The Straits Budget, 22 August 1935

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    29 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES (ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] Vo. 1045. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 1935. Price 25 cents (S.S. Currency) or 7d.
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    THE WEEK IN MALAYA.
    520 1 PRELIMINARY statistics for July, issued on Monday, show a further slight falling off In Malayan trade. This is not regarded as surprising in view of the consistency of the recovery since the beginning of 1934. ROSS imports during July amounted to $37,368,000 compared with $38,982,000 in
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    GOVERNOR’S VISIT TO LABUAN.
    437 1 SEA BELLE II ANCHORS AT VICTORIA. (Contributed.) The early morning of Aug. 13 the Town of Victoria, Labuan, beflagged in honour of the expected arrival of His Excellency the Governor, Sir Shenton Thomas, on his first official tour of Sarawak, Brunei, and British North Borneo, and
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    TO TOUR JAVA & CHRISTMAS
    23 1 TO TOUR JAVA CHRISTMAS Aneta Copyright. Batavia, Aug. 15. Sir Shenton Thomas will visit Java and Christmas Island by seaplane from September 9-12.
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    £8 MILLION COMING TO MALAYA.
    216 1 A STRIKING statistical illust- ration of what rubber restriction has meant to Malaya was given by Mr. V. A. Lowinger, Malayan Agent in London and a member of the International Rubber Restriction Committee, in a speech to Singapore Rotarians last week. “Even at the present
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      The Colony Year.
      740 2 -Straits Times. Aug. 15. It is possible that in years to come Sir Andrew Caldecott will look back with envy to the last official report pfaich he signed before he was Blevated to the rank of knighthood. It is generally believed in Malaya that Sir Andrew is
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      MR. LOWINGER ON RUBBER.
      907 2 —Straits Times. Aug. 16. Few speeches delivered in Singapore have raised such anticipatory interest as Mr. Victor Lowinger’s address to the Rotary Club on Wednesday. His hearers included a remarkably representative collection of the senior official and commercial men in the Settlement, and the markedly close
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      Seven Millions.
      691 2 Straits Times. Aug. 17. Much has been written recently about Malaya’s pineapple production, but we feel justified in returning to the subject in view oi the industry’s importance and the possibility of its expansion. It is necessary, however, to discourage unduly optimistic anticipations. Last year Malayan exports of
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      The Cost Of Living.
      841 3 be a benefactor. —Straits Times. Aug. 19. It is interesting to one who has just returned to Malaya after several months’ absence to find that the cost of living is still agitating the local mind. It is also interesting to discover that nothing has been done
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      AN AIR POLICY JUSTIFIED.
      569 3 -Straits Times, Aug. 20. Sir Evelyn Wrench has visualised the day when the young men and women of the English universities will complete their education by an aerial tour of the Empire, much as two generations it was a fashionable pilgrima; to maKe the grand tour
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      Pictures In The Home.
      311 4 vaudeville theatre. Straits Times. Aug. 20. Recent advances in television technique can scarcely be overestimated, and the latest reports lrom Europe and America show that this radio marvel has reached. r the entertainment point of view, almost the stage which wireless broadcasting had reached when the
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      Keep Out!
      781 4 June of next year.—Straits Times, Aug. 21. Danger of war between Italy and Abyssinia, with a possibility that other Powers may be involved, has overshadowed the domestic political situation in Great Britain. There is now little if any likelihood ot a general election before the end of the
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    DEATH OF RICH MERCHANT.
    146 4 Mr. Tay Bee Yong, Of North Borneo. Tay Bee Yong, founder and senior partner of Messrs. Tay Bee Yong Brothers, of Jesselton, North Borneo, died on July 20 at Shanghai, leaving a widow, four sons and two brothers. He was 62 years of age. Tay Bee
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    BIRTHS
    38 4 CHIA—At Jupiter Lodge, No. 147, Haig Road, Spore, on Friday, Aug. 16, 1935. to Mr. and Mrs. Chla Tiang Choo—a daughter. LAWRIE. —At Medan. Sumatra on Aug. 11 to Wilga. wife of J. O. Lawrie, a daughtei.
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    SEA-WALL AT BAGAN LUAR.
    126 4 SINGAPORE FIRM GETS CONTRACT. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 19 Messrs. Gammon (Malaya) Ltd of Singapore, have been awarded the contract lor the construction ot a sea-wall at Bagan Luar. Prai. f 0 r which tenders were called in June Tenderers were invited to
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    KEDAH RUBBER MEETING.
    225 4 SOUND FINANCIAL POSITION. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Aug. 17. The twenty-fifth ordinary general meeting of the Kedah Rubber Company, Ltd., was held yesterday at Penang. The chairman. Mr. H. E. Nixon, referred to the death of Mr. D A. M. Brown, who had been Chairman of
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    SELANGOR MINERS & TIN CONTROL.
    143 4 SELANGOR MINERS TIN CONTROL. Support For Keeping 1929 As Standard Year. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 20. Selangor Miners’ Association yesterday unanimously decided to authorise their two representatives, Messrs. Choo Kia-Peng and L. Vaughan, to vote for the following resolution at the meeting of the Council of the
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    AMAH FREE TO RETURN TO MALAYA
    20 4 after November 5. Apply Box No. A, Straits Times, 40—43, Fleet Street, London, E.C.4.
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      87 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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    NOTES Of The DAY.
    150 5 NOTES Of The DAY 4 I THOUGH there have been devotees A ()t the ar t of gardening in Singa,)illV ior over a century, it is surprising w lew local names of flowers and shrubs have been invented. Sonic plants are popularly known by tlH ir <4i*nerlc names—hibiscus, bougalnvilh'.i. ixora
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    NEW NAMES.
    141 5 IV a Singapore Gardening Society were in existence it might conduct a pleasant little competition to meet this need lor local names. It would certainly be a delightful exercise in imaginativeness. But I sup pose that there would be something artilicial and forced about names chosen in that
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    CIVIC HYGIENE.
    126 5 JJAVING been impressed more than 1 once recently with the emphasis with which tourists have praised the cleanness of Singapore, in comparison with other ports in the Far East, I have been dipping into the town cleansing superintendent’s report to find what the secret of our hygienic appearance
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    FIGHTING TRIBES.
    134 5 JJERE is an extract from Sir Edward Griggs speech in the House of Commons on July 25 which will interest veryone who has seen the film Sanders Of The River: When we went to Kenya there is n question that the lot of the average nativo was far
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    CHRISTMAS PEWTER.
    122 5 yHE big stores will soon be telling us how Christmas presents may be sent to friends and relations at Home with a minimum of effort and without customs difficulties the other end While I think of it I will mention that Malayan pewter can travel to England without
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    OPIUM DREAMS.
    87 5 /"\NE American, one Belgian and thre« Eurasians appear in the official register of opium smokers in the Straits Settlements. Non-Chinese smokers of Asiatic race include one Arab, two Javanese, seven Siamese. 56 Malays and 61 Indians. The very small proportion of Straits born persons among the Chinese smokers
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    MR. LOWINGER.
    147 5 I ISTENING to Mr. Lowinger yesterday. it struck me that Malaya was very fortunate to have a first-class statistician in its public service who could give intensive study to tin and rubber control. One always had the feeling, during the tin controversies of 1932 and 1933 that neither
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    AN ABLE ADVOCATE.
    133 5 AAR. LOWINGER had the cream ot Singapore’s commercial community in his Rotary audience yesterday, and. whatever one’s personal opinions may have been, one felt verv thankful that an opportunity had arisen for these men, vitally interested in rubber as they are. to hear the case for control
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    SCIENCE-MINDED.
    138 5 AN encouraging view oi the Malayan schoolboy’s mental calibre is taken by R. F. B. in The Optimist, the magazine of the High School. Malacca. After making allowance for the facts that there is less time available for science teaching here than in England.” writes this schoolmaster. and that
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    CHATTER.
    150 5 TPHE following story, torn by trv anonymous author of the book People and Places.” is re-told oy “Haji” in the Malayan Pc'lice Magazine Dr. Braddon and the author witnessed the execution of a Malay at Kuala Pilah for the murder ot a Chinaman. The condemned man was led forth
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    TREE AUCTION.
    184 5 OEVERAL days ago I received a polite note from the Municipal Engineer inviting me to cut down a venerable sentul tree in my garden which, hr said, was a public danger. The M. E. offered to cut down the tree for me at a fee of $22. the
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    EMPIRE PRODUCTS.
    152 5 A REMARKABLE instance of eilectivi preference for Empire products h mentioned by Mr. W. E. Pepys in hh report on the working of the Mono polies Department. In three years the imports of Empir* brandy into the Straits Settlements have actually increased nearly twentj times. Before the preferential
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    NEW PENGHULUS.
    143 5 OECENT comments on the disapp arance of the old-style penghulu from Malayan kumpongs show the need for proper training of *,his humble but necessary grade of official. The village headman used to be a man who had been born and bred in his kamoong. who knew the people
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    MID-YEAR SPORTS.
    114 5 J AST week was a busy time lor Mr H. R. Cheeseman. inspector of schools in Singapore, for he tried to attend all the school sports held prior to the mid-year holiday. Our office diary showed at least one function of this kind every day during the week.
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    A SAFETY-VALVE.
    159 5 IJE writes:—“Remembering my own sufferings. I trust that athletics will not be made compulsory in local schools. In England the schools discovered sport as a safety-valve for high spirits which masters could not cope with, and they promptly made the safety-valve compulsory. “Malaya with its crowded padangs and
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    AT PEARL’S HILL.
    123 5 ttJJOWEVER <my colleague continues >. it is well worth while for inewcomer to attend one or two ot these school sports meetings in Singapore. The other day I watched the youngsters at Pearl’s Hill school running and jumping and they enjoyed it all. particularly lighting candles and
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    CROWN LAND.
    115 6 COME of the most valuable leases ol Crown land In Singapore are nearly at their end. Seventy-one leases for 99 years were Issued on January 1, 1838. eight years after the city was founded. They are accordingly due to expire at the end ol 1937. Those leases were
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    WIDER STREETS?
    134 6 PRESUMABLY we shall at least see some very welcome and necessary street widening, if nothing else. The possibilities of correcting the mistakes of the past that will thus occur will be considerable, for many of these 99-year leases are due to expire during the coming decade. The seven-ty-seven
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    SEA CITIES.
    131 6 AN the Far Eastern run the shipping companies compete in luxury and speed, but they do not try to outdo each other in the size of their newest vessels. A friend who has seen the Normandie and came out to Singapore last week on the Potsdam thinks they
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    FILMS OF 1935.
    90 6 THE following was the voting among a group of British children on the best pictures of 1935 “David Copperfield” (24 votes). “Bengal Lancer” (18), “Naughty Marietta” (17), “The Count of Monte Cristo” (16), Roberta (10), “West Point of the Air” (9), Sequoia (7), Treasure Island (6>. Gold
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    FOUR CASTES.
    164 6 correspondent sends me the following account of social strata in Singapore, as noted by a visitor in 1840 Society is divided as in the Presidencies (in India) into four distinct castes—(l) the civilians of the Company, (2) the military, (3) first-class merchants, and (4) second-class merchants, shopkeepers etc.
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    MELTING POINT.
    61 6 C*AT men in the tropics have a higher melting point, Dr. James B. McNair announced to a meeting in Los Angeles of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He conducted experiments that revealed that fat animals in equatorial regions melt at a higher temperature than animals
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    “RUGGLES OF RED GAP.”
    161 6 'T'HE Pavilion presented an extraordi- nary sight on Saturday night. From the two-dollar seats upstairs to the flfty-cent seats immediately in front of the screen, the whole house was packed with Europeans. T occupied a flfty-cent seat myself and found it confoundedly uncomfort able. It was
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    M. C. S. PEWS.
    167 6 OEVERAL days ago I quoted the reference made by the Selangor Church Council to “the strange yet not uncommon impression that the Church 1 of England in the F.M.S. is in receipt of any support whatever from Government sources Since then some inquisitive person has been
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    THE CHAPLAINCY.
    145 6 THE CHAPLAINCY the same time, it must be remembered that the Selangor Church Council and St. Mary’s church committee are entirely different bodies. The payment by Government of C100 a year to St. Mary’s presumably makes the task of the Church Council a little easier, but that body is response
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    BENTONG FENCES.
    171 6 'T’HOSE who have seen the chessboard of palisades in the Bentong valley may be interested in some details ol the manner in which this scheme has saved Bentong from the fate of old Kuala Kubu. Situated in a similar position, at the foot of stream-beds opening out from
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    A BUSY DAY.
    89 6 P*OR some incomprehensible reason I r have been immensely cheered by reading the following item in the Amarillo News-Globe. of Amarillo. Texas: CARROLTON. GEORGIA. JULY 6 (AP) —Nathan Brown. Carrol County farmer, was stuns by a bumble-bee. Writhing in pain, he dashed across to his house for
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    GIANT FRUIT-BATS.
    146 6 MOW is a good time to see the giant fruit-oat in Singapore, when the moon is ud and the tembusu trees are fruiting. Walking through Government House grounds last night, I came upon hundreds of these weird creatures in the fine old trees that line the road leading
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    FOETID BITE.
    139 6 gIR Malcolm Watson recently told a medical audience some unpleasant things about the Malayan crocodile. The injuries inflicted by a crocodile are severe,” he said. The beast seizes its victim below the middle of the thigh, tears the muscle off the femur, and removes the limb at the
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    RUINED TOMATOES.
    120 6 A READER of the Straits Times ask: how he can keep grubs out of his tomatoes. He writes: “I have a nice crop if about 80 lb., fine skins, firm and a good size going up to four or five to the pound, but more than half, on
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    QUERY.
    117 6 ITNFORTUNATELY the best newspaper misprints are never reprintable. but a writer in Vanity Fair tells a good one. It concerns Bret Harte when he was a very young editor and did not know much about proofreading.* He wrote the obituary notice of a most respectable lady, closing with the
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    CURING HITLER.
    98 6 I INOTYPE men in the Straits Timps 1-1 building should thank their stars that they do not work in Germany Recently a compositor employed by a local newspaper in the town ot Leerrach figured in a court case in which he was accused of having deliberately set in
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    DECAYED GODS.
    136 6 gods at twenty-five, old men at forty. That’s the penalty of living down near the equator.” ‘Why is it that people who live in the tropics show the wrinkles and lines of old age in the very prime of life.’ asked Edwin C. Hill with his insatiable curiosity.
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    26 6 The leave of absence granted to Mr. T. D. Hughes, M.C.S. has been extended for three months and twenty-five days with effect from Oct. 28, 1935.
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    1653 7 HR H Prince Purachatra has arrived in England from America. D, and Mrs. A. Scott, of Ipoh, have arrived back from Home. Mr and Mrs. E. G. Farrington, of Singapore, are leaving for Japan in a few days. Mr. D. B. B. Cook, of Boustead and Co
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    Contents
    174 7 Leaders— The Colony Year 2 Mr. Lowinger On Rubber...!. 2 Seven Millions 2 The Cost of Living 3 An Air Policy Justified 3 Keep Out! 4 Telegrams— Covering past week’s news ...24—28 Picture Supplement 17—20 Financial Supplement— Financial and Commercial news to date, following page 32 Malayan General News—
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    SARAWAK APPOINTMENT.
    78 7 Mr. W. H. Kelley, Assistant Commissioner of Sarawak Constabulary, Is appointed Officer Superintending the Kuching Constabulary Sector, in addition to his other duties, with effect from July 6 Mr. O. A. C. Field, Superintendent of Customs, is appointed Superintendent of Customs and Superintendent of Shipping. Third Division, with
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    K.L.’S NEW CINEMA.
    61 7 Messrs Kuan Yuan, a local firm, have received the contract for the building of the new Pavilion Cinema at the corner of the Bukit Bintang and Pudu reads. Kuala Lumpur. Work is proceeding at once. The contract has been made at a higher figure than was originally
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    CIVIL ENGINEERS VISIT TENGAH AERODROME.
    600 8 Excavation Almost Entirely By Hand Labour. (By Our Services Correspondent.) Members of the Malayan Association of the Institution of Civil Engineers and ol the Engineering Association of Malaya last week inspected a new aerodrome being formed largely by hand. This is the island’s second Service
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    UNMARRIED PLANTERS’ LONELINESS.
    208 8 Bishops Views Welcomed. HIGHER PAY NEEDED "It is extremely essential to get to marry and I do hope that the rubber industry will see that these young men have a chance of marrying an English girl from Home as soon as possible." The Incorporated Society of Planters,
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    TO INVESTIGATE TROPICAL DISEASES.
    69 8 Professor D. B Blackloek. in charge of the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine Hygiene Department, with nis wile. Curator oi the School Museum and an expert on maternity and child welfare, have arrived in Malaya on a liO.OOO mile trip to the F.M.S., Dutch E. Indies
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    HEAP OF STONES ON LINE.
    89 8 Obstruction Holds Up Mail Train. The mail train from Penang to Kuala Lumpur uas held up at midnight on Sunday between Bagan Serai and Alor Pongsu owing to an obstruction of the line, states the Straits Times' correspondent at Taiping. The driver of the train
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    SINGAPORE RADIO DELAY.
    330 8 NO BROADCASTS THIS YEAR. GOVERNMENT’S insistence on approving every step taken by the British Malaya Broadcasting Corporation in the establishment of a new radio station for Singapore is blamed for the company’s delay in starting operations. Mr. A. P. Cameron, m his speech at the company's meeting
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    MRS. F. A. FULLER.
    34 8 The funeral of Mrs. Fanny Annette Fuller wife of a senior European warder in the Singapore Prison Department, who died on Sunday from smallpox, took place at Bidadari on Monday.
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    BRITISH MINISTER IN SIAM.
    32 8 The British Minister to the Court of Siam, Sir Josiah Crosby, has .arranged to leave Europe by the P. O. Rawalpindi, and should reach Bangkok on October 12.
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    R.A.F. EXPANSION AT HONG KONG.
    258 8 Site For Large Aerodrome. SINGAPORE OFFICERS TOUR. (By Our Services Correspondent.) It is unofficially learned (says a Reuter message from Hong Kong) that A he construction of a large aerodrome at Fangling (British Leased Territory) is expected shortly. I understand that Flight-Lieut. G C. Bladon,
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    PUBLIC PARK IN MUAR.
    108 8 To Mark Anniversary Of Sultan’s Reign. -From A Special Correspondent Muar, Aug. 19 The Sultan of Johore has consented to the proposal of his third son. Tunku Ahmad, State Commissioner. Muar, for the establishment of a public park in Muar in order to commemorate the 40th
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    SAW CROCODILE SEIZE BROTHER’S LEG.
    134 8 (From Our Own Correspondent > Ipoh, Aug. 19. The story of the tragic death of a Chinese fisherman near Port Weld was told before the Taiping Coroner when an inquiry was held today. The brother of the deceased man told the court that he heard
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      RUBBER OUTLOOK.
      430 9 •Growing Feeling Of Discontent.” To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir. -If artificial restriction hopes to b able to reduce rubber stocks effeciv. either the present quotas and a will have to be reduced, or t; rate of restriction increased considerably. Kit her way will mean lower
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      RESTRICTION.
      388 9 More Complaints Of Unfair Treatment. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir. Dissatisfaction at the methods i w, iich privately owned estates have assessed has been expressed through the Press of Malaya, -‘innholders at Home are getting uneasy as to the future value of their holdings and begin
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      PLANTERS’ BRIDES.
      227 9 A Help And Not A Hindrance.” To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, —From an old planter’s point of view, I quite agree with the Bishop of London that every facility should oe given to the young planter to enable him to marry in his first agreement,
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      A TRAVELLER’S GROUSE.
      236 9 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —I wonder whether it is within the capabilities of the writer of Harbour Log in your paper to fathom the mystery of booking passages by the P. and O. which has for years been the cause of a great
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      RUBBER CONTROL.
      249 9 Entirely For The Consumer’s Benefit.” To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, —When rubber regulation was introduced on June 1 *ast year, pro* ducers were under the impiession that it had been brought in to help them, and not to help the consumers who. after all is
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      PLANTERS’ BRIDES.
      209 9 The I.S.P. Replies To R.H.P. To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, —Our attention has been drawn to an article in your issue of Aug. 5, headed, “A Planter Replies to a Bishop” and signed “R.H.P.” In that letter your contributor has criticised a speech made by
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      FOR CAMBRIDGE MEN.
      197 9 The Conservative Graduate Association. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —Will you allow us to call attention to a matter which may interest any Cambridge graduates there may be among your readers In November, 1934, the Cambridge Conservative Graduate Association was inaugurated, with a committee
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      WORK ON IPOH AERODROME.
      384 9 BEGINNING MADE AT GOPENG ROAD. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Aug. 16. The contract for the construction of Ipoh’s aerodrome has been awarded to Goh Khoon, of Kampar, and work has begun. The site selected is aboi t a mile west of the Gopeng Road at
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      “NO SUNDAY TAPPING.”
      59 9 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,—One certainly has to admire the persistence of your contributor “Truth” and his suggestion that a reduction in quit rent should be made to those estates adopting “No Sunday Tapping” seems a splendid idea. Let us hope 'that the Government
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    COSTLY DEFENCE OF THE NETHERLANDS INDIES.
    329 10 Disappointing Results —An Admiral’s Criticism. From Our Own Correspondent.* Batavia. Aug. 14. 'T'HREE hundred and filty million guilders has been expended lor the N. I. and the Netherlands Defence during the last six years, but the results attained have not been commensurate with this
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    A NEW TYPE OF TOPEE.
    48 10 Reuter. At the institute of Tropical Diseases, Sir Aldo Castellani, the famous tropical diseases specialist is designing a new type of topee T wenty assistants stand in the sun with thermometers under the hats to check the efficiency of the different designs.— Reuter
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    NEW MALACCA COMMISSIONER.
    169 10 Mr. F. A. de Witt Appointed To Vacancy. From Our Own Correspondent.* Malacca. Aug. 17. The vacancy caused on the Malacca Municipal Commission by the resignation of Mr. VV. F. Zehnder has been tilled by the appointment ot Mr. F. A. de Witt, who last June was
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    NEW SEWAGE STATION.
    191 10 Paya Lebar Road Site Recommended. Municipal Committee No. 2 has approved a proposed site oil' Paya Lebar Road for the proposed combined sewage pumping station and nightsoil collecting station. The same committee has recommended grant of $2,000 to the Child Welfare Society for 1935, subject to provision
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    SIR BASIL BLACKETT KILLED.
    297 10 .—Reuter. A Distinguished Economist. Ber’.in, Aur. l.j. Sir Basil Blackett, the wellknown British economist, was killed in a motor smash at a level crossing near Giessen, in Hesse. A local train crashed in to the rear of his car as he was crossing the lines. Sir
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    MR. C. C. BARRINGTON.
    166 10 First In West Australia In Examination. A signal success w*as scored recently by Mr. C. C. Barrington, eldest son ol Mr. C. Barrington, who has been a resident of Malaya for 26 years and is now Rubber Export Officer at Malacca. Mr. Barrington’s son. who is
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    GIRL MASTER OF 3,000 TON SHIP.
    771 11 Soviet Short Of Officers. A blonde, aged 27, a slight ligure llt jred in tunic, skirt and rubber shoes. That is a description of pretty Anna Ivanovna Schetinina, master oi a three thousand tons cargo vessel now anchored off Singapore writes the Shipping Correspondent
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    ANOTHER AMOK AT SEA.
    240 11 Hylam Attacks Shipmates Jumps Overboard. A double tragedy occurred aboard the B.I. Kola during her voyage from Bangkok to Singapore. Signals requesting a doctor and i police boat were flown when she came to anchor in the Singapore Roads on Sunday night. Both were supplied by
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    NEED OF A NEW BUILDING FOR RAFFLES SCHOOL.
    122 11 Reference is made in the latest issue of the Rafllesian of the necessity for a new building for Raffles School. An editorial note states: “Though we are much attached to the school, we have all along been convinced of the inadequacy of
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    LABOUR CONDITIONS MORE NORMAL.
    242 11 Non-Recruited Forces Are Cheaper. When negotiations with a view to reopening of immigration were undertaken with the Government of India towards the end of 1933, it was felt that the non-recruited system would supply Malayan labour needs for a year or two to Come (states the
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    WESTWARD BOUND.
    341 11 Passengers By The Kaiser-i-Hind. The following passengers are proceeding per s.s. Kaiser-I-Hind which sailed on Friday from Penang Colombo. Bombay and Europe: Rev. G. Cassidy. Mr. L. Barros, Mr. W. Spengler. Mr. I. Glennie. Miss Hardman. Mrs. Hopkins. Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Grundy and infant, Mr. A.
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    CHANGED TEXTILE REGULATIONS.
    416 11 -LICENCES WHICH MAY BE CANCELLED. PROVING BRITISH ORIGIN. Several important announce- ments under the Textile (Quotas) Ordinance are made in a Government Gazette Fxtraordinary issued on Saturday. In ihe first place it is notified that every restricted import licence issued gor the quota period ending Dec. 31.
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    S.S. APPOINTMENTS.
    104 11 Assistant Superintendents Of Police. The following appointments are ani nounced in the* S.S. Government Gazette Mr. A. F. .Gowan. probationary Assistant Superintendent of Police. S.S. 10 be an Assistant Superintendent o» Police. S.S. Mr. F. I. Tremlett. probationary As sistant Superintendent of Police. SS to be an Assistant
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    FLYING BOAT DUE THIS WEEK.
    164 12 MINOR MISHAP AT RANGOON. (By Our Aviation Correspondent.) Delayed several days by a mishap which occurred near Rangoon, the Singapore III dying boat coming out to make up the strength of No. 205 (F.B.) Squadron at Soietar Station should reach Singapore this week Taking off
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    P. AND O. BANK.
    183 12 Removal To Union Building Next Year. A decision has been definitely arrived at to remove the offices of the P. and O. Banking Corporation. Ltd., from the j present building at the Junction of 1 Collyer Quay and Prince Street to Union Building. The removal, which
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    SEREMBAN INQUEST
    96 12 Youth Who Wanted To Borrow 50 Cents. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Aug. 18. “My son asked me for fifty cents but I could not give him the money as I had no change. He was angry and went away. The day following I received information that he
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    PENANG WEDDING.
    72 12 The wedding took place on Thursday at St. George’s Church, Penang, of Mr. Basil Wyatt Smith, manager of Madingley estate. Kajang, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wyatt Smith, of Westmead, Guildford and Miss Edna Marjorie Hibbs, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bedo Hibbs of Abbotswood, Guildford. The
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    RADIO BOOM IN MALAYA.
    138 12 BIG INCREASE IN LICENCES. (From Our Radio Correspondent.) I am able to state that during the first seven months of this year Government has issued in Singapore almost twice as many radio receiving licences as they did throughout 1934. This is not surprising in view o»
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    PENANG VOLUNTEERS INSPECTION.
    76 12 Maj-Gen. E. 0. Lewin Watches Manoeuvres. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang. Aug. 19. Large scale manoeuvres were carried out in Province Wellesley by the Penang and Province Wellesley Volunteer Corps yesterday. MaJ.-Gen. E. O. Lewin. who watched the proceedings, was accompanied by his aide. Lieut. Chassiron. and
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    STONE EXPLODES.
    82 12 Man Injured In Unusual Accident. An unusual accident occurred at Bukit Timah on Saturday morning. A Tamil coolie, living at the 9 l /2 mile, was cooking his breakfast at a fireplace consisting of three large stones over which a pan was placed. He had his face close
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    F.M.S. APPOINTMENTS.
    130 12 The following appointments are notified in the F.M.S. Government Gazette: Mr. J. R. Cole to be an Assistant Commissioner of Police. F.M.S. Mr. G. H. Caldicott to be an Assistant Engineer. Malayan Public Works Service Sergeant N. Morrison to be a Company Sergeant-Major and Instructor. Volunteer Forces, Malaya.
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    EUROPEAN DIES OF SMALLPOX.
    94 12 WIFE OF SINGAPORE PRISON WARDER. Mrs F J. Fuller. European wife of i senior warder in the Singapore Prison Department, died at Middleton Hospital on Sunday from smallpox. She vas taken ill on Friday and admitted into the General Hospital, on Sunday however, she was transferee
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    SINGAPORE TRACTION CAPITAL.
    352 12 £175,000 5% Debenture Issue. The directors of the Singapore Traction Company announce their intention to create £250,000 5 per cent. Convertible First Mortgage Debenture stock, and 150.000 Ordinary shares of £1. first issue of £75.000 New 5 per cent? stock will be made at par to provide
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    THE MALAY REGIMENT.
    69 12 The High Commissioner has made the following regulation varying the conditions of service of certain soldiers of the Malay Regiment: Soldiers of the Regiment originally enlisted for a term of three years are hereby permitted to extend the term of their enlistment to twelve years of which
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    GIRL SEES SISTER DROWN.
    127 12 SWEPT AWAY WHILE BATHING. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Aug. 17. A verdict of death by misadventure was returned at the inquiry at Batu Gajah into the death of a Malay girl who was drowned in the Perak River while bathing. The girl’s elder sister said
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    NEW MINE NEAR SIAM FRONTIER
    329 12 MAY BECOME ONE OP LARGEST PRODUCERS. The following review of the tin and rubber industry in Siam is taken from the Report on Economic Conditions in Siam for 1934. During the period under review i definite improvement in economic conditions in the Senggora Consular District
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    MR. CHUA LIP TAY.
    66 12 (From Our Own Correspondents Malacca, Aug. 13. Mr. Chua Lip Tay, wtio died last week at his residence in Heeren Street Malacca, retired frqm business sonu years ago and was well known ir. planting and mining circles. He leaves behind four sons, Messrs. Chua Poh Cheng.
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    MALAY AMOK AT TEMERLOH.
    319 13 TWO KILLED THREE GRAVELY INJURED. Gallantry Of D.O. And Malay O.C.P.D. (From our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 13. A Malay ran amok with a parang ir a kampong at Temerloh on Monday morning and, before he was seized, had killed a woman and a little
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    KLANG PINEAPPLES.
    239 13 Aims Of Mr. Goh Hock Huat. •From A Correspondent) Mr Goh Hock Huat; J.P., proprietor ot the Malayan Pineapple Co. at Klang. owns an estate of 4,000 acres, ill planted with pines, of which 2,000 icres are situated four miles from and the remaining area some tew miles
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    ‘MALAYS, AWAKE!’: COLLEGE PRINCIPAL’S CALL.
    785 13 Complete Re-orientation In Education Urged. ‘‘Matters are reaching a crisis, and If some improvement is not effected very soon the Malay will be destitute and disinherited in his own country.” This warning was uttered by Mr. O. T. Dussek, Principal of Sultan Idris College. Tanjong
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    PENANG COLONIAL CHAPLAIN.
    107 13 To Visit Palestine During Leave. The Rev. Keppel Gamier and Mrs. Garner left Penang last Monday by the Kedah for Singapore to join the Conte Verde, by which they are proceeding on eight months leave. They intend to visit Jerusalem again and also Cyprus, and then go
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    K.L. STUDENT’S SUCCESS.
    92 13 Passes In Secretarial Examination. News has been received from London that Mr. San Kwok Thye, younger son of Mr. San Ah Wing, J.P., managing director of the Kwong Yik Bank, Kuala Lumpur, and Mrs. San Ah Wing, passed the final examination of the Chartered Institute of Secretaries,
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    MR. Y. NISHINAGA.
    42 13 Mr. Y. Nishinaga, ex-Manager of the Mitsui Bussan Kalsha Ltd. Singapore who has been transferred to the head office, sailed on Thursday for Japan by s.s. Erie Maru. Mr. K. Matsumoto of the London Office is taking his place.
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    SINGAPORE’S DEFENCES.
    131 13 NEW ANTI-AIRCRAFT BATTERY. THREE OF THEM AT CHANGI. (By Our Services Correspondent.) A third Singapore anti-aircraft battery is to be formed in November. This will be known as the 6th (Singapore) A.A. battery. Hong Kong Singapore R.A The new battery is to be brigaded with 11th A.A. battery,
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    AIR MAIL SPEED UP DELAY.
    159 13 Australian Minister’s Complaint. BIG AVIATION BASE IN ENGLAND. Allegations of British delay in supplying information in connection with the new Empire air mail plans are made by Mr. Parkhill, Australian Minster of Defence. He said the British authorities had failed to send to Australia vital
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    ALL FLYING BOATS?
    153 13 any statement at present.—Reuter Wireless. FUTURE OF EMPIRE ROUTES. London, Aug. 14. Far-reaching changes which will affect the future of British air routes are being planned by the Air Ministry and Imperial Airways. According to the Evening Standard’s air correspondent, it is proposed to establish a vast
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    TO GO TO PRIVY COUNCIL.
    211 14 MINING ENGINEER’S LAWSUIT. LEAVE GRANTED BY APPEAL COURT. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Aug. 14. The F.M.S. Court of Appeal today granted the application of Mr. S. L. Pollitt leave to appeal to the Privy Council against the Court of Appeal judgment in a civil
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    PENANG TAILORS STRIKE.
    79 14 WORKMEN OPPOSE LONGER HOURS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang. Aug. 15 As a result ol the decision of proprietors of local tailoring establishments to extend their working day by one hour, a section of their employees have called a strike, refusing to carry on under present conditions.
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    APPEAL TO PRIVY COUNCIL.
    165 14 Permission Accorded To Chettiar. (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Aug. 16. The F.M.S. Court oi Appeal today passed judgment allowing Palaniappa Chettiar leave to appeal to the Privy Council against the Judgment of $26,952 in favour of Mr. Edgar Jones The Chettiar originally borrowed money, depositing
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    MINERS’ SUPPORT EXPECTED.
    461 14 Mr. Lowinger On Prospects Of A New Tin Agreement. Mr. V. A. Lowinger returned to Singapore from the North last Tuesday. His visit has drawn to a close. He left Singapore for London by air last Sunday. “All interested in the tin industry have been in a
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    LODGING HOUSE CLERK SENT TO PRISON.
    280 14 Chinese Protectorate Prosecution. Revelations were made in the police courts that trafficking in Chinese women is being carried on in Singapore under the noses of the authorities. Inquiries by a Straits Times’ reporter shows that these women and girls—some of whom are not more
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    LAND OF PEACE & HARMONY.
    142 14 LAND OF PEACE HARMONY. PLEA FOR NATIONAL UNITY. Prof. Teja Singh, M.A., Head of the English Department, Khalsa College, Amritsar, delivered an address on Thursday on National Unity at the Victoria Memorial Hall, to an audience composed mainly of Indians, and presided over by Mr. M. J. Namazie. Prof. Teja
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    SINGAPORE MAN FLIES TO JAVA—
    90 14 To Phone His Invalid Mother In England. A Singapore resident recently flew to Batavia to speak by telephone to his mother who was ill in England and wanted to hear his voice. He was unable, of course, to telephone to Europe from anywhere in Malaya.
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    OPIUM OFFENDER GETS 5 YEARS.
    162 14 POSSESSED $31,800 ()p DRUG—BUT CANNOT PAY FINE. A total sentence of five years and three months was imposed by Mr. H. A. Forrer, the Singapore Criminal District Judge on an elderly Japanese. Y. Hoshino who pleaded guilty last week to the possession of a large
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    RADIO BISHOP.
    151 14 Dr. John Matthews, bishop of the first radio church in the worldstation KNX, Hollywood—says Singapore is the finest, cleanest and most moral city he has seen in the East Dr. Matthews left Singapore last week by the President Adams in comtinuation of a tour round the world He
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    MR. LIM KEONG LAY.
    141 14 Receives Certificate Of Honour. (From Our Own Correspondenti Penang. Aug. 12 A certificate of honour was presented this morning to Mr. Lim Keong Lay by the Resident Councillor. The pre sentation took place in the Governor's office and the procedure was short and simple. The Resident
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    RUBBER QUOTA.
    72 14 The Controller of Rubber, Malaya, announces’ “It is hereby notified that subject to the International quota release r maining at 65% for the fourth quarter. 1935. the exportable allowances for t said quarter of those estates who received provisional credits for the 2i quarter 1935 at the rate
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      THE VALUE OF SWAMPY RAVINES
      2366 15 Formerly Waste Areas—Now Valuable Land—The Richest Soil—How To Clear And Drain Them —Peril Of Mouldy Rot —Hints Based On Experience. (By Our Planting Correspondent.) nQSSIBLY my notes this week may I be regarded as covering the mere rudiments of estate practice, with h di planting
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    MR. V. A. LOWINGER MEETS PINEAPPLE PACKERS.
    244 16 How Market Must Be Maintained. UNSUITABLE PACKS FOR ENGLAND. A meeting fully representative of the Malayan Pineapple Packers’ Agency, Ltd., was held on Thursday in Singapore and was attended by Mr. V. A. Lowinger, the Malayan Agent ir. London. The situation of the
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    MR. H. NORTH-HUNT.
    198 16 Farewell Tiffin By Kelantan Planters. f Contributed) There was a record gathering, at a Kelantan Planters’ Association meeting In Kuala Krai Club Kelantan, last Sunday, to bid farewell to Mr. and Mrs. H. North-Hunt. Mr. North-Hunt has relinquished his post as Assistant British Adviser. Kelantan. to take
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    JUBILEE MEDALS.
    39 16 His Majesty has signified his approval of a suggestion that any recipient of the King’s Silver Jubilee Medal may have his name engraved on the rim of it as his own expense if he should so desire.
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    FLYING CLUB’S BUSY QUARTER.
    686 16 Opportunity For Joy Rides At Jubilee Celebrations. The second quarter of 1935 has j seen a very satisfactory increase in the amount of flying carried out and the number of pilots trained, says the report of the Royal Singapore Flying Club for May—July. The period had
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    DRIVE AGAINST BOOTLEGGERS.
    166 16 “RANK POISON” SOLD TO LABOURERS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, August 12. Bootlegging and illicit distilling of liquor by Chinese for sale among estate labourers in Negri Sembilan seems to be going on in spite of the attempts of the local preventive branch of the customs to
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    FLYING SCHOOL FOR MALAYA.
    71 16 R.S.F.C. Meeting To Discuss Scheme. (By Our Aviation Correspondent). The committee of the Royal Singapore Flying Club is investigating the possibilities of forming a flying school, to be known as “The South Malaya Flying School.” Membership will be open to all nationalities. It is proposed at
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    SIR JULIEN CAHN.
    81 16 No Cricket Team For Malaya In 1936. A letter has been received by the Singapore Cricket Club from Sir Julien Cahn regretting his inability to bring a cricket side to Malaya in 1936. Sir Julien, however, adds that he hopes to bring a side out in 1937.
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    GRIEVANCES OF PENANG.
    233 16 NO ADVANTAGES FOR MUNICIPALITY. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Aug. 13. At a meeting of the Municipal Commissioners this evening Mr. c R. Samuel asked a number 0 f questions about the electricity extensions in Province Wellesley and the president replied. In a subsequent speech Mr. Samuel
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    SULTAN’S 40 YEAR REIGN.
    198 16 Muar Park As A Commemoration. From Our Own Correspondent* Muar, Aug. 14 A public meeting of the leaders oi the various communities was held ai the State Commissioner’s Office, Muar. today. His Highness Tunku Ahmad. State Commissioner. Muar, was in the chair and among those present
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    CINEMA OWNER IN CAR CRASH.
    52 16 (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, Aug. 13 Mr. Tan Soo Chong, the propriety' of the Capitol Theatre, had a narrow escape in a motor-car accident early on Sunday morning when his car ran against a telegraph post and was badly damaged. He was injured but
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      AN OLD-TIMER AT THE EXHIBITION.
      1238 21 Branch Managers’ “Yearly Conference”—An Exchange Of Views —Learning From One’s Rivals —Merchants’ Duty Towards The Country. BY OUR COMMERCIAL CORRESPONDENT. THERE is one aspect of the Exhibition at Kuala Lumpur of which little has been said or written: it ser ves as an ideal opportunity
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    ENGINEERS TAKE ORDERS.
    650 21 And Secretariat Issues Them. POST-PRANDIAL REFLECTIONS IN KUALA LUMPUR. Engineers obey orders —they seldom give them. That, in Malaya is the function of the Civil Service. Or so suggested Mr. F. Bolton, president of the Engineering Association in Malaya, at the annual dinner at the Hotel Majestic,
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    SCOTT-BEVAN.
    88 21 From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur. Aug. 12. The marriage took place at the Presbyterian Church this morning of Mr. T. G. Scott, of the Straits Trading Co., Ltd., the well known Malayan rugger player, and Miss Lilian Mary Bevan. formerly a sister at Bungsar Hospital. Kuala Lumpur. Mr.
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  • A HARBOUR LOG.
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      MAKING SINGAPORE WATERS SAFE FOR MARINERS.
      1064 22 (BY OUR SHIPPING CORRESPONDENT.) LOOKING AFTER B UO YS. GINGAPORE, in comparison with many other ports, is fortunate in that only restricted buoyage is necessary as an aid to navigation, and few alterations in the positions of buoys are necessary from time to time
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    SECRET SOCIETIES ACTIVE.
    355 22 (Straits Times Special.) OUTBREAK OF CRIMES OF EXTORTION. VICTIMS NOW REPORT TO POLICE. Taking advantage of the Chinee custom of propitiating the dead by offerings during August— the festival of the Seventh Moon on the Chinese calendar—secret societies and gangsters in Singapore are reaping an excellent harvest
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    FEDERAL TOPICS.
    1166 23 Planters: Then And Now Mr. Macfadyen’s Confession —New Tin Release —Means More Wages And Better Business. Prom Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 15. AFTER some rather hectic weeks—especially week-ends—we Federal Capitalists are now endeavouring to re1<lX a while. There has been a rush oi ou* events within
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    A KINTA CAUSERIE.
    1085 23 What Mr. Lowinger Missed —Holiday Visit To Cameron Highlands—Official Policy Again Challenged. (From Our Special Correspondent.) Ipoh, Aug. lo. |T seems a pity that Mr. Victor Lowinger, who so thoroughly clarified the tin restriction outlook for Malayan miners did not have enough time to devote to certain
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    “LEAVE THE ABYSSINIANS ALONE.”
    95 24 Reuter. Scene Outside An Italian Legation. Madrid, Aug. 13. A demonstration before the Italian Legation occurred last night at Lisbon, according to a message received here. A motor-car stopped in front of the Legation, while the occupants proceeded to hurl quantities ol small stones into ’he
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    FLOOD DISASTER.
    67 24 Renter. Rome, Aug. 14. It is believed that a thousand people were drowned by floods yesterday as a result of the bursting of a dyke at the township of Ovada. The country is inundated over an area of 400 square miles. Factories were destroyed and four bridges swept
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    “A JOKE AND NOT AN INSULT.”
    109 24 —Reuter. Explanation Of Japanese Emperor Cartoon. Seattle, Au‘ 3 12. The Mayor ol Stattle has sent a letter to the Japanese Consul General in connection with the club “rag” incident in which f he Emperor of Japan was represented as pulling a ricksha. “Please
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    FINANCIER EXPELLED FROM FRANCE.
    114 24 Reuter. Alleged Speculations Against Franc. Paris. Aug. 14. The financier. M. Serge Rubenstein. managing director of the Chosen Corporation, was today served whth a writ of expulsion from France for alleged speculations against the franc. Rubenstein stated that he was about to leave Le Bourget by
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    GOVERNMENT CRISIS IN CHINA.
    98 24 Reuter. Three More Ministers Resign. Nanking, Aug. 13. The Chinese Government is tottering as the result of further resignations. Mr. Ku Meng-yu. Minister of Railways, and Mr. Chen Kung-po. Minister of Industries, both adherents of Mr. Wang Ching-wei. Premier and acting Foreign Minister who resigned last
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    R.A.F. OFFICER’S NOVEL HOLIDAY.
    57 24 single-seater machine.—British Wire less. Lone Flight To Australia And Back. London. Aug. 12. Pilot Oflicer F. B. Chapman ol the R A F. is using his month’s leave to fly to Australia and back to England. He landed at Marseilles today, leaving later lor Rome, in
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    DEATH KNELL OF STAHLHELM.
    62 24 .—Reuter Wireless. What apparently is the death knell of the Stahlhelm was sounded when the organisation was dissolved in the districts of Greater Berlin and the provinces of Brandenburg. Pomerania and the East. The reason for the dissolution is that the Stahlhelm allegedly has been indulging
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    FLOODS IN PHILIPPINES.
    57 24 Reuter Wireless Tiie death roll in the floods in north and Central Luzon is now 180, while thousands are homeless and extensive damage to public work. 1 has been done and incalculable havoc to crops. A new disaster is reported from Northern Luzon where 50 natives are
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    COMMUNIST PLAN FOR S. AFRICA.
    192 24 Aneta Trans-Ocean. Negress Speaker To Moscow Conference. GRANTING RIGHTS TO NATIVES. Moscow. Aug. 12. The main points of a clear cut programme drawn up by South African communists jointly with native organisations and the African National Congress were explained in a speech by a Negress
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    EXPLOSIONS IN GERMAN FACTORIES.
    103 24 —Aneta Havas. Great Unrest Caused Among Workers. London. Aug. 12. The Manchester Guardian publishes articles lrom its Berlin correspondent declaring that the frequent explosions in factories ii Germany is causing great unrest among the working population. in spite of the eiforts of the Nazi press to
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    DEFENDING PANAMA CANAL.
    52 24 —Reuter. Washington. Aug. 12. President Roosevelt today signed the Wilcox Aviation Bill, authorising the construction of six key Army and Air Corps bases to guard Alaska, and the Panama Canal. The President recently explained that, in signing the Bill, he would not necessarily recommend its immediate operation
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    BELGIAN FEARS WAR IN EUROPE.
    111 24 .—Aneta Trans-Ocean. Brussels. Aug. 12 The imminent danger of an outbreak of war in Europe was depicted in vivid colours by the Belgian. Senator Derlodot. in a speech before the Foreign Political Commission of the senate. He affirmed that when hostilities breakout Germany will have
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    JAPAN’S MILITARY CHIEF ASSASSINATED.
    227 24 —Reuter. WAR MINISTRY SENSATION. Believed Sequel To Reorganisation. Tokio, Aug. 13. The assassination of MajorGeneral Tetsuzan Nagata. Director General of Military Affairs in Japan, and virtually the administrative head of the Japanese army, caused a sensation in Tokio yesterday. Major General Nagata, was interviewing in his
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    N.I. PRODUCTS AT LEIPZIG FAIR.
    41 24 will also be exhibited.—Aneta-Trans Ocean. Leipzig, Aug. 9. For the first time a complete exhibition oflfaetherlands industries will b a found at the Leipzig Fair this month Produce from the Netherland Indies will also be exhibited.—Aneta-Trans
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    AMERICAN FEAR OF JAPAN.
    126 25 —Reuter. Precautions In Panama Canal Zone. TRADE EXPANSION 6? deep laid PLOT.” Panama, Aug. 13. The United States is taking steps to improve the antiaircraft defences in the Panama Canal Zone by the installation of radio detectors throughout the Panama Republic. It is generally believed this
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    AROUND CHINESE RED FLAG.
    62 25 Aneta-Havas. Moscow, Aug, 12. The Chinese delegate to the Communist International emphasised the growing importance of the Red armies which, he claimed, number half a million men. He appealed to all Chinese patriots to group themselves round the Chinese red flag to defend the independence of
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    PURGING THE HEALTH RESORTS OF JEWS.
    138 25 A Warning To Aryan Girls In Germany. Many fresh instances of the Nazi anti-Jewish campaign have occurred ir. Germany in the last few days Renewed eiforts are being made to prevent “Aryan” girls from “walking °ut" with Jews, and in Pirmasens, in the Palatinate,
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    WARNING TO OUTER MONGOLIA.
    71 25 The frontiers of Manchukuo will be protected at all costs, state the Japan- se Army authorities in Harbin. They !n ay issue a warning to the inhabitants Outer Mongolia that unless the 1 on tiers of the new State are respect'n the most energetic measures will
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    GENERAL SMUTS ON EFFECT OF WAR.
    136 25 Reuter Wireless. REPERCUSSIONS IN BRITISH LANDS. Durban, Aug. 13. Breaking the official silence regarding the attitude of the Union Government towards the possibility of war tn Abyssinia. Gen. Smuts considered a great conflict in Africa would have serious repercussions in British territories in Africa
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    LORD BRIDGEMAN DEAD.
    153 25 —British Wireless. Second B.B.C. Chairman To Die This Year. London, Aug. 14. Viscount Bridgeman, former First Lord of the Admiralty, who retired from politics in 1929 after an active political career of 40 years, and who became chairman of the British Broadcasting Corporation only few months ago.
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    ABYSSINIA WANTS TO TELL THE WORLD.
    94 25 sets, in case of war —Aneta TransOcean. Facilities Granted To Foreign Reporters. Addis Ababa. Aug. 13 The Minister of War formally denied reports of alleged big mobilisation preparations and stated that Abyssinia took only defensive steps. The Government has decided to provide every foreign
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    HUEY LONG DECIDES.
    60 25 —Reuter Wireless. Washington, Aug. 14. Senator Huey Long has informed his Senatorial colleagues that he has definitely decided to stand as candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination next year. It is understood that if President Roosevelt is re-nominated, Huey Long will stand as an independent candidate unless
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    “TWIN BEDMATES OF DISASTER.”
    150 25 Reuter. Huey Long’s Attack On Roosevelt. New York, Aug. 15. Referring to Roosevelt and Hoover as twin bed-mates of disaster,” Senator Huey Long today announced he would stand for the Presidency, provided the Republicans support Hoover and the Democrats support Roosevelt, and provided that there is
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    IMPERIAL AIRWAYS (FAR EAST) CO.
    88 25 —Reuter. New Company Formed In London. London, Aug. 13. Imperial Airways (Far East) Co., Ltd., was registered today in London with a nominal capital of £10,000 in sovereign shares. The company will carry on business of aerial transport and act as agents for Imperial Airways.—Reuter.
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    “GOD” OF A GERMAN SECT.
    120 25 -Reuter. Amazing Charges In Berlin. Berlin, Aug. 14. Remarkable evidence was given yesterday at the trial of the 79-year-old Josef Weissenberg, god of the Weissenberg sect.” He was sentenced to 2 l 2 years’ imprisonment and five years’ loss of civil rights for offences against
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    DETENTION OF LUAN CHAIRMAN.
    121 25 Nanking Lodges Protest With Japan. Peiping, Aug. 14. The Nanking Foreign Office ha3 lodged a protest with the Japanese Embassy in Peiping against the (Intention at the Embassy of Mr. Tao Shangmlng, chairman of the Luan administration. Mr. Tao was virtually put under arrest following the
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    BRITISH POLICY IN CHINA.
    120 25 Reported Statement By Mr. Matsudaira. The British Cabinet recognises Japan’s stabilising influence in Eastern Asia, and desires to co-operate with Japan for firmly defending Britain’s vested rights and interests in China, states Mr. Matsudaira, the Japanese Ambassador in London, in a report to Mr. Hirota, the
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    JAPANESE ARREST BRITON.
    40 25 -Reuter. Photography Alleged At Naval Base. Tokio, Aug. 15 The Japanese police today arrested Frank William Low, 26. the employee 01 a Melbourne firm, on a charge of photographing at the Chinkai naval base in South Korea.—Reuter.
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    BRITISH PROPOSAL TO MR. K. HIROTA.
    447 26 THE LEITH-ROSS VISIT. HESPITE emphatic denials last week both by the British Embassy in Tokio and the Japanese Foreign Office, it is now admitted that on Anglo-Japanese Conference will be held in Japan next month. The British Ambassador called on the Japanese Foreign Minister,
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    HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR AUSTRALIA.
    60 26 British Wireless The British Government has decided to appoint a High Commissioner in Australia, with functions comparable to those of the High Commissioners in Canada and South Africa. Sir Geoffrey Granville Whiskard, Assistant Under-Secretary for Dominion Affairs, has been selected as the first High Commissioner and
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    PRINCESS PEARL WEDS HARRY ROY.
    56 26 the marrteS to Sta Ehzaheth R u l*? th axton ,,aU Re ister fflce whe Harry Roy. Ranee of Sarawak The onto nhoto—nh Pearl Sarawak, daughter of the Rajah and of the r„wds_and the ,onfet« fp.etofe Bv Ai? MaT""' f he hrWf a d br,d
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    JAPAN & NAVAL AGREEMENT.
    224 26 JAPAN NAVAL AGREEMENT. ,—Reuter. “EARNEST DESIRE FOR SUCCESS.” Tokio. Aug. 17. Expressing appreciation of the British Government's efforts to advance the cause of naval limitation, the Foreign Office spokesman, in an interview, added: “Japan expects Great Britain shortly to propose new ideas on naval limitation 'hich Japan is prepared to
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    SHANTUNG FLOODS.
    63 26 titute. according to Mr. Hsu.—Sin Kuo Min. Shanghai. Aug. 17. Losses caused by the Yellow River lloods total $250,000,000 in West Shantung alone, according to Mr. Hsu Shihyang. chairman of the National Flood Relief Commission. Thirteen districts with an area of 80.000 square li have been completely submerged
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    LEAGUE PLAYING INTO HANDS OF ITALY.
    116 26 -Reuter. Lord Snowden’s Grave Warning. “DILATORY TACTICS” AT GENEVA. t '‘The dilatory tactics of the League are obviously playing into the hands of Italy, whose immediate aim is to gain time to complete her war preparations," declares Viscount Snowden in a letter to The
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    NAVAL TALKS IN OCTOBER.
    81 26 Reuter. Tokio, Aug. 15. The Japanese Foreign Office has been informed by the British Government, through the Japanese Embassy in London, of the latter’s intention to convene a five-power naval parley in October in London. The British Government has asked the Japanese Government to attend the
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    ARMS PROTEST.
    105 26 —Reuter. ABYSSINIA CANNOT BUY MUNITIONS. Geneva, Aug. 14 Abyssinia has protested to the League against the arms embargo, saying she manufactures no arms or munitions and owing to the prohibitions and embargoes she cannot obtain the means of defence outside her own frontier. The protest asks if the
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    9,000 REDS SURRENDER.
    96 26 Sin Kuo Min. Good Work By A Former Communist Leader. Chengtu, Aug. 16 Gen. Kung Ho-chung, a reformed Red leader who is now in -zechuan lighting against his former companions, has succeeded in persuading 9.000 Red officers and soldiers to surrender to the Central Government. Thes* Reds
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    AIR CRASH: WILEY POST WILL ROGERS KILLED.
    216 27 Reuter. In Flight Over Top Of World. FAMOUS COMEDIAN’S MALAYAN VISIT. New York, Aug. 17. The famous airman, Wiley Post, and the comedian. Will Rogers, were killed yesterday in an air crash in Alaska. They ere flying over the up of the world.
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    ROCKEFELLER’S HUGE GIFTS.
    55 27 •Reuter. Washington, Aug. 15. It is revealed today that Mr. Rockefeller has made gifts in oil shares to individuals and charities, totalling 25,000,000 dollars in the nine days since Roosevelts “tax the rich” message to Congress. In the past eight months, Mr. Rockefeller has given away oil
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    WILL ROGERS IN SINGAPORE.
    163 27 His Wisecracks To The Rotary Club. Will Rogers. champion wisecrack of 1 he world was in Singapore three years ago and addressed the Rotary Club. He declared he was the lirst man to ’ravel P. and O. without a dress suit! He described Singapore as a
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    WILEY POST—ONE EYED AIRMAN.
    174 27 Recent Experiments In Stratosphere. Wiley Post was the lirst man to tty round the world alone and the first to have flown round the world twice. His first round-the-world flight was taken in company with Harold Gatty. with whom he established a record, taking 8 days.
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    JAPANESE EXPELLED BY SOVIET.
    83 27 —Sin Chew Jit Spying At Vladivostok Alleged. Shanghai, Aug. 18. Four Japanese and an American who are suspected to having been engaged in espionage work at Vladivostok have been expelled. Many more Japanese residents have been given notice to leave the colony. The Japanese community has
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    SENATE TRIBUTE TO WILL ROGERS.
    217 27 -Reuter Wireless He Made Fun For All Mankind. WILEY POST’S PLANE FOR MUSEUM. There was a remarkable scene in the United States Senate when Senator Itoneinson paid a tribute to Wiley Post and Will Rogers, who were killed in an air crash on Friday. He
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    CHINA PROTESTS
    46 27 -Reuter. Nanking, Aug. 18. The Foreign Office has protested to the Japanese Embassy against the frequent flights of Japanese planes over the Tientsin and Peiping areas without the permission of the Chinese authorities. The protest asks the Japanese authorities to stop such flights. Reuter.
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    NANKING CONCERNED AT BRITON’S DEATH.
    168 27 bilities for his safety. Poh. Implications Of Murder Of Gareth Jones. Nanking, Aug. 19. News of the murder of the British journalist, Gareth Jones, by Chinese bandits is causing consternation in olficial circles here, where it is feared the outrage may unfavourably influence British policy
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    GARETH JONES MURDERED.
    281 27 Reuter SIN KUO MIN. BANDITS’ CAPTIVE IN N. CHINA. London. Aug 16 I The long and acute suspense ot the I parents of Mr. Gareth Jones, Welsh Journalist who was recently taken captive by Chinese bandits near Kalgan. Chnrhar, was broken tills morning when Reuter informed the
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    BANDIT COUP ON EXPRESS.
    58 27 Reuter. Tientsin Aug. 16. A Chinese train guard a Chinese conductor and a Japanese passenger were hilled •when 70 bandits who boarded the Mukden-Peiping night express at Shanhaikwan disclosed themselves and despoiled passengers of cash and valuables. A score of Chinese were injured during a fight
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    U. S. TO WITHDRAW PROTECTION.
    112 27 Reuter NEW TREATY WITH PANAMA. New York, Aug. 16 A new treaty between the United States and Panama recognising the full sovereignty of Panama has been virtually concluded. states the Washington correspondent of the New York Times The United States will no longer guarantee the
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    Untitled
    14 27 The death is announced ot Edward Lascellcs. brother ol the Earl ot Harewood Reuter.
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    PARIS CONFERENCE ENDS ABRUPTLY.
    625 28 i Reuter WAR THOUGHT IMMINENT. League Council Now Last Hope Of Conciliation. WAR in Abyssinia now appears inevitable. The Anglo-French-Italian talks in Paris during the weekend broke down on Sunday night owing to the uncompromising attitude of Baron Aloisi, Mussolini’s spokesman. Both Mr. Anthony Eden and
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    IF SUEZ CANAL WERE CLOSED.
    64 28 seriously affect Italy.—Reuter Wireless. The Italian press attack on Britain is breaking out again, the papers suggesting that Britain might try and impose sanctions against Italy. Italian quarters are slightly apprehensive lest the League Council might favour the closing of the Suez Canal to ships
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    WILL ITALY LEAVE THE LEAGUE?
    164 28 -Reuter. War Expected In October. Rome, Aug. 19. No surprise or regret is expressed in Rome at the abrubt conclusion of the Paris conference. It is stated here that the last thing Ita*y desires is a compromise. The government is determined on a campaign of
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    FRANCE FACED WITH A DILEMMA.
    81 28 Reuter. Fear Of Losing Two Important Friends. Paris, Aug. 17. In connection with the Paris conference, the Paris Midi remarks that France is “faced with a dilemma.” Britain threatens to withdraw cooperation in Europe if France does not support her against the Italian claims while
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    V. C. AS GOVERNOR GENERAL.
    248 28 Popular Australian Appointment. SIR ALEXANDER HORE-RUTHVEN. THE choice of Sir Alexander 1 Hore-Ruthven V.C. as the n e w Governor-General o f Australia in succession to Sir R:.ac Isaacs, is likely to be extremely popular. For five years from 1928-35 he was Governor of South
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    DURHAM MINES AND ITALIAN ORDERS.
    72 28 -Aneta-Trans-Ocean Huge Debts Remain Unpaid. London, Aug. l r According to the Daily Telegraph exporting companies on the Tyn< me ie: using all Italian orders for coal as Italy already owes them half a million sterling. This has led to a reduction of hours of
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    GENEVA WANTS MORE THAN TALK.
    73 28 Reuter. A BLACK OUTLOOK. Geneva. Aug. 19. The breakdown of the Paris talks was discounted in advance and has caused no surprise. It is now clear that the only hope of avoiding war is through the League Council debate in September. League officials are that
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    S.C.C. SHARE FOUR GOALS WITH THE R. A. F.
    588 30 Taylor And Adam Show Up Well In Club Defence DY drawing, two all with the R.A.F. at Anson Road in a First Division match last week the S.C.C. get away from the bottom position in the table having a single point
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    A. H. FLOWERDEW TO BE PRESIDENT.
    410 30 The annual general meeting of the Non-Benders Cricket Club of Malaya (inaugurated in September 1928) was held at the Ipoh Club on Saturday with Dr. P. H. Hennessy in the chair. The attendance included the following: Dr. P. H. Hodge, The Hon. Mr. C.
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    S. C. C. Batsmen Fare Badly Against The Schools.
    739 30 NON-BENDERS LOSE TO S. R. c. DAIN rather spoilt the Combined Schools vs. S.C.C. annual match no play being possible on Saturday. Although Sundram bowled really well the club managed to draw. Against the bowling of Watts and Sundram, who bowled
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    TYKES AT ISLAND CLUB.
    143 30 Arthur Dobson Cup Won By J. Hudson. 9 T'HE Society of Yorksliiremen in Malaya played an 18-holes stroke competition on handicap on Sunday for a Cup presented by Mr. Arthur Dobson. By courtesy of the Committee the competition was played over the course of the Island
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    PENANG WOMEN WIN
    51 30 <From Our Own Correspondent* Penang, Aug. 18 At cricket today the Cricket Clut women beat the men by 28 runs. The women made 95 runs, Mrs Adams 22, Mrs Evans 17. Miss Samuel ill. bring top scorers. The men replied with G 7. Mrs took six for
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    Fine Weather Favours Last Day Of Taiping Races.
    1416 31 MORE SUPPORT FOR TOTE SWEEPS. rpHE unusual occurrence of one stable taking the first three places in I one race was witnessed at the Taiping Races on Saturday when Mr. Van Tooren’s stable monopolised the fourth race, Miss Woo, Rose of Dreams
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    CHINESE MARKSMEN IN FORM.
    426 31 W. R. S. PERROT THE A.P.C. CHAMPION. D. R. Howgill’s Executive Work Recognised. r T'HE A.P.C. held their annual sports meeting at Paya Lebar on Saturday. W. R. S. Perrott won the Victor Ludorum cup. Main interest centred on the invitation relay race between the Hong
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    CARRY OFF THE IROQUOIS CUP.
    610 31 Cpl. Tan Ah Ling Wins Aggregate Shield. very successful Service rifle meeting was held In Singapore on Saturday and Sunday last for members of the s.v.c. The standard of shooting this year was higher than In previous years. The feature of the meeting was the
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  • The Straits Budget FINANCIAL SUPPLEMENT
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      MURAI TIN LTD., MEETING.
      176 1 FINAL DIVIDEND OF 5% APPROVED. The eighteenth annual general meeting of shareholders of Mural Tin Limited was held at Kuala Lumpur, on August. 14. Mr. A. A. *ienggeler occupied the chair and. in moving the adoption of the directors’ report and the accounts lor the year
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      EXPORTS OF PINEAPPLES
      96 1 during the week ending Aug. 10, 1935 exports from Malayan ports amounted to 23,539 cases, of which. *‘.505 <75 per cent.) cases were to the United Kingdom, 984 <4 per cent.) cases to the Continent of Europe, 2.425 <10 per cent.) cases to Canada, and 2.625 dl
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      NIPAH DISTILLERIES.
      41 1 Nipah Distilleries of Malaya. Ltd., announce that allotment letters issued jo connection with the recent issue of articipating Preference shares may jj'* renounced and split up to Septem"°r 2 and the share certificates will oc ready on October 2.
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      JULY TIN OUTPUTS.
      46 1 jifiang C0n5.—(3,870 Pels.) 1,882 Pels. In J p °n A. Etam).—(l2s Pels.) 445 Pels. >4OO yd. treated 345 hours run. Kinta. —(400 Pels.) 307 Pels. H;R(H) yd. treated 604 hours run. (> nioh. —(422 Pels.) 683 Pels. 38.600 yd. ,w »u-cl 291 hours run.
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      HITAM TIN LIMITED.
      19 1 Output for July, 1935, was 28.74 pels. r uicj operations partially suspended durpending changing over pumping
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      ULU PIAH CAPITAL REDUCTION.
      318 1 CHAIRMAN ON THE OUTLOOK. An extraordinary general meeting of the Ulu Piah Co., Ltd., was held at Penang on July 31. Mr. R. P. Brash, the chairman, addressing the shareholders said— The directors have for some time had in mind a reduction of the share capital
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      RAUB GOLD.
      35 1 The output of the Raub Australian Gold Mining Company for the four weeks ended August 10, amounted to 1994.50 ozs. Telegram from the mine: “Drought condition recently broken and ample power now available.”
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      TAKUAPA VALLEY TIN.
      38 1 The following telegram has been received from the Mine: —First half of Au *uft Dredge Takuapa No. 1, 332 hours. 80.000 vards. 454 piculs. Dredge Takuapa No. 2 319 hours 100.000 cubic yards. 168 piculs.
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      N.I. RUBBER EXPORT DUTY.
      115 1 Reuter. LEGISLATION IN OCTOBER. Batavia, Aug. 17. An emergency ordinance concerning estate rubber export duty will be issued in October whereby the duty will be enforced from Jan. 1, 1936. Details of the duty are as formerly announced: When the market price is below 17 cents
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      NETHERLANDS INDIES RUBBER STATISTICS.
      160 1 The following information has been received from the Central Bureau of Statistics Batavia. Exports of Rubber from the Netherlands Indies during the month of July. 1935. converted to lon* tons of 2,240 lb. dry weight. Total Netherlands Indies January to July July inclusive Estate Rubber:— 1935
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      JULY CROPS.
      34 1 Rubber Returns for July, 1935: Lb. Alor Gajah 18,000 Ayer Panas 69,000 Glenealy 35,000 Jalan Kebun 11,000 Kluan*. 30,000 Pajam 129.000 Port Swettenham 10,200 Tambalak 12,000 Teluk Anson 51,321 Ulu Benut 30.000
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      SIONE TIN.
      15 1 Output for July 1935, was 600 piculs, Yardage Worked 114,000, Hours Run 445.
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      W. HAMMER AND COMPANY.
      149 1 FINAL DIVIDEND OF 75 CENTS RECOMMENDED. The report of W. Hammer and Company, Limited, for the year ended June 30 states: The profit for the year amounts to $158,643 and $44,128 was brought forward. An Interim dividend of 62*/ 2 cents per share has been paid,
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      144 1 1239th Auction, Aug. 14, 1935. lb. tons. Catalogued 944,096 421.47 Offered 939,081 419.23 Sold 756,371 337.66 London 5.11/16d. New York 11% cts. PRICES REALISED. Ribbed Smoked Sheet. cents per lb. Standard Quality 19 to 19 VW (1 lot 19%) Good Average Quality 18% to 18%
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      SIAM EXPORT DUTY.
      90 1 (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok, Aug. 16. Siam is now a party to rubber restriction and an export duty is to be imposed from last Wednesday (Aug. 14). This duty will be two satangs per kilogramme of latex, half a satang on rubber waste and a one
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      THE RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING CO.. LTD.
      893 2 < Ir.( <•: porated u. Queens.and < RAUB, PAHANG. F.M.S. Avgust 16th 1936. REPORT NO. 497. Tke Chairman Directors, The Raub Australian Gold Mining Co., Ltd. SINGAPORE S.S. Oentlmv Herewith Is the Report of Operations ol »hc Raub Australian Hold Mining C< Ltd.
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      BUKIT KATIL JUBILEE.
      163 2 HIGHER SELLING PRICE REALISED. The Bukit Katil Rubber Estates, Ltd., issue their twenty-fifth annual report and accounts. The net profit for the year ended April 30, amounted to $13,337 and $7,740 was brought in. It is recommended that the balance be carried forward. Average gross selling price
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      NETHERLANDS INDIES RUBBER STATISTICS.
      380 2 Tin* following information has been rereived from the Chief of the Central Bureau of Statistics. Batavia. Stocks of Rubber in the Netherlands indics converted to long tons of 2.240 lb. Native Rubber 1935 Estates bv Li- Outer Total licensed dealers On Held In the Grand Estates
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      IMPROVED TIN EARNINGS.
      223 2 PUTEH DREDGING MEETING. The eighth annual general meeting of shareholders of Puteh Tin Dredging Company. Ltd., was held at Kuala Lumpur, on August 14. Mr. A. A. Henggeler occupied the Chair and. in moving the adoption of the directors’ report and the accounts for the year ended
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      MALAYA RUBBER STATISTICS.
      193 2 Monthly return ol dealers’ and port stocks. Straits Settlements, at close of busines™.. July 31, 1935. as declared in dry tons. A. Dealers’ Storks. Total All Grades. Singapore Island 31.829 Penang Island 9.437 Province Wellesley 2,407 Malacca 2.724 Labuan 00 B. Port Storks. »not included in Table
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      JULY CROPS.
      95 2 United Malacca.—so.s2G lb. Total for 3 m0nth5.—153.942 lb. Malaka Pinda.—39.soo lb making a total of 491.710 lb. for eleven months of the current financial year. Kuala Reman. —(97,000 lb.). 128.000 lb Lok Kawi. (39 000 lb.). 13.000 lb. Bruseh. —(40.100 lb.). 42.000 lb. Penang Rubber.—36B.ooo lb. Sabrang Rubber
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      ULU PANDAN MEETING.
      511 2 STRONG FINANCIAL POSITION. LAND ACQUIRED BY MILITARY. I Presiding at the Annual General Meeting of The Ulu Pandan (S’pore) Rubber Estates, Ltd., at the registered offices of the Company i n French Bank Building on Friday Aug. 16. Mr. J. A. Elias (chairman) said: I Tlie profit
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      AYER WENG (RAHMAN).
      38 2 Ayer Molek Rubber. —17.879 lb. Total 1 11 9 month 161.989 lb. Output of the Ayer Weng (Rahman' I>/ velopment mine for the month of Julv is was 124 piculs. Total for 10 months 1.3piculs.
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      I.R.C. POLICY AND RUBBER PRICES.
      737 3 Market Considering Mr. Lowinger’s Speech. Lewis and Peat in their report dated Aug. 16 state: Values have remained at much the same level throughout the week and although little business has bcell passing, there appears to be a better undertone. There is still a good
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      FRASER AND CO.’s MARKET REPORT.
      768 3 Tin Share Dealings Still Restricted. Messrs. Fraser and Co.’s share report states: In view of the grave situation which has arisen in Europe over the Italian and Abyssinian dispute, it is scarcely a matter for surprise that the London Stock Exchange should have reacted to.
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      PRODUCE.
      183 3 Singapore, Aug. 21, 12 noon. Buyer. Seller. Gambicr 5.50 Java Cube 9.50 Hamburg Cube 9.50 White Muntok Pepper 18 50 Black Pepper 9.75 Mixed Blacs Pepper Copra, sundried 3.80 Copra. Mixed 3.35 Fair Flake Tapioca J.8U Small Flake 4.30 Med. Pearl Tapioca 6.60 Small Pearl Tapioca 5.50 Lingga Sago
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      U.S. RUBBER CONSUMPTION.
      105 3 INCREASE OVER A YEAR AGO. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London. Aug. 16. The U S.A. Rubber Questionnaire statistics for June and July of this year, and July of 1934 are as lollows: CONSUMPTION July, 1035 June 1935 July 1934 Tons Tons Tons 36,383 36.623 32.647 ARRIVALS 46.880
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      HOME AND AMERICAN MARKETS.
      311 3 Closing Prices In London On Aug. 20. From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Aug. 20 Closing quotations today of the principal British stocks are given below. The rise or fall is in relation to the price of Aug. 15. (GOVERNMENT STOCKS. BRITISH. Rise or Fall Conversion Loan
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      SINGAPORE RUBBER PRICES (Sellers).
      56 3 Spot Sept. Oft.-Dec. Jan.-Mar Apr.-June London Aug. 15 19Vfc 19% 20 1 i 21'h 22 5 11/16 16 19';* 19% 20',i 21L 22 5 S 19 19>/i 19 U 20' h 20 21 20 19\ 19*2 19‘i 20 l 21 a n 5 11/16 21 )9
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      RUBBER SHARES.
      668 4 London Exchange Prices On Aug. 13. Allagar (2/) 1/5; Alor Pongsu (2 1/10; Anglo*Malay (£1* 11 9; Ayer Kuning (£1) 28/; Bagan Serai (£1) 10/6; Bahru (Sel.) (2/) 3/5; Banteng (£1) 18/; Batang (2/) ,9‘A; Batu Caves (£1) 19 44: Batu Tlga (£1) 27/6; Bekoh (2/) /10; Bortam
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      TIN SHARES.
      173 4 London Exchange Prices On Aug. 13. Ampat <4 4 Anglo-Burma (5/) 16/; Ayer Hltam (b 13/; Bangrin (£1> 19/3; Consd of Burma (£1> 7 4'4; Oopeng Cons. (£li 36 6; Hong Kong (5/) 12 6; Icliis (5/) 5/414; Ipoh (16 21/; Kampong Lanjut (£1) 15 6; Kamunting (5'>
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      SINGAPORE TIN PRICES.
      20 4 August !J Tin Prcc $107.50 per picul a 107.25 2 J 1O0 25 o 110.50 21 111.00
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      STOCKS AND SHARES.
      1468 4 Issued by Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt Exchange and Stock Brokers. Singapore, Aug. 21, 10 a.m. MINING. Issue Val. Fraser Co. Lyall Evact Issue Val. Fraser Co. Lyall Evatt Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers 4/- Ampat Tin 4/3 4/9 4/3 4/9 5/-
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