The Straits Budget, 25 May 1933

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    26 1 The Straits Budget aEmG “SS* J5» straits W iftoTABLlMID USABLY A CWmjRY* No. 3,928 SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, MAY 25, 1933. Price 25 cents (S.S. Currency) or 7d.
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    CONTENTS.
    393 1 LKADMfI Pa<i The Tariff Truce S Indians on the Land 3 Faulty Systems 3 Fallacies? 3-4 Cause for Pride 4 Alarm Among Planters 4 Occasional Notes M Telegrams, Renter and Special— Covering Past Week’s News 21-29 Pictures—.gainst the Bukit Tiuiah Skyline 17 In Camp at Siglap 18 Raffles Institution
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    LOCAL AND PERSONAL
    1695 1 f Resident of Selangor has made the th, k ing Ganges in the constitution of \!r o rt management of the Malay ]cvJ cu^y.ra l Settlement/ for the year win- Vice-president: Hon. Mr. E. B. rr. 1 ,a ”i. 8 M.C.S., in the place of Raja siirn’M.C.S.,
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    Empire Day Celebrations In Singapore.
    1090 2 SCHOOLS LISTEN TO MESSAGES FROM THE KING AND QUEEN. Empire Day was celebrated on Wednesday, by the schools throughout Singapore, with the reading of H.M. the King’s Message, the Queen’s Messa/ e, and the message from the Admiral of the Fleet, Earl Jellicoe, president of
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    NO FRESH SAUSAGES IN MARKETS.
    344 2 Tinned Only Order. DISCOURAGING A NEW LOCAL INDUSTRY. Thai it is quite impossible to check the ingredients is the reason given foi the decision of committee no. 2 of the Municipality not to allow the aale of sausages in local markets, unless the sausages are
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    NAZIS IN JAVA.
    101 2 Dutch Found Fascist Organisation. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, May 15. Branches of the Nazi party have been established in Batavia and Sourabaya by Germans living in Java. Dutchmen have also founded a Fascist organisation, but the membership is small and already divided. The Vaderlandsche Club, one
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    ARMY EXAMINATION.
    88 2 Certificates Awarded Locally. First class certificates of education have been awarded following the army examination held in Singapore last M irch to tne following: Gnr. W. K. Jagger (distinction in Mathematics), L./Sgt. Hi N. Hunt, L./Bdr. R. Holland, Bdr. Art. G. H. J. Kidd, Tptr. R. Cunningham, A./Bdr.
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    BATHER DROWNED.
    27 2 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, May 24. A 20-year-old Chinese was found drowned today in the upper lake here which was opened recently for bathing.
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    FROM ANTWERP TO SINGAPORE.
    653 2 Women’s Motor Trek. HUSBAND’S STORY To STRAITS TIMES. Q. A n Sa U P* r »l r »P*» in Tuesdav’a Straits Times to the effect thlTtl" women had aet oat from AntwerJ. motor to Singapore brought n eating sequel later in the day ii shape of
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  • The Straits Budget
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      THE TARIFF TRUCE.
      760 3 ,—Straits Times, May IS. Since Great Britain abandoned her traditional policy of free trade and entered into the Ottawa Agreements, there has been a marked increase in the number and intensity of the campaigns to bring about a general lowering of tariff walls. For years Great Britain
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      INDIANS ON THE LAND.
      736 3 sional and exceptional instances.—Straits Times, May 19. A few days ago the new Indian land settlement at Chua, near Port Dickson, was formally inaugurated. This was an event of more than local interest, for t though the frjttlement is a small one it is the first
      sional and exceptional instances.—Straits Times, May 19.  -  736 words
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      FAULTY SYSTEMS.
      911 3 Straits Timt«, May 20. Two subjects of particular importance to the local mercantile community and contracting firms were touched upon in the speech delivered by Mr. H. Elphick at yesterday’s annual general meeting of Gammon (Malaya) Ltd. The first was a reference to the subject of unemployment and
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      FALLACIES ?
      892 3 FALLACIES mo.*. TO’t'VrOU* nrcumMUiite piw-tluc'-'ir. i»i this country.—Straits Times, May 22. According to Mr. John Howeson, there is* cause for congratulation that the tin industry has not been wholly swallowed up in the course of the last three years. I here will be a tendency in this part of the
      mo.*. TO’t'VrOU* nrcumMUiite |«| piwtluc'-'ir. i»i this country.—Straits Times, May 22.  -  892 words
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      CAUSE FOR PRIDE.
      727 4 glorious than its past.—Straits Times, May 23. Tomorrow over more than twelve million square miles of the earth’s surface and among about five hundred millions of people Empire Day will om observed. There have been many critics of the parades and other celebrations which take place annually
      glorious than its past.—Straits Times, May 23.  -  727 words
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      ALARM AMONG PLANTERS
      823 4 i tlllli Vi. nuiu^vii^ —Straits Times, May 24. Seldom has a speech dealing with the rubber industry caused such widespread alarm among planters as is the case with the annual address delivered by Mr. N. C. S. Bosanquet on relinquishing the chairmanship of the Rubber Growers’ Association.
      i tlllli Vi. nuiu^vii^ —Straits Times, May 24.  -  823 words
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    Victoria Theatre Employee Draws Two Salaries.
    1364 4 NOW CONVICTED OF CHEATING THE MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONERS. Ahmat bin Sakam, a cleaner employed at the Victoria Theatre, invented an ingenious scheme of making easy money and as a result found himself convicted of cheating the Municipal Commissioners by Mr. J. F. F. Gregg, the
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  • OCCASIONAL NOTES.
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      PASSING THE BUCK.
      214 5 liowi-ver audacious the exploit.—Straits Times, May 18. Without knowing in the least what the tilm critic is going to say about “Bring ’Km Back Alive," the writer of this column wishes to hand it to Frank Buck ]Ie does marvellous things with animals does Frank. You should
      ~ liowi-ver audacious the exploit.—Straits Times, May 18.  -  214 words
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      THE “WANDERVOGEL.”
      242 5 -Straits Times, May 18. Germany, which has never quite recovered its equilibrium since the Great War—admittedly, it might be asked which world Power has done so—has again been thrown into a turmoil. It is not the purpose of this Note to seek to find the reasons or to
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      OVERDOING ECONOMY.
      223 5 development of young areas.”—Straits 'mis, May 18. On more than one occasion a note of warning has been sounded that Malaya is getting pannicky over the slump and overdoing botJh retrenchment and economy, and, even less pleasant to contemplate is the complaint that many tii-ms are taking advantage
      development of young areas.”—Straits 'mis, May 18.  -  223 words
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      A NEW GOLFING STAR.
      148 5 -Straits Times, May 18. Singapore, more especially that eler«u*nt in it known as “the old timers,'* J'ould be keenly interested in this year’s English Women’s Open Golf Championship, the final of which is *ing played today between Miss Wilson, the present holder, a nd Miss Diana
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      GUIDING THE GUIDES.
      190 5 Straits Times, May 19. As the result of an order issued by the Commissioner of Social Affairs guides in Canton have been put out of work until they promise to conform to a new’ set of regulations. True to type these gentry have, in the past, been
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      JAPANESE FISHERMEN.
      221 5 they visited two years ago.— Straits Times, May 19. When 32 Singapore Japanese fishermen who had been wrecked on a reef in the Solomon Group were taken to Brisbane for repatriation their story that they were only fishing was ridiculed and their presence in those waters was made
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      GANGSTERS IN PARKS.
      279 5 —Straits Times, May 19. If people would come and give i evidence in the same way as has been done in this case this type of offence would die out in a fortnight.” This statement was made by a Selangor detective officer on Wednesday in a case
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      FLYING PROGRESS.
      172 5 of the cost of a < able.—Straits Times, May 20. A striking sidelight on the progress which has been mode in aviation in a few years is to he seen in newspaper reports of Atlantic flights. Many reader* will remember the tremendous sensation that was caused where the
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      INNOCENT “GAME.”
      218 5 —Straits Times May 20. The innocent interpretation we chose to put in this column upon the recent illfated Japanese fishing cruise to the Solomon Islands, was borne out in a conversation with the Japanese Consul in Singapore. The Brisbane Courier tried to create an air of mystery around
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      WHERE THE MONEY GOES.
      495 5 —Straits Time*, May 20. A series of papers (blue) were recently made public by the Government concerning the activities of the Colony Finance Committee. They make interesting reading as throwing a light on the strange places into which the Colony money flnds its way. We are
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      INDIA ANNOYS JAPAN.
      279 5 the face of such a menace. Straits Times. May 22. “The Indo-Japanese treaty controversy which has cuust U the strained atmosphere in the eeon &gt;inic and political circles in our country for its development, was taken up at the conference of Government officials and economic leaders under
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      DRIVE OUT THE BRITISH!
      286 5 Straits Times, May 22. It is one of the compluints of Japan in her differences with the West that other nations cannot see the “realities” of the Far Fust but in respect of dumping the same charge might be levelled at her, to say nothing of
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      THAT PLANTER!
      204 5 THAT PLANTER -Straits Time ;,’May 'I'l The* planter who lias been seen within two miles of Kuala Lumpur and has taken a dog from a European bungalow turns out to have been a panther. Wo hope that that was sufficiently clear to our readers when the error appeared, but as
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      A KINDLY WORD.
      101 5 A KINDLY WORD ■—Straits Times, May 23. At the end of a day in which tie elimination of misprints had proved more than usually difficult, the following paragraph came as Balm of Gilead. .It was written by Fra Juniper in Universe I calculate that on a printed page of Universe
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      MUNICIPAL ENTERPRISE.
      168 6 visitors bent on sight seeing-—Straits Times, May 23. Although it is only a small step in the direction of making Singapore more attractive to visitors, a new departure which has just been made by a Municipal department provides very welcome evidence of a changing attitude towards the people
      visitors bent on sight seeing-—Straits Times, May 23.  -  168 words
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      “MORNING IN MALAYA. ”
      146 6 “MORNING IN MALAYA. And then the junglo sighed.—Straits Times, May 23. Mr. R. P. Kingsley, a rubber planter, contributes the following to a series of u Readers’ Poems which are being published by the London Daily Express As I stood at sunrise on a hill Up by the jungle edge
      And then the junglo sighed.—Straits Times, May 23.  -  146 words
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      WORK IT OUT!
      504 6 serious-minded people.—Straits Times, May 23. An economically-minded reader was so taken with the article by Sir Harold Bowden which appeared on this page that he sat down and w'rote out his own theory of why none of us have enough money to spend. It takes a bit
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      ENGLAND.
      109 6 Straits Times, May 24. Your children are we, O Mother. By bane or by blessing—true; Sealed to your love and none other. And benisoned yet by you. Your children in joy or sorrow, Leal to the days that are past. We look to the glorious morrow*, And honour you
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      RUBBER BATHING SUITS.
      288 6 —Straits Times, May 24. The latest number of The Rubber Age to reach the Straits Times office contains some distinctly pleasing pictures of mannequins attired in the rubber bathing suits which are being discussed with much animation in the United States. Apparently the public has not yet
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      STRANGE!
      51 6 was their absence.—Straits Times, Mav 24. Singapore Harbour presented a very colourful sight this morning with most of the ships dressed in honour of Empire Day. But Singapore Town failed entirely to rise to the occasion and the only noticeable thing about the Union Jacks was their absence.—Straits Times,
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      WAGES IN MALAYA.
      643 6 -Straits Times, May 24. A correspondent who has read the remarks in the Federal Journal printed on May 13 on the subject of wages in Malaya sends us an extract from a letter written by a man who was at one time a prominent European merchant in
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    BIRTHS
    60 6 ARBUTHNOTT. At Kuala Lumpur, on Mav 21, to Barbara (nee Worters), wife of A. Arbuthnott, a son. BEAMAN. —On Thursday. May IS. at the General Hospital. Singapore, to Mr. ard M rs. W. H. Beaman, a son. DYASON.—On Friday 19th. at the Clinic. 1. Oxley Rise, to May, wife
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    ENGAGEMENT
    45 6 The engagement is announced of Mr. Low Chin Seang, younger brother of Mr. Low Ah Moy and Miss Ho Lai Yee, third daughter of Dr. Ho Siu Khan J.P. and Mrs. Ho Siu Khan and grand-daughter of Mr. 110 Saik Kuan M.B.E. of Singapore.
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    MARRIAGE
    54 6 BALDERS WESTMACOTT.- The wedding took place at Seremban on Saturday, May 20, between Captain J. C. M. Balders The Worcestershire Regiment son of the late Lieut.-Col. C. M. Balders King’s Dragon Guards and Mrs. Balders of R.vde I of W and Dorothy May third daughter of Canon and Mrs.
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    “CAT” FOR GANGSTER TERRORISTS.
    549 6 Severe Sentences. judge on protecting HARMLESS PEOPLE. Sentence of seven years’ rigorous imprisonment and 12 strokes 0 f th cat was passed on each of twi Chinese, Hoh Hup Seng and Xg chit Ngow. who were charged with armed gang robbery in the Assize Court on
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    $2,000 JEWEL THEFT.
    117 6 (From Our Own Correspondent Seremban, May -3. Two Malays, Aman and Abu Ihu.ai have been arrested by the Sereni &gt;a |&gt;oliee for, it is alleged, being concctn* in the recent $2,000 jewel robbery at a house of Sheikh Mohamed, a. well-kn«" v local Malay resident. Not only
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    29 6 DEATH PAREETH—On May 19, 1933, ut 12.30 p.m.. Mr. S. M. Paroeth Seran? partner of Messrs. Tamil Labour Co., Harbour Board Contractors at his residence. No. 49 Anson Road.
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      PLANTERS ALARMED.
      504 7 Are Sacrifices To Be Permanent To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —It was a happy inspiration when vou started 44 Malayan Planting Topics as a weekly article. Your Planting Correspondent is always interesting amd gives valuable information with regard to new methods and ideas and I
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      INJUSTICE ?
      394 7 INJUSTICE To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —In your issue of May 17 an Ane-ta-Havas message makes reference to the speech of Sir Eric Geddes at the Dunlop Rubber Company’s general meeting. Sir Hrie is reported to have said: “Under present conditions, the planter who cannot deliver his
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      THIS PIER.
      184 7 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—Lest some gallant captain should be thinking of dashing up on horseback on June 3rd to open the new pier in the name of the people, the following suggestions are offered as a last-minute solution to name controversy. (1) Most piers
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      UNEMPLOYMENT FUND.
      210 7 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —In amending the figures of his first statement, Mr. E. D. Butler seems to have lost sight of the point of his fits*, letter, which was to show “that the present income of the European Unemployment Fund in Malaya from
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      ANOTHER GOOD STORY.
      659 7 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, I recently noticed in the columns of the Straits Times a letter headed A Good Story.” Here is another one, as related to me by a friend last week who is prepared to verify facts as stated below, if
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    TRADE SCHOOL.
    310 7 Visited By Singapore Members of E.A.M. A number of members of the Singapore branch of the Engineers’ Association of Malaya, including Mr. G. Heron (chairman), paid a visit to the Government Trade School, Scott’s Road, on Monday. They were shown over the school and watched the boys at
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    $2,800 HAUL OF CHANDU.
    583 7 Two Chinese Fined $14,000. “Chinese girls do not stay unchaperoned in a room with a man,” declared Mr. F. H. Elkins, Controller of Government Monopolies, on Tuesday before- Mr. H. A. Forrer, the Criminal District Judge, in support of his contention that a 22-year-old woman, named
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    GANJA IN SAMPAN.
    154 7 Chinese Gets Gaol And Fine Of $10,000. “I suppose somebody gave you this to take somewhere,” commented Mr. H. A. Forrer, the Criminal District Judge, when a Chinese was brought up for sentence on Friday for possession of delet irious drugs. He was. sentenced to nine months’
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    THREE KILLED WHEN DREDGE CAPSIZES.
    267 8 Ron pi bon Tin Mine. WORK NOW HELD UP FOR A YEAR. Konpibon tin mine, lasted 250 miles north of Penang on a lonely part of the west coast of Siam is at a complete standstill. Late last month the dredge overturned and three men
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    BASKET BALL TEAM IN ROAD CRASH.
    161 8 One Ifoy Killed and Two Critically Injured. (Front Our Own Correspondent.) Muar, May 22. As a result of a toad accident a Chinese youtth is dead an! three others aro in hospital, two of them in a critical condition. Last Sunday a party of
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    EUROPEAN CHARGED.
    162 8 Intentionally Giving False Evidence.” An echo of the case of assault. hoard in the third Magistrate's Court last month, in which three Europeans and an Indian servant employed by one of them were involvi d, was mentioned before Mr. H. A. 1'orrer, the Criminal District Judge, on Monday.
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    POISONED AMAH’S STRANGE DEATH.
    365 8 Natural Causes Verdict At Inquest. A verdict of death from natural causes was returned by Mr. F. G. Bourne, the Singapore Coroner, yesterday at the conclusion of the inquiry into the death of a Chinese amah named Lee Foo Chin who died in the General Hospital
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    TOUCHED LIVE WIRE.
    275 8 Malay’s 30 Feet Spin To Death. An inquiry into the death of a Malay foreman in the P.W.D. electiical department, Sariff bin Haji Samsee, employed at the civil aerodrome quarry at Kampong Batak, who fell from a height of thirty feet after coming into contact w *h
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    SULTAN OF PAHANG.
    68 8 Indo-Ceylonese And His Installation. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuantan, May 19. A mass meeting of Indo-Ceylonese held at the Kuantan school yesterday agreed to support the Kuala Lipis proposal for the presentation of an address and silver casket to the Sultan at the coming installation, if done
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    THREE KILLED ON FLOODED ROAD.
    499 8 Motor Lorry Turns Over Into Ditch. &lt;F rom Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, May 17. During the early days of this week all motor traffic on the Singapore-Malacca main road, especially in the north Johore section, was enjoined to proceed with much caution owing to the
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    MR. E. C. MILLIGAN.
    103 8 In Hospital Following Factory Accident. Mr. E. C. Milligan, of Guthrie and Co., Ltd., Singapore, is in the General Hospital with a badly lacerated right hand. He received this injury in the oil palm factory on Ulu Remis estate. Layang Lavang, Johore, a few days ago.
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    DOCTOR’S SUIT FAILS.
    90 8 Action For Damages After Car Collision. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, May 18. The case for damages brought by Dr. Van Geyzel, of Seremban, against the owner and the driver of a motor-car as a sequel to a collision with his car, failed today when Che Hamzah
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    CONSTABLE SHOT IN POLICE STATION.
    104 8 Rifle Through Window. COLLEAGUE ON CHAR(;e OF MURDER. While sitting in the single men s in the Orchard Road police station (&gt;n Sunday night a constable named ll Hussain was shot dead with a rill.. p through the window by, it is alleged another police
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    YOUNG SYCE SENT TO PRISON.
    356 8 Charge of Possessing A Revolver. Judgment was given on Friday bv Mr. H. A. Forrer, the Singapore Criminal District Judge, convicting Sardir bin Reso, a young Javanese motor-car driver, employed under Mr. Thorne, on charges of possession of arms, possession of ammunition and dishonestly retaining
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    TRADE COMMISSION.
    129 8 More Evidence Regarding Shipping Conferences. The twelfth, thirteenth and meetings of the S.S. Trade were held in Singapore on May 1 h ,j 18. Evidence was taken from t Freyberg, R.N., (Ret.) O.B.E., Attendant, S.S.) and Comdr. C. R.N.. (Ret.) C.M.G.. D.S.O 0&gt;vi&gt;‘&gt; Master Attendant), regarding the nwi
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    TEN YEARS FOR SECRET SOCIETY MEN
    1250 9 What Does The Number 108 Mean? MYSTIC SIGNS. HEAVEN AND EARTH ASSOCIATION. After six days’ hearing the Lorong lallat murder trial was concluded late on May 17 at the Assizes, the jury returning a verdict of guilty of culpable homicide not amounting Ho murder
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    TAPPING RESUMED.
    94 9 (Frbm Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, May 15. The Soerabaiaasch Handelsblad states that Soember Kerto, Soember Bokor and Kali Klcpoe-Pantjoer Sarie, estates, in the neighbourhood of Malang, have resumed .tapping. Two scholarships of $4 a month have been awarded by tho Klang Club to (i) Abdul Majid bin AIkIuI
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    DETECTIVE TURNED OUT OF CLUB.
    406 9 Tried to Buy Lottery Ticket. (From Our Own Correspondent). Penang, May 22. Judgment was delivered in the Penang district court this morning in the case in which seven members of the Penang Buddhist Association, who formed themselves into a committee to hold a sweep on
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    RUBBER PRODUCTION.
    178 9 Little Response to Higher Prices. So far the rise in the price of rubber does not peem to have affected production in Malaya, according to the April rubber statistics issued on Tuesday by the Department of Statistics. In view of the enhanced prices which have obtained it was
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    OVER TCS. 4,000,000.
    71 9 Hi# Response To Siam’s Internal Loan. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, May 19. The result of the first four days' application for Siam’s first internal loan hows that over Tes. 4,000.000 have been applied for in Bangkok, exclusive of uptdieations made by Provicial treasuries, made up as
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    “IT TAKES YOUR BREATH AWAY.”
    515 9 8,000 Miles By Air. MAN WHO WAS TEN DAYS AGO IN LONDON. It takes your breath away," is tto way in which Lieut.-Commander B. Y. It. Baker, R.N., of H M.S. Herald, describes his journey from London ta Singapore by the Royal Dutch air liner.
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    SUNGEI BESI MINES INQUIRY.
    185 9 Resignation of The President. We art* officially informed that the Hon. Mr. Justice (1. A. Hereford has resigned his appointment of president of the commission to inquire into the general working of the Electrical Department in its commercial aspect and the circumstances that led to the
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    SOLICITORS BEFORE F.M.S. JUDGES.
    1383 10 Two Inquiries By Bar Committee. COURT’S RULING. IGNORANCE OF LEGAL ETIQUETTE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, May 17. Two Kuala Lumpur solicitor* were respondents in the Supreme Court this morning. The matters arose out of an inquiry by the Bar Committee into the conduct of
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    NEW AIR BASE CHIEF.
    89 10 Group Captain S. W. Smith Appointed. On Apr. 24 the Straits Times London correspondent reported that Group Captain S. W. Smith, commanding the R.A.F. station at Mansion, Thanet, was being transferred to Singapore, probably at the end of the summer, to take over the Far Fast
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    LOOSING THE HANDS OF THE RAILWAY.
    245 10 Seeking Equality With Road Services. Restrictions which tie the hands of the railway and prevent it from competing on equal terms with road motor services will be removed if a bill to be introduced in the Johore State Council on May 30 is passed.
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    LOCAL WEDDINGS.
    439 10 Mr. W. Gilliam And Miss I. M. Payne. The wedding took place at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church. Singapore, on Friday afternoon of Mr. William Gilliam, oniy son of Mr. William Gilliam, if J Chertsey, Surrey, and Miss Isabel Margaret Payne, fourth daughter of Mr. James Payne and the
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    KILLED BY JAPANESE SOLDIERS.
    482 10 Singapore Journalist. SHOT WHEN GATHERING NEWS AT FRONT. While in the course of his duties at the Jehol front, as war correspondent of th*» Singapore Chinese daily, the Sin Chew Jit Poh, Mr. Chen Tse Sih, formerly a teacher in certain Chinese schools in Singapore, came
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    SOLD LOTTERY TICKETS.
    47 10 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Taiping, May 17. For selling lottery tickets purporting to be entrance tickets to a badminton tournament ito be held at Penang in June, ft Hokkien named Lee l#m Poh, was nnH v2O or. alternatively, one month’s rigorou-* imprisonmnt here today.
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    Planters Should Speak With One Voice.
    3649 11 JOHORE WANTS A CENTRAL ASSOCIATION. The urgent need for the formation of a Central Planters' Association which could speak to Government with one voice, was stressed by Mr. J. W. E. Adams, the chairman, at the annual meeting of the Johore Planters' Association held
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    SET FIRE TO HIS SHOP.
    665 12 Heavily Insured. REMOVED GOODS BEFORE BURNING. “Tell the accused that the law regards this as an extremely serious offence and one which is verv difficult to detect. If the fire had not been providentially found out so early, &gt;he evidence goes to show that not
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    NOT IN THEIR OWN COUNTRY.
    176 12 Men Who Hid Daggers Under Their Clothes. Two Macassar Malays named Sakar and Rajyat, employed as fitters in the Australian show boat, the Nieuw Holland, ignorant of local law went about the streets with daggers under their clothes hoping to sell them. The two men
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    MR. S. G. HACKER.
    514 12 Entertained By Finn’s Employees. The whole staff of Robyison and Co., Ltd., were present at a garden party at Villa Dolce, Tanjong Katong Road, the residence of Mr. Tan Chin Heng, on Sunday to bid farewell to Mr. S. G. Hacker, managing director of the firm,
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    DISTEMPER SWEEPING SINGAPORE.
    443 12 Warning to Public. PONT FONDLE OTHER PEOPLE’S DOGS. An alarming epidemic of distemper is sweeping through Singapore. It is on this account that the dog and cat show at the New World, which was to have opened this week, has been postponed. The proprietors of the New
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    HEAVY LANDSLIDE.
    91 12 Fraser's Hill And Pahang Cut Off From Selangor. (From Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur, May 23. A heavy landslide two miles from the Gap. on the Kuala Kubu side, last night is holding up traffic between Selangor and Pahang, also to and from Fraser’s Hill. Repairs will be
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    THE NEW PIER.
    46 12 Invitations Issued For Opening Ceremony. Invitations have now been issued by the Director of Public Works for the omeia opening 1 by His Excellency the Governor of the New Pier. The ceremony is to take place at 10.15 a.m. on Saturday. June 3.
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    A JOURNAL IN THE FEDERAL CAPITAL.
    3237 13 The Taylor Tragedy—European Reactions —Tiro Selangor Murders—llylams In Politics—And At The Cinema —And In The Household—The Persistence Of Goodwill. (By Our Kuala Lumpur Correspondent.) INHERE is no doubt that the Taylor tragedy has set people thinking. In houses situated within ten miles of each
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    MALAYAN TRADE.
    93 14 March Improvement Not Maintained. The marked improvement in Malayan trade which took place in March has not been maintained, the figures for April just issued by the Department of Statistics, S.S. and F.M.S., showing a decline from $61,531,000 to $55,349,000. The figure for March is $4,730,000 less than
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    SCHOLARSHIPS.
    90 14 Four Awarded By Maxwell Memorial Fund. The trustees of the Sir George Maxwell Memorial Co-operative Scholarship Fund announce that.four scholarships, each to the value of $80, will be awarded this year. The scholarships are open to children of co-operators of the 14 societies contributing to the fund who have
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    POULTRY OF ALL VARIETIES.
    744 14 Singapore Show. WORK GOOD FOR THE UNEMPLOYED. The advantage of the return to-the land policy advocated in Malaya was aptly illustrated at the Singapore Poultry show &lt;&gt;n nod at the Now World on Friday by Major-General L. C. L. Oldfield. The exhibits gave the impression that
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    S. M. PAREETH SERANG.
    93 14 Death Of Well-Known Harbour Board Figure. The death took place on Friday at the age of 76 of Mr. S. M. Pareeth Sorang, at Anson Road. He was a partner in the Tamil Labour Company, Harbour Board Contractors, and spent over 46 years in the service
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    MAGISTRATE IN THE WITNESS BOX.
    696 14 New World Raid. DID NOT SEE ANY DART BOARDS. Mr. J. F. F. Gregg, the Singapore Third Magistrate, was a witness for tlu* prosecution on Friday when Uw Kens Thye and Goh Swee Koon, the last two of the ten Chinese stall-holders and assistants of
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    HER FAT WAS A BURDEN
    185 14 Now She is Quite Slender Here is'another case where the trim slim ligure of youth has displaced coarse, lat outline of middle-age h •housekeeper writing. She says .-L “1 cannot say what weight I was i t I was very fat—a’burden to my«J’f i have
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    ESTATES WHICH ARE NOT TAPPING.
    181 14 New Medical Service Rates Proposed. Section 15 of the Malacca Agricultuial Medical Assessment Ordinance, 1930, provides for the annual levy of a rate on all estates in Malacca to cover the cost of services rendered to those estates by the Malacca Agricultural Medical Board. There
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    MRS. IDA TAYLOR.
    295 14 Funeral of European Shot By “Boy.” The funeral of Mrs. Ida Taylor, '&lt;•* of Mr. Roland William Taylor, ot 1 eta.* ing Tin Dredging Co., took pine. May 17 from Bung&gt;ar Hosptta., Kuala Lumpur, to Cheras Hoad &lt;eineter&gt;. Mrs. Taylor’s home is at Ibstock, Leie*..*tershire. The funeral
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    MALAYAN PLANTING TOPICS.
    3640 15 Planters’ Salaries Mr. Bosanquet’s Speech- Permanent Correctives”—What Does This Mean?—The Rubber War—A Change Of Sentiment Planters’ Loan bund—The Tobacco Report. (By Oar Plaiting Correapondeit.) PLANTERS in Malaya have not failed to note a somewhat disturbing; passage which occurred in the annual address delivered by Mr. N. C.
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    FLYING CLUB CRASH MYSTERY.
    414 16 Engine Torn Out TECHNICIANS TO HOLD AN INQUIRY. A close inquiry is to be made into an accident to one of the Ro&gt;al Singapore Fl&gt;ing Club seaplanes in the Harbour on Saturday afternoon. Forced down with engine trouble the machine sank owing to a torn float,
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    PLANE AT PEKAN.
    130 16 First Cross-Country Flight To East Coast. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, May 19. Last Monday one of the Kuala Lumpur Flying Club’s machines visited the East Coast for the first time, giving further proof of the advantages of air travel in this country. Mr. Newark, the
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    Seeking A Cottage Industry For The People Of India.
    670 16 SIR L. SAMALDAS TALKS OF JAPAN AND WHAT IT CAN TEACH. "Ghandi is one of the greatest, if not the greatest man in India. 1 am an ardent supporter of him although sometimes, with regard to political affairs, we do have
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    DID NOT REVEAL HE WAS BANKRUPT.
    299 16 Borrows $200 and Loss j His Motor-Car. The story of a motor-car transaction vas relate*! in the Bankru|ftcy Court before the Chief Justice, Mr. W. C. i Huggard, when a European, Mr. C. W. Pearson, was questioned in connection with the bankruptcy of Mr.
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    MALAY SOPRANO AT MEMORIAL HALL.
    115 16 To Sing English Songs Famous at Home. For the first time in the history Singapore a Malay boy soprano sing in public English songs made *&lt; ous at home. f He is Master Isahak, of Muai. after a recent audition has been as bv Mr.
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    MR. J. V. BOOTH.
    93 16 Death Follows Operation In London. Cable news has been received tha&lt; J. V. Booth, for 14 years Federated Engineering Co., Kuala a pur, has died following an operatic London nursing home, at theaf e o Mr. Booth left Malaya in 1931. m a keen volunteer and
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  • PAST WEEK’S IMPERIAL AND GENERAL NEWS Contained in Reuter, British Imperial Radio and Special Telegrams.
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      Chinese Retreating All Along The Line.
      972 21 been arrested and executed. Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chew Jit Poh. —Reuter Wireless. Reuter. PEIPING AND TIENTSIN TO BE HELD AT ALL COSTS. Japan’s Harsh Peace Terms If China Surrenders. Shanghai, May 22. It is reported that the negotiations for a cessation of
      been arrested and executed. Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chew Jit Poh.; —Reuter Wireless.; Reuter.  -  972 words
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      WIDE POWERS OVER OIL INDUSTRY.
      130 21 Reuter Wireless. No Imports Into America Without Permit. Washington, May 19. The Oil Conservation Bill, sponsored by the Government and giving the Secretary for the Interior wide powers to regulate the oil industry, was introduced into the House of Representatives today. The bill also forbids
      Reuter Wireless.  -  130 words
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      WHILE POLICE WAIT.
      177 21 U.S. Banker Stabs Himself In Hotel. New York, May 21. There was a tragic sequel to the disappearance of Mr. Joseph H. Harriman, chairman of the Harriman National Bank. He was discovered by police in a hotel I at Roslyn, Long Island, where he had registered in
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      WAXEY GORDON.
      37 21 —Reuter. Arrest Of New York’s Public Enemy No. I. New York, May 22. Waxey Gordon, the city’s public enemy No. 1,” has been arrested with two armed body-guards. Gordon is charged with income tax evasion.—Reuter.
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      “ENTIRELY SUCCESSFUL.”
      41 21 British WirelLess. Mount Everest Flier Reaches England. Rugby, May 16. Flight-Lieutenant MacIntyre, one of the pilots who flew over Everest, arrived in Lord Clydesdale’s Moth aeroplane at Heston aerodrome last night. He said the expedition had been entirely successful.—
      British WirelLess.  -  41 words
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      EMPIRE COTTON.
      50 21 ,—Reuter. Home Assistance To Continue For Five Years. The House of Commons gave the third reading to the Cotton Industry Bill providing for the continuance for a further five years of the levy of a penny per hale for the assistance of the Empire Cotton Growing Association. —Reuter.
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      TEA RESTRICTION.
      34 21 —Aneta. Dutch Scheme To Come Into Force On May 26. Batavia, May 20. The Tea Restriction Bill will be promulgated on May 23 and will probab’y come into effect on May 26.—Aneta.
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      WORLD ECONOMIC CONFERENCE.
      172 21 Reuter. Appointment of British Delegates. London, May 1?. Mr. Ramsay MacDonald announced in the House of Commons that the British delegation to the Economic Conference would he composed of the following Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, Prime Minister. Mr. Neville Chamberlain, Chancellor of the Exchequer. Lord Hailsham, Secretary of
      Reuter.  -  172 words
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      MORE TAXATION.
      74 21 Balancing The Budget In Netherlands India. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, May 15. The Batavjaasch Nieuwsblad understands that it is intended to increase taxation in Netherlands Indiu to cover the budget deficit. In 19.'!4 another increase of the incometax, amounting to 25 per cent., may be expected. Furthermore
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      ILLEGAL FAVOURS.
      64 21 —Aneta-Havas. Allegations Against A Former Ambassador. Washington, May 20. It is reported that an inquiry has l»een opened into the affairs of Mr. Andrew Mellon, ex-Secretary to the Treasury and until quite recently Ambassador in London. Mr. Mellon is accused of not having paid up several million dollars
      —Aneta-Havas.  -  64 words
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      NON-AGGRESSION.
      59 21 —Reuter. Unanimous Approval For Franco-Soviet Pact. Paris, May 18. The Chamber has unanimously passed the motion approving of the exchange of the articles of ratification of the Franco Soviet non-aggression pact signed in Paris on Nov. 29. M. Herriot, the ex-Premier, and M. Paul-Boncour, the Foreign Minister spoke on
      —Reuter.  -  59 words
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      JEWS RETALIATE.
      62 21 .—Aneta-Havas. Hopes To Thwart Campaign In Germany. New York, May 15. The American league of Jewish Defence, representing over .100 groups, ba» decided to organise a boycott of Cerrnsn goods. The league constituted a national council to organise the movement, which should Is* so effective as to put
      .—Aneta-Havas.  -  62 words
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      PISTOL POINTED AT A PREMIER.
      86 22 .—Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Man Seized Before He Could Fire. Cairo, May 20. As the Egyptian Premier, Sidky Pasha, was about to enter the train for Alexandria an aittempt to assassinate him was made by a native, who rushed forward, pretending to offer a petition but drew a
      .—Aneta-Trans-Ocean.  -  86 words
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      TIN QUOTA SCHEME.
      186 22 Industry Now Reaping Its Reward.” (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, May 20. Presiding at the annual general meeting of the London Tin Corporation, Mr. John Howeson said they might count themselves fortunate that the tin industry had not been wholly swallowed up in the course of the
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      R.A.F. FATALITIES.
      146 22 Three Officers Killed On Same Day. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, May 20. Two air collisions between R.A.F. machines yesterday resulted in the death of three officers. The first collision was at the training school at Sealand, Flintshire, when a plane carrying Flight-Lieut. M. M. Restell Little and
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      TRADE WITH ICELAND.
      67 22 iii-iiu* wjii mafic —British Wireless. New Commercial Agreement Signed On Friday. Rugby, May 19. The commercial agreement with Iceland was signed at the Foreign Office today by the Icelandic minister to Denmark, Mr. B. Jomson, the British Foreign Secretary, Sir John Simon, and the President of the
      iii-iiu* wjii mafic —British Wireless.  -  67 words
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      SIR WALFORD SELBY.
      34 22 —British Wireless. Appointed British Minister At Vienna. Rugby. May 18. The King has approved the appointment of Sir Walford Selby, Counsellor in the Foreign Office, as British Minister at Vienna.—British Wireless.
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      GRAN CHACO WAR.
      129 22 —Aneta-Havas. Paraguay Prepared To Arbitrate. Geneva, May 15. The League Council met Unis morning to discuss the trouble between Bolvia ond Paraguay. The Bolivian delegate stated that I arnguav had departed from the procedure of conciliation by declaring war at the la«t moment when the questions was
      '.—Aneta-Havas.  -  129 words
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      JAPANESE OUTRAGES.
      130 22 &gt;. —Reuter. Due to Distorted Sense Of Patriotism. Tokio, May 17. Fanaticism and a distorted sense of patriotism intermingled with blackmail and doub’e-crossing are revealed in the results of the preliminary examination of the participants in the outrages of May 15 last year, and subsequent inter-related plots to
      >.—Reuter.  -  130 words
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      DEATH OF LADY CYNTHIA MOSLEY.
      665 22 tion performed on May 9.—Reuter Wireless. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, May 16. Lady Cynthia Mosley, wife of Sir! Oswald Mosley, leader of the British Fascists, died in a London nursing home j today from peritonitis following an opera- j tion performed on May 9.—Reuter!
      tion performed on May 9.—Reuter Wireless.  -  665 words
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      STABILISATION OF CURRENCIES.
      185 22 Truce to Curb Further Depreciation. New York, May 19. The Secretary of State, Sonater Cor dell Hull, is attempting to arrange a de facto stabilisation of currencies esD&lt;r»i !y of the pound, the dollar and the ver before the World Economic Conference according to the Washington corresnnn
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      ENGLAND-AUSTRALIA.
      56 22 —Aneta-Havas. Polish Flyer To Make Bid For Record. Warsaw. May 16. Th£ Polish pilot, Commander Stanislaus Karpinski, will start from London at the end of May in an airplane of Polish construction on a flight from London to Australia and will attempt to beat AirCommodore Sir Kingsford Smith’* record
      .—Aneta-Havas.  -  56 words
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      THREE KILLED.
      55 22 —British Wireless. Explosion In Coal Mine In Staffordshire. Rugby. May 16. Three miners lost their lives in an explosion at West Cannock colliery near Hednesford, in Staffordshire today and many of the 100 men in the pit at the time were brought to the surface by lescue parties,
      —British Wireless.  -  55 words
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      TO WEAR “TAILS.”
      74 22 Aneja-Trans-Ocean. Marlene Dietrich’s Preference For Men’s Attire. Berlin. May 16. It is learned that the famous German film star, Marlene Dietrich, has left for Europe on the Europa. The actress was the centre of an interested crowd, and the subject of much comment, being dressed in ‘‘natty
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      AUSTRIAN PENSIONS.
      65 22 —Aneta-IIavas Wives 30 Years Younger Than Husbands Excluded. Budapest. May 16. The new pensions law contains one curious clause. Inis clause stipulates that the wife oi a civil servant who is 20 years younger than her husband is to receive only W per cent, of the normal pension,
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      JAPANESE PREMIER.
      73 22 -Reuter. Does He Intend To Retire Tokio, May 20. The vernacular papers are giving P r0 minence to the visit of the Premier, Viscount Saito, to Okitsu today to Prince Saionji, the aged Genro (Line 1 Statesman). The Seiyukai Party headquarters assett that the purpose of the Premier’s
      -Reuter.  -  73 words
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      Official Admission Of Peace Talks.
      935 23 park in the Japanese Concession. —Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chew Jit Poh. —Reuter. iirect negotiations with Japan.—AnetaHavas. JAPAN LAYS DOWN HER TERMS FOR WITHDRAWAL. Demand For Buffer State East Of Luan River. Shanghai, May 19. It is reported that despite the fact that i
      park in the Japanese Concession.—Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chew Jit Poh.; —Reuter.; iirect negotiations with Japan.—Aneta-Havas.  -  935 words
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      MR. M. A. YOUNG.
      43 23 British Wireless. To Succeed Mr. H. S. Newlands As Governor Of Barbados. Rugby, May 16. Mr. M. A. Young, Chief Secretary in Palestine, has been appointed Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Barbados in succession to the Mr. H. S. Newlands.
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      S. AFRICAN ELECTIONS.
      28 23 —Reuter. Only Three Labourites Returned. Cape Town, May 18. So far, 105 Coalitionists have been returned and the 10 other results inoude three Labourites only.—Reuter.
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      GIGANTIC PLAN FOR PUBLIC WORKS.
      111 23 -Reuter. Put to U.S. Congress. PRESIDENT ASKS SUM OF $3,300,000,000. Washington, May 17. President Roosevelt has requested Congress to authorise the expenditure of $3,.‘100,000,000 (£846,153,846 at today’s iate of $3.90) for a gigantic public works programme to provide the machinery for a great co-operative movement
      -Reuter.  -  111 words
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      PETROL DOWN 2½d.
      60 23 PETROL DOWN 2½ d. falling 2s. 6d. to 33s. l'/jd.—Reuter Wireless. And Oil Shares Slump On ’Change. London, May 16. The price of petrol will be reduced in England by 2Lid. tomorrow and the news resulted in a slump in oil shares at the close of the Stock Exchange, Anglo-Persian,
      falling 2s. 6d. to 33s. l'/jd.—Reuter Wireless.  -  60 words
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      IN SOVIET PAY?
      152 23 Manchus Accuse British Editor. Harbin, May 18. Accusing Mr. Simpson of being in the pay of the Soviet and spreading Communist propaganda, local papers are assailing Mr. Garstein, the British ConsulGeneral, for domiciling Mr. Simpson. That England, which has not recognised Manchukuo, is allowed to have a
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      DAYANG LEONORA.
      147 23 Quiet Wedding to be Held On June 1. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, May 18. The wedding of Miss Leonora Brooke and Lord Inchcape will take place quietly on the morning of June 1. Only relations and intimate business associates will be present. There will ho no reception.
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      WHEAT ACREAGE.
      73 23 -Reuter. tO Per Cent. Reduction Agreed To On Principle. Geneva, May 17. Agreement in principle on a 10 per cent, reduction of w'heat acreage and regulation of exports is believed to have been reached at a meeting *f representatives of the four great wheat exporting powers just concluded
      -Reuter.  -  73 words
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      CHINESE AGAIN RETREAT.
      302 23 Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chew .Jit Poh. Armistice Only Lasts One Day. PANIC IN PEIPING. Martial Law Proclaimed In Tientsin. Shanghai, May 20. Severe fighting took place .throughout the night of May 18 at Kihsien and Pingku when the advancing: Japanese force clashed with Gen. Soong
      Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chew .Jit Poh.  -  302 words
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      BOMB OUTRAGE.
      87 23 —Reuter. Over 100 Killed And Injured In Tientsin. Shanghai. May 19. Over 100 people were killed or injured when a bomb was hurled into the crowded railway station at Tientsin this evening, according to a Japanese report.—Reuter. Peiping (9.30 a.m.) May 20. A fleet of eleven Japanese bombers
      —Reuter.  -  87 words
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      HOSTILITIES RENEWED.
      123 23 said to be worth $1,500,000.—Union Times. European Offers China $750,000 To Continue Resistance. Shanghai, May 19. A report from Tientsin denies that there has been a cessation of hostilities at the fronts. The rumours regarding cessation of fighting and a settlement between the Chinese and the Japanese are
      said to be worth $1,500,000.—Union Times.  -  123 words
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      Hitler Still Insists On Equality.
      443 24 -Reuter. PREPARED TO DESTROY ALL ARMAMENTS. Mr. Lloyd George’s Plea For Fair Play For Germany. Berlin. May 17. When he entered the Opera House where the Reichstag is meeting, Herr Hitler was greeted with three cheers from uniformed Nazis. Giving the Fascist salute, he began
      -Reuter.  -  443 words
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      U.S.A. DELIGHTED.
      320 24 should be speedily secured.—Aneta-Trans-Ocean. President Assured Of Full Support. London, May 17. The early reactions to President Roosevelt’s momentous declaration are distinctly favourable and it has received th* sympathetic and earnest attention of all parties. Satisfaction is expressed at the support he has given the MacDonald Plan and
      should be speedily secured.—Aneta- Trans-Ocean.  -  320 words
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      FIRST IMPRESSIONS.
      204 24 World Agreeably Surprised At Moderation. London, May 17. The world’s first impressions of Hitler’s speech appear to be generally favourable though Paris, while recognising the moderation of the tone of the speech, feels the gulf between the French and German disarmament positions to be as wide as ever.
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      HOW FAR?
      92 24 EmpText Mr. Roosevelt To Define His Position. Washington, May 17. It is understood that President Roosevelt is- preparing to detine how far he will be willing to commit the United States in helping to ensure international security if the Disarmament Conference is successful. It is believed Mr. Norman
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      NEW “MAGNA CARTA.”
      99 24 VS. Enthusiastic France Disappointed. London, May 17. While Mr. Roosevelt’s speech generally is hailed with enthusiasm fn the United States, the Boston Herald welcoming it a*, the Magna Carta of humanity, the French press is unanimously disappointed at the absence of a definite indication that America is
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      JAPAN LOVES PEACE.
      200 24 -Reuter. But Thinks Proposal Unfortunate.” Tokio. May 17. Beyond characterising it as “very important the Japanese Foreign Office at present declines to comment on President Roosevelt's appeal as it has been made direct to the Thorne. v Tokio, May 17. “Japan is second to none in loving
      -Reuter.  -  200 words
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      ISOLATION ENDED.
      394 24 U.S. Committed To Direct Intervention. London. May 17. British comment on President Roosevelt’s disarmament appeal unanimously commends the spirit but varyingly interprets its value as a decisive factor in the European issue. The Times states that it is the most stirring appeal to the nations yet heard for
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      “ AGGRESSOR ” DEFINED.
      95 24 AGGRESSOR DEFINED. .—Reuter. Soviet Proposal Accepted At Geneva. Geneva. May 17. The Committee on Security has decided o incorporate paragraph two of the Soviet proposal regarding the definition of an aggressor, made on Feb. as a separate protocol to be annexed to the &lt; nvention. The Soviet proposal mentioned ten.
      .—Reuter.  -  95 words
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      SILVER AGREEMENT.
      183 24 —Reuter. Production to Be Rationed. Washington. May 17. An agreement on the question of the rehabilitation of silver was reached aftei a four-hour conference of the economic representatives of the L nittd Canada and Mexico. Although no announcement wa* mane, it is learned they have agreed to l
      —Reuter.  -  183 words
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      CUBA’S CURRENCY.
      45 24 —Reuter/ Coinage Of $6,000,000 And Silver Certificates. Havana. May bPresident Machado has signed! a providing for the coinage of in silver and the issue of ocr cates,for the same amount, which wu. guaranteed by the coined silver to be in the Cuban Treasury.—Reuter/
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      U.S. NO LONGER ISOLATED.
      517 25 —Reuter. Helping Europe To Disarm. COMPLETE CHANGE, j Agreement Over Four Power Pact. Geneva, May 22. The United States offer to co-operate n the reduction of armaments and to participate in other measures to assure •u ace is described in an important speech Mr. Norman Davis
      —Reuter.  -  517 words
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      LETICIA DISPUTE.
      56 25 —Reuter. I’eru Accepts League Council’s Recommendation. Lima, May 22. he Peruvian Congress has accepted l he League Council’s recommendation as a basis for the settlement of the Leticia dispute. The recommendation, which was made r, n Mar. 10, insisted that the Peruvian forces should evacuate Leticia territory following
      —Reuter.  -  56 words
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      TENNESSEE VALLEY SCHEME.
      371 25 —Reuter. Muscle Shoals Plant To Resume. Washington, May 18. President Roosevelt has signed the Muscle Shoals (Tennessee Valley) Bill, providing for Government co-operation ii\ the Muscle Shoals hydro-electric nitrate plant as part of a big scheme for the development of the Tennessee Valley. An earlier bill was
      —Reuter.  -  371 words
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      SIR F. LINDLEY.
      116 25 —Reuter. Said to Support Japan’s Policy. London, May 7. An interview’ alleged to have been given by Sir Francis Lindley, the British Ambassador to Japan, in Canada, in which he sympathised with Japan’s policy in regard to Manchuria, led to several questions in the House of Commons.
      —Reuter.  -  116 words
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      226 KILOMETRE CANAL.
      51 25 Aneta-Havas. Baltic And White Seas Now United. Moscow, May 15. The official opening of the canal uniting the Baltic Sea and the White Sea has been fixed for May 25. The canal, which is 226 ki'ometres long, crosses forests an 1 lakes and was constructed in one
      Aneta-Havas.  -  51 words
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      BRITISH AIR LINER ON THE WAY.
      464 25 Surveying Air Route To Australia. Imperial Airways, Ltd., whose first machine to attempt the England-Aus-tralia flight crashed through lack of petrol within sight of Kupang Aerodrome, Timor, is sending out a second machine. The Straits Times Medan correspondent reported on May 17 that news
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      K.N.I.L.M. SUBSIDY.
      134 25 Government Considering Its Abolition. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, May 15 The Netherlands Indian Government is c nsidaring the proposa' of the budget committee that the subsidy given to the K.N.I.L.M. he abolished. The Bataviaasch Nieuwsblad states that there is strong opposition to the proposa' by the Director
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      UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE D.E.I.
      86 25 Contributions May Be Made Compulsory. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, May 19. The threat is held out in Netherlands Indiu that unless fl.500,000 is forthcoming from private sources for the relief of the unemployed the Government will step in to muke contributions compulsory. The central committee
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      MOVED TO CHINA?
      119 25 ■Reuter. Big Drug Traffickers’ Organisation. Geneva, May 22. An inquiry into the drug traffic in China by the League of Nations or the Chinese Government was suggested at a meeting of the Opium Advisory Committee by Mr. Lyall, the British assessor. Sir Malcolm Delevingne, representing Great Britain,
      ■Reuter.  -  119 words
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      WILSON REPORT.
      105 25 -Reuter. No Statement Yet By Colonial Minister. London, May 22. Questioned in the 1 louse of Commons with regard to Government action on the Wilson report, Sir I'hilip CunlifTe-Lister, Secretary of State for the Colonies, replied that he was not yet in a position to make any statement.
      -Reuter.  -  105 words
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      LEAGUE PLEDGE.
      113 25 -Reuter. No Separate Policy in Far East Dispute. London, May 22. In the House of Commons tonight, Mr. Lunn (Lai)., Rotherwcll) requested the Government, with reference to the proposed commercial negotiations with Japan, not to enter into any commitments contrary to the pledge in the League Assembly Report
      -Reuter.  -  113 words
    • Article
      EGYPT'S GOLD.
      41 25 .—Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Artitflio Off To Recover Remainder. Paris, May 19. The Italian salvage ship, Artiglio, left the French port of Brest on Thursday to recover the remainder of the gold that went down in the wreck of the steamer Egypt.—Aneta-Trans-Ocean.
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      GRAF ZEPPELIN.
      33 25 -Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Another Round Trip To South America. Friedrichshafen, May 1H. The airship Graf Zeppelin returned on Wednesday night from this year’s first round-trip to South America, landing safely at 8.!K) p.m.—Aneta-Trans-Ocean.
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    • Article
      4-POWER PACT DRAFTED.
      224 26 -Reuter Key Position Held By Germany. SURPRISE VISIT. Secret Nazi Talks With Mussolini. Rome, May 20. Interest in the Mussolini Four-Power Pact was revived by the sudden visit of the Prussian Premier, Capt. Goering, who arrived yesterday and already has ver. Mussolini once, and possibly twice. The
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    • Article
      DRAMATIC MEETING.
      303 26 —Reuter Wireless. Germany Accepts The British Plan. Geneva, May 19. We accept the British plan—subject to minor modifications,” said Herr Nadolny, interview'd by Reuter after the meeting of the Disarmament Conference. He added that one could not enter into details, or put one’s cards upon the table until
      —Reuter Wireless.  -  303 words
    • Article
      FIRE HOLOCAUST.
      38 26 —Reuter Wireless. 41 Workers Burned To Death In Sawmill. Mexico City, May 18. Amid scences of indescribable panic, 41 workers were burned to death when fire destroyed a sawmill at Cuyuaco. in the state of Puebla.
      —Reuter Wireless.  -  38 words
    • Article
      VICTIM OF AGGRESSION.
      515 26 -Reuter. —Reuter Wireless. —Aneta-Trans-Ocean. -Reuter Wireless. “Men, Women And Children Being Slaughtered.” Nanking, May 21. Without mentioning Japan by name, Mr. Lin Sen, Chairman of the National Government, makes a strong reference to Japanese military activities in his reply to President Roosevelt’s proposals, which he accepts on
      -Reuter.; —Reuter Wireless.; —Aneta-Trans-Ocean.; -Reuter Wireless.  -  515 words
    • Article
      WORLD CONFERENCE WARNING.
      255 26 -Reuter. “Don’t Expect Too Much.” THE IMPORTANCE OF SILVER. Washington, May 21. A warning to the world not to expect too much from the World Economic Conference was uttered today by Professor Moley, Assistant-Secretary of State and the confidential adviser to President Roosevelt. Professor Moley pleaded for
      -Reuter.  -  255 words
    • Article
      OPENING SPEECH.
      264 26 —British Wireless. To Be Broadcast All Over The World. Rugby, May IS. When the King opens the World Economic Conference on June 12 his voice will be heard all round the world. The General Post Office by wireless telephone and telegraph are arranging the biggest linking up that
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    • Article
      MR. P. J. McCUMBER.
      76 26 —Reuter. Death Of Author Of U.S. V. Tariff Law. Washington, May 19. The death has taken place of Mr. P. J. McCumber, who was a Senator for four terms from 1899 to 1923. He was joint author of the Fordney McCumber tariff law.—Reuter. Mr. Porter James
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      GERMANY’S LAST WORD.
      267 26 Will France Recognise Equality? GENEVA FEARS. Another Crisis at Arms Conference. Geneva, May is Some embarrassment has arisen in disarmament auarters with regard to the procedure at the meeting of the General Commission tomorrow (Friday). The Germans declare that Hitler has made the German standpoint clear go
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      HITLER THE STATESMAN.
      140 26 -Reuter. Definite Progress At Geneva Now Possible. London, May IS. Behind Hitler the demagogue and showman, the world caught a glimpse of the stateman, says The Times, which inferfrom the speech that Germany is ready to negotiate more reasonably at Geneva on the key question of the
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      FAR EAST SECURITY.
      118 26 im: w&lt; Reuter. Will America Extend Her Co-operation London, May 19. The question of whether Anglo- A me 1 ican co-operation towards the establishment of security and the improvement 'economic conditions in Europe equan. extends or will be extended to similar aims in the Far East was
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    • Article
      RISING HOPES AT GENEVA.
      177 27 —Reuter. MacDonald Plan. GERMANY ACCEPTS WITH RESERVATIONS. Geneva, May 19. Herr Nadolny, addressing the specially ummoned meeting of the Disarmament Conference, announced that Germany accepted the MacDonald plan as a basis for a future disarmament convention. In so far as Germany may propose any modifications they
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    • Article
      ON HUNGER STRIKE.
      80 27 A net a-Trans-Ocean. 3,500 Workers Refuse To Leave Factory. Warsaw, May 19. Three thousand five hundred industrial workers in the manufacturing town of Tomaszow, chiefly engaged in rayonmaking, started a hunger strike on Friday. They took possession of the factory premises and refused to leave at night
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    • Article
      STABBING DRAMA.
      107 27 Indian Husband And English Wife. (Fro.a Our Own Correspondent.) London, May 20. References to a jealous husband and a boy-friend were made at the inquest on Mrs. Mona Lavinia Hussain, aged 23, an English girl married to an Indian restaurant cook, who was found stabbed to death with
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      GRAN CHACO WAR.
      87 27 —Reuter Wireless. Paraguay to Withdraw Declaration. Geneva, May 20. After a long discussion, the Council of the League of Nations adopted a resolution to establish a commission to inquire into the dispute between Bolivia and Paraguay on the spot, and requesting that hostilities between the two countries
      —Reuter Wireless.  -  87 words
    • Article
      REMINGTON ARMS CO.
      42 27 &gt;.—Reuter. Control Purchased By Dupont de Nemours Co. New York, May 24. The E. I. Dupont de Nemours Co. of Wilmington, Delaware, one of the world s largest powder manufacturers, has purchased the control of the Reming.on Arms Co.—Reuter.
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      NAZI TERROR IN DANZIG.
      113 27 .—Reuter. Threat to Free City. “BROWN SHIRTS” BREAK UP MEETING. Warsaw, May 19. "The Brown (Nazi) terror rages and Danzig’s existence is threatened,’’ declares a statement issued by the Government Party of Danzig protesting against Nazi activities there and demanding the deportation of Herr Lassmann, a
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      S. AFRICAN ELECTIONS.
      311 27 —Reuter Wireless. Seventy-Eight Coalitionists Returned. Cape Town, May 17. South Africa voted for 72 members of the new Legislative Assembly today as a sequel to the formation of a Coalition Government which combines the Nationalists, under the leadership of General Hertzog, and the Opposition (South African Party)
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    • Article
      LEAGUE FINANCES.
      90 27 -Reuter. Members Fail To Pay Their Subscriptions. Geneva, May 21. The financial position of the League of Nations is much embarrassed owing to the non-payment of subscriptions. At a private sitting of the League council Senor Madariaga (Spain), in the course of a debate on the subject, proposed
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      SIAM EXCURSION.
      62 27 500 In Special Train On Ten-Day Trip. (From Our Own Correspondent.) v Bangkok, May 21. This afternoon BOCK excursionists left Bangkok in a special train for S.ngora and Peninsula towns on a ten-day 7??* Special low fares were offered for this excursion and it is expected that many
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      CHINA’S BURDEN OF INVASION.
      205 27 —Reuter. Will Meet Her Just Obligations.” New* York, May 22. Mr. T. V. Soong, the Chinese Finance Minister, addressing the Council on Foreign Relations declared that, contrary to Japanese assertions, the government situation in China is ‘‘‘far from chaotic, except where Japanese invasion and intrigue have
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      MR. A. CALDECOTT.
      93 27 Transfer' to Singapore Now Confirmed. The Straits Times announced on May 11 it was understood that Mr. Andrew Caldecott, C.M G., C.B.E., who before going on leave was acting Chief Secretary, F.M.S., would be appointed Colonial Secretary, Straits Settlements, in succession 1- Sir Joh,n Scott, who has
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      EDITOR’S EXPULSION.
      187 27 Reuter. Britain’s Protest To Manchukuo. London, May 22. In the House of Commons tonight Mr. Ramsay MacDonald said the ConsulGeneral at Harbin had already protested against the threat to deport Mr. Simpson, editor of the Harbin Herald, without a trial in a British court, under which alone a
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      BRITAIN’S UNEMPLOYED.
      56 27 Rritish Wireless. Decreases Of 219,000 Since January. Rugby, May IS. The Minister for Labour informed the House of Commons tonight that there were 01,000 more in employment than a month ago and 92,000 more than a yeai ago. Compared with the January figures, the numbers in employment showed
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      ROOSEVELT’S BUSY WEEK-END.
      298 27 ROOSEVELT S BUSY WEEK-END. -Reuter. Tariff Adjustments. NEW IMPORT TAX TO BE IMPOSED. Washington, May 22. President Roosevelt spent a very busy week-end grappling: with economic problems. He and Mr. Sprague, the economic adviser to the Bank of England, informally discussed c urrency and exchange questions on Saturday afternoon. According
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      FATAL CRASH.
      111 27 for the Mercedes firm.—Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Racing Car Overturns At 125 M.P.H. Berlin, May 10 Herr Merz, the German automobile rare driver, was killed on Thursday while training for the great international rare whidh is taking place next Sunday on the famous Berlin speedway Avus. Herr Merz was driving his
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      IN PRINCIPLE ONLY.
      99 27 Reuter. No Unreserved Pledge From Japan. Tokio, May 19. Japan is likely to approve President Roosevelt’s disarmament proposal in principle, with reservations necessitated by the abnormal conditw ns of neighbouring States It is indicated ir official quarters, where it is also indicated that Japan is likely to
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      BLOW AT UNIONS.
      64 27 —Reuter. Powers Delegated To Labour Trustees.” Berlin, May 20. Another blow at German Trade unions has been struck by the Cabinet by the adoption of a law creating Labour Trustees" to control the relations between employers and workers. The effect of the new law is virtually to
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      Japanese Planes Over Peiping.
      901 28 —Reuter. READY TO BOMB IF TERMS WERE REFUSED. Successful Mediation By Foreign Ministers. A Reuter message from Peiping states that a provisional peace agreement was reached there yesterday afternoon and a temporary truce has been arranged. The terms of the truce have not yet been divulged
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      THREE-DAY TRUCE.
      301 28 Hostilities To Be Resumed If Negotiations Fail. Shanghai, May 23. A report from Peiping states that the Japanese first demanded that the Chinese withdraw from positions at Kihsien and on the north bank of the Yun River as a condition for the initiation of negotiations. The Chinese complied
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      EMERGENCY MEETING.
      200 28 —Union Times. Nanking Leaders Discuss Critical Situation. Shanghai. May 23. A report received this afternoon states that the Japanese have accepted the latest Chinese proposals for a cessation cf hostilities. While the troops of both sides remain where they are, the Chinese representatives. including: Gen. Huang: Fu, Nanking’s
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      WITHDRAWAL PROMISED.
      70 28 —Reuter. “Provided Chinese Sincerity Is Assured.” Tokio, May 22. Declaring that the Japanese forces have no intention of occupying either Peiping or Tientsin, the War Office spokesman stated that it wafs possible a small detachment may enter Peiping for the purpose of maintaining communication with the Japanese, garrison.
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      NEW CABINET IN HOLLAND.
      92 28 —Reuter. Mr. Colijn as Premier And Colonial Minister. Amsterdam. May 23. The constitution of the new Dutch Cabinet has been announced as follows Premier and Minister of the Colons* Mr. Colijn. es Minister of Home Affairs: Dr. de Wilde Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr Graeff. 16
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      RUBBER SCHEMES.
      75 28 -Reuter. Being Discussed by Dutch Growers. Amsterdam. May 22. A meeting of the committee of the International Union of the Rubber Growing Industry discussed various rubber restriction schemes, but owing to the voluminous data to be examined, no definite conclusion was reached. It was decided to convoke a
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      JAPANESE OCCUPATION.
      124 28 —Reuter. Proposal Repudiated By British Premier. London, May 22. When the Japanese advance upon Peiping was mentioned in the House of Commons, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald repudiated the suggestion of the Socialists that Britain should propose an armistice, leaving the Japanese in possession of the occupied territory. Such action,
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      LEFT IN THE LURCH.
      130 28 —Reuter, Manchester Guardian Blames The League. Ivondon. May 22 Declaring it is impossible to blame the Chinese Government if it shrinks iront the enormous cost in lives and money in volved in continued resistance, the Manchester Guardian discusses the possibility that the Chinese Government is r.hou
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      “ DANGEROUS POLICY.”
      47 28 DANGEROUS POLICY.” —Reuter. America’s Non-Recognition Ot Manchukuo. Boston. May 22. Needlessly dangerous and capable ‘&gt;f producing unnecessary and perhaps dangerous complications,” is the description applied to doctrine as regards the non-recognition cf Manchukuo by Col. House, according to the Boston Herald. Got. Tfousa favours abandoning bdoctrine altogether.—Reuter.
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      FRESH CRISIS AT GENEVA.
      180 29 France Holding Out For Security. OFFENSIVE WEAPONS. Does Not Want Them Destroyed. Geneva, May 23. A fresh crisis has arisen at the Disarmament Conference as a result of the French Foreign Minister, M. PauLBonoour, in the course of a discussion of article 22 relating: to the
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      FOUR-POWER PACT.
      155 29 -Reuter. Undergoes Considerable Modifications. Paris, May 23. The new Four-Power Pact has undergone considerable modifications. Comprising the preamble and five articles, agreement has been reached tentatively on all points, but articles two and three have not yet been finally drafted. The preamble liases agreement upon the League Covenant
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      TWO CONFERENCES.
      128 29 —Reuter. How U.S. Co-operation Will Help. London, May 23. The British Government feels that the action taken by President Roosevelt is of the highest importance and well calculated to further the success of the two work! conferences, states the text of Britain’s reply to President Roosevelt’s message to
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      MACDONALD PLAN.
      359 29 Aneta-Trans-Oeean. Taking Action Against An Attacking State. Geneva, May 23. When the main commission of the Ihsarmament Conference sitting on Monday opened, the American special envoy, Mr. Norman Davis, read an exceedingly important statement in 24 sections concerning the adoption of the MacDonald plan as a basis of
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      U.S. NEUTRALITY.
      224 29 -Reuter. Virtually Renounced At Geneva. London, May 23. America's Geneva pronouncement was warmly welcomed by the British as a definition of the amplification of President Roosevelt’s appeal, which more or Jess marks America’s renouncement of her neutrality. For example, The Times characterises it as a change from America’s
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      “MEAGRE GUARANTEE”
      147 29 Reuter. French Reaction To U.S. Arms Plan. Paris, May 23. With few exceptions the French press received Mr. Davis’ speech at the Disarmament Conference with reserve and the opinion is expressed that France must not abandon the substance for the shadow. There must be no disarmament until the
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      ‘MIRACLE’ OF GANDHI’S FAST.
      196 29 .—Aneta-Trans-Ocean. -Reuter Wireless. Likely to Survive Three Week Ordeal. Bombay, May 22. Gandhi began the third and last week ol his fast in good physical condition ami five Indian doctors, who are taking turn* at the Mahatma’s bedside, feel confident that he will survive the self-imposed
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      NEW TRANSPORT BOARD.
      77 29 -British Wireless. Lord Ashfield To Draw £12,500 Per Annum. Rugby, May 22. The Minister of Transport, the Hon. Oliver Stanley, announced, in the House of Commons, that the salary of Lord Ar-hfield, as the first chairman of the London Passenger Transport Board, would be 1T2,500 annually, and
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      TRADE WARS.
      89 29 —Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Greatest Of All Forms Of Insanity.” Paris, May 23. At a banquet given by the FrencK Minister of Commerce, M. Serre, to representatives of all countries exhibiting at the Paris International Sample Fair, the Minister said that trade wars were the greatest of all forms of insanity.
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      A STEP FORWARD.
      170 29 —‘Reuter. U.S. Statement Welcomed By Germany. Berlin, May 23. Mr. Norman Davis’ Geneva statement is regarded as a step forward to disarmament by German official quarters, which stress the American emphasis on the obligation of highly-armed nations to disarm, thus removing tin? inequality imposed on disarmed countries.
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      INTERRUPTION OF C.E.R. TRAFFIC.
      178 29 —Reuter. Alleged Tokio Plot BARGAINING FOR SALE TO MANCIIUKUO. Moscow, May 24. A decision to suspend all traffic between the ('hinese Kastern Railway and the Ussuri Ruilway at the end of May was recently made at a conference in the Japanese Kmbassy at Changchun (capital of
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      C.E.R. OWNERSHIP.
      130 29 —Sin Kuo Min. Soviet To Negotiate With Manchukuo. Tokio, May 23. While satisfied that, the Soviet’s right to control the Chinese Kastern Railway is (incontestable, the Japanese (Jovernment is dubious regarding her claim to actual ownership. Consequently Manchukuo will negotiate with the Soviet under Japanese guidance to purchase
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      APPEAL TO PEOPLE.
      175 29 Kcuter Wireless. Financial Crisis In Belgium. Brussels, May 20. The Government has issued an appeal addressed to the Belgian people to accept courageously the emergency measures which must be taken to deal with the financial situation of the country under the bill granting the Government emergency powers
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      TEA RESTRICTION.
      82 29 Aneta-Havas. To Come Into Force In India On May 26. Simla. May 19. The tea restriction scheme, which has Keen adopted in common by India, Ceylon and the Dutch East Indies, will be upplied in India from May 20. '1 he Commission of Tea Producers, composed of 11
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  • Sporting News
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      ANTICUR STARTS WELL.
      2103 30 Singapore Races. RECORD EQUALLED IN OPENING EVENT. The opening day of the Singapore Turf Club spring meeting, and incidentally the first races to be run on the new course, rtartid sensationally on Saturday, Anticur, an Australian horse which has run only twice before in this country, equalling
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      ENGLAND’S SUCCESS.
      96 30 Switzerland Outplayed At Berne. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, May 21. Before an enormous crowd the English international football team beat Switzerland by four goals to nil at Berne today. The Swiss were quicker on the ball but their tackling, passing and shooting was inferior. Play was very
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      WOMEN’S OPEN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.
      231 30 Miss Enid Wilson Wins Again. Gleneagles, May 18. In the final of the British women’s open J?olf championship played here today over 36 holes Miss Enid Wilson of Nottingham defeated Miss Diana Plumpton of Frinton. 5 and 4, and thug won the title for the third
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      EX-SEAMAN WATSON.
      329 30 .—Reuter. Loses Title Fight to Kid Chocolate. New’ York, May 2ft. In a fifteen-round oontest for the world’s featherweight championship. Kid Chocolate, of Cuba, outpointed ex-Seannn Watson, of Great Britain, hore todav. It was a battle of the strong and iioroe fighting of Watson against the speed and
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      COUNTY CRICKET GAMES.
      1193 31 —Reuter. Yorks’ Successes. ESSEX AND LEICESTER OUTPLAYED. The details of County Cricket matches which concluded on Friday, as cabled by Keuter are as follows: Tourists’ Second Win. London, May 19. West Indies vs. Cambridge at Cambridge: The West Indies touring side beat Cambridge University hv ten wickets.
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      KLANG TOURNAMENT.
      174 31 Completion of Postponed Finals. (Froiu Our Own Correspondent.) Klang, May 21. The Klang Club annual oj&gt;en invitation tennis tournament which was abandoned owing to the death of Mr. S. a. Logan during the progress of the tween Mr. Logan and E. N. W. Oliver against Mr. Justice N.
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      INTER-CLUB GOLF MATCHES.
      473 31 Keppel Well Beaten By Sepoy Lines. An inter-club match was played on Sunday between the Sepoy Lines Golf Club and Keppel G. C. and ended in a victory for Sepoy Lines by 6% pts. to IV, The results of the games were as follows (Kepel Players mentioned
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      SWIMMING CLUB.
      46 31 The one-breadth C Class handicap race at the Singapore Swimming Club on Sunday resulted as follows:—• 1 K. Madsen (rec. 3 sec.) 2 C. Haines (rec. 7 sec.) 3 O. Goldsmith (rec. 1 sec.) There were 15 entries. The gross time was 26 seconds.
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      BOON LAY BADLY HURT.
      160 31 Malaya Cup Trial. FAILURE OF MALAY FLAYERS. A serious accident occ urred during the first Malaya Cup trial hold on Friday at the Anson Iload Stadium, when Boon Lay, who had been playing a very sound game at fullbuck, foil heavily and sustained a fracture of
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      DERBY TRIAL.
      191 31 Myosotis Beats Thrapston At Lingfield. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, May 20. The Derby Trial Stake* for three-year-olds over Wz miles was run at Lingfield Park today in fine, dry weather and resulted as follows:— Mr. W. M. G. Singer's MY080TIS 1 Lord Derby’s THRAPSTON 2 H.H. The
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      TENNIS FINALS.
      83 31 Penang Championship Surprise. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, May 20. The Penang tennis championships concluded yesterday with the finals of the men’s doubles and the mixed doubles. The latter match did not come up to expectations, Mrs. Rule and L. F. Knight scoring an easy victory over Mrs.
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      ONG EE KONG.
      39 31 Retains Selangor Singles Championship. (From Our Own Correspondent. Kuala Lumpur, May 18. In the final of the Selangor singles championship Ong Ke Kong, holder of the title for some years, beat Kok Khew yesterday, 6--3, 6—2.
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      WILTSHIRES AGAIN FAIL.
      1020 32 Beaten By Chinese. LOSERS START WELL HUT FINISH BADLY. Chinese 3. Wiltshire* 1. In a First Division match which, so fa r as thrills and excitement were concerned, only partially fulfilled expectations, f he Chinese defeated the Wiltshire Regiment by three goals to one at the Anson
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      PENANG TENNIS.
      178 32 Goon Kok Ying Wins Singles Title. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, May 19. One final and one semi-final tie in the Penang tennis championships were played yesterday. The fit.al was that between Goon Kok Ying and Tan Thean Seang for the singles title*. As anticipated, Kok Ying, the
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      FAVOURITE BEATEN.
      72 32 Betting: 8 to 1; evens; 100 to 7.—Renter. Venturer Wins Great Northern Plate. London, May 18. The Great Northern Plate was run today and resulted as follows: Mr. H. Eves’ VENTURER 1 Lady Ludlow’s HILL SONG 2 Miss V. C. Pratt-Barlow’s WINSOME PRINCE 3 (Winner trained by Clancy.)
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    • Article
      SELANGOR G.C.
      103 32 Popular Golf Club Shows A Profit. The annual general meeting of the Selangor Golf Club will be held in the Club House on Wednesday, May 31. The annual report and balance sheet states that the net profit for tihe financial year was $1,122.74 compared with $291.17 for the
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      DAVIS CUP.
      438 32 —Reuter. Italy to Meet Great Britain. Genoa, May 20. Italy, by beating Austria by four matches to one in the second round of the Davis Cup (European Zone) qualified to meet Great Britain in the next round. Results: G. de Stefani (Italy) defeated H. W. Artens (Austria), 7—5,
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      WOMEN’S GOLF.
      94 32 Results of Championship First Round. The first round of the Andrew Currie Cup and women’s golf championship competition was played at Bukit Timah on Tuesday and resulted as follows Mrs. Hardie beat Mrs. Paterson, 2 and 1. Mrs. Richardson beat Mrs. Craik, 2 and 1. Miss Maynard beat
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      AL RIVERS WINS AGAIN.
      343 32 Sylvester Fails to Extort Him. Eddy Sylvester, the American K who has come to Singapore with reputation, may have had 200 com.7 and been voctorious in the major"! 1} them but he certainly proved no for A Rivers- in their tight at the 0*4 pic Stadium
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      S.C.C. TENNIS.
      190 32 American Tournament Concluded. The American Tournament at the S.C.C. proved a great success. Out of the 26 couples entered 25 played right through and the result, after handicaps had been added, was a tie between tue following Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Pedlow. F. Combi and Miss Joan
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      BUD WALLEY.
      170 32 Probable Match With Graham. Bud Walley, the well-known Sinpd’ boxer, who ieft Singapore to seek fame in England and America four &gt;‘ a &gt;s ago, with not a little success, returns on Sunday morning with his manap Mr. Nai Kim Lim. Bud is looking very fit and is
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  • The Straits Budget FINANCIAL SUPPLEMENT
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      GAMMON (MALAYA) LIMITED.
      2106 1 Government Criticised. method of accepting TENDERS. The annual geneial meeting of Gammon (Malaya) Lid. was held on Friday in the offices of tho company, Ocean Builuing, with Mr. H. Eiphick in the chair. Others present were Messrs. Dr. h. T. Wee, J. A. Clarke, J. G. Campbell,
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      TIN RETURNS.
      39 1 Katu.—Hrs. run 273 cu. yds. treated 80,000 tin ore won pels. 200. Renonsf Consolidated.—-Hrs. run 108, cu yds. treated 44.000, tin ore won pels 475 Takuapa Valley—Output first half Mav 699 br»., 153.000 cu. yda.. 760 pels.
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      MINING REPORT No. 467.
      719 1 THE CHAIRMAN AND DIRECTORS, THE RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING CO.. LTD. SINGAPORE. S.S. Gentlemen,—I beg to forward the report or the mining operations, for the four week* ending April 25, 1933. The development work completed for the term totals 691 feet, aa foil own:— J'nklng 117
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    • Correspondence.
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        RUBBER CONTROL.
        1946 2 Two Obstacles To An Economic Price. To the Editor of the Strait* Time*. Sir, —I am enclosing a suggestion for controlling the output of rubber which would appear to be different to the many solutions already put forward. If you think it is at all feasible, and if
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        BANK OF JAFFNA.
        122 2 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —This bank’s statement C for Deo. 31, 1932, appears in Wednesday’s Malay Mail and has two features which appear to call for comment. 1. The statement should be published before the egd of March. Why the delay? The enactment
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      ROMPIN BAHRU.
      253 2 Every Effort For Economy.” The seventh annual general meeting of Rompin Bahru Rubber Estate Limited, was held at the Exchange Room, hullertjn Building. Singapore, on May 20. Mr. Bruce Petrie, the chairman, said I visited the eMate on April 28 and have p’easure in reporting that the estate
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      RUBBER RETURNS.
      50 2 (The figures in brackets denote the figures of the corresponding period of last year). Clovelly—(22,Boo lb), 19,200 lb. Kota Tinggi.—(47,ooo lb.), 50,000 lb. Kuala Kep t5.—(27,500 lb.), 27,000 lb. Pelepah Valley.—(4B,ooo lb), 44,000 lb. Siginting.—(36,ooo lb.), 27,000 lb. Sungei Bilut— (23,500 lb.), 15.000 lb. Tangkok.—(26,ooo lb.), 20,300 lb.
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      POSITION DARKENED BY UNCERTAINTY.
      711 2 Rubber Stoppages I n Dutch Indies. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Medan, May 15 The president of the Medan Chamber cf Commerce, Mr. van der Stadt of T Nederlandsche Handelmaatschappjj the annual meeting of the association reviewing the economic situation in th East Coast of Sumatra and
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      SHARE MARKET.
      616 3 Fraser and Co.’s Weekly Report Fraser and Co.’s report, dated May 23, .stau 3 There has again been a very active market in Tin shares during thej j ast week and considerable quantities of J both Sterling and Dollar issues have changed hands, but at the close of
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      OIL PALM PLANTATIONS.
      160 3 The report of the directors of Oil Palm Plantations, Ltd., for the half-year ended Feb. 28, 1933, states:—The estate has continued to be visited regularly by Mr. E. J. C. Edwards and his last visit was made during the month of April. The following notes are compiled
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      DIRECTORS TO STAY.
      915 3 Failure of Removal Resolution. (From Our Own Correspondent) tt I, Penang, May 19. Holders of upwards of one-tenth of the issued capital of the company having required the directors to convene an extraordinary general meeting, an extraordinary meeting of the Malay-Siamese Prospecting Company was held yesterday at
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      RUBBER SITUATION.
      57 3 Singapore Official Quotation* Quotations Forward Contract* Spot Boiler Price* d. f 9 S K Date L’don S'pore June July Jilyia, in 231/3295/16 9% 9% 97/1* 19 2.11/329% 911/16 9% 9 7/l« 22 2 31/32 9% 9% 9% 9 9/16 23 2 15 16 9% 9% 9% 913/ffi 24
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      THE SINGAPORE AUCTION.
      117 3 The Singapore Chamber of Cotnmerw Rubber Ass ciution held its 1,123rd auction on May 24, when there was catufogeei 1,121,520 lb. or 500.68 tons; offered 1,067,474 lb. or 476.55 tons; sold 921,258 lb. or 411J7 tons. London 2 16/164 New York 4 cte. PRICES REALISED. Ribbed Smoked
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      MALAYA TRADE STATISTICS.
      235 3 COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OP THE VALUE OF FOREIGN TRADE, INCLUDING MERCHANDISE, PARCEL POST, BULLION AND coin FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL, 1M9. IMPORTS. EXPORTS. Total Trad* 1932. 1933. 1932 198®. Increase Grand Parcel Increase Increase -f Total Total Decrease (-J Tnfni M&lt;vrr*h fin dine Post. Bullion Grand or
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      STOCKS AND SHARES.
      776 4 FVaser And Co’s Quotations. Singapore, May 24. Miuinf. B«y«rt. Sellere. fl £1 Aum Kumbang 24/6 26/£1 £1 Austrrl Malay 20/- 21/-nom Ayer HiUm Tin 13/£1 £t Bangryt Tin 15/0 l«/» i 1 Batang Padang 0.10 0.16 1 I Batu Caves 0.40 0.46 i i MolUt A rang
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      HOME AND AMERICAN STOCKS.
      308 4 Closing Quotations In London. (From Out Own Correnpoiuteaft) London, May 23. Closing quotations today of the principal British stocks are given below:— The rise or fall is in relation to the price of May 20. GOVERNMENT STOCKS. BRITISH. Rise or kail Conversion Loun 5 /c 115
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      EXCHANGE RATES.
      243 4 Singapore, May 24. SELLING. London. 4 months’ sight 2/3 15 16 London, 3 months’ sight 2/3 29/32 London, 60 days’ sight 2/3 7/8 London. 30 days’ sight 2/3 27/32 London, demand 2/3 13/16 London, T.T. 2/3 25/32 Lyons and Paris, demand 980 Hamburg, demand 164 New York, demand
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      PALM OIL PRICES.
      98 4 Guthrie and Co., Ltd. a report, dated May 18, states: Latest buyers’ prices, received by cable this morning, for Malayan Palm Oil and Palm Kernels. Palm Oil In Bulk: c.i.f. landed weights New York-Philadelphia 3.00 cents (U.S. currency) per lb. c.i.f. landed weights U.S.A. Pacific Ports 2.95
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        LONDON EXCHANGE PRICES MAY 6.
        595 4 Abaco £1) *4 5 Allagar (ft/) /9%*; Amherst (2/) /3; Anglo-Malay (21) 7/8; Ayar Kuning (£1) 16/6; Bagttn Serai (£1) 11/32; Bahru (Sel.) (2/) 1^44; Banteng (£1) 10/; Bat’ng Cns. '2/) /3; Batu Caves (£1) l&fl, Batu i’iga (£1) 13’; Bekoh (2/1 /3fc; B’nai\g (2')
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        SINGAPORE DOLLAR SHARE PRICES MAY 24.
        630 4 Capital Issue r»idU, V.lu, Dividends Pr ji.?'"* lV*ll* oapany Co. Watt. 454.176 1 Nil, for year 29-2-33 ..Allenby ($1) e. 50 0.60 O.M 0.64 216,779 1 Nil for year 80-9-32 ..AlorGajah ($1) 0.30 0.40 0.40 060 *****6 1 Mil fur year 81-8-32 .A Hitaro
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      GERMANY’S TRADE.
      44 4 Favourable Balance Reported For March. Berlin, May 17* While Germany’s foreign trade declined in April, the balance was favours &gt;»e &gt; 61,000,000 marks as compared vviir* 64,000,000 in March. A Exports fell from 426,000,000 383*000,000, while imports declinedI tiom 362,000,000 to 321,000,000.— Aneta-Tians-Ocean.
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      SINGAPORE TIN PRICES.
      19 4 May 18 Tin, S’pore Prices $102.75 per picul. 19 102.00 22 101.37 23 101.37% 24 104.00
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