The Straits Budget, 7 April 1932

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    29 1 The Straits Budget v.r ;;.w»9 BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.; SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 1932. Pri.e 25 cents (S.S. Currency) or 7d
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    CONTENTS.
    241 1 f^ADKKS—- *O. (Joiner. Going, 3 •|M. k Kitrht for Freedom 3 X\ “Native Menace” 3-4 Opportunity 1 Council Meeting 4 Hawker Problem 4 c.iial Notes '*>-6 ■Vie-runs. Keuter and Special—- coring Past Week’s New* 21-29 •icture: of Singapore Dancers 17 .port Cricket at Penang 17 Hai Wei Cup Teams
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    LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
    1314 1 < u > seaman of the K.P.M. s.s. A; lured his left thigh when he > feet from a mast. v lorn to Mrs. Johnston, wife i’ Johnston, of the Raffles I npore, on Saturday. ;t. Boyd, who has just returned] ivc lias been appointed to act
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    DEATH OF DATO TOH AH BOON.
    657 1 One of the Chinese Leaders In Johore. The death of Dato Toh Ah boon S.P.MJ., one of the leaders of the Chinee** community in Johore, occurred at his house in Johore Bahru on Apr. 1. The Dato, who was 75 years of age, was
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    NEWSPAPER SUED BY JOURNALIST.
    1284 2 Claim Fails. ONE MONTH’S NOTICE REASONABLE.” I From Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 5. A former member of the Malayan Daily Express staff. Aster (> jnaxekera, appeal* ed as plaintiff in a claim for $1,(Min against iho publishers, heard at the Kuprem* Court, yesterday. Tin*
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    INQUEST VERDICT ON EUROPEAN.
    254 2 Nervy and Depressed. WANTED LEAVE BEFORE IT WAS DUE. Suicid. while of unsound mind was the v.-rdict returned by Mr. F- G. Bourne, the Singapore Coroner, on Tuesday at ihe i conclusion of the inquiry into the death ot ;j r j. i), I lodge, of
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    SMALL INCOME BETTER THAN NONE.
    1235 2 PENANG LETTER■ Work Now Done For Pay That Would Have Been Laughed At A Few Years Ago—Daily Turnover Of A Dollar—“ Mee Sellers’ Waiters Tram Fares —Night Noises The Long Holiday. iFvom Our Own Coi respondent.) Penang, Mar. 28. IT is a tiite assertion that
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    BRIBERY ATTEMPT.
    81 2 Indian to Appeal Against Sentence. < From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Apr. U Pleading guilty to offering an il“£' I gratification of $50 to Inspector ,Ki vt S. X. S. Sathappa Chettiar was yest*i‘ j sentenced to three months' rigorous mu j sonment. > It was stated that
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      $30,000, GOING, GOING,- !
      1190 3 $30,000, GOING, GOING,- -Straits Times, Mar. 31. i t o confirmation by the Governor- q g, Hull is to receive 11 Municipal Commissioners a bonus II kk “he i* also to receive a further piths’ salary after Mar. 1, 1932, I- hr fid tion to leave pay. That is the
      -Straits Times, Mar. 31.  -  1,190 words
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      THE FIGHT FOR FREEDOM.
      1040 3 V’ill breathe still more freely.— Straits Times, Apr. 1. In view of the very admirable Report of the Customs Duties Committee, which was issued yesterday, it may Be takethat the idea of a customs union for Malaya is dead. There ir? no equivocal 10. in the
      V’ill breathe still more freely.—Straits Times, Apr. 1.  -  1,040 words
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      THE “NATIVE MENACE.”
      1245 3 the native will vanish. —Straits Times, Apr. J Like every other industry, rubber has its bogeys and, after 44 world stocks,” the 44 native producer takes pride of place. For years now he has been regarded as the villain of the piece, the serpent in the garden
      the native will vanish.—Straits Times, Apr. J  -  1,245 words
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      AN OPPORTUNITY.
      1066 4 —Straits Times, Apr. I. hi a Utter published by the Straits Times a few days ago a correspondent who signed himself “Merchant” made m timely plea for more publicity on behalf of Malayan products. The topic is not new, l ut it cannot be too often emphasised that
      —Straits Times, Apr. I.  -  1,066 words
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      THE COUNCIL MEETING.
      949 4 —Straits Times, Apr. One of the most welcome features of yesterday’s meeting of the Legislative Council was the stand taken by unofficia members against the grow ing tendency of Government to adopt “rush tactics Consideration of a resolution seeking approval for a cash grant of $$7,500 ir
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      THE HAWKER PROBLEM.
      1199 4 hi-i li'iiiifc inf 1 1 tri 1 1 ui men time* for abolition is not yet. 1 a Tin.es, Apr. C>. Exactly five months after it was signed the report of a committee appointed by Hi* Excellency the Governor to investigato the hawker question in Singapore and
      hi-i li'iiiifc inf 11tri11 ui men — , time* for abolition is not yet. ‘1 a Tin.es, Apr. C>.  -  1,199 words
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    SINGAPORE WEDDING.
    79 4 Capt. J. F. Hermanscn and Miss Anna Ncoven. The w’eddir.g took place on MondaJ the Presbyterian Church, Singapore, Rev. Stephen Band officiating, ol -M' John F. Hermansen and Miss Neeven, daughter of Capt. II. of Bergen, Norway. Capt. C. P. Mogenson was be>t and the bride was given
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  • OCCASIONAL NOTES.
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      D.E.I, AND CHINA.
      148 5 “Colonial Policy.”—Straits Times, Mar. 31. lS announced yesterday that Dr. A j) V de Kat Angelino, of the Secrc- »i* Chinese Affairs, Batavia, has a ‘n \ii' tructed by the Dutch East Indian r r ent to proceed to Mukden to (j ou niself at the disposal
      “Colonial Policy.”—Straits Times, Mar. 31.  -  148 words
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      RESTRICTION “MAGIC.”
      182 5 bein' entirely hopeless.—Straits Times, Mar. .‘51. Much oratory floods the columns of the Stra t> Times today. When readers have uige-ted all that the Municipal Commistsi0,,c.- > had to say on the subject of bc»!iusi—. we trust they will have sufficient energy to read the speech delivered by
      bein' entirely hopeless.—Straits Times, Mar. .‘51.  -  182 words
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      MALAYA ’S WONDER HORSE.
      532 5 Straits Times, Mar. 31. Many racing men must have rubbed thcii «-yvs hard on reading the reports of the Perak Turf Club soring meeting or« Mar. J. when in the Class I Division I 1 race for pmiies over five furlongs straight Deep Music was credited
      Straits Times, Mar. 31.  -  532 words
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      “LEVIA CRASILIENSIS.”
      99 5 —Straits Times, Apr. 1. The Canterbury and District Ironmongers’ Assistants’ Association recently listened to an address on rubber by Mr. E. T. Bradley, and a highly creditable effort at reporting it was made bv the representative of the Kent Herald. He tripped up a little on Hevea Brasiliensis,
      —Straits Times, Apr. 1.  -  99 words
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      PLANTING TOPICS.
      179 5 Straits Times, Apr. 1. In this issue of the Straits Times we begin a new feature for the benefit of planters, topics of interest being discussed by an expert with piactical knowledge of the subject and long experience in Malaya. Over many years and on various occasions planters
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      NOT FORGOTTEN.
      236 5 —Straits Times, Apr, 1. Often it is asserted, perhaps with a good deal of truth, that the bravery of a country’s fighting men is forgotten six months after a war has ended and those who were maimed in the struggle receive .scant attention. It is pleasant, therefore, to
      .—Straits Times, Apr, 1.  -  236 words
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      TODAY’S TONIC TALK.
      342 5 —Straits Times, Apr. 1. Countries arc like human beings they need a tonic occasionally, even though it is only a bottle of sweet-tasting coloured water —and those who can supply it aie public benefactors. Among such must we class Mr. J. A. Russell, the chairman of Malayan
      —Straits Times, Apr. 1.  -  342 words
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      TODAY’S OBSCURE JOKE.
      27 5 —Straits Times, Apr. 2. No, we did not have tiffin with an.\ Batik girls at a rertiin Singapore hotel today.— Straits Times, Apr. 2.
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      THE WILDS OF KEDAH.
      212 5 —Straits Times, Apr. 2. In “The Wide World” (“the magazine for men”), a graphic story of Kedah in the wild days of 11)10 is told by “Planter.” The club of Sungei Pat an i of those clays, we read, was an old attap-thatchod she I with
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      MALAYA’S GREATEST OPTIMIST.
      370 5 —Straits Times, Apr. 2. Who is the greatest optimist in Malaya? There may he many claimants for that distinction but we are prepared to back the claims of the Hon. Mr. I’algravc Simpson for a place, by reason of the foliowing question of which he has given
      —Straits Times, Apr. 2.  -  370 words
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      DID YOU LAUGH TOO?
      64 5 —Straits Times, Apr. 1. Did you notice how many staid and respectable people laughed, almost immoderately, at the limericks with thi unfinished lines sung by the member of the Tanglin Tit-Bits company in the Victoria Theatre on Saturday night The questions arise -did they laugh because
      —Straits Times, Apr. 1.  -  64 words
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      A GREAT SHOW.
      115 5 v» V "'Ft'" III Clllidlwll I entertainment in Singapore.—Straits Times, Apr. 4. So enthusiastic were the opinions of the audience who saw the “Tanglin TitBit r,” that it is a relief to those who were unable to attend that there will be a repeat performance at the
      . v» – V •* "'Ft'" ” •* III Clllidlwll I entertainment in Singapore.—Straits Times, Apr. 4.  -  115 words
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      THE NUDISTS.
      111 5 —Straits Times, Apr. 4. Opinions differ as to the precise significance of the question submitted by a member at the annual meeting of th<> Singapore Swimming Club yesterday. “What,” he asked suddenly, “are the committee’s views with regard to the nudist movement?” The chairman was equal to the
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      THE GUIDES’ CAMP.
      152 5 THE GUIDES CAMP. —Straits Times, Apr. t. One of the most attractive opportunities for useful work which are open to women in Malaya is to be found in the Girl Guide movement. There are probably a number ol women who are interested in that movement and would like to help
      —Straits Times, Apr. t.  -  152 words
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      MORE ABOUT BONUSES.
      324 5 rot l>o repeated in future.—Straits Times.. Apr. 1. We have no desire at this stage to reopen the controversy on the payment of the $20,000 bonus to Mr. G. B. G. Hull except for the wider principle involved and the possibility that the future may bold incidents
      rot l>o repeated in future.—Straits Times.. Apr. 1.  -  324 words
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      ANOTHER CUT FROM THE QUOTA WHIP?
      267 5 who rule thc*ir destinies. —Straits I iinc’A, Apr. 5. The cable received from our London correspondent and puh’isho.l elsewhere today seems to hear out the strong rumours current towards the end of last month that a further cut in tin (juntas was under consideration
      who rule thc*ir destinies.—Straits I iinc’A, Apr. 5.  -  267 words
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      IRISH REPUBLICANS.
      221 6 Straits Times, Apr. 5. Some of the possibilities foreshadowed if the Irish free State actually insisted on scpaiatioa from Great Britain are indicated hy a Havas message from London published today. It is staled that the British Government is taking a censtjs of Irishmen in its service and
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      PETROL PRICES.
      266 6 Straits Times, Apr. R. As already announced, the price of petrol in Malaya is now UG cents a gallon cx-pump, und motorists who congratulated themselves on knowing a dealer who was prepared to sell for 93 have lost even that small mercy. The official price, as fixed by
      – Straits Times, Apr. R.  -  266 words
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      GOODBYE TO PHAR LAP.
      232 6 Si rails Timed, Aj»r. 0. Only a fortnight ago wo wrote regard ing Phar Lap, the wonder horse, that I evidently the only tiling which would ho'd him hack would he a battleship’s anchor well dug in behind the starting post. Now comes the news that
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      THE TALE OF A TAP.
      498 6 «in«i I mi* fi-ciK ri I» vvn mcipjkmi. *>u further bulletin? will ho issued.—Straits Times, Apr. fi. Tills is a true tab* <>f the washer of the tap of the water supply of the bath loom o. the house that someone Guilt in Singapore many
      «in«i I mi* fi-ciK ri I»vvn mcipjkmi. *>u further bulletin? will ho issued.—Straits Times, Apr. fi.  -  498 words
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    YOUNG RECEIVER.
    81 6 Rotan for Lad Who Repainted Stolen Bicycle. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Apr. 5. In connection with a minor bicycle thcf‘ case yesterday in which a 14-year-old Javanese lad was charged with fraudulent possession of stolen property, the prose cutirg inspector told the magistrate tha* the lad had
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    PAROCHIAL MEETING OF ST. ANDREW’S.
    893 6 Deficit Reported For The Year. The annual parochial meeting of Si Andrew’s Cathedral was hold on Monjilav in St. Andrew’s School Hall with the Rtv. Graham White in the ehai*\ There was a fair gathering. The chairman reported that they baptised 74. married 31) and
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    MR. CUMMINS NOT DEAD.
    485 6 Conflicting Reports Create Amazing Situation. MUCH ANXIETY. Who Originated The First Story? An extraordinary situation hat arisen concerning Mr. E. X. T. Cum. mins, the former chairman of Planters* Association of Malava who was reported on Apr. 1 to have been found dead in his villa
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    ALIVE AND WELL.
    75 6 Latest Report Regarding Mr. E. N. T. Cummins. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London. Apr. I. The latest information regarding Mr. E. X. T. Cummins, ihe ellknown Malavan rubber planter, i* that he is alive and well and sent a letter to a London friend from Mon e
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    THE KING AND QUEEN.
    44 6 —British Wireless. Rugby, Mar. 30 (8 p.m.). The King: and Queen will motor from Buckingham Palace, London, to VY indsoi Castle, Windsor, tomorrow afternoon. It is expected that the court will remain at Windsor Castle for the whole of April-
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    Restriction And Magical Results.
    3309 7 hut. J. S. ARTER ON A “VERY I REAL DANGER.” I Co-operation Of The Consumers I Esse ntial. 1 it, (♦relict to the “ill-omened word restriction'* and the magical results I' which some people thought it would accomplish was made by the Hon. Mr. J. S.
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    TIGERS SHOT NEAR JOHORE BAHRU.
    198 8 Hunting Party Witness A Fight. (From Oni Own Correspondent.) Johore Bahru, Apr. f>. A tiger lias been shot on Sungei Dangar Estate, which is only eight m.les from Johore Bahiu. The acting manager of the estate, Mr. H. Toussaint, had been troubled by tigers for
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    BISHOP FINED.
    46 8 A not a-Trans-Ocean. Madrid, Mar. 27. According to Prcv-a reports a heavy finhas been imposed on the Bishop of Almerin for having adversely criticised the Government in a sermon. An Almcria newspaper which published some of t* Bishop H remarks was promptly suspend cd.-Aneta-Trans-Ocean.
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    EUROPEAN’S AMAZING COURT STORY.
    2278 8 Feared American Would Double-Cross Him. “SOMK EASY' MONEY.” I»I,OT WHICH FAILED TO MATERIALISE. Se.i aito'i.w allegation* ot a Miiracv *(i 'Vfr.tod, and the part 1*1') 1 d by an Englt»hman and an American wno nan deserted l ot* tbe Fie cn Foreign Legion and both of
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    KORAN AUTHORITY.
    34 8 (From Our Own Correspondent.* Penang, Apr. •> The death has taken place in Alor ,r of Haji Mohamed, a recognised antin' > on the Koran and, it is believed, a for Kathi of Jitra.
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    Government Relief For Rubber Industry.
    9591 9 WORKMEN’S COMPENSATION AT LAST. m- proponed new Empire preference duties on liquors and lobm-eor u j t h unexpected opposition from the unofficials at Monday's meeting th.- Legislative Council on the grounds that only three days’ notice had t .\u« for such a drastic change
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    UNITED ENGINEERS, LIMITED.
    616 12 Shareholders’ Action. REQUISITION FOR A SPECIAL MEETING. The Straits Times understands that a requisition lor an cxtraoruinain genei..l fleeting of 1 nitod Engineers, Ltd., has been signed by ten shureholdeis in the company and forwarded to the dii ectoi >. The object of the meeting, according to
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    Malayan Planting Topics.
    1764 12 Malayan Planting Topics Covers On Old Hill drees —A Common Problem —Uses Of Bracken And Stagmoss—Improvement Of Denuded Slopes—Controlled Forestry Methods —A Significant Half Acre —7 he Results Of Abandonment. (By Our Planting Correspondent.) WITH international restriction of rubber production now definitely ruled out it is inevitable that many estates
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    SELANGOR VILLAGES RAIDED.
    207 12 By Workless Coolies. SHOPS LOOTED FOR FOOD. (From Our Own Correspond, Kuala Lumpur, Apr. ■> Two raids, presumed to be coiirirtid were earned out yesterday moraine 's 10 o clock simultaneous y i n the iP of Dusun Tua and U.u lin K "at lid? six miles
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    MR. A. F. CARROLL.
    139 12 Malayan Forest Officer's Death. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 4. The death occurred in the Bungsar Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, yesterday of Mr. Alan Frederic Carroll, of the Malayan Forest Service. He was a..milted to hospital three days previously with malaria symptoms. Mr. Carroll, who
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    Mr. G.B.G. Hull To Get His $30,000 Bonus.
    6938 13 COMMISSIONERS’ FLOOD OF ORATORY. One of the most controversial questions in local politics for many months was decided at the meeting of the Singapore Municipal Commission on Mar. 30 when, b) a majority of 15 votes to six, it was decided that
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    MR. LIM KOON YANG.
    76 15 Kutires After Long Service With Legal Firm. T Konn Yang, who is now “I' years old, has retired on pension s<'r srs Braddell Brothers in whose been a managing clerk bJ a His recollections of celet< r r aT celebrated lawyers expl0>V J or *3 years
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    DEATH OF MR. N. McNEIL.
    87 15 D EATH OF MR. N. McNEIL. Kn){in wr who Worked at Prai And Chenderoh. *n Our Own Correspondent.) n Penang, Mar. 31. CJwuc'tMr 1^1 as taken place in the wb,> h p,t 1 ore of Mr. Neil McNeil. Mr. v a H1 for some time. p ngir.i.(.V on t»‘ a7T^i_
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    CUSTOMS UNION CONDEMNED.
    3940 15 Colony’s Inclusion Not Practicable. COMMITTEE’S REPORT. Would Lead to Clash Of Interests. On July, 1, 1931, His Excellency the Governor appointed a Committee consisting of the Signatories of this Report with the following Terms of Reference:— (1) To advise, from the point of view of the Straits
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    HEAD PRIEST CHARGED.
    66 16 Alleged Assistance in A Public Lottery. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Mar 31. Chan Tam I.am, head priest of th* Burmah Hoad temple, has been charged with assisting in the carrying on of public lottery by the collection of ticket for admission to the zoological garden*. Dr.
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    M.C.S. OFFICER’S DEATH.
    643 16 Reported to Have H ee n i Found Shot. MR. G. E. CLAYTON. Full Circumstances Not Yet Known. “A telegram has been received from the acting British Adviser. Irene garni, reporting the death of \i r G. E. Clayton, M.C.S., M.C., Acting Assistant Adviser, Kemanian os .Mar.
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  • PAST WEEK’S IMPERIAL AND GENERAL NEWS Contained in Reuter, British Imperial Radio and Special Telegrams.
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      PEACE HOPES DWINDLE.
      262 21 —Sin Chew Jit Poh. Kouter. Hostilities May Soon Be Resumed. MORE FIGHTING. I„ japan Planning Coup I p Yangtse River? Shanghai, Apr. 2. ri jMtish Minister (Sir Miles Lamp- j mited the Chinese and Japanese r u to the peace conference to tea aft .moon at the
      —Sin Chew Jit Poh.; Kouter.  -  262 words
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      NO INTERFERENCE.
      307 21 —Sin Kuo Min. -British Wireless. troops to remain in Shanghai.—Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Tokio General Staff And Withdrawal. Shanghai, Apr. 2. I: s declared that the Tokio General v; v has frar.klv announced that Japan-; '.’.ulrawal from the positions now id west of Shanghai should Be 'P'w.oioous and that no other
      —Sin Kuo Min.; -British Wireless.; troops to remain in Shanghai.—Aneta-Trans-Ocean.  -  307 words
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      PUBLIC OPINION.
      160 21 unreasonable Japanese demands. —Sin Kuo Min. Hardening Against Japan In China. Shanghai, Apr. 1. 1 Representatives of the university and other students in Shanghai visited the: Vice-Minister for Fore.gn Allans (Mr. Quo Tai-chi) yesterday and insisted that! the Chinese delegates to the peace con- j ftrence should demand
      unreasonable Japanese demands.—Sin Kuo Min.  -  160 words
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      LYTTON COMMISSION.
      567 21 ha:l arrived in Manchuria. —Sin Chew Jit Poh. —Sin Kuo Min. Leaves Nanking For Hankow. Shanghai, Apr. 2. The League of Nations Inquiry Commission, accompanied By the Chinese uni Japanese delegations, proceeded to Hankow from Nanking yesterday evening. The Commission is expected to reach Hankow on April 1
      ha:l arrived in Manchuria.—Sin Chew Jit Poh.; —Sin Kuo Min.  -  567 words
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      AROUND TAITSANG.
      450 21 ox reoruary aim distress consequent upon the war. .Sin Kuo Min. Aneta Havas. —S'n (hiw Jit I*oh. More Fierce Fighting Reported. Shanghai, Apr. 1. i As a result of the measures recently taken to enlist recruits for the 19th Cantonese Route Army, in order to bring that force
      ox reoruary aim *’*«*'-»■* * distress consequent upon the war. .Sin Kuo Min.; Aneta Havas.; —S'n (hiw Jit I*oh.  -  450 words
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      IN MANCHURIA.
      280 21 t?in (’hew .Jit Poh. —Ancta Havas security are made direct to it (tno Mancliukuotioveinuient).- Aneta- MukdenRadio. Customs and Post Offices Seized. Shanghai, Apr. 2. The Japanese garrison at Changchun sent re-inforcements to Niungon yesterday afternoon. The Inspector-General of Chinese Cuafoms (Sir Frederick Maze) has reported to the Central
      t?in (’hew .Jit Poh.; —Ancta Havas; security are made direct to it (tno Mancliukuotioveinuient).- Aneta-Mukden-Radio.  -  280 words
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      ON THE BORDERS.
      244 21 Sin Kuo Min. Ssin (.'hew Jit l‘oh. Soviet Forces Being Strengthened. Shanghai, Apr. 2. The Manchukuo Government yesterday seized all Post Office and Telegraph i Buildings and plant. The Soviet Government, it is reported, continues to strengthen its forces on the Manchurian Borders. Some 20,000 Japanese rifles,
      Sin Kuo Min.; Ssin (.'hew Jit l‘oh.  -  244 words
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      JAPAN ALARMED.
      251 22 —Fin Kuo Min. By Chinese Plans to Take Changchun. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Nanking, Apr. According to reports received here I’-* Chinese volunteers a f< w day., pi pared plans to launch a uem r ii offensu against tlie Japanese troop in '.lie t hang* chun area. This
      —Fin Kuo Min.  -  251 words
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      MARSHAL FENG.
      314 22 M till —Aneta-Mukden-Radio. Is He Plotting Against Marshal Chians: Mukden, Mil' 4 2DMarshal Feng Yu-h*»iang i said i feathering together his former au’>«•!*; autos and the Cnnton party, with the id. r of ousting Marshal (’hinn?; Kai--hek. Marshal Feng is said to bo 4>e appointed commander-in-chief *lv.* forces
      – M ' «* • * till —Aneta-Mukden-Radio.  -  314 words
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      PLANES FOR CHINA.
      146 22 v *»> »W 11 U a —Sin Chew Jit Poh. 15 Purchased by Chinese In Philippines. Shanghai, Apr. 2. Chinese residents in the Philippine -Islands continue to contribute most gone- rously to the funds for the purchase of aeroplanes for use by the Chinese forces. I*d teen
      * * |'v* *»> »W 11 U a —Sin Chew Jit Poh.  -  146 words
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      LORD SNOWDEN ON FREE TRADE.
      253 22 —British Wireless. Magnificent Testimony Of Balanced Budget. Rugby, Apr. 1 (S p.m.) The Libera’ Ministers in the National Government who, in accordance with the I “agreement to differ” arrangement, me 1. 1 liberty to express their views on the tariff question sent messages to the
      —British Wireless.  -  253 words
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      OATH OF ALLEGIANCE.
      153 22 HIV V. IIIVV.U AV I Wireless. Dominions Office Denies Receiving Message. Rugby, Apr. 1 (S p.m.) j A Press report from Melbourne state-1 it the Australian Commonwealth Cabi-i i. t. in response to a communication from 1 v United Kingdom Government, has con-' -i bred the attitude
      • ,» HIV V. IIIVV.U AV I Wireless.  -  153 words
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      MR. NORMAN McKINNEL.
      33 22 •'h actor, at the age of &2. British Wireless. Rugby, Mar. 30. The death has occurred suddenly of Mr. Norman McXinnel, the well-kr.own Brit-[-h actor, at the age of (>2.—British
      •'h actor, at the age of &2.—British Wireless.  -  33 words
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      JAPAN’S TERRORISTS.
      56 22 I T. \mi. mouvei and Huron Takuma Dan.—Aneta-Trans-Ucoan. Murder Charges Against Thirteen. Tokio, March 20. Thirteen members of the recently discovered terrorist organisation are being :nod on charges of murdering prominent Japanese personalities. Tlu* terrorists include the murderers of the former Prime Minister (Mr. Hamaguchi) the Finance Minister
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      SABRE-RATTLING IN AMERICA.
      779 22 -Sin Kuo Min. War With Japan HIGH OFFICER VOICES SENSATIONAL VIEWS. Shanghai, Apr. 2. i Reports have reached here that a for- mer officer of the United States Services, who lias held many high posts, declared on Thursday afternoon, before the American Board of Trade, that he
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      BANK “HOLD-UP” IN AMERICA.
      84 22 —Reuter. Machine-Guns C Se d. HAT AS ONLY CU E TO SEVEN ROBBERS. Minneapolis, Mur. :jo With machine-guns, shot guns pistols to enforce their demands seS robbers held up an outlying branch North-Wester,i National Bank a! the f ing hour and seized $50,000 in 1 $150,000
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      REVENUE BILL.
      329 22 —Reuter. Still Short of Meeting U.S. Deficit. Washington, Apr. 1. The new Revenue Bill, providing for $SH*lU)00,000 of new taxation, still fate about $165,000,000 shoit of meeting the anticipated SI.241.000,000 deficit on the Budget, according to a -r ,t ren made by Mi. Ogden L. Mills (the Secretary
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      ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
      107 22 aim uici o ir» iittitr uuuui mat drove him to desperate action. —Ane fl Trans-Ocean. Tragedy of Glider-Plane Expert. Berlin, Mar. -<• The famous glitter-plane expert Green hoff is stated to have attempted to commit suicide in his rooms at Grieshen. aerodrome, near Darmstadt. He has yet recovered
      aim uici o ir» iittitr uuuui mat – drove him to desperate action.—Ane fl Trans-Ocean.  -  107 words
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      AMERICA FACES THE MUSIC.
      471 23 Reuter. Wireless. “Our National Folly.” preparing TO BEAR THE 1 burden. New York, Mar. 30. A a reaction to the Budget a change of tone' was evidenced in the House of Representatives yesterday, when members enthusiastically to respond to the ouuence of the Speaker and, irrespective
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      ITALY’S FINANCES.
      67 23 —Reuter. Big Budget Deficit Announced. Rome, Mar. 30. f A budget deficit of 1,504 million lire announced by the Minis- of finance, but it is expected that the i int will he considerably more than the new issue nine-year 5 P Treasury Bonds at 97.—Reuter. (Me ,s clearly
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      EMBASSY INCIDENT.
      41 23 —Reuter. to Disturbance In Washington. i,'j i, Washington, Mar. 30. 1 0 J;, n Radicals have been fined from or in default 30 to 60 days turban nnU,, t t’keir part in the dis- March 0 26^LuUr. JaPane Eml,a?,y
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      IRELAND & OTTAWA CONFERENCE.
      202 23 IRELAND OTTAWA CONFERENCE. —Reuter. Mr. Bennett’s Emphatic Denial. Ottawa, Mar. 31. A most emphatic denial of the report which appeared in a local newspaper legarding the possible refusal of a seat at the Imperial Conference to the Irish Free State has been given by the Prime Minister (Mr. R. B.
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      PASSAGE MONEY.
      239 23 n:it s»h Wireless. Reuter. More North Atlantic Reductions. Rugby, Mar. 30. All shipping companies running passenger services across the North Atlant c will lie represented at a conference in Brussels today when a further reduction in fares will be considered. The subject has been under consideration for some
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      TAXES IN U.S.A.
      125 23 T —Reuter. Drive to Balance Budget Continues. Washington, Mar. 31. Continuing tho Budget-balancing drive the House of Representatives today turned attention to Wall Street. Despite the opposition of representatives from New York, the House voted taxes of a quarter of one per cent, on the sale prices
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      HUNDREDS TRAPPED IN FIRE.
      84 23 —Reuter. Ghastly Tragedy at A Film Studio. Zagreb, Yugo-Slavia, Mar. 30. Hundreds of people were trapped by fire following an explosion in the studios of the Star Film Company which destroyed the main staircase of a seven-storey building, sending flames leaping high into the sky. Many
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      SWEDEN’S TROUBLES.
      262 23 Reuter. Government to Come To Aid of Bankers. Stockholm, Mar. 30. As a sequel to the Kreuger and Toll crisis the Government has arranged a loai. ot 100,000,000 kroner to maintain the liquidity of the Skandinaviska Kredit Aktiebolag which was badly shaken. Swedish private banks are likewise promised
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      OTTAWA CONFERENCE
      70 23 -Router. Position of the Irish Free State. Ottawa, Mar. 31. Members of the Dominion Cabinet, interviewed by Reuter with regard to the report that the Irish Free State might be refused representation at the Ottawa Conference if it abolished the Oath of Allegiance, declared that the Dominion Government
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      DANUBIAN STATES.
      137 23 British Wireless. British and French Ministers To Discuss Question. Rugby, Mar. 30. The French Prime Minister (M. Tardieu) will be accompanied by the Finance Minister (M. Flandin) when he pays a short visit to London for a conversation next Monday on the Danubian question with the Piime Minister
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      STUDYING CYCLONES & ANTI-CYCLONES.
      199 23 STUDYING CYCLONES ANTI-CYCLONES. -Reuter. Pilot Balloons Fitted With Wireless. London, Mar. 30. The origins of cyclones, anti-cyclones and depressions will be investigated by an International Meteorological Commission. Thirteen countries will participate in the investigations which are being conducted in celebration of the jubilee of the fiiW International Polar year (1882-83),
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      RUM-RUNNERS.
      150 23 —Reuter. Their Part in Lindbergh Baby Hunt. New York, Mar. 30. Runvrunners on the Atlantic seaboard arc mobilising for the purpose of a blockade of the kidnappers who are reported to have the Lindbergh baby aboard a ship somewhere off the coast, as a result of a conference after
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      SUGAR RESTRICTION.
      124 23 —Reuter. Dispute Between Cuba And Java Settled. Brussels, Mar. 30. Tho sugar restriction dispute l>etween Cuba and .lava has been settled by the action of the European and Peruvian representatives. Cuba has been trying to induce the Java growers to agree to limit production in 1032 to last
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      DESERT AIR TRAGEDY.
      67 23 —Reuter. French Liner Crashes In Sandstorm. Baghdad, Mar. 30. Colonel De Reynier, a Swiss, who is he President of the League of Nations Commission to Delimit, on the Irak-Syrian Frontier, was killed when a French airfiner crashed in a dense sandstorm over the Syrian Desert, 200 miles
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      CONFERENCE IN LONDON.
      1008 24 —Reuter. French I Jenifer’s Visit. FOUR POWERS TO BE REPRESENTED. Paris, Apr. 3. M. Tardieu the Prim- Mini, ter, and M. Flandin, the Finance Minister, left for London to engage in conversations on the Danuhian question. London, Apr. oT M. Tardieu and M. Flandin arrived at Victoria
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      UNIONIST M.P. FOUND SHOT.
      221 24 —Reuter. Mr. E. Marjoribanks’ Brilliant Promise. London, Apr. 3. Mr. Edward Marjoribanks, M.P. for the Eastbourne division of East Sussex, was found shot dead today at the Sussex residence of his step-father, Lord Hailsham. It is stated that he was suffering from strain and overwork.—Reuter. Mr.
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      FRIENDLY IN TONE.
      130 24 open for amicable negotiations.—British Wireless. Irish Free State’s Reply To Britain. Rugby, Apr. 2. The Irish Free State Cabinet wa* engaged for several hours yesterday in considering its reply to the communication from the United Kingdom Government regarding ihe representations on the oath of allegiance and land
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      BRITAIN’S BUDGET BALANCED.
      678 24 —Reuter. —British Wireless. Remarkable Achievement. RESTORED CONFIDENCE ABROAD. London, Mar. 31. 1 The most remarkable year in Great Britain’s financial history ended with the 1 revised Budget balanced, leaving a surplus for 1931-32 of £.364,000 after providing £32,500,000 for the redemption of debt, taking from the Dol
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      EX-CROWN PRINCE’S MANIFESTO.
      544 24 —Reuter. Support for Hitler. “NO POLITICS” PLEncp BROKEN. )(,E Berlin. Apr. 3 Considerable astonishment h evoked in political circles by the u* cation of a manifesto by the r f bl, Prince d«larin K that V,>sU tow*" voting at the second poll in the |C dential election
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      TARIFF ON TEA.
      87 24 -Reuter. Safeguarding Empire’s Produce. London, Mar. 31While there has been no special drawal of poods from warehouses on Thames in view of Budget contingentie there has been an exception in the cas of tea. The manager of the general vv^ rf houses expresses the opinion that trier
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      WITHDRAWAL BY TWO STAGES.
      133 25 lUr. tor. Time-Limit Still Remains Stumbling-Block. HUMILIATING.” Chinese in Shanghai Said To be Indignant. Geneva, Apr. 4. sino-Japanese dispute is, for tho .w in suspense as far as the League lions' is concerned, though the a ij'V the Shanghai negotiations is with much interest. T v
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      JAPAN’S OFFER.
      240 25 A’, 'a Havas. Reasonable Basis Of Discussion.” Shanghai, Mar. 31. a hard day’s work it ,s hoped progress has been made at the ,'T. (o: leror.ee at Shanghai. aipiomise proposed by the British S.r Mihs Lumpson) was studi- the military sub-committee, and b-ut.i instructions to General S :\>
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      TOKIO’S POLICY.
      151 25 Router. London, Apr. 4. hv vising the opinion that the present t *.r Ku.'ti rn situation holds out the te.r.t threat of renewed hostilities the s t, r Guardian says that as loner ;un e troops continue to occupy Urritory in Manchuria and at :t! a there will
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      NARCOTICS AND DRUGS.
      27 25 an -Reuter. Washington, Mar. 30. mitt t.. nate Foreign Relations Comn Vf ns proved the Geneva Convenn:ircnti..T!‘ fll,nff distribution of factum an( their manu-
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      THE WORLD’S OLDEST OMAR MS.
      85 25 Found in Collection Of Lucknow Family. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Calcutta, Apr. 5. Yv*hat is claimed to be the world’s oldest manuscript of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam has been found in Lucknow. The manuscript had lain unknown in the collection of a rich Lucknow
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      RUBBER RESULTS.
      268 25 Annual Reports of London Companies. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London. Mar. 31. The following rubber company results for the year ended Dec. 31, 1931, are announced The Kuala-nal Kelantan Rubber Co., Ltd., shows a loss of £2,273 against a loss of £4,858 in the previous year. A debit
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      MISHAP TO ZEPPELIN.
      87 25 —Reuter. Five-Year-Old Passenger For Pernambuco. Friedrichshafen, Apr. 4. A 35-feet rent in the cover of the Graf Zeppelin, caused by the airship grazing the wireless tower as she wa leaving on the second of a series of flights to Pernambuco, necessitated a return for repairs. She will
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      SIR W. B. TOWNLEY.
      41 25 —Reuter. Receiving Order Issued Against Him, London, Apr. 1. The London Gazette contains a notice of a receiving order against W. B. Townley, ex-chairman of Allied Sumatra Plantations. Ltd., and the Java Oil Exploration Co., Ltd. —Reuter.
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      OVER-SUBSCRIBED.
      57 25 Ion minutes inis niuimuKt having been over-subscribed.—liritisM Wireless. Rush for Stock in London Electricity Enterprise. Rugby, Mar. 30. (8 p.m.) The subscription lists for the issue c! £1.500,000 5 per cent, stock at 101 Vi, by the London and Home Counties Joint Electricity Authority, were closed within ten minutes
      Ion minutes inis niuimuKt having been over-subscribed.—liritisM Wireless.  -  57 words
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      INDEPENDENCE FOR THE PHILIPPINES.
      164 25 —Reuter. Stern Warning by Col. Stimson. Washington, Apr. 4. The House of Representatives passed a Bill providing l'or the independence of the Philh pipes within eight years.—Reuter. While the farmers are delighted at the passage of the Bill, hoping it will mean the imposition of tariffs
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      COMDR. MacINTYRE.
      163 25 Death of Former Penang Harbour Master. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Apr. 1. Commander Duncan Charles MacIntyre, for many years Harbour Master and Marine Magistrate in Penang, died on Wednesday in Westminister Hospital at the age of 08. Commander MacIntyre served for 11) years with the British India
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      MR. GEORGE EASTMAN.
      90 25 um u, —Reuter. Bulk of Fortune Left To University. Rochester, New York, Apr. 4. The will of Mr. George Eastman, the head of the Kodak Company, has been proved at $20,000,000. The bulk of his fortune was left to Rochester University. —Reuter. Mr. Eastman, who was nearly
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      THE KING AND QUEEN.
      98 25 V V% i V. I1 11' i wnvi J -British Wireless. To Stay at Windsor During April. Rugby, Mar. 31. (8 p.m.) Tho King and Queen this afternoon motored to Windsor Castle, where Their Majesties are expected to remain in residence throughout April. During their stay
      V V% i V. I1 11' i wnvi J -British Wireless.  -  98 words
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      U.K. RUBBER STOCKS.
      50 25 Down in London Up In Liverpool. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Apr. 4. The London rubber stocks are <53,813 tons, a decrease of <548 tons from last week. Liverpool stocks however show an increase of 235 tons to 01,010 tons. The net decrease is thus 413 tons.
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      ANOTHER TIN CUT EXPECTED.
      397 25 8,400 Tons. TIN POOL HOLDING TO BE INCREASED. (From Our Own C mv pendent). London, Apr. 4. It is understood that a special meeting between the Government an 1 the International Tin Committee will be held at the Co onial Office this afternoon to discuss *the
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      TO GO TO OTTAWA.
      162 25 —British Wireless. Indian Government Delegation. < Rugby, Apr. 4. The Government of India has accepted the invitation to send a delegation to the Ottawa Imperial Economic Conference is July n'*xt. It has been informed that the conference will discuss the policy of trade agreements between different
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      BOYCOTT AS WEAPON.
      72 25 -Reuter, Suggestion of A World Conference. New York, Apr. 4. A world conference to decide whether the economic boycott could be accepted as an instrument for enforcing the Kcllogg-Briand Pact was suggested in a speech made by Mr. Alanson B. Houghton, the former Ambassador to Britain, who
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      TOKIO’S EYES ON THE C.E.R.
      172 26 -Aneta-T rans-Ocean. Entire High Sea Fleet At Port Arthur. MILITARY MOVES. “Red” Army and Planes On Korean Frontier. Shanghai, Apr. 5. Grave Russo-Japanese complications arcthreatening in Manchuria according to reports current here wfiich state that the new Manchurian Government has declared itself ready to cede
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      ROLLING STOCK.
      270 26 —Sin Chew Jit Poh. mu«1 to be taking place.—Aneta Trans Ocean. Japan’s Plan to Obtain Hold on C.E.R. Shanghai, Apr. 6. Acting, it is said, under instruction* from the Japanese Mr. Li Shao-kang (th Chinese Manager of the Chinese Eastern Railway) submitted proposals to the directors of the
      —Sin Chew Jit Poh.; mu«1 to be taking place.—Aneta Trans Ocean.  -  270 words
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      AGAINST THE SOVIET.
      61 26 —Router. Alleged Imperialistic Plans. Riga, Apr. 5. “Certain Imperialistic Powers are scheming to wrest Far Eastern territory from the Soviet,” declared M. Molotov in speech in Moscow. He added that it was vitally necessary to prepare against the Powerc who planned to create a White Guard buffer
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      KOREA’S FUTURE.
      107 26 'I liiK miv Kin Chew Jit l*oh. Japanese Ousting The Koreans Shanghai, Apr. f>. A message from Mukden states that Japan is resorting to compulsory measures for the emigration of half a million Korc&ns from Korcu into Manchuria every year. It is further staled that the Japanese •re
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      COMMUNISTS & JAPAN.
      51 26 COMMUNISTS JAPAN. Reuter. Two Restaurants Wrecked In Berlin. Berlin, Mar. fi. Shouting “Down with the Japanese peace breakers and war agitators. a party of Communists smashed the windows and wrecked the interior of U\v Japanese restaurants in the West End of Berlin. e They escaped leaving a quantity oi pamphlets.
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      GUNS CAPTURED.
      207 26 Sin Kuo Min. —Aneta-T rans-Ocean. Chinese Volunteers Take Three. Shanghai, Apr. f>. Chinese militia engaged Japanese troops near Yenki, in Kirin Province, and captured three Japanese field-guns. Severe fighting continues in the neighbourhood of Niungon (fifty miles r.oith of Changchun). The casualties on both sides have been heavy.
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      CHANGCHUN FALLS.
      216 26 —Aneta-Trans-Ocean. —Sin Kuo Min. Taken by Japanese After 9 Hours’ Fighting. Mukden, Apr. ,1. After nine hours of obstinate fighting the Japanese succeeded in overcoming the j fierce resistance of Chinese patriot detachments and cleared them out of Changchun., thus recovering possession of the Prince President’s newly chosen
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      IN CHAPEI.
      177 26 —Sin Kuo Min. Extraordinary State Of Affairs. Shanghai, Apr. 6. Sensational rumours are to hand from Chapei (the Chinese district of Shanghai which lies north of the International Settlement) where a Japanese “puppet” regime has been established. It is said to be fast becoming a Japanese Settlement. A
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      TO CONTINUE FIGHT.
      150 26 —Sin Kuo Min. Attitude of the 19th Route Army. Hong Kong, Apr. 5. General Fan Ki-wu arrived in Hong 1 Kong yesterday and, in the course of an ii terview, said that though the negotiations were still continuing thev were proving most difficult. The 10th Cantonese Route
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      JAPAN AND LEAGUE.
      46 26 —Aneta Iwaki. New Representative At Geneva. Geneva. Mar. .°>0. Following precedent Mr. Nugaoka. the Japanese Ambassador in Pari-;, will be Japan’s representative on the League Assembly. Mr. Sato remaining as the Disarmament Conference delegate. The Disarmament delegation will also include Mr. Nagaoka.—Aneta Iwaki.
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      CRISIS CONFERENCE.
      126 26 Mr. Wang Ching-wei’s Appeal. (From Our Own Correspondent) Nanking, Mar. 5. Mr. Wang Ching-wei (the President of the Executive Yuan) travelled by aeroplane to Shanghai on Sunday and, while there, told Pressmen that the National Crisis Confer- nee. shortly to be held at Loyarg, will he a most
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      OFF GOLD STANDARD.
      69 26 -Reuter. Chile to Follow British Example. Valparaiso, Apr. 5. The abandonment of the gold standard by Chile is assured by a special law passed by the Senate and the chamber and which is now awaiting the signature of the President. There was frenzied trading in peso securities
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      MR. MONTAGU NORMAN.
      66 26 10 me x.»tn wutveasive year Mr. Norman has been elected.—British Wireless. Governor of Bank of England For 13th Year. Rugby, Apr. 6. The re-election of Mr. Montagu Norman as Governor of the Bank of England during the coming year and of Sir Ernest Musgrave Harvey as Deputy
      10 me x.»tn wutveasive year Mr. Norman has been elected.—British Wireless.  -  66 words
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      TACKLING EUROPE’S PROBLEMS.
      461 26 cur.iaci was one oi u.tr mu-i fealures of the day’s work. —Brnw Wireless. London Conference. BENEFITS OF DIRECT CONTACT. Ruul.y, Apr. 5 The Prime Minister, Mr. MacDonald will preside over the Four-Power r ference which will open at the Forci™ Office tomorrow to consider tin* situ->w in
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      HOSTILE TO SOVIET.
      81 26 —Reuter. Woman’s Evidence Against Brother. Moscow, Apr. My brother was always hostile the Soviet” declared Karasina. evid lice against her brother Judas who. on trial for life, pleaded gw‘ > ‘l 1 the Supreme Court to a “terroristic ac* in attempting to kill Herr Twar oa-’> Counsellor
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      MENACE TO PEACE.
      51 26 -Reuter. President Hoover on Present Conditions. Washington. Apr. Declaring that economic bunion' a the menace to world peace had ree creasing during the last few ntl j, President Hoover said Col. H° n t0 Stimson was going to Geneva hop 1 facilitate the positive achievement.- <’ Disarmament
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      SURPLUS STOCKS OF RUBBER.
      460 27 May be 750,000 Tons In December. R.G.A. WARNING. Big Drop in Capital Values. *arniHK that if P roduction and 1 absorption of rubber continue or the present scale stocks will prohabl> exceed 750,000 tons at the en d of the year is contained in a memorandum
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      BURMA SITUATION.
      213 27 Some* Relief Granted By Government. 1 l v in the Burma Legislative i- t iu’ S r es °f auestions were asked 0 measure of assistance Govem- i Y Prepared to grant to Burma’s <, in view of the present K and also the parlous qq: ’Y. industry
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      PREMIER MAROONED BY HOWLING MOB.
      388 27 —Reuter. Amazing Scenes In Newfoundland. St. John’*, Newfoundland, Apr. 5. The Government has resigned and the Prime Minister, Sir Richard Squires is marooned in the House of Assembly by a howling mob which is waiting outside. Rioting occurred earlier in the day and doors and
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      OTTAWA CONFERENCE.
      71 27 —British Wireless. Business Advisers And Labour Representatives. Rugby, Apr. 5. Speaking in the House of Commons regarding the Ottawa Economic Conference, which opens on July 22, the Dominions Secretary, Mr. J. H. Thomas, said tho Government was favourably disposed to the proposal tha* business advisers and representatives of
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      WORK FROM JAPAN.
      68 27 —Reuter. Large Orders Received By German Firm. Cologne, Apr. 5. Large Japanese orders will fullv employ Bestag’s rolled wi reworks at Hochfeld. nen v Duisburg, for a long period. It is stated that the orders are not connected with the Sino-Tapanese conflict. Bestag’s is the largest and
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      VIGOROUS OPPOSITION TO DE VALERA.
      73 27 Router. A Policy Which Would Bring Disaster. London, Apr. 5. Opposition to any policy which would endanger the Anglo-Irish treaty was declared at a meeting of Mr. Cos-grave’* party in Dublin. It recorded vigorous opposition to any policy which, by depriving the Free State of
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      EMPIRE PLEDGES.
      144 27 w W. TV J k tne Dominions Office to Dublin—Brit-s*'. Wireless. Protests to Irish Free State. Rugby, Apr. 5. Ii is announced that the draft of the proposed reply to the British Note regarding representations made on the question of the oath of allegiance to the Crown and
      , w ... — W. TV J k tne Dominions Office to Dublin—Brit-s*'. Wireless.  -  144 words
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      TRADE IMPROVES.
      131 27 British Wireless. 146,000 More People Employed. Rugby, Apr. 5. The monthly returns of the Minister of labour state that at Mar. 21 there were approximately 9,549,000 insured persons aged 16 to 64 in employment in Great Britain. This was 146 000 more than one month before and 166,000
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      INDIAN POLITICS.
      123 27 -British Wireless. General Situation Shows Improvement. Rugby, Apr. 6. Reviewing the Indian politioal situation in the House of Commons, Sir Samuel Hoare, the Secretary for India, said the general situation had continued to show improvement during the past fortnight and convictions in connection with the civil disobedience movement
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      BRITAIN PAYS UP.
      63 27 —Router. Last Vestige of Credit Of $200,000,000. New York, Apr. 5. As a further proof of Croat Britain’s financial strength the last vestige of tlv Morgan banking credit of $200,000,000 granted to Britain last August was repaid today. According to the New York Herald Tribune the Unite!
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      END OF THE WONDER HORSE.
      528 27 -Reuter. Phar Lap Dies of Colic. REMARKABLE SUCCESS RECALLED. New York, Apr. 6. I he famous five-year-old gelding Phar Lap, the Red Terror of the Australian turf, has died of colic in California. Ho was shipped there last month from New Zealand to compete in
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      PLOTS IN ITALY.
      79 27 -Reuter. Heavy Sentences For Communists. Rome, Apr. 5. The trial by a special tribunal of 22 Italians from Emilia on a charge of plotting 1 the reconstruction of the Communist party in Italy resulted in the leader, Carlo Alpi, being sentenced to 20 yours imprisonment and two
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      IRAK PIPE LINE.
      81 27 -British Wireless. Important Contract For Rritish Firm. Rugby, Apr. 5. A contract for a large percentage of the 1,200 miles of pipe line to he laid by the l:\ck Petroleum Company has been placed with Stewarts and Lloyds, Ltd., tol*» manufacturers, of Glasgow and Birmingham. The steel
      -British Wireless.  -  81 words
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      FAMINE IN RUSSIA.
      187 28 —Reuter. How Collective Farming Has Broken Down. London, Apr. 5. According to very reliable information from Riga, the greatest anxiety is felt by the Soviet Government owing to the possible failure of the grain crop throughout Russia and the bad state of production caused by the alleged
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      TIN SHARES WEAKEN.
      91 28 Meetings to Continue For Several Days. (From Our <»wn Correspondent.) London, Apr. 5. The special meeting which is being held between the Government and the International Tin Committee at the Colonial Office to discuRs a further cot of 8,400 tons in the tin quota, and the meeting
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      TWO ELECTIONS.
      136 28 ,w ivvuu y uiiiuiiiot/y i,in.* member for Maryl^bone.—British Wireless. Sir Newton Moore and Sir Rennell Rodd Retiring. Rugby, Apr. 5. Two further Parliamentary vacancies are in prospect through the retirement of Major-General Sir Newton Moore, who represents Richmond in the Unionist interest, and Sir Rennell Rodd (Unionist), the
      '*,w» ivvuu y uiiiuiiiot/y i,in.* member for Maryl^bone.—British Wireless.  -  136 words
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      COAL TO GERMANY.
      77 28 u vr an limit i —British Wireless. Britain to Make Further Representations. Rugby, Apr. 5. Ihe House of Commons re-assembled today uft r *r the Faster vacation. During question time the President of the Board of Trade, Mr. Waller Runciman, said the Go\ eminent could not regard
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      SILVER CONFERENCE.
      58 28 Reuter. No Action to be Taken By Britain. London, Apr. r The Financial to the Treasuvy, Maj r W. FT Elliot, informed the House ot Co. jnons that the Governm»mt had not received official representations concerning the holding of an international silver conference. The Oovem-m-nt did not propose
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      COL. STIMSON.
      127 28 —Reuter. May Discuss Debts And Reparations. New York, Apr. 3. In spite of reporta from Washington mat Col. Henry L. Stimson’s impendim visit to Europe is solely connected with the work of the Disarmament Conference, [diplomatic and political circles in Washington, according to the Washington [correspondent of the
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      GOLFER AND CADDIE.
      55 28 -British Wirolo Killed by Lightning At Maidenhead. Rugby, Mar. 30. (8 p.m.) An elderly golfer and his cadd>e were killed by lightning during a sudden thunderstorm which broke over the Maidenhead golf course this afternoon. The golfer’s opponent was also struck and was removed to hospital miflff?rrp:
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      COTTON GOODS.
      54 28 Reuter. Negotiations to Begin With France. Paris, Apr. 1. Conversations between France and the cotton goods exporting countries are expected to begin during April with a view to the fixing of future exportable quotas, following this week’s decree placing a quota on certain classes of cotton yarn goods
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      LOANS REPAID.
      69 28 —Reuter. Credits to Britain from C.S. And France. London, Mar. 31. 1 he 1 reasury announces that the $30,0Gh,1*00 in Dollar Bills, maturing on Mar 2y in New York, have been repaid, as ha\e also the 900,000,000 Francs Credit given by the French banks. The Treasury retains the
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      AVIATION DAY.
      60 28 •Brilish Wireless. Flans to Make Britain Air-Minded. Rugby, Apr. 4. Plans for national aviation nay in 170 towns from Penzance to Inverness have been prepared by Sir Alan Cobham, the distinguished airman. His campaign to make Britain air-minded has the warm support of tin* Prince of Wales, the
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      R.A.F. FLIGHTS.
      35 28 —British Wireless. Bomber Squadron’s Cruise Over Somaliland. Rugby, Apr. 4. The three Royal Air Force craft of No. 216 bomber squadron engaged on the Somaliland cruise reached Wadih Alfi today from Atbara.—British Wireless.
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      RECORD BROKEN.
      39 28 —Reuter. Over 137 Miles An Hour In 4-Cylinder Car. London. Mar. 31. Mr. Kaye Don’s record of 136.98 miles p<hour in a 4-cylinder car has been o'uf.r.-n by Mr. Wilbur Shaw who accomplished 137*4 miles per hour.-—Reuter.
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      HONOLULU TROUBLES.
      332 28 Kouter. U.S.A. Stirred by Official’s Report. Honolulu, Apr. 4. Armed police guarded the grey-stoned temple of justice at the opening of the Fortescue trial. Simultaneously the United States have been stirred by the issue of a report by i the United States Assistant Attomey- General, who has been
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      IRELAND’S REPLY.
      90 28 —Kfuter. Round-Table Conference May be Suggested. DutV in, Apr. 2The Free State Cabinet at the close of a five hour session last night issued a statement that it had considered the British Note and had decided to outline a proposed reply, the draft of which would be presented
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      TO CALL AT CYPRUS.
      57 28 —British Wireless. England-India Air Route Flying Boats. Rugby, Mar. 30. (8 o.m.) The flying boats of the Imperial Airways’ England to India Service, when operating in both directions above ih Eastern Mediterranean, will pay regular weekly calks at the port of Limasol, on ih island of
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      RUMANIAN AIRMAN.
      54 28 —Reuter. Making a Solo Flight To Saigon. Aleppo, Mar. 1)0. The Rumanian airman, lonel Ghica, who left Bukharest at 5.30 a.m. today on a solo flight to Saigon in a Rumanian machine and undor the patronage of King Carol, arrived here at 4 p.m. and is leaving for
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      STEEL FOR TOBACCO.
      38 28 Arete-Hava*. Poland and Bulgaria Sign Barter Agreement Warsaw, Mar. 23. An agreement has been signed between Poland and Bulgaria by which Poland will furnish 16,000 tons otf steel rails and receive Bulgarian tobacco in exchange.
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      COUNT CZERNIN DEAD.
      427 28 -Reuter. Ex-Foreign Minister Of Austria-Hungary, Vienna, Apr. The oeath is announced of Count m, who was Austro-Hungarian Minister in the later sta K “V** pean War.—Reuter. ur Count Ottokar Czernin was Sept. 27, 1872, and became in Febm.~ U)12, a member of the Austrian Kjr House, attaching
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      PRISON MUTINY.
      53 28 A vovvi vur Aneta-Havas. Troops Have to be Smwnom*ri In Spain. Malaga, Mar. 11 Troops had to be called in to quell mutiny in the prison caused, it is clain:ec by the bad quality of the food. Ai te: some shots had been fired, peace wa‘ restored, one
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      BURMA CONSTITUTION.
      44 28 —Aneta-Havas. leaders to “Obey Voir* 01 The Majority/’ Rangoon, Mar. The political leaders and heads «>.* n* religious institutions m bui*ma ha«t pledged themselves to obey the voice othe majority of the people on the subjsc. of the future constitution of the country
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      GERMAN DIPLOMATS.
      35 28 -Aneta-Trans-0?eu^. Reports of Imminent Changes J)enied. Berlin, Apr. Press reports of imminent chants the German diplomatic service, partic'Jla r ly the recall of the German Ambassarto to Japan, are emphatically deni* official circles.—Anet.o-Trans-Oreun.
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      “PAUPER’S” FORTUNE.
      32 28 -ArWa-KavRB. Rome, Apr. Several hundred thousand lira y**'' been found sewn in the garments 0 old fruit seller who has just dieJ. woman had always lived in h> noverty.— Aneta-Kavas.
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    A JOURNAL IN THE FEDERAL CAPITAL.
    1883 29 The Service Company’s Transfer—Thankful Goodbye To Port Dickson—A Unique Volunteer Unit—Human Sacrifice In Siam—Drinking HomeArroivn Tea —The Last Of Malay Silver A Dying Village Art. Our Kuala Lumpur Correspondent.^ Kuala Lumpur, April 1. i,m time has arrived for the transfer of 1 t i.
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    BUGLARS’ $19,840 HAUL.
    90 29 Duplicate Keys to Open Safe and Office. 1 Gur Ovn Correspondent.) Ipoh, Apr. 5. >* theft occurred in the Papan Straits Trading Co. during < i'- 1 when the office safe was ;"i 819,840 stolen. i e ft was evidently perpetra'd i ’g time on Saturday after1
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    GAMBLING RAID.
    33 29 C. tu r ■~-5in Kuo Min. TWp ru- Shanghai. Apr. 2. the were killed ir •<’ :.fr, JWlj'iHiit yesterday ir F; Mir! r u followed a raid on a den.-3m Rue Min.
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    PRISON FOR GLOSZ.
    166 29 Series of Cheating Charges. After evading arrest for about a week. John Axman Glosz, a Hungarian, pleaded guilty to a scries of charges of cheating and criminal breach of trust before Mr. G. C. Dodd, the Singapore Criminal District Judge, and was sentenced to one year’s rigorous
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    SERVICE COMPANY.
    75 29 Entraining’ for Singapore Tomorrow. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Serembar. Apr. 5. The Service Company at Fort Dickson will leave Sereni'ban on Apr. 7 for Sin rapor where it will be attached to the Gloucestershire Regiment. The Companywin leave by the night mail to which special coaches will !>o
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    DEATH AT SEA.
    58 29 Ship’s Doctor Succumbs To Pneumonia. The funeral took place at Iiidadari cemetery on Monday of Dr. N. L. Revnders, medical officer of the s.s. Plancius, who died at sea from pneumonia while the vessel was between Java and Singapore. The service, which was attended by the ship’s
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    CHILDREN’S CONCERT.
    211 29 Musical Attractions For Singapore. Tht first Children’s Concert of the year will take place in the Memorial Hall on h riday, Apr. 22, at 5 p.m. At this co cert Mr. Mcnchinsky, Will give examples of playing on the cello, the double bass and the violin und there
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      SCENE AT BOXING SHOW.
      1972 30 Was Rivers Fouled EVENING LEADS IN DISORDER. (By Referee.”) Nincc professional boxing became more t r less a permanent institution in Singapore I have seen a number of main events end in a general argument. Never previously had 1 seen quite such scenes as the New
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      INDIAN HOCKEY CHAMPIONS.
      108 30 Olympic Team to Visit Singapore. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Calcutta, Apr. 5. The Indian hockey team which is going to the United States to compete in the Olympic Games is due to arrive in Singapore on the Hakuna Maru about June 6. They will play two matches
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      HOME RUGBY.
      159 30 Army Win Services Tournament. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Apr. 2. In the Services Rugby tournament at Twickenham today, the Army defeated the R.A.F. by 21 points to 4. They thus won the championship which the Navy won last year. The detailed results of this year’s tournament are
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      MODERATE BREEZES FOR YACHT RACING.
      481 30 Guillemard and Winstedi Cups. Racing was resumed again ar R.S.Y.C. on Sunday, after the usual L?' break, and both classes were out thi t r six-metres, Tromp and Kathleen saiS" the second of a series of three rac f the Guil emard Challenge Cup an.i"
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      A HOLE IN ONE.
      164 30 Feat Achieved on Johore Course. Playing at Johore Bahru. Mr* A. Perry did the fourth hole —a distance 210 yards—in one. S.G.C. Ladies’ Bogey. The April ladies’ bogey competition the Singapore Golf Club was played l dav afternoon and resulted in a n Mrs. G. V.
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      GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP OF JAVA.
      1297 31 Tjandie Meeting. I WON BY MR. H. C. WALSH. I Tlu* T’'audio Golf meeting, at which the amateur championship is played took at Faster and proved ,01 <ut cessful. Most of the visiting "'•:< arrived at Semarang on Thursday, ki; M. Batavia sending a record of
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      SCHMELING TO MEET SHARKEY.
      243 31 Contest in New York On June 16. Hamburg, Apr. 1. Max Schmeling, the heavyweight champion of the world, left here today for the United States to prepare for his contest with Jack Sharkey in New York on June M”hon a «n,r C mpanied by his manager
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      SELANGOR SPRING MEETING.
      1147 31 1 $828 on Double Tote. GIBBONS RIDES TWO WINNERS. Orom Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 2. The Selangor Turf Club sprin- meeting opened today at the Kuala" Lumpur Racecourse in very fine weather but a very poor attendance. H.H. the Sultan A Pt r ak and
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      WORLD RECORDS.
      74 31 ,—Ancta Iwaki. Swimming Championships At Newhaven. Newhaven, Conn., Apr. 1. George Kojac, of the New York Athletic Club, created a world record in the first heat of the* 150 yards backstroke event in the National Swimming Championships, with the time of 1 min. 37 2/5 sec. Clarence Crabb
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      SWIMMING CLUB’S POPULARITY.
      980 32 Strong Financial Position.! TOTAL MEMBERSHIP OF 1,666. A very satisfactory state of affairs wa3 revealed at the annual meeting of the Swimming (Tub held on Apr. 3. J Showing the popularity the club has Attained since the pool was opened, the president (Mr. F. B. Sewell) stated
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      EVERTON TAKES BOTH LEAGUE POINTS.
      318 32 Arsenal Only Draw. MATCH WITH CHELSEA AT HIGHBURY. Details as cabled by Reuter are as j follows London, Apr. 2. First Division. i Arsenal 1 Chelsea 1 1 Birmingham 1 Aston ilia 1 i Blackburn R. 3 Bolton Wands. 1 i Blackpool 7 West Ham
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      BOWLERS ON TOP.
      90 32 Remarkable Analysis At Penang. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Apr. 4. Th“ Sungei Patani Sports Club, who opposed the P.C.C. “A” XI yesterday, found Sanders* bowling unplayable. The home team scored 163 against their opponents’ 34. Sanders’ analysis read 7 overs, 5 maidens, 9 runs, 8 wickets.
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      WEI HAI WEI CUP COMPETITION.
      623 32 Easy Win for Singapore G. C. The final of the competition for the Wei Ilai Wei Cup, which is competed for annually bv the local golf clubs, was plaved at iiukit Timah on Apr. 3 between the Singapore G.C. and the Garrison. The result was
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      NURMI DISQUALIFIED.
      37 32 —Reuter. Doubts as to Amateur Status. Berlin, Apr. 3. The International Athletic Federation has disqualified the Finnish runner Nurmi from competing in international meetings as it is dissatisfied with his claims to be an amateur.—Reuter.
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      LALL SINGH NOT TO LOSE HIS BEARD.
      171 32 Indian Cricketers Leav» Bombay. d e (From Our Own Correspond,*,., With an encouraging me^at’o‘f, Pr 2 E„ e gI a„ S d. rathnaVer tr0m E «>"C n A distinguished companv K. S. Duleepsinhji entertained ud,n dinner at the Taj Mahal Hotel tf> many
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      BUD WALLEY LOSES.
      39 32 Points Victory for Tucker Winch. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Apr. 1. Tucker Winch outpointed Bud Wallet of Singapore, in a contest a: The Hire last night. Walley. however, was th» aggressor most of the time.
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    BIRTHS
    80 32 ROBERT. —To Betty, wife of D-. 1 1 H *ert a daughter. April 1, Johore Buitiu. RYDER.- At the Maternity Hosp.ta!, Singapore on April 3, 1U.12, to Mr. and M:>. JRyder, a daughter. URQUH APT. To Blanche < nee Here--gen, wife of Mr. W. G. I’rquhurt. a or April
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    ENGAGEMENT
    37 32 The engagement is announced between Margaret Anne, youngest daughter of Mr. i nu the late Mrs. Egerton-Wurburton ot Bridgetown, West Australia and Kobet' Ernest, younger son of the late Mr. anu Mrs. Willgress of Enfield, Middlesex.
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    MARRIAGES.
    66 32 GRUNDY-DUXCAN. On Thursday. March -i at St. Andrew’s Cathedral. Singapore. j> the Rev. Archdeacon Graham White, v'; 1 Eileen, only daughter of Mr. ami Mrs. r- 1 1 Duncan of Stanmore. Middlesex, r and Hugh Desmond Grundy, 8.A.. J of the Educational Department. Malaria. RHIND—MUDES.—On March 30. at H
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    117 32 DEATHS HENDRICK—P. L. B. Hendrick of B 1 Ml die Rd. at the General Hospital. S April 1. HON. TOH AH BOON. S.P.M.T. (l years, passed away at his residence Jelan Ibrahim. Johoro Bahru on 1,11 instant. Deeply regretted. IN MEMORIAM. In loving memory of our Father, Horley, M.B.E., Died
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      CONTENTS.
      64 1 GeneralRubber Situation Singapore Tin 1 rices 1 The' Singapore Auction 1 Malayan Tin Statistics 1 «Vexed Question of Restriction” 1 Tin Returns 1 Tui Fluctuating Wildly 3 Horae and American Stocks > Rubber anu Spice Fraser and Co. Trail-' and h inance 4 Stocks and Shares 4 London Share
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      RUBBER SITUATION.
      67 1 Singapore Official Quotations. Quotations Forward Contracts Snot Seller Prices V d |u:*‘ l.'don S’pore Apr. May June M l 15 16 Business 0.5% 0.5% 0.5‘h done 11A lit 0.54 0.5% 0.5% 0 6 2 1 i: 16 0.5 4 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 4 1 16 0.5 4 0.5%
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      SINGAPORE TIN PRICES.
      28 1 Tar ::i 200 tons at 59% per picul. Apr. 1 100 66.874 IDO 57.621* I 75 58.12 ’4 l *0 65.75 0 75 66.62 Vi
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      THE SINGAPORE AUCTION
      120 1 Th S: Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its 1,064th auction or. At 6. when there was catalogued l.SiiO.T.v: I!, or H26.24 tons; offered 1.026.001 It or 72*>.*.* tons sold 1,169.591 lb. or 656.06 tor. Spot. Lvr.dor iTsd. Ncv* York 3 cts. TRICES REALISED. Ribbed Smoked Sheet
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      MALAYA TIN STATISTICS.
      121 1 exports of tin, being final shipments on ocean- steamers at all Malayan ports ur, ng the month of March, 1932 Destination. Tons. *-nite«i Kingdom 591 united States of America 2,037 -ontinent of Europe 1,465 1 ntish Possessions 270 190 tr.er foreign countries 40 Total 4,593 Tons. ne
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      “ VEXED QUESTION OF RESTRICTION.”
      1045 1 VEXED QUESTION OF RESTRICTION.” Uncertainty Relieved. TAPAH ESTATES MEETING. The annual general meeting of The Tapah Rubber Estates, Ltd., was held on Saturday at the offices of the secretaries, Evatt and Co., French Bank Buildings, Singapore. Mr. W. H. Macgregor presided, and Mr. C. V. Bailey, Mr. IL D. Mundell
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      TIN RETURNS.
      19 1 North Tuiping Tin (No. 2 dredge) (first half of March i. 117 piculs, 212 hours, 26,000 yards.
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      ULU BENUT CONS. RUBBER.
      1022 1 Annual Meeting. LOSS OF $9,000 REPORTED. The annual general meeting of the Ulu Benut Consolidated Rubber Co., Ltd., was held on Tuesday at the registered office of the company, llong Kong Bank Chambers, with Mr. S. Q. Wong in the chair. Others present were Mr. E.
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      Lower Profits For Collieries.
      5195 2 MAY TAKE UP CEMENT MANUFACTURE. In spite of having to announce smaller profits and curtailed activities for the year, a strong note of optimism was struck by Mr. J. A. Russell, chairman of Malayan Collieries, Ltd., at the annual general meeting of the company, held in
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      TIN FLUCTUATING WILDLY.
      183 3 Continental Operators Selling Heavily. The correspondent of the Sunday Times cabled as follows on Apr. 2 Metal dealers are bewildered by the heavy liquidation of the tin market. I am informed by a very reliab’e authority that the weakness in price is due mainly to heavy selling
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      HOME AND AMERICAN STOCKS.
      272 3 Closing Quotations In London. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Apr. 6. Closing quotations last night of the principal British and American stocks are given below The rise or fall is in relation to the price of Apr. 1. GOVERNMENT STOCKS. BRITISH. Rise ot Fall. Conversion Loan
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      RUBBER AND SPICE.
      265 3 History Furnishes Remarkable Parallels. History does not exactly repeat itself l >ut furnishes some remarkable paral els. Take, for example, the case of rubber in .h? Twentieth and of pepper in the Seventeenth Century, says the Morning Post on Mar. 21. In both cases British and Dutch
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      Trade and Finance.
      260 4 BXCHANGE RATES. Singapore, Apr. G SELLING London, 4 months’ sight 2/8 16/16 tendon, 3 months’ sight 2/3% London, 60 days’ sight 2/3 London, M days’ sight 2,3 13 10 Ix>ndon, demand 2/ 3 London, T.T. 2/3% Lyons and Paris, demand 1 i7r Hamburg, demand New York, demand
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      Stocks and Shares.
      821 4 Fraser and Co.’s Quotations. MINING. Singapore, Apr. 6. Is 1 in Val. I’d. P ;yei i> Sell* 1 £1 £1 Asam Kumbang 21/- 23,’ £1 £1 Austral Malay 18/- 20/b/- 6/- Ayer Hitam Tin 9/G 10/6 cd. £1 £1 Bangrin Tin 8 G 10/£1 £1 Batang Padang
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      FRASER AND CO.
      538 4 Tin Share Prices Easier. Frasor and Co. report as follows on Apr. 0 During the past week the local share market has passed through another du'l perio! and business continues on a very restricted scale. Interest has chiefly centred in the tin market where another heavy decline
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        LONDON EXCHANGE PRICES MARCH 7.
        469 4 Allagar (2/) /44; Anglo-Malay (£1) 3/16; Ayer Kuning (£1) 7'16; began Serai £1) 3/16; Bahru (2 l/; Banteng (£1) 5/16; Batu Caves (£1) 6 16; Batu Matang (£1) /9; Batu Tiga (£1) Bertam (2/) 1/3: Bidor (£1) 7'16; Bikam (20 /G; Bradwall (£1) 5/16; B'unston
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        SINGAPORE DOLLAR SHARE PRICES APRIL 6.
        673 4 Capital Issue Closing Price. Paid Up alu* Dividends Fraser Lyall 4 Company Co. Evatt 4 *4.1 I Nil for year 28-2-31 Allenhv (*1) 0.30 0.30 V4: 210.77i 1 Nil for year 30-9-31 ..Alor Gajah (fl* 0.20 0.30 0410 0*0 139.425 1 Nil for year
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      271 6 Renew Your Vitality ENRICH YOUR BLOOD are you REPLENISHING YOUR CLOTHES WHY NOT LET Strengthen Your Nerves To feed well—to be well—is your birthright. But present day condition® of living—worry, overwork, impure air, adulterated food—all tend to sap your vitality, undermine your constitution, and make you weak and nervy." Yet
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