The Straits Budget, 19 November 1914

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1 8 The Straits Budget
  • 30 1 The Straits Budget ■UNO THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE “STRAITS TIMES.” VOL. LXVIII No. 2962 Singapore Thursday, November 19. 1)14. E$ T ABIHMED OVER NAIF A CCMTVRV. Price 25 cents.
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  • 225 1 leaders— How Long Will it Last 12 Forecasts 12 Tbe Long Silence 12-13 Earl Roberts 18 Holland and Germany 13 General JotTre’s Strategy ...13-14 Prospects of Pulau Bulang 14 Local and Gbmbral— Local and Personal 1-2 British War Finance 2 France and Turkey 2 The Fall of
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  • 3186 1 Rangoon tolegram states that the first ’[ovjncial forecast of the rice crop for 1914apr* i W8 10*176,203 acres against 10,681,261 y <jar or an increase of 94,942 acres, peaking generally the rice crop of the j JV| uce promises well, despite serious floods 10 P*rts of Burma.
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  • 898 2 We have on more than one occasion referred to the increasing use of electric lifts in Malaya. Ten years ago there was not a single electric lift in this part of the world, but as in those days tall office buildings were
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  • 199 2 RBUT*R'a Special and Ohdiiiakv w« Telegrams. London, Novamber 17, 6.45 pm Mr Lloyd George in hi, financial ataUmcnt said he was makmij proposals not m,. rt v meet increased expenditure to March 31 but to meet the
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  • 233 2 The French Government has issued the following proclamation regarding the causes of the rupture between France and tbs Ottoman Empire The Porte was asked to disassociate itself from the action of certain German officers, but gave indetiniU and unsatisfactory replies, which led to the rupture between the
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  • 275 2 Tbe Kobe correspondent of I)o LocomoMef i Serna rang) wired on November Japanese papers are fall of accounts ot ii fall of Tsingtau. Tbe vigorous tiual attacks commenced on October HI, tbe Lmperors birthday. They resulted in severe dainaw to all tbe outlying parts of tbe
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  • Article, Illustration
    79 6 As far as can be gathered, all the country east of a line drawn from Ostend past Lille, through Guise and then turning east through Argonne and north of Verdun to the frontier is in the handsof the Germans, while the allies appear to hold the positions west
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  • 1356 6 (CoXTItIRUTKI) J There is something very mysterious about the introduction of new words into the English language. They generally begin life as slang and work their way upwards until at last they are accorded a place in the dictionary. But the
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  • 43 6 (From Our Own Corrk-> |,,,ni,k 1 Kuala Lumpur, November The death is announced °j sn<l Jones, assistant on Harpeni sjui ip ore, formerly with Boustea aC ci<l«‘ ,,t a as tho result of a motor-cyca month ago.
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  • 1728 7 London. November 15, 1.85 a.m. Karl Roberto is dead./ Later. Karl Roberts's death was announced in following Press Bureau communique: Earl Kitchener announces with deep regret, hi c b lie knows will be shared by the whole wD
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  • 875 7 There are 150,000 people in Cracow, and 110,000 of them aro Poles, says the Daily Telegraph. It was only quite recently that the ancient city fell into the power of a Teutonic dynasty and becamo part of thn ramshackle empire of Austria.
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  • 433 7 The dispositions under tbo will of tho late Mr. William Buchanan Smith, of Singapore, were under discussiou before Mr. Justice Neville in tho Chancery Division of the English High Court of Justice on October 15. The plaintiffs were Mrs. Louisa
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  • 113 7 (From Oi k Own Cokkkkl’ondhnt.) I poh, Novi tnber 12. An interesting cano is beinj* beard here before Mr. Justice Kdmonds in the Supremo Court. Mr. W. M Itoid, lately tho manat'* r of AyleHbury and Oar land 'h Teluk Anson branch, is siting the firm for
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  • 160 7 Tl 10 late Socialist generalissimo, Herr Bebel, said When (lermany *»oes to war there will be whole armiis of our adherents in the tij»htinj{ ranks. As lory as all yoes well and victory crowns our banners they can do little but let themselves be swept
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  • 2451 9 V cuseof interest to the mercantile commu* tv Lias lately occupied the attention of the J! L.,uo Court, Medan, where the Handel M iAtscliappij (Deli Atjeh) for the Nestle and lu.'lo-SwMS Condensed Milk Company have L julit action
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  • 86 9 (From Ouk Own Corrkspondknt.) Ipoh, November 14. Mr. Justico Edmonds to-day dismissed the suit with costs, in tho action W. M. Reid v. Aylesbury aud Garland. Plaintiff claimed for damages for wrongful dismissal, ho being discharged for refusing to apologise for a letter written by him to an
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  • 233 9 From a letter of tho N. C. Daily News special correspondent with the Allied forces before Tsingtau —The acquisitiveness of the Japanese mind strikes Tommy comically. Ask one of ’em a question said a blue-oyod South Wales JJorderor with curcly ban an’ ’e fingers yer bandolier.
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  • 868 9 From Our Special Correspondent London, October lb. So far ns the financial position is concern* ed there is not much cliAiigo to report. Pre. moratorium bills discounted at the Hank of England aro beg in mg to run otf, which accouuts
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  • 2025 10 London, October 10. Sir Ernest Casse! has been unmistakably the lucky owner of this week, for after wiujiing three races on the optuing day at Newmarket, he followed it up ou the next by carrying off the Cesarewitch with
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  • 358 10 The fifth ordinary general meeting of the Perak lvougsi Coconut Company, Limited, has been held at the Hill Club, Colombo, Mr. Kelway Bamber presided and tho others present were Messrs. N. W. Davies, A. J. Yolluin, aud It. F. Megginson. Tho
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  • 255 10 Quite a large audience listened to a lecture upon the war which Mr. R. D. Pringle gave on Friday at the Y.M.C.A. He dealt with his subject iu a very thorough manner, explaining carefully the state of affairs immediately before the outbreak of hostilities and
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  • 1771 10 (t rom A Corhkspondknt.) Soerabaya, November 5. At an interview the Dutch \u„: i User Tioelatra, was t-ranted at Ber“inW H* German Under Secretary l„ r Korcil7.““ a few days aj-o, Bays a special Hi.,,, the latter Rave him tbe most satislJiT 1 assurances as to Germany’s
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  • 30 12 Ward. —On November 16, Mrs. E C. Ward, of a son. Lim. —On November Itit No. 115, Amoy Street, Singapore, to Mr. and Mrs. Lim Loon Hock, a daughter.
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  • 39 12 Hacohian—Martin. —On November 12, at the Armenian Church of St. Gregory, Hill Street, by Hev. N. Paul, Mackertich Hacobiau, of Messrs. Zorab Mesrope A Co., Soerabaya, to Miss ltipsy Martin, daughter of Mr. 51. S. Martin of Singapore.
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  • THE Straits Budget.
    • 1232 12 make no responso.—Straits Timon, November 12. We still meet from time to time folk who quite sincerely believe that the war will soon be over, and who boldly give reasons for the faith that is in them. We regret that we cannot share such optimism,
      make no responso.—Straits Timon, November 12.  -  1,232 words
    • 1136 12 —Straits Times, November 13. We referred casually in our article yesterday to Colonel H. Frobenius’s book, "The German Empire’s Hour of Destiny.” It was published in Germany shortly before the outbreak of war, and gained a little extra prominence from the fact that the author received a congratulatory telegram
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    • 1164 12 Straits Times, November 14. The news from the chief theatre of war has been very scanty of late. For weeks we heard nothing as to the number of casualties and it h extraordinarily difficult to fix with any decree of accuracy the position of the rival forces.
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    • 477 13 ardently invoked.—Straits Times, November 10. Deeply and most siucerely we regrot the death of Earl Roberts. The inspiration of his earnestness, the wisdom of his long experiences, the charm of his most kindly personality are things we can ill-spare at a moment when the fate of the great
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    • 1201 13 violated to our disadvantage.—Strrits Times, November 10. The position of Holland is only less unenviable than that of a country actually tho sceno of warfare. Her people do not know what day or hour it may suit Germany to treat her neutrality as contemptuously as tho Belgian
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    • 1217 13 —Straits Times, November 17. Writing on September 16 wu Haul: “If General .loiTre lias led on the Gormans to their own destruction, fooling them with the belief that they were victors when they wire but du{)CH, tho subtlety of his plans will be the admiration of the
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    • 1240 14 -Straits Times, Novomber In. The war overshadows everything and it has necessitated various changes in the directorate of Pulau Bulang Rubber and Produce Company. Mr. Dichn, owing to circumstances over which he had no control, resigned. Mr. W. H. Macgregor, who was supposed to bo a
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 91 12 The post tree price of the Straits Times I*B a year The pout fre“ price of the Straits Bw-vii is $l4 a y«ar It is not necessary to subscribe for a year. The sub criptions for shorter periods are at'.he same proporionatc rate as for a year. Tbs Straits Hi-’<et
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  • 231 14 l irector8 r ®P°, r 1 t t 0 the shareholders Of the Singapore Cold Storage Couinan? Ltd., states that tho accounts of the com’ pany for the twelve mouths ended June“n show a credit balance on the year’s transae tions of $56,012.01, to which has
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  • 172 14 When two motor cars collide and are badly damaged, one of them, in fact, turning up side down in the sido of tho road, it h only the best of good fortune that save 9 tbe occupants from serious injury. Sncli an acci dent was
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  • 90 14 A message from Peking dated November published at Shanghai, reports:—There was a heavy storm in the vicinity of Tientsin last night. The steamer Guthrie dragged her anchors and went ashore on the bar. She was damaged and sank. Her hull is under water, and the cr »w
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  • 196 14 We understand from a telephone commu nication received by us from OovernnH House that it has been ascertained that oi the crew of the Emdeu l.»0 have Bnr and are prisoners of war. The ful P ment of the Emden under normal conuitior was 361. The
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  • 1423 15 (From A Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, November 12. fair number of men have been down to sjgoapojre to see the military authorities with a view to proceeding to the front. The majority have been accepted after the usual trict medical examination add it might safe I be said
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  • 510 15 There was further mention of Chinese bauking matters in the Supremo Court, on Thursday, when Mr. Justice Earnshaw commenced the hearing of tho suit of the liquidators of tho Kwong Yik Banking Co., Ltd., against Soon Keck, Ltd., and against Chop
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  • 21 15 Rkittkk’s Telegram. London, November 10, 5.55 a.m. The death is announced of Mr. Cecil Raleigh, the dramatic author.
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  • SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
    • 176 15 Garrison Golf Club. Tho result of tlio LadicH’ medal comp* tition, for November, was uh follows Mrs. Vowlor 49—12—37 Mrs. Cantrell 54 10 44 Mrs. Badharu Tliornhill 62 7 45 Mrs. L). Drummond 50 4 10 Mrs. Nicholson 49 2 47 Eight cards were taken out. Keppel Harbour v.
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    • 219 15 A cricket match was played on the Esplanade on Saturday between teams com|)osed of those who have been resident in the Colony more titan eight years and those who have not yet achieved that period. Tho result waH a draw, the not very big score of 90 being obtained
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  • 83 15 The mortality returns for Singapore issued by the Kegistrar of Births and Deaths show that, during the week ending November 7, there were 224 deaths (150 males, OH females), giving a ratio per millo of population of 35.38. Malarial fever accounted fur 37 deaths, phthisis 42, convulsions
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  • 357 15 On October 27 wo forwarded the following telegram to Karl Kitchener, as head of tho War (Mice Hundred ninety men offer for active service aw Malayan Contingent. Ago limit Bf> average 27. Twenty-four boon regulars, 12m Volunteers, ten seen
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  • 434 15 If the circumstances an related to Mr. A. V. Brown in court ou Thursday bo true, a Chinese woman who appeared to tell her story has been the victim of n most dastardly attack. Her name is Hong Tiarn Neo, the
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  • 2146 16 From Our Special Correspondent. London, October 16. The fact that the opening of the Parliament has been postponed from October 27 to a date in the middle of November is a sign that so far as legislation goes everything has been
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  • 401 16 The North China Daily News says:—A German correspondent writes to contradict the report to which we alluded, under the usual reservation attached to all such stories, that Capt. Carl von Mueller, of the Emden, has an English mother and wife and wa9 partly educated at
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  • 148 16 »i*o*roni, Novkmbkr \h, 1W4 HXCMAnqe On London dank 4 m/e Demand 2/4 K Private Bn,,. j" On India bank T. T 1744 On Hongkong... Bank d/d 25 On Shanghai....bank d/d lfJ O. Jav. Beat T. T. On Japan Bank d/d U4f Sovereigns—buying rate |s fi4 India Coonoil
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  • 342 16 SlMOAPOBB, NoVKMBKB 13, 1914. MINING. Vduel Buyew 10 10 Ampang 7.00 8.00 1 1 Ayer Wong 0.15 C.35 10 10 Belat 1.00 2.00 10 10 Braang 0.75 1.50 10 10 Kampav 10-00 10 10 Kanaboi 1.25 10 10 KintaAssociation 8.50 £1 £1 Kinta Tin 1.12.6 1.16.6 £1
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  • The Straits Bubget RUBBER SUPPLEMENT.
    • 116 1 (JfSKKAL Kubbu in Japan 1 October Rubber Returns Kubber Flooring for Guy’s Votes on Rubber peatb of Mr. Keith Arbuthnot 7 Plantation Coolies Burma Rubber Planters... H ffclEOHAMS— London Rubber Prices 1 Loudon Rubber Specials Labour in the F.M.S. 1 UiKHN'is and Report* Straits Plantations Banting (Selangor) Rubber 1
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    • 234 1 The report of tho Straits Plantations. Limited, states that the number of coconuts harvested in tho year to Juno 30 was 1.092,397, against 2,904.230 in the previous ytar. One thousand and forty tons of copra were produced, at a cost of £12 19s. per ton f o.b. Teluk
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    • 177 1 1 i' port of the lianteng (SelaDgor) hub--o,;r hstates, Limited, states that the output rubber for tho year to April 39 was as ‘''hows;— Estimated output, 159,000 lbs.; *-tual output (shipped weight), 179,845 lbs.; aV(r0 n tJ yield per bearing acre, 248 lbs.; fo b. c '*Ut
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    • 54 1 From Our Own Correspondent. (From Our Own Corrkspondknt.) London, November 13, 1914. Dealers who have hpen conducting private sales report that tho demand for Plantation rubber is rather dull. The prices current are giveu as follows Sheet 2/4 to 2/6 Crepe 2/1
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    • 131 1 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, November 13. The Colonial Office instructs oversea Governments to export rubber to British ports only. Kuala Lumpur pays a final dividend of 71 per cent., places £l2 500 to reserve and carries forward £11,600. Anglo Sumatra pays 17< per cent., and carries
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    • 119 1 Negri Sembilan Planters Gravely Alarmed. (Pkom Oi'it Own Coukksi'onuknt.) Kuala Lumpur, November 18. The committee of the Negri Sembilan Planter s’ Association have passed a resolution of grave alarm at tiio recent prop sals of the F.M.S. Government fe»r postponement of State Works and tho consequent
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    • 173 1 The greatly increased piodurtion of india rubber in tho Straits Settli im-iits, Ceylon and elscwlx re had a markjil Chet on the rices in Japan during 1913, which fell to 11 j lowest level ever re ached as >< t. Hantatun rubber was quot'd at the beginning
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    • 1380 1 The eighth ordinary general meeting of the shareholders of the Langkon North Borneo Rubber, Limited, was held on October 14, at the company’s officos, 37, Threaducedlo Street, E.C., Colonel Sir Augustus Fit/.George, K.C.V.0., C.B. (chairman of tho company) presiding. Tho Chairman said
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    • 1642 2 The first ordinary general meeting of the shareholders of the South Malay 1 lubber Plantations, Limited, was held on October 15, at tho registered offices. 16. Philpot Lane, E.C., Mr. John Smith, C.B. (chairman of the company), presiding. The
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    • 144 2 Tho report of the Ivawie (Java) Rubber Estates, Limited, states that the crops for tho year to March 31 were as follows: Rubb'r.—Estimated, 45,000 lbs.; marketed, 63,529 lbs.; average gross price realised, 2s. 1.89 d. per lb.; estimate for 1914-15, 194,000 lbs. Coffee. —Estimated, 4,100.00 piculs,
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    • 1794 2 The annual general meeting of the Tangoel Rubber Estates, Ltd., was held ou October 14, at the London Chamber of Commerce, Oxford-court, E.C., Mr. Walter Hilliers (chairman of the company) presiding. Tho Chairman said With your permission, I will
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    • 1994 3 The third annual general meeting of Port Dickson Lukut (F.M.S Rubber Estates, Ltd wa s held on October 14, at the office of the Rubber Growers’ Association, 38, Eastchoap, R.l’., Sir William Hood Treacher, K.C.M.G. chairman of the company),
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    • 1553 3 The fourth ordinary meeting of tho Siginting (Negri Sombilan) Rubber Estate, Liimted, was held on October 15, at Moorgato Statiou Chambers, Mr. L. Byron Potcrs (chairman of tho company) presiding. The Chairman Haid: Gentlemen, your directors beg to submit tho fourth amnia!
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    • 1587 4 The fourth annual general meeting of the Seaport (Selangor) Rubber Estate, Ltd., was hold on October 13, at the Rubber Growers’ Association, 38, Eastcheap, R.C., Mr. Noel Trotter presiding. The Chairman said: Gentlemen.—The chairman of the company (Sir b rank
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    • 219 4 The report of tbo K.M.S. (Malay States) Rubber and Coconut Plantations, Limited, states that the rubber and coconut crops harvested during the year to June 30 were as follows :—Dry rubber harvested, 55.260 lbs.; estimate 45,000 lbs.; average gross price realised, 2s. 1.97 d. per
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    • 1651 4 The third annual general meeting of the shareholders of the Bajoe Kidoel Rubber and Produce Company, Limited, was held on October 15, in the council room of the Rubber Growers’ Association, 38, Eastcheap, Mr. Arthur Lampard presiding. The Chairman
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    • 109 4 Bilk it Katil. —9,000 lbs. Ayer Molek. -13,622 lbs. Diasiuga.—6,Bl7 lbs. Langco (Java).— 81.700 lbs. Taii'inii Estates.—7,ooo lbs. n, H Nyalas —7,508 lbs.; five Bukit K.B. —September 4.84 e 10s., 4,676 lbs t 0 date four Galang Besar.—3l,4oO ins., months 121,675 lbs. January to Siak (Sumatra .—16,917
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    • 1675 5 The fourth annual general meeting of the to ,Java Rubber and Produce Co., Ltd., Acf ,j (1 on October 14, at Winchester House, Mr. B. H. Parry presided. "The Chairman said: Gentlemen, it is ,»reat regret we bave to
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    • 769 5 The formal presentation was made on October 6 to Guy s Hospital by Lady French, on behalf of the Rubber Growers’ Association, of the rubber flooring for the Stephen Ward. There were present, in addition to many members of the R.G.A.,
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    • 289 5 The report of the Eastern Sumatra Rubber Estates, Ltd., for the year ended Juno 30, states that 392 acres were intcrplantod with Kobusta coffee during 1912 13. The visiting agent in his last report, dated July 26,1914, statos that steady progress is noticeable in regard to cultivation,
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    • 653 5 A meeting of the Indian Immigration Committee wan held at Penang on November 18. There wore present Mr. K. S. Hose, acting Controller of Labour (chairman); the Principal Medical Officer, K.M.S. (I)r C. L. SanHoui); the lion. It. Young ami Mr. W.
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    • 129 5 Tho report of the Abueo (Selangor) Ituhhor, Ltd., covers the year ended March «tl, 1914, and states that the property was acquired as at Auelist 1. 1912, and the expenditure shown in the accounts tin refore covi rs a period o( one year and eight montliH, Of
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    • 3798 6 The sixth ordinary general meeting of the shareholders of Harrisons and Crosfield (Limited) was held on Octobi r l.*l, at the offices of tho comptny. 1 to 4, Great Towerstreet, Mr. C. Heath Clark, J.R., chairman of the company,
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    • 1158 7 The section of the Board of Trade returns for September dealing with raw materials shows (says Tho Financier of October 9) that the crude rubber trade has suffered far loss thaD many others from the war. While both the imports and
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    • 273 7 A special telegram in the Ceylon Observer, dated London, October 26, says: Mr Keith Fraser Arbutlinot, died at Billingshurst, Sussex, on Saturday, at the age of 50. The deceased, who was prorni uently identified with the rubber plantation industry, was chairman of a very large
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    • 1773 7 The eighth annual general moetiug of Sungkai C'humor Estates, Ltd., was held on October 7, at tho Rubber Growers’Association, 38, Eastcheap, E.C., Mr. Thomas Ritchie (chairman of tho company) presiding. Tho Chairman said Gentlemen, —I presume you wish me, as
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    • 2419 8 The directors’ of the 1'ulau Bulang Kubber and Produce Co., Ltd., report in tlio followini' terms for the year ended June 30, the report being signed by Mr. W. H. Macgrogor, as chairman Finance. —The following calls
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    • 422 8 An action connected with a obtained in Singapore on February 27 S was introduced at Hongkong b* f,f m acting Chief Justice (Mr. II li°j (i l le on November 3, the parties being the See Wo firm, Raffles Quay K Si n
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    • 232 8 The report of the Sungei Buaya (Sumatra) Rubber Company, Limited, states that no further planting has been carried out during the year to June 80. Tbo cultivated area, therefore, remains the same as stated ia the annual report last year. The work of cutting out tbe
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    • 163 8 The Lower Burma Planters' Association have appealed to b on the question of the Liocai giving temporary financial a jg rubber planters owing to the aim which they find themselves Pl ac^ h J% er present situation in Lurop). C(J the points out the absence of s’MP®®
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