The Straits Budget, 15 December 1910

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1 10 The Straits Budget
  • 27 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE "STRAITS TIMES.” VOL. LXIV NO. 2757 Singapore, Thursday, December, 15,1910. ESTABLISHED OVEN HALF A CENTO*' Price 25 cents,
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  • 107 1 LEADERS— Jimah As You Were! Injured Innocents Germany and England 9-1B Nearing The End Directors’Liabilities ...1011 Local and General Social and Personal 1 The Municipality 24 Legislative Council A Planter’s Wedding Sir John Anderson’s Tour < Local News Items 11 IS Garrison Changes New Appointments Lieut- Colonel
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  • 802 1 Mrs. Barton-Parkes, wife of Canon BartonParkes, has arrived in Taiping. Mr. W. M. Foreman, of Messrs. Fraser and Neave, has gone for a health trip to Hongkong. Mr. W. A. Cuscaden, Inspector-General of Police, is due at Penang on inspection duty this week. Mr. J. Brown is
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  • 401 4 The Legislative Council met on Decern ber 9 and concluded the business just under fifteen minutes. The Governor, Sir John presided, and there were also present:—the Officer Commanding the Troops. Major-General T. E. Stephenson, C. B. the acting Colonial Secretary, Hon. W. Evans;
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  • 513 4 Heuter has wired the following results of the polling: UNOPPOSED. Unionists: Sleaford; Down North; Kareham Worcestershire East; Evesham Antrim Mid; Wigtownshire. Dorset West. Down West; Liberal Sowerby; Keighley; Elgin and Nairn; Invernessshire; Hawick District; Durham Mid Denbighshire-West; Ross-and-Cromarty.
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  • 133 4 As the result of unopposed returns and pollings recorded above the position stands thus:— Government Partiis:— Liberals 193 Labourites ,16 Nationalists 67 i w 296 L nionist Party 240 Government Majority 66 Total number of members 670 Total Number Returned 586 Number to be elected 134
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  • 60 4 The strength of the 2nd Battalion, the Buffs, is officially given as follows —Eighteen officers, two warrant officers, 705 N. 0. O's. and men, and 22 women and 36 children. The strength of the 3rd Battalion, the Middlesex Regiment was: —Nineteen officers, two warrant officers, 805 N.
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  • 60 4 Tho British steamer Hong Lee, now running in the Straits of Malacca, was sold by anction at Messrs. Powell and Co.’s sale room on December 13, to Goh Cheng Kok for $26,003. The Hong Lee was built at KeppeJ Harbour in 1900, her gross tonnage being 121, deadweight
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  • 316 5 The otlicial enquiry into the loss of the small locally owned steamer Banka was continued at the Marine Court on Dec. 7. Replying to Mr. Everitt, who represented the Chief Engineer, Mr. W. F. I>. Smith, Capt. Campbell, the Banka’s
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  • 189 5 Most of tho quests went in white to the wedding that wan celebrated in St. Andrew’s Cathedral on Saturday afternoon, the princi pals iu which were Mr. G. D. F. Sinclair, superintendent of Rembia Rubber Estates, son of the late James Sinclair, Ceylon, and Miss llessio V.
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  • 55 5 The following is the result of crushing operations at Raub for the four weeks eu mg Roman— Stone crushed .1,402 t«.nn, Gold obtained 302 ounces. Bukit Malacca -Stone crushed 1 tons, Gold obtained 226 ounces. Average per ton 2.22 dwts. per ton. Hve StampH were idle all the
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  • 16 5 The I lirector of the Institution wishes to 9lOO, Aog Siah Im, 100'
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  • 390 5 The present month should, in the ordinary course of events, have witnessed a very important development in the shipping trade of the East Coast of the Peninsula. Some n onths ago the Straits Steamship Company, Ltd
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  • 198 5 Messrs. Fraser and Company’s Circular tor the B. I. mail of December 8, states The market remains steady but quiet, and what little business has been doing has been confined chiefly to rubber shares. Rubber. There has been a little more enquiry hr local than for London
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  • 415 5 In connection with tho proposal to institute a Singapore Country C'nb with headquarters at Tyersall. tho picturesque Singapore palace of H. 11 the Sultan of -Tohore, an at homo" was held in tho palace grounds on December 7. with the
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  • 90 5 The Appeal Court on Dec. 12 reverse! the decision of Mr. .lustice Fisher iu an action recently brought by the British American Tobacco Co. against the < Oriental Cigarette and Tobacco Co. The plaiutilh were successful in securing an injunction restraining tho defendauts from selling Express
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  • 80 5 Mr. G. W. Wilson, secretary of the Perak Chamber of Mines, forwards the following outputs of dry clean ore, for tho month of November: —Do|>ong Tin Mining (Jo., Ltd., s*o pels.; New Gopeng Ltd 14 5 pels.; Tekka Ltd., 900 pels.; Rambutan Ltd., 180 pels.; Pengkalen Ltd.,
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  • 14 6 [Tho Strait-- Times is not re ponsible for the opinions of ita correspondents.)
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  • 171 6 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—Of late mere yoimg boys of ten and twelve have been seen driving motor cars on the public thoroughfares under the very nose of the Police. Possibly they have passed the driving test. May we ask why bullockcart drivers under the
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  • 349 6 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —We are indebted to the American Consul General for Singapore for a very pretty little poem about the Chimes of the Tictoria Memorial Hall. Would it be asking too much of the same gentleman to indite another poem
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  • 564 6 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—In view of the impending.cessation of the Indian opium traffic, some people are naturally concerned about the smuggling of onium into Burma and Siam, through the Snan States, (The late King of Siam was reported in his last speech
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  • 492 6 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, 1 have read with great interest and approval your very temperate (under the circumstances) and eminently just criticisms of the administration of our local municipal affairs and am for this reason all the more sorry to see what I
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  • 204 6 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —I am very sorry to see that our dearly beloved city fathers have broken out again on the sewer question. Ever since I came to Singapore, somo years ago. they have been cussing, discussing and rediscussing this question, and
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  • 454 6 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, I would feel obliged, and it might per haps even relieve my feelings, if you would find space in your correspondence column for the following: Since coming to Singapore I have been disturbed, surprised andannoyeu almost daily and certainly
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  • 29 7 (From Odr Own Corrkspondknt). Penang, December l:i. The Kahman Hydraulic Tin Mining Company announce a further interim dividend of 5 per cent, payable on January 3.
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  • 285 7 A pretty wedding was solemnised on Sunday afternoon at the Esclied-El Synagogue, Oxley Rise, when Miss Tila Storch, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Storch, was married to Mr. Julian brankel, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Frankel, of Singapore. The ceremony, was performed by the Rev.
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  • 332 7 We have been favoured with a copy of the programme of the visits of H. E. Sir John AndersoD, G. C. M. G., to Negri Sembilau. Selangor, Penang and Perak in December 1 MO and
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  • 159 7 There were several matters set down for hearing by the Chief Justice in the Supreme Court on Dec. 14, but applications were made by counsel for postponements aDd were perforce granted because in one case a ship captain, whose evidence was required, was away from
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  • SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
    • 257 7 Singapore Golf Club. The following match. .Scotland v The Pest, was played ou the lOih inst., the scores being as follows: Scotlvm* Thk Rk*t (1) J. C. Watt and C V. Miles and n F Ferguson J. H. Tripp (2) Hr. Kin lay son 1 v. G Proctor and
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    • 77 7 Saturday's Competitions. Firing took place at Balestior range on Saturday for the skilled shots’ silver medal presented by the National Hitlo Association. The winner was Sergt. Chater with the fine score of 100. The monthly handicap shoot of the S. It. E. (v.) Riflo Club was held at
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    • 48 7 The Withers Cup. Play for the above took place at 'l anolin Club on I>ecember7, and the result wan as follows:— A. G. Harrington 885 HO -785 winner. E. It. Thomas 677 HO 757 I )r. McLeod Craik 685 HO 715 YV. A. Sims 607 HO 8H7
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  • 127 7 Tlie committee of the above annexation beg to acknowledge the following subscrip. tions received to date —His Excellency the Governor $80, His Lordship the Chief Justice $50, Hon. W. Evans $lo, lionTan diak Kim $100, the Committee of the Agri-llorticultural Show $100, The Hampstead Troop of
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  • 54 8 Winkklmann. —At Hannover, the wife of Mr. H. Winkelmanu, of Waringa Hill, Singaporo, of a daughter. Kksslkr. —On December 9, at No. 14, Church Street, Malacca, the wife of Walter J. L. Kessler, of a son. Guston. —On December 11, at 13, Confederate instate, Singapore, to Mr. and Mrs.
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  • 91 8 Schlundt Bodikk —Skth. —At Sourabaya, on December 8, J. J. Schlundt Bodien to Alice Mand Mary, elder daughter of the late Mr. and Mr. P. J. Seth of Singapore English. Indian and Hongkong papers please copy. S< harkxouivel —Von Haot. —At Wolfen dahl Dutch Presbyterian Church, Colombo, Ceylon, on
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  • THE Straits Budget.
    • 1410 8 Straits Times, December 8. Mr. St. V. B. Down is very well known in Singapore, and in some of the outlying districts. That being the case, it is quite unnecessary for us to make any reply to the per sonalities in bis speech at the Jimah meeting which had
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    • 987 8 .—Straits Times, December 9. At present, tbe outlook certainly does not seem hopeful for the Unionist party. A day or two ago the figures seemed to suggest a possibility that they would have a gain of about 20 scats, but one or two Labour victories. due perhaps
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    • 1276 9 —Straits Times, December 10. When a prisoner at the bar is invited to inform tha court what be thinks of the charges made against him, it is a well under stood thing that ho shall put on a deeply injured expression and say Not guilty me lud.” When
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    • 1088 9 ■—StraitB Times, December 12, Certain British journalists, who have been travelling in (Germany lately, have come home with curiously perverted views of the relations between that country and their own. One in particular, who was very wisely received with groat courtesy by a number of distinguished Germans,
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    • 1086 10 «r enough to expand their intelligence.— Straits Times, December 18. When the last Eastern mail left England the country was on the eve of the General Election, which is now drawing slowly towards its close, Most of the papers made an attempt to explain the position created
      «r enough to expand their intelligence.— Straits Times, December 18.  -  1,086 words
    • 1371 10 k KILOWCM i —Straits Times, December 14. —Straits Times, December 10. Mr. Justice Fisher has given an exceedingly interesting judgment in the case of Kioug Chin Hoe against J. A. Meyer tc recover SI,000 paid by plaintiff on statements made in a temporary prospectus of the LunaH Rubber
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 92 8 The Post free price of the Straits Times is $3B a year. The post free price of the Straits Budget is $l4 a year. It is not necessary to subscribe for a year. The subscriptions for shorter periods are at the same proportionate rate as for a year. The Straits
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  • 26 8 DEATH. Nonis. —On December 9, 1910. at Banda Hilir, Malacca, Mrs. Dorothea Nonis, the mother of Mr. H. Nonis, of Singapore, in her 88 th ybar.
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  • 964 11 The Serendah tin output for November is estimated at 305 piculs. Work has been started on the telegraph line connecting Troug with Taiping. The Pinang Gazette hears that the Tronoh mines have acquired the Sungei Besi mine for jC60,000. Post Offices will be opened in Sungkai, Sungei
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  • 1353 12 London, December 7. President Taft’s message to Congress says construction of the Chinchau Aigun railway by an international loan still forms the subject of friendly discussion between interested parties. America’s policy in China is the use of American capital for tbe development of China without prejudicing China’s legitimate
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  • 958 12 Berlin, December 7. Speaking in the Chamber at the Hague, the Foreign Minister declared that England and the other Powers are not objecting to the fortification of Flushing. The foreign relations are everywhere friendly. Burgomaster Pauli, of Bremen, is about to resign on account of old age. Naples
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  • 245 13 i'ue oil consumers, of Singapore and else where, are still revelling in the enjoyment of prices that are 10 or 60 per cent, lower than they wore prior to the declaration of war bo tween the Standard Oil Company of
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  • 207 13 There was an orderly bustle on board of the transport Hardinge before 6 a.m. on December 11 as the Buffs made prepa rations for disembarking and marching away to Tanglin barracks. Only a privileged few were permitted on to the P. and
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  • 246 13 We are informed that H;s E«ocll« cry the Governor h®* been notified by to* Sec r* tar y of State fur the Colonies that ho iqiproves of the following appointment* in the Civil
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  • SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
    • 122 13 I*l Haiphong, Fob «tr, Couboalt, Batavia, M. M. Itaura, Brit str, Bishop, Calcutta, Boiistead •la pun Brit str, Stewart, Hongkong, Paterson Simons 12 Tnurane, Fch str, Cancelm, Marseilles, M. M. Simons Feb «tr, Girard, Yokohama, M. M. Aki Mnru, Jap str. Honimu, Yokohama, Paterson Simons 13 Aragonia, Ger *t
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    • 112 13 1 1 Sun da, Brit Htr, Japan via port* ■lapara, But Htr, I'alembunp I'an Spilhergen, J»ut otr, Batavia 12 Siting Jtee, Brit tr, Hongkong, Amoy, Ewalow Simon*, Fch str, Marneilles via port* i(juraio\ I'oh Btr, Yokohama via porta f Haldi*, Nor «tr, Bangkok Tarda, Brit Nagaj>atairi via port.s bania,
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 106 13 Property Sales. The following Singapore properties were disnoeedof by auction at Messrs. Powell and Co.’s -ale room on December 18: 88 Victoria Street 785 square feet, lease 999 years, quit rent SI, monthly rent $32, Syed Ahmed bin Ali Alkali' $5,200 80 Victoria Street. 709 uqtiare feet, lease 999 years,
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  • 240 14 4 SlNUAPOKfl. Dkckmbbk 14, 1910. EXCHANGE. On London —Bank 4 m/s 2/4^r Demand 2/4^ Private 6 m/p 2/4J do 8 m/s 2/4 On Germany —Rank d/d 240 Private 8 m/p 244 do 6 m/* 248$. On Franc* —Bank d/d 295 Private 8 m/s 299$ Jo 6 m/p
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  • 944 14 Sinuafoks Dbcembkr 14 1910 MINING. Isbuj !E Value Buyers Sellers. 10 10 Belat Tin 5.00 5 15 10 10 Bru&ng 5.75 6 50 10 10 Bruseh Hyd. 5.00 10 10 Kanaboi 1.75 2 25 £1 £1 Kinta Tin 16 50 17.00 £1 £l t Kledang Tin 1.75
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  • 398 14 Oq bis transfer to the Federated Malay States service with an appointment at Kuala Lumpur, Colonel Broadrick resigns his command of the local Volunteers. Throughnut the Corps there is the greatest regret at losing him and it is generally acknowledged that he is one of
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 439 16 I 1 H. BOLTER TELEPHONE t I No. 398. JUST LANDED: FRESH HORSE RADISH STICKS. SALTED AND SMOKED HERRINGS. SALTED CUCUMBERS IN KEGS. FRESH CREAM CHEESE ASSORTED MACARONI PASTE. 69, ANSON ROAD. DEUTSCH-ASIATIBCHE BANK, FULLY PAID UP CAPITAL: Sh. Taels 7,500,000. Head Offioe. Shanghai, Board of Directors... Berlin. BRANCHES: Berlin,
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  • The Straits Budget RUBBER SUPPLEMENT.
    • 1803 1 A number of shares in which local investors are interested are not quoted in local share lists, and there are occasionally widt margins between quotations here and in London. Transactions tako place in Mincing-Lane as
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    • 97 3 London and Singapore Rubber Pricks 12 General Highlands and Lowlands 3 Rubber Prospectuses 4 Trouble on a Rubber Estate 4 Planters’ Association 5 November Rubber Returns 6 The Rubber Industry jo Rubber in the Philippines 10 Linggi Plantations Dividend 10 CoKRKSI’ONDENCK Medical Supervision of Estates 10 Mergui Rubber Estates
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    • 145 3 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, December 9. The rubber market is steadier, with prices from 6/1 to 6 2 for fine hard para. London, December 13. The auctions which took place to day were marked by a very
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    • 86 3 Top prices at the London Auctions were obtained on April 19. when reported ealea of tine I Dr ce an lato«t quotations compare with -op pnce as follows: Price per ib. t April 19 Dec. hi Rise Fall Fine Sheet 12/4 to 12/10 06to 6
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    • 1123 3 I he renort of the Sungei Bahru Rubber Estate*, Limited, states that, for convenience in the administration of t~ie estate, the direc r ors have decided to make the first financial period end on June MO and accounts
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    • 180 3 We hear that a special report has beeJ (ailed tor on the property of the Hajoep Company, and that it will probably bo wired home to Loudon. The shares aro at a dmcount of more than 50 per cent, and oar informant says that it would be
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    • 32 3 our Kua.a Lumpur corres[>ondcnt wires that Highlands and Lowlands I'ara Rubber 1 Company are paying a further interim dividend ef t a p r cent, on January 10, 1911
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    • 1716 4 Last month, Mr. Justice Fisher tried an action in the Supri me Court by Kiong Chaun Hoe against J. A. Meyer to recover $1000 and interest upon a transaction in Lunas shares Mr. Page for the plaintiff,
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    • 213 4 A Tamil mandore, employed on the Sembawang Rubber Company's estate, appeared in the first police court ou Dec. 12, charged with voluntarily causing grievous hurt to two Chinese coolies. The allegation of the prosecution was that, after dark on November 3, the two coolies were
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    • 51 4 A private and prolonged meeting at Shanghai, of shareholders in the Siak lndrapoer.i Rubber Concession, Ltd., decided to appoint an independent committee to investigate tl> affairs of the company. The meeting expressed itself against the proposal ot the directors that the committee should act wit! the
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    • 2086 5 At a meeting of the Planters’ Association of Malaya, at Kuala Lumpur, ou Sunday, under the presidency of Mr. C. AI. Cumming,’ the Secretary road a communication from the Negri Sembilan Planters’ Association. At a meeting of that body
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    • 1156 6 The meeting of shareholders of Jimah Rubber Estate, Ltd., which was called in response to a requisition signed by a large number of shareholders, was held in the Exchange, on December 9, under the chairmanship of Mr. St. V. B. Down who was
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    • 620 6 NOVEMBER RUBBER R ETU RNS. United TemiaDg (F M u Ltd.—November, 1,700 iubber Est »te» November! Iwlnbs!''Total jH 1,?’Ltd—the first seven months of th ,61< ll)H for year. The fibres for Coai P au y’8 periods last year were c rre *PondL first seven months 5*23 lh 8 924 lb
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    • 4903 7 The following statement, embodying the report of Dr. Philip Scbidrowitz concerning the properties of the United Malaysian Rubber Company, is official, and is issued by the company: The United Malaysian Rubber Company, Limited, was formed in England in the
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    • 1034 9 1 he eleventh annual general rneotio*'of Shan holders of the Straits Plants terns Limited, was held on November lo. Mr. F. W. C'haine, pn siding. Iu the course of his remarks, t*m chairman said Tfm policy, adopted in 1907. of refraining from further
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    • 540 9 The first annual general meeting of tl e Sialang Rubber Mutates, Limited, wan beid in London. Mr Geo. Croll, in the coarse of his speech, said:-On the date of the issue of our proHpectuH our acreago under robber was, approximately,
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    • 766 10 The L. and C. Express, of November 18, contains the following information concerning the rubber industry The market for Para has been firm throughout the week, and prices have risen. Hard Fine on the spot and near delivery closes 6s. 3sd. value
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    • 13 10 (The Straits Times is not responsible for the opinions of its correspondents.!
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    • 147 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —It appears from the newspapers that a health department in the F. M. is in contemplation, and that Dr. S. H. R. Lucy is going to be at the head of it. Without disparaging Dr. Lucy’s well-known and
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    • 147 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —It is now seven months since the Mergoi Rubber Estates were taken over by the company; but up to the present no outputs have been published. The cbarimau at the statutory meeting held on October 6, stated that about
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    • 390 10 T° n» Efcoin, s t Tta you for your trouble in taking n!‘ ty 0 tha »k S SSSSZ fi.” w A.1SS2 quisitionary meetingl V* tbfl re will be surprised to see the k an vM, the day, as none of “a haH T/ B tl0ni ts
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    • 123 10 The bureau of agriculture at Manila, b&s recently secured the services of Mr. O. W Barrett, a rubber expert, who bas bad ex* perience in tbe rubber districts of South America and was at one time director of agriculture in tiie Mozambique, Africa Mr. Barrett is
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    • 60 10 Messrs. Guthrie and Co. are advised from London that the directors of Linggi Plantations, Limited, have declared a third interim dividend of 50 per cent., payable in London on January 12. This makes the dividend 150 per cent, so far for this year. Mr. R. F. Talbot,
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