The Straits Budget, 10 June 1915

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1 7 The Straits Budget
  • 28 1 The Straits Budget BUNG THE WEEKLY ISSUE OE THE “STRAITS TIMES." VOL. LXIX No. 2991 Singapore. Thursday, June 10. 1915. ESTABLISHED OVEB HALF A CEHTUBV Price 25 cents.
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  • 281 1 leaders— I'nitcd We Stand 10 Wliat of Turkey? •••JO i'rztuiysl Retaken ...10-11 Quibbling Declined 11 Some German Lies 11 Civilian Activity 11*12 Local and Gknkral— Loral and Personal 1*2 birthday Honours 2 Tht German 16-Inch Gun 2 F.M S. Government Service 2 The War 8-7 shanghai War
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  • 3311 1 Somerset Playoe, F.R.G.8., o£ tlio r( au, l Colonial Compiling and PublishCompany, formerly in Singapore with <jr,jater Britain Publishing Company, 'H assistants have just transferred their j u ters from Southern India to Calnr 1 M*' r in the south having been P a'.iLai y eomploted. They
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  • 494 2 Wo arc officially informed from Govern* ment Mouse that His Majesty has been graciously pleased to confer the honour of Companionship of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George on Mr. William George Maxwell and Brigadier* General
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  • 471 2 Rkutkr’s Telegrams. London, June 2, 10.40 p.m. The King’s Birthday honours include tho following:— Barons: Sir F. L. Bertie, British Ambassador, Paris; Sir Kenneth Muir Mackenzie, Permanent Principal Secretary to the Lord Chancellor. Privy Councillors :—Lord Robert Cecil; Sir John Jordan, British Minister
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  • 388 2 Gunners, engineers and doubtless a good many others will be interested in a few parti culars of the German 16 inch gun, of which so much was heard in the earlier stages of tho war, more especially in connection' with the reduction of tho Belgian fortresses
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  • 207 2 The following appointments are notitie* in the F.M.S. Government Gazette:— Mr. A. L. Jumeaux to be assistant hngineer, P.W.D., Mr. A. Earnshaw to be a Judicial Commissioner, F.M S., Capt. S. R. Smitti to be adjutant, M.S.V.R., Mr. N. R. Jarrett 0 act as assistant District Officer,
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  • THE WAR.
    • 1456 3 THURSDAY ’S TELEGRAMS. Turkish Anger. CURSING THE GERMAN INTRIGUERS. Bombing in London. Kbutbr’s Tklkgkamb. London, June 1. i, Telegrams from Dedeagatcli state British submarine is now cruising Constantinople. The Turkish mill- V authorities are compo led to hold up all a Lnnrts with troops for Gallipoli. The latest news from
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    • 1171 3 Germany’s False News. FICTIONS ABOUT ABLAIN FIGHT. Fierce Fighting Around Przemysl. London, June 2, 2.30 p.m. Paris The value of German communiques is evidenced by a rocout announcement in Berlin that the Germans withdrew their small garrison from the village of Ablain, unnoticed by tho enemy, in order
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    • 1844 3 Przemysl. RECAPTURED BY AUSTROGERMANS. Plea (or Workshop Efficiency. London, Juno 8, 4.30 a.m. Amsterdam: A Vienna coimuuuiquo claiiuN that I’Momysl is again in our possession.” London, June 8, 5.35 p.m. A Gorman communiquo says I'rzemsly has been re taken. London, June 3, 6 p.m. Amsterdam A Berlin communiquo
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    • 4159 4 West and East Fighting. RUSSIA CLAIMS GALICIAN SUCCESS. Mr. Asquith at the Front. London, Jane 4, 2.45 p.m. Special correspondents in Franco state that the French are at present engaged in furious and almost irregular hand to hand fighting in a circumference in France, some twelve miles north
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    • 2052 6 Dardanelles. DESPERATE FIGHTING IN TRENCHES. Britons Masters of the Air. London, June 6, 11.20 p.m. The Press Bureau continues its account of fighting at Gallipoli. On Thursday night the Turks heavily bombarded a small fort in front of the extreme French right, which they had previously lost, and
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    • 1706 6 French Reprisal. BURNING LIQUID FOR THE GERMANS. Italians Advance. London, June 8, 2.50 a.m. Paris, communique: North of the Aisne the enemy multiplied Lis desperate efforts to re capture the two lines of trenches we took yesterday. He brought reinforcements i n automobiles a distance of eighty kilometres
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  • 333 7 The proloaged liquidation of Chop Loh Kee Seng was the cause of somo proceedings before Mr. Justice Earnshaw in bankruptcy on Friday afternoon. That chop and an affiliated concern, Chop Loh Choc Seng, of both of which Loh Cliuk Fob was mauaging partner, failed during the troubled
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  • 111 7 Cabled information w&s received on Wednesday by the Heap Eng Moh Steamship Co., Ltd., from Soerabaya, intimating that their steamer Zweona has boeu wrecked while running between that port and Bali. The information is as yet without detail, The vessel loft Singapore for Dutch Indian ports
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  • 1757 7 i The British Chamber of Commerce at l Shanghai, which has early got to work with recommendations on enemy trading in China, was only formed at a 1 meeting held on May 21 last when 1 Mr. H. K.
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  • 458 8 The following correspondence has passed between iuu Consul-General for Germany at Shanghai »nd the Chair man of the Shanghai Municipal Council Sir, —G* rmau ratepayers of this inter national Settlement have recently become the object of sevt rc accusations on behalf of
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  • 216 8 In tho nautical magazine for May, Mr. J. Mohr, hon. secretary of tho Straits Merchant Service Guild, replies to an attack upon itH constitution and methods, making it clear tliat it iR 11 untrue to suggest that tho Guild in uned by a certain clique who have
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  • 121 8 Enterprise on a small scale, but ono that promißos, Hays a Manila contemporary, to grow to mammoth proportions, libB boon started in Manila, the now departure consist ing in preserving the mango, the most delicious fruit of the tropics. The Philippines is the home of the mango and
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  • 283 8 Mr. Frank 11. Hock writes to tho Pall Mall Gazette -A further duty of 12s. per gallon on whisky would not ho felt by a certain class they would still buy tho best. There are others who would do tho same,
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  • 280 8 The Empire Trade and Industry Committee of the Koyal Colonial Institute has, during the past four years, done considerable service towards the co relation of the trade of the various parts of the Empire. In connection with the war, several new services have been inaugurated,
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  • 248 8 With the object of learning something about her soldier sons, an old woman named Eleanor King walked all the way from Cambridge to London. Tbe facts came out before the Tottenham Bench, when she was charged with drunkenness. It was said that the previous night she
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  • 228 8 In the Third Court, Penang, before Mr. L. V. J. Laville, Messrs, Huttenbach Bros., represented by a European assistant of the firm, appeared on a summons issued at tho instance of Traffic Inspector E. li. Lawrence, for obstructing Church Street Ghaut with some cases
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  • SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
    • 361 8 Singapore Golf Club. The June medal, stroke play, resulted as follows:— H. C. Aspinal 41 88 79 8 71 N. E. Bath 48 44 92 15 77 J. W. Anderson 63 42 95 18 77 R. L. L. Braddell 39 41 80 scr. 80 H. T. White 47 39
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    • 141 8 A team from the Shropshire Light Infantry played a match against tho 5.11. C. on Saturday afternoon on the latter’s ground, and although beaten pretty handsomely, some of their number put up a very good game. The military side batted first and compiled 117, of which, however, Lieut. C.
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  • 150 8 Rkutkr’s Tklkoram. London, June 5,8 45 p.m. Athens: Tho King underwent an oner* tion to day for the removal of a rib or ri i JS a London, June 5, 10.40 p lUj Athens A portion of the King of G r0( tenth rib has been
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  • 130 8 Hbutkr's Telegrams. London, June 1, 2.5 a.m. Washington: A Ked Cross appeal fcr assistance for Mexico declares that famine is sweeping through the republic and the population of Mexico City is in danger of There have been food riots, women aDd children being trampled to death at Acapulco
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  • 84 8 Hbotbr’s Trlhokam. London, Jane 4, 0.20 a.m. At the invitation of the Board of Trade) representatives of employers and employed in the cotton trade are coming to London to confer with the Board. London, June 7. An interview between the cardroom operatives and Sir G. K. Askwith has
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  • 28 8 Reuter’s Telegrams. London, June 1, 11.5. pm. Sir John He wet t has joined the board of the Bank of India, replacing Mr. Bankier, retired.
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  • 21 8 Reuter’s Telegram. London, June 5, 1.50 pm. Winnipeg: The crop reports are excellent, especially wheat, oats and barley.
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  • 107 8 Rktuer’s Telegram. London, June 1, 2*5 ft lo. Bombardier Wells knocked out Sergeant Dick Smith in the ninth round. Further private intelligence from mg P puts beyond doubt, declares the Born o China Express, that the mutiny in t io of the 6tli Light Infantry was the result German
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  • 55 8 OBITUARY. Reuter’s Telegram. London, Jane 5, 1.50 p.m. Paris: The death is announced of M. Camille Pelletan, ex-Minister of Marine. London, June 7. The death is announced of Mr. Cornish, ex-proprietor of the Madras Mail. DEATH. Son Tkck Tiiian.—On Juno 8, at No. 28, Upper Cross Street, Soli Tock Tiiian,
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  • THE Straits Budget.
    • 1047 10 ,—Straits Times, June 3. It lmH b< on said, aud no doubt it in firmly believed iu Germany, that Britain entered the war solely for the purpose of smashing her greatest commercial rival, and that who oared little for Belgium, lt-as for France and nothing at all
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    • 988 10 —Straits Times, Jane 4. News comes through slowly from the scene of operations in the Near East. A month ago ono of the host known war correspondents wrote that the more the task of forcing the Straits is examined, the more stupendous proportions does it assume. A
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    • 1080 10 level of etliciency as a nation in arms.— Straits Times, June 5. We have long since given up all hope of following clearly the course of operations in the Eastern arena. In tho third week of March, the great Austrian fortress of Przemysl fell into the hands of
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    • 1067 11 .—StraitH Times, Juno 7. It would appear that the German reply to the American protest against the sinking of the Lusitania wa9 a feeble, pettifogging quibble to the effect that the ship carried arms and was a warship. It is understood that Mr. Wilson, roused to a sense
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    • 1054 11 fula, and repay it ia hotheads of lmto.— Straits Times, Juno H. It is useful occasionally to turn to a publication called The Fatherland, which, by the way, seems to coine quite easily into Singapore in spite of the censorship. One of the first things we saw
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    • 1148 11 thwarted her anticipations —Straits Times, Juno 9. Dogged, hard fighting in the Dardanelles, a naval battle in the Baltic, some Zeppelins raiding the East coast of England, eighteen trawlers sunk in the North Sea —such is tho week-end record. It is not very much, but it is enough
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  • 1289 13 The following reports of Malayan tin com pauies are to hand from home by the last Tronoh Mines. The report of the Tronoh Mines, Limited, states that during the year 1,589 tons of tin ore
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  • 276 13 The Asahi publishes an account given by Captain Fraser of the N.Y.K. steamer liirano Maru, which lately arrived at Kobe from London, of the liner's narrow oscape from a German submarine. Prior to the sailing of the steamer from London on April 1, Captain Fraser
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  • 94 13 The rate of mortality in the Settlement of Singapore for the week ended May 29, was 26.1 per mille of the population per annum. The total number of deaths was 170, of which 114 were male subjocts and fit* femalo. Convulsions claimed 28, phthisis 29 and tnuluriai
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  • 735 13 At the inquest at Shanghai on the late Mr. K. M. Bishop of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, who shot himself at his his hotel, Mr. A. Q. Stephen, manager of the Shanghai branch of the Hongkong and
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  • 149 13 War is full of luck—wood and bad. It was very bad luck that Private Ihtrber should have been shot dead soon after winning his V.C. But such incidents as these happen iu all wars. In the South African campaign one of the Seaforths weut through
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  • 613 13 The ninth, and probably the last, ordinary goneral meeting of Bruang, Ltd., w.is hold on Monday in tho offices of the secretaries. Interest in the company’a expiring activitiea wuh obviously lacking, for only Mr. G. A. Derrick (chairman) and Meaara. H. A.
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  • 246 13 Tho report of tho Eastern Extension Australasia and China Telegraph Company, Limited, states that tho gross receipts for the year to December 31, amounted to X'819,583, against X‘738,129 for the previous year. The working expenses, including X'61,174 for maintenance of cables, absorb £364,978, against £354,864 for
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  • 1294 14 Tho iinuivorsary of the King’s birthday, tho first public appearance of the General Officer Commanding after being honoured by His Majesty iu recognition of his services during the recent disturbance h, aud the fact that a local institution
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  • 1014 14 On their spacious and well kept recrea tion ground on Saturday, Founders’ Day, the sport-loviug scholars of Hatties Institution were given their annual opportunity of showing their prowess in the field of athletics, and with a large gathering, of which ladies formed
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  • 217 14 A bill is about to be introduced into the Legislative Council to amend the Courts Ordinance, 1907. It is pointed out that the State of Johore has recently passed a Courts Enactment providing, inter alia, for the creation of a Court of Appeal, which is to
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  • 697 14 (From A Cokrksi*ondknt Kuala Lumpur, J une 8 The Federal Capital enjoyed an pleasant treat at the concert Jiven Town Hall, last Sunday night, by llu l 1 16 the Italian Opera from Singapore Th^ b trfl f was crowded, several visitors bavin,, in from out-stations The
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  • 143 14 A musical treat was enjoyed on afternoon at Wesley Church, Fort Road, by a large and attentive eongrej! Handel’s sonata in G. minor, No. w> cately rendered by a string quartet executants playing with great e P j ce and interpreting the composition balance of
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  • 1604 16 Hongkong, May 21. A statement has gone the rounds, within the last few w< cks, to the effect that tin; teahouse merchants in Canton had protested rather bitterly against a tax b* ing placed upon their houses. One was rather surprised to hear
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  • 182 16 Some little time ago the directors of the Kuala Lumpur Y.M.C.A. decided to approach Government for support in aid of a volunteer unit composed of members of the association. A deputation waited npon the British Resident, who expressed his warm sympathy with the movement. He suggested that
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  • 866 16 The report of tho committee of Tunglin Club for the year endiug January 81 last, has just been issued and reads as follows Your committee regret that owing to the mutiny and other circumstances it has not been possible to
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  • 203 16 R KUT Bit’s T KLK< 1 Kams. i.omiou, June 4, 8.43 lu Mr. E. S. Montagu, presiding at n in honour of Sir Kuchna Gupta ou ,nner tiou ot his Council term, said he was","ft abovo all bis colleagues with far£lpatience and
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  • 253 16 Following is the directors’ report for pre sentation at the eighth ordinary general meeting of the above company to he held at Penang on Saturday, June 12 Your direc tors beg to submit a duly audited statement of accounts for the year euding December 81,
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  • 204 16 A correspondent writes thus: —Tho m iuy friends of Miss Eugeuio Nunes, the first lady student to pass through the Straits Medical School,will be pleased to hear that she is now in Karachi, Northern India, practicing her profession with great success. After passing hir examination in Singapore,
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  • 130 16 During the last four or five years e pc ments have been carried on m the sf) part of French Indo-China for the P' P turning to some profit the water j which encumbers tho lower A ,nbodi® other waters of Cochin China and t j ve
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  • 1253 17 1814. j iao 27.— Assassination of Archduke FranzFerdinand and his consort at Serajevo. j u ly 25.—Austrian ultimatum sent to Servia. August 1.—Germany declares war on Russia "and France, and invades Belgium. 4 —Britain declares war on Germany. -&gt;3.—Battle of Mons begins, and the French and
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  • 312 17 Having no other weapons, the patriotic population of Antwerp are keeping up a bloodless war of flags and colours against tho invading and occupying Germans. A good many other towns are also following tho example of Antwerp. On the eve of
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  • 284 17 The effect of the war on India’s overseas trade is remarkably brought out in tho April trade returns just issuod by the Department of Statistics. As compared with April, 1914, there is a decrease of 36 per cent, in imports and 40 per cent, in exports, and
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  • 56 17 Knott.— On Juno 6, at tho Maternity Hospital, Singapore, to Mr. and Mrs. 11. 11.I 1 Knott, a son. Gakdnkk.— On Juno 6, at tho Maternity Hospital, Singapore, to Capt. and Mrs. Gardner, a daughter. Both well. Huntkr.— On Juno 7, at 8, Loonio Hill Road, to Dr. and
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  • 153 17 Singapore, Junk 9, 1916. EXCHANGE. On London Bank 4 m/s 2/4A Demand 2/4 Privato 8 m/s 2/4& On India Bank T. T. 176 On HoNOKONo...Bank d/d 212 On Shanghai ...Bank d/d 10)’ On Java Bank T. T. 140f On Japan Bank d/d 118 j Sovereigns—buying rate $8.54
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  • 348 17 Singapore, Junk 0, 1015. MINING. v“ue2 Buyers. Sellers. 10 10 Ampang 6.50 7.00 1 1 Ayer Wou# 0.86 C.46 10 10 Belat 2.45 2.60 10 10 Kampa* 6.00 10 10 Kanaboi 1.00 1.60 10 10 Kinfta Association 7.00 A! £1 Kinta Tin 1.14.6 1.17.6 41 41 Lahat
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  • Page 17 Advertisements
    • 98 17 NOTICE. I'lie post ire. 1 price of the Straits Time\ is W* a year T ie post 1re price of the Sir sits Hudget is Si t i year. It &gt;s not necessary to subscrilie for a year. The subscriptions for shorter periods are st the same proportionate rate as
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  • The Straits Budget RUBBER SUPPLEMENT.
    • 104 1 Gknbral— Singapore Rubber Auction 2 May Rubber Returns 3 Fatal Motor Accident 5 Rubber Share Markot 5 Tho Late Mr. Grigor Taylor 7 Tjilkoramb Murder of a Planter 1 Mkktinob AND RkI'ORTS Changkat Salak 1 K&sintoe Rubber 1 Hoawood Meeting 2 Allagar Rubber Estates... 2 Ayer Kilning Rubber 3
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    • 356 1 (From Our Own Corrkspondknt.) Penang, June 8. Mr. D. M. Macfarlane, manager of Inchong Estate, the property ot Sir John Harlow, iu the Selama district of Perak, wan murdered on Friday and robbed of 91,000 in notes and silver which
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    • 1614 1 The annual general meeting of Cliangkat Salak Rubber and Tin, Limited, was held on May 4, at Glasgow, Mr. Hugh Moncrieff presiding. The Chairman said: It is a long lane, gentlemen, that has no turning, and it is a matter
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    • 251 1 The report of the Kasintoe Rubber Estates, Limited, says that the following statement shows the approximate position at December 81, 1914: —Area of rubber gardens cleaned and surveyed, 1,250 acres; estimated area of rubber gardens still to be cleaned an surveyed, 875 acres area of rubbt r gardens,
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    • 2447 2 i ke annual genoral meeting of the Ilea 1 q’in and Rubber Estate, Limited, was Md ou May 4, at Glasgow, Sir William U Treacher, K.C.M O presiding. The Chairman said: Gentlemen, the acuot8 seem to be clear and they
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    • 374 2 Tho report of tho Allagar Rubber Estates, Limited, states that tho total output of rubber for the year to December 31 was 220,774 lbs., being 16,774 lbs. in excess of the estimate. The crop for 1915 is estimated at 260,000 lbs. Tho average yield per tree, costs
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    • 671 2 The Singapore Chamber of Commeroe Robber Association’s 193rd auction was held on Juno 2, 1915, when there were offered for sale Pis. 8,598.86 or 479,115 lbs. (tons 218.89) aud sold Pis. 1,848.88 or 246,617 lbs. (tons 110.05). Prices realised Shoet smoked
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    • 1188 3 The ordinary general meeting of the Ayer Kuning (F.M.S.) Rubber Company, Limited, was held on April 27, at Cannon Street Hotel, E.C., Sir F. A. Swottenham, G.C.M.G. (chairman of the company), presiding. The Chairman said: I do not suppose that there
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    • 260 3 The roport of the Joliore Rubber Lands (1913), Limited, states that, after payment of all charges, the net profit for the year to December 81 amounts to £11,017, and this the directors propose should be dealt with as followsTo depreciation of buildings and furniture, £2,051; to depreciation
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    • 361 3 The report of the Batu Tiga (Selangor) Rubber Company, Limited, states that the rubber harvested for the year amounted to 488,225 lbs, against an estimate of 520,000 lba. and a yield of 436,909 lbs. in 1913. The estimate for 1915 stands at 550,000 lbs. The average gross
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    • 654 3 Alor Gaj&h.—9,180 lbs. Ayer Panaa. —28,800 Iba. Bukit Lin tang.—23,700 lba. Chempedak.—0,088 lba. Chimpul. —8,810 lba. Kempas.—15,000 lba. Lendu.—12,411 lbs. Krubong.—8,178 lbs. Morlimau. —82,600 lba. Pegoli.—41,492 lba. Permata.—5,400 lba. Pantai.—8.697 lbs. Pa jam.—29,000 lbs. Radella.-11,800 lba. liembia. —21,881 lba. Sungoi Bahru.—13,988 lba. See Kee.—4,900 lba. Tebong.—89,000 lba.
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    • 401 3 The report of the Sungei Buloh Hub ber Company, Limited, states that after debiting the cost of the property with the proportion of expenditure chargeable to block account the revenue account shows balance to be carried to profit and loss account of £28,306. Adding to this amount
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    • 1290 4 An extraordinary general moeting of the fliimpul (Negri Sembilan) Rubber Estates, Limited, was held on April 29, at the Rubber Growers’ Association, 88, Eastcheap, E 0., to consider resolutions providing for the reconstruction of the company. Sir Ernest Woodford Birch,
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    • 440 4 Tho report of the Linggi Plantations, Limited, states that since tho close of the financial year a further issuo of 100,000 ordinary shares of 2s. each has been made at Bs. premium. The issue was considerably over subscribed. The capital resources of the company have consequently been
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    • 1785 4 The annual general meeting of the Cher sonese (F.M.S.) Estates, Limited, was held on April 29, at Cannon Street Hotel, E C., Mr. Noel Trotter (chairman of tho company) presiding. The Chairman said: Gentlomen, the report and accounts having boon
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    • 1465 5 The sixth annual general meeting of the Soretuban Rubber Estate Company, Limited, was held on April 28, in the Council Room ot the Rubber Growers’ Association, 38, East cheap, E.C., Mr. G. H. Alston (chairman of the company) presiding.
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    • 200 5 A very sad accident occurred on the evening of the 2nd instant in the Kuala Selangor district. Mr. T. A. O’Malley, of Sungei Buloh estate, was returning from Klang with Mr. &lt;T. C. Bell, when, while turning a corner of the road near Carnarvon estate, the car
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    • 103 5 The L. and C. Express, of May 7, states The share market has boon quieter during the wcok and a little of tbo recent gains in prices has been shed, but there is little real weakening. The section has conformed to what most departments on the Stock
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    • 1794 5 Tho third annual general meeting of the Nordanal (Johore) Rubber Estates, Limited, was held on April 29, iu the Council Room of the Rubber Growers’ Association (Incorporated), 38, Eastcheap, E.C., Mr. Thomas Cuthbertson (chairman of the company) presiding. The Chairman
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    • 1824 6 The seventh annual general meeting of the shareholders of the Glenshiel Rubber Estates Company, Limited, was held on April 27, in the Council Room of the Rubber Growers’ Association (Incorporated), 88, Eastcheap, KC. Mr. E. L. Hamilton (chairman of the
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    • 1583 6 The fifth ordinary general meeting of the Sungei Kruit Rubbor Estate, Limited, was held on April 26, in the Council Room of tho Rubber Growers’ Association (Incorporated), 38, Eastcheap, E C., Mr. W. A. Luning (chairman of the company)
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    • 178 6 The report of the Sungei Batu (Malaya) Rubber Estates, Limited, states tbat tbe total crop harvested for the year 1914 amounted to 128,118 lbs., as comparod with tho manager’s estimate of 100,000 lbs., the average gross price realised being equivalent to 2s. 1.24 d. per lb.
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    • 986 7 The ordinary general mooting of the Sedenak Rubber Estates, Limited, was held on April 29, at Winchester House, Old Broad ’"'Street, London, E.C., Colonel Algernon Durand, C.B., C.I.E., presiding. The Chairman said Gentlemen, I presume that you will take the
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    • 507 7 The report of the Sungei Choh Rubber Estate Company, Limited, states that the crop for the year to December 81 amounted to 288,542 lbs., as compared with 262,774 lbs. in 1918 from the same area. These figures work out, respectively, 258
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    • 265 7 Mr. Grigor Taylor, who died in the hospital at Seremban on Sunday morning from blackwater fever, had only been in the hospital for a few days, but he had been in indifferent health for some time past. Mr. Grigor Taylor, whose father was for many
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    • 927 7 leaned Par Dividends. Malayan Exchange Frase^w? 6 Capital Value Companies. Prices? 1»14. 1918. May0. 3^’ 150,000 2/- 32% 44% Aoglo-Malay 9 4* 8'6 q« 20,750 XI 160% 170% Batu Caves 11} /6 74,800 £1
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