The Straits Budget, 2 June 1932

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    30 1 The Straits Budgets BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.; jS'o. 3.577 SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1932 Pri e 25 cents (S.S. Currency) or 14.
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    CONTENTS.
    271 1 LEADERS— Page Rubber Roadways 3 Food Without Cash 3 Rubber Number 3 Conversions 3-4 Singapore and Ottawa 4 Rubber— Two New Plans 4 Occasional Notes 5-6 Telegrams, Reuter and Special— Covering Past Week’s News 21-29 pictures Scenes at St. Andrew’s Market 17 Lady Scoit 17 01. Vugt. vs. l-20th
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    LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
    1273 1 Mr. \V. Bartley, the President of the Municipal Commissioners, addressed the Singapore Rotary Club on Wednesday. His subject was, Municipal Improvement in Singapore since 1918.” Mr. Lester Maynard, the American Consul General, and Mrs. Maynard have returned to Singapore from a tour of *'orth Borneo and are
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    LADY CLEMENTI.
    189 1 Sailing for Home From Penang on June 11. Lady dementi will sail for home on the P. and O. Ranchi from Penang on Saturday, June 11. H. E. the Governor, Sir Cecil Clementi, accompanied by Lady Clementi, Mr. R. J. Curtis, A.D.G., and Mr. W. C. S. Corry,
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    THE MORNING NEWS.
    93 1 Court Claim for $500 Not Disputed. (From Our Own Correpondeat.) Ipoh, May 81. The Morning News, which began publication on May 111 and abruptly suspended publication in the following week, was sued today for the recovery of $500 due on services rendered by Metcalfe’s Motors, Ltd. The
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    MR. H. G. WILKINS.
    176 1 British Legion Members As Pallbearers. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, May 31. There was a large and representative gathering at the funeral yesterday evening of Mr. H. (I. Wilkins, a managing director of Messrs. Barrow, Brown and Co., who died following an illness of several weeks
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    Central Engine Works In Serious Position.
    3372 2 DECISION ON LIQUIDATION TO BE TAKEN. The annual general meeting of the Central Engine Works, Ltd., held on Tuesday disclosed a serious state of affairs. The company has suffered heavy losses and there was a body of opinion in favour of going into liquidation
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      RUBBER ROADWAYS.
      1173 3 —Straits Times, May 26 Notwithstanding the remark made by ".vAe (jeddes at the annual general Sir pt;n of the Dunlop Rubber Co., Ltd., nit K W as not optimistic with regard to I S S oucstion of rubber roadways, it is tlu ..ally agreed that of all the
      —Straits Times, May 26  -  1,173 words
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      FOOD WITHOUT CASH.
      1007 3 —Straits Times, May 27. The outstanding statement in the annual report of the T ritish Adviser in Kedah, the Hop. Mr. J. D. Hall, M.C.S., is taat during toe Mohammedan year ending May, 1931, this State had an export surplus of tnirty-six thousand tons of li e.
      —Straits Times, May 27.  -  1,007 words
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      A RUBBER NUMBER.
      945 3 buy this publication for himself.—Straits Times, May 28. The May number of the Malayan Agricultural Journal is one to be filed by nvery student of the Malayan rubber industry. It reviews, in the light of the latest information, every phase of the industry, practical, statistical and scientific,
      buy this publication for himself.—Straits Times, May 28.  -  945 words
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      CONVERSIONS.
      1021 3 •i —-----111 lilt- cuunthe nation.—Straits Times, May Has Mr. Ramsay MacDonald become converted? That he has done so and >s now an ardent Imperialist is the only conclusion to hi* drawn from the extraordinary speech he broadcast from Lossiemouth on Empire Day. He is still unable to admit frankly
      •i – ■ , —-----111 lilt- cuunthe nation.—Straits Times, May  -  1,021 words
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      SINGAPORE AND OTTAWA.
      950 4 —Straits Times, May 31. A pale shadow of what may, at the Ottawa Conference, develop into a crisis for the Straits Settlements was seen in Singapore yesterday wnen several unofficial members cf the Legislative Council opposed the resolution regarding Empire preference duties on liquors and tobaccos. The
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      RUBBER—TWO NEW PLANS.
      998 4 industry will let us their v this and Mr. Hare’s plan. —Straits June 1. Elsewhere in this issue appear two letters outlining schemes which the writers consider will relieve the present appalling distress in the rubber industry. The first, from Mr. C. A. Hare, of E. A.
      industry will let us their v this and Mr. Hare’s plan.—Straits June 1.  -  998 words
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    HOPES FOR NEW TIN SCHEME.
    343 4 Prosperity in 12 Months. MAY BE ADOPTED Prom JULY 1. KUM (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, J Une i Today the production allowance Malayan tin miners under th,1 of national restriction scheme u nterfrom 40 to 33 per cent. This U duced ance with
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    RUBBER RESULTS.
    84 4 Rubber Companies’ Losses In 1931. (From Our Own Correspondent.)^ London. !-'ay 27. The Kuran Rubber Estate. Ltd.,irades loss last year of £1,791, apainst £1 in the previous year. The amount carried forward is £4,257. The Glenshiel Rubber Elates Co.. ..t<... reports a loss of £1,413 ag« n*t £4.4i>S
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    MALAYAN TIN FIELDS.
    24 4 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London. May Malayan Tinfields, Ltd., have agreed t sell the Teja Malaya debenture stoeK 95 per cent.
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  • OCCASIONAL NOTES.
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      JUDGES AND MATRIMONY.
      109 5 9 b V the way, is married.—Straits Times. May 26. justice McCardie, who is always .Inline to express his opinions on s0 nv women’s clothes, dresss» bills and other highly interesttopics, is seriously annoyed. Lord > n>r Scrutton was so venturesome as JUS ,uo-tion the ability of
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      RADIO SAIGON.
      238 5 RADIO SAIGON he will be successful.—Straits Times. May 26. Having no permanent wireless station f own Malaya has had to search roun d among her neighbours and one of lrt lil0 st easily found and most enjoyed sent out, Radio Saigon, is noW silent. M. Outrey, Deputy of Cochin China,
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      THE SMALLEST STATE.
      276 5 —Straits Times, May 26. One of the most curious jobs in the Malayan Civil Service is that of British Adviser to the Government of Perlis. This officer is responsible for the administration of a territory 316 square miles in extent, with a population of nearly 50,000, of
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      TUAN ROBIN HOOD.
      287 5 TU AN ROBIN HOOD. —Straits Times, May 27. Robin Hood and his merry men, having 'to.ighted the children of England for five oonturies, are now to invade the kampongs Malaya. The latest addition to the ula .y Home Library Series, issued by o Sultan Idris Coliege, relates the exP ol
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      FITTING A FAN.
      605 5 I 1 .—Straits Times, May 27. Here is a true story from a Singapore correspondent who desires to remain anonymous: The recent spell of warm weather made me decide that I wanted a fan fitted in my flat. Just an ordinary ceiling fan—a plain hanging contraption. The
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      THE LALLANG PROBLEM.
      251 5 .—Straits Times, May 28. In his article last Friday the planting correspondent of the Straits Times noinC ed out that although hundreds of thousands of dollars have been spent on the eradication of lallang on Malayan rubber estates in past years no one has vet invented a
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      “IT WAS A FAMOUS VICTORY”
      445 5 in the annals of Japan.—Straits Times May 28. With Japanese affairs so much in the public eye at the moment it is interesting to recall that yesterday, the !’7tn of the month, was also the 27th enn versary of one of the most decisive battles
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      THE CALCUTTA SWEEP.
      99 5 which offers speedy riches.—Straits Times, May 30. The Calcutta sweep on the Derby has fallen from its former glory. Subscriptions have amounted to £146.000 as compared with £621,000 last year, and there will be one series of prizes, with a mere £58,400 for the winner! Reuter’s Calcutta
      which offers speedy riches.—Straits Times, May 30.  -  99 words
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      ON WITH THE DANCE!
      161 5 Andrew’s Mission Hospital.—Straits Times, May 30. Tolstoy once said that all families are happy in the same way. The opposite also applies—they are miserable in the same way. It can also apply to countries. In Malaya we are being miserable in our own way about the
      Andrew’s Mission Hospital.—Straits Times, May 30.  -  161 words
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      STAMPS FOR CHARITY.
      191 5 Straits Times, May 26. A correspondent sends us a stamp, one of a ser.es issued in Denmark every Christmas and sold from ull post oflices, stationers, etc., at a pric« equalling five cents Straits currency. The whole of the proceeds ot the sale of these stumps is
      Straits Times, May 26.  -  191 words
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      CONTROL OF BOXING.
      225 5 —Straits Times, May 30. A few of weeks ago, following certain incidents in connection with professional boxing in Singapore, the Chie* Police Officer announced that he would allow no more promotions after a certain date unless a properly constituted Board of Control was formed. The board has
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      HANK IN THE ULU.
      328 5 —Straits Times, May 31. There is a story in the latest number of the Malayan Police Magazine which is too good to remain in a purely professional journal. Some months ago a gang of robbers was causing n lot of trouble in the Kajang district of
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      RUBBER RESERVES.
      337 5 —Straits Times, May 31. “The natural restriction of native rubier cultivation in respect of the potential production amounts to about 55 per cent.” This striking statement appears in the ninth report on the native rubber industry of the Dutch East Indies, covering the last quarter of 1031 and
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      A HUNDRED TO ONE CHANCE.
      150 6 Stra» uS Times, June 1. A resident of Singapore has had the luck to draw a hundred to one chance in the Irish sweep on the Derby, and many people will be inclined to think that he is more to be envied than if he
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      FASHION AND TIN.
      163 6 has had a good innings.—Straits Times, June 1. The solemn subject of new uses for tin and rubber is usually dealt with in leading articles or on financial pages. One does not expect tin to come cropping up in those columns which deal with freak fashions and
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      FACING THE FACTS.
      333 6 Straits Times, June 1. Some people are still not aware of the full gravity of the world economic crisis. We actually find a Malayan journalist, in a note on the repatriation of Indian labour, making the following statement: “I was discussing this question with a prominent gentleman
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    Net Loss On Year Of $117,850.
    320 6 The directors’ report for the year ended Nov. 30, 1931, states There is a net loss for the year of $117,850.51. The debit balance brought forward from last year’s profit and loss account is $16,971.42, to which sum has to be added directors’ fees
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    WORLD’S CLASSIC RACE.
    334 6 £5,000,000 Involved In Derby Result. THE IRISH SWEEP. Singapore Man Draws A 100 to 1 Chance. The world’s greatest horse race, the Epsom Derby, on the result of which depends the distribution of £5,000,000, is to be run tomorrow. Orwell, backed to win £1,000,000, goes to the
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    DERBY BY TELEVISION.
    336 6 To be Shown on Screen As It Is Run. The Derby is to be televised, and while horses are thundering down the Epsom course 2,000 people gathered miles away in a cinema will watch them and see the finish at the same instant as the crowds on
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    HELPING LOCAL PLANTERS.
    431 6 Formerly the Principal Industry. OTHER CHANGES. Preference for British Products. A duty of three cents per pound on coffee and eight cents a nounrt the prepared product imported In!" F *3 in fur and should do much to cn™”,..' a sirMSf form > Further changes in import
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    SIONG BOO SOCIETY.
    96 6 At the annual general meeting of Siong Boo Athletic Society the followin, were elected office-bearers: President, J Chionh Chye Tin; vice-president, Tiam Seng Hin; hon. secretary, Mr. l Kwai Low hon. asst, secretary, Mr. Swee Teck hon. treasurer, Mr. Boon Lay hon. asst, treasurer, Mr. Ah Hoo
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    Air Policeman.
    47 6 To direct the heavy traffic converging on Epson Downs from all direct 1 autogyro is to lover oyer the l0 autogyro will send wireless jj s the police informing them of tm t position of the traffic and how it he made to flow smooflWy.
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    FIGHT TO A FINISH.
    4553 7 Malayan Planters’ Backs To the Wall. JOHORE MEETING. Changed Views On Restriction. Mr. A. T. Edwards, the chairman of ♦he Association, presided over the meeting. which was attended by 26 members, and his address was as follows:— The report of the Association for the year ending
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    KOLA SPRINGS A LEAK.
    80 8 Returns to Port for Dry Dock Examination. CF'rom Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, May 27. The motor-ship Kola, which left here for Singapore on Wednesday, has had to return to port owing to a leak in the shaft tunnel. The vessel is going into dry dock here
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    SELANGOR CHAPLAIN.
    58 8 Induction Service at Evensong On Sunday. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, May 30. The new chaplain of Selangor, the Rev. J. G. Hall, was inducted after evensong at St. Mary’s Church, Kuala Lumpur, last night by the Rt. Rev. B. C. Roberts, Bishop of Singapore. The lessons
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      QUIT RENT.
      475 8 Cease Tapping in Return For Remission.” To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —Is the country heading for bankruptcy The immediate prospects for both tin and rubber are distinctly gloomy, and as the prosperity of Malaya is ultimately dependent on these two commodities, it would appear that
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      A £20,000,000 BONFIRE.
      352 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —Our greatest asset is down—and very nearly out.” And we stand by and do nothing New uses won’t save us. Besides there isn’t sufficient loose capital to finance new uses. The idea of the 44 survival of the fittest,”
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      BOMB EXPLOSION IN SINGAPORE.
      216 8 Goes Off In Hand Of Alleged “Red.” The occupants and customers t coffee shop in Syed Alwi Road «,it c 1 a goon Road, were startled on Tup'?' morning by a loud explosion followed h! groans in the room above the shoo y The people rushed
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      REV. F. H. SULLIVAN.
      84 8 Farewell on Eve of Leaving For America. (From Our Own Correspondent.) lpoh, May 30. The Union Epworth League organise! a farewell function in honour of the Rev. I'\ II. Sullivan and Mrs. Sullivan on the eve of their departure for the United States, probably fer good.
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      “THE STRAITS DOLLAR.”
      109 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —We are told that an effort wi.l be made at the forthcoming Imperial Conference at Ottawa to establish an Empire Currency easily suggested, much less easily accomplished. The scheme to be submitted will, almost inevitably, be the decimalised one
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      APPRECIATION.
      107 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—May I be allowed to record my thanks and appreciation for the J° ul from the Federal Capital that once a week in your paper. Its oral historical references about many of us are very ignorant arc, l tm cf particular interest.
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    PREFERENCES FOR THE EMPIRE.
    9661 9 In Spite of Unofficial Objections. goodwill gesture. Freedom of Colony Ports Not in Danger. tj j.' the Governor, Sir Cecil Clementi, resided at Monday’s meeting of the eeislative Council. In addition to His Excellency there t n rl vsent: —The General Officer Commanding the Troops (Major-General
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    MISS M. MACGREGOR.
    154 12 Death of Matron of Female Leper Hospital. The death took place on Friday of Miss Mary MacGregor, the matron of the Singapore Female Leper Hospital. Twenty-three years ago Miss MacGregor entered the hospital as an inmate, a woman 22 years of age. The progress of her disease
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    ECONOMY IN M.S.V.R.
    182 12 Camps to be Restricted This Season. Volunteer camps at Port Dickson during the present training season will be considerably restricted for reasons of economy. The dates fixed are M.V.I., July 9-29 machine-gun units, Aug. 15-21 F.M.S. Light Battery, Aug. 20 and 21. M.S.V.R. camps will he restricted
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    HOME BY AIR.
    116 12 K.L. Flying Club Members’ Enterprise. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, May 25. Two members of the Kuala Lumpur Flyimr Club who have qualified as pilots intend to go Home on leave by air next month. They are Messrs. F. B. Taylor, of Seaport Estate, and G.
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    EDUCATION AND BUSINESS.
    622 12 Kuala Lumpur Scheme. EMPLOYERS ASKED TO STATE OPINIONS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, May 25. Towards the end of 1931 suggestions were made in Kuala Lumpur that it would be desirable to form a committee composed of schoolmasters and business men for the purpose of obtaining
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    FORGERY ALLEGED.
    33 12 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, May 31. Lim Kow Seong, a Straits-bom Chinese, was committed to the Assizes here yesterday on a charge of forging Dutch passports and poll tax receipts.
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    ALLEGED ATTACK ON EUROPEAN.
    848 12 Men in Irons. INDIANS COMPLAIN OF TREATMENT. Trouble on the high seas on board the S.S. City of Bedford between some members of the Indian engine room crew and the European fourth engineer in which he was alleged to have been attacked by two of the
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    COOLIES WITHOUT FOOD.
    116 12 Chinese Chamber’s on p PM Meal a Day. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ip°h, May Recently large numbers of cv mostly mining coolies, have been rtated to Ch na Repatriation was pended a few days ago leaving a W crowd of cool.es behind desiring repa These coolies surround
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    JOHAN TIN.
    197 12 Total Dividend of Five Per Cent Declared. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, May 25. £fr. J. M. Sime presided at the annual meeting of Johan Tin Dredging Ltd. The report and accounts were adopted. A final dividend of 2\i per cent, was passed as well as an interim
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    MR. CHEW BAN YEONG.
    75 12 Death of Ipoh Teacher After Long Illness. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, May 30. The death took place yesterday of Mr. Ch?w Ban Yeong, a member of the teaching staff of the Anglo-Chinese School hen 1 for 19 years. Mr. Chew Ban Yeong had been seriously
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    COUNTRY OF ORIGIN.
    59 12 Notification by American Consulate-General. The American Consulate-Ocneral. Singapore, has received word iron Department of State, \v ashiripton. the Treasury Department has ex c to July 1, 1932, the date after which containers of crude substances < ..u the United States must be mance the name of the
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    Preference For Local Manufacturers.
    3567 13 municipal commissioners AGREE TO PRINCIPLE. An echo of the Singapore Empire Shopping Week was heard al Friday s meeting of the Municipal Commission, which was otherwise not distinguished for any matter of outstanding importance. Following up questions Mr. Tay Lian Teck and Mr. Parbury urged that
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    FALLS DEAD.
    30 14 (Froin Our Own Correspondent.) Penang. May 27. A Hokkien fell down dead today in the detective station as he was leaving after interviewing Mr. E. V. Fowler, A.S.P.
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    Malayan Planting Topics.
    1571 14 The Menace Of Lallan y In 1 he Slump An Insidious Enemy Of Young Rubber —The Cause Of Present Weeding Expenditure Regular Patrols Essential Three Methods Of Eradiction Interesting Experimental W ork W ho W ill Solve The Problem (By Our Planting Correspondent.) THERE is probably no
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    BANK OF MALAYA CREDITORS.
    289 14 Assured of Payment In Full. (From Our Own Correspondent., Ipoh, May 2Q A meeting of the creditors of tu* n of Malaya, called at the instance liquidators, was held here today M Seenivasagam presiding Tht r S< was confirmed that negotiations proceeding for the sale of
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    SEREMBAN AFFAIRS.
    271 14 Station Padang Not To Be Enclosed. (From Our Own Correspondent.! Seremhan. May ‘2. r i. Considering an application from the Seremhan Padangs Committee, the Serem1 an Sanitary Board at their meeting today decided that no permanent enclosure on the Railway Station Road Padang could be allowed. An application
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    A JOURNAL IN THE FEDERAL CAPITAL.
    3166 15 Kuala Lumpur In The Slump—T h e Shadow Of Retrenchment—A Memorable Miners Meeting—The Malay Leaves Town— A Clerk At l lit Combak—Rubber Growers In The Jungle—Will Tigers Eat Europeans? (By Our Kuala Lumpur Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, May 21. irl’ALA LUMPUR is not a cheerful
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    AUSTRALIAN POULTRY
    298 16 Co-operative Experiment To Supply Malaya. In furtherance of the efforts of the Council of Industries of Western Australia. which has its headquarters at Perth, to promote trade between estern Australia and Malaya, a trial shipment of dressed poultry, including ord n\ry fowl and capons, has reached Singapore. A
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    MR. W. E. MILNS.
    109 16 Death of Perak Hydro Engineer. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, May 27. The death took place in Batu Gajah Hospital early this morning of Mr. W. E. Milns of the Perak River Hydro-Electric Power Company. Mr. Milns caught a fever and went into hospital three days
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    SINGAPORE GOES A-MARKETING.
    813 16 All For A Good Cause. THE CHURCH BAZAAR UP TO DATE. Oyez oyez oyez The St. Andrew’s Market, the novel experiment designed to replace the usual church bazaar, was opened on Friday at the Victoria Memorial Hall by Lady Scott, complete with market crier and bell, constable
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    FREE PASSAGES To CHINA.
    717 16 F.M.S. Mining Coolies. THREE THOUSAND iv ONE WEEK. i From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mav '>: After being in abeyance since 'l a November repatriation of unemployed hmese has begun again in the Federal Malay States. dted Three thousand left P. rak last week and
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  • PAST WEEK’S IMPERIAL AND GENERAL NEWS Contained in Reuter, British Imperial Radio and Special Telegrams.
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      BRITISH SUBJECTS IN CHINA.
      117 21 —Reuter. Government Alarm. POST OFFICE STRIKE SETTLED. London, May 26. The Government views attacks on and disappearances of British subjects in China with the greatest anxiety, declared Opt. R. A. Eden, the Under Secretary tor Foreign Affairs, in the House of Common-. answering a question regarding
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      FIRST ANNIVERSARY.
      103 21 —Reuter. Purchasing Commission Working Smoothly. London, May 26. Mr. Chang Chun, the Minister of Railways in Nanking, has arrived here to arrange the details for the construction of the Xar.king-Pukau ferry. The report of the Chinese Purchasing Commission has now been dispatched to China. The chairman, Mr. Alfred
      —Reuter.  -  103 words
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      STRIKE SETTLED.
      289 21 —Sin Chew Jit Poh. Agreement Reached With Postal Workers. Shanghai, May 27. The postal strike ended at one o’clock yesterday afternoon. Mr. Wu Tit-sing and Mr. Chan Kunpok summoned eight of the postal delegates who had been co-operating with a number of representative leaders of all classes and
      —Sin Chew Jit Poh.  -  289 words
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      TO PROTECT KOREANS.
      168 21 —Sin Kuo Min. French President Gives Strict Orders. i Shanghai, May 26. connection with the eleven Koreans U( re arrested recently by the Japan- within the b rench Concession, President Lebrun of France has given strict orders to the French Municipality and the b rench Consul to
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      SIR MILES LAMPSON.
      56 21 —Sin Kuo Min. Returning Home To Be Married. Shanghai, May 27. Sir Miles Lampson, the British Minister m China, is shortly going home to be married.—Sin Kuo Min. The late Lady Lampson, who was formerly Miss Rachel Mary Hele Phipps, died in Hong Kong in 1930. She
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      ROYAL GIFTS.
      114 21 forces in the Shanghai area.—Sin Kuo Min. Artificial Leg and Eye For Hongkew Park Victims. Shanghai, May 27. The Empress of .Japan has presented Mr. Shigemitsu, the Japanese Minister in China, with an artificial leg and Vice-Ad-miral Nomura with an artificial eye. The Japanese have formally announced the
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      ANTI-WAR MOVE.
      106 21 —Sin Chew Jit Poh. Support for Proposed Alliance. Shanghai, May 27. The official Chambers of Commerce and Bankers in Peiping and Nanking have wired their support to the anti-war alliance. The National Salvation Association in Peiping has also wired its support. —Sin Chew Jit Poh. The above message
      —Sin Chew Jit Poh.  -  106 words
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      IN MANCHURIA.
      513 21 m/iii nujjjnyi.in foodstuffs to the Manchukuo State.—Si;i i Chew Jit Poh. —Sin Kuo Min. No Arrangements For Joint Administration. Shanghai, May 26. The League of Nations Commission in Manchuria has returned to Mukden from Tsitsihar where they only stayed one day. Ml the time they were under the
      ’— m/iii nujjjnyi.in foodstuffs to the Manchukuo State.—Si;i i Chew Jit Poh.; —Sin Kuo Min.  -  513 words
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      19TH ROUTE ARMY.
      232 21 —Sin Chew Jit Poh. Sin Kuo Min. Overseas Volunteers Want To Fight Japanese. Shanghai, May 26. The 19th Route Army is preparing to leave for Fukien after May 2H. The 61st Division will leave Nanking on June 1. A number of local bodies have telegraphed to Nanking
      —Sin Chew Jit Poh.; — Sin Kuo Min.  -  232 words
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      SHANGHAI PEACE.
      215 21 —Sin Kuo Min. —Sin Chew Jit Poh. More Demands For Impeachment. Shanghai, May 26. Mr. \u Yu-jen has tendered his resignation because the Central Kuomintang has ignored the Control Yuan’s protest against Mr. Wang Ching-wei for signing the Shanghai peace agreement. Mr. Wang Ching-wei has also tendered his
      —Sin Kuo Min.; —Sin Chew Jit Poh.  -  215 words
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      EXTRALITY.
      72 21 —Sin Chew Jit Poh. To Be Abolished In Manchukuo State. Shanghai, May 2. r >. Under Japanese orders the Manchukuo State has decided to abolish extraterritoriality within a year as a preliminary step towards a closed door policyIt is declared that China’s extraterritorial treaties with the Powers do not
      —Sin Chew Jit Poh.  -  72 words
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      WOOSUNG FORTS.
      165 21 19th Route Army troops to Amoy.—Sin Kuo Min. —Sin Chew Jit Poh. Handed Over to The Chinese. Shanghai, May 26. Paoshan City, the Woo°ung Forts of Woosung town, Sichulin and Yiangkang were handed back to Chinese control today. The Japanese have issued a statement that their troops will
      19th Route Army troops to Amoy.—Sin Kuo Min.; —Sin Chew Jit Poh.  -  165 words
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      AIR TO AUSTRALIA.
      85 21 Reuter. Proposals to the Federal Government. Melbourne, May 25. A proposal to establish a 16-day regular fortnightly air mail service between Great Britain and Australia will shortly be made to the Federal Government by the Australian National Airways, West Australian Airways and the Queensland and Northern Territory
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      U.S.A. AGREES TO TAKE PART.
      251 22 -Reuter. Mystery of Trans-Atlantic Phone Talk. GEN. MA CHAN-SHAN. Retreat After Failure To Capture Harbin. Washington, May 28. Following informal conversations with Great Britain, France and Italy the State Department announces that the United States will participate in an international conference on China if China
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      FREE PORT PROPOSAL.
      121 22 —Sin Chew Jit Poh. Opposed by Chinese Chambers. Shanghai, May 28. The Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai has addressed circular to all Foreign Chambers of Commerce opposing the suggestion for the formation of Shanghai into a free port, a proposal which came from The Japanese and
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      GENERAL MA FAILS.
      390 22 said to h -Sin Kuo ed here for the Chinese Militia.—Sin Kuo Min. —Sin Chew Jit Poh. Withdraws After Attack On Harbin. Shanghai, May 28. General Ma Chan-shan’s main forces have withdrawn from Suihua and Tungpak in order to preserve their strength and maintain their contact with
      said to h -Sin Kuo; ed here for the Chinese Militia.—Sin Kuo Min.; —Sin Chew Jit Poh.  -  390 words
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      SHANGHAI WAR.
      180 22 .—Sin Kuo Min. Sin Chew Jit Poh. Estimated Chinese Killed And Wounded. Shanghai, May 27. Generals Chiang Kwang-ngai and Choi Ting-kai have gone to Soochow to direct the commemoration service for those who fell in the fighting against the Japanese. Representatives from all over are also on their
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      GENERAL SHIRAKAWA
      144 22 —Sin Kuo Min. Memorial to be Erected In Hongkew Park. Shanghai, May 27. The Japanese community here is shocked at the death of General Shirakawa and all Japanese flags, including those on their warships, are flying at half mast. A telegram of condolence has been received from the
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      SHANGHAI PEACE.
      82 22 —Sin Chew Jit Poh. Fresh Denial of Secret Agreement. Shanghai, May 28. At an entertainment to Pressmen at the Foreign Ministry yesterday, Mr. Quo Tai-chi gave an account of the Shanghai peace negotiations and denied that there was any secret agreements. Mr. Chang Kai arrived in Peiping yesterday
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      MR. HSU MO.
      134 22 Sin Chew Jit Poh. May Be New Minister In London. Shanghai, May 27. It is expected that Mr. Hsu Mo will be the new Chinese Minister in London.— Sin Chew Jit Poh. Mr. Hsu Mo, M.A., LL.B., was born in Soochow, Kiangsi in 1892. From *****6 he
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      THE NOULENS CASE.
      60 22 dLll> OUl Ull? lias ucvn refused by the Nanking authorities.—Sin Kuo Min. Geneva Lawyer Not Allowed. Shanghai. May 27. A famous Geneva lawyer has applied for permission to appear in the Chinese courts to conduct the trial of Mr. and Mrs. Noulens, who are charged with Communist
      dLll> OUl Ull? lias ucvn refused by the Nanking authorities.—Sin Kuo Min.  -  60 words
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      PRUSSIAN DIET.
      360 22 -Aneta-Trans-Ocenn. Turbulent Scenes Mark The Opening. Berlin, May 25. Turbulent scenes, not auguring well for the future, marked the opening of the sitting of the newly elected Prussian Diet. Shortly before the time tixed for the opening 162 National Socialist Deputies marched into the hall in a body
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      ARREST IN MADRAS.
      45 22 -ion wun —Reuter. Secretary of Trades Union Congress. Mad rap, May 25. Mukun Lai S’rear, the general secretary of the All-India Trades Union Congress, has been urrested. The arrest is believed to be in connection with an appeal he recently published. —Reuter.
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      “ A COLLAPSE IN EUROPE.”
      199 22 A COLLAPSE IN EUROPE.” —Reuter. Situation Graver Than In U.S.A. FINANCIAL OUTLOOK. Startling Prediction bv Mr L. S. Amery. London, May 2* We are likely to have a complete"™] lapse in Europe within the next months and may be faced with a’em-w situation than that of the United Stall declared
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      NEW AIR LINES.
      223 22 —Aneta-Havas. Regular Service to South America. Rome, May 25. The French aviator Mtrmoy was cheered when he announced to the Airmen’s Congress that he and his companions Dabry and Gimmi are shortly going undertake a series of flight? with a view to establishing an air line between
      —Aneta-Havas.  -  223 words
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      FLYING SINGER.
      75 22 —Aneta-Trans-Ocean. At Covent Garden One Night: In Berlin the Next. Berlin, May 25. The welb-known German baritone. U.dwig Hoffmann, who owing to his likme 1 aviation has been called the Flying ,re n sang at Covent Garden on Monday f' ing and then flew to Berlin, wheic c
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      RUMOUR DENIED.
      78 22 the Radical Socialist leader and 1 ng tive Premier, M. Herriot. Ane Ocean. .No Meeting of French And German Leaders. Paris, May The reported meeting in the n9 Luxembourg between German V° a and industrialists and French ha at well as political friends of M. e a which
      the Radical Socialist leader and 1 _ ng. tive Premier, M. Herriot. Ane * Ocean.  -  78 words
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      IRISH OATH OF ALLEGIANCE.
      495 23 U lilt* -Reuter. Heated Debate in The Dail. SENATE SPEECH. “An Act of Political Piracy.” Dublin, May 25. Tj u resumption of the debate on the p.u.Uct in the Dail was marked by a heat,.1 incident. Mr McEntee, Minister of Finance, renlvimr to earlier Opposition criticrisms,
      U lilt* -Reuter.  -  495 words
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      Senator’s Warning to Mr. de Valera.
      306 23 -British Wireless. Rugby, May 26. In the Irish Free State Senate last 1 -rht the debate was opened on the Bill 1f > nmove the Oath of Allegiance from l b“ J’onstitution and to repeal the section Free State Constituent Act which irivt*' force
      -British Wireless.  -  306 words
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      DEATH OF SIR FRANCIS AGLEN.
      242 23 -Reuter. Former Inspector-General Of Chinese Customs. London, May 27. Sir I' rancis Aglen died at his house in Perthshire today.—Reuter. Sir h rancis Aglen, who was 62 years of age, was Inspector-General of the Chinese Maritime Customs from 1911 to 1928, and it will be
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      COAL MINES BILL.
      175 23 -British Wireless 11a 1 inn a 1 Reuter. Government Retains The 7i/ 2 Hour Day. Ruffby, May 26. In the House of Commons today the Minister for Mines, Mr. Isaac Foot stated that as conversations between the miners and mineowners had not produced agreement upon the means
      -British Wireless; 11a 1 inn a 1 Reuter.  -  175 words
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      ATLANTIC FARES.
      74 23 -Reuter. Reduction in Cheaper Classes Unprofitable. Montreal, May 26. The experiment adopted at the end of March of cutting trans-Atlantic fares by 20 per cent, has proved unprofitable so far as the cheaper classes are concerned. Representatives of the conference of trans-Atlantic steamship companies have therefore decided to
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      STABILISING STERLING EXCHANGE.
      443 23 —British Wireless. Reuter. The Silver Position. AMENDMENT NEGATIVED IN COMMONS. London, May 25. The House of Commons agreed without division to the establishment of an Exchange Equalisation Fund.—Reuter. Rugby, May 25. During the debate on the exchange equalisation account, Major Elliot pointed out that the Treasury had
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      GENERAL SMUTS.
      88 23 —Reuter. Condemns Gold Standard Decision. Cape Town, May 25. A vehement attack on the report of the Parliamentaiy committee in favour of maintaining th? gold standard was made by General Smuts in a speech in the Assembly. He declined that adherence to gold meant national hankiuptcy, and he
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      WATER SPEED RECORD.
      75 23 British Wireless. Beaten by Kaye Don In Trial Run. Rugby, May 26. Mr. Kaye Don will make an official attack on the world’s water speed record of 111.7 miles an hour today or tomorrow. Yesterday on Lake Garda in the Miss England III he exceeded that figure
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      NEW COLONIAL APPOINTMENTS.
      306 23 mander-in-C’hicf of St. Helena.— British Wireless. Sir Reginald Stubbs For Cyprus. SPECIAL CONDITIONS. Appointment of Particular Importance. Rugby, May 20. The King has appointed Sir Reginald Stubbs, the present Captain-General and Governor-in-Chief of Jamaica, to be Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Cyprus, in succession to Sir Ronald Storrs,
      mander-in-C’hicf of St. Helena.—British Wireless.  -  306 words
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      FIGHT IN DIET.
      129 23 —Reuter. Nazis’ Massed Attack On Communists. Berlin, May 24. Broken chairs with their plush seats ripped up, smushed inkpots, glasses and lamps littered the floor of the hall of the Prussian Diet after a vicious fight between Nazis and Communists. It began when a Communist accused the
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      LAW AND LOTTERIES.
      85 23 -British Wireless. Commission’s Appointment Approved. Rugby, May 2b. The Home Secretary, Sir Herbert Samuel, announced in the House of Commons that the King had approved the appointment of a Royal Commission to inquire into the existing law and the practice thereunder relating to lotteries, betting, Rambling and
      -British Wireless.  -  85 words
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      BRITISH DEBTS TO U.S.A.
      364 24 —British Wireless. ,—Reuter. Repayment of Suspended Amounts. FORMAL STEP. Main Question Not Affected. Rugby, May 25. The Foreign Secretary, Sir John Simon, speaking in the House of Commons, confirmed the announcement of the impending signature <f an agreement with the United State? for repayment of the
      —British Wireless.; ,—Reuter.  -  364 words
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      DIFFICULT PROBLEM.
      368 24 Held Up by Presidential Election. Rugby, May 25. Interest has been aroused on both sides of the Atlantic by the statement that an agreement is likely to be signed within the next few days in Washington providing for payment to the United States of the British war debt
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      FORD COMPANY’S LOSS LAST YEAR.
      59 24 —Reuter. Due to Installation Of Fresh Plant. New York, May 26. It is announced that a net* loss of $53,586,000 is shown in the balance sheet of the Ford Motor Company for 1931. The loss is mainly due to the slowing down of production owing
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      JAPANESE CRISIS.
      231 24 —Reuter. New National Cabinet Formed. Tokio, May 26. The grave political crisis following the assassination of the Prime Minister, Mr. Inukai, which threatened to create an upheaval over the whole country, has apparently been overcome by the formation of a National Cabinet after long and delicate negotiations by
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      NO FINANCIAL CRISIS.
      75 24 -Reuter. Reassuring News From Ottawa. Ottawa, May 25. The Government is not proceeding with the proposed legislation authorising the Cabinet to take steps to meet any financial crisis during the Parliamentary recess. In connection with a possible financial crisis the alarmist rumours circulating in London regarding the
      -Reuter.  -  75 words
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      MEETING THE PRINCE.
      45 24 w w long conversation upon aviation.—British Wireless. Miss Amelia Earhart At York House. Rugby, May 25. The Prince of Wales yesterday invited Miss Earhart, who made a lone flight over the Atlantic, to York House and had a long conversation upon aviation.—British
      w —w long conversation upon aviation.—British Wireless.  -  45 words
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      THE FRENCH LINER DISASTER.
      197 24 —Reuter. Little Hope of Further Survivors. Paris, May 27. The Italian Government has informed the Messageries Maritimes that searches of the Somaliland coast have proved fruitless, and it is feared that there is little hope of survivors of the Georges Philippar being picked up by native
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      JAPANESE CABINET.
      194 24 Reuter. Count Uchida May Be Foreign Minister. Tokio, May 26. The Cabinet was formally installed this afternoon. Although the Premier, Viscount Saito, is temporarily holding the Foreign Minister’s portfolio himself official circles anticipate that Count Yasuya Uchida, despite the fact that he has already declined, will be persuaded
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      DEBT PAYMENTS.
      103 24 —British Wireless. Deficit to Great Britain Of £200,000,000. Rugby, May 26. Replying to a question in the House of Commons today the Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Major W. E. Elliott, stated that the total of the British war debt payments to the United States Government to date
      —British Wireless.  -  103 words
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      WARLIKE POLICY.
      79 24 —Reuter. British Labour Party And Japan. London, May 25. Unless steps were taken against the warlike policy of Japan it would be impossible to give the nations that feeling of security which was a condition of international disarmament, declares a state ment issued by the general council of
      —Reuter.  -  79 words
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      FALL TO LEVELS OF 1899.
      251 24 ,—Reuter. Gravity of American Economic Crisis. SALES TAX. Secret- Conference At White House. Washington, May 26. The latest move in the political, financial and economic imbroglio in the United States was a secret conference at the White House last night between President Hoover and the
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      SHANGHAI MEETING.
      241 24 -Reuter. Negotiations Initiated By Japan. London, May 26. In the House of Commons Mr. Morgan Jones (Lab., Caerphilly* asked the Foreign Secretary if he would make a statement regarding the negotiations with the Japanese Government in view of the discussion among the great Powers ot the agenda for
      -Reuter.  -  241 words
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      SWEDEN’S FINANCES.
      83 24 —Reuter. Drastic Measures to Balance The Budget. Stockholm, May hAn additional tax on alcoholic li‘l u 1 the reduction of the salaries of Go'c ment servants, and the appropriation 20,000,000 kronor from the National I*™ Sinking Fund form proposals made b> Minister of Finance in order to P
      —Reuter.  -  83 words
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      DWINDLING WORLD TRADE.
      402 25 —Reuter. Significant Statement By Mr. MacDonald. LAUSANNE. Britain to Press for Talks On Wider Basis. London, May 30. Tf.. statement that the British Govemr t representative* at the Lausanne (ot'.iVrenee would press to the utmost for •on- iteration not merely of debts and ".rations hut for the
      —Reuter.  -  402 words
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      FURTHER BURDENS.
      214 25 —Reuter. New Emergency Decree In Germany. Berlin, May 30. uts in the dole to the sick, pensioners, *cukw- and orphans are contained in a ”.eu emergency decree to be imposed this week. T he so-called citizens’ tax will be pronged for six months, a further tax of 10
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      RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR.
      284 25 -Reuter. Most Unlikely.” JAPANESE AMBASSADOR INTERVIEWED. London, M'ay 28. The notion that the Japanese-Soviet war is a nightmare created by the exaggerated imagination of pessimists is the view expressed by Mr. Matsudaira in an interview with a continental journalist which is published in the Manchester Guardian. The correspondent
      -Reuter.  -  284 words
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      OIL CONFERENCE.
      183 25 —Reuter. Proposed Concessions To Soviet Causes Hitch. New York, May 28. A last-minute hitch has occurred in the international oil conference, objections having been raised in certain quarters to some of the proposed concessions to the Soviet. It is understood that the conference discussed terms of an agreement
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      STIFFKEY’ S RECTOR.
      119 25 Charges of Hypocrisy And Duplicity. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, May 28. Yesterday was the seventeenth day of the case in which the Rev. Harold F. Davidson, Rector of Stiffkey, is charged with immoral conduct. In the witness box the Rector declared that he was proud of
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      NETHERLANDS BANK LOSSES.
      128 25 —Reuter. Depreciation of Sterling. BRITAIN UNABLE TO COMPENSATE. The Hague, May 26. The Chamber, by 21 to 10, passed a Bill covering the loss of the Netherlands Lank last year owing to the depreciation of sterling. London, May 26. The claim of the Netherlands Bank for compensation
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      DISPUTE ENDED.
      244 25 —Reuter. Mr. Justice McCardie Complies. London, May 26. The dispute between Mr. Justice Me Cardie and Lord Justice Scrutton has ended peacefully. Mr. Justice McCardie announced in court this afternoon that he was acceding to the request of Master of the Rolls to supply a copy of his
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      CANADA AND U.S.A.
      128 25 —Reuter. To Fight Prohibitive Tariffs. Ottawa, May 25. In connection with the statement in Parliament by the Prime Minister, Mr. R. B. Bennett, that the negotiations with the United States for a treaty providing for the deepening of the St. Lawrence River had not yet come to
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      COTTON INDUSTRY.
      57 25 the delegation may suggest.—British Wireless. British Delegation For Canada. Rugby, May 20. Following consultations between the interests concerned, a delegation from the British cotton industry is sailing for Canada early in June. The conversations will not he governmental in character, but the United Kingdom Government w’ill consider anv
      the delegation may suggest.—British Wireless.  -  57 words
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      EXPECTS DEBTORS TO PAY UP.
      350 25 Not to Attend Lausanne Conference. TELEPHONE TALK. Subject of Conversation Still a Mystery. Washington, May 30. State Department circles confirm that the United States does not intend to attend the Lausanne Conference. I It is reiterated that the United States is not concerned with reparations
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      RUBBER RESULTS.
      73 25 Three Companies Each Make A Loss. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, May 30. The following rubber company results for the year 1931 are announced Sungei Purun (F.M.S.) Rubber Co. Ltd., loss of .C875 against a profit of £1,414. £15,454 carried forward. Kuala Selangor Rubber Co. Ltd., loss of
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      POLAND AND PRUSSIA.
      109 25 Anctar Trans-Ocean. Warsaw Professor’s ‘Jingoistic’ Speech. Rerlin, May 28. A case of Polish Jingoism run amok is illustrated by a lecture delivered before the students of Warsaw University by Professor Srokovski, a former ConsulGeneral in Koenigsberg, in which the lecturer declared that Polish diplomacy must set itself
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      AN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE.
      234 26 attaches to legations abroad.—Sin ChewJit Poh. —Sin Kuo Min. China’s Reply. MANCHURIA MUST BE INCLUDED. Shanghai, May 30. The Foreign Ministry has issued a declaration to the effect that a round-table conference is unnecessary. Japan was respon inie for the recent disturbances in Shanghai, and order was
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      RAIL COMPETITION.
      142 26 that the agreement will enable them to make substantial economies.—British Wireless. Committee to Advise On Elimination Plan. Rugby, May 28. A scheme to eliminate competition between two of the leading British railway systems, the London, Midland and Scottish and the London and North Eastern Companies, has been made
      that the agreement will enable them to make substantial economies.—British Wireless.  -  142 words
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      BOMBAY RIOTING.
      90 26 —Reuter. Five People Killed In Renewed Outbreak. Bombay, May 29. Five people were killed and 23 wounded here today in renewed communal rioting shortly after daybreak. The military were called out and armoured cars are patrolling the district. Bombay, May 28. Communal riots broke out again shortly before
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      FATAL FALL FROM FLAT.
      194 26 —Reuter. Reuter Millionaire Meat Packer’s Accidental Death. Chicago, May 29. A verdict of accidental death has been returned at the inquest on the millionaire meat-packer, Mr. Edward Foster Swift, who fell from a window of his sixth floor flat and was killed instantly.—Reuter. Mr. Swift was
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      NO INTENTION OF HAGGLING.
      82 26 Australia’s Attitude To Ottawa Conference. Melbourne, May 29. It is with the British Government that big arrangements (if we agree on big arrangements) must be made,” said Mr. H. S. Gullett, the Australian Minister of Trade and Customs, discussing the Ottawa Conference. I am speaking for
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      TIN PRICE DROP.
      59 26 (Prom Our Own Correspondent.) London, May 30. Adverse but unfounded rumours alleging the inability of the F.M.S. Government to accept the revised tin scheme were responsible for last week's decline in prices, though it is now realised that general acceptance of the plan is imminent. The spot
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      WATERLOW’S CASE.
      115 26 -Reuter. Defendants Pay Damages Of £610,392. London, May 25. It was announced in the King’s Bench Division that Waterlow and Sons had paid 1610,392 damages and also agreed to pay costs.—Reuter. The House of Lords decided last month that the Bank of Portugal was entitled to recover £610,000
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      LAND ANNUITIES.
      76 26 situation had actually arisen.—British Wireless. Government’s Policy Not Revealed. Rugby, May 30. The Dominions Sccietary, Mr. J. H. Thomas, said in reply to a question in the House of Commons that he did not think it desirable to make any statement as to the policy His Majesty’s Government
      situation had actually arisen.—British Wireless.  -  76 words
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      PRODUCTION PROBLEMS.
      78 26 less exnensive means of transport.—British Wireless. The Prince’s Speech To Agriculturists. Rugby, May 28. The strong lead given by the Prince of Wales in his recent speech to those engaged in industry was supplemented yesterday when the Prince attended an agricultural show at Yeovil. Nearly 1,800 people were
      less exnensive means of transport.—British Wireless.  -  78 words
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      AIR HERO AMONG FOUR KILLED.
      423 26 —Reuter. Pilot to Philippar Survivors. Rome, May 29. The French airman Capt. Goulette, and Monsieur and Madame Languvillar, survivors of the Georges Philippar, also the accompanying pilot, M. Moureau, were all killed in an aeroplane crash in |the mountains in Frosinone Province (Italy) while flying
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      NAKED ON SANDBANK
      290 26 —British Wireless. —Reuter. Dramatic Rescue of Two Stranded Airmen. Rugby, May 28. Two airmen, of whom one, Captain Scott, is secretary of the Skegness Aero Club and a former competitor in the King’s Cup Race, were rescued in dramatic circumstances yesterday from an isolated sandbank upon which
      —British Wireless.; —Reuter.  -  290 words
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      SEQUEL TO A MAN’S REJUVENATION.
      449 26 Specialist Struck OlT. “NEAREST THING TO ELIXIR OF LIFE.” XFrom Our Own Correspondent.) ac London, May 28 A famous Harley Street sneehL Major Vincent Blumhardt Nesfield i’ been struck off the register by the General Medical Council for “infamous )l0 Z 1 sional conduct,” inter
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      FLOOD HAVOC.
      142 26 -Reuter. Yorkshire Towns Menaced. London, May ->• Renewed flood havoc has been ra u >e in the North East and the Midlands b> heavy rain of the past 24 hours, or shire, Nottinghamshire and Lincoln ar particularly affected and a large area 1 tween Newark and Gainsborough is
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      US. INCOME TAX UP TO WAR LEVEL
      508 27 $285,000,000 Budget Gap To Be Bridged. CENT ON PETROL. 3 Per Cent, on Receipts Of Power Companies. Washington, May 31. Breaking all Presidential precedents Herbert Hoover today addressed the Senate, after very short notice, to advocate the adoption of the sales tax to
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      U.S. GOLD POSITION.
      94 27 Loss of $100,000,000 in Past Fortnight. New York, June 1. The present approximate gold position the United States shows total stocks u 300,000,000, a loss of $700,000,000 since September and a loss of $100,000,000 the past fortnight. Free gold available withdrawal is still $1,000,000,000 plus J/OO, 000,000
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      STOCK MARKET DECLINE.
      69 27 Reuter. Bonds Touch New Low Levels For the Year. New York, May 31. Fiscal uncertainties in Washington and the political situation in Germany have resulted in a severe decline on the stock ma.ket with many losses of from one to four points. Bonds are also depressed, many
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      ECONOMIC CONFERENCE.
      179 27 Reuter. i *.|e. vein—ins —British W’ireless. United States Willing To Participate. Washington, May 31. The United States Government has favourably responded to the inquiry by Great Britain whether the United States would participate in an international economic conference to consider the stabilisation of commodity prices. Of Real Value.
      Reuter.; i *.|e. * vein—ins —British W’ireless.  -  179 words
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      NEW G.0.C., CHINA.
      195 27 Reuter. Major General Borrett Appointed. London, May 31. The War Office announces that Major General Oswald Cuthbert Borrett, D. S.O., has been appointed General Officer Commanding British troops in China with effect from Jan. 5, 1933, when Major General James Walter Sandiland’s tenure expires.— Reuter. Major General
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      EMPIRE COTTON.
      117 27 -British Wireless. Production Falls in AH Places Except Uganda. Rugby, May 31. The production of cotton in all Empire fie’ds except Uganda fell off considerably in 1931 The British Cotton Growing Association in .ts annual report attributes the decline in some instances to unfavourable climatic conditions and in
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      TROOPS RETURNING TO SHANGHAI.
      274 27 v *»v V V \9 I I V/ 4 v I' 4 H I Sin Chew Jit Poh. China Denies Violating The Truce. Shanghai, May 31. Following a request from the Japanese the joint committee met yesterday to discuss the Chinese gendarmerie in Lungwah. The Japanese
      v *»v V | » V • \9 I I V/ 4 v • I' 4 H • I Sin Chew Jit Poh.  -  274 words
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      CHOLERA MENACE.
      162 27 —Sin Kuo Min. No Cause for Alarm In Shanghai. Shanghai, May 31. The Shanghai-Woosung railway service was resumed on Saturday. The civic bodies of Shanghai have fixed June 28 for the holding of a commemoration service for the Chinese soldiers who fell in the recent fighting against the
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      LEAGUE COMMISSION.
      114 27 |/vr\*v m niuiifs —Sin Chew Jit Poh. Japanese Refuse Visits Of Inspection. Shanghai, May 31. Special trains left Peiping for Yuhkv/ati yesterday to welcome the League of Nations Commission of Inquiry into Manchuria under Lord Lytton, which is due to arrive on June 3. The Commission has denied
      |/vr\*v m niuiifs —Sin Chew Jit Poh.  -  114 words
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      IN CANTON.
      183 27 —Sin Kuo Min. Investigation Into Pang Tso-lap Case. Hong Kong. May 31. Li Shung-yan has wired Canton ask'ng for another month’s leave. In connection with the Pang Tso-lap case a committee has been appointed to make investigations.—Sin Kuo Min. It will be remoml>ered that Mr. Pang Tso-lap, a
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      MANCHUKUO STATE.
      101 27 A neta-Trans-Ocean. Could Not Exist 24 Hours Without Japanese. Nanking, May 27. The Government has received a radiogram from General Ma Chan-shan asking it to make immediate representations to Geneva to demand the evacuation of Manchuria by the Japanese troops whose presence alone has enabled Prince President Pu
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      19TH ROUTE ARMY.
      155 27 in/lll V vii Sin Chew Jit Poh. Soldiers Dismissed As Too Old At Thirty. Shanghai, May 31. The 19th Route Army is being reorganised. Youths only are being selected and soldiers over 30 years of age are t g dismissed before proceeding to Fukien. The Executive Board
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      RUBBER AND TIN.
      125 27 Big Loss Turned Into A Small Profit. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, May 31. The renewed fall in tin prices is ascribed mainly to the liquidation of stocks due to the political situation in Europe. Tanjong Tin Dredging, Ltd., have made a profit of 1*7,053 for 1931,
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      NUDE PARADE.
      46 27 ReuteT. Arrests Now Total 862 Since May Day. Nelson, British Columbia, May 30. Defying the Government’s “Decency” decree another nude parade was held today as a result of which the police arrested 117 people making a total of 862 arreat* since May Day. ReuteT.
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      MOBS STILL AMOK IN BOMBAY.
      167 28 —Reuter. Rifle Butts vs. Bottles. THREE KILLED AND 55 INJURED. Bombay, Muy 30. (Noon). One person has been killed and 13 injured so far in today’s rioting. British troops were compelled to charge n mob of rioters who attempted to ret fire to a perfumery
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      WHOLE STORY FALSE.
      305 28 British Wireless. Girls Stripped by Police And Beaten. Rugby, May 30. The situation in India during the past week was reviewed by the Secretary of State for India, Sir Samuel Hoare, in answer to a question in the House of Commons. As regards the civil disobedience movement
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      EXPORT OF ARMS.
      145 28 -Reuter. Action by Britain Alone Ineffective. London, May 25. The statement that war material was being exported to China and Japan was made in a written reply to a question asked in the House of Commons by Mr. J. McGovern (Lab., Shettleston). The reply showed that 602
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      SIR SAMUEL WILSON’S MISSION.
      82 28 Much Satisfaction In London. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, May 25. I understand that no further steps are being taken with regard to the Decentralisation policy in Malaya pending the receipt of the report of Brigadier-General Sir Samuel Wilson, the Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Colonies,
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      FLOODS IN ENGLAND.
      104 28 —Reuter. prevent similar floods in future.—British Wireless. 2,500 People Leave Their Homes. London, May 25. The floods in the Midlands and northeastern England are subsiding except in Leicestershire, where a renewed downpour caused the flood waters to rise again. —Reuter. May 25. The Health Minister, Sir Hilton
      —Reuter.; prevent similar floods in future.—British Wireless.  -  104 words
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      DORMAN LONG CO.
      261 28 -Reuter. Big Engineering Projects In China. London, May 27. The formation of a company with a view to promoting the development of large engineering projects in China by eight well-known British engineering firms is announced. The Times says the new combination, which will cover almost the whole
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      AUSTRIA’S PLIGHT.
      111 28 Aneta-Trans-Ocean. League Must Give Financial Aid. Vienna, May 28. Outlining the new Cabinet’s programme before the National Council, Chancellor Dollfuss reiterated that the Austrian Government was determined to proclaim a moratorium if the League Council’3 mixed commission, which will assemble in Paris on Monday, failed to take measures
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      STEAMER SUNK IN COLLISION.
      139 28 —Reuter. Heavy Seas But Only Three Lives Lost. New York, May 27. The passenger steamer Grecian ha3 been sunk in a collision with the City of Chattanooga in a thick fog off Block Island (Rhode Island) the City of Birmingham lowered boats in an attempt to
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      STABILISING STERLING
      338 28 —British Wireless. Further Account Of Commons Debate. Rugby. May 26. The Finance Bill proposal to establish a £150,000,000 exchange equalisation account was closely debated in the House of Commons on the committee stage of the Bill. The purpose of the proposed account is to enable the Treasury to
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      WATER SPEED BID.
      93 28 -Reuter. Kaye Don Abandons His Attempt. London, May 30. Mr. Kaye Don has abandoned his attempt on the world speed-beat record and is returning to England from Lake Garda, Italy, to discuss modifications of his craft, Miss England III.—Reuter. The present world’s water speed record is 111
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      TIN OUTPUT.
      26 28 —Reuter. Curtailment Scheme Accepted By Dutch Indies. Amsterdam, May 25. The Dutch East Indies Government has assented to the revised tin output curtailment scheme.—Reuter.
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      SUNDAY CINEMAS IN BRITAIN.
      191 28 British Wireless. —Reuter. New Bill a Compromise Measure. Rugby, May 27 The Government’s Sunday Enterto’ ments Bill received its second the House of Commons today bv votes to 61. y y The new Bill, which is a compromise measure, legalises Sunday concerts IZ the Sunday opening
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      MISTAKEN IDENTITY?
      97 28 —Reuter. “Man Who Killed Kitchener Case. New York, May 27. The clsim that he is a victim of mistaken identity is made by the alleged international spy. Opposing a writ of habeas corpus requiring the United States marshal to produce him in court on June b\ he says
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      SIR RONALD ROSS.
      100 28 -Reuter. —British Wireless. Serious Illness of Great Discoverer. London, May 25. Sir P.orald Ross, Director in Chief of the Ross Institute and Hospital for Tropica! Diseases, who is 75 years of age, is seriously ill.—Reuter. Rugby, May 26. Sir Ronald Ross, whose discovery of malaria parasites in
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      DIVORCE COURT.
      115 28 —Reuter. Decree for Wife of A Brigadier-General. London, May 30. A decree nisi was granted in the Court here today to Mrs. Sara De»M Baker-Carr, who is living in Shanghai, on the ground of the misconduct of her husband Brigadier General Christopher D’Arcy Bloomfield Saltern Baker-Carr, with Mrs.
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      DISARMAMENT.
      28 28 —Reuter. Abolition of Chemical Weapons. Geneva, May 2f Resolutions abolishing chemical bacteriological weapons were a(1 £P l the technical committee of the D' sa ment Conference. —Reuter.
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      VON PAPEN TO FORM CABINET.
      333 29 11 v me —Reuter. Zimmerman Echo. NAZIS TO RETAIN A FREE HAND. Berlin, May 31. President Hindenburg has charged Herr Tapen, of the right wing of the Centre P°rtv to form a “concentration” cabinet flowing the resignation of the Bruening Government. H or r von
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      LIFE OF WARSHIPS.
      60 29 ears an:l of s 1 itish Wireless. British Proposal Accepted At Geneva. Rugby, May 31. The Naval Commission of the Disarmati h inference today accepted the Brirnr!; |,ro P°sal to extend the age limit of ven s ips future from 20 to 26 °f aircraft carriers was
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      DEPRECIATED CURRENCY
      41 29 —Reuter. Bill to Increase Tariffs Rejected. "pv Washington, May 27. H w y vs an( I nieans committee of the Hawi °n^ e P resen^at ves the agaimt to increase tariff rates rinc.. t( Un tries with depreciated curab—Reuter.
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      SAITO CABINET.
      267 29 -Aneta-Havas. —Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Attempt to Cure Japan Of Political Ills. London, May 28. A leading article in The Times draws attention to the important role played by the army in the constitution of the Saito Cabinet in Japan and adds that the growth of a sort of National Socialism
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      MR. LANG’S APPEAL.
      113 29 members of the Legislative Council.—British Wireless. Bill to Abolish N.S.W. Legislative Council. Rugby, May 31. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council today discussed the appeal by Mr. John Thomas Lang, as Premier, and members of the New South Wales Parliament, against a decision of the High
      members of the Legislative Council.—British Wireless.  -  113 words
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      NEW SILVER COIN.
      91 29 —Reuter. To be Put in Circulation In Turkey Shortly. Constantinople, May 31. A new silver coin, of the value of the Turkish lira, and smaller denominations will shortly be introduced into Turkey. The State Bank has been authorised to purchase the necessary silver for minting the new
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      COMMERCIAL TREATIES.
      94 29 —British Wireless. May be Affected by Ottawa Conference. Rugby, May 26. In reply to a question in the House of Commons today it was stated that it was not the present intention of the Government to take any general action to end or modify the existing most favoured
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      EARTHQUAKE.
      31 29 ,—Reuter. Heavy Shock Probably In New Guinea. Sydney, May 27. A heavy earthquake about 15,000 miles awav, probably in New Guinea, was recorded at River View Observatory at 2.14 a.m.—Reuter.
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      COCKTAIL PARTY TRAGEDY.
      82 29 —Reuter. Man Found Shot Dead After Quarrel. London, May 31. A tragedy has followed a cocktail party in Knightsbridge, London. The victim is Mr. Michael .Scott Stephen, the son of a Kent magistrate, who was found shot dead in the flat of Mrs. Elvira Dolores Barney, a
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      PHILIPPAR FIRE.
      158 29 action would be cqnsidered.—British Wireless. Leads to Questions In House of Commons. Rugby, May 31. The recent disastrous fire on the Georges Philippar has raised fresh questions as to the use of combustible material in ship construction. The International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea, 1929, provides
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      GOLD FROM U.S.A.
      116 29 —Reuter. Further Big Shipments For Europe. New’ York, May 27. In spite of the fact that $72,000,000 w’orth ot gold was shipped from the United States last week, which is a recor.l for this year, a further $.‘10,000,000 worth is being sert to Europe today and tomorrow’,
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      TEAR GAS USED.
      89 29 Reuter. War Veterans Attempt To Seize Train. Washington, May 30. The police are doing their utmost to stop the threatened convergence of bands of unemployed War veterans on the capital to demand payment of the soldiers’ bonus. Telegrams have been sent to State Governors requesting them to
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      CIVIL AVIATION.
      82 29 mu viuutn British Wireless. Not on Agenda For Ottawa. Rugby, May 31. Answering questions in the House of Commons regarding the Ottawa Conference, the Domin'ons Secretary, Mr. J H. Thomas, said the agenda was now under discussion between the Governments concerned. He did not propose including civil aviation
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      DISASTROUS ATTEMPT TO FLY PACIFIC.
      86 29 Reuter. Parachute Leap to Safety From Blazing Plane. Seattle, May 30. Nat Browne, the American airman who yesterday took off from here for a flight across the Pacific to Tokio but returned seven hours later owing to a broken oil line, took oir again today
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      DRASTIC PROGRAMME.
      114 29 —Reuter. Socialist Suggestions For French Cabinet. Paris, May 31. In preparation for June 4, when M. Herriot is expected to l>e called upon to form a Cabinet, the Socialist Congress (representing the second largest party in the Chamber) drafted a minimum pregramme on which it is prepared to
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      THE KING RIDING.
      89 29 —British Wireless. First Time in the Row This Season. Rugby, May 30. The King, in the uniform of a field marshal with a captain’s escort of Horse Guards in attendance, drove in the Rtatc coach this morning from Buckingham Palace to St. James’s Palace where he held
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      HONOLULU ECHO.
      54 29 -Reuter. Lieut. Massie Restored To State Citizenship. Frankfort, Kentucky, June 1. The Governor of Kentucky has restored to L eut. Massie, who was involved in tho Honolulu case, full rights of State citizenship which he automatically lost by his conviction in Honolulu. Lieut. Massie’s Federal rights are not
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      QUEEN MARY.
      88 29 support of Services charities.—British Wireless. Celebration of Sixty-Fifth Birthday. Rugby, May 26. Queen Mary’s 65th birthday was celebrated today. At home naval ports and bases vessels were dressed and flags were flown over public buildings in Ixmdon and elsewhere. All saluting ships fired a royal salute of 21
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      LOANS TO GREECE.
      82 29 regard to foreign loans. —•British Wireless. Sequel to British Protest To Athens. Rugby, May 26. It is understood that the Director of Public Debt at the Greek Ministry of Finance, Mr. G. Drossopoulo, will visit London at the end of the week to negotiate with the representatives
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      95 29 THE IRISH SWEEP London, May 31. £100 prizes in the Irish Hospital Sweepstake on the Derby have been won by the following I.ai Pak I.an c/o M. C. Cheane, Ipoh. kinjang, Chenderiang, Perak. H. X. Winter, Rembia Estate, Malacca. ‘•Edwin.” 53, Heeren Street, Malacca. “Kongsi Lima** c/o J. K. S.
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      K.O.R. CUP POLO FINAL.
      668 30 Runaway Victory. GLOUCESTERS WIN BY 12—1. (.By Our Polo Correspondent.) Effective combination, perfect understanding and harder riding gave the polo championship cup of Malaya to the 1st Bn the Gloucestershire Regiment at Balestier Road on Monday. The Singapore Tigers never looked dangerous and played individually throughout,
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      ABE MITCHELL’S NEW RECORD.
      207 30 —Reuter. Returns 271 for 72 Holes. London, May 30. A world golf record for four consecutive rounds in an open competition was created by Abe Mitchell, at Bristol today when he returned a score of 271 for 72 holes and won the £350 Professional Tournament. His
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      MRS. MOODY LOSES
      184 30 -Reuter. —Aneta-Havas. Perry Miss Nuthall Win French Tennis Title. Auteuil, May 31. In the mixed doubles final of the French tennis championships. Perry and Miss Betty Nuthall beat Sidney Wood and Mrs. Moody (Helen Wills), 6—4 6—2. In the third round of the men’s singles, Lacoste beat
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      EX-SERVICE GOLFERS.
      166 30 Results of Singapore' Tournament. The annual golf tournament organised by the Singapore branch of the Ex-Service Association wa3 held at the Garrison Golf Club on Sunday and resulted as follows:— Winner J. V. S. Brooke. Runner up E. R. Cartwright 3. L. C. Davies, 4. D. Sturreck. 5.
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      SELANGOR GOLF CLUB REPORT.
      534 30 Satisfactory Position In Bad Times. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, May 28. The Selangor Golf Club made a profit of $291 last year as against an estimated loss of $5,307. Speaking at the annual meeting yesterday the chairman, Mr. J. C. M. Bell, said that
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      LOCAL BOXING.
      147 30 Singapore Board Of Control Formed. A Singapore Boxing Board of Control was formed at a meeting held on Saturday night at the Trocadero Restaurant. The original proposition was to form a Malayan Board of Control but as the idea is to begin by controlling boxing in Singapore only
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      MACDOUGALL CUP FINAL.
      582 30 Local Polo. BURMA RIFLES SCORF GOOD VICTORY. (By Our Polo Correspondent.) The final match in the MacDoug a |i r polo tournament was plaved Cu P toy afternoon between the iiSf* Burma Ri fles and the Singapore 'p? Club Hurricanes. 1 re P°lo The match started at
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      THE GREAT NORTHERN
      50 30 —Reuter. Stonetoi Wins by Three Lengths. London, Mav The Great Northern Han di^ u ]H Manchester was run today an< as follows STONETOI o ARMAGNAC LANSON 15 M Ten ran. Won by three lengths lengths between second and tn' c; ting: 10—1 Stonetoi; 7—1 Arma* 100—6 Lanson.—Reuter.
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      KNOCK-OUT WIN FOR GUNBOAT JACK.
      1020 31 Nelson’s Pluck. c\n COMES IN TWELFTH ROUND. (By Referee.”) ()m of the gamest losers ever seen in Singapore ring was loudly applauded by -he crowd in the New World arena on Tue-iiay. Fighting Nelson, of Manila, was wt ,]j a nil truly beaten by Gunboat
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      DISMAL WEATHER FOR YACHTING.
      393 31 Betsy Wins Race for RearCommodore’s Cup. vYeek-end yachting was once again somewhat marred by dismal weather, but although the heavy ‘Sumatra’ which swamped the town early on Sunday mornmg left an almost flat calm behind it the wind freshened soon after racing started and those stalwarts
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      DERBY SWEEP.
      81 31 Singapore Turf Club Draw. The result of the draw of the Singapore Turf Club Derby sweep was as follows 1014 Summer Planet, 1157 Peter Planet, 1224 Roval Dancer, 1439 Orwell, 1530 “The Field”, 1587 Andrea, 1699 Celebrator, 1737 Buckle, 1749 Firdaussi, 1776 Hesperus, 1783 Corey, 1790 Sunnyborough, 1836
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      INDIANS DRAW AGAIN.
      713 31 —Reuter. Nazir Ali’s Century. RAIN INTERFERES WITH COUNTY CRICKET. London, May 27. Ruin prevented any play today at all centres where county matches were in progress, and four matches were decided on the first innings. At Oxford the University drew with Gloucestershire. Haig Scores a Century. Lord’s
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      LATEST BETTING ON THE DERBY.
      156 31 Full List of The Jockeys. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, May 28. The Derby (June 1) probables, the low and tHe ,ateKt h* 111 1 fol-2-1 Orwell (R. Jones). 100-9 Miracle (Harry Wragg). 100-8 Hesperus (E. Elliott). 100-8 Cockpen (Gordon Richards). 16-1 Dastur (Beary). 25-1
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      WATER POLO AT S.S.C.
      290 31 Soldiers Lose Both Matches. The Singapore Swimming Club water polo teams proved much superior to tho first and second teams of the Gloucester Regiment when the soldiers visited the Club on Sunday. The results were (5—0 and 6 —2 in the first and second team matches
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      PROBABLES FOR THE DERBY.
      279 32 —Reuter. Complete List. SUNNYBOROUGH NOT TO RUN. London, May 31. Herbert will ride Peter Planet in the Derby tomorrow’ and Fred Kickaby will ride Summer Planet. Mr. J. Dewar’s Sunnyborough will not run.—Reuter. The full list of probable starters and jockeys is as follows: Mr. W.
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      MOTOR RACING.
      30 32 —Reuter. New Record in 500-Mile Grand Prix. Indianapolis, May 31 The 500-mile Grand Prix was won by Fred Frame with the record speed of 104.144 miles an hour.—Reuter.
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      GAINS OUTPOINTS CARNERA.
      162 32 —Reuter. Giant Boxer Beaten. WINNER’S SCIENTIFIC DISPLAY. London, May 30. Larry Gains, the Canadian Negro, who is heavyweight champion of the British Empire, w on a sensational victory at the White City tonight. Seventy thousand spectators saw him beat the giant Italian, Primo Camera, on points over
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      TWO SURPRISES AT MUIRFIELD.
      266 32 —Reuter. Wethered Rex Hartley Beaten. There were surprises in the second round of the British amateur golf championship at Muirfield. Robert Sweeney, the Oxford American, beat Roger Wethered 6 and 4. D. Stocks, an Edinburgh business man, beat Rex Hartley, the Walker Cup player 3 and
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      WOMEN’S GOLF.
      44 32 ,—Reuter. British Open Championship Tournament. Saunton, May 31. In the third round of the British women’s open Rolf championship, Miss Enid Wilson, the holder, beat Miss Collet Vare 4 and 2. i Mrs. Cheney is the only one of seven Americans left.—Reuter.
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      ST. ANDREW’S SCHOOL SPORTS.
      589 32 Prizes to be Distributed By Lady dementi. Keen competition was witnessed by a large crowd on the combined St. Joseph’s Institution and St. Andrew’s School grounds on Monday when the latter school held their 21st annual athletic sports. It will he remembered that the sports were
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      WOODCOTE STAKES.
      60 32 —Reuter. Lord Woolavington’s Success With Montrose. London, May 31. The oodcote Stakes (6 fur.) was run at Epsom today and resulted as follows Lord Woolavington’s Montrose 1 Mr. B. Jarvis’s Thamar 2 Mr. A. de Rothschild’s Outrider 3 Eleven ran. Won by half a length three lengths between
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      FIRST MALAYA CUP MATCH.
      696 32 The Command's Success WINNERS DISPLAY GRE i T SUPERIORITY. AT (From Our Own Correspondent., Seremban. May vg N. Sembilan 1; Malaya Command An intermediate deference line seldom fed their forwards in dulged in wild lobbing coupled with' n leader of tne attack who never rose mV
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    BIRTH
    18 32 GILMOUR.—At the General Hospital, Singapore on May 31, to Mr. and Mrs. 0. W. Gilmour, a daughter.
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    ENGAGEMENT
    36 32 Engagement is announced between Mr. Ding Nguong Cheong, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ding, of Johore Bahru, and Miss Lim Soh Cheng, daughter of Mr. Lim Koh Oen. of Rontianak. Dutch papers please copy.
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    MARRIAGE.
    32 32 The marriage is announced of Dr. Goh Kok Lausanne) D.P.H. (London) D.T.M.H. (London) and Miss Wee Sai Poh which was solemnised at the Fits Gerald Memorial Church, Penang, on May 16.
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  • The Straits Budget FINANCIAL SUPPLEMENT
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      CONTENTS.
      86 1 GeneralRubber Situation 1 Singapore Tin Prices 1 Palm Oil Profits 1 W orld Rubber Stocks l The Singapore Auction 1 Chinese Miners’ Attitude 1 Billiton M.nirg 1 li dden Streams Rubber 1 Share Market 2 Home and American Stocks 3 Klang River Tin 4 Trade and Finance 4 St<*cks
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      PALM OIL PROFITS.
      41 1 Selangor Company’s Results For 1931. (From Our Owrn Correspondent.) London, May 25. The Selangor Oil Palm Co., Ltd., reports a profit for last year of £1,855 gainst £1.463 for the previous year. The amount carried forward is £3,643.
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      WORLD RUBBER STOCKS.
      31 1 Slight Increase Compared With March. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, May 25. World rubber stocks on Apr. 30 were 614.730 tons, compared with 613,911 tons on Mar. 31.
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      RUBBER SITUATION.
      68 1 Singapore Official Quotations. Quotations Forward Contracts Spot Seller Prices f ■> d. C Hate L’don S’pore June July Aujr. May 26 1% 0.5 *4 0.5% 0.5l» 0. r >% 27 1% 0.5% 0.6% 0.5% 0.5% 2S i» 4 o.5% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 30 1% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5%
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      SINGAPORE TIN PRICES.
      27 1 May 26 100 tons at $63.25 per picul. 27 50 62.50 2* 75 6?’214 30 75 62.00 31 50 5W.00 unp 1 50 61.1214
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      THE SINGAPORE AUCTION.
      133 1 The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Ku.’ber Association held its 1,072nd auction 3iint‘ 1, when there was catalogued 1 1*310 lb. or 848.80 tons offered 1.662 110 lb or 742.02 tons sold 1,263,720 lb. or 546.16 tor*. Spot. nf > r, n i l l-]6d. New York 2
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      CHINESE MINERS’ ATTITUDE.
      1311 1 Not One of Stubbornness. LETTER FROM MR. CHOO KIA PENG. We have received from Mr. Choo Kia Peng, of Kuala Lumpur, a letter dealing with the attitude of Chinese tin miners to the new restriction proposals that are i now under consideration. Mr. Choo Kia I Peng
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      BILLITON MINING.
      59 1 Loss for the Year Of £436,000. London May 25. The Billition joint Mining Co. reports a loss of £436,000 for the year against a profit of £597,000 for the previous year. No dividend is being declared. The previous dividend was 40 per cent. The loss is charged to
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      HIDDEN STREAMS RUBBER
      41 1 Loss of £2,154 for The Year. (From Our Own Correspond n nt.) London, May 25. The Hidden Streams Rubber Syndicate, Ltd., reports a loss of £2,154 again.it £3,547 for the previous year. The amount carried forward is £3,040.
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      CHINESE MAY AGREE.
      3580 1 F.M.S. Chamber Of Mines Meeting. TIN SCHEME. t Hopeful Speech By Mr. T. R. A. Windeatt. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, May 29. Mr. A. H. Flowerdew, the president, took the chair at the annual general meeting of the F.M.S. Chamber of Mines, which was held in
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      SHARE MARKET.
      412 2 Fraser and Co.’s Weekly Report. Fraser and Co.’s report, dated June 1. states: Conditions in the local share market durinir the past week call for little comment. T u ."> pric*’ of tin experienced a sharp set back due partly to continued uncertainty as to 'be application of
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        MENTAKAB RUBBER.
        330 3 Another Letter From Shareholder. To the Editor of the Straits Times. 1 a ni much obliged to the chair'"n 0 f Mentakab Rubber Co., for inn]*U; nir references to questions asked in of May 18, in his speech, but ,y n( ,t feel that his replies were altogether
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        RUBBER FORESTRY.
        456 3 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir. —It is very regrettable that the suthurities, from whom the planting community expects correct advice, repeatedly reter to rubber forestry as uncontrolled" or unchecked growth.” These are very, very dangerous words to use. I refer to Dr. Tempany’s report, as
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        DR. BRADDON’S SCHEME.
        631 3 To the Editor of the Strait* Times. Sir, —Whilst the F.M.S. Mines Department have put brains and energy into what must ultimately prove a successful solution of the difficulties of the tin producing industry, the Director of Agri- culture contents himself with a learned and laborious review
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        488 4 Allagar (2/) /14; Anglo-Malay (£1) 4; Aver K’ning (£1 > Bagan Serai (£1) 4; Hnhru (2/) /D; Bateng £1) 1/16; Batu Caves (£1 > 5/16; Batu Matang /9; Batu Tiga (£1 > 3/16; Bertum (2/) /74; Bidor (£1) 7 16; Bikam (2/) /3; Bradwall (£1)
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        689 4 CapiU! Issue Closing Price. Paid Up alue Dividends Fraser Lyall 4 Company 4 Co. Evatt. 454.173 1 Nil for year 28-2-31 Allenby ($1) 0.15 0.30 0.15 0.25 216.779 1 Nil for year 30-9-31 Alor r,a j ah <* l > 015 030 0.15 0.25
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      45 4 2 Vi Per Cent. Dividend Declared. Henry Waugh anil Co., Ltd., ie P^ rt that tN* directors of the Klang ltt Dredging Co., Ltd., have declared a dend oi' 2 l/ a per cent, of the profits earne payah’t on June 20.
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