The Straits Budget, 4 August 1938

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1 6 The Straits Budget
  • 30 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY J No. 4199. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 1938. Price 25 cts., (S.S. Currency) or 7d
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  • 1250 1 117 HEN he opened the Fifteenth Mala- yan Agri-Horticultural Exhibition .;t Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, the High Commissioner. Sir Shenton Thomas, said This is the first opportunity that I have had to express publicly my .ppreciation of the way in which the planters of Malaya as
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  • The Straits Budget
    • 798 2 than it is today.—Straits Times, July 28 Gradually the issues of peace and war are becoming clearer in Europe. It is now certain that peace can be preserved—at a price and the only question is whether that price is really fatal to the security of Britain afid France. Herr
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    • 264 2 Straits Times, July 28. Singapore is now paying the penalty for having depended so long on a mediaevid system of sanitation. Only three hundred labourers of the Town Cleansing Department are on strike, and yet conditions of indescribable unpleasantness have arisen over very large areas of the city
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    • 782 2 —Straits Times, July 29. At a time when compound houses are almost unobtainable in Singa- i pore and landlords are demanding rents which would be more appro-! priate to a boom than a depression, the average tenant has been delighted to hear that he will shortly be
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    • 283 2 Straits Times. July 29. If a’l the key positions in Malaya could be given something like the same measure of continuity that Is maintained in the Singapore Harbour Board, which has had three chairmen in the 35 years of its history, we might see in other directions
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    • 131 3 Straits Times. July 29 Wiifii it is remembered that nearly •ne and a quarter million acres of rubmt in Malaya are owned by small eolders. or about 37 per cent, of the planted area, there is no need to stress the importance of better cultivation and uuiulacture of
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    • 839 3 the defences of Singapore.—Straits Times. July 30. A leading Australian newspaper, n* Sydney Morning Herald, re<<ntly gave prominence to a series 01 articles on the defence of Malaya -r,c! the Netherlands Indies in correlation to the safety of Australia. The question was dissected in expert and detailed
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    • 977 3 —Straits Times. Aug. 1 Although the Japanese are now not much more than a hundred miles from Hankow, there have been several developments in the last few days which are anything but encouraging from their point ot view. It is true that the capture of Hankow will
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    • 856 4 the dangerous shortage. Straits Times, Aug. 2. News of the latest, reforms enacted by the War Minister, Mr. Leslie Hore-Belisha, has had special interest for Singapore, which is now so closely identified with all three services. The proposed changes in service conditions of combatant Army officers have
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    • 867 4 -Straits Times, Aug. 3 Those who followed the controversy in 1933 over the indebtedness jof the Malay peasantry must have had an unpleasant surprise when they read certain remarks made by Dato F. W. Douglas at the opening iof the Malayan Exhibition last week-end When the law
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  • 29 4 The appointment is announced oi Mr. T. Malloy to act is Chiei' Account ant. Posts and Telegraphs Department Straits Settlements and Federated Malay .tates
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  • NOTES Of The DAY.
    • 243 5 tjHAT was the koleh beach at the V Singapore Swimming Club up to vears ago is now being defaced ;th structure described as a perL i-hich .<huts out rhc view ot the P and makes the club look more like road- house than ever. At present this innovation
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    • 195 5 RAVING uust beon asked to leave my tfve-year-old car in the workshop nr a fortnight, for the replacement of 'odwork that has suddenly been dis-ov-r(‘d to have rotted extensively. I Hi led to ask whether motor-ear mamiacturers make any attempt to use roods that will stand up to
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    • 147 5 Jousted cashew nuts are often rv<l d at Malayan pahit parties greatly preferable to the saltr;.^'nuts w hich are usually supplied c niore or less hospitable pur- raising a thirst. r cashew nuts come mainly > orn ,ut hern India and the Philip- h (1 believe, but it
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    • 108 5 Autumnal Smell 'J’HE durian is blamed for many things, but I have never heard it accused of causing colds before. The following is from the Malacca Guardian: “With the inevitable durian has come a wave of coughs and colds. A surfeit of fruits in this ‘musim’ is just a little
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    • 206 5 /\NE wonders whether there has ever been a house in Singapore, even in the days of the nabobs and merchant princes, which has had such a reputation for kindly and generous hospitality over so long a period as that of Keppel House during the regime of Sir George
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    • 252 5 HOUSE is, of course, an ideal place for entertaining, not the least of its advantages being its magnificent view over Keppel Harbour. Pulau Brani, Blakang Mati, and the waterfront all the way up to the shipping in the roads. The house also has a freshwater swimming pool. It
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    • 268 5 PVEN people who don’t know one Malayan bird from another must know the nightjar, for he is the fellow who lcves to squat in the road in front of an incoming car. with his eyes gleaming redly in the headlights and taking to flight just in the nick
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    • 228 5 A N amusing leg-pull at the expense of Mr Theodore Hubback was published in our correspondence columns recently, having been inspired by recent letters on the subject of seladang, but I think anyone who read those very interesting letters will agree that the effect upon him was to
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    • 230 5 jyjß. HUBBACK holds the theory that the seladang may not be indigenous to the Peninsula and may have come down from the north in comparatively recent times. He argues that the natural habitat of the seladang is not virgin jungle, such as covered the Peninsula in former times.
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    • 239 5 JT is curious that although seladang go to salt-licks they never wallow in mud-baths, as the kerbau does, and the elephant too. That is the reason why the coat of the seladang always has such an attractive lustre, as though It had just been groomed. Mr. Hubback mentions
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    • 400 6 THIS wwi having seen the beginning 01 the three-daya-a-week flyingboat service to Singapore, it is a suitable time to recall the llr.st occasion on which tropic in Malaya saw a human being ri.se into the skies. This was a balloonist who toured the country in 18!>4. and an
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    • 286 6 Cashew Groves CINCE writing about the cashew-nut tree on the East Coast I have received a letter from someone who knows the Kuantan and Pekan districts, where the tree is found in greater numbers than anywhere else. It is called jambu golok by the Malays and bears a peculiar kidney-shaped
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    • 109 6 A REMINDER that not all South Indian peasants in Malaya work for wages or live in “coolie lines’ is given by a publication which reached the Straits Times a few days ago from the Department of Agriculture. This is the current number ol a little magazine produced by
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    • 206 6 i FORMER resident ol Singapore has sent me a copy of a South African journal containing an article on “Folk Songs of the Cape Malay.” At first sight this looks like an interesting find, but on reading the article one learns that these folk-songs have nothing in common
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    • 218 6 JS it possible to tempt birds to nest in Malayan gardens, as people do at Home? Apparently It is, for a Kuala Lumpur reader has told me of a successful experiment in housing a pair of Straits robins. Incidentally, the Straits robin (the familiar black-and-white fellow) is the
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    • 192 6 Jungle Snort OEVERTING to the seladang’s reputation for ferocity, mentioned in this column last Friday, it may be i added that this fallacy probably origin- ates in one of the five distinct sounds which the seladang makes to express its emotions. This is described by Mr. Theodore Hubback as follows
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    • 128 6 OINCE the current retail price for mangosteens in Singapore is a cent apiece—and that in the height of the season—the following item from the July number of the Malayan Agricultural Journal is likely to annoy local housewives: “It is reported that in Province Wellesley and Penang mangosteens
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    • 259 6 JJLACKBERRIES grown at Cameron Highlands were seen at the Malayan Exhibition for the first time last week-end, the exhibitor being Mr. S. M. Sharma, but the variety was an American one and did not have the luscious shiny black appearance of tne berries we used to pick from
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    • 265 6 r|NE section of the Exhibition which showeo a very high standard wa> that devoted to photography, even though the Japanese professional photographers were not represented thi> year Looking at the selections made by the judges, one felt that there was a tendency to emphasise technique rather than artistic
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    • 181 6 17ISITORS to the Exhibition from the southern end of the Peninsula were glad to see that the Singapore and Johore trade schools were ‘represented, and I believe that the Singapore Malay Union also had a stall for the first time, although I never succeeded in finding it. The
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  • 36 6 A commission as Second-Lieutenant in the Straits Settlements Volunteer Force has been granted to Mr. Chari Edric Cooper Stapledon. A similar commission has also b' granted to Mr. Ba Kadir Mydin Pakwan Mohamed Ghouse
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  • 201 7 u<« announced in the Government Jlptte that Mr. H. K. Rodgers. chairman of the Singapore HarBoard, has been appointed to be Tvnutv Chairman of the Harbour Skills. Singapore and Penang, during ?“f absence on leave of Sir George Trimmer. 4 Dt K S. Boyd, a former captain
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  • 158 7 'THE following F.M.S. appointments are gazetted:— Mr. J. H. Summer to be an Assistant Electrical Engineer, Grade 1. Electrical Department. F.M.S. Mr G. E. D. Lewis to be a European Master. Malayan Educational Service. Mr P. F. Y. RadclifTe to be a Magistrate, S.S. and F.M.S. Mr F.
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  • DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
    • 40 7 MUIR- At the General Hospital, Singapore, on Wednesday, July 27, to Margaret, wife of C. Muir Jones the gift of a daughter Diane. 1 HKI.DERSON.— On July 29 at Singapore to atrice wife of J. H. Belderson a son.
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    • 90 7 1'UH 1EONG.—The engagement was anI nounced in Penang on July 23, 1938 between Mr. Charlie Chia Cheng Guan eldest son I of Mi. and Mrs. Chia Yee Soh of Singapore, I Miss Janet Leong Yoke Leng daughter I ,j Mr. and Mrs. Leong Eng Khean of Penang. hory—LOWE— The
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    • 12 7 “AN El DIK—prager.—At Wesley Church, vr,r > Kldik to Erika Margarete Prager
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  • 255 7 Mr. J. A. Hunter To Go To Malta. A Malayan Civil Servant, Mr. J. A. Hunter, at present District Officer. Kinta, is to be the new Lieutenant Governor of Malta in i succession to Sir Harry Luke, it is I announced by the Colonial Office.
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  • 145 7 The Efflcieny Medal is awarded to the following officers and other ranks of the F.M.S.V.F.: C. S. M. W. A. Milner (Medal and 2 Clasps>; A.C.S.M. «now 2nd Lieut.) S B. U. P. Mol’er <Medal and 2 Clasps); C. (now Lieut.) E. C. S. Sichel (Medal and 2
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  • 51 7 MR. R. H. McCleland, 0.8. E. and Mrs McCleland. who left Malaya recently on Mr. McCleland’s retirement from the Public Works Department, are now staying in London while seeking schools for their family. Later, they hope to retire in the country, writes the Straits Times London
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  • 71 7 It is announced in the Johore Government Gazette that the Efficiency Medal has been awarded to the following members of the Johore Volunteer Engineers:— Lance Sergeant L. J. C. Bailey, Lance Sergeant C. M. Botten; Lance Sergeant C. H. Engley; Lance Corporal A. H. W. Lilly; Lance Corporal
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  • 217 7 THREE SURPRISED IN PAHANG HUT. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, July 31. THREE more arrests —making a total of 13 —have been made by F.M.S. police engaged in the great Perak and Pahang jungle search for the gang of Chinese which is alleged to have
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  • 155 7 From Our Own Correspondent Penang, Aug. 1. A GRIM struggle between a well-known Penang European and a Chinese took place during the early hours of Sunday morning. Mr. G. Anderson, assistant secretary of the Penang Club, and formerly of Singapore, woke up between 3 and 3-30
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  • 88 7 Mr. T. H. Robinson Appointed. ANEW United States Consul has been appointed at Singapore. He is Mr. Thomas Hastings Robinson, who is being transferred from Nogales, Mexico. Mr. Robinson Is not new to Malaya, having served as Consul at Penang from 1930 to 1933 He
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  • 320 7 Leaders—- Lebensraum 2 Why Pay Rent 2 Off The Route 3 On To Hankow 3 The New Army 4 The Royal’s Debts 4 Telegrams— Covering past week’s news 25- 28 Pictorial Section 17 —2# Financial Supplement— Financial and Commercial News to date, following page 32 Malayan General News— Sir
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  • 110 7 The following appointments are announced in the Johore Government Gazette Mr. G. A. de C. de Moubray, Malayan Civil Service, to be Commissioner o» Lands and Mines. Johore. Ungku Daud bin Mahmood, an Officer of Class V under the Malay Officers' Scheme, to act as Dy. District Officer.
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  • 39 7 DEATHS j 1 ,-1 —June 25, at Newtown, Shet- Norfolk, Robert Kerr Mactaggart aged Mdm. Cheng Kim Noi, mother of M 1 Lee Kim Soo, passed away on iav, 28th inst., at her residence 81, ,i, Rc*id, aped 76
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  • 1066 8 Malayan Show Draws Thousands. MORE SPACE MAY BE NEEDED NEXT YEAR. Village Crafts Section Is Better Than Ever. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, July 30. THF size of the 15th Malayan Exhibition and the crowds throni'ini’ the halls since yesterday morning s opening
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  • 73 8 'From Our Own Correspondent.» Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 1. THE 15th Malayan Exhibition closed 1 tonight with a total attendance of 42.000, which Ls close to the 1036 record of 44,000. Figures are actually better, as this year there were only 13.000 who entered free, while
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  • 362 8 100 POLICE AT MINE. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 2. THE trouble at Hong Fatt mine, Sungei Besi, where 1 500 men went on strike yesterday, has taken another turn this morning. Hong Fatt, which is the biggest open-cast
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  • 96 8 From Our Own Correspondent, i Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 1. THE first and .second prizes for the 16 millimetre films at the Malayan Exhibition went to Mr. J. H. C Read, the Government Surveyor at Kota ringgi < Johorei who had fine colour movies” of Singapore
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  • 113 8 Death Of Well-Known Penang Architect. 'From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang. Aug. 2. THE death took place last night at the General Hospital of Mr. David McLeod Craik. the well-known architect and formerly of Singapore, who was one of the oldest European residents in Malaya, having come
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  • 437 9 CO-OPERATION AFTER RUBBER QUOTA CUTS. “Contribution To Peace And Happiness Of Malaya.” TRIBUTE TO THIS YEAR’S MALAYAN SHOW EXHIBITS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, July 30. •-THIS is the first opportunity that 1 have had to express publicly my appreciation of the way
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  • 132 9 from Our Own Correspondent) Ipoh. July 28. litis started with unemployed coolies on the lengthening of the unways of the Ipoh aerodrome to 1,000 ,r d.s each, making the aerodrome ‘i!;'ble tor the largest planes, expected to be completed in two the work calls for the addi-
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  • 325 9 From Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur, July 29. TALES of old-time planters, including one who thought that “wintering” was some terrible disease and sold all his rubber shares, were told by Mr. S. B. Palmer, Planting Member of the Federal Council, when opening the
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  • 185 9 •THE need for bringing Malacca’s police contingent up to strength, ‘‘in these times of labour disputes and troubles,” was stressed by Mr. C. F. Smith, speaking at the last meeting of the Malacca Municipal Commissioners. ‘‘At the meeting on June 17, I commented o-n the attitude
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  • 651 9 FACILITIES FOR STUDY IN EUROPE. SINGAPORE Municipal Commissioners ai’e to give local men with the requisite qualifications posts in the Municipal service, it was announced by Mr. W. Bartley, the persident, at Friday’s meeting of the Commissioners. We have very suitable and an
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  • Correspondence.
    • 217 10 A FATHER S VIEW OF THE PROBLEM. Birthright Of English Children. T« the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.—It was very interesting to have both sides of tiie hill-school picture presented In your “Malayan Bungalow Supplement last week, and most refreshing to realise that there are still with
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    • 225 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir. Acting under the assumption that a little publicity often exerts a corrective influence, I am submitting for your columns the particulars of a recent occurrence opposite the Singapore Traction Company’s premises on Bukit Timah Road. The offending person in
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    • 112 10 To tin* Editor of the Straits Times. Sir. I was interested to read a denial that Japanese War Bonds were being sold In Singapore. The fact that National Treasury Bonds are being sold is admitted. Now. will your financial correspondent say what is the difference in fact between
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    • 164 10 To (he Editor of (he Straits Times. Sir.—The book. “Marco Polo Tales ol Travel and Exploration.” by Dr Richard Wilson is proscribed as a textbook of literature ior this year’s Cambridge Senior Examination. When the screen picture “Marco Polo" was boomed with r* vengeance in the Singapore papers
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    • 210 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir.—ln your issue of July 20 appears a statement, said to have been made by the Hume Pipe Company, to tne effect that its present lease expires in 1943. This seems somewhat extraordinary in view of the fact that the
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    • 352 10 IF SINGAPORE WERE BLOCKADED. Echo Of Colony’s Trade Commission. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.—Mr. C. Leembruggen's letter in your issue of July 7. headed “In A Blockade.” is of great interest to me for the following reasons. In 1933 I was asked by the
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    • 422 10 Lack Of Efficient Leadership. advice to follow INDIAN AGENT. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.—With the recent strike of tm workers at the Hong Fatt mine in the F.M.S.. followed by the present unfortunate strikes in Singapore, one cannot help remarking that the day has alreaci
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    • 174 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir. —The house that I live in is situated one and a half miles crow fly distance from he Hume Pip* 3 Company's works, and time and time again, particularly on Sundays, tin noise from the works has rendered sleep impossible. Visitors
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  • 436 10 Dear Readers. Have you met the blue-eyed Kathleen, the bonnie Maggie, the sprightly Frances, the fairy-like Klorrie anti others equally worthy of mention? If not slip round to Tomlinson Road —it’s just off Tanglin Road—and see the girls at play, badminton or pingpong—you’ll find
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  • 599 11 $10,000 A t ar Announced At Planes’ Christening. Sin SHENTON’S TRIBUTE TO GREAT REGULARITY. THE F.M.S. G overnment is to pay a subsidy of $10,000 a year to Wearnes Air Services, Limited, who operate the Malayan internal service, it was announced by the Governor
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  • 77 11 From Our Own Correspondent.) Batavia, July 29. FOLLOWING long-established tradi- tion, the Government of the Netherlands Indies has again granted large annual subsidies to both Protestant and Roman Catholic churches in the Indies. A State memorandum indicates that the subsidising of Mohamedan institutions cannot yet be
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  • 158 11 CTRIKING nightsoil coolies returned to work on Saturday morning, and by Sunday the position had returned to normal. All the daily collections and half those which are made alternate days will be made today, and tomorrow there u'ill he the remainder of the alternate-day
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  • 168 11 Private Secretary’s Fine Colour Shots.” •From Our Own Correspondent) I Kuala Lumpur, July 31. A COLOUR film taken during the High Commissioner’s tours througn 1 Malaya by his former private secretary. Mr. A. H. P. Humphrey, has been awarded the premier prize in the first
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  • 137 11 Mr. J. F. Gregory, Of Lahat. GUN WOUND FOUND IN CHEST. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, July 31. pOUNI) dead in the office of Pengkulen Tin, Lahat, with a bullet wound in his chest, Mr. J. F. Gregory, the manager, was buried this evening. Police are
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  • 137 11 “FLUTE-LIKE MUSIC FROM ZHP. New York Paper’s Description. NEW York’s short-wave “Ians’’ are going to be disappointed with the broadcasts from Singapore’s new radio voice if they believe the New York Sun. The Sun in a recent issue states'“A new short-wave broadcasting station which has spring up in a remote
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  • 305 11 FURTHER developments in air-conditioning on the F.M.S. Railways expected in the near future are two air-conditioned coaches on the day mail service between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur and restaurant cars on the day mails between Singapore and Penang may also have the special system.
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  • 652 12 Discuss Birth Control, Higher Education, House Buying. SPECIAL SOCIETIES SUGGESTED FOR WOMEN AT CONFERENCE. IJR HAN CO-OPERATORS all over Malaya returned to their homes up-country on Monday after discussing birth control, establishing co-operative societies for women, producing the better type of employee, purchasing a house
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  • 70 12 A TRIBUTE to the progress “of Malayan co-operative societies over the past five years was paid by Mr. A. S. Small, Colonial Secretary, opening the All-Malaya Urban Co-operative Conference on Saturday. Mr. Small said he was pleased to see an increase of membership by 50 per cent, and
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  • 47 12 THE proposal for the total prohibition 1 of sounding of motor horns throughout the Municipality by night and in certain streets during the day was supported In a committee report presented at the Municipal Commissioners’ meeting on Friday. The committee’s decision was confirmed.
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  • 44 12 THE retirement ol the Singapore 1 Municipal Electrical Engineer. Mr E. W. P. Fulcher at the end of this year was forshadowed at a meeting of the Municipal Commission on Friday, when Mr. Fulcher’s resignation at six months notice was accepted
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  • 588 12 Sir Shenton Praises Work For Rural Communities. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, July 31. THE safeguarding .of the interests of Malaya’s peasants by control of moneylenders and of the right to sell up land owned by the rayat was ad\ ocated by Date
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  • 53 12 MR H W. Raper. formerly managing director of the Great Eastern Life Assurance Company, of Singapore, who died in England last autumn, aged 55. left a personal estate in Malaya valued at $441,500 and in the United Kingdom to the value of £369. writes
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  • 48 12 It is gazetted that under instruction" from His Majesty’s Government Hi> Excellency the Governor has beer, pleased to recognise Mr. Herbert John Rae as Honorary Vice-Consul of Finland at Singapore with jurisdiction in the Straits Settlements, the Federated Malay States and the Unfederated Malay States.
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  • 242 12 THE likelihood of the comA paratively early introduction to the Europe-Singapore-Bata-via air route of giant new airliners from either Germany or the United States is indicated by an Aneta news-agency report that Capt. K. Parmentier, of the Royal Dutch Airlines, is this week
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  • 1010 13 RELATIONS BETWEEN SULTAN GOVERNOR NOT STRAINED. he. one of JOHORE’S BEST FRIENDS. Dato Braddell Tells London The Truth. SIR IBRAHIM’S LOYALTY TO TREATIES NEVER DOUBTED. SO far from relations between the Sultan and the Governor, Sir Shenton Thomas being strained, it is recognised in .lohore that in the Governor the
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  • 369 13 Approval By Secretary Of State. THE need for better remuneration for European Inspectors of the Straits Settlements Police Force, which has been urged editorially by the Straits Times, has been recognised by the approval of the Secretary of State for the Colonies of
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  • 167 13 MR. W. STIRLING’S OFFER. A piece of bronze statuary in the form of the head and shoulders of the old type of Chinese merchant has been offered as a gift to the city of Singapore by Mr. William Stirling, a former officer
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  • 43 13 A FINE of $3 was imposed upon a European. D. Wilson, in the Singapore Fourth Police Court, on Thursday, when he pleaded guilty to a charge of negligent driving on June 8 in Grove Read, where he collided with another car.
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  • 473 14 Preliminary lnnuirv Opens. PROSECUTION ALLEGES AUTHOR UEFT COLONY IN APRIL. eHAKCKI) with printing a sedition- book in Knglish— “The Japanese Spirit"—K. Koguti, Japanese pioprietoi and manager of the Nanyo Printing Office in ecil Slice* on July 20 faced a preliminary inquin before the
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  • 67 14 A PETITION lor the reduction oi capital of the Singapore Investment Corporation Ltd., was allowed by Mr. Justice Horne in the Singapore High Court or Wednesday. Supporting the petition Mr. D. K Walters referred the judge to the affidavits filed by the partners agreeing to
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  • 251 14 “Restriction Sheet Anchor.” From Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur, July 29. “THE rubber industry will not always have restriction as a sheet anchor and it is only by agriculture and science working hand in hand and maintaining the closest co-operation that we shall be
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  • 53 14 fFrom Our Own Correspondent) Seremban, 27. Chinese community of Port Dickson have erected a clock tower in the heart of the town to comrpemorate the Coronation. Nothing has been done in Seremban yet in connection with a permanent Coronation memorial though a padding pool was
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  • 418 14 V. M.C.A. School Of Commerce Prize Day Speeches. 'njjV tactful rather than the clever worker would impiv>* i Singapore employers when choosing' candidates for »>»•<,. motion, said Sir George Trimmer, speaking at the Y.Ma’.a School of Commerce prize-giving ceremony on Wednesday •Be tactful,
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  • 165 14 fJRACKLING like musketry 10,000 crackers bursting in a string 300 ft. long was part of the farewell given to Sir George Trimmer by the 3,000 members of the Singapore Harbour Board’s labour force, who, lined the new West Wharf as the P. and
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  • 157 14 N issue of the Straits Times was banned by the Japanese postal administration in Manchukuo. A copy of May 21, addressed to a firm in Dairen, has been stopped in the post at Moji, Japan, through which the mails pass on their way to
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  • 71 14 A COMMITTEE decision that tli< lease held by Hume Pipe Far East*, Ltd., of property at the 6th mil**Bukit Timah Road, should not t renewed past the five-year extensioi previously granted was confirmed b> the Singapore Municipal Commission ers on Friday. Dr. K. K. Pathy
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  • 1883 15 planting Topics Research 11 R. R. I. Has Increased Its Advisory Service. DIFFICULTY OF OVERCOMING PAST PREJUDICES. Co-operative Marketing Scheme Should Be Extended. Prom A Special Correspondent. THK 1937 Annual Report of t he Rubber Research Institute of xl'ilaya gives a rather vivid account
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  • 740 16 Sir Shenton Opens Big West Wharf Extension. nkw drydockinc PLANNED, SAYS RETIRING CHAIRMAN. IMPROVEMENT of facilities and the reconstruction of the east wharf were immediate tasks and before a decade had passed the necessity for further wharfage accommodation would he apparent, declared Sir George Trimmer, retiring
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  • 319 16 THE two Chinese, Liu Chan Pah and Liew How Yeong, who, it is alleged, are being illegally held in the Singapore civil prison on a banishment order, may he allowed to return to China on their own tickets. Following discussion of the case before Mr.
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  • 195 16 action for damages oil the grounds of fraudulent misrepresentation was brought in the Singapore High Court on Wednesday by Ernest George Mozar, managing director of a firm of advertising agents, against Ernest Anderson, former owner of The Sportsman, a sports journal. The hearing opened
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  • 147 16 New Flats For Orchard Rd. Commissioner Dance Floor. t ttv AM not against a dance floor or dancing itself, but I think residents should be allowed time r 0 make a protest,” said Mr. E. a Brown, at yesterday’s meeting of the Municipal Commission, when proposal for the erection of
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  • 626 17 spud and spectacle arc the outstanding features of kolek racing, which is probably unsurpassed by any other form of sailing for thrills. Almost 40 kolek from all parts of S gape r c. Joherv. and the neighbouring islands, and manned by about 170 Malays, took part
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  • 379 22 Glass Panelling Feature In Modern Structures. PJKTHEK developments in Singapore’s building boom are plans for three new modern structures embodying considerable glass panelling—in Orchard Road, antonment Road, and Robinson Road. The buildings are: a $100,000 motor-garage and sen ice station for a site near
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  • 100 22 (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, July 27. T'HE wreckage of the Danish vessel Tongking, abandoned seven miles from Penang following a disastrous fire, has been sold to a Japanese salvage firm in Singapore and salvage operations will commence in September, it is understood. Local agents
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  • 100 22 To Defray Cost Of Research. FROM Sept. 1, the cess on an rubber exported from the Malayan territory will be increased to 0.15 cent a pound from 0.05 cent a pound, states an officia. communique issued by the Controller of Rubber. This cess is imposed to
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  • 753 22 A thing- which 1 lind extre- melv hard to bear when 1 am in the society of mothers who have children at the hill schools of Malaya is their unspoken, but none the less very obvious criticism of me for leaving my children in England. They imply
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  • 407 22 CHINESE MODIF\ OPPOSITION. Seek Amendment &lt; &gt;|‘ Certain Clauses. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, July 20. STRONG Chinese opposition to th* entire Business Registration Bill—the second reading of which comes before the Federal Council on Aug. 3.—has been considerabh modified and now objection is onh taken
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  • 88 22 MENTION was made in The Times rt cently of the promotion of SquadrorLeadcr T. E. Cooper, who is now engaged on engineering duties at Solotar. He was edcuated. it is stated, at Repton and St. John’s College. Cam bridge, joined the R.A.F. from th&lt; Cambridge University Air
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  • 423 23 Latest Filtration Plant. SPRING BOARDS AND LINES FOR RACING PROVIDED. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, July 24. i'l/ALA Lumpur schoolchildren will soon be using a SJ0.000 swimming pool, which has I&gt;een constructed tor tnom at the Victoria Institution. With several improvements on the
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  • 82 23 Awarded Humane Society Certificate. 1 rom Our Own Correspondent &gt; Port Dickson, July 25. ORT Dickson Malay sailor. Leman bin Daud, today received the cer.J i( ate the Royal Humane Society v ,,m Yang-di-Pertuan Besar ol Sembilan. Cer tiflcate was awarded for a ant attempt last year
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  • 126 23 Jewellery Cash. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, July 26. £ASH and jewellery to the value of $3,800 were found to be missing from the offiee safe on Bungsar Estate, Kuala Lumpur, when it was opened this morning by Mr. L. C. Maria Sube,
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  • 591 23 Plank And Attap Buildings Built Without Permit. ALTHOUGH a shed had been condemned as unfit for use by cattle, partitions had been put in it and it was converted into 64 cubicles and rooms said Mr. W. Bartley, the president, at Friday’s meeting
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  • 371 23 Negri s Town Malays March With Times. From Our Own Correspondent Seremban, July 24. in the towns of Negri Sembilan are learning to march with the times, to adopt western sports and pastimes, and to assume a modern outlook in the observance of festivals, but in the country the traditional
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  • 83 23 A IK Vice-Marshal J. T. Babington, newly appointed Air Officer Commanding, Royal Air Force, Far East, is expected to take up his command early in September. He is to be succeeded in command of No. 24 (Training) Group at Halton by Air ViceMarshal P.
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  • 103 23 (From Our Own Correspondent) Batavia, July 28. •THE agreement between K.N.I L.M. and Air France for the extension of the K.N I.L.M. BataviaSingapore service to Saigon has been approved by the French and Netherlands Governments, the Java Bode understands. The service is expected to commence
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  • 1554 24 SUCCESS OF BRITISH POLICY. Big Improvement During Last Six Months. Ijondon, July 27. “W/K feel that the atmosphere lightened and throughout the continent there has been a relaxation in the sense of tension, which six months ago was oppressive. We believe in the end we
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  • 101 24 Reuter. London, July 26. THE question of guns near Gibraltar was again raised in the Commons today by Mr. Arthur Henderson (Labour). Mr. Hore-Belisha. the War Minister, replying, said that batteries on the Gibraltar side of the Straits could, if they were powerful, shell Gibraltar, but
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  • 66 24 —Reuter. London, July 26 XHE strength of British forces, including Indian colonial troops t Shanghai. Tientsin and in Hong Kong on July 1 was 445 officers and 8,087 other ranks, said Mr. Hore-Belisha. the War Minister, in the Commons today. He understood that on Sept. 1
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  • 42 24 —Reuter. Moscow, July 24. A MEMORIAL service for Queen Marie of Rumania was held today in the Greek Orthodox Cathedral—Moscow’s sole surviving cathedral. This was the first service for royalty held at Moscow since the Soviet revolution.—Reuter.
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  • 383 25 Bechoslovakia.—Reuter and BriBh Wireless. British Arbitration On Sudeten Question PRAGUE EXPECTED TO ACCEPT SUGGESTION. London, July 26. IT is officially confirmed at Prague that the British Government has taken the initiative in proposing to send Lord Runciman to Prague in an advisory capacity in connection
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  • 48 25 Reuter Arsenal Explosion. I Peking, July 26. PJGGESTIONS that all Is not well I 1 1 Manchukuo have been borne out reports received here of an Bumus explosion in Mukden ArseBg Saturday as the result of sabotworth 1.000.000 yen i« b.ave been destroyed Reuter
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  • 94 25 i.- Reuter. ROME WARNING. Anti-Fascist Mines Alleged. Rome, July 25. r pIiE Secretary-General of the Fascist Party, Signor Achille Starace, in the course of a speech on the subject of racialism today, hinted that world Jewish anti-Fascist sympathies might lead to persecution of Jews in Italy.
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  • 53 25 London. July 25. SIR Thomas Horridgo, the akiest judge on the bench when he retired 'ast year, died today aged 81. Mr. Justice Horridge was one of those judges who tried Sir Roger Casement on a charge of high treason in 1916 Sir Roger was found
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  • 181 25 .—Reutei BELIEF IN ROME. British Ambassador To Go On Holiday. Rome, July 27. APPARENTLY neither the British Government nor the Italian Government expects any grave development in the European situation between now and the Autumn. This is suggested by the fact that the British Ambassador at
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  • 78 25 —Reuter More Troops To Be Sent If Required. London, July 27. WHEN the new brigade arrives in Palestine in September, the Government will proceed with a scheme for restoring the influence of the Government by permanent occupation of village areas in Palestine by troops and police.
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  • 48 25 Reuter Kisumu iKenya*. July 21. A FREIGHT plane of the Atalanta class crashed early this morning six miles north of here. The machine caught tire and the crew, consisting of Captain Johnstone and First Officer Ray, and two others were killed Reuter.
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  • 170 25 -Reuter TROUBLE IN THE PROVINCES. Rangoon Calm. Rangoon. July 31. A DISTINCT improvement in the communal riot trouble in Rangoon is reported today, but the military authorities have not relaxed their control. One person was killed when mill tary and police opened fire on rioters in
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  • 62 25 Rangoon. Aug. 1. 'THE Muslim author of the book which is stated to have started the communal trouble at Rangoon, has surrendered himself to the police. The Buddhists regarded the book, which has since been banned, as an insult, and Buddhist monks led attacks on
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  • 89 25 Reuter Total casualties at Rangoon, including Insein and other subi rbs, are now 67 killed and 420 injured. Damage to property is estimated at ten lakhs of rupees. A detachment of the King’s Royal Rifles arrived at Mandalay from Maymymo, following a serious outbreak of rioting
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  • 193 25 —ruuaj iu the French Concession Aneta-Tran* Ocean Shanghai, July 24 terrorist activities against Chinese “puppet” officials appointed by the Japanese military continue in spite of the recent International Settlement warning that in future all terrorists will be handed over to the military concerned. The
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  • 936 26 PAY INCREASES AND PROMOTION. Number Of Majors To Be Augmented. QUARTER OF OFFICERS TO GO LI* IN RANK. SWEEPING changes in service conditions of com batant officers announced by the War Minister. Mr. Leslie Hore-Belisha, in the House of Commons on Thursday, will have
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  • 59 26 sidered and adjusted.—AnetaDor.ei. Tokio, July 27. JMI'KOVEMKNT of relations between Japan and (»reat Britain is impossible at present, declared the spokesman of «he Japanese Foreign Ministry. Hegarding a recent conference between the British Ambassador. Sir Robert (raigie, and the Japanesc Foreign .Minister, Ciencral I’gaki, the spokesman stated
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  • 85 26 Mr. Hore-Belisha caused a sensation in December when revolutionary changes in the constitution of the Army Council, designed to keep pace with modern warfare developments, were announced. The changes involved the resignation of three ol the four military members and their replacement by younger men. The War Minister’s
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  • 19 26 Peuter London, .July 27. Parliament will adjourn on July 29 and will re-assemble on Nov. L
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  • 260 26 Reuter. BERLIN OUTCRY. Details Of Czech Concessions. Prague, July 27. ONE of the most important provisions of the Nationalities Statute is a penalty &lt; live years' gaol for forcible denationalisation or persecution of citizens on account u: race, religion or politico] opinions. ‘The Statute, which represent* the
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  • 66 26 -Reuter. London, July 29 THE picturesque town of Falset, miles from the Ebro front, was virtually reduced to ruins as the result e: three Nationalise air raids today according to a message from Barcelona The casualties so far total 35 killed and 106
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  • 63 26 Shanghai, July 26. •pHE Japanese military auth- orities officially claim that the occupation of Kiukiang was completed early this morning, reports Reuter. The boom thrown across the Yangtse River near Kiukiang has so far effectively held up the Japanese naval advance to Hankow. Chinese reports claim
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  • 403 27 OUTCOME OF TALKS AT TOKIO AWAITED. •‘Government Considering Action,'” Says Halifax. niADli BAN SUGGESTED IN HOUSE OF LORDS. London, July 28. POSSIBILITY of British reprisals against Japan f or interference with British trade and interests in China was disclosed in the House of Lords last
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  • 110 27 the Anglo-Japanese import duties of 1911. He added that Japan was expanding her commercial shipping at the expense of the British, and that matter we should take seriously in hand by subsidies to British .hipping between India. Japan and Australia. Lord Elibank urged the Government to continue to
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  • 202 27 Expansion Ol Facilities For China? Lord Snell asked whether the Government’s decisions in respect of the proposed Chinese loan were final or whether they might be reconsidered or whether any alternative help, such as expansion of export credit facilities, wo lid be granted. Lord Crew said it seemed
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  • 114 27 Reuter. ‘•Why Should Italy Copy Germany?" Castel Gandolfo, July 29. POPE PIUS, addressing students at his summer residence, once again attacked racialism, saying:—‘‘We have to ask ourselves why Italy should have the need to copy Germany with such unhappy imitativeness. “The only way of thinking catholically
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  • 636 27 —Aneta-Trans-Ocean. Router CHINA WAR FIRST. Displeasure At “M.P. Orators.” Tokio, July 30. w JAPAN recognises all legitiJ mate interests of third parties in China, but for the time being the successful conduct of the wai must conn before all other considerations.” Thus stated the Japanese Foreign
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  • 170 27 Reuter. London, July 29. HTHE ability of the western Powers to play any effective part in China would depend primarily upon the relaxation of tension in Europe, declared Sir Frederick Whyte, who was political adviser to the Chinese National Government from 1929-32, speaking at the Liberal Party
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  • 367 28 Announcement By The Admiralty. FULL FAY FOR UNEMPLOYED OFFICERS. July 30. OFFICERS of all three Defence Services will benefit from reforms, just announced, aimed at increased pay and improved conditions of service. The Admiralty announces that as the result of an inter-departmental discussion, in which
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  • 84 28 Reuter Expected Deficit May Be Halved. Washington. July 31 sources expect that thf* United States national income for 1938 will be over $61,000,000 000. according to latest official estimates. It Is estimated that the national income lor the first six months of this y'*ar is about $30,630,000,000,
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  • 187 28 Reuter Ages For Retirement j Changed. London, July 29. IMPROVEMENTS in the scales of pay for certain officers of the Royal Air Force were announced in the Commons today. Those who will benelit are squadron leaders, wing commanders and air commodores. For wing commanders and
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  • 51 28 Reuter. Athens. July 29. CTRONG army, naval and air force •contingents have been sent to Crete to quell an armed revolt of 400 men in the town of Canea An official statement soys that order prevails in the rest of the island and in
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  • 68 28 —Reuter. Paris, July 29. THE Cabinet today spent two hours discussing passive defence and dealt with a decree aimed at modernising whole organisation of the defence of the population in wartime, based on the principle of the whole nation being armed. A new Ministry of Passive
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  • 348 28 Renter and British Wireless' Proposed New Constitution. London. July 29. ANEW constitution for Malta to supersede the present temporary regime was foreshadowed in the Commons today by Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, the Secretary of State lor the Colonies. The Government, he had now reached ertain conclusions on the
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  • 38 28 Reuter W London. July 29. ITH the expansion of anti-aircraft divisions of the Territorial Army Major General J. H. Marshall Cornwall has been appointed Deputy Chief Imperial General Staff. Anti-Aircraft Defence, with the rank of lieutenantgeneral.—Reuter
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  • 200 28 -Reuter RANGOON RIOTING CONTINUES. 3,000 Casualties In Clashes. TOUR persons were killed and 16 wounded when the military and police, for the first time since the trouble started, opened restricted fire on Friday on mobs of rioters and looters in four different parts of Rangoon. Sporadic communai
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  • 217 28 —-Reute.. PREMIERS REPLY. London, July 26. WHILE the British Government has not been able to grant or guarantee a loan to China, it does not exclude other forms of assistance, financial and otherwise, proposed by China and which are now under consideration by the Government departments
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  • 848 29 Yadi And Kamis And Goon Brothers Set All. NAKATA AGAIN VETERANS’ SINGLES CHAMPION. HEAVY rain again did its best to cancel play in the Malayan tennis championships on Monday, but several matches, including two finals were concluded late in the afternoon. j n
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  • 64 29 WINNERS of titles at last year’s championships. held at Kuala Lumpur, are as follows Men’s Singles. Chin Kee Onn. Men’s Doubles.- Goon Kok Ying and J Goon Kok Lem. Women’s Singles.---Miss D. Sansoni Women s Doubles. —Mrs. Whitchurch and Miss B. Humphrey. Mixed Doubles.—H. C. Sansoni and Miss
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  • 47 29 London. July 27. THE Stewards’ Cup .run at Goodwood over six furlongs yesterday resulted. as follows: HARMACHIS (Evans) 1 OLD RELIANCE iGardiner) 2 DAVY DOOLITTLE (Sibbritt 3 Twenty-five ran. Won by a head; two lengths. Betting 100 to 7; 9 to 1; 100 to 9.
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  • 77 29 sand spectators saw the fight.—Reutex. Seattle, July 29. A L HOSTAK knocked out Freddie Steele, world middleweight champion in the first round, winning the title in a schedule 15-round bout. Steele was three times on the canvas in quick succession and was dazed. Then a right
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  • 766 29 QUISANA, FAIR KING NEW ZEALAND SCORE DOUBLES. (From Our Own Correspondent). Penang, Aug. 1. MERRY WIDOW produced a strong finishing burst to beat a hot favourite, Ganderdown, for first place in the seventh race on the second day of the Penang races here
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  • Page 29 Miscellaneous
    • 54 29 Double Totes The first double tote paid $24 on 71 winning tickets and the second double tote $230 on eight winning tickets. The Big Sweep The draw of the big sweep, value $20,985, resulted as follows:— First ***** $9,443 Second ***** $4,721 Third ***** $2,623 Starters: *****, *****. *****. *****.
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  • 990 30 Low Scoring All Round. JANSEN TEN WICKETS, CROWDER NINE. COLONY won this year’s low scoring match with the Malay States by 57 runs. The States eleven opened their second innings with the task of making H&gt;7 to win, but were all out tor 100.
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  • 761 30 DA Y OF SMALL DIVIDENDS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, July 31. PORE GOLD caused no surprise by winning the main race on the first day’s programme on the Penang Turf Club’s Autumn meeting here Dividends were small except for two of
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  • 39 30 The Goodwood Cup run over twe miles and furlongs yesterday resulted. EPIGRAM 1 SENOR 2 VAISSEAU FANTOME 3 Betting 6 to 1: 7 to 2: 100 to h Eleven ran. Won by half a length five lengths.
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  • 57 30 Reuter. London, July 29. TPHE Australians had an easy win over Somerset by an innings and 218 runs. Somerset had made 110 in their first innings and in reply to Australia’s 464 lor six wickets, declared, made 136 In their second innings.
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  • 47 30 -Reuter. Sweansea, Aug. 1 Twenty thousand people saw Glamorgan make 148 for five before rain prevented play against the Australians today Emrys Davies made 58. In county cricket. Kent won by an innings and 108. Kent 407 (Knott 112» Hampshire 102 and 107.—Reuter.
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  • Page 30 Miscellaneous
    • 54 30 Double Totes The tirst double tote paid $180 on eight winning tickets, and the second double tote paid $95 on 17 winnin tickets The Big Sweep The draw on the big sweep poo) $25,053, resulted as follows: First: ***** Second; ***** Third: ***** Starters: *****, *****, *****, ***** *****, *****,
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  • 703 31 Yadi Beaten, Kee Onn Wins. BRILLIANT VOLLEYING DISPLAY BY SAMBOEDJO. MALAGA won the tennis match with the Netherlands Indies by three matches to two. Each side won one of the two singles matches played on the S.C.C. courts. Samboedjo Hoerip beat Yadi,
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  • 89 31 MENTION that a Malaya tennis team would visit Java next year was made by the president, Mr. J. A. Dean, at a dinner given by the Singapore Lawn Tennis Association in the Adelphi Hotel last week. Overseas competitors in the M.L.T.A. championships were the
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  • 22 31 BRYAN (right), a former Davis Cup player for Holland, and his partner Gobee (left) were beaten 17 15, 7—5 in the doubles
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  • 65 31 Berlin, July 31. /GERMANY won the final of the European zone in the Davis Cup competition. The singles matches had seen Puncec (Yugoslavia) beat Henkel and Metaxa (Germany) beat Pallada. Henkel and Metaxa beat Puncec and Kukuljevic I—6. 7—9. 7—5, 6—4. 6—4 after an Homeric struggle, to
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  • 90 31 FOLLOWING are the results of the Iskandar Cup Tennis. Perak vs. Singapore, played at Farrer Park on Sunday SINGLES. Yadi (Singapore) beat Lope &lt;Perak &gt;. 6—3, 6—1. Kamis (Singapore) beat Hussain Kamal (Perak), 6—0, 6—1. DOUBLES. Ali Piah and A. Wahab (Perak) beat H M. Sujak and S.
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  • 27 31 Montreal, July 29. JAPAN won her first match in the American zone of the Davis Cup competition, beating Canada by three matches to none.
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  • 112 31 I ATEST amendments to the classiflcation of horses and ponies have been issued by the Straits Racing Association as follows.— HORSES NEW CLASSIFICATIONS Class 1. —Double Form. Class 2.—Drator (late Saveloy). Class 3. —Oeisha Girl, Liberty, Stroll Along. DELETIONS Class 1. Cockpen. Class 2. —Keutel, Zentree
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  • 41 31 London, July 27. The Goodwood Stakes run over two miles and three furlongs resulted as follows:— NAVAL DISPLAY 1 SNAKE LIGHTNING 1 BAHUDDIN 3 Dead heat. Eleven ran. Betting 100 to 9 and 10 to 1; 4 to 1.
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  • 99 31 .—Reuter. London, July 28. IN reply to Somerset’s first Innings total of 110 the Australians made 464 for six wickets and deciared. Somerset have lost six wickets for 119 in their second innings. Bradman scored another double century, his thirteenth century of
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  • 184 31 London, July 29. /BOUNTY cricket matches concluded today resulted as follows Glamorgan won by six wickets. Sir Julien Calm’s XI 215 (Jackson 99. Matthews five for 39), and 69. Glamor Kan 210 (Dyson 110 n. 0., Walsh nine for 101) and 75 for four. Hampshire
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  • 27 32 bRADMAS and Hammond, watkinq (tut to inspect the wicket and to toss up at Leeds prior to the fourth Test match.
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  • 548 32 Bradman Has Made Most Runs. O’REILLY DOMINATES THE BOWLING. TEST match averages now that some of the players have had five and six innings and howlers have sent down a fair number of overs are beginning to even out, giving a truer perspi etive
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  • 89 32 London. July 26. JJAMMOND has accepted an Invitation to captain the M.C.C. team which will tour South Africa during the English winter. This is one more oi a senes of honours paid to Hammond this season. Ht has successful captained the Gentlemen against
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  • 144 32 London. July 27. JJOME cricket matches completed yesterday resulted as follows At Rushden. E.ssex beat Northamptonshire by seven wickets. Northants 199 and 284 &lt;Nelson 110, Ray Smith five fjr 51). Essex 376 (O'Connor 115 not out) and 110 for three wickets. Surrey beat Yorks by 262 runs. Surrey
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  • 45 32 Gothenburg, July 30. DAY MALOTI 1 of the United States. established a world record for the bOO metres of 61 5/10s. This time lowers the record held by Ben Eastman, of fche U.S.A. of 625. Five hundred metres is 546 yards.
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  • 270 32 Punai ’s Second Victory In Round- The-Island Yacht Race. TAKING 11 hours 26 minutes 82 seconds to complete the course, Mr. V C. Bath’s yacht Punai came first in the annual round-the-island yacht race. This is the second year in succession that Punai has won The race was completed in
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  • 139 32 Table Tennis. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Aug. 1. THE Malayan table tennis champion ships concluded today Wong SiK Yoon 1 Perak) won the men’s singles title and Miss F. K. Yong (Singapore* became woman champion. Results in the finals are: Men’s Singles: Wong Sik Yoon (Perak) beat
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  • The Straits Budget FINANCIAL SUPPLEMENT.
    • 669 1 1 Tin Issues Sluggish: Rubbers 1 Quiet: Industrials Steady. IfRASER AND COMPANY’S WEEKLY 1 REVIEW. a weekly report ou the share market issued at the close ot ■hi si ness on Tuesday, Fraser and ’&lt; mipany write:— 1 Owing to holidays this week’s reBport rovers
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    • 114 1 tons during the month Straits Times cable. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Aug. 2. 11/ORLI) visible supplies of tin increased by 1,9(M tons in July according to estimates compiled by A. Strauss and Co. Ltd. This company states that world visible supplies on July 31 were
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    • 373 1 DEMAND FULLY EQUALS STRAITS OFFERS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 20. market for copra appears to be in a healthier condition than for some time past. Although supplies have been coming forward freely during the past month from the Straits Settlements, as well as fropi
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    • 214 1 Singapore, Aug. 3, VI noon. Buyers Bellers Gambler 7.50 Hamburg Cube $13.50 Java Cube $11.0(* Pepper White Muntok $l3 75 White $13.25 Black $8 12'/2 Copra Mixed $3.25 Sun Dried $3 55 Tapioca Small Flake $3 tP; Fair Flake $3.0«, Medium Pearl $3.30 Small Pearl $3.71 Jeiotong.
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    • 41 1 G 281,919,838 a year ago.—British Wirolcss. London, Aug. 2. pXCHEQULR returns show total ordinary revenue amounts to 195.678.770 against £199,547,625 a year ago. The total expenditure, less sell* balancing items, is L 319,186.724 against C 281,919,838 a year ago-British
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    • 56 1 Date Spot Auk. Sept. Oct.-Dec. Jan.-Mar. Apr.-June London July 28 26Ti 27 27 1 2728 28', 7 13 16 28 26 ft 26', 27 27, 28 ‘i 28\ 7 13 16 Aug. 2 25 7 /h 26 26», 26'. 27 K 27--3 26‘i 26 H 26
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    • 1017 2 System Eventually To Cover All Perak Towns. TARIFF REDUCED TO ENCOURAGE CONSUMPTION. ADDRESSING shareholders at the annual meeting of Kinta Electrical Distribution Co. Ltd. in Ipoh on Monday. Col. C. Rae, the chairman, said: The accounts show that all the available lands of the company
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    • 76 2 'THE total revenue of the F.M.S. Rail 1 ways collected in June was $1,139,195 compared with $1,393,673 in June 1937. The total revenue for the first half of this year is $7,814,695 which compares with $8,141,409 in the first hall of 1937. Of the June revenue $392,292
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    • 477 2 “GENERAL OUTLOOK MOST FAVOURABLE.” STANTON NELSON’S REVIEW. IN a weekly report on the rubber market issued at noon on Friday, Stanton Nelson and Co. Ltdwrite The decision taken by the International Rubber Regulation Committee to postpone an announcement regarding the October December quot a was in accordance
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    • 40 2 •THE estimated total exports from Malaya, of tin and tin-in-ore oa.sod on an assay value of 75.5 per cent,., i n July are 3,500 tons, according to the Controller under the Tin and 'Pin-ore &lt; Pestrietion &gt; Enactment.
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    • 277 2 LEWIS AND PEAT’S REPORT. IN a weekly report on the rubtx?; market, issued at noon on Friday, Lewis and Peat 'Singapore! Ltc write:— Why no decisions with regard to thlast quarter of this year by the I.HR c at their meeting last Tuesday should have been treated
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    • 170 2 342 Tons Sold On Wednesday. T'HE Singapore Chamber of Com merce Rubber Association held its 1392nd auction on Wednesday when there was catalogued 1.409.364 1b &lt;629 18 tons) of which 955.910 1b &lt;426 75 tons) was olTered and 766.94"; lb. &lt;342.39 tons) was sold. London spot 7
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    • 97 2 r\URING the week ending July 1938. exports of tinned pineapples lrom Malayan ports amounted to &gt;44.01 eases, of which: 29.587 f 67 per cent cases were to the United Kingdom, 1.0“ per cent.) cases to the Continent 1 Europe. 0.865 (16 per cent.) cases Canada, and
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    • 1275 3 NEW DREDGES FOR RAWANG TIN KUALA KAMPAR. Large Transfers To Reserves And For Depreciation. SMALL ADDITIONS TO ACREAGE: ROAD AND RIVER DEVIATION. THK annual reports of six tin-producing companies in the I Anglo-Oriental (Malaya) Ltd- group were issued last ek. The annual meetings of Rawang Concessions, Rawang Tin Fields and
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    • 141 3 £50,000 ISSUE ON BONUS TERMS. From Our Own Correspondent &gt; London, July 25. AN issue ot 50.000 £1 shares to existing shareholders on bonus terms is announced by the Kuala Lumpur Rubber Co., Ltd. today. The issued price is 22s.* 6d.. payable on application, and holders of
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    • 52 3 Amsterdam. July 20. ■"PHE Netherlands Indian Bauxite Exploitation Company (Billiton concern) will according to the Netherlands Indian Press, probably make important shipments of bauxite to Japan on behalf of a large new aluminium factory to be established in Japan. It will have a capacity ol 50.000
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    • 190 3 POOR OUTLOOK. GOVERNMENT NOT TO EXPLOIT FIELDS. Amsterdam, July 18. THE Dutch Government, in a memorandum regarding a Bill to grant oil concessions in Western Java to the Royal Dutch Petroleum Company states that Government exploitation of oilfields is undesirable in view of the many
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    • 186 3 Good Demand At Auction. IN a weekly report on the rubber market issued on Thursday, Guthrie and Co. Ltd. write:— During the period under review the undertone of the market has been strong and values have shown a steady daily improvement. The I.R.R.C. meeting on Tuesday
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    • 106 3 Krm-fil Of Pari. Amsterdam, July 24. Netherlands Indian trade with the United States in 1937 has been larger than in any year since 1930. In 1932 Netherlands Indian exports to the United States amounted to only $30,000,000; in 1937 its value rose to $115,000,000.
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    • 273 4 Straits Times cable. 28 Per Cent. In First Half Of 1938 From 1937. STOCKS RISE SLIGHTLY IN JUNE: EXPORTS WELL BELOW QUOTA. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, duly 30. WOULD absorption of rubber in the first half of this year was no less than
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    • 172 4 Dr. Marl l’lra*&lt;*(l \N ills Su«:ar Dari. Amsterdam. Jun IT RI1VAS. the Java sugar selling agency. has lurther raised tie prices ol sugar destined lor ports east of the Suez Canal by 10 cent,- per 100 kilo grams and of those tor ports west ot Suez b\
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    • 86 4 QCEAN shipments ol rubber lrom all v Malayan ports in July totalled MOT!) tons, compared with 42.258 tons in June, states the Registrar-General ot Statistics. This brings the total shipments iroin January to July to 224.138 tons against 37.) 1 3!» tons in tlie corresponding
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    • 416 4 AT the request *'l Messrs. Shearn and Delamore. advocates and solicitors Kuala Lumpur, we reproduce 1 a letter Irom Mr. J. G. Hay to the I. oj tie Financial Times together with an editorial note which appeared iii that journal on July 18.
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    • 293 4 DEBENTURE INTEREST REDUCED. «From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 26. THE Intention ol the directors ol the Tavoy Tin Dredging Corporation to submit a capital scheme to the shareholders in September was announced by the chairman of the company. Mr. J Ivan Spens, at yesterday’s
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    • 177 4 purrhases of gold and dollars Reuter Kurope Still INer\oit$. London. Aug. 2. ANY idea that Continental nervous ness due to the situation in Central Europe would be allayed by recent developments were rudely shattered this morning when an avalanche ot gold-buying orders descended on the
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    • 60 4 r l HE value the &gt;1 imported into tlie United Kingdom in the four days to midday, July 25. is declared bv the Customs at £960,280. Exports from the U K were £536.087. There were in-shipment i of £433,500 ami £409.170 from India and Australia respectively. The outgoing
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    • 447 4 r.S.A. USES 12 PEK cent. less. JAPAN AND RUSSIA TAKE MORE. A CCORDING to the July Bulleiij, of Hie International Tin search and Development Council issued by the Hague Statistical Office, world apparent consumption of tin in the first five months of 1038 was G9,800 tons,
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    • 166 4 Amsterdam July 'i: TTHE plan to exchange shares betwo--1 the Consolidated Tin Smelters unc the Dutch Metallurgical Works (Bidton group), which was announced r* cently has made an excellent impnv sion in Holland according to the Fin ancial Times. No cash deal is involved in tin
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    • 1198 5 Issued By Fraser And Co., EXCHANGE AND STOCK BROKERS. Singapore, August 3, 10 a.m. I MINING. I Buyers Sellers I l ue ;mat Tin 4/- 4/6 I Kumbang 4ral Malay 44/; 4 8/;»- c d I (&gt;r Hitani 24/9 25/9 I u-inmut*" 6 *lo/- I Burma Malay
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    • 156 5 FRASER COMPANY LIST OF CURRENT DIVIDENDS. [9 Singapore, Aug. 2. 5 p.m. [1 flnanrla fa Rooltf ro,a ol 1 Oivioen*’ Clase Date K\ un &lt;rai m ®avabU Oat* in'* Kustr anR 6d Nc 62 July 29 ■i or -Z 9d div 3d bonus Aug. 5 July 30 10% h ,n
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    • 597 5 London Exchange Prices On July 26. Allagar (2/) 1/0%; Alor Pongsu «2/) 2/; Anglo-Malay 10/; Ayer Kuning 25/7 Vi; Badenoch 20/3; Bagan Serai 17/6; Bahru fSel.) (2/) 2/1 Vi; Banteng 13/9; Batang (2/) /9; Batu Caves 16/3; Batu Tiga 27/0; Bekoh (2/) 1/0%; Bertam Con (2/) 3/1%: Bldor
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    • 337 5 Small Losses In Rubbers. London, Aug. I TTHE following are today s closing middle prices on ».he London Stock Exchange: Shares ol tt denomination unless otherwise stated: V rater day Rise nr (•'ah Con version loud our 1044-64 114% funding Loan 4 o.c 1960-90 114% War Loan
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    • 160 5 London Exchange Prices On July 26. Ampat (4/) 3/9; Anglo-Burma (5/) 13/3; Ayer Hitam (5/) 1 7/32; Bangrin 1 1/16; Oopeng Com. (5/) 9/6; Hongkong (5/&gt; 1 3/32; Idris (5/) 7/3; Ipoh (16/) 1 9/32; Jelapang 30/9; Kampong La n jut 19/; Kamunting (5/) 9/9; Kepong 19/32; Killinghall
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    • 20 5 July 28 Tin. S’pore Price $98.50 per picul 29 98.62 H Aug. 2 97.37 S 3 9800
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