The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly), 8 December 1926

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    21 353 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. WEEKLY MAIL EDITION. THIRD SERIES THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. DECEMBER 8, 1926. NO. 205:).
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
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      BIRTHS.
      149 353 CASK At the European Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, on the 3rd December, 1926, to Mr. and Mrs. W. Fi. Case, a son. HELPS. At Maternity Hospital, Penang, on 20th November, to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Helps, Alor Star, Kedah, a daughter. BECK. At the European Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, on November
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      MARRIAGES.
      114 353 FORD-GLEESON. At St. Mary's Church. Kuala Lumpur, by tht- Rev. B. C. Roberts on tbe 27th November, 1926, Lieut, li. Brutton Ford, R.N. (retired), eldest son of Mr. M. Brutton Ford and the late Mrs. Brutton Ford. E.xmouth, to Vera Florence, third daughter o Mr. and Mrs. P. W.
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    THE WEEK'S NEWS.
    299 353 The mail from home, with advices dated up to November llth., arrived „n Saturday. This weekly goes by the 8.1. mail ■teamei to-morrow. The events of the week have been the visits of General BramweU Booth, the wellknown leader of the Salvation Army and Sir Ronald Roai
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    EXCHANGE.
    67 353 December 6. Bank 4 m.s. 2 4 6 -32 Bank demand Private credits 3 m.<. 2 4 11-32 New York, demand 56 1-16 Credits 90 days 57 7 France, demand 1840 India, T.T. l**»% Hongkong, demand 14 "4 P-e. Dis. Yokohama, demand 113 7 Java, demand 139 r Bangkok,
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    Realities in China.
    591 353 D.,c. I. The Times has issued a very ponderous warning about a very patent situation, the dangers of which have been appreciated out here tor a long time by all who care to take an interest m China affairs. Possibly public interest at Home, not being so
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    Our Taxis.
    279 353 We sio.jtd like to support the attitude taken up by our contemporary, the Straits Times, en Tuesday, m the matter of the position of the Malay taxi drivers vis a vis the Indian drivers. If it is true that there is any attempt, active or passive, being made
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    St. James's Power Station.
    906 353 It cannot be said that the matter of the St. James's Power Statio/i costs wears at all a satisfactory look. We have heard various outside unofficial explanations, apart from those Riven at the meeting of the Commissioners, one of which is that some sort of a
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      341 353 CONTENTS. LEADERS. Realities m 'hina 353 Si. James's Power Station 368 Port Facilities 354 The Volunteer Call 354 The China Outlook 355 The Sweep Craxc 355 POLICE IND COURT NEWS, Seang Bee-Nonia Collision 305 Naked Bhang Selk r 366 Bankruptcy Court 301 Quesl ion <>.* Accounl 302 Trade Mark Case
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      Page 353 Miscellaneous Column 1
      131 353 produce. 1>«. ber t*. Opium, Benares unt. 4,000 Rice Liang Hin Chan Mark Red Eagle (New) 830 RiCt, Siam old No. 1 »»0 Rice, Rangoon Bintan 260 Rice, Rangoon Sioka 256 Rice, Siam Broken No. 1 220 Rice, Siam Broken No. 2 200 Rice, Siam Glutinous No. 1 860 Rice,
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    Port Facilities.
    664 354 Dec. 3. The Singapore Harbour Board report which has just been published makes much more cheerful reading than the accounts of the Board have m some years past, for the gross revenues from wharves and docks show a higher return than for any year since the expropriation took
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    The Volunteer Call.
    478 354 Dec. 4. The recruiting season for the Volunteer Forces is at the moment at hand and we should like to add any weight we can to the appeal to the younger generation to come forward. That appeal we base more perhaps on the plea of "why shouldn't
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    Week-End Comment.
    856 354 Dec. The news which has come down from Sian-fu, which is far m the interior m Shensi where the Kuominchun has been engaged with a section of the Northern Allied forces, is desdescriptive of a great deal which is occurring throughout China. In this particular case a certain
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    The China Outlook.
    507 355 Dec. 7. It. is satisfactory to see that there is a considerable Press opinion growing up at Home which views the China trouble m a sober and responsible fashion, for this will strengthen the hands of Sir Austen Chamberlain m resisting the pressure which will almost certainly
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    The Sweep Craze.
    433 355 A little while ago a writer m our weekly column of sporting notes referred, m connection with racing m Malaya, to certain of the less desirable manifestations of its activities, a remark which called forth some criticism. The reference of course wa.s to the unnecessary and unhealthy
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    SHOTS IN CHINESE HOUSE.
    173 355 A remarkable shooting incident, it is reported, occurred at 5.30 p.m. on Friday at the residence of Mr. Koh Liang Chee who is the store keeper of Messrs. Jaeger and Co., The scene was "Bungga Rampay Villa" at kebung Stanggi off East Coast Read. The assailant
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    174 355 One of the District Officers m Perak is a very lucky person. At the last Penang Race Meeting he drew one of the first prizes m the big sweeps and also met with similar good fortune at the recent Singapore Race meeting. It is said that he has won a
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    OUR SIAM LETTER.
    1450 355 Opera Thoughts. OUR MUSICAL POSSIBILITIES. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Nov. 27. There is talk m Bangkok of producing one j of the Gilbert and Sullivan operas, one j school of thought inclines to the Mikado and another section favours the production of Pinafore as more suitable.
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    178 355 NEW RUBBER USE. (By courtesy of Nanyo NichiNichi Shimbunsha.) Having tried rubber batons, the Prague police revert to sabres as more efficient. Spanish Marriage La*. The Spanish Women Socialist's League has launched a campaign for the revision of the marriage laws and emancipation of wives and daughters. Obituary.
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    DUTY OF MOTORISTS.
    958 356 Sequel to Changi Road Accident. CAR PROPRIETORS' UNSUCCESSFUL ACTION. An accident i n the Changi Road on April 2, between a Maxwell car owned by the Asiatic Motor ''ar Co. and a Chinese owned motorbus, which resulted m the car overturning m the ditch, had a sequel
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  • LOCAL WIRES.
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      ST ANDREW'S DAY IN PENANG.
      45 356 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Dec. 1. In the St. Andrew's Day rugger match The Rest swamped Scotland to the tune of 35 points to three. The annual dinner was held at the E and O Hotel, Chieftain Thompson presiding.
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      BREACH OF TRUST CHARGE.
      47 356 (From Our Own Correspondent). Penang, Dec. 1. In the police court to-day H. F. Waller, head clerk m the local branch of Aylesbury and Nutter, was charged with crimiViaß breach of trust m respect of $512. The hearing wa.s postponed to Dec. 8.
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      MOTORCYCLISTS IN TROUBLE.
      82 356 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Dec. 2. In the Police Court, G. H. Barneveld was charged with riding a motor cycle negligently m Northam Road on Nov. 17 and also with failing to report a collision w 7 ith a motorcycle ridden by S. H. Beazeley of
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      MOTORCAR FITTER'S RASHNESS.
      75 356 Soon Ah Joo, a motorcar fitter, was fined $45 or two months for driving rashly and negligently and colliding with a rikisha m McAlister Road on Dec 1. Inspector Matthews found the breaks of the car defective and the horn useless so he ordered the car to
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      THE BISHOP'S RESIGNATION.
      43 356 (From Our Own Correspondent). Bangkok. Dec. l\. The Bishop's resignation was received regretfully. An appreciative article on the work of the diocese generally, and Bangkok particularly, written by the Chaplain of Christ Church here, has been published m the press.
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      PERAK GANGROBBERIES.
      89 356 Ipoh, Dec. ti. There were two cases of gangrobbery during the weekend m outlying townships causing the police to take additional precautions. A Chinese gang raided the i»>uje of the labour contractor of the Yukon tlo.d Com- pany at Kampar taking ,$2OO. Three of the gang were arrested
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    TROTSKY SPEAKS AT LAST.
    262 356 -OPPOSITION GOOD FOR THE COUNTRY." Moscow, Nov. 2. Trotsky, Zinovieff, and Kameneff, the leaders of the Opposition, broke their silence this afternoon, and for the first time since the conference opened m the Kremlin spoke m defence of their activities against the Government. Beyond the fact,
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    SIR RONALD ROSS.
    407 356 DISTINGUISHED MALARIA EXPERT'S VISIT. Two distinguished members of the medical profession, Colonel Sir Ronald Ross, Director-in-Chiaf of the Ross Institute and Hospital for Tropical Diseases and a well-know.! authority on ma'aria; avd Professor A. BostockHill, until his retirement a few years ago, one of the leading public
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    DEVON ESTATES.
    388 356 The following is the directors' report to the shareholders to be presented at the annual meeting on Dec. 13th. at noon at Evatt and Co. The net profit for the year amounted to $710,118,84, to which must be ac^ded the balance of $56,563.19 brought forward from last account,
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    THE CHURCH IN INDIA.
    588 356 Move to Break Away. ROYAL PATRONAGE CHALLENGED. Two leading Bishops of the English Church m India have recently been m London discussing the Indian Church Measure. This measure seeks tc apply to the Church m India the principle upon which the Church of England rests. Its
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    $100,000 FILMS LOST IN 5 MINUTES.
    170 356 "Super" Work Destroyed m a Moscow Fire. Moscow, Nov. 2. The negatives of six of Russia's latest super-films about to be released, including one for which Mary Pick ford and Douglas Fairbanks came all the way to Moscow from Los Angeles, were lost here
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    WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1926. GENERAL BOOTH'S ARRIVAL.
    164 357 WEDNESDAY, DEC EMBER 1, 1926. GENERAL BOOTH'S ARRIVAL. Warm Welcome at the Docks. A SHORT STAY IN SINGAPORE. Yesterday morning General Booth the d of the Salvation Army, who has been on tour of inspection of the Army's work tl oughout the world, arrived m Singairom Hong Kong by the
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    THE GENERAL INTERVIEWED.
    1370 357 SALVATION ARMY'S WORK IN THE BAST. The (are of the Homeless. (c neral Booth, told press representatives, when interviewed at Ramos Hotel yesterday evening, that he had had a very interesting campaign. He stated that he was very favourably impressed with the Japanese people, who appeared to
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    CHRISTMAS MAILS.
    143 357 SLIGHT DECREASE ON LAST YEAR The number -f bags of Christmas mail despatched from Singapore to the United Kingdom and America by the two despatches which make up the Christmas mail shews a very slight decrease m comparison with the figures for last year. Whereas 62 bags were
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    KEPPEL GOLF CUB.
    63 357 Ladies* November Spoon.- The following is the result of the replay for the Ladies' November Spoon: Mrs. R. H. Wilson 50 8 42 Mrs. G. F. Jackson 52 9 4:J The Monthly Mixed Foursome will be played for this afternoon. Scotland versus The R«st. Members ar.' invited
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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
    1126 357 St. James' Power Station. THE ERROR IN THE ESTIMATES, To the Editor. Sir, -The Press reports of the monthly meeting of the Municipal Commissioners contain interesting matter with regard to i the engineering work m the St. James i Power Station. The public cannot help being
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    RUGBY.
    571 357 Scotland's Unexpected Victory. Scotland. 14 pts: The Rest. pts. Ai ifl io frequently the case the unexpected happened m the annual St. Andrew's lugger match on the Padang yesti rday. riven as the Negri upset all calculations bj beating Singapore on Saturday, *0 «ii«i tin Sc tfl occasion surprise
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    36 357 The Fire Brigade received a call yesterday evening to a fire m Arab Street and on arrival found it was a motor-bufl which was ablaze. No one was hurt but the bus was destroyed. i ii
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    ST. ANDREW'S DINNER.
    393 358 A Great Gathering. SIR T. FRASER THE GIEST OF HONOUR. Rallies Hotel was the venue for the gathering of the clans yesterday evening, when heal Scotsmen did honour to the memory of St. Andrew, and the dinner and lance held m honour of the occasion was as
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    HIRE CAR DRIVERS.
    251 358 SIKHS INTIMIDATE MALAYS? An incident which corroborates the suggestion of intimidation of Malay hire car drivers by Sikh drivers occurred en Tuesday night at the Cricket (Tub, where, it IS significant, Sikh drivers have for long monopolised the hire ear stand to the exclusion of Malay drivers.
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    126 358 Dr. A. K. Cosgrave has been appointed a member of the Cameron's Highlands Devedopment Committee, vice Dr. A. R. Wellington, on leave. The funeral of Mr. G. D. Home, of the Kuala Lumpur staff of Messrs. John Little and Co., Ltd., who died m the European Hospital on Saturday morning,
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    THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1926. THE WAI HOI PIRACY.
    596 358 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1926. THE WAI HOI PIRACY. Maryknoll Sisters' Ordeal. FATHER FLETCHERS GRAPHIC STORY. The China Mail of Nov. 24th. contains the following graphic account of the .Wai Hoi piracy The full story of the piracy has been re- j counted by Father Fletcher since his return. It appears
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    TEPAH TIN.
    131 358 (From Our Own Correspondent). Penang, Nov. 30. At the annual meeting of Tepah Tin Company, Mr. D. A. M. Brown, presiding, said that the Tanjong Toh Alang option had been duly exercised and the purchase price of $60,000 had been paid by the Company m the year under
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    25 358 The engagement is announced of Mr. R. W. Kendall, general manager of Malay Rubber Planters, Ltd., to Miss Sylvia Mary Ct isp, of Market Harborough.
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    CHINESE COMMERCIAL BANK, LTD.
    808 358 The fourteenth annual general meeting of shareholders of The Chinese Commercial Bank, Limited, was held at the Bank premises No. 04, Chulia Street, on Tuesday at 2 p.m., Mr. Wee Teck Seng presiding m the absence of the Chairman and ViceChairman. Others present were: The Hon.
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    28 358 The Raja Muda of Selangor, who went to Langat for the marriage ceremonies of the daughter of His Highness the Sultan of Langat, has since returned to Klang.
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    TRADE AND COMMERCE.
    114 358 RUBBER AUCTION. YESTERDAY'S PRICES. Ti e Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association, held its 788 th. auction yesterday, when tht re was Catalogued 1,652, 170 lbs.; 787.57 tons. Offered 1,096,003 lbs.; 489.28 tons. Sold 060,181 lbs.; 428.61 tons. Spot. London Is. OXd. New York ->7 cents PRICES
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    FRASER'S WEEKLY REPORT.
    638 358 Singapore, Nov. 30. The tone of the share market during the past week has been distinctly dull and business m both the Tin and Rubber -oet ions has been on a limited scale. The price of Tin continues to advance- with a differen of £17 between the
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    RATRUT BASIN.
    84 358 Tho following telegram has been received by Boustead and Co., Penang, the- Secretary, Ratrut Basin Tin Dredging Co. N.L.— Genera] Manager reports that <->n main area of newly acquired property boring to date covers eighteen milli m yards ano fully confirms vendors average values of thirteen ounces and
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    24 358 Mr. R. J. H. Sidney, late headmaster of the Victoria Institution, is shortly returning to Malaya. He expects to leave London on Dee. 17.
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    FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1926.
    609 359 FRIDAY, DEC EMBER 3, 1926. 7h W undermentioned offlcers, having been absent from the F.M.S. for over a year, relinquish their commissions m the M S.V.R., with effect from the dates shown aga.nst their names: Captain S. W. Bunker, D.5.0., M.C. June 30. 1926, Lieutenant I. T). Evans, Nov. 30,
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
    184 359 MALAY SBRANG HONOURED. The following had the honour of lunching al Government House on December Ist. to meet General Brajnwell Booth: Major. General Sir T. Eraser, X.C.8., C.5.1., CM,G., Rt. Re\. C. J. Kerguson-DaVie and Mrs. J'c rguson-Davie, Hon. Mr. H. Marriott, C.M.G., and Mrs. Marriott, Hon. Sir
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    GENERAL BOOTH'S ADDRESS.
    873 359 GENERAL BOOTH'S ADDRESS. A Packed Audience. THK ARMY'S WORK IN THE WORLD. General BramweU Booth was welcomed by one of the largest audiences that has yet packed the Victoria Theatre last night when he spoke of the work r>f the Salvation army, its development and its methods of work. Present
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    905 359 The Year's Report. A PROSPEROUS PERIOD. The annual report of the above for 1926 (year ends June 30) shows that after providing for interest and sinking fund contributions m the sum of $2,521,208.71 and crediting the interest earned on investments amounting to ?322.880.24 the Income and Expenditure
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    418 359 Football. THE ST. ANDREWS MATCH. The Rest. 4, Scotland. 0. The Rest easily beat Scotland on the Padang yesterday at soccer. The game was slow and for the most part uninteresting. The Scottish side were a man short and they seemed clone up long hef ere half-time arrived,
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    N.Y.K. ANNIVERSARY.
    68 359 Mr. K. Matsui, Manager of the N.Y.K. entertained his staff to dinner at Charmante,. Nathan Road, on the occasion of the eighth anniversary of the establishment of the Singapore Branch Office. After speeches had been made by Mr. Matsui and Mr. Sato to which Mr. E. de Vries
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB.
    67 359 December Mi vol Foursome. The result of the above is as under: Mrs. Ormston and S. C. Campbell 39 2 37 Mrs. Wilson and A. Barron 44 :>'i SB*tf Mrs. Hurt and G. W. Hurt 40 (i 40 Mrs. Binnie and J. Binnie 40 BH 40^ Mrs.
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    NEW GOVERNMENT YACHT.
    896 360 Replacing the Sea Belle. NOW BUILDING AT COWES. The F.M.S. Government yacht Sea Belle is shortly to be replaced by a very much more up-to-ciate vessel which the Govern\ient have ordered to be built. It was several years ago that the question of a new yacht to
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    BRITISH MALAYA RUBBER.
    213 360 NOVEMBER STATISTICS. The following is the statement of quantity and value of rubber exported during November. Total 34,301.80 31,647.98 354,526.02 286,962.74 Net increase 67,563.28 tons. Total value (1926) $659,223,000; (1925, 639,527,000. Note. The above figures represent the totals compiled from declarations received up to the last day
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    LEWIS AND PEAT'S REPORT.
    369 360 Singapore, Dee. 2. Since our last report there has been a further decline m the market, and prices are two to three cts. easier. There has been continuous bear covering at each decline, but apart from this there has been little genuine Trade support, and general
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    BARLOWS PRODUCE REPORT.
    141 360 Singapore, Dec. 2. Rubber. The market during the past week has been very quiet, and prices have continued to fall. This morning London is unchanged at ls 6%d, but New York is down cts. gold to 36%. At the time of writing the local market is quietly
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    JOHORE POPPY DAY FUND.
    43 360 The following collections were made on I Peppy Day throughout Johore: Johore Bahru $875.01 Muar 768.54 Batu Pahat 650 Segamat 395.19 Kota Tinggi 247 Gunong Pulai 200 Rengam 149 Tehran IW Kluang 100 MersXg 51.50 Sedenak 30 Total $3,605.21
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    EXTRA-TERRITORIALITY.
    797 360 COMMISSION'S REPORT. JUSTICE IN CHINA. London, Dec. 1. The report of the Extra-Territoriality Commission ie divided into four parts, the first three of which are mainly an historical survey, with tables of statistics and a detailed analysis of the existing methods of justice. Part one states that the original
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    F.M.S. INDIAN REPRESENTATION.
    840 360 A Plea For the Chetty. (To the Editor of the "Pinang Gazett Sir, It is a pity that your leading article m your issue of the 16th ultimo, on the above subject was not available to me' earlif c. You say "the interest of the labouring classes
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    SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1926.
    322 361 Mr. M. B. Shelley has been appointed 1 ontroller of Rubber, S.S. Mr. M. R. Henderson has been appointed to set as Director of Gardens, S.S. Mi. E. T. Williams has teen appointed cha.rman of the Mohamedan Advisory Board, Penang, vice Mr. B. Nunn. is officially
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    BANKRUPTCY COURT.
    440 361 THE CHOP HONG HENG JUDGMENT. In the Bankruptcy Court yesterday, Mr. Justice Deane found for the Official Assignee m the sum of $16,605, for payments made to Chop Yong Toi by the debtor, which payments, it was alleged, were illegal, through their having been paid direct and not
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    933 361 Quiagmid mguni kmmimaa aoatri nai fmrrziga I h, "> Juvenal.' Not only a Topic but the finest joke of the week, undoubtedly, is the decision of the American rubber consumers to ensure the success of restriction by stabilizing the price at Is. 9d. for the producer!
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    UNUSED RUBBER COUPONS.
    356 361 (To the Editor, Malay Mail). Sir. With reference to the much discussed subject of unused export rights, the official figures published m your issue of yesterday are of great interest, as they show the precise effect on exports during the quarter just past. I extract the following
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    RUBBER EXPORTS RIGHTS.
    85 361 Bill to Amend Restriction Ordinance. A bill to amend the Rubber Restriction Ordinance is about to be introduced m the Legislative Council. The object of the bill is to restrict the accumulation of "rights" to export rubber at the minimum rate of duty by providing that all
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    KIYOH TIN.
    68 361 (From Ou.- Own Correspondent). Penang, Dec. 3. At the statutory meeting of Kuyoh Tin Dredging, Mr. J. Saunders, presiding, said the Company had acquired a dredge for $55,000 against the estimate of $90,000. It was m good condition and should treat monthly 50,000 to 60,000 cubic yards against
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    GENERAL BOOTH'S DEPARTURE.
    62 361 General Booth left yesterday on board the Koningen der Nederland for Medan. The stay st Sumatra will be very brief but the Geneial intends to visit the leper colony which the Army had established there. General Booth will then proceed to Colombo where he will tranship to
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    THE TURF.
    504 361 Selangor Amateur Meeting. TWO ACCIDENTS ON FIRST DAY. (From Our Own Correspondent;. Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 3. The Seiang. r Amateur Race Meeting opened here to-day. The weather was tine, the going good, and the attendance large. His Highness the Sultan of Perak and the Chief Secretary were present.
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    MALAYA CONSOLIDATED.
    97 361 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Dec. 3. At the statutory meeting of Malaya Consolidated Tin, Mr. J. Saunders, who presided, saiel that since the Company's inception a tender for a dredge had been accepted ancl its erection would commence m June or July next. Tenders for the construction
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    110 361 Two Chinese Chops were plaintiffs m an account before Mr. Justice De^ane yesterday, their claim being against Tan Liang Pang for $1,024, balance of monies lent by them to the defendent. The main issue m the case was whether or not the defendant Wai a partner m, the two chops.
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    IMPERIAL DEFENCE.
    2787 362 SPEECHES AT THE CONFERENCE. BALDWIN ON THE BASE. [Reuter's Service. l London, Dec. 2 The speeches delivered by Mr. Baldwin, Mr. Bruce, Mr. Coates, Mr. Havenga and the Maharajah of Burchvan on Imperial Defence at the Imperial Conference on Nov. 15th. v.ere iftftUed to-nigV. Mr. Baldwin, ai the
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    A QUESTION OF ACCOUNTS.
    429 362 The hearing cf the District Court action which is m progress against Mr. Poey Kirn Seng, former manager of the Straits Commercial Company, who stands charged with criminal breach vf trust m respect of ::ums amounting to over $0,000, was continued before Mr. P. A. F.
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    AFFAIRS IN CHINA.
    426 363 LAMPSON'S FIRST SPEECH. ONLY WANT PAIR PI AY." I < Par Eastern Service.] Shanghai, Dec. 2. Aii. Miles Lampoon, the newly appointed Minister to Peking, has announced his intention of proceeding to Hankow before to Peking, m order to acquaint himself with the situation there. Far Eastern
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    MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPION.
    91 363 WALKER DEFEATS FLOWERS. Renter's Service. New York, Dec 1. Mickey Walker won the middleweight championship by defeating Tiger Flowers. Walker won on points, the fight going the entire ten rounds scheduled. Howe rs was knocked down twice, once m rst and again m the ninth rounds, but lie
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    122 363 me December medal was competed for un Saturday and Sunday, and resulted m a X. between Messrs. L. D. Hardie and G. Murphy. Sevor.ty-siv cards were taken out and the following were returned. L. D. Hardie 75 plus 2 77 G. Murphy »3 6 77 ii i^
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    MONDAY, DEC EMBER 6, 1926. TRADE MARK CASE.
    760 363 MONDAY, DEC EMBER 6, 1926. TRADE MARK CASE. Australian Firm's Unsuccessful Action. "PURCHASER WOULD NOT BE DECEIVED." Messrs the Federal Milk Proprietary Ltd. were- unsuccessful m their Supreme Court action m which they sought an injunction against the Societa Commissionaris :!i Esportazi* ne e di Importazione to restrain them from
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    130 363 Seven persons were killed and four injured m the explosion of a boilor i I theZapote Rice Mill at Bacoor, Cavite, P. I on the ISth ult. The expl sion was heard for many miles around anel c »mplete!y wrecked the place. The disaster w.o; caused by excessive steam pressureThe
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    YACHTINC.
    780 363 The Cardo-;a Trophy. A RACE OF THRILLS. The first race for this trophy under the conditions published provided a morning full o r thrills right up to the finish as with native hands barred, a strong ebb tide and flukey winds, the amateurs had a day out and the
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    RUGBY INTERNATIONAL.
    51 363 WALES DEFEAT ALL BLACKS. Reuter's Service. London, Dec. I. At Pontypridd before N,OOO spectators the Northern Union rugby International match resulted m Wales defeating the New Zealanders by 34 points to 8. [This is the only International match the All Blacks are playing during their tour m Great
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    30 363 Mr. W. J. Stewart, a well-known miner, I is now engaged m boring a big area of land at Puchong, Selangor, on behalf of the Sungei Besi Mines, Limited. Ex.
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    410 363 Kuala Lumpur Races. SEC OND DAYS RESULTS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Dec. >. The sec nd day's racing >\ the amateur meeting was held on Saturday there being a good attendance ancl some interesting racing. Rain interfered with the racing after the <ixth race. Lady Guillemard
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    RUGBY.
    256 363 JOHORE BEATEN IN POOR CAME. The friendly game betwee the S.C.C. and Johore on Saturday. on the Padang. opened m sen -at ion. il 1 fashion, the visitors running int.. ihe home twenty-five m the first few minutes for Hills, to give them a four points lead with a
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    INTERSTATE ROCKET.
    50 363 (From Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 1 The hockey match between Negri Sembilan ancl Selangor was played here this afternoon m pouring rain, Negri Sembilan winning by six goals to three thank.- to the way m which they swung the ball across and shot at every opportunity.
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    33 363 The Hon'ble Mr. W r H. Thome, Puisne Judge, Perak, who has been ill m Batu Gajah hospital, left hospital on Wednesday for Kuala Lumpur t> sit m the Court of Appeal here.
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    MALAYA CUP RUGBY.
    1336 364 Negri Excel Against Services. A HARD STRUGGLE. Negri Sembilan 14 pts: Services 8 pts. A large attendance at the Stadium on Sa- j turday was roused to considerable enthusi- asm by the fine struggle between the Services and Negri Sembilan, which resulted m a great victory for
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    PERAK BEAT SELANGOR.
    167 364 FINISH IN RAIN. (From Our Own Correspondent). Ipoh, Dec. 1. In their Malaya Cup ngage^ient Perak beat Selangor here to-day by 19 points to six. The game was a very strenuous one and for the first fifteen minutes Perak were pinned m their own half by the
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    MONEY-CHANGER ROBBED.
    84 364 At 1.46 p.m. on Friday last, the house of Haji Mohamed, a Tamil money-changer with business at (>a. Battery Road, was entered by three Chinese who rjbbed him of cash to the value of $1,627.17. Two of the robbers made good their escape, but the third, Lee Hoon
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    A BHANG CAPTURE.
    77 364 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Dee. 3. In the police court for being m possession of bhang, a Malay named Hassan bin Tahir was fined $400 or four months imprisonment. A detective saw the accused m a rikisha. with a basket of large cabbage. He followeel the
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    MATTERS CHINESE.
    1263 364 The Late Chinese Consul-General. REMOVAL OF THE REMAINS TO C HINA. (Our Chinese Correspondent.) On Thursday, the 18th. ulto., the remains of H. E. the late Consul-General of China, were brcught to the wharf from the Cantonese Cemetery at Thomson Road for despatch to Canton, China. It will
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    RIFLE SHOOTING.
    390 364 A SUCCESSFUL MEETING. The Malays Command Ritlv Meeting which was held at the Bukit Timah range during the week-end proved a great success and produced some excellent shooting. The performance of the local forces eras particularly •ol standing, ami Genera! Fraser said m his remarks after giving away
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    JAVA NOTES.
    994 365 PThe Communist Action. THE ORGANISATION. (From Our Own Correspondent). Batavia. December Ith. It h nos i ssible to obtain an insight inrhe organisation of the Communist move- ment which resulted m excesses during the night >f the nth. November. According to information m the possession of the Attorney
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    NAKED BHANG SELLER.
    664 365 Chased by Inspector Disguised As Arab. IM.^LM. GEYLANG INCIDENTS A Tamil who, after being arrested by a police inspector disguised as an Arab m a police trap set with the idea' of detecting him m the sale of bhang, left his loin cloth m the hands of
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    31 365 Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Petrie, the* Misses Petrie and Miss Davie are leaving Singapore, to-day by the City of Palermo for Western Australia and intend returning to Singapore sometime m January.
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    SEANG BEE-NONIA COLLISION.
    1401 365 Crew In Water For Two Hours. HEARING ADJOURNED. An official Marine Court of Enquiry commenced its investigations yesterday into the circumstances attending the collision between the steamer Seang Bee and an Indian sailing vessel named the Nonia. The Solicitor General, Mr. Seth conducted the enquiry for the
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    Keppel Golf Club.
    151 365 SCOTLAND VERSUS THE REST. The result of the above match on Sunday, was a win for the Scotland team. The detail scores are as under. Scotland playermentioned first: J. Thomson and R. Craik 0, H. I. Jones and H. Tongue 1; S. C. Campbell and E. Bf.
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    SLNGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    156 365 The December Ladies' medal competition was played yesterday and resulted m a win for Mrs. E. S. Adler. Thirty-five cards were taken out, and the following were returned:— Mr. George Baker, F.M.S. Railways, Kampar. has been promoted to be Station Superintendent and is proceeding on transfer during
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    TELEGRAMS.
    7575 366 TReuter's Service. l London, Nov. 29. In the House of Commons replying to Mr. Campbell (C. Camberwe!!), Mr. Amery (Col. Secretary* said no time limit hael been fixed for the validity of rubber coupons issued to smallholders prior to Nov. 1. A rubber estate might carry forward from the
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    FREE HAND FOR LAMPSON.
    85 368 [British Radio— Official Service.] Rugby, Dec. 3. Mr. Miles Lampson, the new British Minister to China, is proceeding from Shanghai, via Nanking, to Hankow, where he will probably arrive on Tuesday. The British Government have given Mr. Lampson a wide latitude to deal with the situation,
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    75 368 Mrs. Helps of Alor Star, who organised the Poppy Day collections m Kedah, states that $3,291.09 was collected m Kedah for Lord Haig's fund. About 4.30 p.m. yesterday lightning struck a standard, carrying the live wires for the trackless cars, opposite the Sailors' Institute. The shock was so severe that
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    TWELVE-MILE LIMIT.
    394 368 Important U.S. Ruling. WHISKEY RETURNED TO OWNERS. Washington, Oct. 61. According to Prohibition officials severe blows have been given to the effieacv of the British-American liquor tmty „x IM decision of Federal Judge Winslow ordering the release of the ent in crew of the j british trawler Frederick
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    ANOTHER "KOEPENICK" HOAX.
    309 368 How the Town of Bamberg Was Filmed. Berlin, Oct. 20. A new story, painfully reminiscent of the Captain of Koepenick and his exploits, is reported from the South German town of Bamberg. Bamberg is beautifully situated m Bavaria, arid contains, among other fine old buildings, a magnificent
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    BIG HAUL OF ILLICIT DRUGS.
    44 368 Preventive officers searched the Fook Sang at 8 o'clock last night and found concealed under the bilges of the engine room 150 ounces of cocaine and 2,700 tahils of Chinese chandu the total value of the contraband being $25,000.
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    BIGGEST FICTION PUBLISHERS.
    445 368 Hutchinsons Acquire .John Long, Limited. WORKS OF POPULAR WRITERS The firm of Messrs. Hutchinson si < om pany (publishers), Limited, of Peterr,', row, have acquired the firm of John L Limited, m a deal which involves the pay ment of a large cash consideration. J,,hn Long retires,
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    JAPANESE NEWS.
    187 368 Rubber Quotation. (By courtesy of the Nanyo NichiNichi Shimbundia.) Tokio, Dae. S. Rubber, f.a.q. spot was quoted, to-day, st 69 sen (middle price). The Direct Appeal Case. Two accomplices relating to the unsuc cessful attempt to appeal the Princ. Regent direct have been arrested m Osaka where they
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    FURS FROM THE MAUD.
    86 368 All Disappear m Transport. When 209 big cases, which had been sent home from Amundsen's Arctic Expedition the Maud, were opened, all the contents were missing, with the exception the ship's scientific instruments, states tie Sjofaertstiderii,e (Oslo). When the cases were despatcn.X they containe-d ejuanties ot
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