The Straits Budget, 6 June 1924

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    31 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES [ESTABLISHED OVER TUKEE-OUAKTEHS OF A CENTURY] No. 3160 Singapore, Friday, June 6, 1924 Price 25 cents (S.S. Currency) or 7d.
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    CONTENTS.
    262 1 leaders— Strain'd Relations 1-(o-Oporative Marketing 12 South Africa’s Trial ..12-13 King George U Municipal Matters 13-14 Siam’s Large Ainiy 14 GeneralLocal and Personal 1-2 Reuter Telegrams 3-0 At Home at Carcosa 8 Agri-Hoitieultural Show S In Praise of Bangkok 8 The Dragon of Kinabalu 8 Colonial Office Appointments 8
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    LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
    4172 1 motor-bus a CaSe ,n which two collision i r vers 1 were concerned in a fatal found v S n e U de< Tht Prisoners were har.l labour eacli Sen Th» ed thr ‘S y ars portaJ ur F added an eir verdict. They 1,1,1 notice 0
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  • FRIDAY’S TELEGRAMS
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      UNEMPLOYMENT. Liberal-Labour Conflict Foreshadowed. Heated Debate in Parliament.
      140 3 [ItKVTKK TfLEGKAM] London, May 2‘J. MacDonald and not Mr. Shaw took charge‘of to-night’s debate on unemploy„,m. u!hh Sir W. Joynson-Hkcks rc-SSr.rfu.-ed his motion to reduce Mr. chaw’s salary by £100. It la; been a day of intense political excitement with talk of
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      Mr. MacDonald’s Reply.
      214 3 Mi MacDonald received a ministerial ovnth 1 H“ -u'd he regretted Sii Kobeit Ilo.'u*.. tub thumping. He agucil t* i ih* opinion of the country wa> cha .ng. hut it was against the opposite .v ami in favour of Labour. He cosjciu lev *v declaring that Sir
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      Mr. Asquith’s Attitude.
      313 3 Mr. Asquith said willingness to give Loyi-.niiK-iii tune was contingent on the ’•tail r .'tamhng that tie.* vote bring discusst «l would be kept open in order that Liberals should be fully enabled to obtain a perfectly independent scrutiny of tile re- u l > of the
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      Terrible Explosion. Arsenal and School Destroyed At Bucharest.
      138 3 London, May 29. Bucharest Fire broke out in an i'lnmunij ion dump in the centre oi Uu '.y. Numerous explosions occurred anti h damage was done in the vicinity. A force ol firemen is endeavouring to iocali.-e the fires. London, May 20.
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      American Navy.
      106 3 London, May 21*. The House of Represenv. l U i 1 amendment to the authorising an appropriation l^u> elevation of guns on certain battle--41 P rA n nan V a Pl )|ov ed expenditure of SIS,.>OO 000 for conversion of .six battleshipo oilburners and affording them addii.onal protection
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      Russian Commerce.
      83 3 London, May 2D. Moscow Kano, net! s report on internal ■oinmerce says the crisis of 2 ;i has been succeeded by a period of dt /elop-lu-nt in commercial transactions. Thanks reform ot the curreiuy Government would no longer have recourse to inflation. lovernnient’s main aim in interna! commerce
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      D’Oisy Reaches Peking.
      61 3 London, May 29. Shanghai D’Oisy arrive*! at Tsinanfu «U two yesterday afternoon and left for Peking at five this morning. London, May 29. Peking D’Oisy has arrived. London, May 80. Paris D’Oi. y used a machine lent y the Chekiang Government. He made two landings cn route.
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      The Japanese Protest.
      63 3 London, May 29. Washington Owing to its great L-ngth and the time required to decode the Japanese protest to the American oveinment in connection with passage it* lne Immigration Bill, which was received here by cable, officials at the Japanese Embassy are doubtful whether the communication can
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      Communist Congress.
      54 3 London, May 29. Riga It is reported from Moscow that the only supporter mi Trot/.ky’s defence in the opposition at the Communist Congress was Preobiazhonsky, who protested against a purging, which should have come after the congress. He said the struggle with private capital which had begun was
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      Irish Republic Funds.
      61 3 London, May 29. New York The State Supreme Court decided that I)o Valera and O’Mara wort •ntitled to a reasonable part of the ,2,500,000 Irish Republic funds deposited lore for use in the defence suit brought iy the Irish Free State for possessor >f this money. A
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      N. R. A. Meeting. New Competition for Overseas Residents.
      140 3 London, May 29. Lord Chcylesmore, presiding at the tunual meeting of the National Rifle Association, announced a new Bisley •oinpetition, the Overseas,” open to British subjects resident overseas. This vas introduced in view of the large umber of visitors from the
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      The Allies and Germany.
      129 3 London, May 29. In connection with the correspondence between M. Poincare and Mr. MacDonabl the former wrote to Mr. MacDonald on tlie 14th inst. You wore good enough to tell M. Theunis and M. Hymans that in the event of a breach of the underuikings contracted
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      Mr. Rockefeller’s Beneficence
      49 3 London, May 29. Paris Mr. John I). Rockefeller has informed M. Poincare that he is placing $1,900,000 at the disposal of a FrancoAmerican committee for reconstruction of the roof of Rhcims Cathedral, restoration of Versailles Palace and fountains end urgent repairs in Fontainebleau Castle and Park.
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      Missionaries Captured.
      50 3 London, May 29. Peking Two British and two American missionaries were captured by bandits at Taiwan and carried off to the hills. They were proceeding to the rescue of missionaries at Kweilin which the Chinese forces are besieging. It is reported that two missionaries at Kweilin were killed.
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      Tokio’s Telephones.
      44 3 London, May 29. It is announced that the whole equip r.ient for the reconstruction of tin* To!; o telephone system will be mam’Mo-lured in i.ondon and Liverpool. The first portion of the contract, amour.! in to £750,090 v ns placed in America.
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      Various.
      178 3 London, May 29. The conference of miners’ delegates decided by 478 to 811 to accept the compromise terms. London, May 29. Their Italian Majesties have left for Rome. They were seen oIF by King George, Queen Mary and the Prince of Wales. [guidon, May 29. The Hague The Second
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  • SATURDAY’S TELEGRAMS
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      WORLD COURT. The Question of American Adherence. President Opposes Senate’s Views.
      157 3 I Kki>tkk TelegramJ London, May do. Washington President Coolidge, in the course of an address at the memorial day ceremony at Arlington Cemetery, said any proposals that American adherance to a world court would be contingent upon dissociation of
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      Cause Celebre.
      144 3 London, May HU. The House of Lords has allow'ed Mrs. Russell’s appeal against the decision of the Divorce Court given early in 1U23 granting her husband, the Hon. Hugo Russell, a decree nisi on the ground of the wife’s misconduet with a man nanit unknown, which wa s
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      America and Japan.
      85 3 London, May The Daily News naval t o; respondent says tlu* fact that the combined American fleets will next year make a rendezvous at Hawaii to carry out joint manoeuvres <n mid-I’acirtc clearly indicate the objective ol the na\al agitation in the United State > a d*cp
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      Chinese Bonds.
      102 3 London, May do. The Times says the Chinese Government's ruling that the Russian portion of the bonds of the Chinese 1!»13 Itcorganisation Loan will be exchanged for new bonds only where holders furnish a statement of the history of the bonds from ItilT has placed holders in a
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      Rhodesian Parliament.
      102 3 London, May 30. Salisbury The first Southern Rhodesian legislature opened to-day under unique conditions. Then* was a huge attend uce, includin'*: many settlers from remote !:.stricis. In the absence of a I'arliun oil uilding the assembly is being held in *i e dancing hall of the local hotel.
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      The Bucharest Fire. Enormous Damage, But No Fatalities.
      150 4 London, May 11U. Vienna': A thousand wugonlouds of munitions containing 12,000 shells ;ecently reci ived from the Skoda works, also a quantity of old munitions, were involved in the exphsion at Bucharest. It is estimated that two billion lei worth of damage
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      Gandhi and Swarajists.
      47 4 London, May 110. Bombay Under the heading Gandhi epudiates Swarajists,” the newspapers publish a statement of Gandhi referring to the working of the Congress organisation urging those not believing in the boycott of councils, law’ courts, government schools, etc., to resign from Congreas bodies.
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      Recent Berlin Incident.
      60 4 London. May 110. As a sequel to the recent incident in tl <* Russian Trade Delegation’s offices the lb rlin licences for the importation of 11,000,000 roubles worth of German goods 1ms been cancelled and orders therefore have been placed with Britain. Italy, C/.< cho-Slovakia, and Austria.
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      Huge Housing Scheme.
      60 4 London, May 31. Official details of the Government’s scheme to build 2.‘>00,000 houses in 15 years shows that tlu> contributions by the State and local authorities would total i’l ,370,000,000 and would be spread over 50 years, the State’s share being 1020,000,000. Ninety-thousand houses would be built
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      Queen Revisits Wembley.
      38 4 London, May 30. The Queen, accompanied by Prince George, revisited Wemhby and spent over an hour in the Hongkong section, where she purchased a number of articles, including vases, a miniature elephant ami Chinese toys.
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      The Builders’ Threat.
      31 4 London, May 30. The second national ballot of building trade operatives resulted in acceptance of the employers’ offer. The danger of the threatened strike has therefore been removed.
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      Portuguese Airmen.
      26 4 London, May do. Lahore The Portuguese* airmen resumed their flight to Macao this morning with a new machine purchased from th*' Government of India.
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      Various.
      119 4 London, May 111. Helsingfors The new Government has been formed, M. lagmunn taking the Premiership and Ministry of Education, and M. Prorope the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. London, June 1. The British Legation in Lisbon and the Portuguese Legation in London have been elevated to the status of embassies.
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  • MONDAY’S TELEGRAMS
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      POLITICAL CRISIS. Resignation of Poincare Cabinet. French Ministerial Difficulties.
      155 4 Rki ikk Telegram J London, June J. Paris The Poincare abinet has resigned. London, June 1. Paris The dead set against M. Milltland by the Left parties is considerably aggravating the political crisis and is likely to render the formation of
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      Millerand or Herriot ?
      263 4 Millerand or Herriot .Mcanwhil«* tin* Sutiali't Party Coiigres. also a republican Socialist ami indcpcnd- iiL Socialist deputies meeting, presided over by the cx-Prenuor M. Painleve. were uncompromising in tiicir attitude, tin* former instructing their Parliamentary representatives to light any Government formed under M. Millerand’s aegis and the latter declaring that
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      The Future Government.
      179 4 London, May 81. Paris The executive committee of the Radical and Radical-Socialist patty drafting a programme for a future government, heard a statement from M. Herriot, who, the newspapers say, has insisted on a resumption of relations with the Soviets, together with a con ciliatory international policy,
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      Attempted Assassination. Austrian Federal Chancellor Shot.
      221 4 London, June 2. Vienna Chancellor Suipel was shot i.d seriously but not fatally wounded. I Jie would-be assassin was also shot and seriously wounded during arrest. Dr. Seinel vs as returning from Wiem rnoustaut. He lutd just alighted from ihe southern station when a
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      The Bucharest Blaze.
      183 4 London, May 31. Bucharest, May 21*. delayed by the censor An oflicial communique state that the explosions of the munitions began at night and set fire to three magazines, several supply depots, army workshop?, a block of barracks and a number of private houses. Prompt measures by
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      China and Russia.
      113 4 London, May 31. l'»*king After months of very critical n« etiations, C hina and Russia have dgnod a;i agreement whereby the former recognises the Soviet’s agreement, which provisionally settles the fate of the ’hintse Eastern Railway, the management of which is placid in the hands of Russia,
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      Australia’s Defences.
      87 4 London, May 31. Melbourne Th.- Nationalist, Mr. Marks, in moving 11. ad.jourmiv.it of *he House of Representatives in order to discuss deft nee matters, suggested that if a naval hast* was constructed at great cost at Roil Darwin, the Japanese, in the case of war, would be deeply
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      Fire at Girls’ School.
      67 4 London, June 1. Los Angeles Five girls and the matron of the Hope Development School or sun-normal girls at Plaza del Rev worn killed in a fire which destroyed the omolmg. three girls are missing and Id were injured by jumping from a height and taken
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      Japanese Protest. International Discriminations Unwelcomed.
      167 4 London, May ;ji. Washington The Japanese Ambassador, Mr. Hanihara, has delivered the Japanese protest against the exclusion clause of the new United State? j m migration law to Mr. Hughes. London, June 1, Washington Citing the JapanAmerica treaty of 11)11 the Japanese note points out
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      Note to Germany.
      116 4 London. May 31. Paris The text of the long inn Allied note to Germany i> pubis iud. Ihe note rejects the proposal to abolish the Military (’ontro! Commission and other Gorman suggestions. It reiterates Ih d< mand that iermany should a < t a general inspection of
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      Irish Boundaries.
      64 4 London, May 31. An important three-hour Irish boundary conversation took place at Chequers iti the evening between Sir James Craig, Mr. Cosgrave and Mr. MacDonald. Hitherto no oflicial statement has been issued. London, June 1, Mr. Cos;. *avc, President of. the Irish Flee State, is reported as declaring
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      Scheldt Navigation.
      35 4 London, May 31. Antwerp The Belgian and Dutch pilotage directors have decided that vessels drawing 30 ft. may again u-e th_* Bath channel of the Scheldt, providing they observe the precautionary measures prescribed
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      Death Ray for Britain.
      42 4 London, May 31. Paris It has been decided that Mr. Grindeil Matthews will transfer the death ray rights to an English company with a capital of £350,000 with which tests will be carried out on a largo scale.
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      Tons of Silver.
      38 4 London, May 31. The largest consignment of bullion ever landed in England was unloaded from the Leviathan at Southampton. *>l tons of silver bars being consigned from America to six of the leading London banks.
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      Portuguese Fliers.
      34 4 London, May 31. Simla The Portuguese airmen have reached Ambala. London, May 31. Allahabad The Portuguese airmen have arrived from Ambala. London, June 1, Calcutta: The Portuguese airmen have arrived from Allahabad.
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      Halibut Fisheries.
      37 4 London, June 1. Washington The Senate has '•onsidered and ratified without pr< v" 1 reservation the treaty with Britan: n the preservation of the halibut tish<” of the North Pacific, including the Rein ing Sea.
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  • TUESDAY'S TELEGRAMS
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      KING’S BIRTHDAY. Labour Government’s First Honours List. Knighthoods for Malaya.
      271 5 [iiKl TKU i LLhiillANlJ London, June 2. Tlu first honours list issued by a Labour Government on the occasion of t u, King’s birthday does not contain surorise* There are no new peerages, but the honours are largely the reward
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      Emigration.
      109 5 London. June 2. Rome: Tie- Emigration Conference concluded aPor adopting practically unanimously res- lut ons drafted by the e;>m'iiiVoe dealing sp.v\v th the general principles l tieaties res pec* ng em’gra lion .and colon! at ion. An important matter determined was the d inrntion of principle with regard It)
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      Canada and Japanese.
      104 5 London, June ,*>. tttawa: In the House of Commons be Minister for Immigration, Mr. Robb, V ll< '‘‘'Presentations had been received 1 '»•>! letail merchants in British Columbia 'Costing the same restrictions on i'limigration as obtain in the <iM' of Chinese. The question of the of further
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      Italians Barred.
      70 5 London, June 2. n u ork ’The Italian colony of fb "/il 1S CJtL 'iled the announcement bo*l»< i T com PatriotB who arrived on oil t i )an^, e Alighieri were not allowthi> a, V «f woul(1 be deported under h’lM,! c i' 1 Supreme Court decision.
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      British Trade Marks. Protection Against Frauds In China.
      224 5 London, Juno 2. M t *J L 1 {V U8L of Commons Mr. Samuel e-idine 0 J P° s tponeinent; of the secono m.uu, ot the Chinese Indemnity Bill Chinese Government altered i,L (k n, btions of their Trade Marks Bill ,,lottct
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      Pact Rule.
      87 5 London, June 2. Cape Town Several newspape Amen 1 drastic action to prevent distu.. anees in the political campaign, which sc far have broken up many South Afrb m na -'y meetings, notably at Durban ve-today evening, when General Smuts wii* ;nabb to get a lvarvg. Sub-equt litly
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      American Congress.
      61 5 London, June 2. Washington While the lower house proposing a resolution for adjournment of Congress untd June 7. Senator Igi i ollete, who is an independent candidate f*r the Presidency, introduced a motion m the upper house for reconvening Congress m July :> in order to enact legislation
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      Hongkong at Wembley.
      52 5 London, June 1, The Hongkong exhibit at Wembley is thronged daily, thousands of visitors being attracted by tlu* Hongkong street with its open shops and native workers, viuih are surrounded continuously by a large crowd. The Chinese restaurant is :n. ud’cem t<> bold the* crowds of would--1
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      Bishop Guilty of Heresy.
      45 5 London, June l, i !c\eland Ohio: The episcopal ecrloiastical court has found the retired Bishop of Arkansas, Brown, guilty of heresy and condemned his writings as not being in accordance with the teach ng-i of the church. Sentence was do forred.
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      New York Loan.
      49 5 London, June 2New York It is announced that bid:* will he opened to-morrow for City of New York issue of $127,100,000 4Ms per cent, fifty year corporate stock notes and short term serial bonds, maturing in three to fifty years, for the finance of municipal improvements.
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      The Wounded Chancellor.
      33 5 London, June 2. Vienna A bulletin states that Herr Seipel passed a quiet night and his condition is satisfactory. The haemorrhage did not extend and an operation was n->t performed.
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      Silver Bars.
      38 5 London, June 2. Tho f> 1 tons of silver in bars landed from tho Leviathan on May 21 is the argost single consignment on record, bid crokers point out thot the total is ml exceptionally large.
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      FOREIGN POLICIES. Aims of French and British Governments. Early Settlement Desired.
      254 5 London, June 2. Paris In a speech, M. Herriot declared that if he did not secure the supp it he asked for from the Socialists he would not consent to assume office. He anticipated that external clifliculti.s wer# not
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      M. Herriot’s Programme.
      227 5 London. June 1* 1 >t)iking programme outlined v M. Herriot in a letter t<» tile leader the s o* inl'-t party eniluaces immediate r.opri don of the durru* laws, re-csta-i'!'.d.m, ?it <*f ila* match monopoly,, both of '..ii eh \w it pu si'd by the Poincare Gc»v■numut
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      Turks Troublesome.
      41 5 London, June 2. Constantinople The Anglo-Turkish negotiations v\ith regard -to the Mosul vilayet threaten. to break down. Sir i eroy Cox has informed Fethy Bey that he is instructed to return to London unless the Turks modify their attitude.
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      Girls’ School Tragedy.
      34 5 London, June 2. Los Angeles Twenty-three girls and a matron perished in the fire at Plaza del Rey. Nineteen are suffering from burns or injuries caused by jumping from a window.
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      Missionaries Released.
      21 5 London, June 2. Shanghai Iwo of the missionaries reported captured on April 29 have been released. Both are well.
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      Various.
      49 5 London, June 2. Mukden D'Oisy has arrived here. London, June 2. The Colonial Secretary, Mr. J. fl Thomas, has recovered from his illm-s though he is still in bed. London, June 2. Allic«i, Indiana Nine were killed and M injuri d in a collision between two passenger trains.
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      THE DERBY. Most Open Race For Many Years. Latest List of Starters.
      459 5 (Router Telegram. J London, June 2. Ewiy thing points hi a most interestLei by, certainly the most open for ••mny years. The consensus of opinion i that anything may win. 1 he tipsters mostly agree lo diiler. Meanwhile
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      THE CALCUTTA SWEEP. Dawson City Held in Singapore.
      111 5 Air. .1. B. Myles, of Messrs. Pater, on Simons an I Co., received a cubic* from Calcutta on Tuesday stating that his ticket, in the Turf Club Derby sweep, No. Cxi»r», had drawn Dawson City. Last year, it will be remembered, Mr.
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      Indian Nationalists.
      77 5 London, Jun« Calcutta: The Bengal Provincial Conference, consisting of representative Bonsai members of the Indian National Congress, sitting at Sirajgan.i, pas ed a resolution paying homage to Gopinath>ahn, who was hanged for murdering Mr. Krncst Day, a prominent Calcutta mer•hant, in January last. The speaki rs irged that
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  • WEDNESDAY’S TELEGRAMS
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      RUSSIA AND CHINA. Satisfactory Conclusion Of Agreement. Mutual Advantages.
      174 6 [Reutek Telegram) London, June 3. Moscow The official agency states that the news of the conclusion of the lCusso-Chinese agreement was received with great satisfaction. According to the Pravda, M. Chicherin terms the establishment of normal relations with t'h.na an event
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      Attack on a Chancellor.
      133 6 London, June Vienna The Chancellor’s < nndition is unchanged. Jarowek is reported to have made a confession in which he says he repeatedly heard the Chancellor was responsible for the misery of the great masses of the people, therefore long ago he resolved t remove him.
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      Britain and Japan.
      87 6 London, June 3. At the annual bunquet of the Japan Society, presided over by Viscount Hayashi, Prince Arthur of Connaught, who, with* the Princess, was truest of honour, paid tribute to the way the Samurai spirit had overcome the almost insuper able post-earthquake difficulties «>f Japan. Earl
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      Child Labour.
      49 6 London, June 3. Washington The Senate has approved a constitutional amendment empowering the Government to limit, icgulate or prohibit labour by children under eighteen years of age. The House of Representatives had previously approved of the measure which will now in' submitted to the Senate for ratification.
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      Votes for Young Women.
      45 6 London, June 3. The standing committee of the House of Commons discussing the Representation of the People Amendment Bill, promoted by the Labourite Mr. Adamson voted by 38 to 11 in favour of enfranchisement of women at the age of 21.
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      Balloonists Killed.
      38 6 London, June 3. Belleville, Illinois The mangled bodies <f the meteorologist Meisinger and Lieutenant Neely were found in a field north-east of Seottfiold after a series of balloon flights to test air conditions mound storm centres.
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      Housing Policy. Aims of the British Government Programme.
      139 6 London, June 3. In the House of Commons details »<i the Government’s housing policy were outlined by Mr. Wheatley, moving the financial resolution on which the Housing Bill will be founded. He stated that the programme aimed at producing 2,500,000 houses in
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      D’Oisy’s Progress.
      153 6 London, June 6. Nagasaki D’Oisy has arrived at Pyongyang. London, June 4. \'v ushingtoii At Capt- Martins re,j>ti t tin* olliciai command of the American liieinas been transferred to Lieut. .Smu h. A Peking wire of May 27 states Chili ilsieh Yuan has informed the French on.sul-tJeneral at
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      German Foreign Policy.
      137 6 London, June 4. Berlin Herr Marx in a statement regarding Government loreign policy in the Reichstag declared that he intended to continue the preliminary work of carrying out the experts’ report, in conformity with the previous announcement that Germany v»as ready to cooperate with the experts’ plans
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      French Ministry.
      95 6 London June 4. Paris Le Matin states that M. Millerand does not dream of resigning. If those politicians whom the country has called to office decline it, M. Millerand will call someone else to form a ministry. If this ministry is overthrown it can only he after an
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      German Cabinet.
      25 6 London June 4. B rlin Herr Marx has been re-ap-pointed Chancellor and the ministers of the resigning Cabinet are confirmed in their posts.
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      The French Cabinet.
      18 6 London, June 3. Paris The congress of Unified Socialists decided to support M. Ilerriot’ Government.
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      American Congress.
      13 6 London, June 4. Washington Con great* adjourned until he 7th inst.
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  • THURSDAY’S TELEGRAMS
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      IRISH BOUNDARIES. Hopeful Signs of an Agreed Settlement. Advisory Judicial Committee.
      236 6 LUkitek TelegramJ London, June* 4. !n the House of Commons, making a .statement on the Irish negotiations, Mr. MacDonald intimated that tho Government hud secured a chairman of the boundary commission. He would announce the name to-morrow. The Government
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      International Flying.
      52 6 London. June 4. Akyub The Portuguese airmen have arrived from Calcutta. London, June 4. Taiku. Korea D’Oisy ha* arrived here. London June 1. Kagoshima The world-flyen. Lieutenant Smith, is supervising the repairing of his engine, prior to his departure foi Shanghai. London June 4. Shanghai The American world-flyers
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      Maclaren’s New Machine.
      88 6 Regarding the American destroyer William B. Preston, which is due here to-day on the way to Akyab with the new machine for Squadron Leader Maclaren, a recent Tokio message states:— Commander Abbot of the 4.‘lrd United States Destroyer Division, learning of Squadron Leader Maelaren’s mishap, ottered to
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      The Strike Fever.
      105 6 London, June 4. The shopmen and electricians of the London Underground Railways and the Great Western system have decided to strike at midnight regarding wages and working conditions. The strike is disavowed by the National Union of Railwaymen, the members of which will remain at work to
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      Wireless Telephony.
      50 6 London, June 4. ireless telephony has been success fully tested between England and Australia by Marconi stations. M’\ Marconi, interviewed, said they used the new system but without th He predicted that distance tuld be no obstacle with the new system, whah comprises something more than the beam.
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      THE DERBY. How Sansovino Won Classic Race. Six Lengths to the Good.
      104 6 London, June 4. The Derby result was as follows SANSOVINO l ST. GERMANS 2 HURSTWOOD a Twenty-seven ran. Won by six lengths. A neck between second and third. Also ran: Arausio (R. Jones), Bright Knight (Lane), Browside (15.
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      Race Described.
      197 6 London, June 4. Persistent rain fell at Epsom, but the attendance was enormous. The going wus heavy. Their Majesties, the Prince of Wales and other Royalties were present. There was a false >tart, Grand Joy, Browside, Tom Pinch and Wood End going a furlong, but eventually the barrier
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      Trotsky Discredited.
      105 6 London, June 4. Moscow M. Chichorin, M. Litvinoff and M. Krassin represented the Government at the birthday celebration of DaKing at the British mission. London, June 4. Berne According to a telegram from Waiv.aw, TVoisky, in a speech at Podolsk, declared that the Soviet needed the Straits and
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      Japan at Wembley.
      51 6 London, June 1 Count Azo, brother of the Emperor of Japan, and Countess Azo visited Wembley this morning and toured the Australian and Canadian pavilions and the Palace of Arts. The Count was most interested in the Canadian national railways exhibit, where he contrasted Canada’s mountains with
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      Various.
      80 6 London, June 5. Washington The Senate rejected the proposal to lend Germany $25,000,000 t" purchase foodstuffs here. London, June 4. Rome Their Italian Majesties have ituried for Spezia, where they will embark on the warship Dante Alighieri for Valencia to visit the Spanish sovereign The Supreme Court at Medan,
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    CORRESPONDENCE.
    187 7 Straits Times is not responsible foi n ns of its correspondents. Corre ,K s should bear in mind that letter* '••r" 1. short and to tie* point. Lonj: I'.iniljliu" i pistlea aru li >’10 to uv injected 01 *i S sT. cut down ('respondents must 1U V' 1 >
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    Food Hawkers.
    2883 7 I’., ti Editor of the Strait- Time-. Sir,—The decision of the Municipal Minmittcc to restrict the poor from hawking food in the open streets of Singapore causes serious controversy Hmh by the local press and their readers. The leaders of the Malaya Tribune •uni tin aii* Times of
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    A Black Day for the Poor.
    144 7 To the Editor of tin* Straits Times. Sir,-- Municipal Commission May '10. 1024. Deposit of $200 to be required from al! motor buses, because the owner- arc poor. Not required from lorries and hired cars, because the owners are richer. Kefund of Assessment on
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    What the President Said.
    286 7 To the Editor <>!' the Straits Times. Sir, —At the recent Municipal moottig the President suggested that the public have had time to express their ninds, hut they have not had time to iigest.” I will be charitable by n<*t taking the .'resident’s reniurks a an
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    Boxing.
    396 8 To the Editor of the Straits I inies. Sir,- While admitting that the lii v Mr. Peach has the right to express hiopinion both in the press and to th scholars under his care, there is just on point that ei nis to have been overlooked in the litters
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    A Malacca Grievance.
    272 8 To tin* Editor of tho Straits Times. Sir. —On Saturday last, the 24th inst., Empire Day Celebration was held on the padang and long before this event, the public were solicited for subscription-*. Those who subscribed were given tickets tor admission into the* padang. The* ticket cloaily
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    A Stitch in Time !
    109 8 A Stitch in Time To the Editor of tht* Straits Time.*;. Sir,- A good many people using Orchard Road must have in j,*ed the very reckless way in which uie military motor bus attached to the Tang I in barracks is sometimes driven aimin' that road, particularly on the home
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    AT HOME AT CARCOSA. Congratulations to Sir George Maxwell.
    259 8 The garden at Car cos a was paiticular!y crowded at yesterday’s garden party given in honour of the birthday of Hi* Majesty, says Wednesday’s Malay Mail. IT.is was probably partly due to the desire felt by his friends of all nationalities
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    Agri-Horticultural Show.
    173 8 In connection with the* forthcoming Agri-Horticultural Show and Trades Exhibition at Kuala Lumpur from July 11 to 12, entries are now being received in the* traeies section. The rates charged are: 40 cent* per square foot for actual e xhibit ion stalls, and C>o cents per square foot
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    Malayan Factories Limited.
    148 8 The annual general meeting of Malayan Rubber Factories, Ltd., was held at 2!>, Chartered Bank Chambers, oil Friday. There were present Messrs. 11. Irving Jones (in the chair), F. Niblock (director) and O. R. S. Bateman (shareholder). The business on the agenda, the re-election of Mr. F.
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    In Praise of Bangkok. An Enjoyable Trip on The Steamer Kuala.
    1008 8 (Conti ibuted) Vo those jaded M()iiics ioi whom the towns of Malay; ami Borneo have one 'familiar similarly of glaring yellow Puddings, and an nievitahle rest house o: eluli, 1 .y, 'Go to Bangkok 1 And lo ti 1
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    The Dragon of Kinabalu. Owen Rutter's Delightful Folk Tales.
    354 8 The Dragon oi Kinabalu, by tiwec Rutter. 7s. Gd. net. Ttie latest book by Mr. Owen R;m er creator of the famous Tiadaina, a- V eli i.j other equally readable books in more •t-nous vein, is a collection of fouiieen ia-c
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    Young Clerk In Trouble.
    167 8 On Wednesday before Mr. Gourlay Gopalasamy, formerly employed as 3 clerk in the P. W. Ih, and who last week was charged with dishonestly vi .i: a ty 1 ewr ter and remanded, was further charged on Wednesday, with using e.s genuine a false document and
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    Colonial Office Appointments.
    103 8 The following appointments have been load/ by ihe Secretary of State for the Doloniet during the month ending April M), l'J2l:—Miss l). M. Upjohn and Mis* o'. G. Burnetii, Nursing Sisters, Straits Settlements Miss A. M. Scott, European Mistress, Secondary Clesscs,Straits Settlements Mr. R. M. Young, Science
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    Tin Dredging Companies. Kampong Kamunting, Ulu Yam And Asam Kumbang.
    1783 10 In their report for the year ended Di cember 31, 1923, the directors of Kampo!' Kamunting Tin Dredging, Ltd state that the dredges, which continued to work well, operated throughout the year in high grade ground and recovered 873.85 tons
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    THE INTERPORT MATCH. American Officer Fires For Hongkong.
    617 10 As we briefly announced on Saturday, the Hongkong team fired in the annual interport rifle match on May 25 and put .ip the excellent score of 951 t’or tea men. The Hongkong Daily Press- of ,'viav 26 gives the loliowing details Hongkong
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    Theft of Electric Fittings.
    86 10 Two Chinese, named Tan Look and Tan Sing, have been arrested by the de ective department and charged before Mr Gourlay with theft from the Royal engineers’ store in Tanglin on May :5!. of two electric lamps with shades, and 20 other electric bulbs. The case
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    Death of M. Paul Cambon. Former French Ambassador In London.
    654 10 A Routt*r telegram from Paris unnounces the death of M. Paul Cambon a former French Ambassador to the Court of St. James. Paul Cambon was born in Paris on January 20, 1842, of a family of Burgundian origin. While still
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    An Expensive Flutter.
    114 10 In the Supreme Court on May 29, Messrs. ICeng and Co., a firm of share brokers, sued Tan Hong Tec* f r $1,250 for damages for breach of contract. Mr. C. Dickinson represented the plaintiffs, but the defendant did no Tappear. An assistant in the plaintiff” firm
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    MALAYAN COLLIERIES. Court’s Findings Regarding Compensation. Full Text of Judgment.
    2298 11 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, June 4. The following is the full text of the .implementary judgment of Mr. Justice M il. Whitley, delivered this morning on the argument as to the amount of relief to which the company
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    MALACCA NOTES.
    1087 11 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, June 2. Malacca had for so long been known as The Sleepy Hollow that our friends throughout the Colony may be pardoned for thinking that we are content to stay as we are and make no move forward. A look round our town,
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      STRAINED RELATIONS.
      1250 12 l‘ nl Hi nit ion.- Straits Time.-, May :;n. We have the impression that tin* resignation of Mr. Woods, the American Ambassador to Japan, has been dictated by the attitude of the American House of Assembly and the Senate on the question of the cxdu -i< n of
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      CO-OPERATIVE MARKETING.
      1040 12 .—•Straits Times, May 31. That live body, the Johore Planters’ Association, has given its approval of a selling agency scheme for rubber, in principle. The question came up before the Association at its annua! meeting on Wednesday, when the chairman, Mr. Gooch, read a letter from the local
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      SOUTH AFRICA’S TRIAL.
      1185 12 Straits Times, June 2. No part of the British Empire can afford to remain indifferent to the South African situation. When General Smuts, following defeat in a by-election, decided to dissolve Parliament and test the opinion of the country at a general election, he must have been
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      KING GEORGE.
      1160 13 the* O.B.E., respectively.—Straits Times, June a. To-day his Majesty King George V. enters upon his sixtieth year, in the fifteenth year of his reign, amid the hearty good wishes, the affection, and the respect of his subjects in every quarter of the globe. In these times, when the
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      MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
      987 13 to be alivt* to the necessity.—Straits Times, June 4> Tlu* complaint has always been that Singapore people take no interest in Municipal affairs, that beyond an occasional grumble about things in general ‘hey are content to leave the running of the town to others. Recent Municipal suggestions do
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      SIAM’S LARGE ARMY.
      1017 14 .—Straits Times, June o. We are interested to see that our contention advanced in the course of a leading article the other day, that Siam is maintaining an army out of all proportion to her needs, has been raised by the French officer, General Puyporoux. After giving
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    F. M. S. Appointments.
    132 14 The following appointment? are notified in the F.M.S. Government Gazette Mr. A. \V. S. Graeme to be Locomotive Superintendent, F.M.S.R., Mr. A. Watt to be a Superintendent of Stores, P. and T. Depaitment, F.M S., Mr. E. A. Gardiner, Mr. 1>. M. McDiarmid and Mr. A.
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    An Arab Wedding.
    119 14 Aitvr three consecutive days and night? of feasting and rejoicing, at which large gatherings of both sexes of local Arabs and Mohamedans were treated right loyally, the wedding festivities of one of the AlkatTs, the scion of a very wealth} Singapore Arab family, with a young lad'
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    Congratulations.
    80 14 There was a pleasing little ceremony in the Marine Court yesterday, whtn Capt. Calthrop-Calthrop, Master Attendant, received the congratulations of the staff of the Marine Department, and Marine Police, on the honour of the O.D.E. conferred upon him by H. M. the King. Mr. T. H. Eber, chief clerk
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    Disappearance of Valuable Goods.
    105 14 Fourteen cases, containing various goods, including hardware, cutlery, clocks, etc., are said to have disappeared on Wednesday on the way from the Harboui Board godowns to a Chinese shop in South Bridge Road. The towkay, who sent his clerk to take delivery of the goods, tiriding
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    Raffles College.
    113 14 Commenting on the exhibition of the Royal Academy, which opened on May 5, the China Express and Telegraph says:—“The selected design for Raffles College, Singapore (1,288), by Cyril A. Farcy and Graham R. Dawbarn, shows us a fine range of buildings with an imposing forefront and a circular
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    Volunteering. Special Recruiting Day For European Units.
    462 14 Lieut.-Colonel F. E. Spencer command ant, S.S.V.F., writing with regard t 0 special recruiting day, June 2—for Europcan units for the Singapore Corps, says Once again I ask the cuurtesy of your columns to again address those men of under 35 who have
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    PENANG NEWS.
    92 14 (From Our Own Correspondent). Penang, June 2. A very successful concert and dance was held in the Town Hall in aid of the funds of the Ex-Services Association, Penang branch. The principal •ocal talent, including Mrs. Holmes, Miss Medwyn, Miss Mitchell, Miss Menamec, Messrs. Syer, Newman, and others,
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    ANOTHER MOTOR FATALITY.
    88 14 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, June 5. A motor fatality is reported on the Cheras Road at midnight yesterday. Yap Fook Sin, brother Yap Fook Siong, who recently met his death as the result of a motor cycle accident in Campbell Road was returning in a
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    Opening of the Causeway.
    88 14 Formal invitations have btten issued for the ceremonial opening of the causeway across the Straits of Johore by H. E. the Governor and High Commissioner and H. H. the Sultan of Johore, at Johore Bahru on Saturday, June 2H at 0 a.m. The invitations are issued
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    King’s Birthday. Wet Weather Prevents The Ceremonial Parade.
    525 15 King’s Birthday. W et Weather Prevents The Ceremonial Parade. |t|ll .i v hours of Tuesday broke am and cloudy and by six o'clock the iuU -4me down heavily. Nevertheless a ram number of people braved the ele’CVun’l thtalln* It t.,,l to be early nU 1 .did to ihe padang for
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    THE BIRTHDAY BALL. Brilliant Scene at Government House.
    320 15 its misbehaviour of the earlier* ot a ‘lay, necessitating abandon-, ■i'.'rit ol the ceremonial parade on the .an;-, the weather made ample amends n. Tuesday on the occasion of the annual r ‘i nt, ny hall at Government House. A r, <■
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    THE MALAYA CHETTIARS. Decisions at Conference In Ipoh.
    340 15 iho following has been contributed j «t a conference of Chettiuis of •Malaya held at Ipoh Town Hull under I r)u uf Mp T S. Muthiah Uiettmr, of Penang, on May 19 ami 20, the following resolutions were passed I lhat a
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    Jesselton Ice and Power Co.
    230 15 The report of the directors of the I Josselton Ice and Power Co., Ltd., for the year ended December 111, ll)2d states [The result of the year’s working after allowing for depreciations amounting to $20,40*5.77 shows a loss of $11,008.05 Your directors regret to report
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    Tekka-Taiping Tin.
    148 15 The report of the directors of TekkaTaiping, Limited, for the year ending October 21, 1922, was to be submitted to the general meeting which was to be held at Redruth on May 15, at 11.45, states that the accounts show a profit of £51,510. During the year four
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    The Week in Java.
    1226 15 (1. loin Our Own Correspondent.) Weltevreden, May 21. Batavia, which, in this ease, means the Residency, including its capital fonn cd by tin* old town of Batavia, v. i h the new quarters, Weltevreden, and Die township of Mr. Cornells, has a Regent again ns the
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    MAY TIN RETURNS.
    119 15 The secretary of Austral Malay Tin I'tH. reports the following outputs of its associated companies for the month of May Kampong Kaniunting Tin Dredging.— Houtsr run (Two dredges) 1,152, cubic yards treated (Two dredges) 104,000, total piculs (Two dredges) 082.08, nett value (Two dredges) $07,: 111.45. No.
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    Singapore Mortality Statistics.
    138 15 Tin* Munii ipal lit alt li statement for tile* week ending May 21, gives the total number of deaths as 227, representing a death rate of 20. <17 per rnille per annum compared with 2*1.72 in the preceding week and with 28.90 in the corresponding week of
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    Death of Colonel Brownlow.
    108 15 General regret will be caused in Malaya y the (lealll, Maidenly, at home on April .!(>, of olonel Charles William Rrownlow, M.C., C.H.C., D. 5.0., late Royal Artillery. He was in Singapore when the war o|{<* out, commanding the R.G.A., and when the mutiny occurred here,
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    Bankruptcy Court. Warrant for an Absentee Issued.
    1157 16 The public examination of Mr. S. Sickest. a partner in the well-known of Swan mi ami S>he icd, who built the Ocean Bunding ami carried out othei unpoi taut con*, tacts in Malaya, wa.- concluded in ihe bankruptcy Court on Mr Jib l>,
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    JOHAN TIN DREDGING. Vogue of the Suction Cutter Dredge.
    630 16 Tiie animal yeneral meetiny of shaiv- itit c- of Johan Tin Diedyiny Ltd., was I M DiltieM Street, Ipoh. on Moni :i l lie Hon. Mr. J. M. Sime presided over the meetiny which included Messrs. 1 moil ami Anderson Pole
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    Perak Coconuts. Proceedings at the Annual Meeting.
    929 16 i j. annual general meetiny of the v ,.c- u..i K tale.-- of i'erak, Ltd., was Ai\ IP at the dimes of Messrs. Ji>4 4 .vpeni.- and Secre* u.n. »*n ,-ciuvt, t ort, Colombo. P.-.ieit, director, presided, t .mlnw.ug weie present :—S r
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    NEW K.P.M. STEAMER. Round the Harbour Trip on The Plancius.
    372 16 .Six hundred residents u Singuom. "'ere present on the* new i\. p. ;>i u c I; in resp.in.stto the invention of the captain am agents. The rcccpi.cn was an ouUtandlniLr success, for, in addition to the n >ua i i
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    Indian Immigration Committee.
    192 16 I he Governor in Council has appointed the following persons to bo ex-officio members of the Indian Immigration Committee :—Controller of a hour, St ••.•»:{< Settlements and F..M.S. ehairman >. Deputy Controller of labour, Penany (Vice-Chairman and Principal Medical Oilicer, r.M.S.. Director of Public \Y rks, h.M.S..
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    Old Rafflesians Association.
    134 16 I he annual general meeting of the* 6ld Kafflesians’ Association was held in the Sell on I Hall, Raffles Institution, on the -S> h instant. The committee’s report ‘h" treasurer's statement of account 1 ear ended March 31, 11)24, were adopted. The officers and committee for tin
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      CRICKET.
      915 17 -n,i Defeat The .syivittbi. m me interesting cricket was seen in c n.nKv’.s tournament match between the Brokers and Insurance, and the tj.... The B. B. and I. won by a b t uni in 1 margin, hut they were in a T ho ate position a. one time,
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      HOME CRICKET.
      594 17 (Rentei Telegram.J South Africans Draw ith Scot Inint. (Iteutet Telegram.J London, May 21*. The match Scotland v. Smith Africans beg.m at Kdinburgh to-day in fine eather- Tlu-te were 2,000 spectators. When stumps were drawn Scotland were 1 ..id 177. of which Fergusson made 33, ami ihe South Africans
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      YACHTING.
      1104 17 A*s Interesting: Week-End. The historian of the go-ahead R.S.Y.C. Im* *.o record \;-t another most interestsi;.' wo k-oiid the doings of which he wiil d-.wii in rotation as events came off. On May 28, a return match for b< or nmgr was sailed botween Golden Go! and Margaret N.
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      GOLF.
      956 17 IKeuter Telegram.J The Amateur ('hani|J<mshi|). (.Reuter Telegram.J Louden, May 29. At St. Andrew’s in the fifth round of i he Scottish international 1 terns Kyle heat Tolley 2 ami 2. I ollcy .s defeat was the more surprising «is the feature of the fouith round in the morning was
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      Water Polo.
      153 18 The Singapore Swimming Club defeated a naval team, mostly drawn from Submarine K 2ft, on Sunday, at water polo by 4—o. Quite a rough sea was running, and added considerably to the difficulties of play. Sailer, who first played in first class water polo twenty-five yenrs ago, turned
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      RACING.
      208 18 Successful Gymkhana at Penang. (i rum Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, June 2. The Polo Club Gymkhana was favour'd with fine weather, a large gathering was present, and interesting sport was provided. Mrs. Codrington gave away ihe prizes. Results Rare 1. Flossie (Strode). Minderoo (Miss Perkins). Lady Madcap (Schiess). Won
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      BOXING.
      722 18 [Neuter Telegram J Grady Outpoints .Viakatmgns. EddL* Grady, a veti ran as boxers go but it 11 strong and clever, gained the «cidid over M. Makatangay, of Manila, in the main event at the Happy Valley on May 29. The match had every appearance of being well made on
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      LAWN TENNIS. The Davis Cup.
      514 18 [Reuter Telegram.] London, May ftp. At Arnhem in the Davis Cup competiIti'ii Jacob, India, beat van Lennep, I Holland, U— ft, ft—ft, ft —ft, 7—5, 9 7. Shim, India, beat Timmer. Holland! I, ft-2, ft*—ft. Van Lennep at the outset easily bested I •lurch by
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      Middlesex Tournament.
      38 18 [Reuter Telegram.] London, May ftp. At Chiswick in the Middlesex tourna ment semi-finals Spence heat Kinirscot* ,s_0, 6—ft, Raymond heat the Japanese international Okamoto 6—4, ft—(i Miss Ryan beat Mrs. Mallory’ Miss McKane beat Mrs. Beamish
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      THE LATE MR. CLAXTON. Tribute to a Fine Cricketer.
      418 18 s The Hongkong Daily Dress ha- ;he following regarding Mr. A. A. Claxton one time of Singapore, who. as al' ready anouneed, died at Shanghai fom l typhus The late Mr. Claxton will long be i<- membered as one of the
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      THE DERBY.
      55 18 [Reuter Telegram. 1 London, May 31. Newmarket His Majesty’s Derby candidate Knight of the Garter was not exercised this morning. Two small eruptions have broken out on its leg causing it to (ill a little. The colt’s condition is well forward and it is hoped to be able
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      Olympic Trial Race.
      70 18 [Reuter Telegram.] London, May 31. McCleod Wright, of Scotland, won th Polytechnic London to Windsor marathon 4 n ft hours 53 mins. 17.ft 5 s cs. Fern's »t the Air Force was second in ft hour '1 mins, ft secs. Mills of the 1* ,!yl chm- 1
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      FOOTBALL.
      1502 19 Yt tiav.Chinese Match Unds In Disorder. division match S.C.F.A. versus V T., played on the padang Ma ilinnd iv had an ending which was a on i M iVdit to Singapore football and ,a ‘l <1 V NV iiich \uuch these games ill* .YtlT teams met before ami the
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      Olympic Soccer.
      106 19 [Reuter Telegram.] London, May 29. Paris Results in the second round of the Olympic soccer competition were as follows*Sweden beat Belgium 8—1, Italy beat Luxembourg 2 —0. Egypt bent Hungary 3—0, Uruguay beat United States 3—ft. London, May 30. Paris In the second round of the Olympic Soccer
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      TAIPING GYMKHANA. Successful Opening Day.
      241 19 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, June 3. The first day of the Taiping Gymkhana passed off most successfully in fine weather. 'i be following were the results Race 1. Mah Jong (Beaeher) 1, Duke (owner) 2. Lac.: 2. Seven furlongs.—Gavotte (Magi.i) 1, Susie (Mrs. Iloldhrook)
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      Rifle Shooting.
      321 19 A match was fired on Saturday afternoon at the Blakan Mati range betwicn teams representing B Company S.V.C., and the R.A.O.C. Rifle Club. The distances were 200, 500 and 000 yards, a sighter and seven shots, teams o* »ight, six best scores to count, total possible score per
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      The Interport Shield.
      133 19 The Hongkong team fired for the Interport Shield on May 25 and scored 251, which is five points below the score with which they carried off the shield last year. The scores included one 100 and two OK’s. Only one man made less than 'JO. The team
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      Beecho or Arrack. Conviction in Malacca Case Upheld.
      323 19 Judgment was given by the Chief Justice (Sir Walter Shaw) in the Supreme Court on Wednesday in the case in which Scow heng Chew, a Malacca merchant, appealed against a conviction and fine of $1,000 under the Liquor Revenue Ordinance. Mr. N.
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    Company Chairman Sued. Litigation Restarted In Supreme Court.
    316 19 "he action in which Me ms. Cheng Soon and Wilson, Ltd., a company now in \oLmtary liquidation, sued Mr. Wee Cheng Soon, the chairman of directors, for 82.1,1 15, alleged to have been appropriated by the defendant in fraudulent vfeienve over the
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    MYSTERIOUS ROBBERY.
    96 19 (From Our Own Correspondent > Ipoh, June 5. T!i< mysterious disappearance is reported of 81,100 from the railway t it ion safe last night, being the day's olleetions and forming an unusually ’ll y undle, uhi h was locked in the r hy tlie nivht station master while
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    SUGAR KING DEAD. Sudden End of Mr. Oei Tiong Ham. “ Richest Chinese in the World.”
    446 20 SUGAR KING DEAD. Sudden End of Mr. Oei Tiong Ham. Richest Chinese in the World.” We regret t > record the death of tin Chinese multi-null.unuire, Mr. Oei Tiong Ham, generally known a the Sugar King, which occurred at his Singapore residence, 5, Dalvey Road, on Tuesday at the age
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    LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
    1068 20 Weekly deport of Singapore Firms. Messr>. F ia-'*.' and Co.’s weekly report dated June l, stau*s Tin on halaiav is somewhat <nsi r cl*ising Jit V208 17s. <>d. and business in the) share market has heeu rather on Ji r*stricted scale throughout the week. The Rubber musket
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    Lucky Bus Drivers !
    146 20 Lucky Bus Drivers Anions the cases that the truffle depart, mini had before Mr. IVyde, District Judtre, on Monday were those in which the driver of bus 2510P was charged with drivi'u in <i lash and ncg'ligt o; manner in Col Iyer Quay and the other in which the driver
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    Maclaren’s Flight. American Destroyer Bringing New Machine.
    222 20 Tin' Aitici r.’in < »n.-ti 1 -Cii*ioral in Singa,a• r»• reeei ve* «»uj i tr;i.• yc* kong < 11 Wednesday. staling thut the American destroyer William B. j'teston is on her way here bringing a British aeroplane for Squadron »<!< i Mm men,
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    NEGRO NEWSPAPERS. Literate Public Growing In Africa.
    284 20 Although newspapers in Swahili ami l u<t African languages have been m> h for some years past, they have Recently been issued under th“ i ihility ot officials, missionaries, .•no filler Europeans. In the last couple t ;.ar.- however, se\etal papers written, ov
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    BIRTHS
    67 20 A At the Maternity Hospital, Singa pore, on Thursday, May 29, to Mr. and Mrs Aurely, a son. I’enung, Hangkok and hina papers please copy. I.Ol’EZ. On May 3t. 1921 at the Maternity H'.sp.tal Singapore, to Mr. and Mrs tv <dolph Lopez, of Empire Cinema, a son. U <K
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    Trade and Finance.
    190 20 Singapore, June .5. K> < H Oil London, Bunk 4 m.' a o '4 Demand 2/ M iBrivate i 111. credits On New York, Demand Private HO d/s 50 On nance, bank *4 Oil india, bank T. T. n 0 'n On Hongkong, Bank d/d 414 n>
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    Stocks and Shares.
    466 20 Singapore, June 5. mining. :i1, 1NI Buyers. S. iU-rs Batang Padang C.40 0.4‘, 1 Mitani Tin 1.171., 1 lf tl il Idris Ilyd ran lit 17/0 18*7) 1 I Johan Tin 0.30 0.35 1 Jciniitoh 0.15 0.20 il VI Knm. Kaimmting 40 0 47 0 i‘i t
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      89 20 NOTICE Ali communication* for both the rltraiti *.mos and the Strait* Budget should be addressed to the Head OSice, Cecil and Manicj Street;*. Singapore, Straits Sptlle■nonts. Th n P nI-/ r TV? rir J t f th Straits Time* tc he Lnited Kingdom and foreign countries ?5 ?.V^ r hi
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    78 20 heaths ,,I o l )N suddenly on June I• -4, at 5 Halvey Road, Singapore \f A I I A M v -r 1 I.vHA.M KAM SF.O K NKO On June 5 io*>.j iu r r \"'"K Tu: n Street, beloved \v~,'c’ of S r Kwek U!in Si w, nj;-
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  • The Straits Budget RUBBER SUPPLEMENT
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      CONTENTS.
      64 1 Cieneral jj v i i», r Ind :>t i v iiubb-t iiesti ivtion I .Siublni Auctions 4 ,i;i j,,,in Rubber Scrap 4 Uorrcrpondcnce. I Rubber Industry 3 d. tiM.-' and Reports.— UiKim.kat Senlaug i; u tber Results S a :t Rubber Kstalc*. 2 M.ng> Kruit Rubber (t Kuninr (F.M.S.)
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      CHANGKAT SERDANG. Report of Directors for the Past Year.
      486 1 lhc report of the directors of the Changkat ?>crdang Estates for the year t licito January 31, 1924, states that tiie protit and i«>ss account for the year shows h net i of 53.999.4 G which, added to the baiamc of
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      Rubber Industry. Co-operative Selling Agency Proposals.
      1421 1 Mr. < Ward-Jackson, local secretary t:.e Rubber Growers’ Association, has 1 i '.‘aided us a copy of a circular relating j fo Gn pi- posit 1 to organise an agency for j c **o|#orativo selling of rubber. The j ci.ctiiar, wliich has been translated
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      RUBBER RESULTS. Company Reports, Dividends And Notices.
      452 1 Report of Kdinburgh Rubber Ksiatca for year to \'ivi nil>c> l.*2'{, states that cxpoi table amount was .*HK{,.V.k r i lbs. Kub!icr ac!uaJl,\ -««I«i realist d Is. 2 .‘Jad. per pound aial “all-in” t, exclusive of duI reciation, was N.40d. per pound. Stock
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      Selaba Rubber Estates. New Property Acquired By The Company.
      1203 2 The* fourteenth ordinary general nn*e*t ing of the* Selaba Rubber Estates, Idd. was he ld on April 2*l. at the* tetri tercel office of the* company, 1-1, Great Towerstreet, E.G., Mr. E. L. Hamilton (the Chairman) presiding. The < huirman saiel
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      SUNGEI KRUIT RUBBER. Organisation for Co-operative Selling.
      1319 2 The fourteenth ordinary general meeting of the Sungei Kiuit Rubber Estate, Limited, was held on April 21 at the company’:; offices, ;’.0, Mincing Lane, EC. The Chairman (Mr. W. A. Luning) aid Gentlemen, in accordance with ir usual custom we will take the
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      Rubber Restriction. Recommendations of Penang Chinese.
      1030 2 The following is a copy of the rifpo of the sub-committee apppointed by Penang Chinese Chamber of Commerce on A P ril 24 t0 inquire into the cmusea depression of trade in Mala)a and to ?i iemedial measures for its A public meeting under
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      AYER KUNING (F.M.S.) Estate Advantages and Export Allowance.
      1436 3 The fourteenth annual general meeting „f the Aver Kuning (F.M.S.) Rubber Co. ltd. was held on May 6 in the Council Hoorn of tin Rubber Growers’ Association t Incorporated). 2-4 Idol-lane, Kastcheap, K.« Sit Frank A. Swettenham, G.C.M.G., i .11. (the chairman
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      Glenshiel Rubber. The Publication of Cost Figures.
      986 3 T he foui lli annual general meeting of lie* Glenshiel Rubber Estates Company, limited, was held on April 29 at Winchester House, Old Broad Street, K.C, Mr.. E. L. Hamilton (chairman of the co m pa ny) p res id i ng. Tlu*
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      CORRESPONDENCE.
      65 3 i'lhi* Straits Times is not responsible for Mu* opinions of its correspondents. Corre--ponelents should bear in mind that letters oust he short and to the point. Long a tabling epistles are liable to be rejected or Jtlilessly cut down. Correspondents must ■ncleise* tli«*ir names, not neeessurilv for •ublii alien
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      The Rubber Industry.
      633 3 To the* Kditor of the Straits Times. Sir,---The letter appearing in your of Tue<«lay last written l»y one vim styles himself “For tie* real good of the Rubber Industry” together with the tint that opinion among responsible people both here and in London undoubtedly appears to be
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      Cheras Rubber Estates. Strong Financial Position Of The Company.
      909 4 'I he twelfth annual general meeting of the Cheras Rubber Estates, Ltd., was hold on May (I at the registered offices of the company, 14!> Leadenhall Street, K.C., Mr. K. L. Hamilton, the chairman of the c.-mpuny, prcsidii g. The Chairman
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      LOCAL RUBBER AUCTIONS. Fairly Steady Tone Prevails.
      531 4 Messrs, (iutlirie and Co. report Singapore, May 20. Values have steadied, and there is a more healthy tone in the market. The general export demand has impioved and niaimfaiturers have >h<*wn a small interest, which, with a covering “short account, lias helped to
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      OIL FROM RUBBER SCRAP.
      75 4 (1* rom Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, «hine 5. I*"' far-reaching possibilities of the ;tamit.utme of oil from rubber scrap are liwriM th,- Times of the Malaya .fie. visiting Pinjj Kstate at which' a l Apparatus j s turning out 1)5 per ,r <". from scrap It
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        LONDON EXCHANGE STERLING PRICES MAY 7.
        356 4 Stock P*r Exchange I Par Value Company. Price* Value. Company. Pri &t 9 ill Anglo-Mulay 20/3 i'l Linggi ti Ayer Kuning 33/9 2/ London-Aaiatic Jj p I’l Bakap Plantns 12/C Lubok it 2/3 ntcl e < STn r > “2 n Malacca (01d> 22/
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        SINGAPORE DOLLAR SHARE PRICES JUNE 5.
        724 4 Capital Issue raid Up Value Dividends Closing Prices. H12..-.00 l I p.c. int. »/c year 29-2-21 V *o*” Ev.tt* I««r° 1 mr r™** SP-c. year ended 30-0-23.. Vn,. Malav 1«0 0-85 UM ~--T P- c f° r year 31-3-23.. H7t»mc-. I 1.70 I.W 1.1.
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