The Straits Budget, 27 December 1928

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    27 1 The Straits Budgte HEING the WEEKLY ISSUEOF THE STRAITS TIMES lLSTABLISHED eighty YEARS.] No. 3.«98 SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1928 Price 25 cents (S.S. Currency) or 7d.
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    CONTENTS.
    337 1 EADEHS— Fage Tbi< I .and f Yahoos 3 Police Progress 3 Frightfulness in Sporting Journalism 3 i ho King and H is People 3-4 i; o c ILimour 4 1’no \lo; t»ing After 4 Occasional Notes 4-5 Telegrams. Reuter and Special—- i Past eeK s News 1 1 -21
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    LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
    5210 1 Many people in Singapore will be t! k "vsted in the announcement contained Reuter cable from Shanghai stating Mr. Benno Moiseiwitsch, the famous Pianist, has become engaged to Miss A nn;e (lensburger, of Shanghai. Mr. inoLseiwitach gave a recital in Singapore n October, and this was his
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      THIS LAND OF YAHOOS.
      905 3 c*. -V 01 us *uri aits limes, Dec. 20. Most people are familiar with the story j >hn Morley’s young man who sought v enter the realms of journalism. Asked what his speciality might be, he replied, s. a moment’s hesitation, Invec- ve Surely that young
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      POLICE PROGRESS.
      943 3 .—Straits Times, Dec. 21. t „:i h V»r 1927 may be said to mark! tho first real step towards developinir a 9te f sa a re th <th i 0dical method of ‘tainStruts r. 1 th ‘aspector-General of the Straits I oliee in his annual report. He Road'
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      “ FRIGHTFULNESS ” IN SPORTING JOURNALISM.
      1129 3 FRIGHTFULNESS IN SPORTING JOURNALISM. it to remain there.—Straits Times, I ,r22. Recently we have been entertained by some lemarks contributed to the press by the illustrious Mr. Ponsford. There is no false modesty about this young gentleman. As they say in America, Reticence is not his second name.” He begins
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      THE KING & HIS PEOPLE.
      1192 3 THE KING HIS PEOPLE. '—Straits Times, Doc. 24 For over a month the whole British Empire has followed with solicitude the eourse of i|i r .r«‘ of the K.*n;', swaying between op j fir as the official bulletins ,U deil the change* in Hi* Majesty’s ,„rditV.*. anJ fervently praying that
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      BUCOLIC HUMOUR.
      642 4 discreet to say—about them.—Straits Times, Dec. 26. At the recent meeting of the P.A.M. 1 in Kuala Lumpur, during a discussion on labour matters, Mr. Cummins is reported to have said that the question whether i anv work which he was required to do was suited or unsuited
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      THE MORNING AFTER.
      479 4 ’—Straits Times, Dec. 26. We crept this morning, like the whining schoolboy, unwillingly to school, taking our shining morning face along deserted roads to a silent city, and in consequence of what we saw—or did not sec—a good resolution is now about to be broken. Day by
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    T. B. ROGERS’ BANKRUPTCY
    287 4 Discharge Granted After Four Months. In the Singapore Bankruptcy Court ,n Dec. 20 Mr. T. B. Rogers was grant- 1 ed an order rescinding and annulling re-1 eeiving and adjudication orders made on Aug. 28 of this year. Mr. V. D. Knowles, who appeared for ;ho
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    HEALTH STATISTICS.
    237 4 The Singapore Municipal health statement for the week ended Dec. 15 gives the total number of deaths as male 158. and female 69. This represents a death rate of 26.09 per mille, per annum, compared with 26.91 in the preceding week und 31.45 in the corresponding week of
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      THE GARBLED QUOTATION.
      167 4 ,—Straits Times, Dec. 20. Commenting on a passage in our recent review of Mr. Ashley Gibson’s book on Malaya, the talented lady who conducts the Ladies’ Page in the Malay Mail says The Straits Times with rather naivete remarks in this connection sureiv it is much better
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      MR. ORMSBY-GORE’S REPORT.
      312 4 ,—Straits Times, Dec. 20. In due season, as Government reports go, comes Mr. Ormsby-Gore’s account ot his famous tour of Malaya, Ceylon a:ui Java. To read the cabled summary, which will be found on another page, i» to recall the exacerbated feelings of six months ago, when
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      SCHOOL EXPANSION.
      341 4 ‘“'•j me KTieu 10 <10 m some riMos of Groat Hritain.—Strain Times, Dec. 20. How recent has been the attainment oi English iniucation in Malaya to any thine near Western standards is shown by the fact that the Victoria Institution, of Kuala Lumpur, will be—when it move? into
      ‘“'•j me KTieu 10 <10 m some riMos of Groat Hritain.—Strain Times, Dec. 20.  -  341 words
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      THE CARD CUSTOM.
      130 5 Straits Times, Dec. 21. The very sensible suggestion is made p.. a correspondent of a Bangkok newspaper that the calling ritual should be ,Y*trioted to people who arrive in the ti ,wn for the first time, and that pepole returning from leave should not be called in*
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      THE KING’S ILLNESS.
      319 5 i lit 4&gt; i ill i Itm**hy ami ar.xiou* process.—Strait* 1 nu*s. Poe. 21. It is exactly a month to-day since the first bulletin regarding the King’s health was issued in London, and while there are now good solid grounds for hope that His Majesty is at
      i lit 4> i ill i Itm**hy ami ar.xiou* process.—Strait* 1 nu*s. Poe. 21.  -  319 words
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      MR. JAMES DOUGLAS AGAIN.
      439 5 lo stand with hi* two creat nn»nrre ''’nrdsworth and Tennyson.—Stmts i inw., Dec. 21. N 't content with his recent success :r. getting The Well of Loneliness o.tnr.cd, this persevering journalist has rtr.ewtJ h;s attacks upon Mr. Robert Bridges, who, he say, has tilled or implied
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      THE LIGHT THAT FAILED.
      40 5 c* -i. a peri Straits Times, Dec. 22 .&lt;wn r be™ :■&gt;: th rr !y tne light. We feel that if let ity intends to nresert th Municipalment on Christmas ‘l)ay notice^f^tT 'larkness.— Straits Time!. Deo. 22
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      HIS MAJESTY’S ILLNESS.
      127 5 Tu F A I’lm-cs 11 Miouia at least go th ast Coast centres.—Straits Times, Dec. 22. ,3*1 L oa postal department ha* n e\v 4 s l of n)i rC \f ft dady bulletin giving l*, 1- Majesty 3 health to ail .•ikgiapn offices in the island,
      Tu FA I’lm-cs 11 Miouia at least go th ™ ast Coast centres.—Straits Times, Dec. 22.  -  127 words
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      THESE AMATEURS.
      114 5 —Straits Times, Dec. 22. Pity the lot of the poor Dramatic Critic in the East He has recently been accused of lavishing fulsome praise on any and every kind of entertainment now comes a Johore correspondent who complains that the notices are not fulsome enough. He considers that
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      THE “ SLUMP ! ”
      422 5 THE SLUMP it is hhc«m.» t vpt it oxl.'s at vK-”«venue. Straits Times, affect the public revenue Dec. 22. Worthy people who have convinced :hcmst‘i\*es that the Colony of the Straits entitlements is wallowing in the depths f a slump would do well to turn to he Government Gazette of
      it is hhc«m.» – t vpt ■■ it oxl.'s at vK-”«venue.—Straits Times, affect the public revenue Dec. 22.  -  422 words
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      THE YAHOOS’ FAVOURITE.
      119 5 THE YAHOOS’ FAVOURITE justification for their crit —Straits Times, Dee. 24. Our correspondent ‘‘V. P who wot.. ards donating Malayan sUnd- aesthetic and literary appreciaLon would have been interested to know audience on Friday for the first of “Mrs. Wa'rrenV on tbA rf noticeably larger than those on the previous
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      EYES.
      265 5 EYES .—Straits Times, Dec. 24. Here is a very complete and vivid word picture of Afghanistan as it strikes the traveller who ventures across the Northwest 1’rentier Everybody in Afghanistan is watchful. There never was a country more full of eyes. Once I drove slowr and uncertainly over what was
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      A DAY’S WORK FOR RUBBER.
      450 5 Straits Times, Dec. 24. Waking-up should be the order of the day during the closing stages oi the year, but there is one industry which, according to the chairman oi tfie Rubber Investors’ Association, is it; such a somnolent mood that nothin 1 short of
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      “ ET DORMITAT . . . . . . ”
      53 5 ET DORMITAT consists of 28 pages only.—Straits Times, Dee. 26. N °t often does one catch The Times out :n a bad break. In the Index to Small Advertisements, however, on Nov. 26 Hotels and Resorts are given as figuring on page 29—whereas the issue consists of 28 pages only.—Straits
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      EXACTLY !
      74 5 EXACTLY —Straits Times, Dec. 2»5. London Society (with a big S) has lost a notable figure in Mr. Harry Higgins, chairman of the Grand Opera Syndicate ef Covent Garden, who died in mail week. His curious husky voice often added point to retorts already witty. A famous and beautiful prima
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      “ IN VAIN IS THE NET. . .
      317 5 IN VAIN IS THE NET. —Straits Times, Dee. 13*’. Reading the verbal duel between Licut.Colonel Headlam, for the Government, and Mr. R. A. Taylor, tho Labour member for Lincoln, on the subject of the Singapore Base contracts in the House of Commons on November 14 recalls the distant days when
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      "YOU SCRATCH MY BACK..."
      401 5 ooinaii ui'M&gt;un -Straits Times Dec. 26. How keen is the rivalry between the Bcaverbrook press and the Rothcrmere press may be gathered from the fact that the Daily Express, in order to score off the Daily Mail—they are both nominally Conservative organs—does not hesitate to hand
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    RETIREMENT OF SIR HAYES MARRIOTT.
    2039 6 A SERVANT OF THE EMPIRE. THIRTY-TWO YEARS IN MALAYA. Sir Hayes Marriott, K.B.E., C.M.G.. who is retiring at the end of this year, joined the Straits Settlements Civil Service in November, 1896 the official record of his career exactly fills two pages of the Malayan
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    DEATH OF JOHORE ROYALTY.
    280 6 Hon. Y. E Ungku Omar Bin Ahmad, DJ(. i The death occurred on Dec. 15 at his i residence at Jalan Tebrau, Johore Bahru, 0 f the Hon. V. M. Ungku Omar bin Ahmad, D.K. The funeral took place the following day at 4 p.m. with
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    ST. JAMES POWER STATION.
    50 6 Special Inquiry into Shut-Down Wanted. A motion by Mr. J. Lay cock that a special committee should be appointed to investigate the circumstances surrounding the recent shut-down of the St. Jam's power station will come before the Singapore Municipal Commissioners at their monthly meeting next Friday.
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    SINGAPORE’S CHRISTMAS.
    665 6 Prize Distribution at The i Swimming Club. With comparatively cool, if rai I weather, Singapore enjoyed the proverbial merry Christmas. The hotels. decorated, and providing plenty of nient, entertained large companies, an i had their resources taxed still farther last night, when Boxing Day Pav excuse for another
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    POPPY DAY COLLECTIONS.
    70 6 The Poppy Day collection in Penang amounted to $27,527 and that in Perak to $20,451. The Johore collection was $9,190 (as compared with $7,908 in the previous year) and was made up as follows :—Muar $3,508, Johore Bahru 1,454, Segamat 1,330, Batu Pahat 1,106, Kota Tinggi 495,
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    MALAYA IN PARLIAMENT.
    1084 7 Duties of a Government Whip. ■RiTxrences made in the Eastern Pre«=s r.s to my being The Member for Malay* in Parliament, writes F. George Penny. M. P.» in the China Express, I.ave brought forth queries from friends in those parts asking what the actual lutii* of a
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    CO-OPERATION IN MALAYA.
    262 7 Membership of Communal Societies. &lt; F rem Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 20. The second session ®f the Selangor Cooperative Union was held on Saturday, attended by representatives from the I vanrv,s cooperative societies in the State, x be D::ecior o: Cooperation was present. Mi-. R.
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    WOMEN AS PEACEMAKERS.
    116 7 Only Way to Solve Indian Communal Problem. Delhi, Dec. 11. India’s communal problem can only be solved by women, asserted Begum Humayun Mirza of Hyderabad, Deccan, in a lecture on Hindu-Moelsm unity this evening. Women, she said, could best promote unity by establishing social relations l*etvveen members
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    CORRESPONDENCE.
    71 7 I .The Straits Times is not responsible for the opinions of its correspondents. Correspondents should bear in mind that letters I must be short and to the point. Lon* .epistles are liable to be rejected or cut j down. Correspondents must enclose their i ,ames and addresses, not necessarily
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    CEYLON BURGHERS.
    210 7 i o tr.e Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.—There appears to be a misunderstanding in this country, especially .tisiuig the Eurasians, as to the position i yion Burghers. The general opinion of Eurasians seems to be tnat when a Burgher comes here he is termeu either a “Singhalese”
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    “FRIGHTFULNESS.”
    1060 7 1 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—1 should like a few bowls at your editorial Frightfulness of Saturday Jo.st, which struck me as calling for comment. The attack on Ponsford is, to my mind, quite unjustified. In his capacity as a cricketing writer he gave his opinion
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    MALACCA NOTES.
    148 7 Remarkable Golf Performance. (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, Dec. 22. The mixed foursomes competition played on Thursday at the Odf Chib waa won, by an easy margin, by Mrs. Glover and the Hon. Mr. W. B. Elies, with* natt score of 32—a verv remarkable performance —with Mrs. Kabjohn
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    HUGE ARMS SEIZURES.
    477 8 POLICE COUP. ARRESTS AT BOTANIC GARDENS. Twonty-fix*e revolvers and 2.900 rounds of ammunition were seized by the Police at the Botanic Gardens on Dec. 19 in the possession of a Hylam and two Hokkiens who had brought them there in a car to aell to a Chinese
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    QUEEN STREET SHOOTING.
    103 8 Sequel to a Robbery Of Chinese. Police investigation has confirmed the report that the Chinese who was shot dead in Queen Street on Dec. 19 was a fish seller. It now transpires that ho xvas held up and robbed bv two Chinese. He followed them, calling for
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    POLICE RAID FACTORY.
    84 8 Contractor Rescued from Hylam Coolies. At 11.30 on Friday night a party of 1? e ra T.ain Choon rubber fac,n komson Hoad, following reports f Hylam ,i onVh« y f nd tbat fkese coolies had set fSetire aCt r Wh Y as penned in th« K° ry
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    ROTARY IN MALAYA.
    1734 8 Great Gathering at kuala Lumpur. (From Our Oxvn Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 21. Some fine speeches were made at the Rotary Club dinner held at the Masonic ilr.ll iast night at which Mr. A. t .eott. the President of the Club presided. There were about 12o people
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    $750,000 DAMAGE BY FIRE.
    461 8 BIG BLAZE IN SINGAPORE. SPLENDID WORK OF FIRF BRIGADE. Millions of dollars worth of propertv was saved by the splendid work of the Singapore File Brigade or, Dec. 2.) when an outbreak occurred in the congested godown area of Earle Quay, off Havelock. I Road. When
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    CURIOUS CRICKET IN PENANG.
    247 8 Thirty-one Wickets Fall For Only 71 Runs. (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Dec. 23. Remarkable cricket was witnessed on the ictoria Green yesterday when the Old Xaverians’ Association, Penang, met St. .John’s Old Boys’ Association. Kuala Lumpur, who are on holiday in Penang for the purpose
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    NEW BOOKS.
    4310 9 A READER’S GUIDE. sanELIUHTS ON CHINA’S REVOLUTION The liinc*M* Ke'olution, l'.«2(*-27. Record 01 the period under Coiniiuinist t‘*ntrol. as seen from the at ioiiali-t capital, Hankow By H. Owen Chaptiuin. M 1L, t'h.M. Convialde. 12-. The- Second t hir.cse Revolution was watched Irani Malaya w;th keen interest during
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    WOODLANDS HOTEL SCHEME.
    478 10 LidRsing Justices Refuse Application. An application for a licence for a proposed hotel at Woodlands and a renewed application on behalf of the Spanish lea Gardens were refused by the Singapore Licensing Justices rn Dee. 20. i Appearing on behalf ot the proprietor of the Spanish Tea
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    KRAKATAU ACTIVE.
    107 10 (Aneta’s Service) Another Eruption of Dutch Indies Volcano. (Aneta’s Service) Batavia, Dec. 21. Krakatau erupted again yesterday evening. Heavy rumblings were heard, and the volcano ejected a*hos and blazing masses of lava to a height of 80 metres. The eruption was preceded by violent earth tremors. The death
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    SINGAPORE WEDDINGS.
    921 10 Mr. D. Sturrock and Miss Ellen Hutchison. \t the Presbyterian Church, on Dec. 20 Miss Ellen Agnes Hutchison, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Graham Hutchison, was married to Mr. Douglas Sturrock. youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Ivv. M. C. Sturrock, Edinburgh. The Rev. 'G H. Douglas
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    SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
    313 10 Resolutions Agreeing To Incorporation. An extraordinary general meeting the Singapore Chamber of Commerce \*;u held in the Exchange Room. Fullerton Building, yesterday afternoon. The Hor. Mr. J. Bagnall presided. The Chairman, addressing the meeting said Although in the minutes of committee meeting the reasons for incorporating
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    SHARE IN A COMMISSION.
    278 10 Charge Against Local Bankrupt. F. C. d’Almeida. one of the *.nan\ claimants, in the Tan Hong Ghee bankruptcy proceedings over IS months ag«&gt;. for a share in Tan Hong Ghee’s emmis sion over th sale of Pembroke Estvo. ...ibrought up on a warrant before the D&gt;-
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    A LAND OF YAHOOS.
    2495 11 DEAN SWIFT COMES TO MALAYA. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.—In view of the visit of the Mac- mi Flayers it occurs to me that a' few v,,nl' of appreciation of their performance f SiiiiW’s plays beyond the notices avoided to them by the
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    NOTES FROM JAVA.
    699 11 MINISTER’S COMMENTS ON 1I.E.I. BUDGET. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Batavia, Dec. 15. Heer Koningsberger, the Minister for the Colonies, recently replied to the preliminary report of the Second Chamber at The Hague in connection with the Dutch East Indies Budget, and the response cannot be called “unfavourable.”
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    ENGLAND’S SECOND VICTORY.
    1629 12 BY EIGHT WICKETS. BOWLERS ON TOP ON LAST DAY. In spite of the great efforts of Woodfull. Hendry and Ryder Australia were finally disposed of on Dec. 20 for the addition of only 58 runs lo their overnight total of 339, and England were left with 15
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    RUNNYMEDE HOTEL.
    311 12 Sir Stamford Raffles And Penang. I (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang. Dec. 21. Presiding at the eighth annual meeting of the Runnv.nede Hotel, Mr. J. D. Kemp said the profit on trading amounted $96,986.62, an increase of $22.4.9.2- over the previous year. After making ado quate provision for
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    COMMUNISM IN KWANGTUNG.
    208 12 Suppression Essential to Peace. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 23. Mr. Chen Chee Nam. representative of Gen. Shih Ching-tang. commandeiMnchief of the fifth Nationalist Army, and Reconstruction Commissioner for the East Division of the Kwangtung Province. was accorded a reception at the Fui Chow Fui
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    ENGLAND AND AMERICA.
    314 12 PRESIDENT COOLIDGE’S MESSAGE. I SIR ARTHUR YOUNGS GOOD MEMORY. Our former Governor, Sir Arthur Young, sent the following letter to Th.* Times on Nov. 13. In your issue of yesterday you give the text of an Armistice Day” speeen delivered by Mr. Coolidge. It appears from the
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    MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
    356 12 Decisions of Committee Meeting. Action taken at a meeting of Committee No. 3 of the Municipal Commission, held on Dec. 14, included trfollowing Confirmed estimate arid provision.!, apportionment of cost of making up anu draining Ann Siang Road, from Krskir.e Road to Ann Siang Hill confirmed estimates and
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  • PAST WEEK’S IMPERIAL AND GENERAL NEWS Contained in Reuter, British Imperial Radio and Special telegrams.
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      KING’S PROGRESS MAINTAINED. A QUIET DAY.
      1985 17 SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT REPORTED. favourable nature of BULLETINS. The bulletins issued on Monday and 1 uesda&gt; continued to gi\e reassurme news t'f His Majesty’s progress, l uesday night's message stated: T he King passed a quiet d.i&gt;. ln,» lttt.tl ftiuiition is improving and trength i.
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      CANADA’S DEVOTION.
      231 17 Crime Minister’s Christmas (Jreetings. Ottawa, Dec. 21. The Prime Minister, Mr. Mackenzie King has sent a message to His Majesty declaring that, as an enduring expression o feeling and devotion towards His Majesty and of the nearness of the relationship of Canada to all other pails ot the
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      HOLIDAY CELEBRATIONS.
      310 17 Queen Mary's Message to The Empire. Rugby, Dec. 23. The fact that for the first time in four weeks His Majesty’s doctors have thought it unnecessary to issue two bulletins in one day is greeted with the greatest satisfaction. It has been pointed out also I that last
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      British Empire Service League.
      65 17 The Queen has sent the follow inf? message to the British Empire Service League, of which the King is I’atron-in-t hief I know that the King in the first yea that he is Patron-in-Chiof of the League, will wish God-speed to its work. e hope that
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      DR. LANG’S ILLNESS.
      70 17 Improvement Reported On Christmas Day. London, Doc*. -1. The Archbishop of Canterbury, who is suffering from an attack inliammation, had some sleep and the pan has decreased. The inflammation. wWh is in the region of the liver, appia. ubsi,,in 1 n d&lt;.n, Dre. ”5. Tlr* Arehliish &gt;p
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      HOLBORN GAS EXPLOSION.
      695 18 WHO IS TO BLAME COMPANY DISAVOWS RESPONSIBILITY. REMARKABI.E SCENES. It is estimated that £200,000 worth of damage was caused by the explosion of gas in Holbern. I he gas company declare that the explosion originated in an old tunnel carrying Post Office cables. Meanwhile armies of workmen
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      A GERMAN DISPUTE.
      231 18 Supreme Court President Resigns. Berlin, Doc. 21Dr. Simons, pesident of the Supremo Court of Leipzig ttho highest Co &gt;a judicial authority), has resigned owing t.■x i-hHi with the Government ot Tiii* latter did rot ivat fir Dr. bnnous derision on a petition from Baden toi at. :ijt:iv*iii&lt;n
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      SIMON COMMISSION.
      128 18 No Demonstration In Calcutta. Calcutta. Dec. 23. The train in which the Simon Cor.msi- tdon travelled fr &gt;m Patna wra* g a I I by police, but the Commission’s arrival here was very quiet, owing to the hover.: clement giving a reception to Moti.a: Nehru, whose procession was
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      IRON AND STEEL TRADES.
      97 18 Request for Government Inquiry. Rugby, Dec. 19. The national executive of the Labour Party to-day met the executive council of the Confederation of Employers in the iron and steel trades to discuss the conditions of those industries. The Confederation committee indicated that it contemplated asking the
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      DISASTER IN PHILIPPINES.
      48 18 Town Practically Destroyed. Manila, Dec. 24. The town of Cottabaton, on the west coast of Mindanao Island, has been nracticallv destroyed by an earthquake followed by a tidal wave. So far four people have been reported killed and 10injured. The damage is estimated at $250,000.
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      CHINA TARIFFS.
      131 18 Treaty with Great Britain Signed. Nanking. Dec. 2o. i The Tariff Treat* Mtv.va CtITUt bl-l-ll I ff au oKO ,.,y S S& wm n. I .f«*r midni*h«. 1 i S The* treaty betw een China and Hollanu was signed this morning. Tokio, Dec. It). It is reported that
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      UNREST IN TURKEY.
      116 18 Alleged Plot Against Mustapha Kemal. Constantinople, Dec. 23. Owing to rumours of a secret organisation against the Government, the police have arrested a number of persons, who are for the most part of the poorer classes. Several were provisionally released but are being kept under observation. Nine
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      CAPT. HINKLER’S FLIGHT.
      77 18 Prince of Wales Presents Air Force Cross. Rugby, Dec. 22. It is announced in the Court Circular that Capt. Herbert Hinkler, the Australian airman, was ie«.ei\Ad yesterday by the of Wales, and. on behaif if the K.ng, decorated with the Air Force Cross. Capt. Hinkler flew alone
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      NIGHT CLUB CHARGES.
      50 18 Three Accused Committed For Trial. London, Dec. 21. Ex-Station-Sergt. Goddard, Ribuffi (formerly the manager of a well-known night club in Soho), and Mrs. Meyrick (the Night Club Queen were committed for trial on charges under the Prevention of Corruption Act. They were allowed bail of £2,000 each.
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      SALVATION ARMY.
      74 18 Evangeline Booth and The Leadership. New York, Dec. 22. The Salvation Army leader, Evangelin Booth, accompanied by her personal stall, has secretly sailed under an assumed name to attend the High Council at Sunbury-on-Thamcs on dan. b. It is understood that the American delegation propose to appoint Miss
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      NICKEL COMBINE.
      82 18 London, Dec. 21. Lord Melchett announces that a provisional agreement has been signed by the International Nickel Co. of Canada* and h° Mond Nickel Co., by which the former will offer to exchange the latter’s share capital for its own issues. The capital involved, on present market prices,
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      U.S. BANK MERGER.
      179 18 New York, Dec. 22. Another $500,000,000 bank merger i? pending. Negotiations are being carried an for a merger of the State Bank, the Manufacturers’ Trust Co. and the Inter -fate Trust Co. Union. These three corporations will comprise the tenth largest banking institution in the United States.
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      THE REPARATIONS EXPERTS.
      549 18 i AGREEMENT REACHED. CONSTITUTION OF COMMITTEE. London, Doc. I:*. S Austen Chamberlain, ques*. in the House of Commons regardii conversations at Lugano on the Kh.nquestion, said these afforded an op uitv for the removal of some mi' jcepthn.v and a very friendly interc i of views. No
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      BRITAIN AND GERMANY.
      85 18 Members of Parliament Aim At Better Relations. London, Doc. 24. It is reported that a number of leading British Members of Parliament arc attempting to form a non-party AngloGerman committee on the lines of the existing Anglo-French committee for the purpose of safeguarding and bettering relations between
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      MR. ORMSBY-GORE’S REPORT.
      433 19 RUBBER’S FUTURE. RESEARCH instead of RESTRICTION. London, Dec. 19. The report of Mr. W. (J. A. OrntsbyGore. Under-Secretary of State f«»r the Coloirea. on his visit to Malaya, Ceylon HTV j Java has been issueil in a Blue Book of P’G pages. The most it part deals
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      COTTON AMALGAMATION.
      106 19 London Ibmks ;iu&gt;e Hitch In Ne^oti:iti(»n&gt;. L* ndon. Dec. 21. j A rit»t*-* hitch, due to the attitude pf Lonlon banks, has been reached m creation of the l.ar.ca'hire le\t..e i\*rj»arat:on, which is intended to ama.gan.ate cotton mill 45 and i«-t"rc {•ro?pi t ir. Lancashire. It is reported,
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      RUHR LOCK-OUT.
      99 19 Terms of Arbitrators Award. Dortmund, Dec. 21. Herr Severing, the M ui-ti-r o. th. Interior, who was unanimously aeccpttx a&gt; arbitrator in the Ruhr iron and suvi dispute, has given his decision m ,a'oai “f the original award being hir.ung 1 1 the end of the year, in
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      CHINA AND THE LEAGUE.
      71 19 Geneva. U*'C. -U League of Nations circle.-- i’*- 1 1 hi nose Foreign Minister 1 *14- 1 a J ,a: ery t&lt;*legram extolling tin ll! j the League’s action in t t V American dispute as a good nr gur&gt; Su ess of M. Avcnol’s mission
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      WAR PENSIONS.
      163 19 Expenditure in Great Britain. Rugby, Dec. 19. ..■''“T (i c Try on, tho .Minister o.' 11 nsioiis, m a memorandum, states th e will have been ’expended on n nshy March next. Unemplovment t 'l ,s bk, d ex-service men. excluding &lt;•"'0 total,y incapacitated, is less than ‘Ve
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      CELTIC AGROUND.
      118 19 Difficulty in Removing Cargo. London. Doc. ID. Tho cargo from the White Star liner Celtic, which went aground near the .g a nee of Queenstown Harbour, i? driving at Liverpool. The work of 'ulvaging the vi'.-el i&gt; very difficult on account of tho rough weather, which does &gt;t
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      BRITISH TRADE.
      123 19 Kffetts of Iht* 1B26 Strike. London, Dec. 20. In tho House «*f Commons, reviewing ni e li ns n Great Bi 1 1 n, M r Baldwin said the country as a whole was prosperous and industry was r.fwe ar.&lt;. growing, but the dawn oi a gene-Ui tiuue
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      PIRACY MENACE.
      78 19 (Questions in lhe C ommons. Li-ndon, Dec. ID. In the House of Commons at question Sr Robert Th na* (Lib.. Anglesey referring to the c&gt;ntinuame of &gt; •i (”h'ni Seas, asked what measuic? bad been* adopted or Here being adopted •o protect shipping there. Mr Bridgciran. the h
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      EDUCATION IN TURKEY.
      45 19 Constantinople. Dec. 20. out the ioumi&gt; mosques, n u only in w.ioo h, mi casinos, can 11 r r40 ns acquauuVill be two months, to mon t h? ,i with Arabic edm*.utu.. f examjnatior n°u «;»&gt;• jSEd will i.o -I-— by the police.
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      DUTCH EXCISE DUTIES.
      78 19 l»t 1V Reduced on Account of SmuW The Hague. Dec. -m The Second h a on lh c reduction ot M&gt; t j ut y, wh.eh hv 40 per cent. o. tju n uI( TV pr &gt;•» 0 poritis pet ,'uo to the tre- The reduction n
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      SHIPMASTER IMPRISONED.
      268 19 A British Claim In Venezuela. Rugby, Dec. 20. A report has been received from Mr. L L) Reilly, the British Minister at Caracas, stating that the Venezuelan Government has decided, as an act of grace and without admitting any liability, to pay apt. Brining, the master of the
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      VESTRIS DISASTER.
      195 19 Incompetence Alleged By investigators. New York, Dec. 20. The United States Commissioner, Mr. O’Neill, hu« reported to Congress on Mr. Tuttle’s investigation of the sinking of the Yestris. Mr. O’Neill, who recom- mends sweeping reforms in the nuiritinj* regulations, attributes the heavy loss of life firstly to the
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      MOSCOW BREAD CRISIS.
      115 19 Said to be Caused By Mismanagement. Riga, Dec- 20. I TP,, bread crisis has rc-appeared in 1 MosJow in an acute form. Last week K» of the Government to bake i,.Vs bread gave occasion for a rumour that there was a shortage, and this ltd to a
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      DAMAGE BY HURRICANE.
      60 19 Relief Funds Voted for American Farmers. Wa-hingttn. Dec. HO. Tho .-V ote pns id the bib authonz ng $r,,MV&gt;.000 for the relict y. f U; i fain 1 rs wao Hn the recent hurricane. The ,'gfe' c&lt;1 n ..,!,r.vttcd to the Ho..-, v Me,; U,n will be
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      WORLD’S NICKEL SUPPLY.
      14 19 New York, Dec. HO. ,f tl■ Int ;matl nal h r
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      BRITAIN’S TREATY WITH CHINA.
      485 19 CORDIAL RELATIONS, j TARIFF AUTONOMY CONCEDED. London, Doc. 21. The signature of the Anglo-Chineso 1 reaty in Nanking is authoritatively described in London as the first tangible step towards putting Anglo-Chinese relations on a sound basis and opening up a new era. This is the first
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      APPEAL FOR MINERS.
      93 19 London, Dec. It*. Following the appeal by the Prince of Wales for the coalfields distress funds, an appeal »i*n«l by the Ai-cbb'shop of Canterbury an,l the President of the Fvangelical Free Churches has also been issued. It emphasises that 250,000 miners have been rendered idle, and expresses
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      FRENCH REVENUE RETURNS.
      66 19 Pari*, 1 h*c. -b* Th Frcnrh n-v.n'.o ft in. for Novom,ho 1 K .r, ..-I,cn fir.! ■&gt;' 1 or urn* Bud ft nr r"* r I -Vm -vMJOO fi»i* 1.1 t N“v&lt;*m- v months of r. I h n &gt; f’ th.i* v' id* y »&gt; t.oot*
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      THE POSITION IN KABUL.
      1854 20 NEWS BY AEROPLANE. REBELS SEIZE TWO FORTS. London. Doc. 13. The Afghan Legation in London -t:i*.i&gt; that the main trouble was in thv eastern district of Jalalabad. wY’ro tin 'i’- i l'-t-risen on account n v taxe* ami th* passport and identity r- gulatio.'*. Ire trouble
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      SHIP’S OFFICER RELEASED.
      114 20 Trial in Portuguese Africa. Rugby, Dec. 21. Mr. Brewer, second officer of the learner Clan Lainont, who was arrested in Portuguese West Africa on a charge uf theft, and against the severity of whose -entente strong protests were made by the British to the Portuguese authorities*, has
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      YACHTS FOR MILLIONAIRES.
      84 20 New York, Dec. 21. It is stated here that Mr. Harrison Williams, the millionaire banker, has ordered a 10.000-ton yacht from Krupp’s. The vessel will be propelled bv electrical power and will cost $5,000,000. Krupp’s Berlin agents are unable to confirm the report but say that, if
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      THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT.
      184 20 Prosperous Times in United States. New York. Dec. 22 The United Spates are approachii g most sumptuous Christmas ;n history Moic.v circulating like the Nile in &lt; V i .;n 1 Stock Exchange and banking i ployee* v ill share ;n bonuses total wc iJ5.(U (i,tK'lh amounting
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      BOLIVIA AND PARAGUAY.
      187 20 NO SEPARATE AC TION 1JY BRITAIN. Rugby, Dec. 2»h A qutMion was asked in the Hous&lt; t Commons a* to whether the Foreign Secretary had entered into negotiations with rte United States in order to secure, v .th the help of the l eague i f Nat
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      PEACE IN INDUSTRY.
      137 20 Lord Melchett’s New Scheme. Rugby, Dec. 22. A Trade Union Congress for each industry is the latest idea of Lord Melihett (formerly Sir Alford Mond) for furthering .ndustrial co-operation. He is inviting the workers in the Imperial Chemicals Co. to organise a Trade Union &lt; nsultative Council
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      SHIPPING COMPETITION.
      71 20 New York, Dec. 23. Following the announcement of the Cunard Company’s intention to put the steamer Caronia on the New York-Havana service, the I n.ted States Shipping Board has put the steamer President Roosevelt on the same route and the Ward Line has reduced passenger rates by 25
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      DR. LANG INDISPOSED.
      49 20 London, Dec. 2.'?. The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Lang, is indisposed. A statement issued after consultation between Sir Hugh Rigby and the Archbishop’s own doctor announced The Archbishop is suffering from an attack of internal inflammation, which will necessitate his remaining in bed for some days.”
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      DISTRESSED MINERS.
      132 21 APPEAL BY PRINCE OF WALES. I/ondon, Dec. 25. n earnest appeal on behalf of the lord Mayors Fund for the relief of distj.t.ss in the mining areas was broadcast the Prince of Wales from London this .veiling- The Prince emphasis***! that, pot t*n!\ were 250,000 miners destitute, Pat
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      RIOT IN ARGENTINA.
      73 21 lash Between Rival Political Parties. San Juan, Argentina. Dee. 24. A ’it in tho Argentine Radical Party Mw« i n the foil-wers of !’r«--.d. Irig-'yer. and the so-called r- rva* t* &gt;•&gt; resulted in rioting and -i-'ing. Five demonstrators were kiiieti arui .sewra. w&lt; unded. ('ava’.ry wer
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      TROTSKY TO RETURN?
      71 21 0\erturc-i nt Reconciliation E&gt; Stalin. Beikr.. Ibc. 2 5 It re* u t»il from Mosn*w ti.at S';-’—, hi' n &gt;wi-i Trot-ky to be s«*jv. t*• S -uth. Rus'i.i t&gt; nvov»r from the atiacn e; rr.a.ar.’tt f otu which he has Uer. .fl\ ng. Th s is ii
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      HANGAR COLLAPSES.
      28 21 Seven Workmen killed In E ranee. Si v». ’..'".on w&lt;»re hi.. tore* b i:.ured bv the col’.a hug r* .r..‘ rc» concrete la.rgiii. 4. yai.i- ;uare.
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      GERMANY AND SILESIA.
      88 21 Berlin. D 1 Herr I rani- «ine &lt;&gt;f the i i i rra n; t- ;ti i.» rs ir. the German M'-t-■•:**•&gt; Sch -e's J’aljsh I’pper Sue-i;. and tiuiirnuin *-f the German Teiuhers I n-.i-n. ha&lt; In-.-n susjH-nded by the Katt wi*.z autb riti.-- without apt*--. .acation
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      RUSSIA AND GERMANY.
      56 21 Moscow. Dec. The Russit-Cierman negotiations tor modifying and the Kcononv.o i roaty concluded here on Friday. The Berlin train was held up to allow the (lOnnar. delegation to depart immediately alter the document had l»ecn signed. The agreements comprise a voluminous protocol and appendices which the (»erman
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      MR. HOOVER AND MEXICO.
      40 21 Mexico City, Pec. Hoover no stop Live live Sandin v as the slogan carried by groups of rue: R nd women who invaded the editorial offices of the newspapers to protest against Mr. Hoover’s proposed visit.
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      BY AIR TO AFRICA.
      45 21 London, Dec. 10. Imperial Airways, Ltd., announce that merger between themselves and &lt; or hum Blackburn Air Lines, Ltd., has been arranged for the operation i&gt;f air Africa, particularly the establishment °f a route l/&lt;.*tweon Egypt and i ape 1 ov n.
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      HOTEL FIRE IN SWEDEN.
      22 21 Stockholm, Doc. J Vive women and a child were ir.cineiai- a Ore which destroyed the A11.. J daholni.
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      ITALY’S AIR FORCE.
      31 21 Romo, Dec. L national collection for f*un&lt;l« to strengthen the Italian Air Force realist h total of 12,000,000 lire, which ha? been Maced at Signor Mussolini’s disposal* i
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      Cable News in Brief.
      1262 21 T &gt;ew Vork, Deo. 19. department; 6 The exchange will J l"*,.'? securities, most of u-lotl x 1 1 at)out -'59 n a "d sold founio^ t T Paris, Dec. 19. i thriH- 1 m n nC 1 au^o rities have arrested :j without discloslnghe°!ha rgesbfp£
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    INDO-CHINA TARIFFS.
    32 21 [trans-ocean via pan-ama] Blow to Japanese Exporters. [trans-ocean via pan-asia] Tokio, Dec. 2.5. ir ;*r wall created by tlm new Juml mutation* in i.as cans, d cimcccn union* tx porters.
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    PENANG’S PADANG.
    311 21 Attitude of Local Cricket Club. (from Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Dec. 21. At a special meeting of the Penang &lt; ticket Club was held last evening to con aider the special report drafted by the joint committee of tie* Penang Cricket 1 lub and the Penang Recreation Cluh
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    Recreation Club Adopt Joint Committee’s Report.
    181 21 IVnang, Dec. 23. special general meeting of tho ih ruing Horrent ion Club was held on Saturday whin the Joint Committee'a report on the question of reconditioning the Padang and its future upkeep was ia.au!••ion-iv adopted, and the committee wa. &gt; author!-ed t«» forward
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    SINGAPORE CHESS CLUB.
    260 21 A fter the close of play at the last meeting of the clul), I7&lt;&gt; games hail been completed with the following results Class Nairn-* (iano-s W. I* L. I’t*. II I.o Kant Woon Si* 22 I 22 1 II M. Maschuietr 27 22 &lt;1 5 22 II
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    SEVENTY YEARS IN MALAYA.
    2623 22 RAPID PROGRESS. SUPPORT AND SYMPATHY OF THE MALAYS. Singapore celebrated its centenary in 1919. and, a few months before the ceremony connected with the event, one of the local newspapers mentioned in a casual paragraph that a Malay woman had died at the reputed age of
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    M.C.C. RECEIVE A SHOCK.
    285 22 ALL OUT FOR 281. I NEWCASTLE’S 1ST INNi\( m I LEAD. S I (From Our Own Correspondent.) Sydney, Doe. 22. The M.C.C. tourists had their first Sc back of the tour when playing the Now castle and Hunter River Districts M ut Newcastle on Saturday, the
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    PASSENGERS.
    625 22 The follow ir.g pa*«enger« have arrived i hv th«* Pr*-*' lent Mront wfcrfi ft San Fmr.c. «co on Nov. It* For Singapore. Mis# K. M. \n&lt;!*r#&lt; n, II*. K. Ander-t r.. Mr. ami Mrs. Baird. Mr I una Her uir. n. Mr. A. M. F* rchall. Mr. ar«i Mrs.
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    TEJA MALAYA.
    419 23 A Costly Blunder. &gt; an cone bus blundered, and the blundi.. i&lt; costing the Teja Malaya Tin Dredging Co. a lot of money. Whether directors of the company are surr Sl .d I cannot say, remarks Truth of JS but I do know that some mining r n
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    MINING TRAGEDY.
    94 23 Four Coolies Buried Alive At Ampang. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 20. News has been received of a mining f gedv in Simpang Ampat yesterday fternoon. four mining coolies being l ied alive. The tragedy is reported to have occurred *&gt;n Lien Fatt mine adjoining Mr.
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    AMERICA’S TIN MARKET.
    206 23 The London metal market has on the whole refused to show much concern about the opening of the National Metal Exchange in New York. We understand,, said a London paper in mail week, that, the opening of that new market for tin has been postponed until early
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    BIG FLOODS IN PERAK.
    232 23 Enggor Pontoon Bridge Damaged. (From Our Own Correspondent.) c Ipoh, Dec. 23. cores of Eu ropean and other residents hurrying to Penang for the holiday season had a very disagreeable shock on Saturday when, wuthout the slightest warnin tf. a big flood came j own the
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    THE TIN MARKET.
    152 23 Lean and Co.’s Weekly Report. (From Our Own Correspondent) Fenang, Dec. 21. Lean and Co.’s weekly report states *hat tir. has fluctuated mildly in price and appears to 1h? steadying round about closing price of spot £224 5s. and three months £223 10s. 1 ne tin share
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    TIN RETURNS.
    227 23 rahang Consolidated. —3.421.15 piculs, i Ipoh Tin Dredging.—“So piculs. Sungei Kinta.—600 piculs. Chenderiang Tin (first half. .-Dredge: hours 304 and piculs 110. Hydraul eing. I .tabus 60 piculs and Sungei Lah 40 piculs. Katnunting Tin (first half).—Hours 1.1 Takuapa Valley Tin Dredging N.L.—First half of December No. 1
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    MALAYANS AT HOME.
    498 23 Fruitful Propaganda Work. London, Nov. 29. The P. and O. Morea, due to leave London to-morrow, will carry Sir Hugh and Lady Clifford among her large complement of passengers for the Straits. Mr. J. L. Humphreys, Governor of British North Borneo, was also due to sail by
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    TEMOH TIN DREDGING.
    195 23 Encouraging Prospects After Two Years’ Work. The second ordinary general meeting of Temoh Tin Dredging, Ltd., was held in London in mail week. Mr. R. Sancroft Baker, who presided, said To take the accounts first, you will notice we have incorporated in them all the expenses since
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    NURSING SISTERS.
    231 23 Provision of Retiring Allowances. A Bill is to be introduced into the federal Council with the object of giving legislative sanction to a proposal made hy the Secretary of State for making some provision on their final retirement for nursing sisters who have not been placed on the
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    WOMAN SHOT BY ROBBER.
    153 23 Attack at the Pulau Ubin Quarries. The wife of a stone-breaking contractor at Pulau Ubin was shot down in her house at 8.30 a.m. yesterday by a Kheh robber, who, assisted by two unarmed companions, carried away a box of jewellery and some cash, and a
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    STRAITS TRADING COMPANY.
    229 23 The report *&gt;f the directors of the Straits Trading Co.. Ltd., for the half year ended Sept. 30, 1928, states that after writing off depreciation and making provision for had and doubtful debts, the net profits amount to $1,017,592.30 whieh. with the balance brought forward from the
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    CHINESE STUDENTS AT HOME.
    140 23 “The Chinese Student,” which is the year hook of the Central Union of Chinese Students in Great Britain, has been received by the Straits Times. The activities of a varied and busy year are re* corded, and the Union continues to do valuable work through its
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      SERVICES IN THE FINAL.
      1262 24 Singapore’s Decisive Rugby Defeat. Barring what would amount to a Rugby miracle, a military side will represent the South in the Malaya Cup final at Kuala Lumpur this season for the first time since the competition was founded. This was the consequence of Saturday s game
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      SELANGOR TURF CLUB.
      148 24 Work Progressing: on New Race Track. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur. Dec. 21. At the annual meeting of the Selangor Turf Club the minutes of tho half-yearly meeting were confirmed. The chairman. Mr. J. Macdonald, mentioned that the profit during the past 13 months amounted to
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      SQUASH RACKETS.
      82 24 [REUTER TELEGRAM] Britain’s Decisive Win Over U.S.A. [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, Dec. 20. Great Britain beat the United States by five to nil in a five a side squash rackets match at the Bath Club, London. The British champion, W. D. Macpherson, beat the American champion, H. N. Rawlins,
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      S.C.C. SNOOKERS TOURNAMENT.
      44 24 The volunteer snookers tournament at the Singapore Cricket Club came to a conclusion on Friday, when Winter and Horner beat Metherell and Saunders by 187. The prizes were presented to the winners and runners-up by the acting President, Mr. Charles Salter.
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      WELCH PLAYER SENT OFF.
      613 24 Questionable Tactics By Malays. Fri.Uv-0 ?»&gt;'■&lt;• &lt; h S ulmm l “'-i tv.-v.-n the Sn.l Wei. !i on.l the Malays **«&gt; i I not mlvatnv 3- .w of oloan football in Singapore The l'lay &lt;■: t,u Aria.wt j !was questionable f'**;r.i ll: lumiv.enocmenu an*! in th.-
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      SINGAPORE BILLIARDS.
      150 24 A Win by One Point. The final of the Singapore billiards championship organised by Frankel Bros resulted in a most exciting match on Saturday. Ang Chin Thian. of the Bendemeer Athletic Club, beat H K Laou of the Aston Athletic Club, by one ooint in o00 up after
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      SINGAPORE POLO.
      182 24 Many Improvements at The Club. I The new riding school at the Singap.-re Polo Club is now completed. The ground has boon re-sodded and rolled and a&lt;1 entirely new school made, forming valuable addition to the amenities of the club. Members wishing to school tiu-i»-ponies may do so
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      HOCKEY.
      303 24 S.C.C. and S.R.C. Draw on Padang. A single-goal draw fairly well denoted the merits of both sides when the Padang dubs met at hookey on Monday aftern &gt; r.. A good game resulted, and the exchangewere even although the S.R.C. did r. •score the equaliser until the cl «'.r.g
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      GOLF.
      125 24 Sepoy Lines G.C. Competitions. The final of the Navy Cup, played at the Sepoy I.ines Golf Club, resulted in a win for I)r. English and Dr. Winchester hy 3 and 1 over Mr. Hoskins anil Mr. Findlay. Garrison G.C. The following was the result of :k» men s monthly
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      BOXING.
      32 24 [REUTER TELEGRAM] European Lightweight Championship. [UUTZB TELEGRAM] Paris. Dec. 23. In a match for the lightweight championship of Europe, the Frenchman Raphael knocked out the German Czirson in the eleventh round.
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      HOME FOOTBALL.
      1462 25 I [beutxb telegram] SHEFFIELD W. FORGE AHEAD. GLASGOW RANGERS HELD BY ST. MIRREN. [bxuteb telegram] London, Dec. 22. The following are the results of matches played in the English and Scottish Leagues to-day First Division. Arsenal 3 Burnley 1 Birmingham ft Letds Utd Blackburn R. 2 Cardiff City
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      SWIMMING.
      82 25 [REUTER TELEGRAM] World’s Record Made by Dutch Girl. [REUTER TELEGRAM] Paris, Dec. 23. The Dutch swimmer Mile. Braun swam •n metres back stroke in C mm. li» 4*o which is a world s record. Two Indian seamen were chained Ufr Master Attendant (tapt.G. N. 1 in the Marine Court
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    ARNE BORG IN JAVA.
    166 25 Beats World’s Record Time For 1,100 Yards. Arne Borg, the famous Swedish swimnu*r, who was recently in Singapore, made a prreat impression in his exhibitions in Batavia a few days ago. He swam in a relay race of 1,000 metres against five of 77 swimmers in
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    H.M.S. HERMES AT JESSELTON.
    133 25 H.M. seaplane carrier Hermes visited Jesselton at the beginning of the month and both officers and men received a most cordial welcome. An at home was held on board, sports fixtures were arranged, luncheon and dinner parties were held and dances were given and visits paid
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    BIRTH
    20 25 CLARKE. On December 25, 1928, at the Maternity Hospital, Singapore, to Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Clarke, x daughter.
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    MARRIAGES
    174 25 FOSTER McROSTIE. At St. Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore, on Dec. 20. 192s. William Alfred Foster, son of W. A. Foster of Belleville Ontario, and of Mrs. W. A Foster nee Kemp of Manchester, grandson of John CanifT Foster and Mrs. Foster nee Height of Belleville, Ontario, and of James Pattison
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    Trade and Finance.
    150 25 Singapore, Dec. 24. exchange On London, Bank 4 m s 9/a Demand Private 3 m. credit 9/4 13/32 On New York Demand Private 90 d/8 ro On France, Bank T.T. ii-,r On India, Bank T.T. J 6 On Hong Kong. Bank T.T. \o\ D c ‘di? On
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    Stocks and Shares
    784 25 Fraser and Co.’s Quotations. Singapore, l)cc. 24. MINING. Isaac Vsl. Pd. Bayers Sellers £1 £1 Asum Kumbang 44/3 45/3 £1 £1 Bangrin Tin 417* 42/1 1 Batung Padang 0.47 0.52 1 I Hatu Caves 1.60 1.65 1 .75 Bukit Aranjr 1.00 1.05 pm. £1 £1 Burmah Malay
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      88 25 NOTICE All 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 post free price of the Straits Times to tUe Cnited Kingdom and foreign countries is $48 a year. The post free price of
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  • The Straits Budget RUBBER SUPPLEMENT
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      CONTENTS.
      63 1 General— First Rubber Seeds 1 Rubber Situation 1 Rubber Position By A. W. Still 1 Company Directors 1 New Uses for Rubber 2 Rubber from Coal 2 Rubber Returns 2 Future of Rubber 2 Rubber Prospects 3 The End of Restriction 3 Meetings and Reports— Pajam, Limited 1 Tin
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      FIRST RUBBER SEEDS.
      154 1 SIR W. THISELTON-DYER'S DEATH. A Reuter cable of the 24th instant announces the death, at the age of 85, of Sir William Thiselton-Dyer. K.C.M.G., C.I.E., to whom, with the late Sir Henry Wickham, Malaya owed the foundation of the rubber industry. It was Sir William who sent
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      RUBBER SITUATION.
      216 1 Singapore Official Quotations. Quotations Forward Contract Spot Seller Prices A Jan. Apl. Date L'don S’pore Dec. Mar. June d. Dec. 20 8 9 16 0.294 0.30 0.30 0.304 21 8 9 16 0.294 0.294 0.39 0.30*22 8 9 16 0.294 0.294 0.3J 0.304 PAJAM, LIMITED. The directors of
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      TIN AND RUBBER.
      183 1 In their share report, dated Dec. 20, Messrs. Charles Bradburne and Co., the Kuala Lumpur brokers, say Tin has been steady and dull throughout the week and it looks as though there were a lull in activities before a definite move one way or the other. Which
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      RUBBER POSITION PROSPECTS OF THE NEW YEAR.
      1238 1  -  (By A. W. Still.) London, Nov. 28. As the end of the year begins to draw near, most of us are speculating upon the prospects of 1929. basing our calculations, of course, as far as possible, on the experience of 1928. The latter
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      THE RUBBER MARKET.
      459 1 Quiet and Steady Tone. Messrs. Barlow and Co.’s report states Singapore, Dec. 2'\ Values are practically unchanfred s;r.e* the date of our last report. To-day's cab;** quote London at 8 9-16d., the improve rr.?-* on the week being l-16d., whilst New Y r j at ITS cents
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      COMPANY DIRECTORS.
      372 1 No Jews in Rubber The company directorships that are being poured upon the Earl of Birkenhead remind me, writes Mr. A. E. Davies in the New Statesman, of the remark an experienced woman investor made to me a couple of years ago. This lady had in her hand
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      NEW USES FOR RUBBER.
      1183 2 I INVENTORS HARD AT I WORK. ■Tin* official Propagandist of the Rubber Bowers' Association contributes the ng arc all. I must suppose—I who H here writing my weekly thousand you in Malaya who are kind plough t*» road my screed—we u:«* all. s;;y, going through a
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      RUBBER FROM COAL.
      157 2 Commercial Possibilities Of German Invention. Professor Fritz Hoffman, of the German Dye Trust, speaking at the International Conierer.ee &lt; n bituminous coa\ at Pittsburg, said the production f rubber j from coal on a commercial .*asis has j invisibilities of becoming a reality. He said he had
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      RUBBER RETURNS.
      128 2 Ankola. —4,353 lb. i Ampat Sum. fi !.0'A lb. lluleh Kasap.—Si?.024 lb. Hr.joe Kidoel. —141,2‘Hl lb. Balombissie. —14.410 lb. Bedford Plantation?.—21.453 lb. j Hruseh. —3d.500 lb. Continental Plantation.—99.841 lb. Djcmber R. iJerantut KsUitc 1.— 9.090 ib. Djasinga..—132..‘&gt;&gt; 1 H*. Donowarie.- 43.741 lb. (Ilenealy.—49.284 lb. (iadek. —4fi.4''' s 1
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      DEVON ESTATES.
      997 2 Acquisition of Indian Tea Property. and Messrs. S t n v V v K l» r, "led Here pres-nt an &lt; V Ba::lc&gt; 1 ’hvetors’bpepoTt i: T tlt T ,en th „i r „,l„, an 1 Accounts have I r-, 1* e lay l,e considered highly sutDtctor&gt;* th's
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      FUTURE OF RUBBER
      877 2 WIDE FLUCTUATION IN PRICES. VIEWS OK MR. H. ERIC MILLER. In the early years of th- century, when the world was using sunn* lO.OiMi tons of rubber annua.ly, nobody could haw* imagined that year.; late r the annual" consumption would reach G.'io.ooo ton-. —an increase of l,5l»U
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      RUBBER PROSPECTS.
      819 3 What Can Malaya Produce Strange figures are published occasionally in reference to the rubber position, and this is largely accounted for by the slow arrival of reliable information from the producing areas, writes 51 v. A. W. Still in the Investor’s Review of Nov. 10. At present the
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      THE END OF RESTRICTION.
      610 3 HOME GOVERNMENT DEFENDED. COMMENTS BY THE TIMES. In the course of a lengthy article on the end of the Restriction scheme. The Times of Nov. 1 said “The restriction scheme was fundamentally unsound because the British territory had no monopoly of the production of rubber, and
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    • RUBBER SHARE PRICES.
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        LONDON EXCHANGE STERLING PRICES NOV. 28.
        548 3 Stock p Exchange Value Company. Pricoa. £1 Abaco j 2 A Allugar £1 Anglo-Malay J®' £1 Ayer Kuning £1 Benteng *7 2 Batang Consolidated £1 Batu Caves 7/ £1 Batu Tiga 2 Bekoh u 2 Beranang 2 Bertam Consolidated 2 Brieh £1 Bidor 2
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        SINGAPORE DOLLAR SHARE PRICES DEC. 24.
        670 3 Capital laaoe Cloaiag Price* Paid Lp Vaiua Dividend* Fraaer Lyail A Company A Co. Rvatt--389.293 1 Nil for year 29-1-28 ..Adlenby ($1) 153 V* 1.67V* I N IJ7 160,000 1 20 pa. for year BA-A-81 Alor Cajah til) 1.26 1.36 1.20 IJB 4J5.425 1
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      203 9 BUDGET mascots DecoraU^Br®, ,r tor Tab,, n Ofi jfc! n &lt; ■Jaf', t 1 ifW j-j EIpPh a n18° a t* 50 Vt k° 1S t;&gt;**”/!• anlm.l C n h al 40 clB Hoar* al 45 cIk intv etc. h r&gt; an,mal with rubber strand ready for han K n
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      141 12 ♦♦♦♦&lt; Advertising in Newspapers Pays. There is no advertising medium so useful as the Press, and none that is responded to with such speed and profit. Newspaper Advertising pays better to-day than it ever did. Most of the goods now consumed by the public are sold under a branded name,
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