The Straits Budget, 25 October 1918

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1 6 The Straits Budget
  • 27 1 The Straits Budget VOL. LXXII Singapore. Friday. October 25.1918. •UNO TO* WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE “STRAITS TIMES." ESTABUSNED OVER HALF A CENTURY No. 3167 Price 25 cents.
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  • 254 1 LEADERS— Germany Answered Tottering Autocracy Robber Potition •••***4B The Flanders Ccasl 48 Austria-Hoogary l ,1 Rubber Problems Local and Gsnskal Local and Personal 1-2 Tbo War 8 8 When Boclie Cries Enough 8 America'* iftfjrt 9 Oar Day" Fete 9 huala Lumpur Comments 9 Transport of Coolies
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  • 4789 1 D the GoDeral Hospital, Penang, on J 'i l r the death occurred of utluinaa ol M r Monteiio, tho dresser employed bj 'Mrs, Tcpbarn, Jones and Kailton, Ltd it) ,rft i; torft the Prai wharvts and dredg K- The deceased, who was a rotiroo of the
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  • 15094 3 Pbotbh’s Tilxgrams. Flanders Cleared. the allied entry into OSTEND. Fbotir’s Tblegrams. London, Octob* r 18, 9 20 p m. Ior-hh tliat the Belgian* occupier’ H K ufergbe l'br French captured Thiel ‘i, r 2,GfO yard* bey -nd. Britist (ts loHchfd the outskirts of Mcuseroi C tatt of Tourooiog.
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  • 2946 7 llama's Tilsokamh. German Ueply. DESCRIBED AS OBVIOUS CAMOUFLAGE. UbUTBR's Tblbokams. London, Ootober Jl, 6.5 p.m. The cuncludiug portion of Germany'trreply to President Wilson, dated October Jl, is as follows: The responsibility of the Chancellor of the Bmpiro to the representation of the people is being largely developed and
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  • 437 8 How is the wav going to finish? asks Lieut. Col. in a home paper. It is almost as important as the oft repealed query, When will it be over There are two possible conclusions. There is one which
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  • 89 8 From Our Own Corrbsponuknt. Penang, Octobor 23. In the presence of a largo .attend*®®® °jj members of the bar, Mr. °theru in and Mr. Jostica Sproulo had before th tho Supreme Conrt, Mr. Herbert Welhan^ managing editor of the Straits five ot the director* ot the Criterion on
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  • 1492 10 ‘If anything—and that is Baying a good deal —the proceedings on the Raoe obmrse on the 17 th inst. from the view points of weather, apootacolav and sport, oclipsod even the opening day ol toe Autumn Mooting. A nioo breeze
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  • 532 10 It is no exaggeration to say that Singapore bas never Lad snob an interacting exhibition of dressed dolls as that wbiob was opened in the Dutch Club on Saoday and wbiob was continued on Monday, and on wbiob Mrs. J. L. Van
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  • 305 10 At tho annua! gci.er*l meeting of thi Singapore Firmly B -m tiu S cifty bold at tht Victoria Memorial Hall, ou the 13th test Lie following ffice-buarera wore elected foi Uio ensuing yor: Pr -;j, u:, D. J. M Hundy vie -p'ixident, Mr. Krb Moon Teck uon.
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  • 591 10 handing the aubjjot of and distribution in Ibost dav. "Wie, cnlty io tUe absence of dot. >'S. paper. The Government dVn*** S cerned is the only authority that h men con. and information as to the 88ti »hc8 metals overseas. At the
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  • 242 10 On the 14th iret. there nr* meeting bold in the drill L.ill c:f *<’■ Chinese School at Colem -u S mu*>t have been five hundred pi voung men who all seemed k eu 1 an up to dnto branch cf tb Cl V with which they
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  • 1860 11 I Tbo Hot Nieuws van Den Dag, of Saturday, B/w bir 12* l® lB "ays:—The affair is im ctr l enough! It gives us no rest, the nf j the wirelofs telegrams tapped at CL, which in an inexplicable manner 1
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  • 305 11 Messrs. Fraser and Co.'s Weekly Circular. In their weekly share ciroalar, datod',Wod nesday, Messrs, Fraser and Co. report ihe races rather interfered with business, but local rubbers on the whole continue fairly aotivo and as the rubber auotions have started at Rood values to day the demand
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  • 383 11 Thu hall of the Y M C A. wa« full on Wod nesday evening with an appreciative audienoo for the concert given bythityoang and brilliant Violinist Mr. S. P» J. C. van Dam van Hekendorp, who was assisted so ably
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  • 572 11 Among the many who havo succumbed to the intlaenza epidemic in Mr. Chi Kang Chong, Municipal Com mi*"-inner, Malaooa, who belonged to the seventh generation of a family that settled in Malacca about two nectaries ago He ownod
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  • 225 11 When two hostile nnbmariooA moot H f c< hh co Hi oh to tho 000 who in keeping the b .ttor look oat, and is in a more immediate >-tato of roadiooHH to divo and fire hor torpdooH. K< oontly a Br tub aod a Gorman Nubruarino
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  • 57 11 Wo are reqaeflti d by tho Principal Civil Medical Oinoer, to Htat" that during tho present epidemic of th" u ailed Spauinh li tlien/.a, no viHitorn will b" allowed at tho General Himpital except frit tula of pttioots Heriounly ill and for whom npecial portnito mriHt
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  • THE Straits Budget.
    • 1134 12 —4fie peopie cr sitar 3SMA Gaa.:a Tunes, Gcwber IS. Keuter has boon playing sotuo ijutvr trick* Utily The t;*t**l agency !>tw« to hare divided that il is <av1 foe our tuooUi d :*Cft lion to k it«* u* the d»*«»ert before Uu* joints, AVJ SO l| COUiW »U'Ut
      —4fie peopie cr sitar 3SMA — Gaa.:a Tunes, Gcwber IS.  -  1,134 words
    • 982 12 jasuce is triumphan;.—> l Ociobee 19. Tl r'ltfy 3D icnj JISC j Slsinioi j sse Wim a Seron acw sc 4cat seas mmob it** •Ot MHtUI St a *ilhhictil««wi -^r^M *os *ad iar* ins rwaaay wac *ccn* tdcscasca ire -rte. Is a *J ?w Jut :«it Jusc a
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    • 1119 12 selling pat on a basis ol safety- —Straits Times, Ootober 21. h4d iXaBHw piJ betce a. wtKb be*r, a 3, J ciena «deb, Brito, •it Knd Tb«e km been s xd ittJ =Mrt» rube, uas a e la(ncu rubber restrmaend are i delusion. o oe chairman of a
      selling pat on a basis ol safety-—Straits Times, Ootober 21.  -  1,119 words
    • 1109 13 now and horoaftor.—Straits TioKs, October 22. The Flanders Coast is completely liberated. Ustond, Zeebruggo and Brnges have been occupied. Sinoe the beginning of the operations in Flanders the group of armies engaged has advanoed 60 kilomotres on a fi ont of sixty kilometres. Germany, a few months
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    • 1144 13 Straits Times, October ‘2B. A heavy retribution is (ailing on the rulorn < of the Central Powers. Already the AustroHungarian Emperor has had to assont to what is practically dissolution ot his Empire, (or the Hungarians have declared their independence, and it is still quito possible that they may
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    • 1037 14 extremity of disaster.— Straits Times, October 34- Elsewhere to day wo print a alight clabora tion of views wo cxorcssed in a previous article as to the manner in which fcho proscnt robber attention ahoeld bo handled. Wo do bo partly in the hope of stimulating interest, because
      extremity of disaster.— Straits Times, October 34-  -  1,037 words


  • 170 14 We road in Tbe Gentle woman of August 10: Major Dawbarn, M.G.C., was educatod at Oundle School When war broke oot he was in the Straits Settlements, and, being a member of the Petang Volon teers, he was immediately mobilised. After three months he came home and
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  • 135 14 A Burma press note of October 5 Bays: Shippers are informed that applications for licences to ship rice to the Straits Settlements must be submitted to the rice commiß sioner before presentation of shipping bills The rice market opened yesterday with October at Rs 864, and November
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  • 55 14 The Adjutant of tbo Singapore Volunteei Corps t<quinta un to make the following announci ment" In oonaiquenoe of the prevailing epidemic, all drilla and muaketry are am-pended until further orders, and aicß leave will be granted upon tbo certificate of any qualified medical practitioner without counter signature
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  • 1040 14 A very pretty wedding was solemnised in St. Andrew's Cathedral on Wednesday after noon when Mr. William Bartley, of the Straits Settlements Civil Servioe. second son of Mr. Charles Bartley, Kairview, Enniskillen, was married to Miss Leslie Marion, second daughter
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  • 558 14 London Two children stand at a sittioe. room window in 4 northern snbarb and oat silently. Holidays are rotten Ibis says the boy at last, with tbe 101 l tnlitv ol bis thirteen yean. Father a prisoner no seaside, and
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 87 14 Property Sales, Tbe following Singapore properties wort disposed of by anotion at tbe sale room oi tbe Commercial Robber Co Ltd., on \N anesday afternoon: —Freehold land at Devonshire Road, area 11,378 pqnare feet, lot 848 aud pa*'* of lots 246 and 246 of Grant No. 2, bought by Mr.
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  • 982 16 Sir Guy Calthiop, the Coal Controller, at Southport, on August 20, addressed the delegates to the oonferenoe of the British Miners' Federation, whioh opens there the next day. He said that he was faced approximately with a ooal defioienoy of
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  • 416 16 r Aa a precautionary meMQrt, in view of r Ibe prevalence of Spanish influence in Singapore, ftll tbe aoboola in Ibe Settlement were closed from Monday for one week, and nil parades of tbe Boy Soonta' Aaaooifttios are disoontinaed until October 11.
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  • 285 16 In the Supreme Court, on Friday, the Chief Justice Sir John Buoknill, K.C., delivered judgment in an action under the Acquisition >f Land for Publio Purposes Ordinance 1890 to determine the compensation payable on aooount of the taking over by the Municipal Commissioners
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  • 497 16 The Badge! of ftbe Municipality of Singapore for the year 1019 is printed in the oarrent inane of the Government Garotte. It it proposed that a consolidated rate of twelve per centam on the annual value of all bouses, buildings, land
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  • 341 16 Friends of M. Caillaax are making strong efforts to indnoe the Frenoh Government to render more oomfortable bis stay in the Sante prison while awaiting trial, says a Paris wire of August 27. For the past month the ex-Premier has had to
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  • 497 16 The following list gives ttan bearing on Wednesday, October l?!!! 0f th 119 H. W. Raper Great Eas- Con«i-* tern Life ex l oo|J 120 G. C. Knox Great Bas tern Life Und, tonsl 140 HD. Campbell Orient Co eta Phon. o exetn110# P. Griffith* Nettle's Jone.
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  • 90 16 The rate of mortality in the Settlement Singapore for the week ended Oot was 40.61 per mUle of the popalatmn. total number of deaths was 28^o°*# B male. 219 were male subieots and J 9 Convulsions olaimed 82, P h^b,B q malaria fever 86, beri-ben 28, Btna
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  • 42 17 The Straits Times is not responsible for .J t.y B ionß of its correpondents. (’orrispondentß should b*:ur in mind that rH nioHt be short and to the point rL rambling epistles are liablo to be looted or ruthlessly out down. I
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  • 299 17 To tbo Editor of the Straits Times. §j r When this war is over the most ffieetive indemnity that can be imposed opon the German nation will be Ibe conscription f German labour to rebuild the towns Dtc nly destroyed in France and other territories occupied by
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  • 1391 17 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—t was interested to see in your issue cf Octebtr 16 the circular reoeived from the Municipal President, Singapore, regarding lie precautions to be taken to prevent the spread of this epidemio. We have reoeived a very grave warning from Sonth Afrioa,
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  • 297 17 To tbe Editor of tho Straits Timos. Sir,—Events, both at borne and in different parts of the Empire, make one wonder whether after all we are going to win the great high things for whioh we enterod, with all iur soul and all our strength,
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  • 258 17 To tho Editor of tbe Straits Times. Sir,—May I bo allowod to make a few remarks on Appendix B to the report of the committee appointed to consider schemes for oelobrating tho oentenary of Singaporo Appendix B details the cost of patting the Medical School on a University
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  • 171 17 To tho Editor of tho Straits Times. Sir,— With regard to the article iu your issue of 18th inst. as to tbo inadequate representation of British trade in the Nether lands India, it is perhaps of interest to your ri aders to know that at least ooe British firm
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  • 171 17 To tbo Editor of tbo Sir*.its Times. Sir,—l borowitb quote f r m a loiter I receivedl to day from Raffles Bakery. “We regret that wo cannot supply you with food oommod.fc, p«ota»d V>. Cold Storage as tboy 1, wo received objk£ 53* OD r r Ui w»d
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  • 140 17 To the Editor of the Straits Timea. Sir,—Now that tbe registration cf Chinese marriages in tbe 3.8. and F.M.8. i, 0 n t£ eve of realisation, may I crave the hospital ity of your oolumns to point oat to mr Chine so oompatriots wbo aro in favour of
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  • 312 17 At St. Andrew's Cathedral, out 1- 17th in«A Mr Kraok Mo«ford Still, i, Lan, B.N. Borneo, and Miss HortneoMav Drvsdal* were married, the Colonial Chaplain, the Ven Arohdeaoon Swindell officiating. Mr Still knowl* >“ *»>e army, throo,,t,
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  • 96 17 A notification issued by tho Burma Gov. ernmeut wants aP womi n w j ate eligible to obtain passports to tho United Kingdom to ieginter their D»ni; s, so th-.‘ in the event of a ship being available they m .y be informed. I his in not
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  • Miscellaneous Reuter Telegrams.
    • 46 18 Rbutbr's Tblrqkam. London, Oct ;bor 20, 6 25 a.m. Visconnt French ban arrived in London. Hif« viHit immediately following the failure of tbe Government to enforce conscription in Ireland is interpreted to mean that lie intends to resign unless a satisfactory arrangement is reached.
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    • 210 18 Rbotbb’s Tblboram. London, October 15, 9.25 p.m. In tbe House of Lords, Lord Sydcnbam asked wbotber Mrs. Besant’s statement was correct that she was permitted to see and discuss an early draft of the report of tbe Viceroy and Mr. Montagu. Lord Islington replied that Mr. Montagu
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    • 307 18 Kidtik'h Tiliqkam. London, October 11, 7.16 p.m. The epidemic of Spanish infiueza in Sonth Africa is extraordinarily serious. The doctors declare it is the worst epidemic Soaih Africa has ever experienced and that plague is nothixg in comparison to it. The outbreak is very
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    • 151 18 lAnbta Service.J Batavia, Octobor lb, 11 a.ju, Tho Governor-General has received advice from the Trade Commissions to tabu moaautos agatust the dangers caused by the inert aHiug concentration abroad of all com ■“‘wot" into lew central °cjr potations in ocnaoqnonoo ol which it >
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  • 303 18 Ootober 17 to 23, 1918. The past week has been an nnoventfnl one in the share market. Rubbkk. The commodity has been firmer during tbe week, but rather erratic owing to varying rumours of restrictions, etc. Auction Results. October 10 to 17.
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  • 40 18 From Oub Own Corbispondbnt. Penang, October 23. From the 17th to the 2ith inst. there were 247 deaths from influenza at Penang. There were 64 on the 17th, 62 on the 18tb, and 66 on the 19th.
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  • 258 18 A curious story of a death-bed confession is reported last month from Sadong, states the Sarawak Gazette. Pun Shin, a miner, a short time ago was seriously injured by a fall of earth and was removed to the hospital where ho died on September 5 Prior
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  • 432 18 ARMY NICKNAMES Why Is a Red-Headed Man Called Bluey?” Nugget writes in a homo panor: I have absolutely nothing tj eay aqaiuvt the unalI torable mili ary law that all Murphies .n tho army arc Spuds,” and that all Clarkes must be Nobbios,” Trae, I don’t know what Nobbies are,
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  • 107 18 Stuurock— On October 16, at the Maternity Ho pital, Singapore, to Mr. and Mrs. A.. T. Sturrock, twins (son and daughter.) Burns —On October 19. at the Maternity Hospital, Sepoy lines, Singapore, the wife of tbomas W, H. Borne, of a daughter. Jenkins— To Dr. and Mrs. A. M.
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  • 31 18 Drysdali—Still— On Ootober 17, at Bt. Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore, F orenoe May, elder daughter of Mr J H, Drysdale, to Frank Mogford Still, of Lamag Rubber Estate, British North Borneo.
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  • 149 18 £:m«ap«u, OotoBii 24, lajg exchange On L«Ni>av~. M .ttaak 4 ci lh J-um* m *'*A PriTrte, “<. I! ,Jj •t» Nan t*«« ..Domaad Wrote #Qd.„ Ok Fkak M „.Baak BOl Oa India Bank T, T On ...Buk d« 48 M| On Shanghai Bank d/d pia On Java
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  • 331 18 8u«af«u, Oovobik 24, 1918 MINING. ?r.i •“j 8 it II 8.75 9 25 I 1 £je> it* 2.75 if ># Kim* A3*.s' Jfctib. 18.25 18 75 41 411 Kiaftft Tin 1.8.0 1.12.0 41 41 LaiialMUa,; T.00 8.05 5 Iiiigd Til 6.80 6.(0 II II. Malayan Collieries 18.00
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  • Page 18 Advertisements
    • 87 18 NOTICE. The po9t tree price of the Straits Times to the United Kingdom and foreign countries is fis a year. T ic past (re pncc o< the Straits Budget is $14 a year to any part of the world. It uot necessary to subscribe for a year. The subscriptions for
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  • 122 18 DEATHS Clarks— Died of wounds in Franoe, on Ootober 1, Cecil Andrew Clarko, 2nd Manchester Regiment. (By cable.: Khoo— On Ootober 20, at Malacca, the beloved wife of Mr. Khoo Kim Lian. Ramchand— On October, 19, at Bombay, Kamchand Atmaram, sole proprietor of Mtssrs. A, T. Ramchand Co., Singapore. Deeply
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  • The Straits Budget RUBBER SUPPLEMENT.
    • 44 1 Q|S%BALi Rubber Items nod Mnall Cha* ge J jobber Cvo«ni‘won Report l*j l-Jinb r b n,»pow Rubber Auctions 0 COP.KB'»‘HSI>KV<K >rr> f MD Kubh?r Restrictions 5 11 job r commission Report 5 TeLU ‘*Vi Tne Rubber Market LoNCOli \SD SlVUl'OKH RUBBBK PrICBS 6
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    • 32 1 [Anita Servici Batavia, October 19 Th** mbbet market has improved appre .liably, the priots f rt r first qualities having, aiv-aucod from 00 to 95 oents pe» Dutch lb.
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    • 113 1 Mr. an* Mrs. H. B Birge«s, of Jobore, art .enving this wo k on holiday to India* Rinding E*ta*<\ near Tanj-ng Rtmbntan, the property of H.;rr Bogen Hogo Borck, ik off rod far nale by private tender by direction of the Chid Secretary, F.M.S. Mr H N. W
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    • 244 1 A meeting of the Central Perak Planters Association was held at Ipoh recently Mr. P. G. Lawford presided. The chair man said the Government had brough. oat 10-cent notes which lasted about h week, and 25-cent notes which were even worse. There did not appear to
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    • 14175 1 We have already given a summary and a Irst part of the text of the report of tb« tobber Commission over which Mr. W Geo. Maxwell presided. We now give a aecono jart of the text
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    • 40 5 [The Straits Times is not rosp nßible for the opinion of its correspondents. Correspondents should bear in mind that Letters mast bo short and to the point. Long rambling epistles are liable to be rejected or ruthlessly cat down.]
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    • 789 5 To ibc Editor of tho Straits Times. Sir,—In view of the allocations that have lately appeared in yooi columns impugning the good faith of the meaaaro to restrict imports of robber into the United Statos, I should like te draw your attention to the very grave insult
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    • 1263 5 To the Editor of the 8traita Times. Sir,—I think it as well beforo Legislation is enaoted to offer some common! aud eng gestion on paragraph 78 of tbo above report, and Mr. W. Lowtber Kemp's reservation, whioh deal with the question of forward sales. Where estatos have
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    • 610 6 We bad an article the other day id which v9o suggested that the system of control proposed by the Habber Commission may b< foand difficult to introduce owing to th< necessity of prior agreement with Holland, Ceylon and India. We aro of opinion that the
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    • 967 6 The SinRapore Chamber of Commeroi Robber Association held its 868th auction, on October 16 and 18. There were offered for Bale 2,280,082 lbs tons 1,017.87. Phicbs Rbausbd. Cents per lb Smoked sheet fine ribbed 52 to 57} ti it Rood n 89
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    • 1059 6 Issued Par Dividends. Malayan Exchange Capital Value Ccramis. Prices? 1916 August 27. o5KT 150,000 a/. 65% 85% AngloMalay la 8 in/6 6 i.dOO ill 30% B&kap Plantations.. 84/6 ‘26,750 £1 180% ‘210% Batu Caves
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