The Straits Budget, 9 February 1928

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  • 27 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES [ESTABLISHED EIGHTY YEARS.] Jo. SINGAPORE. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1928 Price 25 cents (S.S. Currency) or 7d.
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  • 345 1 Page ,EA1»KHSPuP’.u Health 3 Affair' 1 nu 3 3-4 •pi 11 >a‘lU‘ Mr Snowden n l tht 1 i K an hil«lri*n m Malaya ti.,, l -i-na. N.i- f fK ram-. Uouter and Special I i Week’s News 1U-24 •icturi l„ m. of Field-Marshal F ir. H >i- u
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  • 2492 1 The > t Reynolds, Seven in k av e En K land for on thV* 1 >f Januar y* He 1 stulT ,aj> iun an( chaplain Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Lee Warner left for home by tht* Antenor on Feb. 1. Mr. A. E. Dick, manager
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  • 176 2 COURT’S PLANS. OFFICIAL VISIT TO JAVA AND SINGAPORE. It has Into now dofinitel> uiranged, i.h :i t Their Majesties the King and Queen j .f Siam will |iay a visit to Singapore and lava in June. Their Majesties will travel in tin Koval >aclit. Maha ('Kukri. and
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  • 289 2 Jubilee of the Present Building. It may lie a coincidence, if so it is a happy one, that the Bazaar which the ladies of the Presbyterian Church are holding tour weeks hence, synchronises with the jubilee of the present church, it having been erected in 1878. The conglegation
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  • 186 2 A farewell function in honour of Mr. II. Tongue, who is shortly retiring from tlu* service of the Singa|M)ro Harbour Board, was held on Saturday night, at the Singapore Harbour Board Junior Service Club. A silk address in a casket was presented to Mr. Tongue by
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  • 64 2 May Not be Observed By Ipoh Banks. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh. Feb. 2. Owing to the repeated complaints of local business folk regarding the disturbing influence of half holidays on every iace day and the increasing number of .-.uch days, it i> understood that alter the
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  • 174 2 Interesting Demonstration At Singapore. A most interesting demonstration was given at the .nun-lion of Napier Road and Tanglin Road on 1 uesday evening about seven o'clock, by inter t ooke and t o., who are agents for a typo ot noil-illumi-nated reflecting road signs. These signs have
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  • 65 2 House Servants Charged In Singapore. Before the Second Police Magistrate (Mr. W. X. GourlavL Tan Chi Hin and Tang Sang Lee were charged with the theft as servants of jewellery to the value of $6,905, the property of Mrs. Roland Bruddcll. at 51, Meyer Road, at 2.20 a.ni.
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  • 117 2 At the annual general meeting of the Indian Association the following gentlemen were elected to serve on the committee for the ensuing year :—President. Mr. S. N. Dutt vice-president. Mr. W. L. S. Basappah hon. secretary, Mr. C. R. Mellon hon. treasurer. Mr. K. M. R. Menon committee
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  • 60 2 The Hon. Mr. L. McLean loft Sintrai'ore on retirement on Monday after 27 years in the Malayan Civil Service. Mr. McLean, who had spent most of his official career in the legal and financial branches of the administration, took over the Treasurership when Mr. A. M. Pountm*y
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  • 950 2  -  (By A. W. Still.) Lond. i -j Tin continues to excite a i interest, and I observe that th v f Lion Tiust has already issu.-.l its business in 1927. The n< t given as 1252,145 again*: •920. and tho dividend for
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    • 615 3 Straits Times, February 2. i) in public health re--ITniicl "as one of the h fine' features of the -seven ,vcinie of Sir Laurence ■d iemartl. is not likely to suffer in under the aegis of Sir h rlitlonl. On every side there “i u |,,ue of this lor
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    • 632 3 —Straits Times, February 3. With the Chinese New Year festivities practically over, it can be expected that affairs in interior China will once again assume their normal course—which, as interpreted to-day, means inter-nation and inter-provincial strife. General Uhiang Kairshek is back again as Commander-in-Chief of the Nanking
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    • 589 3 a very useful purpose.—Straits Times, February 4. Put a test question to the average citizen as to whether he has any rights and liberties within the zone of a public thoroughfare, and he will probably answer, without hesitation—“ Of course.” When pinned down, however, to hard facts he
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    • 681 3 Straits Times, February G. The contrast between the send-off from Victoria Station to Sir John Simon and his colleagues of the Royal Commission on the Constitution of India just under three weeks ago and their reception in Bombay last Friday is vivid and edifying. In London Sir
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    • 675 4 Straits Times, February 7. I lie lis.si parous tendencies in Lalx>ur politics and among Labour |k>l iticians at Home, on which we liave had recent occasion to comment, have received their most striking exemplification in the resignation from the I.L.P. of Mr. Philip
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    • 621 4 sally accepted.—Straits Times, Februarv 8. After reading an article written by Dr. G. A. C. Gordon, late Assistant Health Officer, Municipality of Singapore, appearing in the Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, extracts lrom which are reprinted in our columns to-day, it is difficult to resist
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  • 144 4 At St. Andrew's Cathedral, on Saturday nl.cmuon Mr. V A. Mason, of the Hons hanvhai Bank, was married Mah.r nd V| f lrVi, e of r ■•nd Mrs. tester Irvine. Archwh!Tw»' V,n t" e,,n<lu V tt l ,h ceremony r simple character. Mr k. B. Gotch of the
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  • 2274 4 That the Westminster Gazette v, I cd to b? will be regretted m manv cea fl ers. Founded ns a political otcll ft I, fl George Newnes of Tit Bits fame »J ySil B lighod first as a popular Gazette has had a varied career published as an
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  • 83 5 Coroner Finds No Evidence Of Negligence. The enquiry into the death of the ricksha puller who sustained fatal injuries in a trolley bus accident on New Bridge Road on January 18 was concluded on Thursday. The trolley bus, the Coroner (Mr. F. G. Bourne) found, apparently skidded
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  • 777 5 Submarine Explosions Off Krakatau. (From A Correspondent.) Batavia, Jan. 27. The Straits of Sunda gave birth to an island on January 27. The event was wirelessed from the Dutch Government vessel which has been standing by the submarine explosions. The earth of her travail has, by
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  • 605 5 WORLD TOUR. NANKING MINISTER INTERVIEWED. SON OF DR. SUN YAT SEN IN SINGAPORE. The Dollar liner President Wilson, which berthed at Singapore early on Monday, has on board an important mission from the Nationalist Government at Nanking. The principal members of the party are Dr. C. C.
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  • 1059 6 Description of Week-end Events. (]*'iom a Correspondent.) In a st rong breeze «»r» Saturday aft< r iii.oii the I’rima Donna and Mat ion argue., it old to who ;«hoiild hold the HodenK!oss Match Cup. At 4.:J0 p.iu. the boats were sent off on tile course and both were
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  • 153 6 To-morrow’s Service at Cenotaph And Cathedral. In memory of the late Earl Haig a ceremony will be held at the Cenotaph to-morrow afternoon, and will be followed by a service in the Cathedral. Tin arrangements have been made by the Singapore branch of the Ex-Services Association
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  • 323 6 Javanese Poet on Racial Feeling. Radon Mas Noto Soeroto, a Javanese poet and writer, lecturing in Europe cn race problems and the awakening of the races of the East Indies, pointed out that the Javanese were a very adaptable lace and assimilated ideas easily, and therefore they
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  • 748 6 Fairbanks Hurls The Bolas. Pity the poor usurper, who doesn’t l.now that Doughlas Fairbanks and his h >ias are w ithin range. There stands his usurpers hip beside a pillar at the head ot the palace steps a perfectly proper South American dictator, with a perfectly proper scowl
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  • 105 6 Formation of Sports Cluh Completed. A new and interesting dev..i„ !Un volunteer activities in Sing;,, lv formation of a sports club by \hv \p Gun Platoon of the Singapl..-. wA Corps. There is certainly r r H club among the multitude of v ing organisations, and the be--
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  • 311 6 Pedestrian Injured in Kallang Road. It was related before the It Judge (Mr. N. D. Mudie), that motorcar accident on the Kallanc 1“ on December 18, a pedestrian wJ carried on the bonnet of the car n pavement. There the man wa- throweff and the car,
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  • 213 6 Alleged Possession of Triad Society Documents. .Mr. MacMillan. Asst. Sup. in chart;* ot the Detective Station, Singapore, acconi* panied by Det. Insp. Johnson, raided 2b, Hylam Street in the early h-jurs <d ounday morning. In n room occupied hy an English* speakmg Hylam named Wong Fora .Mens
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  • 1134 7 ILik IU'<;H CLIFFORD’S MK VIglT I Kr Our Own Correspondent.) I Hanrrkok, Jan. 28. I |A tw 'i rmcraninio has boon arrang- < r n ,-rh ('lifford, leaving him little „wn private inclinations. He uua Hin on Sunday, Februar> r \t:n> the night there. As he r
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  • 421 7 The First Port Dickson Troop. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Feb. fi. Mr. \V. 1>. Bird. F.R.G.S., District Vmmissiotier, Boy Scouts. Negri Sembilan. has paid a visit to the 1st Port .ticks >n Troop and inspected the Scouts Hi expressed satisfaction at tneir effilenvy and asked them
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  • 694 7 KRAKATAU STILL CAUSE OF ANXIETY. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Batavia, Feb. 4. Krakatau continues to erupt with varying degrees of force from day to day. It is reported that on the day of its greatest activity stones and lava were ejected to a height of nearly 4,000
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  • 496 7 Charming Performance At The Theatre. There was a large attendance on Monday afternoon at the Victoria Theatre for the first of several performances which are to he given by Madam Kelvey’s dancing pupils, who have already established quite a reputation by a number of charming performances given
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  • 195 7 PETER THE GREAT.” 1*25,000 for Dead Dog Film Star. Los Angeles. By a judgment of the Superior Court here Mr. Fred Cyriacks, a wealthy Hollywood landowner, will pay a total sum of £25,000 for having shot and instantly killed a cinema “star” as he sat in a motorcar in front
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  • 391 8 SIAM AND SAIGON. PARTY LEAVES BY THE KEDAH. yacht seabei.i.f. out of ACTION. H i:, the (iovernor iSir Hugh Clifford) and I.a»ly Clifford sailed hy the Straits Steamship onipany new vessel, the Kedah, at 11 ..‘10 a.m. on Thursday on their journey to Siam and lndo-( hina.
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  • 205 8 Interview With Sir Hugh Clifford. (From Our Own Correspondent). Hua IIin, F'eb. (5. Sit Hugh Clifford and party arrived at Hua llin yesterday forenoon and left this morning tor Bangkok which they reached this afternoon. On crossing the frontier into Siam the Governor received a greeting from
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  • 211 8 Dining with the King Of Siam. Bangkok, Feb. 7. Sir Hugh Clifford and party arrived at ftantrknk yesterday afternoon, having left Hua Hin by special at 10.40 a.m. I he train did not draw into the oruinnr.v state. n but p'd'ed up at the Fine’s private station where
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  • 350 8 Planter Sues His Former Manager. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. Fob. An interesting libel action was commenced in the Supreme Court, yesterday, before Mr. .lustier Acton, the parties hcinir U. C. Cole, formerly an assistant n Sunycd Sidu Kstate (plaintiff) and C. K. Wheeler, manager of
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  • 145 8 Qualifying Examination to Be Waived. We understand thai important tempo- ary i.m cation.- have been made with re -ni (I to recruiting for the Straits Police and the Straits Settlements Custom.** Sci vice, the qualifying examinations having been waned in both cases. Hilhcito the practice in
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  • 65 8 We understand that the piece of land at the junction of North Bridge Hoad and Stamford Hoad, on which stands khe dilapidated Sailors' Home, covering an area of 70,00(1 square feet, has been sold to Mr. S. M. Alsagoff for $6 a foot. It is
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  • 826 8 Chinese Manager Sentenced) To Three Years. j In the Assize Court on Feb. 1 bebore the Chief Justice (Sir William Murison) the case was concluded in which a Chinese. Boon Yock Tan was charged with falsification of the books of (hop Sam Long, and with criminal breach of
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  • 139 8 Malay Killed in Kallaiw I Road. I There were a number of v. tori"". I dents over the week-end. aC: ‘.1 A little Chinese girl was nocked I by a motor car in Changi Load l-? I 5. The driver, a Malay, named Du’ tu I sein bin
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  • 555 8 Action Follows Car and Trolley I Bus Collision. I An action for damages wa* -"nimt-nceB in the Supreme Court on Fe 1 r jl Mr. Justice Deane by Ang Poh J a a* a. rat B the Singapore Traction Co., the ,.im a- B ing out of an
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  • 67 9 Times is not responsibly I#t The Strait*- iij* correspondents. Corre ol' ;i i l be»r in mind that letters r«i*' nt ,1 and to the point. Lon« it he bl to be rejected or cut Hie* •hm,dents must enclose then ii. t ,ll i,,. sea not necessarily foi ies
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  • 496 9 vhv Not a Malayan Blue Train? lt( r of the Straits Times. I nothing has been done nr y Railways and m iiL r rs, and in consequence i‘ ,ur;u< t iass passengers travel nun UIM j Singapore by train, t( i nicker atui more coml u r
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  • 845 9 the Kditor of the Straits Times. '^munuv th, n 1 < U,sh commv, nity the only irdinarv l J S,n K a P<>re not entitled to tant citi-/ n> ‘u ra V on and the r 'ffl»ts of ihip’ i I Ky decent citizenihe perfect* i n''
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  • 431 9 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.—In reply to Finance at Play 1 firstly regret that my relative papers (Times Parliamentary Reports, etc.,) arc at home in England, so that I am unable to give exact figures, but by reference to same it will be found
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  • 1320 9 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir. —*In my opinion your Occasional Note of yesterday gives quite an erroneous impression of local public opinion in stating that we very strenuously refuse to pay for the guns. land, forts, and troops required to protect the base that
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  • 258 9 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —With reference to the remarks made by Dr. Winstedt in reply to Dr. Noel Clarke’s question regarding the publication in a local newspaper of the success of two Penang boys in the Queen’s Scholarship examination (of 1927), I beg to
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  • 135 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—Will you allow a little space in your esteemed paper for the following.— About a week ago the Troops Entertainment Committee gave a series of three entertainments in the ictoria Iheatre. Everything was free and ot the very nest. 1 wish
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  • 167 10 To the Editor of the Straits limes. Sir, February !1 will lie a red letter, day in the history of Indians in Malaya, for have they not obtained on this day one of their long cherished desires. They have been agitating for representation of the Federal
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  • 146 10 Judge's Advice to Indian Litigant. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Feb. 7. Justices McCabe Reay, Deane and Oinsmore sat in the Appeal Court here to-uciy. Three of the appeals were struck out. no memoranda having been tiled. An extension of time was granted to the appellants in the
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  • 95 10 Strange Discoveries Near Ipoh. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Feh. 7. A sensational discovery of an illicit samsu distilling plant in the limestone cave region near Ipoh was related l>v Supt. O’Connor lmfure the Ipoh magistrate yesterday. A sudden raid disclosed 2d stills on the eliff and
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  • 1007 10 Period of Residence In Malaya. In the December number of The Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, I)r. G. A. C. (Jordon, M.C., M.B., Ch.B., D.F.H., late Assistant Health Officer, Municipality ,f Singapore, writes on the health of the European child in Singapore and Malaya. !t a
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  • 950 10 IMPORTANCE OF DIET AND EXERCISE. The child most have a good start in life its whole existence must be constantly anil rigorously supervised by its parents there should be an intelligent and continued system of preventive treatment and curative treatment should never be delayed. A capable European
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  • 243 10 Syce Whose Hair Fell Over Eyes. At an inquest on Thursday regarding'.he death of a Chinese in a motorcar accident, it was stated that the driver suddenly raised his hand to his forehead, and the car swerved into a tree. The driver, a Malay, named Amang bin
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  • 119 10 A verdict of death by misadventure wa returned by the Singapore Coroner (•i F. G. Bourne), on Saturday, regarding y death of a ricksha puller in a collision tween his vehicle and a motor bus on Bukit Timah Road on January -’I. collision occurred at the second
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  • 1969 11  -  <H> John Lay cock.) publish below of a Articles by Mr. John Laycock »ith problems of population td hou-in* on Singapore Islanded.. S. I.) Tht figures of 1921 shewed a Vl n n the Island of 417,859 and /X figures given
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  • 136 11 Chinese Motor Driver Fined $201. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Feb. 2. The story of the regrettable end of a well-known race horse. Queen of Clubs, was told before the Ipoh Magistrate. Mr. A. N Kenion to-day when the owner «>t the horse charged a hi nose
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  • 143 11 Admiralty Considering Training Scheme. Little has been heard during recent months of the proposal to organise a Naval Reserve Force in Malaya, but in point of fact it is expected to materialise shortly, and the force will be organised as soon as the Admiralty have finally approved
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  • 407 11 Cenotaph and Cathedral Services. The Government, the units of the Regular Army stationed here, and local ex-Service men and women were represented in a short ceremony at the Cenotaph and a service in the Cathedral on Friday afternoon, at which fitting tribute was paid to the memory of
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  • 92 11 (Aneta’s Service.) Alleged Attempt to Wreck Express. (Aneta’s Service.) Batavia, Feb. 2. The number of small eruptions at Krakatau is increasing. They are accompanied by heavy rumblings. A message from Sourabaya states that <>n tht* railroad between Bondowoso and Kalisat, a mass of stones was piled up
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  • 150 11 (Front Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. On Saturday night the Ceylonese community held a dinner at the Great Eastern Hotel in honour of Mr. H. B. Talalla, who was recently appointed a J.P. About 45 were present. Mr. K. Arumugam, who presided, in proposing the
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  • 994 12 LIFE OF THE CAVE DWELLERS. Evans' Ethnology anil Archaeology of I hi* Malay Peninsula. By Ivor II. N. Evans (Taiping. Federaliil Malay Slates.) Fully illustrated. Published by The Cambridge I'niversity Press. Price F7 Shillings. 'I his new volume on the pagan race.* of Malaya, on .Malay beliefs, on
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  • 165 12 Two European Ladies Injured. Our Kuala I.untpur correspondent writes on Thursday Two motor cars, one driven b\ a Furopean lady and the other by a Malay yrc come into collision at tlu* junction if Parry lim'd and Middle Road on lueshay evening but fortunately none of the -cupants
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  • 254 12 hinese Sentenced to Year’s Imprisonment. In the District Court on Thursday before Mr. Mudie, the case was heard in which (ioh Whye was charged with swearing a false affidavit in the course of judicial proceedings in the Supreme Court. Mr. F. L. Talma and Mr. J. C. Cobliett
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  • 59 12 Early Morning: Raid In Harbour. A pistol and six rounds of ammunition were seized on board the Straits Stenr-» ship vessel the Lipis, in Singapor-* Harbour. Inspector Yorke, of the Marine Police arrived on board at 4 o’clock in the morning, and found the pistol in
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  • 83 12 Gunman Fires from Behind Pillar. A Chinese of the labouring class was Miot at 2 o’clock on Thursday afternoon while walking along irowded China Street. Two shots were fired, and the man was hit I)*’ the second bullet in the thigh. The affair took place at
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  • 394 12 Meeting of Negri Sembilan Association. The annual general meeting if tin Negri Sembilan Hoy Scout.*.’ Association convened by the District Commissioner. .Mr. vV. D. Bird, fr.R.G.S., was held on Jan. do at Seremban. l'hose present included Messrs. O. H. Grove (in the chain. \V. D. Bird, (District t
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  • 53 12 Dismissal of Two Singapore Supervisors. The Government Gazette issued vesterda> contains a notification that Messrs. Mussell and. J. Liaterman, Super-rn-nf' <5 GoV rnnu < Departfrom’the haVe hw n D™ 16, IS27 scrvu *ith effect from An official :nquiry was held recently ie{.'ard,n f f charees a*. in* officers
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  • 88 12 (Sir" Ha a ve rd M y Colonial Secretary th.l ru i i Marriott), was sworn in b'\ Officer ‘au! Sir Willia m Murison) during T ,n t>nn tht Government ruff i 1 bsent c »f H. F. Sir Huu* Clifford in Siam Following the
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  • 717 12 CHANCE FOR BK; UlP HUNTERS 1E (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ml »dan, Jan. n When big game hunter* arc !:r V the sport which Malaya can offer 1 they could turn their attenti on u, s tra. Tigers are still fairly pUntif the outskirts of the plantation
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  • 180 13 f .1.1). ARRESTS. ■ui’OKTANT discovery W m IN SINGAPORE. \<(1 to have been a centre ommunist propaganda and .ri„, u t this part of the world Ikis been unearthed by the Department at W: men and one Chinese I i'n arrested, and a larire I ommunist literature has
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  • 284 13 Impending Departure Of R.S.M. Pharaoh. Il- M e t his year. Mr. A. J. Pharaoh, It Li- ieted about four years as U.M it a> R.S.M. of the 8.V.C., [i- b-a*. England on retirement bavin i'll’, n i a period of 22 years in His lajestt. > v
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  • 92 13 Ir aiiKht in Malacca °\\n Correspondent.) T\w, (u K aIa Lumpur, Feb. 3. f. [,nr N l»v t'f ri,^^or smugglers are Vj'V” a n, y atro1 off Pulau Unthr 1 ri »u U ,a ua ry and capW Iul «Vs Lk, 'u P ,cuI of rubber.
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  • 537 13 The Kinta Distribution Company. Most of our readers are probably aware hat the question of electric supply at Home is now* in the hands of the Electricity Commission w'ho have devised a uniform scheme so linking up existing supplies that an electrical grid w ill cover
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  • 183 13 American University's Enterprise In Singapore. Mr. D. S. Wylie, of the LaSalle Kxten-' »ion University, Chicago, has arrived in Singapore to open an office here in connection with the correspondence courses in business and legal study offered by this university. Similar offices already exist in Shanghai and Hong
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  • 192 13 Defendants Convicted At Kuala Lumpur. (Front Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 2. The Hospital trespass case, in which Mr. Pat Zilwa. Mr. Ford and Dr. Oorloft stood charged with wilful trespass in the General Hospital special ward on the night of Dec. ♦>, was concluded in the
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  • 346 13 Allegations of Astounding Audacity. We learn a great deal about the ex ploits ot Chinese gunmen in Singapore and the nuans they employ to extract money from their unfortunate victims but it was only on Friday that we heard they had gone so far as to
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  • 169 13 The report of Totaling Tin, Ltd., for the year ended Oct. .‘11, 1927, states that the profit for that period, after providing for normal depreciation and a transfer of $0,937.50 to property redemption, amounted to $544,225.50 which, with the nett balance of $92,755.13 brought forward from the
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  • 614 13 SHOP RAIDED. SINGAPORE DEALER CHARGED. Several representatives of firms importing liquor into the Colony were present during the preliminary enquiry into an allegation, against an Orchard Road liquor shopkeeper of being illegally in possession of capsules and labels of the Hennessey and Jules Robin brandies. The
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  • 111 13 Alleged Preference to Police Officers. m (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Feb. 1. Allegations of preference being given to Police officers by constables on traffic uuty were made in the Police Court when F. N. Durege was charged with failing to stop his car when signalled to do
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  • 2969 14  -  (By V. I). Burdett.) My three months search for a particular unhid in the country of the little I’ygmy N( of the North and Mast ma.-ts oj Luzon, though a dead loss to me linanrially, was one <*f the most interesting
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  • 465 14 REPORT OF MALAYAV BRANCH. AN Th.- annual f-eneral Malayan branch, Royal As.,,;,. < will be held in the Society's l!„„ m j win* of the Raffle* Museum j Fob. 20. The business before the meeting be To accept the annual report ,1 Accounts for 1027 to elect
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  • SUPPLEMENT TO THE STRAITS BUDGET
    • 99 15 nment, the units of the Regular Army stationed here, and local ex-Service men and women were represented in a short ceremony at the Ceno--1 1;l ph and a service in St. Andrew’s Cathedral on Friday afternoon, at which titling tribute was paid to the memory
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    • 44 15 At Kuala l.umpur. on Saturday. North Malaya heat South Malaya In 21 points to II. A good pass to a Northern winder. Well lined-up for a throw in. A goal against the South. A line out. in, S. M. I Vi'tij,
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    • 42 16 Mr. II. Sell*. Secretary for l’o*»tal \ffair*. S.S. and F.M.S.. entertained by the subordinate staff at Kuala l.umpur on the eve rf his retirement. Inset Silver racket containing an address with which he was presented.
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    • 27 16 Dr. Donnish and Mr. M. Kader Sultan, ('resident ol the Cluh (left).
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    • 47 16 A; mu. I Kallles' Museum attracted thousands „l Chinese of all ehscs Ihroußhout the Chinese New Year A th,pla> ol Howcr.s Hill Strict, which arc let out tor hire, and (ri s ht) bundle, „t plant, so much in 1‘lu'tOo. I'U h'
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    • 84 17 Singapore and South Malaya Hoy Scouts rallied at Covtrrircnt House, Singapore on January 28, when Mr. B. Purdy, District Commissioner, was presented with the Medal of Merit. i The Chid Scout. Malaya (Sir Huph Cii.foid). accompanied by officers, proceeding to review the Scouts Signallers' Cup.
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    • 53 18 Tank''HoailTcmnlc cl clt c<,ntaininK ashes wi,h which chetties smear their foreheads. 3. Crowds at New Itrili! ■lt i Jtr^ 1 ,u ~c tlrjw the car. a. Musicians precede the procession. 6. The car passintf a!on« New lhr,d«e Koad. A devotee in the procession. S. Tom-toms are
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  • PAST WEEK’S IMPERIAL AND GENERAL NEWS Contained in Reuter, British Imperial Radio and Special Telegrams.
    • 453 19 :r tkk I IK ARNO PACT. (IUAT0RY POLICY OF FRANCE. |{T W’T MINISTERIAL ST \TEMENTS. :ri tf.r telfgr*'* London. Feb. 2. tf i lost* of the foreign Reichstag Herr alo.i for the raising of i.rtwion France and the evacuation of the pet the way to a between
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    • 245 19 How Government Helps Public. Rugby, Feb. 4. In a speech at Birmingham last night, he Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. A’ins ton Churchill, said that obviously hire could he no General Election in PL'S. '1 he Franchise Bill must be passed nto law and new voters must
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    • 194 19 Sovereignty of American States. London. Feb. ft. Havana The long-expected raising of the question of the intervention of one American State in the affairs of another occurred on Saturday in the Committee >f the Pan-American Conference on a report by Senor Maurtua, of Peru, denning the sovereignty
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    • 214 19 National Control Of Industry. London, Feb. .‘1. Madrid As regards the petroleum monopoly, enforced since Jan. 1, 1928, the Government has issued a statement in order to safeguard the interests of the Spanish Treasury and consumers. The Government has nationalised and monopolised the trade, which is bringing
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    • 201 19 Governor-General Takes Oaths. London, Feb. 1. Mr. James McNeill was to-day installed as Governor-General of the Irish Free State in the presence of Ministers and the Judiciary. Two Women Charged. London, Feb. 2. Two women who refused to divulge their names were charged in Dublin with conspiracy
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    • 120 19 Completion of Mr. Amery’s Tour. Rugby, Feb. 4. Having completed his great tour of the Dominions, the Colonial Secretary, Mr Amery, accompanied by Mrs. Amery, left Xew Brunswick last night for England. In a finaj speech at St. John’s, Mr. Amery said it had been a great inspiration
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    • 192 19 CANDID COMMENT. DISCIjOSURES of foreign INTERESTS. London, Feb. 5. Washington Dedicating the National i ress luh, President Coolidge made some interesting observations on the duties of newspapers. He declared that the Press should cooperate with the Government in international affairs. He laid down the principle that
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    • 87 19 Aviators Trans-Atlantic Flight. Rugby, Feb. 6. In the Probate Court to-day leave was granted to presume the death of Princess Lf wen st ei n Wert hei m. T he Princess left England on an Atlantic flight with Colonel Minchin and Captain Hamilton last August. Nothing more was
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    • 96 19 No Reduction in Income Tax. London, Feb. 3. Mr. Winston Uhurehil!, in a speech at Birmingham, said there could be no General Election in 11)28. A Bill enfranchising women the same as men must first be enacted and the new voters registered. This would carry them into the
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    • 67 19 Conservatives Retain Seat. London, Feb. 3. The result of the Bristol West by-election caused by tin* elevation to the Peerage of Liout.-Colonel the Hon. Mr. G. A. Gibbs was as follows Mr. C. T. Culverwell, Conservative, Id, 1)70. Lady C lare Annesluy, Labour, 7,702. Mr. YV. N. Marey,
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    • 476 20 WOMAN OF STRAW. GOVERNMENT SERVANTS IMPLICATED. I’RIME MINISTER ORDERS INQUIRV. London, Fob. L In I'iiiiic Min'*! r, a It cr consultation with t Im F»*r« jm S* rotary, l 1 directed an ilium <1 i:it«• uiqiMry in comih" I "ii wi certain stat* iii ut' itflctiM' I
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    • 203 20 Mr. Baldwin's Private Secretary. Rugby, Feb. 1. The following official unnouneeineni is-m-ole: I.lent*nant -Colonel Sir Ronald Waterhouse has. with the consent of Mr. lialdwin, resigned his appointment as principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister in order to he free to accept directorships on the Hoard of the
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    • 331 20 Company Replies to Official Report. London. Feb I j 'l lie Government Inspector. Sir Job* I Pringle, reporting on tne Sevetmaks disaster last August, attributes the derail meal of the tram to the rolling movement f the engine initialed by the cotul ti«>n ot j the road.
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    • 146 20 Mr. Bridgeman’s Happy Rejoinder. London, Feb. 2. The lion. Mr. \V. Bridgeman. in a 'P****' D at Whitchurch, after justifying the British policy at the Geneva Naval Coni’* n il c. declared there was no need to get xcited. worried or annoyed over the American Naval programme.
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    • 106 20 Charges Against Woman Official. London, Feb. 1. Albany Governor Smith has recommended the institution of criminal prorcedimrs against Mrs. Florence Knapp ;md is seeking the State Attorney’s advice in regard to civil proceedings recomniended hy the investigator for the recovery of part or all of the wrongfully
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    • 68 20 Rugby, Feb. f( i> announced that Admiral Sir Henry 'f 1 Vi 1 h ,;*r ,K < M Promoted to he Admiral of (lie Fleet in the vacancy caused h\ the rcvent death of Sir John De Rohcck (onsequent on this Vice-Admiral Sir Mchard Wehl. is promoted
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    • 512 20 Oriental Exclusion Deprecated. London. Feb. 1. i Ottawa The Prime Minister, in the j House of Commons, replying to Mr Bennett's criticisms, justified tlu appoint ment of plenipotentiaries in trance and Japan which were tit aceordanci with the i j vinciplcs of the Imperial ontcietKv*. 1 t ut
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    • 114 20 Drastic Penalties For Criticisms. Londdn, Feb. 2. J' api s t Louis Hatvany, the famous vsriter and politician, has been sentenced alter a trial lasting for a day to seven \ears imprisonment, a fine of ±VS00 the payment of £17,500 to the Treasure’ the I! th, V lOS
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    • 393 20 STANDING STEADIER I CHEERFUL VIEW ok OUTLOOK. TH «|i The Federation of Bn* l a telecast to-day !< recently expressed h\ touch improvement in Britis.; l Iasi Autumn would Shipbuilding, coal, gen, and woollen and worst. regarded as encouragir: silk, elect i chemicals should contima In the
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    • 151 20 Magnificent Gold Trophy I Offered. I London. It is announced that the In:* n Association, which is the recogn erning body of automobile clubternational motor sport, has ace offer of Sir Charles WakcficM nificent gold trophy, value U HM to be won by the first driver r
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    • 1407 21 ■police stoned. IUtPERLY STUDENTS AT CALCUTTA. OliMV reception for (w OMMISSION. )K ,t r Own Correspondent.) Calcutta, Feb. 3. i students were involved r l t<li with troops and ponce I observance in Calcutta.! Stapleton. Principal of the i i liege. was roughly handled, r I r
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    • 231 21 COMPLETE DEADLOCK. POSSIBLE STRIKE OF OPERATIVES. Londton, Feb. 2. The* sub-committee representing all sections of the cotton industry, appointed by a joint committee of the cotton trade organisations to thoroughly examine the cost of production of Lancashire piecegoods, has issued its report after twelve months’ investigation.
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    • 213 21 Dangerous Things in The Dark Room. London, Feb. 2. Leipzig The sensational high treason j trial, at which the notorious ZinoviefF letter was given prominence, has ended in the Supreme Court when the ex-con-i viet, Anton Schreck, was sentenced to five years’ penal servitude “for the repeated
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    • 633 21 CHURCH OR STATE MOMENTOUS SESSION OF CLERGY. LORI) HUGH CECIL INTERRUPTED. London, Feb. 0. One of the most fateful and most critical sessions of the Church Assembly has began at Church House, Westminster, to decide upon the amended Prayer Book. The Assembly consists of 43 representatives of
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    • 1499 22 BRITAIN’S TRIBUTE SCENE IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY. WONDERFUL MILITARY PAGEANTRY. Thousand* of men and women to-day pas-sod by the hi«*r of Earl Haig in the Scottish church of Saint Columba. The coffin, containing the remains, rested on a purple catafalque and upon it lay Lady Ham’s wreath of
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    • 280 22 Worldwide Flights In Progress. London, Feb. 4. Richmond. Virginia A third attempt bv Messrs. Chamberlin and Roger Williams to establish a new world's endurance record Might has failed, the aeroplane crashing from a height ot 40 feet immediately after taking off at Byrd j Field. u The airmen
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    • 83 22 The Stabilisation Of Exchange. London, Feb. Paris In the Chamber. M. Poincare Poke for three more hours this morning and his speech is not yet finished. He dwelt on the difficulties of the burning question of stabilisation and said tlu hour for legal stabilisation had not yet struck,
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    • 70 22 Forty-three Killed In Mekong River. London, Feb. 7. Hanoi Three Frenchmen and 40 natives were killed hy an explosion on a I mail steamer in the Mekong River, near! Thaknes. It is believed that it was due to I spontaneous combustion in the cargo ot petrol. Numbers
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    • 540 22 PATHS TO PKACeI NEW CRUSADE AGA J WAR. AMERICAN PROl'Osuxfu NOT SUPPORTED. 9 Lor.don, Fel New York Mr. Kellogg hathe Foreign Affairs Committee House of Representatiw-i *h a American Government is willing’*,’, a treaty with all the Powers «f th prohibiting the use of submar::« London, Feb.
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    • 1056 23 KING’S SPEECH ON BETTER TRADE OUTLOOK. IMPROVED POSITION IN CHINA. EXTENSION OF WOMEN’S FRANCHISE PROPOSALS. I-1TH il! ceremonial the King opened Parliament to-day unaccomV t by Her Majesty the Queen who is suffering from a chill. ,f his speech, His Majesty made optimistic references to f showed
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    • 175 23 Dramatic Session of The Legislature. London, Feb. 1. New Delhi The new session of the Indian Legislature opened dramatically to-day, Mr. V. J. Patel (President of the Assembly) refusing to call on Sir Basil Blackett (Finance Minister) to introduce the new Reserve Bank Bill on the ground
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    • 178 23 Attempts to Approach The King. London, Feb. 7. Veteran suffragettes who had been imprisoned in the cause of women’s emancipation, celebrated the twentieth anniversary of their movement by dining in London on Feb. 4. Their successors, members of the Young Suffragists,” started active operations this morning. The gates
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    • 59 23 London, Feb. 7. A fusion of interests has been arranged between the famous tourist agents, Thomas Cook and Son, Limited, and their associated companies and the Coinpagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits. Some of the directors of the latter concern will join Cook’s boards, but the Cook business
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    • 44 23 Berlin, Feb. 7. Rome The Tyrolese Roman Catholics appeal to their co-religionists abroad for help against the prohibition of German religious instruction. The Giornale -D’ltalia states that a census in Bozen Province reveals a popu lation of 253,000, whom 205,300 arc German-speaking.
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    • 182 23 Proposals to Leave Geneva. Berlin, Feb. 6. The Paris paper, Excelsior, states that the soundings of the Secretariat of the League of Nations have revealed that twothirds of the delegates favour the seat of the League of Nations being transferred to Vienna or, alternatively, to Brussels. The
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    • 79 23 Half a Million to Reduce National Debt. London, Feb. 6. A benefaction officially described as of an ,4 unprecedented character has been anonymously made to the Treasury in the shape of £500,000 to be held in trust for the nation, to accumulate over a long period of years
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    • 89 23 Year’s Adverse Balance Wiped Out London, Feb. 8. 1 he deficit of £70,000 with which tbe Church Missionary Society closed its financial year will l>e wiped off by a forthcoming legacy of *40,000 and the receipt of £33,300 from the Palestine Reparations Commission as compensation In respect <»f
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    • 60 23 Attitude of French Government. London, Feb. 7. Paris The Government has decided to oppose any proposal to revise the Washington Eight-Hour Day Convention. The Government maintains the attitude taken up on the occasion of the ratification of the Convention by the French Parliament, namely, that acceptance by
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    • 46 23 Hinkler Makes First Non-Stop Flight. London, Feb. 8. Rome The first non-stop flight from Iiondon to Ropie has been accomplished by Bert Hinkler en route to Australia. The fliers Newall and Vincent, who are also en route to Singapore, have also arrived here.
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    • 48 23 Berlin, Feb. 7. London Controverting the Japanese ex)K*rt’s (Kawasaki’s) speech before tho Federation of Master Cotton Spinners, the Evening Standard denies that Japan is letter organised and asserts that, the cause of the successful Japanese competition m India and Malaya is cheap labour and cheap freights.
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    • 577 24 EIGHT-HOUR DAY. CONVENTION MAY BE REVISED. COMPLEX OF INIHSTRIAI. LIFE. Lofldoh, Tt• I Geneva new British poll* y toward* Oh W:*^hintrt*»n Fight Hour (invention \\.*t• outline*! by Mr. I»c*tterton, flu- Bn iisli Government* delegate of tlu* g"V« rn mg body of tlit- International l.alM*ur «Iffiro. lie declared tliat
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    • 207 24 Arrest of Prominent Official. London. Feb. -L W i-hinpton Mr. Robert \V. Stewart hairman *of the Board of the Stundam n| i ir Indiana, has heen arrested hv r ,f tb*. Senate for refusing to f -wr questi >ns before the Senate cont.jjtice which i* investigating the
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    • 33 24 London. Feb. 7. i'll* new Io.(MO ton eruisei Suffolk las ■•cell commissioned at Portsmouth f«u ice on tlu China Station. She pro- -d-* f" Devonpori for her trials on Feb. In'
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    • 273 24 Rugby. Feb. 1. Tin two prominent London Liberal ii’iutis. the Daily News and the W* stn nstcr Gazette, which have amalgamated will Im> puhlished fr«»m the Daily \*u- office ami simultaneous production u the north of England is contemplated Berlin. Feb. 2. I i» Reichstag has
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    • 83 24 Itetail Licensee’s IMea Of (>uilty. M*?' f W*' J h< W’'" 1 Mairislratf V™ rl l. Turwlay. Khoo <va.. (tiian pleaded guilty to the illegal Pussessu*,, of John Exshaw trade inaiks 11 intimated that it was V W,,Uld •“*'-<• to BO to t Z i Replying
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    • 799 24 IMPRESSIONS OF AN R. E. OFFICER. apt S. W. Kirby, R.K.. pave a capital i.Htmv to the Royal Geographical Society recently (says The Field) descrithe state of Johore. He was out there in the years lP-LVJb in command a Colonial Survey Section, charged v ith the duty of
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    • 468 24 Fire Brigade Officer’s I Evidence. I Giving evidence yestenlav I the Singapore Coroner (.Mi I t; regarding a blaze i.» i'.iOi cycle accessories and petr January 21 last, Mr. J. ur o&l officer of the Singapore 1 ,V‘u' stated that after the tiiv j.' petroleum were found on
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    • 261 24 Master of The Quorra Fined. A case in which the master "t Quorra, Amin bin Baba, was charged witn allowing his vessel to be overloaded vu hear<i before Mr. N. I). Mudie. in District Court on Tuesday. The uefenflant pleaded guilty to the charge. Mr. F'. Tongue, (A.S.P..
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
    • 729 25 ■damson and Gilfillan’s Four Goals. I cijfilJan gained a somewhat v over Gattey and Bate- Inter-Commercial cup tie H* m <>n Feb. 1 when they H winners by four goals to Ilu ries” were never extend- t he second half played uiy, owing to an injury to n
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    • 390 25 Sequel to Friendly Match At Singapore. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 3. Arising out of an alleged charity match at Singapore two wellknown Selangor footballers have been suspended, one for a year and the other for three months. The trouble arose over the visit of the
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    • 99 25 Last Thursday in t h v Framroz Cup Li ague the O.R.A. defeated R.I. by 3 goals to nil. The league table is as follows P W. D. L. F. A. Pis. Y.M.C.A. 4 3ft 1 11 20 O.R.A. 1 3 0 1 14 4 0 S.S.C.C.
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    • 820 25 Improvement In the Financial Position. According to the report of Major Hughes, treasurer of the Garrison GoD Club, a vast improvement has been effected in the financial state of the club, in spite of the fact that a good deal of extiaordinary expenditure has been found necessary
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    • 119 25 [Reuter Telegram.] European and American Zones. [Reuter Telegram.] London. Feb. 3. Paris The Davis Cup complete draw for thB European zone its aiS follows First Hound. Australia v. Italy. Roumania v. Belgium. Germany v. Greece. Chili, v. Spain. Jugo-Slavia v. Finland. Argentine v. Britain. Hungary v. Norway.
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    • 67 25 [Reutw Telegram.] First Victory Since 1910 Tour. [Reutw Telegram.1 London, Feb. 1. Johannesburg South Africa won tho fourth Test match here to-day by four wickets, their second innings score being 150 for six wickets. In their first innings they compiled 328. England’s totals were 205 and
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    • 95 25 [Reuter Telegram. 1 London, Feb. 7. Durban The weather was bright today and the wicket faster, but there was only a moderate attendance when play in the fifth Test Match was resumed. At lunch time South Africa had made 74 for 2 in response to
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    • 120 25 [Reuter Telojj^.'j England’s Moderate First Innings. [Reuter v London, Feb. 6. Durban The fifth Test Match of the M.C.C. tour opened here in bright weather. The wicket was fairly fast, and there was a small attendance. Deane won the toss for the fifth successive occasion, thus
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    • 1411 26 A Day of Tlose Finishes. (From Our Own Correspondent.!) Ipoh, Feb. 2. Firu* weather prevailed .for the opening day of the Ipoh race meeting this afternoon and the going was i hf' races were watched by a large attendance, anion? whom was II.H. the Multan of Perak. The
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    • 499 26 Ipoh. Feb. 7. Fur the third day of the Ipoh race meeting tlm- going was good and there was a fair attendance, including His Highness the Sultan of Perak. Results:— I Open Horses. Purse, Div. 11l (5 tur.):— 1. STIFFY (Irvine) 8. 2. BROXAVIO (Robinson) 9.3. 5.
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    • 61 26 [Reuter Telegram.] Australian Team Leave For Canada. [Reuter Telegram.] London, Feb. 4. ruphv aratahs New South Wale« l team, having completed their tom m&T'ff' left T,<Win,ton t h o e 'd r a‘° “oir thev eIudin K °Adm n i?ar h Ro y d by **!«>■“•« m ituru*
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    • 161 26 Recreation Ground Site Approved. (From Our Own Corre ndt t Kuala Lumpur. F j There was a full dress debat. suiject of the proposed Ku-ila t 8 b;adium at yesterday’s L >«t Sanitary Board. ,nir tin Mr. Keng Hooi said th.-. hni consider whether they h i
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    • 70 26 [Reuter Telegram Wales Win Rugby And Soccer Fixtures. [Reuter Telegram.] London. Kt i At Bel last, in the soccer inter:.at. y before 30.000 people and ..j. a hr* ground. Wales heat Scotland hv tv* one. At Murrayrteld. Edinburgh, th« r- uas crowd <*f 50.000 to see the Rugby
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    • 167 26 Results of Malacca Volunteer Meeting. The first practice shoot of the Mu.n olunteer Corps Battalion Kiii j tion s season took place «*n Saturi February 4. at Bukit Scbuk. r Rar. Conditions 200, 300. 500 yards d» ibtra The scores were as follows Nett 7 tait: Total har.J’.ci
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    • 23 26 [Reuter Telegram. I London. 1 1 New York Mr. Rickard annouj that Dempsey has permanently rt 1 from the ring. I
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    • 38 26 (From Our Own Corrc-! ,,n nt I Penang. It was stated at the annual me 1 1 the Penang Polo Club that the pr’n| the sky meeting would be J Justice Sproule w*as elected I’rc'
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    • 49 26 With reference to the pertniiu* Mr. T. M. Hussey in holing ut ir] hole in one last week at the Coif Club, it has since been a that this is not the first time, a W. Lyall performed this feat 28, 1926, when playing with ,r Brown.
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    • 798 27 I era Fifteen Wins Fine Game. r Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 5. !m even than the cup final,” fV „f hundreds of people who touchlines yesterday t .*s the new annual rugby V. South Malaya, on the '.ilivV'and the general opi--ho ‘reputedly faster Southj have the better
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    • 265 27 As a result of their win against the Services on the S.R.C. grouni on Tuesday afternoon the B.B.I. and P.S. won the championship of the S.C.C. Rugby tournament. The only remaining match in the competition, that between the Merchants and Services, has been cancelled,
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    • 49 27 London, Feb. 1. The following are the results of F.A. Cup replays, played to-day Manchester U. 1, Bury 0. Notts Forest 2, Derby 0 (after extra time). In a Third Division (Northern) fixture, igan lost to Bradford Park Av. by three goals to one.
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    • 22 27 London, Feb. 2. In an F.A. Cup replay to-day Blackbum l>eat Exeter by three goals to one.
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    • 37 27 London, Feb. G. In a first division match played to-day. lottonham lost to Bolton by two goals to jno. In a second division fixture Port Vale beat Preston by two goals to nil.
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    • 297 27 [Reuter Telegram.] ENGLISH AND SCOTTISH RESULTS. [Reuter Telegram.] London, Feb. 4. The Scottish Cup matches in the second round, played to-day, resulted as follows Forfar 1 Kilmarnock 2 Hearts 7 Forres 0 St. Mirren 5 Vale of Athol 1 Oundee United 3 Dundee 3 Dunfermline 3 Leith Amateurs
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    • 765 27 The following are the positions in the leagues, including the matches played on February 4 English League Division I. Goals. P. W. L. D. F. A. Pts. Evert on 27 14 0 7 71 43 35 Huddersfield 26 15 7 4 67 43 34 Leicester 28 13 8
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  • 845 27 Passengers from Australia by the City of Palermo* which arrived: here an Feb. 1 were Miss HL. Bogle, Mr. and Mrs. HL V. Brewerton, Mur. P. G. Didsbury, Mr. T. Hurst, Mr. A. K. Lovett, Mr. L. B. McCoy, Mr. A. G. Saunders, Mr. C. H. Johnsoa. Mr. W.
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  • 107 27 65 Unaccounted For This Tear. The Home Secretary in Parliamentary papers states that during the twelve months ended September 80, 1927, 2,224 girls under the age of 21 years were reported in the Metropolitan police district missing. Of this number 2,159 were traced or were reported to
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  • 1084 28 LONDON FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES. Pro. F. (J. Parsons, who is president of the anthropological section of the British Association, has recently puldished a hook of facts collected during M years’ work at the physical anthropology of the inhahitants of the British Isles; and especially of London. Some
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  • 117 28 Nitv> Department’s “Benevolent Dictatorship.” Washington. .Ian. 27.—Senator Hiram Bingham declared to-day to the I’nitec. Press that he would push the investigation of the Navy Department’s “benevolent dictatorship over Samoa. He wants the joint committee to investigate a> soon as possible, <o that much needed legislation can be given
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  • 177 28 I he tleeisicn of the Home office for the ir >t it tit ion of swords for batons is likely I he i tit into forte next year. -M*• Kan Kikuchi, tin* popular Japanese writer, is standing for election in the first division t Tokio, supported
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  • 124 28 I TRANS-OCEAN VIA PAN-ASIA.] hina Enters for Davis Cup. I TRANS-OCEAN VIA PAN-ASIA.] Berlin, Feb. 2. Shanghai ('hina for the first time has (ntered the Davis (’up tennis tournament, the other Asiatic countries being Japan! India and the Philippines. r ,n t’ourt this morning, befoic Mr. W. N.
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  • 304 28 Takuapa Valley Tin Dredging.—January, i<i hours worked, 722 piculs. 125,000 cubic yards treated. Stopped three days Chinese New year holidays. Kampong Kamuntmg Tin Dredging. Hours run Two dredges! 1.135. cubic yards treated 140.000. total piculs 834 15, neO value* $00,000.10. Lost 118 hours for boiler cleaning and annual
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  • 65 28 THORNE. On I unitary 27. li*2*. at 77. Orchard Road Smgapou* to Mr. and Mr> A. .1. Thorne, a daughter. Australian and American paper* please copy. VAN DERI’FT. On February 4. lt'2B. .t Nii. 13. Wilkie R ;ul. Singapore, t e wi.» of Mr. r. L. \;.ti Dernc.;. eui'.
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  • 119 28 SMEPI.EY EMMS. At St. Andrew’* Cathedral. Singapore, cn January 30. by the Rt«. (J T. Shetliff< an ated by Rev. (J. (I. Elliot. Norman Smedley. youngest miii of Mis. Smedley, of Withernsea. East Yorkshire, and ot the lat* I,!»o in :i s Smedley, :> Beryl Edna, third daughter ot
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  • 111 28 Singapore, Feb. H EXCHANGE. H On London, Bank 4 m a Demand Private 3 ra. credit On New York, Demand Private 90 d/s On France, Bank T.T. On India, Bank T.T. On Hong Kong, Bank T.T On Shanghai, Bank T.T. 1 On Java, Bank T.T. On Japan,
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  • 643 28 Fraser and Co.'s OuotatiR Singapore, Feb H MINING. I Issue Cal. Pd. p ,u >. £1 £1 Asam Kumbang £1 £1 Bangrin Tin tv ,‘;^R 1 1 Batang Padang 1 1 Batu Caves l ,.^R £1 £1 Chenderiang l- i.-.^R 1 1 Chin Chin H £1 £1
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  • Page 28 Advertisements
    • 86 28 NOTICE All communications for both the Straits Time* ar.ii the Straits Budget should b» addressed to the Head Office. Cecil and Stanley Streets, Singapore. Straits Settlements. The post free price of the Straits Times tv the United Kingdom and foreign countries is $4* a year. The post free price of
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  • 91 28 DEATHS H LV LIAN SIANG On Jinuary :>0, l,'2 s at his residenct* No. 37. Lornng 23. Ga;. lang. Singapore. Boev I.:nn Siting. .Managing Director of Ban Hoe A: Co., Ltd Beach Road. l.W SIAN CHIN, age 50, on Tuesday, January 31, 1928, at 2.30 pm. at No. 220 Orchard
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  • The Straits Budget RUBBER SUPPLEMENT
    • 46 1 Page ,a cmcial QuoUtion. 1 p.j'bcr Stocks stm) lit of llc\*‘H Tnc >t 1-2 fh V‘.bv# Rubber Statistics 2 5 Hub'-, i Auctions hbcr \Wwn* !j.pt*nd**nt** ll rutioti Stations for Planters Sc**bbor Restriction and Reports—,tar iMantati'-tn; 4 u>klv Share ir^vt t 4 ndoti Share Prices
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    • 47 1 inuaiHirc Official Quotations. Quotations Forward Contract Sp 0t Seller Pric«» Apl. July x, Ktb. Mar. June Sept V ,**.63 0.64 0.65% o,64 > 4 0.65*7 0.66% n/,3 0.64 0.64 0.65 *4 63 0.64 0.64 0.65 ,*.61 0.62 ‘v 0.63% 0.64% .j i 62% 0.63% 0.65 0.66
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    • 26 1 .11.ii real's cable from their <>i;u :;\i's 310 tons decrease r.c v-.r r rai London rubber stocks t T. a- i t 05,i*64.
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    • 278 1 > Cot chamber of Commerce it A»- .1 hi its S4Mh auction on ■it 1. w; there was catalogued 1' lb* m 11*; V*, tons; offered 721,5112 or iJ’J 11 -old 014.743 lbs. or »don lg. 6%d. rn 3y\ c ts. nut i s kkaused. rd smoked
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    • 1140 1  -  (By A. W. Still.) London, Jan. 11. The proceedings of the P.A.M. meeting held at Kuala Lumpur on Dec. 10 and reported in the Straits Budget of Dec. 15 has been read in London with a good deal of astonishment. The P.A.M.
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    • 70 1 [REUTER TELEGRAM] Tightening of Rules Advised. [RE!'TER TELEGRAM] London, Feb. 7. Colombo That abolition of rubber restriction would mean that the price would fall to fid. per pound is the opinion of Sir Edward Rosling, chairman of the AngloCeylon General Estates Company, who has arrived in Colombo. He
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    • 89 1 Consignment to Tank Road Seized. Two packages that arrived at iTank Road Station on Feb. 1 invoiced as fruit were found by a railway officer to contain rubber. They were seized, and the sequel was a charge against Tay Wee Heng and Ang Ting Wye. before
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    • 2706 1  -  (By J. S. M. Rennie.) The forceful appeal of the Hon. Mr. P. M. Robinson, Chairman of Lunas Rubber Company Limited at its General Meeting, for the withdrawal of Restriction or Control in any manner of the production
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    • 294 2 Statement of Quantity and Value of Rubber Exported Burin* January, 1928. |°w Thv «h*c .TO ton.., represent tout export, from .11 lt» ports of British Malays Export Declared Declared Tntnl during slue of alu© “"""“Sorted Exported export .imil.f In- I>e- rubber for »»me during during during
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    • 298 2 Effects of Restriction Rumours, Barlow and Co. R epw The market has been '-hoS Feb l weakness ami with London Is. 64d., New York at 371 the local market at 63 cents o/' is illustrated by declines of VlT gold and 4 4 cents respective*' Thursday. V
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    • 168 2 Singapore. Feb! During the earlier part of the week market was quiet, but in the last fe* it has weakened off considerable and has been heavy liquidation on the par holders. The weakness originated in New 1 where, we understand, there ha- be»r. r* selling on
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    • 306 2 Singapore. Feb. f All markets have been in the throe* heavy liquidations and values have su'd a severe setback, losing entirely the gained during the last restriction quart*The cause of the break was the ot‘ an unfavourable atmosphere by ap'* 4 ind rumours on the subject
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    • 55 3 r linos is not responsible for ir Sti 1,1 correspondents. Correij. in mind that letters k iind to the point. Long ,o be rejected or cut to' :1 u nts most enclose their t'’ 11 not necessarily Jl f iruarantec of good faith, n"*" ;„ui»unied by the writers ktt'
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    • 3076 3 j. r „f the Straits Times. generally admitted that r have any restriction of ft November, I'd--, the 1 horoof has from the very r as |**rfect as it should w Undrawing restriction v, V.c have just discovered rue the one hundred and 1 -striction, and before the
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    • 474 3 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—Referring to a letter that appeared in your paper of January on the above subject, I should be much oolijjod it would allow nit* to aiiswtT vour correspondent. That stupendous piece of folly, the Planters I'rov. Kuml, which has been
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    • 356 4 Prospects Under Effective Restriction. The annual general inerting of the •.shareholders of Seletar Plantations, Ltd., was held on Dee. 2!' at 2-1. Idol lame.! K.C., Mr. II. Wallis Wood presiding. The Chairman in the eourse of his address, said: The year under review has l»een uneventful, except for
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    • 556 4 Messrs. Macphail and Co/s Weekly Report. Mstt-phuil an»l C'o.V weekly report laf.-il February states I With v* t another hull ay to mterruj lu' continuity of business anil break the •liHin of industrious days, a slai killing if both before and after these occaI i„ the noticeable
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    • 66 4 Hatuk Rnliit. 22,500 lhs. Hagan Serai.- :{7,500 lhs (anbern. 2,252 lbs. fbmmuti. 7,f»0<) ||>s. Kunru. 10,500 lbs. Mnjedie. 12,750 lbs. Maar Ham 18,017 lbs. Mereliiston. l;t,r>oo lbs M mini joy. :i2,500 lbs. Mandui- I ckmig Singapore). 1;! c,s n, s Hernias 22,500 lbs. Henang. 27K, 000 lbs. Hubana.
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    • RUBBER SHARE PRICES.
      • 446 4 Stock p Exchange Par 8t* v'g] vj* Compaay. Coapoay. *1 Abnco 2Vi £l Mnlaya General ;l/ £1 Mambau A,, «K nr M 2/ Merah *2/ H fl Anglo-Malay 2/ Merbau U H Ayer Kuning 16 £1 Mengkibol *9 Cl Banteng 2 Merlimuu IS 2
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      • 688 4 n- a Clo.inf Price* Paid Up Valua Dividends Frasar Ly»lll Company A Co Entt 389,298 1 35 p.c. year 28-2-27 »..All*nby tsl) 2.50 275 250 2.1 160.000 1 20 p.c. for year 80-9-27 ..Alor tiajah ($1) 2TO 2.20 21" 435.425 1 10 p.c. int.
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    • 153 5 'TL a 1927 Models 5 Seater Touring $3,000 7 Seater Touring 3,100 4 Door Saloon 3,500 5 Pass Sports $3,750 7 Pass Touring 4,100 7 Pass Saloon 5,250 GUTHRIE CO., LTD. (Incorporated in SJ3.) SERVICE Malayan, Motors, with their n branches throughout Malaya, are in a unique posit ion to
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    • 483 6 SECURITY EFFICIENCY THE BRITISH MALAYA TRUSTEE AND EXECUTOR CO., LTD. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlement!) DIRECTORS: A. E- BADDELEY, Esq.. Chairman. Hon’ble Sir D. J. GALLOWAY, K.B. Hon’ble Mr. TAN CHENG LOCK. Hon’ble Mr. D. J. WARD. GAW KHEK KHIAM, Esq. R. M. MEYER, Esq. The Company is prepared to
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