The Straits Budget, 31 August 1916

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1 7 The Straits Budget
  • 28 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE “STRAITS TIMES.” VOL. LXX No. 3055 Singapore, Thursday. August 31. 1916. ESTABLISHED OVIB HALF A CENTURY. Price 25 cents.
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  • 234 1 Headers—--All Britons Overseas 10 After the War 10 The Seven Wars 10-11 The American Loan 11 Rumania Intervenes 11 akd Gknkkal Local and l'ersonal 1-2 Smokes for our Soldiers 3 How Mr. Percy Qold Died 3 Ship's Officer’s Suicide 3 Our Day" 8 The War 4*7 H
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  • 5036 1 IGram p a b eD re °eivod that Capt. Andrew ls l attached to the Koyal ihcl] boon severely wounded by t!ia> ls *°ft arQJ was so mutilated ar t0 savo b 8 Kf©, K was f° Grant, to bave it amputated. Capt. Crain,. 1 n lt
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  • 667 3 I Help cheer 0ur Brave BoySi I mc to time we have published the I "lit. monthly effort. Mr. E. Gill bo. I 1 10 nuking to secure a Singapore coutribul* D f r the Overseas Club Tobacco Fund. KV:*,
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  • 85 3 have received tbe following very letter from His Excellency tbe fo tbe Editor oc the Straits Times. idIvT- was very glad to seo yotur PP(' a l m your issue of yesterday for contrij 10DH to the Overseas Club Tobacco Fund. aiu a believer in tobacco
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  • 367 3 Mr Kxct lleDc y, Sir Arthur Young 9200 S.GoodaH 100 Un Jiak Kim, C.M.G, 100 -ainhank Mess 82 W.H. 10 l KO. Baddelcy 10 Mr. A. W. Still 5 o Mr. W. M. Blake *>0 h T. H. Dennis in c m IS Mr. V. D Knowles o
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  • 171 3 Lieut.-Col. Tempest, of the Scots Guards, has sent a letter to the father of Mr. Percy Gold telling him of the circumstances in which his son met his death. Lieut. Gold," he says, was putting out a covering party so as to enable some wiring
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  • 170 3 The Hongkong Daily Press of August 22 says :—A suicide occurred in somewhat sensational circumstances during the wtek end on board the steamer Tean. which is lyiDg in the harbour. The second officer of the ship, named Adolph Christiansen (36), was charged at the Magistracy on Saturday
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  • 808 3 Tbe Hon. F. S. James, C.M.O., Colonial Secretary, convened a meeting at bis office at 2 30 p.m. on Monday, 28tb inst., which tbe following gentlemen attended at bis requestMessrs. A. Agnew, Hon. Mr. C. W. Darbishire,
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  • 647 3 Tho official return of imports and exports of tbo Straits Settlements for tbe quarter ended Juno JO, bas been issued and shows that tbo trade of tbe three Settlements con* tinues to increase. Tbe figures for tbo quarter, as compared with
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  • THE WAR.
    • 1287 4 Rbutbk’s Tilkgkams. German Distress. NERVES SHATTERED BY OUR GUNS. Which Side Will Rumania Help Rbutkk’s Tblkgkams. London, August 24, 1.25 a.m. Paris, communique: North and south of the Somme the artillery duel continued all day. It was especially lively in the sectors of Belloy and Estrees. A brilliant
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    • 1950 4 British Progress. THE THIEPVAL ATTACK SUCCEEDS. Position on the Caucasian Front. London, August 24, 4.25 p.m. General Haig's communique says: Strenuous efforts were made by tbe enemy to regain the lost ground between Guillemont station and the quarry but were repulsed. The attack was pressed with such determination
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    • 3095 5 Western Advance. NEW WAYS OF MAKING ATTACK. The Balkan Area. London, August 25, 5.55 p.m. General Haiys communique says: We v anced our line several hundred yards on il»- the Longueval-Flers road. We ft( l° in ed up on the right with the French progressed through Maurepas. th
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    • 1265 6 War Declared by Rumania. BIG DEVELOPMENT IN BALKANS. Submarine Catching. London, August 28, 8.10 p.m. Rumania has declared war on Austria. Berlin, official: Rumania has declared war on Austria. Amsterdam: A Berlin official statement says that Rumania's declaration of war was made last evening. The Federal Council was
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    • 1661 6 Rumania’s Auction. AN OUTBURST OF GERMAN FURY. Effects on General Situation. London, Auburn ‘29, 2,55 u WUent fell four abiding u rtt[ Liverpool on Humaoia’. declarit.oo b« closei slightly above lowest. Ul The declaration has evoked the jubilant comments in Paris and Koine who it is described as
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  • 241 7 The Apcision of the arbitrator respecting the claim by the Duff Development Company ns to the direction of the route of the railway through Kelantan will, says the L. and 0. Express, come as a ratber rude shock to shareholders. When the original concession was cancelled id
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  • 415 7 Mr. Justice Farrer-Manby, when presiding in the Ipoh Supreme Court on August 28 in a case in which a Tamil and his wife were charged with theft and with retaining stolen property, made a pronouncement which will be read with interest by lawyers in the F.M.S. and
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  • 593 7 The report of the committee of the Singapore Cricket Club for the year ended June 80, 1916, is as follows The accounts show an excess of income over expenditure of 93,700.88. In Juno it was discovered that by means of collusion
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  • 205 7 Under tho Enemy Trading Ordinance, orders havo been issued for tho winding up of the business of Maurice Turner and Co. Irnie Schwaiger, of Delhi, and also of tho firm of Messrs. Kettlenger and Co. in the Central Provinces. Similarly, orders have been issued for the
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  • 802 7 In tho Supreme Court, on Tuesday, Mr, Juntice Earnshaw reserved judgment in ft case of great interest to local firms and their assistants respecting passage money and leave and the interpretation of agreement. It was an action in which Messrs. Boustead
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  • 34 7 KrUTRR’h TIMtORAIfc London, August 27, 1.50 a.iu. BuonoH AiroH Sir E. Shackloton has left Punta Arenas aboard tliu Yelcbo to make A third attempt to rohcuo the marooned mon on Blophant Islaud*
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  • 930 9 fl9rg Loow Chia Heng and W. Lowther D liquidators of the Kwong Yik Banking r Ltd liquidation, have issued their it aud statement of accounts for the re^‘ i vear of the liquidation, from December 1911 to
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  • 229 9 The honorary secretary of tho above has received letters from tbe honorary secretary of the British Women’s Hospital expressing very grateful thanks to all who have con tributed to the fund, for their generous help in building and furnishing three rooms in the Star
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  • 149 9 Sir Arthur Conan L)oyle strongly advocates the use of body armour to stop machine gun bullets during a rush in No Man’s Land.” A shield of Rteel seven sixteenths of an inch thick, he states, will stop a point blank bullet. If 2ft. broad and 3ft.
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  • 97 9 The hon. treasurer, Mr. A. W. ick, c/o Chartered Bank of ludia, Australia and China, Singapore, begs to acknowledge with many thanks receipt of tho following further contributions: Previously acknowledged 914,085 H. B. Billam 1° Koh San Hin 10® Goh Yiow Sing ,r, 0 Ng Sin
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  • 1236 9 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —I saw in one of the issues of your paper during last week that another body of Chinese were about to meet to discuss tho income tax advocated by you and proposed
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  • 318 9 Messrs. Fraser and Co.’s Weekly Circular. In their weekly share report, dated August 24, Messrs. Fraser and.Co. write: Thu movements in speculative stocks over the past week have been exceedingly small, and, as a whole, closing prices are approximately what they opened at. Tho steady demand for
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  • 135 9 Kkutkk’h Tklkokamh. London, August 24, 11.10 a. in. Ottawa: Thorn lias boon a recurrence of tho foroHt tires in Northern Ontario. Twenty farmers in tho Hudson Township perished. Tho Cam y Cobalt Mine, near Now Liskoard, was destroyed and a woman and six children burned. Other mines
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  • THE Straits Budget.
    • 1064 10 ALL BRITONS OVERSEAS.” tennis tournament. —Straits Times. August 25. We wroto strongly tho other day under the heading of Finance and Success." The views wo expressed aro practically identical in all their essentials with the Appeal to All Britons Overseas,” issued by the United Workers and quoted in our yesterday’s
      tennis tournament.—Straits Times. August 25.  -  1,064 words
    • 1154 10 of the rising generation.-Sfcraits Tim,, August 26. What will the world be like after the war Wo have read of great factories staffed by women who are doing work that women never dreamed of doing before. We were glancing over the miscellaneous columns of a Home journal
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    • 974 10 Britain’s purposejis achieved.—Straits Times, August 28. It is difficult to realise that there are at least seven wars in progress, each of which would be of profound interest if it stood alum There is the war in German East Africa which lies between British Central Africa and
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    • 1143 11 attends their misrepresentations.—Straits Times, August 29. The new British loan of fifty millions sterling was subscribed in America in fortyr eight hours and the lists were then closed. That is a gratifying result. The amount is not great little more than sufficient to pay war ttptnditure for
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    • 1088 11 when wo exert all our power.—Straits Timet, August 30. Another nail has becu knocked into the cofiin of Gorman hopes Tbe value of Rumania in a military sense is somewhat problematical, but that is not tho point of view from which tbe declarations of war announc ed yesterday
      when wo exert all our power.—Straits Timet, August 30.  -  1,088 words

  • 116 11 Tho fourth annual meeting of the Indian Science Congress will be held at Hangaloro on January 10, 11, 12 and 18, 1917. H. H. the Maharajah of Mysore has consented to be patron of tho mooting, and Sir Alfred Hourno will be tho President. Tho following sectional
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  • 126 11 Tlio rosoarch work boing undertaken in Malaya by the International Health Commission, represented by Doctors Darling and Harbour is likely to continue throughout the present year, so that their report will probably not be available until 1917. The commission is engaged on research into tho causes
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  • 1118 14 Numerous schemes have been suggested in re-cent years for re ducing the large* au.ount of mortality, both among mothers and infants, which occurs the Madras Presidency owing to the absence of adequate arrange ments for attendance on women at and about
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  • 807 14 The Rev, Dr. Ewing, Grange United Free Church, Edinburgh, who as a chaplain to the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force spent a considerable time in Egypt after tbe evacuation of Gallipoli, has gone to another sphere of operations. In tho following letter, dated
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  • 618 14 The twenty-second annual meeting of the Raub Australian Gold Mining Company. Limited, w*as held at the registered office, Queen-street, Brisbane, on July 2s, Mr. De Burgh Persse (chairman of the compauy) presided. The Chairman, iu moving the adoption of the balance-sheet and
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  • 747 14 The wpecial representative of tl„. n Daily Pre9B writes ,J oj»kon^ The arrangements made by General r people for the care of the wound,! UD S wholly inadequate that the various n,??- 10 hospitals m Canton have had to coml# t,ao
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  • 46 14 The August monthly spoon Golf Club was competed for tr j eH of and Sunday. There following which five returned cards with th C. D. MacLachlan T C C.A. Leggatt 7H G. W. A. Trimmer M ?y L. J. Wishart VJ gg G. A. Chaney
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  • 1105 15 I i n lias many interesting museums doubtful If the most interesting E 1 is open to the public. In the B ft® rho od of the Law Courts, says t there is a collection that has U 1 1, ,td together since
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  • 1048 15 The following are extracts from Lovat Fraser's A Simple Explanation The news that the Turks have been eject ed from the Holy City of Mecca and that the people of Arabia have declared their independence has stirred the Mohammedan world
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  • 71 15 Rkutkk’s Tklkuram. London, August 29, 3 p.m. An extraordinary general meeting of stockholders in the P. and O. Company is being held on September 7 to consider a resolution confirming the conditional agreement between the New Zealand Shipping Company and the P. and O. Company and
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  • 44 15 Rsutkk’s Telegram. London, August 28, 4.55 p.m. Petrograd: A delegation from the Japanese House of Peers visited the Premier and other Ministers and the Presidents the Council of Empire and the Duma. A Japanese military mission has gone to Imperial headquarters.
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  • 55 15 Pattara.— On August 23, at 18 c, Wilkie Road, to Mr. and Mrs. Z. Pattara, twins, both girls. Ibrahim.— On Angnst 26, at Changi Koad, Singapore, the wife of Ibrahim bin Abdul Kader, of twins, boy and girl; both well. Bandman.— On July 25, at Wimbledon, wifo of Maurico
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  • 43 15 Young—Van dkr Brick.— On August 24, at the Registry, Singapore, Alfred H. Young, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. H, Young, to Miss Constance Irene, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Van dor Book. Penang and Java papers please copy.
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  • 169 15 Sinoapork, August 80, 1916. EXCHANGE. Jr London Bank 4 m/s 2/4$| Demand 2/4 Pnvate’8 m/s 2/4f j| On Fkanur Bank T. T. 826 un India Bank T. T. 1741 On HoNaKONQ...Bank d/d 7} On Shanghai ...Bank d/d 78$ On Java Bank T. T. 185 On Javan Bank
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  • 370 15 Sinqapom, August 80, 1016. MINING. Buyers Sellers. 10 10 Ampang 5.00 6.00 1 1 Ayer Weng 0.86 0.50 10 10 Belat 1.86 186 10 10 Kanabol 0.86 1.00 19 10 Kiuta Association 4 00 7.00 £1 XI KintaTin 1.6.0 1.12.6 61 £1 Laliat Mines 8.00 6 00
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 132 15 NOTICE. The post tree price of the Straits Times t.i the United Kingdom and foreign countries is a year. Tie poet fre* price o« the Straits budget ie St 4 T**r to any part of the world. It ie not neceeearv to subscribe for a year. Tne subscription* for shorter
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  • The Straits Budget RUBBER SUPPLEMENT.
    • 112 1 Gknkkal Rubber Items 1 Singapore Rubber Auction 2 Java Produce Market 2 Penang Rubber Auctions Tlio Roll of Honour 6 Tklkokamh London Rubber Market 1 Mkitikom and Reports— Jeraui Rubber Estates 1 British North Borneo Rubber Trust Anglo Johore Rubber 1 Rubber Securities 1 Padang Jawa Rubber 1 Merckiaton
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    • 332 1 Dr. Miller, of Labu Rubber Co., went borne on leave on Tuesday. Mr. J. Gilbert, late of Ledbury Estate, is now a Cadet at tbe Royal Horse Artillery School in London. Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Pierpoint, of Setuanggol Estate, lett for home on six months’ leave on
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    • 94 1 London, August 25. The rubber market is quiet and the rates are easy at about the same level as when previously reported. The latest quotations ar e Fine sheet 2/2 to 2/8 Crepe 2 2 2/4, Fine hard
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    • 310 1 The report of the Jeram Rubber Estates, Limited, ststes that 80 per cent, of management and the whole of London expenses have boon debited to revenue, and the profit for the vear is £16,516, to which must be added £1.807 brought forward, making a total of £18,324
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    • 171 1 The report of tho British North Borneo Rubber Trust, Limited, states that the revenue account shows receipts during the year of £<:2,983. After providing for all expenses and for depreciation of office furniture and fixtures, tho balance of revenue for the year is £17,979, to
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    • 405 1 The report of the Anglo Johore Rubber Estates. Limited, states that out of a total number of 145.711 trees reported by the mauager as being on the estate at the close of the year he estimates that approximately 84,437 were on the average
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    • 231 1 The report of Rubber Securities, Limited, states that the net profit for the year is £3,647 to which must be added the balance forward, £2,576, making a total of £6,224. It is now proposed to pay a dividend of 24 per cent., free of income tax, ,745 to
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    • 417 1 The sixth annual general meeting of the shareholders of the Padang Jawa Habbtr Estate, Limited, was held on July 19. jj r W. Arthur Addinsell, who presidtd. said: Is is a pleasure to my colleagues and myself to be
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    • 209 1 The report of the Merchiston Kubbct Estate, Limited, states that the tofca cf P harvested amoanted to 42.402 lb?, average gross price realised for T ra ri j.was equivalent to 2s. 10.65(1. per lb.. L° landed terms. The crop of or rri.p year 1916 17 is estimated
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    • 893 2 ThP directors of the Bukit JelotoDg Rubber c 1 Ltd., in the sixth annoal report and t went of accounts for the year ended £y 31.1916, state Tlie nut profit for the year after deducting directors’
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    • 354 2 The fifth ordinary general meeting of the Sedgeley (F M S.) Robber Company was held on July 14 at the offices of the company, 9, Arundel Street, Strand, W.C. Mr. A. A. Allen, M.P. (chairman of the company), who pre sided, said that the year had been
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    • 1061 2 The tenth annual ordinary general meetng of the Perak Rubber Plantations, Limited, was held on July 12 at 4, Lloyds Avenue, E.C., Mr. Montagu J. Battye (chairman tf the company) presiding. The Chairman said: Gentlemen, only this morning I
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    • 272 2 Messrs. Barlow and Co, report:— Singapore, August 24. Another record was created at this week’s auction, which occupied two days, when somo 686 tons were catalogued. There was a good demand at a higher level of prices, but sellers would not
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    • 123 2 Messrs. Francis Peek and Co.'s Weekly Report. Messrs. Francis Peek and Co., Singapore, supply uh with fcho following report on the position of the Java produco market for the week ondiog August 25 Batavia, August 25. Rubber Market.—The rubber market in unsettled and speculative, first latex crepe
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    • 79 2 Messrs. Allen Dennys and Co. adviso tho Penang newspapers that the undermentioned prices were realised for rubber sold by them at their auction sale on Thursday Smoked ribbed sheet SI 13 to 9116 No. 2 smoked sheet 98 1( 8 I'usmoked sheet 101 106 Crepe tine pale
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    • 1325 3 The ordinary general meeting of the share holders of the Kuala-Nal Kolantan Rubber Company. Limited, was held on July 10, at the registered office of the company, 139. Cannon Street, E C., Mr. R. Arnold (the chairman) presiding.
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    • 300 3 Mr. W. E Roberts presided on July 14 at the meeting of the Lamag Rubber Estates (1913), Limited. He said that the estimated output of lbs. had been fully justified, the crop harvested having reached *2*2,288 lbs.; what was even more important, it had been produced at an
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    • 182 3 The profits of the Manchester Noith Borneo Rubier for the year to March 21 woro £“21,914, Final dividend of 8 per cent, actual for threo months ended March 31, less tax, making 6 per cent, for the year, against 4i per cent.; written off “preliminary expenses,"
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    • 1256 3 The report of the directors of the Kedah Rubber Co., Ltd., to be submitted at the sixth ordinary general meeting held at Penang, on Saturday, August 26, states: Yours directors beg to submit their sixth annual
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    • 338 3 The third ordinary general meeting of the South Malay Hubber Plantation 0 Limitedwas held on July 14, at the offices of the company, 16, Philpot Lane, E.C., Mr. Miller presiding. The chairman saiu would be remembered that on the last occasion he stated that the rainfall
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    • 1792 4 T sixty-seventh half yearly meeting of British North Borneo Company was held Quiver Plate House, Finsbury Circns, E.C., 1 I nlv 18. the Right Hon. Sir West OCB.. G.C.M.O K.C.8.I. L.nuau of the company) presiding. The
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    • 511 4 Tho report of the Bukit Selangor Rubber Estates, Limited, states that the rubber crops secured during tho pAst financial year were as follows:—Bukit Kotan, 53,046 lbs, as compared with the estimate for the year of 40,000 lbs.; Java Selangor, 49,249 lbs., as compared with the estimate for the
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    • 377 4 Tho report of the Cicely Rubber Estates Company, Limited, state* that the net profit, after providing for administration expenses, directors’ fees and commission*, and allowing for depreciation, is £21,048. To this has to be added £3,280 brought forward, making the amount to the credit of profit and
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    • 724 4 The sixth report of tho director* of the Sungoi Hagan Rubber Co., Ltd states Thu ij< t profit, of the period after making due provision for depreciation amount* to 9134,557.40 to which ha* to be added the balance of 9802.20 brought
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    • 1062 5 The sixth ordinary general meeting of the members of tho Kerala Rubber Company, Limited, was held on July 18, at the ollices of the company, 17. Gracechurch Street. E.C., Mr. William Lyall Grant (the chairman) presiding. The Chairman said: Gentlemen, turning
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    • 300 5 The fourth annual general meeting of shareholders of the Sarawak Rubber Estates, Limited, was held on July 21, at the offices of the company, 28, Fenchurch Street, E.C. Mr. Peter D. Thomson (the chairman) presided and moved the adoption of the report, which he said showed satisfactory
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    • 325 5 Major Percy Anthony, Welsh Regiment, who has been killed in action, was a son of Mr. Charles Anthony, late proprietor and editor of Hereford Times. Major Anthony volunteered in the F.M.S. in October, 1914, and, being accepted, resigned his appointment at Batu Gajah and was gazetted
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    • 964 5 Stock u* Issued Par Dividends. Malaitan Exchange p r «lS a f < 5 e Capital Value Coat-AXiis. Price*? cC,^ 0 9 1916. 1915. July 21. T“S*So“' 150,000 a/- 60% Anglo-Malay 11,6 io/. lu
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
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    • 256 6 To enrich the blood To strengthen muscles, bones, nerves and brain—you cannot do better than take SCOTT’S Emulsion. In every part of the world this valued food tonic ha 9 proved its worth as the purest and best of all forms of cod liver oil treatment and the richest strength-maker
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 74 7 Obtainable from every Liquor Dealer at the following prices from April 1,1916. ASAHI BEER, Quarts $11.80 per case of 4 doz. (Retail Price $3.00 per doz). ASAHI BEER, Pints $10.50 per case of 6 doz. (Retail Price $1.90 per doz.) SAPPORO BLACK BEER, Pints $11.00 per case v of 6
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