The Straits Budget, 10 March 1927

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    27 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES [ESTABLISHED EIGHTY YEARS.] No. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1027. Price 25 cents (S.S. ('urrency) or 7d.
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    CONTENTS.
    364 1 Page .EAPBK? 2 3 7 ikx J rAf a J hiiusti m1 < h;,un Kill 4-r» rnmh l*te}we HlU 5 Occasional NoU'* I V rh;;-.‘ in China Kllthtina J K,- ami China si»»wi»i ix-joinintanj: $P l ’t ‘icturr*— Snitfa|“T*‘ WvWint «;.k Miner** Wcddunr i>KSat a lira's < H I*-
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    LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
    2616 1 'T; 1 > -r-. I 1 "ilu,r..r-'Ti 1 n B of U,c Malayan K. h i|'V, Ass on March v, -r tf a *k .presentcd with the f r< 4 a n, tion of his ser•v ocmtion. The Rev. ?*lr. Horley and Mrs. Hurley are celebrating their
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    Mirovitch and Borissoff.
    611 2 Successful Recital at V ictoria Theatre. i Alfred Mirovitch and Josef Borissoff fulfilled expectations in their recita* .it the Victoria Theatre on March Mirovitch is. of course, well remenibereu in the Fast as a pianist of exceptional charm and sympathy, particularly as an exponent of Chopin. Borissoff,
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    CHINESE ELECTROCUTED.
    99 2 Body Suspended from Overhead Cable. A Chinese coolie was electrocuted near Happy Valley on Friday morning as a result of touching a live over-head cable. He was one of two Chinese engaged in painting a building opposite the junction of Cantonment Road and Keppcl Road. The deceased, stood
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    SECOND ASSIZES.
    542 2 Eighteen Cases on Singapore Calendar. Special Jury lor Cheating Charge. The second Singapore Assizes opened lie fore Mr. Justice l‘earn* on Tuesday. There were 1!> cases on the calendar, but one —a charge of being in possession of a forged $.’»«> note- was withdrawn, tiu* Deputy Public Prosecutor
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    The Use of the Knife.
    128 2 Alleged Murder and Attempted Suicide. Murders have been occurring recently with alarming frequency. On Friday about 1‘2 o’clock a Chinese was attacked by another Chinese who wa-; armed with a knife. He received a deep wound in the stomach and sank to the ground. A
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    THE WEEK-END COLUMN
    680 2 The Army and Its Traditions. Commander Ken worthy asked wh the Cleneral Officer Commanding in l if r had been instructed to carry’' out .J" traditions of the British Arm'v Telegram, 28/2. kt utct It does not seem quite right that w* Should send an Army out
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      KROH FOREST TIN.
      908 3 Straits Times, March 3. The collapse Of Rerabian Tin has been something equally sensational rt imr The Kroh Forest Tin Company, which attracted a deal of interest when it was floated r"t' ie’ir has also been found unlikely to ,!,r ,Hh the rich rewards foreshadowed in prospectus,
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      THE RUSSIAN COMPLEX.
      947 3 Straits Times, March 4. Latest messages from Shanghai report a new phase in the situation. Marshal Sun’s troops have been d finitely broken up and Shantung troops are n »w taking their place in defence of the Shanghai area. While competent military authorities are of the opinion
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      MUSIC IN THE EAST.
      941 3 x.ojil where ait Ibuiiishes. Straits i iiti *s, March Though the East cannot he said to be i place where enthusiasm over the best n music is general, it is interesting to note that a well-known pianist, revisiting Singapore after an absence of several years, described
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      INDIANS IN SOUTH AFRICA.
      1026 4 ,n n Afric a is assured. Straits ri:r.<*s, Marcel 7. When the Gnlour Problem first raised its serpentile head neither tradition n< r history tells. That it has embittered human relationship since the days of he Lost Tribes we know, and in no part of j
      '!(‘,n *n Afric a is assured. – Straits ri:r.<*s, Marcel 7.  -  1,026 words
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      INDUSTRIAL JAPAN.
      1069 4 conditions in Singapore.— Straits Tim March 8. Bepresentnl i\-es of several of the leading manufacturers and mercantile !irms r -lapnn are at present in Sinvao.'e 'vith the object of fostering t ad' wbh Malaya. They have been away rMni hu,m i ”‘-e la-t S. ptemher and v p
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      FRENCH DEFENCE BILL.
      1021 4 was on civilisation itself.—Straits Times, March 9. •'t he nations of Europe, one an 1 on' :n.ly .s armed, ammunitioned, and pr pared f» r war to the last military butt :i —France. At any time during the' pa t five y-.ars, France could have take the
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    BROKEN WATER PIPE.
    178 5 Difficulties Met by Municipal Departments. An illustrati m of some of the difficulties encountered ’by the Municipal departments was found in Market Street on i nursduy morning. A day or two ago one of our representati\e noticed a number of coolies apparently washing themselves in the filthy
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    F.M.S. Government Appointments.
    242 5 Fhe following appointments are notified F.M.S. Government Gazette:— Mr. E. M. Speers to be a Probationary Assistant'Commissioner of Police, F.M.S.*; Nes; is. P. Connell and L. C. Simpsony.rey to be Cadets, Malayan Civii ‘■'Tiiie! Mr. J. Macintosh to be an Accountant, P. and T. Department, S.S. and
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    Government House, Kuala Lumpur.
    296 5 The following had the honour of dinin? with His Kxccihncy the High Commissioner and Lady Guillemard at Gov* eminent House, Kuala Lumpur, on February H.H. the Sultan of Perak, H.H. the Sultan of Selangor, II.H. the Vang di per Tuan Besar of Negri Sefnbilan, the Hon.
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    OCCASIONAL NOTES
    1332 5 [S raits Ti r«es, March 3-9.] An appeal is being circulated locally for generous support for the Singapore Buy Scouts Association, which needs $2,000 yearly in addition to the Government grant if it is to do its w’ork ade quately. It is a cause we can heartily commend.
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    Y.M.C.A. LUNCH ROOM.
    337 5 Progress of (he Down Town Branch.” In his monthly letter t &gt; Sustaining Members of the Y.M.C.A., the General i Secretary makes the following mention of the scheme to provide a lunch and re t room in the basement of Union Building In Singapore our interests at
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    NEW PHASE IN CHINA FIGHTING.
    2517 6 [ICE ITER FAR EASTERN SERVICE.] Sun Chuan Fang’s Army Broken Up. SAFETY OF SHANGHAI. Full Confidence as to Security Of Settlements. I REITER FAR EASTERN SERVICE.] Shanghai, March 2. Following the desertion of Men Chao Yueh, (ieneral Li Pao Chang, Defence Conirni sinner at Shanghai,
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    FOREIGNERS AND CHINA.
    1175 7 ...vj-tkr far eastern ski:vice.] i The Captured Motor Vessel. Smart Recovery by U. S. Gunboat. i; 1T i r. KAK EASTER* SERVICE.] Shanghai, March 5. Hankow. March 2 The Standard Oil ('impair*' motor vessel which was commandeered has been recovered by the; i:Bit ed States gunboat Pigeon.
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    DEFENDING SHANGHAI.
    991 7 I REI TER TELEGRAM 1 i Troops’ Precautionary Positions. i More Questions by Labour Members. f i I REITER TELEGRAM 1 London, March 2. In the House of Commons, Comdr. Kenworthy asked what instructions had been given the General Officer Commandt ing in Shanghai regarding the occupation of
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    Peking Concession.
    39 7 Reported British Offer To Concede. Shanghai, March 7. Peking It is understood that an Anglo-Chinese commission, including the Consul-General, Sir Janies Jamieson, is being formed to effect the retrocession ot the British concession in Tientsin to China.
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    Cotton Mills Trouble.
    55 7 Threat to Kill Japanese Manager. Shanghai, March 7. Five hundred Japanese Naval men are on guard in Japanese cotton mills in Shanghai, where one mill official has be»&gt;n shot and wounded, it is alleged by a worker. Threats to kill the manager of anothei mill brought on
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    A Suicide.
    29 7 London, March Home General Nicolas Wrangel, brother of the famous anti-Bolshevik leader, has committed suicide in the resi- dence of Prince Wolkonsky, where he was a guest.
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    MARINES WELCOMED.
    344 8 [REITER I Alt EASTERN SERVICE. I Thousand on Route March In Shanghai. New Campaign Launched By Agitators. j [REI TKR EAR EASTERN SERVICE. I Shanghai, .March 3. A thousand marines from tin- Minncsotal landed and had a route marc h through I the Settlement. I &lt; The salute
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    Tin Mine Tragedy.
    75 8 Six Men Killed by Slide At Menglembu. (From Our Own Correspondent). Ipoh, March 4. A pitiful tragedy occurred in a Chinese "I’en cast mine at Menglemhu, near Ipoh. A slide occurred in a cutting, burying two workmen. Others rushed to the leseuc, and a much bigger slide
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    Indians and Flood Relief.
    112 8 l laigely attended meeting held under the auspices of the Indian Association on March presided over by Kao Sahib Subbaya Naidu, Agent ot the Government of India, it was decided to collect funds in aid of sufferers from the recent flood* in Malaya and to forward
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    CORRESPONDENCE.
    65 8 The Siriiit* Times is not responsible for f. 1 opinions of its correspondents. Correspondents should bear ;n in.nd that leltera must be rhiort and to the point. Long •p sties art* liable to be rejected or cut Juwri. Correspondents must enclose tbeir oi.in'-s, not necessarily for publication but •is
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    HAWKERS.
    395 8 I To the Editor of the Strait? Times. I Sir, I have read with i’ u-re your I I aider of the l*t instant headed “A j»roI Idem left unsolved.” I Kven you, sir, do not seem to see very I clearly w hat the problem leally is. The
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    GENERAL HOSPITAL.
    159 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times. s!rr'™ h ref( rt nt e to two letters published in your paper c •ncernir.g the tragic death of the planter in the General Hospital, 1 have a line to add which I consmer might he published in the public interest.
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    THE MIKADO.
    287 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—Theatre enthusiasts are looking forward with keen interest in the forthcoming production of The Mikado bv the rh0. ,1, T f n maU, r I ranuit c ommittee. Iheie IS full confidence that it is &lt;.. o j n °undor an&lt;l
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    THE “THIN RED LINE.”
    142 8 Tti the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, I am now rewrit in tf and bringing tip to date the history of the Jb'Jrd Sutherland Hitfhlanders. the “Inin Red Line,” and I would be very tf rateful if any in* who Ini' old letters, diaries, records,
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    SANITARY INSPECTORS.
    354 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —1 have read with interest the discussion of the Municipal Commissioners retfardintf the reduction of Sanitary’ Inspectors in their service. May 1 in* allowed as a private citizen ami rate-payer of Singapore to give a '•»i;c m tne matter. Singapore
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    Retirement of Mr. John Graham.
    109 8 -hh W,l, G ,ham lhi&lt; f superintendent ,"f ht Singapore Harbour Hoard, I.'. If h le b v ,ho to-mor- l w rinse upon 27 years’ service si-eul first with the „|d Tanjonjf Paelr Hoard °\lr n r u Ur wilh tht Harbour s imVl
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    Scouts Rally.
    59 8 Hie (luef Scout for Malava HF Sir Laurence N. (JuiUemard. (J.C.M.G., K C H has issueti invitations to a Stouts V-illv Set, n^a Pore and South Malaya Boy ‘‘‘t Government House on Saturday, March 1° }i; s ..xeeheney will take the salute at 120 crested in M,;"’’ lri
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    KUOMINTANG SPLIT.
    443 8 [REUTER FAR EASTERN SERVICE.) Movement to Restrict Chiang Kai Shek. Communism Not Adapted To China. [REUTER FAR EASTERN SERVICE.) Shanghai", March Peking Chinese and foreign ne\v?. paper art* daily diviner prominence the alleged conflict between ni -derates iin .j extremists within the Kuomintnng, w hh-h is stated t&lt;*
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    St. Andrew’s Cathedral Organ.
    117 8 A letter to all parishioners and friends of St. Andrew’s Cathedral outlines a scheme for raising during Lent a sum of $10,000 towards providing a new organ for the Cathedral, for which it is estimated that a total sum of •S20,000 in all will be needed.
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    Alleged Criminal Breach of Trust.
    72 8 In ihe rhird Court yesterday before Mr* C. I*. Smith, a European named Raymond horsey Inkpen w*js charged with criminal breach ol trust in respect of $B,OOO, 'he property of the Manufacturers Lif*’ Insurance &lt; 0., of Canada, and the Sincm* poie branch in the
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    Client v. Solicitors.
    1269 9 Mr Vivian Mackie Gives Evidence. (From Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur, March 3. o,. ure me Court on Wednesday the Chief. J US .ice (Sir J ilo nuer.'z) the hearing was con- in ihl case in which Towkay Loh l p,h of Kuala Lumpur, sues Messrs, i
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    The Societies Ordinance.
    114 9 The Government Gazette notifies that the Colonial Secretary is satisfied that the Nanvang Liong-Xgan Tong Kiew Kongso, Penang, and the Malacca Pranakan lub have ceased to exist. The Malacca Indies Rifle Association has been exempted from registration under tne Societies Ordinance. The Amateui Dramatic Association, Bukit Mertajam
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    Japanese Trade Commission.
    165 9 After an extended tour in India and Ceylon a Japanese trade commission lias arrived in Singapore with the object of furthering the interests of various economic enterprises between Japan and Malaya. The members of tin* commis 'ion, who are staying at Raffles Hotel, comprise Mr. T. Murat
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    TIN RETURNS.
    605 9 The following telegram has been received from the mine :—February output, 460 hours worked, 655 piculs, 100,000 cubic yards treated. Rawang Tin.—1,176 piculs. Malini Nawar Tin.—218 piculs. Malim Nawar South.—420 piculs. Kundang Tin Dredging.—201 lbs. Tongkah Compound No. 2 N. L.—Hours run 207 hours, yardage treated 27,450 cubic
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    Government House.
    53 9 His Excellency the Governor, Sir Laurence Guillemard, arrived back in Singapore on Monday, coming from Port Swot Unham by the Scabello. Lady Gtiillemnrd loft for Penang on January 0 ind stayed at Col Retiro. The Governor ’♦‘turned t&lt;* Singapore on February 5 and it ft for Kuala Lumpur
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    Singapore F.A.
    450 9 Annual Report of Year’s Activities. The following are extracts from the report of the Singapore Football Association and statement of Stadium accounts submitted by the chairman, Mr. J. M. Si me to be presented at the annual meeting on March 21 There have been a number of changes
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    High Tide at Singapore.
    227 9 Swimming Club Pavilion Flooded Out. Exceptionally hi.tr-h tides occurred at Singapore on Saturday and Sunday, the water on Sum.ay reaching a higher level than is in mem be red for many years. Th'j last recollccti n of such abnormal Hooding is about 25 years ago when
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    LOCAL SHIPPING FAILURE.
    679 10 Discharge Granted To Former Shipowner. From Managing Director To Chinchew. The failure of an important local shipping company as far back as 11)05, and the connection of the late Oei Tiong Ham, the Java multi-millionaire, with that company were recalled in the Bankruptcy Court on Friday, before
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    Malaya’s Honeymoon Resort.
    42 10 The popularity of Brastagi and Penang a honeymoon resorts is likely to find a •'•rimis rival in Cameron’s Highlands if D:'* idea of a contemporary for tin* const ruction of a bridal path” to the J bateau is successful.
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    Parents in Court.
    488 10 Dispute as to Custody Of Child. A dispute between a Chinese husband and wife, both of whom asked for the &lt; ustody of their child, came before Mr. Justice Deane in the Supreme Court on Saturday. Mr. O'Connor appeared for the plaintilt' and Mr. C. Smith for
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    ARMS SEIZURE.
    133 10 Rayonets find Explosives On German Steamer. On Saturday last, the captain of the German steamer I)eike Kichmers appeared in the District Court, charged with attempting to remove arms and explosives. On the day previous the vessel was hoarded by a party of police and the ship’s manifest was
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    PENANG FATALITY.
    76 10 Serious Charge Against Perak Resident. (From Our Own Correspondent). Penang, March 4. Mr. W. (’rowhurst, of Perak, was barged in Ihe police court this morning with driving a car on the Tnnjong lol.nng Road in a rash and negligent manner causing the death of Oei A\ hay, and
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    Notes from Malacca.
    334 10 The Lamont Fishcr-Wilson Wedding. (From Our Own Correspondent). Malacca, March 1. A pretty wedding was solemnised in Malacca on Saturday, between Miss Jessica Lamont Fisher of Him, Malacca, and Mr. J. 0. Wilson, of Messrs. Guthrie and Co., Ltd., Kuala Lumpur. The Rev. X. D. Bower, Colonial
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    IN FORMA PAUPERIS.
    139 10 Suggested Revision of Court Rules. (From Our Own Correspondent). Penang, March I. In the Supreme Court yesterday Vathiliugam Pillay claimed $1,705 from Arokiasamy Father, for alleged brokerage on the sale of the defendant's rubber estate at Lunas which was sold foi $34,000. PlaintiiF sued in forma pauperis,
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    NEW SINGAPORE J.P.
    157 10 Dinner in Honour of Dr. S. Nagalingam. Dr. S. Nagalingam, who was rccentlv nj&gt;p in ted a Justice of the Peace for Smgaporc. was the guest of honour at a n, ‘T f Vc at the Oriental Hotel on *I*'rc.i when the hosts, Mr T K S
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    A LEDGER ON LEAVES.
    593 10 Strange Exhibit in Supreme Court. Ancient Method of Keeping Accounts. That hackneyed phrase, the unchan &gt; ing East,” was strangely exemplified m the Supreme Court on March 3, the Chief Justice (Sir William Murisoni was shown a curi ms exhibit consists of an Indian Chetty’s ledger
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    New Map of Malaya.
    141 10 We have received from the oflioe of the Surveyor General, F.M.S. and S.S.. :l copy of the new map of Malaya, l'J-’T. on the scale of 12 miles to an inch. effort has been made to improve the u- fulness of this map which is the
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    KROH FOREST TIN.
    1185 11 Result of Check Bores Unsatisfactory. Monev to be Returned To Shareholders. C return in full of money subscribed ht Kruh Forest Tin Dredging Co., I announced at a statutory f &lt;ihareh«lders held in Penan? V day This was a sequel to a Li-borinir of the property made
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    Chinese Bishops.
    254 11 Monseitfneur Hou Arrives In Singapore. Of the six Chinese Bishops who went to Rome last year for their consecration by the Pope, two returned home via America, three passed through Singapore n February 7. by the Porthos, and the ixth. Monseigneur Joseph Tfou, arrived :i Sunday hy the
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    REMBIAN TIN.
    37 11 (From Our Own Correspondent). Ipoh, March 2. The special meeting of-shareholders of Rembian Tin Co., called for to-day to consider the question of liquidation, was deferred for one week owing to lack of a quorum.
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    BUKIT LARANGAN.
    1435 11 Changes On Fort Canning Hill. Historic Site in Local Records. [Special to the Straits Times.] Fort Canning Hill, the Bukit Larangan of the Malays, has undergone many changes since the British flag was first planted on Singapore island, and this month will see engineers and coolies busy on
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    Gambling Raid.
    124 11 Singapore Towkays Arrested And Fined. About 3.30 p.m. on Monday Inspector (I. Clark and some constables made a sensational raid on -Id Kochove Road, where they arrested eight towkays who were gambling. On Tuesday before Mr. H. B. Bull in the Second Court, the towkays were charged with
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    HOTEL TRAGEDY.
    2273 12 Mr. E. N. Lee’s Fall From Parapet. A Verdict of Death Ity i Misadventure. An inquest w*s commenced on Mon Jay regarding tin* death &lt;»t Mi FL N. !&lt;(•'*, un American resident of Baffles Hotel, »f the Standard &lt;&gt;il o. stall', Sintra pore, who fell from the parapet,
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    Fraser and Neave.
    149 12 The report of Fraser and Xeave, Ltd. for the year ended December 31 last states that after making ample provision f-»r depreciation and doubtful debts the net profit amounts to $430,fiC8.49, which with the balance of $7,543.30 brought forward from the last account, gives a total of
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    SHANGHAI DEFENCE FORCE.
    331 12 Big Aircraft Carrier At Singapore. f Bellerophon Arrives Wit ft Varied Contingent One of the most remarkable ships is the British Navy arrived at Singapore from Home on Saturday and proceeded to th** Keppel Harbour oil wharf, wh, r many people went during the day to set
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    Marine Enquiry.
    132 12 Causes of Grounding of Asiatic Prince. At th** conclusion of the Marine inquiry into the grounding of u.«* the M.V. Asiatic Prince. the court four.-i that the mishap was due to the follow ing causes An abnormal set of the tide in direction contrary to that marked on
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    Interport Shoot 1927.
    140 12 Arrangements for the Annual Match. The annual interport shooting will he shot off between April 1&lt;&gt; an dl. The actual shoot will probably be o* Sunday, May 2P. The match is open to team? Shanghai. Hong Kong, Penang Singapore, picked from residents have resided in the port
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      SINGAPORE WEDDING.
      103 13 Iho i he&gt;ed El Synagogue, Singapore, was the scene of a pretty wedding on February 20, the contracting parties being Miss Vera Emanuel and Mr. Isidore Storch. Mr. J. Schupf was Inst man. with Miss Thelma Clumeek and Miss Anita Frankel as bridesmaids. The flower girls were the
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      Perak Miner’s Wedding.
      67 13 1 ‘‘titling of Mr. John Edwin Ogilvie, manager, B:;tu Anam Tin Mining Co., Ipoh, to Miss Aida Farquhar Mackay, took place at St. Andrew’s I’rwliy Church, Penang. Others in the picture are Miss Betty Ounkcrloy (bridesmaid), Mr. J. S. Ferguson, "ho gave away the bride, Mr. Clifford
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      DATO KLANA PETRA’S C. B. E.
      90 14 lI.K. the lliuh Commissioner, F.M.S., Sir Laurence Ouillemard, presented the insignia «f Commander of the Order of the British Empire to Dato Klana IVtra, of Sunuei Cjonu. at the Balai, Ampangan, Seremban, on February 22. Seated, left to riuht.—lion. Mr. Worm iek Tong. Tunku
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      FAMOUS VIOLINIST’S VISIT.
      32 14 The world famous violinist Jascha lleifttz, who will «ivc recitals at the Victoria Theatre, Singapore, on March It and la, in the course of a tour of the East.
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      CELEBRATED CHINESE ACTRESS.
      22 14 Miss Helen Mar&gt; Wang, of Shanghai, a well-known film artist and actress at present performing at the Victoria Theatre.
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      NEW BRIDGE OVER THE ROCHORE RIVER.
      33 14 ntw fcrW w ,h «iv,r M*«n 11,a,h K«ad and l.av,„d, r sir,,, r &gt; .^g to the East Coast. U completed and will greatly facilitate trallic from town
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      PENANG WEDDING.
      24 15 Mr. W. H. Mair. of McAlister Co., Singapore, and his bride, Miss Ethel Mary McNamee, leaving the Presbyterian Church, Northam Road, Penang.
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      Chingay Procession at Johore.
      36 15 A portion of the long procession on the main road. The progress of the dragon. Chinese burn crackers around which the carriers of the dragon dance and yell. P/io/os hy b'.J. Tixu*un
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      The Late Father Gazeau.
      59 16 Th«* lair |{(&gt;v. V. .1. M. Gazoau. founder ami first Vicar of the Church of Ihe Sacred Heart (for (he &lt; antonesr and llal.ka congregation.-), lank Hoad, Singapore, hhose death on I'ehruary 2‘» cast a gloom over the Koinan Catholic community of Singapore, lie spent .17
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      General Motors in Java.
      70 16 Our corresponds nt in Hataeia siinls us a full and in'eres'.inp, description oi the progress beirg made at Tandiong Prink with tla cons! rue! ion nf the plant for Central Motors who w k nt to Java a&gt; they were unable to secure a site at
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      MISHAP TO ASIATIC PRINCE.
      69 16 The motor vessel Asiatic I’rince grounded on al.ilao in the Philippines, on December 1 and is now in Kings Dock, Kcppvl Harbour, undergoing extensive repairs. The steamer on the reef. Ihe Salvager, from Manila, standing by to transfer cargo, etc. J'alch on hole in fori* peak
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      SNAPS IN SINGAPORE STREET.
      48 16 On Hit tvvning ul Hit :.id insl., a taxi and a but wtrt in a smash on the StranRoon Road. Tht it.... Pho,os *&gt; *&gt;.»*«« remained standing in a wobbly condition. C M1Kr ‘-'Pplcd over into a drain and the bus Photos, by M. 1\ rishnasamy*
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  • PAST WEEK’S IMPERIAL AND GENERAL NEWS Contained in Reuter, British Imperial Radio and Special Telegrams.
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      ANGLO-RUSSIAN RELATIONS.
      1155 17 [BELTER TELEGRAM] Plain Words by Foreign Secretary. COMMONS DEBATE. l imits to Which Patience Can Go. [BELTER TELEGRAM] London, March li -Lillian relations were debated Uoiiv,. of Commons on the initiaI the* Liberal Member for Caithness Sutherland, Sir Archibald Sinclair, v Imtxc.i a reduction of the vote. U,.
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      The Zinovieff Letter.
      128 17 Fresh Evidence as to Its Authenticity. Rugby. March Sir Austen Chamberlain was asked. in the House of Commons, whether anything had arisen, either in the present reply from the Soviet Government, or from any other source, throwing any doubt on the accuracy of the conclusion tiiat the
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      MOTORING TRAGEDY.
      305 17 Terrible Death of Mr. Parry Thomas. Car Crashes When (Joing Two Miles a Minute. London, March 0. The famous racing motorist J. G. Parry-Thomas was killed in attempting to recapture the world’s speed record on Fendina Sands, Wales, to-day. The daredevil Parry Thomas was thel idol of t
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      Catholics and Mexico.
      142 17 Extraordinary Attack On British Ambassador. London, March Washington: In the Senate debate on the Mexican situation Mr. Heflin, Democrat, fiercely denounced the Catholic Association, the Knights of C &lt;iumhus. He aiso attacked Mr. Alfred Smith, Democratic Governor of New York State, who is a Catholic and a
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      Japanese Students.
      61 17 Munificent Gift to Those In Paris. Paris, March 2. The papers report the recent signing !n the Chamber by the Rector of Paris Cnivcrsity of a deed for Er. .”,650,000 ar ven by Mr. Jirchachi Satsuma, of Toki&lt;&gt;. to provide a building to house Japanese studying in Paris
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      Sunning Pirates Hanged.
      36 17 Hong Kong. March 2. Two r.f the Sunning pirates were e\ccu‘t d at Hong Kong thi&lt; morning tr.d tlv- other-! will be hanged on Thu rs i. i y ar. d r riday.
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      NAVAL MANOEUVRES.
      335 17 Mediterranean Mimic Battle Described. Air Operations Play Important Part. London, March 4. Gibraltar The magnificent spectacle of Sft warships of the Mediterranean anM Atlantic Fleets concentrated here is presented preparatory to the combined exercises of the Spring manoeuvres, which will begin on the 8th inst. Journalists will be
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      U. S. Navy.
      146 17 New Bill Signed by The President. London, March 2. Washington The President has signed the Naval Bill, thereby incidentally assenting* to the appropriation for three new cruisers which Congress inserted in the bill against the President’s wishes. It is emphasised at White House that, while Mr. Coolidge
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      U. S. Railwaymen’s Demands
      60 17 London, March 4. Cleveland, Ohio Ft is learned that the chairman of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Rngineers will notify the railway companies on March T&gt; of their demand for a l.i per cent, increase of the wages of all union engine-drivers in the Lnitod States arid
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      BRITAIN’S AIR FORCE.
      535 18 Provision of Aerodrome At Singapore. Reduction of £-150,000 In Estimates. London, March ’Flip Air Sen-ice estimate- amount to t'lVmO.OOO, a reduction of it’&gt;0,Odd. The personnel i- (KM) cnmparwl i tn "iOO. Air expcndituie in the* Middle Kant is reduced by A'dSd.ddd, this being lue to the diminution
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      Japan’s Social Problem.
      72 18 General Support for Proposed Bill. Shanghai, March 2. Tokio A hill largely supported by all parties has been introduced in the Lower House favouring the abolition of licensed prostitution. The chief points are that no new owners of licensed quarters will he allowed, and the present owners
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      CHECK ON MONEYLENDERS.
      212 18 Provisions of New British Bill. Licences and Certificates Of Character. Rugby, March -1. The House of Commons passed without division the* second reaeiing e&gt;f a private bill refe rring to moneylenders. Mr. J. 15. Burman, Conservative, who fathered tin* bill, said there was nothing oi it which
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      The Russian Church.
      96 18 Decision as to Property In United States. London, March 4. vr The Supreme Court of .New fork has ordered all church property of the Russian Orthodox Church including the cathedral of St. Nicholas and abemt ini other properties in a score of tunes, to be handed over
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      Germany and U. S A.
      80 18 Direct Cable Connection Re-Opened. London, March 4. Berlin Friendly German and American sentiments were exchanged on the occasion of the opening of the direct hmden-New Aork cable, the first time direct communication has been established between the two countries since the war. President von Hindenburg
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      The Foreign Office.
      60 18 Mr. Baldwin to Act for Sir Austen. London, March 4. Mr. Baldwin will take over r.he Foreign Otliee for the first time during Sir Austen Chamberlain's impending attendance at the League Council at Geneva. The Daily Express says the Prime Minister is accepting this responsibility because he
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      New Jersey Fire.
      51 18 London, March ir n, T, he ar, v morning skv was brilliantly illuminated by a tire on V 1 wat 7 at Jersey City, which dost toyed two Pennsylvania Railway pieis and oh loaded goods cars and razed several factories and other buildings, damage is estimated at
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      The Japanese Empress.
      22 18 .Shanghai, March 3. Tokio it i s officially announced that k. ".cue"muit ~f the Kmpress isexpected early m August.
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      HINDU-MOSLEM RIOT.
      353 18 Police Fire on Mohamedan Crowd. i Fourteen Killed in Indian Disturbance. London, March 2. Calcutta Twenty Mohomedans were killed and 4&lt;» wounded as the result of fiiinjr ordered by the district magistrate of Dackergunge district at Ponabalia village, about 200 miles from Calcutta. Jt is reported that Hindus
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      The Steel Cartel.
      115 18 Production to Revert To Normal. London, March o. 1 ™?winn A re i! ucti n nf output bv 1 ,.&gt;00,000 tons by the European steel cartel in the first three months of the &gt;ear will be discontinued in the second three months, when production will icvJrt to
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      The Marconi Company.
      24 18 Directors Recommend Drastic Alterations. London, March in Marconi Wire. appointment Mf n-w ''V/iv,.,- r filn 1 a 1 ir'r&gt;, W &*srs
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      President Coolidge.
      23 18 London, March 4. r„ ioi '‘resident and Mrs 0,1, lac hare moved from White House will an in nearby, which they
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      KIUKIANG AGREEMENT.
      358 18 Settlement Regarding Th e Concession Signed. Nationalists Pay $40,000 4, Compensation. Shanghai, March Hankow, March 3 Mr. O’Malley i’, Hankow yesterday morning. mV r u maim remains to attend to the even r of details concerning the concession ulr'* d K:gr n^ diplomati --&gt;*ci Before Mr. O’Malley’s departure
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      New Battleships.
      60 18 Total Cost of Rodney And Nelson. London, March 3. Mr. Bridgeman, Questioned in the of Commons, announced that the battleMiijis Rodney and X el son were expected to tie completed in September and July respectively. cost, including guns, was £6..ibt*.Sh 1 for the Rodney and £6,483,879 for the
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      Report Exaggerated!
      41 18 London, March 4. A report of the death of the Japanese film star Sessue Hayakawa, at Monte 411 appeared in a Paris theatrical paper, but enquiry from New York s.hews that the artiste is alive in the UniteJ Mates.
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      The Opium Convention.
      41 18 London, March 2. Geneva The Dutch Government have deposited with the secretariat of lt? League of Nations the ratification of the International Opium Convention of I'.'-n which has now been ratified by Britain, France, India, Holland and Portugal.
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      Rum Runner Seized.
      45 18 London, March San I* rancisco “Federal Ship. largest vessel engaged in rum runni; off the Pacific seaboard, and which "arecently transferred from British 1 Panaman registry, has been seized miles south-west of San Francisco v&gt; 1 J-,000 cases of whisky on board.
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      ARMY ESTIMATES.
      203 19 Saving of Nearly £1,000,000 Expected. &lt; W of Sending Troops To 1 China. London, March 3. Thl arm v estimates for the forthcoming .V ia year are £41,505,000, a decrease n qoo The maximum number of establishment is ICC,500, an increase Vh!-*reduction of the estimate is largely to
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      Use of Mechanical Transport.
      587 19 Many Changes Coming in The Future. London, March 8. T. II 'i: o of Commons votes fixing Arr.'y &gt;irength at 106,000, including i and the pay of the Army were i without division, v r.avhuuiscd army of the future was iy .'fir L. Worthington-Evans, Secretary for
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      Female Suffrage.
      102 19 Demand for Equal Rights In Voting. Rugby, March 8. 1 he Prime Minister, accompanied by the Home Secretary, this afiernoon revive.1 a deputation organised by the Equal Political Rights Campaign Committee to discuss the question of equal franchise. I he deputation was introduced by Lady Astor. It asked
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      Colony for Communists.
      83 19 Several Hundred Exiled From Chile. London, March 8. Santiago Several hundred Corumu rusts have been arrested during the past fortnight and are sailing from Valparaiso this week on heard a Government transport for the lonely island of Masafuera in the Juan Fernandez group. A c ffony will
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      Flight Round South America.
      89 19 London, March 3. A suncii n, Paraguay The remaining two United States Air Force machines have arrived here and are continuing the 20,000 mile flight around South America, in spite of Saturday’s collision and crash of the first tw &gt; machines. Another Mishap. London, March 7.
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      The Royal Tour.
      30 19 An Enthusiastic Welcome At Wellington. London, March 0. Wellington The Duke and Duches of York have arrived on board H.M.S. Konown and had an enthusiastic recep tion.
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      U.S. Navy.
      88 19 London, March S. Washington The Navy Department announces that tenders may he submitted for the con&gt;truction of the three cruisers inserted in the Navy Bill by Congress n opposition to President Coolidge’s wi. hcs Tenders are also invited for the &lt;*.instruction of the last three of the eight
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      MINE DISASTER.
      736 19 Sorrowing Women’s All-Night Vigil. Hostile Reception of the Prime Minister. London, March 2. Their Majesties have telegraphed their condolences with the sufferers in the colliery disasters, in which there are at least 65 dead. Despite the official announcement that there is only the faintest hope of rescuing more
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      DAUGHERTY TRIAL.
      204 19 Jury Again Fail To Agree. Verdict of Guilty Against Miller. London, March 2. Washington It is estimated that Doheny as a result of the Supreme Court verdict lose #21,087,000, nearly $10,000,000 of which is represented by cash held by the receivers who operated the Llk Hills property during
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      Non-Stop Flight.
      185 19 British Attempt to Reach India. Rugby, March 8. Two officers of the Royal Air Force, Lieutenants Carr and Gilman, will next May make an attempt to create a long distance non-stop flying record. They will leave Cranwell, Lincolnshire, in a 700 horse-power aeroplane fitted to carry over 1,000
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      Less Unemployment.
      56 19 Recovery from Last Year’s Troubles. Rugby, March 8. The latest weekly return of unemploy'd hows a further decrease of 20,500 •o" oared with the previous week. This is only 62,301 more than a year ago, so that the great increase in unemployment caused by the industrial troubles of
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      Influenza Waning.
      50 19 Rugby, March 8. Th&lt;» influenza epidemic is officially stated to bo on the wane. In 105 largo cities during the pa t w *ik there were 80S deaths, compared with 1,023 in the previous week. There were til) deaths in London, compared with SI in the previous week.
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      SPLENDID STAFF WORK.
      453 20 How Troops Were Sent To Shanghai. RESERVISTS’ RESPONSE. Commons Pass Estimate Of £960,000. London, March 8. In the House of Commons, introducing: the estimate of I'WJO.OOO for the despatch of troops to China, covering expenditure to March :tl, Capt. II. Bought* King, Financial Secittary t &gt; the
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      Landed Within Two Months.
      210 20 Rugby, March 8. Giving a short account of how the despatch of troops was carried out, Capt. Uouglas King said thnt on January 18 the Board of Trade was authorised to make the necessary arrangements for ships and transport of troops. The* Government, not wishing to
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      NICARAGUA.
      282 20 Need for Protecting British Subjects. Representative's Report Of Menacing Conditions. Rugby, March 2. Answering a number of questions reea rding the steps taken to protect British interests in Nicaragua, Sir Austen thamIm r] a in said that on January J Mr. I atterson, the British Charge d’Affaires at Managua,
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      League Council.
      193 20 I)r. Stresemann Speaks In German. Rugby, March fi. Sir Austen Chamberlain arrived at Geneva this morning t attend the meeting of the Council of the League of Nations which opens to-morrow, and over which, for the first time, a German —Dr. Stresemann—will preside. London, March 7. Geneva Dr.
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      Sir F. Aglen’s Farewell.
      85 20 Shanghai, March .1. Sir Francis Aglen, late InspectorGcnernl of Customs, who was dismissed by the Peking Government, is leaving for Cnglnnd on board the Mongolia on March 15. Shanghai, March 7. Peking Most *&gt;f the foreign ministers and other prominent people attended a luncheon in honour
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      Britain’s Budget.
      23 20 London, March 8. The Prime Minister announced in th. lous'- of Commons that the Budget \o.dd he introduced on April 11.
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      SEAPLANE CRASHES.
      269 20 Early End to Attempted World Flight. Occupants Land on African Coast. London, March 4. Madi id Anxiety is felt at the fate of the Uruguayan airmen Major Larreborges and his brother, who left Casablanca on February 28 to fly to Las Palmas and have since not been beard
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      French National Defence.
      110 20 The Mobilisation of Roth Sexes. London, March 7. Laris The Chamber adopted by 500 to M the National Defence Bill, providing hat in wartime all French nationals, without distinction of sex or age, and ai. .egally consti uted bodies are obliged to •a v t jeipate, either
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      Industrial Conference.
      89 20 British and French Traders Meet. Rugby, March 7. A two days conference, similar to that held last November between British and German industrial oiganisations, began this morning in London between British i'd Freneh industrialists. rhere were fifteen representatives on iuh su.e. Sir Max Muspratt, president &gt;t the Federation
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      France’s War Debts.
      57 20 Paris, March 3. Supplementing his previous statements, J p ii! nc re a detailed report bejore the finance committee of the Chamber on the agreement with Britain regarding provisional payments of war debt. A proposal by the Socialist M. Yinrent Auriol for a debate in the Chamber
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      Portuguese Airman’s Flight.
      49 20 London, March 3. Casablanca. Morocco: An aeroplane mlot.d by the Portuguese airman Major atmiento Beires on a world flight ha: .m\oo from Lisbon. It will proceed to I ortujrucse Guinea and thence cross th&lt; Atlantic to Brazil. TlH' itmn w.v inoiua.-s &lt;„:!s at Batavia i.Hi Mngnpore.
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      RUPEE BATTLE.
      276 20 Forces Divided in Delhi Assembly. Proposal Carried by Narrow Majority. London, March 7. New Delhi A battle began in the Legislative Assembly to-day over th&lt; Rupee ratio. The question promises to x* very hard fought during a two dav* .•untest, and nobody is able to guess th-&lt; result
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      British Industries.
      118 20 Record Orders Placed at Two Fairs. Rugby, March 6. Tiie British Industries Fairs in London and Birmingham, which closed last night, have resulted in a it cord number of orders being placed by home and overseas l uyers. At the London fair one of the features has been
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      Big Increase Over Previous Results.
      92 20 Rugby, March 7. It was stated in the House of Commons to-day that the number of buyers who vis Led the London section of the British Industries Fair was 74.4t&gt;2, of whom 1,581 came from overseas. Tho-e figures showed an increase of over 125 per
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      The Opium Convention.
      56 20 London, March s Geneva: At the League Council meet injj: Sir Austen (Chamberlain observe! that only a few states had ratified th Opium Convention of 1925. He hop*' 1 that the powers which had not yet ratified would soon do so. M. Bones thereupon announced th ;l
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      Communism in U. S. A.
      40 20 London, March The death has occurred at Chicago Charles Ruthenberg, the general rM tary of the Workers’ Party (the &lt; ,,n munist organisation of the United .“'-at* ■nd the virtual chief of the Conv.nun n America.
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      EARTHQUAKE IN JAPAN.
      448 21 H'est Suffers Terrible Havoc. WORST SINCE 1854. r, v &lt;» Thousand Fatalities At Kyoto. Shanghai. March 7. \«g,&gt;va. Kyoto, Osaka anil I UlM 1 r it v *..v..»v earthquake at 0.28 this I i r i %va s of three minutes durar ,vi with a horizontal movement.
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      U.S. Liberty Bonds.
      100 21 \v London, March S. ';dl &lt;&gt;f tlio* 11 ‘Anticipation of the ■'“eon. Liberty Bonds, Mr. ’"uncc.l \hf nr,V l 0 treasury, anfivp v u V’ n March 15, :D, ~e r h &lt;i"ig f i, n .‘I tre ««ury notes in ex- e second Liberty Loan ■’•‘b-r
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      DISARMAMENT.
      314 21 Definite Proposal of ThreePower Conference. Mr. Coolidgc Thinks Outlook Promising. Shanghai, March 2. l"ki»: In connection with the British reply to the American proposals most of ’.ne leading vernacular papers discuss the possibility of a three-power conference. 1 his is generally regarded a* impiactic*d. though the X’ichi Niclii does
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      French Liner Aground.
      138 21 Accident to Paul Lecat Near Woosung. [REITER FAR EASTERN SERVICE.] Shanghai, March S. The Paul Lecat, which left for Shanghai yesterday morning, went ashore near Woosung at 2 o’clock this morning. The liner was bound for Japan and was fourteen miles from Woosung. In response to the
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    Passengers.
    174 21 The following passengers are due to sitrive here from Kurope by the* Atsuta Maru o:i Tuesday, the loth instant Ci. M. Brown. P. K. A. llublyn, Mi:-.- V, B. Hochstrusser. Mr. and Mrs. 1). M. Murchison. Miss p. V. Murchison. Mi*s S. C’. Chang. Mrs. I. (I. (Jordon, Mrs.
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    CYCLONE HAVOC.
    348 21 Much Damage Done In Madagascar. Many Ships Reported to Be Lost. London, March 5. f ape Town It is reported from Port I.ouis, Mauritius, that 500 people were were killed in a cyclone at Tamatave, Madagascar. 1 h«* eye! ne struck the east side of the isiaixl and
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    ADMINISTRATION ACTION.
    171 21 Estate of the Late Cheong Quee Tiam. In an administration action before Mr. Justice Deane last Monday on the application of Cheong Ngian Boon and Cheong Thin Teck, two of the beneficiaries of the estate of Fheong Quee Tiam deceased for the appointment of the Sheriff as a
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    European Shot.
    985 21 Coroner Returns Verdict Of Death by Misadventure. H. I Me, who is deputising f«r Bourne, Kroner, conducted an snquiry on Tuesday into the death of Wr. i ercy Cave, who was found shot in nis room, on February 27, following a hunting expedition. Inspector Smith conducted the enquiry.
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    EASTERN MINING SHARES.
    743 22 Members of Chinese Family In Court. Interesting Case Before Chief Justice. Interesting litigation connected with the estate of the late Tan Tat Hock, «t former director of the Kastcrn Mining and Kuhlter Company, came net e r e the Chief Justice (Sir William Mun-otii on Tuesday. The
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    Yachting.
    483 22 The I .ip ton Challenge Cup. Nine yachts set sail on a flood tide at IP a.m. on Sunday for the first race for the Upton Challenge Cup. The wind was light at the start though it strengthened later and the water at the finish was unusually high. Fhe
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    A LUCKY LANDSLIDE.
    243 22 Debtor's Plea in Bankruptcy Court. An unusual reason for opposing a receiving order was put forward in the Bankruptcy Court on Friday on behalf of lan Wi han. Mr. J. Aitken, for the debtor, asked for a further adjournment. He stated hat his client was largely interested
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    Municipal Affairs.
    422 22 Continuance of Kail Trams Disapproved. i Action taken at a meeting of committee So. of the Municipal Commission held on March 4, inculded the following:— Decided to recommend purchase of a second locomotive for Mandui Quarry, at an estimated cost of $1&gt;&lt;,000, to be found by supplemental budget.
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    North and South.
    256 22 Chiang's Telegram to Chang Tso Lin. Peking, February 16. We give th; following to be taken for what it is worth The source is the Asiatic News Service According to information from Chao Hsin Pei, legal adviser to Marshal Chang Tso Lin, General Chiang Kai Shek has
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    THE MOTORING WORLD.
    829 22 Notes and Continents On Current Topics. General Motors in Java. Our Java correspondent writes I have recently paid a visit to General Mot *rs plant at Tandjong p r and 1 can now give some imue %;t. t j; about the works and its most probab'i' development
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  • SPORTING NEWS.
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      Singapore Football.
      536 23 \.P.C. Beat Telephone Company. placing before a record crowd of 589 j „tei-Commercial Cup match, at lul s,»dium on March 2, the A.P.C. beat I. Telephone Company by three goals to shortly after the start the Tele"hi&gt;m, team got their only goal through scoring, and this was the
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      Tennis.
      63 23 [Reuter Telegram.] T iiden Beats Manuel Alonzo. [Reuter Telegram.] M London, March 7. ai: I ildon heat Manuel Alonzo, 1 fi-1, G-2, winning the South 1 l ‘•hanipionship. 1 ‘.V*.,'guides final Alonzo and Hunter 1 and his protege Wilbur r, 7 l-&lt;&gt;, 0-4, G-3. 1 'avis Cup Entries. London,
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      Boxing.
      56 23 [Reuter Telegram.] Phil Scott Beats Diener. [Reuter Telegram.] London, March t. Berlin Franz Diener, the German heavyweight chanipi &gt;n, and Phil Scott, the British champion, met at the Spoil Palast to-night in a ten round contest before 10,000 spectators. Scott w &gt;n on points. He was the aggressor throughout,
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      Finding Tunney’s Opponent.
      67 23 London, March 4. New’ York The fourth eliminating bout to decide on Gene Tunney’s challenger’ was fought here to-night. It was a fifteen rounds contest between Jack Sharkey and Mike McTigue. Sharkey won on a technical knock-out in the twelfth round. McTigue will be remembered as the
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      Tunney’s Challenger.
      75 23 London, March 7. Now York Jack Dempsey has advised Tex Rickard that he will begin training immediately, although he i&lt; uncertain whether he will light again. He will decide shortly. Rickard hopes to match him against the Basque woodchoppcr Paolino Uzcu&lt;:un, and iho winner will be matched against
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      Song Unlucky Against Key.
      544 23 With only two more rounds to go and the decision certainly his if he stayed the distance, Y. C. Song was compelled to retire to Battling Key in the main event at the Happy Valley on Friday. It was a dramatic ending to an excellent contest.
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      Golf.
      923 23 Garrison v. Keppel. A match between the Garrison and Keppel Golf Clubs will be played over Keppel course on Sunday. The following are the teams (Keppel mentioned first) and times of starting:— 9.10, H. I. Jones and H. Jackson v. Major J. C. Burnett and Major A. S. R.
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      Baseball Star.
      72 23 [Reuter Telegram.] Still Bigger Pay for Babe Ruth. [Reuter Telegram.] Lond &gt;n, March 2. N\w York: After a dazzling blaze of publicity in support of his case, th.* famous baseball player Babe Ruth, whose slogan was A hundred thousand or I quit,” agreed to c ntinue big hitting
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      Rugby.
      47 23 [Reuter Telegram.] Navy Beat Army. x [Reuter Telegram.] London, March 5. The Navy beat tho Army by six points to three in an Inter-Services Tournament Rugby match at Twickenham. The weather was showery. There were 10.000 spectators. The Navy thus regain the* championship of the Services.
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      Malayan Racing.
      235 23 Why Not Amateur Steeplechases in Singapore Those interested in the amateur side of Malayan racing will*have noticed thai. steeplechases were popular featuring o the recent meetings in Penang and Taiping. If racing over jumps can be done in these places it seems strange that nothing of the kind
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      Selangor Races.
      1753 24 Successful Start of Spring Meeting. (From Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur, March 3. The attendance ut today’s races—being the opening day of the Selangor Turf Club’s spring meeting—was excellent in spite of the fact that a heavy ahower came down in the middle of the afternoon. Among those
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      Home Football
      311 24 [Reuter Telegram.] English and Scottish League Results. [Reuter Telegram.] London, March 2. English and Scottish League matches played to-day resulted as follows Division I. Evert on 2 Wednesday j Division II. South Shields 3 Bradford City 3 Division III (Southern). Bournemouth 1 Brighton q Division III (Northern). Wrexham
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      Third Division (Southern) Result.
      35 24 London, March 3. I In a third division (Southern) match, I played to-day Charlton drew with Luton I &gt;n the former’s ground, both sides seer- I ing two goals each. I
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      Draw for the Cup Semi-Finals.
      53 24 London, March 7. The Association Cup draw for the semi-finals, to be played on March resulted as follows Millwall or Southampton v. Arson;'... at Chelsea. Chelsea or Cardiff v. Reading n VVolverhampt n. In an English League first div match played to-day West Ham beat
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    Finance and Industry.
    1184 25 General Review From London. W S.. writing from London under February says Tht despatch of forces for the protec.j (,f Europeans at Shanghai has mcwhat intensifleld the feeling of 1,‘asiness in financial and commercial r tS in reference to the position in n l It is perfectly
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    SINGAPORE CHESS CLUB.
    179 25 Prizes Presented at Annual Meeting. The annual general meeting of the Singapore 11:-*.-* Club was held at the Ad hi Hotel recently, when the follow' ii were elected officers for 1927 :—Prt•ident. Mr. Justice McCabe Reay monitors of committee, the lion. Mr. L. MeL* an. Mr. F.
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    RASH DRIVING IN TANGLIN.
    192 25 Chinese Motorist’s Licence Suspended. A glaring case of rash driving for which a Chinese was summoned was explained by Court Inspector Bostoek in the Third Court before Mr. C. P. Smith on March 3. The accused pleaded guilty. It was explained that the complainant in the
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    D. E. I. News.
    157 25 Much Trouble Over a Tin Royalty. On Sunday, February 19y Tungku Oeinar arrived at Tandjong Priok on board the Plancius. Sultan Ab*ful Raehrnan, the father of Tungku Oemar, it will be recollected, was banished to Singapore some time ago and still resides there. The Sultan’s family
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    Mosque St. Murder.
    139 25 Chinese Youth Killed and Old Man Wounded. A most mysterious murder took place on ihe five foot way in Mosque Street, at about 7.5 p.nv, on March 2. Two shots suddenly rang out and a youth, who was looking into a shop window, was hit in the
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    BIRTHS
    39 25 MIOOZOO. I'n March 3. 1027, at Joh„:7 Itahru, lo Mr. and Mrs. i\ F. Aroozoo, i. daughter BRETT.— On March 2, 1927, at th Matcrnil; Hospital (S-pov Lines), Singapore, tu Mr end Mrs. H. C. Ilrctt, a daughter.
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    Trade and Finance.
    138 25 Singapore, March 9. EXCHANGE. On London, Bank 4 m/a 2/4 S/32 Demand 2/3 23/32 Private 8m. credit 2/4 6/1« On New York, Demand 56 Private 90 d/s 67% On France, Bank T.T. 1400 On India, Bank T.T. 154 On Hong Kong, Bank T.T. 11 p.c. di.s. On
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    Stocks and Shares.
    647 25 Singapore, March 9. MINING. Issue Val. Pd. Buyers Sellers £1 £1 Asam Kumbang 56/6 57/6 £1 £1 Bangrin Tin 32/- 33/1 1 Batang Padang 0.85 0.88 £1 £1 Chenderiang 27/6 28^6 £1 £1 Eastern Siam 24/9 25/0 £1 £1 Haad Yai 33/6 34/6 1 1 Hitam Tin
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  • The Straits Budget RUBBER SUPPLEMENT
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      CONTENTS.
      74 1 General P*g* Singapore Official Quotations 1 Rubber Price Averages 1 London Rubber Stocks 1 The Singapore Auction 1 Rubber Position (By A. W. S.) 1 Crude Rubber 1 Local Rubber Auctions 2 British Malaya Rubber Statistics 2 Rubber Results 2 Rubber Returns Malacca Planters 3 Telegrams— Rubber Restriction 1
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      RUBBER SITUATION.
      74 1 Singapore Official Quotations. Forward Contract Quotations Spot Seller Prices &lt;• A —&gt; April July Oct. Pate I.'don S'pore Mar. June Sept. Dec. Mur. 4. f 3 I 7% 0.68 0.68*4 71 0.73*4 0.75 Vj 1 7% 0.69 0.00*4 0.72 0.74*4 0.76*4 5 I K 0.09'j 0.70 0.72*4 0.74*4
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      Rubber Price Average.
      25 1 Rubber price averages in the current Restriction quarter up to March 9 were as follows Singapore 6C.GI cents London Is. 7.3 d.
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      London Rubber Stocks.
      28 1 Lewis and Rent’s cable from their London office gives 1,280 tons increase, making the total Tendon rubber stocks at February 20, us revised, 38,212 tons.
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      The Singapore Auction.
      176 1 T he Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its 802nd auction on March 9, when there was catalogued 1,599,596 lbs. or 71-1.11 tons offered 1,185,910 lbs. or 529.11 tons sold 1,035,045 lbs. or 402,07 tons. J bpol London Is. 8%d. New York 40% cts. PRICES REALISED.
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      THE RUBBER POSITION. The Problem of the Export Rights.
      1470 1  -  Notes by A. W. S. A. W. S., writing from London under date February 8, says Price has been under 1/7 since the beginning of the month, hut rose to that figure yesterday. Fears are already being expressed that the average
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      Rubber Restriction.
      68 1 [bxuteb tilegram] Unused Export Credits Fixtures. [KEUTKB TELEGRAM] London, March 7. In the House of Commons at question time Mr. Amery pave the figures of unused export credits for rubber foil &gt;ws Malaya (excluding Trengganu and—fu--July, 1926, only—Kedah) to the end o' July, 1926, 23,000 tons August. 76.00)
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      CRUDE RUBBER.
      159 1 Importations into the United States. We are indebted to the Planters Association of Malaya for giving the details of the importations of crude, rubber into the United States during December 1926. The figures have been compile! and distributed by the Rubber Association of America. The estimated net weights
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      Local Rubber Auctions.
      624 2 Market Quiet with Firm Undertone. 1,-wis and Peat (Singapore) report Singapore, March 3. rh market during the past week has .‘a quiet hut the undertone firm and ',V general feeling more optimistic s.M.t has met with a better demand and py to the experience of recent n.tw
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      DUTCH NATIVE RUBBER.
      34 2 (Aneta’s Service.) The February Returns From Djambi. (Aneta’s Service.) Batavia, March 5. r ?P° that the February exUDi,r '-i n lve rubber was 3,12.1 tons, the v amounting to 107,000 guilders.
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      British Malaya Rubber Statistics.
      380 2 Statement of Quantity and Value of Rubber Exported During February, 1927. The Registrar of Imports and Exports has sent us the following comparative statement of the quantity and value of rubber exported from British Malaya, during February, 1927. The figures, which are in tons, represent total
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      Rubber Results.
      165 2 Labu and Cheviot Dividends Announced. Guthrie and Co. have received telegrams from the secretaries of the undermentioned companies giving the following information The Labu (F.M.S.) Rubber Co.—The directors have decided to recommend, in respect of the financial year ended December 31, 1926, ihe payment of a final dividend
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      ULU BENUT RUBBER CO.
      163 2 22 \'i Per Cent, in Dividends For Past Year. The report of directors of Ulu Benut Consolidated Rubl&gt;er Co., Ltd., for the year ended December 31, states that the profit for the year, after providing for depreciation and directors’ fees, amounts to $168,021.48, to which has
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      RUBBER RETURNS.
      266 2 Ayer Kuning.—loo,ooo lbs. Anglo Johore Consloidated.—2s,ooo lbs. Anglo-Sumatra.—s9,746 lbs. Asahan.—ss,Boo lbs. Bukit Kati 1.—10,364 lbs. Bukit I’along Syndicate.—2o,soo lbs. Bah Lia 5.—163,380 lbs. Biia (Sumatra). —71,000 lbs. Bukit Lintang.—3l,ooo lbs. Badek (Stafficld).—23,4oo lbs. Bradwall.—4o,9oo lbs. Bagan Serai.—2B,ooo lbs. Batak Itabit.—24,ooo lbs. Central J0h0re.—23,433 lbs. (himpul.—33,ooo lbs. Colinsburgh.—4o,soo lbs.
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      CORRESPONDENCE.
      62 2 [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. Long epistles are liable to be rejected or cut down. Correspondents must enclose their names, not necessarily for publication but as guarantee of
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      THE PUNGGOR CIRCULAR.
      628 2 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —We have been consulted by Mr. Chan Kang Svvi with reference to the article in the issue of your paper of March 5.' Over a month ago a certain gentleman approached Mr. Kang Swi with a view to the
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      Malacca Planters.
      928 3 Difficulty in Finding New Chairman. Speaking at tin* annual genera) meeting of the Malacca Planters’ Association the Chairman, Mr. II. E. Burgess, said it gave him great satisfaction to note that they were in a position to carry on with the day’s business. The meeting call «'l tor
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      LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
      559 3 Messrs. Fraser and Co.'s Weekly Report. Frus'*r and Co.’s weekly report, dated March 8, state The past week has again proved a quiet one in all sections of 1 he snare market. I he price of tin shows little 4 l.ange on balance but the feeling still
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        LONDON EXCHANGE STERLING PRICES FEB. 9.
        476 3 Stock Par Exchange Value. Company. Prices. il Abaco 2/ Allagar 4/3 il Anglo-Malay R 141 Ayer Kuning a/7/10 il Banteng 1 2/ Banteng Consolidated inO* ‘il Batu Caves il Batu Tiga 2/ Bekoh '&gt;' Bert am Consolidated &lt; 2/ Brieh 1*1 Bicior i 2/
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        SINGAPORE DOLLAR SHARE PRICES MARCH 9.
        764 3 ra|iital Issue Company Co. Evatt. Paid bp Value Dividends Fraser Lyall A 312.500 120 p.e. int. a/c yr 28-2-27 Allenby ,81) 2.05 f.OO^S-OO p.c. for year 30-9-20 Alor Gajall ($1) 2g5 295 2go 290 107 V-? 1 5° P- c l it. a/c jt.
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