The Straits Budget, 26 April 1928

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    28 1 The Straits Budget j*o. 3.663 BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES [ESTABLISHED EIGHTY YEARS.] SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 1928 Price 25 cents (S.S. Currency) or 7d.
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    CONTENTS.
    369 1 Page O Some >in^p >re Nuances 3 Vhc Price of ITtiol Considered \ie\'s The Budget Speech 4 Occasional Note* m S sst«aibs "sBrisKr' t-s Sultan of krlantan in his Rolls-Royce Singapore i\ Round the r Singapore Flying <- ub V V. General Motors in Ja\a »*> Chinese Entertain Mr.
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    LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
    4069 1 Tumbuk estate has harvested 188,735 coconuts for the month of March. Mr. J. F. W. Chandler, of Badenoch Estate, Kedah, has gone to Europe. Mr. A. W. Hamilton, Deputy Commis-; sioner of Police, has returned from Home, leave. H.H. the Regent of Kedah is proceeding to England
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    MR. ORMSBY-GORE’S VISIT.
    370 2 Cadets and Scouts Inspected At Raffles School Singapore A Tuesday 1 “from by me mgnt man train, to win. special saloon had been attached u was met at Tank Road Station by t hJ Colonial Secretary, (Sir Hayes Marriott? and t apt. G. C. Macartney, first A
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    A DRIVER’S COMPLAINT.
    338 2 European Employer Acquitted Oin Assault Charge. A ease was heard in the District Court ou Tuesday in which a Malay driver l charged his European employer with assault. Abubakar, the syce, said he wa? driving his employer, Mr. Ockley, and a friend along St. Andrew’s Road at
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    SINGAPORE FLYING CLUB.
    64 2 Official Opening Next Saturday. The official opening of the Singapore Flying Club will take place at the Yacht C lub on Saturday at 4.30, being pevfor ined by H.E. the Governor (Sir Hugh Clifford, who will make a flight in one of the machines. The Cherub will
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      SOME SINGAPORE NUISANCES.
      610 3 complacency.—-Straits Times, April 19. It has remained for a visitor to ranore to draw attention to a unpleasant nocturnal par i uhiclf the authorities should ukc speedy steps to remove. The Majority of residents, going away the r homes in Tanglin and other drifts may not have
      complacency.—-Straits Times, April 19.  -  610 words
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      THE PRICE OF PETROL.
      655 3 duced “on the doorstep.”—Straits Times, April 20. Since the appearance of our eading article discussing the disturbing difference between petrol rrices in Great Britain and Malaya here have been many indications ;hat this matter is well on the way towards becoming a lively local issue. Unquestionably
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      “CONSIDERED VIEWS.”
      704 3 count of themselves.—Straits Times, April 21. Altogether too robust a politician to be deterred by the certain amount of somewhat querulous criticism to which he has been subjected in Malaya, Mr. Ormsby-Gore has made another statement on the rubber situation. The important speech which he delivered at Kuala
      count of themselves.—Straits Times, April 21.  -  704 words
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      COWARDICE.
      689 3 ’—Straits Times, April 23. Sir John Simon, within a few days of his return from India, has re-appeared in the House of Commons as the sponsor of a motion which, though rejected, will receive widespread public sympathy. Opinion has always been sharply divided on the general question of capital
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      “MISMANAGEMENT AND INERTIA.”
      680 4 <iuasi-business enterprises.—Straits Times, April 24. A committee appointed to inquire into the working of the British post office telegraphic service ha? issued a report couched in such scathing terms as to justify the use of that overworked word sensational.” The committee speaks ot mismanagement,” of an atmosphere
      <iuasi-business enterprises.—Straits Times, April 24.  -  680 words
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      THE BUDGET SPEECH.
      741 4 —Straits Times, April 25. At the end of his budget speech last year Mr. Churchill warned the jountry that he was at the end of his adventitious resources.” He had then introduced revisions o taxation involving new or heavier imposts in seven cases with only me instance
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    OCCASIONAL NOTES.
    2069 4 Law-abiding civilians in Penanohave shivered agreeably when the? SUV in a leading article on The Puhli r a&lt;J &gt; the Police in one of their papers, that there is beginning to S?' into the service an arrogant, trucS spirit of self-assertion.” Indeed reign of law and order in
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
    180 5 Engagements During Past Week. Saturday, Apr. 14. His Excellency and Lady Clifford accompanied by the Hon. Raja Chulan bin Abdullah were present at the Football Match (Ceylon v S.F.A.) at the Stadium. Sunday, Apr. 15. The Hon. the Colonial Secretary and Lady Marriott had luncheon at Government House.
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    SHOOTING OUTRAGES.
    199 5 Body Found at Bukit Timah. A Chinese was found dead, with a gunshot wound, on Saturday evening on a path leading from Bukit Timah Road at the sixth mile. The matter was reported to the police at 7 o’clock, but the affair apparently took place three hours earlier.
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    SHIPMASTER FINED.
    210 5 Left Singapore Without Clearance. Captain Sverre Roring, master of the Skuld, a Norwegian cargo boat engaged in the rice trade between. Singapore and Bangkok, pleaded guilty before the District Judge (Mr. J. L. McFall) on Monday afternoon to leaving Singapore without a port clearance. Mr. E. Tongue, Asst.
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    HOOILAI REFUGEES.
    128 5 Appeal for Funds In Singapore. The Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce has accepted office as treasurers for the fund for the relief of victims of Communist outrages at Hooilai, Swatow, and will be responsible for the safe remittance of all subscriptions to the Chamber of Commerce, Swatow. Subscriptions
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    STABBED AND BURNT.
    105 5 Dead Body Found In A Sack. There were extensive burns and multiple stab wounds orr the body of a Chinese found in a sack on the Yeo Chu Kang Road recently. A medical witness before the Coroner said the man had been stabbed before he was burnt.
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    FRENCH MINISTER IN SIAM.
    54 5 Councillor to Embassy in Home Appointed. 1 v 'T' (From Our Own Correspondent). Bangkok, Apr. 18. M. Charles. A. Henry, Councillor to the French Embassy in Rome and formerly Charge D’Affaires in Tokio, has been appointed French Minister to the Court of Siam in succession to
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    NEW PUISNE JUDGE.
    33 5 Mr. William Burton, deputy Legal Adviser, F.M.S., has been appointed to act temporarily as a puisne judge of the Straits Settlements for a period of three months from April 16.
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    CHINESE AND MR. ORMSBY-GORE.
    723 5 F.RLS. WELCOME. COURAGE INITIATIVE IN MALAYA. The Chinese community of the F.M.S. entertained the Right Hon. Mr. W. G. A. Ormsby-Gore, Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, at a banquet at Kuala Lumpur on April 17. The Hon. Mr. Wong Yick Tong presided over a
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    MR. CAMPBELL'S RETIREMENT.
    1966 6 MALACCA’S GOODBYE. WARM TRIBUTES AT M.P.A. DINNER. On Saturday evening the Malacca Planters’ Association gave a dinner in the Government Rest House, Malacca, at which the guest of honour war. Mr. J. W. Campbell, who was Chairman of the Association for ten years, and who is shortly
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    CIVIL PRISON ARREST.
    57 6 Hvlam Agitator and The C.I.D. A Hylam, who has been known to the C.l.D. for some time as a person extremely active in local Communist circles on Thursday had the temerity to visit two political prisoners at the Civil Prison, with the result that he was arrested
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    MENTAL EXPERT’S EVIDENCE.
    1087 6 PRISONER’S DELUSIONS. CURIOUS CASE IN LOCAI POLICE COURT. The mental condition of a prisoner who had been certified sane by a medical man and who had subsequently been put under observation by a mental expert, was th« subject of interesting evidence before the Second Police Magistrate (Mr.
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    MALAYAN AIR LINES.
    1472 7 local scheme, seaplane services from SINGAPORE. COOPERATION WITH DUTCH COMPANY. ince H. M. s. Pegasus, the first h '&gt; .ir unit to visit Malayan waters, to Singapore four years ago, and described Malaya as “perfect tl&gt; a .ountrv,” the public imagination n»Cn puml by th 1 idea
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    MUNICIPAL LOANS.
    42 7 A meeting of the Singapore Municipal Commissioners .will be held on Friday at l'». Mr. C. C. Dunman will ask the President, 44 Are you satisfied that the provision made for the repayment of the various Municipal loans is adequate?”
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    SYDNEY TO SINGAPORE.
    55 7 AUSTRALIAN COMMANDER JOINING R.A.F. FLIGHT. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Sydney, Apr. 23. Flight Comdr. Wackett, flying a seaplane named Widgeon II, which he built locally, will leave Sydney on the 30th inst. and is due to arrive at Singapore on May 10 for the purpose of accompanying
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    CARPENTERS INJURED.
    66 7 Temporary Workshop Collapses At Penang. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, April 19. Four Chinese carpenters had a narrow escape when their temporary workshoj near Pulo Tikus post office collapseo while they were working there. It appears that heavy rains hud soddened the supports causing them to collapse. One
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    FINANCE AND INDUSTRY. BOOM IN GENERAL MOTORS SHARES.
    1348 7  -  (By A. W. Still.) London, Mar. 28. There has been a raging tornado of speculation on the New York Stock Exchange and a new record was set up on the 26th when four and a quarter million shares changed hands. Fortunes on
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    MR. EBER’S DEATH.
    802 8 Proceedings in Police Court. The Serangoon Road tragedy on Mar. 8, when the late Mr. F. W. Eber was knocked down by a lorry as he emerged from St. Michael’s Road on his way to early mass, was the subject of Police Court proceedings on Apr. 24,
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    ST. ANDREW’S MISSION.
    560 8 Needs of Singapore Diocese. The annual general meeting of St. Andrew’s Church Mission, at St. Andrew’s School in Stamford Itoad at 5.30 p.m. on April 24, was presided over bv the Bishop of Singapore, and commanded a i good attendance. Reports on various phases of the Mission’s
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    GANG LEADERS’ FIGHT.
    173 8 (Jims Drawn in Coffee Shop. A scene reminiscent of Wild West films was enacted in a coffee-shop in South Bridge Road on Tuesday morning. Two Chinese gangs rode up to the coffee-shop on bicycles and waited outside while their respective leaders sat down at a table to
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    PASSENGERS.
    1146 8 The following passengers are proceeding to Europe on the Mongolia, which sailed on I Friday Mr. White, Mr. Francis, Mr. Browne, Miss Fiddles, Mrs. Calanan, (’apt. and Mrs. limes, I&gt;r. Milward, Miss Heang, Mr. and Mrs. Wood, Miss Ensor and Nurse (Miss M. Saunders), Mrs. MacWilliams, Mrs. Ensor, Mr.
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    YACHTING.
    528 8 Ladies’ Race at The R.S.Y.C. On Saturday afternoon the ladies were given an opportunity of showing their prowess at the helm when tho race for prizes given by Mr. G. C. Owen took place. Over a short course six B boats crossed the line in the lightest of zephyrs—most
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    SINGAPORE PHILANTHROPIST.
    88 8 $10,000 for Relief of Chinese Wounded Soldiers. Mr. Aw Boon Haw, the manufacturer of Tiger Balm in Singapore, who i c well-known for his philanthropic work, recently sent a conti ibntion of $10,00'* to General Chians Kai-shek for the relief of wounded soldiers. lie has receive! the following
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    DEATH OF MR. DE BRUYER KOPS.
    113 8 We regret to record that the K.P.M. has received news of the death in Holland of Mr. de Bruyer Kops, who was manager in Singapore for about a year until he went home in October last on account of ill health. Previous to coming
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    SEAMEN’S MISSION.
    376 9 ’ixr. 4PORE CHAPLAIN’S 1M FIRST REPORT. -n„&gt; Rev. G. G. Elliott, Chaplain to v, Singapore Seamen’s Mission, has sented his first annual report, coverV vear 11)27. The progress made im? n h a short time has been reraarkand those, from the Chaplain downab ’k who have been responsible
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    PEARSON'S FRESH AIR FUND.
    214 9 Generosity of Straits Times Readers. Mr. Ernest Kessel, hon. secretary and treasurer of Pearson's Fresh Air Fund, writes as follows Fifteen pence is sufficient to give a poor child a day in the country. One pound defrays the cost of a fortnight's holiday \jy the sea
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    COOLIE’S DEATH AT BUKOM.
    152 9 Fall Off Plank While Loading Coal. The Coroner (Mr. F. G. Bourne) record'.ti evidence on Saturday of the death of a C hine.se coal coolie at the Asiatic Petroleum Co. s wharf at Pulau Bukom. watchman stated that the deceased c 1lI1 00 °lies was employed
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    MALAYAN RACING.
    1056 9 TAIPING AMATEUR MEETING. From Our Own Correspondent. Taiping, Apr. 18, The going was good and the dividends were fair considering the smallness of the gathering, which include the Sultan ot Perak and his suite. The only upset was in the second race when the favourite was not placed.
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    SINGAPORE RACES.
    106 9 Big Fields at Next Month’s Meeting. The final list of horses in training for the Singapore Turf Club meeting next month is now* in the hands of members. It shows the remarkable number of 240, in addition to the 2S new Irish maidens, which is far and away
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    MAGISTRATE MURDERED.
    88 9 [REUTER TELEGRAM] Attack by Rich Mohamedan At Chittagong. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Calcutta, Apr. 21. Bazlar Rahman, who is charged with of the murder of Mr. G. H. W. Davies, I.C.S., the district magistrate at Chittagong, is a rich educated Mohamedan. lie was granted an interview by Mr.
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    MUNICIPAL AREA.
    77 9 Proposal to Take in Siglap District. A proposal by the Singapore Municipal Commissioners to include in the Municipal area port of the district of Siglap, stretching from the Municipal boundary on Changi Road to Tcluk Kurau Road was considered at a meeting of the Rural Board on Friday.
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    SHOTGUN AND CHOPPER.
    299 9 Eurasian’s Story in District Court. In a case of alleged assault before the District Judge (Mr. J. L. McFall) on Monday afternoon, the complainant, Francis de Souza stated that he was attacked in turn by L. L. de Rozario, Francis de Rozano, Mr. and Mrs. Toh Oh
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    MOTOR-CYCLE SMASH.
    215 9 European Discharged In District Court. In the District Court on Monday, case in which Stanley McCracken, a European, was changed with causing 1 grevious hurt to a Tamil while riding his motor cycle was concluded. The complainant said that at the timn of the accident he was on
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    HEART ATTACK DURING MASS.
    90 9 Father Lambert Taken III At Hlakan Mati. While saying Mass at Blakan Mati on Sunday morning Father Lambert, Roman Catholic chaplain to the military forces in Singapore, was suddenly taken ill with heart failure. Medical assistance ,vas forthcoming from Dr. Austin, and v ather Lambert was
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    ROUND THE WORLD WALKERS.
    95 9 We had a visit on Tuesday from another adventurous American who claims to be walking round the world. This was Mr. William Wolf, who says he started out from Los Angeles, and has visited Mexico* Canada, the Far Fast, Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea, the Philippines,
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    CORRESPONDENCE.
    60 10 [The Strait* Times is not responsible for the opinions of its correspondents. Correspondents should bear in mind that letters ■nast be abort anil to the point. Long in&gt; u«i»u down, correspondents must enclose tneir names and addresses, not necessarily for publication but as guarantee of good faith. No letter
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    PRICE OF PETROL.
    913 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —I note you are doing your utmost to bring down the price of Petrol in this country. Might I suggest that the Straits Settlements Associations take up this question and so justify its existence in 4i more tangible way
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    GAME PRESERVATION.
    736 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir. I have heard a rumour that it is now suggested to remove all restrictions regarding game preservation outside the limits of the reserves. I ean hardly credit that such a retrograde movement l is contemplated, especially in view of what
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    “ COWARDICE."
    141 10 COWARDICE." To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—The writer of your leader j t’o ward ice in to-night’s issue evidently I shares a very common misapprehension. I He assumes, and quotes a book to prove, j that the penalty for a self-inflicted wound I on active service is death.
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    ROAD OBSTRUCTION.
    123 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.—A dangerous form of obstruction of one of our main roads has obtained for a considerable period, without the slightest cognisance having been taken of it by the authorities. 1 refer to the lorries which are nightly parked in Bencoolen Street,
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    NEW PARK AT KATONG.
    225 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—The land on the seafront at Meyer Road, Kat&lt;*ng, now being planned out as I a public recreation ground, will evidently i in the near future become a most popular resort, judging from the numbers that j i already
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    DEATH OF MR. CYRIL WEBB.
    89 10 Sudden Collapse on The Hong Peng. We regret to announce the death, under tragic circumstances, of Mr. Cyril Webb, chief engineer of the s.s. Hong Peng. Mr. Webb was in the act of giving certain instructions on board the vessel on Monday about 4 p.m.
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    FIVE MALAYS DROWNED.
    61 10 Fishing-Boat Capsizes At Penan*;. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Apr. 20. Five Malays lost their lives at Pulau Betong, on the western side of the island, i n Tuesday night. Four were members of the crew of a fishing koleh which was s.vamp*d by heavy seas, the
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    NOTES FROM JAVA.
    490 10 ANNIVERSARY OF HISTORIC SOCIETY. (From Our Own Correspondent.) *1 Batavia, Apr. 21. Next week witnesses the celebration o' the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of tht* foundation of the Batavia Royal Society of Arts and Letters, which is I believe, the oldest society of its kind in
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    ST. GEORGE'S DAY.
    204 10 Rain Prevents Regimental Parade. Monday was the festival of the patron saint of England, but the morning’s heavy rain prevented the only local celebration—the annual parade of the 2nd Duke of Wellington’s Regiment, at which white roses are presented to the officers and men of the battalion.
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    SERVICE NOTES.
    784 11 THE R.A.F. FAR EAST 1 F LIGHT. (Straits Times, April 19.) 0 f lectures which officers of lh r t er Fist Flight have arranged to V T the members of the Singapore jrive l e be ing looked forward to 1 1 &gt;' inS -2«Uinterest and there
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    NOTES FROM MALACCA.
    651 11 INDUCTION OF NEW VICAR. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Apr. 17. The induction of the Rev. Hubert John Hutchinson to the parish of Malacca was carried out by the Bishop of Singapore, on Sunday, after Evensong, at Christ Church, Malacca. The ceremony of inducting a vicar to
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    SUNKEN DREDGE REFLOATED.
    31 11 The Secretary of Austral Malay Tin, Ltd., reports that the Kampong Kamunting No. 2 dredge was refloated on the 16th instant. It is now being docked lor repairs.
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    DEATH OF MR. LEFROY.
    225 11 ONE OF PERAK’S FIRST P.W.D. ENGINEERS. We regret to announce the death, on Ajoril Id in Tasmania, of Mr. G. A. Lefroy, who after retiring from the Perak P.W.D. in 1896, settled down near Perth, Western Australia. As recently as July 1926, Mr. Lefroy passed through
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    LAWYER AS DEFENDANT.
    174 11 Claim For $247,574 Fails At Penang. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Apr. 18. In the Supreme Court Mr. Lim Cheng Fan, the well-known Penang lawyer, was the defendant in a claim for damages for negligence in respect of conduct and advice over the purchase of some property
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    S. S. ASSOCIATION.
    145 11 Nominations for Municipal Commission. The nominations for the Straits Settlements Association (Singapore) representative on the Municipal Commission are as follows Mr. W. P. D. Parsons, proposed by Svrd Mohamed Alsagoff, seconded by Mr. Chcong Koon Seng, and supported by the Hon. Inche Eunus and Mr. C. V’.
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    CONTRABAND TOBACCO.
    100 11 Lucky Seizure In Moulmein Road. In the Second Court on Thursday, before Mr. W. N. Gourlay, a Chinese, Siap Tiong, pleaded guiltv to a charge of being in possession of 1,400 packets of dutiable Chinese tobacco. Mr. I. Perkins, who prosecuted, said that the accused was arrested in
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    CAR AND LORRY.
    245 11 Motorist’s Claim Against Traction Company. A case was commenced in the Supreme Court on April 18, before the Acting Chief Justice (Mr. Justice Sproule) in which Louis Joseph Lemarcier sued the Singapore Traction Company for damages arising out of a motorcar accident on July 1C of last
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    NINE MONTHS FOR SIKH.
    130 11 Story of Robbery in Temple Bathroom. A robbery which took place inside the bathroom of the Sikh temple in Queen Street on the night of April 6 led to the charging of a Sikh in the District Court on April 18. Chief Court Inspector Meredith prosecuted.
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    FAMOUS ARTISTS COMING.
    92 11 Galli-Curci, Kreisler and Heifetz For Singapore. A cable received from Mr. A. Strok, the well-known concert agent, states that Singapore will he visited by an unusually large number of famous artists this year. Mr. Strok announces that he has made definite arrangements for the following to appear:—
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    CORONER’S COURT.
    117 11 New Building (o be Opened Soon. Tho new Singapore Coroner’s Court is rapidly nearing completion, and will be opened on May 1. The new building will give the Coroner a court to himself, and will permit of the vacation by the Coroner of the polieecourt wing at present
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    ELGIN BRIDGE CONTRACT.
    50 11 It is announced in the committee proceedings of the Singapore Municipal Commissioners that the contract for the construction of Elgin Bridge, in North Bridge Road, arranged with Eogden, Brisbane and Co., has been terminated the contractors being paid a fair and .easonable profit on the work done.
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    CHEAP POWER FOR PERAK.
    1854 12 £3,500,000 SCHEME. HARNESSING A MALAYAN RIVER. ELECTRICAL NETWORK FOR KINTA MINES. (By Our Special Representative). At a time when the rubber slump is the main topic of conversation in Malaya it is refreshing to lind one place in the country that is brimming with energy and
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    MR. STIRLING’S ORDEAL.
    326 12 DRAMATIC ACCOUNT OF STABBING AFFRAY. Mr. W. G. Stirling, the assistant Protector of Chinese, gave a graphic account of the affair which led up to his being stabbed by a Chinese in December of 1920 when evidence was taken before ;i.. J. L. Me Fall in the
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    PONTIANAK GOLD.
    203 12 Institution of Mining and Mr. H. Wilson. The secretary of Pontianak Gold Dredging Concessions, Ltd., has received the following letter from the secretary of the Institution of Mining and Metallurgy Dear Sir, —At a meeting of my Council held to-day, your letter of Jan. 12 lust, with its
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    FIREWORKS NUISANCE.
    480 12 EUROPEAN RESIDENT ASKS FOR INJUNCTION. An unusual case was commenced in the Supreme Court on Monday before the acting Chief Justice, (Mr. Justice Sproule), when Mr. W. H. Macgregor brought an action against Tan Chye Lee and Tan Chye Yen, of Gallop Road, for an injunction restraining them
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    THOMSON ROAD FIRE.
    122 12 Escape of New Row Of Shophouses. A row of new shophouses on Thomson Road had an escape from fire on. Thursday when the flames from two nearby attap dwellings attacked the roof of the corner ,&gt;hophouse. The attap dwellings stood ac the corner o«f Thomson Road and
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    M. JEAN PANNATIER.
    119 12 The funeral took place at the Bidarari Cemetory in the afternoon following a service at the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd. Th® Rev. Father Ruaudel officiated, and among those present were M. Yves de Courthial, the French-Consul M. de Seey Montbdliard, Vice-Consul M. Sarton, Bclgian-Consul M. Dupontet,
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    ROBINSON AND CO.
    2199 13 i prosperous year reported. T!ll annual irencral mcetin* of Robini Co 1 .til., was held on Saturday ltll offices of ;he secretaries, HarriBarker, and Go., the chairman, Mr. p'Yage. piesiding. There were al.-o nt. Messrs. \V. H. Macpregor, W. A. s c. Hacker, K. A. Brown, J.
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    BLUE CROSS AMBULANCE.
    163 13 Rural Board Consider Society's Proposal. &lt; I At Friday’s meeting of the Singapore Rural Board a letter was read from the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals stating that the Society were considering the purchase of a motor ambulance which would be fittted up to
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    THIEF AND CONSTABLE.
    133 13 Housebreaker Makes Clean Breast Of It. A Chinese who broke into a house in Keong Sek Road while the family were asleep and stole some clothing ran into a constable as he was making his escape. Being unable to explain how he came by the clothing he
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    NOTES FROM SIAM.
    1105 13 NARROW ESCAPE OF AIR PARTY. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, April 1 4. For several days past there has been anxiety as to the late of two railway surveyors engaged in work between the North-Eastern Line and the Northern Line. In order to gain an impression of
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    PALM OIL PLANTING.
    1458 14 FINANCIAL SIDE OF THE PROPOSITION. (From a Correspondent.) It is stated by people who are in a position to know that a Palm Oil Estate can be brought into bearing, fully equipped, for £45 per acre, of which the factory costs, at present, about £5 pet* acre.
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    TAMIL COOLIE’S DEATH.
    213 14 Alleged Assault on Local Estate. The death from a ruptured spleen of a Tamil coolie on Bagam Estate, at the 16th mile, Jurong Road, was the subject of an inquiry held by the Coroner (Mr. I*'. G. Bourne). An estate mandor told the Coroner that on July
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    THE WEEK-END COLUMN
    808 14 (From the Straits Times of April 20.) Mr. Ormsby-Gore. The chief topic of interest this week has been the visit of the Hon. VV. G. A. Ormsby-C.ore, whose energetic tour ol the F.M.S., has proved that, whatever his intentions in coming to Malaya may be. “joy-riding” is
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    LINK WITH BRIGHT AND GLADSTONE.
    496 14 BRILLIANT CAREER OF A VICTORIAN STATESMAN. With the death of George John Shaw Lefevre, first Baron Eversley, announced by Reuter on Friday, there passes one of the few remaining Parliamentary stalwart of the days of Bright and Gladstone First seeking election to the House ot'
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  • PAST WEEK’S IMPERIAL AND GENERAL NEWS Contained in Reuter, British Imperial Radio and Special Telegrams.
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      VOTING AGE IN BRITAIN.
      659 19 [REITER TELEGRAM] the new bill, time of mature JUDGMENT. mCGESTION OF TWENTY* FIVE DEFEATED. [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, Apr. 18. The House of Commons, in the comstage of the Franchise Bill, rejectH bv 5M t» l« »n amendment moved by sil Alexander Sport (Cons., I&gt;anaik, N.) in
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      BRITAIN AND HEDJAZ.
      267 19 Sir Gilbert Clayton’s Mission. London, Apr. 19. Sir Gilbert Clayton, head of the British mission to Ibn Saud, with whom he will discuss outstanding Anglo-Hedjaz and Irakiun-Hedjaz questions, departed from London for Jeddah and will meet M. Bourdillon, Councillor of the High Commissioner of Baghdad, and Mr.
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      A PRINCESS’S HUSBAND.
      118 19 The Misfortunes of M. Zoubkoflf. London, Apr. 23. Brussels M. Zoubkoff was arrested at Arlon owing to his passport being irregular. A cable from Berlin dated March 15 stated The ex-Kuiser’a brother-in-law, the Russian Zoubkoff, ex-bottlewasher, aged US, who married Princess Victoria Srhaumberg-Lippe, aged 63. on Xov.
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      BATTLE OF THE FALKLANDS.
      105 19 Cruisers’ Mess Plate Returned To Germany. London, Apr. 19. Sydney The mess plate of the German cruisers Scharnhorst and Leipsig, which were destroyed in the Battle of the Falklands, is being returned to the German Government as an act of grace. How the plate came to
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      THE SOLOMONS MASSACRES.
      39 19 London, Apr. 19. Tulagi, Solomon Islands A native named Freal has confessed to shooting Cadet Lillies during the massacre here. Ho was sentenced io death. Fifty natives will be tried for the murder of native police.
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      JAPANESE IN SHANTUNG.
      309 19 Five Thousand Troops For Tsingtao. Tokio, Apr. 18. The Japanese Consul-General at Tsingtao has cabled to the Foreign Office advising that the despatch of troops is necessary for the protection of Japanese lives and property if the Northerners fall back to Yenchowfu, or the Nationalists in south-east
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      NANKING REPARATIONS.
      118 19 Question of Damage at British Consulate. London, Apr. 19. In the House of Commons, replying to Mr. Harry Day (Lab., Southwark, Central) Comdr. Locker-Lampson saiJ no specific claim for reparation for the occupation of the British Consulate at Nanking by Nationalist troops had been lodged. His Majesty’s Government
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      DEATH OF LORD DALZIEL.
      107 19 Pioneer of London’s Taxi Cabs. Rugby, Apr. 18. The death has taken place at the age of 74 of Lord Dalziel, formerly Sir Davison Dalziel. He w r as closely connected with many important commercial enterprises, being best known to the public as president of the
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      FRENCH STEAMER DISABLED.
      44 19 London, Apr. 20. It is reported from Colombo that the French steamer Cap Padaran, from Haiphong, is 18 miles south of Colombo and cannot proceed owing to turbine trouble. She requires towage and a tug will proceed to her assistance immediately.
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      FEARED LOSS OF MOTORSHIP.
      153 19 ASIATIC PRINCE. FORTNIGHT OVERDUE AT HONOLULU. London, Apr. ill. A message received from Barry states that American destroyers have returned to Honolulu after a week’s vain search for the liner Asiatic Prince, with a crew of 22 to JO British and Chinese, which is a fortnight
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      RUSSIAN PEASANTS DEFIANT.
      87 19 Refusal to Pay Taxes In Grain. London, Apr. 18. Warsaw According to reliable intelligence from the Russo-Polish border, continual affrays are occurring in Russian border villages between detachments of the Red army and peasants, who refuse to pay taxes consisting of grain. A number of persons are
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      BY AIR TO THE EAST.
      99 19 Dutch Enterprise and British Delay. London, Apr. 18. In the House of Commons, replying to Comdr. Kenworthy, Sir Samuel Hoare, Air Minister, said he was not aware of any specific official proposals by the Netherlands authorities for a Dutch air service to Batavia, via British
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      EARL HAIG.
      93 19 Equestrian Statue to be Erected In London. Rugby, Apr. 20. It is understood that an equestrian statue in London will be the national memorial to Field-Marshal Earl Haig, and that the Royal Commission on Fine Arts which was deputed to consider the subject will report to the Government
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      MEXICAN INSURGENTS.
      56 19 Seventy-three Killed by Federal Troops. London, Apr. 20. Mexico City-: It is reported from Guadalajara that 73 insurgents were killed in encounters with federal troops in the state of Jalisco. The insurgents belonged to a band led by Guillen (known as the Hose of Triniada wdio was killed.
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      MOSLEM TROUBLE AT GAZA.
      44 19 Protest Strike Declared Against Government. London, Apr. 23. Jerusalem Moslems have declared a protest strike against the attitude of the Government regarding the affair at Gaza in connection with the missionary conference. All shops are closed. No incidents have occurred.
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      BRITAIN AND EGYPT.
      510 20 FRESH TROUBLE. FEATURES OF ASSEMBLIES BILL. SHARP COMMENT IN LONDON. Rugby, Apr. 21. The text of the* proposed Assemblies Law, which is to come before the Egyptian Senate on the 30th inst., has reached London, and is the subject of unfavourable comment in the Press. When the
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      BIG FIRE IN JAPAN.
      61 20 Over a Thousand Buildings Destroyed. Tokio, Apr. 18. Over 1,000 buildings have been destroyed at Hirosaki, Northern Japan, including four schools, two banks, six hospitals and a church, as a result of a fin* which raged for seven hours before it was got under control. The
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      ART TREASURE RETURNS.
      44 20 Famous Gainsborough Picture Bought Back. Rugby, Apr. 21. Sir Joseph Duveen, the well-known British art expert, has purchased in the United States Gainborougft’s famous picture Harvest Waggon,” and is bringing it hack to England. The price paid was 41 i 2,000.
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      COMDR. DANIEL.
      120 20 DECIDES TO LEAVE THE NAVY. London, Apr. 20. Comdr. H. M. Daniel has decided to leave the Navy ami seek civil employment, as he is convinced that as a result »f the court-martial sentence he has no prospect of advancement in the service. Comdr. Daniel is aged 39.
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      FLIGHT. LIEUT. KINKEAD.
      121 20 Verdict of Death By Misadventure. London. Apr. 20. A verdict of death by misadventure was returned at the inquest on Flight Lieut.-Kinkead. R.A.F.. who crashed and was killed while riving at 300 miles an hour, preparatory to an attempt to break the world’s speed record. Major Cooper,
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      LIMITING ARMAMENTS.
      135 20 Question of Abolishing Submarines. Rugby, Apr. 19. Comdr. Kenworthy asked, in the House of Commons, whether a statement eould he made regarding the conversations that had taken place between the British Foreign Office and the French Foreign Ministry on the subject of limitation of armaments by agreement, and
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      ROUND THE WORLD BY AIR.
      126 20 Mr. van Black’s New Project. London, Apr. 18. Amsterdam The three-engined Fokker aeroplane in which Mr. van Lear Black is preparing to attempt a world tour underwent a very successful test at Waalhaven Aerodrome yesterday, attaining a speed of 125 miles an hour. Mr. van
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      BRITAIN'S NAVY.
      73 20 Fewer Officers and Men Than In 1913. Rugby, Apr. 20. Mr. Bridgeman, First Lord of the Admiralty, in a written Parlianientry answer, gives a comparison of the number of officers and ratings serving in the Navy in 1913 and this year. In January 1913 there were 9,489 officers
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      SINGAPORE AND JOHORE.
      25 20 London, Apr. 19. In the House of Ixirds the Straits Settlements and Johore Territorial Waters Agreement Bill was passed in committee unamended.
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      INDIAN STATES.
      95 20 SUGGESTION OF FEDERAL SYSTEM. London, Apr. 20. Bombay On the arrival of the Indian States Committee, which is considering the relations between states and the Government of India, the Chamber of Princes presented to Sir Harcourt Butler, chairman of the committee, a memorandum embodying a scheme drawn up
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      AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE.
      190 20 New &lt;1 Hiding Scheme In Britain. Rugby, Apr. 19. Mr. Walter Guinness, Minister for Agriculture, moved in the House of Commons the second reading of a bill for the grading and marking of agricultural produce, which has already passed the House of Lords. He said it was proposed
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      COMMUNISM IN JAPAN.
      97 20 Violence of Pro-Government Reactionaries. Osaka, Apr. 18. The public is worried on the one hand by the recent disclosures of widespread Com munistic activities and on the other by the increasing violence of the outrages committed by pro-Government reactionaries. The latest sensation occurred at Wakayama. where an
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      FUNERAL OF LORD TREMATON
      73 20 King and Prince of Wales Attend. Rugby, Apr. 20. Tiu* funeral of Lord Trematon, only son ol the Karl of Athlone, GovernorGeneral of South Africa, and nephew of the Queen, took place to-day. He was buried in the Royal vaults of Windsor Castle. The service was
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      COSTES AND LEBRIX.
      82 20 London, Apr. 20. Pai is There is a lively discussion in the Press with regard to the fact that the world flight of Costes and Lebrix was made mainly without official support. It is emphasised that the flight from Tokio to France was entirely unaided and yet
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      RUSSIA AND THE BALKANS.
      46 20 Berlin, Apr. 19. Moscow Diplomatic circles warmly comment on the Italo-Turkish rapprochement. which it is hoped will herald an Ualo-Turko-Russian alliance, thus consolidating Russian influence in the Balkans. It is stated that conversations between Chicherin and the Italian Ambassador are taking place.
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      TREATY TO OUTLAW WAR.
      581 20 FRENCH PLANS. NOT SATISFACTORY TO U. S. A. London, Apr. 20. Paris A French note which is beim? telegraphed to London, Berlin, Rome and Tokio immediately, embodies the draft treaty outlawing war. 1 It follows the lines of the note to the United States of March
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      MR. J. H. THOMAS.
      76 20 Illness of Family After African Visit. Rugby, Apr. 22. Mr. J. H. Thomas, who was Colonial Secretary in the Labour Government, returned to London yesterday from the Gold Coast, where he went for the official opening of Takoradi Harbour. Unfortunately, on the return journey his wife,
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      FLIGHT OVER THE POLE.
      504 21 great triumph. feat OF AUSTRALIAN AIRMAN. OPENING UP NEW POSSIBILITIES. London, Apr. 21. 0do The airmen, Captain George W’iikins (the Australian explorer) and ’ut.nant B. Nielsen, have arrived at &lt;• i* ybergen from Alaska after a flight 09S t he North Pole and the Arctic CKvan.
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      MR. OGDEN ARMOUR’S ESTATE.
      89 21 London, Apr. 18. Mr CU s Earned that the late Ugden Armour’s widow* and daughter J!®! v lunt ?rily paying $10,000,000 to ■O' Armour's debts, which include &lt;,7 to tbe Armour company and wor th of bonds to the Sutter for which Mr. Armour assumed liability.
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      OPIUM COMMITTEE.
      1261 21 CRITICISMS OF CHINA. RESENTED. London, Apr. 18. Geneva The Opium Committee considered the report submitted by M. Brenier, the French assessor, which showed that opium production in China increased to 7,000,000 kilos during 1924-25 in spite of the monopoly of production. Mr. Chao objected to the statement and
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      STANDARD OIL CO.
      98 21 Reported New Agreement With The Soviet. London, Apr. 21. New York In connection with the report that the Standard Oil Company has concluded a now agreement with the Soviet, it is interesting to note that Mr. Charles Meyer, who closed the original contracts, was yesterday, elected president
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      ATLANTIC CROSSING PERILS.
      692 21 BREMEN’S EXPERIENCE. PREPARING FOR FLIGHT TO NEW YORK. London, Apr. 19. New York Professor Smiddy, the Irish Free State Minister, has received a long distance telephone message from Capt. Fitzmaurice at Murray Bay, stating that he is aw'aiting the arrival of spares for the repair of the
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      HEAVY FIGHTING IN CHINA.
      681 22 NATIONALIST PUSH. JAPANESE TROOPS FOR TSINANFU. MARTIAL LAW AT TSINGTAO. Shanghai, Apr. 19. Sun Chuan-fang has been carrying out an offensive with the object of cutting the Lunghai railway at Kweiteh and thence turning Chiang Kai-shek’s left flank. Peking Feng Yu-hsiang’s advance on the south side
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      FRENCH ELECTIONS.
      288 22 No Communist Candidates Returned. London, Apr. 18. Paris The expiration of the timelimit for lodging nominations for the general election on the 22nd instant shows a record of 3,735 candidates nearly 1,000 more than in 1924. At least one-third of them have not the slightest chance of election
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      MOTOR SPEED RECORD.
      254 22 BRITISH EXPERTS TO TRY AGAIN. London, Apr. 23. Daytona Beach Mr. Ray Keech, driving a 36 cylinder Triplex special car, has beaten Capt. Malcolm Campbell’s world speed record, averaging 207.55 miles an hour in two runs over the official course. In a second run, w’ith ihe w’ind
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      Cable News in Brief.
      835 22 London, Apr. 18 Washington Mr. Kellogg and Signor do Martino, the Italian Ambassador, have agreed on the terms of an arbitration treaty replacing the old Root Treaty. The new’ treaty is similar to the recent Franco- American treaty and the treaties the United States are negotiating
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      ANOTHER FLIGHT TO AUSTRALIA.
      279 22 LIGHT MONOPLANE. AUSTRALIAN R. A. F OFFICER’S VENTURE.’ London, Apr. 23. Wing-Conulr. E. R. Manning, D S 0 M.C., of the Royal Air Force, has started from Lympne in a 35 horse-power monoplane on a solo flight to Australia following Capt. Hinkler’s route. Rugby, Apr. 23.
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      HANLEY BY-ELECTION.
      38 22 Success of the Labour Candidate. London, Apr. 23. The by-election at Hanley, owing to the death of Mr. S. Clowes, (Lab.) resulted as follows Mr. Hollins, Labour, 15,136. Mr. Denville, Conservative, 6,604. Mr. Mcakin, Liberal, 3,390.
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      PLATINUM IN SIERRA LEONE.
      47 22 Rugby, Apr. 23. Mr. Amery, the Colonial Secretary, stated in -the House of Commons that, according to the Government of Sierra Leone, 17 applications had been received in January for exclusive prospecting licences in connection with the discovery of platinum in that colony.
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      DANISH LOAN IN U.S.A.
      53 22 London, Apr. 24. Copenhagen For the purpose of converting the city's 5 1 per cent, loan of 1919, the city has contracted for a loan of $12,000,000 from Kuhnloe’s and the International Acceptance Bank of New York, for 25 years 4 per cent, interest and a
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      EARTHQUAKES IN THE BALKANS.
      877 23 GREECE SUFFERS. great damage in CORINTH. TF\ thousand people Th HOMELESS. London, Apr. 19. c lldrty earthquake shocks were philippopolis during the nigut. ft n thousand dwellings are in ruins '/others arc uninhabitable It is known that 27 people were killed m hve neighbouring village.-. London
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      DEFAULTING STATES.
      254 23 UJS. Debts and British Shareholders. London, Apr. 18. In the House of Commons, Lt.-Col. Howard Bury (Cons., Chelmsford) drew attention to the number of states of the United States which had defaulted in and repudiated public debts. He urged that the Foreign Secretary should make representations to the
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      SIR ALAN COBHAM'S FLIGHT.
      78 23 Rugby, Apr. 18. Sir Alan Cobham, who, with Lady Cobhani and a crew of four, is making a survey flight of Africa, failed to arrive at Freetown, Sierra yesterday from Ahijean, on the French Ivory Coast, as expected. Considerable anxiety u’as felt during the night and
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      RUSSIAN COMMUNISTS.
      134 23 Important Officials Arrested. London, Apr. 18. Helsingfors The police have arrested leading Communists here and in the provinces, including some members of the Diet, on a charge of complicity in a treasonable conspiracy. The Labour party expelled 58 members found belonging* to Communist organisations. London, Apr. 19. Helsingfors
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      TEAPOT DOME CASE.
      288 23 Sensational Acquittal of Oil Magnate. London, Apr. 21. New York Mr. Harry Sinclair, the oil magnate, tried in connection with the Teapot Dome oil scandal, has been acquitted but is still faced with proceedings for contempt of court. The mercury in the Democratic thermometer dropped rapidly when
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      “NEW FAR EAST."
      189 23 Views of Sir Frederick Whyte. London, Apr. 22. Tn a long article in the Observer on the New Far East.” Sir Frederick Whyte aliudes to the ferment of modernism in Japan, India. Turkey, China, Persia, Siam and Afghanistan, and says Asia’s future will depend on Geneva or
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      AUSTRALIAN SHIPPING.
      197 23 FIVE VESSELS SOLD. TENDER OF LORD KYLSANT ACCEPTED. London, Apr. 24. Canberra The Federal Government has accepted Lord Kylsant’s tender to purchase the Commonwealth Line for £1,000,000. The Australian Commonwealth Line which Lord Kylsant is acquiring from the Government comprises five 44 Bay passenger and cargo vessels of
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      BOMBAY COTTON STRIKE.
      211 23 Differences Among Labour Leaders. London, Apr. 18. Bombay Differences among labour loaders have checked the spread of the cotton strike. Fifteen thousand operatives have returned, and nine out of 19 mills have resumed normal working. The remainder of the strikers profess determination to carry on the stoppage.
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      MISSIONARIES IN CHINA.
      68 23 Archbishop of Canterbury's Tribute. London, Apr. 21. The extraordinarily high character and record of missionaries in China was paid tribute to by the Archbishop of Canterbury at a meeting of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel. The Archbishop said some of the incidents and perils
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      FRENCH COMMUNISTS.
      81 23 London, Apr. 25. Paris: An appeal is heard against he sentence of eight months imprisonment and a line of Frs. 1,000 passed in 1&lt; fault on the Communist Deputy Villain Couturier. The charge was one of inkling soldiers to insuhordination in eon motion with an article published in
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      MR. CHURCHILL’S BUDGET PROPOSALS.
      2460 24 [BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO] PETROL DUTY RAISED BY 4d. A GALLON. ECONOMY CAMPAIGN RESULTS IN SAVING OF 10,500,000. SCHEME TO DEVOTE HUGE SUMS TO RELIEF OF RATES. 11HE feature of Mr. Winston Churchill’s speech in introducing his fourth budget in the House of Commons on Tuesday was
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      IRISH GUNMEN AND RUSSIA.
      314 25 I MORE intrigue. I FINANCING revolution I IN BRITAIN. I DISCLOSURES by THE I HOME secretary. I London, Apr. 19. I .v,,. llou&lt;e cf Commons, at question I Home Secretary, Sir William rv Hicks, confirmed that Bank of Ii°- v, £,‘i no tes found on the
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      TSINANFU CAPTURED.
      177 25 DEMORALISED NORTHERN TROOPS IN FLIGHT. Shanghai, Apr. 25. King Yu-hsiang’s troops entered Tsnat’f-.i yesterday afternoon practically resistance from the demoralised i i'e’Tiors. 1 r- rf thousands of deserters are imr to Chcefoo and We-hai-wei, v,: wRssness and brigandage are f nred. DEFENCE OF SHANGHAI. Answers to Labour Critic.
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      LORD TERRINGTON CHARGED.
      69 25 London, Apr. 21. Protracted proceedings in France, TWvin due t0 his state of health, Lord brought to London and frn-wif! at the Mansion House with Tu*i nt convera ion under the Larceny ivimn' hue pracLsing as a solicitor in the of Woodhouse and Company. V(1 v are
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      SANDINO STILL ACTIVE.
      203 25 MINE RAIDED. SUPERINTENDENT MADE PRISONER. London, Apr. 23. New York The proprietors of an American gold mine at Laluz, Nicaragua, have cabled stating that the rebel leader Sandino raided Laluz, taking all gold, merchandise and animals. American Marines have been despatched in pursuit of the raiders. London,
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      EYE WITNESS’S DOUBT.
      407 25 Number of Lorry in Street Casualty. Insp. Judge, of Kandang Kerbau Police Station, told the District Judge (Mr. J. L. McFall) on Tuesday afternoon Qiat when he arrived at the scene of a lorry accident, an eye-u'itness that had laken the number of the offending lorry, which
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      BOXING.
      602 25 Battling Key Scores A Knock-Out Tan Teng Kee, otherwise Battling Key, remains the enigma of Singapore boxing. Time was when he regularly put opponents away in quick time and was good enough to go up against Lope Tenorio, who is now one of the best lightweights in the States.
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      DEATH OF MR. NAMBYAR.
      164 25 Indian Member of Legislative Council. We regret to record the death of Mr. P. K. Nambyar, of Penang, representative of the Indian community on the Legislative Council, who passed away in his sleep on Monday evening after a brief illness. Mi*. Nambyur who was a barrister-at-law*,
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      BLACKBURN WIN THE CUP.
      192 25 SCENES AND INCIDENTS. HUDDERSFIELD LOSE 3—1 AT WEMBLEY. London, Apr. 21. Blackburn Rovers won the English Cup, beating Huddersfield at Wembley by 3—1. The weather was dull. The King and Queen and the Duke and Duchess of York were present, and the crowd numbered 93,000. The
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    FLYING BOAT CRASHES.
    141 25 (Aneta’s Service.) Two Airmen Killed At Sourabaya. (Aneta’s Service.) Batavia, Apr. 23. Sourabaya As the result of a flying boat crashing, a native technician was killed, a corporal named Smit was drowned, and two officers sustained injuries. An officer named van der Veen was seriously hurt, but
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    FLYING OFFICER IN CAR.
    126 25 Summoned for Disregarding Traffic Signal. In dismissing a summons for alleged disobedience of a traffic signal at the Stamford Road-Beach Road junction, the Third Police Magistrate (Mr. C. II. Dakers) on Tuesday remarked that it was not in easy matter to discern the traffic officer on
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    MORIB TRAGEDY.
    131 25 Three Hrothers Lost While Bathing. A tragic happening is reporter! from Morib, say3 the Malay Mail. On Saturday the five children of Mr. Ponnampalam, a clerk on Dusun Durian estate, were bathing in front of the Rent House when they got into difficulties, and three were drowned—boys aged
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      SINGAPORE FOOTBALL.
      224 26 New Teams in League First Division. The entries for the Leagu** competition ■for 1924 r.osid on Apr. 18 at) I sh* w a very good return compared with last year, in the senior division there are eight clubs against six last season, i’ulau Hr mi and the Indo-Ceyloncse
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      PENANG FOOTBALL.
      35 26 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Apr. 20. The Penang Cricket Club defeated the United Indians by four goals to nil in the local League, thus greatly improving their chance of winning the League.
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      JAVA GOLF.
      408 26 Easter Meeting at Tjandi. The Java Easter Golf meeting was, as usual, held on the Tjandi (rolf Course overlooking Semarang (writes a correspondent). The Tjandi course being the most central one in Java is eminently suitable for such a meeting, while the surroundings and the community are so
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      GOLF.
      442 26 Rest Just Beat England. The annual match England v. The Rest was played on Sunday over the Bukit Tirr.nh course and resulted in a win for the Rest by 7 points to 6 1 L*. Scores were ns follows, England players mentioned lirst Upton and Hull 1, Hardie and
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      TUNNEY—HEENEY FIGHT.
      38 26 To Take Place in New York On July 26 New York, Apr. 18. Tex Rickard has stated that Tunney and Heeney will definitely fight in New York, probably at the Yai kee Stadium on July 26.
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      ARMY RACQUETS FINAL.
      42 26 [BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO] Rugby, Apr. 18. In the final of the Army racquets b-üblea championship, the Rifle Brigade (Major Moore Gwyn and Major A. C. Gore) beat the Seventeenth Lancer® (Capt. Stanyforth and Capt. O. C. Smith--11 in gham).
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      SHOOTING.
      83 26 The Singapore Ladies Rifle Association monthly spoon shoot was held at Selctar on Thursday, 19th. The spoon was won by Mrs K. W. Lyall and the ammunition sweep bv Mrs. J. M. Jackson. 300 200 100 Total and yds. yds. yds. Handicap Mr a. F. W. Lyall 31 31
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      SINGAPORE CRICKET.
      1428 26 S.R.C.’s Collapse Against S.C.C. Bowling. Both the S.C.C. cricket elevens were successful in their week-end fixtures. Malacca were beaten without difficulty on the Club ground, and at the other end of the padang the bowling of Macartney and Br add oil played havoc with the S.R.C. batsmen, who
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      THE DUKES IN JAVA.
      85 26 (Anuta’s Service.* Regiment Lose to Batavia Union. (Anuta’s Sendee.' Weltcvreden, Apr. ls Playing at Dandoeng the 2nd n..L Wellington’s Regiment beat the R.n) f Union by three goals to two. 1 n ot n So far the Singapore regimental i have lost one match—against the nr
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      A FOOTBALL DISAGREEMENT
      85 26 There is a possibility that the difftrences between the Singapore and Selangor Associations, w’hich have arisen out of the visit of the Selangor side t,, Singapore, will be settled in the near future. At a meeting of the Singapore Association held on Monday Mr. J. Sime, the
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      ATHLETIC SPORTS MEETING.
      73 26 An attempt is to be made to arrange an athletic sports meeting at the Cricket Club which, to be held about the middle of September in the event of entries proving satisfactory. For several years now efforts to promote these meeting have not proved a success, though
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      HOME FOOTBALL.
      1304 27 [Reuter Telegram.] English and Scottish League Results. [Reuter Telegram.] [Reuter Telegram.] London, Apr. 18. n( i Scottish League matches Kn,r ,‘tJ.day resulted as follows r English League Division 1. 3 Newcastle 0 SSfi-roMh i Arsenal 2 Division III (Southern). i u.ivers 1 Swindon 0 Bristol K g Northampton
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      TENNIS.
      323 27 Malacca Tournament Nearing A Finish. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca. Apr. 24. The weather conditions being favourable for tennis during the past ten days, satisfactory progress has been made in the various tournament and championship matches, the semi-final stages being reached in practically all events. Some very interesting matches
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    BIRTH
    108 27 HO WELL On April 22, 1928, at Lincoln, Madge, wife of Captain H. A. A. Howell, The Middlesex Regiment, of u daughter. DAVID. At Bcxhill, Oxley Rise, Singapore, on April 24, 1928, Baruch David. HAVBITTEL.—On April 19, 1928, at the General Hospital, Singapore, John Julins Haybittel. aged 3 years,
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    MARRIAGE
    27 27 IT.WIS —POULIER.—At th&lt;- Registry Office on April 21, 1928, Ruth Lewis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. It. Lewis, to Walter S. Poulier, of Kuala Lumpur.
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    Trade and Finance.
    143 27 Singapore, Apr. 25. EXCHANGE. On London. Bank 4 m/s 2/3 29/32 Demand 2/3 23/32 Private 3 m. credit 2/4*4 On New York. Demand 56 3/16 Private 90 d/s 57%, On France, Bank T.T. 1426 On India, Bank T.T. 153 On Hong Kong, Bank T.T. 10%p.c. disc. On
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    Stocks and Shares.
    704 27 Fraser and Co.’s Quotations. Singapore, Apr. 25. MINING. leave Vel. Pd. Bnyere Sellers £1 £1 Asum Kumbang 44/- 46/£1 £1 Bangrin Tin 40/- 41/1 1 Batang Padang 0.50 0.55 1 1 Batu Caves 1.30 1.35 £1 £1 Chenderiang 16/9 17/6 1 1 Chin Chin 0.95 1.00 £1
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    TIN RETURNS.
    416 27 Pahang Consolidated.—3,482.30 piculs. Ipoh Tin Dredging.—760.00 piculs. Sungei Kinta Tin Dredging.—225 piculs. Tukuapa Valley Tin Dredging N.L. —First half April 216 hours worked, 45,000 cubic yards treated, 172 piculs, 55 hours losf changing bucket drive und accident ladder hoist. Chenderiang Tin Dredging, Ltd.- Output /or half month ending
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  • The Straits Budget RUBBER SUPPLEMENT
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      CONTENTS.
      107 1 General ,Re London Rubber Stocks 1 The Singapore Auction 1 R.G.A.’S Warning to Estates I London Rubber Position —By A. VV. Still Local Rubber Invention tf The Dutch and a Price-War Crude Rubber Figures Mr. Ormsby-Gore and the P.A.M. 3 Rubber Returns Rubber’s Future t Rubber Restriction Statistics 4
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      FUTURE OF RUBBER.
      227 1 [REUTER TELEGRAM] PROGRESS OF DUTCH CONVERSATIONS. [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, Apr. 18. The conversations between the British ami Dutch rubber producers are proceeding amicably. The Dutch producers departed on Monday, but there is no question of a breaking dotvn of negotiations. There are no set conferences, but leading
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      London Rubber Stocks.
      28 1 Lewis and Peat’s cable from their London Office gives 2,125 tons decrease making a total London rubber stocks at April 24, as revised, 56,815 tons.
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      The Singapore Auction.
      111 1 The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Assosiation held its 861st auction on April 25, when there was catalogued 1,279,214 lbs. or 571.09 tons offered 919,673 lbs. or 410.56 tons sold 769,068 lbs. or 343.33 tons London 0s. 8d. New York 16H cts PRICES REALISED. Ribbed Smoked Sheet
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      R.G.A'S WARNING TO ESTATES.
      611 1 LABOUR TAPPING. “PANIC DECISIONS” DEPRECATED. FAVOURABLE FACTORS IN RUBBER POSITION. We publish below an important telegram which has been sent'to all members of the Rubber Growers’ Association, and which has been forwarded to us by Oibson, Anderson. Butler, and Co v of Kuala Lumpur, the local
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      LONDON RUBBER POSITION. THE ANGLO-DUTCH CONFERENCE.
      822 1  -  &lt;B y A. W. Still.) London, Mar. 28. There was to have been a conference with Dutch interests this week, but it has been postponed in view of the fact chat neither side can really know how it stands until the British Government has
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      DUNLOP RUBBER CO.
      290 1 [REUTER TELEGRAM] Sir Eric Geddes Criticises Government. [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, Apr. 18. It was announced in the Chancm Division that the cross actions Sir Arthur du Cros, Mr. Alfred du Cros and Mr. George du Cros, on the one hand and the Dunlop Rubber Company on the
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      RESTRICTION’S REMOVAL.
      71 1 [REUTER TELEGRAM] Opinion of Ceylon Planters. [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, Apr 21. Colombo After a long session the Ceylon Estates IVoprietary Association passed a resolution stating that, while favouring the immediate removal of restriction on rubber exports &gt;r its gradual removal between now and Nov. 1, the Association will
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      LOCAL RUBBER INVENTION.
      41 1 Mr. Tan Kah Kee Applies Fox Patent. Mr. Tan Kah Kee has applied under the Inventions Ordinance for the grant of exclusive privileges in connection with an improved method of manufacturing rubber attache cases, sujt-cases, fc»*gs and trunks.
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      THE DUTCH AND A “PRICE-WAR.”
      1074 2 WARNING FROM JAVA. uiNDBRING the ideal of Hl CO-OPERATION. preying information regarding work,nt* st s and other aspects of rubber in *,i2£ n in Java, together with a timely r,,&lt; L against injudicious talk of a vvar” with the Dutch, is contained ’’The following letter,
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      CRUDE RUBBER.
      150 2 Importations Into the United States. We are indebted to the Planters’ Association of Malaya for the following Ic-tails of the importations of crude rubber into the United States during Feb. 1928. The figures have been compiled •nd distributed by the Rubber Association of America. The estimated net veights
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      JERAM KUANTAN RUBBER.
      174 2 The fifteenth annual meeting of the Jcram Kuantan Rubber Estate, Ltd., will be held in Singapore on the 30th inst. The directors report states that the profit and loss account for the year, after making due provision for depreciation and deducting manager’s commission, shows a net profit
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    • CORRESPONDENCE.
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        SHORTAGE OF TAPPERS.
        558 2 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —It is generally agreed that in the very near future there will be an acute shortage of tappers. Assuming this will be so a possible way of overcoming this difficulty would be to give tappers a double task, each
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        THE RUBBER OUTLOOK.
        230 2 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —In your leading article on the 7th inst. you say the removal of restriction is likely to lead to the long-sought co-operation between British and Dutch producing interests you say this is the most hopeful possibility of the new
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        USES FOR RUBBER.
        157 2 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —I draw your attention to the following cutting from the Scotsman dealing with the matter of repaving Princes Street of that city. Experimental rubber pavements have been tried in the city, and one would like to know more about
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        MUST WE CONTINUE RESTRICTION ?
        672 2 MUST WE CONTINUE RESTRICTION To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —Now that Mr. Ormsby-Gore has given us an idea—however slight—of the factors that caused the Home Government to decide upon the abolition of restriction, as from November 1, it remains to be seen what action will be taken
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      MR. ORMSBY-GORE AND THE P.A.M.
      2749 3 THE LUNCHEON. FUTURE OF RUBBER INDUSTRY. INTERESTING SPEECH A1 KUALA LUMPUR. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 19. The Rt. Hon. W. G. A. Ormsbv-Gore, M.P., Under-Secretary, of State for the Colonies, was the principal guest at a luncheon given by the Planters’ Association
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      RUBBER RETURNS.
      328 3 Anglo-Milay. -10,600 lbs. Allenby.—11,480 lbs. Ankola. —4 371 lbs. Amalgamated Malay.—19,027 lbs. Bikam. —12,100 lbs. Broome (Selangor).—14,290 lbs. Batu Tiga (Selangor).—61,600 lbs. Bukit Kajang.—47,064 lbs. Bajoe Kidoel.—180,793 lbs. Brunei United Plant.— 22,868 lbs. Bukit Timah.—12,587 lbs. Bruseh.—14,669 lbs. Beranang.—20,000 lbs. Bertam (Taisho).- 22,612 lbs. Borelli.—19.400 lbs. Brooklfctods. -40,400
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      THE RUBBER FUTURE.
      729 4 dutch view. SUMATRA EDITOR’S STRONG WARNING. »n interesting letter appealing for inxtional co-operation on the part of tcrn l! rubber producers, written by Mr. VT van dr Lian, the chief editor of the Lu Cotirant, of Medan, (Sumatra), who D If i,resent in Holland on leave, appears
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      A RUMOUR DENIED.
      84 4 Suggested Earlier Removal Of Restriction. There have been rumours circulating in Singapore to the effect that another announcement is to be made by the Imperial Government with regard to the rubber industry, and that 44 restrict ion is to be removed from May 1.” On inquiry in
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      ESTATE AMALGAMATION.
      101 4 Messrs. Sime Darby and Co., Ltd., advise us that a scheme of amalgamation is being considered to embrace Mc-rlimau Rubber Estates, Ltd., Pegoh, Ltd., ami Consolidated Eastern Plantations, Ltd. The planted area of the three companies is 17,779 acres. The newly elected chairman of the Malaya Peninsula Agricultural
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      LOCAL RUBBER AUCTIONS.
      831 4 Fall in Prices Daring Week. Barlow and Co. Report. Singapore, Apr. 19. The greater part of the period under review passed quietly, all markets being fairly steady. On Wednesday, however, there was a sudden break, London falling Vfed. to 7%d. and New York cent gold to 16%
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      RUBBER RESTRICTION.
      617 4 Statistics for the Month of March. mEsjuts firtSfiSiS taxa*"- nd fms «&gt;• (6th Restriction Year). EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF RUBBER, BRITISH MALAYA (TRADE FIGURES). b ll t Total Import# 1097 Dn o 0 ber Total Exporti. Foreign Rubber. November, 1927 28,277 151 28,428 19 860 December, 1927 32,186
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      LABUAN BILEH RUBBER.
      468 5 Fifteen Per Cent. Dividend For the Year. The eighteenth annual meeting of Labuur Bileh, Ltd., was held at Ipoh, the &lt; hairman, Mr. R. S. Stewart, presiding. The chairman said The reports and accounts for the yeur to Nov. do, 1921, huve been duly circulated und in
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      RUBBER SMUGGLING.
      194 5 A Few Further Captures. 4 A few further captures of rubber smugglers have been reported by the preventive fleet stationed off the west coast. At 9.30 p.m. on April 12 four Malays were arrested off Pulau Pisang by the Kalai in the act of smuggling 17.62 piculs of
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      MANUFACTURED RUBBER GOODS.
      86 5 The Chief Secretary, F.M.S., has issued the following notification In exercise of the powers vested in him by section 30 of “The Rubber (Restriction) Enactment, 1924,” the Chief Secretary to Government hereby grants total exemption from the provisions of the said Enactment for all purposes of export
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      RUBBER TILES FOR MUNICIPALITY.
      23 5 The Municipality of Singapore is inviting tenders for the supply of rubber tiling for the new Municipal Offices. Singapore.
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      LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
      399 5 Messrs. Fraser and Co/s Weekly Report. Fraser and Co.’s weekly report, dated April 24, states Tin during the past week has shown little alteration in price and the share market both locally and in Sterling issues has remained quite inactive. Rubber, in spite of a further drop
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      BATU CAVES RUBBER.
      321 5 Eight Per Cent. Dividend For Past Year. The profit of the Batu Caves Rubber Company for 1927 amounted to £18,440 (against £42,147 for 1926), to which is added a net amount, after making crop adjustment, of £10,459 brought forward. It has been decided to write off £1,000
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    • RUBBER SHARE PRICES.
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        LONDON EXCHANGE STERLING PRICES MAR. 28.
        510 5 Stack p ar Exchange Value. Company. i £1 Abneo J5* 2/ Allagar 2/3 £1 Anglo-Malay *6/ £1 Ayer Kuning £1 Banteng 16 2/ Batang Consolidated 2/ £1 Batu Caves I £1 Batu Tiga 4 2/ Bekoh J/J 2/ Bertam Consolidated 5/e 2/ Brieh 2/
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        SINGAPORE DOLLAR SHARE PRICES APRIL 25.
        734 5 Capital Issua Closing Price* Paid Up Value Dividend* Fraaer Lyall A Company A Co. £vatt. 389 293 1 35 p.& year 28-2-27 ...Alleuby ($1) 1.00 1.25 1.00 1.25 100,000 1 20 p.e. for year 80-9-27 Alor Gajab ($1) 1.00 1.25 1.00 1.25 435.425 1
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