The Straits Budget, 18 August 1922

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    30 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES. VOL. LXXVI NO. 3366 Singapore, Friday, August 18, 1922 ESTABLISHED OVKU TIIKKK QUAKTEK OF A CENTURY. Price 25 cents.
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    CONTENTS.
    255 1 LEADERS— Straits Finance 12 Swat* iv Calamity 12 Ft.civilised America 12-1.*» l.« ml«-n Conference Legislative Council <Ji 1 many’s Prcblem l.'M4 General— Local and Personal 1-2 Notes from Malacca 2 I'lv Rajah Brook Memorial 2 Malacca St. Andrew’s Society 2 K* liter’s Service Legislative C uncil 7-8 Singapore St.
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    LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
    3466 1 I ho Halvard, a British steamer of 1,217 commanded by Captain Spittje, arrivat Bangkok from Swatow last week w 'lays overdue. Soon after leaving s watow the vessel ran into heavy weather V‘ r y high seas and a terrific gale—but to the sea-worthiness of the ship
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    NOTES FROM MALACCA. The Malaya Cup Football Match.
    859 2 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, August 11. The Singapore football team has returned to its supporters with another win to it credit in the Malaya (’up competition, as a result of Saturday’s game here, when the visitors pulled off a comfortable win
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    TIN RETURNS.
    207 2 Hahman Hydraulic Tin, Ltd.—JnK j,200 piculs. v u,< The Kenong Tin Dredging Co I m put for the first half of J u V v V, <U Dredge No. 1, 200 piculs. Kampong Kaniunting Tin Dre I Lt<!.-Ilnurs run July (Two m-edt? 5 1.2IS*, cubic yards treated two
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    Bankruptcy in Johore.
    269 2 The current issue of the Johore Government Gazette contains the text of a bill which about to be introduced in the Johore State Council. The objects and reasons of the measure, signed by Mr. (i. A. Hereford, Legal Adviser, Johore, state The time is believed to be
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    The Rajah Brook Memorial.
    144 2 The Sarawak Gazette ef August I announces that the Rajah Charles Hrook M< nierial Fund amounted on July 1,1 $68,61 7.50. The committee have decided, after putting aside $20,000 towards a pci- nai memorial, to use the remainder open a leper settlement. The jrener.il committee having
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    Malacca St. Andrew’s Society.
    66 2 At the annual general meeting <>f Malacca St. Andrew’s Society held in tm Malacca Club the following office-bearer' were elected for the year Pd22-2o Chieftain, Mr. Alex. McKenzie; V* 1 chieftain, Mr. .1. C. Henderson Mr. I P. Marshall, Mr. W. Nishet, Mr. W. I Findlay,
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  • FRIDAY’S TELEGRAMS
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      United States Strikes. President Harding and Critical Situation.
      199 3 REUTER’S SKHWCL. London, August 10. Wv. York message states that the llt U 1 ing l ut of the prolongation of 11 iiiwa> an 1 coal strikes has become that President Harding has retU,‘Ju.(i the Congressional leaders to keep 1.,.,. v in
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      London Conference.
      179 3 London. August 10. IVrlin The keenest interest is felt in London conference, but hitherto there ha been little comment. The Yossische i.np savs that so far every c< nferetue of the Entente which has v avoured to solve of economic question.- politically has ended in a comthe result
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      India and Tibet.
      86 3 London. August in. a On corn plot ion of the telegraph I.hnssa tlu* Dalai Lama sent an 1 iiH'>.'a'. r o to the Viceroy tend r--I.;' greetings to the King-Hmpcrnr and she Viceroy, cordially thanking the G ament <;f India for its assistance in connection with the
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      Grave Position in Lisbon.
      71 3 London, August in. b ter hams in a wire from Lisbon t "d t.ho ;»th inst. that the city continues '•i military charge, but conditions are be«*<*min*f normal. Work is being resumed :V lf the supply of bread is sufficient. stevedores’ strike continues, but n :Va!
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      Murderers Executed.
      20 3 London. August Kb nnd O'Sullivan, the murderers if 1 Marshal Sir Henry Wilson, have executed at Wandsworth Prison.
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      Lord Northcliffe’s Condition.
      18 3 London, August 10. I.ord Northed itrehs condition remains grave, but he is no worse to-day.
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      Irish Civil War. Rebel Forces Practically Encircled.
      232 3 London. August in. It is understood that forces of National co ps have ellecte.i almost simultaneous landings at Cork, Youghal and Pantry in th;* face of Irregular opposition. This cop-titutes one ot the most daring coups of the campaign. Four ships, containin' some
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      Stranded Warship.
      206 3 London. August 10. The Admiralty has announced that it is feared that four lives were lost in the Raleigh disaster which has been reported at St. John’s. London, August l'». St. J hn’s The entire crew of iI.M.S. ikdeigli landed on an uninhabited part of the coast and
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      British Empire Exhibition.
      121 3 London, August 10. As an illustration of the prospects of ;lie British Empire Exhibition of B»-l eing the greatest exhibition ever held, l is ]adnted out that up till now Australia spending lndia f 107,000 and South Africa has provided for this purp, se an estimate of
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      Emperor of Annam.
      39 3 London, A igusi 11. Marseilles Before sailing for home, he Emperor of Annum telegraphed 1o the jVc idept, M. Millerand, thanking him for Ids reception in France and assuring- him of the Emperor's unwavering alleg ane
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      Germany and America.
      34 3 London, Augu 11 a ;him 'on Negotiation have been .f, eoneloded b 'tween 'mrennv the Cnitod States wi b a view to the establishment of a commission to decide war claims.
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  • SATURDAY’S TELEGRAMS
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      London Conference. Little Prospect of Allied Agreement.
      345 3 Ufi 'TKit’j* Service London, August 10. 'Phis afternoon’s meeting of the Cabinet, attended by practically all the Ministers, unanimously decided in favour of the policy of the f >ur Ministers constituting the Rritish delegation and likewise will support them regarding the report of
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      Labour Disputes.
      140 3 London, August Mb .Members of the Typographical A sori i lon in over fifty towns have n Mined •ui tie- terms of the industrial c-mrCs award. London, Aug isl in. ,»i;t rdam Tlio iiiiine shipping strike -is ended, th<' impio;,«rs agree ng not t i duee wag« London,
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      Quito’s Crew Safe.
      94 3 London, August 10. The whole crew of t lie steanu r have belli picked op and landed at Brei.ierhuvi n. wire of the !Mh inst. stated Grave fears are c-nt« i■•aim d lor th late <d tin |[f d ii steamer Quito v. bieh v. a r<
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      Italian Politics.
      23 3 London, August. M> '|'h. t 'liamber passed a vote of confidence in the new Gov ntn* rit by ‘JI7 to 121.
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      Chinese Students. Influences of Education Abroad
      200 3 !.<<n !<>ri, August 11. lii a K*llc*r to The Times Mr. Robert Tam, who signs himself acting chairman of the Central I’nion of Chinese Students in (Ireat Britain and Ireland,” replying o. tie* letter oi Mr. .1. (>. I*. Bland, sug-g*-'is that a grant
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      Mysterious Wounding.
      166 3 London, August 12. Mujor Neilson, ex-chief intelligence officer R. I. has been sent to hospital sull'erirur from bullet wounds inflicted by wh art* heiieved to he Irish, who tracked him down to Devonshire. Major Neilson was found in a lonely spot near Ashburton where he was spending a
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      Mexican Oil Lands.
      65 3 London, August 11. a.Mmiyton Tin* State* Department issues a statement expressing the opinion that the recent oil-land decisions of the Mexican supreme court do not effectively protect the rights of American land "wiii I and adding that they apparently <• tahlish a precedent in protecting im proved
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      Liner in Trouble.
      69 3 London, August 11. Anxiety with rev aril to tie White Star liner Adriatic, from Liverpool to New York, has been aroused by wireless in* a" receive.l fr m \rnerivu n porting a had explosion m number !i hold don mile oir Port land, Maine. The liner i..
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      British Steamer Seized.
      49 3 London, August 10. Ihe steam-hip (ieorye, flying tin* l.rilish May, has been seized at Latoum, app .’efi <ui ihe initiative of the Uu. suan eon d. Steps are heiny taken t<# .•ei :e tie* freedom of the er< v and re ha. e ;he \e: sel.
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      Washington Treaties.
      68 3 London, Am Ihe id ti.*h Lnip re’s rat i lira t e.n ot h* Wa: hinyton tr at es has been complet' d They have been ratified by tin* hominioie 1 ar! aments and signed by Hi Ma.iest n < ndor* i d .1 i !»>• ay de
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      Fatal Shell Explosion.
      43 3 I .midoii, \uynM I 1 I 1 e A wayonh ad of live ii< II duy n at Maubei/e exploded an I five men tl e mi. mir i heir manyled remains s. n found hut identification was impossible. j
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  • MONDAY’S TELEGRAMS
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      REPARATION. The London Conference Deadlock. Endeavours to Find a Modus Vivendi.
      1078 4 Reuter's Sit.v ICE London, August 11. For seven hours to-day, Mr. Lloyd George, M. Poincare and M. Th'iinis together wrestled with the thorny problems on which the Conference has come to a deadlock, basing their discussions on a new
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      News from India.
      88 4 London, August 11. Simla The Chinese mission to Kabul is returning to China and leaves Kabul immediately. London, August 13. The non-cooperation leader Das has been released from gaol. He was congratulated at a large open air meeting of Indians at which he was presented with an
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      Labour and Politics.
      65 4 London, August 12. The Hague The International Court of Justice by a majority has decided in the affirmative the question submitted by France, whether the international labour organisation is competent internationally to regulate the hours and other conditions of agricultural workers. The French and Rumanian judges dissented.
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      Political Treachery.
      39 4 Ixmdon, August 13. Santiago The Chilian Senate has passed a resolution censuring the Minister for Foreign Affairs, who is charged with giving the Senate information regarding the Washington protocol which did not accord with the official text.
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      United States News. The Railway Strike More Threatening.
      390 4 London, August 12. Chicago The railway strike has assumed a more threatening aspect on entering the seventh week, and the paralysis of railway transportation in many parts of the country seems imminent. The members of the four big railway brotherhoods have abandoned
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      German Situation.
      228 4 London, August 11. Amsterdam A message from Rotterdam states that it now appears that the ballet of striking Rhine shipping workers shows a big majority in favour of a continuance of the strike. London, August 11. Berlin On the third anniversary of the promulgation of the Republican constitution,
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      Oil Concession.
      26 4 London, August 11. lat is The Standard Oil Co.’s concession for the exploitation of the oil fields in Czecho Slovakia has finally been signed.
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      IRELAND. Cork Captured by National Army. Sudden Death of Mr. Arthur. Griffith.
      443 4 London, August u It is reported from Waterford Cork was captured by the r last night. liondon, August i'> An official message states that the Nationals have occupied Cork Ci:\ 50 prisoners. flir London, August 12. The Nationals
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      Railway Ball Bearings.
      89 4 London, Augu-t lb The dream of the railway engineers it is believed has been realised. Railway coaches running on roller bearing' h iv« passed tests on the Great Eastern Kai. way promising economy in wear and tear on the permanent way and locomotives and a saving of
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      British Trade Improves.
      49 4 London, August 12. The* cheering increase in the value "f United Kingdom exports is the out standing feature in the Board of Trade r< turns for July. The exports totalled £(50,500,000, compared with £455,000. 00" for July of last year. The imports wen£81,750,000, compared with £’80,500,000.
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      Bolshevist Lawlessness.
      43 4 London, August 1J. Constantinople Bolshevists seized three British ships at Batoum on the pr« text that they were formerly Russian owned. Some vessels of the British the' have left for Batoum with whieh Brit i- L merchants have ceased all trade.
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  • TUESDAY’S TELEGRAMS
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      Allied Conference. Reported to Have Broken Down.
      290 5 Kehtkr*B Service. London, August 14. v ,tn>ng impression prevails that the v <>• nforence has broken down. A i statement is at present unobtain.,j (> Tha three Allied Premiers, Baron 'll :1 ;.»,d Signor Schanzer attended a M ,V at Dowring Street this
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      Empire Patents.
      117 5 London, August 14. The report of the conference of rejmvmntatives of the Patent Offices, the Dominions, India, the Crown Colonies and Protectorates held in London in June, to consider the practicability of institutin'/ a system of granting patents which would be valid throughout the K p:re, has been
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      Relief in Russia.
      86 5 London, August 11. i* is announced that the American relief !i horities are at present feeding over millions in Russia and this will he cun,irr»e<l in the winter, but will he res,:r'"d to children and sick adults. I'. is reported from Berlin that a coni' r '»iee
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      British Aircraft Victory.
      46 5 London, August 14. A tiny British machine with a -foot span, piloted by Captain Baird, has ’he international flying-boat race for ll fell-co\eted Schneider cup, proving ,al Hrit;iin possesses the fastest sea- mg as well as the fastest land machine r > the world.
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      Major Blake’s Tour.
      41 5 London, August 14. ;i,< u,,a After an adventurous journey Blake's aeroplane, with Mac- ;iT| and Malins, has arrived. Blake j, ded it by train in order to test the seaplane on which he proposes to 'inue the journey.
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      Opium Smuggling.
      19 5 London, August 14. »l.usciii,. s Two Chinese have been for attempting to land fifty kilo1 of opium.
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      American Strikers. Failure of the Washington Negotiations.
      285 5 London, Augu.-t 14. Washington: The railway executives left Washington convinced that the strike will continue. It is stated that no further Government attempt at compromise is j expected, hut the union leaders remain :Kt Washington for the purpose of contiuuiing their efforts at
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      Adriatic Explosion.
      167 5 London, August 11. New York Two of the crew* are killed, five seriously hurt and one missing in the Adriatic explosion. The vessel is proceeding at halfspeed to New York. She has POO passengers on board. London, August 12. A wireless from the Adriatic states lhat the explosion,
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      Outrage in Egypt.
      70 5 London, August Id. Cairo Five men with kv- I vers ambushed Mr. T. Brown, director of the hortieu!ural division of the Ministry <>( Agriculture, while he was proceeding home in a car with his children and their nurse. Tii driver was killed and Mr. Brown, a chill
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      Rand Revolt.
      43 5 London, August 12. Johannesburg The special criminal court trying the cases arising cut. of the Rand revolt in March sentenced two prisoners to death and several > 1 her- to varying terms of imprisonment in connect ioi with the shooting of natives.
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      Afghan Minister.
      46 5 London, August 11 Sardar Tarzi, the ex-Minister for Foreign All'airs in Afghanistan and tin father-in-law of the Amir, has been appointed the Afghan Minister t'* I'ur: ,j vhither he will proceed in a month aceonitanied by Ghnlam Sudiq, tin- new Afghan Minister at Berlin.
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  • WEDNESDAY’S TELEGRAMS
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      Conference Collapses. Britain and Italy Appeal In Vain.
      647 5 Reuters Service. London, August 14. Doing his utmost to bridge the* differences between M. Poincare and Mr. Lloyd George before the breakdown, Signor .Schanzer proposed a postponement of tin conference for six to eight weeks. Mr. Lloyd George accepted, nut M. Poincare
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      Lord Northcliffe Dead. Premature End of Brilliant Career.
      672 5 London, August If The death has occurred of Viscount NorthclifTe. The funeral service of Viscount Norihcliffe will Like place at Westminster Abbey on Thursday. The burial will be at the St. Marylebone Cemetery, Finchley. London, August 14. Viscount N’orthclillVs end was perfectly
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      Floods in Bengal.
      30 5 London, August 15. Flu* re atv extensive floods in the Midnapore district of Bengal. Over 100 Muarc nulcs have been inundated. The fioverrvment haa arranged for relief.
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      American Strikers.
      169 6 London, August 11. ('lev. land Mi. Lewis, on behalf of thd nnthra< ite minors, has accepted the invitation tn confer with the mine-owners with a view re-opening the mines on the old wag scale submitting other questions to orbit rat ion. London, Xuoust la. 1 ulon Tile leader-
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      Marconi Company.
      170 6 London, August 15. At t lie meet ing of the Marconi Wireless < ompany, Signor Marconi said last year had been unprecedentedly difficult, but this year an improvement was already manifest. The* profit was £275,000 and the dividend was 10 per cent, on the ord.nary shares while £000,000,000
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      Opium Control.
      156 6 I. mlon, Augu t 15. Pin- League nf Xutions unnoun.'cs that twenty of its members, including the prim if.ul Kun peon <•< untries, with Geroinny, and also China, India, Japan, Siam and the l!r fish Colonies, have accepted the v f f imtjort cert ilicute> r'T'>nimcndcd b.v the
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      Strikers in Portugal.
      85 6 London, August 15. Reuter’s correspondent at Lisbon reported yesterday that the union leaders had ordered a fresh general strike in consequence of the workmen resuming on the 11th under a mistaken impression that the (lovcrnment had made a concession on the bread question. The orders wore partially
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      Irish Civil War.
      72 6 London, August 14. The irregulars recaptured Dundalk and took prisoner the national garrison. They blew up the police barracks and then marched on and occupied Dunleer and Drogheda. On the other hand the Free Staters have get full possession of Cork city and suburbs and regained Queenstown
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      Major Blake’s Tour.
      35 6 London, August lfi. t ao utta Major Blake’s aeroplane has been auctioned for 1,700 rupees to a European resident. The aviators will probably *ro to Rangoon on the Fairev seaplane on Wednesday.
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  • THURSDAY’S TELEGRAMS
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      Conference Collapse. Woeful Position of German Finance.
      408 6 KKIiIKKs Suit t L mi m, August 15. lan.": The newspapers accuse Mr. I.lovd George of responsibility fur wreck- ing* the conference. Generally they 1 a-rribc tie- breakdown to the publication of the Balfour note, which did not pei- mit Mr. Lloyd George
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      Irish Civil War.
      213 6 Limerick The Nationals occupied Killarney unopposed. The irregulars (led. It is reported from Dublin that fiOO irregulars attacked Dundalk. Trains from Dublin are not running beyond Drogheda, which appears to be still in the Nationals’ hands. The Nationals occupied Buttevant. London, August 1(5. All the (Government oftices,
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      American Strikers. Situation Now Considerably Improved.
      237 6 London. August 15. Washington In view of the failure .f ill.- cOoils at mediation in the railway 11 i, it is understood that President Harii.ng intends to unite the employers t<» i ji. iate the railways pledging Governent hacking in their efforts to serve
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      Gigantic Swindle.
      135 6 London, August 16. Berne The enquiry into the so-called Til insky atFair has been concluded and the case will now come before the Bernese courts. The indictment says that Igor do Tilinsky, who arrived in Switzerland in lbll, claimed to hold a credit on the Japanese Government for
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      Rubber Contracts.
      51 6 London, August Id. An Amsterdam message says that .Amsterdam and Netherlands companies have sold forward part of the 11)23-24-25 rubber crops to the General Rubber Company, New York, at prices based on an average monthly London quotation with the minimum of Sd. and a maximum of lfid. per
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      Cable Congestion.
      54 6 London, August 15. Washington The State Department’s arrangement to relieve the Trans-Atlantic cable congestion by the reopening of the cable between Miami, Florida and Barbados for messages from the United States to Europe was only upset owing to Brazil objecting to the reopening unless it was used for
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      Better Trade.
      48 6 London, August 10. Owing to the improved demand for Yarrow boilers, Messrs. Yarrow and Co., who last year temporarily closed their shipbuilding works at Scotstown, Glasgow, have decided to reopen their boiler department. The firm recently received an order for several boilers from the Far East.
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      Royal Dutch.
      32 6 London, August 15. Amsterdam At the meeting of the Royal Dutch Company Dr. August Philips ex-Netherlands Minister to Washington was unanimously elected director in succession to Dr. Colyn. who resigned.
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      League of Nations.
      52 6 London, August j~, Geneva So far the League of X has registered 300 treaties, including 1 batch of 00 just received from M the chief of which loraih.Mcs ,i, with the United States. Tw oth.i r r from Japan, arising from the rv-'t' 11 decisions, and concerned
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      Robbery of Mails.
      66 6 London, August l*;. A mysterious robbery of mails f r ln Canada and the Far East brought to Liverpool by the steamer Regina waV ,]j s covered in London. Five mailbags h t( j been tampered with and 70 reg-tcred packets are missing. One of the ba<-s
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      German Shipping.
      32 6 London, August A wire from Berlin stales *!.a» the Stinnes Combine is inaugurating a ni nthly steamship service with Hast Ada. It will start sailing from Hamburg ..a November 1.
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      Various.
      66 6 London, August 15. The King anil Queen, Queen Alexandra, Princess Victoria and the Duke of ('onnaught sent messages of condolence to Lady NorthcliiFe. London, August 15. Budapest The Rumanian Treasury has confiscated the Kisjenoe estate of the Archduke Joseph, 20,000 hectares in area. London, August 16. Rome The Cabinet
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    THE WINGED ART. Lord Rosebery on Indispensability Of Shorthand.
    461 6 At a Press Association dinner over which he presided a few years ago, Lord Rosebery said I believe that one hundred years ago the world would have got on tolerably well without shorthand but at this moment, suppose we can fancy,
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    SINGAPORE ST. ANDREW’S SOCIETY.
    334 8 The annual general meeting of the Singapore St. Andrew’s Society was held .it t! Exchange rooms on Friday, the i'rcsidcnt the lion. (apt. Chancellor in the chair. The report and accoi.ms, shew.ng a credit balance of .>5 IK, were api> ocid on the motion of the
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    Mortor Fatalities.
    213 8 On Friday Mr. F. G. Bourne, the City Coroner, pave his finding regarding the circumstances attending the death of the eleven-year-old Chinese schoolboy named Tai Kim 800, who was knocked down by motor bus 1317, driven by Syed .bin Kamat, on the Ist inst., and who succumbed to
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    Singapore Mortality Returns.
    84 8 'I lie rate of mortality in the Settlement of Singapore for the week ending July 21) was 32.05. The total number of deaths was 270 of which 200 were male subjects and 70 female. Convulsions claimed 18, phthises 28, malaria fever 31, dysentery 18, beri-beri 10, pneumonia
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    Mrs. Ethel Duke Sentenced.
    85 8 J 1, A* av l» District Judge* and irst Magistrate, on Friday eonvjetcd Mrs. Kthel Duke on the three charges of procuring her step-daughter for immoral purposcs, holding that the charges had been established. IDs Honour sentenced the woman to three months’ imprisonment on each charge,
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    Straits in 1921. One of Worst Year’s in Colony’s History.
    670 8 Straits in 1921. One of Worst Year’s in Colon y’s History. Ill Ills report on the Straits s,.m for 11*21, which was laid before mt.ve Council on Monday, M Bachloley, acting Colonial L. Sl writes retar;;, Trade in the Colony as in 9 th countries in the world lia"™u!r from
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    Gruesome Find in Penang.
    77 8 Our Penang correspondent wires detective made a gruesome find, at > ,H back of a house in Kelawei Road beni n* the Masonic temple, of a quantity 1 bones belonging to the skeleton female. A woman had been missing D 11 the house of a Chinese
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  • Sporting News and Notes.
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      CRICKET.
      1211 9 I* S. and L. in Good form. Public Services and Law met the k I'nion on the S.C.C. ground on c ,day and after a good game the and L. retired victors by the margin t rL ms. With this win the P. S. and i V e further
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      FOOTBALL.
      2489 9 Singapore beat Malacca. The Singapore team scored another possible in the Malaya Cup competition on Saturday, when they met Malacca on the latter’s ground, winning by 3—1. The teams were Singapore.—Oliveiro dale, Wheatley; loo Song, Chec Lim, Edlin Jamieson, Sinclair, Smith, Yong Liang and K< ng Song. Malacca. —X.
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      LAWN TENNIS.
      651 10 Singapore’s Doubles Representative** I* rida.v afternoon was riot pr« mis mg for tennis, but nevertheless the match in tlie doubles championship trials I). Ii. Kleiniimn and 1!. VV. Sinclair v. .1. A. Iban and Luang Sri Sayatn kiteli was pro' i ileil with, "be < tber “foursome," O.
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      THE DAVIS CUP.
      221 10 Semi-Finals at Boston. A ((outer wir from Boston dated the KMh inst. states iliat in the Davis Cup S'mi-linals Cochet, France, defeated Fllara Wood, Australia, «i -I, H -U, <5—o 7 '.t, f»—1. Patterson, Australia, defeated Cohort, France, I tl, 0, fl 3, Cohort was forced to
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      INTER-SCHOOL SPORTS.
      1019 10 Unifies Just Win Championship. I'ttVt 'U red as regards weather, ihe i;;;a;s <n the Inter-School Sports, held on '.la* S.ground on August It), proved in .cry way a big success. 1 lie greatest .:een/Kss was shown, and thanks to very (Uil amt c. inpieu* arrangements and the goo,i
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      ROYAL SINGAPORE YATCH CLUB.
      580 10 First Race for Somerville Bowl i he h;.-i race <4 the ser.c- t Son.eiA iiii* bi \vl was sailed on s m.,,. no inmg. The weaiher w«> wet anil .\im.y, but fi r all il.at ten b at- turm-ii •.it u.i i a thoroughly eajoyaine ran
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      SELANGOR RACES.
      576 10 First Day’s Results. (From Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur, August I I he attendance at the first day’s no«’ I eld under the auspices of the Sclangei 1 urf I ul> was l»y no means large, but tL ather was excellent nil sport h*rH ti ynble. Most of
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      Golf.
      230 11 1 e result of the match between *.y l.incs and Keppcl on Sunday, at atte*r's course, was a win for the no r bv *4 1 i The details are as under. K- jij" jdayers being mentioned last r,nc and Dirse ’i, Irving Jones and dnams 1. Iiadilon and
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      The Balloon Bare.
      106 11 A lie iter wi, e fnun Geneva dat' d the 10th inst. s ates that the balloon Uclgicu, jiiio.ctl by the Ilelgian Frnost Demuyur, coin pel in;v in t He Gordon-Ucnnett race, wlii.ii was previously believed to have i lost, nn.' now landed in a Rumanian ilk'i
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      Motor Cycle Racing.
      126 11 A Reuter wire from G nova dated the 11 th inst. states The final results of tiiesixdays motorcycle ra< es in d iriist rlomi wen* as foil >ws Swiizerli.n l first with 2P'.K) points, Great Poitain. secoii'l 2080 points and Sweden, third, 2! 7.'I points. The competiton
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      Rifle Shooting. Revival of the Old Association.
      636 11 A few members of the old Singapore hi He Association assembled at the meeting, hold in tne Drill Hall on Nvednesday* evening, to uonsider the revival of the Singapore Bifle Association. Lieut.-Cob nel Spencer, commandant. Straits Settlements Volunteer Force, who presided, said that
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      To Encourage Rifle Shooting.
      350 11 In tin* course of two weeks or so, an interesting rifle shooting ee>mpe*titie>n among platoon teams from the Regular, and Volunteer units in the command throughout the Colony, is to take place, and practice then lor is now vigorously proceeding. Its object is to cneemrage 1
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      SINGAPORE RECREATION CLUB Proceedings at the Annual General Meeting.
      185 11 The annual meeting of the S.R.C. was held on Friday in the elub pavilion, Mr. F. Tos.sensohn presiding. The President in his address said inter alia that he hoped that the members would make a start at paying tip their $lOO
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      STRAITS FINANCE.
      1114 12 Straits Times, August 11. WV congratulate the Strait- S»tt\mints A-suciation <»ri the a«im rahb fira:. fial statement it ha- u-t ’--.u Thi accuracy of 1 1 lu ,r«- rot open t. quest inn, for t i y I i i i r i v i kt-i t>\ Mr.
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      SWATOW CALAMITY.
      1166 12 influenc in that country. -Straits Times, August 12. There arc calamities which reach such magnitude that comment is almost impossible. A hushed silence in the presence of forces so much greater than man is capable of contending with seems to be the only thing possible. At any moment
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      UNCIVILISED AMERICA.
      1134 12 s, V.igust !1. We have been chuckling owr 1 in the Contemporary Review. It 4n cl good article by that able lecturer I writer Mr. S. K. Ratcliffe and t with the intellectual revolt n f America. What are the objecting to Almost it seems thing. “They abhor
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      LONDON CONFERENCE.
      1039 13 should fed ineakuiahly reliev'd. S»r;iits Times. August 1'». It i.- to be feared that the utmost we c'wi hope for as the result of the London <’mf*. r. nee is a sofnewhat feeble eom’n’M*. The attitude of France is wholly antagonistic to that rf Britain and it h
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      LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
      1251 13 Straits Times. August Id. Straits Times August Id. Something of a sense of futility seem-? to hang over public 1 iff* at present. On<does not know what happens when the members of the Legislative Council dine together at Government House and prepare the programme of a public session,
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      GERMANY’S PROBLEM.
      1266 13 St raits Tiim >, August 17 Tin* London ('onfoivne* has collapsed after n earnest effort, by Hritain and Italy to obtain some concession from France*. As a result of the* collapse the mark has fallen to the hopeless figure of 4,r»00 to the pound sterling and other currencies
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    Eastern Shipping Appeal Case.
    286 14 Our Penang correspondent wires: The 1 1 t A,iji al on WediKsda', commenced l.iariim oi die anpial broug«u by tin I I'a-torn Shipping Co. Ltd., against part j of the decision given by the Hon. Mr. t ie Whitley in a suit which was mummed in
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    Human Head in the Harbour.
    128 14 < >n the Nth instant a boatman reported s ■> ing a human head floating in the inn harbour. The head, evidently that of a Chinese, was found by the police, and sent to the General Hospital for examination. There are said to he a
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    More Trouble for S. S. Government.
    97 14 Our Penang correspondent wires:— The committee of the local Chamber of Commerce on the first inst. resolved to approach the Singapore Chamber of Commerce. and ask whether that body would assi>t in pressing for adequate notice being given of the introduction and provision of
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    Death of Mr. E. L. Laird.
    110 14 Our Ipoh correspondent wires :—The death occurred at Batu Gnjah Hospital •>n Saturday of Mr. E. L. Laird, brother of Mr. J. Laird, of the Mines Department, who is now at home. The deceased recently returned to the F.M.S. after prospecting in Southern Siam.
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    MALAYAN COLLIERIES. Allegations Against The Secretaries. Referred to Arbitration.
    4525 14 t i rum Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, August 10. An xtracidinary general meeting of ,l.e Malayan Collieries, Limited was held at i!i oiiices of the company at 11 n.m. to-,:uv. Among those present were: Messrs. J. A. Russell, A. Grant
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    LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
    630 15 Weekly Report of Singapore Firms Th market has remain*'I steady during ihi* week and there is a little more business to report. Transactions have again h.eu principally confined to Industrials. Tin at t*lf»S I7s. 6d. is attain lower showing a |.is> of t'2 and rubber at 7s.
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    Tin Outputs.
    39 15 I’ror.oh Mines, l.t i Output for .July I'ls. 2,2r.!i. I’artieulars of output from Kawang Mine arc as under Kun No. is. From •luly 10 to July ::o. hours u«>rked 407, icatoj :o,olm cubic yard*, output 210 pit.
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    CORRESPONDENCE.
    177 16 Hi** Mr.ti!-- I ini< is not ro.spon -iM** tin* pini ii it- c<»rr<-. poniW'iits. Kpoiol* nts i. ~i. i«l lo at m jiiintl that IcMft.. Din t In slioit alol to tho point. I.o; lami imj' cpi-tli s ar«- liable to ht* i»* j»• ct«• <1 < t ruti.ii-
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    Malayan Collieries.
    210 16 T > the- Editor i-f the Straits Times. .Kir, K:n*lly allow m« to inform v’.iureh..|<|< r.s ai Malayan uli.-i i I .1 that tin' iif my inti-n mil to pr <*!>'•>•• I In* t d* lowing resolution at tie* g» ii'ia! imm 'iii; of t'n company to l.r
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    Servants and Government Retrenchment.
    230 16 To the Editor of the Straits Times. S r,- U may he of interest to state that ns a resident in a moderately.sized bungalow in Tang!in district I have adopted I In* full* wing scale of wages for my si ants Syce $‘>0, amah $30, cook
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    Straits Finance.
    290 16 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,- Allow me to congratulate you on having had the courage to write that editorial of yours this evening. Ido hope that many others will read it, and 1 would suggest to the Committee of the Straits Settlements Association that they
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    Sectional Legislation.
    772 16 r To the Editor of the Straits Times. sir,—S.Q.S. doesn’t seem to mind a direct contra .i’lion. He merely accepts t and shifts his ground. Black is not I whue all right then—it may be yellow 1 li l’> us argue it over again. Sir tie igo I.eith
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    The Monument.
    113 16 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.—A good deal has been written and said re th-» railing in of the monument to >rr fallen li *roes. W »uld it not be a good idea if some of the a’iens who lived in safety in our Colony whilst
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    Rice Measures.
    163 16 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.—I shall be obliged if you or any of your readers could enlighten me of the reason why gar.tangs are not in use in all the shops where rice is sold in our City. If a bargain is made to purchase
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    Squandermania.
    250 16 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —Will one of our representatives on the Legislative Council ask (1) If it :s a fact that the Government terrace houses near Grove Road have cost over s.‘>o,ooo each to build. (2) 'A hat has been the total expenditure on these
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    Influences of Education Abroad.
    544 16 Influences of Education Abroad To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—We have boon informed that in a letter to The Times Mr. Robert Lim declares that the methods of govern•ment and industry in China depend entirely on the officials' or traders’ educational antecedents. He savs moreover, “If the British
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    “The Sleepy Hollow Wakes Up.”
    272 16 To the Editor of the Straits Ti n es. Sir, —I read in your issue cf the 12th instant that the Chinese Chris’! an Association was to debate on the mu-: en: ‘‘Has the trade slump produ t v of any good and I think
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    Poor Old Jack Johnson
    472 16 To the Editor of the Strait' 1 J Sir—l am not the kind of 1* v v ,T man who flaunts his years ,n everyone’s face and always 1 1 militant grievance. That kind f 1 111 rnde in arms leaves me very t: v- I
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    ROYAL WEDDING GIFT. Princess Mary’s Very Cordial Acknowledgment.
    268 17 I* will bo remembered that a number of articles representative of Malayan arts j.n'i crafts was selected at the MalayalloriH o Exhibition and forwarded as a wt l-iing thrift to the Princess Mary. The t.'lltwinjr letter of acknowledgment has now been received
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    Penang’s Ambitious Schemes.
    251 17 <>; ,r Penang correspondent wires Mr. '»'lliams, the Municipal electrical and 'I >imways engineer, states in his report t'M r.'Ul Negotiations have been practil*v completed for the construction by > !1 Penang Municipality of a large powir station on the new Prai wharves, ’tom which Penang will
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    American Naval Visit. Whole of Flotilla for the East In Port.
    465 17 Thc American naval flotilla which is proceeding to relieve a portion of the b .o. Asiatic fiect in China waters has arrived in p; rt, and makes quite an 'mposing display in the outer roads. On Monday morning the
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    Hongkong’s G.O.C. in Court.
    247 17 The m e in which the G. O. C. Maj>rGcncral Sir J. S. Fowler, was sued in the Summary Court, yesterday, for $6OO damages by Mr. U. S/.e Wing for the alleged negligence tf the General's chauffeur resulted in a verdict for the defendant who, therefore,
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    Holts Buy Eastern Shipping Co.
    64 17 Our Penang correspondent wires From reliable sources it is understood that Messrs. Alfred Holt and Co., Ltd., have bought the Eastern Shipping Go. outright for $1,500,000. The steamers will he run in conjunction with the Straits Steamship boats as feeder services to the Blue Funnel
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    St. Andrew’s Hospital. Foundation Stone Laying Of Useful Institution.
    1662 17 I ha foundation stone win laid on .Won lay aftern on by Mrs. Lc ho- n t*unn t M.B.E., in the presence of a u.rg-' gathering, representative of every ..muniiy mi a, a (olony, of the St. Andrew’s Hospital for Women
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    MOTOR-CAR ACCIDENT.
    69 17 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, A r. u t In. A serious motorcar accident o- curnd here last night in which a r.inii! hey, Uni years of age, \\a> knock I down i,y '•ar No. ll.’IH occupied by Capt. Flton, of the Department of Agriculture, and Mr.
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    Swatow Typhoon. Worst Visitation in Thirty Years.
    1086 19 llWS received Horn Swatow goes iur nrin the first n p; its of the extent K'iK. disaster caused by tlw typhoon, H m Hongkong Daily Press of the W swatow is situated in the delta !i H, h(1 ,’jver Han, six milts from
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    SERIOUS MOTOR SMASH. Well-known Singapore Pilot Injured.
    194 19 On Tuesday there was a collision between a motor car and a tram in New Keppel Harbour Hoad which might have been attended with even more serious consequences than occurred. That the impact was terrific is indicated by the state of the car.
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    Government House.
    185 19 The f< Hewing had the lorn ur of diii'iv; at Ciov rnnu-nt House on Moni'av -Majorfuneral Sir Neill Malcolm, K.C.8.. D. 5.0., Mr. and Mrs. K. H. (Ireg, the Hon. Mr. F. M. Baddeley, the Hon. Mr. A. B. \’vules and Mrs. Voules, He Hon. Mr. Pouriney. C.8.K.,
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONERS. Result of S. S. Association Ballot.
    101 19 The result of the ballot held by the Straits Settlements (Singapore) Association for the purpose of nominating a gentleman in place <>f Mr. H. A. Brown, resigned, for appointment as Municipal Commissioner by lI.K. The Officer Administering the Government, was as follow's
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    Death of Mr. F. M. Price. Fatal Heart Seizure During Night.
    277 19 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, August 17. Mr. F. M. Price, editor of the Malay Mail, was found dead in bed this morning. He died during the night, probably from heart failure. Mr. Price attended work yesterday and
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    Sun Yat Sen. Leaves Hongkong For Shanghai.
    87 19 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Hongkong, August 10. Sun Yat Sen and his suite of ten persons left to-day for Shanghai in the Empress of Russia. He was transported to Hongkong ia the British gunboat Moorhen. The Hon. Dato Abdul Rahman, C.M.G., of Johorc,
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    BIRTHS
    83 19 LDGAR. On August 11, 11*22, at No. IN-:’,, Tanglin Road, Singapore, to Mr. and Mrs. 0. A. Ldgar, a daughter. ARRANT. On July 7, 11*22, at Mounlswoou, Taunton, to Mr. and Mrs. (I. C. Far rant, a son. I’LDI.OW. At the Maternity Hospital, Pen a ng. on August 10,
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    Trade and Finance.
    155 19 EXCHANGE. Singapore, August 17. On London, Bank 4 m/a 2/4 1/16 Demand 2/3 31/32 Private 3 m*. credits 2/4 1/4 On New York Demand 51% Private 63% On France Bank 606 On India, Bank T. T. 176% On 1%ngkong, Bank d/d 11% p.c prern. On Shanghai, Bank
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    Stocks and Shares.
    436 19 MINING. Singapore, August 17. Vtd Ptj Huyeri Seller* 1 1 Ayer Wing 1.00 1 I HiUim Tilt 0.95 1.05 1 1 Jelantoh 0.60 I 1 Johan Tin 0.35 0.45 1.1 £1 Kam. Kamunt. 1.11.0 1.13.0 10 10 Kinta Assoc. 3.50 4.60 5 5 l.ingui Tin 2.50 3.00
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      86 19 NOTICE Al! communication* for both the Strait* Times and the? Straits Budget should be addressed to the Ilcael Office, ('ceil nnel Stanley Streets, Singapore, Straits Settlements. The post free price* of the Straits Times to th»* United Kingdom and foreign countries is Pit a year. The post free price e»f
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    175 19 IIKATIIS HALF. On August II, Writ, at 360, Seian goon Road, Mary Hale, wife of l)r. Hah*, late Assistant Surgeon, Straits Settlements. ’I KO. August 11, Writ, at .36, Buffalo Road, Singapore. Mrs. Teo Thiain Wah (nee Vap lain N«‘o), aged 61. .Mother of Mr Teo I.ing Siang, of International
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  • The Straits Budget RUBBER SUPPLEMENT
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      CONTENTS.
      74 1 t.i-ncr: I Restriction July Rubber Returns 2 Hail-Marked Rubber |.oral Rubber Auctions 4 Curi« -»,}«.adence profit uf Restriction Ruble r Miet’c;- 4 and Report*— Rahru Selangor Rubleu I Rendu Rubber Hat u Tiga Rubber I Rim 4 Malacca I Rubber -j Sui.gala Rubber Kstale •> Indi.in Immigration C’ommittee Kirby
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      BAHRU SELANGOR RUBBER. Forward Sales Give Big Dividend.
      462 1 The- ordinary general meeting of the Bahru Selangor Rubber Company, Limited, was held on July 12, at 12I», Cannon Street, K. c. Mr. R. Arnold, who presided, said that bis remarks at the meeting of the Bukit Cloh Company, just concluded, applied
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      Lendu Rubber. Company In Sound Financial Condition.
      1121 1 The l.Mth ordinary general meeting of the Lendu Rubber Company, Limited, was held on July IS at the olhees of the company, 4, Lloyd’s Avenue, Fenchurch Street, E.C., Mr. T. C. Owen (the chairman of the company) presiding. The Chairman said: Gentlemen, the
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      BATU TIGA RUBBER. The Chairman Welcomes Restriction.
      812 1 'Hu* sixteenth annual general meeting of the Batu Tipa (Selangor) Rubber Company, Ltd., was held on June 21) at 95a, Chancery-lane, W.C., Mr. L. T. Boustcad (the chairman) presiding. 1 he Chairman said The past year has been a very lean one for
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      RESTRICTION. Concordat with Dutch Indies Considered. Huge Gains to the Producers Everywhere.
      1924 2 I funner article 1 examined the policy ft; K.-itiiction mainly from the point of ft,, ,,f Malaya, and showed that in a ft 0 f six years, even with Malaya ft,/,, restricting, the income from the ft). ,vfin
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      JULY RUBBER RETURNS.
      660 2 Ayer Molck. 18,121 lbs. A lor Gajah. 12,210 Ibs. Austialusia.—f>,100 lbs. Ayer Panas.—35,500 Ibs. Ayer llitam. -34,782 lbs. Anglo-Malay.—108,042 lb*. Allenby.—22,505 Ibs. Anglo-Juhore Consolidated.—25,401 lbs. Alma.—20,000 Ibs. Atbara.—18,02*5 lbs. Ayer Tawah.—31,283 lbs. Bukit Palong.—12,5512 lbs. Batang Benar.—31,578 lbs. Batu Anam.—24,092 lbs. Batu Village.—2,4550 Ibs. Bint an.—(Ceased Tapprng).
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      RIM (MALACCA) RUBBER. Sub-Division of Shares Approved.
      1433 3 The twelfth enjinaiy •lu ial fact t ng <if Him ahcva Iluhber Ksia Ltd., was held tut .lu!. 17 a! the <\ illicit If om of th*■ Hubbi'l (if We: A tldai i(.n, 21, hi.,' Lane, 17a till «p. K.t Sir Ernest W
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      SUNGALA RUBBER ESTATE. Annual General Meeting At Shanghai.
      376 3 Owing to the absence through lilness of; tvl! Holliday, the Chairman, Dr.l < hadwtek K. Ktw presided at Shanghai, n .Inly 2X.. at the seventh annual meeting (>t tin* Sungala Rubber Estate, Ltd.. hch t the head offices of Ihe e mpan
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      INDIAN IMMIGRATION COMMITTEE.
      754 3 Appended uro tin minutes of a meeting of the Indian Immigration Committee lu ld at Penung on August 4 Pros,,nt tin* Acting Controller of Labour (Mr. K. W. I'. Gilman) Chairman, tho Acting Principal Medical Officer, E.M.S. (L)r. I*, E. Wood), the Hon’ble Mr. J. Mitchell, Mr.
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      CORRESPONDENCE.
      62 3 .Thu Straits Times is not the opinions of its com ii.nuLm k spondents should bear in Jlt j ll( 1 *rr* must be short and to u u rambling epistles are liable t 0 H luthlessly cut down. Correspond,*' enclose their names, not n,,J W publication but as guarantee
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      Profits of Restriction.
      360 3 Profits of Restrict ion. To the Editor of the biu.u t UI Sir,—The figures given by .\\vstl.e valuable article which aune ln yesterday's Straits Time. v ‘V r 1 .a Ins support of the Aialava a policy cl restriction do much ~e justice to that policy. In addition to the
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      Rubber.
      210 3 To the Kelitor of the Straits T.nus. Sir, —In the article cn Kubbe c r Truth of July It*, page 118. there i: a rather significant passage. The writ'"' of it considers that tin *up pressie nof figures of costs in il.f'b r 1 pat es r ports is
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      Hall-Marked Rubber. KIRBY RUBBER. Small Profit Shewn In Spite Of Prices. MERCHISTON RUBBER. The Costs Substantially Reduced. LOCAL RUBBER AUCTIONS. BUKIT CLOH RUBBER. Company Pays Good Dividend. Dungun Ltd.
      3375 3 Hall-Marked Rubber. KIRBY RUBBER. S ma ll Profit Shewn In Spite Of Prices. MERCHISTON RUBBER. The Costs Substantially Reduced. LOCAL RUBBER AUCTIONS. BUKIT CLOH RUBBER. Company Pays Good Dividend. Dungun Ltd. The suggestion to hall mark factureel rubber articles meets w;ti favour as tln* following cutting t r re**:*!it issue
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      TARUN (MALAY) RUBBER. Hopeful Outlook for The Company.
      1260 5 The .-in mi oiMii .i:y general meeting of tli Taruii < Mn.;»\ Kubbi r Lstates. Limitid. was hi 1 I > 1 at the offices of tli company- 1 i-nchurch S*reet, K.C.. Mr. K. I M nej pres id ng. l u
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      PUNGGGOR RUBBER ESTATES. Expenses Rigorously Cut Down.
      520 5 The following report is officially supplied Ihe twelfth annual ordinary general meeting of the I’unggor Rubber Estates, Ltd., was held at the company’s office, F 57, Hceren Street, Malacca, on July 31, Mr. Tan Soo Hock presiding. The usual preliminaries having been gone
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        LONDON EXCHANGE STERLING PRICES JULY 19.
        329 5 Stock Par Exchange Par P\ hValue. Company. Prices. Value. Company. -Mnan^ July 19 Julv l'. US £1 Anglo-Malay 15/ i‘l Lumut •>•/ £1 Ayer Kuning 30/ 2/ London Asiatic t‘1 Bakap Plantations 10/ £1 Malacca Plantations £1 Banteng (Selangor) 20/ 2/ Merlimau £1 Batu
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        SINGAPORE DOLLAR SHARE PRICES AUGUST 17.
        715 5 < apital Issue Closing Prices. Pair Ip \alue Dividends Fraser Lyalin I H r Company Co. Kvatt. August 17. August 17. 1,250,000 1 Allen by New ($1) 0.55 0.05 0.50 0.(50 120,000 1 nil year 30-0-21 ..Alor Gajah ($1) 1.00 1.20 1.00 1.20 646,414
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      177 6 FOMMHI’S hykmque MIXTURE (FOB LADIES) WASTE NO TIME Tssted ail Prtwd for Toon, xamediotolf you oottoo UT disorder of tho j., te m take Founds** Nffonlfue Mix tun. Tt qoiekly mow oil suffering. •here to ootota# KAnyth inf SO WkWr Known. It to Justly Alerted os tho FINEST REMEDY IN
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      23 6 PHOTOS of Actresses, Beauties, Studies, Drawings. Great choice and variety. State wishes clearly and write to Mr. Gennert, Calls Cuyas, Sarria Barcelona, Spain.
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      23 6 CASH SALE KMMUM MIS 10 in. by 7 in. 160 SHEETS FOR 20 CENTS Postage 14 cents each extra. Apply MANAGER, STRAITS TIMES.
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      34 7 HULL, ENGLAND HIGH GRADE FLEXIBLE ROPES Launching, Towing and all Marine Purposes. y Cranes, Derricks, Lifts, &c. VI •V Sole Agents: Co., 61, Market Street, SINGAPORE. Cable Address: KEATCHEANG.” Telephone No. 2269. Code: “BENTLEYS
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