The Straits Budget, 27 April 1933

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    29 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY' ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES {.ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY.] No. 3,924 SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 1933. Price 25 cents (S.S. Currency) or 7d.
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    CONTENTS.
    336 1 LEADERS— Page “There Goes a Man” 3 The Wilson Report 3 Trustful People 3 The Sultans’ Victory 3-4 Who Pays? 4 Visions 4 Occasional Notes 5-6 Telegrams, Reuter and Special— Covering Past Week’s News 21-28 Pictures “The Land of Short Shadows” 17 Cricket Teams 17 Some of the “Shots”
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    LOCAL AND PERSONAL
    1763 1 At the M.S.V.R. Regimental Head•j rter Mess, Kuala Lumpur, on Friday P] d0r the auspices of the Kuala Lumpur a series of technical and r, < r ,l r ls were screened by Mr. de Pa. l c e f engineer of Sccony-Vacuuni !'<>i aiion, Java. The
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    Admission Of Confessions And Statements.
    2133 2 IMPORTANT FINDINGS. Local Case Not To Be Applied. Reasons for their important findings, given verbally some time ago, concerning the admissibility as evidence of statements and confessions recorded by magistrates, have now been advanced by Sir William Murison (the former Chief Justice), Mr. Justice Whitley
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    THIRD IN EIGHT MONTHS.
    555 2 Another R.A.F. Fatalitv At Seietar. L. A. C. J. J. F. Firth was Wiiini Flying Officer G.W. P. Grant dang"/ ously injured as the result of a Hawkel Horsley bombing machine, in which th,, were carrying out camera-gun practS crashing into the Straits of John opposite
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      “THERE GOES A MAN.”
      957 3 Straits Times, Apr. 20. I e ading articles of a valedictory nature re nol usual in countries where people come and go with great frequency. Toey conlineu as a rule to holders of the very highest office in the land, to men whose departure is wholly
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      THE WILSON REPORT.
      936 3 I.—Straits Times, Apr. 21 The Wilson Report is a weighty document and requires much more time for digestion than Mas been possible since its publication, but it is immediately apparent that Sir Samuel Wilson has supported His Excellency the Governor and High Commissioner in all matters of
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      TRUSTFUL PEOPLE.
      961 3 Straits Times, Apr. 22. Truly the schemes for making money of which the human brain is capable are manifold and wonderful. Last January attention was drawn in this column *o the Mutual Trust Association, of Kuala Lumpur, a company in whose schemes for death and marriage benefits there
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      THE SULTANS’ VICTORY.
      954 3 Straits Times, Apr. 24. After further study of the Wilton Report it is difficult to resist the conclusion that Malaya has outgrown the Federation as it exists todav. If the unfederated States had not been brought into the British fold it is possible that Sir Samuel Wilson’s
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      WHO PAYS?
      879 4 going to meet the bill.—Straits Times, Apr. 25. Mrs. Bonney, the Australian airwoman who passed through Singapore last week, has been rescued after a forced landing 30 miles Bouth of Victoria Point. Thus what had every appearance of an addition to the list of tragedies resulting from spectacular
      going to meet the bill.—Straits Times, Apr. 25.  -  879 words
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      VISIONS.
      948 4 —Straits Times, Apr. 26. In reply to the address of welcome presented to him on landing in Singapore as Governor of the Straits Settlements and High Commissioner for Malaya, His Excellency Sir Cecil Clementi expressed the hope that he would find here the realisation of many dreams which he
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    EUROPEAN WOMEN ROBBED.
    530 4 Midnight Scream. NAKED MAN CHASED AND CAUGHT. Following a man's invasion 0 f two European women’s bedrooms in (ioodwood Park Hotel a vigilant constable espied a shadow in the darkness oatside. He gave chase and eventually caught a man in the grounds 0 f t h. Tanglin
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    ENGAGEMENT
    42 4 The engagement is announced between Edward Basil Harold-Barry, Batu-Kata Estate, Galang, Sumatra, son of Mr. a Mrs. Harold Harold-Barry, of Ballyvonare. Buttevant, Co. Cork, Ireland. and. Mary, eldest daughter of the late William Frewen and Mrs. Frewcn of Ard-na-cnre Tipperary, Ireland.
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    BIRTH
    15 4 At Kuala Lumpur, on April 23, 1933, to Inland Mrs. R. Lewthwaite, a son.
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    27 4 DEATH. LEE. —At his residence, No. 20, Kim K»* Road. Singapore, on Apr. 16, 1933, Mr. Hak Heng passed away peacefully at age of 60, Deeply regretted.
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  • OCCASIONAL NOTES.
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      AIR RACE TO AUSTRALIA.
      175 5 the Schneider TVophy contest Straits Times, Apr. 20. The likelihood of an international air race from London to Melbourne, an absolutely open event with any make of machine with any number of engines being allowed to compete, seems much nearer than the cable of a few
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      JAPAN’S MANDATES.
      507 5 JAPAN S MANDATES. ‘Gaits Times, Apr. 20. Reference was made in a leading article in the Straits Times to the difficult position which will arise in regard to the mandates held by Japan when that Power’s decision to retire from the League of Nations becomes effective. An interesting letter on
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      A BEAUTIFUL BANG !
      161 5 A BEAUTIFUL BANG is left to the imagination!—Straits Times, Apr. 21. were the loudest crackers ever k, an d the “chain" of them must han b<?en on BTest ever made. The \vh^ S on for about 20 minutes. And >an fiTs they were! It was simply p,.., f^ US- Singapore,
      is left to the imagination!—Straits Times, Apr. 21.  -  161 words
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      A STOCKWHIP STORY.
      220 5 —Straits Times, Apr. 21. Those early days of Buffalo Bill and Botany Bay are vividly recalled by a stockwhip story from Mungindi, on the borders of Queensland and N.S.W. Mungindi is not a particularly romantic name, but then the adjoining townships are places like Old Muckadool, Merrywinebone
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      ANOTHER EMBARGO.
      457 5 —Straits Times, Apr. 21. For the second time within the space of a month or two Great Britain has resorted to an embargo as a method of dealing with international problems. At all times an embargo is a dangerous weapon to use for it occasionally takes on the
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      JAY-WALKERS.
      243 5 —Straits Times, Apr. 22. Singapore motorists will derive considerable satisfaction from the action of Mr. H. A. Forrer, the Criminal District Judge, who fined a Chinese for rashwalking.’’ Those who have driven n car for any length of time in Singapore reilise how many accidents are caused by the
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      PALM OIL PROGRESS.
      315 5 -Straits Times, Apr. 22 Several days ago a Straits Times repiessntative described the new installation for the storage of palm oil which has been erected at the Singapore wharves. That article has now been supplemented by a more detailed account in the Malayan Agricultural Journal and the
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      THE TRUTH ABOUT TEA.
      331 5 nt Cameron Highlands.—Straits Times, Apr. 22. Since there may be exaggerated notions in currency as to the scope of a tea-growing industry in Malaya it is advisable to call attention to an article in the current number of the Agricultural Jaurnal in which Messrs. Milsum and
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      MALAYAN MATCHES.
      173 5 —Straits Times, Apr. 24. Although Kelantan is isolated from the rest of Malaya and mij£ht be expected to rest content with comiortable stagnation, it is the home of quite a number of new and promising developments, especially where the Malays are concerned. Th# 'atest of these is a
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      THE JUDGE’S TASK.
      286 5 THE JUDGE’S TASK —Straits Times, Apr. 24. Few people realise what a strain is imposed upon judges of the Supreme Court in this country. It is now recognised in* Fleet Street that six hours is tine maximum period during which a sub-editor can ordinarily maintain himself at the pitch of
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      A DICKENS OF A ROW.
      453 5 Straits Times, Apr. 24. The antics of the “stunt Press” at Home have, on more than one occasion, filled us with virtuous indignation and almost reconciled us to the description of “provincial throw-outs.” but the latest newspaper war in the Street of Ink is enough
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      AN ISSUE EVADED.
      379 6 actly where it was before. —Straits limes, Apr. 25. One paragraph in Sir Samuel Wilson’a report has been read with great attention by a large number of people in the Federated Malay States who are not particularly interested in the constitutional problems which gave rise to that
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      BUILDING.
      440 6 but ir ess for everyone.—Straits Times, Apr. 25. Some indication of the present condition of the building business in Singapore is provided by the 1933 report of the Municipal Building Surveyor’s Department, signed by Mr. R. R. Gardiner. This department, of course, does not pay it 3 way, and
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      BARTER.
      117 6 BARTER monds, gold or platinum.—Straits Times, Apr. 26. They are now paying for the Straits Times in copra! That remark is entirely justified by an incident which occurred yesterday when we received a cheque and a covering letter from a Singapore firm explaining that the firm had received instructions from
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      “MUTUAL” COMPANIES.
      230 6 vivo ngi vv wnvt i«/u w fund for mutual insurance.—Straits Times, Apr. 26. Reference has been made in the Straits Times recently to a company which conducts marriage and death benefit schemes. Its name is the Mutual Trust Benefit Association Limited, and we suggest that it may be
      vivo ngi vv wnvt i«/u w – fund for mutual insurance.—Straits Times, Apr. 26.  -  230 words
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      CEYLONESE RECRUITS.
      341 6 —Straits Times, Apr. 26. An impression that the F.M.S. Government has recruited English-speaking employees in Ceylon in recent years may have been left by Mr. Sabapathy Pillai’s letter on the position of the Ceylonese and Indians in Malaya in this era of retrenchment and preference for Malays in
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    FUNERAL OF MR. S. S. LOGAN.
    449 6 Many Tributes to Late Bank Manager. The funeral of Mr. S. S. Logan, manager of the Chartered Bank branch at Klang, took place at Kuala Lumpur on ;*pril 18. A number of residents of the Klang district were among the large gathering. The Rev.
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    SINGAPORE FIRES.
    178 6 Big Increase in Damage Last Year. m According to the 1932 report of Mr. H. E. Stevens, Superintendent of the Singapore Fire Brigade, there were no fatalities or serious injuries in fires during the year, despite the fact that there was a big increase in the number of
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    SINGAPORE MAN IN EARTHQUAKE.
    306 6 Mr. R. V. N. Shutte. TRAPPED IN LIFT IN LOS ANGELES. Mr. William (“Bill”) Webster of Messrs. Butler and Webster, of Bangkok who left here on the Empress of Britain ear*y in February, says the Bangkok Times, has now reached Vence in the Alpes Maritimes, where
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    GIRL GUIDES’ CAMP.
    183 6 Sea-Side Training And Holidays at Malacca. (From a Correspondent.) Malacca. Apr. < M. A section of twenty-two officers of the Malavnn Girl Guide movement arrived at the M.V.C. camp. Tanjon<* Bruas, ea*-iv last week and will be followed by over a hundred Guides and Brownies tnmorrrev. A
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    AS A BEAUTY SPOT.
    152 6 Further Reference To Bukit Timah. The 1932 report of the Forest Administration, signed by Mr. J. P. Mead, Director of Forestry, F.M.S. and S.3. is now issued. It is stated that in Singauorc all forest reserves were to have been revoked, with "the exception of a
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    “Relief To Everyone If I Got Married.”
    824 7 WOOLWORTH HEIRESS AND THE PRINCE ARRIVE IN SINGAPORE. Mins Barbara Hutton, the heiress to the Woolworth millions, who a few weeks ago denied she was engaged either to the “Prince or to the Count,” j< back again in Singapore and things look definitely
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    OPIUM IN BICYCLE.
    122 7 Smugglers’ Ingenuity Detected. Fresh devices are constantly being iuvtr.ted by chandu smugglers and one of their most ingenious methods was reveal'n the Criminal District Court on Wednesday, when a Chinese bicyclist pleade(l guilty to a charge of being in possesion of non-Government chandu. Sentence was postponed to
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    CHILDREN’S AID.
    63 7 tt result of the grand ballet held at Sinning of April the Children’s Aid T 'ely has added $1,433.52 to its funds. *?i* J atest hat subscriptions records Ml 'srsyih Mrs. Sime; $00 through Mr, V lllan of Malacca; $35 through of ams Penang; a lottery prize j
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    JOCKEY CHARGED.
    102 7 Allegation Of Rash Driving. F. E. Wadsworth, a jockey, was charged at Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday with causing grievous hurt to a riksha puller by driving a motor-car rashly at Pudu Road, at 12.20 a.m. on Apr. 23, with failing to stop after an accident, and with failing
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    BAD CAR CRASH.
    78 7 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Apr. 20. The Netherlands Charge d'affaires and the French judge of the Siamese Court of Appeal have been seriously injured in a motor accident in the British Shan States. The final in the Perak open billiards championship was played at the Ipoh
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    WHEN SILENCE IS GOLDEN !
    694 7 WHEN SILENCE IS GOLDEN Story Of Mrs. Bonney’s Rescue. Forced down on the barren coast of Siam, 30 or 40 miles South of Victoria Point, Mrs. Bonney the Australian air- 1 woman flying between the Commonwealth and England is today safe and sound. Thus ends, in this case happily, another
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    PRISONER HANGED IN HIS CELL.
    334 7 Knots a Handkerchief Round His Neck. Remanded in custody in the Civil Prison since December last on charge* of murder and attempted murder, a 29-year-old Cantonese decided to take matters into his own hands and hanged himself with his handkerchief i« the cell where he
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    ALLEGED TRAFFIC IN FORGED NOTES.
    170 7 Well-Known Eurasian Charged. Norman Albert Jansen, a well-known number of the Eurasian community and a Government pensioner, in company with a Straits-born Chinese, Poh Kim Sen*, appeared before Mr. A. W. Hay, the Second Police Magistrate, on Friday on charges of trafficking in forged Siamese
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    MR. R. ST. G. CAULFIELD
    127 7 Makes Tour Of European Aerodromes. Mr. R. St. G. Caulfield, resident engineer for the construction of tho civil aerodrome, who is at home on leave, has just completed a tour of aerodromes in Europe in order to study the latest developments in regard to the
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    WEDNESDAY’S TIN CONFERENCE.
    1387 8 Restriction in The S-Meiting Pot. > DELEGATES ARRIVE. Preparing Ground For New Agreement. The tin industry entered the s-melting pot in Singapore on r e, jJ a y !dhcr words Dutch and Malayan delegates arrived to take part in important international tin discussions commencing at Government House
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    MEN POUNCED ON BY POLICE.
    902 8 Unnecessary Violence Alleged. SYCES’ APPEAL. “INSPECTOR ASKED FOR TROUBLE” Your Lordship will see that the trouble was asked for by the Inspector,” was a remark made by Mr. S. Fung during the hearing of an appeal in the Supreme Court on Monday before the acting
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
    509 8 Mr. and Mrs. T. Rooseve’lt^ P nl° 1 Crockett and Mr. and Mrs A C Jom n ne arrived to stay at Government' fc™ Commander Sir John Allevne rv Mr W. Keblinger, Mr. T. and Mrs. S. J. Gooch and Mr. McKa’rlane dined at Government House. u- r
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    OLD RAFFLESIANS ASSOCIATION.
    1225 9 Farewell to Mr. Peall At Annual Dinner. CLOSER TIES. MORE EDUCATION THE BETTER.” It was a large happy gathering which attended the annual dinner oi the Old Rafflesians Association at the H. Cafe on Friday although there was a slight tinge of regret in that it was
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    ST. ANDREW’S.
    197 9 Members to be Sounded On Celebrations. The annual general meeting of the Singapore St. Andrew’s Society was held at the Singapore Cricket Club on Friday with Mr. G. Marshall, the retiring vicepresident, in the chair. There were about twenty members present. After the accounts for the period ending
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    WOMEN ROBBED OF THEIR JEWELS.
    303 9 Raid on House by Six Armed Gangsters. The sequel to a daring armed gang robbery committed on three Straits-born Chinese women early on the night of Mar. 13 in a house in Balestier Road was the appearance of a Chinese before Mr. A. H. Hay,
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    REVENUE RAID.
    101 9 $2,800 Worth of Illicit Chandu Found. Late on Sunday night a party of revenue officers raided a house in Cross Street and found a suitcase in a loft over the bathroom containing 350 tahils of Red Lion chandu, valued at $2,800. Two Hokkiens, a man named Ang Tan
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    MALAYAN WEDDING.
    292 9 Miss Ramplen-Jones Marries F.MJ3. Police Officer. The marrirge took place on Saturday at St. Andrew's Church, Kuala Lumpur, of Arthur Crawford Maxwell, Assistant Commissioner of Police, F.M.S., and Edith Phrena Ramplen-Jones. The bride is the eldest daughter of Cupt. S. Ramplcn Jones, of Kuala Lumpur, and Mrs. Ramplen-Jones,
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    NEW CHIEF JUSTICE WELCOMED.
    783 9 Mr. W. C. Huggard. ONE QUALITY IN FULL MEASURE.” The newly appointed acting Chief Juatice, Mr. W. C. Huggard. was welcomed by the members of the Bar on Monday when he took his seat in the Supreme Court for the first time. Mr. W. A. N.
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    STERN WARNINGS TO BANKRUPTS.
    374 10 Money Not Paid. EUROPEAN WOMAN’S DEBT SETTLED. Several bankrupts received stern warnings from Mr. Justice Mills in the Bankruptcy Court on Friday when they were brought up on motions of the Official Assignee for their committals. In no case, however, was an order in terms of
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    PATRICK THORNLEY.
    146 10 Court Sequel to Car Accident. John William Patrick Thornley, a European, was recently before Mr. A. W. Hay, the Singapore Second Magistrate, and released until May 30 on personal bail of $100 on a charge of cheating. Thornley made another appearance on Saturday before the same magistrate on
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    TRADE COMMISSION.
    49 10 The third, fourth an 1 fiftn meetings of the Straits Settlements Trade Commission were held in the Council. Chamber in Singapore on Apr. 11, 12 and 13, when evidence was taken from the Hon. Mr. C. K, Wurtzburg regarding the operations of shipping conferences and other matters.
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      THE HELPLESS CLERK.
      360 10 “Waiting For Pronouncement On Their Fate." To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— Your leader of April 17 on the subject of “The Helpless Clerk” should command the attention of the Powers That Be. It is lonly by focussing public opinion on it that this burning
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      A PLEA FOR PLAIN SPEAKING.
      637 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—Has not the time come when a little plain speaking with regard to tin restriction might clear the air Malaya was rushed into the first agreement and now, before the first one is half completed, an attempt is
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    MR. CHEAH INN KHEAM.
    123 10 Admitted To Practice At Straits Bar. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Apr. 24. In the Supreme Court this morning Mr. Justice Cobbett admitted to practise at the Straits Settlements Bar, Mr. Cheah Inn Kheam, barrister-at-law of the Middle Temple, and brother of Mr. Cheah Inn Kiong,
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    NINETEEN WOMEN.
    239 10 All Plead Guilty To Gambling. Nineteen Chinese women, all dressed in white with black trousers, lined up before Mr. J. F. F. Gregg in the Third Police Court on Thursday to answer a charge of playing in a common gaming house in New Market Hoad. As the court
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    CASE COMPOUNDED.
    77 10 Sequel To Motor-Car Accident. When W. G. Griffiths appeared before Mr. H. A. Forrer, the Criminal District Judge, on Thursday on a charge of causing grievous hurt while driving a motor-car in Alexandra Road, Chief Court Inspector Sheedy said the parties were willing to compound the case. His
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    FIGHT FOR LIFE IN ANGRY SEA.
    162 10 Twakow Capsizes. ONE OF FOUR MEN DROWNED. Behind the arrival in Singapore on Sunday of small coasting vessel t u 1 Rosebank, lies a graphic story of a battle for life by four Chinese seamen mannin* a twakow full of granite from one of
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    DUTCH AIR MAIL.
    254 10 Details Of Revision Of Service. Beginning with the homeward flight leaving Batavia on May 3 the aeroplanes of the Dutch air mail service to and from Europe will call at Singapore in addition to Alor Star. Air mails for Europe, etc., for conveyance by this service will
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    THREE CHARGES.
    190 10 European Woman In Court Again. Mias Kathleen Homer, a European, who has three charges against nor causing hurt by a rash act while <jri'} a motor-car, failing to produce a urn licence and failing to report at a p station after an accident —again ®PP ed before Mr.
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    MALAYAN PLANTING TOPICS.
    3378 11 Bales Versus Cases—Sound Advice From The V.S.A. “A Typical Singapore Cargo Things W hich Don’t Matter Brokers Please Note!—Budding And Manuring. <Hy Oor Planting Correspondent.) „»ost comprehensive and up-to-date A uivcy of the rubber plantation 5nj trv in* the East is made by Mr. G. M C
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    UNEMPLOYMENT.
    77 12 European Committee’s March Report. The March report of the European Unemployment Committee is as follows: Previ- This ToApplications ously month date Singapore local Committee 200 5 205 i, en an K 68 2 70 6—6 4-4 er, H 100 1 101 Negri Sembilan 22 22 Central committee, K.L., 205
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    MALAYAN TRADE IMPROVES.
    172 12 Upward Tendency In March. Malayan trade showed an upward W*nd in March, according to the figures just, issued by the Department of Statistics, for the total trade in that month, that is, the combined exports and imports, amounted to $61,531,000, compared with $52,824,000 in the previous month
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    WAR RELIEF.
    50 12 F.M.S. Fund’s Good Credit Balance. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Apr. 19. The F.M.S. Wlar Relief Fund shows a credit balance for the year ended Dec. 31, 2932, of £29,351. Expenditure was £2,915 and income £1.400. Periodical allowances amounted to £2,434,' special allowances £144 and education grants £323.
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    PASSENGERS.
    619 12 The following are passengers by the N.Y.K. Hakusan Maru which left Singapore for Europe on Thursday: For Port Said: Rev. T. J. O’Donnel, Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Taylor. For Naples: Mr. and Mrs. E. V. Budzynsky, Miss A. Budzynsky, Miss R. Budzynsky, Master E. Budzynsky, Mr. and Mrs.
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    ALLEGED THREAT TO SHOOT CREDITOR.
    418 12 Mr. H. E. Trenerry. BANKRUPTCY COURT MOTION. An allegation of a threat to shoot someone during an outburst in which he was also stated to have used abusive language was made against Mr. Herbert Ernest Trenerry during the course of the {hearing of a motion
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    NEGRI CELEBRATIONS.
    127 12 Yang di-Pertuan Besar’s Birthday. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Seremban, April 24. :7n honour of the birthday of H.H. the Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negri Sembilan, a parade of the Malayan Volunteer Infantry will be held here on the station padang tomorrow morning. The State flag will be flown
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    GAOL ATTACK.
    85 12 Victim’s Three Weeks More In Hospital. The Chinese long-term prisoner in the Johore gaol who is alleged to have slashed two European warders, Mr. A. G. Smith and Mr. H. E. Humphries, with a parang last week, was again produced in the Johore police court on Monday. He
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    DEATH OF FORMER GOVERNOR.
    396 12 Sir J. A. Swettenham’s Career. The death took place on Saturday in Switzerland after a long illness of Sir .lames Alexander Swettenham, a former Colonial Secretary and acting Governor of the Straits Settlements. Sir James, or Sir Alexander, as he was more popularly known in this
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    MALAY TALKIE.
    65 12 Mr. Moti Lai Chamria, the < film produce! 1 of Calcutta, visited pore last week and was the Sardar Bahadur Balwant Singh Ju<il of the S.S. Police. Mr. Chamria’s visit was m connect with the production of a Malay L picture in collaboration with Mr. o. Chisty, of
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    Great Judge And Great Sportsman.
    2112 13 SIR WILLIAM MURISON LOOKS BACK. Parting Advice On A Number Of Burning Topics. Criminals in and out of gaol and litigants in and out of court Know him as Sir William Munson, Chief Justice of the Colony An army of friends on and ofT the
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    Sir S. Wilson Endorses “New Policy.”
    2272 14 DECENTRALISATION SHOULD BE ADOPTED FORTHWITH.” But Changes To Be Carried Out Gradually. The long and eagerly-awaited Wilson Report on the decentralisation proposals of H.E. Sir Cecil Clement! was released on Thursday in London and Singapore. Sir Samuel Wilson’s recommendations are as follows H,n (a}
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    SOLDIERS WHO WENT JOY-RIDING.
    250 14 Lower Fine in Higher Court for One. Sherlock Holmes, Charles Braybrook and Donald Hopkins, three £U nn j‘ 1 from Blakan Mati, who Ple ade(1 rot guiltv on April 19 before Mr. «>• F. F. Gregg, the Singapore Second Magistrate, to a chavge of theft of
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    A JOURNAL IN THE FEDERAL CAPITAL.
    3962 15 Another Elephant Crime—The Kambing Grun—Hamadrya d Y an is—Fishing Holidays—Ca pi ain Berkeley’s Realm—The Port Swettenham Episode. (By Our Kuala Lumpur Correspondent.) T H E recent tragedy at the village of Ulu Slim in southern Perak, in •hich a supposedly lame elephant from Krnla
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    LEARNED TO FLY IN SINGAPORE.
    311 16 Mr. E« J# Dchs6. NOW A PILOT WITH IONA AIRWAYS. A young man who learnt to fly at the first light seaplane club in the world, a distinction claimed by the Royal Singapore Flying Club, is now encouraging rural Ireland to take to the air.
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    FIERCE FIGHT WITH PARANG.
    158 16 I# 5* i'9 Farmer Catches and Ties Up a Robber. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Taiping, Apr. 20. A daring midnight robbery occurred at t'lu Ijok. a small town .‘14 miles from here, when two Malays entered an attap house occupied by a Malay farmer. A careless
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    NOT DAUNTED BY EMPTY HALL.
    764 16 Mr. Tansman’s Recital. m AN EVENING WITH A “MODERN." Mr. Alexander Tansman, is a Pole, a composer, a conductor, and a pianist, but, above all he is—a sport. In the Victoria Memorial Hall on Saturday night only a handful of people came to the piano
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    ALLEGED SLANDER CASE ENDS.
    751 16 An Apology. NEW WORLD AND MR. BOULTER. A settlement has been announced in the easi brought by the New World against Mr. R. Boulter, H. M. Trade Commissioner, in which $500 was claimed as damages for alleged slander. In the Civil District Court on Thursday before
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  • PAST WEEK’S IMPERIAL AND GENERAL NEWS Contained in Reuter, British Imperial Radio and Special Telegrams.
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      FALL OF CITY IMMINENT.
      353 21 —Aneta-Trans-Ocean —Reuter. Henry Pu-yi as Emperor Of North China IN DEEP WATER. Anti-British Feeling In Japan. Tokio, Apr. 20. The Japanese High Command announces that Japanese cavalry have occupied the road from Tsishow to Tunshow and are approaching the outskirts of Peiping. The Japanese are apparently
      —Aneta-Trans-Ocean; —Reuter.  -  353 words
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      ORDER IN MANCHURIA.
      177 21 Houter. Task Taking Japan Further Afield. London, Apr. 22. The self-imposed task of establishing 0r, ier in Manchuria is leading Japan ever farther afield declares The Times, discussing developments in the Far East and add* there is little doubt that the Japanese realise they are getting into
      " Houter.  -  177 words
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      C.E.R. DISPUTE.
      324 21 the management of the railroad.—Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Reuter. Japanese Fire On Soviet Train. Moscow, Apr. 23. the ooviet station master at Pogranichnaya is reported to Have protested to the Japanese military commander against the alleged interference in the working of the Trans-Siberian Railway, declaring, inter alia, that the Japanese on
      the management of the railroad.—Aneta-Trans-Ocean.; Reuter.  -  324 words
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      CAPT. LANCASTER.
      71 21 —Reuter Wireless. No Trace Found After Eight Days’ Search. Algiers, Apr. 20. In spite of searches conducted from Timbuctoo, Gao and Colomb Bechar, the course on which his plane was forced down in the desert, no trace has been found of Capt. Lancaster, flying from London to the
      —Reuter Wireless.  -  71 words
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      CITY OF LIVERPOOL.
      100 21 No Trace Of Poison In Albert Voss. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, April 22. A post-mortem examination of Albert Voss, the Manchester “business man” who was discovered after his death in the City of Liverpool air disaster to have been a drug-trafficker, has revealed no trace of
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      MLLE. MARYSE HILZ.
      48 21 —Reuter. Hops Off On Return Flight. Tokio, Apr. 23. The French girl flyer, Mile. Maryse Hilz, who arrived from Paris on Apr. Iff, hopped off at 5.46 a.m. on her return flight via the same route. Her first hop will be to Seoul, in Korea.
      —Reuter.  -  48 words
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      RISING HOPES AT WASHINGTON.
      323 21 -Reuter. Financial Pool. TO HELP WEAKER. NATIONS. New York, Apr. 21. A cruise which may become as historic as Sir Austin Chamberlain’s cruise on Ltke Maggiore, at which the Locarno Pact was planned, will take place on Sunday when it is proposed the President an d
      -Reuter.  -  323 words
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      EX-KAISER.
      108 21 —Reuter. Grandson to Marry “Below Rank.” Amsterdam, Apr. 19. The ex-Kaiser is reported to be most aggrieved at the report of the bethrothal of Prince Wilhelm, eldest son of the Crown Prince and his favourite grandchild, to Dorothy von Salvaiti, a descendant of an old aristocratic Italian family which
      —Reuter.  -  108 words
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      BUDGET HOPES.
      73 21 Income-Tax, Beer And Heavy Vehicles. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Apr. 22. British tax-payers arc still cherishing a hope that the Chancellor will reveal a cut of 6d. in the. income-tax when he announces the Budget estimates on Tuesday. A penny a pint off beer is regarded as
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      MAY BE FORCED OFF GOLD.
      384 21 -Reuter. Position of France And i Holland. WORLD CONFERENCE. Plan for Currency Stabilisation. Amsterdam, Apr. 21. Whilst an official of the Netherlands Bank declares tfhat there ia no question of Holland abandoning the gold standard* it is generally believed that if tha measures taken at
      -Reuter.  -  384 words
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      SHIPPING SILVER.
      43 21 -Reuter. Against Sales Of U.S. Dollars. Shanghai, Apr. 24. It is learned that local banks have shipped and are continuing to ship substantial amounts of silver bullion to America against local sales of U.S. dollars, but details are at present unavailable.—Reuter.
      -Reuter.  -  43 words
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      “ OFFICER-IN-TOWER.”
      52 21 OFFICER-IN-TOWER.” Father’s Heart Attack On Hearing Sentence. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Apr. 22. Lieut.-Col. Baillie-Wright, father of the convicted Seaforth officer, Lieut. BaillieStewart, is dangerously ill, following an attack of heart failure on hearing the sentence of five years' imprisonment passed on his son for selling British defence secrets
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      BOYCOTT OF SOVIET IMPORTS.
      218 22 To Start on Apr. 26. REPLY TO MOSCOW TRIAL. London, Apr. 19. A meeting of the Privy Council was held in Windsor Castle at 9.30 a.m. and was attended by Mr. Stanley Baldwin and Sir John Simon, who motored from London and were immediately ushered into
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      APPEAL TO SOVIET.
      319 22 British Sentences May Be Commuted. London, Apr. 19. The sentences of deportation on Monkhouse, Nordwall and Cushny imply that these men must leave Russia within three days from 1.25 a.m. today, and before leaving the court they will be asked to sign a document to that effect.
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      GOODS EMBARGO.
      358 22 -Reuter Worse Than Useless Says News Chronicle. London, Apr. 18. Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, who is on board the Berengaria, refused to comment on the sentences, which were wirelessed to him from London, likewise Sir John Sinum, who was asked his view on leaving the Foreign Office. Travesty of
      -Reuter  -  358 words
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      MORE VIEWS.
      306 22 Times Ridicules The Trial. London, Apr. 20. The embargo on Russian imports is welcomed by all the morning papers except the News-Chronicle which says it is a dangerous weapon and likely to damage Britain’s trade as much as Russia’s. The Daily Herald says it will make it harder
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      TRADE WITH RUSSIA.
      296 22 Government have been paid.—British Wireless. Large Sums Involved In Boycott. Rugby, Apr. 19. The text of the proclamation under the Russian Goods Imports Prohibition Act declares On and after the 26th day of April, 1933, the importation into the United Kingdom of goods of the classes or
      Government have been paid.—British Wireless.  -  296 words
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      SOVIET BOYCOTT OF BRITAIN.
      96 22 Reuter. Reply to Embargo. NO VESSELS TO BE CHARTERED. Moscow, Apr. 22. Soviet retaliation to the British embargo on their imports is announced by the Commissar for Foreign Trade and consists of a complete prohibition of orders to or purchases from Great Britain The chartering of
      Reuter.  -  96 words
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      SOVIET PAYS UP.
      164 22 -Reuter Wireless. Future Relations With MetroVickers. Moscow, Apr. 18. It is learned that the sum of £30,000 due to Metropolitan-Vickers on Saturday last was meticulously paid by the Soviet authorities and it is believed that there will be no question of future payments being affected by the
      -Reuter Wireless.  -  164 words
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      ATTEMPTED BRIBERY.
      43 22 £50 Fine For Ex-Minister’s Mother-In-Law. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Apr. 22. Mrs. Mary Mitchison, mother-in-law of Mr. Ian Macpherson, the former Cabinet Minister, has been fined £60 for attempting to bribe a Dover Customs officer to admit a Pekingese dog.
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      WHO WILL SUFFER MOST?
      481 22 MacDonald are released.—Reuter Wireless. -Reuter. The Rival Embargoes. BRITISHERS MAY BE RELEASED. Moscow, Apr. 23 The threat that Great Britain in th« end will be loser by the Russian expor embargo is implied in an exclusive signed statement given to Reuter by M. Litvi. nofT, the
      MacDonald are released.—Reuter Wireless.; -Reuter.  -  481 words
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      MOSCOW TRIAL.
      130 22 —Reuter. Petition To Cancel Sentences. Moscow, Apr. 21. M. Braude, one of the counsel for t *e defence in the Metro-Vickers trial, n petitioned the Central Executive t,oi mittee either to cancel the sentences MacDonald and Thornton or commu them to deportation. Action is expec very shortly. Reception
      —Reuter.  -  130 words
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      United States Goes Off Gold.
      1815 23 Reuter. COMMODITY PRICES JUMP. Mr. Roosevelt May Be Given Inflation Dictatorship. Washington, Apr. 19. President Roosevelt has announced the restoration of the gold embargo. The United States is off the gold standard admitted Mr. William H. Woodin, Secretary of the Treasury, in interpreting the embargo.
      Reuter.  -  1,815 words
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      JAPAN AND THE EAST INDIES.
      128 23 Reuter. A Dangerous Interest.” DUTCH GOVERNMENT VIGILANT. The Hague, Apr. 19. The allegation that Japan is taking a dangerous interest in the Dutch East Indies was made by the Socialist, Mr. Mendels, in the Upper Chamber. In the discussion on the D.E.I. budget he called
      Reuter.  -  128 words
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      MR. K. A. STEVENS.
      228 23 Former Manager of A Local Firm Dies. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Apr. 19. The death has taken place of Mr. Kenneth A. Stevens, a former manager of Caldbeck, Macgregor and Co., Ltd., at the age of 74. Mr. Stevens came out to Singapore in 1S7(»
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      PRINCE WILHELM.
      139 23 —Reuter. May Renounce Claim To Throne. 1 Berlin, Apr. 20. The Hohenzollern administration in Berlin has laconically declared that Prince Wilhelm’s engagement occurred without the previous knowledge of tho head of the family (the ex-Kaiser) and his parents.” Court circles regard this declaration as indicating that Prince Wilhelm
      —Reuter.  -  139 words
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      OVER EVEREST.
      35 23 —Reuter. Expedition Again Successful. Purnea, Apr. 19. A second successful flight over Mount Everest has been carried out by the Houston expedition in the course of a three and a quarter hour trip.—Reuter.
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      A.B.M. DINNER OFF.
      36 23 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Apr. 19. Owing to the depression and the poor attendance at a recent at home, the Association of British Malaya is not holding its* annual dinner this year.
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      ROOSEVELT AS “$ DICTATOR.”
      557 24 ROOSEVELT AS DICTATOR.” Republicans Opposed To Policy. CREDIT INFLATION. Silver in Part Payment Of War Debts. New York, Apr. 20. President Roosevelt’s daring stroke on the eve of the World Economic Conference follows substantially the course of Great Britain’s abandonment of the gold standard, according to th rald Tl Wood’
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      DISORDERLY RACE.
      251 24 —Reuter. Fears Of Currency Depreciation. London, Apr. 20. A disorderly race in currency depreciation is envisaged as a possible result of America’s abandonment of the gold standard, which was received here with mixed feelings. Speculation is rife concerning the effect Ik 11 wx]] have on price levels in
      —Reuter.  -  251 words
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      FRANCE STANDS.
      483 24 U.S. Inflation Controlled By Experts. Paris, Apr. 2L Following the meeting of the Finance Minister with experts and the Governor of the Bank of France it is authoritatively announced that France is determined to retain the gold standard and will fight any possible American commercial invasion by raising
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      MR. MACDONALD.
      238 24 —Reuter. Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Hearty Welcome At The White House. New York, Apr. 21. The Berengaria, with Mr. Ramsay MacDonald and party on board, is due at quarantine at 5 p.m., when Mr. MacDonald will be greeted with a salute of 19 guijr. He is proceeding immediately by special train
      —Reuter.; Aneta-Trans-Ocean.  -  238 words
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      ACTION BY POWERS.
      286 24 100 survivors.—Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chew Jit Poh. Threat To Interests In North China. Shanghai, Apr. 22. As a result of a meeting of the powers whoso interests are threatened by the fighting in North China, a joint Note has Keen handed to the Japanese, drawing
      100 survivors.—Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chew Jit Poh.  -  286 words
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      GOAL OF JAPAN’S POLICY.
      168 24 i, —Aneta-Trans-Ocean. General Ma Chan-shan Returning to China. C.E.R. DISPUTE. Soviet Reply To Manehakno. Peiping, Apr. ip. Japanese bombing planes appeared on Tuesday over the suburb of Tungchow 12 miles east of Peiping, dropping bombs which, however, fell outside the city limits.—Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Peiping and Tientsin. Mukden,
      i,—Aneta-Trans-Ocean.  -  168 words
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      GEN. MA CHAN-SHAN.
      205 24 “Manchuria Can Never Be Conquered.” Moscow, Apr. 2u. Four Chinese generals, including Gen. Ma Chan-shan, ex-Governor of Heilungkiang Province, who escaped into Soviet territory and were interned at Tom*k, yesterday passed through Moscow en route for China via Marseilles. Arrival in Berlin. Berlin, Apr. 20. Sixty Chinese
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      BELONGS TO SOVIET.
      241 24 -Reuter. Manchukuo And C.E.R. Rolling Stock. Moscow, Apr. -0Reply to Manchukuo’s demand for the return of the rolling stock of the Cn Eastern Railway, the Soviet < on'UiGeneral at Harbin has sent a lettei. to the Manchukuo Government emphaM> that the stock not only belong to n
      -Reuter.  -  241 words
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      WILSON REPORT REACTIONS.
      1178 25 Reuter. Abolition of the Chief Secretaryship. MR. WARD-JACKSON. Is It a Vindication Or An Indictment?” (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Apr. 21. The Times* leader, which is a complete analvsis of the report, ends: The recommendations will arouse lively -ritieism in Malaya. There will be strong to
      Reuter.  -  1,178 words
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      AKRON’S SISTER-SHIP.
      51 25 —Reuter. Makes Successful 13-Hour Maiden Flight. Akron, Ohio, Apr. 22. The dirigible, Macon, sister ship of the ill-fated Akron, has completed a successful thirteen-hour maiden A Reuter message adcls tha M® °n departed in ideal weather. The destination is not announced and will probably he governed by weather
      —Reuter.  -  51 words
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      AKRON BELIEVED TO BE LOCATED.
      95 25 i.—Reuter Wireless. r. —Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Sea Grappling. WIDE SEARCH FOR TWO MISSING MEN. Washington, Apr. 18. The United States cruiser Portland has wirelessed to the Navy Department “believed- (have found Akron,” the airship which crashed in the sea on Mar. 4 with the loss of 71
      i.—Reuter Wireless.; r.—Aneta-Trans-Ocean.  -  95 words
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      NO INTERVENTION IN CHINA.
      114 25 is direct negotiations with Japan.—Reuter. Japan Unlikely to Take Peiping. Paris, Apr. 21. Le Temps, in an editorial on the RussoJapanese crisis on the Chinese Eastern Railway says it is unlikely to develop and penniless Moscow will probably save her face and cede her interest in
      is direct negotiations with Japan.—Reuter.  -  114 words
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      SEVEN YEARS OLD.
      12 25 Princess Elizabeth, who celebrated her seventh birthday on Friday.
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      GUNMEN EXECUTED.
      95 25 Reuter. Shot On Spot Where Crime Was Committed. Nanking, Apr. 24. Thousands turned out fruitlessly after dawn to witness the execution of six gunmen who recently tamed out a dating daylight bank robbery in the centre of the city during which they shot dead three policemen before l>eing
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      IN RUSSIAN PRISON.
      50 25 —Reuter. Britons Cheerful And No Complaints. Moscow, Apr. 24. Mr. Strang, the British Charge d’Affaires, paid a visit to MacDonnld and Thornton in the Sokolniki Prison today and found them in the best of h.caUh. They v/ore very cheerful and «*u d they ha no complaints.— Reuter.
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      HUGE OPIUM HAUL.
      39 25 —Reuter. Half A Ton Found On French Liner. Marseilles, Apr. 21. Nearly half a ton of refined opium was discovered by the police in the prison cells of the liner Theophile Gauthier which arrived from Istanbul.
      —Reuter.  -  39 words
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      MANCHURIA TO BE ABANDONED ?
      498 25 MANCHURIA TO BE ABANDONED tiations with the Japanese.—Sin Chew Jit Poh. Ta-s. Peiping and Tientsin To Be Given Up “SAVING FACE.” Reported Terms Of Settlement. Shanghai, Apr. 24. A report from Canton states that Marshal Chian# Kai-shek has ordered the War Minister, Gen. Ho Ying-chin, who is now in charge
      tiations with the Japanese.—Sin Chew Jit Poh.; Ta-s.  -  498 words
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      COLD BUDGET COMFORT.
      909 26 -Reuter. Penny Off Beer Income Tax As You Were.” £32,679,000 DEFICIT. No Provision for War Debt Payments. London, Apr. 25. Mr. Neville Chamberlain’s second budget statement today was a gloomy recital o. figures symptomatic of the depression. The announcement of the oeei duty was the only item
      -Reuter.  -  909 words
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      “BITTERNESS AND MISTRUST.”
      300 26 -Reuter. Reuter Wireless. Knot Sir Samuel Has Unravelled. London. Apr. 21. An admirable analysis of a problem which has become knotted with bitterness and mistrdst,” declares The Times, commenting on the Wilson Report. The Report, it adds, should be submitted to the closest examination before definite action
      -Reuter.; Reuter Wireless.  -  300 words
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      STABILISING THE £ AND $.
      478 26 STABILISING THE AND —Reuter. Unlikely at Present. WASHINGTON TALK RESULTS. London, Apr. 25. The likelihood of an early stabilisation of the sterling and dollar is ruled out in London financial circles as a suitable rate must depend on numerous factors at present unknown. On the contrary, the Anglo-American conference has
      —Reuter.  -  478 words
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      LEGAL BEER.
      37 26 Reduction In New York’s Drunkenness. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Apr. 22. Since beer has been legalised in the United States, the percentage of New York’s daily drunkenness arrests has declined from 16.3 to 13.5.
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      MORE BANS ON JEWS IN GERMANY.
      178 26 —Reuter. —Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Barred from Davis Cup Tennis Team. Berlin, Apr. 24. The German Lawn Tennis Association has debarred Jews from representing Germany in the Davis Cup international matches as well as the official matches between inter-German clubs.—Reuter. Rigid Police Control. Breslau, Apr. 21. Because
      .—Reuter.; —Aneta-Trans-Ocean.  -  178 words
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      NEW AMBASSADORS.
      104 26 .—Reuter. Mr. Long’s Appointment Confirmed. Washington. Apr. 24. The Senate has confirmed the appointment of Mr. Breckenridge Long, the wellknown international Lawyer, as Ambassador to Italy and Mr. Summer Welles is Ambassador to Cuba. —Reuter. Mr. Long, wdio is now 52, held his first state appointment under President
      .—Reuter.  -  104 words
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      RUSSO-SPANISH TRADE.
      110 26 Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Commercial Talks To Begin In May. Madrid, Apr. 22. The Russo-Spanish commercial negotiations are expected begin in the course of next month. The Russian agent, M Ostrowski, is due here soon. i The negotiations will centre on the question of the purchase of Russian ou and naphtha
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      GLIDING RECORD.
      66 26 i.—Aneta-Trans-Ocean. German Attains A Height Of 2,000 Metres. Paris, Apr. 21The well-known German gliding P> ot Riedel, has landed ner a Palatine village nine miles from the French He had succeeded in covering l‘-0 ki metres in three hours and attained height of 2,000 metres, which is a
      i.—Aneta-Trans-Ocean.  -  66 words
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      CARNEGIE FUND.
      54 26 •.—Reuter Wireless. £2,200 Peace Prize Awarded To Mr. Arthur Henderson. The Hague, Apr. 24. The Carnegie Endowment Fund awarded Mr. Arthur Henderson, t British Labour statesman, a prize o £2.200 in value in consideration ot m w'ork for the promotion of peace an disarmament as president of the
      •.—Reuter Wireless.  -  54 words
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      BASIS OF WAR DEBT AGREEMENT.
      565 27 ‘Viuaiii un I Center Wireless. Washington Talks. stormy debate over INFLATION. Washington, Apr. 26. The fact that Mr. Ramsay MacDonald and President Roosevelt discussed war aebts today and reached the “basis of a c j car understanding of the situation affecting the two nations is
      ‘Viuaiii un I Center Wireless.  -  565 words
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      GERMAN CENSUS.
      40 27 Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Berlin, Apr. 21. 1 ,u> Bureau of Statistics is already Paring for the census which will take in June next. Between 400,000 *100,000 counters will be required the cost will amount to 9 or 9*4 n marks.—Aneta-Trans-Ocean.
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      BRITISH BOYCOTT STARTS.
      300 27 Reuter. —Reuter Wireless. Only Relaxed in Cases Of Hardship. London, Apr. 26. The British embargo on Russian imports came into operation after the close of the customs office at 5 p.m. today.— Reuter. Only Exceptional Cases. London, Apr. 22. Special import licences in cases of real hardship
      Reuter.; —Reuter Wireless.  -  300 words
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      MESSAGE FROM KING.
      177 27 British Wireless. Gratification At Safe Return. Rugby, Apr. 24. This morning the King, through Sir Clive Wigram, sent a message expressing his gratification that the MetropolitanVickers Co. engineers, recently on trial, had returned safely to England and his hope that their two colleagues, who are still in
      British Wireless.  -  177 words
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      “ UNNECESSARY FUSS.”
      312 27 UNNECESSARY FUSS.” -Reuter Wireless. Thornton and MacDonald.—British Wireless. Conducted Themselves Like Britons. London, Apr. 22. “All this fuss is quite unnecessary” said Monkhouse, referring to the ti iumphant reception accorded to the released British engineers on their arrival in London. He added. “We merely conducted ourselves as anv Britons would
      -Reuter Wireless.; Thornton and MacDonald.—British Wireless.  -  312 words
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      EVEREST FLIGHT.
      109 27 have already been sent to London.—Ane-ta-Trans-Ocean. Orders Disobeyed By Airmen. London, Apr. 21. According to messages received in London the second flight over Everest lasted over four hours and took place in perfect weather, without a cloud in the sky. A marvellous series of photographs has resulted from
      have already been sent to London.—Aneta-Trans-Ocean.  -  109 words
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      “REPUBLIC IN FACT.”
      99 27 the graves by Mr. de Valera.—Reuter Wireless. Mr. De Valera’s Graveside Exhortation. Dublin, Apr. 23. Let us remove the forms one by one out of keeping with Ireland’s right as a sivereign nation that this State may be a republic in fact,” was Mr. de Valera’s graveside
      the graves by Mr. de Valera.—Reuter Wireless.  -  99 words
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      PRISON VISIT.
      202 27 -Reuter Wireless. How British Engineers Are Being Treated. Moscow, Apr. 23. Relief that “the whole business was nearly over” wa3 expressed by MacDonald and Thornton when Mr. W. Strang, the British Charge d’Aflaires, visited them in the Sokolniki Prison today. The prison governor, who was present throughout the
      -Reuter Wireless.  -  202 words
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      SEVEN LOST IN AIR DISASTER.
      98 27 -Reuter. French Victims. CRASHED IN THE APENNINES. Naples, Apr. 25. Despite searches by sea and air no trace can be discovered of the French air Liner on the Murseilles-Baghdad service which has disappeared since it sent out a distress signal while in a storm over
      -Reuter.  -  98 words
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      WAGE INCREASE.
      114 27 .—Tass. “Enormous Success Of Socialist System.” Moscow, Apr. 6. During the past four years the ag^re?;ate wage-bill of the U.S.S.R. has risen rom 8,000,000,000 roubles to 30,000,000,000 roubles. This sharp rise reflects the enormous successes in Socialist construction, the liquidation of unemployment, the growth of the number of
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      ANGLO-DANISH PACT.
      111 27 -Reuter Wireless. Conclusion of Trade Agreement. London, Apr. 24. The first British trade agreement to he concluded since the Ottawa Conference was signed today between Britain and Denmark. The Anglo-Danish trade negotiations, which have now been proceeding for four months, are part of a series of separate talks
      -Reuter Wireless.  -  111 words
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      TRADE UNIONISM.
      93 27 -Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Germany Ostracised Owing To Dishonourable Conduct.” Dortmund, Apr. 22. According to an Amsterdam dispatch published by Dortmunder General Anzeiger, a meeting of the executive and principal officials of the International Federation of Trade Unions has decided to break off relations with German trades unions owing to dishonourable
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      BUS TRAGEDY.
      48 27 .—Aneta-Trans-Ocean. 27 Casualties In Crash Near Algiers. Paris, Apr. 24. Twelve were killed and 15 gravely injtffed when an autobus plunged down a precipice near Algiers owing to a failure of the brakes. The accident occurred in the immediate proximity of the famous grotto at pale-stri.—Aneta-Trans-Ocean.
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      STRIKE SETTLED.
      49 27 .—Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Armentieres Textile Workers Cut 5 Per Cent. Paris, Apr. 22. The big textile works at Armentieres, where for the past three months 6.000 workers have been on strike owing to wage differences, will resume work on Monday. Wages have been cut by 5 per cent. —Aneta-Trans-Ocean.
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      ANGLO-JAPANESE TENSION.
      92 28 i. —Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Engineer Wounded By Officers. CHINESE SUCCESS. Chinwangtao May Be Abandoned. Changchun, Apr. 25. That Peiping and Tientsin will be occupied by the combined Japanese and Mandhurian forces was affirmed by Gen. Muto, the commander-in-chief of the Japanese forces in Manchuria and Plenipotentiary to Manchukuo, who declared
      i.—Aneta-Trans-Ocean.  -  92 words
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      THE “OPEN DOOR.”
      113 28 -Reuter. But Not Open To Everyone. Tokio, Apr. 25. Discussing with a Reuter correspondent the special tariff and other privileges which Manchukuo is reported to be contemplating according to Japan, Mr. Tokuzo Komai, the Privy Councillor of Manchukuo, who played an important part in bringing Manchukuo to
      -Reuter.  -  113 words
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      BRITON WOUNDED.
      159 28 Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chew Jit Poh. Demand For Evacuation Of Chinwangtao. Shanghai, Apr. 25. As the result of the alleged wounding by Japanese officers of an English engineer employed by the Kailan Mining Administration, British marines were landed at Chinwangtao and the evacuaof Japanese troops from
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      JAPANESE RETREAT.
      368 28 ever, maintained their positions.—Sin Kuo Min and Sin Chew Jit Pdh. Important Towns May Be Given Up. Shanghai, Apr. 26. Munitions and supplies having been received from Shansi Gen. Sung TienYing’s army, in conjunction Jirith tihe two armies (respectively under Li Fukying and Gen. Chiao Cheng-shou, are prepared
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      GEN. MA CHAN-SHAN.
      84 28 —Reuter. Feted By Chinese Students In Berlin. Berlin, April 25. Gen. Ma Chan-shan, who figures prominently in the early fighting in Manchuria and later crossed the Soviet border, arrived in Berlin, where he and Chinese officers were the guests of honour at a reception given by Chinese
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      SINKIANG REBELLION.
      70 28 —Reuter. Rebels Capture Capital And Overthrow Governor. Nanking, Apr. 25. The protracted Mohammedan rebellion ir Sinkiang (Chinese Turkestan) which developed from the imprisonment of eight Mahommedan tribal chieftains and the incorporation of White Russians in the provincial army, came to a climax today with the capture of the
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      RIVAL CONVENTION.
      185 28 "..a uuimpurx-—-Mn Kuo Min and Sin Chew Jit Poh. South-West Reply To Nanking Move. Shanghai, Apr. 25. The South-west Political Committee yesterday decided to open the Canton Representatives Convention against the Nanking Convention. Mr. Chow-lu and Mr. Liu Lu-yin were elected to diraft circular telegrams explaining the SouthWest
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      TOWN DESTROYED BY EARTHQUAKE.
      165 28 Reuter. from the island of Rhodes.—Aneta-Trans-Ocean. 74 Dead and 400 Injured On Island. Kos, Apr. 25. Seventy-four bodies have been recovered from the ruins in old quarter of the town which was destroyed by a violent earthquake on Sunday. Latest reports also reveal that more than
      Reuter.; from the island of Rhodes.—Aneta-Trans-Ocean.  -  165 words
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      LENIN’S CORPSE.
      100 28 arresting the process.—Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Decomposition Setting In Rapidly. Warsaw, Apr. 25. Lenin’s corpse is falling- rapidly into decay, according to priss reports from Moscow which state that the mausoleum in which the Russian revolutionary leader’s body is preserved has been for this reason closed until further notice. After Lenin’s
      arresting the process.—Aneta-Trans- Ocean.  -  100 words
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      AUSTRIAN MUSIC.
      75 28 of Saturday and Sunday.—Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Tag Der Musikpflege Festival. Vienna, Apr. 22. Austria's national musical festival, known as Tag Der Musikpflege,” which is celebrated throughout the whole country, was opened on Saturday by the President of the Republic Heir Miklas. Concerts will be given free of charge in all
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      PRELATE IN COLLISION.
      66 28 —Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Narrow Escape Of Cardinal Innitzer. Vienna, Apr. 25 The Cardinal Archbishop of Vienna, Cardinal Innitzer, had a narrow escape when the motor-car in which he was returning from a confirmation tour collided with another car anti overturned. The Archbishop and other occupants suffered from cuts and
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      BARON VON SCHOEN.
      41 28 seat in Berchtesgaden, aged 82.—Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Death Of Ex-Ambassador To France. Berlin, Apr. 25. Baron von Schoen, who was the German Ambassador in Paris until the outbreak of the war, died at his oountrj seat in Berchtesgaden, aged 82.—Aneta-
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      ATLANTIQUE’S HULL.
      40 28 Atantic aerial route.—Aneta-Trans-Ocean. To Be Used As Floating Island On Atlantic. Paris, Apr. 21. It is rumoured that the hull if the illfated Atlantique will be restored and used as a "floating island” on the transAtantic aerial route.—Aneta-Trans-
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      EX-KAISER TO BE DEFIED.
      56 28 —Reuter. Grandson Will Marry Wife Of Choice. Berlin, Apr. 24. Despite opposition from members of the Hohenzollern family, the banns of thi marriage of Farmer Wilhelm, Prince of Prussia, to Fraulein Dorothea von Salviati, have been posted up at the Town Hall. The wedding at Bonn
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      AIR TRAVEL.
      130 28 regularly flown in future.— Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Important Developments In Europe. Rome, Apr. 22. A new development in aerial communications is announced in an official communique as a result of an agreement arrived at with 4he German Minister, Capt. Goering, during the latter’s recent visit to Rome. The dailv air
      regularly flown in future.—Aneta- Trans-Ocean.  -  130 words
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      NOTORIOUS RED.
      84 28 I.—Sin Chew Jit Poh. Killed By Bombs From Government Plane. Hong Kong, Apr. 25. Gen. Pang Teh-huai, the notorious Red leader, was killed at Loan, Kiangsi, by bombs from attacking Government planes, and the Reds’ 30th Aimy was defeated and dispersed. Gen. Chan Chai-tong, south-west chairman, has transferred
      I.—Sin Chew Jit Poh.  -  84 words
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      SOVIET SHIPPING.
      71 28 Tass. Four Steamers Leaving For Far East. Odessa, Apr. 9. Four Soviet steamers, the Okhotsk, the Tiflis, the Dnieper and the Habarovsk, are leaving here within the next few days with mixed cargoes, bound for Vladivostok via Suez. Stops will be made at intermediate ports in the Far
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      STUDENTS’ STRIKE.
      59 28 auuiviiuuo aic measures to stop the strike. —Sin Kuo Min. Drastic Measures In Canton. Shanghai, Apr. 25. Mr. Chow-lu has announced that tjhe strike at the Chungshan University, of which he is the president, was instigate! by Chu Kia-wah and Dai Kwai-tao, two reacHonaries students The authorities are
      * auuiviiuuo aic measures to stop the strike.—Sin Kuo Min.  -  59 words
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      COFFEE IMPORTS.
      48 28 ported from Dutch Colonies. Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Greek Bargain With Other Countries. Athens, Apr. 22. A bill has been passed restricting the import of coffee, which is permitted only in relation to the export of Greek goods. From this rule is exempted coffee imported from Dutch Colonies. Aneta-
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      SEVERE EARTHQUAKE.
      40 28 —Reuter Wireless. Thirty Killed On Island In Aegean Sea. Athens, Apr. 24. Thirty people were killed and more than 100 injured in a severe earthquak at Kos Island, in the Dodecanese group, in the Aegean Sea.— Reuter Wireless.
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  • Sporting News.
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      NARROW ESCAPE FOR MALAYS.
      936 29 S.R.C.’s Fine Display. kxciting football at ANSON ROAD. Malays 2 S.R.l. 2. It is a long time since such a fine display of defensive tactics in general and Loalkeeping in particular was seen in Singapore football as that of the S.R.C. incidentally, this season’s “dark horse”
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      SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
      432 29 History Made During 1932. In spite of a net deficit on the year’s working ot $1,500, a satisfactory state *>f affairs was reported by Mr. H. C. Atkin S e K y^tin f res lent of the Singapore tiolr (dub, at the annual meeting of the club
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      FAVOURITE FAILS.
      62 29 Reuter. Two- Year-Old Race At Newmarket. London, Apr. 25. The First Spring Two-year-old Stakes (5 fur.) were run at Newmarket today and resulted as follows: LADY NAIRNE COLT 1 Sir G. Bullough’s CAMPANULA Lord Ellesmere’s MERENDA Won by a head; two lengths between second and third. There were
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      KLANG TOURNAMENT ABANDONED.
      355 29 Roy Smith’s Fine Win In Open Singles. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Klang, Apr. 18. The Klang Club annual open invitation tennis tournament came to a close yesterday at about 5.55 p.m. The last tie played was the men’s handicap doubles “A.” in which S. S. Logan and
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      GREAT SCOT.
      177 29 -Reuter. Women Owner Wins City And Suburban. London, Apr. 19. The City and Suburban handicap (about 1 Va miles) was run at Epsom today and resulted as follows Mrs. Chester Beatty’s GREAT SCOT 7 yrs., 8.4. (Collins) 1 Mr. Joseph Benson’s POMMAME 6 yrs., 8.3 (Perryman) 2 Lt.-Col.
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      HOME FOOTBALL.
      32 29 —Reuter. Celtic’s Narrow Win Over Airdrieonians. London. Apr. 21. The following matches were played today in the Scottish League (Div. 1.) Celtic 2 Airdrieonians 1 Queen’s Park 1 Clyde 4
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      SWIMMING CLUB AT HOME.
      394 29 Winners of Last Year’s Competitions. There was a large attendance at th# at home of the Singapore Swimming Hub on Friday, and some excellent sport was provided. The women’s diving competition ended in a tie for first place between Mrs. Wilton and Miss Khona MacDonald, but
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      PENANG MATCH.
      150 29 I England’s Narrow Win Over Rest. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Apr. 21. The annual England vs. Rest football match was played on the esplanade today and England won by the odd goal in five. It was a keen and interesting game the issue being in doubt until
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      NEW RECORD.
      53 29 Yorkshire’s Fine Score In County Championship. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Apr. 2.‘l. Yorkshire created a new record in the County Golf Championship at Garton, Yorkshire, yesterday wher? they aggregated bit), th's being the lowest score in tho history of the competition. The results were: Yorkshire 619 Worcester
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      CHELSEA IN DANGER ZONE.
      649 30 Beaten By Arsenal. STOKE CITY FOR FIRST DIVISION (From Our Own Correspondent.) Load on, Apr. 22. The Arsenal’s 3—1 victory ut Stamford Bridge placed the home team, Chelsea, in danger of relegation. Arsenal, who were last year's runnersup, are now practically certain of the championship. With
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      REST WIN ANNUAL GOLF MATCH.
      374 30 England Well Beaten At Bukit Timah. The England team was well beaten by the Rest in the annual four-ball golf match at Bukit Timah on Sunday. The “others” won by eleven matches to The results were:— England. Rest. S. A. Beavis and J. T. Smith
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      DAVIS CUP.
      100 30 —Reuter. Great Britain Defeats Spain. Barcelona, Apr. 23. Great Britain eliminated Spain by four matches to one in the first round tie of the Davis Cup (European Zone). The following were the results: F. J. Perry (Great Britain) beat Sindreu (Spain), 6—1, 6— 3, 6 —0. H. W.
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      AMATEUR CUP.
      29 30 Reuter. Kingstonians Win Final Replay. London, Apr. 22. In the Amateur Cup final replay today, Kingstonians defeated Stockton by 4 1. The match was played at Darlington.—
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      TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS.
      277 30 —Reuter. Blue Grass Scratched Changes in Jockeys. London, Apr. 25. Blue Grass was scratched from the 2,000 Guineas Stakes today at 11.15 a.m. The race will be run at Newmarket tomorrow (Wednesday). A number of alterations were made in the jockeys, and the probable starters and jockeys
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      R.S.Y.C.’s SUCCESS AT PORT DICKSON.
      136 30 Win Both Races by Wide Margins. The results of the irPer-port racing be-tv.-een the Royal Singapore Yacht Club and Port Dickson Yachi Club at Port Dickson over the Easter holidays were as fellows:— Two races were sailed with teams of five boats aside. In the
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      DERBY BETTING.
      84 30 —Reutei. Lord Woolavington’s Manna-Colt Best Fancied. London, Apr. 24. Latest betting on the Derby, which is to be run at Epsom on May 31, is as follows: 21 to 2 t. and o., MANITOBA. 100 to 9 HYPERION. 100 to 8 off. SCARET TIGER. 100 to 7 t.
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      CHINESE BEAT R.A.F. BY FOUR GOALS.
      288 30 Hectic Finish. AIRMEN MISS NUMEROUS CHANCES. Chinese 4; R.A.F. 0 The R.A.F.had only themselves blame lor being defeated by the Chines in a bust Division match on Saturday at Jalan Besar by four goals to nil although the issue was in doub: until the
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      ENGLAND DRAW WITH REST.
      363 30 Weather Spoils Annual Match. England 2; The ReM 2. Rain almost througnout the game, making the going and the ball heavy was not conducive to good football m annual St. George’s Day match between England and the Rest on the Padang on Monday. The first half
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      S. C. C.’s WEAKNESS.
      1452 31 MALAYAN CRICKET NOTES. Cricket Association Suggested Again. Non-Europeans And Matches With States. (By Our Cricket Correspondent.) The weakness of S.C.C. cricket, was shown up very strongly at Kuala Lumpur over the Easter week-end, after reading Forward’s notes in the Sunday Times of Apr. 23. seems quite
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      RANGERS CHAMPIONS FOR 18th TIME.
      273 31 Motherwell Draw With Third Lanark. Motherwell’s bid to retain the championship of the Scottish League, which they decisively won by five points over the Rangers last season, has failed as a result of a draw which they played with Third Lanark on Tuesday at the
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      AMATEUR GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.
      104 31 —Reuter Wireless. Crawley Beaten By Calcutta Player. London, Apr. 24. At Ganton, Yorkshire, England’s leading golfers are all participating in the closed amateur championship with four previous holders Stout, Sutton, Fiddian and Crawley. There was one sensation in the second round when the Walker Cup player, Leonard
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      LOCAL BOXING.
      221 31 Charity Promotion At New World. There was not a very large attendance at the New World boxing promotion on Saturday the proceeds of which where in aid of the Child Welfare Society. It was organised by the R.A.F., the Wiltshires and the Malay Police and was under the
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      TARBET AGAIN TO THE FORE.
      703 31 Van Schreven Cup. PRIMA DONNA’S EASY WIN. There was a calm sea and a light westerly breeze and the yachts all carried reaching jibs when the six-metre class of the Royal Singapore Yacht Club sailed the first race for the Van Schreven challenge cup on
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      SELANGOR LEAGUE.
      42 31 There was a bitf oowil at the Koala Lumpur padang on Monday to witn<*ss the opening of the first match in the Selangor Association Football !<cagrtie, between the S.C.R C. "H” and the Chartered Bank The Chinese won by 2-0.
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      THREE GOALS FOR BAKER.
      568 32 Wiltshires’ Late Spurt. HECTIC FINISH AGAINST PULAU BRANI. Wiltshires 5 Pulau Brani 2. Eight minutes from the end of their First Division match with Pulau Brani at the Anson Road Stadium on Tuesday it looked certain that the Wiltshires would be beaten, for they were losing
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      PERAK TENNIS.
      287 32 Europeans Outplayed By Chinese. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Apr. 24. The following were the results of the ties in the teams match between the Europeans and Chinese yesterday. Singles. Chan Teik Hong beat R. F. C. Markham, 0—4, 6—1. Ong Thuan Beng beat H. Sculley, 6—3, 6—4.
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      ARSENAL WIN THE CHAMPIONSHIP.
      494 32 Tottenham Draw At i Burnley. As a result of Aston Villa’s defeat by Sheffield United the Arsenal have won the championship. Tottenham obtained a valuable point at Burnley but are not yet certain of promotion. Wrexham, by drawing at Tranmere, made up some of the leeway
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      H.M.S. MALAYA CUP PROGRAMME.
      162 32 Sixteen Fixtures in North And South. The complete fixture list of the Malaya Cup football competition is published below. The northern fixtures have already been published in the Straits Times but are repeated here for the sake of completeness. Northern Section. June 3—Perak vs. Kedah, Ipoh.
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      SIME DARBY S.C.
      307 32 G. Boas Retains Sports Championship. The Sime Darby Sports Club held their annual sports on Saturday on the Raffles Institution ground. Mr. J. M. Sime officiated as starter. G. Boas won the championship cup presented by Mr. T. F. Anderson Pole for the second time in succession.
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      BILLIARDS.
      56 32 Two more matches were played on Tuesday in the Malayan billiards championship competition at the New World and resulted as follows:— Chee Lian Chye (United Confederate Funeral Association) beat C. L. Pereira (Indian Association) by 138 pts. Lim Poh Seah (Singapore Harbour Board Junior Service Club) beat Lim Tian
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      RAIN SPOILS CRICKET GAME
      588 32 Services Saved. S.C.C. TOURNAMENT MATCH ALSO ABANDONED The rain on Sunday afternoon 8Dnil an interesting match on the Padang where the home club looking 8 bie defeat on Cs rungs and the United Services had IT' ready lost two wickets for n in.. a when batting
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  • The Straits Budget FINANCIAL SUPPLEMENT
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      “Commit Commercial Suicide.”
      1566 1 IF PENANG BARS DOOR OF ENTRY TO A CUSTOMS UNION. After the chairman had announced the committee’s vigorous opposHion to a Customs Union in any shape or form, Mr. H. S. Russell, a director of Sime, Darby and Co., surprised the annual meeting of the Penang Chamber
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      COMPANY RESULTS.
      177 1 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Apr. 22. The Eow Seng Rubber Co., Ltd., announces a loss for 1932 of £1,133, as compared with a loss of £2,081 in 1931; £954 is carried forward to credit. Edinburgh Rubber Estates, Ltd., announce a loss of £579 for 1932. as compared
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      ROBINSON AND CO.’s LOSS.
      331 1 $179,230 for 1932. RESERVE TRANSFERRED TO MEET DEFICIT. A loss of $179,230 was announced on Saturday in the report of Robinson and Co., Ltd., in the directors’ report for 1932. To meet the deficit, the whole of the general reserve fund, $400,000, is to be transferred
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      CLOSED DOWN.
      134 1 Sungei Sayong Rubber Co. Cannot Carry On. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Apr. 19. The Sungei Sayong Rubber Co., Ltd,, announces that the company’s estate bas l»een closed down with a debit from profit and loss of £6,664. The company's cash resources, it is stated, are insufficient to
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      RUBBER RETURNS.
      39 1 Ankola. -4.005 lb. Ha joe Kidoel. —179,300 lfc Hulombissie.- 22,050 lb. Djasingn.—131,133 lb. Donownrie. —32.500 lb. Lnngen. 00,510 lb. Tjikasintoe.- 49,154 lb. Tea— Ankola. 02,010 hks. l'asir Madang.-~50.944 hks. Coffee— Ra.ioe Kidoel. 197 prs. Bniangriri.— 2 pcs.
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      ORIENT TRUST’S PROFIT.
      1809 2 Down More Than £2.000. TOO SMALL TO FAY A DIVIDEND. The twenty-first annual general meeting of the Orient Trust, Limited, was held at Winchester House, Old Broad Street, E.C. 2, on Mar. 16. Mr. E. L. Hamilton, the chairman ■aid: The accounts which are before you today
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      RUBBER RETURNS.
      79 2 Alor Pongsu Amalgamated.—83,697 11, Ankola. —4,362 lb. Bedong (Malaya).—34,774 lb. Balombissie.—19,065 lb. Bajoe Kidoel.—177,533 lb Dj&singa.—116,552 lb. Donowarie. —29,679 lb. Henrietta. —69,000 lb. Indragiri.— 75,869 lb. Lawas (Sarawak). 103,062 lb. Langen.—70,461 lb. Sungci Matnng.—42,500 Ib. Temerloh.—21,876 lb. Tjikasintoe.—48,920 Ib Teluk Anson.—46.706 lb Tapah.—66.073 lb. Tarun. —26,000 lb. Tamhalak.
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      TIN RETURNS.
      115 2 Asam Kumbang. Hrs. run 272. cu. >da treated 50,000, total pels. 340.36, net valua $16,827. Pungah.—Hrs. run 283, cu. yds. treated 91.000, total pels. 633.00, net value $31,017. Takuapa Valley.—Output first half Apr. 622 hrs., 158,000 cu. yds. 740 pels. (The figures in brackets denote the output of
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      COMPANY RESULTS.
      68 2 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London. Apr. 24. Sungei Buloh Rubber Co., Ltd., announces a loss for 1932 of £3.133, as compared with a 1931 loss of £5,311 £18,967 is carried forward to credit. The New Crocodile (Selangor) Rubber Co., Ltd., declares a loss of £3.342 for the year
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      MALAYA TRADE STATISTICS.
      239 2 COMPARATIVE: STATEMENT OF THE value OF FOREIGN TRADE, INCLUDING MERCHANDISE. PARCEL POST, BULLION AND COIN, FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH, 19'« IMPORTS. EXPORTS. v A Total Trad* 1932. 1933. 1932. 1933. 1W8. A Increa <e t Grand Parcel Increase -f Increase -f Total Total Decrease Total. Merchandise.
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      SHARE MARKET.
      913 3 Fraser and Co.’s Weekly Report. Fraser and Co.’s report, dated April 25, states: Our Share report covers a period of the past two weeks, but as the earlier davs were given up to the Easter Holidays. business in the local market was considerably interrupted in consequence. The Anglo-American
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      PENAWAT DIVIDEND.
      59 3 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Apr. 20. Penawat (Malaya) Tin Dredging CoLtd., have declared an interim dividend of 3 per cent, for the year ending Aug. 31, 1933, payable on May 8. Gopeng (Perak) Rubber Estates, Ltd., announce a profit for 1932 of £330. as compared with a
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      SINGAPORE TIN PRICES.
      21 3 Apr. 20 Tin, S’pore Prices $83.37% per picul. 21 86.00 22 84.26 24 84.37% 25 86.50 26 86.75
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      PETALING TIN.
      17 3 Totaling Tin Ltd., announce an interim i'vidcnd of 2% per cent., payable on May 6.
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      PINEAPPLES.
      69 3 Nearly 500,000 Cases Sent Away This Year. During the week ending Apr. 15 export* of tinned pineapple* from Malayan ports amounted to 24,581 case*. of which 17,513 case* were to the United Kingdom, 1,561 case* to the continent of 3,150 case* to Canada and 2,357 case* elsewhere. Total exports
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      RUBBER SITUATION.
      76 3 Singapore Official Quotations. Quotation* Forward Contract* Spot Seller Frfces d. f I Date L’don S’pore May June MayJune 20 2 17/32 Business 8 1/16 7 18/16 7% done 21 2 19/32 7% 7% 7 7/16 7 9/16 22 2 15/32 7% 7% 7 3/16 7 5/16 24 2
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      THE SINGAPORE AUCTION.
      126 3 The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held it* 1,119th auction on Apr. 26, when there wax catalogued 1.241,983 lb. or 554.46 ton*;/offered 1,176,024 lb or 625 01 tons; sold 906.721 lb. or 404.7P tons. Spot. I/ondon 2 19/32d. New York 4 cts. PRICKS K KALIS ED.
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      MONTHLY RUBBER CROP RETURNS—SUMMARY OF RETURNS OF 615 RUBBER PRODUCING COMPANIES.
      432 3 BORNEO CEYLON. INDIA BURMA. MALAYA. NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES MISCELLANEOUS TOTAL. Java Sumatra (26 Companies) (102 Companies) (21 Companies) (338 Companies) (60 Companies) (60 Companies) (8 Companies) (615 Companies) Tons. Index. Tons. Index. Tons. Index. Tons. Index. Tons. Index. Tons.
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      MONTHLY RUBBER CROP RETURNS—ANALYSIS OF COMPANIES INCREASING AND DECREASING OUTPUTS, FEBRUARY, 1933 AS COMPARED WITH FEBRUARY, 1932.
      234 3 TOTAL. COMPANIES INCREASING OUTPUT. COMPANIES DECREASING OUTPUT. t Territory Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Eeb Feb. Net No of Cos 1932. 1933 Increase. No. of Cos. 1932 1933 Decrease. No. of Cos. 1932 1933
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      STOCKS AND SHARES.
      823 4 Fraser And Co’s Quotations. Singapore, Apr. 26. Mining. UtUO fal. Pd. Buyer*. Sellers. £1 £1 Aaain Kumbang 2S/8 24/1 £1 £1 Austral Malay 18/- 20/-nom. 6/-6/- Ayer Hitam Tin 11/6 12/6 £1 £1 Bangrin Tin 11/6 12/6 1 1 Batang Palang 0.05 0.07 Vi 1 1 Batu
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      Trade and Finance.
      266 4 EXCHANGE RATE8. Singapore, Apr. 26. SELLING. London, 4 months' sight 2/3 27/32 London, 3 months’ sight 2/3 13/16 London, CO days’ sight 2 3 25/32 Lindon, 30 days’ sight 2/3 3/4 London, demand 2 3 23 >2 London, T.T. 8/8 11/16 Lyons and Paris, demand 990 Hamburg,
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      HOME AND AMERICAN STOCKS.
      296 4 Closing Quotations In London. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Apr. 25. Closing quotations today of the principal British stocks are given below: The rise or fall is in relation to the price of Apr. 20. GOVERNMENT STOCKS. BRITISH. Rise or Fall Conversion Loan 5*4 1164 Funding
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    • RUBBER SHARE PRICES.
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        LONDON EXCHANGE PRICES APR. 11.
        595 4 Abaco (£1) V*; Allagar (2 /74; Amherst (2/) /3; Anglo-Malay (£1) 6/3; Ayer Kuning (2/) 12/; Bagan Serai (£1) 6/16; Bahru (Sel.) (2/) 1/1V4; Banteng (£1) 8/9; Bat’ng Cns. (2/) /3; Batu Caves (£1) 9/; Batu Tiga (£1) 8/6; Bekoh (2/) /3; B’nang (2/) /44;
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        SINGAPORE DOLLAR SHARE PRICES APR. 26.
        692 4 CapiUl Issue Paid Up Vatu, Dieidend. L,af.‘ Company Co. Evatt. 151-LI? Nil for year M-2-S* Allenby <*1) 0.50 0.60 0.45 0.6„ 1 Nil for year 30-9-32 Alor Gajah (|1) 0.30 0.40 0.30 0.4i» 439,125 1 Nil for year 31-3-32 ..A. HiUm ($1) O.60 0.70
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