The Straits Budget, 4 September 1925

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  • 29 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES [ESTABLISHED EIGHTY YEARS. J >l>. 'l. Singapore, Friday, September 4, 1925 Price 25 cents (S.S. Currency) or 7d.
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  • 421 1 m)KUS- e H',V V.ar I•<•!'!* 2 Hjhc Opium Reserve Kiilim: Our People Hli, Income Tax ■RuhU r Position K, m n S i keis 4 H|« L:nm>. Reuter and imperial H .-1■.11g Past Week’s News 21-24 Hrluro ■Malaya Cup Teams IJ ]:„\al Sussex Sports 13 Hi;,. S, >'tits at
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  • 3841 1 Mr. T. 13. Cocker is granted eight months’ leave. Dr. J. S. Sloper, M.D., M.R.C.P.,1 (London) has returned from leave. Mr. L. G. Attenborough, manager, Ipoh 1 Tin Dredging, Ltd., is going home on leave shortly. An exequatur has been extended to Mr. A. K. Andree, as
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  • 38 2 We are informal that the r of Johore s donation 0 f $2oS“ Vern »«s distributed among in r m »s lo r Malay fishermen living n ff’ Senggarang and Benot. hc
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  • 99 2 In his report on tin* Koree for the year l<J2t N Denham says A new motor U,. G l been sanctioned by Government ik-u 1 "ill prove tho;Zhi rh "k: factory m contra-distinction to rt„ launches which the Marine P r t,! present possess. Much, however tC 1
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  • 110 2 It might be inferred from a phra«t ov.v leader of August 27 that the who 1 the debenture and other debts of"Pulau Bulang Rubber and Product Co? puny have been already paid otT. Th not quite the case. The actual posit,; is that the Trustees feel so confident
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  • 122 2 hor the first time since IDIB, the Ross Cup was competed for by the Johort Volunteer Rifles, on August 22. The competition, which combines section leading, tactics, use of ground and cover an: accurate fire, was carried out on the Johore Bahru Rifle Range. Owing tt various
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  • 187 2 News was received at the office of the French Tin Mining Company, Kampar, by cable to the effect that Monsieur TGilnieki. the Company’s General Manager, who had been on lea\e and was returning to the F.M.S., has been killed in a motor* car accident in
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  • 226 2 F rom the Straits Times of Saturda}» August 2G, 1805. There was no delivery of ice from t r b e House, on Sunday, and all that exc« lively hot day residents were left withou. enjoyment of a luxury which, when on« indulged in, becomes in a
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  • The Straits Budget
    • 1093 3 France owes to her sturdy ally. StraitTimes. August *2S. r, ...duple matter of business, the warj tI M .itiwM between Britain ami France; tSui.>: France owes Britain G2Sj s*. '•lint:, and she owes the Unitedj c..,i x!2 millions sterling. We on the 4 1 owe the United
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    • 1119 3 -Straits Times, August 21*. We find a tendency to assume that th taking of ten million from the funds of the Colony and placing it, with twenty millions from the Currency (iuarantm* Fund, in an Opium Revenue Reserve is causing anxiety a.~ to the future p >li
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    • 1053 3 Straits l inns, An/ust hi. \V<* made a reference on Saturday to the dreadful neglect of sanitary areas in Singapore, drawing for that purpose ori the report of Doctors Hoops, Kinlayson, Hunter and Dawson presented in 102:1 on the subject of tuberculosis. Wo pointed out that whereas
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    • 1142 4 I’nitni ICiniT'lom.” Mira its Tiim**. S«*>it IjiIm'I* 1 We have reeiived matter which would take lip a pretty considerable quantity* of our space from Mr. Kellie Smith in r**ference to Income 'Fax in (iriat Drituin. d iie pitii of vviiat he has to say is contained in
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    • 1103 4 -Straits Times, September 2. Anoth»*r fall in London stocks, by marly a thousand tons during the pa-t week iij»> >ent ;übl*er tip again to over .‘*s. thl., while the local price is l.’W, or about f>d l».r pound It**s. Koundly the difference is IT rents iu loeal currency
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    • 1049 4 tho majority -must ruio.—Slttiit-, Tii.iSeptember Coddle one industry and you yourself compelled to coddle a!!, rhe co»* strike was dodged at a cost of T1 r twelve millions to the taxpayers, and thu* ink is not much more than dry on tnagreement made when we are r*r“ht up
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  • 573 5 There as a full gathering of hicmilh i> o, the Singapore Bar ,n tlie Supreme t 'U't on Monday, v.mn lutru*. i*:t:-eiu-e was mad.* to tho d-ath of the hut Mr. M. .1. Upcott, senior jumiicr of tin
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  • 95 5 Our KU!a kr.mpur e .otw-uh no* n., wi: n: *«y» Vl 1 fnrtumi*o.y did 'tot •rA.v« r !l 1 nr.-uvnd two nijits ;;o i ;Ik* h;<- mill* Dp.man: uni Road. A I'.mk onip ovci on Bungfsur ostai* v;.- iv'urniwr home his motor eyed* v.;;«*n r; :i nwm
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  • 1409 5 Th appeal of the Deputy Public Prosecutor in the matter of B ogus Name Proxies which arose out of the Perklinssoll case, was hoard before the Chief •iusti.l, Bir Lionel Woodward, and Mr. .Justice lbane, at Kuala Lumpur, and wa> dismissed. Their
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  • 380 5 Singapore will poe me of the lan?- at covered mosques ir> Ihe world wh«r* tfif* present Suit an \»osque ut the corner <r Arab Street and Ninth Bridge Roa<l has 1m i n re-buiit. This work i-, to comntence shortly, and will
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  • 2938 7 l(i .:v.:(h»kinjf knuckleduster was pro- ,i a"> mi exhibit in trie Ui triet Lour’ i.,.•' wneii *i .iptiun v .'■»■>i .»4. ~l xteumer u! v ,i witn causin' grievous huit \!i <i. ti. li >i'Kins, tiie jazz drummer r ...i.h Hotel
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  • 463 7 The first annual gem al meet ini' of the Kuehai Tin Dredging Company, Limited, was held on Friday in the offices of the iiipiin;, .‘darket Street, Mr. .1. M. JSime presiding and others present being Messrs. S. (J. Wong. .1. A. I’iias, K.
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  • 177 7 The following an; among the cases in thi; month's Supreme t mirt list: James I ones Miller and another v. W. H. T. Fogden and another. Lee Chwoe Keow Neo v. the P. and O. Banking Corporation, Ltd. (incorporated in Kngl.and) and
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  • 821 8 Singapore was on August 27 llic scene oi the first Fasti rn recital of a young pian ist who should have a gnat future before him. The name of Misehu Levitzki may not yet b<* a household word, at any rati.* to
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  • 652 8 Tin* report of tin* Water De.partmt.nt Singi oe.je Municipality, for tlv- yei r 19 2 4 was signed by Mr. Francis E. Mu-sm. who ias since retired. In this connect «»n tu tates “Mr. S. G. Williams. M. Inst, C.K.. Water
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  • 179 8 Our Kuala I.umpur correspondent writes on August 27 :—The local police are at present on the tracks of an unknown man, who is alleged to have murdered a Chinese basket-maker living at the District Hospital. The deceased, it is stated, entered the District Hospital about five years
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  • 713 8 Wo take the f >ll rv.ing extracts fioru the repoti on the v.orking ol the Government Monopolies Department for ID-4 The amount d cnaudii »I<l tor eonsump* tion in tht* Colony (excluding Christmas island) was 1,t?4.870.4 ttihns, which is 1 47,178.1.3 tnhiis loss
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  • 85 8 Their Highnesses the Sultan and Sultana of Trengganu, who are on a visit to Singapore, were the guests at a tea party at the sea-side residence of Mr and Mrs Wing Loong (Ng Seng Choy) at Chang: '•ii Sunday. A pleasant time was spenl and
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  • 594 8 S»miU'I>co two years’ H K orr.„, mt iunment and ten strokes wlh t) lH n was impeded by the* Disti i t .lu Frankly n Robinson, n Fri-kv -V* r ,m th r e Chint ap s.s. Benlumond who wore i
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  • 159 8 Eastern United Assurance C orp. The report of the directors of Eastern United Assurance Corpor. for the year ended June 30, > s that in the fire department, the prem income less re-insurances amo-ats $101,479.50. The net claims paid outstanding amount to 43.97 per cent, of the not prenioni come,
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  • 72 11 V1 a jt* Times is not responsible for j j... ,,f j. s corr. spondents. Com- 'i 1 (‘T siioubl bear in mind tlu.t lexe rs n ,nd to the poi.it. l.*mg ties urv 1 in hie l o be rejected or 1 7 n ,in\vil. t oivespondeius Imis!
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  • 325 11 *fo the Editor of the Straits Times, g r -Apropos my letter which you were! l enough to publish in your columns on I v'tui'iny la L V l havt l,t Ain tr( att l to a l 'n-MV sight in battery Road this morning 1 l
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  • 359 11 Unfit to Govern.” T.» the Editor of the Straits Times. I Sir, —1 have the utmost respect fori h si* people called “moralists.” Their I p-.ritivi i* unquestionably to do good. Blit I 1 have a horror of their methods, or I lather method, which is to prohibit and I
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  • 204 11 the Editor of the Straits Times. s r -The Municipal Commissioners j lV decided to construct a 70-ft. road lun z Haig Road. Nearly half of the °n both sides of this road are fivately owned or estates. There are 't inany houses on either side
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  • 189 11 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.1 crave the privileges of space in your journal for the following. A few days ago I had invasion to go to a certain rubber estate in ,J.*hoie. 1 was employ* d oil that estate in 19iN and at that time
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  • 662 11 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —I rend with great int rest the letter that appeared in your valuable journal of the 2*5th. instant, written by one Mr. Chowdhuri regarding a (uoperative Society for mercantile clerks. The suggestion i> a splendid one, that deserves the
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  • 631 11 To the Editor of the Straits Tinier Sir, I am at least as ignorant of accountancy, that abstruse subject, as the ordinary layman but there are many things about these proposals which seem very extra.mlinary. Our legislature appear to have decided that we have some .$.'50,000,000 of
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  • 170 11 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, I have read many letter- in >ur papers about th" buses, regards tie ir speed etc. but there is another thing th* y do which is veiy dangerous, and that is they pass cars at a good speed, and as
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  • 146 11 T > the Editor of the St raits Times. Sir.—You taught us miw to pray “Ixinl* give us men.” I find that this is nut irx th«* Prayer Hook, hut. in view of the conditions of our dear dty and the helplessness of the public t.) do
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  • 914 11 To tin* Editor the Strait?; Times. Si*’, During the lasi, two months since the Secamat case against Kuuehnn Nair and ***** Nair was concluded I hav«r read and heard such uncomplimentary remarks about Ihe trying Magistrate* Mr. \V. N. Courlay, for tiis refusal grant an adjournment when
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  • 472 12 An action was commenced in the Supreme < ourl on W ednesday, before Mr. Jus* to Deane, in which Mr. (George L vj xiued Mr. Henry Bolter for $l,. r UiO. damage for breach of two agreements under which he was engaged
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  • 136 12 A Chinese, named Tam Yew Yam, appealed in the Supreme C urt on Saturday, for leniency in the matter of <**- 1 rearing a surety of $fi00 put up by him H Chinese who has absconded after having been sentenced to thoee
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  • 1166 12 1 A meeting of competitors and official: in the recent motor cycle reliability tria was held in the Kxchange Room on Mon* oay evening under the presidency of Mr D* P* (Iritiiln-Jwiies, chairman of the Singapore Automobile Club, who wh> supported by Mr.
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  • 291 12 Ihc amazing recovery of Miss Polly J eskey, sister of the Rev. James Tcskev, or Singapore, after suffering from parat>>is for lb years is described in a newspaper cutting forwarded to us by Mr Teskey, together with an extract from hi*
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  • 237 12 V 1 K V, a,a Lum P ur correspondent Monday:—The trial was comnjenced to-day in the -assize court before Mr. .Justice Parrer Manby, with Messrs. K. Mackenzie and S. D. Seer as f Teh i Kim Sen a n,iddleas who is allowed to have stabbed to death an
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  • 913 12 Inc 2nd battalion of the- oh.l Kitlos, now stationed at T- 7 tine to leave i„ 0ct01,'.,, L I"”,"*’ C ow "If to a cbanjtu i„ th« nienta, theu’ departure will i, 'i arr ang a month or two. H !f' unfortunate that the Bta efficient battalion
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  • SUPPLEMENT TO THE STRAITS BUDGET
    • 61 13 In the final of the Malaya (up placed at the Stadium, Singapore, on Saturday, Singapore heat Selangor hy 2—l, after a very exriting game. In the photograph, is Sir (ieorge Maxwell, <\M.<;., seated behind the cup, and on his left is Mr. J. M. Sime, President of
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    • 93 13 Thf annual spuria meet in* of 2nd lln. the Itoyal Sussex ItoKimenl were held at Tanulin mi Saturday. I lie indixiduul championship was won by l.ieut. Matthews, the 22 It yards and was placed in most of the in riant events, hut Corporal Pace the winner of the
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    • 28 14 amp Pitching. 11. H. The Raja .Muda Sampling the Food. Deputy Commissioner. Mr. 1.. R. Wheeler. Inspection by Commissioner. /’Won. hy A* Colowh
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    • 58 15 1*1101 o. I&gt;y Shi,ho, I t.l Sultan's Palace, Medan. Photo by l\ Si in hi &gt;11^ Kenjr Hua Hlooms. I'lloto V II .S Kn trance to Sultan’s Mosque, Medan. I'lmto I v O l\ Sinnnnir* Customs* Wharf at llulu I ’a hat. I’ltn'o l&gt;\
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    • 26 16 A roup at the Mala} a Reception. July »*&gt;. Reconstructed Rubber Tree. Press. Hygiene and Shipping. On the Edge of Johore Straits. h\ j TrcuMtit
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    • 25 17 A Malay Boy of Balu I’ahat. /’/m7o f\v I' I Tnuscin. Pantai, a Daughter of Ind. I*hotn /»v -S' l\ Sihh,il,t
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    • 35 17 Central Police Station, Johorc Hahru. Rest House, Port Dickson, Johori* Hahru Market. h if ir, liy I J I 1 1 s i ii Muar I cm i &gt;&lt;\ Af &lt; iihi
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    • 98 18 (.unu&lt; in' Salak. 7,l»oo It., lo miles fr.im ltata\ia. Its last eruption, as long ai&gt;o as 1 mi choked the ri;ers with fallen tries and \olcanie refuse as to tender the old fit&gt; of Jakatra (llutavia) uninhabitable. On the rinht. a topical mountain slope. The Old
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    • 49 19 Rest House on (iunong l*i!hii. tuff aloes used for Timber Drugging. Trigonometrical Station, (iunonu Pulai. Pumping Station, (burning Pulai. I'llntus h\ 7 /i .'&lt; •&gt;« H. View in Seremhun. Near thi* Keservoir, Johore Hahru. l*hofn. hy I J Ih iisi iii Koad in Rubber Instates, Kamban
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    • 127 20 'Choir Ilighnossos iho Sultan and Sultana of Trongganu ha\o boon on a \isit to Singaporo, and on Sunday wore the guoMs at a toa part} at tho soa-sido rosidtnce of Mr. and Mrs. Wing l.oong (Ni; Song I’hoy) at Changi. Kight to loft Mr. Wing l.oong.
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  • PAST WEEK’S IMPERIAL AND GENERAL NEWS Contained in Reuter and Special Telegrams.
    • 3067 21 [Atil’TEft TELEGRAM.3 London, August 27. Durbii* Trouble similar to that affect* i, ha jpw in English and Australian ports an wan* to have threatened the Sandgatc &lt;Vt.. bound for America, which was be d tip by the crew
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    • 103 22 London, August 27. Washington It is reliably stated that the Government observers do not see any hope °f averting a stoppage of work in the anthracite coalfields on September 1. London, August 28. Philadelphia The Miners’ Union has ordered a strike in the anthracite coalfields on September
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    • 90 22 London, August 28. Details have been issued of a £.'{0,000.000 Anglo-American scheme for dealing with the goods traffic in London by means of an underground railway connecting all the principal goods terminals and the London docks. The scheme is now being considered &gt;r a committee of representatives of
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    • 887 22 London, August 27. From the British point of view the importance of the debt otter lies in the modification of the policy emhoiiied in the famous ilalfoui memorandum, which necessitated payment of at least i'20,000,000 a year
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    • 393 22 London, August 27. Kabul Marshal Lyaute.v has been summoned t«&gt; 1 narco lo confer with th»* Government. Marshal IVtain meanwhile assumes the direction of eperations. London, August 27. Paris Although a siroeo impelled aeroplanes, French tanks were very olfective in to-day’s operations. In spite
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    • 102 22 London, August 28. It is probably cold comfort for victims of the* earthquake in l'okio and Yokohama to hoar that they were not victims of u brutal, meaningless catastrophe, but a sacrifice for the safety of the race, vet that was the harden of the address* of Professor
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    • 280 22 London, August 23 1 ,n is An official state in cm nothing has happened in Svrii iK tli4t robe! attack on Damascus V U *‘l** tlu! on the 21th inst., the rebels r -thin* I Jabei. It adds that General Surm K
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    • 125 22 London, August 28. Vienna: A crisis has ovtr’aken the Zion is organisation. At yest» may’s meeting «&gt;f the Zionist Congress Dr. W cizmann. who was popularly reputed to have convet led the Karl of Balfour to Zionism, resigned from the executive committee following a vote of confidence which,
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    • 122 22 London, August 27. Paris The German reply to yesterday's French note was handed to M. Briatul. It agrees as to the continuance of the negotiations and announces the despatch of a jurist to L&lt;v.doii to confer with the allied experts. London, August 27. Berlin: The vagueness of
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    • 122 22 London, August Berlin: The banking* consortium cd with the liquidation of tht- Stin concem announces the successful &lt;'"rrp\ tion of its labours, by w’hi'h the conip-y 1 debts of 120,000,000 marks will be my paid and a further 20.000,000 marKfli expected to remain to the credit ot Stinnes’
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    • 828 23 London, August 27. m The whole morning sitting of 'advisory committee on opium was de1 ted to discussion of the British pronu.al regarding the export of opium from flu, Persian Gulf. Sir John Jordan expressed the opinion i/.t import certificates had done more
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    • 145 23 London, August 30. Canton The Canton Government has replied to the British Consul-General disclaiming that it published or approved the coastal shipping regulations mentioned on the 18th inst. A Canton message dated August 18 seated The Chinese authorities have drawn up rules with
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    • 152 23 London, August 27. Baghdad A serious attack was made on the Nairn trans-desert motor convoy between Baghdad and Beirut, 34 miles from Damascus. A party travelling in powerful eight-cylinder cars was held up by brigands from the district bordering on Jebel-Druse
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    • 263 23 London, August 31. San Francisco Two seaplanes are starting on a 2,100 mile flight to Hawaii, which will be a new distance record. Each machine has a span of 72 feet, weighs 1,000 pounds and is equipped with 500 horse power engines and wireless with which to communicate
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    • 197 23 London, August 29. Buenos Aires Three hundred guests assembled at the British Chamber of Commerce luncheon in honour of the Prince of Wales piesided over by the British Minister. Thu Prince afterwards delighted 3,000 British b »ys and girls from 07
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    • 238 23 London, September 2. Sydney Mr. Stokes, the Lord Mayor, in the course of a civic welcome to the members of the Empire Press Conference, said he hoped they would acquire a better understanding and a keener appreciation of Australia’s aims and problems as a result of their
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    • 118 23 London, September 2. t Geneva The thirty-fifth session of League of Nations Council assembled privately and drew up the agenda. Subsequently there was a short public sitting at which it was decided, inter alia, to submit to the forthcoming Assembly the report of the temporary slavery committee
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    • 50 23 London, August 27. Manila The Italian airman. Col. di Pinedo, has arrived here. London, A'jgu-t L’v Rome Colonel di Pined*) telegraphed that he is held up in Manila owing to violent typhoons and is considering flying t&gt; Tokio via Shanghai for the purpose of avoiding the storms.
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    • 38 23 Paris, September 2. At Beirout the representative council ol Lihan passed a unanimous resolution on the occasion of the anniversary of Liban’s independence expressing admiration for the French army and affection f*&gt;r the mandatory bower.
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    • 188 23 LnnJon, August 27. Marseille:; The Socialist Congress’s difficulty in finding a text fur a resolution n guiding the security pact acceptab.e to the British as well as the French and tierinun delegates has been overcome ny the peace committee agreeing to a resolution insisting
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    • 157 23 London, August 28. Riga A reversal of previous policy is contained in the resolution passed by ihe central committee of the Communist party reinstating the rights of pre-resolu-tion technical specialists in all branches of industry and granting them improved housing conditions and facilities for education of their childivn and
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    • 81 23 London, August 28. It is officially announced that the Gove mine lit have decided to resume full official and diplomatic relations with Mexico. The outstanding differences have been satisfactorily settled. The present Consul-General, Mr. Norman King, will be Charge d’Affaires pending the appointment of a Minister. London,
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    • 101 23 London. August 2/. Honolulu The yacht Lloise, flagship of the San Francisco Yachting Club, which started on July 10 with three other yachts on a JUiOO mile race from San Francisco to Tahiti, was seized on proceeding home from Tahiti because the commander is alleged to have failed to
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    • 85 23 London, Ai gust ."1 Koine The submarine Veaiero has not returned to her b; se from the naval manor uvres. Aeroplanes, destiovers and uhtnnrines ate searching for the Vcnicro by day and night. Ships are using the hydi nphonic apparatus London, September 2. Koine The search for the
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    • 1534 24 Italian Debts. London, September 1. Washington The Treasury announces that the Italian Debt Commission is expected to arrive on October 15. Missionaries Released. London, September I. Shanghai: All the kidnapped missionaries were released on August 30. All uie well. Fire on Steamer. London, September 1. Port Said
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  • 99 24 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, September 1. It is learned that a serious situation has ansen at Prai as a result of there being no railway trucks to convey goods. It is understood that 3,000 packages arc waiting for despatch. The Harbour Board authorities have refused
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  • 164 24 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Hongkong, August 2x Rating has broken out in Cam a.so in Tungshan, the foreigners’ dential suburb, as a sequel to the Vi, Sl Ministers assassination. The wl latlcc Cadets are determined to disarrn ,S mp u° a are
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  • 87 24 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, August 28. Mr. A. W. H. Hamilton, Deputy Commissioner of Police, in charge of the Detective branch, has been appointed to the vacancy caused in the Political Intelligence Bureau Singapore through the appointment of
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  • 66 24 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Weltevreden, September G. The Government have ordered the deportation to China of two Chinese journalists and two other Chinese owing to th? agitations in connection with the China civil war, which threatens to become action against the
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  • 88 24 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, August 2?. In connection with the death of a Chinese, as the result of coming in contact with an electric wire Mr. Sennett, at the Coroner’s inquiry, found that death due to shock from electrocution. He returned a verdict of accidental death,
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  • 87 24 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, September 1At the annual meeting of the L&gt; n Theatres, Mr. Fung, presiding, said tna the total gross receipts for the year unae review exceeded last year’s by u despite competition. Ninety P l ’r cel had been paid in interim dividends
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  • 51 24 (From Our Own Correspondent). Penang, August -L A Chinese tongkang with seven &lt; H pa.its capsized in a heavy sea d ul storm off the coast of Sumatra. Two not been seen, but five have been r f up by a sampan and brought Penang by the
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  • Sporting News and Notes.
    • 2792 25 Football at its best was seen at the -a uj'i-rn on Saturday afternoon, when Singapore defeated Selangor by two y t,, ,ne m the Ma! i.va Gup final, and n tl.e cup for the fouith time since the '•i'mpctition was inaugurated. is
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    • 253 25 Encouraging (lame Among Asiatics. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, August 2D. To encourage the Rugby game amongst Asiatics in Malaya, Mr. Alan I&gt;»ke hat offered a handsome silver cup for competition betwwn Asiatic teams in the country on the same lines as the Malaya Cujp competition. Malaya Cup
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    • 1544 26 [Reuter Telegram.} I 1 inc Howling hy Hniddell. Low scoring was the rule in the B.C.t Lournuni, n» game played on th* padao&lt; On Saturday, in which the I'ub.i- Service Cml I.aw beat the Etcetera-- hy five runs The p. S. and L. hatted firs', and wen out for
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    • 56 26 rReuter Telegram.1 U.S. Amateur Championship. [Reuter Telegram.1 London, August 81. Oakniont: In the national amateur golf championship 186 competitors teed off’ loan IK hole round for the 16 places in the comjjetitmn proper. Jones, the holder. McKenzie a sensational 71 1-ownes 76, Carter 77, Foster ami Daily &lt;9. Marston
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    • 1350 26 Second Hoden-Kloss Trophy I Race. 3 I I (Contributed.) yl Tl-r- second race of the series for the I Bnden Kl".-&gt;s Trophy took-piace on Sun. I day rnir.g in, light and variable but J I very pleasant breezes. From dawn until a.m. h avy clouds and a misty ainio.I
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    • 369 26 Ke\‘s Sensational Win. Battling 1 Key is making ijuite a ropuiatinn a&gt; a pruvider of thrills. His contest with Makatangay at the* Happy Val e.v on Saturday night was as exciting as hi; two with Domy Santos, and that i&lt; saying a good deal. There wa* plenty j ot
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    • 57 26 The August Spoon competition of Singapore Ladies’ Ride Association M dive at Seletar, on August 27 and rc.-u.--us follows 300 ‘2OO 100 V. yds. yds. yds. N‘*t Mrs. Th »mas 20 30 30 80 &lt;’ Mrs. Fraser 2 4 ‘2O 28 72 I": Mrs. Mugliston 20 2d 23
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    • 251 27 [Reuter Telegram.] Aml jjins Lose in l .S. hintil. [Reuter Telegram.] London, August 27. I,, the national double i’a'frM.n am! Hawkea baat u ,j williams &lt;&gt;—-1 (5 V' 1 |oiui:.t('ii and firilUn la at Tild,-; bTlV. 7-9. 7 I rndm, August 2^. .1,.,,. t -/u is'.ii t-.v.U Haw
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    • 506 27 Manna’s Price Hprdeninj;. fReuter Telegram.] London, August 28. St. l«cger bett'ng t&gt;n Manna has hardened V 3—1 taken and offered. London, August 31. To-diy’* ca l over for the St. LegeIdanm wa&gt; favourite at 7-2 taken and &lt;u7ered. London, September 1. Saucy Sue was scratched for the St Lcgar
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    • 536 27 Fine Weather for Regimental Meeting. Tho annual sports meeting of 2nd Bn. the Royal Sussex Regiment were held at langun on Saturday, and was favoured witn tine weather, a varied and interesting programme being carried through .van much success. I ho individual championship was won by Lieui. Matthews,
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    • 48 27 [R»*ut»*r T&lt;*Wnini.1 London. August ’’A Port Washington: The Baby Bo .t lou-ger, owm.nI and :&gt;i' &gt;ted bv nleb Brage. of'tbe Column. Yacht Club. Now Yor, w„n the gold co emblematic of the s-v-e! boat ehampionshlo if America, for the second year in v.o e-- on.
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    • 129 27 A k-*en game &lt; f hockey w.i&gt; s.&gt;,*n oMonday at Telck Ayer, when the Y.M.C.A were opposed to the R.E. The ball tru veiled at a good pace owing to the hard ness cf the ground and long passing wa. the order of the day. Ju the first half
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  • 325 27 Birthday Celebrations In Singapore. The birthday of Her Majesty Queen Wiihelmina of the Netherlands is observ•»*l on Monday and the Dutch community in Singapore with their countrymen in Java and Sumatra are duly celebrating a great national festival. The Dutch have a gift for celebration when the
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  • 184 27 Mr. .Justice Deane presided at a special Assize held in the Surpemo Court on i ue &lt;luy to try the Chinese who was charged with tile murder of two Chinese members of the crow of the Blue Funnel steamer Euryiules. The evidence for
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  • 82 27 Mr. G. H. Matthew, living at Raffle Hotel has reported to the police that on Monday night $4,1 "&gt;7 in cash was stoic i from his room. The police have the matter in hand, but no arrests have been
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  • 731 27 We have received from the hon. secretary of the Struits Settlements (Singapore) Association the reply of the Government to the report of the special subcommittee of the association on special service prophylaxis. It is dated August 21 and is as follows Sir, J
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  • 48 27 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, August 21. A disastrous landslide occurred at Telolc Kruin mine near Ipoh yesterday and buried alive nine persons, including four women and a nirl of thirteen. Six dead bodies have been recovered, and the others have been rescued seriou-ly injured.
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  • 881 28 (From Our Own Correspondent). Malacca, August 28. It was decided at the annual general meeting of the Malacca St. Andrew's Society to celebrate St. Andrews Day with a dance to be held in Malacca C:uo. The members appointed as oftice-bearers tor the year
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  • 375 28 An unusual case was heard in the 1 Second Police Court on Saturday, when a Chinese, named Ng King Wan, was charged with fortune-tolling. Evidence was called to show that the accused told the fortunes of several people, and that they went
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  • 500 28 The following passengers have arrived in the Straits from home by the P. and O. steamer Karmala Mr. J. Anderson, Mr. Baker, Mr. 11. Bancroft, Mr. K. Ca’mford. Mr. Chisholm, Mr. F. O. Davies, Mrs. J. Dinner*. Mr. J. K. Davies, Mr. J. R. J. Dalton, Dr. and Mrs.
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  • 380 28 A collision between two motor-cara on the Bukit Timah Hoad on Good Friday i night had a sequel in the Supreme Court on Thursday, before Mr. Justice Deane, when Mr. James Innes Miller and Mrs. Miller, of Johorc Bahru, sued Mr. W.
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  • 138 28 A case was mentioned in the Third Police Court on Tuesday in which Chua Yew Yek, of €4, Japan Street, a well-known m* rchant, was charged at the instance of the Monopolies Department with being in possession of non-Government chandu. The
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  • 84 28 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, September I. In view of to-day’s Chinese festival an unusual number of pig&lt; were slaughtered and brought in from the abbatoirs last night in lorries instead cf in handcarts. Whilst the lorries raced past the notorious Lahat Road junction and going down
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  • 97 28 Action taken at a General Committee Meeting held on August 28, included the following:— Decided by nine votes to eight that the original proposals regarding the Lorong Krian Improvement Scheme should be carried out in their entirety. Decided that enquiries should be made as to the fee which
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  • 135 28 £&lt;l\vin dr Souza, the weli-U.,*-. boxer, was charged in the *«t|l Court on August 2K i n .•'•SI extraordinary affair which t. ,‘,k a house in Joo Chiat Ho;.d Vv* cf 27th ultimo. It is alleged that de Souza returns h.s house
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  • 99 28 The seizure of large quantities chandu, valued at over s4rt,u9o, n Do*H the steamer Van Cloon at Singapore August 25 and 26 had a sequel in u* District Court on Wednesday, when Captain Hagenziehen, master of to* vessel, was fined $l,OOO.
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  • 149 28 The following is the pass li.-t of tS« Autumn professional examination ia connecti n with King Edward YU College of Medicine. Final Examination for the Diploma of L.M.S—M. G. Dicum, Miss S. f). (iunatilake, S. Manikasanay, A. Muruga.-u, S. Sanmugam, S. Sinnadurai. H. Stubbs, Miss
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  • 116 28 A young motor mechanic of ,n 1 named Louis Ebert, and who s‘y seif the world’s Trotter, ha." Singapore on a walking tour ..r vh globe. He has taken twelve days to com* from Penang and hopes to fini-n n &gt; by the end of five
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  • 125 28 Mr. J. L. Humphreys,. British Kedah Government, has issue'* *&gt; big statement: —By Wticie Treaty made between Great (&gt;( Siam on March 10, 1900, it K "vj j,l that the Government of the r. 1 j y n e assume the of Jv n Siamese Government. The t
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  • 249 29 ,,f the important work** to be underbv *he Municipality in the near jw t ne reeonstruction of two Singa- &gt; one crossing vio* Roehore 1. a the other the Sinrapnre River. I-'-.y ltUM of these schemes will be P ,Uv welcomed,
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  • 289 29 ,i- :n g by the greet saCce-s of Wednes r.ight’s carnival bell to ccb hrate t .1! g of the Adel phi Hot el'* new bullr in the extension- and the provision for on seveial evenings a week arc :\vh itunreciated. Th( hotel
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  • 182 29 r r ;c’ 0,d regret the d :.‘h of Mr. MeAl -Mer and ,,,’’1'“ General Hospital 0*1 Saturday b'ciii blood-pxi so ning. The dt*- "'us troubled wit h a 1 bsc essed v k. and the inflaming t in
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  • 521 29 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Koala l.urnpur, fetju- inter 2. An aj.pli.'itior- by the St; talar, 1 Oil Co. re&lt;juc*ti»!;* th“ Sanitary t“ call f *r tenders for all rtands for th« sale of petrol eli uteri eonsideiable dNcus.xion at this moming’s
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  • 211 29 (From On* Own Correspondent.) Penang, August 31. Among other matters discuss' d nt the m »nthl&gt; meeting of the St aits Settle-nur-.ts (Penang) Association va« the p’e'alenco of malarial mosquitoes in vnriou* j iaci's outside the Municipal limits. It vas decided
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  • 45 29 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, September 2. In connection with the drawing of tin Million Tical Lottery in .January* !*i*t df finite ehargt s of fraud v..-." *"-&lt;1 .y lodg fd against Phya No:;di-'i u:d five others.
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  • 239 29 We regret to record the death of Captain James Fmiih Scott, a very wellknown figure in shipping circles here, who passed away at the Grosvenor Hotel on Wednesday afternoon. The iate Captain Scott, who was aged C'J, was probably the doyen
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  • 120 29 Toh Kiri Mining.— (July) 81 p!s. Kamunting Tin Dredging.—Output 871 piculs, hours run 1,243. Estimated realised value of ore $BO,llOO. The Secretary of Austral Malay Tin Ltd., reports the. following outputs of its associated companies for the month of August Kampong Kamunting Tin Dredging.— Hours run (Two dredges)
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  • 145 29 JJAU, 0.1 August 20, 1925, at Mali.cc Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. S. Harper Ball. a daughter. IJlitt UAid*. On August IH, 1025, nt South p t rt*» Private Nutsing Horn", tu Mr. atul Mrs. A. M. Biichall, of LuliesCobe, Mol vi• io Terrace, South lVrth, West Anr.tralia a
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  • 65 29 ASH BUOOKK HUNT. On August 27, 1925. ut S‘. Peter’s Parish Church, BexhiH-on s&lt;a, tty the Rev. W. W. Ash, 8.A., f..'h« r it,- bridegroom, assisted by Ihe Rev D, Ro Fotheringham, M.A., KHAR, uncle i r e h, idc Herbert .Mingaye, to France: Brooke, daughter of Mis. W.
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  • 231 29 Pings no*•*». S- ptemfcer .1. EXCHANGE. On lewder, 4 iu/b 2/4 15/39 1 icnvm.i 2/4*4 Private 2m. credits 2/4 Or N’t w Y«*rk. IK'ih.i nd Private 90 d/s On I’lanee, Rank T. T. 1*15® On India, Bank T. T. 154^ On Hongkong. Hank d/d 5% p.c. prem.
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  • 485 29 MINING. Issue Val. Pd. Buyers Seller* £1 £1 Asom Kumbang 49/- 60/- rA 1 1 Baton g I'udang 0.69 0.72*^ 1 Hitum Tin 1.25 l AO £1 £1 Idris Hydraulics 41/0 45/6 1 1 Johan Tin &lt;‘.54 0.57 10/-10/- Kampong 49/6 5&lt;&gt;/6 £1 £1 Kamunting Tin 60/6
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  • Page 29 Advertisements
    • 89 29 NOTICE V.l communications for both the Tints and tho Straits Budget should be addressed to the Head Ornce, »nd Stanley Streets, Singapore, Straits bet.-i-merits. &gt; he p»* t free price of the Straits Tines to Urn 1 'nited Kingdom end foreign countne* ,s i a vonr. The post free price
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  • 125 29 DEATHS (iASKITTi. At the (Jeneral Hospital, on At:. L' 192;*, Ernest .lack -on (JaskiJI. ag&lt; l! &gt; year.,, of McAlister A. Co., i.td V r y deeply regretted. .1 ’J!?s(»S. Hv cable, on August *20, 1!'2*. Art'.vcrp, Mclgium, .ImIit, danrii* 1. 1 1 &lt;■«■' »&gt;•, Kunriman fHclgimr !,ld. He !i.v
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  • The Straits Budget RUBBER SUPPLEMENT
    • 57 1 Cm mil— Rubber Price Average* 1 London Rubber Stocks 1 The Singapore Auction F.M.S. Rubber Propaganda 1 Rubber Ruffians 1 £al&lt;* of Rubber Estate 1 Rubin-r Smuggling 1 Malayan Rubebr Loan Local Rubber Auction 2 Meetings and Report*— Pyre Rubber 1 JcrHin Rubber Rrit-sh North Borneo Rubbe-r 2 Weekly
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    • 30 1 Elite average- In i mga|*&gt;re and London during tli- eurit .alter, to September it, have )**en as .T!• &gt;«rs {Singapore 125*K4 cents London Ss. 4d.
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    • 31 1 Messrs. Lewis amt Peat’* cable received from their London office, on Tuesday gave f»!W» tons down, making the total London (rubber stocks at August 29, as 4,149 tons.
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    • 103 1 The Singe. pore Chamber of Commerce RuMier Association held its 72."rd auction on Scjitomher 2, 192fi. Catalogued l,177,20r&gt; lbs. or 525.54 tons offered Gifi,99N 11).-?. or 279.91 tons sold 493,357 lbs. or 20G.SG Colts. Spot. London "s. 6d. New York 9.8 cts. PRICKS REALISED, fltihla'ri Smoked Sheet
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    • 126 1 At a meeting of the Executive Com•nittee of the K.M.S. Rubber ITopagaiula CommiLt.ee held on August 28, last, Major Knox’s appointment as Propagandist was determined by mutual* consent. The Propagandist has made full *nd detailed reports as the result of his visits to China, India and Rurma
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    • 372 1 So now we see ourselves as others see us. True, the eyes are French but we will not spoil the following extract from a leading French paper by so much ms r word of comment. The increase by 75 per cent, is specially worthy of admiration Good relations
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    • 174 1 Action on sale of the Kim Kim Rubber Estate. Malay Peninsula, for .1100,000 for commission was heard by Mr. Justice Sankey in the King’s Bench Division on duly 24. Plaintiff was Mr. Frederick Bailer Madden, rubber planter, Coleherne Road, South Kensington, and he sued Mr. Samuel
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    • 524 1 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, August 28. A." a sequel to the recent case in which the N ation Master, Kuala Pilah, was convicted of attempting to smuggle rubber out of the Federated States, Lim Chat, a Chinese towkay, living at Muar, was
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    • 438 1 The sixteenth annual rdinary gcik-rt! meeting of the Prye Rubber uni Cocor,i? Plantations. Ltd., was held u:; Juiv at 59 Eastcheap. E.C. Mr. Frank C’opoman, who presiud, said that tin* result of the year’s working, after making: the various adjustments, was that they had
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    • 789 2 Th fifteenth ordinary general meeting t the Malayan Rubber Loan and Agency Corporation, Ltd., was held on July 27 a Winchester House, E.C. Mr. Francis O Strceten (the chairman) presided. The Chairman, in moving the adoption j t &gt; n0 ,-eport and
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    • 733 2 Messrs. Barlow and Co. report: Singapore, August 27. Since our last the market has experienced some fluctuations, but on the whole a steadier tone has been in evidence. A smaller quantity was catalogued for yesterday’s auction, namely 467 tons again t bOo tons for the previous week.
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    • 837 2 The sixteenth annual ordinary general meeting of the Jeratn Rubber Estates, Ltd., was hold on July 29 at 59, East1 cheap, E.C. Mr. Herbert Wright (the Cha rm an) said that it was a great pleasure to th. directors to resume the payment
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    • 821 2 The sixteenth ordinary general meeting uf the British North Borneo Rubber Trust, Ltd., wu h.ld on July 29 ut \Vinchestcr House, Old Broad S‘rcet, E.C. bir Ivor Philipps, K.C.B. (the chairman), v ho presided, said that la.st year he had
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    • 1670 3 Weekly Reports of Singapore Firms. Messrs. Fraser and Co.’s weekly report, dated September 2, states During the past week Tin has shown a steady decline in price and business in ’fin shares has been un a very restricted scale. Rubber shows an advance on balance and London
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    • RUBBER SHARE PRICES.
      • 367 3 Stock Par Exchange Par Value. Company. Prices. Value. Company k«hang« fl Anglo-Malay 1/9/32 n Linggi P*iceg, fl Ay or K lining 2/3/16 2/ London-Asiatic IV. 3 I*l Bwkap Plantns 10/ 2/ Lubok n R nteiur 1/9/10 Lumut J II Batu Caves 1/1/10 2/ £1
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      • 763 3 Capital Issue raid Up Value Dividends Closing Prices. Eraser Lyall i KK I s *i £SI i*,'HK! ,r 2. 1»7.55C 1 3 pe t veir onnoa K Umne (,1) 0 80 085 ON 200,000 i 6 p c int a/c vea r „".in a
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 302 4 'cur* r4 THAN A Five-seater Touring $2,800.00. Two-seater Roadster $3,000.00. Distributors (Incorporated in S.S.) 20, GRANGE ROAD, SINGAPORE. Buick Cantilever Rear Springs Full Cantilever rear springs absorb the shocks of the road and give maximum riding comfort. The Buick "Sealed Chassis" with its torque tube drive makes it possible for
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 161 5 Printing Blocks LIME OB WOLF-TONE MADE BY The Straits Times Press, SINGAPORE. Prices Quoted on Application. Marine Engines THE ADMIRALTY, WAR OFFICE, AIR MINISTRY, INDIA OFFICE, CROWN AGENTS FOR THE COLONIES, H. M. CUSTOMS, THAMES CONSERVANCY, METROPOLITAN RIVER POLICE, ETC., ETC., ALL BUY Ailsa Craig Marine Motors Models range from
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    • 100 5 SECURITY EFFICIEM V THE BRITISH MALAYA TRUSTEE AND EXECUTOR CO., LTD (Incorporated ih the Straits Settlements) DIRECTORS: X &gt; A. E. BADDELEY, Esq., Chairman. Hon’ble Sir D. J. GALLOWAY, K.B. Hon’ble Mr. TAN CHENG LOCK. Hon’ble Mr. D. J. WARD. GAW KHEK KHIAM, Esq. R. M. MEYER, Esq. The Company
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