The Straits Budget, 7 July 1927

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    28 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES [ESTABLISHED EIGHTY YEAKB. No. 1 SINGAPORE, THCRSDAY, JCLY 7, 1!>27 Price 25 cents (S.S. (’urrency) or 7<l.
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    CONTENTS.
    385 1 I’age 3 labour in Malaya x i al! for Statesmanship N,,.l of an Aerodrome 1 l lu- Geneva Puzzle Uha. Sauce lor the C.00.e- Agricultural 1 uK > g Occasional Notes "liiirh ('tuiuniss'otier in I‘erak jo MiUienaire Airman >m K «rore (be World l ycllsts iTnur fur Mr. Saaif
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    LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
    3536 1 A meeting of the Legislative Council is fixed for Monday, July 11, at 10 a.in. Mr. C. D. (’ox of the I*, and Bank has *ocn admitted to hospital suffering from i ar trouble. The Colonial Secretary is satisfied that the Anglo-Chinese School Union, Penang has ceased
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    Governor Entertained.
    216 2 Subordinate Civil Service Association. (l-'roti. < »ur < )wn < ’orresnondetit. > Homing, July 2. H> Luci lle* cy lit*- (iuvi-nio:-. Sir Hugh Clifford. u.p yesterday afternoon entertained to an At Hhi.c. hy the Hresident. the Committee ami the number.* of tlu Subordinate l ivil Service Ass e
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    The Governor's Return.
    141 2 Homing. July His Kxcelvnoy the (i ver mr Law* Homing op. Wedm -day b\ r. S IK- lie arriving at Malaeea on Friday. He leaves on the Pth in-'. Singapore where he is due the same day at a p.m Then* was n large gathering at the
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    Libel Action.
    225 2 Damages of SI,200 Awarded For Schoolmaster. The Chief .Justin*. Sir William Munson, returned judgment on Tuesilay in a: a* tion 1'or libel brought against the editor and manager and the Nanyany >hatiy Pan Press. The plaintiffs were Tay Kah Tony, formerly a school master at P.cnkalis, and Tay
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    Pearson’s Fresh Air Fund.
    82 2 Pearson’ s Fresh Air Fund. Subscribers to Pearson's Fresh Air Kind are informed that a draft for ili2 Is. 7d. has been forwarded to the onornry treasurer of tho Fund in London. Jiiis sum represents approximately day in the country for 1,1(50 children. < r a happy fortnight’s holiday for
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    ANOTHER AERIAL VISITOR.
    290 2 Taiping First Place of Call In Malaya. London lo Australia Hj u Singapore is soon to have aerial visitor in Mr. Hooke, who gaged on a London to Austtalia Mi-'p/' While landing at Karachi, a lim,? a week ago, he damaged the tail m V’ machine. In
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    Litigation at Penang.
    141 2 An Allegation of Wrongful Dismissal. (1’iain Our Own C Tre-p mient.i lVnai.g. July Mr. Ju*r ivc B. J. Spi oule in the Supri c, Court to-day gave judgment in fav.au of tile defendant in the action brought by K. IL V. Kamanathan Chetty again*’ X. M. L.
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    Perak Turf Club.
    239 2 Record Profit on the Year’* Racing. (From Our Own Correspondent). I poll, June d". At the annual meeting of the I’cvai* I'urf Club yesterday, Mr. Osborne, pie siding*. drew attention to the profit *> vac iny Li -1 year which was .8FU5.000 and established a record. It
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      LABOUR IN MALAYA.
      867 3 sufficiency with plenty to spare.—Straits Times, June GO. Tin* prosperity of British Malaya rests irtf i y upon its la'bour supply whether from India or from China. Without it rubber estates could not carry on j v wou |d be Choked with undergrowth, t apping would cease,
      sufficiency with plenty to spare.—Straits Times, June GO.  -  867 words
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      A CALL FOR STATESMANSHIP.
      853 3 —Straits Times, July I. The average Chinese, we are not here alluding to such as are temporarily obsessed by Bolshevik propaganda, is a reasonable person. But if he labours under a sense of grievance, he at once becomes stubbornly unreasonable. This is a well-known trait in
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      NEED OF AN AERODROME.
      892 3 t .id f imes, .1 ntv 2. It is seven and a half years since Singapore was made a port of call by a Ion.'. 1 distance travelling aeroplane. This was the famous machine in which !he late Sir lioss Smith and his brother Si:* Keith
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      THE GENEVA PUZZLE.
      937 4 —Straits Times. July 1. The road to ruin i« paved with g od intentions—If this bo a true saying it would jc well if tho nations whose attentions are now so closely engaged in the problem of d'xai niamont hear it in mind The number of people
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      WHAT’S SAUCE FOR THE GOOSE-
      871 4 in the price of petrol’.--Straits Times, duly 3. The above cap.ion i-n’t ours, but it fits in quite we.l with what we are going to say. We have a very distinct recollection that towards the dose of 1025 or in the beginning of 102(1, Mr.
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      AGRICULTURAL POLICY.
      819 4 the* world’s best Colonist.—Straits 1' 1 1 1 v v T.me-s July Wc presume that those responsible for the agricultural policy of Malaya are giving their closest and most serious consideration to the future. If our presumption is correct, we are enforced to another presumption, to wit, that
      the* world’s best Colonist.—Straits 1' 111 v + * * v’ T.me-s July «.  -  819 words
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    Local Wedding.
    99 5 Mr. K. M. Ross and Miss E. G. Deason. \t the Presbyterian Church on Satur(i the wedding took place of Mr. Kenh M Ross of Bangkok and Miss Evelyn ‘Vulvs’ Deason, eldest daughter of Mr. \j r g F. Deason of Singapore. Th acting minister, the Rev. Campbell
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    Death of Madame Malherbe.
    132 5 imo Camille Malherbe, who passed at the General Hospital on Satur- a an advanced age, was a welli; figure in Singapore for very many Mu* was the oldest French reLiving lived here over thirty years, r tuning left the place in that time. 1: funeral took
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    A Regrettable Incident.
    136 5 An unpleasant incident outside the Europe Hotel a few nights ago had a s quel in the District Court on June 29, v. her. Captain Frcyberg the Master -V.tendant, charged a European named L wick with assault and another, Hay Lewis, with trespass in Captain Frey- r<
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    Singapore Mortality Statistics.
    125 5 /-‘Singapore Municipal health state,'v, ,°r Lhe w eek ending June 25 gives (v!p„V nu -ul>er of deaths as male 172, l‘L.' J- This represents a death rate p er niillc per annum compared dl in the preceding week and -j-’i corresponding week last p..:', chief causes of
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    OCCASIONAL NOTES
    1606 5 [Straits Times, June 30 to July 6.] It seems incredible, but there are still people, otherwise responsible, who look askance at our persistent eltorts to establish Children’s Courts and to put a -top to a practice of detaining youth on prison premises. Within the past three oa v
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    A Plucky Vegetable Seller.
    110 5 The courageous act of a Chinese ir. assisting the* vicuim of a robbery to cap "lire an armed robber was related in ih< --ccond police court on Tuesday. A Chinese vegetable seller was set upoi in Kallung Road by three others on Jum !8 last. He
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    Bandoeng Exhibition.
    615 5 Importance of the Hygienic Section. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Batavia, June 26. The Bandoeng Annual Fair and Fir;t Hygienical Exhibition in the Netherlands Indies, were opened officially on Saturday, the 24ih inst. The representatives of th<; press were taken over the grounds on tho previous Friday evening, so
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    Penang Bisley.
    64 5 Success of the Eurasian Company. (From Our Own (’om-'i t nt > Penanjr, J. > The Ponnnjr Volunteer Bi "t Kmv.por.ir Bahru has boon n nmrk ildo 'or I h<> c:;trm rrliimry suko- j V.r '!i<* Eurasian Conn any. Out o1 ton events shot oHf on unlay Ou-y
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      151 5 Property Sale. The following Singapore properties w-i n-hi by auction at the saleroom of n- Koon Seng and Co., 30, Chulia <■' t n June 15 and 22:—freehold i.. i and house 13. Hertford Road, 21,4lo ft Mr. 1‘. Rattanam, $8,H00 free* V.U‘,u near the Tth milestone East K,.ad 14,650
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    Straits Traders.
    1181 6 Company in a Very Sound Position. The annual general meeting of the Straits Trading Company, Lt i., was h< at the company’s oflices, Ocean Building, on June 2th The Chairman, the Hon. Mr. J. Hainan, presided and there were also present Messrs. W. J. Wilcoxson, F. A. Pledger
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    Governor at Penang.
    116 6 (From Our Own Correspondent. Penang, July 4. The Governor and Lady Clifford attended tiie Church of the Assumption yesterday morning, when a guard of honour of St. Xavier’s Cadets was drawn up outside the church. The Mass was celebrated by the Rev. Father Thompson, of Brisbane. After
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    Dominion Day Celebrations.
    152 6 Members of the Canadian Association of Malaya celebrated Dominion Day and the Diamond Jubilee of the Confederation bv a dinner at the Seaview Hotel on Friday. Mr. G. M. Hemsworth (representative of the Canadian National Railways in Singapore) presided, and there was a company of 111 present.
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    Masonic Installation.
    144 6 At the Scottish Masonic Temple, Kuala Lumpur, on June 2o Bro. Sir Malcolm Watson, R.Vr.D.G.M., assisted' by a number of Grand Lodge officers of ‘he S.(\ and K.(\, installed Bro. W. 1) davov, B.W.M., of Lodge Tullibardine ir ‘he Mast, together with the office-bearers ‘or tlm ensuing year,
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    Notes from Ipoh.
    835 6 800 Spearsmen Greet the High Commissioner. (From Our Own Correspondent). Ipoh, June 28. The topic of the past week has been he oilkial visit of the High Commission* er Sir Hugh Cliiionl, to Kuala Kangsui, and the warm and hearty reception accorded him there by the Malay
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    Perak Administration.
    463 6 Notes from Resident's 1926 Report. The report of the Resident of Perak fur 192(5 states There has been an unprecedented demand for dredging land in nearly every district, though gravel pump mining j» still the popular form of mining amongsthe Chinese. Very considerable prospecting wa.« done particularly on
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    Incident in Lock-Up.
    120 6 Allegations of Theft Agate"* Prisoner. A Chinese was the complainnn* i ?1 1 case in the District Court on Tuesday, fore Mr. N. D. Mudie, in which a l was charged with attempted rol>b The complainant said that yoste:--■ morning he and a number of other soners,
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    AMOK IN SINGAPORE.
    1157 7 Armed Madman’s Chase After Victims. r; 'it Persons Stabbed One Fatally. n t n igned for half an hour in I <aeei and North Bridge Hoad on iv afternoon. Shop-keepers on both iif this busy shopping centre hurried ut up their shutters, shoppers who not sought refuge
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    STRAITS CURRENCY REPORT.
    197 7 v The Currency Commissioners’ Abstract as at June 1, 1927, is as follows c, Whole amount of Currency Notes in Circulation on June 1, 1927 135,608,353.70 Average amount of Currency Notes in Circulation during the month of May, 1927 137,192,718.22 (a) Currency Guarantee Fund Liquid Portion on
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    COUNTY CRICKET.
    653 7 [Reuter Telegram.] Rain Spoils Play in All Matches. Leicestershire Dismissed For Seventy Runs. [Reuter Telegram.] London, July 1. Rain was experienced over the whole country during the three days from Wednesday to Friday. At Lords the M.C.C. drew with Oxford University. Play only lasted a short time and
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    The Inter-Varsity Match.
    41 7 [BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO.] Rugby, July 5 At the close of play in. the inter-Var-sity match to-day Cambridge had scored 320 for six in their second innings. Judd made 124. The first innings scores were Cambridge 178, Oxford 140.
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    Legislative Council.
    583 7 Agenda for the Forthcoming Meeting. At a meeting of the Legislative Council on Monday next the business includes the following:— Questions by Mr. P. K. Nambyar:— Has the attention of the Government been drawn to the fact that low paid Government servants in Singapore and Penang who arc
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    Ting Kil Tin.
    956 8 Remaining Working Life 01 Property. The ordinary general meeting of the Ting Kil Tin Mints was at the Hong Kong Bank Chambers on Saturday afternoon. The Hon. Mr. 0. J. VNanI was in the chair and others present were Messrs. T. I*'. Anderson Bole and W. lv
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    Passengers.
    742 8 The following passengers are proceeding to Kurope by the Mantua which sailed at to a.m. on Friday Miss Blackman, Miss Gilchrist, Blackman, Mr and Mrs. Warren, Miss Knocker, D. A. B. tt. A. Brogan. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Steward, l'etigu Ismail hin T. Mohd. Jasin, K. G. liandell,
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    Municipal Affairs.
    97 8 Action taken at recent meetings of •ommittens of the Municipal Commission s as follows Approved acceptance of the I nvest (*nder that of Wong ITing f*>r clearing he water area. Cun rig I’ulai, at Si.nO per urc with bonus of $1 per week per acre i or early
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    Notes from Java.
    1034 8 A Chinese Fined (J. 1,600,000 By The Customs. (From Our Own Correspondent). Batavia, June 28. A line of one million six hundred thousand guilders has been imposed <n a Chinese merchant who made an attempt to smuggle cigar lighters, cigarette paper and small flintlocks through the customs.
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    Supreme Court.
    449 8 Firm’s Partner Accused Of Misconduct. A case concerning the dissolution i>f a partnership came up before the Chivi Justice, Sir William Murison, on Wean >- day. when the Timber and Produce C>*n pany, Ltd., asked for an award «gain>t Goh Soo Kee a partner and others. Mr. Roland
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    CORRESPONDENCE
    80 9 The Straits Times is not responsibly foi t lt opinionr of its correspondents. Corre«,ondt*nt9 should bear in mind that letters qluat be short and to the point. Long ,p ls tles nre liable to be rejected or cul d v\n. Correspondents must enclose their -allies, not necessarily for publication
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    A POOR LAD’S CASE.
    217 9 A POOR LAD’ S CASE. T th»* Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, A paragraph in to-day’s issue of «.,.r p..|uv gives one furiously i<> think. A 1,.tIt- Chinese youth who witnessed a t, ,;,1 up. followed one of the alleged libers an.I was instrumental in having; n.ni ai‘ti sted.
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    AN APPEAL FOR THE DOG.
    469 9 To the Editor of the Straits Times. mi. diking to arouse public c 'M the matter of the homeless, iinv. a:.r.cd and diseased pariah which ni’est the city, iln- suburbs tut- island gem rally. In ihe nunte iuinuiiVi'y and f -r the liotn.ur of a
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    CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.
    606 9 or of the Straits Times. s'>cn the Jotter of Miss tlu* Saturday edition of ,j, ,v ,(s to the euuolty 1 1 -North Bridge* Jv<1 1 >t• -.r to ut >nost agreement with tier to add u few oi ni> own. 1 notic U e n of
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    CHILDREN'S COURTS.
    388 9 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Si. 1 W’th ret ere nee to your Occasional No:.*. would expres*. the hope that your lamlahle etforts to get Children's Courts established, and to put a stop to the practice of detaining youth on prison premises, may succeed. Tie* offences
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    LANGSUAN TIN.
    209 9 To the Editor of the Straits Times. 1 here have been several rumours regarding l.angsuan Tin Dredging C'oinbnn,\. Limited, and J'or sometime i haM* not received reports from the company regarding outputs, etc., which I used to and I am wondering if the rumours !:»al 1 hear that
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    S. T. C. SWEEPS.
    363 9 To the Editor of the Straits Times. i r 7..' 1 l hl Secretary of the Singapore i ui t i luo na, 'ent a notice to members mtorni’iig them of new regulations regarding the unlimited non-selling sweeps held by the Club. It will not be
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    ANCIENT TOMBS IN PERAK.
    707 9 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir. In your issue of the Straits Budget, of the Ibth lilt, appear two illustrations of an ancient tomb discovered on the Sungci Kruit Estate, in regard to which, you state:—“The Curator of the I’era k Mu-emm believes the
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    MUNICIPAL METHODS.
    907 9 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— I see from to-day’s issue of your pa|H*r that the President of the Muni- ipality, i.t a meeting made a verbal reply at some length to eritieisms which i made on lack of co-operation between 'In* various departments of the
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    MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
    299 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,- I am informed that the Health Department <»l tin- Singapore Municipality ontomplai os km lacing tin* number of Sanitary Inspectors. If my information correct, is the action wise In th* int< rest of public health, I submit thimatter deserves very
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    Forged Cheque Case.
    1283 10 Important Judgment Delivered For Plaintiff. (Prom Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala l.umpur, July he Chief Justice (Sir Henry (lompertzi delivered judgment in the Supreme Court yesterday in the case in which Mr. 1 an Seng Kiiim, the local millionaire, sued th Menaiiiiie bank of India, Ltd., for recovery
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    New Motor Vessel.
    164 10 Siam Steam Navigation Co.’s Bhanurangsi. The Siam Steam Navigation Co.'s new moU r vessel Bhanurangsi aiuhored in the roads on June 2;». after a particularly quick voyage from Alborg. Denmark. She sailed from that port on May 25, left Port Said on June i*. and Aden on
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    Epoch-Making Event.
    81 10 First Chinese Woman Barrister At Penang. (From Our Own Correspondent. Penang, July 4. NV hat Mr. Justice Sproule described as an epoch-making event took place in the Supreme Court this morning when Miss J.im Beng Hong was admitted to practice at the Penang Bar. She is a barrister-at-law
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    Thornycroft (Singapore).
    508 10 Report of Statutory Mcctinv Of Shareholders. The following report is supplied by the secretaries of Thornycroft (Singapore Ltd.. Kvatt and Co.:— The statutory meeting of shareholder* of Thornycroft (Singapore) Ltd. was h**| t in Monday at the offices of Kvatt and r., French Bank Building, Singapore. \j r
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    Pageant and Sports.
    156 10 Bisplav by .lohore Military Forces. On July 1. corresponding with the f day of Maharam A. H. KUfi, the niejr hers of the Johore Military Forces hr the second year presented ,,lt Pageant in the presence of numerous spectators. The Tattoo,” although on a n,a scale, was
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    FLYING MILLIONAIRE.
    2109 11 (Aneta’s Service.) Eastern Air Route In Practice. i Only Obstacle the Persian Difficulty. I Mr van Lear Black, the American lilliiinaire, arrived in Singapore on June I from Amsterdam on a passcngerirryintt aeroplane, chartered for the urpose from the Paris to Hamburg serice after a voyage the very
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    Naval Sham Fight.
    72 11 Great Pacific Gathering Of Japanese Ships. Tokio, June 30. A communique issued by the Imperial Household Department announces that the battleship Yamashiro with Hb Majesty the Kmporor on board will pro coed fr »m Yokosuka to tho Pacific oi July LM, for the grand naval manoeuvre After
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    Share Dispute.
    462 11 Examination of Ipoh Broker Continued. The case was continued in the Supreme Court on June 30, in which Oh Tcng Hean, Chua Tean Poh, and Chea Cheng Bin, brokers known as Chua and Co., of Ipoh, sued Bell and Co., of Singapore, for damages for an alleged breach
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    Kuala Lumpur Fatality.
    120 11 Lorry Crashes Into Motor Cycle Combination. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuula Lumpur, June HO. Another fatal motor accident has been reported to the Police. It appears that Veterinary Inspector A. Azariah, riding a motor-cycle combination and carrying a c iolie in the sidecar, was proceeding along Imbi
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    MURDERED WOOD DEALER.
    77 11 Alleged Assailant A Former Employee. That a Chinese named Kng Hock who >\ he had discharged from service wa t he person who had entered his shed in Pet i it ad at :i a.in. <>n June 17 hut, an stabbed him, was th» dying deposition i
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    FINANCE AND INDUSTRY. Situation Peculiarly International.
    1856 12  -  Notes by A. W. S. A. W. S., writing froin London, under dale June 8, .says The financial situation just now is peculiarly international, and very threat uu eertainiy exists as to whether it is friendly internationalism or the reverse. France has been purchasing
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    See of Singapore.
    258 12 Seeking a Successor to Bishop Davie. The following note is taken from the Monthly Paper if St. Andrew’s Catlud:al i— There is a meeting of the Diocesan Ccv.r.cil on July 9. at Kuala Lumpur. 'I hero is a rather alarming agenda, setting forth ideals, which we hope
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    Four Women Drowned.
    109 12 Tragedy at the Yukon Gold Mine. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, July 5. A sad tragedy involving the death of lour Chinese mining coolie women occurred last evening at the Yukon Gold .'line 4* a miles from Ampang. It appears that the four women we’-e stand,on
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    100,000 Ticals Missing.
    43 12 Siamese Bank’s Consignment By Rail. (from Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, July 1. ,,JnL Siam C< )mniorci al Bank despatched 100,000 licals in notes to their Tungson■igcncy by Wednesday morning’s mail On anival of the train at Tun--son-the notes were missing.
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    Yachting.
    770 12 Piima Ponna Wins Th« I Santry Cup. L The final race for the Santrv t v$ was sailed on Sunday over the ll course as last. At 9.30 a .ni. I’ breeze was blowing and fairly hrain was falling but, nevertheless M enthusiastic yachtsmen went afloat E made ready
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    Jottings front Johore.
    1217 13 \dvantages of Livins Across The Strait. l <rom Our Own Correspondent.) Johore Bahru, July 1. lav besides being Dominion Day, Ihr first day of the Muhammadan New v i and though we are not treated to ‘V i'i|silla<U* of crackers which greeted >1 ,i Kay a we
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    Singapore Telephones.
    146 13 More Equipment and Apparatus Contemplated. In the coursi of his speech at the thirtythird ordinary general meeting of the Oriental Telephone and Flectric Co.. Ltdheld on June at the Abercorn Rooms, (Inat Eastern Hotel, Bishopsgate, K.C., Sir A. Henry McMahon, G.C.M.O., V.O., K.C.I.K.. C.S.I. (chairman of the company),
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    Electrician Electrocuted.
    117 13 Fatality at Kramat Pulai Mine. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, July 1. Another distressing fatality occurred ysterday, when Mr. Stanley Clay, electrician at Kramat Pulai mine, near Jpoh. was electrocuted. He was making connections with some high tension mains ur.d apparently unwittingly hold a wire in his hare
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    Mr. L. A. C. Biggs Retires.
    71 13 Long Association with Penang Municipality. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang. dune -0. The President of the Municipal Commission stated that he reun ited the retirement of Mr. E. A. C. Biggs as secretary after IJO years' service. Mr. Biggs first joined the Municipality in
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    Coleman Street Fracas.
    554 13 IIow Trouble is Alleged to Have Commenced. On Friday the inquest was continued before the Coroner, Lieut.-Col. Hope-Falkner, into the death of a Pat ban, which occurred during a light between taxi-drivers in Coleman Street, on June 2. Evidence was given by a motor car driver living
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    Independence Day.
    156 13 American Association Of Malaya Celebrates. The American Independence Day celebration took place on Monday night at the Adelphi Hotel at a dinner dance arranged by the American Association of Malaya. One hundred and twenty Americans and guests were present at the dinner during which some American national songs
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    Singapore Golf Club.
    571 13 Expenditure on Repairs To Road. The following minutes of a special meeting of the Singapore Golf lul> on June last, to consider a resolution empowering the committe to expend not. more than $15,000 for repairs to the i lull road, and additions to coolie lines, diains, etc.,
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    World Motor Cyclists.
    156 13 Capt. Malins and Mr. Oliver In Singapore. Only three months behind th<* last t\v< world-cyeling pair, Captain <1. II. Malms, O.H.H., F.K.d.S., and his companion arrived in Singapore, on their world nmtor-cyclinir tour, on June 2I>. Itoth riders an n O.K.C. ’j’eniple machines. So tar they have
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    “ Promotion.”
    768 14 Promotion.” A Disclaimer liv Sir lliuh Clifford. To thb Editor of the Strait** '1 inies. Sir, —in the mimher of Butck wood’s Magazine advance copies of which reached me in Singapore *»n Saturday fust llicie appeais a set oi verses that parpofi to tv h\ me, entitled Promotion. Jt i*
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    PROMOTION.
    1097 14 'I liat Sun-dried Ilureaucrut," Sir 1’ltillip Hanbury-Krskine, B., (i.C.M.fJ., (J.C.V.O., solil<M|iii/es. that slain tile on the .snap heap, bitfht my 1 hrice-lit cigarette. s the htst hand .stroke I'll <lo here’s done t, at last to my heart is ravaged, and I'm "wild with all regret," nnnutes tick the
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    Official Prosecutions.
    344 14 Summonses by Registrar Ot Companies. before tin* Third Police Magistrate, Mr. I*. Smith, on Tuesday, Mr. 1. R. (\hUor. Registrar of Pompanies, sum* i;.*mott tlu* I'lngapon Rubber Mills, I.td., for an alleged ureach of the Com panics Ordinance by tailing to submit the leturn required undtr Section 2‘J,
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    Traffic Prosecutions.
    150 14 Defendant’s Anxiety to Get It Over. l'rt’«»vi* ihc Third Police Magistrate, Mr. < J’. Smith, on Tuesday. Mr. B. Stevenson appeared on a summons charging him with railing to s,op after an aeeident. in IJuona Vista Road on May 2 b last, and failing to report after the
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    Lady Clifford Arrives.
    68 14 (from Our Own Correspondent.) IVnang, June 29. I.ady Clifford arrived this morning by the P. and O. steamer Kashgar. T s Kxeellency, the Governor, Sir Hugh liiford, accompanied by the Resident Councillor, the Hon. Mr. R. Scott, and .Mrs. Scott, was at the jetty to meet her.
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    Wireless in Malaya.
    487 14 Train Wire-Mattress Used a Aerial. s A.M.I.R.K.K.. of the F.M.S. J*-. Kuala Lumpur, sends the Malay .\|*!il q following account of recent with high-frequency radio telegraphy Tests wore made during one A is »f .l.'hmv l.\B of SiliKa,!;,,! n I At of Penang. Johore reiv. rll .j
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    Carrying on a Lottery.
    234 14 The Prevalence of Gambling In Singapore. In the district Court on Tuesday, fore Mr. I). Mudie. Yeo Lock Ghee, co Hock i hye and Ahmad Abdul Sultan were charged with assisting in and carry iug on a public lottery, viz., a Chap J* Kce lottery. Mr.
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      The High Commissioner in Perak.
      345 15 s ir Ifir>h ('li Turd pa d his first ollieial \isil to Kuala Kanpur on .Inn? 2.1 and recciw d a cordial welcome I rum (lie populace. following il) > 4 .p-ion ;i t| u Railwu) Station n second reception was u -‘I at flii
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      MILLIONAIRE AIRMAN IN SINGAPORE.
      64 16 i Itt* I i.kkcr monojJane, in which Mr. ri l.ear H!ac!\. ol’ imore. I .S.A.. flew from Holland to i>atn\ia. >lr. \;;n t ear Plmk uht) and hi< two pilots ins! prior to the r <! Iroai tlu* tor ,la\a. Refuelling on the Racecourse. t Preparim;
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      ROUND THE WORLD CYCLISTS.
      15 16 ROUND THE WORL D CYCLISTS. (iSp 1 .>.aliis (ritiht) and (apt. Oli\t>r photographed at Cairo.
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      HONOUR FOR THE HON. MR. SONG ONG SIANG.
      21 16 tjrr.r: r. r <• Z?z£? I lu* linn. Mr. Sony Ong Siang. (M5.K., N .!>.
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      Sir Hugh Clifford at Kuala Kangsar.
      21 17 S'r Ua di C’Fiord v\ ilh Mrs. Thoms n and .Malayan royally al Kuala Kanusar.
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      Japanese Tenor in Singapore.
      15 17 Seijiro Tatsumi. the 'lViusr Su/uf.o Vanuimolo, hi» »a ii*- v.n:l accompanist.
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      Hose Football Cup Final.
      127 17 I h«- Nfjiri Senihilan C ub defeated the Nej:ri Sen.bilan Kura-ians In twr tfoals t<- nil in the final of the I lost* Cup Co in elilinn on tin- Serenn an -ladanu on June 21. Ilu- teams were N. S. Club: Whe.br Sene% iratne :<h New
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      Malay Inter-School Sports.
      28 17 Urotip al thi* sports held at <ie\l 1 n tune Inspector ol Schools, seen sealed < a the ri.'lil of \li s (/i on. hv 'i">
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      Australian Cricketers in Perak.
      56 17 It 'i ii > Sulian < I •••.A, 'IVi't* i ir. II. I hoinson), i r. I*. I. v s and t tpt. l.imKa\ u r.tii.iu team at the .Mi ii';ulum tior alter f I: j. v. i i i •»i» '.Hid I (.in l.e seen
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      Winners at Selangor Races.
      34 18 Chevalier. ridden by Haves, won Class l> < pen horses. li'e turlontfs. li irlu* Chaplin, ri.Ulen In Sleigh, won (Mass 11. opoii hrrses, five furlrn^v. I h ifos by P.ml i
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      Ipoh Swimming Club at Home.
      25 18 lien. Mr. 11. \V. Thomson, British lies id cut I'erak, an:l party. A untup of intcrc: ‘.cd spectators. by I:oh, //<
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      Anglo-Chinese School Sports.
      10 18 Back to Back Bating. Butting the Shot.
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      Haji Abdul Karim Football Cup.
      25 18 ihc haul ol this competition Has played at Singapore, Kotah Baja F.C. beating Sunlight F.C. by three goals to nil.
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  • PAST WEEK’S IMPERIAL AND GENERAL NEWS Contained in Reuter, British Imperial Radio and Special Telegrams.
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      CANADA’S DIAMOND JUBILEE.
      376 19 CANADA ’S DIAMOND JUBILEE. j K11 IKK TKI.Kl.KAMl fhi’.iii of Beacons Across The Country. great rejoicings. ■*110 King f arillon 01 Hells. K1 I IKK TKI.KltKAM London, duly 1. I 0 awa A tin y chain of beacons ft. f»-,nn hilltop* from ocean to ocean ftlrVTto Mu* universality of the
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      King George’s Message.
      230 19 people have In fore then the task of developing the heritage which their lathers have left them. In yet a wider sphere In* has to take nn ever-increasing share in guiding the councils and solving tuc pr blems of the great eomnmnwt ah h ot v.diieh -he
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      The Airship’s Future.
      124 19 Link in Inter-Imperial Communications. Layby. July 2 1 h Air Minister, :-i- Samuel lloure. •\.m d his linn h* lief yesterday in the airship as a iink in in. r-lioper ia! i-*m .aunii ition?. liie tact that an airship could go fion. ont* part of tin* Mmoiic-
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      Murder and Suicide.
      133 19 Mad Act of Noted Boxer’s Brother. London, July 2. Saratoga Lakes, New York Join: Peinpsey, eyed .’.s, hrotliet* ol Jack Ih mps*-y. shot dead his wife, Kona. aired 21. and then committed suicide. Jack Dempsej left his training camp and identified the bodies and directed that his
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      Sacco and Vanzetti.
      81 19 Respite of Ten Days (i ranted. London, June 2'J. The (Jovernor ha- granted a :;p ,|;j\ resj ite to Sami and \anzelti from the death sentence. Their execution Mas riginally lived for July ID. A similar respite Mas granted elestino 'I.tdi iios. who Mas sentciicc-l to death
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      Aerial Travel.
      49 19 Subsidy tor the Royal Dutch Company. London, duly The i lay tie The First Chamber unanimously passed a bill providing &gt;nr mat* subscripti n of half a million rapital to the Royal Dutch Air Xa'iyation Company and a submdy d j am.non Morins spread over seven years
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      Nicaraguan Peace.
      41 19 London, July 3. Kapid City, South Dakota In conformity with the terms of the recent Nicaraguan peace agreement President Cotdidye has nominated Mr. Frank Mr* oy chairman of the commission to supervise tho pre-idcntial election in Nicaragua in U&gt;23.
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      U. S. Treasury Surplus.
      43 19 London, July 2. Washington Six hundred and eleven million dollars of last year’s record Treasury surplus of SddO.OOO.OOO, have been applied in reduction of the public debt which is now $15.512.000,000, having been reduced during the year by $1,132,000,000.
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      BRITAIN’S AIR FORCE.
      304 19 Remarkable Demonstration At Hendon. I l Aerial Attack on London Depicted. Luyhy, July 1. Over 200 aeroplanes will take part in tlie annua! disp ay of the Loyal Air Force at Hendon to-morrow, and the proyiamine, which includes mimic air battles, acrobatics and stunt flying of every
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      Britain’s Houses.
      61 19 Increase in Building Since The War. Rugby, June J'J. In th. House of Commons to-night the Health .Mini-tor, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, said that in the five years preceding the v.ar the averave numher of houses built in ISrilain Mas about J1 During the last three years up fo
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      Round the World Cyclists.
      58 19 Uuyby, July J. Two London motor-cyclists set out yesterday on a journey round the world. The ridetars of their motorcycles will be Used as beds. 'Che route will he: Austria. JugoFlnvia, Constantinople, the Syrian Desert, Uasra. Straits Sittlemenls, and Australia, rctominy across the United States. They
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      Mexican Presidency.
      60 19 London, July 2. Mexico City: (letierals Arnulfo Come/, and Francisco Serrano, both pro idential noniinees, have arrived at an ayreement t.i join forces in the 1 !&gt;2X presidential election in oppisition to (tenoral Alvaroo UrcL’oii. ex-president and a staunch friend and stijiporter of Cemwal Calles. (ienera! (Jomez is
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      New U. S. Airship.
      67 19 London, June 21). ashinyton: The primary duty of the new airship will he to operate with tin* licet, in contrast to the Los Anyelos, which, accoidiny to the Versailles Treaty, cannot he used for military purposes. The new diriyiblc’s eruisiny ranye, at .'&gt;*» knots an hour,
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      VANDERBILT WEDDING.
      176 19 Sensation in New York Society. w American Preferred to Titled Kntflishman.” London, June 2D. New York: .\L.-s &lt;ir:nc Vanderbilt, daughter of (oneral liu* Vanderh'lt. has l*«&lt;n irarri* I to lleniy t’assaway Davis, n iirr.tr engineer. grandson of the late Henry t'a-snway Da\ is. millionaire mal own. r, of
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      Left for Honeymoon.
      36 19 London, June dO. New York Mr. Henry L'assaway Davis and hi b.ide (.Miss tiravc Vanderbilt) left at midnight for their honeymoon in British ohimbia. apparently without obtaining the blessing &lt;*l the brides* parents.
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      The Singapore Base.
      86 19 Question of New Zealand’s (ontril)iition. London. June dd. Wellington The Prime Minister, Mr. t'oales. informed a deputation of the Navy league that the ipie lion of New /.ealand’ fontribuiion to the Singapore Na\al Ba v ould come before Parliament in the pre nt ses. ion. He hoped
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      Earthquake in the Crimea.
      68 19 Huiklings Damaged I Jut No asualties. London, June ,'jo. MommiW A mletlt r;»' ll(|li:tko ll,-M oreim ed in tin 1 Crimea. Considerable fissures wo re made in and there were l.ix landslidt.' i'i the mountains. Sim* M.nlv ll-.rli has fallen inti tin* '•im. Tin* former palace
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      London’s Squares.
      43 19 Means to Ensure Their Preservation. linrhy, June 2lh A Koval Commission is to he set up to impure into t lie question of the preservation of London garden squares, some of which have in reeciit years been sold for biiildinT purposes.
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      Balkan Incident Closed.
      35 19 London, duly ft. Tirana dura Koviteh, who was attached to tin* due;o-S!jiv Legation in AI Im nia and wa arie ted, has been released, and the Albanian du;;o Slav incident i. closed.
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      Marshal Foch in London.
      36 19 Kuyhy. dime 2D. Mar-utl Koch, who will receive the honoraiT decree at Oxford V Diversity on Kt id;ty, arrived in London from l’aris to-day tnd was. met by Field- Marshal Lord Haig.
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      AIRMEN’S NARROW ESCAPE.
      1975 20 “America” Alights On Sea Off France. ESCAPE IN LIFEBOAT. Flight from Nrw York in Thick Fog. London, .fun* 1 110. Now V orb Lieut i»*t land aeroplane has landed at Honolulu The tiint* of tin* trait'* Pacific tbeht was 2 hunt -12 minute-*. t&gt;akland liadm m»" a;’*--
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      American Yarn Prices.
      52 20 London, July 4. The Colton Yarn Association has raised the minimum prices of American yarns hy vnryinpr amounts from a farthing a pound for coarse counts to three-farthings a pound for fim r. The action h is surprised the Manchester Royal Lxchango, and business in yarn cloth
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      JAPAN’S FINANCES.
      198 20 Position of Kawasaki I Dockyard. I Opposition to 1% an I Proposal. I Shanghai. u |y j Tokio It is considered I quarters that the question of uv Kawasaki Dockyard Co. m 1 existence of tin* (Io\ernmei t. I Cirtainly the CJovernment i&gt; I perplexed over the matter.
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      New Prayer Book.
      131 20 Lr.rue (lathering at harch A^cmbly. Bughy. July 1. A very largely attended m.-iinv Church A-semblv. under the chains u.,sr.: of the An hbi'hop of i ’anterl'iiry. begun consideration today of the pn po&gt;c»l r.vw form of Prayer Book for the &lt; huri'i Knglaml. IN ery section ef
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      Persecution in Russia.
      41 20 Ministers of Religion Again Arrested. London. Jul&gt; Riga It is reliably reported t*'" n Leningrad that the authorities are agsui arresting ministers of religion. Baptist pastors who were released n'" 11 prison in January have mostly been arrested.
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      Gale at Odessa.
      45 20 Vessels Capsized and Many Drowned. J/ondon, duly Odessa A violent gale here canconsiderable damage. Twenty persons were drowned as result of the capsizing of yachts small craft in the harbour. Sis killed and ton severely injured thi the overturning of a tramcar.
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      Aviation Mishap.
      48 20 London, duly Mann. Hawaiian Islands 1 (trace, the Hollywood aviator arid flier, took oif for San Francisco morning, hut owing to rudder trou ,i returned within an hour. The aeroplane crashed. t f f df.v wr&lt; but (trace and a puppy whicb w companion were unhurt.
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      THE SUN’S TOTAL ECLIPSE.
      394 21 [REUTER TELEGRAM] Splendid Visibility In Yorkshire. AWE-INSPIRING SIGHT. Astronomer Royal Party’s Observations. [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, June 2D. The total eclipse of the sun has made K ,.,,ia n d a nation of astronomers for the past six months. Kx ports have been explaining the phenomenon in
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      Clouds Suddenly Clear.
      107 21 Rugfby, June 29. Information from various points along t ’c centre of the totality zone at which astronomical observations of the eclipse tn e sun were taken shows that rain uou hs more or less obscured the phcno5’un',n except at Giggles wick, which was ,f -e headquarters
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      Excellent Photographs.
      92 21 n i :r Frank Dyson says that although was short it equalled any he j tn The corona was very bright h was able to see the flames and Mio-phere, which is not generally 1 Photographs taken are said to be '-t and some important recording effected. f
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      On the Continent.
      120 21 London, June 2D. I trecht The Dutch eclipse expedition m Lapland made successful observations, ihe.’e were no clouds during the totality period. Osh); Early icports of unfavourable conditions came from Stavanger, Aal, ilullingdal and Fagernas. On the other hand the weather was excellent at ICn- ebu, where
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      Air Tragedy.
      167 21 Two of Lindbergh’s Escort Collide. London, July 3. Ottawa Col. Lindbergh’s arrival was marred by a tragedy. Two escorting planes were about to land when they collided, and Lieutenant Johnston was killed. Impressive Obsequies. London, July 4. O.tawa Impressive obsequies have been directed by the Government in the
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      Air Route to India.
      95 21 Suggested Route Around Persian Gulf. Calcutta, June 20. Consequent upon the Persian Governments failure to keep a friendly understanding regarding the route for the Imperial Air Service to India, I understand that expert investigation is proceeding on the question of an alternative route. It seems that
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      U.S. Ambassador Returns.
      88 21 London, June 29. New York: Mr. Myron Herrick, the Ambassador in Paris, arrived on board the lie de France, bearing a memorandum from the French Government with regard to the possibility of a security pact with the United States. He was taken t the City Hall, where
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      Chamberlin in Paris.
      59 21 London, June 00. Paris Lieut. Chamberlin and Mr Levine arrived at Le Bourget by ait from Switzerland. They were welcomed by their wives with large bouquets, th» American Charge d’Affaires, the French authorities and cinematographers. The airmen arrived just in time t attend the inauguration of the
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      Mr. Mellon’s Holiday.
      44 21 London, July 1. New York: Mr. Mellon sailed in the Italian liner Conte Biancamano for Gibraltar, whence ho intends to make a it miner holiday cruise in the Mediterranean in the yacht Venetia. He will return to Ameri a in September.
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      CHINA CONDITIONS.
      415 21 American Senator Gives Advice. Interviews with Chen And Borodin. Shanghai, June 2D. The American Senator Mr. Bingham has returned fr mi Hankow, where In talked with Chen, Borodin and others. He had previously visited Peking and the Honan front. Interviewed, he said armed intervention to solve the powers’
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      Russian Executions.
      102 21 Ineffective Protest of Rritish Labour. London, June 29. Moscow The Labour representatives, Messrs. Lansbury, Maxton and FcnnerRrockway have telegraphed to RykofT asking for a cessation of executions without trial, which i* impeding their campaign against the British Government’s antiRussian policy. RykofT replied that a vigorous campaign against, counter-revolutionaries
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      The Philippines.
      49 21 Lovcrnor-Leneral Reports 1\; President. London, June ‘:9. New York: The Governor-General of the Philippines has arrived to report to the President on the Philippine situation. It is definitely announced that he will return to the Ph*rppires to resume h!'-' duties in spile of reports to the contrary.
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      CHINA SURTAXES.
      364 21 Nanking Pronouncement Causes Dismay. Disastrous Effect on Foreign Trade. Shanghai, July A sensation has been created by the director of the Surtax Revenue Department to-day advertising that in accordance with instructions from the Ministry of Finance at Nanking, in uddition to the existing surtax of 2‘a per cent,
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      Nanking Taxes.
      69 21 Shanghai, June 30. The Nanking Ministry of Finance has memorialised the Government recommending from August 1 simultaneous abolition of likin and the enforcement of 12per cent, customs duty on imported goods and not more than 30 per cent, on imported luxury goods. If the increases are agreed to
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      The Nobel Prize.
      191 21 Dr. Slresemann’s Speech At Oslo. Berlin, June 20. Hr. Slresemann delivered an hour long Nobel Prize speech at Oslo. He followed Germany’s post-wai evolution difficulties and sacrifices towards Locarno. Internal differences, he said, still exi.-t hut the peace policy would have been impossible if it had not
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      STOCK EXCHANGE SENSATION.
      367 22 Sudden Death of Mr. James White. PROMINENT FINANCIER. Chloroform Bottle and Farewell Message. London, June 30. Sensation and confusion have been caused on the Stock Exchange arising out of the sudden death, in mysterious circumstances, yesterday of Mr. James White, ex-bricklayer and one of the most spectacular
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      German Fortifications.
      135 22 Invitation to Allied Commanders. Rugby, June 30. General von Pawelsz, representing the German Government, has now formally issued an invitation for one or two allied military experts to accompany him on a lour of inspection of fortifications on Germany’s eastern frontier, the dem lition which was agreed upon
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      Charge of Espionage.
      38 22 1* *r!in, July 1. The French Police have arrested at I.e Havre, on a charge of espionage tw* 1 iss, named Hint?. and Hit/., from Zu h. I tv v were caught photographing coast defences.
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      WALKER WINS.
      349 22 Contest for Middleweight Championship. Milligan Beaten in Tenth Round. London, June 30. In a contest at Olympia for the middleweight championship of the world Mickey Walker, U.S.A., the holder, beat Tommy Milligan, of Scotland, the European champion, in the tenth round, when the tow’el was thrown in. In
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      Colonial Conference.
      104 22 Duties of the New Committee. London, July 4. In the House of Commons at question time Mr. Amery said he proposed that one of the first tasks of the Colonial Conference committee should be to consider the organisation of a colonial medical research service. He added that another
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      National Disasters.
      41 22 Another Conference At Geneva. Berlin, June 30. An international conference to organise help in national disasters will meet at Geneva on July 4. Sixty-nine states have been invited. Thirty-one, including Germany, have accepted so far. Russia’s acceptance is expected.
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      South Africa’s Flag.
      51 22 Dill Finally Rejected Dv Senate. London, June 21). Gapo Town The Senate has finally ’•elected the Flag Hill. General Hcrtzng nfims.tcd that a short session of parliam :.i v. mid he held early in October to h e I with the Flag and Iron and Steel .«i
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      NATIONALIST ADVANCE.
      162 22 Progressing in Face Of i Difficulties. j Northerners Tear Up Railway Tracks. Shanghai, June 30. Reports from Tsinanfu show that the Nationalist advance in Shantung is pro--ressinir. The Northerners are retreating along the Tientsin-Pukow railway to Venchow, endeavouring to consolidate their position on the Chiehho River, south of
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      French Communists.
      152 22 Imprisoned Rut Immediately Released. London, June 29. Paris: The special committee of the Chamber, by a majority of one, decided o recommend that Doriot’s Parliamentary immunity should not be raised. Ix&gt;ndon, July 4. Pa;is: The Communist Deputy Marcel 7achin and tour other persons implicated in anti-French propaganda surrendered
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      Budget Economies.
      121 22 Need of Ministry Of Transport. Rugby, July 4. Since the Chancellor of Exchequer announced in his Budget speech that as a measure of economy the Ministries of Transport and Overseas Trade as separate departments were to be distributed, very strong representations have been made to the Government, particularly
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      Well-known Swiss Dead.
      33 22 Berlin, July 4. Edward Willie, director of the Berne Power Works and Commander of the Swiss Sec nd Army Corps during the world war, has died at Berne, aged seventy-three.
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      Alleged Woman Spy Shot.
      29 22 London, June 30. Moscow A woman named Helen Vishnevskaya, accused of spying on behalf of Poland, was sentenced to death it Kharkov and shot forthwith.
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      Death of an Ex-President.
      33 22 London, July 2. B' -rota, Colombia The death is ann&lt;vlived of General Pedro Nelospina pro i cit fr m W 22 to l‘»2G and cx-Ministci o tr.e United States.
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      INDEPENDENCE DAY.
      188 22 Enthusiastic Celebration In Paris. Banquet to Trans-Atlantic Fliers. London, July 4. Paris American Independence Day celebrated in Paris in glorious weather Many Parisians enthusiastically joined in the visit to Lafayette’s tomb in the morning, which followed a ceremony at the American war monument and a march by members
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      BEAM WIRELESS.
      149 22 First Message to South Africa. King: George Acknowledges Greetings. Rugby, July 3. The Anglo-South African beam wireless service will be opened for publi: traffic on Tuesday and thereafter Lond n will be in direct wireless communicati with Cape Town and the service will bo available for telegrams to
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      Oil From Russia.
      158 22 Standard and Vacuum Co. Agreements. Berlin, July 4. By agreements signed yesterday in New i ork by Russia on the one hand and th? Standard Oil Co. and the Vacuum Oil Co. on the other hand, the weight of Russia &gt; vast oil res &gt;urces is thrown
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      Netherlands Bills Passed.
      72 22 London, June The Hague: The first Chamber C adopted the commercial treaty com In-' 1 in September, 1020, with Haiti. P adopted a bill to subsid’sc the Roy- Navigation Company, and approve! proposals of the Geneva Convt n w&gt;th regard to equality of treatin' n' oM-ign and
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      NAVAL CONFERENCE.
      2671 23 Provisional Agreement On Auxiliaries. Hr. I’.ridneman Surprised Al l". S. Press. Itugbv, June 29. understood that appreciable proIj., &gt; been made in the technical com„f the Naval &lt;N&gt;» Terence, which ,vil;iv discussed cruisers uad to-daj t. destroyer*. |i regard to cruisers the loutish dele?i,lM "have applied to the
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      NEWS FROM CHINA.
      1506 24 British Force in China. No Changes in the Fast Fortnight. |{llg« 'V, JlltU* 2.'. Quest ioned regarding China in ih&lt; House "1 Commons, &lt; oindr. I.ockerLamusi Hnder-Secretary for I- reign Affair.', aid no substantial change-, have «&gt;c&lt; unvil in military situation in tin* past fortnight. It wa&gt;
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      President and Boy Scouts.
      92 24 f Mr. Coolidge in Cowboy Regalia. London, July Hapid City Photographers had a a. Id day this afternoon, when Proidciu Coolidgc appeared on the iawn in the front of tlit* summer White 11 use wearing fu'l eowhoy regalia, whieh wa* presented to him in honour of
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      Prince’s Riding Accident.
      41 24 Prince’ s Riding Accident. Berlin, July The Swi-s Press pays a tribute to the sportsmanship of Pi inee Friedrich Sigisj niund of Prussia, who is lying in a grave condition at. Lucerne through a s l»iH m the international riding tournament
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      Soviet Espionage.
      26 24 i London, Ju'v i 7 Liya Light arrests have been made in connect ion with the discovery of an alleged big Soviet espionage organisation.
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      U. S. A. and France.
      37 24 London, July i&gt;. Paris omdr. Byrd brought M. I touniergue thi’ee messages across the Atlantic expressing the hope that the aerial conquest of the Atlantic would strengt hen 1’Yan err-American friend.- hip.
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      Vice-Admiral Tyrwhitt.
      15 24 Shanghai. July Vice-Admiral Tyrwhitt left this afternoon for Wei-Hei-Wei on board ii.M.S. Hawkins.
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      JAPAN AND CHINA.
      308 24 Peking Minister’s Plain I Statement. I Must not be Made a Sp„j|J hud. Mu*ifgh a j t J u i v I Tokio There* was a co*uYn*i, r I China at the Foreign Ministry I when lieneinl Muio, commanding »il Kwangtung jrarrUon. I (lo\cim r of Kwangtung.
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      Many Picket Active.
      83 24 Hong Kong. July Shumeen Large numbers of 1 uniformed pickets from the X open B&lt; cot? Society, some carrying hue ihqp Mounted with small dagger.-, appear along tiu* hand to-day ami evun ned th» cargo unloaded from junh-. giving par. viiiar attention to goods brought out froii
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      Mississippi Floods.
      78 24 Relief Needed for Many Months. London. July Washington Mr. Hoover has returns, from a visit to the- Mississippi flood area In a statement he estimated that 'U'. of J,.‘&gt;00,000 acres of farm land in Lin Mississippi basin 1. ”00.000 had heel inundati d and was probably unfit for
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      Railway Collision.
      42 24 Four Killed in New York State. r.ondon. July N’yack, New York State Four were killed and HO injured through collision between passenger and g" 1 trains at Jones Point oil the Liver, on the New York, Ontario *u Western Lir.c*.
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      Doriot’s Appeal Fails.
      28 24 London, July Paris The Court of Cassation ha.joe ted M. Doriot’s appeal against sentence of B&gt; ni mths’ imprisonment a a fine of d,00() francs.
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      Swiss Foreign Policy.
      22 24 Berlin. .Tunc Sharp Socialist attacks on the S foreign policy and on President took place in the National Council.
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      KING FUAD IN LONDON.
      475 25 Notable Speeches at State Banquet. EGYPT’S NEW ERA. Will Consolidate British Friendship. London, July 4. uns boomed out a Royal salute at over on the arrival of the steamer from &gt; nIK e escorted by destroyers and aerobringing King Fuad of Egypt. The Piince of Wales,
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      Lord Mayor’s Luncheon At Guildhall.
      309 25 i ribute to an Increased l nderstanding. Rugby, July 5. i] b m;i( 1 of Egypt, accompanied by "1 'A ale.'., visited tlie City this V- :ui, was given a ceremonial ri y the Lord Mayor and Corpora- it 1 K Luildhall, where, after thi
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      MARINE OFFICERS STRIKE.
      168 25 Five Hundred Affected On China Coast. Dispute with China Navigation Company. Shanghai, June 29. A strike of 500 British mercantile marine officers and engineers, affecting 75 China coasting steamers of a total tonnage of 150,000, owned by the China Navigation Company, commences at midi ight. A dispute
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      INDEPENDENCE DAY.
      173 25 Usual Crop of Fireworks Casualties. Quiet Celebrations in New York. London, Jul.v 5. New York Independence Day in New York City was remarkable for the absence of noise and rowdyism and aso the •oelost recorded weather. Hundreds of thousands spent the holilay in the country and endless streams
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      DEFENCE IN CHINA.
      187 25 Withdrawal of the Indian Brigade. Tension Considered to be Much Reduced. I/ondon, July 5. The War Office has now officially announced that the strength of the Shanghai Defence Force will shortly be reduced by the return to India of the infantry battalions of the Twentieth Infantry Brigade
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    Possession of Arms.
    376 25 Fierce Fight With Gunman. In the District Court on Wednesday, 1 olore Mr. N. D. Mudie, a t hinesc nanivl Ho Wan, was charged with being in possession of a revolver and MU rounds of ammunition without a licence. The D.P.P. (Mr. N. H. 1‘. Whitley) j
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    Siam and Indo-China.
    43 25 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, June .'JO. Ratifications of th&lt;&gt; convention relating o Siam and Indo-China were exchanged at Bangkok yesterday afternoon. The convention provides tha* i' pro visions come into force on the dati o the exchange of ratifications.
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    Arrested Hawkers.
    418 25 Magistrate Replies to Municipal President. Mr. H. R. Bull, Second Police Magistrate, referred on Saturday to remarks made by Mr. R. J. I'arrer, President of the Municipal Commission, regarding comments by the magistrate on the conduct of a recent raid on hawkers, at the junction of Orchard Road
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    Siam’s Opium Policy.
    293 25 Bangkok Reply to the Straits Times. In a leading article in its issue of June 28 the Bangkok Times replies as follows to an article on Siam and Opium in the Straits Times:— “We confess to a feeling of some iri itation when Straits papers begin to
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      Singapore Football.
      144 26 Regiment Easily Beat The Malays. It was rather a pity that the charity match between the Duke of Wellington.* and the Malays on behalf of the flood relief fund which was played on the Stadium ou June 30 turned out to be such a one sided affair. The
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      S. C. F. A. Beat S. C. C.
      545 26 The S.C.F.A. and the S.C.C. met in a first division fixture on the Stadium on Saturday the match ending in a win for the former by the odd goal in three. There was an attendance of 3,079. Jn spite of the fact
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      Singapore Cricket.
      467 26 Congdon and Taylor Score Centuries. Winn the tournament match between •,he Services and the Merchants was concluded oil the Badang on Saturday aiterm cn 41)2 runs had been scored in jus.. jver four hours. Bat in'' first, the Merchants knoexea up the respectable total of 239 runs, out
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      Shooting.
      251 26 Competition for Penang Veterans’ Shield. On Sunday morning, at the Bukit Timah Kange, nine teams fired in the Penang Veterans’ Shield competition. Twelve teams had entered but of the«e three were absent, one each from the Malay and Eurasian Companies and the Machine Gunners. At first it seemed that
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      Golf.
      504 26 [Reuter Telegram.] Singapore G. C« Hogey Competition. The Singapore Golf t lub July Bogey competition was played on Saturday andj Sun&lt;My and resulted in a win for Mr. H. C Russell. Sixty-two cards were taken out am. •he following were returned II. Russell 1 T lT P L. 1).
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      MOTOR CYCLING.
      46 26 Norton Wins Dutch International In Record Time. Wo are informed by the agents for the Norton motor cycles (John Little ;».nd Co.) that the famous rider Mr Stanley Woods, on a 4.‘J9c.c. Norton motor cycle, won the Dutch internationn trophy race in record time.
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      The Australian Visit.
      230 26 Thanks to the Originators a, The Tour. 0f l We have received the f dlo\ V nir from Mr. N. J. A. Foster, captain u\ All Malaya side which twice ftM Australian cricketers during the V-t tour. I To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir,—Now that
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      Athletics.
      206 26 Malay Inter-School Sports. Fine weather favoured the Malay Inter- I School sports, which were ’held n the I Geylang English School’s ground .m Jure I 30 starting at 10 a.m. They did no: I finish till well past six. In presenting the prizes the H r.. Mr. Mohamed Unus
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      Outram School Sport.
      82 26 In spite of the threatening weather of Saturday afternoon there was a large gathering of friends at the Outran) Road School annual sports and drill display, which were held in the school grounds. The Fifes and Drums of the Duke fWellington’s Regiment were in attendance. Mrs. Lee
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      German Successes at Stamford Bridge.
      45 26 [TRANS-OCEAN SERVICE] Berlin, July •&gt;. The German public received great satisfaction the news that Germans won four British athletic 1 1 1 pionships at Stamford Bridge—, L the hundred yards Houden, 200 P" mann, long jump Brechermacher, P u lfthe weight.
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      162 Mile Swim.
      75 26 [Reuter Telegram.] Record Claimed by America 11 Twins. [Reuter Telegram.] London, July New York: Twins of Id yeans f named Bernice and Phyllis Zitenle* hope to swim the Channel, claim a for a Jfi‘2 mile swim in tDo IUm- 01 from Albany, New York State. They reached
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      WIMBLEDON.
      1332 27 [REUTER TELEGRAM] Iltriking Results in The I Semi-Finals. L t \s Five Set Victory Over [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, June 30. weather was bright and warm at nbledon, and there was a large atj. l!UV Results were as follows ,s Singles, Semi-Finals. ochet beat Tilden, 2—6, 4—6, 7—5, orotra beat
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      Boy Walley’s Success.
      539 27 Defeats George Murray In Return Contest. Boy Walley, the Singapore flyweight,’ continues to do well on the Pacific j Coast, and a recent letter describes him! as the biggest drawing card there. I Efforts are being made to match him! with Fidal La Baiba, the world’s, champion.
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      Boxing.
      53 27 [Reuter Telegram.] Spanish Heavyweight Reinstated. [Reuter Telegram.] London, July 5. New York The New York State Athletic Commission has reinstated Paulino, the Spanish heavyweight boxer, who was suspended for allegedly refusing to meet Kd Keeley, and has approved a 15 round fight between Harry Wills and Paulino at Brooklyn
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      Tennis.
      55 27 Japanese All-Malaya Tournament. In the All Malaya Japanese Tennis Tournament ended on June 29, Mr. S. Mukarami in Singles and Messrs. S. Matsukawa and M. Fujiwara in Doubles obtained the championships for this year. In the finals Murakami beats Matsukawa, 5—7, 6—4, 6 —4, Matsukawa and Fujiwara beat Murakami
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      Home Cricket.
      35 27 [BRITISn IMPERIAL RADIO.] The Inter-Varsity Match. [BRITISn IMPERIAL RADIO.] Rugby, July 4. In the inter-Varsity cricket match Cambridge batted first and scored 178. Oxford replied with 140 for eight. The match is procee«ITng.
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    TIN RETURNS.
    329 27 Rantau Tin Dredging.—First half of June, piculs 127, hours run 202. Takuapa Valley Tin Dredging N. L. June output: 472 hours worked, 455 piculs, 95,000 cubic yards treated. The secretary of Austral Malay Tin Ltd., reports the following outputs of its associated companies for the month of June.
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    Cat-Burglar at Penang.
    92 27 (From Our Own Correspondent.) IVnanjf. June 2th A cat-huralar made an appearamv in a Chinese house in Arratoon Ron 1 ii th early hours of tin's nmrnirur and liffe I him elf up to a window-sill on the first floor, flashimr his torch into a room where
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    A WET HENLEY.
    311 28 Thames Club Win Grand Challenge Cup. Canadian's Had Luck In Diamond Sculls. [Reuter Telegram London, July 2. The weather for Henley regatta was very rainy for the first three days and overcast to-day. The attendance was large including Mr. Baldwin. The foil wing were the chief results
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    Malacca Cricket.
    279 28 The Club Heat Combined Schools. (From Our Own Correspondent.) r I Combined Schools played the Malacca l luh on Saturday. The Schools hatted first and were dismissed for 59 runs, H. S. Hewett taking eight wickets 15 runs, and G. B. Adams two for 15. '1 ho Club
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    Notes from Siam.
    890 28 Frontier Opium Smuggling Problem. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, June 2. r &gt;. A fisherman had a surprise the othei day when he found at the end of his net ti quantity of opium, evidently flung into the water, when danger threatened, by someone coming into Siam.
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    Kampong Health.
    176 28 Welfare Centres Work In Nejjri Sembilan. Iii his annual report n Negri Semb.lan for 1926, Mr. B. W. Elies, acting British Resident, states that travelling dispensaries continued to he extensively useu in the State for carrying treatment to kanip ng, schools, l’ublit* Works Depait ment lines, etc. Two
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    BIRTHS
    96 28 DOCK- At the Maternity Hospital, Singapore, on Ju’y 4. 1927, to K.leen, wife of Hnro'd Dove, a son. LiNDE. At Johore Buhru Hospital, on Ju’&gt; 4 19*27. to Ruth, wife of i\ T H n«le. o Mersirg. Johoie, a daughter. Rcth we 1. MACLEOD. At the European Hospital. I*un!;i
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    MARRIAGES
    37 28 lIARMER—MASON. On Juno 22. 1927. at London. Franc’s Kd ward 'll armor, to Km Mabel Mason. ROSS DEASON On Ju’.v 2. 1027. at thI’r« sbytcr.an Church S ngapore. Kenneth M lroy Ross, to Evilyn Gladys Deas^n.
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    Trade and Finance.
    133 28 Singapore, July 6 I exchange I On London, Dank 4 m, a B Demand !l&lt;l Private 3m. credit 'j On Now A oik, Demand Piicatr 9&lt;i d/e I Dn France, Dank T.T. f\B On India, Dank T.T. hlil On Ilong Kong, Dank T.T, ip -M On Shanghai,
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    Stocks and Shares.
    694 28 Fraser and Co.’s Quotation*. Singapore, July 6. I MINING. I Issue I Val. I’d. Buyeis Sellers I .*.1 £1 Asnm Kumbang 57 59 I tl £1 Ban grin Tin 3o Si 1 1 Batang Pahang 0.75 c.m) 1 1 Batu Caves 1.25 1.J0 £1 £1 Chenderiang 22
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      90 28 NOTICE .All communications f'»r both the Strait* Times and the Straits Budget should b. addressed to the Head Orhce Cecil and Stanley Streets, Singapore, Straits Settle mrnts. r he pn*t free price of the Straits Times ti the United Kingdom and foreign countriet is SIS a year. The post fiec
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    134 28 DEATHS ANG. On Wednesday, July fi. 1927, at No Id, Cru g Hoad, Mr. Ang Hock Slew, aged 59. KHO. Kho Cnoon Scerg. beloved father of Mr. Kho Ken.*; Chu:,n of Messrs Darker ar.d Kcngchuan, died on Wednesday, July d, 1927. at his residence No. 11, Yan Kit Road, at
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  • The Straits Budget RUBBER SUPPLEMENT
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      CONTENTS.
      67 1 Page meral Official Quotations K I,Ih IVico Average ,„„lon Rubber Storks The Singapore Auction it„bl»er Position— (By A. W. S-&gt; iKubl,er Smuggling I a Rubber Auctions i i'r*,fr&gt;sional Planters n',U Malaya Rubber Statistics Society -f Planters Kultbor Returns i trespondence W. S.” Rubber Prices *1 Cl .iiiif&gt; and Reports—
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      RUBBER SITUATION.
      79 1 Singapore Oflifinl Quotations. Quotnt ons Forward Contract gpot St ilt r Prices A up. Oct. Jan. ft i,Mon S pore July Sept. I&gt;ec. Mar. ,1. \r\ y t 0.62'v 0.63*3 t o r.o', n.ao *o.6 1*4 o r.2 1 1 0.63 1 ii j ij|i 0.60*3 0 61
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      Rubber Price Average.
      25 1 Rubber price averages in the current second) Restriction quarter of 1927 up &gt; July 0 were as follows Singapore ’*8 cents London C.*&gt;d.
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      London Rubber Stocks.
      31 1 9 Lewis and Peat’s cable from their H,oud&lt;&gt;n office gives f»&lt;*9 ton* 1 decrease, the total London rubber stocks Hi duly 1*. as revised, Go t y3l tons.
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      The Singapore Auction.
      156 1 The Singapore Chamber of Commerce lubber Vssociatum held its 819th nucKit'. mi July 6, when there were cataovund 1 .18 2,050 lbs. or &lt;&gt;17.25 tons dfered 971.159 lbs. or 1113.68 tons soldi 1'J. r 375 t gy tons. Spot hntirinn Is. l%d. N« \v V(*rk 35 ets.
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      THE RUBBER POSITION. American Consumer Versus British Producer.
      999 1  -  Notes by A. W. S. A.W.S., writing from London under date June 8, says Whitsun holidays have interfered with business since I last wrote, and there has been little doing in the rubber market, which has shown a rather weak tendency. When
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      Rubber Smuggling.
      290 1 Further Captures OH the West Coast. i (From Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur, July 1. The local Customs authorities have received reports of a further number of captures of rubber smugglers off the west coast. i The Uewak when on patrol off Kuala Kisaiu on .1 une 25
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      Local Rubber Auctions.
      703 1 Inroads Into London Slocks. Barlow an&lt;l Co. report Singapore, June JO. After further MuctuatimiS &lt;lt«riiij-T the week under review, cables irom London and New York quote the former down Vm«1. at la. CVid. and the latter unchanged at 35% cents gold, on yesterday’s prices. The decline over
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      PROFESSIONAL PLANTERS.
      1766 2 New Status Proposed For Industry. 90 lion. .Mr. S. Art'.'r’s Address i’iscu sod. (From Oar Q* n Correspondent). Kura Lumpur, Jun" 21). At the* iinnj.il nru-ting o*' tin- Plante" Assoeiu i' n i 1 Ala ayi hi’!*! hc*i*i* to -day, the Chnir.r an. th* IJ-n. Mr. .1. S.
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      Rubber Position.
      705 2 A Planter’s View of Future Prospects. Speaking on restriction and the rubber position at the annual meeting of the 1 Mantcis Association l Malaya, at Kuala uni pur, on June* 29, the Hon. Mi. J. s. After said We find ourselves again in much the &gt;ame position with
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      Merlimau Rubber
      729 2 Year’s Dividend of Tweno Per Cent. Hv( The seventeenth ordinaly g e u&gt;ra in: of the Mcrlimau Rubber Kstaw I.UI.. was h,M on May Hi, at t.v House*. Old Broad Street, K.C 0. Kingsley (Chairman of the presiding. ihe c huiriunin. in tlr* course of i,; marks, said
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      CORRESPONDENCE.
      471 3 \.\V.S. M RUBBER BRIC ES. »j, e Editor of the Straits Times. K \ithuugh it i* fairly warm out k 1 -u.-i summer at home, there are suro--i.ilti feet in the Arcade and *'ii Lure without an authority in the 'y,\.\\.S.” perpetrating: the gibe 1 f his letter in
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      Balgownie Rubber.
      201 3 ■I'irtv P ir Cent. Dividend For I Past Year. B&gt; of tin* directors of the B I'lrr Kstates f &gt;r the year n| 1. 11*27. states that the year is $1:52,17:5.42 which halaiae of $01,704.66 f aih from the previous yea. 5 i 1 !'•!,x7&gt;.its. An interim i-
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      British Malaya Rubber Statistics.
      384 3 Statement of Quantity and Value of Rubber Exported Durinn June, 1927. parative statement of thS P °o! 8 ®JP° rts h 88 **nt us the following comMalava during i&lt;f&gt;- q 5 nd va^ue rubber exported from British IZ jni* *rth.a 1^;Taya WhiCh to tuI,S repr&lt;!sent Destination.
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      Society of Planters.
      334 3 Satisfactory Report of Half Year's Working. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, July 55. The half-yearly meeting of the Incorporated Society of Planters was held in the Masonic Hall. Venning Hoad, at 10.5JU a.m. to-day. The Chairman of the Society, the Hor. Mr. J. Campbell, presided and
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      RUBBER RETURNS.
      116 3 Ayer Kilning.—157.000 lbs. Hadek. :t0,800 lbs. Dradwall. —."*1,1*00 iIts. Hagan Serai. —24.000 lbs. Hatak kabit.--21.000 lb-. henniese. —bH.bOO lbs. Heniiistown (Krian F.M.S.). 5»S*,."».50 II.s Fast Asiatic Instates.- 211*,1*.'{1 lbs. Highlands and Lowlands. —lb2,100 Ihs Harimau.— ll.bOo lbs. Klabang. X1 .000 lbs. Krian Plantation-.—lO.NOO lbs. Kurau.—20,b(&gt;0 lbs. Mt. Austin
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      Melville (Johore) Rubber.
      1007 3 Chairman's Review of Past Year’s Working. The annual general meeting of the Melville (Johore) Rubber Estates was held at the otlieo of (iuthrie and Co., 7. Battery Knud, on Monday morninv. Mr. C. I!. Tovvill was in the chair and others present were Messrs. A. S. K.
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      Johore Rubber Lands.
      785 4 Encouraging Outlook for Tlu* Young Company. The first ordinary general met tin-/ &lt;•( Johore Rubber l4»nds, I.til., was held in mail week at Winchester House, Obi Broad Street. II.&lt; Mr. II. J. Town-end presiding. The Chairman, n moving the adoption of the report and a &lt; unis,
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      LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
      719 4 Messrs. Macphail and Co.’s Wcekl) Report. Macphail and Co., Ltd.’s weekly report, dated July 7, states Despite a further decrease of .*&gt;«'•!* tons iii the Port of London stocks, the price of rubber has steadily declined and during the week under comment lias falhn by exactly the
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        LONDON EXCHANGE STERLING PRICES JUNE 8.
        446 4 Stock pmr Exchange j Par M Value. Compnn j. Price*. V.lue. Comp.ny. &gt;■' iu ft/'* Malacca Pref. '’/'M A«£W Mamb“ U &lt;i nt rHl i 1 C tXSJT' &gt; u if* I V ltckuh 2/3 Muar Itam Hcrlam Consolidated 7/6 A Mount Austin 2/
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        SINGAPORE DOLLAR SHARE PRICES JULY 6.
        783 4 Capital Issue ,&gt;i,id P Value Dividend* P 4 WOOM J “l*- s?»r 28-2-27 AltaST?*! &gt; -„f %&gt; ,o'“'^ P- c lnt year 30-9-27A10r Gajah ($1) 2.35 250 '35 '&gt;so 107,556 12-j' p J°yeJr ir d 18 3 27 A‘'K'' am &lt; *i 400 4
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      381 6 o !i SECURITY EFFICIENCY IKE BRITISH MALAYA TRUSTEE AND EXECUTOR CO., LTD. (Incorporated In the Straita Settlements) DIRECTORS: 1 A. E. BADDELEY, Esq., Chairman. Hon’ble Sir D. J. GALLOWAY, K.B. Hon'ble Mr. TAN CHENG LOCK. Hon’ble Mi. I*. J. WARD. GAW KHEK Kill AM, Esq. R. M. MEYER, Esq. The
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