The Straits Budget, 25 April 1924

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  • 31 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES [ESTABLISHED OVER THREE-QUARTERS OF A CENTURY] No. ->454 Singapore, Friday, April 25, 1924 Price 25 cents (S.S. Currency) or 7d.
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  • 327 1 LEADERS The Volunteer Force JO A Matter of Temperament 10 Secret Societies British Empire Exhibition H Empire Wireless 11 'Jeneral Local and Personal 1-2 Reuter Telegrams 3-o Federal Council J Perak Notes < Singapore Weddings 7 Double Suicide at Sea Death of Mr. H. C. Westwood 8 The Tai
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  • 3641 1 Tumbuk Estate harvested 171,100 nuts last month. The next assize court for Singapore will be held on May 7. Leave of absence for eight months has been granted to Mr. N. I). Mudie and t Mr. P. A. B. McKerron. Mrs. Talma, who has been awav on
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  • 191 2 Detective Inspector Porter, and party of detectives found in the Tdok Ayer area a still larger amount of the drug later in the day at Sumbawa Road. No less than 940 tinjof non-Government chandu. valued ai $8,000 was found there m addition
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  • 451 2 At 4 a.m. on Wednesday, in Princt Edward Road, Telok Ayer Reclamation, detective Inspector Porter and detectives tound a large quantity of non-Govern-ment chandu, valued at about $7,000. which had been landed from a steamer in the harbour. Four Chinese have been
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  • 107 2 Tht* thirty-eighth ordinary genera! meeting of the Singapore Slipway and Engineering Co., Ltd., was held at the ornees of the Company at Tanjong Pagar <*n Wednesday. On the motion of Mr. k son who was elected to tht S? a,r r the absence of the Chairman,
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  • SATURDAY’S TELEGRAMS
    • 155 3 [KfclTKK TELEGRAM. 1 London, April 17. The Senate voted down "(inu'nt to the immigration bill uS?" imniiitration for five years. ,rofc b London. April 18. .hitiL'lon The Senate passed a reVNa h v5 to 25 to reduce the quotas ,o!l, 10n i.,miteration
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    • 96 3 London, April 17. I*.,, j s la* Reparations Commission, i,,. note of Germany's endorsement experts’ conclusions, unanimously in-t-Mt*i to approve within the limits of .,.im conclusions and adopt the* mea-iit’t contained in the reports. t! .illy t transmit the reports to g,.v< intents with u view to tl, j
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    • 102 3 London, April 17. A- n.t_et.ru of the Far Eastern sectie London Chamber of Comiv.cra tin' thairman, Mr. Frederick Ami hum ring to the controversy w th u-gard t.« the new China trade mark- .aw, -aid that up to now the < him-» had been deaf to
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    • 91 3 London, April 17. Simla The debate on India in the 'U' l r < ntnmons is welcomed as clari- thy ituation and strengthening the a,;,i 1 *he Government in India. Poli,V a!;> hoped that the Labour- combination would succeed in t 1 <• amendment to Lord Curzon’s
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    • 67 3 London. April 17. I Employers Federation o that n v ew °f the general Ln u "f Wur H V* v tlle Transport and Wl. rs Lnion the Southampton reeai! i notll s art withdrawn with •listlilt < T l ,ub V rs that union in other ■n
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    • 57 3 ■y It London, April 17. McKenna" las dec i ded to allow the Per com to la P s e, thus the 33 films, tino.f: Val °rem duty on imported Instrument^ <( k S In tor cars and musical rabi «et i s iik,.it 8 bee 2
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    • 30 3 Ath,. London, April 18. f'i' l 1,. general result of the ’H r 'gm)o u.' future Greek political P u *dic and'•••!-aS?® in favour of a re-"->.OOO against.
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    • 170 3 London, April 18. New York In the final round of the chess tournament Dr. Lasker beat Marshall, iieti beat Janowski, Mavoczy beat Yates and Capablanca beat Boguljubow. Alekhine drew with Tartakower. London, April 18. New York At the conclusion of the chess
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    • 51 3 London, Apn! 18. Washington Following receipt of requests from Chambers of Commerce ami various church and women’s organisations, the Senate foreign relations committee has ordered an early hearing by a sub-committee of the proposal for the United States of participate in the world court at the
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    • 51 3 London, Ap ii 17. Moscow Disappointment is i >.pies-ed at Mr. MacDonald’s speech at the AngioRus? inn ionft rence. The Izvestia says that under the ei<>.»k of a Sunday sermon appear the hard demands of the British bankers, acceptance of which woul I change the whole socialistic Soviet
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    • 53 3 London, April 18. Antwerp After a conference the Belgian and Dutch pilotage authorities tave decided to allow ships drawing 27ft nstcad 2dft as previously to traverse ‘he Scheldt by the Rilland channel. Until Ynril 21 large ships, however, are only illowed when the tide is fairly high ami
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    • 62 3 London, April 18. Berlin It is reported from Leipzig that Darmont has been released in exchange for several German political piiu»ners held by the French. [Darmont. a French captain, was alleged to be head of the French espionage service at Bale. He was tried at Leipzig and sentenced
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    • 32 3 London, April IS. Montreal Heavy gales have driven misses of ice inshore along the coast of Newfoundland, fraying and cutting cables and resulting in considerable delay in Anglo-American cable communication.
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    • 38 3 London. April lx. Moscow A new expedition to th< upper part of Yangtsekiang and the dead own of Charachoto under the leadership of the famous traveller, Kosloff. will -Cut in the second half of this year.
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    • 26 3 London, April 17. Athens Maclaren has left for Cairo. Cairo, later Maclaren landed at Heliopolis aerodrome after a splendid flight favoured by good conditions.
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    • 23 3 London, April 18. Sydney The Minister for Defence innounced that a new seaplane base will be established at Foil Jackson.
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    • 43 3 London, April 19. Constantinople The Turks have closed down the new medical at Constantinople and the Women’s College recently opened by the Americans at a ost of £(50,000 on the ground that higher education is the Government’s exclusive right.
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  • MONDAY’S TELEGRAMS
    • 463 3 [Reuter Telegram.] London, April 19. Unusual interest was centred in the speech of the Prime Minister, in connection with the annual conference of the Independent Labour Party at York. Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, in opening, declared that since January Labour
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    • 144 3 London, April 19. Cairo Squadron Leader MacLaren has departed for Ziza, en route to Bagdad. Cairo, later MacLaren has arrived at Ziza. London, April 20. Cairo Maclaren resumed his flight and reached Bagdad from Ziza at 9.2. r > this morning. London, April 20. New York
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    • 37 3 London, April 19. Allahabad A raid at Derais Mailkhan on the Kith inst., resulted in the abduction of 17 persons by a gang of 25 Mahsuds, under the notorious outlaw Baksha. Seven captives subsequently escaped.
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    • 168 3 London, April 20. Bagdad Agitation largely conducted by lawyers, accompanied by the wildest misrepresentations, has broken out against acceptance of the Anglo-Iraq treaty, which possibly the Constituent Assembly will refuse to accept without large modifications. Indeed it is reported that only fourteen
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    • 146 3 Washington The Senate, bv (52 votes to 0, passed the Immigration Bill, which now goes to the House of Representatives for discussion of the Senate amendments. London, April It*. Washington Italy will suffer almost as badly as Japan under the Immigration Bill, as only 8,224 immigrants will be
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    • 109 3 London, April 19. Simla The fourth band of Akali and Jatha fanatics, numbering 500, has been arrested at Jaito, making the total arrests over 2,000, including the third band of Jathas, which was arrested a fortnight ago. The fifth band of Jathas, which is starting shortly, will
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    • 68 3 London, April 20. New York The chess tournament closed with the award of prizes for the first five competitors. Brilliancy prizes Were awarded to Reti for his earn** against Boguljubow, also to .Marshall and Capablanca, the latter for defeating l)j. Lasker. Special prizes for the best played
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    • 65 3 London, April 19. Heliopolis A British Air Force corporal, named Ryan, was fatally stabbed near the aerodrome. A number of Air Force men pursued two fugitive Egyptians and caught one who dropped a blood-stained dagger. The prisoner said he was a student. It transpires that he was
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    • 63 3 London, April 19. A mass meeting of the Southampton strikers decided to resume on April 21L London, April 20. Washington The Inter-State Com merce Commission postponed the date for enforcement of the section of the Merchant Marine Act until June 20. [The section is the one providing for preferential
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  • TUESDAY’S TELEGRAMS
    • 246 4 [Reuter Telegram.] London, April 21. Mr. MacDonald attended an Independent Labour Party conference at York and had a rousing reception. Replying to a resolution assuring him ol hearty support, he said the Labour Government were doing their best. He
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    • 139 4 London, April 21. Tittsburg The death has occurred of Lleanora Duse, the famous Italian tragedienne, from influenza. Lleanora Duse was born at Vigevuno in lbo'j and made her first stage appearance at a very early age. By 1885 she was recognised at home as Italy’s greatest actress,
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    • 165 4 London, April 21. Tht* death is announced of Marie Corelli, the authoress. The late Miss Marie Corelli lived at Stratford on Avon and was the adopted child of the song-writer and journalist, Charles Mackay, whose son Kric, at his death, became her guardian. She was educated
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    • 56 4 London, April 21. The South African cricketers have arrived, all in excellent health and very Keen Taylor, the captain, interviewed oy neuter, said they ought to win the majority of the county games, hut it would be presumptuous to say they were going to beat Kngland, though
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    • 36 4 London, April 21. Mr C'hu held a reception at the Chin- e Legation in honour of Mr. Liang •Midi Ye and the Hongkong representative.s at the Empire Exhibition. There were 1.,{) far Hasten) guests.
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    • 133 4 London, April 21. Moscow Trotsky in an interview declared that Russia was a reliable debtor and wanted to get money from England, but there was no question ot saving Russia, which could dispense with such aid if necessary. We want
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    • 97 4 London, April 21. Baghdad Madaren has arrived after a non-stop seven hour flight from Ziza. The trip was uneventful, but there was some difficulty in following the ploughed track made for the guidance of the air mail. The distance covered on Sunday was nearly GIM) miles. Madaren landed
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    • 67 4 London, April 21. Peshawar: The frontier constabulary were exceptionally successful in an operation at Draban against Mahsud raiders, who recently kidnapped a number of Hindus. The police ambushed the entire gang, and eleven Mahsuds, including four notorious outlaws responsible for a number <»f raids, were captured, with rifles,
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    • 69 4 London, April 21. The excitement created in parts of England recently by earth tremors was intensified over the week-end by an earthquake in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire. There was a most alarming incident during divine service in the parish church of ribshelf. The congregation felt a great
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    • 51 4 London, April 20. Bombay With reference to reports of a renewed anti-Bolshevik revolt in Turkestan, it is stated at Peshawar that traders who maintain very close touch with Bokhara and neighbouring regions learn that at present there are small signs of ii recrudescence of fighting and trade is distinctly
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    • 36 4 London, April 21. Riga The Socialist leaders, Feodardahn and Tseretelli in speeches declared that the strike wave was gaining volume throughout Russia, although the Government’s suppressive terrorist measures had hitherto prevented serious outbreaks.
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    • 20 4 London, April 22. Philadelphia Tilden announces his resignation from membership of the American Davis (’up and Olympic teams.
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    • 59 4 London, April 21. The Prince of Wales returned to London this evening from I jc Touquet. London, April 21. Constantinople The Turkish Assembly pass,., the* entire constitution, charter anil budKet. It will adjourn to-morrow for a six months recess. London, April 21. Baghdad Extremists stabbed in the street two
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  • WEDNESDAY’S TELEGRAMS
    • 391 4 [ki;« rut Tklegkam.1 London, April 22. '1*he* splendid weather of the past few’ l4 ays hu> immensely helped forward the day and night efforts of the army of wo.kers in the final spurt to bring the Empire
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    • 131 4 London, April 22. Mr. Lloyd George, in a speech at Llantairlechan, declared that it was absolutely untrue that there was a revolt against *'ir. Asquith. There was, however, a revolt against the humiliating conditions under '\!ach the Liberal party expected to keep in power a Government that never
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    • 77 4 London, April 22. Wellingtomr Railwaymen throughout the Dominion have struck for higher wages. Ihe whole service is at *1 standstill. Thousands of Easter holiday makers were stranded far from their homes, and motor cars were pressed into service instead of trains. bvmrnor 1 Services w' e bein
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    • 29 4 London, April 21. Two men have been detained in miliL.iy custody at Cork for alleged conipin it yin the recent Queenstown outrage when British soldiers were murdered
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    • 225 4 London, April 22. New York President Coolidgc in address at the annual lunch of the A 05 dated Press, announced that with defin? M-Uli-nn'iit of German reparatiolL' established, he would favour calling other world conference to consider 7 further limitation of armaments
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    • 176 4 London, April 24. Cape Town The South African election cantpaign has been opened for the Nationalists by speeches by the leader, General Hertzog, and the Cape leader, Mr. Malan, and for the South African party by Mr. South. General Hertzog declared that the Republican bogey had never
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    • 20 4 London, April -2. Bombay MacLaren has arrived at Bushire. London, April 22. Bunder Abbas: Madaren has arrived here.
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    • 49 4 London, April 22. Lairo The student arrested at Heliopol’s on Saturday confessed to the murder of Corporal Ryan and disclosed ti ie name of his accomplice. He declared that the object of the crime was to create trouble between the Zaglul ministry and the British residency.
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    • 43 4 London, April 22. Lahore A number of prominent Sikh leaders in the Panjab have been arrested in connection with the Akali agitation under the Criminal Law Amendment Act, including the president, secretary and manager of the district Sikh Shrine Committee.
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    • 32 4 London, April Washington The Mexican Emba an* nounces that with the occupation in oppress of Merida and other cities m tl>‘ Yucatan peninsula, the rebellion in M is ended.
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  • THURSDAY'S TELEGRAMS
    • 859 5 GREAT EXHIBITION. Brilliant Scenes at Opening Ceremony. King s Message to the Empire. [Reuter Telegram.] London, April 23. kv was overcast and the weather but this in no way damped the I', -in of the cosmopolitan crowds ot C nt *iU- J thousands surging to lii.m six in the morning.
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    • 776 5 London, April 23. The following was the King’s speech at the opening of the Empire Exhibition It gives me the greatest pleasure and satisfaction to come here to-day with the Queen for the purpose of opening the British Empire Exhibition. Our heartiest
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    • 269 5 London, April 23. St. John’s Sir Richard Squires, exI’rime Minister of Newfoundland, has been arrested on a charge of larceny of $20,000. Alex Campbell, cx-Minister of Agriculture, John Meaney, ex-Liquor Controller, and Whitford McNeilly, ex-Clork of the Crown Lands Office, have also been arrested on charges of larceny
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    • 83 5 London, April 23. Paris M. Poincare replied to M. Chicherin regarding his letter on the Kieff trials. He says the French Government in transmitting to the Soviet Government the petition of French savants asking for clemency for their Russian comrades did not intend to interfere in
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    • 62 5 London, April 23. Cape Town The Boer ex-Goneral Maritz, charged with high treason in connection with the rebellion in 1914, has been sentenced to three years’ imprisonment. The judge said the lightness of the sentence was due to the accused’s sufferings and years of exile,
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    • 43 5 London, April 23. Karachi MacLaren has arrived after a perfect flight in ideal weather. London, April 24. The arrival of MacLaren at Karachi constitutes the completion of Phe first stage of the world flight—Calshot to Karachi, a distance of 4,89(1 miles.
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    • 205 5 London, April 23. The Government have issued a White Paper specifying its position regarding tile various resolutions of the Imperial Econoimc Conferer re, showing that they endoi se most of them and are giving effect to them by administrative measures and the introduction
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    • 78 5 London, April 23. Philadelphia The jury at the enquiry into the mental condition of Harry-Tnaw, who killed the famous architect Standford White in New York in ***** and was subsequently incarcerated in lunatic asylums, declared him sane and competent to handle his large estate. His mother supported
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    • 79 5 London, April 23. Berne A disastrous collision of two expresses, each drawn by two locomotives, took place on the St. Gothard line near Bcliinzona. It is alleged to have been due to one of the drivers disobeying the signal at the entrance to the station. One «f the
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    • 44 5 London, April 24. Allahabad Iho Pioneer's north-west frontier correspondent reports that Mashuds fired on a patrol of the Berkshire Keennent near Kazmak on the 15th inst., killing two and wounding one. Artillery, as a reprisal, shelled Mandesh, the former Mahsud capital.
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    • 57 5 London, April 23. Owing to the general resumption by Southampton shipyard workers the lockout notices have been withdrawn all over the country. London, April 23. Paris A wire from Speyer says that unknown persons in a motor-car have assassinated Heir HolfForich, burgomaster of Miinchweiler. London, April 24. Wellington 1
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  • 129 5 Mr. J. Listerman, Supervisor, Monopolies !department, hoarded the Norwegian steamer Imataea on her arrival in port ti<iin Antwerp on Monday, and found in a eahin, in the fore part of the vessel, 18 large revolvers and 1,<;>0 rounds of ammunition- Later Mr. Sheedy, A.S.P,, arrested two
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  • 1779 6 Italian Firm Sued. Engineer s Claim In Agreement Case. Messrs. Ambrosoli Stoppani mid 4 <*• owners <• f the Colonial Motor < on.piny, were defendant.' in on .e ti »n L.•;»i«I :i i« Supreme 4’ourt on April 17, 1 o;• Chief Justice (Sr Walter Shaw), in which Mr. Ferdinand** lionzuni,
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  • 604 6 Weekly Report of Singapore Firms. Messrs. Fraser and Co.’s weekly report, dated April 23, states The incidence of the Easter Holidays has naturally had its effect in the local share market and business in all sections has been on a very restricted scale. The demand for Industrials
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  • 873 6 Before Mr. Pryde, District j udffo on Wednesday a -pse, wh-fh will serve a test one for the iutute was- commenced in which Messrs. Lin. Chen K Sen* JS Ltm Chee Seng:, proprietors of a nrin. ing establishment at 17, Cecil Street
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  • 1336 7 „U „f local cricket it would II. !l>‘- uC id a more thrilling mutch 5 )la \iomlaV between the S.C.C. The visitors won by a iiivl i:l l in d the \n hole game was full aI c
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  • 104 7 At the annual general meeting of the Federated Malay States Chamber of Commerce, to be held on Wednesday. April 30, the following resolution, which was first adopted in 1018 and representations made to Government, will be submitted :—The European commercial com munity, as represented by the Federated Malav
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  • 956 7 (From a Correspondent.) Ipoh, April 12. At the lecture given to the Central Perak Planters at the Ipoh Club, on Sunday, Mai «r B. J. Eaton, O.B.E., of the Agricultural Department, mentioned that the Singapore market went largely by appearance. Thus slab rubber which could not be made
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  • 630 7 A very pretty wedding was celebrated on the i .tn insi., in toe nuptials on Miss Father Frankel, daughter of Mr. anil Mrs. A. Frankel, of Singapore, and Mr. Lester L. Goodman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Goodman, of San
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  • 66 7 There was a tragic occurrence on hoard the Namazie ship Clorjistan in the Straits of Malacca early Monday morning. Two Chinese passengers, said to have been father and son, suddenly jumped overboard, and both men were drowned. The (iorjistan was then
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  • 517 8 The death took place with tragic suddenness on Sunday evening of Mr. Harry Clarence Westwood, of the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company, while on an outing with u few intimate friends at a bungalow in Tanah Merah. '1 he
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  • 291 8 Our Canton contemporary, says the Hongkong Daily Press of April 10, reports that several hundred soldiers, under the command of General Li Fuk Lam. who has been charged with the task of •suppressing banditry in the vicinity of Canton, made an attack
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  • 353 8 Widely advertised and extensively noticed by the Kuala Lumpur press, the Victoria Institution Musical and Dramatic Society’s performance of Twelfth Night lias been awaited with interest. rhe players have arrived here and gave then first matinee at the Victoria Iheatre on Saturday
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  • 148 8 Kxcavation for the new Post Office has proceeded at a good rate in spite of difficulties which have beset the work in connection with old foundations which have been laid bare. Chief of these is the old sea wall running
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  • 202 8 Tronoh Mines.— 1,640 piculs. The Secretary of Austral Malay Tin Ltd., reports the following outputs’ of its associated companies for the half month of April. Kumpong Kamunting Tin Dredging Ltd.—Hours run (Two dredges) 605, cubic yards treated (Two dredges) 91,000, total piculs (Two dredges) 584.67 nett value (Two
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  • 268 8 Two Chinese appealed in the Supreme Court on Tuesday, before the Chief Justice (Sir Walter Shaw), against a conviction for being in possession of opium. Mr. M. C. Johannes, who represented ihe appellants, stated that the Police Magistrate imposed a line of
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  • 147 8 Tho Provisional Currency Commissioners’ Abstract as at April 1, 1924, is as follows Whole amount of Currency Notes in Circulation on April 1, 1924 83,092.424.70 Average amount of Currency Notes in Circulation on April 1, 1924 ..83,083.403.73 (A) Currency Guarantee Fund Liquid Portion on February 1, 1924
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  • 70 8 (From Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur, April 22. A Chinese tailor, in Petaling Street, \\«is sitting at his machine working, on Saturday afternoon, when the house was struck by lightning. The tailor was killed instantaneously. The only sign of anything having occurred was a hole in he
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  • 63 8 Even the police courts, in spite of their formidable-looking gate at the entrance ••ire not safe from thieves. Some of them effected an entrance between Saturday and Monday, and carried away ourt nnH 8 JT u* Firat Magistrate’s f omt and chambers, as well as another
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  • 49 8 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Hongkong, April 18 The German cargo steamer Kk-km,., 8 while proceeding to Shanghai struck ,7’ junk* m Lycemun Pass in avoiding^ She was badly holed and had beached, in the harbour. Her being discharged. u 15
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  • 340 8 Writing under date, London, March Messrs. William Jacks and Co. n Since our last report prices rallied all metals, but there has since bl, Jiesh outburst of selling, and tin n has been largely lost. Speculation has been the principal feature of buM, lss in tin and lead,
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  • 259 8 The following appointments are notified in the F.M.S. Government Gazette Mr. T. Grieve to be Engineer for Construction, F.M.S.R., Mr. J. Rigby to be Registrar, Supreme Court, Kuala Lumpur. C lass 11, Mr. W. J. K. Stark to ju t as Deputy Controller of Labour, Kuala Lumpur, Class
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  • 57 8 P. W. Penson, living at Geylanr arrested on Monday, and charged 1>< fore Mr. C. W. Sennett by Chief Detect jve Inspector Kenny with alleged cheat ing of an old Chinese lady living yeerappa Chitty Lane, in respect of SH' 1 for alleged fictitious legal advice. A
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  • The Straits Budget
    • 834 10 ,—Straits Times, April K*. One of the last duties performed hy General Sir Neill Malcolm before relinquishing the position of Oflieer < oinmanding the Troops in Malaya was to prepare a progress report for the yeai upon the Straits Settlements Volunxvr Force. This document was laid on
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    • 1130 10 -Straits Times, Ap»il 21 The sporting world has ceased to be amused at the frequent exhibitions of peevishness displayed by Mdlle. Lenglen. She makes the annual announcement that she will not compete at Wimbledon, invariably giving as her reason some fancied slight that has been offered
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    • 1002 10 Strait' Times. April 22. The issue of the report of the Secret* for Chinese Affairs for 1923 and the able information it contains form a remij der of the fact that for some monthi have not heard so much of Chinese sec societies and their lawless doings Singapore.
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    • 970 11 Straits Times, April 20. Puring the course of this afternoon a nu»agc is due to reach Malaya from His Majc'ty the King-Emperor. It will conu* direct from the opening ceremonial of the Briti>h Empire Exhibition, where the world of to-day will be displayed in microcosm at Wembley
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    • 1020 11 Straits Times, April 24. The knotty question of British Imperial wireless services has occupied different Governments for a matter of a dozen years without definite decision. The difficulty has been to find a solution of Empire communication by wireless that will give the fullest possible scope to private
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  • 106 11 For the information of subscribers to 'he hospital the following figures for the lirst quarter of 11)24 are sent to the Press by the direction of the Hospital Board. In-Patients. In-patients admitted 251), of whom 127 were children and 122 adults (women). Daily average of in-patients
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  • 146 11 There were large attendances at the ■services held in the churches of the different Christian denominations on Friday. At St. Andrew’s Cathedral, the Uev. E. A. Hone preached at the Three Hours’ Service on the Seven Words from the Cross to a crowded congregation. The divine service held
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  • 64 12 [The Strait* Time* is not responsible for the opinion* of it* correspondents. Correnpondent* should boar in mind that letter* must be short and to the point. Lon? rambling epistle* are liable to be rejected or ruthlessly cut down. Correspondent* must enclose their names, not nece**arily for publication but a*
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  • 465 12 To the Kditor of the Straits Times. Sir,- When resident in Singapore a few years Imek I wa- informed hy member of the medical profession that the climate was less suited to a fair haired man than to a man of darker hue. My ancestors not
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  • 208 12 To the Editor of the Straits Times. I Sir, —I wonder if any of your readers' who are expert lawn tennis jurists wil give me their opinions on the following Keeently I had the honour to umpire i doubles match and in the course of one ol
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  • 130 12 A Bridge Challenge To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, Referring to the correspondent*' under the* heading A Bridge Question i your issue* of the* Straits Bue|ge*t etf Apri 11, I ne>te* that you consider the* questin' closed, but hope you will find space fo< the* following invitation Sourabaya
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  • 777 12 To the Kditor of the Straits Times. Sir, —It is such letters as that of Kair I 'lay in the pres- which indicate what an amount of vituperative tceding can hi* engendered into beings who, huv* ing received hy the grace of British rulers a liberal education,
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  • 930 12 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, April 22. The M.S.V.R., B.R.A. continued their programme for the annual meeting on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. The events for Saturday wrsre for the Service Aggregate, conditions s for The Queen Mary’s at
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  • 250 12 l*or Melchior Treub from Java ports p A. YV. F. Bochardt, Mrs. Ydzerde and infant Miss v. d. Schaft, Mrs. Goldberg, Mrs. n Trey and infant, Mr. Thomas A. Warren, Mr' K. Tsuge, Mr. S. Stafford, Mr. and Mrs. v. Lee, Mr. I>. Joekman, Mr. T. Tashikunu Mr.
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  • 382 12 The following passengers are proceeding to Europe by the Nellore sailing at pin on Thursday, the 24th instant Mr. and Mis. (I. Bedington and infants. Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Bishop, Mr. Hnd Mrs. II. A Haigent and children, Mrs. E. Browna and child, Mrs. Burt and child,
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  • 190 12 A London wire of April 14 says American listeners-in were thrilled en Saturday night by the announcement that broadcasting programmes wen? .suspended in order not to impede S.o> calls which it later transpired related to the Swansea, a 4,000 tonner, Buchan Ne*| from Dunkirk for Barry. She
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  • 622 13 Lurches of the various Christian ..lions were viowdeU for the ‘services held on Easter on l-* 1 I'hcre were ovei HOC commut the choral celebration in St. nv, r Cathedral at 7.30 a.m., the A ;M „f Singapore
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  • 189 13 i.oHon Blennerhassett Voules died M at Bournemouth, at the age n 1 0Vt r 45 years, from 1859 to 1904, Ii,n h r st n Intand Revenue u r \t- hut joined the Admiralty v-'.fu:»I n in 18 59 He rendered cif ti! VKt
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  • 747 13 The two-days shooting meeting of the :mi apore Volunteer Rifle Association, at i oelctar rang* <’pined on Saturday after-! noon in conditions which were entirely satisfactory, with a subdued light following rain earlier in the day. There was some excellent scoring, especially
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  • 233 13 McAlister and Co. inform us that they have received advice by cable from the r London principals, the Ellermnn and Buck null S. S. Co., that the latter have taken over the Commonwealth Government’s Straits service. It is intended to maintain a
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  • 214 13 A Chinese, named Chua Guan Ho, was recently charged in the police court with attempting to extort the sum of $5OO from Che Kang. The defence set up was an alibi and considerable evidence was called to prove that the defendant was not
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  • 289 13 A fatal accident occurred at 11.10 a.m. on tlu* 17th inst., in front of St. Andrew’s School in Stamford Road. A Chinese boy, aged 9, a student in the school, was playing on the road in front of the Institution with several others, when suddenly he
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  • 347 13 A serious fire* recurred on the Telnlc Ayer lie lamation ground on Friday, when a (Government godown (No. and its contents were completely gutted. These contents consisted chiefly of rubber, which belonged to Messrs. Aldens’ Successors, Ltd., and ihe amount of the
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  • 252 13 The report of the directors of the Hotel van Wijk Co. for the year ended December 31, 1923, states that the loss for the period, alter making ample provision for depreciation, writing off debts knooii to be had, and allowing for repairs and impiovements to
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  • 157 13 The Messageries Maritimes steamer Andre Lcbon arrived from Marseilles on Saturday, with a large contingent of passengers for Far Eastern ports. Amongst those returning from Europe are ILK.II. the Princess of Bejraburi sister of H.M. the King of Siam; H.K.II. the Prince of •lainad (brother of
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  • 1455 14 Thi* annual mineral meeting of the Titi Tin Company, Ltd., w'as heal on Tuesday at Chartered Hank Chambers, there being present Mr. J. M. Sime (chairman), the Hon. Sir David Hallo* way, Messrs. J. A. Llias, S. (J. Wont; (directors), A. Itraddon, Koh
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  • 204 14 The judgment e.f Mr. F. Daviel, former District Juelgev Singapore, in the case in which Hadji Sakoor Gany anel YusofT Hadji Ahmad were charged before him at the instance e.f the* Municipal Ceminiisioi’.c e.f Singapore* with failing to pay tie. *m of $1,023.55 due te. them for
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  • 610 14 Althouuh eminent seismologists, 'both Japanese and foreign, had discounted the supposition that the recent terrible j earthquake was the result of volcanic disturbances, and that it was caused bv a depression in the bed of tne ocean, Dr. T. A, J agger,
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  • 128 14 The Municipal Health statement for the week ending April 12 gives the total number of deaths as 199, representing a death rate of 26.89 per mille pei annum compared with 24.46 in the preceding week and with 30.91 in the corresponding week of last year. The chiei
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  • 69 14 Action taken at a meeting of committee No. fi held on April 15. Decided to sugtrest to the Commissioners’ agents that their commission as agents in connection with electric power station contracts u U «I. bt th(> sa!m as that charged to tho Municipality of IVnang for similar
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  • 41 14 (Aneta Service.) Weltevreden, April j:, The press report that a British cone*r« possessing 300,000 hectares of ;u ploration concession in mid J u-. Winnintt oil borintr during the month If May, near Salatiga.
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  • 524 14 There has been much excitement in our little city, writes the Suchitn .„rr spondent of the N. C. Daily News. ..win* to the discovery, the other day, of *iv coffins in the bed of the canal. For the last two
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  • 210 14 Ueuter cables that cn the occa the opening of the Knpire Kxh* VJ James Stevenson has been creat d a >n' Lord Stevenson is known in principally on account of his activities as chairman of the Rubber Invest oratieP Committee, but his sphere ol’ has been on a
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  • Sporting News and Notes.
    • 715 15 Penang v. Perak. im t Penang at cricket on a in fine weather. The pitch wa« W as a bowlers’ day through*U' l vnang. batting first, were dismiss"ll .moderate 78, Rodrigo alone ed 1 i l L e Hennessy’s bowling. Perak *‘"'f »w beinir all out for 57 Murufar!
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    • 753 15 Annual Race to Fairy Point. On Sunday morning, Mr. Hamish Suvvi.it stalled 12 boats in the annual race for the challenge cup and trophies piesented by Mr. Rodesse. The start was at 8.30 a.m. and with the light airs prevailing and strong flood tide progress was desperately slow fui
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    • 147 15 Club Beat Sussex at Water Polo. The water polo team of the 2nd bn. Royal Sussex were welcome visitors to -lie Swimming Club yesterday. It was a oeautiful morning with a splendid tide -ind t!ie attendance of members was very •arge. The club team, comprising Leolaid. Burton and Johnson
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    • 151 15 Penang Heat Singapore Chinese. The Chinese Swimming Club water polo team which visited the Penang Swimming Club was defeated by four goals to one. The home team was superior* and well led by Ford, who has had more than ten years experience in water polo. Play was fairly
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    • 205 15 [Reuter Telegram.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, April III. Owing to rain the Chinese Malayan tennis championships were not started until this morning. In the first round Foo Tee Lan v Malacca) beat Yap Kon Fah (Selangor 0-1, 2-0, 6-J1. Yap Pet Sin (Selangor)
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    • 81 15 (Reuter’s Service.) London, April 19. At Burroughes Hall, London, in thi professional billiards championship semifinal, the result is :—Newman 16,000, MeConachy 8,70.*!. Newman to-day mad" the record championship break of 857, the previous best being his own of 850 last year. Newman meets Reece in the final on April
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    • 690 15 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang. April is. Golf competitions, including the Malayan championship, are being played on the Penang Rolf links during the Fa ter holidays. Selangor, Perak, Province Wellesley, and Kedah are well presented, out Singapore is absent. The interport match had to
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    • 1095 16 (Reuter’s Service.) Scottish Association tup Final. (Reuter's Service.) London, April 11*. At Ibrox Park, Glasgow, in the Scottish Association Football Cup Final, the Aiidrieonians beat the Hibernians by 2 to nil. The weather wa> dull. 1'’ere "ere f>0 000 spectators present. Both teams were at full strength. The Airdrieonians
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    • 371 16 [Reuter Telegram.] London, April 17. In the Scottish (’up final Hibernians heat Partick Thistle by 3—1. A wire of April 9, gives the following results First Division.— West Bromwich 1, Middlesborough 1 Newcastle 2. Birmingham 1 Cardiff 2, Tottenham 1 Sheffield United 3, Notts County
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    • 22 16 [Router Telegram.] London, April 21. Ih. .BraLh". R “l*y mate:, to 17 ,,l French by 21 points
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    • 52 16 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, April 22. At the* M.S.V.R. meet during the Faster holidays, the Service Aggregate was won by W. N. C. Belgrave who also won the Grand Aggregate, first stage. The second stage was won by T. J. MacGregor. The Osborne Shield was won
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    • 44 16 [Reuter Telegram.] Paris The American promoter Jack C 'alley and Francois Descamps have signed a contract for a match between Carpontier and Tom Gibbons at Chicago on May 30. It will be a no decision contest over ten rounds.
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  • 634 16 In a few weeks, says the Shanghai Times, the Commercial Press, the wellknown Chinese printing house in Shanghai, may commence the huge task of reprinting what is undoubtedly the largest and strangest individual collection of books in the world. That
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  • 238 16 h '*'P° rt the Singapore J Oihee for the year 192:1, the 11,!,, J. Lorme, Commissioner ,f j" Straits Settlements, says Un 4j Acquisition work during tin* v.. extremely heavy. Declarations'" "I made under section 5 of the I ami a
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  • 253 16 The country’ labourer is poor and help. less. He has but little chance *.f beinrl anything else. He has but one com. I modity to market—his labour and for I this someone else fixes the price. It s I all very well
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  • 299 16 Anyone who puts on the market m this country a dependable roofing material deserves well of the community. Among the newest of such materials is <’arboLastic, introduced by United Engineers, Utd., who make an announcement in th s connection on page 12 of this day'- i.-.-iu*.
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  • 639 17 v meeting held at the Chinese Protect tnate on January 15, 1924, a •onuiiittee consisting of the Hon. Mr. g Wong, J.P., Messrs. See Tiong Wah, \\> i.im Kim Seng, Ng Seng Phang, j, |,im Bock Kee (hon. treasurer), l m
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  • 13 17 vi,, of Hongkong has £1,000 to the Er.i- campaign.
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  • 807 17 We are all of us trying to make Wembley really bright and attractive so the newspapers are full of well meant and kindly suggestions, writes the London correspondent of the North China Daily News. Personally I think there ought
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  • 22 17 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Hongkong, April IS. The Northern Army have captured Amoy. Some looting is reported to have occurred.
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  • 358 17 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, April 21. A Malay named Chemat wanted for the murder of a Chinese at Baling, Kedah, was arrested at Pulau Betong the same evening on information received oy ihe detective department. Extradition has been postponed. The Municipal sports proved most successful. The health
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  • 105 17 CREIGHTON. Oil April 22. 1921. at the .Maternity Hospital, Singapore, the wife >, r It. (I. Creighton, Mersing, .Inhere, a daughter. FISHER. At the Maternity Hospital. Singapore, on April 23, 1924, the wife of Julius S. Fisher, of a son. Both doing well. HICKLING. On March 20, 1924, at
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  • 82 17 CHIA- TAN. The marriage is announced of Miss Elsie Tan, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tan Kwee Wah of Singapore, to Mr. Edward Chia, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs Chin Lip Choon of H, I'inangsia, Batavia, at the Burge!ijkestand Court of Batavia, on the 16th instant. McKERRON
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  • 210 17 Singapore, April 24. EXCHANGE. On London, Lank 4 m/s 2/4 1/16 Demand 2/2 21/32 Private 2 m. credits 2/4 2/8 On New nrk, Demand 50% Private DO d/s 52 On France, Bank 720 nom. On India, Bank T. T. 165% On Hongkong, Bank d/d 2% prem. On
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  • 476 17 MINING. Singapore, April 24. Issue Val. Pd. Buyers. Sellers. 1 1 Batang Padang 0.45 0.50 1 1 Hitam Tin 1.45 1.50 t’l £1 Idris Hydraulic 19/0 20/6 1 1 Johan Tin 0.45 0.50 1 1 Jelantoh 0.14 0.18 £1 £T Rani, kamunting 40/0 47/0 £1 Kamunting Tin
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  • Page 17 Advertisements
    • 86 17 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 Settlements. The post free price of the Straits Times to the United Kingdom and foreign countries is $54 a year. The post free price of
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  • 18 17 DEATH WESTWOOD. At Singapore, on April 20 1924, Harry Clarence Westwood, of ire E. Ext. Tel. Company, Singapore.
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  • The Straits Budget RUBBER SUPPLEMENT
    • 45 1 General.— Loral Uu) her Auctions 1 March Rubber Returns 1 London Rubber Stocks 1 Correspondence.— Rubber Smuggling Meetings and Reports.— Pegoh. Limited 1 Scremhan Rubber 2 Hl«( k water Estate 2 Sennah Kubber 2 K.M.S. Timab 2 Katanui Rubber 3 Lubber Share Prices 3
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    • 175 1 Messrs Barlow and Co. report Singapore, April 17. A generally quiet tone has characterised the market during the past week and business in awarded sheet has been done between 11% and 4214 cents. There was very little demand in yesterday’s local auction, except for good quality crepes.
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    • 134 1 Hutu Village. 1,100 lbs. Bellar.—9,750 lbs. Bintan.—25,097 lbs. Bernam Perak.—18,180 lbs. Bedford.— 5,410 lbs. Bruas Perak.—10,312 lbs. Glenealy.—15,772 lbs. Hill Rise.—7,700 lbs. Henrietta.— Tapping stopped. Jerani Kuantan.—11,871 ihs. Kuala Pergau.—22,400 lbs. Laras (Sumutia).-—Tapping stopped. Lcnggong. 17,005 lbs. Malaika Pinda.—31,215 lbs. Mentakab.— 11,100 lbs. Katanui.— 20,988 lbs. Key
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    • 1600 1 The twelfth ordinary general meeting of Pegoh, Ltd., was held in mail week at the offices of the Kubber Ci rowers’ Association, 2-4, Idol-lane, Eaatcheap, E.C., Sir Ernest Woodford Lirch, k.C.M.G. (chairman of the company), presiding. 'the representative of the secretaries (.Messrs. Sitne Darby
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    • 104 1 Messrs. Lewis and Peat on Wednesday icceived a cable from their London house, dated 22nd inst., informing them that London stocks for the week ending Apn 22, are reduced by PO7 tons, making a total now on hand of 54.367 tons. Mr. G. M. Allman, who is
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    • 963 2 I v t i ie annual meeting of the Shang1% ban Rubber Estates, Ld., held N i>8 in the offices of the secre- Wattie and Co., Ld., s. Ivy presided and was N Mr. A. K. Craddock and I i i Stewart
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    • 658 2 The 19th annual general meeting of the Black water Estate (Klang), Rubber Co., Ltd., was held on April 4 at the offices of the Agents and Secretaries, Messrs. Skrine and Co., Colombo. Mr. A. D. Skrine (Director), presided, and the
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    • 835 2 The annual general meeting of the shareholders of the Sennah Rubber Company, Limited, was hukl at 13, Rue ivotie Dame do* Parte, on .March 20, Mr. Andre Borthelot, th chairman of the company, presiding. I ho Chtunnan said: Gentlemen, in presenting for your approval the
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    • 780 2 The third annual general meeting of the snareholders of F.M.S. Timah, limited, was held on March 2G at the registered offices, 7, Martin’s Lane, Cannon Street, E.C., Sir Ernest W. Birch, K.C.M.G., presiding. The Chairman said Ladies and gentlemen, the report of the directors
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    • 1115 3 The fourteenth annual general meeting of the shareholders of the itatanui Rubber Estate, Ltd., was held on March 13, at the registered offices, 7 Martin slane, Cannon-street, E.C'., Mr. W. Arthui Addinsell (the chairman) presiding. The Chairman said Ladies and gentlemen, I move:
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    • 64 3 [The Strniu Times is not responsible for the opinions of its correspondents. Correspondents should beur in mind that letters must be short and to the point. Long rambling epistles are liable to be rejected or ruthlessly cut down. Correspondents must •nclose their names, not necessarily for publication but as
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    • 390 3 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —'1 he quantity of rubber now being smuggled is said to be anything from oj*0o to 10,000 tons per month. 1 he foul and evil smelling native rubber imported into Singapore for the loeal Chinese factories arrives in such a
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    • RUBBER SHARE PRICES.
      • 377 3 Stock c. i‘hf &xehADg* Par Excha v«iu«. Company. met* Value. Company. £1 Anglo-Malay 20/0 £1 Lendu 1B; £1 Ayer kuning 33/9 *1 Uinggi au/ i'l Bakap Plantns 12/6 2/ London-Asiatic x*l Hunt eng (STngr) 26/104 3/ Lubok 2/3 £1 Batu Caves 14/0 u, lut
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      • 687 3 Capital Issue Paid Up Value Dividend* C loai ng Prices. r Fraser Lvall A 312,500 1 1 p.c. int. a/c year 29 2 24ati T**!?. Co 100.000 1 nil year 30-9-23 J* 1 BOTH 1.15 1.05 1.15 727.964 2 5 p.c. year ended 30-6-23.4
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 141 4 >; < <4*. -f i -f *>» tt > <C« ..3 '■>/>■;,' THE V “The popularity of the Buick is the natural result of its achievements in trials and everyday use, both in town and up-country. STANDARD MODELS $2550 APPLY (Inaorynratad I* fit—mins) MOTOR DRPARTMRNT. 20, GRANGE ROAD, SINGAPORE. .5
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