The Straits Budget, 25 April 1919

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1 4 The Straits Budget
  • 28 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE “STRAITS TIMES" VOL. LXXIII No. 3193 Singapore, Friday, April 25, 1919. ESTABLISHED OVER HALF A CENTURY Price 25 cents.
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  • 233 1 V 1 1 r li3AD8RS— Th» Rica Problem 10 Mi Lliyd Gouge lr Prospect 1C*11 Restlessness It Peace ot Viotors 11 .Laoix aid G«N«iu.fc— L?oa! and Personal 1-2 The War an t After 2 The Sikh Community 2 After War News 8-5 Letter from H> .me 6
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  • 2660 1 Amongst the German v<8Hf.ls in Java and Snmatra porta tco following *r» the mo t important, with the gcoM« f ,ooDage of 010L Ar.fla»t 378\ iwMdercniuj 6045. Oa itelJ Pol* eo.i 84J4, Drsotrtftl 7C0i. Biaona 6' 46, F/wilier 6811, G ifi3« 6560, O'lrfenfeiH 74*8, II 4410, fc£..ndo
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  • 8213 3 Rbutsb Tsusu&ams. SPEECH BY THE PRIME MINISTER. No Proposals from Bolsheviks Considered. RnUTIB TaLIUBAMS. London, April 18, 2.80 p.m. The Premier in a speech in the Hrnse of Ccmmcns implasisid the glget tic ch&iactn efthe task eftte Tirce Ccrfiriccc. No previous ccnftrente Lad bitn confronted with problems
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  • 302 5 London, April 27, 7 85 p.m. Berlin, April 19: Goner&l Nadant on bohalf of the Saorcmo War Coauail delivered a note yosterday to the armistice oommiesicu at 8pa inviting tbo German pljnipoteoti:«riea to meet at Versailles on April 25
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  • 351 5 Messrs, f raser and Co.'s Weekly Circular. Messrs. Fraser and Go., in Iheir weekly report, dated April 2d, state: The past we ek has been so foil of holidays that very littie business has been possible. The general trend of the market has boon to st.ffin pne
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  • 129 5 (From Oub Own CoasarpoxhiNT.) KaaJa Luupar, A (nil 24. At the Sercndah dyJraniia Tin Mioirg 00. minting. Mr. Hushol.', proaia.ng, sail with regard ao tho future prospects tuat one bj'irauho (levakur oloßud down owing la iark of payable ground aud
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  • 119 5 A nought tho mutterr discussed by the Federal Cahiut r?oeatly with tho Prime Mioister (M Hughes) on tbe selection of wav •tophi ob tor tao Commonwealth was tb-j pro* mentation of th i new (Jarman cruiser KmJoi, which was built to replace tbe w.ill known
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  • 105 5 Tho death has Ukcn pttou, at tho age jf 70, of Sir George Lancelot tfylos, K C.M.G. who wan associate 1 tor muey your i with the la,e Sir Chavtea Hu:too Gregory, K.C.M U., past* President of toe lostitutijo of Civil Bogiueeue, and in IH9'2 cocaine
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  • 2167 8 Considerable interest attached to the cricket mat oh arranged between the F.M.B. end the Oolonj whioh started on Saturday—the first annual fixture between them sinoe Vaster 1014. The heavy vain which oame down this morning, it was feared, might vender the ground too
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  • 536 8 Following ate the results of event* played on the Singapore Golf Cinb links on Saturday and Sunday Malaya* CnuirioNSHxr, Humphreys 155 J°'? e 157 RoUej 168 Grabb Wall I®4 Buokland 159 Gibson jgg Bime 171 Mnllaly 17 J Binnie 174 sr ss Cunningham
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  • 164 8 A passenger, who arrived by the Fultaia on Sunday, states that there was a rather ugly incident on board while the vessel was lying off Hegapatam waiting for the home mails, owing to bad feeling between four hundred Chinese labourers returning from Mesopotamia to the Btraits
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  • 39 9 [Tbe Stvaits Times is not responsible (or the opinion cf its eorreipondents. Correspondents should beat in mind that Letters must be short and to the point. Long rambling epistles are liable to be injected or ruthlessly cut down.]
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  • 216 9 To the Editor ol the Straits Times. Sir,—One coaid hardly repress a smile wtieo be reads to-d&y in yoor paper of the rtpctt cf tbe Chinese demand at the Peace Conference, seeing that China has cot got tbe force to back that demand effectively, and that,
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  • 392 9 To the Editor of the Strait* Times. Sir, —Your article in Saturday's issue is to eay the least of it ridiculous. Here are wo and every body else the world over —including Mr. Wilson—howling about oonsoripticn and militarism in every shape and form, and you, who really
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  • 243 9 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—For several years tho matter of providing a suitable burial ground for the Cbineee has been under discussion, but up to date nothing practical has been accomplished. The need existed when the question was first raised, and latterly has beoome
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  • 193 9 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, It would be interesting to know exactly wbat the Passago Controller intends to do with the passenger acoommodation on British ships sailing to Europe other than the P. and O. line and Government Chartered vessels, as they ate still being
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  • 407 9 A correspondent kindly sends ub the following information about Mexican foods prepared from maize or ladian corn The Tortilla (The National Bread) The corn is first boiled well in water containing a little lime or wood ashes, whioh loosens op the hull. The hull is then
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  • 168 9 The following note taken from the Queensland Agricultural Journal for March, 1917, volume 7, is of speoial into test to rubber growers: Cooonut water or, as some oall it milk," which hitherto has boen a waste product in copra-making cc ju tries, has been found
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  • 923 9 The parliamentary correspondent of the Daily Newswrites: The debate on the Navy estimates was singularly rioh in interest, though the magnitude of their total was treated with remarkable unconcern. Only Mr. George Lambert, former Civil Lord,
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  • 221 9 GROCERS’ CONFESSION. £9,000,000 Given” in a Year To Trade by Food Ministry. Grooers and other tradesmen who sell controlled food ate to pose as the victims of a tyrannical M ui-try, distributing its goods for a very meat.re profit. Tbe othor side c! the p.oturo is given by Mr. Arthur
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  • 234 9 The Chief Justioe of the Straits Settlements, Sir John Buoknill, K.C., left for Knrope by the Andro Lebon at 5.16 pm. n Sunday and was soon off from the west wharf by a large number of his fvionds who wished him bon voyage and a speedy
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  • 235 9 General Sir William R. Robortsou, the' Commander in Chief of tbo Home Foroes, and wbo has just left Bngland to take over tbe command of the armies of an oooopation, bss had a most remarkable career. He enlisted in tbe 16th Queen’s Lanoers at Worcester more
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  • THE Straits Budget.
    • 1168 10 *7Ai!abio it it *h wholesome.—Straits T;m-:8, April 19. Elsowhcro wo r.-ii,:. to flay s mo detai’s o foods made fr u Indian com bv tho Mexican people, and the svnn '•orrospond nt srv g that A stock cf this icr.i sh un’d bf pu*oha«'d as a means
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    • 1188 10 no pleasure or satisfaction.—Straits Times, April 21, Thcro is no esc.ipo from ih3 fact that Mr, Lloyd George is jn-,t himself. It would bt extremely difficult to compare him to any of his illurtrious piedeojeoors in tho Premier ship. Ho is greater than most of them in
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    • 1130 10 They prefer our rule to any other. Straii3 Times, April 22. A hint is givon that rajoCov to supply Russia with food, via Scandinavia, has boon made and accepted, the condition facing that tbo Bolsheviks Bbonld cease military operations, li is good to hear this, though we have no
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    • 1117 11 —Straits Tim is, April 28 There ia a curious lull in Britain, or at any iata ia the nows which oomos from there. Ireland is not named, strikes bavo been onboard of for nearly three weeks, aid we begin to imagine that the country is coming to its senses
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    • 1230 11 tbo old lovol of aufllcsioney.—Straits Time* April 24, “Oar peace, bays Marshal Fooh, mud be a pcaoo of vic.urs, and not of vanquished We have reaoaod the Ulnae and we muol stay there. That is the only tafoty lor France and England.’' We believe tho great soldier
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  • 3305 12 There was a large fovegatbu ng d rxr bers ol tbe mining community en April if. hi the Ipoh Town Hal), wheu the KM Chamber cf M.m-s entertained HR. tb*High Commissioner, li H. the huitan ci Perak,
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  • 516 12 (From Ocr Own Cobrksponmn r.) Malacca, April 18. A mass meeting m connection with the growth of approved foodstuffs in the settlement of Malaooa was held last Friday at tbe Malacca Club. It was fnlly representative and was woll attended. The acting Resident, Mr. B. Nunn, introduced
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  • Some General News.
    • 555 15 London April IB, 5.CO p m. St John April 18 Hawknr in planning feo start about noon to day There was heavy vain all night long and it still continues Therefore he is roshiog the start lest the conditions grow worse in the aft< moon, London, April
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    • 115 15 London, April 18, 8 pm. In the House of Commom, replying to Mr, Jameson, Sir C. Haimsw ill. stated the British peace delegation ia-» -ubmi'.tcd a proposal that all the Power* represented at the Peace Conferc noe should combine; to take steps to enforce the opium convention of
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    • 70 15 London, April 14, 4 85 pm. Cairo: A commnniqt.6 says that since noon vestorday, a 1 Las been quiet through out Egypt. A deputat oq of notabbs at Akiaeora called cn tLe General Officer C-amanding and expressed regret for (be itoidents of Tboisaay, and appreciation of tie patience and
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    • 41 15 London, April 15, 1 40 a m, Madrid Tbe Cabinet haw resigned, London, April 15, 5 p.tn, Madrid A new ministry ba* been formed tinder the premiership of Maora. The foreign minister, Goo/.ties Hot tuna, is a nominee of Bcmanones.
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    • 1142 15 London, April 14 11 55 p ra. The PreBS Bureau says that although the observance of Hnmmatioa Dry iu Jud*a on April 0 dij not lend to serious disturbances Gandhi and M.*s Niidu addressed a meetu g of M ihummoJaas at Bombay at which u flaramatory lrngajg<i was
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    • 310 15 London, April 18, 10.15 p.m Major J.C. Wood (pilot) in a Short brothers biplaue left EiNtohuroh this afternoon in ileal wcatber flying to Limoriok. This i« the first stage in his attempt to fly the Atlantic. London, April 19 7 EO am. N. thing had been hetrd ot Wood
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    • 85 15 London, April 17, 7.45 p.m. The Aldershot inter theatre of war obam pionsbips commenced to day. At scoot r the dome forces beat India by two goals to none. Tbe weath.r was doll. There were a thousand spectators anc tbe ground was in good oouditiou. The Canadian, Thompson,
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    • 42 15 London, April 18 6 80 am. The City cf Naples, for Dundee from Calcutta, struck tbe submerged wr»ck of tb« Clan Shaw in tbe birth of lay, Tbe vcphi I was badly boltd and was beached, Tbt passengers wire land! d,
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    • 101 15 London, April 16 lip to, A deputation tf-oro«f rt 11/ thn I) min< •oom an 1 Cm vn C donmu »»•’1 M'var indnatritu of England ana CuM.da waited on Colonel Auiecy at the Glin.al O il to And Autinited tbi it vicwh regarding pviftrruco t) Biithh Empire angar
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    • 71 15 London, April iO, 1.20 p m. The opinion ia iradnally forming in politi* o*l circles that Mr. Lloyd Oo irge'g sponob *>«c ms to indioato resolve on bit part to (ten himself fr< m tbo predominant Uuioniat influence in tbo House of Commons and to oiiibraoo tin
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    • 58 15 London, April 20, 7 80 a.nr Madrid, April 10: A general strike of tcbgrapbists and tolepbcnista baa oomploto1V ont c-ff Madrid from tbe outside world, ’'be breakdown of oommuniostions ia eq tally ootuplute in tbe pr jvinoea. Tbo postal em* ployco* are also om.iag out. Tbo sink
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  • SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
    • 348 15 An Lear's heavy rain early on Friday morning did not Rflbot tbo linka of tbe S ogapore Golf C!ob ovor wbiob tin 1019 Golf meet'ng of the S.raits tbo K.M 8 was -touted, la >be annual intorport mat jb 11 jap and May p'ayod vice D A M. Brown
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    • 136 15 The M id if ter cl Finance at Btngkf k pay i: In vir. if tbo persistent rumour* which hive sprrgd about lat< ly, to t,ho ff ct that be Gove rnmi ct inti uds to rais*i tin* rate ot exchange ot it e ticsl, the
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  • 128 15 OBITUARY. Bbu:&r Tllsokam/, London, April 20, B.BO p.m. The death in stncoccidof Dr, Timoth{ Richard, the famooB miuhcnary to China, DBATH3 Bkyson—At the Gojerai Hospital, 8*npa> pctrf, on a p»ii lfl, the result of »n acoideot t. L. Bryson (Tom), Captain, Comteo Ubour cup,, aX od Bl. oLan<hai and XKtitbin
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  • 1003 16 The orders of the day lot the meeting rf tbo Federal 0 >uooil id K jala Larnpur ou April 20 mu as follow 1. M.nates of tbo mooting bold on Di comber 6, 1618. 2 Papers to bn lai 1 on the
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  • 113 16 (Funm Ocr Own Corkjiiipondvnt 1‘ nang, Apiii 17. A t a rmh’ic mooting of Chmose in the Town Hall, M*. g lab B* ng K e as ohairmm, it was ■osolved tuat notuing loss than a wiiolesalo r equisition and distribution by Govurnmaut of ad local and
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  • 171 16 lathe case of the 24 Cbines", including among tbucu a number of the towkay clast, charg'd u the secuud court last wu*k with gambling ou tte premises of thiir club, known as the ban C.'iye Ho, 808, Gityiang Road on the night ot March
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  • 178 16 We oommood to th) reverent and oarnesv attention of all the Heaven Born" the case of Jonas Rowbottcm's application for oow oabo, There be some smoig them who could give points to Mr. Dally more and Sir Tandy Papsitoc, but younger, less experienced bovtaucrats will find
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  • 108 16 In addition to loot buildings roomily er r oted lacing the Burlington Hotel in Coleman Sweet, which are already in the occupation ol tbo Shimaeo Siirdcn, lour more are now in course ol con Blructiun. At the corner of the name street aua Noith Bridge Road the
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  • 123 16 A Icwf vrnirgH ago the Malacca Volunteer bill oh paraded nodi r the Officer Commanding, Cap,am the Hun. Mr. J. W. Campbell hho prt Hi nted Corporal A. D. Livingstone with the Long Service Medal and congraknitted him on his enthusiasm lor vohin leering daring the past 5U
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  • 315 16 Macpliail and Company, Ltd., Weekly Report, April 17 to 23. .Haem sod price d have both boon steady. Rubber CuOi,uuij9 ruuaaikib.y steady. Last wujk’B aactioaa. Total Total Top prioco. London jlfeitd. bold. Sheet Ciepo. equivalent. 'lens. Tons. 799. 608 78) 79) 2/0| 2/1 A*,*-, ady demand for
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  • 207 16 Binjafiild -Bakpho —On March 4, at hhcp.o. Al.uhgio, bojarrsot, Paymrstcr Bnb Lijnt ArtLui John b-. M jafi.ia, &a a, only bju of lU2 late Frederick J. Buijafietu, S.r gapore, to Clarioe i.bar, tfsoghier ot Mi. Ceorgn Cary Harding, of Known* Pawk, Win oan’ou, r.ijmo- bcV. Dm Cnvz—Weorrofb—On Monday, April
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  • 140 16 t SiHOAPORR, Aj RIL 24 1919, bT-f A On Lomook Frnk 4 ir/s 2/44) Demand 2/4 Fiivati 8 w/a 2/»£ On Naw York...Don, end 64 Private 00 days 60) On Franck bank 604 On India Bank T T N 154 On HoNOKoNa...Bank d/d 47)% pm On Shanghai
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  • 450 16 8ix«*r«u, April ‘24, I£18, MINING. ViJae I Brycti. Ittem, 10 10 Ampnng 12C0 1275 1 1 Ayer Wuig 2.20 2 80 41 4'v Eutm. Kite anting 2.6.0 2 8 0 10 10 Kinta Attocislic* 10.(0 1126 41 4'. KivlaTia 1.2.0 112 0 41 41 Lahal Mines f
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 90 16 NOTICE. The post free pnce of the Straits Tim*s to tne United kingdom and foreign countries is go 5 a y t ar. 1 otost fieo lines oi IJW Ju-ig/t is I14 year to any part of the world. It s .tut necessary to •uUcrio*. iur 1 year. I ae
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  • Th Straits Budget RUBBER SUPPLEMENT.
    • 79 1 3bnbkal— Rubber ltowa 1 Central Kolautan Rubber 2 Singapore Rubber Auctions 8 March Robber Returns Price of Rubber I fcllMXlKGS an!) KbPOKTS— Stratbiila (Perak Report 1 Unitod Rubber 1 Siak (Sumatra) Libber 1 Telnk Anson Rubber 1 Kuala Kliog Rubber Cirey Uo tod Rubber langkan Rubber K-tato Langat R.vor
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    • 240 1 Mr. Turing Mackenzie, assistant on Kinta aiioy Estate, is leaving to day on a brief visit to Soath India. Mr L.O H has left fer Australia on leavo and Mr. K lockor is now acting for biru in the capacity of manager of Rato Seraawah Estate. Mr. NY.
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    • 193 1 TLu? roport of the SiratlmJa (Perak) Uafabor Estates tot she year to Juno 80, 1918, Ftateß that there is now in bearing 1,184 acreß. O. areas not yet iu bearing 100 acres have been partially replanted owing to the tire, and the 35 acres which were abandoned
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    • 1253 1 Tbo thirtieth ordinary general ia >tiag cf the United Lauaat Piaatakiocs Ujinpany Ltd., was held on Mxrcb 111, at i .Ittibory House, London wr.il, E C., Mr. J A, II Drought (the cl aim.an) »e>-i ling. Tho Chairman
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    • 234 1 fLo repert of iho Sink Sumatra) Rubber Estates for 191 H states that tho not profi earned war- £1,40-1, which with £4,815 brought forward and £2 811 transferred from n-servi tor i xc-:ss profits duty r»wmg to the reduction of liability, makes £9,060. After placing £fo. .o
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    • 591 1 i-’L. t nth crjiaary g» noral meeting of f>ba» jiiol J jiH of the Tel ok Anson Rabbet ui uiltirf, w»i held at tuo company’s office, Gresham House, Battery* toad, yi>6t( rday, Mv, W P. Klammer presided* tbo others presont
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    • 81 1 (From Our Own Cokkkbpondrnt.) Pocang, April 22. The P*rit Perak Uabbct Co. ripirt whowr ■w butRDce o! 955,066 oq the yoar’n I'bo direct ns recommend a 74 per cent* 'ividond and carry forward 534,694. Kubb« r f'.ont 10 J. to prodtno and hoIJ at la. 54i. por
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    • 1279 2 Tbo tenth ordinary general r< t nw c? ‘1 Koala Klang Hnbbt v Estate, Lid wi;< I.'' on March 10 in the Council Ron cf t! < Knbtx r Growers’ Anscciation o 38, Kaetclieap, London, K C Mr. (i
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    • 578 2 The ninth annual general meeting of the I shun holders of the Carey United Rubber' Estates, Ltd., was held in the registered t cfiHj of tho company, 102, Hope street. Gku'gC'W, on March 10, at 12 o’clock noon, 1 Mr Lawronco Dougal,
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    • 1442 2 The rinfh ordir rrv r r (rol me* tir v cf the Taagkab Rubber b is r. L d wss bel-1 r n Ki bruary 19. at. tie r r x,i t-red i ffic*.’ of v c< tnpany, 14, Grir-t Tov
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    • 366 2 1 nder a compulsory winding up order made against the Central K»lantau Rubber Co. Ltd., 49-51, Eastcheap, E.C., accounts have beta lodged shewing liabilities £38.001 against assets valued at £6t5.4‘26, bnt a deficiency of £215 as regards contributories. Mr. H.
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    • 1328 3 The thirteenth ordinary general meeting of tLe Langat Rivti (8« langtr) Rubber Co .Ltd was Lt d cn batuioay, Ajnl 6, at 11 m in tteolficeB of Mti-fcis Lewis Brown ana ic M Coumbo, the agents aoc secremrur, who
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    • 535 3 The report of the Clovelly R ibber Eht»t. for tho yr&r ended Juue 3J, 1918 states that w,r oouditions have again delayed th receipt of the auoual rtdnms, and it ban o on impesmbie tu i-.-ne the accunnts at an earlier datj. Owing tj lack of transport tho
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    • 162 3 Report for year emied S pte robot 81 -tat»H tl at, after debiting to revenue whole cf London administration charges »*nl expenditure on estate, aeoountnbow prefit of X 07, and X 1,755 w%DroagLt in, which »s oarru d fir war i. Redaction of pnfis iii dae entirely
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    • 679 3 Mysore. Guthrio nni Co. report 1 Singaporo, April 17. Owing to tho tempurury suspension of it'Atlioou ihe F.M.S. railways, the quantity catalogued for salo at the rubber auction held yesterday aud to-day was the smallest on r cord for some timo
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    • 116 3 Scodai M»roh 16 to 81 7 003 Ib«., making a total of 99,H0i lbs. for tbo past financial year ended March 81. Tl o doath has ooourred in Batn G9j ih Tosp'tal of Mr Cbarlei M Pa*-toarel, of suogf i Kali K-tate, S inghai, formerly of Hubit
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    • 580 3 The fourteenth report of the directors to the shareholders the bandy oroft Rabbet Ccv, Ltd.. states Y jut directors b tc submit a duly audited statement of anaouats for the twelve months ended January 8 la**t. T ie net profit for the
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    • 774 4 The seventh ordinary general meeting of Pegob, Ltd ht Id no K- bruary 24 at BH, Ka*»rh»ap, E 0 Sir Knest Woodford Birch. K CM O (the chairman), presiding. The Chairman in moving tee adoption of the
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    • 141 4 M .bits. Lowe Bioglam and Matthowi, Hr./wkong, Cr lonia? H- gi tor for the GulaKalnmpong ftnbb r Estates. Ltd., are ir Oniot of the* f Mowing abbreviat' d saiDDiAi*' cf tho year’s werkmg of the comp«ny.~ Ba’anoi at '»ridi| cf tr fit rndloHs re; no; £M(MS Us,
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    • 787 4 The annual general mating ef tlto 3 r .»kit T.ujih K'lbb' r NSnateo, Limit I, was told u «hu registered ofl)o ,4 *i of the O.apsuy. French Bank buildings, oa Tuesday tlio htv N J Couvrear presiding, the r*h*.n
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    • 138 4 With referenne to Nntifi 'atfoos Nob. 28 and 182, pobhetud in the F.W.S O jvn»Din» nt (h.retie ot J in iftfy 8. 1919, it is notified tha. the mice of fl'efc *ohber for the period April 18 to Ap ril V4, 1919, inolop*ve, iii 79 o*rutb per
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    • 986 4 Stock Rings pore Insnel Par Dividends. Malayan E.ichaugo Fraser A Co.'s Capital Value Comfaniis. Pr cos, Closing Prioea, 1917. 1910. October ll. Apul 24. 150,000 2/- 65% 85% Anglo-Malay 14/1# 10/6 18/Hi. Hi £1
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