The Straits Budget, 23 June 1932

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    29 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES [ESTABLISHED NEABLY A CENTURY.] No. 3,880 SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 1932. Price 25 cents (S.S. Currency) or 7d.
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    CONTENTS.
    427 1 LEADERS— Page A Welcome Decision 3 The Toll-Gate Again 3 What Next in Ireland 3 Daylight Saving 3-4 Indians As Settlers 4 Hidden Reserves 4 Occasional Notes 5-6 Telegrams, Reuter and Special— Covering Past Week’s News 21-29 Pictures New Tennis Champions 17 I ady Muriron 17 Hon. Mr. T.
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    LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
    1653 1 The Raja Muda of Selangor left Klang for Kuala Kangsar on June 17. Dr. and Mrs. J. W. Scnarff have returned to Penang from their holiday at Fraser’s Hill. Mr. H. Linton, lately Quartermaster, Sarawak Rangers, has gone on leave prior to retirement. Dr. R. D. Fitzgerald,
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    What The Planters’ Loan Board Has Done.
    1991 2 TWELVE MILLIONS IN LOANS GRANTED. Record Of Sixteen Years’ Activity. The inception and work of the Planters’ Loans Board, F.M.S., are described by Mr. D. St. Leper Parsons, the secretary, in the following article which appears in the current number of the Mala-!
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    DEGREE NISI MADE ABSOLUTE.
    109 2 Wife Who Was Beaten And Assaulted. I-rom Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, June 21 Mr. C hong Ah Lan applied in court h»r<> yesterday that the decree nisi mad* Fob 2 against the respondent, Chari,” Joachim Gas par, be made absolute n suit was undefended, the respondent
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    TWO EUROPEANS IN CAR SMASHES.
    112 2 Both Hit Trees in The Same Road. Two Europeans were involved in motorcar accidents in the early hours of June lfi and both escaped with slight injuries, mostly bruises. Mr. R. C. Bell, C.P.O., Segamat circle, Johore police, was proceeding along Napier Road when a
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    P. AND O. BANK.
    362 2 Appeal Court Sequel To Penman Case. An echo cf the failure of the sharebroking him of Rose Macphail and Penman was heard in the Singapore Appeal Court on Tuesday when the P. and 0. Banking Corporation, Ltd., were the respondents, and Tan Hong Tee and Co.,
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      A WELCOME DECISION.
      1073 3 the Colony trade.—Straits Times, June 16. T is announced in the minutes of the m of the committee of the > »its Settlements (Singapore) Associa- that Government has agreed to the appointment of a Commission to inves- matters connected with Singapore’s J 1 and industries.” Any inquiry
      the Colony trade.—Straits Times, June 16.  -  1,073 words
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      THE TOLL-GATE AGAIN.
      1142 3 iiit; i aitwa v3 nan <tnu win iiovr iiu hearintr on the matter.—Straits Times. June 17. It is not an easy matter to argue vigorously at the present time against any legitimate method of raising revenue in Malaya, more particularly in the F.M.S. For that reason it
      iiit; i aitwa#v3 nan <tnu win iiovr iiu hearintr on the matter.—Straits Times. June 17.  -  1,142 words
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      WHAT NEXT IN IRELAND ?
      1102 3 WHAT NEXT IN IRELAND u immir v&gt; present rules their Parliament.—Straits Times, June 18. Negotiations between Great Britain and Ireland on what is known as the oath dispute” have failed completely and the immediate future of relations between the two countries must be the subject of grave misgiving to all
      u immir v> *»» present rules their Parliament.—Straits Times, June 18.  -  1,102 words
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      DAYLIGHT SAVING.
      1041 3 miuuiu ue ttiiuniu w Straits Times, June 20. If newspaper correspondence formed an infallible guide to public opinion, wo should v ay that interest in the attempt to resuscitate the question of daylight saving in the Colony was so small as to be negligible. We originally publi hed
      , miuuiu ue ttiiuniu w — Straits Times, June 20.  -  1,041 words
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      INDIANS AS SETTLERS.
      799 4 t»i irr'ui irrrn, iiihv ut* eniiuii &lt;? pa time labour force.—Straits Times. June 21. Sir George Maxwell has contributed to “The Indian,” a monthly magazine published in Singapore, which give® a uselul reflection of Indian opinion in this country, an aiticle in which he asks why the
      t»i irr'ui irrrn, iiihv ut* eniiuii <? pa • time labour force.—Straits Times. June 21.  -  799 words
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      HIDDEN RESERVES.
      1110 4 —Straits Times, June 22. After the passing of the Companies Consolidation Act, 1929, and again as a result of certain features of the proceedings in connection with the attairs of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Co., Ltd., in 1931, it was freely suggested that company law in Malaya
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    CHILLIES ON EYES.
    90 4 Chinese Tortured By Robbers. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang:, June 21. How he was tortured by chillies being applied to hir eyes was describeJ by Luh Ah Oon, the complainant in a robbery case against two Chinese. He had made no report to the police at the
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    INTOLERABLE BURDEN.
    52 4 1UCU UU -Aneta-Havas. Reparations Moratorium And Germany. Berlin, June 17. The Allgemeine Zeitung, deploring the tentative British and French agreement to a moratorium of six months, avids that any new delay in a definite settlement on the question of reparations is an intolerable burden on the economic life
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    BIRTHS
    42 4 EM PEN. On June IS at Maternity Hospital. Singapore, to Irene, wife of L. J. Empe a son. ROOK LEDGE.—On June 19, 1932, at the Maternity Hospital, Singapore, to Marga Ogilvie, n£e Taylor) wife of F. 0. Ro ledge, a daughter.
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    ENGAGEMENTS.
    98 4 The engagement is announced of Miss !&gt; M. Wonr second daughter of Dr. and M. Wong of Singapore to Ang Hong of the staff of the Government English School, third son of the late Mr. Teong Soo and Mrs. Ang leong Soo Labuan. The engagement is announced between Hu?
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      89 4 NOTICE All communications for both the Straits Times and the Straits Budget should t&gt;% addressed to the Head Office, Cecil snc Stanley Streets, Singapore, Straits Seit.tments. The post free price of the Straits Time* 'c the United Kingdom and foreign countne* is $-18 a year. The post free price of
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    40 4 DEATHS CHATER. Mrs. Raphaella Chater. 33, An»ljj Mansions, Singapore, June 17, 19J-. ag‘ IIAHEKOST.—Harold Morris Habekost son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Habekost, on 17, I ,&lt;32 at 181-K, Dunman Rd., b pore, 19 vrs. Shanghai papers please Deeply regretted.
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  • OCCASIONAL NOTES.
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      “STRIKE MALAYAN.”
      248 5 k* heard in the land.—Straits Times, June 1C. I t Singapore Rotary Club must have I a o n d unsuspected reserves of oratory ,a! r cul when it can afford to regale its I at with three interesting speeches I setting as it did at yesterday’s tiffin.
      k* heard in the land.—Straits Times, June 1C.  -  248 words
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      CASH ON DELIVERY.
      290 5 —Straits Times, June 16 I The slump has a thousand different langvs. Here is one of them as seen by I Mi', ti. Savage, Postmaster-Genera!, Ijchore. in his annual report on the Posts Ilegraphs Department for the year HiiV.l. Referring to the cash on delivery facilities which
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      DEAD LETTERS.
      245 5 c w "•Mien tney are ‘-t'aits Times, June 16. I The fact that the Dead Letter Office is Pr.ythincr but a dead letter is revealed in |the information that the number of arti- C:e dealt v.-itn numbered 1.1,405 ordinary ■ar.,i 440 registered. Enclosures to the I'a.uc of $110.09
      c‘ w. "•Mien tney are ‘-t'aits Times, June 16.  -  245 words
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      THE NEW GATE-CRASHING.
      29 5 THE NEW GA TE-CRASHING. S,.. r 2; ra a n mg—toIIaikS Times, June 17. I Malaya introduce a ne%v form lst,n;? a^: crashin —toll-gate-crashing I URUs Times, June 17.
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      THAT “SUPER-BOOK.”
      98 5 win Know thi —Straits Times, June 17. th Rotary Club left hand know By, 1 1 r 'Rht hand is doing In other r do th °y keep “Buy Malayan’' for Iin»r i° ns an( f° r f?et about it when placI h'rs Th e proposed issue of
      . win Know thi —Straits Times, June 17.  -  98 words
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      THE LAUSANNE MOTOR.
      109 5 w'..*vivmc LrtlS —Straits Times, June 17. One oi this morning’s cables concerning be Lausanne Conference almost suggests that Reuter has sent their motoring coricspondent to report the aifair for in the space of a few sentences he talks about reversing the engines,” halting the economic machine,” “gathering
      • w'..*vivmc LrtlS —Straits Times, June 17.  -  109 words
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      BACKS TO THE WALL.
      367 5 muen nigner man mai Straits Times, June 17. That the British fight best with their un.cks io the wall has always been one of oui proud boasts and wo are pleased to G that this quality is given credit in other count’ ies, and more especially
      muen nigner man mai Straits Times, June 17.  -  367 words
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      WILL THIS HAPPEN AT ENGGOR?
      229 5 being subject to such a risk.— Straits Times, June 1H. According to a recent issue of the r:.C.A. Bulletin the new Sydney Harbour oridge has been described as the Bridge f Sparks and toll collectors complain that as they put out their hands to receive
      being subject to such a risk.—Straits Times, June 1H.  -  229 words
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      THE COLONY’S BALANCE SHEET.
      387 5 T r 1 ,|V4.TV MOV/Ut OVV us through the slump.—Straits Times. June 18. While many things can happen before the end of the financial year it is interesting to note that, according to the monthly abstract account of cash receipts and pay- menls from Jan. 1
      T r 1 ,|V4.TV MOV/Ut OVV us through the slump.—Straits Times. June 18.  -  387 words
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      “SHANGHAI EXPRESS.”
      21 5 onaiigMui recuvcreu iroi Straits Times, June 20. We hope the Govern nr-Gene ml ot Shanghai recovered from his illness.—
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      MR. BAGNALL GOES NORTH.
      129 5 miners accepted it.—Straits Times, June 20. When the acting Chief Secretary to the F.M.S. Government and the chairman of the Straits Trading Company appear at ft social function together, a3 they did in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, the tin miners immediately prick up their ears. And
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      SIX LITTLE RACKETEERS.
      195 5 Straits Times, June 20. According to today’s cables Vannie [Higgins, one of the ‘‘big six” of New York s racketeers, who was ten times arrested on serious charges but always released on lack of evidence, was ambushed and killed in a busy street by a hail of
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      A SELANGOR MORAL.
      272 5 ti vi v —Straits Times, June 20. The Department of Agriculture, like all other departments, is the victim of disturbing rumours in these days, and although its importance, in an agricultural country, ought to be obvioti there are apparently some who think that it is entirely or
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      SHOT BY A DOG!
      178 5 have asked anything more.—Straits Times, June 21. Lord Northcliffc used to say that when a dog hit a man, that was not news, but when a man hit a dog it was news. Similarly, we suppose, when it is a case of shoot ng. Our Singapore
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      TIPS TO CORONERS.
      216 5 TIPS TO C ORONERS. entirely of a bright red colour. Straits Times, .June 21. From a Chinese work entitled Instructions to Coroners,” dating from the thirteenth century A.D., we make the following extracts for the benefit of modern holders of this grim office: Where death has resulted from overeating or
      entirely of a bright red colour. Straits Times, .June 21.  -  216 words
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      “DOUGHNUT” TYRES.
      170 5 sentiment most fervently.—Straits 1 imes, .June 21. Malaya has still to see the latest typo or motor-car tyre—the doughnut hut we can offer it a hearty welcome in advance for, according to the Rubber Age (New York), the change-over in the proiuciion plans of the major companies from
      sentiment most fervently.—Straits 1 imes, .June 21.  -  170 words
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      JUNGLE TRAILS.
      293 5 Malayan rivers end ranges —Straits Times, June 21. It is a very long time since so full and vivid an account of Malayan exploration as that which is appearing serially in the Sunday Times has been published by a Malayan newspaper, and these articles by Mr. Theodore Huhhack
      Malayan rivers end ranges —Straits Times, June 21.  -  293 words
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      “THERE IS NOTHING NEW....”
      134 6 i irv v i u a u i Straits Times, June 22. A correspondent sends a cutting from the publication Spare Moments, dated July 6, 1889. It is headed India-Rub-ber Pavements in Germany and reads “This new pavement is an invention of Herr Busse, of Linden,
      i irv v » i u a u i Straits Times, June 22.  -  134 words
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      BRIDGE TOLLS.
      245 6 v* vvui DU tv tiiv uvaiiauit i vvo v* the Road Fund.—Straits Times, June 22. In view o£ the interest which is being taken in the proposal to exact tolls from users of the new bridge at Enggor, the following extract from Hansard, dated April 20, 1932, is
      v* vvui DU tv tiiv uvaiiauit i vvo v* the Road Fund.—Straits Times, June 22.  -  245 words
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      THE ROAD TRAFFIC ACT.
      303 6 «vv.i m tuv f/cii ill Ultll Straits Times, June 22. Section 53 of the Road Traffic Act of 1930, referred to by Mr. LlewellynJones says: Where a person is, under any special Act or charter, authorised to charge tolls in respect of the use of any
      «vv.i m tuv f/cii ill Ultll Straits Times, June 22.  -  303 words
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    BANKRUPTCY OF THE 80’s ECHO.
    493 6 Official Assignee in The Appeal Court. An appeal against the judgment of Mr. iJustice Sproide in connection with the jbankruptcy 44 years ago of a well-known i Singapore advocate end solicitor. C. K. E. i Woods, who died in 1891, was begun in the Court
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    LOGS FALL ON LEG.
    87 6 European to be X-rayed In Hospital. An unfortunate accident occurred to Mr. A. F. Wilde, shipyard manager of Messrs. Thornycroft (Singapore) Ltd., while on his rounds at Tanjong Rhu on Tuesday. Mr. Wilde tripped ever a log in a pile of wood, and this dislodged two
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    SINGAPORE BOMB EXPLOSION.
    285 6 SINGAPORE BOMB EXP LOSION. Police Court Sequel. ACCUSED WRAPPED IN BANDAGES. The explosion of a bomb, serious injuries to a Hylam alleged to have been manufacturing it, and the arrest of two more Hylams and the seizure of Communist d&lt;yumcnts in a coffee shop in Syed Alwi Hoad on May
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    MR. JEAN A. COLOND.
    109 6 Death of Singapore Man Who Won Croix de Guerre. The death has occurred of Mr. Jean A. Colond who was in the service of the Singapore Harbour Board for 20 years Mr. Colond served during the Great War for four years and won the Croix de
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    MRS. A. L. BISHOP.
    81 6 Head Mistress of Pearl’s Hill School Retiring. Mrs. A. L. Bishop, the head mistress cf Pearl’s 11 11 School, Singapore, is sailing for home by the Naldera prior to retirement. Mrs. Bishop has l&gt;een engage-d iu educational work for 21 years, being 1 with the Hong
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    PASSENGERS.
    179 6 The following passengers left Singapore on June 16 by the N.Y.K. Hakozaki Maru for Europe: Mr. and Mrs. N. Kawakita, Lt.-Com. Y. Ohtani, Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Thompson, Mr. J. Thompson, Miss M. Thompson, Mr. A. F. Dahl, Mr. J. MacFadyen, Mr. A. Quinn, Mr. J. Smith, Prof.
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    GOVERNMENT OFFICE HOURS.
    167 6 Seven-Hour Day in The F.M.S. (From Our Own Correspondent.) u Kaala Lumpur, June 21 Ihc hours of work in Governnw* offices in the F.M.S. have been lengthen! by one hour. The standard hours f j the Clerical and supervisory staff are nn l 8.3° a.m. to 1
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    ARCHITECT’S FEES.
    325 6 Registrar to Act As Arbitrator. Alkaff and Co. were again the appellants and Mr. J. B. Westerhout the respondent. in another case (in addition to that concerning the mosque at Alkaff Gardens) which came up before the Singapore Court of Appeal on Tuesday. The Chief Justice (Sir William
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    HEAVY LANDING.
    54 6 Mr. A. L. Birch’s Aeroplane Slightly Damaged. There was a slight accident at J°h' )r Bahru last Wednesday evening when. Harvey and Mr. Whiteley, flying Mr. A. Birch’s Moth aeroplane, made a heav\ landing on one wheel sustaining daman to the fusilage. The machine will be airworthy a£
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    DIED IN AN AMBULANCE.
    77 6 Indian’s Fatal Accident At Power Station. While working on an engine in the St. James power station on Tuesday an Ixrilcr foreman named Mohamed An N trapped l&gt;etween a coal lorry and a hopper. As he was suddenly released by tru vehicles he fell to the
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    SMALLEY CASE JUDGMENT RESERVED.
    1815 7 Further Light on Hap Heng Affairs. ACCUSED’S STORY. told subscribers were VEGETARIAN NUNS. The affairs of the Hap Heng Mineral Syndicate Ltd., again occupied the attention of Mr. G. C. Dodd, the Singapore Criminal District Judge, yesterday when the trial of Oswald Curtis Smalley, the European
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    MOONLIGHT PICNIC TRAGEDY.
    85 7 Young Man Drops Dead Phial Beside Him. A moonlight picnic party of young men and girls on the grassy shore facing the sea off Amber Road, near Sea View, came to a tragic end on June 17 when one of the young men, named Habekost, suddenly collapsed
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    MISSING STOREKEEPER.
    116 7 Alleged Loss of $500,000 Worth Of Copra. The alleged loss of over half a million dollars worth of copra belonging to a local European firm and the whereabouts of a well-known Straits-born Chinese storekeeper who is alleged to have been responsible for the loss, are occupying the attention
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    RIGHT TO MOTHERHOOD.
    62 7 Woman’s Claim Succeeds Against Hospital. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, June 18. Claiming for her loss of the right to motherhood, Mrs. Ellen Cull was awarded i'120 damages against the Royal Surrey County Hospital. She was also awarded a farthing’s damages against the surgeon who sterilised her
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    ROUND THE RUINS OF BABYLON.
    382 7 Letter from the Rev. J. V. Westlake. The following extract from a letter from, the Rev. J. V. Westlake, a formor Chanlain in Singapore, to a friend in Singapore, appears in the June number of the Cathedral Courier I returned last Friday from a long
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    STARTLING TURN IN FRAUD CASE.
    172 7 Important Witness Back In Singapore. Seah Oh Suay, the Chinese whose name loomed so largely in the Bankruptcy Offi.-e fraud case and who was believed to he the most important witness for the prosecution, has been traced by the Singapore detective branch and his evidence
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    “ IN THE LURCH.”
    95 7 IN THE LURCH.” Court Held Up Over Hindu Dates. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, June 22. Owing to a lack of Knglish translations and the interpreter's difficulty in giving an Knglish equivalent for some Hindu dates a Supreme Court case had to he postponed yesterday. The interpreter told the court
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      MR. SHELFORD AGAIN.
      3007 8 Reply to Mr. Braddell’s Letter. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —Recently, whilst on holiday, I revived from Singapore a copy of Mr. Braddell’s letter to the Straits Times of Apiii 14, with a comment that here wai “a row of Aunt Sallies" to have
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      GUTTA-PERCHA.
      217 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —It was interesting to read in a recent issue of your paper that the only 1 export from Singapore that had not i fallen in value, is gutta-percha (geta Itabau), the reason being tnat its ex ort is drastically restricted. It
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      HAMADRYADS.
      367 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —The sap of the rengas tree is very powerful irritant, even without contact, and it is not likely that anyone wn &gt; is aware of its virulence will carry abou a fresh stick of this tree for protection against snakes. This,
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      DAYLIGHT SAVING.
      683 9 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —It was light this morning at 5.30 and dusk ended last night at 6.30—al■no.'t exactly in each case. Mr. Clayton’s p.’M. 10M. must, therefore, refer to the actual times of sunrise ar.d sunset on the shortest day, if there is
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      CONDITIONS IN JAVA.
      531 9 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir The lecture on conditions in the H. E. I. given by A.B.C. in your issue of June 15 may tend to give your readers! an entirely wrong impression of condi-j prevailing in the Netherlands In-j d es and the
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      REVENUE.
      1888 9 To the Fditor of the Straits Tines. Sir, I am glad to see Mr. Graham s letter* on his rubber protection scheme, and I think that a revival of interest in some measure of self-preservation among the planting community is about due. There is one aspect of the case
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      “ TOWSAGIS.”
      357 9 TOWSAGIS.” To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —Further to your paragraph on the Russ an “rubber substitute which appeared in your issue of Juri' 1 it, append hen wth a cutting from the “Si ns of the Times,” a Seventh Day Adventist organ dated May 2, UD2. It
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      A COUNTRY CLUB.
      127 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —The idea of club amalgamation outlined in your editorial is excellent, but in my humble opinion you have overlooked two difficulties, viz. it requires (1) leader with a breadth of vision (2) dynamite to awaken interest in the average
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      A MOTORIST’S GRIEVANCE
      251 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —I had the misfortune to have both tyre.; of the rear wheels of my car (ownerdriven) punctured the other night while coming home after the 0.15 p.m. show at the Alhambra. To my surprise I found a nail in
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      LIVE BURIAL.
      123 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. nf’!' Brim article in yesterday’s Sunday I lmos on live burial reminds m,. th r S a sub J ect which tho medical profession, so it would seem, lias not explored sufficiently. ,n ,ar wel authenticated discoveries have hei'i made elsewhere
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    MALAYA’S UNUSED ASSETS.
    469 10 Mr. Roland Braddell On The Outlook. Mr. Roland Braddell, the past president of the Singapore Rotary Club, who is on his way home on leave, addressed the Hong Kong Rotary Club during his stay I in that colony. After conveying greetings from Singai pore Mr. braddell said
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    ESTATE LABOURERS.
    123 10 Present Wages Leave No Margin for Toddy. (From Our Own Correspondent.! Scremban, June 19. At a meeting of the Kuala Pilah Licensing Board, presided over by Mr J. S. MacPherson, District. Officer, the Assistant Controller of Labour, Mr J. S. H. Cunningham-Brown, read a letter from the head
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    FOR BOYS LEAVING SCHOOL.
    385 10 Careers and Employment Committee. A scheme has been evolved by the Education Department to assist boys leaving school to find work. Under the scheme a central committee, called the Careers and Employment Committee, consisting of the headmasters of the large schools in Singapore, has been formed
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    Kuala Lumpur Questionnaires Being Studied.
    68 10 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, June 20. The problem of finding employment lor boy. from the Knglish schools is still being studied in Kuala Lumpur. The replies to the two separate queslionnaiies sent out to heads of tirms and heads of Government departments respectively
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    ALLEGED CHEATING AT STADIUM.
    101 10 Chinese Turnstile Clerks Charged. Six Chinese employed at the Ansoi Road Stadium were arrest *1 by th** Singapore detective branch on Friday afternoon during the Ma'ava Cup match and were produced before Mr. A. W. Uav, tin- Singapore Second Police Magistrate, on Saturday and charged with
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    CLERK CHARGED.
    59 10 Ex-Labour Office Inspector In Trouble. A. M. Das, an Indian, formerly employed in the Singapore Labour Office as an inspector, was produced before Mr. Hay lhe Singapore Second Police Magistrate, on Friday and charged with criminal breach of trust in respect of fU.l 0. F&gt;ail in the sum
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    FAILURE OF LEWIS LAZARUS.
    461 10 Further Sequel. SETTING ASIDE Or PENANG WRIT. (From Our Own Correspondent.) a Penang, j Uno A further repercussion of the of the well-known London metal bilk? him of Lewis Lazarus and Sons an.) suspension of the London Metal FvS? was heard in the Supreme Court wf*
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    RELIEF FOR JUDGES.
    85 10 Changes in Court Enactment In F.M.S. (From Our Own Conespond^nt.) Kuala Lumpur, June 20. The Legal Adviser, F.M.S.. explain &lt; amendments to be made in the Cour..Fnaotment as follows As a measure of relief to the Suprew Court it is proposed that specially appointed magistrates should have
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    WOMAN HELD UP.
    79 10 Gang Robbers Armed With Pistol and Axes. A Hokkien woman was the victim oi gnng robbery at her house at the 8th in' Seletar Road at about 11 o’clock on day night. A party of five Hokkiens, one armwith a pistol and the others with a\ broke
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    MRS. BARNEY SENT FOR TRIAL.
    1018 11 Shooting Drama. dramatic evidence in POLICE COURT. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, June 18. With unsteady steps and pale face Elvira Dolores Barney, the iij-vear-old daughter of Sir John Mullens, tottered into court this morning to answer the* charge of murdering Thomas William Scott Stephen.
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    ALLEGED LEADER OF SECRET SOCIETY.
    249 11 Three Charges Against 72-Year-Old Chinese. A 72-year-old Chinese named Tan Thai Hock appeared before Mr. A. W. Hay, the Singapore Second Police Magistrate, on June 16 on three counts: firstly that he us.(h! Government postage stamps in the knowledge that they had been used before;
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    MR. EE YEW LIN.
    96 11 Londen Examination in Law Passed. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, June 19. Mr. Ee Yew Lin. the th rd son of Mr. Ee Kong Guan, J.P., of Malacca, passed his examination in criminal law aad procedure in the Bar examination on May 26. Last year Mr.
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    MANY FIRES IN SINGAPORE.
    702 11 Strenuous Time For The Brigade. There has been an epidemic of fires in Singapore this month, and the number of calls answered in eight days—from the &lt;th to the 14th—constitutes a record for the local Fire Brigade. Altogether ten calls were received, and of these four
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    TWENTY MEN ARRESTED.
    49 11 Fight in Chinese Seamen’s Lodging House. Twenty arrests were made by the police in connection with the affray in a Chinese seamen’s lodging house in Tras Street on Saturday morning. Knives were used in the fight and four men were admitted to hospital with stab wounds.
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    TRAGIC DEATH OF MR. W. T. DAVIE.
    567 11 Manager in Rangoon For William Jacks. I ho death took place in London on Juno &lt; from heart failure following a motorcar accident of Mr. \V. T. Davie, manager in Rangoon for Messrs. William Jacks and Co., Ltd. He had been ten years
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    ARMED ROBBERY.
    176 11 Drama in Shop At Changi. While a customer was in tho act of I prying a hill, and while a friend who had presumably returned from shooting flying fox was resting in the shop, seven Hokien Chinese, two of them believed to be armed with revolvers, entered the
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    AMATEUR PILOTS IN THE F.M.S.
    821 12 Their First Gymkhana. AEROBATICS OVER THE FEDERAL CAPITAL. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, June I'd. T rose who witched trice skybW.e Moth neTcnlnn’•s &lt; nvoi about the air above Kuala T.umnur this afternoon saw an evert that w«s not c.niv intererfing but signif': ur.r.
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    BOY’S GANG STORY DISBELIEVED.
    143 12 Detained on Finding Of Murdered Man. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, June 20. The poli jo at Kuala Kurau received a report late at night from a 15-year-old Malay hey that a house had been raided by gang robin*rs. The hoy stated that a® a result
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    SULTAN OF PAHANG.
    91 12 Royal Relatives Against An Operation. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, June 20. It is understood that no operation has yet been performed on the Sultan of Pahang owing to prejudice against Western medicine among His Highness’s near relatives. There is a possibility of the royal patient
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    MRS. R. CHATER.
    208 12 Funeral at Bidadari Cemetery. The funeral of Mrs. Raphaella Chater, of 33, Amber Mansions, who died from heart failure on Friday, took place at the Bidadari Cemetery on Saturday afternoon. Deceased, who was only 39 years of age, was the widow* of Mr. T. Chater. There was
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    HOME-MADE GUNS.
    79 12 Two Chinese Get Six Months’ Gaol Each. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, June 15. Acting on information received the police kept watch in Pyke Street, Menglembu, and arrested tw-o Chinese who were found Jo be in possession of two homemade guns and three rounds of 12 bore ammunition.
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    SEQUEL TO GODOWN FIRE.
    170 12 Grave Allegations Against Storekeeper. A sensational sequel to the fire whic broke out at Messrs. Sime, Darby and Go’s godown in Malacca Street on Wednesday night was heard befoie Mr. A. W. Hay, the Second Police Magistrate, on June IT when the Chinese storekeeper was charged
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    WOMAN KILLED.
    200 12 Stabbed to the Heart After a Quarrel. A woman is dead and a man and a woman are in hospital as the result of a tragedy in a lorong off St. George’s Road on Thursday. Bagun, a seafaring Malay, lived in Potong Pasir, off Serar.goon Road, with his
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    COURT COSTS RULING.
    245 12 Fees for Services of F.M.S. Legal Adviser. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, June 20. Proposed amendments of the F.M.S. Government Suits Enactment are explained by the Legal Adviser, F.M.S., as follows “It has been recently held by a majority decision of the Court of Appeal that
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    SMOKE-HOUSE FIRE.
    31 12 (From Our Own Correspondent.) rp, Klang, June 20. he smoke-house of Seafield Estate, j •ffa. caught fire yesterday morning and was destroyed before the arrival of the fire brigade.
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    CONSULATE SAFE ROBBERY.
    202 12 Second Man Charged $G.16,400 WORTH OF STAMPS STOLEN. Big developments are expected ing the entering of a charge against Indian Mohammedan employed a t of American Consulate-General as a tamk in connection with the discovery y theft on Tuesday morning. a The discovery was made bv tu
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    SIR CECIL CLEMENTI.
    181 12 Begins a Week's Tour Of Perak. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, June 18. The High Commissioner, Sir Cecil j Clementi, left Alor Star on Thursday a» j 0.30 a.m. to begin a week’s tour of Perak. 1 Sir Cecil had breakfast with the District Officer, Bukit Mertajam,
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    KING’S PAVILION.
    242 12 Monday, Jane 6. In the morning His Excellency and Lady Clementi and H. H. the Sultan of leiak left Kuala Kangsar for Grik. Tueseiay, June &lt;• His Excellency and Lady Clementi and IL H. the Sultan of Peiak, accompanied by Mr. W. F. N. Churchill, District Officer, tipper
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    BANISHMENT IN THE F.M.S.
    931 13 Chinese Born in N.S. PLEA OF FEDERAL STATUS REJECTED. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, June 1G. A judgment oi’ great interest to localborn. non-Malay residents of the Federated Malay States was delivered by Mr. Justice Thorne, president of the F.M.S. Court of Appeal, today. The
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    MR. YAHYA AFIFI HONOURED.
    444 13 MR. YAHYA AFIFI HON OURED. Four Hundred Guests At Garden Party, Ov-r 400 guests, representative of all communities in Singapore, attended a garden party given at Mount WashingC T,?’’ BIan tfah, on June 15 by Aik- Iiusuin bin Ahmad A kafi and Syed Mohamad bin Husain Hikan. i he occasion
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    IN TWO INCHES OF WATER
    109 13 Child Found Drowned In Bathroom Jar. A tragedy occurred in the home of M:* i Thomas Hope in Orchard Road on Friday when his infant son was found drowned in a water jar in the bathroom. It appears that the inmates were outjside their house
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    “ MOST UNNATURAL.”
    338 13 MOST UNNATURAL.” Singapore Frenchman To Be Examined Medically. An application that he should he sent! lor medical observation on ,lu* grounds} tr.'it, although he was by no means in- 1 -ane, lie was at times not responsible fori his act ons and tha* he did the “moat unnatural was made
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    MALACCA HOUSES.
    164 13 Assessment Down When Rents Go Down. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, June 15. At the monthly Municipal meeting held today the Commissioners agreed to introduce the water and conservancy deposit system from the second half year The Commissioners approved the reduction of 20 per cent, and 10 per
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    SCOUTMASTER HONORED.
    79 13 SCOUTM ASTER HONORED. Eighteen Years of Service Recognised. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Serernban, June 15. An interesting ceremony was held this afternoon opposite the King George V. School hostel when Mr. A. Sundram, District Scoutmaster, was presented with the Medal of Merit by the British Resident, the Hon. Mr. J.
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    KLANG JUBILEE SCHOOL.
    69 13 (F rom Our Own Correspondent.) Klang, June 17. A half yearly prize distribution of the Jubilee School, Klang, was h«*ld at the school premises today. Mr. Raman Chottiar, president of the Chettiars’ Chamber of Commerce, Klang, presided and gave away the prizes. Towkay Lee Kim Chuan, T.P.,
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    DAMAGES AGAINST A STATE.
    656 13 The Land Code. OWNER’S SUCCESSFUL APPEAL. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, June 15. A case in which a Collector of Land Revenue failed to comply strictly with the Land Code, and thereby made thu Negri Sembilan Government liable for damages, came before the F.M.S, Court
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    SULTANA OF JOHORE.
    59 13 Sailing for Europe On July 8. H.IL the Sultana of Johore will sail for Europe by the Dcmpo, leaving Singapore on July H, and expects to he away for about four months. Landing at Marseilles, Her Highness plans to stay a month in Baris and to spend
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    CHANDU, COSMETICS, LIQUOR & A BOMB
    1061 14 CHANDU, COSMETICS, LIQUOR A BOMB PENANG LETTER. Work Of The Government Analyst Strange Things To Be Dealt With—When Is A Game Of Skill A Game Of Chance? —Cheap Produce—Never-Ending War On Mosquitoes—Case For The Privy Council. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, June 13. I IF the man in the street
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    M.A.H.A. EXHIBITION.
    249 14 Trade Section Promises To Surpass Last Year. In spite of adverse conditions the trade section at the forthcoming- Malayan AgriHorticultural Exhibition to be held during the August Bank Holidays promises to be even better than that of last year. Apart from the encouragement this eaves to the organisers
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    COMMISSION TO BE APPOINTED.
    871 14 Singapore’s Trade. GOVERNMENT AGREES TO SUGGESTION. It is announced that the Straits Settlements Government has agreed to appoint a Commission to inquire into Singapore’s trade and industries. The decision is a result of the suggestion repeatedly put forward by the Straits Settlement (Singapore) Association that the
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    TOLL TO PAY FOR BRIDGES.
    489 14 Bill Before Perak Stat* Council. MEDIAEVAL.” Old-Time Means of Raising Revenue. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, June 16 The already heavily taxed Malayan motorist will be pained to learn that a toll is to be imposed on the new Enggor Bridge over the Perak
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    A JOURNAL IN THE FEDERAL CAPITAL.
    1870 15 Romance Leaves The F.M.S. Railways-A Wonderful Half Century—Memories Of Construction”—The Drive Through Virgin Country—A Townsman In Ulu Kelantan—History In Press Cuttings—Men Who Saw The Boom. n»v Our Kuala Lumpur Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, June 17. WITH the completion of the East Coast Railway and the
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    CHARGE NOT PROVED.
    168 16 Sikh Who Was Brought Back From India. Sunder Singh, a Sikh watchman w’ho was arrested in India and brought back to Singapore to answer a charge of criminal breach of trust, was dischraged on Friday by Mr. G. C. Dodd, the Singapore Criminal District Judge, on the
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    NO RELAPSE-ASTHMA CURE.
    31 16 Guaranteed Peerless Remedy for Sure and I ermaftent Cure. Please let me tell you everyth.ng in detail. No matter who has failed. Apply Dr. BIOWELLFARE, Kotwalipara, (Bengal), India.
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    Malayan Planting Topics.
    1807 16 rite Indian Labourer In The Slump Unfair Allegations Refuted Eight Hours Work Generally Refused—Coolies If ho Do ISot If ant Repatriation—A Heartrending Task—(wetting A Square Deal For Ramasamy (By Our Planting Correspondent.) LAST WEEK I remarked that the lowering of production costs on estates had been l&gt;orne
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    ATTEMPTED MURDER OF HIS WIFE.
    285 16 Dragged Into Plantation And Stabbed. (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, June 15 Bed oh hin Sabih and Siah fcinte o husband and wife, found life rather difficult and Siah went home to fc mother an 1 was given a house of hor But Eedoh did
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    $10,000 BAIL.
    53 16 Coomaru Shanmugam, the first accused in the Bankruptcy Office fraud case, who was detained in custody on bis failure to furnish bail of $10,000 on Thursday, was released on Saturday. Shanmugam pro- duced a friend who furnished the re- quired security. Shanmugam and Sit- tampalam have been committed
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  • PAST WEEK’S IMPERIAL AND GENERAL NEWS Contained in Reuter, British Imperial Radio and Special Telegrams.
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      PROBLEM OF CHINA’S FUTURE.
      462 21 —Reuter. Discussed In London. CRITICISM OF U.S.A. MISSIONARIES. London, June 1G. Discussing the future of China before the Royal Society of Arts Mr. J. O. P. Bland expressed the opinion that the growth of disorder in China was largely due to American missionary educationists departing from
      —Reuter.  -  462 words
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      CANTON CRISIS.
      279 21 —Sin Kuo Min. -The Union Times. Further Army to be Sent To Liuchow. Hong Kong, June 17. General Chan Chai-tong fthe Comman-der-in-Chief in Kwangtung and Military Governor of Canton) convened a further meeting in Canton yesterday at which it was decided to send another army to the Liuchow
      —Sin Kuo Min.; -The Union Times.  -  279 words
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      TO BE SHOT IN BACK AT DAWN.
      177 21 —Reuter. Anti-Fascist Terrorists. CONFESSIONS EXTRACTED BY TORTURE Rome, June 16. Sitting until midnight the Special Tribunal concluded the trial of the anti-Fascist ten oi ists that ha*s stirred the country. The ringleader, Domenico Bovone, was sentenced to be .shot in the back at
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      SILK MARKET.
      51 21 —Aneta-Havas. Shaken by Rise in Price Of Japanese Product. Lyons, June 11. The silk market was shaken by a sudden 10 per cent, rise in Japanese silk at the end of last week, and sellers were afraid of being caught short. Consumption has fallen seriously in the United
      —Aneta-Havas.  -  51 words
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      ROUND-TABLE PLAN.
      65 21 .1 AIIV.V vvr Uli'VUMk. -Sin Kuo Min. British Petition Sent To Peking. Shanghai, June 17. The much discussed and criticised British Residents’ Association’s confidential petition has been handed to the Peking Diplomatic Body owing to the fact that the Consular Body in Shanghai has disagreed regarding the procedure
      .1 AIIV.V vvr Uli'VUMk. -Sin Kuo Min.  -  65 words
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      SHANGHAI RAILWAYS.
      106 21 —Sin Chew Jit Poh. Demand Compensation From Japan. Shanghai, June 17. Letters have been addressed to the Joint Commission in Shanghai by the ShanghaiNanking and Shanghai-Hangchow railway authorities demanding that Japan should pay compensation in respect of the damage done to these railways and their rolling stock and
      —Sin Chew Jit Poh.  -  106 words
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      PRESIDENT HOOVER NOMINATED.
      526 21 Reuter. Republican Platform. FEDERAL CONTROL OF LIQUOR. Chicago, June 15. An uproarious session of the Republican Convention reached a climax at noon when the stadium manager interrupted the proceedings and presented an ultimatum demanding the i*ayment of $8,500 which he al'eged the organisers owed him. -Otherwise you
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      HANDSHAKE ALL ROUND.
      502 21 British Wireless. —Router. Mr. Keynes’ Proposal. PLAN OF ACTION FOR LAUSANNE. London, June 16. A closely reasoned plan of action to bo followed by the Powers attending’ tho Lausanne Conference has been. suggested by the distinguished economist, Mr. J. M. Keynes, in a column article to which
      British Wireless.; —Router.  -  502 words
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      FRENCH COLONIES.
      76 21 —Ancta-liav&s. Trade Affected by Poor Harbourage. Paris, Juno 11. In an interestintf discussion on French Colonic I ports, the Colonial Minister said that trade was adversely affected hy insufficient facilities and high charges flue to lack of means of communication and harbourage. The economies which could In* obtained
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      DEBT PAYMENTS SUSPENDED.
      1043 22 fatjil. Action is needed now.”—British Wireless. During Time of Lausanne Conference. JOINT DECISION. An Invitation to Other Creditors. Rugby, June 17. The suspension of reparations and War debts due to them during the period of the Lausanne Conference was announced at Lausanne this morning on behalf of
      fatjil. Action is needed now.”—British Wireless.  -  1,043 words
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      GERMANY CALM.
      259 22 British Wireless. The Least that Could Be Expected.” Berlin, June 17. The news from Lausanne that Germany will be excused further reparations payments until the Conference has solved the problem has been received calmly here. The newspapers remark that this was the least that could be expected, but
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      CIVIL WAR BEGINS IN SOUTH CHINA.
      275 22 —Sin Kuo Min. —The Union Times. —Sin Chew Jit Poh. Army Attacks Gunboats. PLANES TO PROTECT TRANSPORTS. Hong: Kong:, June 18. The first shots have been fired in what, it is feared, may develop into a serious civil war in South China. The army
      —Sin Kuo Min.; .—The Union Times.; —Sin Chew Jit Poh.  -  275 words
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      NANKING CABINET.
      239 22 N ANKING CABINET. —Sin Kuo Min. Early Reorganisation Likely. Shanghai, June 18. The National (Nanking) Government is to l&gt;e reorganised very shortly. It is stated that Mr. Want Ching-woi will probably succeed Mr. Lin Sen as Chairman of the National Government, an office which carries virtually the same powers as
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      MANCHUKUO STATE.
      188 22 IllWf V tV/ I —The Union Times. Tokio Recognition Nanking Protests. Shanghai, June 18. Mr. Wang Ching-w-ei (the President of the Executive Yuan) issued a declaration yesterday in which he states that if the Japanese Diet accents the resolution u V0 »/r' np mrne&lt; ii a te recognition
      IllWf V tV/ I —The Union Times.  -  188 words
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      TWO JAPANESE VICTIMS.
      276 22 rise to grave anxiety.—Sin Kuo Min and The Union Times. Murderer’s Suicide On Consul’s Table. DISPUTE OVER LOAN. Son Dies in Defence Of His Father. Hong Kong, June 18. Hong Kcng was profoundly shocked yesterday when a well-connected Chinese youth ran amok, shot a cousin dead dangerously
      rise to grave anxiety.—Sin Kuo Min and The Union Times.  -  276 words
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      IN MANCHURIA.
      243 22 signed, out tne Manenunuo uuve**— has refused to permit him to do so. b* 1 Chew Jit Poh and The Union Times. More Fighting in Harbin Suburbs. Shanghai, June IS. Five thousand Chinese regulars and volunteers launched a vigorous attack or. the suburbs of Harbin on W’ednesday. The
      signed, out tne Manenunuo uuve**— has refused to permit him to do so. b*1 Chew Jit Poh and The Union Times.  -  243 words
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      FREE TRADE IN THE EMPIRE.
      2796 23 —British Wireless. —Reuter. Mr. Baldwin on Present Opportunity. TRADE REVIVAL. How Dominions Can Co-operate. *&lt; A chance of a lifetime is before us. If it is thrown away it may never return.” This was the statement made by Mr. Stanley Baldwin in the House of
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      CANNOT STAND ALONE.
      1791 24 —Reuter. —British Wireless. Mr. MacDonald’s Appeal To U.S.A. LAUSANNE MEETING. World Catastrophe Of Unemployment. Mr. Ramsay MacDonald delivered his opening address as chairman to the delegates of 18 nations assembled at the Reparations Conference at Lausanne on Friday. He stressed the extreme gravity and urgency of the
      —Reuter.; .—British Wireless.  -  1,791 words
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      NAZI UNIFORM.
      85 24 —Reuter. Baden and Bavaria Oppose Decree. Berlin, June 16. Baden and Bavaria have declared that they do not intend to obey President von flindenburg's decree permitting the wearing of the Nazi uniform. Thus the expected clash between the Central Government and the Southern States has mrt.erialised, as the
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      PRINCESS BEATRICE.
      57 24 v British Wireless. Recovering Well After Tuesday’s Operation. Rugby, June 16. A morning bulletin states that Princess ea t rice, aunt of the King, had a good night and is much rested. The eye, on which an operation for ataiact was performed on Tuesday, con_inuc=! to give complete
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      313 ESTATES OUT OF TAPPING.
      87 24 U 4* 4.1 Hi, Lr; -Reuter. Position in Dutch East Indies. Batavia. Jun'» ic No fewer than 313 rubber estates';,! Dutch East Indies had complelelv tapping on April 30, while 133 had T* tiaJly stopped, according to figures ‘i by the Government Bureau of The
      U 4* % 4.1 Hi, Lr; -Reuter.  -  87 words
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      IRISH ANNUITIES.
      180 24 •1 fu nui ran due uiui! the latter pm of June.— British \V i. el: ss. Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Next Payment at End Of This Month. Rugby, Jun? 15. In reply to a question as tc the pav ment of the sum £1,500,000 due bv the Irish Free State cn
      •1 fu ; ? – • nui ran due uiui! the latter pm of June.—British \V i. el: ss.; — Aneta-Trans-Ocean.  -  180 words
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      RISE IN THE DOLLAR.
      130 24 —Reuter. Has Long Drain of Gold Stepped New York, June 16. For the first time for months the United States stock of gold increased today, owing to the arrival of gold worth $5,000,000 from Japan. Taken in conjunction with a sharp rise in the dollar this
      —Reuter.  -  130 words
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      CHAN MING-SHU.
      68 24 —Sin Kuo Min. Attempt to Blow Up His Shanghai Home. Shanghai, June 17. Two bombs were yesterday discovered outside the Shanghai residence of General Chan Ming-shu (the Minister of Communications whose recent retirement caused so much anxiety). One of these bombs exploded on the spot, but the other
      —Sin Kuo Min.  -  68 words
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      MRS. CURTIS DIES.
      66 24 Wife of Publisher of Saturday Evening Post. Philadelphia, May 31. Mrs. Cyrus H. K. Curtis, wife of the publisher of the Saturday Evening P° s died today at the age of 61 at Jefferson hospital «&gt;f heart disease. She h id ?u fered for several years. Mr.
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      HEAT WAVE.
      41 24 —Aneta-Havas. Eight Deaths in Cawnpore District. Cawnpore, June If* A heat wave has struck the distrie-. and the mean temperature for last was 46 degrees centigrade (114 degices F.) in the shade. Eight people have died of heat strok
      —Aneta-Havas.  -  41 words
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      CHINA’S POLICY IN MANCHURIA.
      1635 25 CHINA’ S POLICY IN MANCHURIA. nijj; icn 11 —The Union Times. :.—Sin Chew Jit Poh. I aim lb will uv —Sin Kuo Min. V i V i —Reuter. —Reuter. To Prepare for War in Case Diplomacy Fails. CIVIL WAR THREAT. Canton Preparing To Attack Hainan. Shanghai, June 16. The Communist-bandit
      nijj; icn 11 —The Union Times.; :.—Sin Chew Jit Poh.; I aim lb will uv —Sin Kuo Min.; » V i V i —Reuter.; —Reuter.  -  1,635 words
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      RIVAL “ARMIES” IN GERMANY.
      153 25 —Reuter. Fears of Republican And Nazi Clash. Berlin, June 16. Taking time by the forelock, thousands of Brown Shirts (the followers of the Nazi leader, Herr Hitler) are publicly flaunting their new uniforms although the decree restoring the legality of the Nazi storm troops has only
      —Reuter.  -  153 words
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      FIFTEEN YEARS.
      103 25 —Reuter. Sentence on U.S. Secret Service Officer. Washington, June 15. Gaston B. Means has been sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment.—Reuter. Described as a friend of the late President Harding, Gaston Means was a secret service officer who was prominent 1 in connection with the Teapot Dome oil scandal.
      —Reuter.  -  103 words
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      SINEWS OF WAR.
      85 25 Reuter. Question Evaded in The House of Commons. London, June 15. It is not the practice to make public information regarding the value of material covered by export licences said Mr. L. Hore-Bclisha (the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade) in the House of Commons when
      Reuter.  -  85 words
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      NEW JUNTA TAKES CONTROL.
      240 25 NEW J U N TA TAKES CONTROL. If v A|ll lUB" —Reuter. Col. Grove To Be Deported From Chile. Santiago do Chile, June 17. General Fainz has constituted himself head t/f the new r.on-militavy junta, claiming the support of all garrisons. Colon*! Grove, a Co: irishman and the strong man
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      BLEW UP EXPRESS.
      224 25 —Reuter. Six Years For Austrian Train-Wrecker. Vienna, June 17. Silvester Maiusehka, found guilty of two attempts at train-wrecking in Austria, has been sentenced to six years* penal servitude. He confessed that he blew up the Budapest-Cologne express at Biatorbagy in Hungary on Sept. 12, 1931, when 21
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      BIG DEATH ROLL.
      67 25 .—Reuter. Fire Brigade Chief Among Victims. Montreal, June IS. Twenty-three were killed and 63 injured in the burning' of the British oil-tanker Cymbeline. The victims include! the Chief of the Fire Brigade who was leading his men in an heroic attempt to rescue the crew entrapped in
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      MALAYSIAN TIN.
      46 25 Proposed Issue of £18,000 Debentures. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, June 16. Malaysian Tin, Ltd., proposes to issue £18,000 in debentures, of which £12,300 will he offered to the present shareholders. (Jadjnh Rubber Estates, Ltd., propoa© to rwonxtruct, with a further call on shareholders.
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      FRENCH VIEWS ON WAR DEBTS.
      933 26 v• i. mwniduunai proDiems -which are pre-occupying statesmen."—British Wireless. —Reuter. M. Herriot’s Attitude Stiffens. POINTS OF CONFLICT. Not Easy to Wipe The Slate Clean. J.ausanne, June 20. It is abundantly manifest that there are fundamental differences between the French and British theses with regard to
      v• i. * mwniduunai proDiems -which are pre-occupying statesmen."—British Wireless.; —Reuter.  -  933 words
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      DOG WHICH SHOT A MAN ?
      106 26 DOG WHICH SHOT A MAN Aneta-Trans-Ocean. German Industrialist’s Death. Be.-lin, June 16. The death i3 announced of the well- known German industr-alist, Max von I Guilleaume, senior partner of the inter- nationally known cable works, Felten and I Guilleaume, at Cologne, who was found 1 uead in his library at
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      LOANS TO CHINA.
      152 26 —Reuter. Position of Manchurian Customs. London, June 20. Sir Arthur Samuel (Cons., Farnham) asked in the House of Commons if the Government had any information as to whether the Japanese Government was arranging that the proportionate amount of the Manchurian Customs required for the service of loans
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      MONARCHIST PLOT.
      88 26 MON ARCHIST PLOT. Reuter. To Restore Alfonso To Spanish Throne. .Madrid, June i5. Many arrests have been made iri connection with an alleged plot to r&stove exKing Alfonso to the throne with the help of certairv se«-tions of the Army. Letters discovered in the house of Baton Dtmora resulted in
      Reuter.  -  88 words
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      PLAN TO LOWER TARIFFS.
      265 26 Reuter. Holland and Belgium. SIGNIFICANT MOVE IN UNITED STATES. Lausanne, June 20. An agreement between Belgium and Holland has been concluded providing for the reciprocal lowering of tariffs by 10 per cent, annually. All States are free to join in the arrangement. Very important tariff reductions
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      CATHOLIC CONGRESS.
      118 26 —British Wireless. Dublin’s Welcome To Papal Delegate. Rugby, June 20. Cardinal Lauri, the Papal Delegate to the Eucharistic Congress, which is being held this week in Dublin, passed through Eng'and on his way to Ireland yesterday. A large crowd assembler! to welcome him at Folkestone and in London,
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      RUBBER AND TIN.
      120 26 Hong Kong (Selangor) Pays Five Per Cent. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, June 15. The Siamese Tin Syndicate, Ltd., report a profit of £7,170 for 1931, after writing off £28.826 for amortisation and depreciation. The carry forward is £11,907. Bangrin Tin Dredging Co., Ltd., have made a
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      TRADE WITH RUSSIA.
      72 26 —British Wireless. Marked Improvement In Recent Months. Rugby, June 20. An improvement in the balance of trade with Russia was announced in the House of Commons by Major D. J. Colville, the Secretary of the Overseas Trade Department, who said that for the six months ended Apr.
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      NAZIS DEFY THE GOVERNMENT.
      525 26 —Reuter. Two Hours’ Pandemonium In Munich Streets. HUNDREDS ARRESTED Cologne Police Fire On Demonstrators. Munich, June 19. Pandemonium reigned in the streets of Munich for two hours this morn* ing. Five thousand uniformed x a defying the State Government’s ban‘mid; a demonstration in front of the
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      COALITION’S BIG MAJORITY.
      103 27 —Reuter. Debacle Complete. ONLY 24 SEATS FOR LABOUR. Sydney, Jam* 19. Tj* tinal results of the New South Wales election give the following distribution of seats in the new Parliament: United Australia Party 41. Country Party 23. Labour 24. Unity Party 2. The debacle of “Langism” is
      —Reuter.  -  103 words
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      CATHOLIC CONGRESS.
      99 27 —Reuter. I'nion Jack Absent From Dublin Streets. Dublin, June 20. Rtligious fervour is rising with the approach of the Eucharistic Congress. Pilgrims from all over the world are -•.reaming in at the rate of 5,000 a day, &gt;nil the coloured streets are interspersed v ith altars and shiines
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      “ BOMB ” DISCOVERED.
      107 27 BOMB DISCOVERED. —Reuter. Sensation in English Boys’ School. London, June 19. A sensational discovery was made l"*st n ght under the platform from which Lord Lloyd and the Bishop of Carlisle were addressing the boys of St. Bee’s Sihool. Cumberland. The discovery was a 1 omb timed to explode during
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      GOLD FROM INDIA.
      68 27 -Reuter. Rig: Consignments for London And New York. Bombay. June 18. The flow of gold from India continues. The P. and O. Ranchi sailed today with Rs. 10,056.000 worth of gold for London The Dollar liner President van Buren left for New York yesterday with gold to
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      JAPANESE CABINET.
      47 27 Reuter. Minister’s Resignation Denied. Tokio, June 19. The newspapers here give prominence Mr. K. Takahashi’s decision to resign hut Mr. Takahashi has denied the report. Reuter. Mr. Korekiyo Takahashi is the Finance Minister in the new Cabinet formed by tscount Saito on May 26 last.
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      EARTHQUAKE.
      44 27 -Reuter. Mexican Town Partially Destroyed. Mexico City, June An earthquake half destroyed the city olima. Manzanillo, Guadalajara and r Pacific coast towns were damaged. he casualties have not yet been ase rtainVV'Ut 't is known that three peopL* were e&lt; l at Colima.—Reuter.
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      MISSING AIRMEN.
      215 27 Reuter. Hope Not Completely Abandoned. Sydney, June 19. A note written by the German airma. t apt. Hans Bertram, has been found indicating that, after abandoning the seaplane he and his companion Herr Klausmann, who acted as pilot, proceeded westward using a float from the plane as a
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      LYTTON COMMISSION.
      114 27 Reuter. More Time In Which To Prepare Report. Geneva, June 17. It is understood that agreement has been reached betwen M. Hymans’ Dr. W. W. Yen and Mr. Matsudaira to prolong the time within which, under Article 12 of the League Convenant, the League rei port on the
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      OTTAWA CONFERENCE
      107 27 in the exchange value of sterling.—British Wireless. Empire Currency Policy To Be Discussed. Rugby, June 17. Mr. Stanley Ballwin (the Acting j Prime Minister', ir. concluding last night’s I debate c&lt;n the forthcoming Ottawa ConI ference in the House of Common.-, said Fmpire currency policy would certainly he
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      BONUS BILL.
      78 27 Reuter. Passed by House Of Representatives. Washington, June 15. The House of Representatives has passed the Veterans’ Ronus Bill, providing for the cashing of War bonus certificates toLnllino- $2,900,000,000. The mea lire, however, was previously amended to provide for an equal issue of Government bonds to be used
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      TOKIO CABINET.
      49 27 -Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Mr. Uchida as Foreign Minister Tokio, June 14. Th i President of the South Manchurian Railway, Mr. K. Uchida, has boon offered the nortf oflio of Foreign Minister and has declared h s willingness to accept the appointment, which will probably Ik- made i known shortly.—Ansta-Trans-Ocean.
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      PRICE OF GOLD.
      226 27 the rest had been east down.—British Wireless. 70 Per Cent. Rise in Last Few Years. Rugby, June 15. In a speech at a city luncheon today Mr.! W inston C hurchill welcomed Government 1 support for the proposal to summon a I world conference on the money
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      “ RED ” DANGER.
      212 27 RED DANGER. —Reuter. j Chances of Communism In China. London, June 20. “There has always been some danger of China going Communist, and the danger is not dead today,” says Mr. H. Wilson Harris, writing in the News-Chronicle under the hrailing “Will China go Communist?” It is not altogether a
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      4 PER CENT. CONSOLS.
      118 27 MrtJwintiuii in wiv i to no loss than £76,800,000.- British reless. Market Appreciation Of £76,800,000. Rugby, June 16 On the Stock Exchange today 4 pe 1 cent. Consols went over par for the first time since this loan was issued, the quotation being 100 and one-sixteenth.
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      TRADE TREATIES.
      77 27 Reuter. Canada Waiting Until After Ottawa. Paris, June 17. Canada, like Britain, is delaying undertaking new foreign trade treaties until after the Ottawa Conference. The full tariff will he automatically applied reciprocally as between France and Canada in consequence of the breakdown of the negotiations for temporary agreement
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      “WE HAVE REACHED THE TURNING POINT.”
      282 27 —Reuter. Optimistic Declaration By General Dawes. New York, June 1ft. "We have reached the turning point of the depression,” declared General Dawes, on leaving Washington after his resignation of the presidency of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation.—Reuter. Why General Dawes Resigned. Gcncial Dawes resigned the
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      “ OBEY ” OMITTED.
      116 27 OBEY OMITTED. Reuter. Chinese Wedding In London Church. Iyondon, June 18. There were scenes of Oriental splendour at the Church of St. Martin’s-in-thc-Fields today when the marriage took place of Mr. Shiu Hong-ma and Miss Rebecca To, who have been betrothed since infancy. Hundreds of Chinese attended, and the police
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      RACKETEER KILLED.
      97 27 -Reuter. Riddled with Bullets In New York Street. New York, June 19. Vannie Higgins, one of the “big six” o*' New' York’s racketeers, who was ten times arrested on serious charges but always released on lack of evidence, wa*&lt; ambushed and killed in a busy street by a
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      FOUR KILLED.
      91 27 British Wireless. Railway Disaster Near Stafford. Rugby. June 1H Four deaths have occurred as the result of the derailing of a passenger train &lt;»p the ma n line of the London Midland and P"ottish Railway between Stafford and Cr we Twelve other people were injured. It 5 y
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      HONJO’S THREAT TO CHINA.
      1803 28 —Sin Chew Jit Poh. —Reuter. Taian (35 miles south of Tsir.an). —The Union Times. —Sin Kuo Min. —Anota-Trans-Ocean. An eta-Ocean. I Expedition Beyond The Great Wall. JAPAN’S ACCUSATIONS' I I Peking Directing Revolt In Manchuria. Alleging that Marshal Chang Hsuch-liang, from his Peking headquarters, has been
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      GRAVE TURN IN CHILE.
      226 28 Reuter. Strikes and Rioting. STEPS TO PROTECT BRITISHERS. Buenos Aires, June 21 Events in Chile took a grave turn*W night, when rioting broke cut in Santiago alpaiaiso and other towns. K0 Twenty people were killed and 5o i„ jured in Valparaiso, where two Chilli* warships arrived
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      EXPLORER HONOURED
      145 28 .—British Wireless. Geographical Society’s Gold Medal. Rugby, June 21. The Royal Geographical Society ha*, presented the Founder’s Medal too Mr. Herbert G. Watkins f*»r exploration and research in the Antarctic, culminating in the British Antarctic Air Expedition of 11*30-31. Mr. Watkins, who is the youngest man e' r
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      “ ISOLATIONISM.”
      109 28 ISOLATIONISM.” —Reuter. Dr. Butler’s Attack On Mr. Hoover. New York, June 21. The first shot in a national campaign to jolt Congress from the rut of uncompromising' isolationism was fired by Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, who declared that the United Stat 'S and France must share the responsibility for the
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      DISARMAMENT.
      28 28 -Reuter. Statesmen Meet in Private At Geneva. Geneva, June 19. The leading British, American an^ French statesmen discussed the disarmament question at a private meeting this evening.—Reuter.
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      MINISTER IN PARIS.
      36 28 New Post for Dr. Wellingtou Koo Reported. Shanghai June It is reported that Dr. Wellington K0 Chinese Assessor of the League Nations Commission to Manchuin, v shortly be appointed Minister at P® ns&gt;
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      SUSPENSION FOR THREE YEARS.
      2219 29 —British Wireless. —Reuter. -Aneta-Havas. ed with the Americans to Genova. —British Wireless. —Router. Tass-Agency. —British Wireless. Sin Kuo Min. —Reuter. Deliveries in Kind To Continue. SECRET MEETING. War Debts Problem And Armaments. Lausanne, June 22. The French proposals on reparations, submitted yesterday, include the suspension of
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  • Sporting News.
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      SCHMELING ROBBED OF DECISION.
      711 30 Judges Divided. ONE GIVES GERMAN TEN ROUNDS. New York, June 21. The world’s heavyweight title again changed hands as. the result of the fifteenround contest between Max Schmeling, of Germany, the holder, and Jack Sharkey, of Boston, tonight. Sharkey was declared the winner on points. Eighty
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      DOLFATTAH’S FINE FORM.
      556 30 Malaya Cup Match. JOHORE OVERWHELMED BY SINGAPORE. Singapore 7 Johore 1. Johore will have cause to remember their Malaya Cup game against Singapore, which was played at the Anson Road Stadium on Friday, for they har the misfortune to run up against Dolfattah, the Malays’ clever inside-forward,
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      HARDWICKE STAKES.
      86 30 I Steve Donoghue’s Success On Goyescas. fProm Our Own Correspondent.) London, June 17. i The Hardwicke Stakes, which was run at Ascot today over IV2 miles, resulted as follows M. M. Boussac's GOYESCAS (Donoghue) 9.10 1 I&gt;ord Rosebery's SANDWICH (H. Wragg) 9.10 2 M. Oalmann’s PRIMITIF (Fox) 8.4
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      SINGAPORE YACHT RACING.
      539 30 Punai Wins Batavia Visitors’ Cup. The first of two races for the Santry Challenge Cup was sailed on Saturday afternoon. The start was timed for 4.30 p.m., and much interest was shown in the race as the yachts were sailed by lady skippers. There was a good
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      BUD WALLEY WINS.
      49 30 Verdict on Foul In Ninth Round. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, June 20. Bud Walley beat Billy Jones (Merthyr) last night, Jones being disqualified for butting in the ninth round after a fine contest. Walley is in fine form at present, and has been winning regularly.
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      JOHN BURKE.
      47 30 XonlUU t l/v —Reuter. Wins Irish Amateur Golf Championship. Portmarnock, June 16. John Burke, who has been selected to play for Great Britain in the Walker Cup won the Irish amateur golf championship for the third year in succession, beating Michael Crowley 6 and 6.—Reuter.
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      BONG SOO RETAINS SINGLES TITLE.
      378 30 Third Successive Win, CHAMPIONSHIP MEETlNr CONCLUDES. G The Singapore Tennis Championshin which were completed on Thursday l Padang, have proved to be one of k most interesting series ever held unA the auspices of the local L.T.A. The t liave been favoured with good and
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      ASCOT GOLD CUP.
      211 30 —Reuter. Trimdon Repeats Last Year’s Success. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, June 16. The race for the Gold Cup mile'*! at Ascot today resulted as follows Brig.-Gen. C. Lambton’s TRIMDON 1 Mrs. A. James’ SALMON LEAP H.H. Aga Khan’s UT MAJEUR 3 Nine ran. Won by two
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      MALAYAN CRICKET NOTES.
      1476 31 More Centuries. MR. JUSTICE WHITLEY’S RETURN. (By Our Cricket Correspondent.) Fate seems to decree that the Volunteers and Regulars shall not meet on the cricket field. Last year heavy rain washed out the match which should have taken place after the annual parade and the weather was
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      CRICKET RECORD.
      66 31 —British Wireless. Holmes and Sutcliffe’s Fine Partnership. Rugby, June 16. Holmes and Sutcliffe, playing for York- 8 hire against Essex, today set up a new 1 record for opening partnerships, by scori ing 555 for the first wicket. The previous record of 554 was also I set up
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      SELANGOR RACES CONCLUDE.
      817 31 Serious Accident. JOCKEYS INJURED TWO HORSES DESTROYED. i An accident marred (he proceedings on j the second day of the Selangor Turf Club I on Saturday when two jockeys, Abdul a &gt;ad and Tankard, were seriously injur~i ami l vo Horses, Polly Jinks and Mbs Taiping, had
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      COCHET BEATEN AT WIMBLEDON.
      326 31 Splendid Win For I. G. Collins. mi London, June 21. The sensation of the «o C ond round of iwnl T n A at WwMedon todav v\as the defeat of Henri Cochet (France) &gt;v Tan oil ins, the British Davis Cun Plaver. Collins won, 6—2, a—6,
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      MALAYAN FOOTBALL.
      37 31 Results of the Week’s Ri? Matches. Malaya Cup. Singapore 7 Johore 1 S‘? k 3 Kedah 2 Malacca Negri Semhilan 0 First Division. RAF. a I.C.F.A. t S-RC. 2 s.c.c. Gloucester 2 Pulau Brani 0
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      INDIAN TOURISTS WIN AGAIN.
      1205 32 Hobbs In Form. SUTCLIFFE BATS WELL IN TEST TRIAL. London, June 16. Details of the matches, as cabled by Reuter are as follows: Lancashire’s Succesw. Worcester Lancashire defeated Worcestershire by an innings and 105 runs. The visitors batted first and declared at 428 for the loss
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      HUNT CUP.
      74 32 Reuter. Success of Three-Year-Old Outsider. London, June 15. The result of the Hunt Cup (7 fur. 155 yd.) which was run at Ascot today, was as follows Sir K. Fraser’s TOTAIG 1. Mr. J. T. Downing's EYES FRONT 2. PRICKET 3. Won by two lengths head between second
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      BOY WALLEY.
      30 32 Points Victory Over Bert Moore. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, June 18. Boy Walley, of Singapore, defeated Bert Moore on points in a fight at Camberwell last night.
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      SINGAPORE GOLF CHAMPION SHIP.
      1319 32 Paterson Beaten By Kardie. The second round of the Singapore Island Golf Championship, which was i played at Bukit Timah on Saturday, pro- dured one of the finest matches seen for I long time. This resulted in the defeat of the Malayan and S.G.C. champion, M.
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      ENGLAND’S TEST TEAM
      65 32 —Reuter. To Meet Indian Tourists At Lord’s. London, June 21. The English team to meet All India w the only Test match at Lords on Saturday has been selected as follows: D. R. Jardine (Surrey) (captain). F. R. Brown (Surrey). R. W. V. Robbins (Middlesex). Sutcliffe (Yorkshire).
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  • The Straits Budget FINANCIAL SUPPLEMENT
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      CONTENTS.
      94 1 General Rubber Situation l Singapore Tin Prices i The Singapore Auction l London Tin Market l Tonghurst Rubber 1 Serdang Central Plantations 1 Share Market 1 Home and American Stocks 1 Rubber Results 1 May Tin Returns 3 Copra Market 3 May Rubber Returns 3 Malaya’s Trade Statistics 3
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      RUBBER SITUATION.
      66 1 Singapore Official Quotations. Quotations Forward Contracts Spot Seller Prices d Date L’don S’pore July Aug. JulySept. June If. 1*4 5% 5 3/16 5*4 5 5/16 17 1*4 5% 5 3/16 5% 5% IS 5‘4 5 Vi 5 Vi 5% It* 1*4 5% 5 Vi 5% 5% 21 1
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      SINGAPORE TIN PRICES.
      26 1 June 16 100 tons at $58.12% per picul. 17 50 58.87% ..18 75 59.62% 20 75 59.62% 21 100 59.12% 22 100 61.00
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      THE SINGAPORE AUCTION.
      122 1 The Singapore* Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its 1,075th auction or* June 22, when there was catalogued 1.**62.620 lb. or 742.24 tons offered 1.417,709 lb. or 632.90 tons sold 1,095,036 lb. or 488.65 tons. Spot. lx*ncon 1 13'16d. New York 2 11-16 cts. PRICES REALISED. R-ibbed
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      WINDSOR (F.M.S.) RUBBER
      55 1 Boustead and Co. Ltd., Penang, have received a telegram from the secretaries Kd. Boustead and Co., London, advising that the annual accounts of the Windsor (F.M.S.) Rubber Estates, Ltd., for the year 1931 have been issued showing a Joss of £3,476. The sum of £5.068 has been
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      UNITED PATANI.
      54 1 Boustead and Co. Ltd., Penang, have received a telegram from the secretaries, L&lt;l. Boustead and Co., London, advising an nual accounts of the United Patani (Malaya) Rubber Estates, Ltd.. ;or the year 1931 have been issued show,ng a loss of £4,896. The sum of £45,055 has been carried
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      LONDON TIN MARKET.
      387 1 General Lack Of Interest. UJ9. CONSUMPTION LOWER. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, May 25. The market is still awaiting definite news as to the future, although a fresh cut in production is anticipated with every confidenie, even vhough it may be too iate to enforce it as
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      TONGHURST RUBBER.
      136 1 Receiver and Manager Appointed. In the Chancery Division before Mr. Justice Clauson on the application of the Financial and Industrial Trust, debenture holder, a receiver and manager was appointed of the Tonghurst Rubber Estates on June 6. Mr. Heckscher, for the applicant company, stated that the principal money
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      PALM OIL PRICE.
      36 1 A cable received by Cumberbatch and Co gives the London price of palm oil a £14. The market is steady. This quotation is made or, the basis of 18 per rent. c.i.f Liverpool.
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      SERDANG CENTRAL PLANTATIONS.
      146 1 To Reconstruct As New Company. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, June 20. Serdang Central Plantations Ltd., propose to reconstruct as a new company with a capital of £90,000 in £1 shares. Shareholders will be asked to exchange existing pound shai*es for shares in the new company credited
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      SHARE MARKET.
      508 1 Fraser and Co.’s Weekly Report. Fraser and Co.’s report, dated June 22. states: Conditions in the local share market during the past week call for little comment and quotations remain practically unchanged. The price of tin. nfter a sharp fall, has improved again and according to London advices
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      HOME AND AMERICAN STOCKS.
      272 1 Closing Quotations In London. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, June 21. 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 June 16. GOVERNMENT STOCKS, BRITISH. Rise or Fall 1 Conversion
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      RUBBER RESULTS.
      110 1 Losses Reported on Past Year. (K*om Our Own Correspondent.) London, June 18. The following results are shown in the reports sterling companies Gordon Malaya, loss of £4,378, against u profit of £7,051 Iasi year carrying forward £14,187. Kepong Malay, profit of £2,950 gross, net £1,500, against £20,359 currying
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    • Correspondence.
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        THE AGENCY SYSTEM.
        996 2 Directorial Mentality Criticised. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —Your planting correspondent has rendered the cause of the planter and—if they only know —the shareholders of rubber companies, a signal service by his public-spirited and outspoken criticism of the agency house system. Not without cause
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        THE RUBBER PROBLEM.
        2695 2 fo the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —In view of the passive way in which the government decision on the subject of regulation of supplies of rubber has been accepted in Malaya and the D.E.I., it is indeed refreshing to learn from your namerous correspondents that
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      MAY TIN RETURNS.
      124 3 Pungah Tin. Hours run 2 dredge*&lt; 1.1C0, cu. yds. treated 2 dredges 332.000, total piculs 2 dredges 1.603, net value 2 dredges P'.'.'VH.OO, working costs No. 2 dredge decked $37,324.00. Kinta Tin.—Dredge No. 2 piculs 750.00. Semer.yih.— Output piculs 81 1 hours run 231. hours lost 25,
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      ALLENBY RUBBER CO., LTD.
      1061 3 Chairman on Industry’s Future. a twelfth annual general meeting of Allenby Rubber Co., Ltd., was held at the registered offices of the company, 9/11 Old Market Square, Kuala Lumpur, on Monday. Mr. F. G. Souter presided and others present included, Mr. J. Murray (director), Mr. II.
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      COPRA MARKET.
      49 3 Barlow and Co. report as follows on June 16 This market has remained fairly steady throughout the week, with some fluctuations, and on balance prices show a decline of 10 cents per picul. Closing quotations are as follows :—Sundried $5.10 per picul; 1 mixed $4.65 per picul.
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      TRAFALGAR ESTATE LIMITED.
      450 3 Small Profit Made on Past Year. The annual meeting of Trafalgar Estate Ltd. was held at the offices of The secretaries, Paterson, Simons and Co., Ltd., on Monday Mr. A. P. Cameron presiding. Others present included Messrs. R. S. Nelson, E. Gregory Jones, R. A. Dix, C.
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      MAY RUBBER RETURNS.
      55 3 Tho figures in brackets give the outputs for tho corresponding period of Inst year Jeram Kur-ntan. 41,800 lb. Mentakab. —-53,000 lb. Sungei Bagan.--51.500 lb. Sungci Tukang. 42,000 lb. Tahjong Rambutan. 32/108 lb I Tal Tak.—53.000 lb. r Ulu Be nut. 51,000 lb. United I’atani. 233,422 lb. Val
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      MALAYA’S TRADE STATISTICS.
      211 3 COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE VALUE OF FOREIGN TRADE, INCLUDING PARCEL POST, BULLION AND COIN. IN 1931 AND 1932. IMPORTS. Tttto Trade 1931 Incr^eV) C Increase Increase Total Total Decrease (—&gt; i rj nt r nTW i T Grand Parcel Bullion Grand or Tr.de Trnde as compared Merced,...
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      Trade and Finance.
      262 4 EXCHANGE RATES. Singapore, June 22. SELLING. London, 4 month*’ sight 2/3 29/32 London, 8 months' sight 2/3 27/32 London, 60 days’ sight 2/3 13/16 London, 30 days’ sight 2/3 25/32 London, demand 2/3% London, T.T. 2/8 23/32 Lyons and Paris, demand 1,050 Hamburg, demand 171 New York,
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      Stocks and Shares.
      821 4 Fraser and Co.’s Quotations. Singapore, June 22. MINING. Issue V»l. Pd. Buyers. Sellers. £1 £1 Asam Kumbang 22/ 24/- cd. £1 £1 Austral Malay 18/- 20/5/- 5/- Ayer Hitam Tin 9/- 9/9 cd. £1 £1 Bangrin Tin 5/- 6/3 £1 £1 Batang Padang 0.05 0.10 1 1
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      STRAITS TRADING CO.
      319 4 Dividend of 75 Cts. A Share Proposed. The report of the directors to the member* of the Straits Trading Co., Ltd., for i the half year ended Mar. 31, 193-, slutcs After writing off depreciation and making provision for bad and doubtful debts, the net profits amount
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    • RUBBER SHARE PRICES.
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        LONDON EXCHANGE PRICES MAY 23,
        480 4 Ajlagar (2/) /I 4; Anglo-Malay (£1) 4; Ayer K’ning (£1) 4; Bagan Serai (£1) Hi Bahru (2 4 /74; Bantang (£1) 1/16; Batu Caves (£1) 4; Batu Matang (£1) /9; Batu Tiga (£1) 4, Bertam (2/) /6; Bidor (£1) TLknin (2/&gt;) '3; Bradwall (£1) 4;
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        SINGAPORE DOLLAR SHARE PRICES JUNE 22.
        681 4 Capital Isaac Closing Pricss Paid Up Value Dividends Fraser LmII A Company A Co. Evatt 454.175 1 Nil for year 29-2-32 .Allenby ($1) 0.15 0.30 0.10 0.25 216.779 1 Nil for year 80-9-31 Aior Gajah ($1) 0.15 0.30 0.15 0^5 439.425 1 Nil for
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