The Straits Budget, 24 June 1937

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    29 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES (ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.) No. 1111. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 1937. Price 25 cents (S.S. Currency) or 7d.
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    THE WEEK IN MALAYA.
    1256 1 jyjALA YA S internal air service, to be inaugurated between Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Penang next week, will be extended to Ipoh, Malacca, Kota Bahru, Fraser’s Hill, Cameron Highlands, other Malayan centres anu Borneo as soon as suitable landing fields are available. That statement was made
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    AMELIA’S FAREWELL:
    54 1 Miss Earhart passed through Singapore this loeek on her round-the world flight. Here she is photographed by the Straits Times, with Mrs. Monnett B. Davis, wife of the United States Consul-General at Singapore, Mr. Davis (extreme left) Mr. L. B. Howey (extreme right), of the Standard-Vacuum Oil Company,
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  • The Straits Budget
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      A Tin Hold-Up?
      733 2 Straits Times. June 17. Recent price movements in tin and statistics relating to production, consumption and the quota position merit the serious consideration of all those who have an interest in the industry. Chairmen of producing companies in Malaya have not been slow to condemn the wide
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      MR. CHEESEMAN’S MISSION.
      938 2 Western world. Straits Times. June 18. Mr. H. R. Cheeseman, Singapore’s Inspector of Schools, left for England a fortnight ago charged with an important mission. He has been deputed to study the junior technical school, a new type which has sprung up in large numbers in Great
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      BRITAIN, CHINA AND JAPAN.
      722 2 sundry chancelleries today.—Straits Times, June 19. There has been a curious conflict of trends in the Far Eastern situation in the past few months. One day there is fuel to feed the flames of alarmism. another comes news of conciliatory declaration and hope that goodwill and
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      BEHIND CLOSED DOORS.
      1023 3 -Straits Times, June 21 In a recent leading article welcoming the decision to readmit reporters to meetings of the Rural Board we described the position which prevails in regard to the activities of the various committees appointed by the Singapore Municipal Commissioners. We hold the view that
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      Tin Exports.
      173 3 during the year.—Straits Times, June 21. In this column on Thursday last the possibility of tin producers holding up supplies of tin ore was suggested, unfulfilled quota being permitted to be carried forward indefinitely. The Controller under the Tin and Tin-Ore (Restriction) Enactment states that so far as
      during the year.—Straits Times, June 21.  -  173 words
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      News.
      1003 3 supply of British news.—Straits Times, June 22. In recent years there has become available to newspapers in the Far East a vastly greater number of news messages than could be obtained in the days when Reuter’s agency had a virtual monopoly of all news distribution in the Far East.
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      THE UNOFFICIAL DOG IN THE MANGER.
      946 4 —Straits Times. June 23 One topic of conversation overshadows all others in Malaya at the present time, and that is the petition of the Government services for partial or full restoration of the salaries paid before the depression. (That is what the petition really
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  • NOTES Of The DAY.
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      JAVA MEMORIES.
      170 5 A DAY and a half is a tragically short period for a first visit to Java, and yet when the visitor already knows Malaya and is thus able to take the exotic background for granted and to take a comparative view of the Dutch colony, he should be
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      A HILL TOWN.
      197 5 QNE of the most delightful moments of our holiday came when we emerged from the aeroplane at Bandoeng and suddenly sensed the coolness in the air. It was just like a fresh morning in May or June in England. We felt an exhilaration then which lasted throughout
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      DUTCH CHILDREN.
      181 5 ¥T is youth more than anything else that gives Bandoeng its charm for the visitor from Malaya. Some Dutch people cannot afford to send their children to Holland, and many others give their children an elementary and secondary education in Java (the school 0 being kept rigidly to
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      HOME IN EXILE.
      151 5 ■pms preference for life in Java, on the none too generous pensions paid by the Netherlands Indian Government, explains in part why the suburbs of Bandoeng are so extensive and so pleasantly European in atmosphere. There are hundreds and hundreds of little stone and brick bungalows each
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      MIXED BATAVIANS.
      240 5 AM afraid that readers mav have had enough of Java by now and I promise to return to Malaya in tffis column tomorrow, but today, in the last instalment of my holiday diary. I would like to make some provocative comparisons. The first thing that struck me. when
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      JAVA SCHOOLS.
      243 5 JAVA SCHOOLS DERHAPS the standard of the Dutch secondary schools explains in part the status of the Eurasian in Java Even so brief a stay as mine, literally a flying visit, showed that those schools teach foreign languages to Eurasian boys with a success that would be incredible in Singapore.
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      CONCERT CONTRAST.
      220 5 memory which comes to mind is that of the lounge of the Hotel Hoffman. Bandoeng, during an evening concert. Hotel music in Singapore is never taken very seriously, and people who do want to listen are irritated by the clink of glasses and chatter of voices around them.
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      THE REGENT’S CAR.
      295 5 IT is dangerous to collide with royalty in a Malay State. In the old days you would have been krissed for it, but now you are haled before a magistrate, whose ideas of a fitting penalty for your offence may be influenced as much by Malay tradition
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      R.E. AND P.W.D.
      214 5 •pHE man who filled in Telok Ayer Bay has long since been forgotten in Singapore but we ought not to let his death pass unnoticed, even though news of it is very belated, having been brought to my notice by an Old Wellingtonian who has just read
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      OLD TELOK AYER.
      210 5 ■pELOK Ayer as it was when Sir Maurice Cameron came to Singapore can be seen in a remarkable old photograph in One Hundred Years of Singapore, apparently taken from the hill in Chinatown where the police put motorists through their tests today. In this picture one sees
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      RAM GOPAL’S ARMS.
      304 6 RAM GOPAL’ S ARMS THOSE who saw the Indian youth, Ram Gopal. dance at the Capitol Theatre some days ago may be interested to hear an explanation of how that extraordinary rippling, flexible, double-jointed effect from shoulder to finger-tips is obtained. The secret is revealed by Miss H. W. Ponder
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      COLONIAL COMPARISONS.
      405 6 COLONIAL COMPARISONS AND now, for this Saturday column, we may turn again to the book- shelf for yet another piece of “fat”—J as book-reviewers call the con-! veniently long quotations with which they fill out their allotted space. But I have a good excuse, for some com- mcnts on the
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      CHE ZEBEDAH.
      323 6 A CHINESE woman who figured in one of the crucial events of Malayan history, and who has been immortalised by Sir Hugh Clifford in one of his finest tales, died at the beginning of this month. She was Che Zebedah, aged 74. and she had been living in
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      DATO BANDAR.
      309 6 ’’JpHE origin of another British protectorate in the Peninsula is recalled by the news that the position of Dato Bandar of Sungei UJong is vacant, pending the election of a successor to Dato Abdul Kadir. who died last Friday. 1 The late chiettain was the third holder ol
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      SINGAPORE WIGS.
      88 6 A FORMER resident of Malaya now living in England writes Regarding the obituary notice of the late Sir Walter Shaw, which appeared in the Straits Budget of April 29, I would point out that Sir Walter wore a bob wig in Court—not a full-bottomed wig. which is only
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      RAILWAY TREES.
      223 6 fJHE little town of Jugra in Selangor, which was abandoned about thirty years ago owing to malaria, is already enveloped in jungle. The city oi Angkor, which was deserted six centuries ago, is little more than a ring of massive walls surrounding dense forest, where once were busy
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      CAPTAIN SCHOLTE.
      246 6 ■pHERE has been a sequel to my note on Captain Scholte, who brought the first of the new Douglas air liners from Holland to Java last week and who has risen to become one of the senior captains of European airways since he first flew to Singapore ten
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      HITAM’S FATE.
      288 6 anyone tell me how to get rid of a musang? One of these creatures has been haunting my bungalow for some time. It has caused us to call workmen to repair a root leak, where tiles had been displaced by its prowling, and more than once it has
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    33 6 Mr. M. B. Molr has returned to Kuala Lumpur from Australia, accompanied by Mrs. Moir. Mr. and Mrs. L. A. McGowan and their young son are shortly proceeding on home leave from Selangor.
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    470 7 Mrs. C. J. Baker and her son. Mr. T. Baker, arrived in Malaya from England recently and are making a short stay in Kuala Lumpur Miss Allison Yabsley, the young Australian visitor to Selangor who is partially paralysed by a motor crash near Kuala Lumpur will leave
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    75-YEAR-OLD PLANTER DIES IN K.L.
    82 7 (From Our Own Correspondent.* Kuala Lumpur, June 19. The funeral of Mr. G. D. Moir, a veteran Selangor planter who had been living in Kuala Lumpur in retirement took place at the Cheras Road cemetery this evening. Seventy-five years of age. Mr. Moir had been
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
    594 7 Sa’urday, June 5. At 11.00 a m. H.H. the Sultan of Selangor called on His Excellency at Government House H.E. Mr. D. J. Jardine and Mrs. Jardme has luncheon at. Go einmen; House. Monday. June 7. Dr. J. Hope Bedford had mneheon at Government House. In the afternoon
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    FAREWELL PARTY FOR MRS. H. H. BROWN.
    133 7 (From Our Own Corrspondent.) Johore Bahru, June 16. •TTUBUTES to the work done by Mrs. H. H. Brown in her capacity as the District Commissioner of the Girl Guides were made at a farewell party held in her honour by the Rangers, Guides
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    Contents.
    384 7 Leaders— A Tin Hold-Up? 2 Mr. Cheeseman's Mission 2 Britain, China And Japan 3 Behind Closed Doors 3 News 4 The Unofficial Dog In The Manger 4 Telegrams— Covering past week’s news 25—28 Picture Supplement 17—20 Financial Supplement— Financial and Commercial News to date, following page 32 Malayan General
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    $70,000 Needed.
    168 7 TO carry on adequately their work of caring for and housing the aged and infirm of Singapore, the Little Sisters of the Poor are In urgent need of financial assistance from the general public. Altogether $70,000 is needed for the erection of sisters’ quaiters, provision of sanitary facilities,
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    SIR ONG SIANG TO KEEP UNIFORM.
    112 7 HE. the Governor, has granted to Sir Ong Siang Song, K.8.E., V.D., who retired from the Straits Settlements Volunteer Force with the rank of Captain on Dec. 31, 1921, the privilege of retaining his rank with permission to wear the prescribed uniform of the
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    MRS. LOW SIONG BEE’S FUNERAL.
    93 7 THE funeral of the late Mrs Low Seong Bee, daughter of the late Mr Low Kay Seng and Mrs Low Kay Seng of Malacca, took place from her residence. No. 25 Crescent Road, on Saturday. The chief mourners were the deceased's three children and her
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
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      BIRTHS
      95 7 June 16 at General Hospital Singapore to Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Wilson, Kuala Lumpur, a son. MACQUEEN—To Judy, wife of S. Y. Macqueen of Tebolang Estate, Malacca, a daughter on June 17 at the Malacca General Hospital. JACKSON.—At the General Hospital Singapore June 12 to Edith wife of Rev.
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      ENGAGEMENTS
      86 7 The engagement Is announced between Mr. G. I. Brewis, only son of the late Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Brewls of Carnoustie, Scotland, and Miss L. Fonceca of Singapore. KHOO —CHEANG. —The engagement Is announced of Mr Khoo Eng Tee, the seventh son of Mr. Khoo Teng Hln and
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      26 7  - MARRIAGE CROSSWELL -PERREAU. —On June 19 1937, at WeJley Methodist Church, Singapore, by the Rev, W. S. Relnoehl. Sidney Herbert Cromwell to Hyacinth (Cynthia) Emily Perreau.
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    44 7 DEATHS JIM —Mrs. Tan Peck Jim passed away peacefully at 5.15 p.m. on June 15, at her residence, No. 25 Crescent Rond. MORRIS —Suddenly, at 20 Cleveley Road. Allerton, Liverpool, on May 24. 1937, Holly, wife of Captain E D Morris, late of Singapore
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    INTERNAL AIRMAIL.
    488 8 Many Letters Expected On First Flight. SINGAPORE MAIL WILL CLOSE AT 6 a.m. Singapore, June 22. DOSTAGE rates of eight cents a half ounce for letters and four cents each for postcards have been fixed for mail carried on Malaya’s first internal service to be inaugurated by Wearne
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    RECKLESS DRIVING.
    39 8 R. Piquet, of Capitol Building, was fined by Mr. L. C. Goh in the Singapore Fourth Court on Monday for having driven a motor-car recklessly at the junction of Middle Road and Bencoolen Street on May 15.
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    BIG MONEY!
    33 8 yHERE are 224 S10.000 notes in circulation in Malaya, according to the annual report of the Currency Department. The report also reveals that there are more than 4,000 S1,000 notes circulating.
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    GOVT. PAY CUTS INQUIRY
    104 8 Committee Head Due On Saturday. CITTINGS of the committee which is to investigate the possibility of restoring temporary allowances to officers of the Government Services in Malaya will begin next week, the Straits Times understands. The president of the committee, Sir Atholl MacGregor, Chief Justice of
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    CAPT. S. E. CHAMIER TO WED.
    72 8 The engagement was announced In London on June 15 between Capt Saunders Edward Chamier. M.C., R.A. (retd.), of Pilmor Estate, Kuala Lumpur, only son of the late Capt. S Chamier, R.H.A., and Mrs. Herbert Cory, of 14, Roland Gardens. S.W., and Mary Francis Isabella
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    DRIVING CONVICTION.
    61 8 pOR having driven a motor-car in New Bridge Road, passing another motor car in a reckless manner, while it was in the act of turning to its right on May 6, L. L. E. Leppe of Cairn hill Road, was fined $4 by Mr. L. C. Goh in
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    PORT DICKSON BECOMES K. L.’s PLAYGROUND.
    359 8 Beach Bungalow Boom Follows Recovery (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, June 21. DORT Dickson, nestling in the straggling bight formed by the coast of Negri Sembilan, is rapidly becoming the favourite resort of Kuala Lumpur residents. Following trade recovery its whole aspect has
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    JUDGE REFERS TO INCORRECT COURT REPORT.
    259 8 Alkaff Back-Lanes Appeal. to an incorrect report of a case before the S.S. Court of Appeal, appearing in the Morning Tribune, were made in court on Tuesday by the acting Chief Justice and counsel. The appeal was that of Alkaff and Co against the
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    19 8 Messrs. C W. S. Gardner, and D. Maclver Miller have been elected members of the Association of British Malaya.
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    AIR COMMODORE WINS PULAU UBIN RACE.
    49 8 A IR Commodore A. W. Tedder, Air Officer Commanding the R A.F., Far East, on Sunday wori the R A F. Yacht Club’s annual race round Pulau Ubin. Twelve boats took part in ideal sailing weather and the race was keenly contested throughout.
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    DINNER FOR SIR GEORGE TRIMMER.
    57 8 A dinner and dance will be given by Mr. and Mrs. Tan Chong Chew at Penang Cot, 317 River Valley Road, next Tuesday, June 29. in honour of the knighthood conferred upon Sir George Trimmer, chairman of the Singapore Harbour Board. Those who have received
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    S.S. APPOINTMENTS.
    49 8 The following appointments are notified in the SS. Government Gazette: The Hon’ble Mr. Justice A. K a’Beckett Terrell to act as Chief Justice. S.S. Mr. T. G.. Husband to officiate as Settlement Engineer, Penang. Dr. P. E. F. Routley to officiate as Medical and Health Officer, Labuan.
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    43 8 The first Asiatic minister in the Colony to be honoured with a Justice of the Peace, the Rev. Goh Hood Kens Pastor of the Straits Chinese Methodist Church, Singapore, is to be entertained by his congregation on Friday evening to a tea party.
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    HIGH COST OF MALAYAN ADMINISTRATION.
    764 9 Constant Stream Of Newcomers— Precious Experience That Is Lost. To the Editor of the Straits Times. CIR,—I raise my hat to Sir George Maxwell, retired Chief Secretary, F.M.S., who has hit the nail on the head in his instructive and interesting article about the high
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    SARAWAK CHINESE SEEK KWANGSI GOLD.
    66 9 Expedition Leaves Singapore explore the gold-mining resources of the the Kwangtung and Kwangsi provinces of China. Messrs. Liew Toh Ngi and Liew Fah Nam. of the Poh Lin Gold-Mining Company, of Sarawak, left Singapore for China on June 19 If the results of their investigations
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    OVERSEAS BRITONS ENTERTAINED.
    87 9 (From Our Own Correspondent) London. June 11 A MONG the 200 Dominion and Colonial visitors to London who were entertained by Sir Harry Lindsay, the Director, and Lady Lindsay, at the Imperial Institute. South Kensington. London, on June 9. were Mrs. C. Noble. Mr. H B. J
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    THE NEW AIRPORT.
    300 9 i.orres/toitdenre. Warm Tribute To Mr. St. George Caulfield. To the Editor of the Straits Times. CIR, —Now that people have got their breath after the excitement of the opening of the great civil aerodrome and the exhibition of the various aircraft thereon; there are two points that
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    CHINESE ADVISORY BOARD, SINGAPORE.
    30 9 HE. the Governor has nominated Mr. Llm Soo Ban to be a member ot the Chinese Advisory Board for Singapore. vice Mr Litn Say Kwee. deceased
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    OPEN SESAME!
    364 9 Gratitude For “Lowering The Colour Bar.” To the Editor of the Straits Times. CIR,—It is very gratifying to Malayans to learn that at long last the colour barrier is down and that H.E. the Governor has opened the door to higher appointments in the technical services to the
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    A European Civilian Replies To General Dobbie.
    341 9 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—Since the Press and local leaders of business interests are apparently too supine to protest publicly against Major-General Dobbie's periodical outbursts regarding civilian volunteering, perhaps you will allow a European civilian to answer his latest effusion
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    JOINT PETITION TO HIGH COMMISSIONER.
    346 10 F.M.S. Towns Want Colony Rating System (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, June 18. A JOINT petition from the property owners of Kuala Lumpur, Seremban and Ipoh against the unimproved value system of rating in those towns is being prepared and will be forwarded to
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    HOUSE “BOY’S” LAPSE AFTER 20 YEARS.
    193 10 Stole $12 From “Mem’s” Purse. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Taiping, June 16. pvN a charge of stealing $12 from his employer, Mrs. D. R. Clayton, a Chinese houseboy, Tan Ah Sai, was sentenced to a month’s rigorous imprisonment and a fine of $25, or
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    34 10 The new police station that is just nearing completion will be one of the best buildings in Segamat. It is said to be second only to the stations at Batu Pahat and Johore Bahru.
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    Catholic Cathedral Wedding.
    200 10 JJiR. Thomas Joseph Cordeiro. son of Mrs. M. Cordeiro, of Hong Kong, and the late Mr. F. Cordeiro, was married to Miss Eleanor Ruth Cordeiro, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Cordeiro, of Singapore, at the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd on Saturday, Rev. N. Maury
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    F. M. S. Scientists Seek Best Malaria Drug.
    443 10 [From Our Own Correspondent] Kuala Lumpur, June 18. QUININE or atebrin, which shall it be? Both drugs have been claimed to be efficacious in the fight against malaria, and an insight into the intensity of the efforts being made in Malaya to
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    36 10 There was a large crowd at the Kuala Lumpur Railway Station on Friday to bid farewell to C.S.M. and I.W. Riley and Mrs. Riley who left by the night mail for Penang en route for home.
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    Coronation Contingent Delighted With Britain.
    315 10 BUT GLAD TO BE BACK. with enthusiasm for Britain, the first members of the Malayan Coronation contingent arrived back on June 18 on the P. and O. liner Ranchi. The party included. Capt. Mohamed All bin Maidin. M.B.E.. of Malacca. Lieut. Ariffln bin Ha; l
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    MALAYA’S AIR SERVICE STARTS NEXT WEEK.
    238 11 Extension When More ’Dromes Made. Singapore, June 21. lyiALAYA’S internal air service, to be inaugurated between Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Penang tomorrow week, will be extended to Ipoh, Malacca, Kota Bahru, Fraser’s Hill, Cameron Highlands, other Malayan centres and Borneo as soon as suitable
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    COMPLETE REFORM OF ROAD TRAFFIC.
    139 11 Important Bill For Next Federal Council. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, June 19. THE new Road Traffic Bill which is designed to completely reform control over road transport in the FM.S. is the chief item of interest appearing in the orders of the day
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    K.L. AMUSEMENT PARK CHANGES HANDS.
    60 11 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, June 18. Kuala Lifinpur’s only amusement park at Bukit Bintang has changed hands recently and is now under the management of Shaw Brothers. It is understood that the whole layout of the park will be changed and the name
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    Council Reserves Judgment On Accountants Appeal.
    612 11 EX-MERCHANT CLAIMS NEGLIGENCE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) D London, June 19. i HL Privy Council today reserved judgment in the appeal of Messrs. Richard Phillip Phillips, Robert Sydney Stewart, and Alexander Smith Brown, accountants and auditors, of Penang and Ipoh, against a majority decision
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    Bishop Ordains Chinese Priest At Malacca.
    361 11 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, June 20. Bishop of Singapore offici- ated today at service in Christ Church. Malacca, when a Chinese deacon was ordained priest and another Chinese was made deacon. There was a large congregation, including many clergy. The Singapore diocesan clergy
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    MORE ESTATE DUTY IN FEDERATION.
    92 11 'T'HE F.M.S. auditors report states that the appointment of a permanent Collector of Estate Duty has resulted in an improvement as regards procedure and a notable increase in the estate duty revenue collected. In one case of a person who died in 1934 the estate
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    JOHORE SOCIETY HONOURS REGENT.
    262 11 Following Recent Knighthood. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Johore Bahru, June 20. jMORE than 300 people were present at the International Club, Johore Bahru, tonight when H.H. the Regent of Johore was entertained in honour of the conferment on him of the K.B.E. in the Coronation Honours’
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  • Correspondence.
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      VOLUNTEERING.
      149 11 “Precisely Who Is Going To Attack Us?” To the Editor of the Straits Times. SIR.— May I be permitted to endorse every word written by Mr. A. MacNair in your issue of June 15 dealing with Major-General Dobble’s remarks on European Volunteering? Precisely who is likely to attack us?
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      A Penang Objection To G.O.C.’s Remarks.
      131 11 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir.—Major-General Dobbie may be a military strategist, but I am afraid his periodical condemnation of a few Europeans who hold views of their own concerning volunteering lacks tact. Since when has it been the prerogative of a
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    AMELIA’S SINGAPORE-BANDOENG HOP EARLY MORNING START FROM KALLANG.
    550 12 Staying In Java For Plane Overhaul. Singapore, June 21. AMELIA Earhart (Mrs. Putnam) reached Bandoeng at 10.37 o’clock this morning, Singapore time. The flight of nearly 700 miles from Singapore took four hours twenty minutes. Trailing a dawn caravan of southbound Qantas
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    YELLOW FLAG FLIES AT AIRPORT.
    61 12 they were in Africa less than nine days ago, Miss Amelia Earhart (Mrs. Putnam) and her navigator, Captain Fred Noonan, underwent a medical examination on their arrival at the airport on Sunday on a icorld flight. For the first time, since the new airport was
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    Scheme For Clerks.
    88 12 Singapore .Union Considers Prospect. The Council of the Singapore Clerical Union leports plans for a benevolent scheme if members are sufficiently interested. Those who are interested are invited to write to the hon. general secretary, indicating their intention of supporting such a scheme. An increase of membership
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    SELANGOR LAWYER’S OFFICE ENTERED.
    69 12 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, June 18. The office of Mr. S. M. Sharma, well-known barrister, was broken into last night, but nothing was stolen as the safe resisted all attempts -to force it. To gain access to the building, which is towards the end
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    OPERA STAR’S JAVA ROMANCE.
    205 12 Sanchioni May Live In Singapore. my flirting days are over now,” laughed pretty fair, Signorina Nunu Sanchioni, soprano star of the Gonsalez Opera Company as she showed a Straits Times representative a large diamond engagement ring on arrival by the Plancius on Monday from Java. She
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    24 12 Mrs. C. H. Sansom and Mrs. J. W. Field and two children were passengers for home from Port Swettenham last week by the Glenshiel.
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    “GENERAL POST” IN MALAYAN CONSULATES.
    396 12 Skilful Labour Mediator Going To Chicago. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, June 20. QONSUL for China in Kuala Lumpur for the last seven years and a prominent figure in the settlement of F.M.S. labour disputes, Mr. Tzechin Lu has been appointed Consul-General for China
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    EXCISE OFFICER’S CAR DESTROYED.
    141 12 Dawn Blaze In Wilkie Road Garage. TWO hours after a motor-car belonging to a European officer of the special division of the Excise Department, Singapore, had been housed in its garage, early Saturday morning it was ablaze. The owner, Mr. R. L. Pirn, living in Upper
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    BORNEO VIEWS ON RUBBER REPLANTING.
    1286 13 Correspondence. Trees Not Too Old At Thirty Years. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—The leader Replanting in the Straits Times of Mar. 11, and your Planting Correspondent’s articles published regularly for some time back dealing with matters of considerable interest to the planting
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    NEW AIRPORT MAKES MALAYA AIRMINDED.
    148 13 Difficult To Book On Mail Planes. Singapore, June 17. gINGAPORE is becoming really airminded. Air services are being used increasingly by people travelling to the Netherlands Indies, Australia and places on the routes to Europe. Some Malayans who have wished to fly to Europe at
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    MR. W. HIGGINS.
    125 13 Former Singapore Officer Going To Africa. Mr. William G. Higgins, late tem- porary officer of the Agricultural Department. S.S. and F M S., who was last stationed in Singapore, has acI cepted Colonial Agricultural Service appointment in Africa and sails for that country in the near future
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    China Should Copy German Arms Policy.
    104 13 G ERMANY has between 1,000 and 2,000 warplanes,” declared Mr. Ho Kong Kiang, an official of the Chinese Government who has just passed through Singapore on his return to China after studying military methods in Germany for three years. “In addition to aircraft manufactured
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    WEDDING AT KUALA LUMPUR.
    322 13 Mr. R. D. Stonehewer And Miss A. E. Steele. 'T'HE wedding took place at St. Mary’s Church Kuala Lumpur, on June 12. between Mr Richard Dalzell Stonehewer. only son of Mr R. S. Stonehewer. until recently the manager of Kenny Estate, and Mrs Stonehewer, and Miss
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    EUROPEAN FINED.
    65 13 PLEADING guilty to a charge of having driven a motor car without a driving licence along Bencoolen Street, on May 15, a European. H. W Ver1 steeven. was convicted on hLs own plea ef guilty and fined $6 by Mr L. C Goh In the Singapore Fcrurth Court
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    HIGHLANDER CHARGED.
    61 13 pVANIEL Spence Scot, ol the Gordon Highlanders, was produced before Mr. W. G. Reeves in the Singapore Second Court on June 16 charged with having committed theft of a bicycle at Changi on May 15 belonging to Ghulam Bros The accused claimed trial and the case was postponed
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    CRITICAL YEAR FOR MALARIALOGY IN F.M.S.
    301 14 No Room For Complacent Outlook— Dr. Kingsbury. ANOPHELES CAUSE HUGE ECONOMIC WASTE. THIS year is a critical one in the history of malariology in the Federated Malay States, according to Dr. A. Neave Kingsbury, chairman of "the Malaria Advisory Board. There is no room
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    SIR GEORGE MAXWELL AS I. S. P. GUEST.
    43 14 (From Our Own Correspondent) London, June 16. C1R George Maxwell will be the guest of honour at the Incorporated Society of Planters’ luncheon which is being held at the Criterion Restaurant, London, on July 23.
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    R.A.F. OFFICER’S “OVER BEARING METHODS.”
    239 14 Removed Car From Police Station. on his own plea of guilty on charges of having parked a motor-car on a public road within 20 feet of a junction, removing a motor-car from the Orchard Road police station without the consent of the C.P.O., and driving
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    53 14 On Sunday. May 30. Lt. Col. C. Rae. C.B.E., and Mrs. Rae had Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Ashby of Whittlesey. Cambridgeshire to lunch at Ashley Court Hotel. Queen’s Gate. London. Mr Hubert Ashby who has settled down in England, is the third son of Mr and Mrs. W.J.B, Ashby, J
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    “MEM” FINED FOR STRIKING COOK.
    311 14 Story Of Blow With Broom. ASKED TO SWEEP DINING ROOM. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Batu Gajah, June 15. COR assaulting a middle-aged Chinese named Chow Ah Chee, by hitting him with a broom, a European woman named Elizabeth Skea was today fined $2 by Raja
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    Magic Circle Shows Its Paces In “Subtleties.”
    270 14 P NTERTAINMENT of a type rarely attempted by amateurs was presented at the Victoria Theatre last Wednesday night, when the Malayan Magic Circle opened its Subtleties,” neatly described as a 44 Symposium of Sophisticated Sorcery.” What is more, many of the individual items
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    MORE STATE SCHOLARSHIPS TO BRITAIN WANTED.
    317 14 Perak Dato Says Government Officers Would Benefit. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, June 16. THE creation of State scholarships, apart from the existing Queen’s Scholarships, was advocated by the Orang Kaya Mentri at today’s meeting of the Perak State Council when speaking on the
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    PATHOLOGICAL DIVISION OF RUBBER RESEARCH INSTITUTE.
    2332 15 Planting Topics Research IV Investigation Of Diseases And Pests —Large Variety Of I Problems To Be Solved. I I (By Our Planting Correspondent). |N my three preceding articles 1 dealing with the Rubber Research Institute of Malaya, I have dealt with the Botanical, Chemical
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    REGENERATION OF RUBBER ESTATES.
    281 16 Correspondence, To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.—l became very curious when I read the article in the Straits Times of June 3 on Regeneration of Rubber Plantations.” I was puzzled—for we are not in a temperate climate—and came to the conclusion that probably the
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    PASSAGES FOR PLANTERS’ WIVES.
    469 16 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.—As an ex-Malayan now planting in Burma. I subscribe to the Straits j Budget mainly on account of the weekly article “Planting Topics.” This article is always interesting and usuallv of great practical value as well. In your issue
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    BOOSTING CHINA’S TRADE IN MALAYA.
    107 16 Lower Freights Plea By Shanghai Merchant. uif importers of Chinese mer- chandise in Malaya, Netherlands India, the Philippine Islands, Siam and Annam are to compete with importers of Japanese goods, the China Merchant Steam Navigation Company should run steamers between those places and China ports
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    100 PER CENT QUOTA UNECONOMIC.
    248 16 To the Editor of the Straits Times. SirA point which, although it may be fully realised. I have never seen published, is that although a property may be quite capable of producing 100 per cent, of its quota it may be entirely uneconomic to do
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    KALLANG IS A NOTABLE ADVANCE.
    232 16 Reuter. Ormsby-Gore On Empire Aviation. London, June 17. JHE opening of the Singapore aerodrome was a notable step in the recent steady advance of,,the Colonial Empire's civil and military aviation, stated Mr. W. G. A. OrmsbyGore, the Colonial Secretary, at a Corona Club (Colonial Services)
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    F.M.S.R. ORDERS ELEVEN NEW LOCOS.
    169 16 Kuala Lumpur, June 17. JHE first order for locomotives in seven years has been placed by the Federated Malay States Railways with a Glasgow firm, the North British locomotive Co., Ltd., Springburn. It is for eleven Pacific (4-6-2) type engines with a double bogey tender,
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    LAWYER FINED.
    64 16 MR R. H. Green, advocate and solicitor appeared before Mr. L. C Goh in the Singapore Fourth Court on June 14 on a summons. He was alleged to have driven a motor car along Havelock Road in th* early hours of May 2 without the front and rear
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    SUPPLEMENT TO THE STRAITS BUDGET
    782 17 (irotip taken after the wedding of Mr. Douglas Ross Harper, one of the best known figures in Malayan rugby, and Miss Betty Mary Ml is at St Andrew’s Cathedral on June 15 Mr (1 lloy and Miss Christahal Jov lloeuuardt. who were married at the
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    F. M. S. CONSIDERING RELIEF PLANS.
    254 21 Straits Times. More Questions In House Of Commons. FINDINGS NOT AVAILABLE TO MALAYAN PRESS YET. MEASURES for the relief of unemployment in Selangor, put forward by the Selangor Unemployment Inquiry Committee, are being considered by the Selangor Government, according to a statement in the
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    OILFIELDS IN NORTH BORNEO.
    166 21 —Straits Times cable “Nothing Encouraging To Report.” (From Our Own Correspondent.) London. June 16. WHAT are the oil resources of British North Borneo, of which much has been written? The latest investigations have not found oil in commercial quantities and some people are beginning to wonder
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    MR. F. DOWDESWELL.
    76 21 THE late H F. Dowdeswell. whose death was reported in the Straits Times some weeks ago. was identified in our obituary notice with Mr. F. Dowdeswell. who was associated with Major Keys in architectural work in Singapore for some years. We are glad to be able to
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    Fell Asleep In Woman’s Bedroom.
    141 21 Fell Asleep In Woman’ s Bedroom. Teacher Acquitted On Adultery Charge. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, June 17. ’’THAT he had merely fallen asleep in the same bedroom as his neighbour’s wife was declared by the Malay teacher, Mahmud bin Hakim, during the second day’s hearing in his trial
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    $30,000 MALAYAN GIFT TO MONASTERY.
    142 21 Historic Resthouse To Be Restored. •THE China monastery in India is to be rebuilt. A well-known Chinese merchant in Singapore has made a donation of $30,000 toward a rebuilding fund and other Malayan Chinese Buddhists are reported to be contributing. Built during the Tang Dynasty,
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    HAS SEEN CITY GROW.
    24 21 Mr. J. M. Sime, leading Singapore businessman and sportsman, who left by the Corfu on June 18. —Straits Times Photograph.
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    Gordons Pipe John Sime Away.
    131 21 I EANING over the rail of the P. and O. liner Corfu. Mr. John Sime looked less jovial than usual as he took his last glimpse of Singapore, as he sailed on June 18 after 27 years in Malaya. The band and pipes of the
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    SCRAP IRON EXPORTS BAN HITS DEALERS.
    172 21 (From Our Owi Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, June 17. THE ban on the export of scrap iron, which the F.M.S. Government imposed without warning: on Monday, has evoked representations by dealers and the railways who were loading scrap for export when the order overtook them.
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    John Sime Looks Back On 27 Years In Singapore.
    298 21 John Sime Looks Back On 27 Years In Singapore S.C.C. PRESIDENT GOES ON CORFU. living in Singapore for 27 years, one of the City’s bestknown men, Mr. .John Si me, left for (ireat Britain by the Corfu on June 18. Born in Scotland, Mr. Sime made his first trip East
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    MALAYANS AT ROYAL EMPIRE SOCIETY.
    200 21 Reception To Colonial Visitors. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, June 11. Among the Malayan* and exMalayan* who accepted Invitation* to the Royal Empire Society’s reception in honour of colonial visitors, held at the society’s new home in Northumberland Avenue, London, last night, were the following:
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    46 21 The strange case of a duck with two horns on its head is reported from Permatang Toll Glam, Province Wellesley. The duck which belongs to a Malay padi-planter. Mat Ali. i* stated to be a half-grown one while the horns are about a quarter-inch in length.
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    NEW BUILDINGS FOR FEDERAL CAPITAL.
    284 22 HUGE INCREASE IN WORK THIS YEAR. $700,000 POLICE DEPOT TAKING SHAPE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, June 15. DUILDINGS aggregating over two million dollars are going up in Kuala Lumpur and its environs. How much the changed times have to do with it is
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    DATO BANDAR OF SUNGEI UJONG DEAD.
    75 22 Negri Chief Who Was A Rotarian. (From Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, June 18. rVATO Bandar of Sungei Ujong. Negri tribal chief, died last night at his daughters house at Labu after a short i’lness. Dato Bandar Abdul Kadir succeeded to the post on the
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    GOVERNMENT PLANS WAGES BOARD.
    62 22 OLANS for the formation of a Wages Board by the Government are proceeding, the Straits Times understands. It is beUeved the new body will have a wider scope than merely fixing wages. The need for some method of industrial arbitration has arisen from the succession of
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    INSURANCE ON STATE JEWELS TO CEASE.
    108 22 Pahang Government To Bear Risk. Stored in the strongroom of the Astana Sri Terentang is the regalia of the royal house of Pahang. For 18 years fire insurance of approximately $500 per annum has been paid by Pahang on them, although the building itself
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    Malayan Rugger Skipper Weds New Zealand Bride.
    295 22 QNE of the best known figures in Malayan rugby, having captained State and Colony fifteens, Mr. Douglas (Dougal) Ross Harper, was married at St. Andrew’s Cathedral last Tuesday to Miss Betty Mary Ellis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rowland Ellis, of Wellington, New
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    MALAYAN TEA CONTROL ATTACKED BY PLANTER.
    280 22 Free Japanese Producers Flood Local Market. (F'rom Our Own Correspondent.) London, June 15. THE fact that the Malayan tea industry was not consulted before entering into the control scheme was deplored by Mr. J. G. Hay, prominent member of the International Rubber Regulation Committee,
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    DOUBLE-DECKER BUSES FOR SINGAPORE.
    166 22 Municipality Removes Ban. omnibuses, capable of carrying about 40 passengers, may be touring the streets of Singapore in the near future. The Municipal Commissioners have agreed in principle to the licensing of such omnibuses provided they are constructed to a satisfactory and approved specification. This decision—which
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    40 22 'THE Empire Flats in Barrack Road, 1 Kuala Lumpur, have been sold tcf Anglo-Oriental (Malaya), Ltd., and will be reconstructed as a modern office building for the new owners. The flats have been lived in by Europeans for many years.
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    PRINCESS PEARL UNHURT IN CAR CRASH.
    53 22 London. The Ranee of Sarawak and her daughter. Princess Pearl, wife of Harry Roy, the band leader, escaped uninjured in a motoring mishap on the London Road, Ripley. The car in which the.v were travelling was involved in an accident with a cyclist. The
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    SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING FORESHADOWED.
    1586 23 Senior Professor’s Tour In Britain. NO RACE DISCRIMINATION IN TECHNICAL SERVICES, SAYS H.E. THE creation of a school of engineering in Singapore is fore1 shadowed Dy a statement, made by the Colonial Secretary (Mr. A. S. Small) at the last Council meeting, that the senior professor
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    Johore Rubber Officer Weds.
    224 23 Johore Rubber Officer Weds Thomas Gaynor. THE wedding took place at the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd on June 17 of Miss Nora Kathleen Gaynor, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Gaynor, of Cresswell House, Northumberland, and Mr. Denis Hardy Thomas, son of Mr. and the late Mrs. E.
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    RURAL BOARD OPEN TO PRESS.
    175 23 Widening' Of Road To Bayan Lepas ’Drome. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, June 17. FOLLOWING the recent decision at Singapore, the Penang Rural Board meeting today was thrown open to the Press for the first time. The meeting was held at the Land Office with
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    “DRUNKEN PLANTER” IN CEYLON FILM.
    80 23 CEYLON tea planters are incensed because one of the main characters in the film, “Tea Leaves in the Wind”, being made in Ceylon by a film unit wlnich is soon to make a film of smuggling in Singapore, is a drunken planter, portrayed by Gibson
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    Rapid Expansion Of N.I. Air Defences.
    527 24 MOST MODERN BOMBERS IN WORLD. “EXPANSION of the air defences of the Netherlands Indies is being pushed ahead as fast as possible,” Lieut.-Col. A. D. C. van Oyen. Commander of the N.I. Army Air Service, and Commander H. G. de Bruyne. soon to be
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    Central Depot To Control S.S. Textile Trade.
    85 24 A CENTRAL Public Re-Export Depot for better control over imports and exports of regulated textiles has been established in a godown in Prince Edward Road. Singapore. All licences for licensed re-export depots which were dotted over the town have been cancelled. The godown
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    WHISKY “FAMINE” FEARED IN FAR EAST.
    95 24 Owing To U.S.A.’s Bigger Consumption. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, June 14. A TELEGRAM from Shanghai published in Bangkok this week spoke of a Scotch whisky famine in the Far East owing to the fact that America is consuming more whisky this year than
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    24 24 Mr. W. Maenss. Consul-General for Germany, has returned from his leave of absence and resumed charge of the Singapore German Consulate-General on June 14
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    MORE THRIFTY PEOPLE IN COLONY.
    60 24 MORE Straits Settlements people are saving money. But the average savings bank deposit figure is diminishing. At the end of last year, according to the post office savings bank's annual report, there were 44,937 depositors, compared with 41,467 at the end of 1935. In the
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    TOURIST CONFERENCE IN HONG KONG.
    63 24 The administration of the first Oriental Tourist Conference has decided that the second conference shall be held in Hong Kong commencing on Nov. 8. Singapore delegates have been invited. The first conference was held in Tokio In May 1935 and was an undoubted success in
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    30 24 Capt. H. Rawcllffe, Mrs. Rawcllffe and their two daughters have left Port Swettenham for home on long leave. Capt. R. W. Petrie from Hong Kong is acting for Capt. Rawcliffe.
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    AUSTRALIA’S EFFICIENT VOLUNTEERS.
    227 24 General’s Tribute After Holiday Trip. <‘yOUNTEERING in the T Commonwealth of Australia seems to be in a very healthy condition,” declared H.E. the General Officer Commanding the Troops, Malaya, MajorGeneral W. G. S. Dobbie, when he returned from Western Australia by the steamer Gorgon on June 15.
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    THOUSANDS OF COUNTERFEIT COINS FOUND.
    187 24 Johore Chinese Gets Five Years. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Johore Bahru, June 12. JELLING the accused that in this particular case it was a very serious offence because of the huge quantity of counterfeit coins found in his possession Mr. Justice Laville today sentenced Wong
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    Geylang Swamp To Be Drained.
    201 24 Council Promise. A FTER congratulating the Gov- ernment and the Director of Public Works on the fine achievement of converting the Kallang swamp into the finest airport in the world, Dr. Lim Han Hoe, speaking at the Legislative Council, on June 14, drew attention to
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    21 24 Mrs. C. J. Chisholm has bee' appointed to the Ladies Committee of Visitors for the Bungsar and General Hospitals, Kuala Lumpur.
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    EMPIRE UNITED ON DEFENCE ISSUE.
    123 25 Conference Voted Unqualified Success. UNANIMITY OF MEMBERS. RECOGNITION of the vital importance of the Singapore base to Imperial defence and satisfaction with the progress made towards its completion was expressed in reports presented by the Imperial Conference at its final plenary session in London on
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    IMPORTANCE OF SINGAPORE.
    393 25 STANDARDISATION OF EQUIPMENT. London, June 15. THE importance of Singapore was stressed in the Imperial Conference’s report on defence, which states that member nations considered measures of co-operation for their own security and thev noted with deep concern the increase in international tension since the 1930 session.
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    Police Shoot Men In The Back.
    203 25 Washington, D.C., June 18. Newsreel scenes showing the Chicago police shooting men in the back and clubbing a defenceless woman in a police battle with striking steel workers at Newtow on May 31 are alleged by Senator Thomas to provide sensational evidence of police
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    33 25 London. June 17. The by-election in the Drake division of Plymouth resulted as follows: Lieut -Col. Henry Guest (Cons.) 15.778 Garratt (Lab.) 11.044 —Reuter. The former member was Capt. F. E. Guest (Cons.).
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    Italy & Germany Again In Spanish Patrol.
    38 25 Italy Germany Again In Spanish Patrol i.—Reuter. London, June 15. A COMMUNIQUE issued by the Italian and German Embassies in London announces their return to the non-inter-vention committee and resumption of participation in naval patrol duties in Spain.—Reuter.
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    LLOYD GEORGE SHOCKED.
    198 25 .—Reuter. “BLACK PAGE IN HISTORY.” London, June 16. IVyiR. Lloyd George has sent a telegram to the President of the Basque Government stating that he is shocked at the way in which the democratic countries of the world permit dictatorships in Europe to crush the liberties of
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    HOLLAND CHANGES GOLD POLICY.
    97 25 -Reuter. Ban On Export Now Removed. Amsterdam, June 17. GOLD may again be exported without restriction from private hoardings in Holland, according to a statement issued today by the Netherlands Bank. The statement says the bank, with the authority of the Finance Minist?r, is prepared to
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    Cantonese Executed For Attempt On Mr. Pu Yi.
    56 25 -Sin Chew Jit Poh. Tientsin. June 17 The person arrested following the bombing attempt on Emperor Kang Teh (Mr. Henry Pu Yi) last week has been executed in prison at Mukden, according to Chinese reports. The man is said to have been
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    Patrol Takes Lugger,
    404 25 Breaks Down. PRISONERS TOW CAPTORS. Darwin, June 14. AUSTRALIA’S comic opera hide-and-seek game with Japanese pearl poachers in Northern Territory waters has taken yet another ludicrous turn. The Commonwealth Government patrol boat Larrakia, after capturing two poaching vessels In Australian territorial waters 300 miles from Darwin, broke
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    ALLEGED BREACH OF SUGAR AGREEMENT.
    68 25 Reuter Manila, June 17 A VIOLATION of the international sugar agreement is reported to have been committed by the Philippines. It is alleged that the Philippine* exported a large quantity of sugar to China and sold at prices below the cost of production The matter
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    SERIOUS SPLIT IN AMERICAN DEMOCRAT RANKS.
    333 26 —Reuter. Roosevelt Faces Major Political Crisis. T’HE most serious split between the United States President and Congress for many years has developed. President Roosevelt’s liberal policy may cause an open split in the Democrat Party, it is feared, for not only is there a
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    70 26 —Reuter. London, June 15. The Canadian Minister of Immigration told the delegation in London that the attitude of the Dominion Government to immigration was one of caution not because of a lack of desire but because of practical difficulties. The problem was so serious that while the Government could not
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    500 PLANES FOR AIR PAGEANT.
    196 26 —British Wireless. King To Inspect 280m.p.h. Bomber. CINGAPORE thought its air pageant on Saturday was a big one. There were 70 planes in the air. Nearly 500 machines will take the air at the R.A.F. Coronation Pageant at Hendon on Saturday King George, who is
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    42 26 —Reuter. New York, June 12. The largest single order for airplanes ever to come during a time of peace was placed by the United States Government. The contract involves expenditure of more than $11,500,000 and 177 bombing planes are to be built—Reuter.
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    New British Taxation Plan.
    263 26 m m m MI V V V V Y* V VV' to produce .€25.000.000— British Wireless. 5 p.c. ON PROFITS OF COMPANIES. London, June 17. A tax of five per cent, on the profits of companies and four per cent, on those of businesses carried on
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    STILL CRITICISM OF INCIDENCE.
    120 26 end-of-accounts details—Reuter and British Wireless. London, June 17. THE proposals for the tax on profits to replace the abandoned National Defence Contribution have met with a good reception in the lobbies of the House of Commons and it seems to be assured of a fairly easy
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    SOVIET DRIVE AGAINST TROTSKYITES.
    117 26 Reuter. London, June 17. THE drive against alleged Trotskyites continues in the Soviet Union, the latest “purge” being in White Russia. Messages from Moscow state that a counter-revolutionary organisation, consisting of at least 4l> enemies of the people, has been working in the State Trade Union
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    Blessed Event For Juliana.
    76 26 Reuter. Amsterdam, June 15. r J*HE birth of an heir or heiress to the Netherlands Throne was foreshadowed by Princess Juliana personally in a radio broadcast. The Princess apologised for her absence from some festivities last week when she returned to Holland after the Coronation, “but
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    Japanese Penetration Into Timor.
    70 26 —Aneta-Domei. Tokio, June 16. AS a further step toward the formation of a virtual commercial empire in the Pacific, Japan’s twenty million dollars Nanyo Kohatsu Kaisha, or South Seas Development Company, has decided to start trading with the Portuguese half of Timor Island. To operate the
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    MISSIONARIES BANNED FROM ETHIOPIA.
    129 26 —British Wireless. London, June 14. JJRITISH missionaries are not allowed by the Italian Government to return to Abyssinia, the Foreign Secretary, Mr. Anthony Eden, told the House of Commons today. The Italian Government’s intention was not to entrust to any foreigner, no matter what his religious
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    BILBAO FALLS BEFORE REBEL ONSLAUGHT.
    346 27 l —Reuter. Thousands Of Prisoners Taken In Advance. London, June 20. BILBAO, capital of the Basque country, has been taken by 11 Gen Franco, according to an insurgent claim. A Reuter message from St. Jean de Luz says the insurgents claim to have entered the
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    CHILDREN SEIZED WITH HYSTERIA.
    152 27 —Reuter. HUNDREDS FLEE FROM ENGLISH CAMP. CIVE HUNDRED Basque refugee children broke away from their camp near Southampton when the news was broadcast that Bilbao was reported to have fallen. The children were seized with mass hysteria and stampeded into the surrounding woods, some taking table
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    HONG KONG FLOODED WITH JAPANESE GOODS.
    59 27 Sin Chew Jit Poh. Shanghai, June 15. DHENOMENAL growth of Japanese trade in South China, part of Japan’s southward economic drive, is reported by the Britishowned North-China Daily News, leading newspaper in China. Ninety per cent, of imports during April into Hong Kong, the
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    RED ARMY MOVING ON MANCHUKUO.
    129 27 SENSATIONAL JAPANESE CLAIM. Shanghai, June 16. AN army of 50,000 crack Com- munist troops, led by Mao Chetung, commander-in-chief of the Red forces in North Shensi, is on the march to Chahar Province with the object of driving out the proManchukuo allied Mongol-Manchu forces and
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    NEHRU ON CONGRESS INTENTIONS.
    83 27 Reuter. No Withdrawal Planned. Calcutta, June 16. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, in a speech on the Indian political situation, reiterated that Congress was not going to withdraw its declaration that it would not work the Government of India Act and added that oniy the All-India Congress Committee
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    London Journal Has Malayan Supplement.
    60 27 —Reuter. London, June 14. A striking cover in colours binds the attractive 40-page supplement on Malaya’s history and resources issued by the Financial News. The supplement is prefaced with an introductory message by Sir Shenton Thomas, the Governor, and has articles by well-known contributors .on
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    25 27 Reuter. London, June 20. Prince Chichibu accompanied by members of his suite and prominent Japanese business men visited the Port of London during the week-end
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    TWO MANCHUKUO BATTALIONS FOR CHAHAR.
    99 27 —Reuter. Volunteer Rebellion Dies Down. Peiping, June 20. *T*HE revolt in North Chahar against the pro-Manchukuo regime under Prince Teh is evidently dying down, at least temporarily. Chinese volunteers, commanded by Chung Chung-ying, who were last reported to be engaged on attacking Shangyi have withdrawn
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    KNIFE ATTACK ON EMPEROR.
    96 27 :.—Sin Chew Jit Poh. Admitted By Palace Officials. Peiping, June 21. An assassination attempt against the Emperor of Manchukuo, Mr. Henry Pu Yi, by one of his servants is officially admitted by palace officials in Hsinking, capital of Manchukuo. It is stated however that the Emperor
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    SIR JAMES BARRIE DIES IN LONDON.
    206 27 Best-Loved Of Modern Writers. WR JAMES BARRIE, noted dramatist and author, died in London of bronchial pneumonia at 1.30 p.m. on Saturday. Five writers have been awarded the Order of Merit, and with the passing of Barrie, only one. Masefield, is still alive. One
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    Higher Wages For British Workers.
    83 27 -British Wireless. London, Jane 17. /CHANGES in ware rates reported to the Ministry of Labour in the first five months of the year are estimated to have resulted in a net increase of about £367,009 weekly in the full-time rates of over 2,900,000 workers, compared
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    2 NEW SUBMARINES FOR CHINA FLEET.
    61 27 —Reuter Will Pass Through Singapore. London, June 18. The new mine-laying submarines Grampus and Rorqual left Portsmouth today to Join British China Fleet. They are of 1,500 tons, have six torpedo tubes and full mine-laying equipment. They will stay five days each at Penang
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    FRENCH PREMIER RESIGNS.
    594 28 -Reuter. Blames Senate For Lack Of Aid. Paris, June 21. ll/l BLUM, Prime Minister of France, has resigned after a lengthy meeting with the heads of the Popular Front Party and the Government. A conference was called to decide whether the Government would present new proposals or
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    Big War Bill For N. I.
    67 28 tirely of military aircraft.—Aneta-Trans-Ocean. #T*HE Netherlands Indies were the biggest buyers of war materials in the United States in May, according to an official return received in Amsterdam from the Department of State, at Washington. The Batavia Government spent $2,500,000 in the month, it
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    EFFECT ON WORLD MONETARY PLANS.
    124 28 Reuter. Washington, June 20. That the United States and Great Britain can maintain world monetary stability by Joint action even should France be forced to revise her position under the tri-partite agreement is the eeling in Treasury circles. While such action by France would e
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    Volunteers Wipe Out Japanese.
    123 28 -Sin Chew Jit Poh. COMPANY OF 126 AMBUSHED. Peiping, June 19. A COMPANY of 126 Japanese soldiers was ambushed and practically wiped out by Chinese volunteers near Kuyuan, East Chahar. Not a single Japanese soldier escaped the effective fire of the irregulars, mos* being killed, and
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    COLONIAL ECONOMIC STATUS.
    150 28 present improvement —British Wireless. London, June 18. THE economic situation in British Colonies is improving beyond expectation, said the Secretary of State for Colonies, Mr. W. G. A. OrmsbyGore, in a speech last night. Production had increased and prices had risen. Regulation schemes had assisted this, he
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    Vladivostok Revolt.
    126 28 —Aneta-Domei. ARMY AND OGPU IN DESPERATE COMBAT. All Communication Cut Off. Tokio, June 21 SERIOUS revolt in Vladivostok. the Soviets fortress in the Far East, and often referred to as the 4 dagger aimed at the heart of Japan is reported in messages received in Tokio. Relations are
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    FUTURE OF S. AFRICAN PROTECTORATES.
    90 28 Reuter. Unpleasant Consequences, Says Gen. Hertzog. London. June 18. Gen. Hertzog. the South African Prime Minister, left London for South Airica today and was given a farewell bv a large crowd. Before leaving he had a long conversation with Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, Dominions Secretary, regard
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    SOVIET APPROVES PACIFIC PACT.
    124 28 iuo fiv/in -Reuter Next Step Rests With Britain. London, June 16. It is understood that the Soviet Union has informally approved in principle the suggestion of Mr. J. A. Lyons, Australian Prime Minister, for a conference to consider a non-aggres-sion pact among the Pacific nations. No
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    33 28 London, June 20. Thousands of holiday-makers saw a Royal Air Force torpedo bombing plane crash at the entrance to Langstone Harbour, near Portsmouth. The pilot was killed Aneta-Trans- The pilot was killed Aneta-Trans-Ocean.
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    BRITON AND SON DROWNED IN CHINA.
    44 28 —Reuter. Picnic Boating Mishap. Shanghai, June 21. Mr. E. P. Railton, a Briton, and hii 8-year-old son were drowned of! Chefoo yesterday in a picnic motor boat accident. Mrs. Railton dived ir. to rescue but was picked up.—Reuter
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    33 28 —Sin Chew Jit Poh Foochow, June 19. Heavy rains in North Fukien have resulted in floods over a wide area disrupting communications. and even roads have been washec away. Sin Chew Jit Poh.
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    Singapore Beat Weak Malacca XI In Cup Tie. DAY THE STAR OF THE MATCH.
    755 29  -  By Echo.” THE first obstacle on the way to the recovery of the Malaya 1 Cup for soccer by Singapore’s civilian team has been overcome. Malacca were beaten 4—o at Anson Road Stadium on Saturday. But
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    NOTTS BEAT MIDDLESEX BY THREE WICKETS.
    236 29 DEUTER cables results of firstclass cricket matches concluded yesterday as follows At Tonbridge, Kent beat Glamorgan on the first innngs. Kent 386 (Ashdown 102) and 98 for five. Glamorgan 318 (E. Davies 96). At Bath. Somerset beat Worcester by three wickets. Worcester 170 (Wellard
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    ASCOT STEWARDS DO A THING THAT “ISN’T DONE”!
    364 29 —Reuter. Objection, Co un ter Ob jection And A Disqualification. London, June 18. SOMETHING of a sensation was created in the Hardwicke k Stakes at Ascot today after Mid-Day Sun, starting a 2 to 1 favourite, had confirmed his Epsom victory in
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    FIVE MILLION BETS.
    25 29 Reuter. During the four days the totalisator handled the record amount of £438£49 p representing nearly five million two-shilling unit bets. Reuter.
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    S. C. C.’s VICTORY AGAINST CEYLONESE.
    464 29 Gaillard Makes 62 After Being Dropped T hree Times. THE S.C.C. avenged their cricket defeat earlier in the season by the C.S.C. by defeating the Ceylonese on the first innings with six wickets in hand in the week-end match on the padang. Play was
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    FOXY SURPRISES AT KUALA LUMPUR.
    871 30 Brown Fox Also Beats The Favourites. BAD DAY FOR BACKERS AT SKYE MEETING. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, June 17. THE fourth race of the first day of the Selangor Turf Club’s Skye Meeting here today provided a big upset. Foxy, the winner, ridden
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    U. S. SELECTION FOR WIGHTMAN CUP.
    64 30 —Reuter. New York, June 14. The United States Lawn Tennis Association have invited the following to play in the Wightman Cup women’s lawn tennis match against Great Britain at Forest Hills on Aug. 20 and 21: Alice Marble, Helen Jacobs, Mrs. Fabyan, Mrs. Wills
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    SUSSEX HEAVILY DEFEATED BY THE CHAMPIONS.
    195 30 Sandham’s Double Century Against Glamorgan. SUSSEX met with their first defeat in a completed County Championship match this season in the match concluded yesterday at Horsham. Derbyshire, last year’s champions, registered a big victory. Results, as cabled by Reuter. At Lords, New Zealand and
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    FOUR COUNTY CRICKET MATCHES END IN TWO DAYS.
    136 30 AF the first class cricket matches which began at Home on Saturday. four concluded yesterday. Reuter cables details as follows At Brentwood. Gloucester beat Essex by eight wickets. Essex 212 (Goddard seven for 84) and 88 (Goddard five for 42). Gloucester 283
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    ANOTHER TOTE RECORD.
    21 30 —Reuter. London, June 17. The totalizator takings at Ascot today totalled £138,253 —a record for the third day.—Reuter.
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    SIR ABE BAILETS GOOD DAY AT ASCOT.
    196 30 Reuter. Gold Cup For Lady Zia Wemher. London, June 17. The sky was overcast today at Ascot, but there was occasional sunshine, and it was fortunately bright when Their Majesties drove down the course. Backers made a good start. Lord Astor’s Rhodes Scholar
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    THE 1938 TESTS.
    62 30 Only The Oval Match Will Be Timeless 'J'HE provisional programme approved by the Australian Board of Control for next year’s Test Matches in England is as follows: Nottingham, June lit 14. Lord 9 s June 24 28. Manchester, July 8—12. Leeds, July 22 26. The Oval, Aug.
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    THRILLING FINISH TO BIG RACE.
    72 30 Fairplay Beats Couvert By A Neck. London, June 16. THE Hunt Cup, run today at Ascot over 7 furlongs and 155 yards, resulted as follows: Mr. R. Middleman’ FAIRPLAY 8.3 (Maher) 1 Mr. H. O. Blagrave’s COUVERT 7.4 (Cliff Richards) Mr. J. P. Horning’s PEGASUS
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    FOXY’S DOUBLE AT SELANGOR SKYE MEETING.
    986 31 Prince Caravel Romps Home To Pay $56. (From Our Own Correspondent] Kuala Lumpur, June 19. 117ELL backed borses were prominent at the final day of Selangor Turf Club’s Skye Meeting which took place here today in fine weather with brilliant sunshine. Foxy, who returned
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    PAM BARTON’S BOOK ON GOLF.
    77 31 —Reuter. May Mean Loss Of Amateur Status. London, June 18. pAM BARTON has received a letter from the Royal and Ancient Club threatening her with loss of amateur status if she receives any remuneration from the sale of a book she has written called “A
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    KELLY AND THOMSON IN SINGAPORE GOLF FINAL.
    423 31 PATERSON AND CRAIK LOSE UNEXPECTEDLY. THE first round ties and the semi-finals in the Singapore golf cnampionship, played over the Keppel course on Saturday and Sunday, produced two surprises. In the first round M. M. Paterson, Malayan champion, lost to S. N. Kelly,
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    VOLUNTEERS LOSE TO SERVICES.
    376 31 Cricket. Moderate Scoring In Tanglin Match. Forceful innings by Weedon and Scott gave the United Services a good victory over the Volunteers in their match played at Tanglin yesterday. Scores: Volunteers First innings: O. R. T. Henman c Cummings b Duke 0, C. F. Jennings c
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    PETEY SARRON LOSES ON A FOUL TO MIZLER.
    88 31 TO DEFEND TITLE AGAINST MILLER. Johannesburg, June 20. MARRY MIZLFR, former British lightweight champion, beat Petey Sarron, world champion, in the first round here when the American was disqualified for a low blow. Freddie Miller is at present en route to South
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    DOROTHY’S LOVE SET.
    30 31 —Reuter London, June 20. Dorothy Round is unable to represent Great Britain in the Wightman Cup against the United States owing to preparations for her forthcoming marriage—Reuter
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    Tommy Farr Knocks Out Neusel.
    405 32 —Reuter. PETERSEN AND FOORD A VENGED. GERMAN DECISIVELY BEATEN IN THIRD ROUND. AT Harringay arena last week, before a crowd of 12,000, A Tommy Farr, British Empire heavyweight champion, knocked out Walter Neusel, of Germany, in the third round of their fight, billed for fifteen
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    KING’S HORSE BEATEN IN HUNT CUP.
    245 32 —Reuter. And The Royal Coach Gets Jammed In The Rails. London, June 16. THE weather was dull and threatening for Ascot today, but there was an enormous crowd. A slight mishap occurred to the Royal coach, a wheel catching in the rails as Their
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    A TOTE RECORD.
    21 32 —Reuter. London, June 16. The totalisator takings at Ascot today totalled £144,029, a record for any one day.—Reuter.
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    O. W.’s BEATEN AT POLO.
    237 32 Etonians Win By Odd Goal Of Five. To commemorate O.W. day in Singapore, Wellington members of the Singapore Polo Club challenged the Etonian members to a two chukka match. Unfortunately Eton could only raise three players but they coopted an old Harrovian and the match
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    34 32 .—Reuter. London, June 20. Jacques Leglise, the French native amateur champion beat Henry Longhurst. an ex-Cambridge Blue, by one hole in the thirty-six holes final of the French Amateur Open Golf Championship at Morfontaine.—Reuter.
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    GOLD VASE WON BY FEARLESS FOX.
    47 32 .—Reuter. London, June 15. The Ascot Gold Vase, run today over two miles, resulted: Fearless Fox 1 Union Jack 2 Silver Sol 3 Betting: 11 to 8, 100 to 8, 4 to 1. Thirteen ran. Won by three lengths; three lengths.—Reuter.
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    COUNTY CRICKET CHAMPIONSHIP.
    215 32 Positions To June 15. W L Points P. W. L. 1st Inn. 1st. Inn. N.R. Possible Obtd. Percent. Yorkshire 9 6 1 2 135 96 71.1 Sussex 12 6 1 4 1 180 113 62 7 Derbyshire 10 5 2 1 l l 150 87 580 Warwickshire
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    LEAGUE LEADERS LOSE BY ONLY GOAL.
    354 32 SPARKLING SOCCER GIVES R.E. A WELL MERITED VICTORY. UUHEN top club meets bottom club in a soccer league match, the result is usually a foregone conclusion. But not always The Royal Artillery’ were last week victims of the exception that proves the rule. They
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      FRASER & COMPANY’S SHARE REPORT.
      799 1 FRASER COMPANY’S SHARE REPORT. Setback Due. To French Political Situation. IIJVBSSRS. FRASER AND CO., in their weekly share report, issued at the close of business on June 22 write:— Since our last report the International situation, which a week ago seemed to have definitely improved, has had a fresh setback
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      JESSELTON ICE AND POWER.
      45 1 The directors of Jesselton Ice and Power Co. Ltd. report that the company’s profit for the year ended Dec. 13, 1936. was $10,583. The dividend proposed is 5 per cent. The annual meeting will be held in Singapore on June 30
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      STOCK EXCHANGE.
      345 1 London, June 22. The following are today’s closing middle prices on the London Stock Exchange:— Shares of £1 denomination unless otherwise stated: Yes ter- Rise day. or Pail Conversion Loan 6 p.c. 1944-64 112% Funding Loan 4 p.c. 1960-90 109% War Loan, 3% p.c 100% Com. Union Assce.
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      28 1 The price ot rubber for the assessment of export duty in the F.MS., from June 18 to June 24, inclusive, has been fixed as 31»/3 cents, per pound.
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      PRODUCE.
      264 1 Singapore, June 23, 12 noon. Buyer Seiler Gambler $8.00 Hamburg Cube $15.00 Java Cube $11.00 Pepper. White Muntok $17.00 White $16.50 Black $10 00 Copra. Mixed $5 50 Sun Dried $5 90 Tapioca. Small Flake $4.50 Fair Flake $4.00 Medium Pearl $5.26 Small Pearl $5.35 Sago Flour. No. 1
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      SINGAPORE TIN PRICES.
      20 1 June 17 Tin. Spore Price $121,87 4 per picul 18 122.50 21 121.75 22 122 23 122
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      SINGAPORE RUBBER PRICES (Sellers).
      45 1 3pot June July-Sept. Oct-Dec. Jan Mar. London •hVfrU 32% 32% 32% 32% 32% 9% June |I 32% 32% 32% 33% 33% 9% i? 32% 32% 33 33% 33% tX 32% 32% 32% 33 33% 9% 32% 32% 32% 32% 9 9/16
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      STRAITS TRADING TO PAY USUAL DIVIDEND.
      557 2 Cash And Investments Show Some Reduction AS is customary in the accounts of the Straits Trading Company Ltd., in those for the half-year ended Mar. 31 last, actual earnings have been concealed, but with transfers of an undisclosed amount from internal reserves, writing-off depreciation
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      EMERALD RUBBER TO EXTEND.
      106 2 is Mr. A. C. Gibson.—Straits Times copyright. New Capital Issue To Buy Property. (From our Own Correspondent.! London, June 22. THE directors of Emerald Rubber and Coconut Company Ltd. propose to issue 50,000 shares of £1 at a premium of 10s. each. The issue will be
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      FIXED TRUST QUOTATIONS.
      128 2 (From Our Own Correspondent. London, June 21. The following are today’s ‘bid’ quotations for Fixed Trusts: s. d. British Empire “A” 22 6 British Empire “B” 10 4*/2 British Empire Cumulative 17 10*2 British Empire Comprehensive 18 9 British General “A” 21 0 British General "B” 20
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      RUBBER FROM SIAM
      133 2 New Regulation Affects Penang Dealers (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, June 19. A new Government regulation affecting many rubber dealers in Penang is to be brought into force immediately. whereby all rubber imported from Siam into Penang must be imported by railway. The Kedah Government has agreed
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      FIRST YEAR’S RESULTS OF RIVER VIEW RUBBER.
      923 2 Profit Of $186,200: Dividend 15 Per Cent. PROPOSING the adoption of the report and accounts at the annual meeting of Riverview Rubber Estates Ltd., in Ipoh on Monday, Mr. J. D. Mead, the chairman, said: The accounts refer to the first year of
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      MALAYA’S CURRENCY FIGURES.
      51 2 Assets Nearly Twice Liability. The value of currency notes in circulation on Sept. 30 last year was $80,825,021. At that date the Currency Commissioners had dollar assets worth $155 661,843.. In effect, this means that for every $100 liability on the not? issue they had assets worth
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      CHINA AS RUBBER CONSUMER
      80 2 —Reuter. London. June 19. China as a potential large consumer of rubber was discussed in some market circles today. The gradual industrialisation of the country has been the subject of comment by visitors to London from China. That country imported 8.034 tons of crude rubber in
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      DUTCH VIEW ON RUBBER POSITION.
      426 3 Maximum Potential Native Production Of N. 1.251,500.251,500 Tons. Amsterdam, June 6. THE rubber contributor to the “Algemeen Handelsblad” writes that the recent lack of interest on the part of producer-sellers is due to the fact that most of them have already sold forward the bulk
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      MAY TIN ORE OUTPUT.
      138 3 The following statistics relating to tin ore production refer to the month oi May: Piculs Hrs. Yardage ore Ayer Weng 111 Paroi Tin 544 64.500 150 Rahman Hydraulic 1.000 Sione Tin 615 143.800 615 Pattani Tin 576 Kamra Tin 137 Takuapa Valley D 1 648 145,000
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      RUBBER MARKET REVIEW.
      609 3 UNEASINESS MAY SHORTLY BE LIGHTENED. GOOD DEMAND AT WEEKLY AUCTION. I EWIS AND PEAT LTD. in their weekly report on the rubber market issued on June 18 write:— Although there have been signs of some slight improvement during the week from the Home markets, business in Singapore
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      Bright Prospects For Oil Palms.
      106 3 Mr. J. G. Hay On Outlook. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, June 16. DRIGHT prospects for shareholders u in oil palm companies were forecast by Mr. J. G. Hay, speaking at the annual meeting in London yesterday of Linggi Plantations Ltd. Mr. Hay declared that,
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      MAY RUBBER CROPS.
      153 3 The following rubber crops were harvested by the respective companies I in May: lb. Brunei 31.002 Bukit Timan 7,676 Changkat 30,207 Haytor 13.265 Indragiri 110,107 Lunas 32.620 Nyalas 40.960 Tapah 78.448 Ulu Pandan 3,809 I United Patani 318.359 MalakofT 203.900 Taping Rubber 127,520 Sungei Batu 70.500 Windser
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      America Maintains Rubber Consumption.
      263 3 QUESTIONNAIRE FIGURES FOR LAST MONTH (From Our Own Correspondent) London, June 16. QONSUMPTION of rubber in America in May was well maintained and at 51,733 tons is in accordance with market expectations. There was very little difference in the movement of stocks the increased arrivals being
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      SINGAPORE RUBBER AUCTION.
      150 3 T*HE Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its 1.334th auction on June 16 when there were atalogued 1.322,230 lbs.. 590 28 tons; ffered 1,058,508 lbs., 472 55 tons; sold 48.613 lbs. 423.49 tons Spot London 9%d New York 19 L16 cts PRICES REALISED Ribbed tfmoked sheet
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      EXPORTS OF TINNED PINEAPPLES
      100 3 During the week ending June 12. 1937, exports ol tinned pineapples from Malayan ports amounted to 62,177 cases, of which 51.867 (83 per cent.) cases were to the United Kingdom. 2.885 (five per cent cases to the Continent ol Europe, 2,929 (five per cent.) cases to
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      STOCKS AND SHARES.
      1214 4 Issued By Fraser And Co., EXCHANGE AND STOCK BROKERS. Singapore, June 23, 10 a.m. MINING. issue Vil Buyers Sellers 4/- Ampat Tin 6/- 6/6 £1 Asam Kumbang 35/6 37/6 £1 Austral Malay 56/- 58/5/- Ayer Hltam 27/6 28/6xd 1 Ayer Weng 1 15 1 30n. £1 Bangrin
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      Tin Share Prices On June 14.
      152 4 Ampat Tin (4/) 6/; Anglo-Burma < 5/) 15/3; Aramayo (F.Sw. 20) 38/3; Ayer Hitam (5/) 28/9; Bangrin Tin 1; Beralfc Tin (5/) 13/; Brit. Invest. (10/) 19/3; Geevor (5/) 15/1*8; Gopeng 2 13/32; Hongkong (5/) 33/6: Ipoh T.D. (16/) 1*2; Kampong Lan* jut 25/6;
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      RUBBER SHARES.
      584 4 London Exchange Prices On June 14. Allagar (2/) 1/8; Alor Pongsu (2/) 2/7%; AngloeMalay 15/9; Ayer Kuning 36/10%; Badenoch 27/3; Bagan Serai 23/9; Bahru (Sel.) (2/) 3/5; Banteng 27/6; Batang (2/) 1/3%; Batu Caves 21/3; Batu Tiga 42/6; Bekoh (2/) 2/1; Bertam Con. (2/) 4/3%; Bidor 37/6; Bikam
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      RAIN LOWERS JAVA SUGAR OUTPUT.
      33 4 Reuter. Batavia, June 22. Recent rains in the Netherlands Indies have had an adverse effect on the sugar crops in Java. Pessimistic reports on the crops are published.—
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      No Quorum At Oil Palms Meeting.
      220 4 ™A n e „H n8 of of Scries A bonds In Oil Palm pi ar u*, convened for on Tuesday hlS postponed one week owing to sence of a quorum. 8 1 the ab A Quorum requires honHc to the value of $459 280
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      Rubber Exports Below Quota. 6,000 Tons
      106 4 failed to export her rubber quota by over 6.000 tons in May. According to official figures published on June 17 the exports (uncorreeted figures) covering the exports of cry rubber from Malaya, Brunei and Labuan in May totalled 33.099 tons, th? monthly quota being
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      BUNA PLANT TO BE EXTENDED.
      60 4 Berlin, June 13. The production of buna—synthetic rubber—in recent months in the Buna Works of the German Chemical Trust has been so satisfactory that the plant is to be extended to a production capacity covering one-third of German requirements. Four kinds of synthetic rubber are
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      FRASER & COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS.
      253 4 FRASER COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS. Singapore, June 23. Company Dividend TotaJ tor Books Close QnancLa: Date Ex. Dlv veaT -nu Payable Date to date TIN Tln 20 f?t. June 8 June 28 June 21 50<“, KaX Df i I une 23 June 30 June 24 7H<* jefane niveV une
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