The Straits Budget, 5 April 1928

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    28 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES [ESTABLISHED EIGHTY YEABS.] No. 3.H60 SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1928 Price 25 cents (S.S. Currency) or 7<f.
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    CONTENTS.
    316 1 Pi|t LEADERS— 3 Mr Manners 3 Films for >laU>» K ,f Ship's Captains. s/pUavy in sport 4 In-talnu-nt belling 4 The American N«v> 4.5 "r and Special fekjrrants 17-21 v r ng 1 1 Tictarefr anti Sian- Of Singapore Footballers >•> j.i r.»- cm. Malaya Home inUm«lon ,4 Vw
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    LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
    3434 1 d; r an c amy Mudaliar, Deputy arriv. ‘v <l I'fPtcctor cf Emigrants, Dl on F b 29 after a Mi hv V L >Ipiava Interviewed, he 'Muv'.. nal -‘Ons for Indian labourers v u: n V!. re b ettor Tbaa in India, and I —i save
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    FINANCE AND INDUSTRY. HIRE PURCHASE AT HOME.
    1107 2  -  (By A. W. Still.) London. Mar. 7. As hire-purchase has been so much in evidence lately. I was greatly interested i:i some figures given in a recent issue <>f the Midland Bank Monthly Review, which, quoting from a report of Hire Traders Protection
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    ACROSS THE BORDER LINE.
    376 2 LOCAL PATIENT SAVED Kv SUHGEON. B What is the border-line and death? How and when do*" vital essence leave the lodv*> the These questions are suggested case which occurred at the General pital several days ago, when the sur succeeded in reviving a man who hS
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    THE OLD SAILORS’ HOME.
    61 2 With reference to a paragraph appear ing in our issue of March 29, Messr? Buttenbcrg and Talma write that Mr a Dago'? requests them to inform u- that he neither purchased the Old Sailors Home, nor did be info?m anyone that hhad done so, and that
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      MOTORING MANNERS.
      690 3 .;Straits Timés, March 29. viw'apore has earned unpleasant in the matter ot street ines it would seem that its 'word for motor ear accidents is ntt equally bad, compared not Tl" with other towns m Malaya I nr with important cities in the tar Zt The matter has
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      BRITISH FILMS FOR MALAYA.
      631 3 —Straits Tim'es. March 30; One of the results of the last Imperial Conference w r as the focuss- ing of attention throughout the i British Empire upon the over- whelming predominance of American film productions in British countries, and upon the slow but unmistakable effect which
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      RIGHT OF SHIP’S CAPTAINS.
      601 3 ——Straits Times, March 31 Although we are not in a position to state for how long the Board of Trade has undertaken the general superintendence of matters relating to merchant ships and seamen, or has supervised the enforcement of the provisions of the Merchant Shipping Act,
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      SUPREMACY IN SPORT.
      719 3 .LétEAité fimes. Apia 2. For some years now it has been the custom to bewail the alleged British decadence in sport, based chiefly on the fact that it is a long time since British players managed to win world championships in golf or tennis, but when a
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      INSTALMENT SELLING.
      642 4 chase transactions.—Straits Times. April 3. The Singapore branch of the Straits Settlements Association has an agenda of so formidable a character for its next meeting that it is anticipated the business may not be completed at one session. Increase of rent, restriction; greyhound racing; participation of the S.
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      THE AMERICAN NAVY.
      678 4 —Straits Times, April 4. The most interesting* comment upon the American Big Navy programme—now drastically reduced—that we have yet come upon is the following In all my experience in Congress, covering a period of thirty-two years, during which time I have been a member of the Naval
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    PENANG BANKRUPTCY.
    111 4 Speculating to Avert Disaster. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, April 3. The examination of witnesses in connection with the bankruptcy of R. M. N. Nagappa Pillay was continued in* the Supreme Court to-day. The bankrupt said that in November last his liabilities amounted to a million His assets
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    OCCASIONAL NOTES
    2643 4 The Straits Gorernment now both the wholesale and retail side* of?i!' opium business in the Colony .2 spite of extensive smuggling!:^ 1 very handsome profit upon it Wh a is consonant with the principles nf u- 11 colonial policy f„, running’ smoking shops f or W cooliea is
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    CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.
    535 5 Activities of the Local Society. The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Singapore) is conducting its campaign quietly and effectively, and is aiming to secure a .arger membership which will mean a wider interest in the good work. The subscription is $2 per annum and
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    CONVEYANCE IN DISPUTE.
    796 5 Allegation Against Local Clerk. Having agreed to purchase a house, and made arrangements as to payment, a man signed what he believed to be a conveyance of the property from the vendor to himself. The document that he had signed, however, he subsequently discovered, was a conveyance
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    GEYLANG MOTOR FATALITY.
    2536 6 OPEN VERDICT. INQUIRY BEFORE THE CORONER. EVIDENCE OF CHINESE WITNESS. The collision on the Geylang Road, at 9.45 p.m. on March 21, between an Essex motor car driven by Mr. J. W. Benn, and a Rugby, a Chinese lady occupant ot which was instantly killed, was described
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    THE ASSIZES.
    316 6 Judge’s Advice to Young Wrongdoer. Sentences of five years rigorous prisonment were inflicted by Mr. j Usti Deane in the Assize Court on Mar. 2 s T two Chinese, Lee Tiong Chiang and Tan Yeok Son, for possession of seditious literature. The discovery of large quantitles of seditious
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    SEAPLANE TRAGEDY.
    101 6 [mum PAR usmx smvxcm HERMES OFFICER KILLED AT HONG KONG. [REUTER FAR EASTERN SERVICE.] Hong Kong, April 3. The engine of a seaplane attached to H.M.S. Hermes exploded while the machine was returning after a practice flight to the aircraft-carrier, which was anchored in the harbour. Flying-Officer Hale
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    SWIMMING CLUB.
    1817 7 SOUND POSITION. VISITORS’ RULE AND future POLICY. H „r.ual nieetinK ot i 1 0 Singapore c .immine Club, held in the Club pavilion San *v morning under the presidency Mi \v. A. White, was of unusual Tct-i.« centred around a proposed to the rule relating to the ""'Ltmn
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
    268 7 Engagements During Past Week. We have received the following communique from Government House Sunday, March 25. The Hon. Mr. Meadows Frost and Mrs. Meadows Frost arrived to stay. Monday, March 2G. H is Excellency the Governor attended by Mr. A. G. Hiddingh, A.D.C., and Mr. Churchill. Private Secretary,
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    MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
    183 7 New Water Rates and Meter Rent. Action taken at a meeting of Committee No. 7 held on March 20 included the following Amended recent decision regarding payment of transport allowances to officers while on short leave, to include absence on medical leave, but in the case of medical
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    THEFT OF MAILS.
    59 7 It is officially notified that efforts to trace two mail bags despatched from Singapore on Mar. !4 for Colombo and Dhanushkodi have failed so far, but it is established that they were stolen in transit. The contents were fortunately few, consisting only of letters posted in Singapore
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    CHOLERA CASES AT SEA.
    315 7 SIX DEATHS. OUTBREAK AMONG JAPANESE IMMIGRANTS. Virulent cholera has broken out on board the O.S.K. steamer Hawaii Maru, which left Singapore for South Africa last Sunday with 780 Japanese immigrants on board, according to wireless messages received in the port on Mon Jay and Tuesday. The
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    STRAITS CURRENCY REPORT.
    168 7 The Currency Commissioners' Abstract as at March 1, 1928 is as follows 9 c. Whole amount of Currency Notes in Circulation on March 1, 1028 118,073,904.70 Average amount of Currency Notes in Circulation during the month of Feb., 1928 118,072,335.39 (a) Currency Guarantee Fund Liquid Portion on
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    SWATOW SITUATION EASIER.
    37 7 Refugees Report Communist Atrocities. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Hong Kong, Mar. 29. The situation near Swatow is somewhat easier, as troops have been despatched to Chaoyang. Refugees arriving report the usual atrocities by Communists.
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    REFUGEES FROM CHINA.
    339 8 FOURTH BATCH ARRIVES. CHINESE CATHOLICS FROM SWATOW. A batch of 275 Chinese Catholics from the Swatow district arrived in Singapore yesterday, making about 750 who have found a refuge in the Straits from communist persecution during the past month. These people, who arrived m a practically destitute
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    PASSENGERS.
    522 8 The following passengers are proceeding to Europe by the Karmala which sailed on j F riday Auss K. I*. Thorpe, Capt. C. H. Congdon, Lieut. Candy, Mr. White, Dr. R. Connolly, Mrs. M. W. Padgett, Mr. A. Oepkes, Mr. P. Kooning, Mrs. Linaker, Mr. Kvans, Lieut. Whittle, Comindr. lloultbce,
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    INSURANCE ACTION.
    335 8 CLAIM BY LOCAL CHINESE FIRM. The Po On Marine and Fire Insurance and Godown Co. were defendants in an action brought by Choo Teck and Co. before the Acting Chief Justice (Mr. Justice 1*. J. Sproule) on Wednesday. Mr. Roland Braddell appeared for the plaintiffs with Mr. E.
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    POLICE COMMENDED.
    72 8 Chief Inspector F. G. King and Inspectors D. W. Dale and J. Judge have been commended by the Inspector-General of Police for public services, the first two for the arrest of three Chinese in connection with the case in which an informer was buried alive and Inspector Judge
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    CORRESPONDENCE.
    66 8 The Straits Times is not responsible for the opinions of its correspondents. Correspondents should boar in mind that lottors must be short and to the point. Long epistles are liable to be rejected or cut down. Correspondents must enclose their names and addresses, not necessarily for publication but as
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    WATER RATES.
    305 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —1 note with much concern that the President and some section of the Municipal Commissioners are moving for the reduction of rates charged on water consumed by aerated water factories, cold storage, etc. 1 doubt the latter include Chinese eating
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    PETROL PRICES.
    124 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —The price of petrol has been reduced in England to Is. O’-ud. or 444 cts. per gallon. Yet here in Singapore, within some 48 hours of extensive oilfields, the retail price per gallon has just been raised another 10 cents,
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    TIN RETURNS.
    269 8 Rawang Tin :—Bucket Dredge.—566 hours, 122,000 yards, 352 piculs. Sluicing riant.— 635 hours, 80,000 yards, 588 piculs. Malim Nawar.—35y hours, 83,000 yards, 252 piculs. Malim Nawar South. —556 hours, 145,000 yards, 588 piculs. Kundang Tin Dredging.—391 hours, 99,000 yards, 319 piculs. Kuala Kampar.—177 hours, 68,000 yards, 252 p;cuis.
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    VOLUNTEERING.
    152 8 Changes in Permanent Staff. E u™Ued f WinB inf rmati0n is Captain H. B. W. Savi’.e M r Middlesex Regiment has been* select to succeed Captain H. A. A. Howell Middlesex Regiment, whose terminates on June 5, 1928 as Staff Officer to Local Forces, Malaya** 1 C aptain Savile
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    SINGAPORE FLOATING DOCK.
    190 8 DETAILS OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT. Some interesting particulars of .be electrical equipment for the floating dock which is being constructed for the Singapore Naval Base have been supplied to as by the local office of the General Electric Company. The complete generating plant for the dock is being
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    A DARING ROBBERY.
    180 8 Theft of Leather in Chinese Factory. In the District Court this morning before Mr. X. D. Mudie, three Chinese, Yu Chin Kum, Tan Ah Soo anu biw Geok Swee. pleaded not guilty to er.ur£ eS of house-breaking and theft. Chief Court Inspector Meredith, wno prosecuted, gave the
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    RIFLE SHOOTING.
    77 8 Malay Volunteer Rifle <l ub The following is the result of tj Spoon Shoot held at the harrer 1 Sunday afternoon: > \M 200 yds. Nett.-Sergt. <1 J Tahir; H’cap.—Pte. Abdul Kahnn 1 H. A. Aziz. Azil 500 yds. Nett. —Lieut. H. H’cap.—Sergt. Mohanied Hassan. J COO yds.
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      432 8 PROPERTY SALE Thi> following Singapore properties were sold by auction by Cheong Koon Seng Co., at their saleroom 30, Chulia Street, on March 14 and 21 Freehold lands and houses 457 Gaylang Road, 4,,» 13 sq. ft., A.R.A.M. Mootoo Kurpen Chcttiar at $1-80. $12,153.60, 0 and 11 Jalan Trus, Johore
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    WATER CHARGES SCHEDULE.
    1659 9 MUNICIPAL discussion. COMMISSIONERS’ monthly meeting. Th( Municipal Commissioners were I with minor matters of Municipal administration at their meeting on Fri,.v ,he roost interesting point that came uo beintc the new schedule of charges for 1, supply, which increases the charges mad0 householders and reduces those made
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    THE SIBAYAK.
    395 9 ROTTERDAM LLOYD’S LATEST LINER. At the invitation of the Captain of the Sibayak and the agents of the Rotterdam Lloyd Royal Mail Line, a very large gathering of Singaporeans visited this magnificent new motor vessel as she lay at Tanjong Pagar on Friday and, after inspecting the ship,
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    A CLEVER FINANCIER.
    118 9 Alleged Offences In Penang. (Front Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Mar. 30. The case which Cheah Soo Tuan, sole proprietor of Guan Hup Hin and Co., is charged with offences under the Bankruptcy Ordinance concluded in the Penang District Court to-day, the Judge reserving judgment. Mr. Hastings, Rhodes,
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    BANKRUPTCY COURT.
    750 9 PUBLIC EXAMINATION OF M. CATHIRVALOO. Continuing his public examination in bankruptcy before Mr. Justice Sproule on Friday, M. Cathirvaloo attributed his bankruptcy in large measure to what he described as bad advice on the part of his legal adviser. In Singapore he rented premises inside Mr. M. V.
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    PONTIANAK GOLD INQUIRY.
    297 10 MR. H. WILSON. MINING INSTITUTES FINDING. “NOT CONNECTED WITH SALTING.” We understand that a cable has been received in Singapore giving the findings of the Institute of Mining and Metalurgy at the conclusion of an inquiry held into the affairs of the Pontianak Gold Dredging Concessions, Ltd.
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    TRAFFIC ACCIDENT.
    332 10 INJURIES IN BUKIT TIMAH SMASH. A broken arm, a broken leg, and various minor injuries were among the consequences of a collision between a motorcar and lorry on the Bukit Timah Road on Sunday. The Ford lorry, which had two Malays in the driving cab and three Chinese
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    MALAYAN COLLIERIES.
    1339 10 ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL YEAR RECORDED. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 30. The fourteenth annual general meeting of the shareholders of Malayan Collieries, Ltd., was held in the registered offices of the company, Hongkong and Shanghai Bank buildings, Kuala Lumpur, at 11 a.m. to-day. The chairman, Mr. J.
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    THE FLYING CLUB.
    973 10 ANNUAL MEETING. INITIAL WORK ALMOST COMPLETED. T H.E. the Governor, Sir Hui?h riw» i presided at the annual meetingft Singapore Flying Club, at the v, lhe Hotel on March 28. H.E the Officer Commanding, Major-General t’ r van Straubenzee, was also present ami there was a representative
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    ANOTHER FACTORY FIRE.
    344 11 DAMAGE OF $300,000. loss COVERED BY INSURANCE. tv* third rubber factory fire within a t weeks— bringing the total value of lost bv fire in Singapore during ,,d w‘ll within the myghbo-h'pl f a million dollars— occurred on Sunday "The" scene was the 6li mile, Thomson n
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    KRAKATAU GRUMBLING.
    145 11 Prospects of a Great Eruption. (Irom a Correspondent.) Batavia, Mar. 27. ‘/f 5 hat the submarine crater off ‘AH.'.'tK Straits of Sun<la wt’vitv nn \i J uakatau > renewed its /ra'ticalh afU r ha 'mg been y inactive since the enH GfMhire P m 1 ts to a
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    DAME CLARA BUTT.
    110 11 7l haV’,n i a h ope that P*me Clara Butt, LW L ur u of India! >'(•!' decide J a, ou. thc famous of U tu to England on Crov S r au k r h«.er s wedding to p' -She iV pro thC r nd !r
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    FIVE SUBMARINES HERE.
    38 11 I?*’ H With tbcir P arcn t rn Hong g A brose arrived in port and pro^iLi 0 M° nda y. homeward A y ore Uj thc East Wharf. V,, ue leave for Colombo on
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    OLD SAILORS’ INSTITUTE.
    144 11 Valuable Site Still In Market. We have received the following letter from Capt. Geoffrey Freyberg, R.N., Chairman of the Sailors’ Institute, Singapore I am requested by the committee of the Sailors’ Institute, Singapore, to deny the report that the site of the old Sailors’ Institute facing Cathedral
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    ROBBERS’ BIG HAUL.
    229 11 Four Chinese Committed To Assizes. On March 29 the preliminary inquiry was held before the Second Court Magistrate, Mr. W. X. Gourlay, into the case in which Chua Keng Sinng, .Jap Choo, Lim Kang and Gan Kow Ong were charged with armed gang robbery of jewellery valued
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    WANTED—A SPECIALIST.
    216 11 Counsel on (he Sanity of His Client. Counsel for prisoner in a criminal charge who had been certified as sane by a medical officer applied in the Police Court this morning for the man's reexamination by a medical man who had made mental cases his special study. The
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    DEATH OF MR. CUTHBERTSON.
    82 11 We regret to learn that Boustead and o. received a cable on Monday from London advising them of the death on at *uu day be ultimo, of Mr. Thomas c uthbertson, W’ho for many years was one the senior partners of Boustead and Co. Mr. Cuthbertson
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    A WONDER SHIP.
    477 11 Features of the Christiaan Huygens. At the invitation of the Netherlands Royal Mail Co. our representative made a complete inspection of the latest and largest Dutch-built liner, the motor ship Christiaan Huygens, which arrived in Singapore on Mar. 28. An informal tiffin was given on board to
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    BISHOP OF SINGAPORE.
    166 11 Public Reception At Ipoh. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Mar. 29. Unusual enthusiasm marked the welcome of Bishop Roberts to Perak. After a series of visits to small stations, he was entertained by the public yesterday in the Town Hall, those present including the Resident from Taiping,
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    MALAY LAND.
    844 11 A FAMOUS AUTHOR’S REVIEW. Whoever has read a short story called In the Court of Peiesu —and that means he has read it more than once—a story which is one of the adventurca described in a volume full of strong* doings, In a Comer of Asia,” will not
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    C.M.G. FOR MR. WOLFF.
    222 12 THE HIGH COMMISSIONER AT SEREMBAN. In tho Council Chamber at Serernbau •a Saturday, in the presence of many leading residents and Malay chiefs of Negri Sembilan, H.E. the High Commissioner (Sir Hugh Clifford) invested the Hon. Mr. E. C. H. Wolff, British Resident, Negri Sembilan, with
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    TANGLIN’ PREPARATORY SCHOOL.
    414 12 Prize-Giving and Dancing Display. The annual prize-giving took place at Tang 1 in Preparatory School on Friday i morning when a large number of parents and friends were present. M iss Griffith-Jones was welcomed back after her absence on leave. She thanked M rs. Edwards and the
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    CRIME IN SINGAPORE.
    822 12 Members of a Hylam Picket in Court. j You were undoubtedly one ol the Hylam pickets to which reference was made in seditious documents in a case before me recently,” -said the Third 1 mice Magistrate (Mr. C. H. Dakers) on March 28 in ordering three young
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    CAMERON’S HIGHLANDS.
    268 12 Progress with the Road Construction. The hon. secretary of the (ameron’s Highlands Development Committee informs the Malay Mail that work upon the construction of the new* road from the loth mile towards the summit nf Cameron’s Highlands at the 42nd milt* is proceeding. The section from ihe loth
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    DIOCESAN ASSOCIATION.
    164 12 BISHOPS TRIBUTE AT ANNUAL MEETING. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Mar. 30. At the Singapore Diocesan Association annual meeting at Ipoh. the Bishop of Singapore, presiding, said that last year’s receipts had exceeded expectations, showing a net credit of $1,000. The current year’s income showed expenses to date
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    SINGAPORE WEDDING.
    234 12 Mr. John Bright and Miss Eileen Mulcahy. The marriage was solemnised at the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd or. Saturday afternoon of Mr. John Bright, of Dupire, Morrell Ltd., Singapore, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. W. Bright, of Sialkot, the Punjab, India, and Miss Eileen Mulcahy,
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    NOTES FROM JAVA.
    721 12 Commemorating Queen’s Jubilee. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Batavia, Mar. 31. An important meeting of the ieadin* Dutch women in Batavia was held 0B Thursday morning in the Dopendanee 0 f the Hotel des Indes. The meeting Was convened to consider ways and means of commemorating the jubilee
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  • PAST WEEKS IMPERIAL AND GENERAL NEWS Contained in Reuter, British Imperial Radio and Special Telegrams.
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      THE NANKING INCIDENT.
      324 17 [Ri-Zl'TI-ZR TELEGRAM] I S A. SATISFIED. POSITION OF HANKOW LOAN. SEIZURE OF BRITISH GOODS AT HSUCHOW. (REITER TELEGRAM 1 London. Apr. 3. Ui Xu!!",' fSTIKt 111' for new treaties to replace the 2£iW unequal treaties whenever a delegation fairly representative or an Ihiua requested such action. Hankow
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      BRITAIN’S FINANCES.
      182 17 Surplus of Over £4,000,000 On Budget. London, Mar. 31. the tinan <‘ial year finds Mr. I oV,\ P° Si? essor of a surplus of I wtro.ii ,.i V H 4 res ol Budget he lyn-V, I J r,ri *De revenue for the i 1 n hU and expenditure
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      AERIAL RECORDS.
      248 17 ITALIAN AVIATOR’S ACHIEVEMENT. London, Mar. 30. Rome The airman Major de Bernards flying a Macchi seaplane with a Fiat engine, claims to have established a new world speed record of 512% kilometres an hour over a three-kilometra course at the Lido, thereby breaking his own previous record of
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      REICHSTAG SCENE.
      208 17 Communists Attack Socialists. London, Mar. 29. Berlin Turbulent scenes occurred in the Reichstag in the course of discussion of the estimates for the Ministry of Justice. The offensive language of a Fascist Deputy led to stormy protests by Socialists. who became still more excited when i Communist Deputy
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      BATTLE IN MEXICO.
      85 17 Believed Deathblow To Revolution. London, Mar. 29. Mexico City A very bloody battle is reported to have taken place at Sanisdro Ranch, near San Fransisco, Derincon, in the state of Guanajuato, on Tuesday and Wednesday. Ninety-five rebels, including two priests, two army officers and four soldiers, were
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      SIMON MISSION LEAVES.
      281 17 PERSONAL CONTACT WITH ALL COMMUNITIES. London, Mar. 29. New Delhi Sir John Simon, who left for Bombay this morning, in a letter to the Viceroy points out that his scheme for a joint conference was accepted as a basis of cooperation by the Council of State and
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      MEXICAN OIL.
      158 17 Agreement with United States. London, liar. 28. Washington At the conclusion of a telephone conversation with the Ambassador at Mexico City, the State Department announced that the ten-vear-old diplomatic controversy with Mexico for the rights of foreign petroleum companies appeared to have been brought to a practical conclusion.”
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      DISARMAMENT.
      153 17 Charges Against Germany Denied. London, Mar. 29. Berlin At a banquet given by the Foreign Press Association in Berlin to members of the Government and the Diplomatic Corps. Dr. Stresemann spoke on the failure of the Geneva Disarmament Conference to come to a definito onclusion. He hotly denied the
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      NEW WIRELESS DEVELOPMENT.
      182 17 MARCONI’S PLANS. IMPERIAL NEEDS AND THE MERGER. London, Mar. 30. At the annual meeting of the Marconi International Marine Communication Company, Mr. F. G. Kellaway, presiding, said Mr. Marconi has been advised to spend a few weeks in Italy to complete recovery fro his illness, which had
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      FATAL MOTOR ACCIDENTS.
      160 17 VISCOUNT TREMATON INJURED IN FRANCE. London, Apr. 2. Belleville-sur-Saone Viscount Treraaton (eldest son of the Earl of Athlone, who is 21 years of age), was injured in a motor accident near here on the Paris-Lyons road. The car crashed into a tree. One of his companions, Mr.
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      POLAND AND LITHUANIA.
      167 17 Hopes for Favourable Relations. London, Mar. 30. Berlin In fulfilment of the League Council’s recommendations in December that Poland and Lithuania should negotiate with a view to the establishment of favourable relations, a conference opened at Koenegsberg. The leader of the Polish delegation is the Foreign Minister,
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      DELIMITING BORNEO FRONTIER.
      22 17 London, Mar. 30. The Hague An Anglo-Dutch Treaty delimiting the frontier on the island of Borneo has been signed.
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      THE “FLAPPER” VOTE.
      870 18 SECOND READING. EQUAL FRANCHISE FOR THE SEXES. “LOUD CHEERS AND LAUGHTER.” Ixmdon, Mar. 29. In the House of Commons, the Home Secretary, Sir W. Joynson-Hicks, moved the second reading of the Flappers’ Vote Bill. He said a wife would be entitled to be registered in respect of
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      ARMS TO CHINA.
      224 18 Germany’s Measures For Suppression. London, Mar. 29. Berlin The Reichstrat adopted the Government’s bill suppressing the traffic in arms between Germany and China. Berlin In the Reichstag Dr. Stresemann announced that the Government inended to submit a Bill in the present ession forbidding trade in weapons with
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      Y.M.C.A. PRAISED.
      100 18 GOOD WORK FOR TROOPS IN CHINA. London, Mar. 28. The Army Council has written to Sir Arthur Yapp, National Secretary of the Y.M.C.A.. expressing high appreciation of the services of the Y.M.C.A. with the forces in China and saying that MajorGeneral Sir John Duncan spoke very highly of
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      SOLOMON ISLANDS MURDERS.
      63 18 Eleven Accused Die In Captivity. London, Mar. 29. Tulagi, Solomon Islands Chief Norlu and ten of the natives arrested in connection with the murder of British officials last year have died in captivity. Twenty-six others, including Chief Bassano, are supposed to be suffering from dysentery, which is
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      ARGENTINE PRESIDENCY.
      55 18 Excitement on Eve Of Election. London, Mar. 30. Buenos Aires The country is excited on the eve of the Presidential election on April 1. Four men were killed and several injured in a clash between political opponents in the provinces of Entrerios and Mendoza. Troops will be confined
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      AFGHAN KING’S TOUR.
      334 18 Journey Down Ship CanaL Rugby, Mar. 28. King Amanuilah of Afghanistan this morning visited industrial works in Manchester. At the factory of the Metropolitan Vickers Electrical Company he saw some of the largest electrical plant yet manufactured in this country, and was shown latest electrical devices. Later
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      IMPERIAL RESEARCH.
      170 18 AGRICULTURAL STATIONS RECOMMENDED. London, Mar. 28. The Imperial Agricultural Research Conference, which sat in London in October and afterwards toured Britain, has now presented its report. It recommends the creation of an Empire chain of agricultural research stations the creation in the United Kingdom of clear-mg-houses of information
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      “DAWN” TO BE SHOWN.
      40 18 LICENSING COMMITTEE’S RECOMMENDATIONS. London, Mar. 29. The licensing committee of the London County Council has decided to recommend to the Council to grant permission to show the Nurse Cavell film, Dawn.” Some cuts will be made.
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      BOMB EXPLOSION IN NEW YORK.
      37 18 London, April 1. New ork A bomb was exploded and wrecked three top-floors of a 17-storey budding and injured seven garment workers. The police think the explosion was occasioned by labour troubles.
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      DEATH OF LORD CAVE
      527 18 FORMER CHANCELLOR. DISTINGUISHED CAREER IN parliament ER London, Mar. 29. 1 he death has occurred of v;. Cave, the former Lord Chancellor. l UBt It was announced in a published on March 28 that Cave had resigned the Lord Cham-eXS* ship on account of his slow
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      LINDBERGH’S PLANS.
      156 18 Desire to Retire From Limelight. London, Ma”. 28. Washington Colonel Lindbergh ferred for two hours with the State partment to-day and outlined his P la for a goodwill flight to the Far starting with a non-stop tr n!< ac 'M flight to Tokio, and thence possibly ac: V
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      COURT-MARTIAL VERDICT.
      3605 19 found guilty, sentence on comdr. DANIEL. dismissed ship and reprimanded. London, Mar. 28. 'ir 1 Intense interest is being n’ the Roval Oak court-martia;, nkltI n Friday* It is understood that t Rear-Admiral C. S ,i(' 15 (President), Rear-Adnura "Tl're.ton D.S.O.. Rcar-Admira m' ip c li Rear-Admiral Kerr,
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      VISCOUNT CAVE’S SUCCESSOR.
      62 20 Sir Douglas Hogg Obtains Post. London, Mar. 28. The Attorney-General, Sir Douglas Hogg, succeeds Viscount Cave as Lord Chancellor. Sir Thomas Inskip, SolicitorGeneral, succeeds Sir Douglas Hogg and Mr. F. It. Merriman, K.C., (Manchester, Rusholme) succeeds Sir Thomas Inskip. An Eurldom has been bestowed on Viscount Cave,
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      RACE RELATIONS & MISSIONS.
      129 20 RACE RELATIONS MISSIONS. LIVELY DISCUSSION. BISHOP FERGUSON-DAVIE AND BOBBED HAIR. London, Apr. 2. Jerusalem The council of the International Missionary Conference discussed problems of race relations. The Korean delegate hotly contested the Japanese claim that they do not exercise racial discrimination. Professor Jorge Bocobo, of the Philippines University, described his
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      Cable News in Brief.
      329 20 Ixmdon, Mar. 28. Paris The Paris-New York telephone, \ia London, has been ceremoniously inaugurated. London, March. 29. Washington The Senate passed the measure providing for an appropriation of $325,000,000 for control of Mississippi Hoods. Sir Austen Chamberlain was represented and sent a wreath at the funeral
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      MISSIONARY CONFERENCE.
      89 20 Question of National Churches. London, Mar. 29. Jerusalem At the International Missionary Conference, in the course of a discussion on religious education, Bishop Temple, of Manchester, said that hitherto the fundamental divisions of the Christian Church had been due to geographical and not doctrinal reasons, therefore it was
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      BRITAIN AND EGYPT.
      465 20 REPLY TO NOTE. INTERFERENCE” IN INTERNAL AFFAIRS. London, Mar. 29. In the House of Lords, replying to Lord Parmoor regarding the statement of the Canadian Prime Minister, Mr. Mackenzie King, on the Anglo-Egyptian Treaty, Lord Salisbury emphasised that all through the negotiations leading to the draft Treaty
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      GERMAN BRIBERY TRIAL.
      99 20 London, Mar. 31. Berlin A corruption and bribery trial, which has been proceeding for over a year in Berlin, in which the chief accused arc two financial speculators, the brothers Julius and Henry Barmat, has now ended. Julius was sentenced to 15 months and Henry to six
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      U.S.A. FINANCES.
      61 20 London, Apr. 3. Washington Mr. Mellon told the Senate finance committee that he did not anticipated a material change in business conditions during the remainder of 1928 fr< m the preceding two years. The $290,000,000 tax reduction must perhaps lie cut dowi. to $182,000,000, which is less then
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      POWERS AND CHINA.
      417 20 ARMS QUESTION. NEED FOR GENERAL AGREEMENT. POSITION OF NANKING NEGOTIATIONS. London, Mar. 28. In the House of Commons, at question time, Sir Austen Chamberlain said he had not yet abandoned hope that the Nankine negotiations would lead to settlement Sir Robert Thomas (Lib., Anglesevi asked, in view
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      PEACE IN INDUSTRY.
      109 20 Shipbuilding Employees’ I Agreement. I Rugby, Mar. 31. I An important step which completes jhJ machinery for maintaining peace m J shipbuilding industry has been taKen e* the Shipbuilding Employers’ F cdeia >''■ and the Shipyard Trade Unions, who iwj* issued a joint invitation to -Ii\ n-
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      PRINCE HENRY’S NEW TITLE
      64 20 Rugby, Mar. Ml The new dignities conferred I ’> King on Prince Henry, on his day, are representative respe< England, the North of Ireland land. The Prince becomes <u Gloucester, Earl of Ulster Culloden. a The Dukedom of Gloucester toric title w r hich has been
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      GRAND NATIONAL THRILLS.
      298 21 TWO FINISH. WIN FOR 100-1 CHANCE. iiii j y BARTON FALLS BUT B, COMES SECOND. Liverpool, Mar. 30. T ,e G-:md National Steeplechase of 4 it :>'>*> yards, was run to-day with the follow ini: result Ir v'fV 'r'iM 10 10 (Mr. Dutton) 1 2 A fit
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      DEATH PENALTY IN ARMY.
      128 21 Important Amendments Introduced In Britain. London, Mar. 30. By amendments to the Army and Air I’orce (Annual) Bill just issued, the only rr.intary offences, on active service, punishable by death will be mutiny, treachery, cowardice, desertion and leaving a post without being regularly relieved. Death is
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      CONTROVERSIAL SUBJECTS.
      101 21 Hr,tish Broadcasters to Proceed Slowly. Rugby, Apr. 1. Broadcasting Corporation’s n.oval lfTu 11 re^ard ing the recent ref confr 1 > n on w re less discussion meafur.. uin 1 1 su M ec ts says the new ‘Wrirnent-I lv C int ro d uccd gradually and Political
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      GERMAN METAL-WORKERS STRIKE.
      46 21 r j. London, Apr. 3. J.' Ven ty th° us and Saxon metal* "ill a bringing to a standJaxon* nurn ler workshops. J Nav t l,s^r i*lists are to meet on Nun? out °n consider the question of 0 n a H metal-workers.
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      SHANGHAI COUNCIL CHANGES.
      79 21 NEW SYSTEM. THREE CHINESE MEMBERS APPOINTED. Shanghai, April 3. The Municipal Council and the Chinese Ratepayers Association reached a modus vivendi this afternoon regarding Chinese representation on the Council which removes a long-outstanding Chinese grievance. Under the arrangement between the bodies, the Association forthwith appoints three Chinese
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      JAPANESE NAVAL CRUISE.
      109 21 PROGRAMME OF HONG KONG RECEPTION. Hong Kong, Apr. 3. An official programme has been issued in connection with the Japanese squadron's visit. The entertainments include receptions at Government House and by the Japanese community dinners by the British Commander-in-Chief. tho General Officer Commanding, the Japanese community, the
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      “ALICE IN WONDERLAND.”
      98 21 Record Price for Original Manuscript. London, Apr. 3. An English record price of £15,400 was paid at Sotheby’s for the original manuscript of Lewis Carrol’s, Alice in Wonderland.” The purchaser was Dr. Rosenbach, of Philadelphia. The vendor of the original Alice is now Mrs. Alice Hargreaves. The
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      PRICE OF PETROL.
      54 21 Russian Products Announce Reduction. London, Apr. 3. Announcing the reduction of the price of the best petrol to ll J “d., Russian Oil Products, Ltd., says the combine reduction was initiated for the purpose of eliminating non-combine firms, but we intend to hold the clientele secured in
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      ADMINISTRATION OF ADEN.
      83 21 Rugby, Apr. 1. The King has appointed Lieut.-Col. Stewart Symes, Chief Secretary to the Government of Palestine, to be Resident and Commander-in-Chief at Aden, in succession to Major-General Stewart. The appointment is the first made under the new arrangements for the administration of Aden, by which responsibility
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      MUSSOLINI AND CATHOLICS.
      33 21 Berlin, Apr. 3. Paris The Press here reports that Italian parish priests have been instructed to read special Easter prayers imploring help against Mussolini’s repressive measures against Catholic youth organisations.
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      FRENCH CRUISER’S SPEED RECORD.
      40 21 Paris, Apr. 3. On her trial off L’Orient the new French 10,000 ton cruiser Tourvillo attained a speed of 36.15 knots, beating the world’s .•ecord previously held by her sister ship he Duquesne, with 35.3 knots.
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      COTTON TRADE OUTLOOK.
      420 21 INQUIRY SUGGESTED. NOT APPROVED BY GOVERNMENT. London, Apr. 2. In the House of Commons Mr. Tom Shaw (Lab., St. Helens) opened a discussion on the depressed position of the Lancashire eotOen trade. He moved a tesolution calling for an exhaustive Government inquiry from the capitalisation of mills
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      TROTSKY SHOT.
      78 21 REPORTED TO BE DYING IN SIBERIA. London, Apr. 4. The Morning Post gives prominence to a story from Paris stating that Trotsky is believed to be dying somewhere in Siberia from a bullet wound. It states that Trotsky was fired on last week by a young Red fanatic.
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      RADIO-TELEPHONY.
      74 21 (Aneta’s Service.) Successful Tests Between Holland And Java. London, Apr. 3. The Hague A demonstration of radiotelephony between The Hague and Batavia during the week-end was most successful. The voices were readily recognised and there was perfect audibility in both directions. (Aneta’s Service.) Batavia, Apr. 3. The test, which
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      GERMAN ELECTIONS.
      24 21 Berlin, Apr. 3. Dr. Stresemann has chosen to contest a Bavarian seat besides appearing for the People’s Party on the Federal list.
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      BRITAIN’S SEA POWER.
      351 21 GREAT DISPLAY. 1 FLEETS IN REALISTIC MANOEUVRES. AFGHAN KING DEEPLY IMPRESSED. Rugby, Apr. 3. King Amanullah of Afghanistan watched a great (lisp.ay of British sea power to-day. He embarked at Portland in H.M.S. Nelson, the new 33,500 tons battleship and flagship of Vice-Admiral Sir Hubert Brand, Commander-in-Chief
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      BIG FIRE IN KARACHI.
      83 21 London, Apr. 3. Karachi Over 35,000 bales of cotton were destroyed in the most serious fim ever experienced here. The fire started in the afternoon and spread in a grave manner until at nightfall there was a. solid wall of flames 20 feet high, extending for
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      FUNERAL OF SWISS EX-PRESIDENT.
      74 21 Berlin, Apr. 3. Geneva The Federal President, If. Schulthcss, delivered a funeral oration here to-day during the impressive burial ceremony of the Swiss ox-President, M. Ador. He extolled the deceased’s services to humanity during the peace negotiations and the value of his work regarding Swiss relations
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      NEW GOLD COAST HARBOUR.
      35 21 London, Apr. 4. Sekondi The ex-Minister for the Colonies, Mr. J. II. Thomas, opened the new Takoradi Harbour, on the Ciold oast. The harbour covers 200 acres and cost £1, 000,000.
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      FLOODS IN NORTH ITALY.
      29 21 Berlin, Apr. 3. Home Extensive floods have played •ireat havoc in North Italy, especially in the Venice and Cremona provinces, rendering 800 families homeless. j
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
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      SINGAPORE FOOTBALL.
      608 22 Regiment’s Three Goals Against S.C.C. There was a large crowd oil Hu* pudang an March 29 to see the first meeting of the season between the S.and I he Duke of WeM ington’s Regiment, but the game was of moderate qui’lity. The Regiment won by three goals to
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      SINGAPORE CRICKET.
      920 22 Easy Win for S.C.C. Probables. Th" Probable.' eleven in the S.C.C. trial match played on the padang on Saturday afternoon got the runs necessary for a win only jus* in time, the rain coming down in a deluge when they had passed (he I ‘ossibles’ total of *94
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      PENANG FOOTBALLER ORDERED OFF.
      50 22 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Mar. 27. For striking an opponent Boyle, of the Recreation Club, was ordered off the field in a mat -h with the Cricket Club in the Penang League yesterday. The cricket bib beat the Recreation Club by two goals to one.
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      FOOTBALL FINANCES.
      216 22 $55,000 Taken at The Stadium. The growth of organised football in Singapore, and the increased efficiency with which the Stadium is now being run, are reflected in (he accounts of the Singapore Stadium Association for the year ending December 31, 1927. During this period the gross gate receipts
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      GOLF.
      499 22 Garrison Mixed Foursome. The following was the result of the Mixed Foursomes played at the Garrison Golf Club on March «27 Mr. and Mrs. Sefton Cullen =34 I Mr. and Mrs. E. Gregoryj Jones |5— 35 1 i i Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Potts 48—10* 2 =37 s
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      YACHTING.
      635 22 Marlen Trophy and Spring Cup. The second race by B Class f or th Marlen Trophy was started in a pIl! easterly breeze on Sunday, the order ove the line being Corrib, Jazz Fiend, Irene Marlen, Prima Donna and Columbine well to leeward. e Prima Donna was caught on
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      LINCOLN HANDICAP.
      85 22 II;(. rs U 1 C r T a l "I "1 '1 Win for Mr. S. Joel’s Dark Warrior. [Reuter Telegram.] London, Mar. v The Lincolnshire Handicap ,r was run at Lincoln this alter.'" resulted as follows: u t Mr. Sol Joel’s DARK WARRIOR >( Mr. ,T. P,.
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      HOME FOOTBALL.
      1479 23 [Renter Telegram] ENGLISH AND SCOTTISH LEAGUE. POSITION IN TABLES TO 1U DATE. [Reuter Telegram.] London, Mar. 31. ,-u and Scottish League matches JSf t. hW m.l*d Division I. 2 Birmingham 2 Arsenal a Manchester U. l Aston 1 5 Newcastle 1 Burnley 2 Huddersfield 3 Bury rj Cardiff
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      PENANG TURF CLUB GRIFFINS.
      91 23 The Penang Turf Club has decided to import 26 thoroughbred horse griffins for he January 1929 Meeting (says the Straits Echo). In order to give them plenty of dme to be prepared it has been arranged 'or them to arrive some time in September of this
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      BOXING.
      615 23 [Renter Telegram] Heeney Matched With World’s Champion. [Reuter Telegram.] London, Apr. 1. Miami Beach Tex Rickard announces he has arranged for Tom Heeney, the New Zealand heavyweight, to meet Gene Tunney for the world’s title in July either in London or the United States. Scott’s Next Opponent. London, Mar.
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    THE GOVERNOR’S RETURN.
    128 23 II E. the Governor (Sir Hugh Clifford; returned from Kuala Lumpur by the ni<rh mail on Monday. His Excellency left Singapore for Sereniban by the night train on Friday night, and the specia’ saloon was shunted into a siding ;ii Seremban station. His Excellency left tin station
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    LIGHT BLUES WIN.
    321 23 [Renter Telegram.) Oxford Beaten by Ten Lengths. [Reuter Telegram.] London, Mar. 31. Cambridge won the boat race by ten lengths in the time of 20 mins. 25 secs. The usual animated scenes at the start were enlivened by the presence of a dozen aeroplanes humming overhead. Cambridge
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    S.V.R.A. MEETING.
    226 23 Excellent Results in Spite Of Popr Light. The S.V.R.A. held a spoon shoot and an interport practice on the Bukit Timah range yesterday. The latest type of N.R.A. target was used and in spite of the changeable light some very good results were obtained. The shoot resulted as
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    RACE COURSE GOLF CLUB.
    225 23 Reasons for Raising Subscription. As already reported, the members of the Race Course Golf Club agreed to the raising of the subscription from $12 to $15. Explaining why the committee considered the increase necessary, the Captain. Mr. John Laycock, said We have only 170 members and
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    NOTES FROM MALACCA.
    846 24 Retirement of Major W. M. L. Bower. (From Our Owu Correspondent.) Malacca, Mar. 31. Within the next few weeks, Malacca will bid farewell to their popular C.P.O., Major W. M. L. Bower, who leaves for England on his retirement from Government service. Major Bower has spent a
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    SELANGOR CLUB.
    495 24 CRICKETERS WANT BETTER WICKET. The annual general meeting of the Selangor Club was held on Saturday evening, with the Hon. Mr. J. Lornie (British 1 Resident of Selangor), President, in the chair, says the Malay Mail. Speaking on the committee’s report and accounts for the past year, the
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    CRIME IN THE F.M.S.
    136 24 The report of the work of the F.M.S. Supreme Court for the year 1927 shows that at the Assizes there were 25 convictions of murder and four for gang-rob-bery w’ith murder. In 18 cases the sentence of death was confirmed by the State Council. The sentence
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    CHEATING CHARGE.
    85 24 $1,000 Cheque That Was Not Honoured. Before the Third Police Magistrate (Mr. C. H. Dakers) on Friday Lam Cheong was charged with cheating Mr. Herman Meyer of the firm of Guitzel and Shumacher, general merchants, Singapore. The allegation is that in part payment for goods to the value
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    RESCUED FROM DROWNING.
    304 24 (From Our Own Correspondent). Penang, April 11. Three native fishermen rescued a F.uropean woman from drowning near the Springtide Hotel. She was in the water with a baby and had got into difficulties when the fishermen brought her ashore. The Chinese congregation of the Seremban Methodist Mission
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    BIRTHS
    67 24 CHI A. On March 28, 1928, at Jalan Maharani, Muar, to Mr. and Mrs. Chia Tene Kee. a son. Mother and child doing well. CONSTABLE.- At Maternity Hospital, Singa pore, on April 3. 1928. Christian, wife >f H. B. Constable, a daughter. LAVER. On March 28, 1928 at the
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    Trade and Finance.
    142 24 Singapore, April 4. EXCHANGE. On London, Bank 4 m/s 90,-, Demand 2 3 15/10 Private 3 m. credit /3 On New York. Demand 4 lc Private 90 d/s 3/16 On France, Bank T.T. 57** 4 On India, Bank T.T. J 4 -6 On Hong Kong. Bank T.T.
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    Stocks and Shares.
    758 24 Fraser and Co.’s Quotations. Singapore, April 4. MINING. Issue Val. Pd. Buyers Sellen £1 £1 Asam Kumbang 44/- 46 £1 £1 Bangrin Tin 40/- 41 6 1 1 Butang Padang 0.54 0.57 1 1 Batu Cares 1.32 4 1.37 £1 £1 Chcnderinng 16 0 17 6 1
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    44 24 HEATHS. i’OO Madame Poo Geok Kng, age 71 years, passed away at her residences Nos. 46 and 47, Bukit Timnh Road, 7 4 milestone, on April 3 at 3.30 a.m. HENDRICKS. —On April 4, 1928, at the General Hospital, Amy Evelyn Hendricks, 19 years.
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  • The Straits Budget RUBBER SUPPLEMENT
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      CONTENTS.
      63 1 Page 0«cia. Quotations 1 w.stin i Rubber Position By A. 3 gSS ‘".Rubber Statistics Rubber Smuggling 3 Pnhbcr Returns 4 ESS Rubber Aucfops Correspondence Rubber und Palm O"' 2 Woman on KUDDer 2 Assessments able News— Rubber imports Into Britain The Rubber Inquiry Meetings and Report*— Tapah Rubber 3
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      RUBBER SITUATION.
      72 1 Singapore Official Quotations. Quotations Forward Contract Spot Seller Prices A Apb July Date L’tlon S’pore Spot June Sept, a. 4, I 1 9 •»ii i l 0.46 0.474 0.4. *4 3o 1 1’* 0.4(5 1 4 0.464 0.474 0.48 :;i 1 i' s 0.464 0.4t» a 4 0.4.4
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      London Rubber Stocks.
      28 1 Lewis ami Peat’s cable from their London Office gives 1,440 tons decrease making the total London rubber stocks at April 3 as revised, 58,198 tons.
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      The Singapore Auction.
      174 1 The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its 858th auction on Apl. 1, 1928, when there was catalogued 964,708 lbs. or 430.67 tons offered 6.*,4,492 lbs. or 292.18 tons sold 499,346 lbs. or 222.92 tons. Spot London is. 0%d. New York 27% cts. I PRICES REALISED.
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      DUNLOP RUBBER DIVIDEND.
      47 1 [REUTER TELEGRAM] I The D Unl tl London, Mar. 29. rN a divi? ub ber Company has deshar rl 5 per cent on the i'i 0( 8 fo M th year ended Mar. R' W j 1 be carried forward 1 carried to reserve.
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      RUBBER POSITION MALAYAN COMPANIES & RESTRICTION.
      1168 1  - RUBBER POSITION MALAYAN COMPANIES RESTRICTION. (B! A. W. Still.) London, March 7. It is reported that yet another inquiry is to be made into the Restriction Policy, the body mentioned being what is known as the Commercial Committee of the House of Commons. I should think that it will confine
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      RUBBER IMPORTS INTO BRITAIN.
      92 1 [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, Mar. 28. In the House of Commons, replying to Colonel H. C. Woodcock (Cons., Liverpool, Everton), Mr. Williams (for the Board of Trade) said the total of crude rubber imported into Britain last month was 20,000,000 pounds, valued at £1,300,000. The import in
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      THE RUBBER INQUIRY.
      551 1 WISE PROVISION. TO AVOID MARKET EMBARRASSMENT. TIME OF MR. BALDWIN’S ANNOUNCEMENT. London, Mar. 30. The Government to-day sought the advice and will act on the suggestions of the Stock Exchange Rubber Trade Association, as best qualified to represent City opinion, regarding the most favourable time for Mr.
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      CORRESPONDENCE.
      66 2 Th<* Straits Times is not responsible for tho opinions of its correspondents. t’orre* spondents should hear in mind that letters must he short and to tin* point. Lung epistles are liable to he rejected or cut down. Correspondents must enclose their names and addresses, not necessarily for publication hut
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      RUBBER AND PALM OIL.
      928 2 To the Editor of the Stiaits Times. Sir, I have not joined the ranks of the rubber restriction controversialists for the very good reason that from tlie* beginning of restriction 1 war one of the senior restriction officers, F.M.S., until 1 went home, and so could
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      A WOMAN ON RUBBER.
      478 2 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —May a mere woman (but a plantj er’s wife of a good many yeais’ standing) I voice an idea or two on the subject of rubber 1. At present the greater the restriction the less the tapping. In
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      ASSESSMENTS.
      161 2 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.—i observe* that the impropriety oi my action at the reran i'.A.M. meeting i:i Kuala Lumpur is proclaimed by the 1 'Uiiiman of a certain rubber company. liecoutso to exposure anciu the present ini mity of assessment is t’i:- only course open
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      RUBBER INQUIRY.
      40 2 [REI‘TER TELEGRAM] Dutch Committee Confers With R.G.A. [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, Apr. 2. The Rubber Growers’ Association met the committee of the Dutch rubber producers, after which the Association appointed a committee to confer further with the Dutch committee.
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      TAPAH RUBBER MEETING.
      1579 2 RESTRICTION VIEWS. CAUSES OF REDUCTION IN PROFIT. The annual general meeting of Tapah Rubber Estates, Ltd., was held on Tuesday at the offices of the secretaries, Messrs. Kvatt and Co., French Bank Buildings, there being present Messrs. W. H. Macgregor, (Chairman), H. D. Mundell, J. A. Clarke
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      RUBBER PROBLEM. FURTHER VIEWS ON THE PIVOTAL PRICE.
      862 3  -  By Fredk. C. Peck. P-ominent among the many misc-on-r< that have been widely proparf" H am j which have consequently been E o( much unwarrantable antiil 0 sentiment is the belief that of the Pivotal price from 3d. IS. 9d. «as a
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      AYER KUNING RUBBER.
      471 3 Whole of Profits Carried Forward. The annual meeting of Ayer Kuning Rubber Estate was held at Penang oir Mar. 28, Mr. L. C. Brown, presiding. The Chairman in proposing the adoption of the report and accounts said Taking into account the somewhat adverse circumstances the company has
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      British Malaya Rubber Statistics.
      402 3 Statement of Quantity and Value of Rubber Exported During March, 1928. Th« Isfiatnr ln|*fU u4 Eayar*» kav M‘ W um it«yirt t; statement of the quantity and valaa of rubber exported from British Malaya, during March, 1928. The figures, which are in tons, represent total exports
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      RUBBER SMUGGLING.
      284 3 Preventive Branch Activities. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 30. The following captures of rubber and rubber smugglers have been reported to the local Customs Preventive Branch Telegraphic information received on the 27th instant from the commander of the launch Kalai reports the capture of a kotah
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      RUBBER RETURNS.
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