The Straits Budget, 18 October 1928

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  • 29 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES [ESTABLISHED EIGHTY YEARS.] d.('l s s SINGAPORE, THURSDAY. OCTOBER 18, 1928 Price 25 cents (S.S. Currency) or 7d.
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  • 390 1 Baders- P*t« ftdatuia* of Commerce 3 Slowly 3 ■Too. Too Solid 3-4 High Cost of Hying 4 B)ismai David f Regional Notes 5-« ftograms, Renter and Special— Hoovering Past Week’s News 19-24 Hrtures ft loaiing Dock at Sea J"] my hr Master of Napier Mamed lo ft:,V.C. Route March
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  • 4912 1 UJu Pandiin (Singapore) has ceased tapping. Mr F. Robinson, .M.C.S., is cue back iror.i leave by the Malwa. Mr. Hugh H. \V. Markham, of Huitenhach, Lazarus and Co., has returned from Home leave. Mr. Joe Fisher, of the First Nation'll Pictures Corporation, has returned from a business
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    • 1056 3 -Straits Times, Oct. 11. It is satisfactory, as well as interesting and instructive, to find the Straits Echo, which represents more particularly Chinese interests in the Northern Settlement, coming out strongly in favour of the comnnkorv registration of partnerships \nd saying that, It is difficult to -magine
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    • 861 3 -Straits Times, Oct. 12. If that highway which is paved with good intentions is also edged with the ruins of all those schemes for the betterment of mankind which have collapsed under the attentions of misguided enthusiasts, and others with baser motives, who have sought to erect grandiose
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    • 737 3 m the other direction.—--Straits Times, Oct. 18. In days when the old doctrine et keeping fit has, for many people, been replaced by that of keep slim at all costs there is a grim warning in the news which comes from the home of motion pictures. The
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    • 916 4 —Straits Times, Oct. 15. We have it on the authority of the unemotional statistician of'the Labour Party, Mr. Philip Snowden, that when—and if—his partv comes again to power the death duties are to be 44 vastly increased.” This follows the declaration of Mr. Bernard Shaw in
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    • 813 4 Straits Times, Oct. 16. A picture of the Rt. Hon. David Lloyd George addressing his followers in terms alternating between ♦ruculent defiance and blank despair, exhorting them to fight on to an ultimate triumph though the morrow’s dawn must inevitably be a hopeless affair, is a pathetic comI
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    • 505 4 -Straits Times, Oct. 17. Britons in the Far East may hold with some justification that a Palmerston is what we need at the •Foreign Office just at present for I “Civic Britannicus sum” carries little weight nowadays, especially in China, where no impartial critic could maintain that
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  • 188 5 Instruction Given By R.A.F. Officers. The following is the official report of the Singapore Flying Club for the week l*n Sopt 29 Total flying time 24 hours, 53 mins. solo 6 hours, 35 mins. dual 17 hours, min. passenger flights 1 hour, r. m n tests 11
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  • 199 5 End of An Unfortunate Undertaking.* 9 (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Oct. 16. An extraordinary general meeting of the Tepah Tin Dredging Co., Ltd., was held yesterday at Katz Brothers’ offices. The following two resolutions were passed That the Company be wound up voluntarily. Mr. F. H.
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  • 186 5 Leaders of North Bridge Road Procession. Six Hylams, who were produced before u»e F° ur th Police Magistrate (Mr. C. S. rindfay) on *Oct. 10, were said by Inspector Clifton to have been in the I ore front of a crowd of about 300 Chinese in North
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  • 4783 5 We wrote in this column a few days ago, “There is, it seems, a place that is ready to ask advice and even, perhaps, to take it from Singapore.” This second paragraph on the same subject is written for the purpose of deleting that word perhaps.” Singapore’s advice
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  • 256 6 Hon. Mr. A. F. Worthington Entertained at Pekan. Prior to his departure for Perak to act as Resident of that State, the Hon. Mr. A. F. Worthington, British Resident of Pahang, and Mrs. Worthington were the guests of honour at a tea party given by Government officials and
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  • 124 6 Flight from New Zealand Bv Capt. Smith. I 'I (From Our Own Correspondent) Sydney, Oct. 14. The aeroplane Southern Cross, which was flown by Capt. Kingsford Smith from Australia to New Zealand last month, was flown back to-day. Leaving Blenheim at daybreak, Capt. Smith fought a head wind
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  • 250 6 Criticism of Penang Ambulance Service. (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Oct. 17. A serious motor-cycle accident occurred at the junction of Perak and Panglor Roads, Penang, yesterday. It appears that Mr. R. J. Evans, an assistant employed by the Eastern Smelting Company, was riding his Triumph motor-cycle* along
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  • 331 6 The largest audience which has gathered in the Victoria Theatre for a single artist since Jascha Heifetz appeared was present on Saturday evening for the one recital in Singapore during the present tour of that splendid pianist Benno Moiseiwitsch. Downstairs all seats were taken and only a
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  • 1650 7  -  (By A. W. Still.) [Copyright] London, Sept. 19. The War Debts question is again much in evidence, and a definition of the British attitude has been given by the Acting Foreign Secretary. It amounts to this We were prepared to agree to
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  • 563 7 Net Profit on the Year Of $102,412. The annuul general meeting of Mambau Tin, Ltd., was held at Old Market Square, Kuala Lumpur, on Monday, Mr. W. H. Martin presiding. The Chairman said The accounts set out clearly the financial position of the company, and I think
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  • 1177 7 THREE CLAIMS. UNUSUAL APPLICATION IN SUPREME COURT. An unusually interesting ease came before Mr. Justice Sproule, the Acting Chief Justice, at the Supreme Court i n Friday wheu Mr. T. C. Spencer Wilkinson moved for a declaration of the priority of claims against the proceeds of
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  • 424 8 ROBINSON CO., LTD., Kuala Lumpur. ROBINSON AND CO., LTD. Premises of Kuala Lumpur Branch. An ’important addition to the business premises of Kuala Lumpur will be the building of Robinson and Co. which is nearing completion. This firm will open a new branch in the Federal capital on Nov. 1,
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  • 139 8 Mr. Li-Chuin’s Impending Transfer To Ottawa. Mr. Li-chuin, the Chinese ConsulGeneral at Singapore, is to be transferred to a similar position at Ottawa, and will be leaving Singapore towards he end of the year. 11 is place will be taken by Mr. Tanglin, who is at present serving
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  • 72 8 Attempt to Draw Pistol On Policeman. A Chinese who was arrested in Hong Kong Street on Sunday in possession of an automatic pistol and several rounds of ammunition was only captured after a strenuous struggle with a Sikh policeman, in the course of which the Chinese S0V r
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  • 491 8 Trial Judge’s Decision Upheld. A cable has been received in Singapore giving the result of an appeal heard before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in a case which attracted some attention when it came before the local courts. The question raised in the appeal wa
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  • 197 8 Omission to Declare At Singapore. When a Siamese named Bomood Pag a ill was produced in the District Court on Monday afternoon, on a charge of being in unlicensed possession of two pistols and 200 rounds of ammunition on board the Paul Leeat while that vessel was
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  • 402 9  -  (By T.L.) Tr.e Press played 19 mutches in the 6 >ason just ended and of these nine were won and nine lost while one was drawn. The team has been quite strong in bowl;nK, but the batting has been the
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  • 320 9 Eurasian and Tamil Sentenced. Judgment was delivered by the District Jud?e (Mr. C. H. G. Clarke) on Saturday in the case in which G. E. Minjoot, a Eurasian, and K. M. Mani, a Tamil, charged with robbery, wrongful confinement and voluntarily causing grievous hurt to a Chinese woman.
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  • 387 9 Problem of Mixed Marriages In the East. Under the heading Eurasian and Proud of it,” a correspondent of the Evening Standard writes as follows in reply to an article by Mr. Gerard G. Franldin entitled Mixed Marriages that End in Tragedy”:— At the outset I wish to
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  • 210 9 The Rotan for Ten-Year-Old Chinese Boy. When a 10 years old Chinese boy was produced before the District Judge (Mr. H. G. Clarke) on Saturday on a charge of voluntarily causing grievous hurt, it was stated that he had fractured a girl companion’s skull during a
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  • 208 9 During the last year or so the F.M.S. Police Force has lost the services of a great number of experienced officers. The latest to go is Mr. H. Lloyd, Chief Inspector, who is retiring on medical grounds after a service under the F.M.S. Government of over
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  • 470 9 World Famous Pianist In Singapore. Benno Moiseiwitsch, the world famous i pianist, who needs no introduction to* Singapore music lovers, might be describ-1 ed as the hardest worked musical artist in the world. Since leaving here fifteen months ago, on the commencement of his first Eastern tour, he
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  • 209 9 Further Set-back During The Week. (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Oct. 12. Lean Co.’s weekly market report, issued to-day, states that tin suffered a further set-back during the week, but that the market had rallied a little, showing a loss during the period under review of spot, £1
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  • 71 9 Return to Malaya Postponed. We are officially informed that a cable has been received at Government House, Singapore, stating that the return to Malaya of H. E. the Governor, Sir Hugh Clifford, who. was expected back here on Dec. 2, has been postponed for a month, and
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  • 241 9 Entire Supply Now Passed Through Filters. “The year 1927 is the first year in the history of Singapore Waterworks during which all the water supply to consumers was filtered,” states the Municipal Water Engineer (Mr. D. J. Murnane) in his annual report. The average quantity of water treated
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  • 233 9 Protest Meeting in Victoria j Theatre. A public meeting under the auspices of the Straits Settlements (Singapore) Association will be held in the Victoria Theatre on Friday, Oct. 26, at 5.15 p.m. The chairman will be Mr. R. M. Williams, and the speakers will be Mr. J. G.
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  • 156 9 Chinese From Dutch Territory Sentenced. Chua Yang Ten*?, a young Hokkien, pleaded guilty on Saturday before the District Judge (Mr. C. H. G. Clarke) to the possession of a revolver and eight rounds of ammunition. Chief Court Inspector Meredith stated that acting on information DetectiveInspector Sharpe went
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  • 1000 10 CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE R.fi.A. The damage caused by big Rame an 1 deer in Pahang was discussed at length by the Central Pahang Planters’ Association at a meeting held at Kaub recently. Mr. Harding stated that the posith n was going from bad to worse, and
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  • 450 10 REMARKABLE SPECTACLE AT PENANG. j Remarkable scenes were witnessed in 1 upcountiy towns <»n Oct. 10 in connectijn with the celebrations of the h nese National Day, but no disturbances of 1 any kind occurred, although thousands of 1 Chinese swarmed into Penang, Ipoh, and Kuala Lumpur
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  • 31 10 (Nichi-Nichi Service) Tokio, Oct. 9. The Finance Minister, Mr. Mitsuchi, replying to the bankers’ resolution calling for removal of the gold embargo declared that immediate removal was impossible.
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  • 310 10 Debate on Slaughtering Methods. (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Oct. 11. In the course ol a debate at the Muni* cipal Commissioners' meeting on present methods of slaughtering in local abattoirs, the President, Mr. G. L. Han-, stated that the principal point to be considered was the keeping
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  • 229 10 Sikh Dispute Described In Supreme Court. In the Supreme Court on Oct. 10, Mr. Justice Prichard gave judgment for Mandoi Sah for $1,140 in respect of a claim against Bashin Singh. Mr. P. Sammy appeared for the plaintiff and Mr. S. N. Dutt for the defendant. The
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  • 131 10 Judge Reverses Magistrate's Decision. (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Oct. 16. In the Supreme Court yesterdav before Mi. Justice Stevens, the Crown appealed against a decision of the Butterworth police magistrate acquitting three Chinhouse 11 C^aryes con ducting a gambling J 1 J mes Taylor, appearing for the
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  • 758 10 Liabilities $10,000— Assets Realise $10. In the Bankruptcy Court on Friday before Mr. Justice Prichard, the Assistant Official Assignee (Mr. T. B. Cocker) conducted the public examination of Row Wee Kim. The bankrupt said he was married with a wife and five stepchildren. He was 38 years of
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  • 1168 11 Five Ceremonies in A Week. The wedding of Mr. A. R. Bruce, of Kamunting Tin Dredging, Ltd., elder son cf Mr. and Mrs. R. Bruce, Aberdeen, and \Iiss Isabella Bertram, daughter of Mr. iind Mrs. P. Bertram, of Aberdeen, was solemnised at the Presbyterian Church, Singapore, on Oct.
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  • 252 11 Lunatic’s Death in Tan Tock Seng Hospital. The deceased was violent, and the efforts of six men were required to control him,” a policeman told the Singapore Coroner (Mr. F. G. Bourne) on Tuesday at an inquiry into the death of a Chinese unatic who received
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  • 58 11 H Conway, a Eurasian, was charged in the police courts on Tuesday with ■Heating a money-lender. It was alleged •hat accused, by falsely representing that he wished to change Dutch guilders into Straits currency, induced the complainant o deliver $2,1*00 to him. lie was rcnanded for a week,
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  • 395 11 Defence Payment Resolutions Modified. At a meeting of the committee of the Straits Settlements (Singapore) Association held on Oct. 8 the following action was taken New Public Hall. A copy of the scheme for the administration, and management of the new Singapore Public Hall having been circulated,
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  • 163 11 Rome, Oct. 3. Gene Tunney, the retired heavyweight champion, was married to Miss Josephine Lauder, an American heiress and a greatniece of Mr. Andrew Carnegie, in Rome to-day. The biidegroom is 30 years of age and the bride 21. Only twenty were present at the ceremonies, which
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  • 100 11 (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Oct. 11. In the Supreme Court to-day QuaiV Chuan Kee, a stenographer employed b> Boustead and Co., sued If. B. Hassan, Government pensioner, for $2,500 as compensation for being knocked down an< injured by defendant’s car. Plaintiff Uatcd that he was riding in
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  • 66 11 [The Straits Times is not responsible for the opinions of its correspondents. Correspondents should bear in mind that letters must be short and to the point. Long epistles are liable to be rejected or cut down. Correspondents must enclose their names and addresses, not necessarily for Rublication but as
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  • 298 11 Nipah Distilleries of Malaya. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —In reference to a letter addressed to the Financial Times by a Mr. Evens and reproduced in your paper, drawing attention to the high flotation expenses and pressing for an explanation to be given at the
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  • 231 11 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.—Your editorial of to-day’s date, under the heading “Matters of Commerce,’’ dealing with the Registration of Partnerships, is a timely one. The small or big merchants who honestly rarry on (.heir business must welcome the proposal suggested by your contemporary
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  • 94 11 Outburst by Chinese in Penang Police Court. (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Oct. 13. The detective and police forces employed ample precautions yesterday when the 55 Chinese, who had been arrested as being members of an unlawful society, made their second appearance before the Magistrate. The prisorn rs
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  • 3398 12 THE DOCK ARRIVES. IMPRESSIVE SPECTACLE IN THE STRAITS. END OF A HISTORIC JOURNEY. The first part of the floating Jock is safely moored opposite His Majesty's Naval Base at Seletar, and the manner of its coining on Saturday morning caught the imagination. No one standing on
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  • 289 13 Both Parts Moored At Naval Base. The second part of the Admiralty floating’ dock, comprising the third, fourth, and fifth sections, arrived at the Naval Base, Seletar, about mid-day on Tuesday, and was attached to temporary moorings, pending the breaking up and reattaehment of the first part,
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  • 544 13 Manager of Rengam Estate Johore. The death of Mr. P. Guy Lawford, manager of Rengam Estate, Johore, occurred at the General Hospital, Singapore, on Saturday. Mr. Lawford, who was 39 years of age, had been planting in Malaya for over 20 years, and the
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  • 1205 13 DEPRESSION IN MALAYAN TRADE. The ninth annual general meeting of the Oversea Chinese Bunk, Limited, was held at its registered office Nos. 62-63 Chulia Street, Singapore, on Monday. Mr. Lim Nee Soon presided, anil others present were the Hon. Mr. S. Q. Wong, Dr. S. C. Yin,
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  • 394 13 Malay Company’s Annual Event. The following were the results of the annual rifle meeting of the Malay Company, S.V.C., which was held on the Bukit Timah range on Sunday Match I.—A, C.S.M. Rahmat and Ptc. Awi bin Mahwan, tie B, Pte. Abdul Hamid. II. —A, Pte. Ahmad bin
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  • 77 13 European Witnesses Savage Attack on Woman. (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Oct. 13. While motoring into Ipoh from Kuala Lumpur yesterday Moutrie’s representative spotted a Chinese suddenly make a savage attack on a passing woman, who was carrying a load, stabbing her in the back. The European
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  • 822 13 THE WORK TO PROCEED. A SERVICE OPINION. That the Peace Pact would form the text of a pretty vigorous appeal for the abandonment of work upon tne Singapore naval base was a foregone conclusion, says the Naval and Military Record of Sept. 19. Indeed, these appeals have been
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  • 475 14 Light Needed at The Steps. At the Coroner’s inquiry on Oct 11 into the death of Mr. Thomai Gordon Mclvor, chief officer of the Fteamer Katong, who fell into the sea while descending a flight of steps at Collyer Quay on Oct. 3, it was stated that
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  • 128 14 Week-End Outbreak in Cairn Hill Circle. A house in Cairn Hill Circle, occupied by a Chinese family who were spending the week-end at the seaside, caught fire on Sunday, and the first floor and roof were destroyed. A quantity of uninsured furniture was lost. The house
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  • 150 14 European Firm Wins Contract Dispute. Mr. Justice Prichard delivered judgment on Monday in the suit in which W. Hill and Co. sued O. Ramasamy Nadar for $4,153, being the balance due on a contract for supplying and fitting sanitary fittings and certain extras. His Lordship said it was
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  • 272 14 VICTIM TIED AND KILLED WITH .MALLET. j An extraordinary story of a lynching at sea was told by the master of a ship ion the Straits-China run when he called at Singapore last week. During his last trip to China, this capI tain states, a quarrel arose
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  • 237 14 Tragedy During Excavations At Klang Gates. A tragedy occurred at the 12th mile, Klang Gates, on Sept. 21, (states the Malayan Daily Express) when a Chinese labourer was buried alive by the fall of a large quantity of earth. An inquest was held on Thursday in the
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  • 84 14 Chandu Thrown From Steamer Into Sampan. While the steamer Van Heutz was in the Singapore roads on Oct. 10 revenue officers noticed a sampan row to the stern of the ship. A bundle was thrown. It dropped into the sampan. The officers seized this bundle, and
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  • 95 14 Plaint Filed Against Pahang Government. (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Oct. 10. With reference to the report that Burma Malay Tin Ltd., has filed a plaint in the Kuala Lipis Supreme Court concerning the Jelai Concession, an interesting point is that Mr. J. H. Irving who is alleged
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  • 104 14 $10,000 Won in Stakes Already. (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Oct. 12. When will Quantieo stop winning is the question being asked by Penang racegoers, who are greatly interested in this men! Australian importation. In six outings the horse has won five times, every time convincingly. Only $2,000
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  • 206 14 Reorganisation of the Force Carried Out. The General Officer Commanding (MajorGeneral Sir C. C. van Straubenzee), with the approval of the Government of the Straits Settlements, has directed that the Straits Settlements Volunteer Force shall be reorganised as follows (a) Headquarters, S.S.V.F. (b) Singapore Volunteer Corps, (1) S.R.A.V.
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  • 242 14 Reciprocal Enforcement of Court Decrees. A Bill is to be introduced into the Johore Council of State which will permit of provision being made for the execution in Johore of decrees passed either by a District Court in the Colony or by the Court of a First Class
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  • 125 14 (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Oct. 12. TW C K CC< n<l ha J' Ke “gainst Cheah Soo n/ b a k Upt to I wr »ngfully concealmg property, and against his wife, an< ex-manager for abetting the alleged offence has been postponed until Nov. 22. In
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  • 293 14 Omission to Declare Nitric Acid to Shippers. For omitting to disclose the existence ,f a jar of nitric acid among three C asL shipped on board the Straits Stearr.shi Company’s vessel Jarak as ed drugs,” Hu Hwa Chu, manager of v e Sincere Dispensary, was fined $:,oo V
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  • 315 14 The report of the directors of Selangor Coconuts, Ltd., for presentation at the arnoal general meeting of shareholders to be held at No. 1. Embankment, Kuala Lumpur, ea Tuesday Oct. 23 at 2.30 p.ra., sets out tfcat, after allowing for depreciation, the nett profit amounts to $20,384,
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  • 112 14 Chinese Boy’s Story of Sick Employer. His attention attracted by the obvious misfit of an overcoat which a Chinese w a wearing, a Singapore detective ar the man, and found that the coat had bee stolen. The owner was traced by a subpoena warrant in a pocket
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  • 36 14 (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Oct. 1At the annual general meeting ul Straits Chinese British Association yesterday Mr. Lim Keong Law elected president, Mr. Lim Eow > vice-president and Mr. Ileah Joo hon. secretary.
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  • SUPPLEMENT TO THE STRAITS BUDGET
    • 38 15 First section of the floating dock encounters monsoon in Indian Ocean. Nearing the entrance to the Straits of Johore. Officers and crew who accompanied the tugs and the dock from Shields to Seletar.
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    • 95 16 Photograph taken on the occasion of the wedding at H«.ng Kong on Sept. 2S. of the Master of Napier and Miss Muir New sen. On the left <f the bride i* Mrs. Southorn. whilst l.adv Newsi n. the bride’s mother, is on the right of
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    • 35 16 Iho Officer Administering the (iovemment (Sir Hayes Marriott) taking the salute. On his right is the (».O.C., Malaya, Major-tieneral Sir C. C. van Straubenzee. C.” Co., the Scottish, steppirg out.
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    • 38 16 Uivj of the most exciting Rugby matches seen at Inoh for i l.m.r u Jlu* result '>as a win for Perak hy 11 poinUU goal" and' Ovo Tries) toV’u goll''and'a* IrJ). fiftVt>n I>Crak n
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    • 93 17 His Highness arrives on the parade ground at Kuching. Sarawak Rangers and Police. Taking the Royal Salute. Celebrations at Miri. Croup of officials including the Assistant Ceneral Manager, Sarawak Oilfields, the A.D.C. to Resident of Miri District Officer, ilaran, (M. Andrenie), Capt. Le Seour
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    • 196 18 I't o'o. by S'tihti, im<i .1 Th.. wedding took plate at SI. Andrews Cathedral. on Sept. 21. of Mr. (i. A. Thomson, ef Kuala Lumpur, and Miss Vera Froberg l eft to right Mr tnd Mrs It J MeXicol. of Shanghai. Mr. M. W. Tipler (bestman). bride,
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  • PAST WEEK’S IMPERIAL AND GENERAL NEWS Contained in Reuter, British Imperial Radio and Special Telegrams.
    • 960 19 [REUTER TELEGRAM] SCOTTISH TRAIN SMASH. MANY KILLED AND INJURED. express ablaze in GLOUCESTERSHIRE. I [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, Oct. 13. One person was killed and 50 were j injured as the result of a railway accident near Glasgow. An empty train crashed into a heavily-laden train bound from
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    • 199 19 Conservatives Retain Seat At Tavistock. London, Oct. 12. The Tavistock by-election, held owing to the death of Major P. Kenyon-Slaney, resulted as follows Brig.-General W. D. Wright, Y.C., Conservative, 10,745. Lieut. Comdr. R. T. Fletcher, Liberal, 10,572. Mr. R. Davies, Labour, 2,449. Sir. Davies forfeits his deposit. At
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    • 90 19 More Big Combines in United States. New Y'ork, Oct. 10. The sum of $200,000,000 is involved in another colossal amalgamation in the moving picture industry which has just been announced. Warner Brothers have obtained control of the itaphone orporation, the Stanley Company of America and First National
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    • 416 19 Warning to Mission Workers. London, Oct. 10. Mr. Houghton, editorial secretary of the China Inland Mission, interviewed by Reuter’s, said he was sceptical as to the extent of the casualties inflicted by fanatical Moslems in Kansu province, which were reported from New York to be 200,200. He declared
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    • 116 19 Optants Dispute Assumes Serious Proportions. Budapest, Oct. 15. The dispute between Rumania and Hungary over the Hungarian optants question in Transylvania threatens to assume more serious proportions in consequence of a decree by the Rumanian Ministry of Labour. The decree ordains that 650,000 Hungarian workers, half of
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    • 100 19 No Sign of General Recall. London, Oct. 11. Until next March, declares the political correspondent of the Evening Standard, there will he a continuous stream of troopships outward and homeward. The correspondent draws attention to the situation in China, which, he states, is continually under consideration by
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    • 204 19 CHINA AND JAPAN. GREAT IMPROVEMENT IN RELATIONS. Shanghai, Oct. 12. A great change for the better has taken place in the relations between China and Japan, apparently as the result of informal fourparlers between Baron Tanaka and the Chinese Finance Minister, Mr. T. V. Soong.
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    • 120 19 Alleged Secret Alliance With Germany. Berlin, Oct. 12. The Moderate Socialist Deputy, Herr Franz Kuenstler, publishes in Vorwacrts a secret letter which General von Seeckt, the Coihmander-in-Chief, sent in August, 1924, to Professor Junkers, urging him to carry out his agreement with the Soviet for building aeroplanes
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    • 200 19 Arrival of Simon Commission At Poona. Poona, Oct. 12. The Simon Commission has arrived, vi* Bombay, for the first sitting of this, its second, visit to India. The station was crowded. Elaborate police arrangements had been made, and all roads were guarded and traffic was restricted, so that
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    • 31 19 Paris, Oct. 13. The French revenue returns for Sei»tomber were Frs. 3,107,000,000, an increase of 233,000,000 on the Budget estimate’ and 431,000,000 on the figure for September, 1027.
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    • 975 20 INDIGNANT LIBERALS. "MUD-SLINGING” ALLEGE!: AT TAVISTOCK. London, Oct. 10. Unusual interest attaches to the oy election at Tavistock caused by the deutl of Major 1*. Kenyon-Slaney. Polling take! place to-morrow, and the candidate; are:—Brig.-General W. I). light. Con aervative Lieut.-Comdr. It. 1 1* letcher liberal j and
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    • 116 20 General Strike Declared At Lodz. Berlin, Oct. 10. Trade Unionists at Lodz are preparing for the proclamation of a general strike in all essential industries to-morrow. Communists are increasingly active, and hopo to extend the strike into general .disorders, against which the authorities have decided to take precautionary
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    • 99 20 Association's Dinner In London. London, Oct. 10. Sir Francis Younghusband presided at a luncheon given by Mr. Chen Huan-chang, president of the Confucian Association of China, in celebration of the anniversary of the birth of Confucius. There w r ere 9f guests and they included Sir Francis
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    • 138 20 Special Medal Presented To King George. Rugby, Oct. 13. Mr. Mackenzie King, the Prime Minister of Canada, will go to Buckingham Palace on Thursday to present the King with a gold medal which has been specially struck to celebrate the sixtieth anniversary of the Confederation of the Dominion.
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    • 196 20 Enrolled in a Trade Union. Rugby, Oct. 10. Mr Winston Churchill, the Chancellor of* the Exchequer, has become a Trade Unionist. During the summer vacation he helped to build a house on his estaW at Wcsterham, laying the bricks himself. Mr. Churchill as a bricklayer has since been the
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    • 160 20 Development of Safety Research. Rugby. Oct. 11. Mr. Baldwin, opening the new laboratories for research on the question of safety in mines at Sheffield, said it was indeed good to think, as he had been assured, that British mines were the safest in the world, but one should
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    • 140 20 Italian Papers the Most Free In the World." Rome, Oct. 10. Signor Mussolini has submitted to 7&lt;» director? of Fascist daily papers his views regarding the Press. It must, he says, avoid what is harmful to the present regime and do all that is possible ti
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    • 109 20 Enthusiastic Reception In Belfast. Rugby, Oct. 12. Princess Mary was cheered by large crowds when she arrived at Belfast to-day with V iscount Lascelles. Girl operatives at the large rope-works had their machines decorated with red, white and blue ribbons when the Princess visited them. Welcoming mottoes were
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    • 66 20 Villagers Perish in Blazing Oil. Rangoon, Oct. 11. The news of a leakage of petroleum from a pipeline near the village of Paungoe caused the inhabitants to seize every available receptacle and swarm out to collect the oil. Suddenly the whole ground burst into flames, engulling the
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    • 463 20 ROYAL commission; i“WE START WITH OPE\ MINDS.” London. Oct. lo The Royal Commission on pm Powers and Procedure, which \va&lt; ed as a sequel to the Savidge case. first meeting at Westminster tod* There was a very sparse attendance of the public. The labours ot the
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    • 130 20 British Airman's Final Practice. Rugby. Oct. 10. In his final practice flight in the S u P e Marine Napier seaplane S5. in hopes to break Major Bernard's speeo record, Flight-Lieut. D’Arcy Greig put up a speed estimated at more than 310«nf®s an hour at Calshot this
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    • 81 20 Viscount Lascelles Appeals Fo* Accused. Rugby, Oct. 10 Viscount Lascelles has appealed to thGovernment of the Irish Free State lo leniency towards the men who arc aecu* of having been implicated in the nr&gt; which damaged part of Portuinna &lt; his Irish home. He expressed the wis
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    • 349 21 OFFICIAL BRIBED. MR. HORAN’S CONDUCT CONDEMNED Paris, Oct. 10. \Ir. Harold Horan, the American t na list who was requested to leave Vrance following publication of the Anglo,vnch naval proposals in the New York r i C an, will not depart to-morrow, as expected. departure has been
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    • 154 21 Diplomats Must Resign With Mr. Coolidge. Washington, Oct. 10. As a sequel to the agreement of 22 out 2&gt; career diplomatists not to follow precedent and resign next March, when the Presidential term of office will expire, President Coolidge has declared that Ambassadors and Ministers of
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    • 82 21 Riots Follow Collapse Of Building. Prague, Oct. 10. Sixty workmen were killed through the 'i' .apse of a five-storey building in Process of erection here, which was re- ted yesterday. As a sequel several occurred, necessitating police interaction, and 50 arrests were made. Prague, Oct. 10. mm unists
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    • 173 21 SYMPATHY WITH VICTIMS OF DEPRESSION. Rugby, Oct. 10. In the course of his visit to Newcastle, where he opened the magnificent new road bridge over the River Tyne, the King made reference, in more than one speech, to the grave industrial depression existing in the district
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    • 118 21 Two Killed in Hendon Crash. London, Oct. 11. Tragedy attended an air display given t Hendon before the Sultan of Muscat. Ail aeroplane was passing the grand "ti.nd at terrific speed, when the tai’ '.topped off and the machine n&lt;se-dived to the ground and was wrecked. The two
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    • 111 21 Address on Peace in The Reichstag. Berlin, Oct. 15. Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, the British Labour leader, addressed a distinguished gathering in the Reichstag, including members of the cabinet and the Diplomatic Corps. Dealing with problems of ocace, he said the world must eliminate ’he possibility of war
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    • 80 21 Communist Candidate Disappears In U.S.A. New York, Oct. 13. Mr. Benjamin Gitlow, the Communist candidate for the Vice-Presidency of the United States, has mysteriously disappeared. Communist headquarters announce that ho left San Diego, California, on the Pth inst. for Phoenix, Arizona, tc deliver a campaign speech but failed
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    • 183 21 Rugby, Oct. 14. The Prince of Wales left Nairobi to-day for Uganda. The leave-taking was informal. A few miles out of Nairobi the train stopped at a station, and the Prince alighted, taking by surprise a group of people waiting to see his train pass. He chatted
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    • 520 21 MANY NEW FEATURES AT OLYMPIA. Rugby, Oct. 11. The annual Motor Show at Olympia opened to-day. It is considered that more changes and developments in motor engineering are being exhibited at this show than at any other period during the past ten years. Among the features are
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    • 126 21 1 Members of Joint Commission Appointed. Shanghai, Oct. 15'. The joint commission of Chinese and British members to determine the damages sustained by British residents of Nanking in March last year will consist of Mr. George Combe, Mr. A. G. Mossop, the Crown Advocate, Shanghai, Mr. Clarence Kuangson
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    • 30 21 London, Oct. 10. The Board of Trade returns for September are :—lmports, £87,682,000, compared with £101,413,000 in September, 1927 Exports, £56,620,000, compared with £60,620,000 in September, 1927.
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    • 332 21 ANOTHER BOMB OUTRAGE. T.U. CONGRESS WARNING TO MEN. Melbourne, Oct. 10. A bomb outrage occurred in a dwelling: in west Melbourne occupied by Italians, three of whom have been working on the water front as volunteers. Considerable material damage was done, but there were no casualties.
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    • 228 21 Friendly Rivals Leave For Antarctic. 4 London, Oct. 11. All indications point to the fact that Capt. Sir Hubert Wilkins and Comdr. Byrd will be very friendly rivals in the effort to fly to the South Pole. Reuter’s Montevideo correspondent reports that Sir Hubert Wilkins was
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    • 87 21 Khartum, Oct. 10. Capt. Hope, winner of the King’s Cup, has abandoned his attempt to fly to the Cape. He has proceeded to Wady Haifa, en route to England, after returning unexpectedly from Malakal, where he was held up for a week. The landing ground at Monggala,
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    • 196 22 NATIONALISTS SHOT. EX-NORTHERN GENERAL’S ORGY. Chefoo, Oct. 15. While on the surfaced the situation is quiet, there is a considerable undercurrent of uneasiness here. The Nationalists, since Sept. 3, have been attempting to fill political positions with their nominees, but the ex-Northern General Liu Chen-nien, who
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    • 202 22 How Submarine Was Lost. Paris, Oct. 12. The French submarine Ondir.e was sunk a the result of a collision with a Greek v; earner off Oporto on the night of the Srd inst. The submarine carried a crew of 43 and was en route from Cherbourg to
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    • 101 22 Pirates Active in the Yangtse Gorges. Shanghai, Oct. 15. Tno British steamer Wantung, on which Sir Frederick Whyte and Lady Whyte were travelling, was fired on hy pirates near the Yangtze Gorges. No damage was done. The French steamer Tungyuen broke down by the rapids in the
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    • 101 22 King Alfonso Talks to Mr. Coolidge. Washington, Oct. 13. The new telephonic service between Spain and the United States has been inaugurated by King Alfonso and President Coolidge holding a conversation oyer a 6,500 mile wireless and cable circuit between Washington and Madrid. M r. Coolidge s
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    • 1346 22 Berlin, Oct. 9. Herr Puisberg, chairman of the German Dye Trust, will start on a world tour in November. He will spend several months in the Far East. Belgrade, Oct. 9. During the Salonika anniversary celebrations, General Loretto, head of the Italian Military Mission, laid a
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    • 535 22 STILL NO MESSAGE. FEARS FOR MISS TOBIW SAFETY. S Canton, Oct. 14 There has been no message from m Tobin, the English missionary who recently carried off by Chinese band!? and who has now been a captive forA days and in view of her youthfulnessY*! friends are
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    • 93 22 Rugby, Oct. 14. It is stated that the British airsh.p R100 will be completed before Christina? The tests will probably include a dem stration flight to America, and it is V T0 posed later to establish a Great Brita. United States airship service on a commercial basis.
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    • 60 22 Cologne, Oct. The mill-owners of the Rhineland Westphalian sections of the Gei toxtile industry have decided to l"*- 1 190,000 operatives on the 27th jo king settlement of the wages di• pa Muenohen-Gladbach. Berlin, Oct. There has been a considerable on the Bourse in consequence &lt;&gt; threatened
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    • 2937 23 SAFE ARRIVAL. I GREAT EXCITEMENT IN GERMANY. Irfxiability of airships I IMPROVED. I Friedrichshafen, Oct. 11. I 7), Graf Zeppelin, the world’s most launched airship, ascended at to-day, bound for New Jersey. There I ,(i people on board, comprising a 1‘bw «.f 40 and 20 passengers.
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    • 183 24 RECEPTION IN PERTH. CHAPMAN ON THE TEAM S PROSPECTS. Perth. Oct. 1C. The M.C.C. cricketers arrived this morning, on hoard the Otranto. They Mere Riven a civic reception and had Juncheon with the Governor of Western Australia (Col. Sir William Campion &gt;. The voyage was singularly free
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    • 276 24 Mr. Hoover’s Views on Import Duties. Louisville, Kentucky, Oct. 14. Governor A1 Smith, in a speech referring to the import tariffs, urged that 4he question of customs duties should be removed from politics and treated as a business and economic problem. He would refer any changes in rates
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    • 217 24 ALICE IN WONDERLAND.” Manuscript Sold to American Collector. New York, Oct. 15. It is announced that Mr. Eldred Johnson, founder and ex-president of the Victor Talking Machine Co., who Uvea at Morristown, New Jersey, has purchased Carroll’s original manuscript of “Alice in Wonderland,” with two copies *&gt;f the first edition,
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    • 129 24 Baron von Huenefeld’s Good Progress. Canton, Oct. 15. The German airman. Baron von Huenefcld, has arrived here in the course of his flight from Germany to Japan. He left at dawn for Shanghai. Shanghai. Oct. 15. The Europa landed on l.unghua parade ground, 10 miles from the
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    • 325 24 Waterside Workers Summon Urgent Conference. Melbourne. Oct. 12. The Waterside Workers’ Federation has summoned an urgent conference of all transport unions for to-morrow, which will be the 33rd day of the dockers’ strike. A meeting of the Melbourne Lumpers] Union and the Port Phillio Stevedores’ Association decided to
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    • 97 24 Seven Chinese Killed In U. S. A. New York, Oct. 15. Seven Chinese have been killed in various cities as a result of a recrudescence of Tong warfare. Three men were shot down in the streets of Chicago. The others were murdered in New York, Philadelphia and Washington.
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    • 96 24 Leaving Politics For Fleet Street. London. Oct. 14. Reuter’s Agency is informed that Lord Birkenhead, the Secretary of State for India, is definitely leaving politics for a 1 post in the City. His resignation will take effect immediately it is accepted by the King. Meanwhile, pending the appointment
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    • 89 24 Appointments in the New Government. Nanking:. Oct. 17. The State Council held its first meeting this afternoon, when the following appointments were proposed for the reorganised Government Minister of Finance, Mr. T. Soong Minister of Foreign Attains. Dr. C-. T.Wang, War, Marshal Feng Yu-hsiang Agriculture. Mr. Yi Fei-chi
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    • 143 24 MISHAP IN TAKING OFF AT RANGOON. Rangoon. Oct. Id. The departure of the fourth Dutch mail aeroplane bound from Holland to Hit Fast Indies has been indefinitely delayed as she was badly damaged when taking oil* here owing to the softness of the ground. The left
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    • 102 24 Finds Seized by Chinese Authorities. New Delhi, Oct. lti. The German explorers Dr. Hrinkler and Dr. Deterra, who have been exploring the Western Himalayas and the Karakoram Range in Chinese Turkestan, are now here en route for home. They report that 40 pony loads of geological and archaeological
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    • 124 24 Decrease in Construction in Britain. London, Oct. 1C. A reduction of 113.000 tons in shipping at present under construction as compared with three months ago is recorded in Lloyd’s shipbuilding returns. There was a reduction of 500,000 tons compared witn Sept. 30 last year. The north-east coast suffered
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    • 86 24 New York, Oct. 1C. Taking advantage of the facilities afforded under the Webb Act for effecting economies in the export trade, the executives of 15 of the largest oil companies are considering plans for organising an association on similar lines to the Copper Export Association. The Standard
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    • 41 24 Rugby, Oct. IC. The latest unemployment returns show an improvement as compared with recent weeks. On Oct. 8 the registered unemployed numbered 1,319,700. which was 10,679 less than in the week before but 240,700 more than a year ago.
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    • 153 24 ROYAL COMMISSION. BIGGEST INQUIRY in RECENT YEARS. R'Jgby. Oct. The Royal Commission on T jvlli begin ;&gt;n Thursday »haV the biggest inquiry m ivocn- v f is expected to take at least two to provide the basis tor legislation \ui Will change the transport sveen- l country
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    • 195 24 AUCTION OF AMSTERDAM COLLECTION. Amsterdam. Oc:. 16. Holland is dismayed at the dispersal of the famous collection of pictures formed four centuries ago by Jan Six. Burgomaster of Amsterdam and patron of Rembrandt. The portraits of the Six family with others composing the collection have now been
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    • 73 24 New York. Oct. 16. Through the Arntorg Trading Corporation. Soviet Russia has signed a co nt, with the International Genera! E.cctnc Co. for at least £1.000.000 and not more than £2,000.000 worth of electrical apparatus for export. The contract wiu not good for two years, after
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    • 44 24 Salem, New Hampshire, Oct. 1Fred Comer, the famous racing ist. was killed in the course of® y miles race at Rockingham His car skidded at a corner, and nc thrown out. Five cars came into sion, and the race was stopped.
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    • 32 24 Rugby, Oct. The Duke of York, who is to the funeral of the ex-Empres* noe oRussia, left London to-night f&lt; r hagen, travelling via Harwich a Hook of Holland.
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    • 78 24 Berlin, Oct. Ik Capt. Koehl, Major Fitzmaurice to Mr. Chamberlin flew from I Berlin in the new Bremen type tro i plane fitted with automatic n vet»' Mr. Chamberlin declares that tne tion will revolutionise flying. During the absence of Mr. K. B. rfl Chief Secretary to
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  • 2216 25 results on second DAY. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 10. II,,. weather wan tine and the going uood on the second day of the Selan- \r Races at Kuala Lumpur 11 l, u following were the results:— the club handicap. 1*0,1 ic*. Class II. Second Division.
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  • 79 25 (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Oct. 12. In connection with the Armistice Day celebrations, the Penang Ex-Servicea Association has decided upon the following programme :—On Friday, Nov. 9 there will be an official Poppy Day dance. On Sunday, Nov. 11 the foundation stone of the Penang
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  • 414 25 WOUNDED OFFICER AT SINGAPORE. The first victim of the Anking piracy to arrive in Singapore is Mr. Campbell, who was third officer on the ill-fated ship. He is now serving on the Kweiyang, which is lying in the outer roads. Interviewed by a representative of the Straits Times,
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  • 252 25 $3,000 Saved by Delay in Cashing Cheque. Delay in cashing a cheque was* a circumstance which saved a Chinese contractor, whose house was visited by robbers during the week-end, from losing $.7,000. The cheque was for the payment of his coolies, and it was the knowledge that
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  • 97 25 [IIAVAR TELEGRAM.] Paris, Oct. 15. Elections for Department Councils took dace throughout France yesterday, except in the Department of the Seine. The results were as follows Conservatives, sf&gt; (a loss of 3) Republicans, 308 (a loss of 1) Left Republicans, 194 (a loss of 10) Independent Radicals,
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
    • 636 26 Fine Form in Hard-Fought Game. The Duke of Wellington’s Regiment entered the semi-final round of the S.F.A. Cup i&gt;n Oet. 10 nt the Stedieir by virtue of a 3—1 victory over the Malays. It was a good game, lioth sides striving hard from beginning to end, but
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    • 521 26 liitu'st* Boat Gunners in Hard Struggle. I he meeting of the Chinese and R.A. at the. Stadium on Monday afternoon in the second round of the S.F.A. Cup proved a dour struggle in which the Chinese just attained supremacy, winning by four goals to two, as a
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    • 199 26 Two-All Score in Dull Game. The meeting of the Bendemeor Athletic Club and the Cochin-China tourists at the Stadium on Oct. 11 ended in a draw, each side scoring two goals. The encounter was uninteresting, the exchanges being rather desultory. The home side had most of the
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    • 433 26 Goalless Draw in Farewell Game. The Cochin China tourists played their larewell game at the Stadium on Saturday, when the opposition was provided by an eleven chosen from the junior members of the Chinese, Malays, and Indo-Ceylo-nese league clubs, playing under the name of Centre’s XI The game
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    • 145 26 To Visit Singapore In January. Arrangements have been made for the visit of a party of Siamese footballers to Singapore and Malaya in January next. The party is to consist of students who, it is understood, have an educational as well as a sporting motive in visiting
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    • 88 26 Result of Caulfield Stakes. (From Our Own Correspondent) Sydney. Oct. 14. I he Caulfield Stakes, run to-dav, resulted as follows GOTHIC 1 AMOUNIS •&gt; vaals 5 Betting 5—4 Gothic, G—4 Amounis, 8—1 aals. The result of the Caulfield Guinea* was BALMERINO 1 ROMULUS o merab 3 Beting 25—
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    • 80 26 [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, Oct. 13. inu/n th f final the weld's professional On L \T? ha pion8hi P doubles at Queens U ub R Najuch (Germany) and Albert Burke (Prance) beat R. Ramilon a, )d Edmond Burke (France), 3—6, 1 o, o—», 7 —o, 6—3. London, Oct. 15.
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    • 617 26 Conclusion of S.C.C. Tournament. Rain early on Oct. 10 seemed likely t compel a postponement of the last tw finals of the S.C.C. autumn tournament but cleared up in time to permit of ,,i a though leaving its legacy in rather slip! pery courts. There was a departure from
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    • 200 26 Hassa.i owe 15.3 beat 1. McDonald and W. S Jenkins plus 3.6, 6—2, 6—3 lsV'bo.; "’“I—M™. Weir owe x’f jt Mrs- Baker owe 4 6. 6 2. 6—4 Mixed Double. It’cap.- Mrs. Weir anil J.'s. Boiasicr owe 15.2 beat Mr,. Fraser and (i. A. h
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    • 1356 27 Military Side Held in Hard Game. Although the Services came very near to winning their first fixture with the SC.C. on the Padang on Oct. 11 afternoon. the score when the final whistle went in semi-darkness was 8—all. It lannot be said that the soldiers deserved
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    • 603 27 Good Work by Selangor Forwards. (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Oct. 14. Selangor decisively beat Penang yes terday on the Esplanade by a goal and four tries (17 points to a goal (5 points). Heavy rain during the afternoon spoilt the game, large sections of the pitch being
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    • 357 27 Vade Cup at S.G.C. The final of the Vade Cup at the Singa- ore Golf Club resulted in a win for M. Buchanan, who beat R. T. G. Arthur by 1 and 3. The following was the result ot the various rounds First Round Buchanan beat Doig 2 and
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    • 304 27 [REUTER TELEGRAM] SATURDAY’S LEAGUE RESULTS. ENGLISH AND SCOTTISH TABLES. [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, Oct. 13. Matches in the English and Scottish Leagues played to-day resulted as follow Division I. Arsenal 2 West Ham 3 Aston Villa 7 Bury 1 Blackburn 2 Everton 1 Bolton 4 Portsmouth 2 Derby 1
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    • 78 27 (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Oct. 14. The sixth annual athletic sports of the Subordinate Civil Service Association were held yesterday at the Datok Ramat ground. The soft ground made record breaking impossible. The Resident Councillor and Mrs. Meadows Frost and several heads of departments were present.
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    • 130 27 Excellent Scores in Ladies’ Monthly Medal. (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, Oct. lb. A large entry was forthcoming for the revived ladies’ monthly medal, which v.\.s played on stroke conditions over nine holes. Some line scoring took place, and in annexing the medal with a score of 1*
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    • 753 28 Racing for the Lundon Trophy. The second race for the Lundon Trophy on Sunday brought out four A class boats, Joy being a non-starter. Mr. Allen started the race at 10.10 a.m., the wind making it a very close nip to the Beacon 17 mark. The Kathleen rounded first
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    • 56 28 [REUTER TELEGRAM] New York, Oct. 18. The Italian heavyweight, Roberto Roberti, has broken two ribs and has withdrawn from his proposed match with Paolino Uzcudun. Florence, Oct. 8. In n match for the flyweight championship of Italy the holder, Sill, knocked out Ceechi, who was removed to hospital with
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  • 1134 28 Three Years’ Sentence For Well-known Chinese. i I The Malacca Assizes Court, over which i Mr. Justice Burton presided, was uncomfortably crowded on Thursday, ,vhen the hearing began before a special jury consisting entirely of Europeans of the case in which Tan Kam Choon and a
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  • 105 28 (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Oct. 13. A middle-aged Chinese fruit-seller was squatting leisurely by the side of the road at the junction of Hutton Lane and Transfer Road yesterday, when he was killed instantaneously by a huge motor lorry, which suddenly crashed into his stall. A
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  • 122 28 Attempt To Ev’ade Inspector At Landing Stage. While walking along Connaught Drive on Saturday evening Sub-Inspector Sani saw’ a Hylam, who had apparently just anded Irom a boat and was climbing the steps at the landing stage near the Cenotaph, turn round and walk down the steps again.
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  • 206 28 (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Oct. 17. The fourth annual report of the Penaj» Government Co-operative Thrift and Loan Society shows that the membership increased during the year from 385 to 487. The total of subscriptions received during the year was $15,766 and the total numof loans
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  • 373 28 PROGRESS AT KOTa BAHRU. A (From a Correspondent) Kota Bahru, Oct. 10 Kota Bahru, which until a year ago was practically nothing mor &gt; an over-grown Malay kampong kV haii Sta?e. t0 k m re ike th "Pita, 1 The first thing that strikes a return; wanderer is
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  • 206 28 Malayan Correspondence by Dutch Aeroplane. The Secretary for Postal Affairs, Si. and F.M.S., issues the following announcemerit A Dutch aeroplane is to leave Meiian on the 31st inat. for Europe, and the opportunity is being taken to forward from Malaya a special Air Mail to
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  • 160 28 Judge and European Witness’s Protest. (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Oct. l’Local business circles are much ed in the action taken by Mr. Jy stl Thome yesterday in a case in whip 1 Punjabi carter sued another PohJ® 4 a debt. The latter summoned Mr. Willi*
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  • 747 29 plans for B.A.T. Cigarette Factory. "'he following action was taken at a Ling of Committee No. 4 of the Singam n Municipal Commissioners ?l Decided that the building bylaws must adhered to in connection with the f or proposed steel frame building the B.A.T. cigarette factory. f \nproved
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  • 656 29 f°H°wing passengers left for home lw the Sarpedon Mr. W. D. Peterkin, Mr. C. C. Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. de Beurs, Mr. C. K. Paul, Mrs. L. J. Hazell, Mrs. Wylie, Mr. J. F. Green, Mr. Teasdale, Mr. A. G. Barron-Toop, Mr. f. Britten, Miss A. Pollock, Mr. and
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  • 167 29 Kinta Kolias Tin.—22o piculs. 193 hour*) 31,800 yards, estimated value $14,500. Dredge still opening out. Pattani Consolidated Alluvial Tin.—4s piculs. Clu Piah Co. Ltd.—2so piculs. Malayan Tin Dredging, Ltd. —2,500 piculs. 409,000 yards. Southern Malayan Tin Dredging, Ltd.— 1,250 piculs, 263,100 yards. Pegang Prospecting Co., Ltd.—Output estimated 300
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  • 43 29 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 12. The Rev. Fergus Fergusson was inducted Minister of St. Andrew’s, Selangor. The Rev. W. Murray of Singapore officiated as Moderator, and he was assisted by the Rev. R. S. Stewart, of Penang.
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  • 131 29 Four Men in Court Three Discharged. Four Chinese were produced in the Second Police Court on Monday in connection with the murder of a Malay policeman in Beach Lane recently. Court Inspector Meeton withdrew the charge of murder against three of the accused, who were accordingly discharged. The
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  • 102 29 CARADINE. -At Batu Gajah, on October 9. 1928, to Mary, wife of R. E. Caradine, the gift of a son. CASSELS.—At the Maternity Hospital, Singapore, on October 10, 1928, to Ada, wife of A. M. Cassels, Chartered Bank, a son. FREEMAN.—At the Maternity Hospital, Singapore, on October 12, 1928,
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  • 190 29 BRUCE—BERTRAM.—On October 10, 1928, a: the Presbyterian Church, Singapore, the Rev. G. H. Douglas officiating, Alexander Reid Bruce, of Aberdeen, to Isabella Bertram, of Aberdeen. CRAWFORD McKERROW. —At the Presbyterian Church, Singapore, on Oct. 1928. by the Rev. G. H. Douglas, Robert, Bon of the late Lawrence Crawford and
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  • 139 29 Singapore, Oct. 17. EXCHANGE Ob Lm4oo, Saak 4 m/a 2/4H Demand 2/3 15/16 Private 8 m. credit 2/4% On New York, Demand 56% Private 90&gt; d/a 68% On France, Bank T.T. 1446 On India, Bank T.T. 154% On Hang Kong, Bank T.T. 11 p.c. dis. On Shanghai.
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  • 779 29 Fraser and Co.’s Quotations. Singapore, Oct. 17. MINING. Iiaue Val. Pd. Buyers Sellers £1 £1 Asam Kumbang 46/- 47/£1 £1 Bangrin Tin 44/- 45/1 1 Batang Padang 0.47% 0.50 1 1 Batu Caves 1.47% 1.52% 1 .75 Bukit Arang 1.05, 1.10 pm. £1 £1 Burmah Malay 42/-
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  • Page 29 Advertisements
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  • 70 29 DEATHS FRANCIS.—On Oct. i*\ 1928, at 8.30 a.m., Christopher Alfred (Dolly &gt; father of ChaHes W C. B. (Sam),' Jul/ug ftm C. Robin Francis. Aged 68. LAWFORD.—On October 13, 1928, at the General Hospital, Singapore, Philip Guv Lawford, of Malaya General Co., Ltd Rengani, Johore, aged 39 years. Madam Tan
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  • The Straits Budget RUBBER SUPPLEMENT
    • 79 1 General— Rubber Situation J London Rubber Stocks Singapore Rubber Auction 1 A New Use for Rubber 1 Rubber Position (By A. W. Still) 1 The Rubber Market 1 Rubber Return# Rubber Anxieties Planter’s Experience 5 Planters on Sunday Work 3 Cable News— Dunlop Rubber Co. 1 Rubber Warehouse Fire
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    • 78 1 Singapore Official Quotations. Quotations l'oruard Contract Spot Seller Prices -*&gt; Nov. Jun. Date L’tlou S’pore Oct. Dec. Mar. s. d. i J Oct. 11 0 K 0.31 0.3 i l* 0.30*4 0.30 'i 12 0 13 1(5 0.310.31 0.30 s 0.31 13 U 0 0.310.32 0.21 0.31 la
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    • 36 1 A cable received by Lewis and Peat (Singapore) Ltd., from their London correspondents states that rubber stocks in London are now 27,370 tons, showing a decrease of 2.155 tons during the past week.
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    • 114 1 The Singapore Chamber of Commerce itubber As:.ociaiiun held it.- ristith auction on Oct. 17, when there wue catalogued 1,100,109 lb. or •191.12 tons* ottered 858,854 lb. or -3.42 toi. &gt; sold 715.839 lb. or 319.57 tons. London 8 15 16d. New York 18** cts. PRICES REALISED. Ribbed
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    • 131 1 A NEW USE FOR RUBBER The secretary of the Appeals Committee of the West London Hospital, in a statement warned other London hospitals against a fair-haired young man who twice obtained a night’s rest in the hospital by pretending he had swallowed a length of rubber tubing. The directors of
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    • 1127 1  -  (By A. W. Still.) [Copyright] London, Sept. 19. Touching on the share market position yesterday, our leading financial daily said The news that prices for raw rubber were again lower and stocks Cipher broupht in a few sellers and most of the leadinp counters
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    • 70 1 [REUTER TELEGRAM] Properties Acquired in Canada And Japan. [REUTER TELEGRAM] Ottawa, Oct. 15. or e Beharrel, managing director of the Dunlop Rubber Co., Ltd., announce, that the company has acquired the convkL° f v, Pr0P u rtieS in Canada and Japan which have borne the company’s name
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    • 77 1 [REUTER TELEGRAM] Winnipeg, Oct. 13. n\nn S h to the Dominion Rubber Company has been destroy$300,000!* C damaRe iS e,3timatcd 61 Following are the numbers of arrival roni and departures to Madras President w;vV, 1C /r month of September, 1928 u mals (figure s supplied by travelling
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    • 460 1 THE LAST MONTH OF RESTRICTION. Lewis and Peat (Singapore) Ltd., reportThe undertone of the market has been' shade better this week, and orders to t ®nd of the year are more plentiful. T hi! I being the last month of restriction re d supplies are on the
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    • 291 1 Profit For Year To Be Carried Forward. The 18th annual meeting of Jimah Rubber Estates, Ltd., will be held in the Exchange Room, Fullerton Building, on Oct. The report of the directors for the y*? ar ended June 30 last states The sum brought forward from the
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    • 1144 2 Lectures and Examinations Discussed. Th“ annual general meeting of the South Johore branch of the Incorporated c th e *y of Planters was held at the Ilu rope Hotel on Saturday evening, Mr. J. R. Barton presiding, supported by y- Prentis (hon. secretary). After t formal business
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    • 695 2 Anglo-Johore.— 45.000 lb. Amput (Sum.). —04,310 lb. Anglo-Ma1av.—123.090 ll&gt;, Allenby.—so,o9o lb. Ayer Molek.- 15,322 lb. Bassett. —28,000 lb. Bukit Jelotong.—lo,o49 lb. Batu Village.—l,277 lb. Bertam Consolidated. —173,200 lb. Bertam Extended.—33,7oo lb. Bukit Palong.—2o,7oo lb. Banteng.—7s,29s lb. Beaufort Borneo.—sl,ooo lb. 8ajau.—13,479 lb. Bintan.—4l,4lo lb. Rikum.—6l,9oo lb. 8r00me.—45,580 lb. Batu
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    • 341 2 WHEN RESTRICTION ENDS. SHAREHOLDERS AND DIRECTORS. From correspondence in the Evening Standard it is evident that some holders of rubber shares at Home arc becoming anxious as to what steps, if any, their directors are taking- to meet the situation arising out of the removal of restriction in
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    • 66 2 [The Straits Times is not responsible for the opinions of its correspondents. Correspondents should bear in mind that lettsre must be short and to the point. Long epistles are liable to bo rejected or cut down. Correspondents must enclose their names and addresses, not necoasarily for publication but as
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    • 111 2 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —The Registrar of Imports and Exports is to be congratulated on the most accurate import figures of the rubber returns which have been of much assistance to the rubber merchants during the Restriction period. As there are only 15
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    • 143 2 Shell Fragment Removed After Twelve Years. (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Oct. 15. A Kedah planter has had an extraordinary experience. Recently he fell while training for the Alor Star gymkhana, and a large swelling appeared in his back. Later an operation was performed by Drs. Ebden and
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    • 895 3 HALF THE CROP SOLI) FORWARD. (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Dot. 13. The annual meeting ««f .shareholder? of the Batu Lintang Rubber Co., Ltd., was held today at the registered offices of the com- I pany, No. 33, Reach Street, Penang. Mr. j A. W. de Winton
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    • 116 3 Central Perak Association’s Attitude. (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh. Oct. 15. Tl)i» first discussion on the Sunday '.ibour question by a Planters’ Association occurred on Saturday, when the Cental Perak Planters’ Association resolved that there should be no interference with ho number of days worked, and
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    • 608 3 Messrs. Macphail and Co/s Weekly Report. Macphail and Co.’s weekly report, dated Oct. 1(», states It would appear that numerous factors combine to encourage and sustain the recent revival of interest in the Rubber position. A decrease in Port of London stocks of no less than 2.155
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    • RUBBER SHARE PRICES.
      • 485 3 Stock p ar Exchange Tar Value Company. Prices. Value Company, p C h‘ r -t« £1 Abaco 1/ ±’l Mambau ric 2/ Allagar 144 *1 Malaya General fc |1 Anglo-Malay 4 2 Merah J. 15 H £1 Ayer Kuning 1 2/ Merbau £1 Benteng
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      • 709 3 j j Closing Prices laid Ip alue Dividends Fraser Ljall A Company Co. Evatt 389,293 1 Nil for year 29-2-S8 ..Allenby (.$1) 1.30 1.35 ]j.H) HQ 160,000 1 20 p.e. for year tt-9-17 ..Alor Gajah ($1) 1.00 1.25 1.00 125 435,425 1 16 p.c.
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