The Straits Budget, 5 January 1923

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    30 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES. VOL. LXXVII VaNo. 3386 Singapore, Friday, January 5, 1923 ESTABLISHED OVER THREE QUART OF A CENTURY. Price 25 cents.
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    CONTENTS.
    268 1 DERS itain and the Rest 12 10 New Year 12 osiers' Conference 12-1.1 ade and Shipp'ng 11 ix>m and Hope 1-5 ral—cal and Personal 1-2 la Night at Adelphi Hotel ft liter’s Service 6-10 lldic Holidays in the F.M.S. 11 fttings from Java 11 ■ildren’s Christmas Treat 11 11
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    LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
    4213 1 Mr3 Moore 2nd Bn. The 1® n^L«* 1S jj: r ntc d eight months l: P. a Hffairs, from February of sailing, with permisceed to the United Kingdom. PVu“!“ f r the la te Mr. Tan Cheng S'and (v/ it Messrs. Adamson De «H& i. Ltd took
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    GLOOM AND HOPE. The Year 1922.
    6902 3 e year 1921 blackest in the jjjry of Malaya.* ™>rought ruin upon fC s®f men fad given years of f%A)le service t<Mthe Peninsula and U 1 lid its people and with them in harmony. It was oU faje to with the relief 0 fhei
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    Gala Night at Adelphi Hotel.
    323 5 The season’s gaieties at the-, Adelphi Hotel culminated in a special 1 dinner, fallowed by a ball, en December 28, and the ’M'o(" t dings \vc nun l et, by much enjoyment. After dinner was over, and the sounds (if the tiring of crackers lad
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  • FRIDAY’S TELEGRAMS
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      POWERS & TURKEY. Capitulations Differences Discussed. Obstinate Attitude of The Turks.
      532 6 POWERS TURKEY. Capitulations Differences Discussed. Obstinate Attitude of The Turks. Hunan'S NUivMK. London, December 2K. Lausanne The number two comm snioii, who sab euinmi> -mu, niter three Weeks’ work on ih** subiert of capitulations, found it ibU to come to term* w ih tin- 'lurks a-senibled in full session to-day
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      Pasteur Centenary.
      77 6 London, December 28 I’nns Prance paid high tributes to Pasteur on the occasion of tho centenary «>f his hirth. M. Poincare, nccornpanie<l b.v other ministers, presided at a ceremony at the hr fns'jtnte nt which speeches wore made extolling the scientist. M. Mdlorand aftei wards pri’-tieipntcd in a
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      P. and O. Fares.
      33 6 London, December 28 I’ll* p. and (I. and its associated coinf»nie: arinonne- su't-it.’intial mltu-lions in first-class tourist fares on tin- India Ceylon, f liana, Japan fiori'/00, •ad America itirwruC-.*.,
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      America and Europe. Prospects of An Economic Conference.
      381 6 London, December 2*. Wa liington The lir;it < tlicial di closure ha President Harding is negotia* mg viih a view to holding an international c« noirjic conference was made at tie* iav.il dehate in the Senate. Senatoi ~ode, who was Harding’s spoke
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      Mexican Oil Congress.
      128 6 London, December 28. Mexico City The Mexican Congress will ad journ sine die on December .‘lO. The party leaders have agreed it would he impossible before the end of the session to <1 al with the remedial oil legislation now hi fore Ibe committee in Congress. President
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      Egyptian Murder.
      84 6 London, December 28. Cairo Two American tourists picked up Mr. Robson, who was still Pving hut unconscious. He died on the wry to hospital. Mr. kohson h.*id live bullet wounds in his body. Two kinds of bullets were extracted showing that more than one assailant fired at him.
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      Mahomedanism.
      38 6 London, December 28. Cnyu The Congress of Mahoniedan l«iaers passed a resolution declaring that ’he eleetums to councils were opposed t<> the Mahoniedan religion, expressing its confidence in Angora and acknowledging the new Sultan as the Khalifa.
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      Ship Subsidy Bill.
      32 6 London, December 28. Washington: Mr. McKellnn has proanother amendment to the Shin ,sill whereby goods imported in v nttrr his proposed mi"gation of various commercial treaties PLT ‘"lff r<-
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      Reparation. France Gets Power to Act Alone.
      257 6 I .oiidon, I h’combi t 28. Lei I n The eve. <n. m amy* -d in hPress by the R'-pui a: ion oinmissioii s action relative to the arrears of Uinn- i •!.1 v» l ies has cu*i iderahly abated. Io < iove
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      French Navy.
      98 6 London, December 28. A Melbourne message sta'es that the French hatth'-cruiscrs Jules Michelet and Vieteir Hugo have arrived and were \v. h ome d hy representative* delegations of tip. e* naval, military and air forces. Admiral Lilly, c mmanding, emphasised that the main ohjeet of the mission was
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      Nauru Content.
      79 6 London, December 28. Recent critie sm of the Australian administration of Nauru in the League of Nations commission is recalled in a Melbourne message which says that all the native chiefs of Nauru have s gned a memorandum staling that they are quite satisfied with tin* present administration
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      Women and Work.
      51 6 London, December 28. New York A new Anier can year book, Women of PJ2‘»,” shows that there are X’ L milium women working in the United States. Out of <578 occupations reviewed only do not yet boast of women recruits. Women’s occupations range from street cleaning to
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      China.
      51 6 London, December 28. Under the auspices of the Y.M.C.A. a lecture, illustrated by films, was delivered for the first time in London, shewing everyday scenes among the working classes in China and portraying the civilising influences of recent years, much of whch it was claimed was accomplished through Christian
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      Japanese Art Purchases.
      50 6 London, December 28. A Par s message states that the wellknown Japanese shipbuilder, Mr. Kojiro Matsukata, has purchased many valuable works of art, ineluding paintings bv Manet. Claude Monet and Carriere anil sculptures by Rodin for a gallery of modern western art he has established near Tokio.
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      Irish Funds.
      56 6 London, December 28 Now \k In connection with tin i la, i v I t, tbe Irish funds, the court s or<,, rt,(, lu‘ appointment of a com- ion to take the testimony of o’Mari Fre«. slv w s nfurnK, 1 on behalf of the <i.e that it
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  • SATURDAY’S TELEGRAMS
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      Banque Industrielle. Decision of French Senate Comittee.
      389 6 Banque Industrielle. Decision of French Senate Co mittee. <*•.< London, Df-ventl- r s u)u feenato J f.innr *1 laj ,«ihM i»y un w,.c. u, >" reconstruct »g the Banque iffdu. u,u M r»,.innnre's uisistom on It was only M. ,,,uaK V hi* uwm-y "f thv 1| .In* inicivst* ..1 1'ii-ii.h
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      Premiers’ Conferene.
      96 6 London, Pocemb 29. Home Although Sgnor Mfcolini will not a* tend the Paris conferen*. Italy V!| I *0 represented by the Italia Amoa y dors at London and Paris -id# the Reparation Commissn ners. London, DeccmAr 2th Dome Signor Mussolini has dialed to cany into etleet his previously
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      Murder in Egypt
      102 6 London, Decemlr 29. airo Lord Allenby will i x the compensation promised by the gvptian Covernn.ent for Mrs. Robson. Ie decares there can be no questk of the about,,,, Of martial law who such a 01 a reinthat Ilritrth lc f VI P°i |te *d states C,“,,,
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      Indian Congress.
      58 6 London, December 29. th&lt; C,a Nn\L A i ft r an eig,lt ho Jrs debate in ion rejec tine: Mr. lias's pr„.»,s,l to enter &lt; i OU oils A ‘mendment o contest the elections am n.t to He oath of allegiance was rejedumee to 18 &lt; votes to
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      Disarmament. President Harding's Recent Promise.
      158 7 Lo;k!(T\' December 28. Regaining further disar'naujen: negotiator is, President II in lip g indicated thM. his promise regard ng ThU- is f harmy capable of fulfilment until the nations directly concerned express their readiness to cooperate. In Che course of the debate folhwing the readifig
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      Soviet Republics.
      158 7 London, December 28. Keval A message from Moscow states that. replacing Len n who is ill, Kameneff, addressing the opening of the tenth Pan Kussbm Soviet Congress, stated that the Government would henceforth make no eomessions to foreign powers and would withdraw those suggested at the conferences at
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      Russian Trade.
      94 7 London, December 28. lieval Kameneff saiil only 23 of 500 proposals relative to concessions and the creation of mixed companies had up till now* been ratified, the most important being the proposal to create a mixed import and export company with the participation of German capitalists, headed by
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      Petroleum Dispute.
      72 7 London, December 20. Hie The courts have ordered M. K. Deen, ex-manager of the Perlak Petroleum Company, to pay the company 1.i80.000 floras compensation, with 5 per cent, interest from November, 1015, on account of 1,500 ordinary shares in the Southern Perlak Company, which he sold the plaintiffs
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      Christmas Parcels.
      43 7 London, December 29. Post Office statistics show that 19,320 hristnias parcels were sent to India and eylon. compared with 19,000 las’ year, i Ct&gt; mparative figures for China and ’he Straits are 13,584 and 7,982, and for Japan 1,188 and 1,084.
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      French Finance.
      48 7 London, December 29. n a, ls V 1 a s P eec h in the Chamber of oputK-s, the Minister for Finance said vp&gt; --n ann Mu n,s feet(_*&lt;l abroad included I'iinn i t i &gt; Britain, £13,780,000 to States. a 1;J &gt; 4 00,000 to the United
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      Sir Ronald Macleay.
      20 7 i. fherJ London, December 29. Macleay and Lady Macleav, M ted by Mr. Eric Allden, have lef;
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      REPARATION. The Meeting of Premiers At Paris. Grave Anxiety as to French Attitude.
      1348 7 Rei ter’s Service. London, December 29. Bori n An official communique protests against the Reparations Commission’s decision that Germany s voluntarily defaulting regarding the deliveries &gt;f timber, and says the accusation is a complete d stortion of
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      Powers and Turkey. Critical Position of Peace Conference.
      490 7 London, December 2D. Lausanne: The Turkish reply to Earl Curzun i\gur.bng Mosul completely mainlains liic prev.ous viewpoint requiring Mosul be incorporated in Turkey. London, December 21). Malta It s understood that the exoultan of Turkey leaves for Mecca on January -1, aboard
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      British Finance.
      143 7 London, December .‘5l. 1 lie Treasury statement &lt;f revenue for ti!'o 1 n.ted Kingdom for tin* past nine nn*n"hs shews 1*585,500,000 compared with 1 !70,750.000 for the corresponding port'd last year. The expenditure diunreahle against revenue is C 572,500,000 compared with nearly 1740,000,000. The chief increase in revenue
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      Indian Congress. Moderist and Extremist Proposals.
      487 8 London, December 21#. Nagpur The National Liberal he*de;ratioM has putisi'il u resolution urging uccclcr.iti«iii with regard to tin' introduction &lt;&gt;f ii'; pemsible &lt; i«»v. i ninent, elemanelitifr 1 ndianisution of tin* olliee*r ranks and| reduction of I Ik* livil 1 h element in the
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      Colonial Income Taxes.
      182 8 London, December 21). Thr izact-departmental committee on income llx in those Colonies not possessing responsible government has draftisl a model ordinance and recommend that this hi* H»*nt to all Cotonies and Protectorates where income* tux laws are already enforced and that the Colonial Governments he advised to
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      The American Navy.
      148 8 London, December 21#. Washington In tin* Senate, Senator Borah withdrew his amendment to the Naval Hill on the advice, that it would be harmful, pending i:eg .tiat ons with Kurope. London, December 20. Washington President Harding asked Congress to-day for a supplementary appropriation of fJVi m llion
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      Pan-Russian Congress.
      144 8 London, December 20. Merlin Speaking at the pan-Kuss an Soviet Congress at Moscow*, M. Kameneir highly approved of the agreement between Wolf's and the Soviet Governments. He pointed out the necessity for a definite arrangement with Mr. Urquhart, of th«- Russo-Asiatic Consolidated Co. London, December 20. It is
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      Lord Allenby’s Warning.
      102 8 London, January I. Cairo Lord Allenby has issue d a proclamation recalling the British sincerity in giving effect to tile establishment of Kgyptian sovereignty which was appreciated hy a larger part of the p pulation. On the* contrary a lying campaign had he*e*n ct nelucted in the*
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      Generation of Peace.
      101 8 London, January t. Paris It is authoritative ly announced that the proposal month nod hy Herr Cuno of a Franco-German peace for a generation, was made to America merely as an informal suggestion by Herr Wiodfcldt to .Mr. Hughes. The latter did not deem it necessary to
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      America and Britain.
      77 8 London, January 1. New York The Ambassador, Mr. Harvey, on arrival declared that Britain had planned to pay her debts to the United States, but it was a delicate job, requiring very careful handling. Hu believed the American and British missioned would reach a decision, if such
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      Pacific Cable.
      46 8 London, December 2‘J. A contract has been given to a Greenwich firm to construct and 'ay before August. 1,800 miles of cable fr n&gt; Sydney to Brisbane and from Auckland to Suva. This marks the tlrst instalment of the duplication of the Pacific cable.
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      Price of Silver.
      119 8 Lulldof i !&gt;' ;I 1 The annual circular 1 (ioldsmid ant cipai* tliai Iho cos hution of dvr f the I'ittnian Act will ll ()|1 e«l some tmo before i the contrary •■ale* oi how signs f «l‘ •«*&lt; ‘J t i ni4 will he cons (h
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      The New Year.
      96 8 London, January 1. The newspapers, in year-end reviews and anticipations, strike a sober note. |*ol tically, they recoilii/e that the inteinational outlook is .still clouded. Notwithstanding the long interval since the arm stice, there is a disposition to credit America with a practical endeavour to help dissipate
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      Polish Politics.
      87 8 London, December 111. Warsaw Nicwadomski, the murderer of President Narutowicz, of Poland, has boon sentenced to death. The Polish President, Herr XnrutoWiOZ. was a Lithuanian engine* r by profession and oidy entered politics two years airo. His election to the Presidency was unexpected and due to the support
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      India and Cotton.
      82 8 London, December 30. A well known Mane he* lor merchant, who has just arrived from India, predicted to tiie Daily News that India will begin buying Lancashire cotton before March. He says that the Bombay bazaars are showing signs they have had enough of Japanese manufactures owing
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      Captain Sentenced.
      81 8 London. December 20. Middclburg The local court has sentenced the captain of the Dutch steamer Zuiderdijk, which collided and sank tlu iiritish steamer H/.aruian in the Scheldt, near Flushing, in September, causing the death of six of the latter's crew, to three months’ conditional mprisonment and three years’
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      New Year in Ireland.
      41 8 London, December .‘lO. Dublin, Official Two men were executed at Kilkenny this morning. London, January 1. The New Year was ushered in at Dublin by incendiary outbreaks in private houses which the lire brigades extinguished with difficulty.
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      National Mines.
      37 8 London, December JO. New York A scheme for the nationalisation of the times has been drawn up by an official of the Mineworkers’ Union who estimates tlu cost to (Jovernmont at 4’i! m lliard dollars.
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      Queen Mother Injured.
      46 8 London, January 2. I h»* Hague The Queen Mother had a fall last Highland broke a bone in the left arm. There is every hope of a speedy recovery and Her Majesty was able to be present at a family dinner to-n ght.
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      Chinese Education. Discussion of the Recent Proposals.
      505 8 V London, December 31. s, .i" l 4^ Ob.-I I Wl. I l Basel- InWcnuutj ••f Sf Chinwc eituca- 1 number of nstituu. burnt c uim. for eon. V. ,-fc tlte feeling that it T h ,'w &gt;eud Chinese at 100 early ...lucation
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      Traffic in Honours.
      231 8 London, December 29. r l he report of the Honours Comm ssion recommends the appointment of committee not exceeding three persons, not members of the Government* for the duration of the office of the Gov-* eminent, to which the names of persons for appointment to any d'gnity
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      American Trade Prospects.
      199 9 London, December 30. hington Ttle trade rev ew of the v.\l iieird for November states that for me past h a generally healthy too* has prevailed An unusual feature of f ‘lu* season is the increased production n Mir bas e industries. This has been 'advancing almost
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      New Year Honours.
      221 9 London, December 31. I. ng lists of New Year honours are contined ma nly to purely departmental list' m accordance with the decision to delay publ cation of the* Prime Minister’s list until the committee of the Privy Counci, has cons dered the recommendation* of the Royal
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      Banque Industrielle.
      240 9 London, December 31. Paris The Finance Committee in the S :m* to-day lvard the report of M. Roynald concernin' the bill for refloating the liar.nui- Industrielle de Chine. After long discussion the committee adopted the report. M. Reyna Id explained the v.’orkinv. of the new controlling 1 body,
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      Australian Oil Boring.
      25 9 London, December 2!». Melbourne Owing to excessive inflow f wafer, the* Government is abandoning il-boring at Roma, where it has spent $5,000.
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      Unemployed.
      116 9 London, January 1. The deputation of unemployed whmarched 'from Scotland called at the Metropolitan Asylum Bmmi to ’.nt-xt at the diet in the workhouses n wh en they were being lodged. The chairman of tht Board was unable to accede to their demands, whereupon the marchers proceeded to the
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      Dutch Printers Strike.
      88 9 London, January 2. The Hague Owing to the decision of the Master Printers’ Association to reduce the wages of newspaper compositors, the printers of the Hague and Haarlem have struck. Printers of Amsterdam and Rotterdam are negot'ating with their employers, but the printers of many other towns
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      Chinese Security Frauds.
      66 9 London, January 2. Another case of alleged fraudulent dealing n Chinese securities is proceeding. W. fi. F. Simmons and J. W. Williams, outside brokers, have been charged at ‘he Mansion House with conspiracy to lefraud. The proseeut on alleged that the public subscribed largely to securities which
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      Lord Crewe.
      68 9 London, December 30. Paris Lord Crewe, on taking over the Embassy, presented his credentials to M. M llcrand, whom he assured of British confidence in a close* Anglo-French union. M. MiilcranJ referred to the memories of the war and declared that the two countries would agree regarding the
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      Rubber Prices.
      69 9 London, December 30. Marseilles A Parliamentary mission leaves immediately en rou e to Indo-China. If will call at the Dutch Indies and the Malay States to consult rubber growers and endeavour to establish the bases of r.n agreement with the object of stabilising prices. Afterwards it proceeds to
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      Japanese in Canada.
      61 9 London, December 30. Ottawa It is announced that the reduction of 40 per cent, in fish ng licenses issued to naturalized Japanese on the Pacific Coast, as recommended in the recent report of the Royal Comnrssion, will not be adopted for the coming season. Under departmental regulations,
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      France and Austria.
      61 9 London, December 31, Paris The Chamber of Deputies has passed a bill authorising the French Government to guarantee the Austrian loan. M. Poincare announced that France was willing to enter into negotiations with reference to Franco-Austrian commercial relations. He said the loan scheme was drawn up in
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      Sir William Horwood.
      42 9 London. January 2. Sir William Horwood, *'&lt; ir.missioimr &lt;f Police, has resumed his duties. f it will bo remembered that an attempt was made last November t&lt;&gt; poison him by tbe aid of pcis nod Chocolates, sen* through tlhe post.]
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  • WEDNESDAY’S TELEGRAMS
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      PREMIERS’ CONFERENCE British Plan for Settling Reparations. Question of the Inter-Allied Debts.
      674 9 Reuter’s Service. London, January 2. Paris: The Council of Ministers unani-i i tnously approved of the French pro-; &lt; gramme which will be submitted to the Conference. Earl Curzon and Sir Will am 1 Tyrell left for/Lausanne this
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      Chinese Tariffs. International Agreement Obstructed.
      180 9 London, January 2. The Times Peking correspondent, dealing with Italy’s withholding ratification of revision of the Chinese tariff, says the moral is that any one of the treaty powers, for any frivolous reason, can block the considered policy of the others, thereby weakening the influence
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      Powers and Turkey.
      163 9 London, January 2. Malta Vice-Admiral de has arrived at Constantinople aboard of the Iron Duke. The ships which left Malta with him are apparently remaining at Chanak. It is understood that the ex-Sultau of Turkey will a*mbark for Mecca on the British warship Aiax, which will sail
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      Khilafat Conference.
      76 9 London, January 2. Hava The Khilafat Conference, at its concluding; scasii n, decided, in the event of the recurrence of war with Turkey, to immediately launch a civil disobedience campaign. including propaganda in the !&gt; lice and army, the prevention cf rc*- ruiting, refusal to subscribe to War
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      Executions in Ireland.
      31 9 London, January 2. Dublin Four rebels were executed at Kerry following t'jL* ambushing of National troops rntir Castlegregory, County Kerry, in wh)Ti two were killed and one wounded.
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      France Declines Peace Pact.
      41 9 London, January 2. Washington The State Department announces that the German proposals for a peace pact, were not transmitted formally to France because an informal enquiry brought out the fact that they were not acceptable to France.
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      Honours.
      23 9 London, January 2. The New Year honours include a Knighthood for Mr. Justice Skinner Humor, judge of the Supreme Court »jf Chna. &gt;
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  • THURSDAY’S TELEGRAMS
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      PREMIERS’ CONFERENCE British Plan Rejected By France. Fundamental Differences Revealed.
      2067 10 Reuter’s Service. London, January 3. 1’ariH The authoritative interpretation of the French programme for the conference declarea thut France will not agree to a reduction of her ahare ef the reparations unless the Allies agree to a different arrangement relative
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      Executions Denied.
      26 10 London, January 3. A Dublin message states that the renort. of the execution of four rebels in "unty Kerry on January 2, is officially
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      Trade Optimism.
      111 10 London, January 3. nntimistic view of trade prospects ,ak,n by U»' Balk-tinthe ~-L-an of the Federation of British Indusiric« Dealing with%»otton, it says although trade conditiFis at present are wretched a rather niAre hopeful teeing prevails in Manchester and it is believed that the demand will broaden soon,
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      Anglo-Persian Oil.
      59 10 London, January 3. Underwriting is being arranged for 850,000 ordinary pound shares in'the Angio-Persian Oil Company to be otfered to the public at i‘3 15s. per share. The new capital is required to develop the distributing organisations and complete a fleet of tankers. Applications of shareholders in the
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      British in Egypt.
      47 10 London, January 3. Cairo A mass meeting of the British community passed a resolution of indignation and abhorrence at the sys'ernatic murder ng of Britons and urged the forma* tion of a committee to organise the British community for self-protection, par-, ticularly by arming.
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      Lausanne Conference.
      47 10 London, January 3. Lausanne A further four or five days delay is anticipated pending Hassan Bey’s arrival with Angora’s instructions. Interest is at present centred on the Paris negotiations, which the are following very closely, feeling that the outcome may influence the negotiations at Lausanne.
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      Relief in Russia.
      36 10 London, January 3. hristian a Dr. Nansen Is going to Moscow in the middle of January to confer with the Soviet authorit&gt;s’ Own representatives with regard to famine? relief for the w nter.
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      Great Fire in India.
      37 10 London, January 3. A Calcutta wire states that the All India Industrial Exhibition, which is being held there, has been practically destroyed by fire. The damage is estimated at ton lakhs of rupees.
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      United States News.
      25 10 London, January 3. Washington Mr. Fall, Secretary for the Interior, is resigning on* March 4 owing to the pressure of private business.
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    Japanese Naval at Home.
    243 10 A large number of guests of all nationalities were invited on board the Japanese flagship luzumo cn Tuesday afternoon when Vice-Admiral N. Taniguehi, the captains Jind officers of the Japanese training squadron, held a reception prior to leaving for Hongkong. The ships’ pinnaces and motor launches
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    Interpreter Charged. Income Tax on Instalment System.
    1176 11 K :&gt;isti;a c«t, Singapore, on 1,1 .»u \j r ijavitl heard the l -r±* chief of the ease in which a I-ndk'u* interpreter is charged with 1 X,iiu illegal gratification. 'lhe; uccusaml Koide, was until recently, eniu “”V a Japanese interpreter in the
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    ILLEGAL TEA MONEY. Drastic Provisions of the New Ordinance.
    341 11 It 's as well to draw the attention of tlu- public that the Premiums (Leases) Ordinance recently introduced and passed through the Legislative Council has now become law, H s Majesty not having been advised to disallow it. lirielly tlu* Ordinance
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    Public Holidays in the F. M. S.
    184 11 The following list of Public Hobdays in the F.M.S. during the year 192*1 is published n the F.M.S. Government Gazette for general informat on New Year’s Day, Monday, January 1 Chinese New Year, Friday and Saturday, February I*s and IT Good Friday and
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    Jottings from Java.
    921 11 (From Our Correspondent.) Bandoeng, December 22. If times are hard elsewhere they could not be any harder than they art* here. Folks hero are putting up with anyth ng, and as usually is the ease, the working classes are hardest hit. The passing cf the old year
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    Children's Christmas Treat.
    231 11 A meat interesting Christmas gathering was held it the* house &lt;f Mr. T. J. B. Wiarne .n December 28, when Mr. and Mrs. Wearne entertained the children of *the‘ Presbyterian Church and those attending Lhe Garrison School, Tanglin. Nothing had been spared by the host and hostess
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    Johore Government Holidays.
    185 11 The following list of holidays in Johorr during the year 1023 is pubjjshed ii Johore Government Gazette. The English dates of the Mohamnjpdan holidays are approximate only and are subject to alteration :—New Year’s Day, Mondays January 1 Chinese New Year, Saturday, February 17; Awal Puasa (Ist
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    Mr. Allister Macmillan, F. U. G. S.
    139 11 Mr. Allister Macmillan, F.U.G.S., has left Singapore for Hongkong. The lengthy sojourn which that well-kn wn and enterprising business man, as well as capable writer, has made a" Singapore augurs well f&lt; r the fulness and completeness with which local interests will be
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    Tamil Runs Amok.
    59 11 Our Ipoh correspondent wires: Tamil c&lt; olie ran amok at Kampar and hilled another coolie arid a Ist griev uslv tabbed the latter’s two dnuyhters and a railway porter who intervened. Iho ,ti\e if the crime is believed to be the fusal -f the amok-runner’s oilers of
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      BRITAIN AND THE REST.
      1085 12 gloomiest pessimists anticipate.—Straits Times, December 29. It would appear tliat Sir John Bradbury stood alone* in the Reparation Commission when it discussed a declaration that. Ger-I many had made default in deliveries of reparation in kin&lt;l. France, Italy and Belgium were agreed to make the declaration,
      gloomiest pessimists anticipate.—Straits Times, December 29.  -  1,085 words
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      THE NEW YEAR.
      1136 12 one m its needs and interests.—Straits Times, January 2. To all our readers, a happy and prosperous New Year. The wish is conventional enough, yet none the less sincere, and we do hope that the period of black misery that has fallen upon so many people in
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      PREMIERS’ CONFERENCE.
      1068 12 stored fighting power.—Straits Times. "January 3. Anything may happen in Europe during the ensuing month. The active alliance of Britain and France may come to an end. Already the Turks are counting on this and are prolonging the Lausanne proceedings in order to see if anything turns up
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      TRADE AND SHIPPING.
      1084 13 Stra ts Times, January 4. We are all lamenting the depression in 'trade, and, long essays have been written upon the importance of business with the Far East. An American said not very long ago that the China trade was a matter of life or to Britain
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    Alleged Murder.
    199 13 Our Kuala Lumpur correspondent writing on December 28 says :—The sequence to a most brutal murder alleged on the part of an aged Cantonese, named Chong Sik. was enacted in the police ccurt this morning before Mr. H. S. Sircom. The victim was a Cantnese woman, the wife
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    Capt. Chalmers Honoured.
    106 13 Captain A. H. Chalmers, Senior Boarding Officer, Singapore, was summoned to Government House on Wednesday to receive official recognition of his gallant act in saving the life of a Chinese, who fell into Keppel Harbour during the early part of last year. Captain Chalmers was’ recommended for
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    PAHANG CONSOLIDATED. Results Affected by Low Price Of Tin.
    636 13 The sixteenth ordinary general meeting of the Pahang Consolidated Co., Ltd., was held on December 5, at Winchester House, Old Broad-street, E.C., Mr. J. E. Champney presiding. The Secretary having read ihe notice convening the meeting, and the report of the
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    Death of Mr. C. B. Ort.
    185 13 We regret to learn of the death, which cccurred under sad circumstances, at the General Hospital, on Wednesday, of Mr. C. B. Ort, proprietor cf Latham and Co., the well-known Singapore firm of brokers. The late Mr. Ort, who was admitted to the hospital
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    LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
    485 13 Messrs. Fraser and Co.’s Weekly Report. Messrs. Fraser and Co.’s weekly report dated January .*1, states In spite of the break occasioned by the New Year holidays, the local share market has evinced considerable activity and with a somewhat sensational rise in rubber, and a steadily appreciating
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    Mr. Frank Bateman.
    233 13 Mr. Frank Bateman who, but for hia retiring disposition, would be looked upon as the doyen of the Eurasian community, has just retired at the age of 76, after 50 years of strenuous work, without laking leave or being absent a singi" day through illness, except for
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    Fatal Shooting Accident.
    68 13 On Wednesday about 10 tt.ni., a Chinese put his trim into his car, standing opposite his residence in Amoy Street, with one barrel of the weapon loaded. There wa? somebody rise's little son in the car at the time, and the lad trot hold of the jrur
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    The New Year. Interesting Events on the Race Course.
    1112 14 On Sunday, I»«t r 21, spec.al services wen hi-lil in all 1 hi* chinches, mil a&lt; Kvi asong in tin- &lt; a'luili.il a numb* r of i aiill ui rr sung. A* the miiiu* char* h a v\atchn&lt;ght rviee was cninnnnrcd
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    EASTERN MAIL SERVICE. Messrs. Alfred Holt and Co. Urge Better Facilities.
    526 14 Messrs. AlfreeJ lledt and (&gt;’»&gt;., writing to ilie* limes from Liverpool, .state:— Sir,- We shall he grateful if you can find space for some observations em the .Lhstcin mail, which is so ine-flicient as to he a serious inipeeliment
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    Tamils in Trouble.
    93 14 Our*)Vnang correspondent wires A» incident, which occurred in the Hongkong and Shanghai Rank on December 28 and resulted in the arrest of two Tamils, hud its sequel in the police court on Friday before Mr. Bathurst, when Varataraj was charged with attempting to commit theft of f$.
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    Wearne Brothers, Ltd. Better Outlook for the Coming Year.
    1393 14 The* tenth annual general meeting of the simrehedde-rs of Wearne Bros., L d., was held ai the registered offices »'f the i ii 2fifi-212. Orcharel Dece m- Mi. F. F. Wearne presided, ei i- i. prosin'. wen* the H"n. Mr. S.
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    British Graves in Java.
    175 14 Mr. Frank Adam, care of Stra t&gt; Tradio;r C Singapore, writes to the L- mlon and China Telegraph 1 have just re:un.e&lt;l from a isit to Netherlands Indi§. Wi.ile at Probolinggo, East Java, my attention was drawn to a small cemetery, which is n w disused,
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    Health of Singapore.
    147 14 1 he Municipal health statement for the week end net December 23 gives the total .'lumber of deaths as 216, representing a .i.;a h-rai.. „f 150.!,7 per mille. compart uj.li ~-..11 m th,. praccitintf week ami w'th corresponding week of last ,1, uf tauses of mortality u-ue
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  • Sporting News and Notes.
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      RUGBY FOOTBALL. Singapore v. Negri Sembilan.
      462 15 &lt;mL rupoie met Negri* Sembilan on ihe tl Saturday aim gamed u iei iy. I.wa* rather better deserved than u -ore would point to in bald figures. home team was a representative and, although they played a very Silent game, they were not quite
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      HOCKEY.
      437 15 Selangor Defeats Perak. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, December 31. 'on their victory against Singapore on Christmas day, Selangor a decisive victory yesterday against i’orak, and although it was only a three -&lt;&gt; nil triumph the home team was far and away the better trained combination. Holding their
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      Golf.
      388 15 The final of the Keppel Cup competition resulted in a win by Mr. J. W. Hodgins over Mr. F. P. Montgome&gt;ue by 2 and 1. The results of the various competitions held over Christmas are as under Captain’s Prize.—Winner P. J. Sproule 167—12 155. Mixed Foursome.—Winners Mrs. Blits and
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      THE TEST MATCHES. South Africa’s Excellent Fielding.
      585 15 A Reuter wire of December 28 states At Johannesburg in dull weather before 4.000 people, the M.C.C. were all out for 218 on a good wicket. Napen took five wickets for 53 and Blankenburg three for 51). The innings lasted altogether 26(5 minutes.
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      TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
      319 15 i Finals Played at Covered Courts. The finals in the Covered Courts Tennis Tournament were played off on Sunday at the Queen’s Courts before a good number of spectators. Some good tenn’s was seen, when D. H. Kleinman met Khoo Hooi Hye in the gentlemen’s singles and the
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      SINGAPORE YACHT CLUB.
      543 15 Jean II Wins the Geddes i, Cup. The third race for the Geddes Cup was sailed on the last (lay of the year in very fluky weather and resulted in a win for the Helen, which was a most popular finish, writes a correspondent. Mr. Flett sent
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      Amateur Sporting Association.
      199 15 The Amateur Sporting Association celebrated its ♦'bird anniver on December 23 and 24 at Katong Hotel, with ronggeng and string band in atterjfi a nee. There was a large gathering of members and friends on both days,,and tne celebrations were altogether successful. Great credit is due to
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      Racing.
      37 15 Cur Kuala Lumpur correspondent w res The Selangor Turf Club’s New' Year meeting programme consists of three days racing and includes 27 races. A cash sweep for $20,000, for members only, will be held each day.
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      Boxing.
      191 15 A Reuter message from Paris, states that Marcel Nilles, the French heavyweight champion, beat the American. Frank Moran, on points, in fifteen rounds. A b&lt; xing tournament held on Saturday in the Town Hall, Ipoh, was the first since the formation of the Perak Amateur Boxing Association, says the
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    AN INDIAN ROBIN HOOD. Daring Exploits in Travancore Hills.
    249 16 Jnmlmf M"#m N'a 'irr. popularly known as the iu lian Pofiin floral,” who since his third eM.tpe from gaol has ln-en hiding in the Travail' ire lulls, has coine to tin plain'', and hs. \vi Inn the |»a&lt;t threi V.eeks, &gt;i*.mitt*
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    Curious Secrets of Sleep.
    520 16 Dr. Henri M. I,eon, lecturing at thr London Oollrgi of I’hv-iology, said women rt quil'ed 1' deep than men, ami s!e|)t more tightly. A woman luid Keen known to sleep thioiigh ;i heavy cannonade, ami then waken at tin- first faint ery of her rhihi. Whereas
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    THE THREE RHEUMATISMS. Gout, Thinner Drinks and Tennis Elbow.
    931 16 Col. Sir Will am II. Willcox, K.C.I.K., M ft., physician to St. Mary’s liosp.tai, I auk.on, and a leading authority &lt;&gt;u pathology, in a lecture at the &lt; entr; I Y.M.C.A., in Aldersgate Street said 'f he word “rheumatism” is used
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    A JOURNALIST SCRAPES. T. P’s Stories of Sir William Madge.
    531 16 A JOURNALIST SCRAPES. T. P’ s Stories of Sir William Madge. With the* salt* &lt;t tin* 1 Vo pit* u very inten -twig figure u &gt;a|;.KUis !r«&gt;m tile* j°ui iiaiioin of Luidon in the person of J&gt; r William Madge. Never did any man stick to Ins w* 11 li
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    Last Summer at Home.
    200 16 Although the summer of 11)22 in F.ngland was a most unpleasant one climatically, it was one* of the healthiest summers experiences! for many years. The Reg-irtrar-CJenei al’s returns show the death rate for F.nglaml and Wales in the three months duly, August and September to have
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    Muitsai in Hongkong. Bill for Its Suppression Before Council.
    110 16 t (From Our Own Oerrespondenj. Hongkong, December -id In the* legislative Council, the bill whs r ad for tlu* ii st time which end avoiirs i deal v. tn the imiitwii proMc t. The toM,, *i .•;&gt;.! a. 1 .I'.i’.f mi
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    DECLINE OF THE RICKSHA. Views of Japan’s Largest Manufacturer.
    390 16 That tlu* Japanese ricksha is doomed is sad news for the rubber tyt ricksha tyres, first solid an* "a n pneumatic, lave lien a staple aitiele ill rat i£a stern tiade. The statement as to the approaching disappearance of tlu* vehicle
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    STORY OF OUR NAVY. Plymouth’s Part in Falklands Triumph.
    258 16 How the battle-cruisers Invincible and lu.ieNibio ware prepare I at IMyeiuu'h f* r V 1 riuu ph at the hnlklands is men* tuned in a delightful new popular hook on the Navy, The Story of the British Navy, by Harold F.
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    STRAITS TRADERS. Balance Sheet a Cause For Congratulation. New Managing Directors.
    2773 17 T! annual general meeting cf the c tT s Trading Company, Limited, was u l; at the registered offices of the Cornpan.. the Arcade, at noon on December 28. Manug ng Director of the Company, Mr. W. Cook, presided,
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    MALACCA NOTES.
    203 17 (From Our Own Correspondent. Malacca, December 28, 1922. The Children’s annual Christmas tree festival was celebrated in the Malacca Club yesterday afternoon. If Malacca is lackadaisical generally, it most certainly deserves credit for giving the children so enjoyable an afternoon. It must not be overlooked that arrangements for
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    The Local Honours.
    300 17 Congratulations to the local recipients of New Year Honours—To Mr. F. S. James, C.M.G., who becomes Sir Frederick James, Knight Commander of the British Kmpire, to Mr. A. M. Pountney, C.8.K., honoured with the coveted C.M.C., to Mr. r. Fraser, Secretary to Government, British N&lt; rth Borneo,
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    Municipal Commission. The Case of Supt. Wilson of The Fire Brigade.
    2061 18 The ordinary monthly meeting of tinMunicipal Commissioners was held in the Municipal Office, &lt; n Friday. Mr. R. J. Fairer presided and lie other commissioners present were Messrs. .1. A. Flias, •W. A. Sims, See Tiong Wah, K. S.
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    CARNIVAL AT TANGLIN. Wonderful Dresses at The Club.
    446 18 A wealth cf colour and light was to be &lt;. 'i on r riday at the Tungiin Club cn the occasion of the annual Fancy Dress Ball which was, from every point of view, a most wonderful success. We have seldom, it
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    SUI AN PIRATES CAPTURED.
    43 18 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Hongkong, December ,‘{o. If is reported from Canton that a score i Vn pirat( S ,lav been eapn r*itc Z U UUr h, sup l lost woman ir;i^. h 3,.3. r,ally a ,i,n Thc 1:11
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    C. A. RIBEIRO AND CO. Payment of Dividend of Ten Per Cent.
    744 18 Thi* following repo A is officially coinmun cated At the fifteenth ordinary penera! meeting of the sharehlders of C. A. ljjpeira and Co., Ltd., held at 6 and 7 bafflea Place, Singupoi e, on December 29. 1 heip
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    FIRE AT KUALA LUMPUR.
    64 18 (I- rorn Our Own Correspondent. Kuala Lumpur, December 29. A (hi nose soap manufactory in Cvcle K&lt; a« near the District Hospital camrht r,rc ,as P'Rht. about twelve oVlnck and was r. inn ctely gutted The brigade was n ojnd ami arrived within a few mintles
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    CORRESPONDENCE.
    78 19 l IStrHii* Tim**# Is n«n tui .jj,,. ii, i»t iv* ,c&gt;in BfiMiuiti tuifi uia aii.fuld Ik- .l* 111 tui lid ll»“i IriVUin* xnutH and to thw pouil. Long ramuling epistles are liable to be rejected uj iuthleiody cut down. Correspondents must ca j, )S j,.§ meir names, not oeenaaMrih
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    Council Reforms.
    861 19 To the Editor of the Straits Times. gi r —it mifst indeed be gratifying lo not a ftw thflt the Government have entered dtu* more item to the credit of progress accoun’ However trifling and insignificant that cn tr.\ might be, one can only hope that having mad&lt;?
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    Danger Signal.
    96 19 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —Referring to your article Short Line with Long History,” especially %vith reference to the North London’s immunity fiom accident, I remember hearing a yam as u school boy that a serious accident was averted by a porter waving a red
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    Government Hill.
    111 19 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —Yesterday, boxing day, saw the arrest of two young craeker-firers at about 5.45 p.m. on vacant land adjoining ihe Filter Beds, McKenzie Road. I am told that this was consequent on a telephonic message to Kandang Kerbau Police Station from
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    Change of Location.
    444 19 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —The policy of the Government in transferring their servants from one part of a settlement to another or from one settlement to another is of long duration, and its continuance is an adm ssion that it is, on the
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    ABDUCTED BY ESKIMOS. London Girl in the Hands Of “ Fish Fangs.”
    354 19 ABDUCTED BY ESKIMOS. London Girl in the Hands Of Fish Fangs.” Miss Marguerite Lindsay, a great favourite in London society soon ufter the war, and daughter of a retired stockbroker of considerable wealth, has disappeared in Labrador. It is feared that she was kidnapped by a wild tribe of Eskimos.
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    FOREIGNER MURDERED. A Well-known Yokohama Resident Killed.
    133 19 Mr. William Pepper, aged 58, employed by the Canadian Pacific Steamship Company in Yokohoma, was stabbed and killed on December 14, by Shosaburo Sano, aged 20. h Mr. Pepper was on the way to h's office along the Bluff Road when he was
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    Death of Mr. Cheah Teow Eang.
    298 19 We regret to announce the death of Mr. Cheah Teow Eang, which occur reel en Monday, at his residence at i Telok Ayer Street at the age of 66 years. Deceased, who was born in Penang, was an opium and sp rit farmer for
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    CHINESE BRIGANDS. Last of the Foreign Captives Released.
    493 19 The brigand run through the central portion of Honan and the northwest portion of Anhui Provinces seems at last to have been arrested, says the N.C. Daily News. On December U Mr. Borg-Breen with his son arrived in Hankow and Mr. Forsberg
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    A VALUABLE DISCOVERY. Uses for Metal from Ammunition Dumps.
    310 19 F. N. Pickett, a young engineer, who made industrial history by the discovery of the means of utilising metal from ammunition dumps after the war, speaking at a luncheon at which he was entertained in London, said that during «jthe war
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    SALVAGE OF THE LUSITANIA. Various Proposals for Ships Recovery.
    933 20 Many s&lt;*ln*n:«•' have been devised since the Lusitania was sent to her untimely end in the larly days of the war, s« me with u view to complete salvage of th«- vessel, and others, of a less amb tious nature, aiming
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    THE NEW YEAR AT PENANG.
    113 20 (Freon Our Own nrr speindent.) Penang, January 2. Tligre was a record crowd of diners and el lin en s, numbering between 000 and 'M*i peeipie, at the K. anel O. Hotel last nignt, win n Mis. A. 14. Vmiles opened the; new oaneing ball.
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    Copra Cheating Case.
    129 20 I!i; Honour Mr. P. A. F. David, eh live-reel judgment in the District Court i n We ein *seluy, m the case in Which Tun him !l h st* oil chargee! w'lth cheating the Pae iiie* Trailing Company in respect of tw &gt; amounts of copra, abe.ut
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    Stolen Cathedral Windows.
    99 20 How the stained-glass windows of St. Quentin &lt; utheelrn), valueel at IXOO,OOO, were eiiscovered in Germany is now published. On February lx, 111 18, Professor Clemens, of the* Unive*rs ty of lionn, was oreieied to convey them to Germany, ami on his way to the Berlin Museum
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    Sumatra Coconuts.
    93 20 Some IK million guilders' capital is now ink in roe nut plantations in Sumatra. I In s&lt;* cover some 11,000 hectares, of which ::,r»on arc ill production and yield me two million k 1 1 &lt; prams of copra. During 1020, concessions wore granted in Java for some
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    Dr. J. A. R. Glennie’s Retirement.
    230 20 At a meeting of the committee of the Mini cipal Commission, on December 20, with reference to a decision by a commit Ice of the Commissioners in September, 1020 that Dr. Clennie be appointc I Municipal Health Ollicor until he reaches the recently approved
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    ENJOYABLE EVENING AT Y. M. C. A. Distribution of Tournament Prizes.
    265 20 'I ht* social held at the .M.( .A. on V\\ :n&lt;K&lt;l.i&gt; Wu.s largely attended by. ,n&lt; her- and visitors and was a uou. ■ucc&lt; The pn .eeedings wort* &lt;&gt;Pv&gt; u( lin a v.’ well-chosen words bv Ma.hew and a
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    CRIMINAL BREACH OF TRUST.
    141 20 (From Our Own Correspondent.) IVnang, January 2. la the District Court, this morning, In fore Mr. It. ScoM, Khoo Chin Teong was found guilty, and convicted on two charges of criminal breach of trust, namely, that he on or about September 21), 11)22, while employed as
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    Port Swettenham Mail Incident.
    121 20 The outward mail steamer had an ixpenoncc n I’ort Swcttonham harbour on 1 •eeember i! 1 that recalled to mind the surest ion that H.M.S. Malaya could have come into harbour there had she wanted to do so, reports the Pinang &lt;i.:xet'o. 'I lie Nellore cast
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    MARRIAGE
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    Trade and Finance.
    139 20 exchange Sin^apore, January b On London, Bank *m/s 0 4^5/32 m, cred.U m 15/M On New 5 or* Demand Private 90 «r s 700 On I-ranee. Kink On India, i&gt;*»nk (in tot* d/d 2 !&gt;••••• On Shanghai, Bank d/d j* On Jawi. Hank I.T. (In Japan, Hank
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    Stocks and Shares.
    457 20 MINING. Singapore, January 4. Issue Val. Pd. Buyers. Sellers. 1 1 Iiatang Padang 52** 57 *&gt;3 1 l Hitum Tin 1.25 1.35 1 1 JelfiBtoh 0.20 0.40 nom 1 1 .1 han T n 0.50 0.54 ill £T Kam. Kamunt. 1.13.0 1.15.6 xd. in 10 K uia
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    67 20 dkatiis in.AII. (Ill .lanuary 1, !&lt;)•&gt;:&gt; A.v,r sir,,.,. '-■'UK. UKcd GO yvara 1 ,ow MAYSON. On Xmas ty Mt "I Mr. \lo, u- m n tht m t i, J 'iwyson Ci,n -r,;, P ulTpuIa 'si 1 4 t S'",:;;,,/;.: I’KSTANA. On Dtctnihfr 190., pi; atitn»V M, l Si I*
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  • The Straits Budget RUBBER SUPPLEMENT
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      CONTENTS
      74 1 General Rubber Areas 2 A Singapore Rubber Auction 2 .Rubber in Indo-China 3 Cor res pondence— Export cf Latex 4 The I. S. P. 4 The I. S. P. and Fcundor 4 Meetings and Reports— Indragiri Rubber 1 "Malaka Pinda Rubber, Ltd. 1 Japanese Rubber Companies 1 Scngat Rubber
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      Indragiri Rubber.
      457 1 The report of the directors of Indragiri Rubber Ltd., for the year ended September 30 last, states that after charging loss on sale of Klawat Estate $42,014.58 and $5,971.41 additional Netherlands Hbst Indies Income and War •Taxes, the profit and loss account of the Xaamlooze Vennootschap Exploitatie Maatschappji,
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      Malaka Pinda Rubber, Ltd. Chairman Eulogizes Restriction Act.
      1444 1 The twelfth annual general meeting of the Malaka Pinda Rubber Estates, Ltd., was held on Friday at the company’s office, Market Street, Singapore. The Chairman, Mr. Tan Cheng Lock, presided and was supported by Mr. Chua Poh Siang. Amongst the shareholders present
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      Japanese Rubber Companies.
      390 1 Reports from Japan dated at tlux beginning of October refer to the depressed state of the rubber planting industry, in which local capitalists are largely interested, and go on to describe various attempts which were being made there to scci.re the Japanese Government's assistance for the* companies
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      SENGAT RUBBER ESTATE. Considerably Enhanced Prices Anticipated.
      1113 2 Tin? twelfth annual general meeting of t he Bengal Rubber Kstate, Ltd., was held on November 2U at the offices of the Rubher (.rowers’ Association, 2, d and 4, Mollane, K.C., Mr. Krie Maxwell (the Chair- inan) presiding. The Chairman sa d (ienllemen,
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      DEAD RUBBER AREAS. The Estimated 500,000 Acres In Malaya.
      517 2 Considerable interests was recently aroused in rubber circles by the publication of a letter from Mr. A. B. Milne, the visiting agent of Penang, to the Rubber Shareholders’ Association, in which the opinion was ex pressed that 500,000 acres of rubber
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      BUKIT KAJANG ESTATES. Chairman’s Confidence for The Future.
      828 2 The thirteenth annual general meeting i of the .shareholders of 4he Bukit Kajang Rubber Kata tea, Ltd., was held on November 29 at the registered offices, 7, Martin’s-lano, Cannon-street, E. C., Mr. W. Arthur Addinsell (Chairman of the company) presiding. The Chairman
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      SINGAPORE RUBBER AUCTION. Business Much Brisker Than Usual.
      626 2 r re v,l auction of the Singapore Rubber A,— was held an December 28, whe l h e r catalogued 1.1,20.154 lbs. or due.21 tons. OTered l,24"»,r&gt;16 lbs. or 556.03 tons. Sold 888,713 lbs. or 396.7o tons. New York spot 27%. London
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      SAMAGAGA RUBBER CO. All Available Land Now In Bearing.
      1471 3 'l l r twelfth annua! general meeting of t i K shareholders in the Samagaga Rubber Company, Ltd., was held on December 21 jU Mr. Leslie J. Cubitt presided l t h t re were also present Messrs. G. CravViKße and
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      RUBBER IN INDO-CHINA. Some Serious Effects of the Great Slump.
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      The I. S. P.
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