The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly), 5 December 1923

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    18 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. WEEKLY MAIL EDITION. THIRD SERIES WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1923. No. 1,896
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    PRODUCE.
    135 1 lISLjM Jo.IHI II I 12.75 I ...11 9.25 I 11.70 Snd I 1244 ".ires I!- 4,000 X »c, Rnugcon whii'j 275.00 K:cf Si: m No. 1 for export 30.00 R c Siam Xo. 2 for export 310.00 >.i.,;un No. 1 for export 232.00 son Xo. I feff export 213.00
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
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      BIRTH.
      40 1 IfORMAN. Oct. SI, at Glouti'st.r, witt *f 11. L. NoiT.!:.!i,. v Lam^fllfit, '4 ppii v > S .>:'... daughter, •'W SMITH. A: the Mate n, y Huspital. Penang\ on NoTember to* Doris, \\ii\- «>;' Dr. S. Laarie Smith, (iula. Perak 1 ilauirhnr.
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      SILVER WEDDING.
      50 1 COOK BARROW, on :>id December ihi»s at St.. Avtirew's ("atiu-dr.! >...k pare, i)\ the Revvjrnil ArcbdeMta IV-ihatn. i n lit m Wa.aci', son of the late Kwcivnd Oavid C-ook of Doodee, Scotland, It Florence Adelaide elder daughter of .1. T. Barrow, Bsqr or' Oakl^nds^ Soui Perth, Weft Aoati
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      DEATHS.
      72 1 GOLOIE. 0c« 30, m i» m.i. Inir boaw, Ham. Emma Sophia lieu gina 1.0.di0, Eastbourne, for 3L' years t Vi. S. .vi^^.on.i vjn \^\k'v.-m. China, afjed Hl'. On Novcmh I»i3 at W-l -iRoad. Blngapet« Mir*. Uj :.ii.. San (n«« Bjoii Sam Nfo b; >ved QO»JM 0 i Kaea. LAW
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    EXCHANGE.
    62 1 December, ."5. Bank 4 m.s. 2 4 7-82 Bank rft— d Privat eredlta blm. -4 X»'\v >ik. <1 nrui-i ."n" 4 Cndii M ityi France, demand 880 1 1 Ha, T. T. leSVi Hon^konj:, dencad M I >: Yokohama, demand 1< > Java, denrmd 1 Bangkok, demand TfM 4
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    C. OF C. RUBBER ASSOCIATION.
    38 1 Singapore, I cc. 3, 12 n«»on. 9inj?ttp«iv Standard Ribbed Sr.ioked Shtet. Snot 4!i '4 P- M ROY J-n-Mar 50 a 4 51; Apr-June ."»2 •',2 I_>.1 _>. LdDTOI, Quotation Sheet Is. 2%± Market Stc?.'ly.
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    Holand's Interest in Singapore.
    420 1 Nov. L's. The defeat of the Netherlands fabirfofc^and the resignation of the >\linistry concerns us out here quite I i.part frotn any natural interest we j take m the doings of our neighbours. Ihe Mini.vrv fell because, after a I ng deyate, Parliament rejected by I
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    Election Mysteries.
    343 1 The election news grows curiouser n curiouser, and from the cables to hand it would appear as if the politicians are m as great a fog as ite less instructed general pubic. y>\ Lloyd George, who knows th<» i v r plu2 of an expression of confidence m
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    Legislation Against Bandits.
    512 1 Nov. 29 At the meeting of Legislative Council on Monday next the Government will introduce emergency legis1. Hon to cops with the situation brought about by the epidemic of .-v->vjj.< crime against the person and ffgainst property. That legislation W^l) be taken through all stages and it
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      312 1 CONTENTS. I.KADKKS. PACE. and's Interest m Singapore Ml fltction My teriai S5B n Afcainvf BandHa 35^i OpiQin ('timmi«;>ion A b m KnKjrt Ml M< Dangfi -?"»4 .i!i«: Fall> int;> I.iru* :>.">4 n:>- aun tMI o">4 Balaj m SSS rouci and cnun news. >'•••' -i n1 Si i.uel 556 Appeal hi
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      265 1 THE WEEK'S NEWS. mail fiom H(»a*«m»i«ii ,!;itta»ti. Sth. arrived here on Saturday, Dec. Ist This weekly leaves by P. and O. Kalyan on Thursday. Mr. J. Futcher won his appeal m the Kdantan Gpld Mmms cate tcicie Mr. Ju^tic•t• Sproule the Court directing that thrce-qoarterj of bis c-o .s be
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    The Opium Commission.
    441 2 The publication, this morning, I'iom official sources, of the names of die members of the Malaya Opium Commission and its terms of reference, confirms the opinions we expressed on Monday that action m the matter was imminent. The opium question has now got beyond what may be
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    A Reaction in Kings.
    916 2 Nov. 30 There are still many people who hrk for a restoration of the Mo jiovchy m France. The likelihood of that does not yet appear, but it is notable that a reaction is going on m the world m favour of autocratic rll e whether
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    Mediterranean Dangers.
    545 2 Dec. 1 We do not as yet know what is behind the Halo-Spanish entente i«ut it would certainly appear thai something more than an exchange of international courtesies is likely to result. Le Matin, which seems rathe/ concerned for France just now perhaps realizing that her actions do
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    Penang Falls into Line.
    278 2 Action is at last being taken m Penan jr to form a local branch rf thbtraits Settlements Association. U is not too early. Penan? should ha\ had a proper organization of the kind 'j long time ago and it may be hoped that the public -there
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    The Weekly Causerie.
    691 2 Dec. I The Economic Conference idopt a resolution that if any ioreip power attempted to discriminatagainst the British flap m its har bours a consultation would be he r.inong the Governments of th< F pire regarding the best mean^ dealing with the situation. Attend b*YC beta made
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    Municipal Salaries.
    816 3 Dec. 4. We bave already published the greater 1 art of the report of the I Committee appointed to consider am; make recommendations regarding tht siiiaiy bcheme, etc, ior the senior efficen o. the Singapore Municipality. I 1 he Committee consisted of Messrs. Farrar, A. E. Baddeiey, H.
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    F.M.S. TIN STOCKS.
    49 3 10(»0 TONS SOLI). "\\Y aiv officially informed thai the Gov.it 0.. tile 1 ederatcd A*i&l&y Suii* has boM m th« open market, 4.000 tom of tin, repre«enting the entire release 01 tti itoekfl for the v'.'/m months A|kitNovember inclusive, under the BamliH^i I'.'-ference1 ference Aer< ement.
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    ARRIVAL OF FANTOME II.
    396 3 The llon'Me Ernest Guinnesses pha<ur- tne Fantome 11. made her statel; via* .nto Singapore Harbour yest< morning, am! tiropped anchor just oatsid vj.e Ureakwat 1. The \i flying th White Ensign of th< Royal N Squadrod has the- outward aj peara ze <>? on* of th.
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    62 3 The Police have a report of a shooting rfTair which occurred at Choa Chsu Kaiv.r road m Sunday night. It appears that a Chinese who, with others, was caught stealing rubber from a rubber plantation, end who would not stop when called upen tc do so, was shot m the
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    MALAYA RUBBER EXPORTS.
    149 3 71. c Viowip'r il the statement ot i -ir.ti y end lialae of mbber exported ihur- Xovtn 1. f). n Drl.ish Mai :ya m r, r.tals of IC KM. XV. To-date. Agsimt. United Kinsdon m ,2 10 977,08] 0.')2,0dt America 217.976 3,249,205 3,746,164 Cont. Ei rope 35.987
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    TIANG GUAN BRICK CO.
    194 3 TIANG GUA N BRICK CO. The report for the annual general Bttet :r^ at Winchester House, on Saturday, I)cj. Bth at noon, states Your Directors beg to submit herewith their Report with duly audited accounts for the ytar ended 30th of June, 1923, which .show that, after making provision for
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    191 3 ScolUmd \s The \l t. The above match was played an Sun ay th< H: Course, and resulted m a win, for The Rest bj 9 points to The following arc :he details, Scotland 'v f i: ent lcn< I first:— Hendr'e and Stewart 0. Hair son
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    WEDDING: JAGO-DOWDEN.
    144 3 WEDDING JAGO-DOWDEN. < From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 3The marriage took place on Saturday a.* St. Mary's Churcji, Kuala Lumpur, the Rev. B. C. Roberts officiating, of Miss Mary Dowden, elder daughter of Dr. R. and Mrs. Dowden, and Mr. Edward Jago, F.M.S. service. A r-vepticn was held
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    "HELLO SINGAPORE."
    1510 4 AMATEURS' SUCCESSFUL SHOW AT THEATRE. "Hello Singapore," has been shouting its IHlllHg to Of for a considerable time through the medium of the many ably drawn posters with which the town ha*been, deluded, but it was only last night that th c venture entered upon its firail stapes.
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    BROMHEAD-MATTHEWS SHIELD.
    83 4 BROMHEAD-M ATTHEWS SHIELD. (From Our Own Correspondent.) I'cnanp, Dec. 3. Eight teams from Penang and the Province fired m the BvouJiead-Matthewa Shield, with the following results: Eurasian Company 366, European Cornpar y 354, European Company second 334, Chines** Company 329. M. S. V. R. scores were: A Company (Kuala Lumpur)
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    MOTOR ACCIDENT SEQUEL.
    1591 4 UNFOUNDED APPLICATIONS AGAINST NEWSPAPERS. Describing: it as an unfounded application which ought never to have been brought, the Chief Justice, Sir Walter Shaw, m the Supreme Court yesterday morning dismissed an application for a:i injunction restraining" the "Straits Times" Press Ltd., and the editor from commenting upon
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    72 4 Great public interest wa- cvino-.. Honpkone: on the afternoon of Nov. 2:J. the wedding of Captain Evan QMM Cross, of the Kind's Repriment. well known as one time aide to the Governor and lately secretary to His Ex9ellem\\ His l>ride waMiss Muriel Yvonne Der«i?on, the younev daughter of Mr. and
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    RANDOM RECOLLECTIONS OF JOHORE.
    1395 5 THK BAR. 111. t \vi n- a n» rry crowd a few years ago \m of the bai -and when the members of v i.at was then the Singapore Junior Bar \<.\i is now fast ittaining to the dignity and i »s», the dulness, of the
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    196 5 THE KENT SQUEEZE. To The Fxlitor. Sfav— THi morning the tenants of a larm number of houses belonging to a certaiii landlord received each a notice to quit by the end of nex: month. The real motiveof this landlord, no doubt, is to raise the rents
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    178 5 The house rate for the town of Johore Bahiu is 12 per cent, of the annual value; Kota Tinggi T% per cent. Special attention is drawn to the new land terms now being offered by the B. N. Borneo Government. These tierms ar" liberal ari MHf, and it is hoped
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    SPORTING NOTES.
    1463 5 The history <f last season's pointless (h-aw was not permitted to be repeated at Seremhan or Saturday. The Colony won hy 16 points to 3, but all hope of maintaining Va< season's record of keeping the line uncrossed was dispelled. The honours of the pame went chiefly to
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    THE MALAYA CUP.
    202 5 The following are the comments of thtMalay mail on the Selangor-Perak match. They may prove instructive for the Singapore side: Dunlea's absence from the base of the scrum tended to weaken Perak to a great extent, Dur.canson, who took his place, being 1 only a spectator most
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    COURT OF APPEAL.
    2061 6 Fl T( HER WINS KELANTAX (iOLI) CASE. Th? Singapore Court of Appeal yes.terdry morning: delivered judgment m the appeal brought by Air. James Futcher, a member 4>f the Bukit Berehfag and Belimbir.u S>ndicatt;. vendors of the Kelantan mining property to the Kelan'an Gold Mm" Limited, against a
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    BREEDNG PEARLS.
    243 6  -  To the* Editor of the OOfr f row Doily Molt* Sir.— The question has been asked: "Do Pearls Breed?** So far as I can aooeri certain pearls <n> multiply after l>c-i i v* removed from the shell fish. In the spring of r.«'J'» I had the priv of
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    82 6 (By Courtesy cf the Nanyo XuhiNichi Shimbunaha.) T«»kio, Nov. 2<i. The Government will have to make concession on its reconstruction .-ehi-me which v:as, m the debate of the special committee opposed by the n.ajority who insisted that the scheme be thoroughly modified. Viscount Shitivsawa alone expressed his agreement
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    126 6 Quit a number of alleged bad characters were rounded up by tile numbers of the Detective Department m dU'erent par.s of the town on Monday Bight. The 1 c nun. 1!) of them, were produced before tlu Second Magistrate yesterday and charged to show cause, at the instance' of the
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    OPIUM PRODUCTION IN CHINA.
    575 6 UK< Xl I>KS< K\< X Of ihf K\|| [Ry \V. H. Avuhind. \].|>.. I the hiU-rnational Ant t-Opim lion. Ft kin-.,. ir< .Man: 1 ltd Ai the i cm lection of tax Nation.- Opkm Coatmittat, M > < bU rtaato renmu i I of th« 1
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    IMPROVED ROAD CONSTRUCTION.
    912 7 ALTSKTATITI METHODS. Mimhtri ..f ihe Ssngaparc M«a»ieipd i mn.i^ion we present at a dcmonstiutm of vxp'-rirr rtai road construction »r. Trafalgar Strec Tanjc»ng I'airar. yOßteimiY inorninir. The i cmortstrations were cirrie 1 .ut by Mr. F. Valle-Joms, road expert nd cons -ted o* two coat bituminous cot.
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    THE ELECTORIAL CAMPAIGN.
    285 7 H. 000.000 WOMEN VOTERS. Leafield (Oxford). Nov. 21. The electoral campaign is now m full swing. Prominei.t members of the three parties. Conservative, Liberal an<l Laboui are fully occupied with speaking: engagenun^. Wherever there is a seat which is likely to provide a close cor.test first-c'.a-s speakc
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    VISCOUNT BIRKENHEAD'S REJECTION.
    215 7 VISCOUN T BIRKENHEAD'S REJECTION. London, Nov. 19. According to political correspondents ofl c <>f the factors m the Government decision not to taKe the Viscount into the MfejtlUj \.as the objectio:i of Conservative womej, to Viscount Birkenhead which was made manifest to Coswervathre headquarters after his denunciation of Idealism to
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    SELANGOR'S JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS.
    53 7 (From Our Own Correspondent). Kuala, Lumpur. Nov. 27. A meeting of representatives of the various commui ities discussed arrangements for the forthcoming celebration of the Sultan of Stlangor's Jubilee. Mr. Rajamuda presiding, mentior.ed that the Government had granted $10,000. Various suggestions were put forward, and a gereral
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    31 7 Johoie appointment- are: Capt. Xoith Hunt to be assistant adviser, Kota Tintgi; C \V. Dawson to be second assistant adviser, Eatu Pahat: Mr. J. Laird to act a: Warden of Mines.
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    THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 29, 1923. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR. CHAP-JI-KI LOTTERY
    541 7 THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 29, 1923. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR. CHAP-JI-KI LOTTERY Ts the Editor. Sir, It is nrt without a keen feelin o* pain and regret that 1 should rmd iUttmatSTs to r-.'-open a chapter which 1 had hoped woula permanently close with the discontinuation of the Johore gambling farm a
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    226 7 Mr. A. S. Haynes, Secretary for Agriculture, S.S. aid F.MS, is paying an official visit to Penanp. Mrs. Hayn is with him. Mr. Oei T'onjr Hani, the mayor of Scmarang. a:.d party, who have beeji on i visit tit Kuala Lumpur, have left for Singapore. As the result of the
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    THE PRODUCE MARKET.
    38 7 YESTERDAY'S AUCTION. The Singapore Chamber of Commerce hjbber Association held its 631?t auction yesterday November 28th, when there iti C; talotrued 1,493,587 lbs.; 666.78 tons Offend 900,530 lb?.; ***** tons. SoM 612,934 lbs.; 273.63 tons.
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    PRICES REALIZED.
    95 7 Spot Lrndon 1«. 2Vid New York 27 r s ct.^. Ribbed Smoked Sheet Cents Per Lb PnigapoK Standard Quality 50 Good Avenge Quality 4> 1 to CHfi Off Quality 47 to |gfc Crepe. Singapore Standard Quality Pale 51 ,n cases to 51 ?4 m case* Good Pale 50
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    MAMBAU RUBBER.
    129 7 The ret profit of the Mambau (F.M.S.) Rubber Company for the year ended June SO amounted to £5,765 (agrainst £3jB3S foi the preceding year). There is a total to be dealt with, in<-!udinp £1,74 ii brought forward, of i7..'>14. The preference dividend for two years ;o date requires
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    PENANG NEWS.
    56 7 (From Our Own Correspondent Penang;, Nov. 27. The Gazette learns there is no foundation fur the statement m a Singapore papet that the Honourable Mr. Thorne Ml to act a- Judjre of Supreme Court. Mrs. Herbert Cooper's Ipoh amateurs are giving a Triple bill here on December Bth
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    LEAGUE FOOTBALL
    212 7 November 17. The following football matches wen.played m the League to-day: Division I. Arsenal 1. Tottenham 1. Aston Villa 0, Liverpool 0. Birmingham 0. Notts County 0. Bolton 3, Huddersfield 1. Burnley 5, Weft Ham l". Everton 2, West Bromwich 0. Manchester 1, Cardiff City 1. Middlecborongh 2,
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    74 7 H. H. the Tungku Aiis Bendahaia and the hon'ble Mr. W. Miller Mackay artappointed menbcn of the Board of Education of Johore. Borneo electricity consumers are better off as regards cost than Malaya as the maximum charge m Jesselton for lightintis 30 cents per unit. At the University of Rangoon
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    COURT OF APPEAL.
    777 8 DECISION IN TAMIL MURDER CASE The Sr^apore Court of Appeal delivered its decision upon the poinU of law m coni.ection with the trial for murder at the Srntember Assizes, before Mr. Justice Famtt-Lennard, of a Tamil named Pachai, which had been referred to them 01. a certificate
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    88 8 Sentence of three months rigorous imprisenment was passed on a Malay LanceCpl. by the District Judge yesterday The accused who has had 13 year, scvvic c with j the Pf lice Force, was found guilty of having extorted 50 cents from a hawlur m Doli-street. Ten mo,, alle^M^' characters were
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    380 8 HONGKONG GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP. H. H. Buckland Loses. The final of the Golf Championship of the Colony, says a Hongkong paper, was played at Fanlinar, on November 18th. The finalists were H. R. Buckland, a player with a reputation m- local golfing circles, •md Col. Hill, who is practically
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    POLO.
    379 8 Club Cup Competition. Despite the heavy rain which had fallen In the morning and the shower m the afternoon there was <juile a fair en th t > Balestier jpryatkd yesterday afternotu for the preliminary round of the last competition of the Season, the Club Cups. Four teani^ were
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    THE DERBY CUP.
    40 8 Lond'm, Nov. Hi. The Derby Cup has resulted a< follows: Dautfhttr-in-Lavv (8-1) 1 London Cry (6-1 2 Highbrow (6-1) 3 Fifteen ran. The race was won by 11 2 l^rjrths, a neck separating second and thm 1
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    OPIUM COMMISSION APPOINTED.
    670 8 THE TERMS OF REFERENCE. We are officiary informed that His E\- cellency the Governor and High Commit i sioner has appointed a Committee with the* following terms of reference: To enquire inrj and report upon the BjO) of prepared opiu v m the Straits Settlement-: 1 and
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    664 8 The expression "Robbing Peter to i ;.y Paul" is sad to he derived from the reitrn cf Edward VI, when the lands of St. Peter at Westminster were appropriated to rai- moi ey for the repair of St. Paul's m the city of London. Rev. T. Reightor Jone?, of the
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    WORCESTER CRICKET CLUB IN TROUBLE.
    65 8 WORCESTE R CRICK ET CL UB IN TROUBLE. L<»ndon. N<>\ 1" The M.r.r. have complained that VV«»r« t Tshire dtlib- mti ly \iwmi4 tkt n nrgfcrtb playnr L. Q. Crawhy. v bc.jTi m Durham af.'er th< M.« < d^ytd him nut properly aaainkd H :cstc»J that Wcn-c-i -tcr-hi:-« Im i
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    LIVERPOOL AUTUMN CUP.
    69 8 LIVERPOOL AUTUMN CUP London. Nov. Tm. I/\ t i]).ol AflftMMl Cup n iollows: Major Harold Cayzi r's Poisoned A I: Mr. So! J. i Itiiaill 2. Lord D Kjivm 3. Abo ran: Stratford, Twelve I 1 Kvyh Hawk. Brownhyhia. Ctechni «'«-!vyi Milton, Snuhcdri:. Kluny.i K i.naii\l. Bctlny:: 10 t« Kf»«Mt
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    PENANG NEWS.
    59 9 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penan k, Nov. 28th. i: the police court a Chinese was sen(l to s.\x months imprisonment f^T I Mr- Karl, the chief conservancy The magistrate said that then pi> ation but the accused should not ;.ktn the law mto his own hands \.vUm-* was
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    JAPANESE TELEGRAMS.
    138 9 iß\ CWrtes? of the Xanyo Xichi>'Lhi Shimbui.sha.) Tokio, Nov. 27. In intt-r-i..>lk;:i;ue base ball competition gairtd a victory against Keio m the tinal by six runs to two. The special lommi.tee of recoi struetion di.Med to substantially modify the <;>vfinment rcconsti action scheme. The Tokio Harbour scheme should
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
    149 9 The following wiit- the quests of His BbmUomJ the Governor and Lady Guilicmard at a dinner given m honour of The rfon: Mr. T. M, Wilford— Leader of the Opposition m >ew Zealand on Tuesday, Noveinb r 27t'i at Government House: Mrs. Wilfovd, *m Hon: Lt.-Col: R. L.
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    PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
    378 9 PRESBYTERIAN CHUR CH. Mrs, D. Mv: n» le whom, f«>r her NH k«i t hi Sinirap'»iv Presbyterian < Kirch ha> Ik en indebted for the past. yet I, presided at tho oriran and herself ntcd ■oma excellent music at a mital held at the Church la-t night. Mrs. MOJWI Wai
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    FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1923. MUAR RIVER COLLISION. Sri Muar Solely to Blame.
    412 9 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1923. MUAR RIVER COLLISION. Sri Muar Solely to Blame. The act on brought Uy Chan Kirn Tnye, the owner of a torgkang which was sunk m collision with the Sri Muar m the Muar River m March, .gainst Messrs Soon Keck Ltd., the owneri of the steamer,
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    FORGERY CASE.
    223 9 Tin hearing of the prelim Yary enquiry into the charge of forgery preferred against H. Mat duire. the youn<r Eurasian, fornurly employed ai the Hongkong and Shai ghai Bank, was continued before the Third Magistrate yesterday afternoon, whin Mr. Roe. accountant a; the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank resumed
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    PICK-POCKET JUMPS OVERBOARD.
    106 9 A mild §ensatiCH WU caused on Saturday afternoon says the Penang Gazette, on the ls.unch which It ft Penanjr at 2.28, foi FYai, when a lr.an WU M n to leap rvcrboaid. It appears that the man, ft kinese, Attempted to pick th. pocket of Ml Indai
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    CHEATING CHARGES BY A MARQUIS.
    55 9 I<< me, Oct. 24. Marquis Lui^i Tori -ijrian:, of Florence, has accuse! several aristocratic members rf the Hunt Chlb tfw ChOM Club, and the Bernini Ciub. of Rone, of cheatinr at play. Th c nrnqui du.aus that he lost £50 000 at jramblintc m these
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    11 9 Mr. Eric Macf.d en is standing at th* election for Devizes.
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    FRASER'S WEEKLY REPORT.
    375 9 Singapore, Nov. 28 With the price of Tin advancing daily a very firm market has to bo recorded m i. early all Mining shai'is dnrir? the past week and at (he dose there are good buyers of *N Tin shares with considerable activity m evidence ir. the
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    MACPHAIL & CO. LTD'S WEEKLY REPORT.
    413 9 MACPHAIL CO. LTD'S WEEKLY REPORT. Singapore, Nov. 28. Business has been ou it during the tir~t part i f the week but a steadier tone is trident at the dose and there is a fair demand for shares at about the same level as last week. Tin after being practically
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    26 9 His many friends will be glad to hear f hat the Hon'bl? Mr. E. Tessensohn has uv-overed from his recent illness, and has mw »eft hospital.
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    THE TRUTH ABOUT ST. ANDREW.
    789 9 Tha; Andrew if their Patron Saint is l.cown to all Scotsmen. The fact is drilled .to them m childhood, along with such infonnaticQ as Bdinbero' is their capita! tnd King Bruce, owing to a singular ir.~ terest m spiders, was never defeated; but why Andrew
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    44 9 The French Government, through M. Danjou, French Con?ul m Singapore, ha-; kindly presented the Raffles Library with OV6I a hundnd volumes m French. The collection deals chiefly with history, poetry drama and art and will be placed on vie^ m the Library on Saturday.
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    KELANTAN GOLD MINES.
    2407 10 ciushim; to begin m jam auy. The annual general meeting of shareholders m Kelantan Gold Mines Limited W»f held at the Adelphi Hotel yesterday. Th c Chairman (Mr. A. Montor) presided, and there also present:— Messrs. H. H. Willies (director), G. Farr (Director), J. Futchcr, Walt Jackson,
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    CHIME IN BURMA.
    79 10 CHIME IN BURMA Rangoon, Nov. 12. The Police Re-or^anisation Committee, as FU£iiested by the Crime Enquiry Committee, has been constituted. Mr. F. Lewisohn, 1.C.5., former Chief Secretary, who is expected to return from leave shortly, will be the President. The members include representatives of the Imperial and Provincial Services and
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    47 10 A Manila teleeram of Nov. 19 states: A typhoon from th.,- Pacific swept Luzon and the Visayss and rail and wire communication has been entirely suspended. Crop; were damaged by the torrential rainfall. Manila is pr.rtialiy under water ami boats have replaced motor cars m several street?.
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    505 10 ST. ANDREWS EVE SO< < The Scots Avenge La>t Se a so n '> |> t t, H The Singapore Scots had much thter of their encour.U with the annual Mtetr match on tfcc V yesterday evening ami '.eft the four clear goals to their t j, y.
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    HOCKEY.
    183 10 Siwsex Rut. dti«M S. i. Playing: on a rather ><>ft urou:Padanp yesterday 'afternoon. Mm Regiment were able to defeat the S. X I hockey team. Piny wa> slow a::<l tht same inclined to be rather scrappy, but cr e was plenty of excitement throughout and on their play m
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    85 10 Sentence of nine months rigorous imprisonment wa* passed on a Chinese ut v.as charged before the Second Masrist r.v yesterday afternoon with criminal trespa and also with beinjr m possession < -breaking: implements. The accused wiihad a previous conviction for a siniilv ofTence traced against him, was arre«te by a
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    HUGE CHINESE BANKRUPTCIES.
    590 11 DEFICIENCIES OF OVER A MILLION. nli nir considerably ,»v i All ftl« involved m th r Yew Took «m! Compan. rchk r ami jelutong- merrfa i> are at present before ti;:i!:iuptcy Court. In the i tits public examinations, before I .oule, ye-W nhiy. Of the two p;.itrurs
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    30 11 Puisne Judge m Hongkong", Mr. Gomperti.', sentenced a man who revolver m robbing some schoolthe MulCie Level of the Peak to yean renal servitude and ten the Well merited punish-
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    EASTERN UNITED ASSURANCE.
    1285 11 A DKCENMIM'S IMKKJKESS. Mr. See lur.v Wah, the Chai-.man, l»««aoi ov( tei:th annud general litetinK ol i.c Eastern United AsaormiKu Corpora ion LUL, held at the onVes of th. rnanjanjr, French B?.ni. BvUdtoga, yesteiday. Othen proscnt wore Meosrs. Gan Khek Khaun, l. i l. MargoUooth, E. A
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    ST. ANDREW'S SCHOOL ENTERTAINMENT.
    272 11 The Victoria '1 heatre was crowdsd with children yesterday afternoon there was i sprinkling of grown-ups— to see a children's optra, given m iiiil of St Andrew's School Build-'ng Fund, by the Ix-ys of the Schoc!. The story itself, of the fairy tale typ:. was a
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    19 11 To-cSay Thuisd iy Nov. 29, being Thankfc(riv'ng Day, an \merlcan national hoiida) the Consulate Genera! will be entirely dosed.
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    BARLOWS REPORT.
    237 11 Singapore, Nov. 29. Rubber. Sirica our last the market ha? been fully st.'auy for the grater pait el' ihe week, and business has passed ir standard Sheet ap to -~>i. In yesterday's local auction however, there was a decidedly easier tendency, and Awarded Sheet loose realized only 50
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    LEWIS AND PEAT'S REPORT.
    225 11 Singapore, Nov. 29. Since writing our last report there hasbeen a little further improvement m prices but m the absence of American support, this waa very short lived, and prices since have had a sharp decline. This decline been largely brought about by fairly heavy sc
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    349 11 A Barling b< rnber, said t;i be the world's largest dying machine, has established m international weight-carrying and endurence record at Dayton, Ohio, by carrying li* bombs weighing 6,6921 b. and remaining' aloft f.i 1 hour l!«min. Ilsecv, during which time it reached an altitude of SJ&OJ feet. We are
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    BANKRUPT FIRM'S AFFAIRS.
    314 12 Contumacious Partner Sent to Prison. Thj public examinations of the fiw partners m Yew Teck and Co. concluded, not without inoident before Mf. Justic? Sproule m the Singapore Bankruptcy Com I yesterday morning. Loh Teck Lim, who had been described by the managing partner of the chop
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    SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1923.
    85 12 A CURIOUS CASE. (From Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 30. In the case m which a Chinese clerk at th« Treasury was charged with being m possession of used rubber coupons, the Magistrate acquitted the accused on tht? ground that the used coupons had no
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    JAPANESE TELEGRAMS.
    182 12 (By Comrtety of the N'anyo XichiXiehi Shimbunsha.) Tokio, Nov. 28. The death is announced of General Kikuzo Ohtani. The estimated expenditure for reconstruction of the capital, is now reduced to 080 million yen, cutting the forme i estimate by 101 million. Captain Funagoshi is expected to be created
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    ANTI-OPIUM MOVEMENT.
    155 12 ANTI-OPIU M MOVEMENT. ißtflllew with Chief Secretary. The delegates of the Anti-Opium Society held a meeting on Tuesday at the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Kuala Lumpur, when the following 1 wer t > present:— Messrs. Loke Chow Thye and Yap Tai Chi (Selangor), the Rev. W. E. Horley. Messrs. Foo
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    2245 12 "THOSE CHIMING BELLS." Ir. the absence of Mr. R. J. Farrer, the president, Mr. D. T. Lewis was elected to prtatdc over the meeting: of the Singapore i Municipal Com miss iont-rs held yesterday iftirnoon. Other members present werj A. C. Chander, Ong Boon Tan, Tar Soo Jin,
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    149 12 Mr. W. H. Dinsmore has been appov to act Solicitor General. U. Capt VV. Dawson is appo nted a of the Pilot Board, rfn ('an:. M resigned. The hon'ble Mr. Walter L<Wllli I K.-n is appointed a member of tin- 1.-. Coui.cil for a further period of thro In the
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    ST. ANDREW'S BALL.
    1781 13 LAST NIGHTS FATHI'SIASM. Knthusia<m equalling, if not surpassing, which has marked previous function^ t kind atte: ded every moment of the \ndr< a*s Bi.il, which came to a reluc.•t close v lo: r while after we went t. >y this morn nj». More than six hundred p.
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    412 13 THE HUMES AMENDMENT BILL. To the Editor. Sc, With reference to the 811 i<, amend the Penal Code, etc., at the conirrgr session of the Legislative Counci. hich is to be taken through all stages on Monday next, I beg to submit the following observations for
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    47 13 Singapore, -JOth November. [Ed: note As we said m our remarks on the Bill yesterday, we anticipate' thai the Police authorities, being aware of the gmt possibility of abuse cf the powers «.'iven. will ensure that a wise discretion is (mpicyed m exercise of those powers. l
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    SIMPAM VALLEY REPORT.
    246 13 The following Is the tenth report of the Directors to the Shareholders to be presented at the annual meeting on Dec. ">th, at noon, at Messrs Harrisons, Barker an'i Co., Ltd. The nett profit for the year emounti to $7,137.0"> after making due provision for cerrecat on
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    23 13 Sir Arthur Adams, who is still soenn mg 1 his holiday at Swanage m Dorset, is expected back some time early next year.
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    JOHORE NOTES.
    561 13  -  KOH-I-NOOR SPOIL-SPORT WEATHER. (From Our Own Correspondent). Johore Bahru, Nov. 29. There seems very little of interest to relate jist new m Johore, the weather recently havir.tr been responsible for a sad series of sporting and social disappointments. The hockey match last Saturday apainst the A.P.C. had to
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    A PENANG ASSOCIATION.
    253 13 The proposal for the formation of a Straits Settlement?: (Penan?) Association is taking definite shape. It will be remembered that at the last annual meeting m London of the Association of British Malaya reference was made to the prospect of Penally falling- into line with Singapore by
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1466 14 Quicqnid (taunt homines nostri e»t farrap* Libelli Juvenal. Booking for gin-slings at Little's will begin, at the early door at 7 o'clock this morning. The announcement of the appointment of another Opium Commission took the memory of the Topie'st back ftfceev years. Mr. John Ai.ckrson of
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    98 14 Inspector A. W. Matthews, from Singapore, has arrived m Penanjr and h attached to the Central Police Station a< Second iLspeetor. The Kind's Exequatur empowering Mr. V. Gibbons to act as Consul for Norway at StogapoK has received His Majesty's ■ignatare. Mr. E. J. Kech, of Teluk Anson, ha^ bun
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    MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1923.
    573 14 ST. ANDREW'S FETE. A SUCCESSFUL FUNCTION. In choosing Goodwood Hall as the mov suitable place for the holding of the St. Andrew'? fete and children*' carnival on Saturday afternoon, the organisers of the function acted wisely, for the large hall and the spacious grounds answered tlie
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    PENANG AND RESTRICTION.
    188 14 MODIFICATION. (From Our Owj Corre^pomletiU. I'tnang. Die. 1. Under the auspicei of the Chinese Chami'vv of Commerce, a meeting was held n| f >. nese which unanimously pemfd a iv•c'utioi) ui^iiur tin- reject**] of the Central Committee*! reecmmendit'.oni for nevisioa cf the present system of irfiwiiil of
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    MUNICIPAL SALARIES.
    687 14 REPORT Of (OMMITTKK The report of ft, Commit:,. to oaasidcr and make recommeadei I l'jcardinp the salary scheme. t < Stnicr Officers wa laid ea the tah i th c Commission on Friday. Temporary iMIIIMm |fc. i complied to the it nclusion tha; ii HttSc ;f aaj ji;-<tif;.ati..^
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    YACHTING.
    1098 15 TWO SQUALLY DAYS. The second race for Mrs. Blake's Cu,> MM >aile<i off en Saturday afternoon, thro^. at.> lurnin" v l ir. squa 1> weather. Mr. r\i MBl tb< competitors away at 4.1"> iock the Hefc a making an excellent start, with the Ann next and the Nancy mm
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    POLO.
    338 15 POL O. Club Cup Finals. The doubtful weather of Saturday afternoon pnibably had a good deal to do with the sparse attendance which wa* pesent on the Balestier ground for the last match of the season, the final for the Club Cups. His Excellency Sir Laurence Guillemard and f^acfy Guillemar;;
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    GARRISON GOLF CLUB.
    35 15 GARRISON GOLF CL UB. The pity-off for the Ladies 1 Monthly Medal between Mrs. H. C. Harrison am. Hit. F. C. Jones resulted m a wn for the former with a net score of 44.
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    FOOTBALL.
    54 15 S. C. F. A. Final The final of the S.C.F.A. league between Aston United and Straits United, on the S.C.F.A. ground on Saturday, afternoon, resulted m a win for Aston United by th<.' narrow margin of one goal to nil. Yong 1 .ant- scored the winning point, heading the
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    ZEV-PAPYRUS RACE FILM.
    124 15 In the Zev-Papyrvs race film shown at the Tivoli for the first time there are several points of interest. The state of the track is brought out by slow motion pictures m which Papyrus is seen irallopintf through what seems like a barrage of mud kicked up
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    TELEGRAMS. HOME.
    2284 15 TELEGRAMS. HOME. [Reuter's Service.] London, Dec. 26. The total unopposed returns are fifty, comprising thirtyfive Conservatives, eleven Liberals, three Labour and one Nationalist. London, Nov. 27. Excluding the Oxford and Welsh Universities which nominate to-morrow, the following- totals have been nominated: 520 Conservatives, 45 1 Liberals, 434 Labourites, seven Conservative
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    FOREIGN.
    1841 16 (Keuter'a Service.] Paris, Nov. 26. Commenting on Their Spanish Majesties' visit to Italy, Le Matin points out that the It; 1 Kan fleet fa stronger than the French. Yhe Spanish fiVet is relatively weak, but 1 osstsses a fmt-class naval base at Bale»ric£. It was vital for France to
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    JAPANESE NEWS
    190 16 (B) Corfte*y < T the Xar.y i V hi Sh.moursha Toki««. h.- 1 i li;.: ;< K'jr.i/.o hat I•■> :i I of the Out' Humln-.- Ha the <X at!: «.r Mr. lhoiia Kenzo. A ition to prohibit per afl-va->ir^r of candidate* arul cmmvm 1 n pat v: netting
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    THE "HARD-HEARTED" GOVERNMENT.
    129 16 THE "H ARD-HEARTE D" GOVERNMENT. (From Our Ovn Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur. IK* The fall Ccun of Aj.pt al bm i u<!*rnunt allcwin- the ai>Ttal ©ft (f Kesri J-Umbiian ■g#fai«t il. of Mr. t: MrCIU Riay. v wad Hrs, s.. Gwrg» 125.0 M i i'jurit^ i:,u";'n^ from a m. tc v.hii-.
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