The Straits Budget, 19 April 1928

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    28 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OP THE STRAITS TIMES [ESTABLISHED EIGHTY YEARS.] No. 3.662 SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 1928 Price 25 cents (S.S. Currency) or 7d*
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    CONTENTS.
    401 1 Pin leaders— A Statesman Speaks Preely The Gambling Fever Cadet Corps in Malaja Petrol Prices Animated Koulette Boaids J A Dutch Reply 5 Occasional Notes Wmams. d s 19-24 Covering Past eea s pictures (vi k»'t S.G.C. and Selangor Jj* Nt r ri Seiubilan Football Team th.vcrnim nt English
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    LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
    2448 1 H.H. The Regent of Kedah will leave for Europe early in May. Mr. R. B. Bannon, of Kuala Lumpur, .-ailed for Home by the Kalyan. A Reuter telegram reports the death in Scotland of Charles Sims, R.W.S., R.A. The Government are inviting tenders for the erection of
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    FINANCE AND INDUSTRY. CRAZY GAMBLING IN NEW YORK.
    1382 2  -  (By A. W. StlD.) London. Mar. 21. Ft r 5< n t.T.e pi**, w® hav® watchire the crazy gambling :r. Nev. York, w.-.c-c it i? estimated that twenty rr. 11. or. share* changed hart:? during t-e v.re»; end March IT. It wa-
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    THE STRAITS TIMES.
    150 2 Mr. Herbert Welham Appointed Editor. Mr. Herbert Welham has been appointed editor of the “Straits Times,” but will remain with the Malay Mail until that paper has secured the services of another editor. Practically the whole of Mr. Welham’s journalistic career has been spent in Malaya, for
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    ROBINSON AND CO.
    349 2 ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL YEAR REPORTED. j The eighth annual general meeting of Robinson and o., Ltd., will be held a* th. offices of the secretarie.*, Harr Non? tiaiKcr ar.d to.. Ltd., on Saturday a’ r.oor.. The report of tne directors f 0 > the year ended January dl,
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    A BOGUS POLICEMAN.
    138 2 Arrested and Handcuffed A Tamil. A pair of handcuff?, ">'ed to he the property of the Johore Police, was produce 1 in Court on Tuesday, when Mohammedan Bengali was charged witl impersonating a police officer. i ourt Inspector Farquharson told the Third Police Magistrate (Mr. C. H.
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    AMATEUR THEATRICALS IN JOHORE.
    256 2 A Johore correspondent writes A large audience filled the local cinema theatre on Friday night to hear The “Jads” (Johore Amateur Dramatic Society) in two one-act plays entitled Five Birds in a Cage and Between the Soup and the Savoury,” in aid of the Church Workers
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      A STATESMAN SPEAKS FREELY.
      699 3 ,—Straits Times, April 12. Those who thought that a high iaT of the Colonial Office, ene j j n a tour of Malaya, would le that tour in Olympian silence, r at least utter nothing but gene•alities, have been agreeably surged by Mr. Ormsby-Gore. It would
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      THE GAMBLING FEVER.
      580 3 to emphasise it !—Straits Times, April 13. The gambling fever which has spread thoroughout England during the past few months, with the London Stock Exchange as its centre, shows no sign of waning. Indeed, it has now reached such proportions as to bring forth a suggestion that
      to emphasise it !—Straits Times, April 13.  -  580 words
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      CADET CORPS IN MALAYA.
      675 3 —Straits Times, April 14. There are now fifteen secondary schools in Malaya with their own cadet corps, and it is evident that this movement is attaining a degree of strength and popularity which makes it important for parents to know exactly what it offers to do
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      PETROL PRICES.
      778 3 Straits Times, April 16. Some days ago, on the announcement of a reduction in the price of petrol in England, a reader, in a letter to the Editor, put several pertinent questions to which we have endeavoured to find answers. He was very anxious to know why :n
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      “ ANIMATED ROULETTE BOARDS.”
      827 4 ANIMATED ROULETTE BOARDS.” most expressly forbidden.—Straits Times, April 17. Speaking in the House of Commons during the debate on the Totalisator Bill Mr. Winston Churchill referred to greyhound-racing in terms which deserve the widest publicity, particularly in Singapore where there is talk of renewed efforts to obtain official sanction for
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      A DUTCH REPLY.
      751 4 that industry.—Straits Times, April 18. During the past few months the Malayan press has been full of correspondence dealing with the restriction controversy, and the situation which has followed the decision to remove restriction, from every conceivable point of view except one—that of our Dutch neighbours. At
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    KILLED BY LIGHTNING.
    92 4 Tragedy at Perak Tin Mine. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Apr. 17. A tragedy occurred yesterday at the Jelaping Tin Mine, when lightning killed the dregemaster, Mr. Barton, and struck down the winchman, Mr. Bromley, who is now recovering in hospital. Barton and Bromley were walking to
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    SINGAPORE MILK SUPPLY.
    102 4 Dr. K. K. Pathy Complains Of Appalling Conditions/’ At the committee meeting of the Straits Settlements (Singapore) Association, Dr. K. K. Pathy referred to the appalling conditions in connection with the fresh milk supply of Singapore and stated that he had applied for expert information from the
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    MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA.
    145 4 The 35th annual report of the Mercantile Bank of India for the year ending Dec. 31, 1927 states that the net protH*after providing for bad and doubtful debts, and including £160,666 11s. brought forward from last account, amount to £417,846 3s. 3d. From this sum has
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    KRAKATAU ERUPTIONS.
    31 4 (Aneta’s Service.) Batavia, Apr. 17. There have been 88 eruptions of K'•' katau in the past 24 hours, the n£ reaching 00 metres accompanied oy submarine rumblings and explosions.
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    OCCASIONAL NOTES.
    1483 5 The environs of Paris have long held evil reputation among railway tra'rs a nd the latest disaster in which 16 U *mHirers have lost their lives will n'vi.ic further material for those people ■j,', have frequently urged the need for Vexhaustive inquiry into the working j.- ri .nch
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    S.S. GOVT. PROCLAMATION.
    62 5 Export of Arms to China Forbidden. A proclamation was issued on Tuesday under the Arms and Explosives Act forbidding for three years, from April 17 >f this year, any person, corporation, company, etc., in the Colony exporting, or being concerned in the exportation of, arms and explosives
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    A GOVERNOR RETIRING.
    43 5 A GOVERNOR RETIRIN G. (Aneta’s Service.) Datavia, Apr. 16. The Governor of the East Coast of Sumatra, Heer van Kempen, intends to "♦dire in September and return to Holland. He will run as candidate in the elections for the Second Chamber in 1929.
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    $100,000 CHANDU SEIZURE.
    241 5 REVENUE MEN’S HAUL AT CHANGI. The failure of a Chinese junk bringing contraband chandu into Singapore to catch the incoming tide ofF Changi led to a big haul by revenue officers on Tuesday night. The men at a revenue station on the hangi coast near the Tanipenis
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    SOLDIER SENTENCED.
    295 5 A Particularly Mean Form Of Theft.” 44 You have been convicted of a particularly mean form of theft,” said the Second Police Magistrate (Mr. W. N. Gourlay) on Tuesday afternoon in sentencing Pte. Faulkingham, of the Duke of Wellington’s Regiment, for theft from a Chinese hawker Pte. Flynn,
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    CASHIER CHARGED.
    83 5 $13,000 Deficiency Alleged in Ipoh Case. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Apr. 18. The case was mentioned yesterday in which the Chinese cashier of the Borneo Company’s Ipoh office is charged with criminal breach of trust in respect of $5,678. Prosecuting counsel said that the actual shortage was
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    NAVAL BASE DEFENCES.
    27 5 175 Acres to be Acquired At Changi. Friday’s issue of the Government Gazette notifies the acquisition of 170 acres at Changi for military purposes.
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    SIR BASIL BLACKETT.
    221 5 Former Indian Finance Member in Singapore. Sir Basil Blackett, who is on a nine months’ tour of the world after six strenuous and trying years as Finance Member of the Government of India, has arrived in Singapore and is staying with H.E. Sir Hugh Clifford at Government
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    INFANT’S DEATH.
    191 5 Dreadful Suggestion in Coroner's Court. 44 A little before six o'clock I found the child in its mother’s arms. The child was very pale, and there were marks on its neck. Assistance was summoned, but in a little while it was dead. I believe it was strangled.” That
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    JAVA’S SUGAR INDUSTRY.
    116 5 (Aneta’s Service.) 94,000,000 Guilders Paid in Wages In One Year. (Aneta’s Service.) Weltevreden, Apr. 17. Sourabaya The first sugar congress to be held since 1911 has opened here, the chairman being the president of the sugar syndicate, M. Jelgerhuis Swildens. The congress is being attended by Government
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    MALAYAN MEDICAL JOURNAL.
    115 5 The current issue of the Malayan Medical Journal contains an article on The European Child in Malaya which every European parent ought to read. Sir David Galloway contributes some notes on the local aspects of tuberculosis, and Sir Malcolm Watson’s article on Twenty:ve Years of Malaria Control
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    TRADE MARK ACTION.
    1663 6 CIGAR MANUFACTURERS’ DISPUTE. A trade mark ease with several unusual features was begun in the Supreme Court, Singapore, on Thursday before Mr. Justice Prichard, K.C., Mr. C. lngenohl, trading as the Orient Tobacco Manufactory, seeking an injunction restraining El Oriente Fabrica de Tobacos from using certain trade
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    MALACCA NOTES.
    444 6 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, Apr. 9. The estate staff and labour force of Diamond Jubi.ee Estate, Malacca, met recently to bid farewell to their manager, Mr. J. C. Henderson, who is shortly leaving for home on retirement. The chief clerk, T. P. K. Nair, garlanded Mr. and
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    FIGHT IN HOSPITAL.
    82 6 Stabbed Tamil Dies in Operating Theatre. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Apr. 18. There was a tragic ending to a quarrel in the giounds of the Ipoh Hospital between a Tamil gardener and a Chinese cake-seller. The Tamil tried to eject the Chinese. The latter defied him
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    INDIAN COLLIERY DISASTER.
    54 6 Six People Killed Through Subsidence. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Calcutta, Apr. 18. Six people were killed and 35 injured though a subsidence in a colliery near Dhanbad. An unofficial story states that underground pillars collapsed and a large area with four blocks of miners dwellings was swallowed
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    INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS.
    186 6 [reutbb telegram) Gold Standard And Labour. [reutbb telegram] London, Apr. 17. The first-fruits of the labours of the joint Industrial Conference appear in a memorandum communicated by the Chancellor of the Exchequer dealing with the effect of the gold standard on industry and declaring that, in view of
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    MARINE COURT.
    257 6 Chinese Sentenced and Fined For Disobedience. The Master Attendant, Capt. Geoffrey Freyberg, O.B.E., R.N., in the Marino Court on Tuesday, sentenced a Chinese Chua Bak Kow to seven days’ rigoruu.imprisonment and the loss of two days pay on rinding him guilty of disobeying the lawful commands of Captain
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    STOLEN COAL.
    182 6 A Profitable Trade in The Harbour. “A very profitable trade in stolen coal is being carried on in the harbour, said Court Inspector Farquharson on 1 u<. day afternoon. The case was one in which six Chinese were before the Third Police Magistrate (Mr. C. H. Daker?' on
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    DECREE NISI GRANTED.
    39 6 The Acting Chief Justice, Mi\ Sproule, in the Supreme Court on (lay. granted a decree nisi to h j Annie Reynolds of 31, St. Michaels Singapore, against her husband, Reynolds on the grounds of crueltj misconduct.
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
    1333 7 [Reuter Telegram.] nearing end of the SEASON. ENGLISH AND SCOTTISH RESULTS. [Reuter Telegram.] Ftiirlish and Scottish League matehss .,i ;i yed to-day resulted as follows London, Apr. 14. Division 1. 0 Huddersfield 0 A 12 Villa 3 Cardiff City 1 ti„ rnIv 2 Tottenham Hots. 2 j. 4
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    TIN RETURNS.
    335 7 Chin Chin Tin. —70.f0 picul?. Kinta Tin. —275 piculs. Tin Kil. Plant 140 piculs, tribute 36.56, total 176.56 piculs. Kuala Lumpur Tin No Liability. Hours lun 540.05, Yardage 52,000, Output ipe’is.) C 34. Tongkah Compound No Liability. Hours run Setul Dredge 268, Muntin Dredge yardage treated Setul dredge
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    A FASCINATING SHOP. FROM WATCHES TO TOOTH PASTE.
    1016 7  -  (By Richard Sidney.) As you walk along the street you would notice nothing more than its sign near the five-foot way, or its advertisement boards jutting out from the first storey. The signs proclaim that inside the buyer will be able to
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    MYSTERIES OF THE HIMALAYAS.
    474 7 THREE YEARS’ SURVEY. 55,000 SQUARE MILES OF NEPAL EXPLORED. One of the most important pieces of work undertaken by the Survey of India during recent years is the topographical survey and exploration of the territory of Nepal and the preparation of a complete contoured map of
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    MURDER IN ROWELL ROAD.
    57 7 A Malay police constable on rounds in Upper Rowell Road on Sunday came upon the body of a Chinese who had been stabbed to death. The deceased has been identified as a pork-butcher, and it is alleged that he was attacked by two other Chinese. Several
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    FILM INDUSTRY IN RUSSIA.
    624 8 RAPID DEVELOPMENT. PRODUCTIONS Of HIGH ARTISTIC MERIT. 7 *i» a. j: f.k.* genera t F. u: -a ;*e r ri.a; v. :e ‘.'it i j rv* la: t f t t* pr.s* t a tot vvtrtr: btan.-’g Iv* v t its a; ta. f 1 >».
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    Trade of British Malaya.
    74 8 Comparison of Total Value of Foreign Merchandise. nui-f f.r-i:- v t f r* g- t d Ffcrce t 0 I LZb LX POE 7 .r I..' 1 It 1 J ;iu ill.'' ri .fir. T r .n.* i .’it .ary 'j; j-Tf.1 1-4/ A;r. ej*K r
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    DEATH OF DR. T. F. R. SHEEHAN.
    234 8 Popular Estate Medical Officer at Muar. '•'c BKk 'egret to announce v a: Dr. 7 .try Cliff rd Sheer.an. MB.. 7 M B S medical officer tc Dunlop Piarrta! na Muar a': tber tftate groups :r. Johore. die: at tr.e Grrera Hospital. Sir.g»>:rt.
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    KRAKATAU IN ERUPTION.
    34 8 KRAKATA U IN ERUPTION. (Ar.eta's Service, i L a .a .a. A, r t. a .ime cf twelve cays, Kraka wed act eruption with fire ar.d -team reached a *e gh; of V> meter*
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    SOCIALIST LEADER’ DEATH.
    162 8 [reyter TELEGRAM] Berlin, Apr. 17. The death has incurred of Paul A.xelro <. for many years the leader of the Social-Democrats in Russ a. Tice death took place at Oban Sands, Bedfordshire, on April 2. of Mr. Harry Paterson, formerly manager of Chendrong -state. PeraK. Tr.e late
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    FLYING CLUB PLANES.
    116 8 CHERUB’S EXCELLENT BEHAVIOUR. 7- mm of tr.r Singapore F y.r.g C.--’s seaplanes, underwent is first test cr. Tuesday aftemxn at the r.is.1' of Fi.gnt-L.eut. Carnegie. F..gr.t-L.eut. Carr.eg.e Px»k of. from the sea .r. front of the Yacht Club a: io p.m. fiew over the v.-wr. for at<*u:
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    ECHO OF LOCAL STRIKE.
    148 8 Shoemaker Slabbed in North Bridge Hoad. A Cr r.t-e who was stabbed ir. North v R Toes ay proved be i -r. ema/ier who was threatened with reprisal* for causing the arrest of a b:m: ihr wer during th* recent strike The attack w&* of a
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    MOTORIST IN TROUBLE.
    93 8 Hits Tamil and Hand-Cart At Telok Blan^ah. T,I r a ciner .ar S.5T5 1 was being si ng 7- B ngah R n Frievening ny a Siamese it collided with r.ar. ::art containing pigs. .Tr* ‘•hafts f the handcart were knockf- off. ooth front wheels of the
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    WOMAN FLIER’S SUCCESS.
    128 8 London, Apr. 10. With only five hours of solo flying to .er credit. Miss W imfred Spooner, of the London Aeroplane Club, beat four men competitors in the 21 miles handicap rave at Hadleigh. near Ipswich. She ..ew in a Moth ’plane and reached an a.eiage speed
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    NOTES FROM JAVA.
    613 8 DEATH OF CAPT. ROfiKtCOUGHTRIE. (From Our Own Corresponde** Batavia. Apr. :q <x via La.? rttC'ivtj an. tr.er T* (jt eat War and how iu T r .rrar. health and longevity may U Vafter the laps* of many years, v V r -tr. an ex-Servjoe mar*. Captain Roper
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    HOME-MADE BOMBS.
    149 8 New Use for Coffee Tins. A certain breakfast table beverage had unusual publicity on Tuesday. when three rins were produced as exhibits before the Second Police Magistrate (Mr. ANGourlav) in a charge against two Chinese of being in possession of explosives. *t was suggested by Mr. Oakeshott. Asst.
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    SEREMBAN REVISITED.
    948 9  -  (L>y W. Dunman.) ,,»me thirty years ago since I was resident of Seremban, and it is of' Articular interest to go round the -ojntry making comparisons with what j to be. My house at the entrance of jCnnun Road is still there, no doubt w th alterations and
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    PROGRESS AT PONTIAN KECHIL.
    330 9 COMMISSIONERS VISIT WATERWORKS. The engineering works in Johore which will provide Singapore with a water supply sufficient to meet the needs of the city for many years to come were inspected by a party of Municipal Commissioners on Sunday. The party was accompanied by the Municipal
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    FACTORY THEFT.
    295 9 FA CTORY THEFT. Two Chinese Charged With House-breaking. The case in which a number of Chinese broke into one of Mr. Tan Kah Kee's leather factories, and stole leather to the value of over $1*00 was commenced in the District Court on Friday before Mr. J. L. McFall. Two Chinese,
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    THE WEEK-END COLUMN
    727 9 Hopes and Fears. It has been an exciting week in the Malay Peninsula, and for many the aster holiday was entirely ruined by worrying thoughts and gloomy forebodings. The welfare of so great a proportion ol' the community depends on rubber. However, there is a feeling abroad
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
    233 9 Engagements During Past Week. We have received the following communique from Government House Sunday, Apr. 8. Captain H. I* Graham, M.C., and Captain L. D. Erskine (Scots Guards) dined at Government House. Monday, Apr. 9. Captain H. L. Graham, M.C., Captain L. D. Erskine and the Hon. Mr.
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    TANGLIN CLUB.
    140 9 Proceedings at the Annual Meeting. At the annual meeting of Tanglin Club Mr. L. C. Margoliouth, the President, presided over a gathering of about members. The aceounts showed a loss on the year’s w orking of $.‘145.42 after $6,600 hail been devoted to the repayment of mortgage. Mr.
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    MISSING AEROPLANE PARTY.
    111 9 Safe Landing Near Burmese Frontier. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Apr. 14. There has been great anxiety regarding the late of Chao Kavila and Prince Dhanya, who are engaged in a railway survey in the north, and a flight-Lieut-enant. The party left Korat by aeroplane on the
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    CORRESPONDENCE.
    66 10 (The Straits Times is not responsible for the opinions of its correspondents. orre•pondents should bear in mind that letters Blunt be short and to the point. Long epistles ure liable to be rejected or cut down. Correspondents must enclose their names and addresses, not necessarily for publication but as
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    OBSOLETE FORMALITIES.
    229 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —In your issue of the -’’-lst lilt, you urge in your sub-leader the abolition of «>ne of the irritating “hang-overs of the Great War. Might I be spared a little of your valuable space to urge the abolition of smother
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    SEREMBAN REST HOUSE.
    178 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —I think the time has now arrived when an extension to the Seremhan Rest House should be considered. There are 14 double rooms no single rooms have !>een provided. The Seremhan Rest House is almost always fully occupied, and
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    RICKSHA TOUT NUISANCE.
    493 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —As a visitor to your city, may I protest against the importunities and suggestive approaches of the Singapore ricksha coolies I realise that this kind of thing cannot be prevented throughout the whole area of Singapore, but surely it
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    PRICE OF PETROL.
    584 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.—Your very able article on Petrol prices to-day was much needed, but. sir you hardly go far enough. From oneretailer I gather he had to raise the price under a threat that if he charged less than 80 cents per
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    TOWKAYS KILLED.
    75 10 CAR GOES OVER SIXTY FEET BANK. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Apr. 14. Towkay Leong Seong Ting, president of the Chinese cemetery, Kuala Lumpur, ami rowkay Hooi Yit c heong were instantly killed by their car dashing over a sixty feet bank on their way to Ipoh. The
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    SINGAPORE WEDDINGS.
    544 10 Mr. A. T. Harris and Miss C. L. de Foe. A pretty wedding took place at St. Andrew’s Cathedral on Saturday the contracting parties being Mr. A. T. Harris and Miss Clara L. de Foe. The bride who was given away by her uncle, Mr. E. Gill, looked
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    DAMAGE BY ELEPHANT.
    62 10 Director of Survey’s Narrow Escape. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 14. It is reported that elephants, which have* recently been doing considerable damage in the Ulu Langat district, a couple af days ago created further trouble by breaking down houses. They broke into a hut
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    BOMBMAKERS IN PERAK.
    70 10 COMMUNIST PAMPHLETS SEIZED AT TELUK ANSON. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Apr. 14 The Ipoh Police raided a Chinese house yesterday and arrested six Hylams and one Hakka in possession of a large quantity of bomb-making material and communist pamphlets. Recently there was a similar raid at
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    HYLAM KEPALA SHOT.
    116 10 Story of Murder In Factory. A Hylarn rubber factory kepala was mysteriously shot in his room early or Monday at the Sing Seng Moh factory The two other occupants of the room state that they were awakened at 4.1' u.qi. that day by the cries of the
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    THIEF’S BROKEN LEG.
    159 10 Fall From Police Officer’s House. An attempt by a Chinese to break ir.t< the house of Mr. N. Lindon. A.S.P., in charge of the Central Police Station, on Pearl’s Hill, came to a sudden end when the man slipped and broke his ley In the District Court
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    F.M.S. APPOINTMENTS.
    232 10 The current issue of the F.M.S. Government Gazette contains notification of the following appointments :—Mr. P. Trump to he State Engineer. Trengganu, Mr. R. W. St. George Caulfield to be an Executive Engineer, P.W.D., F.M.S., Mr. E. L Toy to be an Assistant Engineer, P.W.D. F.M.S., Mr. A.
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    DEATH OF MR. L. RAEBER.
    75 10 We reerret to report that Mr. I.- Kaeher of Messrs. Raeber and Co., Singapore, dieo at the General Hospital, on Friday a bullet wound, believed to have bee self-inHicted. Mr. Raeber, who was ‘p years of age, had spent many years 11 this country, ami
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    THE RULE OF THE ROAD.
    1098 11 DRIVERS’ RIGHTS. firopean^ committed TO ASSIZES. The way to pass an approaching car, n*l the obligations and rights in certain tirvunistances of approaching drives, 1‘re the subject of comment at the police court inquiry into the Pjchaid hoad motor car smash in which the late
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    THE BRITISH LEGION.
    351 11 THANKS FOR MALAYA’S FINE 1927 EFFORT. Mrs. Rupert Manasseh, hon. lady organiser of the Appeal Fund for the British Legion in Malaya, has received the following letter from the organising secretary Dear Mrs. Manasseh, —I have to acknowledge with very sincere thanks receipt of your letter of
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    KINGFISHERS IN MALAYA. SPECIES AND HABITS.
    969 11  -  (By Jehu.) Although kingfishers are spread geographically over practically the whole world except Scandinavia, North Russia and the northern parts of Canada, we in Malaya can lay claim to more than our share of the many species which make up the sub-order Halcyones to
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    GOVERNOR’S DAYS IN CEYLON.
    709 11 NATIONAL DAY SPEECH. ENTHUSIASTIC WELCOME BY SINHALESE. Having received an enthusiastic welcome back to Malaya, Sir Hugh Clifford on Friday, had the experience of being hailed with equally deep affection by the people of the land of his last charge. It was a gathering of Sinhalese,
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    SERVICE NOTES.
    917 12 DEPARTURE OF CAPT. C. H. com; DON. From the Straits Times of April 13. Cricketing and hockey circles in Singapore will miss aptain C. H. Congdon, R. M„ who sailed for Home before Easter. During his two years’ appointment in Singapore as Naval Intelligence Officer Capt. Congdon made
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    MR. ORMSBY-GORE.
    285 12 Programme for Kuala Lumpur Visit. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 12. Mr. W. G. A. Ormsby-Gore arrived here yesterday. To-day he. visited the Forests Department and also made an excursion to the plantations at Kepcng. The remainder of the programme which has been arranged for his
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    EAST ASIATIC COMPANY.
    143 12 The annual report of the East Asiatic 0.. Ltd., announces that the company has ordered four new motor ships, aggregating about 42,000 tons deadweight. The ships will be of an improved type constructed to the company’s requirements with greater speed and technical and practical improvements based on
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    SIAM STEAM NAVIGATION CO.
    123 12 The Siam Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., has decided to augment its present services from Singapore to Kemaman, Kemasek, Paka, Dungan, Trengganu, Stiu, Besut, Semerak and Bacho by the inclusion of an additional steamer, thereby placing three vessels, the Asdang, Boribat anil Chutatutch, on the run. Commencing
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    MR. J. W. CAMPBELL RETIRING.
    662 12 LEADING FIGURE IN PLANTING INDUSTRY. Malaya will lose one of the most able and energetic figures in the planting industry when Mr. J. \V. Campbell .eaves the country on retirement at the end of this month. Mr. Campbell, who is an Irishman and fifty-one years
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    SAILORS’ HOME SITE.
    76 12 Big Land Deal At Singapore. The site of the former Sailors' Institute. at the junction of North Bridge an( Stamford Road, comprising i ,2(1 square feet, has been sold by the Government to Mr. M. A. Namazie at a price of $6 a foot. The site is
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    SEAPLANES ARRIVE.
    137 12 Two Machines for Singapore Flying Club. The two De Havilland moth seaplanes ordered by the Singapore Flying Club have arrived in Singapore by the P and O. steamer Jeypore. Sime Darby and Co who are the De Haviiland agents* in Singapore, have undertaken the unloading of the machines
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    FIVE STICKS OF GELIGNITE.
    268 12 Conviction for Illegal Possession Of Explosives. Five sticks of gelignite were the exhibits in a case before the District Court magistrate, Mr. J. L. McFall, when a Chinese, Chan Eng, was charged with being in possession of explosives without a licence. Chief Court Inspector Meredith conducted
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    SULTAN OF JOHORE’S NEW CHARGER.
    155 12 SULTAN OF JOHORE S NEW CHARGER. Fine Animal Arrives From Australia.. A tine brown bay gelding, bought in Australia for use by II. H. the Sultan of •Johor*- as a charger, was landed, at Singapore from the S.S. Tasman on Saturday and duly delivered to IIis Highness. The Daily Guardian,
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    FAR EAST AIR MAILS.
    116 12 Dutch Plan to Save Six Days On Journey to Java. The first step in the air route to the East Indies is likely to be confined to Dutch transporting mails by air v Amsterdam to Marseilles and also tro Sabang (Sumatra) to Sourabaya (Jj' va i
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    SINGAPORE TRADE.
    3596 13 ANNUAL REVIEW. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEETING. CHAIRMAN ON ECONOMIC LEVELS. The annual meeting of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce was held on April 11 in the Exchange Room. the Hon. Mr. J. Bagnall (Chairman) being supported by Mr. A. S. K. Macdonald (Vice-Chairman), members of the committee, and
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    MALAYAN TRADE.
    80 14 The monthly Malayan Trade returns for February show an increase of $011,056 as compared with February of last year. Imports for the month amounted to $81,190,230, bringing the total imports for the year up to $165,939,312. Exports for the month totalled $84,022,000, bringing the export total for the
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    INSURANCE COMPANY LOSE ACTION.
    169 14 Dispute Over Shipment To Manila. The luaring concluded in the Supreme Court on April 12 of the action in which ('boo Teck and Co., sued the Po On Marine and Fire Insurance and Godown < o. The claim was for $.‘15,012, and was made under a
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    TWELVE-YEAR-OLD BOY IN DOCK.
    313 14 Tells How He Joined An Armed Hang. It wa'i -rat*d before the Second Police Magistrate (Mr. \V. N. Gourlayi on April 11 that in the course of aj cnase of armed Chinese by Chief Dot. i Insp. .Johnson and a party of detectives, one of the
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    MALAYA HOUSE.
    105 14 Need for Representation Of The Colony. At a meeting of the Straits Settlements (Singapore) Association, the hon. secretary, Mr. J. W. Harries, drew attention to the need for the Colony’s interests to he represented by an agency in London and mentioned that at present F.M.S. officials wore serving
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    ALLEGED GANG ROBBERY.
    73 14 Seven Cantonese, armed with knives, are alleged to have held up the occupants of a Chinese squatter’s hut on Boon Teck Road, off Balestier Road, in the early hours of Thursday morning and robbed them of $lOO. One o'clock in the morning was given by the squatter
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    LAUNCHES OFF JOHNSTON’S PIER.
    315 14 TEN SERANGS IN MARINE COURT. Ten launch serangs were charged in the Marine Court on Thurs lay, before the Deputy Master Attendant (Commander Oldershaw). with anchoring their launches, so that they swung within 300 feet of Johnston’s Pier. All the men pleaded not guilty, and nine
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    WOMAN IN THE CASE.
    196 14 Story Told in Coroner’s Court. A young Chinese woman figured in the tale told the Singapore Coroner (Mr. F. G. Bourne) of the shooting in North Bridge Road on March 29, at 5 p.m. of a Chinese-Indian, named Devan. It was related that after the shooting
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    GREYHOUND RACING.
    98 14 Yiewed with Alarm By S.S. Association. The following resolution was unanimously carried at a committee meeting of the Straits Settlements (Singapore) Association on April 10 That this Association views with alarm the proposed introduction of Greyhound Racing into the Colony which it considers would be an unmitigated evil,
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    SINGAPORE TELEPHONES.
    749 14 AUTOMATIC SYSTEM. LOCAL COMPANY’S WElCOME DECISION. Another stage in the modernisation of Singapore is marked by the decision of the Oriental Telephone and Electric Company to change over the local telephone system to automatic working. Mr. J. D. Pierrepont, the local manager of the company, informs us that
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  • SUPPLEMENT TO THE STRAITS BUDGET
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      Singapore Cricket: S.C.C. and Selangor Draw.
      52 15 1. I.ivock and Marshall going to bat for the S.C.C. 2. Livock and Braddell. 3. The Umpires Ezekiel and Cantrell. I. The two elevens. 5. Penman, nho skippered Selangor. 6. Penang Recreation Club and S.K.C. 7. Sqdrn. Leader Livock’s fine score. 8. Spectators on
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      Negri Sembilan Football Team.
      17 15 lhvsi> arc the holders of the Hose Cup and an exceptionally good team.
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      Government English School, Seremban.
      18 15 Mr. VV. (i. A. Ormsby-Core will shortly inspect this fine new building at Serembun.
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      EASTER WEDDINGS IN SINGAPORE.
      51 16 l)e Sou/a —Aeria. Inset Shelley—1‘estana. 4 f 1). A. Martia— E. M. Eber. Kelt Five sons and two sons-in-law of Mr. J. B. I’ennefather. J.l\. at the wedding of Mr. R. H. I‘enneiather and Miss M. Siddons (inset). Some of the guests are seen on the
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      PULU JEREJAK LEPER STATION, PENANG.
      22 16 General view of the wards. Troop of leper Boy Scouts. I’atient being photographed for record purposes. r
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      WORLD LAND SPEED RECORD.
      35 16 C aptain Malcolm Campbell, who broke the world’s speed record, with over 20f> miles an hour, at Daytona Beach in February. His racing car Blue Bird was fitted with Dunlop tyres.
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      SNAPPED AT THE STADIUM.
      9 16 Goalie awaiting a hot shot.
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      Mr. ORMSBY-GORE AT “MENGGELUNCHOR” PICNIC.
      52 17 Top .Mr. U. (i. Ormshy-fiore and the Sultan ol 1‘erak having mounted their elephant set out through the jungle to attend a Menggelunchor picnic. Right Matching the fun. Inset Crossing a jungle stream. Left The guests of the Sultan of I'erak. Right The end of
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      SINHALESE NATIONAL DAY CELEBRATIONS.
      36 17 l»'ft Mr. .1. A. Hijeyekmm. President of the Singapore Sinhalese Association, addressing the fiovernor. Centre. Ihe tiovernor replying to address of welcome. Right .Miss Felicia Abeyegoonesekera presents a bouquet to Lady Clifford.
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      NEW BUILDINGS IN CENTRAL SINGAPORE.
      31 17 "P and Hotel designed by Sime, I)arhy and Co. Pontoon Reinforced Concrete. Shop house buildings going up by Middle Rond. Asia Hotel in Cecil Street. it.li.S.
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      Departure of the Hon. Mr. E. C. H. Wolff, C.M.G.
      61 18 Hon. Mr I! C M Wolff. Hrilikh KouKnt. Negri >cmbilan. bidding tauw.ll at Scumban station (o Datoli Klana. Oft K.. ot .'•uihu l ior^. Mrs. Wold and Capt. T. A. Newboult M V. I. of honour at the station Croup
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      Entertained by Negri Sembilan Club.
      23 18 Mr. and Mrs. Wol.T were entertained l;y the Negri Sembilan Club prior to th ir departure for Home.
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      H. H. the Ranee of Sarawak Leaves for England.
      38 18 Man> passengers lilt Singapore for home l>> the I*, and steamer Mantua including 11.11. the Ranee of Sarawak (on the right in the centre picture) and her two daughters.
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  • PAST WEEK’S IMPERIAL AND GENERAL NEWS Contained in Reuter, British Imperial Radio and Special Telegrams.
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      COMMUNISTS IN INDIA.
      129 19 [HEI TER TELEGRAM] MOSCOW INTRIGUE. DISTORTED PICTURE OF BRITAIN. EFFECT OF DISORDERS IN CHINA. [RF.t TER TELEGRAM London. Apr. 12. 1’v* Director of Public Information for .v,. 'Government, of India, in his review ("»(5.27 a v c Communist disorders in and tin* dispatch «-f the Indian to
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      BERLIN OUTRAGE.
      163 19 Communists Rescue Prisoner. London. Apr. 11. Berlin Half a dozen young Communists, heavily armed, forced, their way into he prison in the .M'*abit quarter and ih, rated the w riter Otto Braun, w ho was .r.ir! arrest on a (barge of high treason. The raiders, revolvers in hand,
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      AUSTRALIAN SHIPPING.
      132 19 Tenders Tor Commonwealth Line. Lodon, Apr. 12. he Government will shortly announce r* sult of tlu* examination of tenders r the < ommonwealth Shipping Line. v.riL be recalled that Mr. Bruce anv met-d in the House of Representatives A" l\s that Government had received "iiiniunicaticns from Lord Inchape
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      SARRE TRAGEDY.
      85 19 I I rt*nch Official Shoots Two J Germans. I Berlin, Apr. 11. I impression has been produced I many by the latest occupied terri- V; A Sarre French customs Br rii..,! 1 1 S two young Germans deud n u (ink and then barricaded himself I K nouse
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      SHARE GAMBLING.
      256 19 Excitement on New York j Exchange. London, Apr. 11. British gilt-edged securities are now coming into the orbit of the American •dock-buying craze, following the recent listing on the New York Stock Exchange of two c.f the premier Government stocks, namely five per cent. War Loan and four
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      BIG POWER SCHEME.
      167 19 I S. A. and Canada To Cooperate. London, Apr. IT. Ottawa The Canadian and United 'States Governments have agreed on a basis of negotiations for a grandiose power and navigation scheme developing 5,000,000 horse power. The total expcnditure will be $050,000,000, involving the construction of a 27-ft.
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      COTTON CONFERENCE.
      132 19 Employers and Workers Meet. London. Apr. 1G. A further attempt to settle the cotton industry dispute with regard to hours and wages Was made in Manchester to-day by a joint conference of representatives oi' employers and trade unionists. One of the latter, prior to the conference, stated that
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      A NEW MINISTER.
      30 19 London, Apr. 12. The King has approved the appointment of Sir Robert Maeleod Hodgson as Minister at Durazzo. Sir Robert Hodgson was lately Charge •J’Aft'aires at Moscow.
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      SIR RENNELL RODD.
      127 19 Conservative Candidate For Marylebone. Rugby, Apr. 15. At a meeting to-night Sir Kennell Rodd will be proposed an official Conservative candidate in the by-election in the London borough of Marylebone, necessitated by the elevation of Sir Douglas Hogg to the Lord Chancellorship. Che adoption of Sir Rennell
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      LORD TREMATON.
      202 19 Funeral in St. George's Chapel. London, Apr. 15. Belle\ ii!e-sur-Saone The death ha*' occurred of Viscount Trematon. eldest! son of the Karl of Athlone, as a result of j the injuries he sustained in a motor ear; accident on April 2. Rugby, Apr. 1G. The British destroyer Tempest
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      AFGHAN KING’S GIFT.
      117 19 A FGHAN KING’S GIFT. Ancient Persian Writings For Kinj£ George. Rugby, Apr. 12. What is regarded as the finest specimen of Persian handwriting in existence has been presented to King George by the King of Afghanistan through the Afghan Minister in London. This manuscript was written 200 years ago on
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      RAIDS ON IRAK.
      75 19 Much Easier Situation At Koweit. London, Apr. 15. Basra One immediate result of the decision to hold a conference at Jeddah between Sir Gilbert Clayton and Ibn Saud, the Wahabi King, has been the eat ing of the situation at Koweit. The cruiser Emerald is stated to
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      FRENCH TRAIN DISASTER.
      60 19 Sixteen Killed Near Gare Du Nord. London, Apr. 11. Paris A violent collision occurred between two trains near the Gare du Nord. Sixteen people were killed and 1!) seriously injured. The driver of one of the trains involv'd in the collision has been arrested on a charge
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      BIG FINANCIAL COMBINE.
      351 19 BRITAIN AND UJ5.A. SIR ALFRED MOND AS CHAIRMAN. London, Apr. 12. What is described as a gigantic combin'* of financiers lias been formed. It is entitled the Finance Company of Great Britain ami America, registered with Jk nominal capital of £2,010,000, held iia equal proportions by Imperial
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      HIGHWAY ACROSS PANAMA.
      71 19 Road to Link Atlantic And Pacific. London, Apr. 14. Panama City There is a possibility that the first international highway to connect the Atlantic with the Pacific across Panama may he built by a British company. According to a mining firm which is developing several concessions in
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      NAVAL PROMOTIONS.
      65 19 Retirement of Admiral Fremantle. London, Apr. 12. The Admiralty announces that Admiral Sir Sydney Fremantle has been placed om the retired list at his own request. Vice-Admiral Sir F. L. Field is promoted Admiral, and Rear-Admiral C. P. Beaty-Pawnall, V.C., and Captain CL Campbell are promoted Vice-Admiral and
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      A MARVELLOUS ESCAPE.
      60 19 Discovered Beneath Ruins After Earthquake. London, Apr. HJ. Solia During the work of clearing the ruin**, of the five-storey I Vo pie's Lank at Chirpan, after the earthquake, the chief accountant was discovered alivo under a mass of masonry, which had protect! d him. He had spent
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      WORLD TREATY AGAINST WAR.
      1707 20 UJS.A. PROPOSAL. INVITATION TO OTHER POWERS. London, Apr. 13. New York Mr. Kellogg has invited lirilain, Germany, Italy and Japan to join France and the* United States in tho negotiation of a worldwide treaty binding the nations not to make war. Mr. Kellogg’s note recalls the
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      COMMUNISTS IN JAPAN.
      321 20 Continued Activity Of Police. Tokio. Apr. 12. There have been a number of fresh arrests of suspects including several students, and more are expected. The newspapers continue to emphasise i that the trouble is largely the outcome of defects in a social system which require rectification. The
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      SUGAR COMPETITION.
      87 20 Possibilities in Coining Budget. London, Apr. 13. With the object of helping British lefiners suffering from competition in thi dumping of foreign white sugar and subs:dised home-grown beet sugar. Mr. Churchill is credited with the intention, in the forthcoming budget, to reduce the duty or. sugar, polarising it
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      OIL IN SAGHALIEN.
      52 20 Japanese Negotiations With Russia. Tokio, Apr. 12. Preliminary conversations with the Soviet are at present taking place in Tokio in connection with the new oil concession in North Saghalien. It is reported that highly satisfactory negotiations will open shortly. The concession is expected to yield 40,000 tons
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      “BILL” THOMPSON DEFEATED.
      391 20 VOTERS’ REVOLT. “BLOW TO GRAFT AM) IDIOCY.” London, Apr. 11. Chicago: Early returns of the elections indicate that Big Bill Thompson who is standing as committeeman in his ward (not for re-election as Mavorl will be defeated. Crimes of a very startling kind continue. They include the
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      COTTON COMBINE.
      139 20 Big Saving* on Overhead Possible. London. April 11. The executives of eight cotton trail*, unions have accepted the employers in* vitation to a joint conference on t.v 16th inst. to discuss the proposal* i" give full productive effect to a 4S houi week,” and signifying that cleaning "j*
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      JAPANESE NAVY.
      74 20 Conclusion of Visit To Hong Kong. Hong Kong. Apr. It The Japanese Squadron has (1 1 Formosa. Hong Kong. Apr. tl. The Governor of Hong Kong "'in ed to Admiral Kato Your most welcome visit has loft Nt j pleasant memories in the Colony. ri affection for Japan
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      BOMB OUTRAGE IN MILAN.
      682 21 KING’S ESCAPE. terrible spectacle at TRADE FAIR. London, Apr. 12. M in Fourteen people were killed 'i ‘to injured by a bomb explosion m Caesar Square just before King V ctor Emmanuel opened the annual trade ir. In spite of the outrage, the Kmg tarried out
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      FRENCH AIRMEN FETED.
      213 21 TUMULTUOUS WELCOME AT LE BOURGET. London, Apr. 14. Le Bourget Captain Costes and Naval-Lieut. Lebrix arrived at 6.15 p.m., concluding their world flight. The rapidity of their return from Tokio was u n precedented. Lebrix comes back nominally as a deserter, as his leave from the Navy
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      IN MID-CHANNEL.
      147 21 Adventure with Soviet Gold. London, Apr. 14. An exciting adventure occurred in mid-Channel at midnight, when a 1*1,000,000 worth of Soviet gold on board the North German Lloyd steamer Dresden was successfully transhipped, thereby frustrating the anticipated intention of the French Government to seize it. The gold was
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      RUHR COAL TROUBLE.
      108 21 Official Arbitrator’s Decision Rejected. London, Apr. 14. Berlin Following the breaking down of negotiations with regard to wages and working hours in the Ruhr coal-mining industry, the official arbitrator haannounced his decision, providing for maintenance of an eight-hours shif' underground, a reduction of one hour in the
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      EARTHQUAKE IN BULGARIA.
      95 21 London, Apr. 14. Sofia A severe earthquake was felt throughout Bulgaria. It is believed to have caused disastrous damage at Chirpan, South Bulgaria. Details are so far lacking, as communications with Chirpan are cut off, but it is feared that there are many victims. Shocks are continuing
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      COUNTERFEITING CHARGE.
      287 21 EUROPEANS SENTENCED AT KARACHI. London, Apr. 12. Karachi After a trial lasting two months on a charge of conspiracy to obtain “dies to coin the King’s money,” Edmund Clarence Wheeler, a Liverpool schoolmaster, who was extradited from England last July, was sentenced to 4*2 years rigorous imprisonment. Dickinson,
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      TROUBLE AT JERUSALEM.
      107 21 Opposition to Missionary Conference. London, Apr. 14. Jerusalem The Moslems at Gaza were refused permission to hold a demonstration against the missionary conference at Jerusalem. They sent a deputation to the district officer on the matter and an erroneous report was circulated that the deputation had been
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      DANCE HALL WRECKED.
      69 21 Explosion and Fire In Missouri. London, Apr. 15. West Plain, Missouri About 10 persons were killed and many were injured when an explosion and a fire occurred at. a dance hall, alleged to be due to the igniti »n of a petrol tank in a garage below
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      MOSCOW DEATH SENTENCES.
      81 21 London, Apr. 14. Moscow The Supreme Court has sentenced to death six directors of mutual credit societies and also the deputy chief of the Economic Bureau of the State Bank on charges of making illegal profits. Thirty-four others will be imprisoned for periods of between six months
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      KILLED BY AVALANCHE.
      68 21 London, Apr. 15. Santiago de Chile According to unconfirmed newspaper despatches, 200 persons, 20,000 head of livestock and many farms were buried by an avalanche at Ciudad Talca. in the region of the Cordilleras. Communications with Talca were cut >fi\ Salvage patrols were despatched to help in
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      LINER RAMS ICEBERG.
      395 21 THRILLING SCENES. RESOURCE OF CAPTAIN OF MONTROSE. London, Apr. 15. The Canadian Pacific liner Montrose has docked at Liverpool with her hows crushed in from just above the water-line, the upper part being crushed backwards for twenty feet. The super-structure is smashed in, steel plates are buckled,
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      SIR AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN.
      122 21 Visit with Family To Holland. Rugby, Apr. 13. S:r Austen and Lady Chamberlain, with their on and daughter, arrived to-day at tin* Hook of Holland for a short holiday in Holland. They immediately proceeded to the Hague, where they will be th.* guests of Mr. Richard Tobin,
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      GOODBYE TO HORSES.
      101 21 New Era for Eleventh Hussars. Rugby, Apr. 11. The* Eleventh Hussars hade farewell to their horses at a parade at Aldershot to-day. In a few days officers and troopers are to begin training in armourI ed ear work at Wool, Dorset, as a first step towards their
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      THE ATLANTIC FLOWN.
      2314 22 EAST TO WEST. SUCCESS OF GERMAN EFFORT. BREMEN LANDS ON GREENLY ISLAND. London, Apr. 12. Dublin The German trans-Atlantic flight started at 5.28 this morning. The departure of the trans-Atlantic flyers Captain Koehl, Baron von Huenefeld and Capt. Fitzmaurice, from Baldonnel Aerodrome was witnessed by Mr. and
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      WINTRY WEATHER IN EUROPE.
      165 22 AIRSHIP’S ESCAPE. “LIKE AN ATLANTIC CROSSING.” London, Apr. ig. ,T he North Pole expedition airship Italia has arrived at Seddin Pomerania, after 30 hours of thrilling flight through storms. k Wintry conditions prevail throughout England, with heavy falls of snow and sleet as a result of
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      U.S.A. AND NICARAGUA.
      61 22 London. Apr. IT. Washington In response to the Senate resolution asking for information regarding United States operations in Nicaragua, the Navy Department h;e« issued a statement to the effect that the United States Marines lost 21 killed ami 45 wounded and 202 Nicaraguans art known to have
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      BOMBAY MILL TROUBLE.
      55 22 London, Apr. 17. Bombay Events in the mill area appear to be moving towards a general strike as a demonstration of opposition to the double shift system which is gradually being introduced in Bombay mills. A large procession brought out the workers in 10 more mills and
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      “ROYAL OAK” SEQUEL.
      635 23 admiral retired. “UNFITTED FOR HIGH COMMAND.” 1 11 MORS’ ACTION VIEWED GRAVELY. London, Apr. 17. In the House of Commons, in the course of a long statement on the Royal Oak case, Mr. Bridgeman, First Lord of the Admiralty, said the Board of admiralty were of opinion
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      THOMAS RETURNING.
      70 23 1 Rugby, Apr. 11. IWotalv ma r’ wbo was Colonial i,;* Labour Government, "'•la van i IS,t U i the GoW Con3 t on I The now homeward bound. ‘Pen Takni-L r L, ,7 )OS e of his visit was to s 1 niv r fnl'fin 1 a
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      OPIUM TRAFFIC.
      1172 23 Discussion at Geneva Meeting. London, Apr. 12. Geneva The advisory committee of the League of Nations on the traffic in opium and other dangerous drugs opened its eleventh session in public. In the course of discussion of the question of Chinese seizures, Mr. Chao said he regretted that
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      INCREASING BRITISH EXPORTS.
      93 23 Rugby, Apr. 17. Capt. D. Hacking, head of the Department of Overseas Trade, has engagements with a number of Chambers of Commerce, with a view to discussing plans for increasing British exports. The first engagement was with the SbeMield Chamber of Commerce to-day On Thursday he will
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      ADVANCE OF MOTORSHIPS.
      71 23 London, Apr. 17. The striking progress of motorships is again emphasised by Lloyd’s quarterly returns of tonnage and building throughout the world. At present the tonnnagt is 1,41)0,000, compared with 1,390,00(i steam tonnage, notwithstanding the number of steamers under construction, namely against 275 motorships. Of the total
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      ARMY AND DEATH PENALTY.
      456 23 COMMONS DEBATE. VIEWS OF LABOUR MEMBERS. London, Apr. 17. The House of Commons, by 199 to 107, rejected a Labourite amendment to the Army and Air Force Annual Bill extending the abolition of the death penalty to the offences of cowardice and desertion. The House also
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      OIL IN BORNEO.
      60 23 Proposed Contract by Dutch Government. London, Apr. 13. The Hague The Government has submitted a bill asking Parliamentary authorisation for 1 he conclusion of a contract with the Bataafsche Oil Company for the exploration and exploitation of petroleum in four fields in the Palemhang Residency, one in
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      SOVIET FINANCES.
      63 23 London, Apr. 12. Moscow At the plenary sitting of the executives of the Communist Party Briukhanoff, Commissar of Finance, submitting the budget, said he estimate 1 the revenue in the current year at 0,035,000,000 roubles, compared with 5,200,000,000 last year, and expenditure at 5,983,000,000. National Defence accounts for
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      BRITISH STOCKS IN NEW YORK.
      47 23 London, Apr. 18. New York The Stock Kxchange has listed the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland four per cent, loan, 1900-1990, of which approximately A’088,000,000 is outstanding. This is the largest foreign government issue ever listed on the New York stock exchange.
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      CHINA FIGHTING.
      413 24 NATIONALISTS AGAIN TAKE OFFENSIVE. Shanghai, Apr. 17. With the advent of spring the long talked of Nationalist offensive against the North, in which according to conservative foreign military experts approximately 150,000 men are engaged, opened on April 7 on a 400 mile front extending from Haichow on the
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      PRINCESS MARY.
      153 24 Enthusiastic Reception In Jerusalem. Rugby, Apr. 11. Princess Mary and Viscount Lascelles arrived at Jerusalem by special train today. They were met at the station by Lord Plumer, the High Commissioner, and the heads of Government departments. They had an enthusiastic reception, crowds lining the route from the
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      EARTHQUAKE IN MEXICO.
      87 24 London, Apr. 17. Vera Cruz Several towns in Oaxada State arc believed to have been destroyed by an earthquake which rocked South M exico. Many buildings collapsed in Oaxaca City, where the shocks were most severe. Most of the buildings at Pinotepa and Textepec were damaged. Buildings
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      Cable News in Brief.
      618 24 Rugby, Apr. 12. Lady Heath, who is attempting a flight from Cape Town to England, and from whom the Royal Air Force authorities at Cairo have hitherto withheld facilities for a flight across the Mediterranean on the ground that she lacked experience to t russ alone,
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      PIRATES’ HAUL.
      140 24 DETAILS OF LATEST OUTRAGE. Hong Kong, Apr. 17. The China Merchants Steam Navigation Company’s steamer Hsinwah, bound from Shanghai to Hong Kong, was pirated on the 14th inst. Fifteen disguised passengers surprised the officers and seized the vessel. They took possession of the ship’s arms and Captain Jensen
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      JAPANESE MINE DISASTER.
      84 24 Nearly Five Hundred Workers Drowned. Mukden, Apr. 17. A terrific inrush of water from abandoned workings submerged part of the famous Fushun colliery, drowning most of the working miners. It is at present known that 470 are dead, all Chinese. The material damage is considerable, The Fushun
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      JUDGE GARY’S SUCCESSOR.
      31 24 London, Apr. 17. Hoboken Mr. Thofnas Lament, partner in J. P. Morgan’s, has been elected a director of the United States Steel Corporation, replacing the late Judge Gary.
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      POLICEMEN IN TROUBLE.
      203 24 Attacked Officer Who Defaulted Them. A story of how three police constables attacked a lanee-corporai who defaulted them for being absent from beat duty was told to the District Court magistrate (Mi. J. L Me Fall) on Tuesday. The accused were charged with causing hurt, the ease
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      CATHEDRAL MEETING.
      940 24 FALL IN SUBSCRIPTIONS AND DONATIONS. Archdeacon F. G. Swindell presided over the annual parochial meeting of St Andrew’s Cathedral which was held in the Chapter House on Monday evening. There was an attendance of about thirty members of the congregation. Mr. G. V. Neubronner, hon. secretary read the
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
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      FOOTBALL.
      1229 25 (Aneta’s Service.) Malayan Chinese Return From Hong Kong. The Malayan Chinese footballers re- 'jnit 1 to Singapore on Thursday from Hong Kong, arriving by the Kalyan. With the exception of Yong Liang, wh3 is nursing an injured leg, the party are wry tit and report a very enjoyable trip.
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      SPORT IN PERAK.
      56 25 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Apr. IC. In the week-end tennis at Ipoh the Perak Chinese beat the Europeans by five matches to three in the doubles, and by twelve matches to four in the singles. In a football match the Chinese University team beat the Perak
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      TENNIS.
      89 25 Final at Tanglin Club. The final of the ladies’ doubles handicap in the Tanglin Club tournament was played 0?-. Monday and resulted in Mrs. Freybcrg and Mrs. Laing, owe 15, beating Miss Wallis and Mrs. Chambers, scr., 6 —4. 6 3. In the billiards match between the Indian Association
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      GOLF.
      551 25 Singapore G. C. Beat Garrison. In a match on the Garrison Golf Club nk8 .gainst the Singapore Golf Club, the visitors won by 9 Vj to 4 1 Scores were as follows, Singapore G.C. players mentioned lirst Hardio and Upton 1*4, U. C. Nash and Lt.-t.pl. J. D. Richmond
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      THE TANGLIN CLUB SNOOKER FINALS.
      63 25 At the Tanglin Club on Tuesday evening in the final of the profession pairs of the snooker tournament Messrs. H. B. Layton and J. C. Cobbett beat Messrs. C. Howetson and R. B. B. Donnell. In the final of the Doubles Pairs Messrs. H. B.
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      SINGAPORE CRICKET.
      849 25 Over-Thirties Win By Nine Runs. Scoring was low in tho match played between the Under-thirties and Overthirties cn the Padang over the week end. Tho seniors won by nine runs, scoring 13‘J to the juniors 130. Scores UNDER 30. R. G. Gibson lbw. b Hraddeli 2 A. 11.
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      MALAYAN RACING.
      301 26 Record Entry for Singapore Meeting. The Spring Meeting of the Singapore Turf Club on May f>, 8, 10, 12 and 19, will be a record, so far as entries go, in the history of the Club. There are well over two hundred horses in training and although the
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      ROUND THE WORLD.
      386 26 Equipment of Transformed Ford. Mr. Alan Isaacson, manager of the Ford Company in Shanghai, is making his way home to the United States partly in a “Super-Ford” containing some remarkable features. He arrived in Singapore on Tuesday from Manila and will motor to Penang in a few’
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      INDIAN RAILWAY TROUBLE.
      33 26 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Calcutta, Apr. 15. I wo thousand Lillooah Railway strikers loft at midnight to march 70 miles to Hurdwan, holding protest meetings and fomenting trouble en route.
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      TRIAD DOCUMENTS AT PENANG.
      100 26 Legal Argument on Question Of Complaint. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Apr. 16. Tam Hooi Pow appealed against a sentence of two months rigorous imprisonment for being in possession of Triad Society writings. The appeal was dismissed. A legal argument took place upon the meaning of
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      PASSENGERS.
      846 26 The following passengers are proceeding to Europe per by the P. and O. Kalyan, wh'ch sailed on Friday Mr. G. W. Hurt. Mr. E. M. Allen. Miss Elies, Mr. C. E. D. Colquhoun. Mr. A. B. Stewart. Mr. S. T. Ennion, Warrant Eng. Morse. Mr. G. E. Booth. Mr.
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      STABBED IN RICKSHA.
      125 26 Murder in New Bridge Road. A ricksha-puller taking a fare along New Bridge Road at 11.30 p.m. on Monday felt a sudden jerk on his shafts. He stopped and looked back, an 1 was horrified to find his passenger bleeding profusely from a wound in the nock.
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      SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL.
      185 26 The 44th annual report of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, of Singapore shows that receipts during 1927 amounted to $3,369.85, making a total, with the balance from the previous year of $4,602.54. Payments during the year were $3,447.68 leaving a balance of
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    BIRTHS
    85 26 JKNKINS.—On April 18, 11*28. at Johore General Hospital, to Mr. and Mrs. \V. W. Jenkins, of Singapore, a daughter. RI'SHTON.- At the Maternity Hospital, Singapore, on April 15, 1928, to Mr. an 1 Mrs. A. N. Rushton, a son. HANSEN. -On April 16. U*2S. at Singapore Maternity Hospital, to
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    MARRIAGE
    27 26 HARRIS DE KOE. At St. Andrew’s Cathedral, on Saturday, April 14, 1928, Mr. Albert Thomas Harris to Miss Clara Lydia de Foe. English papers please copy.
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    Trade and Finance.
    134 26 Singapore, Apr. 18. EXCHANGE. On London, Bank 4 m/s o ■> Demand 3 32 Private 3 m. credit 1 On New York. Demand Private 90 d/s 0< On France, Bank T.T. On India, Bank T.T. On Hong Kong, Bank T.T. io\ j,. On Shanghai, Bank T.T. d
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    Stocks and Shares.
    747 26 Fraser and Co.’s Quotations. Singapore, Apr. 18. MINING. Isaac V»l. Pd. Buyers Seller* £1 £1 Asam Kumbang -14/- 46'£1 £1 Bangrin Tin 39, 40 1 1 Bat an g Tudang 0.50 0.55 1 1 Batu Caves 1.27*;* 1.32 a £1 £1 Chenderiang 16 9 17 6 1
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    57 26 DEATHS NG. -At 148, Bukit Timah Road, on April 1). 1928, Mrs. Ng Siew Gim (Seah Neo Ghee), only daughter of Mr. Seah Eng Kiat and sister of Mr. Seah Peng Hong. Date of funeral will be announced later. SHEEHAN. At the General Hospital. Singapore, on April 17, 1928, Timothy
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  • The Straits Budget RUBBER SUPPLEMENT
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      CONTENTS.
      92 1 GeneralLondon Rubber Stocks 1 The Singapore Auction j The Rubber Future J Rubber Restriction Rubber Coupons I/»cal Rubber Auctions Rubber Position By A. W. Still 3 Restriction Removal 3 Malaya and the Dutch Rubber Returns J The Rubber Pioneer Losses in Rubber Correspondence A Planter's Comments 3 Cable News
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      London Rubber Stocks.
      30 1 Lewis and Peat’s cable from their 1 i t.don Office gives 207 tons increase, king a total London rubber stocks at ]r: 17 as revised, 58,940 tons.
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      The Singapore Auction.
      121 1 The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Lumber Association held its 860th auction on *vf til is. when there was catalogued 1,123,822 r .*>01.71 tons offered 742,060 lbs. or 1 2S tons sold GC0.411 lbs. or 268.04 tons Lond 0s. 7\d .\Yw York 16% cts. PRICES REALISED. Libbed Smoked
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      “TO WORK FOR FORD.”
      80 1 [REITER TELEGRAM] Rush of Labourers To Para. [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, Apr. 15. <ie Janeiro Believing that Mr. 1 livw rubber plantation in the state ara will offer better working condi and higher wages, rubber gatherers 1,11 ,he Upper Amazon are trekking river to “work for Ford.”
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      RUBBER SHARE MARKET.
      112 1 [REUTER TELEGRAM] Warning to “Prophet!! Of Evil.” [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, Apr. 12. -lmL Pintos, in an editorial, u j.'l rubber share market has •'Xerm i'. ()< ab °lition of restrictions with hold ort,tude hopes that shareatteimf i! r< solutel y resist the insidious 11,0 J )y P
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      THE RUBBER FUTURE.
      1752 1 HOPEFUL VIEW. MR. ORMSBY-GORE AT IPOH. WHY THE INQUIRY WAS HELD. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Apr. 11. Mr. Ormsby-Gore in his speech at the Ipoh luncheon where rubber views were discussed said he had no special information regarding the enquiry but he wished to remove any
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      FUTURE OF RUBBER.
      133 1 [REUTER TELEGRAM] Anglo-Dutch Informal Conference. [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, Apr. Id. .Seven British and seven Dutch rubtv r producers nu*t at an informal private conference in London to-day. The secretary of the Rubber Growers’ Association, at the offices of which the conference is being held, stated that the
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      RUBBER RESTRICTION.
      956 2 RESULTS OF REMOVAL IN MALAYA. The following letter has been sent t us by Mr. B. J. R. liarton, of Johore Bahru.— (To the Editor of the Straits Times) Sir,--From what one can gather, too who approve of the removal of restriction make the following points the main
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      RUBBER COUPONS.
      291 2 Case in Selangor Appeal Court. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 14. An interesting appeal in connection with rublier coupons was heard in the Supreme Court yesterday before the Chief Judicial Commissioner. The appellant, a penghulu of Kuala Selangor, named Mohamed Rice, appealed against a conviction and
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      SEMANGGOL RUBBER.
      216 2 Facing the Future With Confidence. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Apr. 12. At the nineteenth annual meeting of Scmanggol Rubber Co., Ltd., it was stated that the profit for the past year amounted to $59,355, making a total available for distribution of $77,682. The payment of an interim
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      LOCAL RUBBER AUCTIONS.
      842 2 No Heavy Liquidation Reported. Lewis and Peat Report. Singapore, Apr. 13. The abnormal fall in prices has c msed no p: i!it- 1.-rally as might have luvn expected, an i no forced selling or heavy liquidation has taken place. A fair business has passed, the foreign markets
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      BUKIT TIMAH RUBBER.
      723 2 Possibilities as Residential Area. The annual general meeting of The I»u 1: 1 1 Timah Rubber Estates, Ltd. w s held at the Registered Offices of the Company, b rench Rank Buildings, Singapore on Wednesday, the 11th April 1928 wh-n the chairman, Mr. H. D. Mundell presided!
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      RUBBER POSITION FEAR OF “ DISASTROUS CONSEQUENCES.” MALAYA AND THE DUTCH. RUBBER CO. DIVIDENDS.
      4197 3  - RUBBER POSITION FEAR OF DISASTROUS CONSEQUENCES.” MALAYA AND THE DUTCH. RUBBER CO. DIVIDENDS. (By A. W. Mill.) London, Mar. 21. A statement by the Prime Minister on tht- Rubber Position is promised before the House of Commons rises for the Easter recess. That, probably, will be on or about April
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      KAMASAN RUBBER.
      502 3 Strengthening of Cash Reserves. The annual meeting of Kamasan Rubber Co. was held at 1, Embankment, Kuala Lumpur, on March 28, the chairman, Mr. M. J. Kennaway, presiding. In the course of his speech, the Chairman said —The profit for the year amounted to $68,353.42 obtained off a
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      RESTRICTION REMOVAL.
      968 3 SHAPING OUR FUTURE POLICY. We have received the following letter from Mr. J. S. Ferguson, of Ipoh Sir, —The plantation rubber producing industry is to-day faced with a crisis which appears to assume dimensions unprecedented since its inception. Instructions as to future working policy are Impatiently awaited from
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      CORRESPONDENCE.
      66 3 [The Straits Times is not responsible for the opinions of its correspondents. Correspondcnts should bear in mind that letters must be short and to the point. Long epistles are liable to be rejected or cut down. Correspondents must enclose their names and addresses, not necessarily for publication but as
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      A PLANTER’S COMMENTS.
      372 3 A PLAN TER’S COMMENTS. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —I have read with interest Mr. J. S. Ferguson’s letter anent the present plight of the rubber producing industry, and his proposed remedies therefor. As a planter who lived through the last slump and witnessed the abortive attempts
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      RUBBER STOCKS.
      59 3 The following is the statement of Sings* pore and Ponnng dealers* stocks at tha and *f March, 1928 Smoked Un- Crept Sheet smoked Sheet Gross Weight Singapore 5 728 3,879 8,061 I’enang 1,199 268 1,198 Lump Scrap Estimated Dry Weight Total Singapore 25 972 17,813 Penang Nil 136
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      SUNGEI RAMAL SYNDICATE.
      1201 5 iWTAL MEETING AT KUALA LUMPUR. fourteenth annual general meeting c liamal Syndicate, Ltd., was bold jt rJ-■** Embankment, Kuala Lumpur, on i with Mr. M. C. English in the A? r chairman addressed the meeting as fajli’*'* accounts and directors’ report having 1 circulated to shareholders, in
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      SOUTH PERAK RUBBER.
      538 5 Future of Producing Industry. The fifteenth annual meeting of the South Perak Rubber Syndicate, Ltd., was held on Mar. 1 at Bunge House, St. Maryaxe, E.C. Mr. M. Sidney Parry (the Chairman) said that the final dividend of 10 per cent., making 15 per cent, for the
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      THE RUBBER PIONEER.
      261 5 Presentation to Mr. H. N. Ridley. The Frank N. Meyer medal for distinguished service in plant introduction has been presented to Mr. H. N. Ridley, F.R.S., F.L.S., in recognition of the important part he played in establisning plantations of the Para rubber tree in the Oriental tropics.
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      RUBBER RETURNS.
      643 5 Ayer Kuning. 52.000 lbs. Anglo-Sumutrn. 28,385 lb>. Asahan. 25,580 lbs. Anglo-.lohore Con. 16,000 lbs. Alor Gajah.—7,lo2 lbs. Ayer Tanas. 13,000 lbs. Australasia. 6,300 lbs. Ayer M01ek.—12.344 lbs. Alor Pongiiu Rubber Estate.—l4,44o lbs. Battt Village.—l.3oS lbs. Brieh Rubber Estate.—l9,6l6 lbs. Redong (Malaya) Rubber. —8,291 lbs. Renar (Selangor) K. E.
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      RUBBER RESULTS.
      292 5 Reports, Dividends And Notices. Lawas.—No int. divd. (Last year 15 p.t\). Karmen.—No int. divd. (Last year 5 p.c.). Damansara.—Final divd. 4 p.c., making 8 p.c. (Last year 15 p.c.). Pilmoor.—Final divd. 8 p.c., making 18 p.c. (Last year 32Va p.c.). Kimanis.—Divd. 7‘a p.c. to reserve £6,000, forward £4,988
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      CENTRAL JOHORE RUBBER.
      408 6 Substantial Fonvard Sales. The second annual general meeting of Central J oho re Rubber Estates, Ltd., was held on Mar. 10, at Winchester House, Old Broad Street, E.C., Mr. M. Maude, the chairman of the company, presiding. In the course of his speech, the Chairman said The
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      LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
      608 6 Messrs. Macphail and Co/s Weekly Report. Macphail and Co/s weekly report i.ated April 17, states The price of both our main commodities show a further decline over the past week but, although business is extremely quiet and transactions are of a dull description there is a tendency
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      LOSSES IN RUBBER.
      452 6 Prime Minister and Small Investors. In the House of Commons on Mar. 15, Sir Frank Nelson asked the Prime .Minister if he would receive a deputation of members representing investors in B'itish rubber companies who, as a result of the fall in values fo.lowing upon the announcement
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    • RUBBER SHARE PRICES.
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        LONDON EXCHANGE STERLING PRICES MAR. 21.
        509 6 Stock p ar Exchange Value. Company. Prieea. £1 Abaco 1% 2' Allngar 2/3 £1 Anglo-Mslay 25/ 1 £1 Ayer Kuning 2/1/16 £1 Banteng 1/5/16 2/ Batang Consolidated 2/ £1 Batu Caves 1/1/16 £1 Batu Tiga l‘\ 2' Kekoh 1/6 2, Bertam Consolidated 5/44 2/
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        SINGAPORE DOLLAR SHARE PRICES APRIL 18.
        732 6 Capital Issue Paid Up Value Dividends (Closing Pneea r nwm Krseer Lyall A 389.293 1 36 p.c. year 28-2-27 Allenby*%i) 1 3 <f 1 -"ro 160,000 1 20 p.c. for year 80-9-27 ,..Alor Gajah ($1) i.io 1J0 1 10 1J0 435.425 1 10 p.c.
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