The Straits Budget, 17 November 1927

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    28 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES [ESTABLISHED EIGHTY YEARS.] No. 3,640 SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1D27 Price 25 cents (S.S. Currency) or 7<L
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    CONTENTS.
    224 1 HEADERS— P«*« Remembrance Pay '■> Penang Hospital •> Peace in Industry 3 Enquirers, Not Judges *j*4 A Benevolent Despotism 4 Occasional Notes 4-5 Telegrams, Reuter and Special t'overin.Past Weeks News 17-23 Pictures Armistice Pay in Singapore 13 N. S. F. A. Trophy 14 Mr. and Mrs. Files Entertained 14
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    LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
    2408 1 < oncealed in various parts of the ship ."on worth of chandu was seized on 1'<* xiay by officers of the Preventive Ser- u <*n board the van Heutsz on her arrival from China ports. One arrest "f 1 made in connection w’ith a portion the seizure.
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      138 1 TO OUR READERS. SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVING THE STRAITS BUDGET. In view of the facts that so large a proportion of the circulation of the Straits Budget is outside Malaya and that all or nearly all of its readers in Malaya, the Dutch Indies, Siam and other adjacent territories will also
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    RACEHORSES FOR SINGAPORE. SOME BLUE-BLOODED LOTS.
    938 2  -  (By p. IjCO Faulkner.) Amongst the thirty-six race-horses that the Irish Bloodstock Agency are sending out to the federated Malay States are some very highly bred individuals. Who’s Who is a 4-year old son of Swynford and Lineage, and thus he is bred in
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    TWAKOW SUNK.
    80 2 Severe Squall in Singapore Roads. The severe squall which swept over Singapore on Monday afternoon sunk at least one twakow in the roads, and it is thought that other losses occurred which have not yet been reported to the Master Attendant. Kho Swee Huat, a twakow owner of
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    UNWANTED ALIEN.
    72 2 (Aneta’s Service.) Appeal of Austrian in Java Refused. (Aneta’s Service.) Batavia. Nov. 15. The Governor of West Java has rejected the appeal of the Austrian V. A. Petkovic against his exclusion from the Dutch East Indies. W’hen Petkovic, who had previously practised in Java as a dentist, arrived
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    MOHAMEDAN’S MARRIAGE.
    146 2 Decree Granted to Singapore Resident. A marriage contracted between a Mohammedan and an English girl was before Lord Merrivale in the Divorce Court last month, when he heard the undefended petition of Syed Ali Abdin bin Mohamed Alsagoff, of Roland Mansions Kensington, S.W., a merchant carrying on business
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    DEATH OF MR. F. W. COLLINS.
    70 2 Intimation has been received from home of the death of Mr. F. W. Collins at Dulwich on Nov. 4. There will he many here with pleasant memories of Mr. Collins’ stay in the Straits when he was General Manager for Malacca Rubber Plantations. He
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    FINANCE AND COMMERCE. TIN PRODUCERS COMBINE.
    864 2  -  (By A. W. Still.) London, O- t. The matter of greatest inter. st tc, Malaya this week is the announ, enient made that powerful interests, repress tative of tin producers and con>unu*rs have been in conference with a v t w u stabilising the
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      REMEMBRANCE DAY.
      687 3 heie on earth.—Straits Times, Nov10. They shall not grow old. as we that are left grow old Age shall not weary them r.or the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We "ill remember them. To-morrow will see yet another anniversary in
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      PENANG HOSPITAL.
      650 3 ness of its appliances.—Straits Times, November 12. The resignation en bloc of the Visiting Committee of the .Penang General Hospital last month, which brought to a head a dispute of some months’ standing between that Committee and the Hospitals Board, was taken by a number of our Malayan
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      PEACE IN INDUSTRY.
      577 3 —Straits Times, November 14. None of the subjects touched upon by Mr. Baldwin in his Guildhall speech is of greater public importance than the need of industrial peace. His commendation of Mr. Philip Snowden’s exhortation to Labour to help to make the present industrial system efficient and
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      ENQUIRERS, NOT JUDGES.
      633 3 India alone.—Straits Times, Nov. 15. The cablegrams speak with contradictory voices as to the reception that will be accorded by Indians to Sir John Simon and his fellow Royal Commissioners when they visit the land of regrets early in the New Year. One message announces that the
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      A BENEVOLENT DESPOTISM.
      697 4 ol his characteristics.—Straits Times, November 16. The inherent sanctity of democracy—* precept dear to those Victorian schools in which His Excellency the High Commissioner *:rst learned to lisp his numbers—I is an out-worn shibboleth in these latter days. Successful experiments! in Italy, Spain and Kemalist Turkey have
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    SOUTH TAIPING TIN.
    149 4 15 Per Cent. Dividend Far The Year. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Nov. ir>. At the meeting of South Taiping Tir Dredging Company to-day, Mr. D. A. M Brown, who presided, said the mining revenue had increased to $452,H? com pared with $401,697, the increase being partly
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    OCCASIONAL NOTES.
    1999 4 Uneasy lies the head that wears a Town, if Shakespeare was ulive to-day he would probably be tempted to add to his immortal phrase—“or a Dictator s mantle.” A news message, which we oublished the other day, repotted tha' here is a (food d<*al of uneasiness n Rome
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    EX-SERVICE WOMEN.
    1277 5 Activities of New Singapore Branch. A women’s branch of the Ex-Service Association of Malaya has been forme 1 at Singapore, and a correspondent kindly semis us the following account of its activities on Armistice Day •At the Cenotaph ceremony a wreath vsas placed on behalf of the members
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    TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE.
    599 5 Pathan Watchman Punished. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 14. At the Se'angor Assizes this morning re.ore the Chief Justice (Sir Henry Gompertz) a Pathan. named Gulam Din was charged with housebreaking by nigh hy entering into the bedroom of Mrs. M. H. Ash, of Eukit Raja
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    “ON PROBATION.”
    962 5 SEQUEL TO PLANTER’S DISMISSAL. IMPORTANT DECISION OF SINGAPORE JUDGES. The right of employers to dismiss summarily employees engager! “on probation was discussed in important judgments delivered by the Chief Justice iSir Wiliam Murison) ami Mr. Justice Deane •n Nov. 10 in an appeal by the Roebourne Finance ami
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    AUTOCRATIC RULE ESSENTIAL
    7805 6 THE HIGH COMMISSIONER’S FIRST BUDGET SPEECH MALAYS MUST COME FIRST AN END TO ATMOSPHERE OF MYSTERY AND SECRECY A T yesterday’s meeting of the Federal Council, held at Kuala Lumpur, ii His Excellency the High Commissioner. Sir Hugh Clifford, took Hu* opportunity, the first afforded him, <>1
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    SUPPLY BILL.
    850 8 Estimates and Devolution Policy. Moving that the Council authorises the appropriation of a sum of $8,783,321 from money borrowed under the authority of the Straits Settlements Loan Enactment, 1821, for the purpose of carrying out a programme of work in 1828 to be allocated as follows :—Posts and
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    CRACKER FIRING.
    157 8 First Steps to Abate Public Nuisance. Tho general community of the t 0l, n > will be very pleased to learn that a lU is to be introduced into the Legislative Council to amend the Arms anil Explosives Ordinance and thus give >ome relief from what is becoming
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    TRADE OF MALAYA.
    118 8 We have now before us the Hi Malaya Return of Foreign Import' a nf Exports for the month ended Septemoc dO last. The total value of imports o merchandise, excluding parcel P (,st that period, is shown as $75,956, P.*-' as against $80,2111,279 in the corresponding month
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    CORRESPONDENCE.
    67 9 [The Straits Times is not responsible foi the opinions of its correspondents. Corre spondenta should bear in mind that lettert must be short and to the point. Long ipistles are liable to be rejected or cut down. Correspondents must enclose their numes and addresses, not necessarily for publication but
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    THE CENOTAPH CEREMONY.
    441 9 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—I see in your issue of Nov. 7 a letter from Protestant,” regretting His Excellency the Governor’s expressed wishes with regard to the ceremony to be held at the Cenotaph this year. May I crave space to point out that
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    IRAKIAN PASSPORT REGULATIONS.
    313 9 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—l am highly thankful to you and tiie Police authorities for their kind inhumation on the above matter. At the same time it is pointed out that various persons of positions could sign the form of application for a Passport
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    CAMERON HIGHLANDS.
    1317 9 fo tlu Editor of the Stiaits Times. Sir,—1< rom Mr. Dunman’s ar ticle of yesterday especially when read in con.unction with Mr. Milne’s earlier articles, 'i i Ua things stand out fairly clcarlv. Mr r;„! ,U a lhe area of v »ilable' land ur,,os sl at 11,000 to
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    TRAFFIC CONTROL.
    1013 9 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —One hesitates to be critical of traffic control in Singapore because of the very obvious difficulties. A horde of several thousand rickshas, hundreds of snail-like ox-carts, a multitude of •flivver” buses, plenty of thundering trucks, thousands of pedestrians and no
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    ALBERT HALL BROADCASTING.
    120 9 Reception on ,‘b‘I Metres In Malaya. Between a.m. and 5 a.m. on Saturday a greet part of the Albert Hall armistice day celebration was flicked up by several Singapore wireless enthusiasts, but not on the 21 meter wave length of the British Broadcasting Company. The messages received
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    THE RACES.
    2711 10 LADY EATON PAYS RECORD DIVIDEND. ALBATROSS DESTROYED FOLLOWING ACCIDENT. A placard posted nil over Singapore or' Saturday informed an eager public How to (let 1 ips,” and went on to say H i\ the- which will tell you instantly the winning horse." We have never 1 seen the
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    TWELVE APPEALS.
    243 10 Business for Singapore Court The Singapore Court of Appeal opeuei on Monday, the judges being th« Justice (Sir William Munson), Mr. Justue Sproule, and Mr. Justice l'ricbuiui There were twelve appeals on the l>‘ seven from decision* of Mr. .lustia Deane and five from the Chief Just ice.
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    CHOLERA ON SEANG BEE.
    35 10 hen the steamer Sean*? Bee 1 from China on Sunday she had t" of cholera on board, and her cot. of 1,400 deck passengers was aco quarantined on St. John’s Island.
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    REMEMBRANCE DAY IN THE EMPIRE.
    4623 11 WORLDWIDE COMMEMORATION SERVICES. SINGAPORE EX-SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN AT DINNER. INTERESTING SPEECHES SIR HUGH CLIFFORD S TRIBUTE. In all parts of the Empire the ninth anniversary of the Armis'ice was commemorated with due solemnity on Friday. In London (here was an impressive gathering at the
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
    440 12 Engagements During Past Week. The following items from Government ]{ou«t‘ have been officially supplied Nov. 7 His Excellency the Governor attended by Captain G. N. Macartney, Aide-de-Camp. opened the St. James Power Station. His Excellency attended by Mr. Woods, \ido-de-Camp. presided at the lecture piven by Hr. Wu
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    BALL AT ADELPHI HOTEL.
    157 12 The Poppy Day Carnival Ba.i at the Adelphi Hotel on Saturday night was a most successful affair.* The fancy dresses were many and varied and presy.nL t I1(> f<*r the judges. Ladv Clifford and Mrs. li. Manasseh. H. E. the Governor and Lady Clifford accompanied by
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    SUPREME COURT.
    96 12 Mr. Justice Deane reserved judgment Kona-° VT u 'l° Ctlon in whil h Chop Kong Moh sued the Assurance FrancoAsiatique for S 1 *,640 under an insurance policy issued on the cargo of a twakow nil.n h VL aS i a T n^ o(i t 0 have foundered
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    POPPY DAY AT SINGAPORE.
    509 12 Young Visitors at Govern men House. 1 A pretty incident in Thursday’- p rt Day activities in Singapore V,. y visit made to Government Hous* n f attractively dressed little flower P who afteiwards spent a busy m-. Ml s the lobby of the Europe Hotel.
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    NAVAL BASE WORKS.
    204 12 WELL-KNOWN FIRM INTERESTED. Sir Evan Jones, permanent 'i i: Messrs. Topham, Jones, and X British engineering firm which t breakwater in the Singapore road- ;»im Johore Causeway, is at present in inspecting the naval base >' tl Seletar. Sir Evan Jones told a Straits 1 !1 l
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      Armistice Day in Singapore.
      147 13 I’rirr to the laying of the wreaths. 11. 10. the (Governor arrives at the Cenotaph. J'hotu s. by Mi\ t it,i, The (imernor descending the steps of the Cenotaph after laying a wreath from Lady Clifford and himself. lI.LZ. (lu> (Governor acknt wleduinß salute Kiven on
      J'hotus. by Mi\tit,i,; /*//«»/«>s. Iiy /•' /. Trcusnn; Photo, try F. ,/. Tim.sent; I'lilltllS l>\ /. .4. SHihltf I'll v«; Photo, by l:. ,1 Trcus'-ui; I '/ml i h\ l\ i )i .S/i; I 'I n a /> / / I 11 ii --ctn .  -  147 words
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      Negri Sembilan Football Association Trophy
      44 14 .Negri Senhilan won the N. S. F. A. dulling trophy at Screnthan on No\. I.eating Seremban t nited l liincse Association by three goals to two. The Hen. .Mr. B. \Y. Liles, acting British Besident, is the central tiuure.
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      Hon. Mr. B. W. Elles and Mrs. Elles Entertained.
      76 14 On tin* eve of their departurc for A lor Star, tin- Hon. Mr. B. \Y. Elies, acting British Resident. Nejrri Semhilan, and Mrs. Elies, were entertained to a farewell tea-party hy members of the N. S. Club. The Hon. Mr. Wong
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      Mishap to a French Transport.
      28 14 llk I rend. Ban.sp-.irt Cap l’.;J..ran liou Cation v.ol into diifkuUii-& oil l*ulau Brani. when entering Singapore and had to wireless for assistance
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      Singapore’s New Post Office Nearing Completion.
      64 15 View from near Johnston’s Pier. The Singapore C’lul) is honied at the right end of the building. View from the river near Anderson ISridge. Taken at the Itattery Road corner. /’/io/on by II X Hiukcritlge Coal delivery lower at St. James l*«wcr Station, Singapore.
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      Consecration of New Bishops.
      80 16 Bishep Basil, the second Bishop ot Singapore, was consecrated i>> the Arch hi 'hop of lanterben on St. Luke's Day in Westminster Abbey with seven ether Bishops. Left to right.—t'anen K. K. Ramsey as Bishop Suffragen of Malmesbury. the Rev. E. I’earce. D.D.. as Bishop of
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      CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA ON POPPY DAY.
      26 16 In ItafTU's Place. At the Arcade. Outside of John Little's, liny tots at the Europe Hotel. Viu/oA. by Miytitii.
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  • PAST WEEK'S IMPERIAL AND GENERAL NEWS Contained in Reuter,British Imperial Radio and Special Telegrams.
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      PRINCESS MARY’S ESCAPE
      273 17 [BRITISH IMPKRIAL RADIO] ALARM OF FIRE. OUTBREAK IN COUNTRY HOUSE. OCCUPANTS LEAVE IN NIGHT CLOTHES. [BRITISH IMPKRIAL RADIO] Rugby, Nov. y. Princess Mary and her husband, Yis- mt Lascelles had an exciting escape *r!> to-day from an outbreak of tire at Itr:Min Hall, near BarnsVy, the residence
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      SEAMEN AND MINERS.
      156 17 REPLY TO TRADE UNION CONGRESS. London, Nov. 0. T Ik* annual conference of the National l na>n of Seamen unanimously approved fu executive’s reply to the Trade Union "nirress ultimatum. Hie reply states that the Trade Union < ongress is a tainted body. It declares 1 a:
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      COTTON PRICES.
      98 17 Decline on New York Exchange. London, Nov. 9. New York Prices on the cotton exchange broke front four to six dollars per bale after publication of the estimate of the Department of Agriculture, showing an increase of 1(10,000 bales compared with the October forecast. The New Orleans cotton
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      MR. BALDWIN’S RECORD.
      390 17 Success in Securing Stability. m Rugby, Nov. 11. Churchill, speakim? nt tu,, that the nation would be given th»r so Jo,,,; urgently needed. recuperate t'u 1 V e t 1 years have passed” Mr hurchill continued, “and we have to Zco™ W. tha J kept the and
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      KENYA LOAN.
      82 17 Issue of £5,000,000 Announced. Rugby, Nov. II. The Kenya Government five per cent, loan for £5,000.000 will be issued on Monday by the Crown Agents for the Colonies. The loan will be repayable in 1958, but the Colonial Government detains the option of redeeming in 1948 or any
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      ARMISTICE COACH.
      88 17 Installed in Compiegne Forest. London, Nov. 11. Compiegne In a clearing in the Compiegne forest, the railway coach in which the Armistice was signed was ceremoniously established on the \er> spot it stood on the memorable occasion. Marshal Foch and Admiral Sir George Hone were present. At the
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      LORD MAYOR’S BANQUET.
      359 17 MR. BALDWIN’S SPEECH. “INDIAN PROBLEM VITAL TO CIVILISATION." London, Nov. U. Then* wort* traditionally enchanting scenes of pomp at the Guildhall at the banquet of the Lord Mayor (Sir Charles pat ho), which was attended by leaders in all walks of public activity. Mr. Baldwin, who was
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      INDIANS AND CHINA.
      147 17 Why Medical Mission Could Not Go. London, Nov. 1 1. In the House of Commons, replying to Mr. K. Thurtlo (Lab. Shoreditch), Karl Winterton stated the reasons for the Government of India's refusal of facilities for the proposed medical mission to China. They were, firstly, that to
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      BRITISH TRADE.
      36 17 Improvement in October Figures. London, Nov. II. The Board of Trade returns for October show imports at I'l Do.P'lb.b.ji), an increase of £!,(>•).■»,11M) compared with September, and export* £61,167,111, an increase of i>'» 41,1)To.
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      FRANCO-ITALIAN RELATIONS.
      327 17 JUGOSLAV PACT. SUSPICIONS IN THE ROME PRESS. Berlin. Nov. 1*. Rome I lie Italian Press is extremely suspicious concerning the Franco-Jugo-Slav pact. I he Lavoro d Italia says, under the heading Hypocrisy, that the pact marks the turning-point of Franco-Italian relations, and ridicules the French suggest ion that
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      SKIMMED MILK.
      120 17 Question Between Holland And Britain. Rugby, Nov. 11. In the House of Commons the Minister of Health, .Mr. Neville Chamberlain, was asked whether lie had ascertained that the sale of condensed skimmed milk similar to that imported into this country from Holland was forbidden in Holland itself, and
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      INDIANS IN AMERICA.
      73 17 Thirty Naturalisations Cancelled. Rugby, Nov. 1 1. Karl Winterton, Under-Secretary for India, was asked how many Indians had lost their American citizen -hip under the recent decision of the Supreme Court of United States. Hr said that, according to the Government of India’s information, a United States
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      SUN AND FROST IN LONDON.
      1702 18 THE SILENCE. IMPRESSIVE GATHERING AT THE CENOTAPH. EMOTIONS UNDIMINISHEI) BY TIME. London, Nov. 11. Sunny and frosty weather favoured the Armistice Day celebrations in London. The King and Queen, the Prince of Wales, the Duke of York and other Royalties, members of the Cabinet and
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      IN ALLIED CAPITALS.
      243 18 Striking Scene at Arc De Triomphe. London, Nov. 11. Paris Armistice Day was celebrated in a chilling drizzle. There was a striking scene at the Arc de Triomphe, where the President, M. Doumergue, was surrounded by French and allied military and naval representatives. A huge crowd stood
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      PRAYER BOOK REVISION.
      146 18 BEFORE PARLIAMENT. OPPOSITION THOK.ht LIKELY. Rugby, V, j The measure authorising' th.* r •he English prayer book which m received the approval of the n t y will come before Parliament next few weeks and, if the t the majorities are forthcoming Houses, it will at once
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      PRINCESS’S ROMANCE.
      159 18 Many Insulting Letters Received. London, Xo\ ;4. Bonn Riding on the pillion of her fiance's motor-cycle is among tin j t 4 sure* indulged in by the sexaget triaii Princess Victoria, who is engaged to Alexander Zoubkoff. scion of an imptvunious Russian family. Interviewed by Reuter, the Princc-s
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      DRIFTER SUNK.
      71 18 Party of Navy Men Rescued. Rugby, Nov. 12. A drifter belonging to the battleship Revenge, which was taking an officer and •>2 men ashore to Weymouth, was sunk by submarine L56 Last night. The drifter at once heeled over, but before she went down all on board were
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      MALAITA NATIVES.
      113 18 Long Task Before Expedition. London, Nov. 12. 1 ulagi, Solomon Islands An unconconfirmed report states that two tribesmen were killed and 12 taken prisoner by the punitive force. The force is experiencing dysentery and mala ria. ommunication with Tulagi has been established by pack wireless sets. It wil
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      BIAS BAY PIRATE LAIRS.
      165 19 CANTON INACTION. IIONG KONG’S REPEATED representations. London, Nov. 1 i. tht> House of Commons, replying to Welloek, Mr. Ormsby-Gore stated he itong Kong Government had re- 1 ly made representations to the cities in Canton urging them to ate the Bias Bay pirates and offert ttoperat
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      AFRICAN DEPENDENCIES.
      318 19 Appointment of Commission Announced. Kugl >y, Nov. 14. was recently announced that the eminent had authorised the Colonial rt tary to send a commission to Africa we-tigatc the possibility of securing V elective co-operation between the wrr.mcnts of the eastern and central V: an dependencies and to make
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      LABOUR CENSURE.
      87 19 GOVERNMENT AND THE MINERS. London. Nov. In. A Labourite motion of censure of the vcrnment sponsored by Mr. Ramsay •oDonald will come up in the coal in- r y debate to-morrow. 1 ho motion charges the Government h neglecting questions of distress and ’’employment of miners, and demands
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      ABYSSINIAN DAM.
      281 19 Present Position Of Negotiations. London, Nov. 1". °;L S 7 Ver S diplomatic correspondent it?-!, r a definite proposal by the h.t.sh Government for the construction V Tsana l am by British engineerr.rn! Present before the Abyssinian G*.vrnment. It is assumed that exervonc eonorued m that contract will
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      BRITAIN AND SPAIN.
      148 19 Foreign Secretary’s Reference in Commons. Rugby, Nov. 14. In the House of Commons Sir Austor 'hamberlain made a statement regard in ;:s recent conversation in Spain with th* 'punish premier. He said Wh»*n the General Primo *le Rivera ‘earned that my short holiday would be spent in
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      U.S.A. AND PEACE.
      188 19 Suggestions for Supporting League. London. Nov. 12. St. Louis Speaking at the International Goodwill Congress, the exSecretary for War. Mr. Newton Baker recommended United States measures for the progress of world peace as follows 1. A declaration by the President and Senate that the United States will
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      SAFEGUARDS IN CHINA.
      488 19 Need for British Protection.. Rugby, Nov. 14. A plea against weakening the existing -aleguards in hina is niadu in a letter to wluvh prominence is given in The limes with an influential list of signuheaded by Lord Southhorough and *>u Walter Leefe and including rep re *‘Utatives
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      SCHNEIDER TROPHY.
      141 19 Attempt to Break World Record. Rugby, Nov. 14. The Super-Marine Napier seaplane on which Flight.-Lieut. VV •lister won tin Schneider trophy at Venice is expected C hi rive at the London (locks to-day. Ar rang* ments have been made for pubic exhibition of the seap'ane towards tin end
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      RADIO CONFERENCE.
      153 19 Framing of International Rules.. London, Nov. 11. \V;u*l.ington The plenary session of the International Radio Conference, under the chairmunshi.' if Mr. Hoover, i at Hit: i 1* articles of lm new radio convent inn, specifying thv procedure to he uiopt.ed for conimunicat on between land ini ship stations,
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      MEXICAN OUTRAGE.
      57 19 Attempt to Kill Candidate For Presidency. London, N'*v. 1 L Mexico City S**nor Ohregoii, can*li*lato for ti;e Bresidency, was driving to a bulltight when a bystander tiling two bomb* at bis ear. Obrcgon escaped with cut* due to broken glass. His companions shot and seriously injuied two of
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      LARGEST SUBMARINE.
      328 19 New United States Vessel Launched. London, Nov. 10. Portsmouth, New Hampshire The largest submarine in th** world, th** 4, the first underseas minelayer built for the United States, has been launched. It carries a crew of eight officers and 80 men, Washington The Navy Department has ordered the
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      INDIAN REFORM COMMISSION.
      654 20 DIFFICULT TASK. CONGRESS MTY URGE NEW CAMPAIGN. IRRITATION AT EXCLUSION OF INDIANS. (From, Our Own Gt respondent) Calcutta, Nov. th Indian option towards d ho Koyal Commission soeiys to be* on* of disappoint-, moot at the decision to exclude Indians, and the Confess party endeavouring to induce
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      Indian Boycott.
      383 20 Congress .Manifesto. London. Nov. L”>. Msti ras -AH parl.es < f the India Natioi al Congress have adopted manifesto in favour "I a b< ycott »f the Statiiti ry Commission. The signatories inn.'ide Mrs. Besant. Sii Nivas Aiyengar, i resident of the Congrei-s, and Sir Tej Bahadur Sapui.
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      Better Feeling.
      582 20 Statutory Commission Bill Passed. London, Nov. 15. The House of Lords passed the second reading of the Indian Statutory Commission Bill. Lord Olivier, for Labour, and Lord Reading, for the Liberals, heartily supported it. Rugby, Nov. 15. The Earl of Birkenhead moved the second reading. He reminded the
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      TROTSKY EXPELLED.
      193 20 Short Shrift for Opposition In Russia. London. Nov. 12. Reports f’om Russia on the occasion ot the recent celebration of the tenth tnr.ive: sary of the revolution that speakers in favour if Trotsky were pelted with goloshes and other missile* have been followed by a proclamation by the
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      AIR SAFETY.
      101 20 Device to Prevent Stalling. Rugby, Nov. 13. Sir Samuel Hoare, Air Minister, and a party of Air Ministry technical experts will make an exhaustive test of the new Handley-Page automatic slotted win device at Cricklewood on Friday next. The slotted wing device, in its present form, renders it
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      MARCONI COMPANY.
      240 20 Allegations of Shareholders Denied. London. ov q In the hearing at the Chancer h u of the application by the Mar, m i less Telegraph Co. to wnu' capital from i‘4,000,000 to 1*2.::; company’s counsel read an f 1 tr Mr. Marconi denying the allegations. -lor.. Reduction of
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      CHICAGO’S MAYOR.
      222 20 Differing Opinions Of “Big Bill.” London. Nov. Mr. Michael Faherty, right-hand ,r and closest friend of “Big Bill" T: son. of Chicago, left for home -da; after a visit to Europe to underground railway systems. Bet* departure he informed interv Mr. Thompson was “the most minded man in
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      THE HUDSON RIVER.
      135 20 Completion of Big Tunnel Scheme. London, Nov. 1 New York President Coolidge. Washington, turned a golden key wi electrically unfurled a flag in New 1 City and another flag in Jersey City the end of the new Hudson River m< vehicular tunnel, of which engineers t dreamed
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      LAWLESSNESS IN HANKOW.
      374 21 MUCH LOOTING. LEADERLESS TROOPS IN NATIVE CITY. HRE THREATENS THE EX-CONCESSIONS. Shanghai, Nov. 11. Hankow: For the past few days Tang nir-vhi troops have been proceeding wards Changsha, apparently in an •Favour to recapture the city, which unexpectedly fallen into the hands Kweichow troops who are bitterly
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      General Murdered.
      516 21 [REI TER FAR EASTERN SERVICE.] looting by Hunanese Troops. Shanghai, Nov. 14. Hankow It appears that the distur- ‘nces in the native city originated in ’-he finding of the body of a Hunanese general at military headquarters. Tang eng-chi ordered that he should be 'tangled for suggesting that
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      COMMUNISTS IN HUNGARY.
      123 21 Sentences for Spreading Propaganda. London. Nov. 0. Budapest Most of the accused •>, Communists charged with spreading Bol--hevik propaganda under the orders of the Moscow International were found guilty. Zoltan Szanto. ex-People's Commissary, was sentenced to year.- imprisonment and Vagi, leader of the extreme left of Labour,
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      AMERICAN FARMERS.
      91 21 Mr. Coolidge Opposes Tariff Reduction. London, Nov. 15. Washington Mr. < harles Nagel, exSecretary for Commerce receritiv presented to President < oolidge a report on the best means of helping the farmer, recommending, mttr li» rovi.ion Tr the tariff and railway alia. rt'i. i na hle the farmer
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      THE SUGAR INDUSTRY.
      256 21 Scheme to Control Production. London, Nov. 14. Paris A conference of representatives of cane an 1 beet-sugar exporting countries, including Cuba, Germany, Czecho-Slovaka and Poland, agreed to support the Cuban policy of restriction of production in order to keep up prices and normalise and stabilise the relations
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      FRENCH TARIFFS.
      228 21 Agreement with U.S.A. Announced. London, Nov. 13. Paris At the close of a Cabinet meeting M. Bokanowski, Minister for Commerce, announced that negotiations on the tariff question between France and the United States had concluded to the general satisfaction, and a decree on the matter would ho issued
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      THE TOTE IN BRITAIN.
      99 21 Private Member’s Bill Probable. Rugby, Nov. 11. Mr. Churchill was asked in the House of Commons what were the intentions of the Government regarding the introduction of legislation to enable totalisator machines to be erected on racecourses. He replied that the Government had considered the report
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      INDIAN COMMUNAL RIOTS.
      187 21 AN EXECUTION. j ARMOURED CARS TO PRESERVE ORDER. J»nd<»n, Nov. 14. New Delhi Seven armoured cars and a detachment of British infantry are patrolling the disturbed area where Hindu-Moslem rioting followed the execution of Abdul Rashid. A great crowd of Moslems gathered outside the gaol gate and
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      DEBTS TO BRITAIN.
      151 21 Announcement of Funding Arrangements. London, Nov. 10, In the House of Commons Mr. Churchill, replying t<» questions regarding war debts due to Britain, said the funding arrange- ments had now been signed by all the allies except Russia. An arrangement had also been made for full repayment
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      JAPAN’S BUDGET.
      82 21 Increases for Army And Navy. Shanghai, Nov. 13. Tokio Subject to minor alterations, the Budget estimates for revenue of Yen. 1 ft.’,!*, ftftft.ftftft and expenditure of Yen. 1,7ft 1,000,000. The latter is an increase of Yen. *11,000,000 compared with the current Budget. The appropriations include Navy. Yen. 2ft4,1)00,000,
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      SINGAPORE DOCK.
      78 21 Fourth Section Launched At Wallsend. London, Nov. 10. The fourth of the seven sections of th« Singapore floating dock has been launched at Wallsend. It is expected that the remaining three •ections will be launched this year. The first of the seven sections of the dock uns launched
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      TERRIBLE EXPLOSION.
      418 22 DISASTER IN UNITED STATES TOWN. London, Nov. 14. Pittsburg It is estimated that ovet 20 people were killed and 600 injured through an explosion on the north side of the city of a huge storage ga> tank containing 6,000,000 cubic feet of natural gas. Sections of steel supports
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      MISSING FROM PEKING.
      94 22 Anxiety Regarding British Officer. Shanghai. Nov. 11. Pi-king Anxiety is felt for the safety of Lieutenant T. S. Knowles, of the East orks, attached to the* Legation Guard. Mr. Knowles left on a fortnight's leave three weeks ago for hunting trip west of Peking, accompanied by a
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      AUSTRALIAN SHIPPING.
      63 22 Sail of Commonwealth Line. London, Nov. 12. Canberra The Commonwealth Government decision to sell the Commonwealth Line of 54 vessels, with a total tonnage of 170,000, was debated in I’arlia merit. An opposition motion of non-confi-dence in the Government was defeated in the House of Representatives by 30
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      CABLE NEWS IN BRIEF.
      609 22 Shanghai, Nov. 13. Tokio The Cabinet has decided in favour of issuing Yon. 80,000,000 worth of Imperial railway bonds in 1928. London, Nov. 13. Oslo At a dinner at the United States Legation the United States Minister presented l)r. Nansen with the medal of j the
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      NON-STOP FLIGHT.
      533 22 1 British Attempt to Reach India. London, Nov. 15. Captain McIntosh and Mr. Bert Hinkler left Upavon Aerodrome, Wiltshire, at 1.10 p.m. to-day on a non-stop flight to India. They are flying in the Fokker monoplane Princess Xenia, which is fitted with a Bristol-Jupiter engine and carries S00
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      FILMS QUOTA BILL.
      534 22 Concessions Made to Tfo Opposition. Rugby. j. During the House of Common. ai sion of the Films Bill, whirl dls >Us for the exhibition of a quota \f e films and checks so-called hi i 1^ ing, the President of the Board announced that the measure ff
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      SMALLER FIGHTING FORCES.
      343 23 BRITAIN’S RESPONSE. l)MPARISON BETWEEN NOW AND PRE-WAR. Rugby, Nov. 15. Samuel Hoare, Air Minister, speak[ast night, referred to Field-Marshal L William Robertson’s recent striking unination of war, and welcomed the that so many men of different „,ls of thought and upbringing were ,t ng their minds to
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      HAYLEY MORRISS AGAIN.
      143 23 DAMAGES CLAIMED IN DIVORCE ACTION. London, Nov. 15. < *n the application of counsel for It v Morris?, the Divorce Court fixed 2i* for the hearing of his suit -ainst his wife. '"tinsel explained that the application necessary because the Home Office < to he asked to
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      RUMANIAN QUESTION.
      72 23 hreat Demonstration For Prince Carol. London, Nov. 15. Bucharest The court-martial acquitted Manoilescu by 3 votes to 2. i he defence protested loyalty to the "be and innocence from subversive ac"b, and said Prince Carol wished to re- b as Regent for his son. Berlin, Nov. 15. Bucharest
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      RETURNED RESERVISTS.
      196 23 Government and Employment Question. London, Nov. 11. \fj a v' r u ?t°V se of Commons, replying to i f f V K 'F' an (Ub Uoven), f.l r L. Worthington-Kvans, Secretary for War. stated that out of 4»>S section A Iiesorv1 sts ill the Shanghai Defence Force
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      GERMANY AND AUSTRIA.
      109 23 Honours for Marx And Stresemann. Berlin, Nov. 15. Tlu Austrian President has invested j Dr. Marx and Dr. Stresemann with the. gold Order of Honour. 1 Speaking at a state banquet last night,' the Reichs Chancellor invited the Austrian President to make a state visit to Germany.
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    CYCLONE TRAGEDY.
    74 23 Many Drownings off Indian Coast. t. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Calcutta, Nov. 15. Passengers and crew to the number of 150 were drowned through the foundering of a coastal launch, and it is feared hat a similar number were lost through 1 the capsizing of a ferry boat
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    CUTTING IN AT TURN.
    121 23 Cars Interlocked In Collision. In a collision between two motor cars 1 1 the junction of Devonshire and Grange .mails on November 13, one of the cars was 21 feet from its proper side. The driver of that car was a Malay yce, and ('oiirt Inspector
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    TIN RETURNS.
    35 23 I’nttnni Consolidated Alluvial I in. ”*> Ting Kil.—riant 231.20, tribute 30.40, otal 2'il.co niculs. lbirnli Tin Dredging. Hours run l.Ofiff, .„bir v» r ds treated ldg.OOO. rr.*nv.*rv of tin ore 1.075 piculs, estimated value
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    CHINESE AMOK.
    179 23 SCENE IN A PENANG HOUSE. FOUR PEOPLE WOUNDED TWO SERIOUSLY. (Frof Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Nov. 19. Yesterday a Chinese boy employed at a Kuropean mess in Brook Road, ran amok. He first attacked a Malay boy with a chopper and then found a service riff* and ammunition
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    MR. AMERY'S TOUR.
    93 23 Due Duck in England In February. Rugby, Nov. 15. In the House of Commons Sir Georg Hennessy stated, on behalf of the Dominions Office, that Mr. Amery, the Dominions Secretary, who is making a tour of the Dominions, according to present plans would leave Australia ft r
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    PASSENGERS.
    560 23 Passengers sailing from the Straits for home by th*- Aeneas on the 8th inst. were M”s. \V. (J. C. Blunn, Mr. J. Greer. Mr. \V. Napier, Mr. V. K. Wulff. Mr. and .Mrs. W. S. Kdington. Mrs. (J. Mavor, Miss A. L. Riley, Mr. 0. K. Langlands, Mr. K.
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    LAWYER AS SURETY.
    722 23 Decision Reversed in Appeal Court. Mr. M. V. Pillai, a member of the Singapore Bar, was the respondent in an appeal brought before the Singapore Court Appeal on Tuesday by u Tamil la.’y named Rasamma Ponnudurai against a decision of Justice Deane reversing a default judgment given
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    STEAMER KEDAH ARRIVES.
    46 23 Ihe Straits Steamship Co.'s new vessel the Kedah, which is intended for the lecal passenger and cargo trade, arrived yesterday from h'ngland. She w ;t < brought out under her own steam by |»t ain Machuiv. who returns home alter handing over his charge.
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      FOOTBALL.
      662 24 Singapore defeats Nary Team. (BY CENTRE Playing at the Stadium groun 1 on .fr»nv. the S.F.C. trial i>ide defeated ,1he Cruiser .Squadron by «i,x goals to nil. The game, as indicated by the was verj one sided, it; 1 1 due allowaiu? must be t.iade for the that the
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      RUGBY.
      770 24 ''Reuter Telegram.] S.C.C Win Against The Cruisers. There wws a good turn-out on the S.R.C. grcojji 1 on Nov. 1* to ttw the Rug! > game between the Cricket (dubs Him. .ifteen and ihe Cruiser Squadron .and the peetators qsere rewarded with e co.our- ul encounU* which was by
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      INTER-PORT ROWING.
      421 24 Singapore Beat Malacca. Two interpoit contests were seen at the Koval Singapore Yacht Club during the week-end. when the Club's representatives defeated a rowing crew from Malacca, and the Batavia yacht Eva Marga. The Interpoit Kowing Challenge Cup race was rowed over a course of three-quartets of a
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      THE SWIMMING CLUB.
      132 24 Moore Wins Quarter-Mile Race. The ten lengths handicap race which has been substituted at the Swimming Hub for the annual swim to Seaview was held on Sunday. The actual distance vas practically quarter of a mile. Then vas an exceptionally high tide, but very ittle current, and
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      S.V.R.A MEETING.
      461 24 Cop Winners at Bukit Timah Range. Exigencies of space unfortunately vent us from giving a detailed deJn' tion of the very interesting S.V.U J* meeting at the Bukit Timah range’ ov the week-end. A few outstanding *v r may be mentioned. Sergf. H. S. Kirwan, for the third
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      HOCKEY.
      142 24 S.C.C.’s Eight Goals Against Squadron. Although the hockey match between S.C.C. and the First Cruiser Squadron, played on the S.C.C. ground on N* ,v was partly spoilt by the bad state of pitch, the play was quit*? interesting, amended in a win for the club by eight g°al* to
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      S.C.C. Visit Up-Country.
      62 24 During the week-end the S.C.C. ho< > team travelled up-country to matches with Negri Sembilan and Penat In the game with Negri Senibi which was played at Seremban on b«' Ul day, the visitors lost by four g° a two. S.C.C. v. Penang. On Sunday the S.C.C.
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      HOME FOOTBALL.
      315 25 |l],o]ish and Scottish League II Results. I I [Reuter Telegram.] I V London, Nov. 12. I I ‘(1u 1,10 English and ScoUi.sh I I to-<iav resulted as follows I DIVISION I. I II j 3 Middlesborough 1 X Villa l Tottenham 2 If v 2 Birmingham 1 I
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      SPOILT BY RAIN.
      49 25 [Router Telegram.] M.C.C.’s First Match In Cape Town. [Router Telegram.] London, Nov. 15. ape Town The opening match with < M l was ruined by rain. There less than five hours play altogether, i'ho M.C.C. made 138 and Western inee t»7 for six. The match was :awn.
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      F.M.S. APPOINTMENTS.
      225 25 current issue of the F.M.S. Gov* ni Gazette* contains notification of 1" lowing appointments :—Dr. E. A. :t!: to be Venereal Disease Specialist, ‘.van Medical Service; Mr. E. Whitham v Superintendent, Chandu Monov I .M.S.; Mr. L. R. Currant to be a 1 -lv per, F.M.S.; Mr. F.
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      GOLF.
      510 25 Bankers v. Garrison. Cllb* pliyed V T Ga r ri50n ,J,,I£ i, 1 u on the Tanglin course on tl«: lastly*: lUt r m ish nlav°od de (F d h h u event three holes, were H R v F n y th f captains, Mr. and t'ho f°
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      INTER-PORT CRICKET.
      196 25 Players Selected for Ilong Kong Matches. The teams for the interport cricket matches to be played at Hong Kong at I the end of this week will be chosen from the following Malaya X. J. A. Foster (captain), Captain C. H. Congdon, Captain II. C. Harker-Taylor, N. H.
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    BRITISH PLANTER MURDERED.
    139 25 (Aneta’s Service.) TRAGEDY ON MEDAN ESTATE. KILLED WITH AXES BY COOLIES. (Aneta’s Service.) Batavia, Nov. 15. Medan Mr. Robert Allan, assistant on the Soengei Rombia Estate, belonging to Harrisons and Crosfield, was murdered by coolies on Sun-icy miming. Six coolies hav* been arrested. It appears that Mr
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    BIRTHS
    181 25 Roll, On’ November 11. 1927, at 20, Kmerabl Hill Road, to Mr. and Mrs. Koh Lian Seck.j a son. NORRIS.- On November 14, 1927, at the Maternity Hospital, Singapore, to Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Norris, a son. I’ROUD. On November 1 r», 1927, at the Maternity Hospital, Singapore,
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    MARRIAGES
    74 25 GARDNKK-LHWIS WILLIAMS. At St. A,--diew’s Cathedra', Singapore, on Novemhei 14. 1927, the Vt n. Archdeacon h G. Swindell officiating, Glvn Gardner Lewis o. Singapore an 1 Cardiff, to Catherine Mary Williams, of Cardiff. W.ISOX— WOODCOCK. On Saturday, Nov ember 12, *****, at St. Andrew’s Cathedral Rev..!. V. Westlake officiating,
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    SILVER WEDDING
    46 25 I O.VC, I.FH FSTf It. On November It), 11*02 I at St. Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore, Kd-‘ ward Finest., en!y son of the I at Edvard) L“?;g, Sutton Valetice, Kent, to Ma!*.d Fdith, second daughter of the la*e Dr. A II Leicester, of Singapore. i
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    Trade and Finance.
    148 25 Singapore, Nov. 10. RXICBANGE. On Lor4«Rj Ilank 4 m/a 31/32 Demand. 23/32 I'riv8t» 3m. credit 2 4‘ 4 On Dr round l f>0'* Private 90 d/a 57 4 On Fraoce« Hank T.T. 1420 On India, Hank T.T. 153S On Hong Kong, dinnk T.T. 5, p.e. dis. On
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    Stocks and Shares.
    773 25 Fraser snd Co.’s Quotations. Singapore, Nov. 10. MININC. Issue Val. pil. Huyers Sollera £1 <1 Asam Kumhung 50'* R7/- cd. £1 £1 llungnn Tin 32/- 83/I 1 1 Hutung Paditng (160 0.55 1 l Hatu (lives 1,23 1.30 1 £1 £1 Cheiideriang 19/- 21/B I i 1
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    36 25 DFATH Ol.LINS. At Dulwich, London, suddenly on November I, 11*27, Mr. K. V.. Collins, formerly of Malacca. TAN. Tan Sin Lau alias Tan Tiang Yew, of 111, King Cheow Street passed away last night at H.20.
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  • The Straits Budget RUBBER SUPPLEMENT
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      CONTENTS.
      56 1 General— I a*!** Singapore C flic in 1 Quotations 1 Rubber Price Averages 1 London Rubber Stocks 1 Rubber Position—(By A. V Still) 1 Rubber Riturns Rubber Smuggl ng World’s Rubber Position Ce.vlcm Rubber 'Control Local Rubber Auctions Weekly Share Market 3 London Share Prices 3 Meetings and Report*—
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      RUBBER SITUATION.
      48 1 Singapore Official <Juotatioiw. 9uw*atiorvs Ferw.vt ton tract £_*■»ot teller Prices -*< /on. Apt P it L «1«'H S'junv Nov. lit e. Mar. -fun* d. I Nov. j. 1 4 nVij o.f>4 0.66 1 k i .I o.r.j a j 1*. 1 u 0.64* 0.6'* nr.:,', 0/*<5 0.67
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      Rubber Price Averages.
      22 1 Rubber price average' for the currenf Resti a ticm quarter are as follows:— Singapore 01.78 cent# London Is. 5.32d.
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      London Rubber Stocks.
      29 1 Lewis and I Vat’s cable from their London Office drives 159 tons decrease making the total London rubber stock? at November 15, as revised, 09,497 tons.
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      INTERIM DIVIDENDS.
      288 1 Harlow and C’o., Kuala Lumpur, advise us of the following interim dividends Ayer Kuming (F.M.S.) Rubber Co.— T’j per cetit., less income tax at the rate of 4*. in the i\ in respect of the current financial year, payable on Nov. 10. Rradwall (K.M.S.) Rubber Kstate.— 5 pt
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      RUBBER POSITION. Weakness in Restriction Scheme.
      1524 1  -  (By A. \V. St 111 A London. •Oct. 10. London stocks rose by *41' tons .luting last .veek and nor stand at 70.916 tons Court ired with the first three weeks of September, the landings during the past three weeks show an increase of
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      SYNTHETIC RUBBER.
      251 1 [KEt'TER telegram] Big Claims for German Discovery. [KEL’TER telegram] London. ov 13 Berlin: At a meeting j the chemical industry at I V, 1 uhl0P*.r Main, Dr. von Weinberg, director v Dye Trust, stated that the t xperinv e of the trust for synthetising ruM. tr so far
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      RUBBER SMUGGLING.
      659 2 Chinese to Pay Heavy 1 Fines. I (f rom Our Own Correspondent.) I Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 4. October 29, Mr. J. O’Connell, Acting j, u .f Superintendent Customs Preventive jr-iiich, prosecuted a Chinese Hokkien Yap Chiang, before Mr. A. Sleep, j. istrate, Kuala Selangor, for being (ll ,‘jned
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      RUBBER RETURNS.
      816 2 Allenby.—29,870 lbs. Anglo Malay. 107.064 lbs. Ankola.—4.980 lbs. (Adjustment) 4,758 lbs Anglo-Sumatra. 71,240 lbs. A saltan. 63,791 lbs. Anglo-Johore Consolidated. 30,000 lbs Ayer Kumng. 9,712 lbs. A or Hong.su. 28.258 lbs. Alor Gajah.—11,004 lbs. Ayer Panas.-- 46,000 lbs Australasia. 13,300 lbs. Bertam Consolidated. -122 000 Ihs Bertam Extended.
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      BERNAM PLANTATIONS.
      395 2 DIVIDEND OF 20 PER CENT. FOR THE YEAR. The eighteenth ordinary general meeting of the Bernam-Perak Rubber Plantations, Ltd., was held on September 2<> at 4, Lloyd’s-avenue, K.C. Mr. J. Walker Hain (the Chairman) said he ventured to think that the accounts submitted would be considered satisfactory, bearing
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      WORLD’S RUBBER POSITION
      348 2 Estimates for Coming Restriction Year. < E. A. Barbour, Limited, »ond us the following statement of estimates on tho world's rubber position for the coming restriction year In our circular dated November 20, 1926, we estimated that the balance of rubber stocks as at December 31, 1927,
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      CEYLON RUBBER CONTROL.
      106 2 Actual Exports Exportable Ceylon- Exports Fxports Maximum Produced Imported Latex Month Rubber Rubber Tons Tons Tons Gallons Nov. 1926 4,923 4,228 321 901 Dec. 1926 4,923 6,198 618 Jan. 1927 4,923 6,753 404 Feb. 1927 4,307 3,306 208 Mar. 1927 4.307 7,111 642 6 1/3 A pi.
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      RUBBER STOCKS.
      58 2 The following is the statement of Singapore and Penang dealers’ stocks at the etui of October, 1927 Smoked Un- Crepe Sheet smoked Sheet Gross Weight Singapore 6,634 3,690 12.409 Penang 1,490 266 1,238 Lump Scrap EstirnatBark ed Dry Total Weight Singapore 60 1,356 22,280 Penang 682 194 3,510
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      LOCAL RUBBER AUCTIONS.
      785 3 Strong Demand and Better Prices. Guthrie and Co. report Singapore, Nov. 10. The upward trend of values has been maintained throughout the week, and the general sentiment of the market has been bullish with the speculative positions again becoming top-heavy. Manufacturers have bought more sparingly and the
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      LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
      436 3 Messrs. Fraser and Co.’s Weekly Report. Fraser and Co.'s weekly report, dated November 15, states Local holidays have seriously interfered with business during the past week and there is little change to record in share prices during the period. Tin, after dropping t«» i"25 1 as. has
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      RUBBER COMPANY DIVIDENDS.
      50 3 The directors of the Parit Perak Rubber Co. have declared an interim dividend for the year ending December, 1927, of ten per cent. The directors of the Kedah Rubber Co. have declared an interim dividend of ten per cent, on account of the year ending April, 1928.
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        LONDON EXCHANGE STERLING PRICES OCT. 19.
        485 3 I p Exchange Tar vSSZ. Company. Price.. Value. Company. 2»4 £1 Malacca I£l Abao a/ 2/ Merbau I 2/ Allagar £i Ma’aya General r, £1 Anglo-Malay £1 Mambau 7-' U £1 Ayer Kuning .S' Merah n «.n.on ß 2 Merbau j.** BatHnsCon.oli.la.ed J# l
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        SINGAPORE DOLLAR SHARE PRICES NOV. 16.
        788 3 p'*5' t ?T 'PV -j j Closing Prices Paid Lp Value Dividends Fraser Lyall 4 Company 4 Co. Evatt. 389,293 1 35 p.c. year 28-2-27 Allenby ($1) 2.70 2.80 2.70 2.80 160.000 1 10 p.c. int. year 30-9-27 Alor Gajah ($1) 2.15 2 30
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