The Straits Budget, 3 August 1923

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1 6 The Straits Budget
  • 27 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES [ESTABLISHED OVER IHREE-(IIARTERS OF A CENTCRY] No. ,;Ml6 Singapore, Friday, August 3, 1923 Price 25 cents.
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  • 242 1 LEADERS— Hutl'll All Dfft-IKTS 12 Aii'tlalia’s Problem 12 Town Improvement Bill 12*13 r many ...12 Tin Labour Lawa 13 France'* Grave Errors :M;in-14. Geiural— Lot and Personal 1-2 Siam and tin- (treat \Yai\.-V0v-W-•£•..' 3 Reuter'* Service 3*7 A 9.15 Performance 7 lh* Troubles in Patani 7 War Baccarat 7
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  • 3762 1 In 11 raid was made on July 2<’«, Kenny r n'i detectives under Mr. Iari(| i’> .1 n an attap house in Holf;uar •".i't wo Hokiens, named Ong the ,lm Cheng, were caught in •mantitv "V n,a^‘ counterfeit coin. A were f en c cnt and five-cent
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  • 363 2 An action w«fl brought by Dr. 1 Seng Tak against H. S. Eber, a bonk' keeper, Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, for a thousand dollars the Supreme Court on Wednesday before the Chief Justice (Sir Walter Shaw). In the course of the healing it
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  • 176 2 July 22 was the sixth anniversary of Siam’s entry into the Great War. and the occasion was fittingly celebrated by the Comrades of the Great War Association. An impressive war service was held, following which an adjournment was made to the Royal Plaza, where a
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  • 216 2 Another event to be recorded in the annals of the Straits Steamship Company. Ltd., took place on July 27 when the Kudat, the latest acquisition to the companyfleet, left Penang Harbour on her fir.-’ trip to Moulniein via intermediate port-, the run which has been assigned
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  • FIRDAY’S TELEGRMAS
    • 292 3 fkeitem's Seuvick.] London, July -<». ik uvi-r The city is gaily decorated honour of President Harding’s arrival l ()au the transport Henderson from ,jj‘ Thousands have arrived from pai is of the north-west. The British -ht-crui-or Curlew and the Canadian 1 T-uvt
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    • 116 3 London, July 26. Tit (overnu.ent’s imperial airship polity was announced by Sir Samuel Heart? in the House of Commons this .'iftcruton. He said th t as a result of the sports ,,f the imperial defence and imperial shipping committee it had been decided to resume the development
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    • 80 3 London, July 26. In the House of Commons Mr. McNeill. Jt'plyinjr to Sit- fc. K. Stockton, stated that ,:i powers were still considering the '''•‘’ter ef holding a judicial conference n extra-territoriality in Chini. The that in the interests of China r l i M1 ti-h Government
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    • 49 3 London, July 26. <UIK Isaac Hibbert was fined 4TOO i'. ,n( Mansion House, for infringing the numerous Drugs Act by offering to pro'k l iii cases of opium for a Yokohama r"V u magistrate exonerated the 6iii'.iiit from anything suggesting illicit "m' or affecting his honour.
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    • 59 3 London, July 2i' 1,1 of l.ondon Authority ii,.\c U I» a scheme for dock improveand extensions, involving an ex 1 tlire of IT), (MM 1,000. 1 new Port of London Authority 11 ln< "'eludes the making of an entire u dock to accommodate the bijrtrest v ,u
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    • 271 3 London, July 2»>. Paris The newspapers state that tin Franco-Belgian Cabinets are agreed in principle, but there are still dittermce with regard to details wh.ch will be the subject of further conversations, it, i.« understood that Paris and Brus-els will •i
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    • 172 3 London, July 2fi. Dialing with Ireland in the House cf Commons, Col. Ormsby-Gore dwelt on the murkc i improvement, especially during the last two months. A police force had been appointed and there was now security and a remarkable decrease in crime, but it would be idle to
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    • 96 3 London, July 27. Simla Muslims in India are rejoicing at the signature of the Lausanne Treaty. Twenty-five Muslim members of the Legislature waited on the Viceroy to thank him and the Cabinet for their efforts in connection with the negotiations. They hoped the peace would develop into
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    • 68 3 London, July 26. Lausanne According to information in American circles, goo.l progress was made at yesterday’s meeting of experts with the text of tne proposed TurcoAmcrican treaty, hut point- of different still exist between the American and Turkish plenipotentiaries with regard to he question of naturalisation and
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    • 42 3 London, July 26. ’I Ik duration at Tilbury dock.- continues to improve. One thousand one hundred men are working, an increase oi 100 since yesterday. All ships are heme worked. A small hand of London ,t rikei's are being picketed.
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  • SATURDAY’S TELEGRAMS
    • 277 3 Uhl I Kit s Ski:\ ice. London, July 27. Berlin Big queues are outside provision stores waiting to buy butter, p: tatoes and other foodstuffs, which are very scarce owing to the impossibility of dealers buying goods from abioad in view of the
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    • 135 3 London, July 27. A meeting cf the China Association at which Sir Jv hn Jord-n was elected I’rvsilent unanimously passed a revolution proposed by Mr. I’. Anderson, the retiring president, seconded by Mr. A. R. Burki!!, chairman cf the British Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai, urging that the
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    • 81 3 London, July 27. Nome The crew of the American schooner Iskum, who were in custo y a 1 Fast Cape, Siber a, on a charge of violating Soviet commercial law, over powered the guards, placed them m iron.•nd brought the schooner to Nome. It is reported that Soviet
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    • 56 3 London, July 27. The Daily Telegraph in a leading article criticises the Government for failn.g to provide specially for representation of the Crown Colonies at the Impel ia Economic Conference. It suggests direct representation of groups of colonies and urges the Government to reconsider th matter and rectify
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    • 49 3 London, .July 27. Wadiingium Copies of all records ain dhc al documents relating to tire Chesln Vo mansion have been filed with th( State Department by the Ottoman \nurioan Development Company, tht iwncrs of ttic rights, who expect to start |,f. preliminary work of d* vlopmcri immediately.
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    • 220 3 London, July 27. Wit'll a view to enlisting an even strongir interest of the Priss than al- exists with respect to the Brit sn Empire Exhibition, the Prince of Wales, as President, enterta ned a small party principally of representatives of the
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    • 179 3 London, July 27. The Government's decision on the Kenya question has aroused great indignation among Indians, which is exemplified by a cable sent to the Government of India by the Kenya Indian delegation in London, declaring the decision is unacceptable on all points except that of segregation,
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    • 108 3 London, July 27. A manifesto by the Ajja Khan, leader of the Indian Moslems, is beinir published throughout Islam emphasising that the Lausanne Treaty reveals the earnest dc«ire of Britain, France and the othi*r western powers to be |?ood friends with Turkey and Islam and confers complete
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    • 88 3 London, July 27. In the I louse of Commons debate on the Board of Trade estimates, Sir A. Mond urged a more vigorous Umpire develop-n;-nt policy, and laid stress on the ini'Oitame of the China market, especally for the cotton trade, lie urged the 'iovernment to use their
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    • 75 3 London. July 27. Amsterdam The elections for the first ehumber, which were carried out for the first time on the system of proportional representation, resulted in the ‘atholics being elected to lb seats, Ortho lo\ Protestants H, Christian Historical* 7. Soc alists 11. Liberty l’ni«n 7*. Liberal Dcnioeiats
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    • 168 4 London, July 27. Seattle President Harding, speaking at the Seattle Press Club after reviewing the United States fleet, deelared that until the nations abandoned the use of armed forces America must find her assurance in a navy of the first rank. London, July 27.
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    • 208 4 London, July 27. The revised airship scheme which (iovcrnmciit have adopted in princip! provides for the preliminary construction of one five million cubic feet airship •i". long as the Mauretania, at Bedford, by a company with £llOO,OOO capital, of which the (iovcrnmciit will provide £400,000. A second
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    • 76 4 London, July 28. Williamstown, Mass Mr. Morgenthau, cx-Ambassador to Turkey, opening the Institute of Politics, deplored the United States failure to enter the Lausanne Conference except as an observer. He declared that it was almost pitiful how we Americans had to sit with our hands tied
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    • 58 4 London, July 27. Melbourne The Commonwealth Gov- < l ament h tve appointed Mr. Canning, from We tern Australia, a police magistrate to investigate allegations of the illtreatment of iritives from German New Guinea. London, July 27. Melbourne The House of Representatives' Labour Leader, Mr. Charlton, outmd Labour’s attitude
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    • 85 4 London, July 27. Warsaw The Soviet Government have refused passports to delegates of the Russian Red (-ross to attend the International Conference of Red Cross Societies at Geneva, owing to the decision of the Soviet to boycott Switzerland owing to its attitude in the Yorowsky murder. London,
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  • MONDAY’S TELEGRAMS
    • 144 4 TReutek’s Service.l London, July 28. Marks after touching 5,300,000 to the pound closed at 4,500,000. London, July 28. A very gloomy picture of the state of the country, particularly in the Ruhr, is pa nted by despatches
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    • 221 4 There are signs of revived activity in the Rhineland. The separatists thought they would try to take advantage of any outbreak and disorders in the occupied territory to proclaim a separate republic, reckoning on the passive support of the French, and hoping to rally to their standard the
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    • 281 4 London, July 29. Berlin Ebert, Cuno and all the ministers have issued a manifesto, appealing o the people to preserve calm and order ::d saying that until a reasonable settlem nt has been reached, the German people must will to keep afloat by its own strength. Government will
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    • 130 4 London, July 2H. Paris The delivery of the French reply to Britain, which was ready on Thursday evening, has been postponed owing to the delay in the completion of the Belgian note, Paris and Brussels having agreed that both notes should mutually be seen and approved before delivery.
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    • 164 4 London, July 29. Admiral Tosu, the Japanese Nava! Attache, in. a newspaper interview, declared that Japanese naval opinion unanimously believed the British proposal for Singapore to be necessary from a British viewpoint and strategical purposes. No better dockyard could be found and the scheme was not
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    • 80 4 London, July 29. Paris As regards the wireless linking up of French colonies, it is hoped that the stations at Bamako, Brazzaville, Saida and Antananarivo will be finished next year. Senator Lemery has tabled a bill proposing that power stations equal to the foregoing should be established at
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    • 109 4 London, July 28. A big explosion has occurred in the Maltby Colliery, near Rotherham. Twentytight lives were lost. London, July 28. There were 120 in the Maltby Main coal mine at the time of the explosion, but all except 28 were safely got up. The accident was due
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    • 73 4 London, July 27. Washington The monthly statement of the Federal Reserve Board reports thet the production of basic commodities declined during June. Employment did not decrease except in some New England manufacturies. Freight shipments were exceptionally large. The volume of trade were about the same as in May
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    • 36 4 London, July 27. The Leeds Central by-election on account of tfhe death of the member, Mr. Willey (Conservative), resulted as follows Sir C. Wilson, Conservative, 12,085. Mr. Slesser, Socialist, 11,ML Mr. Stone, Liberal, 2,024.
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    • 255 4 London, July 28. An editorial in The Times says that apart from all question of humanity th<present state of China is the deep and immediate concern of all the commercial trading peoples of the world. It is the greatest undeveloped market in
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    • 60 4 London, July 28. New York A message from the Pre>i dentin 1 train, at present en route for the Yosemito, states that President Harding is in bed suffering from ptomaine poisoning. London, July 21*. Sun Franc sco President Harding lia> arrived. His condition is improved, and the doctors
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    • 57 4 London, July 29. Lausanne The Turkish and American experts have agreed on the wording of a clause in the proposed treaty, whereby the United States benefit by the privileges of limitations of the regime of the Straits, similarly to the signatories of the Peace Treaty. In other
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    • 58 4 London, July 29. Gibraltar: Six American destroyers of the fleet auxiliary have arrived to participate in the ceremony of unveiling the memorial tablet in the dockyard on August 2 to all ratings in the American navy who foil in the war. Other Unite' States -hips are expected, and
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    • 58 4 London. July 28. Simla The Viceroy, closing the session of the Legislative Assembly, said tlu Kenya decision was a great and b r,aU disappointment to himself and the Inman Government. If the latter must subm to it he felt, with all due respect to Majesty’s Government, that
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    • 45 4 London, July Chicago Measures to close during August every refinery in the Ucntia Continental oilfield as a step towards inducing surplus petrol and crude oil n* 1 1 been approved bv a group of represen utives of the Western Refiners American Oil Associations.
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    • 76 4 London, July > The Prince Consort of Holland first royalty to climb Sea wf ell. highest point in England, 9,009 above the sea. The Queen and 1 rim< Juliana ascended part of the way. London, July -9Buenos Ayres: The discovery of a important, oil bearing area is ri ‘l
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  • TUESDAY’S TELEGRAMS
    • 563 5 fRenter's Service.) London, July JO. Th re plies from France and Belgium u Rritish communication are ex1J5? immi'diately. Meanwhile. Mr. R-iflwin has informed Mr. Ramsay Macin the House of Commons that for t “moment he is not able to state if any 1
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    • 81 5 London, July 30. tiar* U an,H The Turco-American negowiti' n r V lx*inpr actively pursued even p ni 'dnijfht meetings between Isniet 'a and Mr. Grew, but a hitch lias Am* r< W| lh regard to the question of th<' Kan (^5 ms on account, of losses
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    • 194 5 London, July 29. Pending a Cabinet decision, the struggle on the question of the Navy controlling its own Air Force continues. Mr. Garvin, in the Observer, definitely asserts that Admiral Beatty and the other sea lords have intimated regretfully that
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    • 112 5 London, July 30. In the House of Commons, Mr. A. J. Bennett declared that the costs of floating the recent Straits Settlements loan were nearly £700,000, the Crown Agents receiving $200,000. He urged reduction of such expenditure in similar cases in future. Col. Ormsby-Gore replied that the
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    • 77 5 London, July 30. The Hague The following have been selected to represent Holland at the fourth session of the Assembly of the League of Nations at Geneva on September 3—Dr. Loudon, Minister in Paris Dr. Sevenatr, Minister to the atican and Dr. Eysinca, Professor at Leyden University.
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    • 65 5 London, July 30. Wellington, N.Z. In order to remove objections in regard to the existing form of contract, and to improve the conditions of labourers in Samoa, the New Zealand Government have decided to abolish the indentured system and substitute a system of free labour, subject to
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    • 49 5 London, July 30. The Manchester Guardian's Geneva correspondent says that although the general impression was favourable the permanent mandates commission resolved to make some reservations in the report to the League Council on certain points regarding Japanese administration of some of the mandated islands in the Pacific.
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    • 38 5 London, July HO. One body has been recovered in the Maltby mine disaster. Efforts to rescue the other 26 entombed men have been abandoned owing to the dangerous condition of the workings. The pit is sealed.
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    • 53 5 London, July 31. Heval It is reported from Moscow that the Soviet Government has appointed M. Karakhan head of the special mission to China According to the Izvestia there is no intention of recalling M. Joffe from Tokio unless Japan causes a breakdown of the negotiations by refusing to
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    • 249 5 London, July 30. San Francisco President Harding's usonal physician, General Sawyer, says the illness is due to crabs he ate on board ship before he arrived at Vancouver. He is of opinion that they were impregnated with copper from deposits of it lying
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    • 129 5 London, July 30. The Government was again heckled in the House of Commons on the Singapore scheme by opponents. Replying to Mr. G. Lambert, Mr. Baldwin said it had been officially denied that Mr. Uchida had stated that the new base conflicted with the spirit of the
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    • 110 5 London, July 30. Gibraltar The United States midshipmen’s practice squadron, consisting of the battleships Arkansas (flagship of RearAdmiral Scales), Delaware, Florida and North Dakota, with a personnel of 3,000 men and 1,700 midshipmen, has arrived to participate on August 2 in the unveiling of the memorial to
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    • 33 5 London, July 2K. Probst and Hanbury’s profits for the year were £50,000, of which i‘30,50K was trading profit. The capital reorganisation scheme provides for the issue of £52,500 preferred shares.
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    • 71 5 London, July 30. Paris The Minister for Hygiene has inaugurated an international conference on leprosy at Strasbourg. London, July 30. Dock work at Hull and Tilbury has been fully resumed. London, July 31. The Queen of Holland has departed from Folkestone for Holland. London, July HI. The latest political
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  • WEDNESDAY'S TELEGRAMS
    • 315 5 I Kt.lJ I’KKM Skhv ck. London, July 31. A special Cabinet meeting has discussed the French and Belgian replies. London, July 31. Comment on the French and Belgian replies is reserved in British official circles, pending the Cabinet’s conclusions, which will be transmitted
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    • 102 5 London, July 31. Berlin The Hamburg-Munich express collided with a stationary krain near Cassel. Twenty-seven were killed and 25 injured, London, July 31. Berlin, later It is now reported that 2!> were hilled and 43 injured in tho llumburg-Muriich express disaster. It was duo to the driver
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    • 82 5 London, July 31. Geneva In the preliminary report to the experts assembled here to discuss the question of men disabled in the war tin* International Labour Office states that there is ample evidence that the world total of disabled men is 10,000,000, of whom 7,124.000 are
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    • 107 5 London, July 31. Rome The Soviet authorities at Fast ape have advised Mr. Noice, head of the expedition to relieve Mr. Crawford’s party marooned on Wrange! Island, that unless his ship Donaldson calls at Petroptvlovsk for clearance papers and Fast Cape for a contingent of Red guards
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    • 367 6 London, July 31. San Francisco The evening bulletin s. y* that President Harding, except for Weakness and restlessness, spent a fairly comfortable day, though his condition h serious. His temperature is 100.0, pulse llid, respiration 44 and Romewhat irregular. There is some
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    • 95 6 London, July tfl. The Federation of British Industries has written to Karl Curzon drawing attention to the resolution adopt*<1 by the Federation’s overseas committee, which Btrongly urges the Government to take the initiative in calling at the earliest possible moment a conference of the powers and signatories
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    • 71 6 London, July 31. The* Duko of Devonshire, Secretary of State for the Colonies, has appointed a committee consisting of Lord Konaldshay (chairman), Sir William Acworth, Sir Frederick Lugard, Sir William Mercer, Sir James Stevenson, Sir Edwin Stockton, Mr. J. C. Davidson, and Mr. C. E. Gunther, to consider
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    • 52 6 London, July 31. Melbourne In the House of Represent'the Mr. Hughes, criticising Mr. Bruce’s recent pronouncement, said A listr aha could only be defended with Britain s aid. Australia’s contribution Miould Im* generous. The Singapore luise he supported, hut he alleged that Mr Bruce had failed to
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    • 142 6 London, July 31. New York Ft urteen vessels are ‘jockeying” at set for position from which to reach <|uarantine with hordes of immigrants ic quickly as pissible aftei midnight to-night. ivo of them ar British, two Amcr con, three it'.lain and one each
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    • 74 6 London, July 31. Baltimore Cloud hursts yesterday afternoon caused the Patapsco River to overflow, sweeping bridges and buildings before it in various districts, and driving families from their homes. The damage is estimated at millions of dollars. Mills and power plants were flooded and machinery wrecked. Entire
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    • 76 6 lx>ndon, July 31. A large section cf members of the House of Commons showed marked disinclination to accept the motion of Mr Baldwin terminating the suspension of members which occurred last month, but subsequently agreed without division. [From Labour members, Mr. J. Maxton (Bridgeton), Mr. J. Wheatley (Shettleton,
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    • 52 6 London, July 30. Pretoria The Cabinet has decided to grant an amnesty to all sentenced to imprisonment up to five years in connection wi‘h the Rand disturbances. This covers the majority of the convictions in connection with the riots. Only a few, including one sentenced to life imprisonment,
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    • 43 6 London, July 31. The Colonial Office announces that the t)'*rcontage of standard production of rubber exportable on minimum duty frorp eylon, the Straits Settlements and the Malay States for the quarter beginning August 1 has been fixed at 60 per cent.
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    • 49 6 London, July 31. An Indian Ottice communique states t hat iscount Peel, the Maharajah of Alwar and Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru will i(‘present India at the Imperial Conference and Baron Hardinge of Penshurst, rmce Ranjitsinhji and Sayid Hassan Imam at the Assembly of the League of Nations.
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    • 28 6 London, July 31. V ork Messrs. J. P. Morgan and Company announce that a Swiss loan of $20,000,000 for three years will be floated here.
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    • 80 6 Output of Kinta Tin Mines for 1'.*22 was 431 tons of oxide of tin, realising 110,320. Profit was £23,033, less depre-‘i-IVVa,! 1 V iU, n off Kampar water works i L-00, directors’commission I*3ll leaving net profit i 115,401. Income-tax and cornorntion tax have been more than covered by
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  • THURSDAY'S TELEGRAMS
    • 261 6 (KM-eru's Seu^hh.l London, August 1. The third Cabinet meeting within twenty-four hours was held to-day to consider the French and Belgian replies. Secrecy is still maintained in official circles, and this is not likely to be broken until Mr. Baldwin makes a
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    • 234 6 London, August 1. San Francisco General Sawyer states that. President Harding has passed the crisis now and is well on the way to recovery. London, August 1. iSuii 1- 1 uncisco President Harding's physician issued a statement at 10 a.m. that 44 The President has had a fairly
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    • 155 6 London, August 1. T /r t J le r- H °v S of C0 ,7 ll I,ons replying to j lil' K rloward-Bury, Mr. McNeil! said the Governments concerned in China agreed in principle to the establishment of a railway police force under foreign officers. The scheme
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    • 267 6 London. August i Reviewing unemployment, in the Ho,. (ommaiw. Sir C. A. M. Barlow there was a difficult winter ahead Th occupation of the Ruhr, which at first* seemed to assist an improvement sl( i K qucntly had the contrary effect. v
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    • 125 6 London, August i. I New York Immigration officials were posted down the bay to referee the time of traversing an imaginary line by steamers straining to be the earliest to disembark immigrants under the August quota. Eleven liners with 12,000 fir? 4 second and third class immigrants crossed
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    • 66 6 London, August 1. i Washington The State Department confirms the report that the United States are actively negotiating with Germany, through the American Ambassador m Germany, for the conclusion of a new commercial treaty based on the principle of most favoured nation treatment. The question of a
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    • 66 6 London, August 1. Washington The Federal Reserve Board’s monthly statement expresses the opinion that the present strength of liquidity of the banks added to facility for financing agriculture assure the supply of credit to meet seasonal requirements. It draws attention to the Han'i to mouth buying in Europe
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    • 98 6 London, August L Objection to M. Kakovsky’s appointment as head of the Russian trade delegation in London in succession to M. Krassin was expressed in the House of Commons on the ground that he alleged to have been expelled from France during the war for propaganda activities against
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    • 226 7 I.*' n, A Jgn*t I. )(U j,ne: In the Homxo of 'icpivnentut\ir Bruce, repl.Vi.iv; to opposition ;VlS defended parncipalion *n l! '','i’itVairs, declaring- Uat the lin*"r‘‘‘V ,i<* fence scheme could only be a full survey of the whole He proposed that the other
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    • 97 7 London, August 1. Following the decision of the Irish Free State Appeal Court to the effect that as conditions of armed revolt no longer existed in Ireland the Government were rot entitle*! to detain thousands of priK)ners in military custody, the Free State parliament, in spite of the
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    • 68 7 London. August 1. Berlin The metal workers’ strike in < <ia terminated. London, August 1. Berlin The number of victims in the Haniburg-Munich train disaster is now trvi n a- 17 killed and 37 injured. London, August 1. New York: Tramwaymen throughout Ni\\ Jersey State have struck for increased
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    • 30 7 London, August 1. •’aris Sadi Lecointe reached a height ni(>tres in an aeroplane at Villa "ulilay aerodrome, beating the world’s t'vonl of 10,518 metres by the American, tfutonant Macready.
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  • 183 7 A rai<J conducted by Inspector Oakshott. the Anns and Explosives branch, and a party of detectives on a house off •av anp Hoad resulted in the finding of ‘x bombs contained in a tin. The bombs of small size and curious manufac- as is uncertain whether
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  • 958 7 All who have worked for the welfare >f “A 9.15 Performance weiv able to retire to rest thoroughly happy on Wednesday, conscious that they had achieved the success which was deserved. There was no doubt as to those present being pleased.
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  • 191 7 (From Our Own Correspondent*) Penang, July ‘lO. Mr. J. Pa.sqral has visited I'atani for the Pinang Gazette, and has contributed a 'three-column article to that journal, in which he gives the history of tie tumble with the Malays and Siamese.
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  • 406 7 The litigation concerning land in Johore and money, representing the estate of the late Daing Passandri Umbok Dally Hadji Ali, in which Mr. T. O. Mayhew is plaintiff and several members of the family defendants, was adjourned by Mr. Justice Barrett-Lennard on July
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  • 155 7 (Aneta’s Service.) Wcltevreden, July JO. The Bataviaasch Nieuwshald say* that the significat on of the decision of the lliii'sh Government to build a naval base at Singapore is tangible and means that the Uushington Naval Treaty i» only of problematic value and
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  • 372 7 The President of the Malayan Rifle Meeting, l'J23, writes informing us that a rifle meeting will be held in conjunction with the Warren Shield competition and other military team competitions at Taip- ing on September 1 and 2. Accommodation for competitors will
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  • 159 7 Then* was an echo in the Second Police Court, yesterday, of a sensational affair winch took place last January at an estate on the west, coast of the island. gang of about 70 men came up from Jurong and attacked the coolies on the state, who
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  • 203 10 Several changes have recently been made in the Straits Settlements Police Foiee and took olTect from Wednesday. Notable among these is the departure of Detective-Inspector Phear, who has been transferred from the force to the post of Assistant Superintendent of Customs, Government
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  • 14 10 Kepong Tin.—Piculs 84.36Vfe Vt J l Jrs 201, yardopit*.ooo, piculs 400.
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  • 2341 10 A rec» el suppleim lit to tin* i*.M.S. Gov eminent Gazelle contained the annual import, for 1923 of the i h.i f Secretary, the Hon. Mr. W. G. Maxwill, C.M.G. We hav* ulroay n products! .-nine «-t the interesting histor.cal notes
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  • 76 10 On Monday morning, in Hukit Timnh Rond, a native motor-car driver alleged to have attempted to drive through a Chinese funeral procession consisting of about a hundred Chine***'. number of men jumped on to the and stabbed the driver serious!;, several places. The men were sub*'
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  • The Straits Budget
    • 1117 12 peace than it has yet been.—Straits Times. July 27 Our llonu* Letter writei <J<*votini his last contribution to a surv«*y of the keen discussion which has boon going on about the insufficiency of British defence < against attack by aircraft. Briefly, the position is that the air
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    • 1170 12 —Struts Time:-, July We were able yesterday to give an extremely interesting interview with the Hon. Mr. 11. P. Colebatoh who is on his way to London to take over the AgentGeneralship of Western Australia. That is the part of the Southern continent nearest to us and from
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    • 1140 12 so narrow and .,<» selfish.— Stra ts Times, July :W. It is obvious, of course, that such lellcr as we printed a few days ago f r( yr leading local firms of architects in r ference to Captain Meadows must be an swered. The Municipal Commissioners no
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    • 1144 13 the future are very thick.—Straits Times, July 31. A great and grnve German crisis cannot be far off. Marks quoted at five million to the pound stori ng, create a condition of affairs that we, in moderately settled countries, fimi it almost impossible to visual'se. Kven the petty movements
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    • 1146 13 —Straits Times, August 1. The Labour Ordinance, dealt with at meetings of the Legislative Council thi: week, represents an earnest effort on tlv part of the Local Government to mak&lt; Malaya attractive to labourers without, at .he same time, making it too unattractive o employers. We have
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    • 1152 13 —Straits Times, August 2. We can see no hope of a favourable result from interchange of views in which Britain has taken the lead recently. Geri many made certain proposals. Britain I did not accept them, but saw' that they might be made the basis of an
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  • 72 14 Th« following is issued with Command orders Before accepting engagement* to play at Chinese functions of any kind, private or public, the Officer Commanding should communicate with the Secretary for Chinese Affairs, Chinese Protectorate. Havelock Itoad, and obtain his advice with regard to acceptance. In the
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  • 798 14 A Spieiai gcm.Tul o.cciing of membe r.* &lt;if Tanglin f lub was bedel on Monday, when the question of increasing the subsenp t:on.&gt; was discarded, unei rcMiluli eventually carried postponing the o.&lt; ing until accurate.* figures were presen ed by the* committee. 1
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  • 1508 14 Automobile Club. Low Membership Deplored A t Annual Meeting. Tile annual iiiv.vi.inj, of toe Singapore Automobile Club was held at the Exchange on July -b. jin re was an attendance of ten nie:;i**&lt; .--an c;:*. quorum—including Mr. il. J. Fougere, who took the chair. The Chairman said: Gentlemen, I ave
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  • 176 14 I’y the death of Syed Ali Alsagotf, which we regret to record occurred -n*ldenly on Monday morning, the Colony loses a well-known and popular resident, the deceased, who was in his sixty-third year, belonged to a family which has been resident in Singapore for three
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  • 1036 16 Among the papers laid before the meeting of the Legi-lative Council, yesterday, was the report upon the Supplies Departmeiit of the Straits for the year 1922, by Mr. D. G. Stead, acting: Direr &lt;n of Supplies. From this it is learned that the
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  • 586 16 The annual meeting of the St. Andrew's Society was held on Monday afternoon at the Hxchungc, when Mr. Graham Hutchison presided, supported by Mr. A. W. Still and Mr. J. Wright (hon. secretary and treasurer). Mr. J. M. Sime was elected
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  • 1325 16 I The following report of the third annual meeting of the* Overseas Assurance 'Corporation, Ltd. is officially supplied:— I The- meeting was held on Saturday. July 2M at 51) Chulia Street, Singapore, presided by Mr. Lirn Nee Soon, the chairman. The usual
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  • 203 16 In concluding his report for th' year ending December 31, 11*22, Mr A Cavendish, Officer in charge of Co-opt a live Societies, S.S. and F.M.S., writes There is every indication that the Malays, particularly of Krian and Rembau are most anxious to form Co-operative Societies. In
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  • 132 16 The report of the directors &lt;»f tic Public Officers’ Guarantee Fund, for the year ending December 151. states that the entrance fees amount to $8.51 and contributions to slod'-'. 1 a* compared with $l,OOO and sll.l 'l 1021. The interest received m vestments during the year
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  • 84 17 I i,e Time* i» ooi lefeguiistbie .pinioif it* correspondent*. Comtf,e 'l, n t« -hould bear in mind that letter? Vhe short *nd to the point. Long Ambling e*P»*tle* are liablf to b* rejected thleesly cut down. Correspondent* must r lo,e their names, not necessarily for nublication but as guarantee
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  • 491 17 To th&lt;‘ Editor of the Straits Times. s;j r Your issue of the 11th instant contained a statement by Mr. O. C. Smalley reporting that before his recent v j s it to Kelantan the major portion of tho ton-head mill had been forwarded from the Company’s
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  • 165 17 1&lt;&gt; the Editor of the Straits Times. The t rio of qualified architects a iuite competent to take care of themselves hut the general public is interested primarily in the proper expendilLm‘ of its money in the hands of competent men. If it s true that Capt.
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  • 197 17 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,- 'ii.ue has been much ada, controvers s and editorial comuents on the above and criticising the authorities tor a mere generous treatment of tho ni jority of the youth of this country’ for an English education. The Government contention
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  • 2798 17 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —May I say with all deference, that i think you are generalising Without sufficient data. in the first place your statement that the population of Australia is (say) 2 to the square mile, if accurate, is misleading as regards the
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  • 293 18 To the Erlitor of the Straits Times. Sir, Your leader of last night says everything that needs to be said on th&lt;* general subject of this Bill and says it better than any amount of talking could. As an old Municipal Commissioner and a member of the
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  • 612 18 To the Editor of the Straus Tone.*. Sir, —Those who know Europe and European politics by reading your leaders must needs come to tht* conclusion that France alone is the cause of all tie* trouble in Europe. If th ngs were as you present them to your
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  • 135 18 The Muivcipal health statement for the week ending July *2l, gives the total mimhc! of as a (hath rate of 26.31 per mille per annum compared with 2H.fi 1 i n the preceding ek and with .11.20 in the cofrcspond m r week of last year. The
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  • 1266 18 Judgment w s given in the Supreme t ouit on July M in the appeal against (Uci..;. n (»t .Ui. JusLcc by the Iieity lirn.s, A. It. A. M. and P. A., w-hich wa-' hoard in the Court of Appeal, recently,
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  • 371 18 ALLEGED FORGERY. Complainant’ s Evidence in Chetty Case. The case against Veerappa Chetty, who is charged with forging three promissory notes for $30,000, $2,000, and $2,400, was continued before the Third Magistrate (Mr. Gourlay) on Wednesday, when evidence was given by Mr. Ng Hong Guan, one of the complainants. Witness
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  • Sporting News and Notes.
    • 228 19 Volunteers Defeat The (Jarrhon. ...i \olunteers obtained a notublc? win ,he Garrison on the padung on iVturdav, dismissing the AVmy side for un and passing this total in their innings with five wickets in hand. Garrison batted first, and were i oUt in an hour and a half, only
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    • 205 19 [Reuter’s Service.] London, July 2G. At Manchester Lancashire beat Worcestershire by an innings and 31 runs. London, July 27. bey ton Middlesex boat Essex on the first innings. Mhiiii made 102 and Hendren 200 not out. For Essex Douglas made n the first innings and Franklin 10**. Bournemouth:
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    • 350 19 Sembilan beat .Johore. Si*nibilan followed up their draw Singapore in the Malayan Cup comI j tion by a .‘1—0 win when they visited l ire on Saturday, thus considerably T ;M.inoins: their chances in the southern 'ertion of the competition. All the goals n the first half,
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    • 317 19 Play Re-Starts on the Padang. After a lapse of some three months, hockey was resumed on Wednesday on the padang, when the S. R. C. were at home to the Middlesex Regiment. From the outset play was of a fast, order with the S.R.C. the more aggressive. After ten
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    • 556 19 Seovell to Represent Selangor. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur July 27. Defeating Huggins yesterday by 6—4, 5—7, 0—3, Seovell attained championship honours and will represent Selangor in the Malayan championship at Penang. The match was good, the second set being particularly hard fought. In the deciding set
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    • 271 19 London, July 27. Montreal In the opening round of the Davis Cup competition Shimidzu, •Japan, beat Crocker, Canada, 3—6, 9—7, 6—l, B—6. Fukuda, Japan, beat Rennie, Canuda, 6—2, 6—l, 6—o. London, July 28. New York In the Davis Cup competition opening rounds Anderson, Australia. beat Dietrich, Hawaii,
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    • 452 19 The annual athletic sports of the St. Andrew’s School were successfully hold on the Ra. Mes School ground on July 27. when there was a large gathering, which included H. K. Major General Sir Neill Malcolm, the Hon. Dr. R. O. Win r&lt;!?. Director of Education, Mr. E.
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    • 126 19 lo connection with the Royal Singapore Yacht Club, eleven boats turned out lust Sunday for the first round of the Elizabeth Cup. There was a splendid breeze, all the yachts could hold, and the racing was very fast and interesting. There was a great struggle for first place, Jean
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    • 416 19 Opening of Penang Meeting. Fine weather favoured the first day’* events of the Penang: Turf Club meeting. The going was good and a large crowd attended. The results were Visitors’ Piute, six furlongs.— 1 Helanel, 0.7 (Billett) 2 Lady Xin, 7.4 (Kodfearn) li Carrie* 7.7 (Cogue). VVr.n by a
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    • 49 20 [Reuter’s* Service.) Loadon, July 31. At Goodwood the Stewards’ Cup rosulted as follows Kpinard 1 Jarvie 2 Hunting Song 3 Betting 7 to 2 Kpinard, 10 to 1 Jarvie, UK) to 0 Hunting Song. Fourteen ran. Won by two lengths, a head between second and third.
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    • 120 20 Following is the result of the match, officers of S. V. C. v. officers of the Garrison, played on Sunday, July 21&gt;. Sloper and Fulcher 1 v. Denyer and Moore l*. Morrell and la*e 0 v. Thompson and Whitmarsh 1. Knight and Little 0 v. Spring and Haseldinc I.
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    • 52 20 A pleasant morning was spent at the Swimming Club on Sunday. The team race was won by the team consisting of Karr, Webster, Manchester and Leseur. A water polo match between teams captained by the captain and vice-captain resulted in victory for the latter by 3 goals
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    • 534 20 London, July 2d. New York Eugene Criqui and Jolmny Dundee are in excellent shape for their &gt; fifteen round battle at the open air polo grounds thfc evening, with the world’s j featherweight championship at stake. &lt; Betting is slightly in favour of Johnny &lt;
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  • 895 20 Messrs. Fraser ami Co.’s weekly report, dated August 1, states The price of Tin during the past week has remained fairly steady, hut the share murket has been very much on the dull sale with transactions on a restricted scale. Rubber continues
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  • 174 20 A Japanese named S. Abi was charged on Monday in the second Police Court with being drunk and disorderly in Bencoolcn Street on Saturday night. The accused, it was stated, was with a friend at the time of his arrest, and when
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  • 41 20 DYAS. At Mu* Maternity Hospital, Singapore, on July 31, 11)23, to Inspector and Mrs. Ilyas, a daughter. Both well. NEUBRONNKR. On July 20, at the Maternity Hospital, Singapore, to Mr. and Mrs. Walter W. Neubronner of a son. Both well.
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  • 187 20 EXCHANGE Singapore, August 2. 'On London, Bank 1 m/s 2/4 1/32 •Demand 2/:{ 15/ Private 11 m. credits 0 4 7/i« On New York, Demand Private 90 d/s On France, Bank On India, Bank T.T. On Hongkong, Bank d/d 2 p. c in? On Shanghai, Bank T.T.
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  • 447 20 MINING. Singapore, August 2. In*u« Yal. Pd. Buyers. Seilers 1 1 Batang Padang 0.424 0.474 1 1 Hitain Tin 1.32V* 1.374 1 1 Jelantoh 0.10 0.20 1 1 Johan Tin 0.30 0.35 €1 £1 Kam. Kamunting 46/6 47/6 10 10 Kinta Assn. Ord. 7.50 8.0t' 5 6
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  • Page 20 Advertisements
    • 84 20 NOTICE All communication* for both the Straiti Tines and the Strait* Budget should be iddreesod to the Head Office, Cecil and Stanley Streets*, Singapore, Struits Settlenents Th.* post free price of the Strait,a Time* to the United Kingdom and foreign countries is $54 a year. The post free price of
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  • 51 20 DEATHS. Mrs. LEE SIAN GAN. At 21. Knee Coursi* Rd.. Singapore, on July 20. i;»20. wife of Mr Lee Sian Gan of Teck Joo IIin Co., ag“'* 4.'l. She left two daughters and one son I’OHERTSON. At General Hospital, on July P*‘-3, a*. II a 111., K. S Robertson, aged
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  • The Straits Budget RUBBER SUPPLEMENT
    • 64 1 lienera 1— Rubber I*i icc*s» 1 The New Labour Bill 2 Loral Rubber Auctions U Nyalas Rubber Estates A London Rubber Stocks A Rubber Industry Appeal A Mi grams— Rubbei Coupon Cases Society of Planters 1 Meetings and Reports— Malacca Plantations 1 Allagar Rubber 2 Biadwall (F.M.S.) Rubber 2
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    • 208 1 d-rom Our Own Correspondent.) Penang. July -8. Tin* case n which Ong Eng Hock and Tan Liong Ee stood charged with being possession of 7 and 15 forged rubber coupons respectively concluded at the Arizes yesterday. The judge, Mr. Justice Sproule, commenting on the evidence of *he
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    • 98 1 (From A Correspondent). Tanjong Malirn, July 30. I he Incorporated Society of Planters i a largely attended meeting yester- li, 1 Tanjong Malirn. A Ulu Selangor Ml Tanjong Malirn District branch was r nied. The chairman, Mr. Kennaway. 'T'uted that 100 per cent of the meniber''P north
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    • 1136 1 'i lie seventeenth annual genera! mcet.r.g of the Malacca Rubber Plantations Limited, was held on June 25 at Winchester House, Old Broad Street, 10.C., Mr. Thai Its Emerson (chairman of the company) presiding. The Chairman, in the course of moving! the adoption
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    • 409 1 The third quarter under Restriction ended on July 31. Since the law came into force on November 1, 1922, the result* have been as follows 1st Quarter, 40 per cent. Restriction Average Price. November 44 cents Average December 49 51*4 January H2 cents.
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    • 1856 2 At the- fii t ordinary general meeting of the AI Inga r Rubber Plant tions, Ltd., .Mr. H. Sutton (the Chairman) pre- ding. said This is the* first ordinary general meeting of the new company which was foirned to tak&lt; over the assets ;nd
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    • 1406 2 The thirteenth annual general meeting of the llradwall (F.M.S.) Rubber Estate, L‘d., was held on June 20 at 41) and 51, Easlcheap, E.C., Mr. M. S. Parry presiding. The Chairman said I must first explain why I am taking the chair
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    • 214 2 Iii concluding a lengthy review of the new Malayan Labour Code, the Servant cf Ind:a, a Poona publication, says la ken all in all, the new Malayan Labom Code is a great step in advance &gt;o mucli so, that in many sections nothing better could happen
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    • 1278 3 i nar y general meeting of share. T u of the Kuala Se’.angor Rubber hol'K' j was held on June 25 in l,l T'!mcil R‘&gt;o»‘ o{ the Rubber Growers’ the 1 uU .,.4 Idol-lane, Eastcheap, c Fdward W. Wallington, K.C.V.O., K-f/V- ,.he Chairman),
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    • 733 3 Messrs. Guthrie and Co. report Singapore, July 2(5. There has been a rise in prices and, with trade buyers tak ng more interest, the position is distinctly improved. The local market has been very active and a large volume of fcrw.rd business
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    • 51 3 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, July 31. Kedah Rubber Co. report shows a nett revenue of $82,894, and available for distribution $175,822. An interim dividend of 5 per cent, has been paid and the directors now recommend a final of 7*4 per cent, and to carry forward
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    • 122 3 In a letter to thi* shareholders, thi .avretaries of the Nyalas Rubber Estates. Ltd., state: —“The directors have sold the S ■rkani division of thi* company’s property, consisting of 73 acres, 1 rood. 31 poles, planted with rubber in bearing •it a price of $5OO per acre.
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    • 69 3 Messrs. Lewis and Peat write A cable from our London office give Condor stocks 29(5 tons down for- week ending July 28, total now on hand 19,&lt;5X7 tons. The Sultan of Johore in Council b made the following appointments with •Heel front* August 1, 192.3 Mr. G.
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    • 793 3 On behalf of u most influential fund committee (which includes Sir Kric tied-U-s, chairman of the Dunlop Rubber C'o., Ltd.), the following appeal is issued by the Institution of the Rubber Industry, c rad ay House, 10, Charing Cross Road. W.&lt;
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    • 947 4 The tenth annual general meeting of the Surigei Batu (Malaya) Rubber instates, Ltd., was held at the registered t Rices of the company, 141), Leadenhall Street, K.F., Mr. Ldward Lawrence Hamilton (chairman of the company) presiding. '1 he (’hairnutn said: Gentlemen,
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    • 630 4 The annual general meeting of the shareholders of Hongkong (Selangor) Rubber, Ltd., was held on July 1 at the registered offices, 7, Martin’s-Iane, Can-non-street, K.C., Mr. W. Arthur Addinsell (Chairman of the company) presiding. The Chairman said Gentlemen, 1 move that the directors’
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    • RUBBER SHARE PRICES.
      • 378 4 Stock Bi. I P.r Exchrnn*. P»r ririSL Value. Company. Pricaa. Valua. Company. Pricea* 1 4*1 Anglo-Malay 32/6 2/ London-Asiatic £1 Ayer Kuning 38/9 2/ Lubok o/7u £1 Bakap Plantna. 13-16 £1 Lumut 37/-* £1 Banteng (Selangor) 26/3 j £1 Malacca Plantns. p £1 Batu
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      • 692 4 Capital Issue Closing Prices. Paid Up Value Dividends Fraser Lyall 4 Company Co. Evatt. 312.500 1 AllenbyNew(ll) 1.27% 1.32% 1.25 1.30 160,000 1 nil year 30-9-22 ..AlorGajah ($1) 1.30 1.40 1.30 1.40 727,21 1 2 ..Am. Malay ($2) 2.05 2.15 2.10 2JO 439,425 5
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    • 161 5 j\S ’fir I'*"♦ I I &gt; s#» ”w 181 I I IJVERY one is hoping that there I wiD be a further drop in car pekea bnl when you have eecn Ihe sS I you wUI realise that prices have ||l touched bottom. Guthrie Co., Ltd. 1 (Incorporated la Singapore.)
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    • 60 5 mm IF YOU WANT TO MAKE ANYTHING KNOWN ADVERTISE IN THE '.fa,' SI *rr*r I SR 5b 4*0 &lt;» &gt;&?«$&«» A" C r nJ Straits Times &gt; Head Office:. SINGAPORE. SH. SIXTEEN PAGES DAII/V THE LEADING DAILY PAPER EAST OF INDIA DELICIOUS WHOLESOME REFRESHING. Prepared solely from pure West India
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    • 150 6 .ford &gt; SALES and SERVICE WEARNE BROS. Ltd ENGINEERS BOAT BUILDERS v j 20 H.P. K &gt;•• v t J" -C'JiLl C ,I 4 A* v r*- •&gt; 7/ x fl» r y' Jp K Ford Marine Engines Complete with PropeAor, Shaft and Coupling, Water and Oil Pumps and Reverse
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