The Straits Budget, 18 October 1918

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    28 1 The Straits Budget BEING tss* WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE “STRAITS TIMES." VOL. LXXII No. 3166 Singapore Friday. October 18. 1918. ISTABUSNtO OVER NAIF A CENTURY Price 25 cents.
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    Table of Contents.
    184 1 LKADERS— Military Prowess 12 President Wilson 12 The Brit fib Army ...1*213 Is it Pt art 1® Tbe Rubber Report ...13-14 Legislative Council H Local and Gknhral Local and Personal 1-2 Tbe War 8 9 i Normal Clares 9 I a Question to Baitenzorg 9 I Ctott
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    LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
    4908 1 At the annual general meeting of the pocial Entertainment Party held on the 10th tho following were elected office-bearers the ensuing year :—President, Tan Miang vice-president, Wee Eng Cheng; hon. B( cretary, Tan Thiam Heng asst, hon Bf cretftry, Cbua Kim Hong; hon. treasurer, ai1 Took Yew
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    THE WAR.
    18226 3 ft Una'S TuLKOSAM* Peace Move. WILSON’S FIRM DEMAND fROM THE ALLIES. R utir’s Tilburaui. Bombay, October 13, 5.20 p m. London, October 9: Washington, October n Tl t Secretary of State to day publishes |w0 documents, firstly, a translation of the Otriutin nute and, secondly, the reply from
    ft Una'S TuLKOSAM*  -  18,226 words
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    Johore Court of Appeal.
    152 11 On the 9th inst., before the Hon. Sir John Bocknill, K.C. (President), and Mv. Jastice Ebden and Mr. Jostioe Whitley the following appeals were decided at the Jobore Coart of Appeal: Vali Dat appealed from a sentence of death passed on him by Mr. Jastice McCabe
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    Bankruptcy in the Straits.
    153 11 Iu the course of biß report on the Bankruptcy Department, Slraite Settlements, foi 1917, the Hon. Mr. C, J. Saunders writes: There were seven trade bankruptcies of some Importance, four in Singapore, two in Penang ana 000 in Maiacoa. All were Chinese, and >Q all but
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    Asam Kumbang Tin Dredging, Ltd.
    100 11 t graphic advice has been received from ■'}uuoy that a largo portion of the company’! oy i go has been *L,|. pod and should arrive oc >r luioo about the end of Novt ruber. This c n Hif:ament c .mprisis the whole of tbr P-nttou
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    Correspondence.
    39 11 [The Straits Times is not responeiblo for •he opinion of its correspondents. Coricspandents sboulu boar in mind that Letters must bo short and to the point Long rambling epistles arc liable to bt rejected or ruthlessly cut down.]
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    Local Food Prices.
    508 11 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, Our attention ha* been drawn to a paragraph in y. nr piper of yesterday's date under the heading Local Food Prices" dealing with tbe question of mutton in Singapore. We are one cf tbe principal importers of sheep from
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    “ My Four Years in Germany.”
    102 11 My Four Years in Germany.” To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —With reference to screening the f amour him, “My Foar Years in Germany,” I am rather surprised that no apparent effort has been made by the owners of the two local cinema shows to havo it shown
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    Scottish Churches’ Hut.
    289 11 To the Editor of tbo Straits Timos. Sir, Some months ago an appeal on behalf of the above was issued in name of the Presbyterian Church, and aided by the kind help of the press, wss vi ry g* norocsly res ponded to. The sum cf 90,00
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    Enemies and Clubs.
    301 11 To tbe Editor of the Straits Times. S:r, —Referring to the recent decision of the rtingaporo Cricket Club to debar em uiy subjects from mem bei ship, may I suggest that the committee of every club in Malaya consider how far its house is in Older in
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    Housing.
    143 11 To tho Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —I think I am not making a bac suggestion, as wo are at present so much troubled for want of bnnsr s. I see that l’be Pavilion," Ox!oy Ri"o, together with a piece of ground attached, belonging to Mr. Moses, which
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    Voluntary.
    219 11 To tbo Editor of tho Straits Timos. Sir,—Dame rumour is hern with a long toDgno. The curroutnews she is circulating is that a certain clam of pupils in a School aro being compelled to pay a few cents each a day as contributions towaid* the Hed Cross Fund or
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    Influenza.
    266 11 To the E iitor of the Straits Tune*. Sir, Wo havo nil <K«on tho warning* issued nrlir* otly by tho Legi lativo Council and directly by tho Municipality reg ir ling the prrseot ii Hud/. rpidetnio, but it roust be oonftHHt’d timt very lictlo aristae*!* in to be chtamud
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    Kilted Corps.
    380 11 To tho Editor of the Straitn Times. Sir, —Btfr.ro I lift Macassar, en rente for the An'ipi dos, I wan glad to receive a batch of Straitn Budgets, which I have been f erasing with much interent. In your ihhuo cf the ‘2nd ultimo, I find the following
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    SINGAPORE SHARE REPORT. Messrs. Fraser and Co.’s Weekly Circular.
    244 11 Id their weekly idiaro circular, dnfi d W t d ocaday, Monar*., Fraser and Co, t« port Local uifiOeiH have advaoctn n v* ry considerably and a modt rate bum e-<- I *<* been doue ou the rise too outaidu nt-iutnd
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      MILITARY PROGRESS.
      1095 12 Germany as to other nations.—Straits Timesi October 11. Tlio occupation of Cambrai marks an important «*tago in tbo advanoo of tbe Allied military forces. For some weeks now the Miemy hap boon making a far moro desperatr Msibtanco than bo did at tbo beginning of the Allied offeosivo.
      Germany as to other nations.—Straits Timesi October 11.  -  1,095 words
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      PRESIDENT WILSON.
      1165 12 Straits Times, October 12. It is no exaggeration to Bay that President Wilson has exalted the American nation. He became its first citizen at a critical time, and it mast be confessed that be pazzled most men in tbe early days of the war. That wonderful bcok of
      .— Straits Times, October 12.  -  1,165 words
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      THE BRITISH ARMY.
      1225 12 Sfcraitg Timoß, October 14. Comparisons, always rather odious, would be intolerable as between the forces diha Allied nations. If we consider the French we are araazod at tbeir patience, their endurance, their sublime patriotism, the cheerfulness with which they sacrifice thiii lives. If we look at the
      Sfcraitg Timoß, October 14.  -  1,225 words
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      IS IT PEACE?
      1216 13 S.raits Times, October 15. The situation remains obscnre. Gormany k*s replied to President Wilson in terms w biob, in the case ct aoy othor countr j, woulo be regarded as final. Bat the tone el coin aiont in Paris aureus entirely with our owu impressions. The Gerai'ins
      S.raits Times, October 15.  -  1,216 words
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      THE RUBBER REPORT.
      1184 13 Straits Times, October 16. The report of the It ibber Commission is extremely interesting. It contains a great deal of valuable information, some of it wholly reliable, some of it open to doubt. Wi haveconsidorableovi lenoo from what soom to be reliable sources that the American rentric
      Straits Times, October 16.  -  1,184 words
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      LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
      1364 14 Stra.ts Times, October 17, r It >s through no U» k of appreciation of the importance attaching to speeches at the meeting of the Legislative Ccancil on Monday that we have deferred rnr comment. There is in these speeches much tbat merits most careful consideration, and we wruld
      Stra.ts Times, October 17,  -  1,364 words
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    KUALA LUMPUR COMMENTS.
    1231 14 From Our Own Cokkkspondent. Koala Lmupar, October 10. Business in the bazaar baa been dn)l doting tl-o pa*fc two wi< ks. Tbia is dee to the fact tlmt unlive dealers who have bem boarding stocks whilst prices bavo bt en rising have altered theii tactics in view
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    MILLION DOLLAR CASE. The Story of the Master of The Laertes.
    420 14 On Tnesday b l re Mr. Jcstioe Ebto® hearing was commenced in the Supreme Court of tbe action by the owners if the ste amor Laertes against tbe owners of the steamer Warrimoo for damages resulting is tbe loss
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    European Housing.
    161 14 We are glad to bear that Messrs. Sfto lands Battery and Co. are Riving a looal Earopean firms wivcb we bope be largely followed. They have, we an e stand, purchased a block of three acr of the Cloty es*a f e and intend bail* 1 immediately. Wo
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    The Late Rev. S. Abraham.
    313 18 Tho funeral of th ft lato Rcvfrmd Samuel ▲hrabam, Tamil District superintendent, Meihodi-t M.s°ion, to k placo at Venning Road Cemetery, Kuslv Lumpur, on September 4 the remains having bom brought from Malacca, whtro ho fnccombed to broncho pne»mou a. A srrvioo wa*: held in
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    American Registrations for Service.
    137 18 The American Consul General in Singa poio Las received a telegraphic instruction from the S cretary of State, Washington, DC, directing that he make known to American citizens within his consular district certain facts in c onnection with registration? for roilit ;ry service under tho recent
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    Singapore Mortality Returns.
    89 18 Tho rate cf mortality iu the Settlement cl Singapore for the week ended October 6 w.kH 84.11 per rnille of tho population. Tb( total Dumber ot dr albs was ‘2‘27, o! whirl 161 were male subjects and 66 female Convulsions claimed 17, phthisis *2B malana fover Hi,
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    EASTERN UNITED ASSURANCE. Complaint against Loading of Cargo Boats.
    1089 18 Tho fifth anLnal gemral mooting of the BiRti'rn Untid Assurance Corporation Limited, was held at the registered i ffice, l a M dft'.ca Street, on nctob t 10, those present being Mefcs-s. L’an Kbeam U<>ck (ohairmar), Seo Wall, Yow Ngan Pan,
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    KINTA ASSOCIATION, LIMITED. Manager’s Half-Yearly Report On Mines.
    763 18 Mr. F. B rook f-bank, manager of tbo Einta tssnciation, Limited, reports as follows I b ivo the pleasure to submit the follow iog report covering tbe working of your property for tbe past six months, ended S.ptombcr 80, 1918. Operations were
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    SINGAPORE CRICKET CLUB. Membership Barred to all Enemy Subjects.
    279 18 A special general meetms w f th* of the Singapore Cricket Club was I Pavilion on the 10th iuso. undLi *h J of Mr. D. Y. Perkins, tbooth»rh* or Pll!llJeCc y Messrs. T. N.trnr, R. m. Gn P L “n Dl
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    Malacca Exemption Tribunal.
    161 18 The following effici »l statement of 1 ’ciricni of the Malacca nouual under tbo .Military Service O.dioai ce at a sitting held ua October 7, are forwarded. Tbe following Lave been granted tion conditionally on remaining in that present employment:— 1. J. Sinclair —Malacca General Sion s,
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    Local Divorce Action.
    193 18 The case in which Mrp. Doncllia Brown ii petitioning for a divorco from be* hnfband, William Nelson Brown, on the fimonde or all.ged adultery, crof lty aod dmttion caue before Mr. Justice Ebdtn in tbe bopreni Court, on Friday. The (Mendact d-d not pat in an appearance.
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    The Hirano Maru.
    85 18 Mosers. Paterson, Simons an l received tho following telegram u* Nippon Yasen Kaisha, «o u < Aru pa-ipongirs lost ou tbe Hirauo “Hirano Mara following P*^ en ljlct missing Lieut. Cecil Campbdl j 0 1 )(f Frederick YouDg, lYrcy a. Stronacb, Albert Hill, Mom rl j rl
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    SINGAPORE AUTUMN RACING. A Successful and Pleasant Meeting Opened.
    1084 19 innittr PluviuH was in a considerate ud Tuesday for the rain which came 30 with such persistence, earlier in the !°o stopped before the races on Tuesday comnnd and the opening proceedings w<ro DC d’threugb without interruption, but Ciftlt It uf
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    LOCAL SHARE MARKET. Macphail and Company’s Weekly Report.
    243 19 October 10 to 16, 1918. Tbe past week has seen a sharp riso in various rubber shares. Rubrkk Rubber again advanood a few cents on tbe strength of good war news, and the possibi lity of restricted outputs (now officially rocommendod) Last
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    INFLUENZA AT PENANG.
    111 19 From Oor Own Corrksfondrnt. Ponang, October 16. Owing to the epidemic all Oar I)*y events annoanced from October 19 to October ‘26 have been postponed. Dates will bo fixed later. The Municipality is supplying tree medicines to all applicants bringing then own bottles. Tho other day a
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  • Miscellaneous Reuter Telegrams.
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      PARLIAMENT.
      74 19 Rkutmr’s Thlrokam. Loudon, October 16, 4.20 p m. Tbo sittings of the li'iuse of Commons have been resumed with a fill attendance. Lord Robert Cicil start d that Government was c nsulting the Allies regarding a league of nations. Mr. Shortt stated that voluntary onlint roonts in Ireland up
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      SHIPBUILDING.
      57 19 Rbutkk's Tklkoram. London, October 16, H. 15 a m. The Committeo of Production has refused the claim of shipwrights at tho Clyde, Bar row, Aberdeen, bundou and Leith for a minimum wago of X 5 weekly because it would prejudice the hoanng of the case for the whole trade
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      DISASTER.
      37 19 Rbotbk’s Trlhoram, London, Ootober 15,2 25 p m. Amsterdam, frum Vienna: Tbe Bukharost express fell into the rivi r near Piagra owing to heavy rains undermining the rails. A hundred were killed and 200 seriously injured.
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      The Influenza Epidemic.
      252 19 Like Penang and other parts of Malaya, Colombo is hutiering from in dam/.*, the □amber of cases and the eovority of the attackn being on the increase. Mr. K. W. Bryde, chairman of the Municipal Council of Colombo, states that the infection in contained in the upper
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    BIRTHS
    76 19 Hacobian —The wife of Mr Mao Hacobian of Soerabaia, of a son. Both doing woll. Calcutta papers phase copy.) Griffiths —Du October 12, at tbo Maternity Hospital, Singapore, the wife of Lieut* Col F H Griffiths, of a daughter. SniatLS— On October 14, at Carnoustie Villa, Baiher Road, Singapore,
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    Trade and Finance.
    198 19 Bimuapoeb, Ootobbb 17, 1018* BXChANOB Ob 4 m/« 1/4A Demand *m 1/8 ii Private n l/41f Ob Nbvi ¥•«>...Demand 66| Piifite 90 d\?* «m 66| Ob PuBiiM.M.Biik 803 Ob Ibdu Bank T. T 184| Ob HBaeaana...Baak d/d 44%pm Ob Snananai ...Bulk d/<* m» 4 Ob Ja*«..*-t» ~*Baak
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    Stocks and Shares.
    344 19 HmoAPOKB Ootobbb 17, 1916* MINING. vXSj *»»<•"• t I ▲tup*!.* 8.76 9 96 1 A to# 966 9.86 r II KimU ArrfOulal'OB 18.25 j .'I 76 .11 41 IfJBftB Tia 1.8.0 1 18.0 .11 41 Labat Miaet T.00 8.08 6 6 Liagui Tia 1.88 6.(0 FC II.
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      87 19 NOTICE. Tho post tree price *»f the Strait T <met to the United Kingdom and foreign countries •< a year. T i post fre price o' ttie Vru’ft Hatlj l is S 14 to any part of the world. It is not necessary to subscribe tor a year. The subscriptions
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  • Obituary
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    107 19 DEATHS Lon Cum -At 76, Middle Hoad, Singapore, Mrs Loh Chim. Mac Arthur—On August 1H, at Suttoo, Surrey, .lames Ham say Mac Arthur, formerly of Smgap ire. Low -On October 12, at 125 a.m., at Brighton, England, Mrs Low Oek Seng, age* 61 yea s Temporary birial in England (Siain.
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