The Straits Budget, 25 August 1922

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    32 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES. VOL. LXXVI NO. 3367 Singapore, Friday, August 25, 1922 ESTABLISH Kl) OYKR TIIUKK tII'AKTEK OF A C'KNTI KY. Price 25 cents.
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    CONTENTS.
    286 1 !,K \HKKS—• .n abour 12 t C erman (’ri is 12 to Pmsinesa 12-12 Civil S« nice 13 a intervenes 13 iralising 13-14 J< n ral—,ii and Personal 1-2 S a pore Cricket Club 2 me Tax 2 War Memorial 2 i r's Service 3-6 I •> and Volunteering:
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    LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
    3150 1 The death is announced of Colonel James Supple. Mr. R. Bird is appointed an assistant District Judge for Singapore. A Reuter cable from Paris announces the death of the historian M. Lavisse. Mr. A. H. Dickinson has been appointed to act as a District Officer, Christmas Island.
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    SINGAPORE CRICKET CLUB. Committee Reports a Successful Year.
    876 2 Tin* report of the committee of the Singapore Cricket Club tor the year endmi .man* •'!<> wiiicli will be presented at Ju* annua' me turn* on Monday next, st ai< s r j i pavilion bus been maintained in goo 1 order
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    INCOME TAX. Moslem Support for Straits Association.
    480 2 One of the best and most lively attended meetings. „f i. 1 n 'tSingapore was held in the M su ll! it ot the Moslem Association 1 itoad, on Saturday atu*rnu W 1 "i, S wus for the pm H,r, »*»>r»lU S^ui, pore)
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    Perak War Memorial.
    317 2 1 h«> Committee of the I’erak War Mr iliit 1 has derided dcfinii.ly wlu.t fenri;e memorial shall take. It was origi:‘*"Uy intended to erect a large arch in i tit of the Static n. Ipoh, t<» cost about /h*0, and a subscription list was optnI and the
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  • FRIDAY’S TELEGRAMS
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      American Tariffs. Amendments Passed in Record Time.
      196 3 Uf.uter’s Service I London, August 17. I \V't-!iiiiU'tt>M The Senate has approved I im lM m ent of the tariff bill authoris- j, formation of free zones at Ameri- p r i< where crude materials can be E; for export without the payment
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      Turkish Situation.
      98 3 London, August 16. Constantinople Unforeseen difficulties delayed the signing of the protocol filling the neutral zone at Chataldja,! but t was signed on the 15th inst. j The Greek and Allied commanders reached an agreement under which the (Jn ok' withdraw six miles from the pre-j Miit demarcation
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      Printers’ Dispute.
      98 3 London, August 17. I ii« printers’ dispute, which has so long •i .'"ryanu-cd the provincial newspaper '•■i-i. has been settled by an agreement '■i r, icd at a conference under which the T; ,:ianhical Association agrees to recommend the strikers to resume immediately with a reduction of ds.
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      Reparation.
      82 3 London, August 17. I'an.' It is semi-oflicially stated that f >be Reparations Commission meeting today granted Germany a moratorium without demanding guarantees the French 1 aid net would certainly not recognise the 1 n. If the decision violated the 'pint or letter of the treaty by, for ''Sample, refusing
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      Russia and Bokhara.
      79 3 London, August 17. ll 1a The new Afghan Minister for Affairs has made a statement r Afghan Government regards the urbances in Bokhara as internal dis»j. r ln which neither the Russian nor li 11 111,1 governments should interfere, h! V, 11, s of the Russo-Afghan V
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      Cost of Living.
      19 3 London, August 1(1. f ,iv 'ng Ml three points last and is now 81 above pre-war.
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      News from Germany.
      154 3 London, August 16. Berlin Five were killed and six seriously hurt through an extraordinary accident at Anhalter station. A scaffolding on which men were repairing the roof eoliaps ed and precipitated the wci’:> n a hundred feet. Some fell on the platforms and others struck a departing
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      The Tilinsky Puzzle.
      121 3 London. August IS. With reference to the Berne message of Auuurt 16, relating to the Tilinsky affair,Mr. Shunv.er Sibthorp states that the Japanese documents mentioned have been submitted to one of the leading Orientalists in London who has pronounced unequivocally in favour of their authenticity, while high
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      American Strikes.
      107 3 London, August 10. Brookville, Ontario Twelve hundred miners struck at Glace Bay, whither several hundred troops have been despatched in consequence of collisions between voluntary workers and strikers. London, August 17. A New York message states that the terms of the settlement if the soft coal strike provide
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      Shipping Competition.
      81 3 London, August 10. New York The beginning of most stringent shipping competition is heralded by the announcement that a drastic cut in passenger rates to South America will be made on the occasion of the exhibition of the centenary of Brazilian independence by the Munson line, which operates
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      Deleterious Drugs.
      52 3 London, August 10. Three Chinese members of tho crew of the steamer Achilles were each fined I*2o in London for importing opium, of which each had two pounds. Two Japanese stewards on the steamer Fushimi Maru were sentenced at Gravesend to six months’ hard labour for un lawfully
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      Exploring Tibet.
      41 3 London, August 17. Stockholm Sven Hcdin is prepuruu' his sixth expedition to I iLot for nc.> year. He will be accompanied by a numbm f Swedish scientists. lie proposes Hiding via China. The expedition will la. four yea is.
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      East India Loans.
      41 3 London, August 17. An Amsterdam message says that a bill has been introduced to amend the ha.-i Indies Loan Bill in order to facilitate th< issue of the balance of 11U.H00.000 guilders abroad, presumably in the United States.
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  • SATURDAY’S TELEGRAMS
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      Reparation. Direct Inquiry in Germany Arranged.
      437 3 i ioi b rffcK'. 1(1. London, August 17. Paris The delegates to the Reparations Ci n mission are informally con>or i'll i g w.ili a vn*\v lo reaching a settle i.i. i acceptance t i all the Allies. port of the pr tcc lings
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      America and France.
      107 3 London, August 17. Washington No progress has been rade in the discussions of the Treasury flieials with M. I’armentier regarding repayment of the French debt to America. Ihe latter’s invitation to France to send representatives to negotiate was framed ri the belief that tin* envoy would be
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      Washington Conference.
      97 3 London, August 17. Wellington: Reporting to Parliament n the Washington Conference, Sir John Salmond, who represented New Zealand it tin Conference, said that the Washing ton agreements did not limit the weapons with which states might fight hut merely imjted weapons which might he prepared n peacetime; still
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      United States News.
      140 3 London, August 18. Washington A conference of the railway executives and the railway brotherhood adjourned till t -morrow without re; a definite conclusion. London, August 18. Philadelphia The conference of the anthracite coalminers and operators adjourned until to-morrow. The representatives have both made optimistic statemen's regarding the
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      Russia and Debts.
      98 3 London, August 18. New York The Associated Press learns from Moscow tfliat Mr. Hodgson, head of the British commercial mission, handed the Soviet Comnii. sary fi r Foreign Airairs a n te asking whether M. LitvinofFs offer to the* Hague Conference to refer to the Russian (iovernment
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      Lord Northcliffe Funeral.
      83 3 London, August 17. The funeral service, for Lord Northel iife at Westminster Abbey drew a notable congregation drawn from every branch of British public life. Brigadier (it neral Trotter represented the Prince of Wales. Others represented were the Prime Minister, v Mr. Winston Churchill, Foreign Fmbassies, Legations
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      League of Nations.
      188 3 Lon.lon, August IK. n vn Tin* hygiene committee of League of Nations has decided to a ept tin* Rockefeller foundation’s offer of $o0,0(J0 a year for three years to allow an interchange of the stair of public a* alth services in various countries, and a year for
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      Reckless Striking.
      58 3 London, August is. Sydii’'.v» Nova Scotia The min s at Glace Bay arc flooding in consequence of h<’ withdrawal of the pumpmen. It i> anticipated that if the 'inflow continues for luce days the min-s will be useless for iYom six months to a year. A den k
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      Gliding Feat.
      45 3 Lond' ii, August I A- compar'd with the best gf:d *r f i early three minute* accomplished a I’l'nehman in Wednesday’s trials in I ranee, it i reported from Berlin that i German glider has just flown over '•ightc on miles over Berlin.
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      Banque Industrielle.
      199 4 London, August ID. Paris An extraordinary meeting of the Banque Industrielle do Chine passed the contract with the administrative company which is being formed to pursue the recovery of the bank's assets with a view to settling with creditors and to continue, until the creditors art* paid, banking
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      Ireland.
      68 4 Lvndon, August 17. The Free Staters are steadily pressing hack the irregulars and have now freed Clifdcn, including the Marconi wireless station, and recaptured Dundalk last night. The irregulars have fallen back to the neighbouring mountains. London, August 18. The Free Staters have captured Greenore, Newmarket and Kanturk. The
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      The Bevan Case.
      72 4 London, August 17. Gerard Bevan has reached London from Vienna and will be brought up at the Guildhall tomorrow. London, August 18. Gerard Lee Bevan was charged at the Guildhall with fraudulent conversion and obtaining money by false pretences by inducing people to Hike shares in the
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      Major Blake.
      52 4 London, August 17. Calcutta 'llio airman Major Blake is m hospital suffering from appendicitis. London, August 18. alcutta Blake’s colleagues will continue the Might. London, August 18. Calcutta The departure of Blake’s companions has again been postponed owing to the seaplane failing to rise. Blake has been successfully
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      Berlin and Bavaria.
      53 4 London, August 18. Munich A conference of the coalition parlies at which all ministers participated has decided that the agreements between tin* Berlin and Munich Governare at present inaeceptable. I he Cabinet lias decided to send another Bavarian delegation to Berlin to obtain guarantees for the sovereign
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      Sven Hedin’s Plans.
      80 4 London, August IS Stockholm In next year’s expedition t> I ibet. Sven lledin is entering from the north-east and proposes to trace th sources of the Chinese river system and then explore the central ranges of the Tibet mountains and the connection between the Karakoram range and
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      Enver Pasha Rumours.
      31 4 London, August 18. It is reported that Knver I‘as'ha, who had .lust proclaimed himself Kmir of Turke- >an, has been killed while leading his troops against the Bolshevists.
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  • MONDAY’S TELEGRAMS
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      Mr. Lloyd George and India. The Recent Warning Being Misunderstood.
      342 4 Hi.i tKit’s Service- London, August 19. Bombay All rhades of Indian political opinion are agitated over Mr. Lloyd Gecrge’.s speech, which is being marie the rallying point of an attempt to unite extremists and moderates. Unofficial members of various legislatures
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      Russian Situation.
      150 4 i London, August 18. I Moscow The new Soviet church has cancelled the excommunication of Tolstoy. London, August 18. It appears that the Nijr.i Novgorod fair was a failure. The Isvestia publishes an interview with M. Zalmanoff, representing the trade commissariat, who declared that the position generally and
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      Indian Frontier.
      77 4 London, August 19. Simla Vice-Marshal Sir A. Salmond, interviewed by Reuter, regarding bis recent visit to the north-west frontier, foreshadowed a more effective and more economic method of dealing with recalcitrant tribes. He declared that India would shortly he equippped with 75 aeroplanes. He thought that with a
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      Reckless Strikers.
      60 4 London, August ID. Halifax A provisional police force has been organised to protect pumpmen in the mines in Glace Bay, New Waterford Dominion and South Capt Breton areas' where the mines are flooding. Extensive damage has been caused from accumula- f K»V>n«l water, and it is expected bat
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      China and Foreigners.
      214 4 London, August 19. In a letter to The Times replying to Mr. Lini, Mr. J. O. P. Bland declares that la very brief visit to Peking or Canton will dispel the illusion that the methods of government of China to-day depend entirely on the officials’ educational antecedents.
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      Enver Pasha.
      76 4 London, August 20. Berlin With reference to the report of Enver Pasha’s death, newspapers publish a statement from Moscow that he was killed fighting near Novopetrovsk, west of the Caspian, but it is rumoured in Moscow that he was assassinated by Bolshevist emissaries. Meanwhile his death ds still
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      Austrian Position.
      68 4 London, August 20. The uncompromising attitude of the Allied Conference towards the Austrian request for further assistance is manifest Irresponsible for Chancellor Seipel’s significant announcement yesterday that the Austrian Government lhad entered into communication with Berlin, Rome and Prague fee a readjustment of the midEuropean question. The deplorable
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      Chinese and Opium.
      73 4 London, August 19. One might almost as well try to stop an Englishman’s beer as a Chinaman’s opium,” said counsel for the defence when two Chinese were charged at Marlborough Street Police Court with being unauthorised persons found in possession of cocaine and opium. Nevertheless the magistrate
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      Prohibition.
      61 4 London, August 19. Washington On the ground that America is negotiating with Britain for an agreement under which the latter would not object to the search of British vessels a reasonable distance beyond the threemile limit. Senator Sterling withdrew his amendment to the prohibition law, declaring the provisions if
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      The Mark.
      42 4 London, August 18. Marks closed at 5,550 in Berlin. London, August 18. Berlin All public officials and workers have been granted an increase in wages of 118 per cent. London, August 19. Marks opened at 5,500 and closed at 0,400.
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      Novel Aviation Feats.
      56 4 London, August 19. Berlin An extraordinary glider feat has been performed in the Ithoen mountains. A competitor maintained a consistent height for 4.*i minutes, crossed the startmg point nine times and descended after 60 minutes. London, August 20. Berlin: A pilot manoeuvred a motoress K'lder in the
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      United States News. Important Speech on Strike Position.
      339 4 London, .\utru Washington Addressing r, the industrial situation iv n r mg upheld the right of S ll H *r; workers to conduct their aj He deplored what he termed tho bus!Rt on unions and labour” and national investigation into th» tkat
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      Close Poll.
      49 4 London, August 1?. Polling in South Hackney to till tlx vacancy caused by the expulsion of Hono Bottom ley resulted as follows Mr. Erskine Bolst, Coalitionist, IUIO. Mr. Holford Knight, Labour, 9,041. A recount was demanded, and resulted in Mr. Bolst polling 9,118 and Mr. kni&fo 9,01(3.
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      Various.
      163 4 London, August IE Sir Alexander Hosie has had his rijrht foot amputated as a result of illness caused by hardships endured in the Consular service 'in China. He has just completed a new map of China. London, August 1 Eight were killed in the overturning el a charabanc near
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      Berlin and Bavaria.
      48 4 London, August -’I Berlin The newspapers state that CJerman Cabinet Ministers and tin I’ l 1 rian delegates have agreed with ip ar the dispute with respect to the laws the defence of the republic. The dt g'returned to Munich, where the do now lies.
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  • TUESDAY’S TELEGRAMS
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      AMERICAN INVASION. Scheme to Buy Up Our Rubber Estates. Amazing Forecast by The Straits Times.
      185 5 Uki tkk’s Service. London, August 21. Vi, outline is given in the newspaper Financier of the American proposal to (-ivanise an international plantation rub--1,/, company, amounting to a plan of coopera i ion between the
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      Straits Times Forecast.
      511 5 Utterly ridiculous” was the comment i f e;.e of our merchant princes when the 5;.a.«..» Times published the following a. vlv a month ago (July 21). Lead it m ti ,:gbt of what is printed above:— V.V are told that the consumers will nut aiiow the rubber
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      Strike in Hungary.
      35 5 London, August 21. Serious labour troubles 11,1 °ut* 10,000 metal workers y find being joined by a large num--11" 11 n building trade and the MiliS Troops are being held in ‘•Oiness.
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      United States Tariffs. Senate Passes Staggering Increases.
      220 5 London. August 21. A Washington message states that the revised draft of the tarill* bill has been passed by the Senate by IS votes to 25 and will be sent to a conference oi b°th Houses, 'l'he bill, as it now stands <
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      Riding the Wind.
      159 5 London, August 21. The epoch-making character of the flights by moturless aeroplanes or sailplanes in the Khoen Hills in Ucrmany is dearly shown in the details received. Herr Hcntz'*n, a young engineering student, accomplished his two hours flight in a one decker sailplane, the largest machine at
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      American Strikers.
      259 5 London, August 21. New York One hundred and fortyeight numbers of the Railway Executive! Association will meet here on Vndm da., ,o \(m' on the mediating commit ;o s pro- i end.ng ii.e strike. Tie* tsa s :i»• on the single q >n of h nun’s retention of
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      Nova Scotia Strike.
      43 5 London, August 21. Sydney, Nova Scotia A 1 pumpmen and Maintenance employes in tin* min« hi P.lv-rn and Cape Uivt n have re'urM' i work pending wage negotiations who 1 ho I’rini" Minister ha guaranteed will lx '(-•sumeil on Tuesday.
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      Asiatic Christians.
      118 5 I,olid n, August 22. In both Ohina end India there is n«*' i str ig feeling that converts to tm. Chrktian religii n must organise then odves and formulate their own version < f 'Mir stianity,” declared Professor Percy 'lordlier, president of the Olmrchmen Uni n, in opening
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      Hoch for Hindenburg.
      172 5 London, August 21. Beil.ti •’lloeli Hmdeiihurg" ami i eeulscidan i l idier Aiks” mingled v.itli .ocit iii. ciaviMig at an unpivced*rr.ed 1 .m nsiia. i n ,»i t ie sta; on at .Nli inch on •it oiiM moh oi the .;i i al of 1! mlt iibui
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      Reparation.
      91 5 London, August 21. Pari- M. Lasteyrie, Minister «f i 'iniince, declared that if a moratorium wor-’ granted to Hormany France was di t. rained to d miai.d the necessary guarantees. I.e Mat.n states that M. Poincare wh< n i. London assured tile representatives of Ptates who were debtors to
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      Indian Wealth.
      100 5 London, August 21. A U.ilcutta mi*...*ago says lot* lact tiiut o\-. r </U iia. bci-n subscnlnd to ii.. 11 n i< ill’s b |i.*r iv n rupoo loan Ims reli" mg t l immediate finan-ial •i \ii. iii.'ic.iW:; i..at tia* U'li.ry is n o 111 .ui.. s.rickfii as
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      Forward Rubber Sales.
      87 5 London, August 21. The following companies announce that a fur allowing for si riel ion they havi •on i.’uv'd to seil to the Hen ral Rubbei Company the following monthly quant i,i of ;ir si grade rubhei’ for two years from Oiiobcr 1 United Sumatra, 2U lens
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      Turkey and Greece.
      74 5 I.ondon, August 21. in response to the suggestion of the Hritish, French and Italian high com mi-sinners at Con tanlinoplc, Hritain has noiitied tlx* French and Italian governn,; nls of its agreement in principle to li Iding a conft rence in Venice between the high commissioners and
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      Cyclone in Bengal.
      29 5 London, August *JI Calcutta There was a bad cyclone ir he Hay of llengal on Saturday. Searel narties have been despatched to seek tie missing airmen
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  • WEDNESDAY’S TELEGRAMS
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      France and Germany. M. Poincare Makes Vigorous Speech.
      526 5 I* KI li.il;. *j: I;11 London, August 21. I’aiis: M. I‘oincare attended the un* *ei mg <.*' ilie liist milcst me along the Voic bm re, .»i kilometres form Uar-le--1 ’ue towards Verdun, over winch the i reach troop* marched m 11
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      Aviation.
      107 5 London, August 22. A Calcutta incssai'c state that .shipping in the Lay of Bengal lias lnvn wirelessly ilistruetcd to look out for Major Blake's o|| av ilf coastal 'nations have hern uniilarlv advi ed, but .-till there i n n< us, altthe\ have 1,.*» n missing over two days
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      Nova Scotia Strike.
      39 5 London, August 21. Sydney, Nova Scotia All tie* pumpmen and maintenance employees in the mines, south of Cape Breton, have returned to work pending wane negotiation- which the I’i'emier has guaiantced hall he resumed on Tuesday.
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      M. Chieherin.
      29 5 London, August 22 Lari'- Ame a from Brussels state.** ‘hat M. Chieherin with a number of colleagues has re ached ‘he (Jennan-Belgian frontier en route for London.
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      Irish Civil War. Rebel Forces Driven to The Hills.
      263 6 l.un ion, August 22. I'.t j) from County Cork says the irregular i“ suing f .r peace. J here is in, .h<!.i .4 i., however, that the mutineers ait prepared to make un< n iitional surremler, and the fact that amhushes
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      United States News.
      212 6 London, August 22. New York Thu United States Steel Corporation announces a 20 per cent, inciv:iso of wages to its employees. Leading independent ste» I mills of the country are foliowing the corporation’s example. London, August 22. New’ York A Chicago message says the coal strike in
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      The Hidden Hand.
      81 6 London, August 22. Germany now appears to be a principal ou\er of old British ton nape. She recently bought, inter alia, the Union < astir liner Carisbrook Castle, with a tonnage of 7,MM), the Cunarder Royal Coorre. 11.100, the Leyland liner Domi-ru'-.i b,'.)()(), and the Pacific Steam
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      Double Railway Smash.
      63 6 London, August 21. I hire were killed and fifteen injured, two seriously, in a two-fold railway acei*b nt to workmen’s trains near (iravescad. A tain had halted to set down passengers when an engine from the contrary direction dashed into them. Help was being rendered when another
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      The Little Entente.
      53 6 London, August 22. The Little Entente capitals and Paris ■nd Lome are all decidedly uneasy and vome angle at Vienna’s decision to solicit ’l* asv orice of Berlin, whither Chan *c lor S pel is proceeding 10-day from rogue where yesterday I PieRi'le nt Masaryk and the
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  • THURSDAY’S TELEGRAMS
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      IRISH LEADER SHOT. Tragic Result of a Rebel Ambush. Indignation and Despair In Ireland.
      402 6 Rei ter’s Service. London, August 22. Dublin It is officially stated that Mr. Michael (Ohms was shot dead in an am-lni-h near Bandon. Mr. Collins was the leader of the Nationalists, commander-in-chief of the Provisional Government
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      Feeling in London.
      502 6 London, August 2d. News of the tragic death of the Irish commander-in-chief, which was nlv beginning appear in the latest editions of the morning papers, has been received with Horror and indignation by the limited circle hitherto reached. It is’ felt that the rejuoval of Ireland’s foremost
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      Reparation.
      128 6 London, August 23. While Reuter’s Berlin correspondent reports that there is nothing to be said at present with regard to the discussions between the Reparations Commission’s delegates and the German Ministers, Berlin correspondents of French newspapers are pessimistic and mention a statement, described as semi-official, that Herr Hermes told
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      Tilinski Affair.
      45 6 London, August 22. The Japanese Embassy has issued a statement with reference to the Til inski affair declaring that should anyone in England require evidence for use in the courts regarding the documents in question, it is prepared to furnish the necessary information.
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      Germany.
      56 6 London, August 23. Berlin: The Bavarian cabinet and th«* coalition leaders have endorsed the r.sult of the Berlin negotiations in regard to the measures for the safety of the Republic, to which Bavaria at first objected. London, August 22. .Marks made a new low record of 51)50, attributed to
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      Hope for Trade.
      114 6 London, August 23. Orders which are arriving from abroad, particularly in the iron and steel industries, point to some life in the trade depression and the first effects are that the autumn demand is already feelnjr a distinct improvement in the amount of business. It was reported
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      Air Sailing.
      69 6 London, August 23. There is increased interest in air sailing n t onsequence of the German succes^ to v 1 l? u° st(, P« being taken or vo r Wh,le tho Mail offers I i/.o of a thousand pounds sterling, open with ,ty the flieh' n n «ytnrlesH
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      Sun Yat Sen’s Advice.
      56 6 Shanghai, Aug u *> 4 Sun ’Wit Sen yesterday mad lent to members of parliament 1 ar between north and south wi > been dividing China for the m-* 1 h;i( J I 1 advised them to m*'' y ars Peking and take up their n.,
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      Culture Pearls.
      82 6 London, August °3 Paris According to a r municated to the Academy of e ni M. Boutan, professor in the Fa u° riC(?8 Science, Bordeaux, after careful '*,l. gation of pearls cultivated bv Minimoto method, has come to k-‘ the elusion that it is impossible to wish between
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      Soviet Peace Move.
      69 6 London, A* 2:t. It is reported from Helsingfors -hat the Soviet Government has sen viting Finland to send repr. a d'sannnnient conference in M September 5, and stating that Latvia’and Lsthonia have accepted the ,ti. ati.m. Rumania and I oland have a!, o i •< a vited,
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    INDIANS AND VOLUNTEERING No Fresh Units Wanted At Present.
    215 6 In March last a public nuw’ing of Indians and Ceylonese asked f< r the formation of an Indian company a: i appointed a representative commit:i ’.he necessary steps. After inter.: wing the military authorities, the comi.: let* sent a memorial to
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    CHINESE ANTI-TAX MEETING.
    215 6 (From Our Own Corn 1 pendent.) Penang, Auvust 1 An anti-income tax meeting was the Chinese town hall on Saturday r ri was a record attendance of Chim l trading class. Mr. Yeoh Bait Tatt, who said that the tax was a handicap 11 1 and its
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    HOME LETTER. First Fruits of the Hague Conference.
    1988 7 |5y Our Special Corresponden* London, July 27. \V h.ul almost forgotten the Hague t*i.p f erem*e, having other things to think f The embargo on Canadian cattle is ah lt to be lifted, after a crisis which t >( nt the Cabinet
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    Passengers for Home.
    383 7 l '.Viuy )m v' lsat procce el ny by t:i'* Sardinia, which tilft. •.«•-U i<! t Mys.l.i Wo, Mid Snkum I. !d .-.'i Sam! nun, Mr. and Air.-. Luar.^ hi’..nai n an 1 chile], Air. and Mrs. Cnrcw •/if I*. W. Kiascr, Mr. Vv. 11. (J»v!jr IVnl-n
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    RAWANG TIN, LTD. Good Prospects Reported At Annual Meeting.
    927 7 Ill* m*co»:<| mil' :il I meeting of tin* shareholders of Kawang Tm, Ltd., was arid in llic Comp/.!:.,’s imn <■, Down :ig Street, Penang, *>n Mon lay, Mr. 1. Duxot ry i i Jiri-t", t i p< > m, The following
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    NOTES FROM MALACCA. Singapore’s Decisive Defeat At Cricket.
    824 9 ruin (tur Own Correspondent.) Malacca, August 21. M. u ket match, Singapore v. V.' which was played at Malacca < iturdoy, resulted in a decisive win for KY«mie team, making up in some measure Y u ,t t foiit last week by
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    JAPAN AND DISARMAMENT. Scrapping of Warships to Be Started.
    209 9 telegram received by the Japanese Consulate General from Tokio, dated August Hi, gives the following statement made public by Navy Department The Japanese Navy, with a view to •p odily effecting, on the coming into force >;f the treaty for limitation
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    Building Costs.
    381 9 In general observations at the close of his report on the P. W. IT for 1921, recently laid on the table at the Legislative Council, the Colonial Engineer, the Hon. Mr. J. H. VV. Park, writes :—ln the 1911) rep wt my predecessor gave some interesting figures in
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    Raid on Secret Society.
    111 9 The detective department, obtaining inr rmation that there was going to bo an in* 1 ration ceremony of the Triad Society •al’ed the Sin Lie I.in, carrii d out a raid on Monday at tli back of Havelock Road d were successful in arresting 16 |>r
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    PENANG SCHOOLS. Solving the Accommodation Difficulty.
    531 9 At the conclusion of the Inter-School Sports on the Esplanade a few days ago, says the Straits Echo of Wednesday, the lion. Mr. I). A. M. Brown intimated ‘hat probably more than one new school would be established here in the course of u
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    Europe as World’s Greatest Market.
    315 9 Sir Ernest Henn,speaking at a luncheon given the Rotary Club in his honour ut the Hotel Cecil, on July 19, spoke on Europe as a Market and submitted that Europe to-day was the most promising market there had been in the history of mankind. The
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    Swatow Relief Fund. Nearly $28,000 Already Subscribed.
    566 9 The public meeting held on August 17 afternoon at the Chinese Chamber of Commerce to raise a local fund, for the relief of sufferers and survivors of the recent Swatow disaster was a success. The chair was occupied by Mr. Lim Nee Soon,
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    Police Recruiting in Singapore.
    184 9 representative of this paper had an i pjidiiunity ori Monday <»f visiting the I’anah Merali training ramp for police '<emits, and lik»* any other visitor to it, was impressed with the advantages such u camp jfives to these men. In the camp I* I'ltifnlly situated on
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    D. M. D. Stephen Case. Application to Recall Warrant Refused.
    2553 10 (i \i. u i 2, at C* Intiibo, before Mr. Allan Beveii, Additional Distret Judge, il,( wa: continued in which Mr. E. H. i led Mr. D. M, D. Stephen, .1.1’.. t< r 'hi recovery of a sum (f Rs.
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    Musings.
    175 10 Will you not put our gun in sonic* place of honour where we can sec* him and think again, perhaps, of those old nrnes —Straits Times, August 17, 1022.) C ilamity Walk was a woeful way That led through the Vale of Death, And no man sauntered there by
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    Sarawak Oil. Over 1,000 Tons Daily from Miri.
    697 10 The Asiatic Petroleum C I forward copies of telegram I paused between H.H. the I wak and the Sarawak Oil}-' T V 1 lr a*B run as follows hey H Telegram from the Snr n K Limited: On completion tons oil production
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    Overdue B. I. Steamer.
    84 10 Late yesterday afternoon we wa formed by the Agents for the Hritish F 1 ,l Line in Hongkong that no word ha received of the Gondia, which is n< days overdue, says the Hongkong Press of the 12th inst. When Iasi of on the morning' of
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    Penang in 1921. Points from the Resident Councillor’s Report.
    2390 11 hc annual report by the Hon. Mr. G. A. ll a I. Resident Councillor, on the Settle„t of Penang for 1921 contains the following II,,• revenue and expenditure for the svt .l ment were as follows Revenue '■u expenditure $6,001,777. I
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    Meeting on the Sea Belle.
    94 11 We learn that the Straits Icgislati and the Federal Council members met i i the morning if the 20tih in-1. on heard tin Sea Belle. It was the first occasion ci which unoflicials of the two legislature had ever met. As the proceedings wen informal
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    Owen Rutter’s Verse. To Borneo and Back With Tiadatha.
    726 11 The Travels of Tiadatha, by Owen Rutter. T. Fisher Unwin, Ltd., Adelphi Terrace London. 4s. fid. net. Every so often—not so very often—one Mimes across a book of light verse which t is a joy and pleasure to read. Such ire
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  • The Straits Budget
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      INDIAN LABOUR.
      1084 12 unit a< Malaya.—Straits Times, Au.'ii'st IK. We have just seen a copy of the rules made under the new Indian Emigration I.aw, and they do undoubtedly produce a feeling of uneasiness. Indeed, on reading through them a first time we came to th* conclusion that it would lie
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      THE GERMAN CRISIS.
      1085 12 Straits Times, August lit. '1 h attitude of France remains firm. If Germany fails to pay, she is determined, whatever views the Reparation Commission may express, to take matters into her own hands. Already Germans have been expelle I from Alsace, and in reprisal it is i
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      BLOCKS TO BUSINESS.
      1069 12 .ails Times, August -1. A good deal of discussion continues to take place about the politician and the business man, and we quoted the other day a speech by Sir Ernest Bonn in which he said fhat there was hope for Europe because there was a reasonable
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      INDIAN CIVIL SERVICE.
      1146 13 i thousand years.—Straits Times, Autc-:st 22. The Indian Civil Service used to be the u „vt honoured and most coveted in the world. It drew the ablest men from al: part&lt; of the Empire, and promised to those wh possessed, in addition to the power „f passing
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      AMERICA INTERVENES.
      1062 13 him* shewn their hand.— Straits Times, August 2d. On llic* 21st of July we wrote* thus The amount of British capital sunk in the rubber industry is about £150,000,000. To wipe out three-fourths of that, and get splendid estates at about a third of the cost of their
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      DEMORALISING.
      1110 13 -Straits Times, August 21. I)r. Macnamara mentioned recently that since the armistice £88,700,000 had been paid in unemployment benefit. For the first half of the current year the payments amounted to £27,000,000. We cannot doubt that the circumstances following the war made some considerable departure from ordinary usage politic
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    Singapore Match Factory.
    142 14 We have received samples of a locallymade match, the ('rocodile safety match, manufactured at the Klkaye match factory, Singapore. This latest, and from tlm samples received, excellent effort to compete with the cheap Chinese and Japanese product deserves to succeed, pro vid* d the quality is kept
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    British Medical Association.
    138 14 A meeting of the Malaya branch of the ISritish Medical Association was h Id a the General Hospital on the 17th instant. TA&gt; members present included l&gt;rs. I loops, Mae A lister, C. J. Smith, Macgregor, K. Black, Chappel, Hoahing, I i.v, hay Mouat, (Jordon, Knglish, Dodds
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    Prince and Malaya. Sir Laurence Guillemard’s Long Audience.
    105 14 We are oflicially informed that Sir Laurence Guillcmard had a long audience with ILK.II. The Prince of Wales at St. Janus's Palace on July 21, in the course if which His Royal Highness expressed his great enjoyment of his visit to Penang,
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    MALACCA IN 1921. Disastrous Year for the Rubber Industry.
    597 14 The annual report on the Settlement of Malacca, for the year 11*21, signed by the then Resident. Mr. L. E. P. Wolferstan, states the revenue was $2,1)02,464, compare 1 with $4,567,976. The Revenue in 11*20 was the highest ever recorded for
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    LOCAL SHARE MARKET. Weekly Report of Singapore Firms.
    289 14 Messrs. Fraser and Co.’s weekly report dated the 22nd inst. states The local share market with the exception of the Rubber section still remains fairly active and the Industrial group has shown continued improvement. Tin at £‘1(11 ss. Od. shows a rise
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    Messrs. Macphail and Co.’s Weekly Report.
    460 14 Messrs. Macphail and Co., Ltd.’s weekly report dated August 23, states A steady business has been done during the week, the greater part being in Industrials. Tins are still firm and a satisfactory turnover resulted. Tins closes at £l6O 10s. 6d. an improvement of
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    Charge Against Lawyer. Sentence of Twelve Months’ Imprisonment.
    275 14 (Flora Our Own Correspondent.) August l) i At the Assizes the trial nf m Thorne, the Taiping lawyer, whl'i, Hu begun on Monday, is contin.iiJ 5 third day to-day. The aceu«,n dieted on two charges of a iminVl k s "&gt;• of
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    Tin Returns.
    176 14 Nawng Pet.—First half August Hour run 89, yardage treated 4,200, ore won pikuls 225. The secretary of Austral Malay Tin. Ltd., reports the following outputs of it* subsidiary companies for the first half of -fegust Kampong Kamunting Tin Dredging. Ltd.—Hours run (two dredges! opi, cubicyards treated (two dredges)
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    F. M. S. Finances.
    204 14 Our Ipoh correspondent wires A g 1 in? feeling of dissatisfaction, ot 1 Churchill’s reply to the petition reir«ir&lt;nng the Resident Generalship, is voiced ,l letter from Mr. Frank Mair, (N-piesidnii of the F.M.S. Chamber of Mines to the Times of Malaya, in which he K
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    CORRESPONDENCE.
    63 15 straits Times is not rcsponsibl for I* of its c or res pendents. Corre,ul&lt;l hear in nnnd that Iters i, ot and to t!:■» i&gt;oint. Long ,j .Its i.r ii Me t i l;c rejec'td or fi t ilewn. tom jn ideia must \h-*i.- nan. not e- for} |iut
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    The Monument.
    78 15 -h Editor of the Straits Time*. reply to Ex-Service Man,” re in of above monument, if these i in the Colony, who stack to ft jobs during the war—and did r i* will contribute toward- the i a!Vos will no doubt gladly puv well. j the alleged sentiment
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    The Monument and Aliens.
    491 15 Po the Editor of the Straits Times. In the Straits Times f the 15th cal; paiugrai appears headed ii .nun ent” aiul sigpwl by Hx- man.” l!. &gt; paragraph seems t«» me t bo of a malic ii tendency this refers, f i, ih-t t&gt; file
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    Our Glorious Dead.
    162 15 the Editor of the Straits Times. r,—We erected the Cenotaph to the i n ry of brave men, it should be a 1,1 plage. We have seen it used as ''and stand for football matches and a- a rendezvous for loafers, hooligans her scum, but last evening
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    Reckless Government.
    368 15 o the Editor of the Straits Times. r,- 1 congratulate y&lt; a on your courageous leader in your is ae of lfith nisi. 1 he general public will agree with i 1 uj v iM you have written. It u about v lln.se iir vponsibie government officials realised
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    Government Expenditure.
    192 15 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—The past is done and cannot be recalled but the future is never unconnected with the past and we can only estimate it from our knowledge of the present and the past. A good deal has been said and written about
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    Local Taxation.
    267 15 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir. —Every person in the Colony mult feel grateful to the Committee of S.S. (Singapore) Association and especially to Messrs. Braddell and Ward for their labour in the interests of taxpayers. Ihe.r Memorandum on the 1* inances of the Stra*ts Settlements"
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    Revenue From Income Tax $5,000,000 v. Opium $14,000,000.
    664 15 Revenue From Income Tax 5,000,000 v. Opium 14,000,000. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —According to the latest census taki a in lU2J, the total population of the Straits Settle meats is KBl,tKiO, of which 41*7,40b are Chinese, i.e., about r »0.4 per cent. Hie estimated expenditure fui
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    Income Tax v. Opium.
    367 15 T" the Editor of the Straits Time'. Sir, To show my and perhaps others* gratitude towards your remark* please allow me a mall .space to present to the public my short criticism on A.B.C/s expression of opinion which appeared in your paper on the l'dth instant
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    Income Tax.
    552 15 To the Editor of tin* Straits Time*. Sir, —The only argument I hear against the repeal of this oppressive and unnecessary imposition is that Income Tax is flic &lt; f the fairest forms of taxation. It u a complete fallacy in this case because Vni are not dealing
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    Popular Feeling Roused.
    820 16 To the Editor of the Straits Time*. Sir, During a connection with this Colony of 115 years, I observe for the first time, a strong feeling of public resentment against the Government and also the Municipality. This feeling is not confined to one section of t he
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    Fords.
    88 16 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— I see in the latest issue of the Motor received from home that the price f the Ford Touring Car in England is £155 or $1,.‘128.57 including duty, which, 1 understand, is about Il.'l 1-J per e&lt;*nt. I am sure the
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    Insult to Injury.
    167 16 To tlu* Editor of the Straits Times. S r, What’s wrong with the mentality t those people who are called the higher Government officials 7 The public has been grumbling about the unnecessarily high expenditure in certain other departments of the Government machinery and praying for retrenchment
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    Malacca.
    543 16 To the Editor of the Straits Times. I Sir, Wide awake in your issue of Jith .nstant seems intoxicated with the ‘exuberance of his verbosity, i Malacca waking up Malm biflib I May we »*e preserved from any more 'slumps. What happens after ollice hours You home and have
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    Sectional Legislation.
    465 16 To the Editor *.f the Strait* Times. Sir,*-Both “Justice” and myself are rather abusing the hospitality extended to our letters in the columns of your esteemed paper, but as there seems to be some misconception of the term legislation as applicable to this colony I shall be obliged
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    Public Office Defalcations.
    286 16 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir I read ir, your esteemed j urual y«&gt;terd?iy that t ie charge of falsifier *1 a an,st Sellapan, late of .M.O., was withdrawn at the i i-’an,. of the Attorney-General &lt;n the ’Toiind that accused had alreadv been convicted
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    Prevention of Malaria.
    321 16 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir -The Anti Malaria Board api&gt;'*ai*s to take a very active interest in 'H- prevention of Malaria if one judges trom advertisements in the Press. Lec- etc. bui if results are suivly they are very disam&gt; annne&lt; Malaria in Malaya
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    The French View.
    769 16 l'u the Editor of the Strait* Tim**. France is again on the tap.* mid ;!u*r».* art* wry many men who woum i.i w to make her responsible for the j»n &gt;uit siate of uneasiness, not because tray pate her or have a grudge against her but simply
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    G(rave Mangoosteen Danger.
    126 17 Ih- Editor of the Straits Times. .May this warning occupy a space i ulued columns for the purpose some dangerous events bef pnv happen fruit mungoosteen, when mixed -upar, is no longer an edible hut on the contrary a deadly i Tw i fatal cases, which happened
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    Preserving Pineapples.
    142 17 I the Editor of the Straits Times. &gt; As I have a growing crop of pinei Nanas Pound) and I live too far t': jii! Singapore to enable me t'&gt; ship ’u there fresh l should like to try g them ana would be very much if any
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    Woodlands Road.
    289 17 •i Kditc r of the Straits Times. A" the Johore Causeway is being pushed to completion is it not time that the authorities respon- ti e road between Bukit Timah 1 Wo (Hands thought about straight- t• d widening this dangerous main i mi view of the greatly
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    EDUCATION IN THE STRAITS. Chief Inspector on the Teaching of English.
    1349 17 In the report of .dr. E. I 11. Wolff, ••rector oi Education, on iducation in the e Colony m IJJI, ihere occur the toi-l-wing inter sting oi nation* by Mr. J. iv'etier, vh, i Inspector of Eugl.sii Schoois, Sira.is
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    STRAITS CURRENCY REPORT.
    174 17 The Currency Commissioners’ Provisional return for the month of July, 1922, is as follows: I r. f/1) Wb &gt;le amount of Currency N&lt; tes in Circulation on July 31, 1922 71.9X8,38)1.70 Average amount of Currency Notes in Circulation during the month of July, 1922 71.987,397.83 (Ji) Co
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    CONCRETE ROADS. The Worst and the Dearest Under Heavy Traffic.
    796 17 1m a forecast of financial requirement* &gt;f the Mnjjajj -rj Municipality for the period 11*22 lo 1the following •stateno III hy Col. Pearson, Municipal Engineerin-&lt; hief, is &lt;jnot *d .Snell ro.o u&gt; Anson K&lt;ad, North ami S.. ii 111 lira
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  • Sporting News and Notes.
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      SELANGOR RACES.
      2354 18 Second Day’s Results. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, August 17. Tin- -«/1 -1 da of t he* Si langor Turf a.it ;m;: n.&lt; t;ng wi le run in line w niu. r .,-.d w.th a lar r at lance than i la- iii i '1 he lion.
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      Golf.
      117 18 The final of the Ladies Umpire Dock. Cup competition was played on Friday between Mrs. F. P. Montgomerie and Mrs. M. B. Brownie, and resulted in a win for the former lady by and 2. The result of the Keppel Golf (Tub August medal (stroke play) was as under
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      MALAYA CUP FOOTBALL.
      1246 18 MALAYA CUP FOOT B A L L. Negri Sembilan Weil i ieaUll A huge crowd assembled on th, fl ground to witness the :vlm tl u ‘"‘‘-C between Singapore and Negri Vu,? 1 -1 Saturday, which ended in an a *Wm for the home team by three u x lctor
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      Penang Beat Perak.
      404 19 m i Penang correspondent wires: the Malaya Cup match Penang v. the ground was in good condition hero \#as a huge crowd present. r.g had the best of matters in the v if- Bennett opening the score after in rules’ piay. Barry e(|ualised rr i .ak and
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      Syed Mohamed Alsagoff Cup.
      311 19 S yed Mohamed Alsagoff Cup. &gt;' crowd gathered on the Recla--1 run lid on Sunday to witness an event in local Malay football, for the Syed Mohamed Alsagoff ,l( hnalists were the Favhul Karih 1 the I\ rsenangan Stia, and the 1 ■’&lt; keenly fought match was that r vv
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      Hongkong Bank beat S. C. C. II.
      85 19 The Hongkong and Shanghai Bank and the S.C.C. II met in a keenly fought friendly on the S.R.C. ground on August 17 and ilu* Bankers proved the winners by three goals to one. The Bunk had out a strong team, including several members
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      Yacht Club.
      388 19 The second race for the Somerville iiwwl was sailed on Sunday morning and twelve boats started at 10.15, a quarter of an hour late, to allow a squall to blow over. The start was made in light airs, the aftermath of the squall which made the race tedious
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      Chess Congress.
      89 19 A Kcuiir wire of the 1 Dtli inst. state 1 There were lot) competitors at 1 the largest T.ess c ngross \h&lt;*id in (Treat Ilritain. v bieh has been concluded at Westminster. ’llo following ware the pri/.i-winners Capa Pdanka, thrtecn the Hus dan, Tle--1 r.c’t l! 1 a
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      County Cricket.
      313 19 A Reuter wire of the iMh inst.’ gives lhe following results. At the Oval Surrey beat Leice-tersh n by three wickets. Knigiit scored in the winners’ second innings. At Dover Kent Teat Lama hire by an killings and ’»0 run-. took si\ wickets for 1* in the fir
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      LAWN TENNIS.
      184 19 Australasia in Davis Cup Final. A Reuter wire from Philadelphia &lt;latt*d the lUth inst., states that in the Davis Cup doubles Patterson and O’Hara Wood beat Manoel Alonso and De Gomar, 0—3, 0—3, (5-4. A Router wire from Philadelphia dated the 20th inst. states In the final match
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      MALAYA CHAMPIONSHIP.
      2652 19 Fine Win for Honda. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Auyust 21. I he sky was beclouded and the light very bad w&lt;hcn a start was made in the Malayan i.'.wu tennis championships singles and d ub.'t s this afternoon &lt;n the pudang. I he weather lor ked
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      L. L. T. C. Tournament.
      219 20 Results in the L.L.T.C, tournament on August 17 were as follows I.ndies Doubles Handicap Final. Mrs. Griffith and Mrs. Brooke, plus 15. K, 1 1 it Mbs Stephenson and Mrs. Cantrell we .“0.2. 0, G— 4. Mixed Doubles (A Class) Final. Mr. and Mrs. Savi
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      Baseball on the Padang.
      103 20 fir American friends took the opportunity of playing their favourite game on Je padangon August 17 and a largo crowd d sailors and Singaporeans watched it vvith interest. Two teams from the U.S. destroyers Stewart and Pope tried coilelusions in the evening after a general '.neck
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      Penang Swimming Record.
      20 20 Ou.- IVimni; crn.srm-lcnt v 'j /mi r 1 S\\i*nn» n rocord.' 1 Thi i 'ul'- a dub
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      CRICKET.
      369 20 The Garrison League. 1 7 he Garrison Cricket League was brought to a con.iusion on the 10th. instant wni!! il.E. the G.O.C. Troops Malaya presell ted the Bobinson l v.p to the winoi' 4 team- ile:«il(p.janers rort Canning—nng the match Fort Cunning v. Best ■d* i.eag“ue. 7 lie cup
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      Klang beat Batu Caves.
      346 20 A team of Batu Caves cricketers travv' l ,v kii y on Sunday morning and v. e ("••a red i:i a wh le day match .'.•■a’.-t Klan i iub. The feature of the was toe brilliant lattiny of D Arc ae. who. afttr a breexy and
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      Bowling.
      246 20 Mustard k f r 1 B. I. Company beat V. j\j 9 between the V. M. &lt; ended in a .substantial U iiflH latter by five wickets and in" f r 9 scores were:— Williamson Ibw. b Gomes |9 Houghton b Stack Sarnia b Stack 19 Ap* nce»‘ b
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      SWEEPSTAKES. Interesting Calcutta Decision.
      256 20 A Calcutta message of A.;g states Am important decision h* ar :,g up udiciary relations he; woen t«v.• i. f a Club hold’ng a sweeps ai. at -fit m nbc rs of the general public f&lt;&gt;" in ob’ain a ticket was deliver*&gt;1 'is1 ’day by Mr.
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      New World’s Swimming Record.
      21 20 V r wire ..f th** 21st in h' vr-n• Borg swa t 1 y• con*!* *.,■v Id’
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      Rugby Football Meeting.
      419 21 well attended meeting of Rugby footI players was held at the Singapore r t dob on Monday evening under the ,j, mun.iliip of Mr. C. Graham Brown r, proceeding to ballet for the min, etc., Mr. Graham Brown suggest- |';hat Ids successor, whoever it might be I
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      Polo Club Gymkhana.
      276 21 Entries for the Polo Club gymkhana on Satuniax have been satisfactory. In the op *i handicap pony race there are ton .Mr:.-, including the ex-Griffin ponies Manila, Princess Mimcr, Merry Maiden, St cling, Sorlrong. For the polo pony race t here are ten entries also, for the
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      Beckett Talks Fight.
      54 21 A Reuter wire of the 19th inst., states ''•‘t n s announced at Southampton that .V hett has signed articles to fight Frank 'an and Carpenticr in London in the •'utunin. ••rpentier boat Beckett in half a round '"i’ years ago. Moran beat him in a ,nun
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      S.C.C. Bowls Tournament.
      49 21 C. Bowls Tournament opened v ~,,n t s 'la.v with three matches in the :l&lt; s Handicap. The turf was heavj r Hu&gt; rain. Results j ,V scr. beat J. Hammond scr. 'r'2] owc beat M. Jamieson 2l V W scr. beat J. J. Clarke scr.
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      The S. C. C. Sports.
      145 21 The eleventh hour has produced a response in the entries for the S. C. C. Athletic Sports, which will be held on September 4,5, (&gt;, 7 and 9 the last two dates being reserved for the finals. The :ists were closed last night and shew
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      Hockey.
      261 21 A good game of hockey was seen on Friday between the R.A.M.C. and the S.R.C. h rom the start the former were on the aggressive, and the Club, who did not field a strong side, made occasional raids and were unfortunate in not scoring first. It was left to
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    Mails and Passenger Service.
    418 21 The duration of ocean passages in connection with the transportation of mails has been attracting the attention lately of business men., says the China Express and Telegraph. The necessity of shorter passages and quicker delivery of mails are absolutely essential to present-day business. In fact, a
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    THE HYDRAUTOMAT. A New Automatic Water Pump.
    538 21 i’.'c following account from an Exchange, of a novel firm cf automatic wa r lifting apparatus, which fr in tin dexi ription given must be as nearly as pornwhle fool proof and which .should therefore boll tiem'ininis possibilities for j&gt;:« ioy coltivat i
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    BIRTHS
    124 21 A NO. On August 10, lat 17, Covent Carden, Singapore, to Mr. and Mrs. Ang Kee Seng, a son. AU.hN’. On August 1!#. U)22, at Alsagcr, i'lh shire, the wifi* of If. \V. Allen, Straits Settlements Police, a son. KLASKKN. On Friday, August IS, 11*2—, at Ivina Villa, !&gt;2O,
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    Trade and Finance.
    156 21 w Singapore, August 24. EXCHANGE On Condon, Bank 4 m/a 2/4 1/16 Demand 2/3 81/32 Private 3. ms. credits 2/4 9/32 On New York Demand 51% Private 63% On France P.ank 610 On Intlia, Bunk T. T. 177% On Hongkong, Bank d/d 10% p.c. prem. On Shanghai,
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    Stocks and Shares.
    437 21 Singapore, August 24. MINING. I v *l Pd Aujera Sellers 1 1 Ayer Wwf .00 1 1 llitam Tin 0.95 1.05 1 1 Jelantoh 0.60 1 1 Johan Tin 0.40 0.50 il £1 Kam. Kamunt. 1.11,0 1.13.0 10 10 Kints Assoc. 3.50 4.50 r r Dingui Tin
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    52 21 DEATH ILLY. On August 20, 1922, at 116, resteni r’lats, Katong, Join Muiiel, aged 2 Vi months, daughter of Mr. and Mis. (i. 1* hilly. IN .MKMOHIAM In evt r loving remembrance of my dnrlini husband and chum, Commander Kerti.in Ward, O.H.K., who passed away at Malntcn on Auguot 22,
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  • The Straits Budget RUBBER SUPPLEMENT
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      CONTENTS.
      64 1 (icncraf— Rubber and tin* Printer 1-2 Rubber to Stlengthen CMli 2 July Rubber Returns 2 Indian Emigration 2 Rubber Movement* 2 Local Rubber Auctions 2 A Planter’s Suit 2 Correspondence— Labour and Lostrietion 55 View- on Rubber 51 Rubber Fault* 55 Rubber Kstute Agencies .‘I Meeting* and Report'— Muar
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      MUAR RUBBER. No Further Tree Removal At Present.
      474 1 The fifth annual report of Muar Rubber, Ltd., to be presented at the annual meeting in French Rank Buildings on September 2 states :—The loss for the year ended April JO, 1922, as shown by the profit and loss account amounted to
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      Kedah Rubber Co. The Directors’ Report for Last Year.
      919 1 The report of the directors of the ac .’eh Rubber Co., Ltd., to be submitted -it the twelfth ordinary general meeting be held at the registered office of the Company, .'551, Beach Street, Penang, on August 25, states Your directors beg
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      RUBBER AND THE PRINTER. Suggestion for Use in Making Stereos.
      1251 1 The intention of this article is briefly to i l view certain process of printing, to consider how far rubber could be substituted f"r the materials now used, the changes of plant that would be necessay, and the pains likely
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      UNITED MALACCA RUBBER. Twelfth Annual Report Of Directors.
      692 2 t ii i ti rs i f the United Mala -on j li r Estates. I’d., in submitting th r| I t »h at .mal report at d a duly ar Jited 1 f a;counts for the year ended I A 1922,
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      RUBBER TO STRENGTHEN CLOTH.
      442 2 A jiatent has been granted to Finesi Ilop!&lt;ms&lt; n of New York for a process of i". iting fibrous materials and product thereof w ith rubber. The applicat on was fiied rii April 24, 1020 and the paterl j Li dated April 4, 1022. In the
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      JULY RUBBER RETURNS.
      131 2 AeipUt (S.matra) Ltd. -22,070 lb.. Bedford. 2,2 .0 lbs. F. m:,! i-Peiak .'17,002 I’s. Furma Pev. Syndicate. 2,OKI) lbs. Hukit K.B.). —d,772 lbs. Fruas Perak.- 12,1122 lbs. Benar. 10,210 lbs. Bukit Katil.—8,201 lbs. Clovelly.— 11,700 lbs. Colinsburgh.—7,500 lbs. Clemah. d, 1,122 lbs. 11 i 11 rise. IK,100
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      INDIAN EMIGRATION. Main Features of Proposed New Rules.
      615 2 The Gazette of India publishes the draft emigration rules which were recently approved by the standing committee on emigration. These draft rules will he taken up into final consideration by the Governor Gcneral-in-Council on or after October, 1922, and any objection or
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      RUBBER MOVEMENTS.
      300 2 Messrs. Wii on Iloigate ui.d l'o. favour us with a ropy of circular of the Rubier Trade Association of Lon ion covering the half year ending June 20. The imports hy tlu* United Kingdom for the six months amounted to 22,720 tons, against 51,000 in the same period
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      LOCAL RUBBER AUCTIONS.
      654 2 Mt\ssi(Outline and Co. report Singupi re, Augu t 17. Siii' e last reportii g, tin* local rubber arh' l has hown no particular activity, ml (juotati ns from London ami N°w Vt i k have weakened, probably on account tin. p lit;t•: 1 1 m! iatio!i. Only
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      A Planter’s Suit.
      119 2 Uur I puli correspondent wires An nt&lt; rest in u passage ease was heard by Mr. Mice Watson on Amm st 17. in which liomas Ceorge I .aver, of Singapore, ies the Trolak K-tatcs l.td. fur !.7&lt;"» ini' coniin' iun on -alary, leave pay I a lirst
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      CORRESPONDENCE.
      74 3 Str.ii films j-, not r--spi&gt;hsinb* tor ttu- opinion- ot its correspumlenU. t orn Mpomit lits hlu'U I&lt;l bear in mind that letters must In- short and to th** point. Long r ,mKliiiv i i-tli*s an- liable to ho rejected &lt;r uthifs. ly cut down. Correspondents mast r- lie los
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      Labour and Restriction.
      238 3 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, What will the position of Labour be if and when Restriction of Rubber outputs comes into force? Most estates have a surplus and unless provision is made for tin* retention of this surplus, I fear a repetition of tIn*
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      Views on Rubber.
      122 3 *1 o the Editor of the Straits Times. S;r, It is unfortunate that there is no law in force to prevent Government pensioners of Malaya like, for instance, Sir Ernest Birch from taking up positions in pluming and commercial companies connected with the country which is paying
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      Rubber Faults.
      49 3 To the Editor of the Strait 1 Times. Sir,- In view of the dissatisfaction caused through deductions oil' prices by Singapore brokt rs in handling rubber the following extracts from The Rubber Journal should b* of interest t" all concerned.—Yours, etc., J. H. August 1H, 1922. Enclosure.]
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      MOULD IN SMOKED SHEET.
      649 3 The exceptional prevalence of mould on li»20 shipments of Singapore smoked she»t is the subject of a report by Mr. J«hn S. Kemp, of New York, who, as special agent for insurance companies, has made an exhaustive study of the matter in the Far East and
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      Rubber Estate Agencies.
      409 3 To the Editor of the Straits Tinier. Sir,— As one who has, for many years past, taken a very personal interest in h&lt;* Rubber Industry, both as an investor •jimI as a planter myself, 1 look on the 'tre'n; position .ms most deplorable. R; curly the suggestion
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    • RUBBER SHARE PRICES.
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        LONDON EXCHANGE STERLING PRICES JULY 26.
        323 3 Stock l»ur Exchange Par *jtock Value. Company. Prices. Value. Company. July 26. Ju:&gt; tl Anglo-Malay 15/6 £1 Lumut 11 Ayer Kuning 30/ 2/ London Asiatic il liukap Plantations 10/ HI Malacca Plantations t'l Banteng (Selangor) 20/ 2/ Merlimau i*l Batu Caves 15/ Mount Austin
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        SINGAPORE DOLLAR SHARE PRICES AUGUST 24.
        718 3 Capital Issue Closing Prices. Pair tp \alue Dividends Fraser l. al P*' r Company Co. Kvutt. August 24. A u trust *24. 1,250.000 l Alk'nfcy New ($1) 0.55 0.05 0.50 p/,0 120,000 1 nil year 30-0-21 Alor Gajnh ($1) 1.00 1.20 1.00 1.20 646,414
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      210 4 )URKIER*S RYREMUBE MIXTURE (POE LAMM) WASTE NO TIME Tested and PreTBd for Ybbw. Bt ely you notlea b»7 dlaprdar of the m take Fe»irnler*a H/fonlquo MUtrro. it .juickly re«o*oe all Buffering. &gt; no::. inf to equal it. Anvthiiijf s$ wi "it S;* 4 :n rsT REMEDY lire you f*t To»ri
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