The Straits Times, 8 May 1936

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    51 1 SINGAPORE: 140. CECIL ST. ('PHONE 6471). KUALA LUMPUR 25. JAVA ST. (PHONE ***** The Straits Times [SBTABLISHKD NEARLY A CENTURY.] THE LARGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA. 2« i«a<;es. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, MAT 8, 1936. PRICE 10 CENTS. The Straits Times 20 PAGES SINGAPORE. FRIDAY, MAY 8. 1936. PRICE 10
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      187 1 |/^LAMPS are BRILL I A NT ECONOMICAL DURABLE BRITISH AND COILED COIL Made by the British Thomson Houston Coy., Ltd. Rugby England. Sole Agents: THE BORNEO CO. LTD. SINGAPORE PENANG IPOH KUALA LUMPUR. i^ KAjS^s^ypk HsMonw NOISELESS "TT The Perfect Portable Typewriter. Coata no more than the nsaal noiay machine,
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      91 1 LOTUS and DELTA DISTINCTIVE FOOTWEAR s*^ fly jP^n TWO SIZES AND i j£K i I i I llN\j O THE "KENSINGTON." A POPULAR MODEL IN RICHMOND BROWN WILLOW CALF. SEMI POINTED TOE, BROAD TREAD, LIGHTLY PUNCHED TOE CAR MEDIUM WEIGHT ENGLISH LEATHER SOLES HEELS; Price $9.75 Per Pair SINGAPORE KUALA
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      12 1 Daisy 15, ORCHARD ROAI for BOOMUETS BASKETS WREATHS Phone 4097 (Amber Mansions)
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    SUBSCRIPTION RATES;
    37 2 Note. —Oolstatlon cheques should Include the osoal bank discount. Monthly )uarl<TlT Half Yearly rearly Singapore Within Outside Without Malaya Malaya Portage 3.00 4.00 2.50 I 8 50 $12.00 7.50 tn.M nceo $15.00 $34.00 $40.00 $30.00
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
    11 2 DR. and MRS. P. S. HUNTER, s.s. 'Carthage' p.p-c.
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  • Obituary
    DEATH
    45 2 IESTANA.— At the General Hospital, Singapore on May 7, 1936, Maria Johana the dearly beloved wife of Mr. P. A. Pestana of the Assessment Department, Singapore Municipality. Aged 27 years. The funeral took place at the Bidadarl Cemetery this morning. Bangkok papers please copy.
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      526 2 SITUATIONS VACANT When applying for any position advertised In these columns send copies of testimonials. Do not send orifinals. JAG A wanted for a British concern. Only men who are. highly recommended as hard working and strict in carrying out instructions need apply 580, Straits Times. WANTED RES. SUPT. for
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      890 2 BOARD RESIDENCE NICELY FURNISHED rooms private verandah $25— (45 per month. Board if dtslred, 3 minutes town centre. 3, Amber Mansions. METROPOLE HOTEL, Bras Basah Road Mod. San. service Rooms from $49 full Board from $90 single from $160 double. Phone 7986. ATTRACT FURN. FLAT and nice room. Single from
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      846 2 miscellaneous Singapore Luggage Carrier Co. (Managers: C. Waddell St Co.) give* the cheapest baggage transport: Trunks 60 cts. suitcases 25 cents, minimum charge $1.50 reduced rates for large quantities. Furniture remove 1 effected at cheapest rates. TeL Address:— •XTTCGAGE.*' PHONE t*U or Cal? Union Batldtai. SHIPPING NOTICE i DU. LALANDIA,
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      887 2 AUCTION NOTICE ATTRACTIVE AUCTION SALE Of excellent design, oak -stained Sc waxpolished teak household furniture of every description comprising well-made handsomedeslßn teak Sitting, Dining Sc Bedrooms' suites, H.M.V. gramophone, crockery, glassware, cooking utensils etc. etc. To be held at No. 312, River Valley Road On Sunday 10th May 1936 at
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      636 2 PUBLIC NOTICES LUKUT TIN DREDGING LTD. (Incorporated in the F.M.S.) NOTICE is hereby given that the Share Transfer Books of this Company will be closed from Monday, May 11, to Friday, May 15, 1936 both days inclusive for the preparation of warrants in payment of a second Interim Dividend of
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      309 2 BUSINESS CARDS. Etq MASSAGE HALL MANICURE AND MASSAGE Mr*. HARU and Mlsa riANA 60. WATERLOO STREET, Telephone 7467. WAYWARD YOUTH The work of a wise and experienced teacher, a pioneer in the field of child psychology, it conveys a sense of understanding and sound practicality which will gire confidence to
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      638 3 P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR IMS. (Incorporated tn England.) VIAIL PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL 8 N. CO UNDEE CONTRACr WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT. LONDON AND FAR EAST MAR. SERVICE. OUTWARD FROM LONDON FOR CHINA AND JAPAN. Due Tonnage Spore. 1936 SOUDAN 6.500 May 8 RANPURA 17.000
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      618 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS. (NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA; GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LTD. (Incorporated in Japan) TO LONDON. Marseilles, London. Antwerp, Rotterdam and Middlesbrough. Vessels Tonnage Due Sail lIAKUSAN MARU 10.500 May 14 14 HARUNA MARU 10,500 May 27 28 5 KATORI MARU 10.000 June 10 11 tj KASHIMA MARU
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      596 3 IF I I zfl PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICE. BANGKOK LIN* Luxurious One Class Mctorshlpo Most Cabins have adjoining private bath. Excellent Cuisine. FOR MARSEILLES. LONDON. ROTTERDAM. HAMBURG AND COPENHAGEN. From Prom From From Spore Malacca Port Penang M.S. Sham LALANDIA 26/5 26/5 27/5 29/5 JUTLANDIA 16/6 16/6 17/6 198 MEONIA
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      244 3 B. I. S. N. CO., LTD. (Incorporated la England) APCAR LINE. FOB nON'G KONG, AMOY. SHANGHAI, MOJI KOBE AND OSAKA s.s. SIRDHAHA 8.003 May 21 3 p.m. Excellent modern accommodation for first and second class passengers. Special bollda) return tickets interchangeable with P. O. S. N. CO.. Issued at cheap
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      1160 3 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE (Ocean The Hoa Khlow Steamship Cm. (198 X) LM. Steani Ship Co. Ltd.. and China Mutual The Cunard White Star Ltd. Steam Navigation Co.. Ltd.) The Sarawak Steamship Co., Ltd. The Straits Steamship Co., LM. The Australian Oriental Line LM. The China Navigation Co.. LM. The
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  • SHIPPING & MAILS.
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      MAILS EXPECTED.
      164 4 Mails from Europe, etc., (London) expected May 8 by air (Imperial) will be delivered to boxholders at 7 p.m. General delivery of letters tomorrow at 8.25 p.m. Mails from Europe (London mails) expected May 9 by Evening Train will be delivered to boxholders on May 10 at 9
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      CABLE TIMES
      45 4 The Eastern Extension Telegraph Co. announces that the transit time on full rate telegrams from Singapore to London yesterday were as follows: Telegrams handed In up to 5 p.m. 1 minute; 5.30 p.m. 6 minutes; 6 p.m. 1 minutes; 6.30 p.m. 3 minutes.
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      PASSENGERS BY AIR.
      123 4 I Arrived from N.E.I, by KNILM -plane PK-AFL— May 5. Mr. StofTels, Mr. Cormell. Left for N.E.I, by KNILM-plane PKAFL—May 6. Dr. Hesllnga, Mr. Dalgarno, Mr Plnson, Mr. Mayfach, Mr. Bartlett, Mr. Gutwlrth. Mr. Gossele. Arrived from N.E.I, by KLM plane Nachtegaal— May 6. Mr. L. J.
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      ERU TIN LTD.
      28 4 An Interim dividend of four-and-one-sixth p-jr cent., tax tree, has been declared payable on May 22 In respect iof the year ending June 30, 1930.
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      SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
      333 4 Today. Bengkalii. P. de Kock. Padang. Pakan Baroe. Slak St S. Pandjang (Ampang) I pjn. Trengganu (generally) Besut. Dungun, Kemaman Kemasek Aing Lecng 3 p.m. Java. South West-Sumatra. S.-East Borneo. Celebes, Moluccas Sc T. Dilly (Kola TJandi) ..4 p.m. Sarlkel and Slbu (Angby) ..4 p.m. Aden (By
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      FROM MALACCA.
      214 4 Malls will close at Malacca as follows: Saturday, May 9. Medan (via Penang) by air (Netherlands) ..1.15p.m. Persia, {Amsterdam and tLondon (via Penang) by air (Netherlands) ..I.ls pjn. Java and Southern Sumatra (Slnga-pore-Batavla) by air (Netherlands) < pjn. Kenya, Uganda, Tanganyika, Northern and Southern Rhodesia and South Africa
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      FROM KUALA LUMPUR.
      143 4 Mails will close at Kuala Lumpur as follows: .Tomorrow Modan (via Penang) by air (Netherlands) 7 pjn. Iran. (Formerly Persia) s Amsterdam b 'London by air (Netherlands) 7 pjn. Kenya, Uganda, Tanganyika, Northern and Southern Rhodesia and South Africa by air (Imperial) ..8.15 a.m. Sunday. May 10.
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      CLEARANCES
      42 4 May 6: Shiklaan Maru (Jap.); Ursula Rickmers (Ocr); Bencleuch, Gleniffer, Meran. Sin Aik Lee (Brit.). May 7: Sin Kheng Seng. Gemas, Jerantut. Rajula. Talma, Scott Harley, Kedah. Hong Kheng. Karagola <Brlt.); Tomohon, Reynst. Tinombo. Buykes, Aldegonde, Kepah (Dot.); China Maru (Jap.)
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      LAHAT MINES LTD. Distribution of 15 Per Cent.
      234 4 LAHAT MINES LTD. Distribution of 15 Per Cent. The report of the directors of Lahat i Mines Limited shows that the Income from tribute and sundry items at the mine was £11.799. Interest and dividends received amounted to £1,560 and: sundry items brought the total income to £13,376. The expenditure
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      ANGLO BURMA TIN CO., LTD
      51 4 The directors of An?io Burma Tin I Co. Ltd. have declared an interim divi dend of 10 per cent, (sixpence per share), less tax at 3 lid. In respect of the year ending June 30. 1936, payable on May 21 to ?hareho'ders registered on May
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      ORIENTAL TELEPHONE AND ELECTRIC.
      39 4 A final dividend of eight per cent.. free of tax. making 12 per cent., free of tax, for the year on ordinary shares has been proposed in respect of the year ended Dec. 31, 1936
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      KAMPONG KAMUNTING TIN.
      43 4 The directors of Kampong Kamuntlng Tin Ltd. have declared an Interim dividend of 10 per cent, and a bonus of five per cent, in respect of the year ending Dec. 31, 1936 payable in Taiplng and Sydney on May 29.
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      GOODYEAR TYRE (GREAT BRITAIN) LTD.
      55 4 The company has given notice that, in addition to repay men: on Aug. 1, next of the six and a half per cent, debenture stock drawn for redemption at 102 per cent., the remaining £275- 850 of the stock will be repaid at 105 <
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      JAPAN INCREASES PRICE OF GOLD.
      44 4 Tokio, May 6. The Ministry of Finance has anncunced, through the Bank of Japan, an increase in the purchase price of i gold from three Yen nine sen to three l Yen fifty sen per gramme. Aneta- Domei. r
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      STERLING RUBBER COMPANIES.
      222 4 Dividends Proposed For 1935. BATU MM AM. RUBBER CO. LTD. The directors have declared an interim dividend of two-and-a-half per cent, for the year ending June 30, 1936. payable on May 15. BUKIT SEMBAWANG RI'KHKK CO. LTD. A dividend of four per cent, for the year ended
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      FOREIGN LOANS FROM BRITAIN.
      63 4 No Change Contemplated In Restrictions. London. May 7. The Chancellor of the Exchequer was questioned In the House of Commons regarding the committee appointed to advise him on the restrictions on foreign burrowing, and in course of his reply he stated "I have not at present
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      AUSTRAL MALAY TIN.
      124 4 The acting secretarj of Austral Malay Tin, Ltd., reports the following outputs ol aaoclated companies for April. KAMPONG KAMUNTING TIN DREDGD*O, LTD. (KARANGAN), "hours run 630, ruble yards treated 120.000, total piculs 657, aett value $40 734 ASAM KUMBANG TL'I DREDGING. LTD. hours run 582. cubic yards
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      AUSTRALIA AND MANDATES.
      243 5 NEW GUINEA "NOT WORTH A WAR." In spite of the speech by Sir «j orse I Pearse. former war-time Minister, rujgardlng Germany's calm to roloni.s in connection with her Enropcan ;j?ace plan, Australian opinion is by tut means unanimous that a redistribution of mandates giving Germany colonial
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      NEWS AGENCIES TO AMALGAMATE.
      115 5 Nippon Dempo Merging 1 With Domei. A report on the forthcoming amalgamation of the Domei and Nippon Dempo News agencies. Japan's leading i iternational news distributing organs, was made to the Cabinet by Mr. K. Tanomogi, Minister of Communications, who informed his colleagues that the Nippon
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      518 4 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. (Incorporated in P.M.8.) LLOYDS AGENTS:— BOOKING AGENTS, F M.S. RLTS. AND SIAM STATES RAILWAYS. TELEPHONE: freight 5433—Pasaaft 5431. CAN ADIA N PAC IF I C STEAMSHIPS, LIMITED. (Incorporated in England) REDUCED FARES SINGAPORE/ EUROPE First class from £105-10-2 Second class from 71- 7-8 REDUCED AROUND THE WORLD
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      307 4 McALISTER CO., LTD. AND REDUCED (incorporated tn Btraßa SettleuieniM EIIERMAN BUCKN4LL ISTHMIAN STEAMSHIP STE4MSHIP CO.. ITD. COMPANY. (incorporated tn Escland) (incuroontea tn 0.8 A.) -ELLERMAN" UNE FOR RAVRK. iONr.ni BOSTON. NEW TOHK A BALTIMORE FOR HAVRE. LONDON. y^ CA PE OF GOOD HOiK ROTTERDAM HAMBCCG. Ox f g,,,,. Via Port,
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      243 4 Malayan Meteorological Service THE SINGAPORE HARBOUR Da*ly Weather Report. BOARD. Station* rfesteraay t*st Friday, May 8. night shipc aJoorride the Wharves or expected to Max. Rainfall Bright Mln. rrtve Entrant ump. Ins Sunshine temc Godown Gate h East Wharf Op ten Noort 20 1 af Main Wharf Soudan 14 3
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      353 4 TIDE TABLE. SINGAPORE Today. H. W. 12.05 p.m. 7.9 ft.; 11.37 p.m. 8.8 ft. L. W. 5.31 a.m. 0.4 ft.: 5.35 p.m. S.3 ft. Saturday, May V. H. W. 13.37 p.m. 7.8 ft.; 11.57 p.m. 8.9 ft. L. W. 6.04 a.m. 0.3 ft.; 5.58 p.m. 3.5 ft. Sunday. May 10.
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      243 5 RUSH! YES! RUSH TO THE BRITISH TRADE FAIR FOR! I m^m m MW THE KING OF REX records! This truly wonderfully valued, IOOCo British Made Record has met with anotner RE- MARKABLE SUCCESS, judging from the demands at the British Trade Fair, Stand Nos. 59 and 60. Crowd after crowd
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  • LATEST LOCAL STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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      AROUND THE MARKETS.
      342 6 Rubber Prices Continue To Weaken. From Our Financial Correspondent. Singapore, May 8. The raw rubber market again weakened yesterday on liquidation, and this morning is lower in sympathy with the fall in the other markets. At these lower levels, however, sellers are reserved and a fair buying
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      PRODUCE.
      95 6 Singapore, May 8, 12 noon. Buyer, Seller Gambler 5 75 Java Cube 8 75 Hamburg 10 50 White Muntok Pepper 16 50 Black Pepper 8 50 White Pepper 16 qq •Sundried Ccpra 4 60 Mixed Copra 4.30 Small rlake Tapioca 4 50 Fai, -i£.({o Houi Fair Flake Tapioca 4
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    • STOCKS AND SHARES.
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        MINING.
        586 6 uc Y1U ft Co. Lyall fc Bvatt Buyera Sellers Buyers Seilers 4/- Ampat Tin 5/3 5/9 5/6 6/0 Asam Kumbang 28/9 30/6 28/3 29/6 £1 Austral Malay 58/6 59/9 58/- so/ 5 i- A y«H"tam 14/6 I™ u/_ g£ 1 Ayer Weng 1 65 i 75 1 £1 Bangrtn
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        GENERAL.
        411 6 2 2 Alex Brick Ord. 1.20 1.30 120 1 30 2 2 do 7% Prefs 155 160 155 1 sou. 10 wS 1.00£1 £1 B. A. T 6.1.6 6.6.0 626 676 in r o- Broadc as" n e012'/2dis0.05dis 0.05 dls par c? B. M Trustee 6.00 6.50n. 6.00 550
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        DEBENTURES AND LOANS.
        167 6 oAnoAX-UKJi MUNICIPAL 6% 1901 red. 1940 S400.000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 108 *V X 1907 red. 1947 $1,300,000 Int. Mar. 31 Sept. 30 112 4V 2 1909 red. 1955 $1.000 000 Int Mar. 31 Sept. 30 118 4% 1913 red. 1963 J2.000.000 Mai. 31 Sept. 30
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        RUBBER SHARES.
        371 6 •Shares are SI unless otherwise stated) lodays Prices AHenby \g ?ff Alor r,ajah 100 1.10 1 00 1 10 Amal Malay ($2) 3.30 3.40 3 30 340 Ayei Hitam 1.35 i. 4 5cd 1.35 145 Ayer Molek 0.90 1.00 0.95 100 Ayer Panas 1.45 1.55 1.45 155 I
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      EXCHANGES.
      225 6 rhe following are the exchange ratea '-his morning accordUix to the dally -ircuiar issued oy the Hong Kong and Snanenai Banning: Corporation: SEI.LI.NO London, 4 months 1 sight 2/4 3/32 I London. 3 months' sight 2/4 3/32 j London. GO days' sight 2/4 1/16 I London. 30 days' sight
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      CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
      83 6 Noon, May 8. Huyers. Sellers. No. 1 X. R. S. S. in cases (F. 0.8.) May 25>/ 8 25>4 Good F. A. Q. in cases (F. 0.8.) May 25 25i/ 8 No. 1 X. R. S. S. (Spot loose) Awardable Singapore 25 2514 June 25Vi
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    STOCK EXCHANGE.
    362 6 I 1 »■■>!■ M* 7. lJstf wUHt wkMle prices on tb* London Stock exchange: Bhares of fl denomination unless otherwise stated. Tcttar- Rise Conversion i^omn. 6 p.c. 1944-M .*****.......... 118*4 FUndlne Loan, 4 p.o. 19*0-90 J17,/ war Loan 3tt p.c 106% 4-w StralU 6 p.c. 1936-S1 IX$ Com.
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    EXCHANGES
    100 6 London, May 7. Paris 75 29 64 Athens 523 sellers New York 4 96 r Bucharest 673 sellers Montreal 4.96 T Rl 0 41/ I Brussels 29 20 sellers official I G«neva 15.30' i Belgrade 219 Amsterdam 7.35 3uenos Aires unquoted 1 Milan 63' 4 Montevldeoo 39'; ff I
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    REDUCED NATIVE RUBBER DUTY.
    30 6 Bat?. via. May 7. The export duty en native rubber will be reduced from 35 to 34 guilders per 100 kilograms as irom May 8 Reuter.
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    LUKUT TIN DREDGING.
    33 6 The output from LuUut "*in Di-d-hv lot the month of April was 230 plci:'s. of'oro rive days were last on account of a broken ladder pivot shaft and boiler clenninj.
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    LONDON TIN AND RUBBER.
    318 6 BOLIVIA AND HER ARREARS. Messrs. William Jacks and Co 1* their Foresight Saga of Apr. 90 write: Although world trade Is still almost w great a problem as the present *orld political situation. Industry la :he British Empire and the USA continues to prosper, and undei
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    SINGAPORE RACES.
    115 6 The orier of running and scratching^ for tomorrow, the first day of the Singapore Turf Club Summer (Governor's Cup) meeting, were issued at noon today as follows: 1. Horses, Classes 2, div. 4— Nil 2. Horses, Class 2. div. 3— Court Martial. 3. Ponies, Class 1, div. 2
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    APRIL CROPS.
    25 6 The crop of rubb3r harvested during *pril by Henrtetfa Rubber Estate was «,200 lb., and by Sungei Mata:>g Rub'er Estate 28 500 lb.
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      25 6 ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE. (Incorporated in l-.nulnnd A.D. 1720) FIRE MARIKE LIFE, MOTOR CAR NORKMEN'S COMPENSATION. Branch Office for Malaya. Chartered Bank Chambers. Singapore. APB 1.
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      27 6 ORANGE PEKOE PERAK TEA 60 cts. per 1 lb. packet 32 I lb. I lb. Obtainable from all first class dealers DISTRIBUTORS McALISTER CO.. LTD. (and reduced)
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  • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
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      AUSTRAL MALAY GROUP OF TIN MINES. Results For 1935 And Prospects For 1936.
      2774 7 AUSTRAL MALAY GROUP OF TIN MINES. Results For 1935 And Prospects For 1936. The reports of the directors of the tin dredging companies that are under the general management of Austral Malay Tin were issued rece ntly. Extracts from the reports are given below. These companies are, like Austral Malay,
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      LONDON MARKET REPORT
      216 7 Messrs. Malcolm Bcwlcy And Son In their report of Apr. 24 write Copper. A steady Improvement has been maintained in spite of considerable liquidation of speculative accounts. The higher levels are due to an imi provement in the continental consump- tlve demand. A further decrease of 650
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      KATU TIN DREDGING.
      39 7 During April the dredje ran 598 hours; treated 140.000 cubic yards and recovered 470 plculs of tin ore at an estimated cost of r $12,700 equivalent to a cost per cubic yard r of 9.07 cents.
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      606 7 BANKING. HONC KONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. (Incorporated in the Colouy of Hong Kong.) The liability at members is limited to U>« extent and In manner prescribed by Ordinance No 6 of 1929 of the Colony. Authorised Capital 550.000.000 Issued and Fully Paid- Dp $20,000,000 Rtstvp Funds Btnllng 6.500.000 Hor.g Rons
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      430 7 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK Ol? 1 INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. (Incorporated tn Eneland by RovaJ Charter 1853) Paid Op Capital in BuO.ooo snares of U eacb f3.000.000 Reserve Pund £3.000.000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors COUOJMO HEAD OFFICE: XS. BUhoo&gate. London, EC. I. Alor Stai Hong Kong Saigon AmrlUar *****0 Bemarang Bangkok
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    64 8 King Farouk, who has succeeded at the age of 16 to the throne of Ef7»t on the death of ha fathet Kin* Fuad, left Victoria Station for Cairo. Accompanied by his Co iiptrolk-r and his members of the staff, he was seen off by the Duke of Kent. This photo
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    DEFENCE FORCES OF DOMINIONS.
    255 8 Statement In House Of Commons. London, May 5. The Dominions Secretary, Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald, replying to a question in the House of Commons as to the manner in which the Dominions were expanding their defence forces, said with regard to Canada that he understood the
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    15 8 The French Government is understood to hare decided to remain in office until June 1.
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    NEW JAPANESE FOREIGN MINISTER OUTLINES POLICIES
    351 8 NOT TO FOLLOW THE THREE POINTS. Tokio, Apr. 3. Mr. Hachlro Arlta, retiring Ambassador to China. w:.o was yesterdayInvested as Foreign Minister, will not rigidly follow the three-point programme of his predecessor. Mr. K. Hirota, hut will be guided by the actual situation in
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    WAFD VICTORY IN ELECTIONS.
    59 8 Cairo, May 5. The elections have resulted in an overwhelming victory for the Wafd (the extreme Nationalists) who have secured 163 seats in the Chamber against 54 for all the six other par'les combined The elections proceeded smoothly throughout the country and aroused little excitement since
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      373 8 Broadcasting. EMPIRE STATION. TODAY TRANSMISSION 1. The following frequencies will be used: GSN 11.82 Me (25.38 m I GSB t.Sl Men (31.55 ml. 1.2* p.m.— A Studio Concert by Empire Artints. IJnila Parker i Australian Soprano). Hubert Ennor {Australian Baritone). Helen Irvine (New Zealand Pianist). Linda Parker: Rose Softly Blooming
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      961 8 Boy Wonder. Dialogue by S. E. Reynolds Produced by Cc«U Madden. 18 05 p.m.— Talk: "Ufta| In the Past.** 10 20 p.m. A Symphony Concert. The BBC Midland Oroheotra; leader, Alfred Cave; conducted by Leslie Beward. Symphonic Poem, Richard III (Smetana) Symphony No. 1 In C: (1) Allegro vivo (3)
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      698 8 struments. Arranged and conducted by Paul Stem. 4.50 p.m.— Newi aad Economic Review t» English. 5.05 p.m.— "Till Eulenspfcier A Play about that Lovable Rascal by Eduard Retnacher Manacement: E. Kurt Fischer. 05 p.m.— News and Economic Review i» German. «.M p.m.Concert of Light Matlc. 7 20 p.m.— New* m
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      522 8 programmes for the week comm«BClng May 18. TOMORROW 9.20 p.m. Opening announcement. News bulletin In English. Transmission In Hindustani. C.E.T.R A Small Orchestra Light Songs. Tenor Vlncenso Tanlongo. Songs by Tostl, Dena and others. Benlamlna Mioezi (pianist) Pot-pourri from Neapolitan Songs. Liana Cortlni (soprano)) Songs by WolfFerrarl, Ocny Sadero and
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    AMY MOLLISON DOES IT.
    300 9 NEW LONDON-CAPE RECORD. "GHASTLY FLIGHT" ACROSS SAHARA. Cape Town, May 7. Mrs. Amy Mollison landed here at 4.31 p.m. local time beating the record for a solo flight from England to the Cape by 11 hours, 9 minutes. Amy's total time was 3 days, 6 hours.
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    RAFFLES LIBRARY.
    306 9 The following newly added books will be ready for issue at Raffles Library tomorrow. White Sails Crowding. Illustrated, C. M. Butlln Siamese White, Illustrated and Maps. Maurice Collis: The Son of Marietta, Johan Fabricius: The Lunatic Spy, Frank Groundsell: Diaghileff. His artistic and Private life. Illustrated, Arnold Haskell:
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    22 9 ALONE IN THE RAIN! The only visitor to brave a ratay day takes h«r chair ticket from the attendant In Hyde Park.
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    ANOTHER FLIGHT FROM FRANC
    171 9 Heavy Gold Losses By Bank BRITISH CONTROL'S NEW TACTICS London, May 7. THE flight from the franc is again assumir.g very heavy proportions. After Initial hesitation very keen bidding for sterling developed, forcing British Control to lower the peg successively several notches further. The British Exchange
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    MORE AKRON TROUBLE
    84 9 Five Men Injured In Demonstration Akron (Ohio), May 7. Labour difficulties have again arisen at the tyre factories, five men being injured after the discharge of a gun during a demonstration today. It is reported that two sections have struck. It Is understood the origin of the
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    ARGENTINE TRADE
    145 9 Britain To Negotiate A Fresh Agreement London, May 6. Britain intends to give early notice to terminate the Anglo-Argentine Trade Agreement in order to obtain complete freedom for negotiating fresh agreements, not only with the Argentine, but with the Dominions, says Reuter's Lobby Correspondent. London. May 7. The
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    30 9 The Foreign Secretary stated in re- ply to a Commons questions that the conditions generally of the Emperor of Ethiopia's stay In Palestine were under consideration by Governrnment. British Wireless.
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    INDIA & OTTAWA AGREEMENT.
    61 9 INDIA OTTAWA AGREEMENT. Britain To Negotiate New Pact. Simla. May 7. It is understood the Government of, India is giving notice almost immediately to terminate the Ottawa' Agreement, following the passing by Congress of an amendment in the Legislatlve Assembly at the end of March urging such termination. It is
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    JAPANESE PRESSURE.
    42 9 Peiping, May 7. The Hopei-Chahar Political Council has decreed the suspension of military training at all universities and schools here and has ordered the! military instructors to leave Peiping Immediately. The move is reported to be due to Japanese pressure—Reuter.
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    STOMACH SUFFERER SINCE CHILDHOOD.
    198 10 STOMACH SUFFERER SINCE CHILDHOOD. To be perfectly fit and able to eat anything after over 20 years of acute stomach trouble is more than most people would dare hope for yet this has actually happened to Mr. A. C. These are his own words "I must tr 11 you how
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE. FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1936. Facing Both Ways
    764 10 The Straits Times SINGAPORE. FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1936. Facing Both Ways At the last meeting of the committee of the Straits Settlements (Singapore) Association, a resolution was passed whereby the committee dissociated itself from any interpretation of the Press of the resolution of March 30, 1936, regarding the relations of
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    A Lawyer In Mufti.
    392 10 To Mr. L. Langdon Williams' report on slum clearance there is appended an opinion by Mr. H. A. Hill, barrister and author of several books on the Housing Acts of Great Britain. In that report Mr. Hill uses an analogy which Mr. Williams repeats in his
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    MEMORIES OF MALACCA. Riotous Times in the "Planter's Arms" And Heeren Street.
    849 10 MEMORIES OF MALACCA. Riotous Times in the "Planter's Arms" And Heeren Street. I TP to 1906 there were no Europeanowned companies or estates In Malacca, the thousands of acres planted with tapioca being entirely under Chinese proprietorship. The first estate to change hands was Diamond Jubilee, which was taken over
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    No More Fiddling Under The Black Cloth. THE MODERN PRESS CAMERA.
    628 10 No More Fiddling Under The Black Cloth. THE MODERN PRESS CAMERA. TT Is not so long, in point of time, since the task of "taking a picture for the papers" was a tedious ritual. Its success or failure was a question of blending the patient immobility of the sitter with
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    NOTES Of The DAY.
    740 10 GREEN CURRY. QTUDENTS in a Kentish agricultural college have gone on strike as a protest against being asked to eat curry. This has inspired feeling comment in The Bystander as follows: "We too have met and shuddered away from the acrid, greenish mess, the soggy mcund
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    AMERICAN REARMAMENT CRITICISED.
    133 11 AMERICAN REARMAMENT CRITICISED. "Will Inevitably Mean War." DOMINATION OF j MILITARISTS. Washington, May 7. TRITICISM of American rearmament because it resulted in talk of war with Japan was made by Senator Nye in the U.S. Congress today. The Senate passed the War Department Appropriations Bill which now goes to President
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    U.S. NAVAL BILL. London Treaty To Be Ratified.
    65 11 Washington, May 7. The Senate Appropriations Committee has approved the Naval Appropriation Bill in essentially the same form as that passed by the House Committee Senator Piltman expreoStc. the opinion that the London Nave! Treaty would be approved by the Foroi<*n Relations
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    JAPAN'S "NO" TO NAVAL COMPETITION.
    113 11 Indifferent About Pacific Fortification. (Special To Straits Times) Tokio, May C. Admiral Nagano, the Navy MlntetTf. will explain in the Diet the Japanes naval plan for national defence after the termination of the naval treaties, emphasising that they have no intention of starting a naval
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    JAPAN TO RESTRICT AUSTRALIAN TRADE.
    79 11 Effect On Purchases Of Wool And Wheat. Tokio, May 7. The standing committee of the Tariff C mmission has reached agreement on the necessity of invoking the Trade Safeguarding Law against Australia to restrict imports of Australian wool and wheat, in retaliation of the st.icl
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    H. M.S. NELSON TO LEAVE GIBRALTAR.
    74 11 London, May 7. H.M.S. Nc son, flagship of the Com-mandcr-ln-Chief of the Home Fleei, Admiral Sir Roger Backhouse, willl leave Gibraltar next week for England! to give leave. She has been In the Gibraltar neighbourhood since January. H.M.S. Rodney, her sister ship, which has
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    24 11 The Osaka Chamber oi Commerce has r-c-iv?d a novel ordpr for the supp'.v of t?as masks from n firm of Antvorp rr. r-h.iriti—Aneta Domei.
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    30 11 A CHANGE mini war Pictures: a wonderful crop of daffodils rivalling the Channel Islands in the profusion of blooms is being harvested near Chichester, Sussex, within 70 miles of London.
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    ARAB STRIKE IN PALESTINE.
    155 11 GOING STRONG IN THIRD WEEK. Jerusalem, May 7. The general strike of the Arab population Is now In Its third week. The Arab strike committee has Issued a proclamation urging the strikers to stand firm until their object !s achieved, that is to say until Jewish
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    THE KING'S MESSAGE TO SIR S. BARTON.
    58 11 The Kins has sent a personal message to Sir Sydney Barton, British Minister in Addis Ababa, expressing His Majesty's appreciation of the manner in which he has discharged his responsibilities for the interests of British nationals and other foreign nationals in Abyssinia who
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    EMPIRE RADIO
    77 11 Telling England About Dominions. London, May 7. In the House of Commons, replying to a suggestion today by Capt. M. Bullock <Con.. Waterloo) that the 8.8.C. should arrange weekly talks from the capitals of tht chief Dominions, similar to the present weekly talk from Amrvrica. Mr. Baldwin said
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    CHINA'S FATE AND ABYSSINIA.
    54 11 Shanghai, May 8. Comparing Abyssinia's fate with that facing China at the hands of Japan, the Chinese press emphasises the futility of reliance on the League or oiher Powers and urges the Government to redouble Its efforts to strengthen the country's defences on the principle that
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    SAUDI ARABIA AND EGYPT.
    40 11 Cuiro, May 8. All Pasha Maher, the Egyptian Prime Minister, and the Saudi Arabia representative yesterday signed the treaty j whereby each recognises the existing regime of the other and agrees to exchange diplomatic repr?sentatives. Reuter.
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    37 11 The Japanese War Minister. Mr. Terauchi has decided voluntarily to submit a full ace mm of the February revolt to the Diet explaining the motive and the progress as' a result of the Incident —Aneta Domei. e
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    31 11 It is understood that M.\ Akk'< Cmama. the Japanese 'le.egat',- to t'"> trade parley :n Cairo, wiii leavs tfurtll for Tokio "because hs> pressnee ha:, bee" of little benefit." -Aneta Domei.
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    CONFUSED STATE IN NORTH.
    246 11 GRAVE ANXIETY IN NANKING. Shanghai, May 8. The confused situation in North China is causing grave anxiety in Government circles. That the Hopei-Chahar Council Is unmistakably succumbing to Japanese military pressure is generally admitted. Gen. Chiang Kai-shek, the Premier, summoned a conference last night to discuss
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    SINO-JAPANESE CRISIS AT SWATOW.
    131 11 Settlement Reported To Have Been Reached. Swatow, May 8. It Is reliably learned that a settlement has been reached In the SlnoJapanese dispute at Swatow arising from the alleged murder of a Japanese constable attached to the Japanese consular police. The terms of the settlement, however,
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    18 11 Authoritative figures put Japan's Investments in Manchukuo In the past four years at 788 million yen. —Aneta Domei.
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    SIAM'S EX-KING IN HIS NEW HOME.
    484 11 SIAM'S EX-KING IN HIS NEW HOME. £20,000 SPENT ON ALTERATIONS. PLAYS GOLF HAS SEVEN CARS. (From Our London Correspondent.) AT a country house in Surrey a young squire is entertaining two princesses, says the Sunday Express. The squire used to rule twelve million people. He is ex-King Prajadhipok of Siam.
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    STOP PRESS.
    18 11 Mussolini is expected to announce the annexation of Atnssinia after the Cabinet meeting on Saturday. —Reuter.
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    LABOUR M.P.s AND ROYAL ESTATES.
    145 11 London, May 8. The House of Commons yesterday lassed the second reading Civil List Bill md rejected by 205 vctes" to 95 the ..abour amendment asking for the urrender of the Duchies of Lancaster md Cornwall in exchange for a fixed :nrua! sum of mor.ey
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    7 11 Ex-King and Queen of Siam m London.
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    BUDGET LEAKAGE WHISPERINGS.
    126 11 BUDGET LEAKAGE WHISPERINGS. "ONE NAME AND ONE NAME ONLY." Strange whisperings are going on at Westminster about the alleged leakage of Budget secrets. And last week there was a specific reference to "one name and cne name only" as being persistently mentioned at Westminster and in the City in connection
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    FUTURE OF ABYSSINIA.
    229 11 Fascist Council To Meet. TROOPS NOW IN JIJIGA. Rome, May 7. AN extraordinary Meeting of the Fascist Grand Council has been summoned for 10 p.m. on Saturday. It Is expected the Council, which Is the only body competent to consider questions affecting Italy's fr.ntk-rs will take Important
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    FOUR FUSILIERS IN BAD CRASH.
    376 12 Car Somersaults In Bukit Timah Road. HOW he saw four sergeants of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers thrown out of a car, which turned four somersaults before landing on its hood facing the direction it had come, was related to a Straits Times' reporter by an
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    AIR-COMMODORE SMITH TO GO HOME.
    150 12 AIR-COMMODORE SMITH TO GO HOME. Successor's Name May Be Known Shortly. It is expected that the name of the- successor to Air-Commodore Sydney W. Smith, Air Officer Commanding the R.A.F., Far East, will be announced soon. Air-Commodore Smith's threeyear term ends in October. He will probably leave Singapore at the
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    RETIREMENT OF MR. C. V. BAILEY.
    53 12 Mr. C. V. Bailey, partner in Messrs. Evatt and Co. and director of a number of well-known Malayan companies, left Singapore on retirement today by the Carthage, accompanied by Mrs. Bailey. They will visit Australia before settling down in England. Mr. Bailey came to
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    CARTHAGE'S PURSER.
    102 12 Mr. William Gentry Dies In Singapore. Mr. William Gentry, purser on the P. and O. liner Carthage, which sailed for England today, died of heart failure aboard the ship last night. Mr. Gentry was 41 years old ana came from London. He was well known to Singapore travellers,
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    16 12 Miss Sanders. Matron of the Malacca General Hospital, will soon be pro ceeding Home on retirement.
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    34 12 Mannequins who will display the latest models at the Fashion Parade to be held in John Little's cafe tomorrow morning. They are Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Stewart, Mrs. Metherall and Mrs. Moseley. Straits Times Photograph.
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    MISSING $35,000 NECKLACE FOUND.
    270 12 Pearls Are Now In The Bank. 'fHE ,f>5,000 string of pearls belonging to Mrs. Rebecca Meyer, the loss of which caused Scotland Yard and Singapore detectives to carry out exhaustive inquiries in England and r here, has been found in Singapore. i The nine-day mystery of
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    VOLUNTEER AIRMEN.
    131 12 Severe Eyesight Test For] Singapore Force. Several of the recruits selected for the Stra:ts Settlements Volunteer Air Force have been rejected! after medical examination. The examination given to Volunteer! pilots Is Just a* severe as that given toJ entrants to the regular RAF. ThaJ main re&son for the
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
    77 12 Dr. and Mrs. C. T. MacCarthy will ■ieave Tatping on May 19 on transfer to Jo^ro Mr. and Mrs W. W Davidson, of Taiplng. are passengers on th? Homeward bound Carthag* Mr. and Mrs E F G. Boyd. of Austral MaUy T<n. Ltd are spend'jig I a
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    DR. HUNTER'S LEAVE.
    108 12 Singapore's Health Affairs "In Good Order." Dr. P. S. Hunter, Chief Municipal Health Officer, left for England on leave by the Carthage today. Dr. Hunter had a busy time last year In supervising the campaign against malaria. Although the incidence of malaria was high over seven or
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    SEX RATIO PROBLEM.
    288 12 Indians Who Prosper In Malaya. "DOCTRINAIRE" POLICY UNNECESSARY. The question of the sex ratio among immigrant labourers was mentioned at a recent meeting of the Planting Section of the U.P.A.M. Mr. K. P. Reynolds invited attention to one aspect of the subject, namely, the fact that a
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    THE TRADE FAIR.
    66 12 The British Trade Fair at the Great World closes at midnight tomorrow, after a most successful period of nine nights. Exhibitors are clearing their exhibited stocks at cheap prices durir.t the last "two nights. Some firms are giving away presents with articles sold. Attendances have been large
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    THE MUI TSAI COMMISSION.
    229 12 HERE ON SUNDAY. FIRST INQUIRIES IN HONG KONG. The P. and O. Ranpura. carrying the Chinese Art Treasures, will arrive in Singapore at daylight on Sunday —two days late because of her adventures at Gibraltar. The Ranpura also has on board the Mul Tsal Commission to
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    SINGAPORE III'S AT BASRA.
    90 12 Leisurely Flight To Seletar. The two Singapore 111 flying boats which left England on Apr. 29 to join Squadron FB 205 at Singapore have arrived at Basra. They flew there yesterday from a mooring station on the Euphrates. The Singapore Ill's are taking a little more
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    AIR MAIL.
    29 12 The Imperial Airways mail plane fs expected at Seletar tonight. Box holders will as usual receive their mall tonight, and general delivery will be made tomorrow morning.
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      590 12 WHAT IS ON TODAY. THK Straits Times is publishing in the days of slaves and pirates. People i his rimlv fe-j n.ro in «riv« u 6° to the Victoria Theatre all right this daily feature to ffive wnen tn;> indlIcement te oaw a— m it is in readers a comprehensive
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    BETTER WAYS OF TEACHING ENGLISH.
    1029 13 Educationist's Address In Singapore. SUGGESTIONS TO LOCAL TEACHERS. A VEXED subject in Malaya was discussed informatively by an eminent educationist, Dr. Harold Palmer, in an address on "Ref-.rmed English Teaching" in the Victoria School Hall, Singapore, last evening. He was speaking at a gathering organised
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    JOCKEY'S FUNERAL AT PENANG.
    89 13 (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang. May 8. The funeral of Jockey Callanan took place t Western Road cemetery yesterday. The cortege proceeded to the cemetery from the hospital mortuary. The Rev. Keppel Gamier officiated. The attendance was not so large as It might have been, owing
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    BENGALI GAMBLERS.
    168 13 Game Of "Pure Chance" With Cowrie Shells. Twenty-six Bengalis were charged before Mr. M. H. Blacker, in the third court. Singapore, yesterday, with gambling in a common gambling house at Serangoon Road on May G. Two of them claimed trial, while the rest pleaded guilty Inspector Such, In
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    OPIUM AT SELETAR.
    134 13 Sentences On Chinese Arrested At Docks. Pleading guilty to two charges of being In possession of 48 tahils of opium and 140 tahils of non-govern-ment chandu, two Chinese named Wong Tai and Slav Joo. who were arrested at the Naval Docks, Seletar. lor. May 2, were sentenced
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    BUS STOP ACCIDENT.
    87 13 Elderly Chinese Has Leg Crushed. An elderly Chinese who only recently arrived in Singapore from China had his leg crushed between a trolley bus and the banking of a drain at the bus terminus In Tanjong Pagar Road, opposite Boustead Institute, yesterday evening. He was taken to
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    FEDERAL COUNCIL.
    34 13 The next meeting of. the Federal Council will be held at Kuala Lumpur on Thursday. June 18, at 10 a.m. There will be no ceremonial opening and uniform will not be worn.
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    35 13 Mr. C. H. Fenncr. a Police Probationer, Is a patient In Bungsar Hospital. Kuala Lumpur. It Is understood that he is suffering from a slight heart strain. Mr Fenner only recently came out from England.
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    QANTAS SERVICE IN DEMAND.
    226 13 Australians More Airminded. Mr. Hudson Fysh, managing director of Qantas Empire Airways who was reported in the Straits Times left Singapore for Australia by air yesterday in company with Major Brackley Air Superintendent for Imperial Airways is very pleased with the prospects resulting from the duplication
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    RUBBER FOR ROADBUILDING.
    127 13 Results Of Singapore Test In 1935. The rubber carpeting made from Tilde larex and laid at Raffles Place in 1932 was given a coat of asphalt emulsion curing last year, but otherwise it received no attention, states the annual report of the Municipal Engineer's Department. By arrangement
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    MINIMUM DAILY WAGE OF 50 CENTS.
    93 13 Paid To The Municipal Coolies. The minimum rate of wages paid to coolies employed by the Idunicipal Engineer's Department during 1935 remained the same as that adopted on Sept. 1, that is, 50 cents daily with free housing in Municipal lines, or with a
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    MUNICIPAL TRANSPORT FLEET.
    65 13 194 Vehicles Maintained During 1935. The Municipal Engineer's Department maintained a transport centre fleet of 194 vehicles during 1935. .Of this number. 100 are general service lorries. 34 nlghtsoll vans and six wtter vans, besides 16 motor-cars, six trailers. 24 rollers and one tractor. The remainder are
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    CONSTABLE ACQUITTED.
    87 13 Idrls bin Omar, an orderly attached to the Beach Road Police Station, who was charged with the theft of $31 in the office of the Bsach Road Police Station, the property of one Joseph Ko, a clerk in the same police station, or. Mar. 30 was acquitted, without
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    TALK ON MALARIA.
    48 13 Major H. W. Mulligan, Indian Medical Service. will address the Rotary Club f Singapore or Tuesday next on "Some Economic and Social Aspects of Malaria. Major Mulligan is visiting Singapore in connection with the conference on malaria organised by the League of Nations health bureau.
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    TREE PLANTING IN SINGAPORE.
    220 13 Report Of Municipal Engineer. The pruning of roadside trees, the felling of those which were unsound or had passed maturity, and new planting *ere carried out under the direction of" th<> Assistant Curator. Botanic Gardens. Replacements were 77 trees. This information Is contained In the annual
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    SWIMMING CLUB CELEBRATION.
    115 13 Opening Of The New Club-House. A dinner and dance, restricted to members, will be held at the Singapore Swimming Club on Friday. June 19. on the occasion of the "At Horns" to mark the opening of the new clubhouse. HE. the Officer Administering the Government and Mrs
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    SERVANT'S THEFT.
    77 13 Chinese Arrested In Johore. Gwee Yeok Kiang was charged before Mr. T. D. Hughes In the second magistrate's court, Singapore, with the theft as a servant of 180 belonging f) Mrs. Hammett, of Cairnhil! Road, on May 2. He was arrested in Johore and pleaded guilty to the
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    COLONY "SURPLUS" OVER $72 MILLIONS.
    146 13 COLONY "SURPLUS" OVER $72 MILLIONS. The Figures For January. GENERAL RISE IN REVENUE. According to the Straits Settlements Government Gazette the Government had revenue in excess of expenditure to the extent of $922,572 for the month of January. The total revenue, including land sales, was $3,251,837, which compares with a
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    MALAYS ACQUITTED ON MURDER CHARGE.
    79 13 (From Oar Own Correspondent.) Seremban, May 5. The case In which three Malays, Hamid bin Manap. Koda bin PendeK and Sengit bin Said, were charged with murder concluded at the Assizes today, when Mr. Justice Aitken acquitted and discharged them after the assessors. Messrs. J.
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    NOTES ON NEW RACEHORSES.
    545 14 ZENTREE A GOOD MILER. Planter G? Prince Herode Won In England. YESTERDAY we published notes by Capt. Dash on the home performances of new English and Australian horses in Malaya. A few had to be omitted owing to lack of space. These are given below LAST
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    ORDER OF RUNNING AND SCRATCHINGS.
    34 14 The order of running and srratchings for tomorrow, the first day of the Singapore Turf Club Summer (Governor's Cup) meetins, will be found today on page IS, column 6.
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    24 14 The Chinese half-back Seng Quee has been chosen as one of the 16 to undergo special training for Malaya Cap games. Straits Times Photograph.
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    S.A.W.L.F. ANNUAL MEETING.
    295 14 Weightlifting. 1 Mr. J.H. Wee The New President. "THE second annual general meeting of the Singapore Amateur WeightLifting Federation, held at the premises of the S.A.W.L.A., 204. Carpmael Road., was well attended by representatives from all the affiliated clubs and parties. With the exception of the Preslden;
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    EIGHT QUESTIONS FOR THE M.F.A. TO ANSWER.
    148 14 EIGHT QUESTIONS FOR THE M.F.A. TO ANSWER. 1. Why have so man; of the best Malay players resigned from clubs affiliated to the M.F.A. 2. Why are not the players mentioned in Mr. Alsagoff's letter of April 23 registered with the M.F.A. 3. Why are the star players not registered
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    SEPOY LINES G.C.
    77 14 There were ten entries for the Sepoy Lines G.C. women's May Bogey Competition which resulted as follows: Mir* R. H. Jones 32 3 up: Mies M. M. Hadiey 22 all sequmre; (Mrs.) J. 8. E. Nglesh 28 2 down: Miss A. P. Kin; 36—2 Mrs. E. M.
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    CERTAIN CONDITIONS ARE DEMANDED BY STARS.
    1353 14 Mr. Alsagoff Gets Personal Evading The Issue. By "Leighton." F( T KTHER revelations are made by Hairan today in a letter reproduced below regarding the Malaya Football Association. The chief of these is that the best Malay players are on strike and will not
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    90 14 (5) A capable Malay leader be elected as President of the M.F.A. (6) That the M.F.A. be ran by none other than Malays. Let us assure the officials that if they turn cut the same team for next week's game against the R.A. ninety per cent, of pure Malays will
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    Boxing. AMERICAN OFFERS TO PETERSEN.
    233 14 Boxing. AMERICAN OFFERS TO PETERSEN. Champion Unlikely To Leave England Yet. (From Our Own Correspondent) London, Apr. 25. A MERICAN promoters are reported to be bidding for the services of Jack Petersen. but the British champion is unlikely to cross the Atlantic, at least for some time. There is sufficient
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    CRAWFORD RANKED SECOND.
    403 14 QUIST NUMBER ONE IN AUSTRALIA. Misses Hartigan Coyne Bracketed Equal. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Melbourne, Apr 28. A K. QUIST, the national tennis champion, is ranked first in Australia. He supersedes Jack Crawford, who lores the top place in the official list for the first time for
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    MARINES HAVE CLEAR LEAD OF TWO POINTS IN DIV. 11.
    303 15 EASY VICTORY OVER MIDDLESEX 2ND XL Bakri And Osman Shine In Dashing Forward Line, MARINES 5; MIDDLESEX II 1. DLAYING clever dashing football the Marine Dept. F.C. easily accounted for the Middlesex Regiment second string by five goals to one
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    TODAY'S FOOTBALL.
    59 15 The Middlesex Regiment meet last season's league champions, the R.E., in a First Division match at Anson Road Stadium this afternoon. The teams are as follows: RE.: Stiff: Dunn and Stone; Patrick. Rogers and Krnnington: Bye, Griffiths. Smith. Marshalluy anU Ford. MIDDLESEX: (largo: Lawler and Bay'bs; Freshwater. Mizon
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    NINE FOR M.P.H.
    26 15 The Malaya Publishing House scored another smashing win yesterday In the Third Division beating the Indian Recreation Clud by nine goals to two.
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    SINGAPORE BADMINTON.
    203 15 The badminton season in Singapore opens officially on Saturday when the first round ties of the Men's Junior Singles and Doubles will be played off as follows Saturday at 2.38 p.m. Let: Jui How vs. Tan Chong Beng. D. P. Moloney vs. N. R. Ponnusamy. Ahmad Matlar vs.
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    Club Notices. CRICKET TEAMS FOR THE WEEK-END.
    707 15 Club Notices. CRICKET TEAMS FOR THE WEEK-END. S.C.C. Have Two Sides Out On Sunday. F spite of the races there will be a full programme of Club cricket tomorrow and Sunday. Club teams have been arranged as follows: The following have accepted to play Cricket for S.C.C. this week -end.
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    SINCLAIRS THE CHAMPIONS.
    114 15 RETAIN SELANGOR MIXED TITLE. Mrs Wyatt-Stnith Reaches Women's Singles Final. (Fran Oar Own Cotrespondent) Kuala Lumpur, May 7. JUKR and Mrs. H J. Sinclair rem Uined the Selanfor mixed doubles title tote/ by defeating Mr. and Mrs. G. O. Hoyil .in the final 6—l, 6—3. The Sinclairs
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    LIM BONG SOO TURNS PRO.
    45 15 I IM Bone Soo, four times Malayan lawn tennis champion, and the present holder of the title has turned professional. He has been engaged by the Tanglin Club and will rive instruction there every day, except Sundays, from May 15.
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    THE CLUB VERANDAH.
    651 15 Etonian To Lead Northants— "Chubby" Tate's Feet New Hampshire Skipper Tommy Andrews India Spend £75,000 On A Ground. Conducted by "LEIGHTON." IUORTHAMPTONSHIRE Committee have announced that as O. B. Cuthbertson is unable to take over the County captaincy during the early part of the season, A. W.
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    WORCESTER'S YOUNGSTERS.
    48 15 JJAMPSHIRETS new captain is R. H. Moore, who succeeds W. O. Lowndes. H. M. Lawson, a right-handed medium-paced bowler, may help to lift this county of many talents Into Its rightful place. All the regular members of the team will continue, including the exergreen Philip Mead.
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    SPORTING FIXTURES.
    80 15 FRIDAY. MAY 8. Soccer: Div 1. Middlesex vs. RE at Anson Road Stadium; Div 2. H.M.S. Terror vs. R.A. II at Naval Base; Friendly S.C.C. "B" vs. Treasury. Lawn Tennis: S.C.C. Double, final and prize giving. Yarbtint: R S.Y.C. Friday afternoon races at 5.20 p.m. A thirl k-:
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    FEDERAL DIARY. "TREASURE ISLAND" FOR THE KAMPONGS.
    967 16 FEDERAL DIARY. "TREASURE ISLAND" FOR THE KAMPONGS. Famous Stories Told In Malay Traffic Census In K. L. Adventure In Ipoh Caves. (From Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur, May 7. yllK stories of Gulliver's 1 Travels" Sherlock Holmes," "Treasure Island," "Robin Hood," "Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp," "Ali Baba and the
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    FOUND WITH KNIFE IN ABDOMEN.
    181 16 Labourer's Suicide At Pulau Brani. An inquiry was held in the Coroner's Court. Singapore, by Mr W. G. Porter, into the death of s. Chinese drain washer of a tin mining company in Pulau Branl. named Tan Choo Neo, who was found bleeding with a
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    56 16 The annual reunion dinner of the Christian Brothers' Cld Boys will be held at the Town Hall on May 14 (the eve of the feast of St. de la Salle) at 8 p.m. Christian Brothers' Old Boys wishing u> attend the function are requested to communicate with the hon. secretary,
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    JAPANESE FINED. Failed To Register In Johore.
    123 16 JAPANESE FINED. Failed To Register In Johore. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Johore Bahru, May 6. Zentaro Ojita, a Japanese carpenter employed on Kulai Besar Estate, was j this morning charged before Shaikh Abu Baker bin Yahya, Second Magistrate, Johore Bahru, with failing to register as an alien. Pleading guilty, he
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    BANISHMENT FOR SAMSU DISTILLING.
    231 16 BANISHMENT FOR SAMSU DISTILLING. HARD FAST RULES IMPOSSIBLE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, May 7. At a meeting of the Planting Section of the U.P.A.M. the Hon. Mr. S. B. Palmer, the retiring President said that Government was unable to lay down any hard and fast rules concerning banishment
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      213 16 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—With reference to your rejoinder to a letter signed "Cosmopolitan" that appears In today's issue of your paper: With that letter, both In tone and matter. I am In entire agreement. Regarding your remarks thereon, In noting your
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      132 16 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—My letter protesting against the enthusiasm of your military correspondent for the Italian campaign In Abyssinia Is not, I consider, fairly answered by the editorial footnote printed beneath it In your correspondence column of May 6. I agree that the technical
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    HER FACE WAS "A PERFECT SIGHT"
    186 16 Eczema Sufferer's Frank Letter There Is an unusual (ranUiu.s about this letter from a woman who was once a victim of disfiguring eczema. Oth.r sullerers who are looking lor a rerr.pdy for this unpleasant complaint will be Interested In what she writes: "I am
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    PROVIDENT FUND CONTRIBUTIONS.
    110 17 Equal Shares By Planters And Employers. <'Ftom Our Own Correspondent t K-jal:i Lumpur, May 7. A decision to recommend to the Rubber Growers' Association that the rules of ;he Malayan Planters' Provident Fund be amended so tha* the Fund b. empowered to accept contributions up to a
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    GANG ROHBERY AT KUANG.
    57 17 'From Our Own Correspondent.) Kua'.a Lumpur, May 6. A report of pang robbery was made j at Kuang last night. It is stated that five men entered a house in the outlying parts of the village and. after trussing up the occupants, ransacked; the place and
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    FOOD PRODUCTION IN MALAYA. More Areas Planted: Better Cultivation.
    776 17 FOOD PRODUCTION IN MALAYA. More Areas Planted: Better Cultivation. EXPORTS IN 1935 EXCEEDED IMPORTS BY $150,000,000. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. MALAYA new produces at ITI least 50 per cent, of its food requirements. This statement is made by Mr. D. H. Orist, Agricultural Economist, In a review of
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    MALARIA COURSE. Good Attendance Of Medical Graduates.
    103 17 MALARIA COURSE. Good Attendance Of Medical Graduates. The international course in malarlology, which is now in the middle of Its second week, is progressing very satisfactorily, stated Dr. G. V. Allen, principal of the King Edward VII College of Medicine at Singapore yesterday. The course is working to schedule and
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    MR. & MRS. S. B. PALMER.
    116 17 MR. MRS. S. B. PALMER. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Taiping, May 6. On the occasion of the New Club's monthly pahit dance, Mr. E. G. Boyd. vice-president, referred to the Hon. Mr. S. B. Palmer's impending departure for Home on leave, and on behalf of the members wished Mr. and
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    "GIVE SIAM A SQUARE DEAL."
    211 17 American Minister's Plea. (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, May 6. "Give Siam a square deal not a new deal," said Mr. Baker. U.S. Minister to Siam, in an interview today. Exaggerated Press reports of cholera and malaria outbreaks, he said, had a serious effect on
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    LIGHT AND WATER CUT OFF.
    249 17 Plea For Leniency In Kuala Lumpur. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, May 6. The cause of members of the poorer classes whose electric light and water supplies are cut off for non-payment of fees was championed by Mr. J. R. Vethavanam at the Sanitary
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    WARDER'S DEATH. Mr. E. W. Carey Succumbs To Pneumonia.
    104 17 WARDER'S DEATH. Mr. E. W. Carey Succumbs To Pneumonia. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, May 5. The death occurred at Taiping hospital of Mr. E. W. Carey, European warder at the convict establishment. following a brief illness. Mr. Carey, who was a victim of pneumonia, is survived by his wife
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    DR. AND MRS. LOWSON. Departure Postponed Until June 5.
    92 17 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Johore Bahru, May 6. Dr. J. M. A. Lowson and Mrs. (Dr.) Lowson, who were to have sailed for Home with their children on Friday, have postponed their departure, owing to the children being indisposed. They will
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    SINGAPORE BIRTHS AND DEATHS.
    60 17 There were 279 deaths and 385 births In the Singapore Municipal area last week. Pneumonia caused 46 deaths, phtisls 24, convulsion 22, enteritis and beriberi 21 each. Malaria 17 and dysentery two. Eight deaths were of persons who had been less than three months resident In
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    1689 18 BUDDING ON FOUR- YEAR-OLD RUBBER. Seremban Estate New Methods Important Results— Up-To-Date Rejuvenation. By Our Planting Correspondent CKW estates in Malaya have clearings that were established before the end of the last century, and that fact lent particular interest to a visit which I was able to make recently to
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    Seedling And Budgraft. I.R.R.C. SCALE.
    966 19 Seedling And Budgraft. I.R.R.C. SCALE. Young Rubber In The Control Scheme. BY F. O. RASMUSSEN. (Last week Mr. Rasmussen put forward certain suggestions for modification of the rubber restriction rules in Malaya in the light of experience gained during the past two years. Today Mr. Rasmussen concludes his discussion of
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    19 19 "WANTED Small Rubber Estate in exchange for Building Land within Singapore Municipal limits— Box No. 503, StralU Times, Singapore."
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    U.P.A.M. VIEW OF WILD LIFE INQUIRY.
    637 19 Protecting Estates As Well As Trespassers. Recourse is had to poetry in a memorandum prepared by Mr. C Ward-Jackson, secretary of the United Planting Association of Malaya, in presentation of its case concerning the wild life laws. The United Planting Association of Malaya, which
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    306 19 nUBBER trees have a definite life. On most estates In Malaya the older planted areas now have to be replaced, and if provision was made for this I estimate V/ 2 d. per lb. should be included In every producer's c6"sts to cover this item. Mr. P.
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    SUNDAY REST ON ESTATES.
    316 19 ASIATIC STAFFS' PLEA FOR REFORM. There are over 1.500 estates in. Malaya, 99 per cent, of which are rubber plantations. Asiatic staffs employed in these estates lack several things generally en loyed by the Asiatic staffs working in Government offices and mercantile firms. We shall deal
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    LOWER RUBBER CESS.
    117 19 Recommendations By U.P.A.M; Proprietors. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, May. 7. At a meeting of the Proprietors' Section of the U.P.AJkf. it was announced that the Association had recommended to Government that: The cess levied under ttve; Rubber Regulation Enactment be separated from the export duty.
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