS PHILP LINE (Incorporated la Australia.) FOB BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AMD THURSDAY ISLAND. Begclar monthly sailing! by tha vail. known steamer MARELLA (7,868 tona) and the s.s. MANGOLA (3,352 tons) (Cargo only). The s.s. MARELLA is one of th« largest and finest stesmer. trading to Australia,
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      618 2 THE BAST ASIATIC CO., LIMITED (laaorporated In Denmark.) Telephone 532*. PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. TO GENOA, LONDON, ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. Leave S'pors. rensrg. M.s. LALANDIA Apr. 29 m.s. MEONIA May 18 May 20 m.s. BORINGIA June 8 Jane 10 m!s. FIONA June 29 Jaly 1 mis. ERRIA July 20
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      843 2 THE BLTJE J°~™| THE SIAM STEAM NAVIGATION Co, Ltd. I [VZ NaSiSuon Co! Lt£" THE SARAWAK STEAMSHIP Co, Ltd. THE OTRATO STEAMSHIP Co, Ltd. Jh| SUN SHIPPING Co, Ltd. THE CHINA NAVIGATIQN Co, Ud. THE AUSTRALIAN ft ORIENTAL LITfE Ltd. INSURANCE The Liverpool and London *n& Glob« The Thames and
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      449 3 OCEANIC AND ORIENTAL NAVIGATION CO^ ■AN FRANCISCO, CAL. STATES STEAMSHIP CO., PORTLAND, ORB. lOINT SCHEDULB Bailings for United States and Canada Points fr** Hong Kong. San Francisco and I.ns Angeled. S P GOLDEN M<llM < 1 1 NTAIN sais from Hoag Kes« May 5 ■A GOLDEN TIliK sails frees Hot.,
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      413 3 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE ofiirf AMERICAN MAIL, LINE WHY TRAVEL THE DOLLAR WAY? BECAUSE f Fresh California fruits and vegetables are served at every meal. 2 Every stateroom is an ontsldo eabln. S Outdoor salt-water swimming pool on Deck. 4 Orchestra music for Tea-Dancings Dinner and entertainments. 5 VTlrst Run Motion
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      540 3 ELLERMAN BUCKNALL STEAMSHIP CO, LTD. (Incorporated In England) ELLERMAN LINB. Passenger and Freight Services torn UNITED KINGDOM AND (CONTINENT. Via Ports and Snei CaaaL OUTWARDS. TO HONG KOXG, SHANGHAI AND JAPAN Steamer: Due Spore s.s. CITY OF PERTH May 11 HOMEWARDS. s.s. CITT OF PITTSBURG for Han*. L'don, R'dam, H'burg
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      442 3 THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. (Imeerporatsd la Bngland < Capital Authorised mi «,000,000 Capital Subscribed 1,800,000 Reserve Fund and Best 1.217,926 Capital paid np m mm 1,060,000 BOARD OF DIRECTORS t i. J. M. Ryrie, Esq., Chalnsaa. P. B. Chalmers, Esq, Charles J. Hambro, lath W. H. Shelford, Esn,
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      545 3 BANKING ANNOUNCEMENTS NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPY, N.V. Netherlands Trading Society. (Established at Amsterdam 1834.) PAID UP CAPITAL Fl. 80,030,000 STATUTORY RESERVB It 40,015,1,00 HEAD OFFICE IN AMSTERDAM WITH AGENCIES IN ROTTERDAM AND THE HAGTJH, HEAD AGENCY IN BATAVIA. BRANCHES i 'Bandoeng Hong Kong Rangoon Bandjermaain Kobe 'Semarang Bombay *\v. Itevreden Shanghai
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      492 3 NEDERLANDSCH INDISCHE HANDELSBANK, N.V. HstaaUeaed 1863 at Amsterdam. Authorised Capital Glds. 100,000,000 (s'^ew) C 8.500.000). Paid up Capital Glds. 6.5.00U.000 (aboil •4,000,000). Ees.rves Bids. 29,190,007 (aboat 42,432,000). HEAD OFFICE: AMSTERDAM. BRANCH OFFICES Till; UAGLB. ROTTERDAM. OVERSEAS BRANCHES I BaUTia i Hsad Office for Dutck Bast Indies. BRANCH OFFICES t DUTCH
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      466 4 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. There are approximately seven words to a line and there Is a flat rate charge of 23 cents per line per insertion with A minimum of one dollar per insertion. Advertisements will he accepted up to 10 a.m. 011 the el A fee of 25 cents is charged
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      773 4 HOUSES. FLATS TO LET INSTITUTION HFLL bnnsralow newly enovated Uniteil Enpineern. TO LET, f!8, Prinsfp Street, 3 rooms, elec-rii-ity. Apply 67, Prinsep Street. TO I.XT. SHOP. FLAT, Amber Mansions. Vpply S'ii° r < 1 Huildinir Corp.. 64, Market St. TO LET, No. 4, Nassim Hill. Newly built >ungaloT? with tennis
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      606 4 BUSINESS PREMISES TO LET OFFICES TO LET, 21-B. Battery Road, md floor. Apply Cuthrie «t Co., Ltd. OFFICE, Robinson Road, 3,700 sq. feet, 'irst class property. United Engineers. DUXLOr HOUSE, Robinson Road, 4,000 square feet, vacant March 31. Could be divided into small offices. GODOWN, River Valley Road, suitable Motor
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      489 4 MISCELLANEOUS IF YOU HAVK RELATIVES OR FRIENDS Dversena, have the Straits Budget posted to them every week, $14 yearly, including post- ouKidr .Maiayn (IMI within Malaya). Orders, accompanied by remittances, should be addressed to the Manager, Straits Budget, Singapore. MASSAGE HALL MANICURE MASSAGE. Mrs. HARU and Miss HANA. 60, WATERLOO
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      667 4 EDUCATIONALEUROPEAN Pup. School. 30, Meyer Road. PUBLIC~NOTICES. THORNYCaOiT (SINGAPORE) LIMITED. NOTICE is hereby given that the Fifth Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders )f the abovenamed Company will be held at :he Recistered Office of the Company, rhornycroft House, Tank Road, Singapore, in Thursday. Hay lK.^. at 12 o'clock noon.
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      750 4 AUCTION NOTICES. AUCTION SALE 5Y ORDER OF THE SUPREME OURT OF JOHORE. AT FOHORK BAHRU. In Land \policatlon No. fifi of 19.11. Itetween M. E. T. K. R. A. It. P 1.. iBtTNASAI \M :HETTIAR of N». H^, Market SI reel. Slnirai.r.-. hargee. and. WEE 100 CHF.K ef V,, iHMft
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    ANGLO-INDIANS AND THE FUTURE.
    472 5 Governor's Assurance Of Sympathy. Calcutta, Apr. 14. You claim with justice as it seems to pie that by reason of your oripin, your services, your history and your traditions you are entitled to the sympathy both of Britain and of India. I caOnot pledge either Britain
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    FIRES IN PILLAR BOXES
    44 5 Allahabad, Apr. 13. Postal articles apparently are being singled out by incendiaries for destruction in this, district. A further instance has occurred in the city, where the mails in several postal pillar boxes are reported to have been found burnt.
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    THE BIG STICK."
    125 5 Lord Sankey Justifies Its Use In India. London, Apr. 15. Lord Sankey, who is contributing to the National Labour News Letter," a new fortnightly publication, emphasises that the present Government is no less unanimously agreed than the late Government that a inward move must be made in
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    PANDIT JAWAHARLAL.
    147 5 Car to be Sold to Pay Fine And Father's Income-Tax. Allahabad, Apr. ft. The I>'.sti it Magistrate of Allahabad has sanctioned the sale of a car belonging to Pandit Jawuharlal Nehru for Rs. 1,150. The car was attached for realisation of a fine of K MO imposed on
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      460 5 HOTELS RAFFLES HOTEL Rooms with Modern Sanitation and Hot and Cold Running Water TOMORROW TODAY'S ATTRACTIONS M USIC-1 to TEA DANCE 20pm 6.30 to 8.15 p.m. KIJSTTAr LL IN THE BATIK GRILL ROOM INFORMAL AFTER DINNER noon to 3 pm. DANCE Ple«»e mmke your reservations early, 9.30 to Midnipht. SPECIAL
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      231 5 RAFFLES HOTEL Sunday, May 1, at 9.30 p.m. "Monia Litter And His Concert Orchestra" OVERTURE "The Barber of Seville" G. Rossini OPERA FANTASY "Tannhauser" R. Wagner INTERVAL. SUITE No. 4 "Mozartiana" P. Tschaikowsky (a) "Gijrue" (b) "Menuet" (c) "Prayer" (d) "Theme and Variations" INTERVAL. SYMPHONY No. 5 "First Mbvement" P.
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      189 5 _AUqfrlQN NOTICES. IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE of artistic Europe-made oak and wax polished teak household furniture, crockery, curios, Singer's hand sewing machine, including 1 Spanish terrier with 3 puppies. To be held at No. 4-1, Lorong 22 off Gaylang Road, on Saturday, April SO at 2.30 pjn. On view from Thursday
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      195 5 AUCTION NOTICE. AUCTION SALE of one ill l.i.'J h.p., *****-moclcl, Murris Oxford tourer, nlniost new and in perfect running orilrr. To be held at our saleroom. No. 12, Robinson Road, on Saturday, April .'lt, at 10 a.m. On view on day of sale. POWELL CO., LTD., Auctioneers. FOUND I At
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    TRADE CONDITIONS IN THE F.M.S.
    1913 6 Falling Imports And Land Values. SLUMP EFFECTS. CBANCBS FOR HKITISII NANUFACTUBIHI I The WMJL Chamber of C«mm*r<-e. whirh will hold H* Hnnunl meetinx in Kiimln Lumpur on M«v 7. ha« i«fiin-d Mi unniiiil r.(H.rt. whirh Ifivm a •trikinif pirturr of lh«- ravares of the ■lump
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    GRUESOME MURDER.
    80 6 280 Pieces of Woman's Hody Found. Vienna. Apr. 15. Two hundred and eighty small pieces af a woman's bad)) found floating in the n\er NmM a giues.mie murder here. Tho pnlire arrested a workman, who fonMrt) had relations with the dead woman and recently formed an attachment with
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    TWENTY UNTOUCHABLES
    94 6 Bombay. Apr. 15. A \asik report states that 20 I'ntourhable satyairrahis. including three leaders of tho I'ntruchahlos, wore arrested this morning, consequent upon their attempt lo offer sa'yapraha in front of tho Kalann Temple. Among th<> arrest c.-* persons were -a few women who offered satyagraha. The police
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      47 6 The uxnal Friday feature. India. Hiirniß and Ceylon Week by Week." will be found <>n pa,ce II today. 1 the whole fruit n I nothing but the fruit\ Jl "V In th« manyfacturt ol I < S*^Bv I ORANGEPOP j^^^}lalaya's Favourite VI Product of Vhcenix I Phone S4OS.
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      150 6 r^. 'THE LANCET'<2S 11 29> says: wk 'Oiditxakif. couXf' mith. tL ilk tnitn^kout the fUaUI Jg Wk pato of the fial contain* Mb %pmott noU-tachUic M O his is convincing evidence that fresh milk contains almost no vitamin D* It follows that a food made from fresh milk contains almost
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      81 7 MATINEES: TOMORROW and SUNDAY! Again we say with Pride— ANOTHER INCOMPARABLE ENTERTAINMENT from M-G-M. Great ontcrtainmont this Something to talk about be among the first to see about it take the laughs home with you MARIE DRESSLER IN EMMA 6.15 TONIGHT 9.1S Ramon Novarro in his most sensational role IN
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      254 7 CAPifbk TONIGHT A Great Entertaining Show THE FAMOUS FACETIOUS STAR OF "LONELY WIVES"— EDWARD EVERETT HORTON V^S 'm WITH MARY ASTOR ROBERT AMES. In Radio's Snappy Comedy "SMART WOMAN" Her Husband liked blondes-so she brought him one home for the Week End! And what a Week-end it was! WITH SPECIAL
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      235 7 \jEts&s^ RESERVATIONS: PHONE 6903. v \*t*»^k. I G3£y 6.15 NIGHTLY 9.15 v vNN.^| MATINEES SATURDAY AND SUNDAY 3.15 JUST WHEN YOU NEED NOVELTY, FRESHNESS AND SOMETHING NEW, COMES THE BLUE DANUBE BRITAIN'S FINEST GIFT TO THE TALKING SCREEN. ALFRED RODE AND HIS marvelloi s TZIGANE ORCHESTRA I AND A CAST
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE
    248 8 Te4ay. Selat Pandjanr, Bengkalis, Sink. Pakan Baroe, Pajakombo Padang (Hong Thong) ..3 p.m North, N.-East N.-West Sumatra (Tinombo) 3 p.m Banka Island (except Muntok) in:..' Batavia De Weert 4 p.m. Java and South -West Sumatra (Ban Himi; Linng) 1 p.m. Sourabaya. Celebes, Moluccas and Timor Hilly Miiiing
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    MAILS FOR EUBOPS.
    51 8 m rhrntinan Huygem Carthage Slamat Andre Lebon Karapara Rajputana Kerto> mn I. Van Hi Ipnliarm-vclt B'porc I.imdo; Mar. 18 Api Mar. 18 Apr. i Mar. 24 Apr. 13 Mar. 23 Apr. 16 Mar. 24 Apr. I<t Apr. 1 Apr. 23 Mar. 31 Apr. 25 Apr. 8 Apr.
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    PRODUCE.
    164 8 Bingma rt AirA ir Gambler IO.U< (Cube No. 1 unpicked) 16.0t Copra mixril Snirc. flmir. Sarawak 1.1 I White Pepper 24.5' Black Pepper 20.51 Pearl Sago *2t small S.(M medium pearl 6.01 Rue, Siam 1103 to >1« BaiajM *UII lo If,: Raageoa ftfit to 170 No. 1 of 125
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    26 8 The 1.1ny.l Triestino lirer for. Is doc here at 10 a.m. on Monil y. and will sail for Ho«g Konjr the HUM day at G p.m.
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      AIR MAIL.
      35 8 Mail.- (left London Apr. 20) by tht .utward Dutch aeroplane from Amsteriam an expected to arrive at Singapore :>>■ the evening express tomorrow. Correspondcaee will be ready for delivery to oxhotden at T.o'O p.m.
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      Vessels Arrived.
      181 8 ITV OF PITTS BI'Rr., Brit.. 4,719 tons, from Dairen K I, f-»r Baraps 2-.".. C. PAUL DOUMER, French, 734 tons, from SalfOß 88-4, fur Saigon 2-5. HERO, N.inv., KSA tons, from Bangkok 28-4 f..r Hant-k..k »-4. lAVANA IfASU, Jap., 3.450 tons, from Yok-i- 1, for Tenant 2.-1. LI
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        MINING.
        426 8 Issue al. Pd. Buyers. Sellers. il £1 Asam Kumbanr 20/6 22/6 il £1 Austral Malay 18/- 20/- A 5/- Ayer HiUm Tin 9.'6 10/6 n £1 Hiingrin Tin 7/9 8 9 ci £1 Batang Padanf 0.07H 0.12* 1 1 Uatu Caves 0.20 0.25 I 1 Bukit Arang 0.30 0.40n0m.
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        GENE RAL.
        260 8 .'al. Pd. Buyers. Sellers. 2 2 Alex. Brick Ord. 0.80 1.00 2 2 Alex. Brick Pref». 1.65 1.90 :i £1 Brit. Am. Tobacco 3.11.3 3.15.0 1 1 Central Engine 0.20 O.SOnom '.00 50 Chinese Com. Bank 70 00 75.00 :i £1 Con. T. S. l c 'c Prefs.
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        138 8 Singapore Cold Storage 7 p.e. deb. of 1926 red. 1931-36 100 101 ci. Singapore Municipal 6 p.c of 1901 red. 1940 (400,000 100 102 nom. Singapore Municipal 4Vi p.e. of 1907 red. 1947 Jl ,600,000 97 99 nom. Singapore Municipal 4Vi p.c. of 1909 red. 1955 $1,000,000
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        382 8 Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt's quotation*. N.B. Most of above rubber share quotations are now only nominal. Today 'i Price Fraser Lyall ft Co. Evatt Allcnt.y ($H 0.20 0.40 0.20 0.30 ■Uor Gajah (fl) 0.20 0.30 0.20 0.30 L HiUm ($1) 0.50 0.60 0.50 0.60 V.
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        MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.
        302 8 Daily Weather Report, The four columns on the left of the table refer to the 24 houn ended at i a.m. today, and the four on the right give the conditions actually existing at 1 p.m. yesterday. By relative humidity is meant the amount of water vapour
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    MALAYAN WIRELESS PROGRAMMES.
    807 8 Chamber Music 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, S.lO to 6.80 p.m., recorded music 6.30 to 7 p.m.,
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    125 8 Friday April 29. Ship* alomraidf the Wharvei or expected to arrive. KEPPEI. HARBOUR. Main Wharf Sarit.i. Lea, (row. Tug "Herrules," romohon, Tug "Roee," The' Cable. Oil Wharf 11. M.5. Herald. Coal W'fcorf Nil VESSEL? IN DRY DOCKS. Tanjong Pagnr. i Albert Dock MngkaL Victoria Dock Nil. Keppcl
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      139 8 I iaVnlK^al Laar SHORT HEAD IS RIGHT Tek's short head does with case things that an ordinary toothbrush couldn't do at all. Grips into the awkward inner curve of the front arch. Sweeps round and round, up and down, back and front. Its lively action waking up sleepy gum tissues
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      242 8 BEFORE, and when they were first with this dreaded disease. Just brush married, he was always the life your teeth twice every day with Forof the parry. Everyone admired his han's for the Gums. More than an friendly smile. He was never tired, ordinary tooth paste, it fin rents pyorever
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      254 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOX THE WEEK. Friday, April 29. 11. W. 144 a.m., 7 ft.. 7.8 p.m., 6 ft. 6 in. Annual Heetiaf of Singapore Chess Club Ack'lphi Hotel, 5 p.m. Saturday. April 30. H. W. 6.58 a.m., 6 ft. 9 in., 7.66 p.m., 7 ft. Annual Meeting of Robinson and Co.
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    AROUND THE MARKETS.
    207 9 London Rubber Price Back to 2d. LOCAL POSITION QUIET. (By Our Financial Correspondent) Singapore, Friday. Today's Prices Ruhber. .r. r > J i cents per lb. Tin, 7". tons at S.">B.">o per picul. Yesterday's Prices Rubber, London, Id., up 1-16 d. Now York. 3 cts., unchanged. Market
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    EXCHANGES.
    65 9 Rugby, Apr. 28. Foreign ex.-hanpes are Amsterdam i, Bombay Is. I IMtA, J.; 1 ISucharcst 610. Hi. Baeaoi Aim 86Ui (\>pcnhaiten i> Uenvra 18.85, Halsinffon 21">. Hone Lisbon no, Madrid 46-V Milan M int« Vi.luc JSO. Montreal 4.11, i, Olio l'.'.Tn, Paris 92 7 s. I, Bhancfaal 1-. *'id.,
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    TIN RETURNS.
    76 9 Tin tNo, 1 dredge). tint half of Apr. 1 1 i..j! Sl6 Hour-. ",0,000 yards. North T;M;i:n:.- Tin (first h;:lf of Apr..).— 122 rda. In is I. First half i 27.8 M yards. Batu Ci yes Tin (fl 111 dee workad only on 6th, 7th, Sth. l itli
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    SCOTTISH SILKS TRIAL.
    1216 9 Jury's Verdict. YOUNG AND TpDP GUILTY. The Scottish Silks trial was concluded ir> the High Court of Justiciary, Edinburgh on Apr. 13, after a hearing of 33 days. The charges were those of conspiracy and fraud against seven promoters of Scottish Amalgamated Silks (now in liquidation). There
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    EXCHANGE RATES.
    187 9 Stagap re, Apr. 20. SELLING. London, 4 months' si*ht 2/3 29 '32 London, 3 months, sight 2/3 2i/32 London. 60 days' sight U/U London, 30 days' sight 2/3 25/32 London, demand 2/3-4 London, T.T. 2/3 23/32 Lyons and Pans, demand 1,010 Hamburg, demand ITO New York, demand 41
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    60 9 12 o'clock noon, Apr. 29. Tone of Market Easier tendency. Latest Cable London Spot Sheet 2d. per lb. New York Spot Sheet G. cts. 3 1-16 por lb. Buyers. Sellers. I.S.S. equal to London Standard Itandard R.S.S. on Tender Spot May June July-Sept Oct.-Dec. 5%
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    THE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS.
    354 9 The following publications were issued or received by the Department of Statistic!, S.S. nnd F.M.S., during the period from Apr. 16 to 20, inclusive, and are available for public use in the Reference Library, Fullerton Building, Singapore. 'Application may be made by members of the public
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    SUPER-STOWAWAY.
    119 9 Sends Luff erase Aboard Before "Embarking." However undesirable the race of stowaways may be, it is difficult not to .-.dm ire the coolness and "cheek" of the one found aboard the Royal Netherlands Steamship Oo.'s motor liner Colombia, who before "embarking" at Barbados sent his luggage aboard. This, says
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    BIKAM RUBBER ESTATE.
    1273 9 The Future Outlook. LARGER CONSUMPTION ESSENTIAL. The twenty-second ordinary general meeting of the Bikam Rubber Estate, Ltd., was held on Apr. 8 in the council rcom of the Rubber Growers' Association (Incorporated), 2, 3 and 4. Idol Lane, E.C., Mr. H. Eric Miller (chairman of the company)
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    HOME AND AMERICAN STOCKS.
    264 9 Closing Quotations In London. (From Oar Own Correspondent.) tendon, Apr. 2S. Closing quotations last night of the principal British and American stocks are given below The rise or fnll is in relation to the jirice of Apr. 27. GOVERNMENT STOCKS. BRITISH. Risa or Fall. Conventi n
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    LAST BARQUENTINE.
    105 9 I A vessel enjoying the distinction of j being the la.-t saaare-rlfred sailing ship under the Red Ensifrn was recently in the Type. She is the Waterwitch, of r'owey, and has the added interest of being the last of the barquentines. The crew of the vessel is composed
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    SHIPS BY WIRELESS.
    87 9 The following ships are in communication with tht Wireless Stations at Singapore Aloe, Calchas, Cape St Francis, Coblenz, Comeric, Diira, Esjierancebay, Hague Mam, Himalaya Karafuto Muiu, Kistna, Kwayo Maru. P C Hooft, Paula, Pnelau Roebiah, Rancl'a, Raachi, Saiho Maru, Sen Brlli' 2, Siantar, Solen, Soli, Sultan van
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    AMUSEMENTS
    134 10 Singapore. Al HA.MBRA. M.irip Dressier and Jean Heraholl In Kmnia. 6.1.',— 9.15. Phone CAPITOL.— FMwnrei Everett Horton and .Mary A.-tor in Smart Woman. G. 15- »J6. PfcOM r.L'CI-L'. GREAT WORLD.— Wayangs, Cinema, Don-i key BideSf Zoo, Maze, Skating ground Commercial Museum. MAKLBOROICH. Ramon Novarro in Son of India. Ml
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, FRIDAY. APRIL 29, 1932. THE CANDID CRITIC.
    1178 10 Mr. W. Fletcher, the niar.aging director of a prominent London ubber firm, who addroMd the Singapore Rotary Club this week. caused quite a lot of heart-burning r> Malay;'.. Offering what he described a* a few observations on what he
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    SOCIAL & PERSONAL
    212 10 SOCIAL PERSONAL Mrs. C. K. Milne, of M\iar. left Singa pore this morning by the Rawalpindi fo i holiday at home. Mr. and Mrs. Margoliouth, and Mil! Margoliouth, left Singapore today for Europe by the Rawalpindi. Mr. F. Bedford, Municipal Gas Enfri leer, left Singapore by the Bawatpind this morning
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    PROVIDING BRITAIN WITH BREAD.
    1165 10 Should the Contract Go To The Empire Alone City Dr. C J. KohertMin. M.A.. H.Se of the Itesrarch l)e|)!.. Intrrnationa' Institute of Agriculture. Itemie.) Hotr far run the eountri*» of the niiiish Empire he in t/tutixctl far tin ii mutual advantage in the wktai trade?" Th'<x
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    NOTES OF THE DAY.
    724 10 CONCERT MANNERS. Bad manners arc ?tiM a too-common featort of Singapore mueieej audiences. We have long since given up as hopeless the habitual late eomeri who have not iic eoBMBOB decency to remain at the back of the hall until a particular item is Inished before
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    HONGKEW PARK OUTRAGE. HIGH JAPANESE OFFICIALS INJURED BY A BOMB.
    359 11 Admiral Two Generals Among Victims. MILITARY REVIEW. Korean Hurls Bomb At The Grandstand. Shanghai, Apr. 29. At a big Japanese Military review held at Hongkew Park this morning in honour of the birthday of the Emperor of Japan, a Korean
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    SOVIET AND JAPAN.
    106 11 Strained Relations Not Likely Says Tokio. Tokio, Apr. "Even if the Japanese investigationsi into the recent dynamiting of a Japanese rnunisti complicity it is unlikely lapanese-Soviet i relations, at the affair is believed to havej of individuals." declared a Foreign Office spokesman, commenting on the Manchukuo Government's
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    "WAR INEVITABLE."
    146 11 Soviet Trade Unionist Leader's Speech. MOSCOW, Apr. 2C K According to dispatches from Mukden the Ch K accompanying the .League of Nations Manchuria Commission of Inquiry (Dr. V. K. Wellington Ko i was arrested in Mukden on Monday by the Manehurian police but was immeciistely released at the
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    HULUTAO HARBOUR.
    193 11 Japan Contemplating A Naval Base. Shanghai. Apr. 29. The Japanese are reported io have miiveyed the area around the fimoim northern harbour of Hulutao in the Gulf of l.iaotunjr, south-west of Mukde'.i, and it is alleged that they are contemplating its conversion into a Japanese naval bane. The
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    IN MANCHURIA.
    214 11 Development of Revolt: Chinese Reports. Shanghai, Apr. 2<i. Report* fr m various pails of the i Three Ncrth-Eaetem Provinces show that the i.volt a^r?.in>t Uie Manchukuo Govlernmtni an.i the Japanese invade- ot (Manchuria continues to gather force. I'm in Fengten. the southernmost of I the Three Provin es,
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    GENERAL MA.
    129 11 Sends Word of Warning To Prince-President. Shanghai, Apr. 29. General Ma Cnan-shan has wired to the Prince-President of the Manchukuo Government (the ex-Emperor Hsiung Tung otherwise known as Mr. Henry Pu-yi) advising him to repent and to save himself from the troubles still to come by taking advantage
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    ATTACK ON MUKDEN.
    112 11 Volunteers Active South Of Harbin. Shanghai. Apr. 29. It is now confirmed that Chinese volunteers attached to the Kirin antiJapanese forces have captured Sanchaho. 13 miles south of Harbin. The volunteers have torn up the railway am! reports state that 20 Japanese troops were killed during the
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    WE DO NOT ASK FOR VENGEANCE."
    189 11 Honour Slaying Trial Amazing Scenes. Honolulu, Apr. 28. The closing scenes in the honour slaying trial were marked by extraordinary outbursts by counsel. The septuagenarian counsel for the defence, Mr. Claience Darrow, in an impassioned address to the jury, urged them to apply the
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    " THE GUILD IS PROUD OF YOU."
    385 11 THE GUILD IS PROUD OF YOU." Congratulations for Scott. AVERAGE SPEED OF 1,200 MILES DAILY. Rugby, Apr. 28. The Guild of Air Pilots, membership of '.vhich includes many famous airmen, has cabled to Mr. Charles Scott congratulcting him on his superb flight to Australia in 8 ("ays, 20 hours and
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    RUBBER REPORTS.
    125 11 Riverside Turn Loss Into Profit. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Apr. 28. The Rubber Plantations Investment Trust in IMI made a net profit of £23,537 against £98,753 in 1930 and carries forward VI 02,501 after transfering £21,662 to taxation account. The value of investments, other than properties, on
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    STOCK MARKETS.
    113 11 New Indian Loan Largely Over-Subscribed. Rugby, Apr. 28. The outstanding feature in the stock markets today was the start of dealings in the new India 5 per cent. £10.000,000 loan, which opened at a premium. The loan was over-subscribed by a large margin and was open for only
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    TARIFF BILL.
    88 11 Passed by House Of Representatives. Washington, Apr. 29. The House of Representatives has passed the Democratic Tariff Bill. It has been predicted that President Hfover will veto the Bill. Reuter. A previous message (date I Washington April 2) read The Smate has passed the Tariff Bill, sponsored by
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    AN EARLY RECOVERY. IN TIN.
    161 11 Mr. Howeson's Prediction. "THE TURNING POINT HAS BEEN REACHED." (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Apr. 28. Addressing the annual general meeting of the London Tin Corporation, Ltd., Mr. J. H. Howeson predicted the early recovery of the tin industry. With a full sense of responsibility,"
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    BANK NOTE FRAUD.
    268 11 Waterlow and Co. To Make Loss Good. London, Apr. 28. The House of Lords, by three to two, decided that the Bank of Portugal was entitled to recover i' 610,000 from Messrs. Waterlow and Sons in connection with the claim against the latter for negligently executing a
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    PLAYED FOR BOLTON.
    48 11 Millionaire Amateur As Eastbourne's M.P. London, Apr. 28. Mr. jL>hn Slater (Coni. has been returned to Parliament for Eastbourne unopposed, in succession to Mr. Marjoribanks, who died in tragic circumstances recently. Mr. Slater is a millionaire industrialist and formerly played football for Bolton Wandcrerr,. Reuter.
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    IPOH ROTARY CLUB.
    77 11 Mr. J. L. Hope Elected New President. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Apr. 28. The election of officers of the Ipoh Rotary Club for the year has resulted as follows President, Mr. J. L. Hope vicepresidents, Mr. J. H. Saunders and Mr. Chung Ah Ming secretaries, Mr.
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    SIR FREDERICK HALL.
    69 11 Death of Conservative Member For Dulwich. London, Apr. 28. The dfath is announced of Lieut.Colonel Sir Frederick Hall, K.8.E., D.5.0., who had been Conservative Member of Parliament for Dulwich since 1910. Reuter. Sir Frederick Hall served in the R.F.A. luring the War and was awarded the D.S.O.
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    MALACCA MURDER.
    29 11 (From Our Oun Correspondent.) Malacca, Apr. 28. The watchman in charge of the P.W.D. workshop behind Heeren Street was found dead yesterday morning with twelve stab wounds.
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    SIXTY PER CENT. DROP IN LIQUORS.
    192 11 Slump Facts and Figures In the F.M.S. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. Apr. 28. Points of interest in the annual report of the F.M.S. Chamber of Commerce are as follows Import business in Kuala Lumpur last year fell away by about 50 per
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    LEAGUE LOANS.
    161 11 Suggestion to Chancellor Of the Exchequer. Rugby, Ap 28. The Financial Secretary to the- Treasury (Major W\ E. Elliot) was. in the House of Commons today, asked whether, before acquiescing in the flotation in Great Britain of loans issued in agreement with France under the supervision of the
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    DARTMOOR REVOLT.
    95 11 Prison Governor Gives Evidence. London, Apr. 28. Mr. S. K. Roberts, who was Governor of Dartmoor prison at the time of the sensational revolt ot' convict., in January last, gave evidence at the special assize court at Princetown. presi led over by Mr. Justice Finlay, at which the
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    TAKEN PRISONER.
    69 11 R.A.F. Men in Hands Of Hostile Tribes. Rugby, Apr. 28. News was received by the Air Ministry today that, while engaged on reconnaisance duties with the Irak Army in Northern Kurdistan a Royal Air Force machine was forced to land amongst hostile tribesmen. The pilot, Flying-Officer Wells, and
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    HAGUE CONVENTION.
    66 11 Co-operation Now Almost Complete. Geneva, Apr. 28. Fuad Bey (Turkey) told the Opium Advisory Committee that Turkey had decided to accede to The Hague ('invention of 1912 and also to the additional Protocol of 1914 and to the Geneva. Convention of 1925. Sir John Campbell (India) said that
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    UNITED STATES NAVY.
    54 11 Big Votes Passed For New Warships. Washington, Apr. 28. The Hou-e of Repres< .itatives has passed the Bill appropriating $.i 26,340.000 for the Navy of which sum $41.2:iO.OOO is for new warships and the modernisation of old ships. The operating fleet in MSI will consist of 306
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    DEATH THREATS IN DAIL.
    432 11 Passions Rise When The Trouble" Is Recalled. THE OATH BILL. To Be Supported By Irish Labour. London, Apr. 28. Amazing scenes were witnessed in the Dail, following references to incidents in Ireland during "the trouble." Mr. Dan Breen, of the Fianna Fail Party, jumping up dramatically
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    CREDIT EXPANSION.
    117 11 U.S. Bankers Blamed For Failure. Washington, Apr. 29. It is probable that the leading banker* will be summoned by the Senate Banking Committee to answer charges that they were largely responsible for the recent heavy liquidation because they refused ti> extend loans, desoite the efforts of the Federal
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    ST. MARYLEBONE.
    38 11 Capt. Reid Defeats Sir Basil Blackett. London, Apr. L'o. The St. Marylebone by-election, neces* sitated by the retirement of Sir Rennell Rodd, resulted as follows: Capt. Cunningham Reid (Cons.) 11,077. Sir Basil Blackett (Cons.) 10,664— Reuter.
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    APPEAL TO YOUTH.
    52 11 Prince of Wales on Need For Individual Effort. Rugby, Apr. '-'8. The Prince of Wales completed his tour of social service organisations at Tyncsido yesterday and, in a speech al Newcastle lust night, earnestly renewed his retent appeals for voluntary individual effort. particularly by JNMHBger people. -British
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    SON OF SIR M. WATSON.
    38 11 Dies in London After An Operation. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Apr. 28. The death has ncaincd, following an operation, of RonaJd Patrick, the son of Sir Malcolm Wutsim, of the Rosa Institute.
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    Mapping An Air Route Round The World.
    1883 12 ARRIVAL OF GERMAN ALLMETAL SEAPLANE. A huge all-metal Junkers seaplane, glistening in the sun, alighted on the water at the R.A.F. base yesterday afternoon, and three men, all Germans, jumped out. One, the chief pilot, was Captain Hans Bertram, another was Count Lagoria,
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    "CHARLIE CHAPLIN" IN COURT.
    97 12 Judge's Severe Comment On Magistrate. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Apr. 29. In the course of arguing a civil appeal before Mr. Justice Prichard, counsel referred to the evidence given in the court beli W by a certain witness whose name the magistrate recorded as Charlie
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    MR. PAUL STORR.
    75 12 Taken to Hospital After Car Crash. Mr. Paul Storr. the Sineapore lawyer and well-known Rugby player, was involved in a BW crish about 9 p.m. last night when his car ran into a tree in Holland RoH near the Botanical Gardens. Mr. Storr was hurt on the
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    THE CAPITOL.
    211 12 "Smart Woman" An Excellent Comedy. 'Smart Woman," the Radio production now I.eing shown at the Capitol, should certainly be a success, for it is another of those witty modern comedies which have proved so popular with Singapore auiliii: It presents well-known players in Edward Everett Barton, whose humour
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    CHINA RELIEF FUND.
    64 12 The Committee of the China Relief Fund orj^anised by the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce announces with -hanks the receipt of subscriptions from The Singe noiv Harbour Board Wharf Department, Section I/I $10; Section 4 4f»; Section 7 (Gdr.s. 30/4), $15: Section V (Gdns. 35/9), §11.50: Section
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    MILLIONAIRE'S SONS AT VARIANCE.
    230 12 Accounts to be Thoroughly Audited. The four sons of the late Mr. Look Yan Kit, the millionaire, were again before Mr. G. C. Dodd, the Singapore Criminal District Judge, yesterday, one as complainant and the other three in the role of accused, when further evidence regarding
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    THE ALKAMBKA
    232 12 "Emma" a Further Triumph For -Marie Dressier. Min and Bill," the picture in which Marie Dressier jjnve a performance which won her the crown for the best acting of last year, has not been seen in Singapore, but the latest Marie Dressier triumph, Emma," is now showing at
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    14 12 Cerebro spinal fever exists in a sporadic state in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Macao.
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    ALLEGED WRONGFUL DISMISSAL.
    776 12 Company Sued by Former Compradore. An interesting claim for wrongful dismissal was brought by Soh View Jin against A. R. Holden and Co. Ltd., in the Supreme Court yesterday before Mr. Justice a Beckett Terrell. It appeared that the plaintifl was dismissed according to the terms of
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    SINGAPORE'S HEALTH
    148 12 The Singapore Municipal Health statement for the week ended Apr. 23 gives the total number of deaths as maJe 181 and female Cf>. This represents a deathrate of 21.67 per mille, per annum, compared with 22.45 in the preceding week and 30.69 in the corres]x>nding week of last
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    53 12 The pragma made in the training of nidwivee v lob since the passing of the principal Enactment in 1927, has made it desirable to extend the operation of the Knaciivnt beyond it UnritS of Town Hoard areas, and a Bill is to be introduced mlii the State Council to provide
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    EMPIRE MONETARY POLICY.
    170 12 World Sterling Group. HELP YOUR FRIENDS NOT YOUR COMPETITORS. London. Apr. 29. "The time has come when we must end the policy of lending British savings ami money to reconstruct the systems of our rivals in Europe," says a report il lUed \>y the Federation of British
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    "THE BLUE DANUBE
    246 12 Aother British Picture Success. All the world know:-. t'rKit up to comparatively recent month-; Britlsn pictures have fallen f«r short of the standard set. y American pictures, bat of late the mirid has been equally cognisant of the vast improvement in the British film. The British pictures
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    JAPAN'S EMPEROR
    136 12 Birthday Honoured In Singapore Today. In honour of the birthday of His Imperial Japanese Majesty, the acting Consul-Generai and lira. K. Ito gave a reception at the Consulate-Geneial this morning 1 The Consular Corps in Sii^vapnre v.;is fully represented among a company which numbered about a hundred. Other;:
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    INDIANS IN S. AFRICA.
    196 12 Protest Against Asiatic Land Tenure Bill. Johannesburg, Apr. 15. The Transvaal British indH'ii tion has sent the following telegram to the Associated Proas: This Association representing the Transvaal Indians enters a vehement protest againsl the Transvaal Asiatic Land Tenure Bill, rejecting it in toto as entirely
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      AIR FORCE BEAT THE GUNNERS.
      779 13 Local Football. GOOD DISPLAY BY THE WINNERS. R.A.F. 2; HA. 0. The R.A.F. beat the R.A. by two clear |eak yesterday ;.t the Anson Road Stadium in the Brat division of the League. The winners thoroughly deserved thcii victory, being the faster side and displaying
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      TODAY'S MATCH.
      339 13 S.C.C. and Chinese on The Padang. The S.C.C. and the Chinese will meet in the first division today on the Padang, r.nd an interesting match is expected. The SCC. are relying on the same team as that which defeated the Malays last Saturday by 2—l.2—1. The teams will
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      U.S. vs. CANADA IN DAVIS CUP.
      56 13 Vines Takes Five Sets To Beat Wright. Washington, Apr. 29. The United States won two singles in the first round of the Davis Cup competition against Canada today. Allison (U. S.) beat Rainville, 6—2, 6—4, 6—4. Ellsworth Vines (U. S.) beat Jack Wright, B—6,
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    WATER POLO.
    22 13 In the Singapore Swimming Club water polo tournament, Dr. Bain's team defeated E A. Brodie's team yesterday by 4—l.4 1.
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    DOUBLES FINAL AT S.C.C.
    494 13 Close Call for Smith And Wise. Although not productive of play which could be described as brilliant, the final of the championship doubles at the S.C.C. yesterday proved a most interesting match, for fortunes varied and the eventual winners looked like losing until well into the
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    NEWMARKET T.Y.O.'s.
    54 13 Supervisor Wins The Stakes. London, Apr. 28. The Newmarket T.Y.O. Stakes (5 furs.) 'vas run to lay and resulted as follows SUPERVISOR 1 MAXNERING 2 CZAROWITZ 3 Seventeen ran. Won by one and a half lengths two lengths between second and third. Betting 5—25 2 Supervisor 6—l6 1
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    ORWELL'S EARNINGS.
    27 13 Two Thousand Guineas Winner's £27,912. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Apr. 28. Orwell, which won the Two Thousand GlrilUM has now won £27,912 in stakes
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    LOCAL CRICKET.
    139 13 Teams for S.R.C. Week-End Matches. S.R.C. teams for week-end cricket matches on their own ground are as follows vs. C.S.C. on Saturday G. Tessensohn, G. E. N. Oehlers, S. Fereira, P. D'Almeida, W. Ess, G. Ross, D. D'Cotta, H. Balhetchet, H Bartels, R. T. Morrow and T. Leijssius.
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
    28 13 Halifax Beat York City By I—l. London, Apr. 28. In a Third Division (Northern) match played today Halifax Town beat York City by 4— l.— Reuter.
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    INDIAN HOCKEY.
    77 13 Olympic Team Expected On June 4. The Haruna Maru, on which the Indian Olympic hockey champions will be travelling to play at Los Angeles, will arrive in Singapore on June 4 and not on June 6 as previously stated. Negotiations are being entered into to arrange for a
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    U.S. BASEBALL.
    54 13 Results of Games in The Two Major Leagues. New York, Apr. 28 Today's baseball results were National League. Philadelphia 5 Brooklyn 11 Pittsburgh 6 Cincinnati 7 Chicago 12 St. Louis 7 American League. New York 5 Boston 1 Washington 10 Philadelphia 4 Cleveland 11 Chicago 2 St. Louis
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    BILLIARDS.
    49 13 Championship Tournament In Singapore. Quite a large number of entries have already been received for the Malayan billiards championship to be played at the New World during the Empire Shopping Week. Clubs interested are reminded that entries, which should be sent to Frankel Brothers, close on May 5.
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    TOMORROW'S BOXING.
    148 13 Public Invited to Attend Weighing In. Battling Guillermo and Gunboat Jack will meet in a return match at the New World arena tomorrow night. Guillermo sprang a surprise when the pair last met, getting the judges' decision. Considerable interest is being taken in the appearance of Carl J.
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    INTERPORT SHOOT.
    88 13 Singapore Team to Fire On Sunday. The following have been selected to represent Singapore in the Far Eastern Interport Shoot, 1932, to be held on Farrer Range on Sunday, May Ist at 6.30 a.m.. firing to commence at 6.45 a.m. Major R. L. Nunn, D.5.0., Capt. W. T.
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    YACHTING.
    61 13 Races for Both Classes On Sunday. The Royal Singapore Yacht Club announces On Sunday the A class will sail the third race for the Somerville Challenge Bowl. The B class will sail the first of two races for the Lemberger Challenge Cup. A class will start at 10 a.m.
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    ELKINS BEATEN IN FIFTH ROUND.
    119 13 British Amateur Golf Championship. London, Apr. 28. W. H. Elkins, of Malaya, entered the fifth round of the English amateur golf championship which is being played over the St. George's course at Sandwich, where he was beaten by H. Tippett of North Devon by 4
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    SINGAPORE GOLF.
    237 13 Teams for Match at Keppel On Sunday. A Shanghai foursome match, President vs. Vice-President, will be played at Keppel Golf Club on Sunday. The teams will be as follows, the President's mentioned first 8.45, H. Jackson anJ P. H. Steed vs. A. Farahar and T. Heigh. 8.50, H.
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      2167 14 The Congress Hooligan Brigade Severe Rioting At Allahabad The ISetv Governor Of Bengal— Chaos In Sight In The Jute Industry Carrying On The Work Of The R-T. C. The Oldest European Residents In India Old Manuscript Copy Of Omar Khayyam Found Making A Motor-Car For The Calcutta
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      NO GENEROSITY TO BURMA.
      436 14 Indian Assembly's Hint. SEPARATION DEBATE POSTPONED. "We do not desire separation but we shall not stand in the way of Burma ii" she decides to separate," said Sir Abdur Rahim, the leader of the Independent Party, during the course of a debate in the Legislative Assembly
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      SMUGGLED RIFLES
      75 14 Big Haul Made by Frontier Constabulary. Calcutta, Apr. 16. A huge haul of rifles was made on the Frontier by the Frontier Constabulary, on the night of Mar. 25. The police intercepted a party of gunrunners near Thai, in the Kohat district, and seized 234 rifles in good
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      "WITCH" HACKED TO DEATH.
      223 14 By Man Who Had Lost Six Children In Two Years. Bombay, Apr. 2, Believing that witchcraft practised by an old woman was responsible for the series of calamities h^ suffered a villager of Moticher. in Madvi Taluka of Sura district, is alle^ io have l:''i 1
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      PRISONS IN CEYLON
      302 14 Awkward Questions in The House of Commons. London, Apr. 14. In the House of Commons today, Colonel Josiah Wedgwood (Lab., Xew-castle-under-Lyme) asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what action had been taken on the report of the Ceylon Prisons Commission, and what action had been
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      MOSLEMS COMBINE
      156 14 Anti-Conjjress Move At Delhi. New Delhi, Apr. 7. I'andil Malaviya talks lii-.r aboi;! hold in p the CeactaH Maaioa in Delhi cU-spitc contrary orders but then' would appear to he ether people equally inclined to talk of rontrary action. Apart from proposals for another (Treat loyalist rally by
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      TO PAY WIFE'S FINE
      114 14 Property of Husband Attached. Ahmedabad, Apr. 9. The police attached this morning furniture and other articles from the house of Dr. Indu Prassad Desai to recover a fine of Rs. 150 imposed on his wife, Mrs. Mahendra Desai, for picketing foreign cloth shops. Dr. Indu Prasad
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      CONGRESS SESSION: WHY IT WAS BANNED
      830 14 To Endorse Programme Of Civil Disobedience. Simla, Apr. 10. V'ith reference to the banning: of the Congress .session, inquiries show that, on Mar. 29 last, the Acting President of he All-India Congress Committee issued "ircular to the various Congress organiu ons informing them that
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      MR. GANDHI'S RELEASE?
      32 14 London, Apr. l& The India Office denies the report* that Sir Samuel Hoarc has V«en in correspondence with Mr. Gandhi regarding terms for the latter's release from pri-j eon.
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      BOMBAY MANGOES FOR ENGLAND.
      513 14 Rich In Vitamins." MEETING NEW MARKET DEMAND. Bombay. Apr. 12. In the wake of the discovery recently made by the research worker! of the Empire Marketing Board that the Indian mango is rich in vitamin? comes the news that arrangements have been mado for the export,
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      PANTHER SHOT IN MILL
      157 14 After Having Killed Two Workmen. 'awnpore, Apr. 9. An exciting event, in witnessed thirf morning in the Cawnporc Sugar Works, when Mr. Kady shol a pant her wliich had killed two workmen. When Mr. Kady went to the workmen -4 quark's lie found the beast mangling
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    SPORTING NEWS
    659 15 SCHOOL SPORTS. Four New Records At A.C.S. Meeting. The annual sports of the Anglo Chinese School were held yesterday at the Jalan Besar Stadium before a large crowd of spectators. The events were keenly contested, and four new records were set up in the running long jump "B"
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    SPORTING FIXTURES!
    444 15 Friday, April 29. Football. S.A.F.A. Div. 1: S.C.C. vs. Chinese. Paciang; Div. 2: Gloucesters II vs. Police, Anson Rd. Stadium; R.A. II vs. R.A.F. 11, Jalan Besar; Div. 3: A.P.C vs. Junior C.S.A., Geylang; Chinese League: Kallang XI vs. Tcluk Ayer XL S C F.A. grd. Tennis: Tanglin
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    PUTTING A BRAKE ON LINDRUM.
    285 15 If Close-Cannon Shots Were Barred. Controversy has again broken out upon the question, of close-cannon play in billiards, because the controlling: body has not yet decided to deal with the matter. Since Lindrum showed how easy it is to plcy this shot almost interminably, and
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    NATIONAL "G.H.Q." FOR BRITAIN.
    777 15 Completion Of White City Stadium. For the first time in the history of athletics in this country we are at last assured of a national G.H.Q.," a centre it which not only international but Olympic battles may be decided in ideal onditions. It has been obvious
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    BOMBAY'S 'BAD HATS.'
    101 15 Ferocious Attack Upon Police Officers. Bombay, Apr. 17. Bhendi Razaar, the haunt of Bombay's bad characters, was this evening the sirne of a ferocious attack on a police officer by a few ruffians who have long hen evading the police. The desperadoes, who were armed with sticks
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      142 15 "Where's the Baby, Uncle? I've Brought It My Baby's Own Tablets. Children knnie that pnp nI n r health-regulator, liabj)'n Ouii Tablets. And I'henerer they are ailing they make M trouble about taking these little tablets, ichirh experience has taught them are so plinsai.t -ttmiinii, so gentle (till effeel Unity's
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      194 15 WHY WVVERN mml Al aL»J|h Your service was good, you I^l/Hif 'Hill returned all the hard ones. Actually you are feeling at v^^'^y^y the top of your form, you have the satisfactory glow due When l|< U t() a well played match, a Cider ,*aii splendid effort!— the light fails,
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    ALUMINIUM NOT INJURIOUS.
    732 16 Remarkable Unanimity Of Investigations. In a leading article published in the Straits Times on Apr. 22 reference was cnade to a pamphlet by Dr. R. M. Le Hunte Cooper, M.D., who alleges that the use of aluminium cooking utensils is detrimental to health. That Dr. Hunter is
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    THE WIND IN THE LIFT.
    370 16 Business Folk Face A Daily Hurricane. London's Underground has a hurri-<une-spot. Having heard rumours o f wind in the lift at York Road station," I set out recently to find it, writes a Morning Post representative. The lift itself was a little battered, but otherwise
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      174 16 ROBINSON CO., LTD. A Defence of the "Almost Professionals." To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, Shareholder's request to hays his letter appear in the general correspondence columns of ycur paper seem; to be an invitation to your readers shareholders in Robinsons and others to discuss the merits and
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      SUICIDE.
      251 16 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, I cannot quite agree with your correspondent who answers the question, Why should it be an offence to commit suicide 7 by sayi r .ir that it is ethically wrong because it i. unnatural. If this were true, it might be
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      DOG SHOOTING
      178 16 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, May, I, through your kindncus inquire whether or not God made dogs to ■it shot by the unerring marksmen of ihe Municipality? A few day? a<o, my pet dog, which I loved very dear',/, was shot by one of these
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      COFFEE-SHOP WAITRESSES.
      90 16 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, I entiiely disagree with "Slump Time," who defends coffee-shop waitrcsr.es. He states that during mn hard times decent girls are forced to become waitresses in coffee-shops simply to earn their living, but he should remember the proverb, "Where there's a
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    JUNGLE ENCOUNTER.
    84 16 Rogue Elephant Shot by A Woman. Ootacamund, Apr. 6 Mrs. Clayton paubenay, of Ootacamund, had a thrilling encounter with a rogue elephant while out after boar and bison at Anakutti. Pausing through scrub about three miles from the fi>rest bungalow, she .suddenly came upon the elephant fiity yards
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    35 16 Under the auspices of the Paya Lebar Epworth League, Mr. John McNeish, of the Singapore Roys' Brigade, will give a !-rture at the Methodist Mis-ion Chape! tomorrow at 7.46 p.m. on Faith." All are welcome.
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    BATTLE NEAR HAILIN.
    102 17 Japanese Claim a Big Success. Harbin, Apr. 29. Press dispatches report that the main font* of General Murai's brigade, after detraining nt lmicnpo, clashed with the I—urgent* on Wednesday night near Hnilin. The pnemy were estimated to number 6,000. wwc employing tanks and are reported to be
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    FUKIEN "REDS."
    232 17 Canton Sends Funds To Swatow. Hong Kong, Apr. 29. (iencral Chan (hai-tong (the Military Governor of Canton) h;is remitUvl $4100,000 to Swatow by way of meeting nrliLary exnervis in coOMCtiofl with the anti-i 'nmmunist campaign. General Wona; Yam-wan'? troops are remaining a! Shanghai en the Han River in
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    MR QUO TAI-CHI.
    190 17 Nanking to Consult The 19th Army. Shanghai, Apr. 29. Mr. Quo Tai-chi (the Chinese ViceMinister for Foreign Affairs! has announced that the Central National Government will sign no agreement unless the li'th (Cantonese) Route Army consents to it. Reports dedan that the Japanese troops arc -till <k-r
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    DR. SUN FO.
    151 17 Plans Aljiance with U.S. And Soviet. Shanghai, Apr. 29. Dr. Sun Fo (the son of the late Dr. Sun Yiit Sen and formerly the President of '.he Executive Yuan) has put forward B pi' poaal tor an alliance between China and America, a:ul also for a Sino-Soviot
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    PEACE PARLEYS.
    310 17 May Be Resumed On Saturday. Shanghai, Apr. 29. Sir Miles Lampson, the American. French and Italian Ministers, Mr. Kuo Tai-chi (the Chinese Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs) and Mr. ShigemiUu (the Japanese Minister in China), met informally at the British Consulate-General yesterday and passed the draft formula on the
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    LYTTON COMMISSION.
    302 17 Further Activities In Mukden. Shanghai. Apr. 28. The League of Nations Manchuria 'Inquiry Commifsion has been discussing the question of the future movements of its Chinese Assessor (Dr. V. K. Wellington Koo). Yesterday the Commission met General Honjo (the Japanese Commander-in-Chief in Manchuria) for the fourth tim<?. It
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    VICEROY GOES BY AIR.
    31 17 To Inaugurate N.-W. F.P. Reforms at Peshawar. New Delhi, Apr. 16. Lord Willingdon and party left for Peshawar by air this morning to inaugui rate the Reforms.
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    AIRSHIP PROJECTS. RlOO Commander To Visit Germany.
    360 17 London, Apr. 10. Squadron-Leader R. S. Booth, commander of the now dismantled R 100, who hi-ought back the K 33 when she broke away f;om her mooring-mast at Pulham, will visit Germany this week to study airship development at Friedrichshaven. He will be
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    TO MOTOR CYCLISTS
    132 17 Reason for Warning By Vehicles Department. A correspondent has written to complain of a matter which he claims hag been a source of annoyance to •motorcyclists," namely that the Vehicles De- partment has issued a warning that fish-tails must be used on silencers. On inquiry from the
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    INDIAN TRADE-UNIONISTS
    52 17 Forty-One Unions With Total Membership of 78.(M)0. Madras, Apr. 15. The All-India Trades Union Federation is likely to meet in Madras, under the presidentship of Mr. V. V. Giri. on June 4 and 5. The latest report says that the Federation has -II affiliated union-, with a membership
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      234 17 j buy Vritishandbefroudofit. The money you save on Benzine will buy this Car Tt is deflnitaly extravagance not to travel by car when the Minor takes you e-vcrywheiv so cheaply. Apart from the comfort and freedom of action for business or pleasure and only a few cents per mile for
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    Malayan Planting Topics.
    1714 18 The Highlands Report Reviewed Some Compliments And Criticisms What Tea Capitalists Want To Knmv Waiting For The Factory Ceylon Results tt ith Grapefruit Competing U ith Foreign Potatoes. (By Our Planting Correspondent.) THE Department of AR-riculture is to be congratulated on the information relating to Cameron Highlands
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    MUNICIPAL AUDIT.
    277 18 Strong Protest Sent To Government. The following action by committee No. 7 of the Singapore Municipal Commissioners is reported In connection with notification from H.K. the Governor that he proposes to appoint the Auditor, S.S. and F.M.S., to be Auditor of Municipal Accounts for 1933, decided to make
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    WHY GENERAL MA COMPROMISED.
    936 19 Manchukuo Disclosures. JAPAN'S POLICY AND AIMS EXPLAINED. Nanking, Apr. 14. In a lengthy circular telegram receive;! here last night. Cieneral Ma Chan-shan, (Chairman 1 of the Heilungkiang Provincial Ciwwmt) oflicia!lv announced his return to the (Jovernmcnt fold and his MVtranec of relations with the new State
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    £30,000 ARMOUR CHALLENGED.
    721 19 New York's Famous "Gothic" Piece a Fake. i One of New York's richest treasures of antiquity, the famous "Gothic armour," in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, has been authoritatively challenged as a heterogenous "fake." Hitherto this celebrated harness has been considered 'valuable beyond exact computation, but £.10,000
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    S.V.C. TRAINING.
    74 19 Proirrnmme of drills up to and for week cnlinir May 1, 1932 Friday, Apr. 29, 5.15 p.m.. Drill Hall, "B" Wing Depot Co., Recruits Class 6.15 p.m.. Drill Hall, "D" (Eurasian) Co., Section Leading 5.15 p.m.. Drill Hall, Intelliirence PI. Lecture 6.15 p.m.. Drill Hall, Fortress Co. (European
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    STRANGE DINNER.
    299 19 Cooking As Our Ancesters Knew It. Hot Top Soup. Lambs' Tails in Parsley. Grassy Corner Pudding. Potted Stilton. Yorkshire Haverbread. These were the chief courses in a strange dinner held recently in a Strand restaurant by the Council of the English Folk Cookery Association, which is trying to
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    FREEZING MANGOES.
    222 19 New Method Of Keeping Taste And Texture. The discovery at the Bureau of Science of a new process of freezing mango, which preserves the taste and the textur~ of fresh fruit, has been announced by Secretary Rafael Alunan of the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources, says the
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    MR. CARLETON HOLMES.
    151 19 Death of Man Who Framed Laws of Rugby. London, Apr. 9. Mr. Edward Carleton Holmes, who drew up the first code of laws of the Rugby Football Union, died at Hove today at the age of 90. He presided at the meeting in London in 1871 when
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    EIDD-UL-AZHA.
    72 19 Englishman Conducts Prayers At Woking Mosque. London, Apr. 16. An Englishman, Mr. W. B. Bashyr Pickard, conducted prayers at the ShahJehan Mosque, Wokin^, Surrey, when 300 Moslems celebrated the festival of Fidd-ul-Azha (in commemoration of Abraham's sacrifice). Mr. Pickard in his address stressed the value of Islam as a
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    LONDON CLUBMAN MYSTERY.
    989 19 Puzzling Statements. SEQUEL TO OBITUARY NOTICE. London, Apr. 10. Three months ago a West End club man was reported to be dead and buried at sea. Yesterday his friends were staggered by a newspaper notice stating that he was j missing, and appealing for information j regarding
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    Blazing The Trail Across The Face Of Asia.
    59 20 THK ■AARDT EXPEDITION.— Th* accompanying photographs were taken by a member of the HaardlDehreuii.ntroen Trans-Asian Expedition, f.nd give an excellent idea of the rough conn, v tvos-ed by the explorers «ho i.sed caterpillar cars for the journey Ihe above pictures were taken
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    13 20 Om (il the many boulder-strew n streams which the expedition had to cross,
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    50 20 IRISH (;i \|{|)S CBLBBKATE ST. PATRICK'S I>AY.— The customary celebration of St. Patrick's Day took place at the Irish (.uards 1 headquarters ;it Wellington liarrarks. when the Guardsmen received bunches of Shamrock. The photo shows the ma»cot of the regiment being decorated with ehamrock before going on parade. (Planet News.)
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    45 20 AN 18-YEAR-OLD TENNIS CHAMPION.— Miss Kathcrlne Stammers, the 1 year-old English tennis cham^ui.. carried all before her in the Surrey Hard Court* Tenni* 'hampionships at Roehampton Club, and won the jKMMaVfc .Millies defeating MU» Dorothy Round In the final 6—46 4 6 t. (Planet News.)
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