The Straits Budget, 8 April 1926

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    26 1 The Straits Budget BEING TIIE WEEKLY ISSUE OF TIIE STRAITS TIMES [ESTABLISHED EIGHTY YEARS.] SINGAPORE, THURSDAY. APRIL S, 192(i Price 25 cents (S.S. Currency) or 74.
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    CONTENTS.
    257 1 Page iv. ;i I mi'll n I';/.;.,, i.n.l 1-ab.iur >.!' 4 ;i r.! tht Indians iWcrams Ktutcr and Special NeWS ls l< T",™i n,,s i ,ital ’!?> ~.t Selangor v. Singapore 1- .Mh il! School and Hostel L IM-aU Hill H"tel Ki.’.al Obsequies at Bangkok Rubber Supplement All Rubber
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    LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
    3710 1 "n'ila. notK, ha btt a posted rht ui; tI,U s known as The Sisters. d:„ .r,! ‘‘.V 11 hl, y ,by w arned that it is t;, 1 uitorfere with or touch any r, 0 J* 1 which may be found V„ tho of, Pulau Suber. inv!,i
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    French Bank Robbery.
    61 2 The wife of A. Athisavam, the Sup :cmc Court Interpreter, who has beet, arrested in connection with the KanqUi .]o riiuio-t him* robbery, has also Leu: arrested. She was charged in the See- im <'ourt before Mr. 11. K. Hull “with dishonestly disposing of SUOO.” The casi
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    Car Turns Over.
    79 2 A motor accident in which fortunately no personal injuries were sustained oceuried at the I.sth mile on the C'hangi Road on fiiday. A motor ear proceeding 10 Changi collided with another cumins out of a side road. One ear, the property of a European, turned turtle, the
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    The Government Printing Office.
    86 2 Mr. J. E. Tyler, who has occupied the position of Superintendent of the Government Printing Office since 1 HOo, retired on pension on March ill. Bef re joining the Government Printing Otliee, Mr. Tyler successfully installed the printing 1 plant of Kelley and Walsh and for
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    Collyer Quay Traffic Circle.
    101 2 We have received the following official announcement :—Opposite Johnston’s Pier in Collyer Quay tratlic will move in a a circle: that is traffic coming down Fullerton Head towards Gollycr Quay and circling to proceed up Battery Hoad will turn when just past Johnston’s Pier, hut previous
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    Death of Miss Gage-Brown.
    231 2 Deep regret will tc* felt, among church woi kc; in tr.u Singap re Diocese, on it divine the news of the death of Mis* Gago-lli own f te” a serious operation in England. A* a chuivh worku Mi-s Gagcibnwa wa« well known throughout the diocese. l'wiee
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    Pearson’s Fresh Air Fund.
    236 2 A day in the country is a glorious treat to the poor child in London who may never have seen the charm of natui e when undefiled by the slums which men create. A fortnight by the sea may restore life and hope to a child
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    F.M.S. Government Appointments
    200 2 F.M.S. Government Appoint m ents The following appointment* .led in the K.M.S. Government r lMl Simpson to b,- lulputy i -*e-ner of Potiee, F.M.S. m,. t) oto be ui Agricuitural Field Office.' t llj cultural Department. F.M.S. and gg i. M- if- O-Conm-ll t 1,, Jl" (-•‘minis doner of l'oliee.
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    Obstructing Thoroughfares.
    208 2 A correspondent writes :—“The cfliceai d godowns in Robinson Road are pm! vided with a hack lane, some fifteen feet in. width (between the side* drains! Vit rot withstanding this, heavy lorries arc allowed to load rubber from the godowr* in the main road. The lorries back uV
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    Congestion in Penang Harbour.
    239 2 The Straits Kcho of March ."1 says Tr.e local steamer Klang, whi/h t<. have left Penang lor .»**t Swcttennam arui Singapore at p.m. y. stern.>y, aid t. i leave port till 7.40—tw0 hour* and f •'> minutes bdinu the scheduled time. Tn wa> due to no
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    Lodge Ailsa.
    214 2 The instaPatinn cerom nie- of Lodge AiNa (Scottish Constitution) were carried out on March .‘5l, at the Musonn Hall, Singapore, the Right Wor. tv I). G. M. I). Brother Janies Craig, taking the chair ami installing the varioiiofficers. The R. W. M. is Bro. F. <* Findlay, and
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      PRICES AND VALUES.
      1147 3 raits rinw Aptil i. v cirde very much the blue book prices «nd Declared Trade v ite',,” just isuiteil by the c .j i Ollice, Singapore. It sets up i Mils of thought in our minds. aiiii 1 is dealing in spe-irn* elas.scj c kngthy details given
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      BRITAIN AND CHINA.
      1096 3 < vi*ry rare that Jo\»*s true i herty Straits Tiroost, April Wh'ihtr the fad is roco-uNod or imt, Britain’s attitu ’e t< ward* C; inn is thd •i a po’ucctly ftieudly would like to sec t’e country peace. r u and pi aspiring—that would be best for
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      PLANTING AND LABOUR.
      1112 3 every well conducted estate.--Straits Times, April r &gt;. V* o would like t» indorse a remark made by Mr. Nixon at the meeting of the i*. A. M. la*t week, that the Kepoit of the •mb a: '■•inmittce was “the finest thiiij? tie Labour Positi«.ii that he
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      SCHOLASTIC.
      1093 4 -•-Strait* TinU's April During tlu* last few years we have ■watched the development of the Chinese High School in Itukit Timah Road. Singapore. We had heard that a group of earnest men had found the capital necessary to erect, tin* handsome school building, and the hostel which is close
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      INDIA AND THE INDIANS.
      1120 4 service under 1ho Crown.— St mi t 'li'- 11 April 7. We had a telegram on Saturday stating that twenty persons were killed and lf»0 injured a- a result of rioting in Calcutta. On Monday a message stated that “Twelve were killed and hundreds injured in
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    Central Engine Works.
    1736 5 pronooil t° Divide $10 Shares Into Ten $1 Shares. TV atii'-uti general meeting of tin? j (Vniral Kt’giiic W rks Limited was held t the pnny’.i ndb'**. &lt; (&gt;’»!&gt; er Quay, n j v, il G'll presided and there* I Tiicsd l ricscnt, Messrs. J. J. Money,
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    ACTION AGAINST DŖ. BIRNIE.
    471 5 .Kaslern Mining Shareholders Withdraw. The action in which Tay Lian Tech and other shareholders of the Eastern Mining and Rubber C &gt;mpany sued Dr. W iiliam Birnie and the Eastern Mining Company was mentioned in the Supreme Court ;m Tuesday before the Chief Justice (Sir William
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    SILK CONSIGNMENT STOLEN.
    232 5 Worthless Packages Sent to Kua!i‘ Lumpur. The story is told in Kuala Lumpur of how a Chinese towkay who had specially gone to Siam to purchase silk was robbed when ho landed at Singapore, reports the Malay Mail of April L This towkay. whose name is not
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    Fight at Sea.
    597 5 Smugglers Hoard Restriction Launch. An amazing story was told by the crew cf the rubber restriction launch Simbang wi.en that vessel arrived at Singapore at ten o’clock on Tuesday morning, with four dead bodies and other evidences of a hand-to-hand fight on board. It appears that at
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    Malau Tin, Limited.
    196 5 Th&lt;» report of the directors of Malau Tin, Ltd., for the year ended December hi, 1925, states :—The year’s working, after writing oir $2,525.10 for deprcciaLion, shows a loss of $4,502.55 which add'd to the balance brought forward from last year, leaves a balance at the debit
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    The Easter Camps.
    487 6 Activities of Singapore Volunteer I niis. Singapore \'o!unl&lt; .1- \v re \ery a&lt;tiv&lt; during the Fader holiday? tbr e sepaia’i camp King ii id Siglap, wlu.e tin ngin rs and signals won* stationed, Bulo Rrani, otc'ipied by tlu* Machine Gun M. eti ii and Blak.i’i Mali where
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    SINGAPORE TO PENANG.
    290 6 .Motorcyclists Effort to Heat Train. T,,, l J r S iig.:pore motoreycli.-ts headed by 3i.-. Vv. Hay have attempted to cycle f o&lt; 1 nr t h in 1 he Beninsu.la---Singapore to Bwi. 1. in fewer hours than it takes the mail n to run that d
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    IPOH SKY MEETING.
    544 6 .Moderalf Fields and Small l)i' idends. 1 (From Our Own &lt;\»rr -pondent.) Ipoh, April ,7. On the fir t day of the Ipoh Skye 'Tceting th«* v.&lt; di't r was fine, but there \.*ere moderate field.- and small dividend.-. Yli' i e w a poor dividi nd
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    SUNGEI KINTA TIN.
    327 6 Dredge Ordered From Hrilbh Firm. Tiie -t.ihifoiy meeting of S.ingei Uinta Tin Pledging, Ltd., was held on March 2 ..1 Winchc-ur House, Old Broad Street. ;:.c. Mr. Rogina’d Bawle, who presided, said •M-iything was proceeding normally and •atisfactoriiy. Since the report was osi.ed th.* balance &lt;f the
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    SUPREME COURT.
    268 6 List of Cases for April Sittings. Toy Linn Teel; and others v. W. Birnie ami others. Tho K\v ng Yik (Selangor) Banking &lt; orporation, L(d. v. Tay Kim Hong. J )l 'Villoni Birnie v. Seah Neo Chow I hK a, N«*o Chow and Seah Agency, t liua Khve
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    Across New Guinea.
    357 6 (Anuta's Service.) Preparali.,,. f„ Ha nt(l us (Anela’s Service.) Batavia, April 6, J he Government steamer r, )n has arrived at Tandjong i&gt;,dok l&lt;iUt Professor Stirling's expedition G u. mg on the 7th mst. tor Sour-.K. dthv pjM. Mr. H.i-t.’ JL.mei, and the paotogiapher, r aie emliaiking
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    COLLEGE OF MEDICINE.
    209 6 Kesults of .March Professional Examination. The pass list of the King Edward V1! (“liege of Medicine March professional examination is u&gt; foil ws: Final Examination for the Diploma of L.M.h—A. M. d’C’otta, K. C. Ghosh, S. S. Kasanayrigam, J. Samuel, Tan Ch ng Van, V. K. Thambi
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    The Children’s Concert.
    161 6 A well-varied pr 'gramme has been arranged for the Children’s Concert, which takes place in the Victoria Theatre on Saturday afternoon next. The l'hilhai monic Orchestra will play several pieces ond the other items are graded judici usiy so as to provide something instructive nnd amusing. The
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    Chinese Marriages.
    489 7 mronK Comments on Legal Tangle. iinir comments upon the unsatisfac- ite of the law in th? Colony as it Chinese marriages wore made by mef Justice (Sir William Marisen) delivering judgment yesterday in h 0 a:d in hi&gt; court recently in tiM nmill issue was whether n ,o
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    LIBELLED LAWYER.
    235 7 Australian “Gentleman*’ Sent To Gaol. In s ntcncing an Australian named n.ipert Killing ly, who was charged with i lnnnal libel, the Recorder at the Old 1 a 1 J v remarked: “Practitioners in the ou,^s d the land shall be protected ,|n m foul and defamatory libel.
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    GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.
    613 7 Gibb Defeats Hardy at Kuala Lumpur. (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, April 4. The Malayan golf championship meeting held over the Hast, u* vacation attracted a very large gathering oi‘ spectators. The entri s were excellent aiul the meeting, which was begun on Friday morning and '•(nullified
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    Singapore Mortality Statistics.
    199 7 The Singapore Municipal health statement for the week ending March 27, gives the total number of deaths as 221 representing a death rate of 2S.."&gt;•'» per mi lie per annum compared with 22.42 in the preceding week and 27.02 in the corresponding week of last year. Ihe
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    A NEW STEEL.
    359 7 A Product of Particular Local Interest. An invention which will doubtless prove to he invaluable in Malaya generally, has made its appearance in the form of a new non-corrosive steel, known as staybright.” This product is being made by Thus. Firth and Son’s, the Sheffield steel manufacturers,
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    TIBETAN NEW YEAR.
    512 7 Exorcising llu* Mountain Demon. A Tachienlu correspondent of the M. (I. Daily News writes: To-day is tho eighth of the fust Chinese Moon, and regarded, apparently. h\ th* Tibetans as a pu pitiovs day t»» open tin* idol-door. In every Tibetan home, a room is set. apart
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    AN IMPUDENT CASE.
    297 7 Row at a London Dunn* Hall. Broncho Hill, otherwise Joseph Orient, figured as a witness in the King’s Bench Division in a case which counsel for th« defence described as one of the most impudent ever brought into court. Tin* action was brought by Richard Wordsworth, manager
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      483 7 PROPERTY SALE. The following Singapore properties were sold by auction at the sale-room of Cheong Koon Seng and Co., 20, Chulia Street, on March 21 and .*11:— 999 years’ leasehold land and house, 42 Malabar Street, 796 sq. ft., Syed Abdul- inhman bin Taha Alsagoff, $4 900; free- hold land
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    The Bangkok Dock.
    902 8 Improvement Scheme Nearly Completed. The annual neral meeting of the Uangl ok I lock -.*;»&lt; held (&gt;ii March 27, wh n Mr. S. Itrighouse, t hairmi.n, I'resided. T he I airman said T "U havt- now }iad the balance -beet in your hands fora number of davs
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    ROGUE ELEPHANTS’ BATTLE.
    557 8 An To The Death. The unusual speetat le of :t fit-ree light betwien tw wild elephants, lasting for many hours and ultimately result.ng in tlie deaths &lt;d' the eomhaU.nts, was witnessed at the Baklia Mines about 20 miles from Jamshedpur, states a eorresf.ondent of the Statesman. 'J’lu-
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    MALACCA NOTES.
    187 8 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Malacca, April 0. As the result of a quarrtl a woman and two men wore killed in Jonker Street this morning while a third lif* s mortally wounded in hospital. For some time the Voad between bid Cross Street and Guthrie l n&lt; ofTiees
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    THE KING AS A BABY.
    883 8 Hen Pictures from Its Letters Of Queen Victoria. Tlu* birth of the King (the record son f King Ihlward, then Prince of Wales) was an event of great interest to Qmen Yii t-uia. Tin- Lett' rs of Queen Victoria .Second Serit" (John Murray, 12 12s.
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    AN OUTLAW TRADE.
    597 8 1 Stern Warning In Kritons In China. n l The hearing of the case in Arthur Percy Attatc, an ox-C u hilh ‘'"U’loyc. was charged at ShanM,.I*" 1 connection with a hocus Customs of the str. Kaho was concluded 1 IjHtish Police Court, before M* r iv
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    Week-end Fatalities.
    157 8 On April 2 the hotly of a Chines* eotdie was recovered from fc he neat Stamford Bead. Abrasions to the fa-,f v-'orp found when flu* body was &lt; &gt;::♦ min»*.l- Chinese dic.l in tlu* (lenorai lies pi 1*1 fr i&gt; a "f rut skull which In* sutaincd by
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    Notes from Siam.
    1080 9 ([‘Tom Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, March 27. v .hough it was the wish of His late tv that the cremation ceremonies ,ii be simple it was impossible to p,eat departure from tradition111,1 Th e cremation took place on ;l oith inst and lusted for the greater te
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    ORCHARD ROAD SMASH.
    653 9 Driver Fined For Not Having Licence. A case in which a European, Mr. G. B. Page, is charged with rash driving, and vitn driving a motor car without a licence, was continue d in tlu* District Court on March 31, before Mr. P A. F. i 1
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    SQUABBLE ON THE WHARF.
    903 9 Constable Held to be The Aggressor. i On April l, in the Di trict Court, tlu case was continued in wliLdi Mr. E. A. Bat hour is charged with assaulting a police constable at Tanjong Pugar. He is also charged with attempting to leave the Melchior
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    INTER-STATE CRICKET.
    479 9 Perak Break Series of Ten Defeats. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, April 4. Saturday's play in the Perak-Penang cricket match left Penang -IK behind on the first innings, with one wicket down f &lt;r eight in the second innings. Although Fettcs, the Penang skipper, was iuiexjH.*ctedly detained, Penang
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    PENANG WATER SHORTAGE.
    78 9 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penan*;, March 31. The* water supply i stiM rousing anxiety Ihe level of tlie wot i fell at Ayer F.tain fallen one and a half feet and 11* ie was a furl her drop to-day. I’enanv. \pril L\ The aulhoriii now have the
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    Singapore Golf Club.
    868 10 Chairman Reviews the Past Year. The annual meeting of the Singapore Ui If Club was held on March 31, at the club house, Bukit Timah, Mr. G. R. K. Mugliston presided. The Chairman, in reviewing the past year said that the accounts could be considered satisfactory. Debentures
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    A SIAMESE CONSUL CHARGED
    304 10 Alleged Misappropriation At Penang. On March 23 the Criminal Court at Bangkok had before it Phra I&gt;addhakavad, the former Siamese Consul in Penang He* was charged by the At-torney-General with misappropriation of a »um of TVs. 93,000 odd belonging to the Siamese Government. On the charge
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    MORE TOURISTS.
    267 10 Two Kound-the-World Liners Here. Although Singapore has once had two' L uri.-t liners here within a week, it has j novel huppeiici. et’uiv T.h t two detach-; incuts of round-the-world touri.-ts have visited the port on two successive days, as was the case last week. The Resolute arrived
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    CATHOLICS AT IPOH.
    37 10 (I'rom Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, March 31. The Bishop of Malacca and Catholic lei gy from all parts of Malaya are due .it Ipoh next week to attend the sacerdotal jubilee of Father Coppin.
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    CORRESPONDENCE.
    64 10 [The Straits Times is not responsible for the opinions of its correspondents. Correspondents should bear in mind that letters must be short and to the point. Lon*; rambling epistles are liable to be rejected or ruthlessly cut down. Correspondents must enclose their names, not necessarily toi publication but ns
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    Stray Dogs.
    187 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—Morning after morning as I pass through Basil* Banjang and keppcl Harbour on my way to town I see a number of miserable canine wrecks. Sonic* of these poor creatures have legs oir. one has a broken jaw and his tongue
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    Britain and the League.
    444 10 To the Editor of tiie Straits Turns. Sir, —Your e with a Latin nom do plume has led me to look over your leader of March 19 once again. You say there, “If we would not be fooled and used as cat’s paws, we should draw
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    The Chinese High School.
    210 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. &ir* —Through two recent contributions to your paper, the affairs of the Chinese High School have been brought to the notice of the English reading public. To remove any misunderstanding of the situation arising from the scanty explanation they
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    Chicken Epidemic.
    170 10 1n tm&gt; Kdit ‘»r of the Straits Times Sir,—We understand that as a 11 of the prolonged drought a kind of 1 tion appears on the faces of chicken\i P two or three day, thereafter ,lea h T lews, and that the epidemic j, spreading. It ,5 alleged
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    SELANGOR CLUB.
    581 10 (Expenditure on Games Criticised. The Hun. Mr. II. W. Thomson, Bn.-*:-iHMit, presided at the annual genera! mooting of the Selangor Club on Saturday evening:, reports the Malay Mail. The President stated that, with reua/ii to tiie buna a lows at Fraser’s Hill, a vntuiet had been let for
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  • SUPPLEMENT TO THE STRAITS BUDGET
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      The New General Hospital, Singapore.
      119 11 The new General Hospital at Sepoy Lines, Singapore, was formally opened by ILK. the Governor (Sir Lauiv nee Guillemanl) on Marc h 2* in the presence of a laijfe and ropivtentative iratherinjr. Ihe hospital was eommeneed in U*2U. and is claimed to be the tin
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      Cricket: Selangor v. Singapore.
      90 12 For the first time for many years th. Faster crieket match bet wo n the S.C.C. and Selangor, played at Singapore during the holidays, end d in a decisive victory for the Club, who won by an inninys and runs. Photo by H. S'. liiis.'kinJgc, kev.
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      Proposed Guildhall, School and Hostel.
      37 13 &gt;' tnc de&gt;mn »»t the new i&gt; ti 1 1.1 1 n t &gt;r the knui con mum t&gt; which i» Deing erected :it Peek Se;di Street, Sinuapoie. VN’esteii out and (Titian, Architects.
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      PENANG HILL HOTEL.
      20 13 WeMerhout and Oman wm the competition for a It del un IVttaiij; Mill with the above dctkiitn.
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      Royal Obsequies at Bangkok.
      98 14 Tlu* top left hand picture* shows the King of Siam walking from the Royal Pavilion to the Phra Merit (the crematorium). On the right the urn. Containing the remains ot the late King, can he seen under the canopy at the top of the steps. he
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  • PAST WEEKS IMPERIAL AND GENERAL NEWS Contained in Reuter and Special Telegrams.
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      BRITISH COAL TRADE. Very Prospect of Serious Crisis.
      990 15 [UM TKtt TELEGRAM. J ■{..plies to the Commission Report. fl [UKt TK.lt TK1.EGRAM.J a London, March 31. E month remains for the miners ,7 M to indicate whether they are to give and take and accept the M it in order to
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      The Dawes Scheme.
      133 15 Difference on the Price Ot Deer. London, April 0. Berlin 1 he price ol* beer i? responsible for the !i r t con diet -incc the in angiiratio:*. &lt;*** th Dcvvis Sdieme outween tiie German G m rn.neiit and Sit Ambew McFadycan, (Vnimi v i »ncr "1
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      Great Fire in Egypt.
      46 15 Four Thousand People Made Homeless. London, April o. Cairo A great lire a* Tantali has been raging f &gt;i 21 |i"Ut. am! lias lcsul 1 cd in 32 being Killed four lh"U and ate homeless and 012 dwellings have been dost royed.
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      Maritime Conference.
      94 15 London. April 0. Brussels Sixteen countries were represented at the opening of the International Maritime Conference. M. Vnndervoldo, in bis inaugural nddvo«s. emphasised the need for unity in maritime law. He said the conference would, inter alia, examine the conventions legarding iuIcs in the ease of collisions and
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      Disarmament.
      438 15 Discussion in the House Ot Commons. Lond n, April 1. In tiie Hou e of Commons, initiating •he debate on disarmament, Mr. A. l\»iisonby deplored the traffic in arms. lie that the uini*M», who v. te the most peace till people in tiie world, had been lighting ior tw»
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      Viceroy’s Farewell.
      214 15 London, April I. Be in bo v In a farewell r.ddre-s t&lt; Lord Reading, lepavcnta lives of tiv Lton mill &lt; wnei: express d tin i» •ratilude for the Viceroys help in the v&lt; :ton industry and especially the abolition of the excise duty. They drew ..tt.ution to
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      Cotton Trade Hours.
      45 15 London, March 31. T!u b dint of the Federation of Mast *r C'.ftun- pinners Associate n at Manchcst-v ••cHuitcd in tn overwhelming majority in favour of extending the working hours i i llv* \mer'ean yam-spinning s'cii n from lu'a to :5a weekly.
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      CHINA SITUATION.
      605 15 Important Questions in The Commons. The Supply of Weapons To Chinese. London, March 31. In the House of Commons, at question time, Sir Austen Chamberlain emphasised that His .Majesty’s Minister at Peking had been instructed that armed force should only bo used as a last resort to safeguard
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      America and Italy.
      105 15 London, March ."1. Washington In the Sonet*', Senator Sui.M't doe! a red that 11 m Italian .settlement '■(‘Mtwl the very In i iiotinv that 11 a I ''"Uld pay. lie said If we do not agre«* to a .settlement it will he a lung time before W"
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      French Finance.
      937 16 Progress Made with Taxation Proposals. London, March 31. Paris The Chamber has resumed the debate i.n the Government’s financial proposals. It adopted the poll-tax without a division, with certain amendments, including an amendment by Abbe I.eniire authorising persons exempt from poll-tax to make a voluntary donation, with a
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      Gold in Panama.
      237 16 British Group Obtains A Concession. London, April 6. A British expedition reports the discovery of a rich gold reef in Panama. Concessions have been granted to British inteiests for its exploitation. This extraordinarily interesting announcement was made by Mr. Klli &gt;tt Alves, chairman of the Panama Corporation.
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      Mr. Borah Rampages.
      174 16 Angry Reply to Mr. Churchill’s Speech. London, April 2. Washington: Mr. Churchill’s recent .statements in the Housa of Commons in regard to the British-American debt settL*ment has brought a fiery response in the Senate from Senator Borah, who endeavoured to tshow that tho United States always sought
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      Young Chinese Honoured.
      64 16 London, March 31. N’&lt; v \ork The Newhaven classmates &lt;y?» l n k r Kwai, of tho Sheffield 'cntijir School and Yale University, h«v» nun the most brilliant man in hi' an 1 1 ,M of two moat likely t&lt; H in Iik*. IK* i a a
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      Spanish Aviators.
      318 16 Flight to thc Philippines Begun. London, March 31. Madrid The Cabinet have authorised the flight in the Spring from Madrid to Manila, by Captains Martinez, Gonzalez and Loriga in three Breguet aeroplanes. London, April 5. Madrid Three Spanish aviators, (lying French biplanes, left this morning in an attempt
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      The World Court.
      189 16 American Surprise at League Action. London, April 2. Washington: President Coolidgv is i pposed to America participating in the proposed conference at Geneva on America s reservations regarding the world court. He is reported to favour direct correspondence with each of the 48 signatories to the world
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      France and Syria.
      81 16 London, April 3. Bagdad; Two thousand Syrian and Aiao tribesmen attacked the Iraqi tribe defending the frontier post. British aimoured cars inflicted heavy casualties. \V hen aeroplanes appeared the invaders ed leaving 4o dead. The number of v *unded is not known. Paris, April 6. Beirut: Tl.e
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      Cinema Fatality.
      33 16 London, April 3. ,T wo worc killed and ill’ n|j.(d t&gt;. the collapse of an overcrowded .lcon y m a cinema, a mass of n ,Vn p S; h ,ln M
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      Grave Indian Riot.
      307 16 358 Killed and 100 Wounded. liOndon, April 2. 1 Calcutta A riot started when the Arva Snmaiist, leading a procession with band, approached the* mosque in t\* noitheru part of the city. Moslems oh •ecteil and furious fighting ensued Th* Deputy Commissioner of Polios and Kuropean sergeant
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      Thrilling Sea Drama.
      94 16 London. April 1. New ork A thrilling sea drama iproceeding 000 miles south-east of Halifax, Nova Scotia, from where the British cargo steamer Laleham(7) scut out an S.O.S. Steamer on beam ends, lifeboats gone, water in bunkers and l ising in hold.” The Caronia broadcast the message
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      M. Durnerin’s Action Fails.
      172 16 London, April 1. Paris The Const has given judgment lor the &lt;i*T.-i:dants in the Punier in case '•n the ground that his dismissal from thu managers!v'p was justifiable and that he sent th hank insolent letters attacking the administration. The court pointed out with legal(i to
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      Greek Politics.
      78 16 London, April 5. Athens Results of the Presidential elections so far announced in 12 departments give the Prime Minister, General Th. Pangal »s, 90 per cent, el Mv* votes east. The remaining districtT »'-ll later in the week. The elections at' 'ee to the resignation of Admiral Paul
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      Prohibition.
      281 17 ivnounccd Before Senate 1 Committee. London, April 5. u'.)i ton The liist official investi- .‘cec of tiiv Snail' .ludiciary vs-ddi is charged to examine Ctiiiiai'B n&gt;&lt; iuiv ti si IW (l t tlv present “aridity,” by per};!H ,.f liuht. wmtv. and beer, r tal M -..jvs* d Cintf dry
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      Argentine and the League.
      155 17 The President Takes Strong: Action. L"nci«-n, April 4. lhicnos Aires: The Argentine Congress, having fid.ca t?* act on llu* Piesiden■:t i,ies.-aue receniiacnding Argentine’s adhciinee tv? t.. 1. ague t-f Nati«*n?, the tu-vitiimi i.t Adi &lt;lit■••mbu* course at t. forthc it'M.g C. i:n*t C&lt;"i n i!. k
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      Russian Finance.
      140 17 Depression of the Currency Admitted. London, April 4. •bra: The di predation of the chcrno|‘!y alarm in Soviet cummeri ’-h idi? V ,v&gt; S,,v B‘ l have now Iiv,;; i ni:,&lt;le h y M iniii- liinnt,' 1 M b t,u Central Executive F j.pj J vl ruary when
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      League of Nations.
      90 17 I y London, March 31. I li!,.ip I l]nmbcrlain conferred for I ’iiii): I a "itli the Parliamentiiry L, n League of Nations PI 'if iflj j ri members of the throe ln He spt'ke with greater I ,Ml ‘iug tile debate in the L ...i,' following
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      Princess Victoria.
      155 17 Slowly Recovering From Serious Illness. London, March 31. j A bulletin states that Princess Vic&lt;m ia slept for some hours. Her tempera-'ui-e remains high and the condition of the heart is not changed. The cough is less troublesome. 1 under., A m il 1. The morning bulletin states
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      American Stock Gambling.
      103 17 London, March 3!. New York With the latent tide of liquidation apparently receding, the Stock Market successfully withstood renewed selling attacks to-day again.-t railway equipment shares and various «p cinlities. The prices of many p p.ilnr issue- rndiI ej from three to 10 points. The* im.ve- ment
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      Russian Espionage.
      76 17 London, March 31. Royal Sentences of life servitude I were passed t*n two found guilty of is pionage on hehaif &lt;»f Rus-la Thixe otb.- rreceived sh rtcr terms. Two of tin accused were (&gt;:i the Rus-ian Legation staff and received a regular .-aiary. also extra fei&lt;. The principal
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      Fire on Sumatra Mara.
      74 17 London, March 31. A mo-sage fiom Colombo sta*.,.- th:i the liit* on the Sumatra Muru i- ixtiuguirhed. Ab&lt; ut o,00*i i* s have bi'or disc hai god, th n ...k- on of vvl.icl are indistinguishable. They wen* damage by liit* and stmim. Tlie it!• -'barging i.Deing
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      Italian Politics.
      60 17 London. March 31. Rome The Deputy. Signor Turati, a member of the Nati n;d !&gt;iiv*.-ti»rate, was ippointed to succeed Fignor 1* arinaeci at u meeting of the Fascist Grand Council, which was attended by Signor Mussolini, and which sat throughout the night and broke up at 5.30 in
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      Aviation Incident.
      54 17 London. April 1. Paris: A nies-age from St ra.bnurg stales that the German autlioriti s havi seized a French militu-*y aeroplane with an officer and serg ant aboard, which warn Hying over the lihhie and was toned t&lt; ’ami at. Zaeckingen, Baden, but the occupants were allowed to
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      British Revenue.
      37 17 London, March 31. The F.-XchcipJer returns for the fi ca' year ended -”*1 show that tor revenue totalled £‘812,000.000 and the expenditure chargeable against revenu £820.000.000. Mr. Win.-ton Churehil! estimated a revenue of t’SO 1,000,00ft.
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      Shipping Interests.
      43 17 Tendon, April (&gt;. New York: Tli;* r.-port that Knglitb interests are seek mg' t &gt; btain epotrej tne International ?*I**n: ni Marin? iy is not confii ■;I he 1 v followed by a drop npii in i company’s prefern -1*• L mi nmniing.!
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      Flight to Japan.
      268 17 [UEUTKK TELEGRAM.] Danish Aviators Arrive At Bangkok. Lkeutek telegram.] London, March 31. Calcutta The Danish airmen who are dying to Tokio have arrived. London, April 3. Rangoon The Danish aviator, M. B tved, who is dying to Tokio from Copenhagen, has arrived salkly. He is going to
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      Polar Exploration.
      94 17 London, April i. New V'* I iculonant Comnuuulei Byrds, in lie Polar exploration shi,. lu’iitic. a Snipping Board \&lt; sel, .sailor King’s Bay ti'-tnorrow. r l he ship p:aiters aie lined with a pecial ms id at i.g libi e for piotevtion auaio-t cold, i hi •■{line material
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      Island of Miangas.
      60 17 I. &gt;ndon, March 31. The llau.i' The l)ut?h and til t n.lei; Stall &gt; (liiwnim ul.- !v.\e oxchnng &lt;! notes 'u counccii- n o.i.n Ine ik.-pato oy, r t c •1 .--V'.v-c u &lt; i the '-’and of Miangas, width ,vu ntly f red the* jaumam lit
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      The Wilkins Flight.
      39 17 Lmab n, April 1 Fai;bank, Alaska: ('apt. Wilkins ha, sent a wireless message that he has righted Point Barrow, t’ne mo t northerly point of the United Sta'es. After depositing supplies he returns here for none.
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      Another Rockefeller Gift.
      29 17 London, March 31. Madrid: The Government have accepted a gift from the KoekelcHe.' Institute of spjn.lTnu to build an institute foi physical i hemistry in Spain.
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      Various.
      53 17 London, April 1. p u ii&gt;: The Petroleum Monopoly BiJ! will ceme into operation on Apiil I. 132" London, Apiil 1 The House of Commons li.»- adjourne I -111 Apiil 13. London, April -5. Biga M. Zinoviefl’ has hcen deprived of the Presidency of the Leningrad Soviet, thus lo-ing
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    PETITION REJECTED.
    74 17 (From Our Own Con'* pendent.) I'cnanc. April 2. Official intimation has been i»•«! 'iat i lieIIiah, m»w under n'em.r &lt; f hi .i'll f*• i '•c murder of Mr. Karl, for whom a peti :'f p for reprieve had lven fo»*\v mini to r» (5*ivifiior, will ha"g i.
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    Steamer Pirated.
    89 17 Loot Secured Valued At $100,000. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Hongkong, March 31. The Chinn Merchants Steam Navigation Company’.'- steamer II: in Kong, running between Shanghai and Canton, was pirated and taken to the proximity of Bun Bay. Boot valued at $100,000 was taken. '1 he passengers were threatened
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    BOLSHEVISM IN JAVA.
    101 17 (Ancta's Sorvioo.) intensified Propaganda Decided Upon. (Aneta's Service.) Batavia, April 1. Reports have been received that the Moscow executive of the Third International have decided to intensify their propuuundn in Holland and the Dutch Indies. The leader of the propaganda section in the Netherlands Indies. Heinrich Groga,
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    FITS OF DEPRESSION.
    155 17 Distressful Incident At Penang. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, April 2. A gre.it sen-ation was caused in lluropeaa ciiclo in lVnang when the news spread that Mr. J. 11. 15. Smith, late ass! t: 1 editor of the Straits Echo, had I;*—n f aid with his throat
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    ACHEEN ATTACK.
    54 17 \neta\s Service.) Captain and Five Native Soldiers Killed. Vneta’s Service.) Batavia, April 5. Amthc l.ltwang attack in the K'oet-t i!is( riot. Ac hern, has occurred. Captain Parks, in command of a Sumatra detachnunt, has been killed. Other casualties include live native soldiers killed and 1-1 \v unded. The
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    EX-SERVICES MEETING.
    158 17 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penanir. April 'I. The annual nr et iny rtf the Kx-Se %i &lt;•-. As-ociation of IVnanjr has been held, .Mr. S mmlers proridiny. Tli ehni.man tat&lt;*d that assistance had been granted to twenty applicants, but the number ot applications was "Tenter. Kmpleynient a! be'ii
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      EASTER CRICKET.
      1240 18 Selangor Well Ilea ten At Singapore. For the first time for many years the Faster crick.t match between the S.C.C. and Selangor ended in a decisive victory for the Cub, who won by an innings and 22 runs. Play was lo have been continued on Monday but the
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      POLO AT PENANG.
      106 18 Colony Flayers Real F.M.S. At Penang. (I* rom Our Own Cor.vspondent.) Penang, April 5. la the Penang Polo Club tournament ine Colony v. F.M.S. match for the MaeKimv up was wen by the Colony by five goals t&lt;&gt; three. Four chukkers of ight minutes were played. I
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      HOME FOOTBALL.
      910 18 [Reuter Telegram.] English and Scottish League Results. [Reuter Telegram.] London, March 31. In the first division of the League Sunderland 1 st to Cardiff 1-3. London, April 2. The fallowing are the results of League fixtures played to-day Aston Villa 3, Arsenal 0. Bolton W. 0, Liverpool 1.
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      RUGBY INTERNATIONAL.
      180 18 [Router Telegram.] Wales Heat France in Fast Game. [Reuter Telegram.] London, April 5. Paris In fine weather, and before 43,000 spectators, Wales beat France by seven points to five at Rugby. It was a hard and fast game. Hallway through the first half, following a couple of Welsh
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      S.R.C. VISIT TO PENANG.
      168 18 Defeated in Cricket and tennis Fixtures. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, April •&gt;• The S.R.C. cricket match a‘- ra,n t Penang ended for the visd'H--The Penang Recreation Club battel tn» and knocked up 21 &lt;3. Rodrigo the principal scorer, but he gave ji'U'Mi chances. Singapore were
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      LAWN TENNIS.
      609 19 Conclusion of Taiitflin Club Tournatr.cn e.ers of the Tanglin Club were At *i vi■'itorday ‘&lt;n the oeension of the* leata n of prizes \v n in the spring euinanicnt. i*,. K uf the men’s championship played between Cameron and I'. 'Iq'vnd Sinclair a&gt; d Hamilton the formwinning, 6—3,
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      PENANG BISLEY.
      208 19 Ket-uHs of Yoiunleer Hitle Mod ini:. (trom Ojr Own C».r;. 'oj.dt nt.) Penang, April 6. re.-ults of the- l'cnang and i'rovince v.eilesiey V olunteu- Corps Bisley meeting were as follows Hcnfruw ChalUnsfo ShiUJ.-Kuraslan c o. f No. 2. Grenade Competition.—province W elle; ley Volunteer 1, 51 points, possible
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      GOLF.
      322 19 Singapore Golf Club. The April monthly medal was competed for on Saturday and Sunday, and n suited in a win for Mr Murphy, who returned a net score of 77. Thirty-two cards were taken out, and the following were returned I*. Murphy S3 6 77 B. I. Chambers 92
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      HOCKEY INTERNATIONAL.
      32 19 fRe liter Telojyram.] London, April 3. At Folkxf.nno Engbiml beat Franco 9 0 at hockey. The T.awn Tennis Association of Malnya hen been exempted from registration under the Si'jetics Ordinance.
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      BOXING WIN FOR FIRPO.
      23 19 [Router Telegram.] Loudon, April 4. Lunion Airu.i In ;i boxing match Ians I'irpo \v«ui the derision aguiu.st Krmitiiu Spalhi.
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    TIN RETURNS.
    389 19 Nawng Pet Tin—Hours run 211, yardage 9,700, ore won piculs 145. Raryang lin Limited.—The operations of ihis Company to March .41, 1926, are a.-* follows :—Bucket Dredge: Worked' 21S hours for month of March, treated 50,000 yards, recovered 450 pi&lt; uls of tin ore. Sluicing Plant Run !**’»»m
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    BIRTHS
    93 19 AN’r*IMIS(»X. O.i March 6, 19*26, nt 10. Alexandra Court, Queen’s gate, S.W., to I’cirgi (nee I’obertson I, the wife of George Huyd Anderson Oiow in Singapore), daughter ilKNDLRSO.V On March 9, 1926, at 11:.rtlield, Cooiii n Beach. Margaret, the wife of &lt;*. M. IIend. r.'on, (late of Penang, S.S.),
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    MARRIAGE
    62 19 IIOHKRTS STlMlHS. On April 5, 1926. nt St. Arnins.'s ,i1 h**«lral, S ngapor l*y tin: Yen. Archdencun F. Ci. Swindell, Sydney lierhert Koherts, second on -of Mr. and Mr O. \V. K. Huberts of Highgate, Bendon to K *tlter I I an Stubbs. eldest dtuiglit. r o• lr. T.
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    Trade and Finance.
    146 19 Siny?ij*ure, April 7. EXCHANGE. On London, Bank 4 m's 2/4 7/16 Demand 2/4 1/16 Plicate 3m. credits 2/4 19/32 On New York, Demand 56 13/16 Piivj t j 90 d s 58% On France, Bank T.T. 1590 On f: dia, Bank T T. 156*4 Or. H..)gl;r.ug, Rani;
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    Stocks and Shares.
    482 19 Singap *re, A pril 7 i MINING. D- U*» V;.!. Pd. Buyers Seller* i 1 £1 Asani Kumhang 57/6 59/1 1 Dutaiig I’adarig O.XO 0.85 cd. i 1 I IIitn.ni Tin 1.10 3.45 I 3 I’li is Ilydraul'c f&gt;5/- 57/1 1 .Julian Tin 0.51 0.55 1 10/-
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      92 19 NOTICE .Ml &lt;vni;n u nitrations for both the Straits Times nnd the Straits Iludget should be addressed to the Head Office, Cecil and Stanley Streets, Singapore, Straits Settlements. T’ post fr- e price of the Straits Times to t»... Cnif d Kingdom and foreign countries is $4S a yiar. The
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    94 19 DBA I IIS I59H Is. On Kciuvinry 27, 19*26, ut Hveres, France, William Reginald 1* r •deride Mrec’i, of F.M.S. and Guernsey, aged is. KOIL- On March 31, 1926, at 10, Jco ('hint I’lace. Singapore, Mrs. Koh (.uun Seng ne. Wee Kah (lull, aged HI, Mrs. I.KiO C.I’AN 1 1
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  • The Straits Budget RUBBER SUPPLEMENT
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      CONTENTS.
      87 1 General P*f* Singapore Off rial Quotations j Rubber Price Averages J London Rubber Stocks Mr. Le ver'.: fampaign Firestone Rubber Plan Mala: an I‘lank rs f Local Rubier Auction Rubber ReturnUritish Malaya Rubber Statistics Rubb» r I ten. &lt; Correspondence— Rubber c&lt; a.iU.'i Rubber H.-tate Vagaries Meetings and Reports—
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      RUBBER SITUATION.
      48 1 Singapore Official Qootatisns. 1-3. r ward Ctor.tract (Juotat ions yp.n Seller I'riccs May -lal&gt; Oct. Date I.'uor. S'porc* \[&gt;r. .turn 1 S»*|&gt;t. f&gt;oc Aj&gt;r. s. d. s 1 1J t 1 (l.i*0 o.yr&gt; O.Sit Holiday 4, t&gt; o.ttf)’* O.f.t 0 1*5 o.oa t p.im o.'.n (xuo
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      Rubber Price Averages.
      34 1 The exportable percentage for the current quarter i&gt; IPO of standaid, and the avi rap* price* in Singapore and London t &gt; April*7 have heeo Singap &gt;rr 10t.2.‘* ivnts l&gt;ond(i'i lb*. r&gt;.27d.
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      London Rubber Stocks.
      265 1 la wis and Beat’- cable received from Uioii London thee ye-terday morning gave DM tons increase making the total London rubber stocks at April 3, as revised 13,73* t'»n.-. The Governor and High Commissioner has appointed the following to form the Chinese Labour Advisory Committee The Controller
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      Langkat Company.
      841 1 Rubber Estate Shows Profit 01 Over Five Lakhs. Th&lt; annual general meeting of the shareholders in the Maatschappij tot Mijn-Bosch on Landbouw cxploitatie in Langkat was held at Shanghai at the offices of Messrs. George McBain, Mr. 15. S. F. McBain presiding. In his speech, the Chairman said
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      MR. HOOVER’S CAMPAIGN.
      1008 1 American Comment on His Inaccuracy. Under the heading Fiasticity of Rubber.’’ the American Kxporter has the following Rubber is a very elastic substance.*’ remarked Sir William Letts at the opening session of the recent World Motor Tiansport Congress. It will stretch a great deal, but d n't
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      BENTA RUBBER COMPANY.
      136 1 Decision to Pay Off Mortgage Out Of Revenue. (From Our Own lYriv.-poiidcut. Ipoh. Apr Presiding at the Benta Rubber 1 pany annual meeting the H n. Mi. Ii Jono &lt; declared that young pr..lu.ilike the Renta were much depend, the retention of restriction. He deiiiae.. himself in
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      FIRESTONE RUBBER PLAN.
      168 1 Development in Philippine Islands. Harvey Firestone, Jr., son of thAmerican rubber magnate, "ill -&lt;"&gt;“* mit to the rubber committee of the l’-• lippine Agricultural Congress a plpn t* 1 capitalise the development of the in i u-t• in the islands, says a Manila papci. At a conference
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      Malayan Planters.
      1931 2 Indian I abour Restriction Naval Base. (Ironi Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, M&gt; rch 31. The qiarterly g* ni*r. l meeting &lt;f the I’lant mlion &lt;&gt;t Malaya was held ,,i ,i.:.i. to-d-.v in the Masonic Lodge, vcim.n-i cd, iviialu Lumpur. The .d 1'. J. Cummins: presided, t the
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      KAMASAN RUBBER.
      497 2 Forl.v-Fiw Per Ci*nt. Dividend l ot The The following report is supplied ollicially The .sixteenth annual general meeting of shareholders of the Kamasan Rubber Company, Ltd., was held at the registered otiice, 1 Embankment, Kuaia Lumpur; oil March 20, the chairman, Mr. K. W. Tyler, presiding. Alter notice
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      Anglo-Dutch (Java) Plantations, Ltd.
      837 2 Further Five Hundred Acres To Be Planted This Year. The HUh annual general meeting of the Anglo-Dutch (Java) Plantations, Ltd., took place at the offices of the secretaries ami general managers, Shanghai. 1 ho Chairmen, Mr. A. J. Welch presided. In his speech, the chairman said
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      LOCAL RUBBER AUCTION.
      827 3 Position of t*10 Industry i:i Ante, ii a. la v.is and Peat rep:.i t: E.ngapui Maial 1 ill Tl’.e in licatn-n in oar lari i*p«»it tlml a sagging market might seen appeals to ha.i* been cm reel, mwer pi ic*.. r an j)08»‘.n iis are 1 uling.
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      RUBBER RETURNS.
      38 3 I’rnn $’"*ai. !!1."00 lbs. T’atak Rabit —27,000 lbs. IDnao 17,500 lbs Merrbi' Ion.- 27.500 lbs. P J "’ig K K. 170,000 lbs. Pul at,a 07 000 lbs. Sal Tang 73.500 Straits.—145,000 lbs. Tali Ayer —59,500 lbs.
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      CORRESPONDENCE.
      71 3 liu Si nuT i&gt; n-»*i-*iiMlit* for opinion of cm* v i.l. ,ih *,r.--u.ii oc.ii li. liiut tliat letter-. .r ci* i &gt;ri f&gt;' i point. Long K fjo-.lltS *i! ij.ilijc t In rejected 'T t J l. I !f|»» IJMISt -iis*- 1.. &lt; f.. 11 '-.I i. .'Ci nsrii
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      Rubber Stealing.
      1604 3 To the Editor of the Straits Time* Sir. I am sure that every lmncs; v m lit 1. idol oil the Islands of Singapore an 1 Lena! g and ia Johoic, boiii iaa ao and t hi:. esc, i- most gratclu. o yog f&lt; r you'* leading article
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      Rubber Estate Vagaries.
      175 3 To the Editor of ihe Straits Times. Sir, The following parallels may lie of interest Haytor Raddla Capital S200.000 $200,000 Rcarimr area ."07 acres ."14 acres Std. produeti &gt;n 1ST 411) lbs. 188,097 lbs Dividends for 1025 45' 15' b The discrepancy in dividends is, of vnurre
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      TARAU (F.M.S.) ESTATES.
      911 3 urlhcr I'iws-Ncv l»ro[*rli*Acquired. Tho second Annual ordinary i’:C f the riiarohold-M of T?i Pa Rubber Iv'iates, 1/V v I id.n ".ry 2&lt;k at tile MK-es. emie. K &lt;\, Mr. W. &lt;’ r;s. s ’hrirnmn) presiding. u11 he The &lt; hair man sail! Ladies am! U, L- V.
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      Malakoff Rubber.
      1046 4 chairman Euloffises Work Of Mr. Stothard. n*t,(. s :vtc:r.t!i aigi uil r’-*.* '1 me*.Lug s t’xkoT Ri'-hbe:* C uurany. Ltd &lt; f eh 1 m March 31t, at Fr.ion Bu ll v;i. i" i i- (&gt;•• iv. Singanoie. Th &gt;re were mu', \i. j i L«»nSc (ilut rnmn),
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      BUKIT TIMAH RUBBER.
      482 4 B UKIT TIMAH RUBBER. Results of the Past Year’s Working. The report if th directors of the Bv.k.t Tinu.h Rubber E-tates, Ltd., for the year ended D.cemU*r ill, 1023 siutes The net profit for the year as shown by the profit and loss account amounts ti ;:t 21)0.05. to which
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      British Malaya Rubber Statistics. Statement of Quantity and Value of Rubber Exported During March, 1926.
      352 4 Tlie Registrar of Imports and Exports has sent us the following com* parnt.ie statement of the quantity and value of rubber exported from British Maia;.a during March. 1'.12&lt;». The figures, which are in tons, represent
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      CENTRAL PERAK RUBBER.
      997 4 First Year’s Output-Revised Estimate. T e statutory meeting of Central Perak Rubber Company, Ltd., was held on March 5 at Winchester House, E.C., Mr. R. c. McNair Scott (the Chairman) presiding. M:. ii. E. Dane, A.C.A., representing the Sicrttaries (Eastern Industries, Ltd.), naving lead the notice convening
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      TELUK ANSON RUBBER.
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