The Straits Budget, 27 October 1922

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  • 31 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES. VOL. LXXVI No. 3376 Singapore, Friday, October 27, 1922 ESTABLISHED OVEII Til KICK QUARTER OF A CENTURY. Price 25 cents.
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  • 141 1 LEA DERS— Municipal Contracts 12 With Return Ticket 12 British Politics 12-13 Legislative Council 13 Restriction 13 Think Twice 13-14 General Local and Personal 1-2 Reuter Service 3-7 Singapore Wedding? 7 Legislative Council 8-11 Income-Tax Reform 11 (luong Pulai Scheme 11 S. V. C. Route March 11 Heath of
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  • 4660 1 The Manager of the F.M.S. Railway Motel in the District Civil Court, Kuala Lumpur, on the 17 instant, sued a number Europeans, including a Police Inspect"i. for money due on account of board hikI lodging. The Malay Mail has been informed that there is an amount of
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  • FRIDAY’S TELEGRAMS
    • 874 3 London, October 19. \< a seci’iiI to the Carlton Club meeting. the Chief Whip, Col. Leslie Wilson .Mi. Amery, Sir A. Griffith-Boseawen, and M-vcial of the Conservative junior minister.- have tendered their resignations. i premier
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    • 115 3 London. October ID. An acute controversy has developed as a result of the resignation of Mr. Robert Donald from the committee of the British Empire Exhibition, as a protest against the committee’s decision that it is impracticable to serve exclusively British Dominions produce at tbe Exhibition’s restaurants. Sir
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    • 122 3 London, October 18. At Harrisons, Crosfield and Co.’s meeting, Mr. Heath Clark, presiding, said that the outlook was brighter but he did not think progress would go very far until exchanges were somewhat stabilised and the reparations question was practically settled. As regards the tea outlook, bonded stocks
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    • 48 3 London. October 18. The light cruiser Vindictive is leaving Portsmouth to-day with miscellaneous reliefs to vessels on the Mediterranean, East Indies and China stations. She will disembark at Hongkong a relief half-crew for the depot ship Tamar and other miscellaneous ratings, and embark relieved men for home.
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    • 40 3 London, October 19. The Caledon Shipbuilding and Engineering Company has contracted to construct two large freighters for the trade between Britain and the Far East, of 8,000 tons and 1 1 knots, propelled by reciprocating steam engines.
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    • 30 3 London, October 19. Berlin The parliamentary parties have reached an agreement on the introduction of a hill to extend Ebert’s tenure of the presidency to June 30, 1925.
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    • 24 3 London, October 1H. Washington Great Britain has tested against the continued seizure of British vessels by prohibition agents outside the three-mile limit.
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    • 150 3 London, October ID. Sir John Denison Pender, presiding at the annual meeting of the Eastern Extension, Australasia and China Telegraph Company, said that gross receipts in ID2I were £2,.'»D4,000 compared with 12,315,000 last year, the decrease being due to trade depression. Working expanses were £1,052,000 compared with
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    • 83 3 London, October ID. Dr. Feng San, of Shanghai, interviewed by iieuter in London, dwelt on the inestimable service his fellow-countrymen e-iUld render China by learning English I alternatively, the benefit obtaining from ua insight into western thought through* the medium of translated volumes, lie said China must
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    • 93 3 Paris, October ID. Ihe first stone **f the Mosque at Paris was laid solemnly under the presidency of Marshal Lynutey. All Mahomodan nations wire represented, Afghanistan by Sirdar Mahomed Tarzi and Afghan students, India by the Maharajah of Kapurthala. Sir Kaddour ben Ghabrit, chief of the] society
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    • 67 3 London, October 20. Mr. William Huntsman, director of the Buloh Akar rubber estates, Perak, dedans that the new rubber restriction scheme will be complicated. It will reuni re an army of new officials. The condition of the rubber market lias greatly n»proved in the last few months and
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    • 39 3 London, October ID. Geneva At the International Labour Conference, the chairman, Lord Burnham, referred to the gratifying fact that Japan had already ratified ♦h< i two draft ronven tions and pro pond to ratify the others.
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    • 26 3 London, October 19. Constantinople The Allied High Commissioners and Generals have unanimously decided not to allow Nationalist Gendarmerie going to Thrace to traverse Constantinople.
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    • 30 3 London, October 18. German marks closed at 13,350, the depreciation being attributed to news that the German Government is anticipating fresh drastic measures to restrict dealings in exchange.
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    • 66 3 London, October 19. Mr. Churchill has undergone a successful operation for appendicitis and is progressing satisfactorily. London, October 19. A Simla message states that BrigadierGeneral George Pereira has arrived at Lhasa from Peking. IP* walked 3,500 out of the 0,000 miles. London, October 18. Lord Selborne has joined the
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  • SATURDAY’S TELEGRAMS
    • 1809 3 KUUTfck’S SUUVlCh. London, October l'J. I’aris There was much excitement m the Chamber of Deputies ut the news of the resignation ct the British Government, the predominant feeling was one of relief. London, October l'J. In view
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    • 68 4 London, October 19. At the annual meeting of Armstrong, Whitworth, Ltd., the chairman said that the depression was due to the deliberate withholding of orders in the hope that prices would be still further reduced, but. stocks all over the world were rapidly becoming exhausted and the policy
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    • 42 4 London, October 19. Mr. Montefiorc, chairman of the Arghan Development Syndicate, says that the period of experimentation has ended with the new fibre which he claims is superior to cotton. He anticipates that deliveries to Lancashire will be made next year.
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    • 34 4 London, October 19. Washington The Argentine Government has received bids for a loan of from a group of American bankers to replace the loan of $212,000,000 which the Argentine Congress has not ratified.
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    • 52 4 London, October 20. Following up his letter Mr. Mitra writes the Telegraph pointing out tthat if I ihetan and Nepalese traders in Bengal ire prepared to help the Germans, they will he found ready to co-operate with bitiuh firms if British commercial travellers approach them it. the
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    • 597 4 London, October 20. Despite dull weather the Prince of Wales was heartily cheered by the crowds when driving in an open carriage from York House to the Guildhall this morning to receive an address of congratulation on his Eastern tour. It
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    • 40 4 London, October 20. Paris The Chamber of Deputies passed a vote of confidence in the Government by 289 votes to 148. The issue hinged on the Government’s desire to reserve October 24 for a discussion of the budget.
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    • 35 4 London, October 20. Madrid The Cabinet has proposed the Spanish Government’s participation in the loan of reconstruction for Austria and also has approved in principle of the draft, of the Anglo-Spanish commercial treaty.
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    • 30 4 London, October 20. An Amsterdam message reports that the crew of 23 of the Dutch vessel Cornells, which ran ashore on the coast of Sweden, are all drowned.
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  • MONDAY’S TELEGRAMS
    • 1256 4 Rki ter’s Service. London, October Ju. The keynote of Mr. Lloyd George's appeal at the forthcoming election is obviously going to be national interests tirst against mere party gain.” This much is shown in the course of a
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    • 58 5 London, October 21. The gliding contests at Itford, Sussex, concluded with a record flight by the Frenchman Maneyrolle on a Peyret machine, lasting 201 minutes, thus beating Hentzen, the German, and winning the £l,OOO newspaper prize for the best performance. Olley broke the world’s record by flying with a
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    • 60 5 London, October 21. Geneva The desirability cf adding German as an official language alongside Lnglish and French was discussed at the International Labour Conference, on the proposition of M. Jouhaux, representing no Confederation General du Travail, w 1C l )r()^)o sa i was rejected by 14 to
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    • 62 5 London, October 21. Paris Addressing Radical Deputies on journey to Russia, M. Hcrriot said the 'Ormans had received a check in their P'n’Pt to subjugate Russia to their me- r believed in the economic future ItUSS > a in view of the agricultural °rts she was making.
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    • 436 5 London, October 20. The election of Mr. Bonar Law as leader of the Unionists, at the meeting on Monday, is a foregone conclusion, after which an immediate general election is likely to be announced. It is reliably stated to-night that the proclamation summoning the
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    • 164 5 London, October 21. Paris A French memorandum on the subject of securing reparations from Germany has been handed to the Reparations Commission. The proposals favour a committee of guarantees to proceed to Berlin and impose upon the German Government or prohibit certain determinable measures, also measures for tli supervision
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    • 104 5 London, October 23. The report of the British North Borneo Company for 1921 states that the total receipts were £'404,000 and the expenditure £250,000, w'.th a surplus of £147,000, compared with £220,000 in 1920. The dividend is three per cent. The serious decline in net revenue compared
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    • 346 5 London, October 21. Reuter learns that it has now been decided that there will be no preliminary meeting of experts to discuss the financial and economic clauses of the Treaty of Sevres prior to the general peace conference being held in the
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    • 130 5 London, October 21. Berlin In the Reichstag tho President announced that the measures for the protection of the Chancellor must be increased as further attempts on his life were being threatened. Scores of secret police were present ot the debate owing to these alleged assassi- 1 nation
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    • 150 5 London, October 21. Amsterdam The ex-Kaiser’s civil betrothal ceremony has been performed at Doom. London, October 22. V ienna The death has occurred of the ex-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Baron Burian. London, October 21. The Hague I leer van Graetf, Minister at Tokio, will be appointed Minister at Washington.
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  • TUESDAY’S TELEGRAMS
    • 717 5 Reuter’s Service. London, October 23. A meeting of the Unionist Party elected Mr. Bonar Law leader. Mr. Bonar Law consequently accepted the Premiership. The resolution udopted promised Mr. i Bonar Law the full support and confidence! of Unionists
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    • 240 6 London, October 23. The acta derated collapse of the mark is focussing attention on the gravity of tinreparations question. According to a Paris message a big tug-of-war is proceeding in the Reparations Commission where the opposing British and French schemes are being considered. Sir John Bradbury particularly objected to
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    • 114 6 London, October 23. Pretoria The report of the Martial Law Commission, which enquired into the revolt at Johannesburg, ascribes the revolt to the desire of the Nationalist elements to profit by the industrial disturbance in order to obtain a republican form of Government and to the formation
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    • 127 6 London, October 23. New York Judge Hand, of the United States Federal Court, dismissed a motion brought by foreign shipping companies for a permanent injunction against the Federal orders under the Daugherty ruling, hut extended the stay of execution temporarily provided the steamship companies filed an immediate appeal.
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    • 68 6 London, October 23. Geneva At the International Labour Conference, thi* Japanese workers’ delegate accused the Japanese Government of failing to carry out the decisions of the W ashington Conference. Mr. Joshi, Indian workers’ delegate, pointed out that the labour conventions had not been applied in many Crown Colonies
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    • 52 6 London, October 24. In the London market German marks nre erratic and touched 17,000. The movement is distrusted and regarded merely as a reaction from the collapse on Saturday to 20,000. They closed on Monday at 1H.200. The French franc its weak at 02 and the Holguin is
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  • WEDNESDAY’S TELEGRAMS
    • 871 6 Hei'tkh’s Service. London, October 23. At the Hotel Cecil Unionist meeting, Lord Curzcn clearly indicated that he was continuing to hold the Foreign Secretaryship. London, October 23. Mr. B« nar l.aw said, in his opinion, the best way
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    • 155 6 London, October 24. The Imperial Merchant Service Guild and the Mercantile Marine Service Associat on in deference to the wish of the Captain of the Egypt have not proceeded with their intention of appealing in the hgh court with regard to the Egypt finding, but have made
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    • 125 6 London, October 24. Paris Copies cf the bill approving the Sino-French agreement with regard to the Banque Industrielle de Chine, concluded in Peking on July 0 and 27 have now been distributed in the Chamber of Deputies. By this agreement the French share of the Boxer indemnity will
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    • 110 6 London, October 24. Naples Thirty thousand armed Fascisti assembled on the occasion of the haseisti congress, and the Government as a precaution concentrated sirong forces of troops and police. Signor Mussolini, the Fascisti leader, addressing the congress, which included the mayor, several Senators, Generals and a score
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    • 115 6 London, October 23. The worldwide depression in the shipbuilding industry was in no way relieved in the past year, which is explained in Lloyd’s annual report by the fact that the tonnage afloat in June, classified at Lloyd’s, was the highest ever recorded, exceeding 27,000,000 tons, approximately half
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    • 166 6 London, October 23. It is understood that, after length* negotiations, conducted by the managi, iirector of The Times, Sir Campbell Stuart, The Times has been purchased 1* he chairman, Mr. John Walter, from Northcliff e estate. This is taken to ,n a lhat The Times will revert
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    • 192 6 London, October 2.3. The Times, in a lead ng article on The Peace of Cathay,” referring to Mr Bertrand Russell’s opinion in his book ‘‘The Problem of China” that Chinese civilisation is in some respects superior to Western, says behind all the varying views of China is the
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    • 119 6 L( ndon, October 24. Paris In a communication to the French Government announcing Italy’s agreement with the suggested arrangements for a Near East peace conference, Signor Sforza expresses the opinion that an understanding should be reached between Britain and France with a view to Russia’s participation in the
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    • 80 6 London, October 24. The International Civil Aviation Conference meets in London to-morrow. Major-General Brancker represents the British Empire while France is represented by ten, Japan by five, Belgium by three, Bolivia by two and Greece, Persia, Portugal, Siberia and Siam by one delegate each. The object of the conference
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    • 115 6 London, October 24. Mr. Wun Sze Ginn has been appointed third secretary to the Chinese Legation in London in succession to Mr- Tsu Lich Sun who has been transferred to the Foreign Office, Peking. London. October 24. It is learned that Ceylon has passed the rubber restriction ordinance which
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  • THURSDAY’S TELEGRAMS
    • 1046 7 Reuter*B Service. London, October 24. Lord Grey tcok, as the main theme of l,is speech at Bradford, the desirability of opening a new chapter in foreign policy, his was necessary to enable Britain to regain some of
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    • 132 7 London, October 25. Washington The first step towards the formation of a League of Nations for the American continent has been taken by the United States inviting the five Central American republics to a conference at Washington on December 4, the objects being the negotiating of treaties to
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    • 118 7 London, October 25. There was a remarkable scene at the Albert Hail, when some P,OOO British Freemasons attended the investiture of the Prince of Wales as Senior Grand Warden. The Duke of Connaught presided in the capacity of Grand Master. The representative character of the gathering was
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    • 85 7 London, October 25. Pretoria On the occasion of the referendum on October 27, General Smuts sent a message to the Rhodesian electors warmly advising them to enter the Union, which would prove the same unmeasured blessing to Rhodesia as to the four original provinces, predicting that the
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    • 100 7 London, October 25. A Paris message says w ne growers in France are alarmed at the prospect confronting them. Eighty per cent, of their pre-war customers have been lost owing to prohibition in the lln ted States and the stoppage of the importation of French wines. South
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    • 61 7 London. October 25. Berlin The State Court at Leipzig has sentenced the ex-naval officer Dietrich to six months' imprisonment for attempting to assist the murderers of Kathcnau. London, October 25. Berlin Krassin denies that he has resigned. He declared that the Soviets will again deal with the
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    • 74 7 London, October 25. Paris It is reported from Lyons that a number of students in the Chinese University demanded free hoard and lodging for holders of scholarships. When this was refused they ricted and locked Mr. Tsu, principal of the university, in his rooms, hoping to force
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    • 53 7 London, October 24. Paris The Reparations Commission announces that after devoting three meetings to the informal consideration of French and British proposals, they have unanimously decided to go to Berlin on September 29 to discuss with Germany the measures for ensuring a balancing of the budget and the stabilisation
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    • 52 7 London, October 25. The Society for the Propagation of the Gospel has decided to join other missionary societies .in showing active sympathy towards some thousands of students from India and the Far Ea*t at present in England. The secretary has been appo nted to attend to this
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    • 36 7 London, October 24. Jamshedpur The strikers at the Tata Steelworks have resumed on the condition that their pay should not hi* reduced and that the management investigate the grievances with the men’s representatives.
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    • 33 7 London, October 25. Halifax The liner Silvia has initiated the practice of landing her liquor stores here, prior to proceeding to New York. She will pick them up on her return trip.
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    • 25 7 London, October 25. Paris M. Poincare has informed the Kemalist Government that the Near Eastern conference will probably open at Lausanne on November
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    • 31 7 London, October 25. The Irish Constitution bill passed the final stage at the meeting of the Southern Parliament. It now goes to the British Pai l lament for ratification.
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    • 93 7 London, October 25. The prospectus is being issued to-day of he new Indian loan of £20,000,000 1 1 per cent, at a pric of K5, redeemable be tween 1950-*****. The death has occurred in Edinburgh of Sir James Ormiston Aflleck, one *f the most distinguished Scottish medical
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  • 398 7 A very pretty and interesting wedding was celebrated at St. Andrew’s Cathedral on Wednesday the Bishop of Singapi re officiating, in the nuptials of Mr. H. L. Manchester, Assistant Treasurer, Singapore Municipality, and Miss Lily Hughes. The cathedral had been
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  • 124 7 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, October 21. The mystery surrounding the death of Warder F ish, at the Taiping prison quarters, on September 2K, was cleared up at yesterday’s magisterial enquiry by the Taiping magistrate, when W. Brcsh* Italian and a servant named John were produced in
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  • 215 7 J. A. Scully, a Eurasian, in charge of the tin refining department of the Eastern Smelting Co., Ltd., was brought before Mr. 11. C. Bathurst, in the Police Court, Penang on a charge of theft as a servant, of 10 catties of refined tin from the
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  • 153 11 A Government Gazette Extraordinary issued on Saturday contains the text of a new income-tax bill wtliich has been introduced into the Legislative Council. The Treasurer, iu the objects and reasons attached to the measure, states :—This hill imposes an income tax for
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  • 163 11 Talam Mines, Ltd.-piculs 052. Ratrut Basin.—First half of October, output 150 piculs, 271 hours worked, 20,000 cubic yards treated. Nawng Pet Tin, Ltd.— Hours run 122, yardage treated 0,200, ore won piculs 222, ihe rain lhas now set in. Chendt riang.— Half month of October Dredge 212
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  • 184 11 Ihe Municipal Commissioners meet to-day, when the following important •v will b<* submitted with regard to ♦ho Gunong Pulai water scheme [topimittee No. f! ami Loans Committee »n .»'> ot Meeting on October I*. 1M and 18, 1922 i j Resolved to
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  • 427 11 n o! 1 it”! S ,V f tho S V C Ponded at the rill Hall, Ix'jich I*o«mI on M« ndny mornuvr, as a battalion, for a route march. I here was an excellent turn-out. the total *n parade, including all
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  • 132 11 It is with regret that we announce the idilcn death of Mr. Tan Cheng Siong, •Ll'., general manager of the Oversea Ghinese Bank, at his residence, Oft, Cecil S*., on Ihe !0U" inst. at lo am. The late Mr. Tan Cheng Siong was 12
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  • The Straits Budget
    • 1090 12 avoid potting on a wronjr track.—Straits Times, October 20. W-' wish before it is too late to utter some words of warning which we hope the members of the Singapore Municipality will not ignore. There is in the Federated Malay States a scandal over th'* payment to an
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    • 1114 12 u return ticket in his pocket.—Straits Times, October 21. Sometime about the year 1000 the Birmingham friends of Mr. Joseph Chamberlain took it into their heads that the great Imperialists ought to be at the head of the Government. They considered him entitled to the Premiership, and
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    • 1124 12 im;-. t<> thi> office hi* hi*ld. Straits 0 *t hi*i* J-">. Mr. Lloyd George has had “a most wonderful ovation in the city of London and his journey to Leeds has had the aspect of a triumphal progress. High tribute is paid to him in a notable manifesto
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    • 1113 13 indiscreet championship.— Straits Times, October 24- We should all be in a gracious mood to-day for the income tax is going to be reduced so much that mere average mortals will cease to take an interest in it. The reduction follows pretty much on the lines we huve
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    • 1312 13 of impcruniosity. Straits Times, October 25. We do not propose to devote much attention to the speeches made during discussion of the Rubber Export Restriction Bill. Some of them seem to us to reveal an extraordinary failure to grasp th? es scntials of the situation. Mr. Gibbons blandly suggests
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    • 1217 13 f’on taking a final decision.—Straits rimes, October 20. We wrote the other day on some proposals which are about to conic before the Singapore Municipal Commissioners. Wo avowedly wrote on mere hearsay, with the express intention of having the matters at issue considered more widely before a decision
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  • 365 14 The fact that the Most Worshipful Grand Master H.R.H. The Duke of Connaught, K.G., has appointed His Highness The Suitan of Johore, 1).K., G.C.M.G., K.8.E., to the high and distinguished rank of a Past Grand Warden of the United Grand Lodge of England will give
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  • 308 14 A Malacca correspondent Informs us of the death of Madam St. Joseph, at the Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus, on the 17th inst., after a long illness which she bore with Chr stian fortitude and patience. Deceased was 58 years old and had lives!
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  • 881 14 The fourth annual general meeting cf shareholders of Central Motors, Limited, was held on Saturday at the registered office of the company, 15-1, Stamford Road, Mr. \V, A. Sims presiding. The secretary (Mr. F. A. Dennison) read the notice convening the meeting. The Chairman
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  • 738 14 Messrs. Fraser and Co.’s weekly renor* dated the 21th inst. states -It The Rubber Restriction Bill passed all stages in the Federal Council to-day and the schemes is expected to be in workinvr order as from November 1. With the price of
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  • 597 16 A delightful afternoon wa&gt; spent by al the Cmi ies f Sul apor. on tin* ldth in.st., in tie beautiful cr.umls if the residence of the acting Chief Just lee ami Mrs. Sproule. The day was glorious and the scene perfect
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  • 100 16 At Kuala Lumpur on Saturday Mr. H. S. Sircom, coroner, gave his verdict u the case of Mr. A. J. Weller, Inspector of Schools, Straits Settlements and F.M.S The coroner found that deceased died October 5 from the effects of «a gunslio wound inflicted
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  • 2928 17 Beautifully line weather favoured the Mi-ond day of the Autumn meeting held ont the 19th inst. while there was net a single jarring note to spoil the harmony of the perfect day. There was a large attendance, including Their Highnesses the Sultans
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  • Sporting News and Notes.
    • 561 18 As we predicted the S.C.C. fifteen proved vastly superior to Klang when they met on the Padang on the 19th inst., the (ffub proving the victors by the substantial margin of four goals, one dropped, and three tries, 28 points to nil.
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    • 495 18 Friday’s results were as follows B Class Singles. Bond beat Collyer, o—3, (5—3. Borneman beat Bond, 6 —l, o—l. Newcomers’ Handicap. Ferguson beat Stackhouse, o—l, o—3. Soper beat Cruiekshank, 2—o, o—3, 7—r,. A Class Doubles. Thompson and Cotgrave beat White and Hewitt, o—2, o—&lt;3. Miles
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    • 44 18 In the S.C.C. Bowls Tournament, the Rev. G. H. Douglas met Mr. Lyall cn Wt(&gt;.esday in Ihe championship. The match went to Mr. Douglas with a score of 21—6 and during the game some very excellent woods were placed.
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    • 280 18 The inter-dub match between the Singapore (iolf Club and the Keppel Golf Club played at Keppel on Sunday, resulted in a win for the home team by 2V4* The details were as under, Singapore Golf Club players being mentioned first Mitchelmore and Winter 0, Rutlcy and Hendrie l. i
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    • 1355 18 Results of Saturday’s Events. There were several enforced alteraJ lit,ns at the Stadium Boxing Syndicate’s show on Saturday night, as some of the contestants did not turn up hut others were found ready to don j the mitts so that no harm was done. The whole show was over
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    • 313 18 Military Day at the Club. Sunday was another eventful and successful day at the Swimming Club. Some hundreds of bright S. V. C. birds, to whom an eight mile route march is just something you start Sunday with, arrived in the morning wanting breakfasts, tiffins and other refreshments and
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    • 278 19 Preliminary heats in the Y.M.C.A. Sw mming carnival were contested on Wednesday. The fine showing of Y.M.C.A. members and schoolboys was a credit to them and Mr. J. W. Jefferson, the Physical Director in fact the general standard of swimming was very good indeed. In the 120
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    • 19 19 A Reuter wire of the 21st inst. states that at West Bromwich England beat Ireland by 2—0.
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    • 24 19 It h:is been decided to abandon the Inter-dub Athletic Meeting for 1922 through want of support in entries and in contributions.
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    • 48 19 The result of the Cambridgeshire was as follows 1. Re-Echo. 2. Poisoned Arrow. •'I. Hasty Match. Hnrty-four ran. Won by one and a half lengths a length between second and third. Betting 25 to 1 Re-Echo 7 to 1 Poisoned Arrow, 50 to 1 Hasty Match.
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    • 111 19 It is announced that Joe Beckett, the British champion, who beat Frank Moran ls t month, has been matched with Rattling Siki, the Senegalese conqueror Carpentier. They are to fight ia London on December 7. This is a big chance for Beckett. Victory would almost bring
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    • 160 19 I&lt;&gt; the Editor of the Straits Times. —Why do our local exponents of Rugoy football, when taking a place kick, ~ut the ball upright on the ground the upper end pointing towards 1(,,n and then kick the thing in the sto--1•1 *i(' 1 1 With the result of
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  • 67 19 i The Straits Timet la not responsible for ne opinions of its correspondents. Correspondents should bear in mind that letters must be abort and to the point. Long amuling epistles are Ruble to be rejected oi -ut Measly cut down. Correspondents must iteiwse their iiames, not necessarily for &gt;w
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  • 529 19 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, I venture to ask a little space in y*ur valuable paper to make a slight growl. From your report of the Legislative Council’s meeting, Mr. Mitchell is reported to have said—“ We cannot but take exception to, and express
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  • 193 19 Our Penang correspondent wires: \t the Rahman Hydraulic Tin Co.’s meetting Mr. J. N. Saye presiding referred t tip* purchase of the Rahman Tin property •ind nlart for 8187,000 in shares. The output, from 300 piculs a month, had increased to 2,000 in June and 1,200 piculs
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  • 58 19 (Fr9m Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, October 20. Kchr Singh and Sueha Singh, tlhe two police constables who were convicted of murder at the Assize Court last week by Sir L. M. Woodward, have filed notice of appeal. it is understood that their fellow Sikhs of Kuala Lumpur
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  • 138 19 One small strip of bitumastic concrete has been laid down in River Valley Road with a view to its adoption on the main traffic routes of the Uwn. It is composed of Mexican asphalt, scientifically graded stone, sand and cement. It will be a rival to
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  • 146 19 Our Ipoh correspondent wires The prosecution methods in the higher courts were again brought into prominence at the Ipoh assizes on the 20th inst., when Mr. Hope, the counsel for four accused persona, urged that were committed for trial in May last by the Kampar magistrate and
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  • 72 19 BARRx'. At the Maternity Hospital, Singapore, on October 22, 11*22, to Inspector and Mrs. Barry, a daughter. BINNIE. At Kuala Lumpur, on October 23, 1922, the wife of T. R. Binnie, a son. MACASKIE. On September 20, 11*22, nt Folkestone, wife of C. F. C. Macaskie, Jesselton, B.N. Borneo,
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  • 101 19 CARTWRIGHT TOMLINSON.- On September 12, 1922, at Douglas, South Africa, (’apt. lan Robert Cartwright, M.C., to Alice May, M.8.E., elder daughter of Mr. S. Tomlinson. M. Inst. 0.10., Grunge-over-Sunds, and late of Singapore. KIM MEL FARRANT.—On September 21, 1922, at St. Augustine’s, Highgate, Francis Arnold Kunmel, of Jpoh, Perak,
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  • 155 19 Singapore, October 26. EXCHANGE On London, Bank 4 m/s 2/4 6/32 Demand 2/4 1/16 1 rivate 3 ms. credits 2/4 13/32 0;i New York Demand 51 Private 90 d/s 5:1*4 On ranee Hank 660 On India, Bank T.T. 178% On H- ngkong, Bank d/d 8% p.c. prem.
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  • 449 19 Singapore, October 26. MINING. V*l. f'1 Hater*. KrlUn. 1 1 Ayi*r Weng nom 1 1 Ha tang Padang 0.40 0.50 1 1 1 Hi lain Tin 1.10 1.20 1 1 1 Jelantoh 0.35 0.46 1 1 Johan Tin 0.40 0.60 £1 £1 Kum. Kamunt. 1.19.0 2.1.0 i
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    • 86 19 NOTICE All communications for both the Straits Times and the Straits Budget should be addressed to the Head Office, Cecil and Stanley Streets, Singapore, Straits Settlenents. The post free price of the Straits Times to the United Kingdom and foreign countries is 4 a year. The post free price of
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  • 119 19 DEATHS BATEMAN. On Sunday, October 22, 1922, Anthony Hugh, younger son of Mr. and Mrs. O. It. S. Bateman. HAYLIS.- On September 22, 1922, at a nursing home, George Henry Baylis, Eastern Telegraph Co. OCKBL'KN. At Klderslie, Scotland, on Sep tern her 13, 1922, after u short illne.s.s, Jane Clark
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  • The Straits Budget RUBBER SUPPLEMENT
    • 55 1 General— Rubber Restriction l-.‘t Rub! ber Export Restriction 3 Rubin r-Paper in Use .'5 September Rubber Returns 1 Sinv.apcic Ru! ber Auctions •&gt; C-orrispomlence. Restrirtion Rules 4 Resli ieib.M 4 Rubber Paving 4 Our Friends The Manufacturers 4-."» Meetings and Reports— Paradise Robber Kstates I Jiniah Rubber 3-4 Cheng
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    • 456 1 The third ordinary general meeting of Paradise Rubber KstaUs, Limbed, was held at the registered offices of the company, 33, Beach St'-ee., Penang, at noon, on the 7th inst. There were present: —Hon. Mr. I&gt;. A. M. Brown (in the chair),
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    • 5836 1 The following outline of the scheme which it is proposed to adopt in the Straits Settlements is published for general information by Mr. J. E. Nathan, Controller| of rubber exports Assessment under the Rubber Lands! Assessment Ordinance equivalent to the! duty imposed
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    • 181 3 The seerotary of the Rubber Orowers’ Association, Kuala Lumpur, forwards th&lt;&gt; following copy of a cable which he despatched on the 19th inst.. to the R.G.A.. London Referring to your cable of 17th inst., Export Rubber Restriction Enactment appeared yesterday in the F.M.S. Gazette and
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    • 76 3 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, October 25. The Kedah and Perl is Governments have li eided to introduce legislation for restriction of the export of rubber generally ,,n tl»c lines approved t«*r the C oioiiy and .a- F.M.S. The Johore Government Gazette gives the text of
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    • 161 3 The following is communicated by Mr. I. E. Nathan, Controller of Rubber Exports The rules for the guidance of comniitiots under the Duncan Scheme fixed the following flat rates per acre in cases w here .lie own* r was unable to
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    • 68 3 The Controller of Rubber Exports informs us that the following gentlemen have consented to serve on the Central Committee for the Straits Settlements Representing Singapore The Hon. Mr. Lcwther Kemp, Mr. F. G. Stevens. Representing Penang The Hon. Mr. D. A. M. Rrcwn, Mr. G. Stothard, Mr.
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    • 364 3 We start this week an experiment in th use of a rubber-paper cover, which but for a slight hitch would have commenced last week, to synchronise with the publication of Mr. Frederick Kaye’s lecture, says the India Rubber Journal of September 16. The new cover paper has
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    • 2526 3 The twelfth annual general meeting of .liman Rubber Estates Limited was held at l am ic-1 Rank Buildings on Saturday. Mr. A. Ik Baoueky presided and there were also present Messrs. C. V. Miles, H. Freeman, F. C. Peck, Lee Ban Soon and O.
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    • 77 4 1 »uk l l Katil.—6,BlB lbs. Djasinga.—B4,2o2 lbs. Kasintoe.— .*17,467 lbs. I .an sen .—46,800 lbs. Sapcng—s7,ooo lbs. Shanghai Klebang.—ll,loo lbs. Ua Manggis.—l6,Boo lbs. Suffolk.— 41,179 lbs. Sot* Kee.—15,013 lbs. Sungala. —17,742 lbs. £ungei Bagan.—24,loo lbs. Shanghai Malay.—.‘ss,650 lbs. Shanghai Sorcmban.—ls,46B lbs. J'ak (Sumatra).—2o,l7B lbs. Sungoi 8uaya.—51,737
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    • 65 4 [The Straits Times is not responsible foi (Jie opinions of its correspondents. Corre spondents should bear in mind that letters must be short and to the point. Long rambling epistles are liable to be rejected or ruthlessly cut down. Correspondents mus enclose their names, not necessarily foi publication but
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    • 591 4 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —While the results of the conference held at Carcosa are not yet published, etc- There are one or two points that I would like to place in front of you. (1) Malay Holdings of three acres and under. While I
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    • 1501 4 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, There are several points in the sc hcmc of Restriction upon which I think a light should be shed. (1) Duncan’s average yield per acre, and its effect on young producers, smad owners, etc. (2) The tax of IV6 cents per
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    • 104 4 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —The latest copy to hand of one of the leading British scientific papers contains u short paragraph which runs, “The Town Council ef Edinburgh has agreed to an offer of the North British Rubber Company to supply paving blocks of
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    • 339 4 Our Friends The Manufacturers To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, It will he interesting to learn upon what grounds the British Association of Rubber Manufacturers protested against the measures about to he introduced with the object of replacing the rubber producing industry upon its feet* If they are
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    • 910 5 like to ask I shall be pleased to answer to the best of my ability. The following resolutions were formally carried That the directors’ report and statement of accounts for the year ended June 30, 11*22 as presented, be adopted and
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    • 579 5 Messrs. Guthrie and Co. report Singapore, October 20. The rubber market has had a further substantial rise and values are now 12-13 cents ahead of last week. Fairly solid selling in the beginning of the week steadied prices round about 36
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    • RUBBER SHARE PRICES.
      • 335 5 Stock Stock Par Exchange Par Exchange Value. Company. Prices. Vmue. Company. Prices. il Anglo-Malay IS/ £*1 Lumut ..28/ £1 Ayer Kuning 32/6 2/ London Asiatic 3 £1 Bakap Plantations 10/ il Malacca Plantations 1/% £1 Banteng (Selangor) 18/9 2/ Mcrlimau 2/6 £1 Batu Caves
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      • 716 5 Capital Issue Closing Prices. Paid Up Value Dividends Fraser Lyall Company Co. Evati. 1.250,000 1 Allenby New ($1) 0.55 0.65 0.50 0.70 120,000 1 nil year 30-9-21 Alor Gajah ($1) 1.25 1.50 1.40 1.50 446,414 2 6 p.c. for year 30-6-20 Am. Malay ($2)
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 166 6 FMMKR’S IYKMQUE (VOS LADIES) WASTE NO TIME TnM ud Prmd for Tun. Immediately f»» uetioe MJ disorder of the •ystem toko Fournier's Hjfenique U Quickly riaoTM all suffering. There 1* netting to eqnul H. Anything so Wfde'jr Known. It is justly '-scried os the rHOMT REMEDY Of TEE WORLD. Bo
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    • 28 6 NOW READY SCRIBBLING PADS FOR CASH SCRIBBLING PADS 10y 2 in. by 8 1 in. 100 SHEETS FOR 20 CENTS Postage 14 cents each extra. Apply STRAITS TIMES.
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 171 7 SALES AND SERVICE •Ft. v&gt;, i'r' -j* f’r. *1 ENGINEERS BOAT BUILDERS 20 H P. Ford Marine C '“'l ,%&gt; tv I N' jk.* VV. 1/ #V«.. f .'T t I ,v. x "jj Complete with PropeBor, Shaft and Coupling. Water and Oil Pumps and Reverse gear. $1,000 Gray Marine
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