The Straits Budget, 2 January 1920

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1 6 The Straits Budget
  • 30 1 The Straits Budget 9 BEING THE 0 WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE “STRAITS TIMES’* VOL. LXXIT No. 3229 Singapore, Friday, January Z. 1920. ESTABLISHED OVER HALF A CEHTWV Price 25 cents.
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  • 231 1 LBADEBSTbe Prino: of Wales 10 Ireland Hopol’S Ireland ..•10-11 Toe German Way 11 L#CAi AND GSNSKAl—• Local and Personal 1-2 Ftisl Peaoe Yj%* 8-5 The Late Mr. 11 Mail 6 Rooter Tolegvawa 6*9 Wedding at Libaan 0 loootne Tax 9 Straits Chinese L horary AscoMatiou 11 Tbe
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  • 3440 1 GcvG» D tte*t U p,a f e a Hoogkcrg Jord, eLil plt V’ c< S« K eaM deooaet d cfii r. r j a l?% C 87 7°“”- The to ttn Wf Bt lo the front •*>, colony ft couple of 3D K. pc&:e l j v
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  • Sporting Intelligence.
    • 622 2 Tho S.C C e r team aoered a very cveditah'e) win over Selar rin the match on Deoumh r 26 for the trophy which tho two olubs ocmpc te for annually After an even first half in wLicb the re was
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    • 435 2 The Chriitmaa t ffia was n groat success. Every scat was taken and more wanted to be acoommoabted. In the absence of Mr. Makepoace, the president, and Mr. Baddeley, the vioo president, the chair was taken by Mr. C. Salter, who after tiffin made a few remarks
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    • 173 2 Tho ifThinl account ol the Yaoht Club’s Cbrittmss morning race states that eight bi»t3 turued out in rainy weather to race for ‘.ho enp presentod by tho Shimming Club. Mr. St« vr uh started the M et off tho Swimmiug Club, the boats g U<ng away at
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    • 284 2 The Penang Free Sobool Cadets and Scoots who returned by the Klang on Satarday, have managed to find time lor a certain amount of sport during tb*ir visit to S n ap n Oa Christmas D/.y the first S: a*. teams of both Settlements met cn
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    • 67 2 The modal and bogey competitions of the Singapore Golf Ciad hold dating the Cbrintmao holidays were won by Messrs. R R Turner and R. L. Bvaddell with books of 82 and 8 down respectively. The cap presented by Mr. L. R. Maephail for the best gross score returned in
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    • 172 2 Tbo 8 C.C.'coold net get a[fall{tcacn to’pat against the Hawkins at Boccor on Tuesday, and a no robot of now players were brought in Whatever tbo Naval men oould have done agaiust tbo fall side, they were too tunfeb fot theit actual opponents and won
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  • 701 3 a mtajopciption to tp* 1;fcc fiU pe.oo yo... F«*0« 100S Hoi* 0—•*« “> 3i i n v» r 9 1 «,»fare in India, and Egypt K R «o. J*»tiooti°o os thamost witb ,f ,u 'icoiioicilly, however, ,jj.tn3’! u! c0 t aa (0 j an y wliai we
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  • 389 3 Prrvotioally all Malayan trade pasnen through the ports of the Colony, yet it would imprevs oar statistics if the minor purts of the peninsula were inolaled ia order tba*i a foil r cwd might be obtained, But the whole of the reourds i*ro in urgent ne« d
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  • 220 3 The trado oi Malaya is iudfpendeiit political distinctions, and there will be proper veooid until this fact is recognised by the creation of a Joint Statistical Department under a heal who will understand that, the essential things to know are the following: (1) How mooh dooj Malaya prodauo
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  • 334 3 It is noteworthy that the Harbour Board report shewn tho net registered toon&go of ships berthed at the wharves tj have been higher iu the first half of the ye* r 1919 than at any iime since 1914, but the general cargo dealt with is rather less, and tho
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  • 1070 3 Tho year 1919 has boen a quiet one, comparatively speaking, in the rubber industry. la 1918 the restriction of imports by Amirioa demoral'Ped tho markot and there was a poriod dnring which robber was being given away ak oost or lean khan coat price ko anyone who would
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  • 566 4 Tin and copra avo the local industries following rubber in cruor of importance and judg< by export valaoH, and wo give below a table of tho prices current during tho yuar (vr n which it will bo Boon that tho vari ■titan woro very coiBidetablo bat that
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  • 263 4 Qaantitj Valao Average in tn Piico Pev Piculs. Singapore. Picul. 1910 786,898 67,116.989 77 61 1911 741,698 69,640.486 99.90 1912 818,472 84,128,748 136 40 1918 842,129 88,648,617 99 88 1914 828,909 60,690,610 78 64 1916 786,670 81,414,012 78 16 1916 787,015 58.981,200 80.00 1917
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  • 1051 4 Tho year h s not boi n thrillingly cviutful in Malaya nur has it boon very hvppv, bocauso the dread of famino has hung over ub and tho whole Asiatic community has undergone unnscal privations. Tho Europeans have not esoaped. Fer tho great majority of them, cost of
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  • 739 4 It would be merely tedious to attempt any rosume of the long drawn disoassions, whioh took plaoe behind half shut doors, between tbe representative of tbe Allied Powers with a view to the preparation of a of Poaoe to finallyjwind up the Great War. President Wilson oame
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  • 342 5 (From Oi k Own Cobkkn*oni>snt Penang, December 24. Tbe fuceml of tbj late Mr. ll- niy Muir was cl a mildary character and took place at the Western K ennet *y. It was cocdacted by Capt ihti Rev D. J. Ross. Lieut. Irertßl id conmi4nd
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  • FRIDAY’S TELEGRAMS.
    • 962 5 Rbctbb Tilbobams. London, December 18. ▲ft ftho oonolusion of the Oaildball reoeplion, the Piinoe of Wales, prooeedicg fto fthe Mansion House fto a lanobeon given bj fthe Lord Major, was ftbe reoipienft of a farther ovation from citiaans in fthe streets. Toe
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    • 778 5 London, Deoembcr 18. In fthe Hoose of Commons, Mr, Lloyd George, in a speech in ftbe debate on foreign affairs, denied ftbe suggestions of s. croft diplomacy during aud since fthe per.oe conference. He emphasised fthe wislcm of reticence regarding the delioate situation in ftbe Adriatio, where
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    • 560 5 London, Deoember 19. The rewsyapers report that a shot was fired at Vieconat Frenoh in Dublin to day. It mfsaed tbe V«oeroy and killed a oivilian and wounded a polioeman. London, Deoember 21. The King and tbe Prime Minister have i*»nt moßßages to Viscount Frenoh oongra* tu’atmg
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    • 221 5 10. *9 I London, l)e<# s bp l Washington: An aiw'pmj't vear*.led between the Govev^* ,Dl Hr met.t packer I regarding thft™ the trust ces' b now *1* 0 ,jibcr 22. prumlne to di.pcflo ol u <M t.DK mTe.tmcm f go ’“2“"“'“ 108Cd Cl to wi,Udiiwio business. All
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    • 200 6 Loj no, D c in’; 19. O',taw*: Sir Robert 11 rl« o ii n’ainng ihc premiership but i to* uv h j i Londt m D< atm’. IV Ottawa: S.r II '»i.c.en, m i?j nt to Ihc prut says 0 at hh a rcoin. r -o from
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    • 131 6 London, December 21. Marshfield, Oregon The cr.ptain and two of the crow of the American tanker J. A Cbanslor have arrived. They mi believed t be the only survivors of a orew cf forty. Tt vosrel bioko in two on a reef itt Cap: Blanco. The only boat launched
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    • 108 6 Ii ti'l'iC, December 19 Lloyd's ropr 0*011 1 at ivo at It urn bai reported that Sir John A1: >ok cv'.h.ilJ at Unto da Non) and w ha.hy lejutcd Later: Sir John Alomk Las died. London, Loccmb t 19 Hoorn: S:r Jihn Al<v ck’n doatb was doe to one
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    • 106 6 London, December 19 Paris: A sensational development Las oo oorrrd 'in tho LaodruoA.-e, bin wife, who recently initialed proceedingsfor d voroe, and bin •ideal ■on being srro-t jd on charges of reoiiving and forgery. Tbe allowed wft vroeived money, jewols and farnitare belong log lo Lnndra’s victims
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    • 75 6 London D.crmbcr 21 Montreal• Twonty-tLroo weru ki'loii aad SO injured in a«,dway 001 l si n. Tl t m "engeis locludod t, je .l kii.u ai aol. i<• imuiigraou, m»E£'y Brgßsb wlio Minuet w r .ay iu if i France, li n app' a»s .r. ?c \W duo
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    • 23 6 London, December 1®. The ionso of Commons h*\H coacurrcd r,*i H juho «f Ljidh’ am'jnimea'.H to I lit ,fU 1‘ ii.
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    • 24 6 Lon Jon, l).:cerubfr IV Tho House of Commons uuunimous'y pa h* d ti e bill increasing tho old ago pjcs«on to ten shillings.
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    • 249 6 Paris, Doocmbet IV The r. w Chamber of Drput.ee U'in, oompid i then oik of va'i'atmg the tlec jtfrd as Prc>iluat without o p>*i tern, M l-e chanel by A«h A .ivily ci to,*, 'i ii place for thu vice preeidcv cy b-tweei. M. Kauul, M. P "-t
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  • SATURDAY’S TELEGRAMS.
    • 1635 6 RaOTBB 3 BLIOHAM London, Docember 22. E!ak rato precautions were taken to r>*i vtc. a Sinn Fein demonstration in the House cf Commons to day when Mr. Lloyd George cntlinid the eagerly awaited Irish propo-ala of the Government. Strong guards were toihd
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    • 1299 6 Loncoo, December 20. Paris It if* reported ♦rom Ii sle that the Kaiser has finady agreed tj accept trial by the Allies subject to reservations regarding place and time and by German txptrt lawyers. It tbe Allies accept thcet termp, tuo Kais r will not be tried
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    • 460 7 London, December 20, d»|!"°He B dlloveS IT bnßy Wo,kin R > e{ »abhn rqj &ttf °V lw 8 e though attended a charitable entertain* en > iB the afternoon. London, Dcoember 20. *Mand, C ioc?udinB 0 R tfa, f? Me re P o,ted in r ain in Went
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    • 314 7 London, Dccemb:r 28 TLo King's speech at the provocation of Parliament this afternoon contained at tat ouiset recognition of the now conditions, changing the My Lord and Gentlemen to My Lords and Members of the House of Commons The speech opened wtu the announcement of the signing cf the
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    • 392 7 London, December 23. In the coarse of a state ment in tbo Chamber on foreign pohoy, M. Clemenoeaa said be did not think the military guarantees offered by Britain and America to Frauoe would again be questioned. He went to London to discuss the Turkish question and
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    • 381 7 London, December 22. Yirk The Secretary to tho Treasury has asked C'oogross consunt to allow tba« tho payment of interest now due on loans to tbe Allies bo deferred for two or three years as a means of ensuring their ocm mercial rebabiliation. The secretary also storr g
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    • 350 7 Lender, December 20. Speaking at a dinner to celebrate the passage of the Government of India Bil'. the *ga Kban appealed for a generous peace with Turkey which will not punish posterity for the errors of the few who succombed to German crjolry. Mr. Montagu, replying, declared that
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    • 270 7 London, Duoember 22. The Lord Mayor provided at a meeting at iho Mansion House when an ex' cuiivo committee was appointed to obtain funds fov tbe proposed Antarctic expedition. London, December 22. Later It is intended to tly over tbe great ioe barrier peaks cf wbiob tho highest
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    • 139 7 L?nlon. December 28. Ia view cf the coming into foion of tho Sex Dir.qual fixation Removal Ac:, by wLiob '<* 0 uea Will bo elig.blu to :»ct ao v BtrMc9i the Lord Ctia;<c llor 1, s u»;j ,;jei at von womeu having wido nc ju lintauce with tho
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    • 89 7 London, December 22. Copenhagen, from Berlin The Far Eastern bcainesß ot German shipping companies is gradually falling into tho hands of tho J»pauese. According to the Morgen Post’s Hambarg correspondent, etoameis of tho Nippon Yustn Kainha have reoentiy repeated* ly arrived at Hamburg with cargoes from the
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    • 87 7 London, December 20. Interim reports of tho Royal Commission on Agriculture are publishe d. Tho majority report is signed by twelve me mbors, tho minority report by eL'vi u. The majority report reooamends that mioimnm prices fer wheat, barley, and ossa grown id Britain bo guaranteed by tbo SUt°,
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    • 89 7 L', n Joe, December 22. M lbonmc: The c hoticn results sc fas are:—Hl 11 farmers, 80 labour 'ft'new Senate is cf 2S minister:ftsts, 7 labour faimtXi Voting io regard to roferonda on tbo question of giving Commonwealth iaorcase^ legm.J. v )*rr» and uatiouilih&.ijD of monopoli < ul!
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    • 103 8 L c ltjr Duo s er 21. A largo force of M .Inn Jm near Jaudola or the 17th attack* o British oonstructi o party Tiooncuy lo l"\u-y Our casual lies woro b:f kiiid au'i 28 wounded Next day tbo Bri'..th column a Jvaoood t Mandanoa Kao an)
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    • 84 8 Lon Ijr, D< comb 'it In tbo liftum of Coild o/r, IJfor >dn i«al Adair drew »*i» u'.if e. t-* >1 -j r r» u. d* st«uclivo fires ou Mermen itttis, for txau.pie Ut Boonab. Sit A irk 'on (I h repin'd tint th< matter wan b*
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    • 54 8 Loudon, Deoember 23, Tbo St. A beer* by elic.icu mull wn« Lieut Colon* i I K. Fr* mantle, Coalition UuioniHt, VI fill Mr. F. W Brewn, I. boar, 8 Mi Mile* r (Jray, l.ibt ral, 2,471 Tbo by el* ctioii w&< vine to tbo res i nation of
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    • 52 8 London, December 20. Telegrams from (Xiio report a numb'v of attempts at demou-iiationH in tbo nalivi quarters. Polio**, aid military, however, arc effectively dealing with ito'C. Native lawyers livvn i'ic.lmml a >nk'H strike ana protest aga nut tiro arrival < f tiro Milntr ruin sion, which ».an already bo*,
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    • 39 8 Locdoo, hooombot ‘J3. Ncgokialif'm for tho nokklumonk of Ibo mouMt m' fir kc. which lank woek Wcvn vct> prouiia.np, have piuvui abortive. T in ntr kn has now lanttQ fr.urknto wnks, involving a 1 hh o' XH.OOC.OCC.
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  • MONDAY'S TELEGRAMS.
    • 547 8 Rsutkk Tklkosams. Lendor Dter tuber 'M. Pavia: The Supremo Ojonc! 1 pio< Jed over by M O'm*" eounirler'd huvk r,tic uh prepared by the ccuixiesion which *< uott y sal in London fti<arriu« the mandates f jt tut ex-German oolonien. The tiiKi
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    • 154 8 London, Dictiubev 24 Tiie Times states that frou India report that a British column tu« t will; a roversu eti ]>.;<*-rnbrr 10, and faibd to di’dodpe a force of Mabsnds and Wiziria oc a* Jandola. It i-nfferLd 200 ciHualties, inolnddmy tbirteeu officers killed and mission, liu attaok was
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    • 52 8 London, Decembci 26. Washington According to a telfgram thi State Department is a«ke by the American fur importers to ergo tho J&pan&Ee Govern meet and General Simonell to permit pur ebased furs to leave Siberia instead cf confi-eatirg them (or alleged military purposes and reselling thorn to
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    • 738 8 Paris, DcC mb r 21. i> elating that tho <per,tion cf new taxa tion to meet Fraic a expenditure and above all that tbo collection c( taxes already dai must be solvi d w thont farther delay, M lv o’/, Mitinter cf Finaoo*. has handed to tho credits
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    • 94 8 Lo ldon, December 27. Cairo: The situation is improving and demonstrations are coat ing. The Press Bureau has warned newt-papers against th» publica «ion cf matter p-oju licial to publio eeourity. London, Djoembor 28. The Japanese G .moral Matsara. who has been visiting munition works in Erg'.ani, is go
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  • TUESDAY'S TELEGRAMS.
    • 394 8 Riutbr Tiliokams. London, December 26 l’isiH: The A'lies replied to ti e German uote insinticß opoD sißnature to the protocol ir. its present form and ro *flriui"R the Allied to rtdaoo tho an ount of tl i.'jtiny materiel to fo;in a
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    • 362 8 Paris, December 26, Washington: Mr. Wilson has announced that the railroads will be returned to private ownership on March 1. London, December 26. Washington By direction of Mr. Wilsoa the eevi n ex Gbtxnan ehips loaded in the United States after the armistice, namely the Graf W’aid-r°eo, Z'opelin,
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    • 248 8 London December 27. The Times correspondent at Cairo states I hat in view cf the res tics-ness displayed oy various tribes ii tho Sudan, whico had attacked British posts near Tumbe, killing twelve, Major White, ocminmding the Equatorial Battalion, reoonneitred from lemoe and was attacked on November
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    • 163 9 London, Deoembsr 26. CO Ibo -eon ;J o|ionH of tbe Tocbi Wa*iri* J' ,ltd t 0 comply with tbe terms W,IS,, i b h V the date fixe* According to imposed t tbe Wana Wazuis aie oßCOtfi;Di |L?owitM ko shortage of ration*. K |Dl6,r|< I 800 strong, 10‘ted
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    • 111 9 Loador December 26. likctsk, Ncv. 2 Tomsk baa been ei&coatid Locior. Deoomber 28 Constantinople, h«eemb?r 27 Owing to tbe rapid advance cf the Bolshevists tbe civilise population is b ginning to evacuate London, December 28 Tbo latest Bolshevists re pert that DeD’kin has tbe rad wav jarcticn of Fastiff,
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    • 132 9 London, December 28. A (Jf/rn Sico Lein.rs attack d Viceregal Lcdfje, Dablir Li« morning. Tbe officer cf tbr ucar jsn 1 nue ot the attackers were killed Later; 'ih. officer and an attacker were abet dead in a cocthct between the offiocr wLhtwoecldierp arri Birn F Jeers. Four men
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    • 83 9 London, Dirtmber26 Ma’EciiLs railway station has been dcs Sf/.Ai y -n ,C f Tbe d&mft 8 e is eetimatod at Btvtial million francs. London, 2B ’P e tlFace flu assuming Si Tbe iow *> -k <-=^‘*s like. Kv> r l' l j Di ftU CCOrLIOOP viltspr a
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    • 44 9 T London, December ‘28. [empo»Aiy I* t| UrB WRrninK tbat be Beotnjwy at Ln hG Pr sst ,Qt,c n wil] vLa:W" ul J dhte iD order to 0nlh pat ofn?-d^* 0 fc CODOtrte(J ®0tl0B TP advantage •fill! n b y,«tato«*fke.io, o, bcYin
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    • 17 9 Sydney a;, p Lon^ t Docember 97. lanH h Aat,,aiiet iCliL^ri U f bandcn ed his
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    • 43 9 London, December 24. Montagu's report states that tba silver market iB fairly well supplied and there is still a good erquivy from Shanghai an 1 Hongkong, notwithstanding the demand f r China wbiob continues to be ltd by silver dollars from America,
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    • 28 9 London, Deoember 27. Tbe Hague D is semi-offioially stated that the report that Holland is about to oede Latch Borneo to Great Britain is entirely without foundation.
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    • 404 9 Pari", December 26. Tbo French Minister of Finance baa ex plained (Lat tbe Bao’g.t for 1920 contained two sections, viz the ordinary which will be balauc d by permanent re ourots and the extraordinary by means of loins and the pnymeob ot German iLde-moities. the preset containing new
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  • 15 8 Obituary, London, December 23. TLo douth hart ic:a»»(d ol tho well-known billiard playor, Jehu Ujlcitn.
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  • 171 9 The Rassian .Volunteer Floet steamer Mogilev, has been in port on her way from Europe to Vladivostok, with about 350 Kalian cffict-re, wiih their f .truth s, cn thei? wuy to Vladivostok, white they will to joining Admiral Koltcbak's Army A few of the* officers ato from
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  • 144 9 Wo are indebted to a correspondent for the following: All Labusn met on afternoon las f Dccemb* r 15, to wlt»- *h tl marriage of Mr W, S B. vr.u, i f the ExtmsLn Ti le graph Co, to Miss Aonu Gieenall, cf Lancashire and P rtli,
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  • 1807 9 The qneBticn of inoome tax is the subjoct of much speoalatioa among matvied men residing in the Far Bast (and we may add in Singapore) and maintaining a wife and family in tbe United Kingdom, says tbs Hongkong Daily Press. For tie
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  • THE Straits Budget.
    • 1017 10 has ever bad better or truer obiofB.— Siraits Times, Dooombor 26. In that romakablo book of Sir Percy Scokt’i which formod the subject of out cjinmenton Wednesday, reference in made to several occaßiona on which the late King Biward OHwd hia influence to promote the patriotic
      has ever bad better or truer obiofB.— Siraits Times, Dooombor 26.  -  1,017 words
    • 1092 10 Straits Times, Dooomber 27-^ Ireland baa socoecded in forcing bovsolf upon tbo attention ot the world. Tbo det< r mined attempt made on tbo lifo of Viscount French voveals tho existence ot desperadoes to whom no mercy should bo shown. They are a revival of tbo dynomitards, and are
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    • 1106 10 its sons papers oar comprehension.—Straits Lmee, December 29. According to the sobeme unfolded by Mr. Lloyd George there are to be two Parliaments in Ireland, arranged, we assume, so that the Nation si Ms will be predominant in ono and tie Unionists predominant ia tbe other. Irish oomm|nt
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    • 1126 11 neither forget nor forgivo.—Straits Times, D )cembor 80 Hans is tiyiog hard to persnade us that hr bss been rad y misuDd r rstood these past five years, and that he is really a dear geo fellow at bottom. Sometimes when we Bee tiia effations we wish
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  • 295 11 The annual general anetingot the Strait i Chinese Literary Association was hell at Mr. Low B;on King’s bungalow, Joo Cuiai Road, on Friday wish the Rev. Goh tin! Iveog in she ohair. The ruinates of fcti9 lasi a naal g neral meeting wore road aid np
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  • 166 11 Mr. I. H. BurkiM, D.rector of Gardens, Straits Settlements, in the coarse of bin report for 1918, says A proposal bad been pat forward in the year 1917 by tho Singa poic II 'U-ing Commission that the Economic Garuea sboald be bail! over. It was most disturbing
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  • 252 11 Wo aotioo from an official announcement in the Colombo papors that tho Governor of Ceylon is entertaining at a garden party at Queen’s House, Colombo, on February 8 next, all officers, N.C.Os. and mon wbo bavr returned to Ceylon after serving with His Majesty's Forces at
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  • 828 11 Mr. P. Glncsir,- the general proletary, F M.S. Chamber of Commerce, forwjuds the following: The fi'St oonferomo of delegates from the Sicgapoee, P.>n-*ng and F M S. Chambers of Comm* 11:1k plane at Ku*la Lumpur on Dec mber 7, 1919 The
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  • 1557 12 My dear Madge,—TiJfJ last timo we wore on tho West Coast tho local Hustler couft led to Charlie, wbitot damping earth'd clay a' the Club bar, that lx* could net bod Josselton even in the index of
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  • 214 12 Mr. M. E. Shei/wood, I’iivate Seorei-'.ry, telograpUß tho following message from H E tho Officer AdmiuiHteriug tho GovorLucni (Mr. F. S. dames, C.M.G.)A telogran, has boon received from tho Indian Government to tho ctloct that per. mission hap boon given to export 10 000 tonH of rice
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  • 1012 12 The if the Aft can K:.alty Trust, Limited' waH recently >n M»>aya ®oil i,, uu.it *okjod to Lav ju; through goc: deal if hcPinru. The credentials were excellcc tie i •■mas *3 be C 0P{ attractr o, e»-l whole
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  • 337 12 According to a Calcutta message dated December 11, the Marine Coart sat the provious day at the Port Offioe to enquire into the circumstances attending the stranding of the B. 1S X. Co.’s vessel Fazilkaon the r eke t On
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  • 176 12 A corespondent at Melbonrne in the corns cf a letter to the Times of Ceylon, 1: may be called to mind that torn, urs, r l :ss vague, it has to bo confessed, w re cuvrent to iihe effect that couple in \p Sv .its SeVlementß and
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  • 116 12 A correspandfnt inters a protest against Ue attiiude of the Rent Board toward* <ti ip-,i t< nants who wish to tarn ont sub* f-t-ri t His nignmr.nt is tbfrt most sab* are Chinese, and no one knows their JI RH the principal tenant. He may find l>
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  • 119 14 > Nil b FiU .< K. WcM» vr» ku, l) cecubf i '29. Tho Hit *v: *'H'di N.'O// bln, 1 plenum H that tho publication of D/U.vrij l> kkrr’H ntatemoota m UieS‘ratt< I'leie-i oriK'uat. 1 in the di nre of the S rvtw (T>v>roment to help the 1
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  • 66 14 A-.ha Skivh y. Weltcviedin, December 27. Harpoon I'ouli t haH ro tirin' d that ho 1h "till intnuliup to ocntiLio hiH flight to UHtraha. VVi !t&lt; vti d. d, Dooc doD ‘29. Rangoon, Ik comber *2H: Capt, I’juletn low aeroplane tiah bi'im donp itched from I’avin to LVouttr
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  • 42 14 Ankia Skkmik. Weltnvreden, December 24. Calcutta, December 2it Thu Knighthood of tho HiitiHh Kmp'to ban boon bintowed on Capt Hohh Smith aod Lieut Keith Smith, while barn to tho Air Force Modal have boon awarded to tbo two mechanic?.
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  • 45 14 Ankia HmhVu k. Weltevrodcn, Dec* Tiber 27. A HeriouH Are occurred on board a Danish motor rhol cf 12.0G&lt;) toon laden with kovi ral hundred oa*kH of oil off tho inland cf Madura. The damage amounts to many millions ef guilders.
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  • 282 14 (Kh&lt;im Oi h Own t.’uititSM o\j»knt Kuala Lumpur, December J 0, Tho Hon. Mr. Mirfvlf'n inlo»vicw*'d regarding i state m’ j ay, xpressed U.i opinion that the il M% r Id n t bo rai-.. A Tho pit Hpfct of a
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  • 125 14 It wan almost an ideal Cl ristmas Day thin year from a climatic point of view, for though tbo eky was cloml d there waa no rain tt.lfioient to keep ptopln from moving about to go to Chuicli or exchange visits either dor ny tbo morning or
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  • 1054 14 li A Irnioi-tration Koport, the Director k yluu Bscteriol( gicul Institute (Dr. I. Nn oiih, M D writes an follows:—; 1 .vo gation cl bash remedies winch aid ah' god to possess curative prjptrtiis (or HDAko biklH There
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  • 421 14 St. A* drew's Cathedral was the scene of a very interesting wedding last Saturday afternoon, ti e parties being Miss Linda Gwendoline Ma ldo?k, who arrived from bomu by tbo P. and O. steamer Somali cn Boxing Dty, and
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  • 268 14 We learn that Mr. W, F Nash, Supeuu tondent of Mains and servic s (Water Department) s retiring from tho Municipality at tho ei d of tho yesr, after 28 years’ service, ho having joined in .January 1890 with Mr.
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  • 475 14 Messrs. Baker, Fearon and Co's Report. Id tbsif weekly share circilar, dated Kuala Lumonr, December 24, Messrs. Baker, Keaton and Cc, report: A'tkoogd wo hive barely three days’ work to import uu, Ibis short period really famish es p’outy of material exoept that, as we bare
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  • 296 14 Tiie foPowiDg ccmmumque was laid on tho lT -es table at the Secretariat, Colombo, cc De ember 16: With regard to the future Military tri ioirp u the Coljdv, tho intention cf the G'.v.tu inert ih tLst it should be ah far as
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  • 69 14 Tho fifty four oasen of sovere'gns wbict were sent from Singapore to K vaikal ad PocdioLeny in the iil fate d ve c Fel the Fe sillu ard which arrive cl in Madras &s stiaodi&lt; property and vore confiscated by the Biiti.l Customs authonties, have, aba result
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  • 61 15 •a f rimpß is bo* responsible «ci (TheSUsU.T.me. 0 the OP'“‘ 0U M b°»« &gt;° lu lo e 'J fp3D d nts Bboo.d D ia| Xi',oK I»»ab most to fl 0 liable to bo rejected or Hi* ef 19 nt down. “us* rttblessiy oa‘ BQ| to. eicloee 11 Ko
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  • 472 15 XCbo Bdito.oUboStr.it. Time?. i iri 0 Bnroptao Owners judamect o I the &lt;1 vnPCAi is ridiculous end contrary Court ot P.-- acd bo ea,-iiabibfcd bis rep. al.rg that h.&lt; r «ML judgment to bJ absurd »*d bdu to evt.y ic‘6‘-c*. of ngul and COD,r r pipp-stcrcna tui aracuutp
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  • 112 15 To the B Jitor o? the Straits Times. Sir,—The 15 ib of December, 1918, wrs the »J oa which we saw the uprising in Yun ac of our patriotic K?pubii. a as defending vAR? p ■flpubhoanism against the late Sai kai’vho, at that time, attempted tc
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  • 856 15 To the Bailor cl the SI,kite Time,. In e»ttbe sohition R ft#*f£ nB h VG been ma^e We should iik Q t a f JS? Il0e and *oald telieve th -i 8D e8iion ba l8 BistantB of a a d,8 t flb Btisg clerks or Why Dot
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  • 315 15 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —There being no representative Government in Singapore, and as there is no other plaoe where one can voice his grievances except in yonr valuable columns may J, as a discharged soldier, point out that it is grossly unfair that
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  • 491 15 Messrs. Fraser and Co *s Weekly Circular, Moser 0 Fraser and Co, in (brir weekly report, dated Deer a.her 81, state With tbo Chtie'.mas holidays intervening only two days bntiucfis is to be recorded ana at cptning yesterday tbe demand for all -b.res was as keen as
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  • 169 15 The following message was forwarded by the General Officer Commanding to His ttxoollency the Officor Ajminirtiling the Government: 11 On bt-baif of the troops in garrison I offer Your Excellency the greet itg'i cf the season,” to which His Exoellenoy has sent the following reply Please thank treops
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  • 426 15 The Christmas Inland Phosphate Company’s steamer Islander arrived m Singapore on Christmas Bvo bringing details of the trouble which bad occurred at Christmaa Island and concerning which s .mewbat alarming rumonrs bad been oirorlated. The officers, however, were very retictns and little was
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  • 393 15 The membevs of the Garrison Skiff Sergeants’ Mees entcrtaired i Urg &lt; party it 4 social evening a* Fott Canning on Saturday, 1) 'Crmboi 27. Tbo gathering wan for the double purpose of celebrating Christmas, and tiidiing farewell fo these who
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  • 238 16 Kosidiog at tie ll Hotel ih a viry intoroH' iog [■&lt; rsnnuluy, a c'io Hlovek lnwld( This -s Mr Jjf'if.NUiy, t»in rnc« ctljr appointed shipping uk'ui in Singapore of tbe Or. -rho Slovak army. Thu flicn Mr Maly bolds in a ve*y imp
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  • 330 16 One of the aeroplanes coming from A mbal'a to Calcutta lo give Hying exhibitions in con a notion with the pouO celebrations came lo grief near *aunei. N ithtr Mr. Davis nor tl o passenger wan hurt in (hi actual f«*l'. b
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  • 95 16 A fine th»no atoned building in ia course off oonntvaction in Malacca Stin t under the HUpuffvinioD it Simu and McLari u (ot tbo wollUcow-i I a'lmu merchant, Mr. OM. A. Naina/..*). T. h street h (ant becom ing an important ruircßu.ilo ci ntro la tin
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  • 224 16 Tho marriage cf Mr. hldward Harold Syer, fifth bod ct *hu Kc v. b. ii Syn of SuIIi-lk, and Mihh M »y Cottoj, Hocond dueghti r of Mr. W. K. Coiliy of tiytnuy, tock place oe J)tOombor2* et. Si. CLimh, i'ouaug Tlio bride, w o wa» given
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  • 694 16 'liuifH cf &lt; y’on representative on U. c mber 18 mace »•&lt; to ~J‘ P O,,M b l.ty of further ruduOaiuns iu Colomb•* stort p ll0 ».H an a result of the o' ntium d ree m tin value of the
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  • 92 16 Thn preliminary enr]nirv iato tho c*»o ic which Sciuah Baaapah, Bucida and f iur Malays aro charged in onnection with tho murder of Una Mohan Singh on tbt night of November 15 was started iu tlm H'cond court od Wt-dneisday. Ah there* w»h no direct 1 vidonco
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  • 126 16 Tho JapanoßC ernisor Tckiwa, Ibgdiip of Vic-Admiral lloriuohi, arrive I in port at ft a tu. to day aleug with tbo orois r Atsuim «nd exchange 1 tho urubl pa'utea. Tuey compriHo part of a squudron carry ing JapareKi iuidHbipmin from tl u Naval Oellego at
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  • 396 16 Sydm y cable, &lt;l‘tod B, say«. which iuvoWed a*o bu'.iii-RB. •"d j uM* d damage apptoximatiuK a ruili-oa pounds etcrliog, ccsuwed in the city tudiv. Ik wan one of Ibo b lß, UiHto,,. Two 1.. K. w».oi.oa«. i-L ooa.pl. .AIW.
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  • 97 16 Tbo rate of mortality in the Settlement* of Singapore for ttio we»k enioi Dscomber 18 war 136,48. The total number of death* wan 266 of which 188 were male eabjoosa and 80 female. Convulsions claimed 83, phthisis 20, malaria (ever 87, typhoid fever 2, ben beri 13,
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  • 102 16 ()o Deoembei 2&lt;), a letter waR received by tl Secretary of the China Coast Officers' Guild, Hongkong, from the Shipowners' Protectioo A notation accepting arbitration on the terms ttiered by the Guildp. A minting of tie at-sociaied Guilds waß c.Uol at ti&gt;c and it wa» decided to
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  • 17 16 Dbyburui —lt Ttjkini Uepical, WolteL) 28, to Mr. end Mffc. M, W ilso'.t Drybntgu, a son.
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  • 25 16 24 K it th. p h°* Wtdn.sday, Dooember 11 k n? Brusbytorian Church, Singapore ob n o“'y HOI of Mr. ami Mrs! 'SA'&S* o'
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  • 126 16 Sinoapori, Dbchmbir 81, 19:Q EXCHANUP Ob a m/t *j ii DemMd Private 8 mfa j/jV Oa Niw Yiu Domud w JJ Private CO days.,. JJ Ob Fa4BM.~~.9Mk 44q Ob Iidu V*v-. ioo Ob HaBaK#*a~.»»*k did -110j% pia Ob S«A»aBAi~.*a*k d4 Ob JiTinwuMmlwli Ti Ti m jj| Ob
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  • 470 16 SiNaapoaa Dbchmbsk 81, 191k, MINING. Issue !g Boyers. Sellers, v aloe u* 12 II Airprag 18 75 14.25 1 L iroi Wtag 3.05 2.25 411 41 uun. Kamoafciag 1.18.0 3 16.0 1 d U 10 Kiska As:.oe:*t!oa 810 9 CO 41 41 Eimta Tin 2.6 0 2,1C
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 78 16 NOTICE. Tl M pnct of th.t Strut* Ttmrt to the tit,ted Kingdom and foreign countries is |;fs a year I u- Post fre price of the Vrnrj Hwig,t ls 4 a year to any part of the world. It i, no, necessary *o sulw.cnlie for a year. The subacriptions for
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  • The Straits Budget RUBBER SUPPLEMENT.
    • 79 1 o*n*ral—planter Cj ,ie8 Fincß J price of Rubtor J Capital Schemes f Wake op! Robber Works A Rcbbjt Exhibition Postponed d Novombot Robber Returns Tkli bam Planter's Tragic Bad 1 MiITINOS and Reports— Koala Kebo Rubber Batata Ttecjflbvo Rubber Mt rum Roboet Estates KM S. Plantations 2 Btieb Robber
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    • 378 1 Presiding a 4 the t. nth ordinary uoneral meeting of tue K ia l a Knbu Robber Estate, Limited held on November 0 at 88, East ohaap. 1.0. i Ur. J ho S. Nstlyi said that restriction of output had continued
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    • 157 1 A \v. joafck a^ rn|, P l«ce Cc u *t brfnro M Tamil c M *•&gt;* week th With* •itfmnt! 6 M ,R y Mill, WCft f.‘. -,/u ;l lrp o‘-tnu?*t theft k 21. j '*J ,on 8 to cu Groem Staling,«" Jwn o« Stratum Bit**.,
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    • 1512 1 The ftblrteeuih ordinary annual general meeting of the shareholders cf the Truueltye (Sclargor) Rubb r Co, Ltd., was he'd cu November 11. at the registered oflbo of tb» compauy, 20, Easto’ueap, Mr. Nctmr.n W Grieve (chairman cf the company) pietidiig
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    • 64 1 W. .h roferGLCO to N titi :a ions No 3. 28 au 182, published ia th: FM S Govcrorn'ii G z tto ol Jaoaary 8, 19i9, it is 'jotifi d tn im prico o first grade •jouur for tn i p irio D c.mber 2fi, 19i9 ;o
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    • 653 1 animal g r.eral mooting of tbo Merged Rubbor Estate Limited was held at tbo regia *&lt; red t ffi jt o of tbo company, French Bank Badding*, on Monday. Mr. A. B, Badddey presided, the orhrra p.*asent being Messrs.
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    • 117 1 (From Ouk Own i'oukkm'okdknt loob, D&lt;jc lubt t 27. Tb.‘ djatb lias occirrol n! Mr C. B. Dick- on, Hi* f t Plan &gt; Estate. Ho was ~i( tct cycling tiOLi Sue,;l: ?&gt;ipnt Club to tbe c Me oa Tu«?p Uy i veLii:g, wk* dbo ran into
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    • 1096 2 Tho nitth annual mutiny c t K M8. (Malay Staton) Kubb«» 1'lantationn, Limit* d, wkh he ld on November 7 attbo, sepintf rod cfiler, Na. 5, Whittington Nv. nfio. j H.C., Mr. J. II. Kenton (tbo ohuiimanj overriding Mr. W. F.
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    • 396 2 Tbe report cf tho Brioh Rubber Bstato for tliu year ended duly 81, last states that the m refit wan £3,182 and £2,884 was brought forward, making £6,478. Tho direotorH recommend a Oividind at the rate of 7 4 per oent. Ithh
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    • 356 2 The directors of tho Jugra Land and Kubber E-tales. Ltd,, and of tho Carey I'uit'd kubber Krttat' p, I.td., have decided to propose to the shareholders of tho rcspi ctive companies that further capital phcnld be issued so as to provide for
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    • 983 2 Tho ii ?t j noiitial general m r et ig of iho Ma’u I'loda Kibber Bnt*»teH, Ltd, was I old ragiH'orcd &gt; ffi sof tuu company, 84, 65 mi j 60, Mark* tS.ru t, yesir-rday, under two pr ndenoy of Mr Tan
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    • 531 2 WAKE UP RUBBER WORKS. Where Canada Is Getting Ahead Of England. Pro-British, writing to Tbe Times, oo Ootobor 81, slated :—lnherently I am averse to slanging my own people and ooantry unless possessed cf facts, tbe disclosure of which mar do noil to try coun'Ty’' intormts. I. s thjrc-fjro, with
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    • 340 2 Presiding at the meeting of the D ingar (Malay) Rabbet Co Ltd., on No /ernb'i I*2. Mr H. Erio Miller sa.d that. tr. view of the d.flicaltii s which the rabbet industry had bad to face in 1918 and tbo
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    • 2467 3 i n«rv general mettog of m*0*“£ IUbba» Ojm?»ny. L&lt;d %dor'«‘’. l ldoc6 dle Slrce*. B.O, ;&p ot m o,m d Lalies and gentle IM&"“!*? 80U1»« □-".Make «bo •30 1 teai, as they have “Jml »c:oau$0 »s e 0 or h wtd*. B
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    • 109 3 As wo have previously announced, the fifth international exhibition of rubber, other tropical prodaots, and allied industries, whiob was to ha ve been held early next year, has been postponed until June, 1921. Great in terest is being taken in the exhibition, and the congress whioh will
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    • 119 3 it a meeting of direoters of the Alma Bstatep, Limited hold at Shanghai, it waidooidol to ricjiumjDi to tho hbareholder3 at tho next annual general meeting, to be belo on 29ih inßtant, that tin balance 11s 60 487.98 at oredit of profit and loss account be dinposeo
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    • 715 3 The ninth ordinary general minting of tho laujoog Malim Kubbor Co, Lt was held on N jvembev 1?, at Cannon Street Hotel, BC., Sir FffaLk A .Swelteobaui, Q.C.MQ (tU i chairman), presiding. The Chairman, in moving the adoption of the report and
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    • 130 3 Trafalgar.—B 33ft lbs. coconata 6,600. Taiping Rabbet K states —10,1(9 Ibf?. Malaka P.nda 48/264 Ibi. Brunei United.— l ,B7l lb*. Malacca Rubber Plantations —427,650 Iba. Tbe directors of tbe Dualop Ribber Company couvoted an extraordinary meeting b i December 1 for tbo purport* of paea*og .ho following
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    • 2074 4 Tho ninth ordinary gent ral mooting of tht Bc-ranang (S .-langur) Rubber P antationi, Limited, w as hi l«J on Nov* rubor 11, at th Council OLambir of thu Rnober Diowors’ Association, 3H, K ait cheap, H C Mr. K O. Money
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    • 1057 4 Stock Singapore Imsmo'1 Par Dividends. Malayan Exchange Fraser Co.'l Capital. Value. Companies. Prices, Closing Prices, 1018. 1017. November 26. Deoember 81, 160,000 2/• 45% 85% Anglo-Malay 14/- 10/6 18/. 61,1)00 £1 10% 25% Hakup
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 395 5 the thrifty housewife 1 C k.Jih to the greatest wealth, and In no respect to she more **,,h.,o In combating ailments and studying the art ol keeping Ztlni M vigltonttbsc particularly, the importance ol presenting Set c *fc££unTrJTlow.. Bellerlng that a stitch in dm. olnr sh« TAKES k, tottrS Pllh
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 79 6 UPTON'S TEA Nothing can satisfy the millions of people all over the world, if it is not the Best. Nothing can make them buy it again and again unless it is the Best. Upton’s Teas have the largest sale in the wotju, and can therefore juatly be called The World’s
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