The Straits Budget, 14 July 1916

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1 9 The Straits Budget
  • 28 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE “STRAITS TIMES.” VOL. LXX No. 3048 Singapore. Friday, July 14. 1916. ESTABLISHED OVER NAIF A CENTURY. Price 25 cents.
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  • 194 1 ,EADERS— A G<x d Round Sum 12 The War 12 Double Taxiug ...1213 The Hattie of the Somme 13 Merchant Submarines 13 Imperial Assets ...13-14 iOCM AND GENERAL Local and Personal 12 Malayan Fighters 8-4 The Indian Act 4 Carranza Climbs Down 4 America and Japan 4
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  • 5128 1 •Ir. Justice Earushaw has allowed the appeal of Tan Joon Fong, of Chop Yong Alianu, 12, North Bridge Koad, and his servant, Tan Ah Heng, who were convicted in 0 st ‘Cond police court on a charge of remov--I Dg sarnshu without a permit, and fined $25
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  • 155 4 Rkl'TEK’s TkLEORAM. London, July 12. 2.5 p.m. A deputation from the London Chamber of Commerce, consisting of Mr. C. C. McLeod, Mr. J. M. Dick and Mr. \V. K. Kddis visited Mr. Chamberlain yesterday on behalf of the Indian Chambers, to protest against Clause 2 of the
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  • 99 4 Reuter’s Telegrams. London, July 8. 11.10 p.m. Lloyd’s correspondent at Malta says the Monmouthshire reports that she sank the Ellerman liner Persian (2,734 tons) bonnd from Calcutta for Loudon. The crew were saved. London, Jnly 8, 12.35 p.m. Malta: The Persian, oil Crete, lost a man overboard.
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  • 43 4 Reutrk's Telegrams. London, July 5, 8.50 p.m. Washington Carranza has accepted the principle of mediation and the daDger of war s averted. London. July 7, 11.30 p.m. Washington America has accepted Carranza’s proposal to settle the differences by direct negotiation.
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  • 38 4 Rbutkr’s Telegram. London, July 12, 4.20 p.m. Washington A resolution has been introduced into the Senate asking Mr. Lansing to report whether the Russo-Japanese Alliance will close the door in China to American business interests.
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  • 38 4 Reuter’s Telegram London, July 11, 10.20 p.m. Harl Crawford has been appointed President of the Hoard of Agriculture. London, July 12. The engagement is announced of the Rev. d, Carnegie, Cauou of Westminster, and Mrs. Joseph Chamberlain.
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  • 447 4 by' -ceivH warded for publication and ,s for To Sir Arthur Young, Governor, r j Singapore. Lord Mayor of London a« Kmpire Fund for relief of woundS*?!'"? Koldiere to bo administered by l! cl1 rnittee over which French L V C0Ui
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  • 24 4 Kkutkii’3 Tkikoham. kbuibk o Rn London, July <-^ Sir Edward Charlie i» tary to the Government of M'* a hospital at Home.
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  • THE WAR.
    • 1840 5 Rkctkr's Telegrams. Jellicoe’s Report GERMAN LOSSES IN JUTLAND BATTLE. The Somme Struggle. Reuter's Telegrams. London, July 6, 8 a.m. Almiral Jellicoe’s despatch places the r nuau losses at two battleships of tho n-eadnoughttype and one of the Deutschland ji ve hubt cruisers, six destroyers and a submarine, "all
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    • 1735 5 Offensive Resumed. BOMBARDING THE ENEMY’S LINES. Russian Progress. London, July 7, 12 45 a.m. Sir Douglas Haig iD bis communiquo says; As tho result of violent bomb-tightiog we progressed at certain points in the main battlo area. The situation elsewhere is unchanged. Low clouds interfered with tho aeroplane
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    • 3251 6 Somnie Struggle. BRITISH ADVANCE STILL CONTINUES. Russia’s Fine Progress. London, July 7, 10.40 p.m. The King has telegraphed to General Haig: Please convey to the army my sincere congratulations ou the result of tho recent fighting. I am proud of my troops. Mono could have fought more bravely.”
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    • 1405 7 TUESDAY S TELEGRAMS. Somme Battle. STEADY PROGRESS OF THE ALLIES. Germany's New Submarine. London, July 10, 4.30 p.m. General Haig reports particularly severe fighting in Tronos Wood, the southern end of which wo captured on July 8, since when we have driven back several German counterattacks in mass with heavy
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    • 1492 7 WEDNESDAY S TELEGRAMS. The Great Battle. STORIES OF BRITISH DARING. The Merchant Submarine. London, July 11, 12.40 a.w. General Sir Douglas Haig reports: In tho afternoon, after a sixth desperate attack, tho Germana succeeded in entering Trouea Wood at the expense of very heavy casualties Fighting in the wood continues.
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    • 2078 8 Somme Battle. SUCCESS IN TEN DAYS STRUGGLE. All German Defences Captured. London, July 11, 3.10 p m. General Sir Douglas Haig reports: Our infantry have retaken Coutal-Maison by assault. A strong German counter-attack was repulsed with heavy loss. We stormed, further east, several liues of trenches in Mamet*
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  • 1766 9 .1 ..cneral meeting of tho members V Vcuang Turf Club was held in the h, r of Commerce, Penang, on Wednesl The Hon. A. K. Adams, the President ‘i d) was in the chair, and the others Dt
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  • 122 9 The K.M.S. Government Gazette contains the draft of an enactment to amend the Courts Enactment. The ob jects and reasons state:—“lt is desired that .Justices of the Peace should be appointed to exercise, within such areas of the F.M.S., as may from time to time be proscribed, such
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  • 460 9 The twenty-ninth ordinary general met ting of the lvinta Association, Ltd., was held at the Association’s Offices, Chartered Hank Chambers, on Friday afternoon. The Hun. W. W, Cook presided, and the others present were Messrs. W. 11. Macgregor and W. Lowther
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  • 353 9 Reporting on tho administration of the mines department, K.M.S., in 1915, the Senior Warden, Mr. W. Eyre Kenny, says regarding Pahang Consolidated, Limited Again it is to be recorded that the capable management and organisation of this mine has
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  • 453 9 The annual sports of Kallles Institution attracted a oathorint' of parents and friends to the school ground ou Friday afternoon, and with the raiu holding off the function enjoyed all tho success hoped for. His Kxcelleucy the (iovernor and Lady Kvelyn
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  • 185 9 There whs an interesting function at tiio Master Attendant's Oflioo on Tuesday when 11 is Kxccllency the Governor (Sir Arthur Young, G.C attended to present the imperial service medal for lent* and faithful service to Abdul biu Pardo w, who is retiring on peusiou after thirty-eight years
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  • 139 9 At a convocation of the Dalhousio Chapter of itoyul Arch Masons, No. fiOH K.C., field at l reemasons’ ll.ill on July <». M K.C., K. M. Klliot and installing I’rineifials installed the following Principals elect: K. Comp .1. G. Barrett us K. Comp A. J. Atnery
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  • 1311 10 The ordinary general meeting of the Singapore Electric Tramways, Ltd., was held in mail week, at the office of the company, 19. St. Swithin’* lane, K.C., Sir Frank A Swottenlmm, GC.M.O. (the chairman), presiding. The Chairman said You will
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  • 257 10 LOCAL COMPANY’S AFFAIRS. An Internal Dispute Between Shareholders.” The petition of Sir John Anderson for the winding up of tho firm of Messrs. Guthrie and Co., Ltd., came before Mr. Justice Earnshaw in the Supreme Court on Monday morning. Mr. M. J. Upcott appeared for the petitioner, the Hon. F.
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  • 96 10 Lord Kitchener s Three Months. Lefore his death Lord Kitchener had revised his estimate of a three years’ war and had formed the opinion that the war would end sooner. Shortly before his death, says a correspondent, Lord Kitchener went to a well-known London lirm to inako a big purchase
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  • 732 10 1 The directors in their fifth half yearly roport covering the operations of the company, up to February 29, 1916, states that the dredging operation during the period have been quite satisfactory, and the property with two dredges at work has now
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  • 136 10 At a committeo meeting of the North Borneo Chamber of Commerce held on dune 24, the Secretary, Mr. J. Nimmo W’ardrop, wa3 instructed to address the Government on the subject of the recent Ga/.ette notice regarding passports and certificates, pointing out the hardship on deck passengers in
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  • SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
    • 128 10 The cricket match and the Y.M.C.A. at Rife? tbe K-G.A day, ended in an easy vvin f Jf 1 on by 101 runs. The R.O.A. was duo to the canitai^ 0 10 ot the Y.M.C.A. and. cwXTm captured 6 wicket, for 11rnnf“"!*’ »b» tko bat trick in tbe last
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    • 187 10 Ibe (spring Cup of the Singapore Golf Club was competed for on Saturday and Sunday and resulted in a tie between II Umd and Mr. 1> J. smith, who returned net scores of 78. Forty eight cards were taken out, aud the following were returned. A. Reid 44 40
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    • 71 10 A number of ties in tbe S.e.C. lawn tenuis tournament were played on Monday the returns being B L)oi’blk> Handicap. Smith and Williams, w o. beat Tonkiu ani L>av ies. A Singles Handicap. I’termark, w.o. beat Tyler. Stout, w.o. beat Nathan. B SINGLKS HANDICAP. Jackson beat Marnoli,
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    • 65 10 Mrs. Mauldon was the winner of the Singapore Ladies’ Bitle Association -j 1 spoon, at Balestier, on Thursday last. scores were: X K rz rz c. >* > j a s o O *3 2£* S r Mrs. Mauldon ...28 23-61+ 7 t ii -il Hi 62 5.41
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  • 144 10 The current issuo of the blifl|jeB an and Telegraphic Mwrth Ueer article by J. Carver. Sabang wireH. J. Nicrstrat/, Chief of the tliat less station, heard wuxlts he could not interpret iuak j u g full mornings in tebruaiy- Hla tiun anJ enquiries from the U 1 ,j
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  • 44 11 straits Times is not responsible for kl ."ions of its correspondents. llit u 'respondents should bear in mind that l luUH t be short and to the point. tU 1 ambling epistles are liable to be k,' U c'cd or ruthlessly cut down.|
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  • 1060 11 IV, the Editor of the Straits Times. r -With regard to correspondence re wt tax, I consider that a great many IUC nl, ;ue taking the opportunity to let off a f, Dot balloon juice. If we are going to income tax why Dot make it 1
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  • 292 11 On Saturday, at the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd, Singapore, a pretty wedding was solemnised by the Rev. Father Ruaudel, tho contracting parties being Mr. Dominic I. Boudewyn, of the building department. Municipality, to Miss Florence Chopard, sister of Mr. F. M. Chopard. Tho church was prettily decorated.
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  • 184 11 Tho Victoria Hall held a big crowd of children and grown ups on Monday afternoon and the children’s fete in connection with Belgium Day was certainly a complotc success in the two necessary particulars—the boys aud girls had a splendid timo aud a substantial sum was raised
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  • 87 11 The. annual meeting of the Central Engine Works, Ltd., was held in the r« gisterul ollicos in Wliiteaway Laidlaw s buildings on Monday at noon, Mr. J. A. Hamilton presiding. Au account of the proceedings supplie d by the Company states that the report and accounts,
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  • 68 11 The local manager of the Hongkong and Shanghai Baukiug Corporation informs us hi has received a telegram from his head oflice in Hongkong stating that an interim dividend of X‘2 2s. (two pounds three shillings) pc i share, subject to deduction of income tax, has been
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  • 935 11 Wo bavo already dealt with Sir E. L. Brocktuau’s review of the general condition of the F.M.S. as embodied in his annual report, for 1915, an Chief Secretary, and the following additional faot.s will bo found of internet. The
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  • 283 11 The charge against Mr. E. G. Drcnth, manager of the firm of L. E. Salomonsou, of importing goods of enemy origin from .lava, was withdrawn on Friday in the senior magistrate’s court. The goods in question were a quantity of mirror glass
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  • 157 11 (From Ouh Own Cokkkscondknt.) J’onaof', July 11. The Penang Chamber of Commerce, in answering <|iieries of the Hoard of Trade, admits that the enterprise of Continental merchants, both at home and in the Hast, is more pronounced than British iu pushing
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  • 154 11 The profit and loss account of Tckka, Ltd., for the year i udtd January Ml shows a profit of X'2l,7ltt (against X25,2f>4), which, with the balance fiom the previous year, make a total of X‘29,tWil. Four quarterly dividends, totalling ">h. Md. per shine, have been paid. The directors
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  • THE Straits Budget.
    • 1037 12 earth iuto a racing boll.—Straits Times. July 7. A high authority has declared that the two great qualities for successful begging are confidence and impudence, and the gre atest of these iH impudence*. 1 he phrase smacks of the ecclesiastical, aud the; high authority may have
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    • 1046 12 -Straits Times, July 8. By a sort of common consent, figures as to casualties arc not now being published in any of the belligerent countries, and mere guesses are all that can be made in regard to them. They have been mounting up all this year at a
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    • 1090 12 •Straits Times, July 10. Wo all have our minds to some extent on taxation at present and the question of doublo taxation possesses for the first time a real local interest. There has been groat discussion of the subject, for the past eighteen months, and it must be
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    • 1059 13 Straits Times, July 11. The military situation is worth a little rejection. Two years ago, the Germau swilled bis chest, his head having already readied the limit of possibility in that respect, and declared that bis honr bad struck, that he was “upermau, and that
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    • 1011 13 Straits Times, July 13. Wo are all a *4OOll deal puzzled by the operations in France, though we can all recognise that they aro progressing, and that at every point our troops are shewing themselves a match for the enemy. It is, therefore, a relief to turn to
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    • 1012 13 wisost men Lave fostered.—Straits Times, July 13. There is certainly a streak of Imperial gonius in Mr. Lloyd Georgo. Wo remember in tho days when he was tho most ferocious of opposition critics—the days when ho escaped from Birmingham Town Hall disguised as a policeman—that quite a gonial
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  • 208 14 Regarding a telegram in a recent issue respecting the wolfram industry in Burmah, the Times of Malaya says:—lmportant information just to hand is that the High Speed Steel Alloys, Ltd., composed of thirtyone of the biggest steel manufacturers in the British Isles, and including such firms as
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  • 1881 14 Tho Hccond annual general meeting of the Ipoh Tin Dredgiug, Ltd., was held on June 5, at Winchester House, Old Broad -street, E.C., Mr. R. Pawle, A.R.S.M., M.I.M.M. (chairman of the company), presiding. The Chairman said Gentlemen, in the
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  • 763 14 The third aunual general shareholders of F.M.S. Tiruali I 1°* tlie ou June 5, at the reentered office ~\i &8 4 beld lane, Cannon-street, K.C., MrjSi* (the chairman) presiding. Dilips TUo Chairman said: Gentlemen i. only be necessary for me to detain
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  • 2144 16 London, .lime 16. Tho nerves of the nation an- appreciably steadier than they were a week ago, when the shock occasioned by Lord Kitchener's death had not spent its first strength. To the horror of that event
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  • 256 16 Messrs. Fraser and Co.’s Weekly Circular. Iu their share report, dated July 7 Messrs. Fraser and Co. state: This week has shewn markings at lower prices iu many rubber shares ami in some cases at the easier level a good business has been recorded. The demaud for
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  • 247 16 We regret to record the death, which took place at the General Hospital, on Sunday of Mr. Patrick Allan Keuteus, secretary of the Straits Steamship Company, as the result of blood-poisouing following a whitlow on one of the fingers of his right baud. The
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  • 765 16 PENANG COCONUT ESTATES. Unsatisfactory P rice of Copra During the Year. The third annual general abovo was held at the Offil? 1 of the W hittall and Co., Fort Colombo /Hays the Times of C'evlon t? JaDe -1. present: The Hon. Mr. 11 rfc were ohairman, Messrs. M. Kelw-i,, n"
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  • 89 16 The Secretary of St at;efo r t ho 1 ome s at the request of the A < 1: .j, Couiiui»M°"? r following telegram to the battleship for the Malay States DaVft i battle Malaya was in the thic tH ire o ncc on May
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  • 986 17 London, Juno 8. I i.' r oiu many points of view it has been a I exciting week, and if tho various inci■v. i, a vo not been strongly reflected in tho B oc k Markets the explanation
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  • 386 17 Johnston s Pier. •fulmston h icr: Wo all know it, and wo all have to use it occasionally, but whether it is still in tho care of the municipality or has passed over to the Harb >ur Hoard as it ought to do, not one person in ten thousand has
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  • 99 17 Colony s War Contribution. The following official telegrams are forwarded to us for publication: From the Governor to tho Secretary of State. June 16, 1916. Resolution passed unanimously to-day ColoDy gives £200,000 anuually for five years from July 1, 1916, and further five years if finance ot Colony admit to
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  • 257 17 The following is forwarded from Military Headquarters, Fort Canning, for publication List of Non-Commissioned Officers and men mentioned in despatches of MajorGeneral Sir C. M. Dobell, Commanding the Allied Forces in West Africa. London Gazette, May 31. 1916: sth Light Infantry (Indian Army), Subadar Major Wahid Ali
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  • 118 17 (From Our Own Corkksponuknt.) Penang, July 12. A crowded meeting of the Penang Cbmt.se bold in the Chinese Town Hall, unanimously resolved: That this meeting strongly objocts to the introduction of the proposed income tax," and: “We are prepared to agree,
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  • 82 17 The rate of mortality in tho Sottlnmcnt of Singapore for the week ended July H was 32.29 per millo of tho population. The total number of deaths waH 217, of which 164 were male subjects and 53 female. Convulsions claimed 13. phthisis 34, malaria fever 27, small
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  • 175 17 We regret that in our last issue in the report of a judgment given by tho Chief Justice on .July 4 in au action Syed Hannan bin Mobamed AlsagofT v Syed Omar bin Mohamed AlsagofT And another, there was a misstatement of fact. The proceedings were in connection
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  • 45 17 Edwards. —On Juno 7, at Swanl y, wife of H. J. Edwards, of Java, son. Morrison. —On July 1, at Inverness, the wife of Murdoch Morrisou, of a daughter. Park. —On July 12, at Singapore, to Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Park, a daughter.
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  • 124 17 Nkwman Yy.KLMAN.~On July l,at Wesley Church, Singapore, by Rev. T. C. .Maxwell. James Newman of Kuala Lumpur to Dorothy Florence Yzelman, youngest daughter of Mr. and M rs. H. G. Y /elman of Singapore. Hoi dkwyn—Ciioi’AßD. —On Saturday, July 8, 1916, at tht; Cathedral of the Good Shepherd, Singapore,
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  • 157 17 Sinqacorb, July 13, 1916 EXCHANGE On Lgndc* Bunk 4 m/s 2/44S Demand 2/4} Private 8 m'" 2/4} On Franck Bauk T. T. 326 On India Bank T. T. 174} On Hongkong...Bank d/d 12* On Shanghai ...Bank d»d 84} On Java Bank T.'7. 135 On Javan Bauk 1104
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  • 371 17 SiNtiAFOHB, .July 13, 1919. MINING. Value Buyers Sellers. 10 10 Ampang 5 00 6 (X) 1 1 Ayor Wong 0.85 0.50 10 10 Belat 1.H5 2.00 10 10 Kanabol 0.85 1.00 1) 10 Junta Association 5.00 XI £1 Kinta Tin 1.5.0 1.12.6 £1 XT Laliat Minos 3.00
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  • Page 17 Advertisements
    • 131 17 NOTICE. The post tree price of the Straits Turns tithe United Kingdom and foreign countries is |ts a year. Tne post fre** price ot the Straus Huilgrt is $14 >1 yea r to any part of the world. It is not necessary to subscribe for a year. The subscriptions for
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  • 32 17 DEATHS. Kiikr.— On July 10, at 14, Balmoral Bead, Singapore, Di ian Benedict Kb< r. I>y« k. On June 8, ut Barslium. Aunii Dyce, daughter of late C. A. Dyer, of Singapore.
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  • The Straits Budget RUBBER SUPPLEMENT.
    • 117 1 General— Rubber lteu.> J Comfort for Rubber Growers 1 Broker’s Liability .lava Produce M irket 4 Singapore Rubb» r Auctions 5 Rubber Permits June Rubber Returns Penang Rubber An. tions 6 TeLKGRAMS— London Rubbei Spoci 1 1 Mur inos am* Reports Ayer Hitam Rubber 1 Rosehaugh Rubber Cluny Rubber
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    • 366 1 On Thursday, the Landraad at Medan, sentenced a Javanese coolie named Saniau to five years' penal servitude for attacking Mr. 11. L. van Kleet on June 10, an assistant on Mabar Tobacco estate. Mr. F. V. Smith, of Highlands Estate, has been awarded the Military Cross. Mr. Smith
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    • 1626 1 The Malay Mail reports The ninth annual ordinary general meeting of shareholders of the Ayer liitam Planting Syndicate. Ltd., was held in Messrs. Whittall and Co.’s offices in Klang, on Saturday, at 11.15 a.m. Mr. F. O. Sander
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    • 24 1 (From Our Own Corrksi*on*knt.) London. July 12. The following dividends are announced: Piyo 10 percent., Taipiug 5. Padang and Kerala 9.
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    • 206 1 We quote the following from an paper Allowing an average of J pounds of crude rubber for an f o r tyre equipment and taking 2,--> P bbcc the ton measure, the required by American-made bjcb 1916 will be approximately 69,000 s bber is 36.3 per
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    • 827 2 n th annual geDeial meeting of the Kl 1 .1, Tea and Rubber Co.. Ltd., was Hi "Nl *v 2ft. at t,M! registered office. Hri’.svshire. Mr. J. Douglas Fletcher Hrinan of the company) presiding. H .airman said: Gentlemen,
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    • 901 2 The sixth annual general meetiug of the Ciuny Rubber Estates, Ltd., was held on May 26, at the ugistered offices of the compauy, 6, Laurence I'ountney lull, E.C., Mr.C. McArthur (tho chairman) presiding. The Chairman said: Gentl. men, tho directors report, balance-sheet,
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    • 900 2 TUo seventh annual mooting of the Taugga Hutu Rubber Co., Ltd, was held in the registered ollice, Edinburgh, on May *21, I Mr. Maclachlan (the chairman of directors) presiding. The Chairman, in moving the adoption of the report and accounts, said Gentlemen,
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    • 693 2 Tim report o( the Board of Directors of the .Jnhoru Rubber Lauds (1913), Limited, states:— After paymeut of all charges. the ut t profit for tho year amounts to X 31,134 10s. 6d., to which
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    • 2374 3 The fifth annual general meeting of the Bukit Scmbawaug Kubber Co., Ltd., was held on May 26, at Winchester House, Old Broadstrei t. E C., Sir William Erskine Ward. K C.S.I., M.A., presiding. The Chairman said Wo have
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    • 321 3 BROKER S LIABILITY. Successful Suit by Third Mile Rubber Co. In this case, before Mr. Justice Atkin, Messrs. Dickson and Co. Ltd., claimed damages from Mr. Howson F. Dcvitt, an insurance broker, for negligence in effecting an insurance. Messrs. Dickson were the agents in London ot tb« Third Mile (F
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    • 2037 3 United Sua Betong! FAVOURABLE predictions amply justified A First Dividend of 22½ P er Cent. The seventh annual ventral held on May 81 at the L w°,“m n CC S C Vlilia ItaSd T“ b h.C.M.G,, the chairman of tl,„ re c W, presiding. lue company, The OUairman said:— Genklr.»t,n„
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    • 490 4 A Distribution of 10 Per Cent. Proposed. The report of the directors states:— After providing for all charges, including debenture interest for the year, the net profit is 415,507 5s. 5d., to which has to be added 4396 16s. 7d., brought forward from last accounts, giving a
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    • 1178 4 The seventh annual general meeting of Ledbury Rubbor instates, Ltd., was held on May 20, at the registered otlicos of the com pany, 6, Laurence Pountncy hill, K C., Mr. F. W. Barker (the chairman) presiding.
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    • 134 4 Messrs. Francis Peek and Co.'s Weekly Report. Messrs. Francis Pock and Co., Singapore, supply us with tlio following report on the position of tin* Java produce market for the week onding July 7: Batavia. July 7. Rubber Market —The demand throughout the week has been fair round
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    • 210 4 Tho report of tho Morton Robber Syndicate, Ltd., statos that the balanco of profit and l ohs in £8,098; the amount broui’lit forward, £1,497, making £9,595, which, subjoct to tlio shareholders’ consent, tho directors propose to treat as follows: —ln payment of a dividend of 18 per cent,
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    • 233 4 Tho report of tho Hidden Streams Rubber Syndicate, Limited, states that the accounts to December .‘II last show a surplus of £12,193 as follows: —Proceeds of rubber, £23,088; expenditure, £10,450; commission to manager and bonus to assistant, £389. After transferring this surplus to profit and loss account
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    • 1048 5 Tho tenth annual general meeting of this company was held, on May 23, at the London Chamber of Commerce, Oxford court, Mr. Arthur A. Baumann (chairman of the company) presiding. Tho Chairman, in tho course of his
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    • 582 5 The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association’s 250th auction was held on July 5 and 6, when there were offered for sale 6,234.79 piculs, or 831,305 lbs. (tons 371.11). The prices realised were Averago Prices. Sheet smoked fine ribbed 8118 to 8122
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    • 909 5 The annual general meeting of the ITu l’andan (Singapore) Rubber Estates, Ltd., was held at the company’s offices, French Rank Buildings, at noon on Saturday. Mr. Koh San llin presided and the others present were Messrs. Tan Kheam Hock, Lee Chim
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    • 808 5 Rubber Permits. A LONDON PAPER’S QUE R U LOU S COMMENTS. The Supremacy of Mincing Lane On a subject which was Jisca8 loader the other day, The Kin following:- h 1C h London hitherto has been the erraf ll market of the world. It has invaluable position owing to the
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    • 1098 6 The report of the Strathmore Rubber Comany Limitod, states that the total acreage t jj C estates now belonging to the Strath more Company (including road reserves on Strathmore estate planted up and occupied bv the company) is 1,679
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    • 1129 6 The sixth annual general meeting of the Hradwall (K MS.) Rubber Estate, Ltd., was held oa June 7 at the registered office, 49 aud 51, Eastcheap, E.C., Mr. T. B. Silcock, presidium. The Chairman said: Gentlemen,—At the last annual meeting, Mr. Owen
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    • 581 6 Ayer Tawoh. —24,000 lbs. Rornam Perak.—23,200 lbs. Hruas-Perak Dindang.—1,600 lbs. Bruas Perak Kulubi.—1,704 lbs. Cicely. 29,900 lbs. Glenealy. —19,100 lbs. Gloucester. —9,400 lbs. Hill Rise.-5.350 lbs. Lower Perak.—10,800 lbs. Ratanui.—20,867 lbs. Trolak Plantations. 24,730 lbs. Ayer liitam. —24,811 lbs. Hcverlac (Selangor).—17,038 lbs. Black water Estate. —12,224 lbs.
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    • 85 6 Mi ssrs. Alien Denny* an<l (Jo. ndviso tho Penang papers that the undermentioned prices wore realised for rubber sold by them at their auction sale on duly ft. Smoked ribbed sheet $1 16 to 511 H M plain 101 No. '1 smoked sheet diaiuon 1 110 114
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    • 1158 7 Tho sixth annual general meeting of the shareholders of tin Batang Malacca Rubber Estates, Limited, was held on June 2, in tho Council Room of the Rubber Growers’ Association, 38, Kastcheap, b.C., Sir Ernest Birch, K C.M.G. (chairman
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    • 345 7 The ordinary general meeting was held on May 25 at the office, 88, Lincoln's lun Fields, Mr. Herbert Edgington, presiding. The Chairman, in moving the adoption of the report aud accounts, first called attention to tLc circumstances in which a further £7,500
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    • 236 7 In his report for 1915, the Director of Agriculture, F.M.S., says: The rubber crop for the F.M.S. is returned at 36,380 tons, and to this must bo added 6,666 tons from the unfederated States under British Protection. It would probably bo safe to add 8,000
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    • 1024 7 Stock Issued Par Dividends. Malayan Exchange Capital Value Companies. Prices, Closim, p^ 0,8 1915. 1914. June 9. 150,000 2 60% 32% Anglo-Malay 11/9 \ni 6J.000 JEI 25'% 17*% Bakap Plantations 45/7* la 26,750 JEI
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    • 109 9 SXJN f Obtainable from every Liquor Dealer at the following prices from April l, 1910 ASAHI BEER, Quarts $11.80 per case of 4 doz. (Retail Price $3.00 per doz). ASAHI BEER, Pints (0 $10.50 per case of 6 doz. (Retail Price $1.90 per doz.) SAPPORO BLACK BEER, Pints $11.00 per
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