The Straits Budget, 8 March 1928

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    28 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES [ESTABLISHED EIGHTY YEARS.] i o. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1928 Price 25 cents (S.S. Currency) or 7d,
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    CONTENTS.
    359 1 Page j»nERS- Our t«n 1 •> Kdu ul*"’*’ o-4 Ci.-tuiv 4 r R-V*r rrt.M»*ni I‘ark Nifht (XvaV,r..: N Reuter and Special Vegram*. UM os I’a-t Week's News i overm« l 1 ktores— c. H ■••n C litToul Tan’ong katong 1o n,>v»! tem-rhs a. l>. .n.Anu-riiar lobaceoi o. KA.K Flyink,
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    LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
    3455 1 f Mr. j r 7T[ Mtai ‘i 'rV local manager s'J' t'I 'T Co-pany. an,. to l>v tiu. i>, l’ 0 returning to rriVt vhich i* <lu« cnd of the month. Mr. J. Yalberg, of the Postal Depart-j nunt, Seremban, is being transferred to. Gem as. Mr.
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    CASHIER CHARGED.
    295 2 Serious Allegations At Kuala Lumpur. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 3. In the Police Court, yesterday, before Raja L’da, the preliminary inquiry was commenced of three charges of criminal breach of trust against a young Chinese, Tan Swee Bee, formerly cashier of the Asiatic Petroleum Company.
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    GUNMAN SENTENCED.
    130 2 Three Years and 20 Strokes. Sentence of three years' rigorous imprisonment and 20 strokes with the rotan was passed by the District Judge (Mr. N. I). Mudie) on Tuesday, on a Hylam convicted of being in possession of a pistol and 18 rounds of ammunition. The prisoner was
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    FINANCE AND INDUSTRY AMERICAN INFLUENCE ON MALAYA.
    980 2  -  (By A. W. Still.) London, I have thought sometimes that may be a feeling akin to the frequency of my American trade m these casual not! so, I may be allowed to explain that'B ing the years I spent in the IV B
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      MUNICIPAL MILK.
      652 3 the utmost vigour.—Straits Times, March 1. veD i v to the extraThe on ateme nts made by the at Friday’s meeting iea th Municipal Commissioners on <the -ft supply of Singapore is !iie k ..‘responsible will hesitate "Viler in' obtaining the power i» 0 J npcessary staff to
      the utmost vigour.—Straits Times, March 1.  -  652 words
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      THE RURAL BOARD.
      780 3 municipal boundary runs.—Straits Times, March 2. Considering the numerous and varied activities of the Singapore Rural Board, the size of the territory which it administers, and the fact that it has been in existence for the past twenty years, it is remarkable how litttle the average inhabitant
      municipal boundary runs.—Straits Times, March 2.  -  780 words
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      EDUCATION OF OUR GIRLS.
      687 3 women were included.—Straits Times, March 3. A London professor has recently expressed the opinion that girls should put the following verbal test to prospective husbands before accepting an offer of marriage Of course, I propose to earn my own living after marriage.” If the man demurs,
      women were included.—Straits Times, March 3.  -  687 words
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      CANTON’S GESTURE.
      696 3 welcome in this country.—Straits Times, March 5. Not for very many months has such encouraging news come out of China as that contained in recent cables. After years in which the terms Canton and “anti-British” have seemed almost synonymous, there has been a complete change of attitude. Sir
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      THE RUBBER PROBLEM.
      682 4 should complain ?—Straits Times, March 6 I h<* rubber industry of Malaya 18 losing through the most important phase of its history. Various bodies have been asked to give opinions as to whether the Restriction Ordinance should be continued, amended or abolished. A Court of Inquiry is
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      “EGYPT’S DARK NIGHT.”
      737 4 broken for the present. —StraitTimes, March 7. Once more the intransigence of the more extreme Nationalists prevents the conclusion of that friendly agreement between Great Britain and Egypt from which Egypt stands to gain far more than she can lose. That there has been mismanagement both by
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
    324 4 Engagements During Fast Week. We have received the following mumque from Government House ?J 0n, Tuesday, Feb. 28 H i? Excellency attended by Mr pk. l ill, Private Secretary, and L hSW’ A.D.C.. returned to Singapore wf," 8 1 R S3? a„d Ca^dro„C^rf;Livock. R.A.F., arrived to stay U
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    OCCASIONAL NOTES
    2215 5 toil test of the seas round The Pjirihark-ftwhinsr on a commerW a tor ti which reference was made cal l '“do published yesterday, :n to the fact that freshly al L -Vs ate to be seen in the tSU j h *Ti*i ru e market almost every day
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    DR. BROOKE’S RETIREMENT.
    230 5 Tributes at Rural Board Meeting. The approaching: 'Retirement of Dr. Gilbert Brooke, Chief Health Officer at Singapore, was referred to at Friday’* meeting of the Rural Board. The Hon. Mr. J. W. Hughes (Commissioner of Lands) said that that might be the last meeting of the Board
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    THE GOVERNOR’S BIRTHDAY.
    793 5 45 YEARS’ SERVICE. CELEBRATION IN A SEAPLANE. Monday was Sir Hugh Clifford’s sixtysecond birthday, and it was entirely characteristic of His Excellency that he proposed to celebrate the event by making a 11,000 feet altitude flight in one of H.M.S. Hermes’ seaplanes in the afternoon. His Excellency
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    11,000 FEET ABOVE SINGAPORE.
    729 6 SIR HUGH’S FLIGHT. “A DELIGHTFUL CHANGE OF AIR.” A delightful change of air was Sir Clifford’s remark when he descended to earth again, or rather to the deck of II.M.S. Hermes, on Monday aftei noon, after havin'? been 11,000 feet up in the clouds in a
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    UNITED ENGINEERS.
    359 6 Annual Meeting of Recreation Club. The seventh annual general meeting of the United Engineers Recreation Club was held at the head office of the Company on Feb. 17. Mr. F. L. Evans, vice- president of the Club presided, i After the minutes of the last general meeting had
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    MALACCA NOTES.
    175 6 Iron Huildinjr Collapses. Malacca, March 6. At about 3.30 p.m. yesterday, a large godown in course of erection for the Firestone Tire < o. on the river bank, lying behind the shipping office and Hong Kong Bank building, collapsed with a loud crash, it is stated that a
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    F.M.S. APPOINTMENTS.
    230 6 The following appointments are notified -n the current issue of the F. M. S. Government Gazette Mr. W. t’. I*. Wright to be a Storekeeper M. S. R., Mr. J. N. M. A. Nicholls to be a Prolmt ionarv Assistant Commissioner of Police, F.M.S., Mr. G. C. O’Farrell
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    EURASIAN COMMITTED.
    176 6 Hank Draft That Arrived For His Friend. By the Second Police Magistrate (Mr. W. N. Gourlay) yesterday Francis Hardornian was committed for trial at the Assizes on charges of forgery and using as genuine a forged document. Ilarderman was alleged to have taken delivery at the Newton Post
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    PASSENGERS.
    718 6 The following passengers are proceeding to Europe by the \ellore Mr. Gipps. R.N., Mr. Lucas, R.N., Mr. H Baker, Mr. Kuck Kong Kang. Dato Abdullah, Inche Ahmad bin Hussain, Miss North, Mr. J. A. Paterson, Mrs. Paterson, Miss and Master Paterson, Major Yahya bin Ali Talib, Capt. Mohd. bin
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    CO-OPERATION & THRIFT.
    555 6 CO-OPERATION THRIFT. Wasting Money On Feasts. The half-yearly general meetine „f ,k F.M.S. Posts and Telegraphs Co-op™,,: Thrift and Loan Society was hold Kuala Lumpur on March 4, Mr. W h Green, the vice-president, presiding. Anioni those present were Mr. A. Caldecott, ing Secretary for Postal Affairs, and Mr A.
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    ELECTRICITY FOR KATONG
    94 6 We understand that the M unelectricity department is now prop# supply current to people living in 1 a 1 Katong, within the Municipal area- Within the next few weeks, %VT tts Malacca correspondent, several i<> I departures on long leave will ta a Amongst those going are
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    CORRESPONDENCE.
    46 7 Times is not responsible for Tb< Strsitf/'“/ correspondents. Correnirsion 9 in mind that letters ifc* fi, should boar m im Long »?1? be reject.d or cut .!p« re HontH must enclose their Correspondent necessarily for i nd addrt /uirantee of good faith. u to ert,a-]
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    CRACKERS OR......DOGS?
    260 7 .i««, T AV me to endorse every line of gr.—Alb'" -r^ e i*ariah Plague in t v e letter j live on the out- r <>l r a neighbourhood f MSUS* the" well-to-do «M* m net examteratin* when i'r.'nesc. 1 .erv compound of the i f ‘Xw tnwkaya.
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    INCOME TAX PROBLEMS.
    380 7 To the Editor of the Straits Times. he generally known that the tax officials in the home country take a rather extreme view on several points it. connection with orticers and others home on leave. (1) They regard all sums of money trough: or remitted home or
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    HAPPY K.L.
    172 7 T 0 thn PM- L Sir a ltor of the Straits Times. Pariah p].,,. tr v P ro P er outcry as c z v his isl and >’° ur J nn n f K hav e lost si ht S.H i.e„ th, P r l boarin P
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    STRAITS APPOINTMENTS.
    118 7 The following appointments are notified in the Government Gazette Mr. P. J. Morten to act as First Assistant Secretary (B) and Mr. R. Irvine to act as Second Assistant Secretary (A) Mr. A. B. Cobden-Ramsay to be a Collector of Land Revenue, Singapore Mr. N. Ward, Mr. B.
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    PULAU BRANI MURDER.
    101 7 Fifteen-Year-Old Chinese Stabbed. A flftee-year-old Chinese youth was fatally stabbed, and his brother wounded by a Teochcw assailant at the coolie lines of the Pulau Brani Smelting Works on Monday. According to the information gathered by the Marine Police there had been trouble over a young Teochew
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    CONCRETE BUNGALOWS.
    294 7 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —Your reporter was shown a building erected by me here to point out what can be done to reduce the price of building. From the account given by you it was not quite dear whether my structure was a $2,000
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    ROAD MENACES.
    130 7 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—Ever since motor cars have been in Singapore in any numbers, there has always been trouble and discomfort in road travel. It was getting a bit better, amongst Europeans at all events, but yesterday afternoon a car came past mine taking
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    CAR SMASH SEQUEL.
    368 7 Charge of Causing Hurt By Rash Act. An accident on the Kallang Road on the night of Dec. 4 last, when a Singer ear is alleged to have turned over three times before bursting into flames, was the subject of a District Court charge on Tuesday against
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    JUBILEE BAZAAR.
    342 7 Presbyterian Effort To Raise $7,000. With the object of clearing off the debts on the new organ and Church extension funds, amounting to $7,000 a 1 azaar was held at the Memorial Hall on Tuesday by members of the Presbyterian Church. The occasion also served as a commemoration
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    THE TIN INDUSTRY.
    566 7 Taiping and Papan Meetings. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Mar. 5. At the ninth annual meeting of North Taiping Tin Dredging Co., Mr. D. A. M. Brown, presiding, said the results of the year were entirely satisfactory. Extensive alterations were carried out to the dredge in January
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    COMMANDANT DE BARROS.
    165 7 Brazilian Aviator’s World Tour. The well-known aviator, Ribeiro de Barros, a Major of the Brazilian Army, has undertaken a tour round the world, not on a flying machine, but as a thoroughly interested tourist. After landing at the Piraeus from an M.M. steamer which he had boarded
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    TWO YEARS IN CHINA.
    1071 8 EVENTFUL TIMES. AN AMERICAN VIEW OF THE SITUATION. Singapore, on the southern fringe of the Far Eastern area, is able to watch with comparative detachment, and yet with the interest born of proximity, the swirling political currents of modern China, and the impressions and opinions, guarded
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    RETIREMENT OF MR. G. S. CARVER.
    303 8 TWENTY-THREE YEARS IN THE COLONY. The Singapore Bar will lose another of its senior members when Mr. G. S. Carver leaves on retirement by the Macedonia to-morrow, after 23 years in the Colony. Mr. Carver qualified as a solicitor in ]003 with a firm
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    MOTOR ACCIDENTS.
    127 8 Children's Narrow Escape On East Coast Road. The children of a Chinese towkay had a narrow escape from death on East Coast Road on Sunday evening. They were being driven by a Malay syce in a seven-sentcr car. After striking and dislodging from its position a telephone pole
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    JOTTINGS FROM JOHORE.
    998 8 GHOSTS AROUND THE GAOL 1 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Johore, Bahru, Mar. 5. The fact that three men have recently boon hanged in the gaol here has brought about a recrudescence of the stories which one can always pick up about ghosts. In your correspondent’s case there
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    THE SHOEMAKERS’ STRIKE.
    491 8 BOMBS THROWN. “SUSP*"* N '.settlement has yet been reached i, the Singapore shoemakers’ strike l unpleasant manifestations are to appear. tfinnin K Early in the strike a bomb was throw* into a shoemaker’s shop. It was a eru dely manufactured article that failed t explode. An equally
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    SINGAPORE’S RURAL BOARD.
    2147 9 W HAT IT DOES. LAST nf t he Singapore Rural A mei-uiu. i j i l on Fri(ia y, at which jo*ra wa> i 7 hv the Chief Health r/em !nr m Gilbert Brooke) dealing with OS^ 1 ties and activities ot that the For the first
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    RED PROPAGANDA.
    822 9 Serious Allegations Of Sedition. It was the usual type of Hylam house servant that before the Third Police Magistrate (Mr. C. H. Dakers) on March 1 faced allegations of sedition. With the prisoner, Wong Ee Sam, another Hylam was produced in Court. The D.P.P. (Mr. N. H. P.
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    ODYSSEY OF AN ORCHID COLLECTOR. VII. BUTTERFLIES AND SULPHUR.
    1774 10  -  (Hv F. 1). Hurdett.) While studying the habits and customs of the various tribes of Sojthern Mindanao, in a weal: moment I once promised my little son Halford to collect and forward as many of the beautiful Mindanao butterflies as I
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    INDIAN J.P. CHARGED.
    211 10 Echo of Recent Ling Nam Case. Haji Manjoor Sahib Mariear, a wellknowu Singapore Indian, appeared as an accused person before the Master Attendant, Captain Freyburg, on Monday, in a case that has followed! the recent prose *ution and conviction of th* •naste*- of the Ling Narn and
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    BUKIT TIMAH ROAD.
    209 10 EIGHT MILES TO BE WIDENED. Motorists will learn with pleasure of the decision of the Rural Board to commence ihe widening of Bukit Timah Road front the Municipal boundary to the new Woodlands Road. This scheme involves the widening of eight and a half miles of road
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    REFUGE IN A CHURCH.
    159 10 Shot Man’s Dash From Assailants. Giving evidence in a charge of attempted murder against two other Chinese, a Chinese told the Second Police Magistrate (Mr. W. N. Gourlny) that he took refuge from his armed assailants in the Roman Catholic Church in Ophir Road. An Indian
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    LEAP YEAR DANCE.
    106 10 A very enjoyable Leap Year Dance wa c held within Malacca Club on February 21), writes our correspondent, when over 40 couples were present, many being in fancy dress. The dancing hall was beautifully illuminated, and the arrangements made by thi? Club Secretary were excellent. After the
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    KEPONG IN A STORM.
    445 10 Vessel’s Fight in Gulf Ofl Siam. I Our Bangkok correspondent wired I I’eb. 28 a brief account of tin* K* terrible experience on her voya^/T*J Singapore to Bangkok, which S 18 hours la:e. We are able to anipljfS our report from the Siam ()L< f rv
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    SINGAPORE FLYING CLUB.
    155 10 To be in Operation Next Month. Next month will bo a busy one for the Singapore Flying Club. The road leading to the hangars is completed, and the hangars themselves are expected to he finished by the end of this month. The machines have been awaiting shipment
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    SKIMMED MILK.
    66 10 Imports Prohibited Into Siam. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Mar. L A law to prohibit the importation of skimmed milk into Siam has been p mulgated. on A period of six months from *7' is given for the importation of all r signments on order. After that no
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    THOSE $40,000 HOUSES!
    1705 11 ARCHITECT’S VIEW. alleged municipal EXTRAVAGANCE. pvpERIMBNT ON GROVE txl estate. r>Mul<>r»ble comment has b*« ««“•< l i, v the statement that the; r 'vhUh the Municipality: c4-r 1 t0 (mild fur their European I .hi current year will cost! a tT during uu i lrt) t ac
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    YOUNG LADY ROBBED.
    335 11 Plucky Attempt to Arrest Assailant. The plucky manner in which a young lady held on to a Chinese who had snatched her handbag, only being forced to let him go when another Chinese came up and struck her, w’as related to Mr. W. N. Gourlay in the
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    COLUMBIA PACIFIC SHIPPING COMPANY.
    82 11 We learn from the Anglo-Siam Corporation, Ltd. that in the recent sale of United States Shipping tonnage, the fleet of eleven steamers operating as the Oregon Oriental Line was acquired by i heir principals, the Columbia Pacific Shipping Co., hitherto managers of this Line. The service
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    CHENDEROH RIOTS.
    61 11 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, March 1. The Chenderoh riot case, after a fortnight's hearing of a sensational story in which over 2,000 Chinese and Tamil coolies met with 30 casualties, has ended before Mr. Justice Thorne. Nine accused were discharged owing to insufficient evidence, and two were
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    DROWNED WHILE BATHING.
    45 11 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Feb. 2t>. Two Siamese were drowned at Singora while bathing with a party. A big wave swept the party into a deep channel and the current carried off the two victims. The others were saved with difficulty.
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    MISSIONS IN THE EAST.
    574 11 DELEGATES HERE. BOUND FOR JERUSALEM CONFERENCE. Delegations representing the Christian Churches of China, Japan, and the Philippines were on board the N. Y. K. steamer Katori Maru, which arrived at Singapore on Feb. 2D. These travellers arc on their way to Jerusalem, where an important missionary
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    OILER DRENTE SAFE.
    93 11 Eleven Days from Singapore To Bangkok. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Feb. 20. There was much relief in shipping quarters when the oiler Drente arrived in port this morning. She encountered very heavy seas and strong winds and took eleven days on the voyage from Singapore. A
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    THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
    1242 12 SINGAPORE HISTORY. CELEBRATION OF 50 YEARS WORK. (From the Straits Times of March 2) The Presbyterian Church, of Singapore, is celebrating its Jubilee this year, and the bazaar to be held on Tuesday is one function which commemorates an interesting event. in 1850, the Presbyterian community 1h*came
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    BISHOP BANISTER.
    250 12 Association with Singapore Diocese. The Rt. Rev. W. Banister, D.D., whose death was reported in the issue of the Straits Times, of Feb. 29, was Bishop of Kwangsi, Hunan, from 1909 to 1923. On resigning his Bishopric he took up residence at Ruling, a popular China hill station,
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    KRAKATAU ACTIVE.
    29 12 (Aneta’s Service.) Batavia, Feb. 29. The Krakatau crater is continuously emitting with gas a strong smell of hydric sulphidfe. The surface temperature of the water is lukewarm.
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    PIRATES AGAIN.
    92 12 Japanese Steamer Ashore And Looted. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Hong Kong, March 1. It appears that the steamer Kinko Maru, which was at first reported ashore owing to fog, was pirated and run ashore below Foochow. The pirates escaped in junks to Kwmp Island and Laitin Island. The
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    SINGAPORE WEDDING.
    136 12 Mr. J. W. Stackhouse and Miss E. M. Tombs. The wedding took place at St. Andrew s Cathedral at noon on Feb. 29, the YenArchdeacon Swindell officiating, of Mr. John Walker Stackhouse, for the past seven years manager of the Singapore branch of the New Zealand Insurance Co..
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    “DEVELOP AN AIR SENSE.”
    1290 12 GOVERNOR’S ADVICE. SPEECH AT ST. DAYIDX SOCIETY DINNER. From the analogy of the wings r .,w probably worn by St. David pJ‘ Saint of Welshmen, H.E. the Govern!! 1 (Sir Hugh Clifford) proceeded to ma kS an interesting speech on Aviation at ill dinner of the
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    COMMUNIST DISCOVERIES.
    795 13 police Seize* Seditious Literature. r.closures of Communistic pore. directed by .,tivit v jn rhird International from £i»t of tlu* Thira the Third Police j!h»n^ fcl l s u .fore Mr. C H. Dakors. iVarton^* 1 t oUt 0 f the discovery of Th» rase *»r in a room
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    MARINE COURT.
    493 13 Ship’s Master Manager Fined. An unusual case was heard on Friday morning, beiore the Master Attendant, Capt. Freyberg, when Capt. Jones, Master of the Lingam was charged with failing between Fob. 21 and Feb. 28, to provide J7 pilgrims with the prescribed allowance of food, fuel and water.
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    TROUBLE IN MEDAN.
    61 13 (Aneta’s Service.) Police Have to Fire On Coolies. (Aneta’s Service.) Batavia. March. 2. Medan Police, under a sergeant, patrolled the Tobacco Co. SumatraDnnmark’s estate at Sumadam, Alas Valley, in order to prevent trouble during payment of wages. Some hundred armed Chinese crowded together, and one attacked the
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    CHOLERA PRECAUTIONS.
    71 13 Train Passengers From Siam To Kedah. (From Our Own Correspondent) Bangkok. Mar. 2. Owing to Bangkok being declared infected by cholera, Kedah demands that the doors of all railway carriages passing from Siam bo locked before a train arrives at Padang Besar, to enable the assistant surgeon to
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    CHILD WELFARE SOCIETY.
    486 13 Past Year’s Work In Singapore. The annual report of the Child Welfare Society of Singapore for 1D27 states that the need for a Centre of their own. has been much felt, as the work has grown beyond the limits of the existing accommodation. The Clovernment has kindly
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    DOORS FOR TROLLEY BUSES.
    217 13 Announcement at Coroner’s Inquiry. At a Coroner’s enquiry on Friday into the death of a Chinese youth as a result of a fall from a trolley bus, an officer of the Singapore Traction Company told the Singapore Coroner (Mr. i*\ G. Bourne) that a scheme for
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    SINGAPORE CHESS CLUB.
    408 13 Progress Reported At Annual Meeting. Mr. Justice McCabe Reay presided at the annual meeting of the Singapore Chess Club, held at the Adelphi Hotel on Friday. Reviewing the past year, the Chairman stated that the t lub had added quite A number of new members, and he
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    S.S. (PENANG) ASSOCIATION.
    124 13 Vigilant Scrutiny of Public Events. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, March 1. The annual meeting of the Straits Settlements (Penang) Association waa held with Mr. J. Crabb-Wntt presiding. Tho Chairman said there was a balance in hand of $6fl4. Ho reported that the year had been quiet,
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    CLAIM FOR HOUSE RENT.
    116 13 Tenancy in Dispute At I’enang. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, March 1. Mr. A. H. Lancaster, Managing Editor of the Pinang Gazette, sued Mr. R. V. Patterson, Manager of Borneo Motors, Tenang, for $o00 rent alleged to be due for two months on plaintiff’s house occupied
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    LAW OF SARAWAK.
    1430 14 EASTERN RACES AND THEIR CUSTOMS. ENGLISH LEGISLATION ADOPTED. The Sarawak Government Gazette contains an Order providing that the Law ©f England in so far as it is not modified by Orders and other Knuctmenfcs issued by His Highness the Rajah of Sarawak or with his authority, and
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    A LONG TRAIL.
    140 14 Alleged Robber’s Arrest After Two Months. A Chinese who was alleged to have committed an armed robbery at Tanjong Rhu on Dec. 12, 1927, was arrested on Feb. 18. His was the third arrest in connection with the affair. Of the other two nu*n, one was sentenced
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    S.P.C.A. ACTIVITIES.
    533 14 Resolutions at a Recent Meeting. Mrs. L. A. Thomas, honorary secretary of i the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty j to Animals (Singapore), forwards the i following report of a meeting of the 1 committee held at Tanglin Club on Feb. The following were present :—Mr. G.
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    INDIAN TROOPS HERE.
    54 14 About a thousand Indian troops, part of whom were with the Shanghai Defence Force, were on hoard the steamer Tala mba which arrived here on* Thursday. The units represented were the 5/2 Punjab Regiment, the Hong Kong and Singapore Brigade, R.A., the Hong Kong Mule Corps, and
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    CRACKERS IN COMPOUNDS
    873 14 LEGAL ARGUMENT. THE INFRINGEMENT of REGULATIONS. In a case of letting off crackers w j‘hi n prohibited hours that came before *h Third Police Magistrate (Mr t H Dakers) on Thursday it was arguefi by defending counsel that to "adjoin 11 public road a house must be
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  • SUPPLEMENT TO THE STRAITS BUDGET
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      Sir Hugh Clifford, M.C.S., G.C.M.G., G.B.E.
      35 15 i 1 "test portrait of H.E. the Governor of the Straits Settlements and Hi«h Commissioner, F.M.S., who celebrated his sixty-second birthday on the 5th instant. P,i<>t<<, Ini Xal.ajinto <( Co,
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      Developments at Tanjong Katong.
      43 16 New electric sub-station near the Post Of lice The fast Coast Market Katong Post Office Arcadia Cinema on Hast Coast Koad Sea View Hotel recently re built Dance hall nearing completion at Sea View Hotel. Photos. b&gt;i -I .1
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      British-American Tobacco Co.
      27 16 11k '•l.ifl .ind (tcaUix cl lii itixh-Am ,i i(un lohacco (o. (Straits) Singapore, taken on the occasion of their annual picnic, at I’asir I’anjang.
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      R A. F. Flying Boats arriving in Singapore.
      61 17 The arrival of the flying boats over the Straits of Johore- Governor (centre) arrived hy air from Port Swettenham and was met at Seletar by Lady lifTcrd, Sir Hayes Marriott and others. tot ot i Ur machines, after alighting in the Johore
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      Singapore Weddings.
      70 18 Mr. A. G. A. Mosley, of the Asiatic Petroleum Co.. Penang. was married at St. Andrew’?* Cathedral, on Feh. 25. to Miss Daphne Nan Ess, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Nan Ess, of Newehwang. China. The wedding of Mr- NValter Henry Daly, of Messrs. I.yall and Un
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      Sarawak Wedding.
      45 18 Mr. NN. A. Ileames of Miri was married at the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd, Singapore, to Miss Kathleen Fallet. of Lahore. Left to right :—Mr. It. G. NVilson, Mr. C. Olmstead. Mrs. tii'man, IJride. Mrs. Mullaly, llridegroom, Major Mullaly, (’apt. Hasil Jones.
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      Chief Inspector T. A. Randell.
      46 18 .Mr. Kandcll. w h&lt;* has retired after 20 years’ service in the SS. Police, wa* responsible for the reorganisation of the traflic branch. He "as one ot the most popular officers in the Force and his departure is deeply re gretted.
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      The Presbyterian Church, Singapore.
      34 18 1 he I rvhb\Icrmji Chuicli* in Orchard Itund Snufnhorr 4 1 ui orating its Jubilir this year. An account ol its work is giuin on another fage. /'Wi». On Miy
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      EGYPT REJECTS TREATY.
      1130 19 [BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO] miNIS TRY resigns. cirWAT PASHA’S WORK FAILS. RITTER OPPOSITION OF B WAFDISTS. [BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO] Rugby. Feb. 29. understood that the Egyptian 11 tl ,r &lt;arwat Pasha, has now Pn°f Min ‘r f a i,jnet the results of his in London with Sir Austen
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      THAMES FLOODS.
      104 19 Measures to Prevent Disaster. Rugby, Mar. 1. A comprehensive scheme to build against the possibility of repetition of the January flood disaster in the river side districts of London has been approved by a conference of the public authorities interested. The scheme imposes upon the London County Council
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      NURSE CAVELL.
      161 19 Berlin Disclaims Film Version. London, Feb. 29. Berlin An official statement on the Nurse Cavell film declares that Nurse Carcell was shot by a platoon of soldiers and died instantaneously. It flatly denies the statement that one soldier refused to fire and the officer shot Miss Cavell wdth
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      R.A.F. FLYING BOATS.
      109 19 Air Minister Cables Congratulations. Rugby, Mar. 1. Sir Samuel Hoare, Secretary for Air, has sent the following telegram to Group Captain Cave-Brown-Cave, officer commanding the four Super-Marine Southampton flying boats which have reached Singapore I warmly congratulate you and all under your command on the highly successful
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      RAILWAYS AND ROADS.
      172 19 IMPORTANT BILL BEFORE PARLIAMENT. Rugby, Feb. 29. Parliament began last night what is likely to be a protracted examination of the Bills presented by the railway companies for extension of the powers which enable them to operate road services for transport of goods and passengers. The railway
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      AEROPLANE FATALITY.
      116 19 Royal Air Force Machine Crashes. Rugby, Mar. 2. The Air Ministry has announced that as a result of an accident to-day at the Isle of Grain to a Fairy Three F machine. Pilot-Sergeant Mailman and two passengers were killed. Rugby, March 3. The Air Force aeroplane which crashed
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      NEW DIAMOND FIELD.
      306 19 FABULOUSLY RICH. GOVERNMENT CONTROL IN SOUTH AFRICA. London, Mar. 1. Cape Town An apparently unimportant item of £25,000 for district development caused a first class debate in the House of Assembly in the course of which interesting details were given of the romantic discovery of a fabulously
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      AFFAIRS IN HANKOW.
      185 19 Britain and the Former Concession. London, Feb. 29. In the House of Commons, Sir Basil Peto (Cons., Barnstaple) asked whether steps were being taken to resume control of the British concession at Hankow, and whether there had been any change on the matter in view of the
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      U.S.A. AND FRANCE.
      83 19 No Welcome for Latest Note. London, Feb. 29. Paris Mr. Kellogg’s latest note is no more welcome to the Paris Press than its predecessors. The chief objection apparently is that it does not deal with realities and there is some suggestion of insincerity. !/o Journal, however, says
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      EARL HAIG'S MEMORIAL.
      1045 20 FUND OPENED. PRINCE OF WALES’ TRIBUTE. A LETTER FROM LADY HAUL London, Mar. I. A national appeal is f»ul&gt;lisli«*&lt;I, signed by Mr. Baldwin, Mr. MacDonald, Mr. Lloyd George. Karl Jcllicoe and the chiefs of staff of thr Navy, Army and An Force, for i*5o0.U&gt;0 io provide and
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      GERMANY’S CRUISER.
      217 20 Lively Opposition In Reichstag. London, Mar. 2. Berlin There was a lively debate in i the committee of the Reichstag on the I question of whether Germany needs to build a 10,000 ton battle cruiser, esti1 nated to cost 14,000.000. The Minister for Defence, General Groener, urged that
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      DEATH OF MARSHAL DIAZ.
      64 20 (’oniniander-in-Oiief of Italian Army. London, Feb. 29. Rome The death has occurred of Marshal Diaz, commander-in-chief of the A rmy. Marshal Put/, who was in his sixtyHcventh year, was educated for the Array at the Turin Military Academy. He served in the Libyan War of 1912
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      FILM CENSORSHIP.
      57 20 Present British Method Approved. London, Mar. 1. Several questions were put to the Home Secretary I Sir William JoynsonHicksl in the House of Commons, suggesting. in view of recent events,'' the desirability of appointing an official film censors hip. Sir William Joynson-Uicks replied expressing the opinion that the
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      ARMY ESTIMATES.
      442 20 Extending Mechanical Transport. London, Mar. 1. The Army Estimates for 1928 art £41,059,000 net, or £515,000 less than in 1927. No provision is made for extra troops in China for which a supplementary estimate will be presented. T he strength of the British Army, inclusive of British troops
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      MAYOR THOMPSON SUED.
      92 20 Schools Superintendent Claims Damages. London, Mar. 2. Chicago A surprising development has occurred in Big Bill Thompson’s campaign against the alleged pro-British propaganda in local schools. Mr. MeA mi row, superintendent of Chicago schools, is suing Mr. Thompson for alleged libel, claiming £50,000 damages. Mnyor Thompson, of
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      DUTCH TAXATION.
      94 20 Bill to Reach Nationals Abroad Rejected. London, Mar. 1. The Hague The Second Chamber rejected, by 50 to 35, the first article of a Bill taxing Dutch nationals domicile'! abroad and their estates after death and gifts by them1 he Finance Minister asked for adjournment of the debate.
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      CANTON’S DESIRE FOR FRIENDSHIP.
      481 20 HONG KONG VISIT. HOPES OF FUTURE Coni RELATIONS. Hong Kong. Ma r 2 General Li Chai-eum and i;artv V arrived from Canton and were r! la, pn landing by the Governor (Sir?* Clementi) and a guard of honour a elaborate programme of entertainment has been arranged
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      PRINCE LICHNOWSKY.
      105 20 Y T iscoimt Grey’s Notable Tribute. Rugby, Feb. 29. A tribute to Prince Lichnowskv. was German Ambassador in Iyindon the outbreak of war and who died a days ago, was paid yesterday by yiseo Grey, British Foreign Secretary in L Viscount Grey said Prince Idcknows worked earnestly for
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      IND. LABOUR PARTY.
      48 20 Mr. MacDonald not to Stand For Council. London, Mar- Following Mr. Philip Snowden’s breakaway from the Independent Party, it is now announced that say MacDonald did not accep- n in the forthcoming election of t hers of the National Adm.nistra Council of the Independent La &gt;
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      ZINOVIEFF LETTER DISCLOSURES.
      879 21 IUILV MAIL’S PART. COMMENT BY MR. MACDONALD. London, Feb. 29lbt ,i, r f k l t 7S S 'at M lea B 8 report on the Civil A' 1 fr-inca enquiry. J answer to the request of Tb» "n M that the House should It “opXnity «f
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      U.S.A. NAVY.
      148 21 Reduction in Wilbur Programme. London, Mar. 1. Washington The House of Representatives naval committee reduced the demand in the Wilbur appropriation of $3,467,000,000 for renovation of five capital ships to $1,480,000. Mr. Britten, Republican member of the Naval Committee, announced that the committee decided that part of the
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      SCENE IN BERLIN.
      304 21 SHOTS FIRED AT GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL. London, Mar. 2. Berlin A startling incident has occurred in a German Government office. Heinrich Langkopp, a farmer who was twenty years in East Africa, served as a Captain of German troops and lost all his possessions in the war, on account
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      AUSTRALIAN BONDS.
      54 21 rnderwriting Arranged In London. Rugby, Mar. 2. Underwriting was arranged to-day for the new issue of £8,000.000 five per cent, stock of the Commonwealth of Australia Government. The price of issue will be k per cent. lien the last offer of stock was made, in November, 1927, the
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      CANADA AND JAPAN.
      201 21 The Immigration Question Serious. London, Mar. 2. Victoria, British Columbia In the Legislative Assembly, in the course of discussion on a resolution urging the abrogation of the Anglo-Japanese treaty as far as related to the right of provincial governments to enact anti-Oriental legislation, and requesting the Federal
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      YOUNGEST ADMIRAL.
      155 21 Capt. Evans’ Brilliant Career. Rughy, Feb. 29. The name of Capt. E. R. G. Evans figures prominently among the Naval promotions. At the ape of 47 he becomes the youngest Rear-Admiral. He was second-in-command on the expedition to the South Pole when Captain Scott, who was in command,
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      SAMOA TROUBLES.
      94 21 Misunderstandings Removed Outlook Brighter. London, Mar. 1. Wellington Four hundred members of the Samoan illegal Mau police force were sentenced at Apia to six months imprisonment on a charge of intimidating other natives who dealt with European shopkeepers. London, Mar. 3. Wellington Tho Administrator of Samoa addressed the
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      LINER RAMS BATTLESHIP.
      41 21 Mishap in Malta Harbour. London, Mar. 3. Malta The British steamer Corinthic. leaving Grand Harbour, rammed the battleship Queen Elizabeth, destroying the latter’s portside saloon balcony. The Corinthio’s bows were damaged. She was towed away by Admiralty tugs
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      GIANT BELL CAST.
      76 21 Rugby, Mar. 4. The casting of the largest hell ever made in England and the fourth largest in existence was celebrated at Croydon yesterday by 2,300 bell-ringers from all parts of the country. The bell, with others, has been made for a carillon in Riverside Church, New
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      LAWLESSNESS IN SHANGHAI.
      259 21 GUNMEN ACTIVE. SERIES OF ARMED ROBBERIES. Shanghai, Mar. 3. While quietude in the local Chinese situation has enabled the authorities of the International Settlement to cancel from the 1st inst. the state of emergency established in March last year, they still experience enormous difficulty in suppressing kidnappings
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      ESTHONIA.
      99 21 Congratulations on Independence Anniversary. Rugby, Feb. 29. On the occasion of the tenth anniversar of Esthonian independence, Sir Austen Chamberlain has offered the Esthonian Government sincere congratulations on the progress achieved by their country and best wishes for its increasing prosperity and peaceful development. M. Rebane, Esthonian Foreign Minister,
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      BRITAIN AND PORTUGAL.
      90 21 The Subject of Flag Discrimination. Rugby, Feb. 29. Replying to a question in the House of Commons, Sir Austen Chamberlain said the British Government had for some time been making representations to the Portuguese Government on the subject of flag discrimination. He understood that a decree would
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      ALCANTARA DISASTER.
      62 21 Inquiry into Russian Officers’ Conduct. London, Mar. 5. Moscow The President of the Sovtorg Flot, or Mercantile Marine, has issued a statement, on the collision of the Alcantara and Tovarisch. He says that if the detailed report of the Tovarisch’s captain, w’hen received, showed the Russian officers were
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      FRANCS INQUIRY.
      77 21 London, Mar. 1. The following appears in the social columns of the newspapers to-day 44 Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Gregory wish to express gratitude to friends and late colleagues for the innumerable letters and tokens of sympathy and support, which they will answer as soon as possible.”
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      BAHREIN ISLAND CLAIMS.
      431 22 REPLY TO PERSIA. REASONS FOR BRITISH PROTECTION. London, Feb. 29. The small Bahrein Islands in the Persian Gulf—comparativrfy unimportant except historically, as they are supposed to U* the original home of the Phoenic-ians—-and which are ruled hy a Sheikh under British protection, have become a hone of
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      MOTOR SPIRIT DANGERS.
      162 22 The Use of Lead Tetraethyl. Rugby, Mar. 1. In tin* House of Lords last night, Lord Luck master urged that a committee to advise as to the public danger that may arise from tin* use of lead totraethyl in motor spirit he set up. He cited the
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      COMMUNISTS IN PORTUGAL.
      64 22 London, Feb. 29Lisbon Following the discovery of a bomb at the railway works at Barriero, the Police mnde 13 arrests. They unearthed quantities of bombs and war material, including rifles and dum-dum bullets. The police also captured, in the north of Portugal, gangsters alleged to have been
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      BRITISH INDUSTRIES FAIR.
      335 22 End of Most Successful Effort. Rugby, Mar. II. The London and Birmingham sections of the British Industries Fair closed last night. Over 100,000 trade buyers and 30,000 of the public visited the London section, and overseas buyers represented Go countries. (apt- Douglas Hacking, Parliamentary Secretary of the
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      U.S.A. DIRIGIBLE.
      144 22 Perilous Landing In Snowstorm. London, Mar. 5. Lakehur&gt;t. New Jersey: The Naval dirigible Los Angeles has completed the trip to the Panama Canal zone and back. Landing operations were interrupted by a blinding snowstorm, and the airship w is carried off w ith sailors clinging to the cabin
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      MEDALS FOR LINDBERGH.
      78 22 London, Feb. 29. Washington The House of Representatives unanimously passed an appropriation of $1,500 for presentation of a gold medal to Col. Lindbergh. It also voted in favour of the coinage and sale of bronze duplicates. London, Mar. 1. New York Yet another distinction has been conferred
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      DEATH OF CONSERVATIVE M.P.
      115 22 Rugby, Mar. 4. The death is announced of Sir Harry Inland, K.C., probably the oldest member of the legal profession. He was in his th year and had been a Barrister foi 77 years. Sir Harry Bodkin Poland was born in London on July 9, 1829,
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      MUSSOLINI SPEAKS.
      482 22 STERN ANSWER TO AUSTRIA. London, Mar. 3. Rome Signor Mussolini was loudly applauded for a vigorous speech in the Chamber with regard to the position of Herman minorities in the Italian Tyrol. He said, "This is the last time 1 shall i speak on this subject. Next time
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      TRADE RESTRICTION.
      123 22 Convention not Ratified by Any Country. Rugby, Feb. 29. Capt. I) Hacking, Under-Secretary of the Board of Trade, said in the House of Commons that the convention for abolition of import and export prohibition and restrictions recently signed at Geneva had not yet been ratified by any country.
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      DEATH OF OLDEST K.C.
      73 22 Rugby, March 3. Mr .James Kidd. Conservative Member °f I arliament for Linlithgow, died suddenly last night after addressing a local political meeting. Mr. Kidd complained of feeling unwell during the meeting, and after resting in an anteroom he drove with his wife to consult a
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      INDIA’S BUDGET PRESENTED.
      186 22 IMPROVED CREDIT. I EFFECTS OF RFpppI STABILISATION I London, Feb. -&gt;J New Delhi Sir Basil Blackett iU due in g the Budget in the [h nt Assembly, said the financial year- tvl showed a net improvement* of lakhs of rupees over the revised J mates. Prices were
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      COTTON CONFERENCE
      400 22 Disagreement on Terms Of Reference. London, March 1. A scheme for the amalgamation of i hundred Lancashire cotton mills in or« to reduce costs of production is said nearing fruition. Alternative scheme says the Financial Times, are for a combine or a series of combines ain.:r. at standardisation
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      NEW AMBASSADORS.
      42 22 I,ondon, Mar. Sir George Grahame and Sir &lt; n Barclay have respectively been a PI", 1 Ambassadors to Spain and Portuga Sir George Grnhnme h#» been Amt 1 •it Brussels since 1920. Sir olville ha* been Minister to Budapest 9 ,ru
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      TALK OF “HOLY WAR.”
      797 23 0 SAUD DEFIANT tkidesmen moving AGAINST IRAK. oitNH measures to frontier. London, Mar. 1. is e ,timateJ that during Akh*»n raiders by SSf w*» fi ff dailv campaigning in TI,; Air inTtheditficaltie- of detecting vy- 1 to m raK r f n a vornib. h xir
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      LORD SINHA.
      296 23 DEATH OF NOTED INDIAN STATESMAN. London, Mar. 5. Calcutta The death has occurred of Laron fcYnha. Kugby, Mar. 5 The Secretary of State for India, Lord Birkenhead, has sent the Governor of Bengal the following message of sympathy with the family of the laie Lort Sinha The newspapers
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      BREST-LITOVSK TREATY.
      102 23 Russo-Cierman Commercial Relations. London. Ma*\ 3. Moscow The tenth anniversary of the &gt;igning of the Treaty of Brest-I.itovsk has been signalised by newspaper arti.T‘s on Russo-German commercial negotiations having so far encountered obstacles. The Izvestia opposes the German suggostion to establish ait export bank on the ground that
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      GENERAL ELECTION.
      81 23 Not Expected Until Next Year. Rugby. Mar. 4. Viscount Younger, speaking at Kilmarnock last night, said that the Genera’ Election would not be held until after the budget of 11*29 —probably in June oi July of that year. The financial position had improved considerably, but the Chancellor of
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      NICARAGUA FIGHTING.
      308 23 Surprise by Sandino’s Followers. London, Feb. 2'J. Managua Four United States Marines were killed and nine wounded in an encounter with Sandino’s followers, who surprised 3f» Marines in charge of a pack train of 80 animals v. ith supplies. The Sandinoites fired rifles and machineguns from the jungle,
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      MEXICAN UNREST.
      226 23 Alleged Plot to Assassinate President. London. Mar. o. Mexico City The Police state that through the arrest of a Catholic priest named Osorioleyva they discovered a plot to assassinate President Calles and General Obregon. the only candidate in the field against Calles in the Presidential elections. A quantity
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      EMPIRE WINES.
      78 23 Dominions Products in Great Demand. Rugby, Mar. 0. Mr. W. G. Ormsby-Gore, Undersecretary for the Dominions, stated in Parliament that the imports of Empire vines into this country rose from just over 1.000,000 gallons in the year before •If war to move than 4,."&gt;00,000 last year. Asked whether
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      FUTURE OF TANGIER.
      286 23 Franco-SpaRish Agreement Signed. London, Mai. Paris: An agreement regarding Tangier has been signed between France and Spain, whereby Spain’s desire for a .fuller share in the administration of Tangier is met by an amendment of the 1923 statute. Spain is given command of the Gendarmerie, hitherto held
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      FOURTEEN HOUR FLIGHT.
      92 23 Successful New York-Havana Effort. London, M$r. 6. Havana Mr. Charles Levine (who flew the Atlantic with Lieut. Chamberlin), accompanied by his pilot Stultz and Miss Mabel Boll, a millionaire’s daughter, made a non-stop flight to Havana from New York in 1-1 hours. Miss Boll, who is 25
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      MYSTERIOUS TRIBE FOUND.
      92 23 Explorations in South America. London, Mar. 7. New York A visit to a mysterious race &lt;&gt;f warriors—possibly descendants of South Sea Islanders who came to Smith America centuries ago—was described by Mr. Hyatt Yorill, of the American Indian Museum, on his return from his sixtieth trip to
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      EARTHQUAKE IN KAMTCHATKA.
      56 23 Ijondon, Mar. 7. Moscow A violent earthquake occurred in the region of Kamtehatka, followed by eruptions of three volcanos which had been ejecting flames and ashes for two lays* Deep cracks appeared in the Tundra 1 istric ts and ice frozen on the Kamtehatka River cracked. A
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      PETROL DANGERS.
      51 23 Rugby, Mar. G. The Minister of Health amv'im ts that, immediate steps are being taken to C;, t up a committee of inouiry regarding the effects of the use of petrol conf. 'lining lead tetraethyl. A committee would do asked to present a report with the least possible
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      BRITAIN’S AIRSHIP SUPREMACY.
      613 24 LEADING THE WORLD. REGULAR SERVICE TO BE MAINTAINED. Rugby, Mar. 1. An attempt to establish a new air ftpocd record with u Super-Marine Napier seaplane will probably lx* made by Flight lieutenant Kinkead at. the end of next week. The machine is now being as semhlcd at
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      THE CUTTY SARK.
      31 24 Death of Octogenarian Skipper. London. Mar. 7. The death has occurred of the octogenarian Captain Richard Woodgott skipper „r the famous old-time China tea clipper, the Cutty Sark
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      Cable News in Brief.
      1427 24 London, Mar. 2. The Post Office announces that the riiininium charge for a telephone call to he United States and Canada is being reduced from £l5 to £9 from the Ith inst. Oslo Three prominent members of the executive committee of the Communist party have resigned
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      BROADCASTING BAN REMOVED.
      154 24 EASIER CONDITIONS FfiJ CORPORATION Rugby, Mar, (3 I The Prime Minister announced I day that the Government had daiV'H withdraw the prohibition fr 0 J ing statements involving niatUM-s tieal or industrial controvert .1 which the lliitish Broadcasting‘r“ P,d 1 tion has hitherto been placed !Kjr, l
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      GERMANY DISSATISFIED.
      139 24 TRADE RELATIONS WITH BRITAIN. 1 London, Mar. 6. Berlin In the Reichstag the MinUut® of Economics announced that German)® would give very early notice to tern::® nutt* the Trade Treaty with Britain, order to place our relations w ith i&gt;.*® land on another basis.” H He had previously
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      INDIAN RAILWAY TROUBLE.
      72 24 THREATS OF ANOTHER STRIKE. London. Mar. 6. H Calcutta Following the settlement the Bengal-Xagpur Railway strike. employees of the East Indian workshops at Lillooah are threatening direct action. H Unskilled workmen are demanainM double and skilled workmen 2 &gt; per increase on their present wages. The Company’s
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      SOVIET COLD IN U.S.A..
      71 24 London, Mar. Washington The Treasury declined &lt;■ accept for assaying $5,000,000 wor gold recently shipped to the United by the Soviet Government, con'igm 1 the Chase National Bank and the abie Trust Company'. The State Department did not to the Treasury received the go' 1 the
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      TEAPOT DOME CASE.
      35 24 London, Mar. Washington: A arrant h; R( JjH issued for the arrest of Con Stewart for refusing to answer q in the Senate committee ot m i the Teapot Dome Oil case.
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      LEAGUE COUNCIL MEETS.
      953 25 0IPOBTANT issue. OPIUM CONVENTION RATIFICATION. .in V CHAMBERLAIN IIEI'IiOUES DELAY. London, Feb. 29The League security comfor thm hou s th S for prevention of Gera»a» a |j a&gt; that suites ar 'n l TierUk’o in advance to carry out ihould until r G f the Council of
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    SUBMARINE WARFARE.
    142 25 U. S. CONGRESS SHELVES RESOLUTION. London, Mar. G. Washington The Foreign AlTairs committee of the House of Representatives shelved a resolution seeking to abolish submarine warfare by international agreement. The action of the committee frustrated the move by Mr. Kellogg with regard to opening negotiations to abolish submarines.
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    FACTORY EXPLOSION.
    72 25 (Aneta’s Service.) Many Killed in Disaster In Java. (Aneta’s Service.) Batavia, March G. A large fire-work factory at Koedoes, near Semarang, exploded from unknown causes, and caused damage over the whole neighbourhood. A hundred houses in the neighbourhood of the factory were totally desyoyed. So far 20 bodies
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    HOME FOOTBALL.
    1463 25 [Reuter Telegram.] Teams for the SemiFinals. ENGLISH AND SCOTTISH CUP RESULTS. [Reuter Telegram.] London, Feb. 29. Matches played to-day resulted as follow’s English League (Division I). Bolton 2 Sheffield W. 0 Scottish League (Division 1). Clyde 1 Falkirk 1 Hamilton 4 Hibernian 1 Kilmarnock 1 Raith 0 London,
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    HEALTH BULLETIN.
    87 25 The League of Nations Health Bulletin for the week ending Feb. 25, states that in Calcutta there were 42 cholera and 11 smallpox deaths as against 35 and five, respectively, during the preceding week. Rangoon reported 15 plague and four cholera deaths as against 12 and eight, respectively,
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      SINGAPORE FOOTBALL.
      829 26 Hermes Scores Narrow Victory Over S.C.F.A. Although there whs little to choos# between the two side, H.M.S. Heimes brought off a very creditable victory j»n the Stadium on Saturday when they defeated tiie S.U.F.A. by the only goai scored. The sailors at one period of the exercised a
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      BOXING.
      526 26 [Reuter Telegram.] Notable Victory For Heeney. [lleuter Telegram.] London, Mar, 1. New York Tom Heeney, the New Zealand Heavyweight, beat Jack Delaney to-night in a 1 .'-round contest. Hceiicy weighed 14&gt;t. Jib., and Delaney Ust. 10U lb. A previous message stated that it knock-out was delivered the winner would,
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      SINGAPORE CRICKET.
      466 26 Hamilton’s Side Scores Well. Scoring was much more prolific in; Saturday’s play of the S.C.C. trial match j on the Padang, in which the opposing l sides were Mr. R. L. L. Bra dell's team and Mr. R. N. Hamilton’s team. The game began on F riday, when
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      TENNIS.
      202 26 Kleinman for Wimbledon: S.C.C. Entries. I). II. Kleinman, winner of the S.C.C. ingles championship last year, will not be a competitor in the tournament beginning on March Ilk The reason is that he is leaving at the end of the month t&lt;* play at Wimbledon, and on the form
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      HOCKEY.
      676 26 Rafiles School Draw Withl S.S.C.C. 1 lie Raffles schoolboys uji, start too piomisinglv at th ,1 1 of this Kraniroz CupwCv l «’&lt;*ni to improve with each oil March 1 on the Y.M.C.A. v-l upset all calculations by ul..-,'' S.S.l .C. to a goalless draw .if./ fast and strenuous
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      RUGBY.
      57 26 [Reuter Telegram.] Army Beal Navy at Twic-ki'nhafi 1 [Reuter Telegram.1 London. Mar. The King was present at T' vu d d for the second Saturday in sucres* the occasion of the inter-service* ‘g match, in which the Army beat t i&lt; by 11 points to five. .u e Glorious
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      SELANGOR RACES.
      1789 27 Excellent Sport on First Day. lK „m Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, March 1. n f the Selangor Spring 'highly successful, arul some vilr&gt; h 'nAere forthcoming. The in' retail'S. were follow. K „urth Oivision (five fur.) V i MONO (Mahoney) 8 ;'i 1 i K V BOY
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      AUSTRALIAN RACING.
      69 27 Result of Newmarket Handicap. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Sydney, Mar. The following was the result of the Newmarket Handicap (six furlongs) run to-day GOTHIC, 9.10 1 THRACIAN BELLE, 7.9 2 CHRYSTAL, 7.12 Twenty-four ran and a fine finish resulted in Gothic getting the better of Thracian Belle by
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      GOLF.
      740 27 S.G.C. Reports Successful Year. The following is the report of the Committee of the Singapore Golf Club for the year ended Dec. 31 last, to be presented at the annual meeting on Mar. 14, at 6.30 p.m. at the Club house. The income and expenditure for the year shows
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      YACHTING.
      490 28 Race for Guillemard Challenge Cup. On Saturday Columbine (Williann) one.* more sought t&lt;» wrest the title to the Boden Kloss Cup from Corrib (Hayden) and Mr. Crowe sent the two boats away in a light breeze ubout 4.30 Columbine fretting kiightly the hotter of a poor start. It was
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    TIN RETURNS.
    392 28 Rnwang Tin.- Bucket dredge, 553 hours, 120,000 cubic yards, 330 piculs sluicing plant, 063 hours, 85,000 cubic yards, 68n piculs. Malim Nawur Tin,- 410 hours, 88,000 cubic yards, 302 piculs. Malim Nawur South.—slo hours, 140,000 cubic yards, 504 piculs. Kundang Tin Dredging.— 570 hours, 110,000 cubic yards, 504
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    NOTES FROM JAVA
    474 28 Minister for the Colonies Arrives. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Batavia, Feb. 28. Last week Mr. Colijn, the Dutch ex-Mmister for the Colonies, accompanied by Mrs. Colijn, arrived by the Koningin der Nederlanden. They were met at Priok by Mr. Stoppelaar, adjutant to his Excellency the Governor-General. They
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    Trade and Finance.
    135 28 Singapore, Mar. 7 I EXCHANGE. I On London, Bank 1 m I Demand 2 3 ;&gt;j A Private 3 m. credit jr, I On New York, Demand 2 ill Private 90 d/i On France, Bank T.T. 57B On India, Bank T.T. 1(1 On Hong Kong, Bank T.T,
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    Stocks and Shares.
    736 28 Fraser and Co.’s Quotations! Singapore, Mar. 7. I MINING. I Issue Val. Pd. Buyers Sellers £1 £1 Asam Kumbang 44 46 £1 £1 Bangrin Tin 34/- 35 3 1 1 Hatang Padang 0.48 0.54 1 1 Batu Caves 1.224 1.27 j £1 £1 Chenderiang 16/9 17 9
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    NEW SIAMESE APPOINTMENT.
    41 28 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, Mar. 0. ,A new post has been created in the Siamese Government service, that of Adviser Posts and Telegraphs Department. An American has been appointed and will take up his duties in May.
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    MAXWELL ROAD MARKET.
    172 28 A correspondent, signing himself Public Opinion, writes protesting ugainst the erection of a Municipal market in .Maxwell Road, next to St. Andrew's Hospital. He states that the patients will suffer from noise, odours and germcarriers and suggests that it is not yet too late to remove the
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    BIRTH
    20 28 AI.LEN-MAG ILL.—On March 4. 1928, at European Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, to the* wife of S. W. Alien-Magi!!, twin daughters.
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    MARRIAGES
    77 28 FAIRBAIRN—JACKSON.—On February 28 1928, at the Cathedral, Rangoon, Philip Fairbairn, chief officer, R..M.S. Arankola, to Esther Elizabeth, twin daughter of James Jackson and the late Mrs. Jackson of Jcsmond, Northumberland. The marriage between Mr. Tun Kong Seng, third son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Tan Sian Chin and
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  • The Straits Budget RUBBER SUPPLEMENT
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      CONTENTS.
      62 1 I Pace fctff*! an( i Hubbcr J |J;^“ n ri Official Quotations I 'S" Rubber Stocks IKL-aporc Auction. 1 |EK"^ r K^"ttatisV,S 2 3 I Helping Kubbi-r fetoX.o Hum 3 Koslriction 3 I Rubber —A Suction ■iblr N** 8 1 Butch Rubber Producers. j I Restriction inquir\ ■wtittfs and
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      MERCHANTS AND RUBBER.
      170 1 VOTING RESULTS. ItUMBEK of commerce I questionnaire. central meeting of members of the Incap-re I’haml-ei of Commerce was ■id yesterday afternoon to hear the a t of the questionnaire on rubber ■strut ion which was sent out to membeis ■tentlv. The chairman (the Hon. Mr. J. Bagnall)
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      RUBBER SITUATION.
      52 1 I Singapore Official Quotations. I Quotations I Ct&gt; Forward Contract I Seller Prices L j j Apt. .Inly Oct. I 1 a' Mar. .tune St pt. Dec. I&gt;, I 1 1 o'' !;•&gt; 0.50\ h 1 1 u!’ 0.50-,. I' 1 i’-. oI&lt;' 19 0.49 *i I 1
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      London Rubber Stocks.
      33 1 r )'lon Offi,, lv a 5 from their a th e tot il C 1 ’j 1 0 torKs decrease ar a- revi rubber stocks I Hs revised, 01,978 tons.
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      The Singapore Auction.
      99 1 Kin,.,- when 1 K *»lth auction on I. His. or j., "as catalogued k,. 0r f *1*1 t0, W offerc 787.640 fC ons sold 671*925 lbs. or r f Y wk Is. l- 2 d. sh«,? EAUSE I Ci' 1 1 1 'i'ia|it v Cent* per Ih.
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      DUTCH RUBBER PRODUCERS.
      777 1 [REUTER TELEGRAM] HAGUE MEETING. MUTUAL CO-OPERATION FAVOURED. NEGOTIATIONS MAY BE UNDERTAKEN. [REUTER TELEGRAM] London, Feb. 29. Colombo In response to an urgent request from Mr. Amery to the Colonial Secretary asking for views on the subject of restriction, the Ceylon Estate Proprietary Association met yesterday and with
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      QUESTION IN COMMONS.
      107 1 [BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO] Mr. Baldwin Gives Further Assurance. [BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO] Rugby, Mar. 5. In the House of Commons the Prime Minister was asked if an arrangement could be made for the committee inquir ing into the question of rubber restriction to make an interim report at
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      No Change for Next Two Months.
      72 1 The following telegram has been re- &lt; civnd at the Federal Secretariat, Kuala Lumpur, from the Secretary of State for the Colonies You have no doubt received from press reports of announcement made in Parliament including Prime Ministe’s statement on Feb. 20 that no
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      THE RESTRICTION INQUIRY.
      724 1 P.A.M. MEETING. REVERSAL OF POLICY DEPRECATED. WARNING AGAINST HASTY DECISION. A meeting of the Planters* Association of Malaya on Saturday passed a resolution to the effect that reversal of the policy of rubber control would inevitably result in a long period of acute depression in this country
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      FIRES IN RUBBER FACTORIES.
      710 2 HEAVY LOSS. TREMENDOUS BLAZE AT BUKIT TIMAH. A rubber factory at the si.tli arul a half mile Bukit Timah Road was burnt to the ground and a considerable quantity of ruhhor destroyed early on Saturday morning. This was one of the factories on the island, and
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      British Malaya Robber Statistics.
      399 2 Statement of Quantity and Value of Rubber Exported During February, 1928. Tbn Ropiatrnr of Imports and Exporta has sent us the following comparative statement of the quantity and value of rubber exported from British Malaya, during February, 1!»28. The figures, which are ia tons, represent total
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      RUBBER RESTRICTION.
      327 2 Suggestions by Perak Planters. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, Mar. 3The Central Perak Planters Association discussed restriction yesterday, generally favouring its retention, provided the plan s revised, based on stocks instead of prices. The Chairman advanced the following suggestion The appointment of a Controller of Rubber Supplies with
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      PLANTER ATTACKED.
      60 2 (Aneta’s Service.) Seriously Injured by Coolies In Medan. (Aneta’s Service.) Batavia, Mar. 5. Medan Six coolies on the Tanahita Moeloeh Estate attacked a planter named Barth, inflicting serious injuries. It is stated that a hand was severed and Barth also sustained wounds in the head. Trouble is said
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      RUBBER POSITION IMPORTANCE OF AMERICAN MARKET.
      1107 2  -  (By A. W. Still.) London, Feb. 8 A reduction of London stocks v, tons during the first week of th« b ,,ls does not by any means compeSsar n f th the fact that the price has drnniV or below 1/6 and that there
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      CORRESPONDENCE.
      29 3 »P° n dl te short wi an&lt; to bwejeetid or eat u u g b are üß t endow th#ir pl Correspond®" 1 ot B «eess*rily lor »»w®
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      RUBBER ROADS TO RUIN.
      733 3 M.or of the Straits Time,. intend 1 control appearing •he subj^’ 1 ut lately particularly the Li r i ur ‘"“"l- Mr Rennie, the construc5Ti*r: of S ,1 the personnel of the bell. s ‘“..a b v the latter. I am eemmittee sute hy he shouUlpro•“'“u
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      RESTRICTION.
      967 3 Ti 1 C; F ,!U0r of tho Straits Times. n °»'in'" l ll f ro 1&gt; o1 VouI(1 Put the 118 f &lt;*t and surely the Dutch would have no hesitation in contributing to a pool on the understanding that tho percentage of release in Malaya remains at 60
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      RUBBER v. TIN RESTRICTION.
      326 3 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir. —Government has interfered in the rubber producing industry of Malaya by imposing a prohibitive export duty on part of Malaya’s rubber production, tho restriction of export amounting nominally to 40 per cent, of our normal full crop. Government
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      RUBBER—A SUGGESTION.
      232 3 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—Rubber is now at the lowest value it has touched since 1024. In addition to this fact there are hundreds of tons of unwanted rubber in Malaya, some of this rubber is in stores, etc., and some still in trees standing
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      HELPING RUBBER.
      548 3 Do You Influence The Market (Special to the Straits Time#*) Nearly everyone in British Malaya is affected directly or indirectly by the rubber market, but how few really themsolves influence the market To be an influential person in the rubber world does not necessarily mean that you affect
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      GARING (MALACCA) RUBBER.
      150 3 In tho course of his speech at the annual meeting of Garing (Malacca) Rubber Co., Mr. Edward G. Dane said:— We arc told that smuggling of rubber is to be energetically suppressed, that a time limit is to be placed on the validity of export coupons, and
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      LOCAL RUBBER AUCTIONS
      741 4 Effects of the Hague Meeting. Harlow and Co. Report. Singapore, March 1. The price* of the commodity continued to fluctuate during the period under review, but in a more normal matter than during the two weeks immediately preceding. To-day’s cables quote London down 'id. at Is. 1
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      MALAYA AND D.E.I.
      117 4 In a debate which followed a paper read by H. E. Le Jonkeer A. H. van Earnebeek, late Foreign Minister of the Netherlands, before the Royal Colonial Institute, Mr. A. S. Haynes, Secretary for Agriculture, British Malaya, said that British Malaya, though a most important part of
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      RUBBER SMUGGLING.
      222 4 ANOTHER DULL WEEK RECORDED. (From Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 2. Tin* Customs Preventive fleet has been experiencing another dull week and only one fresh capture lias been recorded. This is reported in a telegram fron) tlio Pikat announcing the arrest of .1 kota with two Chinese
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      LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
      505 4 Messrs. Macphail and Co.’s Weekly j Report. Macphail and Co.’s weekly report. dated March states The stagnation continues almost un- J broken anil the waves of activity that may break i! up still appear to be removed to a far-off horizon The price of rubber continues on
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    • RUBBER SHARE PRICES.
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        LONDON EXCHANGE STERLING PRICES FEB. 8.
        514 4 SHock Par Exchange Value. Company. Prices. £1 Abaco 2% 2/ Allugur 2/6 £1 Anglo-Malay 25/ i’l Ayer Kuniug 2/9/16 £1 Banteng *,2/ 2' Hatang Consolidator 2/3 £1 Batu Caves 1% £1 Batu Tiga 2/ 2/ Bekoh 1/8 2/ Hertam Consolidated 6/9 2 Brieh 2/3
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        SINGAPORE DOLLAR SHARE PRICES MARCH 7.
        734 4 Cloting Prices Paul Lp alue Dividends Fraser Lyall Company 4 Co. Evatt 889.293 1 35 p.c. year 28-2-27 ..Allenby ($1) IJO 2.00 1.75 2.00 160,000 1 20 p.c. for year 30-9-27 Alor Gajak ($1) 1.60 1.80 1.60 IJI 435.425 1 10 p.c. int. a/c
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