The Straits Budget, 30 July 1931

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    32 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE ST V AITS TIMES [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY j N<v 3.S33 SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JULY ,30, 1931. PrLe 25 cents (S.S. Currency) or 7d.
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    CONTENTS.
    374 1 LEADERS— Page 1 he Trade of Malaya 3 Our Jungle Wealth 3 Arm-Cnair Murderers 3 Hu* Position in China 3-4 Malay Monopoly 4 1 ho tern Problems 4 Occasional Notes 5-6 Telegrams. Reuter and Special—i ..vi-ring Past Week’s News 21-29 Mukden Sutlers a Reverse 7 Pictures Yield la Memorial
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    LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
    1816 1 Luguid, Senior Accountant, Posts 1 T r:, l ls > F.M.S., has been appoint-'-ni of the F.M.S. Posts and 7 a, T °“°P er *Mive Thrift and Loan Ltd in place of Mr. W. H. y‘° has come to Singapore as ,,,)l, ntant. Mr. Green has been
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    SULTAN OF SULU’S CLAIMS.
    1194 2 Should be Ituler of B.N. Borneo. MISSING CONTRACT. Strange Story of Robbery In Singapore. ’The Sphere" of July I contains a re niarkahle interview with the Sultan of Sulu obtained by Mr. Aleko L Lilius, an American journalist. The Sultan, who as ruler of tin Moron
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    ROAD AND RAIL.
    105 2 Co-ordination of Malayan Services to be Considered. A Road and Railway Transport Committee has been appointed to inquir? into the conditions affecting the systems of road and railway transport in Malaya and to make recommendations as to the action necessary to co-ordinate bo'h systems in the interests
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    ALLEGED “ NIGHT CLUB.”
    118 2 ALLEGED NIGHT CLUB.” Parties at Bedoh After Closing Hours. Summoned at the instance of Mr. R. Auten, of the Singapore Preventive Service, a Japanese woman named Siki Arai, licensee of the Bedoh Restaurant, East Coast Road, pleaded guilty to charges of permitting persons not being bona fide inmates to remain
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    DEATH OF MR. M. A. NAMAZIE.
    1067 2 Sudden Passing of WellKnown Merchant. The Asiatic and trading community of Singapore has lost one of its leading membe’ < through the sudden death from hunt failure on Sunday night o’* Mr. Mirza Mohamed Ali Namazie, J.P., at his residence. No. 12, Seotts Road.
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    PETULANT SCHOOLBOY.
    169 2 Fined for Kicking Railway Guard. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala I.umpur, July 21. You cannot travel in this country kicking laihvay guards” the Kuala Lumpur magistrate told a 13-year-old school boy, in fining him $5, or seven days default. S. Retnam, a railway guard, state! that he was
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    EX-SERVICE WORK.
    100 2 Singapore Branch’s Assistance To Unemployed. The committee of the Singapore bjaru li of the Ex-Services Association of Malay* reports that during the first six months of the year 24 cases of men being oat ot employment were reviewed. Five nu were found employment, four repatriated and 15 assisted,
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      THE TRADE OF MALAYA.
      1000 3 .—Straits Times, July 23. n calm, dispassionate review of position m this country we commend th lo a stuny ot Economic Condi!‘,r„s in British Malaya,” which has, just i-jsued by the Department ot Ovei'iraile it is a report prepared by X? 1 Uoulter, C.M.G...HD Majesty s
      .—Straits Times, July 23.  -  1,000 words
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      OUR JUNGLE WEALTH.
      947 3 commercial exploitation.— Straits Times, July 24. It is not too much to ask the most confirmed adherents of town and suburban life among our readers to consider once a year what scientific forestry is doing in the jungles through which they drive in their occasional excursions into
      commercial exploitation.— Straits Times, July 24.  -  947 words
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      ARM-CHAIR MURDERERS.
      1134 3 .—Straits Times, July 2. r It was a foolish thing to do, my boy. What made you do it This question asked by Sir John Hotson, the acting Governor of Bombay, of the young student who fired two shots at him while ho was inspecting the Ferguson College
      .—Straits Times, July 2.r».  -  1,134 words
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      THE POSITION IN CHINA.
      1174 3 *>• infinitely worse than the first.—Straits Timos, July 27. Though the present situation in China is certainly regrettable it cannot be described as unexj>ectod, nor should it gTve rise to undue pessimism. The outstanding fact which must not be lost sight of is that the alliance
      *>• infinitely worse than the first.—Straits Timos, July 27.  -  1,174 words
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      A MALAY MONOPOLY ?
      967 4 A MALAY MONOPOLY —Straits Times, July 28. The demand made l>y the Hon. the Undang of Kemhau that the Malaya should l>e given a monopoly of the potential rice lands of thu Malay States raises a political question which the Governments of these Mates, unlike the Rice Cultivation Committee, will
      —Straits Times, July 28.  -  967 words
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      EASTERN PROBLEMS.
      953 4 HiuRiesB in me uiievuuii p q desire is to be obtained. —Straits in July 29. Once again the East is the centre of the news. For the time being the financial negotiations between the Powers, the eternal problems of war debts and reparations, are of secondary importance in
      HiuRiesB in me uiievuuii pq desire is to be obtained.—Straits *in * July 29.  -  953 words
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    THE CERTIFICATE OF HONOUR.
    403 4 Presentation in Perak Bv High Commissioner. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, July 27 At King’s Pavilion, Kuala Knngs* P II.E. the High Commissioner, Sir Cecil' j dementi, in the presence of II.u Sultan of Perak, the Hen. the British Resident, Perak, Raja Muda, Perak, n a
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    ONE MONTH’S LEAVE.
    116 4 Calcutta Man’s 17 Days In England. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, July 24. An Englishman from Calcutta, Mr. MacKrell, has been in England with a months leave, staying at home seventeen days ana making the double journey by Dutch aeroplane. This was told me by the first
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    EUROPEAN MURDERED.
    103 4 Alleged Assailant Sent For Trial. In the Second Police Court on T ut Lim Ah Seng was committed lor a charge of murdering Thomas lllia Gunter, a Englishman, in Wilkie Road the night of July 5. It will be remembered that the atcU is alleged to have stabbed
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      THE ARMOURED CARS.
      180 5 —Straits Times, July 23. The news that an armoured car unit is t( Je added to the Singapore Volunteer 1 s is welcome and indeed overdue, o it' has long been a matter of wonder v this tvpe of fighting equipment has l)t en provided in all
      —Straits Times, July 23.  -  180 words
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      “ BOOSTING.”
      258 5 BOOSTING.” —Stiaits Times, July 23. ,*i n iing to Mr. Charles E. Talbot, who V-.cil the Singapore Rotary Club yesav the Press of Malaya is not doing bit’in the way of “boosting” during t unc of depression. Seeing how many leader writers have striven their preach the gospel of optimism,
      —Stiaits Times, July 23.  -  258 words
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      CENSUS CENSURE.
      383 5 1: aits T' 0,n lhf sevt r n "‘S July 23. «e mid preliminary report on the Director, Mr. C. A. Vlieland. :n a <hrowd thrust ut those tiresome wh<* fill in schedules and other il forms but neglect to read the .-•tions. with the result that they
      1:! aits T' ''0,n lhf‘ sevt r'n"‘S July 23.  -  383 words
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      RED TABS.
      279 5 —Straits Times, July 24. «'ii<. mun in' 1° know the time ask a U e j’ n y "!°JK been an accepted V !,|l '.v, horoio.h-f 1 ,lfe but any such h to local n or otherwise, address'is rnorc iV i S )y visitors and newrnore bkely to
      —Straits Times, July 24.  -  279 words
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      THE ANALYST’S DEPARTMENT.
      450 5 THE ANAL YST’S DEPARTMENT. as clumsy bunplers.—Straits Times, July 24. They are nothing if not versatile in the Government Analyst’s Department. In i the course of duty they are called upon i to deal with a wide variety of objects, i kom the contents of a cat’s stomach to i
      as clumsy bunplers.—Straits Times, July 24.  -  450 words
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      THE TIN RUMOUR.
      327 5 —Straits Tin July 25. Nothing ha« yet been stated officially about the rumour that a mistake of sever.nl thousand tons has been made in calculating the current Malayan quota under the tin restriction agreement, and until Government issues a statement the public will be well advised to
      —Straits Tin July 25.  -  327 words
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      BEWARE SEA LECTURE !
      324 5 BEWARE SEA LECTURE Straits Times, July 25. A well-known authority on Malayan fisheries who hides his identity in the initials C.N.M.” has written to the Malay Mail pointing out a possible consequence of the Penang sewerage scheme of which the public, although doubtless not the authorities concerned, are certainly ignorant.
      , Straits Times, July 25.  -  324 words
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      TELEGRAM DELAYS.
      111 5 —Sti aits Time:?, July U'». The public is always asking the Post Office to do something and the Post Office has now turned round and is asking for the co-operation of the public. In a courteous little note attached to the Post Office daily list it is asked
      —Sti aits Time:?, July U'».  -  111 words
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      THE NEW CHIEF SECRETARY.
      244 5 —Straits Times. July 27. The announcement in the F.M.S. Govvernment Gazette that Mr. Andrew Caldecott is to succeed Mr. C. W. H. Cochrane at Carcosa will be received, we believe, with widespread satisfaction, partly because the appointment appears to show (though we may he wrong on
      .—Straits Times. July 27.  -  244 words
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      THE SULTAN’S STORY.
      317 5 —Straits Times, July 27, Wo reproduce in this issue an interview with the Sultan of Sulu published recently by The Sphere,” in which the Sultan nor, only claims the territory of British North Borneo but casts aspersions on the administration of that territory and also upon the
      —Straits Times, July 27,  -  317 words
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      SPIES AGAIN.
      184 5 Straits Times, July *7 “Spy mania” appoaru to luive broken out in France, and tho suspected country is none other than Great Britain Paris papers in search of sensation entertain their readers with thrilling accounts of the machinations of the British Sennet Service, which was so successful during
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      POLITICAL MURDER
      311 5 Straits Times, July IT Closely following on the attach or) Eir John Hotson, the acting (iovornor if Ilom hay, comes tho nov/s of another ghastly outrage to Unit# shunt*) on tl**» name (if India. Mr. Justice (Jnrliek, junior judge of the Aliporc suburb of Calcutta, was shot dead
      Straits Times, July IT  -  311 words
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      “ THE HUMAN BULLET.”
      373 5 THE HUMAN BULLET.” ran he ?—Strait' 1 1 m* > Captain Finnic M Hawks, known to tho American Press “The Human Bullet/' has just, appeared in the news again as the breaker of another air record and it may he useful to recall what thin remaik* able flier has dime
      ran he ?—Strait' 11m* . •■ ■ * >  -  373 words
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      “ WHERE IS THE STING ? ”
      102 6 WHERE IS THE STING —Straits Times. July LX Apropos the suggestion made in our rorrcyqiondence columns that rubber might |»n u-sed for the making of coffins, so that oven in cii*ath wo might help our hardestbit industry, the office poet called for his lyre* and wrung the following from the
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      WHY AUSTRALIANS?
      178 6 2(trails Times, July 2’v Jr )'*i*i:ing through the Perak administration report for Iasi year a curious detail comes to light The population is divid'd under the I'otowing heads:—Malays, Chinese, Inilmns. non-Asiatic races and otheis. The non-Asiatic races are nub <hi hied into “Europeans and Australian Whites.” Why this
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      LOVE’S LABOUR LOST.
      274 6 LOVE S LABOUR LOST. at all to'liouHi* u renascent ciumn. Straiti Tirric-h, .July lil>. Genuine regiet will Ik* felt in Singapore at the new.' that, owing to various complications, for which those in Malaya an* rot responsible, the performing lights of St. John Ervine’s fuay, The First Mrs. Fraser,” have
      at all to'liouHi* u renascent ciumn.# Straiti Tirric-h, .July lil>.  -  274 words
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      HOSPITAL RULES.
      264 6 Straits Times, July 2!>. The public of Colombo bus recently won a considerable victory in the matter of the General Hospital. It is announced that in future victims of accidents and others who require urgent medical attention wiU he admitted in'o the paying wards without first of all
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    PARIS GOLD FLOW.
    309 6 —Reuter. Wall Street Elated At Its Cessation. London, July 28. The cessation of the gold flow from London to Paris yesterday is ascribed to the co-operation of the leading AngloFrench bankers. An earlier message (dated July 25) stated that City correspondents are perplexed as to th reasons
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    WAR DEBTS.
    148 6 .—British Wireless. How Britain Treated Her Creditors. Rugby, July 28. Answering a question in the House of Commons regarding the terms on which Allied War Debts to Great Britain had been funded, the Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Philip Snowden) said the net amount of the debts' at
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    CANTON COAL COOLIES.
    36 6 Sin Kto Min. Want More Wages and Strike Is Feared. Hong Kong, July 24. The coal coolies at Canton are demanding an increase of wages and a strike is feared. Sin Kio Min.
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    RIOTS IN KOREA.
    196 6 Sin Kuo Min. Casualties Twice As Many As Reported Shanghai, July 28. Mr. Wang Yung-pao, the Chinese Ambassador in Tokio who was recent 1> 0 nt to Korea to investigate and report upon the anti-Chinese riots and massacres has arrived at Peking on his way to Nanking
    — Sin Kuo Min.  -  196 words
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    ECONOMY IN U.S.A.
    69 6 —Reuter. Budgets Must be Cut Down Says Mr. Hoover. Washington, July 25. Faced with a possible Treasury deficit for two successive years President Hoover has asked the heads of all departments, in preparing their budgets, to cut down their estimates to the minimum. Only last week the
    —Reuter.  -  69 words
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    FOUNDLING SITE.
    79 6 —British Wireless. Effort to Save Bloomsbury Landmark. Rugby, July 28. Lord Riddell and Sir Emsley Carr have jointly promised £21,0CO toward the fund for maintaining ’he well-known foundling site at Bloomsbury as a playground and welfare centre for children, conditional on the raising of the €20,000 still required
    —British Wireless.  -  79 words
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    IMMIGRATION TO SIAM.
    88 6 Promulgation of New Law Expected. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, July 28. It is unofficially stated that a new immigration law i.i about to be promulgated. One case the new law will deal with is that of children wPh Chinese fathers and Siamese mothers, or vice versa.
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    HOSPITAL FINANCE.
    53 6 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, July 25. A serious financial position was revealed at the annual meeting of the board of the Chinese Maternity Hospital, a very large and valuable institution, yesterday, a large tall in subscriptions and donations being reported and an excess of expenditure over
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    HOW TONTINES ARE RUN.
    887 6 Court Case Story. CHARGE AGAINST X()W\ FAILS. An interesting description of the u. uig of a tontine, or a private loan soci. v common among Asiatic communities particularly the Chinese, was given July 22 when a Straits-born Chinese woman, said to be one of j best-known
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    MUKDEN SUFFERS A REVERSE.
    570 7 —Router. Sin Kuo Min. Peking and Tientsin In Danger. 1- ALARMING rumour. Manchurians May Retire Prom China Proper. Tientsin, July 28. jp.yvv fighting between General Shih yu san *s troops and the Mukden northeastern forces has been occurring in the of Wangtu, Hopei (Chihli) prov rce,
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    “ PRINCE OF BEGGARS.”
    102 7 PRINCE OF BEGGARS.” lord Knutsford’s Great Work j Hospitals. I rom Our Own Correspondent.) I yj London, July 28. It He 0 f Un whose death at the Ut'ffl l ar Uus announced yesterday, I dor Hosni li °r lS °f mone y for the LonI Ih* wa 1 n
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    EUROPEAN CHARGED IN POLICE COURT.
    1377 7 Plaintiff’s Evidence. SUPPLIES TO NAVAL BASE CONTRACTORS. The hearing was continued before the Second Police Magistrate (Mr. J. F. F. Gregg) on Tuesday of the preliminary inquiry into charges in connection with a cheque for $424.96 which are preferred against an English contractor, Frank Bullen.
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    HALLO ! SYDNEY.
    126 7 HALLO SYDNEY. Telephone Talks from Java To Australia. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, July 24. It is stated that from the studio of the Government broadeasting station in Bandoeng several wireless conversations have been held with various inhabitants in Sydney, speaking through the ordinary house telephone. The radio communication was
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    STOLE 11 CENTS.
    47 7 Chinese Gets Six Months’ Rigorous. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Klang, July 23. For stealing eleven cents from the house of Kandasamy, of Klang, Lee Thai Yian, who admitted several previous convictions, was sentenced to six months’ rigorous imprisonment by Raja Petra, the Klang magistrate.
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    ROUND THE WORLD FLIGHT.
    124 7 —Reuter. Out to Beat Record of Post And Gatty. New York, July 28. In an attempt to break the record of Bust and Catty, the airmen Hugh Herndon, junior, and Clyde Pangborn, took off at 5.1 S a.m. in a Beilanca monoplane on a round-the-world flight.
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    VICTIM OF THE SLUMP.
    324 7 Suicide by Young StraitsBorn Chinese. Believed to have been depressed because he was unable to secure employment. Can Boon Chye, a young Christian Chinese, consumed a large dose of strychnine at his brother’s house in Kcmpa.s Road and die! on the way to hospital on July
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    BIMETALLISM.
    149 7 Reuter. Growing Support From The Conservatives. I London, July 9. The campaign in favour of bi-metallism is strengthening. In the correspondence columns of tho Times a group of Conservative members of the House of Commons, including Mr. J. S. Wardlaw-Milne (Cons., Kiddermina|ter), Mr. Douglas Hacking (Cons., Chorlcy) and Mr.
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    SUNDAY CINEMAS.
    49 7 Sunday performances of films.—British Wireless. Commons Committee Considers Bill. Rugby, July 2*. Thu committee of the House of Common*, which is considering the Sunday Performance* Bill, today passed clan e one of the Bill, which empowers the authorities to licence premises for the Sunday performances of films.—British
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    FINAL GOODBYE TO MALAYA.
    614 8 A Veteran Volunteer. MR. C. W. II. COCHRANE LT.-COL. SWKTTEN i I A.M. {From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, July 21. The P. and O. Rawalpn <li, which sails from Penang tomorrow, will carry away from Malaya two men who have s' n long and distinguished
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    STATION FAREWELLS.
    136 8 Band Playing, Cheers And Singing. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, July 25. When the mail train for Penang left last night the station resounded with cheering from a large gathering assembled to bid.goodbye to Mr. and Mrs. Cochrane. As the retiring honorary Colonel, F.M.S. Volunteer Forces, Mr.
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    MOTORISTS WITHOUT INSURANCE.
    144 8 Legislation in Colony And Federation. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, July 2#. The request made by the Hon. Mr. J. S. A'.'ter in the Federal Council some time ago, and subsequently token up by the 'motoring associations, that in-urancc Hyaimt third party risks should be made
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    BUSY TWO DAYS.
    293 8 Sir Cecil Clementi in Ipoh And Taiping. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, July 29. The High Commissioner, Sir Cecil Clementi, had a busy time on Monday and Tuesday when he visited Taiping and Ipoh. Sir Cecil motored from Kuala Kangsar to Taiping on Mondav morning accompanied bv
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    NIGHT IN SIDING.
    99 8 High Commissioner’s Visit To Kuala Lumpur. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, July 23. The High Commissioner, Sir Cecil dementi, with Miss Clementi and suite, arrived in Kuala Kangsar this morning. The party did not leave the saloon railway carriage, which was detached from the night mail train
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    SUIT AGAINST HO HONG BANK.
    1106 8 Judgment for Plaintiffs. “FINAL ARRANGEMENT I UPSET.” The plaintiffs in the case against the Ho Hong Bank were successful in their [claim for $30,000, and also for a declaration that the debit of $30,000 made by the defendants in the plaintiffs’ current account under the
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    FOUR YEARS’ PRISON FOR BOYANESE.
    174 8 Beach Road Murder Trial Ended. You have been found guilty of a V( ry serious charge. You have taken away another man’s life. If you were olde yourself, I should have given >ou a very heavy punishment, and I cannot. young as you are, give
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    KILLED BY MOTOR-CAR
    245 8 European Lady Driver’s Experience. The death of a young Chinese compositor employed in a Chinese newspaper office in Robinson Road who was knocked down and fatally injured by a motor car driven by a European lady, was the subject of an inquiry held by Mr. F. Cl.
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    POSEIDON SURVIVORS IN SINGAPORE.
    1319 9 Graphic Story. WILLIS’S RESOURCE PRAISED. r> lir themselves well and in the spirits, the 34 survivors of the j disaster arrived in Singapore •> L > by the P. and O. Rawalpindi, j /way home, where they will be u lVe before being deputed to other
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    SEA VIEW HOTEL.
    189 9 To be Taken Over As Going Concern. Mr. E. N. Taylor mentioned in the Bankruptcy Court on Friday, before the acti ing Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Sproule, a i matter dealing with the application for the disposal of the Sea View Hotel and said it was a
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    MODERN RICE ESTATE.
    83 9 Enterprising Chinese Granted Land in Perak. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, July 24. The Penang Chinese capitalists who p cultivating a large area of padi land in southern Siam mechanical means ha’ been granted 1,000 acres for the same purpose in Perak. The land will have
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    CORRESPONDENCE.
    69 9 Tho Straits Times is not responsible for the opinions of its correspondents. Corre- spondents should bear in mind that letteri Pmust be short and to tho point. Long j epistles are liable to be rejected or out down. C rrespondents must enclose their names and addresses, not necessarily for
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    THE HOSPITAL.
    343 9 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —I should like to congratulate you on your editorial in today’s Straits Times. 1 do not, as a rule, agree with you in your remarks (e.g. when you refer to the question of Council Reform), and it is therefore with
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    KELANTAN CONTRACTS.
    430 9 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.—After reading the report on Kelantan for 1929, published in your valuable paper, one cannot help but protest against the entirely false impression Created regarding Chinese and other contractors by the remarks contained in the section dealing with the Public Works
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    PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
    157 9 To the Editor of the Straits Timee. Sir, —Your leader “Science in Schools” reminds me of Cheltenham College in the j early ’seventies. There were the modern and classical schools in addition to which was a special class preparing for a conii mercial lile. Evidently this department t
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    FISH SCARCITY.
    369 9 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—In the Penang Letter in today’s issue of the Straits Times your correspondent remarks upon tkv* scarcity and consequent high prices ruling lu. t* h. due to the decline in size of catches in tiiese days compared with those some years
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    NEGRI’S NEW RESIDENT.
    112 9 Welcomed by All Communities At Scremban. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, July 27. I he Hon. Mr. J. W, W. Hughes, M.C.S., Commissioner of Lands, F.M.S., and former District Officer, Klang, who has been appointed acting British Resident, Negri Sembilan, in place of the Hon. Mr. James
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    THE FIRST MRS. FRASER.
    82 9 Owing to the retention of the reproduction rights of “The First Mrs. Fraser” hy the author, Mrs. Alford’s production, which was to lake place at the Victoria theatre next month, has been cancelled. Permission to stage play was obtained some time ago, but from cabled advice
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    LOCAL BAKERS IN WHITE APRONS.
    1149 10 Kuala Lumpur Reform. UNPLEASANT DISCOVERY OF HEALTH OFFICER. (The control of bakeries in Kuala Lumpur is to be tightened up as a result of a report by the Health Officer and subsequent investigation by the Sanitary Hoard. Startling allegations are made in the extracts from
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    KLANG FAREWELL.
    279 10 Mr. and Mrs. Cochrane At Tea with the Sultan. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Klang, July 22. The Hon. Mr. C. W. II. Cochrane, Chief! Secretary, F.M.S., and Mrs. Cochrane, were the guests of H.H. the Sultan of Selangor at a farewell tea party today at 1 the Astana
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    EUROPEAN UNEMPLOYED
    53 10 The European Unemployment Committee acknowledges the following donations:— Previously acknowledged $47,278.38 Mr. F. II. Sullivan $18, Clubs $212, Mr. J. L. Woods (proceeds of three song recitals) $400, Penang Cricket Club (proceeds of the hire of scats at St. Andrew’s Day football match) $75, sundries $4, F.M.S. Government
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    SINGAPORE TO TALK TO K.L.
    619 10 And to Ipoh by the End Of the Year. A long-standing complaint in business circles regarding the lack of telephone facilities between Singapore and Kuala I.umpur will be removed on Saturday when the two capitals will be brought into tele1 phonic communication with each other
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    SIAM’S AIR SERVICE.
    72 10 New Machines Make Good Flights. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, July 26. The new Gvnsy Moth machines acquired for the Aerial Transport Company »>f Siam made several highly satisfactory (lights yesterday. 1I.R.H. Prince Purachatra went up in one of the aeroplanes. He said he was most gratified
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    STOLEN JEWELLERY.
    44 10 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Klang, July 23. For theft of jewellery worth $69 from Arumugam, of Jalan Acob Estate, Kapar, Perumal, a Tamil, was fined $75 or three months’ rigorous imprisonment by Raja Yacob, the Klang magistrate. The fine was not paid.
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    RAILWAY EMPLOYEES ON GRAVE CHARGES.
    312 10 Sensational Arrests At Tank Road. Somewhat of a sensation was create in the offices of the F.M.S. Railways Tank Road on Friday when Mr. Edwj Tongue, heat! of the Singapore Detects Branch, and officers of the railway nn e effected the arrest of three r
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    DR. H. T. SKAE.
    281 10 New Chieftain of Perak St. Andrew’s Society. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, July 24 Mr. R. S. Stewart, the Chieftain, presided at the annual meeting yesterday the Perak St. Andrew’s Society. In presenting the report of the accounts for the past year Mr. Stewar; said the
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    THE KING OF SIAM.
    82 10 To Spend a Month In Canada. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, July A telegram received here states the King and Queen of Siam are lea'.' the United States for Canada on July They will visit eastern Canada, sta> i until Aug. 10 when they will arrive
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    JOCKEY WINS SUIT AGAINST TRAINER.
    4068 11 Damages for £1,000 Less $3,890 Earnings. Si;U' ESTEEM’S WIN. <• NATURAL FOR NORMAN TO HE PREJUDICED.” a turf case which has aroused in- nubb<* interest in Penang came an end on Fridav at the Assizes h ,n Mr. Justice, Whitley gave udefur the plaintiff, jockey
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    MINOR PROBLEMS OF KUALA LUMPUR.
    516 12 Refrigerators Compulsory For Meat Sellers. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, July 22. A decision to compel owners of private meat markets in Kuala Lumpur to instal refrigerators within three months was niad<* by the Sanitary Board today. The chairman, Mr. V. G. hzechial. i’i
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    SINGAPORE’S HEALTH.
    150 12 The Singapore Municipal Health statement for the week ended July 18, gives the total number of deaths as male 135, and female 73. This represents a death rate of 21.11 per mille per annum, compared with 22.43 in the preceding week and 31.04 in the corresponding week of
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    ACCIDENT ON DOLLAR LINER.
    300 12 Sequel to Seamen’s Escapade. As the result of an escapade on the Dollar liner, President Garfield, three deck-hands were admitted to the Singapore General Hospital on July 22. J hey were suffering from minor injuries and were discharged after receiving attention, hut the third was in
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    MR. E. LA M. STOWELL.
    197 12 Acquitted of Criminal Force Charge. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, July 22. In the Butterworth Court today Edgar La Mote Stowell, headmaster of the I enang Free School and formerly headmaster of the High School, Bukit Mertajam, was acquitted and discharged on a charge of
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    LIVE FISH AT SHOW.
    141 12 Novelty Promised for Malayan Exhibition. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, July 27. Arrangements have been made for a special exhibit by the Fisheries Department to be staged at the forthcoming Malayan Exhibition in Kuala Lumpur. The exhibits include both fresh and sea fish. In the
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    RICKSHA PULLER HURT.
    44 12 An alleged altercation between a ricksha puller and his fare, at the junction of Jalan Besar and Kelantan Lane, resulted in the puller being taken to the Tan Tock Seng Hospital suffering from minor injuries to his chest and left foot.
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    HOSPITAL REFORM PROMISED.
    494 12 Kuala Lumpur’s Need. EUROPEAN BUILDINn OPEN TO ASIATICS. The long and somewhat hitter run troversy over the Kuala Bump"' General Hospital—an institution re rcrved for first and second class Asiatic patients—is over, a decision to replace the General and European Hospitals by a large new- hospital as
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    ATTACK ON A PRINCE.
    78 12 Bangkok European Found Mentally Affected. A European, living in Rama I. Road, tried to assault Captain H. S. H. R) ,r y. e Charoensuk Sobakya Kasemsant, R- b. with a long knife while the latter a standing at the gate of his residence, sa> the Bangkok
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    BURMA RIFLES IN SHOW.
    47 12 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, July 24. A detachment from the Burma stationed at Taiping, will take P J,rt the military tattoo to he given at Malayan Exhibition, which opens Kuala Lumpur next week, and will I !t form a native dance.
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    THE LITEBARY PAGE — NEW BOOKS REVIEWED.
    2910 13 THE LITEBARY PAGE NEW BOOKS REVIEWED. More New Novels—A Scientific Detective—The Conflict of East And West—What Is The Criminal Kink ?—Out-Of-The-Way Crimes Re-told—James Branch Cabell Again —Was Homer A Real Person Desert Love—Doomsday Book Of Empire. New Fiction. Green Wine. By Owne Archer. The Th/ M Money-lender. By W. Stanley
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    SEA BELLE II’s TRIP.
    50 13 Master Attendant to Inspect Lighthouses. The Government Yacht Sea Belle II sailed at noon on Friday, with ('apt. Frey be r£. R.N., Master Attendant, oa hoard, on an inspection trip, of th* Singapore group of lighthouses, and new lights off the east coast of Johore. t
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    THE EDUCATION OF THE MALAY.
    3261 14 What the Village School Represents, KAMPONG REALITIES. Spreading New Knowledge And a New Spirit. f In this article the policy which is being followed in the education ot the Malay, the machinery which has been si*t up to that end, nnd th»* institution in which
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    ENGLISH SPEAKING P.Cs.
    34 14 To be Distinguished by Red Shoulder Tab. We are asked to give prominent’** U the fact that all police constables l speak English wear a red tab on tnei right shoulders.
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    A JOURNAL IN THE FEDERAL CAPITAL.
    4189 15 Symbolic Craft On The Gombak River—The Brown Brownies—A Foretaste Of Future Aviation—Three Hours To Singapore A New Road Link Completed—Popular Fear Of Jungle Bathing —Kuala Lumpur’s Empty Houses— Holidays At The Gap. (By Our Kuala Lumpur Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, July 24. THOSE who come
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    FIRE IN STEAMER.
    83 16 Sailing of Dutch Mail Delayed. A small fire broke out in the engine room of the Dutch mail steamer, the Johan Van Oldenbarnevelt, as the steamer was about to leave Singapore on Friday. Fortunately not much damage was done. The outbreak was stated to have been due
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    SIAMESE TWINS.
    102 16 Born in Coolie Lines of A Rubber Estate. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, July 21. Siamese twins were born in the coolie lines of Bertain Estate, Province Wellesley, on Saturday and survived until yesterday. The twins had one trunk with two heads, one at each end. There were
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    BIG SURPLUS OVER TIN QUOTA.
    174 16 Malaya’s Significant Production. In view of the general belief that a mistake in the working of the tin quota scheme in Malaya has been discovered, and that the F.M.S. Government is urgently considering the situation which has arisen, the statistics of Malayan production since the
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    CITY OF HALIFAX.
    115 16 Runs Ashore Entering Singapore. The EUerman cargo boat, City of Halifax (5,Oil) tons), bound from Penang and Port Swettenham for China and Japan ports, ran aground on a reef about six a.m. on Saturday while approaching Singapore from the west, for the purpose of discharging cargo. The
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    NEW X-RAY PLANT INAUGURATION.
    527 16 Malacca Millionaire's Generous Gift. The gift of Mr. Chee Swee Cheng, j p the Malacca millionaire, in the f 0rm J an X-ray plant at the Tan Toek Seng Hospital, was officially inaugurated bv demonstration before the donor at th* hospital on Friday, and a gatherinn
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    THE NEW VICTORIA MEMORIAL HALL ORGAN
    59 17 n hi f/// fit j/rr 1 Ihe new organ which has just been installed in the Victoria Memorial Hall by the Singapore Municipal Commission at a cost of $50,000, and after a great deal of discussion and controversy. The inaugural concert will take place
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    SINGAPORE WEDDING
    72 17 rnnro 07 n. i;nch-vrmy '"l> taken after the* wedding at the St. Andrew's Cathedral of Mr. Cyril K. I’addon, N.C.A., ol the \udit Ollice, Singapore, and Miss l\\a l.li/aUl 1 of Bognor Regis. Standing, from left to right Mrs. (i. I Jackson, matron of honour, Miss Marjorie Snow,
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    WEDDING TRAGEDY
    78 20 Photo hif /toh Studio, I puli A tragic motoring accident occurred near Tapah on July l."> as a result oV Hhich Mr. Harry Lee. of the Perak State Band, was killed a few hours after his wedding in Ipoh, while proceeding on his honeymoon. The car. which was
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    NEW CHINESE CONSUL
    120 20 The new Chinese Consul at Penang. Mr. Chia Seong, and Mrs. Chia Senior Mr. Chia Seong has just come from the Chinese Consulate at Manila A group „f well-known Malayans taken at the Hotel Houmet du Nord. tale. Guernsey, Channel Islands, which is run by ('apt. Stephen
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    INAUGURATlON OF X-RAY PLANT AT TAN TOCK SENG’S HOSPITAL.
    109 20 i.roup taken at the inauguration of the new V-rnv mrnT It !'.r r M la,< a left to right Mr. (V'ouk Kmm sing \ir S< <" lr it ,l "l lit al Singapore, through I he generosity of Mr. Chee l>r
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  • PAST WEEK’S IMPERIAL AND GENERAL NEWS Contained in Reuter, British Imperial Radio and Special Telegrams.
    • Article
      FRANCE REMAINS STUBBORN.
      361 21 —British Wireless. Snowden’s Sharp Duel With M. Laval. WALL STREET VIEW. Germany Likened to A “Leaky Bath.” r the German Chancellor (Dr. Bruening) takes back to Berlin less than he expected that. It is believed, will be largely ascribable to the attitude of the French, who have
      —British Wireless.  -  361 words
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      WAR DEBTS.
      142 21 —Reuter. Whole Question Have To be Re-opened New York, July 22. Vn-Ju'- conviction is gaining ground or Hs, i roet that the German crisis will lL.. Uai)ly ca d to the re-opening of the Htion" I' t 8tl 1 n War debts and reparaKf events, some scaling down
      —Reuter.  -  142 words
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      PLENARY SESSION.
      245 21 —British Wireless. I Secrecy After a Three l Hours’ Sitting. I x h(1 Rugby, July 22. th?. f, V t 7 lts document which K' v Uv '>i<>n J, < <>r no yesterday’s 5-hour Ministers v c<)rn mittee of Finance phe nI(. m P as a y under
      —British Wireless.  -  245 words
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      WHAT OF TODAY?
      183 21 plenary conference tomorrow.—British Wireless. —Reuter. Report of the Finance Ministers. London, July 22. It is understood that the report of the Finance Ministers, to be submitted to the plenary session of the conference tomorrow (Thursday), indicates a large measure of agreement and recommends, inter alia, the renewal
      plenary conference tomorrow.—British Wireless.; —Reuter.  -  183 words
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      GERMANY’S PLIGHT.
      99 21 ,—Reuter. U.S.A. Statistics Which “Tell the Tale.” Washington, July 22. Some of the causes of Germany’s plight are indicated in figures published by the United States Commerce Department. These statistics show that, for the seven months ended December 31, 1930, the unfavourable trade balance against Germany was $1,500,000,000
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      CHINESE IN CUBA.
      58 21 —Reuter. 2,000 to be Repatriated Immediately. Havana, July 23. Two thousand Chinese in Cuba will be repatriated to China during the next two months, according to oificals at the Chinese Legation, because they are suffering as a result of the economic ditnculties. The Chinese Legation is paying
      —Reuter.  -  58 words
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      AN UNENVIABLE JOB.
      52 21 —Sin Kuo Min. Canton Finance Minister Who Cannot Resign. Hong Kong, July 22. Mr. I.um Wan-koi recently intimated that it was his intention to resign the post of Minister of Finance in the new Canton National Government, but the Canton Government has refused to accept his resignation.—Sin
      —Sin Kuo Min.  -  52 words
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      “ DECLARE THE SLAVE TRADE PIRACY.”
      316 21 DECLARE THE SLAVE TRADE PIRACY.” —Reuter. -British Wireless. Earl Buxton’s Appeal. 5.000,000 IN A STATE OF SERVITUDE. London, July 23. It is estimated that there are 5,000,000 people in a state of servitude at present in China, Abyssinia, Liberia and Arabia,” declared Earl Buxton in moving a resolution, which was
      —Reuter.; -British Wireless.  -  316 words
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      FAR EAST TO “GIB.”
      149 21 ,—Reuter. Trans-African Air Route To be Surveyed. London, July 22. Sir Alan Cobham, —with a crew of two engineers, two photographers and a wireless operator,—took off this morning from Rochester on a 12,000 mile flight via the Mediterranean and Nile Valley to the high-altitude lakes of
      ,—Reuter.  -  149 words
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      THE C.E.R.
      124 21 Sin Kuo Min. Soviet’s Demands And China’s Offer. Shanghai, July 22. Reports to hand from Harbin state that the Sino-So\iet discussions relative to the Chinese Eastern Railway dispute have been suspended owing to the uncompromising attitude of Moscow. The Soviet Government, it is declared, is demanding $(gold) .'100,000,000
      Sin Kuo Min.  -  124 words
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      HALF A LOAF FOR GERMANY.
      323 22 —Reuter. —British Wireless. The London Conference Concludes. A PARTIAL REMEDY. Doubts as to Whether It Will Suffice. London, July 21. The bird in the hand theory does not dominate the London Conference conclusions for, instead of he colossal loans to he negotiated in the background
      —Reuter.; !.—British Wireless.  -  323 words
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      THE PROPOSALS.
      611 22 —British Wireless. Action Left to Central Banks. Rugby, July 23. The following communique as to the results achieved at the conference is issued for publication “Heavy withdrawals from the banks in Germany have created an acute financial crisis. These withdrawals have been caused by a lack of confidence
      —British Wireless.  -  611 words
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      SOUND FOUNDATION.
      285 22 —Reuter. —British Wireless. Mr. Hoover’s Comment On The Conference. Washington, July 23. The London Conference has laid a sound foundation for the establishment of the stability of Germany declared President Hoover, commenting on the results of the negotiations. He added The conference supplements the suspension of inter-govern-mental debts,
      —Reuter.; —British Wireless.  -  285 words
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      FINAL WORDS.
      501 22 would re-establish German credit.—British Wireless. Speeches at Close Of Conference. Rugby, July 28. At the conclusion of the Conference the French Prime Minister (M. Pierre Laval), after expressing thanks to the president of the conference (Mr. Ramsay MacDonald) and to the British Government, —which were renewed in turn
      would re-establish German credit.—British Wireless.  -  501 words
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      FLOOD OF DECREES.
      467 22 Reuter. —British Wireless. More Silver Money For Germany. Berlin, July 23. Among the flood of emergency decrees, one dated July 18 alters the coinage law of August 1924. That law- established that only twenty marks of silver money could be minted per head of Germany’s population. The
      Reuter.; —British Wireless.  -  467 words
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      SHELLING OUT THE SYNDICALISTS.
      107 22 .—Reuter. Stern Measures in Spain “PEACEFUL” ARTIUery BOMBARDMENT. Seville, July 2 In pursuance of the polic y of the n k less suppression of the SvudhaV s k] i heir guerilla warfare, the ‘military Jt iruiulged in a PMi-efu! b nnhanln'J shelling the buildings from which
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      KOREAN RIOTS.
      152 22 —Router. 192 Indictments For Murder and Arson. Tokio, July 23. A message from Pingyang states that among those prosecuted in connection with the Korean riots is a 2fl-year-old Korean nrmed Cho Fu-chin. who i* alleged personally to have superintended the slaughter of 36 Chinese. The police state that
      —Router.  -  152 words
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      RETURN VISIT TO BERLIN.
      89 22 on the following Wednesday.— British Wireless. Premier and Mr. Henderson To Make It Early Next Week. Rugby, July 23. The Prime Minister (Mr- Ramsay MacDonald) and the Foreign Secretary (Mr. Arthur Henderson) will pay their postponed visit to Berlin at the beginning of next week. The
      on the following Wednesday.—British Wireless.  -  89 words
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      CIVIL AERODROMES.
      67 22 mouth and Stoke-on-Trent. —British W > re less. Seven Approved in England In Last Twelve Months. Rugby, July 23. In the House of Commons, in answer to a question, Miss Bondfield (the Labour Minister) stated that the Unemploy men Grants Committee had approved, in trie last twelve months,
      mouth and Stoke-on-Trent.—British W >re* less.  -  67 words
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      “ THE OLD EASY PROSPERITY.”
      1067 23 THE OLD EASY PROSPERITY.” —Reuter. I) Prospect of Rubber V Restriction. I I.S.P. DINNER. Bteresting Speeches In London. Sil t as to the measures needed were expounded at the Knual’ dinner of the ncorporated SB" of Planters in London last m Dr Drummond Shiels, the Bndfr-sUrreUry «f State for the
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      BLIND ORGANIST.
      153 23 -Reuter. Death of Mr. William Wolstenholme. London, July 24. The death has occurred of the wellknown blind organist ami composer Mr. William Wolstenholme. —Reuter. Mr. William Wolstenholme Mus. Bac. Oxon. Hon. F.R.C.O., had been organist at All Saints’ Church, St. John’s Wood, j N.W., since 1024. His reputation
      -Reuter.  -  153 words
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      THE KOREAN RIOTS.
      136 23 -Sin Kuo Min. Marshal Chiang’s Appeal For Unity of Action. Shanghai, July 24. Reports to hand from Nanking state that Marshal Chiang Kai-shek is preparing a circular telegram urging the people to unite and support the Central Government, with a view to securing a diplomatic victory relative
      -Sin Kuo Min.  -  136 words
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      CIVIL WAR IN CHINA AGAIN IMMINENT.
      125 23 O v n w official visitors from Shansi.—Sin Kuo Min. Clash in North Expected At Any Moment. Shanghai, July 27. General Sliih Yu-san’s divisions are now reported to be advancing on Tsangchow, on the Tientsin-Pukow line, and a clash with the Manchurian troops is
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      GOLD FOR FRANCE.
      237 23 -Reuter* The Henderson Faux Pas Rumour Denied. Paris, July 25. The French Prime Minister (M. Pierre Laval) emphatically denies that the British Foreign Minister (Mr. Arthur Henderson) hinted that the moratorium in Germany might be followed by a moratorium in Great Britain, as had been suggested by
      -Reuter*  -  237 words
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      HOLES IN ONE.
      69 23 —British Wireless. Prince of Wales Makes A Habit of It. Rugby, July 25. The Prince of Wales, during a round of golf on the Royal Wimbledon course last evening, holed out in one stroke at the sixth, which measures 220 yards. During his visit to Brazil in
      —British Wireless.  -  69 words
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      DEATH OF DR. TREUB.
      212 23 —Reuter. His Close Connection with The Dutch East Indies. The Hague, July 25. The death is announced of Dr. M. W. F. Treub, the former Finance Minister and president of the East indies Employers’ Council. —Reuter. Dr. M. W. F. Treub, who was 77 years of
      —Reuter.  -  212 words
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      ROYAL COMMISSION ON CIVIL SERVICE.
      172 23 ,—British Wireless. Far-Reaching Proposals. “DRASTIC REVISION” OF REMUNERATION. Rugby, July 24. The Royal Commission on the Civil Service recommends that the system by which the remuneration of civil servants rises and falls with the cost of living should he abolished, and should be replaced by
      ,—British Wireless.  -  172 words
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      MUSLIMS IN D.E.I.
      318 23 -Aneta. Boycott of Italian Goods. Batavia, July 24. It is reported that the newly formed Al-Islam Committee—which h is been not unly joined by the native Islam Societies but also by the Arab and British Indian parties, among which are the Achmaddijah of Quadian, and the British
      -Aneta.  -  318 words
    • Article
      THIRTY LIVES LOST.
      129 23 Reuter. Ghastly Fire At Home For The Aged. Pittsburgh, July 25. Twenty-two people arc dead, 20 are missing and over 100 are in hospital as a result of a fire which destroyed the Home for the Aged of the Little Sisters of the Poor. The fire started
      , Reuter.  -  129 words
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      FIERCE REVOLVER BATTLES.
      418 24 —Reuter. Governor of Vera Cruz In 15-Minute Duel. SHOTS IN CHURCHES. Children Tramoled on In Rush to Es cape. Vera Cruz, July 26. The Governor of Vera Cruz was wounded, several persons were killed, four churches were burned to the ground and martial law was declared in
      —Reuter.  -  418 words
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      INDIAN PROBLEM.
      88 24 —British Wireless. Lord Irwin and the Coming Testing Time.” Rugby, July 23. IiOrd Irwin, the former Viceroy of India, was presented with the honorary freedom of the county and borough of Doncaster today. He said the next few months, with the re assembly of the Round-Table Conference, would
      —British Wireless.  -  88 words
    • Article
      GRAF ZEPPELIN.
      56 24 —Reuter. Sets Out on Flight to The Arctic. Berlin, July 21. The Graf Zeppelin started on its scientific meteorological flight to the Arctic from Friedrichshafen at 9.45 a.m. today. It hopes to land in Berlin this evening and to continue to Leningrad at dawn tomorrow. Thence it will
      —Reuter.  -  56 words
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      IMPERIAL AIRWAYS.
      34 24 British Wireless. Speeding Up on the Paris Route. Rugby, July 24. Imperial Airways announce a speeding up on the Paris route which will reduce the time of the journey by 20 minutes.—
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      R.A.F. PILOT WINS THE KING’S CUP.
      286 24 —Keuter. Speed of 117 Miles An Hour Midst Cloud Rain. London, July 25. Flying-Officer Edwards won the King’s Cup air race. His average speed was 117 miles an hour. j Flight-Lieutenant Gibbons was second, his speed being 109 miles per hour. Ruin clouds the
      —Keuter.  -  286 words
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      WORLD UNITY.
      132 24 —British W’ireless. Archbishop on Mistrust And Jealousy. Rugby, July 25. Addressing 500 United States citizens at a meeting held in connection with the Friends of Canterbury Cathedral Festival, the Archbishop of Canterbury uttered a warning against international mistrust and jealousy. There could, he said, be no security for
      —British W’ireless.  -  132 words
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      VIGIL AT A TOMB.
      82 24 Reuter. Appeal to Spirit of Dead Emperor. Tokio, July 22. Twenty-five disabled soldiers, representative of those who, under the existing regulations, arc not entitled to pensions, are publicly appealing to the spirit of the Emperor Meiji for pensions. They assembled in front of the Emperor Meiji’s
      Reuter.  -  82 words
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      TROUBLE IN INDIA.
      65 24 -Reuter. Viceroy Appeals to Mr. Gandhi. Surat, July 27. Mr. Gandhi has sent a letter, in the form of an ultimatum, to the Land Revenue Collector here alleging coercion in connection with the collection of land revenue. Mr. Gandhi has telegraphed the substance of his letter to
      -Reuter.  -  65 words
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      DIAGNOSING CANCER BY BLOOD TEST.
      177 24 —Reuter. Epoch-Making Discovery By Dutch Doctor. London, July 27. A comparatively obscure Dutch physician, I)r. Bendien, who has been patiently carrying out research work at Zeist for many years, has suddenly appeared in the front rank of the world’s cancer experts. Mr. Alfred Piney, acting
      —Reuter.  -  177 words
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      RESCUING SILVER.
      200 24 .—Reuter. Made Sole Legal Tender In Mexico. New York, July 25. A message from Mexico City states that in the hope of rescuing the silver peso, ex-President Calles has taken charge of the National Bank of Mexico and will announce, on Monday next, a drastic plan to meet
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      FLIGHT TO EAST.
      77 24 Reuter. Col. Lindbergh His Wife Leave Next Week. New York, July 23. Very little has been left to chance in connection with the flight of Colonel Lindbergh and his wife next week to the Far East via Alaska, Siberia, Jap&n and China. The safety measures include a
      Reuter.  -  77 words
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      MR. C. C. WANG.
      143 24 On His Way to Geneva For Assembly Meeting. Shanghai, July 25. Mr. Wang Chia-cheng (better known as Mr. C. C. Wang), the permanent vieeMinister of Foreign Affairs in the Nationalist Government, left Nanking on Friday last for Peking en route to Geneva (via the Siberian Railway)
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      PROOF OF GERMANY’S SINCERITY.
      326 24 —Reuter. A Guarantee Bank.” TO RESTORE CURRE\rvI CIRCULATION. 'll Berlin, July jj Following a conference between a. II representatives of the Government 5*1 Reiehsbank and of the other leading I,L? I it was decided to found an and Guarantee Bank,” with a 200,000,000 marks, design*! to
      —Reuter.  -  326 words
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      CHILE’S DICTATOR.
      211 24 trill' —Reuter. Carlos Ibanez Resigns To Avoid Bloodshed. Santiago de Chile, July 26. President Carlos Ibanez has resigned to avoid bloodshed. Thus ends a four-year dictatorship. The resignation followed his meeting with leading Chileans, at which he offered to withdraw. Discontent has been gathering strength for some time
      trill' —Reuter.  -  211 words
    • Article
      DR. C. C. WU.
      63 24 —Sin Kuo Min. Urged to Return To Canton. Hong Kong, July 24. The Canton “National” Government has wired to Europe urging Dr. C. C. ,u the former Chinese Ambassador Washington who recently resigned, t0 return to Canton.—Sin Kuo Min. The last heard of Dr. Wu was
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      JUDGE SHOT DEAD IN COURT.
      477 25 -Reuter. —British Wireless. ■Murderer Killed by The f Police. ■CALCUTTA OUTRAGE. Reprisal for Sentence On I Dinesh Gupta. I Calcutta, July 27. I in.tice Garlick, the senior Judge a suburb of Calcutta, was JlufasladanTwas thereupon also shot xi 1 1 ''hinfce"Garliek’s assailant, after Ihi. Ir'
      -Reuter.; —British Wireless.  -  477 words
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      THE MIXED COURT.
      69 25 —Iituter. I ranco-Chinese Agreement Ready to Sign. Nanking, July 27. The Foreign Minister (Dr. C. T. Wang) it- Vi 0(( j. today that the agreement the ne French Government for Kr v n( ltlon °f the Mixed Court in the in Shanghai was ready l’n<W 'll I>robab,
      —Iituter.  -  69 words
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      $880,000,000 LOAN.
      41 25 ln K «o Mm. legislative Yuan Approves Regulations. Shanghai, July 28. v<l, At V uan yesterday approv- i ix^ 0 r,liriary session held at >ng of thr* t ulal,0 ns governing the issu—iSin Kuo Vi P0Sed W,000,000 salt loan.
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      DIRECT APPEAL TO MARSHAL CHIANG.
      623 25 —Reuter. .—British Wireless. In Thorburn Case. SPECIAL MESSAGE FROM BRITISH NATION. London, July 27. Sir Miles I.ampson has been instructed to take the Thorburn case direct to Marshal Chiang-Kai-shek, since His Majesty’s Government must insist on the proper protection of British subjects announced the Under-Secretary
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      COWES WEEK.
      51 25 —British Wireless. King and Queen Leave For Isle of Wight. Rugby, July 27. The King and Queen left London today for Cowes, where Regatta Week opens next Monday. Their Majesties travelled by Royal train to Portsmouth, where they will embark, in Royal cutters, for the Victoria and Albert.—British
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      SEVEN KILLED IN AIR CRASH.
      130 25 Reuter. Two Englishmen. BLAZING PLANE STARTS FOREST FIRE. Bucharest, July 25. There were four English people among the seven occupants of an aeroplane on the Constantinople-Bucharest service which caught fire in the air over Karnabate and crashed in flames. All the occupants were killed and
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      MOSLEY GROUP.
      268 25 —Reuter. Fascist Tendencies Cause Split. London, July 25. The new political party formed a few months ago by Sir Oswald Mosley, when he seceded from the Labour Party, is suffering losses from defections. On top of the resignation this week of Mr. John Strachey (M. P. for Aston),
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      NANKING FLOODS.
      56 25 N ANKIN G FLOODS. —Reuter. 4,000 Houses Collapse: 10,000 Homeless. Nanking, July 20. As a result of the heaviest rains known for the past 50 years 4,000 houses have collapsed and 10,000 people are homeless in Nanking. Parts of the city are submerged to a depth of several feet. Other
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      PRINCESS ILEANA.
      45 25 —Reuter. Weds Archduke Anton von Hapsburg. Sinai, July 20. Princess Ileana, sister of King Carol of Rumania, has married the Archduke Anton von Hapsburg. ‘She signed a declaration affirming that she remained a Rumanian citizen, despite her marriage. They will reside in Munich.—Reuter.
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      EDUCATION IN CHINA.
      50 25 Reuter. Geneva Mission to Study The Present System. Geneva, July 20. The League of Nations Committee on Intellectual Co-operation hak ended its sessions. It reiterated its intentions of affording China the greatest possible assistance and appointed a mission to visit China to study the Chinese educational system.—Reuter.
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      INDUSTRY NEEDS LESS RUBBER.
      222 25 “Tinkering Measures” Would be Ineffective. UNSOUND POLICY. Restriction Efforts Condemned. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 27. The Amsterdam correspondent of the Financial Times states thul the whole of the Dutch Press is against robber neat triction. It is held.” states the correspondent referred to, 44
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      “ FRIEND OF PEACE.”
      361 25 FRIEND OF PEACE.” -Reuter. British Wireless, Mr. MacDonald’s Welcome In Berlin. Bei lin, July 27. Huge eijowds,—with shouts of Hail MacDonald, friend of peace,”—greeted the British Prime Minister at the railway station. Mr. MacDonald’s photograph is given the utmost prominence in all the newspapers. He is the first British Prime
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      YELLOW FEVER MENACE.
      216 26 Sir Malcolm Watson’s Grave Warning. SPREAD FROM AFRICA. “Will Shake Civilisation To the Ground.” (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 23. The peril of yellow fever spreading from the west to the east coast of Africa and thence to Malaya and other Asiaticountries was stressed by Sir
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      COMMUNICATIONS.
      260 26 Reuter. Receipts Down By £1,000,000 in 1930. London, July 24. A diminution in receipts, approaching £1,000,000, is revealed in the annual report of Imperial and International Communications, Limited, for 1930. The profit (£326,248) represents a decrease at the rate of £83,000 per annum. The directors declare that the communications
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      EUROPE’S FINANCES.
      99 26 -Reuter. New York Banker to Serve On Committee. New York, July 23. Mr. Norman Davis, the New York banker who was a member of the American delegation to the International Economic Conference at Geneva in 1927, has cabled accepting the League of Nations’ invitation to him. to serve
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      ATTEMPT TO MURDER FINANCE MINISTER.
      530 26 —Reuter. Mr. T. V. Soong’s Own Story SECRETARY DIES FROM WOUNDS. Shanghai, July 23. The Minister of Finance (Mr. T. V. Soong) und the acting Japanese Mint ter j to C hina (M. Shigemitsu) arrived from Nanking this morning by the night cxpress and were
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      DEATH FROM SHOCK.
      104 26 —Reuter. False Report Kills Mr. T. V. Soong’s Mother. Tsingtao, July 24. Mrs. G. J. Soong, mother of Mr. T. V. Soong, died here at noon yesterday upon receipt of a false report that her son had been killed. She had been in ill-health for some time.
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      NO ARREST YET.
      161 26 —Sin Kuo Min. Would-be Assassins of Mr. T.V. Soong Still at Large. Shanghai, July 25. So far the police have failed to arrest the woul<TW>o assassins of the Finance Minister (Mr. T. V. Soong). Mr. T. V. Soong, Mr. II. H. Kung (the Minister of Industries), Marshal
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      THE LATE MRS. C. J. SOONG
      105 26 —Sin Kuo Min. Body Now on the Way To Shanghai. Shanghai, July 27. The coffin containing the body of Mrs. C. J. Soong, the mother of the Finance Minister (Mr. T. V. Soong) and of Mrs. Chiang Kai-shek, is expected to arrive at Shanghai
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      SYNDICALISM IN SPAIN.
      120 26 Reuter. Threat to Stability of The Republic. Madrid, July 23. The Government is determined, once and for all, to crush the syndicalist disturbances which are daily worsening and threatening the stability of the. Republic. The principal ringleaders in Madrid and Seville have been arrested and their headquarters
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      BANK RATE RAISED.
      200 26 J y r I 3 per cent, to 2 1 per cent. —British Wireless. —Reuter. Heavy Drain of Gold From England. Rugby, July 23. The Bank of England discount rate was this morning raised from 2 1 L» per cent, to 3*L* per cent. This change is
      J y *• ~ r I 3 per cent, to 21:* per cent.—British Wireless.; —Reuter.  -  200 words
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      NIPAH DISTILLERIES.
      90 26 N IPAH DISTILLERIES. Proposed Reconstruction Of the Company. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 22. The directors of Nipah Distilleries of Malaya have issued a circular stating that the sum of £27,500 is required in order for the company to reach the producing stage. Reconstruction is proposed, the suggestion being
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      THRILL FOR BOMBAY’S ACTING GOVERNOR.
      261 26 THRILL FOR BOMBAY’S ACTING GOVERNOR Student Fires Two Shots. SIR J. IIOTSON HIVspiP TACKLES ASSAILANT Poona, July o<> A student fired two shots at Sir V', E. B. Hotson, acting-Governor of r 6 toy, while he was mspectin 8 Ferguson College. Sir John Hotson, who was not hi* himself overpowered
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      REVOLTS IN CHINA.
      419 26 —Router. vv/ VIIV MVIIUI VI (UU f dined to the southern cause.— 1V Min. Chiang Says Shih Was Bought by Canton. Nanchang. July Should I fail I shall seek death ir. order to redeem myself in the eve' of rm country,” declares Marshal Chiar<: Kaishek in a
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      PERAK ELECTRICITY SCHEME.
      250 27 Lj r Macfadyen’s Criticism. I .vnUAL meeting of I A THE A.B.M. I (Krom Our Own Correspondent.) I London, July 22. I Priding at the annual general meetI ,he Association of British Malaya Irt nine- Mr Eric Macfadyen reRiver Hydro-Electric -Ti e hurnesring of the Perak River
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      WHAT MALAYA LACKS.
      105 27 Need of Air Mail Service And Radiophone. Mr. Macfadyen congratulated the association on its excellent financial position. 11! deplored the lack of a British air mail |Mr\:ce to Malaya and the lack of a radioI |’!i< n* between London and Singapore, I making unfavourable comparison with II
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      THE HUMAN BULLET.
      164 27 —Reuter. New York to Havana And Hack in 16 Hours. New York, July 23. lru‘ Human Bullet,” Captain Frank Hawks, has won fresh laurels by a flight av ana and back (2,800 miles) in hours. Of these ifi hours 14*3 were actually •PMit in the air. —Reuter,
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      “ MA ” KENNEDY.
      119 27 MA KENNEDY. —Reuter. Husband Alleged to Be Already Married. Los Angeles, July 24. r kas annud(? d the marriage n-"- f V‘ n e< *y» on the ground that Hudson was already ave b^ e n issued for his An ,,:,;i ha^e of bigamy.—Reuter. hiivuri' i lnessa e from Longview,
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      FINAL TOUCHES.
      288 27 —British Wireless. Applying Decisions Of London Conference. Rugby, July 24. The stage of practical application of the decisions reached by the Seven-Power Conference with a view to the immediate alleviation of the German situation opened today. Tho committee of the financial experts of Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain,
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      ENGLISH PRESS.
      300 27 Summary of Comments On Proposals. Rugby, July 24. Broadly summarised, the English Press comment this morning expresses the hope that the palliatives designed by the Seven Powers Conference will serve their immediate purpose, satisfaction at the prospect of further friendly conversations between the French Prime Minister (M. Pierre
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      WAR DEBTS.
      290 27 able condition of a saner Europe.—British Wireless. Real Problem Which Must Be Tackled. The Labour Daily Herald says that, within its narrow limits, the conference has done what it could. But the relief accorded is purely temporary and permanent action in the way of tackling the whole problem
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      COLONEL STIMSON.
      107 27 —Reuter. —British Wireless. To Pay Short Visit To Berlin. London, July 24. The United States Secretary of State (Colonel Henry L. Stimson) has left for Berlin, where he will remain until Monday. He says his visit has nothing to do with financial matters. —Reuter. London Stock Exchange. Rugby,
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      INDIAN MURDER.
      149 27 Reuter. Attack on Army Officers Two Arrests Made. Bombay, July 24. Two men, believed to be minor railway officials, have been arrested in connection with the attack on Lieut. G. R. Hext, of the Eighth Punjabis, and Lieut. E. M. Sheehan, Royal Artillery, in a sleeping car of
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      LABOUR AND LORDS.
      105 27 reconditioning of neglected land.—British Wireless. Rejected Clauses of Land Bill Restored. Rugby, July 24. There was an unusually large attendance for a Friday in the House of Commons today, when, after a number of divisions, the House restored to the Government Agricultural Land Utilisation Bill the clauses
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      ROYAL GARDEN PARTY.
      59 27 whom His Majesty conversed. —British Wireless. King Talks With Delegates To London Conference. Rugby, July 23. The King and Queen gave a garden party at Buckingham Palace this afternoon. There were 10.000 guests and invitations had been specially issued to the foreign representatives attending the .Seven Power
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      ATTACKED IN MAIL TRAIN.
      109 27 —Heater. Indian Outrage. OFFICER SUCCUMBS TO INJURIES. Calcutta, July 23. Lieut. G. R. Hext, of the Eighth Punjabis, and Lieut. E. M. Sheehan, R.A., were stabbed in a sleeping car of the Punjab mail train by unknown men, who are believed to have escaped into the
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      SCHNEIDER TROPHY.
      304 27 British Wireless. British Machine to Be Tested This Week. Rugby, July 27. The new Supermarine Rolls-Royce S6 seaplane, one of the two machines bqUb to compete in this year’s Schneider Trophy contest, will make its first flight this week, if the weather is suitable. The flight would have
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      DR. FRANCIS TUCKER.
      142 27 -Router. Handed Over to the U.S.A. Consul. Peking, July 23. The United States Legation learns that I lie Chinese authorities at Tsinanfu have handed over Dr. Tucker to the American Consul, upon instructions from the Chinese Government. -Reuter. Dr. Francis F. Tucker, the respected superintendent of the
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      OVERSEAS CHINESE.
      32 27 —Sin Kuo Min. Affairs Committee Opened Hh Canton. Hong Kong, July it I The members of the Oversea (Jhinese Affairs Committee assumed office today, Mr. Tong Shao-yi administering the oath
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      A PRISONER IN SOOCHOW.
      754 28 ,—Reuter. Held Captive by Chinese Soldiers. APPEAL FOR AID. Strong Comment In London Press. H .gated that John Thorburn, the young Englishman who has been missing from Shanghai since June 2, was seen in the custody of Chinese soldier* iu Sooehow a week later. The ease
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      LORD KYLSANT GIVES EVIDENCE.
      531 28 Reuter. Explanation of Secret Reserves.” London, July 21. \jrj 1 K a v Isa lit entered the witness-box at the Old Bailey today and gave evidence on his own behalf. In reply to his counsel. Sir John Simon, Lord Kyisant told the court of the pat1
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      CANTON-HONG KONG.
      33 28 —Sin Kuo Min. Telephone Service to Start From Sept. 1. Hong Kong, July 24. The (Y.nton-Hong Kong long distance telephone service is ffh be inaugurated as from Sept. 1.—Sin Kuo Min.
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      BRITISH MINISTERS IN BERLIN.
      544 28 .—British Wireless. “Confidence In Germany Undiminished.” Rugby, July 28. The British Prime Minister (Mr. 'Ramsay MacDonald) and Foreign Secretary (Mr. Arthur Henderson) this morning began conversations wit a the Chancellor (Dr. Bruening) and other (It 1 man Ministers, after which they 1 visitel President Hindenburg. They
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      U.S. STEEL.
      95 28 Router. Corporation Reduces Its Dividend. New York, July 29. A sensation has been created on Wall Street' by the unexpected reduction, from one and three-quarters to one dollar, of the dividend on the common stock of the United States Steel Corporation for the second quarter of this year.
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      GRAF ZEPPELIN’S FINE PERFORMANCE.
      447 28 WMV (4 —Iteuter. —British Wireless. Mails For Ice-Breaker. TRANSFERRED WlTHlv 1 15 MINUTES. Berlin, July The Graf Zeppelin met the p. ice-breaker Malygin otf Hook.-r i i''‘ an alighted on the water, exchanged Si bsg-> and rose again u quarter f 1 later.—Reuter. an In the
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      ELECTORAL REFORM.
      223 28 —British Wireless. Commons to Consider Bill As Amended in October. Rugby, July -7. The Parliamentary session, which hepran last October, will be adjourned for the summer recess on Friday. Little controversial business is being taken this week. Parliamentary tune being mainly occupied in concluding the remaining stages of
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      TIN QUOTA SCHEME DEFENDED.
      240 29 I Mr. Mair’s Criticisms. I VISCOUNT ELIBANK I replies. I /From Our Own Correspondent.) I London, July 27. I iriiUnnk in a letter to the Iviefount T I; es criticises the 44 carping ■.nanual Ti K j,i a i r with regard lo.u'scheme. He admits that
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      MR. LLOYD GEORGE.
      150 29 —Reuter. 1 Uvl V v* i l I k/U Vl*u —British Wireless. Operation Stated to Be Necessary. I London. July 27. Mr. Lloyd George is ill, suffering from Inaematuru) —Reuter. London, July 28 (9.45 p.m.) An operation on Mr. Lloyd George will I he necessary in order
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      RIOTS IN KOREA.
      137 29 rtS not propitious ior a Alin mnff f China s attitude.—Sin Kuo Dr. C. T. Wang Drops A Gentle Hint. Shanghai, July 28. The Foreign Secretary (Dr. C. T. Wang) 'Peaking at the weekly memorial service V. 1 u Ministry today declared that the Wangpaoshan incident was
      • "rtS not propitious ior a Alin mnff °f China’s attitude.—Sin Kuo  -  137 words
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      DR. CUNO HOFER’S DEATH
      127 29 DR. CUNO HOFER’ S DEATH Mrs. I Soulier Acquitted Of Murder. Coire (Switzerland), July 15. in Kn Mrs. Boulter, the widow of 1 K an who was at one time a charin' 1 Hotel Cecil in London, on a uno ii f m V by shooting, Dr. in an r
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      THE KING’S TUTOR.
      216 29 —British Wireless. Death of Canon John Neale Dalton. Rugby, July 28. The death occurred at Windsor this morning of Canon John Neale Dalton, the domestic chaplain to the King, aged 91. For eight years, in his seventies, he was tutor to the present King. His son, Mr.
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      RONALD TRUE.
      118 29 Release from Broadmoor On Aug. 6. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 28. It was stated in London tonight that Ronald True will be released from Broadmoor on Aug. 6. True, who is 40 years of age, was sentenced to death in 1922 for the murder of Gertrude
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      MR. LEE K. FRANKEL.
      51 29 —Reuter. Death of American Jewry Leader. Paris, July 26. The death is announced, from heart failure, of Mr. Lee Kaufer Frankel, the prominent leader of American Jewry who, a week ago, was elected joint-chairman of the council of the Jewish Agency in succession to Lord Melchett.
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      BRITISH INDUSTRY.
      136 29 —British Wireless. Mr. Graham Answers Questions In the Commons. Rugby, July 28. The President of the Board of Trade (Mr. William Graham) was asked in the House of Commons whether he would institute an inquiry into the woollen and worsted industry to investigate the measures for reducing the
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      NAVAL APPOINTMENTS.
      86 29 Rear-Admiral R. A. S. Hill For The Yangtse. London, July 28. It is officially announced that the appointment of Rear-Admiral h. F. Rose as Senior Naval Officer on the Yangtse has been cancelled and he has been appointed Rear-Admiral commanding the destroyer flotillas in the Mediterranean from Nov.
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      MISS AMY JOHNSON.
      387 29 v»»»v iiivi Hiiu j miw i VI j m i vvi ward, left for Konigsberg.—British Wireless. —Reuter. Folkestone to Moscow In A Day. Rugby, July 28. Miss Amy Johnson left Lympne aerodrome while it was still dark this morning on an attempt to fly to Tokio, which
      v»»»v iiivi Hiiuj miw i VI j m i vvi ward, left for Konigsberg.—British Wireless.; —Reuter.  -  387 words
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      SEVENTY DEATHS.
      84 29 SEVEN TY DEATHS. Reuter. California Swept By Heat Wave. Brawley (California) July 28. Fervent prayers for rain are ascending in the Imperial Valley from the victims of the unprecedented heat wave. The temperature has reached 108 degrees Fahrenheit and people are dropping dead at street corners and in the parks.
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      RADIO TELEPHONY.
      48 29 —British Wireless. Britain and New Zealand Now Connected. Rugby, July 21. The Postmaster-General (Mr. C. R. Attlee) announces that, from Thursday July 23, a radio telephone service will be available between all parts of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and all parts of New Zealand.—British Wireless.
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      DUKE OF GLOUCESTER.
      52 29 British Wireless. Flies to Liverpool to Ride In Race. Rugby, July 24. The Duke of Gloucester flew today in his private aeroplane to Liverpool, where he rode Curtain II in the Withens Welter Plate for amateur riders. An excellent landing was made in the field adjoining the
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      THOMAS EDISON.
      41 29 ,—Reuter. Some Anxiety Felt For Inventor. New York, July 28. The inventor Thomas Edison, who is in his 84th year, is suffering from weakness due to old age. He is not seriously ill, but some anxiety is felt. —Reuter.
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      GLOOMY OUTLOOK FOR RUBBER.
      121 29 Excess Stocks. CONSUMPTION ESTIMATE FOR 1932. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 28. A gloomy outlook for rubber was th* prophecy in the City today, and it is noteworthy that the reduction ol stocks during the past few weeks has not aroused m flicker of interest.
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      SOVIET DEBTS.
      351 29 British Wireless. Commons Questions Keep Matter Alive. Rugb'*. Julv 27. Questioned as to the result of the representations made to the Soviet Ambassador in London (M. Sokolnikoff) regarding the present position of the Anglo-Soviet Debts Committee niegotiar tions the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs (Mr. H. Dalton) said the
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      DIAGNOSING CANCER.
      172 29 f 4 I I VI «IP1/ UlUt HI nosis and for diagnosis alone.—British Wireless. Marvellous Success of Dr. Bendien’s Method. Rugby, July 28. The British Empire Cancer Campaign authorities have been investigating the claim made by Dr. Bendien, of Ziest, Holland, to have discovered a method of diagnosing
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    • SPORTING NEWS.
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        MALAYS AS LEAGUE CHAMPIONS.
        1267 30 Chinese Beaten. WIN BY ODI) GOAL AT JALAN BESAR. Malays 2 Chinese 1. Bravo, the Malays I They have certainly done excee lingly well in winning the S.A.F.A. League championship for the first time in the history of the competition. It was u great victory, and
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        C. T. STUDD DEAD.
        269 30 —Reuter. Cricketer’s Life Work As Missionary. London, July 26. A private cable received in London is published in the Sunday News which an pounces thiit Charles Thomas Studd died in the Belgian Congo on July 16. This relates to the famous C.T.” of the trio of
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        RIFLE SHOOTING.
        76 30 The July Spoon competition of the Singapore Lodic®’ Rifle Club was held »t the Bidtit Timah Range on Thursday. The following cards were returned Total 300 200 100 with n r. > L* h’enn. MrssC. Petne ..20 20 29 103.32 Mrs. p. S. Gibson 29 28 34 *****
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        GREAT VICTORY FOR NASH.
        640 30 Plucky Negro Boxer Beaten. 5yd Nash, ex-lightweight champion of I the Navy, had a hard fight when he met I Young Johnson, Ibe local Negro boxer, at 1 he New World on Saturday evening, winning by a technical knock-out in toe tenth round. They both weighed
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        HARVEY UNFIT.
        142 30 Hood to Substitute Against Dundee. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 21. Len Harvey, the British middleweight champion, is suffering from a septic throat, and will be unable to fight Vince Dundee, the American, at the White City on Monday. His place will be taken bv Jack Hood,
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        DAVIS CUP STAYS IN FRANCE.
        513 30 —Reiter. Britain’s Great Fight DECIDING MATCH l\ HEAVY DRIZZLE. London. July oFrance retained possession j Davis Cup, defeating Great three matches to two. n V in the singles matches played on day, each country won once, Austin > n to Cochet while Perry defeated Iw**
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        BUD WALLEY.
        113 30 Singapore Boxer Popular In London. A letter by the last mail from Mr. Na’ Kim Lim, manager of Eud 'Valley, slate' that Bud is getting on well in Englairi. and has struck winning vein again. He is in great demand, his style ot fighting being popular. lie earned
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        KID CHOCOLATE.
        51 30 Beats Benny Bass by Technical Knock-Out. Philadelphia, July Kid Chocolate, the Cuban featherwoigi-’* scored a technical knockout over H' 1 1 j Bass in the seventh round of a scheduled ten-round bout here tonight. Bass. l r erally recognised as the junior l -’ht weight champion, surrendered the
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        NCHASHIRE LOSE TO ESSEX.
        1117 31 —Reuter. Reuter. Verity in Form. Ki;i.’M vN AND GEARY H EI bowl well. London, July 24. r defeated Lancashire ,i: d ill runs. Batting first j^H'' ;s, O’Connor being resmm in ,l I’carte scoring 152. V VlT.a V-i.h SU. Krne.t TylWgm' j,,.. 11(1, but. following on,
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        SINGAPORE GOLD CUP MEETING.
        276 31 Indications of a Large Entry. The Singapore Autumn (Gold Cup) Race Meeting promises to be a most successful one. The entries are likely to be as big as ever as we understand that so far from only nine trainers 117 entries have been promised. Word has
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        DIFFICULT WEATHER CONDITIONS.
        529 31 Yachtsmanship Tested In R.S.Y.C Events. The present is a season of fickle winds in Singapore, and yachtsmen may expect anything from a fiat calm to half a gale, during the period of racing on Sunday morning. The conditions prevailing during the Royal Singapore Yacht Club events between
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        WOMEN’S DOUBLES IN WARM WEATHER.
        184 31 Opening of Malayan Tennis Meeting. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, July 28. The Malayan tennis championship meeting opened on the Selangor Club courts this afternoon with the first round of the women’s doubles. The weather was exceptionally hot, but some strenuous and interesting play
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        BRIGHTER CRICKET MOVEMENT.
        331 31 Technical Breach of The Laws. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 29. The M.C.C. is demanding an explanation with regard to the two declarations in the Glamorganshire-Northaniptonshire match at Cardiff in which the respective captains, M. J. Turnbull and V. W. C. Japp, alter a blank first
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        LOCAL GOLF.
        483 31 Keppel Beat Garrison At Home. The result of the match between the Keppel and Garrison Clubs, played at Keppel on Sunday, was a win for the home team by 10*4 to 6%. The scores were as follows, Keppel players mentioned first:— It. Craik and J. M. Watt 0,
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        A BAD DAY FOR PUNTERS.
        1086 32 Penang Meeting. THE TOTE DOUBLE PAYS $458 FOR $5. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, July 25. The race meeting begun today with a had day for punters, only one well-backed horse coming in first. The tote double paid $458 for $5, there being no one
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        ENGLAND’S TEST TEAM.
        160 32 Ten Players Chosen To Meet New Zealand. London, July 15. Ten players have been selected so far, for the England team, for the first of the two additional Test matches which will start at the Oval on Wednesday next. They are 1>. R. Jardine (Surrey) (capt.). K.
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        STEWARDS’ CUP.
        115 32 -Reuter. Top Weight Finishes Third To Poor Lad. London, July 28. The following was the result of the Stewards’ Cup (six furlongs) today at Goodwood Foor Lad (7.11) ..1. Zanoff (7.7) 2. Xandover (9.1ft) 3. Won by three-quarters of a length ore length between second and third, .’’here
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        SELANGOR’S FINE EFFORT.
        233 32 Kedah Defeated By Ten Goals. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, July 26. Selangor failed to qualify for the final of the Malaya Cup on Saturday, needing a 19-goals win lo get through, but pleased their supporters by scoring ten goals against Kedah after an unpromising start.
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        INTER-STATE TENNIS.
        312 32 Perak's Victory Over Selangor. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, July 27. Owing to rain, no play was possible on Saturday in the Inter-States tennis match between Perak and Selangor. All the games were, therefore, played on Sunday morning, each State securing three matches. Perak won the three doubles
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        MRS. MOODY.
        78 32 To Play at Wimbledon Next Year. Chicago, July 14. Mrs. Helen Moody, arriving here today for the approaching Eastern tennis campaign, announced that she planned to attempt to regain the Wimbledon championship next year. Mrs. Moody won the title last year, but did not defend it this year,
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        INTER-CLUB TENNIS RESULTS.
        326 32 S.C.C. Beat Club. The results of the singly 9 on Monday gave the S.C.C. the India-Ceylon Club by to two. In the doubles each a win. The singles resulted !s 7_1r, L2 Ande, SC>n beat gjj’ Li GoUh beat N E. Si„ rham A. I. Pereira beat
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        SEREMBAN SPORT.
        164 32 Minor Sensation i;i The Ra Soccer League. (From Our Own Correspondent.I k3 Seremban. July A minor sensation has been caused H the X.S.F.A. League by the successful Kj protest of the Seremban Uni ed Chines? H Association against their deft at by theBJ Nilai team in a League
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    21 32 WIGHT.—-At Edinburgh on Julv Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Wight of Liinrm i Ltd., Kota Tinggi, a son. Both v
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    100 32 DEATHS CHARTON.—On July 22, 1931. at 1 Peter, the beloved son of Mr. and J. R. Clmrton, aged 1 year 11 niont. CALDER.—At the residence of her sor. Cairnhill Road, on July 23, 1931. 1." Kathleen Calder, aged 07, widow 1)1 late James G. Calder, Assistant Consul Engineer for Railways,
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      CONTENTS.
      109 1 Ipncral—- Rubber Situation I Singapore Tin Prices Singapore Auction I London Rubber Market I j*y .4. W. Still J l-ap-n yuvki* 1 J Tin 13 5 !I I5S ■Shan’ MaiTct I London Tin Market 5 I June UublH-r Uelurns 2 I Mount Austin Rubber I Rubber Shipments I Brunch
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      RUBBER SITUATION.
      70 1 I Singapore Official Quotations. Quotations Forward Contracts fl Spot Seller Prices B r 9 d. J Aug.■Date LMon Spore Aug. Sept. Sept. Klv k; o.s" 4 0.10 0.10 1 m 0.104 l 2 15 16 C.91.. 0.9*4 0.10 0.974 B.I 2 15 16 0.9 0.9>2 0.9*4 0.9-'h 2\
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      SINGAPORE TIN PRICES.
      29 1 I July 2 17.'* ton:, at $55*4 per picul. I -J 50 55(4 23 50 55 > a I 53*4 I 2* loo 55:14 I 29 125*
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      THE SINGAPORE AUCTION.
      116 1 I The Singapore Chamber of Commerce I n ii As oc,ution held its 1.028th auction I..,.. y "h« n there was catalogued II.. r 910.83 tons offered 1,795,239 P-J? wl.4.* tons sold 1,469,344 lb. or 655.96 I Now'y k 2 13/i* l cL t I N Urk
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      COPRA MARKET.
      157 1 Harlow -irwl t' ►ib.ws re P°rt on July 23, as r vv '»k! l ,,n tinued to ease throughout rHows u,i, I 081 n K quotations are as hundried $4.40, mixed $4.20. I Th 1 ftured a l cron e< i/5fl a o gor) Ruhber Co. f ar
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      LONDON RUBBER MARKET. A Dutch Advocate Of Control. A 1910 FORECAST RECALLED.
      1023 1  -  (By j A. W. Still.) London, July 1. j Price has been up—on ont d.iy as high as 39kd.—during the* past week and stocks have again fallen, the reduction amounting to 814 tons, which leaves the total in
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      EMERALD RUBBER.
      80 1 The report of the Emerald Rubber and Coconut Co., states that there was a loss of £2,459 for the year ended January 31 (against a profit of £19,015 for 1929-30). No dividend is recommended (against 6 per cent.), and after providing £500 (against £2,000 for depreciation of builddings
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      PERAK RUBBER.
      86 1 The accounts of the Perak Rubber Plantations show a loss of £719 for the year ended March 31, (against a profit of £8,398 for 1929-30). A credit balance of £9,929 was brought in, and £1,200 has been written hack from income-tax reserve, so that after deducting the year’s
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      TIN RETURNS.
      177 1 Taiping Tin (No. 1 dredge).—First half of I July 174 piculs, 307 hours, 50,000 yards. North Taiping (first half of July).—118 piculs, 193 hours, 26,000 yards. Batang Padang (No. 2 dredge). First half of July 114 piculs, 300 hours, 26,500 yards. Klang River (first half of July). -600
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      SHARE MARKET.
      598 1 Exceptionally High July Tin Shipments. Fraser and Co.’s report, dated July 28, states Estimated shipments of tin from tho Straits for July are now placed at the unexpectedly high level of 7,.'*00 tons, and the continuance of heavy export figures has a depressing effect on the price of
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      SUNGEI TIRAM RUBBER.
      99 1 The restricted output of the Sungei Tirnm Rubber Estate for the year ended March 31, was 860,000 lb. (against 723,000 lb. for 1020-30), of which 004,031 lb. were sold in Ixindon at an average gross price of 4.l8d. per lb. (agaist H.20d.) and 232,200 lb. in Singapore
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      LONDON TIN MARKET.
      821 2 Pessimism Vanishes With Hoover Plan. GENERAL CHANGE IN SENTIMENT. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 1. The recent strong advance in tin prices ■was due entirely to the Hoover proposals bringing hope to a weary world that at last relief wu* in sight, and a fresh start
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      SARKIES BROTHERS.
      305 2 Business at Meeting Of Creditors. The following report has been officially Bup,died The first statutory meeting of the creditors of Sarkie? Brothers was heid at the Singapore Chamber of Commerce on on July 21. This firm carried on the Rafik* and Sea View Hotels, Singapore, and the E.
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      JUNE RUBBER RETURNS.
      210 2 Anglo-Malay. 4*5.778 ll». Allenby. 47.*>87 11). Amalgamated Malay.—4.">,000 lb. Bnlau.—36,000 lb. Beaming. 40,000 lb. Bertnm Taislio i. —81,900 lb. Borelli.— 28,300 lb. Brooklands. 100,000 lb. Bukit Kepong.—22.010 lb. Bika.ni. 72,00) lb. Broome (Selangor*.- 04.930 lb. Batu Tiga (Selangor).—188,000 lb. Bukit Kuiang.—112.902 lb. (Tuny. 3(5.000 lb. Chembong. 80,000
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      NORTH BORNEO.
      304 2 Chamber of Commerce Meeting. A meeting of the North Borneo Chamber of Commerce was held in the offices of Harrisons and Crosfield (Borneo). Ltd., Sandakan, on Saturday, July 4. The hon. Mr. J. K. S. Malcolm was in the chair, j It was decided to ask Mr. Allan
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      NEW SCUDAI, LTD.
      428 2 The ninth annual report of the directors of New Scudai Ltd., for the year ended Mar. 31, 1931 states The results for the year show a loss of $10,376, which-amount has been deducted from the balance of profit and loss account brought forward from last year, less
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      RAUB GOLD.
      25 2 The Raul) Australian Gold Minin* Co., Ltd., adviso that the cleun-up for the four weeks ended July IH, amounted to 1,835.70 oz. gold
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      CORRESPONDENCE.
      70 2 [The Straits Times is not the opinions of its correspondents* spondents should bear in mind thli Corr must be short and to the no ii* epistles are liable to be reject*?’ Lo,1 f down. Correspondents must en lL° r names and addresses, not neclV lt «‘f publication but as
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      RUBBER COFFINS.
      447 2 To the Editor of the Straits Tim* Sir,—I am so intrigued bv the .rf able suggestion of Mr. Parsons that t tempted to pen my first lines to a in,,! ani I consider Mr. Parsons is unnm- I t hesitant in introducing his scheme Ih he suggests a
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      MALAYAN & GENERAL
      106 2 MALAYAN GENERAL The Malayan and General Trust report; a loss of £9,382 for 1930 (against a loss* £4,811 for 1929), to which are added the on realisation of investments, amounting £9,115, and the debit balance of brought in, making a total debit to carried forward of £‘23,922. The auditor report
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      PORT DICKSON-LUKUT.
      95 2 The net profit of the Port (F.M.S.) Rubber Estates decline*! £15,882 in 1929-110 to £2,742 in the S' ended March 111 last and again no dni is to be paid. The directors con' 1 1 advisable to take advantage ot >he 1 rates now ruling to continue the
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      MALAYAN RUBBER LAST YEAR.
      1272 3 I Tempany’s Review. |i i ehtilisers and budding. f on agriculture in Malaya j.»:;<> the Director of Agrieulm A Tempany, states that the B. nv.in- rubber in this country at H, the year was estimated to bo I'll,;; were estimated to have B' I. tons out
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      ANGLO-DUTCH PLANTS.
      81 3 The preliminary statement of results issued by the Anglo-Dutch Plantations of Java shows that the profit of the company fell from £378,722 in 1929 to only £53.942 in 1930. No dividend is proposed and after providing for income-tax £174,030 is carried forward. For 1929 a total dividend of
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      LAMBAK RUBBER.
      33 3 The profit of Lunibitk Rubber Ltd., for the year ended Mar. 31. 1931, amounted to £1.136. '|'b* sum of £'16,199 has been carried forward, a -1 .'.3,301' transferred to cultivation reserve.
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      TANAH MERAH ESTATES.
      573 3 Profit in Spite of The Slump. The fifteenth annual general meeting of shareholders of Tanah Morah Est ites 1916), Ltd., was held at 2, Canton Ror.d, Shanghai, on Juno 25, Mr. A. W. Burkill presided. The chairman said: Gentlemen, the rooort and accounts having been in our
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      MOUNT AUSTIN RUBBER.
      159 3 The directors of the Mount Austin (Johore) Rubber Estates report a loss of £14,627 for the year ended March 31, compared with a profit of £31,389 for 1929-30. To the year’s loss is added £4,026 spent on new land, making a total dehit of £18,653, which, deducted
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      D.E.I. RUBBER EXPORTS.
      56 3 The .Java Sumatra Handelmaatschappij supply the following statistical figures regarding rubber exports from the undermentioned places tons. Total Kx oorts for June from 1). K. I. 23,317 Of which to IJ. K. 1,702 U. S. A. 8,090 K. M. S 10,641 Native rubber, wet, during Muv 8,008
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      PUNGGOR RUBBER ESTATES, LTD.
      432 3 Division to Revert To Government. The annual meeting of Punggor Rubber Estates, Ltd., was held at the offices of the secre f aries, Messrs. Gattey and Bateman, Fullerton Building, on July 23, Mr. R. Renton presiding. Others present included Messrs. E. A. Gibson and O. R.
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      RUBBER SHIPMENTS.
      39 3 U.S. Consular Invoices Not Necessary. We are informed by the American ConI sulate-General that a cable has been received from Washington stating that consular invoices are not necessary for shipments of crude rubber to the United States.
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      BRUSEH RUBBER.
      217 3 The report of the directors of Bruseh Rubber L states Ltd., for the year ended Mar. HI, 1931, states :—The profit for the .vt»«r, after making provision for depreciation, is £3BO 14s. Bd. and the amount brought forward from last year was £9,003 19s. 9d. making £9,444 14s.
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      Trade and Finance.
      281 4 EXCHANGE RATES. Singapore, July 29. SELLING. 4 months’ sight 2/3 27/32 London, 3 months’ sight 2/3 13/16 London, 60 days’ sight 2/3 25/32 London, 30 days’ sight 2/394 London, demand 2/3 23 7 32 London, T.T. 2/3 11/16 Lyons and Paris, demand 1425 Hamburg, demand 234*4 nom.
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      Stocks and Shares.
      846 4 Fraser and Co.’s Quotations. Singapore, July 29. MINING. Issue Val. I’d. Buyers. Sellers. £1 £1 A»am Kumbung IS G 21,6 f 1 £1 AuntraI Malay 19/- 21 5/- 5/- Ayer Hitnni Tin 11 9 12/9 £1 £1 Bangrin Tin 9/- 10/J 1 Batang Padang 0.10 0.15 1
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      ALLY DEBTS.
      371 4 France’s Special Position. Ixmi Reading, speaking on June 23 at the annual luncheon of the British Kx- > port Society, referred to Mr. Hoover’s War Debt proposals. He said The atmos j phere is heavily charged with clouds and mists, hut through it all a great warm ray
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        LONDON EXCHANGE PRICES JULY 1.
        770 4 Abacco (£1 *4; Allagar (2/) Amherst (2 /4'a; Anfio-Malay (£1) 5/16; Aver Kuning (£1) 9/10; Bagan Serai (£1) 3/16; Bahru (2/) 21; Banteng (£1) Batang Consolidated (2/) /4 1 Batu Caves (£1) V*; Batu Matang (2/) /9; Batu Tiga (£1) Vi Bernang (2/ /6; Bekoh
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        SINGAPORE DOLLAR SHARE PRICES JULY 29.
        672 4 f apita! Is‘.i:e Closing Price? I Paid Ip uiue Dividends Fraser Lyalli I Company Co. Evttt I 454,175 1 Nil for year 2S-2-31 Allenby ($1) 0.65 0.75 0.00 OjI 216,770 i Nil for year 80-9-80 Alor Gajah ($1) 0.45 0.55 0.40 Cjil 459.425 1
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      ULU PANDAN RUBBER.
      157 4 totalled 15,551 lb. Tapping has tenij arily been suspended on account (llow price of rubber. j Mr. Oh Kent Guan has continue charge of the estate throughout The board at present consi'ts "j -V •I. A. Elias (chairman), Lee < S. Q. Wong, C. V. Bailey and
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