The Straits Budget, 27 December 1918

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    26 1 The Straits Budget WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE “STRAITS TIMES^" VOL. LXXII No. 3176 Singapore, Friday. December 27. 1918. (STMIISNfD OVtl HAir A CfSTVST Price 25 cents.
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    Table of Contents.
    283 1 LEADERS— That Rice Question 10 Municipal jq Aviation ...10 11 Field-Marshal Haig 11 Bolshevism h Local and Ginbkal— Local and Personal 1-2 Big Fire in Colombo 2 After War News 8 6 Death of Mr C. C. Rogers 5 In a Swiss H:tcl 6 Gough’s Army 6
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    PERSONAL AND LOCAL.
    3204 1 Tho following will explain a recent I** n h sablo. Lancashire has submitted a proposal that the county cricket matches in l»'w confined to two days, to commence at o’clock, and end at 8 o’clock, and tho number of balls to the over to bo increased to
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    STEAMER CHI-YUEN ON FIRE. Total Loss of the Cargo in The Holds.
    458 2 Fire was discovered coming from the midships portion cf the fcrwaid bold of ttf steamcr Chi yuec cn Dectmbir lfl shortly before 7 pm. as she lay opposite Oiiphact street jetty and srrne of tbo Chinese crow rt
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    The Warship Goeben.
    206 2 Mr. G. Ward Price, tbo British official war correspondent, visited tbo German battle cruiser Goebeu (renamed the Sultan YavHZ Selim.) She then Lad a TuikisL admiral and orew on boaad. He* chief damage was dne to mines, of which she struck five daring the war—two in the
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    BIG FIRE IN COLOMBO. Messrs. Harrisons and Crosfieid’s Mills.
    847 2 BIG FIRE IN COLOMBO. Messrs. Harrisons and Crosfiei d s Mills. HariiBOD* Vnd^Or!!^" 0 No“iblrM d b y U Ju 1 Jfc® 1 *»-jj Ucr*’j shoots oomiDB Irani tbu di.. 0 s In little whilu, s.« th tbo "hole p.»ce wZs ?,io» known Uxtt tlieie D *>"»«* Hons. The h,.t
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      214 2 Property Sales. The following Singapore proportion were sold by auction by Messrs. Cbing Keng Lee and Co. at their salc-rocm on Monday after noon :—99 years’ leasehold land and bcnsea 66, 67. 68 £8 1, 5b 4 and 68 5, Jalan Sultan, area 9,b40 ?q. ft. ber;ght by Mr. K
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    AFTER WAR NEWS.
    6240 3 Rbl'TßK’s TltLlfllUlt* Field Marshal Haig Returns, GREAT POPULAR WELCOMES GIVEN. Bbctbk’s Tkligbaias London, December 19, 2.6 p.m. Field*Marshal Haig had a brilliant naval *nd military reception on arriving al Dover iota morning en route to London, Ho was •wo greeted by tens of thousands of people *on
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    LATEST WIRES.
    1569 5 Riuthr’s Tiliorams I i Condition of Russia. SEASONS FOR THE ALLIED INTERVENTION. Riutsk’s Tiliurams Lennon, December 19, 8.25 o.m. riuce L. *J, firjt premier, in now in L.udcn. London, 19, 8.25 a.rn. Tho pip iro 'btt th- whole quesdou Of the (ruvarninrut’s iiuluy i n will be raised
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    TRADE OF NEW ZEALAND. Enormous Scope for Further Development.
    346 5 report on the trad-) of Now Zi aland for 1017 has just been issued as a Parli'iru'*ntar) paper. It ia compiled by Mr. K. W. Dalton, Ilia Mtjesty's able Trade Commisiionur in tbo Dominion, and contains some most intnrePting and valuable
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    Death of Mr. C. C. Rogers.
    361 5 Wo learn witl. d p regret that Mr. C. C. Rogers died on ti c Karnpar on his way *o Singapore, says ti e Piuang Gaz< tt >. Ho was one of the sufTorors from the rooont epidemic of influenza, and it is probable
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    In A Swiss Hotel. THE WAR BETWEEN CIVILIAN COMBATANTS. Where Enemies Meet.
    927 5 Within tho four walls of onr big hoiol |h«r war between oivilian combatant i rag* fu».onaly au 1 also four. I y II rrora aud beroiecrtn are fra uicmeot forgotten, m you wntrb I the elh.r > t
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    Gough’s Army. SIR D. HAIG EXPLAINS MARCH RETREAT. Overwhelming Odds.
    1216 6 The repulse of tbe great Or roan (fTensi r in March apprarN id its true r^r^reot’V'in a dr.fpn 4 b detui Jr ly ‘JO fr m t' D ugh,* Hoig, as a snpp’i, out to tb Otzetle. Although tbe British
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    Slayers of the Ex-Tsar.
    142 6 According to reports published in the Roesien papers, a party of Bolsheviks, consistidg of foor Russians, one Lett, two Gtrmaup and eleven Jews, after murdering the Imperial family at Ekaterinburg on the night cf Jnre 16 last, went on to Alapaevek and murdered the members of
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    The Use of the Aeroplane.
    163 6 G. Ward Price at British headquarters ic Macedonia, on October 17, wrote :—I came back yesterday afternoon from Sofia to Salonika in an aeroplane. The jonrncy by sir is of two hear* only, Before the war when I travel'od from Sofia to Salonika by train
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    Rice In Sumatra.
    250 6 Tbe Samatra B df Law received in thi* tinae of shortage of rice a re markable letter frem ScrDßei Pcroeh which btatrs that it tbe Kerin j D vi-ion tin re is a ato;.k of rict rf about 11 million nccl®, net including the rioo which ip
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    Doctors’ Boycott. DAMAGES AWARDED AGAINST THE B.M.A. “Threats and Coercion.”
    855 6 The libc' Action by a na.xl) r c( Coventry Jocio/b agaiuht the HrUictL Medical A scciatico and other dt otors, whicu occupied (bo .'Atintiou cf Mr. Jti-ticc M:Caid;e for hov.ra) l wetks iii Ju y, l b r < r
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    FIRST OIL WELL. Drilling Operations Begun In Derbyshire.
    269 6 Mr Victor 1.. teas feem Ohio, fa tb« its* States drillers who metorrn? 40 Cu ‘.ed of wells in search *f p tr J J a 3 n c *oabe« sc:l Lritibh The i’-iMiguratKr. of th rr*r Cb<»t.,fi. y “f*- c «t
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    DUTCH ON THE DEFENCE.
    137 6 (Anita Skrvu b Batavia, December 28, I.fO p in. Tho Hafrue: The Dnt"h Foreign Miri?te» states that there wa» no motive for the d:s of the Kntonte regarding the passage cf Germans through Limburg.* The Dutch Gcvcrnment wa? r nly obliged tc give information to the
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    BIG SALE OF JAVA SUGAR.
    56 6 (Anuta Skrvuk) Bitavia, December K Yesterday there wos sold newly two millic*: nicnls of Java *ns?ir superior, at thirteen aud a half pnild'rs an t channel it twelve guilders per picul silent of the 19’9 crop which is r ov soM rat except ab;ct half
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    KUALA LUMPUR NEWS.
    57 6 (From Qua Own Ccrwkspondknt Kuala Lumpur, D«' en:b f r 24. About two hundred children and nt ’ubrrt were entertained in the SeLogor Club at a fancy dress party last evening. Sirg-*poro and Selangor Busebal! Assoeiations meet in a chttHtoge mutch at Kua’s Lumper on Boxing Day,
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    The Sydney and the Emden.
    190 6 In the abstract of their prooat die vs tot •Julv, IVI7, the Ccn mit tee cf ilio Benga* Chamber rf C. mtnecco relm »i ti ti.< u* p ro posal i hc.t Ca culta hj» cci'aeiK ribonld presea. a piece f sii*ir plate to H
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    Singapore in Retrospect. A SERIES OF HISTORICAL PAPERS. Is Raffles the Seer.
    1850 7 The history of Siugaporo lies not alone »n tl'e pait; it lies even more surely and 'greatly in the future. Hi-ro is do city decayed or moribund, dwelling with a weak and somewhat qaornlcns pride on ancient glories,
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    IMPERIAL SERVICE. Straits Officer Honoured at Kuala Lumpur.
    452 7 At tho Government House, Kuala Luui pur, on Thursday morning HE. tho High Commission (Sir Arthur Young, OC.M.'I) conferred tho Imperial Service Medal upon Mr. Horaoe O. Felsingor, who rocoutly was Chief I ’raftsman, Survey Office, Singapore. Mr. Felsioger, who recently retired
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    Greedy Landlord Fined.
    210 7 On Thursday, bofore tho Sonior Magistrate, Lok Lam, landlord of tftf-8, Kaoe Course Hoad, was fined #2OO aud ousts for increasing the rout of that house from lld to |5O without an order of the It nt Assessment Board. It appears that in Deoomber, 1917, tho landlord
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    ON THE WESTERN FRONT. First Man from East to Participate In the War.
    731 7 I ho fallowing report has boon oomtuunic:»to Mr. .1. W. liartholorueun/, lecture*! at tho Eurasian Literary Association rooms on Hinrsday might on hi* exp* riooooH at tho Won torn (rout. Major Dr. It lack, M 0., wan
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    After Peace—?
    191 7 Archdeacon F G. Swindell, comrniaaary ia charge of tho Diooeni', han ihaued on bohnli of Singapore hioooaan AHHooiaiion, an appeal for funda to bo diatributed amongat the 81. Androw’H School, St. Mary’a School, Kuala Lumpur, and HI. Mary’n School, Bangkok. The arruintioo, ho writoa, in an aocompliahed fact;
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    Rangoon Rice Question. OFFICIAL STATEMENTS.
    843 8 The Colonial Secretary’s Office issues the following statement In view of statements made in various newspapers, setae of which are obviously irresponsible and inaccurate, wcaroauthi* vised to slate that the questions of the supply and the puce of rico in M»laya have throughout received and
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    Appointment of a Committee At Ipoh.
    1367 8 A meeting representative of Ceylcn Tamils and ledians living in Perak was held on I Saturday in the Ipoh Town Hall. Dr, W, A. Rogers was voted to the chair. The Chairman, so the Times of Ceylon I reports, said the object of the
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    Export of Articles from America.
    216 8 The following telegram, receivod by His Excellency the Governor from liis Majesty’s Ambassador at Washington, is published for general information“ War Trade Board have issued a new ruling by which shipment will be permitted under general licence to all parts of the Briti c h
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    SINGAPORE SHARE REPORT. Messrs. Fraser and Co.’s Weekly Circular.
    296 8 In the wceklv flare cirenU.. a ber 24, Mtwr-.F ant ara C Dcoom Iu view of theChtibtmm Lnli.iTl*' oui weekly circular two oa L £1 7° lfPOe quotations overleaf will shew S** 16 nave col altered MC h J? Bb V
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    A SEA EPISODE. Picking Up Four Men After 42 Days Drifting.
    251 8 Captain E. McDonnell, of tho Ra;,*b 0/ Sarawak, on the voyage between North Borneo and Singapore and iu the vicinity of tbe port of Miri (Sarawak) fell in with a small craft showing signals of distress. Proceeding to her
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    Death of Mrs. C. I. Carver.
    105 8 The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. C- 1 Carver will Itarn with sorrow that cc Friday news was received by wire London announcing Mrs. Carver's ueati from pneumonia on the 11th instant. It will be remembered that Mrs. Cary r sole surviving son,
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    Singapore Mortality Returns.
    84 8 The rate of mortality in the SettlcrrcD Singapore for the weekended Decemcir was 84.26 per mille of the population, total number of deaths was 248, of v 170 wore male subjects and 78 clL Convulsions claimed 25, phtbis» H l malaria fever 39, beriberi 20, sun* plague
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    Three Strenuous Weeks. TANKER CARDIUM IN THE RED SEA. Fine Story of Determination.
    1460 9 Among tbe many s'orios of energy and determinaticn that have marked tho heroic efforts of tbo British .Merchant Navy to carry on the essential business of tbe Empire during the war, none is more worthy ot record
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  • SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
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      S.C.C. Lawn Bowls.
      96 9 Following wire tbo results of Thursday’s p!*y CH tMF’IOSSHIP. Nelson beat McKsozie 21—4. Sinolks. McKcnzio owe 4 beat Norrie 6, 21—10. Dourlrs. McKoan and Smith owe 5 beat Strickland and Hickey owe 4, 21—8. p, utlny aud McCulloch beat Griffith .louts and R. R Turner, walk over.
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      Football.
      88 9 TLe Niticnftl Union Clab fodbdl fe*m met thu Straß.fi Trading Co. (Pola i Bruniji football trim on S-aiurdsy, on tho errand 1 1 Bulan Braui, in a friendly gsm > c T*.“oamo was *a-t and in nttm rn d i'»n NM J won by 8 to Th® tn j
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    Britain and Russia. SPEECH BY LIEUT-COL WARD. MP, C.M.G. Good Impression In Siberia.
    1091 9 Speaking at a banquet given at Irkutsk in honour of the 25th Battalion, Middlesex Regimint, Lieut.-Colonel Ward, MP,, C.YI.G., said I almost forgot that 1 am a inombsr cf Parliament and a representative of a definite party
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    Troubles of Titi Tin.
    573 9 Minoru Qittoy and Hileman, u moto tarios, Till Tin Company, forward iho following information :—Thu manager writ>»K l®*b innl. informs no that Ilia water intake dim broke yesterday and that owing to the prevailing Wuatber condition*, it will be no too few day* beforo the broach
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      THAT RICE QUESTION.
      1133 10 Hia Excellency tho Governor.— Straits Times, Deoembev 20. We dealt a few days ag > with rice question, in terms which we hrli ve a»t with 4ho approval of all who have ar j kmw'edge of the boainess. Still, it is possible that wc aro numbered among
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      MUNICIPAL.
      1112 10 the only period worth conßideuLß.-Straiu Times, December 31. The Government appointed a remarkably strong Commission to deal with the housing problem in Singapore, and that Commission presented a very full report as the result of its labours. The Government then appointed aoommittee, weak in personnel in comparison with the
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      AVIATION.
      1093 10 Abe level of the angels.—Sfcraita Times Docember 23. In 1813 aviation was a paetims in which men of a venturesome temperament, who were not satisfied with the dangers of steepiechasing, were wont to indulge. I n i9i b an aeroplane has travelled fiom England to India in a space
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      FIELD-MARSHAL HAIG.
      1113 11 by tho brutality of their opponents—Straits I’iuiCf', Djoember 24. We are glad to noto tbe warmth of the weloomo that has been given to Field Marshal Haig. It is no disparagement of the saporb service rendered by Marshal Foch to say that Haig’s position is oniqae. Ho is
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      BOLSHEVISM.
      1131 11 to bo dreadod than AuarcluHni.—Straits Titncf, I H'Oiiubf-r 20. There is belioved to bo some troth ia a report that the Allied commanders wen askid to ocoupy Borlin. The invitation might have been instigated by the canning of militarists not yet wholly despairing of taking ns at a disadvantage,
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    To Troops in Malaya
    139 11 The following mofmaur, nay* tbo Singapore correspondent of tlio I‘iuang Gaisotto, from II Nl. tin King hanbc« d received from the War office for communication to all the troop* m M days “Another LluHtma* ha* couio round, aod wo aro uu louder lighting. Ood I bloHHt.d
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    STRAITS TRADING COMPANY. Directors’ Half-Yearly Report To Shareholders.
    366 14 Following is the report rf tho directors to the members of tbe S.iaits Trading Company. Tim directors now submit tl’e accounts for the half-year erded Sop*ombtr 80, 191 H, b< ing tbe first bslf of tb<* bu«-icesB year 191* 1019. After writing
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    Cold Storage Profiteering.
    897 14 Oor issuo cf tbn 18ih recorded that a i Chinese kodai keeper was fined 920 for i Belling Ikan Merab at 65 oent6 per catty. A I Oemas correspondent sends ns this catting, and a Cold Storage bill. The latter oontainß (be following item Quantity Goods. Quantity
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    Russian Officers Relief.
    145 14 Tbe following telegram has reaobed His Excellency tbe Governor from General Powell, Viadivostock Hundreds cf Russian officers of tbe old amy have flt.d to Siberia with only wbat tuey stand up in. Urgent need of warm clothiog. shirts, socks, vests, pants, handkerchiefs, housewives, razors, soap, cigarettes, pipep.
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    The Serbian Refugees.
    141 14 Capt. Koetitek writes on behalf of the Serbian refugees on board of the steamer Dunera expressing tbiir thanks to tbe Government, tbe French Consol and those wbo shewed such sympathetic treatment towards them while in Singapore, especially mentioning tbe names of Lady Tudor, Mesdames Fisher, James, Ebden,
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    SINGAPORE HOTEL LICENSES. Number of Local Bars to Lie Idle.
    484 14 Ti'. r PDtrd of Liarnsiog .7astic o B oompris-i-v* Mr. L'nghim Carter (president), Han. 'lr. a. :e CHE, Commander Cator, aN T il n Mr R J. 4d4il) Dr. Glennie and M asrs. W, G. H.nniogs and learn Ivjvam Hvk
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    Civilian Commodities.
    199 14 A despatch from the Secretary of State contains tbo following reflation which has been adopted by the Inter-Allied Maritime Transport Council and brought to tbo notice of the Secretary of State for the Colonies by the American Board With regard to the programme 8 of civilian commodities generally,
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    The Colony’s Trade.
    126 14 The total value of imports of merchandise into the Colony daring the third quarter of 1918 amounted to •194.171,088 or £22 658,791 as against $179,249,888 or £2O 912,423 in tho corresponding quarter of 1917, and the total value of exports in the same period to 1169,120,189 or
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    MUNICIPAL MEETING. The Normal Condition of The City’s Health.
    634 14 CoromiBsiomT, w^Ue^jn 0 n |=ip»l M ssrs. W. L,w, h omM A T,?.‘ E. Tes9onsoho F finK a V?’ A Soo Toong Wah, Dr \’LV.. 2 H)ok (ongineer) aod J Pol K l Me (l00 UM J&XSmL} SriJrXu 8 to noriu»l
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    Smokes for our Soldiers and Sailors.
    135 14 The Editor haß received the following letter from the Secretary of tho Oversea* Clnb;— Onoe again we have received Mr. Gill, tho sum of $l,OOO, and we desire, to Bend yon our sincere thanks lor tor splendid contribution. We have been enablod by yon*
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    Correspondence.
    51 15 i rbo Straits Times is Dot n nnonsif In me opimonn r-f i‘n ccmpondem 8 P be or Corrbt puudt uth eh, old b ar in mind that b« Bbn„ M ,i t 0 0 u Dd Uodk rambling epistles IKQ liuble hft Ejected or tuUbtsaly cut down 1
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    Snobbery.
    47 15 To tbo Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.-Fifty two times a yoar we pray, i ecv v h rn malice, and all uucharitableneKs, Guoo Lord, deliver ua And >■ t One cf E.icbenei’k First," is what tie ib, lours, ew., -a SxhLATSH, rgegri ocinbdan, Derencber 15, 1918.
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    Education
    739 15 To the Editor of tbo Strait* Tiotca. Sir,—‘1 bat won a moat illaiaioatino illicit «bicL a, jty. >r0 p, pt a m.d« *..c ab-ro j„i. j..i alob( Lo li st it will wake up those concerned to take tho right steps towtirdb an impr. veil. 1 1 of our
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    Our Trams.
    105 15 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— The Singapore Tramways Company swe raising their fares from Janaary mxt, from which it unr hr vs.:*-,* in end to make the bastness oav Tl»*.t k, pe„i.u„ xssshtj^ jr. sit Ly omitting to do this since 1905, wh uVI firnt
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    The Red Cross.
    73 15 To the Editor of tho Strait* Times, Sir,— Krrdly allow me space »n vcm to a,,l< rS PU P 1 m Bt 0f th j!y V* vf d»Hr r n*Bncs and dmli*t shrp P j r C rT Cr^«M V’ with fhr thr, n. )K° ,gl ,fal,oßl
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    Guns from Our Foes.
    229 15 To tLe Editor of the Straits Times. ir :V,J »“>“ Straits T.rat. ol ♦> i lu b F» r ag»aph to the effect tLa. the British Oovtrciofnt v rr‘'■entire every town and viUag® ccntaining a w,oner cf the \iotoriaCrf.as with a captured gun. Towns which suffered
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    Share Dealing.
    356 15 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— Now that many local companies refuse to certify trarefe’?, the introducticn of the balance ticket system shoo'd br introdcccd both for tbo becefi: cf tb (wnerot scrip and bis brrkrr, a’so to facilitate the keeping of registers by ccmr&ny «‘tcr«
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    Food Prices.
    94 15 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—Price of fish in this village is again going np and it looks as if there is no one y- check thj dciflaudiiif cf Tl prices, tii o^uivi IZ, jT* a fi ihmonger mr .Jd.-d 45 r, W; f(ir HrL;li t
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    Merchant Seamen.
    396 15 To the Edit't nf tho Sfialts T res. Sir,- In all tho tala cf i r fnnclion etc the Merchant Service hv ly b' ei) ruen'.iom d, but 1 do not think they av < hetn reooguiHud enough cut Sicgapor.. way. Weteanv of tho local men who hid
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    “Victory Ball.”
    378 15 To the Editor of the Straits Times, Sir, —With referenoe to the Victory Hall" which is beiDg arrarg, d primarily for the benefit of tho “Red Cross Fund,’* it m;ij» to me that this very worthy object is tx' likely to benifii to any groat ci*cut frem aDy
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    Servants Registration
    237 15 To tho Ed.tor of the Straits Tim s. Sir, Now that tho World Peril cf I’uivrr ?nl 1> iroinion by OorrnanB h happny avt rti d, ind those io autlirrity in this countiy will presumhb.'y be ruoro fn o to consi J' r Icvil ti form, it HoernH
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    “ Lottery.”
    167 15 Lottery.” To tho Eiiior of the Straits Timoa. Sir,- A io- p h sj-i':*' jn \oi.r s|oom<Kl l i. tu I|)Q po c if i “v i w if ihi 1 ,J l t( I’ >14* *-a drawn on «uo *4.. i Accordin« to tlt« s at tlr rovrtm of
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    The Beetle-Nuts.
    125 15 To the Editor cf thi Sltuits Timoa. —Tbero is a tumeur abroad that "oluitit &lJ .in ji n wul c» uo tiop at the flci.h Koct- Djkoce iu rht M» matial Hall on the 3id picximu. So.oly IJ »iuc humour in lorn MiiiiH jAiudixi.a. to say tho lc
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    Subordinate Service.
    378 15 To the Editor of the Straits Times. S<r,—The‘msjnritv of Kircp«<an subordit) it; << on.lt« 11)•« Gr.vi r rm ut will owo y a a drip d'ht of 'or jr nr kadi r yf ‘.be 4tl in*t oc Pi;t! c S daties," which is frank and, an a matter
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    Tramway Grievances.
    447 15 Ty the K hV r of tlx. Strut* I’i u» Su, L»itevr oing I 't("• liwuGtyuD i wi u for u Our at > r ib > M ol. 1 Ua i to wait fully thn o q i tir i !u. iki before tram came alxi g
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    Housing.
    389 16 To the E./itor of tue Straits Times. Sir,- -The public ought to be thankiul to you for the u adiug article on the Housing j Problem, in your Lsoe uf Saturday, the 21st inst. It would uc ’or.bte’ly a great misfor tune if the GuYf-rcment or Muuicipiiity abandon the
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    Employment in Malaya.
    120 16 viTL 0 ,L K^r i° r Trade and Customs at Mtlb uri.-fc has received a cablegram from the Planters’ Association of Malaya, to the tntct thst the a«HOciat> m fears t‘st a wrong impression in Auskralia as to the neon poctH of f tupJrymrnt tn rubbe r
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    Letter from Home. GERMAN OVERTURES AND HOME CONTRADICTIONS. From Our Special Correspondent
    2187 16 London, October 23. The great war haa bfcomo second j cata.-e to as that even lb* o/ |p«i*ce f wi icl, as Vurv.it G ».y thi ether day, iu with>a sight La. not within j resell, leaves ns
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    The Late Mr. J. Henry.
    412 16 We much regret to barn of the death, at 11.15 a m on Monday at thoG moral Hospital from pneumonia, of Mr. .T. Henry, manager the South British lusurauce Co. Tho dec- ased was well knowu throughout Malaya where he had) resided for many years.
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  • Miscellaneous Reuter Telegrams.
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      Some General News.
      790 17 Rictir’s Tklkqramh. influenza. Rkctir's Tklkqkams, Londou. Dccemlor 18, 6 p m, Tho Times’ moeical corresoondeut |lut there seem-* lo bo rensoEable giuUtd!ur bcliovinq that about m ,ili 0n p trgjnh have peiisbed ftO’D 11 tluenza or putumouia during tho past twelve wriks. It has been estimated that
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    THE DARDANELLES. German General Draws The Curtain.
    517 17 Di»»(?U3»irR with Mi. Ward Pric*>, tho w%r crrrcfijoodt.ut, who ban now reaohed Con itantinoclr, tbo Mritikh strati ty displayed at the Dirdacrlies, tho comu'ao'h'r cf thi Of-rmau-Tarkish forcer,, General Lioun vod Sanders eiid: A nival atUrk oa tin StraitH could rot havn soccoedid
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    DRINK AFTER THE WAR. Permanent Scheme of Control Suggested.
    300 17 1.0r.l D'Abcruon, cliairnan of the C ntrsi Cantrol Board, was preu ut at Car.toa II -ju Ootubir 25 at a meeting of tin Wom.-a’ >tai Abstioenco ILiien and tbo (''•tirph ot 1 Terjp rtt .o» Society W tuon’i l 4ion. Owing
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    F.M.S. Railway Slips.
    192 17 A fortnight has elapsed siooo the trouble began on tbo railway on the Taiping Pash, r ports tho Times of Mdlaya of idecembcr 28. Llaodrcds of ooulicH have boon working night tod day to make tlu> hoe fr. for uuinterr'ipt* d ihrongh traffic before Christmas, and tin
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    BIRTHS
    85 17 Lavi iuiy- Oo Doiombtr IH, a». tin Mator niiy li-npitftl Singapore, lo Mr and Mr*. K W. ThctnpHOu Lamproy of Aid Oajbh Krit*tP, Malacca, a djniglitor. Lkonaid O r i Dccouibar 43. at tl o uity lljtpital, Siogaport., to Cbmf loi*pooto; *iid Mrn Lcoaatd of Malacca, a dau.liicr. c
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    Trade and Finance.
    139 17 ftiaaarvx*. Dacavnait 23, 1818 EXCHANGE C W'l «m S/41| 4/4^i Fvlvals 0 tvt% m. S;4 44 Qa titxt I m*., ?>*<xinad It,l Viitatt' 46 Itjei 671 Oa Pr Wait 8C2 Oa Imoia 7 T 1661 ja AH 44,%pia Oa M P.aa\ ifa 441 Oa Jay* _Uuak T.
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    Stocks and Shares.
    446 17 liNinili Dacamiii 26, Iffll, MININGL 532,2 ■*•"1 n II AjnfUg H 78 9‘if t k At 100 tl »4 IL»H Wcrtsttt* 10 26 1126 d Xlala Thi Mi 1.1SJ 12 M L*b*|W»W8 ooo I MwgniTt* 4 26 4 SO )9 Vi VU'wi iktl'-wrUa 11.64 12 76 U
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      89 17 NOTICE f lie post tree price of the Vfrarfi 7 iwm to the United Kin*clom and foret«n countries it it a fc*i. Toe post fre price oi t»*» AimiIj Itwlgrt is t<4 y«at to any part of the world. It i* not Htirwarv to sulwcribe tor a year. 1 he
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    104 17 DKATU8 KoriNSos —Oa DjcrmVr 6. at rritate Nu«» k Horae, Duo Void H *n»n OL CJardo It Jbir.Hon, lev# d wife of H It ,biu*oii, .lerm ntali Dii'ato, Joliorc. 00k k -J jI.o Walter Cooku, 64 yoaw o'd ol .'>iPtfa M, »ro ilarljMiir Boirrl atAOH. Kttiuponi< H 8<i, B ,n
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  • The Straits Budget RUBBER SUPPLEMENT.
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      Contents
      58 1 Obnbbal— Rabbet Items M 1 Sms spot e Rabbet Auctions 1 November Rabbet Returns 2 Daty on Cultivated Rabbet 2 Tslioiami—▲motion nod Robber 1 Rabbet Export Datios 1 Mutinos an* Exports— Jagra Land Rabbet 1 Malnkn Pinda Kubbjr 2 Hjim, Limited M 2 Daejan (Java) Robber 8 ▲lor Oajab
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      AMERICA AND RUBBER.
      61 1 Rbdtsb's TsoioaxM. London, December 17, 12 60 p.m. New York The war service committee of the rubber indostry states that all restrictions regarding importation of erode •robber were withdrawn on December 14 itobber will be oocsigned to the robber associ ation as heretofore and the osoal guarantee
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      RUBBER EXPORT DUTIES.
      35 1 (Faax Ouk Own Corkkspokhxnt.) Koala Lnmpnr, December 24. A special Gaaette notifies that tbe rubber export duties were imposed again as from 'yesterday and are based on a price of 74 oents.
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      RUBBER ITEMS.
      236 1 Mr. Frederick Niblcck, of Plantation House. Xfcappel Harbour, is authorised to file a spec a fication of an invention for an improved aoaohine for washing rubber ecrap or other annular material. The Imports into Britain of plantat'cn robber for November amounted to 2,910 tom, and deliveries to 1,7£7
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      Jugra Land Rubber. EFFECT OF RESTRICTIONS ON PROFITS. A Very Difficult Year.
      826 1 Tbe twelfth annual general meeting of tbe shareholders of the Jagra Land and Rubber Estates. Limited, was held within the regis tered office of tbe oompany, Mr. John Wishart (tbe chaitman) presiding. Tho Chairman moved the adoption of
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      SINGAPORE RUBBER AUCTIONS. Effect of Raising the Shipping Restrictions.
      790 1 The Singapore Chamber of Comraerc* Rubber Association held its 876th auction an December 18 and 10. There were offered for sale 2,788,405 1,242.60. Pxicas Hbalisbd. Cents per lb. Smoked sheet fine ribbed 72 j to h ii ((cod ii 60 I,
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      Malaka Pinda Rubber. CAPITAL OF THE COMPANY TO BE INCREASED. A Shareholder’s Objections.
      2553 2 e, hth »ddo»1 general meeting of the Malaka Pirda Estates, Limited, was held at the registered tffices of the company, Market Street, yeetorday, these present being Messrs. Tan Cheng Lock (whe presided), Tan Wi Yan, Cboa Eng
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      NOVEMBER RUBBER RETURNS.
      94 2 Punr’u* 3?/ 0 lbs. P lcpr.h Vah V —2' 900 lbs. Kota Tiugei -21,00 Jibs. Sigintiug. —18,• 00 lon. CLvelly 9,632 lbs. Bn re Of v iiopment 7,159 lb Jirn&li. 17 012 Ibfi. Sitiawau Minion —8,9.9 lbs. mbrong 3 000 lb*. BuKit (K.B -fltOO lbs. Kuala P*>rg*»u.
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      PAJAM, LIMITED. Why the Costs Increased in Past Year.
      677 2 Tin' nirtb yearly report cf Paj*ro, Limited, to b presented the a-iuuii meeting on December 30 htitn tl at the mt profit lor tbo year amounts tr $958 67, which, with the balance brought f< rwarJ, $2,224 86, makea 18,1H8 0.1.
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      Duty on Cultivated Rubber.
      113 2 For tho period from I> “V rubor ‘..''t to Ut>, 1918, inclusive, tin du*v on cultvaiod rub b< r on which export duy h leviable ou au ad valorem basis in acrordunc with Notification No. 7b4 published -in the K M. S. Oovu(iUii/Dt (iaz. tt»i of
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      Daejan (Java) Robber. GOVERNMENT URGED TO FIX MINIMUM PRICE. Dislocation Caused by War.
      1092 3 The eight annual general meeting of the ■bareholdcrs of Deajan (Java) Rubber Estate, Ltd., was held on October 22 at the offices cf the Company. -0 CoptLaJl-aver jr, London, E.C,Mr. Clivu 11. Mcuies (the Chairm.n' providing. The
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      ALOR GAJAH RUBBER. Reasons for Shortage of Crop Explained.
      599 3 The following is the ninth report of the directors of Alor G»j*h Robber Limited, for tbe ending September S', to be presented at the aonnil meeting or Dccsmbtr 3D. The net profit for the year *moQQt& to 910,744 86 which with
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      LONDON AND SINGAPORE RUBBER PRICES. STOCK EXCHANGE CLOSING PRICES OCTOBER 11 AND SINGAPORE QUOTATIONS DECEMBER 24.
      1030 3 Slock c.Issued Par Dividends. Malayan Exchange Ft*??*® Capital Value Companim. Prices, 1917. 1916. Ootob»ll. iCfe 150,000 a/- «5% 85% Anglo-Malay 14/1* I0 d 6 i.uOO XI 80% Bakap Plantations.. 1| 26,750 £1 180% 210%
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