The Straits Budget, 8 April 1937

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    29 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES [ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] No. 4130. SINGAPORE. THURSDAY. APRIL 8, 1937. Price 25 cents (S.S. Currency) or 7d.
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    THE WEEK IN MALAYA.
    1056 1 •T'HE Straits Times is officially informed that the F.M.S. Government :s considering the preparation of machinery to inquire into wages disputes ..mong Chinese workers in order to oreclude a recurrence of the great rubber estate strikes which ended last week. Discussions are to be called between
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  • The Straits Budget
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      A Deserving Cause.
      1009 2 —Straits Times, Apr. 1. Speaking at the annual general meeting of Messrs. Wearne Brothers, Limited, on Dec. 10 last, Mr. C. F. F. Wearne described a plan whereby the company proposed to provide an internal air service for Malaya. Some 18 months earlier Messrs. Wearne Brothers had
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      LESSONS OF THE STRIKES.
      969 2 Straits Times, Apr. 2. Two leading articles published at the beginning of this week on the subject of the labour troubles in the F. NI. S. have brought a number of letters from planters. In the majority of cases the writers explain that they are not
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      CHINESE COMMUNISM.
      935 3 —Straits Times, Apr. 3. We have published a number of leading articles in the Straits Times dealing with events in China. In almost every case the articles were written primarily for Chinese readers by a member of the staff who has an extensive first-hand knowledge of the country
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      IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF JOHORE.
      979 3 give us that mandate. Straits Times, Apr. 5. By now it is common knowledge that the course of action followed by the British administration in Selangor, in arrogating the right to dictate the succession to the throne after the deposition of the Heir-Apparent, has had
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      MALAYAN KNUCKLES RAPPED.
      1000 4 —Straits Times. Apr. 6. Today we take leave of the Mui Tsai Commission’s report, of which no more will be heard until the comments of the Malayan and Hong Kong governments have been studied by the Colonial Office and instructions sent back to those governments. In this
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      Balance Sheets.
      831 4 —Straits Times, Apr Study of the recent crop of balance sheets of industrial com-; panies incorporated in Malaya prompts return to the question of; true and legal balance sheets. The law of the Colony and Federated Malay States requires that all public companies incorporated under the respective Ordinance
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  • NOTES Of The DAY.
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      “KAMBAU NOTES.”
      232 5 jOHORE is a country of surprises. Some time ago we heard about the lost Chinese colony of Yong Peng, which was later headlined throughout the world as though it had been a city ot the ancient Incas. And now there comes to light a village in the heart
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      JOHORE KANGKARS.
      227 5 jyiß Coope’s paper is the best description of the kangkar system in Johore yet published, and it is indeed satisfactory to know that this chapter of Johore’s history has been written while the relevant traditions and records are still remembered. But for the kangkars Johore would not have
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      STRIKERS ARRIVE.
      264 5 While the strike weapon is entirely legitimate, and there is no Malayan law under which persons can b- arrested either for participating in n strike or organising a strike, in timidation by strike organisers unquestionably is illegal An estate manager m Negri Sembilan tells me t hat last
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      NEWS ENTOMBED.
      334 5 pEW columnists have had such an opportunity as was presented to Anak Singapura yesterday, when that industrious scribe might have written letter to posterity. He knew that a copy of that clay’s issue of the Straits Times was to be placed beneath the foundation stone of the new
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      LIPIS SWALLOWS.
      444 5 LIPIS SWALLOWS jyjY note on the swallows whlcn line the telegraph wires in the main street of Kuala Lipis, and on the Chinese shopkeeper who thought the:» were there all the year round, has prompted a reader living on an estate in a remote part of Pahang to send me
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      BUTTERFLY SALT-LICKS.
      226 5 T'HE reference in this column to an occasion on which huge swarms of butterflies were observed passing over a wide tract of country in Sarawak has prompted several readers to pass on similar, though much less spectacular. experiences. One informant, when travelling by railway in Siam lately, saw
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      FLOWERS SPURNED.
      234 5 JgINCE writing the note above, I have looked up the standard work, Butterflies of the Malay Peninsula. by Dr. A. S. Corbet and Mr. H. M. Pendlebury, and do not find in it any reference to mineral salts in roads which attract butterflies. The authors, however, state some
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      EGG-PLANT SEQUEL.
      246 5 EGG-PLANT SEQUEL REMARKABLE change lias come over my vegetable garden since I mentioned that I had been combing Singapore to find egg-plant seed. At that time I had a number of beds thoroughly changkolled, but couldn’t find anything to plant in them. Sweet potatoes and tapioca, and my one precious
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      HEARD AT THE SHOW.
      294 6 AT the Flower Show yesterday I met two persons who had recently come out from Home, and they were frankly disappointed. I don’t blame them One has to become—as Mr. Laycock said of Sir Shenton Thomas—“half a Singaporean,” in one’s outlook and interests. before one can
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      OLDHAM’S BACKERS.
      216 6 *pHE death of Bishop Oldham, founder of the Methodist Mission in Malaya and one of the finest preachers Singapore has known, calls to mind a marked change which has come over the Singapore Chinese since his time. Remembering the enormous sums which have been collected in this country
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      FIFTY-CENT FORTUNES.
      249 6 FIFTY-CENT FORTUNES M ANY people must have been agreeably surprised and pleased to learn from Mr. W. A. Wilkins, chairman of the Malacca Planters’ Association, that Ramasamy can save so much on his pay on a rubber estate that he can look forward to early retirement in the Madras Presidency.
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      LABA-LABA.
      246 6 A LTHOUGH some people may be tired about reading about butterflies in this column, they cannot expect a hungry hack to throw away a bone until he has gnawed it thoroughly, and so today I regret to say that I must insist on returning to butterflies. My reason for
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      STONE-AGE MALAY.
      219 6 STONE-AGE MALAY IQWEVER philologists in European universities may turn up their noses at Mr. Maxwell’s theorising—and the said noses are very markedly up-tilted at the moment—Mr. Maxwell’s views are backed up by a knowledge of the Malay language which is probably unrivalled in any living man with the exception of
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      KUPU-KUPU.
      289 6 A S I have already indicated, however, anyone who is bold enough to catch hold of Mr. Maxwell’s stirrup must expect to hunt at breakneck speed in many different directions. We cannot do tnat in this column, and so we will confine ourselves to Mr. Maxwell's comments on the
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      TROOPS Vs. STRIKERS.
      252 6 DEARING in mind the recent action of the F M.S Government in sending parties of the Malay and Punjabi Regiments through the strike districts of Selargoi and Negri Sembilan—no doubt, a necessary precaution in view of the possibility of looting tor food—it may be as well to
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      RIFLE Vs. MOB.
      293 6 *pHE use of soldiers in civil disturbances is discussed by the New Statesman and Nation in its issue of March 6, following the re-issue to magistrates in Great Britain of a document which is still the last word on the subject although it was written in 1894—the
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      COOLIE BARRACKS.
      224 6 A VETERAN ex-planter remarked to me the other day that although much was being heard now about housing estate labourers in cottages instead of barracks, the idea was not new and he remembered a celebrated planter. “Coconut” Munro. introducing it on Permatang Estate, Morib. some forty years ago.
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    31 6 The Methodist schools of Selangor held services in each school on Friday in memory of the late Bishop W. F. Oldham. The services were conducted by the Head of each school.
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    726 7 Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Crawford, of Ipoh, are staying at Raffles Hotel. Mr. G. M. Harding, of the Sungei Bilut Rubber Co., R’aub, is staying at Raffles Hotel. Mr. K. L. Clucas has returned to Kuala Lumpur to take charge of the local branch of the
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    MALAYANS AT HOME.
    108 7 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London. Mar 20 A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Grahame Temple Meller at Whiteoaks. Horley, on Mar. 18. Mr. C. Prosper-Liston, who resigned from the service of Anglo-French and Bendixsens, Ltd. in April, 1936, has rejoined the firm and Is due
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    S.S. APPOINTMENTS.
    123 7 The following appointments are notified in the S.S. Government Gazette: Capt. B. A. Burke and Lieut. W. H. Jackson to be Adjutants. Volunteer Forces, Malaya. Miss E. Ardern. Nursing Sister. Malayan Nursing Service, to be a Matron. Grade 11. Malayan Nursing Service. Mr. A. W. Burtt to be
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    PASSENGERS
    144 7 The following passengers left Singapore on the M S. Erria on Mar. 31 for Europe:— Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Armstrong. Mrs. M. C. Bain, Miss S. Bain. Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Y. Caruth. Mrs. Kim Fook Chen. Dr. (Miss) K. L. Soo, Mr. and Mrs. B. La
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    NEGRI SEMBILAN STATE COUNCIL.
    186 7 Official And Unofficial Members. (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremhan, Apr. 2. By command of His Highness the Yang Di-pertuan Besar of Negri Sembilan the appointment of Mr. R. L German. M.C.S.. District Officer, Seremban, Mr. R. F. Gunn, Inspector of School, Negri Sembilan, Mr. A. E.
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    PERAK MINER WEDS.
    139 7 Mr. B. D. Miles And Miss N. I. Helmeich. (From Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh, Apr. 1. The wedding took place at the Presbyterian Church yesterday of Mr. Brian Daniel Miles, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Miles of Australia, to Miss Neva Irene Helmeich. daughter of Mr
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    F.M.S. APPOINTMENTS
    146 7 The following appointments are notified in the F.M.S. Government Gazette:— M. J. V. Cowgill to act as British Resident, Pahang, Staff. M C.S. Staff Sergeant E. Green to be a Company Sergeant-Major, Malay Regiment, F.M.S. Messrs. W. F. Mavor and J. F. Symons become Passed Probationers, Customs and
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    Waterfalls Gardens Committee, Penang.
    36 7 The Hon. Major E. Newbold, O B.E has been appointed to be a member of the Committee for the Management of the Waterfall Gardens at Penang vice Mr D. A Mackay, resigned.
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    Contents.
    247 7 Leaders— A Deserving Cause 2 Lessons Of The Strike 2 Chinese Communism 3 In Footsteps Of Johore 1‘ 3 Malayan Knuckles Rapped 4 Balance Sheets 4 Telegrams— Covering past week’s news 25 28 Picture Supplement 17—20 Financial SupplementFinancial and Commercial News to date, following page 32 Malayan General NewsWeek
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
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      BIRTHS
      35 7 THOMAS.—On March 26, at Rumney, Cardiff to Phyllis <ne6 Coulcher) wife of Griffith Allen Thomas, a son. PEARCE.—At Bungsar Hospital, K.L., on March 31, to Pat, wife of L. H. Pearce, P.M.S. Police—a daughter.
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      ENGAGEMENT
      31 7 GORDON—ROBBINS.—The engagement Is announced of Molly younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Gordon of Claremont, W. Australia and Cyril Howard Robbins of Miri, Sarawak and of Kent, England.
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      MARRIAGES
      123 7 At St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Penang, on March 25, 1937, J. Montgomery, Mercantile Bank. Kuala Lumpur to Majorle Cold well. Maidstone, Kent. Mr. Hellmut Bolkenius the only son of Dr. W. Bolkenius and the late Mrs. E. Bolkenius Aachen, Germany, and Miss Martha Juergens youngest daughter of Mr Wilhelm
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    78 7 DEATHS BURNS —On Apr. 2, 1937 in Sumatra, Madeline Roe Burns, dearfy loved wife of Norman F. M. Bums of Panigoran Estate, Sumatra, and dearly loved sister of Capt. and Mrs. H. J. Abbey of Singapore and Miss L. C. Mayne of Malacca. BENG.— Mrs. Beng Kong Chuan nee Madam
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    Sir Shenton Thomas At Historic “Mengadap.”
    1046 8 Negri Sembilan Chiefs Pay Homage To Departing KuJer. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Apr. 4. CR1 Menanti, in the lovely Negri Sembilan valley which takes its name from a small stream between the .Rembau and Kuala Pilah districts, has been the scene of historic
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    DIOMEDE IN SINGAPORE.
    102 8 Former New Zealand Cruiser. r PHE cruiser Diomede, which formerly was attached to the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy, arrived at Singapore from England on Sunday on her way to Hong Kong with relief crews for the China station. The cruiser continued her voyage on
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    ANOTHER ULTRA VIRES ISSUE?
    253 8 Bye-Laws Relating To Wall Advertising. A NOTHER ultra vires problem may shortly have to be faced by the Singapore Municipal Commission, according to the Singapore Ratepayers’ Association Committee’s Minutes, the question at issue being advertisements in walls. The minutes state that a report trom Mr. C.
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    LABOUR FOR FRENCH CALEDONIA.
    69 8 Batch Of Javanese Going This Month. From Our Own Correspondent)' Batavia. Mar. 25 A number of Javanese labourers will leave Tandjong Priok harbour on Apr. 17 by the Maetsuycker for French Caledonia By special request ol the labourers a a Mohammedan priest is to accompany them
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    80 CENTS FOR MALACCA TAPPERS.
    40 8 (From Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, Apr 1 The Malacca Estate Owners’ Association yesterday decided tooffer the same terms to tappers as have been granted in Negri Sembilan —80 certs being fixed as the average wage.
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    COMPLETE REFORM ON F.M.S. ROADS.
    484 8 Transport Board With Wide Powers. COMMENT INVITED ON NEW BILL. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 4. /COMPLETE reorganisation of the F.M.S. road traffic system is foreshadowed in the provisional draft of a Bill designed to coordinate road transport in the Federation and provide
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    HOME BY THE RANCHI.
    108 8 The iollowing passengers are among those who embarked on the P and O. Ranchi, which sailed for Europe from Singapore on Friday and irom Penang on Saturday evening H.H the Yang de-pertuan Besar oi Negri Sembilan. the Hon. Mr. C. U Ahearne. Mr. J M. Barron.
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  • Correspondence.
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      A “PURE-WHITE M.C.S.”
      582 9 Why Malayans Want A Better Place In The Sun. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,_The most orthodox argument advanced in support of the M.C.S. as a pure white service is that experience has shown that efficiency is what Malaya wants and needs, and that its
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      THE RICKSHA PARADE.
      518 9 Disgraceful Conditions In Singapore Streets. To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, —In practically every civilised country in the world, and more particularly in those under British rule, prostitution nas been entirely abolished; in those less fortunate cities where this evil still exists, it has been
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      How To Clear Local Streets.
      132 9 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— Being a regular reader of your paper, I assumed I may ask you to publish my reply to Mr. Perera’s letter which appeared on April 1. “Paris of the East” is what he heard of Singapore before
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    AMATEUR WINS GOVERNOR’S CUP.
    93 9 First Time Success At Flower Show AN amateur who competed for the first time, was the winner of the Governor’s Cup, presented to the exhibitor with the best collection of exhibits at the Singapore Flower Show, which ended on Sunday night. The winner was Mr. Tan
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    SIAMESE PRINCE IN SINGAPORE.
    85 9 Prince Rangsit of Jain ad, Siam, passed through Singapore on Apr. 2 on the liner Potsdam on his way back to Bangkok from Europe. Whilst in England Prince Rangsit visited the ex-King of Siam at his home at Virginia Waters on the Thames. The Prince told
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    JOHORE WEDDING
    63 9 The wedding took place at the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd on Saturday of Mr. Cecil Maltwood Coleman, of central Johore. elder son of Lieut. Col. and Mrs A. Coleman, of Menton, France, and Miss Beatrice Corner Bailey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Bailey of Maresfield
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    Sikh Police O. C At St. Andrew
    383 9 MR. R. C. B. WILTSHIRE AND MISS ROMA VENNING. QFFICER in charge of Singapore’s Sikh Police Contingent—described by an acting Inspector-General as the corps d’elite.” of the force—Mr. Robert Charles Blair Wiltshire was married to Miss Roma Noreen Paget Venning at St. Andrew’s
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    EX-FEDERAL COUNCILLOR MARRIED.
    166 9 Mr. Egmont Hake And Miss L. Ansley-Y oung. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 3. MR. H. B. Egmont Hake, an outstanding figure in Malayan public life, was married in St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church this afternoon to Miss Lorna Ansley-Young, daughter of Dr. W. Ansley-Young. who
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    MALAYAN BREWERIES EXPANDING BEER SALES.
    1415 10 Installation Of Additional Tank Equipment. r PHE relative merits of canned and bottled beer were once again mentioned at the annual meeting of Malayan Breweries, Ltd., in Singapore on Saturday. i Mr. W. H. Macgregor, the chairman, referring to the differ:V ence of opinion between
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    MARCH TIN ORE IMPORTS
    152 10 IMPORTS of tin ore into the Straits Settlements, other than from Malaya, during March, totalled 2,553 tons, compared with 2.383 tons in February and 2,684 tons in January The total imports for the quarter are 7,620 tons, which compares with 6,824 tons for the corresponding period
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    EXPORTS OF TINNED PINEAPPLES.
    99 10 During the week ending Mar. 27, exports of tinned pineapples from Malayan ports amounted to 74,661 eases, of which: 39,036 (52 per cent.) cases were to the United Kingdom, 1,005 (1 per cent.) cases to the Continent of Europe, 22,730 (31 per cent.) cases to Canada,
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    TELUK ANSON RUBBER.
    425 10 SHORTAGE OF ACREAGE ON SURVEY. ESTATE IN GOOD ORDER. PROPOSING the adoption of the re- port and accounts at the annual meeting of Teluk Anson Rubber Estate, Ltd. in Singapore, on Saturday, Mr. J. M. Sime, the chairman, said.— The profit for the year was $25,632.29 which,
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    RUBBER PRICE DECLINE.
    129 10 Straits Times copyright. (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Apr. 3. rE immediate cause of the setback in the price of rubber yesterday of one farthing per pound is attributed to the announcement that the March shipments from Malaya were 59,568 tons The highest market estimate of these
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    NEW SUPREME COURT TO BE READY BY END OF 1939.
    918 11 GOVERNOR LAYS STONE Million And Three-Quarter Dollar Building. mementoes of present-day city IN BRASS CASKET. WITH simple ceremony before a distinguished gathering, coins of the Realm and six Singapore newspapers in a cylindrical brass casket were placed beneath the foundation
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    BIG MUNICIPAL PLANS FOR CORONATION.
    362 11 CINGAPORE’S Municipal Commis- sioners will hold a reception on the Padang in front of their palatial offices in honour of the Coronation of King George VI. Their chief guests will be H. E. the Governor, Sir Shenton Thomas, and Lady Thomas. Arrangements are being made
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    Difficulty Of Dealing With Unorganised Bodies.
    410 11 MR. JOHN HANDS’ COMMENT ON STRIKES. HE recent strikes have drawn attention to the difficulties of dealing with unorganised bodies because there are no responsible persons with whom to negotiate and the members of those bodies have no one in whom they can place
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    SIAMESE STUDY MALAYAN METHODS.
    134 11 Students Visiting F.M.S Sanitary Boards. (From Our Own Correspondent» Ipoh. Mar 30 The students of Bangkok University who are at. present louring Malaya playing a series ot soccer matcnes are also taking an op>x>rtumty to study ocal administiar-ive methods. Today they visited the Kinta Sanitary Board,
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    GORDON HIGHLANDERS ARRIVE.
    352 12 Looking Forward To Stay Despite High Cost Of Living. DROAD accents, bairns and bagpipes arrived at Singapore on Saturday, when the 2nd Battalion, Cordon Highlanders, disembarked from the transport Dorsetshire after a good trip from Gibraltar, their last station. This glorious Highland battalion will raise the Singapore
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    MALAYA’S TRADE FALLS IN FEBRUARY.
    209 12 AS was to be expected the gross value of Malaya’s foreign trade in February shows a substantial reduction on that of January. Contributing factors of this decline were the short month, the shortage of freight space for rubber, resulting in an accumulation of stocks in
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    11 Graduate In Singapore Medical Exams.
    196 12 11 Graduate In Singapore Medical Exams DEPRESENTING a percentage of little over 40 of the total number of students of the King Edward VII College of Medicine who sat for their final medical examination in March, eleven, including two women, have graduated and have earned their diplomas, becoming Licentiates in
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    ALLEGED “OILY MAN” RETURNS.
    68 12 Committed On Banishment Charge. Alleged to be the “oily man" whose night excursions alarmed the feminine population of the city last year, Haroon bin Hamid, a Malay, was charged on March 31 before Capt. Nelson Jones, tht Singapore Second Magistrate, with unlawfully returning from banishment. At
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    FESTIVAL OF COLOUR AND BEAUTY AT FLOWER SHOW.
    739 12 Singapore Becoming A City Of Garden Lovers. By A Special Correspondent. THERE is, perhaps, only one place where the fair sex and 4 fashions are overshadowed by greater beauty and more perfect lines and colours—a flower show. The Singapore Flower Show, which
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    N. I. WANT STRONGER DEFENCES
    156 12 76,000 Sign Big Petition. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Batavia, Apr. 5. *pHE people of the Netherlands Indies continue to demand stronger defences. The total number of signatures to the petition urging the Government to increase defences by land, sea and air has been swelled to
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    REARMAMENT BENEFITS TO MALAYA.
    2259 13 High Tin Prices Reflected In Malayan Collieries’ Profits. CHINESE IMMIGRATION SYSTEM CRITICISED. THE present labour troubles in Malaya, particularly those which had 1 occurred at Batu Arang colliery, and the system of Chinese immigration, took up a large part of the address to shareholders by the
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    GOVERNMENT TO CONSIDER WAGE DISPUTES.
    964 14 Special Machinery May Be Created. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 1. THE Straits Times is officially informed that the F.MS. Govern- ment is considering the preparation of machinery to inquire into wages disputes among Chinese workers in order to P 1 e a
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    TRAFFIC POLICE BACK ON DUTY.
    43 14 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 2. Traffic policemen returned to point duty this morning after an absence of over a week during which they stood by in barracks and also helped in dealing with the strike.
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    Chinatown Prepares Gaily Coloured Lanterns.
    339 14 GREA T CORONA TION PROCESSION. 4 IN Singapore's Chinatown craftsmen are beginning to fashion the curious but picturesque assortment of lanterns which will bob along the city’s principal streets in the Chinese community’s huge Coronation procession, probably on May 13. This is the date which
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    MARRIED IN TWO RELIGIONS.
    722 14 Eurasian Woman’s Divorce Petition. ALLEGES HUSBAND DESERTED HER. THAT she was married first as a Mohammedan and then as a Roman Catholic was revealed by Muriel Bernadette de Foe, who petitioned Mr. Justice Howes, in the Singapore High Court on Apr. 1. for a divorce on
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    MOULDY ROT IN RELATION TO TAPPING SYSTEMS.
    1539 15 PLANTING TOPICS Third Daily Incisions As Cure Forestry Conditions Conducive To Disease —Selama Estate Method Of Treatment. ■(By Our Planting Correspondent.) gOME nine months ago, after visiting two estates in North Perak, under the management of Major Haines, I discussed in two consecutive
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    DR. H. S. MOONSHI SUMMONED.
    230 15 Allegedly Gave Fate* Information. Dr. H. S. Moonshi of 42 Changl Road a prominent member oi the local Mohammedan community and a medicai practitioner, appeared before Capt Nelson Jones, the Singapore Second Magistrate on a summons on Wednesday to answer a charge of giving false
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    RAMASAMY CAN RETIRE AFTER 15 YEARS.
    530 16 Labourer Not Such “Poor Helpless Creature NO DISCONTENT ON MALACCA ESTATES —D. P. A. CHAIRMAN. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Mar. 29. |F the new rate of wages is approved, the Indian labourer will once again be in the happy position of being able
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    EUROPEANS ON CAUSING HURT CHARGE.
    317 16 Civil Engineer's Allegations. That he was assaulted and choked by the throat was alleged by F. S. Sommerecker in the Singapore Fifth Police Court on April 1, before Mr. C. L. Tan, when J. N. Jones, managing Director of a local engineering and contracting firm,
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    Chinese Rubber Tappers Are Organised.
    751 16 Malacca Protector Stresses Need For Wage Rise. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca. April 2. <‘ r F l HE labourers have definitely got an organisation behind them/* 1 said Mr. A. W. Hay, the Protector of Chinese Malacca, speaking at a meeting of Asiatic rubber
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    CHIEF JUSTICE LEAVING.
    71 16 To Travel Extensively On Holiday. On a vacation trip to Great Britain the Chief Justice, the Hon. Mr. P. A McElwaine. will leave Singapore by the Ranchi tomorrow. With deferred ieave Mr McElwaine :s entitled to be away until the end of February next but he expects
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    CORONATION GOODS IMPORTER FINED.
    162 16 First Prosecution Under Ordinance. Believed to oe the first proset ution of its kind under the Coronation Articles Ordinance of 1936. Chatamal Udhamal was on Mar. 31 fined $6 by Mr. T. P. Cromwell in the Singapore Fourth Magistrate’s Court The accused pleaded guilty to a
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    SUPPLEMENT TO THE STRAITS BUDGET
    578 17 \rchway of Swords: Mr. R. C. B. Wiltshire and his bride MLss Roma Venning passing under an archway of police officers’ swords at St. Andrew's Cathedral on Saturday. Lieut.-Col. ti. T. Burney. MC. (ritchU Oflicer (kimmunding the 2nd Buttalion. Cordon Highlanders. Presbyterian Army Chaplain: The
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    ‘Ulu’ Bungalow ‘Friends’ —And Others.
    1584 21  - Ulu Bungalow ‘Friends’ —And Others By AMYNEDD. Creepy-Crawlies That Destroy Pests Frogs Devour White Ants —Homely Chichak Snakes And Rats Training A Squirrel. pOR several months last year I occupied an old outstation bungalow in company with the most varied assortment of creeping, crawling, flying and hopping beasties with which
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    What Can A Young Man Marry On?
    383 21 MUCH LESS THAN $450! To the Editor of the Straits Times, Sir, —“Nell” m the Straits rimes Supplement of Mar. 25 raises again this high cost of living in Singapore The headlines state $450 montnly 1s needed for comfort with no frill® In
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    KANGANY SYSTEM OF RECRUITMENT.
    168 21 Abolition Opposed By K.L. Planters. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 30. Concern was expressed at the annual meeting of the Kuala Lumpur District Planters Association at the objection to the kangany system of recruitment contained in the Sast-i report and it was resolved to
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    CAR’S FATAL CRASH IN EARLY HOURS.
    1198 22 Possibly Due To Excessive Speed, Says Coroner. MISADVENTURE VERDICT ON EUROPEAN AND GIRL. THAT the accident was possibly due to excessive speed was 1 the opinion expressed by the Singapore Coroner (Mr. W. MacQuarrie) in returning a verdict of death by misadventure on Mr.
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    Singapore Needs Bigger Water Supply.
    103 22 SINGAPORE is using so much water a day that extensive schemes to increase the supply are being mooted by the Municipal Water Department. The proposals are: An increase in the number of filter beds at Gunong Pulai to deal with all the water to go
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    52 CENTS FOR UNSKILLED LABOUR.
    64 22 Municipal Committee’s Ruling. r TPHE report of the Artisans’ Wages Committee with recommendations revising rates and scales of wages paid to Municipal labourers, was tabled at Tuesday’s meeting The report recommends the payment of 52 cents a day for unskilled labourers and percentage increases on
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    ARREST WITHOUT A WARRANT.
    384 22 Recommendation Criticised. DEALING WITH BILKING FARES. ECOMMENDED by a majority amendment of part XIII o: the Municipal Ordinance to provich* that any person hiring a hackney carriage or jinricksha who refuse.' or fails to pay the driver, conductor or puller on dismissing or leaving the hackney
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    MALAY CORONATION PROCESSION.
    151 22 In connection with the Coronation celebrations, the General Commitee or the Singapore Municipality had approved among other things, the otter of substantial prizes for the best displays in the Malay procession which, it was hoped, might be timed so as t synchronise with >ne r eeeption. Referring
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    DANGER OF HIGH RUBBER PRICE
    561 23 HASTENING SYNTHETIC’S DEVELOPMENT IN U.S.A. Reclaim Factories Working At Full Pressure. MALAYA is importing synthetic rubber from the United States —for use where oil-resisting qualities are essential. This coals-to-Newcastle fact was disclosed by Mr. Robert Baden hop, President of the Robert Badenhop Corporation of New
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    APRIL FOOL’S DAY “FIRE.”
    40 23 TWO European officers and four* teen firemen were the first victims of April Fool’s Day, when very early on April 1 they rushed from their beds to a call at Geyla ng. They found no fire.
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    MALAYAN RICE MERCHANTS HIT.
    89 23 To Protest Against N.I. Ban On Imports. Leading rice merchants in Singapore and Penang are perturbed by an official announcement prohibiting the importation of rice into the Netherland Indies In danger of losing a flourishing business affecting the monthly export of 60.000 bags of Siam and
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    TAMIL COOLIES INTIMIDATED.
    187 23 Chinese Fined At Seremban. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, Mar. 30. The strike of Chinese tappers in Negri Sembilan had a sequel in the Seremban Police court today, when Chin Fook was produced on a charge of criminally intimidating and threatening to assault a Tamil named Appachi
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    ALLEGED MENACE TO EUROPEAN.
    119 23 i From Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur Mar. 30. When the case against an Englishspeaking Chinese named Wong Pak Fook, who was charged with putting Mr. Barnett, a European, in feai of injury on Mar. 5, was called before Mr. C. H. .Makers in me Kuaia
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    Regular Weather Forecasts For Malayan Aircraft.
    320 23 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 31. \ITEATHER forecasts for aircraft are now an established fact in Malaya. How Malayan meteorologists aid pilots of the Royal Air Force, Imperial Airways, K.L.M. and flying club machines is described in the annual report for 1936
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    New Chapel For Seafarers.
    135 23 Dedication By Bishop THE new $12,000 Seafarers’ Chapei at the Seamen’s Institute, Singapore, was dedicated by the Rt. Rev. B. C. Roberts, Bishop of Singapore, at 4.45 p.m. on Apr. 1. Set in a quiet corner of the Institute grounds, the Chapel, which was built to
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    R. A. F.’s NEW HEADQUARTERS.
    54 23 'T'HE change-over of the Royal Air Force, Far East, headquarters from the Seletar Station to the city was made on Apr 1. The Royal Air Force headquarters stafT now has offices on the second, third and sixth floors of Union Building, Collyer Quay, which also
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    SWIMMING CLUB DOING WELL.
    156 23 $7,000 Surplus On Working Account. Singapore Swimming Club paid Its way during the year ended Jan. 31. The working account had a surplus of $7,600 and entrance fees, which have hitherto been credited to capital, are now credited to revenue and these amounted to $13,000 giving
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    25 YEARS AS HEAD OF RAFFLES’ GIRLS’ SCHOOL.
    538 24 Sir Shenton Thomas’s Tribute To Miss D. Buckle. PI recognition of the splendid work of Miss Dorothy Buckle, O.B.E., as Principal of Raffles’ Girls’ School during the last 25 years, past and present pupils, parents and well-wishers are collecting funds for a
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    43 24 Mr. and Mrs. Claude da Silva will be leaving Singapore by the Potsdam on Saturday on a short holiday to Japan They are accompanied by their little daughter and Mrs Mark, of St. Monltz. Switzerland, who is on a visit to her daughter.
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    NEW WHARVES IN USE.
    151 24 Part Of $10 Million Scheme. A SECTION of the new West Wharf at Keppel Harbour, where $10,000,000 is being spent on an extension scheme, was brought into use for the first time on Apri. 1. Three new godowns are available for shipping. A fourth godown is
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    SETTLEMENT TERMS IN MINE STRIKE.
    232 24 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Apr. 2. THE final terms of the settlement between engine-drivers and mineowners were drawn up at the Chinese Protectorate yesterday in the presence of Mr. S. M. Middlebrook, Protector of Chinese, when the following increases were agreed to be effective:
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    SUICIDE BY TAKING VERONAL.
    253 24 Foreigner’s Death At Local Hotel. “I FIND that the deceased, Jacob Gersfeld, committed suicide by taking veronal and that he intended to take his own life,” said Mr. W. G. MacQuarrie, the Singapore Coroner, on Mar. 31 at the conclusion of the inquiry into the death
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    Malaya’s Growing Social Consciousness.
    368 24 PORTRAYED IN CHILD WELFARE SOCIETY'S WORK. FEEL that the whale of Singapore, not merely the poverty-stricken 1 portion which chiefly benefits from its activities, but also those who are better off, certainly see in t he work of the Child Welfare Society, an indication of that
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    Death Of Judge Who Tried Six Widows Case.
    310 24 A JUDGE who tried two of the best known cases in Malayan legal history—the Proudlock murder case in Kuala Lumpur and the Six Widows case in Singapore—died at Budleigh, Salterton, England, on Mar. 31. He was Mr. Sercombe Smith, a former Chief
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    GREAT FORTIFICATIONS PLANNED FOR HONG KONG.
    299 25 Destined To Be Second Singapore MORE GUN EMPLACEMENTS AND ANTI-AIRCRAFT DEFENCES. JONG KONG IS TO HAVE 1 Two new forts in addition to the one being constructed on Stanley Peninsula; Strengthened anti-aircraft defences; And it is to become a powerful Royal Air Force Base.
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    NATIVE TROOPS FOR AFRICAN COLONIES.
    147 25 —Aneta-Trans-Ocean London. Apr. 5. The formation in British Colonies und Protectorates in Africa of a native Colonial army <s the proposal made by Maj. C. S. Jarvis, in the Morning Post. In view of the fact that other countries—Italy’s case is hinted at —are using
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    JACK PETERSON RETIRES.
    55 25 .—Reuter. London, Apr. 1. Poliowing a report by an eye speciabst. Jack Petersen is reported to have decided to retire from the ring. His r yc troubled him in his recent fights. T,le specialist said that he must wear classes and that it would be unwise lor
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    GOOD TIMES FOR CLYDESIDE.
    28 25 —British Wireless London, Apr. 1. Valued at about €11)000.000 21 new contracts—the majority for the Admiralty—were booked by Clyde shipbuilding Hrms during March.—British Wireless
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    FRESH POLITICAL CRISIS.
    189 25 Reuter. EMPEROR DISSOLVES THE DIET. Tokio, Mar. 31. Japan was confronted with a fresh political crisis this morning when the Emperor, acting an the advice of the Premier. Gen. R. Hayashi, issued an ordinance dissolving the Diet. The crisis has arisen ?s a result of the decision
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    MR. R. M. COLLINS
    35 25 —Reuter. London Mar. 31. The death is announced of Mr. Robert Moore Collins, until 1907 Reuter’s chief correspondent in China. Mr. Collins also served as chief correspondent for the Associated Press.
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    ITALY’S “VERITABLE ARMY OF OCCUPATION.”
    254 25 ol these transports.—Reuter and Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Safety Of Western Europe Gravely Prejudiced ITALIAN staff documents captured on the Guadalajara front 1 indisputably demonstrate Italian intervention in Spain. This accusation is made in a note from the Spanish Government to Britain and France. Paris, Apr. 2. The
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    HARTAL IN INDIA.
    316 25 Protest Against Constitution. Bombay, Apr. 2. NATION-WIDE hartal has marked the inauguration of provincial autonomy under the new Constitution, but up till now the demonstrations have been peaceful. Six arrests were made in Bombay for obstruction of traffic and 25 people have been arrested in Delhi. At
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    MORE LOYALIST GAINS IN SPANISH WAR.
    234 26 Important Strategic Positions Captured Near Madrid. Madrid, Mar. 31. FURTHER successes are claimed by the Government. An important strategic position at Saelices, dominating the rebel lines on the Guadalajara front, and the Villanueve junction on the Cordoba front, have been captured. The village of
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    JAPANESE BANKS’ DECISION.
    156 26 -Sin Chew Jit Poh. “NOT MOTIVATED BY ALTRUISM.” Shanghai, Apr. 1. THE surrender of silver stocks by Japanese banks in Shanghai was not motivated by altruism or desire to co-operate with the Chinese Government. in the opinion of foreign observers. It is pointed out that the Japanese
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    SOVIET FIVE-YEAR PLAN.
    120 26 —Reuter Wireless. PRODUCTION EXCEEDS ESTIMATES. Moscow Mar. 31 rE successful completion this year of the Soviet’s second fiveyear plan is forecast in the report of the Central Executive Committee which states that in 1936 industrial output increased by 28.4 per cent, compared with 1935 instead of the
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    LUDENDORFF AND HITLER.
    119 26 -Reuter. 12-YEAR-OLD FEUD ENDS. Munich, Mar. 31. ■yjIE 12-year feud between Herr Hitler and Gen. Ludendorff has been ended at a secret meeting in a complete reconciliation. An official communique says that Gen. Ludendorff expressed his pleasure at Herr Hitler’s demolition of the “Versailles Treaty of shame”
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    NEW NAVAL RACE TO FOLLOW.
    80 26 Reuter. Comment By The Times. London, Mar. 30 The first step towards a new race will oe the adoption of 16-in. guns, says the Times n a leader today. It was within the power of Japan to prevent that step by a mere undertaking not
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    BRITAIN’S REVENUE.
    78 26 —Reuter. Deficit Of £5,600,000. London, April 1. DEVENUE returns for the financial year ended yesterday show a deficit of £5,600,000. Realised revenue amounted to £797,289,000 and expenditure to £802,886,000, but the expenditure includes £13,100,000 for the redemption of debt, so that current revenue exceeded expenditure by £7,500,000. Defence
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    GERMANY AT THE CORONATION.
    138 26 —Reuter Wireless. SIGN OF FRIENDLY ATTITUDE. Berlin, Mar. 31. /COMMENTING on the nomination of General Von Blomoerg to represent Hitler at the Coronation, the official Nazi organ Angriff, considers the choice will be regarded in Britain as a special sign of the friendly attitude of Germany
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    SUPREME COURT IN UNITED STATES.
    117 26 —Reuter Wireless. NEW DEAL LAWS UPHELD. Washington, Mar. 21. r pHE Supreme Court in its first important decisions since President Roosevelt’s recent strictures unanimously upheld the constitutionality of two New Deal laws, the Railway Labour Act and the FrazierLemke Farm Act. The former guarantees collective
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    FOREIGN SPYING IN LOS ANGELES?
    76 26 —Reuter. ARREST OF TWO JAPANESE. Los Angeles, Mar. 31. Foreign espionage is believed to be revealed by the arrest of two Japanese following a knife fight. Police broke into a locked room in a boarding house and are understood to have discovered wireless equipment, maps
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    DUKE OF WINDSOR.
    78 26 Reuter. Departure From Enzesfeld. Vienna. Mar. 29. THE Duke of Windsor has let; 1 Enzesfeld Castle, where he ha> resided since his abdication, and i now en route for St. Wolfgang, m the Salzkammergut. the Upper Austrian Lake district, where he i> due tonight. He is residing
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    IN AUSTRIA.
    125 26 ,—Reuter. JOURNEY THROUGH BLINDING SNOW. St. Wolfgang, Mar. 30. MINE frozen British and American journalists carefully shepherded by six local detectives comprised the whole audience when the Duke of Windsor arrived at Hausappesback after the eight-hour journey from Enzesfeld, the latter part oi which was through a blinding
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    BRITISH OFFICERS KILLED IN INDIA.
    86 26 —Reuter. TRIBESMEN ATTACK TROOPS. New Delhi, Mar 30 Two British officers were killed ana cne wounded on the Rtzmak Road to oay by tribesmen, southwest or Damdil. In addition two Indian officers were killed and one wounded ly Indian soi diers killed and 38 wounded
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    GERMAN FOUR YEAR PLAN.
    101 26 -Reuter Wireless. Berlin Apr 2. NEW iron and steel regulations to operate from May 1 are announced by General Goering ,n connection with the four-year plan The regulations have been rendered necessary by Germany’s rearmarr.cr progiamme and are intended to elm' nate competition between iron a;
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    FRANCO’S TROOPS REVOLT IN SPAIN AND MOROCCO.
    246 27 enza messages.—Aneta-Tr insocean and Reuter. Enmity Between Nationalists And Italians After Defeat Paris, Mar. 31. CERIOUS revolts have occurred among Franco’s men in Spanish Morocco and in Spain. The revolts are the outcome of a military conspiracy which has been developing for some
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    INDIAN FIRM IN ABYSSINIA.
    187 27 Reuter Wireless. WHAT WAS REASON FOR EXPLUSION? New Delhi, Apr. 4. The question of Italian action against Indians in Abyssinia was raised in the Legislative Assembly by Sir Mohammad Yakub, who asked what steps the Government had taken to protect Indian lives and property j there.
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    ITALY ADMITS MASSACRE.
    140 27 -Reuter Wireless. ALLEGED ESPIONAGE IN ETHIOPIA. Rome, Mar. 31 THE first official admission of the Addis Ababa massacres in February following the attempt on Marshal Graziani’s life is made in an announcement refuting the British Press statements. It denies Italian troops fired indiscriminately or set fire to
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    MASS ARRESTS IN MANCHUKUO.
    87 27 -Reuter. ALLEGED SECRET PLOT AGAINST JAPAN. Tokio Mar 29. A message from Muxoen states that the Japanese gendarmerie headquarters have lifted the press ban on the nnti-Manchukuo and anti-Japanese plot planned by a secret organisation in the Fengtien and Antung provinces, allegedly in secret concact with
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    PARTY LEADERS’ “RE-EDUCATION.”
    135 27 —Reuter. CAMPAIGN IN RUSSIA. COMMUNIST PARTY SHORTCOMINGS. Moscow, Mar. 29. pN urgent campaign for the complete “re-education” of the party leadership appears to lie behind the report issued by Stalin dealing with the Party’s “shortcomings.” The campaign is expected to result in changes of personnel and policy.
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    ROOSEVELT’S NEW SCHEME.
    119 27 Aneta-Transocean. AMERICA, BRITAIN AND FRANCE. Paris. Mar. 29. The American Ambassador to France, Mr. William C. Bullitt, and Mr. Norman Davis who are on their way to Europe lrom the United States, have been instructed by President Roosevelt to submit to the French and British Governments i
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    Lord Kitchener Dead.
    79 27 ,—Reuter. Nairobi. Mar. 29. The death took place here today of Lord Kitchener.—Reuter. Lord Kitchener was a brother of the famous Lord Kitchener of Khartoum and Broome, Minister of War, who went down in the Hampshire in 1916. when ne succeeded to the title. He was in
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    Experts Examine Diet Of Britain.
    178 27 —British Wireless. London. Apr. 2. With the exception cf a relatively small fraction of the people, the population of Britain is obtaining the full amount of calories required. This is one of the findings of the Government advisory committee on nutrition, which, for the first
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    ITALY AND JUGOSLAVS.
    213 27 Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Official British Attitude. London, Mar. 29. IN British official quarters the atti- tude towara the ttaio-Jugoslavian agreement will be one of “friendly understanding/’ says The Times. There appears be every indication, says the paper, that political agreement between Italy and Jugoslavia can be regarded as supplementing
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    BRITAIN’S YOUTH EAGER TO FLY.
    74 27 London, Mar. 3. The first stage of the Government’s air expansion programme last year required 2,500 new pilots and 20.000 new aircraft hands. Applications for these two groups far outnumbered requirements, totalling 14.000 and 66.000 respectively. This year 1,500 more pilots will he required and
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    South Africa Kills
    75 27 Reuter. Nazi Aspirations. Pretoria, Apr. 2. rE Union Government, as the Mandatory Power of the former German colony of South-west Africa, has issued a proclamation aimed at destroying the Nazi movement there. A line and imprisonment may be imposed on any British subject promising to bear allegiance
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    DUCHESS OF BEDFORD. Part Of Plane Found.
    66 27 Reuter. London, Apr. 2. The strut of an aeroplane identified as belonging to the Duchess of Bedtord was washed ashor* t Yarmouth and is believed to indicate that her plane fell in the Wash.—Reuter. The Duchess took ofi for a short flight in
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    MR. N. DAVIS’ MYSTERY VISIT.
    219 28 Reuter Wireless. Hints Of Conference To Halt Arms Race. IjyHY is the American Ambassador-at-Large, Mr. Norman Davis, in Incite'of official denials it is persistently being S that apart from attending the International Suga European Davis has been instructed to get into touch with leading European
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    ARMY IN THE PHILIPPINES.
    192 28 Reuter. PROGRAMME FOR PEACE ONLY. New York, Apr. 5. AN emphatic denial that the defence plan o: the Philippine Islands was designed to strengthen the military power of the United States in the western Pacific was yesterday, given by President Quezon, addressing the Foreign Policy Association.
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    UNITED STATES LINE.
    88 28 York Shipbuilding Company.-Reuter Wireless. New York, Apr. 4. The Newport News Shipbuilding Co. submitted a low bid for construction oi a liner for the United States Lines replacing the Leviathan. Bidding on alternate designs the company bid $14,375,000 for a steamer of the same pattern as the
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    8 DEAD IN RAIL SMASH.
    232 28 -Reuter and Wireless. Trains Collide In London. i London, Apr. 2. PIGHT people were killed and between and 50 were seriously injured in a i disastrous railway accident outside Battersea station when two suburban trains collided this morning. A train from Clapham Junction stopped on
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    AMERICAN STRIKES.
    154 28 —Reuter. ford factory RE-OPENS. New York. Apr. 5. THE labour troubles besetting the United States motor industry were considerably eased during the week-end by the settlement of the Ford strike and the announcement that the four-weeks-old Chrysler dispute was also virtually settled. The Chrysler settlement hinged on the
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    TROUBLE ON THE CLYDE.
    119 28 —Reuter. Position Of Unions. London, Apr. 4. Apprentices striking in the Clydeside districts now number 2,000. The yards affected include that of Harland and Wo.ff. The Glasgow district committee of the Amalgamated Engineering Union have been directed by their executive to instruct the men to return
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    FREE STATE NOT TO GO TO IMPERIAL CONFERENCE.
    183 28 -Reuter. No Value Under Circumstances, Says De Valera. London, Apr. 4. THERE would be of no value in the Irish Free State being represented at the Imperial Conference in the existing circumstances, declared Mr De Valera in the Dail, replying to questions
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    RADICAL CHANGES.
    230 28 —Reuter Wireless. Division Of Palestine. London, Apr. 5. *pHE Palestine Commission now sitting in London is considerin'.* a scheme for the partition of Palestine as a radical but the most effective solution of the entire Palestine issue, says the Daily Herald. Two proposals are under consideration. One would
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    CHINA MAY STOP FOREIGN LOAN PAYMENTS.
    201 28 for the families of the deceased. —Sin Chew Jit Poh. JAPAN MUST BEAR RESPONSIBILITY. Shanghai, Apr. 4. THE Central Government has decided upon drastic measures to end the large-scale smuggling that has been going on in North C hin<i for nearly two years. The
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    Tourists’ Rout Of Selangor.
    553 29 PERAK BAI TING ALSO COLLAPSES. i\ three days Sir Julien Cahn’s bowlers have dismissed I Selangor twice and Perak once for totals aggregating exactly 200 runs. His batsmen have hit up 592 for the loss of 15 wickets. The double rout of Selangor was completed on
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    PERAK SAVED BY THE RAIN.
    274 29 Twice Dismissed For Low Scores. At Ipoh. Perak’s batsmen fared badly against the tourists, and only rain saved the State from an innings defeat Scores: PERAK—1st. Innings Rivaz lbw b Crisp 0 Suppiah b Morkell 2 Hart c Goodway b Mork?ll 8 Ehrke c Walsh
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    BRILLIANT CENTURY ON PADANG.
    315 29 Griffith Jones’ 141 In Under Two Hours. Sunday’s S.C C. tournament match between the Merchants and the B.B. and I and Etceteras was notable for a fine century by E. N. Griffith Jones and an opening partnership of over a hundred by Jenner and Griffith Jones.
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    FISTICUFFS IN RUGGER BATTLE AT BELFAST.
    383 29 I IRELAND BEAT WALES BY FIVE POINTS TO THREE. The rugger international at Belfast on Saturday was marred by had temper, leading to fighting among the forwards. The match resulted in Ireland winning by five points to three, though Wales were first to score,
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    SLADE AND GROWDER MAKE MERRY.
    244 29 Nondescripts Gain Draw With S.C.C. A highly creditable draw was achievI ed by the Nondescripts against a strong S.C.C. team on the N.C.C. ground at Balestier on Saturday. Some lusty hitting by Slade and Growder enabled the S.C.C to declur** with seven wickts down, but
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    AIZAWA’S FINE VICTORY OVER KAMIS.
    635 30 THREE-SET STRUGGLE IN Y.M.C.A, FINAL. MALAY OUTPLAYED AFTER OPENING IMPRESSIVELY. POME splendid tennis was seen in the final of the open singled event which brought the Y.M.C.A. lawn tennis tournament to a close. The contestants were the sound Malay player, Kamis, and the Japanese, Aizawa,
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    PETERSEN ANNOUNCES HIS RETIREMENT.
    40 30 A Reuter telegram announces that Jack Petersen has now officially stated that he is retiring from the ring, ft was reported yesterday that he was contemplating this step, owing to eye trouble, on his doctor’s advice.
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    SIR JULIEN CAHN DELIGHTED.
    231 30 Perfect Pitch, Keen Crowd, And Lavish Hospitality. ii A PERFECT pitch, an enthuf* siastic crowd which appreciated every point in the game and hospitality which it would be difficult to equal—altogether it has been a delightful four and a-half days we have spent in Singapore," said
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    MALAYS COULDN’T HOLD BUCKLEY.
    399 30 their decisive victory over the Middlesex Regiment, the Malays faced the Royal Artillery hopefully in yesterday's First Division league soccer match at the Anson Road Stadium •They found the gunners, however, too good for them, and were unable to make any response to a hat-trick by
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    HENDERSON WINS SPRING CUP AT THE S.G.C.
    388 30 The Guillemard Cup Qualifiers. The April medal competition of the Singapore Golf Club was played at Bukit Timah on Saturday and Sunday and resulted in wins for D.S, Davidson in “A” division with a net score of 70, W. A. C. Henderson in
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    AT LAST!
    42 31 —The Oxford crew after winning the Boat r»pp k v »y lI *ree leng ths, thus breaking Cambridge’s long sequence of victories. Deiight in their achievement is indicated by the smiles on the faces of the exhausted but happy men.
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    THREE JOCKEYS THROWN IN FIRST RACE.
    991 31 FAVOURITES WIN MOST EVENTS. (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Apr. 3. rERE was a sensational opening to the Penang Turf Club’s meeting today, when in the first race three riders—Lewis, Tankard and Draman—were unseated. An ambulance soon arrived on the scene and they were
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    CHECK TO VILLA’S BID FOR PROMOTION.
    108 31 Last week's soccer games in the Lnglish League included two of Importance. By defeating West Bromwich Albion, Leeds gained two V( ry valuable points in their effort avoid relegation; and Aston ''"la, by losing at home to Newcastle, suffered a check in their reoently
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    FRED BEATS BILL.
    27 31 Reuter. Detroit, Apr. 1. Fred Perry beat “Big Bill” Tilden in their match here in straight sets, 6 4, 6 4, 6 4. Reuter.
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    SCHMELING HOPEFUL.
    71 31 —Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Expects To Fight Braddock For World Title On June 3, Berlin, Mar. 31. Max Schmeling arrived here on Tuesday afternoon from America. His manager. Max Machon, declared to press representatives that Schmeling still believed that the obligations of his contract would be fulfilled and that he would
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    MRS. ALLIN BEATS MISS HUMPHRY.
    254 31 Wins Three Events At Klang. The followng are the results of the finals In the Easter tournament at Klang: Men’s Open Singles. —G. O. Hovll beat A. W. S. Sim 6—3. 6—4 Women’s Open Singles.— Mrs. E. K. Allin beat Miss Betty Humphry 8—6. 6—1.
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    MALAY JOCKEY DIES FROM INJURIES.
    129 31 Another Rider Suspended. (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Apr. 5. The serious accident during the first race at Penang on Saturday had a fatal sequel this morning, D. Rahman, the Malay jockey, dying from his injuries in the General Hospital. Drahman started riding for trainer
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    CELTIC AND ABERDEEN IN SCOTTISH CUP FINAL.
    1476 32 Manchester City Forwards Again Rampant. THE semi-finals in the Scottish Cup competition were played on Saturday, and the results, cables Reuter, were as follows ABERDEEN 2, MORTON 0. On Hibernians ground, Edinburgh. CELTIC 2, CLYDE 0. On Rangers’ ground, Glasgow. The final tie
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    ’VARSITY CREWS BEAT FRENCH EIGHTS.
    58 32 Rowing. Pa*is. Apr. 3. Competing in a charity rega f ta the Cambridge University 3oac race crew beat the Paris crew by un lengths over a 3000 metres course in the time cf 7 min. 28 3-5 sec. Oxford beat the Paris Marne crew by
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    AMATEUR CUP FINAL.
    256 32 Dulwich Hamlet Beat Leyton. At West Ham on Saturday, cable., Reuter. Dulwich Hamlet beat Levton 2-0 in the final of the F.A. Amateur Cup competition. This is their four Amateur Cup success. They previously won the trophy in the seasons 1919-20. 193J. 32. ana 1933-4 (when also
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    ARMY TROUNCE R.A.F.
    101 32 Rugby Football. Richmond Lose At Home To Cardiff. Reuter cables results at Rugby Uni matches on Saturday as follows: 1 The Army 29. R A.F. Bath 0. L’don Scottish 9. Birkenhead Pk. 21. Leicester Bristol 6. Harlequins 1 Gloucester 3. Llanelly Manchester 8. Headingley Newport 0. Blackheath
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    SCULLING TITLE RACE.
    36 32 —Reuter. Phelps Beats Barry By Six Lengths. London Mar 29 Eric Pheips heat Barry b* lengths over the Putney-Mortlak*' course for the English sculling championship. The time w.«s 24 minutes 5' seconds. —Reuter.
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    SCOTTISH LEAGUE.
    28 32 Arbroath Beaten At Motherwell. In a match in Division I tflt Scottish League at Motherwell cabl r Reuter. Motherwell beat Arbroath o three goals to one.
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  • The Straits Budget FINANCIAL SUPPLEMENT
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      FRASER & COMPANY’S SHARE REPORT.
      995 1 FRASER COMPANY’S SHARE REPORT. Commodities And Shares Easier. MESSRS. Fraser and Co., in their weekly share report, issued at the close of business on Apr. 6 write:— While nothing of outstanding importance has happened since our last report the present week has not been altogether without its poimts of interest
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      PRODUCE.
      253 1 Singapore, April 7, 12 noon. Buyei Sellei Gambier $8.00 Hamburg Cube $17.00 Java Cube $11.00 Pepper White Muntok $19.50 White $19.00 Black $n 25 Copra. Mixed $7.95 Sun Drici $8 20 Tapioca Small Flake $5.10 Fair Flak $4.70 Medium Pearl $5 45 Small Pearl $5 50 Sago Flour. No.
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      STOCK EXCHANGE.
      343 1 London, Apr G. The toliowmg 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 5 p.c. 1944-64 113% 4-% Funding Loan 4 o.c. 1960-90 110% War Loan, 3% p.c 102% Com. Union Assce.
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      SINGAPORE TIN PRICES.
      19 1 Apr. 1 Tin, S’pore Price $143.75 per picul 2 142.50 5 140 6 139.87% 7 134.50
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      SINGAPORE RUBBER PRICES (Sellers).
      49 1 Date Spot Apr. May-June July-Sept. Oct.-Dec London Apr. 1 45% 45% 45% 46% 46% 13>4 2 45% 45% 45% 46 46 13 3/16 5 45% 45% 45% 48% 46% 13 6 44% 44% 44K 44% 45% 12 13/16 7 43% 43% 43% 43% 43% 12%
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      RUBBER MARKET REVIEW.
      575 2 INCREASE IN MALAYAN SHIPMENTS. GOOD DEMAND AT AUCTIONS. LEWIS ANI) PEAT (SINGAPORE) LTD. in their weekly report on the rubber market issued on Apr. 2. write Over the Easter holidays there has has been a pronounced rise in prices, and sentiment is still very bullish." Within a
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      ROMPIN BAHRU RUBBER’S MAIDEN DIVIDEND.
      135 2 Capital Reduction Scheme Now Effected. INTIMATION of the declaration of the company’s maiden dividend was made by Mr. Bruce Petrie, chairman, at the annual meeting of Rompin Bahru Rubber Estate Ltd. in Singapore on Mar. 25. Mr. Petrie also informed shareholders that the scheme of
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      RAUB GOLD OUTPUT.
      24 2 The output of gold from Raub Australian Gold Mining Company Ltd. for the four weeks ended Mar. 27. was 1,999.55 ounces.
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      PROPOSAL TO SPLIT SHARES.
      706 2 MALAYAN COLLIERIES MEETING. AT the annual meeting of Malayan Collieries Ltd. in Kuala Lumpur on on Mar 30. before the adoption of the report and accounts, a shareholder asked: “I would like to have more information about the accounts presented. I am not adopting a hostile
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      FORWARD RUBBER CONTRACTS.
      105 2 The following forward rubber contracts have been announced BEKOH 5 tons monthly JuiyDecember, 1937. at ll%d. c.i.f. and 10 tons monthly January-December, 1938, at ll%d. c.i.f. BATANG 5 tons monthly JuiyDecember 1937. at Is. %d. landed London and 5 tons monthly JanuaryDecember. 1938. 11 %d. c.i.f. KUALA
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      MARCH RUBBER SHIPMENTS.
      224 2 BIG INCREASE ON FEBRUARY. Ocean shipments cl rubber, including re-exports, from Malaya during March totalled 59,568 tons, com pared with 38,058 tons in February and 41,571 tons in January. Total shipments for the quarter amount to 139,197 tons. Of the March exports, 30,759 tons consigned to America
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      MARCH RUBBER IMPORTS.
      99 2 J?OREIGN imports of rubber into the Straits Settlements during march totalled 19,579 tons compared with 14,048 tons in February and 16,956 tons in January, giving total imports for the quarter of 50,583 tons. This is 7,118 tons higher than the total imported for the corresponding period of
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      SINGAPORE RUBBER AUCTION.
      141 2 THE Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its 1,323 rd auction on April 1 when there were catalogued 1,312,588 lbs., 585.97 tons; offered 1,285,324 lbs., 573.80 tons; sold 1,053,001 lbs.. 470.09 tons. Spot London 13%d New York 26% cts. PRICES REALISED Ribbed smoked sheet cents per
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      STRAITS STEAMSHIP’S RISE IN PROFITS.
      575 3 From $323,157 To $364,750: Depreciation Charge $591,559. A substantial improvement is shown by the accounts of Straits Steamship Company, Ltd. for the year 1936. The. profit for the year after writing-off depreciation of $591,559 compared with $520,000 in 1935, has risen to $364,750 from $323,157
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      BIG TRADE INCREASE.
      121 3 Exports In March Up $20,000,000. jyjALAY A’S export trade during March was worth $20,000,000. or (£2,335,000) more than in February. Shipments of both tin and rubber showed very substantial increases. Tin shipments rose from 6,595 tons in February to 9,138 tons in March. Rubber shipments rose from
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      MALAYAN TIN SHIPMENTS.
      80 3 FOREIGN exports of tin, being final shipments on ocean-going steamers at all Malayan ports during March, totalled 9,140 tons compared with 6.595 tons in February and 7,938 tons in January, giving total shipments for the quarter of 23,673 tons. Of the March shipments, 6.887 tons were consigned
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      RUBBER CROPS.
      101 3 THE following crops of rubber were harvested by the respective estates in February lb. Malaka Pinda 43.300 Kuala Reman 73.100 Lok Kawi Rubber 39.000 Bruseh Rubber 38.000 Bukit Katil 22.324 United Patani 243.834 Malakoff Rubber 150 900 Taiping Rubber 127.795 Sungei Batu 44 000 Windsor Rubber 28.760 Foothills
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      FEBRUARY TIN ORE PRODUCTION.
      272 3 THE following dredge statistics and outputs of tin ore refer to the respective companies for the month of February Hrs. Yardage Pels, ore Hitam Tin 46 Jelebu Tin 152. Lukut Tin 120. Paroi Tin 502 55.000 170. Talam Mines 286 Ulu Klang 542 100.500 701. Pahang
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      FIXED TRUST QUOTATIONS.
      125 3 (From Our Own Correspondent London, Apr. 5. The following are today’s ‘bid’ quotations for Fixed Trusts: s. d. British Empire “A” 24 0 British Empire “B” 11 0 British Empire Cumulative 18 3 British Empire Comprehensive 21 9 British General “A” 23 4'/• British General “B” 20
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      Alexandra Brickworks Ltd. Improves Position.
      466 3 DEBIT CARRY-FORWARD REDUCED TO $30,922. CONSIDERABLE improvement is shown in the accounts of Alexandra Brickworks Ltd., which were issued on Saturday. The net profit has risen from $33,091 in 1935 to $94,449 for 1936. The debit at profit and loss account has been reduced to
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      WORLD VISIBLE TIN SUPPLIES INCREASE.
      97 3 About 600 Tons In March. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London \pr 2. World visible tLn supplies on Mar. 31. are estimated to have risen by about 600 tons above the February figure. According to estimates by Messrs. W. H. Oartsen and Sons world visible supplies
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      STOCKS AND SHARES.
      1190 4 i Issued By Fraser And Co., 1. EXCHANGE AND STOCK BROKERS. Singapore, April 7, 10 a.m. 4 MINING, Issue VaL Buyers Sellers 4/- Am pat Tin 6/5 6/9 £1 Asam Kumbang 35/3 36/9 £J Austral Malay 54, 56/5 Ayer Hltam 29/- 30/1 Ayer Weng 1.40 1.60 £1
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      CENTRAL PERAK RUBBER.
      78 4 'From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Apr. 5. A new area of 3.009 acres, of which 2.704 acres are planted with rubber, is to be acquired by Central Perak Rubber Company Ltd. The location of the new estate is not stated. The company is proposing to issue to
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      RUBBER SHARES.
      485 4 London Exchange Prices On March 25. Allagar* 2/3; Ang.-Malay 21/; Ayer Kun 2%; Badenoch 1 11/16; Bahru* 4/1%; Banteng 1 15/32; Batang* 1/9; Batu Caves 1» 8 Batu Tlga 2 21/32; Bekoh* 2/7%; Bertam* 5/2%; Bldor 2 3/32; Bikam* 3/6%; Bradwall 1 19/32; Braunston 1 3/16; Brooklands* 4/10%;
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      JAPANESE BANKS IN NORTH CHINA.
      98 4 these banks in the past.—Sin Chew Jit Poh. Tientsin. Apr. 7. In view of their comparatively small stocks, Chinese reports say, Japanese banks in North China are expected shortly to follow the lead of Japanese banks in Shanghai in handing over their stocks to the
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      ANGLO-JOHORE’S EXTENSION.
      97 4 GOVERNMENT WANTS AREA NEAR KLUANG. /From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Apr. 5. The Johore Government proposes compulsorily to acquire an area of 782 acres of rubber near Kluang over which the Anglo-Johore Rubber Estates Ltd., held an option to purchase and this has had to be abandoned. The
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      STERLING RUBBER DIVIDENDS.
      110 4 *THE following dividends have either been declared or are proposed by the directors of the respective companies. The capitalisation at par per planted acre is shown in brackets CHULSA RUBBER. A final of 5 per cent., making 7 per cent, for the year ended Dec. 31, 1936,
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      TIN SHARES.
      157 4 London Exchange Prices On March 25. Ampat Tin (4/) 6/1%; Anglo-Burma (5/) 18/9; Aramayo (P.Sw. 20) 2; Ayer Hitam (5/) 29/9; Bangrin Tin 22/6; Ber&lt Tin (5/) 14/; Brit. Tin Invest. (10/) 23/3; E. Pool Agar (1/) /6; E. Pool Agar Pt. Pref. (5/) 3/6; Geevor (5/) 16/3;
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      FRASER & COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS.
      282 4 FRASER COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS. P'-n &W Singapore, Apr. 7. puopt.ua .Cußduio'j Total lor Books Close financial Date Ex. Div. vear Payable Date to date TIN To Hnn U cr 1“ Apr 6 Apr. 14 Apr. 9 12 to 7* Honf Pott Apr 10 Apr. 21 Apr. 11 157*
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