The Straits Budget, 17 May 1928

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    28 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES [ESTABLISHED EIGHTY TEAKS.) No. 3,6«* SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1928 Price 25 cents (S.S. Currency) or 7d.
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    CONTENTS.
    412 1 I P»g* BADERS- 3 fr h Chine*? Protests 3 I Niw Ta. I’n.jM.aU 3 I Milk Su|.pl> 3-4 I t J l,tla 'h l K.l«'at r ion in Malaya Kmr‘'>h F‘ nua Xt j vanc e 4 I Thf Notionalist*- An 4.5 I oaa* 4i inal Note* mctun*— fsrs;??=£»«r“
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    LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
    3196 1 Mr. L. J. Thompson, the Kedah cricketer, is now planting in Johore. Mr. and Mrs. C. Dickinson left for Java on Friday for a short holiday. Mr. Justice Stevens presided at his first Assizes at Penang on Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Cassels arrived at Singapore
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    FINANCE AND INDUSTRY. HUGE ANGLO-AMERICAN COMBINE.
    1435 2  -  (By A. W. Still.) London, Apr. 18. Capitalism is becoming cosmopolitan. The latest sensation is the formation of what is to be known as the h inanec Company of Great Britain and America. It is to have a nominal capital of £2,040,000, and is
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    JOHORE AND SINGAPORE.
    81 2 [Reuter Telegram.] Question in House Of Commons. [Ileuter Telegram.] London, May 1 L Tn the House of Commons at question time the Colonial Secretary, Mr. Amer>. said a statement had come to his notice that foreign companies had made ofTerto the Sultan of Johore regarding ar island
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      THE CHINESE PROTESTS.
      591 3 common foe.—Straits Times, May 10. I the course of the mterxiew to 1,1 ne jmve prominence yesterl'" > V V I'henjr. the well-known Yhrktian leader, in statins l i!m n!inese\iew of the Tsinanfu l hf forward an argument IK M-cs much of its force in view K
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      NEW TAX PROPOSALS.
      697 3 Straits Times, May 11. In their review of the additional sources of revenue which are available if further taxation should become necessary, the Opium Revenue Replacement and Taxation Committee make a series of suggestions which emphasise the extent of the untapped resources existing in the Colony. They
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      FRESH MILK SUPPLY.
      605 3 .-Straits Times, May 12. Those Municipal Commissioners who have urged the need for a supply of pure fresh milk in Singapore will receive encouragement from the informative letter from Dr. Fowlie which is published in this issue. During his residence here Dr. Fowlie rendered valuable service in
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      OUTLAWING WAR.
      648 3 I I v II v j iiiiv t »*w»*»\* II v against humanitv.—Straits Times, May 14. Sir Austen Chamberlain’s statement in the House of Commons on the United States proposals for outlawing war carries appreciably further a scheme which in its early stages held little promise of success.
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      ENGLISH EDUCATION IN MALAYA.
      747 4 n a British tropical colonv.—Straits Times. May 15. Although Mr. Ormsby-Gore’s criticisms of tin* unsuitability of the textbooks and examination standards adopted in colonial 1 schools appil” Jr some degree to Malaya, tlie layman who takes the trouble to discover for himself the range of secondary
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      THE NATIONALISTS’ ADVANCE.
      702 4 -Straits Times, May 10. Events are moving quickly in j hina. Already the clash between Japanese and Nationalists in Tsinan has ceased to occupy the centre of' tiu* stage, and interest concentrates! upon the amazingly rapid advance d the Nationalists towards Tientsin md Peking. The impartial commentator
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    EX-SERVICE DINNER CANCELLED.
    27 4 On account of lack of support, the ExService dinner which it was hoped to hold it the Europe Hotel on Wednesday evening was cancelled.
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    OCCASIONAL NOTES
    1559 4 Throe score and ten are th,.I o<I to man by the prophet hut**? given to every man to attain .i! 1s Still more unusual is it f or at *ire I to become seventy years old in u!* 1 I lor it is the custom that round laya
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    WELD ROAD STABBING.
    207 5 "roner’s erdict Against Arrested Chinese. "ho were arrested a week murder" r p,t lon heing concerned in the U-ad «m a but °her in Upper Weld tjuirv hold ,M P rcsen t at an ini'. d bj tbe Singapore Coroner (Mr. Kvifl. e on Monday, finding'?,f°th« a
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    LEAVE PAY AND PASSAGE.
    644 5 COMPANY’S CLAIM FOR REFUND. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, May 15. A case was begun in the Kuala Lumpur Supreme Court this morning before the Chief Justice (Sir Henry Gompertz) in which the plaintiffs are the Federated Engineering Co., of Kuala Lumpur, and the defendant
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    GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
    102 5 Engagements During Fast Week. Monday, May 7. His Excellency the Governor attended l>y Mr. W. F. N. Churchill, Private Secretary, presided at the Legislative Council meeting. Tuesday, May 8. His Excellency and Lady Clifford accompanied by The Lady Victoria Feilding and attended by Captain G. N. Macartney, A.D.C.,
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    RESCUED BY SURVEY SHIP.
    244 5 H.ES. Herald Tows Fishing Boat 300 Miles. How a Japanese fishing vessel was towed three hundred miles to port by u naval survey ship, after being found in a helpless condition between Hong Kong and Luzon, was related by Capt. F. E. B. Hazelfoot, D.S.O., R.N.,
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    KRAKATAU AWAKING.
    90 5 7.000 Eruptions in Twenty-Four Hours. (Aneta’s Service.) Weltevreden, May 15. Krakatau during the last twenty-four hours has shown intense activity. There have been not less than 7.164 eiuptions of which 5,500 occurred during the daytime. One series reached a height of 400 metres, and 301 eruptions were recorded
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    ANTI-JAPANESE BOYCOTT.
    997 5 LOCAL ACTION. $200,000 RELIEF FUND RAISED. QUIET BUT PERSISTENT CAMPAIGN. The Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Singapore has opened a fund to be used for relief purposes in Tsinan, and the intensity of feeling aroused by the Tsinanfu affair may be gauged by the fact that something like
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    LORDS AND PEACE PROPOSALS.
    1096 6 [BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO] CORDIAL WELCOME. TRIBUTE TO AMERICAN EFFORTS. NOTABLE SPEECH BY LORD READING. [BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO] Rugby, May 16. The American proposals for a multilateral treaty denouncing war as an instrument of national policy were discussed in the House of Lords to-day. The debate was
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    D.E.I. PEOPLE’S COUNCIL OPENED.
    134 6 (Aneta’s Service.) GOVERNOR-GENERAL ON COMMUNISM. (Aneta’s Service.) Weltevreden, May 16. The Governor-General opened the People’s Council to-day with appropriate ceremonial. in the course of his speech he declared that the internal political situation, as compared with 1U27, had considerably improved, although anxiety had not yet been
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    CENTRAL ENGINE WORKS REPORT.
    142 6 The annual meeting of Central Engine Works, Ltd., wi.l he held at the company’s offices, 1, Collyer Quay, on the l!*th inst. at noon. The directors’ report for the year ended Nov. .‘5O last states that the net profit for the period, after appropriating ten per
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    SINGAPORE ASSIZES.
    753 6 Flogging Ordered for Gang Robbers. The third Singapore Assize* of the ye;:r were opened before the Acting Chief Justice (Mr. Justice Sproule) in the Supreme Court on Tuesday. The calendar is again a lengthy one, containing 28 cases covering a large variety of criminal offences. There are .•ases
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    3,000-MILE TOW FOR INDUS MARU.
    351 6 SHIP BOYCOTTED. I TOOLS DOWNED vr I KEPPEL HARBOUR. I The outstanding incident of the am- I Japanese boycott in Singapore farT* I been the refusal of Chinese skilled Jif I men employed at the Harbour Boar?' I workshops to complete a repair ioh V
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    SINGAPORE S.P.C.A.
    247 6 The following are extracts fr< m t minutes of the last committee meeting f the Society for the Prevention of Frut tv to Animals. Singapore Bullocks.—Props for bullock cart?. The Municipal Secretary had replied that the Superintendent, P.C.A., had a sample yoke-prop, and that each owner when registering
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    IMPORTANT PERAK APPEAL.
    78 6 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, May ff* The F.M.S. full court of appeal occupied yesterday with a claim by the Klebane Rubber Company for $56,84/ from Messrs. Bulfori and Brown. Penang, the allegation being that thi* •«um was overpaid to the latter in connection with an option
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    NOTES FROM JAVA.
    868 7 I radio telephone I progress. I IMOUK interesting I M( EXPERIMENTS. t n, Our Own Correspondent.) I ltr Batavia, May 12. I mluKiasts will loam with W 1 in experiment that is being B"' 1 The chief of the postal m u m Services has organised a
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    AFFRAY IN CALCUTTA’S CHINATOWN.
    89 7 POLICEMEN STABBED BY CHINESE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Calcutta, May U. Calcutta’s Chinatown was the scene of a serious affray last night. A constable who arrested a Chinese suspected of carrying cocaine was stabbed in th«> stomach. A second constable who ran to his fellow’s assistance
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    SHOTS IN COFFEE SHOP.
    215 7 Detective's Story in Coroner’s Court. A revolver battle in a South Bridge Road coffee-shop on April 24 between rival Chinese gangs was described to the Singapore Coroner (Mr. F. G. Bourne) on Saturday by a Chinese detective. Lee Ah Yin, the detective, stated that at 7.30
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    13-YEAR OLD GIRL FINED $10
    132 7 Bought Chap Jee Kee Lottery Ticket. A 13-year old Chinesi* girl who was charged before the Third 1‘olce Magistrate (Mr. C. H. Bakers) on Tuesday afternoon with huyiffg a ticket in a Chap Jee Kee lottery pleaded that she knew nothing about lotteries. She was
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    REV. G. T. SHETLIFFE LEAVING.
    72 7 The Rev. G. T. Shetliffe has resigned his post as senior assistant chaplain at St. Andrew’s Cathedial. Mr. Shetliffe, who is sailing for England on June 5, came to Singapore three and a half years ago, after serving temporarily in Negri Sembilan and Java. He
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    NOTES FROM SIAM.
    738 7 CENTRALISATION OF OFFICES. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, May 5. It is now possible to report that the outbreak of surrah, which caused considerable anxiety for a time, has been vanquished. This was due to the prompt action taken, by removing the affected animals and quarantining contracts.
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    MILK VENDORS FINED.
    42 7 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, May 15. For selling adulterated milk, Govinda samy, a milk vendor was fined $125 in the Penang police court. A fine of $75 was imposed on Govindasamy, another milk vendor, for a similar offence.
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    “SHANGHAI MIND” REPUDIATED.
    257 7 CHINESE IN PARKS. ANOTHER DISCORD REMOVED. Shanghai's foreign ratepayers, in deference to public opinion throughout the world voted almost unanimously at their annual meeting to admit Chinese to the public parks of the city on the same terms as foreigners. The resolution was introduced by Mr. Fessenden,
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    PRICE OF PETROL.
    82 7 Inquiries by Straits Settlements Association. At a committee meeting of the Straits Settlements (Singapore) Association on Monday, the hon. secretary, Mr. J. W. Harries, reported the receipt of correspondence and inquiries from members in connection with petrol supplies in Malaya. The committee agreed that the current high
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    PENANG ASSIZES.
    99 7 (From Our Own Correspondent). Penang, May 15. There are only three cases on the •alendar «»f the Penang Assizes which opened before Mr. Justice Stevens to-day. There are two charges of murder. The irst case, that of Puran Katan Singh, ilias Kanehi, and Kader Mydin, who is harped
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    SOCIAL HYGIENE.
    87 7 At a recent committee meeting of the Straits Settlements (Singapore) Association the attention of the committee was Irawn to the appointment in F.ngland of a committee fo report on the Women and Girls’ Protection Ordinance of this Colony. It was considered advisable that local views should be properly
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    $300 FINE IN CHANDU CASE.
    66 7 Detectives* Seizure at Telok Blanga* When Detective Inspector Johnson and i party of polite raided a house in Telok lllanga Road on Sunday morning they fund smuggled ehandu vn'ued at $<5,400. In the District Court on Monday a Chinese, Ang See Sing, pleaded guilty to
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    CHINESE IN THE STRAITS.
    847 8 359,262 IMMIGRANTS LAST YEAR. RECORD YEAR AT ST. JOHN’S ISLAND. Extracts from the annual report of the Secretary for Chines** Affairs, Straits Settlements, f• ir the year 1P27, are given below In P.*j7 the number of immigrant' arming from China in the Colony totalled 35P,2b2, an
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    JOTTINGS FROM JOHORE.
    623 8 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Joliore Bahru, May S. The great event of the week has been, of course, the Sultan’s banquet to Mr. Ormsby-Gore. All the guests were very pleased to sec the Sultan in such very good form. First of all tlu* heartiness of his greeting
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    HO HONG BANK ANNUAL MEETING.
    797 8 COMMENTS ON LOCAL TRADE CONDITIONS. Tin* eleventh annual general meeting of tho Ho Hon;; Hank Ltd., was held at No. i'4 Market Street, on Thursday, and was presided over by Mr. Lint I’eng Siang Others present were Messrs. Tan Siew Inn, Dr. H. T. Wee,
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    NOTABLE BIRTHDAY.
    576 8 43 YEARS RECORD. SIR DAVID ALLOW\v\ I CAREER. U Sir David Galloway looked verv v I titter and more energetic than 1Uch H Singaporeans half his age w i, many I Straits Times representative called "1 a him at his office in Raffle, p U| jn H May
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    Schools’ Athletic Competition.
    160 8 A successful run, lasting over three or four years, came to an end on May 1" when Victoria Bridge School lost the junior section shield to Outrani Hoad School. Victoria Bridge, however, made a hold bid for further honours in the competition and it was not until
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    CORRESPONDENCE.
    66 9 Times is not responsible for ;Th Straits Tim correBpondenti Correl*. f opi nl :l bear in mind that letters !>' 'Si and to the point. Long ■fust be f,h li able to be rejected or cut u are liaD i T t nta must enclose their CorfO.pondent* ,l I1
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    PROTECTING WORKMEN.
    57 9 I T tht Editor Of the Straits Times. I V have certainly .lone a good I .‘.Tkmcn in pointing out the -I “J’ Vwardness in not having a ■Coi.my s nsat ion Ordinance, and ■orknu-n s J havt helped to increase KciJ t .nta;.x 5 fldence in the
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    BOOK PRICE IN MALAYA.
    126 9 T, the Editor of the Straits Times. r .-Wuh reference to a letter under can imagining that 1 ir 'I’ book for much less than R ouiU .r;l tlomatuled out here namely, n r iJt .i aV the book came out Aft« r can see, cost
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    FRESH MILK SUPPLY.
    1344 9 H T tr.v K iitor of the Straits Times. I :;r >:r. .s Hu liret is always and t» ;;n old-timer like I mv-tif. who in h.s day *ook a pretty ;ar t in the tight for a clean milk “apply.’ the Budget of March 1 I
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    MALAY SEA SCOUTS.
    992 9 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —As an oid scout ;!nd scoutmaster ot many years service, I was especially glad to real your correspondent’s able article advocating the formation of Sea Scout units in Malaya. Not only does he show the possibilities of such i.n
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    THE TSINANFU AFFAIR.
    2565 9 To the Editor of the Straits Tiroes. Sir, —To the readers of your editorials and telegraphic reports, the Chinese viewpoint of the Shantung situation, as presented by Dr. C. V. Cheng in to-day’s issue of the Times, should be of decided interest and enlightenment. Dr. Cheng presents
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    ST. ANDREW’S HOSPITAL.
    365 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.—There is a small hospital, out of the way of most people's ken, where a staff of self-sacrificing women are workin? front early till late to alleviate the sufferings of others. It is called the St. Andrew’s Mission Hospital. Such
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    HIGH COST OF PETROL.
    120 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.—I trust that although the petrol companies have so far successfully preserved a discreet silence that they are not to be allowed to get away with it. If by persistent agitation an explanation can be drawn, your space wiil
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    CHINESE IMMIGRATION.
    217 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—Registration of Chinese immigrants appears to be generally disliked, i suggest a scheme as follows All Chinese entering in the country should pay a deposit of, say, $50 anil obtain an official receipt. This would be a deposit held by Government.
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    MUNICIPAL LIMITS AT SIGLAP.
    268 10 RURAL BOARD 1‘ltOPrw.A ACCEPTED 0SA A committee of the M UI t ptl J missioners has accepted the of the Singapore Rural Board Municipality should take over th/ ot the mukim of Sigiap, ana th.! ter now awaits endorsement )V B ral body of the Commissioners
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    RAFFLES MUSEUM.
    362 10 29,500 Visitors During Chinese I New Year. I The attendance at Raffles Museum ini 11*27 was estimated at 21*8,546. The totals for 11*26. 11*25, and 11*21 were estimated at 215,800, 227,700, and 213.300 respectively. During the first two days of Chinese New Year 20,562 people visited the museum.
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    LIQUIDATION RUMOUR.
    29 10 One of the largest Chinese firms Singapore is reported to be considering voluntary liquidation, and a general meeting of shareholders will be shortly to discuss the matter.
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    SINGAPORE RACES.
    3791 11 nril VKlOVS SURPRISING performance. tl r victories by moderately back- in useful dividends B h r '‘Turned 1>V the totalisator on the B f ,'v ii the 'Singapore Mav Meeting 11 it was not until the seventh 1 1 i i hot favourite scored when B !Jv Sht»\v-a
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    MOTHER’S VAIN SEARCH.
    120 12 i h’.nt'se loniraclor Wquitted Of Kidnapping. x v.. i > v ir i «4 f X >:r ..<no found the child in the accused’* custody. Accused, in the presence of a Protectorate clerk, refused to give her the child and when she went again Tan Mooi Nee
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    FIRE NEAR KUALA LUMPUR.
    126 12 Mock of Shop Houses Totally Destroyed. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, May 14. A lire broke out in Cheras village in the early hours of this morning, and eleven shophouses were razed to the ground. The Kuala Lumpur Fire Brigade received a call shortly after
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    SERVICE NOTES.
    603 12 VISIT or H.M.S. ORMONDE. I *-s T*0 y f- V\J whir > art Sir i# a convert u*< tor M H r i* a kl 1 the ?-rpca deceiving *u r i i* K- _r.j fierr. ure tvu w .u r .,r\t •*'.u*a way tr.cse j'.rs ur. t
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    SINGAPORE’S FISH SUPPLY
    189 12 DETAILS OF JAPANESE INDUSTRY. there wt-rt- 4o-' Jupanes* tAvtvm. equipped v;:h ri hi n z b a: ar.d pcwcr r.sh-varriers. employed in rW*re. >:a:V< the*Director of Fisheries ,j*, rt* i? •;> u :,;vv there r.ave btr*n t’.vc n «»r. j K g the is an i* tween
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    A HEAVY FINE.
    150 12 Illegal Possession of Revolver Ammunition. -n the District Court on Tuesdaj a case was commenced before Mr. J. L. McCall in which a Chinese. Hong Hoh was charged with the illegal possession oi seven* rounds of revolver ammunition Answering Chief Court Inspeeiot Meredith, Detective Inspector Huggins said
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    FILMS IN INDIA.
    48 12 No Imperial Preference Recommended. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Calcutta, May 10. The Statesman forecasts that the report of the Indian Cinematograph Committee will recommend that no imperial preference is advisable. The committee decided on centralisation of censorship. Certain members recommend generous assistance to private enterprise.
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    FLIGHT AROUND AUSTRALIA.
    567 12 R. A. F. PUNS. I FL\ING BOATS LEWlNf.B •NEXT WEEK. PROGRAMME AS F\R K MELBOURNE. 5 The four flying boats of p fV H r r-e Ear Fa-tern flight, -.vh K hav? r B ur. uer^oir j an overhaul at :ha:r base. and which are en traced
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    TRAFFIC PROBLEMS.
    1532 13 Imber of Rickshas to Be f Reduced. L 0 b'HamiUonrhal to the Municipal ComM n an i it contains some mter- :0iur ,‘ts upon traffic problems in K* 1(11,1 Extracts are given below. rt .venue collected by the t during the year was ■jartnuiu Kl4,74l"f J'cinK and regulating
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    LOCAL CLERK CHARGED.
    265 13 Alleged Forgery of Mr. H. S. Kirwan’s Signature. Mr. H. S. Kirwan, of 40, Norfold Road, Singapore, the well known fodder contractor and dairy proprietor, was the complainant in a charge of using as genuine a forged cheque that came before the First Magistrate (Mr. J. L.
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    NEWS FROM PERAK.
    150 13 Eighteen Months Sentence For Cashier. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, May 11. Tan Teik Seng, the accountant and ca.>hier of the Borneo Company at Ipoh, who was charged with breach of trust in respect of two sums amounting to over $700 and with falsification of books in
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    “SIMPLY TERRIFIC.”
    88 13 Judge's Comment on Chetty’s Interest. It is simply terrific,” commented Mr. Justice Prichard in a promissory note case which came up in the Supreme Court on May 10. The amount borrowed was $500 and the interest worked out at 300 per cent, per annum. The plaintiff was Payna
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    ALLEGED CHEQUE FRAUDS.
    104 13 Youthful Clerk Sent To Assizes. Low Seng Nam, a Chinese youth, till recently a clerk in the accounts department of the Borneo Co., was committed lor trial at the Assizes on May 9 in connection with three alleged cheque frauds totalling $12,143. The magistrate was Mr. W.
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    PHTHISIS PROBLEM IN PENANG.
    339 13 HEALTH OFFICER ON OVERCROWDING. The propagation of phthisis is s' much more difficult matter to control and is perhaps our most urgent, and at present our least controllable problem,’* said Dr. G. S. Glass, Penang’s Medical Officer of Health in his report for 1927. It was
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    FOOTBALL SENSATION.
    88 13 Claim Against Chinan Team I a Bangkok. (From Gur Own Correspondent). Bangkok, May 9. A claim for compensation has been made against the Chinan University football team. During their visit to Bangkok they played two matches the second ending in the field being over-run with spectators. In view
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    SINGAPORE TURF CLUB DINNER.
    157 13 Of several pleasant social function* connected with Singapore race meeting* the Turf Club dinner takes pride of place. The dinner of the meeting at present in progress took place with all the customary success at the Europe Hotel on May 9, a large company of owners,
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    NEW COMMISSIONERS.
    80 13 Dr. K. K. Pathy has been appointed a Municipal Commissioner for Singapore vice Mr. 1. Meyer, who has resigned. Mr. J. W. Harries has been appointed to the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr. 11. V/.' Paper. It will be recalled that Dr. Pathy ba* served <n
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    THE VOLUNTEERS IN 1927.
    1554 14 G.0.C.’S COMMENTS. HIGHER STANDARD NOW REQUIRED. H.E. the General Officer Commanding (Major-General C. van Straubenzee) has issued his annual progress report dealing with the Straits Settlements Volunteer ilorps, and we publish extracts from it below. Policy.—The establishment of the Naval Base at Singapore has necessarily altered
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    THE WEEK-END COLUMN
    728 14 (Straits Times, May 11.) i The Boom In Flying Clubs. It seems as though the Singapore Flying C lub has started just in time to be thoroughly in the fashion, for news conies from Home that air clubs are i being formed all over Europe. The Faster
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    TRADER IN TROUBLE.
    369 14 Case Under Fraudulent! Debtors Act. I A prosecution under the Fraud il Debtors Act was before the Judge (Mr. J. L. McFaU, w "yM afteinoon, the accused being trader named Goh Cheng Khve H/**■ also charged with cheating by ing he was going to pay cash and
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    AGITATORS IN PERAK.
    137 14 Anti-Japanese Boycott Notices Appearing. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh. May 11. Mild interest only was aroused whe« early risers to-day found several Chmeae placards pasted on hoardings, which transpired were boycott notices. A translation gives the impression that the placards were imported and start* Overseas brothers, wo
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    PLANT LIFE IN THE TROPICS.
    130 14 The Director of the Botanical Gardens Singapore, has started a series of weekly observations on the flowering and leal changes of about 80 trees and shrubs, both local and exotic, in the Gardens. It is hoped, the Director states in his annual report, that after
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  • SUPPLEMENT TO THE STRAITS BUDGET
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      Inter-School Competitions in Singapore.
      86 15 I t<> 1’ Messrs. C. E. H. Jacobs, E. II. Ellis (Raffles), H. T. Clarke ..t Schools), R. F. (iunn (Outrum Rd.), R. E. Smith (Victoria m. |t. Rrockwell (Oeylang), F. E. Shaw (Raffles), O. 0. William (Rangoon Rd.) K. M. R. Menon (Scorer). Judging Committee:
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      HONG KONG VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS.
      46 15 irs Presented to Hung Kong Volume.r Defence Coips by ’adics of the Colony, at the l lon Fady Clementi (wife of the Governor). Tney were designed at the College. The King's Colour is on left and the Regimental Colours on right.
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      CHINESE IN THE GREAT WAR.
      39 15 Memorial arch unveiled in II.mu Kong I'uhlic Cardens. erected l>y tlie Imperial War Craves Commission in memory ot Chinese in the service ol liritish Covernmcnt who died through enemy action in the Great War.
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      PROGRESS OF THE PERAK RIVER HYDRO-ELECTRIC SCHEME
      104 16 Our Special Re recently descrih v being itku t £3.500,000 wat 0We scheme at Chem sixt miles up the jve|> The site has no\ crRed from virgin jui to a veritable town o- H)den bungalows, ofi anJ coolie lines, with 1u a tion
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      BIRTHDAY OF H. H. THE SULTAN OF PERAK.
      40 16 M.V.I. march past on the polo ground at Kuala Kangsar. H.H. the Sultan, who has attained his forty-seventh birthday, is seen taking the salute. Right The Sultan arriving at the polo ground.
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      NEW MUNICIPAL OFFICES ON ST. ANDREWS ROAD, SINGAPORE.
      23 16 Front of the building facing the I'adang. Looking towards St. Andrew’s Cathedral from the interior.
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      OIL FROM RUBBER.
      17 17 |>i*ti!!inL. plan! on Pinji Estate, Lahat. for obtaining oil from rubber. J’hoto. from ffHifi.
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      CHANGING THE FACE OF LONDON
      31 17 An old building being demolished at the top of Lower Regent Street for new premises to resemble the new building opposite occupied by Swan and Edgar.
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      HOLIDAYS ON THE NORFOLK BROADS.
      43 17 r r, l 11 umber of holiday-makers are visiting the Norfolk Broads this summer to enjoy sailing on the picturesque winding waterway. In the photograph (right), taken near Wroxham, some of the different types of vessels are seen.
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      FASHIONS AT A LONDON PARADE.
      26 17 W" r p,. roup.—Silver lace bridal gown embroidered dismante and oidesmaid in apricot taffeta. Children in apple-green tulle embroidered multi-coloured flowers.
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      ALL-INDIA HOCKEY TEAM.
      22 17 The All-India hockey team with Sir A. C. Chatterjee, High Commissioner for India. ('mi Iru l I'rcsa I 'held
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      Java’s Loftiest Volcano.
      91 18 T in lava and one of the loftiest in the world. It is over 10.10:> feet hi t h. Hrorno volcano, near Tosari. is the highest volcano in Ja\a and 1. Tele-photo \iew of the crater in action. Sulphur smoke rises o%er 3.000 feet. 2. Part of
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      NEW CHINESE-OWNED MINE AT AMPANG.
      83 18 R. Mr. M. A. V. Allen, Warden of Mines, and Mr. ta ke Chow Thye, President of ti e Miners’ Association. Selangor, taken at the opening ol a Chinese mine at Ampang (Selangor). Croup photograph taken on the occasion cl the opining ol the mine
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      IMPROVEMENTS IN SINGAPORE.
      14 18 Modern shophouses erected in Maxwell Hoad, facing St. Andrew’s Mission Hospital.
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  • PAST WEEK’S IMPERIAL AND GENERAL NEWS Contained in Reuter, British Imperial Radio and Special Telegrams.
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      U.S.A PEACE PROPOSALS.
      956 19 (UKITISB IMMBIAt RADIO] BRITISH VIEW. n E siRE to COOPERATE IN PACT. cnFKf H BY SIR AUSTEN M E CHAMBERLAIN. (UBITISB IMPERIAL RADIO] Rugby, May 10. with Mr. Kellogg’s peace Pealing." 1 HoUse of Commons, rr**?' Champlain .aid that Sir ‘V been some nations in the &lt;vh
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      GERMAN ELECTIONS.
      158 19 Probable Changes in The Reichstag. Berlin, May 9. The country is preparing for the elections on the 20th inst., which, whatever the fortunes of the various parties, will doubtless leave the principal party leaders in possession of their seats under the prevailing system of proportional representation. Political students
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      RELIEF FROM TAXATION.
      52 19 Mr. Churchill’s Help to Cotton Industry. London, May 9. In the House of Commons at question time Mr. Williams, for the Board of Trade, stated that it was estimated that under the Budget proposals the cotton industry will be directly relieved of r. 1,500,000 a year in
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      AUSTRIAN MONARCHISTS.
      69 19 Vienna, May 10. Gustav Wolf a retired Colonel and leader of the Austrian Monarchist party, has been arrested following publication of certain party pamphlets which said that the party requested the Hungarian legation to urge the breaking off of diplomatic relations with Austria if Hungary should fail to
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      BY AIR TO JAVA.
      113 19 DUTCH SERVICE TO BEGIN SOON. London, May 9. It is learned from a Dutch source that a regular air service betw*een Holland, India and the Dutch Indies will be inaugurated during the summer. Special triplescrew* Fokker monop.anes driven by three British Armstrong-Siddeley Lynx engines are now*
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      FLIGHTS PLANNED FOR NEAR FUTURE.
      143 19 The LiJ Van De International Air Traffic Association, the company which is organising an air service from Holland to the Dutch Indies and local services in the Dutch Indies, have sent us interesting particulars which supplement the above cable. At the Fokker w*orks at Amsterdam
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      AIR PORTS.
      210 19 Suggestions for New Mail Service. Rugby, May 9. The Secretary for Air, Sir Samuel Hoare, was asked in the House of Commons if he had under sympathetic observation the arrangements of Ireland and Canada to follow up the transAtlantic air flight of Major Fitzmaurico and his comrades by
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      FAMOUS PICTURE SOLD.
      89 19 Record Price for Raphael Masterpiece. New York, May 11. The New York Times says Sir Joseph Duveen has purchased Raphael’s “Madonna and Child” from Lady Desborough for $875,000, or nearly $100,000 more than the record sum paid for Gainsborough’s “Blue Boy.” Sir Joseph Duveen is credited with
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      LOST IN THE DESERT.
      58 19 (’airo, May 9. The disaster of the stranded car, is minimised by later information. Three six wheeled cars were sent out and found j one passenger dead and two missing. The latter subsequently arrived at Enrak. l’he survivors entrained for Damascus. It was previously reported that
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      MR. ORMSBY-GORE TALKS TO LONDON.
      241 19 (Aneta’s Service.) JAVA ENTERPRISE. WONDERS OF WIRELESS TELEPHONY. (Aneta’s Service.) Bandoeng, May 11. Mr. W. G. A. Ormsby-Gore, British Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies, who is visiting Java, took part in a highly successful demonstration of wireless telephony yesterday evening. Sitting in his own
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      AFGHANISTAN OIL
      102 19 Details of American Concession Lacking. New York, May 9. Official details of the American oil concessions in Afghanistan have so far been difficult to obtain. The lawyer, Mr. Daniel Strachan, who claims to have handled the negotiations in Paris in February, is reluctant to divulge the scope of
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      ITALIAN ELECTIONS.
      91 19 Reform Dill Adopted Dy Senate. Rome, May 13. The Senate, by 1 1 to 40, adopted tiie Electoral Reform Bill. Signor Mussolini explained that the choice of a member for the list of candidates would mean his designation as a member of Parliament, and the general vote would
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      ROYALTY AND SCIENTISTS.
      109 19 Reception at Buckingham Palace. Rugby, May 14. At Buckingham Palace on Sunday the I King received scientists from all parts I of the world who arc in London to honour William Harvey's discovery of the circulation of the blood. Sir John Bradford, President of the Royal College
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      PRESS CONFERENCE IN COLOGNE.
      299 20 NOTABLE GATHERING. TRIBUTES TO INFLUENCE FOR PEACE. Berlin, May 12. Notwithstanding inclement weather, th« opening of the Cologne Press Exhibition to-day by the Labour Minister, Heer Brauns, in the presence of 5.000 invited guests, proved an impressive function. Cologne is packed with visitors, and fifttingly celebrated
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      JAPAN’S FINANCES.
      112 20 Remedying the Hank Crisis. Tokio, May 10. Over Kfi banks affected by the financial c risis of last spring have received special loans from the Hank of Japan, totalling approximately £*GS,(K)0,000. By the Mh inst., when the term of the special advance period fixed by (iovernment expired, the
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      A LUNATIC PRINCE.
      86 20 Dramatic Escape Incident Recalled. London, May 10. The dramatic escape of the Egyptian Prince Seifeddin from an asylum at Ticehurst, Sussex, in 1925, accompanied by two asylum attendants, is recalled by tiie arrest of John Bastone, one of the prince’s attendants at Ticehurst, on his arrival yesterday
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      DR. STRESEMANN’S BIRTHDAY.
      94 20 Berlin, May 10. Dr. Stresemanr.’s fiftieth birthday was the occasion for the appearance of numerous laudatory press notices in Germany and the receipt of many congratulatory messages from important personages, including the Austrian Premier, Mgr. •Seipcl, the Swiss Federal President King Boris, of Bulgaria the British, Dutch,
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      ARRESTS IN RUSSIA.
      242 20 Charges Against German Engineers. Berlin, May 11. It is r&lt; ported from Moscow that lL s people have been arrested, including the entire staff f the Kokso benzol trust, and accused of conspiring with counterrevolutionary I’kruinians to destroy chemical enterprists in l kraine. Moscow, May 11. Kxccrpts
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      VOTES FOR WOMEN.
      105 20 Mr. Baldwin on his Party’s Achievement. Rugby, May 11. At a meeting of women in London the Prime Minister referred to the passing by the House of Commons of the bill giving votes to women at the age of 21 on the same terms as men. Mr.
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      CABLE AND RADIO.
      65 20 Conference Likely to Be Prolonged. London. May 14. Mr. Walter Baker (Lab., Bristol E.) asked in the House of Commons when the report of the Imperial Cable and Wireless Conference was likely to be issued. Mr. Baldwin replied that it was impossible to forecast the date. He
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      SUGAR INDUSTRY DEPRESSION.
      72 20 Geneva, May 11. Belgian members of the League of Nations have asked that sugar should be placed on the agenda of the first session of the consultative committee of the economic and financial section of the League, opening on the 14th inst., in view of the depression
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      SILK TRADES CONGRESS.
      68 20 Paris, May 9. The congress of the International Silk Federation has opened. The codification of methods and conditions of sale of raw silk was agreed to and will shortly In introduced in producing countries. The Federation appointed an executive committee with M. Fougere as president, and Mr.
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      BRITAIN AND PERSIA.
      197 20 Air Service Facilities Granted. Teheran, May 11. Simultaneously with the abolition of i the capitulations, an Anglo-Persian taritl autonomy treaty has been signed, based Ion the present Persian minimum tariff I and providing for reciprocal most I favoured nation treatment. The exchange of notes regulates, inter I
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      INVESTMENTS ABROAD.
      96 20 New High Levels for Britain And United States. Washington, May 13. From Commerce Department statistics it appears that foreign capital flotation in Britain anil the United States reached new high levels in 1927. The United States has now furnished more funds for Latin America. Canada and Europe than
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      RAILWAY DISASTER.
      86 20 Avalanche on Line In Italy. Rome, May 10. A terrible double disaster occurred at a railway cutting near Grottamare, when thousands of tons of earth came down like an avalanche on to the line, sweeping down two houses in its path. A moment later a passenger train dashed
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      U. S. OIL COMPANIES.
      70 20 Sensation in Financial Circles. New’ York, May 10. A first-class sensation has been created in financial circles in consequence of Mr. John Rockefeller calling on Col. Robert Stewart, chairman of the board of the Standard Oil Company of Indiana, to resign. Col. Stewart recently gave evidence
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      U.S. TRADE UNIONS.
      61 20 Increasing Communist Influence Alleged. Boston, May 13. Mr. Green, president of the American Federation of Labour, in an announcement inveighs against the increasing Communistic influence in the United States labour unions, and declares that when it reaches a point that Communists train control of an affiliated union
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      TO PEKING BY AIR.
      39 20 London, May 12. An experimental air service will be run his summer between Moscow and Peking with the object of providing a regular h rough night and day service between London and Peking in 1921).
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      BRITISH GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP
      656 20 HAGEN’S SUCCESS. THRILLING PLAY IN FIN u round. London, May n Sandwich The British championship was won by Walt U.S.A., with a score of 292 IuKen Sarazen was second with °94 o the last 18 holes). Compston w as 3 ,A with 295 (73), and then came
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      BREMEN AIRMEN’S PLANS.
      63 20 Washington, May The Secretary for War, Mr. Davis, ba* ordered two amphibian army planes to P r ceed to Greenly Island with a view bringing back the trans-Atlantic P ,an Bremen. New York, May Capt. Koehl, Commander and Baron von Huenefeld hope to back to Europe from
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      BRITISH CURRENCY CHANGES.
      369 21 bill passed. ,mNK of ENGLAND’S NEW ltA DUTIES. London, May 11. of Commons Mr. A. M. *£noiul Secretary to the Trea‘l t i the second reading of the v rv&lt; ami Banknotes Bill, amalgamat- ur: rr m v notes with Bank of England for in the Budget.
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      PLAGUE OF LOCUSTS.
      73 21 Kora* Down British Aeroplanes. Hast a. May 11. r V uv base at Koweit, original- fi to defend the city a train st laititrs. lias just been engaging &gt;' in the shape of clouds of &gt; r ..an s wer.t up to try to scatter me machines
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      A FRONTIER INCIDENT.
      57 21 Russian Plane Crashes Near Peshawar. London, May 14. r. u ar An aeroplane crashed at :,ar an( i was badly damaged. 1 u ‘‘I’^nts —two Russians—were un- l not speak English, hut they i. ri, assistance of maps, Tr- rou te, which was from Kabul. They were
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      REPORT DENIED.
      43 21 '‘-nozuelan President in (iood Health. -j London, May 9. Legation in London sin-itl! i s u k‘nt Gomez has been '7 &gt; j,, 'V; 18 stated that the Presir,n in Y. r! Xt health and the situa- Unt z uela is normal.
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      Cable News in Brief.
      649 21 Albany, New York, May 9. The jury disagreed in the case of Mrs. Florence Knapp, who was charged with felonies and misdemeanours in connection with the 1925 census fund. Rugby, May 9. The second reading of the Agricultural toll was moved in the House of Commons
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      INDIAN DISORDERS.
      193 21 FINDINGS OF DISTRICT MAGISTRATE. Calcutta, May 9. 1 he district magistrate, reporting on the military firing during the railway strike riot on March 28, severely censured Captain F. H. Christie, commanding the Eastern Frontier Rifles, who opened fire &gt;n the orders of the Superintendent of Police. Calcutta, May
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      FLYING MILLIONAIRE.
      170 21 M«*. Van Lear Mack's New Venture. London, May 14. The Dutch-American millionaire Mr. 'ini Lear Black left roydon this morning ui a hired Dutch Fokker monoplane with two pilots, a mechanic and a valet for a 49,but) mile flight to Cape Town and i'okio ami back. Dressed in
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      OIL WELL FIRES.
      65 21 Hit; Outbreak Raging In Rumania. Bucharest, May 15. Fire broke out in the petroleum wells in the Moroni district on Saturday and continues to rage furiously. Twelve wells belonging to the Astraiomana Company (Dutch Shell) and six belonging to the Credit Miner Company have so far been
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      U.S. COTTON.
      75 21 Measure to Prevent Unsound Practices. Washington. May 12. One result of the efforts of the Senate committee now investigating cotton trading with a view to remedying alleged unsound practices has been the passage of a bill by the Senate fixing the penalty at $15,000 or five years imprisonment
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      NATIVITY PLAYS.
      69 21 New Departure at Canterbury Cathedral. Rugby, May 13. For the first time in its history a Nativity play will he performe 1 in anterbury Cathedral. It is entitled, Hie Coming of Christ,” and has been specially written by Mr. John Masefield. Mr. Gustav Holst has written the music
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      BRITISH POLICY IN EGYPT.
      446 21 FURTHER STATEMENT. HOW RECENT CRISIS AROSE. Rugby, May 10. In the House of Commons to-day Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, the Labour leader, raised the questions of recent events in Egypt and the American proposals for a multilateral treaty renouncing war. Treaty Negotiations. Sir Austen Chamberlain, the Foreign
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      AFGHANISTAN.
      121 21 Question of Relations With Britain. Rugby, May i*. Sir Austen Chamberlain stated in the House of Commons that he did not eonduct any negotiations with King Amanullah ol‘ Afghanistan or his acting Minister for Foreign Affairs during the recent Royal visit to this country. He did not, however, neglect
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      SHELL COMPANY DIVIDENDS.
      57 21 Announcements from London And Amsterdam. London, May 10. The Shell Transport and Trading Company announce an interim dividend of l"&gt; per cent., making 2."&gt; per cent, in respect of the year 1027. Amsterdam, May 10. The Royal Dutch Shell Company recommend a further 11 per cent., dividend,
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      JAPANESE HOLD TSINANFU.
      5322 22 SOUTHERNERS RETREAT. EXTENSION OF OCCUPIED AREA. ENTIRE RAILWAY ZONE OCCUPIED. Peking, May 9. It is reliably stated that Chang Tso-lin has decided to announce a temporary cessation of the present civil war and that la- will suggest that North and South cooperate in obtaining settlement of the
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      ORANG UTANS IN CAPTIVITY.
      65 24 ’-rutn-i r 4e&gt;&lt;ve .1 J«il. L.nuor. lay 3. ?r--7v. ’f -auue ar*r- r- 1 i.:i, a. a. r iftano. -e t *c '*r «a-v k* 'e o.k k» .ti rar &gt; li’.u 7e s *.*rt .e*i »i v i«\.' s &gt; fi*p '7 ir ,&gt;'.l!k; wholesale
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      DISPUTE SETTLED.
      53 24 Seamen Return To Work. Osaka, May 15. The dispute between the Kawasaki Steamship Co. and the Seamen’s Union has been settled. An earlier message stated that the union demanded the establishment of a minimum wage. The crew of the Pacific Maru, bound for the United States, left the
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      MARINE INSURANCE.
      51 24 Ten Per Cent. Increase Announced. London, May 16. Tn consequence of heavy losses in the Marine insurance market in recent years, the Institute of London Underwriters announces an increase in rate on hulls, irrespective of ownership or nationality, by ten per cent., operative on the renewal of existing
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      DR. STRESEMANN ILL.
      116 24 Berlin, May 14. The Chancellor, I)r. Stresemann, is in heil with alimentary kidney trouble, presumably caused by ptomaine poisoning. He has cancelled his election campaign. Berlin, May 15. Dr. Stresemann is very weak. He refused food for three days, but has passed the crisis. The doctors state
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      FRENCH CONSOLIDATION LOAN.
      32 24 Paris, May 15. According to the papers the new five per cent, consolidation loan, issued on the 1th instant has already resulted in the subscription of six billion francs.
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      SCENE IN EGYPTIAN PARLIAMENT
      43 24 MEMBER BISFITL CKITTCISM ')F N VH.VS P V5HA. ±.r\ &lt;«.»»;* e*: :r" w 7 n*.* r 9 k. "'e -7*e»: s"a: va» -a.. e •'•r '-a v aa -s .".a". e-' re 7 ~iC ii i k C T&lt;-. u.-.rir-.
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      U.S AIRMAN KILLED.
      30 24 r or 'Qtre«i '.ei-Tn v .tempt. r V n- l- i. v- v--* v j, j* T. u..-i r. i." t Rl L n*r ..r **Lr r.t
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      MISSISSIPPI FLOODS.
      47 24 Big Scheme to Control River. Washington, May 15. President Coolidge has signed the Mississippi Control Bill, committing the Government to the herculean task of curbing the flood waters. This is probably one of the greatest engineering enterprises ever undertaken, and it will cost over £60,000,000.
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      RUSSIA AND POLAND.
      51 24 Charges Against Soviet Legation. Warsaw, May 15. The arrest of the assistant chief of the C racow railways, who is charged with disclosing military secrets to Russia, has prompted an anti-Soviet outburst in the Warsaw press, in which the Russian Legation is accused of abusing its diplomatic
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      NORTH-WEST FRONTIER.
      36 24 Passenger Killed in Flying Accident. Peshawar, May 15. The new aeroplane service from Kabul to Tashkent has been marred by an accident. An aeroplane crashed at Tashkent and was burnt. One passenger was killed.
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      EARTHQUAKE IN ECUADOR.
      72 24 New York, May 15. A violent earthquake occurred at Guayaquil, Ecuador. The streets are littered with masonry wrenched from buildings. No casualties are reported. Manchester, New Hampshire, May 15. The amateur wireless operator Davis, who was the first to learn of the Bremen’s arrival at Greenly Island,
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      FLIGHT TO THE POLE.
      59 24 Oslo, May 11. The airship Italia left for the North Pole but returned to King’s Bay, owing to thick fog over the icefield making it useless to continue. King’s Bay, May 15. The airship Italia has taken off, and will, it is understood, make a three
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      PRINCE CAROL.
      392 24 British Action Approved In Rumania. I. r.. '-lav* r*!". .zH v"h &lt;«. A 1 T*r s ’luv v- n ~e ‘X-&gt;w*t U-* "a-t.- -S'- ..vi let .r..-tv *i ~—t r.r n r°te nt*.r .zv.Tzce Tim. ~:.-ar j s". la* .rtf **a: la a 1 us unintentionally caused embarrassment
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      EX-KAISER’S CASTLE SOLD.
      23 24 Athens, May 15. (»roere has decided to purchase the ex Kaiser’s famous Corfu Castle at ArchilIcon for 15 million drachmas.
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      LABOUR TROUBLE IN CALCUTTA.
      95 24 EUROPEANS ATTVKED. VGLY n-EVEI.OPM.ry7 -v ’■‘TRIKE *IT* AT!0\ f... •V -t* 1 -..1- '•■••T z' n. 5 ou~ v -a. r r a— i -v-v 7^ ■&gt;. ~.r. -v., -r. &gt;r 1 &gt; ,-i r &lt;:i:.-. m.: r. r.t- r r. Tirr K-i T.JU.c. r. 1
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      EARTHQUAKE IN JAVA.
      68 24 DESTROYED 3Y L.\Va -TRZA.M. 2a*u a c -us r.:a: .r. '*ta v r luces --r* I and one villager was killed. (Aneta’s Service.) Batavia. May 14. Two new’ craters were formed, ar.d many cracks appeared in the ground. The situation is now normal, and the population, which
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      SENSATION IN TOWN.
      96 24 Chinese Murdered At Busy Junction. At the junction of Victoria Street and Bras Basah Road at about 11 o’clock yesterday morninp a Chinese armed w.ti an axe attacked two other Chinese. One of the attacked men was fatally wounded. The other was taken to hospital with a
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      MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
      184 24 The following were among the actions taken at a meeting of Committee No. 5 of the Municipal Commissioners Approved, under Section 4 (c) of the Singapore Traction Ordinance, of trolleybus route along Havelock Road fr orn Outram Road corner to Delta Road corner. Recommended for approval the suggestion
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      LOCAL TRAWL FISHING.
      770 25 L M H VKVEST FOR SMALL I 1 H power BOATS. I I.:,,,,, of the Government traw-hS-s-H* f t .\iuU0H. states the annual rc- t hc Malayan Fisheries DepartI" 1 tx,n shown that large catches I le bv the trawl within the r, line between the Din,lings
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      Trade of British Malaya.
      142 25 Comparison of Total Value of Foreign Merchandise. Comparative statement of the total value of foreign merchandise, excluding Parcel Post, imported and exported to and from llritisli Malaya during 1D27 and 1U28. IMPORTS. KXPORTS. Increase Increase or or Pd27 PJ28 Decrease lb27 1U28 Decrease (In thousands of
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      SURVEYS IN THE STRAITS.
      325 25 Department Working Under Difficulties in Singapore. Extracts from the 11)27 report of the Survey Department, Straits Settlements are given below: In Singapore arrears continue to accumulate although the field staff proved equal, during 11)27, to dealing with the increased number of surveys requisitioned. The office staff
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      SALE OF SWEEP TICKETS.
      74 25 European Fined in Police Court. There was a sequel to the case in which a Japanese barber was fined $1 for selling sweep tickets in the Third Police Court on Slay 10 before Mr. C. H. Dnkers. Mr. G. Williams, a European employee of the Singapore
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      VOLUNTEER APPOINTMENTS.
      117 25 Second Lieutenant H. M. S. Haughton, S.S.V.F., has been promoted to the rank of Lieutenant. Lieutenant IL K. S. Zehnder, Eurasian Companies, S.S.V.F., has been appointed acting Captain whilst Seeond-in-Command of the Eurasian Company, Singapore Volunteer Corps. Lieutenant A. W. Davison, S.S.V.F., has been appointed acting Captain whilst
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      THE MALAYAN CLIMATE.
      283 25 Scheme for Meteorological Organisation. From the beginning of 1927 meteorological activity was placed under the direction of the Surveyor-General, Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States, states the annual report of the Straits Survey department. Statistics of temperature and rainfall have been collected by various authorities for some
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      BHANG IN THE COLONY.
      145 25 Expert's Definition of Indian Hemp." The construction of a section in the Ordinance dealing with the importation of bhang into the Colony, and the possession of the drug was the subject of argument before the District Judge (Mr. J. L. McFall) on Friday. Mr. B. Bosa,
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      CHINESE IMMIGRATION.
      46 25 During April 33,(517 Chinese immigrants ai rived at Singapore, making 13*5,02!) for the year, as compared with 15b, Sip for the same period last year. Th" number of liinese immigrants who haw left Singapore during the lirst four months of the year is 3.X,1)33.
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      JOHORE STATE COUNCIL.
      414 25 C. PULAI WATER AGREEMENT. The Johore State Council met at the Dowan, Johore Bahru, on May 8 at 11 a.m. Those present were the Hon. the Ag. Dato Mcntri Bcsar (Y. M. IJngku A. Aziz Lin A. Majid, D.K.) presiding, the Hon. the Ag. General Adviser (Mr.
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      SEABELE I FOR SALE.
      71 25 Reserve Price Not Reached At Auction. Although there were bidders the reserve price was not touched at the auction on Monday afternoon by Ching Keng Lee *f the former Government yacht Scabcllc I. the highest bid being $10,500. Two other vessels put up for auction, the
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      263 25 PROPERTY SALE. The following Singapore properties were sold by auction at Cheung Ko&lt;*n Scug and Co.'s saleroom, on May 2 and 'J Pi*') years' leasehold land and house I. Renco(den Street, area 1,004 s«|. ft., bought hy Mr. Ismail Kassim Mansoor for $11,000; It'.* 1 years’ leasehold land and house
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      SINGAPORE FOOTBALL.
      1045 26 Gunners Take Points Off Indo-Ceylonese. In a first division League nint h whij* was played on the Stadium on May the K.A. defeated the Indo-Ceylonese by t'v&lt; goals to one, in a name in which thi losers were unfortunate not to draw. A noticeable feature of the play
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      DAVIS CUP.
      150 26 Italy Eliminates Austria. [Reuter Telegram.1 Genoa. May 9. Italy eliminated Austria in the Davis &lt;Vp competition, winning three of the irst four matches played. Italy will meet Rumania in the second round. Finland Defeats Jugo-Slavia. Vienna, May 11. Finland defeated Jugo-Slavia by four Hatches to one in the
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      HOME RACING.
      44 26 [BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO] Chester Cup Result. [BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO] Rugby, May 9. 'I he hester Cup, run to-day was won &gt;y St. Mary Kiik. Dekota was seeond md Gieonda third. Petting was 25 to 1, 100 to 7 and 100 o s.
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      A HOLE IN ONE.
      58 26 Mrs. Swindell’s Achievement At Hukit Timah. Playing on the relief course at Hukit Timah or. the J2th inst., Mrs. Swindell accomplished the feat of doing the sixth hole in one stroke. This is, as far as we know, the first mdanre of a I dy doing
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      HOME CRICKET.
      1002 26 [Reuter Telegram.] Heavy Scoring in All Matches. [Reuter Telegram.] London, May 11. Manchester Lancashire beat Glamorganshire by ten wickets. Glamorganshire batted first and scored 128. Macdonald took six wickets for 38. Lancashire replied with 394 for eight wickets and declared. Watson made 104 and Hallows 101. Glamorganshire fared
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      JUBILEE STAKES.
      64 26 [Reuter Telegram.] Another Win for Abbot’s Speed. [Reuter Telegram.] London, May The Kompton Park Great Jubilee Handcap (mile and quarter), run tu-dav suited as follows Lord Devar’s ABBOT’S SPKFn AUTOCRAT hU 1. UNCLE WOODY 3, Won by three lengths a len.r.u half between second and third an&lt; a
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      WOMEN GOLFERS.
      65 26 [Reuter Telegram.] Start of British Championship. (Reuter Telegram.] London. May 1| Hunstanton The British ladies’ oi*„ golf championship was begun in unsett J cold and windy weather. The entries number 168. including representatives from Australia. United States. France and Germany. In the first round Miss Glenna Collett U.S.A.,
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      RIFLE SHOOTING.
      587 27 Encouraging Results By Interport Marksmen. riflemen held a practice for inU r po rt competition or f rt,u 'f,'.rnoori on the Farrer Range i«Ja&gt; lu th0 conditions, soon hen. "';‘r. ging results were returned. rv tar ,r C ts were employee The now total of 919 points &gt;r
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      FOOTBALL IN GERMANY.
      44 27 [BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO] a a v a *°ndon Amateur Team Defeated. [BRITISH IMPERIAL RADIO] Th Berlin, May 13. don fnltv 1 re P res entative amateur LonWat*n bv fi! team to v^s t Berlin was this afternoon' 3 n&lt;! by Berlin
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      WOMAN’S SWIMMING RECORD.
      31 27 [Reuter TelegTam.] Hi| (]l Magdeburg, May 9. *00 metn.s t Kt. ra&lt;^ r Magdeburg, swam C t tstrok in 6 min. 46 4'5 n8t,tu ting a world’s record.
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      SINGAPORE CRICKET.
      426 27 S.C.C.’s First Innings Lead Against Selangor. Owing to rain the match between the S.C.C. and the Selangor Club, which took place on the padan** over the week-end was not started until three o’clock on Saturday afternoon. One innings was only possible, therefore, and the S.C.C. found little difficulty
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      GOLF.
      541 27 S.(«.('. Mixed Foursomes. The May Mixed Foursomes were played at the Singapore Golf Club on Friday and resulted in a win for Mrs. Swindell and Mr. Shelley. Forty-six cards were tak&lt;&gt;r. out and the following were returned Mrs. Swindelwand Shelley 39 4 k 34 k Mr. and Mrs.Tj. H.
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      YACHTING.
      323 27 Local Visitors in Sunday’s Events. The A class race for local visitors was sailed on Sunday morning in ideal weather six boats turning out at 9.30 a.m. when the draw took place with the following results :—Ella-Dorothy, sailed by Mr. E. J. C. Edwards June, Commander R. Buddie R.N.
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      WOMEN’S GOLF.
      37 27 [Reuter Telegram.] London, May 15. At Hunstanton in the third round of the British women’s golf championship Miss (Henna Collett heat Mrs. TempleDobell, 3 and 2. Mrs. Temple-Dobell was the British lady champion in 1912.
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      HAGEN BEATEN.
      32 27 [HAVAS TELEGRAM.] Loses in Exhibition With Boomer. [HAVAS TELEGRAM.] Paris, May 13. Aubrey Boomer beat Walter Hagen in a 36 holt* exhibition match at St. Cloud 'ey 3 and 2.
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      TENNIS.
      722 27 Doubles Championship Final At S.C.C. P. Clerc and J. Utermark beat E. W. P. Fulcher and C. E. Winter, 6—4, 6—1. This was the result of the Championship Doubles final of the S.C.C. tournament played on Thursday. The losers showed up well at the beginning and won tho first
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    Trade and Finance.
    149 28 Singapore, May 1(5. EXCHANGE. On London, Bank 4 m/# 2/34 Demand 2 3 11/16 Privat* 8 m. credit 2/4 7/32 On New York. Demand 66 3/16 Private 90 d/e 67 S, On France, Bank T.T. 1426 On India, Bank T.T. 153 On Hong Kong, Bank T.T h
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    Stocks and Shares.
    720 28 Fraser and Co.'s Quotations Singapore, May 16. MINING. lasue Val. Pd. Buyer* Seller* £1 £1 Asam Kumbang 47/9 48 9 cd. £1 £1 Bangrin Tin 43 6 45, 1 1 Batang Padang 0.50 0.55 1 1 Batu Cave* 1.37 4 1.424 £1 £1 Chenderiang 16/9 17 6
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    TIN RETURNS.
    240 28 Southern Malayan Tin.—Output 825 piculs and yardage 233,900. Malayan Tin. —Output 2.700 piculs and yardage 502.400. Rcnong Tin Dredging (Second half*. No. 2 dredge 233 piculs. No. 3 dredge 360 piculs. Approximate total output for the whole month of April, 1,211 piculs. Kuyoh Tin Dredging.—Yardage 37,661 cubic yards,
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    REMARKABLE CHARGE.
    175 28 Alleged Suit an Dead Man's Note. That hi* hail obtained judgment against a person on a promissory note signed by a dead man of the same name was alleged against a Sikh in the District Court on May 10. The acccused was charged with giving .alse evidence, and
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    SHIP’S COOK FINED.
    92 28 Bringing Opium to Singapore From China. A Chinese who pleaded guilty before 'he District Judge (Mr. J. L. McFall) on .Saturday to the possession of non-Govern-inent chandu was described by Chief Court Inspector Meredith as a cook on board the Kum Sang, plying between here and China.
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    PAYING FOR BASE DEFENCES.
    62 28 The 1027 report of the Singapore Land Office states that a large amount of work had to bo carried out during the year in connection with the acquisition of lands tor Municipal, housing and other purposes. The total amount paid as compensation was over IMi million
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    PROTECTION OF WOMEN.
    73 28 New Legislation Enacted In Bangkok. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bangkok, May 12. It is reported that an Act bearing on the traffic in women and children will soon come into force. This is a development of the conference between Siamese officials and Mr. A. M. Goodman, Secreary
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    FORTUNATE RACE-GOER.
    98 28 Pickpocket Caught After Stealing $100. While Mr. J. Bheem, formerly usher in the Criminal District Court, was buying tickets at the races on Saturday afternoon. he felt himself being jostled. A detective standing near saw a Chinese put his hand into Mr. Bheem’s pocket as the latter was
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    F.M.S. APPOINTMENTS.
    232 28 The following appointments are notified in the current issue of the F.M.S. Government Gazette: —Mr. *A. G. Mondy to be Warden of Mine?. Pahang. F.M.S.; Mr. W. L. Peterson to be Shorthand R *porter, F.M S„ t'a.uain G. M. Shuckel. M.C., to be a S*-t»* Adjutant, F.M.S.: i*ir.
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    PASSENGERS.
    426 28 The following passengers left for LondoD by Jutlandia on Sunday Mr. and Mrs. .1. Tolletnache, Mr. and Mrs. K. 1. Seaholm. Mrs. W. Fogg, Miss A. Kelsall. Mr. Chai Chalorn, Mr. S. Hansen. Mr. W. C.reig, Mrs. W. Findlay. Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Brunton, Mr. and Mrs. E.
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    SIAMESE IN CAR SMASH
    325 28 Compensatioii'For Injured I Ino Cheow Osatt, a Siamese llVl I pleaded Kuilty before the Distri,, (Mr. J. L. McKall) tWo H| causing hurt by a rash act charges of failing to stop after an aT M and driving a car for which had not been endorsed.
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    RATS AT WAR.
    193 28 Greys and Y'ellows in Pitched Battle. A war between giant rats has taker place in China in the district of Soueyen. north-west of Kalgan. Alarmed in the night by strange crie#. the villagers of Shalatchi found thousands of corpses of rats, grey and ye!* low, at their
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    BIRTHS
    54 28 HIRNIK.- To Muriel, wife of William Birnift Soebang, Java, on May 3, a daughter. &lt; BA IK. At the Maternity Hospital, pore, on May 10, 1P28, to Mr. and M' K. C'raik, a daughter. HI’NT. On April 20, 1U28, at Nelson. N*;" Zealand, to Nancy, wife of R. A.
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    36 28 DEATHS MADAM YKO GOII NEO. Aged 78. at N’ 11, Gcylnng, Lorong 27, on May I-- .4, WEE. Mr. Wee Eng Cheng, of 1 AS N tM died at 1 a.m., on May S, 1923. Aged
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  • The Straits Budget RUBBER SUPPLEMENT
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      CONTENTS.
      79 1 Page fc- E "r A S u“on fcTlSHUH. By A. W. Still Ka„ l^ ruiting 2 lfSlS-aR u bber 3 al Rubber Auctions 3 M Panjong Dividend Run Rubber Control 3 Abber Returns ■lie N&gt;» s Ir ormsby-Gore on Rubber 1 Krtuanal Experts Kl&lt;&gt;rc Rubber Figures 3 s..t to
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      London Rubber Stocks.
      27 1 l t wi- am! Peat's cable from their o:!ue gives 1,180 tons decrease -ir the total L&lt;»m!&lt;*n rubber stocks at a- revi.-cd, 50&gt;:’.5 tons.
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      The Singapore Auction.
      123 1 Singapore Chamber of Commerce S64t h auction on H[ k tit .v;t&gt; catalogued l.MCJ.• 71 r y-«• ii lbs. or »:.UM lbs. or 3P2.49 tons. os. s-Vh York 1&gt; 4 cts. I’KICES REALISED. j Smoked Sheet Cents per lb. .1 i U;. 1: 'A0\ J)) to 30
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      TRAFALGAR RUBBER ESTATES.
      112 1 :v,ui. ,f ;hy directors of Trnfal- i*.:* r the year endud Man h that tile pr. tit is added to the amount rv.arc from the previous year, tunce on rev eimc ace &gt;unt of A &lt;. I he directors ricomme.id lend cf 5 pn cent, be paid
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      RUBBER STOCKS.
      65 1 jm. B f l,! win K s the statement of Singa* b'ni 1! ,S; a n|C dealers’ stocks at the end Smoked Un- Crepe Sheet smoked Sheet &lt; Gross Weight IW« P r# 4,798 2,1(55 7,397 n 1.108 150 1)50 Lump Scrap Estimatof Dry W'eight Sin» n Total
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      RUBBER POSITION. EFFECT OF RESTRICTION ANNOUNCEMENT.
      1067 1  -  (By A. W. Still.) London, Apr. 18. Stocks have risen during the past fortnight by 748 tons. Price in the sameperiod has fallen from Is. (Did. to 7 7 *d., making the total fall lOd. since February 8, when the Bombshell was cast at
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      MR. ORMSBY-GORE ON RUBBER.
      151 1 (Aneta’s Service.) CONSERVATIVE PLANTERS. BRITISH FOLLOW THEIR ANCESTORS. (Aneta’s Service.) Batavia, May 15. Speaking at a tea party at the Batavia Cricket Club, where he wa« enter* I'njj by the British community, Ml. W G A. Ormsby-Gore stated that he had been much impressed by what
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      AYER PANAS RUBBER.
      557 1 Panic Legislation to Be Avoided. The annual general meeting of the Ayer Panas Rubber Estate, Ltd., was held at the office of the secretaries, Derrick and Co., Hong Kong bank building on May 15. The Chairman Mr. J. M. Sime, presided and there were also present Messrs
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      INDIAN RECRUITING.
      96 1 The Labour Office, Penang. notify that recruiting has been generally resumed in Madras Presidency. but the following taluks are closed to recruiting owing to prevalence of disease Kistna, Nandig.tni.i, (iannavaram. Hezwada and Kaikalur Chittoor, Kalhasti, Tirutani. Puttur and Changragiri (iuntur. Whole of Ountur District Nellorc, Whole of Nellore
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      CORRESPONDENCE.
      66 2 [The Straits Times is not responsible for the opinions of its correspondents. Correspondents should bear in mind that letters must be short and to the point. Long epistles are liable to be rejected or cut down. Correspondents must enclose their names and addresses, not necessarily for publication but as
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      ACTUARIAL EXPERTS.
      717 2 To t&gt;io Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, In reply to Mr. J. S. M. Rennit who thinks that when I wrote the previous letter 1 intended to he cyniea I should like to say that I had before me figures and statements l),' other men who also
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      MORE RUBBER FIGURES.
      395 2 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—Though I do not claim to be an expert 1 want to recall to your memory what happened seven years ago when rubber dropped to 8d. and show you what the result will be if the same thing happens again
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      HOW NOT TO TEACH THE YOUNG.
      390 2 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir. —As an indication of ignorance on the part of those whose duty it is to know hotter, I enclose a cutting from a London paper April r taken from a page which is supposed to be
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      CHANGKAT SERDANG ESTATES.
      1089 2 PROFIT TRANSFERRED TO RESERVE. Thy annual general meeting of The Changkat Serdang Estates, Ltd., was held on Saturday the 12th May 1928 at the registered odices of the company, French Hank Buildings, Singapore. Mr. John Robertson presided, and others present were Messrs. W. A. Kell, A. Espeekerman,
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      RUBBER PANACEAS.
      134 2 Central Perak Planters Reject Two Schemes. (from Our Own Correspondent.) I pot). May 14. Among the various schemes and prop- JU 1 Propounded for the rubber indust:. those by Messrs. Morrison and Parsonhave found their way into the agendi *ucal lanters’ AssociationsI he Central Perak Planters’ Associauon resolved
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      RUBBER COMPANY RESULTS.
      189 2 Boustoad and Co., Penang, have re* eceived a telegram from the sect ’tar-os of the Windsor (F.M.S.) Rubber K&gt;tate. rfd. Boustead an&lt;1 Co., London, iul rising that the annual accounts have been issued shewing a profit of £*12,184 and recommending the payment of a final diviUend of
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      MR. BALDWIN AND RUBBER.
      1741 3 M R. BALDWIN AND RUBBER. CONSTITUTION OF THE I COMMITTEE. comment in LONDON I 1 JOURNALS. a leading: article on the rubber inErfrv on April 5, The Times says V our opinion this committee could I „o other decision than that the V. r the restriction scheme was aboKid the
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      LOCAL RUBBER AUCTIONS.
      617 3 Better Tendency in All Markets. Parlow and Co.’s report of the 10th inst. states A somewhat better tendency has been in evidence in all markets during the period under review and after fluctuations London to-day at 9d. shows an improvement of }id. and New ork at I8*
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      JOHORE RIVER RUBBER.
      629 3 Improved Condition Of Property. The second ordinmy gen.-m! meeting of shacchoMers of the Johore River liubber Plantations. Ltd., was held on Stro t int heStW ,r us &lt;l Broad G O C VVi' Fra k A Bwettenham, r-l ,I &lt;lht ban'nnn), presiding. T«o Chairman, in the course
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      CEYLON RUBBER CONTROL.
      80 3 Exports of Rubber from Ceylon. 6th Restriction Year. Month Export- Actual Exports Exable Exports Import- ports Maximum Ceylon- ed Latex Produced Rubber Rubber v Tons Tons Tons Gallons n inSl 2- 815 4n &lt;35 Nil Dec. 1927 3 815 4,165 472 Nil •Dm. 1928 3.815 4,404 549
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      LOCAL SHARE MARKET.
      389 4 Messrs. Fraser and Co.’s Weekly Report. Fraser and Co.’s weekly report, dated May 15, states The price of tin continues very steady and the past week has seen very few alterations worth noting in share quotations. Both Ix&gt;ndon and Australian issues have come in for a little
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      RUBBER RETURNS.
      682 4 Ayer Kuning (F.M.S.).—0,000 lbs. Alor Pongsu.—16,131 lbs. Alor (iajah. —8,501 lbs. Ayer Punas. —28,000 Ibf. Australasia.—7,000 lbs. Anglo-Johore.—21,000 lbs. Anglo-Sumutra.—37,005 lus. A s a han. —39,563 1 bs. A in put.—47,552 lbs. Ayer Molek.—12.556 lbs. Anglo Malay.- 22,500 lbs. Allenby.—14,476 lbs. Hikum.—13,800 lbs. Broome (Selangor*.—10.140 lbs. Batu Tiga
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        LONDON EXCHANGE STERLING PRICES APRIL 19.
        369 4 Stock p tr Exehini* p ar «««k Value. Compaiy. Tu** Voluo. Company Abaco J* fl Malaya General 2/ Allagar 2/ Memo 1\ £1 Anglo-Malay J^ 16 2 Merbau 1/4* £1 Ayer Kuning £1 Mengkibol J'* £1 Banteng i/t 2/ Merlimau H/U 2/ Batnng Consolidated
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        SINGAPORE DOLLAR SHARE PRICES MAY 16.
        719 4 nt&lt;lU Closing Pric«« i &id Ijp V alue Dividtndj Lyftll A Company A Co. Entl 389.293 1 86 p.e. year 28-2*27 ..Allenby (fl) 1.00 1.20 1.00 1.25 160,000 1 20 p.c. for yoar 80-9-27 ...Alor Gajah ($1) 1.00 1.25 1.00 IJS 435.425 1 10
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