The Straits Budget, 21 November 1935

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      “Safety First.”
      738 2 which we have suggested.—Straits Times. Nov. 14. Life and limb are increasingly endangered on the public highways as the volume and speed of traffic increase. In all countries the death roll is tragic, creating a problem which demands and receives very earnest attention. Here in Malaya that problem
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      DELENDA EST CARCOSA.
      993 2 remains to be seen. —Straits Times. Nov. 15. Four decades are nothing in the history of England, but a long time in the history of the British protectorate in Malaya. It is accordingly difficult to see the abolition of the Chief Secretaryship in its true perspective. It
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      The Election.
      937 2 —Straits Times, Nov. 16. Every prediction regarding the outcome of the general election has been falsified. Not even the most pessimistic hopes of the Opposition have been realised, and the optimistic estimates of the Government’s majority have already been exceeded. At the moment oi writing that majority is
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      Rubber And Taxes.
      956 3 —Straits Times, Nov. 18. It would probably be very unwise at the moment to invite the Malayan rubber industry to express its opinion of Sir Shenton Thomas. A statement made by His Excellency at the Federal Council meeting has been described as banging bolting and barring the
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      Shifting The Onus.
      1001 3 —Straits Times, Nov. 19. It was unfortunate, in our view, that Sir Shenton Thomas should have told the ratepayers of Kuali Lumpur and all other F.M.S. town I in his address to the Federal Council last week, that they and th alone were responsible for the unemployed
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      One More Stage.
      672 4 such friendly ambitions.— Straits Times, Nov. 20. If all goes well according to the Tokio viewpoint, Japan is about to annex another large portion of China, approximately equal in area to the stolen territory that is now Manchukuo and including such important points as Peiping, Tientsin, Chefoo
      such friendly ambitions.—Straits Times, Nov. 20.  -  672 words
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      Ormsby-Gore.
      268 4 fortable quarter of an hour.— Straits Times, Nov. 20. The announcement that Maj. Orms-by-Gore, who has served two periods as Under-Secretary for the Colonies (at a time when the Dominions and Colonies portfolios were not separate! may be entrusted with the seals ot the Colonial Office will be received
      fortable quarter of an hour.—Straits Times, Nov. 20.  -  268 words
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    89 4 A report of meeting of the Legislative Council in Singapore yesterday appears on page 1 of the Financial Supplement Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Burnet and Miss “Jackie” Burnet left Kuala Lumpur last week on leave, during the course of which they will visit Australia and England. Mr.
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    NOTES Of The DAY.
    141 5 THOSE who believe that the S.C.C. should have a swimming pool will and an informative analogy in the Selangor Golf Club’s scheme. The latter club proposes to build a swimming pool 120 feet long by 50 t vet broad at a cost of $40,000, and estimates
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    ETHIOPIA’S LURE.
    110 5 FEW days ago there arrived at the Singapore Post Office a letter hearing a Kuala Lumnur postmark and addressed to “The Officer In charge of the British Medical Mission, Singapore.” The P.O. sent the letter on to the General Hospital, as being the nearest approximation to that title
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    ONE RECRUIT.
    104 5 THE omy recent newspaper item which I can call to mind, as like!y to have inspired that letter, is a statement that only one application tor .service in East Africa has been received bv the Italian Consulate in Singapore. Abyssinia has no representatives tu re. although she does
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    BENCH POSER.
    103 5 BENCH POSER nice problem of conscience is presented to the younger members 01 the M.C.S. by an announcement made by the Governor. His Excellency, exercising the powers conferred upon him by the Christian Marriage Ordinance, has appointed the Third Magistrate, Singapore, so long as that office shall be held by
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    WHY BEAVERS?
    206 5 PROPOS of nothing in particular, I print below a thoughtful letter hv Mr. Charles Hooper, ot Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. U. S. A M r Hooper must make a hobby of writing letters, for the Straits Times lias received several from him. all ol which have gone into the
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    B.N.B. PLATITUDE.
    45 5 B.N.B. PLATITUDE the annual general meeting of the Chartered Company of British North Borneo. Sir Neill Malcolm twice remarked that he was convinced that the country w*as under-assessed in respect of international rubber control. No one. of course, was so ungentlemanly as to ask why.
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    “FIRST WORLD WAR.”
    178 5 JT required more than a little courage to sit through “The First World! War." which closed its season at the Pavilion yesterday. The gathering sense of menace in I pre-war Europe is very ab;y suggested i both by the pictures and Mr. Laurence Stallings’ running commentary. Indeed
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    MALAYAN DISCORDS.
    150 5 DETWEEN the reviews of Major Foran’s book Malayan Symphony that one reads in the London papers and the comments that one hears in Singapore, there is a significant difference. Such Home reviews as I have seen have been decidedly complimentary. The Sunday Times, for instance, gave the book
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    LONDON VIEW.
    136 5 GOOD reviews in Home papers usually have no relation to Malayan criteria. Any well-illustrated. tolerably readable book about this part o* the world is sure of a good notice, simply because the jaded reviewer wel comes something exotic. Take Mr. Bilainkin’s book Hail Penang! for example. It was
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    AMAH’S MASTER.
    138 5 M* pHE arrogant and masterlul atti- tude which a surprisingly large number ol mothers allow children to assume towards their amahs in this country Th it is the subject of an article con tributed by an expert in child psycho logy, now resident in Malaya, to our women’s
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    SEGAMAT SPEED.
    95 5 THE Sultan of Johore has just issued an order prohibiting “the driving of any car at a speed exceeding 15 miles an hour” within the town limit s of Segamat. His Highness is such a lover of a fast, powerful car himself that it is safe to assume
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    RAFFLES COLLEGE.
    202 5 OEVERAL nights ago I was privileg ed to attend a lecture at Rattles College, and I am ashamed to sav that that was the first time that i had been to the College since the official opening. Is it not lamentable how apatheth and incurious we become in
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    CLOISTERED HALLS.
    195 5 AM afraid that that is a rather selfish suggestion, in that people who did not own cars would be unabu to attend the lectures—unless other persons enrolled in the course gave them a lift. But there Ls no doubt that the psychological effect of going out of the
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    A WAR YARN.
    142 5 tiie Armistice commemoration fresh in our memories, this is °.n appropriate time to recall an affair which happened in Singapore in the early days of the War. For us who who read the story today there is a hearty laugh at the end of it. but it
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    SCARED PICKET.
    161 5 OEEING the lorries stop opposite the reservoir, and a number of deter-mined-looking men alight, the lone Malay picket fled precipitately towards the quarters of ihr guard. The policemen walked towards their goal, and after a quarter of a mile they heard loud reports which they took to be
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    VOLUNTEER AIR FORCE.
    140 5 •THERE is an important difference between the terms of service in the Volunteer air force of the Straits Settlements and Hong Kong In the latter colony a volunteer, it he fails to complete his four-year period of training, and withdraws without obtaining official permission to do so,
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    ENGLISH EXILE.
    130 6 A CHARMING little story is told by Mr. H. Vere Redman in his book Japan In Crisis, reviewed on ’his page last Wednesday. Near Mr Redman’s seaside home in Japan lived a coastguard who showed him many courtesies. One day this man spent some hours in erecting with
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    S.S. PARADISE.
    116 6 TTO the European and Far Eastern manufacturer the Straits Settlements. with their almost complete freedom from trade restrictions (piece goods excepted) must seem like a little bit of heaven in a tariff-crazy world. Take Bata, for example. This company has been allowed to expand as It pleases in
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    WAKE UP, CEYLON!
    178 6 O ne or two recent references in the j correspondence columns of the Times of Ceylon suggest that planters in that island are reading the Straits i Times planting articles. Our planting correspondent’s article on replanting, published in September, seems to have created particular Interest. Ceylon was
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    TENNIS LATEX.
    100 6 TENNIS LATEX 117E shall soon be using rackets strung with string partly made .'lorn rubber latex, if indeed we are not doing so unwittingly already. A racket string is being marketed by the Dunlop company which consists ol silk coated with a material in which latex is the principal ingredient.
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    SANCTIONS.
    159 6 •"TODAY the full range of sanctions comes into force in Malaya. In addition to the ban on munitions and credits, which has been in force for some days, we must now cease to receive imports from Italy and to supply her with certain key materials, notably tin and lubber.
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    THE FIRST CARS.
    160 6 good yarns ol the early k days of the motor business in this country were told by Mr. E. W. Slight at the Motor Traders’ Association dinner last week. The first cars to come to Singapore were driven by a leather belt, and even a comparatively easy
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    HUMPTY DUMPTY.
    140 6 QN another occasion in Kuala Lumpur Mr. Slight received a startling telegram from a planter who had bought one of the early Ford cars. This message read as follows “CAR EXPLODED THIS MORNING. WHAT SHALL I DO? After thinking over this problem in garage service, Mr. Slight wired
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    LADY ANDERSON.
    132 6 LADY ANDERSON nnHERE was a pleasant echo oi pre- war Singapore at the Rotary tiffin last week, when announcement was made of the receipt 01 a cheque for $2OO for the Unemployment Fund from Lady Anderson. Lady Anderson, widow of Sir John Anderson, of Guthrie and Co., left Singapore with
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    TANGLIN MURDER.
    119 6 TANGLIN MURDER llilY note on the Chinese gang crime in which Lady Penny (then Miss Gunn> was severely wounded and Mr. Rutherford murdered was incorrect in two details Inche M. Adnan. who was employed as munshi by Mr. Rutherford at the time, writes from Kota Bahru to say that the
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    $10,000 AN ACRE.
    194 6 AND in Tanglin and certain other localities cannot be bought f or less than Sio.ooo an acre today, and usually the prospective builder will have to paj more than that. Compared with the prices obtained between 1924 and 1929. that minimum is a moderate one. out it
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    PERFECT PEACE.
    152 6 PERFECT PEACE JJNTIL the Federal Council met last week there had been no meeting of that legislature for six months, and this interval was declared by Mr. Marcus Rex to have been an entirely reasonable one. A meeting was to have been held in August, he said, but It was
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    SARAWAK’S $1,000.
    164 6 yHOSE Malay States which assirt their independence by reiusing support research and training institutions located m the Colony or F.M S should note the example recently set by the Rajah ol Sarawak. This ruler :s so punctiliously independent that when Sir Shenton Thomas visited him he popped oil
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    CATS, RATS, SNAKES.
    288 6 letter putting forward a remarkable business proposition reached me yesterday. The idea is not new. but it may be to some of my reader? so here goes: "The object of the company Is to operate a large cats' ranch, where land can be purchased cheap for the
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    CONGRATULATIONS TO A NEW GOVERNOR.
    59 6 In the Federal Council last week th* Hon. the Dato Rembau said that he had been asked to say, on behalf ol the unofficial members, that they associated themselves most heartily with what His Exce’lency had said In his address with regard to Sir Andrew
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    1131 7 Sir Shcnton Thomas proposes to pay a visit of inspection to Pahang early in January. Mrs. Bede-Cox has returned to Go[y ng from Home. Mr. J. Dick has returned from leave jnd resumed his duties as a Member of the Penang Harbour Board i Mr. Gaw Khek
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    S.S. APPOINTMENTS.
    197 7 New Member Of Pilot Hoard, Penang. The following appointments are announced in the S.S. Government Gazette Mr. M. B. Hember to officiate as Settlement Engineer for Labuan. Mr. E. V. G. Day. M.C.S., to be Registrar of Deeds and collector of Land i Revenue, Malacca, and to act
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    FEDERAL COUNCILLORS AND ROTARIANS.
    123 7 From Our Own Correspondent.* Kuala Lumpur. Nov. 13. Tlie Kuala Lumpur Rotary Club lias several Federal Councillors among its members. At its weekly meeting today, presided over by the President tMr. Khoo Teik Ee), several others who are also Rotarians were present as visitors —the Britisli
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    Contents.
    136 7 Leaders “Safety First.” 2 Delenda Est Carcosa 2 The Election 2 Rubber And Taxes 2 Shifting The Onus 2 One More Stage 1 Telegrams— Covering past week's news 24 -2o Picture Supplement 17 20 Financial Supplement— Financial and Commercial News to date, following page. 22 .Malayan General News— Week
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    King’s House.
    648 7 Monday Nov. 11. A 7.30 u.m. His Excellency attended tile parade at the Cenotaph. Ai 10.30 a.m. His Excellency and Lady Thomas and Miss Thomas attended the Armistice Service at St Andrew's Cathedral. His Excellency and Lady Thomas and Miss Thomas attended by the Personal‘Stall left Singapore for
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    RUBBER HIDDEN IN SUNSHINE ROOF.
    291 8 Johore Causeway Discovery. CARS MAY BE CONFISCATED. CEVEN smart saloon cars arc in danger of being confiscated as the result of cases mentioned by Mr. P. H. Elkins, of the Preventive Service, before Mr. C. Whitton. Singapore Third Magistrate, on Monday. Two cars, a Hupmobilo
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    JOHORE APPOINTMENTS.
    225 8 An Additional Member Of Council Of State. The following appointments are t announced in the Johore Government Gazette Mr. R. V. Brant, an Officer ol Class i V, M,C,S to act as Assistant Adviser.' Kukup Mr. J. C. Wright to be Secretary. Rubber Regulation. Johore. vice Mr. H
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    LEGAL CONSULTATION AS EVIDENCE.
    340 8 Issue In Singapore Case. A QUESTION as to whether evidence given by a solicitor about n matter communicated to him by o client in the course of professional consultation for a legal purpose is privileged undei the rules of protection formed the subject oi considerable argument
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    F.M.S. APPOINTMENTS.
    217 8 Acting State Treasurer, Negri Sembilan. The following appointments are no-1 tified in the F.M.S. Government Gazette: Che Abdul Aziz bin Haji Abdul Majid to act as Assistant District; Officer. Kuala Selangor. Class I M.A.S. Che Mohamed bin Baba to act as Assistant District Officer. Sabak Ber- nam. Class
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    EXPENSIVE ATTEMPT TO HIDE SMALLPOX.
    128 8 Father Again Fined For Offering Bribe. An attempt to conceal the fact his daughter was suffering from smallpox last July has cost the father Kassim bin Mohamed. a total of $300 in lines. First he was fined $150 by Mr. Norman Grice, the Singapore second
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    MALAYAN GRANTED DECREE NISI.
    58 8 with J. l\ \\Vbb t Calcutta. —Straits Times copyright. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London. Nov. 18. In the Divorce Court today, Sir Boyd Merriman granted a decree nisi to Mr. Donald Percy Stokes, Superintendent, Trade and Customs, Port Swettenham, on the ground of the adultery of
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    THORNLEY FINED FOR RASH DRIVING.
    83 8 Judgment was delivered on Tuesday by Mr. E. E. Colman. the Singapore Fifth Magistrate, convicting Patrick Thornley of a charge of rash driving which resulted in a collision with a motor-car driven by Mr. I. Pakoe at Stamford Road on Oct. 17 A fine of
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    FUSHIMI MARU.
    150 8 The following passengers sailed by the Fusliimi Maru for Europe: For Marseilles: Mr. N. J. Alexander. Miss A. F. Armitage, Baron P R. F. d* Assignies. Baroness d’ Assignies. Mrs. Yuriko Furusawa, Mr. O. Hendriksen. Mr. Atsushi Kimura. Mr. Sadanori Maki. Mr. J. Millon. Mrs. R. Millon and
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    ALSIA.
    131 8 The following passengers left by 1 the m.s. Alsia which sailed yesterday I for Colombo, Port Said and Europe Mr. G. H. Boddington, Mr. A. Brondal, Mrs. Doorman, Hon. Miss Feith, Mr. A. Kruner, Mrs. J. J. Yssel ae Schepper. Master de Schepper j Mr. and M rs. J.
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    GIRL FRUSTRATES RAID BY ARMED MEN.
    236 8 BLEW POLICE WHISTLE. Three Hakka Chinese who lire alleged to have planned a daylight armed robbery at the house of a wiiiknown Chinese living in Cuppas Road. Singapore, on Monday wer* frustrated bv the resourcefulness of the towkay’s 20-year-old daughter The towkay. Mr. Tan
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    INTEREST ON CO-OP. LOANS TOO HIGH.
    182 8 Advice To Govt. Servants' Society. «From Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur. Nov 17 The Selangor Government Servants' Co-operative Thrilt and Loan Society hold their thirteenth half-yearly general meeting at the Town Hall this morning, the Hon. Mr. L. Rayman M.C.S.. presiding. Before the adoption
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    FAST LAUNCH FOR JOHORE COAST PATROL.
    48 8 A preventive patrol will be established on the east coast of Johore earlv in the new year. A fast launch will be manned Johore Customs officers, and will k» < n a constant watch. The purpose of the patrol is bein'-* kept secret.
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    38 8 The wedding took place on Nov. 1. 11 Paddington Register Office, London. o« Mr. A. Moore, of Oakworth, Yorkshir* and Miss Helen Anderson of Lossit mouth, Scotland. Mr. Moore is connected with the Rubber Research Institute of Malaya.
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    20 8 The death occurred in Scotland ,,n July 26, 1935, it Margaret, wife of Mr D.M. Montgomerie, formerly of Ku:»n Lumpur
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      UNEMPLOYMENT. CHALLENGE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
      270 9 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir. -It was with a great sense of pliei that one read the news in the Straits Times that Government has made such a splendid oiler towards t j u iund for the relief of distress .trising
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      COLONY’S FINANCE.
      784 9 Ksti mates ActualityStrange Discrepancies. To tilt* Editor of The Straits Times. Sir. -I do not know whether you keep an eye on the Colony’s periodical statements of Revenue and Expenditure. From this week’s Government Gazette it appears that the realised surplus for the year up to the end
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      MEDICAL POSTS.
      546 9 More Scope Required For Local Men To the Editor ol the Straits Times Sir. I have much pleasure in supporting "Juste Milieu’s*' remarks on the subject ot medical posts as published in your issue on Nov. 5. Dr. Lim Han Hoe has certainly earned the thanks of the
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    MALAYAN ROADS NEED MORE BANKING.
    403 9 Motor Magnate On Changes Since 1928. M R Leslie Walton chaiiman ol the Board of Directors ot Messrs. Vauxhall Motors. Luton. England, who is on a tour of inI spection of Eastern markets, arrived in Singapore last week, accompanied by Mrs. Walton, having motored from
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    F.M.S. MILITARY EXPENDITURE.
    250 9 British Officers For Malay Regiment. From Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur. Nov. 14. In the memorandum by tin* acting Chid Secretary on the estimates for 1930. laid on the table at today’s meeting of the Federal Council, interesting information appears under the heading Military." For the Malay
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    COMMISSIONERS ABOUT TO RETIRE.
    74 9 At a meeting ol Committee No 1 ot the Singapore Municipal Commis sinners on Nov 5 it was determined that tiie following commissioners who had been longest ir office, should retir*- on I)ee 21 in accordance with sections 11 and 14 ol the Municipal Ordinance- Messrs
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    UNEMPLOYMENT: ONUS SHIFTED TO MUNICIPALITIES.
    1601 10 SIR SHENTON THOMAS’S ATTITUDE. Perak Member On Need For A Mining Adviser. RUBBER RENTS: FINAL. F.M.S. Desire To Retain Their Chief Justice. H. E. IMPENITENT OVER PERAK HYDRO. A STATEMENT on unemployment which is likely to cause considerable controversy was made by the High ommiseioner
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    $500,000 OFFER.
    72 10 Secret Discussion At Friday’s Meeting. The Government’s offer of $750,000 for the relief of distress and the establishment of a home for the destitute, subject to the Singapore Municipal Commissioners granting $500,000, jcas discussed at a special meeting of the Commissioners on Friday. The matter uas discussed in
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    IPOH AERODROME
    162 10 Rain Helps Consolidation Of Earthwork (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh. Nov. 16. The heavy rains experienced recent ly have materially helped the consolidation of the earthwork at present being carried out in connection with the landing ground at Ipoh. In spite of the 120 working hours lost owing
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    MACASSAR FLOODS.
    33 10 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Batavia. Nov. 14. Aneta wires from Macassar that very heavy rains have occurred. A part of a consignment of 20.000 tons copra awaiting shipment has been damaged.
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    TASK OF ENDING DEBT & MISERY.
    316 11 TASK OF ENDING DEBT MISERY. Co-Operatives 9 Plans. An impressive record of help and service by the Co-operative Societies in Singapore was reviewed at the annual dinner of the Singapore Urban Co-operative Thrift and Loan Society, which was held on Saturday night. Proposing the toasi of “Our Guests,” the chairman,
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    CIVIL CLAIM FOR LOTTERY PROCEEDS.
    177 11 'From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban. *.ov. 14. G. Benjamin, in a civil case before Mr. Justice R. C. Cussen, in the Serembun Supreme Court, claimed from E. M. Esmailjee. a Bombay merchant. $8,236 less $565. being the proceeds of a lottery. Mr. Farr, who appeared
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    DESTROYER ARRIVES IN SINGAPORE.
    34 11 H M S. Daring, a destroyer from the hina squadron, arrived in Singapore on Monday. H.M.S. Daring will be used as a ten d**r for the aircraft carrier H.M.3. Hermes.
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    INDIAN DRIVE FOR JUBILEE FUND.
    276 11 EFFORT BY SINGAPORE ASSOCIATION. •yHE management committee of the Indian Association, Singapore, has decided to make collections for the Singapore Silver Jubilee Fund and has appointed itself as the collection committee. The Association are of the opinion that Indians in Singapore have not responded to
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    EIGHTY-THREE YEARS IN THE COLONY.
    220 11 Death Of Mrs. Leicester At Malacca. Another link with old Singapore has been severed by the death at Malacca on Saturday of Mrs. Annie Leicester. Mrs. Leicester, who was in her 83rd. year, belonged to an old and wellknown Straits family which is represented in
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    OLDEST EUROPEAN IN PERAK.
    231 11 Mr. J.R. Crawford Came 50 Years Ago. (From Our Own Correspondent > Ipoh, Nov. 16. The distinction of being the European with the longest residence in Perak falls to Mr. J.R. Crawford, who this year completed 50 years’ residence in the State, a unique record for
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    CIVIL AERODROME ACCIDENTS.
    142 11 Two minor accidents occurred at the Civil Aerodrome on Saturday. In one, an Indian driver of a light railway engine which ran off the rails and overturned, was s’ightly injured. In tne second, an Indian coolie had the tip of his right middle finger crushed. The Singapore
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    IGNORE BAR COMMITTEE.
    38 11 The following have been elected members of the Johore Bar Committee for the ensuing year 1935-1936: The Hon. Mr. M Ismail: and Messrs. S. C Goho. John Laycock. H H. Norris and O. H Toh.
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    FLYING BOATS STOP SEARCH.
    118 11 Hope For Smithy Almost Gone. BOMBERS CARRY ON. LTHOUGH hope of finding AirCommodore Sir Charles Kings ford Smith and his co-pilot, Capt. Pethybridge, from the air has almost been abandoned, the R.A.F. Vildebeeste bombers and the Qantas DH86 are continuing the search over the coast and
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    DESPERATE STRUGGLE WITH ROBBERS.
    247 11 Squatter’s Story To The Police. An allegation that six unknown Hokkiens threatened him with knives, tied and gagged him and then stole about $8 worth of property, was made by a 39-year-old Hokkien squatter named Ong Beng in a report of armed gang robbery to the
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    FISHERMAN WINS SMUGGLING APPEAL.
    145 11 'From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Nov. 14. A Port Dickson fisherman, Ooh Ah vSal. who was convicted by the magistrate there, and lined $lOO In default two months’ r. 1., .or being in i ;ssession ol uncustomec goods, appealed sue cessfully before Mr. Justice Cuss* n
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    SIR ANDREW CALDECOTT LEAVES ON DEC. 7.
    168 12 Sails In Ship Bringing New G. O. C. To Malaya. CIR Andrew Caldecott, Colonial Secretary, Straits Settlements, will leave Singapore to assume duties as Governor of Hong Kong on Dec. 7. >dr Andrew will leave in the Carthage, the ship in which the
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    STRAITS BUDGET SOLD OUT IN BANGKOK.
    467 12 Sequel To Opium Plot Disclosures. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Nov. Hi. The Straits Budget of Nov. 7 was sold out. as soon as it arrived in Bangkok. It is stated the authorities considered the advisability of banning the issues of the Straits Times,;
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    CAR SOMERSAULTS INTO THE SEA.
    195 12 Driver Escapes With A Wetting. Plunging oil East Coast Road it Brlok point about nine o’clock on Sun day morning, a small motor-car rolled down tin* stone embankment, turned a complete somersault- -and landed on its wheels in nr sea. Tlie driver of ti.; car.
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    RACEGOER’S CAR TURNS OVER.
    152 12 Mr Vivian Bath, stepson of Mr E. 3. Manasseh. had a lucky escape from serious injury on Saturday evening when the car in which he was returning to Singapore from the Bukit Timah race course, skidded and overturned in Holland Road. Mr. Bath was negotiating a
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    JOHORE P. A. AFFAIRS.
    1082 12 Privacy Of Telegrams U. P. A. M. Cess Grazing Grounds And Gardens —Toddy Shop Profits. At a recent committee meeting of the Johore Planters' Association, held at Singapore on Nov. H, complaints were made regarding the telephoning of telegrams whereby privacy was lost. It was decided
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    HIGH COMMISSIONER AND THE CHINESE.
    1510 13 Unique Banquet In Federal Capital. RACIAL RELATIONS IN THE MALAY STATES. p)R the first time in the hfetoiy of the Federated Malay States, memr bers of the Chinese community from all parts of the Federation gathered in Kuala Lumpur on Friday to attend a dinner
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    MORE STATION REST ROOMS.
    356 13 Popular In Singapore. So popular are the 12 rest rooms at the Singapore railway station that two more are to be adaed at a cost of $1,990. Intending occupants jf the rest rooms have been turnea away several times recently, and during May the 12 rooms
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    TELOK AYER BASIN DROWNING.
    110 13 Frightened Boys Decamp After Companion Sinks. A twelve-year-old Indian schoolboy named Shanatan of the Gan Eng Seng School lost his life In the Telolc Ayer Basin while swimming last Wednesday afternoon. He, two Chinese, a Bengali and an Eurasian friend were on their way home from
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    STABBED TWO BOYS WITH PENKNIFE.
    50 13 Lee Ghoo Nghee. a Chinese ooy aged ten, who pleaded guilty to causing grievous hurt by stabbing two other boys with a penknife, and stated that had no parents, was rent to the Singapore Reformatory for three years by Mr. C. H. Whltton, third magistrate.
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    “ECONOMY MANIA” CHARGE REFUTED.
    1716 14 MR. REX ATTACKS F. M. S. CRITICS. I Lessons Of The Last Boom Forgotten? NO RESERVE FUND YET. “Most Lightly Taxed Country In The World” “MALAYA is probably the most lightly taxed country in the world, and there can be little justification tor any reduction or
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    THIRD PARTY RISKS.
    32 14 It was revealed in the Federal Council last week that legislation is soon to be introduced to make insurance against third party risks compulsory for owners of motor vehicles.
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    LOCAL MAGICIANS AND NOVICES.
    214 14 Singapore's “Circle” Inaugurated. A bluffer himself was bluffed and i large band of would-be magicians were competely mystified last Thurs day. It was at the inaugural meeting of the Malayan Magic Circle neld at the annexe of the Metropole Hotel. A simple conjuring device was produced
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    DEATH OF MR. F. DEASON.
    137 14 The death occurred at the Genera Hospital on Nov. 13. at the age of 68 of Mr. Frank Deason. who came t<Singapore with the Middlesex Regi ment in 1907 and left them with tin rank of Lieut, and Quarter-Master. After taking his discharge Mr. Deason
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    MELROSE ESCAPES DISASTER ON SIAM COAST.
    218 15 Forced Landing On Beach. After having been posted missing all night between Victoria Point and Alor Star, C. J. Melrose, the young Australian flier, was located last Wednesday on the beach at Parktako, Siam, where he was forced down the previous day by engine
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    MELROSE ARRIVES BY TRAIN.
    175 15 GETS SPARE PARTS TO REJOIN SEARCH. Prom Our Own Correspondent.) Penang. Nov. 15. C J Melrose, the Australian airman, vho was missing lor a day and a night while searching for Sir Charles Kingsford Smith, and was later located on the beach at Parktako. Siam, arrived
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    ESPLANADE RESCUE.
    62 15 Why Woman Attempted Suicide. Domestic unh. ..less a. id nnancial embarrassment were the reasons given by the young Chinese woman who was rescued from drowning off Stamford Hoad canal by Capt. A V. Cockle recently, when charged with attempted Singapore Third Magistrate. The Poon Ah Moey. was bound
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    THREW CHILD THROUGH WINDOW.
    231 15 Insane Father. l‘ QUILTY but insane,” was the verdict returned last week by the special jury empanelled to try Hoh Peng Chiu, a young Chinese, who was arraigned before Mr. Justice Gordon-Smith at the Singapore Assizes on a charge of murder. The case lor the prosecution
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    IPOH HOME FOR STREET WAIFS.
    66 15 (From Our Own Correspondentj Ipoh, Nov. 13 Perak’s memorial to comemmorate the King’s Silver Jubilee took the form of a hostel for street ivaifs rescued by the Ipoh Rotary Club, and the British Resident, the Hon. Mr. G. E. Cator, jormal'.y declared it open yesterday
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    “CAT” FOR THROWING ACID.
    138 15 Judge Refuses To Amend Sentence. Looi Koh Song appealed unsuccessfully against the sentence of three years and ten lashes with the “cat’ passed on him at the Perak Assizes for voluntarily causing grievous hurt, to a compatriot by throwing formic acid. All I ask your lordship
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    DEATH OF MRS. H. R. W. LOBB.
    89 15 News has been received in Singa pore of the* death at Newcastle, New South Wales, ol Mrs. Lobb. wih of Mr H. R. W. Lobb. former secretary of the Singapore 'Swimming Club Mr. and Mrs. Lobb who were mar ried in Singapore about
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    NO REMISSION OF FOOD TAXES.
    302 15 “No Sufficient Reason” Says F. M. S. Government. a |N view of the satisfactory state of the country's finances, will the Government state if it is intended now or at an early date to rt-mi' the food taxes which were imposed as a temporary measure
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    SMALLPOX COST $1,360.
    81 15 Recent Outbreak In Singapore. extra $1,360 was the cost of the smallpox outbreak in Singapore recently. A sum of $500 was provided in the estimates for the suppression >f zymotic disease in the Straits Settlements this year. Tin* Finance Committee of the Legislative' Council, however, recommended to
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    ST. ANDREW’S SCHOOL TOO SMALL.
    327 15 Objects Of Building Fund. Although no appeal to the general public has yet been made, contributions and donations to the St Andrew’s School Building Fund are arriving steadily and the sum of $9,981.06 has been received to date. The object of the fund Is to
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    NEW MEMBERS OF JOHORE STATE COUNCIL.
    81 15 Tin* Hon Dato Abdul Kadtr bin Daud. I). P M J P I S and Can tain Shaikh Abdullah bln Yahya. A.Arshee, S M J P. I. S, have been appointed members of the Johore Counell of State, states i Johore Govern ment Gazette
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    DISEASED AREAS IN OLD RUBBER.
    1592 16 A Planter’s Letter Deep Trenching —Condemned Trees —Dr. Tempany On Rubber Trends. By Our Planting Correspondent. p R OM a senior Malayan planter, one with whom it has not previously been my privilege to correspond. I have received a letter which is undoubtedly a useful
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    BLOCK GRANTS FOR STATES. Perak’s Five-Year Plan—Rural
    305 16 BLOCK GRANTS FOR STATES. Perak’s Five-Year Plan —Rural Health In Selangor—lmproving The Trunk Road. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 14. Block grants to finance the activities of the individual States in the Federation were approved in the Federal Council yesterday. The Residents moved appropriations for State services—$12,246,716 to
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    “ DECENTRALISATION CAN SUCCEED.”
    1515 21 DECENTRALISATION CAN SUCCEED.” EDUCATION POLICY. Undue Ambition In Schemes For Highlands. rMPHASIS was laid on the continued need for tinan- cial caution by the High Commissioner in his annual address to the Federal Council last Thursday. Referring to decentralisation, His Excellency said he firmly believed it could be successful, provided
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    MR. BAXTER’S LETTER.
    444 21 Straits Times Tells Bangkok The Truth. THE sensation in Bangkok, when the 1 issue of the Straits Times con taining Mr. James Baxter’s full revelation of the Siamese opium scandal reached the capital, is described by the Bangkok correspondent of the Singapore Free Press in a message
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    PROSPERITY RETURNS TO CAR INDUSTRY.
    92 21 That prosperity has returned to the motor car Industry In Malaya was shown conclusively by Mr Julian Poster, the American Trade Commissioner. in moving a vote of thanks at the Singapore Rotary Club last week to an address by Mr L. Walton, chairman of the
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    TAX ON DIESEL ENGINES.
    38 21 It was announced at the Federal Council meeting at Kuala Lumpur, last Thursday, that the form of the proposed tax on motor vehicles with Diesel engines or producer gas attachments. was still under consideration
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    NO RELIEF IN RUBBER RENTS.
    209 22 PRONOUNCEMENT IN FEDERAL COUNCIL. Tbe door was banffed, barred and boiled on the planters’ plea for lower rubber rents in the Federal Couneil lasit Thursday. H.E the High Commissioner said be nud just received a dispatch from the Secretary of State lor the Colonies station
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    TO WATCH TORPEDO BOATS BEING BUILT.
    139 22 Siam Officers On Way To Italy. Siamese naval officers arrived in Singapore last week on their way to Italy to inspect the construction of nine torpedo boats which arc being built at Trieste. They are Luang Djamratdj Akravat. Luang Charoon Ko’aaksha and Boon- 1
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    JAPAN TO BUILD SIAM SUBMARINES.
    29 22 •From Our Own Corresp indent> Bangkok Nov. 12 The Siamese Navy has ordered four submarines from Japan's* builders costing over L84.000 each, without armament.
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    $200,000 FOR THE DINDINGS.
    89 22 At the meeting of the Federal Council in Kuala Lumpur last week the British Resident of Perak, the Hon Mr. G E Cator, moved:— “That this Council approves a special appropriation of $200,000 from the general revenues of the Federated Malay States to the State of
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    IMPORTANT CHANGES IN F.M.S. GOVERNMENT.
    990 22 The Chief Secretary To Disappear. FINAL DECISION IN F. M. S. British Resident To Move Into Carcosa. BOL1TION of the Chief Seeretaryship was announced by Sir Shenton Thomas in the Federal Council last Thursday. This appointment has been the pivot of r ne Federal Government
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    DEATH SENTENCES TO STAND.
    251 22 F.M.S. IJNSUCCESSFl’l, APPEALS. (From Our Own Correspondent.. Kuala Lump- r, Nov. 12 The F.M.S. Court of Appeal begin•in the Kuala Lumpur Supreme Conn today. The appeal of Chinunnan. alius Sinannal. against the sentence !>• death for the murder of a Tamil named Koran, imposed on him
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    CIVIL SERVICE FOR NON-MALAYS.
    130 22 Not Favoured In F.M.S. In reply to a question oy tne Hon. Mr. Lai Tet Loke at the Federal Council meeting at Kuala Lumpur, last week, it was stated that Government were not considering establishing a civil or administrative service for domiciled races other than Malays
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    Federal Topics.
    1264 23 The Council Meeting—His Excellency's Ordeal—Durbar At King’s HouseRelief Of Distress —A Government Vote? The Market Issue “Sheer Cmsedness” Golf Club Swimming Pool Scheme —Effect On “Dog” And Lake Club r.»m Our Own Correspondent. Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 1!. rOR obvious reasons this let- ter is being completed before Federal
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    FUNERAL OF MR. F. DEASON.
    172 23 Regimental Buglers At The Graveside. Hit* Last Post was sounded oy buglers Ol the Wiltshire Regiment at the funeral at Bidadari last Thursday of Mr Frank Deason. an old soldier and a volunteer officer. The service was taken by Aren deacon Graham White. Among those
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    MEMBERS OF THE PERAK STATE COUNCIL.
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    LABOUR POSITION EASIER.
    809 24 CENTRAL PAHANG PLANTERS MEET. THE half yearly general meeting oi the Centra’ Pahang Planters’ Association was held at Bentong on Sept. 29. and a representative attendance included the following: Mr. R G. Young (chairman). Mr. H. Simpson <hon. secretary), Messrs. Brookcr Rainnie, Richardson. Schindler. Mutch. Gray, Anderson.
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    “INTERFERENCE OF THE COLONIAL OFFICE”
    700 24 Mr. Sheam’s Denunciation In Council. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 14. DENUNCIATION in unstinted terms was voiced by the Hon. Mr. E. D. Shearn in the Federal Council yesterday of the F.M.S. Government’s acceptance—under pressure from the Colonial Office—of the Perak River Hydro-Electric
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    SIR SHENTON AND PERAK HYDRO-ELECTRIC.
    58 24 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur. Nov. 15. Referring to the Perak River Hydro-Electric scheme in the course of his address bringing the Federal Council meeting to a close today, the High Commissioner (Sir Shenton Thomas) said that he had every confidence that the future
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    JOINT CHIEF JUSTICE.
    188 24 Reorganisation Of Malayan Judiciary. SCHEME IN HAND. yUE Secretary of State for the Colonies has under consideration a scheme for the posts ol Chief Justice. Federated Malay States, and of the Colony being held by the same man. The Government is not prepared to disclose the details
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    PRISON FOR CHEATING EAST ASIATIC CO.
    111 24 Chop Owners Give Notice Of Appeal. Judgment was delivered last week bv Mr. H. A. Forrer, the Singapore criminal district judge, convicting Lim Teck Kow and Seng Yew Chow, tne proprietors of Chop Thong Hock Chan, of cheating the East Asiatic Co., in respect
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    POPPY DAY RECEIPTS ALREADY $12,370.
    94 24 Total receipts up till yesterday in connection with this year’s Poppy Day “drive” in Singapore amount to $12,370. This includes a sum of roughly $6,900 from street collections as against $6,600 obtained from this source last year. Proceeds of the concert, ball, cinema show. etc.
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    CIGARETTE MAKER’S VISIT TO MALAYA.
    52 24 Chairman and managing director of Rothmans, Ltd., the English cigarettes manufacturing firm in London, Mr. S. Rothman arrived in Singapore on Monday on a business trip. He anticipates his visit to Malaya will occupy a month. After Malaya he will visit various other markets in
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    WHITEHALL CEREMONY.
    571 25 Duke Of York Takes Place Of The King. armistice day scenes. Prince Of Wales At Stone Of Remembrance. Bituiuvcc 1 fu London, Nov. 12. LSlKbbb and othpi actixities ot all kinds throughout Groat Britain were entirely suspended yesterday in observance of the Two Minutes' Silence, the most impressive
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    SOLEMN PLEDGE OF PEACE.
    311 25 Reuter President States U.S. World Policy. Washington. Nov. 11. Weighty pronouncements on America’s world policy were uttered by President Roosevelt speaking at the Warriors’ Tomb today. He cited trade barriers that had caused international friction, and disclosed that the definite agreement reached between the United States
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    NANKING PROTESTS TO JAPAN.
    91 25 Japanese activities- Sin Chew Jit Poii copyright Arrests In North China Shanghai. Nov 12 The Nanking Foreign Office yest< r day lodged a protest with the Japunes Ambassador against the illegal arrest; by Japanese gendarmes of Chinese officials and civilians in Peiping and Tientsin. This apparently
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    FOREIGNERS IN N. CHINA SURRENDER SILVER.
    42 25 Tientsin. Nov 12 All foreign residents of Peiping and Tientsin, including Britons, Americans, and Italians, with the exception of Japanese, have surrendered their silver to the three Chinese Government banks in accordance with the Nanking decrees
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    JAPANESE SPRING
    229 25 ..—Reuter. A SURPRISE. Views On Loan To China. I foreign control BOGEY. Following consultations between the Ministries concerned, it is understood (says a Tokio message) that Japan will shortly reply formally to Britain concerning a proposed international loan to China, and express regret that Chinese currency reform, which
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    CURRENCY REFORMS HITCH.
    114 25 listed at over Yen 0 000 000. Sin Chew Jit Poll Flight Of Chinese Money To Japanese Banks. Shanghai. Nov. 13. A serious setback to the Chinese Government’s currency reforms has been caused by the refusal of the Japanese banks to surrender their silver stocks to rpe
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    CHINA AIR LINK WITH EUROPE.
    86 25 will remain eJTecme for a year.- Sin Chew Jit Poh Nanking. Nov. 13. The Nanking Government is studying a Sino-French dr..ft aviation agreement pioviding for a link-up between the Canton air service to Hanoi. Indochina, via Kwangrhowan < French co'ony in Kwangtungi. Tills is to
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    GERMANY FALLS INTO LINE.
    106 26 AUSTRIA ENFORCES EMBARGO. Berlin, Nov. 13. DUTTER, bacon, rubber, oils, petroleum, silk, wool, cotton, tin and other base metals are among hundreds of commodities, the export of which is to l)e prohibited as from Saturday except by special licence. It is officially stated that prohibition is
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    ATTACK ON THE POWERS.
    116 26 -Reuter. ITALY CONSIDERS REPRISALS. Rome, Nov. 11. It is understood the Government's Note of protest to the sanctionist Powers is a longdocument attacking- sanctionist Powers. On judical and moral grounds it denies the League acted justly in invoking Article Sixteen for the first time against Italy
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    ABYSSINIAN CARAVAN CAPTURED.
    115 26 —Reuter. Italian Plane Plays A Big Part. Asmara, Nov. 11. A parachute message dropped by a reconnoitring aeroplane and picked up by Italians resulted today in the capture of an important Abyssinian caravan of over 300 camels after fierce hand-to-hand fighting. The Italians receiving the message made
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    ABYSSINIANS CLAIM VICTORY.
    34 26 Reuter. Harar, Nov. 13. The Abyssinians claim a success at Ancle, near Dagabur, in which 12 Italians were killed and 1,000 Somalis were take n prisoner. Six tanks were captured Reuter.
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    FEDERATION IN CHINA?
    387 26 Sin Chew Jit Poh. Creation Of New State In The North. Shanghai, Nov. 13. Major-General Tada, commander of the Japanese forces in North China, is reported to have presented three demands to General Shang Chen, Governor of Hopei, as follows The creation of a de facto independent
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    Excitement In Shanghai.
    198 26 and commodity prices soaring.—Sin Chew Jit Poh. JAPANESE ERECT DEFENCES. Shanghai, Nov. 14. Shanghai is again witnessing scenes reminiscent of those preceding the Japanese onslaught on that city in 1932. Japanese troops have begun erecting barbed-wire entanglementis along the Hongkew area bordering on Chapei, while armoured cars
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    ACCIDENT ON H.M.S. DORSETSHIRE.
    63 26 —Reuter. Shanghai’s Jumpy Nerves Jarred. Shanghai, Nov 13. The accidental explosion of a blank charge in the saluting gun aboard H M S. Dorsetshire in the Whangpoo jarred Shanghai’s junmy nerves this morning. The naval authorities hastily issued an explanation to allay possible rumours in view
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    GREAT BOOM IN STEEL.
    123 26 Reuter. Remarkable Figures For Britain. London, Nov. 14. Steol production statistics for October indicate that all records of the past eight years have been well and truly beatien by the figure of 907,300 tons which is over 50,000 tons higher than the previous highest of 1935
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    45 POLICE INJURED IN RIOTS.
    253 26 —Reuter VIOLENT MOB FIRED ON IN CAIRO. Cairo, Nov. 14. CORTY-FIVE police were injured, 13 seriously during rioting at Cairo yesterday. Students celebrating Independence Day got out of hand and attacked tihe police who were forced to fire on the mob, killing one and seriously
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    STEAMER CUT IN TWO.
    115 26 WAS TO CALL AT SINGAPORE. The Silver Line steamer, Silverhazel, which was due in Singapore on Nov. 28, has been wrecked off Luzon Island, states, a Reuter message from Manila. The steamer struck a rock and split in two, half of it being sunk. There were
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    NEW CHIEF JUDGE OF MAURITIUS.
    51 26 British Radio Appointment Of Mr. G. E. Nairac. London, Nov. 12. The King has approved the appointment of Mr. G. E. Nairac, Procureur and Advocate-General. Mauritius to be Chief 'Udge of that Colony in succession to Mr. F. B. Petrides. recently a>,pointet Chief Jrstice. Gold
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    GOVERNMENT RETURNED WITH BIG MAJORITY.
    246 27 .—l’euter. Confidence Of The People Easily Retained. RAMSAY MACDONALD BEATEN. London, Nov. 16. The General Election has virtually drawn to a close. The National Government has easily retained the confidence of the electorate of Great Britain, and they return to the House of Commons on
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    ITALIAN COLUMN AMBUSHED.
    161 27 .—Reuter. DESPERATE FIGHT IN MOUNTAINS. Asmara, Nov. 15. A column of Italian Askaris, mostly composed of wild Danakil levies, led by Colonel Mariot-; ti were advancing towards t Asbi to join General Santini’s column there when they were ambushed on a narrow mountain path by about 500
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    MORE ARMAMENTS FOR AUSTRIA.
    96 27 —Reuter. Increase In Planes Emphasised. Vienna. Nov. 13. A large increase in Austria’s armaments in the near future was announced today by the Chancellor, Dr Schuschnigg. in a speech in the Federal Diet. Gen. Zehner. Under-Secretary of State, emphasised the necessity of acquiring more tanks and
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    EUROPEAN SHOT DEAD IN SHANGHAI.
    77 27 Reuter. Revolver By His Side. Shanghai. Nov. 13. G C Welsford. aged 30, a native ol Johannesburg, was found shot dead in a boarding house this morning with a revolver by his side. He leaves a wife and child'in Johannesburg.- Reuter. Thn seventeenth century distillery
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    MISS BATTEN CREATES NEW RECORD.
    199 27 FAST FLIGHT OVER SOUTH ATLANTIC. Miss Jean Batten, the famous 24-year-old New Zealand airwoman put up a new solo record on Nov. B> when she flew tin? South Atlantic* from Dakar (Senegal, Africa) to, Port Natal (Brazil) in 14 hours and 15 minutes. Her speed
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    GREEK KING RETURNS TO THRONE.
    152 27 on the following Sunday. Reuter and British Wireless. Royal Send Off From London. London. Nov. 15. J/IN(« George oi (Irecce was t een o!T from Victoria, London, yesterday 1>> the Prince of Vales, the Duke and Duchess of York, the Duke and Duchess of Kent
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    POLICY TOWARD JAPAN.
    110 27 Sin Chew Jit Poh. NANKING MILITARY CONFERENCE. Shanghai, Nov. 15. Important decisions, including measures tor coping with Japanese invasion, are reported to have been made at a high military conference In Nanking yesterday. Those present were General Chiang Kai-shek. General Feng Yu-hslang, erstwhile “Christian General’’ who led
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    MORE ABYSSINIAN DEFECTIONS.
    60 27 Reuter. Has Kassa Suspected. Agulu, Nov. 17. Reuter's correspondent with the Italian northern army says reports reaching the Italian command Horn native sources state that Ru.s Seyoum is now at Ambaalagi and is taking over supreme command of tin* troops at present under Has Kas.sa, who, it
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    BUSINESS RESPONDS TO ELECTION TRIUMPH.
    608 28 —Reuter. .—British Radio. fives and one Labour.—Reuter Wire less Mr. Baldwin’s Assurance. “HAPPY ENGLAND,” SAYS FRENCH PRESS. The result is splendid, declared Mr. Stanley Baldwin, at the week-end, in a message to the country. The nation has expressed decisively confidence in our will and ability
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    Demand For Re-poll.
    116 28 The Scottish Labour Party have decided to petition the Court of Session, Edinburgh, for a re-poll in the Kelvingrove division of Glasgow, states Reuter. At the end ol the first count early on Friday morning. Mr. Walter Elliot (Minister of Arieulture», Conservative, was given an advantage of
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    MR. HU HAN-MIN ON WAY TO CHINA ? SITUATION IN NORTH OBSCURE.
    366 28 MR. HU HAN-MIN ON WAY TO CHINA SITUATION IN NORTH OBSCURE. —Sin Chew Jit Poll. Shanghai, Nov. 18. Mr. Hu Han-min, veteran statesman, secretly left France on Friday for an unknown destination, says a Paris report received in Shanghai. In view of the appeal by the Fifth National Congress of
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    26 28 —Reuter. Tilt whole city of Avignon, except the Place Clemcnceau and the Pope’s Palace has been submerged in the Rhone Hoods which exceed 70 years’ record.—Reuter.
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    EGYPTIAN TROOPS CALLED OUT
    240 28 Ugly Rioting In Cairo. Cairo, Nov. 17. PGYPTIAN troops have been despatched to Tanta, Zagazig, and other centres of disturbances A mass meeting of the legal fraternity tonight called on all lawyers to come out on strike or Thursday, states Reuter. An earlier message emanating from
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    12-YEAR-OLD GIRL VOTES.
    74 28 .--Reuter Wireless. In the General Election three voters, each aged 103, exercised the franchise and there ucre at least two other centenarians. A girl of twelve and a halj year 5. whose name was accidentally inserted on the electoral roll, exercised her right to vote at Watford
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    Marshal Badoglio Takes Over Command.
    84 28 —Reuter Romo, Nov. 17. Gen. Emilio de Bono has been recalled and Marshal Badoglio has been appointed High Commissioner and Commander-in-Chiet in East Africa A communique says that with ;he reconquest of Makale Gen. do Bono has concluded the task entrusted to him. II Duce
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    ARMS SUPPLIES RUSHED INTO ABYSSINIA.
    160 28 -Reuter Wireless. Addis Ababa. Nov. 17 With the removal of the arms’ embargoes by several countries arms and medical supplies are arriving in considerable quantities, and 5.000 of the latest model of quick-firing rifles ana a great deal of medical stocks havt arrived and 500,000
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    GARRISON CLUBS SUCCESS.
    576 30 Local Golf. M.M. Paterson’s Easy Win In Vade Cup Final. TIIK Garrison Golf C lub scored u good win over the Island Club on the latter’s course on Sunday by f> points to 3 in a representative golf match. The results. Island Goli Club players mentioned first,
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    Singapore Owed Victory To Their Great Defence.
    1115 30 FORWARDS WERE RIGHT OFF FORM. (By Our Hockey Correspondent.) SINGAPORE 1; SELANGOR 0. JHE spectators’ reactions to Singapore’s match with Selangor on Saturday, which Singapore won by a goal to nil, can fittingly be epitomised in the words of a local onlooker, who
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    NEGRI-MALACCA’S FINE WIN.
    282 30 SIX FORWARDS HELD SELANGOR. Pinto’s Sound Display At Full-Back. (By Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Nov. Id. KIKGRI-Malacca made a welcome return to tlieir best form today, and gave a first class display to defeat Selangor by a goal and two tries (11 poitUs) to a try (3
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    RACING IN BANGKOK
    98 30 The Siam Racing Association which controls the two Racing Clubs ir. Bangkok commences a new Season (1935-1936) on Nov. 30. Two vacancies arising on the Board of Stewards were duly tilled by two prominent residents incidentally both bankers, namely Mr. G. Grant. Agent ot the Chartered Bank
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    JOHORE PUT UP A GREAT SHOW VS. THE SERVICES.
    859 31 FINE TACKLING HOLDS BRILLIANT THREES. United Services 14 pts.; Johore 5 pts. JOHORE went down before the powerful t’nited Services side J in a Malaya Cup rugby match at the Anston Road Stadium oil Saturday by a goal and three tries
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    PUBLIC SERVICES WIN.
    86 31 Public Services R.F.C. opts. S.lipts. Playing at Dunearn Road on Saturday the Public Services R.F.C. got their revenge over the S.C.C. winning by a goal <5 points) to a try <3 points. Although the S.C.C. had most of the play they failed owing to poor following up
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    INTER-STATE GAME ENDS IN DRAW.
    282 31 i Penang’s Strong Finish Against Perak. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Taiping. Nov. 1(1. riNK weather favoured the friendly inter-Stato Rugby match today Penang scoring a goal and two trie> (11 points) to draw with Perak who got a goal, a penalty goal and try (11
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    F. M. S. BEAT STRAITS SCORE.
    222 31 THREE BETTER IN POSTAL MATCH. Selangor Top Singapore In Cup Contest. TMIK r.M.S. tram shot for the Overseas .30.1 Colonial Full Kange INtstal Match on Sunday, on the Kuala l.unipur Kange, and put up a score o! 1107, which is three better than tin*
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    ALL BLUES CUP.
    155 31 Holders At K.L. To Selangor. From Our Own Correspondent.* Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 1G The prospects of the Selangor Asiatic Rugby team doing well in the All Blues ctip competition do not look gloomy at rill this season for they gave a brilliant display this evening to defeat
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  • The Straits Budget FINANCIAL SUPPLEMENT
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      $49,000 ADDED TO 1936 EXPENDITURE.
      1094 1 Revised Estimates Passed RETIRING G. O. C.’s WORK FOR CIVIL WELFARE. revised draft estimates of revenue and expenditure for next year, which had been referred to select committee, were approved at a meeting of the Legislative Council in Singapore The expenditure side of the Budget
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      CHINESE MEMBER ON F.M.S. LOANS.
      254 1 2 V2 Per Cent. Interest Said To Be Possible. The following remarks were made In the Federal Council by the Hon. Mr. Lai Tet Loke In the Federal Council on Thursday: The Government deserves our thanks by having lightened our recurrent public debt charges to
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      MALAYAN TRADE.
      170 1 Recovery During October. There was a recovery In Malayan trade during October. Imports at $42,696,000 compared with $34,630,000 In September and $42,484,000 In October last year. This Is disclosed In preliminary figures published yesterday. Exports were $48,766,000 compared with $45,988,000 In September. A year ago, however, they were
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      THE RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING CO., LTD.
      997 2 (Incorporated In Queensland) RAUB, PAHANG. F.M.S. November 8th 1935. REPORT NO. 500. a Tfce Chairman Directors, The Ranh Australian Gold Mining Co., Ltd. SINGAPORE S.S. Gentlemen.—Herewith is the Report of Operations of the Raub Australian Gold Mining Co., Ltd., for the four weeks
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      WILL N.I. DEMAND HIGHER QUOTA ?
      267 2 WILL N.I. DEMAND HIGHER QUOTA SPECULATION IN MINCING LANE. London, Nov. 18. Are we in peril of getting an 4 N.E.I. complex?’ Holders of rubber shares are subject to only one form of nightmare in which the sleep-dis- turbing apparition always bears a banner 4 N.E.I.’ inscribed on it and
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      TIN STOCKS DOWN TO 340 TONS.
      71 2 .—Reuter. London, Nov. 18. London tin stocks have sunk to 840 tons, the lowest figure since the inception of metal exchange records in 1920. The cash price, however, is hardly airected since spot business is negligible owing to expectations of delivery this week of
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      DUTCH MAY BUY MALAYAN RIGHTS.
      620 2 EXCESS SHIPMENTS PROBLEM. Lewis and Peat (Singapore) Ltd., in their report dated Nov. 15 state: Little trading has taken place during the week, values here are still well above the export level and inquiries from outside interests poor. The high export of native rubber from
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      U.S. QUESTIONNAIRE STATISTICS.
      64 2 Increased Consumption In October. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Nov. 15. The U.S.A. rubber questionnaire statistics for October, 1935 compared with September, 1935 and October, 1934 shows (in tons) Arrivals 34,356, 34,569, 35,298 Consumption 42,436, 37,553, 31 347 Stocks 317,849, 326,236, 362 018 Afloat 49,913, 43,413, 38,247.
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      RUBBER STOCKS.
      140 2 World Figure Down By 16,500 Tons. There was a heavy reduction during September in world stocks of rubber outside the regulated areas. The Statistical Bulletin of the International Rubber Committee shows that the reduction amounted to about 16,300 tons, reducing the total to tons, which compares with 654.825
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      140 2 1252nd Auction, held on Nov. 14. 1935. lb. tons Catalogued 862.122 384.88 Offered 836.362 373.38 Sold 775.641 346.27 Spot London 6 5'16d. New York 13 1/16 cts PRICES REALISED. Ribbed Smoked Sheet. Cents per lb. Standard Quality 21% Good Ave:age Quality 21% to 21 Fair
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      EXPORTS OF TINNED PINEAPPLES.
      96 2 During the week ending Nov. 9. 1935, exports from Malayan ports amounted to 33,785 cases, of which: 27,090 (80 per cent.) cases were to the United Kingdom, 650 (2 per cent.) cases to the Continent of Europe, GO per cent.) cases to Canada, and 2,572 (8
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      FRASER & CO.’s SHARE REPORT.
      945 3 FRASER CO.’s SHARE REPORT. Election Result Well Received. The battle of the polls has been lost and won and the people of Great Britain have spoken with no uncertain voice, signifying their approval of the policy, promises and performances of t p e National Government in the usual manner. Naturally,
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      NATIVE OWNERS
      172 3 Tapping For Two Cents A Kilogram. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Batavia, Nov. 14. spite of the continual increase m the export duty on native rubber, the export of such rubber in October from the Outer Possessions was 17,000 tons or double the quota for that month The Bataviaasch
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      BOUSTEAD GROUP.
      41 3 Outputs of rubber for the month of October. United Patani.—2ol.2ll lb. Malakoff.—lls.oBo lb. Taiping.—B3.Bss lb. Sungei 8atu.—49.000 lb. Windsor.—23.927 lb. Foothills.—22,4oo lb. Bertam Cons. —181.456 lb. Kuala Muda.—lBo,ooo lb. Val D0r.—30.500 lb. Gadek.—lB.soo lb. Kuala Sidim.—6l.36o lb. Bassett.—23.s2l lb.
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      RUBBER.
      28 3 The figures in brackets denote the corresponding period last year. Kuala Raman. (81.000 lb.), 56.700 lb. Lok Kawi. —(41.500 lb.). 19,000 lb. Bruseh. —(41,000 lb.), 25,000 lb.
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      STOCK EXCHANGE.
      395 3 Most Departments Dull And Easier. London, Nov. 19. 1 The Stock Exchange was dull and easier, gilt-edged leading the decline. War Loan opened lower at 105 *4 and closed at 105. Semi-investments and industrials showed a string of falls. Shells were an exception, after their heavy fall .f
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      BORNEO CO. GROUP.
      64 3 Outputs for October, 1935, and the figures in brackets denote the figures of corresponding period of last year. Pahang Corns. (C. 444 pels.), 3,192 pels. Ipoh. —(2.021) pels.), 160 pels.. 175,600 yds. treated 641 hrs. run. Sungei Kinta. (320 pels.), 220 pels.. 61,220 yds. treated. 264 hrs.
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      AYER WENG.
      23 3 Output of Ayer W<ng (Rahman) mine for th'- month of October, 1935, was 154 pels. Total for 1 month 154 pels.
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      SINGAPORE RUBBER PRICES (Sellers).
      54 3 Dat»* Spot Nov. Dor Jan.-Mar. Apr.••June July-Sept I/mdon Nov. 14 22' n 22% 22% 22% 23% 23 >>518 15 22% 22% 22 22% 23%. 24 6 18 22 22% 22' i 23% 23 8518 19 21% 22 22 22% 23’.. 6% 20 21 15 16 22%
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      SOUTH PERAK RUBBER SYNDICATE.
      208 3 Favourable Year’s Working. The third ordinary general meeting of the South Perak Rubber Syndicate, Ltd.. was held m London on Nov. 4. Mr M Sidney Parry. J P <the chairman*. said it was with some satisfaction that the directors were able to present a favourable report
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      PRODUCE.
      183 3 Singapore, November 20 12 noon. Buyer. Seller* Gambier 6.00 Java Cube 9.50 Hamburg 10.00 White Montok Pepper 18.50 Black Pepper 10.00 Fair Flake Tapioca 4.55 Med. Pearl Tapioca 5.40 Small Pearl Tapioca 5.40 Llngga Sago Flour Sarawak Sago Flour Palembang Jelotong 9.50 Banja Jelotong 9.25 Sarawak Sago Flour Small
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      RUBBER SHARES.
      630 4 London Exchange Prices On Nov. 6. Allagar (JO 1/5; Alor Pongsu (2 2/3; Anglo-Malay (£1) 13/3; Ayer Kuning (£1) 30/7; Bogan Serai (£1) 15/9; Bahru (Sel.) (2/) 2/11: Banteng (£1) 20/6; Batang (2/) /UH; Batu Caves (£1) 21/6; Batu Tlga (£1) 27/6; Bekoh (2/) 11; Bertam Con. (2/)
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      TIN SHARES.
      162 4 London Exchange Prices On Nov. 11. Ampat (4/) 6/1 Vi; Anglo-Burma (5/) 7Mt; Ayer Hitam (5/) 14 S; Bangrin (£1) 20/3; Oopeng Cons. (£1) l 13/16; Hongkong (i/t 19 3; Idris (5/) 5/6; Ipoh (160 24/3Kampong Lanjut (£1) 16 9; Kamunting (5/) 12/3; Kepong (£1 > 10/3; Kinta
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      SINGAPORE TIN PRICES.
      19 4 Nov. 14 Tin, S pore Price $109*4 per picul 5 no 109'4 2q >1® 20 no
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      STOCKS AND SHARES.
      1481 4 Issued by Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt Exchange and Stock Brokers. Singapore, November 20, 10 a.m. MINING. Issue Val. Fraser Co Lyall Evau issue Val. Fraser Co Lyall Evatt Buyers Seilers Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers 4/- Ampat Tin 6/3 6/9cd 6/6 7/-cd 5/-
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