The Straits Budget, 15 August 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. 3470 Singapore, Friday, August 15, 1924 Price 25 cents (S.S. Currency) or 7d.
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    CONTENTS.
    318 1 I.K IDE US— The Government Busy 10 Wireless in Sight 10 The Progress of Sarawak 10-11 An Association’s Views 10 Imperial Education 11 Egypt and the Sudan ..11-12 General Local and Personal 1-2 Stra«.* C'uiiency lie port 2 Kuala Lumpur News Reuter Telegrams 2-6 The Civil Service Question 6
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    LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
    3748 1 Rampah Cocoanut Estate harvested 307,400 nuts during July. The Singapore Chess Club is exempted from registration under the Societies Ordinance. Land for railway quarters at Tanjong Malirn has recently been acquired at a cost of $6,700. It is now definitely stated that Mr. C. H. Sansom will
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    Goenoeng Batu Besar. Judgments Against Mr. Poey Keng Seng.
    265 2 Judgment was given in the Supreme o.ut ell Saturday, by Mr. Justice .icuon in the two eases heard by him in May lu which the Eastern Mining and Rubbet Company sued their former chairm-ir. Mr. I’oey Keng Seng. The first case
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    STRAITS CURRENCY REPORT.
    150 2 The Currency Commissioners’ Abstract as at August 1, 1924, is a* follows c. V\ hole amount of Currency Notes in Circulation on August 1, 1924 85,770,588.70 Average amount of Currency Notes in Circulation during the month of July, 1924 85,750,908.80 (A) Currency Guarantee Fund Liquid Portion on
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    KUALA LUMPUR NEWS.
    125 2 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, August 8Mr. Hangworthy, A. C. P., and Inspectors Garland, Corbett and Pelamore are expected to return from leave i® the middle of the month. A baby elephant was captured at Kajang yesterday in a deep drain in which it was trapped.
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  • FRIDAY’S TELEGRAMS
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      RUSSIAN TREATY. House of Commons Drops Debate. Parliament Adjourns.
      1199 3 [REUTER TELEGRAM.] London, August 7. Tho Russian debate fizzled out when Mr. Lloyd George supported the appeal of Mr. Clynes to discuss the adjournment. London, August 7. In the House of Commons Mr. MacDonald emphasised that signature of tlu* Russian treaty
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      Assassins of Mrs. Evans.
      73 3 London, August 7. Mexico City It is announced that the assassins of Mrs. Evans have been captured and taken to Puoblo City. Sixty prisoners, mostly Indian farm w’orkers from villages in the vicinity of Mrs. Evans’ hacienda, have been brought in. The late Mrs. Evans was
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      Mishap to Steamer.
      39 3 London, August 7. Port Said The American steamer Archer, from Singapore for London and New York, lost a blade of her propeller She was surveyed and the captain advised to repair permanently before leaving for Egypt.
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      Reparations Conference. Germans Facilitating The Proposals.
      95 3 London, August 7. Considerable progress was authoritatively announced at the conclusion of .0-day’s sitting of the Reparations Conference. The Germans agreed to consider a loan as a moral obligation, thereby satisfying one of the Reparations Commission’s essential conditions for enforcement of the Dawes plan.
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      Aviation.
      150 3 London, August K. Reykjavik it is stated that Admiral Mag ruder has summoned a conference on board the flagship Richmond to discuss he advisability of calling off the American world flight owing to the ice londitions on tr.o Greenland coast. Later: The conference decided to make a last effort
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      Trade with Russia.
      70 3 London, August 7. Moscow Replying to the invitation to send a trade union delegation to Russia to establish closer communication between British and Russian labour, Mr. Purcell, chairman of the Trade Union Congress, states that he has arranged personally to visit Russia at the beginning of next
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      World’s Silver.
      56 3 London, August 7. Salt Lake City Three-quarters of the >•. orJd’s silver producers are represented n a conference convened here for the j urpose of organising to end the depress ion in silvc*»* and expand the market i iio committee adopted tentative* plans for perfection «»f the organisation
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      World Fliers.
      43 3 London, August 7. Washington: The Army Air Se-v ic« have ordered the fliers to remain at Reyk javik until weather conditions assure reasonably sale passage to Greenland. London, August 7. Allahabad Zanni has left on the next stage of his flight.
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      Heat Wave in America.
      42 3 London, August 7. New York All the Eastern stales an suffering from a heat wave, accompanied by unusual humidity. Thousands arc pending the nights in the parks and on ilie beaches, which have been opened to lhe public.
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      The Service Squadron.
      33 3 London, August 7. Valparaiso A warm reception in the press and elsewhere was given on the arrival of the cruisers Delhi and Dauntless, belonging to the British Special Service Squadron.
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      Federal Reserve Bank.
      23 3 London, August 7. New York The Federal Reserve Bank has lowered the re-discount rate from 3Vi to 3 per cent.
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      Lausanne Treaty.
      20 3 London, August S. Paris The Lausanne treaty to-day became operative in the case of Britain Italy and Japan.
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  • SATURDAY’S TELEGRAMS
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      RUSSIAN TREATY. Opposition to Ratification Certain. No Mention of King’s Name.
      447 3 IICKI TKtt TEUXKAM.I London, August 8. I Ih* Anglo-Russian treaty was signed this evening hy Mr. MacDonald and Mr. Ponsonby on behaif of Britain and M. Rakovsky, M. Scheinemann, M. Joffe M. Toni sky and M. Radchenko on behalf
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      American Railways.
      63 3 London, August 8. New York A proposed merger involving a billion and a half dollars and 1 miles of railroad is indicated by the reported formation of a new company consolidating: the Eric, Pere-Marquetto, fhesapeuk-Ohio and Hooking Valley railways, with the present nickel plate system, which was agreed
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      Cotton Spinning.
      44 3 London, August S. The f ederation of Master Cotton Spinners in Manchester to-day recommended continuance of the policy of runnimr on short time in the mills spinning American cotton for the rest of the year owing to to slackness in the trade.
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      Empire Parliament.
      26 3 London, August s. The Colonial Secretary, Mr T!: »nms, together with the liiitish dei-gnlum the Empire Parliamentary As», nation, has departed for South Africa.
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      ALLIES & GERMANY Military Evacuation of The Ruhr. Important Conference.
      311 4 ALLIES GERMANY Military Evacuation of The Ruhr. Important Conference. London, August 8. Laris It is intimated that M. Harriot, General Nollet and M. Clementel an* proceeding to I’aris to-morrow in order t > consult their Cabinet colleagues on the question of evacuation of the Ruhr and maintenance of Allied inilwaymen
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      Opium and Drugs in China.
      94 4 London, August 9. (*ene\*a The consultative committee of the Leajrue of Nations, in dealing with opium and other drugs, has discussed the measures of certain governments whereby Consular agents are authorised, on receipt of telegraphic advice from their Government, to deliver import certificates for opium
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      Legion of Honour.
      66 4 London, August 9. Paris Chevalierships in the Legion of Honour have been awarded to the French Consul, M. Danjou, of Singapore, and M. Teissier of the Foochow Consulate, interpreters M. Eynard. of Tonging, M. Goubault of Canton, M. Crepin of Shanghai, M. Keynaud, of Pnkhoi, and Mr.
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      Empire Exhibition.
      26 4 London, August 8. The Parliamentary correspondent of the Daily Telegraph learns on the highest authority that the Empire Exhibition will be open next year.
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      Various.
      69 4 London, August It. Moscow Forty-one were killed in an earthquake in Ferghana province, which destroyed 800 houses in various villages. London, August 9. New York The heat wave has returned and there are many cases of prostration. Four people have died. Paris, August 9. Official The gold French mutuality
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  • MONDAY’S TELEGRAMS
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      LONDON CONFERENCE. French Views on the Ruhr Evacuation. Prolonged Negotiations.
      861 4 (KEI)TF.k TELEGRAM. 1 London, August he Reparations Commission has signed an agreement with the German Government relative to those parts of the Dawes scheme which are within the competence? of th«* commission, with the proviso that if the London Conference
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      American Politics.
      160 4 London, August IIClarksburg. West Virginia Mr. Davis formally accepted Democratic Presidential nomination in the course of a speech in which he bitterly reviewed the four years record of the Government party, not sparing its unsavoury oil associations. He declared that there was no evidence that the Republicans could
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      The Murder of Mrs. Evans.
      67 4 London, August 10. The Mexican Consul-General in London reports that Francis Coruiz and Alejo Garcia have confessed that they assassinated Mrs. Evans. London, August 10. Mexico City Captain Holcombe, who was representing the British Consul at the preliminary proceedings against Garcia and others accused of
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      German Republic.
      60 4 London, August 10. Berlin There were patriotic demonstrations throughout the country in honour of the fifth anniversary of the foundation of the Republic. President Ebert, addressing a demonstration at Muenster, declared that only with the ideal of liberating their brethren in the Rhineland before them could they find
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      Smuggling into Canada.
      52 4 London, August 9. Ottawa In order to combat the growing smuggling from the United States the numbers of Customs inspectors along the border have been increased, and where the highways are close to the frontier iron gates will be erected to prevent smugglers in motors forcing their
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      New Mooring Mast.
      44 4 London, August 11. Lake Hurst, New Jersey The dirigible Shenandoah has completed successful terts with a mast in the naval ditanker Prtoka. The dirigible let out i big length of line by which the crew drew the airship to the mast.
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      REPARATIONS. The Operation of the Dawes Plan. Ruhr Evacuation Assurances.
      496 4 [REUTER TELEGRAM.] London, August u. Pending the unfolding of M. Herriot’)! proposals for the evacuation of the Ruhr n» the London Conference there is a tendency to adopt a cautious view with regard to the extent of the mandate given
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      National Defence.
      48 4 Paris, August 1L The commission for examining the question of national defence unanimously adopted a plan for the organisation of international control of countries subject to aimament limations under the aegis of the League of Nations. M. Herriot is said lo approve of this plan. (Havas.)
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      Arms for China.
      29 4 Paris, August lb Marseilles The police have arrest* 1 two Greek sailors who bad bought ;,rn^ H and unimunition which they intend'd ship to China. (Havas.)
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  • WEDNESDAY’S TELEGRAMS
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      SUDAN TROUBLE. Reinforcements for British Troops. Pro-Egyptian Propaganda.
      376 5 L&IUTEJt TELJCI.UaM.I London, August 12. Reuter learns, that a British battalion is proceeding l'rom Egypt to reinforce the British troops in the Sudan in consequence of three outbreaks following pro-Egyptian demonstrations. In the first place cadets at the military school at Khartoum
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      Allied War Debts.
      114 5 London, August 12. Washington President Coolidge, while -ncouraged by the progress of the InterAl.ied Conference, regrets that the question of Allies’ war debts is involved with reparations and adheres to the view that t'c is powerless to consider any new proposals with regard to debts to America
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      London Flour Rates.
      21 5 London, August 11. London flour millers have reduced the P l 00 ,standard grade Hour by 2s. to
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      Foreign Exchange.
      34 5 London, August 11. k >ndon foreign exchange marvl J, ars ai l J francs further apprecintThrx? curable conference developments, t r.rV C r SO(J sterling on New York h rench francs 80.35.
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      Labour Lady’s Flight.
      19 5 London, August 11. i M SS Suf^n Lawrence, M.P., KieniKsborg. h<,|t by a r, plant fr
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      Flight Round Britain. Ten Famous Aviators in The Competition.
      226 5 London, August 12. -mfn* 1 fI fa T? US c °mpeted in the 050 miles flight round Britain for the King’s n up sta rting at Martlesham, Suffolk passing Edinburgh, Dumbarton and Kilniouth, and finishing at Lee on Solent. obham, who
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      American World Fliers.
      153 5 London, August 12. Reykjavik: Lieutenant Man.aldi has ai rived to prepare for the arrival ol" thaviator Locatelli, whom he expects to-day 1 he American naval and military authorities here have promised the fuJlo-t e<* > peraf on in ocatelli’s flight to Greenland. A* normal conditions of ic<*
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      Japanese Loan.
      153 5 London, August 12. New York A syndicate headed by the National City Bank announces tin* offer to-inorrow of a $22,000,000 loan at 99 b, •uaranteed bv the Japanese Government. The loan will yield rather more than six per cent. It will be utdised for genera current purposes in
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      Submarine K26 at Home.
      44 5 London, August 12. The largest British submarine, K2G has returned to Portsmouth after a record rrbmarine voyage of 20,000 miles to Singapoie and back unaccompanied by a parent ship. [The K.2G left Singapore on June 10, proceeding home via Colombo.]
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      Tropical Diseases.
      28 5 London, August 12. Kinest n, Jamaica The International Medical Conference passed a resolution approving the foundation of a Ross Institute and Hospital for tropical disea e.
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      Mails by Siberian Route.
      31 5 London. August 12. The Post Ofib'o announces that mni mttor for Japan as well as China v.oil he sent by tho .Siberian rn it**, jf >w dressed.
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  • THURSDAY’S TELEGRAMS
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      RUHR POSITION. Negotiations Reach Virtual Deadlock. Mr. MacDonald as Mediator.
      358 5 (ur.UTKK TKLhURAM. I London, August 13. To-day it is most likely that the deciol the* London Conference will be reached. M. Hcrriot and the Belgian Ministers conferred with Herr Marx and iL it Srresemnnn at Downing Street this moinng on
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      Anglo-Irish Treaty.
      180 5 London, August 12. Dublin In the Dail President (’*<> /rave introduced a hill similar to the British measure for the purpose of supple m*nt ng the Anglo-Irish treaty. He asked the Dail to adjourn until October 21. when the remaining stages would In talen. The Lai •norite leader
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      Trade Returns.
      79 5 London, August l.‘t. h" Perl <f Trade return* f*• r July In i oorts valued at ClOHJMtO.OOO. an r f m.GOfiniM) con pared with last q *:T 1,000.000, an increase f Cl .ntut.i i». Haris, August 13. The revenue returns for July totalled npp*vivima»e!y Fr. ?..120.nnn OMO.' th,
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      THE SUDAN. Movements of British Warships. Foreign Office Conference.
      132 5 London, August 13. Malta H.M.S. Weymouth, en route to •-olonibo, was diverted to Port Sudan. I **e battleship Marlborough has been despatched to Alexandria from Zara. The -l.»op Clematis has gone to Port Sudan from Hurghada. The Weymouth arrived at Port
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      Wembley Exhibition.
      167 5 London, August 13. One of the features of Wembley has keen the fortnightly exhibitions in the ivie Hall. Ihe activities of the leading English cities have proved most valuable in biinging overseas visitors in contact with representaiives of British industries, and this was exemplified in the case of
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      Arms for China.
      72 5 London, August 13. Paris 1 lit* authorities of Shanghai and Canton having on several occasions complained of seamen from Marseilles smuggling arms to China, a strict watch Kept at Marseilles led to the arrest of ivvo Creeks, who had bought revolvers and ammunition, which they were preparing
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      Trouble in Portugal.
      43 5 London, August 12. Lisbon The Radical Communists attempted to start a revolution yesterday evening' but were speedily overpowered hv the police after a few bombs had been thrown without damage being done. Tho I><dice and military fully control tho city.
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      Anglo-Soviet Conference.
      44 5 London, August 12. Mr. Ponsonby presided at a final meet diJ* "f the Anglo-Soviet Conference today, at which outstanding points were cleared up. Satisfaction was expressed by both sides at the successful issue of i lie negotiations, and eordial thanks were •xehanged.
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      Floods and Famine.
      30 5 London, August LI. Shanghai It is estimated that 50,000 people perished in the floods which subM»og<d enormous tracts in Chihli, Honan, Ifunun and Kwantung. Famine is feared.
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      Clan Steamer Afire.
      66 5 London, August 1 :t. Aden The steamer Clan Camming, from Java, wirelesses that fire has broken out in the tween deck. Mr. Louis Pereira liuh been granted t lire months full pay leave, and on it.- eviration on October 1 next will re f,,. m the Municipal
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    Tronoh Mines. The Chairman on His Visit To The Properties.
    3103 7 Tin twenty-second annual general meeting of the Tronoh Minos, Ltd., was hold July U at Portland House. Basin Street. E.C., Mr. C. V. Thomas chairman oi the company, presiding. Tiio Chairman said In pn -chting the accounts wo do so
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    The Singapore Private Hospital.
    247 7 At tlu* beginning of thin month there was opened the new Singapore Private Hospital, an institution which is under highly-qualified medical and nursing* control and will fill the long felt need for an up-to-date private nursing home. The building is ideally situated in the Keppel Harbour
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    Mons. Andre Danjou Honoured.
    164 7 We have received with tfroal pie. mire the nows that Mans. Andre Danjo i. the ,.opillar French Consul in Singapore, lin had conferred upon him the <h-c».ra-tion of th»* Cetfion of Honour. Mon*. Ihiajnu has already filled a Inn;* and in’ercst inj? earner in the French
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    MALAYAN TRADE. Comparative Statement of Import and Export of Principal Goods.
    547 8 The British Malay* Return of Foreign Imports and Exports for the month ended .him .10, 1924, is issued by the Registrar of Imports and Exports. The following points should be noted Only articles imported into or exported out of
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    JULY TIN RETURNS.
    280 8 Menglembu Lode.—211 piculs. Rahman Hydraulic Tin.—1)00 piculs. Kamunting Tin Dredging.—Output (three dredges) 1,573 piculs, hours run 1,909, yarduge 209,000 cubic yards. Estimated realised value of ore $107,400. Lingui Tin.—Sluicing 350.74 piculs tribute 29.26 piculs. Total 380 piculs. Ulu Piah 530 piculs, hill section 250 piculs, southern section
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    Bengali’s Appeal. Sentence in Remarkable Case Upheld.
    670 8 A remarkable ease came before M r Justice Acton in the Supremo Court Monday. It was an appeal by Nathar Singh, a landowner and money-l(.)„l t r of Labuan, against a fine of or six months’ imprisonment in default’ for an otienec under
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    Malaya Command Rifle Meeting.
    96 8 The Malaya Command rifle meeting i R to be held this year at Singapore on No* vember 8 and 9. Besides open rifle event*, the following competitions are included Warren Shield.—Conditions as kvtyear. Straits Trading Company’s Shield. Lewis Gun. Conditions as last year. Vickers Gun Competition.—
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    Malacca Notes.
    2619 9 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, August 7 \t -i time like the present when things (1 so depressing, it must he particularly oi-i*ifvin»r to the president and members of Buk it Asahan Club to see their district 1 1„1, nourishing as it does. When we take into consideration
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    F. M. S. FINANCES. The Manner in Which Accounts Are Kept.
    353 9 Iii the course of his reports on the accounts of the F.M.S. for the year ended December 31, Jh23, Mr. G. P. Bradncy. the Auditor-General, writes The more efficient arrangements in the Treasury to which reference was made in
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    THE STEAMER TILAWA. New Ship for B. I. Co.’s China-Japan Service.
    182 9 '1 he H. I. Cm. steamer Tilawa, a vessel of 10,000 tons, gross, is now on her maiden voyage fiom Calcutta to the Far Fast, and will he leaving Singapore about the Ibth inst. for Hongkong, Shanghai and Japan.
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    An Expensive Evening !
    130 9 An Expensive Evening On Monday, before Mr. Sennett eleven persons, nine of whom are well-to-do C hinese nonias, were fined $l5 each for playing chap jee kee panjang M in a •ommon gaming house, 255, Rangoon :td. At a fuither hearing on Tuesday two of the accused, a Macao named
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      THE GOVERNMENT BUSY.
      953 10 me far from satisfied—Straits Times, August 8. Thu task of a Government which at one and the same time is concerned with an Inter-Allied Conference, a conference with the Russians, and another Irish crisis leads one to think that the name Labour Party is an apt one.
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      WIRELESS IN SIGHT.
      881 10 a bail bungle of the business.-Straits Times, August P. Wc cannot remember precisely how long ago it is that the talk of an imperial wireless chain first came into prominence. It is certainly well over five years. The fact that a good many prominent people have been
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      THE PROGRESS OF SARAWAK.
      1019 10 seecs to be their lot.—-Straits Times, August II. The modesty of the officer in charge of the department of Trade and Customs and Shipping Offices at Sarawak is surpassed by the somewhat remarkable icport which he has issued for the past >car. It is a most
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      AN ASSOCIATION’S VIEWS.
      917 11 -Straits Times, August 12. Every so often we ate entertained and enlightened by reports of the doings of the Association of British Malaya, that fine body with headquarters in London which contains so many gentlemen who at one time were prominently connected with this country. Almost invariably
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      IMPERIAL EDUCATION.
      878 11 making for world peace.—Straits Times, August Id. Among the many events associated with the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley was a conference on 44 The place of Imperial studies in education in Great Britain The impression received by overseas visitors at that conference, and at similar gatherings which
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      EGYPT AND THE SUDAN.
      1211 11 Egyptian emissary to London. —Straits Times, August 14. The pother over the Sudan is rapidly coming to the boil. The point at issue is whether the Sudan and the Sudanese shall remain under British control or whether they shull pass to the tender care of the
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    A Tanglin Mystery Unsolved.
    228 12 During the early hours of July 21, while a constable was returning from duty at the residence of the Chief Justice he discovered a Chinese lying on the roadside near the junction of Tanglin and Cu.-caden roads with his back on the grass. The constable found
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    A Scene in the Second Court.
    218 12 A Chinese, named Oh Sit Chong, was arrested at .‘1.40 a.m. on the 4th inst. in Kanipong Bahru Hoad. He was wearing a white suit, new pair of black boots and had a waterproof coat on bis arm. He was suspected by a policeman,
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    False Imprisonment Allegation.
    212 12 A somewhat unusual civil case is lifted for hearing before the District Judge at Malacca on Friday, says the Malay Mail. The plantin’ is a Chinese trader, Lee Boon Hian. He seeks to recover (a) the lum of $lOO as damages for false imprisonment and (b) the
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    Public Officers’ Guarantee Fund.
    125 12 Tho report of the directors of the Public Officers’ (iuarantee Fund, F.M.S. for the year ending December 31, 1923 'lutes that the entrance fees amounted to So So and contributions to $9,051 as compared with $833 and $10,929 for 1922. The interest received on the investments
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    ASSOCIATION OF BRITISH MALAYA. Annual Report for the Past Year.
    889 12 The committee of the Associate n of Liriti.*-h Malaya in their report and accounts for the year ended June 30, 1024, state The statement presented shows receipts of 102! IKs. 0d. as against expenditure of 1*700 15s. Od., leaving a
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    SEAPLANES FLIGHT. Arrangements for Visit to Kuala Lumpur.
    358 12 Suggested arrangements for the vi>it of seaplanes from the aircraft carrier H.M.S. Pegasus to Port Swettenham and Kuala Lumpur from August 19 to August 22 have been formulated, says the Malay Mail. The Pegasus is the smallest of our aircraft carriers. Originally
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    CHINA NEWS. Dr. Sun Yat Sen Seizes Arms.
    111 12 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Hongkong, August l h 'i he Shamecn strike has been settled. Sun >at Sen has seized the cargo of arms on the Norwegian steamer Hav, which was intended for merchants and volunteers. Trouble is feared at Canton. [A
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    KUALA LUMPUR ROBBERY.
    45 12 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, August 1 1 All tin* jewellery stolen from Hughes’ residence on Damansara Kua»L < short time, ago has been recovered. I"" Tamil servants have been arrested n charged with the theft. The jewellery is valued at $l,G00.
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    The Beri-Beri Scourge. Research at F.M.S. Medical Institute.
    695 13 Contributions made s lie. 1*j04 to tin.itudy of beri-beri in Mu.u.vu n ’e embodied in a volume entitled i -ileclel >npcrs on Beri-Beri,” which has been forwarded to us by the F.M.tt. Institute >f Medical Research. The authors are Dr. ii. Fraser,
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    Mysterious Car Accident.
    85 13 On Monday, Inspector Barsby was in his ear towards Robinson v 'vben on arriving at the corner of f nnau ft'ht Drive and Anderson Bridge, an overturned Ford car, No. MHh help the inspector got the car ■-’ntod and found a Malay syce, in an unconscious condition,
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    New Methodist Building. Primary Division of Anglo-Chinese School.
    73 13 We reproduce above a design of the new primary school to be built in Oldham Lane, off Orchard Hoad, by the Methodist Mission. The new’ school will In* conducted in conjunction with the Anglo-Chinese School, which has quite outgrown its present building
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    SINGAPORE’S WATER SUPPLY. Commissioners’ Visit to Gunong Pulai.
    385 13 Singapore Municipal Commissioners paid a visit to Gunong Pulai, the source of Singapore’s future water supply, on Sunday, and were able to appreciate the magnitude of the Wuik which is being undertaken. What is being done r.ow is, of course, preliminary, but
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    Medical College Incident Sequel.
    110 13 The enquiry by the lion. Mr. M. B. Shelley, acting Treasurer, and Mr. Tan B o Sin, into the circumstances of the alleged breach of discipline at the King Edward VII. Medical College on last Prize Day, was continued in the LegislaiveCouncil Chamber on S:;u »'da\.
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    HAS PROHIBITION FAILED ? Challenging Address by American Visitor.
    281 13 HAS PROHIBITION FAILED Challenging Address by American Visitor. Has Prohibition Failed was the title of an address given at the Y.M.C.A. on August 7, by Dr. F. D. Blakeslee, l>.i>., IV New York. The Bishop of Singupor. presided. The speaker said that prohibition in America was a progressive movement. It
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    Government Appointments.
    123 13 The following 1 appointments are (Jazett < (1 C’-apt. .1. E. Edwards to act as Master Attendant., Straits Sett lumen! 1 licut C. .1. Wilson to act as Deputy, Master Attendant, Straits Settlements Liout-Comme.nder .1. H. Newill U.N., to as Time Rail Observer and Deputy Registrar of Shipping,
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    Bankruptcy Court. Affairs of Mr. Ng Hong Guan.
    428 13 .Mr. Justice Barrett-Lennard presided at Lie Bankruptcy Court >1 Friday Inc 1 t included petitions for rereiving "id is against Vandyar, Chin Yit See, iJii't hand.is, and Low (iek Yoon appliat joiis for discharge by Shaik VIohamed 'in A idrilah bin Marie,
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    THE SARIE BORNEO. Owner’s Relatives on Missing Vessel.
    218 13 No further news has been received regarding the steamer Saric Borneo, which was due here from Bamljermassin on the 2nd inst.., ami ioga •<! ng whirl* anxie.\ i tell, w eckage s'lndcr to tbu cargo carried by her having been sighted on
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    Urgency of Thomson Road Depot.
    66 13 We regret to note that thero is very 'ittle sign yet of the commencing of the building of the new police depot at t P'*a ’"'e 1 ave j'lwiv* held ’he view that a proper training establi hmont for the police is essential, and hope
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    F.M.S. Administration. Association of British Malaya Criticisms.
    1834 14 The annual report of the committee of the Association of British Malaya for the past year reached Singapore on Saturday. It is of interest us it contains, in the form of appendices, copies of thi correspondence which has passed between the Association and
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    MALAYAN ROYALTY WEDDED.
    248 14 (From A Correspondent.) Alor Star. August lb l'iie maguiikent State Mosque of Kedah ',\as the scene of a brilliant gathering on Thursday evening, when Tunku Badiishah, son of II.II. the Sultan, an oft ice. employed by the Siamese Ministry of Finance, took as his consort Tunku 3c|)iuh.
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    AN ABDUCTION CHARGE.
    181 14 (From Oar Own < onespondent). Kuala Lumpur, August 11. The preliminary inquiry into the case in which four Tamils, I‘e;umal, Ratnam, Muthu and Ramasamy are charged with abduction and rape of a young Chinese r-:ill on the night of the 20th ultimo was commenced in the Police
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    F.M.S. Appointments.
    110 14 F.M.S. Appoin tments. The following appointments are noti!,('d in the F.M.S. Government Gazette Mr. Cr. H. Richards seconded for service n the State of Jolwrc as Acting* State Fnvineer, Mr. J. 0. Sanders to be Work? Manager, F.M.S.R., Mr. H. 1.. Hailey U be a hief Warder, Prisons Department, r
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    Stranded Americans. Dwindling Ranks of Cinema Expedition.
    476 14 What was described as the Wino Research Expedition arrived in Sin pore nearly two months ago, and mrJW its members are still here. The object of the expedition, as plained in lengthy articles in the Anieri an, Manila and China Coast newspaper!’ was
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    Mambau Tin, Limited.
    349 14 Tlte report of Mambau Tin Ltd-. f°* the year ended June 30, 1924 states that the yardage for the year amounted 4° 020,000 cubic yards which is an increase >f s.1,000 cubic yards. This increase idue to dredging in the early part of 1110 v* ar through
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    CORRESPONDENCE.
    106 15 'Thi* Straits Times is not responsible for the opinions of its concspun.lcnts. Correspondents stiouJd ben: ;u miml that loiters must he short aad to tin* point. Long rambling epistLs are liable t>» be rejecU-u or ruthlessly cut down. Correspondent s most enclose their names, not necessarily .or publication but
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    The Singapore Tramways.
    707 15 To t In* Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —As the ordinary 5s. Od. shares of this company have recently been run up from round 2s. Gd. to over 7s. Ud. on Singapore buying, London financial circles are of opinion that someone in the East is pushing
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    The S.A.C. and Traffic.
    169 15 To the Editor of 1he Straits Times. Sir it beats me why a hotly like the Smgapoie Automobile Club should waste its time asking people silly questions in order to get them to join. The club will be much better employed pressing for more penalties for
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    Motor Horn Nuisance.
    352 15 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —That many native motor car drivers are pests you will undoubtedly agree, but if we applied third degree methods to the pests, there would be an outcry. Fancy placing a syce in a chair for JO hours with several
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    Chinese New Year.
    168 15 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —We are always trying to improve matters in this age of advanced civilisation, and if there is anything to be improved, it is the Chinese New Year which seems a puzzle not only to foreigners hut to us as
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    Prohibition.
    179 15 To the Editor of tile Straits Times. Sir, —After reading a few days ago one or two of the addresses on prohibition given by an American advocate of prohibition and his wife, it does one good to read in your issue of to-day what the Bishop of Durham has
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    PEARL’S HILL SCHOOL. Enjoyable Annual Sports at The Institution.
    317 15 Mrs. A. L. Bishop, the Principal, and the other lady teachers of Pearl’s Hill School have to be congratulated on the unqualified success which attended the holding of the annual sports and games in the main hall of the institution on
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    TANK ROAD TO WOODLANDS. Doubling of the Railway Track Throughout.
    220 15 The doubling of the railway line between Tank Road and Woodlands, which mooted some years back as a most necessary measure for the proper and efficient working of the island system in connection with the mainland, was suspended in 1921
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    Obstruction in the Streets.
    119 15 Mr. I). It. McLay, the acting sewerage engineer, in his report for the year 1923. says The whole question of obstruction in the public streets will soon have to he brought forward for serious consideration. Hawkers and wayangs, empty rickshas, motor cars, busses and lorries block
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    News from Java.
    174 15 (Aneta’s Service.) Weltevreden, August H. Sourabaya is infected with small-pox. Last \um'k tiiow were 2!) eases, of which JO were fatal. There have been street demonstrations at Sourabaya where 110 sailors ami marines protested against a proposed reduction of wage’s. They sang the Internatinnate. No trouble occurred,
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    340 15 Action taken at a meeting of committee No. 4 held on August 8, included the following Decided not to allow the building of a ugar factory at Reserve Road off River Valley Road, and to declare this area ui.dci section 205 of the Ordinance as one in which
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    PENANG NEWS.
    120 15 (Horn Our Own (Correspondent.) Penang, August 13. Major Staff Officer to the Local Forces, inspected the Cadets and Scouts of the Free School, St. Xavier’s, the Anglo-C'hinese and Government English schools and complemented the boys on their smart, turn-out and steadiness on parade. The Court of Appeal have
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      CRICKET.
      797 16 Europeans and The Rost Draw. The Clark Challenge Cup, which has been presented by its donor with the object of stimulating cricket in Singapore, was played for on the padang on Saturday for the first time between the Europeans and The Rest. Great interest was taken in the mutch,
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      HOME CRICKET.
      1339 16 [Reuter Telegram.] South Africans Doing Well Against Surrey. [Reuter Telegram.] London, August 7. Fme weather prevailed at the Oval for (he second day of the South Africans v. Surrey match, but after overnight and morning rain no play was possible before lunch. Play was resumed at 2.45 ..n
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      BOXING.
      303 16 [Reuter Telegram.] I .loom livid Easy for Gibbons. [Reuter Telegram.} London, August i«. At Wembley, in glorious weather k fore W.H00 spectators, Tom GibbonV A menea, knocked out Jack Bloom® Britain, in the third round. ei<3. In the first round, Gibbons rushed in with heavy blows to the body,
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      Leonard Retains Title.
      43 16 [Reuter Telegram.] I.orulon, August 12. Cleveland Benny Leonard outpointed Rat Moran in a ten round bout, thus retaining the world’s lightweight championship. Leonard, who has been boxing since 11*12, has hv*l«i the lightweight title since I!'17, when he beat Welsh.
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      LAWN TENNIS.
      114 16 [Reuter Telegram.) The Davis Cup. [Reuter Telegram.] London, August S. Montreal In the Davis Gup com petition Okomolo, Japan, beat Wright, Canada, 8—6, —4, 7—5. Shimid7.ii brat Crocker, 4—6, 7—5, 6—4, 0—6, 6—1. New York Tilden will play in th< American Davis C’up team. Baltimore Australia beat Mexico
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      ROWING.
      124 16 fReutcr Telegram.] World’s Sculling Championship. [Reuter Telegram.] London, August 12. Brisbane In the race for the world sculling championship J. Paddon beat A Felton by six lengths. The world’s sculling championship inaugurated in 1!H0, when R. Arnst beat L. Barry on the Zambesi. Later in the year Barry beat
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      FOOTBALL.
      431 17 Malaya Cup Final. It is announced in a i on temporary that the 23rd in&t. ha. bean fixed a-, tin date for the Malaya Cup final bd.ve.’. Selangor and the winners o! the southern section. The bnpiessbiit in Singapore was that the Illith had Lee i agreed to, and
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      Rugby Football.
      37 17 (Reuter Telegram.] London, August 0. Bloemfontein The Orange Free State have defeated the British Rugby players by 7 points to 3. London, August 13. Pietermaritzburg The British Rugby ream drew with Natal 3 points all.
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      GOLF.
      217 17 Use of the Kaceeourse Links. A well-known local golfer draws attention to a report that has been circulated regarding the use by the Singapore Turf Club of the present Race Course golf links. Our correspondent says that this would be a most unfortunate move now, in view of the
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      BASEBALL.
      140 17 Americans Defeat Japanese. 1 ''J'.ms of local Americans and Japanv.-.- nut in a baseball game on the pa dang •n Saturday afternoon. he Americans won a very close game, tin.* scoring being seven and six. Play w:w marked l y rood h’ttisu *r !> th side*, ami tin* Americans
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      YACHTING.
      643 17 Sir Thomas Upton's Cup. The* first of the series of races under the Lipton Cup competition came off under conditions that di.-hed up one of the most oxciDng finishes ever seen from the club’s verandah, and winners and losers for first positions have every cause to feel proud that
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    F.M.S. COUNCIL. Mr. Darbishire Questions State Secretary.
    208 17 In the House of Commons, on July 2L, Mr.* Darbishire asked the Secretary of Slate for the Colonies if he as under c uisiili ration the election uf European numbers of tin* Federal Council in the .Man;;. States other than by nomination of
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    WOODLANDS ROAD DANGER. Local Automobile Association’s Concern.
    194 17 We learn that the local Automobile Association has approached Mr. C. Hannigan, the Chief Police Officer, with regard to the danger that has arisen through the increased volume of traffic, since the opening of tlu* Johorc Causeway, on the Woodlands-Kranji Road, it is
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    St. Andrew’s Society.
    124 17 The annual general meeting of the St. Andrew's Society was held in the exchange room on Monday, commencing at 5.15 p.m. The Hon. Mr. J. M. Sime presided over a fair attendance of members. He reviewed the work done during the year, and detailed the arrangements come
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    Malacca Volunteer Headquarters.
    127 17 The Commanding Officer, Officers, N.C.O.’s and men of the Malacca Volunteer Corps were at home on Saturday afternoon, on the occasion of the official opening of the new headquarter*, by the G.O.C., Major-General Sir Theodore Fraser. H.E. the G.O.C., accompanied by the Hon. Mr. VV. Langham-Cmter (Resident
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    Famous Violinist Coming.
    73 17 The famous violinist Efrem Zimbalist is arriving here from the Far East on the 27th inst. and will give a recital at the Victoria Theatre on the 28th. He will leave for a tour of Java on the following day, but will probably return here later. Zimbalist
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    Dutch Indies Oil. No Extension Expected At Present.
    90 17 (Ancta’s Service.) \N eltevroden, August l.'l. Mr. K**ssli»r, tlu* newly-appointed director of the Royal Dutch, in an interview with Aneta, declared that, for the time being. no extension in oil production in the Indies was to he expected, the pr. sent minim;
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    Passengers.
    691 17 Ti\“ following passeng* from Kuropn aro .hit* to arrive by the Katun Marti on Monday morning Messrs. S. Arminn, K. Aoyamit, Mr. and Mrs. 1. Ayuzawa and infant, Mr. amt Mrs. Iv. Hon, Misr. Hon, K**v. N. I>. Mower, A. I’.. Brooker, V. W. Barnes, (I. Harbour, Mr. and
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    Serious Temple Disputes.
    82 17 Yesterday before Mr. Rryde, Mr. M. V'. IMIlai, appearing for the old headman of the Mariumnn Temple in .Singapore and Mr. K. 1.. Talma for the present headman, mentioned a series of cases in •onnection with the disputes and rows that liad taken place between the partisans
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    Alleged Murder in Local Market.
    57 17 Yesterday the case was mentioned before Mr. Sennett in which Yusop bin Abdul Rahman is charged with the murder, yesterday morning, in t ho market on Beach Road of Song Tyc Yong. Mr. V. L. Davies mentioned the case fop the prosecution and the further
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    LOCAL SHARE MARKET. Weekly Reports of Singapore Firms.
    1533 18 Messrs. Fraser and Co.’s weekly report, dated August Id, states After a steady market throughout the week tin closes slightly easier with share quotations following suit. Business, however, continues brisk in most of the popular counters. Rubber also has had a setback
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    Celestial Madness.
    81 18 At the annual meeting of the new Darvel Bay (Borneo) Tobacco Plantations, Mr. K. S. do Stein «aid There is no <K.b». that the main difficulty tins company fins to face in Borneo is the question of weather, and particularly the recurrence ,«f floods at varying periods. Although
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    Sir Laurence Guillemard. His Visit to Java Purely Unofficial.
    123 18 (Aneta’s Service.) Weltevreden, August 13. Sir Laurence Guillemard paid a visit to the Sultan’s palace at Soerakarta where great festivities were held in his honour, after which he went to Djokjakarta. To-day he visits the famous Borobudui temple. It is authoritatively
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    SEQUEL TO AN ASSAULT. Allegation Against a Local Hospital.
    262 18 On Wednesday, on the ease coming up before Mr. Pryde in which Dolah, Yusup and Bala Singh were charged with voluntarily causing hurt to Madda Bux in Hylnm kongsi on May 5 last, Mr. Nico! said that the delay in bringing
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    BIRTHS
    85 18 FLETCHER. At Bristol, England. July 1»V 1921, tin- wife of .1. S. Fletcher, Mnii;; a son. MAAS. At the European Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, on August 10, 1 92t, to Mr. niul Mrs. 11. O. Maas, a foil HOGAN’.- At 72, Prinsep Street, on August 11, 1921, to Mr. and
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    MARRIAGES.
    55 18 REID GILROY. On August H, 192-1, at Pre.Miytcrian Church, Singapoie, Alexander Ktnuie Reid, <■ Straits Steamship Co.. Ltd., to Maud Gilroy. RAIN TURNER. On July 11, 1924, at St. Paul’s, Covent Garden, Norman Kerr. Mala\an Civil Service, son of late George Murray ltain, Hongkong, to Helen Margaret. daughter of
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    Trade and Finance.
    207 18 Singapore, August 14. EXCHANGE. On London, Bank 4 m s 9ja Demand 2/4 Private 3 m. credits o/4 o/JJ On New York, Demand Private 90 d/s On Prance, Bank «7 (1 On India, Bank T. T. 163^ On Hongkong, Bank d d 2% p. c Drf On
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    Stocks and Shares.
    457 18 MINING. Singapore, August 14. Issue Val. Pd. Buyers Sellers 1 I Batang I'adang 0.50 0.60 1 1 Ilitam Tin 1.40 1.50 ‘1 il Idris Hydraulic 24/- 25 1 Johan Tin 0..W 0.41 xl il Kam. Kamunting 46/9 47.6 il il kamunting Tin 40/- 41/10 10 Kinta Assn.
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    107 18 DEATHS HEOXG. Mis* Cheung Kiong Neo (Nja Cheek) eldest daughter of Mr. Ciieong Koon Seng and sister of Mr. Cheung Hock Clive, at Tanjong Katong, on August 11, ly'ut. < IIIA.—On August 13, 1921, at 9 p.m. at 21 Sjphia Road, Singapore, the dearly beloved wife of Mr. Chiu Soon
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  • The Straits Budget RUBBER SUPPLEMENT
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      CONTENTS.
      35 1 General. Rubber Results 1 Local Rubber Auctions 1 Ceylon Rubber Control 1 Restriction Scheme 1 July Rubber Returns 2 Meetings and Reports.— Bukit Toh A lane 1 Perak Plantations 2 Rubber Share Prices 2
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      RUBBER RESULTS. Company Reports, Dividends And Notices.
      421 1 The Beaulort Borneo Rubber Company recommends dividend of 5 per cent, (actual) in respect of year ended April JO, 1024. Net protit of Rim (Malacca) Rubber Estates for year ended March 31, 1024, was if*,532, after allowing 10 per cent, depreciation on buildings
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      LOCAL RUBBER AUCTIONS.
      773 1 No Sim:durd Qualities Sold. The Singapore Chumber of Commerce Rubber Association held its 667th auction .<:i August 7, 1924, when there was catalogued l,.)34,502 lbs, or 6S5.04 tons ode red 969,192 lbs. 432.67 tons sold 869.764 lbs. 388.28 tons. PRICKS REALISED. Spot. London Is. Id. New York
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      CEYLON RUBBER CONTROL.
      42 1 The Rubber Controller, Ceylon, informs us that the exports of rubber from Ceylon in tons during July was as follows 1922-23. 1923-24. Ceylon Imported Ceylon Imported Rubber Rubber Rubber Rubber tons. tons. tons. tons. July 2,676 127 3,215 167
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      LATEX EXPORTS.
      10 1 Latex exports July 1924 50 gins. 150 lbs.
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      Restriction Scheme.
      79 1 In the House of Commons, on August 4, Mr. F. G. Penny was to ask Mr. Thomas if he would appoint a committee to report on the advisability of continuing the Stevenson Restriction Scheme. At 5.30 u.m. on Saturday, nn F.M.S Customs launch captured three boat;-, manned by
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      BUKIT TOH ALANG.
      589 1 I'inancing Out of Capital Unissued. I ho foil itcttfit h a Mima I gonerui riii'cti rq* of the shareholders of th»* Hukit Toh Alarm Rubber Kstatcs, Mil., was conducted on July IS in the offices of .1. A. Wattie arul Sops, l.td., at Shanghai. The report •*f
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      PERAK PLANTATIONS. The Effect of Restricted Rubber Output.
      798 2 The eighteenth annual ordinury general meeting of Perak Rubber Plantations, Ltd., was held on July 9 at 4, Lloyd’s Avenue, E.C. 3, Mr. Montagu J. Battye (chairman of the company), presiding. The Chairman said Gentlemen, the accounts vary so slightly from those
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      JULY RUBBER RETURNS.
      401 2 Asahaiu —40,000 lba. Anglo Sumatra. —47,351 lbs. Anglo-Johore Consolidated.—22,610 lbn. Ankola. —2,940 lbs. Bedrock. —4,890 lbs. Banteng (Selangor).—33,437 lbs. Benur (Selangor).—12,800 lbs. 15a joe Kidoel. —58,713 lbs. Brunei United. —15,447 lbs. Buloh Kasap.—15,250 lbs. Beaufort Borneo. —39,000 lbs. Bukit Lintang.—25,O0O lbs. Bukit Paiong.—14,539 lbs. Bintang.—11,000 lbs. Bila
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    • RUBBER SHARE PRICES.
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        LONDON EXCHANGE STERLING PRICES JULY 23.
        370 2 Stock Stock vnr Exchange j Par Exchan» Value. Company. Price,. Vaiue. Company. Priced Anglo-Malaj, 0 A -</G iJ Aver ICuuinir 28/3 i Lon. •.n-As.at.c 8/3 £1 Bukap Plant ns if' Lubok 1/6 Bat,tens (STnifr) 25' ;f V.XL tola, :!0 £1 Batu Caves H/3 jU
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        SINGAPORE DOLLAR SHARE PRICES AUGUST 14.
        654 2 Capital l.ssue Pa i(1 rp Value Dividend. iST* :tia,5»n 1 I p.c. for year 29-2-24 AltoibWSl 0 9S°i'o6 oo^To' l«0.d00 I nil year 30-9-23 Alor Gajab 0 .80 0.90 0.80 0.W Is S?y r ti*" a a a s ss t s r >
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