The Straits Budget, 23 December 1926

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    33 1 The Straits Budget HEINC THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES IRSI ABI.ISIIK!) KM.M I Y YEARS.] Si*. :> SINC.AI OHL, iHI RSI)A\. Dhl KMIIhR 2d. 1U2(» Fuice 25 cents (S.B. Currency) or 7d
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    CONTENTS.
    309 1 ;EAItKK>- •*»*<■ Aeroplane Clubs 2 i. i, •dl>bip <i-r\iv«* in Malaya 1 i. Electricity 4 ~n i hil.l Labour A salmon gering 4-*> !a! Not» x *> Reuter and Special past Wit k‘> New> IT 22 AittH**— v Inrke l.tndbcrg Wedding IT (I. St. i lair IT 1 j‘i!’
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    LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
    3577 1 'hath took place* under t tapir cir''Hues, at Toluk Anson, of Mr. Aubrey resident engineer in charge of "bach, Lazarus and Co., Ltd.. Teluk Mr. Walpole had been with the 1 r,, r about five or six years and had Rationed before at Alor Star and Jho
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    Singapore Wedding.
    348 2 Mr. .1. Cuthbcrt and Miss K. M. Fawcett. A very pretty wedding solemnised at St. Andrew's < athedial on Sautrday i iternooii, beiv.ei*!i Mr. *lohu arson ml’.i'erf. o'* llarri**m<, Raiker and to., S 'mapore. and Mis- I.'aia*' Margai't t i*a\'.ceit, *iv*pdaugbtir ot Mr. and Mis. t I. litwitt,
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    Teluk Anson Sensation.
    141 2 («anjj Robbers Attack Ku rope an Assistant. (From Our Own Correspondent). Ip 'll. December *J1. r .itiler ta' 1 o*. tile dating h>*!d-u{' 1 v*!tii\ An*on distiiit a few day- a«** ??i *w that a s.im of kP.oon taken Horn an o-tate a--is*ai.c .nud M**rris wl o
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    Protectorate Stabbing.
    104 2 Mr. W. (j. Stirling's Effort To Save Woman. We understand that Mr. W. G. Stirling, of the t hinese 1’roti*. toi’ate. who was stahbt d i? tl Pr« t t i it n 1 H*c. 14 oy a t hinese, i- --inu' favourably. The wife of the Chinese,
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    The New Guinea Expedition.
    37 2 An Man- that the- m. min“ Oute i-American expedition MU n ha* been exploring the interior of l "V’ jumea tor the last si*: months hr* Aml oi r.a ar.,i be, n hoartiiv
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    The Governor's Health.
    80 2 V" fjro r :,a f l 1" learn Mint Hi.* ExV •V, nr V ,fl HoveiMer (Sir Laurence Oud.-mardi has made a good recovery v"" 1 t thl ;i Uu k (>f phlebitis which kept 11 t 0 n ,s room tor several week* 1 unrg the
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    MALARIA IN MALAYA.
    305 2 Sir R. Ross on Preventive Work. I Special Doctors Wanted I'n.J Home. 1 (From Our Own Corre.-pomii-m I poll. December 22 I In tin* course of an interview a fl on tin* hnpu-si«»n.- of hi- visit to I Sir Kenald Boss highly comim-n.V.; sub-soil drainage work in
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    Escaping from Custody.
    200 2 Swim for Freedom in Singapore I River. Bef..rv Mr. 1*. Smith, in th. T‘ I* da-.* < iiirt <-n Friday a W ee Geok Shut, wa- charred w ith la' lubber without a permit at t’">at ;.esterda,» morning. A further -r- reaping from legal custody at t
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    Undesirable Films.
    143 2 State Secretary and Censorship Powers. In tIk* H**u-c of Common- on N i*o r II. Mi*. Mil no (Kidder.v.inster. I asked tlu* Si i rotary of Sim tv' 1 tlu* Colonies whether his attent i->ti been drawn to the number ot tuylo-i einonia films now being exhibited various
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      LIGHT AEROPLANE CLUBS.
      950 3 —Strait' Tir.u*s. 1*5. brief letter in our correspondence amns yesterday announced that it is p sed to form a light aeroplane club Singapore, with the Ex-Service Flying \..-iK’iation as a nucleus, and young men v.ho would like to learn to be pilots are vited to send in
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      FILM CENSORSHIP.
      990 3 ,—Straits Times, December 17. We make no apology for once again r V p. r t« ti. censorship of films in V.. ;i The subject ic of such social .•.ml I.npv’ ini cqueue** that wa re we > n'i.i.v the existing state of things t c at pae
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      PUBLIC SERVICE IN MALAYA.
      967 3 :;vt tlivi.ii !«<i> i < l i.i* vin j>io\ vi s.— S*. lUh'.Tii ivs. 1'iVi mbvr I S. A g 'od deal has been beard lately of the* question of Council and Municipal representation, both in the Colony and th s., and there have been variousuggestions
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      PERAK ELECTRICITY.
      810 4 »»w tuv I u v. ithin the company’s n ncessiun.—Strait? Times, December 2i». On every side we sec the strangest evidence that the Age of Steam i- passing and the Age of Electricity usurping its time-honoured place. It is doubtful whether it i&lt; yet fully realised how much
      • – — * ■■■ ' »»w tuv I u v. ithin the company’s n ncessiun.—Strait? Times, December 2i».  -  810 words
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      FEMALE AND CHILD LABOUR.
      920 4 uiuour oi considerable difficulty.—Straits i inics, December 21. A sub-committee of the Straits Settlements (Singapore) Association has been unpointed to make inquiries into the "nditions oi female and child labour in Singapore, the President having betn .nforr.st d that the League of Nations likely to investigate
      uiuour oi considerable difficulty.—Straits i inics, December 21.  -  920 words
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      SCANDALMONGERING.
      875 4 anally enhanced.—Straits Times, Ur 22. A week ago we drew attention to t\&gt; prosecution of a Mr. Hesketh Pearson the instance of the well known publish! ers Messrs. John Lane on a charge f obtaining from that firm a sum i-25 by means of a hoax. Mosn*!* Lane assert
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    MALAYAN MEDICAL JOURNAL.
    266 5 Adopted as Cilicia 1 Orjjan Of H. M. Association. further issue of the Malayan Medical n.w—a quarterly lcc«»rd ot medium .-.t turgeiy with special ril'cicme to i |)a iLinc at.d t stale heal', a—m- us. An euitorl'il notice states al li.: .Lntrnai has no &gt;v l.» n
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    AN ASSESSMENT POINT.
    108 5 (From Our Own Correspondent). Penang, December lf&gt;At the Municipal Commission the Harbour Board appeal in respect ot ;.'&gt;essment of tlodown No. i* a 1 M vn Ml. The Board c-ntend that the i,odo" &gt; is outside the Municipal limit. Mr. li. D. Hume for the Board askt.i
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    PENANG ASSAULT CASE.
    76 5 (From Our Own Correspondent). Penang. December lfi. In the District Court the'trial1 commenced to-day of Mohamed hin who was charged on November causing hurt to two Chinese in a con pound house in York Road on ,^P The accused again appeared on stretcher. He was undefended. The
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    OCCASIONAL NOTES.
    1576 5 "d,! 1 ,:;con i, f CC u P k&lt;i at ljtrio\a discussing disarmament, thiauthorities at lionu- are not leaving anyihmg too n)Urh t() chante Th(? Wa|&gt; Unice is secretly earmarking a number ot undergr »und tunnels, tubes, cellars and tore basements with the idea of learning v.hat “cover”
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    Sunning Piracy.
    125 5 Why the Boats Were Burned. \t the resumed hearing of the eas&lt; against twenty men who, it is alleged, participated in the piracy of the Sunning f!f November 15, heard before the fentiul Magistracy, Hong Kong, when the «|ues tir n was put to the second ofli.-er as
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    M.C.C. IN INDIA.
    237 5 First of the Unofficial Tests. Tourists Without Four (iood Men. (Special Cable to the Straits Times.) Calcutta, December Id. The first of the three unofficial tests began at Bombay to-day, the M.C.C. meeting an All-India eleven. The visitors were handicapped through being without Tate, Constable, Hill and
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    Tanglin Club Ball.
    339 5 I«.\cc!!eht and T\v&gt; Dance* 'lands. The .sue in I eV'-rts of Si: .j* :i|»« re’- &lt; on tm:;s sensi n started u:id&lt; r the h;«|t|.i« -t au.spi'es wills t lie !a l'*y di'e 1 had •!&gt; Tangli.i &lt;’!&lt;:!&gt; M •Sati’.rday evening. No nieje successfu 1 fi’Sietiell of
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    RAILWAY ACCIDENT.
    55 5 (Aneta’s Service.) Workmen Injured by Current Nenr Hntuxiu. (Anetn’s Service.) Batavia, December 18. IMu-iii.tr construction work n *he trio railway lietwoen Batavia an&lt;l 1 anjong I'riok a number of workmen received a shock and MillVred from hums. Nine* were tJiktn to hnspitiil, '»ut t ricy are now reported
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    Straits Trading Co.
    2037 6 The Reduction of Company’s Capital. An extra irdinary general meeting of tii Ftiaits Trading Company was held on tlie ItUh in -i.. al Ocean Building for th. purp s of pas-ing the f -Mowing t e.-. a ijiis (1* That the nominal eapital of. the c lii|:aiiy
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    Trawler for Siam.
    222 6 Locally Built Vessel Launched. (Front Our Own Corresp &gt;r.di i:t Bangkok. December 11. Yesterday there was launched i: r. a al shipyard a vessel thut is d »ign i t deal in the tisli trade al.*ng the eoa&lt;:. V'c have abundance f fish ia the gulf. ft
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    Earthquakes in North Java.
    59 6 (Aneta’s Service.) Shocks at Procpock Still Continue. (Aneta’s Service.) Batavia, December 1 Reports from Proepoek. on the north coast of Java, where nineteen distinct earthquake shocks occurred on tb 1 itb in&gt;t.. state that shocks still continue. Damage to the amount of i?•&gt;»).«)0i» va done to
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    APOLOGY AND CANDLES.
    58 6 (From Our Own Correspondent). Pen antr, December 10. 1,1 Lie ponce court Ilonh Tow was in ryo-i with cuusiny hurt to Ron Sony “'-j a. v.is &lt;l, chary*V, mi the that a so lon ont 'i M **"*’iv*- i at, the moused tendering .n .v and r
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    Chief Officer Charged.
    237 6 Sequel to Incident on The Seistan. There was a sequel in the Mar.a-. Court on Tuesday to an nu i i which occurred on the steamer j$eithe same morning, the chief otlieer. y\ J. Macdonald, being charged with Lein irai.i. wi.iie on uuty i*n the t'orecus* and
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    Bankruptcy Court.
    180 6 Large Debts Accumulated Through Borrowing. The public examination of Abu Baku:bin Mohamed Said bin Dakar was :.i.u on Friday before Mr. Ju&gt;tic- lv.m the Bankruptcy Court. The debtor, wh &gt;se total liabilities v. SlP.OOO, said his first debt &lt;*f &gt;H. was incurve i in Ipl’I. when the n.
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    Street Accident.
    122 6 Ku rope an Charged with Ka-h Driving. M t af:. r: n i f Devi nbe:* 1 1 t. a vi r ear. dii’.vi. by K Sl\ wi &gt;: tu.*tiir-r in K r.ea! A"; Swiss M ilk &lt; v i* d with a t i k ha 1
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    New Tin Flotation.
    125 6 To Acquire Large Open Cast Mine in Selangor. (From Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur, December 1*5. A new tin company, known as Hong Fatt, Sur.gei Besi, Limited ha- 1” 1 registered at Kuala Lumpur to l*e •"tx 1 suited privately. 1 be issued capital will be $&lt;3,000,'*
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    FEDERAL COUNCIL.
    824 7 Inofficials’ Speeches on The Adjournment. Malays’ Suitability for Railway Employment. Kuala Lumpur, December Id. In a speech on the adjournment two ggestions were made by the Hon. Mr. ,1. 11. M. Robson, firstly, urging the rdi.ial declaration of the name of Malaya to prevent silly mistakes by ,-itcrs
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    Rifle Meeting.
    153 7 Record Score by S.Y.C. Unit. l ii &gt; .jul.-y at the Ilukh Ti.nuh li.mgi he c( ;u: c, ition ft r tr.e liromheadi'.cws Shield was fired, Ku Parian 1 «m; nany team .Vo. 1 -icuring the fiis* p'-it u. and Fura-ian tnpa. y. Xo. ‘2. si'ccr** v itn
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    Burma-Siam Railway.
    124 7 Extensive Areas Marked Fo; }£u!&gt;ber. y.t/ur M. T. i’i rter ii. V. has prepared i »v.fii f jected Bun a Sh rn I’.vlv ay whi h v &gt; i i !'•.&lt;&gt; through t*u nn&lt;! Mer district* »f Burma. m jntoi f« rc of his map i* ;&gt; o
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    REGISTRAR’S DECISION REVERSED.
    95 7 (From Our Own Correspondent). Penang. December £O. The appeal against the Registrar's decision in connection with a civil suit brought by Ma Kali Cheang. Lim Koo. 'how. Xg Moon Yong. Woo Scow Moon against I.ai Khoon Sam. has concluded. ‘"ai',.' Crabb Watt, for the first plaintiff said
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    IN COURT ON A STRETCHER.
    56 7 (From Our Own Correspondent). Penang. December 18. i n the District Court. Mohamed bin Word in was charged with causing hurt to thtee people. 4 I, r i.v (M who was shot in the leg »&gt;&gt; t pdice in-rector, was carried into court on a
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    PASSENGERS.
    1204 7 Among the passmpirs who arrived in v i:u ioiori b,\ tin* President Hayt s from j America were .Mr. and Mrs. s. Abell Master W. Abell, Miss M. Abell. Miss K. M Aicher, Mrs. C. K. Hick, M ss Dorothy Heck. M ss Maurine Cuvett, Mr. and Mrs. (’has.
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    Moscow and Java.
    427 7 I). E. I. Press Comments On Communist Internments. \ariuus local newspapers in voicing th»* sentiments of the various communities iejfar*lintf the terms of imprisonment meted out t(» the communists and their eventual banishment to Dutch New tiuima, seem to be somewhat dissatisfied with tin* decision of the
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    Straits Produce Christmas Number.
    254 7 Welcome the tilth hri. t imt nu:uI« oi* :*&gt;r i-;»it I‘mdu v. Ihe |»ric i.a i jjt 1 dollar, il; tend of the tij-.irtl fitly ellt .‘I i i*l the Is r lie 1 Well Uo r 1 11 it, i&lt; tli i i me than
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    Queen’s Scholarship Examination.
    69 7 The following two student were the winners of the Queen’s Sclmlai hips for which a competitive cxainina 1 ui &gt;\.t centlv held Mr. Tan Ah W k Xavier’s In Pit ion, Penang. ■r. i f &lt; 1 Khve it ng ef the lVi*ii!i" I' l The former
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    Notes from Java.
    1455 8 Aviation Progress in Butch East Indies. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Batavia, December 14. A second ILdiand-Java Hicht remains still a matter for di-cussioti in the liclu of aeninautich. ll is now again reported fr ni Holland that Fliaht-Iieutenant Koppeti will most probably leave on April 2 with
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    F.M.S. Government Appointments.
    121 8 The following appointments are notified in the F.M.S. Government Gazette:— Mr. C. F. J. Green to be Director of Fisheries, S.S. and F.M.S., Class lA. Malayan Civil Service., Messrs J. A. T. Horsley and A. 11. Houser to bo Assistant Engineers, P.W.1)., K.M.S., Mr 11. Rowe to
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    Amateur Races.
    785 8 Steeplechase Results At Taiping. (Drum Our Own Correspondent). The 1‘erak Oymkhana Club amateur meeting held at* Taiping over the weekend was a successful event, except lor somewhat unfavourable weather. The going was in consequence heavy. feature of the meeting was that all .•ut one win went to Kuala
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    Escape of Criminals.
    69 8 Chinese Warder Charged With Negligence. In connection with the escape of s:\ criminals from the Lunatic Asylum the early bouts of December Tan Wah Hin, the Chinese warder, fi whom, it is alleged, the keys were was brought up before the Third l c Court Magistrate, charged
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    Chinese Shot.
    87 8 Curious Affair in Street. A Chinese, apparently awidenta shut hin.soH in hag is S; .e. t un 1 r about 8.20 p.m. it is sai l mat lie dre*v a pist.d Red at another Chinese, but mis'* &gt;1. H. r.tenii'l victim took to hs heiD the assailant was
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    Wearne Brothers, Ltd.
    211 8 At a meeting of the directors W&lt; ame Brothers, Ltd., on Friday, it &gt;' decided to recommend to the shareholder' .it the annual meeting the payment o: lira! dividend of lu per cent, in cash a a bonus issue of one share for every nw hal'es he.d.
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    THE POSITION IN CHINA.
    714 9 Missionaries Warned Not To Go Up-River. MORE SOUTHERN SUCCESSES. jKitsive FiRhtinR Expected Within a Month. MiaJighai, December 1*&gt;. r. .--age from I.hang states ,-5'al Yang Sen has cminandeei,.} Japanese s r earners at Sha-i rt tii- troop* t*» IcbiH g fellovv- r- atit g of hi*
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    Britain and the Cantonese.
    739 9 Frequent Meetings With Eugene hen. Shanghai. Ibct .-'.er 17. 11..:’.ov. Tlie eonversal n- htui-cr Mr. Mil l.ittv.u tile BriC-n 1 -*,r. and Mr. Kugeiu* Chen, the Caniciu &gt; Mi ister. ntin W:... oflicial -tatetm i.i- are -f ing &lt; ut. it i- iindir-tood tiiat a very
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    Britain’s Policy in China.
    295 9 Important Note C onsidered In Peking. Shanghai, l&gt;eccnd»er l c i Behitiy A meeting of senior Minis 1 trr« was ta i l :h morning at the house f tic Ft it ig: Mitiistt rs, to uh«m I I British t’liargi d’Alfaires eommunicate I a document
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    The New China Policy.
    367 9 Important Hritish Note Discussed. K.tgby, December JO. T’.,r British har-o d' Affaires in IN kinvC h;,s communicated to the diplomatic tmuy IX.’" sett it 1 forth the new policy which Lie British iovevnmctit desire to see adopted towards &lt; Inna. -io'dar communication will ai-o n, to
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    Important Development.
    650 9 Washington Surtaxes May He (iranted Forthwith. Comment big on tlii- im porta n! deveiop:1 u■!• t. ilx Time .‘•.iv* il i&gt; understood &lt;nnl I lie proposals ini 1 1 ;«i«• tin* -uggcstioii t! i r t liio asliingloii ii it &lt;i \t*s should I't? v,•anted immediately wulxuit the
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    Official Reticence but Much Comment.
    781 10 Spirit of thi* WashinRt,on Agreement. London. IK-ecreiur 21. Reticence is observed in authoritative circ'cs in London a regard.* tie- memorandum transmitted the British &lt; harg&lt; d’AfTaires at 1’ekinu to hi* diplomat!* &lt;olleagtn-s, Icq i» pointed out that tlu benevolent attitude of Creat Britain to the
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    Help the War Blinded.
    496 10 Review of the Year’s Work At St. Dunstan’s. Wi hav n i t ivi-.i tin* annual report of I St. Ihim-tan’.* Jlo.*pital for the blind, in i which an appeal for a**i&gt;lanco is made by tlniM- ic-spolisildv for its upkeep. 1 lie blind have always, and
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    FREMASONRY IN MALACCA.
    222 10 (From Our Own Correspondent Ihe Koval Arch &lt; hapter of Negri I Scmltiian held tiieir first annual instaila-! tion and conclave in Saturday at the .Masonic Had. Malacca. the installation and ceremony was prc. hed o.cr by the !F&gt;n. Mr. Justice C. &gt;proUie. District Grand Superintendent. assisted
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    CORRESPONDENCE.
    66 10 [The Straits Times is not responsible for •ht* opinions of its correspoaiients. Corre qioiul. *.:s s-u-iild b**ar in mind that letter? iu:.*t l&gt;*i short and to the point. Long •ambling epistles are liable to b** rejected oi nt!ile»sl&gt; cat down. Correspondents must -iici.-se tiieir names, not necessarily for publication
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    Petrol Prices.
    99 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Si,-.—In the November issue of the Ligh* Far and Cycle ar. announcement i* made iku: tin- leading distributors of motor spirit :n London ami lionu Count It-.* havn rouu ed the price of petrol 1 L-ii. per gallon, or d cents,
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    Education in Malaya.
    690 10 Tu the E liter of the Straits Times. Sir. I do not think that -ur friemi* aii make th limit dec *i&lt;-’i in tin- matteof mow ma .y and what fuel!.tie* should he provided in Mh aya. and especially in Singapore. the edui at ion of our
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    S.V.C. Recruiting.
    244 10 To the Editor of the Straits T !nu S'r.—May I thank you for the Va! aid of your paper during out recruiting campaign, the result&gt; of l were most encouraging. The tihave already been published. lar-e percentage of the total cm,,"’ consisted of the younger nun t Colony,
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    Hoong Fatt Tin.
    119 10 To the Editor of the Straits Tim- Sir. —Will any of vour reader* mi let me know where I can got a &gt; ti c pr- *jk*i tus of the w "ll-km-a :i H l at: Tin t’ompany. Sunegi He.- wi was floated and over-.*ub*cribcd A* a
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    Malacca and Malaria.
    275 10 To the Editor of the Straits Tim*. Si;-.—From a count «&gt;f :ite meeting of the Legislative i eut,i;i inter tin- following til \i» |»i *--a at on&gt; weio taki n Malacca water scheme t* i&lt; malaria until, nearly a year at:* the work had start*- the ct/rn
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    MALAYAN TRADE.
    315 11 Comparative Statement of Import and Export of Principal Goods. k Di icsh Malaya Return of F.,rei«» ii UP Re I- v.rar %i Import a and Kxp. rt«. The’f’diowl,'.!, an&lt; for the no ml, n oh-r i it or y articles imported into or exported oi l of'*n f
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    Yachting.
    549 11 The Cardusa Trophy. ropl «.f ;r. .in■; !I. h e r. r. Mr.» ardosa v.i*w tla*t Vii e and at l" S V.ei.t UP ar.ll d"..‘. il tiie -t of /&lt;•• d start. -i 1 u p te ttv M »w ot War, a r.iee i'T* e o. dea
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    BREACH OF TRUST.
    133 11 Master's Leniency to Chinese Employee. I,, &lt;}■ T|;i;-d Court, on th-.* 1 lh h’foi" Mr Smith, a Chine -Tan Khuny i huan. wa- charged with eriminai breach of trust ill ns pent of J*7 do/.eti pipes, viimd at .7". An alternative eliarii'e wa- that of vluiitiny in
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    Kampong Infant Welfare.
    338 11 Rjija rli liilir Appeals To Federal Council. j S'peak in*, at tin* &gt;-t r’edc',,1 ('mn-’i mv-i:: t lia'ii hi ii‘ -aid that if in a lain yi"at ;i ..-ire to \oii* f r fa-re-olut ui eii liuuiii a.I devolut loi,, hut he I f i* la* a
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    F.M.S. Forestry Policy.
    635 11 Described ns lamlnslic h.v Hon. Mr. Ritchie. in file Federal &lt; num il till- Moll. Ml J K l,|,i taeUeii tie* F.M.S. Covrrnmen* r&lt; ‘M»y reservation puli. A’’ 1 oruiry a Malay Mad report. Mi 1 Uitrhie .-aid that lie had asked why V.a- the (lo'.eriior nt
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    Johore Government Holidays.
    251 11 'I II,. i'oIImwing 1:1 of h*»!i«I.«in -I«*r* ,j n in.. j year l'.»27 x p’lhli In &lt;1 in I k* .luhoiv (h.vernn &lt; nt (in::' ‘i for /"m-ra i« ii. Tli" Kngli.-li dati of tin* Mohammedan hu'iday- pre appi o\ima*. .iii:', a in I a!'*' .-ul i'll
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    THE BISHOP OF LONDON.
    1529 12 Programme of Singapore Visit. An Appreciation by An Admirer. The approaching visit &lt; f the lb-lmp of London to Singapore is ;.n event which I* living eagerlv await* d. A short time ago. (i-in-rai B ainwi-., Booth, of tin* Salvation Any. paid a vi-it to the
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    Motor Fatality.
    126 12 Ricksha and C ar Collide At Ipoh. (from Our Own Correspondent). Ipoh. December 1«». The death occurred yesterday of Mr L(o Sek Wuh. son of the wealthy loca' liinese, Mr. Lee ('boo Quwai, a&lt; the remiL of ;i motor cycle accident on the J.ic Aster Road a few
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    Scene on the Ellora.
    837 12 Allegations Against Singapore Resident. t We take the following from the Kuigoon thiretre of Mecoinber lb: |j St. in. of i'rcnch nationality, nier- ham. of Singapore, was yesterday placed be flip the i.l't i ni. .strap'. Languor, by t he L vet* Police. i Tim al!'*gati
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    PONTIANAK GOLD.
    644 12 Mr. Herbert Wilson’s Report. “Positive No Salting u u Occurred." Much excitenui.t was Singapore i'll 1 )**ci mb* r q |,j V a i Mil I a.i was ii"t I it! u i ,1 ?o i,.. I’oittioiiak (mid Dredging t i&gt;n Ltd. v .Mr. A. S. McLeod. an
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      Harley Clarke—Lindberg Wedding.
      63 13 The marriage of Mr. Henry Harley Clarke, dental surgeon of Singapore, and Miss Norah Margaret l.indberg. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. K. l.indherg. «»f Ihirhan. Natal, who recently arri\ed from home by the Aeneas, was celebrated at the Presbyterian Chur.h. on December 11, the Kev. &lt;i. 11.
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      Major W. G. St. Clair.
      118 13 Many of our readers ill remember Ma 01 C, Sf Clair who. for nearly thirty Nears (INS/-l'M(»). was editor ol flu S.ngapore I ree Press, ami who i. now living in Ceylon, where he continues to take an a live interest in allairs, and particularly
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      H. R. H. Prince George at Nagasaki.
      62 14 A dinner and reception, followed In a dance was given by the Rritish community ot Nagasaki on November l.'. m honour II R II I’m nee George on his homeward iournev via Japan. I he group includes besides otlur foreign guests. His Lxcellency
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      SINGAPORE LADY TENNIS CHAMPION.
      23 14 Mrs. Rule, who beat Miss Toby, in the final ot the Ladies Singles Championship of Singapore, last Photo by
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      YACHTING IN SINGAPORE.
      68 14 The Final Kate lur the Cardosa trophy look plate al the Koyal Singapore Yacht Club on S, I n U club bu "&gt;' Oic end ol first round. iirdosa lr »P h &gt;' consists ol a silver model fully ringed ol I’oll) II 4 s,arl from the
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      Malaya Cup Rugby.
      28 15 I’erak »nn a keen struggle at Ipoh, beating Selangor 1H points (2 goals, .1 tries) to t» points (2 tries). The teams are given above.
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      Wedding at the Presbyterian Church.
      35 15 1,, ,h, Church. I.mn.l.cr Mta A g .u S Sc. Cm-. «h. recently rriv, &lt;l Mr. Ilf..rj Stanley Hopkins «f Sin«a|n&gt;re. »a&gt; n...m..l |rl)111 seulland. Photo fay S’iikiijttHii ir Co
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      Warren Shield Winners.
      17 16 Johore Military Font** won the Warren Shu Id with a total -core of 3»&gt;7.
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      AMERICAN STUDENTS IN SINGAPORE.
      19 16 lVst*nj:er&gt; from the '(turner liyndam. &lt;n a world** rrui*e. at Nie-oon** KuMur Factory at Seletar.
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      RUGBY IN MALAYA.
      23 16 Tlu. fait, teams of Perak and Penang, a ho met recently in a match at I,,oh. Photo, by l Itoh
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  • PAST WEEKS IMPERIAL AND GENERAL NEWS Contained in Reuter, British Imperial Radio and Special Telegrams.
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      POINTS IN KING’S SPEECH.
      500 17 I KM TI'.K TKl.M.UAM Strong Sympathy With Chinese People. IMPERIAL RELATIONS. Value of Royal Visit To Australasia. I KM TI!R TKI.r.tilJAM 1 Lon.ioti, Decetiiher L’. .i v:*•;.t as adjotirm *1 utitil F&lt; bLomlon. December 1 King's speech on the prorogation Parliament i\pre--es pleasure in a* to
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      Danish Steamer Founders.
      27 17 London. December 15. Muhagtn: Twenty-two people were s, ‘ed through the foundering of the *r Kalholni. including the captain s «nd lour Icelandic passengers.
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      BRITISH BROADCASTING.
      242 17 Approaching Transfer To State Control. Greater Freedom and More Independence. Rugby, Ileceinber 17. Hotitrol of toil i*ii«.nL* broadcasting b, Hi Lain pa--es at tin* end of the year Di'.’ii the K* it.sk liroa iea.-t I tig .mnatty i tin* S*ate t oiiliol *’orporaiion. At a (tinner last i.icht
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      French Finances.
      380 17 Progress with the Budget Estimates. Pari.-. December 1 -V Krai returns for N member utaiic d l r. I.’J "4.&lt;»(»**.**"»"'. **f wl.iih i-'y. t.1 7•’'.u*. &lt; &gt; was from permanent n a sources, show mg an exce of Kr. 1.;1I7.0*"&gt;.00&lt;* oVt r N*i’.ember last year. The total for
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      RHINELAND FORCES.
      193 17 Question of an Early Withdrawal. Foreign Secretary States British Mew. Kugby, December 1*5. lief* t ring to a question in the House of Common-' upon the (iovornment’s policy concerning the withdrawal of the allied forces from the Rhineland, Sir Austen hamherlain said that so far as earlier withdrawn
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      Denmark’s Problems.
      151 17 Outlines uf the New Cabinet's Programme. London, Deeemher 17. Copenhagen In the Rig-dag the new Prime Minister. M. Mad-cn Mygdul. outlining the Cabinet programme, stated that it would consider its principal task to he discovery of a solution of the economic crisis hy reducing stale and district expenditure
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      Irish Cinema Fire.
      144 17 Charges ot* Manslaughter Not Upheld. London, Deeemher is. Patrick Brennan, William Ford and Pat tick Downing, respectively owner, le.- ic and operator «d" the Drumcolloyht*r cinema, whole nearly .'&gt;*» people peri-lied in a tit'** &lt;*n Sept* miter have t|i,.,| in the Central Criminal Court, Dublin. **n a
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      Reports of Divorce Cases.
      62 17 London. Deeemher la. The House of Lord- pas ed the thud H-adiny &lt;»f the Judicial Proceedings Bill. The nhieet of the hill is t.1 prevent the publication of mutter m otmection with divorce eases w hi; h| t' 1 1 iniurioii- to public moiab. I hi
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      CONTENTED WORKERS.
      271 17 American Methods Impress British Observers. Hrolit Sharing and Insurance Schemes. I.ondoti, I »c(cmher 17. I he I’.nti-h &lt;iovernment Industrial Mi-sioi. have ret ..rued mo-t impressed with tlu 1 many new t xneriments being n adc in the I’nited States and atiadr* to etlect healthier and mote hurmoiitmia feint
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      Trade Unions.
      143 17 Mr. Ha it! win Outlines His Intentions. London, December la. The lirst intimation of the (iovernment n intentions with regard to trade unions which the ithitict Ini' been discussing lor sniic time i given in a letter front Mr. Baldwin to Mr. Marshall Hike, the t '(insertat i\e
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      Tennis Champion’s Death.
      216 17 London, I1*5. w York The body &lt;d Mr. W. A. I.mik-'I. even iinu*s lawn 1 «*»niis singles |,;.)u|p mu of America, v. a- found l*y his m a lx droont "1 the Kni* kerbocker &lt; ii:ii Drir. ii v.:is due to a revolver shot. Mr. I .ar'cil
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      POLITICAL CRISIS IN GERMANY.
      325 18 Alleged Nationalist Abuses. NO CONFIDENCE VOTE. Against Rcichswchr Oflicers. &gt;ndon. I&gt;i*ci*nib**r 1 ♦&gt;. Iiciliti 1 in* political cr &gt;i* which has long been simmering wa* precipitated by tin* action of the Social Itemocrats in submitting to tin* It** ii*uig a ni"tiofi «*f !ion-conli*l*‘u&lt;** owing t* dissat
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      Government Resigns.
      318 18 Nationalists Support Socialist Motion. W 1. •!!&lt;!* n, !b*ci*|o.U r I.. Berlin Tiu* (I* .'ctnir.e: *&gt;.i' e ri :g"u*d owing to t r.c S'icialist v**te of n*»n* 1 ronfi b*: b* :ng *;**p'.cd !c* IL *-':-tag i*y *J v.ite 1 t" IT’. I.i.nd&lt;»r. lH*ce:nb'*r 7. The 1! bdistag
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      GALE AND EARTHQUAKE.
      180 18 Much Damage Done At Madeira. Important able Service Interrupted. London. l&gt;e. -mb- 1 x Li- **n A gn*a: »*:ir‘.iiquak*. *h ch three c. "inis' duration wa- expert nee. to-da\ in Lisbon and Mad. :a. Con*:*ierable uuiri'U' w.«* d **e I.i-lmn. and much ala* in wa.* iau*.d, b'.'
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      Faith in the League.
      180 18 Sir Austen (hamherlain’s Renewed COnlidence. Lug *y. !b*c*. ir.’oer 1 At n linn t 1 his honour a i.he Arigdo Ba*:iv;.g’ S m London S an r’.ain said l.rt i-a*i U't r. tu*n* ft. League 1 N«’ Lotin th- ird or.: wY. j raid cati-od *i**
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      Indian Elections.
      190 18 Position of the Swarajist Party. I Hr comber lb*.hi: ’l’li- f.r.al el* .-tie n returns ,*.iov. t!:••.* the* ivmiiiu of tn&gt; L.dian National Coiiur have m nta Swat a ■ticngtb in the .\!!-!n*:la Natioiiai As- mb y an*I Lb regal un■••1 and incroust*&lt;i *:."ir numbers mat via iy
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      Sir Herbert Samuel.
      96 18 Rugby. December IC. It is announced that Sir Herbert Samue’ lias decided to return to political life. After holding, under I.ibera! administrai.ions. vu'inus go.eminent ofVvcs in* v!ing that of i*. Atmas»er-(Jeneral and lloii: Secret f«r;.. Sir Hei'bert beanie, in the fir*! H:..h Commissioner of the ivundatcd territory
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      THE COTTON MARKET.
      237 18 Government Intervention In Egypt. Indian Mills Purchasing Front America. London, lb comber l'». Cab"*. Tin* Chamber voted in favoui "i i ]o-. cri’'Vii lit intcrvetit i»»r. as a purchasei otion mathet. '1. Minister &lt; f Finanio in a statement ind .-.ted that tin Cabinet did r.**l favoui
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      Oil Conspiracy Charge.
      160 18 Full and Doheny Ruth Acquitted. I.-.:.", i*. *.-r N’vvv V rk 1' i »%*»yir Fall a:i*l I* .*-ny a*e .si i t broierv niu-i: witii a t r.v-l. -g &gt;’0i..o'.i, wi.lc’n hev.v T.g* t Fali. les r i d- fra 1 la i' i&gt; c f .r.
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      Bias Bay Pirates.
      169 18 •Joint Action for Their Suppression. Hor.g K ng. I&gt;, ia t The Pr*.**&lt; Bur -au of Cant m ha* I'-m-l a eommunaiue regarding the t lan fm .suppression piracy for the ::om* Hong Kong. ;h X.-.v Tervit-rl.-s and i c-auja« ent wat' rs. The Cant aat n
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      HEALTH CONFERENCE.
      169 18 An International Gathering In Melbourne. Australia’s C ontribution To Tropical Research. London. Oeeendvr i; AIi- 1 bourne At th.* opening of m, It:* ruaiional Pa* die Health t’onfe-em-. tlu* *wiuwr Prim.* Minister. Mr. Page, j,.. clan tS.at tin* oiv.monwcalth would no* he.-it ate t*&gt; a*!opt any positive re»u!*s
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      Coal Output Increasing.
      164 18 Miners and Cnemplnyment Figures. la nd* i I no &lt; utt&gt;iit of eoai min* in Gr-.n I’: am «i :r:ug tin w. -,*k or..i d I*. -v i V;.* OOO „j-« .1 i: .g"&gt;\ 1&gt;. •&gt;;' P i 1 "f the I'Oli! j«! ui«»n indvj v»i r.
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      Patriarch of Wall Street.
      130 18 Death of a Famou* Centenarian. London. 'K. New V. rk T’ae eat 1 a. th. ntoai John \ik n;»". St v Pat* iai« h f Wa S' re r to h 1*1M hi thiia; in* ;.ir t Ntw V- :k th: -'e &gt; t• attend too
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      Lancashire Cotton.
      106 18 Abandonment of the Short Time Principal. I/.rulon, December Lancashire* i* surprised the of the* ,-hort tini« organisation cm''.'".;-' of the Federation ot‘ Master f, C v tors at a meeting in M.iP.che*t* to abantloii short time in th* Arnett vani spinning' section.. The official reason giver. is the
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      THE LITHUANIAN COUP.
      652 19 Concern in Russia And Poland. NEW PRESIDENT. Old Government Too Friendh With Bolshevists.” London, December 17, B run It is reliably reported from M-mel tii.it the Lithuanian (iovornment 1 is beet: overthrown ami its members arrested. Martial law has been declared. Genera) &gt; •tana, backed by the
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      U. S. A. and Panama.
      203 19 Stir a used by Proposed New Treaty. London, December 16. New York A stir has been caused in Panama by publication in the Havana 1 uss ot the text of the treaty recently negotiated between the United States and Panama by which the latter engages
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      The Speaker’s Chair.
      138 19 Replica for the Australian Parliament. Rugby, December 10. A delegation of the Umpire Parliamentary Association, headed by l.or&lt; Salisbury and including members of aP parties in both houses of the Hr it i.* h Parliament, returned to London last night from Australia, where, on !x*hal&gt; of tin*
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      Mussolini.
      131 19 Views on the Asiatic Question. London, December 1*. Rome Signor Mussolini, in an inter view, empha-ised that Ki anco-ltaliao agreement v.u*- one ot the tunduiiuuaui reel --it e.- of Kuropeau evolution. 11 is guiding idea was the necessity &lt;»* satisfying Italy’.* trying need for mural, spiritual and physical expansion
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      Rare Bunyan Edition.
      65 19 Romantic Discovery in London Home. Rugby, December 1v br-t edition of John Lunvaiw “lliok for Boys and Clirls wa- ylu to-du v for i’J.iOO. Only one other copv of this edition is kimvvn to exist, and that is in the British Museum. ;T^' !rkor. &lt;U ’“&i lihramu.
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      U. S. NAVY.
      458 19 Discontent with President’s Policy. Wans for Ten Light Stout Cruisers. London, December 10. Washington Senator Butler, Chairman ot the Naval Committee, has intro* meed a hill providing for the construction of ten light scout cruisers, of lO.OUft tons each. at. a total cost of Slub.oun.ono exclusive of
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      Bullion in Transit.
      131 19 Extraordinary Result Of Carriage by Air. Rugby, December 1 Speaking in London, Sir Sanaai ln.-t ne had '"me interesting things to -av in regard to civil aviation. Ho expressed the opinion that the true hi uciit of civil aviation would he felt on the longer routes rath
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      Buenos Aires Underground.
      29 19 London, December 11*. p.ucin- Aires; The city municipal •min* il r'.'cftcl the proposal of ,{r,tl^ q.. loaded by Lord Ampthill to new underground lines in \;r*
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      BY AIR TO INDIA.
      453 19 Inaguration of the New Service. Prominent Officials Flying: From London. Rugby, December It*. Yesterday marked the tirst stage n the inauguration of the new &lt; i r&lt;»Karachi air service. Ilie first of the De llavilland II itristtd- lupiter-Km pi re-Hercules machine* u It London in the
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      Liberal Party’s Future.
      76 19 Lloyd George's Financial Aid Accepted. I.nndon, Itecendn r I»”•. There ua- a further development Ot tie 1 Libera! party situation thi•&gt; evening v.i'i a i,.• '-tin, 1 of th- 1 Libera! udmini tr.i’i.e eoa.nittee adopted by It* to Ii ii.e report ef file suh-eoniinittce favo 11 in.'
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      Nicaraguan Revolt.
      67 19 London, December I". \nv York: It is reported from So Salvador that th Liberal f-*n. Nicaragua arc advancing al riu' t'• front. A rebel column i* m i' g n: t'• tion of Managua the h« dquart i Diaz (iovcrnm at. London. I*- •mber 17. Managua President Diaz
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      BOOM IN STEEL.
      230 20 A Forty Per Cent. Dividend Declared. Exciting Scenes on New ork Exchange. London, December 17. It is officially announced that the United States Steel Uorporat.t il lo»* unanimously voted in favour ol riconimciiling to stockholder- at the aiuiual meitnig. which is iu'ing held in AprL, 1'.'27. that
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      Light Aeroplane Feat.
      100 20 Fine Flight from London To Bagdad. London, December 17 Bagdad The meritorious performance d flying from London in a couple of 2&lt;-hor-epower Moth aeroplanes has bee*, accomplished bv &lt; aptain Stack and Mr S. Leetc. They crossed m&gt;0 miles of Syrian de--ett handicapped by sandstorm* and ad.*er*e
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      Oil Conspiracy Charges.
      155 20 Comments on the Doheny-Fall Case. London, December 17. New York Newspaper comments on the acquittal of Fall and Doheny are tineed with political bias. The Republican Herald-Tribune rejoices m the acquittal as a wholesome coirective to sensationalism and a triumph for the jury system. It admits that
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      Canada and the Conference.
      101 20 Mr. Kins Answers Conservative Criticisms. Rugby, December 15. K' plying in the Canadian Parliament in Conservative criticisms of the decisions "f too Imperial Conference, &gt;li. Mackenzie Kin. said he believed the report on interImp rial relations expressed in the best possible form the opinion of all
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      MEXICAN OIL.
      249 20 Discussions with the Foreign Companies. (Jovernment Denies Hostile Action. London, December 1«. M«\i-o City: The Government lmyt i» 1 graphed C lhe fori ign companies ftaimg th-.t if they do m t apply 1,1 i-oniii mat i-m of their tit iu iiccordam i with the oil law-, v
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      Fighting in Honan.
      87 20 Fen* Yu Hsiang's Troops Make Progress. Shanghai, December 10. Peking It is reported from Western Honan that Feng- Yu Hsiang’s troops continue to make progress and have captured several towns, and the Wu Pei Fu General Chang Cliiah Rung has fallen back to a point only 25
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      Empire Air Routes.
      113 20 Mooring Masts to be Erected In Dominions. Ru.by, December 1". 1*. i- stated that, following upon the di-cU.-.-L n- &gt;n the development of airship.- the Imperial C nfiivncc. the Gov rrment- of Canada and &lt;uth Africa are vnn mo at; 1 g the immediate election of mooring
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      The Invisible Ray.
      80 20 Wonderful New Discovery Announced. Rugby, December Id. The Daily Mail says Mr. John Baird, inventor of television, has now discovered a ray which, while capable of illuminating distant objects, is invisible to human eyes. Those upon whom it i&lt; directed are thus unaware that their movements under
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      Brazil’s New Currency.
      68 20 London, December 10. Rio de Janeiro A decree provides for the substitution of a fresh unit for miirc is and the conversion of paper into void currency on the basis of 200 milli-n'-urns per milrein. Ihe date and form of conversion will he fixed later and will
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      EMPEROR SINKING.
      242 20 Feeling of Depression In Japan. 1 .-VVV... Now Year Festivities Being Abandoned. Shanghai, December is. The Emperor's temperature, pulse and respiration are decreasing. I’mu.U ’i'.ia of the right lung has fintlm devulnpcd. a ud increasing tat.gue i‘ I)i» 1 V I• im do- to His Majesty’s dangerous cmufi.ior,
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      New View on Trusts.
      151 20 Mr. Snowden Indicates Their Advantages. Rugby. Pe ember Id. Amalgamations have Ineii a marked feature of big British b -m-*s in recent yars. The latest instance is the chemical combine with an issued capital of io7.000.00e. It is interesting to note that Mr. Philip Snowden, who
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      Flying Boats.
      88 20 Fleet to Make Journey To Singapore. London, December 17. ith reference to the report that a fleet of flying boats will fly to Singapore anti Australia next summer, it is stated by the Air Ministry that the project is being considered with the object of gaining further experience
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      U.S. Alien Property Funds.
      98 20 London, December IP. W a'ninuton The House of Representatives, by 270 to b i. passed the Alien 1 lopcrty Kill, providing for settlement o{ the German-American war claims, 80 pci- cent, of alien property held by the custodian being returned. The measure will go to the
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      SCENE IN A CHURCH.
      215 20 Fight Between Communists And Fascists. Chinese Bishops in Imposing Ceremony. London, December tie Dari* A celebration of Ma** ;.j a ihurch in south Pax is, at wnich the ii\,. hincso Bi*hoj'.- who are louring l’:ara,. wire ofli kiting. wits interrupted *.y Cum. mur.ists and Fascists lighting.
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      Dr. Campbell Ross.
      156 20 Death of Cancer Research Worker. Rugby. December 2&lt;\ Dr. Hugh &lt; ampbcL Ross, the \v&gt;. i!known: research w rker, ha- di-d :‘r n 1 neunnmiu while *n h. s way home to England. nd wn&gt; uried at &gt;».« e.’T AJe*\ lie was at i t.me medical &lt;
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      Capsized by Ice Floes.
      73 20 Unusual Accident in Hudson River. London, December 2' 1 New York The bitter weather w;th which New Y&lt;»jk has been contending f r the past fortnight lauso an unusual accident on the Hudson River, when iaruo launch carrying workmen was tarsized by icefloes. ejecting hurdnds m
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      An X-Ray Cinema.
      63 20 Moving Pictures in a New Form. Rugby, December iM. A radiologist &lt;&gt;f University Coliep.t London, working in conjunction 1 two cinematograph exports, has &lt;li-' &lt;»'• r_ ed a method of taking; X-ray cMemae* graph films of the human body. The problem &lt; f producing siiflicietit*.' strong 1
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      U. S. Immigration.
      70 20 London, December M. Washington The Senate has an amendment f the Immigration granting entiy into the United hdat*'' L the wives and children of immigrant' entered the country before duly L and ate now seeking naturalisation. It is estimated that do,ooo women children are at nr* sent
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      WAR DEBTS.
      534 21 Comments on a University Suggestion. “Naturally Welcomed By Debtor Nations.” London, December 16. X w York Britain has remitted the jj ha.:'-yearly debt instalment of interest, plus £5,000,001) prin--il. am has now paid £128,500,000. a fine achievement, comments the London, December 19. \\,v hark: The polit ical science
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      Explosion on Schooner.
      28 21 London, December 19. York: Six out of eight of the 'd the coastguard schooner Lincoln Killed by an explosion followed by ro, chooner was destroyed.
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      FRANCO-GERMAN INCIDENT.
      178 21 Result of a Paris CourtMartial. Indignation Expressed In Berlin. London, December 21. Paris 1 he result of the court martial into the affray between French and Germans at Gcrmersheim on September 27 has been announced. 'lwo French soldiers collided with several Germans, one of whom, a man named
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      Mr. Mosley Wins.
      111 21 Result of Smethwick By-Election. London, December 22. The by-election at Smethwick, due to the resignation of the Labour member Mr. J. E. Davidson, resulted as follows Mr. Osw’ald Mosley, Labour 16,077. Mr. Marshall Pyke, Conservative, 9,495 Mr. Edwin Bayliss, Liberal 2,600. Mr. Oswald Mosley represented Harrow Division
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      Bulgarian Loan.
      129 21 British Portion Offered In London. Rugby, December 21. The offer 's being made to-day in London of the British portion of the Bulgarian seven per cent, settlement ican. which is issued under the aegis of the League of Nations. The total amount of the loan in the V.nn
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      Possible Cargo Damage.
      50 21 Mishap to Netherland Line Steamer. London, December 21. Port Said There is possible damage to cargo in number three hold of the Koningen dor Nederlanden, from Batavia to Amsterdam, owing to a detective drainpipe below the watenine. The damage was temporarily repaired and the steamer is proceeding.
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      Price of Motor Spirit.
      55 21 London, December 20. The chief brands of motor spirit from ,j K )um p have boon reduced a haltoennv a gallon everywhere. A similar reduction has been made in spirit from the can in London and lie metropolitan area, but can prices in outer London are
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      Soviet Embassy in Japan.
      25 21 Shanghai, December 21. T o kio :U is officially announced that Kopp. the Soviet Ambassador, is n &gt;t returning to Tok;o.
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      SOVEREIGNS MINTED.
      139 21 Three and a Half Million In 1925. Not to be Substituted For Notes. Rugby, December 21. I The annual report of the Deputy Master of the Comptroller of the Royal Mint shows that during the year 1925 5,500,000 sovereigns were struck. It is made clear, however, that they
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      Petrol Substitute.
      92 21 Claims for New French Discovery. London, December 21. Paris The report of the tests of the so-called white spirit petrol substitute, which is claimed to be noninflammable at temperatures below 8") degrees Fahrenheit and it is possible to apply a match without setting fire to it was read
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      Bolivia Tin.
      55 21 American Group Buys Big Interest. London, December 21. New York An American banking group headed by Messrs. Lehman Brothers is understood to have purchased a substantial interest in the Patino mines enterprises, which operate the largest tin mines in Bolivia. It is proposed to offer the public about
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      Trouble in Portugal.
      65 21 Revolutionary Strike On Railway. London, December 21. Nothing further is known in Lisbon of the revolutionary strike on the SideSueste railway, reported on the 6th inst The movement was started by employees of advanced views, who tried t&lt; carry the whole staff with them. The movement is
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      Beam Wireless.
      45 21 Successful Tests With Australia. Rugby, December 21. During pre’iminary tests with beam wireless between stations nl Grimsby, Kn; land, and Melbourne, Australia, speeds up to 225 words per minute during 50 hours continuous working have been maintained, and the signals were exceptionally clear.
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      France and Afghanistan.
      71 21 London, December 15. The new Afghan Minister, Serdar Alaghulam Nabikhan, presenting his credentials to Al. Dou morgue, stated that France was an enlightened protectress of independent free nations. He was happy to take a solemn opportunity to allirm their deep and sin’•(•rc desire to maintain, consolidate and
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      Taxes on Motor Vehicles.
      23 21 Rugby, December 21. Over €18,000,000 was paid in taxes on 1,500,000 motor vehicles in Britain during tnc part year.
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      CHRISTMAS AT HOME.
      133 21 Popularity of Seaside Resorts. Air Trips to France And Germany. Rugby, December 21. A feature of this Christmas, according to reports from the railway companie is the great increase of bookings to seaside resorts. 1 he practice of spending the winter festival at the seaside has been
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      Duke of York’s Tour.
      58 21 Preparations to Leave On January G. Rugby, December 21. The battleship Renown winch will carry the Puke and Duchess of York &lt;&gt;n their visit to New Zealand and Australia will leave Portsmouth on January 6. Four destroyers and live Hying boats will accompany the cruiser as
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      Capsized Launch Deathroll.
      73 21 London, December 21. New York The death-roll through the capsizing of a launch in the Hudson River is now ascertained to be .‘l3. It was previously reported that the bitter weather with which New York has been contending for the past fortnight caused an unusual accident on
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      Destroyed by Earthquake.
      64 21 London, December 21. Guayaquil The town of arlosnnia, Colombia, has been destroyed by earthquake. Mount C'umbal is believed to be erupting. London, December 21. i'uncivil The earthquake reported on the lath in.st, did not affect Madeira. Considernl le damage was done by a gale at Funchal on
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      Flight Round South America.
      52 21 London, December 21. San Antonio: With the twofold object ,f d&gt; .nonstrating the friendship between T o.th, South and ('••ntral America an 1 ning interest in commercial a' ia!on. live army aeroplanes, under the command of Major Dargue, have .oft, on i J),uOO mile Hight around
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      Lost Time in Shipbuilding.
      39 21 Kugby, December 21. A joint effort is being made by employe) s and trade unions to eliminate the loss which has hitherto occurred in shipbuilding yards owing to the bad times being kept by men.
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      British Ranch Raided.
      32 21 London, December 21. El Rio, Texas Bandits raided a British-owned ranch DO miles south the Mexican border and drove &lt;&gt;(l s&lt; \eiai hundred horses and thousands ot ca t*
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      Australian Sugar Crop.
      17 21 London, December 21. Brisbane The Australian sugar crop is expected to reach 120,000 tons.
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      Ex-Kaiser III.
      13 21 Ex-Kaiser III London, December 1m Doom The ex-Kaiser is in bed with inllucn/.a.
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      NEW YORK SENSATION.
      161 22 Shooting Case in Fashionable District. Members of Well-Known Families Involved. London, December 20. New York A sensation has been caused in the fashionable Park Avenue district by a tragedy involving the families, which are not related, of R. GIngers 11, the famous Agnostic, and R. H. Ingersoll,
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      U.S. Alien Property Fund.
      38 22 Allegations of Senator Borah. London, December 21. Washington Senator Borah declared timt the Comptroller-General’s report regarding alien property funds disclosed the wor.-t system of looting ever known. He predicted a Senate investigation after &lt; hristmas.
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      Factory Fatality.
      89 22 London, December 10. P’liln delnhia An enormous water tan!; crashed through the roof of a sweet factory here, k'dirvr two an 1 burying r any f the employees. The tank rea died the third floor at me hound and then paused, and crashed to the cellar, cutting a
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      A Palace of Arts.
      76 22 Rugby, December IS. A scheme is op foot to buil&lt;l a permanent Eiiti it Km pi re pa!a«e of arts on tiii* Thames Embankment, to cit i1,&lt;100,000. i h“ r.i.i ob.' ft is to provide a iequat i !'i V 'iti'.n pate for painters nr i
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      British-American Tobacco
      39 22 London, December 13. The British-Ameriean Tobacco Company’s net profits for the year ended September 30, were £0,103,000, compared vvith £3,143,000 in the previous year. The final dividend is Is. Bd. per share, and £2,008,000 is carried forward.
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      The Betting Tax.
      26 22 Rugby, December 16. The Treasury states that the approximate total revenue from betting taxation for the first month of its operation was £•’27,000.
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      Revolt in Portugal.
      31 22 London, December 16. Lisbon It is reported that a military revolt has broken out in south Portugal. The (lovernmont have sent troops to d&lt; al with the rebels.
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      French Diplomats.
      30 22 London, December 18. Pari The appointment of M. Paul Claudel as Ambas ad &gt;r to the United K’ates and M. Debilly as Ambassador to Japan is officially gazetted.
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      Chicherin III.
      15 22 London, December 17. Frankfort M. Chicherin is undergoing treatment in a sanatorium here.
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      The Pope and Mexico.
      113 22 Strang Denunciation of The Government. London, December 20. Rome The Pope, in secret consistory, created two new Cardinals, Monsignor Gamba and Monsignor Laun, Archbishops of Turin and Hephaestus respectively, and preconised a number e. Bishops. I he Pope, in an address, strongly denounced the persecution of
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      Holidays for the Press.
      36 22 London, December 1”. No newspapers are being published in l'ritain on Christmas Day and none in London on the 27th inst. The Sunday newspapers are being published on Boxing Day as u-ual.
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      New Zealand’s War Graves.
      31 22 Rugby, December 17. The New Zealand Prime Minister, Mr. Conte*", left London f r Franco to-day visit the battlefields anil the v.ar graves of New Zealand soldiers.
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      A NOISY VISITOR.
      197 22 Lightning Flays Havoc in lvajang ILntgaiow. “Wind-up’* (Kajung) write- to the Malay Mail as foi.nwr :—It may bt o: inter-, st to y &gt;ur readers to hear of the effect of lightning striking a bunua'.ow unprotected by a conductor. During a mil l storm en Sunday after-no-.n,
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      TIN RETURNS.
      264 22 Kinta Tin.—3o picul-. Tingki!. —11*4.40 piculs. Pahang Cons-lid«.ted.—3.B i 7 piculs. Ipoh Tin Dredging.—73o piculs. L’!u Piah.— 260 piculs tin ore. Southern -action 200 piculs. Hill section 37 piculs, and tributors 23 piculs. Hitam Tin.—l 23 piculs. Kinta Association.—Mine 100.62 piculs, tribute 251.74 1 piculs. Pattani Tin.—6o piculs.
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  • SPORTING NEWS
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      Malaya Cup Rugby.
      805 22 Heavy Score Against Malacca At Singapore. Saturday's game on the padang between Singapoi-e and Malacca was the iast in the southern section of the Malaya Cup competition, and these sides now occupy the third and fourth places in that section. Singapore won 31—0, and there is lit
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      Home Football.
      324 22 [Hcuter Telegram.] Results of English Cun I Replays. [Reuter Telegram.] I London, December 13 I K A cup tie replays, played to-davl resulted as follows Brentford 1, Gillingham I Lincoln C. 2, Coventry Bournemouth 2, Bristol City High Scoring in All Leagues! London, December 20 I The following
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      FOOTBALL.
      64 22 The Selangor League Result?. (From Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur, December -b H A large gathering witnessed an tion match yesterday between the \vinu‘ r of A and B divisions in the Selangv™ Football League. H The Chinese Recreation Club were tn* A division winners, and, as expected, tnej™
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      Golf.
      359 23 Kcppel Club Events. he annual general meeting of the G&gt; If Club, the following officer" 1 elected :—President, Mr. G. W. A. i i-; Vice-President, Mr. D. Paterujdain. Mr. H. B. Salmond; vice- v;V. Mr. G. R. H. Webb hon. sec- iV. Mr. R. Bald; hon. treasurer, Mr. o
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      Inter-Varsity Soccer.
      140 23 [Reuter Telegram.] A One Goal Victory For Oxford. [Reuter Telegram.] London, December 13. the annual soccer inter-varsity played at Chelsea, Oxford beat bridge by 1—0. 1 weather was line, and there were &gt;! ictai 1 rs. it was a soft ground. &gt;und half-l ack play amoiidge "i‘ early
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      Tanglin Club Bowls.
      33 23 T f play in the Tanglin Club 1 lament ‘/"•'•s’ Cup. I»eat Webb, 21—8. b., 1 F. Dyne beat II. E. L. Dyne, 1 Ml beat John Donaldson, 21— 4.
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      Tennis.
      362 23 Mrs. Rule YV ins Ladies’ Championship. i 1? final of the ladies’ singles in the Singapore at pivsent in i*r*;gicss at the Ladies’ Lawn Tennis v a0 ,u 1 &gt; i'inveq en December 15 and a&gt; ‘•xpect-ed r. produced an interesting match. was the winner, beating &gt; i s
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      Greece Enters for Davis Cup.
      34 23 [Reuter Telegram.] London, December 17. \Yw York Greece has tiled a Davis C\*p challenge tbr R»27, for the first The team elected to play in the Eurotv; an zone.
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      Baseball Finance.
      153 23 [Reuter Telegram.] One of the Biggest Deals In History. [Reuter Telegram.] London, December 21. \’,-w Y lk One of the biggest deals v- r jade it. the r.i.-t &gt;ry of baseball was i ov a.1 it t .'-night with the announcement the transfer o, Rogers and respectively manager
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      Training School for Dressers.
      82 23 With reference to a recent letter &lt;»■ Dr Tortins Clarke on the question ot gate health and the need f»r rrwn.na n ;v .,.rs we are informed official}* t.m hoi e is an item in the Federal Estimates i«r’7 for the erection ol a hostel for
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      Hockey.
      280 23 Singapore Lose to Negri Sembilan. Or,9 of the best games that has been M‘en in Singapore for a long time was the verdict of those who saw the match between Singapore end Negri Sembilan on the Stadium on Saturday, when the latter won by four goals to one. This
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    BIRTHS
    72 23 TANCOCK.- At 306, Tar.glin Road. Singapore. to Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Hancock, a daughter. •JoHXSTOXE. At a Nursing House, Kd 11burgh. on December 20 1*926, to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Johnstone, of Sime, Darby Co., Ltd., a son. V ISSKIL- (Mi December 14. 1926, at Singkep. to Mr.
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    MARRIAGE
    57 23 P, \RC LA V MURRAY.- At Presbyterian Church, Singapore, on December IH. 11(26. hy the Rev. H. Dtuigias, Joitn Lurehiy. older son of the late I&gt;r. J. Barclay. lUintT. Scotland, u Ethel &lt; on.-ianee Murray. ,»n y daughter oMrs. K. M. Murray, 15, Pembroke Road, Dublin lute of Hallymina,
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    Trade and Finance.
    146 23 Singapore, December 22. EXCHANGE. On London, Bank in/* 2/4 5/32 Demand 2/3 25/32 Private 3m. credits 2/4 11/32 On New Y’ork, Demuud 66 1/16 Private 90 d/a 57% On France, Bank T.T. 1340 On India, Bank T.T. 154 On Hong Kong, Bank T.T. 13% p.c. dis. On
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    Stocks and Shares.
    639 23 Singapore, December -2. MINING. Issue Val. Pd. Buyers Seller® £1 £1 Asam Kuinbang 50/0 57/6 1 1 Batang Padang 0.91 0.91 tl 11 Chenderiang 27/- 27/0 i’l £1 Hastern Siam 27/- 27/&lt;» £1 10 Haad Yai 9/- 10/- pm. 1 1 Hit am Tin 1.20 1.25 £1
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      87 23 NOTICE A\\ communications for both the Straitt Tinio* and 1)10 Strait? Itudjjet should be addressed to the llend Oihce, Cecil and Stanley Streets, Singapore, Straits Settlements. he p-.si free price of the Straits Times to the Cr.it -d Kingdom «.nd lorei»?:» countries &gt;(i a year. 1 r.c pot*t free price
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    77 23 DRUBS '..T il. On Tuesdaj, December 7, 1926, the death ueeurrul o: .Mr. Wee i liooii Lim. a Kampong I5a-.ru Road. Joll.NSTO.VK. At a Nuising House, 15! ir. l--erL.li. on I).eoml -r 20, Pl.yllis, tbe il&lt; :»r.;. wii 01 Kilter. Joiim-orie. SLOW. On Dc -i.jber 19, 1928, .'ir. Slow T.aii.r
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  • The Straits Budget RUBBER SUPPLEMENT
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      CONTENTS.
      109 1 General P*E® Singapore iiil Quotations 1 Rubber Price Averages 1 London Rubber Stocks 1 Rubber Price for 1927 1 The Singapore Auction 1 Rubber Position (Ry A. W. S.) 1 rude Rubber 1 November Rubber Returns 3 Local Rubber Auctions 3 Rubber Restriction Statistics 4 Rubber Items 4 Rubber
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      RUBBER SITUATION.
      87 1 Singapore Official Quotation. Forward Contract Quotations Spot Siller Prices &gt; .Tan. April I v L'-b.n S'pi.re P c. Jan. M r. June I c. s. &lt;b S S 1- 1 C 1 0 0.63 0.64 0.64 o*’.0» 4 1 •’&gt; 0 64 0.64 1 0.65 0.6.V-J O.n?'* I
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      Rubber Price Average.
      28 1 F.ibh**r price averages in the present R -tri-tion quarter up to December 22 no :&gt;&lt;? follows c Tip. .v 66.41 cents I. r.d n Is. 7.4d.
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      London Rubber Stocks.
      30 1 Lewis and Peat’s cable from their L* &gt;n office gives 071) tons increase, making the total London rubber stocks at I'• ember 18, as revised 47.310 ton*.
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      Rubber Price for 1927.
      28 1 A cable received by Lewis and Peat from their London office states that rubber is quoted for the whole of 1927 at Is. 7%d.
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      The Singapore Auction.
      115 1 The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its 791st auction on December 22, when there was catalogued 1,316,997 lbs. or 587.94 tons offered 808,741 lbs. or 361.04 tons sold 680,787 lbs. or 3C3.92 tons. Spot London Is. 6%d. New York 38U cts. PRICES REALISED. Ribbed Smoked
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      American Tyres.
      54 1 [REITER TELEGRAM] Goodyears to Open Australian Factory. [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, December 15. Akron, Ohio The Goodyear Tyre and Rubber Company has purchased a factory site of 20 acres near Sydney, Australia, where a tyre factory will start to operate in December, 1927, with a capacity 01 20,000 tyres
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      Ceylon and Restriction.
      79 1 [REUTER TELEGRAM] Defeat of the Motion To “Stand Out.” [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, December 17. C dombo The Legislative Council reici P-d the motion declaring that Ceylon should stand out from rubber restriction. The mover of the resolution did not vote. Th o motion was: “This Council is
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      Rubber Factory Fire.
      57 1 (Aneta’s Service.) Much Damage Done in .Java Outbreak. (Anita's Service.) Eatavia. December 1*\ A Government rubber factory ci Kroempoet Kanj emas, with a large quantity of rubber, was burnt out. Only the engineroom was left intact. The fire was due to spontaneous combustion in the drying house.
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      CRUDE RUBBER.
      152 1 Importations i?!o the Iri'.ed tat PA. Yde ate indebted to the Planters Asso nation of Malaya fur giving the following letaiis of the importations of crude rub her into the United Slates during October 19_6. The figures have been compiled and distributed by the Rubber Association of America.
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      RUBBER POSITION.
      1317 1 The Unused Coupon Risk Largely Discounted. Notes by A. W. S. A.W.S., writing from London under date November 25, says The past week has not been a very satisfactory one in Mincing Lane. The features have been a rise of stocks by 1.254 tons to 44.553 tons, which
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      Alor Gajah Rubber Estate.
      83 1 The report of the directory Gajah Rubber Estate for tho M September 30, 1926 states tha fit for the year amounts to to which has to be added tnt of $359.63 brought forward U year’s account, making a d $110,570.17. Two interim total of 30 per
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      MALAKA PINDA.
      2740 2 Mr. Peck Criticises Directors’ Policy. Vigorous Reply by The Chairman. The annual general meeting of Malaka I ;uia Rubber instates Ltd., was held on ’ijesday at the Offices of Chan Sze Onn iU c o„ Market Street, Singapore. There \mu‘ present Messrs. Tan Cheng Lock u ;,irnian&gt;, Chee
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      Kuantan Syndicate.
      426 2 Arrangements for Redemption Of Debentures. The annual general meeting of the Kuantan Rubber Syndicate was held on Tuesday at Chartered Bank building. The Hon. Mr. J. Mitchell (chairman), presided, and there were also present Mr. L&gt;. Phillip and Mr. C. B. Pecker. Proposing the adoption of the report
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      CORRESPONDENCE.
      64 3 [The Straits Times Is not responsible for the opinions of its correspondents. Correspondents 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 must enclose their names, not necessarily for publication but us
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      Restriction.
      281 3 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—The bleat of Mr. E. A. Barbour in your issue of December 14, is pathetic for it turns into a boomerang of his iwn fashioning, which rebounds against his own head. He complains that capitalists control restriction legislation and he stigmatises it
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      Estate Health.
      663 3 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —Presumably Commissions are appointed for the* pm pose of enquiring into any particular matters on which more information U needed or or. which conflicting views require unifying, ami of making tlu* necessary recommendations lor the guidance of the «lli- iai
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      Export Rights and Stocks.
      596 3 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —It would appear from the contents of the very concise statement of Right and Stocks n w issued by the Controller of Restriction that a great deal of p thei lias been raised over a state of affairwhich
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      NOVEMBER RUBBER RETURNS.
      433 3 Amalgamated Ma1ay.—46,383 lbs. Ankoia. —4,014 lbs. Anglo Maiay.— 1it),.150 lbs. A1unby.—36,833 lbs. Bikum. 31AUU lbs. Broome (Selangor). —39,040 lbs. Eatu Tiga.—lo9,7oo lbs. Bukit Kajang.—l)o,3(s7 ibs. Bajoe Kidoft. —141,5(53 lbs. Bukit Jelotong.—lo,22B lbs Btrtam Consolidated. —108,000 lbs. Berta:n Extended.-—24.000 lbs. Buloh Kasap.—3s, l lbs. Brunei V nited.—lio,4Gb lbs.
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      Local Rubber Auctions.
      736 3 Fair Demand and Steadv Tone. Lewis and Peat, rep3rt as follows Singapore, December ig. Since our last issue the tone of market has been distinctly better a id in spite of a substantial increase in th London stocks prices after rising a enclosed at last week’s level.
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      Pajam Rubber.
      1093 4 Mr. Reck Objects to Purchase Of Pasak Estate. '{'Ii,. nnunl meeting of Pajam, Ltd., v.i- be *n Saturday at the s. eretai ie&gt;* i,f.l*i*- 1 Derrick and Hong Kong i;,i,k ''.ambers. The chairman, Mr. I.. Watkins, presided and there were H U, .at Messrs. J. M. Sinn*, C.
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      RUBBER RESTRICTION.
      455 4 Statistics for the Month of November. statistics i^ t to 11 and° f inclmhng NWmbe^7l&gt;2&lt;;^ PUr forwar,ls us the Allowing (oth Kestric.ion Year). 1. Exports and Imports of Rubbr, British Malaya (Trade Figures). November, 19*1 “ft 5?** 7' ullbber. «&gt;*,oo_ .*u i ***** N.B.—Above figu r es are
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      Sumatra Para Rubber.
      421 4 ompany Establishes Record Earnings. i lie nineteenth annual ordinary general moHin.tr of the Sumatra i'ara' Rubber i mutation, I.td., was hold on Ootobor 2!', m London, Mr. II. A. Barrett (chairman of the company) presiding. Iho hairnian said that tho earnings ltu year oa.-ily constituted a round
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      RUBBER ITEMS.
      325 4 {{•instead and Co., Penang, art* advised by i J)i* l.oiuloti .-.eci .*tury of tli*• .Mi'nlii.ton Kuiil»«r Kstate, Limited that an in t&lt; rim dividend of 10 jut cent, was paid on the Nth instant. The late Mr. Krncst John Hammond (|s&gt;, of Lastcheap, Java, Ltd., a directoi of
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      Rubber Disputes.
      886 5 Arbitration Considered The Better Course. An important judgment, having bearing on disputes in rubbei contracts was delivered on Friday, by .Mr. Justice McCabe* Rcay. The Chief Justice, who presided, remarked at the outset, that tiu* judgment was unanimous. The case was an appeal, and a cross appeal against
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      LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
      537 5 Messrs. Fraser and «.‘s Meekly Report. Fraser and Co.’s weekly lvpoit dated Dcccmbe-r 21, states:— There* have been only small variations of prices to record in tin and rubber. 1 and Got 1) sections of tin* share marked J during the past week have been n tlu*
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      Biting Rubber Estates.
      122 5 S pea King at the annual meeting ,.f Ritiiig Rubber Estates, Major Lh.yd Fitzwilliams. M.C.. said Full ’appuig was resumed on August 1 1P°"&gt; and the accounts before you therefore com*r the crop harvested for the months, namely S7.109 lhs., and with &gt;ue a small production I
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    • RUBBER SHARE PRICES.
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        LONDON EXCHANGE STERLING PRICES NOV. 24.
        528 5 Stock p ar Exchange Value. Company. r ce# il Abaco ..3ft 2/ Allagnr ..4/ il Anglo-Malay 1/16 &gt;|2 vl Ayer Kuni.ig 3 a 10 il Banteng a 16 2 Bante'iig Consolidated 2 16ft il Ball! Caves lft il Batu Tigu 2ft 2 Bekoh 2
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        SINGAPORE DOLLAR SHARE PRICES DEC. 22.
        805 5 i T Company A Co. Evatt n Fra«€r Lyall A &gt; 1&gt; d -nM P a U i e p iu dends Closing Prices. ol-V-00 1 10 p.c. int. a/c yr. 23-2-27 Allenby ($1) o.&gt;5 2.95 2.V 2.90 !M p c f or ytar
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