The Straits Budget, 30 March 1923

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    33 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES VOL. LXXVII No. 3398 Singapore, Friday, March 30, 1923 1>T IKLISIIKU OVER THUKK i|l AIM KU OF A CENTURY. Price 25 cents.
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    CONTENTS.
    301 1 I VI ERS—- i .> i .UlUs’U S i i and Planting""A.-..'12'. K 12-13 Di vi Vpments -Li -it ade L'» Nerve* 13-14 ,e:urnl and Pewonala 1*2 I > ‘‘'l i Malaya r y **7 io'.S ;tiiu-s'..;E.\i‘hange_.^i^j-7* t T i i a! "11n- t V'."'> \J -'i Ka l\va>
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    LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
    4808 1 death tl ok place at t ho Genoi a I h. where he wn mimity M undergo an operation, of ai ,v who for the long period f tii i» Vl v a,s bad been manager j j,. v '-'"a Ruby Mines, Ltd., at Mogok. !I« j*
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  • FRIDAY’S TELEGRAMS
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      AIR ANXIETIES. Uncertainty of European Situation. France’s Prodigious Programme
      296 3 Reuter’s Service. London, March 21. ‘sneaking in the House of Lords, Lords P irk* nhead, Haldane, Long and Carson i .rrive stress upon the weakness of i \n’ Force as contrasted with the truces of other Powers. 81 ‘nl Grey emphasised
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      The Indian Empire.
      141 3 London, March 22. In a speech at a dinner given by the Parser Association in honour of Miss Tata, wlm is the first Indian woman to be called to the Bar, Mr. Chao Hsin Chu .'aid that the Indian people were conservative like the Chinese. He congratulated
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      Duff Development.
      106 3 London, March 22. I lie House of Lords has dismissed the appeal of the Government of Kelantan agamst the arbitrators’ award that the government was bound to construct a ran way and cart-road within the Duff 1 wl-.pment Company’s concession, within Ul years, from July, 1912, but failed
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      Merlimau Appeal Dismissed.
      26 3 London, March 22. Mm. ".i Lords has dismissed the l.td M<- ,r limau Rubber Estates, i’ rf dits'duty St lhc assessment of exce8S
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      Lithuanians Attacked.
      30 3 London, March 22. I t,(, mmunique asserts that a ufack i’! << i infantry and cavalry iv i ,,e8t roye<l a Lithuanian post wound*i! ,ttn HMl,liurM wcn kiIltMl aml
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      China’s Financial Chaos. Early Consideration Deemed Essential.
      184 3 London, Ma t'.i 21. The Times Peking correspondent, in concluding his article on the financial chaos in China, considers that the situation demands earlier attention than is possible \v awaiting the recommendations of the foreign commission proposed at the Washington Conference to formulate
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      France and Germany.
      180 3 London, March 22. Berlin Chancellor Cuno accompanied by the Minister for Defence. Herr Gessler and the Minister for Posts, Herr Steege, have arrived at Munich and were welcomed by the Bavarian Premier and authorities and ovated by the crowd. Speaking at the Foreign Office, Chancellor Cuno emphasised
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      German Bankruptcies.
      94 3 London, March 22. Berlin Continuous steadiness of the mark is causing considerable difficulties to business firms. A well-known Berlin company dealing in precious metals has suspended payment and the liabilities are said to be 4,500,000,000 marks and the assets 2,500,000.000. It is reported that the failure has involved
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      Naval Agreement.
      54 3 London, March 21. Paris The report presented to the foreign affairs committee of the Chamber, on the Washington naval agreement, favours ratification, but only for the normal duration expiring in 19J6 and not an indefinite renewal, thereafter by tacit agreement, while the ratio of strength established ought not
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      Silver Currency.
      55 3 London, March 22. In the House of Commons Mr. Baldwin, replying to Mr. Thorne, said that the saving from the reduction in the silver fineness of token silver coins depended on the amount of silver recoined, but it already amounted to several million pounds. He was not considering
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      Communism.
      36 3 London, March 22. Riga A Japanese Communist hm 8 arrived from Moscow, where lie participated in the congress of the Third International. A customs examination of his luaggage revealed a quantity of Gummu nist literature.
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      OIL FOR THE NAVY. War Supplies Discussed In Parliament. Gibraltar to be Retained.
      143 3 London, March 22. In the House of Commons debate prior to the passing of the Navy vote, iseouiT Curzon suggested that instead of building oil factories throughout the world we should get private firms to guuraniee stores
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      Recognition of Russia.
      87 3 London, March 21. With reference to the delegation from the Women’s Committee for the Recognition of Russia, which waited on Mr. Hughes, the latter afterwards stated that the attitude of the State Department was one of non-interference with Russia’s internal concerns and of determination not to enter
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      Scrapped British Warships.
      56 3 London, March 22. In a speech in London Col. Amery said that Britain had scrapped warships totalling 1,600,000 tons since the Washington Conference, or, with ships in course of construction and auxiliary vessels, she had scrapped some 2,000,000 tons including 35 battleships and battlecruisers, 83 cruisers, 283
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      Fracas in Egypt.
      68 3 London, March 22. Cairo The newspapers report a fracas in an obscure quarter of the town of Tanta, between Egyptian police and soldiers of an Egyptian infantry regiment, n which JO were wounded, mostly police one fatally. It is supposed that trouble arose over the reprisals carried
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      Various.
      209 3 London, March 21. The Japanese Ambassador held a reception at which members of the Japan Society and others, including the Chinese Charge d* Affaires, representatives of the Foreign Office and the Lord Mayor and the Lady Mayoress were present. London, March 22. Lieut. General Sir George Kirkpatrick has been
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  • SATURDAY'S TELEGRAMS
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      RUHR POSITION. Is Germany Preparing To Surrender ? Evacuation Demanded.
      662 3 RUHR POSITION. Is Germany Preparing To Surrender Evacuation Demanded. Kcutek’s Sekvice- London, March 23. No information has been received in authoritative circles in London to confirm the'assumption,widely held in France, that Germany is on the eve of surrender. On the contrary, indications like Chancellor Cuno’s visit to Munich and the
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      Imperial Education.
      136 4 I.ondon, March 23. The agenda of the Imperial Ldtna 1 ion i nfereitce in London fiom Juno 25 to July G has been completed. I' covers the widest range. It includes all the topics submitted by the over ea* governments. In connection wi h < no it< iii,
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      Party Politics.
      129 4 London, March 22. Negotiations for teunion of the Lib ral groups, whieh have 1 ecu the topic of the speeches by Mr. Lloyd George and Mr. Asquith to their supporters for soim time past, have dcfini.cly broken down Mr, Lloyd <loorj.ro had supported tin suggestion that the leaders
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      Merlimau Rubber Appeal.
      62 4 London, March 23. In the important decision of the House of Lords in the appeal by tlm Merlimau Rubber Fstatcs, Ltd., against the assessment of exee.-s profit duty, the question at issue was whether the puielmse of an immature estate should be regarded as the addition of
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      U. S. Consulate Destroyed.
      72 4 Lon J >n, March 23. Paris: The Chicago Tribune's Con tantinople correspondent states tliat despite tin* heroic efforts of the crew of the American destroyer Gilmer, the American (onsulate at Smyrna wa destroy, I by fire. The cause is unknown. The Y'cc- onsul was asleep when
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      Banque Industrielle.
      61 4 London, March 23. Baris. I he voluminous dossier of the examining magistrate on the charges against tlm management of the Runquc Indu>! i icI le dc Ii im, has been banded into tlm Public Prosecutor’s Office. The harges ate ym an infraction of the company laws with regard
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      Standard Rubber Production.
      60 4 London, March 23. I' 1 t drd officially that for purposes of the rubber exports restriction legislation in eylon and Malaya, the standard I• n d• t on of rubber will be calculated as follow tor the twelve months beginning November 1, P.»22 (’eylon GO,034 tons. Malaya
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      American Budget Deficit.
      67 4 London, March 2.3. Wa hington The Budget Director, Mr. Ford, estimates a deficit for the fiscal year f NlhO,imn,CMio. The Budget Bureau that Britan, would pay about b.UMHi.oni) cash on the debt before I hi ml of the ti a! y. ar, but it now appears hat
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      NAVAL PROGRESS. The Electric Propulsion Of Battleships. Astounding Achievements.
      214 4 London, March 23. N", v. Ynk The possdiilities of wiri, I* < i i»*:iI transmission in naval war.’.it, w; > 4 id I- .ii ly shown yesterday when it at hip lo.v• i wii- Steaming at full j, < H v
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      British Steamer Aground.
      62 4 London, March 25. i »p. n!ia, n m> -s-age states that the Piiti h -tiamoi* Ch-imrg, sailing fi'om ih ii, ti to London, with a cargo of s >yo btnn i- aground near Korsor. A salvage strainer i- in attendance and she is being light'tied as -he
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      Australian Defences.
      45 4 L< ndon, March 23. .Meiho.i no The Herald states that as a ro.-ult of a mee’ing of the Defence Council, the Fe I-ral Government will provide in its estimates for a more effective navy aqd the development of the military and air forces.
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      Various.
      334 4 London, March 2d. He hi The Council of State hy 2S votes to 10 has accepted the Government an eridmi nt for doubling the salt tax. London, March 2d. 'ill i i- an issue of 1'a,000,000 1 per cent, tiia-ury bonds at a price of 01 1 i' n::i'.
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  • MONDAY’S TELEGRAMS
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      WORLD’S NAVIES. Their Present and Future Programmes. The Big Base at Singapore.
      415 4 Reuter’s Service. London, March 21. Colonel Amery, in a speech at Birmingham, dealing with drastic naval reductions, -aid the British fleet was still larger than tin* Japanese, but until we had oil storage J1 the way to the
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      White Slave Traffic.
      142 4 London, March 24. Geneva The Commission for the Ki* press ion of the White Slave Traffic t.ave appointed a sub-committee, including representatives of the United States, Italy Japan and Uruguay to collaborate with he International Labour Office to ensure So M'-l’r UctU,, l ()f w om n
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      Port of London Extensions.
      90 4 London, March 24. i understood that important c\t'.- 'T the Port of London have- boon (<1 u pun, for which the Treasury nw r^ m> f ‘‘l a loan (,f A‘. r ),000,000 at h h will* ,nU rt st rhe improvements, V J", g ,v
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      IN GERMANY. Rumours of a Reactionary Rising. Latest French Seizures.
      243 4 London, March jj. Brussels The ten per cent, ad valorem duty levied on German imports fi.„„ occupied territory has been cancelled an'i the German tarifF restored. London, March 21. Duesseldorf Thirteen hundred tons of industrial tools and machinery valued at
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      Chinese Finances.
      182 4 London, March 2.’). Disturbing news with regard to the condition of Chinese finances has increased the alarm of holders of certain Chinese loans, especially Marcon,i and ickers issues, both of which have fallen to GO. Marconi coupons due in August, 1021, and subsequently, have not been paid, while
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      Ceylon Railway Disasters.
      107 4 London, March 24. t olombo Another serious smash has occurred on the Ceylon Government Railwny. A light engine collided with a mail tram in a tunnel, four being killed and 4o injured. In January, south of Anuradhapura, an embankment was washed away near a s tributary and
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      American Wool Workers.
      53 4 London, March 21. Now oik Six worsted mills a" Worcester, Massachusetts, have granted 'he workers increases cf wages from P' 2 ’a per cent. Similar increases have been made at number of mills on Rhode Island, Rock* v, lle (Connecticut), Methuen (Mass* achusetts) and the Berkshire county
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      Sarah Bernhardt III.
      20 4 London, March 2m Paris Mine. Sarah Bernhardt. i s gravely ill. Six doctors have held a on-ultution.
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  • TUESDAY'S TELEGRAMS
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      NAVAL AFFAIRS. Doubts in the Washington Treaty. Dominions and Motherland.
      331 5 KKI TFR*S SERVICE- London, March 20. M .mni Mr. Bruce, commenting: on ho arrivul ..f New Zealand’s flawhip. T \i S Chatham, for exercises with the “,.'in licet, said he hoped such mutual AU urn, woil' be extended to the
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      Clemenceau’s Cinema Film.
      133 5 London, March 26. I "a i The filming has begun of M. Cleivcncoau’s work I.e Voile du Bonluur, for the film production of wki h M. Clemencenu recently •signed the eu'.tract. The plot is laid in China, ti c p ru ipil haracter being a blind 1>»•*..
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      European Finance.
      91 5 London, March 20. f u ii.t of the Treasury bond isssuc -hrd inst. closed this morning’. London, March 26. 1t i 1 n shareholders of the Deutsche :ivo s anctioned an increase of i a i fr n <‘itrht hundred to fifteen u,; "d million marks. London, March
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      Burma Oil Concerns.
      77 5 London, March 26. V T on Mr. Hughes has sent an f .i ,l communication to the secretaries ’■'lor Uommerce and Federal on with regard to the p... M i Queen Victoria signed a u n > n and an agreement n Britain in 1885 excluding pi
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      Swiss Democracy. Attitude of French Government Condemned.
      157 5 London, March 26. Berne A painful surprise has been xcited in Switzerland by a note from he French Government requesting the Swiss Government to enforce, as soon is possible, the’Free Zones Convention of August 7, 1921, although the referendum j n Switzerland of
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      League of Nations.
      131 5 London, March 26. Geneva Professor Einstein’s sudd n resignation from the Committee of the League of Nations on intellectual corpora ion. is described here as a brickbat thrown in the blue waters of the League.” Professor Kinst-dn was appointed to the Committee in April, 1922, hut he
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      American Army in Germany.
      110 5 London, March 26. Washington: Mr. Hughes, in reply to the second proposal of the Allied reprentatives for payment of the costs of ma ntaining tits’ American army in Germany, has cabled Mr. Wadsworth, the Aim ricun representative at Paris, who will deliver it at the meeting
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      American Mercantile Marine.
      81 5 London. March 26. Washington Replying to a request of *he Shipping Hoard for suggestions, th" American Steamship Owners’ Association in a letter have recommended the Hoard to retire from the business, scrap ali inferior vessels and sell the remaining tonnage to American citizens wi ‘h• out restrictions.
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      American Textile Industry.
      47 5 London, March 26. Fall River The Massachusetts Textileworkers have postponed a strike threatened in connection with their demand f r a 15 per cent, increase in wastes, pending the outcome of a further wage conference on April 20, for which the manufacturers have asked.
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      Queensland Sugar-Growers.
      35 5 London, March 20. Melbourne The Federal Government has decided not to renew the agreement with the Queensland sugar-growers after Juno 20, after which the Government will buy supplies from the cheapest possible source.
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      Eggs by the Million.
      53 5 London, M.ar< h 2(1. In the House of Commons at question lire, Sir C. J. O. Sanders stated that 1,057,000 great hundreds of eggs wen •nported into the I’ni ed Kingdom from ’hina in 1022, compared With 4(>.f t'0 ii 021. [A great hundred is 120.
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      Sarah Bernhardt Dead. Amazing Vitality of Famous Patient.
      442 5 London, March 26. Paris Sarah Bernhardt had a bn< night and her condition is critical. Shi woke from the coma in the afternoon anc a priest was summoned. During th period of consciousness, she gave detaile instructions for her funeral, requesting plenty
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      Rubber Market for Paris.
      70 5 London, Maerh 26. Paris The Chamber of Commerce has written to the Minister of Commerce urging the creation of a forward rubber market in Paris, pointing out that the Indo-China rubber planters at present n o>tly sell their produce at Singapore, and urging the advantage cf
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      The Development of Korea.
      50 5 London, March 21. The New York Evening Mail reports that a group of hanks, headed by the National City Rank, las arranged to float n"\t week a loan of twenty million dollars for the Oriental Development Company of Tokio, and intended for the development of Korea.
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      India’s Salt Tax.
      34 5 London, March 20. Delhi: The Legislative Assembly ly 58 votes to 47 have finally rejected the Finance Bill as it passes the Council of State, thus refusing the double salt tax.
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      Allies and Turkey.
      26 5 London, March 26. The Allied delegates state that the conversations in London hack* resulted in a complete Allied front, vis-a-vis the Turkish proposal..
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      New Treasury Bonds.
      34 5 London, Mardi 27. In tli<« all*, ment of the new treasury 1 rids, large applicant will receive 30 cert. Den I ng have- been made up five-eighth' p< r cent, premium.
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  • WEDNESDAY’S TELEGRAMS
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      PARLIAMENT. More of the Singapore Naval Base. Labour versus Commune.
      548 5 Kti 'i t.ic’s Skkvick London, March 27. In the House of Commons, replying to Mr. G. Lambert, Mr. Bonar Law said that he General staff and the Air and Naval Staffs had participated in the proceedings of the Committee of
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      Floods at Baghdad.
      97 5 London, March 27. Baghdad Under inereasing pressure of flood, the Tigris has l»ni>.t its left hank twelve mMes n •••♦h of ghda'l. A hun deed square miles of desert around he r-jtv have been transformed into a lake Trihesnu ri and herd, are taking refuge in the
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      Situation in Germany. Decisions of the Socialist Conference.
      365 6 London, March 27. Ib-idin The police have acres cd two ex-officers and Ho bach’- sewdary on a charge of complicity in thi alleged plot against the Republic recently iJ scover4(1 by tb police. Itos>bach, who was the fi<ml of tf.e movement, was
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      Banque Industrielle.
      200 6 London, March 27. Paris The failure of the Bunque Indu-trielle do CMiit.<* ha- attain come to the fore. An influenti.al s ctioii of impress i <!< manding the trial of M. Andre Berthelot, ox-director of the bank, in connection with a large sum of money who h he
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      Allies and Turkey.
      94 6 London, March 27. Th<- Allied 'inference, this afternoon, exai .uied the report of the expert cunnuttec (,f) the financial, economic and other pii' <>f the Turkish counter-proposals. Ihe reached a complete agreement on all mints and the draft text of the renlv to Is met Pasha’s note
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      Irish Expenditure.
      40 6 London, March 27. 1 The expenditure for tin comiri year \< estimated at oyer CIO-!!!!’!!!«’ including the army P' i in 1 ,M ,n k r «n increase ~f X- ,000.000 and f 10,000,000 compensation '"i damage to property.
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      Indian Finances. Determined Opposition to The Salt Tax.
      170 6 London, March 27. Delhi In the Assembly, during the debate preceding the rejection of the Finance Bill, Mr. Jamnadas Dwarkadas said that the salt tax would go to every home as a me i iigoi* tif revolution and force the co !>■
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      Agricultural Strike.
      134 6 London. March 27. The reduction of wages to Ijd. per hour and a •> 1 hour week has resulted in a gener.i! strike of agricultural worker:,i Norfolk which is threatening to spread ■'> t'am'r'dge hire. Farmers have declined o’er oi .md.Uiion atm conteno 'l;.’ tt i.N impossible to
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      The Powers’ Battle-fleets.
      50 6 London. March 27. A Washington message states that i* ti rgested in official quarters tha' Mr. ng i. y it. 'I ute a set its id i.iploiii::tic exchanges with Britain and Japan >in<. p, what i*xten*. tip. hatt'.beets allowed under the Washington T: a’y hall be modernised.
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      Perils of the Bottle.
      63 6 London. March 27. N'ew York: The port-surveyor has or ''/•red that in the future every bottle of liquor htought into the country by steamyiip passengers shall he seized and a tine ut >•> per hot'le imposed on the <t\\ tu*r. i.r.le the pa.-sengers pr ve tha
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      War Criminal’s Arrest.
      43 6 London, March 27. 15* rlin It is reported from I.ippstadt ’nut tlie Flench have arrested ('aptain Steinbrinck, a U boat commander, who figures among the last of the warcriminals on account of his sinking the steamer Sussex in 101 G.
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      American Loan.
      39 6 London. March 27. New York A hanking syndicate, lujaucH by llu* National (*ity Company, will offer to-morrow $1!UM»0,000 six per eeiii. b<nds in the Oriental Development Company, guaranteed by the Japanese Government, at a price of !»2.
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      Various.
      54 6 London, March 27. Fxclmages give French francs at, 70 7.) and Belgian at 82.05, while sterling stands at 4.08 7 k. London, March 27. Ihe Hungarian Government has oochircd th«* Kxtreme Nationalist party London, March 27. A openhagen message states* that tin steamer Glenbeg has been refloated aftei charging
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  • THURSDAY’S TELEGRAMS
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      France and Germany. Protest Against Proposed Loan.
      408 6 Kxvtek’i Slavic* London, March 28. J'uris Le Matin states that the French representative on the Reparations Commission contended that the German Government had infringed the Treaty of Versailles by issuing a two hundred million gold mark loan in foreign currencies. The Commission unanimously
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      Mercantile Marine Pay.
      90 6 London, March 28. 1 no question of a readjustment of pay M the mercantile marine has been tiled at a meeting of the National .dantime Board in London, attended bv lopresontatives of the chief shipping interests and seafarers’ unions. The meeting agreed from April 10 that the
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      American Shipping.
      75 6 London, March 28. Washington The United States Ship- nerators Association has advised the .’hipping Board to scrap all unserviceable nonage and sell the good tonnage to American operators only. The SfeamS ndl W,U As m£ iation has tendered ;L V 10 i rh l H rri tors’ letter
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      Prohibition.
      44 6 London, March 28. Albany The Senate by 28 to 21 has voted 111 favour of the repeal of a 1 cmou of the state prohibition enforeeV' nt aw 11 is generally believed that ho measure is not likely to pass the Lower House.
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      Rubber Finance. Interesting Case in London Court.
      140 6 London, March 2S. Mr. Justice Romer heard the m,,t brought by Sir T. D. Pile and „‘|2 dissentient shareholders to restrain th Batavia and General Plantations Tru t Ltd., from acting on ‘he resduPon March G for an increase of capital j, v
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      Singapore Dockyard.
      88 6 London. March ‘Jx In the House of Commons, iy replying to a question. Commander B. M. Fly resM »csi:» .:rd that half of the ‘.'11 f ):.*<» M u *n be expended on the naval nr k::aj u Singapore would be expended in materials <1 ■•rived. a> far
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      Condemned Ecclesiastics.
      65 6 London, March *JS The latest news from Moscow states that the execution of sentences on the Catholic ecclesiastics ha. hi on po> p >> j petaliii.4 a special order f:< m the h *v: t lilt hot ice. Mr. T. I*. O'Connor and Coiu:nan.!i-r mnvvrlhy ar<* among those
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      Indian Affairs.
      63 6 London. March 2S. 1 Delhi Twenty members of the A-scr.i-bly, mostly of the Democratic party, have memorialised the Viceroy not to n -or to the expedient of certifying the increased salt tax, apprehending tha' serious political situation would be thereby created. London, March Jv Calicut The rebel leader,
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      New Zealand Politics.
      55 6 London. March Wellington The Government in:>- i* tained Tauranua at the by-clecti* n. Mr. McMillan, Reformist, polled 4,2">0 vo'e and Sir Joseph Ward, Liberal, o,0’>4. ih* loss of the seat would have reduced th. Government’s apparent majority to on*. Mr. Massey has been very active doctioneering in
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      Northern Territory.
      45 6 London, March l>Melbourne: A company, which i> bring formed in Australia, has dppJ.ed t the Com monwealth Government f<*»’ ;l lease of 432,000 acres in the Hope Kiver region in the Northern Territory for extensive cultivation of cotton and later rice and tobacco.
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      Price of Sugar.
      55 6 London, March 2 y St. Augustin, Florida The rapid rise in the retail price of sugar, which is twelve cents per pound compared with t |Vf cents last month, has prompted President Harding to order an enquiry with a view reducing the duty, if the tariff is
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      Irish Finance.
      47 6 London, March >s A Lublin message states* that »I!' r faction is freely expressed at tin* !l get of forty-two millions. It is out that it is £10,000,000 more than t expenditure, under British rule, for whole country. The deficit is appar f > some Cl,".000,000.
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      British Coal Miners.
      94 7 London, March 28. v important lead to the Miners’ Fe- t j to which they are affiliated, i s i.i'cn given by the Cleveland ironI: lU miners deciding to accede to the uiM'loyers* request to revert to the eightl.ouc day. London, March 28. TV' Miners’ Conference, after
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      Various.
      39 7 London, March 28. Colombo The Legislature has sancti(,M,.d a grant of £lO,OOO for participation in the Km pi re Exhibition. London, March 28. Ni w Yoik Musicians at theatres and cinemas have decided to strike for inma>ed wages.
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    FISHERIES IN MALAYA. Advantageous Situation Of Singapore.
    432 7 In dealing with his investigations into the Fisheries of British Malaya, Mr. David li. Stead, the Australian Fisheries expert and Scientist, speaking at the Y.M.C.A. Hall on Wednesday night stated that he believed that there were immense prospects ahead. He said that even
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    Lowering of Siamese Exchange.
    134 7 '"“iinunique by the Ministry of Tli.. 1 lam dated March 15, says:— i In lst, v Finance regrets to learn 1,1 Hi-moss is being hampered owing to hat <Unl V as r< *gards the future of ex'•flVi r* t’i '*I' < uni( >urs are rife to
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  • Sporting News and Notes.
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      SINGAPORE YACHT CLUB. The Annual General Meeting.
      380 7 •The annual general meeting of the Royal Singapore Yacht Club was held last Fiiday in the Club House. liis Excellency the Governor presided as commodore f the club and there was a representative gathering of officials and members. The meeting was a long
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      Ipoh Gymkhana Club.
      102 7 (From Our Own Correspondent). Ipoh, March 27. II. K. the High Commissioner, Sir Laurence Guillemard. presented a silver cup to the Ipoh Gymkhana Club for the Skye Meeting, which he and Lady Guillemard are attending on Saturday, April 7. The cup has been allocated to the first-class
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      Ipoh Gymkhana Club Sweep.
      268 7 The Ipoh correspondent of the Pinung Gazette wired on March 24 as follows Mr. Warren, head of the Investigation bianch. Ipoh, has taken out summonses against the following: Mr. P. G. Short (president), Mr. C. C. Harris (secretary), Mr. P. J. Yasey (clerk of the course),
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      S.C.C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
      107 7 PLAY ON MARCH 23. Kleinman and Utermark beat Linton and Thorougood, 7—. r G—3. Newcomers’ Handicap. Zimmerman beat Dunbar, V —7, 0— 4. MONDAY’S PLAY. Championship Singles. Sinclair beat Donaldson, 8— 6, 6—1. Potts beat J. W. Winter, 0—3, 6—3. Leakey beat Hill 3—6, 12—10, 6—3, Championship
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      BOWLS TOURNAMENT.
      66 7 PLAY ON MARCH 23. Championship. McKean beat Geddes, 21 —6. Smith beat Main, 21 —l7. Goldie beat Hammond, 21—6. MONDAY’S PLAY. Championship. Chill beat Foggie w.o. Double Handicap. Hammond and McKean beat Gale and Law 21—17. TUESDAY’S PLAY. Single Handicap. E. B. Evans beat J. Hammond 21—18. WEDNESDAY’S
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      Java Football Tour.
      150 7 The programme of the visit of the British Malaya Football team to Java is as follows :—Sunday, April 1, v. Rest of Batavia, Monday, v. Hercules, Tuesday, v. Union Eleven. The matches are to be held in the Dcca Park, and, according to a Java paper, expectations
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      Easter Cricket.
      72 7 Our Penang correspondent wires The Penang team versus Perak in the Easter holidays is as follows :—N. A. M. Griffin, Captain, E. G. Bird, F. C. D. Da Brooy, H. C. I). Davies, J. H. Dicksen, A. J. L. Donaldson, E. H. L. Gilbert, A. Gilmour, C. H.
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      Inter-State Cricket.
      162 7 The following are the teams selected t< play in the inter-State cricket match, at Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, March .‘5l and Monday, April 2. S. C. C.—G. C. Clarke (Capt.), E. J Riches, R. T. Holder, F. R. Craig, A Hannigan, C. E. H. Jacobs, A. H. Assiter.
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      Keppel Golf Club.
      94 7 rho result of the Ladies Prize competition was a win for Miss Weatherstunc over Mrs. Webb at the 10th. The result of the March Medal (bogey play) is a tie between Messrs. J. Strachan and A. Farahar with score of 2 down. The ball sweep for Saturday
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      Singapore Golf Club.
      32 7 Tn the March Ladies Spoon the re-play of the tie between Mrs. Swindell and Mrs. Marshall resulted in a win for Mrs. Swindell with a score of 45—4 41.
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      Katong Golf Club.
      21 7 The March monthly medal and sweep were won by A. Robinson, with a score of 43 48—17 74.
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      Inter-Port Golf.
      52 7 Our Penang correspondent wires Tin* following will represent Penang in the inter-port golf match with Singapore, to be played at Faster over the Selangor Golf Club’s course at Kuala Lumpur :—J. Crabb Watt, F. S. Gibson, Timson and S. F. Brereton Martin. Reserves P. J. Sproule and J.
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      Inter- Varsity Golf.
      41 7 Reuter’s Service. London, March 28. At Rye in bright weather and in a strong wind, Oxford beat Cambridge, in the Inter-Varsity Golf Singles, by six matches to three. In the aggregate Oxford won by nine matches to five.
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      The Grand National.
      55 7 [Reuter’s Service]. London, March 23. The following is the result of the Grand National run at Aintree, England Sergeant Murphy 1 Shaun Spadah 2 Conjuror the Second 3 Twenty-eight ran. Won by three lengths, with six lengths between second and third. Betting: Sergeant Murphy 100-6, Shaun Spadah
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    THE EMPRESS OF FRANCE. 800 American Tourists Visit Singapore.
    353 7 The Empress of France, widely known as one of the finest and most luxurious empress liners in the Canadian Pacific Atlantic Service, arrived ut the West wharf at D a.in. yesterday. The vessel is on a cruise of I*2o days around
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    FEDERAL COUNCIL. Railway Administration Criticised. Huxley Commission.
    2357 8 (From Our Own < urn ptwrlcnt.) Kuala Lumpur, March -7. A meeting of tht* Federal oumil was held this morning, t ht* 11 i*rh < mmi.sinner, Sir Laurence Guillen.aid, 1 pro .siding. O'herx pie »nt wire l!i<* lion. Messr VV. 0. Maxwell hief
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    Straits Products for Canada.
    177 8 A request has been received by the < anadian Government Trade Commissioner at Singapore from the Commercial and Industrial Museum of Montreal, Canada for samples of raw and manufactured products of the Straits Settlements. This Museum is very anxious to develop its display of products from
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    LOCAL TRADE WITH CANADA.
    445 8 A statistical statement of the trado between Canada and the Straits Settle' ments for the fiscal year ended March :;l, 11)22, has been prepared by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics and w. give it in summary form EXPORTS TO CANADA. Products., Value. Quantity Pineapples preserved.. 52,475
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    Mishap on the Railway.
    185 8 A most curious railway collision occurred in Singapore on Wednesday when the G. 30 trail from Bukit Timah to Tank Road was about to start. The engine was proceeding along the loon line in ordet to join on to the front of the train, and when
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    GENERAL OUTLOOK. Stocks Held by Eastern Pool.
    1401 10 When we met last March there was little in the prospects for the coming year to inspire optimism. It. thcicloiv, gives me the greatest pleasure t<» he able to record a great uaproVv incut in U.»• general outlook which, if we except the
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    Scottish Co.’s Church Parade.
    142 10 kw* *n*\\!\-formed Scottish coinpanv, >. F., had their fir-r (’hutch Parad*.* on Sunday evening, and it gave a number o people the chance to see the companv on the march—and a goodly sight ‘h presented. The company, in' command of ‘rplain Alport, headed bv the pin.;
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    Bankruptcy in Johore.
    71 10 wans KVS:,!* n U(M <w,) traces so intimat»lv conSta™ m A l U 7 f L ra t, s on-! WP)i the law should he similar in trnrio T. “Heels that ~,j ;J, u ly noV(>l provision, states n’i-iprocal ann'n m? hy wh th,. tin,. ,r "he
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    OCEAN BUILDING. Holt’s New Offices Formally Opened. Blue Funnel Developments.
    446 10 The imposing five-storied iru* v which was commenced on the s 'Mv *a i -i. Du mei ly occupied io* r Manstield and Co., in liMtl, at i n t if Collyir Quay and Prim-e Stic, t. .••hieh was described
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    Bangkok Fire.
    221 10 Shi r;ly brfo.e 7 a.m. on March. hie broke o;ii in a foundry in New R.*aJ. between Griinta! Avenue and W ndiiu! 1 l*’*ud, Bangkok, belonging, io llap ’IV Long. l'h v origin of the tin.*, sn>- tlu Siam Ob; el ver, lias not be en deliniceiy acertained
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    Planter Robbed and Injured.
    153 10 A European planter, named Mr. Hushes, of the Hevea Rubber I’lanta'lens. .Johore, was assaulted and re m the early hours of Monday. I n Mis statement, it. seems that lie ca:m ,r 1,1 draw the money from the bank which to pay the coolies’ waives at''
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    CORRESPONDENCE.
    60 11 traits Time* is responsible for 1 nr of its correspondents. CorreY' P nU Should bear in mind that letters 0! h« Short and to the point. Long h onifltles are liaM* to bo rejected or ,Vr;r P cutdo-. Correspondents r their names, not necessarily for v„. of faith fV""
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    Cameron’s Highlands.
    87 11 ihe Editor of the Straits Times. I" only to-day s,en in your <• .1, 17th instant a letter on the ‘,,f t’anr von’s Highlands, over the i u ~f .(-me person, to wit, tv*' 1 T 'Xfv- udonvm may lend to mislead A 1 it might l e
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    Domestic Servants.
    245 11 To the Editor of the Straits Times. have read your account of the wth the Hylam boys at the i',! the attitude taken up by a,e,r.et.t is uuiti correct and the no-, ible in the circumstance.-. 1 he who were prosecuted were not punished and for the present
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    Singapore Road Making.
    222 11 To the Editor f the Straits Times. v X!;; I- nvitilatcd is a little ’•-.'ih in my ict.er in your 5 s“c‘ of rntiri v ton rv .r. the S :v u>: r\. ruleii over lift'*■ a wh it I tiio |>rr o(! m Mr. IV ;>
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    Government Sheep Importatior.
    158 11 I" the Editor of the Straits Times. it not time that some informa- V;i furthcoming in regard tothis busi- at ly another $20,0u() was voted f f| account, in addition to the original 1 end $2.0,000, and yet no one f ''i to know the position. Rut
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    School Accommodation.
    496 11 To he Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —When income-tax was found to be an impediment to commercial progress, the weti-to-do worked up mass meetings and in spite of the able protest put up by no le-s a person than the Bishop they .arr.ed the riay without even
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    Horse Racing.
    664 11 To the Editor of the Straits Times. S r,— The cm in it tee o r the SinguooM Spotting Club in their desire to iiiipiov. the Sport of Kings locally, have come U ligiit with a Very creditable f iur days pro giv.mme, which may hold a minor
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    Titi Tin Co.
    195 11 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.— 1 should be obliged if you will publish the following which I write in the hope that shareholders in thi> comparty will get together anti raise rain with the directorate. The financial year ended in September ji October, last
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    Local Trade Statistics.
    241 11 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, May I say that the Registrar of Imports and Exports is to be congratulated up n the Mon.hly Returns of Imports and Exports of British Malaya. They are most useful statistics, being admirably compiled and punctually issued. If one
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    Chits to Coolies.
    547 11 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, 1 refer to letter signed Peria Dorci which is obviously full of contradictory statements. The system of shop or any other manner of chits is open to grave uhusc and v hould he immediately stopped by the Labour Department.
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    A Daring Ruse that Failed.
    293 11 A Mohamcdnn moiiey-chair'cr, n timid Shcriii', had a na "o .v escape of In■ -in*? a largo amount of money on March 22. It seems that two Chinese came > his place of business, at Ul, Market Street, and asked him to change a numh
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    Raffles College.
    45 11 The Crown Agvntsarc inviting architects in Britain and tin* Dominions to submit signs for the new Rallies College at Singapore. ITemiunis of t’.’tOO, £2OO and .100 are ollVred. Mr. John Begg, late insulting Architect to the* (iovernment of India. h:o been appointed assessor.
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  • The Straits Budget
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      COMMUNISM.
      1123 12 .—Straits Times, March It will of course be quite clearly understood in the House of Commons that Mr. Philif> Snowden's moti< nin favour of the Socialisation of Industry is labour party window dressing. The mover of the resclutioo i a man of conspicuous ability, and the views lie expressed
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      SCIENCE AND PLANTING.
      1319 12 Morgan has collected.—Straits IV,. March *J4. Congratulations to Mr. Sidney Morgan on the appearance of his new hook, The Preparation of Plantation Rubber.” He is at present, probably, the best known Visiting Agent in Malaya, hut he was formerly Senior Scientific Officer to the Rubber Growers' Association
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      EDUCATION.
      1103 12 training of the rising generation.—Straits Times. March 2»5. We have frequently advocated the training of young Chinese on Western lines and of late have seen much that convin <?-. us that such a system should be persi-»> e I in to the fullest extent possible. The aver age boy
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      NAVAL DEVELOPMENTS.
      1342 13 by the use of aircraft.—Strait.- Times. March 27. •Straits Times, March 27 liut few months have elapsed since the a>hin;vton Conference on naval armanicri’s held out the promise of substantial progress towards curtailment of naval < oniprtition amongst those great powers the world which really count in world
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      SHIPPING AND TRADE.
      963 13 may cxp<ct to born-fit.— Straits Timas, March 28. The importance of Singapore as a link of Empire has never been underestimate 1 save perhaps in the early years of last century when pioneers sought to acquire neighbouring islands as the settlement upon which the British flag should
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      NATIONS AND NERVES.
      1199 13 many has taught her nothing. Strata. Times, March 211. Franco took a certain line on the subject of submarining at the Washington Conference, and Britain felt it acutely because she would suirer more than any other country if the submarine, as Germany used it, became -an acknowledged
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    Mr. W. A. Wilson’s Departure.
    235 14 Mr. \V. Arthur Wilson re linqui h&lt;» tin* Editorship ed the* Maiaya Tribune- a the mid ef th s vvee-k and proceeds t. :a‘- Lu pur *.o take up a position »m ti-.T ~j Mi lay Mail. On Satui iii., timing, at th*- Europe I
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    F. M. S. Appointments.
    173 14 Tlu* following appointments are notiliee! in the- current number of the F.M.S. ;*nnicn 4 Mr J Wn* n 1 he Ghie-f Inspector of English Se*he&gt;e*l S’S r*nd F.M.S., Miss W. M. EIP« to ho Ei'**op an Vv’oma'i Teacher, Prininrv rins«es, in the* Education department. S. and
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    The New Island in China Sea.
    85 14 I apt ain Watson, «*f the steamer iorj!-.’an, which has arrived in Singapore *\&lt;»m Hongkong reports that he passed wilh;n time* miles of tin* new islane! which was fen.nd by tlu* captain of H.M.S. arli le- aii'l was the* outcome of tin* *o!«anie- eruption
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    Dry Dock for Tandjong Priok.
    45 14 An X.OitO ton dry dock made by the Murgerhout Machine Factory of Rotterdam was launched there on February 10. Its length is 100 meters, breadth 20 meters, and depth 10 meters. It will shortly be at out to Tandjong Priok,
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    Motor Cycle Accident.
    59 14 Mr. A. Robertson, of Messrs. John Rittle and Co., met with an accident when rid ng to town on his motor-cycle on Wednesday. He was coming along drove Road when it is believed he came into »llision with another vehicle and received 1 1 juries which necessitated
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    Penang Association. Branch of the Association Of British Malaya.
    1054 14 in flic c urse of iii‘ Hr* a annua! meeting &lt;&gt;t the I*t*imnit &lt; h.n.. (i t ('oiiii.i' rce. tin- Pn-uleii!. Mr. A* jo... k UN i have* ha.! in min I rime past fm'-a ion of an a .v i.in
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    THE TOURING AGE. Cook and Son's Golden Jubilee Cruise.
    576 14 The Cunarder Samaria left Singapore on Monday at 4 p.m. for Manila, her next port of call and a big crowd of people endued on the wharf t** bid farew’ell .t r American friends, tuning the stay of tlu* Samaria in
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    FEBRUARY TIN RETURNS.
    74 14 T he output of Knmuntinir Tin (lurmy the half month of March was 200 piculs. .The output of Chenderiantr Tin Drodi u r* the half month of February Tvfi o r is 85 P iculs &gt; dred 201 piculs, total 28f&gt; piculs. Kepontr Tin.—7o-72’0 ricmK Tronoh Mines.—l.s4o
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    Fraser and Neave. omers May Benefit by The Brighter Outlook.
    1629 15 jj| twenty-sixth ordinary general sharrholelcr- in Messrs. Fraser B l U v« i.ul., was held on Saturday i..iMpan&gt;’s ot!ie&lt;'. The Chairman. IglBy. H. Macgregew, presided, and BH -m. ii«( lulled .\ics-rs. H. H. 1 T. l.'-wis and K. Walker, direcA.
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    MR. HUNSLEY’S APPEAL. A Win on the Principle of Rating Law.
    502 15 MR. HUNSLEY S APPEAL. A Win on the Principle of Rating Law. As mentioned already judgments were delivered by the Chief Justice, Sir Walter Sh w, and Mr. Justice UarrettLeunarJ cn Saturday in the appeal of Mr. C. Hundley against a decision of the Distinct Judge in an action under
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    Affray at Pulau Semakau.
    191 15 A nu-ssape was sent through on Sunday from I'ulau Bukom to the effect tha f there was fiphtinp poinp on at Pulau Semakau, and Mr. Alexander, A.S.P., vvi h Insp. Clifford Smith and a number of Marine Police went over to investipate. They found on arrival
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    New Inspector-General of Police.
    113 15 .M v (iodfrey Charles I&gt;cnham, 0.1.1’], O.B.F., who takes up the position of Inspector-Oeneral of Police,. S.S., —the appointment vacated recently hy Pap*, t l.anceilor has arrived in Sin oipore from Shanghai, with Mrs. Denham, and assumes command from April I. Mr Deuba’ who ’&gt; in
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    Passenger Missing. Disappears from N.Y.K. Liner Hakone Maru.
    276 15 (From Our Own Correspondeat.) Penang, .March 22. Mr. Robert Thorburn, a passenger from Shanghai to London by the Hakone Maru, disappeared from the ship in the early hours of this morning, some little time before her entry into Penang roads. Tho missing
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    FULLERTON ROAD TRAGEDY. Testing Story of a Mysterious Car.
    334 15 On March 22, the Coroner’s enquiry into the ci ream stances attending th* cie.tih of the late Mr. Tan Suo Bit in 1'uilcrton lioad on the 1.1th inst. was continued. P.C. 411 gave and in reply to Mr. Shcedy, said he
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    Speeding Up the Mails.
    170 15 By arrangement with the postal authorities in London, the Blue Funnel Line will inaugurate a new mail service tor Singapore an i the Far Fast, the first LN&gt; i&gt;; &lt;• k&lt; t-if mails he'ny brought by tin* B 1 'e Funnel liner At reus, due to
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    Singapore Golf Club. Satisfactory Progress of The New Course.
    1116 16 The '!2nd annual gem ial mccGi.i. "i t' 1 .Sioioapori* (iolf Club was lield m 'hi &lt; luh House on March 22. the President, j. M. H nn esiding. &lt;to inclemency of tl,e weather, the ait i tidanci of met ibei
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION. Facilitating Increase in Use Of Gas.
    471 16 The t' ;lowing actio* was taken tit a a-. n mi imiitec No. 5 of the Muni- i.imi- toilers on March 10 i, .Main.-. Renewals, Stocks, etc. Approved the laying of six inch and four '.a ai I’rnce K lwaid Road, leadI
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    ULU PIAH TIN.
    93 16 (i tom Our Own Correspondent.) Doming, March 2S. At the annual meeting of tl| u Pinh Tin Mr. I Irtish, presiding, said it. was proKn if»i» tu lf l,rin K th c issu ‘‘l capital to ¥&lt;&gt;oo,ooo. Fie took a most hopeful view or the position and
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    Central Perak P. A.
    80 16 Our Ipoh correspodent wires At the meeting of tin* Central Perak Planters’ Association, it. was announced that the Standing Committee had nominated the following for the chairmanship of the A.M. Messrs. Campbell, GawlerKennedy, Hruee. Cummins, Ritchie, Kvans and I* reach. The meeting unanimously ‘h&lt; oh 1
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    Singapore Architects. Inaugural Meeting of Local Society.
    1277 16 The inaugural meeting, of the Singa- "'nciety of Architects which has been U i&gt;e of formation for the past few ,»nth-. ami has received the approval of G.,\t rmvent. was held in the Royal ap Society’s room, Raffles Museum, &gt;ii Mai ch 22,
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    Japanese Interpreter's Case.
    268 16 I Kvideticc was givui in tile District I’ourt on March 22, by the Hon. Mr. i av.J Beatty, Secretary for Chinese Affairs Mr. G. alpy, Collector General of no:',!' lax. 1 he case being heard was tiii long drawn out one of the Japanese interpret el Ixoide
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    Singapore Mortality Statistics.
    149 16 1 lie Municipal health statement for the week ending March 17, gives the total number of deaths as 154 representing a death rate of 21.44 per mille, per annum compared with 22.25 in the preceding Nvtek, and with 28.82 in the correspondmg week cf last year. The
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    THE BORIBAT STORY. The Captain Awakened Too Late.
    1160 18 Captain Lorens Pieter Mathieson, the master of the Boribat who produced a Danish master’s certificates, before giving his evidence, stated, in asnwer to Mr. Seth that the only certificated officers on the Boribat are the Chief Officer, Eric Neilsen the Chief Engineer,
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    FAR EASTERN FILM SERVICE. Company's Efforts to Avoid Liquidation.
    976 20 FA R EASTERN FILM SERVICE. Company's Efforts to Avoid Liquidation. The annual meeting of the Far Hasten) Film Service Ltd., was hobl on Wednesday in the company's registered offices, Chartered Bank Buildings. Mr. \V. I,. G. Riley presided, and inkers piosotit included the lion. M r. K. Tos.sonsi lui and
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    FEDERAL INDIANS. Mass Meeting to Secure Representation.
    994 20 I rom Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, March 20. A. mass meetinp of Indians of all denominations, castes and sections in Scianpur havinp been called by the represent® tion committee, several hundreds of North and South Indians patheredat theColieseum Cinema nail, yesterday eveninp,
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    BIRTHS
    68 20 KO('|f. on March 2d, 1023 i&lt;» ;i Mr. M»: G C s kS' son still-born. \j At V S c ott s March I, to Mr »nd Mrs. S. A. H. ShirnzeH Soil. S, T A m 1 |i N p on r M ii rch at Matheran. lanp
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    MARRIAGES
    41 20 At Andrew-, raUi.rlr" l Smirap.jr,., M;irch Win l&gt;«, ,ri :v ,v Arch k: M Swindell. Jon, OoUKjns (.rnhnm of Suneel (in.lut. &lt;i«nt:j.v»r ob &lt;lar Hocknl f CRARTON’ JOSKPIT n l ii. (&gt;n .March 28 1000 !C,r ,r «d Mi,; Moliio
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    Trade and Finance.
    141 20 exchange. Singapore, March 29. On London, Bank 4 m/s o Au Demand 2/4*7/™ Private 3 m/s credits 2/4 i On New York Demand Private 90 d/s On France, Bank 750 On India, Bank T.T. p! n On Hongkong, Bank d/d 2'&lt;&gt; n.. On Shnngliai, Bank d'd On
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    Stocks and Shares.
    466 20 MINING. Singapore, March 29. Isaue Vai. Pd. Buyers. Seiler* 1 1 Batang Padang 0.42 Y 0 47*i 1 Iiitam Tin 1.50 1.00 id 1 l Jelantoh 0.20 0.30 r.orc 1 1 Johan Tin 0.52 1 a 0.57’.* £1 £1 Kam. Kamunting 2.2.0 2.4.0 xd 10 10 Kintn
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      77 20 NOTICE AH communication* for both {Strait. V!m&lt;« an»l the Straits Budget should br •tddrossed to the Bend Office. Cny\ nTV Stanley Streets, Singapore, Straits Settlement*. The !&gt;-.&lt;» free price of the S*r-.it* Times tr Kimdom end foreign countries is t )i year. The post free price of tin Strmt- Budget
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    87 20 deaths dmiKhUT of .Mr. iin.l'.Mrs' p’ lli'.'cli aV! four months. ch Ajccd FAKMKR. On March ‘JH, 1J»23 1 v-'i v: or f,, M*.t U ,,f Karim r. itKiMl yearn" nfl tW &lt; HIM I IKK. At l.t. Pvck s nh stril( SirtKaimre, on Minch Jl, i:r-j .o, &gt;• I, n\l»AM
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  • The Straits Budget RUBBER SUPPLEMENT
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      CONTENTS.
      56 1 General February Rubber Returns Rubber Items J l.ocal Rubber Auction Philippines Rubber British Malaya f Crude Rubber Test C ase J Correspondence Malacca Planters’ Association.. 4 Meetings and Reports— Jelei Rubber Estates 1 Bukit Kepong Rubber 2 M u lakoff Rubber Tapah Rubber Estates Bintan Estates, Ltd. Balau Planting:
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      FEBRUARY RUBBER RETURNS.
      94 1 Amalgamated.—20,477 lbs. Balau.—23,000 lbs. Bukit Kepong.—8,975 lbs, Bukit Kiara. —17,000 lbs. Brooklands. 50,000 lbs. Beranang.—19,997 lbs. ('heinbong.—26,981 lbs. Chera.». —20,000 lbs. Connemara. 12,180 lbs. Pjasinga.—51,920 lbs. Par rang.—14,585 lbs. Kosbnrr.—5,863 lbs. Glenshiel.- 26,527 lbs. Hamilton.—16,070 lbs. Jcra.n Padang.—13,730 ibs. Kasintoe.—12,959 lbs. Kanusan.—16,000 lbs. Kunder.—14,510 lbs. Kepong Malay.—42,307
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      RUBBER ITEMS.
      192 1 Thackeray, of Maidenhead Plan’a* ions, Sungei Siput, Perak, is shortly uig home on furlough. H. o. St ret tell, manager of migkai Klebang Estate, Chemor, is h "itiy going to England on leave. l friends and supporters of Grenier’s ,i. X V WS he interested to learn n
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      Jelei Rubber Estates. Proposed Sale Considered By Shareholders.
      579 1 (From Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur, March 26. The sixth annual general meeting of shareholders of Jelei Rubber Estates Ltd., was held at Messrs. Boustea&lt;d and Co’s, offices, 1, Embankment, Kuala Lumpur, cn Saturday with Mr. J. Murray in the chair The
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      LOCAL RUBBER AUCTION.
      690 1 The 596th auction of the Singapore Rubber Association was held yesterday, when there was catalogued 1,627,816 lbs. or 726.70 tons. Offered 1,084,728 lbs. or 484.25 tons. Sold 707,721 lbs. or 315.94 tons. PRICES REALISED. L'don Is. 4%d. N. York 33% cts. Ribbed Smoked Sheet Cents per lb.
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      PHILIPPINES RUBBER. Refusal to Modify the Labour Laws.
      529 1 We have been favoured with the following extract from the Manila Times: There are now twelve companies incorporated in the Philippines for the purpose of producing rubber in commercial quantities. These companies are &lt; perating plantations in various provinces and'departments from Sorsogon
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      British Malaya. The Restriction of Rubber Output.
      1153 2 At tlie due of writing Briti h Malaya is m&lt; re hopeful than it has heen f *r two years past, writes the Singapore correspondent of The Times. I he price of tin is improving, and the price of rubbei has sprung up
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      CRUDE RUBBER. Importations into the United States.
      205 2 We are indebted to the Planters’ Association of Malaya for the following details of the importations of crude rubber into the United States during January. 11*22. The figures have been compiled and distributed by the Rubber Associated of America, the estimated net weights
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      BUKIT KEPONG RUBBER. Conserving the Bark for Brighter Days.
      906 2 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, March 2:5. The annual general meeting of the shan holders in Bukit Kcpong Rubber Estates, Ltd., was held to-day at the office of the secretaries, Messrs. Boustead and M l Kmbankment, Kuala Lumpur Mr. I).
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      MALAKOFF RUBBER. Good Results Attained Despite Slump.
      716 2 The l.ith annual general meeting the Malakolf Rubber Co. Ltd. wasVli at noon, on Saturday at the registered office of the company, 64, Robinson Road. The Hon. Mr. V. Gibbons prediM and others present were the Hon. Mr W. Lowther Kemp and Mr.
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      Tapah Rubber Estates. Mr Baddeley Considers Policy Too Conservative.
      1519 3 ti u annual general meeting of the T n h Kubber Estates, Ltd. was held at March 23, at the registered ofiices Tthc company, French Ban* Buildings. m u H. Macgrcgor presided, and IV ;&lt; .„t were Messrs, ll. L&gt;. MunV
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      BINTAN ESTATES, LTD. General Prospects of Estate Improved.
      625 3 The fifth annual general meeting of Bintan Estates, Ltd. was held a* the registered offices of the company, Chartered Rank Chambers, at noon on March 22. Mr. Ray Macnaughton presided and others present were the Hon. Mr. W. Low*her Kemp and Mr.
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      MERLIMAU TEST CASE. Judgment Reserved on Final Appeal.
      650 3 VVh.jt is stated to bt* a very important point in excess profits duty, which, curiously. h«s never been before the House of Lords for final decision, was ertfued on February 20 in the House of Lords before Lords Buck mas ter, Shaw,
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      BALAU PLANTING SYND. Directors’ Policy of Safety First.
      537 3 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Muich 23. The eleventh annual general meeting of shareholders of the liulau Planting o&gt; minute, Ltd., was held at the registered oilier*.-* of the company, I, Fmbaiiknicnt, tvuala Lumpur,‘at 11 a.m., to-day, Mr. F. C. Jeavons
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      CORRESPONDENCE.
      66 4 (The Straits lime# is not r«*poi.«ible f&lt;&gt;. the opinions of its correspondent!'. Oorre •potiibntfl should h«i»r in inind that letter, must bo short and to the point. Lonfc rambling epistles are liable to b«* rejected oi ruthlessly cut dovu. Correspondents mu* enclose t!.« ir names, not nee*i.'arily fot publication
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      Malacca Planters Association.
      1727 4 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, I have read the minutes of the last M.P.A. meet ing in your i-sue of th'* 20 inst., and I regret to say that in my opinion the only sense talked at that meeting was spoken by .Mr. Ian
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        LONDON EXCHANGE STERLING PRICES FEB. 28.
        390 4 Stock St Par Exchange Par Exrd. value. Company. Price*. Value. Company. p^cST 1*1 Anglo-Malay 26/ 1 2/ London Asiatic 4/3 H Ayer kuning fl/3 j 2/ Lubok 3/1 ti Bakap Plantations 18/9 £1 Lumut 3# V* il Banting (Selangor) 31/3 £1 Malacca Plantations 4;,
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        SINGAPORE DOLLAR SHARE PRICES MARCH 29.
        713 4 Capital Issue- Closing Prices. Paul Up Value Dividends Fraser I .all i Company Co. Kvatt. 1 AUonby New ($11 1.00 1.15 1.10 1.20 120.00ft 1 nil year 30-9-21 Al. r Gajah tSl 1.10 1.20 1.20 MO 040,414 2 5 pc. for year 30-6-20 ..Am.
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