The Straits Budget, 17 October 1919

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  • 29 1 The Straits Budget 9 being the WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES" VOL. lxxiii No. 3218 Singapore. Friday. October 17. 1919. ESTARIISNED OVER NAIF A CENTURY Price 25 cents.
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  • 275 1 LBADBR8— The Flood* in Ipoh 10 The New Governor 10 Singapore's New Industry 10 Society of Planters ...1011 easiness Needs n On Filthy Laore ...IMS Leoai AMO Gsnseal— Local and Personal 1-2 8.8 Benevolent Sooiety... 2 Mr. Tomlinson's Retirement 2 Renter Telegrams 8-6 Lest We Fcrget 7
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  • 4364 1 The Meeting of Klang Lodge No. 8l?69 K C. was held at the Masonio H»P, Kianp, on the 9ih icst., when Wot. Bro C A. Mat* owe ioBtalli d Bro, P. *M. Cocke an W. M for the c-atuing year. The other incoming offio'-rs are »r follow
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  • 410 2 Io forwarding a copy of the Straits Battletreats Benevolent Society’s report and accounts for 1918, wbiob embodioe a list of subscriptions received from the Straits Settlements, Mr. V. Gibbons, the local honorary Eeoretary and treasurer, Bays that Mr. T. Cuthbertson,
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  • 198 2 Messrs Fraser aod Co.'s Weekly Circular. Messr*. Fraser and Co, in their weekly report, dated October 15, state:— Contrary to tbe nsoal conditions during Race Week tbe share markt t baa bot u quite oiiak and on a larger scale tbaa last wetk. lair amount ol dealings
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  • 178 2 The R-.nt Assessment Board is poorer by the announcement made by the Hen. Mr. C. J. Saunders at the weekly meeting, held in the board room on Wednesday, to tbe iff eel that Mr. 8. Tomlinson, owing to his coming departure from the Colony is retiring
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  • FRIDAY’S TELEGRAM
    • 41 3 Kaurii Tiumkam. London, Ootober 8 The issue of £900,000 worth of Obinnse Oiforameil elubt pet oenl. ten years sterling Treasury Doles el 98, it sued to Messrs Tickers ia payment for supplies to the Chinese Government, was quickly underwritten.
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  • SATURDAY’S TELEGRAMS.
    • 246 3 Rsotik Tnuemans. Londdon, Ootoher 8. Helsingfors: Denikin’s representative in Finland, General Krasnov, has arrived at Helsingfors. He deolsred that the Denikin Government unconditionally reoognlsed the independence of Poland and Finland and Baid •hat the Allies bad supplied the White armies with suoh a quantity
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    • 98 3 London, October 8 Lord Robert Cocil, speaking at an American Press lancbcon in London, dercribed tbe strike as a most serious phenomenon. He urged an avoidance of class antagonism, eaph&sing that the states of labour must be obanged. Mr. Davis, the Amorican Ambassador, sailed attention to the
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    • 125 3 London, October 8. Tbe Westminster Grzetto publishes the recollections of Lord Haldane from 1906 to 1014, when he was Minister of War. Haldane relates the Bteps taken to reorganise) the army in order to cope with the appruhen dsd German peril. He also relates bi« conversations with the
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    • 108 3 London, Ootober 8, Tbo Daily Mail stateß that the law tffioers of the Grown have discovered that, nndt r the Suspensory Act, the Herne Role Actcporates automatically on tbo day the last belligerent, namely Turkey, signs tbe Peaco Traty and not, an generally assumed, six months la'er, Government
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    • 68 3 London, Ootober 8. Paris General Fayolle relinquishes com mand of the Rhine armies of oooupstion, in order to prooeed on an important mission to Germany. Le Temps states that be will head the commission for ensuring German disarmament. General Degoutte, who fought side by side with the
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    • 65 3 Londoa, Ootober 8. Paris: Chiefly owing to the high coat of living a strike broke out on the railways and in various factories at Barrebruok and suburbs. Owing to a demonstration of the strikers, a state of siege has been proclaimed at Sanebrook. Some leaders were arrested and
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    • 231 3 Paris. Ootober 8. The Sopreme Goanoil yesterday discussed the German reply to the Bntente note requiring the immediate evacuation of the Baltio provinces. Tho assurances given in the German reply are considered onsstis factory by the Counoil and do not agree with the information whioh was received from
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    • 82 3 London, October 8. Athens: A message from Smyrna says the British troops occupied Bros* with little resistance. Brum is on tbo southern shoro of the Sea cf Marmora.! London, Ootobor 8. Paris: The Bulgarian Premier Theodore ff has resigned. London, Ootober 8 Router learns that leolies having been received
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  • MONDAY’S TELEGRAMS.
    • 1715 3 Rbctur Trlborams London, Ootcbor 10. The wbolo Rufhibu situation in daily growing more dangerous and mom coin plcz. All that in publicly known in that the plan of co-operation through the Baltic Provinoen ana the po called North-West Russian Government has brrkcn down
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    • 461 4 London, Ootobor 10Sir Auckland GcrH**, President of the Board of Trade, it a tip'jooh iu the cily oa the outlook for British trade referred to the fear exprepsod that British traders are likely to be seriously hit by G rroaDy, Japan and America H 2 said careful
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    • 181 4 London, October 10 Mr. Lloyl George, replying to a trade anion deputation's* advocacy of the nation alisation ot the mine*, adhered to the policy annonnoed in the House cf Commons, and declared that if the people were convinced that the experiment should be tried they had got the constitutional
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    • 219 4 London, October 9 The Manchester Guardian in a 1 adiug article lengthily examines tbe Shantaig question, ail expresses the opinion that lapan’s cane is legally good, hut that the r. al issue is cqu ty and policy It that while other Powe.s Binned against China, the pro
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    • 130 4 London, October 10. Conatantinop'e The situation in Taikey is becoming itangeronviy complicated, acd the Allies may S'.>oo be confronted with another troublesome problem. Tac real obj jet of the nati jnalist movement, beadod by Mustapha Kemsl Pasha, th i spread cf which lod to tho (all of
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    • 129 4 London, October 9. Berlin: Owing to the shooting of Haase, the Reichstag adjourned after a speech by N oske. The National Zeitung says that Haase intended to severely criticise tin Govern ment’s Baltic policy and make sensational revelations regarding Bi?sian reoruiting in Berlin, irrefutably proving by
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    • 125 4 London, October 9. The,Daily Express says that tuo Cab'.cot committee to draft the new Irish settle meat scheme has been appointed Mr W»Uer Loogis the Chairman. It includes Mr. SLortt, Sir Auckland Gcddes, Lord Birkonhead, Mr. Maopherson, Lord French, Lord Fisher and Mr. Worthington Evans. The Daily News
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    • 81 4 London, October 9. Madrid T he disastrous Hoods at Valencia nearly caused a train catujtrophe, which was averttd owing to tho presence of mind of the engine-driver. As the train was approaching a bridge over a river, the driver noticed it qaiveving, aboat to collapse. It was too
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    • 58 4 London, October 9. Tbe Daily Telegraph says in accordance with the tentative arrangement made last year, whicu is new confirmed, Earl Beatty succeeds Admiral Wemyas at the Admiralty ia November. London. October 10. Rinter learns that Earl Beatty will shortly be appointed First Sea Lord is succ-.sfcioa to
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    • 67 4 London, October 9 Reports of fifty Lancashire eo!lon spinning compaui ;s bhow ;b »fc t he lowest divi d'nf was ten prr cent, the highest 120 p t ct*nt, ard several 40 and 00. Mjroo'-._r, certain compaoii n a*e inoroa-iog thoir paid op capita) by paying oslln
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    • 63 4 London, October 10. It is understood tbvt tho at Fiumr remain? very It involve" grave possibilities of serious internal trounlo in Italy, as D’ituun/io's IcroeB refoso to Iravo and th army aud navy doclinc to compel then. I. is reliably reported that the King of Italy has threatened
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    • 51 4 London, Ookobor 10. i Paris: The strike movement at Brest is J v ty serious. Laigo bodies workmen are idle. Military are wo* k ng th and electricity services and also are carrying cut funerals and helping the hospitals. Foor thousand strikers have marched in prooesaion singing revolutionary
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    • 55 4 London, Ootober 9. The Board of Trade returns for September show that imports were approximately 1484 million sterling and export a 66} million sterling, Compared with the corresponding month of last year, these are increases respectively ot 60i and 201 millions. The nine month's import were 1 100|
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    • 47 4 London, Ootober 9. Montagu's report notes that a reported shipment of three million dollars gold to India from Montreal has been arranged. The market is steady in tone and fairly aotive. The fall of pnoe is due to ample sappliee. Shanghai exobange is 6s. 81$ d.
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    • 41 4 London, October 9. destructive cyclone occurred on September 24 in Eastern Bengal and oaused considerable damage in Khulna and Daooa, also loss of life and numbers ot boats, One passenger steamer was lost. No other details are available-
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    • 207 4 Paris, October 9. M. Poincare with M. Desohanel inaugurated to-day the show of the automobile industry in the Grand Palais, on the Champs Blyseas. The French Senate begins to day the discussion of the bill ratifying the Versailles treaty. In the report over the name of the special
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    • 272 4 London, October 10. Mr Balfonr ban been clocked Chancellor of Cambridge a.vuraity unopposed. London, October 10. Washington President Wilson continues to improve, bat is still in bed. London, Ootobor 0. Amsterdam Holland and Belgium have mutually agreed to the immediate annul raent of the Sagar Convention of 1903. London,
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  • TUESDAY’S TELEGRAMS.
    • 1026 4 Riutib Tblbskams. Loadoo, October 12,. Paris: Tba Allies’ voplj to the Gasman j note with regard to the evacuation of the I Baltic Provinces says it ia diffioalt not te believe that the German Government’s delaj in ordering evacaation was not deliberately arranged in
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    • 154 5 London, Ootober 11. Paris: The debate in the Frenoh Chamber led to sensational revelations regarding the failure of the French offensivsin Champagne in April, 1017. M. Painleve, the then Minis ter of War, told the Chamber that the Germans discovered the plans, with the result that the offensive
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    • 185 5 London, October 12. Winnipeg: The Prinoe of Wales luncheoned with the leading citizens, also representatives •f Edmovtm. Saskatoon Calgary, Vancouver and othi r cities visited daring his tour. In a speech, the Prince announced, amid vociferous cheers, that he is arranging to purchase a small ranch
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    • 129 5 London, October 12 Melbourne, October 8 In the Federal House of Representative? Mr. Poynton, intro incing the Budget, siadtbe revenue for 1918 9 was 44 millions etching expenditure 45 millions. The war expenditure totalled 3111 Loillions and the estimated deficit for 1919 208$ millions while tbo public debt
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    • 133 5 London, Octet jr 11. Sir Ridor Haggard, giving evidence btfjic the National birthrate Comm.bbion, dwelt on the dangers of aitifically keeping down births, which was now widespread ic every western nation, except perhaps Hanna and Germany. He was of opinion that uuless a startling ohange happened the
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    • 107 5 London, Ootobor 11. Berlin There were stormy scenes in the National Assembly when the independent socialist Uenoke condemned the suppression of independent socialist newspapers and made the startling allegation that students’ societies, ex-soldiers’ societies, rifle clubs, gymnastio societies and farmers were receiving arms in Urge numbers, whioh
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    • 113 5 London, October 12, Budapest: The Rumanian military authorities announce that the Rumanian troops have evaonated Hungary west of the Danube. There was no disorder. London, October 12. Haris, October 11: The Allied note to Romania is moderate and eoneiliatory. It reviews the points on which Rumania disagrees
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    • 92 5 London, October 12. Issy lee Moulmeaux The aviator Poulet started at 8.15 this morning for Geneva on the first stage of his Faris to Melbourne flight. London, Ootober 12. New York In the trans-continental aerial Darby Lieutenant Maynard was the first to arrive at San Francisco from Mineola.
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    • 97 5 London Ootober 12. Faris In the Senate in tbo course of dis cussion of the peace treat} M. Clemenceau emphasised the necessity nf vigilance. He paid a tribute to Britain's (Worts to make the nations free. (Cheers) He declared that he feared German ooonomic domination more than military
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    • 36 5 London, Ootober 11. Washington The Senate military committee has recommended ao additional appropriation of 915,000,000 (or army aircraft construction in connootioc with the establishment cf air routes to Fanama, Aia-ika and probably Asia.
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    • 48 5 London, October 12. An official return of the period from May, 1910, to September, 1919, show that 1,293 Sinn Fein outrages occurred in Ireland, including sixteen murders firing at people, sixty six tiring into houses, thirty incendiarism, fifty five assault", sixty raids for a» 47|
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    • 27 5 London, Ootober 12. Vienna: In the National Assembly the Minister of Food declared that danger of the oollapso of the food supply was imminent.
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    • 47 5 L mdon, Ootobor 12. Suva, Fiji Islands. (>:tjbor 0; Lord Jolliooo has arrived and wa-t mot by a fl.-ot ot sailing canoes and welcomed by native chief*, Lord Jolliooo, in a SDceoii suggest d that probably Suva would or- a Haoifio naval bane
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    • 31 5 London, Ootobur 11. Mr BoDar Law im thn Unionist and Mr. ILrtracd Russell the Socialist candidate for the Rector-flop rf Gla»i»ow University. The election takes place on Ootobor 25.
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    • 54 5 London, Ootober 11. The rosult of the Duke of York Stakes was 1. Grand Fleet. 2. Sir Berkeley. 8. Vico Versa. Ton ran. Won by three quarters of a length, two lengths between hocotxJ and third. Botting: 100 to 15 Grand Fioot, 7to 1 Sir Berkeley, 7
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    • 156 5 Haris, October 10. A telegram bearing Wednesday’s date has been reoeived in Paris from thu Lottish Government at Rign, stating that not only has Germany done nothing, in spite of c flioial affirmations, to withdraw her army, bit lias doubled her military foroos in Courland, has committed many
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  • WEDNESDAY’S TELEGRAMS.
    • 223 5 Enema Tbliokams. London, October 12, Helsingfors, October 12 (tom K jval The situation at Riga has nol changed since Friday ovening. The town is considerably damaged by bombardment and parts are in ruins. An enemy attempt to oross tbe bridge was repulsed and
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    • 290 5 Paris, Ootober 11. The shew cf the automobile industry in Paris is a superb racers? and a proof that France is again working hard. The New York Herald says that the exhibition is an unsurpassable dnplay of finished workmanship allied with But even more it is a pr
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    • 130 5 London, October 18. Washington Au otlic al bulletin announcing tuat Mr. Wilson's oonJition neers listen him remaining in b» d for an extendi i period has dispi lied the hopj of his eax.y rc-sump-lion of the Par sidential duties. A nunsatiou has been caused by a letter
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    • 66 5 London, October l’i. Paris It is expeotod that the decree promulgating the ratitnation of the l\ao© Treaty will bo gazetted on the 10th inst., than completing ratification by the three Great Powers and officially ending the state of wav. Thereupon the pre war social lift of
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    • 50 5 London, October 12L Paris: Lo Temps corn spun lent at Roab* arcs! states that the Romanian proas in urging a Franco Italian Bureau tan alhanoe with a view to guaranteeing peaot in lb* Balkans and forcing Uuugary to gravitate thereto with consequent influence as regards Germany.
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    • 18 5 London Ootober l'i, Isey los Moulinoaux Poah.t retarned owing to fog after covoring 50 kilometres.
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  • THURSDAY’S TELEGRAMS.
    • 799 5 RaCTBK TaLB'ikAHI. Iron Jon. Octobor If. Official: Details of General Denikin's viotory at Veront j reveal that the town was captured by a volunteer corps under General Sbkuro. On October and the following day, the Soviet troops counter attacked but were beaten off with
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    • 388 6 these were properly reoognised and oarried rut the crime of 1914 ooold never be repeated. One of the first steps toward* a realisation of tbe benefits of tbe League must be a drastic reduction of armaments of all the Power 3, which still imimadorably exoeedod the max*mum
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    • 328 6 Fisher’s Memories.” London, Ootober 14, Lotd Fisher a Memories ia to-day’s Timt s deals with the Dardanelles. He em* phasises that he alone oppoeed the Naval operations, but remained at the Admiralty became he desired to see his large building programme carried out. He admits that there was frequent tension
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    • 182 6 Londox, October 14. Marseilles, 14th The shipping strike ia extending. There were no sailings yesterday. Mails for Egypt and the Near East and 9,000 passengers are held up. London, October 14. Marseilles: Nine thousand passeegersare held up owing to another shipping strike inolnding engineers, stewards, wireless operators and
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    • 178 6 London, Ootober 18. Col. Repington, in the Morning Post, oom mooting on the revelations in the Frenob Chamber, expresses the opinion that the B-itish oomraard has nothing to regret in its action. When General Nivello failed, he urged tho publication of all documents to enlighten the Frauco-British peoples.
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    • 121 6 London, October 12. Paris The Persian Foreign Minister, interviewed, stated that he requested the Peace Conferee to give him an audience in order that Le might explain the wishes of Persia. He C'u.ohasised thrt apprehensions with regard tc the Anglo Persian agreement were notjastuVd. Peru* could only live
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    • 102 6 London, October 18. Paris: The aviator Poalet loft this moiliiß oa his flight to Melbourne. Londoa, October 18. The Australian airman Matthews starts on Wednesday (rum Honnslow on a Sopwith biplane attempting the flight to Australia (or the Aa«tt4lian Government prize of ten thousand seeding. The route is
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    • 100 6 London, October 14. Berlin The Tacgliche Rundsohau pub* lirhes a letter from the ex Grown Prinoe, saying that tw- battle o(the Marne was only such a y vave failure owing to the then army leaders iusing their heads. It was dear to him in the autumn of 1914
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    • 112 6 London, October 14, New Orleans, 18th: The world cotton confert noe open with 81 cations and evny branch of the ootton indostrv represent! i Ms. McOoil, Chairman of the National Connoil of A inerioan Cotton Manufacturers, who was eli o ted < hair man, hoped an importrnt agreem’/nt
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    • 91 6 London, October 18. At a meeting of cotton interests in Manchester it was reported that the Treasury wishes t a limit the membership of the pro posed trade mission to the Far Bast tc three instead of twelve and Government's contribution ‘o £B,OOO instead if the
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    • 105 6 London, •otober 11. The Times condemns giving the Afghans oontrol -t external relations, also what it calls tho apt srentlv calculated and unpardonable delay o* the Raj in r- vealirg that this "great ooncest-nn has been tnado, It says that Sir Y. Chirp's words in 1908 are
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    • 60 6 London, Octobor la The Daily Express says the cab, Let P trenchment committee has decided that if real economy is (o be realised it must be i* the fighting foroes. It is stated that armi expenditure will be reduced to seventy fiv! millions, naval to sixty and air
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    • 50 6 The Times representative with the Souiij etn Rioegrowers association of the United States new in Bngland states that America', surplus of rioe is haif a million tons 0 I much better quality thau Asiatic. Offen for 200,000 tons have already been te!eo V&r ed to Amerioa. 1
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    • 179 6 Paris, Oetobtr la. The Maharaja Gaekwar of Baroda arm sc in Paris yesterday. Before the Senate vote yesterday for ratification of the peaoe treaty, M. Clemen cean explained that it would have been unconstitutional to allow members rl parliament to participate in the negotiations. It was neoessary that
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    • 365 6 London, Ootober 18. Fourteen men attacked a train between Cork and Queenstown and disarmed three soldiers. They disappeared and there it nc cine. London, Ootober 18. Official: The corn harvest is piactioally finished. The orops secured are in good ooadition. London, Ootober IS. The blsck lists giving names of
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  • 2974 7  -  (Bpioially Contributhd to Straits Timbs By Major Cassidy.] Major Cassidy. 17 October, 1914. The hurry of tbcs.i early days, five years ■go, Booms like a nightmare when one thicks oalmly in these peaceable days, of all these erects wbiob centred
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  • 576 7 Mr. P A. Wright, aoting hon. nooretarv of tho Chinese Labour C mumteerf the Negri 3< mb:lan Planters’ association, writes that a minting of the committee was held oo September 80 last. Tho sab-committee then appointed to put tho eomcnitto’a (Jbintse immigration i.ahem*.
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  • 136 7 An extract from tho Ua/ottn of India, dated Simla, mb'jr 19, Hayn -“Tho following rowardu have been yrantud to thu uu lor mentioned for acin of «allant r y < r devotion to doty in tin Hold whilo h rviuy with tho Adi n Field Fore
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  • 1699 8 (From Our Own Cokekspondbnt.) Penang, Oo.ober 12. From tbo disorderly hi uods that emanated from tbu Kouinkl jko Pakotvaart M&ats chappijs steamer LiUHohuten, lying iu tbe Penang Roads, on TLnriday evening, it wan evident that tboro was something up aboard that vessel; and as tin water polioe
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  • 105 8 The Messagerieß Maritimes steamer For thos, at 855 a.m. on October 1, had the misfortuno to cut right through a fibbing junk, which showed its iigbt tco lab. There wore 11 people aboard. Captain Lanriol dreppod a boat immediately, and considers g th t the poor
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  • 112 8 The wedding of Mr. Julios 8. Fisher, of the Middle East Films. Ltd fourth eon of Mr. a. M. Fisher of Capetown, and Miss Do Dilwrrih, daugh or of Mr. C Dilwcrth of 'lap-'town, t ok place on Saturday. Mr. Joe Fisher, brother ot the bridegroom, wan
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  • 1135 8 Tbe sixth annual general meeting of the Eastern United Assuranoe Corporation, Limited, was held at the registered effieu, 1 A, Malacca Street, on Ootober 9 Tin ro wero present: Mr. Tan Kbeam Hook (chairman), Messr« Ste Tcoog Wab, N. B. Chan,
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  • 579 8 Before Captain Basil Taylor. R N., at the Marine Coart, Hongkong, on Ootober 8. says tbe China Mail, Captain B. Binkley, master of the Telemaohus, was charged at tbe inetanoe of Police Sergeant William Pincost, A 64, with (1) unlawfully failing
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  • 116 8 Tho rate of mortality in the Settlement of Sirgxpnre for tho week ended October 4 was 88 45—an appreciable drop over that of the previous week. Tho total nnmber of deaths was 244, cf which 181 were male ruhjiots and 68 female. Convulsions cla mr d 81,
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  • 1448 9 On the 7th task. Inspector Donovan, of Port Swettenham, says the Malay Mail, charged a Chinese before Mr. Pryde, at the Klang Coart, with having been in possession of Bix stolen nets belonging to anotbei Chinese of Pulaa
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  • 162 9 The Hon. Dr. Lim Boon Kong, 0.3 E, left Siugapire for Amoy by the learner Hong Wah, and ho will bo away ibout mouths. The membjr tu fill th» vacancy on the Legislative C auoil caused by bis abteucu, Las not. so fir, been nominated,
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  • 165 9 A U tter dated September 8. 1019 was read at a meeting cf the Penang Chamb ,r of Commerce, from Messrs PrLchard and Co Ltd., who failed to see bow tbe snbjert of transhipment could he properly dealt with by one firm only giving details cf
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  • 488 9 SIR FRANCIS HENRY MAY. Hongkong's Appreciation Of His Eminent Services.” Tho following correspondence, betwoen tbo Hon. Mr. Claud Severn, C M.G., aud tho Secretary of State br tbo Colonies is pub lishod in the Hongkong Gaz*tto Government House, Jane 6. My Lord, —With roforonoe to my telegram of January 22,
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  • 257 9 About a hundred friends of Mr. and Mrs. N. N. \di« wi ro guests at thi* rm i uce, Blue Rill Cotiago, Tacj >ug Katong, on S iturd iy evening on tbo i con u i of a f moy lioss ball prior to th ir
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  • 118 9 For Forno yoars past there has b'u.n a growing demand iu this Colouy am <rg y jcing merchant serviej ofli jors for a sctio d of navigation, whore tie y con'd ios'itn t o j which would enable th ui .o obtain their Biard of Trade
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  • 694 9 Replying to an of welcome at Hjogkcngon September ttO, Sir It K. Hinbb*, K. .M G the newly appointed Governor of the Colony hr id Gentlemen,— I (bank you vory cordially for tbo wo!ocme which you bare extended tio mo on
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  • 238 9 A Frooch Indiau sul j >ct h\s appoalod to tho Governors rf Madras aui I* >Qdichorry against tho aoti n of the Madras Customs authorities in o >b&soating 12,010 sovereigns b<ihoi»ir)t» to bitu wh eh w**ro Kft on boavd tho Huryalas at Madras 110 &t*t< s that be
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  • THE Straits Budget.
    • 939 10 —Straits Times, October 10, The Resident of Perak did not givo much encouragement to the good j.ooplo of I poll tbe other day when be met the depotatior Appointed to plaoe before him the views of the community on the question of fleoding. The members of
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    • 485 10 -Straits Timed, October 11. It is do cxsggenticn to Bay (tat the news c( the appointment cf Sir Laurence Guihemard to fcucoeed Sir Arthur Young a« Governor of tbo Straits Settlements and High Commit ntner of the Federated Malay States was received in Smgapoie with intense surprise
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    • 760 10 of financial sucoeea—Straits Times, October 18. We are informed that in the oonrse of a day or so prospecting operations preliminary to the establishing of a glats and brickwork factory for Singapore will bo oompleted. R salts bo far i.re considered most satis factory. For socne throe
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    • 1473 10 bands of tbe planters themselves. —Mraits Times, October 14 11 It is thd firm conviction of the Oounoil (hat the increasing problems, difficulties, and perhaps dangers whiob plasters will have to f*oe in the future, oan be satisfactorily met only by a strong combination of all these
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    • 1142 11 —Stfuitfl TitnuH, Octobei 15. Tho cables of tho pad few days provided no with soveral soipvhej. One of them was tho announcement of Sir L N. Gailh. maid's appointment as Governor of tl Straits Sitt! treats. A st-oond was tho diwh of the tepsy-tury tangle in tho Baltic
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    • 1627 11 —Straits Timos, October 11 prow weary of cloEe-watohing.—Straits Times, October 16, We are rot in the least surprised to receive a communication from a correspondent at Seremban, signing himself Peh’io Grievance,” oomplaining of the difficulties of negotiating lower di nomination currency notes His letter is jastifhd; it
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  • 203 12 The following appointments are notified in a Johore Governruoat Gizotte Bx-raordi nary :—Tbe Hon. Dtto Mohamed bio Mvb bob, D K,, S.P M.J., C M.G Deputy Meotn Begat, to aot as D»to Men*ri Beast, to preeide over the Jama'ab M ntri (Council of Minis tore) and tbe Executive
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  • 141 12 It will be remexb red that it was reported some time ago that the N Y K. was planning to run an insurance basinets besides tin present steamship service, in order to maks 'he best uso of its large reserves The Japan Curoniole learns that this plan
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  • 130 12 It was announced in the Straits Times of Miod»y that in the course of a day or cc prospecting operations preliminary to tbe establishing of a glass and br efr work factory for Singapore will be oomplet-d,” and that a syndicate is to bo formed. It may not
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  • 120 12 The steamer Lumbarg sailed on tho 11th inßt for to load a oarg j of foodstuff for a United King! mi pert. Her officers are Ciptam, J li.adro'i chief officer, A. Brown ‘2nd tffic-r, B. H. Williams; 8?d officer, J. B McCann; chief engineer, S. GnU*d 2.d eogioe
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  • 407 12 Before Mr, Monk on Wednesday a Buropoan named Goo.gs Clarke, respectably dressed was oharged by Insp. D. Killourhy of the Central station, with obeating a Chinese musical dealer named Ling Chim, of 18 River Valley R>ad, on October 5 last, by
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  • 371 12 Wo avo indebted to a correspondent for tLe following: R-iOc .tly there have been several hold upe of hired cars on the Caer&s Kuala Lumpar road by armed robbers and passengers have been robbed of all jewellery and uuney N
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  • 57 12 Wo learn that Sir J. Mari mu, the Attorney Qcne»al elect of the Straus Sid&lemsnts, has arrived at homo from Z tozi i»r, and (bat he will bo 1 uviog L >nJoa for Si igapno at the »*u 1 of tuis month, to ttiab he might be
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  • 409 12 To any Londoner in noed of a btiof change from work-if only to oorreot the ravages of a veoent holiday or to any stranger in London who wishes to miss nothing that he ought to see, writes E V Lao as, my
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  • 160 12 A pitiful story was told by a Sikh woman to tbe Coroner yo’tord.y respiting her son being ran ever by a tram car in Lavender Street about 6 pm on the 18;b. instant resulting in the obild's death. According o the woman she was leading her child
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  • 277 12 A correspondent writos that at about 280 o'clock yesterday morciog at a tie stall at 42 Honpk mv Ntrret, byjtee name of Chop Yce LoDg abjmb was placed against the solid door of the establishment, and expl oded with a loud report, which broupht a
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  • 1159 14 Mr. JamiB Morten ptesidirg at the «n coal general iucciicf2 ot the North boroco Chamber ol Cczliucico on Augnbt 28 h*k1 in the eourBe ot his addreeB 'I be year coder review has possibly been the oioBt motuen Iona in
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  • 552 14 The following oircular has b?en issue! a mass meeting of clerks will be held at the Victoria TLeatre on Friday, Ootcbor 81, at 6.16 p m. for the purpose of forming a Citiioal Union. Mr. Lim Koe Cbeok will propose and Mr.
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  • 684 14 Tli Sarawak G/z.ito to bind by yester- 1 day* mail Bays: On Thursday, S {.torube? 24, a brief virit was paid to Kuclidl- by H, U. Mr. F S Jacks. she Oftioeir /du.m-teruig the Gov 'VQtLtmt of S.raitn
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  • 83 14 Mv 0. D. Bowen has been granted three months’ leave on (oil pay. Mr. H. C. Taylor, Chief Icspeckorcf Police, F.M.S., oight months Captam A G. Kyle, police probationer, F.M.S two nr uth*. Mr. D. H. Laidlaw, Executive Bngimer. Pablic Works Department, eight months, Dr, W. M,
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  • 50 14 Th» following Renter cable dated London, Octoh'l 18, reaches ns:— Amw.cr.ium: It is officially stated that Queeo Wilbelmina of Holland will shortly proceed ca a state visit to the Dutch East Indies, under the Javanese title Sri Baginda Rnj*h Putri (Illastrious and Gracious Empress.)
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  • 352 14 Tho seventh report of the directors of the Ampang (Kinta) Tin Mining Company, Ltd for the year ended June 30 states that tbo net profit for the period, after making due provision for depreciation, amounts to 128,121.18, to wlnoh has
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  • 216 14 In the Penang Supreme Court on October 6 and Tuesday J&nt, reports the Straits Echo, the action of Whittall and Co. v. Tbe Ban Hock Bee Company was tried by the Hon. Mr. Jnstioe Sproule. Mr. Thornton instruct* ed by
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  • 183 14 Chan Lun, the Perak robber ohief, who waH placed on trial at the lpoh Assie s on October 7, is described by the Times of Malaya as 11 a puny looking Chinese with a well developed criminal physiognomy, long, slender fingers, a spriny gait aod a generally
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  • 70 16 ;The Sirvits Times iw not responsible for thn opinion uf iis c. r/> Cone ■pendents should b »\r iu mud that letters mast be short aui to tbe point. Loug rambliug rpisC .c- 1/\ ;o r jested u* ruthlessly cit a.»*-ou Cjrre-pjoui ats mu*, enclose their wcrn, cot neci'Bs»»Py
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  • 591 16 To the Editor ut the Straits Times. Sir, —I was usable to attend the annual mooting held >y. Llal i b»>on present i snould certainly have challenged the remarks made by Mr. Kef, as I consider that the suggestion of profiteering n unjastitnd and that the balano-i
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  • 794 16 To the Kditor of the Straits Timer*. Sir, —I oo«>sidi*r that it is about limo you endeavoured to write on labour (juestioos in an impartial manner. You may perlitps have to modify yoar op.oious on the recent railway Btnko when tall particulars are availtblo about what U d
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  • 174 16 To the Editor of the Straits limes. S.r —There mast bo many retained ex Service men in Johovo who have lately read with keen interest and appreciation the cor respondenoe in yoor columns regarding land grants. May we in Joboro, venture to hope for aomn such
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  • 423 16 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Si*, —I suppose there are some people who will ho foolish euoagu to sxy that the chair man cf tbo Hoard of Customs and Excise will bo a renod p.g in 5 sqnaro hole as Governor 1 of this Free
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  • 155 16 To.the Klitor'of the Straits Times. Sir,—The void between Telegraph Street and Robinson Road seems to be very dangerous for traffic, especially to rioksbas when turning to and from Telegraph Street to make tbeir way to Rjbinson Road, wbero motor cars and motor lorries go along at a great
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  • 324 16 To the Bditov of the Straits Times. Sit,—Will yon, ov any of yonr numerous readers enlighten me as to whether it is a crime to refuse to reoeive a ten oent note in payment for goods bought ov other charges. I had a very disgusting
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  • 241 16 The following telegram, dated London October 8, has been communicated to os by Me. M. B. Shoiwend, pr.vato secretary 0 H B. the Officer Administering the Govern meat From The Secretary cf}Stato for Uu Colonics To Tue
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  • 367 16 At the meeting of the Impcial LegishUiv Council at Simla on Seplembt r 24 a Bill was introduced further to amend the Indian Paper Currenoy Act of 1917. The object of the Bill is to raise the limit to which the currency
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  • 132 16 The distance ever whioh the entreat had to pais in oono* cbm wi;h the unveiling of the statue at M jutreal by tho King from Balmoral Castle v*.\e three thousand miles. Through huudrecs-cf mbps of open land lincß and and* rg'ound cables in the country,
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  • SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
    • 646 17 After an interval of five years, tho Singa pore Recreation Club held athlotio sports on their part of the Esplanade on Saturday after noon. It was thought earlier in the <l&y that the rain would prevent vhe event coming aff bat, fortanately, it cleared up to enable the
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    • 351 17 was a ppocial ir.tt rest iu the 203 yard-i Uudioap ut the Swimming Club cu Sudday, as the race decided the holuinG of tL, Jackson-Mi liar Cap tut the year. The cap is oempeted for iu a number of rnc-’S of varying listanris ap tn 230 yards, points
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    • 123 17 Mr. 11. M. Cantrell informs uh that tbo visit of tho Straits and btatos crick it eleven to Hongkong will not eventuate. The posi lion when tho decision not to send a team was arrived as was ae f jilows Perak had contributed one player Malacca
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    • 215 17 In the Ladies’ Lawn Tennis Club Tournament Friday's results were Ladies' Doubles A Clann (Final Mrs. MacGregor and Miss Stephenson owe 4, beat Miss Lamb and Miss L. Lamb owe 2, 0-6, B—2, 10—8. Ladies’ Door lbs, B Class (Final). Miss Polglase and Miss D. Polglaso owe 4,
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    • 304 17 I a tho A Clas Single* of the S.C.C. Tenuis Tournament on Friday tin rnaicb Donnellve. S‘out uftd to bo left unti l.shed with ono to aih Monday’s pregrammo in tho S.C.C. Tenris Toomnna. fl> was the finish of the Class A SiDgl is r *‘.i lioal
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    • 18 17 Tuo Garrison Go’.i Club monthly medal aj one) for Oct.b.r won by L. K. Gaunt, oil rjuare.
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    • 137 17 A big crowd was attracted by tho game between the S.C.C. and S.C F.A. soocov teams on tho Esplanade on Wednesday, and saw an even and interesting affair with*tbo Club winning 2—o The ti rat of tho goals oamo in the very early stages, Potter scoring, and tho second
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  • 130 17 (From Och <»wn CoaukaroNOKsT Ipob, October 14. The Tel ok Kruin tin flotation opened yes tevday and was heavily over subHcnb d bo fore noon. The capital amounts to 1175,000 and tho shaves in tho pvosont issue numbov 156,000. The vendors are Mosers. Oj&orno and Chappell who
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  • 181 17 Friday being the eighth anniversary ot the establishment of tho Chinese Republic houses and shops wore beffni.ged in profusion with tho "rainbow" tUg as it is called. Somo of tho stvoots looked quite gay with these five coloured flags hung oat practically tboiv whole length, while the
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  • 143 17 Sometime back it wrh mentioned in those columns that the Standard Oil Company of New York wan establishiUG a petroloam installation, similar to the one they it ive in Penang, cn the island of Sobaroek, »n tbo noiGhboarhcod of Singapore. A’ork iu tliis connection has been proceed
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  • 47 17 Go sum -M* arhkow On S ptembor 4 at Sv. Mart’s. North Audi'y Stro fc, i-oulou oy thr v J rtr*t» Major James (ror D .*v K q g Hoorgrj's Own Central India H fM to Coas*au"e Winifred, daughter ~,f the late A'diiam M K rrow.
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  • 135 17 SiN'nro hr, OvTol»b 14 1619. RXCMANOP On L#roah Bilk 4 m/i w 3/4* Demand M 1/44 Private m/i 1/42 Or Wrw Y#t«...D'n*ad M 4V£ Pnvtir Mil ft 6'1 (Jr Paahca Bank 400 Ok Irdu Busk T. T 116 Or li«RUR9HR... t ARl d/d 8*2 pRR Or SBAR«BAi...Bask
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  • 372 17 SiNUAi'uaa, Qi tomb 14, 1816. MINING. v"uo| idtm10 la Amp tap 1) 00 13.00 c.d. 1 1 Aye* Wobk 2 U6 J 66 41 J1 Kam. KamaatiaK 3.12 4 3.14.4 1C 10 Kiala Ascoeiatioa 7.26 7.7S A\ 41 Kiala Tia 0.0 2.10 0 aom 41 41 Lahti
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  • 105 17 1 iifj 1 1 rmt May of th* 1 ti.' ?It*> of property \<j auction, by <J,M C mu Kmd*< Lus iad Co. ou Mi n :%y, largely t u.od»A, bidding was bvi i. .he pnceH n> fi’i u d w r n, good. Hi p* I j
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  • Page 17 Advertisements
    • 101 17 NOTICE. The pint *rei price of ft \traiti Ttmrx to the r.iriK'loiu awl lor «n .outline* in l-i it I In j< i t: t to any part I the world. It 11 Hot nr ess sulcon p tor a y ir. 1 hr iut»*<'riptioiM tor or nod art at
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  • 35 17 DCAlUS G-iCti-h On O:tob-r at the Genota£lc*p;tal Sagan*. 1 Vil iam Gaadcr, Mana' GOf, Tiafftiyar Kstato, laGaporo. C.iwa* J'avid Hose Cowaa agoi 60 c ar i at thj General Hvpital, Singapore ou Sunday. October 12
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  • The Straits Budget RUBBER SUPPLEMENT.
    • 62 1 OflomL Rubber Item* Price of Robber 1 The Robber Industry 1 Incorporated Society of Planters Riapapore Robber Auctions Big Theft of Robber September Robber Returns Penang Robber Sales 8 Mhtinos and Rnpokt*— Jimab Robber Estates 1 Meiini Robber ‘<l Perak Plantations Nellmay Robber Co. Temerloh Bstate 2 Caledonian Robber
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    • 315 1 Messrs. Guthrie and Co. are in receipt oI cable advice from the Secretaries of the La bo (F M S.) Rubber Co Ltd to the c fleet that the board bavo declared a first interim dividend of 5 per cent, payable on November 15. Tbe acooonts of the
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    • 52 1 V. .th reference to Notifications Nos. 28 am! 132, published in tbe FM8 Government Gavotte of January, 8 1919, it is notified that tbe price ot first grade rubber for tho period Octobtr U to October 16, 191?, inclusive, is 871 cents per pound, equivalent to lllfi.6
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    • 40 1 Ti t resolutions passed at an f xtraordinary meeting c! Jimah Rubber Estate* Ltd on September 26, relative to an agreement to porcl an additional property, w»-re duly ocnfirmid as special resolutions at a ranting oa Saturday
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    • 1828 1 Will there be a robber boom This question is discussed in a number of the home papers received by the last mail. Appended are sc me of the views expressed:— The Sunday Express special correspondent says:—There have
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    • 1189 2 The adjourned firdl annual ordinary gene., tal moitug of *.hi* Mtd.ni Rnbotr Co., Ltd was bold on StptcmborQ, at the registered offices, Minoing-lane House, Eastobeap, E C Mr. Frar k Copeman (obairmaa of tbe company) presiding, Tbe Chairman,
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    • 271 2 T.ie fr'lowitg is the Cuuuc'l of iho newly Incorporated Seri t> cf dan.ora, the memoirs uf which w:il active automatically av the first jourral xueitipg which shall bt Uihtel as tLo statu.ory m»-r tiog) of tin Soc.ety wbicn will bo b d vi.b'e a p-tied of
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    • 261 2 The report of tbe Perak Rabbet Plantations for tho year trd id March 81 last states that the net pri.fi., after providing for adminisuaiion experts and ino me tax, and adowing i0 for deoreciatiun, is JC4 !06. X‘16/06 was brought forward, from which director s’ commission has been
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    • 802 2 Tbo 416th auotion of the Singapore Chamber ct Commerce Kubbt r A sociation wi ro mid on October 8 and 9 whin there wan tired (ov Halo 2,210,678 lb. Tons 686 81 Sold 1,887,C20 lb. Tons 820 01. Paicns Rralihbp. Ceuta
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    • 425 2 The adjourned moth Micnal l-oml modo' tuo shareholders i f tb. Ntlloiay Hubbor CotrptnT, LiuiiK'J, wax hi Id ,rj the n t*»»ed cfli >e cl (he company, I) w: ir« S re«t lYuanif, on Octobi 4 Mr. K. Duioury (chairman of the
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    • 361 2 Ar t x'.rboidiuary genera. mooting of the Hli&rnlrildi ih of the Ternttloh Coconut tod Hut h r Estate, Liuiied, wan hold ai the It Kiiiinci Offlcj cC toe i.V'jiLip’Dj, 9, Beach Street, Penang, id Friday Ian, (or Ike purpose of ouLtir oioi'
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    • 385 3 The report ol the Caledonian (Selangor) Robber Company lor the year coded Match 81 lasi stales (hat the total planted art a comprises 1,260 acres- Oat of 800 sores reserve a farther oleaving o£ 90 sort hi b -mp opened. Crop harvested
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    • 255 3 An incident, reminiscent of the piratical days in Singapore of long ago, baa to be reoennted, On Monday cf last week tbe Marine police, acting on oovtain information, wove pnt on tbe trail of some persona wLo were reported to
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    • 157 3 Tho accoonta of too Henrietta Rabbet Estate lot 1918 show that the production of diy rnbbot amom ted to 856,670 lbs., being 6,670 Ibn. in i xci hs of the restricted oBtimate, an compared with r.n nnreBtrioted otop the pr* vonn year of 425 897 lbs. Tho
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    • 389 3 biak (Sumatra) —2l 281 lbs. Malakoff Ruhbr.—47.7oo lbs. Nordaual (J horo).— 67 603 lbs. Kelantan R b0er.—82,168 lbs. Anglo-Johore Rubber.-* 80,696 lbs. Self tar -18,664 lbs. Rim (MaUco.) —46,200 lbs, Mandai Tokorg (Singapore).—ll,69o lbs. M ftlacca Rubber Plantations.—4lo,loo lbs. Kakab.—2o 828 lbs. Lanadron, —98,796 lbs. Ledbury.— 65,086
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    • 80 3 Messrs. Allen Dennys and Co. advise that the undermentioned prises were realised f v robber sold by them at private and auction sales held last week Cts. per lb. Stocked d amood sboet No. 1 88 to 91 diamond No. 2 72 88 Plain Sheet 77s Un*mokod
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    • 1093 3 Stock Singapore Issued Par Dividends. Malayan Exchange Fraser A c 0 v Capital. Value. Companies. Prices, Closing Pri/vl D 1818. 1917. September 10. Ootober 18, 150,000 2/• 46% 65% AngloMalay 14/10* 10/6 18/. 60,000
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