The Straits Budget, 4 April 1924

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1 5 The Straits Budget
  • 27 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES [ESTABLISHED OVER THREE-QUARTERS OF A CENTURY] No. *5451 Singapore, Friday, April 4, 1924 Price 25 cents.
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  • 288 1 leaders Aquarium tor Singapore 12 A Year of Co-operation 12 Hongkong and Piracy 12-13 A Medical Problem 12 Malays and Education 12-14 Traffic Proldem> 14 Antral Local and Personal 1-2 Old Harrovian Dinner 2 Death *>f Mr. S. \Y. Yaxley 2 Reuter Telegrams 2-«» Singapore Sewerage 6 A Picnic
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  • 3972 1 ?Ch» w an.i \«r Sl7 l s on Friday Lee Tan ed with f i*'v Hor. who were charg- found rillt rt l^I l u Utlon accounts, were 1 v and were acquitted. Tile R(i« a /”< n eipal of fri,, n r ser M.A., the Prinundei
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  • 384 2 The Canadian Pacific Railway Conipany’s magnificent steamer Empress of Canada, 21,500 tons, carrying 334 tourists, arrived from New York via Western ports and Rangoon early on Monday, and iv mained in port till daylight on April 2 when she pursued her voyage
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  • 240 2 On Saturday evening, the Old Harro vians in the Malay Peninsula assembled at the Empire Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, and dined together. It was the first purely H. dinner that, as far as is known, nad ever taken place in this countrv, anti Cieven f rom the old
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  • 214 2 His many friends in Ipoh, states the limes of Malaya, will be shocked to •icar that Mr. Sidney Yaxley, late of Gunong Pari Estate who was invalided huine a short while ago, met his death miner tragic circumstances, being found m ad on the
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  • FRIDAY’S TELEGRAMS
    • 556 3 I Reiter ieleuuam.J London, March 27. U of Commons Mr. Asquith g in ll fonuuiitm as to the situation L —V’ ‘V’ Kuulpo especially regarding L ,n 1-reneh organisations were L rejH.rts that tin g a system of h ciiHUftiea.i l which
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    • 103 3 London, March 27. f f ‘/s M. Poincare was interviewed f*L. !l Presidents of the Senate and the imtHM- of Deputies, yesterday evening, s believed that he will accept a °l fo r min >? a new Cabinet. It il n at n the event of refusal M.
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    • 327 3 London, March 27. Melbourne In the House of Representatives Mr. Bruce reviewed the work of the Imperial Conferences and emphasised Australia’s determination to have a voice in framing foreign policy while remaining within the Empire, lie considered it incomprehensible that some members should
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    • 222 3 London, March -i. It is understood that the n *w i'> M of he Siam Government loan of £*3,000.000 ul <*, per cent, will be at the price of 9.1 London. March 27. The subscription list for the Siamese loan opened to-day. London, March 27. The Siamese loan
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    • 59 3 London, March, 27. Ottawa Replying to Yasikoff, head of the Soviet trade delegation in Canada, who enquired whether Britain’s recognition of the Soviet republics comprehended Canada, the Prime Minister. Mr. Mackenzie King, has written stating that in the best interests of both count! ie, Canada was
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    • 43 3 London, March 27. New York Tartakower and Edward Lasker drew, and Alekhine defeated Reti Bv defeating Reti. Alekhin ousted D> Lasker from the first position in th chess tournament. Dr. Lasker is now second and Reti and Tartakower tie for third.
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    • 127 3 London, March 27. Amid Labour cries of Oh! and opposition cheers, Viscount Curzon asked whether the emergency committee of ministers, the establishment of which Mr. MacDonald foreshadowed yesterday, had made any proposals to mitigate the hardships resulting from the tram and bus strike in
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    • 305 3 London, March 27. In the House of Commons Mr. MacDonald announced the resumption ot negotiations between the traffic disputants to-night and the conference was adjourned until to-morrow. He found both sides most desirous of effecting a settlement. The Prime Minister bewailed the fact tlint sine the beginning of
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    • 56 3 London, March 27. Lyons Squadron Leader Mnclaren has left for Rome. London, March 2tf. Civita Vecchia Maclaren has arrived here and will resume his flight to Rome to-morrow. London, March 2K. Honolulu Three army airmen were killed and one was injured when a Martin bomber crashed after dropping into
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    • 47 3 London, March 27. Washington Senator Borah lodged a resolution in the Senate calling on the President to invite such nations as it was deemed wise to a combined economic disarmament conference at Washington, especially to consider limitation of size of of submarines to 10.000 tor«.
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    • 83 3 London, March 27. Rome There have been about a hundred fatalities owing to a cloudburst and landslide ;it Amalfi. All tourists are believed to be safe. Houses, vineyards and olive plantations were carried away .an I a number of fishing-boats were sunk. London, March 2K. Munich: The five weeks’trial
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  • SATURDAY’S TELEGRAMS
    • 350 3 IRrnEK Tklbuham.l London, March 2* Laris An authoritative forecast of the Cabinet gives M. Poincare, Premier ami Minister for Foreign Affaira M. Mai sal. Finance; M. Maginot, War; M. Lo Trocquer, Public Works M. Loucheur, Conimeice Daniel Vincent, Health
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    • 78 3 London, March 28. Xew York In the ninth round of the chess tournament Capablanca and Reti defeated Bogoljubow and Janowsky res* pectively. Alekhine and Tartakower drew, Marshall and Dr. Lasker drew, Yates and Maroczy adjourned their game. There was stubborn competition in tho ninth round, which ended with
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    • 85 3 London, March 28. The miners’ delegate conference decided to take a ballot on the recommendation to reject the coal owners’ final offer to increase the minimum rate of wages from 20 to 33 1 /si per cent, and give 87 per cent, of any surplus to wages
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    • 49 3 London, March 28. Presiding at the meeting of the United Serdang Rubber Plantations Mr. C. Heath Clark estimated that the exportable production of crude rubber for 1923 was 370,000 tons. The production for 1024 was estimated at 380,000 to 400,000 t ns and the consumption 430,000 tons.
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    • 35 3 London, March 28. Mr. William Graham, Secretary to the Treasury, notified a motion in tho House of Commons to increase the Govern* ment guarantee to the British Empire exhibition from £lOO,OOO to £600,000.
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    • 366 4 London, March 2H. The strike has been settled. London, March 2h. The terms of the tram strike settlement ate that the men will receive «is. a week ad ame immediately. The remaining -sdemanded will fluctuate according to tieco t of living.
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    • 139 4 London, March 28. New \<uk Mr. Daugherty has resigned. President Coolidge accepted his resignation. Th® President’s letter insisted that Mr. Daugherty was an interested party and therefore was not justified in refusing the information desired by the Senate committee. The President declared that he was convinced that
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    • 54 4 London, March 20. The Hague The Government have instructed the Dutch Minister at Wash'"gton to protest against enforcement on May 20 of section 28 of the Merchant Marine Act, providing for preferential tariffs on goods carried by American ships. The protest is based on Article one of the
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    • 57 4 London, March 28. Rome. apt am MacLaren has arrived. London, March 28. Teheran The report that the Meijliss decided to depose the Shah is incorrect. London, March 28.’ I he Siamese loan was largely oversubscribed. London, March 28. Ih i* K u.. prirc ~f the City of Ams Lo.
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  • MONDAY’S TELEGRAMS
    • 134 4 [Kki tkk Telegram. J London, Match 20. Amstiidam: In authoritative rubber circles tile repotted intention of the Hutch Mast Indian (Jov< rnment to tax native grown rubbei exports is received w.th M.me reserve. Tin* motive submitted that it is impossible to include
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    • 91 4 London, March 2D. Charlestown, West Virginia: Twentyfive miners trapped in the Yukon coal mini explosion are dead. London, March .'JO. Washington Huerta, the Mexican insurgent leader, has instructed his Washington representative to inform the press that he is safe and the story of his disappearance was Obregon
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    • 76 4 London, March 30. •New York In the tenth round of flu* chess tournament Dr. Lasker beat Keti and Boguljubow beat Yates. Janow.ski drew with Tartakower, Maiihall drew with Capablanca and Edward Lasker drew w’ith Alekhine. London, March 30. .New York At the end of the tenth round of
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    • 73 4 London, March 30. Brunswick, Georgia Mr. Leeds and his wife, Princess Xenia of Greece, and their guest, Mrs. Thompson, daughter of Col. Harvey, ex-Ambassador to Britain, had narrow escape from drowning in a gale m the dangerous Simons Sound, when a launch returning from Picnic Island sank
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    • 65 4 London, March 20. Kansas City: Eight were killed and 70 injured at Shawnee, Oklahoma, as a’ result of a tornado which levelled 200 buildings in the best section of the town. Four hundred students of a high school narrowly escaped as they were dismissed only a few
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    • 59 4 London, March 20. Paris Ministers state that, at the first meeting ol the übinet this morning it was unanimously decided to continue the late Government’s foreign policy. London, March 20. Paris A member of the new ministry in an interview stated that M. Sarraut «x-i 1 mister
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    • 12 4 London, March 30. KRch.'rf 1 Maclarfn A h wlth ut at
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  • TUESDAY’S TELEGRAMS
    • 269 4 Ki:t tki< Tklkukam.J London, March dl. Pau>: M. Poincare in a ministerial declaration in the Chamber said the Cabinet was formed in a spirit of repubJuan union and national concord and was determined to pursue unflinchingly the late Government's
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    • 111 4 London, March 31. Paris A telepram from Seville says that as the result of torrential rains, the old bridge over the Guadalquiver, on which a crowd was watching the flood collapsed under the weight of a crowd©'.' motorbus. Thirty dead and fifty injured have so far been recovered.
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    • 123 4 London, March 29. As the outcome of a four hours sitting at which Mr. Bevin urged the endorsement of the terms of the tram strike settlement, the conference of delegates of the Transport Workers Union decided that the position would be explained to the strikers to-morrow
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    • 71 4 London, March 29. Hoot orders state that in accordance with the stipulation of 1919, when the i-.ew scales of pay were introduced, the pay of naval officers will be reduced approximately si/ a per cent, from July 1, in New of the fall in
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    • 25 4 London, March 81. Home The Vatican has been informed that Monsignor Cieplak, whom the .Soviet Government released from prison, has departed for Rome
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    • 211 4 London, March 31. Athens Maclaren was compelled to descend on Lake St. Matthew at Corfu. Nobody was injured but the machine was slightly damaged. He will continue his flight after repairs. London, March 31. It is reported from Corfu that .Maclaren
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    • 81 4 London, March 31. Vienna Complete deadlock on the subject of Bessarabia marks the RussoRumanian conference proceeding here, the Rumanian delegates having refused to di. cuss the question, which they contend was settled by the decision of the Ambassadors Conference. The Russians have issued a statement declaring that the Soviet
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    • 91 4 London, March 31. New York In the eleventh round of the chess tournament Marshall, Maroczy and Reti defeated Edward Lasker, Janowski and Tartalcower, respectively. Dr. Lasker and Yates drew after 55 moves. The Alekhine-Boguljubow match was adjourned. Capablanca had a bye. London, April 1. New York At the
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    • 61 4 London, March 31. Washington: Mr. Sinclair was indicted on ten counts for contempt in consequence of his refusal to give evidence before the Senate committee. Each count relates to a specific question put to Mr. Sinclair before the committee, which the federal grand jury held would be
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    • 56 4 London, March 31. Ihe Government is offering holders of five per cent, war loan to convert the holding into the new 4 1 per cent, is-sue, redeemable 1939 to 1944, on terms of £lO3 of new stock for every £lOO of old. It is intended
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    • 54 4 London, April 1. The Stock Exchange notify the automatic removal of quotations from the official list on May 2 unless the Chinese Govpinnient fully resume service of bonds in Chinese 1896, five per cent. 1898, and 4 2 per cent. Hukuang 1911. The 5 per cent. Rumanian loan
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    • 11 4 London, March 31. tenns tramwa^men s ballot accepted the
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    • 142 5 London, March 31. deepening in the forthcomI »'V r rti,„n in Germany and France. The H .n fixed for May 11, a week 'alter W lCnnan It is stated that WO deliberately chosen as it is the alt t reactionary successes in rxptvtfa
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    • 87 5 London, April 1. The political observer of the Daily Telegraph professes to discern some rebutment in political circles in Japan, owing to tho fact that Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, in his statements with regard to di&gt;urmamont, does not mention Japan among the powers which should issue in* \itations
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    • 86 5 London, April 1. Kvery cloud on the Anglo-American relation* has been removed by the settlement of the long standing dispute with regard to the American Consulate at Newcastle. Here two consuls were deprived of their exequaturs o‘n the ground that they used their official position to further
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    • 77 5 London, April 1. Pans The impending official visit of M. Merlin, Governor-General of Indo- hina. to Tokio is described by the lU’pecho (lu Toulouse as a highly impor’ant political event in respect of drawing together France and Japan. The writer hopes tho visit will mark the end
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    • 83 5 London, March 31. Ill* House of Commons unanimously I'.t »&lt;i a resolution sanctioning expenditure not exceeding £400,000 to form a ■oi for a period of thirty years to prox it a system of all British cable and wirecommunication with the West Indies an i British Guiana under
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    • 50 5 London, March 31. r, "Bed Kingdom revenue for the is'ro nn^f ar ended March 31, wa? compared with £014,000,000 hc decrc sc is in,,, r u h j ln property, ch 'lv, and su P cr tax. Expenditure tTHoWoVoo apa,nst avenue wa? u .o(io as against £812,000,000.
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    • 43 5 London, March 31. at tl,! n pn,. niect i n .°f u *lding operatives &lt; tticia! Ill™ Exhibition declared an un- &lt; laiin f Jf* 1 tiling strike to enforce a Seven thnn a lncrease 2d. an hour, thousand men are involved.
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    • 33 5 jj London, March 31. iitcria l ’f^J vncrs announce a general &gt;'» riu f /l! Per cent, in freight rates additional ni &lt;-feased pay of dockers and 1 forking expenses abroad.
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  • WEDNESDAY’S TELEGRAMS
    • 180 5 [Rector Telegram.] London, April 1. In the House of Commons Mr. Snowden announced that the Budget would be introduced on the 29th inst. London, April 1. The fact that the national accounts for the year ended yesterday show a surplus
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    • 264 5 London, April 1. Munich Ludendorff was acquitted. Hitler was sentenced to five years detention in a fortress. The court was packed to suffocation when the sentences were read, and many were unable to gain admission. Ludendorff was in the full uniform of a general. Some of the
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    • 184 5 London, April 1. ln the House of Commons the Government’s intention to carry out the Labour policy of no secret treaties was announced by Mr. Ponsonby in moving the second reading of the Treaty of Peace with Turkey Bill. He urged passage of the bill so as
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    • 178 5 London, April 1. Work at the Empire Exhibition has been almost paralysed, the building strikers marching round the grounds and stopping everything. During the march through the Wembley grounds the strikers met opposition from the Burma section, but eventually forced the workers to
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    • 161 5 London, April 2. Twelve hundred pilgrims for Jeddah, on board the burning British steamer Frangestan from Bombay, are making for Port Sudan where they are due at daybreak on April 3, accompanied by the Clan Maciver, while the steamer Pangistan is proceeding from Port Sudan immediately to
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    • 17 5 London, March 31. City of Amsterdam loan dealings commenced around half per cent, discount.
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    • 215 5 London, April 1. Washington The Senate finance committee has unanimously approved of the proposed 25 per cent, reduction in income taxes payable during the current year. London, April 1. Teheran The Premier has issued a proclamation declaring thut a Republic is contrary to Islamic religion and prohibiting all mention
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  • THURSDAY’S TELEGRAMS
    • 733 5 [Reuter Telegram.] London, April 2. That the Government is going to have a very warm time was the suggestion of the Conservative, Lord Cavendish-Ben-tinck at question time, when even Conservative front benchers joined in the chorus of criticisms of the
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    • 124 6 London, April 2. ]terlin The German reply to the Am hassadors’ Conference quo t ion regarding military control was picstuiltd last night. It suggests that the proposed investigation into German armaments should he carried nut by the Council of the League of Nations, also immediate leplacemenl of the
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    • 112 6 London, April 2. In the House of Commons Viscount Curzoii drew attention to what he described as the alarming increase of piracy i.u South China waters. He declared that merchant shipmasters and officers considered the piracy regulations of the Hongkong Government useless. A large I’ntisb shipping company
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    • 81 6 London, April 12 Melbourne Asked in the House of Representatives if. in accordance 1 11 the defenee resolution of the Imperial &lt;'onferenre, he would summon a Pacific Conference on further disarmament, t&lt; he held in Australia, Mr. Bruce said that while he did not think the Conference would have
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    • 73 6 London April 2. New York The heaviest snowstorm of the season occurred over tin* entire east ern section of the country to day. Six to oght inches fell in New York 21ml elsewhere, hampering the traffic and crippling the telegraphs and telephones. There were many accidents
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    • 87 6 London, April 2. A strong force of mounted and un mounted police have matters well in hand at the Empire Exhibition and forcibly ejected the chairman of a meeting which the strikers attempted to hold inside the grounds. The artists and others win were yesterday intimidated entered
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    • 46 6 London, April 2. In the II ouse of ('ominous at &lt;|iiesti&lt; n time Mr. Shaw said he hoped to intre duce an eight hour day hill shortly, whe thei or not foreign countries took dmilai steps. Ihe hill would cover textile workers.
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    • 18 6 London, April 2. Lisbon Iho I'oituguese airship wII depait at dawn on a projected Might to Macao.
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    • 224 6 London, April 2. ;i M. Poincare's reply the in* t. ij„ b I mi. on the Govci nment’s policy i fl i :&gt; a d r was interrupted owing i, p.|,t &lt;i ne ba ll necessitated 11 i j&lt; nof the ting.
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    • 64 6 London, April 2. Letter;* have het n exchanged between Mr. Mai Donald and tlie American Ambassador with regard to the Newcastle Consulate incident. The Prime Minister says tha* :ft• further consideration the Government are not prepared to insist upon the Marge against the consuls of exceeding h&lt;
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    • 75 6 London, April 2. Mexico City: Twenty-six persons were ilted and *&gt;b injured by a fire in a cinema theatre in a suburb of Tacubaya City. A panic followed the outbreak and the majority of the victims were electrocuted y the wires hanging neck-high in the main aisle,
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    • 40 6 London, April 2. II.Ji sol&gt; The sixth International Rubber Kxhibition has opened. The countries represented include the Straits, Millay Stato, Ceylon and the Dutch Indus. A series of international conferences is being held in connection with the Kxhibition.
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    • 24 6 London, April ,‘L Vienna The Russo-Kumanian negotiations have been definitely broken off. Ihe Human ans refused to consent to a plebiscite regarding Bessarabia.
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  • 214 6 A fatal motor car accident took place n 'he Kalong district, in Joo Chiat Road ■it iy on Wednesday. Mr. (i. II Mack row &lt; ngiiioer to Mes is. Krascr and Neiive, was returning to Katong, driving his ear, •dio .t lour o'clock that morning and was
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  • 43 6 Patent Basin Tin Dredging Co.. N.L. Vat.li output Ml 5 piculs, till hours worked. 5.011(1 cubic yards treated. N'awnif Pet Tin.—Hours run 121, yards D atod 20,000, ore won piculs 1 JO, approximate revenue $!17.00(t, approximate nr 11c working costs $O,OOO.
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  • 573 6 \W have* received from the Municipal Seeretaiy a memorandum by the Water Engiiieei &lt;• 11 the possibilities ot seweiage development as affected by the water suppl\ available at present and in the near lulu re. It states that the question admits ol
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  • 110 6 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, April 3. A sensational fall from near the top of Hie Kinehang waterfall, near Chen.ieriang, whereby a young Sikh clerk met liis death, is reported from Tapah. A party of pick nickers visited this popular resort on Sunday. One of them, Isher
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  • 53 6 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, March 31. I here was a big fire at Gopeng last oil hi, about 50 houses being destroyed m this thriving mining centre. the •dace was gutted. The fire blazed from •ii'dnight until the morning. The eastern n.nt was razed. There
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  • 536 6 The annual general meeting of tho Royal Singapore Yacht Club was held m the Club House on Friday evening with Mr. V. D. Knowles, Vice-Commodore, m the chair. There was a large gathering of members. The Chairman, alter the usual preliminaries
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  • 222 6 Ihe report of Robinson and Co. Ltd., 'or the financial year ended January 31, lt&gt;24, states that the profits for the year amount to $217,681.25 to which must be added the balance brought forward from last year of $142,811.38, making a total of $360,492.63, leaving, after deduction
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  • 1092 7 &lt; llU nuiy the Nederlandsche Handel ,,pii otnerwise known as ir.v k- rwnds Trading Society, continued a i. 7 v.-ars of honourable service m glUlUlI |t l Virin to celebrate a centenary is •*..vl-nt in Europe. In the East i
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  • 504 7 The industrial exhibition of girls' work organised by the Girls’ Friendly Society was heii! at the Tomlinson Hall on Saturday afternoon. The judging of the exhibit.'* had laken place previous to the exit, hit ion, the following ladies and gentlemen kindly acting as
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  • 1333 7 Weekly Report of Singapore Firms. Messrs. Macphail and Co. Ltd’s weekly icpoit dated April 2, states With the prices of both tin and rubber showing large fluctuations during the past week business has not been easy to negotiate and the general tone of the market has been
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  • 207 7 (Prom Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, April 1. The Selangor Assizes were commenced in the Supreme Court yesterday before the Chief Judicial Commissioner (Sir Lionel Woodward). There are about lh cases on the list and the session is expected to last throughout the week. The first case
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  • 64 7 An extraordinary general meeting of I elantan (Jold Mines Ltd. will be held a' the Adelphi Hotel to-day to con 'I t the report made on the company’s property by Mr. J. Grigg, M.A.1.M.M.. together v ith previous report*, to cor.sid r the position and future f
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  • 68 8 t t he Straits Times id not responsible for tiic -ipinions of its correspondents. Corrtsp»nJcnts should bear in mind that letters muM be short and to the point. Long ran tiling epistles are liable to be rejected or lutnlessly cut down. Correspondents muit c nci-ise their names, not necessarily
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  • 337 8 T«&gt; the Editor of the Straits Times. .Sir, —Criticism, says Uua/.e do (ieiard-Dut hiors, is the March for beauty. Hut whether beauty will ever he found in Chinese art and letters, as a result of the revolt among the intellectuals in Ihe New Thought Movement in
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  • 697 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —I have rmad with deep interest the letters of your three correspondents on the subject of English education and Johore natives appearing in recent issues of your paper and I heartily endorse the opinion of Orang Malayu
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  • 167 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, A correspondent in your columns tlu other day drew attention to the bad state of the roads behind the gaol, evidoi.tly wishing to imply that prison labour would naturally solve the problem. Apropos of th I overheard a conversa tion
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  • 372 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—Among other speaker# at the National Free Church Council at Brighton, Viscount Cecil of Chelwood (Lord Robert Cecil) spoke strongly on World Peace. He said the Free Churches, more than any other- in the Empire, had supported the idea
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  • 1184 8 Though the Naval Base has been suspended by the Labour Government no period has yet been put on the acquisition &lt;»f properties in connection with the great project. On Tuesday, before the ('hiet Justice (Sir Walter Shaw), who was assisted by Messrs.
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  • 162 8 At a committee meeting of the Singapore Automobile Club held on March 14, the following matters were decided Parking Ground for Cars in Town.—To press Government for further information upon the subject. Examination of Drivers.—To throw open the efficiency examinations to all
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  • 388 8 1 lif I*, and O. steamer Kashmir brought from home the following passengers for the Straits Miss A. Agg, Mrs. Albiston and two children, Mr. K. W. H. Austin, Mr. M. F. Ashby, Mr. T. H. Berry, •Mr. and Mrs. Bennett, Mrs. B. M. Bentinck and child, Mr. C.
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  • 3444 9 M. Inst. C.E., Mr r special work Munici*»wr mi authorised to forward uality. to* c i article, dated March U U&gt; tlH Investigations ol the water 20, Up' 11 1 uU thern Johore n-*u‘ vt public reference to the posTiu* n, Singapore town
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  • 536 10 Nilai possesses um* of the smallest but jollicst club- m the country, writes a correspondent, and on .March 22, soim TO members and quests thoroughly en joyed the conceit, dinner, dance and supper. The co-operation of its members was much in
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  • 1705 10 We have teecived from the Municipal Secretary a copy of a report by the Municipal Health Officer on the subject of anti-mosquito work in Singapore. We gladly publish it in view of the existence in Singapore of an impression, which lias been voiced
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  • 784 10 (From Our Own Correspondent.; Kuala Lumpur, March :;u j Hundreds of people gathered thia morning to see the unveiling bv HI Excellency the High Commissioner‘of the monument that has been erected J memory of those gallant citizens wi.. went lorth from Malaya
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  • 21 10 (Anita’s Service.) Weltevreden, March 29. The Government so]*! &lt;h;vin r February and March 400 tons Lin under theBandoeng Agreement.
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  • 2928 11 (From A Correspondent) Ipoh, March 30. ..nniittl general meeting of the U 1 ni*unber of Mines, held at Ipoii, 1 tlav lhc Hon. Mr. It. P. Brash, whs 'saul in the course of his remarks* vear under review a pro|ll!r:''"
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  • 355 11 A correspondent writes as follows The death occurred last Saturday, March 22, at Teluk Anson of Mr. W. E. Smith, J.P., the oldest European resident of Lower Perak, at the good old age of 78. Born in England
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  • 128 11 The Municipal Health statement for the week ending March 22, gives the total number of deaths as 171, representing a death rate of 23.11 per mille per annum compared with 22.30 in the preceding week and with 25.01 in the corresponding week of last year. The chief
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  • The Straits Budget
    • 1196 12 Straits Times, March 28. In view -of t he very great importance of Singapore as the centre of mhiic &lt;! the richest waters in the worhl for 1 h-• production of marine and fn-li w«*t« r 1 1 f• it is somewhat remarkable that, f &gt;r many
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    • 1098 12 in the ultimate benefits.—Straits TimeMarch 29. A few days ago there was issued as a supplement to tht* I*’. M. S. Government Gazette the annual report upon the working of the Co-operative Societies Department for the year ll)2.'l. The department is au infant of just over
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    • 1005 12 Maui, iSlon 'Snored.—Straits Times. e published on Saturday extractfrom the regulations with regard to piracy which the Hongkong Government are bringing into force. Piratical attackon merchant vessels in the waters around Hongkong have been becoming disconcertingly frequent, and the Hongkong Government are only doing their duty in
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    • 913 13 to the impossibility of recovery.—Straits Times, April 1. An interesting case has been decided in Switzerland. Mdlle. Moller deliberately poisoned her invalid mother in order to put an end to the latter’s sufferings. She was charged with murder and eventually acquitted. Three doctors who gave evidence upheld
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    • 1099 13 Straits Times, April We do not wish in any way to offend the susceptibilities of our Muslim friends, but we must direct their attention to what we submit is the peculiar attitude which they are adopting in regard to the provision by the Government for the education
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    • 1293 14 other., are starved.—Straits Times, April L Now that the traflic di pute in London has been settled hy tin* victory of the tramway men in their demand for increased pay, it is possible to review the history of the differences between the employers and the employees of the
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  • 1014 14 Mr. Donald McColl, General Manager of t lu* Shanghai Electric Construction Co.. Ud., has issued the following circular, dated Singapore, March 24. ,&gt;ear Sirs—At a meeting held in London on March 20, 1924, of the creditors, in the United Kingdom, of the Singapoi
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  • 149 14 The Currency Commissioners’ Abstract as at January 21, 1924, is as follows Whole amount of Currency Notes in Circulation on January 2, 1924 81,123,02 I.To Average amount of Currency Notes in Circulation on January 2, 1924.. 80,590,274.7(1 (A) Currency Guarantee Fund Liquid Portion on January 2, 1924
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  • 158 14 Wesley Church members and worshippers will be sorry to hear that the continued ill-health of its popular minister, the Rev. J. H. Lewin, necessitates his immediate return to San Francisco whence he came less than two years ago. There is not the remotest chance of
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  • 262 16 Before commencement &lt;&gt;f business at j the Ipoh Supreme ('ourt, &lt;&gt;n Monday, Kays the Times of Malaya, Mr. Bryant on hchulf of the members of the Perak Bar welcomed the new Acting Judicial Commissioner, Mr. Justice I*. A. F. David. Mr. Bryant said that His
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  • 125 16 Messrs. Neesoon and Sons write that, with reference to the visit to Singapore of the tourists by the Empress of Canada, they visited their factories on March 111. One party of about 125 went in the morning and another party of about. 125 went in the
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  • 1747 16 The ordinary monthly meeting of the Municipal Commission was held in the Board Boom on l-riday. Mr. K. J. 1-aiiei presided, the other commissioner. prese n h.-ing Me&gt;.-i W. DumiKMi, A. &lt;J. Anthony, A I!. Baddeley, D. I Lew,*, J. Robertson. Dr.
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  • 290 16 With the arrival, on Friday, nf the 22,000-ton Cunard liner Samaria, chartered by Messrs. Thomas Cook and Son. in connection with their world cruises, an*, which is being run under their own supervision—with Mr. Ross Skinner as cruise manager—the tourist season is nearing
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  • 368 16 The annual business and social meeting of the Presbyterian Church was held last night in the Tomlinson Hall. Notwithstanding the unfavourable weather there was a good attendance. The chairman, the Rev. G. H. Douglas, briefly commented on the outstanding items in the
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  • 180 19 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, April 2. At the Riverview Estates annual meeting at Ipoh, Mr. Shepherd presiding, there was discussion on the value of the land recently bought. The chairman considered that the land had improved the value of the
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  • 86 19 Our Own Correspondent.) Hongkong, March 28. received from Shanghai an-•H-currir, r iat biggest fire which has n, nm ij yoars in that Settlement has Una,! v u tted the building in Museum Kiirht tc piod by the Shanghai Times. Th« l men wcr e
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  • 1772 19 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, March 31. Early this morning the news spread around in Kuala Lumpur that Dr. Rabindranath Tagore, the Indian poet and philosopher, was due to arrive here on a formal visit for a few hours on
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  • 708 19 The thirty-third annual Ren oral meeting of the Singapore CJolf Club was held in the Club House, adjoining the Race &lt; ourse, on March 2i, and in spite of the inclement weather there was a fair attendance of members, over
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  • 102 19 We have received from the publishers, Messrs. Fraser and .Wave, Ltd., the lit” l •i,ition of the Singapore and Malayan Directory, known to every office tanihv ii the country ns the buku mera.” Phis is the forty-fifth year of publication. Hie directory is a mine of
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  • Sporting News and Notes.
    • 302 20 Rain Spoils the Matches. Ka n which fell about four o'clock spoilt the cricket on the Padang n Saturday. In the S.C.C. tournament it upset the very good chance which the Services had of beating the Merchants. The latter were all out for &lt;*.», and noram came when the
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    • 136 20 Good Win for the Sussex. The first round of the Barnes Cup- wa* played at the Singapore I’olo Hub on Wednesday, the 2nd Bn. Royal Sussex meeting the club B team. the Sussex were in great form, and won by no fewer than 1) to 1. The team** wore
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    • 394 20 New President of Singapore G. As mentioned in the report of the annual general meeting, Mr. J. M. Sime has retired from the position of president of the Singapore Golf Club, and this is much to the regret of all who are interested in the club and the game.
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    • 316 20 Reuter Telegram.! The Brand National Result. Reuter Telegram.] London, March 28. The &lt; Hand National Steeplechase result v as MASTER ROBERT I FLY MASK SI I. VO Thirty ran. Won by four lengths, three between second and third. I Betting 25 to 1 Master Robert, 100 to 7 Flv
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    • 701 20 [Reuter Telegram.] Royal Sussex Beat S.C.C. An accident to 11. L. Marshall, who had the misfortune to break his right leg I al»o\o tho ankle, marred the match on I Maifii 27 between the S.C.C. and the 2nd I mi. Royal Sussex on March 27. It oecurrerll i the
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    • 156 20 [Reuter Telegram.] London, March 27. Pari.' The Wales v. France rugby natch was played in heavy rain before .0,000 people. Wales beat France by 10 points to 6. There was a continuous downpour and the light was very poor. The Frenchmen held their own in the
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    • 122 20 Malaya Chinese Championship. llie drawing of ties for the Malaya Chinese lawn tennis championship, which took place at the S.C.R.C. club house resulted in Malacca meeting Selangoi and Singapore meeting Perak in the fust round. Negri Sembilan and Penang each drew a bye. The former will meet the
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    • 103 20 Khoo Hooi Hye for Wimbledon. Mr. Khoo Hooi Hye, the Malayan lawn tennis champion, has booked his passage for England by the City of York, leaving Penang on Sunday. He is going to England to represent Malaya in the Wimbleden tennis championships. It is expected that he will be able
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    • 247 20 [Reuter Telegram.] New British Flyweight Champion. [Reuter Telegram.] London, April 1. At the National Sporting Club in a twenty round contest for the British flvweight championship Elky Clark, GlasRow, beat Kid Kelly, Plymouth, the referee stopping the fight in the twentieth round. Young Stribling Wins. [Reuter Telegram.] London, April
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  • 238 20 Mrs. E. T. Wright, of Labu estate, was present on Saturday at the Seremban police court reports the Malay Mail, w'here, in the magistrate's office, before Mr. L. V’. J. Laville, in the presence of the C.P.0., Mr. Magill, and Mr. Rostock
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  • 83 20 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, April 2 While the police were taking four p"soners they had arrested for gambling t" the police station, they were assaulted at Bridge Street by a number of Chinese, who threw stones and bottles at them Two of the men escaped, one
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  • 631 21 \-.sizes* being resumed on vJ' tu M r Justice Acton the NVas thai in w :ich Ahrnat :r; "ft;, 1 Abulrnkm- i&gt; h»rsA-.l with the nun ,ler f a Chinese nut-sup*'. 1 M„ t .y Kuh, i.:i Ai.,;J»t -&lt; nanu-'t r j, \\hitley
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  • 109 21 I 1 !;1 r Own Correspondent.) I Penang, March 31. r P* Brash presided over I I.'!' of Ayer Weng (Rah-il.-,j ''pnient and Prospecting' Co., Ir. Ur f r °solved to wait for the it.u Dux bury before deciil®M: i',.. 1 ,0 continue the mine or not.
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  • 220 21 1 1* rom Our Own Correspondent). Penang, March :»1. i *u* Hon. Mr. K. I*. Hi ash presided over i n* v lu Piah Tin Co. nieelinv; to-day and .&lt;ai*l that the year’s working showed a satisfactory profit, an increase of
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  • 336 21 Tin- following litter i&gt; reproduced from the February issue of the Malaysia Message. It was received by Rev. Abel Eklund, in response to a communication sent by him as Secretary of the Malaysia Annual Conference, to the Bishop of Sintra pore expressing
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  • 115 21 We understand that tin* new scheme for the teachers in the F.M.S. and the Straits Settlements has obtained the sanction of the Secretary of State for the Colonies, and came into force on the Ist inst. Under it, teachers in the Colony and the F.M.S. are
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  • 57 21 Revenue officers boarded the steam* i Overstraten on Tuesday and found concealed in a cabin after the passengers had loft the ship 290 tahils of Chinese chandu, valued at $2,320. On Monday the officers went on board the (ilenfalloch and found concealed on top of the boilers
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  • 251 21 A pleasant feature of the Penang Police Sports on Saturday afternoon, says the Straits Echo, of March .‘ll, was the presence of the Straits Settlements Polite Band from Singapore, under Inspector W. P. Barsby, Bandmaster. The full band, comprising some 3G
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  • 187 21 Messrs. P. Henderson and Co. advise ihai j they have placed an order with Messrs. 1 William Denny and Brothers, Ltd., Duni-j barton, for a new steamer to replacei their Martaban. This new vessel will be slightly larger than the latest
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  • 34 21 We are officially informed that the Government of the F.M.S. have up to date sold (’&gt;,ooo tons of their stocks of tin. This represents the total relented under the Bandoeng Agreement.
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  • 84 21 FRANCIS. At Penang, on March 21, 1924. to Mr. and Mrs. 1,. K. Francis, of Scarboro Kstate, Kedah, a son. KLASSF.N. On April 2. 1924, nt Adeline Cottage, 44, Race Course Road, the wife of Louis Klassen, a sun. MM. On March 2H, 1924, to Dr. and Mrs. A.
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  • 214 21 Singapore*, April .‘1. EXCHANGE. On Ivon don, Bank l m/s -/I 6/32 Demand 2 4 106 Private 3 m. credits 2/4 17/32 On New York, Demand 50% I'nvai" 99 d/s 52% On Dram e, Dank 810 nom. On hui.a, Dank T. T. 167% On Hongkong, Dank d/d
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  • 465 21 Singapore, April 3. MINING. Issue Val. Pd. Buyers. Sellers. 1 1 ilatang l'adang 0.50 0.55 1 1 Hitam Tin 1.40 1.50 1 1 Johan Tin 0.45 0.50 1 1 Jelantoh 0.10 0.12% 11 fl Kam. Kamunting 46/6 47/6 xd. v 1 i’l Kamunting Tin 38/0 39/0 10
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  • Page 21 Advertisements
    • 87 21 NOTICE All communications for both the Strait* Times and the Straits Budget should be addressed to the Head Office, Cecil and Stanley Streets, Singapore, Straits Settlenents. The po.s f free price of the Strait? Times to the United Kingdom and foreign countries is $54 a yenr. The post free price
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  • 114 21 DEATHS ANCHANT. On April 1, 11*21, at Singapore. Henrietta Anchant, beloved willow of the late Mr. diaries Anchant, in her KTth year DKLMAGE. On the* 3rd inst. at 2d, Dhoby Ghaut, Annie Lucille Deltnage, age do years funeral at Hidadnri Cemetery, at o.lO p.m to-day. MADAM YAP C1IWKK KNG. On
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  • The Straits Budget RUBBER SUPPLEMENT
    • 65 1 General.'Cubor K«v&gt;tcii*i;»mi 1 Local Kuhhi r Aue lions I Kiiliii i AsMA'iatitiii 2 bebiuaiv iCobbei lirt.m n&gt; 2 Gbndo.i Rubber lihikloii Rubber SuK'k.s 2 i 'orrespondence.— Dutch Native Rubber t Rubber Restriel i«»ti 1 Meet iiiks anil Reports.— Malakoff Rubber 1 Mentakah Rubber Co. 1 Gedong (IVrtik) Rubbei 2
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    • 438 1 MALAKOFF RUBBER. Substantial Profit on Year’ s Working. The annual general meeting of the Malakuff Rubber Co., Ltd. was held at the offices of the secretaries, Boustead and Co., on Saturday, there being present Mr. J. C. Benson (Chairman), the Hon. Mr. W. I.owth T-Kemp, Mr. .1. Sellar (directors), Mr.
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    • 70 1 rh« S turns Time* is not responsible for ,im opinions of its correspondents. Correpci.vien'.a should bear in nund that letters i. .-i u« short hi. a to the point. Long rambling epistles are liable to be rejected or rutiile»s!&gt; cut down. Correspondents must encase their names, not necessarily for
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    • 305 1 To the Editor of the Straits Tunes. Sir,-—Speaking: from personal uxperiflnee in Sumatra, 1 canr«ot understatui where all this native rubber comes from. I have motored all over Serdang, Upper and Lower Langkat, Tebing Tinggi, Siantar, right through to the West Coast at Sibolga and Padang and
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    • 131 1 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, If the Dutch produced in the next 12 months 120,000 tons, 50 per cent of that equals 00,000 tons. They might impose a 10 cents duty on over .&gt;0 per cent, bringing a revenue of i *2.° 10s Per ton,
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    • 65 1 Ihe Rubber Restriction (Assessment) Committee for the Colony is to be Mr. •&gt;i. Rex, Chairman, the Hon Mr J W C ampbell, Messrs. A. McKenzie* C*. W* Ira. burn,. K Tr-.le l&gt;. J. R. Waughi u ,a huin and .1 .I\ Cumming. Mr ,V l *y ,o .n
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    • 626 1 LOCAL RUBBER AUCTIONS. Offered 385 tons Sold 323 Tons. Messrs. Guthrie and Co. report Singapore, March 28. Values close a point better after a somewhat uncertain and irregular week. Trade purchases have been made cautiously and have been filled without afifcciing the Market. i.ondon Stocks continue to decrease gra dually,
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    • 356 1 lhc* report of the directors of th»* Mentakab Rubber Co. for the twelve months ended January .'11 1924, states that tlu net profit for the period after making due provision for depreciation amounted t&lt;» ?-•».008 2d and deducting from this the debit balance brought forward from last
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    • 977 2 'iiual yeneral meeting of the ('h;inibt*r of Commerce Rubbei Sl was held in the Exchange •V'Monday, Mr. .1. M. Sime presiu' r n fair attendance of memdm? the usual preliminaries, hairmun saidGentlemen, 1 tint you will wish, as is custo- take the
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    • 268 2 Kepong Ma1ay.—44,371 lbs. Kamasun.—l2,f&gt;4o lbs. I.abuan Bileh. .‘l,7oo lbs. Lok Kawi.—2o,4oo lbs. Lunas.—lo,Boo lbs. London Asiatic.—loo,s:ls lbs. Ledbury.—l4,Bss lbs. Lenggeng.—l 1.855 lbs. Laras (Sumatra). —20,000 lbs. Lower l'erak.— 1 .‘1.307 lbs. Lenggeng.— l4,Bss lbs. Laras &lt;S).- 20,000 lbs. Lanudrou.--76,038 lbs. Legong F1u.—9,500 lb&gt;. Tgamut..—6B,lo7 lbs. Muar.—o.4B2 lbs.
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    • 111 2 The output of (Hendon Rubber Company for year ended September 30. 1023, was 240,830 lbs., against 274,240 lbs. in previous season. Net average price was Is. 1.00 d., compared with 8.17*1., and cost f o.b. 0’.2*1., against 0.21 d. The crop for the current year is estimated at
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    • 1088 2 The fourteenth ordinary general meeting of the Gedong (Perak) Estate, Limited, was held on March 5 at the, office of the company, 16, Philpot Lane, 1 E.C., Mr. J. L. Loudoun-Shand (chairman 1 of the company) presiding. j The Chairman said Gentlemen,
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    • 426 2 lbe thirteen h annual general meeting &lt;&gt;; Taining Kubber Plantations, Limited (i’Vdoia eel Malax States) was held on .’u-.ij.ry *J&lt;; at Winchester House, Loiielo.i, K.C The* lion. Kverard 1 eliding p re*.deled, and. in inoviier tie* adoption if the repor? and nceociit*. saiel
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    • 105 2 Messrs. Lewis and Peat received a cab:, from their London house dated March :!1 r.J24, informing them that London stork for the week ending March .”.1 are in creased by !»i:: tons making a total now on hand of f»r&gt; 17:; tons. Messrs. Whittall and Co.. Kl
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    • 902 3 riu fount with aiinuiil general meeting &lt;*1 holiday an (I*.M S.) Rubber ompjin&gt; limited, was held on Kehrua r y at tin* registered offices, hittington Av. nue, E.C., Mr. A. S. Morrison P»«*sul lh»* representative of the secretaries and agents (Guthrie
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    • 742 3 The fifteenth ordinary general meeting of the Good Hope (Selangor) Rubier Co., Ltd. was held on March ID at Colombo. Mr. R. Whittow presided and, in moving the adoption of the report and accounts, said :—We will with your
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    • RUBBER SHARE PRICES.
      • 390 3 Stock Stock p Exchange 1 Par Exchange Valuo. Company. Pricea Value. Company. Price*. tl Anglo-Malay 2?/ £1 Linggi tl Ayer Kuning 35/ London-Asiatic :&gt; H Bakap Plantns 12/6 2/ Lubok 2/3 H Bantene (STngr) 26/10% £1 Lumut 33'9 11 Batu Caves 16/3 £1 Malacca
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      • 729 3 Dividend* Company Co. Evatt Uinnm. 1 l f’ C int a n' C fl M 29 2 24A llenby ($1) 1.05 1.15 1.05 1.15 io-’S?, ll year 30 9 3 --Alor Gajah ($1) 0.90 1.05 0.95 1.05 3 P-c. &gt;** ar en ded 3U-6-23.Am.
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    • 47 5 -;h V »&lt; V«r 3 V V 'U V v ff A IF YOU WANT TO MAKE ANYTHING KNOWN ADVERTISE IN THE H**4 OBk« SINGAPORE. SA SIXTEEN PAGH DAILY i THE LEADING DAILY PAPER EAST OF INDIA tv r*. C. V /.i*y LMAi iJix 1 o*A V i
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