The Straits Budget, 27 March 1930

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  • 29 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] Vo. .5.763 SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 1930 Price 25 cents (S.S. Currency) or 7d,
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  • 320 1 .LEADERS— Page A. J. B. 3 Honour or Dollars 3 Awaiting a Verdict 3 Hammers 3-4 T e Governor and th*» Press 4 The Kuomintang 4 Occasional Notes 5-6 felt-grams, Reuter and Special— Covering Past Week’s News 23-27 Pictures Singapore Volunteers Mobilised 17 Fullerton Building 18 Car Pai king
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  • 1949 1 Ike wedding took place on Thursday bv d licence before Mr. J. S. W. Arthur, v i‘ i >" a Ki*u-ate,«f Mr. Sydney Bentley, a v the Taiping prison, and Miss Hocking, daughter of Mr. Benja- kin r ’f Felton, Durham, who \'V :oni Home by the
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  • 3206 2 PARTNERSHIP CLAIM. Amazing Story of Business Deals. “I WAS A SIMPLE-MINDED MAN.” The hearing was begun in the Supreme Court before Mr. Justice Stevens on Tuesday of a partnership claim of considerable local interest. 1 he plaintiff, Mi. J. Murray, a visiting agent at Kuala Lumpur, and
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  • 39 2 H.E. the Governor, Sir Cecil f K.C.M.G., will leave Singapore second tour up-country on April I will return here on May <». The details of the tour are a f j K'ing worked out, and will be shortly.
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  • The Straits Budget
    • 1181 3 A. J. B.” —Straits Times, Mar. 20. lhc death of Arthur James, Earl liVur Great Britain has lost at once a t statesman, a great Parliamentarian, neat strategist and a great diplomatist. statesman of modern times has had a ror more varied or more distinguished lon>rC r His active political
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    • 1074 3 HONOUR OR DOLLARS f as. up to the hilt.—Straits Times, Mar. 21. The Rubb r Exports Hypothetical Fund, which is at present a matter of sharp controversy between the F.M.S. Government ar.d the Malayan rubber industry, is so eery hypothetical that, as an actual and :1 stinct sum of money,
      fas. up to the hilt.—Straits Times, Mar. 21.  -  1,074 words
    • 1004 3 —Straits Times, Mar. 22, Whenever the American newspapers controlled by William Randolph Hearst set out on a campaign sensation is the order of the day and nothing that can be dramatised is overlooked. Prohibition halong been a sore point with the Hearst organisation and the latest piece
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    • Article, Illustration
      1116 4 —Straits Times, Mar. 24. By the publication on Friday of a series of questions to be asked by Mr. O. V. Griffith-Jones at this week’s meeting of the Municipal Commissioners unu tne President’s replies thereto, we are given an opportunity of referring again to the possibility of Municipal parttcipuueu 1.4
      .—Straits Times, Mar. 24.  -  1,116 words
    • 1021 4 ence to go unchallenged.— Straits Times, Mar. 25. By hiii remarks in reply to the Hon. Mr. Lim Cheng Ean at yesterday’s meeting ot the Legislative Council His Excellency (l rhe Governor has placed the English newspapers of Singapore in an entirely false and extremely
      ence to go unchallenged.— Straits Times, Mar. 25.  -  1,021 words
    • 1023 4 —Straits Times, Mar. 2»*. From the references made to the Kuomintang in Parliament it would appear that the Colonial Office was just as surprised by the decision of Sir Cecil Clemcnti to proscribe the society in Malaya as were the inhabitants of this country. No doubt the same
      —Straits Times, Mar. 2»*.  -  1,023 words

  • 310 4 German Film of Fleet’s Surrender. After a long struggle with the censorship, which twice forbade its exhibition but has now passed it as having educative value, Scapa Flow, a film telling the story of ‘the last deed of the German High Seas Fleet.** was publicly shown for the
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  • 117 4 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Mar. 21. The 18th annual general meeting of the Malacca Chinese Literary Association 'vas held at the (Tub premises at 3rd Cros* Street, when the selection of office heave 1 took place after the adoption of the accounts. The following were elected
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  • OCCASIONAL NOTES
    • 244 5 Straits Tinier, Mar. «.0. I Today’s issue of the Singapore Free ft, contains an appeal to all who have 0 ’"do with the arrangement of public Ki° stings* dinners and other functions to C-iro a thought for the unfortunate reB r We desire to associate ourselves Ehok-htartedly with
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    • 429 5 -Straits Times, Mar. 2 k The craze for breaking records takes dime queer turns. Those tiresome people who dance for an incredible number of hours without ceasing, or play the piano until compelled by sheer exhaustion to stop are now fairly well known and can ho definitely
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    • 144 5 WHO SAID HUSTLE r« v/ *ill 1 1 1 traits Times, Mar. 20. f- have it so often dinned into our u s th at America is the land of hustle,” that we are sure our American friends I object if we take a malicious e.’yht in giving prominence to
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    • 70 5 good work continue -Straits lar. 21. addition to the saving of an hour 1 'he closing time for the Homeward <rred to in this column yesteri powers that be knocked an extra 1 tF Jhe usual delivery time this J. 11 khi mail which reached Penang tarday
      good work continue ! -Straits ‘ '• lar. 21.  -  70 words
    • 186 5 lastest bid for libertv.—Straits Times Mar. 21. It is a moot point whether the demand by advanced women for complete emancipation is more sternly resisted by their own sex than by the tyrant male. A news cable from Paris states that a discussion on woman’s right to wear
      lastest bid for libertv.—Straits Times Mar. 21.  -  186 words
    • 350 5 k published in the Ft:aits Times.—Straits Tim.#, Mar. 21. A former colleague in London writes the following to a member of the staff of the Straits Times At 8.15 p.m. on Thursday last I grasped the hands of Comrade and Madame Sokolnikoff at the Soviet Embassy and
      k published in the Ft:aits Times.—Straits Tim.#, Mar. 21.  -  350 words
    • 219 5 —Straits Times, Me:-, ‘g’ 1 Apropos the debate at the Straits Chinese Reading Room on the relative merits of the Solar and the Lunar calendar, the following news paragraphs show how it was observed in Nanking General Chiaiig Kai-shek went round the Government offices in Nanking on the
      —Straits Times, Me:-, ‘g’1.  -  219 words
    • 95 5 ulvei tisers’ instructions. Straits Tunes, Mar. 22. On the front page of this issue, in an advertisement of tinned milk appears nr. illustration produced by a process which is new to Malaya, It is a combination of the I nc and half-tone processes and, as will b"
      ulvei tisers’ instructions. Straits Tunes, Mar. 22.  -  95 words
    • 288 5 —Straits Times, Mar. 22. Even though the great influx of world tourists to Singapore has now abated, a few visitors still find their way here by the Dollar Liners. In the hotel foyers, a variety of queer sayings are still to be heard—queries that to the casual
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    • 397 5 j minutes unfortnnaV'ty ere m Straits I Tim s. Mar. 22. i The planters of Taiping district have approved the proposals contained in Mr. Ward-Jackson’s circular on the constitution of the Planters’ Association of Malaya, and it will he surprising if a chorus of support does not arise
      j minutes unfortnnaV'ty ere m ?. Straits I Tim s. Mar. 22. i  -  397 words
    • 150 5 LOST AND FOUND. Straits Times, Mar. 2t. Who has mislaid the Atlantic We I mi* tins curious question hoc a Coy ion contemporary asks in big headlines. Has the Ix>st Atlantic Peon Found and we, who pride ourselves on being uj date with the news, did not iven know it
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    • 278 5 would never have been possible.—Straits Times, Mlar. 24. There is a note of warning to he sounded in connection with the propaganda favou<ing the May tapping holiday which is now being conducted throughout Malaya. That is the inadvisability of allowing any trace of iostility or resentment
      would never have been possible.—Straits Times, Mlar. 24.  -  278 words
    • 449 5 —Straits Times, Mar. 24. The cable's very kinked and thin Hut this got through from Sin Kuo Min To President Chiang Kai-shek Came all his generals nt his beck, And talked at Tangshan mom 'til night, Hut whut they said ain’t come through right Hut this is clear,
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    • 452 5 controlled betting.—Straiis Times, Mar. 26. It cannot he said that the debate in th« Federal Council on the tax which the F.M.S. Government proposes to impose on totalisator hotting and sweepstakes produced any convincing arguments against the innovation. Mr. A. S. Bailey talked ns though he
      controlled betting.—Straiis Times, Mar. 26.  -  452 words
    • 323 6 tv more profitable use.”- Straits Times, Mar. 25. A Batu Pabat reader has brightened the morning with an eloquent diatribe against the amenities of this large and growing town.” It seems that a ono-time pretty luke which added U> the joy of life in Batu Pahat
      tv more profitable use.”- Straits Times, Mar. 25.  -  323 words
    • 377 6 Council proceedings to a farce.— Straits 1 imes, Mar. 2<1. A remarkable instance* of the apparent evasion ot a plain question occurred at ih'- recent meeting of the Federal Council. l, nel Cecil Rae, of Ipoh, asked whether it was the policy of the Government to t
      Council proceedings to a farce.—Straits 1 imes, Mar. 2<1.  -  377 words
    • 262 6 —Strait* Times, Mar. 20 As a result of the ieicessant internal struggles in China it is mot unnatural that the Chinese, in ever increasing numbers, should be looking for fresh fields and pastures new.” One of the countries to which they have been to emigrate of
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    • 220 6 .—Straits Times, Mar. 2fi. The biggest Communist menace in Singapore—at least to judge by the illspelt and ungrammatical text of theii badly printed pamphlets—is the teaching of bad English to the masses. The latest specimen of their propaganda is an excellent example of how not to write
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  • 1353 6 Proposed Extension To Klebang. The annual general meeting of the Malacca Electiic Lighting, Ltd., was held yesterday at the registered offices of the company, French Bank Buildings, Singapore. Moving the adoption of the directors report and accounts, the chairman said I do not think it is
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  • 685 6 Public Bodies Turn Dow n Bagan Luar Scheme. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penangr, Mar. 25 Mr. Trimmer’s Bagan Luar project and Weld Quay improvement scheme amT now to be seriously engaging the con sideration of the authorities. The Government has now circularised various public bodies in Penang them
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  • 33 6 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Mar. 20. H.R.H. Prince Svasti, father cf 1 1,1 Majesty the Queen, is reported to oe seriously ill. Today his condition is &gt;liz ly improved.
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  • 5505 7 POOR TRADING YEAR. Prospects for 1930 Not Encouraging. the need for extreme 1 CAUTION. The annual general meeting of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce was held the Exchange Room, Fullerton Build*ng. on Tuesday, the Hon. Mr. J. Bagnall presiding. There was a large attendance. The chairman,
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  • 217 8 Activity in Road Improvement* And Repairs. The following action was taken at a meeting of committee No. 3 of the Singapore Municipal Commission held on the Mar. 14. Confirmed requisition, estimate, and provisional apportionment of cost of making up St. Michael’s Road, and draining Goodman Road, Broadrick Road,
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  • 217 8 Enthusiastic Gathering At Chinese Church. An enthusiastic gathering of young people re presenting the Epworth Leagues cf Teluk Ayer, Geylang, Wesley anil the Straits Chinese M. E. Churches at the latter church on Friday for a rally preparatory to the Institute to be held in Malacca during
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  • 2046 9 •UNFAIR COMPETITION’ “Too Much Drunkenness In Local Hotels.” LICENCE FOR CAPITOL THEATRE. )ip question of the alleged employment ,t attractive barmaids in a public house m Singapore was again raised at the meet)MJ ,,t' the Board of Licensing Justices i,j,| on Ft iday afternoon in the
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  • 175 9 —Reuter. Claiming- World Title Through B.B.B.C. London, Mar. 21. Boxing in America is rotten all through,” ib. e la red Phil Scott, the British Heavyweight champion, on his arrival at Southampton from the United States. If ever anything comparable with my fight at
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  • 97 9 Finals of Inter-Company Championship. A good sporting display was witnessed on Mar. when the finals of the 2nd Welch Regiment, Inter-Company boxing championship were fought out at Tanglin Barracks. H.E. the G.O.C. Troops, MajorGeneral H. L. Pritchard, C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., and Lt.-Col. W. M. More were present
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  • 189 9 Huddersfield’s Success. HULL CITY DRAW WITH ARSENAL. London, Mur. 22. The following were the results of the semi-final ties of the English Cup: Sheffield Wed. 1 Huddersfield T. 2 Hull City 2 Arsenul 2 —Reuter. In the 11*127-S season Huddersfield were considered prime favourites for
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  • 719 9 Real Estate Worth $173,622 Changes Hands. The following Singapore properties were sold by auction at Messrs. Chcong Koon Seng and Co.’s saleroom, 30, Chulin Street, Feb. l'J and 20 'J'J years’ Icashold land and house, 5, .Falun Pinang, urua 1,005 sq. ft., dated Sept. 24, 1850, Shaik Awath
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  • 2145 10 Thirty Thousand Acres For Planting* 1IOW IT WAS FOUND. Is the Ghost of Cameron Rejoicing (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. Mar. 20. Some flays ago very great interest v.;e aroused by a report that an area of soim :;o,000 acres of agricultural land, hitherto
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  • 70 10 7h h ,v %r:?: r^^7;j\; h V"/f? u v Vh h r«!r d iv^rr" ~f "riv H i I- e.IM th.- Northern lli S hUds„nd|, indicn Thv .he In T!'”.: &lt;"*""'•"''&lt;l &lt;0 be 30,0011 acres in extent n,av fnrnte.l by the head nater- „f
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  • 137 10 ('henderiang Tin (first half). —Dredge hours, 105 piculs Hydraulicing 75 piculs! (travel pumping 35 piculs. Kamunting Tin (first half). 882 piculs. 025 hours. Ayer Weng (Rahman). —47 piculs Taiping Tin Dredging (two dredges' (First half) 185 piculs, 507 hours, 70.""" yards. __South Taiping Tin (1922) (first half'-" 75
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  • 1918 11 The First for Fourteen Years. RECENT progress. Are Indian Immigrants Pampered j?rom Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 19. Whether or not the Indian labourer in Malaya is pampered”, as some planters a Uir e that he is, there certainly exists vny elaborate and extensive machinery
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  • 417 11 Port Vale’s Lapse. OLDHAM AND BLACKPOOL FOR PROMOTION London, Mar. 22. The following are the results of English and Scottish League games played today First Division. Birmingham 3 Bolton W. 1 Blackburn R. 1 Portsmouth 0 Grimsby Town 4 Burnley 0 Leicester City 1 Sunderland Liverpool 2
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  • 939 11 Promotion Candidates Still Struggling. The following were the positions of clubs in the English and Scottish Leagues after Saturday’s mutches First Division. P. W. L. D. F. A. Pts. Sheffield Wed. 30 18 6 f&gt; 78 39 42 Derby County 34 18 10 0 69 60 42 Manchester
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  • 7834 12 Sir Cecil Clementi Denies Interference COUNCIL MEETING. Policy with Regard To Kuomintang. An important pronouncement was mad'i by Sir Cecil Clementi, at Monday’s meeting of the Legislative Council, over which he presided for the first time, when, in connection with the recent banning of the
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  • 69 14 (The Straits Times Is not rasponsibla for -he opinions of its correspondents. Correspondents should bear in mind that letUi&gt; nust he short and to the point. I* in L ..pistles are liable to be rejected or cut down. Correspondents must enclose their names and addresses, not necessarily for nublication
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  • 73 14 A. J. B.” To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir—In your leader on Thursday, on tht passing of "A. J. B.” you refer to Earl Balfour as the last of the representatives of the Halcyon days of British statesmen except, perhaps, I.ord Cirey and the Cecils. You appear, however,
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  • 300 14 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Si,-,—On Paddy’s Day we had the honour of entertaining our Frindly Inimies,” and as they may not yet hive forgiven us for our well intended, though possibly mis-directed efforts in the catering line I would like to suggest a form of
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  • 81 14 Sequel to Motoring Accident. One of the five Europeans who met with a'motoring: accident near Barker Road, on h riday, succumbed to his injuries on Saturday at the General Hospital. The deceased. Sgt. Nichols, attached to the Royal Air Base, was on his way into town with a
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  • 31 14 Messrs. Barlow and Co. report that the market has been dull during the past week Approximately 365 tons were shipped. Closmg quotations are as follows Sundried §B.&lt;o, mixed $8.40.
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  • 409 14 Success of Volunteer Mobilisation. The usual Sunday morning lethargy f Singapore was broken on March 2.1 by the a) pea ranee of many khaki-clad Volunteers hurrying through the streets of town and district to their concentration centie The intimation that a practice mobilisation was to be carried
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  • 166 14 Thirty-Two Years Out East. (From Our Own Correspondent Malacca, Mar. 22. Malacca has seen the coming and going of many of its residents, some on transfer, some on retirement, but no one, European or native, expected to find the most popular and, in their opinion, most indispensable
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  • 87 14 Formerly in Malayan Civil Service. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Mar. 20. The death has occurred of Mr. Robert Symomis Fry, formerly of the Malayan Civil Service. Mr. Fry joined the Straits Settlements Survey Department on Jan. 1, 1881, as trigonometrical assistant, and subsequently
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  • 2394 15 Sir dementi’s Tribute At Seremban. LOSE OF F.M.S. TOUR. Modern Schools and Old Pioneers. From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 21. pur inf? the crowded eight days that the Midi Commissioner and Lady Clementi h iM- spent in the Malay States they have •ittended a
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  • 563 15 Founder of the S.C.C. Football Section. Many residents of long standing in Malaya will learn with regret of the death of Mr. James McKenzie, who for many years was a prominent figure in the life of Singapore. Mr. McKenzie retired in 1919, after a stay
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  • 114 15 Expected to Arrive About April 23. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Mar. 21. Our new Governor is expected to pay his first visit to Penang on or alx&gt;ut April 23. It is understood that he will travel direct front Singapore hy the Sea IP-lle II and
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  • 161 16 Municipal President to Be Questioned. At the next ordinary mootin'? of the Municipal Cointni-sinners tomorrow Mar. ‘JS. Mr. O. I*. Griffith-Jones will ask ask 1. Have the Executive Officers of th" Municipality received a proposal from certain shipping companies as to supplying water to ships in
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  • 575 16 The following has been issued from Government Hous*. Monday, Mar. 10. The Hon. Mr. R. .1. B. Clayton left Government House. His Excellency presided at a meeting of the St. Andrew’s Mission Hospital. Ijidy (’lementi left Government House j lor Kuala Lumpur by the night mail train. Tuesday,
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  • 4251 21 The War Through an American Woman’s Eyes— The Hollywood Touch —German Actress’ Amazing Novel A Compound of Horror and Sentiment —A Tale of Burmese Massacres Strange Information About Singapore’s Polo Club. Some Novels. “It’s A Great War!” By Mary I.ie. Allen and Unwin. '10s. The
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  • 115 22 Singapore and Malacca Bridegrooms. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Mar. 21. The wedding took place at St. George’s Church yesterday of Mr. Roy J. W. Brown, of Messrs. Lyall and Evatt’s, Singapore, and Miss Elizabeth Mary Brcwn, daughter of Dr. Win. Brown, of Hindcrwcll, Yorkshire, who arrived
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  • 284 22 Half to Wife and Half To Next of Kin. I i A further sequel to the Btftanical Garfl ns nun tier, when Jeewa Singh was done to death, occurred in the Supreme Court on Saturday, when the hief Justice (Sir Wili am Murison) delivered judgment on
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  • 317 22 Appellant Spends $40, (Km In Six Years. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Mar. 21. Information has been received that the Privy Council has upheld Jp Justice Sproule’s judgment in the cast, i n which Khoo Hooi Leong, a clerk in thi accountants’ office F.M.S. Railways, Kual a
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  • 380 22 Mr. I. C. Macmillan and Miss Joyce Swithinbank. The wedding of Mr. Ian Campbell Mumillan. Assistant Superintendent of Pone "ho is at present seconded as Heed -f Preventive Service, to Miss Joyce Sv.it&gt;.ir.bank took place Saturday at St Andrew’s Cathedral, the Rev. F. Westlake officiating. The bridegroom is
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  • PAST WEEK’S IMPERIAL AND GENERAL NEWS Contained in Reuter, British Imperial Radio and Special Telegrams.
    • 488 23 .—Britishr Wireless. Singapore Base Mr. Shaw A Little Sketchy.” OUR CONTRIBUTION. What Becomes of Unspent Balance Rugby, Mar. 24. Mr T. Shaw (Secretary for War) inroduced the Army Estimates in the ji oU se of Commons. He said they amounted to £40,500,000, -bowing a net reduction of
      .—Britishr Wireless.  -  488 words
    • 324 23 ,—Reuter. The Profit on Empire Contributions. London, Mar. 24. I ho Left wing Labour member Mr. Wil--m G. Cove (Aberavon) moved a resolu:,'n expressing the opinion that all mili- V preparations for warfare are wasteJ 1 and serve only the needs of capitalist and demanding a policy
      ,—Reuter.  -  324 words
    • 125 23 British Wireless. To Catch Reckless Motorists. Rugby, Mar. 21. The Committee of the House of Commons has agreed to the clause of the Road Traffic Bill, abolishing the speed limit for private motor-cars and motorcyclists. Mr. Herbert Morrison, the Minister of Transport, declared that the effect wotild
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    • 111 23 —British Wireless. Nearly £280,000,000 Paid To America. Rugby, Mar. 19. Replying to a written parliamentary question, Mr. Philip Snowden, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, says the total sums paid to the United States on account of the British war debt by the end c f the present
      —British Wireless.  -  111 words
    • 93 23 —Reuter. Russia to Flood Britain With Cotton Goods. London, Mar. 19. It is alleged that a scheme is afoot to flood Great Britain with cotton goods from Russia and that merchandise, stated to amount to millions of .yards, has been dumped, within the last two months, at under
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    • 31 23 Router. Sir Roger Keyes Made Admiral Of the Fleet. London, Mar. 23. Sir Roger Keves has been promoted Admiral of the Floct in;succession t.. Sir Somerset Gough-Calthorpe retired.
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    • 127 23 —Reuter. Hamburg-Amerika And N.D.L. Lines’ Hopes. Cologne, Mar. 22. The Hamburg-Amerika and the Nord Duetscher Lloyd lines, Germany’s two biggest shipping companies, are amalgamating their interests for the next fifty years. Each will retain its independence and sail under its own flag. There will be an interchange
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    • 95 23 —Reuter. Soon Oversubscribed In New York. New York, Mar. 21. The Royal Dutch Oil Company’s $40,000,000 fifteen-year, 4 per cent, debenture issue has been heavily oversubscribed. Negotiations for the issue were settled yesterday by Sir Henri Deterding on behalf of the Royal Dutch Oil Co. over the
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    • 122 23 Reuter. Sequel to Hebron Riots Of Last Year. Jerusalem, Mar. 21. Five Arabs have been sentenced to death and three have been acquitted on charges of murder in connection with the Hebron riots last yoar. Accused have also been ordered to pay, jointly, £1,000 to the dependents
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    • 87 23 Reuter. Noisy Echo Heard In Paris. Paris, Mar. 23. Members of the Association of IndoChinese Students, an institution with separatist tendencies, caused an uproar at the Cite Universitaire on the occasion of the inauguration of the Indo-Chinese hostel. Many of the students bore banners on which were printed
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    • 52 23 Reuter. Damage Now Estimated At $4,000,000. lloboken (New Jersey), Mar. 24. The fire which broke out on the bank of the Hudson River, opposite New York, on Saturday night was controlled at six o’clock last night. Over 400 motor-cars were burnt and the. damage is now estimated
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    • 322 23 Reuter. prolonged for at least two years.—Straits Times Copyright. Anxiety for the Naval Conference. THE COAL BILL. Committee Stage Now Completed. London, Mar. 20. In ttie House of Commons Mr. Lloyd George—in announcing that the Liberals would not further participate in the divisions en amendments in the
      Reuter.; prolonged for at least two years.—Straits Times Copyright.  -  322 words
    • 134 23 days after leaving Great Britain.—British Wireless. New Time-Table for India Air Mail. Rugby, Mar. 22. The time table for the new IxmdonImlia Air Mail, which is to fly via Central instead of Southern Europe, is issued by the Imperial Airways. The mails will be flown across Central
      days after leaving Great Britain.—British Wireless.  -  134 words
    • 139 23 ,—Renter. Only 90 Miles An Hour On Bumpy Beach. Daytona Beach, Mar. 21. Mr. Kaye Don, in his giant Sunbeam car, the Silver Bullet, engaged in two trials today in connection with his projected attempt on the motor speed record. He attaint'd a speed of only 90 miles
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    • 2081 24 Corps was fully represented.—British Wireless. Death of Earl Balfour. GREATEST STATESMAN SINCE “W.E.” London, Mar. 19. The death has occurred of Karl Balfour, famous politician and statesman The House of Commons sat for two ■minutes today and resolved to adjourn as m mark of respect to
      Corps was fully represented.—British Wireless.  -  2,081 words
    • 19 24 —Reuter. New York, Mar. 24. The Senate has passed a Bill embodying the revised tariff.—Reuter.
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    • 437 24 Does Lam Tin Yau Exist’ BANKRUPTCY NOTHT ALSO SERVED. Hong Kong. Mar. 21. At the trial of Boey Kok Leong j n otherwise Mui Kwok Leung, of Singapore on charges of trafficking in, and being P possession of, opium. Dr. Kotewall, a mem her of the
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    • 140 24 —Reuter. Fire and Panic in Cinema Hall. Shanghai. Mar. On Tuesday evening the fusing ft electric wire caused an outbreak of a cinema hall in the town of Kirin Manchuria while a performance wa? progress. The flames spread very rapidly. &lt;• veloping the building. Terrible scenes of
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    • 81 24 UO J Assembly Approves Ne" Taxes. New Delhi, Mar. ‘-’b The Legislative Assembly, without division, nassed the third reading of t fU Finance Bill, Sir George Schuster inavGive me a chance to pass these ta-'‘' and see what comes of them." Sir George added that, if the smah
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    • 1116 25 first class tin shares.—Straits Times Copyright. Efforts by America To Secure Control. LONDON ALARMED. Share Buying by U. S. And Bolivian Interests. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Mar. 23. The Sunday papers feature recent tin developments. The Observer states that, for some time oust, important American and
      first class tin shares.—Straits Times Copyright.  -  1,116 words
    • 92 25 Tin Companies Agree On 20 P.C. Reduction. Th T.n Producers’ Association is informed by Messrs. Osborne and Chappel that up to the end of the year 1930 the output of tin ore from the mines mentioned below will be curtailed by 20 per cent, on the returns during
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    • 112 25 •tenter. Need for Reasonably Priced Credit. Washington, Mar. 24. Mr. Julius Barnes, the chairman of President Hoover’s business survey conference has published his estimate of the state of American business. The report, which is based on data from almost every important business and industry, expressly omits conclusions,
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    • 70 25 Now $10,000,000 Loan To Bo Raised. London, Mar. 20. I k- head office of the Royal Dutch Oil Con pany confirms the forthcoming issue &gt;f u lorn of $40,000,000 in New York at I per cent, interest and convertible into Royal Dutch stock within three years at
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    • 1249 25 ,—Reuter. Over 100 Injured. MR. GANDHI’S 5 MILES IN THREE HOURS. Rangoon, Mar. 19. Over a hundred persons,—including thirty policemen and one prominent Indian public man who was trying to pacify the crowd, —were injured during a conflict between the police and the crowd outside
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    • 99 25 Reuter. Broken Down Mentally And Physically. Berlin, Mar. 24. M. Trotzky’s condition in Constantinople is much worse, and he has telegraphed to friends in Germany and elsewhere that the doctors hold out very slight hope of saving his life unless he can take a drastic cure in
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    • 54 25 New Yprk, Mar. IP. I he International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation has purchased a controlling interest in the Constantinople Telephone Company, an Anglo-French concern. Ibis is the tenth foreign country invaded by this vast Corporation, which already operates in Spain and several Central American and South
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    • 133 26 —Reuter. Five-Power Agreement Now Unlikely. NEARING THE END. Rumours of Three-Power Pact. London, Mar. IS. The deadlock at Hie Naval Conference persists, owing: to the Franco- 1 tali an dispute regarding parity. The experts arc working: daily to fmd a solution, stimulated by the activities of Mr.
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    • 1627 26 —Reuter. —Nichi-Nichi Will Return When There Is Work to Do.” London, Mar. 20. Surprise was caused in Naval Conference circles last night when it was learned that M. Briand had decided to return to Paris today. Mr. Ramsay MacDonald immediately arranged to see M. Briand and a
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    • 98 26 —Reuter. India’s Impedance of Its Activities. London. Mar. 25. Misunderstandings over the alleged British impedance of the activities of the Dutch Air Line to the Dutch Fast Indies was dealt with by Mr. F. Montague. Under-Secretary for Air, in replying tc the debate on the Air Estimates.
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    • 73 26 .—Reuter. $273,000,000 for The U.S.A. Washington, Mar. 25. In view of the settlement of the Young Plan, in which the United States took no official part, the Ways and Means Committee of the House of Representatives has approved a Bill under which the United States will
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    • 85 26 j —Reuter. Cost of Keeping China Seas Safe. London, Mar. 24. A deputation representing the Mercantile Officers’ Federation and British shipping companies trading in China waters, waited on Mr. C. G. Ammon, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty, and demanded adequate protection against piracy in the China seas.
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    • 34 26 FORMER ETON HEAD.” —Reuter. Knocked Down by Car In London. Ixmdon, Mar. 25. The Rev. Hon. E. Lyttleton&gt; former headmaster of Eton, was knocked down by a motor car today and received serious injuries.—Reuter.
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    • 218 26 (Aneta’s Sendee.) munist organisation.—Straits Times Copvright Twenty-One Arrests. SINGAPORE CHINESE ORGANISATION. (Aneta’s Sendee.) Weltevreden, Mar. 21 Five Chinese have been arrested Paleinbang and 16 in the Riau Arch; pclago. ,,n1 It is alleged that they are members nf a large Chinese Communist organisation in Singapore. on
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    • 128 26 1 —Reuter. The “Sons of the Wild Jackass.’’ Washington. Mar. 25. It is just ten months since the House of Representatives approved the Tariff Bill and sent it to the Senate, but there are two outstanding obstacles to an early agreement in the conference between the tw’o
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    • 301 26 —Reuter. Further Drop to 3*4 Per Cent. London, Mar. 20. The Bank of England discount rate has been reduced to 3 Vs per cent. —Reuter. San Francisco, Mar. 21. The Federal Reserve Bank, San Freneise.), has lowered its rediscount rate frort 4 V& to 4 per cent.—Reuter.
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    • 322 27 i.—Reuter. —Trans-Ocean. Europa Breaks Bremen’s Record. 54 MINUTES SAVED! Bedlam Breaks Loose In New York. New York, Mar. 25. I t,,, Europa, the new N.D.L. liner, has l„ ,ton the trans-Atlantic record establishnj‘ by her sister ship, the Bremen. The Europa’s time was 4 days 17 hours
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    • 66 27 —Reuter. Convicted on Charge Of Grand Larceny. New York, Mar. 19. Miss Margaret McCann, the first woman broker on all Street, has been convicted of grand larceny in connection with the failure of her firm last autumn, with liabilities amounting to nearly $500,000. She has
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    • 105 27 ,—Reuter. Reported to be in Prison In Russia. Paris, Mar. 25. General Koutiepoff, a former officer of ihc zarist regime and the leader of the I'ifp Russian exiles in Paris, is at prex( nt in Lubianskaia prison, Moscow, ac- &lt; "riling to the newspaper La Liberte. I he
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    • 50 27 —Trans-Ocean. Industrial Programme In Danger. Moscow, Mar. 25. I h'4 five years industrial programme apparently, in danger, since the official 'rports for the first five months of the '"rent, fiscal year leveal that production ''O'jrally is behind schedule, especially in mining, iron, steel, electric and '•li'inical industries.—Trans-Ocean.
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    • 71 27 HEAVY INDUSTRIES SAFEGUARDING. Reuter. Only Means of Relieving Unemployment. London, Mar. 26. Conflicting views on the question of safeguarding in the iron and steel industries were expressed at the annuel meeting of the Sheffield Chamber of Commerce which, however, passed a resolution, by 29 votes to 5, urgng the Government
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    • 508 27 —Reuter. —Trans-Ocean. Ni hi-Nichi. —Straits Times Copyright. Washington, Mar. 20. The Senate, for the second time, has refused, by 38 votes to 29, to place a tari tT on crude oil and petroleum products.—Reuter. London, Mar. 19. The death has occurred in Paris of Sir Vincent
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    • 127 27 Reuter. Documents Stolen From A Cupboard. Paris, Mar. 24. The police, investigating Mdnte. Hanau’s escape, discovered that she dropped from the window with a sheet not belonging to the hospital and walked out of the gates and entered a waiting private ear which took her to
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    • 90 27 —Reutqr. $300,000,000 Fox Film Enterprises. New York, Mar. 24. Mr. Sheehan, vice-president of the Fox Film Corporation, today obtained an order from the court requiring Mr. William Fox to show cause why he should not be prevented from putting into effect his refinancing plan. Mr. Sheehan has
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    • 53 27 —Reuter France Blames Canton Bolshevists. Paris, Mar. 26. In the Senate the Colonial Minister, M. Pietri, alluding to the recent native disturbances in Indo-China, said the Government would unflinchingly prosecute disturbers of the peace, and would not allow her work to be imperilled by agitators in the employ
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    • 95 27 Reuter. Rationalisation Effort By Germany. Bremen, Mar. 25. At the general meeting of Norddeutscher Lloyd, the president explained th&lt; terms of the proposed agreement with tlie Hamburg-Amerika Co., in connection with which a joint meeting of the stockholders of both companies will finally vote on April 15, when
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    • 62 27 British Wireless. Italian Art Exhibition Honours. Rugby, Mar. 25. In recognition of the success of the Exhibition of Italian Art. which has just concluded in London, the King has conferred an honorary Knighthood of the Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire upon the Italian Ambassador
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    • 21 27 Reuter. Introduced Chinese Plants To England. London, Mar. 24. The death has occurred of Professor Augustine Henry.—Reuter.
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    • 29 27 Reuter. 1,000,000,000 Francs for The Sufferers. Paris, Mar. 24. The Chamber has unanimously passed ;i resolution granting 1,000,000,000 francs fur the relief of flood sufferers. Reuter.
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    • 231 27 Straits Times Copyright. Reuter. Australia to England Dash. IN 13 DAYS. Attempt on Kingsford Smith’s Record. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Sydney, Mar. 24. Flying a Ryan monoplane Mr. Divo Mnith, aged 20, accompanied by Mr. ‘Wally” Shiers, who was Sir Rosa Smith’s mechanic on his famous
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  • 269 27 Towkay’s Evidence at Port Dickson Inquiry. Considerable interest is being taken in an inquest which hns commenced at Tort Dickson, and is to be resumed on Wednesday concerning the death of a young Chinese girl in the houso of a well-known estate proprietor named Koh Bah Chec. The
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  • 78 27 Two Chinese Young Women Killed. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 24. As the result of a motor smash in Kuala Lumpur on Friday night, one young Chinese woman was killed instantly and another died later in hospital. The car broke a metal telegraph post in
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
    • 2128 28 Improvement Schemes. &lt; PROFESSIONAL TO BE ENGAGED? A number of matters of coiisidcrah'c interest arose at the annual meeting of m .“Singapore (Jolf lub on Mar. lb, the Hon. Mr. A. I’. Robinson presiding. '1 In .no. t interesting announcement was of the consideration of the possible
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    • 76 28 —Reuter. Harlequins’Close Win Over London Scottish. London, Mar. 2.‘&gt;. T1h&gt; following wi re the results of Rugby matches played yesterday Bradford S Richmond (&gt; Harlequins 11 London Scottish 8 Plymouth Albion 10 Old Blues S. Straits Times Copyright. Win Inter-Services Title For Third Successive Year. London, Mar. 22.
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    • 68 28 Singapore Ladies’ R.A. Spoon Competition. 1 he Singapore Ladies’ Rifle Association monthly spoon shoot was held on Thursday, at the Bukit Timah Range. The following cards were returned yds. yds. yds. Ttl.* J100 200 *100 Mrs. F. S. (Iilison 21 20 29 102.10 *Trs. Somerville 22 27 2I»
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    • 469 28 Good Sailing Conditions. THE BACKBONE OF THF CLUB FLEET. The three six-metre yachts are now the sole representative* of the A class Ella-Dorothy and June are laid up and Kathleen is on the “slips” awaiting a purchaser. However the B class is going strong and those boats
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    • 37 28 •''traits Times Copyright. England Teams’ Successes Against Scotland. London, Mar. 2-k I he following were the results of hockey matches played yesterday England 4 Scotland 11 Ireland 3 Wales English Ladies 8 Scottish Ladies 1.
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    • 51 28 Reuter. Kaye Don’s Bad Luck At Daytona. Daytona Beach, Mar. Mr. Kaye Don's attempt on the speed record has been brought to a standstill owing to the beach at low tide being very rough. Officials think it may be the middle "t next week before an attempt is
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    • 53 28 Result of 2nd Welch Regiment Event. The following was the result of the 2• 1 &lt; 1 Welch Regiment cross-country run First man home, Pte. Taylor “D" (ML Company winner of Hoys’ Cup, Boy Poultci winn&gt; r of Officers’ Cup, Lieut. S. (iriffHh winning Company. “C” Company; runnel
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  • 2200 29 Victim Describes Hold-Up. i-U CKY CIVILIANS AND POLICE. hold up of a Chinese woman by Chinese pun men in Alkaff Gardens, a y a crowd of plucky Indians, the of an unfortunate Indian and the r.ucnt revolver duel between a couia,tIndian detective and one of the
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  • 84 29 Decrease of Imports and Rxports For January and February. nf and F.M.S., has forwarded the following comparative The Berartment of c f j j n merchandise, excluding parcel post and bullion fnfpoiteYto^and°exported from BritiHh M:,l„ya during &gt;H» and I'M IMPORTS. Increase EXPORTS. Increase or or 1029 1030 Decrease
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  • 1207 29 The following passengers arc proceeding b# till s.s. Kalya. I, which sailed on Friday foU Penang Cnlnnlm and Europe Mrs. Howe, Mi G. Walker, Comdr. R. M* Ley nolds, Mi--, it. il. Kit id, Pay.-Lt.-Comdr. Pearce, M ■&gt;. Pearce, Mr. Arbogast, Mr. E. G. (aunt, .\Jr. Vo&lt; rails. Miss
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  • 2022 30 BAKER, MORGAN CO.’S FAILURE. MORE QUESTIONS. Examination of the Share Broker. “FORCED THE COMPANY INTO liquidation:* (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 21. The examination of Mr. W. E. H. Koss, formerly acting managing director of Baker, Morgan and Co., stock and share brokers, which was applied for by
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  • 343 30 European Lady at Penang Annoyed. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Mar. 20. That she had bten considerably annoyed from day to day and finally received a T reat shock on Tuesday was the statement Mrs. Winifred Dodd, the wife of Mr. J. H. Dodd, an electrical engineer,
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  • 367 30 Story of Careless Driving Denied. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar *&gt;o Mr. M. C. Hay. the State Treasurer Selangor, appeared in the local police C o«. t yesterday on charges of having driven his car in a careless manner and having ex' cecded the speed
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  • 91 30 Groups Which are Restricting Production. The L aal Advisory Council of the T.: Producer."’ Association advise us that the undernoted companies closed for the per from Mar. 15 to 21. Henry Waugh and Co. I.td., Croup. The Taiping Tin. Th.* North Taiping Tin. South Taiping Tin.
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  • 186 30 Solitary Man Threatened With Banishment. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Mar. 22. A sensational raid was carried out ir the early hours yesterday morning, resulting in the arrest of a party of gamblers in a house in Jalan Istana. There were nine accused nonyas with only one male
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  • 353 31 Legal Argument Over Lawful Assembly. (Prom Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Mar. 22. A further stage in the ease against ltnie coolies charged with rioting and also assaulting Mr. Leporvanche, divisional manager of Barit Perak Estate, was i cached on I hursday when Mr. Coomaraaniy, counsel for the accused,
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  • 12 31 IN ENGLAND NOW: A weekly commentary on Life at Home By “O.P."
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  • 59 31 An00ZOO. On Monday, March 24. 1930, at Johoie Bahru, to Mr. and Mrs. l'eicy r Aroozoo, a daughter. ERRY-HART. —On March 18. 1930, at the Maternity Hospital. Singapore, to Alice, wife of H. A. Berry-Hart, a daughiti. 'giNSBURG. On March 22, 1930, at No. 2, i Paterson Road, Singapore,
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  • 82 31 MACMILLAN -SWITHINBANK. —On Saturday, March 22, 1930, at St. Andrews Cathedral, Singapore, Joyce, only dauglitei of William James and Mis. Swithinbank, Roundhay, Leeds, to Ian Campbell Macmillan. Straits Settlements Police, son of the late John Campbell and .lrs. Mac millan, of Newlands, Glasgow. McLELLAN-TURNER.—At Penang, on March 21 1930,
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  • 154 31 Singapore, Mar. 20. EXCHANGES. On London, Hank 4 in's 2/3 15/16 Demand 2/8% Private 8 in. credit 2/8 On New York, demand 56% Private 90 d/s 67% On France. Hank T.T. 1432 On India, Bank T.T. 154% On Hong Kong, Hank T.T. 32% On Shanghai, Hank T.T.
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  • 803 31 Fraser and Co.’s Quotations. Singapore. Mar. 26. MINING. Issue Val. Pd Boyers Sallara £1 £1 Asa m Kumbang 36/- 37/6 -5/- Ayer Ilitam Tin 14/9 16/9 1*1 il Hangrin Tin 22/6 23/6 I 1 Hatang Padang 0.19 0223 1 1 Hatu Caves 0.96 1.00 I 1 Hukit
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  • Page 31 Advertisements
    • 87 31 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 the United Kingdom and foreign countries is $48 a year. The post free price of
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  • 36 31 DEATH CHAN Mr. Chan Eng Choon passed away on Saturday, March 22, 1930, at 172, Serangoon Rond, leaving a widow, one son, Severn, daughters, sons-in-law and grandchildren Deeply regretted. (b’.M.S. and P« nar.g papers please copy)
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  • The Straits Budget RUBBER SUPPLEMENT
    • 100 1 General— Rubber Situation Lontjon Rubber Stocks 1 The Singapore Auction 1 London Rubber Market By A. W. Still Reduced Export Duties Proposal lI.S. Imports K.M.S. Rubber Statistics Rubber Returns f 7 R.G.A. Campaign in the .\egri Weekly Rubber Report Straits Rubber Query Rubber I*ntex Paste Profits from Rubber able
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    • 60 1 Singapore Official Quotations. Quotations Forward Contract Spot d. I Pate I.’don S'pore Mar. Apl. Ma\ n n ha of,', (».2. r »*&gt;« 0 26 6.26 H? li 10 oi'U 0.2C. S 0.27- 0.2K 020 0.26 0.27'. 0.2J* 2 5 7 9 16 0.26 0 2« 0.27N 0-2. 7R,
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    • 38 1 A cable received by Lewis and Peat (Singapore) Ltd., from their London correspondent states' that rubber stocks show an increase of St tons during the past week, the total imiw on hand being 89,613 tons.
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    • 230 1 The Rincaporc Chamber of Commerce Bobber Association held Us SfiOth auction on it, &gt;»r, when there was catalogued 2,1 &lt;.&gt;,011 l'l r 070 99 tons; offered 1,919,BOS lb. or 1^.; 7 tons sold Uftt.Klft 11k or 774.47 tons. Spot. 7 ll-l6d. 1 London fr r -tc Now
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    • 1123 1  -  (By A. W. Still.) London, Keb. 26. I would be reluctant to say a word in disparagement of the agreement made between Dutch and British Rubber (irowers’ Associations to recommend that there .'hall be no tapping in Ma
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    • 109 1 No Representations Made To Federal Government. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. Mar. 25. Much interest and speculation hn\e beer aroused here by the announcement tha* the Straits (Jovermmnt has addressed various organisations, asking f&lt;r an expression of opinion on the suggestions foi the waiving or
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    • 90 1 Mvvtvuovu UOTXIIK LU Straits Times Copyright. What Governors Think. WILL NOT RESTRICT VOLUNTARILY. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Weltevreden, Mar. 25. A conference, of all the Governors and Residents of the Outer Possessions ha&gt; unanimously agreed that, apart from the question of desirability, no results can bexpected
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    • 257 1 The Parit Perak Rubber Co., Ltd. Ihe report of the directors of the Pant ler:ik Rubber Co., Ltd., to be submitted at the tourteenth ordinary general meeting to be held at the registered office of the company. 33. Beach Street. Penang, on Saturday, April 5 at noon, is
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    • 304 1 The report of the directors of St. yr Rubber Estate, Ltd., for the year ended Dec. 31, 1929, to be presented to the shareholders at the annual meeting on April 4, is as follows 1 he directors submit herewith the sixth annual report and statement of
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    • 75 2 rv mraita Time* Is »&lt;ot responsible for ;„ions of its correspondents. CorresIhe op &lt;hoU j,j bear in mind that letter* l-.ondvuis g hort anJ lo t he point. Long niu* 1 *re liable to bo rejected or cut epist“* 3 r eb noiidonts must enclose their J jVsr 'l
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    • 2285 2 To the Editor of the Straits Times. have waited until I have seen s,lr irioUS Asiatic rubber assoeia’;|U“ fee throughout the country ioin in with any practical scheme control of rubber producf°r V writing public letters on this t»’« 'r: "Vo be sure that the general
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    • 133 2 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir. Tv it realised what a blow it will be to our struggling merchants if tapping not carried out on a large proportion of European-owned estates during May Ha e our agency firms considered the loss they will sustain owing to
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    • 131 2 Crude Rubber Received During January. Imports of crude rubber of all classes into the I’nitod States during the month of January totalled 47,462 long tons, according to an estimate issued by the Rubber .Manufacturers’ Association. This compares with imports of 43,542 long tons in December and with 52,305
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    • 294 2 -Nichi Nichi Indo-Chin* and Japan To O-operate. At a special .neeting of the Syndicate of Planters hcHV m Saigon on Mjjreh 10 the majority j€ the Indo-Chint. rubber planters presene agreed to fall Jtto lire with the A. iifUk'Dutch Scheme* for the cessation cPl Capping during
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    • 324 2 A meeting of hincse estate owners and Chincne merchants was held at the Chinese Chamber of Commerce on Saturday, the •ban-man, Mr. Lee Wee Nam, presiding uvrr a large gathering. Among those present were Messrs. Lee cboon Seng, Ng Siew (Jam, Huan Bin Ki ng, Cheok Iluaif* Cheong,
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    • 101 2 London, Mar. I I. American rubber consumption during February totalled ;52,72G tons. Messrs. (luthrie and Co., Ltd., local agents for the Lahu (F.M.S.) Rubber Co., Ltd., have received u cable from the secretaries advis iriK that the directors of this company have decided to recommend, subject to audit
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    • 2173 3 Ulu Iienut Consolidated Rubber. The annual report of the directors of the Clu Henut Consolidated Rubber Co., Ltd., to be presented at the annual meeting, Kong Rank Chambers, on April 1 at noon, is as follows Your directors submit herewith their report and statement of accounts for the
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    • 241 3 RETURN OF DUTY I»A1I) RUBBER PASSED FOR EXPORT FROM THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES. The I|ujintit) of rubber and rubber latex up on which export duty was paid during the month of Fe hruary, 1930. Quantity. Value. Tons. (a) Direct Foreign Shipments 5,500.56 3,166,560 tb) Transhipments on through
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    • 331 3 Ank01a.—4,043 lb. Amalgamated Malay.-—60,000 lb. Asahan.—s4.4oo lb. Anglo-Sumatra. 49.063 lb. Bah Lia 5.—115.677 lb. Bila (Sumatra).—Bs,ooo lb. 8a1au.—36,000 lb. Beranang.— 33.400 lb. Bertam (Taisho*. —77,477 lb. Borelli. —33,000 lb. Brooklands. 113.000 lb. Bukit Kepong.- 18,215 lb. Batu Apoi (Jan.).—9.081 lb. Bajoe KidoeL—l7l,966 lb. Balombissie.—l7,ol4 Jb. Batu Village.—l,lBl lb.
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    • 1806 4 Enthusiastic Asiatic Support. CHETTIES’ ACTION. Senior Chief to Address Penghulus. (Plow Onr Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 23. People who ara not in touch with life in the Malayan planting districts would probably be astonished if they knew how keen and determined is the backing
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    • 657 4 More Cheerful Tone In Local Market. Me. srs. Fraser and Co., under date of Mar. 25, report a follows There has been a distinctly more cheerful tone in the local share market, chiefly owing to the advance in the price of tin, which close- about 18 15s.
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    • 340 4 Directors’ Report to The Shareholders. The annual report of the directors of the 1'apali Rubbers Kstates, Ltd., to be presented to the shareholders at the annual meeting, to be held at the French Rank on Monday next, is as follows Your directors submit herewith a
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    • 517 4 Market Now Quietly Steady. Messrs. Guthrie and Co., Ltd., report a« follows under date of March 20 Since last reporting the market has been quietly steady, with, on occasions, an indination towards dullness. At time of writing prices are as follows Singapore 24% cents, London 7 7-1
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    • 1251 5 Opinion in the Federal Capital. THE EXPORT DUTY. Possible Change In Malayan Policy. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 25. Colonial Secretary’s Office, ►Singapore, Mar. 18, 1J30. No. 2358/1930. Sir—I am directed to inform you that representations have been made to this Government that in view
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    • 249 5 Revocation Petition to Be Refiled. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Mar. 24. It is understood that a fresh inquiry into the priority rights over the invention entitled Improvements in and relating to the manufacture of caoutchone, guttapercha, balata and analogous vegetable resins,” which is a process to
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    • 327 5 Cultuur Maatschappy’s Results. Tlic Rubber Cultuur Maatschappy, Amsterdam, the largest Dutch Indian rubber company, with an issued capital of £1,500,000, has issued its annual report for 1929. Protit amounts to £.‘101,000, against £357,000 in the previous year. 1 he dividend is maintained at 15 per cent., but,
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    • RUBBER SHARE PRICES.
      • 591 5 I Abac© lilt 2; Allagar (2/) 1/11; AngloMaluy till 17/; Ayer Kunmi; &lt;; Bahru tScl.) t2/l 6/; Bukap (£1) Vs Banttr.ar (£1) 17/32; Batang Consolidated (2/) 1 Hutu Caves (£1) 21/32; Batu Tiga U‘l) lifkoh (2/) 1/4%; Ueranang (2/) 1/10%; He rta:n Consolidated (2/) 4/4
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      • 706 5 Capital liana Closing Prleaa Paid Up Valna Dividend* Praaor Lyall A Company A Co. Evatt. 389,29 S 1 15 p.e. year andad 28-2-29 Allenby ($1) 1.60 1.70 1.50 1.60 160,000 17% p.c. year 30-9-29 ..Alor Gajah ($1) 1.50 1.60 1.40 1.50 435,425 1 7%
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    • 324 6 »♦♦»»♦&gt;»»» SUPERIOR QUALITY CHEST EXPANDERS, ETC. Have a little exercise each day and keep the doctor HIE AMATEUR,” MEDIUM STRENGTH FOR BEGINNERS. 3 Nickel-Plated Steel Strands. Price $2.50. 5 Nickel-Plated Steel Strands. Price $3.75. 3 Good Quality Rubber Strands. Price $3.00. "&gt; Good Quality Rubber Strands. Price $4.50. away. CHEST
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 517 7 r YOU NEED A CHANGE!! ENJOY GOOD HEALTH BY SPENDING YOUR WEEKENDS ON THE SEA The change necessary in this climate in order to keep fit can be obtained by going for a sea trip each week-end with the aid of an EVINRUDE or LOCKWOOD Outboard Motor. These are the
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