The Straits Budget, 27 August 1936

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    30 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES 1 ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] No. 4098. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 1936. Price 25 cents (S.S. Currency) or 7d.
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    THE WEEK IN MALAYA.
    1055 1 THE Straits Settlements Government on Monday refused to establish a special committee to inquire into the Japanese trade menace in Malaya. A hint was given, however, that a committee may be appointed after Sir SLenton Thomas’ return next month. AN assurance that Government is taking a
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  • The Straits Budget
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      Bureaucracy.
      890 2 such as Mr. Crocker desires.—Straits Times, Aug. 20. People who read in Hansard the full report of the debate on the Colonial Office vote, on which we commented a day or two ago, might be excused for asking themselves if all is well with the British Colonial Empire. They
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      EFFECT OF JAPAN’S TRADE PUSH.
      1125 2 annals of Empire."—Straits Times, Aug. 21. On Page 24 of thiss issue we publish a table compiled from official reports issued by the RegistrarGeneral of Statistics, S.S. and F.M.S. showing the remarkable growth in the import of various classes of Japanese goods to Malaya in
      annals of Empire."—Straits Times, Aug. 21.  -  1,125 words
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      MR. AHEARNE EVADES THE ISSUE.
      902 3 refused to tell us.—Straits Times, Aug. 24. To the discomfort, and no doubt the annoyance, of the senior M.C.S. officers who make up the entity known as Government in the Federation, a Chinese member of the Federal Council had the temerity to plead the cause
      refused to tell us.—Straits Times, Aug. 24.  -  902 words
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      THE GOVERNMENT IS PERTURBED!
      1308 3 -Straits Times, Aug. 25. Although "as a matter of expediency for the time being" the Government of the Straits Settlements is not prepared to appoint a special committee to inquire into the Japanese trade threat and "to consider what action, if any, is necessary to preserve
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      ANOTHER EXAMPLE
      879 4 -Straits Times, Aug. 26. OF JAPANS METHODS. We have already shown, by means ot extracts from Harper’s Magazine, the methods which are being adopted by the Japanese to secure a grip on the Philippines, and a correspondent has quoted an authoritative work that similar methods were being followed
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    TRAPPIST CODE OF M.C.S.
    160 4 MR. J. A. HUNTER’S “MUTE SUBJECTION.” Are members of the Ma'ayan Civil Service good speakers after ten or 20 years in the ulu and rabbit warren-ish Government buildings? It was “with some diffidence.” that Mr. J. A. Hunter, the acting Colonial Secretary, congratulated at Monday’s meeting
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    Sun Worship In Malaya.
    142 4 SWIMMING CLUB “TEMPLE. MALAYAN sun worshippers are mentioned in the annual report on social and economic progress in the Straits Settlements published on Aug. 24. Mr. J. A. Hunter, acting Colonial Secretary, says that a comparatively new discovery in Malaya is that the sun is not
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    COLONIAL AUXILIARY FORCES.
    146 4 Two Long Service Medals Awarded. His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, Mr. A. S Small, has awarded the Colonial Auxiliary Forces long service medals to Captain H. A. J. Woodfall and Auxiliary A. E. Parsons, 1st Battalion. Straits Settlements Volunteer Force, in recognition of their long
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  • NOTES Of The DAY.
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      COLLEGE SAGO.
      192 5 hE groves of tall palms which now 1 stand out so boldly on the flat land below Raffles College, thanks to the general clearing and tidying of the grounds that has been done lately, are sago palms, and city-dwellers who do not know where the familiar domestic pudding
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      DITCH FACTORIES.
      199 5 CAGO manufacture, as practised in the Batu Pahat district and in fact everywhere in Malaysia, is an outstanding example of the possibilities that await the Machine Age in this part of the world, in eliminating waste of effort and unhygienic practices. The coolie, dripping with sweat, rasps the
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      AFRICAN VIRUS.
      191 5 r J*HERE is one objection, from the Malayan point of view, to the unification of the Colonial Service which is not mentioned in the authoritative but discreet article printed on this page today, and that the importation of colour prejudice into Malaya from other colonial countries. This is
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      PENANG GRAPES.
      77 5 J70LLOWING the recent reference in this column to the successful production of grapes on a low-country estate in Kedah, I have received the following note: “Over half a century ago grapes were cultivated at the house of the priest of the Armenian church of St. Gregory the Illuminator,
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      ANT GARDENS.
      224 5 I tell you that this note is inspired by a publication entitled “The Termite Microtermes Pallidus In Relation To Tea In Malaya” you will probably snort in disgust and pass on hastily to the notes below. But I hope you won’t, for I have just learnt some astonishing
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      UNDER COVER.
      206 5 IUOT much is known about Mie routine of the garden, however, for naturally it cannot be observed unless the nest is opened, and as soon as that is done abnormal .jonditions are created. The same is true of the remarkable arrangement whereby different species of termites live together,
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      WASTED WATER.
      216 5 11/HEN one chinks of the hundreds of miles of subsoil pipes that have been laid in this country, and the enormous quantities of water that are running to waste through them, one wonders why anti-malarial drainage is not combined more frequently with water supplies or swimming pools. This
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      SPAIN’S SPINE.
      58 5 CPAIN too has now raised ner head up and stands with a full stretched Spinal cord at her back In due array. Turning her head in all directions she has hit the right point Three war-ships dispatched against the rebels have scratched the wound into an ulcer by
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      IMPATIENT PATIENTS?
      216 5 “I JNITS will remit to the cashier, Malaya Command, the undermentioned amounts in respect of damages at the Military Hospital, Tanglin This puzzling notice, together with a list of sums to be remitted from eight units, appeared in Command Orders recently, but unfortunately no particulars are given of
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      MALAYAN MELONS.
      199 5 U/HEN I said the other day that the local melon was not worth buying. being vastly nicer to look at than to eat. I was of course referring to the water melon, but I have since been delighted to learn that it is possible to grow other and
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      C.A.S. AND C.C.S.
      154 5 QNE result of the formation of the Colonial Administrative Service which is often overlooked in Malaya la that when that step was taken in 1932 Malaya lost her separate civil service—the most sought-after service in the Colonial Empire with the exception of the I.C.S.—but Ceylon did not.
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      CAFES, INNS, BARS.
      118 5 CAFES INNS BARS. QN Dec. 3 and 5 the Straits dignitaries in the municipal portrait gallery will look down austerely upon a remarkable scene in the Victoria Memorial Hall, for that hall will contain a Wild West Bar, a Japanese tea-house, a Chinese restaurant, a Dutch inn. a German beer-garden,
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      WHY LIVE IN TOWN?
      244 6 •T'HIS query is inspired by a visit 4 which I paid the other day to that prosperous-looking little settlement which lies at the foot of Bukit Timah, on a bluff overlooking the main road and a short distance beyond Bukit Timah village. I have always been
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      AIR MAIL SAVING.
      159 6 AIR MAIL SAVING H ow many days 1 save send my letters by air mail?” Most of us. if asked to ans wer that question, would have to confess that we are still slightly foggy '.s to the exact saving of time that is made, more especially if we are
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      MODERN BATIK.
      160 6 references to the native weaving industry in Malaya and Java, and the gallant fight which it is putting up in the latter country against cheap Japanese sarongs, throw into relief the fortunate position of the batik Industry. When you buy Java batik, cloth you are sure of getting
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      MALACCA SHOW.
      92 6 AN interesting feature of the Malacca flower show, to be held in the Capitol Theatre gardens next Saturday and Sunday, is that a cup is being offered for amateur gardeners non-resident in Malacca. The class thus opened to outsiders consists of exhibits of miscellaneous plants numbering not more
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      “ORANG BUKIT.”
      256 6 ORANG BUKIT.” rpHERE is one among us who can write. Turn to the article printed on this page today and see if you do not agree. I for one confess that I have not come upon such fine writing about Malaya since Fauconnier described the swamp and hill jungle and
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      RAMBUTAN CROPS.
      186 6 JJOME surprising figures were given in The Sunday Times yesterday to show the possibilities of the orchard industry on Singapore Island either as a means of settling young men on the land or as an investment. In any such orchard the staple fruit is likely to be the
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      POINT PENAGGAR.
      205 6 11/HEN reconstructing episodes in our Colonial past, such as the landing of Captain Light on Penang Island, we are inclined to underestimate the physical changes that may take place in the :ourse of a century or more. It is possible, for example, that the “low sandy point” called
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      KUALA KANGSAR KRIS.
      98 6 rpHAT kris-making is not yet entirely extinct in Perak is shown by the following note, sent to me from Penang by Mr. H. R. Oppenheim: “When passing through Kuala Kangsar about a year ago I was shown a newly made kris and was there told that it
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      A PICNIC CRUISE.
      202 6 PLEASANT and unusual excursion which came my way recently, thanks to the friend who organised it. was a sea trip at night from Singapore harbour round the coast to the Jurong River. We started from the Telok Ayer basin, where our arrival, complete with picnic baskets, thermos
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      PAST THE SHIPS.
      254 6 'JpHIS part of the trip was especially enjoyable. The water was dead calm and mysteriously black in the shadow of the fortified islands while on the other side the shipping and wharves cast e flickering fringe 01 light on the channel. Then came a line of fanta*
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      ELUSIVE RIVER.
      281 6 EAVTN j the Labrador cliffs behind, we were soon abreast of Buona Vista village and after that the lights dwindled away, until we were running along a coast-line so dark and featureless that we had difficulty in picking out any landmarks that would help us in finding the
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    702 7 Mrs. A. H. Flowerdew is expected in. Kuala Lumpur in October. Mr G L. O’Hara Hickson, of Bhutan estate Nilai, has returned from leave in New Zealand. Tuan Syed Idid, Chief Malay Judge. Kedah who was on long leave due to illness,’ has resumed duties. Mr D.
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    S.S. APPOINTMENTS.
    244 7 Lady Assistant Protector Of Chinese. The following appointments are notified in the 8.S. Government Gazette: Miss Yvonne Marian Langley to be Lady Assistant Protector of Chinese, Singapore. Mr. J. H. Wagstaff, Inspector of Machinery, Mines Department, F.M.S., to be an Engineer, Posts and Telegraphs Department, SB. and F.M.S.
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    O.B.E. Badge Presented To Volunteer Officer.
    54 7 (From Our Malacca Correspondent.) H.E. the Officer Administering the Government (Mr. A. S. Small) this morning presented to Lieutenant acti; g Captain) Mohamed All bin Maidin the badge of a Member of the Order of the British Empire, which v*as conferred on him in
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    CAPT. N. M. HASHIM & SIR JOHN BAGNALL.
    479 7 CAPT. N. M. HASHIM SIR JOHN BAGNALL. Mr. Small’s Tribute In CouncU. Following the other speeches of congratulation to the Hon. Capt. N. M. Hashim and Sir John Bagnall at the Legislative Council meeting on Monday H.E. the Officer Administering the Government (Mr. A. S. Small) said: I desire to
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES WEDDING.
    44 7 TUXFORD—PARKER.—On Aug. 22, 1936 at St. Andrew’s Cathedral. Singapore. Ivon Reginald Bridges Tuxford, only son of Mr. Mrs. Ivon Tuxford of Shanghai. China, to Hilary Mary Parker, eldest daughter >f Mr. Mrs. W. R. Parker of Dee Bank, West Kirby. Cheshire.
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    Contents.
    314 7 Leaders. Bureaucracy 2 Effect Of Japan’s Trade Push 2 Mr. Ahearne Evades The Issue 3 The Government Is Perturbed! 3 Another Exaftiple Of Japan’s Methods 4 Telegrams— Covering past week’s news 25—28 Picture Supplement 17 —St Financial Supplement— Financial and Commercial News to date, following page 32 Malayan General
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    JOHORE APPOINTMENTS.
    150 7 The Secretary of State for the Colonies has approved the promotion of Mr. C. F. S. Jameson, M.C.. Senior Inspector of Mines, F.M.S., to be Warden of Mines, Johore. Other appointments notified in the Johore Government Gazette are: Mr. H. C. Upton, Assistant Architect, Malayan Public Works Service,
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  • Obituary
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    51 7 DEATHS TAN.—Mrs. Tan Ah Kong, age 75, passed away at her son’s residence, 76 BranKsomf 1 Road. BROWNE.—On August 20. 1936, Thomas Patrick Browne, Assistant Engineer. Public Works Department, aged 27 years The death has occurred in Lond <>r. of Sir Henry Lytton. the famous G.ibert and Sullivan actor.—Reuter Wir
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    YEAR’S GAOL FOR FUSILIERS.
    145 8 They Narrowly Escaped A Flogging. Mr. L. B. Gibson, Criminal District Judge, delivered Judgment on Monday in the case in which Patrick Doran, 24, and Francis Mooney. 19, of the Inniskilling Fusiliers, were charged with having committed robbery of a motor car valued at $1,500, the
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    13 8 Mr. J. Keene, of the Electrical Department, Batu Pahat, has returned from leave.
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    “YOU HAVE WELL AND HONOURABLY WON KNIGHTHOOD. ”
    939 8 “YOU HAVE WELL AND HONOURABLY WON KNIGHTHOOD. Mr. Small’s Tribute To Sir Ong Siang Song. LEGISLATOR, VOLUNTEER AND LOYAL CITIZEN. THE first Straits Chinese to be knighted—that is the great and, as all agree, magnificently merited distinction which has fallen to Sir Ong Siang Song. At Government House on Monday,
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    “CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE” FINDING.
    242 8 Verdict In Selangor Club Inquiry. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 24. DELIVERING his finding in the inquiry concerning the loss of life following the collapse of the Selangor Club servants’ quarters on July 12, Mr. J. Calder, the Kuala Lumpur first magistrate, today said that
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    “SOCIETY TO REPEL THE JAPANESE.”
    90 8 (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, Aug. 19. Mr. J. A. A. Faith, Police Magistrate, today sentenced Chhin Khian Cheng to two months’ rigorous imprisonment on his admission that he was in possession of certain documents at th> time of his arrest. “But,” said the accused,
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    JOHORE MILITARY FORCES.
    74 8 Major Musa bin Yusof, J. M. F., has been appointed to act as Officer in Charge of the Artillery Company. Johore Military Forces. Jemadar Abdul Rahim bin Ahmad Jee, of the Artillery Company, J.M.F., has been granted five months’ leave ol absence. The following promotions in the
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  • Correspondence.
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      DICTATION FROM DOWNING ST.
      886 9 Sir David Galloway On Local Prostitution Problem. To the Editor of the Straits Times Si r _l read with satisfaction the ittter which you published in your issue of Wednesday last in which Average Bloke” gave his impressions. I think he does himself an injustice in
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      LATEX MYSTERY.
      209 9 Made Below Or Above Ground? To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.—Many years ago it was said, by botanists that the latex of the rubber tree is made in the roots of the tree. Has this ever been disproved Circumstantial evidence still supports this theory, for in
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      REMEDY FOR HIGH OVERHEADS.
      702 9 “VERY OLD STAGER’S” SUGGESTIONS. To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, —I was Interested In the letter signed “Trader” In your Issue of Aug. IS Don’t you think our social system Is a good answer to the question: “Why should It be necessary for a
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      TO HELP TOURISTS.
      89 9 Information Bureau Wanted In Singapore. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —Most towns now find an Information Bureau very useful to tourists and strangers. Both Singapore and Penang might find such an establishment pay well. It might be tried first when the big ships come
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    Overhead Expenses Of Firms.
    299 9 Overhead Expenses Of Firms THE BURDEN OF EUROPEAN SALARIES. Sir, —I should like to support Trader’s letter in your issue of Aug. 13, on the question of overheads generally and European salaries in particular. I have been battling with overheads for years now, but overheads seem to be In the
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    CATTLE FROM SIAM.
    70 9 Special Train To Be Run To Singapore. (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang. Aug. 22. The cattle ban from Siam has not yet been lifted. It is understood that the arrangements will begin on Sept. 13. When the ban is lifted, however, tnc railways are contemplating running a
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    OFFICIAL STATEMENT ON JAPANESE TRADE
    748 11 “We Are In Very Close Touch With Situation.” MR. TAY LIAN TECK AND COMMITTEE OF INQUIRY. THE Straits Settlements Government on Monday refused to establish a special committee to inquire into the Japanese trade menace in Malaya. A hint was given, however, that a committee
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    BAG-SNATCHERS BUSY.
    113 11 Bag snatchers are busy in Singapore. and women out shopping need to display special caution. The favourite ruse is for a cyclist to come brushing past a woman and snatch her bag from under her arm. then making off at h<gh speed. A few days age one of
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    “Safety First” At The Hospital.
    64 11 The Legislative Council on Monday received a report of the Finance Committee recommending a provision of $7O0 “To meet the cjst of erection of rails above the balustrades of the verandah of /he v ards on th.s upper floors where not already provided for throughout
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    BIG DROP IN OPIUM SALES.
    197 11 FEWER SMOKERS THIS YEAR. REMARKABLE decline in sales of opium, from which the Straits Settlements Government derives one quarter of its revenue, occurred during the first half of this year. This fact is disclosed in answers given by Government to questions asked by the Hon.
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    $25,000 HOME FOR FLYING CLUB.
    162 11 Rented Building At Civil Aerodrome The Straits Settlements Government is to construct .a .building costing $25,000 at the Civil aerodrome “for the purpose of renting it to the Royal Singapore Flying Club." The Legislative Council on Monday accepted a report of the Finance Finance Committee
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    31 11 Towkay Low Ti Kok. J.P.. entertained over a hundred relatives and friends to a Chinese dinner last week at his residence at Kajang. on the occasion c f his 60th birthday.
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    SINGAPORE. WEDDING
    270 11 Mr. T. J. A. Green And Miss FortuynDroogleever. A couple who married in Singapore on Saturday morning flew by K.L.M. plane from Seletar the same afternoon en route for Medan and Brastagi, where the honeymoon will be spent. The bride, who is a keen lawn tennis player and
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    LAUNCH FOR MISSIONS TO SEAMEN.
    124 11 S.S. Government Votes $4,800 For Purchase. The work of the local Missions to Seamen has been seriously handicapped by the lack of a launch of their own. Their Income Is derived from public subscriptions and donations and an annual grant from the Singapore Mercantile Marine
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    PENANG’S NEW TOWN SUPERINTENDENT.
    76 11 Mr. A. E. M. Dennys. Town Superintendent, Penang, is vacating tys appointment, having resigned at the end of his agreement. Mr. W. O F. Colebeck has been selected to fill the vacant post and is already on his way out from England He holds a Sanitary
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    MILITARY FUNERAL FOR MR. T. P. BROWNE.
    240 12 Impressive Scene At Bidadari. CULL military honours were accorded to Mr. Thomas Patrick Browne on his intermtnt at Bidadari Cemetery on Friday afternoon Mi. Browne died on Thursday evening from injuries leceived the previous day when the R.S.F.C. plane in which he was
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    HE HAS MADE THE F.M.S.R. PAY.
    248 12 Council Tributes To Hon. Mr. D.H. Elias. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 20. References to the services of the General Manager, F.M.S. Railways, the Hon. Mr. D. H. Elias, in connection with the conferment on him of the C.B.E., were made at
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    NEW DEFINITION OF “ALIEN.”
    141 12 Federal Council Bill Passed. (From Our Own Corespondent) Kuala Lumpur. Aug. 20. The Rubber Regulation Enactment, 1936, which incorporates all amendments made since the original enactment was passed two years ago, became law at the meeting of the Federal Council here today. The terms of these
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    38 12 The following Government officers have returned from leave: Capt. T. P. Coe, M.C., Messrs. L. C. Simpson-Gray, T. A. O’Sullivan. E. Mulligan. F. J. Button, G. L. Bayliss, A C. Cunnyngham Perdriau, L. D. Meyer, T. P. Cromwell.
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    31 12 Mr. J. McNicol has been appointed to be a member of the Indian Immigration Committee for a period of three years with effect from Aug. 8 vice Mr. G.R. French resigned.
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    MALAYAN AIR MAIL SALVAGED.
    404 12 IMPERIAL AIRWAYS DISASTER. FLYING BOAT SINKS. 'pHE Singapore General Post Office announces that the air mail dispatched from Singapore on Aug. 16 by Imperial Airways and which was on board the flying-boat Scipio which crashed on landing at Mirabella on Saturday is believed to have been
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    BOY KING WILL NOT ABDICATE.
    43 12 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok. Aug. 21. The Premier, Phya Bahol, has denied in an interview the newspaper story that young King Ananda conThere is thus no cause for anxiety about the adoption of a dictatorship templates abdication.
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    SINGAPORE’S MELANCHOLY TRADE STORY.
    504 12 MORE LONDON COMMENT. /COMMENTING on the Straits Times revelations regarding the Japanese onslaught on the rubber carrying traffic between the Straits and New York*, the London journal, Great Britain and the East, says: “Representations have been made to the Colonial Office through the Straits Settlements Government
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    22 12 Mrs. J. Neilson, of Holyrood estate. Selama, who has been a patient in the Batu Oajah Hospital, is now at Cameron Highlands.
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    STATE COUNCILS ARE “RIDICULED.”
    1240 13 System Cumbersome And Wasteful federal council attacks ON SEPARATE LEGISLATION. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala 'Lumpur, Aug. 20. STRONG words were used by Unofficial members of the Federal Council today in remarkable attacks on the system of separate State legislation now in force under decentralisation Committed
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    FISHERMAN’S FATAL DIVE.
    107 13 Japanese Entangled In Folds Of Net. When the Taisei Maru, a Japanese fish-carrier, returned to Singapore on Wednesday from the grounds off Trengganu, in one of her insulated holds was the body of Seishi Uyehara, 20, one of the crew. Her master, Captain SeeichiroTanashino, reports that while
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    SULTAN TO SAIL ON SEPT. 11.
    463 13 KUALA LUMPUR RUMOURS. MECCA VISIT AFTER LONDON. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 21. r J'HE Sultan of Selangor's visit to England at the same time that Mr. Roland Braddell, who was his legal adviser in the recent succession dispute, is going to
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    31 13 His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government has granted to the Rev. Alan Henry Pringle, a minister of religion, a licence to solemnise marriages within the Colony of the Straits Settlements.
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    F.M.S. Government Replies To Critics On Unemployment Issue.
    785 14 MOST OF WORKLESS NOW REPATRIATED. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 20. IT was absolutely fantastic to think that Government had 1 done and was doing nothing for the unemployed, said the Federal Secretary, the Hon. Mr. C. D. Ahearne, at
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    ALLEGED DESERTER AT IPOH.
    54 14 (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Aug. 19 William Maurice Fitzgerald, the European who was arrested at Ipoh yesterday as a suspected deserter from the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, was produced before Mr. Simson Gray, first magistrate, this morning He was remanded in custody pending the arrival of
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    H.E. IN CAR ACCIDENT.
    69 14 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 19. His Excellency the High Commis sloner, Mr. A. S. Small, was involved in a minor car accident at Beranang, near Kajang, Selangor, on Tuesday afternoon. His Excellency was travelling to Kuala Lumpur and a small child ran across
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    TOWKAY MURDERED AT SEA.
    453 14 CHINESE COMMITTED FOR TRIAL. THREE MARAUDERS IN MOTORBOAT. A dramatic account of how his tovvkay lost his life in a piracy committed off an island near Malacca was related on Aug”. 19 in a Singapore court by a twakow coolie who was left b> the pirates
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    PHILIPPINES MAY BUY SIAMESE YACHT.
    43 14 The Government of the Philippines has applied to the Siamese Ministry of Defence for a full specification of the royal yacht Maha Chakkri with a view to Durchasing the same. The Ministry has already complied with the request.
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    60 14 Mr. Chin Teck Hin, youngest son o: the late Mr. and Mrs. Chia Soo Tat, or Singapore, and a brother-in-law of Mr. Teo Eue Teong, of Muar, has become engaged to Miss Low Lian Hong, eldest daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Low Wah and the younger sister of
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    PATROL BOATS FOR R.N.V.R.
    332 14 Launch Of Hull At Tanjong Rhu. Specially designed to patrol the coasts of Malaya, a flotilla of highpowered launches, whose speed is a closely guarded secret, are to he attached to the Straits Settlements Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. The hull of the first of two launches
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    OVER A HUNDRED BONES.
    185 14 Some Facts About The “Monster.” The Pulau Sugei “monster” now in the “workshop” of Raffles Museum in Singapore. It is a whale, but 1 > exact species has not been idenuned The skeleton, 46 feet long, was dismembered by museum collectors 011 Pulau Sugei 42 miles
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    WINCH OR JACK TO TAKE OUT TREES?
    1427 15 Planter Tells Why He Uses The Jack —Roots May Be Left To Rot —Helps Forestry Growth. By Our Planting Correspondent. IS it better to use winches instead 1 of jacks when taking out stumps and roots of rubber trees Until recently I heard
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    FOOD TAXES DROPPED.
    236 15 F.M.S. ANNOUNCEMENT GENERAL REVISION OF IMPORT DUTIES. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Auk. 21. THE F.M.S. Import duties generally known as food taxes are removed from today, and new customs duties will be published in the Gazette today. The duty on goods on which no British
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    JOHORE COUNCILLORS.
    38 15 H.H. the Sultan of Johore has appointed Mr. D. G. A. Fraser and Dato Roland St. John Braddell, D.P.M.J., to be additional unofficial members of the Council of State for a further period of two years.
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    SINGAPORE CITY IS WORTH $l7 MILLIONS.
    664 16 Plus Government And S. H. B. Properties. SHORTAGE OF EUROPEAN BUNGALOWS. the end of 1935 the Annual Value of the town of Singapore, within Municipal limits, and excluding Government and Harbour Board properties, was 817,065,467. This was an increase over the 19.34 figure of
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    MORE OIL TANKS AT NAVAL BASE.
    151 16 TWO YEARS WORK. is now being completed on the installation of 16 big oil tanks at the Singapore naval base. The Admiralty have ordered another 25 tanks for the naval base and these will be completed within the next two years. The responsibilities of
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    MILITARY TATTOO AT JALAN BESAR.
    76 16 A small Military Tattoo is to be held at the Jalan Besar Stadium about the end of July. 1937. Committee No. 6 of the Singapore Municipal Commissioners has approved the use of the Stadium for one week for dress rehearsals and performances, on payment of
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    FUNERAL OF MR. W. A. CUSCADEN.
    174 16 I. G. P. Among The Mourners. From Our Own Correspondent London. Aug. 11. Mr. R. H. de S. Onraet. InspectorGeneral of Police, Straits Settlements, was among the mourners at the funeral of Mr. W. A. Cuscaden. a former Inspector-General of Police, which took place
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    MALACCA’S PORTUGUESE SETTLEMENT.
    51 16 There were four tenderers for the erection of houses at the Portuguese Settlement, Ujong Pasir Road. Malacca. That of M. Adaikalasamy, the lowest, was accepted for eight houses at $345 each, while the next highest tender o! $360 for thirteen houses by Goh Tiong Sin was also
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    OVER 1,500 MEMBERS.
    102 16 There were at the end of June 1.570 members of the Indian Association. Singapore, which is 75 more than in the previous August when a recruiting campaign was opened. The report for the period January to June last says that the committee did not attempt to increase
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    N.S. MEDICAL SERVICES CLUB INAUGURATED.
    77 16 (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, Aug. 16. Dr. L. E Vine presided at the inaugural meeting of the Negri Sembilan Medical Services Club on Saturday night, when office-bearers were elected as follows: President. Dr. W. J. Moir; vicepresident. Dr. L. E. Vine; hon secretary. Mr.
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    FLYING RESIDENT COUNCILLOR.
    162 16 HON. MR. A. M. GOODMAN’S FIRST SOLO HOP. PENANG F. C. REPORT FOR JULY.. The report of the Penang Flyir > Club for last month states that flyir. hours were well maintained arc several pupils commenced ab initio instruction The new B. A. “Eagle*’ arrived an was
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    COMPLEX PROBLEM IN MALAYA.
    131 16 PROTECTING FAUNA. Sir Thomas Comyn Platt has now completed his report on wild life preservation in Malaya and Ceylon, following his recent tour in the Far East on behalf of the Society for the Preservation of Empire Fauna. The Society’s annual report, submitted to the annual
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    FUNERAL OF MRS. TAN SEE BOO.
    103 16 The funeral of Mrs. Tan See 800 took place at the Bidadari Cemetery last Tuesday afternoon and was very largely attended by relatives and friends, of whom there were about three hundred present. Prior to the interment a memorial service was held at the
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    SUPPLEMENT TO THE STRAITS BUDGET.
    693 17 The wedding took place at St. Andrew’s Cathedral on Saturday of Mr. T. J. A. Green, assistant manager of Fraser and Neave’s, and Miss Arda I.. I*ortuyn-Droogleever. The ceremony was followed by a reception at the Tanglin Club at which a large gathering was present.
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    JOHORE PREMIER SEES BATTLE OF PALMA.
    362 21 BULLETS LAND ON LINER. (From Our London Correspondent.* The Hon. Y. M. Ungku Aziz, D.K., Prime Minister of Johore who is in London for a few days before he goes to Bad Nauheim in Germany, to take the cure, had an exciting experience a
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    A WOMAN’S NOTE-BOOK.
    358 21 A Word For The Malayan Housewife Of Today—No Idler—Courageous And Competent—She Has To Be! EVEN in these clays of travel and enlightenment, one still reads and hears the most absurd tales of how the Malayan housewife passes her time. It' she lives in an upcountry station. she
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    FEDERAL DIARY: Nudism In Cinema Posters.
    681 21 “POPPING EYES AND GAPING MOUTHS.” (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 20. gY judicious choice of subjects, the new Fortnightly Club in Kuala Lumpur has attracted plenty of publicity in its debates. This is all to the good. Last week two yrominent police
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    OFFICIAL’S WIFE & “REBATES.”
    382 21 OFFICIAL’S WIFE “REBATES.” Textile Manager Acquitted. “If the consignment of silk had been confiscated the loss of approximately $500 would have affected only the manufacturers and not the importers, declared Mr. Kenneth Seth on Aug. 20 in the Singapore police court, defending Hardial Singh, manager of Oian Singh and Co.,
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    TERMITES ON MALAYAN TEA ESTATES.
    123 21 A pamphlet has been published by the Department of Agriculture, S.S and F.M.S., on “The Termite, Microtermes Pallidus Hav., In Relation To Tea In Malaya.” It is by Mr. G. H. Corbett, Government Entomologist, and Mr. N. C. E. Miller, Assistant Entomologist, and is sold
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    47 21 Che Long bin Osman, of the Sultan Abdul Hamid College, Alor Star, who was placed first in the school certificate examination held in Kedah in December, has been awarded a scholarship by the Kedah Government and left for England by the Naldera on Saturday to study law
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    COLOURFUL SCENE AT SRI MENANTI.
    792 22 C.M.G. Insignia Presented To Tengku Besar. (By Our Seremban Correspondent.) Seremban, Aug. 18. 4 VIVID kaleidoscope ol colour, formed by the multi-coloured A bajus and head-dresses of Malay nobility and the bright costumes of kampong men and women against a background o: thickly wooded hills
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    TIED BOY TO RAILWAY LINE.
    82 22 Sentence of life imprisonment was passed at Bangkok on Nai Phat Sri-bli, on his conviction on the charge of tying a boy to one of the rails of the Petriu railway track with a view to his being run over by a passing train. Fortunately
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    SHE WILL NOT NAME THE MAN.
    684 22 Chinese Husband Granted Divorce Decree. A DECREE of divorce was on Aug. 19 granted by Mr. Justice Whitley to Chua Beng Hong, a clerk employed at the Naval Base, on proof of the misconduct of his wife, Mary Chua, formerly Miss Wee Nya Say.
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    QUICKER MAILS FOR NORTH BORNEO.
    204 22 Action By Chamber Of Commerce. At the meeting of B.N.B Chamber of Commerce recently at Sandakan it was reported that there nad been correspondence between the Postal authorities and the Chamber regarding delay in delivery of inward mails and a distinct improvement had been noticeable.
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    ANTI-GAS OFFICER.
    44 22 Orders issued last Tuesday by the G.O.C. Malaya, notify that Captain S. B. McConnell, Royal Innisklling Fusiliers, is appointed Command AntiGas Officer (temporary). His duties are to advise and assist the General Staff in the organisation of anti-gas training in the Command.
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    51 22 That the rock-shelters of Perak were once the homes of a prehistoric people was discovered by Mr L. Wray. Junior, so long ago as 1880, his exploration work being done in the vicinity of Ipoh. Later Mr. Wray discovered two ancient skeletons in a cave-shelter in Gunong Cheroh, also near
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    IN OLD MALACCA.
    1239 23 Dons, Jesuits, Dutchmen, Nabobs, And Now The Tourist. The Historical Guide of Malacca. (Published by the Malacca Historical Society SI.) This is a revised edition of “The and Fort of Malacca,” published in 1924 to commemorate the hundredth anniversary of the British occupation of Malacca. A new
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    EUROPEAN VAGRANT.
    89 23 Now In Prison Will Be Repatriated. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 17. James John Doe, aged 46, an Englishman, who is serving a term of imprisonment for failing to pay hirecar fares, was today brought before Mr. J. Calder. first magistrate and sentenced to one day’s
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    “Dead” Baby Comes To Life—But Not For Long.
    65 23 “Dead” Baby Comes To Life —But Not For Long. While mourners gathered outside the house, and a relative had gone to buy a coffin, a Singapore Chinese baby who had it is stated been certified dead by a Chinese doctor, suddenly began to cry and kick The baby, a one-month
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    STRAITS CHINESE EDUCATION.
    314 23 POLICY OF GIRLS’ SCHOOL. SPEECH BY SIR ONG SIANG SONG. Important statements relating to higher education were made by Sir Ong Siang Song at the annual general meeting of the Singapore Chinese Girls’ School. Sir Ong Slang Song presided over the meeting. Others present were Dr. Lim
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    FAREWELL PARTY AT NAVAL BASE.
    164 23 Transfer Of The Civil Engineer. A farewell party was held on Aug 15 by the Civil Engineering outdoor staff, H.M. Naval Base, in honour of the impending departure on transfer of Mr. C. F. Armstrong, B.Sc. A.MICE., their Civil Engineer. Among those who attended the
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    AIR COMMODORE SMITH.
    63 23 To Go On Inspection Trip To Hong Kong. Before relinquishing his Command ot the R.A.F. In the Far East next October, Air Commodore Sydney Smith will carry out his final inspection of the R.A.F. station at Hong Kong. It is understood that he will fly to Hong
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    WILD LIFE LEGISLATION DRAWN UP.
    493 24 Delayed Pending Report Of Sir T. Comyn Platt. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 20. THK Hitfh Commissioner (Mr. A. S. Small) told the Federal Council 1 today that legislation for dealing with the control of wild life in Malaya had been drawn up,
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    MALACCA E.V.C.
    83 24 (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca. Aug. 15. At the annual general meeting of the Eurasian Volunteer Club the following were elected office-bearers for one year. President. Capt. E. V. Rodrigues; vice-president. 2/Lieut A. J. Minjoot hon. secretary. Cpl. R. W. F. Aeria hon. treasurer 2/Lieut. H. M. de
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    VOLUNTEER R.A.F. AND INFANTRY.
    153 24 A LONDON WRITER’S COMPARISON. ASIATICS’ VALUE AS GROUND STAFF. COMPARISON between the value of the new volunteer air force m the Straits Settlements and the Volunteer infantry units is made in the London journal. Truth. Truth, commenting on the appoint, ment of Squadron-Leader C. H. Flinn
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    JAPAN’S INCREASING GRIP ON THE TRADE OF MALAYA.
    723 24 This table, compiled from the official returns issued by the Registrar General of Statistics, S.S. and F.M.S., shows the extraordinary strength of the Japanese grip on the trade of this country. The oercentage figure given after each separate item indicates the Japanese
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    REBELS SHELL SAN SEBASTIAN.
    666 25 —Reuter. Intense Feeling Against The Insurgents. HORRORS OF SPANISH CIVIL WAR. London, Aug. 19. oEBEL warships, including the battleship Espana, 11 began shelling San Sebastian last night, says Reuter. The bombardment wa's accompanied by loss of life and l/iuch damage, according to a French eyewitness, who
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    40 25 -Reuter Wireless. Th Paris. Aug. 18. u ne french airman, Georges Detre, w Stablished a new w °rld altitude rpr rd 14,836 metres. The previous thp t? 14,433 metres was held by iItalian airman, Donati, since April 193 4.—Reuter Wireless.
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    An Ultimatum.
    45 25 Reuter. Hendaye, Au„\ 19. THE Government forces have given an ultimatum to the rebels that unless the shelling oi San Sebastian by the warship Espana ceases, the prisoners in Guadeloupe Fort will be executed. The prisoners number over 1,200 and include wealthy aristocrats.—
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    Japan Responsible For Delay.
    86 25 Reuter. A USTRALIAN TRADE. Melbourne, Aug. 17. USTRALIA is still ready to conclude a commercial treaty with Japan declared the Prime Minister, Mr. Lyons, in a broadcast address. He declared that Japan was responsible for the delay and that Australia would not weaken her attitude. “We
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    ECONOMIC PACT IN NORTH CHINA.
    355 25 tional People’s Convention.—Sin Chew Jit Poh. FRESH MOVE BY THE JAPANESE. Tientsin, Aug. 18. A fresh move to conclude an economic pact between Japan and North China has been initiated by Mr. S. Kawagoe, Japanese Ambassador who Is now in Tientsin. In a statement to
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    REBELS PUT TO TEST.
    233 25 —Reuter and Sin Chew JitPoh Kwangsi Leaders Japanese. Shanghai, Aug. 21. QEN. Feng Yu-hsiang, who is acting as mediator between Naning and Kwangsi, is going to test the sincerity of the rebel leaders’ anti-Japanese views. He suggests that: Generals LI Tsung-jen and Pel Chung-hsi, the Kwangsi
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    LINERS COLLIDE IN ATLANTIC.
    72 25 Reuter. BRITISH FRENCH SHIPS. THE British Donaldson liner “Corln- aldo,” bound from La Plata to Liverpool, collided with the French 10,000-ton liner “Eubee” in the Atlantic. Two-hundred passengers and part of the crew of the “Eubee” were taken aboard the “Corinaldo,” which was only slightly damaged.
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    “TROTSKY AGREED TO THROW A BOMB.”
    130 26 Moscow Terrorist Trial Revelations. Moscow, Aug. 21. SENSATIONAL revelations concerning a plot to assassinate Joseph Stalin, the General Secretary of the Communist Party and virtual dictator of Soviet Russia, were made at the Moscow terrorist trial yesterday. Kameneff, the former Communist leader, who is
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    ITALY ACCEPTS NEUTRALITY PACT.
    150 26 -Reuter POWERS’ AGREEMENT COMPLETE. London, Aug. 22. ALMOST complete agree- ment has now’ been reached among the Powers regarding non-intervention and neutrality in the Spanish civil war. Italy today fully accepted the French text of the nonintervention agreement, without waiting for an answer to questions she
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    BLACK LEGION CHARGES.
    90 26 —R'euter. U.S. TERRORISM AND POLITICAL REFORM. Detroit, Aug. 21. Virgil Eflftnger, described by the prosecution as the national head of the Black Legion, was indicted with 21 others on charges of forming criminal sjndicates in connection with terrorist activities. They were accused of advocating “crime, sabotage, violence
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    KING’S THOUGHT FOR PUBLIC.
    111 26 —Reuter. LONGER CORONATION ROUTE. London. Aug. 18. The route tor the Coronation procession is now officially announced and shows that the drive from Westminster Abbey after the ceremony will be the longest on record, covering twice the distance taken by King George, thus giving the enormous
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    NAVAL BELL OF FRIENDSHIP.
    104 26 half of the German Navy.—Reuter Wireless German War Relic Returned. Berlin. Aug. 18. I am confident this bell will ring in a period of still closer friendship between oar two countries.” affirmed Captain Bedford, of the British cruiser Neptune, at a function at Kiel in handing
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    CANTON AIR FORCE FOR CHEKIANG.
    60 26 —Sin Chew Jit Poh Canton, Aug. 17. The entire Canton air force and members of the Canton Aviation College are being transferred to the Central Aviation College at Hangchow. Chekiang, today. The Cantonese *lrmen. mechanics and instructors number 1.100. The machinery of the aeroplane factories
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    LIBERALS OVERWHELMED IN CANADA.
    131 26 -Reuter. BIG POLITICAL LANDSLIDE. Montreal, Auk. 18. A remarkable political landslide has occurred in Quebec province. The Liberal Government, which has been in power for 40 years in Quebec, was overwhelmed in the provincial elections by the National Union Party, led by Mr. Maurice Duplessis. The
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    NEGUS’ ESTATES SEQUESTERED.
    120 26 Reuter Wireless. ITALY’S FIRST COLONISTS. Addis Ababa. Aug. 18. The private estates of the Negus of Abyssinia have been sequestrated for Italian colonists. Tt is announced that the first agricultural colonies would be established ir October on the Emperor’s land. The first colonists will be Blackshirts who
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    THE PAN-AMERICAN CONFERENCE.
    92 26 -Reuter. Outline Of The Programme. Buenos Aires. Aug. 21. All the American republics, except Nicaragua, having replied affirmatively to the preliminary inquiries, and Argentina has formally invited them to send delegates to the Pan-American Conference at Buenos Aires on Dec 1. The programme includes: An examination of
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    PEIPING EXECUTIONS.
    52 26 -Reuter. Men Who Abducted An Ex-Minister’s Wife. Peiping, Aug. 18 Three Chinese involved in the kidnapping of Mrs. Chu Shao-yang, wife of the ex-Minister to Finland, who was rescued after a terrifying day in the hands of the bandits, were executed by shooting at the Bridge of Heaven
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    CHIANG KAI SHEK MAY RESIGN.
    281 26 —Sin Chew Jit Poh. Dramatic Gesture At Canton. “TO AVOID WAR.” Canton, Aug. l‘<. Gen. Chiang Kai-shek, now at the xenith of his career, into«d> to resign all his posts in order to pave the way for reconciliation between Kwangsi and Nankin and thus save
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    COMMUNISM IN CHINA.
    115 26 Reuter. BRITISH COMMENT. London. ;*ug. 19 “Among Chinese peasants Communism is a vital, living impulse which cannot be eradicated by force alone says the Manchester Guardian in i leading article today. “Probably nowhere else in the world has Communism spread so fast and so spontaneously as in
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    MANCHU TRADE OFFICIAL FOR SIAM.
    29 26 —Sin Chew Jit Poh. The Manchukuo Government h appointed Mr. Yang Sung, a Formosa:, to be its commercial representative at Bangkok.—Sin Chew Jit Poh.
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    SPANISH WARSHIP FIRES ON GERMAN STEAMER.
    117 27 -Reuter. Berlin Views Incident “Very Seriously.” VESSEL BOARDED SEARCHED NEAR CADIZ. Berlin, Aug. 20. THE German steamer, Kamerun, bound for Genoa with refugees from Spain was fired on and searched by the Spanish Government cruiser, Liberdad, according to the official German news-agency. Three shots
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    U.S. & CANADA CANNOT KEEP OUT OF WAR.
    108 27 U.S. CANADA CANNOT KEEP OUT OF WAR. —Reuter. Viscount Elibank’s View. Toronto, Aug. 20. J H E United States and Canada cannot keep out of a world war,” declare 1 Viscount Elibank addressing Canadian Empire Club. Lord Elibank, pointing out that Australia, New Zealand and South Airica were up air
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    105 ARRESTS IN OPIUM DEN.
    84 27 —Reuter. RAID—WITH JAPAN’S PERMISSION. Peiping. Aug 21. One hundred and five persons, including one Japanese and four Koreans, were arrested last night when the Chinese police raided a gambling and opium den in the Chinese city. The den was opened early this year but as
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    JAPANESE NATIONAL IN INDOCHINA.
    54 27 —Aneta-Domei. Tokio. Aug. 18. Official information received from e Japanese Consul at Hanoi states !lat the procedure regarding the nt r.V of Japanese nationals into I'ench Indo-China has been simplified Japanese will not now require pass!">rt visas. France is arranging witn Japan for the abolition of
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    JAPAN’S NEXT MOVE IN NORTH CHINA.
    301 27 —Sin Chew Jit Poh INNER MONGOL CRISIS DEVELOPING. MANCHUS MAY TAKE PEIPING. Peiping, Aug. 22.. 'J'HE stage is set for a fresh Japanese adventure in North China aimed at expanding the control of the pro-Japanese Mengkukuo State under Prince Teh to cover the whole
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    AUSTRALIA TO ACCELERATE DEFENCE PLANS.
    302 27 —Reuter. OIL TANKS AT DARWIN. AIR FORCE TO BE STRENGTHENED. London, Aug. 21. The European situation is having repercussions on the Dominion defence plans and the British navy’s preoccupation with Mediterranean dangers has awakened Australia and New Zealand to the necessity of accelerating their own
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    South African Nationalist Plans Outlined.
    167 27 -Reuter. Pretoria, Aug. 23. “The Nationalists can and must get a republic,” declared Dr. Malan, addressing a meeting of 2,000 people in Pretoria, when he outlined the necessary steps along constitutional lines as: Abolition of the title “British subject”; Complete break with Imperial Conerences; Refusal
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    MANCHU TROOPS ENTER N. CHINA.
    98 27 EAST HOPEI TO BE ANNEXED Tientsin, Aug. 23. Five hundred Manchukuo troops iwider Gen. Chang Hai-pang have arrived at Sukochwang, East Hopei town on the Peiping-Shanhaikwan Railway. This is the first time since the establishment of the Manchukuo State that Manchu troops have entered North
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    CHINESE AMBASSADOR TO MOSCOW RESIGNS.
    62 27 Reuter Shanghai. Aug. 18 The resignation of Dr. W W. Yen the Chinese Ambassador to Moscow, who is now here on sick leave, has been tendered and accepted. His successor is not yet announced, but !t is believed that it will be Mr. Chiang Tln-iU.
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    Kwangsi Sets Up New Regime.
    509 28 tiitu -Reuter and Sin Chew Jit Poh. ALLIANCE WITH REDS: FRESH JAPANESE PRESSURE. Nanking, Aug. 19. The Chinese newspapers feature a report that a military government has been established in Kwangsi. with Gen. Li Tsung-jen as chairman and commander-in-chief, Gen. Pei Chung-hsi and Gen. Tsai
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    Keen Demand For Platinum.
    84 28 —Reuter. PRICES SOAR. London, Aug. 19. A VERY keen demand for large quantities of platinum today caused the price to jump from 170s. to 210s. an ounce, compared with 160s. last month and 140s. in August, 1935. World rearmament is mainly responsible for the increasing consumption,
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    POISON GAS IN SPAIN.
    254 28 -Renter. MORE HORRORS OF CIVIL WAR. HOSTAGES BEING BURNED ALIVE. Lisbon, Aug. 19. The Spanish Government has broadcast that it will use poison gas against the Moroccan Legionaries and tear gas against the other rebel soldiers and volunteers.—Renter. Paris, Aug. 19. Tear gas was used for
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    NEW CHINESE ENVOY TO MOSCOW.
    31 28 Nanking, Aug. 19. Mr. Chiang Ting Fu, director of the Political Affairs Department of the Executive Yuan, succeeds Dr. W. W Yen as ambassador to Russia.
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    “Queen Mary’s" Record.
    163 28 7 Hours Faster Than Normandie. New York, Aug. 23. THE Queen Mary won the blue riband of the Atlantic today with a record crossing from Southampton seven hours ahead of the Normandie’s best. The British liner, says Reuter passed the Nantucket Lightship outside New York harbour at
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    ZINOVIEFF & KAMENEFF SENTENCED TO DEATH.
    498 28 ZINOVIEFF KAMENEFF SENTENCED TO DEATH. -Reuter. “I Plead Guilty Before The Whole Working Class World.” KAMENEFF, 12 other former Communist leaders, were sentenced to death in Moscow for participating in a Terrorist plot against the State and attempting to assassinate Stalin, the Soviet dictator. “I plead guilty before the workingclass
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    All Plead Guilty.
    59 28 Reuter. VERDICT CHEERED. All accused pleaded guilty to conspiracy and declared they repented of their crime. The court deliberated for eight hours and sentenced all the defendants to be shot. The verdict was tumultuously applauded by the .spectators and the only hope for the condemned men now
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    MALAYAN BADMINTON MEN SURPRISE MR. J. F. DEVLIN.
    1216 29 Local Standard Praised By English Professional. EOW KIM FATT, the Singapore badminton champion, sprang 1-1 a tremendous surprise on Friday at the Victoria Memorial Hal! by defeating Mr. J. F. Devlin, the former All-England champion, in straight sets. AT Kuala Lumpur on
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    JOE LOUIS STARTS TO CLIMB.
    35 29 New York, Aug. 19. TOE LOUIS started his come-back campaign today by scoring a t.k.o. win over Jack Sharkey in the third of a 15 rounds fight at Yankee Stadium.
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    Highly Instructive Lecture On How To Play Badminton.
    1210 29 Highly Instructive Lecture On How To Play Badminton DADMINTON—its technique and its strokes—formed the subject of a highly instructive and well delivered lecture by J. F. Devlin, the former All-England Singles Champion, at the Victoria Memorial Hall last week. Mr. Devlin divided his talk into a series of chapters on
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    JOE DIAMOND UNLUCKY NOT TO GET VERDICT. HAD TIGER FLOWERS ON THE RUN AT TIMES.
    1221 31  -  By Leighton. OF late Singapore boxing has been remarkably free from questionable decisions but Friday’s one which gave Tiger Flowers a points victory over Joe Diamond was, in my opinion, a very bad one indeed.
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    SCOTTISH SOCCER.
    71 31 Kilmarnock’s Big Win Away From Home. The following are the results of tootball games played yesterday in the Scottish League (Div. 1): Arbroath 0 Hearts 3 Celtic 3 Queen of S. 0 Dundee 3 St. Johnstone 1 Dunfermline 0 Kilmarnock 5 Falkirk 0 Rangers 2 Hibernian 2 Queen’s
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    CELTIC DEFEATED.
    55 31 London, Aug. 19. The following matches were played in the Scottish League (Div. 1) today Aberdeen 1 Hibernian 1 Albion R 2 St. Mirren 0 Hamilton 3 Falkirk 2 Hearts 3 Dunfermline 2 Kilmarnock 0 Third Lanark 3 Queen of South 3 Partick 3 Rangers 3 Dundee 0
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    NAVAL BASE S. C. REGATTA.
    428 31 Yachting D. R. Davison Wins The 1 Open Pram Race. THE first regatta of the Naval Base Sailing Club was an outstanding success. The weather was bright, the programme interesting and the wind favourable. Fair starts and close finishes were a feature of each race.
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    CUNNINGHAM SETS UP NEW HALF-MILE RECORD.
    54 31 -Reuter. Stockholm, Aug. 20. Glen Cunningham set up a new world record for 800 metres (880 yards) today by doing the distance in 1 min. 49 7-10 sec. The record was previously held Jointly by Hampson (Britain) and Eastman (U.S.A.) whose time was 1
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    G. W. SIDFORD’S FINE KNOCK FAILS TO SAVE RENGAM.
    324 32 S. C. C. WELL BEATEN BY SERVICES AT CHANG1. RENGAM Club never really recovered from a bad start in their return match with the-«S.C.C. on the padang on Sunday and were beaten by three wickets. G. W. Sidford, who has played
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    PERAK TENNIS FINALS.
    299 32 (From Our Own Correspondent; Ipoh. Aug. 22. Miss Helen Khong and Thiam Tet defeated Miss Diana Jansz and Moreira in straight sets, 6--2, 8—2. in the mixed doubles final of the Perak Junior tennis championship on the Ipoh Club courts this morning. The winners combined better, and
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    PENANG BEAT PERAK.
    35 32 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Aug. 22. Penang beat a weak Perak side In a football match here today in aid of the Anglo-Chinese School building fund by four goals to two.
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    Chinese Lose Chance Of Gaining League Honours.
    707 32 TWO PENALTIES HELP MIDDLESEX. MIDDLESEX 5; CHINESE 3. TWO penalties helped the Middlesex Regiment to gain their second victory this season over the Chinese in a First Division match at Anson Road Stadium on Saturday. The Regiment won 5—3. This defeat puts the
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    RAMONA BACK TO WINNING FORM.
    225 32 Punai Mowgli Tie For Cardosa Cup. Ramona returned to winning iorm in the first R.S.Y.C. race for the Van Schreven Cup on Sunday and beat Kathleen III by 2 l 2 minutes. In the final race for the Cardosa cup for “B” class yachts Punai
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  • The Straits Budget FINANCIAL SUPPLEMENT
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      FRASER & COMPANY’S SHARE REPORT.
      750 1 FRASER COMPANY’S SHARE REPORT. A Dull And Uneventful Week. Messrs. Fraser Co.. In their weekly share report issued yesterday morning. write: The local market has experienced mother dull and uneventful week with business in all sections rather limited md “scrappy.” Reports from home are of a very different nature, and
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      BRUNEI UNITED DIVIDEND.
      38 1 At the annual meeting of Brunei United Plantations Ltd. to be held in Singapore on Sept. 14. the directors will propose a dividend of 3 per cent, in respect of the year ended June 30.
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      JULY RUBBER OUTPUT.
      28 1 The output of r ubber for the month of July, from the following estates was:—^ Juru Estates. JS! Perak River Valley «,552 Semanggol Rubber 20,900
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      PRODUCE.
      187 1 Singapore, August 26, 12 noon. Buyer. Sellet Gambier 5.00 Java Cube 8.75 Hamburg Cube- 10 50 White Muntok Pepper 14.00 White Pepper 13.50 Black Pepper 7.37 2 Mixed Black Pepper ♦Sundried Copra 5.45 Mixed Copra 4.95 4.95 Small Flake Tapioca 4.60 Fair Flake Tapioca 4.10 Med Pearl Tapioca 5.25
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      WHITE PEPPER.
      73 1 72 Tons Reduction In London Stocks. London stocks of white pepper were reduced by 72 tons to 12,180 tons in the week ended Aug. 8. A year ago stocks were 18,277 tons. Landings during the week were 4 tons and dell veries from store 76 tons. No black
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      JULY CROPS.
      75 1 Crop figures for the month of July for the estates mentioned are as follows.crops for Pin. Total crops Estate month mos to date Kg. Kg Rubber Ankola 3 Estates Bajoe Kldool Company 67,650.7 4 220.842.1 Djasinga 66,757 1 66,757 Tjikaslntoe 22,466 7 153,073 Langen 41,613 11 360,809 Donowarte
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      STOCK EXCHANGE.
      361 1 London, Aug. 25. The following are today’s closing middle prices on the London Stock Exchange: Shares of £1 denomination unless otherwise stated: Yester- Rise day or Fall Conversion Loan p.c. 1944-64 119% Funding Loan 4 p c 1960-90 118% War Loan 3% p.c 107 Straits tt p.c 1936-51
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      SINGAPORE RUBBER PRICES (Sellers).
      39 1 Date Spot Aug. Sept Oct,D« Apr-Jun, London Aug. 20 26 26% 26 A 27% 27% l\ 26% H 26% 27% 1U» It 26% 26% 26% 27 27% 7% 26 26% 2«% 28% 27 27% 7%
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      THE RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING CO., LTD.
      933 2 IINCORRORATKD IN QUEENSLAND) RAUB, PAHANG, F.M.S. Auguit 18th 1936 REPORT NO. 510. The Chairman Director*. The Raub Audralian Gold Minin* Co., Ud. SINGAPORE S.S. Dear Sirs, Herewith is the Report of the Raub Australian Gold Mining Co.. Ltd for the four weeks ending
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      BOLIVIAN TIN EXPORTS.
      103 2 July Total Rises 1,322 Tons. Bolivian tin exports in July totalled 3,605 long tons—a rise of 1,322 tons on June. Exports in May were 1,931 tons The July figure is 750 tons more than the 75 per cent, quotas now fixed for Bolivia of 2,905 tons. Not
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      SHARES REPORT.
      202 2 In their weekly share report Issued on Friday evening, Messrs. Lyall and Evatt, sharebrokers, write:— Events in the tin world have resulted In few changes during the week. Unimportant developments regarding the negotiations for a renewal of the tin restriction agreement have occurred in Siam, but no definite
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      PULAU KAMIRI LTD.
      69 2 Results of operations during the month of July, on Pulau Kamlri mine were:— Running time.—4s9 hrs. Quantity of ground milled. —9,052 tons. Estimated output of tin ore.—l3o pels. Recovery per ton milled.—l. 44 catties. Tribute output for July.—32 pels. Estimated value of output.—s9,o64. Estimated working c05t.—57,503. Estimated
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      RUBBER MARKET REVIEW.
      432 2 DULLEST WEEK ON RECORD. STANTON NELSON AND CO., LTD. in their report issued on Aug. 21 write The market remains featureless. There would appear to be some enquiry for C.I.F.’s from the Continent but in the United States of America factory interest is negligible. The American questiounaire
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      NORTH BORNEO TRADING.
      101 2 Profit And Dividend Reduced. The directors report and accounts of the North Borneo Trading Company Ltd. for the year ended Deer, last states that the net profit amounted to £5,046 compared with £8.392 for the preceding year. The amount brought forward was £19,255 making an available balance
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      REGISTRATION OF COMPANIES.
      552 2 REPORT FOR YEAR 1935. LOCAL CAPITAL OF $187,500,000. AT the close of 1935 there were 548 locally incorporated companies and 579 non-local companies operating i n the Straits Settlements. This information is obtained from the annual report on the working of the registries of companies at Singapore
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      BILLION DOLLAR TRADE OF MALAYA.
      532 3 First Half-Y ear’s Returns Published. BOME highly interesting facts may be gleaned from the apparently “dry as dust” compilation issued by the Statistical Department, S.S. and F.M.S., relating to Foreign Imports, Exports and Shipping for June—with totals for the first six months of the year.
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      RAUB GOLD OUTPUT.
      22 3 The output of Raub Australian Gold Mining Company Ltd. for the four weeks ended Aug. 15. was 2,006.39 ounces
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      SINGAPORE RUBBER AUCTION.
      138 3 rE Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its 1.291st auction on Aug. 19 when there were catalogued 782,036 lbs. 349.12 tons; offered 727,825 lbs., 324.92 tons; sold C99.363 lbs.. 267.57 tons. Spot London /.9|16d New York 16.1116 cts. PRICES REALISED Ribbed smoked sheet cents per lb.
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      JULY TIN ORE PRODUCTION.
      79 3 During July the production of tin ore by Jelebu Tin Dredging Co. Ltd., was 171 piculs. The dredge continued to work in tailings during the month. Similar conditions are expected during August but it is anticipated that more normal conditions will be resumed early in September
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      BILLITON & BANKA TO AMALGAMATE ?
      56 3 BILLITON BANKA TO AMALGAMATE Amsterdam, Aug. 3. The “Java Bode” reports that M. van den Bussche, vice-president of the Council of the Netherlands East Indies. M. van Buuren, director of the Department of Public Works, and M. van den Broek, director of the Billiton Co., have discussed the amalgamation of
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      TAKUAPA TIN.
      49 3 During the first half of August. Dredge No. 1 of Takuapa Tin worked for 330 hours, treated 85,000 cubic yards of material and produced 176 piculs of tin ore. Dredge No. 2. worked for 335 hours, treated 95.000 cubic yards and produced 428 piculs of tin ore.
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      MALIM NAWAR TIN LIMITED.
      192 3 IMPROVEMENT IN FINANCIAL POSITION. The thirteenth annual general meeting of shareholders of Malim Nawar Tin Limited was held In Kuala Lumpur, on Aug. 5, Mr. A. A. Henggeler, the chairman, presiding. In moving the adoption of the dlrecors’ report and the accounts for the year ended
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      PERAK RUBBER PLANTATIONS.
      187 3 Fresidlng at the thirtieth annual general meeting of the Perak Rubber Plantations, Mr. Montagu J. Battye ithe chairman) said that the reduction In profits was mainly due to the further curtailment of crop under the Restriction Scheme, their exportable allowance being only 635,810 lb. compared with 778,088
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      RUBBER STATISTICS.
      158 3 The following information has been received from the Rubber Growers' Association, through the Malayan Information Agency, London. 1935 1936 1936 Net Export Jan./Dec. June July Tons. Tons. Ton.s 1 Ceylon 54,316 3,780 3,782 2 Malaya (S.S., F.M.S., U.M.S., and Brunei) 417,005 25,115 34,214 3 The Netherlands Indies 282,858
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      BUKIT KATIL RUBBER.
      450 3 RETURNS TO DIVIDENDPAYING LIST. WITH DISTRIBUTION OF THREE PER CENT. T*HE report of the directors of Buklt Katil Rubber Estates Ltd. for the year to Apr. 30, states that the net profit, after proving $872 for depreciation and $362 for directors’ fees. was $7,237. The balance brought
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      EXPORTS OF TINNED PINEAPPLES.
      97 3 During the week ending Aug. 15, exports of tinned pineapples from Malayan ports amounted to 62,534 cases, of which: 7.697 (12 per cent) cases were to the United Kingdom, 176 (—per cent) cases to the Continent of Europe. 16,574 (27 per cent) cases to Canada, and
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      46 3 At the annual meeting of Buklt Katil Rubber Estates Ltd. to be held on Sept. 5. the directors will propose a dividend, of 3 per cent, for the year ended Apr 30. which, If approved, will be paid to shareholders on the register on Sept. 5.
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      RUBBER SHARES.
      599 4 London Exchange Prices On August 17. Allagar (2/) 1/2; Alor Pongsu 12/) 2/0%; Anglo-Malay (£1) 12/9; Ayer Kuning (£1) 31/10%; Bagan Serai (£1) 16/; Bahru (Sel.) <2/) 2/11; Banteng (£1) 20/7%; Batang (2/) 1/1%; Batu Cavea (£1) 21/3; Batu Tlga (£1- 30/; Bekoh (2/) /10%; Bertaro Con. (2/)
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      TIN SHARES.
      165 4 London Exchange Prices On August 13. Ampat (4/) 3/7%; Anglo-Burma (5/) 12/9; Ayer Hitam (5/) 14/6; Bangrin (£1) 15/9; Gopeng Corn. (£1) 1 29/32; Hongkong •5/) 15/; flris (5/) 6/3; Ipoh (16/) 27/; Kampone Lanjut (£1) 17/7%; Kamuntlng fJ/> U/1%: Kepong (£1) 13/9; Kinta (5/) 10/3; Kinta Kellas
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      SINGAPORE TIN PRICES.
      19 4 Aug. 20 Tin. S pore Price $89.75 per picul 21 89.76 li 8975 s#, 2e M00
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      STOCKS AND SHARES.
      1422 4 Issued by Fraser and Co. and Lyall and Evatt, Exchange and Stock Brokers. MINING. ic SU e Val Fraser Co. Lyall Evatt issue Val. Frasei Co Lyall Si Evatt buyers 8ellers Buyers Sellers Buyers 8ellers Buyers Seller* 4/- Ampat Tin 4/1% 4/6 4/3 4/7% I North Talping
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