The Straits Budget, 6 September 1928

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    29 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES ESTABLISHED EIGHTY YEARS.] m. :k» is SINGAPORE. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1928 Price 25 cents (S.S. Currency) or 7cL
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    CONTENTS.
    417 1 tht* Beaches |K- ;u ts and 1 itfurts Only IBoupons 3-4 IBilm Censorship in* »cravy m u J 4 l'K h \dnvnistratum of Justice fOccasional Notes IflexranK. Reuter and SpecUlm.vtnTnr rast Week’s News 19-24 i|B ,ur# s IBfotor-Cvcle Hi 1 Climb If iBmirapore Police snorts lo IK General M‘»
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    LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
    2305 1 The Hon. Mr. H. T. Jones will be leaving Ipoh for Home next week on a brief visit. ic 5 r V J’ G C .astellain, Health Officer, r.M.b.R., is going on leave in the near future. Mr. G. E. Shaw, General Adviser, I Johore, and Mrs.
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    ANOTHER TIGER?
    483 2 THE TERRIER, THE CAT, THE SOLDIER AND....? Major T. A. Lowe, writing from F. Bungalow. Alexandra Barracks, Singapore, with reference t«» the various narratives which have appeared in these columns concerning the tigress and her cub, the marks of which so many poop.*? saw’ at Bukit Tiniah. says
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    POLICE ROUTE MARCH.
    73 2 Smart Contingent Headed by Their Band. Early yesterday a ‘-trong contingent of the Singapore Police Force went on a route march through the citv headed bv their own band. There was a turn-out of 500, including officers and men, and the parade was under the command of
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    AGROUND OFF KARIMONS.
    58 2 Coasting Steamer Refloats After Eight Hours. After spending eight hours aground off the Karimon Islands, twenty miles westward of .Singapore, the coasting steamer Sri Wongsee refloated at 11 o’clock on Monday night and came into port without assistance. The Meran was sent out to assist but she
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    ALLEGED GANG ROBBERS.
    81 2 Five Chinese Caught With One Pistol. A pistol was produced in the Fourth Court on Tuesday afternoon when five hinese were produced on a charc-P SKTSSS £•>■'»* gan/rfe ™ial Koad on September want’a W u^-'' P <Mr C J S Fil «l>ay) You Mr u V S
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    FINANCE AND INDUSTRY. STANDPOINT OF THE “ SAFEGUARDERS.”
    1544 2  - FINANCE AND INDUSTRY. STANDPOINT OF THE SAFEGUARDERS.” (By A. AY. Still.) London, Aug. 8. The announcement made a tow days a':•> ihat ttic Ramsey Mil! dispute has heVn settled, and that, therefore, therwin i*. no lock-out in the Lancashire i Cotton trade, lots been received with considerable relief. It is
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    JAPANESE ELECTIONS.
    29 2 [Nichi-Nichi Service.] lixicm-oi leni Tokio, Aug. The Government are preparing to amend the election law. The is to adopt a small electorate instead of the present medium
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      SPOILING THE BEACHES.
      924 3 whenever they discover it.—Straits Times, August 30. I The preservation of the beaches along the Siglap and Changi coasts l a matter in which the general public as well as the landowners concerned take an anxious interest, lit has not been forgotten that if the removal of
      whenever they discover it.—Straits Times, August 30.  -  924 words
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      FACTS & FIGURES ONLY.
      667 3 FACTS FIGURES ONLY. his junior charges.—Straits Times, August 31. It is not unlikely that the next important move in the campaign tc secure the withdrawal of the proposals contained in the Colonial Office dispatch on the subject of the defence contribution will be the organisation of a series of meetings
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      COUPONS.
      721 3 —Straits Times, September 1. There are signs that the rubber 1 industry is at last awakening to the complications which are inevitable when the whole of the restriction legislation is scrapped two month? hence. The tardy realisation that muddling through is a perilous process prompted a number ol questions
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      FILM CENSORSHIP.
      652 3 present without doing harm to the morals of the community.—Straits Times, September 3. A certain ignorance of Malavan affairs displayed in the House' of Commons in the discussion of the Johore Territorial Waters Bill wa shown again in at least one quarter when the subject of the film
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      DEMOCRACY GONE MAD!
      715 4 acquauimiivc Perish the thought !—Straits Times, August 4. A revolution has broken out in India and threatens to sweep through the whole of the East. With startling suddenness it has come and it seeks to enforce changes more drastic than any figuring in the plans of the
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      THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE.
      834 4 Straits Times, September 5. At the last meeting of the Legislative Council a first reading was given to the Pensions Ordinance, 1928, which seeks to consolidate and amend the law regulating the granting of pensions, gratuities and other allowances in lespect of public service in the
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    MR. BEGG IN TROUBLE.
    143 4 Alleged Assault on Police at The Egg Club. An alleged incident while the tl-P was being 1 cleared by the police -t'™ Malabar Street on Sunday was echoed M the Police Courts on Monday when N. C. B<?gg was charged with using cr.m.r.al force to a
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    PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
    96 4 Rev. A. A. Cooper Leaving St. Andrew’s, Kuala Lumpin'* The Rev. A. A. Cooper,,M.A.. °1 Lumpur, sails from Malaya on ,,u a t ber 7 to return to his own chu er Aston Tirrold in Berkshire. Mr. came out to Malaya to act as »n of St. Andrews’s
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    OCCASIONAL NOTES
    1226 5 been said, although there would r ■l' ha!, U) be little to justify the view moment, that there is a shortage s f l accommodation in Singapore. 0 King the growth of the town and f increasing influx of visitors, i m ver this may be, it is
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    BANKRUPT IN PRISON.
    151 5 Arrest Follows Bailor's Discharge From Bond. A motion was brought before Mr. Justice Prichard in the Bankruptcy Court an Aug. 31 fc>r an order to commit S. Cathiravaloo, bankrupt, to prison in the event of his bail being discharged. The Assistant Official Assignee (Mr. T. B. Cocker)
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    ALLEGED USE OF SHOTGUN.
    91 5 Story of Fight in Thomson Road. A fight which took place in Thomson Road between three Tamils resulted in one of them pleading not guilty in the District Court on Tuesday to a charge of voluntarily causing hurt. It is alleged that during the fight the
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    R.A.F. CRUISE.
    55 5 (Aneta Wireless Service.) Four Flying Boats Reach Sourabaya. (Aneta Wireless Service.) Batavia, Sept. 4. The four Royal Air Force flying boats arrived at Sourabaya to-day from Buna on their return journey to Singapore. Batavia, Sept. 4. The R.A.F. flying boats arrived at Sourabaya a*. 10.10 a.m. They will
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    15-YEAR-OLD SUIT.
    424 5 Penang Broker and German Citizen. A fifteen-year-old claim was settled in the Supreme Court on Tuesday by Mr. Justice Prichard, when Mr. Jackson Oswald Davies sued a broker, of Penang, Mr. Gustav Bantle, a German, for $1,000, a sum which is in the hands of the Custodian of
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    LESSONS IN THRIFT.
    143 5 Post Office Savings Bank Scheme For Children. The Post Office Daily List contains the following The Post Office Savings Bank business is now extended to permit of small deposits by means of postage stamps affixed to forms. This is for the benefit of children and others who
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    THE TSINAN AFFAIR.
    60 5 [Nichi-Nichi Service.] Changed Attitude of Nationalist Government. [Nichi-Nichi Service.] Tokio, Aug. 30. There are indications that the Chinese Nationalist Government are now convinced of the importance of an early settlement >f the Tsinan affair. It is understood that the Nationalists have decided not to insist further on
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    NEW ZEALAND FLIGHT DELAYED.
    35 5 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Sydney, Sept. 2. Gales arc delaying the start of Capt. Kingsford Smith anil Mr. C. Ulm on their .‘light to the New Zealand in the Southern Cross.
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    EUROPEAN SOCCER.
    493 5 Too Many Pahits or Too Much Rugger Answering: the correspondent of the Malay Mail who deplored the small proportion of European players in the Malaya Cup Final soccer teams, and advanced too many pahits and late nights as the reason, “Juvenis” writes from Port Swettenham There are two
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    AFFRAY ON TANKER.
    164 5 Seamen Sentenced By Hong Kong Magistrate. T he fight between the master and members of the crew of the A.P.C. tanker David C. Reid, which occurred at Hong Kong recently, has already been described in the Straits Times. Three men were subsequently produced in the Hong Marine
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    SUSPECTED SUICIDE.
    37 5 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuula Lumpur, Aug. Tl. A coolie who had come to Kuala Lumpur for medical treatment was killed yesterday in a fall from the first floor of a shophouse. Suicide is suspected.
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    OVERSEAS CHINESE BUREAU.
    646 6 MALAYA AND NANKING. LOCAL RESIDENTS AS COMMISSIONERS. The patriotic activities of the foreignfcorn Chinese in Malaya and their attitude to the laws of the country in which they are living form one of the most delicate of current problems. Apart from the Communist agitation, which is directed
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    WAS IT SCARLET FEVER ?
    435 6 WAS IT SCARLET FEVER Controversy Over Deaths on The Insulinde. A controversy between the medical 5 authorities of Holland and the Dutch In- dies as to the nature of the epidemic which broke out on the Dutch steamer Insulinde on its last homeward voyage, i resulting in the deaths of
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    FIVE BULLET WOUNDS.
    279 6 Sikh Complainant's Story of Shots In the Dark. A Sikh who was shot five times without sustaining fatal injury was the complainant in a case heard in the police courts on Tuesday. Two other Sikhs, the complainant's nephews, were in the dock on a charge of attempted
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    NOTES FROM SIAM.
    937 6 STOPPING CHINESE PROPAGANDA. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Aug. 28. The arrest of the three Chinese found to be implicated in the shooting of a young doctor and of two police offers who went to effect their urro.it was fob lowed by a speedy hearing of the
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    S.S. LING NAM SOLD.
    249 6 Impressive Acquisition By Ho HoJ Steamship Co.* The steamer Ling Nam, of 6 gross register, has been sold” by Hong Kong owners, Messrs. Willian,rl and Co., to the Ho Hong Steam ShiolSl of Singapore. y The dimensions of the vessel are -I feet by 50 feet
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    SIKH MONEYLENDERS.
    174 6 District Judge’s Balance of .Mind Not Becoming.” In the Supreme Court on M r.day t* decision was reversed of the Civil District Judge in respect of a claim by Argam Singh, a Sikh monuylcndvr. for $293 on a promissory note, in the leaver court the claim was dismissed.
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    CURRENCY NOTES IN LETTERS.
    117 6 Strict Warning to The Public. The Post Office Daily List publishes tnc following i. fl5 The Secretary for Postal Afta 11 strong reasons for believing that a widespread disregard of the hegu which provides that letters con a currency notes can only be sent by ered
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    TWO MILLION ACRE CONCESSION.
    520 7 kistory of deal. I loSSIBILITY OF CLAIM TO I PRIOR RIGHT. SEALED BY THE I si'LTAN OF PAHANG. I \w are able to-day to throw eon-Ivder-ible light on the claim of a Euro1.. 'indicate to a concession cover1., t»» million acres of land in nml including
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    THE 2,000,000 ACRE CONCESSION.
    25 7 i 1 hailul pot I ion of this map of the Peninsula shows the men involved i in the concession claim.
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    SIKHS AND MOHAMEDANS.
    67 7 Serious Rioting At Khargpur. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Calcutta, Sept. 3. Serious rioting between Sikhs an 1 Mohamedans occurred at Khargpur on Sunday. The police had to fire, and three people were injured. The crowd was dissipated into the town burning houses, murdering and d un igin
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    TONGKOL’S SAFE ARRIVAL.
    105 7 Eight Days to Colombo Against S.W. Monsoon. The trawler Tongkol, which was recently sold by the Straits Government to Ceylon Fisheries, Ltd., has been duly delivered in Colombo. She left Singapore at midday on August 1 and arrived inside Colombo breakwater in one hour unde eight days—a
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    HOME CRICKET.
    761 7 HUGE SCORE BY THE HARLEQUINS. ANOTHER CENTURY FOR HOBBS. Detailed score given in Router telegrams received to-day are published below r Harlequins' Record Score. Eastbourne The Harlequins beat the VVest Indies by an innings and 105 runs. The West Indies batted lirst and scored dll, of which Small
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    RAUB GOLD CO.’S ESCAPE.
    227 7 $100,000 Damage By Fire: Mining Plant Undamaged. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 4. According to a message received here to-day, a disastrous fire took place in the village of Simpan, near Raub, where the gold mine is situated. The report says that two rows
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    CHINESE TIN MINING.
    166 7 Normal Output Despite Decline Ln Price. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Sept. 4. With a view to learning the truth of the repeated assertions that the low tin price was knocking out Chinese miners a Times of Malaya representative made issiduous enquiries of local miners, but was
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    RIVER LAUNCHES.
    125 7 New Legislation in the Federal Council. A Bill for the control of launches used on rivers is to be introduced in the Federal Council. The authority given by the Ports Enactment, 1923, to make rules to control the management of launches is not altogether adequate to present-day conditions,
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    MOTOR-CYCLE HILL CLIMB.
    844 8 Cameron Improves on Last Year’s Time. The Singapore Volunteer Corps held their second motor cycle lull climb or lhe Cap (toad on Sunday. There were many thrills for spectators, as the riding of the leading competitors was excellent, so much so that last year’s record went by
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    MALAYANS AT HOME.
    325 8 PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS FROM LONDON. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Aug. 9. Everyone who cun manage to do so is out of London taking advantage of this I glorious summer weather, and there i> I little news <»t Malayan personalities to ae I gleaned this week. Mr. Wallace
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    CHINESE ASSEMBLY HALL.
    225 8 Money Hard to Raise in Kuala Lunipur. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 1. Tic* project of the* Kuala Lumpur < Chines.* to erect a large Assembly Hall acre at a cost of $150,010, which was titst nooted in 1 1, appears to bo languishing or
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    PENANG WAR MEMORIAL.
    174 8 Dignified Design of Proposed Cenotaph. The war memorial for Penang has been designed by Mr. I). McLeod Craik. It consists of an oblong Cenotaph 7 feet by 9 feet by 20 feet high of tine dressed square granite blocks with stepped tor and flanked by projecting plain
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    MALACCA CLUB.
    548 8 Business at Annual Meeting. i M *il u annual general meeting of Malacca •Club was held at the club on Saturday j evening, when Mr. M. Striven* (president) on sided over a large attendance. The president, in his annual report, a jd;—You have had the balance sheet in
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    FORMER STRAITS P.C.M.O.
    115 8 l»r. and Mrs. T. I. Rowell Celebrate Golden Wedding. The n wedding was celebrated on A 11 t 1 of Dr. Thomas Irvine Rowell, Maria Grace Rowell (nee dale). Dr. and Mrs. Rowell were married in Singapore Cathedral in lSdS and nmv ive m Cheltenham. I)r. Rowell
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    DEATH OF MR. F. G. PENNEY.
    74 8 Former Colonial Secretary in The Straits. I he death took place on Aug. 5, at Bexhill-on-Sea, of Mr. Frederick Gordon lenney, late of the Straits Civil Service, aged 72. Mr. Penney was appointed a Cadet, S.S.. in 18 H! and was the first Cadet
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    ALLEGED GANG ROBBERS.
    505 8 YIO CHU KANO AFFaid described aiu Five men who arc alleged to hav. posed the gang which broke into v"'"' in Yio Ohu Kang Road on J u v stole $39,000 worth of jewellery m placed ill the dock in the Second t> Court on Friday. The
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    HYLAMS AGAIN !
    226 8 HYLAMS AGAIN Leading; Crowd in Anti-.Iapanese Slogans. Two Hylams who w’ere arrested in N"0.' Biidge Road during the Hylani^*' 1 Japanese demonstration on August •> produced before the District .Judge <• J. L. McFall) on Friday on a charge abetment of the offence of inciting assault Japanese. A Chinese detective
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    MILK PROBLEM IN SINGAPORE.
    1997 9 “NOT A VERY URGENT MATTER.” he vlth officers new MEMORANDUM. i r a .r a in the question of the fresh n 'lh .uupiv in Singapore is coming into •mmninov.e. and there seems u likelihood 1; Slt steps are to be taken towards h l n
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    “JUST THINK OF IT.”
    220 9 Secret Society’s Letter to Merchant. The art of polite letter-writing, as practised by Singapore samsengs, was illustrated in the police courts on Saturday, when a Chinese was charged with extortion. Cha Kim Chow, the owner of a small grocery business in Changi Road, said that on
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    TIN COMPANY REPORTS.
    126 9 1 Pontoon <»f the r»*nnw P < Malaya? Tin Dredging Co.. I.td. was successfully launched on August 30. The followirg telegram has been received from the Min«* at Sichon by the Ratrut Basse Tin Dredging Co., N. L. —For period commencing August 2 and ending August 29
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    FUNDS FOR THE C.W.S.
    361 9 LADY MARRIOTT OPENS ATTRACTIVE FAIR. The collection of funds for the proposed Tras Street branch of the Child Welfare Society, and the annual Baby Show in September, were the objects of the Fair held in the Victoria Memorial Mall on Tuesday. The fair was organised by
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    CYCLING FATALITY.
    149 9 Machine Cut in IV© in Collision With Car. A bicycle severed in two parts was an exhibit at a Coroner’s inquiry held on Tuesday into the death of the Tamil cyclist who was killed in collision with a motor car at Cavanagh Road near Government House gates. A
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    THE TSINAN AFFAIR.
    84 9 [Nichi-Nichi Service.] Dr. C. T. Wang Presses For Settlement. [Nichi-Nichi Service.] Tokio, Aug. 31. Dr. C. T. Wang, Nationalist Foreign Minister, giving his interpretation of article 2C, states that the abrogation of the Sino-Japanese Treaty is legal. He further states that if Japan delays the negotiations for
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    TEN PEOPLE STABBED.
    62 9 Chinese Sent For Observation In Penang. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Aug. 31. Ten people were seriously injured in a stabbing affray in Pitt Street, when a Chinese who was engaged in an altercation suddenly whipped out a big knife aud stabbed indiscriminately. He was arrested and
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    CORRESPONDENCE.
    67 10 The Strait* Time* is not responsible for the opinions of it* correspondents, t-orre* spondents should lu*ur in mind that letters must be short and to the point. Lone epistles »re liable to be rejected or cut down. Correspondents must enclose their names and addresses, not necessarily for publication but
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    BROADCASTING.
    366 10 To the Kclitor of the Straits Times. Sir,—While soaiching on my wireless on Monday at 9. It* p.m., 1 broke in on a s|H-eih in French at 24 metres. 1 he French speech was clear and was followed by a speech in English ot which, though .at very fair
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    SOCIETY OF ARCHITECTS.
    104 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —A notice has appeared in the Government Gazette that this society has ceased to exist. As this notice may be misunderstood, please note that this society was formerly exempted from registration under the Societies Ordinance, but lias since bet
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    DEFENCE CONTRIBUTION.
    469 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, In his “secret” di.-patch of April dO last the Secretary of State for the* Colonies appears to express the view that the Colony should contribute to the I eo.-t of Imperial defence in order‘to light-I en the burden of taxation
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    CAMERON’S HIGHLANDS.
    227 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —A short time since a correspondent asked for information in regard to applications for a home site at the Highlands. A> one who has kept in touch for years past with matters concerning the hill -tatinn, I am able to
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    PURE MILK.
    165 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —For over thirty years Rangoon's milk problem has been one of first-ela?& importance. Government and Municipality ha\ e made several laws, and spent enormous sums of money in seeking a solution but the difficulty remains as great as ever. The
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    PONTIAN KECHIL.
    125 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sit, I notice that my careless v. r rom memory of a figure ($200,000) V’he additional cost duo to alteration of the pumping arrangements has led l< misunderstanding. That figure refers to the increase i* •ost due to expansion of the
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    COMMUNIST’S ACTIVITIES.
    402 10 Described by Protectorate Official. Tail Jui Song. one of the fourteen men named in the C.I.D. list of wanted Communists, was produced in the District Court on Saturday on charges of assisting •n the management of two unlawful societies —the Overseas General Labour Union and the South Seas
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    TAIPING WEDDING.
    122 10 Stephens—Smith. The marriage took place on Aug. 25 at All Saints’, Taiping, of Mr. Owen Llewellyn Stephens, of the Public Works Department. F.M.S., son of Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Stephens, o? Port Talbot, South Wales, and Miss Valerie Sydney Smith, daughter of Captain Sydney Smith, Assistant Director
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    MEDAN TO BRASTAGI.
    84 10 Motoring Record Lowered By Eleven Minutes. The motoring record of 1 hour 2S minute* from Medan to Brastagi (75 lc.m.) lias lieen broken by Capt J. H. Holliman in a new Ford roadster. Tins mountain road reaches an altitude of 4,500 feet in 50 k.m. Petrol consumption
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    MILITARY CONTRIBUTION.
    65 10 Special Meeting of Singapore Chamber of Commerce. A specia! general meeting of members s Chamber of Commerce b 4 ht ‘J. d the Exchange Room, cullerton building, on Monday, Septem>tr 10, to discuss the military contribution in conjunction with the views expressed by the unofficial members of the
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    YACHTING.
    664 10 Races for Williamson And Brooke Cups, The first race for the Chalk ns, c s'ven by Pr. Brooke was sailed on Sunda! morning in variable weather. The Island of Jong and the pag8 through Keppel Harbour were witr. the donors sanction and the new course was round Peak Island,
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    BEER-DRINKING MALAYS.
    91 10 Magistrate’s Comment in Police Court Case. I don't like to see Malays enmin? h* r and L/eing convicted of drunkenness, emarked the Second Police Matrix- (Mr. W. N. Gourlay) on Saturda> fining four Malays $10 each. The accused said that they hn<> J received their wages and had,
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    SECRETS OF SINGAPORE SOCIETY. No. 1:-THE CONFESSIONS OF A COOK.
    1119 11  -  (By Pen Churi.) It was my misfortune to be called Ah Hung—a title which has enabled many uans to exercise their perverted sense of humour. They say that my parents murt ha ve named me in a moment of prophecy.
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    MALACCA NOTES.
    250 11 Ladies v. Gentlemen Cricket Match. (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, Aug. 27. The annual match, Ladies v. Gentlemen, was played on the Malacca padang on Saturday afternoon, when the Gentlemen won, after the Ladies had declared their innings closed with a total of 119 for seven wickets. The
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    F.M.S. RAILWAY PROFITS.
    112 11 Flood Restoration Work Reduces Surplus. In his report for 1927 Mr. J. Strachan, general manager of the F.M.S. Railways, states that the working of the railways during the year 1927 produced a nett o»rnlus of $3,606,012 compared with $6,427,445 in 1926. The surplus would have exceeded $5,000,000
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    THREE JOHORE ISLANDS.
    1038 11 FURTHER DISCUSSION IN COMMONS. There was further discussion in the House of Commons regarding the Straits Settlements and Johore Territorial Waters Bill when this measure came up for the second reading last month. The Under Secretary for the Colonies (Mr. W. G. A. Ormsby-Gore), moving the second
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    TELOK AYER GODOWNS.
    418 11 Very Small Return on Capital Outlay. The history of the railway godowns at Teluk Ayer, Singapore, is recalled by Mr. J. Strachan, general manager of the F.M.S. Railways, in his 1927 report, as follows In 1919 the Colonial Government invited tenders for the leasing of certain areas
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    ASYLUM TRAGEDY.
    138 11 Chinese Killed by Fellow Patient. As the result of a vicious attack on a patient in the Leper Asylum at Kuala Lumpur on August 26 by another leper, a charge of murder has been preferred against the alleged assailant. The two men, both Chinese, are said to have
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    MALAYA IN THE COMMONS.
    1222 12 FLOGGING FOR “REDS.” FILM CENSORSHIP IN THE STRAITS. A number of matters of Malayan interest came up during the debate on the Colonial Office vote in the House of Commons in July. Colonel Wedgwood (Labour member for Newcastle-under-Lyme) referred to the case in which a Communist
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    OPIUM SALE DISPUTE.
    180 12 Stephen, Paul And Co. and Persian Firm. In the Supreme Court on Aug. 30, Haji Syed Mohamed Reza Kazerooni, carrying on business as sole proprietor of Haji Syed Mohamed Reza Kazerooni and Sons, merchant, at Bushire, Persia, claimed ‘>30,866, the alleged agreed balance of the price of
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    AUSTRALIAN AIRMEN.
    52 12 Southern Cross to be Flown To New Zealand. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Sydney, Aug. 29. The aeroplane Southern Cross piloted J apt TI Kingsford Smith and Mr l narles Ulm, returned from Perth t< bjdnoy in three hops. The airmen wil dart on a flight to New Zealand
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    EURASIAN ASSOCIATION.
    522 12 Business at the Annual Meeting. The annual general meeting of the Eurasian Association was held at the Singapore Recreation Club on August the Hon. Dr. Noel L. Clarke presiding. In moving the adoption of the report and account, Dr. Clarke said that the Association’s finances were a matter
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    LIM SWEE BOCK MEMORIAL.
    132 12 Chinese Societies Unite to Raise Fund. Representatives of the United Chinese Musical Association, Straits Chinese Amateur Dramatic and Musical Association, Merrilads Musical Association, Amateur Friendly Orchestra, Gaylads, Oriental, Springdale, Mayflower and Blue Star Minstrels met at the Garden Club on Aug. 28 to discuss whether a
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    REDS IN MANCHURIA.
    47 12 [Nichi-Nichi Service.] Tokio, Aug. 28. In view of the allegation that evidence of Red activity has accumulated in Manchuria since the inquiry into the disturbances on the border among Mongolians, members of the Cabinet are urging the Government to open negotiations with Soviet Russia.
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    BIG ROBBERY IN SINGAPORE.
    324 12 JEWEL THIEVES again. $10,000 haul n by armed Following upon the sensational I of Jeweller’s shop in Selegie Road^ ery 'weeks ago, a similar coup has l me j br h t off by a Cantonese gang arr ei with pistols in a shop in Nortlf
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    FATHER’S BRAVE EFFORT.
    162 12 Drowned in Saving His Two Children. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 31. A sad drowning fatality occurred in the Ulu Gombak stream, near the power station, when Mr. R. de Zylwa. an Extra Assistant Conservator of Forests, and a popular sportsman, was drowned in attempting
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    AN HONEST BANKRUPT.
    73 12 Incompetence Admitted To Be Cause of Failure. In the Bankruptcy Court on before Mr. Justice Prichard, S. Alia Marican, whose liabilities $12,137 and assets $3,500, sdnitt ne during his public examination, that < of the causes of his bankrupts his own incompetence. Other causes were slackness of
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    NURSE CAVELL FILM.
    62 12 Ban Withdrawn In Calcutta A fler Protests. (From Our Own Correspondent.» Calcutta, Aug. -y The ban on the Nurse Dawn has been withdrawn, a- on film will be exhibited in a < u j: Saturday. The withdrawal is M j of private protests and is als to
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    PONTIAN KECHIL ESTIMATES.
    3775 13 v> 600,000 INCREASE. MUNICIPAL PRESIDENT’S EXPLANATION. n ROPE APPOINTMENT CANCELLED. of about $2,600,000 in the f t- the Pontian Kechil water riarlv double the original figure most important matter which f f, ic the Singapore Municipal K n 1 0 A »i'* on Friday. A lengthy stateCor
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    MOTORING MISHAPS.
    173 14 Two-Seater in Drain: No One Hurt. A two-seater car which was being ■driven by a Chinese along Bukit Timah Boad towards Johore on Thursday evening at about 7 o’clock crashed into a side wall at the junction of Balmoral Road And Bukit Timah Road. The wall gave way
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    SARAWAK TRADE.
    1353 14 faVOURABLE »ALAXCF. MAINTAINED. The total value of Sarawak foreign j trade during 1927 vva.- $72,415,000, aa the balance in value of exports imI ports was $27,045,000, reports the btatc Commissioner of Trade and i iistoni*. There was a decrease of $5,24*.000 in the total value of foreign imports
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    SIR C.C. VAN STRAUBENZEE.
    107 14 Possibility of Retirement This Year. H.E. the General Officer Commanding (Major-General Sir C. C. van Straubenfee) will be going on leave towards the end of the year, and will probably be retiring from the Service. His Excellency, who succeeded Sir Theodore Fraser in June of last
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    GIRL OVERBOARD.
    98 14 Fall From Kinta In Open Sea. I The Kinta was over an hour late in arriving at Singapore on Saturdav d\ie j to an accident which occurred whilst the vessel was about 40 miles from Singapore. A Chinese girl was sitting on the hand rail when she suddenly
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    RELIGION OUT OF SCHOOL HOURS.
    695 14 PRACTICES IS AIDED SCHOOIS. EDUCATION CONEEHI'Vf. RESOLUTIONS. NtE The arrangements under which j instruction U Riven in the aided I ary) schools were among the mm J** cussed at the Malayan edueatfonalfi d ference held at Ra.Pes Institution! .pore, from Monday to Thutsdav „r if
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  • SUPPLEMENT TO THE STRAITS BUDGET
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      S.V.C. Motor-Cycle Hill Climb on Gap Road.
      105 15 1. I 'it*. .1. Robson, M.Y.S., at starting point. 2. I.t.-Col. .1. M. Mackenzie, D.S.O., addressing members and spectators. 2. At the canteen. I. pi. K. J. M. Cameror, S.Y.C., receiving one of his trophies. .">. 2nd I.t. J. Petrie, D.S.C., S.Y.C., receives
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      Singapore Police Sports.
      36 15 Police oflicers off duty. Tea interval. Mr. C. H. Sanson, acting I.C.P., in the centre. Sir Hayes Marriott and l.ady Marriott were present. Oflicers’ race 1. F, E. Minns. 2. E. Y, Smith.
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      N. V. General Motors, Java.
      119 16 On July 4 the factory of the N. V. (General Motors, Java, celebrated the event which marked the completion of the 10,000th Chevrolet car to be assembled in the Tanjong Priok Plant. 1. Sewing machine line known to the trade as the “trim line.” Here
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      A Page of Sport in Malaya.
      70 17 Spectators at Ipoh Race Meeting. Billett, most successful jockey at the meeting. Winning owners with their trophies. Victoria Institution, Kuala Lumpur, and Raffles School cricket teams. Lingard, winner of numerous prizes al Eurasian Co’s annual rifle meeting. Singapore Island Coif championship, won by R.
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      Malaya Command Rifle Meeting at Taiping.
      77 18 1. M.S.V.R. Machine Gun Co. in ac ion. 2. A representative gathering. H.E. the General Officer Commanding on left; l.t.-Col. Mackenzie. S.S.V.F., hack to camera Hon. Mr. H. W. Thomson. C.M.G., Resident of Perak, in civilian clothing. 3. (.'apt. Harding. M.S.Y.K., receding trophy for
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      Singapore Wedding.
      23 18 Mr. Ernest Collier, well-known in the Singapore rubber trade, and Miss Ethel Inchcomb, who recently arrived from home. Xakajima <t Co.
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      Renovated R.C. Church in Penang.
      17 18 Interior of the Church of the Assumption with accommodation for 1 persons.
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      Luxurious Motor Yachts in Malaya.
      28 18 Ihi S,lvu, owned by Mr. Lobe Han Tat, is most luxuriously filled and cost 585,000. Rijht.-The Ciladys Lokc, owned by Mr. Alan l.oke.
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  • PAST WEEK’S IMPERIAL AND GENERAL NEWS Contained in Reuter, British Imperial Radio and Special Telegrams.
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      FRENCH MINISTER KILLED.
      570 19 [REUTER TELEGRAM] air tragedy. M. BOKANOWSKl’S TCRRIBLE FATE. dccupants Of machine incinerated. [REUTER TELEGRAM] Paris, Sept. 2. M Bokanowski, Minister of Commerce flvinc in a passenger aeroplane to an trial meetind at Clermont-Ferand whet. fe c machine caught lire 1,-100 leet up |“m and also the Secretary,
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      BRITAIN’S FOREIGN SECRETARY.
      521 19 A KING’S COURTESY. PERSONAL VISIT ON BOARD SHIP. London, Aug. 30. Sir Austen Chamberlain, pale and drawn, left London to-day for Liverpool to embark on the Orcoma. He is accompanied by his wife, daughter and younger son. The tour, on which he will convalesce, will be via
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      H.M.A.S. AUSTRALIA.
      53 19 Four Days isit To New York. New Y’ork, Aug. 31. H M.A.S. Australia has arrived on a four days visit. Salutes were exchanged. An elaborate harbour reception arranged by the city authorities was postponed owing to the lateness of the hour, hut a civic banquet and various theatre
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      DAMAGE BY HURRICANE.
      30 19 Moscow, Sept. 3. A hurricane over the Crimea caused great destruction. There were seven fatalities in Sebastopol. Vineyards were flooded and cattle were drowned in many places.
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      GREAT WIRELESS STATION.
      433 19 PRINCE’S VISIT. BRITISH BROADCASTING SERVICE. Rugby, Aug. 29. 1 he Prince of Wales to-day visited the Government super-power wireless station at Rugby, which is capable of communicating with any part of the globe and which serves, among other things, for worldwide broadcasting of the British official news
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      LORD HALDANE’S WILL.
      114 19 11,000 for Goettingen University. Rugby,' Aug. 29. The will of late Lord Haldane is notable for a bequest of £1,000 to Goettingen University. Lord Haldane studied philosophy at Goettingen University, and later in life, at a gathering in England, he referred to the spiritual influence w f
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      SOVIET ESPIONAGE.
      44 19 Stockholm, Sept. 3. Stockholm Dr. AlexandrofT, a Russian journalist who has been suspected of engaging in military espionage in Sweden on behalf of the Soviets, has resigned his post as head of the Stockholm office of the official Soviet Tass news agency.
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      NAVAL AGREEMENT TERMS.
      539 19 NO SECRET CLAUSES. LORD CUSHENDUN EXPLAINS. Geneva, Aug. 30. Lord Cushendun, interviewed by Reuter with regard to the Anglo-French Naval disarmament accord, emphasised that there was nothing in the shape of an agreed Anglo-French policy. There were no secret clauses, and no arrangement had been made with
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      NEW YORK HEAT WAVE.
      57 19 Responsible for Several Suicides. New York, Aug. The heat wave has again become oppressive. Numerous cases of prostration are reported and there have been several suicides. Many offices are closed. The Stock Exchange is specially trying owing to its unusual activity. At night the parks and
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      THE LEAGUE AND OPIUM.
      572 20 FAR EAST TRAFFIC. DIFFICULTIES IN WAY OF SUPPRESSION. FINAL CONSIDERATION ADJOURNED. Genova, Aug. 31. At the beginning of the League Council's discussion of the opium question a letter was read in the name of the Siamese Government welcoming the appointment of the League commission and promising
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      CHINA’S TREATIES.
      62 20 Japan Agrees to Consider Revision. Tokio, Aug. 20. It is understood that the. Government nave decided to accept the Chinese demand for opening the question of treaty if vision hut are not issuing a reply for the time being to the second Chinese note as they do r.ot
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      FIRST LORD TO RETIRE.
      207 20 POSSIBLE ELEVATION TO UEERAOE. 1 London, Aug. 31. Mr. W. C. Bridge-man. the First Lord the Admiralty, bas informed the *&gt;icutive of the Oswestry Conservatives hi t he will not be a candidate at tnc K-\t election owing to ill health. London, Aug. 31. Mr. Bridge
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      BRITISH AIR MAILS.
      242 20 Increase of Public Support. Rugby, Aug. 31. The Postmaster-General announces the steady growth of the British air mail traffic during the quarter ended June last. I During tin* quarter nearly 14,000 pounds weight of parcels were sent to Germa»’v against 0,000 pounds during the -responding quarter of
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      PULVERISED COAL.
      126 20 Formidable Rival To Oil. London, Aug. 31. The Blue Star liner Stuart Star, the first vessel to utilise pulverised coal fuelling, has arrived in the Tha u*s from the Liver Plate. Experts are impressed i y the advantages of the new plant, which is known as the Clarke-Chapmun
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      AN ELECTRIC SHIP.
      94 20 Can be Operated by One Person. London, Aug. 29. The remarkable new all-electric ship Brunswick, of 9.000 tons, built for the Atlantic Oil Shipping Company of Philadelphia, has undergone trials on the Clyde. She is the largest of the type yet built. The captain’s bridge is an
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      WORLD’S LARGEST LINER.
      183 20 WHITE STAB AND CUNARD COMPETITION. London, Aujr. 31. The wot Id’s lowest and most luxurious shin is being built by Harlan and Molt! nt Heifast for the White Star trans•Ulantic serviie. The tonnage is *&gt;0,000 and the vessel will take three years t« ,-on.rdete at a cost
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      MANCHURIA.
      158 20 Chang’s Desire to Assist Nationalists. Shanghai, Aug. 31. Tangible evidence of the desire o! Chang Hsue-linng to assist the Nationalist tiovernment is forthcoming in the fact of 80,000 Northern troops inside th Great Wall U*ing withdrawn to Manchulia. Of these 10.000 are proceeding over the new Chinese railway system
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      PROHIBITION NOT WANTED.
      73 20 Referendum in New South Wales. Sydney, Sept. 2. Felling in the New South Wales liquor referendum has ceased. There were' 820,000 votes polled against Prohibition. The remaining 1131,000 cannot affect the final result. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Sydney, Sept. 2. The New South Wales referendum rejected liquor
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      THE FLAPPER VOTE.
      170 20 Over Five Million Women Added. Rugby, Sept. 2. To-day 5,250,000 women begin to qualify for the vote by virtue of the re-; cent legislation extending the vote to j women at the age ot 21 on the same i terms as men. New voters are required i
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      TRADE UNIONISTS IN CONGRESS.
      395 20 FEWER MEMBERS. EXPULSION OF SEAMEW UNION. S London, Sept The Trades Union Congress diamorrf jubilee meeting opened in Swansea ma Thm vr year. The affiliated membership tl dropped chiefly owing to the loss 0 f th civil service unions under the operatic th,- Trade Union. Art
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      GERMANY'S REPARATIONS.
      106 20 Payments Made Fully And Punctually. Berlin, Stpt. L Mr. Parker Gilbert, Agent-General for )'&lt; parati •■•ns. announces that in the fourt tear of the exjmrts’ plan ending August 31. Germany made all her P a i" nents fully end punctually. She P aK V all l,74d.0')0,000 marks, including
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      DISABLED WAR VETERANS.
      77 20 British Legion's Visit To Belgium. Rugby, Sept. The Brui.-di Legion have cornnlcU arrangements for a party of their hers who have war disabilities to P r to Belgium as guests of the l* Association of War Disabled. I he m tion from Belgium is supported ‘Y I
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      PRINCE OF WALES’ TOUR.
      338 21 fifth journey. ARRANGEMENTS in east AFRICA. to SPEND CHRISTMAS IN CAPE TOWN. Rugby, Sept. 3. Th Prince of Wales’ tour of East ifnia for which he starts next ThursY,v will be the fifth of his imperial The feature of this journey Cm be that the route
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      FIVE-DAY WEEK.
      75 21 Suggestion for Relieving Unemployment. New York, Sept. 1. A Labour Day message by the Council •of the Churches of Christ in America suggests the institution of a five-day working week for American labour as a remedy for unemployment. The Council, which represents the majority of the Evangelical Churches
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      U.S. NAVY.
      53 21 Shortage of Candidates For Air Service. Washington, Sept. 1. Warner, Assistant Secretary for the Navy, predicts a serious shortage of nav al airmen and declares that the prospects of doubling the number to 1,200 the end of the five years expansion Programme in 1931 are very discouragEnlistments are
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      INDIAN MATCH INDUSTRY.
      86 21 Rugby, Sept. 2. The Government of India have accepted Je recommendation of the Tariff Board n at the Indian match industry should be protected by maintaining and converting di t°. a J )rotect ive duty the present revenue tv, ~o ne rupee eight annas per gross. f]
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      BRITISH SUBMARINES.
      36 21 v Rugby, Sept. 2. launch took place at Vickers dav S ronR,s shipyard at Barrow' yesterTh. anot her submarine of the O class. "ther two, the Osiris and the Oswald, r no fitting out.
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      BRITISH TEST TEAM.
      547 21 COMPLETED BY SELECTION OF GEARY. London, Aug. 29. McPti!! been cho8en to complete the will m t0 tOUr Australia Jupp Tiling of theTeamT Wormhe George Geary was born on July 9,1893. Ie began pUymg for Leicestershire in 1912 and in 1913 he earned a regular f a
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      DARWIN AS AIR BASE.
      88 21 Sir John Salmond's Tour Of Australia. Darwin, Aug. 29. Air-Marshal Sir John Salmond, who is making a flight round Australia in the course of his duties as adviser to the Australian Government on the reorganisation of the Air Force, made a speech &lt;it the reception given
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      ARTIFICIAL SILK.
      66 21 Big Increase in British Exports. Rugby, Aug. 30. Exports of piece goods of cotton and artificial silk mixed for July totalled 7,424.800 square yards, of a value of £539,000, according to a Manchester message. This is an increase of 1,873,800 suqare yards, valued at £187,900 over July, 1927.
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      KILLED BY HAILSTORM.
      52 21 Monza, Lombardy, Aug. 29. Six people were killed and over a hundred injured in a hailstorm between Montia and Legnano. Enormous hailstorms and a hurricane mused heavy damage at Fossati. A small tower of the cathedral and many chimneys md telegraph wires were blown down and nany
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      AIR TRAGEDIES.
      450 21 TWO AMERICAN PILOTS KILLED. New York, Aug. 29. After a search all over the state in which the dirigible Los Angeles had just been ordered to participate the bodies of k M. Merrill and Edwin Ronde, chiefs respectively of the Curtiss flying service and the Buffalo air port,
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      VISE REFUSED.
      71 21 British Labour and United States. Washington, Aug. 31. As a result of representations by Labour circles, the State Department has cabled to Mr. Halstead, the United States Consul-General in London, asking why he refused to vise the passport of Mr. Mark Starr, the British Labour organiser, thereby preventing
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      DEATH SENTENCES COMMUTED
      79 21 Riga, Aug. 29. The death sentences on three condemned men concerned in frontier incidents have been commuted. The fourth man, named Kornilovich, ex-chief of the frontier guards, will be executed. Acting on instructions from the Minister of Interior, the police suppressed the independent Socialist and Communist partv,
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      ADHERENCE TO PEACE PACT.
      639 21 GENERAL AGREEMENT. SOUTH AMERICAN STATES ACCEPT. Athens, Aug. 29. It is officially announced that Greece will adhere to the Kellogg pact. Rio de Janeiro, Aug. 29. Replying to the United States’ invitation to adhere to the Kellogg Pact, the Brazilian Government congratulate the United States and
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      ATLANTIC AIRMEN SAVED.
      214 22 TERRIBLE ORDEAL. FORTNIGHTS WALK TO CIVILISATION. New York, Sept. 3. The New York Times reports that the airmen Hassel and Cramer, who left on a fight across the Atlantic, have been rescued and are safe at Mount Evans Observatory, Greenland. The details of the rescue were wirelessed
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      COMMUNIST YOUTH.
      210 22 Training; Courses for Young Agitators. Riga. Sept. 3. The Congress of International Communist Youth, known as Kim,” has opened .n Moscow. M. Gorkich. reportinp on its worldwide activities, deplored the fact that althouph i a “h nuclei were continually opened the total membership had noj v .in'’in*T/LiN ..«.UI
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      SOUTH AFRICAN TRADE.
      55 22 Terms of Treaty With Germany. Pretoria, Sept. 3. The commercial treaty between GePmany ami South Africa was signed on the 1st inst. It provides for immigration. settlement of the legal position of nationals, contracting parties, companies, associations, consuls, etc., and unconditional most favoured nation treatment, hut it
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      DEATH OF ADMIRAL EVAN-THOMAS.
      120 22 London, Sept. 3. The death has occurred of Admiral Sir lijjrh Evan-Thomas, G.C.B. Admiral Evnn-Thomas was horn on October 27, 1862, and entered the Navy in 1876. He was Rear-Admiral First Battle Squadron *****-1914. At the Battle of Jutland he commanded the Fifth Battle Squadron, and
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      Cable News in Brief.
      1456 22 Berlin, Aug. 29. Given favourable conditions, the Junker pilots Ristics and Zimmermann will leave Dessau on Thursday in an attempt to make a non-stop flight to Peking and beyond. The Japanese shipping magnate Mr. Ohtani has arrived in Berlin. He told the Press that he expects
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      S.O.S. FROM STEAMER.
      155 22 Heavy Seas Off African Coast Pert Elizabeth, Sept 2. The steamer Clan Lamont, bound f, Madagascar to London with a full frcm has sent out an S.O.S. stating that l? 0 tainous seas were encountered n East London and Port Elizabeth and Th vessel developed a dangerous
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      LONG DISTANCE FLIGHTS.
      180 22 German Efforts to Peking Fails. Paris. Sept. The airmen Arrachart and Rignot htrr. ed off at 6.28 to-day in the direi-tic* Calcutta in an attempt to beat the world"* distance record. They were comp cj to turn back when over Strasbourg ‘\v- c to a leakage of
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      FRENCH FOREIGN LEGION.
      133 22 Securing Recruits In Germany. Schneidemuhl, Sept. 3. A young Austrian has been sentenced to six months imprisonment here tc-r recruiting Germans for the Frencn Foreign Legion. He stated that he had secured 30 recruits for the Legion and was in possession of papers showing tha&gt; he was
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      MAILS BY AIR.
      38 22 New York, Sept. 3. A seaplane catapulted from Jin* lie de France off Cape Race at two i morning arrived at Boston at .our n afternoon, saving a full day in the mission of mail.
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      BRITISH AVIATION HOPES.
      367 23 SPEED RECORD, t PREPARATIONS FOR NEW i attempt. I s(i distance flight; developments. Rugby, Sept. 4. r r t.art.uon. for the British attempt V'l the world’s air speed record of. mil.- an hour set up by the Italian Bernardi are nearly complete, rw t emi T 'vill
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      OBITUARY.
      289 23 The Hague, Aug. 31. Tne ceat'n ha.* occurred of Dr. Andre c u '’ice-president of ihe Hague Minurent (curt ..f International Justice. Moscow, Aup. 31. 1 K *:ea:h ha* occurred of Lnshovitch. &gt;' tap c^ a r:r ‘*-n of the Chinese Eastern ..an way. v.-’n-v wa injured in a
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      MANCHESTER COTTON.
      38 23 London, Sept. 4. hat'Mi'oAA 1 0 Auction of capital from I'hs approximately £4,000,000; I Co U) T 'Vanned in the Manchester Chancery i L.,l ln '■he case of Crosses and Wink-1 I &lt;"tton spinners of Bolton.
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      INDIAN RIOTS.
      228 23 Increasing Casualties in Last Two Years. Calcutta. Sort. 3. j, D'd.ce rein force.nonts dispaused to Kharrpur tired on an uiirulv :ro\vd o’ 1 li malcontents. Three are ported U V e been wounded. f 1 ho tivublo rinnte ir c«.. munal disturbances in width hri.bs re- *&gt;.’••• wn
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      INDIAN REFORMS.
      245 23 The Desire for Dominion Status. Lucknow, Aug. 29. The all-parties conference pa&gt;sed a unanimous resolution demanding a form of government of responsible, popularly elected legislative bodies and a system not lower than Dominion status, j Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru. former law member of the Government of India, declared
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      PRINCESS IN MOTOR SMASH.
      104 23 Severe Facia! Injuries Sustained. Rugby. Sept. 3. I’r:. .«.ss Marie Ismisc. c .i.-i?. to the Kimr. has been involved in motor ear i collision near Gloucester. The wind .-creen of the Princess’s car wa- smashed ;nd she was cut about tb face. hi &gt;• m;c ’being
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      EMBEZZLING STATE FUNDS.
      69 23 Albany, Sept. 4. Mrs. Florence Knapp, who was founo guilty of grand larceny in ,'irst ue gree on a charge of embezzling stat» census fund.-, was sentenced to thirty I days in the penitentiary. I Accused was found guilty on May -7 but sentence was postponed on
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      FRENCH AIRMEN’S VENTURE
      214 23 PASSENGER WHO DEFIED HIS FATHER. Le Bourget, Sept. 4. The French airmen Sergt, Assolant and Sergt. Lefevre started at seven o’clock this morning on a trans-Atlantic flight in a onc-engined monoplane. A later report says that the destination of Assolant and Lefevre is uncertain. They wilt decide
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      AMERICAN BANKING.
      122 23 New Financial Organisation Announced. New York. Sept. 4. The formation of a new financial organisation to engage in general banking is announced. It is entitled the Commercial National Bank and Trust Company, and the capital will be $14,000,000. The president, Mr. Herbert Howell, is a well-known banker, who
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      TURNING PROFESSIONAL.
      72 23 j Decision of Algerian Marathon Winner. Paris, Aug. 31. The Petit Parisien reports that the Olympic Marathon winner Elouafi has turned professional. He will run ten races of 42 kilometres and ten of 25 kiloi metres during a five months contract in the United States. Elouafi is an
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      POSITION IN SHANTUNG.
      80 23 Full Allegiance to Nationalist Government. Shanghai, Sept. 4. According to Japanese reports, owing to the presence of pro-Nationalist Northern troops at Tsingtao the local command* r has gone over to the Nationalists, with the result that the whole of Shantung is now in allegiance with the Nationalist
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      SIR AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN.
      85 23 Humours of Resignation Denied. London, Sept. 4. It C oliieially stated that there is no truth in the rumours of the probable resignation of Sir Austen Chamberlain, the Foreign Secretary. It is declared that there is every prospect of him returning to the Foreign Otlice restored to
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      UNEMPLOYMENT INCREASING.
      46 23 ’Rugby, Sept. 4. After showing a slight decrease in the last weekly returns, unemployment is igain on the increase. To-day’s return gives the number of workless a; 1,320,000. which is 11,840 more than ir the week before and 270,780 more than a year ago.
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      MR. KELLOGG IN IRELAND.
      377 23 ENTHUSIASTIC RECEPTION. CLOSE ASSOCIATIONS WITH UNITED STATES. Paris, Aug. 29. Mr. Kellogg ami Mr. (Josgrave (President of the Irish Free State) left by special train for Havre, where they will embark in the United States cruiser Detroit for Ireland. Mr. Kellogg is returning President Cosgrave’s visit
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      EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS.
      164 23 Great Gathering In Sydney. Sydney, Aug. 30. Ecclesiastics and laymen are pouring in to attend the Roman Catholic Eucharistic Congress here from all over the I world, including the most outlandisrt I places. Fur example, there are six Maori i chiefs and a Fijian chief. Arrangement!* are Lung
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      CROSS-CHANNEL STEAMERS.
      97 23 Speed of 25 Knots by Latest Vessel. Rugby, Sept. 4/ To-morrow a new passenger ship will leave Newhaven on her maiden voyage to Dieppe. She is called the Worthing, is of ”,300 tons and has been specially built for the cross-Channel service. Glass enclosed lounge decks are a
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      LEAGUE COUNCIL MEETING.
      787 24 CHINA’S SEAT. CONFLICT WITH PERSIA PROBABLE. Genova. Aug. 30. In spite of the rain, crown- watched the arrival of the delegati f&lt; r the openjviiz of the 51st session 01 the 1 euncil o*. the league of Nations. The Council adopted the report °n the modification of
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      “DEAD END" AT GENEVA.
      290 24 Lack oi Speakers In Discussion. Geneva, Sept. 4. I The general committee of the Assembly has concluded its lal&gt;ours. It is understood that agreement was reached with regard to procedure with reference to the candidature of Spain for a non-permanent seat on the Council. The retiring
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      THE ITALIA SEARCH.
      133 24 Finding: of Amundsen’s Machine Denied. Oslo, Aug. 30. The Admiralty announces that the sealer Hobby, which is still searching j for the missing members of the Italia expedition and Capt. Amundsen, fruitlessly explored Queen Victoria Land and then proceeded to Franz Joseph Land and Alexandra Land. Heavy
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      INDIAN PRESS.
      70 24 Measures to Check Malicious Statements. Simla, Sept. 1. The Raj has decided to introduce into the Assembly on September 4 legislation penalising the publication of statements in the Press calculated to affect peaceful relations between India and foreign countries. The Bill, which will be introduced by Sir Denys
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      U.S. MINERS’ WAGES.
      61 24 Chicago, Sept. 2. A joint conference of Illinois miners and mine owners agreed to a new fouryear contract providing for 15 to 20 per cent, reduction in wages. If the contract ®PP rove&lt; l a referendum the wages &gt;f 90,00# miners in Illinois will be $O.lO x
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      BOXING TITLE.
      142 24 POINTS VICTORY OVER newsboy brown. London. Aug. Tohnnv Hill, the Scottish flyweight. whc u.-.u the British championship, became champion of the wo. hi as the result of a Mceen round contest with Nev.soo&gt; Brown, of the United States, m the open air at Clapton Stadium. Hill wa&gt; declared
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      PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN.
      262 24 Mr. Hearst Supports Republican Cause. Rochester, New York, Aug. .'51 The Presidential candidacy of Governor Smith was approved by acclamation at j stormy session of the annual convention of the New York State Federation of Labour. Hot Springs, Arkansas, Aug. .'51. There were torrential rains on the occasion
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      DENGUE IN GREECE.
      155 24 Prime Minister the Latest Victim. Athens, Aug. 30. The dengue fever epidemic in Greece is now abating. Athens, Sept. 1. The Government have accepted the offer of the United States to give scientific and financial assistance to cope with the dengue fever outbreak. Athens, Sept. 3. M.
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      LANCASHIRE COTTON.
      61 24 London, Aug. 31. The British Cotton-Growing Association has called an extraordinary meeting, which will be held in Manchester on September 11 to consider a proposal to reduce the Association’s capital from £500,000 to £202,000 by returning to members 10s. per share, reducing the nominal amount of each share
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      MODERN AFGHANISTAN.
      222 24 KEEPING PACE W'lTU Tin. WORLD. HE Moscow. Sept. The modernisation of Afghanis proceeding apace according to a till lj from Kabul stating that a j ir (l Tf* All-Afghan People’s Assembly ,i! the to establish a people’s council* i,J lUed direct elections, instead of the 00 state council.
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      KASHMIR PILGRIMS.
      143 24 (ireat Hardships to Reach Sacred Cave. Simla. Sept. 2. Food and clothing are being rushed \c the relief of Hindu pilgrims tc Amarnathji in the Kashmir hills. -everaJ of whom have died in intense cold ana storm. Hundreds are in serious danfw. London, Seat. Aniarnath, the sacred cave
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      BOLSHEVIST PROPAGANDA.
      64 24 Swedish Complaint Against Training Ship. Stockholm. &gt;’• l't. Complaints have lieon mam that tru Russian training ship Genii: mi. near a* Visby, has been carrying &lt;&gt;• P.»(shevi&gt;t propaganda by means of i ard* &gt;r. Swedish. The Russian Minister her*, h-s ap gised for the incident, and has imormeo
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      RHINELAND EVACUATION.
      93 24 Time is now Ripe For Settlement.** Geneva. Sept. 4. Nothing has yet been fixed with regaru to the opening conversations between M. Rriand and the German &lt; hancellor Herr Muller concerning complete evacuation of the Rhineland, which German) requested a month ago. A meeting, however, will not lx*
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      AIR LINER CRASHES.
      47 24 Seven People Killed In Idah" Disaster. Salt Lake City, Sept. 4. Seven persons, including a won two children, were killed by the cric-• of a air liner near Pocatello. Murm. r The aeroplane was about to Juno it nose-dived from a height of 30
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      CUBAN SUGAR.
      27 24 Havana. Sep-- Senor Machado has definitely c- the sugar growers and grimier' there will be no restrictions on the whatsoever during the coming y&lt;* r
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    MALAYAN SCHOOL PROBLEMS.
    1120 25 DIRECTOR’S ADDRESS TO CONFERENCE. ?&gt;,'UNITE PROPOSALS FOR 1 improvement. considerable interest to the Malayan IW W ell as to members of the Irarhinc profession, was the address u n by the Director of Education (Dr. )t Winstedt) at the opening of the annual Education Conference at Singa-
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    POLICE WIN WARREN SHIELD
    371 25 Record Set Up At Taiping Meeting. In securing maximum points for turnout. march, and range discipline, the F.M.S. police team, the winners of the Warren Shield at the Malaya command meeting at Ipoh last week-end, put uj a record for the meeting. 1 he team was
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    30-FOOT JUMP FROM WINDOW.
    130 25 DESPERATE ATTEMPT IN CXD. RAID. Two Chinese made a desperate attempt to avoid arrest during a police raid last week. /I he C .1.1). raided a house in River Valley Road at 5..‘50 in the morning 1 hero were two women and two men in i
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    BIRDS OF MALAYA.
    243 25 Second Volume of Mr. H. C. Robinson's Hook. Messrs. Witherby have issued the second &lt; lume of Mr. H. C. Robinson’s Bird** of the Malay Peninsula.” This volume contains an account of all the species that aie known to inhabit or visit the mountains at heights above
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    ORCHIDS FOR ENGLAND.
    235 25 Valuable and Interesting Shipment In Singapore. Mr. F. D. Burdelt, the veteran orchid collector, whose series of articles on his experiences were read with interest when they appeared in the Straits Times some months ago, arrived back in Singapore on Aug. 27 by the Darvel after a
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    MRS. N. C. BEGG’S COMPLAINT.
    97 25 European Defendant Fined $30 In Police Courts. if. Vincent, a European, was f*ned 830 in the police courts on Saturday for insulting Mrs. N. C. Begg in the Oriental Hotel. Mrs. Begg stated that while she was sitting in the lounge the defendant used insulting
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    PAYING FOR THE BASE.
    695 25 Malayan Press and The Dispatch. Not only in the Colony, but in the U.M.S. —which are not directly concerned in the controversy—the keenest interest is being shown in the stand which the Unofficial Members ot' the Legislative Council are making against the demand for an increased
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    BORNEO TRADE WITH CHINA.
    120 25 Referring to the improved situation in 'hina, Ihe I’ritish North Borneo Herald ays South China absorbs by far the greatest proportion of the timber exploded from tin* Slate and our market 'ms been very adversely affected during recent years by the disturbed conditions round Canton. With
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    NOTES FROM MALACCA.
    960 26 Inter-Club Golf With Scremban. From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Sept. 3. Malacca had its full quota of sporting events over the weekend, with golf, swimming and shooting, and the weather wa? on its best behaviour. The Ma'acca Golf Club entertained the Scremban Golf Club team on Saturday
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    COMMUNISTS SENTENCED.
    160 26 Prison for St. Joseph s Padanjj Demonstrators. The case in which fifteen Chinese were barged with being member* of an unlawful assembly on St. Joseph’s padang was .oik luded in the Fourth Court on August The statements of the accused corroborated in most details the version of the
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    SUPREME COURT.
    176 26 Hig List of Hearings For October. The fixing of the of eases ft ,r hearing at the Supreme Court during September took place on Friday before he Acting Chief Justice (Mr. Justice i\ J. Sproule) and Mr. Justice Prichard. Forty-five cases in ail are down on tin st,
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    F.M.S. APPOINTMENTS.
    229 26 The following appointments in Government Service are gazetted Mr. J. I’. Mead to be Deputy Conservator of Forests Mr. K. Aune to be a Superintendent, Survey Department Mr I. I. Jetfries to b»* a Customs Probationer Dr. N. V. McKenna to be a Medical Officer, Malayan Medical Service
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    RUGGERWATHA.
    462 26 Written After Dinner and The Duke's Match. Blot contributes the following to the Siam Observer with reference to tnc visit of the 2ml bn. Duke of Wellingtons Regiment Rugby team. It is mscnbed, Without apology to the Referee, the Dukes or the Shade of Longfellow. From the Equatorial City
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    GAZING AT AN EFFIGY.
    147 26 Traitor Who Ought to be Done Away With.” (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. Sept. I. Sometime* in .Tune last there was trouble in Sultan Street when a crowd of Chinese forced a Chinese shop-keeper to close his shop. Later his effigy was found fixed to
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    FLOODS IN KOREA.
    47 26 [REUTER FAR EASTERN SERVICE] Tokio, Sept. 4. The Governor of North-East Korea i eports that the worst floods for many years have occurred in the Tumcn Valiev vnl' a r.t reSU J te(l T heay y casualties and ffn at uosti uetion of property
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    PASSENGERS.
    1073 26 Outward and Homeward Bound. Passengers arrived at Sim™*,... Plancius, on September 3 ule Per Tjan Lie, Mevr. Th. Linn«,„.. C. E. G. Nicholas, Mevr. D. Barend t! 1, and Mevr. Abresch, Hr. Koo LiongRon’ r Goo In Tjhan, Hr. and Mevr. SchuvX lr Hr. L. Mahieu, Hr. and Mevr
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      MALAYS’ GOOD WIN.
      1003 27 Runners-up in the First Division. The Malays made the runners-up position of the first division of the S.F.A. Uapue a certainty on Monday at the Stadium, when they defeated the S.R.C. !&gt;y three clear goals. By these rather easily earned points they got on equal terms, as
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      CHAMPIONS REPLAY.
      79 27 Singapore-Sekngor Match Arranged. Singapore football followers will be {lad to hear that a match has been definitely arranged between the Singapore in! Selangor teams which drew two-all in the Malaya Cup final at Kuala Lumpur last Saturday. ihe match will be played at the Stadium n Saturday, September
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      JOHORE RUGBY F.C.
      189 27 Arrangements For Coming Season. The opening ‘practice of the Johore Rugby Football Club was held at Genua ng on August 2a. At the general nice.:ng subsequently held in the Genuang Club, the following officials were appointed lor tile coming season :—president, Mr. N. F. Mather vice-president, Mr.
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      POLO.
      85 27 Opening Matches for Barnes Cup Competition. Four teams took part in the competition for the Barnes Cup which opened on the Singapore Polo Club’s ground on Saturday. ••A” team (Woods, Owen, Manasseh and Exham) drew two all with “B” (Stoehr, Hiddingh, Armitage and Fraser), Ower. wi Fraser scoring the
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      SWIMMING.
      854 27 Singapore Team In Java. The team of nine Singapore swimmers who went to Batavia under the captaincy of Mr. D. Iken at the invitation of the Batavia Swimming Club to take part in rac lf wa ter polo matches returned on Tuesday after a very interesting visit. As stated
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      THE WALKER CUP.
      284 27 [beuter telegram] Easy Victory for United States. [beuter telegram] Chicago, Aug. 30. The sixth Anglo-American Walker Cup golf contest has opened. It consists of four foursomes played yesterday and eight singles to be played to-day, all over 36 holes. The British players are confident, but it is
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      SHOOTING.
      113 27 Malay Volunteer Rifle Club. The .Carver Challenge Cup was competed tor under by the Malay Volunteer ....ie laii at the l'ukit Timah Range, and ■va won by Soigt. Bahari bin H. Ismail v vith a score of 8!) out of 105. Sec.-Lieut. Mohamed Ilassan who obtained the same score
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      GERMAN ATHLETES.
      72 27 [trans-ocean via pan-asia] Beat French in Berlin Meeting. [trans-ocean via pan-asia] Berlin, Sept. 3. At the Swiss-German athletic contests at Frankfort, Martin, Switzerland, won the 800 and 1,500 metres and Conturbia, Switzerland, won the discus throw. Germany won the other twelve events. At the Franco-German athletic meeting at
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      FELSTEAD SCRATCHED.
      59 27 [BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO] Derby Winner not Running In St. Leger. [BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO] Rugby, Sept. 4. Sir Hugo CunlitFe-Owon’s colt Felstead, which won the Derby this year, has been scratched from the St. Leger, the last of the classic races. For the past two or three weeks the
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      CHINESE CRICKET SUCCESS.
      628 28 Beat Y.M.C.A. and Strong S.C.C. Eleven. The S.C.R.C. are becoming quite a force in L&gt;cal cricket, ami this week-end they soundly defeated a Y.M.C.A. side, the honours of the game going entirely to the Chinese, and they also obtained a narrow hut deserved win over a rather
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      MALAYA’S “ NON-BENDERS.”
      165 28 MALAYA’S NON-BENDERS.” Mr. Justice Sproule President Of New Cricket Club. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Sept. 2. A meeting of senior cricketers from all parts of the country was held at Ipoh on Saturday, when it was decided to form the Non-Benders Cricket Club of Malaya. The objects are to
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      RUGBY FOOTBALL.
      563 28 Duke’s Regiment At Bangkok. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Aug. 30. The Duke of Wellington’s Rugby XV, who are paying another visit to Bangkok, obtained a handsome win in their lust game, defeating the Royal Bangkok Sports Club “A” team by 12 pts. (tour tries) to nothing. Hobson
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      PELTZER SUSPENDED.
      74 28 [REUTER TELEGRAM] Famous German Runner In Trouble. [REUTER TELEGRAM] Berlin, Sept. 4. The famous runner Peltzer has been suspended from participating in athletic events until he gives satisfactory explanation of his non-appearance at the Franco-German athletic contest in Berlin on the 2nd inst. It is recalled that in
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      MR. R. C. BONE’S APPOINTMENT
      71 28 Stipendiary Steward to Australian Club. According to a Perth newspaper, Mr. It. C. Bone, handicapper and stipendiary steward to the Straits Racing Association, has been appointed stipendiary steward to th*‘ West Australian Turf Club. We understand that Mr. Bone is under contract with the Straits
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      AUSTRALIAN RACING.
      54 28 Two Famous Champions Still Winning. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Sydney, Sept. 2. Two champions re-appeared at Warwick Farm races. The crack New Zealand horse Limerick showed his previous great form, winning the mile race weight for age at 6—1 on. The unbeaten three-year-old Mollison won the seven furlong
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      GOLF.
      491 28 S.I). Beavis Wins S.G.C. Bogey Sweep. Ninety-seven cards were taken out for the September bogey competition of the Singapore Golf Club, which was played on Bukit Timah course on Saturday and Sunday. Several good rounds resulted in a close finish. S. D. Beavis won, beating bogey by three, and
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      HOME FOOTBALL.
      423 28 [REUTER TELEGRAM] Results of League Matches. [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, Aug. 09. The flowing are the results of i ea matches played to-day g 9 Division I. Arsenal 1 Derby Everton 0 Sheffield Wed Newcastle 2 Burnley J Sunderlund 3 Blackburn Division III (Southern). Gillingham 1 Torquay Plymouth 3
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      COCHIN CHINA FOOTBALLERS.
      120 28 To Visit Singapore On September 12. A Cochin-China football team is visit Singapore on September 12 amij' desirous of playing four matches her' the first being on September 14- 1 understand the S.F.A. are making 1 necessary arrangements. f An added interest in the visit is the
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      TENNIS.
      263 29 [REUTER TELEGRAM] United States Again Beats Britain. t [REUTER TELEGRAM] Brookline, Sept. 1. Lott and Hennessey beat Patterson and Ilawkes in the final of the National doubles lawn tennis championship 6—2, (5-1. 6-2. In the final of the mixed doubles Miss Hik-n Wills and Hawkes beat Miss Cross and
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      SINGAPORE RACES.
      106 29 Large Entry for the Autumn Meeting. Once again the entries for the Singapore Turf Club’s Autumn meeting are heavy. It has been found necessary to create an extra division for class 1horses. This race will be run as number •1 on the first day and as number 3
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    BULGARIA’S FINANCES.
    113 29 [REUTER TELEGRAM] Prospect of League of Nations Loan. [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, Sept. 4. a Geneva telepram reports that financial commission of the League -Nations has decided to prant Bulparia &lt;’ "an of £5,000,000 for financial restora•"n. a Sofia telepram announces the re-'-'nation of the Bulparian Cabinet. t he
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    VICKERS GUN COMPETITION.
    62 29 D.W.R. Win First and Second Places. e^* Gun competition at the Command rifle meeting the Duke an(i Vt in Kton’s first team won the shield r m CU P* and their second team were furuiers-up. Maf.L the Knocltou t Falling Plate Team and l r?. e D
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    CHANDU IN SINGAPORE RIVER.
    263 29 Story of Revenue Officer’s Seizure. Chandu and opium to the value of $10,000, contained in earthenware pots packed in baskets, was produced in the District Court yesterday, when two Chinese were charged with smuggling the drugs into the Colony. The accused were Chia Seng Song and
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    PROTECTORATE BADGE.
    165 29 Straits-Chinese (lets Three Months For Cheating. On a charge of cheating a Japanese brass badge maker of $7, the value of a badge he had ordered to be inscribed with a Protectorate officer’s title, a Straits born Chinese named Kay Wong, 22 years of age. was sentenced to
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    TERRIBLE MOTOR SMASH.
    126 29 Car Falls 150 Feet Into Valley Near Bentong. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 4. Passengers motoring from Bentong to Kuala Lumpur last night brought news of what appears to have been a terrible motoring tragedy. They state that at Gintinp Simpah they saw the remains
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    ACCIDENT ON GAP ROAD.
    69 29 While drivinp around the Gap Road on Monday morninp in a two seater car Lieut. A. G. Hiddinph, of the 2nd Batt. Duke of Wellington’s Repiment, ran off the road durinp a burst of rain and into a rubber tree. Lieut. Hiddinph sustained a fractured shoulder
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    DISASTROUS OPTIMISM.
    178 29 Indian Who Took Over Bankrupt Business. Moona Aarna Mohamed Syed, trading as *S. S. Abdul Kader and Co., was examined by the Assistant Official Assignee in the Bankruptcy Court on Friday before Mr. Justice Prichard. He said he started business on his own in 1927 with two other
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    JAPANESE POLITICS.
    85 29 [Nichi-Nichi Service.] Tokio, Sept. 3. A split in the Minseito party has been laid bare. The executive is making strenuous efforts to suppress the malcontents individually. The opinion is held generally that a few of the members, who include Mr. Z. Tanaka and Mr. Kodera, will to be
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    BIRTHS
    38 29 MAAS.—On August 31, 1928 at the Maternity Hospital, Penang, to Mr. and Mrs. H. U. Maas, a son. MALLINSON.— On August 31, 1928, at 2G. Orange Road, Singapore, to Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Mallinson, a son.
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    MARRIAGE
    63 29 The engagement has been announced and the marriage will take place on October 7. 1928, in Singapore, of Mr. Lee Eng Choon, eldest son of the late Mr. Lee Cheong Yin and Mrs. Lee Cheong Yin, of 115, Tran querah Road, Malacca, and Miss Ho Poh Neo, only daughter
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    Trade and Finance.
    144 29 Singapore, Sept. 5. EXCHANGE On London, Bank 4 m/s 2/3 29/32 Demand 2/3 23/32 Private 3 m. credit 2/4 6/16 On New York, Demand 66 16/16 Private 90 d/a 67^ On France, Bank T.T. 1426 On India, Bank T.T. 163% On Hong Kong, Bank T.T. 10*4 p.c.
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    Stocks and Shares.
    743 29 Fraser and Co.’s Quotations. Singapore, Sept. 5. MINING. £1 £1 Asam Kumbang 45/6 46/6 £1 £1 liangrin Tin 42/6 43/6 1 1 Batang Padang 0.46 0.50 1 1 Batu Caves 1.32% 1.40 £1 £1 Chenderiang 16/- 17/1 1 Chin Chin 0.10 0.20 nom. £1 £1 Eastern Siam
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      86 29 NOTICE AH communications for both the Straits Times and the Straits Budget should be addressed to the Head Office, Cecil and Stanley Streets, Singapore, Straits Settlements. The pest free piice of the Straits Times to the United Kingdom and foreign countries is $48 u year. The post free price of
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    148 29 DEATHS LIGHT. —On September 1, 1928, at 8 a.in., at 164, Bukit Timah Road, Mrs. J. Light. Aged 74 years. BRENDA ERIN, wife of Cecil D. Anthonisz, of Gammon (Malaya), Ltd., Muar, at the General Hospital, on September r&gt;, 11*28, at 12.5 p.m., aged 21 years. KOH. On August 2l&gt;,
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  • The Straits Budget RUBBER SUPPLEMENT
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      CONTENTS.
      70 1 Ceaera!— fe.y&gt;r Sitsatioa 1 L/oodoa R-vo*t scvdu 1 .S.z.ifap-vr* Rubber Ajf.//0 1 Oykc f:;bfc*r St/#-.*.* 1 P'/?..*.k,b &lt;By A. V.'. £:;!Ii 1 Kar'..r.jf Rub&*r 1 Hr.\.\r. Ma..a;-a Rjbr*r S'.arjtici 2 T?&gt;r Robber Mortal j Cable Ne» F:r*iV/B* Co. it LiMrr.* 1 (./rfT«p';n4f n&lt;e— R..ob*r Research In*:.*. „•&gt; 2 R-bber
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      RUBBER SITUATION.
      71 1 Singapore Official Quotations. Quotations Forward Contract Spot Seller Fr.ce* Oct. L»at* I-dvn Spot Sept. L»ee. d. I I Auf. 30 0 X IS 14 0.30 0J0-, 0J1 OJO\ 21 0 0J1 0.31 0JI'» ©jo*. Sept. 1 0 0 ©JO 1 0.30 &gt; 3 0 J© 1 2 o
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      LONDON RUBBER STOCKS.
      26 1 I&gt;-wi* and Peat’s cable from London iiiidii&WA •oaji'ny total „r.r* Li*n TefV zTT London rubber stocks at Sept. 4 asl revised, 31,928 tons.
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      SINGAPORE RUBBER AUCTION.
      130 1 The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its 8K0th auction on September 5, when there was catalogued 1,105,286 lb. or 493.43 tons offered 872.928 lb. or 389.70 ton* sold 764,018 lbs. or 341.0S tons. Spot London Os. 8 13 16d. New York 18*i cts. PRICES REALISED.
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      CEYLON RUBBER STOCKS.
      125 1 9,300 Tons Up To The End Of June. The following statement has been circularised by the Rubber Growers’ Association In a circular issued by the Rubber Growers’ Association on July 26, it was stated that action was being taken through the Ceylon Association in London with a
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      RUBBER POSITION. A DULL WEEK IN LONDON.
      1084 1  -  (By A. W. Still.) l -3‘i&gt;r., A-g. v I*. i- v .&lt;er. i we*k. a.t 1 those wso iii speculate too free.;, in rubber hat &gt;-r*rr. inir.amg more of ho.:days than -•.res,. Or.* breezy note o! opt.rr.isrn I did observe —a planter from
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      FIRESTONE CO. IN LIBERIA.
      188 1 Z£\ 7ES 7TL£r**Ail] SEVERE CRITICISM. "POLICY OF DOMINATION" ALLEGED. ’ltl tes tzukjlui London. Aug. 31. T he Times learns from Washington that the Firestone rubber concession in i Liberia and the State Department's share .r. the negotiations leading to it were attacked at the conference cf
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      PLANTING QUERIES.
      104 1 Mine of Information For The Junior Planter. A second edition of Planting Queries has been issued by the Incorporated Society of Planters. It is obtainable from Kyle, Palmer and Co., Kuala Lumpur, and local book-sellers at $1.50. This little book is a short cut to knowledge for the
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      RUBBER RESEARCH.
      602 1 INSTITUTE’S IMPORTWt COMMUNIQUE. T i he following communique issued by the Rubber Researc* lute cf Malaya:— ice Bvard of the Rubber P Institute has had under''" tor some time the question o' n* acations which should be issued hvtu' institute and the manner in wn should be circulated.
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      CORRESPONDENCE.
      66 2 The Straits Times is not responsible for opinion* of its correspondents. Corre'undents should bear in mind that letters lust be short and to the point. Long His ties are liable to be rejected or cut aown Correspondents must enclose their names and addresses, not necessarily for publication but as
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      RUBBER RESEARCH INSTITUTE.
      1697 2 To the Editor of the Strait* Times. According to your report of the meeting of the Legislative Council of the Colony held on August It, the Hon. the Colonial Treasurer, in moving the liDProval of the payment of $75,512 as a contribution to the Rubber Research Institute,
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      British Malaya Rubber Statistics.
      403 2 Statement of Quantity and Value of Rubber Exported During August, 1928. The Registrar of Imports ai d Exports has sent ns the following comparative statement of the quantity and value of rubber exported from British Malaya, during August, 192k. The figures, which are in tons, represent
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      RUBBER RESTRICTION.
      76 2 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —Is Government going to stop trade in Malaya It i» evident that the balance of coupons available on October 1 will be tied up in dealers’ stocks upcountry during the first week of that month. It is illegal to deal
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      NO SUNDAY TAPPING.
      171 2 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —It has been suggested that voluntary restriction could not he effected because Asiatic owners would not come in. To put this objection to the test I asked local proprietors whose views I did not know, if they would agree
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      THE RUBBER MARKET.
      462 2 GOOD DEMAND FOR 1929 DELIVERIES. Lewis and Peat, Ltd., report under data August .36 i he market has been slightly easier in empathy with weaker advices from London and New Vork, hut at the present level sellers are scarce. The buying interest is we** maintained for all
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      RUBBER NEWS.
      1510 3 ANM’AL MEETING OF Bl'KIT MEKTAJAM. 1 ht* ordinary general meeting of the Bukit Mertajnm Rubber Co., Ltd., was held on July 11, Mr. A. G. Angier (chairman of the Company), presiding. The Chairman said Though the actual Upheaval in the rubber world, caused by Oovernment action in tlu*
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