The Straits Budget, 3 April 1925

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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. :{503 Singapore, Friday, April 3, 1925 Price 25 cents (S.S. Currency) or 7<l.
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  • 392 1 UvAl'KU:’— P e Railway KlKtril'K-atH-n Our Imperial Anib.»s»>adoi Thr Lords on the Base •>* J Th»* New Wembley Singapore Harbour The Hold Standard IVlegram*. Reuter and Special— Covering Pa*t Vl^‘s Xews Picture Retirement of .Sir Walt r Shaw.. U H.M.S. Repulse J* (iovi-rr.mt nt Uw. m 1 Picturesque Lake
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  • 4616 1 Mr. Ye oh Cheang Ann has been elected President of the Penang Chinese Chamber of Commerce. I)r. Elsie Davies has arrived at Malacca and assumed charge of the Medical Mission, Trunquerah. The name of Mr. Richard O’Neill has been added to the Commission of the Peace for
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  • The Straits Budget
    • 960 3 •Straits Times, March J 7. W( yt’rterduy '«0 h interview umnled by i.lwit of the Institute at Electrical ll( t ht* Westminster Gazette, i foreshatinwed a rapid anti tW lWtriC U f‘ an<l tie deelaretl that recent develep„f electrical science are so rapid ar e possibly on the
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    • 1012 3 Straits Times, March US. To-day the Prince of Wales embark® upon the Repulse and sets forth on another of those great piljrrimages which huTe constituted landmarks in the history of the British Empire. On this occasion he will visit the West African Colonies. South Africa and Rhodesia,
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    • 1068 3 —Straits Times, March ”0. The full text of the debate recently held in the House of Lords on the subject of the Singapore naval base provides interesting reading. The Earl of Balfour’s statement is the most convincing argument for its necessity which has yet been
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    • 1037 4 St i aits Times, March !>l. The British Empire Exhibition will again open its doors at Wembley on May Day in a final effort to retrieve the heavy losses incurred principally through the misfortune of tin* extremely had weather ex peril* need throughout la: t summer. That
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    • 1045 4 which has been math*. —Strait* 111 April l. Mr. Fell touched a question of very great local importance in the course of h speech as Chairman of the Singapmi Chamber of Commerce on Monday. The Tanjong l*agar award hangs round tin neck of this commercial community lik i
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    • 996 4 the gold standard.— Straits Times, April .1 The uncertainty of the Government? intentions in regard to the return t" ti« pold standard will occasion consider:* disappointment in financial and circles. The Bank of England’s that the law against the export k should not be renewed when it
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  • 198 5 The directors of the Sungei Gau Tin Mining Co., Ltd., in their report for the year ended December 31, 11)24. state: The loss for the year <subjet to directors’ fees) is $7,114.50; brought forward from last year $37,4711.54 directors’ fees for the year 1023 (not
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  • 202 5 The installation of Right Worshipful Master of Lodge Ailsa (Singapore) took place at the Masonic Hall on Monday, the retiring Right Worshipful Master, Brother G. H. Watts acting as Installing Master. After the ceremonies in the lodge die members and a number of guests dined together at
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  • 62 5 As a Chinese clerk employed by Messrs. .Si me, Darby and Co., was going home oi March 2b when he was attacked by i gang of Chinese at the corner of Malacca Street and Market Street. His rick-ha vis upset, and he was stabbed during th< stjuggle.
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  • 1105 5 Sentence of three and u half years rigorous imprisonment was passed by Air. J u.lice Barrel t-Lennard at the Assizes on March 2d on a Chinese wn v. is iouiiu giii-cy et bung in p >s.;ex ioi. oi' nine loigcd $1 nwtes. '1
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  • 251 5 There were .‘111 cases on the 1 ifor the April sittings of t h«> Supreme Court which was fixed on Monthly. Owin' to the fact that one judy:e will he away at Malacca Assizes from April 11, n<t many cases were fixed
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  • 78 5 Sfiitouc r* of one year’s rigorous impri* sonment, to ho followed by two years' :>oli<'* supervision, was passed by tlio i'i tint Judes* mi Saturday <>n a Malay vh;> pleaded puilty to a chary;:* of theft. ojrt lasp'vtor Meredith told his
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  • 187 5 Ihe f/irl (iiiides and Pr*»\\ n' .-s <>,' .Sooj;ap(,ie gave a pleasin/ variety nt:*itainpw fit at fh*. y.M.C V 11 i• l <s, •Sat"»tin 7 aM( riioon m the i« i >k of a very la*ae uati.ei inrr. The fumM-e; wa '•’dolly organised by ('apt. Van S m
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  • 450 7 I A curious case opened the Johere Bahn AaiK before Mr. Justice A. V. Brow. Saturday, when Lai Fait, a coolie on I timber cutting kongsi near Merging, k charged with the murder of Yip I Thuw, the clerk to the
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  • 171 7 (From Our Own Correspondent.! Ipoh, March 31. A large gathering of ladies and fcremi'r? f attended th launching XanDq-* P f H nt, r° n be lon K in to the X«nipar IVlT ,n Dredging Company at jhrln' 0Xm he nip son, the principal of to of
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  • 131 7 S ingapore Mortality Statistics. <'n<ii |i'I-"’M„rch H !l| Stat n e t for lhe nt il, ve3 ,e total lth rate ,f 25 V? a ''inpar t .,j mille per annum V(S a r <1 wjth 2.‘! if in the P recef Jing r x r,f last year 5 ,rtaIlf
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  • 793 7 A meeting of the Mercantile Co-opera-i\e ihiilt and Loan Society, Ltdi, was told on Monday at the Kuala Lumpur i’own Hall, when Mr. B. G. H. Johnson presided. Mr. A. Cavendish, officer-in-hargre of co-operative societies, was present. Mr. Johnson, addressing
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  • 669 7 Mr. Peel, tho Adviser, in his report on the State ui Kedah for the year ended tmu l,K ri! venue w*..?0 'u o’ I a,i lf ho C3 y )on diture just under r u,000,0011. I he prim-crop was coiixiqei.■Uy less than
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  • 129 7 The following appointments are notified in the Government Gazette :—Mr. CJ. L. Ham to act as Deputy Treasurer (A), Straits Settlements Mr. C. W. A. Sennett to be an Assistant District Judge for Singapore, Penang and Malacca and a Police Magistrate for Penang Mr. J Dick to
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  • 323 7 An unusual case was heard in the Criminal Distiict Coufc*t yesterday before Mr. Palph Scott, in which A. C. Pcatana, the haflifF of the Civil District ourt, was charged with selling property himself which should have been sold by an auctioneer. Mr.
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  • 68 7 Mr. II. K. Bull, who has boon appoint* oil SherilF and Deputy Registrar of the Supremo Court at Singapore, took the oath in the Bankruptcy Court on Friday before the hiof Justice (Sir Walter Shawj. Mr. Bull was formerly a police
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  • 89 7 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, March 27. r 1 he application in the Ferrers-Straita Times libel action has been postponed for another week. In all probability it will be heard by Sir L. M. Woodward. Mr. J. P. C. Rigby, Registrar, yesterday. entertained to tea the
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  • 223 7 The position in the Bombay mill ind us try at the present moment can be likened to the calm before the storm, in view of trie recent debate in the Assembly and Sir Basil Blackett’s declaration that the Government of India did L i-tend to reduce
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  • 174 8 The list of robberies which have occurred in the Tanglin district iccentiy, and of which the theft of .'Si.*-00 worth of jewellery from the house of Mr. Justice Barrett-Lennard, on (Joodwoud 11:11, is crowing alarmingly large, and yet another has
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  • 181 8 A Japanese named K. Nuhanishi was charged in the District Court yesterday with dishonestly retaining stolen jewellery to the value if 91,500, The story of the prosecution was that the accused was formerly employed by the complainant, a Japanese woman keeping a
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  • 117 8 The P. and O. Banking Corporation wove plaintiffs in an action heard before the Chief Justice (Sir Walter Shaw) in the Supreme Court on Wednesday for assessment of damages. The defendant was Mr. M. E. Elias, who did not appear, and was
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  • 155 8 (From Our Own Correspondent). Penang. March 27. Mr. E. Pratt, in the District Court, acquitted Chew Eng Kuni, alias Teow Eng Kum, w’ho w’.'is summoned at the instance* Mi\ A. E. Moore, manager of the Asiatic Petroleum Co., Ltd., and charged (1) that he, on or about
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  • 32 8 His Excellency the Governor will be •caving Kroln L"mnu»* on Ap-M r> for Singapore bv the F.M.S. vncM Sea P'*lle Lady Guillemard, accompanied by Mrs. Brutton, arrived here this morning.
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  • 123 8 A European ship’s carpenter named I. H. iMatt was charged in the District Court on Monday, before Mr. Ralph Scott, with castling frrievous hurt to Sikh m«*tor-car driver bv striking him a blow which broke a bone in his nose. Accused, who
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  • 130 8 An action was mentioned in the Supreme Coml ye terday, hetore tin Chief Justice (Sir Walter Shaw), in which Messrs. .1, II. Leopold and Co. weie the plaintiffs and the British Malay Trading Co. the defendants. Mr. E. A. Stevens appeared for
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  • 101 8 While a Chinese was smoking opium in bis in.u.se in Tel ok Ayer Street on Wednesday aflernm n his wife attacked with razor, and inflicted wounds on his thiop from which he died immediately after his admission to hospital. The woman wa>
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  • 81 8 (Fremi Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, March 28. At the Assizes on Friday, Wong Kong Se'ng, the well-known miner e*f Ridor. Ipoh. was convicted on a charge of forging an agreement for the sale* of valuable* mining land at Tapah, belonging to a Penang chotty. The complainant.
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  • 82 8 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, March .*!0. Two Chino-e, in Ahoo Sittee Lane robbed two Chinese nonias of about $5,000 worth of jewellery. When some pimple turned up in answer to the alarm, the men fired in the air and escaped. Thu police have arrested and detained four
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  • 115 8 Conditions for a competition for tin Penang Hill Hotel have just been issued and it is understood, says the Straits Echo, that four firms of architects ir Malaya have been invited to compete The cost of the building is to be $250,000 The accommodation required is a
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  • 397 8 In the report of the Malacca Agricultural Medical Board 1‘or 1924, the administrator, the lion. Mr. J. W. Uampbell, says “Taking the returns sent in, the average estate population represented is I8,0d4, amongst which there were 1571 deaths, giving a death rate
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  • 225 8 Mr. F. Lundon, Vice-Commodore, provided at the annual general meeting of the Royal Singapore Yacht Club, which was hold at the club house on Monday. In a reference to the accounts Mr. London said that although a deficit was shown on the
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  • 164 8 Ministers are strongly impressed with the desirability of acquiring personal knowledge ol‘ the conditions in India and he Dominions. It is learned that Mr. Amery, who is vidting Mesopotamia at Faster, intends to go to Australia and New Zealand, during the Autumn recess. Mr. Baldwin is
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  • 173 8 Smart detective work led to iluby the police on Monday of „o fu T :>.0U0 fowl $1 notes and a ".L,;? printing plant. ‘l»at tt The notes were found in the of a Chinese who was arrested as he u j
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  • 49 8 A Chinese was arrested in n ,u J shop in Duxton Hill on March Mitchell. A.S.P., with four bombs in possession. They were of a »nia but subsequent enquiries resuite. n discovery’ of a large bomb m a Joo Chint Place. The alleged ownei airested.
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    • 562 8 Singapore Properly Sales. i he following Singapore properties have been sold by auction by Messrs. Cheong Koon Seng and Co. at their sale-room 3o Chulia Street, on February 25 Freehold land and hous** k, Mount Elizabeth Koad, Tanglin, area .*{‘>07 gn ft Mr. N. Rueben, $14,700 999 years’ |e‘ aw
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  • 1401 9 i meeting of Titi Tin, Ltd., TK annua 1 h a Bank Chambers r;:,uS* wmr p™** th V M Sime (chairman), and !!<"• x Klias S. Q. Wong, A. BradM( "w' l *San Him and H. C. Reilly, ren'’n'..nt < ing
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  • 236 9 Following is the report of the directors of Robinson and Co., Ltd., for the financial year ended January 31, 1925 The profits for (the year amount to $246,917.83 to w’hich be added the balance brought forward from last year of $135,492.63, making a total of $382,410.46, leaving,
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  • 1162 9 IJc.'c re Mr. Justice Tomlin, in Hie! Chancery Division of the High Couit on 1 March U, the Lurf Development Company,! Limit (1, asked that ell further procce 1-1 ir.gs in le an urbiUution between the; company and the Government of Rolan-
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  • 334 9 The Malay Mail of Saturday states An action which will excite wide-spread interest is on the list for hearing in the Screniban Supreme Court, in which Mr. Justice McCabe Keay, the Judicial Commissioner for Negri Sembilan, is suing the Committee of
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  • 208 9 Wo much regret to record that a cable h“ s been received announcing the death o:i Sunday of Mr. Stanley Dunn, general M anager of Messrs. Urinkniann and Co., S.ngapoi o. Mr. Dunn left for home by e Kashmir and died on the due following
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  • 65 10 The* Straits Times is not responsible for be opinions of its correspondent*. Correspondents should hear in mini! that letters most he short and to the point. I.onu iMmblnitf epistles ale liable to be rejected or iiiihlessly cut down. Correspondents must enclose their names, not necessarily for public ition but
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  • 147 10 Vo the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —We wish to convey through your paper our heartfelt thanks to the citizens of Singapore for the sympathy extended to us during our bereavement while* in your city especially do we wish to thank the stall' of the Middleton
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  • 1108 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —Will you allow me some of your valuable space to reply to the arguments advanced oy your correspondent r.Z.S. in ms leply to Mr. Harding's letter on the protection of wild fauna, and voice what i believe to be
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  • 207 10 To the Editor *)f the Straits Times. —There are two new points of danger which call for attention. Since the opening of the new school at Dhoby Ghaut, hundreds of boys on leaving school at 1 p.m. scatter in all directions, utterly regardless of all vehicular traffic, which
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  • 216 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —In no unfriendly spirit to the katong (iolf Club I should like to call attention to the very great danger that pedestrians are exposed to owing to the reckless play of some of their members or friends. Yesterday I was
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  • 520 10 Quite the most lively game of Mali Jong yet played in Hongkong w-as witnessed this morning—until the police arrived and stopped the fun, says the China Mail, of March 25. “All the Mah Jeuk pieces (the Cantonese name
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  • 210 10 One of the oldest Eurasian lady residents of Singapore passed away at her residence, i, St. Thomas Walk, on Friday night, in the person of Mrs. Caroline Felicia do Souza, at the great age of p. r yea is. She was the widow of the late Mr.
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  • 351 10 The report of the Straits Steamship r, Ltd., for the year ended December 1024, states ul The profit for the year, after writinoff depreciation and transferring t employees’ bonus fund the sum of %(j amounts to $794,047,115 which, with* t
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  • 170 10 The pass list of the March professional examination at the King Edward VII College of Medicine is as follows Final Examination for the Diploma of L.M.S.—T. Anunugani. B. J. Ess. A. K. Muthiah, N. H. Pereira, S. R. Salmon, N. K. Sharma, Tara Singh. Pass in
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  • 173 10 The secretary of Thabawlcik I in ing, Ltd., reports that all <»f l,ll j material with the exception of tons has been delivered at the head navigation and that the balance pccted to be delivered before the cm May. Roadway and bridge eonstiui have been completed and
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  • Sporting News and Notes.
    • 604 11 llrIlct i vl hitting was seen in Sonic llr ®i} c8 inc* which concluded S Saturday. H. N. H»ro.l,,n the iw“l*‘ u ore ,j 79 for one wicket In's XI, r ok their to 1« .m Krm«> '""{j declared. Mnrttlujll for six. excellent 02,
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    • 179 11 [Reuter Telegram.] Kid Lewis Keaton Again. [Reuter Telegram.] London, March 17. In a content at the Albert Hall a he middleweight limit Tommy Milligm (British welter-weight champion) beat Cidd liCwis, who was disqualified ii the fifth round for holding. Milligan came into prominence sonv months ago when he won
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    • 209 11 Conclusion of TangMn Club Tournament. The Tanglin Club tournament came to a successful conclusion on Wednesday, when the final of the Mixed Championship Pairs was played, and the prize's were presented by Mrs. Griffith-Jones. An excellent match resulted in Mrs. llamil ton and W'hitley beating Miss Jones and
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    • 125 11 [Reuter Telegram.] A Win for England. [Reuter Teiegram.J London, March 28. Dublin In the annual international cross-country race of ten miles, England won, with Ireland second and Wales third. J. Webster (Birchlleld Harriers, England) was first homo in 56 mins. .54 sec?., J. Ryan (Tipperary) next in 57.14,
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    • 647 11 [Router Telegram.] Double Chance Wins. [Iteuter Telegram.] London, March 27. The Grand National resulted as fol ow.i DOUBLE CHANCE (Major Wilson), 10.9 1 OLD TAY BRIDGE (J. Anthony), 11.12 2 FLY MASK (Doyle), 11.11 3 Thirty-three ran. Won by four lengths six lengths between second and third.
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    • 355 11 [Reuter Telegram.] Jxford Give lip in Consequence Of Waterlogging. [Iteuter Telegram.] London, March 28. The inter-university boat race was rowed in dull and showery weather and in the presence of an enormous crowd, lhe water was rough, especially on the Surrey side. Cambridge won the toss and
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    • 209 11 Ipoh Championship. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, April 2. The Ipoh Golf Club championship was won by Ayton, who beat Leigh, winner of the Siam Open Golf Championship, by three and two in a 36 hole final. The following is the result of the ballot for play at the
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    • 74 11 [Iteuter Telegram.) The Amateur Championship Final. [Kcutcr ToWram.] London, March 31. At Queen’s Club in the amateur racquets championship final Pell, America, beat Major-(ien»*ral Sheppard, 1."- H, 12—13, If> —S, la—1. IVIl v ill rneet II. Lenthnm, the holder in the challenge round to-morrow. London, April 1. In
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    • 760 12 I Reuter Telegram.] S.C.F.A. and Hawkins Draw. There was nothing to choose between the footballers of H.M S. Hawkins anu the S.C.F.A. in the name played on the padang on Tuesday afternoon. '1 he first half favoured the Chinese, and the .second tin* naval men, but the fact that
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    • 722 12 Vice-Commodore's Team Win. The team race sailed o»T on Sunday motning provided a most sporting went, with tin* maw for boats coming oat as follows Vice-Commodore: Kathleen (Lundon), Polly 11 (McCall), Jean li (L. R. Blake). Puteh (Cobbett), Betty (Watson), Margaret (Jones), Marion (Pitts). Rear-Commodore Ann (Carver), June (C.
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    • 24 12 I Reuter Telegram.] London, March US. At Twickenham in an Inter-ariny match the British drew with the French at nine points each.
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  • 310 12 Engineer writes to the Financial Times as follows May I, as an engineer possessing considerable experience ui im development of water-power in tne Las. and knowledge of the Perak River, be peimilled to join in the correspondence appearing in your
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  • 173 12 Another head of department in the Municipality in tne person of Mr. S. D. Meadows, F.U.I.B.A., Chief Municipal Architect, i- shortly leaving the service. Tile stall* of the Architect’s Department entertained their retiring chief on Monday evening, in their drawing office, and presented him with a
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  • 106 12 The following have passed the London Chamber of Commerce Examinations held in November last year Senior Typewriting P. K. Nambiar and Lim Meng Quee. .Junior Book-keeping P. K. Nambiar, Lim Iliap Liong and David SherL'lnee (with distinction), Chua Teng Siew, Bocy Chon Wah, Then Fay
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  • 230 12 (kn-m Our Own Correspondent.) Ip°h, April I. Mr. R. Thompson, interviewed tod'. l ,hal Mauinir thu ,f Thompson, Malaya, Ltd., with a hi- i office at Kuala Lumpur mainly f* establishing a technical staff for *M V in assistance in mining
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  • 148 12 (From Our Own 0«rrespondent.) Kuala Lumpur, April 2. After a trial lasting for three days, Ramalingam, a local jeweller, charged vith dishonestly retaining stolen p.opeity, was yesterday acquitted and discharged at the Assizes by Mr. Justice Farrer-Manby. In July last a theft took place at the house
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  • 135 12 Nine ex-soldiers serving in the Sikh police at Singapore were presented with war medals at a police parade hold on tat* padnng early on Tuesday morning. Some two hundred men, consisting o> one platoon of Sikhs and three of Malays, were present, together
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  • 111 12 The results of the London Commerce November examination br k* the following passes to pulpd* J* 1 Convent of the Holy Iniant Jesus, pore Book-keeping.— R. Montigny, Donough, I. Baumgarten, M. I.eucs Consigliere. Shorthand.—It. Montigny dist.), A. M. Donough (.0 woi'; n Baumgarten (70 words), W.
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  • SUPPLEMENT TO THE STRAITS BUDGET
    • 412 13 of Chief Justice. '*i li <Sir Walter Shaw), Lngland on retirement l V(, d an address from ■‘•‘ad of the Supreme "ii March 2d. "'ere opened by Mr. •senior interpreter, and >en,or Indian interiics-. 1 his alluded to r
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    • 63 14 fho Prince ot Wales lelt Poit.-mouth on Saturday. March 28. aboard ot H M S Repuhe. lot his visit to West Africa. South Africa and Rhodesia. It may be recalled that the Repulse v\as in Singapore with the Special Service Squadron in February 192*1. whe
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    • 30 15 The Lake at Kuala Lumpur. Another view of the Lake at Kuala Lumpur. A'onik* <>! palms at tho Lakes, Taipiir;. A View of (hr lakes at Ta'|>in”.
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    • 3692 16 (Kroin (>ji I’urliamcntary Con<• j»«<iu! -nl.) Westminster, March 1. A luicf hut very important debut'* on the question of the Singapore Naval Bus.* was raised to-night in the House of lairds by Viscount Wimborne. The opportunity was afforded the Karl of
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  • PAST WEEK’S IMPERIAL AND GENERAL NEWS Contained in Reuter and Special Telegrams.
    • 961 17 REL'TF-B TELECKAM.l London, March 20. i There were vast crowds out- I'l ,'uiV of the c-flil f magistrate of I.illav I’resideiicy at the opening of t trial of the nine men of eonl kidnap Mumtm Ueaun., at- >! ?n,e kidnap her on January
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    • 258 17 London, March 2tf. li: spite of a hitter east wind and ti co,d, guv morning, crowds thronged the approaches to Victoria Station to Lit farewell to the Prince of Wales on hidepart tire for his 2fi,000 mile-?* tour. Conspicuous on th»* platform were Iv.u 1 Beatty
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    • 74 17 London, March 27. Strasbourg A cage was ascending the Reumaux pit, Sarre ami Mosclie mines, with 80 coalminers, when the cable broke, probably through overweight. The cage crashed 150 feet to the bottom of the shaft. Thirty injured have been rescued. It is feared that the remainder
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    • 41 17 London, March 20. Delhi The Council of State passer without division the Bengal Criminal Lav Amendment Supplementary Bill, as re commended by Viscount Reading. Viscount Reading certified the bill a.* essential to the tranquillity of the Benga Presidency.
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    • 48 17 I/ondon, March 31. Port Darwin The cruisers Concord and Sydney met with an enthusiastic reccpdon on their return from the naval conference at Singapore. Rear-Admiral P. H. Hall-Thompson said that Singapore would be impregnable bu‘ they could not neglect Port Darwin as i ?t„reship.s base.
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    • 417 17 i A Notable Career. London, March 27. He!ni Flic death has occurred of General Lord Rawlinson, G.C.B., U.C.V.O.,! i G.C.S.I., the retiring Comniunder-in-Chief in India. j The deceased, who had been operated I upon for appendicitis, and who had been > critically ill f<*r several
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    • 289 17 London, March 21). Paris The appointment of Professor George*: Scelle, principal secretary to the Minister of Justice and an ardent Socialist, to th** Chair of International Law of Paris I adversity has led to fierce encounters between students in the Latin Quarter attended by a long casualty
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    • 280 17 (Government Carefully Studying Position. London, March 2d. In the Mouse of Commons, leptying to questions, Mr. Churchill said he was anxious to announce the decision on the question ol the gold standard as cany an possible, but it. was impossible to deal with it. Indore the recess.
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    • 171 17 London, March 29. 1’ort Sudan The Mutch steamer Idntneneus, from Batavia to Amsterdam, sustained a broken shaft north-east of Port Sudan. The British steamer Perseus proceeded to her assistance. London, March 30. Port Sudan: The Idonieneus has arrived. 1 he steamer Idonieneus, from Batavia* fo Amsterdam, su taine.i
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    • 119 17 Ixmdon, March 2H. Washington Senator Wheeler, who has been indicted for conspiracy to deft and the (iovernment iti connection with >il land permits. furnished ."51,000 hail in the. Supreme Court. The Government alleye that the three principal defendants sought to ob'aiti, through dummies prospecting permits covering P,O00
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    • 49 17 London, March 30. The House of Commons agreed to a resolution moved by Major W. Ornisby* Gore providing for payment of fO.OOO a year for live years towards the expenses •f the Imperial Institute, giving effect to the Imperial Economic Conference’s TO* commendation in this connection.
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    • 654 18 The Election of Successor To Ebert. London, March 28. Berlin: Though millions of (lemma men ami women for the first time in their lives will to-morrow put n cross on the ballot paper for a President of the ltepublic, nobody expects any candidate to obtain the absolute majority
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    • 37 18 London, March .*>(). fn f.he II ous<* of Commons Mr. Baldwin unnonrvi'd llct it \vn-> promocd tr ♦•stnblivh n r«l»ip *t cum; iif'fi o\:i«» in ho *>ucsUou of itfonu »»i inf: iVatst* oi JUord^
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    • 223 18 Satisfaction in the United States. London, March 26. New York The newspapers are satisfied with Mr. Chamberlain’s speech. The New York Times is of opinion that if his hope of Germany’s sincerity for peace is realised, the speech will be* an epoch-making one. The critical question is
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    • 102 18 London, March 2S Brussels: An agreement has been reached between the Berlin and Dutch Ministers for Foreign Affairs regarding the revision of the treaties of 1839, regulating, inter alia, the navigation on the Scheldt. A Belgian and Dutch commission will be appointed to administer the Scheldt.
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    • 71 18 Lcndon, March 27. Stockholm The labour dispute has been settled. All parties have accepted mediation and the commission’s proposals. A telegram from Stockholm dated March 10, said :—One hundred and thirty thousand workmen are involved in a lock-out in the Swedish engineering industry which began to-day, atfecting
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    • 94 18 London, March 30. The first «tep in a tost case atfecting numerous Irishmen imprisoned in English gaols was taken at the King’s Bench, Sir Henry Slesser applying for a writ of habeas corpus in connection with Maguire who was sentenced to four years penal servitude at Belfast in
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    • 67 18 Paris, March 30. It is emphasised that the Socialists will continue to support M. Herriut and the Cabinet even under circumstances which might be very dangerous for them. M. Painlcve pointed out that it was the Republicans’ duly, regarding the Municipal elections, especially to safeguard the
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    • 70 18 London, March 27. The Karl of Ypres’ condition has not changed much during the past two days. II still causes considerable anxiety. London, March 30. To-night’s bulletin says that the condi- > ion of the Karl of Ypres is not so satisfactory. Disquieting symptoms have developed,
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    • 87 18 Treaty of Peace Signed In New York. London, March 2G. New York A treaty of peace has bec?i signed, in the presence of the Chinese Const;!, between tv.o rival Chinese secret societies which ft r months past have engaged in bitter warfare, causing number of mysterious deaths
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    • 214 18 London, March 27. A Federation of British Industries memorandum marshals arguments against the applio.ition of the remitted British portion of the Boxer indemnity to educational purposes, and on the other hand strongly supports the recommendations of the Tientsin Btitish Chamber of Commerce, adopted on February 1, in
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    • 61 18 L union, March 27. Moscow The Rost a Agency announces that M. Kozlov, the leader of the Mongo-!ian-Tibetan expedition, started yesterday for Mongolia. He is accompanied by M. Frezevalsky, a grandson of the celebrated Russian explorer. Kozlov will direct the further operations of his expedition, to which already
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    • 66 18 London, March 27. Moscow The Rosta Agency states that Mr. Sinclair’s counsel has decided not to appeal to the supreme court against the decision of the Moscow district court on the question of the Sakhalin concession, but counsel expects to receive the company’s final decision regarding this
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    • 57 18 London, March 29. The Hague The Government intend to semi the armoured cruisers Marten, Ilarpertz, Tromp and Jacob van Ileemskerck. two torpedo boat destroyers and hvo submarines for a cruise in the Baltic in the summer. They will visit Copenhagen, Stockholm, Riga, Reval and Helsingfors.
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    • 67 18 London, March 20. New ork The Japanese Ambassador, Mr. Matsudaira, in a speech before the Japan Society, intimated his intention, when the opportune moment arrives, to re-open the question of the exclusion of Japanese from America. lie was of opinion that the substantial evidences of Japanese-American friendship
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    • 49 18 London, March 27. Tokio The War Office formally announces the reduction of military forces, to be effective from May 1, including four division and eight brigade headquarters, 10 infantry, four cavalry and four arlilh iv legiments. and tour sapper and four cominisai iul balfca 1 ions.
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    • 62 18 Mr. Bruce’s Tribute to States. London, March 2(1 Adelaide: Mr Bruce, speaking Burnt, said Australia regarded the States as more than a great fS? power. It represented the realisation# aspirations they all had for Austmli.* tutu.,.. The coining visit of the Am" > .leet was not a mil,tar,Stic
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    • 202 18 London. March r ;j. In an address at the London Iron La Steel Exchange Sir Edgar dwelt on foreign competition in steel and pointed out that European and American markets hud been steadily closing to British producers and India. Canada and South Afiica had commenced to productsubstantially
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    • 222 18 London, March .‘ll. Moscow The Rosta Agency state* that two Polish Communist officers, who had been sentenced to death by a Polish court for an attempt to blow up the Warsaw fortress and who were to have been exchanged on the Russo-Polish frontier for two Poles and a
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    • 106 18 London, March 3D. Madrid An official communique/hitc.* that a column commanded by Souza, in cooperation with the flee the air force, effected a landing at ra Kazr Scquir, half way between t euta a Tangier, on the exposed Spanish p The enemy made a weak resistance.
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    • 64 18 London, Mrrdi -b New York A shipment of gold by parcel post to India has hei r rated owing to the refuel of a ’ine of steamers to tranship the Marseilles. The goM was theref re turned to N« \v York. H i-; 1,M t e
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    • 229 19 Need for Repressing Violence. London, March 31. note was sounded by the A ‘TKVnhSd, Secretary of State i:aH," in the course of an Indian for ln <li*.. louse of Lords to-mtfh e m ''o 11 e( cn t utterances oi "ill' L.ler C. It. Das,
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    • 321 19 London, March 30. A mi mher ot miners are trapped in the Montague pit. Scot.-wood, near Newcastle owii g to an inflow of water due to holing. Nearly 300 men were below when the .urgent occurred, but all except 33 escap- < il A rescue party which descended
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    • 95 19 j, London, March 31. u| I'.itvvc,.,!" ,as keen reach- alili ini, i, t 10 German and American nn ni of (lit,, .r 1 Kai d,r }K the re-establish- < Wo ***** between the ti„. f5 lh e German company will and W, r; ,rt ‘i5 r ,fic
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    • 45 19 N,, u v London, March 29. 1 "'lines th-.r vi hc cw York World anJ'dladi lp h j,; 1 Mr ,0 seph Widener, of "ser* s (lf llas Purchased from Lord °ui>\ ‘I 11 Titian’s Venus and ,oi,M ,,,Me i* estimated
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    • 149 19 Germany Revises Recent Proposals. London, March 28 The Times understands that Dr. Strose* nmnn has revised the proposals to the Allies and made it clear that the pact ientirely independent of any question of Germany’s eastern frontiers. The negonations can, therefore, proceed on the single issue of the
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    • 104 19 London, March 30. The House of Commons passed the second reading of the Merchant Shipping Bill. The bill gives effect to a nuiyber of draft conventions of the Washington Labour Conference, 1020. laying down the minimum age of employment for trimmers and stokers and compensating seamen who
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    • 102 19 London, March 31. Impressive incidents attended Evensong at St. Paul's Cathedral, this being the occasion of the last service under the dome prior to closing the eastern part foi the work of preservation, which is estimated to take six years. The services in the meantime will be
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    • 121 19 London, March 31. Paris The trial of cx-Capt. Sadoul by court martial opened at Orleans. On the application of the prosecution all charges except that of desertion weie withdrawn. Sadoul, W’ho is an ex-barrister, conducted his own defence and emphasised his services to France whilst in
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    • 60 19 London. April 1. The results of the first Labour budget, for thc financial year which closed to-day, show that instead of the estimated deficit of £7,946,000 sterling', after taking into account the supplementary expenditure, the surplus is £'8,668,884. The net decrease in revenue, compared with 1928-4, was £37,788,689,
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    • 74 19 London, March 27. Adelaide Mr. Bruce, in a speech at Burra dealing with national defence, said unquestionably any power that could send a force overseas could land men in many parts of Australia, where it would be impossible to reach and dislodge them. Consequently Australia ought to take
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    • 947 19 A Memorable Occasion. London, April 1. Jerusalem An interminable processior. of motor cars crawled up the slopes of the Mount of Olives last night to Government House, where Sir Herbert Samuel High Commissioner for Palestine, and i.aiiy Samuel gave a brilliant reception on the eve
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    • 108 19 London, April 1. Moscow The Soviets are ready to meet the solid elements of private capital, inviting them to pass from profiteering operations to normal trade with normal profits.” This was the statement of M. Steinmann, commissary for inland trade, in addressing a meeting of representatives of
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    • 93 19 Paris, April 1. According to the Echo do Paris, France will ask Germany firstly to .state her intentions regarding the Polish and Czecho-Slovakian borders and Austria secondly, whether she is disposed to accept all the obligations of the League of Nations thirdly, to engage to respect the Italian
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    • 71 19 London, March 30. Paris: Another step forwards bringing the aeroplane into greater favour in the Far East as a regular mode of transport is being taken by the departure for China and Japan of the well-known airman J. F. Laporte, holder of the world’s altitude* record
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    • 102 19 London, April 1. Now Y< ik AccoulinK to the news* papers, one of the largest commercial :-h transactions ever eoneluded in the !Tnited States has taken place in the nnchase by a New York h.uikimr syndicate headed by Dillon Read and Company, >f the Dodue Motors Company
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    • 91 19 London, March .‘SI. Berlin The collapse of a p.mt >on bridge erected by pioneers on the Weser between Veltbeim and Hausherge resulted in the drowning ef, it is believed, between r»0 and 100 Rciehswchr soldiers. London, April 1. Berlin Kighty-four men perished in yesterday’s accident on the
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    • 182 20 Statement in the House Of Commons. London, A pi il 1. In the* House of Commons, replying to Sir John Marriott with regard to complaints as to the prevalence of piracy in waters adjacent to Hongkong, Major Ormshy-Gore said steps had been taken to increase the number of
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    • 144 20 Commitments of the Various Powers. London, April 1. In the House of Commons, replying to Cdr. Bellairs, Mr. Bridgeman stated that on the basis of 11)24-25 the figures of British nuval expenditure represented about seven per cent, of the national expenditure. The present Japanese naval expenditure was approximately
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    • 64 20 London, March 26. Escorted by the destroyers Vendetta and Vampire, the Royal yacht is cruising «>ff the west coast of Italy. Their Majesties are enjoying sunny skies. Their Majesties landed at Leghorn and visited Pisa. They also disembarked at Castelamare and visited Pompei. Everywhere they receive ovations.
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    • 40 20 London, March 31. Riga The food disturbances at Leningrad which broke out on March 18 still continue. The unemployed destroyed a number of bakeries. Troops had to be despatched to the spot and arrests were made.
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    • 42 20 London, April 2. Washington The agreement reached in January between the Netherlands and the United States to refer the question of Ihe sovereignty of Palmas Island, in the Philippines, to arbitration was formally signed at the State Department to-day.
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    • 122 20 Paris, March 26. M. Horriot received General Hsu. (I Ia\iio. f London, March 31. Moscow An express from the Caucasus collided with u local train on the outskirts of Moscow'. Ten people were killed and 26 injured. Paris. March 31. The papers announce that two Flench savants have invented
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    • 77 20 (From Our Own Correspond^.) Hongkong, March 27. Fire broke out on the British India steamer Talma in the no. 3 hold, which was subsequently flooded. The departure of the steamer to Shanghai was delayed. 11.M.5. Moorhen successfully intervened when pirates attempted to commandeer a launch flying the British
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    • 54 20 (Aneta’s Service.) Batavia, March 31. In connection with the economic development of the southern part of Sumatra’s East Coast, the Koninklijke Paketvaart intends to establish a regular service between Singapore and Pakan Baroe. The Captain of the Scholten, from Tjisondari, fell into hold Xo. 1 and died
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  • 483 20 V> hen the news of the Hongkong Government’s offer of £250,000 towards the cost of the Singapore base circulated in Hongkong it aroused a great deal of interest and discussion among shipping men, and in many quarters the action of the
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  • 81 20 (1'i’om Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, March 27. I he marriage has taken place at St Georges Church, the Rev. Keppel Gamier officiating, of Mr. William I I'vr" ‘»«*nbes, Gopeng Consolidated, ami Miss Lilian May Walker. Mr. A H Coombes, manager of Gopeng Consolidated, gave away the bride. Before
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  • 977 20 (From Our Own Correspondent). Malacca, March 30. Over HO members of the planting community and their mercantile and professional friends attended the farewell dinner to the Hon. the Resident Councillor, Malacca, in the headquarters of the Malacca Volunteers on Saturday night.
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  • 640 20 (J'rom Our Own Correspondent.) Batavia, March 2° Thi> week has seen the last of the hi tourist liners which annually call it 1 liok and this means also the end of the American tourist season, at least as f ;i as Java is concerned. For the
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  • 2573 21 in tit i)H> and account i.A 'V w from the Sutto.-man. by one iVlM v ,>/ a tour among lhl ‘sw>. and Shuns in a Hctlel'i" ,f Burma, undertaken *’> :iUv Sir Harcourt Butler, with Ofi'n *sin K upon these tnbes
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  • 821 21 T!:«* following passengers kiv proceeding to Hi:rope by the Kunhgnr *vhich sailed or* Friday Mr. and .Mrs. II. \V. Strike, Mrs. I*, li. Cobb, Mrs. Sailor, Mr. and Mrs. F. Steel, Mine M. W. Henderson, Mien M. H«*gg, Miss A. K. Bartley, M,r. and Mrs. (i. Hawkins, .Mr. and
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  • 181 21 Lieut.-Col. F. II. W. Graham, D.S.O., f r '-< commanding the Malay States Volunteer Regiment, issued the following iart*well order On giving up Command >f the Malay States Volunteer Regiment, I would take this opportunity of thankng all ranks for the very loyal support -hey have invariably
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  • 2004 22 Weekly Reports of Singapore Firms. Messrs. Fraser and Go/s weekly n port, tlaicd April 1, states: A further considerable rise in the price <*f spot rubber has taken place during the past week and London stock« are once again down to the extent of 1*42 tons. As
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  • 163 22 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penane, March HO. A fatal accident resulted from a collision between a motor car and motorcycle which occurred yesterday afternoon nt the junction of Kimberley Street and the Hope Walk. The cyclist, chief clerk in the Registry of Deeds, succumbed to an injury to
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  • 129 22 AN (.US. On Mnrc’n 31, Ito Mr. nnd Mrs John Angus, of ITS, Upper Serangoon Road H daughter. IVnnng piipers please copy. ('HEW. On April 1, 1925, nt No. 9, Choc I.am Street, to Mr. and Mrs. Chew Keov. Rock, a son. Mother and child well, MATHTKU.—On Marclt 29,
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  • 209 22 Singapore, April EXCHANGE. On London, Brink 4 m/a ou Demand 3 Private 3m. credits p/4 n./o? On New York, Demand rr\~ Private 90 d/s On France. Bank i f 7 On India, Bank T. T. i?. <hi Hongkong, Hank T T. 2 nc On Shanghai, Bank d/d
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  • 483 22 MINING. Issue Val. Pd. Buyers Sellers £1 £1 Asam Kunibang 45/- 461 1 Batang Padang 0.00 0.05 1 1 Hitum Tin 1.05 1.70 £1 £1 Idris Hydraulics 31- 321 1 Johan Tin 0.48 0.50 10/-10/-Kampong 41/- 42 £1 IT Kamunting Tin 50/- 57/-cd. 10 10 Kinta Asso.
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    • 88 22 NOTICE All communication* for both the Strait* Times p.ntl the Straits Rudget should be addressed to the Head Office, Cecil and Stanley Streets, Singapore, Straits Settle mo tit The free price of the Straits Times te the United Kingdom and foreign countries is !*r>4 a year. The post free price
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  • 120 22 DEATHS A.\GT S. On Apr’l 1. 1025, at her residenc* Ktr.l, Yio Chu Kang Rond, Ada F. Angu? 97 years. T) J UZA 0n March 24, 1925, Caroline rolicin d> Souza (nee Sym*0, relict of the M V F 7, St. Thomas’? Walk, Singapore (1830-1925). DUNN. In London, on March
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  • The Straits Budget RUBBER SUPPLEMENT
    • 106 1 GeneralRubber Price Averages J London Rubber Stocks 1 'l'ht* Singapore Auctions 1 Rubber Forecasts j Sinyapore Rubber Asscn. Meeting l-~ Rubber Position 2 Rubber Items 2 Planters’ Conference 3 Rubber Smuggling Cases 3 l.oi-al Rubber Auctions 3 Rubber Problems 5 Heavy Fine in Rubber Case 5 Rubber Marketing 6
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    • 36 1 I ln average rubber prices in Singapore •'•iitl I London for the current Restriction «|iiart or for the period ending April 2 are as follows Singapore 05-3245 cents m,on Is. 6*8438d.
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    • 44 1 L ewi an( l >ea t’ s cable received I oiidon' u ,1° n^0M °6i ce on Tuesday gives t {u,)ht r stocks 943 tons down for now rnVt t dn,K March 28 The total low on hand is 18,018 tons.
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    • 109 1 It libber Chamber of Commerce mi Ration, held its 701st auction -atali'c, 'i 7 B lk^ n there was cfferH (5 v i M() lbs or 891 9 4 tons; 'b^feonT- 81 t0nS! S0 d (ion Spot. •Vow York ,s 8%d. k 42Ts cts. pkices REALISED. Sun
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    • 877 1 In an article last week we dealt with Shortage fears and rival forecasts and gave some calculations of output by Malaya based on Standard Production at 256,200 tons for the restriction area. Wc have since been supplied with an official forecast based on
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    • 120 1 The report of the Dominion Rubber Ltd., for the year ended December 111, 11)24, shows profit amounted t< Tls. 18,801.32 which added to the amou t of Tls. 3,775.3 G brought forward from the previous year, makes a total <»f Tls. 21,030.08. After deducting Tls. 8,337.25
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    • 1481 1 The annual meeting of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association was held at the Kxchange on Tuesday afternoon. Mr. II. S. Godwin (chairman) presided, supported by Mr. J. Donaldson (vice-chairman), and there was a good attendance of members. Mr.
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    • 647 2 RATANUI RUBBER ESTATE. The Chairman’ s Confidence Efficiency and Economy. The fifteenth annual general meeting of the shareholders of the Katanui Rubber Estate, Ltd., was held on March 4 at the registered offices, 7 Martin’s-lane, Cannon-street. E.C., Mr. W. Arthur Addin. ;eU (chairman of the company) presiding. The Chairman said:
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    • 70 2 I'lie Strait:; Times is not responsible for the opinions of its correspondents. Correspondents should bear in mind that letters must le short and to the point. Long i j mi lii.'j epistles are liable to be rejected or ruthlessly cut down. Correspondents must emit se their names, not necessarily
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    • 1018 2 To the Editor of the Straits Times. £;r,- Unfortunately, I have only just received a copy of Mr. Campbell’s address, of December G, 11)24, as Chairman of the Planters Association of Malaya, delivered ft Kuala Lumpur. It contains some very important considerations and 1 would venture,
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    • 279 2 \\e are indebted to Mcs.-rs. \Vj| s< Ho gate and Co. for a copy of the Kubbei a r C f London Statistics io.iimg with the position as known at the l of January. < The total import 1,10,1 ill Januaiy Kn roundly five hundred ton ncl r”-
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    • 297 2 Inventions piivilegos are printed t Mr. **<• Hopkinsor. <>f Now York in respect to a process ami apparatus for obtaining tul'ber from latex, ami to ?»lr. II. Gill of .Vngap.n o, in respect to improvements i:i rubier (roller) machines, or mangles. V very fine film, produced by the
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    • 1045 3 Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoli, Muu it llU e tin-r of the* Planters’! Th<- Jj al a y; i was held to-day, i w *Canipbell*l»rt»idin?:. •bo H.°»* m c e speaking as the reA* Kuala Selangor Plant'•rtStion on me subjevt of STS— of ■•'V;; -f
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    • 654 3 One mile north of Pulau Pisung, Johore on March 14, says tho Malay Mail,, tie Lalat captured a kotah manned by two Chinese, who were carrying ISO piculs 42 catties of rubber. The men wore produced before Inche Djafar, tie* Batu 1
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    • 692 3 Messrs. Barlow and Co. report Singapore, March 26. Since our last, we have had a firm market, and prices have advanced considerably. In the local sale, held yesterday, there was a good all round demand. Awarded sheet was withdrawn from auction, but,
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    • 747 3 The fifteenth ordinary general meeting of the Gcdorg (Perak) Rubber Estate, Ltd., was held on March 4 at the office of the company, 16, Philpot-lane, E.C., Mr. J. L. Loudcun-Sbaiid (the chairman) prey iding. The Chairman said: Gentlemen, the report and
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    • 3816 4 Four local rubber companies held their annual meeting* in Singapore on Saturday, the reports of which are as follows:— Jiukit Timah Company. The annual general meeting of the Bukit Timah Rubber Estates, Ltd. was held on Saturday at French Bank Buildings, there being present
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    • 977 5 3 The following report is officially suppli- «d:— n The ninth annual general meeting of the shareholders vf Connemara, Ltd., was H hold at the registered office of the coniH pany, 1, Cmbankment, Kuala Lumpur, on March 24. at 2.30 p.m., the
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    • 380 5 The fifth annual ordinary general meeting of the Stoughton (Perak) Rubber Plantations, Limited, was held on February 27, at 150, Mincing-lane, E.C. Mr. A. I*. Hadow, who presided, said that during the period covered by the accounts the price of rubber has fluctuated
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    • 763 5 Of the many problems that have confronted the rubber-producing industry during the last decade or so, probably none has received so much attention in print and elsewhere a» the method, or 'ack of it, of selling the raw product. The main theme for
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    • 704 5 The nineteenth ordinary general meeting of shareholders of the Indo-Mnlay Estates, Ltd., was held at the registered office of the company, Ambewatte House, Slave Island, Colombo, on March 21. Mr. H. V. Hill (Director) presided, and there were present Mr. Richard Martin, representing
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    • 62 5 A Chinese, named Tny Sink Kiong. \vh'» pleaded guilty in the Third Police Court on Wednesday to landing 20 piculs 01 catties of rubber at Boat Quay without a permit, was fined $500, or, in default, three months’ rigorous imprisonment. The rubber and twakow were
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    • 916 6 Mr. Arthur A. Buunmann writes to the) Times as follows I am prompted to write to you by the following sentences from Moberly He.'l and His Times Whenever a man who understands business seek* to put upon the market a commodity in which
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    • 331 6 Bah Lias.— Divd. 10 per cent., less tax. (Same as for 1922-2.1.) Glendon.—Divd. 5 per cent.for 1923-24; tarried forward £2,163. La was (Sarawak). —Int. divd. 5 per cent., loss tax, payable on March 9. Toerangie (Sumatra). —Divd. 10 per cent., less tax, against
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    • 173 6 The report of the Committee of the Penang Chinese Chamber of Commerce, to be submitted at the annual general meeting on March 28, has the following on the Rubber Restriction policy :—Restriction, originally introduced as a temporary measure, entered its third year on November 1. The
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    • RUBBER SHARE PRICES.
      • 341 6 Stock St k Par Ejcbanga Par Value. Company. Prices. i Value. Company. Price*: £1 Arvplo-Malay 26/3 iM Linmri w,/ £1 Ayer Kuning 36/3 !o/ London-Asiutic i tl Jlakap Plantna 10/ ,a f u S iu/o Malacca (Old) s I, Jj a k“'' an Malacca
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      • 700 6 ITv V 'value Dividend, Fra/cr* *l%, orAA r Company Co. Evatt. K PC. mt. a'c year 29-2-25AHenby <*l) 1.40 1.50 1.40 l.« ]OO,OOO 1 5 p.c. mt. a/c year 30-9-26A10r Gijah ($1) l.io 1.20 1.05 1.15 15 p.c. year 31-3-24 ..A. Hitam ($5) 11.00
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