The Straits Budget, 14 December 1917

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    28 1 The Straits Budget VOL. LXXI No. 3122 Singapore. Friday. December 14. 1917. BUNG THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE “STRAITS TIMES." ESTABLISH!O OVER MALE A CENTURY Price 25 cents.
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    Table of Contents.
    250 1 LEADERS— Feeling Easier 12 How To Help 12 Cambrai Battle ...1218 Sopposing 13 Rival Man Power 13 The German Way 14 Local and Gknbral— The War 3-8 Straits Chinese 8 Motor Garage Dispute 8 Outbreak in Portugal 9 A Tiger Story 9 Novel Street Problems 9 Truffij
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    LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
    4881 1 There is still a great shortago of small change in Ipoh, and this is causing business and other people considerable inconvenience. The people who sutler the ruost inconvt-ni-once are the poorer classes, who almost every hour of the day make small purchases for cash, says Newsman in
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    THE WAR.
    15023 3 Rkutbr’s Tklkgkams. British Capture Jerusalem SURRENDER AFTER BEING SURROUNDED. Tilt* following telegram has been received by His Excellency tho Governor from the Secretary of Stato for the Colonies, dated the 10th instant: ••Official nows, December tenth, Jerusalem was surrendered to General Allenby on December ninth after successful operations
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    SINGAPORE SHARE MARKET.
    465 8 Messrs. Fraser and Co.'s Weekly Circular. Messrs. Fraser and Co. in their weekly share circular, dated December 6, state A steady setback in local robbers has been recorded this week this has not been caused by any forced selling but by a growing tendency to reduce holdings
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    STRAITS CHINESE. Annual Report of the British Association.
    1705 8 Tho anuual report of the committee of the Straits Chinese British Association for tho year nded November 15 states There were several changes in tho comin it tee during the year. Mr. S. J. Chan was unable to accept bin appoiutiueut as
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    MOTOR GARAGE DISPUTE. Hotel Proprietors Sued By Tenant.
    771 8 In the Supremo Court on Tnesday Mr Justico Ebden began the hearing of an action brought by Mohaaied Ali Latiff agri D8 t Mr. H. Reeser and auother, of the Adelphi Hotel, claiming the right to continue a tlir« 8 years’ agreement
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    OUTBREAKS IN PORTUGAL. Sequence of Events Difficult To Understand.
    561 9 RbUTKR’s TltLKdKAVM. London, December 8, 2.55 p.m. Madrid: Telegrams from tho frontier describo anti-Government outbreaks at Oporto and Lisbon. Details aro lacking In Oporto shops and bakeries were looted. London, December 8, 3.2J p.m. Oporto: Two wero killed and sixty taken
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    Perak Kongsi Coconuts.
    153 9 A general meeting of the Perak Kongsi C™ 0 nuts was held at 3 p.rn. on November15 at the office ‘of Messrs. Keell and alders, Colombo, when the report and accounts wero adopted tho directors were empowered to remove tho registered oflico of the com pany from
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    CHINESE WILL CASE. The Anxiety to Tie Up Property.
    514 9 Judgment was given in the Supreme Court Bucknil| d w y p^ y tboChief Justice (Sir John ucknill, k.C.) id an action brought by Tan Rn» D CL 1 D auother a «*mNt TanViao Boh and others. The action was in
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    A TIGER STORY. Well-known V.A.’s Adventure.
    365 9 Many curious tiger stories have reached us from Taiping recently, says tho Times of Malaya. Koaders are aware that some ladies who were spending a holiday on tho taiping Hills oncounter, d a tiger on its way to driuk at a stream, whilst there
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    FORGED NOTES. Sequel to Police Raids in Ipoh.
    523 9 Mr. Justice barrcr Manby Iiah commenced tho hearing at tho Ipoh Assizes of tho cam h four Chinese aud a Chinese woman in connection with tho manufacture, circula- > tion, and illegal possession of spurious one- I dollar notes, and tho possession
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    WAR LOANS INVESTMENT TRUST OF MALAYA.
    157 9 Subscriptions to November 30, 1917: No. of Applications. Amount. Novembor, 1916 ‘237 4*27,760 December 144 283,010 January, 1917 192 ‘243,870 February ‘2U4 331,990 March 3*23 ‘210,900 April 14*2 314,560 May 115 ‘265,2*20 Juno 74 159,410 July HI 16*2,470 August 117 133 310 September 110
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    NOVEL STREET PROBLEMS. Fittings to Supply Gas, Electricity And Petrol to Vehicles.
    352 9 The London Commissioner of Polico baa intimated to Kensington Borough Council that tho qnostion as to the supply to motor vehicles on the road of fuel, water, and power from mechanical fittings on the public highway is engnging
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    TRAFFIC REGULATIONS. Position of Ricksha Lamps to Be Changed.
    132 9 Owing to complaints that ricksha lamps aro not visible from behind and there is danger in overtaking these vehicles, tho Commissioners have decided that coimncnc mg from January 1, no ricksha will bo licensed unless the lamps are fitted into sockets
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    Eastern Exchange, Currency And Finance.
    360 9 Mr. W. F. Spnlding, of the Hongkong and Shanghai Ranking Corporation, has just issued a volume of 864 pages on F,astern Exchange Currency and Finance (London Sir Isaac Pitman and Sons price 10/6). It is a most comprehensive volume, covering practically every aspect of the
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    Disastrous Explosion. CAPITAL OF NOVA SCOTIA IN RUINS. Great Loss of Life.
    779 11 Rmutkb’s Tblborams. London, December 7, 6.85 p.m. New York: Part of Halifax, Nova Scotia, is afire as tbe result of a collision between two steamers, one of which was an American vessel containing ammunition. The explosion has severed
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    OVERSEAS CLUB TOBACCO FUND. Subscription for December.
    301 11 Mr.B.OUI forwards us a statement of the contribution sent to the Overseas Club for December. The details aro as follows Straits Timos Fund $1 qqo Staff of United Engineers Ltd. 50 Civil Guard ii n Public l 4 Total for December 1,174 Sent
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    HIGHWAY ROBBERY. Contractor Attacked Near Ipoh.
    302 11 With tho near approach of Chinese New Year, one may expect to hear of tho nsual crop of highway and petty robberies, by which means oertain individuals enrich themselves so as to celebrate the occasion in a fitting manner, says tho Times of Malaya.
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    PENANG TURF CLUB.
    51 11 (From Our Own Corrkspondknt.) Penang, December 6. At tho annual mooting of the Penang Turf Club, Mr. Peel, presiding, said the luauHt mcotinK record financ'.llv. Tho profit* which wore almost cot,roly devoted to war funda, were on tho January iuoctinK *5,000 and on the AoKOat, moct'OK SifmU.
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    F.M.S. CIVIL PROCEDURE. The Draft of a Consolidating Enactment.
    351 11 Tho F.M.S. Gazotte contains the draft of a Bill, running to 210 pages, to bo iutroduocd in tho Federal Council, to amend the law relatmg to Civil Procedure. The objects and reasons” state:— This Bill provides for ropoaling and reenacting as
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    PENANG “OUR DAY.”
    58 11 (From Our Own Corrkspondknt.) Ponang, Decombor 11. PaDang has forwarded to Singapore 6225,000 and tbe balance will bo remitted later. The stnu of 6175,000 represents Our Day collections and 650,000 is on account of the lottery. The total of 618,174, collected for tho Scottish branch of tho
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    Golf.
    161 11 Scotland v. Tiik Rust. The golf match Scotland versus Tho Rost was played on Saturday afternoon Sootland winning by 6{to 4. The conditions were 18 holes match play. Tho following were the scores: Miller and McKenzie 0 v. Rooso and Sibary 1 up. Knox Wilson and Sutherland 1 up
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    Silver Coins.
    112 11 People aro saying that thoro is more than a shillingsworth of silver at tho present high price in a coined shilling, says tho .Mau Chester Guardian. That is not yet the case. A shilling weighs 87 ***** grains and there aro 480 grains in an ounce troy. So
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    Correspondence.
    39 11 |The Straits Times is not responsible for tho opinions of its correspondents. Correspondents should bear in mind that letters must be short and to the point. Long, rambling epistles are liablo to be rejected or ruthlessly oat down.)
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    British and Foreign Bible Society.
    323 11 To the Editor of tho Straits Times. Sir, —Owing to the war the increase in tho charges tor freight, for insurance, for loss in exchange, fur printing, for binding, for packing cases, and indued for every department of British and Foreign Bible Society’s enterprise daring
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    BRITAIN AND HOLLAND.
    83 11 (From Ouh Own Cokkkhpondrnt.) Penang, Decomber 13, 10 88 a.m. A Wbito Book issuol by the British Government states that Holland is tho only neutral country that does not allow arrnod merchantmen in her ports. It describes this as a non neutral act and oontends that no
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    Children's Aid Society.
    146 11 Tbo following in a further lint of contribntioDH to tbo general funds of tbo abovo charity: Previously acknowledged 11,507 Archdeacon Swindell ‘25 W. K. Hooper *20 Pilots' Association 50 11. T.” ‘25 W. King ‘25 B. Simons 10 Liquidator, Riley, Hargreaves and Co., Ltd. 116.21 W. H.
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  • THE Straits Budget.
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      FEELING EASIER.
      1087 12 give as hope and confidence.—Straits Times, December 7. It is much too soon to say that all is well in tho Cambrai region, but tbo confidence expressed in rnt swages from all tho correspondents produces a feeling of assurance that the position as a whole is pretty safe.
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      HOW TO HELP.
      1162 12 precautions famlne.-Straits Time*, December 8. Sixteen British, two Frencb and one Italian ships over sixteen hundred tons, and four ships below that tonnage were submarined last week. It may be claimed that we have a fairly firm grip on submarining, but when there are 2,174 arrivals and
      precautions famlne.-Straits Time*, December 8.  -  1,162 words
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      CAMBRAI BATTLE.
      1109 12 from Britain and Franco. —Straita Times, December 10. We would like to see a perfectly candid report of what has happened in the Cambrai area. The British official reports admit retirements, and there can be no question that these were preceded by gory conflicts in which it is
      from Britain and Franco.—Straita Times, December 10.  -  1,109 words
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      SUPPOSING.
      1230 13 without victory iu iuipoHsiblo.— Straits TiuicH, December 11. The London press is beginning to discuss the Cambrai battle candidly. This is as it ought to be for wo need not shirk facts. If anyone looks over the records of the past yoar be will find an amazing sue cession
      without victory iu iuipoHsiblo.— Straits TiuicH, December 11.  -  1,230 words
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      RIVAL MAN POWER.
      1189 13 StraitH Timuh, December 12. For tho prosont, tho Allied situation is gravo, because tho Allies havo had the whole of their calculations upset by tho defection of Russia. When tho Asquith Government was turned out of office a year ago, one bitter complaint made against it was
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      THE GERMAN WAY.
      1126 14 —Straits Times, December 18. Almost Germany makos peaoe impossible by her ways of seeking to obtain it. Slio uses the most despicablo kind of agents to promote pacifist agitation, and she squanders money upon the meanost and most corrupt classes in the hope of gotting them to
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    Spies and Spy Scares. SOME CAPITAL STORIES FROM FLANDERS.
    1523 15  -  By Grenadier.” It will add to the reader's interest in the following article to know that the writer of it is now iu Malaya, after seeing a deal of service iu France. We hope from time to time to publish contributions
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    Rent Assessment Board.
    264 15 Tho President (the lion. Mr. C. J. Saunders) was in the chair at tho weekly meeting of the Kent Assessment Board hold on Tuesday afternoon, and the other members present were Messrs. Oaw Khek Khiam, M. Meyer, E. Tesßensohn, H. Carpmael and S. Tomlinson. Messrs. Alkaff and
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    GOVERNORSHIP OF CEYLON. Question of Sir John Anderson's Successor.
    686 15 Though do definite information is available as to whether or not H. E. Sir Johu Andersou intends to proceed homo at an early date, rumour in vory busy regarding chaugos in tbo Governorship of Ceylon, and oven a successor to Sir
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    Y.W.C.A. Garden Sale.
    147 15 The Y.W.C A. garden salo was openod by tho Lady Evelyn Young on Saturdf in the presence of a largo number of ladies. The stalls and outside amusoaonts were most attractive and well arranged. The committee wish to oxprosH their most grateful thanka to all tbo ladies
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    TAMIL COOLIE'S CRIME. A Lady Doctor’s Evidence n Murder Case.
    318 15 A Tamil coolio named Appadu waschargod on Monday at tho I poll Assize* with the imirdur of a woman named Paidarua at Bandar Hharu Kstato, Salak North, on October ‘23. Mr. Justice Farrcr-Manby tried the cane, witli Mr. A. G.
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    NOTES FROM MALACCA.
    330 15 (Fkom Ock Own Coiiiiksi’ondknt). Malacca, Decomber 10. The big and rather suddon drop in tho prices of tho various grades of rubber is producing sinister elTects in Malacca, and there are many whoso countenance no longer bears tho wontedsmilo. It iseven feared that, should tho decline in
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    Passports for Denmark.
    111 15 In a Gazette Extraordinary it is notifiod for public information that pontons travelling to Denmark, if they are subjects of States to which Danish travellers are only admitted on production of passports duly vised by diplomatic or consular oflicers of such States, are rc<|uirod to possess passports
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    “OUR DAY” FUND, 1917.
    975 17 Singapore. Tbo Committee acknowledge with thanks the following subscriptions to the above fund: Previously acknowledged $283,547.33 Per Chinese Chamber of Commerce The Szo Hai Tong Banking and Insurance Co., Ltd! 500 T. A. Powell 5Q Collected by Newspaper Boy, Adephi Hotel, 1/12/17 27 51 Per S’pore
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    WOMEN GET THE VOTE.
    71 17 Rbutkr’s TbLKORAM. London, December 7, 5.45 p.m. The House of Commons has passed the third reading of the Representation of the People Bill, under which wouion are enfranchisud. The question of Irish re-distribu-tion is remitted to a conference of two Nationalists and two Ulstermen, the Speaker
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    REBELLION IN CHINA.
    43 17 Rbuter’s Telkoram. London, Docembor,6, 6.85 p.m. Poking Kweichow troops, assisting Vannanose troops, have captured the strategic ally important city of Chungking in the province of Szechuan. Foreign marines have landed from gunboats to protect the lives and property of foreigners.
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    ENEMY DIPLOMACY. Some German Foreign Office Tricks.
    813 17 The Homo correspondent of tho Morning Post writes:— I he tricks of German diplomacy are becoming obvious not ouly to neutrals, but to tho German people themselves. Tin Socialist journal, tho Leipzig Volks/,eitui .4, pointed out recently how prejudicial to t o interests
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    PREMIER ON SOCIAL REFORMS. Better Housing, Wages And Health.
    820 17 A deputation representing tho whole of tfio approved instance societies of (Oakland and Wales waited upon tho l’riuie Ministor receutly at 10, I>o* ning street, to urge upon him tiie necessity of the creation of a Ministry of lien hit, to
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    Father and Son Fall Together.
    75 17 Major Harry M > iruoimo, D S.O., and hi* hou, Captain Ronald M lorhouse, M O., who wore iu tin* same battalion of tho Yorkshire Light Infautry, wore both killed iu aotion on October 9. Major Moorhotiso joinod tho NVak> held VulunU ort in 1891,
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    107 17 OBITUARY. Rkutkr'h Tklkoram. London, December 10, 1 p.m. Tho death is announced of Pasquale Villftri. the DEATHS. Sivaonanam,— On December 9, at Seremban, It.N. Sivagnanam (brother of R.N. Sivasamboo, Singapore,) of the Seremban General Agency. Choa Ciikng Hke, —On December 4, at 9.30 a.m. at his residence, 67, Beach Street,
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    London in an Air Raid. A VIVID STORY OF STIRRING TIMES. The Public Calm.
    1494 21 A correspondent kindly lends us the fob lowing very interesting description of what these adventures mean to the ordinary householder, says the North China Daily News. The writer is Mr Frank Souter, whom many friends in
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    The Church in the East.
    265 21 It is worth while considering, says the Malaysia Message, first of all, what will constitute the true triumph of tbo missionary enterprise. The final success of foreign missions will bo marked, not by the treblrag of our gifts or by tho pouring into China and
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    French Food Difficulties. THE RATION SYSTEM TO BE INTRODUCED. A Small Corn Harvest.
    1247 21 Tbo Pari* correspondent of The Time* wrote recently, In tbo course of the dobato iu tbo Chamber last week on tho food question, both M. Fernand David, Ministor of Agriculture, and M. Maurice Long, Mini*ter of Food
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    Concessions to Officers’ Families.
    206 21 Tho Government of ludia have had under consideration the question of providing some pecuniary alleviation while travelling by rail to tho families of army officers who havo died or been killed during tho present war, whose widows owiDg to the existing restrictions on Hea travelling are
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    General Maude's Successor.
    224 21 Lieutenant-General Sir William Raine Marshall, who has been appointed to succcod General Maude in command of tho British forces in Mesopotamia, served in the N. W. Frontier and Tirah campaigns of 1897 H, and in the South African war, in which he won the brevets of Major
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    Dearth of Food. A NEW “SAFETY FIRST” CAMPAIGN. Sir A. Yapp’s Proposals.
    1267 22 Sir Arthur Yapp, who has undertaken tho direction of tho new foed economy campaign, is rapidly developing plans by which he hopes to securo a reduction in tho consump tiou not only of bread and meat, but of
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    WHY DE DRYVER WAS SHOT. Reluctance to Try the Case Explained.
    1052 22 The interesting fact that the application of the Belgian authorities for the trial of Lieutenant Charles Aughuet before a Belgian court-martial had the approval of Sir Frederick Smith, the Attorney-General, was disclosed recently, when the application on behalf of
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    BIRTHS.
    51 22 Whlsh,—On December 8, at the Nursing Home, Singapore, to Capt. and Mrs. T. Keith Welsh, a son. Musskll. —On December 9, 1917, at the Maternity Hospital, Singapore, to Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Mussoll, a son. Natiian.— On December 8, at 20, Nassim Hill, to Mr. and Mrs. E.S.Nathan,
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    Trade and Finance.
    167 22 SINGAPOUM, DKCHMBIH 13, 4947 exchange On London Bank 4 m/s i> Demand J/4^ Privato 3 m/s 24^ On Fbanoi Bank BIQ On India Bank T. T. lflo On Hongkong...Bank d/d 28J%pm On Shanghai ...Bank d/d 68^ On Java Bank T. T. 7 On Japan Bank Sovereign—baying rate
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    Stocks and Shares.
    312 22 SlNOAToKH, Dkcbmbbh 18, 1917. MINING. vXe Buto Uom 10 10 Ampang C OO 6.00 1 1 Ayer Wont? 2.16 2.30 !'i 10 Kinta Association 6.00 £1 £1 Kinta Tin 1.10.0 1.17.6 Ml £1 Lahat Mines 6.40 5 65 10 10. Malayan Collieries 10.50 11.00 £1 £1 Malayan
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      87 22 NOTICE. The post tret once of the Strait t Times to the United Kingdom and foreign countries is fib' a year. Taepost tre once ot the Straits budget is $14 ft year to any part of the world. It is not necessary to subscribe for a year. The subscriptions tor
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  • The Straits Budget RUBBER SUPPLEMENT.
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      46 1 Gbnbral The Export of Rubber 1 Suspected Murder 1 F.M.S. Rubber Export Doty 1 Singapore Rubber Auctions 1 Rubber Items 1 Rubber Diseases and Pests 2 November Rubber Returns 2 Tblborams.— London Rubber Market 1 The Rubber Market 1 London and Singarork Rcbbkr Pricks 2
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      The Export of Rubber.
      426 1 A Gazette Extraordinary amends and adds to tbe proclamation prohibiting tbe export of rubber etc., as follows:—(1) That the following headings should be deleted (D) Rubber (raw, waste, and reclaimed), solutions containing rubber, jellies containing rubber, aud any other preparations containing rubber but not including the
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      London Rubber Market. CONDITIONS QUIET AND PRICES DOWN.
      77 1 From Our Own Correspondent. London, December 10. The market is quiet and prices aro lower, the quotations being Piue sheet 2/2 to 2/3 Crepe 2/3 2/4 Pine hard Para 2,6 Tho last report was as follows London, November 29. The market is
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      SUSPECTED MURDER. Chinese Estate Owner Missing In Johore.
      167 1 Murder is suspected in tho case of two local residents, Mr. Wee Kay Chiang, of Spottiswoode Park Road, and his son-in-law, Mr. Tan Bee Jong, who have boen missing since they visited tho former’s rubbi r estate in Johore ou Sunday morning.
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      THE RUBBER MARKET.
      33 1 (From Our Own Corkbspondknt.) Penang, December 11. Tho following interim dividends havo been declared:—Harpenden 25, Highland and Lowlands 10, Bidor 20, Bukit Cloh 12J. The sharo market is very depressed.
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      F.M.S. Rubber Export Duty.
      90 1 For tho period from Docembrr 14 to December 20, inclusive, tho value of the highest grade of rubber ih fixed at h 'ings and five pence per lb., and the duty on cultivated rubber ou which export duty is leviable on an ad valorem basis in
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      SINGAPORE RUBBER AUCTIONS. General Tone of Market Shows Improvement.
      433 1 The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association’s 324th auction was held on December 5 and 6, when there were offered for sale 14,356.16 piculs or 1,940,821 lbs. (tons 866.43). Prices roalisod Smoked Sheot:— Fine ribbed 995 to 9101 Good ribbed 75
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      RUBBER ITEMS.
      561 1 Batu Lima Estate, North Borneo, Ii&h boon Hold to the Hon. Mr. W (1. Darby. Mr. P. W. Collin*, general manager of the Malacca Rubbt r Plantation*, is back again in Malacca. People who Hell local rubber ah area at presout price* aro fool* who deserve to Ioho
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      RUBBER DISEASES AND PESTS. Strong Need for More Research Work.
      552 2 It will be remembered that at the last meeting of tbe Hapntale Planters’ Association a resolution was passed to tbe effect that, in view of tbe steady increase of robber diseases in that Province, Government be urged to strengthen tbe
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      NOVEMBER RUBBER RETURNS.
      552 2 Ayer Hitam.—47,ooo lbs. Bahru Selangor.— 4,500 lbs. Beverlac (Selangor).—ls,6s9 lbs. Blackwater Estate.—l 3,474 lbs. Bukit Cloh.-‘25,000 lbs. Bukit SelaDgor.— 23,247 lbs. Cbota Hubber.—lB,636 lbs. Dusun Duriau. —72,351 lbs. Jeram Rubber. —20,203 lbs. Kapar Para.—los,Bso lbs. Langat 1hver.—33,301 lbs. Pilmoor.— 32,545 lbs. Rosevalo.—ll,7so lbs. Selinsing.— 26,127 lbs. Sengat.—44,7oo
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      LONDON AND SINGAPORE RUBBER PRICES. STOCK EXCHANGE CLOSING PRICES OCTOBER 16 AND SINGAPORE QUOTATIONS DECEMBER 13.
      993 2 SineaDop« Issued Par Dividends. Malayan Exchange Fraser ACn' Capital Value Companies. Prices, dosing Pri™? 1916. 1915. October 16. Decembe^.’ 150,000 2/• 15% 85% Anglo-Malay 15/7* 10/6 la/ 60,000 J£1 30% Bakap Plantations 47/- 26,750
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