The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly), 25 November 1925

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    21 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND ME RCANTILE ADVERTISER. WEEKLY MAIL EDITION. IfllKl SERIES TgJLSINGAPQRE FREE PRESS. NOVEMBER 25, 1925. NO. 1,999
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    86 1 Singapore Free Press'* Europe to the Straits invited to send j <>f their steamer and 1 ..:»or»'. Copies will then thrm at various ports of call. •ope wishing detailed inic fan have a copy Skftfl I.>t posted to them ekly 12s. per quarter ercial supplement. FROM ENGLAND TO FAR EAST.
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    EXCHANGE.
    29 1 I 2 4 5 32 I 4 I r,J 563.« I i*% I 1:165 154'.. 4 p.c. Prem. 14CM4 r»d 79»4 h Purine $8.54 14 p.c. U 1-16
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    A RIKISHA SMASH.
    32 1 i r the riowded streets hiefefl was sdiown in occvmd jw itii I fll jTfcwm I'.' j«1lm -read between bus tislUL TIM latter was <i<>sI'nately it did not contain
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    9 1 I popular secretary of j i> shortly leaving ft»
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
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      BIRTHS
      32 1 (JRANT At European Hospital. Kuala LumMidlands Estate. Khlft a daughter. LAW. At the Maternity Hospital. Sepov LteM, on the -nd ,nst.. to Mr. and Mrs. 1 S Law. a d lUirhter.
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      MARRIAGE.
      52 1 LIM-VKt). A| Singapore. November 17 19-?5 Wo Ai Lin of IW, HencooUn Street' oniy daughter of Mr s and the ian- Mr. Yeo Tkmg Wee of IS Albert Strett. to S. K. Lim. of Lim Dispensary. If, Hijrh Street, eldest son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Lim Chenc
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      DEATH.
      15 1 WHITE. In Scotland, on tht- 17th East, Robert A. White. of-Buk:t Cheraka EsUte, Jerain.
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    THE WEEK'S NEWS.
    362 1 By the mail which arrived from home on Friday. Nov. 20th. dates were brought up to Oet 29th. This weekly leaves by the B. I. steamer Edavana on Thursday, 'Nov. 26th. Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz. Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court, Hongkong, has beei appointed Chief
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    PRODUCE.
    104 1 November 2.*?. Tin 25 TOM $144.25 Gambler 16.00 Pepper Vhite 86.00 Pepper Bl ick 50.00 Flake Tapioca 5.H0 Pearl Sago Smnll <J 00 (.opra 11.90 Copra Suniiried Il'.'JO (^pium. Bcsarea unt. -i.ooo Rice. Lianp Hin Chnn Mirk Blue Eajrle (Old) 360 Rice. Lianjr Hin Chan Marl Red Eaple Now
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    The Situation in China.
    647 1 Nov. IS. Various telegrams from various iources tell us that matters military 1 China are going badly for the estalishment of a real Government in Peking. The military factions are playing their hands in a cut-throat fashion and the civil government is the victim. Attempts at
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    A. B. M. and S. S. (S.) A.
    845 1 Nov. ly The letters printed above form no part of a puzzle not uncommon nowadays, of taking the initial letters of a company's name and making it in;to "Socony." The two Associations whose initials are used above for brevity are voluntary a^sociatidhs
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      139 1 CONTENTS. KADI IS il China ;;.;7 IS |S.) A. Municipality :>:jS -nula and Education I ooMri 33s MoCWr SM R iKbt-r fanreston 339 •rh llovt rnment :;:>',» Id Win OUST NEWS. 1 1 340 n 340, 343 Ktiruiations .144 < "1 345 wa> b!m a Wife 345 rlist (harireti 346
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    Sanitary Board or Municipality.
    698 2 Nov. 20. There is a strong" movement in the F.M.S. for the establishment of Municipalities in the principal towns, instead of Sanitary Boards, especially lor Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh and Taipenjr. This 18 a natural development of the desire for local government felt by the inhabitants of
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    Health Propaganda and Education.
    404 2 Nov. 21. The F.M.S. Medical report for 1924 which, by the way is very late in appearing has many references to the attempts being made to instruct the common people in the way of keeping healthy and avoiding disease. It need hardly be said that this
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    Mandatory Troubles.
    413 2 The policy involved in the League ol Nations issuing mandates to various powers to control countries without a constitutional or established government is not the complete success that could be wished for. When the territory has been detached from some state that formerly controlled it, on the ground
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    The Queen Mother.
    496 2 Nov. i^ Perhaps more than jtfctr Euro nation. Britain ha> been her Queens, and next to the Queen Victoria-more to the p generation— comes in their Inloyal respect and love for K ward's beloved Queen Ainu our good King's mothei with a grace and charm i a
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    Another French Government.
    383 3 Nov. 24. ■ties- in any country is a queer hnrdly to bs understood by bat the cleverest of the players, U n!v mystifying to the citizens other country except the one rned, and frequently so to them. ;\.:n love's Government has resignr lasting for a short month,
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    Warning to Rubber Investors.
    362 3 y Kditor of the Times aphas not been put in possesIhc views of those advocates nction who lament that the tkc commodity is over four when they would be con- ith three, or even half a crown, 1 1 d have looked on a dollar a
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    "EXPLOSIVES BY AIR."
    225 3 A Bill to amend the Arms and Explosives Ordinance is about to be introduced into i he Legislative Council. The objects and reasons state: The main objects of this amending- Bill are two. In the first place, the list of articles spei itied in section 4 of
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    PROMISSORY NOTE ACTION.
    194 3 The hearing of the action in which Tay Ho Lian sue? a Chinese widow named Ngay Moey Neo for $1,500 alleged to be due on a promissory note, was resumed before the Acting Chief Justice, Mr. P. J. Sproule, in the Supreme Court on Friday afternoon. The
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    HOME BOXING.
    128 3 [Reuter's Service. l London, Nov. 19. At ihe AltoH Hall, in a twenty rounds contest for the flyweight championship, Elky Clark, tlie British champion, beat AatOlM Merlo (F-ance). who retired in the seventeenth round. In a twenty rounds rontest, Harry Mason, British lightweight champion, beat the Scottish welterweight.
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    15 3 The Hon. Mr. W. H. Thome proceeded on vacation by the P.* and O. Mantua.
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    YACHTING.
    1072 3 The deciding race for the Saturday Cups was sailed off on Saturday afternoon under ideal conditions over the course decided upon by the übiquitous Sailing Committee, and the winner after sailing a magnificent race, came out as the Puteh (Owner J. R. Kay-Mouat), whom we hear has had a
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    BOXING.
    200 3 TRONO WINS BANTAM TITLE. There was a poor audience at the Happy Valley last night when Al. Trono and Young Herman met for the bantam-weight championship. The opening round saw the two very cautious. Herman kept away from his opponent in the following rounds, but Trono succeeded in getting
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    CRICKET.
    177 3 i.M.C.A. vs. Fort Canning. Played at Telok Ayer on Saturday and resulting in an easy win for the Association. Scores: Y.M.C.A. R. Lyne c Stokes b Baxall 11 R. Jumabhoy b Hurst 15 M. Ignatius b Hurst 19 F. Vine c Tripp b Waller 49 C. A. Pennefather c
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    AUSTRALIAN CRICKET.
    64 3 [Reuter's Sen ice.] Adelaide, Nov. 18. In the Sheffield Shield Competition South Australia beat Victoria by 123. The scores were as follow: South Australia: 170 (Blackie seven f~r 71) and 410 (A. Richardson 52, Pritchard 6'J, Wainwright 56). Victoria: 275 (Ryder 43, Love 63, Liddicut 62 not out,
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    INTER-SCHOOL HOCKEY.
    31 3 Mr. C. H*. Clarke, the donor of the European versus Rest challenge cup and the Inter-School Cricket challenge cup, ha? kindly presented another cup for an InterSchool Hockey competition.
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    RAHMAN HYDRAULIC.
    32 3 (From Our Own Correspondeht.) Penanp, Nov. 22. At the meeting of Rahman Hydraulic, Mr. Cecil Rae presiding, the report and accounts were passed and a 5 per cent, dividend declared.
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    THE MARELLA COLLISION.
    2332 4 EVIDENCE DY COM S'S CAPTAIN. -Marella Did Not Conform to Article 19. The collision which occurred between the Burns Philp steamer Marella and the An-glo-Saxon Petroleum Company's oil tanker Com* in the Singapore Roads on the aftermx n of October 24th. was caused by the Marella not
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    SINGAPORE POLO.
    257 4 T he Barnes Cups Tournament. The polo season closes at the end of the present month, but the nearness of the close season does not affect the keenness and enthusiasm of the teams now fighting for the possession of the Barnes Cups and yesterday afternoon saw some fast
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    BANKRUPTCY COURT.
    169 4 Salesman's Dealing »JO, hl M> In the Singapore Bankru.*, Friday morning, a Chinese sa ed, Seow Hok Song was puhli, in regard to his affans. stated, amounted to $2,2Kf>, his affairs. His liabilities, amounted to 2,2M1 dollar^ m** his losses being imui. ing as surety for loans made
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    GOVERNMENT GRATUITIES.
    151 4 A Bill to provide for gn with reduced ptMitai I public service and dea? h personal representatives of about to be introduced into Council. The objects and rwiOMi state the Secretary of State I appointed a Committee to cot an<i regulations ■pplkabte to tu colonial officials. The CofUttw
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    PEARL'S HILL SCHOOL.
    163 4 Annual Mm Distribution. There was a lar^t interested in the scho- 1 an-! pupils in the main hall ti the School on Friday morning, mi lars pave a programme tf es. Amongst those preaert Sproule. who distribute*, the conclusion of the entertainnu r.\ 111 Inspector of Schools.
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    ICE RING IN K. L.
    120 4 At the meeting: of the Sat. oi Kuala Lumpur disclosure -i> m I of an arrangement btMl the Ice Co., and Tianjr Lm, a l«a to shut down the la U-v eMah'.i>hm«pive him 20 per cent of the prod pained by controlling the price raising
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    WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1925.
    543 5 \V iegl«t to hear that Sir Malcolm Wat--1 and is confined to his residence. N. Ferrers is expected in Malaya -h< rtlv from England. rtrikl of workmen at the Chinese Kinta has been settled and the arc at work. have occurred on the road t mban
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    SPORTING NOTES.
    1184 5 JC a" 1 35 i(!ht>S has M th fh u r P Wele ca^ t0 >-h^;:r i T h r; a i lu(iinKtheboxnerhirw are one or two, or iher It i« a weath nuM m C Uri US Stat uf "««ta h SinKa ore «Mm to keep new
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    F.M.S. JUDICIARY.
    222 5 A communique received from the Colonial Secretary roads as follows: It is notified for general information that Mr. Justice H. H. J. Gomperti, Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court, Hongkong, has been appointed Chief Justice, Federated Malay States, in succession to the late Sir Lionel Woodward. It is
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    MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
    240 5 Tlu> following action was taken at a meeting of committee No. 3 hold on Nov. I:2th: Decided that a width of To feet should he laid down for Kmtong Road. Agreed to revised layout approve 1 by Con niittee No. 4 for area bounded by lavender Street, Kftllang
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    50 5 AUSTRALIAN CRICKET. Mammoth Score by New South Wales. [Reuter's Service.] Sydney. Nov. 16. New South Wales defeated West Australia by an innings and 230 runs. Hw following were the scores: New South Wales: 639 (Rock 151, Macartney 114, Kippax 118). West Australia: First Innings— l93. Second Innings 211.
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    FOOTBALL CUP TIE DRAWS.
    222 5 [Reuter's Service. J London, Nov. Hi. I In the Association Cup Football Competition, the following is the draw for the first round of the competition proper which will be played off on Nov. 28th:_ Southbank vs. Stockton; Durham City vs. Arlington; Blyth Spartans vs. Hartlepools United;'
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    MANNA INCORPORATED.
    75 5 [Reoter'i Service.] London, Nov. ]<». The Derby winner Manna has been turned into a limited liability company with a capita! of twenty thousand one pound shares, mostly held by H. E. Morrisa and his wife. It is called the Banstead Manor Stud Company. It was originally intended to
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    RUGBY.
    155 5 Malaya Cap Match Postponed. The Singapore Rugby XV made a wasted journey to Seremban during the week-end, the match against Negri Sembilan in the' Malaya Tup Competition having to be postponed owinjr to the abnormal rain. The i^atch, of course, was arranged fm- Saturday afternoon, and conditions throughout that
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    HOCKEY.
    111 5 Perak vs. Penan*? Game Abandoned. The inter-State hockey match between Perak and Penang was drawn fora second time when, following the goalless draw at Penan* three weeks ago, the return game in Ipoh on Saturday resulted in each side scoring one goal within ten minutes of the start. Then
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB.
    68 5 The result of the November monthly medal is a tie between J. Strachan and J Kennedy, who returned a score of 1 up each. E. C. Baker won the ball sweep for Saturday (all square), and R. D. Finlay and F T. Jervis (all square) tied for
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    THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1925.
    742 6 Malacca Poppy Day realised $2,986.71, including the munificent contribution of $1000 from Neo Ong Hee, Esq., J. P. Mr. Chettiappa Chettiar has just purchased a big rubber estate near Alor Star, Kedah, for three hundred thousand dollars. Mr. Eric Macfadyen is coming shortly on a visit
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    JAVA NOTES.
    1308 6 PROMINENT VISITORS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Batavia, Nov. 14. Amongst the visitors who arrived from Australia on the Tasman last week were two journalists, namely Mr. Samuel C. Blythe, special correspondent of the Saturday Evening Post, and Mr. Robert H. Davis, editor of Munsey's Magazine. They come from
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    CHILDREN'S AID SOCIETY.
    134 6 (First List of Subscriptions for 1925—20.) Sir Laurence Guillemard, K.C.8., K.C.M.G. $125 Singapore Turf Club (St. Leper Sweep) 1.000 Es;ale of Frank Adam, deceased l.Onn Mr. J. M. Si me 250 K. A. E. and J. M. S. 22 Singapore Harbour Board Club i) Mr. H. Adamson,
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
    175 6 His Excellency and Lady Guillemard entertained the following to lunch on Saturday, Nov. Nth: Hon. Mr. E. S. Hose, C.M.G., Miss Hose, Monsieur Barry, Chef de Cabinet, Saigon, Cte. B. d? Scey Montbelianl. Mr. and Mis. Zebrowski, Mr. and Mrs. I\ H. Barriere. House Party: Mr. J. I).
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    MATTERS CHINESE.
    457 6 THE KEV. W. H| KKav I On the eve oi his depart ui« on furlough, the iUv. \V. M was entertained to a lea pam i Mr. Song Ong Sianu at his 16th. instant, at four o'clock, trreat number of pareoaa \\< members of the Bfeattl L Club
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    140 6 N.V.K. Inaugurate S«»:i:h n. (By courtesy if the Xany Xichi Shimiunsha*. T«kio. !W. 1 I It i> reported! that tin KUshin i^ ■ha (The Chino Japanese Shippi pany, Limited, of Shanghai* :.r- lava Line, with Sourabasni ■dam via Saigon, Singapore ;i id *>•■ Naval Construction I'rojriamnu The Cabinet
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    THE MARELLA COLLISION
    2598 7 K MDKNCE OF MARELLA'S OFFICERS AT COURT OF ENQUIRY. eiidlßCt ot Captain Samuel Mor- Um master of the Marella, as co the attending the collision bes ship and the Asiatic Petroleum y's oil tanker Conus on the after Octol* r 24th, was supplemented ays fitting of the
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    BOY SCOUT MOVEMENT.
    430 7 Malacca Association Formed. Mr. F. C. Sands, Commissioner of Scouts for British Malaya, with a party of 16 King's Scouts, arrived in Malacca on Saturday. King's Scouts are scouts who have passed their first class test and obtained a number of other proficiency badges such as ambulance,
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    SIR CLAUD SEVERN.
    170 7 Passing through on the Mantua, which sails on Friday morning, i.s the retiring Colonial 1 Secretary of Hongkong, Sir Claud Severn, K.8.E., C.M.G. Sir Claud has been in Hongkong for the last thirteen years, and having gone there from Malaya, he is naturally interested in his call
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    MR. JUSTICE BARRETT-LENNARD.
    60 7 We are officially informed that a telearram has been received from the Right Honourable the Secretary of State for the Colonies to the effect that His Majesty the King has been pleased to approve the appointment of Mr. Justice Barrett-Lennard as Chief Justice, Jamaica, and that the
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    18 7 Chinese shoemakers in Kuala Lumpur emporiums struck work on Tuesday, demanding an increase of 100 per cent inwa^es.
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    FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1925. THE LATE MR. C. J. WILSON.
    171 8 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1925. THE LATE MR. C. J. WILSON. His many acquaintances in Malaya will regret to hear of the death last week, in a London nursing home, of Mr. C. J. Wilson, whose frequent visits to his old friends, Sir Laurence and Lady Guillemard, in recent years had
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    MOSLEM ASSOCIATION.
    289 8 Under the auspices of the Moslem Association, a lecture in English OB the Life of the Holy Prophet Mohammed was delivered by Mr. H. G. Sarwar, M.A., Honorary Member of the Association, on Sunday the 15th instant. There was a fairly large audience of members and non-members. The
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    SIR CLAUD SEVERN.
    317 8 Daring the farewell ceremonies to Sir Claud Severn, the recipient jf the kindly wishes of the Hongkong-ites made many references to Malaya, and he h a forged a friendly link between this Colony and Hongkong. At the presentation of a silver cigarette box from the Engineers and
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    42 8 The friends of the late Mr. A. M. BurnMurdoch will be interested to hear that his only son. Mr. H. G. Burn-Murdoch, who is a barrister of the Inner Temple, has come to Kuala Lumpur to join Messrs. Freeman and Mndpe.— M.M.
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    BREACH OF REGULATIONS.
    648 8 Norwegian Captain Charged in District Court. Charged in the District Court yesterday with failing to produce an immigration certificate* to a Boarding Officer on the arrival of his vessel in Singapore last Tuesday, Captain Clement Mayer, of the Norwegian steamer Solviken, told the District Judge, Mr. Franklyn
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    CHONG NAM SCHOOL BUILDING FUND.
    184 8 The Committee beg to acknowledge with many thanks the following donations: Previously acknowledged $14,.">33.(>r>; Ang Koh Hin $100; Tong Jin Cheng, Lim Kow Hanh $.~>o each; Low Tat Khay, Lim Boh Tan, Tan Teck Cheow $30 each; Yeo Tong Sze, Lim Ban Whatt, Lee Chim
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    LINGUI TIN LIMITED.
    531 8 ANNUAL MEETING. The seventh annual general meeting of Lingui Tin Limited was held at Messrs Chan Sze Or.n and Company's Offices, Market street, yesterday. The Chairman, Mr. J. M. Sime, presided, and there were also present Messrs. J. A. Elias, Lee Chim Tuan. •^fnd S. Q. Wong
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    AUTOMATIC TELEPHONES.
    205 8 Not Practicable in Kuala Lumpur. At one tine it was thought that CM af'»matic telephone system might ho [ttstslfed in Kuala Lumpur, s.iys the Malay Mill, but it is now understood that the I HftftfilthMl has been practically abandoned for the present. The main reason for this, wv
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    60 8 In honour of the departure on furlough of Mr. N. W. Walter, agent of the Eastern Smelting Coy, at Puket, a farewell dinner was given last week by the Chinese miners and tin-ore dealers of the Monthon at Mr. Tan Mah Seang's country residence at Puket. There were about a
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    RUBBER AUCTION.
    88 8 YESTERDAYS LIST The Singapore Chambt-r of Rubber Association held it> 7 yesterday, when there m 916,125 lbs.; 408.98 ton>. Ofl lbs.; 266.27 tons. Sold :,42,*:,n tons. London New York PRICES REALIZED Ribbed Smoked Shee< ,nK Standard Quality Good Average Quality 1 74 Off Quality liU Crepe. Standard Quality
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    FRASER'S WEEKLY REPORT.
    504 8 The past week has m violent changes in the price i I which closes 3>.d up M Kil:u touching 4s. |1 The sharv n naturally felt the effect of th! tions and although bvsineM i what restricted by the me: days there has feet) a shares and
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    SUNGEI ARAK RUBBER CO.
    89 8 (From Our Own Corresr^ond* r fVnanj:. N«»^ W Mr. Reemann presided at M nary meeting: of Sunjrei Arak Rub! Ltd., which passed a resolution an agreement made between Mr. on U^half of the (^ompany. and M< Darby and Co. for the sale of the the latter
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    77 8 Tuesday's Malay Mail stat« phone message was received at 11 day in this office from the Secr«-uiry. tary Board, to the effect that \he K river had risen above the danger poin that instructions had been piwr. It I the warning syrens. The syren> m sounded at 1.15 p.m. The
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    COURT OF APPEAL.
    262 9 SEARCH FOR A DEBTOR. apptal from Mr. Justice Deane was in the Appeal Court before Mr. P, J. Snroule, Mr. Justice Acton Justice Brown yesterday morning. akißC his seat, the Acting Chief Jus-t-marked that the members of the w.uld be g.lad to hear the news that 1
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    SUCCESSFUL PLEA OF INFANCY.
    256 9 Khay Thye. represented by Mr. C. .a. appealed successfully in the urt yesterday, before Mr. Jus- Mr. Justice Brown and Mr. vane, against an order of the Actlustice giving Chop Chin Bee MM execution against appelwas a partner in the defendant bop Won Lee Chan. EL
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    M. E. ANGULLIA'S APPEAL.
    128 9 K. Angullia. yesterday afternoon, .ttrain<t a sentence of imprisonby the Acting Chief Justice, ularities in connection with his n'cy. t, Mr. V. D. Knowles took 'hat the Official Assignee had tn.li to appear in this case, but i >n was over-ruled by the Court. M than
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    APPEAL DISMISSED.
    43 9 appeal of Joharam Beebee against i'tement of Mr. Justice Sproule, in ••f the administrators of her husstate, was dismissed. >e the appellitfit was repre- bf Mr. F. G. Stevens, while Mr. H. B. Layton appeared for the first and third respondents.
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    DECISION RESERVED IN BANKRUPTCY CASE.
    1402 9 The hearing of the appeal on behalf of the well-known Indian merchant, M. E. Angullia, against a sentence of three months simple imprisonment passed upon him by the Acting Chief Justice, Mr. P. J. Spraule, for irregularities in connection with his bankruptcy, was concluded in
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    DAUGHTER WHO WAS ALSO A WIFE.
    326 9 A Chinese widow named Ngay Moey Neo, who stated that after the death of her husband her adopted daughter came forward and alleged that she was the third wife of the deceased, was the defendant in an action which commenced before the Acting Chief
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    170 9 NEW,, SCUDAI LIMITED. TV the Editor. Sir, I note with interest the contents of the letter of "A Shareholder" in your issue of the I ,4th. instant, and am strongly in accord with him in demanding that the Directors of the Company should inform the shareholders
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    SINGAPORE TRAMWAYS.
    152 9 To the Editor. Sir, Will you the Singapore Tramways endeavour to repair the old cars before they are put on the road, as most of them are leaking when the rain comes. Passengers very often get wet when they travel by the present tram cars during this raining
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    THE SHARE MARKET.
    165 9 To the Editor. Sir, I have read with interest "A Shareholder's" letter on the above, which appeared in the Free Press on the 14th. instant. The sudden rise of New Scudai shares from $4.25 to $5.60 passes his comprehension. He ask;? the Directors of the Company to
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    CORCNER'S COURT.
    156 9 A verdict of death by misadventure was returned by the Coroner, Mr. F. G. Courne, yesterday, at the conclusion of the inquest touching the death of an aged Jewess who was removed to hospital a short while ago suffering from severe burns. The deceased was in her house
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    26 9 Mr. F. L. Skilton, Toddy Officer, Negri Seir.hilan, .is going on transfer to BatuGajah about the 28th inst. Mr Vincent Clarke succeeds Mr Skilton at Sereinbar.
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    TIGER AT SELETAR.
    81 9 The Coroner will shortly hold an inquest on the death of a Chinese youth employed by a pig rearer, who was ta*ken to the Tan Toch Seng: Hospital on the 13th. instant suffering from severe wounds said to be the result of his being clawed by a
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    THE BEARDSLEY PERIOD.
    1210 10 Thirty years ago the "Free Press" would probably have looked with strong disfavour upon a contribution with the above htading. Those were the days when stomachs were weaker than they are to-day —or so their owners professed. We have travelled quite a way since then and subjects
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    "ROUND THE TOWN."
    316 10 AMATEURS REPEAT THEIR INITIAL SUCCESS. "Round the Town," the musical and topical revue produced by Mr. Francis Graham on behalf of Mrs. O. P. Griffith-Jones in aid of the C.E.Z.M.S., had a very enthusiastic reception at its second performance in the Victoria Theatre last night, many of
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    ALLEGED BREACH OF TRUST.
    59 10 A Chinese named Khoo Beng Watt answer* d a charge in the District Coiirt yesterday afternoon of criminal breach of trust in respect of 9,000 Mandai Tekong rubber shares, the property of Tan Thian Tiak. Claiming trial, the accused was remanded on bail of $10,000, the
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    MOTHER AND CHILD STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
    47 10 A Chinese woman who was carrying an an infant eleven months old, was struck by lightning: in a house off Kallang during a heavy storm on the 16th instant. Both mother and child were killed. The inquest will be held shortly.
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    GARRISON GOLF CLUB.
    51 10 The following cards were returned in .he Men's monthly November medal: J. C. Cuthhert, 76 4 72 E. T. M. Lias. 82 9 73 T. M. Hussey. 89 16 73 Lt. W. P. Fendall, 84 8 76 C. J. Hewitt, 85 8 77 Twenty cards were taken
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    THE JAVA MOTOR CLUB.
    941 10 RECENT RELIABILITY TRIAL. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bat a via. Nov. 14.The reliability trial organised by the Royal Association Java Motor Club t >ok place on Sunday, Nov. Ist., and considerable interest was shown by motorists, motor cyclists, motor car importers and others, this being the
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    EUROPEAN CYCLIST CHARGED.
    616 10 EUROPEAN CYC LIST CHARGED. CONSTABLE IN DOUBT U| M :i((||f LEGS ISKOKKN Allegations of a seriius natu> yesterday in the Third a preliminary enquiry MM h< against Mr. R. A. fti|,M >tm grievous hurt, assaulting a p,,|; and failing to stop after an accused was represent Knowles. Outlining the facts
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    SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1925.
    504 11 K Bain has assumed duties as ■T, Kuala Kanjjsar. I». Ha!l has been re-appointed etaiy to H. E. the Governor. G. Mills has been appointed to Public Prosecutor, Penang. Warburton has been appointBailiff for Singapore, and a 'rict ion officer. :hat Raja Jacob, the Klang; .1
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    MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
    402 11 The following; action was taken at a I ir.ee ting; of Committee No. 4 held on Nov 17th: Approved the appointment of Mr. J. 0. J arpenter to the post of Asst. BuildingSurveyor on six months' probation from j fit Ist January, 192fi, at a salary of $400
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    153 11 The wedding took place on Monday at Pt George's Church, Penang, of Mr. Harold YV. RicJreard, planter of Buloh Rurr Estate, South Johore and till recently planting; on Gurus Estate, Kedah, son of William Ric- j l card, and Miss Kathleen Elizabeth Toinbe, daughter of Mr, Richard Parsons Toinbe j
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1138 11 Tr,,K. i u Juvenal. let At P 1S a wonderf «l P^ee. The i, st sensat.on recorded by the Hub's da»]> orwn concerns a Chinese dhoby whose honesty has brought forth a pean I from T T r m Wdl k towkay^nd fro. the T.mes of
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    MATTERS CHINESE.
    679 11 THE REV. \V. MURRAY INTERVIEWED. (By Our Chinese Representative). That the Chinese community of the different sections arc unanimous in their affectionate esteem and regard i<<r the Rev. W. Murray, M.A., and in their high appre- ciation of -the work that he has done out here for a
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    CABS COLLIDE.
    76 11 At about 2 p.m. yesterday two cars collided at the junction of Hill Street and Hieh Street. Car 5.1519 was being driven by A. Crawley when car 5.5G45, driven by a Malay, with Mr. Lim Ta y Swec of Schaffe and Company in the back seat, turned from
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    98 11 The heavy rain which ha? been falling during: the past few days caused flooding in some localities in and around Kuala Lumpar yesterday, says Wednesday's Malay IfiiL A few thoroughfares outside town became impassably On New Petaling-rd. the water reached a very hiprh level and there would have been danger
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    SECONDARY WIVES.
    2875 12 THEIR RIGHT TO MAINTENANCE. Judge's Order Attacked in Appeal Court. A matter of considerable importance, particularly to members of the Chinese community, occupied the attention of the judges of the Singapore Court of Appeal (Mr. Justice Brown, Mr. Justice Acton, and Mr. Justice Deane) yesterday, 1 when an
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    CORONER'S COURT.
    105 12 The Keppel-road Murder The Coroaer*i eaqu which was committed Keppel-road M Amu-Mr I>. niem-ed before Mr. F. G 'lay. The :hr. ntse. v. PMted shortly liter ':.< A itabbed te death in tfa I in the dock. K. l-icl M iftflMl detoetWe, who car.. iecoaed as they mtre
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    ST. DUNSTAN'S BALL.
    186 12 Successful Function in Aiii o{ Lady GoiUemard and Major <■ T. Fraeer were mmi| the tw«« kuitdi more Singaporean! who* Victoria MeMarial Hail last t; i tribute towards making the I'., with the object of a tan's Hoste! for the Blind, tl More worthy ol.jt for public
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    46 12 Under the Municipal Ordiwmc G ernor in Council has mctitMd h of net note than 'wenty Ettt in w^ith the ritM cf Nc. 4s. X-..rth C.-nal-rl.. No. 56, Hon-k> n<.r-?t.. in '< a plan wHMhld by th,' W— irlpil B and deposited in thr C"loninl > I Office.
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    379 13 Ml SUM STUDENTS' AID FIND. tr Editor. K may interest your Muslim read- eiially those Muslim parents who hen in Schools and who find it ;o keep them going on account cf condit/ons, to know that at last nas been made in the right direeraise money
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    NEWS FROM JAVA.
    73 13 [Aneta Service.] Weltevreden. N^ov. 20. '-bus containing ten passengers urned near Bencoolen. Sumatra, two Ki!k-d. one seriously injured and four injured. Weltevreden. Nov. 20. ige from the Hague says that aniirement of Vico, the United Ne- Indies Estates, has announced that OHM in but they were not
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    DEPARTURE OF MR. E. S. HOSE.
    96 13 fl WM a hurft gathering: at the P. I>. Wharf yesterday morning to bid I and bun voyage to the hon'ble Mr. Hese and Miss Hose, who left by the Un fof Home. Mr. Hose is retiring tfct Malayan Civil Service and the Secretaryship
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    GARRISON GOLF CLUB.
    28 13 Its, -Julius 49 10 39 1 ai. i olina Hu>sey 51 8 43 'Irs. D. J. Ward 50 6 44 J. Hewitt 61 U 49
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    47 13 Vrederick Whyte. President of th> M I -rislative Assembly, accompanied i ady Whyte. arrived at Penang on SunTom Calcutta by the Egra. M. tiie King has been pleased to conthe provisional appointment of the "Mi Mr. G. G. Wilson to be temporarily member of the Legislative ncil.
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    MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1925.
    715 13 The Oversea Chinese Bank has opened a branch office at Kota Bahru, Kelantan. Mr. T. E. Byron has arrived in Kuala Lumpur to join the Institute of Medical Research. Mr. C. Darby, the well-known Sungkai Planter, and Mrs. Darby returned from Home by the P. and
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    MALAYA CUP RUGBY.
    1533 13 SINGAPORE WIN SOUTHERN SEMI-FINAL. i Singapore 16 points: Negri Sembilan 0. In the southern section semi-final of the Malaya Cup Competition Singapore defeated. Negri Sembilan at the Stadium on Saturday by two goals and two tries (16 points) to nil. The match was witnessed by a large
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    PERAK AND SELANGOR DRAW.
    66 13 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Nov. 21. Fine weather prevailed for the match between Perak and Selangor in the Malaya Cup Rugby competition here to-day. The game was drawn, each side scoring three points. Selangor secured a try and Perak a penalty goal. The match was
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    BEGUM OF BHOPAL.
    53 13 London, Nov. 12. The Begum of Bhopal, immediately she returned to her residence from the Cenotaph service, wrote to Earl Haig enclosing a cheque for £5,C00 in response to his appeal for the Poppy Day Fund. Three of her grand-daughters dressed in Highland costume sold poppies in
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    26 13 A Gazette Extraordinary issued on Saturday appoints Mr. H. Marriott, C.M.G., to act as Colonial Secretary, and to be a member of the Singapore Harbour Board.
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    KINTA TIN LIMITED.
    887 14 SECOND ANNUAL MEETING. The annual general meeting of the Kr-.ta Tin Dredging Company, Limited, was held on Saturday, Mr. J. M. Sime presiding. The hon'hle Mr. D. J. Ward and \r> Ix>e (him Tuan were also present. In moving the adoption of the report and accounts the
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    QUEEN MOTHER'S DEATH.
    283 14 THE NATION'S GRIEF. THE ROYAL FAMILY GATHERING. [Reuter's Service.l London, Nov. 20th, 6.10 p.m. Queen Alexandra is dead. The Queen Mother passed away peacefully in the presence of the King, the Queen and the members of the Royal Family at Sandringham. The Prince of Wales and the
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    ROUND THE TOWN.
    119 14 On Saturday night the last of the three performances of Round the Town, presented by Singapore Amateurs, attracted a full house to the Victoria Theatre. As on the previous occasions the efforts of this clever band of performers produced an entertainment of distinctive merit, and at the
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    A SYCES APPEAL.
    103 14 The appeal of a taxi driver named Ow Ah Tin, who had been fined $50 for driving without a licence, was allowed by Mr. Justice Deane in the Supreme Court on Satur day, the fine being reduced to $5. Mr. Roland Braddell appeared for the appellant, who
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    "WHAT'S ON."
    74 14 We understand that another journal will shortly come into the field n Mahiya. The publication, which will be called "What's On" Will l>e a weekly periodical and i; due in the first week of December. "What's On" will deal with every subject of cinema and theatrical lift?, a
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    121 14 The following appointments to the Colonial Service have been made by the Secretary of State for the Colonies: Malay States.— Major C. S. Ryles, Mr. M. E. T. Burke, Lieut. R. A. Heatley, and Mr. P. J. Mulcahy, to Medical Officers; Mr. A. F. Carroll, to Assistant Conservator of Forests;
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    TELEGRAMS.
    5786 14 [Reuter's Service.] London, Nov. 15. According to the Observer's Berlin correspondent, the British destroyer Wolfhound is rushing to Plymouth with a new diving equipment and volunteer divers from Kiel arsenal with a view to attempt to salve Ml. The equipment, which will enable divers to work at a depth
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    DEATH DUE TO MOTOR-CYCLE ACCIDENT.
    59 16 DEATH DUE TO MOTOR-CYCLE ACCIDENT. (From Our Own Correspondent). Penang, No v 22. The death has occurred at the Hospital of Mr. M. C. Lott. of Whiteaway. Laidlaw and Co.'s Taiping branch, after a protracted illness from injuries received as the result of a motor-cycle accident five months ago. The
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    LINER'S STOREKEEPER DISAPPEARS.
    30 16 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Nov. 22. Mr. J. E. Brooke, storekeeper of the Mantua, disappeared on the night of the 2()th inst between Singapore and Penang.
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    55 16 a temperature chait and certificate. The Bench held that they were merely confirming the decision of the other court and that the application would have to be made before the Acting- Chief Justice, w,ho made the order. Mr. Knowles agreed to this course. The Acting: Chief Justice granted an extension
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    APPEAL COURT.
    882 16 M. E. ANGULLIA'S APPEAL DISMISSED. Judgment was delivered in the Appeal Court yesterday by Mr. Justice Brown, Mr. Justice Acton and Mr. Justice Deane, in the appeal of M. E. Angullia against his sentence by the Acting Chief Justice of three months' imprisonment passed for irregularities in connection
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    LOCAL WIRES.
    80 16 MR. COMPERTZ. C. J. SAUs (From Our Own Correspond Ho nc kon K) m Prior to the sailmjr of th»- Sarp,. morrow, Mr. Justice H. H. J Q Puisne Judjre of the Suprt im- konp. who has been app.intt-d < ticv. F.M.S., in succession t<, Lionel Woodward, was
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    MILLION FOR RUBBER ESTATE.
    33 16 [Aneta fhllfcu). WHievreden. v It is rfp«lU< from the H tl British company ha.- <>r!Vir<i £J the United Xetheiland Indies Swaatra'i bbsl ssMt, betti i tlic nanu- of "V'ic-o."
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    CANTON LABOUR DELEGATES.
    28 16 (From Our Own PiUim i The strike mediation Tanton are UTtvißC certain whether R««gfcoac accept the strike p— inUtto vernacular press 'n < ar ■ettlement distant.
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    F.M.S. OFFICIAL CHANGES.
    60 16 (From Our Own Com Ku»la Lumpur. i., It is officially annoui Mr. O. F. Stonor tmttftdt < 11,,..I 1 Resident <>f Perak. Ah. IJ. V. will act as Besklrat S WortfcittffUM wil. »ci as 1;. These appointmt-nts are effed Coum-il's Budget n.eetiny. Mr. S. Ha ncs will
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    PENANG WIRELESS SOCIETY.
    45 16 iVnani:. \«»v. j't. Mr. Duiej^L- presided Bt those inure.-u-d in win-.. was decided t<> form I Pel M Society. Meters. Thorpe, Richa and lit welt weic ■■fminlnl niittee to prepare the rules which wil. he mbiwitttfd ui i BMenU neetnc (it Society.
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    BATU LINTANG RUBBER CO.
    57 16 reaaaCi n n At an e\traordina: ateettnc I i;liatang Ruhber c... Mr. Thon it was decided to establish a \>r in the United Kinjrdmr. fhe ehai plained that it Would shareholders there. He a Mil the director! had eoncluoi the sale of five totti m theel
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    TEBAK TIN LIMITED.
    240 16 NEGOTIATIONS WITH !MItK.MI\; OOVCHtX. Mr. < 'h«'\v Wiii.r. ]*<<t\ annual treneval meeting >f the Tei>;i Fields, Limited, held \v -:«Mv.a>. sen. Uinsr the hon'hie Mr. J. Mil J). H. Mundell. Mr. \V. L Si« J. B> I.amont. for :1 S«'i-n •.;••> Etarr Barker and To. In moving
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