The Straits Budget, 15 December 1922

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  • Title Section
    Masthead
    31 1 The Straits Budget VOL. LXXVI No. 3383 Singapore, Friday, December 15, 1922 BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES. ESTABLISHED OVER THREE QUARTER OF A C ENTURY. Price 25 cents.
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    CONTENTS.
    342 1 LEADERS—1 he Washington Treaty 12 Stabilisation 12 Municipal Budget 12-lff Premiers’ Conference Iff Governors at Loggerheads Iff Governor ex-Chief Secretary lff-14 General Local and Personal 1-2 Reuter’s Service 3-7 (iaylang English School Closes 7 K.M.S. Finances 8-10 Red Cross Conference 10 Notes from Miri 10 Perak Freeman* ns io
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    LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
    4339 1 I he Public Health Exhibition at Bangkok was attended by 88,951 people in the six days ended November 30. The Eurasian Medieal Students’ Union, Singapore, is exempted from registration under the Societies’ Ordinance. Major W. M. Sime, who has been in ill health for some time past,
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  • FRIDAY’S TELEGRAMS
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      International Finance. The Settlement of the War Debts.
      297 3 Better's Service. London, December 7. in the House of Commons, replying to a ~stun, Mr. Baldwin said the 3ank of riiigland intended to act cn the recommendation of the Genoa conference and unimon an international conference of rntrnl banks to consider stabilisation
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      Rules of Warfare.
      94 3 London, December 7. T! e Hague The Councillor of Slate, Herr Struycken, and Professor Vaneysintra 1 ,ve been appointed to represent the Xe'herland« at the International Commissi n ot" Jurisconsults to revise the rules of warfare at The Ha "lie cn December 11. The n niun’st Depu'y.
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      Straits and Opium.
      91 3 London, December i. In. an edit rial cn the Home Office opium s r. cut of the sth inst. the Manchester C i an underlines the comparative in- ivetiess of the policy of the Strai s S-■ minents, where the difficulties might expected to be less than
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      Premiers to Confer.
      72 3 London, December 7. Signor Mussolini arrives in Paris on I‘ riday to converse with M. Poincaie P’ior to proceeding to London to attend the conference of Allied Premiers during the weekend, at which a common agreefuent must be reached before the BrusselConference can be called. Anyhow, the
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      France and Rubber.
      62 3 London, December S. Haris The Customs Committee in the •"•amber of Deputies re.iee f ed a propma r M. Outrey, the Indo-Chinese Depu .v. l duty of two francs per kilogram 'imported rubber, but proposed t > i" 1 nd a postponemont of the pw ’V Production,
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      Powers and Turkey. America and the Neutrality Question.
      295 3 London, December 7. New ork An Associated Press message from Washington says the luestion of whether the Government is prepared to participate in the international control of the Straits awaits an answer, but it can definitely be said that the United States
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      Far East Company Frauds.
      68 3 I London, December 7. Edwin Alexander Enever, a director of n number of companies and believed to have promoted some companies connected with the Ear East, and William Henry Bennett have been charged at Westminster Police Court with conspiracy to defraud. Bennett was remanded on a
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      Equitable Insurance.
      84 3 Londcn, December 7. In connection with the liquidation cf the L.iy Lq-inalne lire insurance Company end its ass.elated companies, the Odic.nl Receiver announces that ne nas inrefully considered ire quest loi «f la .ing pioceedings against the officers of the companies, who were apparently pudiy of breach of
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      British Aircraft.
      43 3 London, December 7. In the House of Commons, the Secretary for Air said the greatest mileage attained by a British commercial aeroplane on the regular cross-channel srrv.ee was 100 3i>3 miles without an overhau ine machine was still in perfect condition.
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      Vitriol Throwing.
      30 3 London, December 7. Berlin Two youths, Hustert and Oclschlacffor, have been -cufnee. at 1-iP** to ten years' penal svo'• th'owing vitimi a* yv'lii'alemami a, ('asset last Wh.t hmeJay.
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      Ex-President Wilson.
      33 3 London, December <• VVashingtcn: M. Cltmcnceau, af'er vidi ng Mr. Woodrow Wils n, declared |V t It* ‘found him mentally alert and showing jlreat (•learnuss of view an,l preeis ion of thought.
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      Freedom and Peace.
      25 3 London, December 7. Tiw> in!>»*n;P on.il eon- e L U \v,linen's i.ent'ile "f Fr'e,r"n»nii r,™ rr! lrs ,,ne vlliania. Chicaitn. is presnlmff-
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  • SATURDAY’S TELEGRAMS
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      Dreadful Ireland. Executions and Murders Continue.
      366 3 Reuter’s Service. London, December 8. Rory O’Ccnnor, Liam Mellows, Jcaeph Mcixclvey and Richard Barrett have been executed at Dublin. London, December H. Dublin An army official report states that the four nun have been executed at Mount joy pris< n as a reprisal fer
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      Irish Crime.
      183 3 London, December 7. j Mr. Cosgiave announced in the Dad that the Deputy, Mr. Sean Hales, had j been shot dead and the 1) puty Speaker,. Mr. O’Alaille, wounded. Both were apparently proceeding to the Dail when attacked by men armed witli revolveis. London, December 7. Mr. Hal
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      World Peace.
      74 3 London, December K. Washington President Harding, in letter read at the opening session of trconference on public opinion ano world peace, held by the International Lyceum Chautauqua Association, ex pressed the hope that th di cuss; ti would point the way toward a new a vanre into light
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      Lausanne Conference. Russian View on the Straits Question.
      466 3 London. December 8. Lausanne At the resumed discussion f the Straits territorial c<m mission* smet Pasha said he had s udied the \Hies* plan very carefully and requested •’urther information on certain points, fhi! Turks had been musters of tha straits for
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      Great American Fire
      108 3 London, December K. Portland, Oregon A great lire at Astoria has already destroyed six blocks of buildings and threatens to wipe out the t. wn. Buildings are being dynamited wuh a vv *v to cncck.ng the muurcak. 'flic lire department at Portland has despatched equipment to Astoria.
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      Science Expedition.
      117 3 Lend n, December 8. An advance party of the British Pacific? Scon <• K'-podjtmu which is preceding to New Guinea shortly was entertained i! dinner at the Savoy Hotel las* nieb‘, id Plymouth pre: iding. Sir Krnest ore 1 1 tr (od ■vo 4to the party and Mr.
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      Post-War Finance. Expected Proposals From Germany.
      264 4 London, December 8. Reuter states It is learned in London from Beilin that the German Government intends to make fresh prop i-als to the Allies for the payment of repara* i. ms, prdaddy while the Allied Prime Ministers are sitting in London. It is
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      Anthrax Commission.
      96 4 London, December 8. Ihe International Anthrax Commission unanimously passed a resolution proposing that the governing body of the International Labour Ollice should include in the agenda of the next conference a cl raft convention on the following bads llair used in brushmaking and upholstering should he disinfected before
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      American Ship Subsidies.
      118 4 London, December 8. A Washington message states that President Harding defeated what little chance there was of the passage of the Ship Subsidy Bill by writing to the chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, asking him to have struck out the amendments to the bill adopted by
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      Washington Naval Treaty.
      127 4 London, December 8. The Times naval correspondent, discussing the position with regard to the Washington treaty, points out that just! as the United States and'Japan, as far: as is known at the Admiralty, have not yet disposed of any ships, so there does! not appear to have
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      Anglo-Japanese Relations.
      30 4 London, December 8. Cordial Anglo-Japanese toasts were given at Simpson’s Restaurant, on the occasion of the Knights of the Round I able farewell entertainment to Prince fadashige Shimadzu.
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      Poland and Japan.
      22 4 London, December 8. Warsaw: The Polish-Japnnese comnuTcial negotiations have been concluded and a treaty is being signed on December
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      President Harding.
      281 4 London, December 8. Washington Thousands at a distance hroughoui the United States heaid .’ie idem Harding’s addre.-s to Congress. in, m was broadcasted by naval wirete.s* vhrough an amplifying device at the douse if Representatives. London, December 8. Washington Tile Presidential addiv ss t < Cong i *s
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      Bishop of Polynesia.
      220 4 London, December 8. The Archbishop of Canterbury has nominated the Rev. L. S. Kempthorne, of Ipoh, to be Bishop of Polynesia. The above information is already wellknown locally. The Bishop of Singapore, writing :n the last issue of the Singapore Diocesan Magazine, stated :—The Kev. L. S.
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      Chinese Law.
      40 4 London, December 8. 1 he new Chief Justice of China, who is at present in England, engaged in recodifying Chinese law, appeared on the bench, beside Mr. Justice Shearman, (luring a murder trial at the Central Criminal Court.
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      Indian Policy.
      52 4 London, December 8. Lahore Pursuant to the decision of the Punjab Government, the gaols have been emptied of the Sikh prisoners arrested in connection with the Akali agitation. The released prisoners, who so far are over 50 years or under 18, cheered as they marched in procession along
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      Lower Passenger Fares.
      33 4 London, December 8. The Nippon Yusen Kaisha announces passenger fare reductions from London and Marseilles to Ceylon, the Straits nina and Japan varying from I*s to £l2 according to ports.
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      Mexican Fascists.
      26 4 London, December H. Vera Cruz: The Mexican “Fascist" n ha Bent n letter to Presi(in Obrogon warning him “to eliminate communism from Government affairs
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  • MONDAY’S TELEGRAMS
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      PREMIERS CONFER. Anglo-French Relations Delicate. Mr. Bonar Law’s Very Grave Responsibility.
      844 4 Reuter’s Serv ice. London, December 9. The Conference of the Premiers, Mr. Uonur Law, M. Poincare, Signor Mussolini and M. Theunis, has opt ned at Downing Street. London, December 9. It is understood that, the first day’s business at
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      Chinese in England.
      108 4 London, December The court was filled by (’hincse, :r* ing Mr. Tsang Woo Sun, Chinese Coi General, at the inquest at Cardiff i.n Sing, proprietor of a Chinese lao who was found dead in bid with English girls, sisters, by his side, police stated there were no
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      China House Case.
      84 4 London, IV ami-r .1 The Chancery Court has univy 1 receiver of China House, KmchtsbriJ the premises occupied by hdwin A. v.nl Lnever, company promote*-, imaged \\l conspiracy to defraud. The nanus of the f ii wing of which Enever was alleged to I mainspring appear on
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      United States Navy.
      83 4 London, December Washington The Navy Departs has announced the teergamsatien fighting f rees under which the A'.aa and Pacific fleets will be consolidate the United States Fleet, umhr the rente command of Admiral Hilary Jo with Vice-admiral Eberle, commar, the battle fleet unit. It is ann |U
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      Bavarian Outrages.
      39 4 London, Decoinbci t Berlin Vorwaerts learns Imperial Government has deciu-'j J the fines imposed cn Passau am! tadt. Vorwaerts approves th l|a but asks how long the Governn u n continue to pay for provocation > rian nationalists.
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      American Ship Subsidies.
      46 4 London, December 9 Washington The Senate <". mn g Committee has approved the Step sidy Bill, which it reported to 11 after the eliminaticn of an anw"• requiring the specific annual ant’' tion of Congress for an extension °t ernment aid to shipping companies-
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      British India Air Service
      36 4 London, Decern m Budapest: Negotiations be'w Hungarian and British autho 1 eaiding a further link in a r< waft service from Britain to Brussels, Berlin, Budapest, Con uvl Bagdad, have terminal* fully.
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      Clemenceau in America. Idea for Help in European Affairs.
      213 5 H London, December M. CR meneeuu pleaded Wv ■greater participatioa of the United H,.. in the world’s affairs, before a company of diplomats and als. He interpreted an extract K u president Harding’s address to Hutc-s us an overture looking towards
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      British Naval Position.
      152 5 I London, December 10. I Commenting: on the naval position, the Ba. iay Times declares that the country B at' turbod at the amazing sequel to the B;. i conference. Britain. the fates and Japan signed and B: i 1 the treaty, but France and Italy. I'
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      South America.
      66 5 London. December 10. A Washington message states that r.e apparent collapse of Brazil's move at a tripartite disarmament conference M'h Argent’na and Chili has caused a Sensation in diplomatic circles in Washington. It is believed in some Quarter- that it may seriously handicap general disarmament negotiations, whii h
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      The Passu Incident.
      55 5 London, December 10. I’aris The German reply to the Allied n the incidents at Passu and Ingol■a*if claims that the German Government was qualified to present the api K gv mded and that it was impossible to ‘he Burgomasters. It confirms •L willingness to* pay the million
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      Labour and Peace.
      51 5 London, December 11. •bo Hague At the peace conference, 1 ;inisi‘<| by the Federation i f Trades which has been opened under the Presidency of Mr. J. H. Thomas, 400 delcwi U| represent various European ”’n rie< and the United States. The l| ur Federation declined an
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      Various.
      103 5 London, December 0. N.Z. The referendum ques--0,1 on the prohibition of liquor resulted n a majority of 16,1.°,8 in favour of the rr v, Tit licensing system. London, December 0. Ft,ere have been no fresh small-pox m London since November 24. The ,ut break is abating. Londcin, December 10.
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  • TUESDAY’S TELEGRAMS
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      Premiers’ Conference. Position of the Anglo-French Alliance.
      565 5 lit../I Mt’B London, December 11. While the Premiers* Conference is still 1.1 being, matters undoubtedly have reached a crisis and the situation as regards the Anglo-French agreement is not altogether reassuring. It is statid ,v Ut I,(,;ni ‘nre has definitely rejected he German
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      Dunlop Rubber Company.
      62 5 London, December 0. The Dunlop Rubber Company report for he period of ten months ending dune ji« shews a net profit of £.>88,000. *44,0)) appears as the net trading loss of Dunlop Plantations f<>r the year ending December ;;i 1921, due to the low price of l
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      Severe Earthquake Shock.
      17 5 London, December M. Santiago <!« Chile There were violent earthquake shocks here this mm run*,.
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      American Commerce. Far Reaching Proposals by Mr. Hoover.
      145 5 London, December 11. V. ashi.ngt n In his annual re port to _i-’. Mr. Hoover, Secretary for Commerce, roc mmends, inter alia, th'* establishment of foreign trade zones in I K, ‘s of the United States as a sub silt ate for
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      Britain and Russia.
      118 5 London, December 11. I’.” is Interviewed by a repres< ntative f Humanite at Lausanne, M. Chicherin declared that Russia would not sign the agreement opening the Black Sea to war ikels and violating the sovereignty of L<• r! y. C learly Britain aimed at sepaial:ng I L.*Key
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      The Greek Debacle.
      102 5 London, December 11. Allegations that Earl Curzon had not. acquainted his colleagues of the plight of the tireek army before the debacle in Asia Minor were disposed of in the House of Uommons by Mr. Bonar Law, who stated that the correspondence between M. Gounaris and Earl
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      Russia and Armaments.
      76 5 London, December 11. Reval A Moscow message says the disarmament conference agreed to ail the clauses in the non-aggression treaty except those dealing with the PolishLithuanian conflict and the Russian proposal to make the signing dependent on the signing of the Disarmament Treaty. The Russians declared they
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      British Naval Policy.
      86 5 London, December 11. In the House of Commons at quest'on time, Mr. Bonar Law stated the Government had decided to lay down the two new battleships which must be laid down by December ”1 under the Washington Treaty. He regretted he was unable to arrange a discussion
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      Indian Home Rule.
      63 5 London, December 9. Delhi In a striking speech at a lunch given in his honour by the Indian community, Mr. Sapru, retiring member of the Viceroy’s Council, said that his association v\ith the Executive had absolutely convinced him of the enormous difficulties confronting the administration. He was
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      Japan and China.
      45 5 London, I Jecember 11. Shanghai A telegram received at Tientsin from Tsingtao tates that, th** formal transfer of the administration to he Chinese was effected on December 10 with a minimum of ceremony. The renaming Japanese troops are leaving on December 11.
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  • WEDNESDAY’S TELEGRAMS
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      PREMIERS DEPART. Doubts About Conference Results. Further Meeting in Paris Arranged.
      1216 5 Reiter’s Service. London, December 11. 1 he* Premiers' Conference has adjourned till January 2. London, December 11. The Premiers’ Conference on January 2 will be in Paris. T he breaking i*p in London was due to the British refusal
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      Anglo-Persian Oil.
      118 6 London, December 11. The Anglo-Persian Oil Company has declared a dividend of 20 per cent. Sir Charles Greenway, presiding at the general meeting, predicted that the output of relined 0.l from Persia was likely to be nearly doubled within the next eighteen months. Production in the current year
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      Anti-Bolshevism.
      41 6 London, December 11. IV* Times Berlin correspondent states 1, Y K nnti-Bolshevist movement among Mm.' Imimms in ihe (’aurasus is spreading l f Mf’semv auth'irities M agnation has spread to all 1 ,r ;bes and is assuinWl a dangerous aspect.
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      Irish Senate.
      126 6 London, December 11. The Irish Senate met for the first time to-day when 4fi out of GO members took the oath. Striking figures were the octogenarian I)r. Sigerson, W. B. Yeats, Countess Dcsart and three other women senators. London, December 12. The Governor-General of the Irish Free S'ate
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      Lausanne Conference.
      115 6 London, December 12. Lausanne The day’s sitting of the conteiince dealt with minorities. Earl Curzon recommended measures to guataniee the protection of Christians in 'iuraey and Moslems in West-Thraee, an I suggested that the Turko-Creek governments should proclaim a comprehensive amnesty for all offences arising out of events
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      United States News.
      97 6 London, December 11. Cleveland An Ohio conference has opened for joint political action. It was attended by national leaders of the Lain ur, b arm, Socialist and other groups, fhe speakers declared the recent elections had brought together the industrial woiKers and fanners, demonstrating their common economic
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      Governor of Indo-China.
      142 6 London, December 12. Colombo M. Maurice Long, Governoruuncial of Indo-China, has been operated upon and his condition is critical. M. Badouin, the acting Governorgeneral ct Indj-China, has received the dowang telegram t.f enquiry anent the •loiess oi M. Maurice Lv;ng The Resident Superior c.f Annam Aifiu; His
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      The Ku Klux Klan.
      65 6 London, December 11. New York A white-robed and whitehooded member of the notorious Ku Klux Klan, for the suppression of which there was recently much agitation throughout America, mounted the pulpit at the Baptist church in Brooklyn and read a statement declaring that the Man’s aims
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      British Agriculture.
      59 6 t London, December 11. 1m the House of Commons, the Prime Minister said, after consultation with tin* ox-1 roniier that it has been decided to establish a tribunal of investigation composed of three prominent economists recording Urn restoration of agriculture and o study the methods adopted bv the
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      Coloured Seamen.
      107 6 London, December 11. In the House of Commons, replying to Commander Kenwdrthy, who drew attention to the undesirable effects of the presence of a great number of coloured seamen at Hull and other ports, Sir I*. Lloyd Greame, President of the Board of Trade, said that the measures
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      Chinese Posts.
      95 6 London, December 12. In the Hous*» of Commons, Sir Edwin Sto.kton request (.formation on the “mineral incur c in Chinese postal and telegraph charges s.nce the removal of the competition of fi reign posts.” Hi* asked whether the Foreign Office would bear in mind the demoralising influence of
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      Anthrax.
      84 6 London, December 12. The international advisory committee ~n anfhrnx has adopted the report of the sub-committee recommending exempton front c mpulsory disinfection of wool and hides from animals of countries where the raw material had not caused cas s rf anthrax in the importing country for five years unless
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      American Coal Strike.
      77 6 London, December 12. Washington Impeachment proceedings on many charges arising out of the coal -trike, instiiu. ed by a member of the House of Kcprcst ntatives against tlu Attorney-General, Mr. Daugherty, have d hi tore the judiciary committee of the? House of Representatives. The committee extracted three
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      Russia and Disarmament.
      55 6 London, December 13. Helsingfors The Moscow Disarmamcn C nference has broken down owing to th Kussmns’ refusal to sign the non iggi e.-Mon treaty before an agreement is reached ccncerning the reduction of annamen s which th Border States wished refer tc a special comm ssion after
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      Monster Wireless Station.
      62 6 London, December 12. Capetown: Mr. McLellan, engineer for Marconi’s, has been charged with the construction of the new South African wireless station, which will be the biggest in the world, giving direct service to practically every country in the world. I cirliunicnt hns rntilied the agreement. The
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      Exchange.
      58 6 London, December 12. Sterling on New York is 4.62 Va and the continued rise occasions surprise. The movement is probably partly connected with special operations. Sterling on Canada is 4.65 Vi. The postponement of Me koparatuns Conference has had a restraining influence on Continental currenci.es. The French franc is
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      Boxing Dispute.
      51 6 London, December 12. Paris The Boxing Federation has approved of the Carpontier-Siki match on u at t\ rity b( ,K>fits exclusive that th e match is controlled by the •.•delation and that Siki appears before the committee enquiring into his allega faked Hat HIS match With Chr Pontier
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      Placid Colonial Secretary
      107 6 London, December is The Duke of Devonshire was ed to luncheon by the IGeeriL ?>* Club, lie sa.d Ins one dum-o w t n er attention to the legitimate affair. >' lv Colonial Office and not t'» t Y uf which the niewhaf iK i uu appetite
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      British Trade Improves.
      47 6 London, December ;•> An improvement in British tra J bwn by the u..ard of Trade returns* .a-, I iidivi. lmpi I.s were £05,000,000 exports i’liu,4bO,UOO, increase., j .uoiSo.buJ and lG.im,ooo, respect;vei? compaud with October. Cot urn imports and exports divroiu*t tl,i <2,000 and £903,0011, ropeetivelv.
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      Chinese Loans.
      46 6 London, Decentbt r 2. The Times states that while notuhedden wi-ic- nu* the statement that the Chinese M.nwtry of Finance contemplates a hr<> Joan to cover all short term unsecured loans, it is insufficiently definite hi War rant expectations of an early pavmem'of interest.
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      Violent Earthquake.
      46 6 London. Dccemlu-r Id. Osaka In a violent earthquake n h«* Is'and of Kyushu 2d were killed and 22 injured. Mount Fnzen, six m i from Nagasaki, is erupting. The inhabitant.* n the earthquake zone where the shook* are continuing are fleeing panic- <=’*ii ken
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      Sterling Exchange.
      42 6 London, December id. A conspicuous feature of ii. *;.ji<n exchange market is the s r..:r. of sterling in New York. This i«- :u r l urni primarily to the soundness of Irtish credit. Exchange touched 4.00 ;;mi K"sed at 4.00*4.
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      Dutch Floating Debt.
      42 6 London, December 12. The Times correspondent at the Haguft says the Minister of Finance is preparing a new large loan to consolidate Holland’s, floating debt of over 4<H) million florins Consequently, the proposed Dutch Indies loan must be postponed.
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      Japanese in Australia.
      35 6 Lt nden, December I*2. .Sydney, N.SbW. According to ".he Evening News, a Japanese Syndicate in he I’a > year purchased 85 acres n the 8 uin Wa.es cv.*astline, including '*< tt.s at Jervis Day.
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      Turks and Greeks.
      27 6 London, December 12 Lausanne The Turks have agreed that ihc Creek inhabitants may remain in h'onstanlinople subject to certain conditions respecting the Patriarchate there.
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      Canada and Australia.
      22 6 London, December 11 Melbourne Preliminary negotiations have been completed for a reciproca cus toms arrangement with Canada and Australia.
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      Exchange Brokers Arrested.
      35 6 London, December I ’>. Antwerp Four exchange brokers of Antwerp and one of Brussels have been arrested in connection with exchar jp speculations, to which the fall in tin Belgian franc is attributed.
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      Various.
      53 6 London, December 12. Buenos Aires Brazil has notified th*’ Argentine that the tripartite disarmanun' conference has been abandoned. London, December 12. Delhi Mr. A. H. Kingston, Reuter general manager for the East, has been killed in a railway accident. London, December 12 Rotterdam Burgomaster Zimmerman n has been appointed
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  • THURSDAY'S TELEGRAMS
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      Labour Rampant. Angry Scenes in the House Of Commons.
      430 7 Reiter’s Service. London, December 13. iu ie was an uproar in the House of r,m- ns at question time arising from Uonar Law’s refusal of the demand >lr. Lansbury that the House should i'iiku’ ill session till means were found vflit-ve
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      Lausanne Conference.
      266 7 London, December 13. Lausanne Earl Curzcn’s plain speak'ii" to the Turks on the morning <f the lii't conimissicn has raised the question 'i me quarters as to whether it signifies tlie break-up of the conference. It is believed in well-informed circles, however, that tin* Turks after reconsideration will
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      Thoughtful Discussion.
      259 7 London, December PL iiioiM*' elltal V0 L views by non-Govern-•Vfu on ihc reparations and interallied debts questions were voiced in the House of Lords to-night. Lord Birkenhead hailed the Premier’s indication of his policy yesterday and cmphasised the very heavy taxation to which biituin had submitted, while other
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      Naval Treaty Revision.
      194 7 London, December 13. Washington Reporting cn the annual naval bill to the House of Representatives, the Appropriations Committee makes a proposal that the President should neg into with Britain, France, Italy and Japan fer an agreement limiting the future construction of all surface and submersible types cf
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      M. Poincare Obdurate.
      152 7 London, December 13. Paris M. Poincare, interviewed by I.e Petit Parisicn, emphasised that he could n t grant a moratorium to Germany without some pledge. He was convinced that -.von if the deliberations in January did not i in an agreement there would be no Anglo-French break.
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      Chinese Students.
      86 7 London, December 13. In the House of Common*, te^in^t'; Sir Walter Dc Frccc, .1 M g|r John the gist of the f P education of Jordan’s committee on tM e that Chinese u ',d be accomplishe.l nothing effective j t y, tl only without cons dernbl funds v
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      Rival Navies.
      117 7 London, December 13. In the House of Commons, Mr. Becker called attention to reports that the United States were going to build the most powerful navy in the world by build.ng smaller ships than specified in the Washington Treaty. He asked what steps it was intended to take
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      Surplus Silver.
      106 7 London, December l.’L In the House of Commons, a vote of £750,000 to meet the cost of withdrawing the surplus silver coinage was carried. Mr. Baldwin explained that owing to the increase of silver coin in Britain during wartime the Mint’s profits in the four years of the
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      Washington Treaty.
      92 7 London, December I I. In the House of Commons, replying to Mr. Morel, Mr. Bonar Law said the British Government had set no time limit to the ratification of the Washington Treaty nor, as far he was aware, had the Un ted States, but the Government was gravely
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      American Defences.
      49 7 London, December 1.1. Washington The Government Reorjran:sat:on (’ommission has recommended to President Harding the consolidation of the departments of war and navy in the department of national defence which would function under a cabinet minister to he assisted by the respective chiefs of the army and navy.
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      Royal Dutch Company.
      50 7 London, December 13. The Hague A meeting of the directors of the Royal Dutch Company decided to pay an interim d’vidend of 10 per cent, in January. The dividend is smaller than previously owing to the great uncertainty in regard to taxation in the Dutch Ind es.
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      Japanese in Australia.
      45 7 London, December 13. Sydney, N.S.W. The Japanese ConsulGeneral emphatically denies the acquisition of land story cabled last night. [The story was that a Japanese syndicate bad purchased a quantity of land cn flu*. N.S. Wales sea coas*, including some at Jervis Bay.]
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      Ship Subsidy Bill.
      32 7 London, December 13. Washington Opponents of the Ship Subsidy Bill have succeeded in sidetracking the measure in favour of farm credits legislation, which becomes the immediate order of business.
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      Various.
      73 7 London, December 13. Harrisons and Crosfield have declared a dividend cn the preferred ordinary shares at the rate of 10 per cent, per annum for the six months ending December 31, less income tax. London, December 13. The White Star Line announce a reduction in fares between Liverpool and
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    KUALA LUMPUR ASSIZES. Woman Charged with Kidnapping Children.
    280 7 Our K.iala Lumpur corrcspond-nt w rites: At the Assize Court before Sir Lionel M. Woodward. <’. .1. a Chinese woman •n ninl Yap I'oh was charged with kidluppin;; two little children in June Inst. Trie ace ’s.«l was alleged to have absconded
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    Gaylang English School Closes.
    224 7 The Knglish School at Gaylang— a branch of the Anglo-Chinuse Sehoil—came t a close on Wednesday after about eight years’ exis'ence, writes a correspondent. T he stair < f this school are all Christians. In order to celebrate this last function, the children the school assembled
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    Criminal Appeal Court.
    135 7 The Acting Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Sproule, presided over the Singapore C urt of Appeal on Monday. Mujor H. I*. Whitley, the D.P.IL, appeared r ur the Cr< wn. Mr. A. J. ShelleyT'hnmps' n, on behalf of a woman named N< nva, who was fined $.lO and
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    Alleged False Swearing.
    139 7 Our Kuala Lumpur correspondent writes:—At the p lice court on Tuesday morning, before Mr. H. S. Sircom, Vap Yong Khiam, att rney to Ang Keh Tho, appeared cn a summons served against him nn a charge < f swearing false evid< nee before a magistrate. The false
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    F.M.S. Finances. Former Officials Defend Their Policies.
    8687 8 A supplement to the F.M.S. Government Gazette, dated 11th instant, prints a notification respecting two further d<*;,patches upon the subject of the financial positi n of the F.M.S., including a copy of a letter sent by Sir Arthur Young to the Under Secretary
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    Passenger Fare Reductions.
    202 10 Paterson, Simons and Co. inform us that they have now received details of the ••eductions in passenger fares made by the Bibby and Henderson Lines. The Bibby I ne single ticket from Rangoon to London now costs ($051.43, as opposed to the old fare of $702.80. The
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    Red Cross Conference. Opening of Proceedings At Bangkok.
    917 10 At the opening session of*the Orienta* Conference of the League of the Red Cross Societies on Ko\ ember -u at the Saia Sahauaya Hall, Grand Palace, Bangkok, a message of welcome was read from ills Majesty the King, who expressed pri found
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    NOTES FROM MIRI.
    360 10 (From a Correspondent). Alirj, Sarawak, November i The far-fiung coinmemoraiim of u mist ice uay was observed litre, .q -j appointed time a gun was nrtG, was kepi lor two minutes, ti.c iix i»ps presented arms as the t, ~t l meat tlag was lowered to hait-nu.v.
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    The Deceit of the Daching.
    147 10 Acting cn a complaint that appear.'! a!; .a! pnpei Maj. Millard, i n the '>di raided 2d places in Lorong 14. < 2 b 0 n Road, where unjust weights and m.a- r were found to bo in use, while <n car.io day, and also
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    Perak Freemasons.
    117 10 The installation meeting of Lodge Jubilee No. 2225, E.C., was held n masons’ Hall. Taiping, on the btn r when Wor. Bro. F. B. Sewell tin tiring Master, installed Bro. R' 1 Hone ns his successor in the ;1 new Officers were :—W. M. W'' Rev. E. A.
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    Singapore Tramways. Being Resuscitated Before Abolished.
    875 11 new epoch awning in regard to U i tranivNay .system v. .aeh lias Lng been i bye-word in Singapore. As auvai.y ns niioiied in these negotiations j been proceeding ivr sjiio ume past 1 for the acquisition of the Singapore! <li; ice by the
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    INDIAN DOCTOR IN COURT. Charge Under Medical Registration Ordinance.
    637 11 J. B. Lai, who has advertised himself Dhysieian from u.,apoK* wno guuranteeil in the newspapers to cure a number of ailments m us:> tnan two minutes, appeared on a leo.aim summons betore Mr. d. it. Wood, at Uongkung on November 2‘J,
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    Health of Singapore.
    133 11 The Municipal health statement for the Jki Kiv.-* the total run her -f deaths as 20!i, r..presenlm« ,TO.Ii-rate of 2!l.!l7 per indie, com- ~1 w il h 25.82 ill the preceding: »<•<;• I, viU. dii. nin the e,irrespond,n« m-« nf hist "ear. The chief causes of mortaiv
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    RENONG TIN DREDGING. Brighter Outlook for Metal Predicted.
    520 11 1 lie ninth annual general meeting of tlie Reining Tin Dredging Company, Ltd., was held on November t* at 5, Whittmgtonuvenue, E.C. Major F. B. Lawson, O.B.E., who pre."ii'.et!, said that at the last meeting a shareholder asked whether the company was
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    Premium Bond Tickets Lost.
    185 11 Our Kuala Lumpur correspondent writes The trustees of the Anglo(’hinese’Syndicate have recently diseover#•<l that several of their customers* War Loan prt mium bond tickets have been lost vs a result, in most eases, of customers not having registered the packets when consigning them through the post,
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    Globe-Trotter’s Adventures.
    113 11 Mr. C. H. Blyth the Knglish globetrotter, who left Dacca f*r C alcutta by rail on November 22, gave to a newspaper correspondent n most interesting account of his experiences. It appears that he had come across many wild elephants on h s way from Singapore to Burma,
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    PHILADELPHIA EXPOSITION. Plans For Great Gathering In 1926.
    381 11 Among present visitors to Singapore are Air. .ra \Y. Stratton, and Mrs. Stratum, of Pennsylvania, L'.S.A. They have toured from Ameiica, through Japan, <mi a ami the Philippines, go Java this week and then return here, visit tho i'.M.S., go up to
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    A Malay Wedding.
    225 11 I A correspondent vvr hs The grounds of Outran) Road School were thronged with gaily clad Malays on Sunday, the occasion being the wedding of the man* dove of the school. Several F.uropcnnK wire prevent to witness the interesting ti rcmoiiv and to offer their good wishes
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    Holidays in 1923.
    167 11 The Government Gazette contains a re ification of the list <f holidays in the Gob ny during the year 11)25. It is as foil vv < New Year’s Day, January 1, Monday, Public Holiday. Thaipunm, February I, Thursday, Bank Holiday. Ounc e New Year, February 10 and
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  • The Straits Budget
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      THE WASHINGTON TREATY.
      1133 12 seems to be overlo king.—Straits Times. December 8. The United States, Britain and Japan have ratified the Washington Naval Treaty, but other Powers, including France have not done so. If the treaty is not ratified by the whole of the Powers concerned, it is not ratified at
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      STABILISATION.
      1117 12 Straits Times, December 9, It is announced that the Bank of England has decided to act on the recommendation of the Genoa Conference an 1 summon an International Conference of bankers to consider stabilisation of currencies and exchanges. As usual one hopes some good may result, but actually no
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      MUNICIPAL BUDGET.
      1107 12 Straits Times, December 11. The Singapore Municipal Budget f 1923 estimates the revenue at $lO,OOO oj and the expenditure at 5*10,271,41] J* figu#s are large. We turn back to tk! President’s report for the year l«i].j we fin 1 that the Actual rcv<>in $3,223, 1 74, and the
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      PREMIERS’ CONFERENCE.
      1260 13 —Straits Times, December 12. Allied Premiers are conferring in London. and one of the best informed London papers states that Mr. Bonar Law is faced by the baffling: alternatives of refusing: a proposal which would mean European disaster. or breaking: with France. Clearly, there should be no such
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      GOVERNORS AT LOGGERHEADS
      1225 13 Strait Times, December 13, The reply of Sir Arthur Young to Sir Laurence Guillemard, is sound only so far as it goes, and to-day we are giving the text of the letter in which Sir Edward Brockman defends himself. For the present we shall confine ourselves to
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      GOVERNOR AND EX-CHIEF SECRETARY.
      1202 13 th n atler farther.—Straits Times, Dec. nbt r 14. We dealt yesterday with Sir Arthur Young’s reply to Sir Laurence Cuillerrard’s memorandum on the F.M.S. finances. and we expressly refrained from bringing into it references to tin* argument of Sir Edward Brockman. Our reason for this
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    Malays and Agriculture.
    219 14 Among schemes decided upon to bring the Malay more closely in touch with the Department of Agriculture is the publication of a Bulletin in the vernacular some what on the lines of the Bulletins regularly issued in English. The first of such issues—the Malay Agricultural Bulletin or
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    Papan Tin, Limited.
    181 14 The second annual general meeting of Pr.pnn Tin Ltd., was held at Penang, on Saturday. There were present :—Messrs. J. Baumann (in the chair), F. H. Grummitt, N. P. Wilikt, H. E. Spark*, M. D. Knapp, Lim Kean Thong, Cheat Thean Ewe. Khoo It Gee and II
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    The Late Mr. W. D. Laing.
    179 14 In announcing the deaih of Mr. W. D. Laing, who retired from the post of superintendent, Eastern Extension Tele- J graph Co. Ltd., Penang, in September; PH 9, the P.nang Gazette says:—J Deceased, who was in the service of the Eastern Extension Telegraph Co.,
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    Harbour Board Charges.
    71 14 The Singapore Harbour Board’s rate for wharfage on coal, both inward and outward, is reduced from 511 cents to 40 cents P«*r ton, and the present reduction of 1 5 per cent, on all charges for labour handing coal is altered to 25 per cent., both wiih
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    Children’s Aid Society. Annual Meeting at Government House.
    1309 14 The annual meeting of the Childrens A w Society was held on Tuesday at Government House. His Excellency the Governor, Sir Laurence N. Guillemard, iv.C.H., presided, and amongst those present were the members of the general committee, including Lady Guiilemaid, umy Malcolm,
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    Local Steamer Ashore.
    248 14 The Dutch steamer Roggcveen, which arrived at Singapore in Friday, reported to the Shipping office that the steamer Flevo was ashore in the Rhio Straits about six hours steam from Singup re. Further information states that the stranded steamer was on her way to Singapore from Sarawak
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    Trade of British Malaya.
    77 14 Wo are indebted to the acting Registrar of Imports and Exports, Singapore, for the following comparative return of the total imports and exports of merchandise for the r.ionths cf October and November, 1922 The total value of Foreign Imports of merchandise into British Malaya during November,
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    Municipal Commission. President’s Budget for Next Year Approved.
    2553 15 A special meeting of the Municipal (;<>:.-mission was held in the Municipal 0flj a on Friday to consider the Municipal estimates for 11)23. Mr. R. J. Farrer, pre-'idcnl of the Commission, presided, t A uilier Commissioners present being Jle;>rs. J. A. Elias,
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    PEARL’S HILL SCHOOL. Lady Guillemard at the Annual Prize Giving.
    332 15 PEARL’ S HILL SCHOOL. Lady Guillemard at the Annual Prize Giving. 4 hen* was a large attendance of is at the Pearl’s Hill Seim I on Friday afternoon when the annual prize distribution took place. The children were marshalled in classes in the man hall and looked exceedingly well, die
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    An Exhibition of Schoolwork.
    250 15 If anyone would take the trouble to pay a vis t to the Free School in Cecil .-Uriel, the Principal of which is Mr. J. Roberts, he could spend quite an interesting time view ng the exhibition of school work accomplished by the scholars of that
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    A Visitor from Bangkok Conference
    242 15 Among those* staying at the Europe Hotel is I)r. Norman White, who is on his way to (lenoa, after at end ng, us a delegate of the League of the Nations, the Oriental Red Cross Conference at Bangkok. Dr. Norman White stated at the conference
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    Police, Aliens and Crime. The Problems Confronting Malaya.
    932 16 [Specially Contributed.] The press has recently devoted some space to Chinese law-breakers. They, undoubtedly, present a most difficult, if not insoluble, problem. A number of persons believe that (1) unproved police services and (2) very severe .sentences are the only measures likely
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    ILLICIT SAMSU STILLS.
    470 16 (Fruit Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, December 1). At 4.30 p.m. yesterday the Supervisor of Customs, Mr. Hobbs, cn information received, proceeded to liukit Blauchan and af'er a great deal of trouble arrested two Chinese, named l’ang Kee and Low Pung. bey were taken into custody for
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    Y. W. C. A. Fete.
    268 16 In spite of the inclement weather on Saturday, a most successful fete was held at the Y.W.C.A. and a very happy time was spent by a gathering of nearly .*lOO. The fete was arranged by the. Sports t'hib and the Needlework Guild and the arrangements
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    SWAMI PRAKASHANANDA. Lecture on Ideal of a Univeral Religion.
    1195 16 The following authenticated report has n sent to us for publication To a crowded, house at the Victoria ~uii ial Hall, on the 4th instant, wumi Frakuishanamla, of the Kamacrishna Mission, and head of the edantic t ;ity of San Francisco,
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    Simpam Valley Hydraulic Mines.
    321 16 The ninth report of the directors of Simpan Valley Hydraulic Mines, Ltd., fur the twelve months ended October 31 last states that the net profit for the period after making due provision for depreciation amounts to $5,81)7.45 to which must be added the balance of $5,512.71
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    Singapore Volunteer Dance.
    243 16 A very enjoyable evening was spent ihe Drill Hall on Saturday when the. Singapi re Royal Engineers (V.) welcomed their g'uests to the first of the old time Volunteer dances to be held since the war. The hall was appropriately dressed with flags and presented a very
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    Llngui Tin, Limited. The Position of the Kuchai Property.
    1781 17 lit. fourth annual general meeting of 1,1'ui Tin Lt*l. was held at the e§h- .,i S olliies in Market Street, Singa(iji Monday at n£>n. I he chairman, t M. Sime, presided and amcngsi present were Messrs. J. A. Elias. m Wong,
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    SINGAPORE ASSIZES END. Cook Sentenced for Intimidating European.
    427 17 At tile Singap re Assize C >urt n the 7ih bt f 0 0,, c the Acting Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Sproulc, the six Chinese charged *vnh committing gang robbery at a house n aerangoon Koad in October 27 were k i:ml
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    Chinese Major at Medan.
    220 17 Towkay Khoe Tjin Tek was installed as Majoor de Chineezon (Chinese Major) at Medan on November 30. The installation took place at the office of the Assis- tant Resident, and there were present, besides the Assistant Resident, the Controller of the Public Works Department, HeerD. Baron
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    New Inventions.
    70 17 'I lie Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. of Akr n, America, have been granted patent privileges in connection with an 'mention f<r improvements in methods un i apparatus for drying rubber Fong \h Fun, <f 38, North Bridge Road, Singa >ore, for a device for instantaneously declutching machinery
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    THE SUPREME COURT. Claim for Alleged Breach Of Agreement.
    735 17 At >ik 1 is. n was readud in the Supreme 1 l,rl n l u ~th inst., in the action he- 'T n Mr A. Paris and Mr. See Tiong ,n which the former is claiming J o sum $05,000 damages
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    Selangor Criminal Assizes.
    100 17 The Selangor ('rinirmi Assizes wep* eommeneed in the Supreme Court •u V iidav before Sir Lionel VV dwnrd, C J.C. Ihe first case taken was one where a Malay, Mohamet! Znin, is eharged with cheating the Planters Stores and Agency Co., Ltd., to the extent »f $8"(I),
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    LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
    889 18 Weekly Reports of Singapore Firms. Messrs. Fraser ami C’o.’s weekly report dated December 12, states An increasing demand for better class Rubber shares has been noticeable and with forced liquidation rather less in evidence, any cheap parcels of shares have been quickly disposed of- The raw material
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    Judgment in Pertang Case.
    275 18 The full Court of Appeal at Kuala Lumpur delivered judgment <n Friday in the civil appeal, Pert an* Rubber Co. v. Society Financiere des Caoutchoucs. The Presi lent of the Court of Appea\ Mr. Justice Farrer-Manby and Mr. Justice McCabe Reay, were of opinion that the
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    Stinnes Liner Arrives.
    195 18 The steamer Emil Kirdorf, a unit of a fleet of eight steamers owned by Hugo Stinnes, for employment on the HamburgFar East service, arrived otf Singapore ••n Mi nday, proceeding t Pulau Bukcm to take in oil. She came the west whatf at nun. and continued her
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    The Follies of 1922.
    197 18 On M nday we were given an opportunity of seeing one of the final rehearsals of The Amateur Dn.natic Committee’s forthcoming musical ••evu'?. f Jhj impression gamed was that 'l ho Foll es rf 1922 is even brighter and bettor than tho Committee’s last production, Well,
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    Fordney-McCumber Tariff Bill.
    70 18 The Singapore office of the Admiral Line has been advised by its home office that advance notices of the Fordney-Mc-Cumbcr tariff indicate that all merchandise imported into the United States must be marked with the country of origin, and that if not so marked 10 per cent,
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    SINGAPORE BUILDING CORP. Chairman Explains Position Of Amber Mansions.
    716 18 The following report is olficially supplied At the third annual general meeting ol S.ngaoore Building Corporation held on oeunesday at 'ihe registered offices of the company there were present Messrs. J. A. Elias (chairman), J. M. Sime, S. Q. C F.
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    Passing of the Rent Board.
    132 18 The last meeting- of the Kent Assessment Beard was held in the Municipal Offices on Tuesday. ‘Mr. E. Tessensohn presided and amongst those present were Messrs. A. M. S. Angullia, E. A. Elias, Koh San Hin and H. Carnmael. There was very little business to
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    ST. FRANCIS’ ASSOCIATION. First Annual Athletic Meet.
    593 18 Saturday, December 9, marked the hold, ing on Lhe St. Francis’ Institution grounds of the Wst annual athletic meet of the S*.. Francis’ Association, Malacca. It drizzled at intervals prior to th#commencement of the sports and the gloomy weather caused no little uneasiness
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    Big Seizure of Arms.
    109 18 The Monopolies Department effected a big capture of arms and ammunition <>n board the Dutch steamer Roepat as was proceeding off Singapore on her way from German pc* ts to Hongkong on Tuc>day evening. At dusk one of the omeeis of the department boarded the vessel
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    Mr. Martin Committed.
    71 18 On Monday the preliminary enquiry 1,1 the charges of criminal breach of tru> and using as genuine a false documcii against M. Martin, an Armenian, the complainants being Messrs. Macphail am Saunders and Sheik Da wood, respectively, came to a conclusion before Mr. Gourlay. Third Magistrate. The
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      VARSITY RUGGER. Great Game at Twickenham.
      187 19 Reiter's Service. December 12. Twickenham, in the Rugby match, Cambridge beat Oxford by 22 points to g. weather was dull. There were rjV’io present and the ground was in condition. The King and the Duke Jf York received an ovation and His Majesty shook
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      MALAYA CUP RUGBY.
      240 19 Singapore Win at Malacca. Singapore placed themselves in a fa r.> impregnable position <in the southern section of the Malaya Cup Competition, when they beat Malacca, at Ma aeea, oil Saturday, by two g al> and three tries, 111 points, to nil. The Singapore team was not
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      Singapore’s Gain.
      133 19 Q departure of Mr. R. Craik for !>> iv mi Saturday on transfer to the branch of Messrs. Macalisttr n is a groat loss to tlu Penang i li ven and is much regretted m ravles, says the Pinang Gazette ';tl> inst. He is a smart and nippy
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      Association Football.
      48 19 tiu-r !i‘V tcn Unite( i I defeated Bendef] 1 t.v 11 goals to nil on Saturday, k... s 1 V, s were Lim Yong Liang l'* 0 Chan Hee (two), Chco Sect ilr T n Tliam Cheng Hoe (r*ne) (hi r. ,VAV ang Long capably refereed
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      Hockey.
      214 19 br*'!' h, n y match played on Mnnda k, r l n A.P.C. and a Middlesex sty],. i fc v the. latter won in convincin’' S L w goals to love. Col. T.vte and h\.. x lined up the teams as fol„r T CJ J Huke T. M. Winsley
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      Y. M. C. A. Tennis.
      181 19 Friday’s results were as follow R F. Voelker and J. Duguid, owe lo beat Chia Kim Siong and Ong Swee Gam, scr., 6—4, 4—(J, 0—4. F. Smith ami C. E. Smith, owe 30 v. O. E. Zimmerman and A. E. Schudel, scr., (unfinished). Tho Sin
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      Polo Club Paperchase.
      304 19 There is an old saying that the best thing for the ins de of a man is the outride of a horse.” There are evidently a number of people in Singapore wh believe in this old adage, as anyone could have seen who happened to pass along
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      ROYAL, YACHT CLUB.
      573 19 Cieddes Cup— First Race. The fir.:t race for the Geddes Cup on lav morning bruirht cut twelve boats i fine muster considering the wet and windy morning, remanding one of racing Home in the late autumn. The com sc h) was covered in record time hv no
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      Rifle Shooting.
      104 19 Our Kuala Lumpur correspondent writes :—A meeting of the M. V. I. (Selangor) detachment was held on Monday even ng at the M. V. I. headquarters for the purposes of confirming the rules drafted by the committee, and clectingoflice bearers for the newly-formed Malayan Volunteer Infantry (Selang r)
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      M.C.C. Sail for New Zealand.
      41 19 A Reuter wire of the Bth inst. states The M.C.C. team who were hold up for sunv* days at Sydney ow ng to the seamen’s strike have sailed for New Zealand. The strike is practically broken.
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      M. C. C. African Tour.
      56 19 A Beuter telegram states At Benoni he Fast Band made 1!H>. Sibley Sno„ko cored 7*>. The M.C.C. replied with SJ) -uns for four wicke's when stumps were Irawn. A Benoni message says the M.C.C. made 284 (Sandham 12K) and the East Band 4fi for 4
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      BOXING.
      730 19 Holders all Retain their Belts. A good mixed grid was on the Stadium Syndicate’s menu on Friday, wh«n -even boxing contests were helped out by an exhibition of wrestling by Bagat Singn r.nd Jes.at Singh, two S.khs, and an exhibition of weight-lift ing and physical development bv Mr. G.
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      Boxing in Java.
      465 19 The following account of a professional boxing match held at Bandoeng is supplied by our own correspondent A boxing bout that had been looked forward to eagerly was tl.e one which took plat" on Sunday, > coi.ioer at the Apollo picture palace. The contestants were iiaar.ern and
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      Siki-Carpentier Return Fight.
      119 20 A Reuter wire from Paris <f the loth inst. states :—('arpentier has telegraphed to Le Matin, accepting in principle, the French business men’s oiler of .100,000 francs for a return fight with Siki. All tin* money is to he given to scientific laboratories. Siki writes that he
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      American Cycle Racing.
      36 20 A Reuter wire states that the ItaloAmeriean team, Goulett and Roll ni, w n the six day bicycle race at Madison Square Garden, New Y< rk. They covered 2,457 miles in 14.” hours.
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    ARMENIAN WEDDING. Mr. M. O. Gregory with Miss Helen Sarkies Peters.
    332 20 The wedding to k place at the Armenian Church of St. Gregory, Hill Street, on Tuesday, of Mr. Minas O. Gregory of Rallies Hotel, and who is also a well-known racehorse owner, with Miss Helen Sarkies Peters. The church
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    Annoying a Judge.
    192 20 When a case was proceeding on Monday morning at the Criminal Assizes at Kuala Lumpur ‘he work of the court was verv much disturbed by a commotion in the yard between the Supreme Court buildthe; Sanitary Hoard offices. The Chief Judicial Commissioner stepped the case for a
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    CORRESPONDENCE.
    71 20 'lnc Straits Tltm n is not r* sj.on.tiNe fo he* opinions of us correspondent!*. Corr< pondcnti* should hour in mind that Utter: oust bw short ond to tn« point, l.oiu HmhlinK episthn ur»* liable to be rejected o' cuthlcxHly cut down Corn* pendents nr.m •nclose theii mu.u a. not
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    Italian Hand.
    253 20 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, Under the above heading two litters have lecently appeared in your paper, one signed ”J. Douglas” the other “K. 11. Anyon.” May 1 be permitted to call attention to the fact that the public is invued fnm tin e to
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    Salaries in Relation to the Cost Of Living.
    470 20 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —The recent discussion on this matter that arose in the Federal Counc.l over the question of Temporary Allowances should be read, marked, and inwardly digested by all those who have the deciding of salary
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    Mde. Pavlova and A. D. C.
    440 20 To the Editor of the Straits Times. s a filing in Singapore 'hat the Singapore Amateur Dramatic ‘'nunittee have prevented Mde Pavlova and Co. from playing at the Victoria iheatre. In view of the support which a always given by the Singapore Amauir Drai
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    Local Police.
    198 20 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.—-In company with many others, I was interested in an article contribut'd to your columns to-day on the local police. May I therefore pass on to your readers the observation made to me by a local officer, wh'eh, to my mind,
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    The Perfect Man.
    409 20 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Si’*» Re the article quoted in your paper of the Dth inst., the Vice-Chan-c t} 1 University of Liverpool nny lit do better work for civilisation un i education if he had emphasised the urgent need of the world’s educators
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    London Firm's Litigation.
    310 20 Mr. Justice Sproule, in the Supreme Court, on Tuesday, heard an action brought b” Messrs. Alexander Young (London) merchants of GO, Fenchurch Street, against K. S. Saiboo Taniby in which tney claim the sum of $3,853 and interest at the rate of 8 per cent. The plaintiffs
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    Government House.
    241 20 The following were the guests of His Excellency the Governor and Lady Guillemard at a dinner given at Government House n Wednesday. The band of the 2nd Middlesex Regiment played selections oerng the evening. H. E. Major-General S'r Neill Malcolm, K.C.8., D. 5.0., and Lady Mali dm, the
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    Admiralty Court.
    113 20 In the Colonial Court of Admiralty, held at Singapore, on Saturday, Mr. Justice Sprcule, presiding, gave judgment in a case which dealt with the seizure of certain cargo which was transhipped irom the German steamer Sigmaringam to the Japanese steamers Miyazaki Maru :ind Atsuta Maru. It was stated
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    newbronner charged. Case of Alleged Counterfeiting In Siam.
    261 21 The case agaip.it Mr. jo 1 liiee others, on ihe charge w makur’ fin ivncy note.; and p .it 4 ing them in." i-r ilation, waB slafes the Bangkok Times, b£guti in the inaonuti. r.al 1 ouri, Bangkok, on the 4th inst.
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    Miss Gertrude Tomalin.
    325 21 Mis; Gertrude Tomalin, who arrived in S a;;, re by Iv Sardinia, is the wvllk- iwn entertainer who has appeared with marked success in mi nologucs, grave and gay, sketches and strides at ballad court s in Queen’s Hall, Stcinway Halt ar i on ether well-known c
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    Legislative Council Constitution.
    151 21 A meeting of the Legislative Council has been fixed for Wednesday, December ‘JO, at which a statement will be made b> the Deputy of the Governor as to the new constitution of the Council. The Treasurei wJl ask for approval of special votes 01 $05,259.75, being the
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    The Sikh Gurdwara.
    42 21 n the 18th instant, at 9.30 a.m.. the •undation stone of the Sikh (iurd\va a. 'V. Selat. Road, will be laid by Captain hancellor. vdho has done so much to "bake the building cf this temple an actnplished fact.
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    WASHAWAYS ON THE LINE.
    107 21 (I* rum Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, December 11. F he is becoming increasingly Pr C U try rain havi!, fallen coin ■idumbly «lur„g the past f.rtniX 4. ashaways of roads and br dues are fnquomly reported. 0„ Saturday nij!. t luer caused a break in the
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    NOVEMBER TIN RETURNS.
    95 21 T: ;V of the Renong Tin DrcdgVtI** 1 t n ure for the second half men h ending November 110, 1922, was Dredge No. 1 piculs 28:], dredge No. 3 piculs 4s 1, total piculs 764. Approximate cr ,non th of November of piculs 1,000. •kmaii Tin
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    Ingratitude of a Guest.
    263 21 1 1 V an ln< ban Mohamedan, named .a mini Kahaman, arrived from Siam and V J -ht lodging <ui the Xth inst. at 50 Bus surah Street. At about midnight, cm! -1 ilie occupants, Sheik Saleh, went to the bathroom, having left his belt with
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    Longevity in Litigation.
    216 21 An aetkn which commenced in 1914 was brought up for hearing again on Wednesday before Mr. Justice Sproule in the Supreme Court. The defendant is an old Chinese pig and poultry dealer, named Tan Ah Keng alias Lim Ah Keong, from whom the plaintiffs, Seah Liang Seah,
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    Penang’s Newest Ballroom.
    104 21 The entry of 1923 and the opening of Hu* new ballroom at the Eastern and Oriental Hotel. Penang, synchronise. This newest addition to the E. and O. is described as a very elegant and commodious roc m, practically as spacious as thi' ballroom of Rallies Hotel, Singapore,
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    THE FEDERAL COUNCIL.
    99 21 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, December 12. i learned from a reliable source this that the North Indians <f the b.M.S. have decided to hold a meeting •■•hi.rtiy, probably on December 21, f >r the purpose of considering what steps, if any, I‘oulil bi taken to
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    St. Francis Xavier and Malacca.
    217 21 On March 22, ir»s2, the body of St. Fiamis Xavier was brought to Malacca from the Island of San Siang anti was laid in the Church on St. Paul’s Hill. On December 11, the same year, it was translated to Goa, where, in celebration of
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    Farewell to Postal Official.
    104 21 .Mr. \V. Davis, Superintendent of the local Post Office, accompanied by Mrs. Davis. It ft for home on furlough by the P. and O. steamer Karmala < n Tuesday. Recently a group photograph was taken of the mails statT with Mr. Davis as the central figure.
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    Major Dewar’s Retirement.
    79 21 Our Penang correspondent wiring on the 12th inst., states :—Officers, noncommissioned officers and men of the Sikh p lice force, Penang, took farewell of Major Dewar, Chief Police Officer, who goes home on retirement i>y the Knrmala, or. Thursday, and Mrs. Dewar, at Fort Cornwallis, this morning.
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    BIRTHS
    64 21 HAWKS. On PccendnT 13, 1922, at K indling Her bau Hospital, Singapore, to Hr. and Mrs. R. B. Hawes, a son. NAGALINGAM. On December 10, 1922, nl 75, Hill Street, to Hr. and Mrs. S. Nagalingain, a son. Ceylon and K..M.S. paper please copy. SINCLAIR. At Maternity Hospital, Singa
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    MARRIAGE
    24 21 I!A BLAND REID. On October 23, 1922, in London, Lionel S. Harland, manager of Cheng Estate, Malacca, to Marjorie E. Rcul, of Putney.
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    Trade and Finance.
    157 21 Singapore, December 14. EXCHANGB On London, Hunk m/s 2/4 3/16 Demand 2/4 .‘1/32 Private 3 ms. credits 2/4 13/32 On New York Demand r »4 Private 90 d/a j>6 On Prance, hank 710 On India, Bank T.T. 175^ On Hongkong, hank d/d J% px\ dia. On Miunghui,
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    Stocks and Shares.
    456 21 Singapore, December 14. MINING. Issue Vil. Pd. Bayern. Seller*. 1 1 hatang Padung 0.55 0.00 1 l llitam Tin 132Vi 137 Vi 1 1 Jelantoh 0.20 0.40 nom 1 1 Johan Tin 42Vi 0.45 ill £1 Ram. Kamunt. 1.15.0 1.17.0 caL 10 10 Kinta Asscn. G.75 7.26
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    57 21 DKATIIS I AUK. At tho (ii'IkthI Hospital, Siritflipor*, D'cembiT 10, 1022, IVtfKy Christina Wmi lied, the beloved #*l<l»*r daughter of Mr. and Mr*, ficu. J. I* irk, and tfrand d iueditor of .Mrs. \V. Hoys I'ark of I’ulo Hrani. HAN* At his sister’s residence. 20, Sp<»■' < woodt* Park Road,
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      CONTENTS
      68 1 General— Hoarding Rubber 1 Sing* j» re Rubber Auction 2 Noven h< r Rubber Returns 2 Malaga’s Nan w Escape 2 Biili.-Ji Malaya Correa pon d e nee— Amiricu and Restriction I Meetings and Reports— Sungei I'arit Rubber Co. 1 Pa jam. Ltd. 1 Batak Habit 2 Bant eng
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      CORRESPONDENCE.
      65 1 The Strt.ua Tunes i» net responsible for tne opinion* of its correspondents. Corre gpondt-nts should bear in mind tbut letters? must be short and to che point. Loop rambling epistles are linbi* to be rejected oi ruthlessly cut down. Correspondents must enclose their names, not necessarily for publication but
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      America and Restriction.
      354 1 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, With reference to u paragraph on pane U of your issue of 5th inst. entitled “America and Rubber” 1 beg to quote the f<»ll< wing from tlu* financial page of a Canadian paper, and enclose same for your confirmation.
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      Hoarding Rubber. Action Which Would Make It Unprofitable.
      856 1 We have reason to believe that the t Mowing memorandum, prepared, we indorstand, by a recognised authority, is receiving careful consideration in otlicial juarters, and is quite Iike4y to become the >asis of anti-hoarding legislation throughout the Peninsula. It is very deplorable
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      SUNGEI PARIT RUBBER CO. London Syndicate to Plant Fibre Nursery.
      885 1 The second annual general meeting 1 of the Sungei Barit Rubber Company, Ltd., .\as lion i v n the stains at the registered offices of the company, French Lank Buildmgs, £> ngapore. In mo absence of Major i“-nipson, O.L.F., .i
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      Pajam, Ltd.
      134 1 The thirteenth yearly report of the directors of Pajam Ltd., for the period ended September 30, 1022 shews a pr« fit of $10,701.31, to which has to be added the balance brought forward from last year, v:i7, $102,828.23, making ;l total of $122,520.54. The directors recent mend that
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      SINGAPORE RUBBER AUCTION. Fair Demand with Moderate Bidding.
      790 2 '|'j u 581st auction of the Singapore H hllU bcr of Ounmeree was held on Decemi;! when there was catalogued 1,575.692 H, or tons 703.43 offered 1,124,482 lbs. t%ns ">02 sold 555,465 lbs. or fen* H 1 PRICES REALISED. H, .,,1 >;i
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      NOVEMBER RUBBER RETURNS.
      304 2 AiiKlo-Malay.-ui.57l lbs. Alienby.—15,866 lbs. Tawah —24,243 lbs. Alma.—18,500 lbs. Consolidated.—1 7,669 lbs. f^ UK,t 1 along.—-8,630 lbs. Bah/aV Seiangor).—115,506 lbs. »a u Anam.—21,216 lbs. u U 1 a —r>0,.iH9 lbs. 't Lintang.—26, ,100 lbs. Uikani.—26,700 lbs. Broome.— 113,502 lbs. Bandar Sumatra.—30,200 lbs. Bukit Kajang.—44,51 1 lbs. u
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      Malaya’s Narrow Escape.
      99 2 A London correspondent, who knows all about rubber, writes us about restriction. The credit, he says, is divided between two men—Eric Miller and S.r J. Stevenson. Actually he adds, the scheme got home by a head, Church, approved cn a Thursday and went to bed the following
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      BATAK RABIT. Company in Strong Financial Position.
      717 2 th ll p v e,f [h annu »l general meeting of ,n n B al ak ab,t KstaU Ltd., was held n October 2i at the registered offices ot A e company, Pinners Hall, 8 and 9 AusUn Friars, E.C., Mr. E. L.
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      BANTENG SELANGOR RUBBER. Strong Financial Position of The Company.
      615 2 The fifteenth annual general meeting of the Banteng (Selangor) Rubber Estates, United, was held in mail week at the registered office of the company, 5, Wh'ttington Avenue. Leadenhall Street, Ed’., Mr. V. R. Wickwar (chairman of the company) presiding. The Chairman,
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      Kempas, Limited.
      381 2 i he report by the directors of Kempa;, Ld., for the year ended June .‘10 states After charging the whole of secretarial expenses and depreciate n to revenue, the year’s working resulted in a loss (f Deducting this amount from the balance of profit brought forward fr in
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      British Malaya. Statement of Quantity and Value of Rubber Exported During November.
      176 3 The Registrar of Imports ami Exports, has sent the quantity and value of rubber expoited fi A t tu exports from 1022 The figures, whieh are m centals of 100 11>n., countries air The ports of British Malaya.
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      BAGAN RIVER RUBBER. Passiflora as Substitute For Ploughing.
      811 3 The fourth annual general meeting of the Bagan River Rubber Company, Ltu., was held in the hoard room of Messrs Harrisons, Barker and Cu., Ltd., on 1* liday. Mr. Chew Woon I'oh preside I, at.d the others present comprised the Hon. Mr.
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      Alor Gajah.
      378 3 The thirteenth report of the directors of the Alor Gajah Rubber Estate, Limited, for the year ended September 30, 1922, shows a loss of $11,251.61, to which has to he added the balance brought forward from last year, viz., $5,432.02, making a total of $16,683.63, which the directors
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        LONDON EXCHANGE STERLING PRICES NOV. 15.
        334 3 Stock Stock p A Kxchaigo Par Exchai®. Value. Compaij. Price.. Value. Compaay. Pric* il Anglo-Malay 2«/« 12/6 £1 Ayer Kuning 37/6 il Lumul 31/ £1 Bakap Plantns 12/6 2/ London Asiatic# 3/101, £1 Banteng (Selangor) 26/3 il Malacca Plantations 40/ £1 Batu Caves 17/6
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        SINGAPORE DOLLAR SHARE PRICES DECEMBER 14.
        723 3 Capital Issue Closing Prices. Paid Up Value Dividends Fraser Lyall Company Co. Kvatt. 1 Allenhy New ($1) 0.60 0.75 0.60 0.70 120,000 1 nil year 30-9-21 Alor Gajah .($1) 1.40 1.60 1.40 1.50 646,414 2 5 p.c. for year 30-6-20 ..Am. Malay ($2) 2.20
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