The Straits Budget, 9 June 1922

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    33 1 The straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES. VOL. LXXVI No. 3356 Singapore, Friday, June 9, 1922 KS’I Mtl lSIlKI) OVER THREE «|l ARTKR OF A CENTURY. Price 25 cents.
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    CONTENTS.
    243 1 I LEADERS— I lr< in«! tT infer Horn** Rub* 12 I L-i' >'2 Fa ire 12 I St. rison Committee Report 12*18 I Trutnsi About India 13 I Municipal Reform* 13-14 I R« piirution 14 I general— I Locul and Personal 1-2 I r*:ir:n*r Rank Robbery 2 I D«'f
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    LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
    3165 1 Malayan Collieries.—The ease for "Pan holders has been stated and a reply nu, As it seems possible that tile n:.i )> a t issue may go before a court 1 Iaw we consider it our duty to refrain ro further comment, either editorially r publication of letters.
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    Daring Bank Robbery. Thieves’ Huge Haul In Hongkong.
    53 2 fl-'r.n: Our Own C nespoudentA Hongkong, June 7. The Yokohama Specie Bank at Hongkong was robbed of $4:15,000 in notes during the Whitsuntide ho’idays. By some mysterious means robbers entered the building, opened the safe and smashed the cash box. The police
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    LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
    648 2 W eekly Reports of Singapore Firms. Messrs. Fraser ami Co.’s report dated the (>th instant states Owing to the King’s Birthday Holiday, Hank Holiday and the Kact*s business lias •wen greatly curtailed during the week. Industrials remain in favour and a fair amount o' business has been
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    Defence Contribution.
    135 2 A short ordinance to amend the Defence Contribution Ordinance is about to be put before the Legislative Council. Its object is thus explained in the footnote to the lull, published in the current Government Gazette Under the existing law the Colony has in the first instance to pay
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    The Macao Riots. Canton Government Not Satisfied.
    609 2 (Krom 0ur °w> Cumtpuiuivni.i Hoii(fkunB, .lum- It is stated that the continue.i refugees from Macao (to Horn 1 h due t a rumoured invasion w ,s troops. M.riese The Colony is quiet but ih strike is not over. u Konvr «l The Governor
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    Fracas on the Gorgon.
    145 2 About four o’clock, on Sunday afternoon an affray took place on board the Gordon, now in dock, which resulted in three Malays having to resort to hospital to have their hurts attended to, whilst H fourth gave himself up to the police at West Wharf Station.
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  • FRIDAY’S TELEGRAMS.
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      Ireland’s Troubles. More Troops Ordered For Service.
      364 3 Kki tf.k's Sr:K\ici:. London, May Ml. I Ur ui'iv killed and ten wounded in fighting 1 at Belfast to-night. London, May 31. s lames Craig announced in the .-i a Parliament that he had accepted ill ti ll Government’s invitation to i< night
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      Loans to Colonies.
      89 3 London,. May 31. Mi i huii-liill, hi a supplementary reply "Midr. Wedgwood in the House of iid they had been very >uc- i raising loans for colonies under nvr system. These went a long >\;o<ls creatine labour in Britain, fivated any desire to injure the it of
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      War Crimes.
      72 3 London, June 1. •unt Cave, addressing the Grotius on the subject of war crimes 1 !m "C referred to Holland’s attitude Allies’ unsuccessful request for tradition of the ex-Kaiser. He < 1 1 the demand should have Cioij on charges of definite crimes tu and pointed out that
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      Pilferage.
      74 3 London, June 1. ati r care exercised by merchants and forwarding goods has led •fV i ’"A doc line in marine thefts and winch were rampant two years ft ‘V rt s that the 75 per cent, ■‘•ni cment then introduced by the companies, whereby the merff > t
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      Reparation. Statement in the House Of Commons.
      357 3 London, May 31. Berlin A vote of no confidence in the .muniment for “ignoring the Reichstag 1 ling the reparation negotiations *“£!«*<* ‘ho National at,l IVopk-s’ ■.vsoiuUo,, < mun,! s U.e London, May 31. In the House of Commons debate on reparations after
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      Cotton Trade.
      87 3 London, June 1. The joint wayes board of Lancashire and Cheshire has decided that miners’ wages must be reduced during June a further ten points, the lowest level which can be reached under the existing agreement. A hundred thousand workers are affected. London, June 1. A move is
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      Luck.
      91 3 London, June 1. Miss Gwendoline Thomas, a thirty-four year old typist in the Royal Insurance office, Liverpool, is the happy owner of the Captain Cuttle ticket in the Calcutta sweep on the Derby. She benefits to the extent of £(»(),000. She ensured a substant al sum before the race
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      Drug Traffic.
      68 3 London, June 1. The drug traffic and the recrudescence of opium growing was discussed at the yearly meeting of the Society of 1* fiends when it was stated that valuable as were the League of Nations’ resolutions, little real headway could be made until the fundamental question of
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      Parliamentary Conference.
      35 3 London, Juno 1. Paris The International Parliamentary Commercial Conference in which 22 nations including Japan and China are participating has opened at the Sorbonno. Kxchanges and customs will he the chief questions considered.
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      American Shipping.
      133 3 London, June 2. The statement that America was contemplating a tariff war on British and tori ign shipping is responsible for the weakness in shipping securities in the dock Exchange to-day. Sir Owen Philipps, presiding at the meeting of 4he Royal Steam Packet Company, did not specify however
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      Russian Church.
      64 3 London, May M>l. A telegram has been sent to the Soviet at Moscow signed by the leaders of all churches in Britain protesting against the attack on the Russian church which is especially concentrated against the Patriarch Tikhon in connection with the alienation of church treasures for famine
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      Liner Wrecked.
      59 3 London, June 1. Auckland The federal liner Wiltshire has broken in half in a gale on the Great Barrier Reef. It is feared that the crew of eighty are trapped. Relief parties on the cliffs and in steamers are ready to assist but are helpless owing to the
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      Chinese in Hongkong.
      58 3 London, June l. In the House of Commons, Mr. Wood replying to Sir J. D. Rees stated that by a proclamation made in 1841 the Chinese inhabitants of Hongkong secured the free exercise of their religious rites and social customs. The Treaty of Nanking in 1842 ceded
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      American Tobacco Combine.
      42 3 London, May 31. New York The tobacco concerns, the United Retail Stores Corporation ami the Tobacco Products Corporation are combining. The latter is increasing its capital from .$33,000,000 to $157,000,000 for the purpose of the necessary exchange of stock.
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      German Trade.
      33 3 London, May 31. Berlin Germany’s imports for April were 28,201,000,000 marks and exports 22,004,000,000 marks. The excess of imports by 5,207,000,000 marks compares with the excess of 1,031,000,000 mark- n March.
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      Various.
      172 3 London, May dl. Madrid The ex-Empress Zita has frivon birth to a daughter. London, Juno I. Stockholm The First Chamber by SI to I7 t rejected the bill for a provisional Swedo-Ritssian commercial treaty. The Second Chamber rejected it by 10d to !>•!. London, June I. Amsterdam The greater
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  • SATURDAY’S TELEGRAMS.
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      IRELAND. Grave Anxiety About Treaty Position. Fighting Continues in Belfast Area.
      434 3 KKITLK'S SERVICE. I London, June 1. There has been much revolver shooting in the PetershilJ district of Belfast this afternoon. Several wen* injured and sent to hospital, Gunmen stopp<d a motor driver and shot him deud and drove otF
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      French Policy.
      115 3 London, .June 2. I*<ui.s Inlcrpellations on foreign policy ucic replied to by M. Poincare, who, in view of the Allied negotiations, was retic;,nt as regards the Near Kastern settlement. Ke*rnrdinjr (iermany he hoped it was possible for Prance to he able to avoid isolated action but he pointed
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      European Trade.
      70 3 London. .June 2. With a view to promoting the reliabili’afi n of Kuropean trade, a new periodical w.ll shortly be published in ienna, n Knylisli, under liritish auspices, en‘it led tin* Kuropean Commercial Paper, supported by most of the Kuropean Governments, who will specially facilitate th« collection of
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      Birthday Honours. Mr. J. C.Peter Becomes Knight Bachelor.
      239 4 Louder, .1 iiM 2 Tin- Hirthday Honour. indu it* l*eerag *s f«»r Sir L bert lludxin Horwick, St Joseph I !cn jam in Kobinson, Sir William Vestry. Sir Samuel .lame" Waring. and Sir Anhihald Williamson, M.l*. I'rivy Councillorships go to Col. Am
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      Shanghai Electric Service.
      103 4 London, June 2. At the nicotine of the Shanghai KlccI rn* C< n true t ion Company, Mr. Donald MeColl, general manager, emplia-ised the urgency of the extensions and said that the great b vc!opim nt «f Shanghai as a listributiiig centre was still more marvellorn- than
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      Russia and Slovakia.
      91 4 I. >• do:i. .Tutu- 2. Prague: <7.eelio-Slo\ akin has reached an «i”r < i -nt ;fi f Jti -in and the I ’l< ra ine legardin 1 1 u te\* «*f the identical prclimii ar\ i din;; f r nvitiwl diph" ati*- r -pi < ion and
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      Sir J. D. Rees Killed.
      90 4 London, .lime 2. Sir .1. Ik Kei s fell 0 11 1 of the Scotch express while pa -imr Chesterfield. He has succumbed to his injuries. The late Sir .1. I>. Rees had been Unionist Member of Parlament for Last Nottingham since 1912. lie was
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      Major-General Adamson.
      69 4 London, June I. The court, of enquiry into the death of Major-Gem nil Adamson on April 25 found the seizure of the motor ear led to a < ries of events accompanied by indiscretion on both sides. It was impossible to determine the responsibility for discharge of the
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      The Wiltshire Wreck.
      70 4 London, Juno I. Auckland In spilt* of the gale and the most difficult conditions, four men from the Wiltshire were landed before dark. One hundred remain on board the wreck. I he prospects of rescue are now run 1 f 1 r <1 ,r < off l.omloii,
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      Finance. German Mark and Sterling Recover.
      170 4 London, Jung 1. The recovery of the mark to 1.202, compart'd with its highest List* in March, coupled with a general improvement in industrial shares, is inspiring hope" of a men ling trade. I‘rices exhibit a firming tendency and food continues downwards, but the
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      Engineers Dispute.
      123 4 London, Juno 2. The ballot of 47 engineering unions excluding the A. K. C. resulted in a maj< rity of over 50,000 in favour of acceptance of the employers’ terms making an alteration in the working condition* subject to a fortnight’s notice. London, June 2. The national conference
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      Bombers Sentenced.
      52 4 London. June 2. Alikin Ihe trial «>f the bombers at the Dim-i Theatre in March has resulted in two being sentenced to penal servitude for life, including a period of solitary confinement. A youth of twenty was sentenced to thirty years and ten* others to between four and
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      American Combines.
      30 4 London, June 2. New A ork Three steel companies, the Midvale, Republic and Inland, are amalgamating their capital and reorganising. Twenty million dollars fresh capital is being raised.
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      Various.
      186 4 London, June 2. Perth, W.A. S r Keith Smith states tliat he has declined to join Blake’s world flight because he considered it too late in the year to avoid the Indian monsoons. London, June 2. Moscow The Mongolian diplomatic mission has arrived. London, June *2. ice Admiral Sir
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  • MONDAY’S TELEGRAMS
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      Irish Crisis. Possible General Election Mentioned.
      274 4 n* <► K s SKX i!« London. June 4 Idu o u.on fat;;,!v -hot tin* residin' magistrate. Mr. Wculfo ilanagan. a- he wa> leaving Newry Cathedral after morning They escaped in a motorear in o the Free State. Flanagan had recently sentenced many Sinn
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      Rubber Restriction.
      145 4 London, Juno 2. Ihe n*|»« 1 1 of tin* committee under Sir James S cvcnson, appo nted by the Colonial Secretary to investigate the conditn n of the rubber industry in BriL&gt;h &lt; ..units, s ate&gt; that the production of rubber n 1!»22 is estimated at 400,000 tons
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      Russia and Religion.
      116 4 London, June Warsaw: Archbishop Anatol ha-* beui arrested at Irkutsk on suspicion of anti Bolshevik propaganda. London, June 4. In addition to the protest apain.M th Soviet’s persecution of the church some ecclesiastical authorities in Britain arc en deavourinp to ascertain the possibility of sendinp a representaiive
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      Lenin Rumours.
      94 4 London, June i’&gt;. Berlin It. is reported in the n&gt;that M. Lenin has had a stroke and W &lt; condition is critical. The immediate ause was effusion of blood ino the brei,in consequence of the operation of sour months apo. Litvinoff and Radek are reported to he proceedmp
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      Alleged Turkish Atrocities. America Accepts the British Invitation.
      185 4 I. lid .1 Washington The t; accepted Britain’s invitation t&gt;. *&lt; sented on the commission t*on into the alleged Turkish 1. m Mr. ram*. American M h interviewed in London wh 11 America, after travelline i./, Syria, Egypt and East Europe dure
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      Events in China.
      165 4 London. .Jr The trend of events in China ing considerable interest. Tile r,» uv i.-nt of Hsu Chih-chang has evoked m pi t of his personal qualities, but his regarded as weak and behind tin t a good word is alone reserved for Dr. WAV Yen. among
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      Banque Industrielle.
      130 4 London. Jiou Paris The Chamber is aup. it special committee to consider ti •&gt;•&lt; prosecutor’s request that proct should be taken apainst the Seine d&gt; i (’alary, as a director of the Banqut It (iustrielle dc Chine on a eharpe of kit inp the law repardinp the Uistriini
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      Far East Trade.
      112 4 London, June Wellinpton The associated Chamber* of Commerce of New Zealand are the Government to send a commissioner to the Far East immediately to inve-ti pate the possibilities of trade with tn* Butch Indies, the Malay States. Japar and China. They point out that Austra lia has
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      Loyal Greetings.
      42 4 London, June The Kit,.'- was the recipient of tin--’ cordial birthday conpratulations f’ n India, the Dominions and all parts world. Great crowds watched the ,r inp of the colour on Horse Guards Para and His Majesty’s tiakinp of the
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      France and Russia. Keen Debate in the French Chamber.
      511 5 London, June 2. iv.-: Purina the Chamber debate on i;, vcrnm' iit’s foreign policy, the Com- and Socialists shouted recrimi- r and their opponents angrily re,,j party passions rose high on the j, t f ItuVsiu, extremists rushing with fi&gt;ts towards
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      Pacific Conference.
      112 5 London, Juno 4. iiington: All the* states bordering ’afitic* have been invited to a ij ~lr eonferenee on commerce at !i'i m October to discuss u wide problems, including communi- ,raMs Port, tin* development and u at ion of national resources, finV.,.' l!u stments, and international re- 11
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      Strike in India.
      34 5 London, June 3. uiui Work on ships ds disorganisail,l onH, 1U( *neL* of 10,000 stevedores K's employed at the docks striking w,,,i' ngninst conviction of two 1 wh» assaulted an overseer.
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      Aviation Disaster. Terrible Plunge into The Channel.
      206 5 London, June 3. A French aeroplane proceeding from roydon to Paris nose-dived into thi hanncl near Folkestone this morning I'be machine struck the water with ter rilic force, and the pilot Morin anil passengers named Ley and Carroll weri Juib-d. The mutilated bodies
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      Chinese Eggs.
      93 5 London, June 5. Paris The arrival of a cargo of Chinese eggs in France was made the occasion of a formal welcome at Dunkirk to the cold storage vessel Formosa, from oqj, -iiioqj ifuiviodsuiuj ‘mipluKiig the President of the Chamber of Commerce, the Controller of Shipping and the
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      War Heroes.
      78 5 London, June 3. Laying the foundation stone of the Criccieth war memorial, Mr. Lloyd George paid a glowing tribute to the British fallen, who, he said, would have died in vain if the nations did not ackowledge that right was supreme. A letter written by Mr. Lloyd George
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      Engineers Dispute.
      42 5 London, June 5. Mr. Brownlie, president of the A. E. Union, has appealed to the members to vote in favour of acceptance of the employers’ proposa's, in view both of the concessions they contain and of the Union’s financial position.
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      Various.
      161 5 London, June 3. Genoa M. Chicherin has departed. London, June 3. Helsingfors The new Cabinet ha* M. Calander as Premier, M. Flickered as Minister for Foreign Affairs and General Oilarder a* Minister f&lt; r War. London, June •"&gt;. At the inquest on Sir .1. 1&gt;. Uees there was i.o
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  • TUESDAY’S TELEGRAMS
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      BATTLE OF PETTIGO. British Troops Defeat The Rebels. A New Phase of the War In Ireland.
      497 5 Rei ter’s Service. London, June 5. Grave developments have occurred on the Fermanagh and Donegal border. British troops entered Petti go and were fired on. Arti'lery was then brought into action, the Republicans were
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      American Shipping.
      34 5 London, June f&gt;. New York in an interview with the Republican leaders of the House of Kcoresentatives President Harding firmly n-isted on the passage of the Mercantile Marin(&gt; Subsidy Bill this session.
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      Americans in France.
      35 5 London, June 5. Washington The Secretary for War has ordered two battalions to remain at Coblenz after July 1, the date originally foi the compute withdrawal of tin \mm i lean troop*.
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      Russian Position.
      267 5 London, June 5. Paris A Helsingfors message says Hit* Soviet Red Gazette announces that the Bolshevik authorities, for humanitarian and sanitary reasons in one famine district, shot 177 children afflicted with glanders developed through eating infected ***** flesh. London, June 5. The latest list of alleged persecutions of
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      Aviation Experiments.
      219 5 London, June G. A far-reaching step in the history of aeronautics is registered by the complete success of the tests of the British Brennan helicopter. The work at South Farnb rough has been carried on with the greatest secrecy, paralleled only in the case of the invention of
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      Lord Northcliffe.
      42 5 London, Juno 5. As a result of an extensive tour of the Rhineland, Lord Northcliire is of opinion that the prosperity of Germany '•quals that of any country in the world. He did n«*t meet a sinyle hejryar it) Berlin.
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      Shipping Calamity.
      24 5 London, June 5. Buenos Aires I’he Argentine steamer V llafraneia, conveying tourists on the Iguazu River, exploded and sank. Eighty wire drowned.
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      Viscount Grey.
      17 5 London, June Vi."count Grey was quietly married to Lady (ilenconuer at WilsforU Church, Wiltshire, yesterday.
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      Portuguese Aviators.
      21 5 London, June f». iVrnamhueo The Portuguese aviators have arrived afely, lho completing the i an.-. A Hunt io Might.
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  • WEDNESDAY’S TELEGRAMS
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      THE IRISH WAR. Party Views on the Pettigo Affair. Progress of the Electioneering Campaign.
      508 6 liK&lt; TF.It’S SKUMCK. London, June 0. The Pettigo alfair has revived acute party differences. The London Conservative organs applaud the operation ns a salutary example against the rebels, but the Liberals are apprehensive that it may
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      Engineers Dispute.
      50 6 London, June f&gt;. Following the ballot of 47 unions in fa vour of resumption of work, engineering works on the Clyde and in other districts re-opened to-day, hut comparatively few men are engaged as sufficient work will not be available for the majority for two or three months.
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      Sir Laurence Guillemard.
      23 6 London, Juno f&gt;. The King grunted audience to Sir Laurcvicf i u i) Umyih nl, Governor of the Straits Settlements.
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      United States News.
      144 6 London, June G. New York T he pound sterling has soared to $4.50 &gt; I the highest since 1919. This is attributed to England’s increased foreign trade especially with the United States. London, June G. Washington As a sequel to the merger ,f the Bethlehem and Lackawanna
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      Reparation Difficulties.
      120 6 London, June G. Paris The calming European waters are again troubled by the announcement of the postponement of to-day’s meeting of the Reparations Commission to discuss the reduction of the German indemnity. Behind the postponement there is believed to be a deadlock between the International Bankers’ Committee and
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      Royal Wedding.
      125 6 London, June G. Belgrade Dense crowds at the station and its approaches welcomed the royalties arriving for the wedding of Princess Marie of Rumania and King Alexander of Yugoslavia. Those included the Duke of York, representing King George. Notabilities on the platform included King Alexander, who warmly greeted
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      German Outrage.
      56 6 London, June G. Berlin A message from Cassel states that a youth threw a toy balloon, believed to contain prussic acid, in the face of Burgomaster Scheidemann, the wellknown Socialist ex-Chancellor, and then ran oIT. Scheidemann fired at the fugitive twice with no result and then became unconscious
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      Japanese Politics.
      35 6 .London, June 6. The announcement from Tokio of the abinet having resigned follow’s reports of the Diet’s unprecedented step in unanimously passing a resolution instructing the military authorities to drastically cut down expenditure.
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      French Trade.
      44 6 London, June G. Paris 1 rade statistics show a reduction in imports during 1022 compared with 1021 which was most market! in British goods which fell ofl* by 52,000,000 francs, on the other hand French exports 'o Britain increased by 100,000,000 francs.
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      China Station.
      43 6 London, June 0. The light cruiser Despatch has been ommissioncd for trials by Captain Robert Hamilton, after which she will relieve the Curlew on the China station. Her sister •ship Diomede is also being prepared for -wrvice on the China station.
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  • THURSDAY’S TELEGRAMS.
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      Russian Situation. Strong Feeling Against Church Persecution.
      322 6 Reuter’s Service. London, June 7. The Soviet Government, replying to tlu pr&lt; test, denies that it attacked the church and says it only prosecuted individuals, including the Patriarch, on account of their resistance to the Soviet’s measureto save the lives of tens of
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      United States News.
      126 6 London, June 7. Washington The Merchant Marine Committee in the House of Representatives have eliminated the clause in the Government’s Ship Subsidy Bill requiring that 50 per cent, of immigrants to the United States should be conveyed in American ships. London, June 7. New ork The Railway
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      Irish Elections.
      119 6 London, June 7. Yesterday’s nominations in South Ireland give hope that the elections will still constitute a partial popular consultation on the question of the Treaty, though it l' feared that intimidation and violence may nullify this. Out of twenty-seven multiple constituencies there will be contests in twenty,
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      German Conspiracy.
      146 6 London, J unc 7 Beilin A trial, which is ovn,., produce startling revelations secret monarchist organisations J r in many, was opened at Offenburg to'-d-.v the ex-naval commander von Killim. hen charged with complicity to 2 former Minister of Finance"h-/!!.! who signed the armistice on b t d
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      Reparation Deadlock.
      122 6 London, June 7. Paris According to a statement from an authoritative French source, the 1U e« tion of an international loan to Gernianv was settled to-day when the French del,* gate to the Reparations Commissi, n intmated that the French Government adhered to its refusal to grant the
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      Japanese Politics.
      57 6 London, June 7. Tokio The culmination of the political difficulties leading to the Cabinet’s resignation was the opposition of the Ministers of Education and Railways to the Prime Minister’s plans for reconstruction of the Cabinet, following a dispute regarding the higher education scheme. The Regent has requested the
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      Holland Rubber.
      49 6 London, June 7. The Dutch Government represent at ivt Herr Dekrunaiif has returned to Holland after fully discussing the position of the rubber industry with the Colonial Offuv. The matter is now being further considered at the Hague. Further developments are expected towards the end f June.
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      Fewer Unemployed.
      38 6 London, June 7. The unemployed in Britain on May 2i* numbered 1,471,600, for the first time for over a year the figure has fallen below 1,500,000, the number was over 2,000,00 n in June last year.
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      Various.
      170 6 London, June 7. The Senate of Cambridge University intends to confer the honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity on the Rev. H. W. K. Mowll, the new Assistant Bishop of W» t China. London, June 7. The sixth international exhibition of rubber and other tropical products and allied industries
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  • Sporting News and Notes.
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      LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
      611 7 Middlesex and H. G. A. Draw. 1 i( jjiv's First Divisoji match on the ',!.*/between the Middlesex and the m thanks to the fact that the Mid- N ’&lt; combination was not up to their standard and that they were withU c link who was indisposed, proved a
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      Middlesex beat S. C. F. A.
      831 7 match in the first division league was between the MiddleM, s and the S.C.F.A. The huge crowd wt collected to witness it had a real at and the Regiment’s hard won victory ky two goals to one is a very accurate ‘■nti-rinn of the
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      Second Division Progress.
      148 7 The match played between the S.C.F.A. IT and the S.R.C. II in the second division of the league on Tuesday resulted in a draw of one goal all. The game was principally notable for its distinctly Bolshevistic tone and after things had pot a bit too thick
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      S. F. A. LEAGUE.
      123 7 First Division. 1’. W. D. I.. Ills. A Pts Middlesex 5 4 1 o h It S. C. C. 4 2 o 2 H f» I K. G. A. 1 1 1 7 S. R. C. 2 1 o J ;t 2 2 s. C. F.
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      S. C. C. beat Selangor.
      709 7 Thanks to two fine goals scored P Smith in the first half, the 9.CO. the .Selangor Club by 2—o in Monday’s match. Smith took full advantage of the opportunities when they came, and the shots were beauties. Apart from this the match was very even.
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      CRICKET.
      526 7 S. t beat Negri Sembilan. The match between the S.C.C. and Negri Sembilan was played at Seremban on Saturday and Sunday and resulted, after an interesting game, in victory for the visitors by .*15 runs. 'Hie S.C.C. batted first and were out by lunch time with u total of
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      County Cricket.
      303 7 A Reuter wire of .June 1 gives the following results Kent beat Worcestershire at Gravesend by an ini.inns ami 296. For the victors IL.rdingc made I♦*»* ami Seymour 114. Lancashire heat Derbyshire at Chesterfield by an innings and 140. The home team made 97, Parkin taking seven wickets
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      Singapore Yacht Club.
      463 8 The* first &lt;&gt;f *ht- race.- for tin* ice VresidentV li'U&gt; hallenge Cup was saii/(I on Smuia\ nuuM.iig umici 1 1 1 1 c n ditioii". 1.11*lit Imats &gt;tart«*(l «»v« r tin course* at lo &lt;■’»!&lt; ck, an I Mila and Gertrude crossed ilu* lint* at gunfire, the
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      Golf.
      64 8 The result of the May Medal at the Keppel (Jolf Club i- a- under: S. C. &lt; amphell K2- 7 70 nett J. Kennedy K2— 5r_77 K. B. Evans 00—12-77 The 1* hole sweep and special IK hole sweep held on Sunday, were won by I*. W. Smith and
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      Kuala Lumpur Tennis Tournament.
      36 8 On .lui c I Kuala Lumpur correspondent wires, hi tin* tennis tournament Cobb beat Luke Yaik Koo .‘1—&lt;1, ♦&gt;—4, (&gt;—Ji. Scovcll beat Shelton Agar (»—4, (i—1. LeonanI beat (Irenier &lt;1—2, —C. 0—2.
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      Selangor Tennis Championship.
      31 8 The only two entries from Klang, and therefore the representatives of the district in the Selangor Tennis Championship, are Messrs. K. N. W. Oliver and L. S. Gridin.
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      BOXING.
      1534 8 Carvalho Wins from Teng Kee. The firm hold which boxing has taken on the abortions of the local public was strikingly evident at the Victoria Theatre on June when the ret urn match between Teng Kee and Johnny Carvalho was staged. 'I lie wise ones who said the Victoria
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      Boxing in Kuala Lumpur.
      390 8 The boxing contests staged on Tuesday night were by far the best we have seen in Kuala Lumpur (says the Malay Mail*, and the promoters deserved a bettei house for their enterprise. A new-com-er to Kuala Lumpur boxing, Chan Peng Sing, from Malayan Collieries, made an
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      BOXING AT HOME.
      297 8 Goddard's Victory. According to the cabled account Frank Goddard won a decisive victory over Bombardier Wells, whom he knocked out in tin* sixth round. Neither man is in the limelight to the extent he once was hut the contest was interesting bocausi Wells is always an attraction
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      WALKING CONTEST. From Kuala Lumpur To Seremban.
      90 8 Our Kuala I.umpui i t n\&gt; writes A walking contest f*vm I umpur to Serci.dun can e t»:i* Over 70 competit r* t ok j art. V’ II *ih made at a.m. itnd ,j. t completed the journey, the I‘nvt t j in
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      The Oaks Result.
      48 8 A Router wire *&gt;f June 2 give- lilt ofvitlu- Oaks as f-*ll \v&lt; POGROM i SOI’BRIQL' FT MYSIA Kleven ran. Won by three-quarters of u length, three lengths between second and third. Betting to 4 Pogrom. 7 t'* J S&gt;u briquet, Ito1 to S Mysia.
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      The Next Olympic.
      185 8 A Reuter wire from Paris dated tn* Till inst. states that the French Olympic c unmittee unanimously resolve 1 to pro ived with the organisation of the it'-i garni•«. Playing billiards against Stevens*" Australia, Walter Lindrum score :i brink of 1.417, mostly off tile red. The M.C.C.
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    CORRESPONDENCE.
    61 9 r Straits Times not responsible for t) .tiions of its correspondents. Correntn should bear in mind that letters he short and to the point. Long r !mg epistles are liable to be rejected or t* cut down. Correspondents must their names, not necessarily for iC Htion but as guarantee
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    American Trade Prospects.
    172 9 I ihe Editor of the Straits Times. S.r. The following has just been reby me from a responsible New y, r* house and might be of interest V w York is optimistic. On Saturday t j lt &gt;;&lt;Kk Exchange transactions in the •j.h. .ir day were more
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    The Need of Larger Representation.
    919 9 T&lt;&gt; the Editor of the Straits Times, i sir.—We congratulate you on your •:&lt; ar. xvellont and well-balanced edi-♦i-rial on “landlords and Tenants” and ivr console ourselves with the fact that in have at least one dauntless champion in \ou. Not being fortunate to belong
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    Renong Tin Dredging Co., Ltd.
    138 9 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—It is common knowledge that two of this company’s dredges, out of three, have met with serious accidents during the last two months, which will incapacitate them for work for some considerable time to come. One, I understand,
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    Straits Settlements (Singapore) Association.
    523 9 To the Kditor of the Straits Times. Sir.—! shall feel greatly obliged if you will permit me the use of your columns for expressing the view of those who like myself regard the activities of s *me members of the Committee will: su.-pieion and alarm, in
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    Revolting Behaviour.
    141 9 To the Editor of the Straita Times. Sir,—I happened to be at Raffles Hotel last Saturday evening, and to say the least of it, was thoroughly disgusted at the incidents that occurred there during the evening. At least four “scraps” took place, ail within an hour I was
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    Assessment and Rates.
    485 9 To the Editor of the Straits Times. You appended a note to niy letter of the 1st instant with reference to the English compounding system. I was out of Singapore and did not then notice it. The compounding system only applies to tenements of low annual value.
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    Economic House Building.
    443 9 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—It is interesting to read w'hat a landowner considers a fair price for a house. am one of the old brigadle of Singapore and lived in that town for nine years in the good old days. Amongat the houses I
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    SINGAPORE WEDDING. Mr. R. V. Meyer and Miss R. Emanuel.
    236 9 A pretty «&gt;ii«l interesting wedding was solemnised at the Chesed K| Synagogue, ftxley Rise, on Sunday afternoon in the nuptials of Miss Ka&lt; hel Knianuel, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. Knianuel, of Singapore, and Mr. It. V. Meyer,
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    A Cargo of Eggs.
    66 9 With regard to the Reuter telepram about the consignment! of rhinuse eggs landed at Ounkirk from the Formosa, we are informed by Messrs. Moine f’omte that the steamer referred to is probably the Formose, a new steamer whieh was only Inunehed last .January belonging to the
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    Birthday Parade. Presentation of Long Service Medals.
    805 11 Tin* heavy, solid rain which came down v lhout ((station on Friday night, t-.'.o continued in a drizzle close [•n to 7 VI ek on Saturday morning indicated little prospect of the King's Birthday Parade being held at all, hut cond11ions were to
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      IRELAND UNDER HOME RULE.
      1119 12 moot |is a relief even greater.— Straits Times, June 2. War with Ulster, crime and outrage in other parts of Ireland, violation of the letter and spirit f the compact under which Dominion Home Kul«* was granted—such are the first fruits of the so-called “Irish Settlement.”
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      LAISSEZ FAIRE.
      1202 12 Straits Times, .June 1 here have been some references in the House of Commons lately to Crown Colony Loans. The Straits Settlements 4Va Per Cent. Loan has had a cold reception, and we are not surprised. The Imperial Government does not guarantee the loan, and it is notorious
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      STEVENSON COMMITTEE REPORT.
      1212 12 -Straits Times, June 5. Xo group of business men could consider the Rubber situation without coming to the conclusion that drasticrestriction of output is essential. Long delayed though it has been, the Stevenson Committee Report is welcome, because there is, at any rate, a positive declaration on
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      TRUTHS ABOUT INDIA.
      1086 13 has fallen upon us.— Straps Times, June ♦&gt;. Sir Michael F. O’Dwyer, G.C.I.E. K.C.5.1., spent almost a lifetime in India where he was one of the most brilliant servants of the Crown. He published in the Journal of the Royal Colonial Institute recently one of the clearest
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      MUNICIPAL REFORMS.
      1070 13 autocratic methods.- Straits 'limes, June 7. It might be difficult to say whether the points of resemblance between the Municipal areas of Colombo and Singapore or their points of dilFcrencc are most numerous. Each has some considerable diversity of races, but Singapore is certainly the more cosmopolitan, yet
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      REPARATION.
      1116 14 —Straits Times, luiic 8. Some difficulty seems to be anticipated from the attitude of the international bankers who have been invited to arrange a loan for Germany. They are said to take the view that the reparation chargers are too high, and that, as a consequence, there is doubt
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    The Prince of Wales.
    164 14 A Colombo message to Rangoon, dated May 2d, says ll.M.S. Renown is putting in at Trincumaloe and is not touching at Colombo. The change in the Renown’s ariangements has created a complete surprise. Tbi' Governor had ordered a special train for yesterday evening to proceed to
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    Penang Resident’s Death.
    70 14 Intelligence lias been received in Singapore of tlu* sudden death from apoplexy t his residence, Holland House, Penang "ii Saturday, at 7 p.ni.. of Mr. Cheali hen hok, J.P., a millionaire of the .Northern Settlement. The deceased ".vnt Ionian was a well-known Penang merchant and his firm,
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    Fraser and Neave. Good Results Considering Conditions.
    1684 14 The 25th ordinary general meeting oi’ Messrs. Fraser and Neave Ltd. was held at the offices of the company, The Arcade, n June 1. Mr. W. L. Macgregor presided, others present were Messrs. .1. 11. Ward and l). T. Lewis directors, and Messrs.
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    THE RACES. Soft Going on Second Day. Light Weights Win.
    1755 15 lu*avy rain of June* 1, clean/ u u time to allow the races to be pulled U M,.re or less in comfort. hut t ,-.»'urs- was soft ami the light ul IL rf lt had their opportunity. Not did they
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    Conclusion of Successful Meeting.
    2828 15 Kcnncrley’s Hat Trick. The races arc over, and Mr. .1. D. Saunders, tin* chairman of committee, and all the other officials can look hack upon a successful week. In spite of hard films flu* -port *»f kings is by no means dead in Singapore. Fields sufficiently
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    European Unemployment. Report on Funds First Year’s Work.
    1458 16 The following is a report dated April 12 issued by Mr. W. Peel, chairman of the European Unemployment Committee on 'thi* first year of the committees activities. It may be mentioned that .‘l6 further applications for help have been rec( ived since
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    PENANG NEWS.
    164 16 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, June 1 In the second court, Lai Chu N«o, "'f* of Woe Hein Tzee, appeared on a warrant issued at the instance of Mr. .1 ule&gt; Martin, Jr., of Messrs. Slot and Penang, on a charge of giving a^ t evidence in a
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    Straits Association. Its Activities in Past Year Reviewed.
    2912 17 Straits Association. I ts Activities in Past Year Reviewed. M h. A. Brown presided over the j u ;i general meeting of the Straits J nt&gt; (Singapore) Association held v Exchange Rooms on Wednesday i‘ ri r There was a fairly good numh t r of members present. A ft
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    THE COURTS OF KEDAH. Formal Opening of the Appeal Tribunal.
    218 17 (From Our Own Correspondent.) A lor Star, June 1. The Court of Appeal in Kedah, comprising the Chief Justice of the Straits Settlements (Sir Walter Shaw), Mr. Justice I*. .1. Sproule and Mr. Justice M. If. Whitley, wus opened in
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    Case Against Mr H. Thorne.
    276 17 The cast* against Mr. Hugh Thorne, the Taipinir lawyer, against whom there are two charges of criminal breach of trust pending, was mentioned by Mr. Mills, tin- I*. I*. I'., in the Magistrate’s Court, Ipoh, before Mr. N’. K. Main. Mr. Mills said that it
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    RENT BOARD. Tributes Paid to Departing President.
    308 18 Mr. K. Tcsscnsohn presiding at the weekly meeting of the Rent Assessment Board on Tuesday afternoon at the outset of the proceedings said that the Presi&lt;!cnt, Mr. Green, was unable to be present through having a severe cold. It was unlikely, he added,
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    Passengers for Home.
    422 18 The following passengers are leaving f&lt;«r Home by the I*, and Dongola Mrs. McClcery and child, Mrs. and Miss Burr, Mrs. and Miss Poyntcr, Mrs. Clifford, Mrs. and Miss Cooper, Mr. Sevinton, Mr. R. C. Drew, Mr. and Mrs. Tyler, Mr. and Mrs. R. YV. Newton Howes
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    Local Birthday Honours.
    64 18 Government House has received notifl* cathon of the award of the following Birthday Honours His Highness the Sultan of Trengannu --Honorary Knight Commander of St. Michael and St. George. Mr. J- C. Peter, manager, Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, Singapore— Knight Bachelor. I)r. E. A. Horn, Director
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    JAPANESE CONSULS MEET. Important Gathering In Singapore.
    275 18 The meeting of representatives of the Japanese Consular Service in most of the important cities of the Far East, which lias been convened upon the instructions of the Japanese Foreign Office, opened at Kin hiss, Orange Grove Road, the residence of the Japanese
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    Murai Tin, Ltd. Report.
    346 18 I In* directors of Murai Tin, Ltd., report for the year ended April bO last that the net profit for the year amounts to *60,554.79 and, together with the balance bruugr.t forward from last year, makes a total of 872,012.40. Three interim divideni!' of 10 per
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    Trouble on the Keelung.
    181 18 On the arrival of the Keelung at the West Wharf on Monday from European ports via Tutieorin, South India, it was ascertained that three members of the C hinese crew, which had signed on in London, had refused to work, with the result that the other
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    MAY TIN RETURNS.
    172 18 The Secretary of Au.strul Malay Tin, Ltd u-ports the following outputs of its mbsi diary companies for the month of May:— Kuinpong Kamunting Tin Dredging, Ltd. hours run (two dredges) 1,190, cubic yard* ti«ated 179,000, total piculs 1,033.73, nett value •14,103.39. Liu Yam Tin Dredging, Ltd., hours
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    Unfortunate Misunderstanding.
    110 18 You are discharged,” said Mr. Bull, second magistrate, to Mr. C. M. Rice on chief detective Inspector Costello mentioning to his worship that acting on instructions from the D.F.P., he wished to withdraw the charge of cheating against Mr. Rice, who it was alleged, issued cheques to persons
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    Affray at Tanjong Rhu.
    104 18 Early on Wednesday a small row started in Tanjotig Rhu between two Chinese owing t.f one man’s pig damaging fishing nets which were laid on the beach to dry. Later about 10.30 a.m., the quarrel developed into a general affray in which about 00 persons. belonging
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    Trade of British Malaya.
    72 18 v are indebted to the Registrar of Imports and Exports for the following early comparative return of foreign trade for the months of April and May The total value of Foreign Imports of Merchandise into British Malaya during May 1922 $44,5.12.141 April 1922 $33,4*50,188 Increase $11,071,953
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    BIRTHS
    70 18 DIETVOKS.- At the Maternity Hospital and B Mr, r 'u° n c 5 J 1922 to Mranu Mrs. U. C. B. Dietvors, a daughter. (iUNASEKEHA.—On Sunday, June 4 1922 at M.i, «”&lt;!. Teluk 81,,,*,,/RoTd to Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Gunasekera a daughter (Charlotte Lucille) R JOHANNES.—On Thursday, June
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    Trade and Finance.
    137 18 EXCHANGE Singapore, June h. On London, Bank m/s &gt; 0 Demand ,J 5 32 Private 3 m. credits V,\ 7 On New York 32 Private 1 On France, Bank On India, Bank T.T. 5 45 On Hongkong, Bank d/d p*i, 1:7 On Shanghai, Bank d/d T^ On
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    Stocks and Shares.
    406 18 Singapore, June s MINING. Issue. Vai. Pd. Bayers Sellers 1 1 Ayer Weng 1.00 1 1 Hitam Tin 0.85 0.95 1 1 Jelantoh u.60 1 1 Johan Tin 0.45 0.55 £1 £1 Kam. Kamunt. 1.12.0 1.14.0 10 10 Kinta Assc. 3.00 4 oO xd. 5 5 Lingui
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    111 18 DEATHS K sl I r;7t At nn i V-!l ldenC e No&gt; 2 10 Armenian Kum rh Fr f d M y Junc 2 1922 Mr Koh Kum Choon of Messrs. Drew Napier and father of Mr. Koh Thiam Fook. He leaves a widow, a son, two daughters and fourteen
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  • The Straits Budget RUBBER SUPPLEMENT
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      CONTENTS.
      92 1 1,, ncr.il I; ul'hi r ft 1.,, KubMicr Auctions ft M, ililmt Returns ft i;-i It. i Position &lt;; (i.m*q&gt;ondence—i; ;i iit Restriction ft Kul.i'. r I'osition ft Vcliun' nd Reports—i l&gt; i Rubber 1 :;iroi Tukan \v. i K unin|* F.M.S. &gt; 1 i'. I'. A. M. Meeting
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      RIBU RUBBER. Chairman Says Position is Not Unsatisfactory.
      461 1 RIBU RUBBER. C hairman Says Position is Not Unsatisfactory. Iln MxicentU ordinary general meetmu of the shareholders in the Ribu RubIkv Co., Ltd., was held on Wednesday, May IT, at 11 a.m.. at the registered office of tin* company, Prince Building, Colombo. Mr. David Scott (Director) presided. The Chairman, in
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      Sungei Tukan. Considerable Criticism By Shareholders.
      1494 1 The second annual general meet ng of the Sungei Tukan Rubber Co. was held on Monday, May 29, at the Chamber of Commerce, Penang, Mr. A. R. Thornton' presiding. There were also present Messrs.! F. H. Grumitt and C. O. T. Powell, direc- tors
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      AYER KUNING (F.M.S.) Dividend of Ten Per Cent. Paid.
      496 1 Our Penang correspondent wires that Mr. Laurence brown presiding at the annual general meeting of the Ayer Kuning Rubber Co., said that the loss for the year had been $8,829, the position was very unsatisfactory and they were currying on meantime
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      The P. A. M. Meeting.
      94 1 r I !&gt;*• fifteenth annual general meeting of tin* Planters Association of Malaya will !»&lt;• hold in Kuala Lumpur &lt; n June lil. I ho Standing ('ominittoe has resolved to recommend that the (iovernments of the K.M.S. and S.S. impose a cess on all rubber
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      Rubber Shareholders. Governmental Action Advocated.
      2678 2 A nutting "f members of tlu* Kubbci s*hiirehobIt*i*. 1 Ass*u iation, I.td., ufid othi pi i&gt; r,s interested in rubber planting wa ji,.| u on M.iv in the (litat Hall at Winchester House, E.C. Mr. It. K. K. Zuri. (chairman of the association) presided, and
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      SUNGEI BULOH RUBBER. Company’s Strong Financial Position.
      651 2 Tin* seventeenth ordinary general meet, mg of the members of the Sungei Buloh Rubber Company, Ltd., was held on May at the offices of tlu* company, 17, gj Helen’s-place, Bishops-gate, K.C.. m,V James Warren (the chairman! presiding The Secretary having read the notice
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      Kuala Ketil Rubber. Company Goes Into Liquidation.
      1090 3 extraordinary general meeting: of Ketil Rubber Company, Limited, v on Saturday, May 27, at the i i Office of the Company. Hong- i.k UuLM:vrs. Downing Street, Mr. Oeo. Stothard presiding notice convening the meeting hae- 1 read by Mr. II. E. Collins, A.C.A.,
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      CHEVIOT RUBBER. Chairman Sanguine of Tapping Alternate Daily.
      1290 3 The twelfth annual general meeting i f he Cheviot Rubber. Ltd., wa- held on April 25 at 5. Whittington Avenue, E.C.. drigadicr-General the Hon. Charles Lambton, D.S.O. (the chairman), presiding. The Chairman said The feature of the accounts before you is, I
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      Pure Rubber Soles.
      136 3 A planter, at present on leave, tell us that pure rubber soles are booming, but he considers tin- price far too high. He laments also the appearance of grossly adulterate I soles, shipped from America which will do the real article a lot of harm. Surely some
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      REPAH RUBBER. Chairman’s Gloomy Outlook.
      806 3 The ninth annual general mooting of the Kcpah Ituhlcv and Tapioca Estate*, Limited, wa&gt; held at Shanghai on May 5. Mi. Hrodic A. Clarke presided and was supported by Messrs. (I. (I ray rigge and P. C. Inglis (directors). Shares represeiited amounted to r&gt;4,72."*. After
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      Labu (F.M.S.) Rubber. Reserve for Estate Amortisation.
      2105 4 'I hr fifteenth annual general meeting of tin member.' of the* I,abu (F.M.S.) Rubber (.’oinpuny, Ltd., was held on April 25, at the r* gmtered oilier, 5, Whittingtonavrnur, h Brigadier-General tin* lion. Charles l.ambion, D.S.O. tthr Chairman), presiding. Thu Chairman *aid Gentlemen, In
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      SUNGEI KRUIT. Substantial Reduction In Costs.
      1155 4 The twelfth ordinary general meeting &lt; f t he Sungei Kruit Rubber Estates, Ltd., was held on May 3 at the registered •ffices **f the company, 30. Mincing-lane. E.G., Mr. W. A. Luning (the chairman) presiding. The Chairman said Gentlemen.—It is to be regretted
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      Selangor Rubber. Pays a Better Dividend Than Previously.
      1478 5 T lwc iity-third annual general meet- !V -hare holder* of ‘he Selangor Rub(umpany, Ltd., was held on Friday, j' 'll at the registered office, 124 J" II. ent-street, Glasgow, Sir F. A. cut nnham. G.C.M.G., C.H., presiding. *1, chairman, in presenting the
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      LOCAL RUBBER AUCTIONS. Fair Business In Forward Sales.
      640 5 The .*).*).lni auction of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber As.-m iulion was held in Jure 1, when there was catalogued 2,010,104 lbs., tons l»H&gt;.7d. Offered 1 ,‘.&gt;51,074 lbs., tons H 71.41. Sold lbs., tons 72!&gt;.2!». PRICES REAI.IS»KI&gt;. Ribbed smoked sheet &lt;
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      MAY RUBBER RETURNS.
      203 5 Ayer llitam 38,1 45 ll&gt;s. Ayer Kuning &lt;I*\M.S.) Ml,ooo I I&gt;m. It rail \vh! I (K..M.5.) .VJ,. r »l. r lbs. Mahru Selangor 1*1,500 lbs. Rlack.vater (Klangl. 1*5,937 lbs. Itukit Clnh. 3M.000 lbs. Hukit Selangor. 33,305 lbs. Hagan Serai. 30,000 lbs. Hatak Habit. 33,500 lbs. Hangoen. •IM,OOO
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      CORRESPONDENCE.
      66 5 i Th» Straits Time* it not rtiptnublf for the opinions of its corrospoiMfsnts. Corro “pondsnts should boar in mind that lattsrs must b* short and to tho point. Long rpmblinc epistlas are liable to ba rajoatod or ruthlessly cut down. Correspondents must enclose their names, not necessarily foe publication
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      Rubber Restriction.
      179 5 To the* Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —Should the powers that be. legislate to restrict production by 25 or 50 per cent, for Malaya alone, let the same powers put a prohibitive import tax on black rubber from the Dutch Indies or other countries not falling into
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      Rubber Position.
      517 5 To the Editor of the Straits Timea. Sir, lu the many Icuding articles and letters in your recent issues on the above topic, frequent references are made to the Dutch,” and from the context this appears to mean the whole of the rubber growing; industry in Dutch East
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      British Malaya. Statement of Quantity and Value of Rubber Exported During May.
      159 6 Registrar of Imports and Exports has sent us the following statement of ♦hJ nuanUtv aml value of nibber Exported from British Malaya during May 1022 The figures, which are in centals of 100 lbs., represent total exports from
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      BIKAM RUBBER. Future of the Industry Assured.
      595 6 The 12th ordinary general meeting of the liikam Rubber Estate, Limited, was held on May 3 at the registered office of the company, 1 to 4, Great Tower Street, K.C., Mr. 11. Eric Miller (chairman of the company) presiding. 'The Chairman said Gentlemen,
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      RUBBER POSITION. Congestion in British Market Increased.
      376 6 We have received from Messrs. Wilson llolgate and Co. a copy of the monthly statistics of the Rubber Trade Association of London, covering the first quarter of the past three years. It gives the movements of all kinds of rubber to and from
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      RUBBER SHARE PRICES. LONDON EXCHANGE STERLING PRICES MAY 10. SINGAPORE DOLLAR SHARE PRICES JUNE 8.
      1063 6 Stock Par Exchange Par Stock Value. Compaay. Pricea. Value. Company. e x i hai &gt;t» r £1 Anglo-Malay 18/1H £1 Lumut £1 Ayer Kuning 33/9f 2/ London Asiatic 3 £1 Bakap Plantations 13/9 £1 Malacca
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