The Straits Times, 1 May 1937

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    37 1 The Straits Times [ESTABLXBHED NSARLt A CENTURY.] T//£ LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 20 PAGES SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, MAY 1, 1937 PRICE 10 CENTS The Straits Times pm;es. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, MAY 1, 1937 I'RK'E 10 CENTS.
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      404 1 KUALA LUMPUR 25. JAVA ST. 'PHONE 3«a3L SINGAPORC! 140, CECIL ST. ('PHONE 5470. JfuoW KWRS IU 1937 ITF"^^ m i FINDLATER S (registered) I FINE SHERRIES PORTS. The Original British Wood Preservative JH fj^^^^^^mmm^^mm'' Jflsl sherries I m\ I OLD MORENO BROWN. FULL OF S) FUVOUR. A DELIGHTFUL APPETISER, J
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  • Obituary
    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCE DEATH
    61 2 CHlN.—Chin Yit Foo passed away peacefully at 50 Sturrock Road off McNair Road this morning at the age of 7" years leaving behind him 4 sons Chin Poh Thlam, Chir. Yceng Kie. Chin Yong Fook and Chir. Yonn Lock, 6 daughters, many grand children and great grand
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      258 2 /-.i-i-i a-ri/-\a-ri/-\ X ■<— v/az—amt Ol lUA I I<_>lN_> VAUMIN I "WANTED experienced -uTo^ean Nurse for bQy gge s proceed Eni.land end July. Apply Box No. 176. Straits Times. WANTED by European Firm, thoroughly efficient shorthand typist. Appiy stating expcrience and salary required. Apply Box No. 173, Straits Times. j»aasr-Bffwn_r-_a;
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      905 2 SITUATIONS VACANT POSITION for Reinforced Concrete Supervisor now filled. Applicants t_*_ ed. A RESIDENT representative required by Ml established British .nai.ufaciu ers t 1 ransir.isslon Beltings Brake Lining PacK-it-gs, etc.. to cover India. Ceylon Burmtn nd Malaya working through existing Agents Period overseas Jl4 /ears— 6 monihr borne Age 30—40
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      824 2 BOARD RESIDENCE vscaaclc* al Xloto House.' t Ltutm U* 256 ORCHARD RD FRONT. Double room. fcASI 4MGLIA a Ox.e\ Km f-tt »3Vt -SANS SOUCI" SO. Oxley Rd. Ph 2958. One rcom avail. May 15. Excel, food NICELY furnished -)rivate flat to suit one or two gentlemen. Also one private apartment.
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      683 2 AUCTION NOTICES AUCTION SALE of freehold Singapore properties. At the saleroom of Messrs. Cheons Koon Sens Co Ltd.. No. 10 Chulia Street, on Wednesday. May 5, 1937 at 2.34 p.m. Lot 1. Valuable iand situate at Mituo Hood Slnsapoie. area 1.922 sq. ft. comprised in Statutory Lend Grant No. *****.
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      288 2 1 'SCHIFFNER'S' i ANDERSON ROAD l» tbe addirss foi Millinery underwear, novelties Sowers ladles baft, dressea, etc. -tr New jood.- constantly arriving. I>l: 4:68— «pe_ tarn U> p m. at FIGARO You will always find the 111 1 in &Vfo Af*> HAIR DRESSING, t%F 'Mi\ss SHAMPOO F%* --v A MANICURE
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      714 3 P.&O. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINES. l lncorporate in England) MAIL PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES' PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL 8 Co UNDEK CONTi-ACT WITH HIS MAJESTY E GOVERNMENT '.ONDON AND FAR EAST MAH SERVICE OUTWARD PHOM LONDOW POR CHINA AND JAPAN Due Tonnage S pore 1937 BANGALORE 6.000 May 5 COIIFL
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      412 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA) (Incorporated in Japan) GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LTD. SHORT TRIPS TO JAPAN. ▼LA HONGKONG SHANGHAI. t* HAKUSAN MARU May 16 SS HA.IUNA MARU May 30 SJ. KATORI MARU June 14 ss. KASHIMA MARU June 28 ins. YASUKUNI MARU July 9 Round trip
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      649 3 PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. BANGKOK LINE FOR MARSEILLES LONDON. ROTTERDAM. HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN Prom Prom Prom Prom S'oore Malacca Port Penang M S. Sham FIONIA 18/5 18/5 19-5 21/5 LALANDIA 8 6 8/6 9/6 11/6 JUTLANDIA 2946 29/6 30/6 2/7 MEONIA 20/7 20/7 21/7 23/7 ALSIA 10/8 10/8 11/8 13/8
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      186 3 B. I. S. N. CO., LTD. (Incorporat 1 10 England) APCAR LINE FOR HONG KONG SHANGHAI. MOJI KOBt AND OSAKA. s.s. TALMA '-o.oeo 6th May 3 p.m. Excellent modern accommodation far Oral ana second clasr oassengers Special oouda* return tickets irtet changeable *iu~ P to. S. N. CO. issuer at
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      1038 3 S.IIPPINC. THE BLUE FUNNEI LINE (Orean The Hua Khiow Steamship Co tlMtl td. Steam Shin Co. Ltd and Chtna Mutoal The Innaro YVhilr Stai Ltd Steam Navigation Co. Ltd i Thf Sarawak steam -hip Co UO. The Straits Steamship Co. Ltd. The *.astrallan Onmtal Ltnr Ltd. The China Navigation Co.
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  • SHIPPING & MAILS,
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      THE SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
      140 4 Saturday, May 1. Ships alongside the Wharves 01 expected 10 arriTt Hmm Godown Gate East Wharf Rajula 22 1 Shirala, Klang 20 1 Main Wharf Kurasang, Shakespear 18 3 Burdwan 15 3 Menelaus 13 3 Raub 11 3 Potsdam 9 3 Mcnestheus 7 3 Empire Dock
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      CLEARANCES
      59 4 Apr. 29: Nagisan Maru, Sumatra Maru (Jap.); Telena, Rantau, Sin Kheng Seng (Brit.); Scheer (Ger.); Boringia (Dan.); Hydra n (Nor); Juno. Poelau Bras (Dut.). Apr. 30: V. der Does da Bye, Slberg, J. de Witt, Poseidon, Plancius (Dut): Giang Ann. Aing Leong, Meran, Ampang, Tandjong Pinang, Jerantut (Brit.); Muinam
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      SHIPPING NOTICE
      44 4 Information has been received by tht American Consul-General that the small American auxiliary yacht Vanora left Colombo for Singapore on Apr. 20 As the yacht is not equipped with wireless, vessels on this route are requested to keep a look-out for her.
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
      349 4 T^«y Djaml (Toba) S pjn. Philippine Islands (Menestheus) S p.m. Norm Borneo Brunei and Labuan (Darvel) 3 JO p.m. Sarawak (generally) Bintulu, Mirl, Sariiel and Slbu (Darvel) S.3op.m. Trenuganu (Parcels only) (Tung Song) 3JO p.m. Dungun. Kemaman and Cemasek (Tung Song) P m Bast, North. South West
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      AIR MAILS.
      74 4 INWARD. Imperial: From Europe: Due Thursday night: Expected tonight. Qantas: From Australia: Arrives this afternoon. Dutch: From Netherlands India: Arrives this afternoon. X.L.M.: From Europe: Due Sunday evening. orrwARD. X.L.M.: To Europe: Mails close 12.45 p.m. today. Imperial: To Hong Kong: Mails close 7 p.m. today. Imperial: To
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    SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES.
    283 4 Singapore, May 1, 12 noon. Buyei Seller Gambler $8 00 Hamburg Cube sis 00 Java Cube $11.00 Pepper White Muntok $18.25 White $17.75 Black $10.00 Copra Mixed $6.35 Sun Dried $6.85 Coconut Oil $14.00 Tapioca Srom Fiaise $5 00 Fair Flake $4 70 Medium Pearl $5 ?5
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    MAILS EXPECTED.
    197 4 m- Malls from Australia. Netherlands Indies etc. exoected today. May 1. by air (Qantas) Will be delivered to boxholders at 3 p.m General delivery Of letters at 405 pm vrV=ic f,nm Mofh«ti«nrtc Tnrtlo. Mails from Netherlands Indies expected today. May 1. by air (Nether:andsi will be delivered to
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    FROM MALACCA.
    85 4 Correspondence tor cunsmis^D oy a)r "#vla Netherlands" must De specially ar 'd, c, learly »up*iscrlbea "Bt KLM Malls wl■' al Malaga as »ollows Hong Kong china.™* PhiUppines. Guam. Honolulu and USA by air (Imperial and Pan American) Com nm a'r iD Monday, May 3. China. Japan. Ea»i oioena
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      700 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporates is P M 8.) LLOYDS AGENTS: BOOKING AGrNTSrMS RLVS AND SIAM STATES RAILWAYS TELEPHONE: Frcirttf 54 SJ— Pasaace M3l CANADIAN PACIFIC STEAMSHIPS, LIMITED. (Incorporateo in Bnßiandi FARES SINGAPORE /EUROPE First and Cabin Class from £102-18-5 Second Class From £70-14-9 AROUND THE WORLD FARES BY C.P.R. Inlenhanee
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      511 4 (XdcotpotAtfed in Straits Sct'.lczxirattil jPt ELLERMAN BUCKNALL ISTHMIAN STEAMSHIP STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. COMPANY. (Incorporated ID 0 8 A > (Incorpora:etl in England) BOSTON NEVt fOKR BALT?M"TB -ELUWMAN- LINt VIA SDEZ CAN/U PO. BAVU LONDON gTEBL VOYAQKR BOTTCKUAM lIAMBUBI STEEL TRAVFI£R June 22 lun* 27 Via Port* *nd Suet Ca.>al MEMPHIS
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      139 4 MALAYAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. Daily Weather Report. Stations yesterday Last night *F ins. nrs. 'T max rain- oright mln temD fall s'shlne temp West Coast Alor Star 89 0.08 8.5 74 Bayan Lepas (Penang) 88 0.43 9 5 74 Sltlawan 90 1 22 7.7 72 Bukit Jsram 85 0.02 4.7 73
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      224 4 TIDE TABLE. SINGAPORE Today H. W. 1.05 a.m. 8.5 ft.; 3. 22 p.m. 7 ft. L. W. 7.45 a.m. 0.8 ft.; 7.38 p.m. V8 ft. Sunday, May 2. H. W. 1.41 a.m. 8.2 ft.; 3.11 p.m. 6.7 ft. L. W. 8.28 a.m. 12 ft.; 8.21 p.m. 4.2 ft. Monday, May
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      318 5 TARZAN IN HIS ■■■■■■■■■■■■^•-^MMMMBBB GREATEST ADVENTURE B^^^P"^^^^^^^s A THRILL BEYOND BELIEF! 1 _f m j^fl BRING YOl'R KIDDIES ff*M^Ml .IT.ltt* B^ShS TO SEE! TARZAN ESCAPES with Johnny WEISSMULLER MAUREEN O'SULLIVAN A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Matinees Today and Tomorrow 'WARNER OLAND' in 'CHARLIE CHAN IN SHANGHAI' also 'YANKEE DOf OF THE OLD FAVOURITES
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      260 5 ENJOY TO THE FULL the Coronation SB^ i I celebrations, with MAXIMUM FOOT-EASE //^^^^^SOSl W l and REAL FOOT-COMFORT. ■^w Olc^lli^f Til F W Don't allow "tired-feet" to mar your fun I Pa^^P»^fcfeJp]XJ*(»^~ffinafr \-lm WT Our PRICES ARE SO LOW, that they ''^^■BaihS^- Ml ft enable you to possess a
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      244 5 WHAT IS ON TODAY. HOTELS. RAFFLES HOTEL: Orchestral Concert, 8.15 9.15 p.m. Race dinner and ball. Extension to 1 a.m. Cabaret by Cedric and Arlinda. SEA VIEW HOTEL: Race Dinner and Dance. Extension to 1 a.m. COCONUT UROVE: Dinner and dance Extension to 1 a.m. CINEMAS. ALHAMBRA "College Holiday." With
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES—LATEST LOCAL QUOTATIONS.
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      AROUND THE MARKETS.
      513 6 MUCH BRIGHTER TONE BOTTOM REACHED. HUBBER SHARES DEAD. From Our Financial Correspondent. Singapore, May 1. Tin is down 5ps. for three months and 60s. for spot in London but is up one-quarter cent in New York. There is quite a long cable from London this morning with,
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      EXCHANGES.
      101 6 London, Apr. 30. The following were mean rates ruling at noon today: Paris 110 7 16 Athens 647H He*. York 4 94 13 16 Bucharest 672"/j Montreal 4.93 13 16 scu^> Brussels 29.28' 2 Rio 4V, Geneva 2 1 59 sellers offlcla. Amsterdam 9.01 T >i Belgrade 215 Berlin
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    • STOCKS AND SHARES.
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        MINING.
        614 6 Issue val. Fraser Co. Lyall Evatt Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers 4/- Ampat Tin 5/3 5 9cd 5/3 6/-cd £1 Asaa. Kunoang 34/- 36/- 35'- 36/6 £1 Austral Malay 57 59 t 56'- 58/6 5/- Ayei Hitam 25/- 27/- 25/6 27/6 1 Ayer Weng 140 150 14b 1.60 £1 Sarigrin
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        GENERAL.
        432 6 2 2 Alex Brick Ord. 1.55 1.65 155 1.65 2 2 do 7V 2 Prefs. 2.45 2.55 2.50 2.60 10 10 Atlas Ice tf.00 lO.OOn. 8.00 looon 1 1 B M Broadcasting 0.89 0.95 0.90 0.95 1(1 5 B M Trustee 6.25 7.00 6.25 7.26 100 £100 Cable Wireless
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        226 6 SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL. 5% 1901 red 1940 5400.0C0 Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 103"/a 105'/ 2 norn WW 2 r /o 1901 red. 1947 $1,600,000,000 ln». Mar 31 6ept. 30 107 110 norn We 1908 red. 1955 $1,000,000 Ira Mar. 31 Sem. 30 115 il7 norn 4% 191?
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        368 6 Fraser Co. Lyal) Evatt Allenby 1.90 1.95 1.90 2.00xd Alor Gajah 1.40 1.47',*. 1.40 1.50xd Amal Malay 1.90 1.97'/ 2 190 2.05 Ayer HUam 1.50 1.60 1.50 1.65 Ayer Mniea 1.35 1.45 1.35 1.45 Ayer Hana* 1.85 2.00 1.90 2.00 Sassett 0.77>/ 2 0.82»/ 2 xd 0.80 0.85
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    EXCHANGES.
    194 6 Hie following are tne exchange rate: thit morning according to the lally circular lssae-i ov the Hong Kong ano Shanghai Banking Corporation. SELLING London T. T 2/4 1/16 London demand 2/4 1/10 London 4 months sight 2/4 Vs Lyons demand 1278 Hamburg demand 141', '■> New York demand 57
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    77 6 Closing Prices April 30. No. 1 X. R. S. S. in cases (F.O.B.) Apr. 351/2 353/i Good F. A. Q. in cases (F.O.B.) Apr. 34% 34% No. 1 X. R. S. S. (Spot loose) AwardabJe Singapore 351,4 351/2 May 351/2 8M May-June 355/ 8 353/,,
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    STOCK EXCHANGE.
    383 6 London, Apr. 30. The following are todays closing middle ences on tnt London Stock Exchange: Shares ot £1 denomination unless otherwise stated: Yester- Rise a»y ot f alt Conversion Loan S o c. 1944-64 1134 PuiiaillK UHU> 4 O.C. 1960-90 llO'-i War Loan. 3H pc 101.. xi. Com.
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    LONDON METAL MARKET.
    438 6 well under 4,000.000 tons, so that the Conference now sitting may possibly solve the problem that was considered insoluble years ago. If so. this country may reasonably look for a reduction In the income tax next year! FAIR PRICES FOR RAW MATERIALS. IN their Foresight Saga of
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    FRASER & COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS.
    165 6 FRASER COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS. Singapore, May 1. Company Dividend 1 Books Close Date Payable Total for financial Bx Dlv. vear Date to date TIN Atrpat Tin 5% Final Apr. 26 Lariat Mines 12 i\i Final May 17 Petaling 10% Int. Apr. 24 214% Bonus Sii.r.e 5% Int. Apr.
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      CONSUMPTION TIN RISING.
      493 7 BUT GERMANY USES 8 PER CENT. LESS. WORLD VISIBLE STOCKS INCREASE. CIGURES just issued in the April r Bulletin of the International Tin Research and Dvelopment Council, published by the Hague Statistical Office, give the world production of tin for the first quarter of the current year
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      VEGETABLE OILS.
      247 7 The Liverpool correspondents of William Jacks and Co., (Malaya) Ltd.. in their report of Apr. 15, comment as follows: PALM OIL. This market, in common with most others, has had rather a severe shakeout since the beginning of this week, but although the demand is still on the
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      SINGAPORE RUBBER MARKET REVIEW.
      824 7 Change From Over-optimism To Depression Unwarranted. •THE local rubber market suffered a severe setback during the week and values have declined from just under 40 cents to just over 35 cents, at one time the buyers' price for spot sheet was 35 cents. The main reason
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      601 7 BANKING. HONG KONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in the Colon; of Hong Kong) The liability ol members Is limited to the extin: and tn manner prescribed by Ordinance No. 6 of 1929 ol the Colony. Authorised Capital 850C00.000 Issued and Fully Pald-Up $20,000,000 Reserve Funds:— Sterling I 6.500.000 Hong Kong
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      911 7 BANK OF CHINA (Incorporated in Cnlna or Specla* Charter.; IS, Cecil Street Singapore Telephones: Manager* Office 6444 Eiekance Dept 6441 General Office 5188-9 Cable Address: "CHL'NGKUO" Paid Vp Capital Ch S 40.tM.M0 00 Reserve Foods hi excess of Ch. S 1.800 000.1)0 Total Assets approximately Ch. 51.80U.030.000. 01 HEAD OFFICE:
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      499 7 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. < Incorporate ir. Gnglanci ov Royal Charter )BS3>. Puic Dp Capital in 600.000 shares of C 5 each £3.000.000 Reserve Fund 13.000 000 Reserve Liability of ProDrletors £3.000.000 HEAD OFFICE: 3S. Btthopsnte London EC Z. Alor Star Hcng Kong Saigon Amriuar Iloilo
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      110 8 Ask for JOHNNIE WAhKER PYE RADIO FAMOUS FOR QUALITY, 100% BRITISH. COME IN AND HEAR NEW MODEL OF Westinghouse Stewart -Warner RADIOS OF 7. 8, 10 12 TUBE MODELS Incorporating 6L6 Beam power amplifier tubes and Copper Phototone speakers. DEMONSTRATIONS ARRANGED FOR HERMAN A. DE VRY TALKIE PROJECTORS AMPLIFIERS. PUBLIC
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      347 8 THP riUI TONIC FOOD I Obunnabl, »f aY Chwnfcti »nt Starm 'Incurable' Indigestion relieved in 5 minutes f By Dr. Scott, M.D., Pans. You may have suffered so lons that yoa regard yotir Indigestion as incurable. But try 'Bisurated' Magnesia after your next meal— you'll get uonderlul relic/ in 5
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      314 8 Broadcasting. SINGAPORE Station ZIIL 1 33 Me s (225 m.) TODAY pm. 12.45 Light orchestral music, played by Belter's Famous Hungarian Orchestra, relayed from the Adelphl Hotel. 2.00 Interval. 6.00 Children's Songs (Mandarin): 6.30 Children's hour. Story: Jane's Dream. Written and read by D. Mather. Fun at the piano: Rex
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      602 8 8.30 Dance music, played by the Station Dance Orchestra, under the direction of Rex Allen. 8.45 This Weeks Good Cause. An appeal on behalf of the St. Andrew's Hospital Sanatorium, by Dr. P. R. Elliot, M.B.E., medical officer In charge of St. Andrew's Hospital. 8.50 Weekly newsletter and sports summary.
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      985 8 1 BBS iMBHHppt Vj BiB^'j^^Mi Wi' n The presentation to King George VI of the insignia of the Order of Rajanya, the highest Nepalese order, took place at Buckingham Palace on Thursday. Sir Kaiser Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana, who made the presentation on behalf of the King of Nepal, is
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      284 8 p.m. 12.05 Matinee by the Nirom Orchestra. 12.50 Sol Hoopii's Hawaiian Ensemble. 1.10 News bulletin. 1.20 Variety programme. 2.10 News bulletin. 2.20 Close down. S.50 Time signal. Opening announcement. 5.52 Bible Stories for children. 6.05 What Everybody Li.ies. By Nirom Orchestra. 6.50 Popular recorded music 7.20 Piano recital by Diny
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    24 9 BEFLAGGED FOR THE EMfEKOK The N.Y.K. Terukuni Mara decked with bunting in honour of the 36th birthday of His Imperial Japanese Majesty.— ST. Photo.
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    Heroin Traffic In Shanghai Beggar World.
    661 9 DOPE-SELLERS MOSTLY KOREANS. Shanghai. ALTHOUGH they are rock-oottom In poverty in Shanghai, the Chinese beggars are the slaves of the lethal drug heroin. Totally adequate statistics are not available at this time. Dut It Is an indisputable fact that a iarge majority of beggars
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    U.S. EDITOR DEAD.
    38 9 New York, Apr. 29. The death has occurred of Mr Norman Hapgood.— Reuter. Mr. Hapgood was a well-known writer', formerly being editor of Harper." Weekly and Hearst's International Magazine. He wrote a number of books.
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    SIAN RINGLEADERS MAY GO ABROAD.
    75 9 Tientsin, Apr. 30 Gen. Yang Hu-cheng, Pacification Commissioner of Shensi. who played a leading role In the Slan revolts In December and January, has resigned his post and has announced his intention to go abroad. Gen. Chang Hsueh-liang, ringleader of the Sian revolt, It Is
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    700 Drug Addicts Escape At Peiping.
    58 9 700 Drug Addicts Escape A t Peiping. Peiplng, Apr. 29. At least twenty were Injured when police fired on drug addicts escaping from the historic temple of Ten Thousand Longevities after an outbreak of fire. The damage is estimated at £12.000. A total of 416 addicts have been recaptured and
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    30 9 Mr. Chen Shu-Jen, chairman of the Central Overseas Committee, announces receipt of $4,200 from Chinese in the Philippines for famine relief in Szechuan and other provinces. Sin Chew Jit Poh.
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    NAVAL OFFICER FOUND GUILTY OF THEFT.
    567 9 NAVAL OFFICER FOUND GUILTY OF THEFT. DISMISSED SHIP AND REPRIMANDED. WANTED SMART SKIP FOR CORONATION. London. A NAVAL officer who claimed that he had taken certain goods Irom the Chatham Dockyard to give his ship a smart appearance for the Coronation Review was sentenced on a charge of theft by
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    Minor Clashes Reported On Suiyuan Border.
    38 9 Tension on the Sulyuan-Chahar border is increasing. Small groups of the autonomous Chahar regime's "bandits" attacked various Chinese outposts on Wednesday but were beaten off after some skirmishing.— Sin Chew Jit Poh.
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      326 9 HOTELS TONIGHT ORCHESTRAL CONCERT s.is to 9.15 p.m. SPECIAL RACE DINNER and BALL POPULAR CABARET ATTRACTION CEDRIC ARLINDA Presenting- a Programme of Delightful and Sophisticated Dance Koiitines. BOOK YOUR TABLE. Non-diners Sl.OO EXTENSION TO 1 A.M. RAFFLES CELEBRATED ORCHESTRA WHEN IN PENANG STAY AT THE Directed by Dan Hopkins E.
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      268 9 CHAMPAGNE DOWN CHAiVET EXTRA DRY, VINTAGE 1926 $3.50 lICLUIIN6 DUTY. H. BOLTER CO. 23, WINCHESTER HOUSE TSL. 6511 Jf SOIE AGENTS /y it STOCKISTS FOR MALAYA BELL'S ASBESTOS S.S.I"? /INGAPORE A morning bath with Wright'i tone* and freshens the skin In a manner entirely its own. It Imparts a feeling
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, MAY 1, 1937. "JAPAN'S SOUTHWARD THRUST."
    964 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, MAY 1, 1937. "JAPAN'S SOUTHWARD THRUST." Notwithstanding the present "slump," which we believe will pass very quickly, the general improvement in prices for tin and rubber has added greatly to the spending power of the masses in j Malaya, and that in turn has provided
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    S.S. APPOINTMENTS.
    85 10 New Police Magistrate For Penang. The following appointments are notified In the S.S. Government Gazette Mr. T. D. Hughes, M.C.S., to be a Police Magistrate for Penang. Dr. S. W. Eveson. Acting Senior Health Officer. Penang, to officiate as Health Officer, Province Wellesley, In addition to his own
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    U.S. Vice-Consul For Singapore.
    29 10 Under instructions from His Majesty's Government, H.E. the Governor has recognised Mr. Forrest K. Geerken as Vice-Consul of the United States or America at Singapore.
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    CAPITALISM VERSUS RUSSIA.
    1524 10 An American Conservative States His Faith. By GEORGE E. SOKOLSKY. I SPEAK as a Conservative. In my youth I ran ths gamut of revolutionary movements. Anarchist, pacifist, I.W.W. sympathizer, I have sought a better, a more commodious life, not only for myself, but for all men. In
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    NOTES Of The DAY.
    734 10 NOTES Of The DA Y. MALAY "CHROMIUM." WHEN Iwa;in Kuala Trengganu P discovered vrhere the used cartridge cases from the Singapore rifla ranges go to. They are used in the tembaga puteh industry, the most skilled of all Malay crafts with the exception of weaving. Nickel is one of the
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    BRITISH NAVY TO HELP IN EVACUATION OF BILBAO.
    570 11 REMOVING WOMEN AND CHILDREN FROM CITY. No Discrimination Between Opposing Parties. PROVIDING PROTECTION OUTSIDE TERRITORIAL WATERS. A LL possible protection outside Spanish territorial waters will be given by the British Navy to vessels carrying non-combatant refugees from Bilbao. The Basque Government has
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    H. L. BROOK
    29 11 Capetown, Apr. 30. H. L. Brook arrived here at 3.15 p.m. GMT. today.— Reuter. I Having abandoned his EnglandCine record flight attempt, Brook will Ape-England record]
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    FRANCE AGREES WITH EGYPT.
    144 11 12-YEAR PERIOD OF TRANSITION. Montreux, Apr. 30. IN the general commission of the Egyptian capitulations conference today, M. de Tessan announced that France had accepted the twelve year transitional period. He said his Government was glad thus to demonstrate their confidence in the Egyptian people and
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    AIR SERVICE ACROSS PACIFIC.
    81 11 First Passenger Flight To Hong Kong. San Francisco, Apr. 30. •THE Pan-American Airways Hawaii San Francisco, Apr. 30. •THE Pan-American Airways Hawaii Clipper departed today, inaugurating the United States-Hong Kong passenger service. The British Consul, Mr. Cyril Cane, the Chinese Consul, Mr. Quong, the Mayor, Mr.
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    DULL ELECTIONS IN JAPAN.
    78 11 Many Voters Abstain From Attending. Tokio, Apr. 30. rE general election today was very dull and uneventful. Chiefly owing to the sunny weather, voters in Tokio crowded the booths In the early morning. The Premier voted at a polling booth in the Harajuku suburb at 7.30
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    BIG RAILWAY LOAN FOR KWANGTUNG
    59 11 Nanking, Apr. 30. The Executivj Yuan today decided to continue the customs surtax for another year from July. They also approved the issue of Kwangtung Railway Reconstruction Bonds for $2,700,000 for the construction of the Can ten Meihsien Railway at an annual interest of six
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    BUS STRIKE STARTS.
    285 11 Provinces And London, MINERS TO STOP ON MAY 22. London, Apr. 30. Men working buses in the central area are to cease work at midnight. No other .section is to stop work until advised by the union. A meeting of the executive committee of delegates representing 120.000
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    AMERICAN RUBBER FACTORY. Agreement With The Workers.
    82 11 AMERICAN RUBBER FACTORY. Agreement With The Workers. Akron, Ohio, May 1. An agreement ending the strike of the employees of the Firestone Tyre ana Rubber Company has been accepted by a mass meeting of unionists. The union has been granted the right to represent non-unionists. The standard week will be
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    MURDERED KING RELICS.
    228 11 Jugoslavia's New Museum. Belgrade. Prince Paul, the Senior Regent, opened the Jugoslav War Museum in the old Belgrade fortress of Kalimegdan. The collection Illustrates the war history of the country from the first Serbian war of independence, at the beginning of the 19th century, to the end
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    BRITISH AIR ATTACHE IN MOSCOW.
    56 11 Squadron-Leader Hallawell. London, Apr. 30. Squadron Leader Charlton Hallawell has been appointed to the special duty list with the acting rank of Wing Commander for service as Air Attache in Moscow. He succeeds Wing Commander Collier, who was in 1934 the first officer to be
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    "THIS MONSTROUS LONDON."
    350 11 LORD HORDER ON RACKED NERVES. NEED FOR MORE PLANNED TOWNS. London. UTPHE lack of planning which has led to this monstrous London of today fills more than half the consulting rooms of Harley-street with Towns Exhibition. Lord Horder made this statement yesterday when opening the Satellite Towns
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    WARNING TO BRITISH OFFICIAL.
    118 11 Japanese* Press And Mr. Kirkpatrkk. Tsingtao, May 1 "We hope that Mr. W. Klrkpatrlck (special representative in China of the British Export Credits Department) will not Ignore the consequences of Japanese aversion to his activities." This was the warning published In Japanese newspapers at Tsingtao (Shantung)
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    Germany At Coronation.
    26 11 Berlin, Apr. 30 It is announced that the pocket battleship Oraf Spec will represent the German Navy at the Coronation naval review.— Beuter.
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    GREAT CHANGES FOR FREE STATE.
    72 11 NEW CONSTITUTION, NEW NAME, NEW FLAG Dublin, May 1. A NEW constitution for submis- sion at the coming general election provides for the formation of Senate on a vocational basis and the appointment of a president, replacing the Governor-General and elected by popular vote. He
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    KING TO WATCH CUP FINAL.
    58 11 London. Apr. 30. The King and Queen left Buckingham Palace by car this afternoon for Royal Lodge, Windsor, where they will spend the week-end Tomorrow their Majesties will mo_or from Royal Lodge to Wembley to witness the Football Association cup final. They are expected to
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    BOMBS SINK WARSHIP.
    291 11 First Time In History* REBEL CRUISER LOST. Bilbao, Apr. 30. For the first time in history a warship has been sunk in actual warfare by aerial bombardment. Government aircraft today sunk the 15,000-ton insurgent cruiser Espana off Santander. The British cargo vessel Brotr.i was fired on 12
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    MALAYAN TRADERS NEED FULL SUPPORT FROM HQME-H.E.
    1504 12 Sir Shenton driving home one of the many important points in his speech at the opening of the British Trade Fair yesterday. On his left are Mr. G. E. Collinge, chairman of the organising committee and Mr. A. Hartland, H.M. Ass'siant Trade Commissioner
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    LENGTH OF SERVICE ON RURAL BOARD QUESTIONED.
    341 12 Ratepayers Ask Whether It Is Restricted To Nine Years. THE period of service of unofficial members of the Rural Board of Singapore is being questioned by the committee of the Singapore Ratepayers' Association. At a meeting on Thursday, the committee decided to write
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    Teaching Singapore of Other Lands in the Empire.
    355 12 ARTISTIC EXHIBITS ARRANGED BY THREE DOMINIONS. ALTHOUGH almost every exhibit at, the Singapore British Trade Fair is an example of careful planning and artistic display, it cannot be denied that the most outstanding Is that of the Australian Government. Not only does
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    21,000 See Trade Fair.
    100 12 A BOUT 21,000 people visited the Singapore British Trade Fair last night. After performing the opening ceremony, the Governor, Sir Shenton Thomas, and Lady Thomas made a tour of the stalls with Mr. C. E. Coilinge, chairman of the Trade Fair Committee. At the Australian section,
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    Planters' Board Outside The Law.
    239 12 New Bill Validates Technical Omission. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 30. FOR over a year tho Malayan r Planters' Provident Board has been unwittingly administering the fund without conformance to the laws of the 1 Federated Malay States, because an important oversight was
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    MALAYA CAN PRODUCE RUBBER QUOTA.
    121 12 MALAYA CAN PRODUCE RUBBER QUOTA. U.P.A.M. President's Confidence. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, May 1. CONFIDENCE in Malaya's ability to produce her quota was expressed by Mr. J. C. Inncs, retiring President of United Planting Association of Malaya, at the annual meeting this morning. He hoped that world consumption
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    ALLEGED PURCHASE OF A WOMAN.
    145 12 Charge In Singapore PoMce Court. A MIDDLE-AGED Chinese woman named Lee Pak appeared before Mr. W. G. Reeves, the Singapore third magistrate, yesterday, on a charge or buying a woman for the purpose of prostitution. She claimed trial and was defended by Mr. R. H.
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    PRETTY "CO-EDS" IN ALHAMBRA FILM.
    93 12 At The Cinema. "College Holiday." With Jack Benny, George Burns and Gracie Allen. Paramount. At the Alhambra. A breezy picture with plenty of humour, an eyeful of high-kicking girls and a few catchy tunes describes "College Holiday." In spite of its title. th?re is no
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    Property Near Cabarets Increases In Value.
    200 13 Proper ty Near Cabarets Increases In Value. COMMISSIONER DEFENDS GEYLANG PROPOSAL. Decision To Be Referred Back To Committee No. 4. FROM inquiries made I find that property in the neighbour- hood of an amusement park or where there are cabarets has all gone up in value," said Mr. Chua Keh
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    STRAITS TIMES9 VIEW QUOTED.
    975 13 STRAITS TIMES 9 VIEW QUOTED. 1 NOTICE from the minutes of the i meeting of Committee No. 4," said Mr. Chua Keh Hai, "that the objection is based on the ground that it tends to depreciate the value and amenities of tho neighbouring lands and buildings I do not know
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    TOO MUCH ON THEIR DIGNITY.
    335 13 Municipal Commissioners Rebuked. SHOULD BE MORE DISPOSED TO SERVE. IF the Commissioners stood less on their dignity and were more disposed to serve and accommodate the taxpayer, it would go a long way to bring about their appreciation and co-operation, said Mr. Scow Poh Leng
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    COMMISSIONERS AND A PROCESSION.
    138 13 How 'Grandstand' Space Will Be Allotted. A FTER a lengthy discussion in gen- eral committee at yesterday's Municipal meeting of the suggestion that permission be granted to such of the families of Municipal Commissioners who could not attend or be invited to the Coronation reception on
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    CHEATING CHARGE FAILS.
    201 13 Dispute Over Engagement Of Two Actors. IUDGMENT was delivered by Mr. Tan Thoon Lip, in the third court yesterday, in the case in which Teo Koon Tee was charged with having cheated Ong Cheok Kee of $80 on Nov. 4 and alternatively having committed criminal breach of
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    59 13 Phya Prijanusasana is the director and editor of the Siam Chronicle, Bangkok, the first Siamese- owned paper to be printed in English. Phya Prijanusasana has been visiting Singapore in the course of a motoring trip. With him are his wife and his daughters. Miss Dusadee Panyarjun Prijamuasana (left) and Miss
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    Few Singapore Accidents Due To Bad Lighting.
    408 13 CHECK ON EXCESSIVE SPEEDS MAIN REMEDY. Municipal President THAT street lighting:, which has recently been the subject of some criticism, is not the main factor to blame for the increase in Singapore motor accidents was indicated in figures and details pres?nted to the
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    SINGAPORE'S HEALTH CAN BE BETTER.
    383 13 Fight Against Overcrowding. BETTER CONTROL OF FOOD HAWKERS. CINGAPORES health has been good but there Is still room for Improvement, declared Mr. G. Parbury, drawing the attention of the Municipal Commissioners to the Health Report at yesterday's meeting. Tuberculosis was being fought by reducing overcrowding
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    14 13 English schools in Johore will reopen on Sunday, May 2, for the second term.
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    LEAGUE POINTS FOR S.C.C. 11.
    189 14 Association Football, Three Quick Goals Beat S.H.B. Scoring all their goals In one lively period of five minutes the S.C.C. II defeated the Harbour Board 3—l in their third division league match on the padang yesterday. The Harbour Board scored after three minutes' play through
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    VICTORY FOR T.J.R
    101 14 Bata were unlucky to lose 0 2 in their Business Houses League match with Topham, Jones and Railton on th? Y.M.CA. ground yesterday. After letting their opponents dominate play in the first half, Bata became very activi after the interval and for most of the thirty minutes
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    TODAY'S NAPS AND SELECTIONS.
    162 14 CAPT. DASH'S DOUBLE: SHORT HEAD AND EASTERN KNIGHT. SINGAPORE. RACE 1. RACE 2 RACE 3. RACE 4 RACE 5. RACE 6. RACE 7. RACE 8. "CAPT. DASH" Place Bet. SHORT HEAD (NAP) JACK DRUCE Oolong BALDOYLE OLD COW Gold BeU WEE JOCK EASTERN KNIGHT (NAP) Sir
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    THE ACCEPTANCES.
    1139 14 CEVEN of the 91 horses entered for today's races at Bukit Timah have not accepted and there will therefore be 84 going to the post this afternoon. The biggest fields of the day will be in Races 6 and 7, in each of which twelve horses will face
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    "CAPTAIN DASH" REVIEWS THE RUNNERS.
    386 14 His Selections For Wins And Places This Afternoon. T*HE chief interest at Bukit Timah this afternoon centres in the race for the Anniversary Cup for Horses of Class 1, Div. 1, over six furlongs. This is a difficult race to forecast, but EASTERN KNIGHT is
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    CEYLONESE LOSE TO CHINESE 111.
    50 14 Association Football. Muthucumaru's Brilliant 1 I*HE return encounter between the Chinese third string and the i Ceylon Sports Cub in the third division, at the Stadium yesterday, resulted in a 4—o4 0 victory for the Chinese. The Ceylonese were completely outplayed and Muthucumaru saved them
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    S. A. F. A.'s Floodlight Match At Saigon.
    139 14 The S A FA. football team played the first match of their tour at Saigon on Thursday night and drew one-all with the home team. The match was played under electric light. from an overwhelming defeat with a brilliant display between the
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    WOMEN'S SPRING CUP.
    54 14 Golf. The following are the ties in the second round of the women's Spring Cup competition at the Singapore Golf Club Mrs. Hill beat Miss Hadley 7 and 5. Mrs. Sturt beat Miss Brooks 4 and 2. Miss Lucas beat Miss Farnell w.o. Mrs. Allen beat Mrs.
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    DAWN BEATS CHEAH IN A POOR FIGHT.
    55 14 Boxing. 'From Our Own Correspondent) Penang. May 1. The bantamweight champion of Perak. James Dawn, of Singapore, made Ills debut in the local ring against Cheah Boon Cheng, the local Chinese Bantam, last night at Wembley Park. After a poor flght Dawn was
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    GAINSBOROUGH LASS BEATEN.
    174 14 Steve Donoghue Rides Winner Of The Thousand Guineas. London, Apr. 30. The one thousand Guineas, run yesterday over one mile at Newmarket, resulted as follows, cables Reuter. Sir Victor Sassoon's EXHIBITIONIST (Stove Donoghue) 1 Maj. Haroltf Cayzer's SPRAY (Pat B?asley) 2 Sir John Jarvls's GAINSBOROUGH LASS (R.
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    TENSE STRUGGLE IN S.C.C. TENNIS TITLE FINAL.
    353 15 70 MINUTES: 36 GAMES AND NO DECISION. SMITH'S FINE UPHILL BATTLE AGAINST WISE. By "Echo." IUORMAN WISE and Roy Smith fought for the S.C.C. lawn tennis singles championship last evening. Wise is reigning champion Smith former champion. They both want the title again.
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    COUNTY CRICKET BEGINS TODAY.
    49 15 Champions Visiting Lancashire. A LREADY the cricket season has opened at Home, with the Seniors' and Freshmen's matches jit Oxford beginning on Apr. 24 and 28 respectively, but the first County Championship matches start today. Yorkshire are at Lord's paying the M.C.C. Gloucestershire are meeting
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    Rout Of Celtic.
    111 15 Motherwell and Celtic completed their Scottish league programmes for the season yesterday, meeting on the former's ground. The match had a surprising result, the home forwards over-running the Celtic defence. Motherwell won 8 0, rabies Renter. the 'Varsity at Oxford, and Cambridge have their Seniors' match. The
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    THE SPORTS DIARY.
    82 15 TODAV. The Turf: Singapore Races, 1st day. Cricket: S C.C. vs. Y.M.C.A.; S.O.C. vs. S.C.C.. Seremban; C.S.C. vs. St. Andrew's O.B. A.: S.C.R.C. vs. Khalsa; RAF. 2nd vs. A.C.S.: I. A. vs. Nondescript: R.A.F. vs. Volunteers. Lawn Tennis: Y.M.C.A. tournament begins. Golf: S.G.C. Medal (bogey). TOMORROW. Crirkel:
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    THIRTY MILES RACE IN SELANGOR.
    161 15 Cycling, (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 28 An open "mass-start" ~yclt road race over 30 miles will be held on Sunday. May 16. The race will start a 8 a.m. ii Swettenham Roard. opposite the lewer parade ground at the FM.S.V.F. headquarters, and
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    BAER vs. FOORD.
    335 15 Max Baer, following his defeat by Tommy Farr, has been matched against Ben Foord, from whom Farr took the Empire and British heavyweight titles some months ago. They will meet over twelve rounds at Harringay on May 27, says a Reuter telegram. reward, and nobody will grudge
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    DAVIS CUP DOUBLES.
    194 15 Chinese Outplayed By New Zealanders. In the doubles match in their Davis Cup tie at Brighton yesterday, cables Rcuter, Stedman and Malfroy (New Zealand) beat Kho Sin Kie and Wai Pul (China) 6—3, 6— 6—3, 6—2. As each won a singles yesterday, New Zealand need to annex
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    MAKANO OVERWHELMED BY RONALD BUDGE.
    47 15 San Francisco, Apr. 30. In the Davis Cup tie today Donald Budge (United States) beat Nakano (Japan) 6—l, 6—l. 6—o.Japan was also beaten in the other singles, but Yamagishl took a set from Parker, the American winning 6—3, 2—6, B—6, 6—l.— Reuter.
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    SELECTED TEAMS.
    334 15 Cricket V.M.C.A. Junior Department against Pulau Branl on Tuesday at Anson Road: K. Leembruggen (capt.), B. S. Varma, Ong Swee Law. Ong Swe Keng, Suratta. B. M. Barkae. Goh Keng Swee. Tay Yew Wee, Tan Guan Klat, J. Shaw G. Newman. Reserves: B. Fones, V. Armstrong. Scorer: Au
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    MALAYAN ROLL RIFLE-SHOOTING COMPETITION.
    125 15 I lEUT. S. G. GRANT, hon. secretary of the F.M.S.V.F. Rifie Association, forwards the record up to date in the Malayan Roll competition, as follows Ist Card W. Wells 99 F. Hutton 93 I. J. Barnard 93 A. B. Longmore 90 r. A Hare 93 i.
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    SELANGOR TRIAL.
    354 15 Association Football, The "Old Brigade" Still The Best. (From Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 30. By three goals to nil Whites, the probable side to present Selangor, defeated Colours in a State soccer trial match on the padang today. The trial did not reveal any promising new
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    CUP FINAL TODAY.
    117 15 How Sunderland And Preston Won Their Way To Wembley. The FA. Cup Final—Sunderland vs. Preston North End—will be played at Wembley today. Here are the results of (heir matches in the competition: rRESTON NORTH END. 3rd Round —vs. Newcastle (h) 2—o2 —0 4th Round —vs. Stoke <h>
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    CHURCH SERVICES.
    1808 16 Fifth Sunday After Easter: "Touch Me Not." WHEN Jesus moved as a Man amongst men, though vividly concerned with human interests. He yet lived in a detachment from the world, looking out upon It from the centre of an unbroken attachment and intercourse with the Father. In the
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      UNSOLVED CRIMES.
      359 16 6 Outrages In About Three Months. To the Editor of the Straits Times. CIR. Not very many days ago the e body of a young Chinese woman e was found tied to a stake In a river. Since then there has been a contlnu- ous series of violent
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    ALLEGED BREACH OF TRUST.
    190 16 30 Witnesses Examined In Seremban Case. (From Our Own Cor.-spondeiu > Seremban. Apr. 29. The preliminary inquiry Into charges of criminal breach of trust as a public servant brought against an Indian Sanitary Board Inspector, Suppish Piliay. was continued in the Rerabau Police court yesterday and
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    IF THESE PLANTERS TIRE OF GOLF & SWIMMING
    802 17 IF THESE PLANTERS TIRE OF GOLF SWIMMING THEY HOP INTO THEIR PLANES AND GO TO TOWN. Selangor's "Go-Getter" Syces. A FEDERAL LETTER. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 29. CHOULD Malaya ever revert to jungle, the archaeologist of the future might make some 'strange" discoveries. Ke would probably meet
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    FRENCH CHEF TO TEACH JAPANESE.
    137 17 Dinner Party On N.Y.K. Liner. •yo celebrate the 36th anniversary of ttve birthday of the Emperor of Japan, the N.Y.K. Line entertained abaut 20 guests at dinner aboard its crack liner Terukuni Maru on Thursday. The hosts were the master of the vessel, Captain Yoshitaro
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    47 17 Mr. C. T. Wale, who joined the Planters' Stores and Agency Company, Kuala Lumpur, in 1884, retired from the secretaryship on Mar. 31, but retains his seat on the board. Mr. J. Elcock, general manager In India, has been appointed secretary and a director of the company.
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    24 17 Mr. A. B. S. Boswell has been seconded for service in Kedah and assumed duty as Conservator of Forests with effect from Mar. 27.
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    PENANG'S MALAY PROCESSION. COLOURFUL EVENT FOR MAY 15.
    142 17 PENANG'S MALAY PROCESSION. COLOURFUL EVENT FOR MAY 15. (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Friday. TOPICAL old Malay music and songs will be heard in the grand Malay procession to be held by the Malay community of Penang as part of the Coronation celebratons on May 15. There will also be
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    45 17 His Excellency the High Commissioner has appointed Lieutenant Muhammad Yussuf bin Mahmud, Federated Malay States Volunteer Force, to be Extra Alde-de c: yip to his Excellancy with effect from April 8, 1397 in the place of Tengku Naslr ibni al-Marhum Yang-di-pertuan Bcsar Muhammad, who resigned.
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    RECORDING BEATS OF THE HEART.
    285 17 Invention To Aid Doctors. wAUIET, please, now. Right; O.K. *>c for sound, nurse." This is what may soon be heard in Harley Street consulting rooms, writes the Dally Mall Medical Correspondent. Instead of whipping a stethoscope out of his coat-tail pocket the up-to-date physician will
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    FLYING "CAMP" FOR BOYS.
    160 17 5-Weeks Training Scheme. Schoolboys in Britain above the age of 17 who wish to learn to fly will this I year again hare the opportunity afforded by the Public Schools Aviation Camp. This will be the fourth annual "camp." though the term "camp" is misleading, for
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    HIGHER WAGES FOR ALL ITALIANS.
    181 17 State Unable To Keep Cost Of Living Down. uome. A GENERAL rise in wages and salaries is foreshadowed today by the Popolo d'ltalia," the Duces own paper, as a gift to Italian labour on Rome's birthday. It is stated that in spite of all the
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