The Straits Budget, 19 March 1914

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1 6 The Straits Budget
  • 28 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE “STRAITS TIMES.” VOL. LXVIII No. 2927 Singapore, Thursday, March 19. 1914. ESTABUtNEO OVEt HALF A CMTStt. Price 25 cents.
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  • 246 1 leaders— The Transit of Venus 10 Malayan Fruit Growing 10 Legislative Council Matters 10-11 The Rubber Trade 11 Mr. Asquith’s Concessions 11 Peaceful Intentions 11-12 Local and General Local and Personal 1-2 British Navy 8 Municipal Finance 5 Blakan Mati Institute 5 Legislative Council 6-7 The Late
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  • 4832 1 The police are very anxious to lay their anas on a Chinese named Holi Teck Nam Ch the a companion named Tan bv eow i® believed to have been caused The two men quarrelled in a house tha U T B ree t ft nd Uoh Teck
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  • SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
    • 916 4 5.C.C. Tournament. Follow in# wore the results of play on the lltb instint: A. Singles. Hill scr. beat beat C. It. a’B. Terrell owe 15.3, B—4, 8 —6. B. SINOLBS. Feindel scr. v. Terrell C. R. 2 roc. 15.8, no result. Day owe 2 beat Cochran scr., B—B,8
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    • 362 4 A Volunteer Race. The Finlayson Swimming Salver, which has been the subject of competition for many years among volunteers, was this year contested on different lines. Originally it was a trophy for individual distinction among members of the S.V.A., but later the competition was thrown open also to members
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    • 271 4 5. L. R. A. The following scores wore made in the March shoot for the Mills Trophy 200 Yds. Mrs. Gattey 8® Mrs. Mauldon 80 Miss Kerr Miss Scoular 27 Lady Evelyn Young 23 Miss Tomlinson 28 162 The following were the scores in the March spoon competition
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    • 167 4 Qarrison Qolf Club. The result of the Ladies' Medal competition for March warf: Mrs. Hewan 43—scr.=43 Mrs. R. L. Braddell... 50 5 45 Mrs. Nicholson 60 4 46 Mrs. C. Everitt 61 12 49 Six cards were taken out. Governor's Cup, Keppel. The second stage of the final tie
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    • 68 4 Tanglin Club Tournament. The results of Thursday’s play in the Tanglin Club billiards tournament was; Major Williamson +***** beat McPherson scr., 122. Willett +60 250 beat Col. Ridout +40 223. The results of Monday’s play were: Burrett —80, 250 beat Sims scr. 236. Stevens -60,250 beat C. H. Waddell
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    • 411 4 S.C.C. v 5.R.C. Honours were even on Saturday afternoon wnen the first and second strings of the S.C.C. and the S.R.C. mot on their respective grounds. Each club gained a victory, but of the first elevons it was the Cricket Club that succumbed. Their batting was weak, and the
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  • 266 4 The following is the report of the directors of Serendah Hydraulic Tin Mining Company to be submitted at the eighth ordinary general meeting of shareholders to be held at the company's office, the Pharmacy .Buildings, Kuala Lumpur, on Wednesday, 25th inst. The directors
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  • 1543 5 The first annual general meeting of the 1 -in Piah Company, Limited, was held at the chamber of Commerce, Penang, on the 9th There were present Messrs. E. A. M c. Corbett, F. Duxbury, O. W. Wilra j
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  • 185 5 A case came np for settlement in the Supreme Court on Thursday before the Puisne Judge, Mr. P. J. Sproule. It comprised a claim by V. V. R Nagappa Chitty agaiust Ho Yang Peng and a counterclaim by the latter. Counsel for the parties were Mr. R. G.
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  • 767 5 A special meeting of tho Municipal Commission was held on Thursday in order to consider new loan proposals. The President (Mr. F. J. Hallifax) presided, those present being Messrs. A. W. Bean, A. J. W. Watkins, J. Carapiet, Loong Man Sau, Cbing Keng
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  • 66 5 The Rev. H. G. Marshall gratefully acknowledges tho receipt of the following donations to the Soldiers’ Institute at Blakan Mati: Already acknowledged $1,806 Evatt and Co. 25 Mr. P. Gold 25 Ca Id beck McGregor 20 Ann Lock and Co. 25 Dunlop Rubber Co. 20 Mr. H.
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  • 883 5 Following is the directors’ report, signed by Mr. 11. ltoland Llewellyn, on the Sungei Gau Tin Mining Co., Ltd., to be presented to the shareholders, at the annual meeting on the 20th inst.:— Your directors have
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  • 263 7 Eraser and Co.'s share circular, ittd the 11th inst., states Abe business of this week calls for little mment. r he movements of sterling rubrs have been small and irregular and the decline D t in< if an tbin S a
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  • 669 7 Ihe report of the committee of tho Swimming Club has just been issued and is as follows: Tho committee beg to submit to the members their report aud statement of accounts for the year ending January 31,1914, which shows that
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  • 209 7 Mr. Justice Sproule, in the Supreme Court on Thursday, gave his judgment on a principal issue in the case brought by the Societe Scicries et de Fabriques de Allumettes (a French company) against Messrs. Howarth Erskine, Ltd., Singapore. Plaintiffs sued for a sum of over $B,OOO
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  • 357 7 Local racing loses one of the keenest of its supporters by tho death, which took place ou the Linsum Estate, ltantau, Negri Sombilan, in the early hours of the 11 inst., of Mr. G. H. Cater. Mr. Cater had
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  • 298 7 The Sourabaya correspondent of the Java Bode communicates to that paper an amusing case of mistaken identity which took place at tho Orange Hotel recently. One of the permanent lodgers of the hotel, an old Deli planter, noticed a person silting at a table opposite to him, whom
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  • 169 7 The report for 1918 on tho working of the Registries of Joint Stock Companies, Singapore, signed by Mr. V. Gottlieb, has been issued. From it wo learn that in Singapore thirty-six new companies were registered with a total capital of $56,861,072. Five companies increased and two reduced
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  • 700 7 Tho following notes may serve as a warn* in** to other workers who think they can foroo their employers to submit to unreasonable demauds: Shortly before the Chinese Now Year holidays (January 20, 27
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  • 156 7 An agricultural school, the first of its kind in the Netherlands Indies, was opened at Soekaboerni (Java) on tho morning of the f>th inst. in presence of the (iovernorOeneral, who was accompanied by tho Kxministcr, Mr. Cremcr, and Adjutant Van Verre. There were also present Mr. Lovink,
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  • 2292 9 p UO M A Correspondent.) I Weltevreden, March 14. I the annual general meeting of the A kova Chamber of Commerce held at recently Mr. I>. C. tor Kuilo was president for the current year aud elected Voorhoeve and W. Brandon I The committee elected s of
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  • 333 9 News lias filtered through to Penang, says the local Gazette, of a disastrous fire which in the course of a quarter of an hour practically wiped out the pretty Siamese village of Matubang Segara in Setul to the nortlr of Perlis. Lying on
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  • 197 9 Riutir’s Tklkoram. London, March 17. A Hongkong cabin Rays that pirates in the guise of paßsengers have looted the Norwe* gian vessel Childar, bound for Swatow. (From Our Own Corrkhpondrnt.) Hongkong, March 16. The Norwegian steamer Childar was pirated and
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  • 449 9 The Secretary of the Chineso Commercial Bank forwards for publication tho following report of a meeting of the bank:— A general meeting of the members of the Chinese Commercial Rank, Limited, waR hold on Tuesday, March 10, at the
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  • 68 9 The col’ections from St Andrew's Catliodial for the past week, amounting to 123.55, have bn n .stolen from the os try elerk whilo on Ins way to the bank. The Rev. II. G. I Vile asks that if any Cathedral chit signed belwocLi March 10 and
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  • 20 10 Sim*. On March 11, at Lancarfn, Tangliu Hill, Sing quire, the wife of W. A. SituH, of a son.
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  • 111 10 Moodk M< Nai oiit.— At the I‘rcsbytt rian Church, Singapore, tin March 16, by tho Rev. J. Vance, .lohn Robert Moodio, FK. A., Actuary. 'l’ho Shanghai Life Insurance (Joinpuny, Limited, Shanghai, t blest son of John Moodic, Cat heart, Glasgow, Scotland, to Elizabeth, s«-court daughter rf liuuean Alexander McNaught,
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  • THE Straits Budget.
    • 1044 10 than they can stand with dignity ?—Straits Times, March 12. Something quaintly allegorical might be evolved from the latest and in some respects most hideous of the suffragette outrages. In front of au almost priceless art treasure, the lovely Vcmm and Cupid of Valasqucz, thing dear
      than they can stand with dignity ?—Straits Times, March 12.  -  1,044 words
    • 1065 10 —Straits Times, March 13. An old residont in Singapore, who paid us a vi»it recently, spoko very earnestly about ono of the changes he noticed sinco he ceas ed to be permanently stationed hero. In the old days, he tells us, there were many fruits available which
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    • 1040 10 -Straits Times, March 14. After the last meeting of the Legislative Council meeting we expressly refrained from comment upon the Prai Dock question until the Penang members had had an opportunity of expressing their views more fully. We are glad, therefore, to see the statement made by
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    • 1038 11 and receiving consideration.—Straits Times, March 16. are fateful to Messrs. Zorn and Leigh* Hunt, of (ireat Winchester St., London, for a copy of their eighth and rovised edition of A Manual of Uubbor Planting Companies.” in prepared for private circulation only it is tho most complete and
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    • 1140 11 .—Straits Times, March 17. We would like to think that the present is the period during which extremists in politics on both sides are permitted to blow off steam without tbe danger of doing much harm to anyone. But we are not very confident that the right
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    • 1042 11 triumph of their caution. —Straits Times, March 1H. Ih there anythin)' more than the usual political scare in the rumourH of tension between Russia and Germany There have been stories about tho massing of Russian troops on the German frontier, rumours that Germany intends to ro arm her
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 92 10 The Pont r r* price of the Straits Times le ftt a year The |> f»c price of the Straits HuJfft ia fl 4 a y®« r It i> Hot nctcMarv to ftol»rribe for a year. The auh enption* for shorter period* are at the tame proporionatr rate aa for
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  • 31 10 DKAT1IS. C'atkh. On March 11. at Linstim Kstate, Rantuti, Negri Semhilan, F.M.S., (ieorge Harry Cater. Bailky. —On February IT, at Bath, A. W. Hailey, Into Straits Settlements Civil Service, aged 40.
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  • 214 12 In the second court, yesterday, Mr. Talma sentenced one European, Gustavo Neilson (Uson, to four months’ rigorous imprisonment, and fined another, Frank Ludgrovc Plummer, •2f>, or, in default, one month's rigorous imprisonment, for cheating. The case, presented by Inspector Nicols, was brought by Mr. Eng Choo
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  • 174 12 The funeral of tho lato Mr. Lim Ho Puali took placu on Sunday last, when his remains was removed from his residence at 40 Neil Road and thence conveyod on board the Hong Moh, which was waiting at the Flast Wharf, Tanjong Pagar. The
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  • 104 12 There was quite a largo gathering at the Jewish Synagogue, Waterloo Street, last Sunday afternoon, tho occasion being the marriage of Miss Rebecca Levy, younger daughti r of Mr. and Mrs. .1. Levy, of Crows Nest, NS ilkio Road, with Mr. S. Rerger, a son ot Mr.
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  • 1381 12 H>, writing io The Queen, of February 4, has some interesting observations to make on Housekeeping in Singapore. She says There is a story told of an American who was ordered to taso up an appointment in Madagascar. He
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  • 434 12 A disastrous tire broke out yesterday afternoon, says the Rangoon Times of March o, in the 1 uayagone Quarter Pazuudaong, which resulted iu about 150 houses being gutted, leaving a number of otLer buildings badly charred aud untit for occupation.
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  • 1006 13 ror re«poodent writes :-Tho subject of {growing Malaya having now been F r “‘brought forward by our local press, it i h. advisable not to let the subject ltn"lately drop. It is uodoubtedly true that: i fruits in Singapore,
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  • 584 13 (Fkom A Cokkkspondknt.) Kelantan, March 8. Ere this month is over, we shall have said farewell, at least for a time, to four wellknown and popular members of the European community, Messrs. T. W. Clayton, tho assistant British Adviser; C. W. Breslund, land officer and chairman of tho
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  • 121 13  -  W. Stanlky Eamks. (Victoria Theatre, March 14, 1914.) IIow art thou strayed, pale comrado of the Moon, Leaving thy silver garden and Pierrette, The rich brocades, the pearl-cnwoven net Dawn tlings upon Night’s breast to die so soon We busybodies of a baser noon Had deemed thee
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  • 319 13 Malay chauffeurs figure fairly frequently in the police courts on account of the reckless manner in w hich some of thorn negotiate the crowded streets, although in most instances they have the good fortune to avoid doing actual damage. This is not
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  • 227 13 In the International Court at Bangkok on the 2nd inst. the case was down for hearing in which Messrs, the United Engineers. Ltd., are suing Mr. H. E. Foster for alleged breach of contract und damages, and seeking an injunction
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  • 245 13 The case of Messrs. Fran/en and Co. v. Chop Chyo Hong Long came before Mr. Justice Sproule again on Monday, the matter having beon held over from last week to permit of tho Official Assignee attending on behalf of
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  • 13 13 |The Straits Times is not responsible for the opinions of its correspondents.
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  • 127 13 To tbe Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—Kindly allow this letter space in your correspondence column in the hope of it catching the eye of the person (or persons) who indulged in the disgusting habit of throwing balls of paper from the gallery at ladies in the
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  • 427 13 For some months pant there h&R been a steady but certain exoduH of suburban rosi* dents into the more central parts of London, with tho result that more than one metro* politan borough is in a position to mako
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  • 220 13 In your issue of Saturday, writes a correspondent, you have a paragraph on the Java Agricultural School and mention that this is the first of its kind in the Netherlands Indies.” It may be of interest for you to know that this is really inaccurate. The Cultuurscliool,”
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  • 1036 15 Berlin, March 11. The Prince of Albania lias ordered the Dutch Colonel Thomsen to undertake the settleincut of certain frontier districts, and ho together with other Dutch ollioors has departed for Goritza. Signor Giolitti’s resignation is accepted, and Signor Sonnino in mentioned as his successor. It is believed
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  • Shipping Intelligence.
    • 295 16 M Altai 10 Apuriuut, Brit, str., MacDonald, Newcastle, McAlister Suevia, Ger. str., Dehnistcr, Hongkong, Bohn Meyer Amiral Ponty, Feb. str., Girard, Saigon, M. Comte 11 Deucalion. Brit, str., Moir, Liverpool, W. Mansfield Thoogwa, Brit, str., Robins, Calcutta, A. Giliillan Inaha Muru, Jap. str., Shinohe, Bombay, 1. Simons 12 Satsuma,
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    • 251 16 March 10 Romany, Rrit. str., G’tar f.o via Clio A S. C. Laomcdou, Rrit. str., Nagasaki A Japan Colombo Maru, Jap. str., Colombo A Bombay 11 Amiral Ponty, Feb. str., Dunkirk via ports Dilwara, Brit, str., Calcutta via Penang Vorwaerts, Aus. str., Trieste via P. C’lx> A R. Kasama,
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  • 271 16 Bingavokb, March 18, 1914. exchange On London Bonk 4 m/s 2/4 3 ‘j Demand 2/4 -fa Private 6 m/a 2/4 8 m/s 2/4;} On Gibma«» Bank d/d j*884 Private 8 m/8 2424 Ok Fbanci Bank d/d j®®** Private 8 m/s 299 .J Ok India Bank T. T.
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  • 351 16 Singapoki, March 18, 1914. MINING. vXel B °y ere S 0116 10 10 Ampang 8.75 9.25 1 1 Ayer Weng C.50 10 10 Belat 2.70 2.85 10 10 Brnang 1.80 10 10 Kamp&x 10.25 10 10 Kanaboi 1.60 1.75 10 10 Kinta Association 10.00 11.60 £1 £1
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  • 808 16 P. and 0. Company. Per P. and 0. India, connecting at Colombo with Moldavia, sailing March 20.—Mr. Stafford, Mr. B. Bromtield, Messrs. \V. and F. Vanrcunec, Mr. W. J. Gallagher, Mr. Steadman, Mr. J. A. Russell, Mrs. e! Shepherd and infant and Master Shepherd! Mr. E. H.
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  • The Straits Budget RUBBER SUPPLEMENT.
    • 96 1 CiENEKAL Rubber Items 1 New I’ses for Rubber 1 Sembrong Rubber Estate 1 The Rubber Industry 1 F. M. S. Rubber Export Duty 1 Singapore Rubber Auction 1 Rubber Standardisation Scheme... 1 Reclaimed Rubber 2-8 February Rubber Returns 8 Position of Rubber Shares 8 TKLKGRAM9 London Rubber Specials 1
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    • 219 1 Mr. E. Macfadyen, the well-known planter, has returned to tho F.M.S. from home. Mr. Maurice Foster, the well-known cricketer and planter of the Negri Sembilan, is homeward bound. Owini» to tho extraordinary hot weather, says the Pinang Gazette, wintering on most rubber estates has been particularly severe and
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    • 125 1 io N izam of Hyderabad is roputed to be wealthiest individual in India, and one 1 ie wealthiest persons in the world, with J ,r nnlv^ na l amounting to some ~wi r pcr ycar Ab °ut 400 motorcars, hv ir a r{ rther expensive type,
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    • 191 1 (From A Correspondent.) London, March 11. The auctions conclude with sustained demand and prices are practically harder. Kurau declares a final dividend of ‘2O per cent., places to reserve £1,500, and carries forward .£2,400. The total cost
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    • 62 1 Quotations Current During The Week. Para First Latex to Arrive Crepe Mar. 12 8/- 2/3$ 13 3/- 2/4* 16 3/0* 2/5* 17 8/0* 2/6 The East Asiatic Co.’s Report. Fine Para Plantation. r 1 >> Spot Forward First Latex Mar. 11 3/0* 3/0* 2/4 12 2/11* 2/11*
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    • 115 1 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, March 17. At tho annual meeting of Ayer Kuning Rubber Estates, Ltd., with Mr. Barnett, presiding, a 5 per cont. dividend was recommended, and it was stated that tho output was 46,800 lbs. against 24,000 lbs. the previous yoar. The estimated
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    • 230 1 Tho anticipated settlement in tho suit arising out of the purchase of the now defunct Weekly Sun newspaper by tho Serabrong Rubber Estate, Ltd., was mentioned before the Chief Justice (Sir W. 11. Hyndman Jones) in the Supreme Court, on Tuesday.
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    • 271 1 The following information relating to the rubber industry is taken from the London and China Express of February 20:— Business has fallen away to a mere trickle, and prices, in sympathy with other departments of the Stock Exchange and of the
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    • 80 1 For the period from March 20 to April 20, inclusive, the duty on cultivated rubber on which export duty is leviablo in tho F.M.S. on an ad valorem basis in accordance with the rules under the Customs Duties Enactment will be assessed on tho following prices:
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    • 421 1 4 Tho Singapore Chamber of Commerce liubber Association held its auction on Tuesday, when there were offered for sale 816.67 piculs or 108,889 lbs. and sold 699.98 piculs or 93,317 lbs. The prices realised were:— Sheet smokod fine ribbed #l2B to #lBO n Rood ribbed 117 127
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    • 125 1 The Rubber Groworß’ Association has issued a circular to tho trado embodying a draft schemo for tho establishment of a central rubber warehouse on co operative lines. Tho cbiof proposal is the dotation of a company with a capital of *****,000 in pound shares to be called
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    • 3998 2 Tho following interesting notes on lieclaimcd Rubber v. Plantation Rubber, by Mr. W. F. do B. Maclaren, are quoted from the India-Uubbor .Journal: There has for some timo past been u fooling of great uneasiness in rubber plantation circles with
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    • 112 3 C’luny.—ll,l3B lbs. Sucgei Duri.—s,9R2 lbs. Kota 8ahru.—14,214 lbs. Alma Estates.— 8,500 lbs. Shanghai Klebang.—4,4so lbs. Bukit Toll A1ang.—4,975 lbs. Kinta Hellas.—ll,oso lbs. Goodlicart.l,l47 lbs. Chemor United.—B,6so lbs. Djapoera (Sumatra). —9,54 b lbs. Sembrong.—l,sl4 lbs. Bukit Katil.—6,7oo lbs. New Serendah. —7,Bl6 lbs. S. S. (Bertam).—3B,o99 lbs. Malaka Pinda.—
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    • 140 3 An extraordinary general meeting of the ukit Panjong Syndicate, Ltd., was held the ollicrs of the company, 107, Fenchurchstreet, on February 9, to consider the followin" resolution That the capital of tho rirR any increased from i-40,000 to by tho creation of 50,000 new shares s each.
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    • 925 3 The following interesting review of the rubber market position, from Mr. T. E. Williams, of Marling Evans and Co., stock and share brokers, 29, Mincing-lane, E.C., was printed iu the Financial Times of February The present activity in rubber shares
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    • 668 3 The first annual meeting of tho Central Perak Planters' Association was held on the 14th inst. at the Ipoh Club. Mr. A. B. Milne (chairman) presided, and there were present, Messrs. W. Vanrenen (Ivinta Hellas), B. O. Tatham (Serapo), E. G.
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    • 767 3 The annual meeting of the Jebong (Perak) Rubber Company was fixed to be held at Colombo, on Monday, March 16. We give the directors report below, and it is noteworthy as one of the most satisfying recently issued. While it is
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    • 4691 4 The annual meeting of the Rubber Growers' Association was held on February 19, at the Cauuon Street Hotel, K.C., when there was a large attendance of members. Mr. Noel Trotter (the chairman) presided. Tho Chairman said Gentlemen,
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    • 542 5 Tho directors’ report on Haytor Rubber Estates, Ltd., signed by Mr. D. T. Boyd as chairman, deals with the year ended December 31, 1913, being the fourth financial year of the company. Tho report reads as under:— The net profit for
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    • 1300 5 The Honorary Secretary of tho Johore Planters’ Association communicates the following account of a meeting of the association held in the Johore hotel on the 8th inst., when Mr. \V. N. Gawler was in the chair, and there were present Messrs.
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    • 327 5 Tbo secretary of the Bode Rubber Estates, Limited, has issued a circular to tbe shareholders which states that tlio great reduction in the selling prico of rubber has rendered it impossible to properly financo the working of the estate and bring the whole of tho planted area
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    • 1754 6 Capital Stock Singapore Aotho* 1 Malayan Exchange FraaerandCo.fi rißed Marked 2/- 1818. 1812. CoMPA,,IB, F P* o8 j rebruary 18. March 18. 85,000 2/- fy. paid B%for 81/12/11 Allagar 1/6 2/1 40,000 fy. paid
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