The Straits Budget, 28 April 1932

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    28 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES (ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] I SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, APRIL 2N, 1932. Price 25 cents (S.S. Currency) or 7d.
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    CONTENTS.
    414 1 yDERS— p c Control «f 3 Creepy Story 3 piracv Guards 3 u'ehland.' Prospects 3-4 Per Cent 4 (■taring the Air 4 Occasional Notes 5-6 degrams Reuter and Special— Ccverinjr Past Week’s News 21-29 ittures— Widiiir.tr of Mr. Albert Stone 17 Coif: The Rest Beat England 18 Sefanpor Physical
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    LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
    1099 1 M rs. S. H. Mioss is a passenger by the Anchises for Europe. Mrs. irgima de Rozario has died in Malacca at the age of 55. Mr. L. G. Corney has been appointed to act as Auditor, S.S. and F.M.S. Mr. L. R. F. Earl has been
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    BANK OF MALAYA SHUTS DOORS.
    461 1 Unforeseen Circumstances And Reorganisation. $4,000,000 ON LOAN. Unable to Redeem Money On Mortgages Due. For the first time for many years a hank in Malaya has failed to open its doors. 'Phis morning, when clerks turned up to work, they found the doom of the
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    SCOTT OUT TO BREAK RECORD.
    1039 2 Hopes to Beat Butler’s Time By 21 Hours. INCIDENTS EN ROUTE. ARRIVES ON WEDDING ANNIVERSARY. If all goes well and if the “plane does not come down just before getting to Port Darwin.” Mr. C. W. A. Scott, the intrepid British airman, hopes to re-1
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    TRACED TO MALACCA.
    165 2 Woman Who Attempted To Sell Girls. Arrested at Malacca on information supplied by the Singapore police authorities, a Chinese woman who was found Jfuilty of kidnapping was sentenced to six months’ rigorous imprisonment by Mr. G. C. Dodd, the Singapore Criminal District Judge, on Friday. According to
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    AUCTION SALE.
    130 2 Total Amount Of Money Realised $152,524. At an auction sale of Singapore and Johore properties conducted by Messrs. Ching Keng Lee and Co., Ltd., the total amount of money realised was $152,524.83. Land at Sungei Kemudi, Johore, of an area of about 914 acres was bought by the
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    MR. CHARLES CHAPLIN.
    20 2 Mr. Charles Chaplin, who was taken to hospital last Wednesday with dengue fever, is making good progress.
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    LINKING TRENGGANU WITH KELANTAN.
    470 2 New Road Opened. TO SINGAPORE IN ONE DAY. Trengganu is no%v linked to a system of road and railway transport which, I am persuaded, will eventually extend throughout Asia and beyond Asia into Europe." This was a remark made by H. E. the High C ommissioner,
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    KLANG CLUB THEFT.
    85 2 Tamils Steal Whisky And Biscuits. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Klang, Apr. 21. Two Tamils, Arulanando and Michael, were each fined $25 or, in default, one month’s rigorous imprisonment by Raja Petra, the Klang Magistrate, for dishonestly retaining stolen property belonging to Klang Club. The third accused, Gortan,
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    SCHOOLS INSPECTED.
    89 2 Visit of Mr. U Ba Yin. The Burma Educationalist. Mr. U Ba Yin, a member of the Legislative Council of Burma and one of the leading educationists in Burma, arrived in Singapore by the Karapara on Apr. 20. A programme of inspection was arranged by the Director of
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    BANKRUPTCY OFFICE FRAUD.
    643 2 Accused Elects to Giv. Evidence. The final stages of the pMinrn u quiry into charges of forgery' U?- 9 two well-known local Jaffna Tamift are alleged to have obtainej a cheou.5 over *12,000 from the ruptcy Office, were reached <> n afternoon when Coomaru ShanmS the first
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    JUNKERS SEAPLANE.
    43 2 Arrival in Bangkok l <lon1 Rangoon. (From Our Own Correspondent Bangkok, Ap»'* The Junkers seaplane whiih l o0 the East arrived at Tachin from Iyesterday. t hre Herr Bertram is in charge assistants. They will stay a before contfciuing their flight.
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      CONTROL OF BOXING.
      999 3 prowess elsewhere.—Straits Times, Apr. 21. fh r more than ten years ago V a i boxing was revived in bv the Staging of a bout at inpa „,mr circus. It proved amazingly ira ,'V -o much so that steps were pU to’ establish it as a permanent
      prowess elsewhere.—Straits Times, Apr. 21.  -  999 words
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      A “CREEPY” STORY.
      1055 3 —Straits •Times, Apr. 22. her more than 30 years controversy V;.‘ raged in Europe and America regarelit the dangers of food contamination by of aluminium cooking utensils, i ligations have been made by all pie and the conclusions, hope- .t variance with each other, have a y
      —Straits •Times, Apr. 22.  -  1,055 words
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      PIRACY GUARDS.
      986 3 —Straits Times, Apr. 2‘\. Few people other than the appellants can have expected any other decision than that which has been given by the Court oi Appeal in London in the action brought by the China Navigation Co., Ltd. The company contested the ruling of the Attorney-General that
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      HIGHLANDS PROSPECTS.
      953 3 of Java and Sumatra.—Straits Times, Apr. 25. Mr. B. Bunting’s article on the agricultural possibilities of Cameron Highlands, published in the April number of (he Malayan Agricultural Journal, comes at a time when there is a real demand for the information he has given. People who have bought,
      of Java and Sumatra.—Straits Times, Apr. 25.  -  953 words
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      SIXTY-SEVEN PER CENT.
      1059 4 the hope of a final cure. —Straits Times, Apr. 26. The International Tin Committee has recommended a further cut of 20,000 tons in world production, and there is much uncertainty as to the position that will be reached if this recommendation is adopted and as to the
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      CLEARING THE AIR.
      904 4 —Straits Times, Apr. 27. Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister, introducing the Colonial Estimates in the Hou3e of Commons last week, did not qualify in any way the statements on decentralisation in Malaya previously attributed to him by the London correspondent of the Straits Tmies and by Reuter. On the
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    THE JUTE TRADE.
    138 4 Will There Be Governmen Intervention Calcutta, Apr. H. His Excellency the Governor receive deputations from the Bengal Nation* Chamber of Commerce, Mahomedan Lit erary Society and Central Nation* Mahomedan Association. In the course of his reply to the Ben gal National Chamber of Commerce. Hii Excellency dealt
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    BIRTHS
    62 4 MACKIE.—At Batu Gajah Hospital, on Apri 21, 1931, to Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Macku Bruas, Perak, Federated Malay State*, son. WHITE.—On Mar. 2rt. 1932, at Hampstea Nursing Home, to Ellen, nee Aitken. of J. II. White, late of A.P.C.. Singapon n son. JOHNSON.—At Cairnholm Private Ho«pita Singapore, on
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    MARRIAGE
    46 4 The marriage took place on Apr. 22 be.the Official Registrar between < apt. A. Eddy, Assistant Wharf Superintends the Singapore Harbour Board, elder > ,)n Mr. and Mrs. Eddy of Penzance Corns*, and Miss H. J. Barton, younger daugna. of Rev. and Mrs. H. Barton ot Dorset.
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    192 4 DEATHS NOLLI. —At Genoa. Signora Noll:. a 1 mother of Cav. It. Nolli, of Sinya|'<u ANG Mr. Ang Swee Chiang peacefully on Apr. 25. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Mrs. Gibson and family wish to on' sincere thanks to all relatives a; who attended the funeral of the Dorul and those who sent ,oa
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  • OCCASIONAL NOTES.
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      THE R.G.A. MEMORANDUM.
      283 5 THE R.G.A MEMORANDUM. IsTaits Times, Apr. 21. M IC n cf the memorandum which Tie the Kubber Growers’ As,v n r the restriction blow fell 'xi^ 11 rt ceived in Malaya, and a' P n tr k e s a reader iamii’ar with al M lovnn part of the rubber
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      SAVING THE PEASANTRY.
      312 5 h ruvniimeiu nii? Times, Apr. 21. the la.'t meeting of the Perak State ihe acting British Resident an- that the operation of the Small I (Restriction of Sales) Enact- which v.as originally limited to one i. rul been extended for another six Thi- measure was passed by
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      NO RENT, NO TAPPING.
      240 5 Api* n^‘>Way fl0m normaI -—Straits Times, i > been pointed out in severa' r .Malayan Governments hav* (tr ‘.ai.n remedy for over-production of ia ready to their hand: they J a >e ren t of estates which r. s^0 a PP> n K- This rent is
      Api*n^‘>Way fl0m normaI-—Straits Times,  -  240 words
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      THE CHINESE PUZZLE SOLVED.
      544 5 —Straits Times, Apr. 22. V\ ho is the most powerful and influential man in China today We will give you three guesses—wrong, wrong, wrong oh* po on have another one—wrong again I No, it is not Chiang Kai-shek, or Dr. Sun Fo, or Mr. Henry Pu-yi,
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      A STOLEN SAXOPHONE.
      74 5 —Straits Times, Apr. 23. A former Filipino member of the Shanghai Municipal Band has been sentenced to four months’ imprisonment for the theft of a saxophone. Since the man pawner! the instrument and failed to live up to his promise to redeem it this seems a bit
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      THE PRINTER’S DEVIL.
      94 5 a member of that trio!—Straits Times, Apr. 2.‘b It is not only in Singapore that the printer’s devil plays his little pranks. The famous Schneider Trio, which has been paying Hong Kong a visit, has received a couple of nasty, though unintentional, baek-hnr.ders from the local Press.
      a member of that trio!—Straits Times, Apr. 2.‘b  -  94 words
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      A BOUQUET FROM SWITZERLAND.
      89 5 —Straits Times, Apr. 21. Writes a correspondent I enclose a copy of the Neue Zurcher Zeitung, from which you will see that in an article on Dutch Eurasians the writer makes reference to your esteemed paper. So the Straits Times is heard of even in Switzerland.
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      OPTIMISM.
      168 5 —Straits Times, Apr. 22. The note of determined optimism which is characteristic ol all Sir Cecil dementi’s speeches is again to be found in his address at the opening of the road connecting Kuala Trengganu with Kelantan. Trangganu, he stated, is now linked with a system of road and
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      ANTI-MALARIAL WORK.
      195 5 Straits Times, Apr. 23. In a letter published in the Straits Times on Wednesday a correspondent drew attention to the abundance of mosquitoes with which we have been plagued during the past few weeks ami asked whether there was any 'ruth in the rumour that the authorities, with
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      THE R.R.I. BOARD.
      254 5 THE R.R.I. BOARD Straits Times, Apr. 25. In last week’s article by the planting correspondent of the Straits Times there was a reference to the “advisory board” of the Rubber Research Institute of Malaya. This was a mistake, and as it is important that the true status of the board
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      CHARLIE’S NEW ROLE.
      427 5 statesmen have done.—Straits Times, Apr. 25. Charlie Chaplin (sorry, Mr. Charles Chaplin) now languishing in a Singapore hospital is a man of many parts. Not content with being the most famous cornelian who has ever lived, he is said to nurse a desire to play Hamlet. He
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      TO WHOM HONOUR IS DUE.
      162 5 ,—Straits Times, Apr. 26. We do not wish to belittle the amazing individual achievements of that ever growing army of spectacular air pilots, in particular Mr. C. W. A. Scott, who hopped off from Seletar in his attempt to break the England-Australia flight record early
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      KRAKATOA DUST.
      231 5 Africa and Australasia.—Straits Times, Apr. 26. Last week Reuter cabled a statement that Europe was expecting wonderful sunsets caused by dust thrown up by the volcanic disturbances in South America, and referred to the solar spectacles seen all over the world after “the Java eruption of 189S.” Obviously
      Africa and Australasia.—Straits Times, Apr. 26.  -  231 words
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      BRIGHTER MUNICIPAL MEETINGS.
      421 5 —Straits Times, Apr. 2i>. At the final session of the All-Burma Unity Conference, held at Rangoon recently to discuss the question of separation from India the proceedings were enlivened—but let us give it in the word* of a Rangoon contemporary in ease you don’t believe us. “At
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      THE KUOMINTANG.
      208 6 —Straits Times, Apr. 27. On another page we reproduce a thoughtful article published by the NorthChina Daily News regarding the “spurious solicitude”’ of the Kuomintang for Chinese overseas. A good many Chinese in Malaya will agree with the opinions expressed, for they have long felt that it is
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      A CHALLENGE TO THE M.C.S.
      579 6 —Straits Times, Apr. 27. The various bulletins and other literature issued by the Malayan Governments are usually of so severely sober and practical a nature that we hardly dare contemplate the effect if one were issued, discussing, among other things, which is the best room
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    TORNADO TERROR.
    74 6 to the scene of the disaster.—Aneta-Trar.s-Ocean. Honduras Town Almost Destroyed. Berlin, Apr. 21. Dispatches from Tegucigalpa. Honduras, bring news that the town of Clanchite, which is in the centre cf Bananaregi, has been swept by a devastating tornado which totally destroyed the majority of the buildings. Many persons
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    AFRICAN AIR MAIL.
    88 6 —British Wireless. Route to Cape Town Now Open to Passengers. Rugby, Apr. 26. When the weekly African air mail leaves Croydon tomorrow the entire 8,000 miles of the route to Cape Town will be open for passengers as well as mails and parcels. Hitherto passengers have been
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    RUBBER STOCKS.
    36 6 Down in London, Up In Liverpool. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Apr. 25. The London rubber stocks show a decrease on the week of 369 tons, while Liverpool stocks have increased by 131 tons.
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    WATERFALL ESTATES.
    49 6 Over Five Thousand Acres Closing Down. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 26. The Waterfall Rubber Estates Ltd., of Rawang, Selangor, with over 5,000 acres of planted rubber, are closing down. Of this acreage, however, more than half has been out of tapping for several months.
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    KLANG SANITARY BOARD.
    1008 6 Need For Further Drastic Economies. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Klang, Apr. 20. At the last meeting cf the Klang Sanitary Board, with Mr. L. A. Allen in the chair, the minutes of the meeting of the Anti-Malarial Committee held on Mar. 17 were considered. Arising out of
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    MR. E. T. SCOTT.
    195 6 Editor of Manchester Guardian Drowned. London, Apr. 22. Mr. E. T. Scott, editor of the Manchester Guardian, was drowned in Lake Windemere today. With his son Mr. Scott had boarded a ciinghy to go out to his yacht. When they were some way out the dinghy
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    CHINA MUTUAL S.N.
    61 6 Profit of £126,902 For The Year. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Apr. 26. The China Mutual Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. made a profit of £156.902 n L as against a profit of £282,590 the pre"° A sum of £225,700 has been allocated to depreciation, no dividend is
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    H.M.S. VINDICTIVE.
    48 6 Arrives in Singapore H‘ on1 Hong Kong:. H.M.S. Vindictive (Capt. E. MLaurie, D.S.O.) arrived in Singap 0 Tuesday morning from Hong Kong way home. The vessel leaves MnM! today. fvnotv.ng The Vindictive has a special t. J 1 complement on board, including home from China ships.
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    JASIN (MALACCA).
    35 6 Loss of £159 Reported On Year’s Workings* (From Our Own London, Apr. Jasin (Malacca) Rubber Fsta report a loss of £151) for the yi* n The credit sum of £4,332 Has brought in.
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    TAMPERING WITH WATER METERS.
    225 7 Chinese Pleads Guilty To “Gigantic Swindle.” ■'?'investicatcHl by the Singapore Motive Branch and a Chinese with over ....-vice in the department found B before Mr. G. C. Dodd, the SingaB n rmimal District Judge, on Tuesday ontence of two months' rigorous r < r ed K
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    PENANG CHAMBER.
    126 7 Statement of Government Policy Wanted. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Apr. 27. Mr. H. Dove, presiding at the annual ■eetinir of the Penang Chamber of ko.r t-r'o. referred to the w'aste of energy p canvassing Bagan Luar or Penang p!ard as the best site for future wharf ■cccmmodation
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    STOLE A BRASS POT.
    76 7 I Nine Months for Man With I Previous Convictions. I <I ro:n Our Own Correspondent). I Malacca, Apr. 24. I L Mr. H. C. Willan, the District I- terday Yip Thong was charged I t of a brass not. The ac- ■-y 1 I'mitted three previous
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    AGRICULTURISTS.
    86 7 I *I r Lambourne Addresses I Malacca Meeting. I f n <)ur Own Correspondent.) I Malacca, Apr. 22. |J i. riK ‘ive paper was read by Mr. I I r i i U ot Agricultural DepartPUn t} A 'i‘ a .I' urn PUr, on bud-grafting Ihii'Mv hort,c ulturists met
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    F.M.S. REVENUE.
    30 7 t'.v Above Estimate In January. The r r I the F.M S. Government 11 ,,uv °f this year was r spared with $4,678,255 retwelfth of the 1932 re-
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    EAST AND WEST MEET.
    398 7 Chinese Music Transposed For Piano. There was an unusual meeting of East and West in the Dutch Club on Apr. 26— the parties in this case being the music of these two parts of the world, played by a Latvian, Mr. Harry Ore. For many years
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    DEATH SENTENCES.
    83 7 State Councils Reprieve Six Out of Fourteen. (F'rom Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 26. Out of 20 men convicted of murder in the Supreme Court of the Federated Malay States last year only eight were executed. The Court of Appeal quashed three convictions two cases were awaiting
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    DUTIES IN JOHORE.
    40 7 Preference for Empire Liquor And Tobacco. The duties imposed by Johore on liquors and tobacco have been varied to fall into line with those in force in the F.M.S. and S.S. and provide preferences for Empire products.
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    OVER 1,000 HOUSES RAZED
    46 7 i Hu£e Fire Sweeps Town In Japan. Tokio, Apr. 22. An immense fire has swept the town of Onija. I More than 1.300 houses were destroyed and many people burned to death or injured. The damage is estimated over 0 million yen.—Aneta-Trans-Ocean.
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    “BROWN SUGAR.”
    42 7 I The film Brown Sugar,” a successful i British production, will be shown at the Capitol at 0.16 on Monday, May 9, in aid .'of the Convent Orphanage. Seats may be I booked at John Little’s or at the Capitol.
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    STOPPED BY EMDEN.
    144 7 Alleged Absconder’s Court Story. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Apr. 27. Hazara Singh has been charged in the police court here w r ith absconding from the police force in 1918. The accused claims trial. He says that he went to India on leave. On his way
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    PASSENGERS.
    834 7 The following passengers are aboard the N.Y.K. Yasukuni Maru, which left Singapore for Europe on Apr. 22 Mr. C. F. Gordon, Dr. S. Kandiah, Mr. and Mrs. Milne, Mr. R. Polak, Miss C. M. Snsso, Mr. K. Yokose, Mr. F. C. Barry, Capt. G. H. Halvorsen, Mr. and Mrs.
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    “ HONEST JOHN.”
    164 7 HONEST JOHN.” Presentation to Retiring Police Officer. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Apr. 27. An interesting function took place at I the Chief Police Officers here when j Mr. J. Ryder, acting Assistant Commissioner of Police, was presented with an inscribed silver cigarette case by his i brother officers in
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    POSTAGE IN CASH.
    324 7 Prepayment Scheme to Be Introduced. The Post Office announces that on and after May 2, 1932, a new service whereby ‘endero of large quantities of correspondence may prepay postage charges in cash or by means of bankers’ cheques will be ntroduced at the General Post Office. Singapore.
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    PENANG TURF CLUB.
    70 7 Profit of $16,203 for The Half Year. (F'rom Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Apr. 27. Mr. E. E. Chambers, presiding at the half yearly meeting of the Penang Turf Club, said there was a profit of $16,203, compared with a loss of $12,929 in the corresponding period last
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    SUICIDE CYCLISTS.
    55 7 Pcnanir Magistrate and Man Who Did Not Stop. (From Our Own Correspondent Penang, Apr. 27. “I do not know what is happening t<> cyclists. They all seem to want to commit suicide,” remarked Mr. Jngo, the Second Magistrate, yesterday, in filing a cyclist $5 for not stopping when
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    F.M.S. VOLUNTEERS IN THE SLUMP.
    1306 8 General’s Report. EUROPEAN REGIMENT’S DECREASES. The effects of the slump on volunteering in the Federated Malay States are pointed out by H.E. Major(ieneral Oldfield, Commanding the Troops, Malaya, in his annual report. “Tho situation is a difficult one,” say* General Oldfield. “The number of Europeans
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    COST OF THE R.R.I.
    114 8 Surplus of Income Over Expenditure. The income and expenditure account of the Rubber Research Institute for the year ended Dec. 31, 1931, shows expenditure totalling $539,885 and a surplus of $89,804. Salaries and allowances account for *233,990, the experiment station for $70,041, rubber roadways research for
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    EMPIRE SHOPPING WEEK.
    418 8 Singapore Arrangements Announced. Sufficient support having been forthcoming, the Empire Shopping Week Committee announces that an of Empire goods will be held at the Xew World, Singapore, from May 18 to 24. As originally’ fixed a lorry parade will be held on the opening day, May 18,
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    TIN QUOTA CUT.
    117 8 Not Yet Accepted by F.M.S. Government. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 27. It is officially stated that the F.M.S. Government has not yet agreed to the 20,000-ton cut in the tin quota proposed by the International Tin Committee and that the question is still under
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    FATAL QUARREL.
    77 8 Sleeping Indian’s Head Chopped Off. A quarrel between two Indian labourers, said to be over a woman, resulted fatally for one of them on Saturday night. It appears that the two men quarrelled on Friday and on Saturday, while one of them was asleep in Lorong Lalat, off
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    BODY FOUND IN SEA.
    199 8 Penang Towkay Vj ctim Of Depression. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Apr. or The body of Mr. Tan Kheam a” respected towkay living at Green ih,* Penang, has been found in the <1 ihe Cenotaph with a rope tied roiini"? waist and the other end faster.,]
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    200 PEOPLE PRESENT.
    138 8 Malacca St. George's Society Ball. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Apr. 24. The Malacca St. George’s Society he. its annual ball on Saturday-night at the Malacca Club, when about 200 peopi were present, including guests from thSt. Andrew’s and St. Patrick’s Society. Mr. A. Gould, President of
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    In Ipoh.
    153 8 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Apr. An enjoyable evening was spent by s large number of members of the Kir.tr. branch of the Society of St. George a: the annual ball at the Town Hall here c Saturday. Members and guests were received Mrs. T. R. A. Windeatt,
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    MANY TIMES POSTPONED.
    107 8 Criminal Breach Case Asasn-i Eurasian. (From Our Own Correspondent.' Penang Apr* When the case against a u named Sakwoo for alleged cnnima 1 of trust of money belong.ng to ployers, the Firestone Tire arm 1 Co., was mentioned in the P ol C( p< here yesterday Mr.
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      THE COST OF JUSTICE.
      706 9 THE COST OF JUSTICE Durden of Heavy Legal Fees.” he Editor of the Strait* Times. the heavens thundered at ,,t Mr. Roland Braddell’s letter 1 U lCt t > Mi* W. H. Shelford relating ihinping Conference or ring. If a k 1 I to direct the force of his B
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      COFFEE SHOP WAITRESSES.
      583 9 v„ K ,Uor 1)1 the Straits Times. to no^e that though v n ’""tics introduced new bya anv t m i r ast flying it down r ’< r s employed either as eatinjr y. Wa tress in a coffee-shop tier photograph, accom- "< the owners, shall
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      MOSQUITOES.
      63 9 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir. In view' of the abundance of mosquitoes with which we have been piagued during the past few’ weeks, it would be interesting to know’ whether there is any truth in the rumour that with a view’ to economy the authorities concerned
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      CONTROL OF BOXING.
      496 9 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,. —I have read with groat interest and satisfaction your leader of Apr. 21, on the Control of Boxing. Followers for the last ten years of the noble art in Malaya—I refer to those who take an intelligent interest in
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      CHINA AND JAPAN.
      923 9 J To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —According to reports two declarations have been made recently by Japan. I First, there was a warning given by the Japanese War Minister to the League and to Moscow, with a view to drawing attention to the threatening
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      WHETHER OR-?
      128 9 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —A few days ago a reader asked which of the two, Whether or not or Whether or no is correct. It may be of interest to quote what the October issue of Correct English and Current Literary Review," edited by
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      OIL PALMS.
      109 9 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —Many shareholders are wondering why Oil Palm Plantations, Limited should make any attempt at all to plant B series. Many bond-holders are indebted to (’Hetties on enhanced rates of interest while their money is lying idle with Oil Palm Plantations,
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      AEROPLANE MARKINGS.
      94 9 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.—I see aeroplanes passing over this district fairly regularly. Could you publish a list of the national markings It will he very interesting to all who see these planes to be able to pick out the nationality. The last one to
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      SUICIDE.
      68 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —The question Why should it be an offence to commit suicide?” has again been referred to in your paper, but no answer is given. The answer, surely, is not difficult to find. Suicide is ethically wrong because it is unnatural, and
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      ROBINSON & CO., LTD.
      145 10 ROBINSON CO., LTD. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —I trust you will be good enough to publish the following in your correspondence columns even if under ordinary < ircumstances the affairs of a retail store might not altogether suitably appear there. The accounts are not informative —an
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    SPIRITISM.
    667 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —I have been deeply interested in the letter on Spiritism in the Straits Times of Apr. Iff I agree with the views on death put forward by the writer. He says ‘‘Death is not a natural thing as so many people
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    MISSING GOODS.
    119 10 Chinese Prosecuted At Seremban. i (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Apr. 26. A Chinese named Yap Yoon was lined $10 or two weeks’ rigorous imprisonment I by Enche Jaal in the Magistrate’s Court, I Seremban, this morning for being in possession of clothing, the property of Mr. Stone.
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    MALAYAN OIL.
    218 10 Suit for Salary Against Extraction Co. Hi the Civil District Court on Apr. 25, before Mr. L. V. J. Laville, the hearing was continued and adjourned until Friday next of the case brought by Mr. Yeo Boon Seng against the Malayan Oil Extraction Co. Ltd. for alleged arrears
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    BELIEVE IT OR NOT.
    77 10 Tea Company’s 132 Per Cent. Dividend. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Batavia, Apr. 25. According to the Preangerbode, Bandoeng, the Kertasarie Tea Co. Ltd. has declared a final dividend of 82 per cent., thus making the total for the past year 132 per cent. There were two
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    EUROPEAN UNEMPLOYED
    27 10 The sum of $183 has been paid to the European Unemployment Fund as a result of the Slump Ball at the Adelphi Hotel on Saturday.
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    ISSUE IN INDIA.
    635 10 Views of Sir Hari Singh Gour. That the British Government was faced by a grave issue in India was the opinion expressed by Sir Hari Singh Gour in the course of an interview with a Straits Times representative on Sunday. Sir Hari Singh, who is accompanied by
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    POST OFFICE ENACTMENT
    89 10 Increased Range of Dutiable Articles. The increase in the range of dutiable 1 articles and the inclusion of small articles capable of importation by post has rendered it necessary to amend the Post Office Enactment and to make provision for altered circumstances, says the F.M.S. Gazette. A
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    THE YAM TUAN.
    138 10 Celebrations at Ser em J And Sri Menanti. 1 (From Our Own Correspondent Seremban, t ommencmg last Saturday f„. days until Apr 25, the birthday ,f'S'? the Yang di Perluan Besar 0 f v 1 Sembilan, which fell on Monday® ofMXcS? The route to the Istana and
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    GERMAN SEAPLANE.
    115 10 Arrival in Penang on WaJ To Australia. I (From Our Own Correspondent.) I Penang. Apr. 27. I Capt. Hans Bertram arrived here his two companions yesterday everir.l from Bangkok and Victoria Point aboarl the Junkers seaplane Atlantis. 1 After circling the town Capt. BertraJ appeared not to know
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    JAPANESE CHARGED.
    82 10 Alleged Possession Of Illicit Still. Arrested by the Singapore Prevent Service, two Japanese. T. Tawahiro ar. T. Wayhara, were produced before M: G. C. Dodd, the Singapore Crimina District Judge, on Monday and charge with being in possession of dutia liquor, distilling liquor and possession a still. The
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    WOMAN MOTORIST KILLED
    80 10 Skid on Slippery Road In Penang. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang. Apr. 25. It was disclosed at the inquest on -A Boey Swee Beng that she was di “baby” car at the time of the I which she was killed. Her husnan. I tributed the skid to
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    CAUGHT IN WATERGATE
    71 10 Death of Head Kan*:"’' Changhat Estate. (From Our Own Correspondent Klang. Apr. 4 Chembulingani, head kangdi Changhat Estate, Banting, was 1,1 the hand in an automatic wateig-* 1 ;r attempting to remove some on.- 1 from the gate and killed. sCt n-? Two Europeans who were on
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    CHARGES AGAINST ACCOUNTANT.
    985 11 Hap Heng Syndicate. UIEC.ED ALTERATION OF ITEMS. .\vo former members of the Hap ur'T Mineral Syndicate, Ltd., who ai*> ving long terms of imprisonment of accounts, were again ,t t out of the Singapore Criminal p i Apr. 20, when the case Oswald Curtis Smalley, a vn
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    IMPORTANT DECISION IN BANKRUPTCY.
    282 11 Hong Kong Bank to Pay £2,550. Mr. Justice Cobbett gave judgment on Apr. 21 in the case in which the Official Assignee applied for a motion against the Hong Kong Bank for payment of £2,550 10s. 5d. which was the share of the provident fund belonging
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    CHINA RELIEF FUND.
    101 11 Alteration in Dates at The Great World. It is notified that the Great World carnival in aid of the China Re’itf Kund, originally fixed for Apr. 22, 23 and 24, will be held on May 13, 14 and 15. All tickets which have already been issued in
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    KILLED BY TRAIN.
    74 11 Chinese Knocked Down on Line At Bukit Timah. A Chinese of the coolie class was knocked down by a train about noon on Apr. 20 at the 0th mile Bukit Timah Road. The train was stopped and the man, who was dead, was taken to Tank Road
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    FILLED IN FALSE NAMES.
    425 11 Warning About Hotel Registers. The campaign for thy suppression ot prostitution in Singapore under the new W omen and Girls’ Protection Ordinance and the Brothel Suppression Ordinance is still being vigorously waged by the Singapore Detective Branch and scores of hinese and other Asiatic women have
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    ENTICING CASE.
    227 11 Married in India at Age Of Six. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seiemfcan, Apr. 25. On a charge of enticing away a married woman named Panjli, a Tamil named Letchumanan appeared before the Seremban Magistrate, Che Hamzah. The complainant, Govindasamy, a mason in the F.M.S. Railway, said he married
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    WOMAN’S BODY IN SEA.
    40 11 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Peranp, Apr. 21. Clothed in a saronp and two bajus, the body of a Chinese woman was found in the sea here near the convent. The body has not yet been identified.
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    A JOE FISHER TRAVELOGUE.
    757 11 Rotary Club Dinner. ROUND THE WORLD IN80 MINUTES. Most of you have read Jules Vernes* l*ook Round the World in 80 Days.’ I am going to endeavour to take you round the world in 80 minutes.” With these words Mr. Joe Fisher took the members and
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    HEALTH TRIP AT SULTAN’S EXPENSE.
    965 12 European’s Bankruptcy Court Story. HOPE OF $75,000. RUBBER ESTATE DEAL WHICH FAILED. The story of a European’s health trip to England at the Sultan of Johore’s expense was told in the Bankruptcy Court before Mr. Justice Cobbett on Apr. 22 when Mr. Harry Baker, of
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    MR. C. C. GERAHTY.
    204 12 New Supreme Court Judge] Appointed. It is announced in the Government Gip.ette that Mr. Charles Cyril Gerahty has been appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court of the Straits Settlements, as from Apr. 27. j Mr. Gerahty, accompanied by Mrs. Gerahty, arrived in Penang yesterday by
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    FIRE CALL.
    99 12 Old Tyres Ablaze Near Chinese High School. The Singapore Fire Brigade received a call to the Chinese High School at 10 Ti m on Friday and on arri val found a large quantity of old tyres ablaze in the jungle in close proximity to the School The engine
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    MR. KHOO GIONG HONG.
    71 12 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Apr. 20. The body of Mr. Khoo Giong Hon}?, who died at ape of 61 last Sunday in the Goh Loo Club, Singapore, was brought back to Malacca yesterday for interment at Telok Mas on Sunday. Mr. Khoo G ?r *ng
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    CHINESE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
    1087 12 Penang Meeting. VIEWS ON ROAD AND RAIL TRANSPORT. The annual general meeting of the Penang Chinese Chamber of Commerce was presided over by Mr. \eoh t heang Aun. Mr. Lee Tian Siew was elected a trustee of the Chamber in place of Mr. Lim Cheng Teik,
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    KINTA SANITARY BOARD.
    247 12 Big Reduction l n Expenditure. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Apr. 22 At the monthly meeting 0 f the Sanitary Board the chairman annum *5 that steps had been taken to i ff, duction in expenditure for l'i'p' extent of $70,000 and an implirv prceeedintf repanhny further
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    BIG DROPS IN SIAM’S BUDGET.
    225 13 The King’s Grant. rrRTHER TAXATION FORESHADOWED. .From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Apr. 22. The Budget estimate for the year end1 tsll 31 next has now been issued. ,r inue is estimated at Tcs. 74,864,000, S h nearly Tcs. 20,000,000 less than 'V r nf the
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    TOBACCO SMUGGLERS.
    239 13 Chase in the Darkness Off Pulau Samboe. The capture of a sampan laden with r.traband tobacco and the arrest of two •mugglers off Pulau Samboe was de«jibed to Mr. G. C. Dodd, the Singapore District .lu(ige. on Apr. 21 when the two accused were charged with being in
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    CHANDU WORTH $12,000.
    59 13 F «und in A.P.C. Tanker From Hong Kong. n^. !Un the A.P.C. tanker Murex arrived ’ngapore from Hong Kong, revenue II/no S r lorn harbour division of the a»i(i Department made a search h ani <Un< tahilg of non-Government VaIued at $12,000. hidden in the co^ er
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    EUROPEAN QUARTERS.
    55 13 1 Cur Own Correspondent.) A* ,1 Malacca, Apr. 20. held v monthly Municipal meeting h_ JV U f today with the Hon. Mr. (ided t'h'af in the chair, it was dewoulrl It rent European quarters ■alarv y be 5 per cent, of the T u ur nished quarters,
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    FUNDS TO LAST ONE YEAR.
    171 13 Hopes of Reduction Of Quit. Rent. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 22. Speaking at the annual meeting of the Utan Simpan Rubber Company the chairman, Mr. D. H. Hampshire, said that it was doubtful whether the company could afford to stop tapping unless
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    SINGAPORE WEDDING.
    239 13 Mr. Albert Stone and Miss Elsie Jackson. The wedding of Mr. Albert Stone, of the Asiatic Petroleum Co., Ltd., Singapore, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. C. Stone, of Hastings, and Miss Elsie Irene Jackson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Jackson, of Yalding, Kent, took
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    STRUCK BY LIGHTNING
    89 13 Rubber Godown Fire In Ipoh. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Apr. 22. In the course of a severe storm between 6 and 7 p.m. yesterday lightning struck a rubber store in Gopeng Road, close to the racecourse. The building was soon ablaze, and coconut trees surrounding it
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    MR. G. E. CLAYTON.
    122 13 Finding; of Inquiry Into His Death. Following upon inquiries by the Straits Times at the Colonial Secretary’s office concerning the circumstances ot the death of Mr. G. E. Clayton, M.C., M.C.S., which occurred at Kemaman, Trengganu, on Mar. 30, the finding of the officer (Mr. A.
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    SHANTUNG FUND JUDGMENT.
    326 13 Attorney-General’s Action Fails. Judgment was given on Apr. 21 by Mr. Justice Cobbett in the case in which the Attorney-General on the relation of Lim Kim Tian applied for an order of the Court as to the manner in which the unexpended funds collected in Singapore about
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    A “PECULIAR” CASE.
    406 13 Bankrupt Discharged On Second Application. Kesavjee Jivram, a bankrupt, applied for the second time in five years for his discharge from his bankruptcy, to Mr. Justice Cobbett in the Bankruptcy Court on Friday. Mr. E. N. Taylor, assistant Official Assignee, said the case ’was somewhat peculiar. The
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    JELAI TIN CASE APPEAL.
    194 13 Mr. Powell Robinson Goes To Kuala Lumpur. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 22. The Pahang Government has not ceased its efforts to prevent the Jelai Concession (Pahang) Ltd. from mining for tin in the four hundred square miles of territory which the company has
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    ST. GEORGE’S DAY.
    265 13 Wreath Laid On Cenotaph. Saturday being St. George’s Day, a simple ceremony took place on the Esplanade when, on behalf of the St. George’s Society, Mr. H. Bowrey, the president, laid a wreath on the Cenotaph. Those present included the Hon. Mr. J. Bagnali, Messrs. O. R.
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    CHILDREN’S CONCERT.
    183 13 Entertainment Combined With Instruction. The Children’s Concerts have lost none of their popularity to judge from the large and eager gathering of the youth Oi Singapore who attended the sixth of the new series in the Victoria Memorial Hall on Friday evening for a programme in which entertainment
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE REPORT.
    1158 14 PEfiANG LETTER. Bold Statement —No “Prosperity Round The Corner” Stuff—lndians And Their Tea Parties —Fire Loss During The Year Only $ll,OO0 —Municipal Secrecy—Return Of The Time Gun Wanted Boosting The Town’s Amenities. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Apr. 18. THE Penang Chamber of Commerce in its
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    MIRAGE.
    193 14 The Miri Oilfields has produced its quarterly miracle again, the bright magazine, Mirage, a veritable gusher of humour and other good things. We have lcng since ceased to wonder how on earth they manage to keep it up, and now calmly look forward to each new issue excelling the
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    STAGING A SHOOTING DRAMA.
    525 14 Grave Allegations Against Sikh. An extraordinary story in which r revolver was used and three shots fired to provide false evidence against a man with whom he was not on good terrns, was told by prosecuting counsel to Mr. u. C. Dodd the Singapore Criminal District
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    JAPANESE SOLDIERS AT WOOSUNG.
    1008 14 A French View. FILMING THE WONDER* OF CENTRAL ASIA. Stories of the Japanese soldier China during the taking of the Woosun,* borts were related to me (write!!"* Mraits Times reporter) when I boanlJ! the- M.M. General Metzinger in Am te meet the second party of the
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    Malayan Planting Topics.
    2055 15 Jj te R. K- f. And The Slump—Bigger Yields Or New ises? Why Producers Are Restive—Research Which Cannot Be Applied—The Situation Today Are Changes Possible (By Our Planting Correspondent.) L,. tiers discussing the Rubber Reeaivh Institute have been appearing newspapers recently. The writers ,r t0 fall into
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    ARRESTED IN IPOH.
    67 15 Clerk Wanted in Kuala Lumpur. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Apr. 21. Kanappan. a clerk employed by VV. Grenier and Co., Kuala Lumpur, for whose anest a warrant was issued some days ago, has been arrested here and charged in the local court with criminal breach of
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    REWARDS FOR ARRESTS.
    63 15 Murdered Constable And $19,000 Robbery. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Apr. 21. The police are offering rewards of $•'>00 and $1,000 respectively for information leading to the arrest of the person concerned in the murder of the young Sikh constable on Apr. 6 and the person concerned
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    BOGUS CHEQUES AND DRUNKENNESS.
    329 15 Australian's Plea Not Accepted. Max Cornfield, described as an Australian, who pleaded guilty to charges of cheating by passing bogus cheques was again before Mr. (I. C. Dodd, the Singapore District Judge on Apr. 21 when he was further remanded to the Civil Prison until May
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    “ NOT IN GOOD FAITH.”
    280 15 NOT IN GOOD FAITH.” Indian’s Objections To Extradition. I Objections against the extradition of an Indian Mohammedan arrested in Singapore on a warrant issued in India, on the grounds that the charges were false, were made by counsel on Apr. 21 when Bawa Sahib was produced before Mr. G. C.
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    PENANG WEDDING.
    62 15 Mr. D. R. A. Hoblyn And Miss Muriel Little. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Apr. 23. The wedding took place at St. George Church here yesterday of Mr. Donald Robert Armstrong Hoblyn, manager of the local branch of the Borneo ompany, and Miss Muriel Little, daughter of Mr.
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    A JOURNAL IN THE FEDERAL CAPITAL.
    2586 16 Hill Holidays In Malaya—Thoughts On A Mountain Top—Our Modern Facilities From Bukit Timah To Bukit Fraser The Highlands Going Ahead A Solitary Bungalow—From Jungle To Singapore. (By Our Kuala Lumpur Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 22. THE development of Malayan hill stations during the last
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    PERAK MOTOR UNION.
    66 16 Becomes Branch Of Malayan Body. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Apr. At the annual meeting’ of the Perak Motor Union the members decide: dissolve in order to become the J’eiaK branch of the Automobile Association Malaya. The entity of the Union however be preserved under the new
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  • PAST WEEK’S IMPERIAL AND GENERAL NEWS Contained in Reuter, British Imperial Radio and Special Telegrams.
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      MOLOTOV AND THE JINGOES.
      211 21 Reuter. jvgjng Japan on to Make War on Russia. TOKIO STATEMENT. ••>o Intention to Violate Soviet Rights.” Moscow, Apr. 21. •The facts have proved that, in Japanmilitary and imperialistic circles, are advocates of a far-reaching ji‘ c y of aggression which does not stop it the
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      “GROSS SLANDER.”
      176 21 —Reuter. Tokio on “White” Russian Rumours. Tokio, Apr. 20. Emphasising that there can never be peace in the Far Fast without friendly :eii«tions between Russia and Japan, the 'Vat Office issued a statement to the Press cday categorically denying the Soviet accusations of Japanese military aggres* or and
      —Reuter.  -  176 words
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      MORE TROOPS.
      165 21 —Reuter. Reuter. be Sent by Japan To Manchuria. Tokio, Apr. 20. fl \r °f further reinforcements 1 anchuria may be necessary if the lodav n Worsens said the War'Minister u that he referred to the v.in'u S1 l Uation ra ther than to relations Soviet.'—Reuter. "hat The War
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      SOVIET FORCES.
      112 21 —•Sin Chew Jit Poh. Further Strengthened On Manchuria Border. Shanghai, Apr. 21. Reports from Manchuria state that the Soviet forces on the Manchurian border between Vladivostok and Habarovsk have been still further re-inforced and that in some places they are in close proximity to Japanese garrison troops. One
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      GENEVA RESOLUTION.
      134 21 —Reuter. China Accepts But Japan Rejects. Tokio, Apr. 20 (1.40 p.m.) It is authoritatively learned that it is impossible for Japan to agree to Geneva’s draft of the resolution leaving it for a Mixed Committee to fix a date for the withdrawal of Japanese troops into the International
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      LYTTON COMMISSION.
      204 21 Mukden by train later. —Sin Chew Jit Poh. —Aneta Mukden Radio. Reaches Great Wall On Way to Manchuria. Shanghai, Apr. 21. The League Commission yesterday morning arrived at Chinwangtao, where the Peking-Mukden railway passes through the Great Wall. The Commissioners visited places in the vicinity and, later, Lord
      Mukden by train later.—Sin Chew Jit Poh.; —Aneta Mukden Radio.  -  204 words
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      MR. C. W. A. SCOTT.
      41 21 —Reuter. Basra, Apr. 22. Mr. C. W. A. Scott resumed his flight to Australia at 2.30 a.m. —Reuter. Mr. Scott left Lympne at dawn on Apr. 10 in an attempt to regain the England-Australia flight record.
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      INCREASED TARIFF IN BRITAIN.
      342 21 ,—Reuter. Twenty Per Cent. ON MANUFACTURED GOODS. London, Apr. 21. A 20 per cent, tariff to be imposed on nearly all manufactured goods imported into Great Britain from Apr. 25, with a 10 to 15 per cent, tariff in a number of cases, a 25 to
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      19 YEARS MISSING.
      177 21 Sudden Reappearance Of Lost Baronet. London, Apr. 21. The piquant reappearance of a baronet who was “missing” for 19 years occurred yesterday when Francis Laurence John Barrow gave notice at a London Register Office of his forthcoming marriage. The discovery of “Mr.” Barrow recalls a fruitless S.O.S.
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      SIR OLIVER LODGE.
      60 21 to him by the Institution or r.iectricai Engineers of the Faraday Medal.—British Wireless. Presentation of Faraday Medal. Rugby, Apr. 21. The long and distinguished services of Sir Oliver Lodge, the eminent scientist, in the field of electrical engineering were recognised this evening by the presentation to him
      to him by the Institution or r.iectricai Engineers of the Faraday Medal.—British Wireless.  -  60 words
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      RETURN TO THE INFERNO.
      445 21 ai iiuim in. latti cim i bu lllfttsures agreed upon -at Lausanne.—British Wireless. —Reuter. Taxpayers to Repeat Their Grim Performance. BUDGET COMMENT. Chancellor’s Black Tie And Ominous Looks. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Apr. 20. The Budget presented by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Neville
      « ai iiuim in. latti cim i bu lllfttsures agreed upon -at Lausanne.—British Wireless.; —Reuter.  -  445 words
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      GERMAN POLITICS.
      135 21 —Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Refercndums in Two States Not Conclusive. Berlin, Apr. 18. Two plebiscites were taken on Sunday in the Herman states of Saxony and Oldenburg on the question of the dissolution of the respective Diets, but owing to the relatively small percentage of electors casting votes the results did
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      SEVERE FIGHTING ON C.E.R.
      103 22 —Reuter. L%rge Japanese Force In A Predicament. RETREAT CUT OFF. Railway Track Behind Them Destroyed. Harbin, Apr. 22. The main force of General Murai’s brigade, which left yesterday on a punitive expedition against the insurgents who have virtually seized control of the eastern section of the
      —Reuter.  -  103 words
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      TOKIO’S INTENTIONS.
      291 22 —Reuter. ed Japan and the Manchukuo.—Sin Kuo Min. A Hands Off Manchuria Warning. Tokio, Apr. 22 (10.05 a.ni.) Hands off Manchuria was the warning given by the Japanese War Minister to the League and to Moscow when speaking at an Osaka- meeting organised by the Kokuhonsha Patriotic Society,
      —Reuter.; ed Japan and the Manchukuo.—Sin Kuo Min.  -  291 words
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      “WHITE” RUSSIANS.
      129 22 —Reuter. Further Allegations By The Tass Agency. Moscow, Apr. 22. Serious allegations that White Guard provocation is remaining unchecked by the Chinese on the Soviet section of the Chinese Eastern Railway are made by the Tass Agency which declares that the order issued to the Harbin police not
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      STATE OF ANARCHY.
      178 22 into Soviet territory.—Aneta TransOcean. —Aneta-Mukden Ra iio. Declared to Exist on The Manchu-Soviet Borders. Tokio, Apr. 20. Japanese reports from the ManchuSoviet frontier claim that a state of I anarchy reigns as a result of hinese 1 irregula:s and “bandits whose operai tions have resulted, so far,
      into Soviet territory.—Aneta Trans- Ocean.; —Aneta-Mukden Ra iio.  -  178 words
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      SOVIET TROOPS.
      78 22 no fewer than 100 new aeroplanes.—Sin Chew Jit Poh. Said to Have Increased To 400,000 in Far East. Shanghai, Apr. 22. Reports state that *he number of Soviet troops in the Far East (presumably on the Manchurian borders) has been increased to 400,000. The attitude of the Soviet
      no fewer than 100 new aeroplanes.—Sin Chew Jit Poh.  -  78 words
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      DR. ALFRED SZE.
      77 22 Minister for Foreign Atfairs.—Sin Chew Jit Poh. Resigns Post of Minister To Great Britain. Shanghai, Apr. 22. The Executive Board yesterday allowed Dr. Alfred Sze (the Chinese Minister to Great Britain) to resign owing to illhealth and appointed Mr. Quo Tai-chi (the Vice-Minister for Foreign Atfairs) to
      Minister for Foreign Atfairs.—Sin Chew Jit Poh.  -  77 words
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      LYTTON COMMISSION.
      308 22 ral Wong Tak-lum’s troops.—Sin Chew Jit Poh. Dr. Wellington Koo To Enter Manchuria. Shanghai, Apr. 22. Lord Lytton. Dr. V. K. Wellington Koo and the French, Japanese and German members of the League of Nations Manchuria Inquiry Commission left Dairen for Mukden by special train yesterday (Thursday.) Dr.
      ral Wong Tak-lum’s troops.—Sin Chew Jit Poh.  -  308 words
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      “CLOSED DOORS.”
      178 22 —Aneta Trans-Ocean. —Sin Kuo Min. China Objects to Secrecy At Geneva. Geneva, Apr. 19. Tiie Chinese delegation has made representations to the Commission of Nineteen through the League President (M. Paul Hymans), objecting to the Commis- sion’s practice of holding sittings behind closed doors ard threatening, if this
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      COL. LINDBERGH.
      212 22 I Helps Police to Fight Brush Fire. Hopewell, New Jersey, Apr. 5. Col. Charles A. Lindbergh and more than 50 neighbours, police officers anil newspaper reporters and cameramen fought a brush fire today that came dangerously near his white stone country home, fanned by a strong wind. The
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      BOMBAY RIOTING.
      97 22 Police Forced To Fire On Crowd. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Calcutta, Apr. 21. One person was killed and 30 injured when the police were forced to fire to stop serious Hindu-Moslem rioting in Bombay. The Moslems objected to the Hindus singing songs in celebration of the birthday of
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      OTTAWA CONFERENCE
      99 22 uuu CV.V1 —British Wireless. Common Imperial Monetary Policy. Rugby, Apr. 21. Asked whether bankers or other authorities on monetary affairs would attend the Imperial Conference at Ottawa for the discussion and formulating of a common Imperial monetary policy, Major Elliot, Secretary to the Treasury, in the Commons today
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      MRS. MORRIS GOES INTO ANOTHER TRANCE.
      453 22 Amazing End to Case. “HEARKEN UNTO ME Mv BROTHER JUDGE.” (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Apr. ‘JO. Judgment was given in the King'Bench today by Mr. Justice McCardie against Mrs. Meurig Morris, the young spiritualist, in the libel suit in which she complained that
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      TRADE WITH RUSSIA.
      203 22 —British Wireless. Questions in the Lords And Commons. Rugby. Apr. >• Lord Snowden, replying during t debate raised by Lord Lloyd in th e y of Lords or the Government’s trade l’° ;1 with Russia, said that genera.!' Government was not satisfied w.th t.ie* parity between the
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      KEY POSITION IN MANCHURIA.
      84 23 —Reuter. To Go To Japanese mFE e recognition of M ABILITY Tokio, Apr. 23. ordance with the policy of ap- r officials of all races resident in according to their talents and the Manchukuo Government nounced the appointment of four officials of tho Japanese Govern- t
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      SHORT OF FOOD.
      119 23 >:a r.ed very heavy casualties.—Sin Kuo Mr.. Predicament of Japanese Brigade on C.E.R. Shanghai, Apr. 23. from Manchuria states that the TananeM* brigade, under General Murai Ji. has been surrounded by 4,000 Chim'-c* volunteers eight miles west of on the' eastern section of thf l n >0
      ?>:a r.ed very heavy casualties.—Sin Kuo Mr..  -  119 words
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      RUSSIA AND JAPAN.
      153 23 Reuter. Further Evidence* Of Strained Relations. Moscow, Apr. 23. The .'trained nature of the relations wh.ch exist between Russia and Japan w:. tv card to Mar.churia is indicated in a Japanese War Office statement, publisher Moscow, in which it is denied that t'..-re i> any connection between
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      SOVIET OFFICERS.
      36 23 wiv luaucnu Mukden- Radio. Leading Koreans In Manchuria. Mukden, Apr. 19. 1 hundred Koreans, under Soviet are said to be co-operating with hint se volunteers who are in revolt r,>t T he Manchukuo Government.
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      JAPAN AND LEAGUE.
      111 23 -Reuter. Forcing the Issue With View to Withdrawal. Tokio, Apr. 22. (1.12 p.m.) j., l e lt > 8 an open secret that Japan if ra ,L t° withdraw from the League A f L a ree to the application o* J’* Manchuria, it is reliably JaVal
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      IN SHANGHAI.
      95 23 ”vt v V' Sin Kuo Min. •Lpanese Community And Occupied Area. The Shanghai, Apr. 23. hiunitv in 'cu rs Japanese cornea1'’.. T shanghai have sent a further lok, requesting that the oc- verted fntn ‘"r Shanghai should be con. lnt Japanese settlement. Some 500 Japanese troops are reported
      * . ”vt v V' Sin Kuo Min.  -  95 words
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      AROUND AMOY.
      254 23 —Sin Kuo Min. —Sin Chew Jit Poh. Chinese Warships And Troops Being Sent. n i r* Hong Kong, Apr. 23. General Chan Chai-tong (the Military Governor of Canton), in the course of an interview, said that Cantonese troops were being sent to Changchow, 30 miles west of Amoy
      —Sin Kuo Min.; —Sin Chew Jit Poh.  -  254 words
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      CANTON & NANKING.
      169 23 CANTON NANKING. —Sin Kuo Min. Move Towards Unity Fails. Hong Kong. Apr. 23. General Chan Chai-tong called a meeting in Canton yesterday at which Mr Fung Chok-nian furnished reports with regard to Nanking affairs. General Li Chung-yan also participated After a lengthy discussion it was de cided temporarily not to
      —Sin Kuo Min.  -  169 words
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      “DIVINE HELP.”
      105 23 1C 11UII wi —Reuter. Fortified the Japanese In Shanghai! London, Apr. 22. The Manchester Guardian, in a leading article, ridicules the account by Colonel Kohata in the Japanese Weekly Chronicle in which he ascribes the courageous exoloits of Japanese troops at Shanghai to their belief that they were
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      FURTHER FIGHTING.
      335 23 Chinese Eastern Railway crosses it.—Sin Chew Jit Poh. —Aneia Havas. -Reuter. —Aneta Iwaki. mencing on Apr. 18.—Aneta-Mukden-Radio. Latest Report to Hand From Manchuria. Shanghai. Apr. 23. Messages to hand from the north state that fighting continues in various parts of Manchuria. For instance General Hai (hips Man- I
      Chinese Eastern Railway crosses it.—Sin Chew Jit Poh.; —Aneia Havas.; -Reuter.; —Aneta Iwaki.; mencing on Apr. 18.—Aneta-Mukden-Radio.  -  335 words
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      £1,800 INDEMNITY FOR MR. BREWER.
      172 23 IUIU V I I —Reuter 10 months in Portuguese Gaol Without Trial. Benguella, Apr. 20. A verdict of not guilty, costs to b« refunded and an indemnity of £1,800 granted was the result of the retrial of A. J. Brewer, the British ship’s officer who
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      DUTCH GOLD.
      59 23 —Reuter. Being Withdrawn From The United States. Amsterdam, Apr. 21. Rumours that the Netherlands Bank is withdrawing gold stocks from the United States is confirmed. The Telegraaf emphasises that the hank does not suggest any lack of confidence in the United States, hut in the present circumstances believes
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      ITALY AND GERMANY.
      43 23 —Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Hopes to Effect An Entente. Geneva, Apr. 19. The Chancellor, Dr. Bruening, to-day received the British, Danish rnd Italian Foreign Ministers. Italians declare that they attach special importance to an Italo-German entente regarding further developments of the Danubian question.—Aneta-Trans-Ocean.
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      NEW EUROPE-CAPE FLIGHT RECORD.
      244 23 —Reuter. British Wireless. Two Frenchmen. OIJ) TIME BEATEN BY NEARLY A DAY. Cape Town, Apr. 21. The French airmen Goulette and Salel landed here at 12-‘19 a.m. thus completing a record Europe-South Africa flight via West Africa. Despite encountering head winds and whirlwinds in the Sahara
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      PREMIERS TOGETHER.
      237 23 —Reuter. British Wireless. MacDonald-Tardieu Talks On Everything.” Paris, Apr. 20. M. Tardieu, the French Prime Minister, has caused a surprise by deciding to accompany Mr. MacDonald to Geneva despite the French electoral campaign. This move emphasises M. Tardieu’s senae of the urgency of his being at Geneva simultaneously
      —Reuter.; British Wireless.  -  237 words
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      RUBBER REPORTS.
      89 23 Ayer K uning (F.M.S.) Make Profit of £2,720. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Apr. 20. The following rubber company reports for the year are published Ayer Kuning (F.M.S.) Rubber Co. Ltd. Profit of £2,720 against £895 last year. £19,140 carried forward. Golconda (Malay) Rubber Co. Ltd. Loss of
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      R.G.A. MEETING INCIDENT.
      333 24 Exhaustive Review of The Industry’s Difficulties. SEEKING NEW USES. Threat of Uncontrolled Spread of Disease. London, Apr. 22. The difficulties with which the rubber industry was contending were emphasised by Sir Herbert Wright, presiding at a meeting of the Rubber Growers’ Association. Changes in estate practice which
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      FULLER REPORT.
      680 24 Magnificent Response Of Estate Staffs. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Apr. 22. Sir Herbert Wright referred to the three main difficulties of last year—heavy crops, declining absorption and low prices. He said they had endeavoured to counter these by lowered costs of production, encouraging new uses and the
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      GOVERNMENT ATTITUDE.
      133 24 —Reuter. Regret at Failure to Find Restriction Plan. The Government’s attitude towards the rubber problem was expressed by Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister, Secretary of State for the Colonies, speaking on the Colonial estimates in the House of Commons. Sir Philip said he welcomed the recent restriction negotiations because he
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      MR. W. RUNCIMAN.
      113 24 -Reuter. Bill to Allow Him To Sit in Commons. London, Apr. 22. Machinery was set in motion in the House of Commons today to repair the weakness in the President of the Board of Trade’s position, revealed yesterday. The House promptly passed the President of the Board
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      AEROPLANE CRASHES.
      37 24 -Sin Kuo Min. Two Pilots Injured While On Training Flight. Hong Kong, Apr. 21. A Cantonese aeroplane, while being used for training purposes, crashed at Yeeshatau on Tuesday last. Both pilots were injured.—Sin Kuo Min.
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      POLICE CHARGE ON COMMUNISTS.
      95 24 -Reuter. Wild Scenes At New York City Hall. New York, Apr. 22. Wild scenes, culmintaing in ten people being injured by the police, marked a demonstration by several thousands of Communists at the City Hall. Some 400 mounted and foot police, with drawn batons, charged the
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      OVERCROWDED GAOLS
      104 24 —Reuter. Prisoners Released To Make Room for Others. Poona, Apr. 20. Hundreds of prisoners, convicted of criminal offences, are being released from th£ gaols by the Bombay Government before serving their full terms owing: to the congestion caused by the recent influx of political prisoners, the number of
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      LABOUR VICTORY.
      75 24 —Reuter. Mr. Greenwood Returns To the Commons. London, Apr. 22. The Wakefield by-election consequent upon the death of the Conservative, Mr. G. B. Hillman, resulted in the return of the former Cabinet Minister, Mr. Arthur Greenwood. The result was:— Mr. A. Greenw’ood (Labour) 13.586. Mr. A. E. Greaves
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      MINERS’ HOURS.
      57 24 —British Wireless. Interview at the Board Of Trade. Rugby, Apr. 20. The President of the Board of Trade Mr. Walter Runciman, in an interview with representatives of the Miners’ Federation, urged the resumption of negotiations w'ith the owners on the hours question. Later Mr. Runciman met the Mining
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      SIR ALDO CASTELLANI.
      59 24 —Reuter. One of Four Recipients Of Mussolini Prize. Rome, Apr. 20. Sir Aldo Castellani was among the four recipients of the Mussolini Prize of 50,000 lire for special distinction last year. —Reuter. Sir Aldo is Director of Tropical Medicine at the Ross Institute and his investigations have
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      MAY BE UNWISE AND UNFAIR.
      765 24 Reuter. British Wireless. Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister On Decentralisation. COLONIAL ESTIMATES. Tariff Preferences Within The Empire. London, Apr. 22. It is unwise to give judgment on the Governors proposals for decentralisation in Malaya without the most careful con sideration and the fullest information declared Sir Philip
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      BIG SHOCK FOR PRODUCERS.
      3025 25 British Wireless. will F.M.S. Government Object pledge recalled. ut of More Than 60 Per Cent, to be Opposed. Paris, Apr. 23. i cut of 20,000 tons annually, lime 1 ha* been unanimously rem'‘U, lulled by the International Tin Comminec to Bolivia. Malaya, the Dutch East Substitution
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      DELUGE OF SHARE SELLING.
      549 26 —Reuter. Royal Dutch Depreciation Of £11,000,000. PARIS SYNDICATE. Sensational Explanation By Sir Henri Deterding. London, Apr. 22. A gigantic effort on the part of Soviet Russia to smash the Royal Dutch-Shell group and thus capture the world oil market is Sir Henri Deterding’s explanation of yesterday’s
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      PRINCESS ELIZABETH.
      43 26 —Pritish Wireless. Spending Sixth Birthday With King and Queen. Rugby, Apr. 20. Princess Elizabeth, eldest daughter of the Duke and Duchess of York, will spend lier sixth birthday at Windsor Castle tomorrow with her grandparents, the King and Queen. —Pritish Wireless.
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      ENTIRE MEETING ARRESTED.
      384 26 -Reuter. 630 in Four Days. PRISONERS ATTACK ESCORT. New Dtb.i, Apr. 24. Tiie entire meeting of the Indian j National Congress has been arrested. I Despite the precautions taken to prevent the holding of the Congress Session, which had been banned by the Government. a large number
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      BANK RATE.
      95 26 -British Wireless. Reduced by One Half In Nine Weeks. Rugby, Apr. 21. The reduction of the Bank rate today from 3Vs to 3 per cent., thus halving it in nine weeks, was welcomed in the City and had a stimulating effect. British funds, after a firm opening, were
      -British Wireless.  -  95 words
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      SIR BASIL BLACKETT.
      76 26 —Reuter. To Remain a Director of Two Big Companies. London, Apr. 20. Sir Basil Blackett is to remain an ordinary director of Imperial and International Communications, Ltd., and Cables and Wireless, Ltd.—Reuter. A message yesterday said that Sir Basil, in order to be relieved of executive work
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      PHENOMENAL NAZI GAINS.
      443 26 —Reuter. Prussian Diet Result. i I COMMUNIST BALANCE OF POWER. j Berlin, Apr. 24. The final results of the elections for the Diets are not expected before three o’clock tomorrow (Monday) morning, owing to the large number of parties who put forward candidates and the consequent delay
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      ST. GEORGE’S DAY.
      166 26 n p* —British Wireless. Memorial Theatre Opened By Prince. Rugby, Apr. 21 St. George’s Day, the feast of England’s patron saint, and the anniversary of Shakespeare’s birth are being celebrated today throughout the country. Shakespeare’s birthplace, Stratford-on-Avon, is the centre of the chief celebrations and the picturesque
      n p* —British Wireless.  -  166 words
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      SENSATIONAL FALL IN STERLING.
      501 26 —British Wireles?. —Reuter. Down 7 Cents in New York FUND TO STRENGTH! CURRENCY. New r \crk, Apr. 26 A sensational fall in sterling hv than seven cents to 3.67’, occurred on T Stock Exchange yesterday. It is attributed, in some quarters r, withdrawal of the French
      —British Wireles?.; —Reuter.  -  501 words
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      NO RECOGNITION.
      58 26 Reuter. United States and Soviet Government. Washington. Apr. It is authoritatively learnt that ti 1 United States has no intention of ot.icupo recognising the Soviet Government the recent agitation in favour ot such a course. .u. A resolution requesting the > mmt of diplomatic and commercial lations with
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      GERMAN UNEMPLOYED.
      38 26 —Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Berlin, Apr. Unemployment in Germany is ing slowly as the weather improves, first half of April brought a reducti about 100,000 in the total of tho.-* receipt of relief. On Apr. 15 t° was 5,934,000.—Aneta-Trans-Ocean.
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      ARSENALS BUSY DAY & NIGHT.
      246 27 ARSENALS BUSY DAY NIGHT. —Sin Chew Jit Poh. Japanese Troops Pour Into N. Manchuria. OS THE BORDERS. Soviet Armies Ordered To He Ready For War. Shanghai, Apr. 27. Imports reaching here state that vtial law has been declared at V’r.livostok and all lights are being inguished at 8 p.m. ’’any
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      THE IRONSIDES.
      178 27 mvain at Hangchow.—Sin Kuo V V IIIVII V I V l pm, I V w —Aneta Trans-Ocean. targe Red Army Now At Hangchow. Shanghai, Apr. 27. A .:.rge force of Ironsides.” General t ai-fui’s famous troops from have arrived at Hangchow it i-'d miles from Shanghai. the time
      '■ mvain at Hangchow.—Sin Kuo; V . V IIIVII V • I V l pm, I V w —Aneta Trans-Ocean.  -  178 words
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      MANCHUKUO.
      332 27 V U1I1U —Sin Kuo Min. Japanese Keep Close Eye On Ministers. Shanghai. Apr. 27. n from Manchuria state that the 'Pan H' military authorities are keeping uateh and ward” over the Man- Government Ministers and offivais. dedared that Mr. Henry Pu-yi Prince-President), Yuen Kin-kai i-n T > adviser), Chang
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      LYTTON COMMISSION.
      250 27 -Sin Chew Jit Poh. -Sin Kuo Min. Further Warnings From The Japanese. Shanghai, Apr. 27. The Lytton Commission had a further meeting with General Honjo yesterday when the incident at Mukden which led to the Japanese occupation of Manchuria was discussed. The fact that the Commission, through Japanese
      -Sin Chew Jit Poh.; -Sin Kuo Min.  -  250 words
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      SIR MILES LAMPSON.
      241 27 Nations Committee of Nineteen.—Sin Chew Jit Poh. Reuter. —Sin Kuo Min. His Efforts to Restart Peace Parleys. Shanghai, Apr. 27. The British Minister to China (Sir Miles Lampsort) has proposed that an informal confeience should he held today (Wednesday April 27) to discuss his draft compromise proposals.
      Nations Committee of Nineteen.—Sin Chew Jit Poh.; Reuter.; —Sin Kuo Min.  -  241 words
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      PLANES FOR SWATOW.
      108 27 -Sin Chew Jit Poh. portation station at Swatow.—Sin Kuo Min. To Cope with the Fukien “Red” Menace. Shanghai, Apr. 26. It is probable that aeroplanes will bo sent from Canton to Swatow almost immediately in connection with the measures now being taken to combat the Communist-bandit menace
      -Sin Chew Jit Poh.; portation station at Swatow.—Sin Kuo Min.  -  108 words
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      MUKDEN ATTACKED.
      123 27 —Sin Kuo Min. Sin Chew Jit Poh. Machine-Guns Awaken League Commission. Shanghai, Apr. 27. The Chinese volunteers launched another attack on the north gate of Mukden city last night. The Japanese machine-gunners vigorously replied. The members of the League Commission were awakened and General Honjo expressed profound surprise.
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      MANY MATTERS.
      224 27 —Sin Kuo Min. Koreans Being Sent To Chapei. Shanghai, Apr. 20. It is reported that the Japanese military authorities are circulating military notes in the Shanghai occupied area. Other rumours state that General Honjo (the Japanese Commander-in-Chief in Manchuria) is sending Koreans to Shanghai to settle down in
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      BILL TO ABOLISH THE OATH.
      311 27 British Wireless. Important Statement By Mr. J. H. Thomas. VIEW CONFIRMED. “Repudiation of Settlement Of 1921 as a Whole.” Rugby, Apr. 26. An important statement on the position of the Irish Free State was made in the House of Commons today by the Secretary for
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      LINDBERGH BABY.
      135 27 Reuter. Plans for Completion Of Negotiations. Hopewell (New Jersey), Apr. 2*1. Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh established personal contact with the kidnappers last week, according to a high New Jersey State official. He conferred with the group that received the $50,000 ransom. Colonel Lindbergh now plans to meet Mr.
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      MR. C. W. A. SCOTT.
      98 27 —Reuter. Only Stays 25 Minutes In Batavia. Batavia, Apr. 2d. Th? airman, Mr. C. W. A. Scott, arrived here at 10 a.m. and took off for Sourabaya at 10.25. —Reuter. Scott’ left Singapore at 3.05 yesterday morning in the course of his attempt to break
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      GERMAN CREDITS.
      41 27 —Reuter. Bankers Agree to Year's Extension. Berlin. Apr. 21. An agreement has been signed extending from Nov. 10, 1032 to N<*v. 10, 103* the $125,000,000 credit granted to Germany by a group of Anglo-American, Dutch and Swedish bankers. —Reuter.
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      GERMAN ELECTION EFFECTS.
      987 28 inv lutnnjr lfM oxner Ancta-Trans-Ocean. ...v.v a .-iii&Mi, icia}inc m ine closing hour. Call money is 5U to 6 1 4. Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Anxiety in France. WHAT PART WILL HITLER PLAY Berlin, Apr. ‘JO. While the Prussian Cabinet has intimated its readiness to draw the necessary conclusions from
      • « inv lutnnjr lfM. oxner Ancta-Trans-Ocean.; ...v.v a .-iii&Mi, icia}inc m ine closing hour. Call money is 5U to 614.— Aneta-Trans-Ocean.  -  987 words
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      BOY TREADS ON THE PRINCE’S TOES.
      218 28 factories and works stores.—-British Wireless. Solemn Acceptance Of An Invitation. Rugby, Apr. 26. The Prince of Wales, who is doing a i two-day tour of Tyneside, will tomorrow meet the winners of the English up a< the Newcastle Union football ground. His visit is
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      KREUGER CRASH.
      52 28 Reuter. Auditor of the Company's Accounts Arrested. Stockholm, Apr. *20. The name of the fourth man arrested in connection with the Kreuger and Toll scandal is given as Wondler, a chartered accountant, who. with two others, was elected by a meeting of shareholders in 1030 to audit the
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      ESCAPE WITH £23,000.
      40 28 Hank Messenger Knocked Down and Robbed. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Apr. 26. Scotland Yard is combing the country for two men who knocked down a Portsmouth bank messenger yesterday and escaped in a car with £23,000.
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      BRITAIN’S TRADE WITH THE SOVIET.
      340 28 —Reuter. -British Wireless. Compensation Company For British Creditors. Rugby, Apr. 2G. In the House of Commons today several questions were put regarding Russia and the President of the Board ot Tiadc (j)Ir. Walter Runcirnan) was asked if the Gov- eminent would consider terminating the Russian
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      BRITISH TARIFFS.
      149 28 ic proposed 20 per cent. duty.—British W ireless. Appeals for Higher Duties. Rugby. Apr. 23. 0\ ing to the indisposition of the Chan* .elbir of the Exchequer (Mr. Nevilk Chamberlain) the debate on the Order imposing the new import duties recommended by the Tariff Advisory Committee has been
      : ic proposed 20 per cent. duty.—British W ireless.  -  149 words
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      TREASON CHARGE.
      62 28 been acquitted by the local court.—Aneta Trans-Ocean. 42 Tyrolese Skiers Acquitted. Meran, Apr. 21. Forty-two South Tyrolese skiers, against whom a charge of high tieason was preferred by the Italian authorities because last winter they had, in a body, proceeded to the heights above Meran and there gone
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      GOLD STANDARD.
      20 28 —Reuter. Greece Decides To Abandon It. Athens, Apr. 25. Greece has decided to go off the gold standard.—Reuter.
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      MME. SUN YAT SEN’S OUTBURST.
      437 28 Sin Kuo Min. British Imperialism. SEEKING LIVES OF MR v MRS. NOULLENS. Shanghai, Apr. 2t\ Madame Sun Yat Sen. the widow of t'h Father of the Chinese Republic, declare! that “British Imperialism” is seek im, the lives of Noullens and his wife U Noullens and
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      ALLEGED GRAFT.
      98 28 —Reuter. Financial Writers Paid To Boost Stocks. Washington, Apr. Sensational evidence was given yestt day before the Senate Committee whii. is investigating conditions on the Nev. York Stock Exchange. Mr. Fiorello H. La Guardia. represent; tive in Congress for New York City, leged that over $250,000 have been
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      “ HONOUR-SLAYING.”
      80 28 HONOUR-SLAYING.” -ReuUr. Final Address to Jury By Prosecution. Honolulu, Apr. -'>■ A demand for the conviction (,t accused in the “honour slaying” (-aM rr murder in the second degree, r ai I% ‘jT, with it a sentence of anything imm years to life imprisonment, —was nw by the prosecution in
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      CASH RESOURCES EXHAUSTED.
      144 29 Harpenden Directors’ Appeal. (Krom Our Own Correspondent.) London, Apr. 25. n.ing the exhaustion of the 'n L cash resources the directors M] X llarpenJon (Selangor) Rubber t j ur ge the shareholders to take 4 'i*.Vance of the first mortgage 8 pei; 1 debentures, amounting to £13,222.
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      INDIA’S FINANCES.
      222 29 —British Wireless. Radical Improvement In Position. Rugby, Apr. 25. •n t prospectus is being issued on Tues.v. •■ubscriptions closing on Wednesday, •'"r -he 1 10.000.000 Government of India -j vent, stock 1942-47, the price of ng £95. The money is being raised to provide •;.s towards the repayment
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      INDIAN CRICKETERS.
      62 29 •'i.iruiraja c 11 V. ire; 2«s. Oiven Luncheon in The House of Commons. Rugby, Apr. 26. nnlimentary luncheon was given ■u members of the All-India cricket n the House of Commons today. d 1■isham (the vice-captain of the a ">d Commons cricket team) pros id- Stanley Baldwin proposed
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      ROBERT SHORT’S MOTHER
      66 29 by way of pension.—Sin Kuo x °ted SI 00,000 by the Chinese Government. Shanghai, Apr. 25. S nese Government has vored Mrs ..''•"the mother of the American i yi r Short, who joinel the ti r 'ht tS orce was killed in t \nth three Japanese aeroplanes
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      SUMMER CRUISE.
      54 29 —British Wireless. arships to Visit British Holiday Resorts. Rugby, Apr. 26. H J,' 01 ts, 10l ‘th mannetl ships of the \\.i u v including the flagship H.M.S. felt port on Monday for the Tht U c n Scottish waters, i,;,.., n s ill be followed by visits
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      “REMEDY WORSE THAN DISEASE.”
      80 29 Bitter Opposition to New Tin Cut. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Apr. 25. The proposal for a further 20,000-ton cut in tin production is arousing bitter opposition in the ranks of Malayan interests in London, though it is realised that the cut would bring production into
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      DISARMAMENT.
      83 29 —British Wireless. Experts to Classify Weapons. Rugby, Apr. 25. It was decided at Geneva today that the General Committee of the Disarmament Conference should adjourn until the experts had had time to complete their classification of weapons into groups of offensive and defensive arms. Several statesmen have, meanwhile, returned
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      U.S. STEEL.
      92 29 —Reuter. Dividend Passed First Time Since 1915. New York, Apr. 26. For the first time since 1915 the United States Steel Corporation passed its quarterly dividend on the common stock, though the regular dividend of $1.75 was declared on th? preferred stock. The previous common stock disbursement was
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      OPIUM CONFERENCE.
      94 29 —Reuter. Times Lender on Chinese Glass Houses.” London, Apr. 26. Chinese Glass Houses is the heading of a leading article in The Times dealing with the criticisms of the Chinese delegate at Geneva of the recommendations of last year’s Opium Conference in Bangkok. The Times says the mass
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      RAW SILK SALE.
      75 29 —Reuter. U.S. Japan Make Biggest Deal in History. Tokio, Apr. 25 (1.36 p.m.) The largest sale of raw silk in history is reported by the vernacular newspapers here, the Japanese Government having sold 108,000 hales to American interests at a low’ price. The silk involved is that
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      PRINCESS ELIZABETH.
      46 29 —British Wireless. Kintf and Queen at Birthday Tea Party. Rugby, Apr. 21. The King and Queen this afternoon paid r visit to the King Edward VII hospital at Windsor, afterwards returning to the Castle to attend Princess Elizabeth s birthday tea party.— British Wireless.
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      “HONOUR SLAYING TRIAL.”
      95 29 —Reuter. Harrowing Details of The Assault. Honolulu, Apr. 1. Distressing scenes, the women .-.pecti*tors weeping unrestrainedly, marked the evidence given by 22-year-old Mrs. Massie, the wife of the accused Lieutenant Massie, in the honour slaying trial.” She sobbingly related the harrowing details of th_ assault made upon
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      CHINA SEAS PIRACY.
      160 29 —Reuter. Shipowners Must Pay For Guards. London, Apr. 21. The Government does not intend altering the policy of requiring shipowners to pay for naval guards as a protection against piracy in China seas. Commander Sir B. M. Eyres-Monsell (First Lord of the Admiralty) announced in the House
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      ROYAL WELCH FUSILIERS
      98 29 —British Wireless. lleturn Home After 18 Years' Service Abroad. Rugby, Apr. 21. The King has sent by wireless a message of greeting to the 1st Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers, of which he is Colonel-in-Chief, which arrived at Southampton today from Egypt after 18 years’ service abroad. The
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      DANUBE STATES.
      69 29 Reuter. Permanent Co-operation Necessary. Innsbruck, Apr. 21. The International Chamber of Commerce Conference, discussing assistance for the Danube States, has concluded and passed a resolution appealing to all countries to do their utmost to create conditions to help the removal of the world crisis and restore mutual confidence.
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      NEW ZEALAND RIOTS.
      57 29 F I I I Y I, Reuter. Gaol Sentences of Terms Tp To Three Months. Auckland, Apr. 22. Prison sentences of terms up to three months have been passed on rioters charged in connection with the recent unemployed disturbances. One hundred people were arrested Out only about
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      LOCKED MOTOR-CARS.
      45 29 locking had been forbidden.- British Wireless. Parkins Restriction Removed In Britain. Rugby, Apr. 20. The Transport Minister, Mr. P. J. Pybus, announced in the Commons today tile removal of the restriction on locking motor-cars in parking places. Hitherto locking had been forbidden.- British
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      ESTATE OF MR. EDGAR WALLACE.
      62 29 Reuter. Debts, £81,000 Assets, £18,000. London, Apr. 22. Personal estate, nil; debts, £81,000; assets, £18,000. This, according to the Daily Mail, is the position which will he revealed when an affidavit is lodged to lay for provisional probate of the will of Mr. Edgar Wallace,
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      MR. SHAUKAT ALI.
      106 29 —Reuter. Marriage to Yorkshire Girl Takes Place. Bombay, Apr. 21. Mr. Shuukat Ali, the Moslem leader, was married here today to Miss Formsby, a Yorkshire girl formerly the wife of an Arab prince. An earlier message said the Moslem priest refused to perform the marriage of Mr.
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      SPECIAL MEETING.
      62 29 British Wireless. Mr. Runciman Allowed To Resume Seat. Rugby, Apr. 25. The House of Lords met specially today to pass the President of the Board of Trade Bill through all its stages to enable Mr. Walter Runciman to take his place again in the House of Commons. Afterwards
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      SIR RICHARD SQUIRES.
      54 29 Reuter. Only Three Supporters In Cabinet. St. Johns, Newfoundland, Apr. 26. Si*’ Richard Squires (the Prime Minister) has decided to continue to lead the Government forces, but he will be supported only by three members of the Cabinet. Six other niembere of the Cabinet have announced that
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      THE HELICOPTER.
      46 29 (trill iwi mwuui mi iv -British Wireless. First Long Distance Flight Begins. Rugby, Apr. 25. Mr. J. N. Young, a former Royal Air Force officer, began the first long distance helicopter flight today. He left England for South Africa 9,000 miles distant.— British Wireless.
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      “HOCH HITLER” SHOUT.
      62 29 Reuter. Nazis Free Man Caught For Smuggling. Paris, Apr. 25. A German attempting to smuggle bicycle parts into the Same from the Palatinate was arrested by the French customs officers at Brenschelback, hut 150 Nazis, shouting Hoeh Hitler,” attacked the customs officers and rescued the prisoner. The
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      P. & O. DIVIDEND.
      63 29 P. O. DIVIDEND. Reuter. 5 Per Cent, on Cumulative Preference Stock. London, Apr. 20. The P. and O.S.N. Co. is paying an interim dividend on the cumulative preferred stock, for the half year ended Mar. 31, at the rate of 5 per cent, per annum. The hoard regrets that it
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  • SPORTING NEWS
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      NEWCASTLE WIN CUP FOR THIRD TIME.
      980 30 —Reuter. Arsenal Beaten 2-1. CENTRE-HALF’S FATAL MISKICK. London, Apr. 23. A remarkable recovery from a strained thigh muscle enabled Hulme (outsideright) to play for the Arsenal. James (inside-left), however, who was injured in a try-out, did not play. Mr. W. P. Harper of Stourbridge
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      RETURN MATCH.
      114 30 Jack and Guillermo Next Saturday. Gunboat .Tack and Battling Guillermo are to have a return match over 12 rounds at. the New World arena next Saturday (Apr. 30). When they met a week ago Guillermo, though very much the lighter man, sprang a surprise by winning on points.
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      LIGHT WINDS FOR YACHTING.
      599 30 Naval Officers Beaten In Two Races. The winds were again of the lightest l on Sunday, necessitating a shortened course for' the R.S.Y.C. “B” class and causing the retirement of two of the three competing A class yachts. Three of the larger boats turned out (Kilat
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      SWIMMING.
      64 30 Jakobson, with 3 min. 8.0. sec.—Aneta-Trans-Ocean. World’s Record Broken By German Girl. Berlin, Apr. 23. In course of an international swimming contest the German girl Lisa Rocke, of Magdeburg, broke the world’s record for the 200 metres breast stroke for women. Her time was 3 min. 8.2 sec. The
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      CHINESE BOXER.
      43 30 Ill A J? 1 A Reuter. 1 oses on Point in Contest In New York. New York, Apr. 25. Teddy Berg, brother of Kid Berg, beat Lou Sing Qu, a Chinese boxer, on points in a six round contest here tonight.—
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      GREAT BATTING BY HAMILTON.
      525 30 132 in 50 Minutes. VOLUNTEERS BEAT THi' GLOUCESTERS. Hurricane batting for a second .u partnership and the feeble the tail by the S.V.C. were the outstfj ling features in their cricket match agaZ the Gloucester Regiment at iv on Sunday when the latter were defeat.!, by
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      HOME RACING.
      56 30 —Reuter. City and Suburban 'ton By Four Lengths. London, Apr. 20The Citv and Suburban Handicap (£1.670, about l l 4 miles) was run to-u-and resulted as follows CLOGHEEN VENTURER WILD SON Sixteen ran. Won by four lene' 1 head between second and third. 20—1 on Cloghcen 11— 2
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      HOME RUGBY.
      26 30 (From Our Own Correspondent London, Apr. In a Rugby match today Bath Gloucester by eight points (a tn *>■ goal) to three points (one try).
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      EVERTON BEATEN UNEXPECTEDLY.
      465 31 Middlesbrough. r rM) OF THE SEASON PROBLEMS. TK home soccer season is nearing conn and the usual problems of pro. iu n r.d relegation are occupying the ***** l i’\7 football ent husiasts. Everton vcie surprisingly beaten by Midn vvn-iuh by the only goal of the match
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      LEAGUE TABLES.
      983 31 Promotion and Relegation Problems. Th** positions of teams in the English and Scottish Leagues after Saturday’s •matches, are as follow’s t |r 'l Division. P. W. L. t>. F. A. Pts. Overton 39 25 11 3 115 63 63 >ne:Scld Wed. 40 21 13 6 93 78 48
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      DON McCORKINDALE’S SUCCESS.
      112 31 .—Reuter. Points Victory Over Hein Muller. London, Apr. 21. In a 12-round boxing match at the Albert Hall tonight Don McCorkindale. the South African, outpointed Hein Muller, of Germany, in a fight that was full of thrills. The South African got in many damaging blow’s but the
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      KLANG CRICKET.
      156 31 D. Headley’s Success In Drawn Match. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Klang, Apr. 26. A drawn cricket match was played between the Klang Club and the Kampong Kuantan Club on the former’s ground on Sunday. The home team batted first and declared their innings closed at 210 for nine.
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      RANGERS WIN THE SCOTTISH CUP.
      361 31 —Reuter. Seventh Time. KILMARNOCK BEATEN IN REPLAY BY 3—0. London, Apr. 20. At Hampden I’ark today, 11,61)8 people saw the Rangers win the Scottish Cup lor the seventh time, when they beat Kilmarnock by three goals to nil in the replay, the teams having drawn
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      BOXING PROMOTIONS.
      246 31 Police Ruling for Contests In Singapore. Mr. Ong Chin Beng writes to state that he has just interviewed the Chief Police Officer, Singapore, Mr. V. G. Savi, in regard to all future boxing contests. It has been ruled that (1) All future contests must be evenly matched and
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      GOOD DISPLAY BY THE S.C.C.
      359 31 Malays Bee ten 2-1. FIRST DIVISION CAME AT JALAN BESAR. SXf.C. 2; Malays 1. The S.C.C. firned out at full strength on Saturday when they opposc»d the Malays in a first division match at the Jalan Bcsar Stadium, and thanks to a sterling defence they
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      MOTHERWELL WIN.
      289 31 —Reuter. Rangers Second in The Scottish League. London, Apr. 26. In a Scottish League (Div. 1) match played today, Airdrieonians heat tho Rangers by 3—0. —Reuter. The Rangers who won the Scottish Cup last Wednesday when they beat Kilmarnock in the replay by 3—0 after drawing 1—1, have
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      BUD WALLEY WINS.
      36 31 Mog Mason Knocked Out In Eighth Round. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Apr. 23. In a contest at Swansea last night, Bud Walley, of Singapore, knocked out Mog Mason in the eighth round.
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      MEDAN RACING RESULTS.
      323 32 Success of Horses to Run At Singapore. The Medan races were hold on Saturday and Sunday last, when several horses which will turn out at the coining Singapore Spring meeting met with much success. Results of races in which these horses were conerned were as follows First
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      LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
      554 32 Dollah Scores Three Times For M.P.H. In a third division match at Jalan Besar on Apr. 26, Bramtoco XI were beaten by the M.P.H. by five clear goals three of which were scored by the Malay player, Dollah. He scored one goal in the first half and two
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      PERAK’S TENNIS DEBACLE.
      480 32 1 Nine Out of Twelve Matches Lost. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 24. Although rain prevented the completion of the Storch Cup tennis tournament between Perak and Selangor this afternoon Selangor had already won the trophy and decisively avenged their defeats of last year and
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      LOCAL GOLF.
      748 32 Rest Beat England At Bukit Timah. The Rest beat England by 14‘4 to 7 in the annual match piayed at Bukit Timah on Sunday. The scores were as follows. England’s players mentioned first V/. Eld red and E. E. F. Pretty 0, L. D. Ilardie and J. T.
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      ENGLAND DEFEAT THE REST.
      559 32 Fourth Goal Scored Last Minute. Eiiftittud 4 The England beat The Rest by f 0Ur h goals in the annual match on tC ground on Apr. 21. a, CC. England were the more polished sin. combining well, and there was r .o a‘7' as to their
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      HOME FOOTBALL.
      50 32 /vvii v -Reuter. Northampton Beat The Orient By Odd Goal in Seven. London, Apr. 21. In a Third Division (Southern) ;u:lt played today, Northampton Town u >a Clapton Orient by 4 —3. —Reuter. London, Apr. 23* In a first division match. Aston drew with the Arsenal 1—1- —Route:-
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      RIFLE SHOOTING.
      51 32 Singapore L.R.A. Monthly Competition. The monthly spoon shoot of the wore Ladies’ Rifle Association was he < Bukit Timah Range. The following cai were returned. 300 200 100 To yds. yds. yds. H o»PMrs. Prentis 26 29 Mrs. K. Fraser 26 32 31 1 Mrs. Morrell 28 28
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  • THE STRAITS BUDGET FINANCIAL SUPPLEMENT
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      CONTENTS.
      95 1 General— Rubber Situ.tion j Singapore Tin Prices l The Singapore Auction 1 London Tin Market 1 share Market Hob in son Co. Lose $233,745 Rubber Returns 3 Rubber Reports 3 ionie and American Stocks 4 Trade and Finance 4 Stocks and Shares 4 London Share Prices 4 Correspondence Rubber
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      RUBBER SITUATION.
      68 1 Singapore Official Quotations. Quotations Forward Contracts Spot Seller Prices N d. Late L’don S’pore May June JulySept. Apr. 21 14 Business 0.5 5 0.54 0.54 done 22 1 15 16 0.54 0.5** 0.54 0.6 21 15 10 0.5 4 0.54 0.5 4 0.54 2." 14 5 9/16 0.5*4
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      SINGAPORE TIN PRICES.
      25 1 Apr. 21 100 tons at $56,624 per picul. 75 58.874 23 100 59.00 25 200 57.75 26 75 59.00 27 125 58.874
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      THE SINGAPORE AUCTION.
      116 1 The Singapore Chamber of Commerce vr Association held its 1,066th auction Apr. 2t, when there was catalogued lh. or 849.07 tons offered 1,812,911 ■r M)y.,33 tons sold 1.518.628 lb. or 675.73 tons. Spot. London 1 4d. York 2 15-16 ots. PRICES REALISED. Rtbbed Fmokcd Sheet Cents per
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      KEPONG MALAY.
      29 1 rt 'PGrt appearing in the Financial :i of the Straits Budget on Apr. y, ;Vy, 'tent!y stated that Kepong > Rubber Estates, Ltd., had de0 *’top all tapping.
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      TIN RETURNS.
      31 1 -7 it u »'bang Tin (first half of Apr.). M '’*>000 yards, 441.17 piculs, value >\i in', i 1,1 two dredges).—519 hours, u <ls, sr »0 piculs, value $28,610.
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      LONDON TIN MARKET.
      700 1 [Straits Times Copywright.— Reproduction Rights Reserved.] I What Is The Statistical Position STORIES OF STOCKS IN HAMBURG. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Mar. 30. The statement issued regarding the meeting of the International Tin Committee at Paris last week has done little to help clarify the position.
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      BIG PROFIT FOR SZE HAI TONG BANK.
      638 1 Able to Weather Any Storm.” The 25th annual general meeting of the Sze Hai Tong Banking and Insurance Co. Ltd. was held at No. 68 Chulia Street, Singapore, on Saturday. Mr. Lee Wee Nam presided and the others present were Messrs. Ong Chow
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      BUKIT TIMAH RUBBER.
      619 1 Loss of $868 Reported At Annual Meeting. The annual general meeting of The Bukit Timah Rubber Estates, Ltd., wa> held at the registered offices of the Company, French Bank Buildings, Singapore on Apr. 25, Mr. H. D. Mundell, the chairman, presiding. Also present were the Rev. J.
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      GAMMON (MALAYA) LIMITED.
      1060 2 A Successful Year. OPERATIONS TO BE EXTENDED. The annual general meeting of (.lanimon (Malaya) Ltd. was held on Apr. -0 at the registered office of the company, Ocean Building with Mr. H. Elphick in the chair. Others present were Mr. H. W. Cowling, Mr. L. T. Wakeford,
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      PRINTERS’ $9,747 PROFIT.
      432 2 Meeting Of Malaya Publishing House. The annual general meeting of the Malaya Publishing House was held on Monday at the registered offices of the company, 71-77, Stamford Road, with Mr. F. Sands in the chair. Others present were Mr. L. C. L. Margoliouth, i Mr. J. F.
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      SHARE MARKET.
      639 2 Fraser and Co.’s Weekly Report. Kra?<M* anil l o.’s repi rt, dated Apr. 26, states During the period under review business has been on the dull si tie in all sections of I the share market. The price of tin continued to advance under the influence of speculative
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      KUANTAN RUBBER.
      138 2 Extraordinary General Meeting Adjourned. An extraordinary general meeting of the members of the Kuantan Rubber Syndicate Ltd., was held at the offices of the company, Chartered Bank Chambers, Singapore, on Apr. 10. There were present Messrs. G. A. Potts, chairman, W. L. Kitserow and J. E. King, shareholders
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      FIFTY PER CENT. CUT IN COSTS.
      637 2 FIFTY PER CENT CUT IN COSTS. Utan Simpan 0 HEAVY BURDEN OF QUIT RENT. The twenty-second annual meeting of Utan Simpan Rubber Ltd., was held at the office of the O puny, No. 1, Embankment, Kuala I. r pur, on April 20, with Mr. I). H. H shire in the
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    • Correspondence.
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        RUBBER RUMOURS.
        1445 3 T the Editor of the Straits Times. I quite agree with you that partievery estate that closes down or c u a, care and maintenance should be Vd to show what mischief the h and Dutch Governments have done Bl V-l>«)er by not having some kind of t0
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      ROBINSON & CO. LOSE $233,745.
      229 3 ROBINSON CO. LOSE $233,745. Effect of Continued Depression. The directors’ report of Robinson and Co., Ltd., for the financial year ended Jan. 31, 1932, states The depression, to which reference was made in the last report, continued throughout 1931 and was experienced by us much more severely during the second
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      RUBBER RETURNS.
      542 3 The figures in brackets give the output* (or the corresponding period of last year. Bah Lias. 106,301 lb. Bila (Sumatra). —63,000 lb. Bukit Kubu. —16,000 lb. Brusrh. -36,000 lb. (36,000 Ib.i, Brunei. -35,000 lb. (40,000 lb.). Changkat.—27,512 lb. (4,642 lb.). Cluny.— 28,600 lb. Chersonese (F.M.S.).- 52,000 lb. Chembong.—72,000
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      AYER PANAS RUBBER ESTATE, LTD.
      559 3 Loss For The Year. PRODUCTION COSTS REDUCED. The annual general meeting of Ayer Panas Rubber Estate, Ltd., was held on Apr. 26 at Hong Kong Bank Chambers, Collyer Quay, Singapore, with Mr. J. M. Sime in the chair. Others present were Mr. W. E. Rayner,
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      RUBBER REPORTS.
      133 3 Four Companies Each Make a Loss. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Apr. 26. The following further 1931 rubber company results have been announced The Muar River Rubber Co., Ltd., of .Johore, made a loss of £851 against a loss of £904 in 1930 and carries forward a credit
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      HOME AND AMERICAN STOCKS.
      265 4 Closing Quotations In Ixtndon. (Fr»>rr* Our Own Correspondent.) London, Apr. 20. 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. 22. GOVERNMENT STOCKS. BRITISH. Rise or Fall. Conversion Loan
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      CONTROL OF OUTPUT.
      245 4 Meeting Of South Perak Rubber Syndicate. The annual general meeting of the South I’erak Rubber Syndicate, Ltd., was held on Mar. 17 at Bunge House, 71 St. Mary Axe, E.C. Mr. M. Sidney Parry, the chairman, who presided, said that the accounts showed that the loss on
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      Trade and Finance.
      267 4 EXCHANGE RATES. Singapore, Apr. 27. SELLING. London, 4 months’ sight 2/3 29/32 London, 3 months, sight 2/3 < 32 London, 60 days’ sight 2/3 13/16 London, 30 days’ sight 2/3 25/32 London, demand 2/3 London, T.T. 2 3 23 32 Lyons and Paris, demand 1,040 Hamburg, demand
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      Stocks and Shares.
      837 4 Fraser and Co.’s Quotations. Singapore, Apr. 27. MINING. Issue Val. Pd. Buyers. Sellers. £1 £1 Asam Kumbang 20/6 22/6 £1 £1 Austral Malay 18 20/5 5/- Ayer Hitam Tin 9/6 10/6 £1 £1 Bangrin Tin 7/9 8 9 £1 £1 Batang Padang 0.07 Va 0.12 Vi 1
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    • RUBBER SHARE PRICES.
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        LONDON EXCHANGE PRICES MARCH 28.
        489 4 Allagar (2 0 /3; Anglo-Malty (£1) 4: i Ayer Kuning (£1 7/10; Began Serai (£1) 6/32 Bahru (2/) l/; Banteng (£1) 5/10; Hatu Caves (£1) 6 16; Batu Matang (£1) /9; Batu Tiga (£1) 3/16; Bertam (2 i /10; Bidort£li 7‘10; Bikani (2/) /44; Bradwull
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        SINGAPORE DOLLAR SHARE PRICES APRIL 27.
        671 4 Capital Issue raid Up Value Dividend. Fraser*'^ SHI* (“‘I J or y«» r 28-2-31 C AlS,"'[|ll 0.30 WO 0 30*010 439 423 J|. for p«r 30-9-31 .Alor Gajah (II) 0.20 030 020 oj S f r year l 1 3 1 ..A. Hitam ($1)
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