The Straits Budget, 22 November 1934

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      MALAYAN QUOTAS.
      837 2 rather than immediate action.—Straits 1 Times. November 15. There is a certain amount of uneasiness among some ardent rest nctionists, who doubt the wisdom of allowing estates in Malaya to sell or transfer their export rights under the rubber regulation scheme. No one suggests that this right should
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      PULAU KAMIRI ECHOES.
      921 2 of Puiau Kamiri.—Straits Times. NoJ ember 16. I We suggested in our issue of Nov. 7 that lor the sake of their professional reputations the men who made the earlier estimates as to the value of the Pulau Kamiri property, estimates which were described at the extraordinary
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      STICKING TO GOLD.
      703 2 .—Straits Times. Nov. 17. It is a serious fault that all politi col economic agreements are nowadaJ bi-lateral and not multi-lateral. Thfl gold bloc has made a brave effort to! bolster itself up by such an agree-! ment. for the result of the Brussels Conference was really
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      THREE BUDGETS.
      703 3 —Straits Times, November 19. is a happy augury that during hi*' month prior to Sir Shenton Thomas’s arrival three local budgets should have been presented, all of v «hich reflect the improved economic Position of Malaya. First the Federal Government, then the Johore Governm° nt and lastly the
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      THE DINDINGS.
      822 3 Straits Times, November 20. We print today an extended report of the debate on the Bill providing for the return of the Dindings to Perak, which has passed its third reading in the House of Commons, so that within three months this part of the Straits Settlements will
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      THE IPOH TRIAL.
      1256 3 favour of trial by jury.—Straits Times. November 21. There have been three criminal trials in Malaya during the past few months which have attracted an unusual amount of public attention. The first was the trial of Mak Wing Chung, who was found guilty of the murder of
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    SOVIET SHIP'S CARGO.
    60 4 Voyage From Black Sea. Three hundred motor cycles manu- factured in the new factories of Soviet Russia are aboard the U.S.S.R. steamship. Sergo Ordjonikidze. which is now undergoing repairs in Singapore. The Sergo Ordjonikidze is bound for Vladivostok. Siberia’s largest Pacific port, having started on the voyage
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    BISHOP OLDHAM.
    112 4 Back In Malaya For Methodist Jubilee. Bishop William F. Oldham and Mrs. Oldham arrived in Penang on Thursday from Madras. They have been living in retirement at Bangalore for the last two years. Their present visit to Malaya is in connection with the Golden Jubilee of the founding
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    BIRTHS
    65 4 BROOKS.—At th? Maternity Hospital, Penang, on November 14. 1934, to Rachel, wife of A. C. Brooks, a son. MrDONALD.—At the General Hospital, Singapore, on Nov. 19. 1934, to Mary, wife of Fit.-Lieut. A. W. B. McDonaid, a daughter. MOPPETT.—At the General Hospital. S’pore, on Nov. 17, 1934, to Ida,
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    ENGAGEMENT
    39 4 LIM—EE.—The engagement is announced of Mr. Lim Chin Wah fourth son of the late Mr. Lim Swee Guan and Mrs. Lim Swee Guan to Miss Ee Slew Cheng Neo eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ee Yean Kiat.
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    NOTES Of The DAY
    95 4 T HE two fame control devices Bhy 1 are to be Installed in Si next year are as near an a mechanical brain as can J aglncd. 1 They will function at the j unctta of Hill Street and Stamford rZ'* Buklt Timah Road and Caveat
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    AT TAN JONG RHU.
    114 4 IT is impossible not to sympathise with the Tanjong Rhu squatters, la being ejected from their homes for purposes of the civil aerodrome. But alas!—it is equally impossible t to spare them. Progress ever claims its victims and individuals must be sacrificed to the common weal.
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    SIAM’S EXAMPLE.
    99 4 IITE in Malaya have a surprising amount to learn from our northern neighbour of Siam, particularly in the proper planning of road and rail services. Aviation Is another example We hear a good deal about the admittedly splendid air lines of the Netherlands Indies, but we often forget
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    UNCOUPONED.
    79 4 A PERAK planter on leave has written to the Straits Times querying a statement made by Mr. H. J. Welch at the Malayalam Plantations meeting. Mr. Welch announced that 720 tons of varying grades of rubber for loc manufacture, not for export, bad been arranged for 1935. Our correspondent
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    CHANNEL'S V.C.
    112 4 HpHE only V.C. that has ever been won in Malaya was recalled Mr. Caldecott in his speech at the service dinner last week. This incident occurred on Dee. 1875. A detachment of fifty Ghur under Capt. Channer was sent to connoitre the Bukut. Putus P asS Sungei Ujong.
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      88 4 NOTICE. All communications for both the Straits Times and the Straits Budget should be addressed to the Head Office. Cecil and Stanley Streets, Singapore, Straits Settlements. The post free price of the Straits Times to the United Kingdom and foreign countries Is $48 a year. The post free price of
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    139 4 DEATHS CHI.—Mrs. Chi Kang Cheng (nee Madam Tan Teck Liew Neo) age 60. passed away peacefully at her residence No. 33, Heeren Street, Malacca, on Monday, November 12, 1934.’ GOH.—Mrs. Goh Kee Hoon nee Tati Suan Neo, aged 57. passed away peacefully at her residence No. 41 Emerald Hill Road
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    OUR CASUALTIES.
    74 5 |Bii; aNNER'S troubles were not yet over, fur he immediately came tire from two other stockades, 80 yards and 160 yards v He held his position, however, half an hour later the other Hockades were evacuated. pass was thus taken with the ss 0 f one Ghurka killed
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    TWO LITTLE WARS.
    98 5 action was a gallant one. but the Victoria Cross is not so easily today. In the Victorian Hru however, any little frontier war Hpi> expected to yield its decorations. there was a good deal of heartBuniing alter both the Perak War and Hi:e Sungei Ujong War because
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    MERSING.
    126 5 By WINSTEDT was quite right when he told the Johore State Council Becently that there would be more Bppiications from Singapore for rooms Hr. the new Mersing rest house than Hould be entertained. Mersing has a bright future as a Heaside resort, and when the new road Borthwards from
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    HIGHLANDS NEWS.
    89 5 HER holiday resort which is o°ing ahead last is Cameron Hign-1 lands. r anyone who saw the stagnation 1 gloom which prevailed up there ago it is astonishing to hear aai over a hundred visitors are now lound at the Highlands during u ry ho liday season, and
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    OUR SIMLA!
    117 5 j| )rdon Graham sounded a disUiHtiy optimistic note at the ron highlands Society meeting, f t g00d reason but his vision ,.p e tuture was a bit too rosy. <r haps the greatest in the world” h I ImdictI on of the place which mn, llIands rnay eventually
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    FRESH FOOD.
    69 5 Singapore is completely self-supporting in its supply of yreen vegetables. There are said to be 3,01)0 acres oi Chinese market gardens on the island, and as one who has tried cross-coun-try walking on the outskirts of the city. I can readily believe it. The principal features of Singapore’s
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    MR. GAMMANS’ TOUR.
    105 5 jyjR. L. D. Gammans. writing in a Malayan magazine on his lecture tour of Canada and the U.S.A. last summer, complains that he was interviewed times without number by the local press, who desired h’s views on such varied subjects as the war plans of Japan and
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    RUBBER POWDER.
    87 5 I SHOULD like to draw attention to 1 today’s article by the Straits Times planting correspondent, which suggests that another milestone in rubber history may soon be reached. Rubber powder is now being manufactured commercially on an estate in Ceylon and marketed in London. This powder is made
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    SUNSHINE AGAIN.
    85 5 THE sunshine of yesterday morning 1 brought out a oumper crop of store suits and dinner jackets on Singapore verandahs. Everything had become unpleasantly clammy during the wet weather of the last few weeks, and clothes, books and all other household goods capable of absorbing moisture were badly
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    ASIATIC GOLF.
    105 5 THE arrival this week of a British professional for the Island Club is a reminder of how rapidly golf is being taken up by the Asiatic communities. This Singapore country club is the largest non-European club in the country at which golf is played, but it is not
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    MR. WOODS RETURNS.
    109 5 TT is good news that Mr. C.E.O. Woods under whose direction the air bas' jvas created out of swamp and rubbei at Seletar, has come back. What is more, he has come back as superintending engineer of the R.A.F. in the Far East. This announcement will surprise
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    ANOTHER V.C.
    102 5 JUST after writing the Note on Capt. Channer. V.C., I came across a speech by the only man living in Malaya today who has won the Victoria Cross. This is Mr. F. W. Palmer, of Kuala Lumpur, and his reminiscences of the Great War, heard at an ex-service
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    A WET AERODROME.
    95 5 r FHE Master of Sempill, although fly- ing only a light Puss Moth, was unable to get oil the Penang aerodrome lor four days this week owing to the wetness of the ground. It is stated in a contemporary that all that is required to put this
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    ACHEEN WRECKERS.
    101 5 A CURIOUS episode of the past, in which the Colonial Secretary journeyed from Singapore to negotiate direct with a raja in north Sumatra, is recalled by the comments in this column on Sabang. the entrepot of Acheen trade. On a stormy night in 1883 the Britj ish steamer
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    PEPPER DEBTS.
    106 5 rpHIS raja proceeded to hold his captives as security for a considerable sum owed him by a merchant in Penang for pepper supplied. The negotiations dragged on. and eventually the British warship Pegasus appeared oil the Acheen coast with Sir William Maxwell, Colonial Secretary ol the Straits Settlements,
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    STRAITS RUMOURS.
    111 5 THE anxiety of the Achinese at that time to place themselves under th? wing of any and every nation except Holland was scarcely flattering to our Dutch neighbours. In Singapore in 1873 the l)utcn Consul-General warned his government that Achinese emissaries had leit for France. America and Italy,
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    MUNICIPAL PROFIT.
    144 5 A STRIKING comparison between municipal policy in Singapore and Penang was made oy Mr. u. W Bryant, M.C.S., before he left the Northern Settlement to occupy the Residency at Malacca fast week. Unlike Singapore and Malacca.' he said, “we have avoided the ex pedient of balancing our budget
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    NEXT YEAR’S KIRA.
    150 5 IJENSIONS for the Government service are sound in principle, but their cost is disturbing. Not less than one fifteenth of the Colony's expenditure next year will go to men in retirement. It costs about thirty-four millions a year to run the Straits Settlements and of that amount
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    “NOT FRIENDLY.”
    87 5 THERE was one remarkable passage in the I.S.P. manifesto published a few days ago. The society called attention to the widely spread and firm belief that the boards of companies, especially those domiciled out ol Malaya, are not friendly to planters and are un sympathetic towards their actions,
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    DISTANT BOARDS.
    76 5 THE planting community, on the other hand, is still suffering iron, a psychological hang-over from a period of great anxiety and depression and the distant and impersonal relationship which so often exists between planters and directors, under the agency system, does not help matters. Nevertheless, it is obviously
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    THOSE BONUSES!
    123 5 THERE is one complaint that can fairly be made against Home directors, and that is that they take an exaggerated view ot the bonuses and commissions paid to planters in the past. In exceptional cases those payment.' were sensational. More than om estate manager in Malaya recelvec $25,000
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    “BRITISH.”
    121 6 AS an example ol the precise and clearcut rulings which are required to ensure an adequate share of the Malayan market for Lancashire and India, the new definition of British content in piece goods is interesting. Piece goods manufactured in the British Empire are now accepted as British subject
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    TEACHING MUSIC.
    133 6 1V/IR. E. A. BROWN remarked the other day that the Singapore children’s orchestra—an admirable enterprise, by the way—would never attain its full possibilities until an adequate system of teaching music was adopted in the schools. When I was on leave in Los Angeles last summer a full symphony
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    SCHOOL BOREDOM.
    123 6 is no educational avenue in Singapore schools which opens up more possibilities of genuine culture in after life than music. To teach our school children to love English poetry must be appallingly difficult, as difficult as teaching children in England to appreciate the subtle and alien poetry of
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    THE SULTAN’S ROOF.
    134 6 r J*HE deep, misty blue of the roof of the Johore palace at Tyersall, the boldest architectural innovation in Singapore with the exception of the drill hall, recalls the ellective use of colour in buildings which has been made by the Dutch at Belawan Deli. What may
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    BORDER TROUBLES.
    114 6 'T’IIERE has been constant trouble with the Chinese on the other side of the border.” remarked the D. P P. at the Perak Assizes recently, in reference to a case in which a Malay customs officer stabbed one Chinese fatally and wounded another. This happened near Parit Buntar,
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    A RIVER IDYLL.
    117 6 'T'HESE tourists’ impressions! Some are sensational, others commonplace j and some merely inaccurate, like those of the man who told an audience at Home that the Singapore naval base was 15 miles up a river in Johore. Here are the impressions of Singapore formed by Mrs. F.
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    SPEED MERCHANTS.
    92 6 HPURNING over a long-forgotten publication brought out by the Penang Chamber of Commerce in 1916. on the registration of partnerships, my eye fell upon a sentence which will surprise most people as much as it did me. Mr. V. C. Valtriny, a general merchant who had had 29
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    FILM CENSORSHIP.
    143 6 in a state of almost complete nudity have appeared in several entertainments seen in Singapore during the last few weeks. Parisian spectacles have been presented to Oriental audiences. What is one to make of this? Is it wrong on social or racial grounds? Or is it simply not
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    IN PICTURES.
    130 6 AGAIN, is it any use banning this kind of show when dozens of film and “physical culture” magazines are on sale in Singapore, containing illustrations even more startling to Eastern orthodoxy? In the West this question is coming to be regarded more and more from the viewpoint of
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    A RUBBER PORT.
    87 6 T*HAT Singapore is by far the biggest rubber port in the world is clearly shown in the American imports for last September. Nearly sixteen thousand tons of rubber were loaded for the U. S. A. at the Singapore wharves or in the roads during that month, and
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    MALAY SOLDIERS.
    124 6 T>Y the end of next year the Malay Regiment will have attained a strength of nearly 400 men. and will thus emerge from the experimental phase to take its place with the Gold Coast Regiment, the West African Rifles and other famous colonial regiments. With the exception of
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    NEWCOMERS.
    93 6 OEVERAL new magazines have entered the field of Malayan journalism lately. The Eurasian Review, which is intended to be an organ of Eurasian opinion in Malaya, has come out with a promising second number, and The Israelite dedicated to the welfare of Singapore Jewry.” is an even more ambitious
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    “TAMASAK”
    142 6 A LAMENTABLE ignorance of the pre-history of Singapore was revealed in the Straits Times office on Monday, when someone asked whether Tamasak. the nom-de-plume chosen by the author of that day’s leader page article, was the name of a tropical tree. A discussion ensued in which this explanation was
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    BROKER ON CHEATING CHARGE.
    478 6 Planter's Evidence A $400 cheating charge arising out of inquiries for the purchase of a rubber estate came before tne Singapo’e police court last week. Sydney Henson, aged 3!) a Eurasian rubber broker, \v cs charged with cheating jp-. Sabine Schwarz out of $400. Henson is
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    COUNCIL SURPRISE.
    52 6 (From Our Oum Correspondent j Kuala Lumpur, Nov 20 An emergency meeting 0) the Federal Council is to be held c n Monday. Nov. 26. No official mformation is yet available as to the purpose of it. but it is not expected that the meeting will last over
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    NEW FEATURES
    137 7 NE W FEATURES Readers of the Straits Budwill notice certain changes ‘‘make-up. The front page summary of the weeks Malayan news will become a re ruler feature, and it is intended to make a special point of providing a record of personal news, of interest to Malayans at Home and
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    Social And Personal News.
    2587 7 HH the Sultan of Perak came to Singapore for the Races. Miss Hardy. Matron of the Ipoh District Hospital, is sailing for Home this week. The Hon. Mr. S. Veerasamy. who is reeuper.itmg at Brastagi, has greatly benefited by the change. Mr H. R. Hughes Hallett.
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    NEWS OF MALAYANS
    491 8 IN LONDON. Wedding Of Mr. C. Noble. SEREMBAN MAN’S BRIDE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Nov. 7. This week’s most interesting event among Malayans at home has undoubtedly been the marriage of Mr. Christopher Noble with Miss Barbara Constance Watherston. The bridegroom is a member of the
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    HIS EXCELLENCY’S FIRST WEEK.
    564 8 Variety Of Official And Social Duties. Friday, Nov. 9. In the afternoon His Excellency Sir Shenton Thomas. Lady Thomas and Miss Thomas arrived at Singapore. His Excellency the General Officer i Commanding called on His Excellency at Government House and afterwards His Excellency returned the call
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    PRAYING MALAY’S VISION.
    142 8 (From Our Own Correspondent., Seremban, Nov. 19 How a Malay praying „t ,'k. grave of a well-known 0ca Malay chief saw a strong "ght was told the Seremban coroner at an inquest on the 6 a 7 Unknown Chinese. The Malay, Haji Abdullah bin Mohamed Said, said:-~
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    HARUNA MARU.
    329 8 The following passengers sailed by the Haruna Maru which left on Nov 15 lor Penang, Colombo and Europe: Mr. P. H. M. Bonnet. Mr. and M;3 K. Inoue, Mrs. T. Saeki. Mr M. J Hasheem. Mr. C. B. A. Khan. Mr Kraner. Miss Lynn. Colonel Jens Meinich, Mrs.
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    COLOUR AND LIFE IN THE MARKETS
    748 9 I| u smell Of The Country I in Singapore. I (}iv Alexander.) u pore. Penang and Portsmouth l\“ d "'or that matter, possibly a a 0I other towns cl equal W mee share one disadvantage Wr: t is their geographical position at W nd
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    SWIMMING POOL FOR KUALA LUMPUR.
    75 9 I It is understood that all the I plans have been passed by I Government for the Kuala I Lumpur Swimming Pool and I that the prospectus will be I issued to the public in the I course of a few days. I Work will
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    K. L. WEDDING.
    285 9 Mr. S. J. Clark And Miss A. B. Copp. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. Nov. 13. The wedding took place at St. Mary’s Church, on Saturday of Mr. Stanley James Clark, manager of the Import Department. Planters’ Stores and Agency Co.. Ltd.. Kuala Lumpur, and son
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    JOURNALIST DROWNED.
    61 9 Tragedy At Tanjong Bungah. (From Our Own Correspondent). Penang. Nov. 19. Hugh McClelland, a young reporter on the staff of the Pinang Gazette was found drowned yesterday morning at the seventh mile. Tanjong Bungah He was the son of Mr. R. H. McClelland. Senior Executive Engineer, Penang, and
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    FUNERAL OF DR. J. L. WILTSHIRE.
    334 9 Rubber Research Worker. The funeral took place on Nov. 15 of Dr. J. L. Wiltshire, Ph. D„ MSc. (London). F.I.C., who was killed in a motor accident on Nov. 14. There was a large attendance at the luneral which took place at Cheras Road
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    A JUDGE’S VIEW.
    64 9 Without this we are left in the position that threeiquarters of the adult population of Singapore are unprosecuted criminals, and in future no man can play oldmaid with his own wife in his own house for a ten-cent stake without committing a criminal offence. ff —A passage
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    DEATH OF MR. MARCUS.
    129 9 Planter Who Spent 45 Years In Malaya. The funeral took place at Bidadari last week the Rev. H. B. Amstutz officiating, of Mr. Haddon Nicodemus Marcus, who died in the General Hospital Mr. MaroUS, a well-known planter in the Kuala Lumpur district, came to Malaya from
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    EUROPEAN WEDDINGS IN SINGAPORE.
    599 9 Mr. L. V. Taylor And Miss Dorothy Barton. The marriage took place In St Andrew's Cathedral on Saturday afternoon of Mr. L. V. Taylor, the wellknown Rugby player, and Miss Dorothy Vera Winstanley Barton. The Ven. .Archaeacon Graham White officiated. Mr. Taylor is well known in
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    SCOTT BLAMES FLARES MISTAKE.
    553 10 Bad Landing At Singapore. C. W. A. Scott, the air race victor alleges that the flares on the Singapore aerodrome for his landing at Seletar were placed the wrong way round.” He says this was part of the reason for his bumpy landing, although he admits
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    CHIEF SCOUT’S VISIT TO MALAYA.
    392 10 Several Hundred Scouts Meeting At K. L. <From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 19. The finishing touches are being put by the scouts and guides of the States of Selangor, Negri Sembilan, Pahang and Trengganu for the great event of this month—the visit of
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    “FOUR MASTER” IN SINGAPORE.
    116 10 Considerable interest was aroused in shipping circles by the arrival early on Monday morning of a four masted sailing vessel of imposing design, which anchored in the roads about two miles out. She is a Spanish naval training ship, the Juan Sebastian de Elcano, which left
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    90 PEDIGREE DOGS AT IPOH.
    748 10 Perak Show. RECORD ENTRY FOR MALAYA. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Nov. 18. pedigree dogs, some bred in Malaya and some imported, were on exhibition today at the Perak and North Malaya Dog Show held at the This entry, which came from 43 exhibitors, is
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    THE MALAY REGIMENT
    107 10 Recruiting Campaign Begins With Drill Display. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. Nov. 16 Steps are being taken to implement the recent decision passed by the Federal Council regarding the Malay Regiment of Port Dickson whose strength will be increased by 230 men in February. To encourage
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  • Letters To The Straits Times.
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      GUY FAWKES.
      430 11 gi ri i nave read your article on ••Untrained Officers” in your issue of \'ov whether you realise it or not (and (i n ,t doubt that you do) the date vour article is not only historic, but iimobt one of predestination. On the ‘Viu* date did Guy
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      PLANTERS’ SALARIES.
      562 11 Sir—There is no doubt at all that the Malayan Press has done its utmost to secure for the planter a fair hearing, and the planting community is. or should be. more than grateful It occurs to me, however, that insufficient emphasis has been laid on two rather important
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      EDUCATE THE ROAD USER !
      71 11 EDUCATE THE ROAD USER Sir.—l am sorry to deprive the Singapore traffic police of the bouquet which you handed to them in misreporting my remarks at the Kuala Lumpur Sanitary Board Meeting. It was an anonymous correspondent’s suggestion, not mine, to send our men to Singapore to learn their job.
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      50-CENT. PIECES.
      147 11 Sir.—Th? 50 cent silver coin of our currency is legal tender in the S.S. and F.M.S., but when tendered it is often refused. This is very noticeable among hawkers and shopkeepers in Singapore If my memory serves me right. 1 think a Government notification was issued on this
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      JOHNSTON’S PIER.
      146 11 Sir—l venture to suggest that if this question of the naming of the pier were properly and adequately presented to His Excellency the Governor it may yet be possible to have restored to Singapore her old traditional and historic land and sea mark Johnston’s Pier, and the titular
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    Kampong Malay Spears Tiger.
    117 11 A full-grown male tiger was speared by a Malay at Kuala Kechau about five miles down the Sungei Jelai last week During the last two months as many as 17 goats were carried away by a tiger from the kampong but owing to the lack of
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    SOCIETY OF ST. GEORGE.
    338 11 Sir Shenton Thomas New Patron. Sir Shenton Thomas, the Governor has consented to become patron of the Singapore branch of the Royal Society of St. George. This was announced at the annual meeting held in the Cricket Club last week Mr. O. R. S. Bateman presided.
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    CABLESHIP TRAGEDY IN SINGAPORE.
    468 11 Mr. Alan Drysdale Found Shot. Mr. Alan Henderson Drysdale, chief engineer of the Eastern Extension Telegraph Co.’s vessel, The Cable,” was found shot dead in his cabin early on Tuesday. A revolver lay on the floor nearby. The tragedy was discovered about 6 o’clock when Mr.
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    FAMOUS DOG JUDGE TO VISIT MALAYA.
    58 11 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Nov. 18. The Malayan Kennel Association states that arrangements are being made for the distinguished English canine judge Mr, Sam Crabtree, to visit Malaya to officiate at an all-Malaya Dog Show which will be held at Kuala Lumpur at
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    SIR JOHN SALMOND ILL IN SINGAPORE.
    267 12 After Flight From Home. AIR MARSHAL Sir John Salmond, who arrived in A Singapore on Sunday, is suffering from fever and is confined to bed. Air Rase doctors are attending him. Sir John, who is the Government director of Imperial Airways, has come from
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    SIR JOHN SALMOND BETTER.
    67 12 May Leave For England On Sunday. Sir Jonn Salmond’s condition on Tuesday was greatly improved but on medical advice he has decided to cancel his visit to Palembang. His temperature has returned to norm al. If the improvement continues, he may make a short visit to
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    AIR MINISTRY OFFICIALS FOR SINGAPORE.
    348 12 Two More Arriving Early Next Year. TWO more senior Air Ministry officials are coming to Singapore early next year, the Straits Times understands. They are Air Commodore W. L. Welsh, D.S.C., A.F.C., Director of Organisation, and Col. J. F. Turner, D.S.O., Director of Works and
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    JUDGE SPEAKS OUT IN CIVIL JUDGMENT.
    662 12 “Fraud And Perjury Has Been Committed” DOCUMENTS IMPOUNDED. gOME exceedingly plain speaking was heard from the Bench in a Singapore civil suit on Tuesday. Mr. Justice a’Beckett Terrell declared that fraud and perjury had been committed, and referred to the falsification and suppression of
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    POOR RESPONSE TO CHEAPER AIR MAIL.
    183 12 Very Little Increase By Imperial Airways. gINGAPORE has not yet responded very enthusiastically to the cheapening of Imperial air mail facilities. Saturday’s homeward mail was about 75 kilogrammes, which is very little more than the usual amount. Some three thousand letters leave Singapore each
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    KING GEORGE’S COUSIN WHO SUPPORTS HITLER.
    529 13 Duke Of Saxe-Coburg In Singapore Today. H.R.H. Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and who is first cousin to King George arrived in Singapore on Monday aboard the Conte Rosso. His '.css was accompanied by his aide-de-camp, Capt. Nord, private secretary, Baron von Grolman. Cant.
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    ANOTHER SINGAPORE TRADE FAIR.
    236 13 Meeting To Be Held Next Monday. Ar.vlu; British Trade Fair for Singapore is proposed. J r if suited that the fair should ‘0 next year, and preliminary disS lon s ar( shortly to take place. h in 1; A ll: be the third event of its
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    FINGERS CRUSHED.
    26 13 A Chinese labourer working on a building contract in Havelock Road had three fingers of his right hand cr ashed by machinery on Friday.
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    DUTCH PLAN RECORD CHRISTMAS MAIL FLIGHT.
    127 13 Another fast flight from Holland to Java and back with the Christmas mails is being planned by the Royal Dutch Airways the Straits Times understands It is possible that the machine to be used for this flight will be the record breaking Douglas liner
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    SHAREHOLDERS’ SUIT FAILS.
    167 13 Prospecting Co. Obtains Judgment. From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Nov. 16. In the suit of Lee Eng Hock and other shareholders against the Malay-Siamese Prospecting Co., Ltd., for a declaration that proxies were wrongfully disallowed by the chairman and that resolutions were wrongfully declared carried at the
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    IPOH’S WELCOME.
    127 13 Joint Address For High Commissioner. (From Our Own Correspondent). Ipoh, Nov. 17. A public meeting presided over by the Hon. Col. Rae. today formed a general committee representative of all communities to make arrangements for a public reception to the High Commissioner on his first visit to Perak.
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    I.S.P. MEMORANDUM CRITIC
    327 13 “Proposal Wrong In Theory The first comment by a company chairman on the I.S.P. memorandum on planters’ conditions of service was made by Mr. D. A. M. Brown, presiding at the annual general meeting of the Batu Lintang Rubber Company, Limited, held at Penang. Mr. Brown said
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    POULTRY DISEASE.
    70 13 Outbreaks In Johore And Elsewhere. Outbreaks oi poultry disease are reported in the Malayan Agricultural Journal. This disease, which had so far not been diagnosed, has occurred at Sitiawan in Lower Perak, Cheras and Kerling in Selangor, Ketapang near Pekan, Pahang, and In the Kukub District of Johore.
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    VITAL STATISTICS.
    63 13 The Singapore health statement for the week-ending Nov. 30, shows that there were 200 deaths. 10 being persons who had been less than 3 months resident in Singapore. Births totalled 365. but the Infantile death rate was 172.6 per mil e per annum compared with 150 4 in
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    WOMAN’S STRUGGLE WITH INTRUDER.
    356 14 INCIDENT ON STEAMER. Prison For Engineer Coming T o Malaya. A DISGRACEFUL incident on a Japanese liner two days A out from Singapore was revealed on Nov. 13. A European passenger, who was in a state ot intoxication, entered the cabin of a woman passenger at
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    WIRELESS SETS IN THE KAMPONGS.
    223 14 How The K. L. Experiment Is Going. BROADCASTING for the benefit of the Malay kampongs is not yet established, but progress is being made. Since this scheme was v junced several months ago experiments have been carried on, and it is hoped to bo°nn the
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    ARMED ATTACK ON VILLAGE.
    186 14 Four Casualties In Selangor Outrage. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 19. A most amazing affair occurred in a small village, Ayer Kuning at Sungei Lin. Kajang, in the early hours of yesterday when a gang of Chinese descended on the village comprising a dozen
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    TRIBUTE TO DR. JOHN GNANAPRAGASAM.
    70 14 A meeting of Old Boys of St. John’s College Jaffna, and her branch schools resident in Singapore, was held in the Ceylon Tamils Association Hall, to pass a vote of condolence on the death of the late Dr. J. Gnanapragasam. Mr. A. M. Handy of
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    OPIUM ADDICTS IN SINGAPORE.
    321 14 Funds For Clinic. FIRST AND LAST GOVT. DONATION. A substantial sum has been donated by the Government for treatment of opium addicts in Singapore. This announcement is made by the Singapore Anti-Opium Society. At a meeting of the executive committee of this society held recently, the
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    EUROPEAN IN MOTOR ACCIDENT.
    67 14 Prison Warder Injured In Singapore. Mr. VV. G. Smith, a European warder of the Singapore prison, met with an accident w’hile motor-cycling in New r Bridge Road during the weekend. His machine ran over a dog. killed it. and then skidded and threw Mr. Smith off.
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    CLEMENTI POLICY.
    101 14 Hopeful Attitude Of Local Bodies. The Sunday Times states that representations have been made by various local bodies to persuade Government to modify the new education policy inaugurated by Sir Cecil dementi. The two main principles of this policy were as follows: Free elementary education in Malay, but
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    CHEAPER AIR MAIL TO MALAYA.
    566 14 6d. A Half Ounce I Reduction. I HEAVIER Traffic! Homeward Letters Tnl Lost 25 Cents. I Imperial Air mails bel«e.»| l.ondon and Singapore are t„ I to be cheaper. m The new rate from Malay, I lor letters addressed to Great I Britain and Northern
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    MALAYAN PLANTING TOPICS.
    2368 15 The Sen- Rubber Ponder— Simple And Cheap Process—Inter view With Company’s Managing Director Experiments And Tests— High Hop es En terta itied Manufacturers Keenly Interested (By Our Planting Correspondent.) T iuay bo remembered that in my I J t s of March 26 of this year 1
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    “INTERNAL AIR SERVICE IS A NECESSITY.”
    1042 16 Master Of Sempill Discusses Aerial Development. BEFORE leaving Singapore last week, the Master of Sempill told the Straits Times his reasons for embarking on a solo flight which will occupy the best part of six. months and discussed the subject of an internal air
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    THE MAN WHO KILLED MR. WIGLEY.
    518 16 Swami’s Speech On Appeal. “No One More Sorry Than I am” The fatal assault upon Mr. Wigley in the offices of the Perak River Hydro-Electric Company last June was recalled in the F.M.S. Court of Appeal on Nov. 13. The judges unanimously declined to
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    MR. JUSTICE THORNE RETIRING.
    98 16 Former Well-Known Member of Colony Bar. A Johore Government Gazette non flcation states that Mr. Justice wn Thorne has been granted two month! and 29 days* leave with effect X Oct. 26, before retirement. m After a distinguished career at th* Colony Bir, from 1907 to
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    FLYING SPOILED BY RAIN.
    413 16 Penang Club’s Monthly Report Penang Flying Club’s report for October, states that further heavy rainfall during the month restricted flying operations very considerably. Flying was impossible on eight days as rain fell either in the morning or afternoon during flying hours. The wetness of the aerodrome
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  • PAST WEEK’S IMPERIAL AND GENERAL NEWS. Contained in Reuter, British Imperial Radio and Special Telegrams.
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      ASTRALIAN AIR MAIL TRAGEDY.
      515 21 CREW AND PASSENGER KILLED. Machine Fails From Altitude Of 1,000 Feet. TRAGEDY has befallen the extension of t he Empire air 1 route from Singapore to Australia. A machine which was to be used on that section of the route was being flown to Australia by
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      TRADE IMPROVEMENT CONTINUES.
      283 21 .—British Wireless. Government Stocks In Demand. Rugby, Nov. 14. The Board of Trade returns for October show imports valued at £68,993,589 against the September total of £57,738,498 and exports amounting to £36,748,545 against £33.957,248 in the previous month. Figures for re-exports were £4,001,668 last month and £3.249,836
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      EGYPT’S CONSTITUTION.
      45 21 I—Reuter. Alexandria, Nov. 15. Nessim Pasha has announced that the King has accepted the proposed Cabinet, and that Parliament will be dissolved almost immediately. The present constitution will be abolished, and the new Ministers will decide when the new elections will be held.—Reuter.
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      ANGLO-U.S. NAVAL ALLIANCE.
      365 21 I.—Reuter. Cautious Proposals By Great Britain. IF TALKS FAIL. President Roosevelt Consulted. Washington, Nov. 15. The United States authorities are stated to be considering cautious British overtures for joint action in naval affairs if the tripartite discussions in London fail. Mr. Cordell Hull, Secretary of State, boarded
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      SIR M. HANKEY’S TOUR.
      86 21 would return via Canada.—British Wireless. Rugby, Nov. 13. Answering a question in the House of Commons today the Prime Minister said that Sir Maurice Hankey’s visit to South Africa, Australia and New Zealand had no political object. He was visiting Australia as the guest of the
      would return via Canada.—British Wireless.  -  86 words
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      BRITAIN TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE FLEET.
      604 22 —Reuter Wireless. WAR MINISTER’S ASSURANCE. Whole Naval Position Being Studied. RISK OF ATTACK. Responsibilities Cannot Be Disregarded. An assurance that the British Government would not disregard its responsibilities and unilaterally disarm was given by the Secretary of State for War, Viscount Hailsham, in the House
      —Reuter Wireless.  -  604 words
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      JAMAICA’S GESTURE.
      50 22 Reuter. Kingston, Nov. 14. At the suggestion of the Governor, Sir Ransford Slater, the Legislature today approved that Jamaica should annually contribute £70.000 sterling towards Imperial defence. The Legislature also agreed to pay pensions to the British West India Regiment amounting to 8,000 a year beginning in 1931.
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      SOYA BEAN TRADE.
      144 22 .—Reuter. Germany’s Barter Plan. Berlin, Nov. 14. Competent quarters do not believe that Germany is going to resume the buying of soya beans in London, quantities of which are still in Hamburg bonded warehouses but cannot be released owing to Germany’s exchange position. A London rumour of
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      BERLIN AND VATICAN.
      58 22 —Reuter. Alleged Violation Of Concordat. Berlin, Nov. 15. Fresh conflict has arisen with the Vatican, which alleges the violation of the Concordat. The Vatican recently suspended from their priestly offices two professors of theology who publicly approved the sterilisation law. The Concordat requires that the German Government
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      BRITISH SYSTEMS FOR CHINA.
      162 22 —Reuter. Mission To England. IMPORTANT BEARING ON DEVELOPMENT PLANS. London, Nov. 15. Mr. Quo Tai-cnl, Chinese Minister in London, will take Mr. Yu Fei-peng, Nanking Vice-Minister of Communications and head ot the mission studying military and civil communications, to call on Mr. Hore-Belisha, British Transport Minister,
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      SIR OSWALD MOSLEY.
      54 22 9 w Reuter. Committed To Trial At Worthing. London, Nov. 15. Sir Oswald Mosley, head of the British Union of Fascists, and three other Black Shirts were committed to trial at Worthing today on summonses alleging riotous assembly. Sir Oswald Mosley teas also charged icith assault, but
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      U.S. AND UNEMPLOYED
      94 22 —Reuter. Relief Scheme Without Taxation. Washington. Nov. 14. It is announced that President Roosevelt has definitely included unemployment insurance in the programme of Congress. Mr. Roosevelt, addressing the Advisory Council of Economic Security, insisted that the scheme must not become a “dole” through mingling insurance and relief,
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      RUBBER STOCKS MOUNTING.
      118 22 But Consumption Also 0» The Increase. U.S. STATISTICS. Jump In Arrivals Last Month. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Nov. 16. U.S. rubber statistics f or October are published as f 0 l. lows: Oct. Sept. (>ct 1934. 1934. 1933, Tons. Tons. T ons Consumption 31,347 30.35* *****
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      THE ROYAL WEDDING.
      229 22 ingham Palace to the Abbey British Wireless. Princess’s Arrival Next Week. Rugby. Nov. 15 Princess Marina will arrive in London. for her wedding on Wednesday, the 21st. travelling irom Dover bv special train to Victoria, where she will be met by the King and Queen, the Duke
      ingham Palace to the Abbey British Wireless.  -  229 words
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      King Carol In Bucharest Incident.
      96 22 Reuter. Bucharest, Nov. 15. A man wearing a captain’s uniform was attempting to approach a carriage in which King Carol was seated when he was knocked down by the King’s escort. he man raised his hands above his head to show he was unarmed, but
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      CIVIL AIR SERVICES.
      74 22 —British Wireless. Contrasting Figures Oi Subsidisation. Rugby, Nov 13. Questioned in the House ol mons, the Under-Secretary for Air. o Philip Sassoon, said that the approximate total amounts of subsidies given in various estimates for expenditure on the operation of regular a services in five years to
      —British Wireless.  -  74 words
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      GOLD BLOC COUNTRIES IN SERIOUS DIFFICULTIES.
      423 23 ’’—-Reuter. an impasse reached. vdiustment Of Monetary Parities. I S. AID BELGIUM. World Needs “General Readjustment.” New York, Nov. 18. Vceording to the New York Times, the Federal Reserve Hank has extended to Belgium a credit of $25,000,000 in an effort to prevent the
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      INSISTING ON PARITY.
      48 23 .—Reuter. Japan Rejects British ompromise Rian. London, Nov. 18. 1 understood that the Japanese rep 1 from Tokio rejects the reed compromise proposal made in/ Great Britain, and reiterates the demand for parity. It is expected the Anglo-Japanese talks ivill be resumed next week— Reuter.
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      GERMAN SHIPPING CONTROL.
      199 23 .—Reuter Wireless. Concern About Lost Laurels. Berlin. Nov. 14. a nH h mh eSlg 1 atlons of lhe chairman fm.Il h V reclors of Ul e Hamburg American-German Lloyd are offlclally announced. It is suggested the resig-I-Iu l? nS KT Pn i S i? e greater Participation
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      AMERICANS FIRM.
      142 23 Reuter Wireless. Maintenance Of The Naval Ratios. London. Nov. 14. The British and American naval delegates met for three and a half h.mrs today to pick up. according to British circles, “the loose ends,” or points not d.Tectly ielated to Japan. The Americans told the press that they
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      INDIA REFORMS REPORT.
      170 23 !.—Reuter. Due This Week. STATE OF ANXIOUS TENSION. New Delhi, Nov. 18. Indians are awaiting with excitement. tinged by anxiety, the publica.tion on Thursday of the report ol the select Committee on constitutional ref oi ms. The present elections arc being fought largely in view of this
      !.—Reuter.  -  170 words
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      CIVIL AVIATION.
      211 23 tionai sources of revenue.—Router Wireless. Combined Mail And Passenger Traffic. London, Nov. 14. Sir Philip Sassoon today announced in the House of Commons that the Government intended to introduce legislation next session giving effect to the recommendations of the Gorell Committee, the chief of which are proposals for
      tionai sources of revenue.—Router Wireless.  -  211 words
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      Report On Marseilles Murders Inquiry.
      228 23 cipated in the murders— Ancta-Trnns-Ocean. Budapest, Nov. 13. The investigation, which was instituted by the Hungarian police authorities immediately after the Marseilles assassinations and in the course oi which several hundred persons wcu. questioned and 21 arrested, has nov. been Concluded It has not resulted
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      THE “THOUGHTS BEHIND.”
      203 23 Reuti r Tokio Asks For An it Explanation. COMPROMISE POSSIBLES Delegation Holds Decided Views.” i London, Nov. 16. Yesterday’s atmosphere of optimism at the naval talks was suspended in mid*air by M the announcement from Tokio j that the Government had sent no instructions to the delegation
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      FRESH EVIDENCE.
      126 23 portant to insurers.- Reuter Wire-^ less. Echo Of Atlantique Disaster. j Paris. Nov. 1G. > A patriotic Frenchm »n. who with-*; i held his evidence at the earlier trial in order, as he says, not to cast as*| persions on the French mercantile marine, gave evidence in the
      portant to insurers.- Reuter Wire-^ less.  -  126 words
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      CHINESE IN MALAYA
      110 23 Sin Kuo Min. Nanking Recognition Oil Their Patriotism. Shanghai, Nov 16. A number ol Chinese residents lrl Malaya. Indo-China, Netherlands In-j dies, the Philippines and other part*? of the world will receive recognition irom the Central Government foil funds giver for certain worthy causes! since the Japanese
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      HOLLYWOOD WEDDING.
      20 23 .—Reuter. Hollywood, Nov 15. ‘j Miss Ginger Rogers and Lew Ayres two well-known film players, were! married today.—Reuter.
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      ANOTHER FRENCH SCANDAL.
      291 24 —Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Rouen Swindle. COSTS THE STATE OVER 120.000,000 FRANCS. Paris. Nov. 15. While the newspapers are still full of the scandal connected with “Socii te Speciale Finaneicre,” In which 200.000.000 francs are said to have been lost, the discovery o 1 a new' gigantic swindle is believed
      —Aneta-Trans-Ocean.  -  291 words
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      GLORIA VANDERBILT.
      124 24 Reuter. “Cryptic Ruling” By The Judge. New York. Nov. 14. The protracted trial to decide whether the child. Gloria Vanderbilt, the £800,000 heiress, is to live with her mother, Mrs. Vanderbilt, or her aunt, Mrs. Whitney, ended today by Judge Carew ruling that child Gloria is not to
      Reuter.  -  124 words
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      MARQUIS MARCONI.
      42 24 Reuter Wireless. London, Nov. 10. Marquis Marconi has been elected Rector of St. Andrew’s University <n succession to Gen. Smuts with a majority of 100 over Sir James Jeans. According to tradition the number of votes received was not published
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      PHILIPPINES TYPHOON
      35 24 Reuter. Manila, Nov. 14. Another typhoon has struck the centre of the eastern islands of the archipelago. Heavy damage to property is reported, and it is feared there has been loss of life.—Reuter.
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      RUBBER CONSUMPTION JUMP.
      119 24 brought into effect on Jan. 1.—Aneta Copyright. 34 Per Cent. Increase In First Half Of 1934. iFrom Our Own Correspondent.) I London, Nov. 14. According to the US. Department of Commerce the absorption of crude rubber throughout the world increased by 34 per cent, during the first
      brought into effect on Jan. 1.—Aneta Copyright.  -  119 words
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      THE BETTING BILL.
      196 24 —Reuter. Lady Astor Lashes Mr. Churchill. London, Nov. 14. The Betting and Lotteries Bill passed its third reading in the House of Commons by 206 votes to 38. The closing stages were marked by a sparkling attack by Lady Astor on Mr. Winston Churchill who led the
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      THE IRISH SWEEP.
      97 24 —Reuter Wireless. Individuals May Buy Tickets. London, Nov. 13. It is not an offence for an individual to send ten shillings to Dublin for a ticket for himself, declared the Home Secretary. Sir John Gilmour. rebutting the accusation in the House of Commons that the Lotteries Bill
      —Reuter Wireless.  -  97 words
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      RAIN ! RAIN ! RAIN !
      62 24 RAIN RAIN RAIN .—British Wireless Rugby, Nov. 12. The period of seventy-two hours from Thursday morning was the rainiest over a large area of southern England for seven years. In some parts the rainfall for the three days exceeds the average for the whole of November and there were no
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      U.s. RECOVERY PLAN.
      163 24 >. —Reuter. Government Activity Relaxing. Washington. Nov. 14 There are two indications that President Roosevelt believes the national recovery has reached the point at which private lending agencies can resume their normal functions: First, the Home-Owners’ Loan Corporation. which is a Government agency, has closed its doors
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      TREASURY BONDS.
      87 24 Reuter Wireless. £44,000,000 To Be Drawn On Nov. 26. London. Nov. 13. The Treasury is taking advantage of the favourable money conditions by the decision to draw £44.000.000 three per cent. Treasury Bonds on Nov. 23. The amount represents 40 per cent of the total nominal amount of
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      THE ADMIRAL SCHEER.
      69 24 .—Reuter Wireless. Second Pocket Battleship Commissioned. Berlin. Nov. 12. On the occasion of the commissioning of Germany’s second 10.000-ton pocket battleship named Admiral Scheer. Hitler telegraphed the commander and described the Battle of Skagerrack (Jutland' as the greatest day of honour in German naval annals during the
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      UNWELCOME CURIOSITY.
      112 24 the frontier immediately.—Reuter Wireless. British Mission Ejected From Spain. Madrid, Nov. 15. Earl Listowel and Miss Ellen Wilkinson, who came to Spain as “a commission of inquiry” into the recent revolt, are being taken to the French frontier, escorted by a Civil Guard captain. The couple visited the
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      PROFESSOR H. C. UREY.
      30 24 —Reuter. Awarded 1934 Nobel Prize For Chemistry. Stockholm, Nov. 15 Prof. Harold Clayton Urey, of Columbia University, has been awarded the 1934 Nobel Prize for chemistrv
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      CHINESE TAXATION OF FOREIGNERS.
      225 24 s. —Reutoi Land Values Levy 0 t Unreasonable. London Nov jj In the House of Common* tod-, replying to questions canci-rmli Chinese taxation of British subiert? Mr. Anthony Eden. Lord Privy Seal' after recounting the legal posmrr remarked that demands were rocnitiv made on foreign nationals,
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      THE NAVAL TALKS.
      159 24 .—Reuter Wireless British And American Delegations Meet. London. N 14 The meeting between the British and Americans at 10 Downing Street at 2.45 p.m. today is expected to start the naval talks moving again. The British, who called the m ing. have not informed the Americans of
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      CHINESE MISSION.
      87 24 r.—Reuter. Official Reception Today. London, Nov. 14 The Chinese mission, composed of 20 members Including 15 military officers, headed by Mr. Yu Fei-peng. ViceMinister of Communications, and Gen. Hsu Ting-yao, “Defender of Kupeikow Pass,” arrived today in England from the Continent. They will inspect military and civil communications,
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      FRANCE ALARMED BY GERMAN MILITARY POWER.
      264 25 .—Reuter. Soon More Powerful Than In 1914. pERMANY is preparing intensively for war. So says w J p ranc e, and it is France that has most to fear from any such preparations. Next year, it is declared, Germany will be able to put
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      AIR BASE IN IRELAND?
      517 25 I)e Valera's Alleged Dealings With Germans. "Wt may presently find territory in thv Irish Free State placed at the oi Germany tor the construction of an aviation base to be tori against Great Britain!” TiS was the startling warning to Irish Loyalists by Professor )hn H
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      THE OIL DISPUTE.
      61 25 Reuter Wireless. Japan Willing To Act As Intermediary. Washington, Nov. 15. Japan is willing to act as intermediary between the United States and Manchukuo in an attempt to reach an amicable settlement of the controversy over the oil monopoly. Mr. Saito, the Japanese Ambassador, announced, after a
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      OVERSEAS CHINESE.
      56 25 —Sin Kuo Min. Remittances To Swatow Decline. Shanghai, Nov. 15. Remittances to Swatow by overseas Chinese have declined considerably in recent years. In 1932 the amount had fallen to $16,800,000. and last year there was a further decrease to $14.900.000. There are indications tha the total will decline
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      BAN ON IRISH SWEEPS.
      300 25 No More Money From Britain. No more Irish Sweep fortunes! Football forecast competitions banned, but pools legalised. Bazaar and club lotteries permitted. Such are among the effects expected from the Betting and Lotteries Bill which has just become operative in Great Britain. London, Nov. 14. If
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      DRASTIC METHODS.
      125 25 —Aneta-Trans-Ocean. How Elections Are Held In Russia. Moscow, Nov. 14. The general election to the seventh All-Union Soviet Congress opening on Jan. 15 will not pass oil without some show of opposition on the part of the kulaks, at least in some of the outlaying districts like Kutaisk,
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      NEGOTIATIONS FAIL.
      64 25 llliun. v,i*i****»w.«. gation has returned here.—Aneta-Trans-Ocean Proposed Franco-Latvian Economic Pact. Riga, Nov. 12. Direct negotiations between Latvia and France concerning an economic accord for the purpose of adjusting the trade balance and concerning compensatioii have broken down, according to a semi-official statement. Negotiations with that end in view
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      NEW SESSION OF PARLIAMENT.
      284 25 Reuter. Government’s Critics On The Alert. ELECTION OMENS. Colossal Programme Of Legislation. London. Nov. 19. The parliamentary session to be opened by the King tomorrow will be the most momentous In the Government’s life It Is commonly believed that the Select Committee’s report will mainly follow
      Reuter.  -  284 words
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      INFLATION OPPOSED.
      189 25 Reuter. Statement By Belgian Finance Minister. Brussels, Nov. 12. The Finance Minister, M. Gustave, Sap, one of the most prominent figures in the Broqueville Cabinet, 2:1 a speech delivered on the eve of the meeting of the Belgian Parliament strongly expressed himself against inflation of Belgian currency as
      Reuter.  -  189 words
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      OUR LONDON LETTER.
      2269 26 Bad News And Good —If Foxes Had Votes... —A New “Tube” For London And A Wonderful Opportunity For Malayan Georges —Four-Day Air Service To Singapore, But Not Just Yet —Rubber Restriction Was In Danger. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Straits Times Office. 40 43, Fleet Street. Nov. 7.
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    UNITED SERVICES AND PERAK WIN THEIR MALAYA CUP MATCHES.
    1694 27 Negri Malacca Turn The Tables On Selangor At Seremban. I nited Services 13 points. Johore 4 points. The United Services got through their first Malaya Cup match of the season at Johore Bahru on Saturday when they beat Johore by 13
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    GAME SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABANDONED.
    328 27 Winning Goal Scored Near Time. Malacca 1 Singapore Q Malacca scored her first Inter-State hockey victory over Singapore on the S.R.C. padang on Saturday thanks to a goal netted by Abbas, their skipper, three minutes from time. Following their 8—2 win over Negri Sembilan the
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    DAY OF SURPRISES IN FIRST DIVISION.
    1607 28 ENGLISH FOOTBALL. Arsenal Lose At Home To Aston Villa London, Nov, 18. The cleverness ol the Aston Villa half-backs was chiefly responsible lor Arsenal’s first home defeat of the season. A crowd ol 57.000 witnessed a brilliant match. Alter a goalless first half Houghton
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    GOLDING’S FINE PLAY AT SCRUM-HALF.
    583 28 P. S. Defence Cracks Near The End. l.S. Officers 13 pts. P.S. and A.P.C pt§ The all important game between the two unbeaten team* in the S.C.C. Rugby tournament took place on Tuesday afternoon on the padang and ended in a win for the United
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    LEGAL GOLF STARS.
    112 28 F. A. Briggs Wins Bench And Bar Meeting. The Bench and Bar Goli Meeting was held at the Island Golf Club on Sunday morning last the 18th November 1934. The Challenge Cup presented by Mr. V. D. Knowles was won by Mr. F. A. Briggs (7> with
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    COUNTY RUGBY.
    53 28 —Reuter. Kent Score Good Win Over Surrey. London. Nov. 14. Kent scored another victory in the County Rugby Championship today and looks likely to qualify for the semi-final round. The results of the three county matches played were: Middlesex 16 Hampshire Surrey 5 Kent Sussex 9 Eastern C
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    GORDON RICHARDS.
    55 28 —Reuter. Rides His 200th Winner At Derby. London, Nov. 14. Gordon Richards, the champion jockey, completed his 200 winners for this season by winning the Hardwick? Plate on Manner at Derby. Richards is assured of the championship again having over 70 winners more than the veteran Freddy Fox
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    WINNERS HARD TO PICK ON FIRST DAY OF NOV. MEETING.
    2055 29 Three Dividends Over $50. -Logue The Most Successful Trainer Once again the Bukit Timah luck held pond md 4. durinsr the third and seventh races, the course missed the tnrLnt* 16 6 was a ,Ig ht drivinK rain Ze on
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    ITALIANS LOSE AT HIGHHBURY.
    307 29 Great Second Half Effort With Only Ten Men. London, Nov. 14. England 3. Italy 2. The long-waited clash between Italy, the world football champions, and England took place at Highbury today and ended in a victory for the home side by three goals to two. Italy
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    CAMBRIDGE BEATEN.
    56 29 Reuter. Dublin University’s Clear Cut Victory. London, Nov. 15, Cambridge University, who have been showing splendid form this season received a nasty shock today when Dublin University beat them by 28 points to 5. The only other match of Importance was that in which Gloucester defeated The Oxford
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    THE CLUB VERANDAH
    1789 30 CRICKETERS in Malaya were rather intrigued when they learnt that Sir Shenton Thomas, who is repined to be quite a useful all-rounder, had been appointed Governor of the Straits Settlements. That His Excellency should make a reference to one of the most famous Kentish Clubs, the Band
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    BADMINTON TITLE WON BY E.J. VASS.
    241 30 Giving a masterly display 0 craft and skilful placing e j v won the Singapore open men’s' h minton singles championship a t T Clerical Union Hall on Saturday a feating Seah Eng Hee of the Mat' flower B.P. by two sets to love
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    VOLUNTEER SHOOTING
    121 30 Back Badge Cup Won By B Company. The Back Badge Cup. presented to the First and Second Battalions of the S.S.V.F. by the Gloucester Regimeni at the end of their period of service in Singapore for shooting has been wen by “B” (Riffle Company*, commanded by Capt. H.
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    AUSTRALIAN GOLF.
    67 30 Melbourne. Nov IT ‘Jimmy Thompson, the American professional, won the 1 bourne Centenary open golf < nan T.onsr. P with an aggregate o over 72 holes. Leo Diegel S T ate. c > was second with -'>■ Gpvp Sarazen 'United States* Edward Naismith (Victoria' at i9O for third
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    ROSENBLOOM LOSES.
    31 30 —Reuter. New York, Nov. 18. Bob Olin (New York) w° n world’s light-heavyweight champu ship, outpointing the holder Rosenbloom. f n It was a poor, uneventful 11 round fight.—Reuter.
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      JELEBU TIN DREDGING LIMITED.
      2846 1 shareholder Suggests Resignations I From Board. Tlie fifth annual meeting of Jelebu j tin Dredging Limited was held at Seremban on Nov. 7. Mr. M. L. Phillips (the chairman) addressed the meeting and said: I will first deal with the accounts and. although these are presented
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      P. AND O. DIVIDEND.
      33 2 -Reuter. London, Nov. 14. r i P and steam Navigation Co., Ltd. has declared a 5 per cent, dividend on the preferred shares but no dividend on the deferred.—Reuter.
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      TIN RESTRICTION DIFFICULTY.
      344 2 liukit Ibu Company Meeting. The annual meeting of Bukit Ibu (Bandar) Tin. Ltd., was held in Penang. Mr. Lim Seng Hooi (chairman) I said:— You will observe from the profit and j loss account that the year’s working has resulted in a profit of $2,437.93 as compared
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      A LONDON VIEW.
      79 2 tinuing to grow.—City Editor, Daily Express. The price of tin is altogether out of proportion to other metals and competing articles. Because of the increase in stocks the restrictionists have started a campaign urging consumers to buy. The wise consumers are holding off the market. Substitution for
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      AUSTRAL MALAY.
      78 2 The secretary of Austral Malay Tin, Ltd., reports the following outputs of its associated companies for the month of October. 1934 Kampong Kamunting.—Hrs. run 429, cu. yd. treated 72.000, total pels. 200.59, net value $14,705. Asam Kumbang.—Hrs. run 340.30, cu. yds. treated 119,000, total pels 522, net value
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      RAHMAN HYDRAULIC’S DIVIDEND.
      364 2 Appeal In Ropeway Co. Case. f The twenty-seventh annual general j meeting of Rahman Hydraulic Tin. :Ltd.. was held at Penang on Saturday. The Hon. Col. Cecil Rae (Chairman) presided and the others present were Messrs. J. G. Brown. J. D. Kemp. A. W. de VV. Harries
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      BAKAU TIN, LTD.
      117 2 Profit Of $16,910 For 1933. The report of Bakau Tin, Ltd., to b„ presented at the annual general meeting to be held at Kuala Lumpur, on Nov. 15. states that the nett profit for the year is $12,626 to which falls to be added $4,283 brought forward
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      PINEAPPLE EXPORTS.
      96 2 During the week ending Nov. 10. 1934. exports of pineapples from Malayan ports amounted to 20.851 cases, of which 11.205 (53 per cent) cases were to the United Kingdom. 560 (2 per cent) cases to the Continent of Europe. 6.006 (30 per cent) cases to Canada, and 3.080
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      KUALA PERTANG SYNDICATE.
      98 2 New Issue I Oversubscribed. I London, Nov k I The Kuala Penang Syndicate i,. I Issue of 100.000 2s shares to e vl«?' I shareholders has been heavih",, I subscribed and the company is rede!!'' I ing the Whole of the £8.000 loan i„, m I the
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      COMPANY REPORTS.
      489 2 Tangoel Rubber Estates-Loss to I June 30 alter depredations I £246 and staff commissions, i*i3n was £369. Credit from previous vear I was £1,730. Add exchange suspense I £405, less loss of £369. there is £1755 U forward. Crop was 335,128 lb Sumatra Para Rubber. I Accounts of
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      EFFICIENCY OF LABOUR SLIGHTLY LESS.
      954 3 Tebrau Rubber Co. Criticism. I at the annual meeting of the Tebrau I Rubber Estates. Ltd., held on October I Vo Mr Thomas Young (Chairman) aid -For the first time for eight I* rs we have experienced a year in Itthub the price of rubber
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      MERLIMAU PEGOH LTD.
      33 3 Sir Herbert Wright, Chairman of Temiang Rubber Estates Ltd. and Mr. Louis Hardy, Chairman of the Anglo-Oriental and General Investment Trust Ltd., have joined the Board of Merlimau Pegoh Ltd.
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      MALAYA GENERAL.
      53 3 Distribution Of 16 Per Cent. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Nov. 17. Malaya General Co.— Net trofit for year ended Aug. 31 £31.952 compared with £2.236 for the previous year. A final dividend of 11 making P cent, is recommended, payable 1 The shares were quoted last night
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      STANDARD PRODUCTION.
      35 3 The Bukit K.B Rubber Co., Ltd. have accepted, a final assessment j ***** lb for the restriction year 1931. The proportion applicable to the period from June to December, 1934, is 41,435 lb.
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      FRASER AND CO.’S SHARE REPORT.
      934 3 Good Inquiry For Industrials. Fiaser and Co.’s share report of i Nov. 20 states The past week has seen no very startling changes in the local share market, but. although the prevailing atmosphere can hardly be called a cheerful one. it is noticeable that a
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      COMPANY RESULTS.
      144 3 Malaya And General Profit. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Nov. 20. United Temiang—Profit for year ended July 31 £6.569. A dividend of Id. per share Is recommended, carrying forward £10.310. The Malayan and General Trust import shows that the capital is now £93,593; Investments are valued at £58.746
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      INTERIM DIVIDEND.
      54 3 Kamra Tin Dredging Limited, has declared a second interim dividend of 2 per cent, less tax (4/6 in the payable in London on Dec. 5. The directors of the Hong Fatt (Sungei Besi), Ltd., have declared an interim dividend of 2\-, per cent, on account of the year
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      PROSPECTUS OF NEW TIN MINING COMPANY.
      1780 4 AUSTRALIAN PROPERTY. Production Unaffected By Restriction Scheme. ANEW TIN company—Briseis Consolidated No Liability —is to be formed in Australia with a capital of £150,000 divided into 000,000 live shilling shares. The company will operate property at Derby, Launceston, which being in Australia is not
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      WINDING UP KUCHAI TIN CO.
      287 4 New Company To Be Formed. A general meeting of the Kuchai Tin Dredging Co.. Ltd., was held at 96 Market Street, Singapore. Mr. J. M. Sime was in the chair and those also present were Mr. J. A Elias. Mr. Lee Chim Tuan, Mr. S
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      TAVOY TIN DREDGING.
      70 4 Second Interim Dividend Of 21/2 Per Cent. The Tavoy Tin Dredging Corporation announces an interim dividen of 2 l 2 per cent., less tax, in respect 0 the current year, payable Nov. 1934, making, with the interin distribution of 2V 2 per cent, in June, 1 total
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      BANGAWAN SCHEME.
      21 4 (From Our Own Correspondent London, Nov. l| The Bangawan reconstruct 1 scheme has been unanimously proved by the shareholders.
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      MALAYA RUBBER STATISTICS
      307 5 Monthly return of dealers and port stocks, Straits Settlements, at close of business, Oct. 31. 1934 as declared In dry tons. A. DEALERS* STOCKS DRY RUBBER wet rubber total tICC crepe dry weight, Territory RS.S. U.S.S.— D w Estate Remlll y 1 Blanket Cols. Wet Scrap Total
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      RUBBER MOVEMENTS.
      44 5 U. K. Imports And Exports During October. From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Nov. 19. Imports of rubber into the United Kingdom during October, 1934. were 25.598 tons, compared with 6,602 tons in October. 1933, and exports were 6.96fi and 3.265 tons respectively.
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      RUBBER SITUATION.
      54 5 Sinirap 0re Official Quotations. Quotations Forward Contracts Spot Seller Prices d > Jan.- Apr.No\ C Ld0n Spore Nov. Mar. June 16 6 5 U 21 21% 23% 17 fir 16 1 21 22% 24% 19 Rl/le 2 4 21 23% 24% i 5?; 18 2 °J* 20% 21%
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      SINGAPORE TIN PRICES.
      19 5 Nov. 16 Fln Sport? Price $113.50 per picul. 19 113.50 20 113.62% 21 113 62% *****%
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      OCTOBER OUTPUTS.
      105 5 The following outputs are for October, 1934, and figures in brackets demote the corresponding period of last year. Tin. Pahang Consolidated.—<1.310 pels.), 3,444 pels. Ipoh.—(670 pels.). 2.021 pels., 88,700 yds. treated 322 hrs. run. Sungei Kinta.—320 pels., 112.100 yd. treated, 546 hrs. run. Temoh.—(240 pels.), 878 pels. 109,000
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      COMPANY DIVIDENDS.
      74 5 Kamuntlng Tin Dredging Ltd., has recommended a final dividend of 12 per cent, less tax at 4s. 6d. payable on Dec. 13. making 20 per cent, less tax for the year ended June 30, 1034. Pangnga River Tin Concessions Limited, recommends a flna dl^' de g d of
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      NAWNG PET TIN.
      120 5 The following statement has been issued: Close boring at Nawng Pet Tin, Ltd., has disclosed that at the present rate of working there is still an estimated life of 20 years in the original property. The recoverable value is estimated at 1 lb. of tin oxide to
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      STANDARD PRODUCTION.
      36 5 Kempas Limited, have accepted, on behalf of the company, a final assessment of 1,660.321 lb. for the restriction year 1934. The proportion applicable to the period from June to December. 1934. is 968.520 lb.
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      KUALA-NAL SCHEME.
      20 5 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London. Nov. 19. The Court has approved the KualaNal Kelantan Rubber scheme of arrangement.
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      OVERSUBSCRIBED.
      37 5 Kuala Pertang Issue T(fl Shareholders. •From Our Own Correspondent.) A London, Nov. 19. The Kuala Pertang Syndicate lssuell ot 100.000 2s. shares to shareholders! was oversubscribed and the entire! debt of £3.000 Is being paid ofT,
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      THE SINGAPORE AUCTION.
      156 5 The 1200th auction of the Singapore] Chamber of Commerce, Rubber Association,' was held on Nov. 14: catalogued 1.235.301 lb. or 551.47 tons; offered 1.085.301 lb. or 484.51 tons; sold 773.068 lb. or 345.12 tons Spot London 6\d. New York 13 1/16CU.1 Pit ICES REALISED Ribbed Smoked Sheet.
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      TIN OUTPUTS.
      81 5 The following outputs are for the month of October Hitam 59.23 piculs. Ulu Klang—302 piculs. Ayer Wong (Rahman)—200 piculs. Kuala Lumpur (No Liability)— No. 2 Dredge 124 piculs. The following outputs are for the first half of November: Ratrut No. 1 Dredge—77 hrs. 9.000 cu. yds. 16 pels.
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      KRAMAT PULAI.
      73 5 I An Interim dividend of 25 per cent., less tax. has been declared by Kramat Pulai, the F.M.S. tin producer, on account of the year to Dec. 31, 1934, payable on Dec. 3. Four interim dividends have already, been declared this year, totalling 43% per cent., so that
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      TIN DIVIDENDS.
      40 5 From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Nov. 10. The following final dividends are recommended: Pangna River 9% per cent., making 16 per cent, payable Dec. 14. Kamunting Tin Dredging.—12 per per cent, making 20 per cent payable Dec. 13.
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      CENTRAL PERAK ISSUE.
      24 5 'From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Nov. 15. The Central Perak issue of 620.000 2s. shares at par was heavily oversub1 scribed.
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      TENOM INTERIM.
      26 5 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Nov. 19. Tenom Rubber Estates have declared an Interim dividend of >/ 2 d. per k share, payable Nov. 29
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      STOCKS AND SHARES.
      898 6 Fraser And Co’s Quotations. Singapore, Nov. 21. Mining. Issue Val. Pd. Buyers. Sellers. 4/-4/-Ampat Tin 4/3 4 74 £1 £1 Asam Kumbang 32 35 £1 £1 Austral Malay 59/- 61 cd 5/-5 Ayer Hitam 13'6 14 6 £1 £1 Bangrin Tin 25 3 26 1 1 Ayer
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      Trade And Finance.
      448 6 EXCHANGE RATES. Singapore, Nov. 21. SELLING. London, 4 months’ sight 2 4 7 32 London. 3 months’ sight 2 4 3/lo London. 60 days’ sight 2 4 5 32 London. 30 days’ sight 2 4 s London, demand 2 4 3 3London. TT. 2/4 3JI2 I Lyons
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      HOME AND AMERICAN STOCKS.
      281 6 Last Night’s London Quotations. (Prom Our Own Correspondent London, Nov. 20. Closing quotations today of the principal British stocks are given below The rise or fall is In relation to the price of Nov. 15. GOVERNMENT STOCKS. BRITISH Rise or Fall Conversion .Loan 5% 124 Funding
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        LONDON EXCHANGE PRICES NOV. 9.
        677 6 Allagar (2 > l 8, Alor Pongsu (2 2 2 4; Anclo-Malny (£l) 13 3; Ayer Kunlng (£D 28 9; Bacan Serai (£1) 13 3; Bahru (Sel.) i (2 3 6'-; Banteng i£l > 22 6; Batang (2 1 Batu Caves (£1) 20 Batu Tiga
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        SINGAPORE DOLLAR SHARE PRICES NOV. 21.
        774 6 Capital Issue Closm* Prices Paid Up Value Dividend* Fraser Lvall St Gvmpany Co Evat* 454.175 1 3 p.c. int. a c year 28-2-35 Allenby t$l» 1.75 1.85 i a-i i on 216.779 1 Nil for year 30-9-33 ••AlorGajah i$l i 1.50 1 60 l
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