The Straits Budget, 10 September 1931

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    28 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] Is'o. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1931. Priii' 25 rents (S.S. Currency) or 7<t.
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    CONTENTS.
    405 1 Ieaders—- jhf Trades Exhibition 3 First Things First 3 I The Crisis and After 3 I a Jungle Railway 3-4 I Unwanted Rubber 4 I The New Planting Era 4 I Occasional Notes B-t» Telegrams, Reuter and Special— I Covering Past Week’s News 21-29 l?ictures I Sal.ai Tribesmen at
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    LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
    1181 1 Mr ’ation of the silver wedding of v ,n l' 5 *’u r, !ir rad H riarkc an At or k «*ld at 12 Hooper Road at •r. "which friends Avill .w i r> invitations are beinpr Shanghai is gazetted as having an epidemic of cholera. Dr.
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    THE SINGAPORE EXHIBITION.
    504 1 Committee’s Provisional Arrangements. JAN. 8—16. Free Power for Stand Holders. At the first meeting of the Committee of the Singapore Manufacturers’ Exhibition it was provisionally decided that the show should be held from Jan. 8—16 next in the new K.M.S. terminal station at Tanjoitg Pagar. Sub-committees were
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    What It Can Offer To Retired Malayans.
    1558 2 LETTERS FROM NEW ZEALAND— GETTING THE MOST OUT OF ONE’S PENSION. This is the first of a series of articles by a man who spent seventeen yearn in Malaya and, though concerning New Zealand, they are addressed with particular reference to Malayans especially
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    MAINTENANCE ORDER.
    286 2 Troubles of Well-Known Towkay’s Son. A member of one of the best-known and wealthy Straits-born Chinese families in Singapore, Chew Cheng Swee. son cf Towka.v Choo .loo Chiat, after whom Joo Chi at and Joo Chiat Place are named, again appeared before Mr. r C. Hodd. the Singapore
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    HUNTING TRAGEDY.
    69 2 Malay Woman Accidentally Shot. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Sept. 8 A tragedy occurred during a shooting expedition at Terachi, near Kuala Pilah, Negri Sembilan. Mr. C. O. Thomas, a well-known cricketer, fired two shots at a wild boar and one shot struck a Malay woman. She died
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    THE TIN POOL.
    77 2 More Details of the Way It Works Wanted. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 7. At a general meeting of the Dredging Association of Southern Malaya a resolution was passed that the F.M.S. Chamber of Mines should obtain and publish information regarding the constitution of the
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    BOATING TRAGEDY OFF KATONG.
    480 2 Friends Too Exhausted T. Give Help. The boating tragedy off Katong which two young men, a Eurasian and Indian, lost their lives, was the sul) of an inquiry which was concluded hJr. Mr -M- S' B U ;r- ,he Si »eapo,e Corn 0 on Monday afternoon
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    THE CONVENT.
    239 2 Entertainment Given by Old Pupils. In honour of the i*eligious silver jubilee of the Lady Superior, a successful performance of Cardinal Wisemans i“ Fabiola was given on Monday evening, j by former pupils of the Convent of the j Holy Infant Jesus. j Miss K. Edwards played the
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      THE TRADES EXHIBITION.
      950 3 —Straits Times, Sept. .1. hv the real enthusiasm shown J S‘ n „V b tin t e held to inaugurate the n nf Singapore manufactures, the h'f'hould more than juatify the hopes entertained. The suggestion r it n npears, the town is indebted 'ASk, the Colonial Engineer.
      —Straits Times, Sept. .1.  -  950 words
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      FIRST THINGS FIRST.
      994 3 abnormal conditions. —Straits Times, Sept. 4. It is customary to say that Malayan rubber estates have reached bedrock in all-in costs, but the costs which are meant are those which comply with normal or sub-normal requirements of the health and labour laws, not the requirements of a
      abnormal conditions.—Straits Times, Sept. 4.  -  994 words
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      THE CRISIS AND AFTER.
      929 3 wholesale rationalisation plans.— Straits Times, Sept. 5. On Tuesday Great Britain is to know what the economy and fresh taxation proposals are to be. On Thursday, most probably, those proposals will be ratified. There will assuredly be some grumbling but, in the main, it is highly
      wholesale “ rationalisation ” plans.— Straits Times, Sept. 5.  -  929 words
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      A JUNGLE RAILWAY.
      874 3 industry in the Malay Peninsula. —Straits Times, Sept. 7. The most significant feature of the opening of the Fast ('oast Railway was that none of the distinguished speakers mentioned the vulgar subject of money. The General Manager of the F.M.S. Railways steered cautiously near it when ho
      industry in the Malay Peninsula.—Straits Times, Sept. 7.  -  874 words
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      UNWANTED RUBBER.
      1029 4 there is to be said.—Straits Times, Sept. 8. There has been some discussion as to 1 whether we in Malaya were acting wisely in telling the world—including our com- j petitors on the other side of the Java Sea and the Malacca Straits —exactly what 1 proportion of
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      THE NEW PLANTING ERA.
      1041 4 —Stiaits Times, Sept. 9. Thanks to the excellent statistical service which is now available for the Malayan rubber industry, we have just been given almost the complete picture of budgrafting in this country. We say “almost,” because the statistics for Johoro, whose estate area is nearly
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    HON. MR. S. VEERASAMY.
    60 4 Entertained by Kuantan Indo-Ceylonese. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuantan, Sept. 7. The Indo-Ceylonese community of Kuantan entertained the Hon. Mr. S. N. Veerasamy to tea last Wednesday in the Tamil School. After tea Mr. Kanapathipillay spoke in appreciation of Mr. Voerasamy’s services in the Federal Council
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    “ HEAVY SELLING ” ON WALL STREET.
    39 4 HEAVY SELLING ON WALL STREET. .—Reuter. Dramatic Fall in Price 0( Stocks. New* York, Sept, 5. Under the influence of heavy prices on the Stock Exchange fell heavih today. Numerous stoclis touched the low* level since the 1929 collapse.—Reuter
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    MAIL BAG ROBBED.
    114 4 Rumour of Attempt to Get $20,000 Consignment. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 7. A mail-bag, dispatched within tht course of the last few’ days from Kuantir to Kuala Lumpur, was tampered with route, and 13 of the 16 packages which it contained are missing. The
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    PASSENGERS.
    467 4 The following passengers have left Sinnipore by the Karmala for Penang, Colon-bo and Europe: Mr. J. V. Booth, Mr. L. K. Heather. Mr i Wilkinson. Mr. Q. Grace, Mr. W. L>. Bmw Mr. W. A. Hayes, Mr. K. Leong Choo, Mr. K. Thye Choo, Mr. It. B. Nunneley, Miss
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    SINGAPORE’S HEALTH.
    142 4 The Singapore Municipal Health nient for the week ended Aug. h P 1 the total number of deaths as male and female 63. This represents a dea tate of 20.88 per mille, per annum, ooro* pared with 27.41 in the preceding and 26.85 in the corresponding n last
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      A WELL-SPENT LEAVE.
      214 5 respective spheres.— Straits Times, Sept. 3. Uo8t people look on their periods of W Lve as one long glorious rest from onl i e ,1/1 all its associations and this *Li accounts for the eagerness with P^ b !L y long to return to the scenes of
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      U.S. “ BANK ” CRASHES.
      302 5 U.S. BANK CRASHES. Straits Times, Sept. 3. In a two line telegram yesterday Reuter informed us that nine small banks, having deposits of $2,000,000, have been closed at Harrison, Arkansas. For nearly a year now. in fart, Reuter’s Agency has been giving us almost weekly ahocks of this description. But
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      FROM TAIPING TO IPOH.
      350 5 > —Straits Times, Sept. 3. Ipoh heard some very good news when the Shaik Adam building in that town was opened last week. The scheme to transfer the State capital of Perak from Taiping to Ipoh was finally approved by Sir Hugh Clifford, but there is
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      AN ASTONISHING DECLINE.
      155 5 $29,993,733. Hard times, indeed!—Straits Times, Sept. 4. That the buying power of the Federated Malay States has fallen by nearly fifty per cent, in one year is shown by the Made returns, just published, for the second quarter of the current year. The value ot the imports
      $29,993,733. Hard times, indeed!—Straits Times, Sept. 4.  -  155 words
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      FALSE HOPES.
      243 5 —Straits Times, Sept. 4. The great need to exercise caution in heralding claims regarding the discovery of alleged cures for diseases receives additional support from the report just issued by the committee of the London Hospital Research Committee, which, after investigating the claims of a Dutch physician. Dr.
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      OUR WAITRESS PROBLEM.
      294 5 lT?eni Ol WUIIicii in make haste slowly in Malaya.— Straits Times, Sept. 4. Local authorities in Malaya which have been wrestling with the apparently innocuous but actually undesirable craze for the employment of young women as waitresses in coffee-shops will note with relief what has happened ia
      lT?eni Ol WUIIicii in make haste slowly in Malaya.—Straits Times, Sept. 4.  -  294 words
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      U.S. BANK CRASHES.
      384 5 —Straits Times, Sept. 5. With reference to the note which appeared in this column on Thursday last, under the above caption, an American reader kindly writes pointing out that the Federal law provides—and the Compf.roller of the Currency clearly lays it down in his instructions relative to
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      BANKING TESTIMONY.
      367 5 BANKING TESTIMONY Straits Times, Sept. 5. The chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York recently testified that “the management of that bank (the Bank of the United States) had not had out full confidence for a period of years.” Long after its practices had become a scandal to
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      LABOUR GOES HOME.
      275 5 LABOUR GOES HOME —Straits Times, Sept. 7. At the last meeting of the Legislative Council it was pointed out that the number of Chinese labourers repatriated by the Pdalavan Governments during May, June and July represented 47.00 per cent, of those who landed in this country under the quota arrangement,
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      THE COBRA AND THE CHILD.
      504 5 believe in that mythical good deed.— Straits Times, Sept. 7. A most dramatic story is published in the Ceylon Daily News oi a three-year-old child which was bitten to death near Uatnapura by a cobra which the villagers believe to be a reincarnation of a
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      COMFORT ON THE RAILWAY.
      186 5 Straits Times, Sept. 8. Recently our London correspondent referred to the subject of railway sleeping car ventilation, and remarked that the tubjeci was one which the K.M.S. Railway luthorities might well consider. We are 'lad t:> learn that the matter has by no nouns been neglected
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      A SCANDALOUS ARTICLE.
      565 5 will take the matter up.—Straits Times, Sept 8. If you see it in John Bull it must be true used to be the slogan adopted by hat bright publication in the days of tho Horatio Bottomloy regime—when it was nore bright than reliable. Whether or iot that
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      STRANGE VISITORS.
      181 6 feed their poorly fed millions.—Straits Times, Sept. 9. Singapore when not called the cesspool of the East is often called the crossroads of the East and so many strange people and things drift through that they rarely excite particular attention. But one day last week the Harbour Board
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      A WORD FOR THE CENSOR.
      284 6 A WORD FOR THE CENSOR Straits Times, Sent. 0. It is not known what answer any of the officials of the Singapore film censorship department would return to the wellmeaning invitation of a friend to spend an evening at the cinema, but it might be guessed from the figures of
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      WHERE TO RETIRE?
      350 6 —Straits Times, Sept. 9. The assertion is often made that people n Malaya suffer from a divided loyalty which keeps their bodies in this country but fixes their thoughts and spirits on the lend of their birth and the day when they will be able to retire
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    CHARGES UNKNOWN.
    198 6 Waiting for Expert Evidence. (From Our Owm Correspondent.) Penang, Sept. 8. n ao are charged in connection with the loss of a cheque for $2,700 from Messrs. Boustead’s appeared before the police magistrate today. The D.P.P. said the probability was that the case would go to the Assizes,
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    NEW RAILWAY POLICY.
    105 6 Transport Specialist Appointed In Malaya. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 7. Mr. D. H. Elias has been appointed a? Deputy General Manager, F.M.S. Railways. Mr. Elias, who is 49 years of age, ha* been Superintendent of Transportation in Nigeria for the last six years. He
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    SECRECY ABOUT THE TIN POOL.
    1377 6 Miners Want to Know More About It TYING UP MALAYA. ATTITUDE FRIENDLY BUT INQUISITIVE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 7. At a general meeting of the Dredging Association of Southern Malaya held here a few <tays ago (a report of wrfhich has j
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    D.E.I. AND MALAYA.
    72 6 Estate Owners’ Association Wants a Meeting. The Malayan Estate Owners’ Association has asked the General Purposes Committee, of Kuala Lumpur, to call at an early date a meeting of their schemes sub-committee to consider the advisability of approaching Government to request the Government of Netherlands East Indies
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      TUBERCULOSIS.
      74 7 To the Editor of the Straits Times. i t j s a common scene to see men T'mr cigarette stumps from the 1 V stumps, I am told, are >1 m certain tobacco dealers and turned cigarettes. If the death-rate V tuberculoma is to be reduced, I ln i
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      CAMERON HIGHLANDS.
      544 7 T.t the Editor of the Straits Times, v In connection with the possibilities .‘establishing rainbow trout in the < anicron Highlands, it is interesting to mi,l that the temperature near Gunoh 1 TOO ft., at mile 20.46, averaged 23.8 t t m- during last July, which is th.
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      VANDALISM.
      160 7 To th« Editor of the Struts Times. s i". What terrible devattution is R committed at MacRitchie ReserV0!r May one ask by whose orders the u,< M au t-iful spot in Singapore is being r ni‘r. destroyed? The glorious f uasseg 0 f natural trees, like banks of ■'mt
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      BAR STILL OPEN.
      226 7 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.—The graphic description of your reporter s visit to Kelantan, on the new East Coast Railway early in August, has beer, read with much interest by the few members of the European community who have not yet been discarded to
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      “ GALLUS ” REPLIES.
      363 7 GALLUS REPLIES. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —In a recent letter I took the liberty of referring to courtesy, goodwill and co-operation. \our Johore correspondent makes it perfectly clear that for him all that is sentimental tosh. What he wants to know’ is why the French Government
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      GALLUS AGAIN.
      205 7 To the Editor of the Straits Time*. Sir, —With tin at 60, rublnir at anything you like and the temperature nearing 06 deg. in the shade, tempers appear to get short. Rotax did not sec eye to eye with me but he addressed me as hi* friend. Your
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      TO GALLUS.
      69 7 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —The facts, as stated by Cameronian, who commands my respect and adnurat.on, are irrefutable. Hence Gallus 1 answers them by a tantrum of vituperation. If Gallu s is old enough to remember the Great War, he may possibly have heard
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      TRADES EXHIBITION.
      591 7 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—-As the committee of the Trades J Exhibition has now been constituted, a ruggestion might be offered to its memhers not to overlook (possibly it has already occurred to them) to recommend to the Government the issue of special stamp.; for
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      FRANCE AND BRITAIN.
      427 7 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —I fear, Monsieur Gallus, that your memory rejects facts. Poor Rotax undoubtedly plunged in costing aside all questions of courtesy, g todwiil and cooperation, which apparently does not please you, judging from the rambling effort made to explain away
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      CHINESE NEW YEAR.
      371 7 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —I understand that there has been a movement on foot for the substitution of Oct. 10 as a public holiday instead of the 2nd day of the Chinese New Year. It is to be hoped that the Government will
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      HARMSWORTH TROPHY.
      54 7 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —The action of Commander (JarWood and his so-called 14 ruse in the second heat of tho racat for the Ilarinsworth Trophy—if correctly reported—is surely worthy of the contempt of every person worthy of the name of sportsman. Yours, etc., CLEAN
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      SOLUTION OF SOCIAL EVIL PROBLEM.
      826 8 Dr. Sundquist’s Lecture. EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS ADVOCATED. The education of children in matters concerning birth, in their tender years by parents and later in schools was strongly advocated by Dr. Alma Sunbquist in a lecture given before a gathering of women on the lawn of
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      NAUTILUS BACK AT SPITSBERGEN.
      179 8 Daring Dash to North Pole Ends. London, Sept. 8. The former United States Navy submarine, Nautilus, in which an exploration party led by Sir Hubert Wilkins made a !a**'n;r attempt to reach the North 1* It* by (bring under the ice floes, returned to Lo;•gycar City,
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      AMBULANCE IN CRASH.
      146 8 Municipality Wins Claim For Damages. The Municipal Comiib -sinners of Singapore were successful in their claim for damages from Bin Senv and Co. arising out of a collision between ambulance car no. 2 and a lorry belonging to the defendants in Bukit Timah Road on Jan. 10
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      ALKAFF GARDENS.
      184 8 Suit Against Municipality Dismissed. On the defendants, through their counsel, saying that the case had been settled, the acting Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Sproule, in the Supreme Court on Sept. 2 <ii-ini'Sod too claim ot Syed Abdulrahman bin Sha k Alkaff for compensation against the Municipal Commissioners of
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      CANTON AND THE U.S.A.
      209 8 Mr. Eugene Chen Preparing A Declaration. Hong Kong, Sept. 8. Mr. Eugene Chen, the Foreign Minister in the Canton “National” Government, i < reported to he preparing a declaration regarding the United States of America. —Sin Kuo Min. It will be recalled that strong feeling ha*
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      DEATH FOR MALAY.
      209 8 Guilty of Murdering His Divorced Wife. (From Our Own Correspondent. > Kuantan, Sept. 7, The Hon. Mr. Justice W. Burton ed over the Kuantan Assizes. There only two criminal cases. The first case was one in which a Malav from Sungei Lembing— the headquart** i of the
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      MARTIAL LAW.
      48 8 Suddenly Declared in Kirin Province. Shanghai, Sept. 8. Reports to hand from the Manchurian province of Kirin (which lies north-east of Mukden) record that martial law habeen suddenly enforced.—Sin Kuo Min. It is significant, in view of the strained Sino-.iapanese relations, that Kirin and Korea adjoin.
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      TAXI DRIVERS’ FIGHT.
      77 8 Four Injured and Sent To Hospital. An affray which might have ended moie seriously between rival gangs of Paihan taxi-drivers at the Coleman Stree: taxi rank had not the police intervened, occurred on Tuesday night. Inspector Tiwari, of the Central Division, went to the scene and saw
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    MISS AMY JOHNSON TAKES TEA IN JAPAN.
    77 8 a M,v l c^urt w h‘ we have received from the Japanese Consul-General in Singapore, shows liie British aviatrix. Miss Amy Johnson, on lie occasion of her flight from England to Tokio, in Japanese costume at the tea-party held at General Nagaoka's residence,
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    HELPING HAND FOR ASIATICS.
    980 9 Fund. rOVERNMENT TO BE approached. notim r of the general committee of it-Unemployment Fund was held ■XLftamb5. on Sept. 1. The folKf- v ,re present:— Messrs. Lim kec Kk (chairman), G. Shelley (hon. treaK l Ko h Soon Iluat, Chan Hal Seng er) r Kng. N.
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    INDIAN ON MURDER CHARGE.
    205 9 Domestic Quarrel That Ended Fatally. (Prom Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Sept. 8. The trial opened at the Assizes today of P.M.P.K. Kanan, an Indian and recently a schoolmaster, for the murder by shooting of Nelson Gunawardene on July 14. In opening the D.P.P. said that antipathy
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    MR. S. A. ALKAFF.
    170 9 Departure from Singapore For Arabia. One of the leaders of the Arab community in Singapore left for Hadramaut on Wednesday bv the steamer Hector in Syed Abdulrahman bin Shaikh Alkaff, J.P. He will be accompanied by his family and servants, and accommodation has been reserved on
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    CHINA FLOOD RELIEF.
    50 9 The Ho Hong Bank, Ltd., has been appointed by the National Flood Relief Commission as receiving bankers of contributions towards the relief fund. The bank has further been asked to relay a telegraphic appeal from the Finance Minister, Mr. T. V. Soong, to well-known Chinese in Malaya.
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD.
    490 9 Post of Asst. General Manager Advertised. (By Air Mail.) (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Aug. 28. It said that the Appointments Vacant” columns in the newspapers ar. being studied by more men today tha ever before, but that the number of good billets obtainable through that medium
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    EUROPEAN ACQUITTED.
    81 9 Careless Pedestrian Who Was Killed by Car. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Sept. 4. Mr. R. E. Forrester, of the Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation, who was charged with driving a motor-car negligently and causing the death of a Chinese, has been acquitted. The court held that the Chinese
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    MR. E. S. ISAAC.
    109 9 Death of Member of Local Jewish Community. The death took place on Monday at Plindong, 2, Oxley Road. Singapore, after a protracted illness, of Mr. Kxia Saul Isaac a well-known figure in local Jewry and business circles. Mr. Isaac, who was 59 years of ag was
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    WELFARE LEAGUE FOR MALAYA.
    503 9 New Organisation. WHAT VOLUNTARY WORKERS CAN DO. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 7. A meeting was held at Kuala Lumpur on Friday last with the object of extending the scope of voluntary welfare work. Dr. P. S. Selwyn-Clarke, Chief Health Officer, Federated Malay States,
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    INTENDED ROBBERY.
    106 9 Bride Who Wore Jewels Worth $40,000. (F rom Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Sept. 3. Jn Taipinpf police court yesterday Ha.*hjm bin Paodak Ibrahim, stated to >orru* from a well-known Kuala Kanpsar family, was I»ound over for six months in $ur,0 and in default six months’ imprisonment. It was
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    BRITISH AIR MAIL.
    21 9 Air Mail Karachi -London dispatched by s.s. Takliwa on Aug. 13 was delivered in London on Sept. 2.
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    HOSPITAL PATIENT’S ALLEGATIONS.
    990 10 John Bull Article. AMAZING STORY ABOUT SINGAPORE. The paper John Bull in its issue of Aug. 15 ha-- an am c headid in large type British Officer’s Shameful Ordeal," with Tortured Officer in Asiatic Hospital as a second heading. A photograph of a man with a far-away
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    VAN WIJK HOTEL SOLD.
    199 10 Property Bought By Convent. Shortly the Van Wijk Hotel, one of the i best known landmarks in Singapore, especially to the Dutch community, will .cease to he. Home of Dutch visitors to Singapore for the last .‘50 years, and famed I for its curry and draught
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    CALCUTTA ST. LEGER.
    122 10 Singapore Ticket-Holders Draw Two Horses. Mr. A. E. McCartney and Mr. H. E. Gardner, both of the P. O. Banking Corporation, Singapore. have drawn horses in the Calcutta St. Leger Sweepstake. They bought six tickets altogether, four of which were shared and two of the latter have
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    GAOL FOR EURASIAN.
    117 10 Mishandling Sports Club Money. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Sept. 8. Norman Sta Maria, a Eurasian until recently employed as a clerk hv Messrs. Si me, Darby and Co., Ltd., was today again produced in Court to answer two charges of criminal breach of trust in, connection
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    “RED” BOUND OVER.
    32 10 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang. Sept. 8. Stated to he a well-known Communist, a Hylam rtamed Kuet Mooi Lane was bound over in $5O in the lower court today.
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    MR. M. A. de COSTA.
    154 10 Death Follows a Brief Illness. The death took place at his residence No. 191 Rangoon Road, on Monday after very short illness of Mr. Michael Angelo (Charlie) de Costa, of The Eastern Extension Telegraph Co., Ltd., at the early age of 38. He leaves behind
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    MISSING JEWELLERY.
    102 10 European Woman’s Cook Goes To Gaol. Following a report of theft by Mrs. Aida Willies, a European, living in Scotts Road. Inspector Poulain of the Orchard Road Division police visited her house and carried out a timely search of the servants’ quarters. Leong Hong Chok, the Hylam (•(►ok,
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
    219 10 Tuesday, Aug. 25. The following: were the quests at a dinner given by His Excellency at King’s House :—Mr. and Mrs. A. W. S. Graeme, Mr. C. G. Cadnian, Mr. H. T. Nicholas, Mr. and Mrs. .1. Macdonald, Mr. S. Stutchbury. Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Topham. Dr.
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    WINDING UP OF G.H. SWEETSHOP.
    940 10 “Family vs. Traders." “HOPELESS STATE OP Tm COMPANY.” j On behalf of the petitioning crerfif the G. H. Sweetshop LM 'ft?' Macgregor Co. Ltd.), Mr j t applied for an order for the cnim 7* up of the firm in Court on Monday before Mr
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    ENGINEERING MILESTONE IN MALAYA’S HISTORY.
    3591 11 Sir Cecil dementi’s Tribute to The Construction Staff. The East Coast Railway, which was begun twenty-seven years .u.o. was formally opened by the High Commissioner and the Sultan of Kelantan on Saturday morning at a remote point far in the north-east the Peninsula, and on
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    TWO DISCHARGED IN RAILWAYS CASE.
    624 12 Investigating Officer Struck Too Soon.” Another stage in the F.M.S. Railways case in which three employees of the Tank Road goods department and a Chinese consignee are charged with forgery and abetment of forgery of certain invoices and documents, was reached on Friday afternoon when
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    BRITISH LOAN TO D.E.I ?
    57 12 BRITISH LOAN TO D.E.I Rubber Restriction To Be The Price. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, Sept. 2. According to the Nieuws van den Dag voor Ned. Indie a Dutch East Indian loan on the British market is being considered. It is added that a condition of the loan would be
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    MALAYAN RAILWAY HISTORY.
    793 12 Interesting Details of The Early Days. Mr. A. V. Brown, formerly of the Malayan Civil Service, who was Judge in Johore when he retired in 1927, writes as follows with regard to the early histor\ of the Malayan railways Your Kuala Lumpur correspondent has written at some
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    CIVIL AERODROME AT KALLANG.
    197 12 Rumour Denied. NO INTENTION TO CHANGE SITE. A rumour has been current in Sin Pore that the Government has b!ee r compelled to move the site of the pro posed civil aerodrome from Kallang R a to Seletar. The reason given f or change of site
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    THE SLUMP EXODUS.
    67 12 During the first five months of this year Malaya s immigrant population has been draining away at the rate of between ten and fourteen thousand (net lov.) a month, and up to the end of May over 64,000 more people had left this country than had arrived
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    MRS. F. H. DUPREE.
    78 12 Death Follows Relapse After Two Operations. The death took place in the Singapore General Hospital on Sunday morning o' Mrs. Dupree, wife of Mr. F. H. Dupre Superintendent of the Paya Lebar W Station. Mrs. Dupree recently underwent operations and was considered to he uel’ on
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    TWO JUDGMENTS.
    138 12 Spagu Mines Chinese Press To Pay. Two judgments, both for the plaintiffs, weie delivered on Saturday in th» Supreme Court in two cases, one against a lead and silver mine and the other against a Chinese press. In the former case, his Ixrrdship, Mr. Justice Sprouie. the acting
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    THE LITERARY PAGE – NEW BOOKS REVIEWED.
    2870 13 THE LITERARY PAGE NEW BOOKS REVIEWED. One Of France’s Greatest Empire Builders— Marshal Lyautey—What He Thought Of Singapore’s Barracks—An Old Naval Diary—Michael Arlen’s Women Fun In A Malayan Setting —Adventures Of A Chinese Girl. Marshal Lyaatey. Marshal I.vauti-v. By Andrt Maurois. "fraaslatvd by Hamiah Miles. Use. Is a nilre Mtufvis
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    DEAD MAN’S NATIONALITY MYSTERY.
    1811 14 Startling Developments Anticipated. TEETH AND NAIL CLUE AMAZING STORY TOLD TO CORONER. The casual finding of a body in an advanced state of decomposition in an, -out-of-the-way spot in a plantation at Sole tar, which at first was thought to he that of an unknown Chinese
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    TREASURE SHIP IN SINGAPORE.
    484 14 Modern British Art For Exhibition in Tokio. One of the finest collections of modern British oaintings and drawings that ha."> eV '*r left Great Britain for foreign exhibition arrived in Singapore on Sepi. 5 on the way to Japan. Singapore, unfortunately, will not see these treasures
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    EUROPEAN UNEMPLOYED.
    55 14 The Eurooean Unemployment Committee acknowledge the following donations received in the Singapore Section during August: H.E. the Governor $lOO, Mr. R. J. Curtis, $l5, collected by clubs through members’ account- sd(>2.so total $477.50. The local committee paid out during the month ended Aug. 25 in repatriations and monthly
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    A NINE-YEAR-OLD BANKRUPTCY.
    533 14 Discharge Suspended F or Another Year. The discharge from the r.ine-yH» r 0 U bankruptcy of George Fernando was pended for a year by Mr. Justice IVgrave Simpson on Sept. 4 when presiding over the Bankruptcy Court. Mr. E. N. Taylor, Assistant Official Assignee, reading from the
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    GOVERNOR OF BAHAMAS.
    113 14 Sir Charles Orr to Retire In December. T he Colonial Office announce- h~ tirement, on the ground of ii!*h r aich. cn Sir Charles Orr, Governor of the Da* ayu with effect from Dec. 7 next. —Drui' Wireless. Sir Charles William .Tame- Orr. K.( h* ‘•>’" ha
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    SMOKE-HOUSE ON FIRE.
    41 14 A section of a rubber smoke-house a. •Jaian Kemaman, was damaged! by hre on Sept. 4. On arrival, the brigade found the p* ai well alight, but they eventually extinguished the fire. The contents in n>-smoke-houso wore destroyed
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    A JOURNAL IN THE FEDERAL CAPITAL.
    3353 15 Forgetting The Slump—The Rich Variety Of Kuala Lumpur—More About Our Artistic Life—A Remarkable Exhibition —The Modern Malayan Girl—Relay Races In Yelloiv Pyjamas—Fish In The Home—Some Local Trivialities. (By Oar Koala Lunipur Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 4. T is somewhat of a relief at this
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    MALAYA NOW.
    308 16 Suffering Only From Indisposition. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Klang, Sept. 2. An address on the present trade de- pression was (riven at the last meeting of the Rotary Cub here by Mr. C. L. Chap- man, a director of Messrs. Whittall and Co. Mr. Chapman said that at
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    CAPT. C. DARBY.
    295 16 Further Details of His Funeral. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Sept. 2. Among those present at the funeral of Oapt. C. Darby, which as I telegraphed to you yesterday was held with full military honours at Batu Gajah, the Bishop of Singapore taking the service, were Mrs.
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    LEAP FOR LIFE.
    139 16 Nurse Jumps Out Of Window. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Sept. 0. A Chinese nurse was robbed and injured in her quarters at the Mental Hospital. Tanjong Rambutan. last! night when she was attacked by gang robl>crs. The rohlnrs. eight Chinese armed with knives and clubs, broke
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    PENANG AERODROME.
    168 16 Order Now Made in Land Acquisition Case. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Sept. 3. An order was made in the Supreme Court yesterday in connection with the land acquisition case in which the owner of a piece of land at Glugor appealed against the award of the Collector
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    LEARNING HIS LESSON.
    45 16 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 2. A Kuala Lumpur schoolboy has been given 10 strokes of the rotan for throwing stones at a train. The assistant stationmaster at Sultan Street station told the magistrate that this nuisance was very frequent.
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    EUROPEAN’S PLUNGE TO DEATH.
    339 16 Graphic Inquest Story Of Attempted Rescue. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Sept. 2. A graphic story of attempted rescue was told to the coroner, Mr- G. VV. Reeves, at the inquest yesterday on Mr. A. I). Watton, of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Hank, who when
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    JUDGMENT RESERVED.
    216 16 Suit Affainst the Spagu Mines, Ltd. Judgment was icurved by Mr. Justice Sproule. the acting < hief Justice, on Sept. I 2 in the Supreme Court in f he ca-e in which Mr. L. W. Richards, a European. I su°d the S atru Mines Ltd. for $2,031 1
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    NEW MALAYAN MAP.
    136 16 Once again the Map Production section of the Survey Department, F.M.S. and S.S., are to he congratulated on their latest publication, a large wall map showing alienated land in Malaya. Besides showing all the areas alienated for agriculture, mining, forest reserves and Malay and other reserves it
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    BULLEN COMMITTED TO ASSIZES.
    726 16 “Was He a Partner?" PROTRACTED INQUlRv CONCLUDES. Following: a preliminary inquiry h u has been spread over two month, v Bullen, a huropean, was coinmited stand his trial at the forthcoming on charges of forgery of an on a cheque or alternatively V t h honestly
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  • PAST WEEK’S IMPERIAL AND GENERAL NEWS Contained in Reuter, British Imperial Radio and Special Telegrams.
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      SCHNEIDER RACE SURPRISE.
      489 21 ,—British Wireless. France and Italy Not To Compete. BRITISH POSITION. Will Try to Improve On Record. Rugby. Sort. 3. R. Yu! Aero Club this morning: ,i <i i rt'i ia! notification from tho Aoro v and the Aoro Club of Franco r “i the British Club was
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      HISTORY OF RACE.
      1181 21 .—British Wireless. Reuter. Britain Must Now Win Trophy Outright. Rugby, Sept. 3. Information through a reliable but un;'al source has reached the British r ru bler Trophy team at Calshot that Italy and France have decided not compete in the race. bficial confirmation is expected to be
      .—British Wireless.; ,— Reuter.  -  1,181 words
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      “LOSING THE RUBBER INDUSTRY.”
      130 21 Mr. R. W. Duff Advocates Control. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Sept. It. Speaking at the annua) meeting of the Duff Development Co. this morning, the chairman, Mr. It. W. Duff, said it was amazing to the nation losing the advantages which could be derived from
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      ON THE ROCKS.
      111 21 —Reuter. Burgenland (Jets Off Again. Seoul, Sept. 4. It is reported that a German steamer, believed to lx* the Burgenland, 1ms run aground in the vicinity of Fukusa Island, off Korea, whilst on her way to Nagoya from Tsingtao. The vessel is leaking bedly. Twenty-five passengers and
      .—Reuter.  -  111 words
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      FINANCED BY THE SOVIET.
      493 21 Reuter. I Revelations in Shanghai Trial. NOULLENS CASE. j Plans to Create Labour T roubles. Shanghai, Sept. .1. Well-planned Communist schemes to I overthrow the social and political system j of China wnc revealed during the trial of Noullens. I The documents seized number over 200
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      PICTURES BY WIRE.
      52 21 lx-tween Great Britain and Italy. British* Wireless. Anglo-ltalian Service To He Inaugurated. Ruffby, Sept. 2. The Postmaster-General announces that a service of picture telegraphy, such as is already in operation between Gnat Britain and Germany, Austria, Denmark and Sweden, will lx* opened tomorrow lx-tween Great Britain and
      lx-tween Great Britain and Italy. British* Wireless.  -  52 words
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      VIOLENT SCENES IN BARCELONA.
      333 22 —Reuter. Fierce Street Fighting. WOMEN HELP TO SETTLE STRIKE. Madrid, Sept. 5. Another serious incident is reported from Barcelona. There lias been a dramatic siege of the headquarters of the Building Trades Union, where tho strikers, equipped witt rifles and an unlimited supply of ammunition, held
      —Reuter.  -  333 words
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      GOLD IN U.S.A.
      96 22 —Router. Not a Case for Action By Government. Washington, Sept. 5. It is stater] that the United States Government does not consider the record accumulation of nearly $5,000,000,000 in £old in the United States as a problem to be dealt with by governmental action. It ks averted
      —Router.  -  96 words
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      THE CUSTOMS UNION.
      172 22 operation in which all will .share.”—British Wireless. How London Received The News of Renunciation. Rugby, Sept. 4. Commenting on the renunciation by Germany and Austria at Geneva yesterday of their projected Customs Union, The Times says: Now that this impediment is out of the way, the world
      operation in which all will .share.”—British Wireless.  -  172 words
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      BIG U.S. BANK FAILURE RECALLED.
      153 22 .—Reuter. Depositors Get Initial 30 Per Cent. New York, Sept. 3. The Supreme Court has signed the order authorising the State Banking Superintendent to pay an initial 30 per cent, dividend to the depositors in the Bank of the United States, which failed last September.—Reuter.
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      INDUSTRIES FAIR.
      105 22 —British Wireless. I Heavy Space Bookings Continue. Rugby, Sept. 2. According to the general manager of the British Industries Fair, —the Birmingham and London sections of which open simultaneously on Feb. 22—the week beginning August 23 was one of I the best weeks in the history of the
      —British Wireless.  -  105 words
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      DE RIVERA’S REGIME.
      75 22 —Reuter. Sensational Arrests In Spain. Madrid. Sept. 2. Up to the present ten prominent people, mostly generals, have been arrested in pursuance of the campaign to round up those suspected of misdeeds under the Primo de Rivera regime. Among others arrested are Senor Castedo (the former Minister
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      DIAGNOSING CANCER.
      228 22 Reuter. Dr. Bendien’s Claims Not Justified. London, Sept. 2. The claims advanced for the test cannot be justified is the conclusion reached by a committee of the London Hospital Research Committee, after experiments with Dr. Bendien’s cancer diagnosis. The committee adds, however. Dr. Bendien’s integrity and honesty' of
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      MUSSOLINI AND THE VATICAN.
      301 22 —Reuter. Dispute Settled By Agreement. Rome, Sept. 2. The conclusion of an agreement settling the dispute between the Vatican and the Italian Government is officially announced. The quarrel arose from the banning of the Catholic Action Party by the Italian Government—Reuter. A message (dated Rome Aug.
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      SILVER CONFERENCE.
      233 22 —Reuter. Rumours and World-Wide Feelers.” Spokane, Sept. 2. Senator Key Pittman told a meeting of silver miners here that President Hoover will convene an International Silver Conference some time this month. Washington, Sept. 2. The Presidential Secretary, questioned with regard to the above report, sail there had been
      —Reuter.  -  233 words
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      TAXES IN CANTON.
      85 22 "r r' 1 viivj i^i —Sin Kuo Min. Fish And Vegetables Now Under Levy. Hong: Kong, Sept. 12. The fresh taxation in Kwangtung appears to l»e never-ending. On Monday the authorities began to the fish and vegetable export duty. 1 he dealers are vigorously protesting, ami no
      "r r' 1 viivj i^i —Sin Kuo Min.  -  85 words
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      ANOTHER CRISIS FOR GERMANY.
      103 22 —Rfuter Foreign Stockholders. DO THEY INTEND TO UNLOAD Berlin. Sept. 3. News has reached hanking c iroU from abroad, especially from New VqX that the foreign holders of German 4)c?’ intend to appear on the market as 3e iw soon after the re-opening of the Berlin
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      ILLINOIS BANK.
      126 22 Reuter. Veteran Employee’s Vast Defalcations. Chicago. Sept. 2 Losses amounting to hundreds of \housands sterling will be incurred bv LLvIrd'a underwriters, as a result of the ann .u:-.« e. ment by the officials of the Continents Illinois Bcnk that a veteran employee has confessed to embezzling a sirostantial
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      PROF. PRINGLE-PATTISON.
      239 22 Changed Name on Succeeding To Estate. London. iy*p:. I. The death is announced o: Prote>*or j Andrew Seth Pringle-Fattison. LL.D.. I D.C.L., at the age of 75.—Reuter. Born in Kdinburgh in 1$5*> Profe.-»or Pringle-Pattison was educated a: the High School and later the University 0: Edinburgh where he
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      STRIKE IN ALEXANDRIA.
      49 22 —Reuter. Nearly 20,000 Idle Cotton Warehouses Paralysed. Alexandria, Sept. Cotton workers to the number of li.OO* have been rendered idle, and all the great cotton warehouses in Alexandria have beer’ paralysed, by the strike of 1,600 cotter cartel's as a protest against a reduction ot wages.—Reuter.
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      CHINESE IN MEXICO.
      41 22 —Sin Kuo Min. Shanghai, Sept. 2. The Chinese Foreign Minister (Ur C. T. Wang), interviewed, said he believer the Mexican Government was able lull) to protect the Chinese citizens who ar< being illegally driven out of the countr>
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      PROPOSED CUSTOMS UNION.
      415 23 rvi with the Geneva Protocol.—British Wireless. Reuter. Renunciation. AUSTRIA AND GERMAN\ A MAKE A DECISION. Geneva, Sept. 3. Th Chancellor (Dr. Schober), on behalf A" today formally renounced the r *o ?e d Customs Union with Germany at meeting of the European Union ComB ’nr°Schober said he
      rvi with the Geneva Protocol.—British Wireless.; Reuter.  -  415 words
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      TIN POSITION.
      81 23 Statistics Considered Favourable. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Sept. 3. The August tin statistics are considered favourable. The Financial Times re•aerks “If the disparity between deli'and supplies continues at the same r e a i’ 1 August, when the total availstocks (total visible supplies plus wru.ts carry-over) wore
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      SIR HALL CAINE.
      74 23 tireless literary work.—British Personal Estate of £200,000 In Isle of Man. Rugby, Sept. 5. kr> Jn r Hall Caine, the well-tud-n* 6 1St Was provet n the iZOfumn 61 801 cstat< in the island is W an there is, in addition, a vn'uo <iu antity of real
      tireless literary work.—British  -  74 words
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      HALF A MILLION STERLING.
      72 23 —British Wireless. Sir William Morris’ Gifts To Charity. Rupby, Sept. 3. Sir William Morris, the motor manufacturer, has made another bip contribut’on to medical charity, havinp given £25,000 to the British Empire Cancer Research Cainpaipn for the establishment of a Research Fellowship in Radiolopy at Mount
      —British Wireless.  -  72 words
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      LEAGUE ASSEMBLY.
      327 23 British Wireless. Lord Reading Hopes To Attend It. Rupby, Sept. 4. The Foreipn Secretary (Lord Readinp), who was prevented by pressure of urgent Cabinet work from heading the British Delegation to the present League meetings, is anxious, if possible, to visit Geneva, while the Assembly of the League
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      TRAIN CONTROL.
      106 23 railway operating methods. —British Wi re! ess. Giving Drivers Audible Warning. Rugby, Sept. 2. The completion by the Great Western Railway of their system of automatic train control has resulted in over 2,000 miles of track and 2.500 engines being equipped, at a cost of £250,000, with the
      railway operating methods.—British Wi re! ess.  -  106 words
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      AUSTRIA’S PLIGHT.
      88 23 I j 1 1 1> u i vvunmiw' v and report immediately.—British Y\ ireless. Unable Herself to Restore Her Finances. Rugby, Sept. 4. At this afternoon’s meeting of the League of Nations Council at Geneva the Austrian Chancellor tDr. Schoeber) stated that, while Austria was doing her host,
      I j 11 1> u i vvunmiw' v •' # # • and report immediately.—British Y\ ireless.  -  88 words
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      WHEN BERLIN BOURSE REOPENED.
      229 23 .—Reuter. Nerves Steady Ignore Rumours” the Order. Berlin, Sept. 3. Excited scenes, with huge crowds thronging the streets, marked the opening of the Berlin Stock Exchange for the first time since the crisis. The directors and the staffs of the banking institutions had a strenuous week.
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      U.S. BOND ISSUE.
      110 23 —Reuter. $800,000,000 Flotation Over-Subscribed. Washington, Sept. 3. The $800,000,000 long term bond issue was over-subscribed.—Reuter. It will be remembei'cd that a message from Washington, dnted Aug. 30, stated that an issue of $1,100,000,000 of 3 per cent. United States Bonds was to be made shortly. According to
      —Reuter.  -  110 words
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      “ CHEQUERISM.”
      65 23 CHEQUERISM.” —Reuter. Scandinavia Sings The More We Are Together.” Oslo, Sept. fi. The Chequers movement has reached Scandinavia. The fact was exemplified by a gathering of journalists at llamar, which *;»s addressed by the Prime Ministers of D* nmark, Sweden and Norway, all of whom were loudly cheered. They confidently
      —Reuter.  -  65 words
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      WAR MANOEUVRES.
      131 23 Clmi-tong intends to make). —Sin Kuo Min. Strategy In Southern China. Hong Kong, Sept. 2. General Chan Chai-tong, the coin-marder-i.i-chief in Kwangtung and lead; of the Canton faction, has received i.i formation that Marshal Chiang Kai-diek is sending General Ho Ying-ching’s troops from Kiangsi, and the lPth Route
      Clmi-tong intends to make).—Sin Kuo Min.  -  131 words
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      SCHOOLBOY SIDE OF MR. GANDHI.
      144 23 Romps with Children. ATTENDS SERVICE ON RAJPUTANA. London, Sept. 7. Router’s correspondent on hoard the Raj put an a reports that Mr. Gandhi continues to enjoy the voyage to England immensely, behaving like a schoolboy on his first excursion. He romps with the children, caresses
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      SCHNEIDER TROPHY.
      223 23 .—British Wireless. Regret at Italian And French Withdrawals. Rugby, Sept. 5. The generally felt regret at the withdrawal of the French and the Italians from the Schneider Trophy race on Sentembor 12 finds wide expression in the papers, mingled with a certain surprise that both countries, which have
      .—British Wireless.  -  223 words
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      MORE BANKS FAIL.
      131 23 Reuter. In Pennsylvania, Texas And Arizona. Scranton, Pennsylvania, Sept. 6. The Bosak State Bank, with deposits of .?.1,"00,000, did not open its doors today. El Paso, Sept. 6. The First National Bank (Clint, Texas) and the Cochise County and State Flank (Tombstone, Arizona) have also closed.— Reuter.
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      YUGO-SLAVIA.
      74 23 —Reuter. To Return to Democratic Government. Belgrade, Sept. 3. The King has promulgated a new Constitution providing for the return of Yugo-Slavia (which has l>een hitherto under a Royal Dictatorship) to Parliamentary Covermm nt. I he country has been without a consti-'-ution since .January IPL’P when, owing to he
      .—Reuter.  -  74 words
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      ASSAULT ON WOMEN IN HANKOW.
      164 24 —Reuter. Action at London End. BRITISH DEMAND FOR REDRESS. London, Sc*pt. 5. The Association <> r British ('hambers of Commerce has awarded a ronsular Service Scholarship of £40 per annum, for a period of four years, to Mr. G. R. Savage, the son of the
      —Reuter.  -  164 words
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      THE ROUND-TABLE.
      142 24 —British Wireless. Changes Announced By India Office. Rugby, Sept. 3. The India Office states that, since the announcement of the names of the delegates to the Indian Round-Table Conference, the following changes have been made in the Indian Stated delegation In the unavoidable absence of the Maharaja of
      —British Wireless.  -  142 words
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      MR. A. M. CASSELS.
      162 24 Death of Chartered Bank Branch Manager. Medan, Sept. 3. The death took place suddenly yesterday from heart failure of Mr. A. M. Tassels, manager in Medan for the Chartered Bank, says a special Aneta cable to the Straits Times. Mr. Tassels, who was 47 years of
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      DISARMAMENT.
      57 24 .—Reuter. Britain Not Likely To Cause Postponement. London, Aug. 4. An authoritative denial is issued of the rumours that Treat Britain is in any way likely to be responsible for the postponement of the Disarmament Conference. On the contrary the preparatory work which is being done in London in
      .—Reuter.  -  57 words
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      RUBBER SHARES.
      25 24 Depressed Market Continues In London. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Sept. 3. Rubber sharea <1 id not follow today’s improvement in the commodity.
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      BARCELONA POLICE GET “JUMPY.”
      447 24 —Reuter. Lorry Exhaust Which Led To Wild Fusilade. Madrid, Sept. 3. The syndicalist trade unions declared a general strike in Barcelona at dawn. This was unexpected in view of the recent conciliatory document signed by a number of prominent syndicalists favouring the abandonment of the present
      .—Reuter.  -  447 words
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      NAVAL REVOLT.
      177 24 Leads to New Government In Chile. Santiago de Chile, Sept. 3. The sequel to the naval revolt has been the formation of a new Government under Gaspa Mora, who has been given extraordinary powers to suppress the revolt. Admiral von Schroeder flew to Coquimba and arranged terms for
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      MILLION PEOPLE DROWNED.
      395 24 —Sin Kuo Mjn. Reuter. I Yellow River Overflows Its Banks. Peking, Sept 6. It is reported that, owing 1 to the Yellow River overflowing its banks, a million people have been drowned in the Kunghsien area, on the south bank of the Yellow River in North Honan.—Reuter.
      —Sin Kuo Mjn.; Reuter.  -  395 words
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      ANOTHER RECRUIT.
      139 24 —Reuter. Mexico About to Join League of Nations. New York, Sept. 5. Well-informed people in Mexico City assert that Mexico is about to become a member of the League of Nations, states the Associated Press. Dispute With China. Washington, Sept. 5. The Chinese Legation’s formal request to the
      —Reuter.  -  139 words
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      FRANCE & GERMANY.
      57 24 FRANCE GERMANY. —Reuter. M. Laval and M. Briand To Visit Berlin. Paris, Sept. 2. It is understood, in well-informed quarters, that the Prime Minister (M. Laval) and the Foreign Minister (M. Briand) w-ill visit Berlin from Sept. 26 to 2K, returning the visit which the German Foreign Minister (Dr. Julius
      .■—Reuter.  -  57 words
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      CANTONESE ADVANCE INTO HUNAN.
      602 24 —Sin Kuo Min. Steady Progress. NO OPPOSITION YET ENCOUNTERED. Hong Kong, Sept. 5. Reports to hand from the front that the Cantonese forces continue advance northward through Hunan Kwangtung and, so far, have met *3 no resistance on the part of the Hub. nese. un The
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      NANKING MENACED.
      26 24 —Sin Kuo Min. Floods Submerge Suburban Districts. Shanghai, Sept. 3. The rising water is menacing NankimtAll the suburban districts are. Jtr merged.—Sin Kuo Min.
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      MALICIOUS JOKE ” ON MINCING LANE.
      97 25 MALICIOUS JOKE ON MINCING LANE. Rubber Restriction. OF NAME OF MR. J. H. h THOMAS. ,Knni Our Own Correspondent.) London, Sept. 7. rubber merchants and brokers of ."L i anc today received a circular Sng unauthorised use of the name of li J II Thomas, the Secretary for the and
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      CHANCE FOR CHINA.
      58 25 —Keuter. Australia and a Textile Mills Project. London, Sept. S. Tv-. Daily Mail states that the Mel- > ,-r- Australian Graziers’ Association r proposals to establish textile ■\u m c 1-ana. on condition that Chinese **•*'••-ts agree to market Australian v Commonwealth official (Mr. H. W. jj;
      .—Keuter.  -  58 words
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      PREPARING FOR WAR.
      238 25 u appear to be probable.—Sin Kuo Armies Approaching Each Other in South China. Hong Kong, Se]>t. 4. Tli,* commander of the Citizens’ Army I'.uthor i Hunan has wires! to Canton that on Septemt>er 2 he capture<l '’huahow. wh i h i> on the Canton-Chang->',.i ra »y five
      u appear to be probable.—Sin Kuo  -  238 words
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      THE OLDEST PILOT.
      82 25 100-Mile Flight To Succour Injured Airman. Pisa, Aug. 29. i ,e famous surgeon Senator 71 r s C7 years old, while watching air ir *U‘Uvre», heard that a pilot had crashed miles away he immediately jumped into hi? own Hew to the spot, and found the airman.
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      FLYING AT SEVENTY.
      54 25 rs Hewlett’s Journey To Java by Air. rom Our Own Correspondent.) London, Sept. 3. n Hewlett, the widow of Mr. Mau‘•wiett, the author, who is 70 years iett Croydon today by the Dutch for Batavia. *’.in n u ar Mrs. Hewlett ran a Ht Hrooklands and later
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      COTTON CRISIS.
      327 25 ,—Reuter. “No Crops in 1932” Movement Austin, Texas, Sept. 6. Governor Sterling has called a session of the State Legislature for Tuesday next to ’pass legislation for the reduction of the 1932 cotton acreage.—Reuter. It will be recalled that, a few weeks ago, the official forecasts of the
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      BRITISH EMBASSY.
      68 25 Further Salary Cuts At Washington Washington, Aug. 29. The economy axe is severely belabouring diplomats. The pay of the British Embassy staff, which has already been reduced through successive cuts, is likely to go low’er still. The economic depression is also reflected at the other embassies and legations.
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      SIR THOMAS STANTON.
      65 25 His Body Washed Up by Sea At Eastbourne. London, Aug 30. The body of Sir Thomas Stanton was found on the beach at Eastbourne, having been washed up by the sea.— Sir Thomas Stanton. F.R.S., D.Sc., M. Inst. C.E., M.I Mech. E., was Superintendent of the Engineering
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      ON HIS WAY HOME.
      51 25 —British Wireless. Premier of Newfoundland leaves London. Rugby, Sept. 5. The Prime Minister of Newfoundland (Sir Richard Squires) left Waterloo Station, London, this morning to return homo. —British Wireless. Sir Richard Anderson Squires, K.C. M.G., K.C., has been Prime Minister and Minister of Justice, Newfoundland, since
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      NAVAL LIMITATION.
      40 25 British Wireless. France Addresses New Note To Italy. Rugby, Sept. 2. The French Government has communicated to London a copy of a Note addressed to the Italian Government regarding the naval limitation proposals. Its contents are under examination
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      CELTIC GOALKEEPER KILLED.
      231 25 Fatal Attempt to Save His Side. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Sept. 7. Several football matches have been cancelled and postponed as the result of the death of Glasgow’ Celtic’s famous goal- j keeper, John Thomson. In the “Derby” m: h on Saturday against the Rangers. nson
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      LEAGUE ASSEMBLY.
      169 25 ,—Rritish Wireless. Reuter. Opening Session At Geneva. Rugby, Sept. 7. The twelfth annual Assembly of the League of Nations opened at Geneva today with a speech by the President of tho Council (Senor Lerroux. the Spanish Foreign Minister). M Titulesco (Rumania) wa* Lecturer and President of the Assembly
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      CANTON JOURNALISM.
      40 25 Sin Kuo Min. Newspaper Office Burnt Down. Hong Kong. Sept. 3. The Yuetwah newspaper office was buixed down yesterday afternoon. The Yu Rung Daily News ha? ceased publication, by order of the Government. for publishing indecent (hci articles.”—
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      TO VISIT THE STRAITS.
      55 25 ,—Sin Kuo Min. Oversea Chinese Inspectors From Hankow. Shanghai. Sept. H. The Central Oversea Chinese inspectors left Nanking yesterday (Sunday) for the Straits Settlements on a visit to the Oversea Chinese Party headquarters, on behalf of the Central Government. They are making a short stay at
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      LANCASHIRE COTTON.
      38 25 —Reuter. Negotiations with Weavers Break Down. Iyondon, Sept. 3. The joint negotiations between employer* and weaves in the Lancashire cotton’ industry over the moTo looms per weaver scheme have broken down on the question of wages.—Reuter.
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      FEDERAL STRUCTURE OF INDIA.
      565 25 I --British Wireless. Prime Minister’s Welcome To Delegates. Rugby, Sept. 7. When the Federal Structure Committee of the Indian Round-Table Conference, which adjourned last January, resumed its sittings at St. James’s Palace this afternoon, the Prime Minister (Mr. Ramsay MacDonald) was present to extend, as Chairman
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      FRANCE OBJECTS.
      73 25 —Reuter. To American Plan to Aid Germany. Washington, Sept. 3. France Is described, by the State Department, as being the sole objector to the United States plan to pay Germany $'.>,000,000, representing the balance under the awards of the German-American Mixed Claims Commission. The Assistant United States Secretary
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    PREMIER’S STATEMENT IN THE COMMONS.
    2570 26 —Reuter. The debate is continuing.—British Wireless* Reuter. “Bankers’ Ramp” Rumours Refuted. MR. STANLEY BALDWIN ON THE NEED FOR A TARIFF. London. Sept. 9. The House of Commons passed the Vote of Confidence in the new National Government by 309 votes to 250. Assured of a
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    OUTSIDE THE HOUSE.
    159 27 British Wireless. .Mounted Police Disperse Rowdies. London. Sept. 9 (3.38 a.m.). T it t v iis n.uih animation outside, as wi’. a- nsdde. Parliament during tonight's debate. Th* crowds of sightseers were swollen ;.v thousands of unemployed demonstra- F rv, .arrying banners denouncing Mr. Ramsay MacDonald and
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    ABUSE OF DOLE.
    78 27 British Wireless. Anomalies Committee Appointed. Rugby. Sept. 2. The Minister of Labour (Sir Henry Rttterton) after consultation with the trades Union Congress, employers’ organisations and the Treasury, has appointi'. an advisory committee to consider and '-p it i.n regulations for dealing with anomalies which have arisen in
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    PREMIER’S STAND.
    391 27 up to now-, existed between us.”—British Wireless. W ill Avert Disaster Before Resigning. Rugby. Sept. 2. ri*n!v of the Prime Minister (Mr. MacDonald) to the Seaham ..ti ..in I ;,rty. which passed a resolution n ypon him to resign his seat for n,!i tvision, is issued today. 'a
    up to now-, existed between us.”—British Wireless.  -  391 words
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    NEW MINISTERS.
    369 27 British Wireless. Premier Completes His List. London, Sept. 3. The list of the remaining nor-Cabinet Ministerial appointments consists almost entirely of Conservatives and Liberals, a notable exception being Mr. Ramsay MacDonald’s son, Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, 1 the Labour member for Basset law, who becomes Under-Secretary for the Domi-
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    A HEAVY BURDEN.
    272 27 —Reuter. Mr. MacDonald Unable To Visit Balmoral. London, Sept. 1 Cl.07 a.m.) The tremendous volume of detailed work which the crisis has thrust upon Mr. Ramsay MacDonald’s shoulders is evidenced by the fact that the list of minor Ministerial appointments was not submitted personally to His Majesty
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    A LABOUR PLEDGE.
    122 27 .—Reuter. Mr. Ramsay MacDonald As Next Viceroy London, Sept. 7. An interesting speculation as to the future of Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, Mr. Philip Snowden and Mr. J. H. Thomas is made by the Daily Herald’s political correspondent, who understands that, when the Government resigns His Majesty will
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    MINERS’ WIVES.
    169 27 .—British Wireless. Admiration for Policy Of Premier. Rugby, Sept. 5. The Blackball Colliery Lodge of the Durham Miners’ Association which is affiliated to the Seaham Division of the Labour Party, has passed a resolution condemning the action of the Party Executive in asking tho Prime Minister (Mr. Ramsay
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    DERBY AND J.H.
    157 27 —Reuter. depends may be restored.”—British Wireless. With a Little of The Joan Touch. London, Sept. P>. Personal bitterness and acrimony were avoided at a private meeting .of the General Council of the Derby Labour Party which, by 1011 votes to 18, resolved to withdraw it)-- endorsement of
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    MR. J. H. THOMAS.
    245 27 .—British Wireless. “Measure of Sacrifice Will be Heavy.” Rugby, Sept. 4. Speak inf: at a luncheon today at Derby, which constituency he has represented in Parliament for 20 years, Mr. J. H. Thomas (the Dominions Secretary) said the Government’s financial policy would lie announced in the
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    “JIMMY” GLOVER.
    218 27 —Reuter. Death ot Well-Known London Bohemian. London. Sept. 8. Mr. James Mackey Glover, one of thar best-known Bohemian figures of his generation, has died at Hastings at the age of 70.—Reuter. “Jimmy” Glover, as he was universally known, was for many years the musical director of Drury Lane
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    BELGENLAND DRAMA.
    33 27 Reuter. Federal Inquiry Leaves Mystery Unsolved. New York, Sept. 8. The Federal inquiry into the diaappearnnee of Mr. Fujimara has conclude<l. The affai” hats Ween left as an unsolved mystery. —Reuter.
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    STEEL WORKS’ CHANGES.
    87 27 Drastic Economy Steps At Jamshedpur. Jamshedpur, Aug. 21). Due to the present trade depression, the management of the steel works at Jamshedpur has found it necessary to [hasten Indianisation wherever possible and as a result twenty-four covenanted men a*'o being sent home. An Indian named Rrem Mathur,
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    ROYAL FAMILY TO JOIN.
    247 28 —Reuter. Prince of Wales’ Gift Of £10,000 a Year. NATION ELECTRIFIED. “Characteristic of His Majesty.” London, Sept. 7. Desiring to participate in the reduction •f the national expenditure His Majesty King George V has sent a message to the Prime Minister (Mr. Kamsay MacDonald) that he
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    A NOBLE GESTURE.
    234 28 Reuter. Prime Minister’s Letter Of Acknowledgment. London, Sept. 8. As in 1916, when the King voluntarily •ontributed to the Exchequer the sum of £100,000, His Majesty’s lead has electrified the nation, which is re-echoing the Prime Minister's words in the letter of acknowledgment that, whenever his subjects
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    THE KING’S LEAD.
    477 28 British Wireless. More Details of Royal Sacrifices. Rugby, Sept. 8. On the eve of the reassembly of Parliament, when the Government will put forward a vi-heme for balancing the Budget on the basis of the principle of equality sacrifice,” the King and Queen, ami other members of
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    “ WE HAD TO FACE IT.”
    285 28 WE HAD TO FACE IT.” British Wireless. Premier’s Message to The Nation. Rugby, Sept. 7. The Prime Minister (Mr. Ramsay MacDonald) tonight issued a message to the nation. Tomorrow/’ he writes, Parliament will meet, and the Government will ask from it, and is certain to obtain, a Vote of Confidence.
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    THE U.S. NAVY.
    63 28 —Reuter. “Minimum” Programme Submitted. Washington, Sept. 4. The Navy League, expressing the opinion that it is 44 practically impossible” for the United States Fleet to reach London Treaty strength by 1935, has submitted a “minimum” programme entailing an expenditure of $767,000,000 during the next fiscal six years.
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    CHURCHES AND CHINA FLOODS.
    90 28 —Reuter. League Aid Suggested. APPEAL TO NATIONS OF THE WORLD. London, Sept. 4. The international executive committee of the World Alliance for International Friendship Through the Churches, at a meeting held at Cambridge last night, passed a resolution sympathising with the people of China who have
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    OUT OF PETROL.
    386 28 .—Reuter. Anxiety for Amy Johnson Relieved. Riga, Sept. 6. M iss Amy Johnson is reported to have been sighted flying aver Libau, in Latvia, today. If the identification of the plane is cor- rect she is, apparently, much otf her course. Later :—Miss Johnson ran short of
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    THE GRAF ZEPPELIN.
    120 28 —Reuter. Return Non-Stop Flight From Brazil. Friedrichshaven, Sept. 7. The Graf Zeppelin has arrived bade here from Pernambuco, Brazil.—Reuter. The Graf Zeppelin took off from Pernambuco at 2.40 a.m. on Sept. 4 on her return flight to Friedrichshaven. The giant German airship, it will be recalled, left
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    T.U.C. “DOES ITS BIT.”
    444 28 —Reuter. To Accentuate Economic Crisis. BRISTOL DEMANDS i 1 40-Hour Week and No Cuts i In the “Dole.” I i Rugby, Sept. 7. 1 The fi3rd Trades Union Congress open Hod at Bristol this morning, 5S7 delegate-* j being present. Membership of the Unions is return^
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    LOST IN BLIZZARD.
    140 28 Fate of Men And Women Students. Wellington, Aug. 00. It is feared that a terrible fate haovertaken eight men and six women students of the Auckland University, wn were caught by a blizzard on Mount Ruapehu. One hundred searchers have been out all night looking for then'.,
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    MOTHER THORBURN CASE ?
    468 29 MOTHER THORBURN CASE ,—Reuter. a pt. Nakamura’s Death. lONDON NEWSPAPER 1 COMMENT. London, Sept. 9. a parallel between the case of Th.'rburn and that of Captain 1 The Times, in a leading u k annua, g not surprising that the r! 1 V 1, lU indignant at Mukden’s o\er the
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    LEAGUE ASSEMBLY.
    143 29 -Reuter. Sympathy with China’s Flood Victims. Genova. Sept. 8. 1 wav a generous outburst of apthe entire League of Nations :v Ibis afternoon when the British r ution. expressing sympathy with 7 l and with Chnese flood victims, was in,irimouslv. T j nr( ’ee Ts suggestion that the
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    “MISS ENGLAND II” TURNS TURTLE.
    641 29 —Reuter. —British Wireless. Don’s Miraculous Escape. I RUSE WHICH RESULTED IN U-SA.’s SUCCESS. Detroit, Sept. 8. To the horror of thousands of spectators Miss England II when taking a bend half a mile from the start in the second race for the Harmsworth motorboat trophy,
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    AFTER THE HONEYMOON.
    51 29 Reuter. Tragedy Follows Romance In Vienna. Vienna, Sept. 4. The l.oneymooners, the Archduke Anton von Ham-burg and Princess Ileana of Rumania, had a nu-st tragic homecoming. Following an urgent summons they flew from England to the bedside of the Archduke Leopold ’’on Hapsburg. The Archduke Leopold died
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    ARMAMENTS TRUCE SUGGESTED
    188 29 —British Wireless. —Reuter. A Geneva Proposal. TO PAVE WAY FOR COMING CONFERENCE. Rut?by, Sept. 8. Addressing the League of Nations Assembly today Signor Grandi, the Italian Foreign Minister, proposed an armaments ti’uee until after the forthcoming Disarmament Conference in February. It was neces/ary to act, not only
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    DIVING AT 450 MILES PER HOUR.
    101 29 an hour on a level flight.—British Wireless. Amazing Feat in British Schneider Plane. Rugby, Sept. 7. One of Great Britain’s Schneider Trophy team pilots, Flight-Lieutenant Stainforth, yesterday attained a speed estimated at 450 miles an hour while diving one of the new Vickers Supermarine
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    NEW SPEED RECORD.
    74 29 Reuter. Achievement of Two French Airmen. Paris, Sept. 3. Naval Lieutenant Demougeot and the airman Genord, flying a two-engined seaplane carrying a load of 2,000 kilograms, claim to have broken the world speed record for a flight over 2,000 kilometres at a speed of 105 kilometres an
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    PACIFIC FLIGHT.
    31 29 ,—Reuter. American Airmen Hop Off From Japan. Tokio, Sept. 8. The American aviators, Messrs. Allen and Movie, hopped off from Sahishiro. North Janan, at 5.30 a.m. today for Seattle.—-Reuter.
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    MEXICO & THE LEAGUE.
    44 29 MEXICO THE LEAGUE. Reuter. Invitation to Join Is Accepted. Geneva, Sept. 8. The League of Nations Assembly has unanimously decided to invito Mexico to I ioin the League.—Reuter. Mexico City, Sept. 8. The Foreign Minister announces that Mexico is joining the League of Nations.
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    EMIL JANNINGS.
    31 29 To Appear on the London Stage. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London. Sept. 7. Emil Jannings. the noted film actor, will appear in a West End stage production in November.
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    FLOOD LIGHTS HOLD UP LONDON.
    609 29 ing, radio telephony and television.—British Wireless. West End Traffic Jam. CONGESTION LASTS SEVERAL HOURS. Rugby, Sept. 2. Hundreds of thousands of sightseers paraded London last night to admire the flood-lighting effect on the prominent buildings, arranged in honour of the International Illumination Congress. Better Control
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    ITALY AND CHINA.
    20 29 Sin Kuo Min Shanghai, Sept. Tho Italian Charge d’AlIairps has iron** to Nankint? to prosont his civdontiais.
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      SINGAPORE AUTUMN RACES.
      2019 30 Popular Wins. ENJOYABLE SPORT ON SECOND DAY. With wins of a fairly popular character on Sept. 2 racing? at the Singapore Turf Club was very enjoyable. The rain in the morning made the course just short of fast, but although the times recorded were slightly slower than
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      THE PANTHER.
      145 30 Big Derby Upset Recalled By Horse's Death. From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Sept. 3. The famous racehorse, The Panther, whose defeat in the 1919 Derby cost the public over 1*1,000,000, died at Newmarket today. The Panther, which was owned by Sir A. Black, won the 2.000 guineas from
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      BATAVIA CUP SERIES AT R.S.Y.C.
      304 30 Sparcity of Wind Caus* Many Retirements. The first of the series for the Bat Visitors’ Cup was sailed from the Singapore Yacht Club on Saturday 7 this race the “A” Class and ”B” ci sailed on handicap based on the mil/ ot the course. The
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      A.A.A. MEETING.
      218 30 Decision to Abandon Veterans’ Race. (From Oar Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. Sept. 5. At the annual meeting of the Amateur Athletic Association of British Malaya ir {Kuala Lumpur, the Hon. Mr. Andrew Caldecott presiding, it was decided that 'the championships meeting shou’.l be held in Kuala Lumpur again
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      OUIMET’S SUCCESS.
      83 30 —Reuter. Wins American Amateur Golf Championship. Chicago. Sept. •>. Francis Ouimet, the veteran golfer, we- the American amateur golf championship here today, defeating Jack Westland the final by f> up and 5 to play. Ouinw held a lead of five holes at. the end of t first round.—Reuter.
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      ENGLISH FOOTBALL.
      32 30 —Reuter. Thames and Brentford Score One Goal Each. London, Sept. The Third Division (Southern) ini. between Thames and Brentford, p'uV** today, ended in a draw*, each side scoj one goal.—Reuter.
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      LAST PROBABLES FOR ST. LEGER.
      221 31 —Reuter. BiSuze May Not Start. IoaMPION JOCKEY TO f RinE FAVOURITE. I London, Sept. 8. I iai table starters and jockeys for Yt jrer. to be run at Donaster toaw as follows ■f 1 r 's BIRTHDAY BOOK (Lane). V I Ua<> GOYESCAS (Elliott). ps.
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      MALAYAN TENNIS.
      375 31 Perak Players Overwhelm Penang. < From Our Own Correspondent.' Ipoh, Sept. 7 Rain marred the concluding stages v*!t rdav afternoon of an interesting r.\r-State tennis match, played during tr.e week-end. between Perak ami Penang, a *:r.gl«s and doubles matches had to be postponed when half-way through. Perak w,
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      WEATHER RUINS CRICKET.
      183 31 .—Reuter. Three Matches Spoilt By Rain. London, Sept. 4. Rain throughout the country interfere*! with the three first-class cricket fixtures whi?h started on Wednesday. Big Score By Blunt. At Eastl>ourne the New Zealand tourists were opposed to the Gentlemen of England. The tourists opened with 377, of
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      EXCITING POLO AT BALESTIER.
      370 31 Regiment Win Sultan Of Perak’s Trophy. A splendid recovery on the part of tlm B team saved th“in from cing beaten heavily by the Gloucestershire Regiment in the final of H.H. the Sultan of Perak’s Cup. played at the Singapore Polo Club ground at Balestier yesterday.
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      A HOLE IN ONE.
      67 31 Silver Trophy for Mr. W. S. Hoseason. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang. Sept. 8. Mr. W. S. Hoseason, of the North British and Mercantile Insurance Co., Ltd., playing against Mr. H. J. Shuttleworth, of C. C. Wakefield and Co., Ltd., over the golf course here holed
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      HOBBS AND SUTCLIFFE AGAIN.
      200 31 Reuter. Big Opening Stand For Players. London, Sept. 8. A splendid first innings partnership by Ilobb, (144) and Sutcliffe (96) enabled the Players to declare against the Gentlemen in their Scarborough Festival match with 414 for six wickets. The Gentlemen replied with 210, but Playeits had
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      SINGAPORE GOLF.
      497 31 Result of S. G. C. Bogey Competition. The Singapore Golf Club September bogey competition was played on Saturday and on Sunday, and resulted in a tie between Messrs. M. M. Paterson and J T. Black in "A” Division and in a win for Mr. B. O. Stevenson in
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      INDIAN CRICKET TOUR.
      165 31 Bengal Confirm Decision Not to Assist. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Calcutta, Sept. 4. In spite of the decision of the Board of Control to semi sin Indian team to England next year the Bengal Cricket Association hist night reiterated its former decision refusing to associate itself with
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      SOLDIERS’ BAD LUCK.
      69 31 —Aneta. Lose First Match of Tour In Java. Batavia, Sept. 7. At Sourabaya, a team from Australia defeated a Singapore team (the United Services) at football by four goals to two. The Singapore visitors generally dominated the play, but bail much bad luck, owing to several shots
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      COLOMBES ATHLETICS.
      58 31 Reutei Germany Beat France: New World’s Record. London, Sept. 5. At Colombes Stadium, Paris, the athletic meeting between Germany and France resulted in a win for the former by 89 points to 62. Before the meeting, in an international 2"> kilometre walk, Velente (Italy), with 2 hr. min.
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      MOTOR-CYCLE RACING.
      119 31 —British Wireless. Remarkable Times Made In Ulster. Rugby, Sept. 7. Some of the most remarkable motori cycle rac ing ever seen on the road resultj ed in Ulster regaining the honour of havimr held the fastest motor-cycle road race, v hen Woods, on a Norton machine, won the
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      INTER-STATE GOLF.
      68 31 Selangor and Perak Draw At Ipoh. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Sept. 7. The Selangor Golf Club visited tho I|>oh Club this week-end. In the foursomes four-ball matches a team representing Perak beat Selangor by one point, but Selangor reversed the* result in the singlet; by a similar
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      HOME FOOTBALL RESULTS.
      597 32 Wednesday in Form. CHELSEA AND WEST HAM LOSE AT HOME. London, Sept. 2. The following wore the results of jn»tch(3 played today in tho English ami Scottish Leagues First Division. Birmingham 4 Newcastle L'td. 1 Derby County 2 Manchester City 1 Liverpool 2 Holton Wands. 2 Portsmouth
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      THE HARMSWORTH TROPHY.
      105 32 Britain’s Success In Record Time. Detroit, Sept. 7. Kaye Don, piloting Lord Wakefield’s Miss England II/* won the first heat of the Harmsw<irth international motor-boat trophy, heating Commodore Gar Wood’s “Miss America IX*’ by more than a mile. The average speed of the winner over o 30-mile
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      WILL GRETHER BEAT RIVERS ?
      331 32 WILL GRETHER BEAT RIVERS Impressive Record Of Swiss Boxer. If Albert Grether, the Swiss boxer, who j is to meet AI Rivers (U.S.A.) at the Theatre Royal, North Bridge Road, on Saturday, is anything like as good as hirecord shows him t he, his American opponent is going to have
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      COUNTY CRICKET.
      30 32 pionship table, with Kent third.—British Wireless. Gloucestershire RunnersUp in Championship. Rugby, Sept. 2. Gloucestershire take second place to Yorkshire in the County Cricket championship table, with Kent third.—British
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      U.S. BASEBALL.
      83 32 —Reuter. —Reuter. Results of Games in the Two Major Leagues. New York, Sept. 9. Yesterday’s baseball results were National League. New York 1 Philadelphia 3 New York 4 Philadelphia 3 Pittsburgh 3 Cincinnati 0 Brooklyn 10 Boston 6 American League. Philadelphia 10 Washington 1 Detroit 2 St. Louis
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      RIVERS’ SUCCESSFUL DEBUT.
      669 32 Kwi Outclassed. SINGAPORE BOXING RESULTS. A1 Rivers, the American lightweight, made a successful first appearance before a Singapore crowd at the New World on Sept. 2. Opposed to Rattling Kwi he demonstrated ihat he has a real knowledge of the finer points of the game, being particularly
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      CRICKET GOVERNANCE.
      59 32 State Body to be Formed In Selangor. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 7. At an informal mooting' of people interested in cricket, with the Hon. yvir. A. S. Hailey in the chair, it was decided to take steps to form a Clricket Association of Selangor. A
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      SINGAPORE’S LATEST FIRE ENGINE.
      406 32 Similar to Nine Others Ordered by London. Before an audience which i j W. Bartley, president of the M Commissioners, other members' i R- St. G. Caulfield, resident engird Y 1 the Singapore aerodrome, the lat.*<» W fof to ‘be added to the Singapore F re"?
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      HOME FOOTBALL.
      33 32 —Reuter. Southport Peats Tranmcre Rovers by Only Goal. London. Sept. 8. In a Third Division (Northern) match played today, Southport beat Trarmm Rovers by the only goal scored in the match.—Reuter.
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    BIRTHS
    73 32 AN’ DAM. At the Maternitv H> -r>:ta. Air. and Mrs. P. (1. van Dam, a daughter. <»n Sunday, September it. WOON. On September 7. 1931. at “Rivie-a.’ I’2, Pasir Panjang Rond, to Mr. a” i >b M.’oon Chow Tat (daughter of Mr. and MrCheang Jim Chuan> a son. WATERS.-
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    SILVER WEDDING.
    27 32 CLARK?:—SCIIEERDER.—On Sept. 10. l.W nt the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd, j th<« Reverend Father H. Rivet, Conra i Clarke to Miss Augusta E. Scheerder.
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  • The Straits Budget FINANCIAL SUPPLEMENT
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      76 1 (,t?neral— Rubber Situation ..rifal'ure Tin Prices 1 Hi Singapore Auction 1 1 \faiavn Tin Statistics 1 Xmrust Tin Returns Malaya Rubber Statistics 2 share Muiket Rubber Returns i;,va Finance Sungci Puntai I. ,n Ion Share Prices f V-ade anti Finance Stocks and Shares 4 tables Klian-Kellas, l»t<l. 1 i
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      RUBBER SITUATION.
      43 1 Sintfjtpore Ofticifll Quotfltions. Quotations Forward Contracts Slot Seller Prices L’don S'pore Sept. Oct. Nov. 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.8 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.8 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.8 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.8 0.7% 0.7% 0.8 0.8% 7 10 Business 0.7% 0.8 0.8% done
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      SINGAPORE TIN PRICES.
      25 1 7* tons at $61.37*3 per picul, j 6i.oo 5 "5 59.37 1 2 7 59.50 75 59.12 ‘2 9 75 59.12 '2
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      MALAYA TIN STATISTICS.
      187 1 ‘cn imports of tin ore during the r.th >f August, 1931 Country of origin. Tons. Au.-trulia 4 it urn a 244 '.itch hast Indies— Banka and Billiton 1.542 Singkep 106 Other places nil French Indo-China 89 bipan 74 >iam 1,711 nion of South Africa 10 Total 3,780
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      LONDON RUBBER MARKET.
      981 1 [Straits Times Copyright.— Reproduction Rights Reserved.! Glib Talk About Rubber I Roadways. PLANTATIONS CANNOT CREATE DEMAND. (By A. W. Still.) London, Aug. 12. The rubber industry dot's not cease to be interesting. Within the week I endeavour to cover in this letter, it has set up two
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      THE SINGAPORE AUCTION.
      127 1 The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association hold its 1,034 th auction on Sept. 9, when there was catalogued 1,943,310 lb. or 803.53 tons offered 1.065,320 lb. or 743.45 tons sold 1.394,147 lb. or 022.39 tons. Spot. London 2 7/10d. New Yo*k 5 1 I Oct 4.
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      ANNUAL MEETING OF McALISTER’S.
      956 1 Considerable Change In Investments. The annual general meeting of the shareholders of McAlister and Co., Ltd., was held at the company’s registered ollk’es, Gresham House, Battery Road, on Wednesday, Mr. A. McE- Marshall presiding. Those present included the Hon. Mr. J. Bagnnll and Messrs. C. A.
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      RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD.
      993 2 Chairman on a Record Revenue. Thu thirty-seventh annual general meeting of the Raub Australian Cold Mining Co., Ltd., was held on July 23,1931. in moving the adoption of the balance shwt for year ended Mar. 31, 1931, the chairman, Mr. I)e Burgh B. B. Persse, said that
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      AUGUST TIN RETURNS.
      457 2 I The figures in brackets give the outputs for the corresponding period of the year. j Tro-noh Mines.—2,2B9 piculs. Malayan Tin.—2,070 piculs. Southern Mulayan Tin.—2,480 piculs, (lopeng Consolidated. —616 piculs. Tekka. —740 piculs. Tekka Tuiping.—Bs4 piculs, j I’ongkalon.— 230 piculs. 1 Kanibutan.— 69 piculs. Kinta Tin.—3o2 piculs.
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      RUBBER STATISTICS.
      135 2 Foreign imports of rubber dusi„ month of August, 1031 rin f? Dr y. Wet Smoked Sim Sheet ISH Country of and Origin. Crepe. Sheet. Burk t Tons. Tons. X' l** Sumatra 514 3,722 o n •Dutch Borneo 386 2.408 i-jt 4,471 Java and other ->9l? Dutch islands 158
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      MERCANTILE BANK.
      43 2 The Singapore branch of the Mercantile Bank of India. Ltd., has received telegram from the head oflice stating that the directors have declared an interim dividend of 7 per cent., less income tax, for the half year ended June 30, 19J1
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      SAPONG RUBBER.
      48 2 The directors of the Sapong Rubber and Tobacco Estates, in view of the situation of the rubber industry, have considered it advisable to cease production from the end of August and to put the estate on a care-and-maintenance bads, reports thr Financial Times on Aug. 13.
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      MALAYA RUBBER STATISTICS.
      378 2 Oc*»i*i» shipments of rubber, including latex, it vertex and concentrated latex, during the month of August, 1931: Preliminary Keturn. Sheet ind Crepe. Latex, Concentrated Latex. Revertex. Total. Tons. Tons. Tons. Name of Port. Transhipment. Transhipment. Transhipment. Export Straits Malay Export Straits Malay Export Straits Mala; Proper. Settlements.
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      CORRESPONDENCE.
      68 3 Tbe Straits Times is not responsibly for opinions of its correspondents. Corre.lints should bear in mind that letters p0 d be ,hort and to the point. Long BU tleH are liable to be rejected or cut ,P, n Correspondents must encloee their es and addresses, not necessarily for lublication
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      RUBBER ROADS.
      597 3 To the Editor of the Straits Times. c>—I have read the report of the ion on the rubber road experiments X mcotmg of the Municipal Commissioned* on F riday. Two statement, there which are not quite the question of concrete founda n for rubber road material. When I
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      MINING COMPANIES.
      440 3 To the hditor of the Straits Timer.. tim.. 1 <rt s little doubt that the lani/i/r ot f ar distant when, under a An)- v changing, and in some directions ixfni lanin n soc a system, company law amJ ;!V W niake directors collectively their !J! fluH ,ly
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      RUBBER CRISIS.
      395 3 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —The rubber industry needs drastic action. Restriction of export on the lines of formerly is not now practicable. All the estates are losing money—some quite heavily—and a crisis is inevitable. The one and only solution would be compulsory cessation of
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      BUKIT KATIL RUBBER.
      451 3 Loss of Over $9,000 On Year’s Working. The 2!st annual general meeting of the Bukit Katil Rilbher Estates, Ltd., W’as held at Malacca on Sept. 2, the chairman, Mr. Tan Soo Hock, presiding. Others present included Messrs. Tan Tiani Tye, Cho Seow Lim, Tan Eng Chye, and
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      SHARE MARKET.
      463 3 Dominated by Political Situation. Fraser and Co.’s report, dated Sept. 8, states The political situation in Great Britain continues to dominate the world’s stook markets and investors have adopted a cuutious attitude meanwhile until the forthcoming Budget proposals have been disclosed, A certain amount of apprehension exists in
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      AUG. RUBBER RETURNS.
      422 3 The figures in brackets jCve output? U. me < oi i espondin:' period of the yeur. Ayer Kuninvr (K.M.S.). —101,000 lb. Asahan. -63,700 lb. Alor (iujah. 31,500 lb. Ayer F’anao.- 85,000 lb. Aior I'onRMU. 55,255 lb. Ayer Kunintf. 10,234 lb. A nirlo-.I oh ore. 50,000 I b.
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      Trade and Finance.
      272 4 EXCHANGE RATES. Singapore, Sept. 9. SELLING. London, 4 nionrhs’ sight 2/3 29/32 London, 3 mont hs’ hiicht 2/3% London, 60 days’ sight 2/3 27/32 London, 30 days’ sight 2/3 13/16 London, demand 2/3 23/32 London, T.T. 2/3 21 '32 Lyons and Paris, demand 1425 Hamburg, demand 234
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      Stocks and Shares.
      824 4 Fraser and Co.’s Quotations. Singapore, Sept. 9. MINING. Issue Val. Pd. Buyers. Sellers. £1 £1 Asam Kumhnng 20/9 22/- cd. £1 £1 Austral Malay 18/- 20/6' 5/- Ayer llitam Tin 11/- 12/£1 £1 Bangrin Tin 10/- 11/6 1 1 Batang I’adang 0.10 0.15 l 1 Batu Caves
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      KLIAN-KELLAS, LTD.
      253 4 Company Unable To Continue Business. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Sept. 8. An extraordinary general meeting of Klian-Kellas, Ltd., will be held on Thursday to pass the following resolution: j That the company cannot hy reason of its liabilities continue business and it is advisable to wind it
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      BATAVIA RUBBER.
      31 4 Java Sumatra Hnndelmaatschappij arc in receipt of telegraphic advice from their Batavia office giving the total exports of rubber for the month of August from Bandjermassin as 2.152 tons.
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      JAVA FINANCE.
      135 4 Economy Campaign By Government. The Federation of British Industries has received from its correspondent in .Java a report as to conditions in that island, which states that the Java Government is carrying; out a campaign of enforced economy, which has resulted, among other things, in the cancellation of
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    • RUBBER SHARE PRICES.
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        LONDON EXCHANGE PRICES AUG. 12.
        504 4 A 11a jar (2/) /44; Anglo-Malay (£1) 4; Aver Kuning (£1) 4; Dugan Serai (£1) 3/16; Huh ru (2/ 1/9; Banteng (£1) Vi; Datu Caves (i'l) Datu Mateng (2/) /9; Datu Tiga (£1) Vi Hertam (2/) 1/1 4; Bidor (2/) 4; Dikam (2 /6; Dradwall
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        SINGAPORE DOLLAR SHARE PRICES SEPT. 9.
        679 4 Capital Issue Closing P*ic*« Paid Up Value Dividends Fraser Lyall 4 Company C Vvstt 454,175 1 Nil for year 28-2-31 .Ailenby ($1) O.fO 0.60 0.50 0.11 216,770 1 Nil for year 80-8-80 .Alor Gajah ($1) 0.30 0.40 0.30 0.40 439.425 1 Nil for year
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      SUNGEI PUNTAR.
      151 4 Offer Of 10 Per Cent. Notes. Shareholders of the Sungei I’untar Rubber Estate, which has a paid-up capital of £110,000 in 2s. shares, are invited to subscribe to an offer of £5,000 10 l*j r cent, notes. The notes are redeeniah. 0 on Sept. 30, 1936, at £110
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