The Straits Budget, 24 May 1928

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    28 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES [ESTABLISHED EIGHTY YEARS.] No. 3.M" SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, MAY 24, 1928 Price 25 cents (S.S. Currency) or 7d«
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    CONTENTS.
    371 1 Page IE APEKS 3 Vnory Committees. 3 <•*«• 5.4 u Clul->n 4 J* rtS --Hopeful Sl*i» Occasional Notes ItfUter and Special Wl tra Ku Sews 19-21 Covering 1 1 f Bin „pore Race Sni. at Hong Kong and j# Madam, Tusaauds Id S-V i» l-“* n Bh h 17
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    LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
    2898 1 Dr. M. W. Chill arrived back from home leave by the Ranpura. Dr. J. Norman, of London, a wellknown geologist, is on a visit to K'nta. The death has occurred of Mr. Sim Muah I.im, at his residence at 45 Heeren Street, Malacca. Mr. J. A. P.
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    F.M.S. CHAMBER OF MINES.
    1508 2 MALAYAN OUTPUT <»• RETTER PRICE PREDICTED FOR NEXT YEAR. At the annual meeting of the F.M.S. Chamber of Mines, held at Ipoh on Saturday. the Hon. Mr. A. C.. Glenister, presiding. reviewed at length the affairs of the tin-mining industry. Mr. Glenister, in the course of
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      ADVISORY COMMITTEES.
      721 3 Straits Times. May 17. .went leading al ticl evlL w v of the evolution ot B>' tlll, j'-oases in this Colony wo ■>' al t„ the appointment niul Cilice of an advisory ■y the 011 LO nsider the amend- women and Girls’ 0 Ordinance. That this v requires
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      INDIAN FOLLY.
      750 3 Tin, "\r Ul r o t0 J-onrfon.— Strait.iimos. May 18. There is a curious reversal of the usual order of things in the many leading articles which have been written in England on the occasion of the return from India of the Simon Commission. It has been left
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      A RASH DRIVING CHARGE.
      551 3 ,—Strziils Times, May 19. Opinions are bound to differ regarding the case at the Singapore Assizes in which Ur. Mann was j charged with causing death by a rash act. There was a difference o! opinion in the court itself for, while the jury found that
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      80 CENTS A GALLON.
      778 3 in other parts of the world.— Straits l imes, May 21. With the imposition of a tax of I fourpence a gallon on petrol as the j leature of Mr. Churchill's budget I proposals the general question of i the regulation of petrol supplies and price.*
      in other parts of the world.—Straits l imes, May 21.  -  778 words
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      THE PEACE PACTS.
      764 4 1 o insurmountable.—Straits Times May 22. While the British reply to the Kellogg peace pact proposals is wholly sympathetic and expresses the determination of his Majesty’s Government to support the movement to the utmost, it does not regard Mr. Kellogg’s methods, as distinct from his aims, with
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      HYDE PARK SCANDALS.
      637 4 social anu nnancial ruin x» Times, May 23. 1 Ul l When, in October last, the Home Secretary, appointed a committee 1 under the chairmanship of the Rt. lion. Hugh Macmillan, K.C., and including Sir Chartres Biron, the Bow Street magistrate, who had been very much in
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      PETROL : – HOPEFUL SIGNS
      363 4 PETROL HOPEFUL SIGNS Straits Times, May 23. The past twenty-four hours havl brought hopeful signs that thl growing volume of protest againsl the high price of petrol in Malavl is at last bearing fruit. There is nl evidence of any change in thl attitude of the companies alreadj established in
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    MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
    155 4 The following: action was taken at a Municipal Committee meeting on May 18 Approved supplemental provision $8,280 for Electricity Department show room. Approved acceptance of the tender of 1*. A. Beins, Ltd., for supply of rubber tiling for new Municipal Offices, at a total cost of .$10,600. Recommended
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    OCCASIONAL NOTES
    1432 5 tmVilv true that very few It s J ho migrate from their own Chined r U alaya have reason to regret cea ntr >’ to ‘on y particularly in these thdr (Ktl but there is one Chinese troubJous* p ro foundly sorry that he who instructions of his
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    SINGAPORE ST. DAVID’S SOCIETY.
    166 5 The annual meeting of the Singapore St. David’s Society was held at the \delphi Hotel on May If), Mr. R. M. Williams presiding. The hon. secretary, Mr. D. G. Osborne Jones, reported that here was a balance in hand of $17G and he membership numbered 82.
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    IPOH POLICE IN ACTION.
    345 5 Crowd Excited by False Rumour. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, May 20. Friday night’s disturbance in Togo Street (caused by a groundless rumour that two Chinese had been murdered in a Japanese house) was unexpected as hitherto there has been no sign of Chinese hostility and
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    SIR GEORGE FRAMPTON.
    66 5 [namsu IMPERIAL mxo] Death of Famous British Sculptor. [BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO] Rugby, May 21. Sir George Frampton, the famous sculptor, died in London to-day. He made the Nurse Cavell memorial ir Trafalgar Square and the Peter Par statue in Kensington Gardens. Much o! his early repute was
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    U. S. FOREIGN TRADE.
    182 5 The office of the American Trade Commissioner. 7A. Ocean Building, has received by cable from Washington, the following statistics relating to the foreign trade of the United States during the month of March, 1928. Total imports into the l.S. (gold) #180,271,000 Total exports from the V.S.
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    TWO GUNMEN ARRESTED.
    489 5 PLUCKY INSPECTOR. LIFE SAVED BY PISTOL MISFIRING. Unarmed and singlehanded, a European police officer on Sunday afternoon captured two Chinese gunmen, after having been fired at several times at pointblank range. The officer was Mr. B. Scott, of the police Weights and Measures Department, and the wonderful
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    LINER IN COLLISION.
    109 5 (Anota’s Service.) Accident to the Veendam Off New York. (Aneta’s Service.) The Hague, May 21. While the IIolland-Amerika liner Veendam was riding at anchor in New York harbour waiting for a heavy fog l<> pass she came into collision with the steamer Porto Rico. Tugs rushed to
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    LUCK OF THE SWEEP.
    86 5 Two Clerks and Tamby Win $86,000. It is reported that the first prize in the big sweep at the Singapore race meeting on Saturday, valued at $8(5,000, was won by a ticket purchased for two clerks and a tamby employed in the local office of Paterson,
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    COMMUNISTS IN MALAYA.
    1224 6 LOCAL SETBACK. CAREER OF WONG TECH CHAI. ACTIVITIES IN D.E.I.,CHINA AND SINGAPORE. (Special to the Straits Times.) The conviction of Wong Teck Chai at the Singapore Assizes on charges of being in possession of seditious literature and explosive substances, together with the sentence of penal scivitude for
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    SINGAPORE CHINESE GIRLS’ SCHOOL.
    203 6 Mr. Sunk* Ong Siang’s Comments At Annual Meeting. 1 ne annual general meeting of the Singapore Chinese Girls’ School was hoc the b<»ai 1 room <>t th.* school, Cairnlull Road. ihe directors’ report and si at omen*. "■j u t outdo were adopted, and the le
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    PENANG AMATEURS’ SUCCESS.
    53 6 PENANG AMATEURS SUCCESS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, May 18. The best show produced in Penang for several years was the general verdict of the audience at the first performance of i)«* three act nl«y “In the Next Room’’ >\ members of the Penang Amateur Dramatic Choral Society at the
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    PUBLIC HEALTH WORK.
    793 6 Dl{. BROOKE’S ADDRESS TO STUDENTS. Dr. G. K. Brook 11 who terminated his service as Chief Health Officer, Smgaj/ore, on Saturday and left tor Sarawak to take up an appointment in the Government Health Service there, was the principal speaker on Friday at the opening ot the
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    LOCAL FUNDS FOR SHANTUNG.
    271 6 MASS MEETING. $50,000 COLLECTED CHINESE CLUB. A mass meeting was held at the Chinese Chamber of Commerce but building on May 17 to discuss the disposal of *p fund which has been raised among the Chinese community in Singapore f or lief work in Shantung. No
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    ALLEGED INFLATION OF CARCASES.
    292 6 Mr. See Tiong Wah’s Visit To Abattoirs. Remarkable allegations were made ir the course of the hearing of a charge ,.f per ,u, -v he lore the District Judge (Mr. J. I.. Mel* all) on Monday afternoon, ne charge arose out of a civil action n
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    CHINESE BOOKMAKERS.
    111 6 Smartly Fined By Police Magistrate. Two Chinese who appearently'took up the profession of bookies on tin* Rao course on Saturday were charged with roeiving money in respect of bets in the Second Police Court. Both accused pleaded guilty. Mr. Oakshott, A.S.P., said that on Saturday afternoon the two
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    JUDGE AND JURY DISAGREE.
    2238 7 ■strong comment. L w MANN ACQUITTED ON BOTH CHARGES. IrrirFNCE DESCRIBED AS p' i Satisfactory. I hic h Mr. W. Mann i* charged I ath of Mr. W. B. BalI ..b act through the driving of ar wag begun at the Assizes I* "fvILv. before Mr.
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    DRIVER CHARGED AT PENANG.
    236 7 Conflicting Evidence About Foot brake. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, May 18. Conflicting evidence with regard to the working of the footbrake of a WillysKnight car concerned in an accident was iven by two witnesses for the Crown at he Penang Assizes in the case of
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    ANTI-JAPANESE BOYCOTT.
    496 7 Reports from Penang And Kuala Lumpur. The position with regard to antiJapanese sentiment is by no means serious in Kuala Lumpur, states the Malay Mail. Nothing untoward has been reported to the Police or to the Chinese Protectorate. Several Japanese business men in Kuala Lumpur state that there
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    STEAMERS COLLIDE.
    126 7 Kiung Chow Damaged At Quarantine Anchorage. A collision took place at the Quarantine Anchorage on Thursday night between the steamers City of Adelaide and Kiung Chow. The latter vessel was lying at anchor at the time and was struck on the port side by the City of Adelaide.
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    MR. J. W. CAMPBELL LEAVING.
    91 7 Members of the Incorporated Society of Planters assembled in full force at the Station Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, on May 15 at a dinner given to Mr. J. W. Campbell, the President, who It ft Malaya on retirement last week. Mr. Campbell has been president of
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    PETROL “ WAR ” IN SIGHT.
    1230 8 PETROL WAR IN SIGHT. SCHEME PREPARED. SIXTY CENTS A GALLON IN SINGAPORE. APPEAL FOR SUPPORT OF INDIVIDUAL USER. It is now poesibb* to give in detail one of the schemes to which leiercn-.e is made in a leading nrti'Tc in this issue for retailing petrol in Singapore at pri< <
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    WE GO DANCING. AN ANXIOUS AFTERNOON.
    1201 8  -  (By 'l'opnz.) Yesterday afternoon when I was wallowing in the middle of chapter fifteen, the telephone bell rang. Leaving my heroine poised perilously over tm cliff face, 1 answered it with a sigh. It was Robbie Wardell. When you come to think of it,
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    ARRESTED IN HOTEL.
    706 8 ESCAPED CONVICT. I CAUGHT BY SINGAPOUpB POLICE. During the week-end the Shv-anc U police visited Raffles Hotel and took int custody a visitor, a Frenchman narJB Jean Moynier. It is now revealed th Moynier is wanted by the Saigon MwM having escaped from that i>ort after had
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    SAFETY IN FLYING.
    39 8 [BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO] Rugby, May 21. Sir Samuel Hoare, the Air Minister, announced in the House of Commons that the Air Ministry were pressing on with the fitting of safety -wing slots to Air Force machines.
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    CORRESPONDENCE.
    132 9 H o. Time* not responsible for ■H The str3lt 7u correspondents. C’orren/li T !r‘ nlon l bear in mind that letters ■jits should bear m point> Lon(e he short be re j ecte d or cut are ,ia nts niu9 t enclose their Wft Correspv" not necessarily for wKLi
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    PRICE OF PETROL.
    260 9 It Editor of the Straits Times. J’ The only way to make certain ■il'T.Vit up and take notice”, as sugv«>rr correspondent in vestei"the Times, is for the mdito club together and B. dU n thi-’ own petrol. This sounds ti’ order. hut it is not so difficult
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    TELEGRAPH v. WIRELESS.
    296 9 I To the Editor of the Straits Times. I •‘•ir. At various times during the last p years attention has been drawn Itlirough the press and also through the hari.tus public bodies to the deplorable jemuition t;t < ur communications with pa.--; uf the Peninsula. Scarcely a
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    CATHOLICS & MARRIAGE.
    414 9 CATHOLICS MARRIAGE. Sir Straits Times. ar ticle on the Pope’s fr’iin ti runs,er cert ain “divorce” Huh 1L n urt8 the Sacred Kota tbit ,ce with interest, hut Wholic lh 80 often happens in non- frobubiv n J’ who a Catholic, has obviously misunderstood certain things and given his own
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    BOYCOTTS—THEN AND NOW.
    185 9 BOYCOTTS—THEN AN D NOW. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —One reads that by reason of the Chinese artizans having, for political purposes, refused to work on a Japanese vessel in the Harbour Board’s docks here, the vessel has hail to be towed 3,000 miles to Japan. It
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    THE CAT FOR COMMUNISTS
    449 9 THE CAT FOR C OMMUNISTS To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —I think some protest ought to be made against the sentence which was passed on the Communist, Wong Teck hai, at the Assizes. Judging from your article describing lis career there is no doubt that he i>
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    KRAKATAU’S ACTIVITY.
    277 9 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir. —Familiarity breeds contempt, even with volcanoes. Although the Long island eruption, commonly referred to as Krakatau, lias during the last few weeks increased in activity to such an extent that the number of separate explosions recorded at the scene during
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    THE RICKSHA NUISANCE.
    80 9 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir. —An answer to the point raised by Mr. Marc T. Greene in your issue of May 9: —“Why is this thing (ricksha touting) ilways so noticeable in the British East •i:id so strikingly absent in the Dutch East ?"—may
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    THE PACIFIC: A FORECAST
    603 9 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —In their book which was recently reviewed in your columns Col. Etherton and Mr. Tiitman say “the possibilities of the future include a demand by Japan for the light to occupy northern Australia which the British have failed
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    A SCHOOLMASTER’S PROTEST.
    822 9 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —Allow me please a littlo space to make some remarks on the subject of gambling as raised by H. H. the Sultan of Johore. The sore has been laid open, and I hope that public opinion will be so
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    TAXATION IN THE COLONY
    111 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —It is, for well known reason futile to attempt income tax here; but a poll tax, following a careful and inelusive census, should be levied on all inhabitants, men, women and children say, per year for men $3,
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    MR. J. B. DAVID SUED.
    225 10 JUDGE’S SYMPATHY WITH MINER. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, May 23. A case which has aroused widespread interest among miners was heard in the Ipoh Supreme Court yesterday, when J. B. David, of Singapore, was sued for $16,521 by F. McCarthy, a mining engineer who
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    SINGAPORE ASSIZES.
    2416 10 24 Strokes Ordered For Bomb-Throwers. 1 The Astfizes were continuid before th-* Acting Chief Justice (Mi*. Justice Sproule) 1 in the Supreme Court on May 17. Four Chinese pleaded guilty to tin* possession of seditious .iterature. They were all sentenced to five years’ rigorous .mpi isonment. A Chinese,
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    SINGAPORE RACES.
    4363 11 mNCbUSION OF MAY (0 meeting. fared better on the extra a vourutj' gin(raport May meeting l ir tl- in was the case on May id, Ma V there were again several incertain ties going astray. fta!- 1 r ,r,.iu*rallv were pleasanter, but ivndrt""; we }j below the average
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    COMPANY MANAGER FINED.
    50 12 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, May 1C. The manager of Paterson, Simons and Co., Penang, pleaded guilty to a charge of failing to inform the Protector of Chinese of the date of the arrival of a Chinese immigrant ship and was fin"d $25 in the Police Court.
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    MALAYAN FASCISTS.
    496 12 INTERESTING GATHERING IN SINGAPORE. There was an interesting ceremony at the residence of the Italian Consul, Mr. V. Pini, in Paterson Road on Sunday afternoon, when the Singapore and Johore members of the Malayan branch of the Fascist movement gathered to inaugurate their new flag. Most of the
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    GUNSHOT ACCIDENT.
    97 12 Eurasian Charged in Police Court. A Tamil coolie at Seletar on Thursday was injured by the accidental discharge of a gun. He was removed to hospital. The gun is alleged to l>e the property of T. Lewis, a Eurasian employed at the Seletar Reservoir, and it is stated
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    PENAWAT DREDGES.
    126 12 PEN AWAT DREDGES. The two pontoons recently completed for the Penawat Dredges by the United Engineers, Ltd., are now being despatched to the site, and will be delivered at the rate of about 100 tons per week. All the necessary clearing has been completed and all chocking arrangements prepared so
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    POLICE SENT TO TRENGGANU.
    272 12 rumours of trouble in THE ULU. Rumours were heard in Singapore recently of trouble occurring in the Ulu of the Trengganu River as a result of unauthorised felling of jungle by Malays and it has now become necessary to sent a detachment of fifty men and
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    SPEED BOAT DEMONSTRATION
    191 12 Engineer Catapulted Into The Sea. The demonstration of the Super Eltc outboard motor and speed boat promised on Sunday was rather a limited one. In fact only those who turned up at the United Engineers shipyard, at Tanjong Rhu, and some of the ships in the outer
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    SINGAPORE ELECTRICITY SUPPLY.
    108 12 Proposed Reduction In Municipal Charges. A committee of the Singapore Municipal Commissioners has approved a revised scale of charges for electricity consumers, with ©fleet from the taking of July readings. In the case of lighting and fans it is proposed that the charge per unit shall be
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    SEAPLANE AND LAUNCH COLLIDE.
    72 12 Flying Club Machine Slightly Damaged. A slight collision occurred on May 16 between a Flying Club seaplane and a launch. The owner of the launch, in his report ‘o the Shipping Office, states that th» sea plane was taking off at about 5.30 and one of
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    INTER-PORT SHOOT.
    339 12 The Colony Team Selected! The following team has been 1 to represent the Colony in th- lm 4 Shoot, which will take* plme in 1 Df Singapore, on Sunday next u at the Bukit Timah range, at 2 y -I Capt. D. H. Steers. R.E. (captain of'!’ Corporal
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    WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION IN THE F.M.S.
    242 12 Bill to be Introduced in Federal Council. A Workmen’s Compensation Bill is to be introduced into the Federal Council. This Bill is the outcome of the report of a committee appointed to consider the advisability of legislation on the lines of Workmen’s Compensation Acts in
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    NEWS FROM PERAK.
    123 12 (From Our Own Correspondent). Ipoh, May 22. A meeting of the Perak committee of the Malayan Agri-Horticultural Exhibition decided to hold a four days show i» August. The F.M.S. Government has voted $2,500 and the Colony $500. The trades section will 'be especially large and a special
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    EARLY DAYS IN PENANG.
    1288 13 INTERESTING BOOK OF 4N HISTORY. h the eaTlTdW 5 of the StraiU wt>re rich in literary material cetth nu ,n occasion for various i ,,t one time t. a J Anecdotal Histones and ‘"“cl insularly little has been pro,bc hi direction of recent years. writer on
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    R.A.M.S. PRIVATE FINED.
    290 13 Story of Incident in Malay House. The right of private defence was unsuccessfully pleaded by a soldier. Pte. P. G. Kenney of the R.A.M.S., Singapore, who, with H. C. Brett, a Municipal Inspector, was charged in the police court with house trespass and assault of a Malay.
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    THE WEEK-END COLUMN
    759 13 (Straits Times, May 18.) Clearing The Air Reports are now being received from New York which describe the effect of the news about the rubber situation, on Americans generally. Apparently the Government’s announcement to abandon the Stevenson control system cleared the air considerably, and satisfaction was widespread,
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    A. S. P. AND INDIAN WATCHMAN.
    488 13 Alleged Assault on Police Officer. An alleged attack by an Indian watcbman on a European police officer was described to the Third Police Magistrate (Mr. C. H. Dakers) on May 16, when Basist Raim and Kamlarai were charged with assault and obstruction of a
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    CENTRAL ENGINE WORKS.
    2003 14 ANNUAL MEETING. RE ORGANISATION OF THE BUSINESS. The seventeenth annual general meeting of Central Engine Works, Ltd., was heid at noon on Saturday at the town oflire of the company. Mr. L. T. Wakeford was in the chair and others present were Messrs. H. Gill J. S.
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    MEDICAL RESEARCH IN MALAYA.
    299 14 Success of Prophylactic Methods For Measles. v have received from the Institute of Medical Research, F.M.S., a number of papers oil medical subjects, including The Serum Prophylaxis of Measles,” by Dr. A. Neave Kingsbury. In an introductory note, Sir Malcolm Watson says Malaya, or at least
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    A.B.M. AND BALFOUR COMMITTEE.
    128 14 Cables Between London And Singapore. Cable communications have passed between the Association of British Malaya in London and their hon. secretary in the Straits, Mr. J. \V. Harries, with referenc. to the Balfour Committee which is inquiring into the Women and Girls’ Protection Ordinance in the
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    TIN COMPANY REPORTS.
    939 14 EFFECTS OF FALL IK I PRICE. I We append extracts from the r I various tin companies operating jp and Siam for the year ended Decemb.T'■ last The report of Thabawleik Tin n,. I Ltd., for the year ended December states that this represented the la *'M
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  • SUPPLEMENT TO THE STRAITS BUDGET
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      Popularity of Singapore Race Meeting.
      64 15 The Ma> i.iued on Saturday when a very pleasant afternoon was spent by a large gathering. Some of the patronisers of the tote are seen watching the machine as the numbers mount up and indicate the popularity of the various runners. Jea on the lawn
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      LAWN TENNIS AT HONG KONG AND SINGAPORE.
      95 16 1. S. and II. Rumjahn (left), Hong Kong's clever Indian players who have again won 2. A. I). Anderson and C. E. Hudson (right). who were beaten the Colony’s doubles championship, with their opponents, R. Hancock and Dr. R. E. in the S.C.C.
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      THE NEW MADAME TUSSAUDS.
      63 16 A new .Madame Tussauds has emerged from the ruins left by the disastrous fire in Marylebone Road, l.ondon. A royal group in wax, including the King, Queen and I'rince of Wales. Mary Queen of Scots and King James the First. Queen Victoria receiving nc.'s of her
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      Studies in Lawn Bowls at the S. C. C. Tournament.
      53 17 h. H. h\ans and H. Hirst (bowling). 2. C. E. Winter and A. C. .WacDougall (bowling). 3. Evans and Hirst. I W. E. Hill (left), E. B. Evans and C. E. Winter (bowling). 5. Winter and MacDougall. 11. Hirst and
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      A Good Goal at Katong.
      17 17 ll n P°I<> match at the S.S.C. between European and Chinese teams.
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      Malayan Fascists in Singapore.
      97 18 At the* residence of the Italian Consul. Mr. V. Pini. in Paterson Hoad. Singapore, on Sunday, the Sirgapore and Johore members of the Malayan branch of the Fascist movement gathered to inaugurate their new flag. A report of the function appears in another column. 1. .Mr.
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      Singapore Royal Yacht Club Rowing Regatta.
      27 18 The C linker Pairs. Capt. 11. A. A. Howell starting a race. Starting for Kodesse Cup. T. H. Stone in foreground.
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      Speed Boat Demonstration.
      27 18 A demount ation of the Super Klto outboard motor and speed boat was gi\er at the United Engineers' shipyard at Tanjong Hhu on Sunday.
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      Sea Belle to be Sold.
      24 18 The former (Government Yacht Sea Belle at Keppel Harbour. She put up for auction recently, but was not sold.
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  • PAST WEEK’S IMPERIAL AND GENERAL NEWS Contained in Reuter, British Imperial Radio and Special Telegrams.
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      AMERICAN PEACE PROPOSALS.
      1581 19 I um TI‘R TELEGKAM] BRITISH REPLY. q ppORT TO UTMOST OF POWER. vt-Rl) FOR CERTAIN RESERVATIONS. [REI TER TELEGRAM 1 Washington, May 16. T h V nited States Government has V; impossible to accept the suggesJ •M.m I 'ndon to extend the Bryce-u.l'itiaii-n treaty for a few
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      GREEK POLITICS.
      199 19 Yenizelos Summoned To Form Government. Athens, May 20. An intricate political situation has arisen owing to the decision of M. Cafundaris. Minister of Finance and leader of the Progressive Liberal party, to resign as a result of serious differences with the ex-Premier, M. Yenizelos, who, it is believed,
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      AIRSIHP POSSIBILITIES.
      99 19 Sir Samuel Hoare States The Position. Rugby, May 16. Asked in the House of Commons whether his attention had been called to the proposal to build a fleet of airships of 6.750.000 cubic feet capacity for a transAtlantic mail service Sir Samuel Hoare, the Air Minister, said that
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      MISSISSIPPI FLOODS.
      66 19 Details of Protection Measures. Washington, May 16. The whole of the lower Mississippi Valley, from Capo Girardeau to the Gulf of Mexico will be affected by the work entrusted to army engineers under he Mississippi Control Bill. The work includes strengthening the •auks and building three floodways am.
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      THE SUGAR SLUMP.
      58 19 Geneva, May 17. The sugar sub-committee ot the onsultative Sugar Committee passed a resolution calling on the League economic organisation to make close examination of all the factors relating to sugar produc- ion and consumption in an international trade report to be submitted to the Council, which
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      CAPT. DOISY’S MISFORTUNE.
      130 19 CRASH AT AKYAB. NARROW ESCAPE OF THE AIRMEN. Akyab, May 16. Capt. Pelletier Doisy, w-ho is engaged in a flight from Paris to Tokio, crashed two miles from here. He was unhurt himself, but his two mechanics had to be taken to hospital, one of them suffering
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      DONETZ TRIAL.
      205 19 Serious Conditions in Mining District. London, May 18. Record prices were paid at the sale at Christie’s of the final portion of the pictures forming the collection of Sir George Lindsay Holford. Seventy-eight examples of Flemish and Dutch masters yesterday fetched £364,094. To-day British and Spanish masterpieces sold
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      IRAK POLITICS.
      84 19 Overwhelming Majority For Government. Baghdad, May 16. In spite of vigorous Nationalist propaganda against the Anglo-Iraqi treaty, Sir Abdul Muhsin Begsadun’s moderate government secured an overwhelming majority in the secondary elections throughout the country. Government supporters total 70, the opposition 10 and independents eight. The main issue at
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      FLIGHT OVER POLE.
      118 19 Italia Returns to King's Bay. Kind’s Bay, May 16. General Nobile has planned a throe days Might on the Italia, with visits to Greenland, Nicholas 11 Land and the North polar regions. Home A wireless from general Nobile reports that he was flying for five and a
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      GERMAN ELECTION RESULTS.
      256 20 MOVE TO LEFT. CONSIDERABLE SUPPORT FOR SOCIALISTS. Berlin, May 21. Apart from results in a few smaller districts which will not materially change the final outcome of the elections, the Reichstag is now complete. The new Reichstag is likely to be composed as follows 150 Socialists, 73
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      NOTORIOUS COMMUNIST.
      110 20 William Haywood's Death In Russia. Moscow, May 19. The death has occurred of the American labour leader William Haywood, who was the leading spirit of the Industrial Workers of the World organisation. He was charged with anti-war propaganda and sabotage when the United States entered the war, but
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      NICARAGUA.
      99 20 Isolated Marine Patrol Attacked. Managua, May 18. It is reported that one United States Marine and one Nicaraguan auxiliary were killed and an officer was wounded iii a skirmish with followers of Sandino near Pasoreal. Five of Sandino’s men were killed and five wounded. American aeroplanes dropped medical supplies
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      A “LITTLE WAR.”
      73 20 Operation Against Rebellious Sudan Tribes. Khartoum, May 17. An Upper Nile police patrol captured the witch doctor Pok. Gwek is still a fugitive. The above refers to the "little war" in Sudan of January last arising out of the murder of Capt. Ferguson, District Commissioner of the
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      U.S. NAVY.
      34 20 Construction of Munition Depots. Washington, May 19. The House of Representatives approved the appropriation of over $9,000,000 for the immediate construction of naval munitions depots at Hawthorne (Nevada), Cavite (Philippines) and Hawaii.
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      DEATH OF SIR EDMUND GOSSE.
      342 20 DISTINGUISHED LITERARY CAREER. London, May 16. The death has occurred of Sir Edmund Gosse. Sir Edmund Gosse, C.B., LL.D., Lit.D. was born in London in 1849, and was the son of Mr. P. H. Gosse F.R.S., the eminent zoologist. He was educated privately in Devonshire.
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      EGYPTIAN DIFFERENCES.
      104 20 More Lively Scenes In Chamber. Cairo, May 16. There were further lively scenes in the Chamber to-day during the debate on the Egyptian Government’s contribution of £750,000 towards the expenses of the Sudan, which was finally approved. The Watanists opposed payment and attacked the Premier, Nahas Pasha, for
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      LADY HEATH’S FLIGHT.
      121 20 Cape Town to Croydon In Small Machine. Rugby, May 17. Lady Heath arrived at Croydon aerodrome this afternoon in the tiny Avro Avian plane in which she has flown alone the 10,000 miles from Cape Town. She glided to earth as casually as though she was returning
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      PRINCE CAROL LEAVES.
      69 20 Sails from Dover For Ostend. London, May 16. Prince Carol sailed from Dover for Ostend. Rugby. May 1G. Secrecy was maintained about the Prince’s plans. It was understood that he would go from Godstone, Surrey, where he has been staying as the guest of M. Jonescu, to
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      PERSIAN FINANCES.
      232 20 MANY NEW ENTERPRISES PLANNED. Teheran, May 17. Provisional agreements arising out of Persia’s denunciation of the treaties with France, and the United. States, under which French and American nationals have enjoyed capitulation rights, were signed on Monday. A similar agreement with Germany was signed on Tuesday and with
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      NEW YORK STOCKS.
      178 20 Sensational Reaction In Market. New York, May 16. All trading records on the New York stock exchange were broken by a sensational reaction which cut down or wiped out most of the early gains of five to 30 dollars and sent a number of issues crashing five
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      GERMANS CHARGED.
      85 20 Notable Triai Opens In Moscow. Berlin, May 18. The trial of the 50 Russians and three Germans charged with industrial sabotage in the Donetz Valley, for which the death penalty is prescribed, began in the great hall of the Trade Union Palace at Moscow this morning in the
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      LUNATIC PRINCE’S ESCAPE.
      65 20 Light Penalty for Asylum Attendant. London, May 18. John Bastone, who was charged at Hastings with aiding and abetting the escape of the Egyptian Prince Seifeddin from an asylum at Tieehurst, was fined £20, the maximum penalty under the Lunacy Act. The Chief Constable described the penalty
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      AIRMEN HONOURED.
      39 20 Oslo, May 20. The airmen Capt. Wilkins and Lieut. Kielsen, who flew over the North Pole from Alaska to Spitsbergen, arrived at Trondhjem and,were welcomed by great crowds with hands playing. They were tendered an official luncheon.
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      INTERNATIONAL RELIEF SCHEME.
      200 20 BRITISH POSITION. ACCEPTANCE BY OTHfd STATES NECESSARY. Rugby, M a y A question was asked in the 1 Commons as to whether His \|aW Government proposed to contribute in .t! Ciraolo scheme for a permanent 1,7 national relief organisation, and if whether any part of such funds
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      NORTH-WEST FRONTIER.
      83 20 Russian Airmen Who Mistook Route. Peshawar, May 17. A Kohat message says it has beei ascertained that the Russian aeroplane which crashed at Parachinar and was badly damaged was one of a batch of new machines being delivered at Kabul. Apparently the two Russian airmen mistook the route.
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      AIR WONDERS.
      112 20 Passengers in The Wings. Philadelphia, May 17. Mr. Henry Ford and Mr. Charles Lawrence, the inventor of the Wright whirlwind motor, have been presented with medals by the Franklin Institute in recognition of their achievements. Mr. Lawrence in his address predicted the coming of swifter, safer and bigger
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      LORD TERRINGTON.
      78 20 Committed for Trial Bail Refused. London, May 18Lord Terrington, who was charged at the Mansion House with fraudulent conversion under the Larceny Act while practising as a solicitor, was committed for trial. Bail was refused. Lord Terrington practised as a solicitor under the name of Woodhouse and Co.
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      DEATH OF ADMIRAL SANDEMAN.
      64 20 DEATH OF ADMIRAL SAN DEMAN London, May I^* The death has occurred of RearAdmiral H. G. Sandeman, C.M.G. Rear-Admiral Sandeman was born June 18, 1868, and joined H.M.S. Mntan as a Naval cadet in 1881. He served Flag-Lieutenant to Admiral Sir J. D. kins, commanded 11.M.5. Britannia du the Great
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      FATAL MOTOR ACCIDENT.
      34 20 Paris, May 2L M. Gustave Kahn, formerly I" r< n ‘.|j Consul in Shanghai and Minister Bangkok, has died as a result of > n J u received in a motor accident.
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      STRIKE TROUBLES IN INDIA.
      108 21 JUTE mill attacked. ittkMPT to injure aT i$-AL WORKERS. From our Own Correspondent.) Calcutta, May 17. i into mill strikers atTwo Hydraulic Jute Press tacked the j s afternoon with the in causing damage and assaultthe mob, and eleven Th C W injured. A strong force
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      Cable News in Brief.
      354 21 Rugby, May 16. \usten Chamberlain proposes to attend the Council meeting of the League of Nations next June. London, May 17. Colonel G. Badham Thornhill been appointed military attache at I eking. r 0 Badham Thowihill was adjutant of :h S.i-MV-i. Volunteer Corps when war Reva’
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      DEAD SEA CONCESSIONS.
      53 21 In the H Rugby, May 21. r Gnniai%\° f ommons Mr. Amery, Vr there hi/l 7 l< tary was asked wheJ ,E n ny further develop- 3s ions. }j„ the Dead Sea salts con'vere vpllTm' that the negotinS N tir.o l J, cr examination by the 1
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      RECORD OF PARLIAMENT.
      105 21 INTERESTING PROJECT IN BRITAIN. Rugby, May 18. A memorial is to be presented to the Prime Minister asking him to appoint a committee to consider the editing and publication of a full line of Members of Parliament from the year 1264 to 1832. The object is to
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      CABLE AND WIRELESS.
      264 21 Debate in House Of Commons. London, May 21. The House of Commons debated cable service and Beam wireless relations. As a debate on the supply vote would have restricted the Opposition in discussion, Government moved the adjournment to unable the freeest debate. Mr. W. J. Baker (Lab.,
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      DEATH OF HERR DEUTSCH.
      97 21 Creator of General Electric Company. Berlin, May 20. The death occurred of Felix Deutsch, chairman of the Allgemeine, Elcktrizit-atz Gesellschaft, while the whole of Germahy was celebrating his seventieth birthday. He is credited with originating the improved Germano-French relations. Berlin, May 10. The Berlin Press recalls
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      ATLANTIC AIRMEN.
      131 21 Fitzmaurice Seeks American Citizenship. New York, May 23. According to the newspapers, Major Fitzmaurice, the Irish Free State Air Force officer who flew the Atlantic in the Ircmen, is so charmed with “the benefit: of this wonderful country that he has decided to become an American. The report
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      POISON GAS IN HAMBURG.
      370 21 EXTRAORDINARY DISASTER EIGHT KILLED BY DEADLY FUMES. Hamburg, May 21. Eight persons have been killed and 32 sent to hospital as a result of the bursting of a number of barrels of phosgene ■fas (used in war time as poison gas) which were stored in a
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      A JUTE SENSATION.
      81 21 Many Arrests for Alleged Gambling. Calcutta, May 21. A hundred and sixteen Marwaris (bankers and moneylenders), including some of the wealthiest members of the community, were arrested on the premises of the Bengal Jute Merchants and Brokers Association and charged with .rambling in jute. They were subsequently
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      MILLIONAIRE’S FLIGHT ABANDONED.
      58 21 Amsterdam, May 21. It is reported from Khartoum that Mr. Van Lear Black’s flight has been abanloned for the present in consequence of ■ngine trouble anil difficulties arising from lack of suitable landing grounds. Mr. Van Lear Black intended to fly to Cape Town and then to
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      SPANISH REVOLUTIONARY ASSASSINATED.
      25 21 San Juan del Sur, May 22. General Luis Mena, the Spanish revolutionary leader and ex-Minister of War, has been assassinated near Granada.
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      X-RAY EXPERT’S DEATH.
      32 21 Rio do Janeiro, May 22. The death has occurred of Dr. Alvaro Alvin, the famous X-ray expert, who •allied on experiments in spite of the ss of both hands.
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      LONDON POLICE CHARGED.
      272 21 SENSATIONAL CASE. SEQUEL TO HYDE PARK PROSECUTION. London, May 18. A first class sensation has been caused by alleged police methods arising out *i the recent acquittal of Sir Leo Chiozza Money and a girl friend, aged 22, named Savage, who were charged with improper conduct in
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      NEW DEVELOPMENT.
      160 21 Differences in House Of Commons. London, May 22. The motion to appoint a committee to investigate t.he case arising out of the charge against Sir Leo Chiozza Money and Miss Savage has been postponed pending substantial, agreement between all parties in view of the strong desire —notably in
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      CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
      52 21 Large Increase in Capital Announced. London, May 22. Imperial Chemical Industries, Ltd., propose to increase the capital to £75,000,000 by the creation of 20,000,000 new shares of 10s. each as the continuous expansion of the company’s business will involve large expenditure on capital account during the coming
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      MARTYR TO SCIENCE.
      45 21 Death of Noted Japanese Bacteriologist. Accra, May 22. The eminent Japanese bacteriologist:, Professor Hideyo Noguchi, of the Rockefeller Institute of Medical Research, who arrived here in November list to investigate yellow fever, has died from yellow fever contracted during a laboratory experiment.
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      THE BREMEN DAMAGED.
      74 21 New York, May 21. The trans-Atlantic aeroplane Bremen was damaged in an attempt to take off from the shore opposite Greenly Island. The Junkers mechanic Fred Melchoir who made the attempt, reports that the machine is “40 per cent demolished. Melchoir was uninjured. ('apt. Kochi, Baron von
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      PRECAUTIONS IN PEKING.
      3580 22 FOREIGNERS WARNED. PROBABLE MOVE TO LEGATION QUARTER. ADVANCE OF SOUTHERN FORCES. Peking, May IT. The* Japanese state that they are* sending only one additional company to Peking, but they are working with great activity in preecuring quarters for several hunelreel troops in the* ex-Austrian Legation and strengthening
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      PROTECTION OF NATIONALS.
      183 23 Nationalist Minister Resigns. London, May 22. In the House of Commons at question, replying to Comdr. Kenworthy, Comdr. Locker-Lampson said a battalion, less two companies, of the Shanghai Defence Force was dispatched from Shanghai to Wei-hai-wei primarily for training purposes and to give the troops the benefit
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      BRITAIN AND HEDJAZ.
      89 23 SATISFACTORY PROGRESS MADE. London, May 22. The Colonial Office announces that the negotiations begun at Jeddah on the 8th inst. between air Gilbert Clayton and the King of the Hedjaz made satisfactory progress and have now been suspended owing to the approach of the pilgrimage season. The
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      POLICE AND PUBLIC.
      35 23 Decision in Case of Miss Savidge. London, May 22. It has been definitely decided to confine the proposed Hyde Park case inquiry to the interrogation of Miss Savidge by Scotland Yard detectives.
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      THE POINCARE CABINET.
      38 23 Paris, May 22. According to Le Journal, a number of Deputies intend to introduce in the Chamber a motion declaring that M. Poincare and the Cabinet of National Union have deserved well of the country.
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      COTTON INDUSTRY BILL.
      63 23 London, May 22. The House of Lords passed the second reading of the Cotton Industry Bill. The Cotton Industry Bill prolongs for five years the operation of the Cotton Industry Act, but reducing from fid. to od. the levy imposed under the Act on the sale of
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      THE WOMEN’S VOTE.
      38 23 Rugby, May 22. The second reading of the bill giving votes to women at the age of 21 on the same terms as men was adopted i>y the House of Lords by 114 to 35.
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      DUTCH LINER IN COLLISION.
      33 23 New York, May 22. The Dutch liner Veendam, which collided with the American steamer Porto Rico in fog at Lower Bay on Saturday, sank alongside the pier at Hoboken.
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      U.S. MINE DISASTER.
      34 23 New York, May 21. The death roll through the disaster at the Mather mine, near Brownsville Pennsylvania, is new 46. There is little hope of saving the 152 men still ntombed.
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      COTTON CRISIS.
      227 23 IMPORTANT SPEECH BY MR. BALDWIN. London, May 16. In view of the critical condition of the cotton industry, great importance is attached to a speech made by Mr. Baldwin at a luncheon of the British Cotton-Grow-ing Association in Manchester to-day, which was attended by 500 members of the
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      KING’S MESSAGE TO TROOPS
      169 23 Increasing Demands On Intelligence. Rugby, May 22. Lieut.-General Sir David Campbell, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief at Aldershot, has received a message from the King regarding the tour of inspection which His Majesty made of the Aidershot Command last week. The King says he was gratified to see
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      NATIONALISTS AND THE LEAGUE.
      618 23 went to China to coionise. He agreed with the plan to treat foreigners on the same basis as nationals, but expressed the opinion that more favourable treatment would be given foreigners than nationals. BRITISH POSITION. MEDIATION MIGHT BE MISINTERPRETED. WAITING ATTITUDE OF MINISTERS. London, May 16.
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      GREEK CABINET RESIGNS.
      113 24 BOISTEROUS SCENES. HOUSE ADDRESSED FROM PRESS GALLERY. Athens, May 22. The Cabinet has resigned. M. Kafandaris, who resigned the leadership of the Progressive Liberals owing to a divergence of views between himself and M. Venizelos, is forming a new party. When Parliament re-assembled the resignation of the
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      MILLIONAIRE'S FLIGHT.
      129 24 Engine Trouble Delays Van I,ear Black. Khartoum, May 22. Mr. Van I.ear Black has cancelled his flight owing to a damaged wing and engine trouble and left for Cairo last night by special train, if necessary he will charter a special steamer at Alexandria for Marseilles and then
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      MANY TRAGEDlES.
      115 24 Deaths Through Fire, Sea And Mine Disasters. Moscow, May 22. Nineteen people perished in a fire on the steamer Leo Tolstoi, proceeding from 4)niepropetrovsk to Kiel!'. Moscow, May 22. A steam launch carrying 80 children capsized on the river Kuban, near Temriuk. Thirty-four children were ■drowned. Laredo, Texas,
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      FILM STAR’S WEDDING.
      51 24 Adolphe Menjou Married In Paris. Paris, May 1C. The fifteenth arrondissement was the scene of the wedding of tin* film star Adolphe Menjou and Miss Kathryn Carver, who both had their previous marriages dissolved last year. The bride is the former wife of a New York society
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      NEW YORK MURDER.
      77 24 Spanish Dancer Killed By Admirer. New York. May 17. Maria Montero a gifted young Spanish dancer, was murdered in hi r ipartment in the fashionable Rodin studios after a violent quarrel with an infatuated Argentinian, Horatio Uolumbres, whose attentions she had repeatedly rejected. The police found Maria
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      SIAM AND COMMUNISTS.
      43 24 SIAM AN D COMMUNISTS. Our Bangkok correspondent wire's The revolution of the Chinese communists’ pi. hi to assassinate Sir Laurcnec Guilleluard in 192;), as described in the article kio the Straits ’l imes, has caused a sen.suti n in official circles in Siam.
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      FINANCE AND INDUSTRY. COMPANY LAW REFORM NEEDED.
      1344 24  -  (By A. W. Still.) London, Apr. 25. I have referred occasionally to the way in which the company law is abused, and recently I came across the records of a company whose shares rose to five times their face value. About a hundred
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      TIN RETURNS.
      365 24 Talam Mines.—450 piculs. Pahang Consolidated. 3,470.21 pels. Stingei Kinta. 268.00 pels. I poll Tin Dredging. 740.Oo p c I>. Tronoh Mines.—1.280 pels. bonderiang Tin Dredging.— Output for the halt month of May, Dredge 293, hours and 35 piculs. Hydrauliclng.—Jabus 50 piculs; S. Lah 30 nieuls. The Secretary of
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      “ MEET THE WIFE. ”
      600 24 MEET THE WIFE. SUCCESSFUL OPENING it VICTORIA THEATRE AT Gertrude Lennox M r< Harvey Lennox Mr. P i».., i* arr Doris Rellamy >»..r, o 1 lurr u-r Victor Staunton .Mr'. All' l. re gory Drown Mr. Will n „i J*,.f l ,?n Philip Lord ‘‘N William Mr. W T u
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      EUROPEAN DRIVER CHARGED.
      486 25 n l \NT. MOTORING CASE <* e L aT assizes. was commenced at the TlU ze yesterday, before the 'fi'i'l f if,-' Justu-o (Mr. justice Sproule) u \tr 1 W. Bean was charged the <k-»th «f chineae 1 y A I'jis-h act when driving a n ..t
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      R.A.F. FLIGHT.
      85 25 (Anvtu‘s Service.) I ot Klabat Hay From I Singapore. I (Aneta’s Service.) I p r Batavia, May 21. !ii'K.:; ,y V T 1 Alr 0lve dying boats 'Ift,‘, ba H ;‘Y. Banka, at 9.40 a.m. Th. Journey from Singa- k\- 01s and crew were vvel- ""ntnittee in the
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      NOTES FROM SIAM.
      824 25 Traffic in Women And Children. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, May 12. Chao Kavila, one of the Railway surveyors who while conducting an aerial survey a few weeks ago, was lost, returned to Bangkok on Wednesday morning and was met by a large number or friends and
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      LABOUR IN CEYLON.
      144 25 REPORT OF SPECIAL COMMISSION. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, May 19. The report of the commission appointed to inquire into the wages of manual workers outside estates in Ceylon has been published, telegraphs the Pinang Gazette’s Colombo correspondent. The Commission does not recommend immediate State interference with
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      PASSENGERS.
      816 25 The following passengers are proceeding to Furope by the Kashgar which sailed oh Friday Mr. 1. Uolain. Mr. A. Love, Lt. Dover, Mr. D. R. McCutchan. Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Miller, Mr. R. II. Phillips, Mr. D. M. Mcl'inrmid. Mr. P. II. V. Hanitock, Miss M. J. S.
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      SINGAPORE MINISTER IN USA.
      325 25 Dr. E. F. Lee on AngloAmerican Friendship. An interesting speech by Dr. Edwin F. Lee, pastor of Wesley Church, Singapore, who is at present in the United States, is reported in the Des Moines Register, Iowa. William Hale Thompson’s campaign against King George in the Chicago
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      ARRESTS IN HARBOUR.
      204 25 Chinese Cashier Robbed Of $1,500. Two Chinese arrested on Thursday in the harbour, one on board a China bound vessel and the other on a vessel bound lor Siam, are under detention on an allegation of having taken part in a robbery several weeks ago. The robbed
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      RESCUE OFF THE ESPLANADE.
      89 25 t ntmployed Chinese Jumps Into Sea. On Sunday morning a China >e jumped .into the sia near the Esplanade. 1 'e was b?ought ashore by a marine polircnmi:. j V.il> dived in niter ban. After nrtifiua! i ri piration had been successfully ad- ministered by a
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      UNEMPLOYED IN BRITAIN.
      35 25 Rugby, May 22. The total number of unemployed on May 14 was 1,118,400. This was i 1..Y78 more than in the week before and 111 ,‘ls j more than a year ago.
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        SINGAPORE FOOTBALL.
        939 26 Two More Points for The S.C.C. The S.(’.('. gained two more league points in tin* first division of tin* league on Thursday afternoon at the expens of Pu!o Brani, winning the match by a score of three goals to two. Actually the difference between the two teams was
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        THE DERBY FAVOURITE.
        58 26 [umnsu IMPERIAL RADIO] Fairway Wins Newmarket Stakes. [BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO] Rugby, May 16. Lord Derby’s Fairway, which is favou1 ite for the Derby, won the Newmarket Stakes (1 > 4 nfiles) to-day, easily beating the Duke of Portland’s Wheedli r by two lengths. Lord Lonsdale’s Lodore was
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        YACHTING.
        194 26 Fine Racing onditions on Sunday Black Swan Trophy. The second race for the Black Swan 'trophy was sailed under grand conditions, :h re* being a stiff breeze and a smooth sea. The actual finishing times were Jean II (Blake) 12.1.48. Ella Dorothy (Slight) 12.4.36. Ella (L. R. Blake) 12.11.47.
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        SHOOTING.
        86 26 The Singapore Ladies Rifle Association monthly spoon competition was held at Siletar. The spoon was won by Mrs. Hattishill and the ammunition sweep by Mrs. Austin Jackson. The following cards were returned: 300 200 100 Total and yds. yds. yds. Handicap Mrs. Battishill 21 27 29 80 103.50 Mrs.
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        GOLF.
        174 26 [Renter Telegram] Progress of British Tournaments. [Reuter Telegram.] London, May 16. Leeds The following scores were made in the qualifying stage of the 36 holes thousand guineas professional golf tournament :—Nabholtz (U.S.A.), Mitchell, Herd and Havers 152, Melhorn (U.S.A.) 153, Jurado (Argentine) 155. All failed to qualify, the highest
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        The British Amateur Championship.
        831 26 [Reuter Telegram.] London, May 22. Prestwick In the first round of the British amateur golf championship Major Hezlet, the Irish international, defeated the holder, Dr. Tweddell, of Stourbridge, by 3 and 2. In the second round A. Maccullum. South Staffordshire, defeated Tolley 5 and 4. Wciding
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        WOMEN’S GOLF.
        107 26 [Router Telegram] French Player Wins British Championship. [Reuter Telegram. 1 London, May IS. Hunstanton In the final of th* British women’s open golf championshif over 36 holes Mile. Manctte I.e i" I‘ I’ance, holder of the Belgian champ: ship, beat Miss Sylvia Marshall, chani; of Sussex, 3 and
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        A HOLE IN ONE.
        115 26 Former Feat by Lady In Malaya. A correspondent writes from Ip°h With reference to the parngrai in your issue of the 16th instant on tl subject of Mrs. Swin<lell doing 1 hole in one at Bukit Timah. a. 1 your concluding statement that ‘as 1 as
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        COUNTY CRICKET.
        737 27 INTERFERES with three matches. iH\V00l> AMONG THE L l ENTl KY SCORERS. the Reuter cricket cables A*'°’’‘ u Saturday, the abnormal scorn- uli hv’iitcrised the matches played L ivhxh' ht woo k has not been t:u "t'l re were nevertheless gvitf'l. l,u in which sound batting u- msiamt
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        SINGAPORE CRICKET.
        483 27 S.C.C. Too Good for The S.R.C. The S.had little difficulty in winning the match against the S.R.G. by live wickets. Thanks to a really good innings by de Gotta the S.R.G. increased their overnight total 48 to 105. De Gotta has a sound defence and some good scoring
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        THE KENTUCKY DERBY.
        43 27 fßouter Telegram.] Louisville, May 20. The Kentucky Derby was won by the favourite. Keighcount in 2 mins. 10 2-5 si cs. Misstep was second and Toro third. Tlu* rac is over 1H miles. Whiskery I was tlu* winner last year.
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        TENNIS.
        1562 27 Godown Doubles Final At S.C.C. A new competition—Godown Doubles—was introduced in the present tournament I at the S.C.C., and proved quite a success. It differs from the Profession Pairs event, which still continues, in that the pairs have to come from one business, but godown” is an elastic term
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        INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL.
        18 27 INTERN ATIONAL FOOTBALL. [Rt ulf'r Telegram.1 Brussel*-, May V'. England 1) ai Be’gium »»y 3 goals i.o 1.
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        BOXING.
        589 28 [Imam TMGRAM] Walley Beats Amin Rusher On Points. Though he was giving ten pounds away, Bu«l Walley found Amin Rusher no very severe task in a twelve round contest at the New World on Friday, and he won a comfortable victory on points. ’The laet that the Malay was
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        INTERNATIONAL RIDING MEET.
        36 28 [Router Telegram.] Success of Hritish Military Team. [Reuter Telegram.] Brussels, May 18. Al the international riding meeting, the British military team won the Prix dcs Nations, heating French, Polish, Belgian and Swiss competitors.
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        THE DAVIS CUP.
        188 28 [Router Telegram] Britain Defeats Finland. [Reuter Telegram.] Helsingfors, May 20. Britain elminated Finland from the Davis Cup, winning two singles ami two doubles. Helsingfors, May 20. Gregory beat Grnnholm, 6 —2, 6—1, I—2. Higgs beat Grahn, 1 —6, 6—1, —j, 6—J. Crole-Rees and Fames «rahn and Grotenfelt,
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        INTER-STATE CRICKET.
        68 28 Selangor and Penang Whitsun Match. The following will represent Selangot ind Penang in the match to be played n Penang on Saturday and Monday Selangor.—A. P. Penman, G. M. Brand. !>. R. A. Hoblyn, T. G. Green, II. O. Hopkins, J. Carter, Singh, II. J. Sinclair, J. E.
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        PENANG SWIMMING CLUB.
        83 28 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, May 21. At the Swimming Club annual meeting there was the largest attendance for years. The profit was $1,408 compared with a deficit of $630 last year. Entry fees were $3,060. After redemption of a further $3,000 debentures the excess of assets
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        SINGAPORE CHESS CLUB.
        208 28 A polished teak shield has been installed on the wall of the room which the management of the Adelphi Hotel kindly places at the disposal of the members of the Singapore Chess Club every Friday evening. It carries a shelf to display the Championship Challenge Cup and
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        ENDURANCE SWIMMING.
        75 28 [Router Telegram] American Woman’s Remarkable Record. [Reuter Telegram.] Chicago, May 21. Mrs. Myrtle Huddlestone, an American, established a world’s endurance record in a swimming pool here by remaining in the water for 50 hours 10 minutes 15 4 o seconds. The previous records for women was ;)2 hours
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        CHINESE SWIMMING CLUB.
        79 28 The 50-metres handicap race (A ant] B divisions) was hold at the l hinese Swimming Club last Sunday. In the A division Lee Yew Huck went at "go” and won in oil 1/5 seconds, Lee Choon Ngee, who went at three, being second, and Goh Buan Cheok
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        HOME FOOTBALL.
        19 28 [Renter Telegram] England Beats France. [Reuter Telegram.] Paris, May 17. England beat France at soccer by 5—1
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        GERMAN BOXER FOR U.S.A.
        35 28 [TRANS-OCEAN VIA PAN-ASIA.] Berlin, May 17. Schmehling, whose title of heavyweight champion of Germany w’as lately taken from him owing to a hand injury, has unexpectedly left for the United States.
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      BIRTHS
      111 28 BENSON.- Oo May 17. 1928, at the European Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, the wife ei Donovan Benson, a son. GUDGEON. On May 15. 1928. Valentine Gudgeon (nee Hawtrey > wife of L. \V. \V. Gudgeon, of Ayer Kuning South, at 4S I.vxham Gardens, W.. a daughter (.Jonquil). HORSFALL. On May
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      MARRIAGES
      79 28 WAGNER MARI’LES. On April 21, 192s. at Finchley, Alwyn Warwick Stockwell Wagner, son of the late Christian Wagner and Mrs. Wagner, of the Federated Malay Spates, to Muried Elaine, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Marples, of Roscmount. Whetstone, N. 20. LEVIT -CLUMECK. -On May 10. 1928.
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      Trade and Finance.
      140 28 Singapore, May 23. I exchange. I On London, Bank 4 m/s I Demand 2 Private 3 m. credit 3 U ll On New York. Demand m Private 90 d/s 06 fl On France, Bank T.T. On India, Bank T.T. I'M On Hong Kong. Bank T.T. M On
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      Stocks and Shares.
      734 28 Fraser and Co.’s Quotations! Singapore, May 23. I MINING. Issue I Val. Pd. Buyers Sellers I £1 £1 Asam Kumbang 48 *.o :i I £1 £1 Bangrin Tin 43 6 45 I 1 1 Bating Padang 0.474 0.524 1 1 Batu Caves 1.37 4 1.424 £1 £1
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    50 28 DEATHS DE SILVA.—Theodore de Silva (Doru) 54 years, died 2 a.m., on May 18, 1928, Hillside Drive, Scrangoon Road. MADAM KHOO 1*()H NEO.-On May 17. 1928, at her residence. No. 19, Wilkie Rd. TAN’.-On May 15. 1928, Mr. Tan Hock Seng Chief Clerk of Singapore Health Office, age 47 years.
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  • The Straits Budget RUBBER SUPPLEMENT
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      CONTENTS.
      92 1 Page Genera 1 i; l i u liber Stocks 1 IV Singa|"' ri Auction J ;l Rubber Dividend 1 n'd.kr Position By A. W. Still 1 Mr Fred Waterhouse 1 l lH a l Rubber Auctions 1 Thi Restriction Decision Rubber Returns Rubber in Germany f Crude Rubber .•The
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      London Rubber Stocks.
      29 1 l,.‘\vis and Peat’s cable from their ~n |.>n < Mice gives 2.152 tons decrease nuking the total London rubier stoeks at Uav J'J. a> revised. 18,710 tons.
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      The Singapore Auction.
      108 1 The Singapore Chamber of Commerce iihl.-r A.-suc.ic ml<l its 865th auction on 1, J r *i» r> was catalogued 1,447,083 'i* r »'<•■' •ton- offered 1.116.050 lbs. or V' JI -"Id l.i'l 1.530 lbs. or 151.58 ton*. I ondon Os. 8%d. Vw York 18’* cts. I’KIGES REALISED.
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      MALACCA RUBBER DIVIDEND.
      206 1 lit and Co., of Kuala Lumpur, have a cablegram from the seereV ,f Malacca Rubber Plantations to ct that the directors have decided i< ,i i 1 l u P a >ment on June 15 of Urn". i,k mi n the ordinary and prea Mures of >
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      RUBBER POSITION. PROSPECTS OF PRICE VARIATIONS.
      1114 1  -  (By A. W. Still.) London, Apr. 25. On the 17th and 18th the spot price of lubber was be.gw 8d. on the London market and the Americans took full advantage of the fall. The result is that, although landings during the week ending April
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      MR. FRED WATERHOUSE.
      316 1 COMPLIMENTS IN RUBBER JOURNAL. As an authority on the cultivation and world-wide merchandising of rubber, few rival in prestige Mr. Fred T. I*. Waterhouse, president of Fred Waterhouse and Co., Ltd., rubber merchants, of New York and Singapore, says the india Rubber World. For many years his
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      LOCAL RUBBER AUCTIONS.
      780 1 Market Quiet; Minor Fluctuations. Harlow and Co.’s report of the 17th inst. states The local market has been very quiet 'during the past week and only minor price flactuations have taken place. The London market at 8%d. shows a decline of %d. und Xew York at IS
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      SANDYCROFT RUBBER.
      966 2 CHAIRMAN ON HIGH COSTS. The annual general meeting of Sandy croft, Rubber Co., Ltd., was held at the offices of the secretaries, Harrisons Bn: ker and Co., in Chartered Bank Build ng on May 16, there being present Messrs. F. A. Pledger (Chairman), Davi* Philip, A. E. Baddele.v,
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      THE RESTRICTION DECISION
      243 2 Sir Eric (ieddes’s Comment At The Dunlop Meeting. Toe Rt. lion. Sir Eric Geddr G.C.U. G.lbE., presiding at the twenty-ninth ordinary general meeting of the Dunlop Kuhlter Go., Ltd., at the Hotel Cecil, made the following reference to the rubber restriction decision I he views of your
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      RUBBER RETURNS.
      149 2 Am dgrimuted Malay. 18,733 |b>. Heranang.- 23,r>7»? 11..s. Hert a in (Taishol. 26.30S lbs. Horelli. It*.son lbs. Hiooklands. 3I.300 Pis. Hruseh. 16 017 lbs. Ib’iiar (Selangor). 8,000 lbs. Uliembong. 34.350 .s. Cheras. 32 010 |bs. Uoiin«-mara. 21.771 lbs. tilellsliicl. 37,71*0 Ibs. Henrietta 10,000 lbs. K'lala lie man. 02.030
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      RUBBER IN GERMANY.
      897 2 SUCCESS OF R.G.A. AT LEIPZIG. It is exactly 660 years since the Annual Spring Fair ot Leipzig not without reason called the Mother ot All Fairs v.as instituted, and it is just one year since the Rubber Growers’ Association made that Fair its divisional base for a
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      TRAFALGAR ESTATES.
      644 2 PREPARING FOR REMOV \i of restriction: AL The annual general meeting of Tiafal gar, Ltd., was held at the offices of the secretaries, Paterson, Simons and on Thursday. The chairman, Mr. K M Williams, presided, and there were al juesent t apt. G. D. Kushton, Messrs K. A.
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      P.A.M. ANNUAL MEETING.
      2757 3 ■RUBBER future. I M R. J. s. ARTER ON I planting TOPICS. Lvhilarating profes- Vi un l'ur, on Saturday, the Hon. M v \rter, presiding. r T1 i' tinman addressed the meeting lht v Gentlemen, the period which m lu l0 to review has proved the one
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      CRUDE RUBBER.
      150 3 Importations into the United States. We are indebted to the Planters’ Association of Malaya for the following details of the importations of crude rubber into the United States during March, 11)28. The figures have been compiled and distributed by the Rubber Association of America. The estimated net weights
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      “THE SUICIDE SOCIETY.”
      208 3 Kuala Lumpur Firm’s Comments On Tapping Policy. The suicide society seems to be growing in numbers, state Baker, Morgan, and Co., Ltd., of Kuala Lumpur, in their weekly report, dated May 21. One hears, almost daily, of estates receiving instructions to tap full out at once, and
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      CORRESPONDENCE.
      66 4 [The Straits Times is not responsible foi the opinions of its correspondents. Correspondents should bear in mind that letter* must be short and to the point. Lont epistles are liable to be rejected or cut down. Correspondents must enclose theii names and addresses, not necessarily for publication as guarantee
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      RUBBER ROADS.
      541 4 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—With further reference to the correspondence appearing in your columns re rubln*r roads, may I suggest that we take it purely as a business venture. With rubber at the prices ruling now, it will pay any Government to pave thi streets
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      FIRESTONE IN LIBERIA.
      227 4 To the Editor of the Straits Timea. Sir, —As a former member of the Firestone stafT in Liberia, I would like to correct the distortion of fact which appeared in the article on that country which you published on May 16. Without touching upon the political questions
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      COST 0F NATIVE RUBBER.
      182 4 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir. I think the general impression is that the native rubber from Sumatra can he produced at a very low figure, but 1 have been given to understand that this ,s not so. Perhaps it will be of interest
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      LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
      485 4 Messrs. Macphail and Co.*s Weekly Report. Macphail and Co.'s weekly report, dated May 22, states A further and even more substantial irop is noted in the Fort of London rubber stocks, latest cable advice giving the total as 4S,(?1*1 tons which shows a Itereast* of 2.132 tons
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        LONDON EXCHANGE STERLING PRICES APRIL 25.
        488 4 Stock p. r Exckango Calu* Company. £1 Abaco £1 Anglo-Malay ltj £1 Ayer Kunmg £1 Banteng 2/ Batnng Consolidated M £1 Ha*u Caves £1 Bntu Tiga 2 Bekoh o q 2' Hertuin Consolidated 2/ Brieh £1 Bidor 2' Bikam Jf 2' Brooklands 2' Bukit
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        SINGAPORE DOLLAR SHARE PRICES MAY 23.
        714 4 Capital P fv7l Paid Up Valo. Wnda.d. Comp L *****3 1 36 p.«. y.« (31) 1.00 1.15 1.00 1JB 1(50 000 1 20 p.c. or y# r 1,Alor ($1) 1.15 1.35 1.(0 1 *****5 1 10 p.c. int. a/e yr. 81-8-» ,.A. Hitam ($1)
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      373 6 ESTATE TRUST AGENCIES 1927, LIMITED Telegrams 'STATETRUST," SINGAPORE. A.B.C. 5th and 6th Edition. Bentley’s and Liebera. Nn. Mi A Trust Company Registered under the Trust Companies Ordinance of 1926, with Security deposited with the Straits Settlements Government. REGISTERED AND HEAD OFFICE Nos. 1, 2 and 3, RAFFLES CHAMBERS, RAFFLES PLACE,
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