The Straits Budget, 7 September 1933

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    30 1 The Straits Budget fcfclNl. THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES I AbLiSHID NEARLY a CENTURY., fw '>l3 SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1933. Price 25 cents (S.S. Currency) or 7d.
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    CONTENTS.
    374 1 ;I i I K S— Page ore’s Peasantry 3 other Scheme 3 jians on the Land 3-4 .nother Hopeless Ideal 4 Hie Big Battalions 4-5 An English Failing 5 Occasional Notes 5-7 Futures Gold Cup Meeting 17 Mr. Ejiro Uno 18 Nearing the Sea 18 lndoites” at Tanglin Club
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    LOCAL AND PERSONAL
    1406 1 Mr. Alan Loke has gone to Port Dickson for a short holiday. Mr. H. L. Mitchell. Assistant Superintendent ot Police. S.S.. returned by the Corfu. Mr. H. D. Noone, of the Perak Museum, is at present at the Cameron Highlands on duty Mr. and Mrs. S. B.
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    EUROPEAN ON THREE CHARGES.
    479 2 Traffic Prosecution. CHINESE INJURED IN EMPRESS PLACE. Three charges arising out of a motor rar accident in Empress Place, were preferred against Mr Will red Hill, proprietor oi W Hill and Co., sanitary engineers in the lourth police court on Tuesday, before Mr. M H. Blacker.
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    DOCTOR CHARGED.
    84 2 Amazing Revelations In Bandoeng C'ase. 'From Our Own Correspondent.! Medan. Aug. 26. I'in* whole ol Netherlands India Is interested in an extraordinary case now before the Bandoeng courts in which a European woman doctor Is charged with perlorming an illegal operation. The case has already lasted some days
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    LIVESTOCK SHOW SEQUEL.
    126 2 Alleged Breach Of Contract. Ihe Straits limes understands that litigation is pending between the promotors ol the Poultry and Livestock Show held at the Great World recently. and the proprietors of the Great World Opened by HE. the Governor the show occupied lour days, from Aug 17
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    SENTENCE POSTPONED.
    87 2 Awaiting Arrival of L. Nasse’s Finger Prints. Sentence on Lambert W. Nasse. which was to have been passed on 'Wednesday, by the third magistrate, was postponed until Sept. 9 on the application of court inspector R. D. Weightman. Nasse had been convicted by Mr. J F. F Gregg,
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    CONSULATES IN FAR EAST TO CLOSE.
    181 2 Has Chile A Consul In Singapore? According to a Reuter message tro*n Santiago de Chile the Chilean Government is to abolish all consulates in the Far East except those in Shanghai and Yokohama. Whether there is a Chilean consu' in Singapore is doubtful An
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    PENANG CLERKS.
    61 2 Save Over $12,000 During The Past Year. From Our Own Correspondent Penang. Sept, 1. Penang Mercantile Employees Cooperative. Thrift and Loan Society report shows that members' savings amounted to over $12,000 for the year Gilt-edged securities now exceed $25,000 The society made a net profit of $1,203 for
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    News In Brief.
    549 2 A line pair of "Malayan foxes’- Anging Hutan—have been bagged by a native in the Alor Gajah district and it is most probable that the animals will be sent to the taxidermist to be stulfed for the Selangor Museum The Times of Malaya publishes a rumour that
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    MAN DISFIGURED BY CORROSIVE ACID.
    193 2 Thrown At Face. CHINESE SENTENO FOR BRUTAL CRIME. From Our Own Corresponds Penang. Sep 5 At the fifth session of the p ang Assizes which opened tod. y ben Justice Cobbett two Chinese. To; Sum Thooi and Toh Seng Chua. were cl with voluntarily causing
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    OUT-OF-WORK FUND.
    166 2 Over Thousand Dollars In Selangor. From Our Own Correspondent. Kuala Lumpur. Sept. 1 Mr John Hands. M.C.H.. the honorary secretary and treasurer oi the Selangor Asiatic Unemployment Committee. reports as follows for the month of August The total amount of money m iv. d excluding Klang) was $1,174.65
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    “ BILKING.”
    160 2 BILKING.” Counsel’s Admission In Police Court. Mr. V. D. Knowles frankly admi r 1 that he had bilked ricksha coolies than once, quite inadvertently, v.: he was defending JafTar bin Ah; who was charged on Tuesday b* r<* Mr. N. Grice with cheating 22 rick a pullers Mr. Knowles (defending'
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      JOHORE’S PEASANTRY.
      904 3 —Straits Times. Aug. 31. the most startling facts fl out by the Rice Cultivation V toe was that the amount of S (tuced in Johore each year is a tncient to feed the Malay J n of that State for three Hi is is a situation that can
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      ANOTHER SCHEME.
      1080 3 Straits Times, Sept 1. Elsewhere in this issue we print details of a scheme for the stabilisation of the rubber industry, prepared bv Mr Charles Wilkins, of Rawang This scheme pays due attention to a nuni ber of difficulties that have received scant consideration in previous plans. Its
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      INDIANS ON THE LAND.
      979 3 Straits Times. Sept. 2 The case for Indian land .settlement in Malaya was ably argued by a corre spondent of the Straits Times several weeks ago. and although a multiplicity of other topics has prevented an earlier reply, this letter should not be ignored, for it
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      ANOTHER HOPELESS IDEAL.
      877 4 —Straits Times. Sept. 4 According to a report from the London Correspondent of the Singapo r e Free Press, the Admiralty contemplates placing before Parliament building proposals lor restoring Great Britain's naval strength. If this proves to be true-and there is every reason to believe that it
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      THE BIG BATTALIONS
      1142 4 Straits Times. Sept. 5. Three things are clear irom tl; port oi the speech delivered b\ V J. H. C. E. Howeson at the an mx meeting of the Anglo-Oriental Mu. Corporation held in London last w The first is that Mr. Howeson has or. extensive knowledge
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      AN ENGLISH FAILING.
      729 5 Straits Times, Sept. 6 The Englishman in the East is probably more ignorant of cooperation than most other Europeans." This comment occurs in the exceedingly interesting report on co-opera-tion in India and Europe that hes been written by Mr. L. D. Gammons. M.C.S and published within the
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  • OCCASIONAL NOTES
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      THREE K.L. FINES.
      211 5 < nee in penalty is apparent. Straits Times. Aug. 31. It is not easy sometimes to see me principles which guide magistrates in deciding the amount ol tines, even when one is fully in possession of the facts of the case. Where, tor example, is the consistency
      . < nee in penalty is apparent. Straits Times. Aug. 31.  -  211 words
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      SALARY CUTS.
      315 5 vastly rlitleront. Straits Times. Aim 31 It becomes increasingly clear as time goes on that salaries and wages in th.s country will never again reach the pre-slump levels and workers will have to adjust their budgets accordingly. But this is going to entail no little hardship, and it
      vastly rlitleront. Straits Times. Aim 31  -  315 words
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      THIS LAZINESS?
      315 6 Straits Times. Aug 31 A Bitmapnr** parent, wtio.se child h «s t&lt; walk a mil** to school every morning, complains that the distance is M,) great tor the hoy. who Is aged »pout 11 years And yet one ot the proudest boasts ol this same man is th:*&lt;
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      “JOCK” CAMPBELL.
      245 6 Straits Times. Sept. 1 There will bo widespread regret at the news of the death of Mr. J. O “Jock"* Campbell A resident ol Singapore since 1908. an able lawyer whose painstaking care over all in:/ iers that came under his notice was always a source of admiration
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      AMENDE HONORABLE.
      462 6 Straits Times. Sept. 1 Then* are tew more terrifying Mmetaclrs than a Scotsman on the j warpath. There is an awlul man t( ui I about him when his blood is on the boil and the light o! battle is in his eye and there are tew more
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      MALAYAN TUBA.
      209 6 Georgi and Gunn Lay Teik. —Straits Times. Sept. 1. Although known to most people in this country only as a poison used for fish-drives or lor killing insects in the garden, tuba is becoming an important commercial commodity in Europe and America and Malaya exported roughly $BO,OOO worth
      Georgi and Gunn Lay Teik.—Straits Times. Sept. 1.  -  209 words
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      A CUSTOMS FALLACY.
      161 6 A CUSTOMS FALLACY -Straits Times. Sept. 2. A misunderstanding revealed by our Penang correspondent in his weekly letter published last Friday calls lor correction. Our correspondent wrote: "A solt-goods merchant here emphasises the fact that carriage by sea from Singapore saves 50 per cent, transit dues, owing to customs duties
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      MORRIS BANKS.
      278 6 collateral security.—Straits Times. Sept 2. In this coiumn the other dav w. advocated the introduction of Morris banks as a constructive scheme to ease the present distress of those in debt and to staniD out. to a great extent, tlie extortion practised by moneylenders. Tlie Morris banks wou'a
      collateral security.—Straits Times. Sept 2.  -  278 words
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      SAFE BUSINESS.
      277 6 —Straits Times, Sept 2 Hie number of instalments is bused on the applicant’s living expenses, the bank seeing to it that the debtoi m comparative comfort and thu instalments do not press too h i iy on him. The great thing is that &lt; t ors are advised
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      MR. FRED WATERHOUSE.
      95 6 MR. FRED WATERHOUSE -Straits Times. Sept. 4. The death of Mr. F. T. P Water house, which occurred recently :n Sumatra, was the saddest blow tinrubber trade in Singapore has sutt rt-a lor many a day. Mr. Waterhouse c .m to this country nearly thirty years ar»&gt; and was intimately
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      P.D. LUKUT’S PROFIT.
      344 6 t j, about this problem? -Straits j Sept. 4. Our readers ma.\ care to reflect uu&lt;&gt;: a delicate ethical problem presented by the success of the Port Dickson Lukut Rubber Company in earning a profit of £3.802 last year. It is fan to presume that this company
      ■ tj, about this problem? -Straits ■ j Sept. 4.  -  344 words
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      THE VILLAGE SCHOOL.
      285 7 Straits Times. Sent. 4. I ivmen who have paid any atI to the attempts which are I made to organise the Malay I .tv into co-operative societies I niuht that the secret of sucI lit ultimately be found in the I m plage schools, but that conI
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      NOTE FOR KINTA.
      197 7 Cornwall. &lt; Applause—Straits Times. Sent. 5. :i U is. of course, one of the M( 'ing regions which are ch«er'"flucing all out while Malaya other restricting countries l; P the price lor their benefit, omments made by the chairCrofty Ltd a Cornish, the annual meeting of his
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      “A TAMIL ATMOSPHERE.”
      342 7 ed by those who make them. Straits Times. Sept. 5. A good description of the best tyoc of estate labour force, the Tamil force; that has been settled on the estate ior many years and regards its constituent families as having a sort of hereditary claim on
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      INTERNAL AIR MAIL.
      240 7 Straits Times. Sept. 5. The decision of Penang to torm &lt;i Hying club and thereby link itselt with Kuala Lumpur and Singapore aerially may be said to bring the dream of an internal air mail service a step nearer, although at the slow rate we have been
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      ALCOHOL AND DURIANS.
      337 7 the present time. Straits Times. Sept 6. For reasons of space an article in the last issue of The Sunday Times on the alleged danger of mixing alcohol and durians was very much abbreviated. and it may therefore be useful to mention here some of the points
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      CANING SCHOOLBOYS.
      267 7 Straits Times. Sept. 6. It is satisfactory to see that at least one Malayan parent has taken the trouble to write to the Straits Times and endorse the protest made by this newspaper against the caning oi schoolboys for minor traffic offences On the other hand, another correspond
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      DIABOLICAL CRIME.
      236 7 seemed black Indeed Straits Time.* Sept 6 Allegations of torture of small boys by branding and other diabolical methods were made In a Singapore court on Saturday when evidence included the almost unanimous testimony of five witnesses whose ages ranged from eight to twelve years. Their evidence was
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    BIRTHS
    40 7 BRUCE CROSS—At Penang on August 30 to tin wife of Or Bruce Cross. Bedorvg, Kedah, a son. MACKINTOSH On Sept 3. 1933. i Maternity Hospital. Singapoie. to Amv, wife of Mr A M Mackintosh, the gift of a son
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    MARRIAGES
    95 7 At Edinburgh Aug. 12. John Carnoch. eldest :(ai of Mr. Mac Lennan 0.8. E., JP and Mrs. Mac Lennan. of Rosslyn Lodge Strathpeffer. to Elizabeth Haddle, dauglit t of the late Henry and Mrs Mell. Stron«'*v Orkney SYMES -ROYCE. At Penang on August 31. Richard Legge Synies M BBS
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    21 7 l&gt;h M il CI1UI —Chill Mui Kwal, mother .it tlu* lat&lt; Y Fook died on 2nd Sept at ft a m.
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    BANK’S PETITION OPPOSED.
    845 8 Chinese Merchant’s Debt Of $19,578. In the Supreme Court on Tuesday, the Chief Justice. Sir Walter Huggard. was engaged In hearing a matter arising out of the receiving order made against Chan Chan Phuan. a Chinese trader, lor a debt he was said to owe to the
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    BUSY MORNING FOR AMBULANCE.
    202 8 Four Boys Knocked Down By Motor. The ambulance had a ousy time early on Wednesday morning, responding to five calls up to eight o’clock. About 1.30 a m. the&gt; weu called to a house in Muar Road where a Chinese woman was alleged to have attempted
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    SINGAPORE BOUND
    31 8 Sir C. Kingsford-Smith' Expected Today. Air-Commodore Sir Charles and Lady Kingsford-Smith were passengers on the Dutch mail plane which arrived in Singapore at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, homeward bound.
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    TEMPLE SCENE.
    57 8 Summons to be Served For Assault. From Our Own Correspondent! Kuala Lumpur. Sept. 5. As a sequel to the disturbance after the meeting held at the Mariamman Hindu temple. High Street, last Sunday. when Mr Coomarasamy, a trustee of the temple, was injured, action will be taken by
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      CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.
      200 8 To the Editor ot the Straits Times. Sir,—I wish to draw the attention of the public of Singapore to the cruelty to animals and birds which is going on under their very eyes. Having Just arrived from England, I am horrified to see what a terrible contrast
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      CORPORAL PUNISHMENT.
      98 8 I’o the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,—It is gratifying that you nave (riticised in proper terms the action of the magistrate in awarding corporal punishment to a grown up lad for an extremely petty offence It had been punishment more than enough to drag up the youngster
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      PETROL PRICES.
      209 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir. —I enclose herewith cutting from today’s West Australian notifying a reduction in the price of first-grade petrol to Is. 7d. per gallon, and you will see that some of the independent companies &lt;i.e.. companies outside the “ring”) will reduce to
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      MONEYLENDING.
      212 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —In your haste to demand immediate legislation controlling and limiting moneylcndtng it probably did not occur to you that moneylending, sometimes called banking, is as much a legitimate business as let us say printing a newspaper and that the sucesss of
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    WELL-KNOWN INDIAN.
    171 8 Over $10,000 Involved In Two Charges. The cases in w'hlch a well-known Indian Mohammedan. Kavena Nagutha Naina Maricar. who was arrested immediately upon return from India Is charged with criminal misappropriation of $960. and criminal breach of trust in respect of $10,000 while acting in the capacity of
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    THE GOVERNOR.
    103 8 Impending Visit to Kuala Lumpur. His Excellency the Governoi. accom-j panied by Lady Clement! and attended by Mr. H. G. Beverley. Aide-de-Camp. and Mr. G. A. G. Walker, private see re tary will leave Singapore for Kuala Lumpur by the night mail on Saturday and will stay at
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
    161 8 Monday, Aug. 28 In the morning H.H. The Sultan ol Perak called on His Excellency at Government House. In the afternoon His Excellency visited Changi Wednesday. Aug 30. His Excellency presided at a meeting of the Executive Council held at Government House this morning. Hon. Dr. C J.
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    TRIBUTES TO BRITISH COLONIAL SYSTEM.
    356 9 L CK.ING IN THEORY BUT SUPERIOR IN PRACTICE. A review of economic conditions in Netherlands India by r. H. A. N. Bluett, British commercial agent in Batavia, as the subject of a leading article in the Straits Times on ug. 15. This article has caused
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    SEA BELLE II.
    216 9 Government Yacht Laid Up. crew of the Government Yacht Belle II was paid off on Friday the vessel will be berthed in the niter roads. statement issued to the Press by Master Attendant, S.S.. &lt;Capt. .trey Freyberg), states: The Government s.y. Sea Belle II l .iN been
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    NO LEGAL CLAIM.
    86 9 Suit Against Race Horse Owner Fails. delivering judgment on Monday in °ase in which Chee Soon Keng, I,ca l race-horse owner, was sued by "Wan claiming to be his secondary &lt;&gt;r tailing to maintain her at the 1 °i S30 a month since October 1931. Slacker, the
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    A LUCKY MAN.
    178 9 Postal Employee John Little’s Goods. "You are very lucky,’ commented Mr R. J. F. Curtis, the third magistrate. on Wednesday to Tan Ah Wing, a clerk employed in the General Post Office when he acquitted and discharged him on a charge of dishonestly retaining stolen property. The
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    UNEMPLOYMENT FUND.
    112 9 The Non-European Unemployment Fund notified the following donations for August. 1933. The hon. treasurer. St. Andrew’s Cathedral (part proceeds of special collection on behalf of Unemployment Funds in St. Andrew’s Cathedral.) $55.98; C. A. Rodrigues Esq. $1.00; Singapore Municipal subordinate staff $16.75: A.P.C. (S.S.) Ltd., (sundry collections.) $2.60;
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    CLAIM AGAINST A RECEIVER FAILS.
    620 9 Application By Mr,. M. Muthiah Pillay. j Judgment was delivered on Tuesday by Mr. Justice Mills in the Supreme Court dismissing an application by M. Muthia Pillay that C. C. Dunman, re ceiver of the estate of Tan Kong Liang deceased, be ordered to pay
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    RAILWAY MAIL BAG ROBBERY.
    650 9 In Siamese Territory. LOST BEFORE F.M.S.R. TOOK OVER. 'From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Sept. 1. In connection with the Tcs. 100,000 stated to be missing from mail bags dispatched from Bangkok by the Siamese Commercial and other banks to their Penang agents in cne last international
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    LITTLE LIKELIHOOD OF CHEAPER PETROL.
    558 10 HEAVY COST OF RETAIL DISTRIBUTION. Petrol companies in Singapore are not impressed by the argument put forward by Mr. O C. Smalley the yil-known Singapore accountant, in support of a contention that the prue of petrol in Malava should be nly 46 cents a gallon.
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    SINGAPORE ASSIZES.
    177 10 Eleven Oases On The List. j The filth session of the Singapore! Assize opened on Monday before Mr. J Justice C. C. Oerathy. There are three are of murder, and two ol attempted murder. Two other charges are of causing hurt in attempting to commit robbery, and there
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    TANGLIN HOSPITAL.
    53 10 From Our Own Correspondent. &gt; Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 31. The rumour that Tanglin Hospital will be closed down in the near future, and that patients will be transferred to the Bungsar and District hospitals, is correct. Apparently, it is not the intention of the authorities to amend the
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    P. AND O. RANCHI HITS WHARF.
    112 10 Slight Damage To Plates At Penang. iFrom Our Own Correspondent.) Penang. Sept. 3. The P. and O. Ranchi met with a slight mishap while entering port on Saturday. The Ranchi was about to take up her berth alongside Swettenham Pier when the strong tides
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    MR. J. WILLIAMS,
    84 10 Mr. J. Williams, of the Survey Office, Singapore, who had Just retired after thirty years' meritorious service, died suddenly for heart failure at his residence 7. Barker Road, on Friday afternoon The funeral took place at the Bldadari cemetery on Saturday. The service was conducted by the
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    CANTONESE GIRL’S SUICIDE.
    189 10 Drank Disinfectant. TOLD MOTHER SHE HAD NO DESIRE TO LIVE. A verdict ol suicide while of unsound mind was returned on Magdalene Sinn, a 15-year-old, Cantonese girl, a St. Mary’s Convent Pupil, who died after I drinking a quantity of disinfectant The Coroner remarked that the deceased
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    CONSUMING BEER.
    216 10 Complaints Against Bugis Street Licensees. 1 A batch of proprietors and licensees of liquor shops in Bugis Street were summonsed before the Criminal District Judge. Mr. H. A. Forrer, on Monday for selling beer for consumption on the premises without a licence to do so. The first case
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    EXPELLED CHETTIARS
    100 10 Allowed to Return To Indo-China. In connection with the recent expulsion of certain Chettiars from Indo-China and theii subsequent .eturn. as a result ot representations made by the British Government, the local Chettiars (Nattrkkottai) Chambii of Commerce has received a letter from the secretary of Association Indochinois- des
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    WOMAN’S TALE.
    247 10 Alleged Forcible Removal. A remarkable tale of kidnapping was told in the first magistrate’s court, before Mr. H. A. Forrer on Mondaj when four Indians John Anthony Sinappa and Muthu stood trial on a charge of using criminal force in attempting wrongfully to death on Indian woman in
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    TAMPIN HOSPITAL.
    130 10 Rumour of Forthcoming Closure. It is persistently rumoured that Tampin Hospital will be partially closed by the end of December, says the Malacca Guardian. It is also believed that cases, oi a serious nature would receive the necessary first aid at a reception ward and then despatched to
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      196 10 DOES OWN HOUSE. WORK AT 70 With the Help of Krus&lt; he, For nine years now I have Kruschen Salts and could not do vt? out them. I take a third of a tJ' spoon in a cup of water as ho* tS can drink it. No sickness, no 1
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    CHILDREN WHIPPED TO STEAL.
    960 11 Indian’s Cruelly. Sl'itUlES OF TORTURE BY BURNING. A.-uizing stories of cruelt&gt; to ci.iidren were related in the .econd p.jic. court, on Saturday before Mr N Grice when an Indian v»as asked j. 0 in»w cause why he should not i xceui* u bond. A 1 i
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    SCHOOL FEES.
    198 11 “To Country’s Benefit,’’ Says Rafflesian. “The startling announcement made by the Government regerdlng school fees has raised a storm of protest from many unofficial quarters “We do not wish to enter into any discussion concerning the Government’s policy, but we can iustly say that though we deplore the
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    MERCHANTS IN COURT.
    139 11 Disagreement Over Deal In Condensed Milk. Mr. Justice Gerahty on Thursday reserved judgment in the case in which H. S. Arathoon. trading as Stephens. Paul and Cr.. of Robinson Road, sued Chop Teng Chiang. of North Bridge Road, claiming $1,136.44 alleged to be loss suffered through a
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    LOCAL RATEPAYERS’ ASSOCIATION.
    561 11 Reply To Letter From Municipality. At a meeting of the committee of the Singapore Ratepayer*’ Association held at the offices of the Association, Hongkong Bank Chambers, Singapore, on Thursday, Aug. 24, with Mr. J. Laycock &lt; president) In the chair, Messrs A. M. AlsagofT, O. R. 8.
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    PENANG WEDDING.
    67 11 Dr. R. L. Symes And Mrs. A. M. P. Royce. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Sept. 1. The wedding took place yesterday quietly at the registry office of Dr. R. L. Symes, Medical Officer, Sungkai, Perak, and Mrs. A. M. D. Royce, who arrived from Home by the
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    LIFE THAT WAS MADE UNBEARABLE.
    148 11 Suspected Of TheftLAWYER’S COMPASSION FOR DESTITUTE MAN. &lt; From Our Own Correspondent. &gt; 4JJ Talping, Sept. 1. Hiding under the bridge of the Telok Kertang River, Matang. on the look-out for smugglers, a Malay revenue officer was surprised to see a man Jump from the
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    MR. J.F.F. GREGG GOES TO DINDINGS.
    134 11 Another Reshuffling Of Magistrates. For the second time within a few weeks there is to be a reshuffling of Singapore magistrates. Mr. J. F. F. Gregg, Singapore Third Magistrate, has been appointed District Officer, Dindings. He left Singapore for Penang by the Ranchi on
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    ACTOR’S CLAIM.
    228 11 Judgment Entered For $43.50. Mr. H. R. Bull, the civil district Judge, gave judgment for Mr. M. H. Kenyon* Slade, an English actor, who sued life J. C. Cook, an American film producer, for a total sum of $43 50 and costs. Iflr. Slade’s suit was for a
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    SAKAIS VOLUNTARILY GO TO HOSPITAL.
    672 12 DAY AND NIGHT JOURNEY FOR “ORANG PUTEH’S OBAT.” Great surprise was caused among Kuala Lipis doctors when an elderlv Sakai and his family presented themselves at the hospital and asked for treatment saying they had great faith in the “orang puteh’s obat.” They had travelled
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    F.M.S. APPOINTMENTS.
    150 12 The following F.M.S. appointments are gazetted:— Mr. H. T. W. Oswell, an officer of Class III, Malayan Civil Service, has been seconded for service in the State of Kedah. Mr. A. Q. Billing, Assistant Superintendent, Survey Department, has been seconded for service in the State of Johore. Mr.
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    THE GAZETTE.
    169 12 The Straits Settlements Gazette states:— Capt. J. Jeff has been appointed to act as Assistant Secretary for Chinese Afrairs. S.S., with effect from Aug 25. Mr. W. H. Gatfleld has been appointed an immigration officer under the Aliens Ordinance with effect from Aug. 25. Lieut, (acting captain) C.
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    FOUND DEAD ON CHANGI ROAD.
    451 12 Was She Knocked Down By A Motor-Car? An inquest on a 54-year-old Chinese woman Kay Kam Yok who met with her death at the 7th mile, Changi Road on the night of Aug. 16, was held by the coroner, Mr. F. G. Bourne on Friday.
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    PRISON AGAIN.
    149 12 Ex-Convicts Caught Stealing. Two ex-convicts were sent back to gaol on Monday by the criminad district judge, Mr. H. A. Forrer. One was found guilty of theft of two coats and three pairs of trousers from the compound of a laundry and was sentenced to one year’s rigorous
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    SCENE OUTSIDE A TEMPLE.
    334 12 Police Summon e;'. ft WELL-KNOWN HINDI* I STRUCK ON HEAD B &lt;From Our Own Corresponded B Kuala Lumpur. Sep 4 K' There have been under-currer/ ill-feeling among the Hindu I munity of Kuala Lumpur for -.null time owing to disagreement V J I] matters of temple
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    PESTERING MOTORISTS.
    83 12 Police Drive Against Bo'&gt; Extended. The police drive on “jaga boys has extended to Raffles PI act and on Monday a constable arrested an Indian youth who was “crea;.r»&gt;. a nuisance by persistently ask.nc European motorists to be allowed watch their cars.” Produced before Mr. Curtis ir. second
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    ST. GEORGE’S, SELANGOR.
    97 12 Hotel Packed for Annuai Dance. (From Our Own Corresponded Kuala Lumpur, Sept Over five hundred merry ixu filled the dining room and roof-ga: of the Majestic Hotel on Satur night, when the St. George’s Soeief Selangor held its annual celebrar This was one of the most s
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    MALAYAN PLANTING TOPICS.
    3263 13 Conference Notes—The (Jnreported Debates —Where Were The V.A.’s?—Unpopular I.S.P. Members—Threat Of Shorter Leave—The R.G.A. Ostrich. (By Our Plantin Correspondent.) special number ot rhr Planter is oeine prepared to give members rue I.S.P. a record of the lectures discussions at the Taiplng Terence m handy form, and people
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    BATAVIA TO SINGAPORE IN SAILING YACHT.
    636 14 WELCOME FOOD FROM STEAMER ON SIX-DAY VOYAGE. t Aftt** a journey lasting nearly six days four Europeans and **alay have reached Singapore from Batavia in a sailing yacht under 40 feet in length. They left for Batavia again on Friday. The owner of the
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    THE REIGN OF QUEEN WILHELMINA.
    402 14 “What Victorian Era Meant For Us.” All Dutch ships in Singapore harbour were dressed on Thursday in honour of the birthday of Her Majesty Queen Wilhelmina of Holland. The day was observed as a holiday in many of the Dutch mercantile organisations. At noon Mr.
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    MIXED DURIANS AND ALCOHOL.
    463 14 Mysterious Death. j DOCTOR AND LACK ok POISON RESEARCH I The danger of mixing alcohol &lt; durian or mangosteen and suga* o l the lack of research work in Mai poisons were emphasised at the &lt;* uest More Mr. F. G. Bourne on a‘ub 30 when
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    CRASH INTO BRIDGE.
    83 14 Taxi With European Passenger Skids. A taxi travelling along Craw h i Road towards Kallang Road skidch and crashed into the middle arch &lt; Crawford bridge. The motor-car till ed over. There was one passenger, Mr. C Mogensen, of the Siam Steam Navietion Co. Ltd., who escaped
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    A JOURNAL IN THE FEDERAL CAPITAL.
    2822 15 'V 'W 4 Slump Reverie—Life In Bygone Perak Before Rubber Came—The %inta Valley Line Cameron's Promised Land—Cavalry Patrols In Larut—The Solace Of History. (by Our Kuala Lumpur Corre^pondeat.) HAVE lately been browsing in a I laded, leather-bound volume lent tl ;ne by one of
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    POSTAL SERVICES.
    170 16 Head To Be Known As Director-General. The postal services in Malaya are being reorganised, states the Objects and Reasons of a Bill shortly to be introduced in Legislative Council, as it is desirable that the officer administering the services should have a title indicative of his functions. Section
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    DUTCH AIR MAIL.
    39 16 Calcutta To Amsterdam In Four Days. The K.L.M. aeroplane PHAIR (Ricebird), which left Singapore on Thursday Aug. 17, with commanding pilot Mr. P. Both, flew from Calcutta to Amsterdam in the record time of four days
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    F.M.S. SUGAR RUMOUR.
    46 16 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Bept. 1. It Is officially stated that there is no truth In the rumour that has been current throughout the F.M.S. during the last two or three days that OovSemment contemplates removing the luty on Empire sugar.
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    Death Of Mr. John G. Campbell
    1298 16 1 PROMINENT LAWYER AND PUBLIC WORKER Operation In London. The death took place in London on Thursday of Mr. John C. Campbell. the well-known Singapore lawyer, while undergoing an operation only four days after reaching England by the P. and O. Ranpura. Though bright
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    EUROPEAN ACCUSED OF GRIEVOUS HURT.
    162 16 Private Summons. POLICE HAVE NOTHIN! TO DO WITH IT.” A European. Alister Murdock Lennan appeared before Mr H Forrer in the Criminal District Court on Saturday to answer a private su r mons taken out by a Malay. Sir m bin Sariman, charging him with
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    MALICIOUS FALSE FIRE ALARMS.
    221 16 Brigade To Enlist Aid Of Police. Police aid is to be enlisted by the Singapore Fire Brigade following the ninth false alarm call within the last six months from a particular call-box in Havelock Road, which was madshortly after eight o’clock on night. The series of
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    TRADE COMMISSION.
    138 16 Evidence From Indian Merchants. The 53rd, 54th and 55th meetings the S.S. Trade Commission were h*.-d in Singapore on Aug. 29, 30 and 31 when evidence was received from iipresentative Indian merchants. Evidence was taken from Mr. C. M Shah (Chandulal and Co.&gt;, secretarv of the Indian Merchants
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  • PAST WEEK’S IMPERIAL AND GENERAL NEWS Contained in Reuter, British Imperial Radio and Special Telegrams.
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      100 KILLED IN CUBA.
      203 21 —Reuter. Thousands Face Famine And Disease. HINA FLOODS. ncalculable Loss To Kleven Provinces. London, Sept. 1. i &gt; clone in the Caribbean comes as the climax to a number of tragedies in various parts of the world. Five members, including the chief officer and the engineer
      —Reuter.  -  203 words
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      HURRICANE HAVOC.
      257 21 not likely to be serioug.—-British Wireless Heavv Damage In Cuba Six Killed. Havana. SeDt. 4. I'h*‘ latest reports show that there are 100 dead and thousands injured in the Cuba hurricane, while 100.000 people have been rendered homeless tnd are threatened with famine and disease. Miami, Sept. 2.
      not likely to be serioug.—-British Wireless  -  257 words
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      SWEPT BY TIDAL WAVE.
      303 21 ghai is subsiding.—Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chew JP Poh. Shanghai Streets Under Three Feet Of Water. Shanghai, Sepr,. 3. A rainstorm followed by a tidal wave swept the city of Shanghai last night when most of the streets were under two or three feet of
      ghai is subsiding.—Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chew JP Poh.  -  303 words
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      JOHORE “REDS.”
      180 21 Posters Attached To Rubber Trees. From Our Own Correspondent.) Johore Bahru, Sept. 3. Six Hylams appeared before Sheikh Abu Bakar. second magistrate today cn a charge of possession of Communist documents and of distributing them. The six accused, who all claimed trial, were. Chew Khiow. Tan Ah Cheng,
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      ARMING IN TEETH OF DISARMAMENT
      442 21 —Reuter. —Reuter Wireless. Bigger Navies And More Frontier Defences. Berlin, Sept. 2. With Mr. Norman Davis approaching Europe and Geneva resuming its activities at the end of the month, it Is officially indicated that Germany Is ready to accept control of armaments provided it is
      —Reuter.; —Reuter Wireless.  -  442 words
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      IN THE NEWS.
      57 21 Reuter. The Hague, Sept. 2. Mr. Wunsz King, the new Chinese Minister, presented his credentials to Queen Wilhelmina t^day.—Reuter. London, Sept. 3. Mr. Quo Tai-chi, the Chinese Minister to Great Britain, has returned to London after a holiday at 8t. Ives, Cornwall. Reuter. Paris, Sept. 2. Gen.
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      ROOSEVELT DEFIED BY FORD.
      282 21 Refusal To Sip Code. WILL GOVERNMENT USE FORCE? Washington, Sept. 2. Labour policy troubles and the mystery of Mr. Henry Ford’s intentions are the big problems confronting the recovery campaign. Following the Eastman memorandum Mr. Whitney, chairman of the Railway Labour Executive Association, In a statement
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      PITCHED BATTLE.
      194 21 —Reuter Wireless. 200 Police Versus 2,000, Strikers In Philadelphia. Philadelphia, Aug. 31. The National Recovery Administration code spirit has not permeated the Cambria hosiery mills, where one man has been killed and 11 injured in an hours pitched battle between 200 police and 2,000 strikers. The rioting started
      —Reuter Wireless.  -  194 words
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      WHEAT AGREEMENT “A REAL TRIUMPH.”
      604 22 —Reuter. Compared With Other Conferences. London. Auk 26 The agreement reached at the Wheat Ctmlerence received generally a good press in this country No commentator considers lor a moment thac the restriction of output, although no doubt inevitable it any progress is to be achieved,
      —Reuter.  -  604 words
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      3,000,000 FLOOD VICTIMS.
      1064 22 Province.—Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chew' Jit Poh Thousands More Faced With Starvation. REDS IN FUKIEN. 19th Army Adequate To Cope With Invasion. Shanghai, Aug 31. It Is estimated that 3,000 000 lives were lost in the disusf'ouHuangho floods, which have affected several provinces The floods are
      Province.—Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chew' Jit Poh  -  1,064 words
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      JAPANESE NAVY.
      50 22 ing to a Chinan report.—Sin Kao Min. Occupies Eight Islands Off Hainan. Shanghai, Aug. 31. I he Japanese Navy has occupied eight islands in the South China Sea, ofT Hainan, where a Japanese wireless station and a fishing company have been established, according to a Chinan report.—Sin Kao
      ing to a Chinan report.—Sin Kao Min.  -  50 words
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      NAZIS MEET IN CONFERENCE.
      89 22 Reuter. Impressive Display Of Manpower. Nuremburg. Sept There was an impressive displv’ the manpower behind Herr Hitler hd the Chancellor today reviewed nooS Storm Troops in the old market-i.’jS of Nuremburg. which has beer rT named Adolf Hitler Square. The m. rch past took over three
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      300 “ REDS ” ARRESTED.
      45 22 300 REDS ARRESTED. Reuter. Legations Attacked And Police Stoned. Sofia, Sept. I. Three hundred Communists have been arrested here follow, ing: an attempt to hold a prohibited mass demonstration. The police were stoned and the German and Czechoslovakian Legations were attacked and the windows broken.—
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      STRUGGLE NOT ENDED.
      267 22 gramme with an iron will.—An* Trans-Ocean. Leadership The Privilege Of Aryan Race. Nuremburg. Sept 2. The high water mark of Friday’s proceedings at the National Socialist Party Congress was reached when Herr Hitler delivered a speech in which he said that although the National Socialist revolution was
      gramme with an iron will.—An* * Trans-Ocean.  -  267 words
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      DR. HOFER.
      45 22 Reaches Nazi Congress By Ai» From Italy. Nuremberg. Sept. 2 The Austrian, Dr. Hofer, has arrived The Nazi Congress was wildly elated by the arrival of an aeroplane from Italy carrying Dr. Hofer with four oi the comrades who broke into the prison.
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      U.S. HOLDS HER HAND.
      271 23 -To See What Happens At Geneva.” BRITISH NAVY. Admiralty Wants Big New Programme. From Our Own Correspondent.* London, Aug. 31. It ,s strongly rumoured that the Admiralty is preparing to place before Parliament new building proposals which represent the only alternative to Britain's collapse as a
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      LAND & AIR EQUIPMENT.
      137 23 LAND AIR EQUIPMENT. .Modernisation Plans Suspended. Washington. Aug. 31. The modernisation of the Army's land and air equipment has been suspended” in order to see what happens at Geneva.”—Reuter. Prior to sailing for Geneva, Mr. Nor* mm Davis, the unofficial United States observer at the Disarmament onference at Geneva, stated
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      SERCRET SUBMARINES.
      49 23 Peuter. Keport Ridiculed By Japan. Tokio. Sept 1. ne report that Japan is massdueing secret submarines is ridiIt is reliably learned that a 1 of six are now under construction Jhe appropriations for seven others u ded in the current estimates HI in accordance with the treaty.
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      DUTCH BUDGET WILL BALANCE.
      204 23 —Reuter. Rumours “Absolutely Untrue.” Batavia. Sept 1. Referring to the Reuter cable from Amsterdam concerning the possibility ot a Netherlands budget deficit and a compulsory State loan, the president of the Javasche Bank points out that this is absolutely untrue as well Informed circles have already
      —Reuter.  -  204 words
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      SEVEN PERISH.
      81 23 way to recover the bodies.—Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Overtaken By Snowstorm On Mont Blanc. Geneva, Aug. 26. Seven Italian tourists who had attempted to scale Europe’s highest .peak, Mont Blanc, from the Italian side, perished in a snowstorm which overtook them at a height of 14,000 feet. Two of the group
      way to recover the bodies.—Aneta-Trans-Ocean.  -  81 words
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      RECOVERY DRIVE.
      43 23 -Reuter. Deputy Administrator Resigns. Washington Sept. 1. The reorganisation of the Recovery Administration is necessary, according to Gen. Hugh S. Johnson, following the resignation of Mr. Dudley Cates, the Deputy Administrator, owing to differences of opinion between him and Gen. Johnson.—Reuter.
      -Reuter.  -  43 words
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      TOBACCO HOLIDAY.
      45 23 —Reuter. To Help Growers Obtain Better Prices. Raleigh, Sept. 1. The Governor of North Carolina, the second largest tobacco-growing State in the United States, has proclaimed a voluntary tobacco-marketing holiday for an indefinite period in consequence of the growers’ demand for better prices.—Reuter.
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      FARM MORTGAGES.
      56 23 —Reuter. Scheme To Float $2,000,000,000 Bond Issue In U.S. New York. Aug. 31. An early reduction in the Federal Reserve Bank’s rediscount rate is forecast by the Journal of Commerce, which states that the Recovery Council may shortly decide on the flotation of a $2,000,000,000 four per cent,
      —Reuter.  -  56 words
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      RED INVASION OF FUKIEN.
      608 23 —Union Times. Critical Situation. TERRIBLE PLIGHT OF FLOOD VICTIMS. Shanghai. Sept. 1. The situation in Fukien is reported to be critical as a result of the invasion j of the Red hordes into the pr &gt;vlnce Madame Chiang Kwang-ngai, the wife i of the Governor of
      —Union Times.  -  608 words
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      JAPAN’S SERIOUS DANGER.
      265 23 against possible 8oviet Invasion. -Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chew Jit Poh. —Reuter. Is Soviet Massing Troops In Siberia? frontier Pension. Reinforcements Sent To Heilungkiang. Declaring that Japan will be faced with the most serious danger in the course of the next six months as a result
      against possible 8oviet Invasion. -Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chew Jit Poh.; —Reuter.  -  265 words
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      TWO OFFICERS KILLED.
      28 23 Aneta. Army Plane Crashes In Java. Batavia. Aug. 31. While returning from a parade this morning an Army plane crashed and two officers were killed.—
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      TWELVE KILLED.
      82 23 army airmen being killed.—Reuter Wireless. Crop Of Accidents In South U.S.A. New York, Aug. 29. Twelve people have been killed and at least 20 injured In a series of disasters in the Southern United States At Tucumcarl, New Mexico, a passenger train crashed into a river, resulting In
      army airmen being killed.—Reuter Wireless.  -  82 words
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      U.S. MILITARY SECRETS.
      64 23 —Reuter. Corporal Imprisoned For Illegal -Possession. Fort Sherman. &lt;Canal Zone). Aug. 31. Convicted by court-martial of the illegal possession of military secrets. Corporal Robert Osman, oi Brooklyn, has been dishonourably discharged from the service, sentenced to three yearM’ hard labour and lined $10,000 or an additional 18
      —Reuter.  -  64 words
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      PROSPERITY DRIVE IN DANGER.
      301 24 —Reuter. “Buy Now Campaign.” FORI) REFUSES TO SI(?N CODE. Washington. Aug. 30 A gigantic “Buy Now Campaign" is the latest phase ot the American national recovery programme, which in some quarters is believed to require supplementaly measures, including inflation. unless the present supreme efforts work a
      —Reuter.  -  301 words
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      $50,000,000 LOAN.
      73 24 —Sin Chew Jit Poh. Ncgotiated By Mr. Soong In London. Shanghai, Aug. 31. .\lr. T. V. Soong is reported to have successfully negotiated a $50,000,000 loan from London bankers during his visit abroad. The loan will be used for the expansion of the China Merchants Steamship Navigation Co.
      —Sin Chew Jit Poh.  -  73 words
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      FORCED DOWN.
      59 24 —Reuter. British Flying-Boats On Baltic Tour. London. Aug. 30. When the group of four British R A F. flying-boats en route tor a tour ot th Baltic States were passing over Helder in Holland, one of them had to make a forced landing. A second went to the
      —Reuter.  -  59 words
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      MR. SUMNER WELLES.
      29 24 24 Succeeds Professor Moley As Secretary Of State. New York. Aug. 30. Mr. Surnner Welles. Ambassador in Luba, succeeds Prolessor Raymond Moley as Assistant Sem*tnrv ot
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      NAZIS VIOLATE FRONTIERS.
      239 24 -Reuter. ilntense Feeling In Tyrol And Belgium. Munich. Aug. 30 The whole of the Tyrol is in a state ot consternation over a prison-breaking episode at Innsbruck Prison. At dawn today a party of Nazis disguised as Austrian Heimwehr in a motor-car entered the prison on a
      -Reuter.  -  239 words
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      SAMUEL INSULL.
      88 24 Reuter Wireles-.. American Citizen But British Born. Athens. Aug. 29. The Appeal Court has approved of the Publie Prosecutor’s warrant for the arrest of Samuel Insull. Senior, who was brought before the court in connection with the request from the United States for his extradition Insull stated that
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      BLUE SHIRTS.
      81 24 Reuter. May Join Forces With Cosgrave Party. Dublin. Sept 1. A move toward consolidating the Opposition against President de V. lera into a new party led by Gen. O’Duffy was made today when the executive of the Centre Party decided to recommend that the party agree to merge
      Reuter.  -  81 words
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      SIR PHILIP MAGNUS.
      95 24 llament r'rom 1906 to 1922 British Wireless. Death Of Distinguished British Scientist. London, Aug. 29. By the death of the distinguished scientist, Sir Philip Magnus. Bart., at the age of 90 at Chilworth, Surrey and London are deprived of one of the principal educationists, who was associated
      llament r'rom 1906 to 1922 – British * Wireless.  -  95 words
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      U.S.A CHANGES HER POLICY.
      79 24 -Reuter. Debts And Disarmament Not To Be Linked. New York. Aug. 31. America has abandoned her policy of making war debt concessions conditional upon disarmament, according to Mr. Norman Davis, who has sailed lor Europe aboard th~ liner Washington en route to Geneva. Mr Davis declared
      -Reuter.  -  79 words
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      THE K. N. I. L. M.
      214 24 Extra Profits To Be Reserved. &lt; From Our Own Correspondent. &gt; Medan. Aug. 31. In connection with the decision of the K.N.I.L.M. to carry on even though the Government subsidy has been decreased to Gs. 400.000. the Algemeen Indisch Dagblad states that this will
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      DUTCH NEW GUINEA.
      176 24 Survey Ship To Fix Boundary. From Our Own Correspondent.* Medan. Aug. 31. Tlu* Amboina correspondent of the Soerabajaasch Handelsblad states that the navy survey ship. Willebrord Snellius, has left for the irontier territory ct north New Guinea for the purpose of lixing the exact boundary between Dutch
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      CHINESE CONSULATE.
      61 24 controls the Penang Consulate. Sin Chew Jit Poh. Office To Be Opened In Kuala Lumpur Nanking, Sept. 1. An official announcement states that the Chinese Foreign Office has decided to open a Chinese Consulate in Kuala Lumpur, and it will be placed under the direct control of the
      controls the Penang Consulate. Sin Chew Jit Poh.  -  61 words
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      SOVIET PREPARING FOR WAR?
      134 24 -Reuter. Forces Iir Siberia. OVER HALF OF WHOl K JAPANESE ARMY.’ Tokio. Aug. 30 According to seemingly reliable press reports, the Soviet forces i r Eastern Siberia, which have receutlv been greatly reinforced, now to al "more than hail the strength oi the entire Japanese Army,"
      -Reuter.  -  134 words
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      RESTRICTION.
      53 24 —Aneta Unofficial Committee In Netherlands India. Batavia, Aug. ;ti In view of the fact that restriction is regarded here as having advanced a stage nearer, an unofficial committee has been formed by various rubber interest to study the position and exchange preliminary views as to the form the restriction
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      15-ACRE POWER PLANT.
      112 24 —British Wireless. Battersea Station’s Novel Features. London, Aug 28 The first part of the great new power station at Battersea, London, designee to have a capacity of 400.000 to 500.000 kilowatts, is expected to be finished in time to be in operation before the end of the
      —British Wireless.  -  112 words
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      CHINESE SENTENCED.
      61 24 —Reuter Arrested In Calcutta With Arms For Terrorists. Calcutta. Aug 30 The three Chinese from an American vessel, who were arrested in July and found to be In possession of six Italian made pistols and 500 round of ammunition alleged to be intended for terrorists, have been sentenced
      —Reuter  -  61 words
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      FREE STATE TRADE.
      63 24 has increased by 280,0C0.-—Router Wireless. £6,500,000 Decline With Ureal Britain. Dublin, Aug. 29. The total trade of the Irish Fre&lt; State with Great Britain for the first seven months of 1933 has declined by over .416.500.000. compared with the corresponding period of 1932. and trad&lt; with North
      has increased by £ 280,0C0.-—Router Wireless.  -  63 words
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      VAST TOLL OF LIFE.
      469 25 —Reuter Wireless. I Towns Wrecked Many Hundreds Drowned. HURRICANE HAVOC. Hun boat Capsized In Havana Harbour. New York. Sept. 6. Reports art pouring in of the vast .1 of life and damage by the hurricu* which ravaged the Bahamas and &lt; uban coasts. In Texas, the
      —Reuter Wireless.  -  469 words
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      SHANGHAI DAMAGE.
      67 25 200 People Drowned In Pootung. a result of the typhoon which Pt over Shanghai, the level of the Whangpoo River rose to an alarming extent during the night of Sept. 3. Twelve villages in Pootung (opposite Shanghai), on the left bank of the river, were flooded and more
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      BILL TO CONTROL IMPORTS.
      204 25 Netherlands India. FREE QUOTA SYSTEM TO BE ADOPTED. Batavia. Sept 5. The People’s Council has passed the bill which contains measures against excessive imports from foreign countries.—Aneta An earlier message stated that following the Agricultuial Director’s declaration that the economic behaviour of other countries would lead
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      CHICAGO FLIER.
      42 25 Reuter. 23 Killed in Collision With Freight Train. Binghamton (New York), Sept. 6. Twenty-three people were killed and 100 injured in a collision between the Chicago Flier express and a freight train, in which two passenger coaches were telescoped. Reuter.
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      DUTCH BUDGET DEFICIT.
      67 25 -Reuter Wireless. No Recourse to Compulsory Loan Planned. The Hague. Sept. 4. The Dutch Government is confident it is able to meet the difficulties caused by the budget deficit of Gs.300.000.000 without recourse to a compulsory loan, stated the Minister lor Finance when interviewed by Reuter. In
      -Reuter Wireless.  -  67 words
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      SIR ARTHUR SALTER.
      77 25 To be Economic Adviser To China. London. Sept. 5. Sir Arthur Salter has accepted the invitation of the Chinese Government to visit China and advise on economic problems. He is expected to leave London early in October. —Reuter Sir Arthur has been a member of the Economic
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      ANOTHER RUSH TO SELL GOLD.
      186 25 —Reuter. Rise In Price. SINGAPORE MARKET NOT AFFECTED. London, Sept 5. The rush to sell gold has been resumed in consequence of the rise in price, which is now 130s. 4d. an ounce. £500.000 of bullion was taken by the Continent today at a premium
      —Reuter.  -  186 words
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      URGENT QUESTIONS.
      149 25 Reuter Cabinet To Discuss Foreign Affairs. London. Sept. 5. Urgent questions of foreign affairs will occupy the attention of the Cabinet today, when it holds its first meeting since the adjournment of 1 Parliament. Foremost on the agenda is likely to be the policy to be adopted by
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      BRITISH UNEMPLOYED
      110 25 Reuter Wireless. 30,000 Find Work In August. London, Sept. 4. Thirty-one thousand more unemployed were re-absorbed in Industry in August making nearly 500,000 for the year Registered unemployed now total 2.411.000, of whom 1.843.000 are wholly unemployed. Improvement has continued in the iron, steel, engineering, shipbuilding and woollen
      Reuter Wireless.  -  110 words
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      EIGHT KILLED.
      41 25 Reuter. Soviet Aeroplane Crashes Near Moscow. Moscow, Sept. 5 Five prominent Soviet officials connected with the aircraft industry, the wife of one of them and the pilot and mechanic were killed in an aeroplane crash near here today.- Reuter.
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      COUNTER-ATTACK LAUNCHED.
      300 25 Yenping Occupied By Government Forces. AMOY OUTRAGE. Volunteer Victory In Kirin Province. Shanghai. Sept. H. The desperate drive of the Red hordes toward the Fukien coast has spent itself. The 19th Army, though outnumbered by the huge Communist armies, has succeeded in stemming the Red advance and has
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      US. NAVY,
      151 25 Japanese Report of Budget Of $406,000,000. A Japanese report states that the United States Navy budget for the coming year has been fixed at the stupendous figure of $400,000,000. to be used for constructkn of new warships. As Great Britain has decided to participate in the building race.
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      VISCOUNT GREY.
      22 25 -Reuter. London. Sept. 5. A bulletin issued at 4.JO p m. stated that Viscount Grey was unconscious and weakening -Reuter
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      PLIGHT OF JEWS IN GERMANY.
      331 26 Reuter Wholesale Emigration. ADVOCATED BY ZIONIST CONGRESS. Berlin. Sept 1. The emigration of Jews to Palestine la to be furthered, according to a decree published in the Borsen Courier. Toe publication of this decree, however, ha* been officially described as premature The emigrants are to
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      RECOVERY ACT HITS A SNAG.
      135 26 -Reuter. Three Executive Members Resign. Washington. Sept 1. An open split within the National Recovery Administration over labour is revealed by the resignation of three members of the executive, including Mr. Cates, Oeneral Johnson’s deputy, who is opposed to a horizontal labour policy as provocative
      -Reuter.  -  135 words
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      MR. SYDNEY WATERLOW.
      52 26 British Wireless Transferred As Minister To Athens. ougby. Aug 31. The King has been graciously pleased to approve the appointment 1 1 Mr. Sydney Philip Perigal Waterlow. His Majesty’s Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at Sofia to be His Majesty’s Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary ai Athens
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      GOLD AT RECORD HIGH LEVEL.
      123 26 Reuter. i Renewed Strength Of Franc And Guilder. v London. Sept. 1. Following the appreciation of the franc, gold rose sharply by 13‘/2d. to £6 10s 8tad. an ounce, the highest i ever recorded.—Reuter. Amsterdam. Sept. 1. The safety of the gold standard is further
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      CURRENCY?
      163 26 Reuter. Serious Allegation By Nazi Official. Munich. Sept. 1. Austria was accused of faking its currency in a broadcast speech by Herr Knaus, chief Nazi official in Styria, who declared that the State printing presses were uttering notes without financial backing, and that all Austrian officials in Styria were
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      WORLD PEACE.
      163 26 -Reuter. “Depends Upon Britain And Japan." Hong Kong, Sept. 1. Mr. Sawada. leader ot the Government group ol the Japanese cotton delegation on the way to Simla, interviewed aboard the Hakusan Maru, said he was confident that their objects could be achieved and trade relations put on a
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      QUOTA SYSTEM.
      49 26 -Reuter To Be Revived On Oct. 1 By France. Pa ’is. Sept. 1. The quota system is being revived on Oct. 1, this year. New quotas will be negotiated in exchange for concessions to French exports. The present quotas will stand up to *J5 per cent --Reuter.
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      AUSTRIA’S FUTURE.
      332 26 National Socialist newspapers.— Ar*?.Vi-Trans-Ocean. —Reutei Britain And France To Attend Conference. Paris, Sept. 5 Great Britain and France are attending the conference in Paris on Sept. 18 to discuss the future of Austria. According to Le Petit Parisien. it is expected that Sir John Simon and Capt. Eden
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      DARING ESCAPE.
      106 26 —Reuter Wireless. Gangster Shoots Prison Guard. Dallas &lt;Texas). Sept. 4. The notorious gangster. Harvey Bailey, made a dramatic escape from gaol at breakfast time when he shot the guard and leaped into an old motor-car and disappeared. Bailey was arrested last month in connection with the kidnapping of
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      COAL EXPORTS.
      54 26 ing period of last year -British Wireless. Increased Loadings at Tyne Dock. Rugby. Sept. 4. It was reported from Newcastle today that coal loadings at the Tyne dock at Dunston and Blyth have in the past two weeks increased by more than 100,000 tons over the corresponding period
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      NAZI REIGN OF TERROR.
      116 26 -Reuter. Grave Indictment. BLAMED FOR FIRING THE REICHSTAG. London, Sept. 1. A grave indictment of the Naz regime is contained in “The Browr. Book of the German Terror,” published today with the name of Einstein as chairman ot an international commit tee to give the book
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      FIVE KILLED IN EXPLOSION.
      101 26 Tragedy On British Steamer. Yokohama, Sept 1. The oil-engined steamer Athelqueeii a few hours after leaving for Manila returned to Yokohama bringing five oi the crew dead from an explosion. They are the chief engineer. S. G Knott, the first mate. M. O. Putt, an apprentice.
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      NAZI CONGRESS.
      196 26 -Reuter. Little Enlightenment On Future Plans. Nuremberg. Sept. 1. The claim that the whole German nation supported the Nazi movement which had now become the German Reich, was made in a long proclama tion read on behalf of Hitler at the opening ot the Naz* Congress here today.
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      CHINESE PRESSMEN.
      67 26 —Reuter Summary Execution To Be Prohibited. Shanghai. Aug. 30. It is announced that the Govern ment is shortly to Issue a mandate prohibiting the summary arrest or execution of newspapermen by provincial authorities. The mandate is the outcome of appeals from pressmen all over the country following the
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      CANTON’S FOUR DEMANDS.
      534 27 I i ;mcel 5th Kuomintang Congress.” ,'CKIEN INVASION, j Communists Massing Fori Desperate Drive. 11 (Mitral Government has received i telegram from the Southwestern leaders, including Gen. &lt; lian Chai-tong, the coninian iicr-iii-chief of the Kwangtung \rmy. Gen. Tsung-jen, a high Kuatifsi leader, and Gen. Tsai ling-kai,
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      MIDNAPORE OUTRAGE.
      157 27 -Reuter. District Magistrate Assassinated. Calcutta. Sept. 2. The District Magistrate of Midnapore. Mr Burge, was assassinated today. Mr. Burge, who is the third succes sive District Magistrate of Midnapore to be assassinated, was fired on by three local Bengalis as he was stepping out of his car to
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      CRASH STORY FALSE.
      39 27 —Reuter. Russian Airship Still In The Air. Moscow, Sept. 4. It is stated here that the report that the airship \V5 has crashed is entirely without foundation. The airship is at the moment flying over Moscow.
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      ZIONIST CONGRESS.
      138 27 —Router Wireless. German Jews to Colonise Transjordania Prague. Sept. 4. Persecuted Jews are turning their eyes to the colonisation of Transjordania as well as securing easier immigration into Palestine. These facts emerged at the Zionist Congress, which terminated after an all-night sitting. The speakers complained that Zionists were
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      M. GEORGES LEYGUES.
      89 27 Anota-Trans-Ocenn Inherited 30,000,000 Gold Francs. Paris, Sept 3. The Minister oi Marine. M. Georges Leygues. who as already briefly reported died on Saturday at the age of 7G. won his first political spurs as Minister of Public Instruction in the Waldeck-Rousseau Cabinet at the turn of the
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      MINISTER TO CHINA.
      255 27 -Reuter. Hon. Alexander Cadogan Appointed. I London. Sept. 3 It is officially announcec that the Hon. Alexander Cadogan has been appointed Minister to China in sue cession to Sir Miles Lampson Mr Cadogan won golden opinion., as head of the League of Nations sec tion of the
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      ESCAPE FROM PRISON.
      53 27 —Reuter. Police Hunt With Tear-Gas And Machine-Guns. New York, Sep1. 4. Three prisoners awaiting trial for alleged serious crimes have escaped from Tombs Prison, which has always been regarded as escape-proof*. The three men are still at large and the police are combing Chinatown, armed with tear-gas
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      BRITAIN’S EXPENSES.
      76 27 British Wireless. Decrease By £34,000,000 Over First Half Of 1932. London. Aug. 29 The latest Treasury returns show that the ordinary revenue of the current financial year up to Aug. 26 amounted to £232.205.529. At the corresponding date ol last year the amount stood at £225,630.621. The ordinary
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      TO SURVEY SPAIN.
      49 27 British Wireless. Rugby, Aug. 30. In a few days’ time four of the Fox Moth light cabin planes designed and equipped for air surveying will leave London and fly in formation to Spain where they will be employed by the Spanish Government’s topographical survey department.—British Wireless.
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      DUTY ON GINGER.
      53 27 Reuter London. Aug. 30. An ad valorem duty of 10 per cent, will be imposed on imports ol ginger preserved i. r 'up to become effective as from Sf'pt. 5.- Reuter The ad valorem duty of 10 per cent, on ginger does not apply to ginger preserved
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      EXPLOSION ALARM IN DUBLIN.
      113 27 ing the damaged building -Reuter Wireless Troops Called Out To Control Crowd. Dublin. S&lt;‘pt. A. A mysterious explosion at the Maga&lt;?int Fort ir Phoenix Park, resulting in the destruction of the rear of the building created considerable alarm throughout the city Ammunition is stored in the
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      FLYER KILLED.
      182 27 —Reuter. Italian’s Attempt On Ixm# Distance Record. New York, Sept. 2. Marquis de Pinedo, the Italian flyer, was killed In taking ofT for Baghdad on an attempt to beat the long distance record. Pinedo had prepared for the flight with the utmost secrecy and thoroughness. He had supervised
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      SHANGHAI TO MANILA.
      54 27 Reuter Hong: Kong: To Be On New Air Mail Route. Hong Kong, Sept, 3 Mr. H. M. Bixby, vice-president of Pan-American Airways, is planning an air mail service between Shanghai. Hong Kong and Manila. He has completed a Hight from Hong Kong to Manila and back, piloting
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      RESTRICTION.
      89 27 Aneta. Studying Schemes In The N.E.I. Batavia, Sept. 2. In connection with European rubber restricts talks, a conference took place this morning to discuss how restriction of native production may eventually be carried out. The Directors of Agriculture, an official of the Civil Department, ho has for a long
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      MR. ARTHUR HENDERSON
      50 27 Reuter London. Sept. 1 Mr. Arthur Henderson was today elected for the Clay Cross Division ol Derbyshire, the polling being as follows Mr. Arthur Henderson &lt;Lab &gt; 21.931 Mr. John Moore (Nat.) 6.293 Mr. Harry Pollitt (Corn &gt; 3,434 Tiie Labour majority at the last election was
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      FOOCHOW IN DANGER.
      549 28 Union Times Thousands Killed In Fierce Fitfhtintf. VOU NTKKKS A( TIVF. Japanese Garrison Routed. I Slianeliiti, Sepl. I In* Ifltli Route Army forces under (ion. I.u Iling-paiiR. Gen. Idu llo-tinc and Sei Tao-shao sufIVrcd a severe defeat at Yankow, thousands ItciiUI killed and wounded l»&gt; the advancing
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      FLOOD RELIEF.
      200 28 -Sin Chew Jit Por. Nationwide Drive To Raise Funds. Shanghai. Sept. 1. A Joints drive to raise funds for the relief oi The Mood victims v in Huangho valley by the various public organisations in Shanghai has been commenced. All tin* centres throughout the country have been requested
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      WAGE AND HOUR CODES.
      203 28 —Reuter Wireless. —Reuter. More l .S. (ompanies Join Recovery Drive. New York. Stpt. 2 The latest news from the industrial front shows that the Western Union Telegraph Co.. Woolworths and Hamburg-Amerika have accepted the wage and heur codes. It is rumoured that Mr Ford proposes his
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      DR. RAJCHMANN.
      49 28 -Reuter. league Adviser Sailing For China on Sept. 9. London. Aug. 4. Dr. Rajchmann has arrived in London and is staying with Dr. Sze at Hampstead He is sailing on Sept. 9 on the Italian liner Conte Rosso to China to co-ordinate activities of the League advisers.—Reuter.
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      NEW AIR SPEED RECORD.
      70 28 Reuter. Over 300 M.P.H. U.S. FLYER'S FLAT IN LANDPLANE. Chicago. Sept. 5 j. R. Weddell ilying at Patterson. Louisiana, yesterday.' established a new worlds landplane record exceeding 300 miles an hour.- Reuter. The previous landplane record was held by Major James Doolittle who on Sept 3.
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      REVOLT IN CUBA.
      235 28 Reuter. Secret Police Killed By Mob. Havana. Sept. 5. Flu* Cespedes Government has resigned. Sergeant Batista has been appointed Commander-in-Chief and has arrested all officers in the police, army and navy Four members ot the Machado seem police have been murdered by a moo in Santiago The
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      C.E.R. DISPUTE.
      94 28 -Reuter. Japanese Annul Two Agreements. Moscow. Sept. 2 The South Manchuria Railway has annulled two agreements with Sovietcontrolled railways, according to the Tass Agency. The first concerns excess payments for through freight on the Chinese Eastern Railway. This is calculated to make the C.E.R. unprofitable for the Soviets
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      MERCANTILE BANK.
      45 28 Interim Dividend Of 6 Per Cent. The Mercantile Bank ol India. Ltd.. has received a telegram from the head office that the board of directors has declared an Interim dividend of 6 per cent., less income tax. in respect of the current ye^r.
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      JAPAN FORGING AHEAD.
      149 28 —Reuter. Huge.Jump In Gotten Mill Consumption. WHY BRITAIN LA&lt; S. Longer Working Wee.\ In Japan. London, Sept An increase in the worlds n mill consumption o! 2.010.000 ball the year ended July 31. ijkj; revealed by statistics compiled b Federation of Master Cotton-Spim The total consumption of
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      RADIO-TELEPHONE.
      43 28 —Aneta. Whole ot Malava to be I .in f j With Java. Katavia. Sept. ."&gt;. Successful radio-telephone tests have been concluded between Handoeng and Kuala Lumpur. It is stated that it is intended to connect Java and the whole of Malaya by radiotelephone.—Aneta.
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      TRADE INQUIRIES.
      87 28 cover a wide range of goods.— British Wireless. Steadily Increasing Say&gt; London Report. Rugby. Sept 2 During the last two months the London Chamber of Commerce has re ceived a steadily increasing number ol trade inquiries, mostly from overseas These have been 30 per cent, higher than in
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      TARIFF TRUCE.
      52 28 -Reuter. Failure Leads Holland To Break Away. The Hague. Sept o Holland has given a month’s none* denouncing the tariff truce, to w she had subscribed at the time oi World Economic Conference, in v of the failure of the Conferenc*’ stabilise monetary relations and diminish restrictions in
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      MR. GEORGE M. MARYE
      39 28 —Reuter Former U.S, Ambassador I" Russia Dead. Washington, Sept The death has taken place at the a-« of 63 of Mr. George Thomas Mary who was United States Ambassador 1 Russia from 1914 to 1916.—Reuter.
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    RECORDS GO BY BOARD AT BUKIT TIMAH.
    1590 29 Successful Opening Of Gold Cup Meeting. ii day was probably one of th. I successful days racing held b' j intfapore Turf Club for a long r not only was the sport of the two new records being set up and ut of
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB MEDAL.
    327 29 R. Craik Wins With All Square. The September bogey competlti &gt;1 ol the Singapore Golf Club was played at Bukit Timah on Saturday and Sunday and resulted in a win for R. Craik In “A” division with a score of all square and in a win
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    ARSENAL’S LUCKY VICTORY.
    475 29 Home Soccer. ANI) RANGERS’ FIRST DEFEAT. London. Sept. 2. k FIRST DIVISION. Birmingham 2 Everton 2 Chelsea 5 W’hampton W. 2 Derby County 1 Blackburn R. 1 Leeds United 3 Newcastle Utd. 0 La icester City 0 M’chester City 0 Liverpool 3 Sheffield Utd. 2 P» rtsmouth
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    S.C.C. REPLY TO PRESIDENT’S CRITICISMS
    1091 30 Good Display Against Wiltshires On Padang. Hie S.CC. train «avr an emphatic reply to tin* criticisms oi their Presi-, dent 'Mi O P Griffith-Jones) when j they met the Wiltshire Regiment In a First Division game on the padang on Aug 30 by giving an
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    MALAYS LIKE FLOODLIGHT FOOTBALL.
    1050 30 Reply To Allegations Of Rout h Play. That the allegations of “dirty” play made by the N.E.I. Press against the Malays on t heii present tour in Java were absolutely without foundation was the statement made by Mr. Mohamed Hassan, chairman of the M.F.A. Selection Committee,
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    PENANG TURF CLUB.
    87 30 (From Our Own Correspo dent Penang, Saturda:The Penang Turf Club is trying innovation with regard to its New Year meeting by advancing dates so as to embrace all the Chri v mas and New Year holidays. The first day will be Saturday. L&gt; 23, the second day
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    FREE SCORING BY SUSSEX AGAINST TOURISTS.
    627 31 Reuter. Concluding Matches In County Championship. London. Sept. 1. Mirrey heat Leicestershire by four %i kets at the Oval: Leicestershire dismissed for the small total of in their opening innings. Surrey ;&lt;*d with 246. Marlow taking five ,&lt;ets for 62 runs. Batting a second
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    BADMINTON OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP.
    203 31 Record Entry Received In Selangor. Phut badminton is making rapid progress in Selangor is shown by the Pu‘t that the number of entries received for the men’s open doubles in State championships this year is a record. Twenty-four pairs are entered, as against 17 last year In
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    PERAK HOCKEY.
    219 31 Visit From Regiment In January. The hockey season !n Perak will be ushered in on Saturday, with the an nual fixture between the Perak State team of 1932-33 and the Rest on the local padar.g. Perak last season had an excellent record in hockey and was the only
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    ARMY NARROWLY BEATEN BY R.S.Y.C.
    571 31 Kathleen’s Success In Milner Cup Series. A very interesting day's race between a team from the Army and R.S.Y.C.. owners up. was held in the “B” Class oi Sunday The Army gave little away and the contest was very equal. There was a fair breeze
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    INDIA-CEYLON CLUB TENNIS.
    354 31 Perera Wins Singles Championship. The final ol the singles of the India Ceylon Club tennis championship tournament was played at the club in Orchard Road on Monday, and resulted in a fairly comtortable win tor the holder. A. 1. Perera. over L Nataralan. who in the semi-final
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
    138 31 —Reuter London. Sept. 4. The following were the results of English League games played today: First Division. Aston Villa l Sheffield Wed. 0 Huddersfield T 6 Chelsea 1 Sheffield Utd. 2 Leicester City 1 Stoke City 1 Liverpool I W’hampton W 1 Tottenham H. 0 Second Division. Blackpool
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    DAVID FAILS TO BEAT GOLIATH.
    374 32 Reuter. Harmsworth Trophy. (IAH WOOD WINS WITH THREE MILES TO SHAKE. Algonack. Michigan. Sept. 3. Commodore Gar Wood s Miss America X won tlie first ol the three races for the Harmsworth Trophy, beating the British challenger. Mr. Hubert ScottPaine's Miss Britain III by three
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    MRS. HELEN MOODY.
    48 32 Reuter. Goes Into Hospital For Treatment. San Francisco. Sept. 4. Mrs. Helen Moody, the American tennis player, who created a sensation by retiring Irom the U S. women’s singles championship final, has gone into hospital for three weeks to receive treatment for her injured back.
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    INCHE YACOB.
    75 32 Amateur Jockey Thrown On Racecourse. Inche Yacob ol Perak, the wellknown amateur Jockey, was thrown irom his horse while riding in the gallops on the Buklt Timah racecourse this morning and was taken to hospital with a tew minor abrasions. It is understood that Inche Yacob was riding
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    RUGBY TACTICS USED BY JAVA PLAYERS.
    657 32 Malays Now Appreciate Local Referees. Singapore’s “battled-scarred” champions returned from their Java tour on board the s.s. Ophir on Monday Several of the team are still recovering irom injuries received during the games but none of them Is very serious. “I have strained myself
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    MALAYS IN JAVA.
    31 32 Beat Bandoeng Champions In Final Match. In the closing match of their Java tour the S.A.F.A. League champions, the Malays, defeated the Bandoeng champions by two clear goals.
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    MALAYS IN JAVA.
    33 32 Beat Bandoeng By Two Clear Goals. The local League champions, the M.F.A., continuing their tour in Java on Aug. 30 met a Bandoeng XI and won by two clear goals.
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    MALACCA BOXING.
    169 32 Malacca, Sept. 4. The Malacca City Park which has been closed for two months, reopened recently. A record ~rowd witnessed a boxing promotion of six contests there last night when Joe Diamond (9.6) and B S. Ang (9.9) figured in the main event of the evening. The fighv
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    SAVED BY TIME.
    185 32 The cricket match between St. Joseph’s Institution and the S.C.R.C. o'i Sunday ended in draw. Scores: St. Joseph’s: H. Boon run out 7, T Cordeiro b L. H Tay 2, E. ue Mercier b L. H. Tay 33, S. Mosbergen b L. H. Tay 0, I. Leijssius
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    A.P.C.’s NEW GROUND.
    406 32 Opened Sunday With Cricket Match. The A.P.Co’s fine. new Spground at Paya Lebar embodies cricket ground which in area, r ness and pleasant surroundings &lt; &gt; pares favourably with any ground Singapore. Naturally wickets of Padang N cellence cannot be made in a but green matting of
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    DUFFERS’ CUP.
    283 32 Rainsford Wins Island Club Trophy. The following are the full results the Duffers’ Cup competition at T Island Club: 1st Round. —S. F. Ho beat Lee Cl- t Huk by 3 and 1; Lee Keng Chye L. L. Lawler by 3 and 2: W. Rudd*' beat M. Ismail
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      DUTY FREE FROM MALAYA.
      489 1 i;jg Victory For Straits Trading Co. r.l'CBEAR REMOVED. I (repot Trade Adversely Affected. London, Aug. 31. i ur. iu r ht tin will be added to the tree list as from Sept. 2 under the Import Duties Exemptions order. lie exemption is granted because the entrepot
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      SHARE MARKET.
      767 1 Fraser Co.’s Weekly Report. Fiaser and Co.’s report, dated Sept. 5. states:— During the week the price of tin experienced the small market fiuctuaMons in price which have been customary recently, and closed practically unchanged at €218 5s. per ton Public statements continue to emanate lrom usually well-informed
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      COTTON DESTROYED.
      36 1 Two Disastrous Fires In Germany. Berlin, Aug 30. A warehouse fire at Bremen has caused the destruction of 2.500 bales of raw cotton and another fire at Viersen. In the Rhineland. 1.000 bales. Reuter
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      I. C. I.
      37 1 Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd announce that an Interim Dividend oi V 2 P°r cent has been declared on the Ordinary Shares in respect of the year 1933, which is payable on December 1 next
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      TIN RETURNS
      195 1 Rambun Mines Tanjong Rambutan.— 241 pels. Kaiu. —Hrs. run 634. cu. ds. treated 168.000, tin ore won inchu g 346 pels., among ore, ocLs., 676. estimated ccst $16.4')0 ccst per cu. yd. 9% cts. Renong Consolidated. —Hrs. lun 272. cu. yds. treated 79.500. tin ore won pels. 536.
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      SINGAPORE TIN PRICES.
      26 1 Aug 31 Tin, S’pore I'rici 1 $111,324 per picul. Sept. 1 112.124 2 112.12 4 1 111.62 4 5 111.624 6 111.12 4
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      McALISTER’S BIG PROFIT.
      460 1 To Pay 31/2 Per Cent. (i PER CENT. DIVIDEM; FOR YEAR. A profit 01 $148,811.79 on the year ended June 30. 1933 Is reported by Messrs McAlister and Co., Ltd., whose annual meeting will take place at Gresham House. Battery Road, at noon on Tuesday. Sept. 12.
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        TEA PLANTING.
        451 2 ro the* Editor of the Straits Times -ir, Having nad a varied experience oi tea in the different districts and elevations of Ceylon, I should like to make a lew remarks in connection with your “Note oi the Day” ol Aug. 25 The words “well-marked winter season’ your
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        RUBBER’S FUTURE
        264 2 RUBBER’ S FUTURE I’o the Editor ot the Straits Times Sir. Recent correspondence in connection with the f.o.b. cost obtained oy the Dunlop Plantations Ltd., has been ol an immense value to many shareholders. It is clear that the Dunlop Co. have maintained their estates in a husbandlike manner, retained
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        TIN RESTRICTION
        737 2 To the Editor oi the Straits Times Sir. A lew days ago you reported in your columns part oi the speech oi Mr. Francis Allen. JTP. the chairman oi South Crofty Ltd., wh,ch he deli.ver- cd at the annual general meeting I quote hereui.d'T from his speech. as
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        THE LOST LEADER.
        674 2 To the Editor oi the Straits Times Sir, —Your Planting Correspondent. in your issue of Aug 25. mentioned proposals which had been made for a “Planters* Union” to represent both the meal Asiatic and the British owners of rubber estates in Malaya, and deplored the fact that
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      SINGAPORE MARKETS.
      379 2 Official List of Approximate Prices. The following are the prices, cent.s i catty, prevailing in the Singapore ma: •&gt; at furnished by the Market Inspector September 1. Meat.— (round* 30 per ca:*\ bee stew or curry 24. pork, lean 42. lean and fat (1st quality) 34. netton A
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      RUBBER SITUATION.
      70 2 Singapore Official Quotation^ Quotations Torwurd Contra Spot Stsjler Prices A. d. hate L’don S’pove Sept. Oct. N Aug. 31 3 23/32 12*4 12% 12 5/16 12 Sept. 1- 3% 12% 12% 12% 12 7 2 3% 12 6/1‘fi 12 9/16 12 5/16 12". 4 Closed 12% 12 11/16
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      TINNED PINEAPPLES.
      62 2 Exports of tinned pineapples dun. the week ending Aug. 26, 1933. fr Malayan ports, amounted to 41 cases of which 25,389 cases were to United Kingdom, 1,725 cases to t Continent of Europe, 12,825 cases Canada and 1,130 cases elsewhere. Total exports for the period, Jan 1933, to
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      EXTENSION OF LABOUR CODE WANTED
      1906 3 Should Include All Employers Of One Or More South Indian Labourers. CENTRAL PERAK PLANTERS Ketrenchmer.l in the Government medical service, the iheft of scrap rubber, the question of the extension of the l abour Code, and closer co-operation among planters were matters discussed at a
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      MALAYA TIN STATISTICS
      123 3 Foreign exports of tin, oeing final shipments on ocean-steamers at ell Malayan ports, during the month &gt;f August, 1933. Destination Tons United Kingdom HO United States of America 2.621 Continent of Europe 1.395 British Possessions 193 Japan 92 Netherlands India 1 Other Foreign Countries 34 TOTAL 4,416
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      RUBBER HARVEST.
      63 3 R.H.A. Members’ Total For July. From Our Own Correspondent.) London. Aug. 30 It is announced that 615 companies belonging to the Rubber Growers Association harvested 21,671 tons of rubber in July last, compared with 21.089 tups In the previous month. In the first seven months of this year
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      STOCKS AND SHARES.
      874 4 Frawi And Cos Quotations, Kur-.aport*, Sept. 6 Issue Vnl pfj Buyers. Sellers. n tl a •nun Kuril bang 28 30 ca. 11 tl Austral Malay 28 6 3Q ft 5 Aver HIUm Tin 14 14/9 tl £1 Bangrln Tin 18 19 8 1 1 Baturin Padaiig O.lfi
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      Trade and Finance.
      279 4 EXCHANdE RATES. Singapore, Sept. 6. SKLLINC.. London, I months' sight 2/4 1/16 London, 3 months' sight 2 4 1 32 London, 60 days' sight 2 4 1/04 London, 30 days’ sight 4 London, demand 3 31 32 1/ondon, T.T. 2/3 15 16 Lyons and Paris, demand 4430
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      HOME AND AMERICAN STOCKS.
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