The Straits Budget, 11 March 1915

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  • 28 1 The Straits Budget BUNG THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE “STRAITS TIMES." VOL. LXIX No. 2978 Singapore, Thursday. March 11. 1915. ESTARUSHED OVER NAIF A CENTURY. Price 25 cents.
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  • 259 1 leaders— Humanity and Barbarism 10 Security Restored JO Russia's Recovery JO Curiosities of Diplomacy 11 Recent Events Germany and Britain 11*12 What Does Peace Mean 12 Local and Ghneral— Local and Personal 1-2 News from Indo-Cbina The War 8 7 Situation in Singapore 7-9 Genuny’s Dopea 9
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  • 3986 1 haded ">U r f th Arotbuaa’s crow who has f lw (J “d Zrt 1 deol r 8 that to the keel f ofh cers climbed on tin, iJsul' 0 I "P. an lin ked arms, and Appeared ti malr, cd until the cruiser U,t bluchrr v.i
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  • THE WAR.
    • 2448 3 Reuter's War Specials. London, March 2, 5.25 p.in. Kit'M Marshal French in a Bulletin says .„.jvity in the reRion of \preB lias (.1,1'ckeil. Patrols (luring the last three St bare been active an.i discovered that enemy had
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    • 1767 3 DARDANELLES. ALLIES MAKING STEADY PROGRESS. Russia’s Victories. London, March 4, 2.55 a.m. Paris official: French warships in the Gulf of Saros on Tuesday bombarded the Bulair forts and lines and set flro to the barracks. Tho garrisons evacuated the works. The bridge over the river Cavack was severely
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    • 1007 4 HORRIBLE GERMAN METHODS. BURNING PETROL IN THE TRENCHES. Russians Advance 21 Miles. London, March 5, 1.25 a. in. Paris, evening communique: Another trench has been occupied on tho Bolgiau dunes and our progress in Champagne is continued. There have been fresh German counter-attacks on tho crest north east
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    • 3655 4 DARDANELLES. PROGRESS OF ATTACKING FLEET. German Submarine Pirates Sunk. London, March 5, 6.65 p.m. Athens: Turkish troops at Dikeli, opposite Mitylene, tired quicktirers at the cruiser Sapphire, which dropped twenty shells in the Turkish camps. The Turks fled in a panic. Rome: The Messager states that the Turkish
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    • 1107 6 GREEK CABINET CRISIS. NATION FAVOURS THE ENTENTE. Great Russian Battle. London,. March 8, 4.40 a.m. Telegrams from Athens state that tho King accepted the resignation of M. Venizelos because ho considered that it was not to the country’s interest to abandon the attitude of neutrality. A crowd demonBtra>-d
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    • 1738 6 DARDANELLES. GREAT WORK BY ALLIED FLEET. Small Damage to Allies. London, March 9, 12.15 a.m. Tho Press Bureau.announces that Admiral Peirse’s n port of the optiatious at Siujruu states th.it the bombardment on Friday severely damaged Fort Atuikale. Iho squa dron on Saturday swept a way through minefields
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  • 379 7 The following Singapore properties were disposed of by auction at Messrs. Powell and Co's sale room on Tuesday afternoon: Irtebold land together with the brick and tile ro; f dwelling house thereon known as No. 83, Cnppage Road off Orchard Road. Area 15.868 square feet, being part
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  • Situation in Singapore.
    • 2668 7 Thanks from the Secretary For War. The General Officer Commanding the Troops, Straits Settlements, Las much pleasure in announcing that he has received j a cable from the Secretary to the War Office i of which the following is an extract: The Secretary of State desires to
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    • 1179 8 (Officially Communicated.) Definite information has been received that Mr. N. F. Kd warda, of Paterson Simona and Co., waa one of thoae murdered on the 16th ult. There ia no change in the aituation, which remaina entirely aatiafuctory, but it ia atill noceaaary to preserve ordinary military
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    • 1274 8 The following official announcement was issued this morning Four men of the 5ih Native Light Infantry were captured since tho report of yesterday. The situation remains unchanged. Notice. The General Officer Commanding the Troops has sanctioned that all the Golf Clubs may be re opened from to-day.
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    • 1277 8 Warning to Indians. Proclamation by order of His ExcelU ncv Brigadier-General Dudley H. Kidout, Com manding the Troops, Straits Settlements. Notice is hereby given that no male per. son of the Indian race over eighteen yefts of age is permitted to leave the Settlement of Singapore, in
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    • 1135 9 Natui ally, no doubt, the volunteers and their employers are anxious for demobilisation and to normal conditions. We have the ><M reasons for stating that tho Governor the General Officer Commanding have le situation fully in baud and t 1 °y are most anxious to relieve the
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    • 1141 9 The following official message was issued to the Press last evening j Owing to the harassing and hunting down of the rebels 16 have been captured to day. Estimating that 56 are killed and drowued, there remain still unaccounted for 28 men. THE COURT-MARTIAL. Trial of Party
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  • 317 9 The Oiornale d’ltalia, in a telegram from Vienna, states that the journey of the Austrian heir to the Throne to Berlin and to the German Head quarters is iu accordance with a scheme of tho German staff, the object of which is
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  • 288 9 The eleventh annual report of the Association of St. Anthony do Padua at Singapore, on the administration of the fund of St. Anthony's Bread for the year 1914, has been issued. It shows a balance up to December 81, 1918, of $4,874.56, and received up to the
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  • 52 10 Gibson. —On March 7, to Mr. and MrH. J. C. Gibson, Springboig,” Oxley Rise, daughter. MacDoi.oall. Oh March 0, at the Nursing Homo, Singapore, the wife of A. G. MacDoogall, of a daughter. Robinson.— On March 7, at Chesterton,” Hcotts Road, Singapore, to Capt. and Mrs. H. P. Robinaon,
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  • THE Straits Budget.
    • 1143 10 —Straits Times, March 4. Is it possible for war to be humane? The Answer is no: war can never be humane, but it need not be barbarous. A correspondent claims that war and barbarism are in strict synonymic relation —the one is merely an equivalent of the
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    • 439 10 Straits Times, March 4. By the latest proclamations practically the whole rosidontial area of Singapore is declared safo. If thero be, nevertheless, a slight degree of uneasiness among those whose homes aro in the outskirts of the area, we think it may be stated with entiro confi donee
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    • 1081 10 .—Straits Times, March 6. The absence of news from German sources is perhaps the best indication available that there is no exaggeration in the reports of Russian success. Undoubtedly the German army, boldly led, took the initiative in a movement which placed the Russian forces in great danger.
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    • 1122 11 —Straits Times,March 6. b9te just ton looking over ft copy of wliicli is circulated in the intercut* Yt'amoy all the United StateB vve find an article which purport* to gooic secret document discovered in “T* Belgian archives when the Germans tbt i liniHsela. These cover a fairly
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    • 1384 11 Straits Times, March 8. Three weeks have passed since the fatal 15th and all is quiet again in Singapore. So qniet arc we that even the Oolf Courses have been reopened. We are pretty much as we were, though the anxious task of sifting a mass of conflicting
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    • 1128 11 righteous s cavenging.—Straits Times, March 0. We never sneered at the German army or even at the German navy. We never suggested that the German is degenerate. The Germans set out by describing our army as contemptible, and oar people as me 10 pastime lovers incomparable with
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    • 1091 12 Straits Times, March 10. Tho slow movement of events in the arena of conflict has given time for a good deal of discussion as to the conditions U|>on which peace will be possible. Tho papers to hand by the lust mail reveal tho eagerness with which
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 91 10 Th* poat ice price of the Slrailt Times If |W a ye**'Tiie poet fre- price of the Strain Bwtgrt if fu V** r It I* *»nt nrretury to •uhecribe for year. The eob•crlpttona for fhoner period* ere et the eeme proportionate rate aa for a year. The Straits Budget can
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  • 167 12 O Hylam, in our hours of ease, So stolid, slow the Mem to please. A loyal hearted servant thou, Wheu darker sinners raised a row.” The parodist is obviuusly in bad form, but we know what be means, and we join him in cordial appreciation of
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  • 84 12 The Austro-llnngariau Government, after Bulgary’s protest, consented to release the prisoners of Bulgarian descent from that part of Macedonia annexed to Si rvia. More than 2,000 have already arrived in Bulgaria. On tho other hand I lie Temps reports on good authority that an official mission has been
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  • 392 12 Rkutkk’s Telegram. London, March 2. Copper 64jj; braziers 80J. Gartshp,! 78/0. Linseed argentine 48/8 s* llers, U, mj L e 63/- Indian wheats: white Karachi -qV Delhi 59/9, Rosafe 61* seller. Tin 18> 56/7. Wheat, hard red 61/- March ami paid, club 60/-; nominal stock 10,900 (Kr?
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  • 221 12 A steamer bound for Sandakan left Singapore soon after the native troops mutinied. The tale grew arnoDg the Chinese passengers, as tales will. By the time it reached Borneo, few of the Europeans in Singapore were left alive, and traders began to speculate Mdly on the
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  • 145 12 The Medan correspondent of the ruotief wired on February 27 that two o Get man prisoners who escaped trotu Singapore iuternu ent eatup while tho m" j j was in progress had beeu brought tit ‘j from Bcngkalin. The/ had undo way iu an open rowing boat
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  • 943 14 St. Andrew's School prize-giving, hold on Thursday afternoon in tho Victoria Theatre, proved a most pleasant function. His Excellency tho Admiral, Sir Murtyn .Jerrarn. K.C.lt distributed the awards to tho success ful scholars aud, it must
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  • 526 14 The Hague, February 23-27: British aviators have again severely damaged German batteries on the Belgian coast. A large number ot guns bet ween Knock an 1 /eebrugge have been destroyed. At Knock 7 soldiers aud one officer were killed, but uo
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  • 139 14 The Howitt-Phillips Company, which concluded, not long ago, quite a lengthy stay in India and which is now in Rangoon, is due iu Singapore somewhere about tho end of tho month. No doubt many people will be glad to find in the theatre some relief from tho
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  • 88 14 Iho mortality returns for Singapore issued by tho Registrar of Births and Deaths show that, during tho week ending February ‘27, there were 107 deaths (I‘2‘2 males, 45 females), 0 1V ~a rtt t l Hr u,i,, e of population of '"darial fever accounted tor ‘2O deaths,
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  • 866 14 There were estimated to be close on three thousand people in aud about the Victoria Memorial Hall on Saturday afternoon when members of the Mohammedan community in Singapore met to give expression to their loyalty to li.M. the King and
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  • 577 14 At tho sittiog of the District Court Saturday morning sympathetic ref*.rtn° was made to the late Mr. Walton W L death (while on duty as a gunner in tT S.V.A.) took place some days a<>o. \vi 16 Mr.
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  • 230 14 Commenting on the recent situation id Singapore, one of our Bangkok contemporaries has the following —ln such a critical situation we may be sure that there were tuaDy individual acts of bravery. We have liau some facts given us of the sensational evening motor-car ride of two ladies,
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  • 2141 15 ,KuoM our OWN Correspondent.) London, January 29. wi'iuhts for the Spring Handicaps fli0 racing men ‘‘tbe turn of the constitute I centres, of course, in the F ar am l the Grand National, for tincolnsl {tluje i u
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  • 211 15 (From A Correspondent.) Trengganu, March 1. Tho weather lately has been very fine, and tbe fishing boats have been out gathering a silver harvest from the deep. But to-day, for no apparent season, no wind; a great swell arose, and the sea lashed the shore— we expect
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  • 103 15 (From Oor Own Cokrksi»ondknt.) Penang, March 5. Major MinnikcD convened and presided at a well attended meeting to cousider the formation of a veterans' corps on the lines as that in Singapore. Some discussion on the ago limit, 38 to 50, took place, and it was contended that
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  • 157 15 The sudden, yet half expected, nows of the deatfi of our dear old Padre, says the B. N. Borneo Herald, must have awakened many feelings and recollections in the hearts of his old parishioners, parishioners of a very widely scattered parish,’ stretching, as it
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  • 602 15 It is our painful duty, May* tbo Times of Malaya, to record the death on Saturday afternoon, at one o'clock, from pneumonia, of Mr. John Alexander Brown, familiarly known to everyone in Perak, and a good many outside this
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  • 138 15 (From Our Own Coukkspondknt.) !{>oh, March 7, 4.45 p.in, Tho annual meeting of the F.M.S. Cliatn* ber of Minna wan hold yesterday afternoon. Mr. F. E. Mair, the retiring president, paid a tribute to tho assistance rendered by Government to the industry at a very critical
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  • 67 15 Messrs. Derrick and Co. inform us the following results of crushing operations at Kaub for the four weeks ending 28th ult.:— Bukit Koman, stone crushed 5,570 tons; gold obtained 708.8 ozs.; average per tea ‘2.750 dwts. Bukit Malacca, stone crushed 8,874 tons gold obtained 310
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  • Article, Illustration
    80 16 Ah far aH can bo gathered, all the country oast of a lino drawn from Ostond past Lille, through Guise and then turning east through Argonne and north of Verdun tc the frontier iH in tho hands of the Germans, wliilo tho allies appear to hold tho positions
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  • 949 16 London, February 5. Business does not expand on the Stock i Exchange to tho extent that was expected i and hoped for on the contrary it has shown 1 a disconcerting tendency to diminish and the number of official markings now
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  • 135 16 A Loudon wire to Colombo of February 23, status Mr. J. B. Blanchard, of Messrs. Gordon and Co., haH received a commission in the Sixth Northamptonshires; Mr. C. Gilliat, formerly planter in the Watawala district, has joined the Thirteenth West Yorkshires; Mr. A. E. Walford, formerly of Kotagala,
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  • 293 16 The Japan Gazette of the 16th inst. says:— The news first published in our columns last evening—that the police, acting under instructions from the Home Office, bw decided to take definite action against certain local residents, and had ordered the deportation
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  • 964 17 nn .i annual general mooting of Tl,e St nmnv Ltd was held at the 'it* T,D t H l uldings on Saturday, March 6, xcl)ll ”n li -n fir. D. J* Galloway (chair--1 uwi others present being, Messrs. iaDl pr
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  • 13 17 [The Straits Times is not responsible for the opinions of its correspondents.!
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  • 384 17 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —May I surest that the time has now come wheu some indication might very usefully be giveu through your columns as to how much (or little) detail it is permissible to send homo about the recent outbreak. An accouut —of
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  • 159 17 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —May I onco again ask the help of your readers iu providing a supply of books and magazines (tho latter especially) for the use of the troops in this garrison I could also find good use for two or
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  • 490 17 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— Loyalist’s letter in your Saturday’s issue will have the hearty approval of all the Allies who have not quite lost their sense of nationality. Perhaps you will allow a few words of comment on tho noble part played by
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  • 421 17 To the Editor of tho Straits Times. Sir, —I have read with much interest Loyalist’s letter of tho 24th ultimo commenting in J. 11 L’s article on Christianity and the War” as published in tho Straits Diocesan Magazine. 1 shall thank you to kindly allow mo a
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  • 350 17 To tho Editor of tho Straits Times. Sir, —Will you kindly publish tho two following letters received from the lion, secretary, Queen Mary’s Needlework Guild (1) 1 am commanded by tier Majesty tho Queen to convey to you tho expression of her appreciation of the generosity
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  • 133 17 The coramittoo gratefully acknowledge receipt of the following further subscriptions Previously acknowledged $8,095.09 Major A. It. Chaucellor (5th instalment) 15 Mrs. Wish art (monthly) 2 Standard Oil Co. 25 Maj or A. It. Chancellor (6th instalment) 15 ltt. Uuv. Lord bishop of Singapore
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  • 364 17 Dr. Norman Black, well known in Singapore, offered himself on arrival in Holland to the War Office. He was cordially received and was offered a place at once with a field ambulance in France, but elected, after bis lung apell of hard work in the
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  • 906 19 Lon,, anil specially important messages «.i„ be found under Separate headings. All the other Reuter telegrams received during ,be past week are given below. March 3 —10. v- w York: Several arrests have been I connection
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  • 68 19 (Fkom Ocr Own Corkksponoknt.) Penang, March 8. The decision of Mr. Justice Sercombe Smith has been upheld by the judges of the appeal court in the Malay mortgage case involving 929,521. The defendant appellants were sons of the late Mahomed Asiff. The appeal was dismissed
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  • 212 19 It is a far cry in distance of time from the Indian Mutiny to tho emeute which has occupied Singapore’s attention for the last three weeks, but we aro told of at least one link that associates the two events through intervening generations. By their conduct in
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  • 98 19 The output of tho Tronoh Mines, Ltd., from all sources for month of February is piculs 2,179. The output of tho Rahman Til Co., Ltd., during the month of February was 635 piculs (322.41 piculs mill, and 343 47 piculs tributes). Tbe output of Rahman Hydraulic Tin, Limited,
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  • 208 19 At the semi anoual general meeting of the Straits Athletic Club held on Sunday, the 7th instant the following gentlemen were elected as office-bearers for tbe ensuing half year :—Mr. E. K. Cheng, president; Mr. S. I. Jacob, bon. secretary; Mr. M. P. N. Sarny, hon. treasurer;
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  • 1073 19 Some people in Edinburgh —a city “poor but proud,” Hays tbe Daily Newa and Lead* r claim that, though iu population hIio is but one-third of Glasgow, yet iu accumulated wealth her people, house for house,
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  • 371 19 A great toy fair is to be held in London, at the Agricnltural llall, Islington, early in March. The promott rs are the directors of the International Trade inhibitions, a London company which h&R organised many commercial exhibitions on behalf of British
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  • 213 19 The annual installation ceremony of Lodge Napier, No. H4IH, took p’ace at Ttlok Anson on Friday, when Wor. Bro. T. A. Manchip was re-installed as Worshipful Master by Wor. Bro. Young. Tho W. M. then invested his ollicerH as follows:—l.P.M., Wor. Bro. C. Darby; S.W., Hto.
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  • 1288 20 The Tim< h have published a scries of strik ing articles by tin ir special correspondent on tbo great industrial centres an they are iu time of war and thin, concerning Ruddersheld, contaiuH much that is interesting.
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  • 1078 20 La guerre, la guerre, la guerre In the streets of Paris the words fall on one’s ear with a monotonous insistence which recalls school room days when there was a word that someone had decided one must learn, writes Edith Shackleton in
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  • 179 20 To assist the widows and children of officers of tho Navy and Army who aro killed in the war and for which funds are urgi ntly needed, grants of 42,000 per week are being paid from the fund. Mrs. Owen acknowledges with many tLauks tho following contributions:
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  • 169 20 Sinqapobn, March 10, 1915, EXCHANGE On London Bank 4 m/s M Demand 9,41 *31 Private 8 m/e 2/4* j On Inou Bank T. T. 174^ On HoNQKONO...Banh d/d 2C H o» Shanghai....Bank d/d 100 j On Java Bank T. T. M 141^ On Japan Bank d/d 1141
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  • 367 20 Simuaporb, March 10, 1915. MINING. Buyers. Sellers. Value J 10 10 Ampang 8.00 8.50 1 1 Ayer Weng 0.40 C.60 10 10 Belat 2.50 3.00 10 10 Braang 0.75 1.50 10 10 Kampar 10.00 10 10 Kanaboi 1.30 1.60 10 10 Kinta Association 8.00 41 41 Kinta
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  • The Straits Budget RUBBER SUPPLEMENT.
    • 29 1 General—*Mn«'apore Rubber Auction 1 February Rubber Returns 2 Telegrams— Loudon Rubber 1 Meetings am> Reports I»e«ob, Limited. J Tainiang Rubber Estates 2 Luuiut Rubber Estates 2 Rubber Interest
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    • 421 1 Ai tie Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association’s 18lst auction, held yesterday, there were offered for sale 3,182.16 picuk or 424,288 lbs. (tons 189.42) and sold piculs, or 307,655 lbs. (tons 137.35). Tbe prices realised were smoked fine ribbed ...8125 to 8130
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    • 1945 1 The third ordinary general meeting of Pegob, Limited, was held yesterday at the London Chamber of Commerce, E.C., Sir Ernest Woodford Birch, K.C.M.O. (chairman of the company), presiding. Mr. W. M. Leslie, representing the secretaries (Messrs. Sime, Darby and Co., Ltd.),
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    • 103 1 (FltOM OUR SI’KCIAL COUUKSI'ONDRNT.) Loudon, March 5. Tho rubber market in linn aud sellers ate rather reserved. Prices quoted are: Sheet 2/8 to 2/5 Crepe 2/2 2/4 Para 2,8 2/6 (From Our Own Coukkshondknt.) London, March 4. The following interim dividends are announced Hivorsido 6, Scottish Malay 6.
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    • 1071 2 Tamiang Rubber Estates. CONSERVATISM IN TAPPING CAPITAL PER ACRE. Tho fifth annual ordinary gcnerul mooting of tlio Tamiang Rubber Estates, Ltd., wuh hold on January 28, at tho oflicesof tho company, 59, Htwtcheap, K.C., Mr. Frank Copeman (chairman of tho company) presiding. Mr. James 8. Green, on behalf of the
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    • 478 2 The fifth aunual general meeting was held on January 14, at 38, Eastcheap, Sir Frank A. Swettouham, G.C.M.G., presiding. Tho Secretary (Mr. W. Milne) having read tho notice convening the meeting and the auditors’ report, Tho Chairman drew attention to the salient items in the
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    • 296 2 In a recent eiieuhir, the well known rubber people, Messrs. Sanderson and Co., note that permission has not been given to ship direct from the East to America, and as long as this prohibition exists we may look for a good
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    • 987 2 Straits. —184.750 lbs. Penang.—124,000 lbs. Kubana. —41,500 lbs. Tali Ayer. —08.000 lbs. Batak Habit.—17,750 lbs. Ragan Serai. —18,750 lbs. Singapore Para. 20,214 lbs. S.S. (lb rlntu). 58,500 lbs. Segamat —16,861 lbs. Jimah. —6,202 lbs. Changkat Seidang.—11,115 lbs. Sedeuak.—20,407 lbs. Bckoli Rubber. 18,111 lbs. Bataug Malaka —14,601 lbs.
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