The Straits Budget, 4 March 1926

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    28 1 The Straits Budget .No. 1 BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES [ESTABLISHED EIGHTY YEARS.] SINGAPORE. THURSDAY. MARCH I, 192<> Price 25 cents (S.S. Currency) or 7d.
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    CONTENTS.
    292 1 l.KAl'KKS P Se National Memorials I ague t on mi: Hi t ish Aiv Forte j Mt <liral Salaries i>* ars and Bulls Tak at 1V1. trams, Kcuter and Special vciins Cast Week s News 1.--0 Piet urea iVrak Hvdio-Eleetric Scheme Chid Welfare Society 11a: mston’s Circus Farewell lour
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    LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
    3654 1 h Kajah of Sarawak \i,. a( e u following appointments f s va yne to be District Officer, l t ‘J a n ff; Mr. H. E. Cutfield to be tM( 1 Aj ta .V t Officer, Kalaka tu (i,, i',' Sanhas Mr. 0. R. H. Arundell
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    The Chief Secretaryship.
    36 2 It is officially stated that the Hon. Mr 'A Peel, C.M.G., "ill act as Chief Secretary to Government, Federated Mala.' States, upon the departure of Sir George .v]a\" K, KILE., C.M.G., in May.
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    Malacca Estate Case.
    52 2 The Chief Justice (Sir William Muri son). ;avc judgment on Saturday in favour f the plaintiff, Chee Eng Client on hoth issues ot a will case heard in his court recently in which the litigants were members of a Malacca hinesc family. Four counsel were engaged in
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    Sago Street Fire Inquest Verdict.
    60 2 Tin 1 Coroner (Mr. F. G. Bourne) rota rued a verdict of niuidor against Mah Tony: Lam, in the onquiry hold into the death of five Chinese women in the recent tire at Sajro Street. He returned no verdict against tin 1 second accused Toll
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    Singapore Floating Dock.
    136 2 The fact that the floating dock for Singapore is to be put together there and not towed ut from England is criticised in tile Shipbuilding and Shipping Record. Wc are much surprised to learn,” states the journal, that this dock, as designed, cannot be towed to its
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    Local Currency Note Forgeries.
    140 2 Aery clever currency note forgeries have recently come to the notice of the authorities. Five dollar notes should be closely examined, especially those dated June PJ2I, series C S, C/12, as these have been selected for forgery. On close examination it will be found that the
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    Malayan Trade Statistics.
    145 2 \N i' hau* received from the Acting Registrar of Imports and Exports a copy of the Annual Summary of Monthly Return of Foreign Imports and Export? of Bi itish Malaya for the vear endiiv December 31, 1925.” The figures have appealed in our columns month by month,
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    Royal Asiatic Society.
    162 2 Thirty-four members of the Malayan Ijianch. Koyal Asiatic Society, and their quests were present at the annual dinnei t the Society which took place (bv courtesy ,f the committee) in tin Singapore Club on Friday. The Hon. Mr H. .Marriott, a ice-President for the ‘ll a:is Settlements,
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    Sixty Years Ago.
    63 2 (From the Straits Times < f February 1 lie very handsome and ."ms recently secured for the <U» ’..ere fi rmally opened vesm. f a,> r i 1 1 foil at which the majority f ,V l,y members were present. The ’<• Club now enjoys advantages in*
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    Singapore Directory.
    92 2 I hat invaluable adjunct of overv tl.e Ib'nk Merab." ther« iL- Ihh s‘ ,KO I’eie ami Malayan Direetorv, IL a tpi-eai ance in its edition ‘,,,7 U> be Mind as full and eomplete matter ot personal and general inf n We would. however to suggest tnat in future
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    Government House.
    144 2 Go vernment House. .The iol!,,wing had the honour of Uinir. with His Kx. elk tie y the Governor an i I.ady (ludlemard at Government Houon February 2’> :—Hdn. Mr. T. t .ayton, Mr. G. \V. A. Trimmer, Hr j; 1). Fit/.geiaid, Mr. A. W. H. Hamilto**' Lt. 01. and Mrs.
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    Canadian Trade Commissioner.
    155 2 Mr. R. S. O'Meara, newly appointed transfer from S >uth Afiica to. the ortiu of Canadian Trade Commissioner at Singapore, announces a change of headqua iters for the area from this centre t Batavia, Java* with effect from Moi la>t. Thi* no" address i- given as !’.<»•.
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    John Lawrence Colledge.
    320 2 On February 24 there was laid to rc?t a man who for nearly 40 years served the Municipal Commissioners of thi Town of Singapore. Born in 1573. Mr. J. L. Colledge joined the Municipal service at the age of 14. He retired in IPl\ and at the
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      NATIONAL MEMORIALS.
      1067 3 lh«' benefit of humanity.— Straits Times, February We have (rreat sympathy with a bill 1, ias been laid before the House of ('ominons, the object of which is to check th( X poit of precious national possesfamous works of art and books, (IM almost equally famous buildings. Re-
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      LENGUE COUNCIL.
      1092 3 i'ctvally be perfidious. Straits Times, February 2»*. Is Sir Austen Chamberlain going to blemish the record of his success at Locarno We rather fear he is, and it will be a very great misfortune. Almost in identical terms with those used in this column some little time ago,
      i'ctvally be perfidious. Straits Times, February 2»*.  -  1,092 words
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      BRITISH AIR FORCE.
      1046 3 Straits fim*-, Hebriiary 27. Biitish policy is, and always ought to be purely defensive. We covet no man’s possessions, and we are envious of no other nation's strength, as long os it i> like our own for defence and noc defiance. Unfortunately in a world constituted as
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      MEDICAL SALARIES.
      1107 4 --nod men to come to us. —Straits Times, i March 1. Aii interesting discussion took place at tlie Singapore Municipd <'ommi>-ioi: *is Meeting on Kriday in refer* nee to the salaries which should be paid to Medical Office 1.-. I lice i~ 1 cason to believe that giievous
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      BEARS AND BULLS.
      1161 4 n the reputation of hi- products. S»rai’* Times. March L*. The Bear should be listened to quite as attentively as the Bull, and that is why we gave yesterday a circular issued by Messrs. K. A. Barbour, Limited, Singapore But Bull and Bear before they have any
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      TAKUT.
      1033 4 i* nM “Ur administrators.- Straits rimes. March Once in the course of our function a* commentators on public affairs we discussed the policy of Tid apa." Takut is not a policy it is merely a condition which produces a stiong inclination evade. In the particular case we have view,
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    SINGAPORE WEDDING.
    245 5 Mr. Alexander Graham— .Miss Max Yapp. I'm* 1 re.-b\ ttrian l hurch was tin* scene on Monday, of i very pid uivsqu.* veilding when Mr. Alexander Graham, Surveyor of Snips, eldest son of Mr. John Graham, Superintendent Shipwright. Singapore* Harbour Board, and Mrs. (jrahani, was married to Miss
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    STRAITS CURRENCY REPORT.
    196 5 The Currency Commissioner*’ Abstract as at Febuiary 1. 102b, is as follows c Whole amount of Currency Notes in Circulation on February 1, 192b 1*53,51 4,013.70 Average amount of Currency Notes in Circulation during the month of January. ll>2b lbO.'.U t.OSl. 14 (a) Currency Guarantee Fund Liquid
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    The Sussex Regiment.
    1036 5 Farewell Inspection by General Fraser. On February 24, His Excellency the General Officer Commanding the Troops, Malaya (Major-General Sir Theodore b laser, K.C.B., C.S.l, C.M.G.) reviewed the 2nd Battalion, the Koyal Sussex Kegiment at Tanglin. His Excellency arrived at 7.30 a.m. and was received with a General
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    “ CAMBRIA, FREE AND BOLD.”
    467 5 CAMBRIA, FREE AND BOLD.” St. David's Society Re-formed In Singapore. Monday was St. 1 \i«I‘ Day, ;> day of particular moment to Welshmen ir» Singapore, for a successful attempt was meric to re-organise St. David's Society, before the war the society was a flourishing body, but since then it has
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    Singapore Mortality Statistics.
    139 5 I lu* Municipal health statement f«»r th** week ending February 20 gives the total number of deaths as 207 representing a death rate of 2(5..'50 per i>ii 11«* per annum compared with 27.50 in the preceding week and 20.10 in th ll corresponding week of last year.
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    Reliability Trial.
    1055 6 T Rouuh Riding on Motor Cycles. Seventy mile- "f leads on Singapore i-'a'.ni, including twelve* miles of rout'd nciion.-., provided the route tor the reli* jilulit'. trim l«»r motorcycles and motor- y« le’eombina'i’t. held on Sunday morning. This \v is the second trial to he >i .|,l by
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    A LEGAL TANGLE.
    562 6 Set tie I to District i'ui*t Decision. I i j An interesting legal point carve up in the Supremo Court on Saturday, when 'the Chief .Justice (Sir Wilikim Murisotn land Mr. Justice Deane heard the appeal ■of Chen V it Seng again t a judgment j entered
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    KATONG PARK SCHEME.
    109 6 No Proposal to ISuild On Site. 0,1 '"'Iairy at the l.and Office on Satur- y Sn 1 ait s Times representative \va mlnrmiMl that it was decided as far s tne of Sir Kdward Broekman that this lata] should he reserved f’V hlu l» u P ■*<■*.
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    The Libel Action.
    1742 6 Evidence of the Defendant Taken. M uli'iuv regarding Mohamedan theological ili-rutes was heard by Mr. >■ ti -tiii' lh .;;e in the Supreme Couil in l*ebruai\ \1\ in the Mohamedan libel at ti n. The evidence el’ Mr. II. Cl. Sarwar, Civil Hist riot .)adge, was concluded,
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    MUNICIPALITY.
    2282 7 Public Park at Tanjong' j Katong. i j Proposal to be Put To !< Government. j i a 51 <i;lt of a resolution passed at A> ,V_ |r oi n p- of the Municipal 1 ,l the Commissionei s will U »o G» vernmont to bund v /for the*
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    TRAFFIC CONTROL.
    163 7 Interesting Experiment in Orchard Road. An experiment i being made in Orchard Hoad between Tank Koad and ttie overhead railway bridge to keep slow m wing trathe —rickshas, hu!loek-caits and hand carls -to the extreme left of the road. A policeman is detailed to walk along an imaginary
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    Federal Council Agenda.
    484 7 Education Policy to He Discussed. The Orders of the Day for the Federal Council meeting on Monday next are issued, says the Malay Mail. It will he noticed that the question of Federal Changes is not as yet the subject of any motion, though the possibility of
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    POLICE NEWS.
    199 7 Armed Robbery and Fatal Accidents. A Teorhew coolie was knocked down ml killed, l»y a motor bus in North Hr id.ye Hoed, < n Sunday. A flakier! rice hawker, was attacked in North bridge Hoad, on Sunday, and robbed of $‘»0 by four Chinese. Not content, with robbing
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    Sir George Maxwell.
    1877 8 Tribute lrom Asiatic Planter* Association. <Krum Our Own Corn prides t.) Kuala I/unij»ui, Mi* -;.(cia! g« iu-ra! meeting of tb*' A 1 1 YU-mIv*' AswiclaSii.ii f Malaya was h.-M <y to con H; the fol.ow ug ,l volution -That th.* botorary Miemb. rhip of the A ocintimi
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    Children’s Aid Society.
    1203 8 H.E. (he (iovernor on Last Year's Progress. The annul! general meeting of the 'hildren's \i*l S miy. was hold at (I >v•rtnmnit F >u-- on Tin s lay, ILK. Ill” (Jove!■ i:«»r i 112i‘c*ii*■ c tiuillemard) picsiding. I p*»I >* »s i ii *t t hi* adaption
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    CAN SINGAPORE MATERIALIZE.
    405 8 The C apital Ship and The Naval Uase. The recent \i-it of Sir Alexander (lii.b the eminent consiilt np eagii eer. i Sir.gapore <>n behalf of the Admiralty may possibly prove to have more in r t!ia*i apjH*ar< on the surface, says tie* Nava! and Military IL
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    FROM ONE DOLLAR TO $2,000.
    174 8 Malicious Prosecution Case In Cou rt. A charge of stealing $1 worth of coconuts led to an action for $2,000 dam sure-’ in the Supreme Court on Tuesday, bcfoi the* Chief Justice (Sir William Mormon. Defendants, Ang Hong Kim and lay An Si;*h. made a
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    Y.W.C.A. Annual Meeting.
    1108 9 juidy (Juillemard and the Work iu Of the Association. i ..•I unit;:! general meeting «»f the 1 \%..s held on Kiiday at the hostel K files Quay. j 1 .7.. u i u*nmrd presided and opined by reviewing the activities of ciation f<>»‘ the year. She said
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    A BOOM IN LITIGATION.
    205 9 Sixty-Two (.’uses on Supreme i ('ourt List. t Si\ty-two car* s xx«-r<‘ nil i h»* list xvliiih x\a; dealt xvith by the C hi“f Justice (Sir William Minis n l and Mr. Justice Deane in the Supreme C nit mi Piiday, when the rises to held
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    GAROET MURDER.
    195 9 C onsiderable Progress in Police Investigations. The Nicuxxs van den Dag learns from xveli-informed sources that since a few weeks ago very con.-iderablo progress has been made in the* investigation of the murder of Mrs. Campbeil-Mactie. committed some months ago in a hotel at Care.it. The man who
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    ENGGOR COAL SYNDICATE.
    136 9 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipuh, March I. At the first annual meeting of the Enguor Coal Syndicate the lion. Mr. A. N. Ken ion, presiding, said that after tedious preliminary work on the property and cue burden which had noxv been removed, the mine was producing 40
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    Malaya Girl Guides.
    1271 9 Increase in Membership Hut Lack of Officers. j We have received a copy of the report oi the loml branch of the Girl Guides Association which sh avs that the niove- i mem is receiving strong support and that the membership has increased. We j are asked
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    ROYAL ASIATIC SOCIETY.
    128 9 Annual Meeting of 'Malayan Branch. The annual meeting: of the Malayan branch of the Royal Asiatic Society was hoM at the Society’s ro mis in Raffle* Museum on Friday afternoon, the Hon. Mr. Hayes Marriott presiding. The annual report, which showed r» membership of 5-1*5, and the
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    New Year Gifts to Hospitals.
    226 9 The magnificent sum ef $l,OlB was 'Heeled by tin* Straits < hinese Kpworth I.e mile from the Singapore public for their Hospital Fund this New Year. The league were thus able to give away useful presents to as many as 1,287 patients (a> compared with
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    Kiat Case Book.
    1576 10 Refuses to Renew Injunction. 'l’h( Supreme unit injunction against the puhlieut ton and distribution <»1 tin* book enntifd tii* (Job Hood Kiat trial was di.-' ting< d l»y Mr. Justice Deane 4tn At o’.da v r iengtliy at rument io tin* course of whir:, tin* defence produced
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    A CHINESE WILL.
    102 10 .Jml*>nu.*n< Reserved in Supreme Court. .Judgment was reserved by the Chief tier (Si> \\iI• inin Murison) oti February 1 >»» JijMaiter arising out of the will, made m r.'IT, by Nj* Chuan (Juan. The bof«»r<» the court was whether or n >t •lirections contained in the will
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    Alleged Illegal Gratification.
    81 10 f'V'P Mr. I*. Ar. David in the Dis"M ‘do a «hn of V™tifu-ala»n was l.r ai«ht K: "‘< > a sub-inspector in the 4 V u'' 1 1 "i l l i 'l s Department. It j ;t that, the accused accepted ?547 h,,,( sl 1),,s ‘'\vuer,
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    The Geylang Fire.
    916 10 Native Village and Factory Destroyed. Tin* extensive lire that has oc* r*•» 1 at Singapore i«>i* many year** Lftough not tin* most serious from the i',n:*iui:il point of view—swept owr about .'.•tun juris of land itt the tiianglo r’»»iiit'il by the lloylang ami drove Hoads :i Monday
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    MINE EXPLOSION.
    470 10 ihret* Mon Killed and Four InjuredAt Ant pan*. A serial" miuiny disaster .ecu*, i Friday, at Funyei I’uteh, when, as the result of an explosion t hr/' men were killed and four slMoi. jured with hums, reports the M .7,\\ ,n M,-. Ii. T. .•aims,.,,. 1 a Danish
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    FLOGGED FOR GAMBLING.
    326 10 Appeal Dismissed in Supreme Court. A Malay appealed in tV;. 11 ‘Vivi «n .-vitiirdu.. nyainst a :\nfcn.«. <f 't.i'M stroke* < r the rot an for v i:. public imp* .-ed by one of the hec mayd.* r;*i Mr. .I< a* v h > ivpre ut.-.i H*
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    Union Jack Club.
    1079 11 Working I’rotit on the Year I Reported. •’Ihr annual meeting of the Lni* i\ k lull V US hol.1 at the club on Fihruary L r >, jj th.* G O.C. (Sir Tlitt ti.'ve l ia: iv) presiding- In reviewing th.- past year Major-Guiv-1 j.. gji- Time
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    AUSTRAL MALAY TIN, LTD.
    607 11 Forecast of Current Year’s Results. The General Managers of Austral Malay Tin, Limited have issued the following report:— Owing to the delay that must necessarily ensue between the close of the financial year on l>ocomber III and f.’ne suhsoipicnt issue of the annual rep .its and
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    Notes from Siam.
    1073 11 (From Our Own Correspondent) 1 Bangkok, February 20. As 1 wired to you, the Open Goll Championship at llua Hin was won Ly Major \V. H. Elkins, of Singapore. Then was not much doubt as to the issue, Elkins having an infinitely better gulling record that any
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    CONUS-MARELLA COLLISION.
    494 11 Restoration of Captain Lane's Certificate. The Secretary Imperial Merchant Service (iuiM, Singapore, has received tho following letter from the Mercantile Marine Department, Board of Trade, London, dated February 1, 1920 With reference to your letters of the •January 12 and Is <M/1?*1) I am directed by the Board
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    SHOT AND STABBED.
    114 11 Chinese Brutally Murdered In Aliwal Street. A Chinese, Chnnu Hi Chon, said t<> b< n estate owner, has been brutally murdered in his house in Ai'wal Site*?. Ilo va- with his family at the time, when !i■ unknown Chines-* suddenly ent rod ad '•!,<•! anil :tubbed him.
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    Company Litigation.
    1904 12 Evidence 1 in Eastern Mining' Action. The impending action against certain directors of the Kastein Mining hump.uiy. I.til., which, it w:i‘ stated, had heen diseonl inucd against all the defendants exeept 1 »r. William Mimic, v.a mentioned III tl h Upivisic ui i < '.i i' chi'lii J
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    PASSENGER LISTS.
    353 12 A Now Shipping Rule for Port j Of Bangkok. Hr. R. \V. Mor.delson, the Medical j Ortieer of Health, has sent to the ship- piu«r companies and their agents in Bangkok tr.e following notice:— “It is requested, in the interests of public health, that ships arriving in. tile
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    SCHOOLBOYS STRIKE.
    209 12 Trouble at Chinese High School. < on dor;*ba* interest is being taken by the Chinese community in a dispute v.hi.ii has broken out at the Chinese High School in Bukit Timah Hoad, as a ii'suit of which the students have declared a strike, and the school may rc-ns-emble
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    BANKRUPT CONTRACTORS.
    84 12 Swanson and Sehesied Apply For Discharge. t application for discharge from e.nkruptcy which is being made bv 1 essrs. Swanson ami Schosted, the firm >1 contractors who built Ocean Building md carried out other important works, wes mentioned in the Bankruptcy Court yn ruday. vvli,n the Official Assignee
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    Siam Coronation Day.
    266 12 Omens for Future IilcssW And Prosperity. (Kron Oar Own Cone*;) indent Bangkok, February 2*i After a long spell of dry weather, r;un unexpectedly commenced to fjj vhi ou-Vt out tite niglit and this morning. dawn broke and the community aw t* a desultory drip. A able omo
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    ECLIPSE PHOTOGRAPHS.
    219 12 Results of British Exhibition On View. A large number of Singapore resident* gailured at .sir. C. K. Wurtzba g’s hou e or. ('limy Hill in February 2”>, t> >«c the ph tographs taken by the British edits ixpeditirn at Beneoolen, which weiv exhibited and explained by Colonel F.
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    GARDEN CLUB DINNER.
    275 12 Mombers Honour Dr. Lim Boon Keng. Dr. Lim Boon Keng, O.B.E., principal of Amoy University, was the guest ei honour at a dinner held at the Ga rden Club, Tanah Merch, on February J r M 1 S.G. W ong presided, and the guests incl tied the
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  • SUPPLEMENT TO THE STRAITS BUDGET
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      Hydro-Electric Scheme for Lower Perak.
      215 13 bydro-cicctric scheme for Lower Petal; ‘.he onc.ss'.on for wh’ch was sign d at Ipoh <n December 1_\ w 11 h> tli biggest industrial imdertakr in th? Malay Peninsula, b ull do a is < f the scheme have already b ea pu'dshcd in oui col
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      CHILD WELFARE SOCIETY.
      69 14 ',i u.lfaiv Salty in their two e.ntu- at Telak Ayer Street and Jalan lksar. S'lurapore. Advice is tfiven to lr J Um ir ~n, and in dieai treatment’ is jriven. On the left is the Welfare Centre at dalan Hesar opened in September, 11*2 J and .a.
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      EXHIBITION TENNIS.
      63 14 A kc: nly contest d ixhilntion match w;e placid last wi ok at Mr. K. K. Mu,Hi ton’s n'idcnc- in < limy Road lutwedi V e nntan and Pinckney and (ilo\ r and Hall, tllovei and Hall to ,k tee tii't set, hut their opponents w n the
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      PERAK POWER SCHEME.
      41 14 View taken from the west bank of the IVtak River. The dam sto is n the extreme left of the photograph. Other views appear on the first page of this suj plenu m. l*’ioto by l Itch. I /'()<’:
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      HARMSTON’S CIRCUS FAREWELL TOUR.
      53 14 Ilarmston' Cirrus and IJ**y;i 1 Menagerie which has bt*i*n associated with Malaya for many years i' starting it.' farewell tour th s week and then leaves for the West Indies. Li&lt; n Cubs. I’* v il Jenkins, who takes a flying hap (»f 4o feet on
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      THE LATE COUNT T. KATO.
      16 14 l»ijdoni;,tic (Hi ji. at the Funeral. 1* uncial at Ao,vania, Japan.
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      Gunong Pulai Water Scheme.
      175 15 'lhls pictuie show’s the wluil course of tlu* |:ro posed (lam, and indicutis veiy rlcaily the stavre which has Ik ell icached. The huge neks in the centre have t" 1 cut up into small blocks similar to those seen in t’u foreground, and will he
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      SELANGOR INDIAN ASSOCIATON VISIT TO SINGAPORE.
      21 15 The local Indian Association entertained the members of the S.CA. during Chinese New Year Holiday.
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      2nd Bn. ROYAL SUSSEX REGIMENT.
      63 16 1 C (11l v m m i *»r, Isn. Koval Siuma K t'imciit. who leave Singapore this week for India. The battalion maul ,a f it ,ih,y Ill: OH- «i.,v,r r. K .1,0 -S:, &gt;rn,u). V t ...Jiitr at th* lit ;.nr to (,ove:nm.nt II
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      SINGAPORE WEDDING.
      18 16 Mr. AUiXANDKU (iKAIl.VM—Mi f ,s MAY vAPI*. Photo h\ II. S. Iiiti. I\i'i I'l i) 1
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  • PAST WEEK’S IMPERIAL AND GENERAL NEWS Contained in Reuter and Special Telegrams.
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      LEAGUE COUNCIL.
      4078 17 I KI I Ti*K TELEGRAM.] it the forthcoming meeting of the Council of the League of Nations on the subject of u fuuhcr im-reus:* in the permanent membership of the Council beyond the admission of Gerrmny, Sir A. Chamberlain replied that, the Government had not yet decid'd on
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      The Bush Fires.
      159 18 London, February 25. Melbourne Serious bush tires are raging in the Kinglake district. One hundred and fifty villagers of Kinglake took refuge in the post office and were cut ;ff by a ring of flame-. Their fate is unknown. Rescuers were unable to approach owing the trees,
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      In Memoriam.
      86 18 London, February 28. Beilin: Sunday was commemorated through &gt;ut, Germany as a day of mourning for the war dead. President Hindon burg and the Government issued a joint manifesto declaring that the German people cannot be destroyed provided they remain united and loyal. All flags on Government and
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      Wholesale Crime in Chicago.
      87 18 London, March 1. New V :rk Declaring that public offi- &lt; «b of the city arc in secret alliance wi‘h gunmen end bootleggers and arc bcricliciarics fromwholesale violations of the law, a petiti »n signed by Chicago citizens has been presented to the Senate hrough the
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      British Air Forces.
      525 18 Increase of Home Defence Promised. London, February 25. Li the House of Commons, in presentinjLT the Air estimates, which amount *.o I lb,000,0U0, Sir Samuel Hoare said that the air policy was to provide for home defence against an air attack, to provide for air defi nee
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      Bank Fraud in Holland.
      111 18 London, February 2?. Antwei p Four members of the stmt’ •f the Banque da Credit Foncier of Antwerp have been arrested in connection with the suspension of payment. The deficit is estimated at 40.000,000 fratios, i lie bank has 100 branches and proposes a composition of
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      Russian Debts to France.
      139 18 Lend m, February 20. Paii: M. Rrifiul opened the Franeo-Rus-sian debt conference at the Qua! d’Orsiy ile insisted at the outset that the conference implied a solemn undertaking by the parties represented to adhere to the prineipl" of non-intervention. M. Dcmonzio, head oi the French delegation,
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      Indian Coronation.
      444 18 His Highness Hari Si n «h Enthroned. London, February Delhi There was a very bi illj... t most impressive state procession* i‘„ a streets of Jammu on the occasion l coronation of II.H. Hari Singh tl anils of spec tators were enchanted |,v o' magnificent display of colour,
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      Bombay Reclamation.
      138 18 London, February Bombay t The Municipal Corporation have unanimously passed a resolution demanding the immediate appointment of on independent body to enquire in* tlu financial and technical aspects of the r clamation scheme and the liability those responsible for the position o. affairs disclosed and urging that n&gt;
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      Russia and China.
      113 18 London, February The Daily Telegraph sees signs that Russia has lost the favourable position she had gained in China “as the P rl of her risky gamble with youtrwe Nationalism in China.” While the Rovvet' improved position has gone some "*n&gt; towards re-establishing good faith, tn« paper
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      Airman Killed.
      193 19 Tra-'ic Incident at Eiffel Tower. London, February 21. bet made by the airman, ra,l r /.Hot with am Americ-n th«t he ily U-m-ath tiic el »P'&gt;" l,uW rl w ending. mriiuta, win a ,„i -it tne Aniiv Aerodrome, n, w.v.lthe aclurl tea., when, in tlw uccoiifl t v
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      British Navy Estimates.
      230 19 References to the Singapore Base. London. February 2 l. li the House of Common*. Mujor HoreIV*!i'ba :»&gt;ked whether in view ot toe mummies made in the sUcnath t the lU»t it was still proposed to continue t xjh mliture on the Singapore base, jjr. IJridgcm-an replied allirmalively.
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      New American Trust.
      99 19 London, February 28. New York The formation of tho ‘‘Kirs' Federal Foreign InveMnumt Trust’’ ha- begun hire under the Federal Reserve la»&gt;v and a public offering of securities v 'h shortly be made. Details are not yet published, lmt it is exported that the capital of the
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      Convent Tragedy.
      97 19 London, February 25. Riu?s(&gt;is Overcome by emotion at &lt;* ceremony of lu»r daughter taking the /J \v Douvres near Caen, Madame Van vorc collapsed on the floor of the Sh. ;Pn cha H died immediately. v(' as act ’omparied by her husband yesterday, severed his long connee''llll tho
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      Athletic Record.
      39 19 ri London, February 28. t h ’V. n r -io.rle« Hoff, the Norwegian 4 i v a presented to President White House, has established va”l*in u record for indoor polo- 1 ,Li c da;-;ng 13 feet inches.
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      Aviation.
      309 19 The Flight from Cairo To Cape Town. London, February 2fi. Cape Town Mr. Alan Cobham has stalted on his return flight to England. Londun, February 2G. Copenhagen The Danish Lieutenants, Botved and Ilerscherd, leave on March 15 n two Fokker aeroplanes to fly to Tokio, via Germany, Poland, Rumania.
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      Poland and Lithuania.
      97 19 London. February 2d. j Geneva Lithuania has requested League ntervention in regard t&lt;* the alleged Polish violation &lt;&gt;f the frontier notwithstanding the Polish &lt;ii t-gale's denial of the Lithuanian allegations an an official Warsaw teiegram describing the incident; as closed. London, February 28. liiga Among 11 Communists
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      France and Britain.
      94 19 London, February 27. Paris The importance which France attaches to a united British Empire foreign policy was illustrated .in the Chamber during the third day’s debate on the Locarno Treaty when M. Mann voiced the Right opposition to its ratification from the military standpoint, lie questioned the
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      Bolshevist Propaganda.
      99 19 London, February 27. Riga The Bolshevists apparently are in no way discouraged at the failure of ♦ho attempts t&lt;&gt; provoke revolutions m Germany, Bulgaria and Esthonia according to M. Zinovioff, addiessmg the Sixt.i Congress of tho C mnuinist International t Moscow. He sai l that although the situation
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      American Taxation.
      21 19 London. February 20. Now York President. Cnnlidgc has M.r„od the tax reduction bill cutting next year’s taxes by $378,000,000.
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      French Finance.
      371 19 Senate Passes Taxation Bill. London, February 24. Paris: The Senate has begun the debate on the Government’s financial measures including the provisions rejected by the Chamber, which will afford the five milliards of francs necessary to cover the Budget deficit. The result of the Senate debate is a
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      Engineers Trade Strike.
      134 19 London, February 2*». The Engineering and Allied Employers National Federation have decided to post lockout notices on March .&gt; to bee unc operative on March HI in aR federated establishments *n consequence of t.ie strike &gt;f a section of London engineerami labourers over wages and refusal to
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      U. S. Coal Strike Sequel.
      105 19 London, February 2a. New York The New York Times says that one result of the settlement of the anthracite coal strike is that nuiny coal dealers are faced with bankruptcy in consequence of the sensational decline in hard real substitutes, of which they had stocked
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      Indian Budget.
      65 19 London, March 1. Delhi The Budget presented to tho Assembly -hows a revenue in the past financial year of croros 131.35 and an expenditure of crores 130.05. The estimated for next ’*ntv V r» T» ,f ’rores 133.43 ui c T t’jre "t f-rore-: 130.38. There is ik»
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      Singapore Strikers.
      185 19 Governor’s Defence of His Inaction. London, March 1. In the House of Commons, Mr. F. Penny a ked whether Cantonese Bolshevik dements in the Straits Settlements were propagandising and fomenting strikes and whether the Chinese master tailors in Singapore had petitioned the Governor to have the Tailors* Guild
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      Price of Petrol.
      127 19 London, February 2G. The increase of a penny per gallon for petrol is costing the users about £1,800,000 and is attributed to the advancein the world market price in America. In the meantim?, there is a probability that Russia may become a competitor, concorning which it is
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      Mexican Rioting.
      122 19 London, February 24. Mexico City Four civilians were wounded and the District Chief of Police is probably fatally injured in a riot at. the Catholic Church of the Sacred Family when the Gemini meric attempted to disperse the worshippers, principally women, who believed the authorities were attempting to
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      Tuberculosis Vaccination.
      92 19 Paris, February 21. Regarding Vaci-in B.C.Ci. which he invented in cooperation with other physicians of the Pasteur Institute in order to nvi»«..rve from tuberculosis children born of tuberculous families, M. Calmette stated at the Academy of Medicine that om of i,.‘517 infants vaccinated in the second half of
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      Penalties of Matrimony.
      101 19 London, February 27. New York Mrs. Peggy Hull Kinlcy, a newspaper war correspondent, despit the fact that she was boin in Kansas and i« a descendant of four generations of Americans, must leave the United States by May 1 because the immigration law excludes .Ymerican women who
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      Powers and China.
      52 19 London, February 21. In the House of Comm -ns, Sir A. Chamberlain replied in the negative t &gt; a f|i;edieii :.s to whether there had been a '•or trjvnce hv cable between London, Washingt *n, Paris, Tokio and Kmue t.i regard t&lt;» a suggestion for armed itit
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      Canton Customs.
      428 20 Goods Seized by Strikers Surrendered. London, February 25. Hongkong The Customs incident at Canton is closed by the surrender of th goods seized by the strikers and th issu of a proclaimation that all formalities must be observed. Permits to load and discharge cargoes will be issued tomorrow.
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      Dutch Politics.
      154 20 London, February JO. Th. Hague Contrary to expectations, l»r. Lo.i n.rg has int'onmd the Queen thul he is i .able to form a r.on-Parliament-arian &lt; d-inet and has requested Her M a jest;, to relieve him of the task. London, March 2. The Hague: The latest attempt to
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      British Gold Reserves.
      69 20 London, March 2. Replying in the House of Commons to n question in re Raid to Great Britain's present gold reserves and the export of I s l ,r f‘‘ restriction was removed, Mr Ronald McNeill said that gold coin and bullion in the issue department of
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      Navies.
      47 20 I. mdon, March 2. A Blue Book indicates that the nations' m.vu's are as follows, vessels built aiiri buiMmp respeetivedv United States '1.5 and 40, British Empire 444 and 35 •Japan 222 and 02, France 210 and 127. Italy 247 and 55, Russia 176 and 30.
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      By Air to the Pole.
      176 20 I Five Nations in Great Air Race. London, February 24. A great air race to the Pole, in which five participants, representing four nations, i.-, due* to begin shortly. Australia will be it presented by the explorer Captain Wilkins; Norway by Captain Amundsen, who is
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      Italy’s Untouchable.
      139 20 Heavy Penalty on a British Critic. London, February 25. In the House of Commons, the Labourite, Mr. T. Cape, asked whether the I oreign Under-secretary was aware that illiam Kllison, a Britisher empl *yed in the chemical industry, was sentenced at. Florence to five months’ imprisonment and a
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      Syria and Morocco.
      158 20 London, February 20. Paris Despit 3 M. Painlcvc’s opposition, the Chamber by 204 votes to 210 adopted a Soc.alist amendment reducing the credits for Syria and Morocco by 1,000,1/00 Ira lies with a view to terininatii.tr operations there as soon as possible. Paris, February 28. Beirut; The
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      Imperial Conference.
      96 20 London, February 24. Jn the Hous-e of Commons, at question time, Mr. Baldwin s-aid the suggestion 'Mat the Imperial Conference should not be confined to representatives of parties temporarily in oflice, which his predecessor had submitted to the Dominions Prime Ministers had not l*en supported by him--80,1 aml
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      S.S. Bolton.
      38 20 London, February 25. to*Amsterdam? liult n has «•&gt;»« London, February 27. Bulton extinguish! i\ tT* e n definitely ih£ 5 Fhe c xtt nt of the damage th cargo is not yet ascertained. The XZ'dr not &gt; bad*
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      Foreign Exchanges.
      682 20 The Cat heart Case. London, March 2. Now York The hearing of the habeas corpus proceeoin.-rs in the ease of Countess Cathcait has boon postponed until i 'larch ."&gt;. Chinese Diplomat. London, March 1. Mr. and Mr-. .as JDin (’hu have departed t«&gt;i* Geneva on route to Rome,
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    MALAYA POPPY FUND.
    63 20 Grateful Thanks from Field Marshal Haig. (from Uur Own Correspondent.) ip h, March 1. The following cable from Field Mush;.! Karl Haig to the Secretary M-.i't[ Poppy Fund has been received :-Br iki Malaya Poppy Day collection over i'lOUfM truly magmheent. It testifies to \hsplemhd loyalty and
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    S.S. (PENANG) ASSOCIATION.
    109 20 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, February _»4 The third annual meeting of th«r Straits Settlements (Penang) (K .j a turn was held to-day. The Hon. Mr. Pal grave Simpson, presiding, said that amongst the subjects dealt with during the year were :—Social hygiene, malarial mosquitoes, a sanatorium
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    TIN RETURNS.
    59 20 K a .minting Tin Dredging first half month of February output S7O, hours run Estimated realised value of on* s7t\2oo. Ihe following telegram has been received from the manager of the Takuapa Valley Tin Dredging N. Mine February output 538 piculs .102 hours worked. 100,000 cubic yards treated.
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    A Kluang Amok.
    305 20 c are given to understand that when two European representatives of a Singapore firm visited Kluang (Johorei early on Thursday last, they found the* village in a great state of excitement. It. appears that on the previous night hiner.e coolie ran amok in the main thoroughfare. Before
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    F.M.S. Co-Operation.
    1217 21 I&gt; r0 i,!(tn of Surplus Capital Discussed. Our Own Correspondent.) Kiii.ln Lumpur, February i13. Th0 iu lf-yearly general meeting of the M S. IVst and Telegraphs Co- operative im i Loan Society, Limited, was i Vi i'll am. to-day in the Town Hall, m U. H. Green (vice-president
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    PETALING TIN. LIMITED.
    1240 21 Proceedings at Fifth Annual Meeting. The lifih annual general meeting of i\ ta'ing Tin. Limited was held at the company’s registered offices, Ipoh, on February 10. 1926. There were present Mr. A. G. (Ilenister (Chairman), Messrs. L. T. Williams and \V. J. Wayte (direct rs&gt;, Messrs. R.
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    PASSENGERS.
    1178 21 i hi* following passenger» art* proceeding to Eur. pe Ly tli.* Kannal.i \v!iic mailed at p.m. Friday: Mr. (j. Jt Pike, Mr. F. A. King, •IJ*. ami Mr,. I). .1. I irown, Mis M. .1. Brown, Mb's (I. M.cCrog.r, Aliss fttringa, Miss L. E.-.ef Iregor, .Mr. Hunter, Mr. F.
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      RUGBY INTERNATIONAL.
      587 22 [Reuter Telegram.] Franee Well Beaten At Twickenham. Reuter Telegram.] London, February -7. England biat Frnnoe at Twickenham by 3 1 points t&gt; nil. The weather was dull but the ground was in splendid condition. His Majesty the Hint: was present, and there were 40.000 spectators. Tremendous cheering greeted
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      FOOTBALL.
      110 22 First Meeting of the I’adnng Clubs. Three ••'car goals separated the S.C.C mul the S.K.C., in their first meeting of the sees'n on ttie Badnng on Monday v. p it?. I he S.H.C. were by no means r.* 'heir best and lost by the above score. Although the S.C.C.
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      HOME FOOTBALL.
      399 22 [Reuter Telegram.] English and Scottish league Results. [Reuter Telegram.] London, February 24. Results of games played in the League to-day were as follows First Division. Bury 2, West Br unwich 0. Third Division (Southern). Bournemouth 0, Brighton It. Third Division (Northern). Chesterfield 4. Wigan 0. Scottish League. Dundee
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      Scottish Cup Draw.
      154 22 London, February 24. 1 he Scottish Cup draw for matches to he played on March 0 is as follows Morton v. Hangers. St. Mirren v. Airdrie. Ihird Lanark v. Aberdeen or St. Johnstone. Celtic v. Dumbarton. English Cup. London, February 24. In English Cup replays Arsenal beat
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      SOCCER INTERNATIONAL.
      385 22 [Renter Telegram Ireland Beaten at Glasgow. [Reuter Telegram London, February 27. Scotland beat Ireland at Ibrox Park, Glasgow, to-day by 4 goals to nil. The weather was fine but after rain in the morning the ground was very heavy. There were 25.000 spectators. After thirteen minutes play Gallacher,
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      THE SWIMMING CLUB.
      613 22 Question of Ladies’ Admission Again. The* annual meeting of the Swimming (dub will bo held at the club at 10 am on Sunday, March 14. when the agenda vmU include discussion of the admission l ,os on Sundays, and an application n&gt; the secretary for increased remuneration
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      AMERICAN TENNIS.
      208 22 [Reuter Telegram.] Tilden Sensationally Beaten B&gt; Lacoste. [Reuter Telegram.] London. February 2\ New York Lacoste sensational!} defeated Tilden in the opening match «&gt;f the Franco-American team contest 6 -4. 8—6, 6—3. Tilden sustained his second defeat thiweek at the hands of the visiting Frenchmen thrr ugh his own
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      THE DAVIS CUP.
      29 22 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, March 2. The Allahabad correspondent of Pinang Gazette telegraphs that India ti:l decided to enter a team in the I hi'6Cup.
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      A NEGRO CHAMPION.
      34 22 [Reuter Telegram Church Deacon Wins Middleweight Championship. [Reuter Telegram.1 Lond n, February New York Tiger Flowers, who inegro church deacon, won the W'Ti" middleweight championship, outpon Harry Gieb over fifteen rounds.
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      CRICKET.
      914 23 [Reuter Telegram.] Score Easy Victory Over Lanka Union. vvon convincingly against 1 i «nka’ Union on Saturday on the tht r c.-.ring 151 runs for tlie loss of pa k"r;m- wickets, against which their cuUI only mu ter 02. A fra&lt;‘Pl Kn V .iw. s C.C. innings was a
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      TEST TEAM SELECTORS.
      60 23 [Reuter Telegram.] M.C.C. Appoint Sub-Committee. [Reuter Telegram.] London, February 24. At Lords a meeting of the M.C.C. selected Mr. Warner (chairman), Perrin am Gilligan as the Ted selection sub-com-mittee. They will co-opt two professionals, one from the North and one from the South, with full powers, and
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      SELANGOR RACES.
      1263 23 Successful Conclusion of Spring Meeting. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, February 25. To-day, the third day of the Selangor Turf Club’s Spring meet was a great success from every p int of view. The weather kept beautifully fine enabling a large gathering to be present. The running
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      GOLF.
      415 23 [Reuter Telegram.] Lakeland Open Ridge Championship. [Reuter Telegram.] Loud &gt;n, February 2. r &gt;. Lakeland Compston with a score of 285 won the Lakeland Open Ridge championship over 72 holes, Melh &gt;rn with 290 wa« second, and Saracen and Cruickshank with 291, tied for third. Golf in America. London,
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      YACHTING.
      860 24 Golden Girl Trophy. (Contributed.) Seven seconds proved to be the difference between the winner and the runner-up of this sp.cndid trophy given by Mr. Boden Kloss, and tie 1 recipient, Mr. Crowe, helmsman of Butch, was heartily applauded when he received the cup ftom the hands of Mrs. Lundon.
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      HOCKEY.
      828 24 Y.M.C.A. Win The Fraimoz Cup. Tha first hockey tournament to be held in Singapore came to a successful conclu•dun on February 2 r &gt;, when the Y.M.CA. defeated Rallies Institution by five goals to nil ct the Stadium. There was a large gathering the school bo&gt;.- especially turning out
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    RELIEF REGIMENT.
    362 24 2nd Bn. Duke of Wellington’s Arrives. The 2nd Bn. of the Duke of Wellington’.* Regiment, which is taking the place of the 2nd Bn. Royal Sussex Regiment, mivtd from Egypt on Wednesday on the troopship I)e rby sh i re. After the baggage had been sent up by
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    BIRTHS
    84 24 CRICIITOX.-■ On March 2, 1026, at the Maternity HiEpitHl, Singapore, the wife of H. K. ('richton, Eastern Extension Tele graph Co., a son. DEN HERTOG.— On March 1, 1026, at Maternity Hospital, Singapore, to Mr. and Mrs. Den Hertog, a daughter. LOW .--On March 1, 1026, at Pasir Panjang.
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    MARRIAGE
    45 24 GRAHAM VAPP. —At the Presbyterian t hurch, Singapore, on March 1, PJ26. bv the Rev G. H. Douglas, Alexander, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Graham, Singapore and Kilmalcolm, Scotland, to May Murry, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Yapp Irvine, Scotland. Iv
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    Trade and Finance.
    139 24 Singapore, March :i. I exchange. I On London, Bank 4 m/s o I Demand j J /S I Private 3m. credits 1 *^*1 On New York, Demand I Private DO d/s I On France, Bank T. T. I On India, Bank T. T. On Hongkong, Bank d/d
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    Stocks and Shares.
    455 24 Singapore, March 3. MINING. Issue Val. Pd. Buyers Sellers £1 £1 Asam Kumbang 54/- 55/- x&lt;i 1 1 Batang Padang 0.75 0.80 1 1 Hit am Tin 1.45 1.50 cd. IT £1 Idris Hydraulic 54/- 55/6 1 1 Johan Tin 0.57*1* 0.62 *u H»/- 10/- Kampong 50/0
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      154 24 NOTICE All communication* for both the Strait* Times and the Straits Budget should be addressed to the Hoad Office, Cecil and Stanley Streets, Singapore, Strait* Settlements. The post free price cf the Strait* Times to the United Kingdom and foreign countries is $18 a y ar. The post free price
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  • Obituary
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    107 24 DEATHS. 1U RD. At Rangoon on February 21 Lieutenant-Colonel K. Burd, 3rd. Bn. 20tli Hurm u Rifles. Deeply regretted by u!l ranks o. the Regiment. CHEW—On Thursday last February 25 at 9 Sim 3 h R0WCl1 U a,i Mr Chtw Chong uStrlg r 4 y ar ,ate Chi f Clerk
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  • The Straits Budget RUBBER SUPPLEMENT
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      CONTENTS.
      79 1 Pair* Official Quotations Rubber Price Averages J London Rubber Stocks The Singapore Auction \ver Molek Rubber I Rubber Statistics 1 X w Rubber Syndicate 1 Firestone Rubber Plans Focal Rubber Auction 2 Planters’ Provident bund 2 Uiitish Malaya Rubber Statistic* 3 Disputed Rubber Contract 3 IVieapondence Ceylon Rubber Exports
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      RUBBER SITUATION.
      73 1 Singapore Official Quotations. Forward Contract Quotations Spot Seller Prices a N Apr. July Pate L'don S’pore Mar. June Sept. h\b. i*. d. S •j:&gt; 2 o.tio'.. o.oo o 'S o.sd*. 2 0.85’j 0.83* 0.8’J 0.81 27 1 0.84 1 i 0.81 0.83‘a 0.82*. Mj reh 1 2 l
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      Rubber Price Averages.
      36 1 Tlk» exportable percentage for the current (juarter is 100 of standard, and the price of first grade in Singapore and London to March 3 have been:— Singapore 103.1) cents. London 2s. 3. 49d.
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      London Rubber Stocks.
      31 1 Messrs. Lewis and Peat’s cable received from tlit ii London dice on Tuesday gave tons up making the total London iiiM.i sto; 1;v at February 27, 9,721 tons.
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      The Singapore Auction.
      131 1 1 he Singapore hamber of Commerce Rubber Ass -ciition held its 7 li»th auction, \*-»terday, when there was catalogued 1.124 OSS lbs. or 502.09 tons offered l lbs. or .'119.3 1 sold 573,338 lbs. or 2.».».95 toils. Spot. I noon *j s r )t j Nt u
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      Ayer Molek Rubber.
      180 1 llic Straits Times of February 25 had Paragraph:— i.i-,’ 1 annual meeting of the Ayer Molek thr&gt; s being held at Malacca on &gt;tn (to-morrow). We have received it I rotGsts against the Directors "ho will receive over $5,000 by way ♦u ''n'nnssion on net proposing h
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      Ayer Molek Rubber. Directors and the Batu Anam Division.
      802 1 The following report is officially supplied The sixteenth annual ordinary general meeting of the Ayer Molek Rubber Company, Ltd., was held at the company’s registered office, 137, Heeren Street, Malacca, on February 20, at 12 noon, Mr. Tan Jiak lloe presiding.
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      RUBBER STATISTICS.
      595 1 E. A. Barbour, Limited, Singapore, issue the following circular letter Malaya.—The Government give n.&lt; figure as to what standard production actually js, but reliable authorities place it at 285,000 tons. We are of opinion the average &lt; ver the whole year will approximate this ligure. Ceylon.—Standard according to
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      New Rubber Syndicate.
      623 1 Plans for Rc-conditioning Native Rubber. In connection with a telegram received here on February 13 from The Hague, regarding the formation of a new rubber syndicate for the exploitation of native rubber, the following article in the Bataviasche Nieuwsblad is of interest. The plans for the erection
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      KANGANY LICENCES.
      64 1 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipeh, February The Central Perak Planters’ Association have received a cable ft* »ni Mr. Oilman, who is at present visiting Mad ias, that kangany licences are now being issued for a period of six months as before. Kxtensions will be granted at the ii;
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      Firestone Rubber Plans.
      1085 2 Doubling Capacity of Singapore Plant. 'iht* following interview is taken from the Japan Advertiser, lokio, of February o i’luns of the firestone lire* and Rubber ompaiiy for ttu* imiucoiuli! luiou 11. elude llie douniing of me capaeiiy 01 the .'Singapore factory, t.ie placing o. buyers in .Sumatra,
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      UNCOUPONED RUBBER.
      247 2 Chinese Dealer Fined in Kuala Lumpur. Our Kuala Lumpur correspondent wrote on February 24 :—A Chinese rubber dealer, named Sing Kook, living at the 10th mile, I’lu Gombak Road, was charged in the police court yesterday before Mr. W. J. K. Stark with being in possession of ::0
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      NEW RUBBER PROCESS.
      228 2 Rumoured Discovery by Dutch Planter. f« van prell,1 &gt; director of the i u tuui Maatschappijen Plaoer. Ciollie '»edul as and manager of the last two named estates, is stated to have dis'ovend a new method of coagulation in ••hull absolutely no chemicals are used Anart from
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      LOCAL RUBBER AUCTION.
      712 2 1 A Week of Dropping Prices. Messrs. Barlow and Co. t report Singapore, February 25. The market during the past week has r been very quiet and prices have continued to drop. I The local auction opened with a steady t no at about 95 cents for
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      PLANTERS’ PROVIDENT FUND.
      374 2 A,.. C« d N At a meeting of the boajrd 0 f a Malayan Planters’ Provident Fund h»u Wednesday, February 10, it was ’deeid!l to form a small subcommittee win, view to keeping the public in touch with the position of the fund. The chair,,,.” together with
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      CRUDE RUBBER.
      193 2 Importations into the United States. We arc indebted to the Planters Association of Malaya for giving the following details of the importations of crude rubber into the United States during December, 1925. The figures have been compiled and distributed by the Rubber AssociaI tion of America. The estimated
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      CORRESPONDENCE.
      71 3 Strait® Times is not responsible for T ninions of its correspondents. Corrcll“ I nis should bear in mind that letters be short and to the point. Long ,U hl.ne epistles are liable to be rejected or r n 1 lv cu t down. Correspondents must rul \heir names, not
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      Ceylon Rubber Exports.
      396 3 To the Editor of the Straits Times. sir __I find that a number of people i ’failed to see the significance of the “„ro 1 save in my letter of the 22„d Mant relating to Ceylon rubber, therefore present them in a different '"instead of keeping the
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      What is Exportable ?
      210 3 What is Exportable To the Editor of the Straits Times. —Whose is the brain behind the i&lt;h» r Restriction statistics for January, J only published in your yesterday’s r- H -i Surely not the brain of any U| Servant in the post of passer-by, so W. s P l a
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      Reclaimed Rubber.
      467 3 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —It was with feelings of regret mingled with some indignation that I read your leader, Bulls and Bears,”, attempting to throw discredit upon the serious warning contained in a very abh f article which appeared in your issue of March
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      MR. FIRESTONE IN MANILA.
      307 3 No Desire to Plant in The Philippines. On his way to Singapore to inspect the properties there owned by the Firestone Tiro and Rubber Company, Harvey S Firestone, Jr., vice president of the company accompanied by Mrs. Firestone, C Meyers, and four engineers arrived in Manila
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      British Malaya Rubber Statistics.
      336 3 Statement of Quantity and Value of Rubber Exported During February, 1926. The Registrar of Imports and Exports has sent us the foil iwing comparative statement of the quantity and value of rubber exported from British Malaya during February, 1926. The figures, which are in tons, represent
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      JOHORE RUBBER LANDS.
      452 3 Satisfactory Forward Sale for This Year. The statutory meeting of the Johore Rubber Lands, Ltd., was held on January 25 at 411-410, Salisbury House, London* wall, E.C., Mr. E. J. Townsend presiding. i he Chairman said: Gentlemen. —A.you know, this is the statutory meeting which we are
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      DISPUTED RUBBER CONTRACT.
      336 3 Chinese Firm in Supreme Court Litigation. A claim for $10,1G4 for alleged breach of a rubber contract came before the Chief Justice (Sir William Murison) on the 25th inst. The plaintiff’s were I*am Choon and Co., and the defendant Lilli it'ang Hong. IMaintilfs, who were represented by
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      BANDA RUBBER COMPANY.
      73 3 (Aneta’s Service.) Batavia, February 2&lt;». A British group is shortly to buy up a considerable number of shares in the Banda Rubber Company, promising the shareholders that an ariangement is to he made to buy the whole lot. A defini*. agreement is shortly expect'd. A Dutch croup
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      LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
      385 4 Messrs. Fraser and Co.’s Weekly Report. Messrs. Fraser and Co., weekly report dated March 2 states Both sections of the share market have attain experienced a dull period during the past week. The price of tin has shown a further advance and the commodity market appeals firm.
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      SEDENAK RUBBER ESTATES
      795 4 Satisfactory Profits—Sound Position. The sixteenth ordinary general meeting of the Hedenak Rubber Kstates, Ltd., was held on January 2b at Winehestei lloii e, K.&lt;’. .Mr. I*. &lt;’. Turnbull (the chairman), in moving the ad ption of the* report and joTounts and the declaration of the dividend recommended,
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      RUBBER RESULTS.
      256 4 Company Reports, Dividends And Notices. Buntcng.—Int. divd. 20 per cent. Chembong.—Int. di\tl 6 per cent. Inch Kenneth.—Int. divd. 20 per cent. Bukit Lintang.—Int. divd. 20 per cent. Daejan.—Second int. divd. 10 per cent., making 20 per cent, for 1024-25. Cicely.—Offer of 164,000 ord. shares 2s. each (one for
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      Sepang Valley Estate.
      177 4 At the general meeting of Sepang Valley Estate, Ltd., the report for the /ear ended December 81, 11)25, will be nvsented. This shows that the profit for he yar amounted to $208,050.22, to which ms to be added the balance brought force rd from the previous year
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        LONDON EXCHANGE STERLING PRICES FEB. 3.
        458 4 St L ock Stock Par Exchange r.r Er-h«„„ Value. Company. Pneea. Value Company l'ri«, •j Allugar 4/ Lower Perak (I Anglu-Malay 2/1,32 fl l.umut fl Aver Kuning 3"m 11 Malaria 1 1 tl llant ng :l’» -1 Malacca Prof. 1 i; 2/ Batang Consolidated
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        SINGAPORE DOLLAR SHARE PRICES MARCH 3.
        738 4 Capital Issue Closing Pn ces Paid Up Value Dividends ™*er L J aI L Company Co Lvatt 312,500 1 30 p.c. int. a/c year 28-2-26 Allenby ($1) 3.00 3.10 3.00 3.25 100 000 1 25 p.c. a/c yr. end. 30-9-25A10r Ciajah ($1) 2.75 2.90
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      164 6 SECURITY EFFICIENCY THE BRITISH MALAYA TRUSTEE AND EXECUTOR CO., LTD. (Incorporated in the Straits Settlements) DIRECTORS: 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 KH1AM, Esq. R. M. ME\ ER, Esq. The Company is prepared
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