The Straits Budget, 21 July 1932

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    30 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES i ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] KL SINGAPORE, THURSDAY. JULY 21, 1932. Pri V 25 cents (S.S. Currency) or 7d.
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    CONTENTS.
    347 1 I Page fcKS- 11.5. P. Wakes Up Lr Rents C-ord of Progress |on Three Acres Now Ottawa Shadow of Manchuria 4 Lional Notes Lmc Reuter and Special— P»“t Week’s New, 21-29 L rs Men of “C” (S) Co. 17 ling Belle Competitors It of the Officers’ Race |irs a.-
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    LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
    1171 1 Hm Mi,*?" 1 s'- Eakin of the Pres- s >am, ami Mrs. Eakin, «IL z zl for Hon “on*, to lor America, on leave. Andrtw'lf p aco on June 11 at of GeofwT!'’ Creat Linford, J> Borne,, cw| L s C Ce ter Gray of th Me
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    WEDDING AT THE CATHEDRAL.
    595 1 Miss Muriel Mayson And Mr. J. S. Laird. A very interesting wedding was celebrated at St. Andrew's Cathedral on Saturday afternoon. The bride was Miss Muriel Edith Newton Mayson, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Mayson, Singapore, and the bridegroom Mr. James Swan Laird,
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    USE OF LATEX IN INDUSTRY.
    2098 2 Dunlop’s 60 Per Cent.” j Product. NEW DISCOVERIES. Great Value of Raw Material. Dunlop GO per cent. Latex is the title* of a booklet issued by the Dunlop Rubber Co., Ltd., anil it describes a new development of the industry which should be of the
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    KUALA LUMPUR Y.M.C.A.
    101 2 Distinguished Speakers At Annual Meeting. (From Our Own Correspondent,.) Kuala Lumpur, July 10. Four distinguished figures in public life addressed the annual meeting of the Kuala Lumpur Y.M.C.A. last night. They were the acting Chief Secretary, the acting Chief Justice of the F.M.S., the acting British Resident
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    WOMAN BATHER IN DANGER.
    392 2 Rescue at Sea View. EUROPEAN’S PROMPT ACTION. The prompt and courageous action of Mr. \V. H. Heytman, acting manager of the Vacuum Oil Co., Ltd., at Sea View Hotel op. Tuesday night saved the life of a Kuropean woman who got into difficulties while bathing in
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    MR. BRUCE MICHIE.
    174 2 Death of Old Singapore Resident. The death occurred in the General Hospital on Tuesday morning of Mr. W. Bruce Michie. who had been prominently connected with insurance in Singapore for the last 25 years. Mr. Michie, who was 53 years of age, came out to Malaya about
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    CONSTABLE HURT.
    101 2 Attacked in Attempt to Stop Quarrel. While attempting to stop a quarrel on Tuesday between two Bengalis and some Tamils a police constable was attacked and so injured that he was sent to hospital. Some Tamils employed on the new race course at Bukit Timah were taking short
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      THE I.S.P. WAKES UP.
      708 3 Straits Times, July 14. Ain'imis thing that although there U ;:‘n anv of talk in tho last has been about tile way m which •\velye 111(1 been treated by Malayan pU, V U ronimnies. neither the public in nnti-v nor shareholders in Great C0 nnw what
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      RUBBER RENTS.
      948 3 Straits Times, July 15. l the acting Chief Secretary u ‘d in the Federal Council Vn i't K thaL Government could not it ii lt(Uct? Quit rents it is possible r j (r L )f look for the estate owner is -> n, f i an thinks it
      Straits Times, July 15.  -  948 words
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      A RECORD OF PROGRESS.
      1030 3 V,, VIVI,V —Straits Times, July 16. It is rare indeed in these days that an official report is other than depressing, and for that reason a writer whose task involves study of the greater portion of he unending stream of official reports' ssued in Malaya offers
      . * " V,,*VIVI,V * —Straits Times, July 16.  -  1,030 words
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      LIFE ON THREE ACRES.
      902 3 Straits Times, July IK. It is possible that Singapore, hanging like a vast bee-swarm at the tip of the Malay Peninsula, will not be interested in the very able address on the position of the peasant in the slump which was delivered at the Kuala Lumpur
      — Straits Times, July IK.  -  902 words
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      AND NOW OTTAWA.
      1026 4 Straits Times, July 19. On Thursday the representatives ol i Great Britain and her Dominions will meet in conference at Ottawa to see once, again whether something cannot Ik* done to make proper use of the wonderful j opportunities for co-operation in trade and i production which
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      THE SHADOW OF MANCHURIA.
      1084 4 TH E SHADOW OF MANCHURIA. jtionaf surprises next September—Straits Times, July 20. Since Japan first embarked upon the invasion of Manchuria on Sept. 18, 1931, ii has been clear to all thoughtful students of Far Eastern affairs that she had one object only in view' —ultimate annexation. Once that fundamental
      jtionaf surprises next September—Straits Times, July 20.  -  1,084 words
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    AMERICAN CONSULATE BURGLARY.
    127 4 AMERICAN CON SULATE BURGLARY. Charges Withdrawn By j Attorney-GeneraL Mohamed bin Ismail, the Indian clerk employed at the American Consulate and i Yap Gim Hock, the cashier, who were arrested and charged with the theft.of over $16,000 (gold) worth of U.SA. i Consular stamps, were discharged by Mr. A. W.
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    PARADE OF BATHING BEAUTIES.
    474 4 Studies in Form at Sea View Hotel. Pope wrote that the proper study o: man is man. hut then Pope was no: present at the bathing beauty parade a Sea View Hotel on Sunday or he would most certainly have altered his opinion at the sight
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    BIRTHS
    60 4 HIDSON. On .July lf», at Muar. Johore. L Joyce, wife of L. H. Chidson. a daughter. HAMMOND. On the 18th inst. at Bungs? 1 Hospital to Ada, wife of F. Hammond Kuala Lumpur, a daughter, both well. MATTHEWS.- On July 13, 1932, at the Geneva! Hospital. Singapore, to Ethel,
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    MARRIAGE
    48 4 LAIRI) MAYSON.—At St. Andrew’s Cathedrul, Singapore, on July 16, 1932, by th< Bishop of Singapore, assisted by the Ver Archdeacon Graham White, James Swar. son of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Laird, Taybanl Moniefieth. Scotland, and Muriel Edith Newton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Mayson, Singapore.
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      87 4 NOTICE AH communications for both the Stff.t* Times «r>d the Straits Budget should t# to the Head Office, Cecil an' 4 Stanley Streets. Singapore, Straits Set* ir.ei.tr The post free price of the Straits Time* ■< ‘be United Kingdom and foreign counts* is $48 a year. The post frea price
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    31 4 DEATH LKE BOON TAN. —Ajred 71. the beluvei father of the late Mr. Lee Chin Teck ar*' Madam Lee Enpr Neo, died on July 14. 1W* at No. 7*. Gaylansr Road.
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  • OCCASIONAL NOTES.
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      MALAYS AS SOLDIERS.
      243 5 MALA YS AS SOLDIERS. country ever possessed/'—Straits Times. July 1*4. Tho who the wisdom of repluc- nurnia Rifles with a Malay regi,rir l L f uvular troops in the Federated IT u‘v States should note the remarks Mi “f hv i lecturer in Ceylon recently maul th military history of
      country ever possessed/'—Straits Times. July 1*4.  -  243 words
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      “PRUSSIANISM!”
      316 5 “PRUSSIANISM Straits Times, July 14. A correspondent who signs himself “Also Ex-Service —but with les c accent on the sends the following verse with a not< of explanation that “Fifteen” refers to the Singapore Mutiny of 1915. In publishing the contribution w> do not necessarily endorse the opinions expressed thciein;
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      DAYLIGHT SAVING.
      364 5 DA YLIGHT SAVING. —Straits Times, July 14. h<‘ question of daylight having has o\\ u>en brought well to the fore in local po.itie.s. In addition to the vote among numbers instituted with such commendable promptitude by the Singapore number ot Commerce, the matter is •np.g taken up by the committee
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      P.W.D. HISTORY.
      208 5 for P.W.D. engineers to do.—Straits Times, July 15. Strange how men’u minds are turning back at this time to a phase in the history of the Malay States which we had thought to have gone for ever! A P.W.D. pensioner recently wrote to a Kuala Lumpur newspaper as
      for P.W.D. engineers to do.—Straits Times, July 15.  -  208 words
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      TAIPING’S GLOVES.
      286 5 able in these distressful days.—Straits Times, July 1*>. A love of tradition has always characterised the English race, but sometimes the tenacity with whi.’h wc preserve it becomes a little foolish, as happened the other day when an Indian police officer solemnly presented a pair of white gloves
      able in these distressful days.—Straits Times, July 1*>.  -  286 words
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      TAMIL GARDENS.
      358 5 cuss this problem.—Straits Times, July 15. A pamphlet has just been published by the Department of Agriculture which every estate manager in Malaya ought to nossess. It has been written by Mr. J. N. Milsum and its cost is ten cents. It has been produced in response to
      cuss this problem.—Straits Times, July 15.  -  358 words
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      PIONEERS ON KINABALU.
      131 5 Straits Times, July 16. Who made the first ascent of Mount Kinabalu in Borneo A lecturer in Singapore recently gave the credit to Sir Hugh Low, who ascended Kinabalu in 1851, but Mr. G. Templer Tickell, an old resident of Malaya, points out that this is incorrect.
      Straits Times, July 16.  -  131 words
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      MORE LIBELS.
      255 5 ,—Straits Times, July 16, Commenting on recent events in Siam, ihe London Evening Standard remarks chattily that Mr. J. F. Johns, the British Consul-General in Bangkok, is “one of the few Englishmen who have learnt the language and remained sane.” There appears to be some confusion here between
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      THE AYES HAVE IT.
      290 5 —Straits Times, July 16. Daylight saving for Malaya to the extent of twenty minutes has been approved by the majority of the members of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce The poll of members instituted by the committee resulted in 55 voting for and 40 against. This
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      A PRESS CHORUS.
      227 5 —Straits Times, July 18. It is a striking and significant coincidence that three Malayan newspapers should have published ’ending articles last Friday urging the re-adjustment of taxation in the Federated Malay States in order to permit of a reduction cf the lent of rubber lands. This unanimity
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      SINO-MALAY SOCIETIES.
      300 5 SINO-MALA Y SOCIETIES. Straits Times, July 18. In the course of a tour of the Bat&ng Pa;lang district this week the Sultan of Perak throw light on a mysterious passage in tho last annual report of the Commissioner of Police, F.M.S. In that report the Commissioner suggested that tho iooting
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      TAMAN SEDIA.
      348 5 Strails Times, July IK. During his recent visit to Cameron Highlands the High Commissioner presumably reached a final decision on the question of whether His Majesty’s Services are to he allowed to invade the natural paik of the hill station or to go elsewhere. The official reply to
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      ANOTHER TIN POOL.
      205 6 Straits Times, July 10. The news from Amsterdam that a second international tin pool is to be formed i.-> not calculated to arouse enthusiasm in Malaya. Hope has been deferred so often, and miners still wait for pools, inter'national agreements and the most dra'-t.c restriction of production
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      ENCOURAGING NEW INDUSTRIES.
      423 6 Straits Times, July 19. Are the Governments of Malaya really in earnest when they talk about the impera- j live necessity of cultivating new industries or doveloping existing ones to take the place of the vanished glories of tin and rubber? We ask this question in view
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      RUBBER RENTS.
      217 6 .--Straits Times, July 20. A Kuropenn oslnte owner has supplied <no Times of Malaya with some striking particulars of the burden of taxation horn by two typical rubber estates On'* hn« an area of .‘l,OOO acres and the other 2.02 S acres, and both include fields of immature
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      A CUT ALL ROUND?
      311 6 relief other than repatriation.—Straits Times, July 20. Ever since the process of retrenchment began in this country there have been those who argued that it would he better to save whatever percentage of expenditure was necessary by cutting salaries rather than staffs. Far better, says this
      relief other than repatriation.—Straits Times, July 20.  -  311 words
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      THE MALAY’S COCONUTS.
      324 6 —Straits Times, July 20. Life among the coconut palms of Malaya’s west coast may look idyllic when glimpsed from a speeding car,‘but actually it has considerable drawbacks. An inquiry which has been made into the conditions prevailing in the Jeram reservation in the Kuala Selangor district shows
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    PLANTERS AND THE NEW POLICY.
    1256 6 P.A.M. to CaU A Conference. COUNCIL MATTERS. APPEAL FOR RELIEF IN QUIT RENTS. At a meeting of the Council of the Planters' Association of Malaya held on July 9, a memorandum by the chairman, Mr. K. S. Chant ler, on the High Commissionei’s “now policy”
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    EX—KING MANOEL.
    52 6 —Aneta-Trans-Ocean. To Find Last Resting Place In Portugal. Lisbon, July 1L Portugal’s late king, Manoel, will find his last resting place on Portuguese oil according to a decision taken by the Cove: nment. The transport of the ex-king’s body u Portugal will take place at the c<*«t of
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    THE CULTIVATION OF RUBBER.
    1820 7 Is It Agriculture? \P1’EAL COURT PROBLEM. what is the meaning of the word ’•agriculturist,” and can the cultivation f rubber be termed as “agriculture fh/ definitions of these two words w*s debates! at length in the Appeal Court on Tuesday in an appeal the result of
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    BUSINESS TRIPS BY AIR.
    232 7 Kuala Lumpur To Singapore Back. (From a Correspondent.) Piloted by Mr. Newark, the instructor I of the Kuala Lumpur Flying Club, Mr.! R. O. Bishop, of the Rubber Research Institute, left Kuala Lumpur by aeroplane at seven o’clock on Monday morning to do a day’s business
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    MAN BURIED ALIVE IN LANDSLIDE.
    149 7 Tons of Earth Crash Down On Road Coolies. One man was buried alive and another badly injured in a landslide out along the Serangoon Road on Tuesday evening. Chinese coolies w’ere at work cutting away earth for the making of a road in Ayer Jernah,
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    RUBBER ROADS IN SINGAPORE.
    354 7 Municipal Report On Experiments. References to the rubber road paving experiments are made in the report for ***** issued by Mr. K. Fraser, the Singapore Municipal Engineer. Mr. Fraser writes:— The Municipal Commissioners assisted Mr. G. Parry Davis to carry out experiments on rubber road paving
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    GROANS FROM DOCK
    157 7 Chinese Dies on Way To Hospital. (By Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, July 18. Groans coming from the direction of the dock interrupted the proceedings in the Magistrate’s Court this morning. On investigation they were found to come from a Chinese awaiting a charge of theft. A constable
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    SINGAPORE WEDDING.
    106 7 The wedding took place in St. Andrew’s Cathedral on Saturday afternoon, the Rev. Cyril Brown, Missions to Seamen Chaplain, officiating, of Mr. Aubrey Spurgeon, European Warder, Singapore Prison, and Miss Violet Ethe! Emily Smith, daughter of Mr. A. G. Smith, Gaoler, Singapore Prison, and Mrs. Smith. Mr. Smith
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    UNIFORM LAW FOR MALAYA.
    1718 8 Mr. Justice a Beckett Terrell’s Book. “Malayan Legislation and it s i Future is the title of a book by Mr. Justice u Heckrtt Terrell published by the Malaya Publishing House at the price of $2.50 It is reviewed in the following article by “J.H'Jl/.”, who
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    INDUSTRIES OTHER THAN RUBBER.
    357 8 What K.L. Conference Will Do. It is proposed to hold an inter-depart-mental Agricultural Conference at Kuala Lumpur from August 2 to 6, 1932. The conference will thus directly the Malayan Exhibition to l>o held at Kuala Lumpur on July 30 and .'*.1 and Aug. 1. Two
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    KING’S HOUSE.
    181 8 Tuesday. July 12. The following were the guests at a dinner given by His Excellency at King’s House this evening :—The Hon. Mr. M. Rex and Mrs. Rex. Mr. J. S. W. Arthur, Mr. and Mrs. G. E. London. Mr. L. G. Corney, Mr. D. Richards. Mr. and
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    DISORDERLY SCENE AT HOTEL.
    171 8 Soldiers Charged. SEVERAL WINDOWS BROKEN. A disorderly scene occurred at th«* Grosvenor Hotel, Stamford Hoad, 0 Sunday night. About 11 o’clock two Europeans m civilian clothes entered the hotel ana ordered drinks. About an hour later when they were on the point of leaving the boy
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    NOT GUILTY.
    269 8 Shoemaker’s Story Of Fatal Quarrel. By a majority of five to two, Lai Yew Fong, a shoemaker, w'as found not guiltj at the Assizes on Tuesday before Mr Justice Burton of a charge of murdering Li Nem, the brother of his employer. The prosecution said that the accused
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    RAILWAY ROBBERS.
    91 8 Dhobv Tied to Telegraph Post. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, July lb. Last week a Chinese dhoby was found trapped and bound to a telepraph post on the Batu Aranp branch railway line. He had been held up by a panp of four Chinese and ’’obbed of
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    WAR LOAN.
    42 8 Municipal Commissioners To Convert Holdings. It is officially announced that the Sinpapore Municipal Commissioners have decided to convert their holdinps of fi v per cent. War Loan, amountinp to ju»' over £1M)0,000, into the new 3 Vi per cent Loan.
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      PINEAPPLES.
      1246 9 Criticism of Packing Conditions. To the Editor of the Straits Times. I have read with interest the re- nd correspondence regarding the •"mapple industry. 1 should like to point out that while the Canadian authorities have not placed the heavy tax n the Malayan pines because of the a
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      “ OUR JUNKERS.”
      756 9 OUR JUNKERS.” To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir. -With reference to your leading article of July 12 do you not think, when writing leaders and sub-leaders, a little more consistency would be a good thing? In quite a big percentage of your articles you preach organisation. You have
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      “ PRUSSIANISM.”
      238 9 PRUSSIANISM.” To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —I entirely agree with the sentiments expressed by “Also Ex-Service and congratulate him on the excellence of his verses, published in your “Notes of the Day” column. We all despise the “Clarences, Cuthberts end Cyrils,” young men who decline to join
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      “COME TO SINGAPORE.”
      350 9 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —Now that retrenchment is the daily watchword and the pruning of salaries is everywhere submitted to, iu is glorious to know that the city fathers of Singapore are in the van of progress, vieing with English seaside resorts, and
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      ROAD vs. RAIL.
      838 9 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —I have read carefully a full report of the speeches of the unofficial members of the Federal Council, and I particularly wish to draw attention to the Hon. Mr. Cheah Cheung Lim’s speech on the question of road and
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      LALL SINGH.
      164 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —Do you really think that you are doing Lull Singh a favour, or even justice, by writing him up in your sports columns in the manner you are doing Personally I mil getting a little tired of reading f.all Singh
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      THE R.R.I. CESS.
      113 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —In your leader of duly 15 you state, The rubber industry is required to pay a cess for the Rubber Research Institute which in recent months. has been almost as much as the export) duty on rubber.” Muy I
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      “THE RICKSHA PARADE.”
      984 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —May l offer a few comments on this ricksha parade, the police action against which appears to have been inspired principally by the article by youx Chinese correspondent on July 7 While your correspondent’s assimilation of Western ideas seems
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    PENANG S.P.C.A.
    50 10 (Joes Into Suspense for A Year. (Prom Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, July 16. After a precarious existence of several year* the Penang Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has decided to suspend itself for a year to see how the Municipal veterinary department deals with cases.
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    THE WEEKLY WAGE SYSTEM.
    1467 10 Clerical Union Debate. I given majority of 50 TO 13. T J By u vote of .,0 to Id, in jonliiuu) general meeting of the Cleric.*'I Union, held at the Municipal Offices on Tuesday with Ac. Lim Kee Cheok presiding, decided in favour of the following
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    ECONOMIES IN SIAM.
    71 10 Government Departments Amalgamated. (Prom Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, July 16. Tho Senate has decided to amalgamate the Opium and Excise Departments witl the Revenue Department with the Dire* tor-Oeneral of the Revenue Department as the head. This step is taken on the ground o: economy. It is
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    Plans For Model Pine Canning Factory.
    1626 11 F. M. S. GOVERNMENT HOLDING UP ALIENATION OF LAND. The declared policy of all the Governments of Malaya is to find other strings to their industrial and agricultural bows since rubber and tin are no longer magic talismans. The pineapple canning industry holds out
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    FAILURE OF TIN FIRM ECHO.
    295 11 Judgment for Huttenbach, Lazarus, Penang. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, July 18. In the Supreme Court this morning Mr. Justice Prichard gave judgment in the matter in which Chung Thye Phin moved for an order against Messrs. Iluttenhach, Lazarus and Sons, Penang, as agents of
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    SUSPECTED SMUGGLER CHASED.
    336 11 Jump on to Lorry. REVENUE OFFICERS’ EXPERIENCE. An exe’ting chase between a motor-car containing officers of the Singapore Perventive Service and a motor-lorry driven by a Chinese, alleged to be at runner of dutiable liquor, was described! to Mr. C. Wilson, the Singapore CrirnintaJ District Judge, on
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    SULTAN’S TOUR.
    232 11 Malays Warned Against Secret Societies. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, July 18. 1 he Sultan of Perak has just concluded an interesting and significant tour of tho Batang Padang district where in various places large numbers of Malays assembled to greet him indicating how greatly the Sultan’s subjects
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    FRASER’S HILL DAIRY.
    75 11 Not Possible to Supply Kuala Lumpur. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, July 18. In response to an inquiry the Department of Agriculture states that it is not possible at present, to supply customers in Kuala Lumpur with fresh milk from the Fraser’s Hill dairy. Two hundred
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    SUCCESS OF TRADE EXHIBITION.
    1027 12 PENANG LETTER. Visited By 20,000 People On Opening Night—The Amusement Side—Arrival Of Siam’s Heir Apparent Urchins Who Pester Motorists—Little Serious Crime. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, July 11. THE Wembley Trade Exhibition surmounted its difficulties atul opened to the public on Friday. After being in opposition
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    $200 FOR A BITE.
    148 12 Dog Set Loose Against Malay Boy. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Scremban, July 14. At the beginning of last month the case came up for hearing before Che Hamzah bin Abdullah, M.C.S.. in the Seremban Magistrates Court, of a young Malay boy. Rouse bin Lias, who sued
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    MUNICIPAL ELECTION.
    108 12 Nominees for S.S. (S.) A. Vacancy. 11 nominations have been received for the vacancy for a representative of Y 1 1 Straits Settlements (Singapore) Association among the Singapore Municipal Commissioners. The nominees are Mr. J D. Pierepont Proposed by Sir David Calloway, seconded by Mr. G Parhur.v supported
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    SINGAPORE MUSICAL SOCIETY.
    493 12 First Annual General Meeting. j “The Society is in a very go<*l position, i financially, f‘>r a new undertaking like this, and the general committee are to l»e congratulated on the accounts they have put before us,” declared Mr. W. Bartley in presiding at the first annual
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    SLUMP PROBLEMS.
    193 12 Position of Small Holders In Malaya. The Ryot in the Slump” was the subject of an interesting address given by Mr. R. Rov’d before the Kuala Lumpur Rotary Club on Friday. Mr. Boyd, who is in charge of the economics and instruction branch of the Co-operative Department, pointed
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    FLYING PLANTERS IN CRASH.
    292 12 Stranded 100 Miles From Rangoon. hen within 100 miles of Rangoon and the completion of the most difficult part of their flight, Messrs. Taylor and Salt, the Malayan planters who are flying from Kuala Lumpur to London, have met with a mishap which is likely to
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    HYLAMS ROUNDED-UP.
    120 12 Out-of-Works to Be Repatriated. Following on the disturbances created by out-of-work Hylams in the Beach U<>ad Temple area most of them have been repatriated to China by the Chinese Protectorate. Early on Tuesday 81 more Hylams were rounded-up and inquiries into tnoir circumstances are being made with a
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    MUAR TRAGEDY.
    127 12 Young Man Found Shot Through Head. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Muar, July 14. The death has taken place here, undei tragic cureumstances, of a young Hylarr*. Lint Kew Hee. He retired to b» d one evening, seemingly in cheerful spirits, but later in the night the household was
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    TWO FIRES.
    94 12 Taxi at Kallang Hoad And Indian Eating House. The fusing of some wires in the engine of a taxi at Kallang Road on Monday afternoon led to the Singapore Fire Brigade being called at the scene. The fire was quickly subdued. Early on Tuesday morning an Indian eating
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    ANOTHER SNUB FOR SINGAPORE.
    930 13 Heifetz Visit Echo. VIOLINIST WHO WILL NOT t»LAY HERE. Onci* a train Singapore has been snubbed by a musician. For some years we have been living under the stigma of not being a music1 v j n .r town. This has been recognised, more 'in sorrow
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    RIGHTS OF PRINCES IN SIAM.
    142 13 No Confiscation Of Property. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, July 13. Phya Manopakarna, President of the Committee of the People's Parcv, .addressing Press representatives today* emphasised that Princes and commoners were equal in respect to rights of citizenship. State service would be open to Princes,
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    NO DOCUMENTS.
    118 13 N O DOCUMENTS. Man Fails to Prove Loan To Relative. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, July 14. Before the Port Dickson Magistrate yesterday an interesting civil suit case was decided when Pathammah Malanga Row t her, of Port Dickson, sued Mohamed Yusop. of Seremban, for $400 and costs. The defendant
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    TO BE CONFISCATED.
    43 13 Motor-Car Containing Illicit Liquor. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang July Iff. In the police court here yesterday morning the Magistrate allowed the application of the Monopolies Department for the confiscation of a motor-car in which illicit liquor had been found.
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    WILL THE “ RICKSHA PARADE” GO ON?
    1353 13 WILL THE RICKSHA PARADE” GO ON? Charge of Soliciting Not Proved. MEN CONCERNED. ESSENTIAL THAT THEY GO TO COURT. The nightly ricksha parade of prostitutes along certain Singapore thoroughfares is to continue in spite of public propaganda against it through the press and the efforts of the Singapore detective branch.
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    AIR PASSENGERS.
    32 13 From Batavia to Singapore on July 12 Mrs. V’alk and Mr. Tan Kam Choon. From Singapore to Batavia on July 13 Mr. W. M. Bitter, Mr. Michael and Mr. Schwartz.
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    “I AM GOING TO KILL MY FATHER.”
    2283 14 Inquiry Into Johore Double Murder. SON COMMITTED. SENSATIONAL EVIDENCE BY WOMEN. "I saw him standing in the room holding a kris in his hand. I heard him, say ‘I am going to kill my lather. He will die or 1 will die' These
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    ARMED ROBBERY.
    105 14 Contractor’s House Entered At Rantau. From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, July 1 :j. A daring armed robbery took place at Kombok in Kantan District, n the early hoars of this morning when tour t hinese, believed to be Cantonese, arm< d with knives, entered the house of a
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    DESPERATE FIGHT IN COFFEE SHOP.
    543 14 Dagger and Pepper. POLICEMAN NEARLY LOSES PISTOL. A desperate struggle between four Chinese, who were assembling in a coflee shop to commit an armed robbery which had been planned for that night and a party of police, was described to Mr. C. Wilson, the Singapore
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    DR. CHEN CHANG LOK.
    124 14 Report of Transfer From Singapore. A report that l)r. Chen Chang Lok, the Chinese Consul-General in Singapore, will he leaving at the end of this month for China is unconfirmed. Wh<n asked by the Straits Times if the report was true, Dr. Chen Chang Lok sai
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    Malayan Planting Tapics.
    1837 15 4 Sot able L S. P. Circular Cutting Salaries Before Other Charges —Possible Estate Economies Suggested The Unemployment Fund Five Hundred A Month Wanted Selling Firelighters At Home —Planters At The Highlands. (By Oar Planting Correspondent.) mHF recent circular of the Ineorporat1 e ,l Society of Planters
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    SEREMBAN CRIME.
    200 15 Chinese Woman Robbed In The Street. (Front Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, July 15. Before the Seremban Magistrate this morning a Kongju Chinese, Wan Kwai Nam, was lined $10 or two months for trespassing in the house of Capt. H. W. Woolley, Egerton Road. The man was arrested by
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    ASIATICS OUT OF WORK.
    93 15 Kuala Lumpur Y.M.C.A. Embarks on Rig Effort. At a meeting of the committee appointed by the board of directors of th*' Kuala Lumpur Y.M.C.A. to devise ways and means of collecting funds in aid of the unemployed Asiatics it was unanimously decided to hold a big
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    SULTANAH OF JOHORE LEAVES.
    595 15 SULTANAH OF J OHORE LEAVES. Reception on the Dempo. FOUR MONTHS TRIP TO EUROPE. The Sultan nn<l SuJtanah of Johore held Court on the liner Dempo last Wednesday even in®:. It was the occasion of the Sultanah sailing on a brief visit to Europe, and the attendance of hundreds of
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    BODY ON ICE.
    132 15 Japanese Fishermen’s Tragic Return. When the Seifuku Maru, a Japanese fishing: boat, arrived in Singapore on July 1.3 it brought the body of one of* it* crew laid on ice. The fishing boat left Singapore on the morning of July r > and when 150 miles away
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    A JOURNAL IN THE FEDERAL CAPITAL.
    2554 16 More About The Cot fee Days—The Ijocal Tea Connoisseur —Fresh Milk In Kuala Ijiimpur —Another Import Duly?—A Rent Free Rubber Estate—Foodstuffs In A Film —A Sungei I jong Pioneer. (By Our Kuala Lumpur Correspondent.) THE recent remarks in this Journal on the old coffee
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    NATIONAL DAY.
    163 16 French Consular Reception In Singapore. i July 11 was France’s National Day, and the members of the French colony in [Singapore gathered at the offices of the Lorsul in Robinson Road, where they were received by M. Ballereau, the local French Consul. Sir John Scott, the Governor’s Deputy
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      DECLINE OF ABOUT 20,000 TONS.
      429 21 Official Explanation Issued. DEALERS’ MISTAKES. Little Effect on Local Market. A remarkable statement was issued on Friday bv the Registrar General of Statistics in the form of a note to the usual monthly returns of Colony rubber stocks. The form relates to stocks at close
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      NO ULTIMATUM TO THE U.S.A.
      470 21 Text of “Gentlemen’s Agreement.” I I Rugby, July 14. The Italian and Belgian Governments have today, notified the British Foreign Office of their adherence to the principle involved in yesterday’s public declarations by the British and French Governments as to the method of co-operation in
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      THE AGREEMENT.
      775 21 tisii Wireless. ;.—Reuter. When Ratification Will Be Effected. A White Paper, issued by the Foreign Office, contains further documents relating to the Lausanne settlement, including the terms of the so-called “gentlemen’s agreement," which is in the form of a proces verbal initialled on behalf of Great Britain, France,
      tisii Wireless.; ;.—Reuter.  -  775 words
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      LORD IRWIN.
      42 21 —Reuter. Becomes President Of Board of Education. London, July 15. It is officially announced that Lo”d Irwin, the former Viceroy of India, ha* been appointed President of the Board of Education in succession to the late Sir Donald Maclean. —Reuter.
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      “AFTER LAUSANNE —OTTAWA.”
      413 21 ’—Reuter. British Delegation “Full Of Hope.” ROUSING SEND OFF. To Lay Foundations Of Trade Expansion. After I.ausanne—Ottawa. We are leaving full of hope that we shall he able, as a further step towards the revival of the trade of the world, to crown the first yearns work
      ’—Reuter.  -  413 words
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      CONEY ISLAND FIRE.
      105 21 Reuter. Damage of $2,500,000 At Amusement Park. New York, July 14. Up to the present several hundreds of thousands of dollars of damage has been done by a conflagration which is sweeping? the famous Coney Island Amusement Park. Fanned by a stiff breeze the flames have already
      Reuter.  -  105 words
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      ANGLO-FRENCH AGREEMENT.
      679 22 themselves with tho declaration.—British Wireless. Joint invitation to Other Powers. WAR DEBTS. No United Front Against IJ.S.A. Rugby, July 13. \s a direct sequel to the Lausanne Conference the British and French Governments have issued an open inyitatoon Jo the other leading European lowers .o deal with the
      themselves with tho declaration.—British Wireless.  -  679 words
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      M. HERRIOT’S VERSION.
      178 22 Certainty of Concerted Action. Baris, July 13. One immediate consequence of the j Anglo-French plan will be that Great Britain could not, as in 1923, undertake jin future to make debt payments to the United Stutes without consulting France and certainty of concerted attitude is i henceforward
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      A BLUNDER ?
      164 22 A BLUNDER .—Reuter. Suspicion Created In United States. Washington, July 13. A first-class* Allied blunder,” is the description given by officials of the State Department to Mr. Neville Chamberlain’s Lausanne statement in the House of Commons, coupled with M. Herriot’s and Mr. Ramsay MacDonald’s explanations, according to the usually well-informed
      .—Reuter.  -  164 words
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      BELGIAN COAL STRIKE.
      223 22 —Reuter. Hopes for an Early Settlement. Brussels, July 13. An early settlement of the coal strike is hoped to result from the meeting of the National Mixed Commission on Mines, representing both owners and workers, agreeing in principle to stabilise wages until November 1. —Reuter. An earlier
      —Reuter.  -  223 words
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      GOLD SAVED.
      43 22 Reuter. Recovered from Wreck Of Laurcntic. Dublin, July, 14. Bar gold, valued at £20,000, has been •ocovered by a salvage ship from the wreck >t the Laurent c, which sunk in 1917 elf Lough S willy while Liking gold to America.--Reuter.
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      THE KING’S MESSAGE TO OTTAWA.
      101 22 —Reuter. Sound Film to be Made At Opening. Ottawa, July 15. A message from H.M. the King will be read by the Governor-General at the public opening of the Imperial Conference in the Ottawa ilou.-e of Commons •'liamber on Thursday. The proceedings will be broadcast
      —Reuter.  -  101 words
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      MANCHURIA.
      283 22 —Reuter. Britain on Open Door Assurance. London. July 13. Asked by Mr. R. W. Nunn (Cons. Whitehaven) in the House of Commons whether he intends to communicate with the United States with the view to obtaining co-ope-ration in maintaining the policy of the “open door” in Manchuria. Sir John
      .—Reuter.  -  283 words
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      LOANS TO AUSTRIA.
      151 22 British ireless. Recommendations Of League Committee. Rugby, July 13. Major \V. E. Elliot (the Financial Secretary to the Treasury), in the House of Commons, said the delegation of the League ol Nations Financial Committee and the Government experts had held further meetings during the sessions of iho
      '• British \\ ireless.  -  151 words
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      IN URUGUAY.
      42 22 —British Wireless. British Minister to Act For Argentine. Rugby, July 15. At tho rosiest of the Argentine Government the British Minister in Monteof Argentine in•vh>h hi! L T ,uay i Government of h ;c° k diplomatic relatione witu Aigenune.—British Wireless,
      —British Wireless.  -  42 words
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      NEW CONFERENCE TO BE CONVENED.
      308 22 .—British Wireless. Money and Economics. SIR JOHN SIMON AS CHAIRMAN. Rugby, July 15. In the League of Nations Council at Geneva today, the British Foreign Secretary (Sir John Simon) moved that the Council accede to the request of the Lausanne Conference that a Conference on
      .—British Wireless.  -  308 words
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      MR. FERGUS HUME.
      173 22 —Reuter. Death of a Famous Story-Teller. London, July 13. The death is announced of Mr. Fergus Hume, the author.—Reuter. Mr. Fergus Hume, who was 73 on the eighth of this month, was born in England but was the son of the late Mr. James Hume of Dunedin,
      —Reuter.  -  173 words
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      COMPANY REPORTS.
      110 22 Rubber Losses and a Tin Dividend. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 15. Sungei Krian Rubber Estate, Ltd., reports a loss for the year 1931 of £1,518 against a profit last year of £1,019. The carry forward is £27,264. Craigielea Rubber Plantations, Ltd., for year ending Mar. 31
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      REDS RETREATING IN N. KWANGTUNG.
      703 23 the invading Red forces.—Sin Kuo Min, Sin Chew Jit Poh and The Union Times. Situation Improves. NANKING TROOPS GO TO AID OF CANTONESE. Shanghai* July 16. perhaps the most reassuring feature of ihe news from xNorth Kwangtung today is -hit Central (Nanking) Government troop*, operating
      the invading Red forces.—Sin Kuo Min, Sin Chew Jit Poh and The Union Times.  -  703 words
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      STILL FASTING.
      153 23 Mr. Mrs. Noulens Refuse Nanking’s Offer. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Nanking, July 16. It is learned that Mr. and Mrs. Noulens have refused the offer of the Nanking Government to send them to a hospital in Nanking for treatment. The two alleged Communists are continuing their hunger-strike, which
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      NORTH OF HARBIN.
      434 23 to Russia within a week.—Sin Chew Jit Poh. —Sin Kuo Min. Sensational Defeat Of Japanese. Shanghai, July 16. Over 10,(00 Japanese troops are at present concentrating in the south-west corner of Fengtien Province, in the neighbourhood of Chinchow and Tahushan. They are busily engaged in largescale military
      to Russia within a week.—Sin Chew Jit Poh.; —Sin Kuo Min.  -  434 words
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      HARBIN-TSITSIHAR.
      56 23 od to Anda with all haste. —Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Chinese Volunteers Astride Railway. Mukden, July 13. A detachment of 6,000 Chinese occupied the town of Anda, which is an important railway junction. The Chinese thus sit astride the Japanese lino of communication between Harbin and Tsitsihar. Japanese reinforcements .are being rushed
      od to Anda with all haste.—Aneta-Trans-Ocean.  -  56 words
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      TROUBLE IN KOREA.
      108 23 —Sin Kuo Min. Governor-General Goes To Japan. Shanghai, July 15. r The Governor General of Korea left Korea for Tokio yesterday.—Sin Kuo Min. It is possible ihat the visit referred to in the above telegram has some connection with the grave situation which has recently arisen on
      —Sin Kuo Min.  -  108 words
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      THE “ IRONSIDES.”
      192 23 THE IRON SIDES.” -The Union Times. —Sin Chew Jit Poh. Transferred to Control Of Nanking. Shanghai, July 15. General Chang Fat-fui (the leader of the famous Ironsides has arrived in Nanking. General Chang and General jWu Ki- wai had an interview yesterday with Mr. Wang Ching-wci (the President of the
      -The Union Times.; —Sin Chew Jit Poh.  -  192 words
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      THE TIBET BORDER.
      75 23 —Sin Chew Jit Poh. Szechwan Troops Repel Invaders. Shanghai, July 15. The Tibetian invasion of the remote Chinghai Province, on the borders of Szechwan, continues. General Lo Manfai (General Liu Wen-hui), Chairman of the Szechwan Provincial Government, has wired to the Nanking Government that the Tibetians have
      —Sin Chew Jit Poh.  -  75 words
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      WELLINGTON KOO.
      96 23 WELLINGTON K OO. -The Union Times. Taking a Holiday In The North. Shanghai, July 10. The former Chinese Foreign Minister and one-time Chinese Minister in London, Dr. V. K. Wellington Koo, is still at the famous northern health resort of Peitaiho and will remain there for a further fortnight before
      -The Union Times.  -  96 words
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      RUINED CHAPEL
      68 23 welcomed in Chinese official circles.—The* Union Times. Oversea Chinese And A Reconstruction Plan. Shanghai, July 16. An oversea Chinese is proposing to •start a big firm in Shanghai for the purpcse of undertaking *he reconstruction of Chapei and Kiangwan, which districts, of course, were almost, completely destroyed during
      welcomed in Chinese official circles.—The* Union Times.  -  68 words
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      ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN.
      38 23 mises to prove very successful.—The Union Times. Automatic Weapon Invented By Chinese. Shanghai, July 15. An employee at 'he Taiyuen Arsenal, in Shansi Province, has invented an automatic anti-aircraft gun which promises to prove very successful.—The
      mises to prove very successful.—The Union Times.  -  38 words
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      SHOE KING’S FATAL ACCIDENT.
      132 23 full brunt of the impact.—Aneta-Trans-Ocean. How He Might Have Escaped. Prague, July 13. Further details concerning the fatal accident to the Shoe King, Mr. Thomas Bata, indicate that his pilot had objected to Ftarting owing to the fog, but that Mr. Bata insisted. It is believed
      full brunt of the impact.—Aneta-Trans-Ocean.  -  132 words
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      SUBMARINE TRAGEDY.
      272 23 —Reuter. —Aneta-Trans-Ocean. out obtaining any response.—AnetaHavas. Due to “Error Of Manipulation.” Paris, July 13. An “error of manipulation'’ at the moment when switching over from electric to Diesel engines caused the sinking of the submarine Promethee, according to an announcement made by the Ministry of Marine. The Committee
      .—Reuter.; —Aneta-Trans-Ocean.; out obtaining any response.—Aneta-Havas.  -  272 words
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      POLICY IN INDIA.
      141 23 i.—Reuter. Labour Party Refuses To Co-operate. London, July 13. Indian dissatisfaction with the Home Government's recent decision to adopt more speedy methods for dea'ing with thf Indian constitutional problem than the Round-Table Conference was reflected by Labour speakers during a debate in the House <*f Commons today,
      i.—Reuter.  -  141 words
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      HONOUR FOR WRITER.
      40 23 him the title of count.—Aneta-Trana-Ocean. .Maeterlinck to be Raised To Nobility. Brussels, July 9. It is understood that King Albert intends raising the famous writer Maeterlinck to the nobility, and conferring on him the title of count.—Aneta-Trana-
      him the title of count.—Aneta-Trana-Ocean.  -  40 words
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      LORD LYTTON HAS “ANGRY WORDS.”
      409 24 —Sin Chew Jit Pob. Unpleasant End to Talk With Viscount Uchida. TOKIO SENSATION. Impertinent Attitude Of Japanese. Shanghai. .luly Ifi. It is reliably learned that the final conversation which took place on Thursday between Lord Lytton and his colleagues and the Japanese Foreign Minister (Viscount
      —Sin Chew Jit Pob.  -  409 words
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      VISCOUNT UCHIDA.
      199 24 Reuter. —Anetu-Trans-Ocean. British Reactions to His Statement. London, July l* r >. The statement made by the Japanese Foreign Minister (Viscount Uchida) at a linal meeting with the members of the Lytton Commission at Tokio, to the effect I that once Japan has recognised Manchukuo she will decline
      Reuter.; .—Anetu-Trans-Ocean.  -  199 words
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      JAPAN’S POLICY IN MANCHURIA.
      148 24 .—Reuter. Is Door Stil! Open To Negotiations Tokio, July 11. Although details of the conversation are j withhold, oflHnl sources reveal that the Foreign Minister (Viseount l chida) today, at a final meeting with the Lytton .Commission before the members return to China, made it clear
      .—Reuter.  -  148 words
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      ELEVEN KILLED.
      165 24 Aneta-Ti ans-Ocean. Election Disorder In Berlin. Berlin, July 12. That the approach of the general election is not tempering with wisdom 1 the enthusiasm of political protagonists j is shown by the regrettable fact that in the course of eludes on Sunday between t he Hitlerites uniformed “storm
      Aneta-Ti ans-Ocean.  -  165 words
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      THE HOME FLEET.
      120 24 —British Wireless. Efficient As Ever Says H.M. The King. Rugby, July 1G. The King arrived in London this morning from Portsmouth. A salute of 21 guns was fired by the British battleships \vh«*n he left Portsmouth. After reviewing the Home Fleet the King cabled the following message
      —British Wireless.  -  120 words
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      RIOTS IN SPAIN.
      58 24 —Aneta-Havas. Factories and Railway Station Destroyed. Madrid, July 7. Grave troubles have broken out at Qmntauar, where extremist elements set •fire to several factories and destroyed the railway station and post office. Civil guards opened fire on the rebels, who replied. Up to the present Iber* are
      —Aneta-Havas.  -  58 words
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      CHANGES IN CHILE.
      72 24 A neta-T vans-Ocean. Davila Becomes Provisional President. Santiago. July 0. Davila, who has hitherto been head of the cabinet, has laid down his office and took over provisionally the functions of President of the Chilean Republic. Ex-Dictator Ibanez is reported to have arrived in the eountry and
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      PRINCE OF WALES AND PLANTERS.
      307 24 Encouraging Message. SIR SAMUEL WILSON AT I.S.P. LUNCHEON. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 14. Brig-Con«*ral Sir Samuel ilson, binder Secretary for .he Colonies, who is to visit Malaya in November in connection with the decentralisation proposals, was the guest of honour at a luncheon
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      HOME CONSUMPTION.
      132 24 ,—Reuter. Mr. Hoover and the War Debts Issue. New York, July 15. President Hoover’s letter to Senator Borah is intended mainly for “home consumption,” according: to the Washington correspondent of the Now York Evening Pest, the object being to remove the War debts issue from the Political Presidential
      ,—Reuter.  -  132 words
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      NEW TURN IN THE IRISH CRISIS.
      459 24 Reuter. Mr. de Valera to Visit London Again. DUBLIN’S HOPES. Invitation from Mr. MacDonald. London, July 15. The Anglo-Irish situation has taken a sudden dramatic turn. Tt was announced early this morning that Mr. de Valera is leaving Dublin early today for London, in
      Reuter.  -  459 words
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      TIN RESTRICTION.
      117 24 Strong Criticism By Mr. C. V. Thomas. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 13. Strong criticism of the administration, of tin restriction in the F.M.S. was forthcoming at the annual general meeting of Tronoh Mines, Ltd., when the following protests were registered by the chairman, Mr. C. V.
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      SOVIET & JAPANESE GUNBOATS
      299 25 SOVIET JAPANESE GUNBOATS MV -The Union Times. developments are expected.—Sin Chew Jit Poh. Operating on Sungari. RED FLYING-FIELD near manchuli. Shanghai, July 19. The Soviet troops continue to connVvnto on the border between Siberia and Manchuria in the neighbourhood of report states that the r, Ls are, at present, preparing
      MV – – -The Union Times.; developments are expected.—Sin Chew Jit Poh.  -  299 words
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      EYES ON MANCHURIA.
      463 25 —Reuter. Reuter. What Europe Is Saying And Thinking. London, July 18. The attention of Europe if* again being focussed on th.» danger zone in the Far East and already the prospects of the League Assembly session in September are being eagerly canvassed. Pessimists express the opinion that
      —Reuter.; Reuter.  -  463 words
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      THE BOYCOTT.
      384 25 ar.d will make no recommendations. —Sin Ivuo Min. “Keep It Up” Urges Dr. Wellington Koo. Dr. V. K. Wellington Koo, —the former Chinese Ambassador in London who accompanied the Lytton Commission to Manchuria recently in the capacity of Chinese Assessor, —arrived at Tsinan yesterday from Peking by special
      ar.d will make no recommendations.—Sin Ivuo Min.  -  384 words
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      MR. & MRS. NOULENS.
      209 25 MR. MRS. NOULENS. —The Union Times. Hunger-Strike Ends After 17 Days. Shanghai, July 19. Mr. and Mrs. Noulons broke their hunger-strike yesterday, after having gone without food for seventeen days. They are now in hospital in Nanking and are taking milk. —Sin Kuo Min. Shanghai, July 19. The Foreign Minister
      —The Union Times.  -  209 words
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      POLITICAL RIOTS IN GERMANY.
      67 25 Reuter. Eleven People Killed 83 Injured. Berlin, July lb. Eleven people were killed and 83 injured in clashes between Nazis and Com munists in Germany. The most serious affray was at Altona, where 10 people were killed and 50 injured. Shots were fired from the roofs
      Reuter.  -  67 words
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      MR. W. M. FOREMAN.
      209 25 Married To Mrs. Scoular In Edinburgh. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July lfi. The wedding took place today in Edinburgh of Mr. W. M. Foreman, who was formerly with Fraser and Neave Ltd.. Singapore, and Mrs. Scoular, widow of ihe late Mr. R. Scoular, who was
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      EMPIRE PREFERENCE.
      130 25 The S. S. And Ottawa Conference. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 16. A letter addressed to the Under-Secre-tary of the Colonies by Mr. Marks, the secretary of the A.B.M., expresses the hope that when the Ottawa Conference meets the Secretary of State will not include the Straits
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      EX-KING MANOEL.
      109 25 —Reuter. Whole of Fortune Left To Portugal. London, July 13. Ex-King Manoel has left the whole of his fortune, chiefly property, to the country which denied him the throne, with usufruct (the use and profit of the property during life, but not the property itself) to his widow.
      —Reuter.  -  109 words
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      TARIFF REPRISALS BY. FREE STATE ?
      433 25 TARIFF REPRISALS BY. FREE STATE —Reuter. Gloom and Depression. FRANTIC EFFORTS TO ESCAPE DUTIES. Dublin, July 13. The British import taxes have spread gloom and depression everywhere in Dublin. They have come as a surprise, ad nobody believed they would be imposed until the question of arbitration had been settled.
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      DYNAMITE EXPLODES.
      68 25 —Reuter. Eight People Killed On The Rand. Kimberley, July 17. Eight were killed when a train conveying 312 tons of dynamite to the Rand gold mines exploded. Thirty-four trucks were blown to pieces, and a trench 15 feet deep and 300 yards long was blown in the permanent
      —Reuter.  -  68 words
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      ARMS FOR THE EAST.
      69 25 Reuter. British Export Licences In June. London, July 13. In the House of Commons Mr. D. J. Colville (the Secretary of the Overseas Trade Department) announced that, during June, the following export licences in respect of arms and ammunition to tho Far Fast had been granted:—•
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      “ MAY HOPES BE REALISED.”
      4 26 MAY HOPES BE REALISED.”
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      612 26 .—Reuter. Mr. Baldwin on Spirit Of Co-operation. PERILS AT SEA. Mishaps to Empress Of Britain. Empress of Britain, at Sea, July IS. Just after an eloquent appeal by Mr. Stanley Baldwin on behalf «»f seamen’s orphans during a saloon concert, in which he referred to the dangers of sea travel,
      .—Reuter.  -  612 words
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      207 26 culture and Fisheries); Sir Atu! Chatterbo Mender of the Indian delegation); Mr. hanmukhan Chetty (deputy president of 'h” Indian Legislative Assembly); Sir Padnmji Ginwala (president of the Indian Tariff Board); Mr. II. A. Haroon (a Karachi merchant); Sahib Zada Abdul Samad Khan (chief minister of Ram pur State); Sir George
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      NEW TIN POOL TO BE FORMED.
      80 26 ,—Reuter. Present One Wi(l Remain Intact. Amsterdam, July 18. Negotiations are proceeding for the < •tablishmen.t of a second international tin pool to take up large stocks in order to bridge the period until stocks again reach a normal level. The new pool, according
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      TRAPPED BY FLOODS.
      118 26 —Reuter. Grim Struggle for Life In Nice. Nice, July 11. A grim struggle to save the lives of homeless unemployed, who had been trapped asleup in underground vaults by floods, was witnessed here yesterday by thousands of holiday-makers. Hundreds of unemployed who habitually sleep under the arches
      —Reuter.  -  118 words
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      U.S. RELIEF BILL.
      89 26 —Reuter. President to Sign Despite His Objections. Washington, July 15. President Hoover has indicated that, despite his objections, he will sign the £400,000,000 Relief Bill which, after further amendment, was passed by the House of Representatives today. It retains the provision that full publicity should be given
      —Reuter.  -  89 words
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      RUBBER COMPANIES.
      71 26 Sungei Tiram’s Loss Of £1,587. London. July 18. The Sungei Tiram Rubber Estate, Ltd., report a loss of £1,587 for last year against a loss of £5,058 the previous year. A debit balance of £2,209 was carried forward. Rubber, Loan And Agency Cornn. The Malayan Rubber, Loan and
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      TRAGIC FINISH TO PLEASURE TRIP.
      74 26 Four Killed and Many Injured. Berlin, July 11. Four were killed and 35 injured, of whom 14 are serious, hy a boiler explosion on the excursion steamer which was conveying upwards of 100 persons on Sunday on a trip up the River Spree. Several of
      not yet been ascertained.—Aneta-Trans-Occan.  -  74 words
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      ADVICE TO JAPAN.
      130 26 Reuter. Dean of Canterbury On China’s Needs. London, July Id. “If the Japanese Government had spent )»!y a thousandth part of what it spent on fighting in China in aiding high-mind-ed American philanthropists in road-mak-ing and irrigation works it would have had the Chinese at its feet
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      MRS. BARNEY.
      122 26 —Reuter. Charge of Illegally Having Firearm. London. July 14. Replying to Lord Hugh Cecil in the House of Commons Sir Herbert Samuel stated that the Commissioner of Police was instituting proceedings again«t Mrs. Barney for the illegal possession of a firearm.—Reuter. Mrs. Barney was acquitted at the Old
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      LOAN CONVERSION.
      95 26 —Reuter. Amazing Success of A Gigantic Scheme. London, July 13. The success of the reversion War Loan operations ha* so far, been greater than either Mr. Neville Chamberlain himself, or any of his advisers, had expected, states the Chancellor of the Exchequer in a letter to General Seely,
      .—Reuter.  -  95 words
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      RUBBER IN D.E.I.
      42 26 Router. 24 Per Cent. Not Being Tapped. Batavia. July 15. It is officially announced that 21 per cent, of the total available area of rubber in the Du ch East Indies is not being capped, apart from periodical tapping.—
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      BRITISH OFFER TO FREE STATE.
      543 26 To Suspend Action During Negotiations. FURTHER REFUSAL. Boycott Demands In Dublin. j Rugby, July 1G. A statement in reference to the AngloIrish negotiations issued tonight says 1 The position of the British Governi ment regarding the Irish Free State is as lollows. The dispute over
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      ULSTER ACTS.
      195 26 —British Wireless. Duty Required On Racehorses. Dublin, July IT. Shops and offices in Dublin were plastered with posters inscribed Boycott British goods,” and banners were stretched across the street bearing the same slogan. Policemen were busy removing the posters at the request of the Government. Meetings were held
      —British Wireless.  -  195 words
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      MUST SEEK OTHER MARKETS.
      373 27 —Reuter. Mr. de Valera on Irish Rights. AN GO NO FURTHER. Emergency Duties Bill Passed. Dublin, July 18. The Senate passed the second reading the Emergency Duties Bill without diviJ ion but rejected a motion to take the amaininpr stages tonight. i« j }mvc nont* out
      .—Reuter.  -  373 words
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      SUNKEN SUBMARINE.
      156 27 v mu i Vneta-Havas. Small Chance of Attempt To Refloat. Paris, July 16. According to an official communique, :n order to leave no means known to •'.odern science untried, the Ministry of Iar:ne has asked the advice of all the est known engineers on the possibilities refloating the
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      ST. LAWRENCE RIVER.
      62 27 —Reuter. Hnal Agreement Between U.S. And Canada. Ottawa, July 13. officially announced that the final erms of the Americo-Canadian agreement '•ith regard to the scheme for deepening H St. Lawrence River above Montreal ir.v/' been settled. The scheme, besides providing electrical will create a waterway 27 feet
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      NORWAY & DENMARK. DIFFER.
      136 27 NORWAY DENMARK. DIFFER. —Reuter. -Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Trouble Over Eastern Greenland. Oslo, July 19. Norway has officially submitted to The Hague Court the Danish-Norwegian dispute as to ownership of parts of Eastern Greenland occupied by Norwegian hunters and settlers. Denmark contests the legal validity of the occupation.—Reuter. Copenhagen, July 15. The Danish
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      AIR BOMBING.
      89 27 AIR BOMBIN G. —Reuter. Smaller Powers Support Abolition. Geneva, July 14. The complete abolition of air-bombing was strongly urged by eight of the smaller European Powers in an interview today with Mr. Arthur Henderson, the chairman of the Disarmament Conference. They are seeking to extend the scope of Sir John
      —Reuter.  -  89 words
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      AMERICAN AIRMEN.
      76 27 being badly scratched.—Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Escape From Crash With Slight Injuries. Moscow', July 11. The American airmen, Mattern and Griffin, arrived here on Sunday by rail, and will spend some days in the Russian capital. Their dismantled machine arrived by the same train, which was met at the station by
      being badly scratched.—Aneta-Trans- Ocean.  -  76 words
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      VALUABLE ORDER.
      64 27 —British Wireless. Electrical Equipment For Denmark. Rugby, July 18. The contract for the supply of motors and other electric equipment for rolling stock to bo constructed in connection with the electrification of the suburban raildavs of Copenhagen has been placed by the State Railways of Denmark with an
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      BRENDA DEAN PAUL.
      116 27 Attain Appears at Marlborough Street. I (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 16. The well-known society girl. Miss Brenda Dean Paul, the 23-year-eld daughter of Sir Aubrey Dean Paul, who caused a sensation when she stepped into the dock of the Marlborough Street Police 1 Court on
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      ANOTHER RECORD FOR BRITAIN.
      528 27 —British Wireless. Kaye Don’s Success. TWO MILES A MINUTE ON THE WATER. Rugby, July 18. Early this morning on Loch Lomond, Kaye Don, in Lord Wakefield's motor-boat Miss England III, recapturad for Great Britain the world’s water speed record, beating the speed of the American Gar
      —British Wireless.  -  528 words
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      ECONOMIC COUNCIL.
      40 27 British Wireless. Three Further Appointments Made. Rugby. July 18. Sir Arthur Salter, Sir Ernest Simon anil Mr. G. Kiddle have accepted the invitation of the Prime Minister to serve as members of the Economic Advisory Council.- British Wireless.
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      RAID ON RED MEETING IN SHANGHAI.
      121 27 today (Monday).—Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chew J it Poh. 94 Arrests M^e. MR. MRS. NOULENS IN HOSPITAL IN NANKING. Shanghai, July 18. The Shanghai police yesterday received information that a meeting of t#ve Ki&ngsu Provincial Executive Committee of the Communist Organisation was being
      today (Monday).—Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chew J it Poh.  -  121 words
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      MR. & MRS. NOULENS.
      53 27 MR. MRS. NOULENS. —Sin Chew Jit Poh. Go Into Hospital In Nanking. Shanghai, July 18. Mr. and Mrs. Noulens have been admitted to hospital in Nanking for treatment. Madame Sun Yat Sen, the widow of the Father of the Chinese Republic, and Mr. Tsai Yuen-pui have offered bail in $2,000.—Sin
      —Sin Chew Jit Poh.  -  53 words
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      MARITIME CUSTOMS.
      97 27 have to bear double taxation.—Sin Chew Jit Poh. Sir Frederick Maze’s Ultimatum. Shanghai, July 18. Sir Frederick Maze (the InspectorGeneral of Chinese Maritime Customs) has sent an ultimatum to the Manchukuo Government announcing that, unless the Manchukuo authorities change their attitude with regard to the Manchurian Customs administration,
      have to bear double taxation.—Sin Chew Jit Poh.  -  97 words
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      LYTTON COMMISSION.
      299 27 —Sin Chew Jit Poh. Not to be Browbeaten By Tokio. Shanghai, July 17. Lord Lytton left Tokio yesterday at 11.20 a.m. for Yokohama, where he will embark on board the Chichibu Maru for Kobe. He will then go on to the Shantung port of Tsingtao. which he is
      —Sin Chew Jit Poh.  -  299 words
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      LONDON’S LATEST BRIDGE.
      382 28 were presented to the King.—British Wireless. The King’s Speech. NOVEL OPENING CEREMONY. Rufjby, July 19. The new five spun bridge across the Thames at Lambeth, erected at a cost of r )50,000, was opened hy the King this afternoon. The bridge is an extremely graceful structure, built
      were presented to the King.—British , Wireless.  -  382 words
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      STILL SMILING.
      129 28 Prisoner Sees Fun in Three Months’ Gaol. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremhan, July 19. A Chines** police supervisee, Lee Fook, was all smiles when he entered the dock today in the Magistrate’s Court on a charge of failing to report. The prosecuting officer said the accused first reported
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      DISARMAMENT.
      99 28 >'S. Reuter. Substantial Reduction Arranged. (ieneva, July 19. The British, French, Italian and American delegations have practically completed the terms of the resolution for submission to the genera! committee tomorrow, aiming at a “substantial reduction of armaments” and accepting certain underlying principles in President Hoover’s proposals. Tl|** resolution embodies
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      CANADA’S RAILWAYS.
      162 28 Reuter. Resignation of Sir Henry Thornton. Ottawa, July 19. i.ticisms of the management of the Canadian National Railways have led to the resignation of Sir Henry Thornton. t!u> < hairman of the board of directors and president. Sir Henry sent a letter to the Minister of Railways declaring
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      JAPANESE GOODS.
      138 28 —Sin Chew Jit Poh. Arriving in Shanghai In Large Quantities. Shanghai, July 20. A Japanese steamer carrying huge quantities of Japanese goods has arrive:! in Shanghai and the goods have been trans-shipped into river steamers for the i Upper Yangtse and Tientsin areas. The Nisshin Risen Kaisha (the
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      LADY LINDSAY-HOGG.
      78 28 Granted a Judicial Separation. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 19. Lady Lindsay-Hogg, better known as Miss Frances lJoble, the actr* ss has been awarded a judicial separation with costs and the custody of her child. Evidence was given as to physical cruelty. Sir Anthony Lindsay-Hogg, the second
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      BISLEY RECORD.
      66 28 -Reuter. Score of 289 for King’s Prize. London, J uly 19. The King’s prize at Eisley was won by t'ompany Sergeant-Major Bayly (late 4tli West Kents) with the record aggregate of 289. Armourer-Sergeant French (1st Herts Yeomanry) was second with 287, Sergeant Fulton, last year’s winne-, was third
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      VALLAMBROSA CO.
      54 28 Ivoss of £2,738 for Past Year. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 19. The Vallambrosa Rubber Co., Ltd., reports a loss for the year ended Mar. 31 of £2,738 against a loss of £5,156 in the previous year. The credit brought in amounts to £9,799. The costs are
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      BRAZIL’S FINANCES.
      33 28 —Reuter. Suspension of Payments Until Aug. 20. Rio de Janeiro, July 20. A decree has lx*cn issued authorising the suspension of all payments due in Brazilian currency until Aug. 20.— Reuter
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      DEATH AT AGE OF NINETY-TWO.
      190 28 DEATH AT AGE OF N INETY -TWO. Former Medical Officer In Straits. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 19. The death has occurred at the age of of Dr. Thomas Irvine Rowell, M.D., C.M., C.M.G., formerly Principal Civil Medical Officer, Straits Settlements. Dr. Rowell’s association with the Colony ceased as
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      MR. & MRS. NOULENS.
      47 28 MR. MRS. NOULENS. milk and other verv light food.—Sin Kuo Min. Making Steady Recovery In Hospital. Shanghai. July 20. Mr. and Mrs. Noulens are reported to be making a steady recovery in hospital in Nanking. They are continuing to take milk and other very light food.—Sin Kuo
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      STOCKS STILL SOAR.
      47 28 —British Wireless. War Loan 5 Per Cent Now Up to 101 9/16. Rugby, July 14. The London Stock Markets closed with a good tone this evening, with further gains by leading British Government Stocks, War Loan 5 per cent, standing at 101 9/16.—British Wireless.
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      LOAN TO AUSTRIA.
      84 28 Reuter. Great Britain to Take Up £3,330,000. London, July 15. The League Council has decided to recommend a loan of £10,000,000 to Austria, of which Great Britain will take up £3,330,000, representing the advance she made last year, and the balance will be distributed among France. Italy.
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      TO INDIA BY CAR.
      61 28 Aneta-IIavas. Attempt to Beat Steamer’s Time. London, July 10. A Captain Yates left London today in a 10 h.p. car, hoping to beat the liner Panorama over the 8,000 miles to Calcutta. Among other difficulties the hardy traveller will have to cross a desert of 550
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      COUNTESS BEATTY.
      54 28 —Reuter. Admiral of the Fleet’s Bereavement. London, July 17. The death has occurred of Countess Beatty, wife of the Admiral of the Fleec. She was the daughter of the Chicago millionaire Mr. Marshall Field.—Reuter. The wedding of Earl Beatty and Miss Ethel Field' took place in 1001. Countess
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      BLOWN TO PIECES.
      51 28 —Reuter. Accident on St. Lawrence River. Brockville, Ontario, July 20. A drill boat engaged in dynamiting shoals in the St. Lawrence River near here was blown to pieces ir* an explosion. Two men were killed and three injured, while the eleven missing are believed to have been
      —Reuter.  -  51 words
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      CHEERING CROWDS IN OTTAWA.
      267 28 CHEERIN G CROWDS IN OTTAWA. Reuter. depression of recent times.”—British Wireless. Enthusiastic Welcome To Delegates. Ottawa, July 19. The British and other delegations arrived in Ottawa this morning and wer* greeted by a huge cheering crowd at the railway station. The Prime Minister, Mr. R. B. Bennett. Cabinet Ministers and
      Reuter.; depression of recent times.”—British Wireless.  -  267 words
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      SALARY CUTS.
      50 28 to $12,750, a 15 per cent. cut.—-Aneta-Kavas. President Hoover Reduces By 20 Per Cent. Washington, July 16. President Hoover has reduced his salary by one fifth, or $15,000. The salaries of ten members of hi; cabinet have been reduced from $15,00f to $12,750, a 15 per cent. cut.—-Aneta-
      to $12,750, a 15 per cent. cut.—-Aneta-Kavas.  -  50 words
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      BATTLESHIP SINKS.
      37 28 Spanish Vessel Lost Off Cape Finisterre. Madrid. July 13. The Spanish battleship, Bias de Ia*zi built in 1023, ran aground off Cap* Finisterre. and sank in 20 fathoms of water. No loss of life occurred.
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      GOVERNOR OF PUNJAB.
      75 28 —British Wireless. Sir Geoffrey de Montmorency's Deputy. Rugby. July 18. The Secretary of State in Council has granted Sir Geoffrey do Montmorency. Governor of the Puniab, leave of absence for urgent reasons of health. The Kinp has been pleased to approve that Khar Bahadur Captain Sa:d8r Sikander
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      WHITE HOUSE GUARDED.
      49 28 —Reuter. Against Unemployed Ex-Servicemen. Washington, July 17. The gates of White House are locked and the whole neighbourhood is isolated by a police cordon to guard against possible outbreaks by unemployed ex-service-men. The latter are protesting against Congress adjourning without passing legislation lor cashing war bonuses.—Reuter.
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      ST. LAWRENCE RIVER.
      54 28 the sea, at a cost of $800,000.000.—British Wireless. Canada and U.S.A. in Joint Scheme. Rugby, July 18. Canada and the United States today signed a treaty j raviding for co-operation in the construction of the St. Lawrence deep waterway from the Great Lakes t< the sea, at
      the sea, at a cost of $800,000.000.—British Wireless.  -  54 words
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      TWO BRIGADES EMPLOYED.
      223 29 —Reuter. 20,000 Volunteers Ready To Meet Menace. FIGHTING BEGINS. 130 Soviet Planes Fly Over The C.E.R. Peking, July 20. a new crisis has arisen in connection ,th the Manchurian situation by reason ;V Japanese threat to invade the Jehol and Chihli (Hopei) provinces. Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang has
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      ORIGIN OF AFFAIR.
      451 29 ORIGIN OF AFFAIR .•-ten to the offer.—Sin Chew Jit Poh and 7he Union Times. —Sin Kuo Min. Japanese Officer Missing. Shanghai, July 20. on the pretext that a Japanese officer •?med Ishimoto. from the Kwantung command, had been kidmpoed or murdered by ieneral Tang Yu-lin’s troops in Jehol. two •rigades
      .•-ten to the offer.—Sin Chew Jit Poh and 7he Union Times.; —Sin Kuo Min.  -  451 words
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      130 SOVIET PLANES.
      94 29 —Sin Chew Jit Poh. Making Flights Over The C.E.R. Shanghai, July 20. From Manchuli comes a report that already no fewer than 130 Soviet aeroplanes have arrived there. These aeroplanes have been already in the air and have carried out inspections of the Chinese Eastern Railway zone.—The
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      THE COMMISSION.
      236 29 preparation of their final report.—Sin Chew Jit Poh and The Union Times. .”—Reuter. Lord Lytton Landed On A Stretcher. Shanghai, July 20. Lord Lytton and the members of the Manchuria Inquiry Commission arrived at Tsingtao in Shantung Province by the Chichibu Maru yesterday and were welcomed by a
      preparation of their final report.—Sin Chew Jit Poh and The Union Times.; .”—Reuter.  -  236 words
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      MARITIME CUSTOMS.
      70 29 -Sin Kuo Min. Nanking Sir Frederick Maze’s Scheme. Shanghai, July 19. In connection with the plan proposal by Sir Frederick Maze (the Inspector-Gen-eral of Chinese Maritime Customs) for blockading the Three North-Eastern Provinces and collecting all Customs duties in China Proper before the goo-H enter Manchuria, it is
      -Sin Kuo Min.  -  70 words
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      KAYE DON’S FEAT.
      228 29 rrany other world records.—British Wireless. Tribute to Engineering Skill. Rugby, July 19. Mr. Kaye Don’s achievement in recapturing the water speed record for Great Britain, which now' again holds the world records in the air. on land and at sea, has revived discussion as to the practical
      rrany other world records.—British Wireless.  -  228 words
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      DRAIN OF GOLD.
      108 29 -Reuter. More Big Shipments From United States. Washington, July 16. The gold drain from the United States continued during June, when $226,000,000 worth was shipped abroad, while the gold imports totalled $18,000,000. These figures compare with $40,000 worth of gold exported and nearly $64,000,000 worth imported in
      -Reuter.  -  108 words
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      CHEMIST’S DISCOVERY.
      75 29 CHEMIST’ S DISCOVERY. -Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Turning Quicksilver Into Gold. Madrid, July 16. According to La Libertad a Spanisn chemist, Botella, has succeeded in manufacturing pure gold out of quicksilver under the control of a commission appointed by the state authorities. The cost of the maaufacture amounts to 1,500 pesetas, whereas the
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      PROFESSOR WILDEN-HART
      112 29 —Reuter. Death of Authority on Japan And Poland. London, July 18. The death has taken place at the age of 50 of Professor Bernard John WildenHart.—Reuter. After being a master at various English public schools the Professor became an attache at the British Embassy in Constantinople in 1908.
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      OTTAWA DELEGATES.
      56 29 Reuter. How Ministerial Work In Britain Will Be Done. London. July 15. Sir Samuel Hoare, (Secretary of State for India) s deputising for Sir P. Cunlifle Lister (Secretary of State for the Colonies) while the latter is at Ottawa. Mr. Ormsby-Gore (First-Commissioner for Works) will deputise for Sir
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      TRADE WAR FEARS.
      56 29 vi a C4viv. —Reuter. Austria and Hungary Fail To Agree. Budapest, July 15. The negotiations for a Commercial Treaty between Austria and Hungary have broken down. The failure is attributed to Austria’s insistence that Hungary should lake a fixed amount of goods. There are fears of a
      vi a C4viv. —Reuter.  -  56 words
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      MR. NEILSON-TERRY.
      65 29 -British Wireless. Well-Known Actor's Death In South Africa. Rugby, July 14. The death has occurred at Bulawayo, from double pneumonia, of the well-known British actor, Mr. Dennis Neilson-Terry, aged 37.—British Wireless. Mr. Neilson-Terry, with his company was on an extended tour of Africa. He came of a very
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      WEST AUSTRALIA.
      29 29 -Aneta-Havas. Sir John Northmore Appointed Lieut.-Governor. London, July 16. The Kinjr has appointed the Hon. Sir John Northmore to be Lieutenant-Gover-nor of Western Australia and its dependencies.—Aneta-Havas.
      -Aneta-Havas.  -  29 words
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      FAMOUS WAR EPIC RECALLED.
      647 29 Reuter. British Wireless. Death of Viscount Plumer Of Messines. London, July 16. The death has occurred of Field Marshal Lord Plumer, who has been in indifferent health since February last.— Reuter. Herbert Charles Onslow Plumer. 1st Baron of Messines, was 75 years of age. He entered
      Reuter.; British Wireless.  -  647 words
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      AIR LINER WRECKED.
      39 29 Valparaiso, July 20. The Pan-American-Grace air !iner San Jose bound from Santiago de Chi'e to Buenos Aires has been wrecked in a snow rstorm 10 miles noth east of Santiago. All the ten occupants are dead
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      H.M.S. MALAYA CUP MATCHES.
      831 30 Negri Sembilan Beaten. SINGAPORE'S BAD START RETRIEVED. Singapore 4; ..Negri Sembilan 1. Ak wan confidently expected Singapore won their Malnya Cup match against Negri Sembilan at the Anson Road Stadium on Saturday, and the final score of 4 —1 fully r» fleets their superiority. The Negri
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      PERAK BEATEN BY TEN WICKETS.
      443 30 Selangor’s Big Win. F. TEAM SELECTED TO MEET COLONY. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, July 17. Selangor defeated Perak by ten wickets in the match which finished here today. Scores: Selangor.—1st. Innings. Henry c .Jonklaas b Weerukody 34 1 *eni>on Smith std. Cooper b
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      “SIXES” IN FINE RACE.
      371 30 Black Swan Trophy At The R.S.Y.C. Tarbet, closely followed by Kilat, made a good start in the second race of the Black Swan Trophy series on Sunday. The order was unchanged at the first mark, Malay Spit Buoy. From here to the Four Fathom wa« a
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      CARDOSA TROPHY.
      357 30 A steady breeze and a choppy sea made getting under way more difficult than in the previous week in the B class lace for the Cardosa Trophy. Prima Donna was the only boat to make a really good start, with the result that at the first mark, 17
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      MIXED DOUBLES AT S.C.C.
      483 30 Tournament Ends. WIN FOR DR. AND MRS HOPKINS. The result of a previous match was reversed when Dr. and Mrs. Hopkins met Mr. and Mrs. Warden in the final of the mixed doubles level competition at the S.C.C. on Thursday. The pairs met in the handicap
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      F.M.S. AT BISLEY.
      134 30 —British Wireless. Finish Third in Junior Mackinnon Cup. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 14. In the Junior Mackinnon Cup at Bisley today Nyassaland won with a total of 3fl5 points. Prinidad (345) was second and the F.M.S. team third with 338. The Gold Coast scored 335,
      ,—British Wireless.  -  134 words
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      BUD WALLEY.
      30 30 Loses on Points To Len Benyon. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 18. Len Benyon outpointed Bud Walley, of Singapore, in a fifteen-round contest a‘ Merthyr last night.
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      MALAYAN CRICKET NOTES.
      1840 31 Colony and F.M.S. Teams. SELANGOR’S SUCCESSFUL SEASON. (By Our Cricket Correspondent.) The decision of the selectors of the Co’onv team to tak* both left-arm bcwlera— Carpenter and Cockle—to Kuala Iuir.pur will no doubt have come as rather surprise to most of the Colony’s supporters It was obviously
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      S.C.C. BEAT PULAU BRANI.
      350 31 Glut of Goals. POOR COMBINATION AT ANSON ROAD. S.C.C. 5 Pulau Brani 3. Although the S.C.C. defeated Pulau Brani at the Anson Road Stadium on Monday by 5—3, and were full value for their victory, the manner in which they obtained their two points was far
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      F.M.S. vs. COLONY.
      117 31 Teams for Annual Cricket Match. The following teams have been selected for the annual cricket match between the F.M.S. and the Colony to be played at Kuala Lumpur during the August holidays Colony K. A. Ashworth, Lieut. G. J. Bryan, Sergt. Carpenter, L.-A. C. Cockle, Flt.-Lieut. V.
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      SINGAPORE GOLD OUR MEETING.
      270 31 Competitors from Colombo GOO!) PROSPECTS FOR PENANG. (By Our Racing Correspondent). The September (Cold Cup) meeting of the Singapore Turf C\ub promises to bo a big success. Mr. olz, owner and breeder, of Wanasari Estate, Bandoeng, intends sending Garuda, a horse owned and bred by him,
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      PENANG RACES.
      324 31 Several New Horses To Run. The entries for the Penang meeting, starting on Saturday July 23, include several horses running for the first time in Malaya. The following are particulars: CANVASSER A six-year-old chestnut, English gelding, by The Boss out of Carney. In 1028 ran eight times, and
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      KHOO HOOI HYE.
      62 31 Unable to Play in Malayan Championships. Khoo Hooi Hye, the ex-Malayan tennis champion, will not be competing: in this vear’s Malayan championships owing: to the .la\a championships, for which he ntered a few months a to. in renly to an invitation from the Java offi ials. The
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      COUNTY CRICKET RESULTS.
      898 32 .—Reuter. Indian Tourists IiOse. GLOUCESTER BEATEN AGAIN. Details of matches which concluded yesterday, as cabled by Reuter, an* follows Heavy Scoring at the Oval. London, July 15. Oval Surrey obtained five points for a first innings’ advantage over Cilamorganshire. Surrey scored 424 for h declared (Gregory 131)
      .—Reuter.  -  898 words
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      IPOH FOOTBALL.
      181 32 League Season Ends: Chinese Champions. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, July 17. The league season in Ipoh w’as brought to a close today when the Perak Chinese R.C., who head the league table, met a combined team selected from the rest of the sides in the competition in*
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      ECLIPSE STAKES.
      85 32 Result Confirmed: Sandwich Fifth. A cable from our London correspondent confirms that the result of the Eclipse Stakes was as follows I xml Roseberry’s MIRACLE (H. Wragg) 8.9 1 M. M. Boussac’s GOYESCAS (Elliott) 9.7 2 1LH. the Aga Khan’s FIRDAUSSI (Beary) 8.9 0 Mr. J. A. Dewar’s
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      RICHEST RACE.
      39 32 Reuter. Gusto Wins 876,600 Event At Arlington. Chicago, July 17. The Arlington classic race over 1% miles, value $76,800 the richest three-year-old race in the world, was won today by Gusto, owned by Mr. M. L. Schwartz.—
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      SINGAPORE GOLF.
      652 32 Keppel G.C. Defeat i Garrison. Thu result of the match played on Sun- day between the Keppel Golf Club anti the Garrison Golf Club, over Kepel links, was a win for the home team by 8 Vb to 7Vi. The score? were as follows, Garrison players mentioned first:—
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      RECORD BROKEN AT GARRISON SPORTS.
      642 32 Enjoyable Function. SPLENDID STRUGGLE IN TUG-O’-WAR. An enjoyable afternoon was spent at Tanglin Barracks on Saturday afternoon when the Garrison inter-unit athletic championships and an Officers’ At Home was held. Nothing better could have been expected of the weather, and the function proved thoroughly enjoyable.
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      BRITAIN WINS.
      49 32 France Beaten in Tennis International. Ru#by, July 14. Great Britain won the women’s tennis match with France at Le Touquet today. The British team were lead in# by seven matches to four with one match to be played.—British Wireless. Later A Reuter cable states BritaiD won 8—4.
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  • The Straits Budget FINANCIAL SUPPLEMENT
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      CONTENTS.
      80 1 Gener*l Rubber Situation 1 Singapore Tin Prices 1 The Singapore Auction United Patani 1 London Tin Market 1 Share Market 1 Bradwall (F.M.S.) 1 Honu* and American Stocks l Tin and Rubber 1 Error in Colony Rubber Stocks 3 Windsor (F.M.S.) Rubber 4 .June Rubber Returns 4 Trade and
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      RUBBER SITUATION.
      69 1 Singapore Official Quotations. Quotations Forward Contracts Spot Seller Prices J. t Date I,'don S’pore Aug. Sept. Oct. July 14 i 5 N 5 7'16 Ski 5 9/16 1\ 5 9 16 5H 5 11/16 518/16 15 115/16 5k» 5 11/16 5 1306 IS 1 15/16 59/16 5 s
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      SINGAPORE TIN PRICES.
      20 1 Julv 14 Tin. S'pnre Prior per picul. 1.*» 66.37*4 16 66.00 ..IS 66.00 10 66.00 20 65.SO
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      THE SINGAPORE AUCTION.
      123 1 The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its 1.079th auction <>n July 20. when there was catalogued 1.302,315 lb. or 581.39 tons; offered 1,085,230 !b. or 4K4.4S tons sold 716.456 lb. or 319.85 tons. Spot. London 1 15/16d. New York 2 13/16 cts. PRICES REALISED. Ribbed
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      UNITED PATANI.
      124 1 The report of the directors of United 1’atani (Malaya) Rubber Estates Ltd., for the year 1931, states The cultivated area remains at 8,872 acres, of which 7,866 acres <are mature. The crop harvested for the year amounted to 2.184,166 l'b. The balance of profit brought forward from last
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      LONDON TIN MARKET.
      773 1 rStmifu Time* Copyright.— Reproduction Rights Pt»*»n»d.| A Prey to General Sentiment. US. CONSUMERS’ STOCKS LOW. < From Our Own Correspondent.) London, June 22. Despite the important developments which have been pending in the tin situation during the past few weeks, prices recently have been mainly inliuenced by
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      SHARE MARKET.
      464 1 Fraser and Co.’s Weekly Report. Fraser and Co.’s report, dated July 20, states: Conditions in the local share market have been somewhat quieter during the past week, but the recent improvement has been well maintained and the feeling generally seems! more hopeful. The price of tin has remained
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      BRADWALL (F.M.S.)
      111 1 BRADWALL F.M.S.) The report of the directors of the Bradwall (F.M.S.) Rubber Estate Ltd., for the year ended Dec. 31, 1931, states. The amount brought forward from last year was £5,162 Is. 4d. Deducting therefrom the loss for the year £2,576 2s. Bd. there remains a credit balance to carry
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      HOME AND AMERICAN STOCKS.
      257 1 Closing Quotations In London. (Prom Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 19. Closing 1 quotations today of the principal British and American stocks are given below:— The rise or fall is in relation to the price of July 14. GOVERNMENT STOCKS. BRITISH. Rise or Fall Conversion Loan
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      TIN AND RUBBER.
      148 1 Tongkah Harbour Calls Up Is. Per Share. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July, 14. Tongkah Haflboun Tin Dredging Co., N.L., is calling up one shilling per share owing to the fall in price, restriction and the detrimental exchange position. (Kent (F.M.S.) Tin Dredging, Ltd., show a loss
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        RUBBER CONTROL.
        2746 2 Co-operative Methods Advocated. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —If Carlyle were alive and were asked for his opinion on rubber he would probably content himself with the remark Rubber is still shooting Niagara/' Disraeli, without the flicker of an eyelid, would probably say The rubber
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        “ MYTHICAL ” RUBBER STOCKS !
        320 2 MYTHICAL RUBBER STOCKS To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —Every business man and manufacturer will, I believe, agree with me that one of his principal considerations in business is a quick turnover and a quick turnover implies a minimum stock. The size of the stock carried depends on
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      WHAT OF RUBBER?
      241 3 To the Editor of the Straits Times. ,j n the leader in the Straits Times of Ju!y 7 you write: \Ve in Malaya are inclined to be overwhelmed with the thought of so miuh rubber which is always with us, n d to overlook the fact that
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      THE STRAITS PLANTATIONS, LTD.
      1157 3 4V2 Per Cent. Dividend For The Year. PRODUCTION COSTS. MR. ERIC MACFADYEN’S REVIEW. The thirty-third ordinary general meeting of the Straits Plantations, Ltd., was held on June 25 in the council room of the Rubber Growers’ Association, 2-4. Idol Lane, E.C., Mr. Eric Macfadyen (chairman of
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      PALM OIL PRICE.
      37 3 A cable received by Cumberbatch and Co. gives the London prices of palm oil at £15.10.0 The market is steady. Thip quotation is made on the basis of 18 per cent. f.f.a., c.i.f. Liverpool.
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      ERROR IN COLONY RUBBER STOCKS.
      580 3 MISTAKE OF 20,000 TONS IN RETURN BY DEALERS. It was reported on Friday by the Registrar-General of Statistics that an •error had been discovered in the monthly return of Colony rubber stocks. The effect of this is that the amended total of dry rubber as
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      Trade and Finance.
      277 4 EXCHANGE RATES. Singapore, July 20. SELLING. London, 4 months’ sight 2. .5 29 32 London, 3 months' sight 2/3 7 s London, 60 days’ sight 2/3 27/32 London, 30 duy»' sight 2 3 13/16 London, demand 2'3 25 32 London, T.T. 2/3** Lyons and Paris, demand L030
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      Stocks and Shares.
      822 4 Fraser and Co.’s Quotations. Singapore, July 20. MINING. Issue Val. Pd. Buyers. Sellers. £1 £1 Asam Kutnbang 21/6 23/6 £1 £1 Austral Maluy 18/- 20/-f>/-5/- Ayer Hitam Tin 9/6 10/£1 £1 Bangrin Tin 7/- 8/£1 £1 Batang Padang 0.05 0.10 l 1 Batu Caves 0.19 0.22 1
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    • RUBBER SHARE PRICES.
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        LONDON EXCHANGE PRICES JUNE 20.
        504 4 —< jiiiagnr <’-/) /14; Anglo-Malay (£1) Hi -Ayer K’ning (£1) 4; Bagan Serai (£1) 4; Bahru (2/) ,44; Banteng (£1) 1/16; B itu 'Haves (£1) 3/16; Batu Matang (£1) /9; Batu I Tiga (£1) Vi; Bertam (2/) /44; Bidor (£1) •'h»; TJ:kam (20 /3; Bradwall
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        SINGAPORE DOLLAR SHARE PRICES JULY 20.
        683 4 £*p;“! Closing Price. Pan! Up \alua Dividends p ra er 4 Company 4 Co. Evatt. 454,175 1 Nil for year 29-2-32 .Allenby (*1) 0.20 0.30 0.20 0.30 216,779 l Nil for year 30-9-31 Alor Cajah ($1) 0.15 0.30 0.15 (K25 439.425 1 Nil for
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      WINDSOR (F.M.S.) RUBBER
      137 4 The report of the <1 ire« tors of the Windsor (F.M.S.) Rubber Estate Ltd., for the year 1931, states: Of the area shown in the yearly statement, 1,481 acres were mature at the end of the year. The cron harvested for the year amounted to 373,468 lb.
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      JUNE TIN RETURNS.
      53 4 The figures in brackets give the outputs for the corresponding period of last year. ltenong Tin.—No. 3 Dredge— 349 piculs. The output for the* month of June 1931 was: No. 2 Dredge—s 92 piculs. Pahang Consolidated.—l.7C4 piculs, (3,629) [poh Tin Dredging.—sB2 piculs, (330) Sungei Kinta Tin.— s
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      COPRA.
      29 4 Barlow Co. report as follows on July 14.—The copra market has shown some fluctuation during the past week, and closes easier at the undermentioned pmces:—Sundried $5.30; mixed $4.90.
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      JUNE RUBBER RETURNS.
      257 4 The figures in Brackets give the outputs for the corresponding period of last year. Ayer M01ek.—19,061 lb. Anglo-Malay Rubber. -48,788 lb. Allenby. -69,500 lb. Rukit Kajang.—lll,7sl lb. Hatu Tiga.—l7o,ooo lb. Bassett Rubber.—3B..‘l62 lb. Berta:n Consolidated.—2B2,7s9 lb. Bikam Rubber.—92,ooo lb. Bruseh Rubber.—37,soo lb., (40,200 lb) Cluny.—36,ooo lb. Changkat.—2B,66l
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